UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On November 3, 2022, Southern California Edison Company (SCE) agreed to sell $750,000,000 principal amount of its 5.85% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022F, Due 2027 and $750,000,000 principal amount of its 5.95% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022G, Due 2032. For further information concerning the bonds, refer to the exhibits attached to this report.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
See the Exhibit Index below.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
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4.1 | One Hundred Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 4, 2022 | |
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5.1 | ||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY | |
(Registrant) | |
/s/ Kate Sturgess | |
Kate Sturgess | |
Vice President and Controller | |
Date: November 8, 2022 |
Exhibit 1.1
Southern California Edison Company
$750,000,000 5.85% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022F, Due 2027
$750,000,000 5.95% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022G, Due 2032
Underwriting Agreement
One Bryant Park
New York, New York 10036
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
388 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10013
MUFG Securities Americas Inc.
1221 Avenue of the Americas, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10020-1001
PNC Capital Markets LLC
The Tower at PNC
300 Fifth Avenue, Tenth Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
as Representatives of the several Underwriters
Southern California Edison Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of California (the “Company”), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”), for whom you (the “Representatives”) are acting as representatives, $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.85% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022F, Due 2027 (the “2022F Bonds”) and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.95% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022G, Due 2032 (the “2022G Bonds,” and together with the 2022F Bonds, the “Bonds” or the “Securities”). The Securities shall be issued under the One Hundred Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture to be dated as of November 4, 2022 (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to a Trust Indenture dated as of October 1, 1923 (the “Trust Indenture” and, as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”) between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor to Harris Trust and Savings Bank, and D.G. Donovan, as successor trustee to Pacific-Southwest Trust & Savings Bank, as trustees (the “Trustees”). To the extent there are no additional
Underwriters listed on Schedule I other than you, the term Representatives as used herein shall mean you, as Underwriters, and the terms Representatives and Underwriters shall mean either the singular or plural as the context requires. Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to Item 12 of Form S-3 which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms “amend,” “amendment” or “supplement” with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus Supplement or the Final Prospectus Supplement, as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section 21 hereof.
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Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter.
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Such opinion will also include language to the effect that such counsel has no reason to believe that, as of the Initial Sale Time, the documents included in the Disclosure Package contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
Such opinion will also include language to the effect that counsel has no reason to believe that on the Effective Date the Registration Statement contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading or that the Final Prospectus Supplement as of its date and on the Closing Date included or includes any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (A) as to matters involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of California or the Federal laws of the United States, to the extent she deems proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing whom she believes to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B) as to matters of fact, to the extent she deems proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials. Such counsel may render such opinion subject to such exceptions and qualifications as are reasonable or customary under the circumstances and acceptable to counsel for the Underwriters. References to the Final Prospectus Supplement in this paragraph (b) shall also include any supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
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If any of the conditions specified in this Section 6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing.
The documents required to be delivered by this Section 6 shall be delivered at the office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, at One Liberty Plaza, New York, NY, on the Closing Date.
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For the purposes of this Section 15:
“BHC Act Affiliate” has the meaning assigned to the term “affiliate” in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 U.S.C. § 1841(k).
“Covered Entity” means any of the following:
(i) a “covered entity” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 252.82(b);
(ii) a “covered bank” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 47.3(b); or
(iii) a “covered FSI” as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. § 382.2(b).
“Default Right” has the meaning assigned to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. §§ 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable.
“U.S. Special Resolution Regime” means each of (i) the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii) Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
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“Act” shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Base Prospectus” shall mean the prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above contained in the Registration Statement at the Effective Date.
“Business Day” shall mean any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions or trust companies are authorized or obligated by law to close in New York City.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and applicable regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Commission” shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Disclosure Package” shall mean (i) the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, as amended and supplemented to the Initial Sale Time, (ii) the Issuer Free Writing
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Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule III hereto, (iii) the Final Term Sheets and (iv) any other Free Writing Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package.
“Effective Date” shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or become effective.
“Exchange Act” shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
“Execution Time” shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the parties hereto.
“Final Prospectus Supplement” shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that was first filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the Base Prospectus.
“Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean a free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405.
“Initial Sale Time” shall mean 4:15 p.m. (Eastern time) on the date of this Underwriting Agreement.
“Issuer Free Writing Prospectus” shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 433.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean, with respect to the Company, any effect that is materially adverse to the condition (financial or otherwise), prospects, earnings, business or properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business.
“Preliminary Prospectus Supplement” shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus which describes the Securities and the offering thereof and is used prior to filing of the Final Prospectus Supplement, together with the Base Prospectus.
“Registration Statement” shall mean the registration statement referred to in paragraph 1(a) above, including exhibits and financial statements, as amended on each Effective Date and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto becomes effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended.
“Rule 158”, “Rule 163”, “Rule 164”, “Rule 172”, “Rule 405”, “Rule 415”, “Rule 424”, “Rule 433”, “Rule 456” and “Rule 457” refer to such rules under the Act.
“Trust Indenture Act” shall mean the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder.
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If the foregoing is in accordance with your understanding of our agreement, please sign and return to us the enclosed duplicate hereof, whereupon this letter and your acceptance shall represent a binding agreement among the Company and the several Underwriters.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
By: /s/ Natalia Woodward
Name: Natalia Woodward
Title: Treasurer
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
The foregoing Agreement is hereby
confirmed and accepted as of the
date first above written.
BOFA SECURITIES, INC.
By: /s/ Shawn Cepeda
Name: Shawn Cepeda
Title: Managing Director
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC.
By: /s/ Brian D. Bednarski
Name: Brian D. Bednarski
Title: Managing Director
MUFG SECURITIES AMERICAS INC.
By: /s/ Lee Schreibstein
Name: Lee Schreibstein
Title: Managing Director
PNC CAPITAL MARKETS LLC
By: /s/ Valerie Shadeck
Name: Valerie Shadeck
Title: Managing Director
For themselves and the other several Underwriters
named in Schedule I to the foregoing Agreement.
