NRG Energy, Inc. Prices Senior Notes Offering
Business Wire 7-May-2019 2:58 PM
NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) has priced its offering of $733.0 million in
aggregate principal amount of 5.250% senior notes due 2029 (the "New
Notes"). The New Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of NRG and
will be guaranteed by certain of its subsidiaries.
The New Notes mature on June 15, 2029. The offering is expected to close
on May 14, 2019, subject to customary closing conditions.
NRG intends to use the net proceeds from the offering, together with
cash on hand, to repurchase any and all of the approximately $733.6
million outstanding aggregate principal amount of its 6.25% senior notes
due 2024 (the "2024 Notes") and to pay fees and expenses related to the
offering of the New Notes and incurred in connection with the repurchase
of the 2024 Notes.
The New Notes and related guarantees are being offered only to qualified
institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or, outside the United
States, to persons other than "U.S. persons" in compliance with
Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes and related guarantees
have not been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws
of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United
States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the
registration requirements. This press release does not constitute an
offer to sell any security, including the New Notes, nor a solicitation
for an offer to purchase any security, including the New Notes or the
2024 Notes.
About NRG
At NRG, we're redefining power by putting customers at the center of
everything we do. We create value by generating electricity and serving
nearly 3 million residential and commercial customers through our
portfolio of retail electricity brands. A Fortune 500 company, NRG
delivers customer-focused solutions for managing electricity, while
enhancing energy choice and working towards a sustainable energy future.
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NRG believes that its expectations are reasonable, it can give no
assurance that these expectations will prove to have been correct, and
actual results may vary materially. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contemplated above include,
among others, risks and uncertainties related to the capital markets
generally and whether NRG will offer the New Notes or consummate the
offering, the anticipated terms of the New Notes and the anticipated use
of proceeds.
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differ materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking
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