GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (“COMPANY”) DEBT SECURITIES UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
Exhibit 1.1
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
(“COMPANY”)
DEBT SECURITIES
UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT
April 13, 2020
General Electric Company
0 Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx, XX 00000
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of the several Underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the “Underwriters”) and for their respective accounts, we offer to purchase, on and subject to the terms and conditions of, and utilizing terms as defined in, the Underwriting Agreement Standard Provisions (Debt Securities and/or Warrants) dated as of November 21, 2008 (“Standard Provisions”), which is attached as Exhibit I hereto, the following securities (“Designated Securities”) on the following terms:
DEBT SECURITIES
$1,000,000,000 3.450% Notes due 2027
Pricing Effective Time: | 4:15 PM, EST on April 13, 2020 |
Pricing Disclosure Material: | Basic Prospectus dated February 26, 2019, Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated April 13, 2020 and Permitted Free Writing Prospectus dated April 13, 2020, in the aggregate |
Indenture: | Senior Note Indenture dated as of October 9, 2012 between General Electric Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee for the senior debt securities |
Title: | 3.450% Notes due 2027 |
Rank: | Senior Unsecured |
Aggregate Principal Amount: | $1,000,000,000 |
Overallotment Option: | None |
Interest Rate: | 3.450% |
Settlement Date: | April 22, 2020 |
Maturity Date: | May 1, 2027 |
Interest Payment Dates: | May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2020 (long first interest period), and on the maturity date |
Regular Record Dates: | The 15th calendar day (whether or not a business day) immediately preceding the related interest payment date |
Conversion or Exchange Provisions: | None |
Listing Requirements: | None |
Fixed or Variable Price Offering: | Fixed |
If Fixed Price Offering, initial public offering price: | 99.845% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from April 22, 2020 |
Purchase Price by Underwriters: | 99.435% of the principal amount ($994,350,000) |
Currency of Denomination: | USD |
Currency of Payment: | USD |
Form and Denomination: | The notes will be issued only in registered, book-entry form. One or more global notes deposited with or on behalf of The Depository Trust Company; denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof |
Overseas Paying Agents: | Not Applicable |
Optional Redemption: | |
Make-Whole Redemption: | At any time prior to March 1, 2027, make-whole redemption at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the Pricing Disclosure Material) + 45 basis points. |
Par Redemption: | On or after March 1, 2027, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date. |
Dealer Concession: | 0.250% |
Reallowance Concession: | 0.150% |
Method of Payment: | Same day funds |
Other Terms: | None |
If changes in the Standard Provisions have been agreed to, set forth below: | The opinion referred to in Section 5(b) shall be delivered by Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP. |
The certificate of the Company referred to in Section 5(a) shall include a statement that the representations and warranties of the Company in this Underwriting Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time.
At the date of this Underwriting Agreement and at the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received from the Company a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or other authorized person of the Company, in the form of Exhibit II hereto.
Notices to the Company pursuant to Section 10 shall be sent to 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Senior Vice President and Treasurer.