[Signature Page to Underwriting Agreement]
Underwriter | Principal Amount of 2022F Bonds to be Purchased | Principal Amount of 2022G Bonds to be Purchased |
$ 85,715,000 | $ 85,715,000 | |
$ 85,715,000 | $ 85,715,000 | |
$ 85,715,000 | $ 85,715,000 | |
$ 85,715,000 | $ 85,715,000 | |
$ 85,715,000 | $ 85,715,000 | |
$ 85,715,000 | $ 85,715,000 | |
$ 85,714,000 | $ 85,714,000 | |
$ 21,428,000 | $ 21,428,000 | |
$ 21,428,000 | $ 21,428,000 | |
$ 21,428,000 | $ 21,428,000 | |
$ 21,428,000 | $ 21,428,000 | |
$ 21,428,000 | $ 21,428,000 | |
$ 21,428,000 | $ 21,428,000 | |
$ 21,428,000 | $ 21,428,000 | |
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$750,000,000 | $750,000,000 |
$750,000,000
5.85% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds,
Series 2022F, Due 2027
SUMMARY OF TERMS
Security: | 5.85% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022F, Due 2027 (the “Series 2022F Bonds”) |
Issuer: | Southern California Edison Company |
Principal Amount: | $750,000,000 |
Expected Ratings of Securities*: | A3 / A- / BBB+ (Positive / Stable / Positive) (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch) |
Trade Date: | November 3, 2022 |
Settlement Date**: | November 8, 2022 (T + 3) |
Maturity: | November 1, 2027 |
Benchmark US Treasury: | 4.125% due October 31, 2027 |
Benchmark US Treasury Price: | 98-30 |
Benchmark US Treasury Yield: | 4.364% |
Spread to Benchmark US Treasury: | T + 150 bps |
Reoffer Yield: | 5.864% |
Coupon: | 5.85% |
Coupon Payment Dates: | May 1 and November 1 |
First Coupon Payment Date: | May 1, 2023 (short first coupon) |
Public Offering Price: | 99.942% |
Optional Redemption: | Callable at any time prior to October 1, 2027, in whole or in part, at a “make whole” premium of 25 bps, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the date of redemption. At any time on or after October 1, 2027, callable, in whole or in part, at 100% of the principal amount of the bonds being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the date of redemption. |
CUSIP/ISIN: | 842400HS5 / US842400HS51 |
Joint Book-running Managers: | BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofA Securities”) Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Citigroup”) MUFG Securities Americas Inc. (“MUFG”) PNC Capital Markets LLC (“PNC”) RBC Capital Markets, LLC TD Securities (USA) LLC Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
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Co-managers: | CastleOak Securities, L.P. C.L. King & Associates, Inc. Drexel Hamilton, LLC Great Pacific Securities Mischler Financial Group, Inc. Penserra Securities LLC Telsey Advisory Group LLC |
* Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
** Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Series 2022F Bonds on the Trade Date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Series 2022F Bonds initially will not settle in T+2, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own advisor.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, BofA Securities, Citigroup, MUFG or PNC can arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BofA Securities at 1-800-294-1322, Citigroup at 1-800-831-9146, MUFG at 1-877-649-6848 or PNC at 1-855-881-0697.
$750,000,000
5.95% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds,
Series 2022G, Due 2032
SUMMARY OF TERMS
Security: | 5.95% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022G, Due 2032 (the “Series 2022G Bonds”) |
Issuer: | Southern California Edison Company |
Principal Amount: | $750,000,000 |
Expected Ratings of Securities*: | A3 / A- / BBB+ (Positive / Stable / Positive) (Moody’s / S&P / Fitch) |
Trade Date: | November 3, 2022 |
Settlement Date**: | November 8, 2022 (T + 3) |
Maturity: | November 1, 2032 |
Benchmark US Treasury: | 2.750% due August 15, 2032 |
Benchmark US Treasury Price: | 88-29+ |
Benchmark US Treasury Yield: | 4.138% |
Spread to Benchmark US Treasury: | T + 190 bps |
Reoffer Yield: | 6.038% |
Coupon: | 5.95% |
Coupon Payment Dates: | May 1 and November 1 |
First Coupon Payment Date: | May 1, 2023 (short first coupon) |
Public Offering Price: | 99.349% |
Optional Redemption: | Callable at any time prior to August 1, 2032, in whole or in part, at a “make whole” premium of 30 bps, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the date of redemption. At any time on or after August 1, 2032, callable, in whole or in part, at 100% of the principal amount of the bonds being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to but excluding the date of redemption. |
CUSIP/ISIN: | 842400HT3 / US842400HT35 |
Joint Book-running Managers: | BofA Securities, Inc. (“BofA Securities”) Citigroup Global Markets Inc. (“Citigroup”) MUFG Securities Americas Inc. (“MUFG”) PNC Capital Markets LLC (“PNC”) RBC Capital Markets, LLC TD Securities (USA) LLC Wells Fargo Securities, LLC |
Co-managers: | CastleOak Securities, L.P. C.L. King & Associates, Inc. |
Drexel Hamilton, LLC Great Pacific Securities Mischler Financial Group, Inc. Penserra Securities LLC Telsey Advisory Group LLC |
* Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.
** Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Series 2022G Bonds on the Trade Date will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Series 2022G Bonds initially will not settle in T+2, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement and should consult their own advisor.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, BofA Securities, Citigroup, MUFG or PNC can arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BofA Securities at 1-800-294-1322, Citigroup at 1-800-831-9146, MUFG at 1-877-649-6848 or PNC at 1-855-881-0697.
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SECOND
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Southern California Edison Company
to
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
and
D. G. Donovan,
Trustees
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 4, 2022
This One Hundred Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of the 4th day of November 2022, is entered into by and between Southern California Edison Company (between 1930 and 1947 named “Southern California Edison Company Ltd.”), a corporation duly organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California and having its principal office and mailing address at 2244 Walnut Grove Avenue, in the City of Rosemead, County of Los Angeles, State of California 91770, and qualified to do business in the States of Arizona, New Mexico, and Nevada (hereinafter sometimes termed the “Company”), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., a national banking association having its mailing address at 2 North LaSalle Street, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois 60602 (formerly named The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., successor Trustee to The Bank of New York, which was successor Trustee to Harris Trust and Savings Bank), and D. G. Donovan of 2 North LaSalle Street, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois 60602 (successor Trustee to R. G. Mason, who was successor Trustee to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, which was successor Trustee to Security Pacific National Bank, formerly named Security First National Bank and Security-First National Bank of Los Angeles, successor, by consolidation and merger, to Pacific-Southwest Trust & Savings Bank), as Trustees (hereinafter sometimes termed the “Trustees”);
WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, the Company heretofore executed and delivered to said Harris Trust and Savings Bank and said Pacific-Southwest Trust & Savings Bank, Trustees, a certain Indenture of Mortgage or Deed of Trust dated as of October 1, 1923, which said Indenture was duly filed for record and recorded in the offices of the respective recorders of the following counties: in the State of California-Fresno County, Volume 397 of Official Records, page 1; Imperial County, Book 1174 of Official Records, page 966; Inyo County, Volume 154 of Official Records, page 417; Kern County, Book 379 of Trust Deeds, page 196; Kings County, Volume 84 of Deeds, page 1; Los Angeles County, Book 2963 of Official Records, page 1; Madera County, Volume 9 of Official Records, page 63; Merced County, Volume 363 of Official Records, page 1; Modoc County, Volume 230 of Official Records, page 119 et seq.; Mono County, Volume 64 of Official Records, page 29; Orange County, Book 496 of Deeds, page 1; Riverside County, Book 594 of Deeds, page 252; San Bernardino County, Book 825 of Deeds, page 1; San Diego County, Series 5 Book 1964, page 84061; Santa Barbara County, Book 229 of Deeds, page 30; Stanislaus County, Volume 465 of Official Records, page 370; Tulare County, Volume 50 of Official Records, page 1; Tuolumne County, Volume 274 of Official Records, page 568; and Ventura County, Volume 33 of Official Records, page 1; in the State of Nevada-Clark County, Book 8 of Mortgages; Churchill County, Book 40 of Official Records, page 235; Lyon County, Book 39 of Mortgages, page 1; Mineral County, Book 13 of Official Records, page 794; Pershing County, Book 15 of Official Records, page 612; and Washoe County, Book 83 of Mortgages, page 301; in the State of Arizona-La Paz County, Instrument No. 83-000212 of Official Records; Mohave County, Book 11 of Realty Mortgages; Maricopa County, Docket 4349 of Official Records, page 197; and Yuma County, Docket 369, page 310, (hereinafter referred to as the “Original Indenture”), to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on all bonds of the Company at any time outstanding thereunder, and (as to certain such filings or recordings) the principal of and interest on all Debentures of 1919 (referred to in the Original Indenture and now retired) outstanding; and
