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7-Aug-2009
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance
Make-whole
Principal Amount Interest Rate Maturity Date Redemption Spread
$400,000,000 4.80 % 2/15/2015 35 bps
$600,000,000 6.05 % 8/15/2021 40 bps
$500,000,000 6.80 % 8/15/2039 40 bps
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Interest on each series of the senior notes will accrue at the applicable rate
per annum and be payable semi-annually in arrears on each February 15 and
August 15, beginning on February 15, 2010, and on the applicable maturity date.
The senior notes of each series will be redeemable as a whole or in part, at
FES' option, at any time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:
(i) 100% and (ii) a make-whole price calculated by reference to the present
value of the then-remaining scheduled principal and interest payments discounted
at a rate derived from the then current yield on U.S. Treasury securities of
comparable maturity plus the applicable make-whole redemption spread specified
above, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
Payment of the senior notes is unconditionally and jointly and severally
guaranteed by FES' subsidiaries FirstEnergy Generation Corp. (FGCO) and
FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation Corp. (NGC and, together with FGCO, the Guarantor
Subsidiaries) pursuant to their guaranties dated as of March 26, 2007 (the
Guaranties), which generally guaranty the indebtedness of FES on an unsecured
basis. The senior notes will be the senior unsecured general obligations of FES
ranking equally with all of its and the Guarantor Subsidiaries' other senior
unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness.
In addition to other customary terms and conditions, the Indenture contains a
limitation on liens provision that restricts the ability of FES and the
Guarantor Subsidiaries to issue, assume, guarantee or permit to exist secured
debt without effectively securing all outstanding senior notes issued under the
Indenture equally and ratably with that debt (but only so long as such debt is
secured). This provision, which is subject to specified exceptions for, among
other things, secured debt outstanding on the date of issuance of the senior
notes, first mortgage bonds issued from time to time by the Guarantor
Subsidiaries under their existing mortgage indentures and secured debt relating
to pollution control or similar revenue bonds, also permits secured debt in
addition to that permitted by the specified exceptions of up to the greater of
(i) $1.5 billion or (ii) 15% of FES' consolidated tangible assets. The Indenture
also provides that FES may not sell, transfer, convey or otherwise dispose of
any of the capital stock of either of the Guarantor Subsidiaries except under
certain limited circumstances.
In addition, upon the occurrence of a "change of control" as defined in the
Indenture, coupled with the senior notes ceasing to be rated investment grade by
at least two of three rating agencies during the 60 days prior to and 60 days
after such change of control, holders of the senior notes may require FES,
subject to certain conditions, to repurchase all or a portion of their senior
notes at a price equal to 101%, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of
repurchase.
Pursuant to a registration rights agreement, dated as of August 7, 2009, among
FES and the Representatives (Registration Rights Agreement), FES has agreed to
consummate an exchange offer pursuant to an effective registration statement
filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to allow
holders of senior notes to exchange the senior notes for a new issue of
substantially identical debt securities registered under the Securities Act. In
addition, FES has agreed to file, under certain circumstances, a shelf
registration statement to cover resales of the senior notes. FES has agreed to
use its reasonable best efforts, subject to applicable law, to file a
registration statement within 180 calendar days of the date of the original
issuance of the senior notes and to consummate the exchange offer within 210
calendar days of the date of the original issuance of the senior notes. If FES
fails to complete the exchange offer or register the senior notes for resale
within 210 calendar days of such date of original issuance, FES will be required
to pay additional interest of 0.25% per annum on the senior notes until the
exchange offer is consummated or the resale shelf registration statement becomes
effective.
Net proceeds from the issuance and sale of the senior notes of approximately
$1.487 billion will be used by FES to repay approximately $1.0 billion of
borrowings under the $2.75 billion revolving credit facility that FES shares
with FirstEnergy and certain of FirstEnergy's other subsidiaries and for general
corporate purposes. FES' repayment of outstanding borrowings under the revolving
credit facility is expected to make available borrowing capacity for
FirstEnergy, which FirstEnergy expects to access to fund all or a portion of the
tender offer described under Item 8.01 below.
The above descriptions of the senior notes, the Indenture, First Supplemental
Indenture, the Guaranties and the Registration Rights Agreement do not purport
to be a complete statement of the relevant parties' rights and obligations
thereunder and the transactions contemplated thereby. The above descriptions of
such documents are qualified in their entirety by reference to the senior notes,
the Indenture, the First Supplemental Indenture, the Guaranties and the
Registration Rights Agreement. Copies of the Indenture, the First Supplemental
Indenture, the forms of the senior notes, the Guaranties and the Registration
Rights Agreement are included with or incorporated by reference into this Form
8-K as Exhibits 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6. 4.7 and 10.1 respectively, and are
incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 4, 2009, FirstEnergy announced a cash tender offer for up to
$725 million in aggregate principal amount of its outstanding 6.45% Notes,
Series B, Due 2011. The tender offer is subject to certain conditions, including
a financing condition relating to the consummation of the senior notes offering
by FES described under Items 1.01 and 2.03 above. As a result of the
consummation of that offering, this financing condition is now satisfied.
Exhibit No. Description
4.1 Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2009, between FirstEnergy Solutions
Corp. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.
4.2 First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of August 1, 2009, between
FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust
Company, N.A.
4.3 Form of 4.80% Senior Notes due 2015 (included in Exhibit 4.2)
4.4 Form of 6.05% Senior Notes due 2021 (included in Exhibit 4.2)
4.5 Form of 6.80% Senior Notes due 2039 (included in Exhibit 4.2)
4.6 Guaranty, dated as of March 26, 2007, by FirstEnergy Generation Corp. in
respect of indebtedness of FirstEnergy Solutions Corp. (Incorporated by
reference from FES' Form S-4/A (Registration No. 333-145140) filed
August 20, 2007, Exhibit 10-39)
4.7 Guaranty, dated as of March 26, 2007, by FirstEnergy Nuclear Generation
Corp. in respect of indebtedness of FirstEnergy Solutions Corp.
(Incorporated by reference from FES' Form S-4/A (Registration
No. 333-145140) filed August 20, 2007, Exhibit 10-42)
10.1 Registration Rights Agreement, dated August 7, 2009, among FirstEnergy
Solutions Corp., and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, Barclays Capital
Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and RBS Securities Inc., as
representatives of the initial purchasers
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