Notices to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 10 shall be sent to:
BofA Securities, Inc. XX0-000-00-00 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: High Grade Transaction Management/Legal Facsimile: (000) 000-0000;
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk – 3rd floor Fax: (000) 000-0000;
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC 0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Investment Banking Division |
Fax: (000) 000-0000
The following sections are added to Section 1(a) of the Standard Provisions: “(7) This Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(8) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(9) The Designated Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company are in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture and, at the Closing Time, will have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(10) The execution, delivery and performance of this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Designated Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Material (including the issuance and sale of the Designated Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Designated Securities as described therein under the caption ‘Use of Proceeds’) have been duly authorized by all requisite action and do not and will not, |
whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties, assets or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, the properties, assets or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect (A) in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (B) on the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under, or consummate the transactions contemplated in, this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Designated Securities), nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the charter, by-laws or similar organizational document of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any of any arbitrator, court, governmental body, regulatory body, administrative agency or other authority, body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or operations (each, a “Governmental Entity”). As used herein, a “Repayment Event” means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other financing instrument (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of the related financing by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(11) No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any Governmental Entity is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, or the Designated Securities, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Designated Securities or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture or the |
Designated Securities, except such as have been already obtained or as may be required under the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the securities laws of any state or non-U.S. jurisdiction or the rules of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(12) The Company maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. The Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects, and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened. None of the Company or any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any of their respective agents, is a Sanctioned Person. No part of the proceeds of the Designated Securities will be used by the Company in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions. As used herein, “Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company and its affiliated companies from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption; “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto; “OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury; “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Entity or other entity; “Sanctioned Country” means a country or territory which at any time is the subject or target of any Sanctions; “Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, any (a) Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United |
Nations Security Council or any similar list maintained by the European Union (“EU”) or any EU member state, (b) any Governmental Entity of any Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (d) any Person directly or indirectly 50% or more owned by, or otherwise controlled by, any Person referenced in clauses (a) or (b); “Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, France or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom; and “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more Subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more Subsidiaries of the parent.” | |
The following section is added to the Standard Provisions: “In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L, 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies its clients, which may include the name and address of their clients, as well as other information that will allow the underwriters to properly identify their clients.” | |
The following section is added to the Standard Provisions: “(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such |
Underwriter of this Underwriting Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Underwriting Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Underwriting Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Underwriting Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Underwriting Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
For purposes of this section, a “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 Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.” | |
$1,250,000,000 3.625% Notes due 2030
Pricing Effective Time: | 4:15 PM, EST on April 13, 2020 |
Pricing Disclosure Material: | Basic Prospectus dated February 26, 2019, Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated April 13, 2020 and Permitted Free Writing Prospectus dated April 13, 2020, |
in the aggregate | |
Indenture: | Senior Note Indenture dated as of October 9, 2012 between General Electric Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee for the senior debt securities |
Title: | 3.625% Notes due 2030 |
Rank: | Senior Unsecured |
Aggregate Principal Amount: | $1,250,000,000 |
Overallotment Option: | None |
Interest Rate: | 3.625% |
Settlement Date: | April 22, 2020 |
Maturity Date: | May 1, 2030 |
Interest Payment Dates: | May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2020 (long first interest period), and on the maturity date |
Regular Record Dates: | The 15th calendar day (whether or not a business day) immediately preceding the related interest payment date |
Conversion or Exchange Provisions: | None |
Listing Requirements: | None |
Fixed or Variable Price Offering: | Fixed |
If Fixed Price Offering, initial public offering price: | 99.841% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from April 22, 2020 |
Purchase Price by Underwriters: | 99.391% of the principal amount ($1,242,387,500) |
Currency of Denomination: | USD |
Currency of Payment: | USD |
Form and Denomination: | The notes will be issued only in registered, book-entry form. One or more global notes deposited with or on |
behalf of The Depository Trust Company; denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof | |
Overseas Paying Agents: | Not Applicable |
Optional Redemption: | |
Make-Whole Redemption: | At any time prior to February 1, 2030, make-whole redemption at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the Pricing Disclosure Material) + 45 basis points. |
Par Redemption: | On or after February 1, 2030, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date. |
Dealer Concession: | 0.250% |
Reallowance Concession: | 0.200% |
Method of Payment: | Same day funds |
Other Terms: | None |
If changes in the Standard Provisions have been agreed to, set forth below: | The opinion referred to in Section 5(b) shall be delivered by Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP. |
The certificate of the Company referred to in Section 5(a) shall include a statement that the representations and warranties of the Company in this Underwriting Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time.
At the date of this Underwriting Agreement and at the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received from the Company a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or other authorized person of the Company, in the form of Exhibit II hereto.
Notices to the Company pursuant to Section 10 shall be sent to 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Senior Vice President and Treasurer.
