Attached files
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| EX-4.1 - OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE, DATED SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 - TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER CO | d411977dex41.htm |
| EX-5.1 - OPINION AND CONSENT OF TODD C. HIXON, ESQUIRE - TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER CO | d411977dex51.htm |
| EX-5.2 - OPINION AND CONSENT OF MORGAN, LEWIS & BOCKIUS LLP - TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER CO | d411977dex52.htm |
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT
(DATE OF EARLIEST EVENT REPORTED): SEPTEMBER 14, 2012
| Commission File Number |
Registrant; State of Incorporation; Address; and Telephone Number |
IRS Employer Identification Number | ||
| 1-13739 | UNS ENERGY CORPORATION (An Arizona Corporation) 88 East Broadway Boulevard Tucson, AZ 85701 (520) 571-4000 |
86-0786732 | ||
| 1-5924 | TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY | 86-0062700 | ||
| (An Arizona Corporation) 88 East Broadway Boulevard Tucson, AZ 85701 (520) 571-4000 |
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 14, 2012, Tucson Electric Power Company (the “Company”) issued and sold $150 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.85% Notes due 2023 (the “Notes”). The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale to repay approximately $72 million on its revolving credit facility, with the remaining proceeds to be applied to general corporate purposes. The Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Registration Statement No. 333-181305-01.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to report as exhibits certain documents in connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 4.1 | Officer’s Certificate, dated September 14, 2012, establishing the terms of the Notes | |
| 5.1 | Opinion and consent of Todd C. Hixon, Esquire, with respect to the validity of the Notes | |
| 5.2 | Opinion and consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP with respect to the validity of the Notes | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| UNS ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||||
| Dated: September 14, 2012 | By: | /s/ Kevin P. Larson | ||||
| Kevin P. Larson | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
| TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY | ||||||
| Dated: September 14, 2012 | By: | /s/ Kevin P. Larson | ||||
| Kevin P. Larson | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||