WHEREAS, the Company has heretofore executed and delivered to the Trustees one hundred fifty-one certain supplemental indentures, dated, respectively, as of March 1, 1927, April 25, 1935, June 24, 1935, September 1, 1935, August 15, 1939, September 1, 1940, January 15, 1948, August 15, 1948, February 15, 1951, August 15, 1951, August 15, 1953, August 15, 1954, April 15, 1956, February 15, 1957, July 1, 1957, August 15, 1957, August 15, 1958, January 15, 1960, August 15, 1960, April 1, 1961, May 1, 1962, October 15, 1962, May 15, 1963, February 15, 1964, February 1, 1965, May 1, 1966, August 15, 1966, May 1, 1967, February 1, 1968, January 15, 1969, October 1, 1969, December 1, 1970, September 15, 1971, August 15, 1972, February 1, 1974, July 1, 1974, November 1, 1974, March 1, 1975, March 15, 1976, July 1, 1977, November 1, 1978, June 15, 1979, September 15, 1979, October 1, 1979, April 1, 1980, November 15, 1980, May 15, 1981, August 1, 1981, December 1, 1981, January 16, 1982, April 15, 1982, November 1, 1982, November 1, 1982, January 1, 1983, May 1, 1983, December 1, 1984, March 15, 1985, October 1, 1985, October 15, 1985, March 1, 1986, March 15, 1986, April 15, 1986, April 15, 1986, July 1, 1986, September 1, 1986, September 1, 1986, December 1, 1986, July 1, 1987, October 15, 1987, November 1, 1987, February 15, 1988, April 15, 1988, July 1, 1988, August 15, 1988, September 15, 1988, January 15, 1989, May 1, 1990, June 15, 1990, August 15, 1990, December 1, 1990,
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April 1, 1991, May 1, 1991, June 1, 1991, December 1, 1991, February 1, 1992, April 1, 1992, July 1, 1992, July 15, 1992, December 1, 1992, January 15, 1993, March 1, 1993, June 1, 1993, June 15, 1993, July 15, 1993, September 1, 1993, October 1, 1993, February 21, 2002, February 15, 2003, October 15, 2003, December 15, 2003, January 7, 2004, February 26, 2004, March 23, 2004, December 6, 2004, January 11, 2005, January 27, 2005, March 17, 2005, June 1, 2005, June 20, 2005, August 24, 2005, December 12, 2005, January 24, 2006, April 4, 2006, December 4, 2006, January 14, 2008, August 13, 2008, October 9, 2008, March 18, 2009, March 9, 2010, August 26, 2010, September 15, 2010, December 13, 2010, May 12, 2011, May 17, 2011, August 30, 2011, October 7, 2011, November 18, 2011, March 9, 2012, March 5, 2013, September 27, 2013, January 22, 2014, May 7, 2014, November 5, 2014, January 14, 2015, March 22, 2017, March 31, 2018, May 31, 2018, July 31, 2018, March 13, 2019, August 2, 2019, January 7, 2020, March 5, 2020, September 29, 2020, December 2, 2020, January 6, 2021, March 29, 2021, June 10, 2021, August 6, 2021, December 2, 2021, January 11, 2022 and May 19, 2022 which modify, amend and supplement the Original Indenture, such Original Indenture, as so modified, amended and supplemented, being hereinafter referred to as the “Amended Indenture”; and
WHEREAS, there have been issued and are now outstanding and entitled to the benefits of the Amended Indenture, First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds as follows:
Series | Due Date | Principal Amount |
2004B | 2034 | $525,000,000 |
2004D | 2035 | $79,400,000 |
2004E | 2035 | $65,000,000 |
2004G | 2035 | $350,000,000 |
2005B | 2036 | $250,000,000 |
2005D | 2029 | $203,460,000 |
2005E | 2035 | $350,000,000 |
2006A | 2036 | $350,000,000 |
2006C | 2028 | $38,500,000 |
2006D | 2033 | $135,000,000 |
2006E | 2037 | $400,000,000 |
2008A | 2038 | $600,000,000 |
2009A | 2039 | $500,000,000 |
2010A | 2040 | $500,000,000 |
2010B | 2040 | $500,000,000 |
2010C | 2029 | $100,000,000 |
2010D | 2031 | $75,000,000 |
2011B | 2029 | $55,540,000 |
2011E | 2041 | $250,000,000 |
2012A | 2042 | $400,000,000 |
2013A | 2043 | $400,000,000 |
2013C | 2023 | $600,000,000 |
2013D | 2043 | $800,000,000 |
2015C | 2045 | $425,000,000 |
2017A | 2047 | $1,800,000,000 |
2018B | 2028 | $400,000,000 |
2018C | 2048 | $1,300,000,000 |
2018D | 2023 | $300,000,000 |
2018E | 2025 | $900,000,000 |
2019A 2019B 2019C | 2029 2049 2029 | $500,000,000 $600,000,000 $500,000,000 |
2020A 2020B 2020C | 2050 2030 2026 | $1,200,000,000 $550,000,000 $350,000,000 |
2021A | 2051 | $750,000,000 |
2021B | 2023 | $400,000,000 |
2021C | 2024 | $400,000,000 |
2021D | 2023 | $350,000,000 |
2021E | 2024 | $700,000,000 |
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2021G | 2031 | $450,000,000 |
2021H | 2051 | $450,000,000 |
2021J | 2023 | $400,000,000 |
2021K | 2024 | $450,000,000 |
2021L | 2022 | $550,000,000 |
2022A | 2032 | $500,000,000 |
2022B | 2052 | $700,000,000 |
2022C | 2025 | $300,000,000 |
2022D | 2027 | $600,000,000 |
2022E | 2052 | $350,000,000 |
WHEREAS, the Company proposes presently to issue in fully registered form only, without coupons, one new series of the Company’s First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, pursuant to resolutions of the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, or actions by one or more officers of the Company, said new series to be designated as Series 2022F, Due 2027 and Series 2022G, Due 2032 (referred to herein as the “Bonds”), and the Company’s authorized bonded indebtedness has been increased to provide for the issuance of the Bonds; and
WHEREAS, the Company has acquired real and personal property since the execution and delivery of the One Hundred Fifty-First Supplemental Indenture which, with certain exceptions, is subject to the lien of the Amended Indenture by virtue of the after-acquired property clauses and other clauses thereof, and the Company now desires in this One Hundred Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture (hereinafter sometimes referred to as this “Supplemental Indenture”) expressly to convey and confirm unto the Trustees all properties, whether real, personal or mixed, now owned by the Company (with the exceptions hereinafter noted); and
WHEREAS, for the purpose of further safeguarding the rights and interests of the holders of bonds under the Amended Indenture, the Company desires, in addition to such conveyance, to enter into certain covenants with the Trustees; and
WHEREAS, the making, executing, acknowledging, delivering and recording of this Supplemental Indenture have been duly authorized by proper corporate action of the Company;
NOW, THEREFORE, in order further to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on all of the bonds of the Company at any time outstanding under the Amended Indenture, as from time to time amended and supplemented, including specifically, but without limitation, the First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2004B, Series 2004D, Series 2004E, Series 2004G,Series 2005B, Series 2005D, Series 2005E, Series 2006A, Series 2006D, Series 2006E, Series 2008A, Series 2008B, Series 2009A, Series 2010A, Series 2010B, Series 2010C, Series 2010D, Series 2011A, Series 2011B, Series 2011E, Series 2012A, Series 2013A, Series 2013C, Series 2013D, Series 2015A, Series 2015B, Series 2015C, Series 2017A, Series 2018A, Series 2018B, Series 2018C, Series 2018D, Series 2018E, Series 2019A, Series 2019B, Series 2019C, Series 2020A, Series 2020B, Series 2020C, Series 2020D, Series 2021A, Series 2021B, Series 2021C, Series 2021D, Series 2021E, Series 2021F, Series 2021G,Series 2021H, Series 2021J, Series 2021K, Series 2021L, Series 2022A,Series 2022B, Series 2022C, Series 2022D and Series 2022E referred to above, all of said bonds having been heretofore issued and being now outstanding, and the Bonds, in the initial aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000,000, to be presently issued and outstanding; and to secure the performance and observance of each and every of the covenants and agreements contained in the Amended Indenture, and without in any way limiting (except as hereinafter specifically provided) the generality or effect of the Original Indenture or any of said supplemental indentures executed and delivered prior to the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture insofar as by any provision of any said Indenture any of the properties hereinafter referred to are subject to the lien and operation thereof, but to such extent (except as hereinafter specifically provided) confirming such lien and operation, and for and in consideration of the premises, and of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) to the Company duly paid by the Trustees, at or upon the ensealing and delivery of these presents (the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged), the Company has executed and delivered this Supplemental Indenture
