LAS VEGAS, Dec. 19, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- NV Energy, Inc.
(NYSE:NVE) and its wholly owned subsidiaries, Nevada Power Company
d/b/a NV Energy and Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy
(collectively, the "Companies"), announced today that each has
commenced tender offers for the entire principal amount outstanding
of certain series of notes as further described below. Each of the
Companies is making the tender offers in order to comply with the
terms of the various series of notes following the closing of the
merger of Silver Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company ("MidAmerican"), with and into
NV Energy, Inc. (the "Merger") pursuant to the Agreement and Plan
of Merger dated May 29, 2013.
MidAmerican is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Berkshire
Hathaway Inc. The Merger closed on December
19, 2013.
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NV Energy, Inc.
The following table describes the
series of notes subject to the NV Energy, Inc. tender offer
(collectively, the "NVE Notes"):
CUSIP
No.
|
|
Security
Description
|
|
Principal
Amount
Outstanding as of
December 19, 2013
|
67073Y AA4
|
|
6.25% Senior Notes,
due 2020
|
|
$315,000,000
|
Nevada Power Company d/b/a NV Energy
The following
table describes the series of notes subject to the Nevada Power
Company tender offers (collectively, the "NPC Notes"):
CUSIP
No.
|
|
Security
Description
|
|
Principal
Amount
Outstanding as of
December 19,
2013
|
641423 BK3
|
|
5.875% General and
Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series L, due 2015
|
|
$250,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
641423 BM9
|
|
5.95% General and
Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series M, due 2016
|
|
$210,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
641423 BP2
|
|
6.65% General and
Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series N, due 2036
|
|
$370,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
641423 BS6
|
|
6.50% General and
Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series O, due 2018
|
|
$325,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
641423 BU1
|
|
6.75% General and
Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series R, due 2037
|
|
$350,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
641423 BW7
|
|
6.5% General and
Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series S, due 2018
|
|
$500,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
641423 BY3
|
|
7.125% General and
Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series V, due 2019
|
|
$500,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
641423 BZ0
|
|
5.375% General and
Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series X, due 2040
|
|
$250,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
641423 CA4
|
|
5.45% General and
Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series Y, due 2041
|
|
$250,000,000
|
Sierra Pacific Power Company d/b/a NV Energy
The
following table describes the series of notes subject to the Sierra
Pacific Power Company tender offers (collectively, the "SPPC
Notes"):
CUSIP
No.
|
|
Security
Description
|
|
Principal
Amount
Outstanding as of
December 19, 2013
|
826418 BD6
|
|
6% General and
Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series M, due 2016
|
|
$450,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
826418 BE
4
|
|
6.750% General and
Refunding Mortgage Notes, Series P, due 2037
|
|
$251,742,000
|
Under the terms of each of the tender offers, NV Energy, Inc.,
Nevada Power Company, and Sierra Pacific Power Company have offered
to purchase any and all of the outstanding NVE Notes, NPC Notes,
and SPPC Notes, respectively, at a purchase price equal to
$1,010 per $1,000 principal amount of such notes tendered.
The offers will expire at 5:00 p.m.,
New York City time, on
Tuesday, January 21, 2014, unless the
offer is extended or earlier terminated by the Companies. Payment
for tendered NVE Notes, NPC Notes, and SPPC Notes, plus accrued
interest, will be made on the Change of Control Payment Date, which
is expected to be on or about January 24,
2014. The terms and conditions of each offer are set forth
in a Change of Control Notice and Offer to Purchase, dated
December 19, 2013, issued by NV
Energy, Inc., Nevada Power Company, or Sierra Pacific Power
Company, respectively. In each Change of Control Notice and Offer
to Purchase, the Companies state that each will use cash on hand,
funds drawn under its credit facility, or loans from third parties
to make the Change of Control Payment for the notes tendered
pursuant to the offer. In addition, to the extent necessary, the
Companies expect MidAmerican, their indirect parent, to advance any
remaining funds required to pay the Change of Control payment for
the notes. However, based on current market conditions, the
Companies do not expect that a significant amount of the notes will
be tendered.
The Companies have retained The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A. to act as depositary and Morrow & Co., LLC to act
as the information agent in connection with each of the tender
offers. Requests for documents may be directed to The Bank of New
York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.by facsimile at (732) 667-9408 or to
Morrow & Co., LLC by telephone at (203) 658-9400. Questions
regarding the tender offers may be directed to Morrow & Co.,
LLC by telephone at (203) 658-9400.
About NV Energy, Inc.
NV Energy, Inc. provides a wide
range of energy services to 1.3 million customers throughout
Nevada and nearly 40 million
tourists annually. NV Energy is a holding company whose principal
subsidiaries, Nevada Power Company and Sierra Pacific Power
Company, are doing business as NV Energy. The company is
headquartered in Las Vegas,
Nevada. Information about NV Energy is available on the
company's website, Twitter, Facebook and YouTube pages, which can
be accessed via nvenergy.com.
About MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company
(MEHC)
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company, based in
Des Moines, Iowa, USA, is a global
provider of energy services. Through its energy-related businesses,
MidAmerican provides electric and natural gas service to more than
8.4 million customers worldwide. These businesses are Pacific
Power, Rocky Mountain Power and PacifiCorp Energy, comprising
PacifiCorp; MidAmerican Energy Company; Nevada Power Company and
Sierra Pacific Power Company, comprising NV Energy, Inc.; Northern
Powergrid (Northeast) Limited and Northern Powergrid Companies
(Yorkshire) plc, comprising
Northern Powergrid Holdings Company; Northern Natural Gas Company;
Kern River Gas Transmission Company; MidAmerican Renewables, LLC;
MidAmerican Transmission, LLC; and CalEnergy Philippines.
Information about MidAmerican is available at
www.midamerican.com.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the
solicitation of an offer to buy, the securities of the Companies,
nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of any
securities of the Companies in any state in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to the registration or
qualification under the securities law of any such state or
jurisdiction.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements
regarding the future performance of the Companies within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These statements are subject to a variety of risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from current expectations. These risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, current and prospective financial
conditions, earnings and liquidity, prospective business
conditions, regulatory factors, and dividend restrictions in the
Companies' financing agreements. Additional cautionary statements
regarding other risk factors that could have an effect on the
future performance of the Companies are contained in their
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ending March 31, 2013, June 30,
2013 and September 30, 2013
and their Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2012. The Companies
undertake no obligation to release publicly the result of any
revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to
reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect
the occurrence of unanticipated events.
SOURCE NV Energy, Inc.