New Issue: PPL FixedReset, 4.70%+260

Pembina Pipeline Corporation has announced:

that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters, led by RBC Capital Markets and Scotiabank, pursuant to which the underwriters have agreed to purchase from Pembina 6,000,000 cumulative redeemable rate reset class A preferred shares, series 3 (the “Series 3 Preferred Shares”) at a price of $25.00 per share for distribution to the public.

The holders of Series 3 Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive fixed cumulative dividends at an annual rate of $1.1750 per share, payable quarterly on the 1st day of March, June, September and December, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Pembina, yielding 4.70 per cent per annum, for the initial fixed rate period to but excluding March 1, 2019. The first quarterly dividend payment date is scheduled for December 1, 2013. The dividend rate will reset on March 1, 2019 and every five years thereafter at a rate equal to the sum of the then five-year Government of Canada bond yield plus 2.60 per cent. The Series 3 Preferred Shares are redeemable by Pembina, at its option, on March 1, 2019 and on March 1 of every fifth year thereafter at a price of $25.00 per share plus accrued and unpaid dividends.

The holders of Series 3 Preferred Shares will have the right to convert their shares into cumulative redeemable floating rate class A preferred shares, series 4 (the “Series 4 Preferred Shares”), subject to certain conditions, on March 1, 2019 and on March 1 of every fifth year thereafter. The holders of Series 4 Preferred Shares will be entitled to receive quarterly floating rate cumulative dividends, as and when declared by the Board of Directors of Pembina, at a rate equal to the sum of the then 90-day Government of Canada treasury bill rate plus 2.60 per cent.

Pembina has granted to the underwriters an option, exercisable at any time up to 48 hours prior to the closing of the offering, to purchase up to an additional 2,000,000 Series 3 Preferred Shares at a price of $25.00 per share.

Proceeds from the offering will be used to partially fund capital projects, to reduce short-term indebtedness and for other general corporate purposes of the Company and its affiliates.

Closing of the offering is expected on October 2, 2013, subject to customary closing conditions.

The offering is being made by means of a prospectus supplement under the short form base shelf prospectus filed by the Company on February 22, 2013 in each of the provinces of Canada.

This offering actually seems fairly priced relative to PPL.PR.A, which resets at +247 and trades a little under $24.

Update, 2013-9-25: Rated Pfd-3 [Stable] by DBRS.

2 Responses to “New Issue: PPL FixedReset, 4.70%+260”

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