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and has granted, bargained, sold, aliened, released, conveyed, assigned, transferred, warranted, mortgaged, and pledged, and by these presents does grant, bargain, sell, alien, release, convey, assign, transfer, warrant, mortgage, and pledge unto the Trustees, their successors in trust and their assigns forever, in trust, with power of sale, all of the following:
All and singular the plants, properties (including goods which are or are to become fixtures), equipment, and generating, transmission, feeding, storing, and distributing systems, and facilities and utilities of the Company in the Counties of Fresno, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne, and Ventura, in the State of California, Churchill, Clark, Lyon, Mineral, Pershing, and Washoe, in the State of Nevada, La Paz and Maricopa, in the State of Arizona and elsewhere either within or without said States, with all and singular the franchises, ordinances, grants, easements, rights-of-way, permits, privileges, contracts, appurtenances, tenements, and other rights and property thereunto appertaining or belonging, as the same now exist and as the same or any and all parts thereof may hereafter exist or be improved, added to, enlarged, extended or acquired in said Counties, or elsewhere either within or without said States;
Together with, to the extent permitted by law, all other properties, real, personal, and mixed (including goods which are or are to become fixtures), except as herein expressly excepted, of every kind, nature, and description, including those kinds and classes of property described or referred to (whether specifically or generally or otherwise) in the Original Indenture and/or in any one or more of the indentures supplemental thereto, now or hereafter owned, possessed, acquired or enjoyed by or in any manner appertaining to the Company, and the reversion and reversions, remainder and remainders, tolls, incomes, revenues, rents, issues, and profits thereof; it being hereby intended and expressly agreed that all the business, franchises, and properties, real, personal, and mixed (except as herein expressly excepted), of every kind and nature whatsoever and wherever situated, now owned, possessed, or enjoyed, and which may hereafter be in anywise owned, possessed, acquired, or enjoyed by the Company, shall be as fully embraced within the provisions hereof and be subject to the lien created hereby and by the Original Indenture and said supplemental indentures executed and delivered prior to the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Indenture, as if said properties were particularly described herein;
Saving and excepting, however, anything contained herein or in the granting clauses of the Original Indenture, or of the above mentioned indentures supplemental thereto, or elsewhere contained in the Original Indenture or said supplemental indentures, to the contrary notwithstanding, from the property hereby or thereby mortgaged and pledged, all of the following property (whether now owned by the Company or hereafter acquired by it): all bills, notes, warrants, customers' service and extension deposits, accounts receivable, cash on hand or deposited in banks or with any governmental agency, contracts, choses in action, operating agreements and leases to others (as distinct from the property leased and without limiting any rights of the Trustees with respect thereto under any of the provisions of the Amended Indenture), all bonds, obligations, evidences of indebtedness, shares of stock and other securities, and certificates or evidences of interest therein, all office furniture and office equipment, motor vehicles and tools therefor, all materials, goods, merchandise, and supplies acquired for the purpose of sale in the ordinary course of business or for consumption in the operation of any property of the Company, and all electrical energy and other materials or products produced by the Company for sale, distribution, or use in the ordinary conduct of its business--other than any of the foregoing which has been or may be specifically transferred or assigned to or pledged or deposited with the Trustees, or any of them, under the Amended Indenture, or required by the provisions of the Amended Indenture, so to be; provided, however, that if, upon the occurrence of a default under the Amended Indenture, the Trustees, or any of them, or any receiver appointed under the Amended Indenture, shall enter upon and take possession of the mortgaged and pledged property, the Trustees, or such Trustee or such receiver may, to the extent permitted by law, at the same time likewise take possession of any and all of the property excepted by this paragraph then on hand which is used or useful in connection with the business of the Company, and collect, impound, use, and administer the same to the same extent as if such property were part of the mortgaged and pledged property and had been specifically mortgaged and pledged hereunder, unless and until such default shall be remedied or waived and possession of the mortgaged and pledged property restored to the Company, its successors or assigns, and provided further, that upon the taking of such possession and until possession shall be restored as aforesaid, all such excepted property of which the Trustees, or such Trustee or such
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receiver shall have so taken possession, shall be and become subject to the lien hereof, subject, however, to any liens then existing on such excepted property.
And the Company does hereby covenant and agree with the Trustees, and the Trustees with the Company, as follows:
PART I
The Trustees shall have and hold all and singular the properties conveyed, assigned, mortgaged and pledged hereby or by the Amended Indenture, including property hereafter as well as heretofore acquired, in trust for the equal and proportionate benefit and security of all present and future holders of the bonds and interest obligations issued and to be issued under the Amended Indenture, as from time to time amended and supplemented, without preference of any bond over any other bond by reason of priority in date of issuance, negotiation, time of maturity, or for any other cause whatsoever, except as otherwise in the Amended Indenture, as from time to time amended and supplemented, permitted, and to secure the payment of all bonds now or at any time hereafter outstanding under the Amended Indenture, as from time to time amended and supplemented, and the performance of and compliance with the covenants and conditions of the Amended Indenture, as from time to time amended and supplemented, and under and subject to the provisions and conditions and for the uses set forth in the Amended Indenture, as from time to time amended and supplemented.
PART II
Article I to Article Twenty-One, inclusive, of the Amended Indenture are hereby incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof as fully as though set forth at length herein.
PART III
All of the terms appearing herein shall be defined as the same are now defined under the provisions of the Amended Indenture, except when expressly herein otherwise defined.
PART IV
Pursuant to Section 1 of Article Five of the Original Indenture, as amended by Part IV, Subpart C, of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 1, 1940, the notice to be given with respect to the redemption of the Bonds in whole or in part, shall be limited to and shall consist of the giving by the Company or The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., Trustee, of a notice in writing (including by facsimile transmission or by electronic mail) of such redemption, at least 30 days, but not more than 60 days, prior to the date fixed for redemption to the holder of each Bond called for redemption at the holder's last address shown on the registry books of the Company. Failure to so provide such notice to the holder of any Bond shall not affect the validity of the redemption proceedings with respect to any other Bond.
PART V
The Bonds shall be in substantially the forms set forth in a resolution of the Board of Directors or the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, or a certificate evidencing action by an officer or officers of the Company, and may have placed thereon such letters, numbers or other marks of identification and such legends or endorsements as set forth in this Supplemental Indenture or as may be required to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), any other laws, any other rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission or any securities exchange, or as may, consistently herewith, be determined to be necessary or appropriate by the officers executing the Bonds, as evidenced by their execution of the Bonds.
