Emera Announces Upsizing of Previously Announced Offering of Preferred Shares
15 September 2021 - 8:41PM
Emera Incorporated (
“Emera” or the
“Company”) (TSX:EMA) announced today that it has
agreed to increase the size of its previously announced offering
and issue 9,000,000 Cumulative Redeemable First Preferred Shares,
Series L (the
“Series L Preferred
Shares”) at a price of $25.00 per share for aggregate
gross proceeds of $225,000,000 on a bought deal basis to a
syndicate of underwriters in Canada led by TD Securities Inc. and
CIBC Capital Markets.
The holders of Series L Preferred Shares will be
entitled to receive fixed cumulative preferential cash dividends at
an annual rate of $1.15 per share, payable quarterly, as and when
declared by the board of directors of the Company yielding 4.60%
per annum. The initial dividend, if declared, will be payable on
November 15, 2021 and will be $0.1638 per share, based on an
anticipated closing date of September 24, 2021.
The Series L Preferred Shares will not be
redeemable by the Company prior to November 15, 2026. On or after
November 15, 2026 the Company may redeem all or any part of the
then outstanding Series L Preferred Shares, at the Company's option
without the consent of the holder, by the payment of: $26.00 per
share if redeemed before November 15, 2027; $25.75 per share if
redeemed on or after November 15, 2027 but before November 15,
2028; $25.50 per share if redeemed on or after November 15, 2028
but before November 15, 2029; $25.25 per share if redeemed on or
after November 15, 2029 but before November 15, 2030; and $25.00
per share if redeemed on or after November 15, 2030, together, in
each case, with all accrued and unpaid dividends up to but
excluding the date fixed for redemption. The Series L Preferred
Shares do not have a fixed maturity date and are not redeemable at
the option of the holders of Series L Preferred Shares.
The offering is subject to the receipt of all
necessary regulatory and stock exchange approvals. The net proceeds
of the offering will be used for general corporate purposes.
The Series L Preferred Shares will be offered to
the public in Canada by way of prospectus supplement to Emera's
short form base shelf prospectus dated March 12, 2021. The
securities referred to herein have not been and will not be
registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent
registration or an applicable exemption from registration
requirements.
This media release shall not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be
any offer, solicitation or sale of the securities in any province,
state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful.
Forward Looking Information
This news release contains forward‐looking
information within the meaning of applicable securities laws.
including statements concerning the anticipated sale and
distribution of preferred shares, the volume and timing of the sale
and distribution of preferred shares and Emera’s intended use of
the net proceeds of the offering of preferred shares. Undue
reliance should not be placed on this forward‐looking information,
which applies only as of the date hereof. By its nature,
forward‐looking information requires Emera to make assumptions and
is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. These statements
reflect Emera management’s current beliefs and are based on
information currently available to Emera management. There is a
risk that predictions, forecasts, conclusions and projections that
constitute forward‐looking information will not prove to be
accurate, that Emera’s assumptions may not be correct and that
actual results may differ materially from such forward‐looking
information. Additional detailed information about these
assumptions, risks and uncertainties is included in Emera’s
securities regulatory filings, including under the heading
“Enterprise Risk and Risk Management” in Emera’s annual
Management’s Discussion and Analysis, and under the heading
“Principal Financial Risks and Uncertainties” in the notes to
Emera’s annual financial statements, copies of which are available
electronically under Emera’s profile on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
About Emera
Emera is a geographically diverse energy and
services company headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia with
approximately $31 billion in assets and 2020 revenues of more than
$5.5 billion. The Company primarily invests in electricity
generation and electricity and gas transmission and distribution
with a strategic focus on transformation from high carbon to low
carbon energy sources. Emera has investments in Canada, the United
States and in four Caribbean countries. Emera’s common and
preferred shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange and trade
respectively under the symbol EMA, EMA.PR.A, EMA.PR.B, EMA.PR.C,
EMA.PR.E, EMA.PR.F, EMA.PR.H and EMA.PR.J. Depositary receipts
representing common shares of Emera are listed on the Barbados
Stock Exchange under the symbol EMABDR and on The Bahamas
International Securities Exchange under the symbol EMAB. Additional
Information can be accessed at www.emera.com or at
www.sedar.com.
For more information, please contact:
Emera Inc.Investor
Relations:Dave Bezanson, VP, Investor Relations &
Pensions902‐474‐2126dave.bezanson@emera.com
Media: 902‐222‐2683 media@emera.com
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