Attached files
| file | filename |
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| EX-5.2 - EX-5.2 - TAMPA ELECTRIC CO | d52455dex52.htm |
| EX-1.4 - EX-1.4 - TAMPA ELECTRIC CO | d52455dex14.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): March 15, 2021
TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Florida | 1-5007 | 59-0475140 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
TECO Plaza
702 N. Franklin Street
Tampa, Florida 33602
(Address of principal executive offices)
(813) 228-1111
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
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).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 15, 2021, Tampa Electric Company (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, MUFG Securities America Inc. and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, 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, (i) $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2.40% Notes due 2031 and (ii) $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 3.45% Notes due 2051 (collectively, the “Notes”). The Notes will be issued under a sixteenth 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 March 18, 2021.
In order to furnish certain exhibits for incorporation by reference into the Registration Statements on Form S-3 previously filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 333-233336), 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.
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: March 16, 2021 | TAMPA ELECTRIC COMPANY (Registrant) | |||||
| By: | /s/ David E. Schwartz | |||||
| David E. Schwartz | ||||||
| Vice President – Governance | ||||||
| and Corporate Secretary | ||||||