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PART VI
The duties, responsibilities, liabilities, immunities, rights, powers, and indemnities of the Trustees, and each of them, with respect to the trust created by the Amended Indenture, are hereby assumed by each of the Company and the Trustees and given to the Trustees, and each of them, with respect to the trust hereby created, and are so assumed and given subject to all the terms and provisions with respect thereto as set forth in the Amended Indenture, as fully and to all intents and purposes as if the same were herein set forth at length; and this Supplemental Indenture is executed by the Trustees for the purpose of evidencing their consent to the foregoing.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as the statements of the Company, and the Trustees assume no responsibility for the correctness thereof. The Trustees make no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Indenture.
PART VII
The Series 2022F and 2022G Bonds need not be issued at the same time and any such series may be reopened at any time, without notice to or the consent of any then-existing holder or holders of any Bond, for issuances of additional Bonds in an unlimited principal amount. Any such additional Bonds will have the same interest rate, maturity and other economic terms as those of that series initially issued, except for payment of interest accruing prior to the original issue date of such additional Bonds and, if applicable, for the first interest payment date following such original issue date.
PART VIII
The Company covenants and represents that neither they nor any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any directors or officers are the target or subject of any sanctions enforced by the US Government, (including, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the Treasury (“OFAC”)), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, Her Majesty’s Treasury, or other relevant sanctions authority (collectively “Sanctions”).
The Company covenants and represents that neither they nor any of their affiliates, subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any directors or officers will use any part of the proceeds received in connection with the Supplemental Indenture or any other of the transaction documents (i) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any person who at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject or target of Sanctions, (ii) to fund or facilitate any activities of or business with any country or territory that is the target or subject of Sanctions, or (iii) in any other manner that will result in a violation of Sanctions by any person.
PART IX
Electronic Signatures. The words “execution”, “signed”, “signature”, “delivery” and words of like import in or relating to this Supplemental Indenture and/or any document, notice, instrument or certificate to be signed and/or delivered in connection with this Supplemental Indenture and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be deemed to include Electronic Signatures (as defined below), electronic deliveries or the keeping of records in electronic form, each of which shall be of the same legal effect, validity or enforceability as a manually executed signature, physical delivery thereof or the use of a paper-based recordkeeping system, as the case may be.
“Electronic Signatures” means any electronic symbol or process attached to, or associated with, any contract or other record and adopted by a person with the intent to sign, authenticate or accept such contract or record.
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PART X
The Trustee shall have the right to accept and act upon instructions, including funds transfer instructions (“Instructions”) given pursuant to this Supplemental Indenture and delivered using Electronic Means; provided, however, that the Company shall provide to the Trustee an incumbency certificate listing officers with the authority to provide such Instructions (“Authorized Officers”) and containing specimen signatures of such Authorized Officers, which incumbency certificate shall be amended by the Company whenever a person is to be added or deleted from the listing. If the Company elects to give the Trustee Instructions using Electronic Means and the Trustee in its discretion elects to act upon such Instructions, the Trustee’s understanding of such Instructions shall be deemed controlling. The Company understands and agrees that the Trustee cannot determine the identity of the actual sender of such Instructions and that the Trustee shall conclusively presume that directions that purport to have been sent by an Authorized Officer listed on the incumbency certificate provided to the Trustee have been sent by such Authorized Officer. The Company shall be responsible for ensuring that only Authorized Officers transmit such Instructions to the Trustee and that the Company and all Authorized Officers are solely responsible to safeguard the use and confidentiality of applicable user and authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys upon receipt by the Company. The Trustee shall not be liable for any losses, costs or expenses arising directly or indirectly from the Trustee’s reliance upon and compliance with such Instructions notwithstanding such directions conflict or are inconsistent with a subsequent written instruction. The Company agrees: (i) to assume all risks arising out of the use of Electronic Means to submit Instructions to the Trustee, including without limitation the risk of the Trustee acting on unauthorized Instructions, and the risk of interception and misuse by third parties; (ii) that it is fully informed of the protections and risks associated with the various methods of transmitting Instructions to the Trustee and that there may be more secure methods of transmitting Instructions than the method(s) selected by the Issuer; (iii) that the security procedures (if any) to be followed in connection with its transmission of Instructions provide to it a commercially reasonable degree of protection in light of its particular needs and circumstances; and (iv) to notify the Trustee immediately upon learning of any compromise or unauthorized use of the security procedures.
"Electronic Means" shall mean the following communications methods: e-mail, facsimile transmission, secure electronic transmission containing applicable authorization codes, passwords and/or authentication keys issued by the Trustee, or another method or system specified by the Trustee as available for use in connection with its services hereunder.
PART XI
As amended and supplemented by this Supplemental Indenture, the Amended Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed, and the Original Indenture and all said indentures supplemental thereto including this Supplemental Indenture, shall be read, taken, and considered as one instrument, and the Company agrees to conform to and comply with all and singular the terms, provisions, covenants, and conditions set forth therein and herein.
PART XII
In case any one or more of the provisions contained in this Supplemental Indenture should be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality, or unenforceability shall not affect any other provisions contained in this Supplemental Indenture, and, to the extent and only to the extent that any such provision is invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, this Supplemental Indenture shall be construed as if such provision had never been contained herein.
PART XIII
This Supplemental Indenture may be simultaneously executed and delivered in any number of counterparts, each of which, when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused its corporate name and seal to be hereunto affixed and this Supplemental Indenture to be signed by its President, or one of its Vice Presidents and attested by the signature of its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries, for and in its behalf; said The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. has caused its name to be hereunto affixed, and this Supplemental Indenture to be signed, by one of its Vice Presidents or Assistant Vice Presidents or Agents; and said D. G. Donovan has hereunto executed this Supplemental Indenture; all as of the day and year first above written. Executed in counterparts and in multiple.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY | |
| |
| /s/ Natalia Woodward |
| NATALIA WOODWARD |
| Vice President and Treasurer |
Attest:
/s/ Michael A. Henry
MICHAEL A. HENRY
Assistant Secretary
(Seal)
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST
COMPANY, N.A., Trustee
/s/ Mitchell L. Brumwell
Name: MITCHELL L. BRUMWELL
Title: Vice President
/s/ D.G. Donovan
D.G. DONOVAN
Trustee
Signed in Counterpart
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. |
STATE OF CALIFORNIA}
} ss.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES}
On this 4th day of November, 2022, before me, MINDI M. HODGES, a Notary Public, personally appeared NATALIA WOODWARD and MICHAEL A. HENRY, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that they executed the same in their authorized capacities, and that by their signatures on the instrument the persons, or the entity on behalf of which the persons acted, executed the instrument.
I certify under PENALTY OF PERJURY under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing paragraph is true and correct.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
/s/ Mindi M. Hodges
Notary Public, State of California
(Seal)
My Commission expires on February 9, 2025
A notary public or other officer completing this certificate verifies only the identity of the individual who signed the document to which this certificate is attached, and not the truthfulness, accuracy, or validity of that document. | |
STATE OF ILLINOIS }
} ss.
COUNTY OF COOK }
On this 4th day of November, 2022, before me, SAVAS APOSTOLAKIS, a Notary Public, personally appeared MITCHELL L. BRUMWELL, Vice President who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or entity on behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
/s/ Savas Apostolakis
Notary Public, State of Illinois
(Seal)
My Commission expires on March 25, 2026.
STATE OF ILLINOIS}
} ss.
