Brookfield Renewable to Issue C$200 Million of Green Subordinated Hybrid Notes
06 December 2024 - 3:24PM
Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP, BEPC; TSX: BEP.UN, BEPC)
(“Brookfield Renewable”) today announced that it has agreed to
issue C$200 million aggregate principal amount of Fixed-to-Fixed
Reset Rate Subordinated Hybrid Notes due March 12, 2055 (the
“Hybrid Notes”).
The notes will bear interest at an annual rate
of 5.450% and reset every five years starting on March 12, 2030 at
an annual rate equal to the five-year Government of Canada yield,
plus a spread of 2.499%. The Hybrid Notes will receive the same
rating treatment as our preferred shares and preferred units.
Brookfield Renewable Partners ULC, a subsidiary
of Brookfield Renewable, will be the issuer of the Hybrid Notes,
which will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Brookfield
Renewable and certain of its key holding subsidiaries.
The Hybrid Notes will be issued pursuant to a
base shelf prospectus dated September 8, 2023 and a related
prospectus supplement to be dated December 9, 2024. The issue is
expected to close on or about December 12, 2024 subject to
customary closing conditions.
The Hybrid Notes will represent Brookfield
Renewable’s fifteenth green labelled corporate securities issuance
in North America and the fourth issuance under Brookfield
Renewable’s 2024 Green Financing Framework (the “Green Financing
Framework”). Brookfield Renewable intends to use the net proceeds
from the sale of the Hybrid Notes to fund Eligible Investments (as
defined in the Green Financing Framework), including to repay
indebtedness incurred in respect thereof. The Green Financing
Framework is available on Brookfield Renewable’s website and
described in the prospectus supplement in respect of the
offering.
The Hybrid Notes are being offered through a
syndicate of underwriters led by BMO Capital Markets, CIBC Capital
Markets, Scotiabank, RBC Capital Markets, TD Securities and
National Bank Financial Markets, and including Desjardins, BNP
Paribas, Mizuho Securities, MUFG, SMBC Nikko and iA Private Wealth
Inc.
This news release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities in
any jurisdiction, nor shall there be any offer or sale of the
securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful. The securities being offered have not been
approved or disapproved by any regulatory authority nor has any
such authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the short
form base shelf prospectus or the prospectus supplement. The offer
and sale of the securities has not been and will not be registered
under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“U.S. Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be
offered or sold in the United States or to United States persons
absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws.
Access to the prospectus supplement, the
corresponding base shelf prospectus and any amendment thereto in
connection with the offering of the Hybrid Notes is provided in
accordance with securities legislation relating to procedures for
providing access to a prospectus supplement, a base shelf
prospectus and any amendment thereto. The prospectus supplement,
the corresponding base shelf prospectus and any amendment thereto
in connection with the offering will be accessible within two
business days at www.sedarplus.com.
An electronic or paper copy of the prospectus
supplement, the corresponding base shelf prospectus and any
amendment to the documents may be obtained, without charge, from
BMO Capital Markets by email at DCMCADSyndicateDesk@bmo.com or
phone at 416-359-6359, CIBC Capital Markets by email at
mailbox.cibcdebtsyndication@cibc.com or phone at 416-594-8515, or
Scotiabank by email at syndicate.toronto@scotiabank.com or phone at
416-862-3290.
Brookfield RenewableBrookfield
Renewable operates one of the world’s largest publicly traded
platforms for renewable power and sustainable solutions. Our
renewable power portfolio consists of hydroelectric, wind,
utility-scale solar, distributed generation and storage facilities
in North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Our operating
capacity totals over 35,000 megawatts and our development pipeline
stands at approximately 200,000 megawatts. Our portfolio of
sustainable solutions assets includes our investments in
Westinghouse (a leading global nuclear services business) and a
utility and independent power producer with operations in the
Caribbean and Latin America, as well as both operating assets and a
development pipeline of carbon capture and storage capacity,
agricultural renewable natural gas and materials recycling.
Investors can access the portfolio either
through Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (NYSE: BEP; TSX:
BEP.UN), a Bermuda-based limited partnership, or Brookfield
Renewable Corporation (NYSE, TSX: BEPC), a Canadian
corporation.
Brookfield Renewable is the flagship listed
renewable power and transition company of Brookfield Asset
Management, a leading global alternative asset manager with over $1
trillion of assets under management.
Contact information: |
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Investors: |
Simon Maine |
Alex Jackson |
+44 7398 909 278 |
+1 (416) 649-8196 |
simon.maine@brookfield.com |
alexander.jackson@brookfield.com |
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Cautionary Statement Regarding
Forward-looking Statements
Note: This news release contains forward-looking
statements and information within the meaning of Canadian
securities laws. Forward-looking statements may include estimates,
plans, expectations, opinions, forecasts, projections, guidance or
other statements that are not statements of fact. Forward-looking
statements can be identified by the use of words such as “will”,
“expected”, “intend”, or variations of such words and phrases.
Forward-looking statements in this news release include statements
regarding the closing, the terms and the use of proceeds of the
offering of Hybrid Notes. Although Brookfield Renewable believes
that such forward-looking statements and information are based upon
reasonable assumptions and expectations, no assurance is given that
such expectations will prove to have been correct. The reader
should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and
information as such statements and information involve known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of Brookfield Renewable
to differ materially from anticipated future results, performance
or achievement expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements and information. Except as required by law, Brookfield
Renewable does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether
written or oral, whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
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