Notices to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 10 shall be sent to:
BofA Securities, Inc. |
00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx XX0-000-00-00 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: High Grade Transaction Management/Legal Facsimile: (000) 000-0000;
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk – 3rd floor Fax: (000) 000-0000;
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC 0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Investment Banking Division Fax: (000) 000-0000
The following sections are added to Section 1(a) of the Standard Provisions: “(7) This Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(8) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(9) The Designated Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company are in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture and, at the Closing Time, will have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, |
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(10) The execution, delivery and performance of this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Designated Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Material (including the issuance and sale of the Designated Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Designated Securities as described therein under the caption ‘Use of Proceeds’) have been duly authorized by all requisite action and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties, assets or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, the properties, assets or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect (A) in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, or (B) on the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under, or consummate the transactions contemplated in, this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Designated Securities), nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the charter, by-laws or similar organizational document of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any of any arbitrator, court, governmental body, regulatory body, administrative agency or other authority, body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or operations (each, a “Governmental Entity”). As used herein, a “Repayment Event” means any event or |
condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other financing instrument (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of the related financing by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(11) No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any Governmental Entity is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, or the Designated Securities, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Designated Securities or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture or the Designated Securities, except such as have been already obtained or as may be required under the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the securities laws of any state or non-U.S. jurisdiction or the rules of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(12) The Company maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. The Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects, and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened. None of the Company or any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any of their respective agents, is a Sanctioned Person. No part of the proceeds of the Designated Securities will be used by the Company in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions. As used herein, “Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company and its affiliated companies from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or |
corruption; “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto; “OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury; “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Entity or other entity; “Sanctioned Country” means a country or territory which at any time is the subject or target of any Sanctions; “Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, any (a) Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council or any similar list maintained by the European Union (“EU”) or any EU member state, (b) any Governmental Entity of any Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (d) any Person directly or indirectly 50% or more owned by, or otherwise controlled by, any Person referenced in clauses (a) or (b); “Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, France or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom; and “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more Subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or |
more Subsidiaries of the parent.” | |
The following section is added to the Standard Provisions: “In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L, 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies its clients, which may include the name and address of their clients, as well as other information that will allow the underwriters to properly identify their clients.” | |
The following section is added to the Standard Provisions: “(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Underwriting Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Underwriting Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Underwriting Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Underwriting Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Underwriting Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
For purposes of this section, a “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 Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.” |
$1,500,000,000 4.250% Notes due 2040
Pricing Effective Time: | 4:15 PM, EST on April 13, 2020 |
Pricing Disclosure Material: | Basic Prospectus dated February 26, 2019, Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated April 13, 2020 and Permitted Free Writing Prospectus dated April 13, 2020, in the aggregate |
Indenture: | Senior Note Indenture dated as of October 9, 2012 between General Electric Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee for the senior debt securities |
Title: | 4.250% Notes due 2040 |
Rank: | Senior Unsecured |
Aggregate Principal Amount: | $1,500,000,000 |
Overallotment Option: | None |
Interest Rate: | 4.250% |
Settlement Date: | April 22, 2020 |
Maturity Date: | May 1, 2040 |
Interest Payment Dates: | May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2020 (long first interest period), and on the maturity date |
Regular Record Dates: | The 15th calendar day (whether or not a business day) immediately preceding the related interest payment date |
Conversion or Exchange Provisions: | None |
Listing Requirements: | None |
Fixed or Variable Price Offering: | Fixed |
If Fixed Price Offering, initial public offering price: | 99.718% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from April 22, 2020 |
Purchase Price by Underwriters: | 98.968% of the principal amount ($1,484,520,000) |
Currency of Denomination: | USD |
Currency of Payment: | USD |
Form and Denomination: | The notes will be issued only in registered, book-entry form. One or more global notes deposited with or on behalf of The Depository Trust Company; denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof |
Overseas Paying Agents: | Not Applicable |
Optional Redemption: | |
Make-Whole Redemption: | At any time prior to November 1, 2039, make-whole redemption at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the Pricing Disclosure Material) + 45 basis points. |
Par Redemption: | On or after November 1, 2039, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date. |
Dealer Concession: | 0.450% |
Reallowance Concession: | 0.300% |
Method of Payment: | Same day funds |
Other Terms: | None |
If changes in the Standard Provisions have been agreed to, set forth below: | The opinion referred to in Section 5(b) shall be delivered by Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP. |
The certificate of the Company referred to in Section 5(a) shall include a statement that the representations and warranties of the Company in this Underwriting Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time. |
At the date of this Underwriting Agreement and at the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received from the Company a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or other authorized person of the Company, in the form of Exhibit II hereto.
Notices to the Company pursuant to Section 10 shall be sent to 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Senior Vice President and Treasurer.
