EX-4.J 4 a2020ex4j.htm MDU RESOURCES WBI SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE PURCHASE AGREEMENT 07-26-2019
Execution Copy
AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
NOTE PURCHASE AND PRIVATE SHELF AGREEMENT
Dated July 26, 2019, and
effective as of May 16, 2019
PGIM, Inc.
The Prudential Insurance Company of America
The Prudential Life Insurance Company, Ltd.
The Gibraltar Life Insurance Co., Ltd.
United of Omaha Life Insurance Company
Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Universal Company
Farmers New World Life Insurance Company
PAR U Hartford Life & Annuity Comfort Trust
Zurich American Life Insurance Company
Zurich American Insurance Company
c/o Prudential Capital Group
2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 4300
Dallas, Texas 75201
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We refer to the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, originally dated as of December 23, 2008, as amended and restated as of September 12, 2013, and as further amended on May 17, 2016 (the “Agreement”) among WBI Energy Transmission, Inc. (the “Company”), PGIM, Inc. (f.k.a. Prudential Investment Management, Inc., “Prudential”), The Prudential Insurance Company of America (“PICA”), The Prudential Life Insurance Company, Ltd. (“Prudential Life”), The Gibraltar Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (“Gibraltar”), United of Omaha Life Insurance Company (“Omaha”), Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Universal Company (“PARUC”), Farmers New World Life Insurance Company (“Farmers”), PAR U Hartford Life & Annuity Comfort Trust (“PAR U”), Zurich American Life Insurance Company (“Zurich Life”) and Zurich American Insurance Company (“Zurich American”; and together with PICA, Prudential Life, Pruco Life, Forethought Life, Gibraltar, Omaha, PARUC, Farmers, PAR U, Zurich Life and Zurich American, the “Existing Purchasers”) pursuant to which the Company has issued and certain of the Existing Purchasers have purchased (i) 5.02% Senior Notes, Series C, due 2019, of the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $15,000,000; (ii) 4.61% Senior Notes, Series D, due 2028, of the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000; (iii) 4.48% Senior Notes, Series E, due 2025, of the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $20,000,000; (iv) 4.91% Senior Notes, Series F, due 2031, of the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $40,000,000; and (v) 4.18% Senior Notes, Series G, due 2033, of the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $40,000,000. The “Existing Purchasers” together with each other Prudential Affiliate which becomes bound to the Agreement as provided in the
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Agreement, each a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”. Unless otherwise defined herein, the terms defined in the Agreement shall be used herein as therein defined.
The Issuance Period of the Facility provided for in the Agreement expired by its terms on May 16, 2019. The Company desires to amend the Agreement to (i) extend the Issuance Period under the Agreement to May 16, 2022, (ii) increase the amount of the Notes available to be issued under the Agreement to an aggregate principal amount of $300,000,000 (creating an Available Facility Amount of $160,000,000 as of May 16, 2019), and (iii) increase the maximum amount of WBI Exposure to $200,000,000.
Pursuant to the Agreement, as amended hereby, and a Request for Purchase and a Confirmation of Acceptance, each executed and delivered concurrently herewith and effective as of July 3, 2019, the Company has agreed to sell to certain Prudential Affiliates, and, subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, such Prudential Affiliates have agreed to purchase, 4.17% Senior Notes, Series H, due 2034, of the Company in the aggregate principal amount of $45,000,000 (resulting in an Available Facility Amount of $115,000,000 as of the date hereof).
Therefore, Prudential, the Purchasers and the Company, in consideration of the mutual promises and agreements set forth herein and in the Agreement, agree as follows:
(a)Section 1.3. Section 1.3 of the Agreement is amended in full to read as follows:
“1.3. Authorization of Issue of Shelf Notes.
The Company has authorized the issue, from time to time, of its additional senior promissory notes (the ‘Shelf Notes’, such term to include any notes issued in substitution thereof pursuant to Section 13 of this Agreement) with the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any time not to exceed $300,000,000, to be dated the date of issue thereof, to mature, in the case of each Shelf Note so issued, no more than 20 years after the date of original issuance thereof, to have an average life, in the case of each Shelf Note so issued, of no more than 15 years after the date of original issuance thereof, to bear interest on the unpaid balance thereof from the date thereof at the rate per annum, and to have such other particular terms, as shall be set forth, in the case of each Shelf Note so issued, in the Confirmation of Acceptance with respect to such Shelf Note delivered pursuant to Section 2.7, and to be substantially in the form of Exhibit 1-E attached hereto. The term ‘Notes’ as used herein shall include each Existing Note, each Series D Note and each Shelf Note delivered pursuant to any provision of this Agreement and each Note delivered in substitution or exchange for any such Note pursuant to any such provision. Notes which have (i) the same final maturity, (ii) the same installment payment dates, (iii) the same installment payment amounts (as a percentage of the original principal amount of each Note), (iv) the same interest rate, (v) the same interest payment periods and (vi) the same original date of issuance, are herein called a ‘Series’ of Notes.”
(b) Section 2.2. Section 2.2 of the Agreement is amended in full to read
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as follows:
“2.2. Facility.