COUNTY OF COOK}
On this 4th day of November, 2022, before me, SAVAS APOSTOLAKIS, a Notary Public, personally appeared D.G. DONOVAN, Trustee, who proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same in his authorized capacity, and that by his signature on the instrument the person, or entity on behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
/s/ Savas Apostolakis
Notary Public, State of Illinois
(Seal)
My Commission expires on March 25, 2026.
RECORDING REQUESTED BY
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
TITLE AND REAL ESTATE SERVICES
2 INNOVATION WAY
POMONA, CA 91768
ATTENTION: CORPORATE REAL ESTATE
SPACE ABOVE THIS LINE FOR RECORDER’S USE
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
Southern California Edison Company
to
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
and
D. G. Donovan,
Trustees
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 4, 2022
RECORDING DATA
ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE
The One Hundred Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture of Southern California Edison Company, dated as of November 4, 2022, has been recorded and/or filed as follows:
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Exhibit 4.2
CERTIFICATE AS TO ACTIONS TAKEN BY OFFICER
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Adopted November 3, 2022
RE:CREATION AND ISSUANCE OF TWO NEW SERIES
OF FIRST AND REFUNDING MORTGAGE BONDS
WHEREAS, by resolution adopted on December 8, 2021 entitled “Resolution Re: Financing Authorization and Interest Rate Hedging – Approval of Clearing Exception” (the “Resolution”), the Audit and Finance Committee (“AFC”) of the Board of Directors of this corporation, respectively delegated to the undersigned officer the authority to authorize and create an additional bonded indebtedness of this corporation to be represented by three new series of its First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022F (the “Series 2022F Bonds”) and Series 2022G (the “Series 2022G Bonds”, and together with the Series 2022F Bonds, the “New Bonds”), and take all other actions necessary to create the New Bonds and cause the New Bonds to be issued, sold, and delivered;
WHEREAS, by the Resolution, the AFC acting pursuant to authority delegated to them by such Board of Directors, delegated to the undersigned officer the authority to authorize and create additional bonded indebtedness of this corporation; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that pursuant to the Resolution and the Trust Indenture dated as of October 1, 1923, between this corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (successor to Harris Trust and Savings Bank) and D. G. Donovan (successor to Pacific-Southwest Trust & Savings Bank), as Trustees, as amended and supplemented, including as supplemented or proposed to be supplemented by the One Hundred Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture” and collectively, the “Trust
Indenture”), the undersigned officer hereby executes and delivers this certificate and takes the actions set forth herein.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the undersigned officer hereby authorizes and creates an authorized bonded indebtedness of this corporation in the initial aggregate principal amount of $1,500,000,000, which shall be an increase of, and in addition to, all presently existing authorized bonded indebtedness of this corporation, and which shall be represented by the New Bonds.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President or any Vice President and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of this corporation are authorized and directed, pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of Article Two of the Trust Indenture, to sign and present to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, a certificate stating that the authorized bonded indebtedness of this corporation has been so increased.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that each of the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, the Vice President and Treasurer, or any Assistant Treasurer, or any of them acting alone, is authorized and directed to execute and deliver the One Hundred Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture, in such form as the officer acting may approve, such approval to be evidenced by the execution thereof, and to cause this corporation to perform all of its obligations under the One Hundred Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, subject to the execution and delivery of the Supplemental Indenture, the Series 2022F Bonds, to be issued under and secured by the Trust Indenture, are hereby created in the initial aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000, and the Series 2022F Bonds are hereby designated as “First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022F,
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Due 2027”; the Series 2022F Bonds shall be dated as of their date of issuance, shall mature on November 1, 2027 and shall bear interest from and shall bear interest from November 8, 2022, at the rate of 5.85% per annum on the principal amount thereof, payable semiannually on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on May 1, 2023 (each, a “Series 2022F Payment Date”); the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Series 2022F Bonds shall be payable at the offices of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in Chicago, Illinois, or at such other agency or agencies as may be designated by this corporation; all principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for public and private debts; the Series 2022F Bonds shall be transferable only on the books of this corporation at the places designated above for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Series 2022F Bonds, or at such other agency or agencies as may be designated by this corporation; the Series 2022F Bonds shall be issuable only as fully registered bonds, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; the definitive Series 2022F Bonds shall be numbered from R-1 upward; and the definitive Series 2022F Bonds, and the Certificate of Authentication to be endorsed upon each of the Series 2022F Bonds; and shall be substantially in the following form with such legends thereon and changes therein as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the officer or officers executing the same, and the blanks therein to be properly filled:
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(Form of Definitive Series 2022F Bond)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022F, Due 2027
No. ____ | $_____________ |
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California (hereinafter called the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _____________________, the registered owner hereof, the principal sum of $750,000,000 on November 1, 2027, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof to the registered owner hereof from November 8, 2022, until said principal sum shall be paid, at the rate of 5.85% per annum, payable semiannually on May 1 and November 1 of each year (each, a “Series 2022F Payment Date”), beginning May 1, 2023. Such interest shall be paid to the person in whose name this Bond is registered at the close of business on (1) the business day immediately preceding the Series 2022F Payment Date if this Bond is in book-entry only form, or (2) the 15th calendar day before each Series 2022F Payment Date if this Bond is not in book-entry only form. The amount of interest payable for any period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, provided that the amount of interest payable for any period shorter or longer than a full interest period will be completed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and the actual number of days elapsed in the period using 30-day months.
The principal of and interest on this Bond are payable at the offices of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, in Chicago, Illinois, or at such other agency or agencies as may be designated by the Company, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts.
This Bond is one of a series, designated as “Series 2022F, Due 2027,” of a duly authorized issue of bonds of the Company, known as its “First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds,” issued and to be issued in one or more series under and all equally and ratably secured by a Trust Indenture dated as of October 1, 1923, and indentures supplemental thereto, including the One Hundred Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture, to be dated as of November 4, 2022, which have been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered by the Company to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and D. G. Donovan, or one of their predecessors, as Trustees, to which original indenture and indentures supplemental thereto (collectively, the “Trust Indenture”) reference is hereby made for a description of the property, rights and franchises thereby mortgaged and pledged, the nature and extent of the security thereby created, the rights of the holders of this Bond and of the Trustees in respect of such security, and the terms, restrictions and conditions upon which the bonds are issued and secured.
Prior to October 1, 2027 (“Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem this Bond at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming this Bond matured on the
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Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points in the case of the Series 2022G Bonds less (b) interest accrued to the date of redemption, and
(2) 100% of the principal amount of this Bond to be redeemed,
plus, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.
On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem this Bond, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the bonds being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by us in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate shall be determined by us after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (H.15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, we shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the applicable Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields – one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the applicable Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.
If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, we shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the applicable Par Call Date. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the applicable Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the applicable Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following such Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the applicable Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of
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the preceding sentence, we shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all the Series 2022F Bonds, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, will select the particular bonds to be redeemed on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method of random selection, if any, that The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, deems fair and appropriate; provided, however, that as long as this Bond is held with a depositary, any such selection shall be in accordance with such depositary’s applicable procedures.
Any notice of redemption, at the Company’s option, may state that the redemption will be conditional upon receipt by the paying agent, on or prior to the date fixed for the redemption, of money sufficient to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Series 2022F Bonds to be redeemed and that if the money has not been so received, the notice will be of no force and effect and the Company will not be required to redeem this Bond.
The Trust Indenture makes provision for a Special Trust Fund and permits the use of moneys therein for the purpose, among others, of redeeming or purchasing this Bond.