Notices to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 10 shall be sent to:
BofA Securities, Inc. XX0-000-00-00 Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: High Grade Transaction Management/Legal Facsimile: (000) 000-0000;
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk – 3rd floor Fax: (000) 000-0000;
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC 0000 Xxxxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 Attention: Investment Banking Division Fax: (000) 000-0000
The following sections are added to Section 1(a) of the Standard Provisions: “(7) This Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(8) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating |
to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(9) The Designated Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company are in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture and, at the Closing Time, will have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(10) The execution, delivery and performance of this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Designated Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Material (including the issuance and sale of the Designated Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Designated Securities as described therein under the caption ‘Use of Proceeds’) have been duly authorized by all requisite action and do not and will not, whether with or without the giving of notice or passage of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties, assets or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries pursuant to, the properties, assets or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (except for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not, singly or in the aggregate, result in a material adverse effect (A) in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business, |
or (B) on the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under, or consummate the transactions contemplated in, this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Designated Securities), nor will such action result in any violation of the provisions of the charter, by-laws or similar organizational document of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any law, statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any of any arbitrator, court, governmental body, regulatory body, administrative agency or other authority, body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their respective properties, assets or operations (each, a “Governmental Entity”). As used herein, a “Repayment Event” means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other financing instrument (or any person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of the related financing by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(11) No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any Governmental Entity is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, or the Designated Securities, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Designated Securities or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture or the Designated Securities, except such as have been already obtained or as may be required under the 1933 Act, the 1933 Act Regulations, the securities laws of any state or non-U.S. jurisdiction or the rules of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
(12) The Company maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. The Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects, and no |
action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened. None of the Company or any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any of their respective agents, is a Sanctioned Person. No part of the proceeds of the Designated Securities will be used by the Company in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions. As used herein, “Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company and its affiliated companies from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption; “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto; “OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury; “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Entity or other entity; “Sanctioned Country” means a country or territory which at any time is the subject or target of any Sanctions; “Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, any (a) Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United Nations Security Council or any similar list maintained by the European Union (“EU”) or any EU member state, (b) any Governmental Entity of any Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (d) any Person directly or indirectly 50% or more owned by, or otherwise controlled by, any Person referenced in clauses (a) or (b); “Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, France or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom; and “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any |
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more Subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more Subsidiaries of the parent.” | |
The following section is added to the Standard Provisions: “In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L, 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies its clients, which may include the name and address of their clients, as well as other information that will allow the underwriters to properly identify their clients.” | |
The following section is added to the Standard Provisions: “(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such Underwriter of this Underwriting Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Underwriting Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Underwriting Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Underwriting Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised |
under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Underwriting Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
For purposes of this section, a “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 Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.” |
$2,250,000,000 4.350% Notes due 2050
Pricing Effective Time: | 4:15 PM, EST on April 13, 2020 |
Pricing Disclosure Material: | Basic Prospectus dated February 26, 2019, Preliminary Prospectus Supplement dated April 13, 2020 and Permitted Free Writing Prospectus dated April 13, 2020, in the aggregate |
Indenture: | Senior Note Indenture dated as of October 9, 2012 between General Electric Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee for the senior debt securities |
Title: | 4.350% Notes due 2050 |
Rank: | Senior Unsecured |
Aggregate Principal Amount: | $2,250,000,000 |
Overallotment Option: | None |
Interest Rate: | 4.350% |
Settlement Date: | April 22, 2020 |
Maturity Date: | May 1, 2050 |
Interest Payment Dates: | May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2020 (long first interest period), and on the maturity date |
Regular Record Dates: | The 15th calendar day (whether or not a business day) immediately preceding the related interest payment date |
Conversion or Exchange Provisions: | None |
Listing Requirements: | None |
Fixed or Variable Price Offering: | Fixed |
If Fixed Price Offering, initial public offering price: | 99.650% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest, if any, from April 22, 2020 |
Purchase Price by Underwriters: | 98.775% of the principal amount ($2,222,437,500) |
Currency of Denomination: | USD |
Currency of Payment: | USD |
Form and Denomination: | The notes will be issued only in registered, book-entry form. One or more global notes deposited with or on behalf of The Depository Trust Company; denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof |
Overseas Paying Agents: | Not Applicable |
Optional Redemption: | |
Make-Whole Redemption: | At any time prior to November 1, 2049, make-whole redemption at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the Pricing Disclosure Material) + 50 basis points. |
Par Redemption: | On or after November 1, 2049, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date. |
Dealer Concession: | 0.500% |
Reallowance Concession: | 0.350% |
Method of Payment: | Same day funds |
Other Terms: | None |
If changes in the Standard Provisions have been agreed to, set forth below: | The opinion referred to in Section 5(b) shall be delivered by Xxxxxx, Xxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP. |
The certificate of the Company referred to in Section 5(a) shall include a statement that the representations and warranties of the Company in this Underwriting Agreement are true and correct with the same force and effect as though expressly made at and as of the Closing Time.