(a) Facility. Prudential is willing to consider, in its sole discretion and within limits which may be authorized for purchase by Prudential Affiliates from time to time, the purchase of Shelf Notes pursuant to this Agreement. The willingness of Prudential to consider such purchase of Shelf Notes is herein called the ‘Facility’. At any time, subject to the limitations in Section 2.2(b), the ‘Available Facility Amount’ shall be (i) $300,000,000, minus (ii) the original principal amount of the Existing Notes, minus (iii) the original principal amount of the Series D Notes, minus (iv) the aggregate principal amount of Shelf Notes purchased and sold pursuant to this Agreement prior to such time, minus (v) the aggregate principal amount of Accepted Notes (as hereinafter defined) which have not yet been purchased and sold hereunder prior to such time, plus (vi) the aggregate principal amount of Notes retired prior to such time; provided, that at no time may the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding under this Agreement exceed $300,000,000. NOTWITHSTANDING THE WILLINGNESS OF PRUDENTIAL TO CONSIDER PURCHASES OF SHELF NOTES BY PRUDENTIAL AFFILIATES, THIS AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO ON THE EXPRESS UNDERSTANDING THAT NEITHER PRUDENTIAL NOR ANY PRUDENTIAL AFFILIATE SHALL BE OBLIGATED TO MAKE OR ACCEPT OFFERS TO PURCHASE SHELF NOTES, OR TO QUOTE RATES, SPREADS OR OTHER TERMS WITH RESPECT TO SPECIFIC PURCHASES OF SHELF NOTES, AND THE FACILITY SHALL IN NO WAY BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY PRUDENTIAL OR ANY PRUDENTIAL AFFILIATE.
(b) Limitation on Facility. Notwithstanding anything in Section 2.2(a), the Company may not request the issuance of Shelf Notes, and neither Prudential nor any other Prudential Financial Entity shall be required to purchase Shelf Notes, pursuant to the Facility if, after the issuance of such Shelf Notes, the aggregate amount of WBI Exposure would exceed $200,000,000.”
(c) Section 2.3. Section 2.3 of the Agreement is amended in full to read as follows:
“2.3 Issuance Period.
Shelf Notes may be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement until the earlier of (i) May 16, 2022 (or if such date is not a Business Day, the Business Day next preceding such day) and (ii) the thirtieth day after Prudential shall have given to the Company, or the Company shall have given to Prudential, a notice stating that it elects to terminate the issuance and sale of Shelf Notes pursuant to this Agreement (or if such thirtieth day is not a Business Day, the Business Day next preceding such thirtieth day). The period during which Shelf Notes may be issued and sold pursuant to this Agreement is herein called the ‘Issuance Period’.”
(d) Structuring Fee. The Company will pay to Prudential in immediately
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available funds a structuring fee at the time of the execution and delivery of this Amendment by the Company, Prudential and the Existing Purchasers, in an amount equal to $25,000.
(e) Facility Fee. The Facility Fee shall be waived with respect to each sale of Shelf Notes by the Company for which the Closing Day occurs on or before December 16, 2019.
On and after the effective date of this Amendment, each reference in the Agreement to “this Agreement”, “hereunder”, “hereof”, or words of like import referring to the Agreement, and each reference in the Notes to “the Agreement”, “thereunder”, “thereof”, or words of like import referring to the Agreement, shall mean the Agreement as amended by this Amendment. The Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, is and shall continue to be in full force and effect and is hereby in all respects ratified and confirmed. The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not, except as expressly provided herein, operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy under the Agreement nor constitute a waiver of any provision of the Agreement.
This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by any combination of the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which counterparts shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same amendment.
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If you agree to the terms and provisions hereof, please evidence your agreement by executing and returning at least a counterpart of this Amendment to the Company, 1250 West Century Avenue, Bismarck, North Dakota 58503, Attention of Stephanie A. Barth, Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date first above written when and if counterparts of this Amendment shall have been executed by us and you.
Very truly yours,
WBI ENERGY TRANSMISSION, INC.
By: /s/ Julie A. Gerving
Julie A. Gerving
Controller
Agreed as of the date first above written:
PGIM, INC.
By: /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Vice President
THE PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE
COMPANY OF AMERICA
By: /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Vice President
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THE PRUDENTIAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, LTD.
By: Prudential Investment Management Japan,
Co., Ltd., as Investment Manager
By: PGIM, Inc.,
as Sub-Adviser
By: /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Vice President
THE GIBRALTAR LIFE INSURANCE CO., LTD.
By: Prudential Investment Management Japan Co., Ltd.,
(as Investment Manager)
By: PGIM, Inc.,
as Sub-Adviser
By: /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Vice President
UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors,
L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc.
(as its General Partner)
By: /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Vice President
PRUDENTIAL ARIZONA REINSURANCE
UNIVERSAL COMPANY
By: PGIM, Inc.,
as investment manager
By: /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Vice President
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FARMERS NEW WORLD LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors,
L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc.
(as its General Partner)
By: /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Vice President
PAR U HARTFORD LIFE & ANNUITY
COMFORT TRUST
By: Prudential Arizona Reinsurance Universal
Company, as Grantor
By: PGIM, Inc., as
Investment Manager
By: /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Vice President
ZURICH AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors,
L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc.
(as its General Partner)
By: /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Vice President
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ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors,
L.P. (as Investment Advisor)
By: Prudential Private Placement Investors, Inc.
(as its General Partner)
By: /s/ Brian N. Thomas
Vice President
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