If default shall be made in the payment of any installment of principal of or interest on this Bond or in the performance or observance of any of the covenants and agreements contained in the Trust Indenture, and such default shall continue as provided in the Trust Indenture, then the principal of this Bond may be declared and become due and payable as provided in the Trust Indenture.
This Bond is transferable only on the books of the Company at any of the places designated above for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on this Bond, or at such other agency or agencies as may be designated by the Company, by the registered owner or by an attorney of such owner duly authorized in writing, on surrender hereof properly endorsed, and upon such surrender hereof, and the payment of charges, a new registered bond or bonds of this series, of an equal aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the transferee in lieu hereof, as provided in the Trust Indenture.
The terms of the Trust Indenture may be modified as set forth in the Trust Indenture; provided, however, that, among other things, (1) the obligation of the Company to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all bonds outstanding under the Trust Indenture, as at the time in effect, shall continue unimpaired, (2) no modification shall give any of said bonds any preference over any other of said bonds, and (3) no modification shall authorize the creation of any lien prior to the lien of the Trust Indenture on any of the trust property.
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No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on this Bond, or any part thereof, or for or on account of the consideration herefor, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof, or of the Trust Indenture, against any past, present or future stockholder, officer or director of the Company or of any predecessor or successor company, whether for amounts unpaid on stock subscriptions, or by virtue of any statue or constitution, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty, or because of any representation or inference arising from the capitalization of the Company or of such predecessor or successor company, or otherwise; all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as a part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly released.
This Bond shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until it shall have been authenticated by the execution of the certificate of authentication hereon of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, or its successor in trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Southern California Edison Company has caused this Bond to be executed in its name by its President or one of its Vice Presidents and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries, as of November__, 2022, such execution and attestation to be by manual or facsimile signatures.
| | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY |
ATTEST: ______________________ | | By: ___________________________ |
[Assistant] Secretary | | [Vice] President |
(Form of Certificate of Authentication for all Series 2022F Bonds)
Trustee’s Certificate
This is to certify that this Bond is one of the Bonds, of the series designated therein, described and referred to in the Trust Indenture within mentioned.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., TRUSTEE
By _________________________________
[Authorized Agent]
(End of Form of Series 2022F Bond)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, subject to the execution and delivery of the Supplemental Indenture, the Series 2022G Bonds, to be issued under and secured by the Trust
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Indenture, are hereby created in the initial aggregate principal amount of $750,000,000, and the Series 2022G Bonds are hereby designated as “First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022G, Due 2032”; the Series 2022G Bonds shall be dated as of their date of issuance, shall mature on November 1, 2032 and shall bear interest from November 8, 2022, at the rate of 5.95% per annum on the principal amount thereof, payable semiannually on May 1 and November 1 of each year (each, a “Series 2022G Payment Date”); the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Series 2022G Bonds shall be payable at the offices of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., in Chicago, Illinois, or at such other agency or agencies as may be designated by this corporation; all principal, premium, if any, and interest shall be payable in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for public and private debts; the Series 2022G Bonds shall be transferable only on the books of this corporation at the places designated above for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on the Series 2022G Bonds, or at such other agency or agencies as may be designated by this corporation; the Series 2022G Bonds shall be issuable only as fully registered bonds, without coupons, in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof; the definitive Series 2022G Bonds shall be numbered from R-1 upward; and the definitive Series 2022G Bonds, and the Certificate of Authentication to be endorsed upon each of the Series 2022G Bonds; and shall be substantially in the following form with such legends thereon and changes therein as may be deemed necessary or appropriate by the officer or officers executing the same, and the blanks therein to be properly filled:
(Form of Definitive Series 2022G Bond)
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022G, Due 2032
No. ____ | $_____________ |
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY, a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California (hereinafter called the “Company”), for value received, hereby promises to pay to _____________________, the registered owner hereof, the principal sum of $750,000,000 on November 1, 2032, and to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof to the registered owner hereof from November 8, 2022, until said principal sum shall be paid, at the rate of 5.95% per annum, payable semiannually on May 1 and November 1 of each year (each, a “Series 2022G Payment Date”), beginning May 1, 2023. Such interest shall be paid to the person in whose name this Bond is registered at the close of business on (1) the business day immediately preceding the Series G Payment Date if this Bond is in book-entry only form, or (2) the 15th calendar day before each Series 2022G Payment Date if this Bond is not in book-entry only form. The amount of interest payable for any period shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months, provided that the amount of interest payable for any period shorter or longer than a full interest period will be completed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and the actual number of days elapsed in the period using 30-day months.
The principal of and interest on this Bond are payable at the offices of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, in Chicago, Illinois, or at such other agency or agencies as may be designated by the Company, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for public and private debts.
This Bond is one of a series, designated as “Series 2022G, Due 2032,” of a duly authorized issue of bonds of the Company, known as its “First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds,” issued and to be issued in one or more series under and all equally and ratably secured by a Trust Indenture dated as of October 1, 1923, and indentures supplemental thereto, including the One Hundred Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture, to be dated as of November 4, 2022, which have been duly executed, acknowledged and delivered by the Company to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. and D. G. Donovan, or one of their predecessors, as Trustees, to which original indenture and indentures supplemental thereto (collectively, the “Trust Indenture”) reference is hereby made for a description of the property, rights and franchises thereby mortgaged and pledged, the nature and extent of the security thereby created, the rights of the holders of this Bond and of the Trustees in respect of such security, and the terms, restrictions and conditions upon which the bonds are issued and secured.
Prior to August 1, 2032 (“Par Call Date”), the Company may redeem this Bond at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:
(1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming this Bond matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day
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months) at the Treasury Rate plus 30 basis points in the case of the Series 2022G Bonds less (b) interest accrued to the date of redemption, and
(2) 100% of the principal amount of this Bond to be redeemed,
plus, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.
On or after the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the bonds, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the bonds being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.
“Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined by us in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
The Treasury Rate shall be determined by us after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third business day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as “Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15” (or any successor designation or publication) (“H.15”) under the caption “U.S. government securities–Treasury constant maturities–Nominal” (or any successor caption or heading) (“H 15 TCM”). In determining the Treasury Rate, we shall select, as applicable: (1) the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the applicable Par Call Date (the “Remaining Life”); or (2) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields – one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life – and shall interpolate to the applicable Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3) if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the redemption date.
If on the third business day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, we shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second business day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the applicable Par Call Date. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the applicable Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date equally distant from the applicable Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following such Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding such Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the applicable Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, we shall select from among these two or more United States Treasury
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securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places.
If the Company elects to redeem fewer than all the Series 2022G Bonds, The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, will select the particular bonds to be redeemed on a pro rata basis, by lot or by such other method of random selection, if any, that The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, deems fair and appropriate; provided, however, that as long as this Bond is held with a depositary, any such selection shall be in accordance with such depositary’s applicable procedures.
Any notice of redemption, at the Company’s option, may state that the redemption will be conditional upon receipt by the paying agent, on or prior to the date fixed for the redemption, of money sufficient to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest, if any, on the Series 2022G Bonds to be redeemed and that if the money has not been so received, the notice will be of no force and effect and the Company will not be required to redeem this Bond.
The Trust Indenture makes provision for a Special Trust Fund and permits the use of moneys therein for the purpose, among others, of redeeming or purchasing this Bond.
If default shall be made in the payment of any installment of principal of or interest on this Bond or in the performance or observance of any of the covenants and agreements contained in the Trust Indenture, and such default shall continue as provided in the Trust Indenture, then the principal of this Bond may be declared and become due and payable as provided in the Trust Indenture.
