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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):

June 4, 2018

 

 

TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY

(a Florida corporation)

 

 

TECO Plaza

702 N. Franklin Street

Tampa, Florida 33602

(813) 228-1111

Exact name of each Registrant as specified in its charter, state of

incorporation, address of principal executive offices, telephone number

 

1-5007   59-0475140

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

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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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On June 4, 2018, Tampa Electric Company (the “Company”), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to sell and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein, $350 million aggregate principal amount of 4.30% Notes due 2048 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be issued under a thirteenth supplemental indenture to be entered into with The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee. The offering of the Notes is scheduled to close on June 7, 2018.

In order to furnish certain exhibits for incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-3 previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 333-216310), the Company is including the Underwriting Agreement as Exhibit 1.4 hereto and the opinion of Locke Lord LLP, regarding the validity of the Notes to be sold by the Company pursuant to such Underwriting Agreement, as Exhibit 5.2 hereto.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

 

  1.4    Underwriting Agreement dated as of June 4, 2018 by and among Tampa Electric Company, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC and Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. Filed herewith.
  5.2    Opinion of Locke Lord LLP. Filed herewith.
23.3    Consent of Locke Lord LLP (included as part of their opinion filed herewith).


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: June 5, 2018    
    TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
    By:   /s/ David E. Schwartz
      David E. Schwartz
      Corporate Secretary