This Bond is transferable only on the books of the Company at any of the places designated above for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on this Bond, or at such other agency or agencies as may be designated by the Company, by the registered owner or by an attorney of such owner duly authorized in writing, on surrender hereof properly endorsed, and upon such surrender hereof, and the payment of charges, a new registered bond or bonds of this series, of an equal aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the transferee in lieu hereof, as provided in the Trust Indenture.
The terms of the Trust Indenture may be modified as set forth in the Trust Indenture; provided, however, that, among other things, (1) the obligation of the Company to pay the principal of and premium, if any, and interest on all bonds outstanding under the Trust Indenture, as at the time in effect, shall continue unimpaired, (2) no modification shall give any of said bonds any preference over any other of said bonds, and (3) no modification shall authorize the creation of any lien prior to the lien of the Trust Indenture on any of the trust property.
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No recourse shall be had for the payment of the principal of and premium, if any, or interest on this Bond, or any part thereof, or for or on account of the consideration herefor, or for any claim based hereon, or otherwise in respect hereof, or of the Trust Indenture, against any past, present or future stockholder, officer or director of the Company or of any predecessor or successor company, whether for amounts unpaid on stock subscriptions, or by virtue of any statue or constitution, or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty, or because of any representation or inference arising from the capitalization of the Company or of such predecessor or successor company, or otherwise; all such liability being, by the acceptance hereof and as a part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly released.
This Bond shall not be valid or obligatory for any purpose until it shall have been authenticated by the execution of the certificate of authentication hereon of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, or its successor in trust.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Southern California Edison Company has caused this Bond to be executed in its name by its President or one of its Vice Presidents and its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and attested by its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries, as of November __, 2022, such execution and attestation to be by manual or facsimile signatures.
| | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY |
ATTEST: ______________________ | | By: ___________________________ |
[Assistant] Secretary | | [Vice] President |
(Form of Certificate of Authentication for all Series 2022GD Bonds)
Trustee’s Certificate
This is to certify that this Bond is one of the Bonds, of the series designated therein, described and referred to in the Trust Indenture within mentioned.
THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON TRUST COMPANY, N.A., TRUSTEE
By _________________________________
[Authorized Agent]
(End of Form of Series 2022G Bond)
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the New Bonds need not be issued at the same time and any such series may be reopened at any time, without notice to, or the consent of, any then-
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existing holder or holders of any New Bonds, for issuances of additional New Bonds in an unlimited principal amount; and any such additional New Bonds will have the same interest rate, maturity and other terms as those initially issued, except for payment of interest accruing prior to the original issue date of such additional New Bonds and, if applicable, for the first payment date following such original issue date.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that pursuant to the Trust Indenture, as in effect following due execution and delivery of the One Hundred Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture, the President or any Vice President and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of this corporation are authorized and directed, for and in the name and on behalf of this corporation and under its corporate seal (which seal may be either impressed, printed, lithographed or engraved thereon), to execute (which execution may be by a facsimile signature) and to deliver the New Bonds to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, for authentication in temporary and/or definitive form, and in such aggregate principal amount up to $1,500,000,000 as the President or any Vice President and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of this corporation shall in their absolute discretion determine.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the President or any Vice President and the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of this corporation are authorized and directed for and in the name and on behalf of this corporation and under its corporate seal, to execute and to deliver to The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, the written order of this corporation for the authentication and delivery of the New Bonds pursuant to such sections of Article Two of the Trust Indenture as the officers acting may determine.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of this corporation is hereby authorized and directed to deliver to, and file with, The Bank of New York
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Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee, a copy of the this certificate of actions taken, certified by the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of this corporation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this certificate as of the date first written above.
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| /s/ Natalia Woodward |
| Natalia Woodward |
| Treasurer |
| Southern California Edison Company |
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Exhibit 5.1
November 8, 2022
Southern California Edison Company
2244 Walnut Grove Avenue
Rosemead, California 91770
Re: Offering of Southern California Edison Company’s
$750,000,000 5.85% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds,
Series 2022F, Due 2027
$750,000,000 5.95% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds,
Series 2022G, Due 2032
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I am Assistant General Counsel of Southern California Edison Company, a California corporation (“SCE”). You have requested my opinion in connection with the offering, issuance, and sale by SCE of $750,000,000 5.85% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022F Due 2027, and $750,000,000 5.95% First and Refunding Mortgage Bonds, Series 2022G, Due 2032 (collectively, the “Bonds”). The Bonds will be issued under the Trust Indenture dated as of October 1, 1923, executed by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee, and D. G. Donovan, as successor trustee (the “Trustee”), as amended and supplemented by supplemental indentures, including the One-Hundred Fifty-Second Supplemental Indenture dated as of November 4, 2022 (that Trust Indenture, as so amended and supplemented, being referred to herein as the “Indenture”).
The Bonds are being offered to the public by the Prospectus Supplement dated November 3, 2022, to the Prospectus dated July 29, 2021 (together, the “Prospectus”), which is part of a Registration Statement on Form S-3, as amended (Registration No. 333-258266) (the “Registration Statement”), filed by SCE with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Bonds are being sold by the Company pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement dated November 3, 2022 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), among the Company and the underwriters named therein.
In my capacity as Assistant General Counsel, I am generally familiar with the proceedings taken and proposed to be taken by SCE for the authorization and issuance of the Bonds. I, or attorneys acting under my supervision, have made legal and factual examinations and inquiries, including an examination of originals and copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction, of the documents, corporation records and instruments of SCE
that we have deemed necessary or appropriate for purposes of this opinion. In our examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to authentic original documents of all documents submitted to us as copies. In addition, we have obtained and relied upon certificates and assurances from public officials that we have deemed necessary.
Subject to the foregoing and the other qualifications set forth herein, it is my opinion that when the Bonds have been duly established in accordance with the terms of the Indenture, duly authenticated by the Trustee, and duly executed, sold and delivered on behalf of SCE in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Indenture and as contemplated by the Registration Statement and the Prospectus, the Bonds will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of SCE enforceable against SCE in accordance with the terms of the Bonds.
The opinion set forth above is subject to the following exceptions, limitations and qualifications: (i) the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors; (ii) the effect of general principles of equity, including without limitation, concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing and the possible unavailability of specific performance or injunctive relief, regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law, and the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought; (iii) the validity or enforceability of any provisions contained in the Indenture that purports to waive or does not give effect to rights to notices, defenses, subrogation or other rights or benefits that cannot be effectively waived under applicable law; and (iv) the unenforceability under certain circumstances under law or court decisions of provisions providing for the indemnification of, or contribution to, a party with respect to a liability where such indemnification or contribution is contrary to public policy.
I have assumed for purposes of this opinion that (i) the Indenture constitutes the legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of Edison, enforceable against Edison in accordance with its terms; (ii) the Trustee for the Indenture is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization; (iii) the Trustee is duly qualified to engage in the activities contemplated by the Indenture; (iv) the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Trustee and constitutes a legally valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Trustee, enforceable against the Trustee in accordance with its terms; (v) the Trustee is in compliance, generally and with respect to acting as Trustee under the Indenture, with all applicable laws and regulations; and (vi) the Trustee has the requisite organizational and legal power and authority to perform its obligations under the Indenture.
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I consent to SCE filing this opinion with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K, which will be incorporated by reference into the Prospectus, and to the reference to me under the caption “Legal Matters” in the Prospectus. In giving this consent, I do not hereby admit that I am in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the Securities Act and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Michael A. Henry
Michael A. Henry
Assistant General Counsel
Southern California Edison Company
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