At the date of this Underwriting Agreement and at the Closing Time, the Representatives shall have received from the Company a certificate executed by the Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer or other authorized person of the Company, in the form of Exhibit II hereto.
Notices to the Company pursuant to Section 10 shall be sent to 000 Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Senior Vice President and Treasurer.
Notices to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 10 shall be sent to:
BofA Securities, Inc. 00 Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC |
Fax: (000) 000-0000
The following sections are added to Section 1(a) of the Standard Provisions: “(7) This Underwriting Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company.
(8) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act and has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles.
(9) The Designated Securities to be purchased by the Underwriters from the Company are in the form contemplated by the Indenture, have been duly authorized for issuance and sale pursuant to this Underwriting Agreement and the Indenture and, at the Closing Time, will have been duly executed by the Company and, when authenticated in the manner provided for in the Indenture and delivered against payment of the purchase price therefor, will constitute valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable in accordance with their terms, except as the enforcement thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights and remedies of creditors or by general equitable principles, and will be entitled to the benefits of the Indenture.
(10) The execution, delivery and performance of this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Designated Securities and the consummation of the transactions contemplated herein and in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus and the Pricing Disclosure Material (including the issuance and sale of the Designated Securities and the use of the proceeds from the sale of the Designated Securities as described therein under the caption ‘Use of Proceeds’) have been duly authorized by all requisite action and do not and will not, |
whether with or without the giving of notice or passage
of time or both, conflict with or constitute a breach of, or default or Repayment Event (as defined below) under, or result in
the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any properties, assets or operations of the Company or any of
its subsidiaries pursuant to, the properties, assets or operations of the Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject (except
for such conflicts, breaches, defaults or Repayment Events or liens, charges or encumbrances that would not, singly or in the aggregate,
result in a material adverse effect (A) in the condition, financial or otherwise, or in the earnings, business affairs or business
prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as one enterprise, whether or not arising in the ordinary course of business,
or (B) on the ability of the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under, or consummate the transactions contemplated
in, this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Designated Securities), nor will such action result in any violation of
the provisions of the charter, by-laws or similar organizational document of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any law,
statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order, writ or decree of any of any arbitrator, court, governmental body, regulatory body,
administrative agency or other authority, body or agency having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any
of their respective properties, assets or operations (each, a “Governmental Entity”). As used herein, a “Repayment
Event” means any event or condition which gives the holder of any note, debenture or other financing instrument (or any
person acting on such holder’s behalf) the right to require the repurchase, redemption or repayment of all or a portion of
the related financing by the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
(11) No filing with, or authorization, approval, consent, license, order, registration, qualification or decree of, any Governmental Entity is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations under this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture, or the Designated Securities, in connection with the offering, issuance or sale of the Designated Securities or the consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture or the |
Designated Securities, except such as have been already obtained or as may be required under the 1933 Act,
the 1933 Act Regulations, the securities laws of any state or non-U.S. jurisdiction or the rules of Financial Industry Regulatory
Authority, Inc.
(12) The Company maintains in effect policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance by the Company, its Subsidiaries and their respective directors, officers, employees and agents with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions. The Company and its Subsidiaries and, to the knowledge of the Company, their respective directors, officers, employees and agents, are in compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and applicable Sanctions in all material respects, and no action, suit or proceeding by or before any Governmental Entity involving the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to Anti-Corruption Laws or Sanctions is pending or, to the best knowledge of the Company, threatened. None of the Company or any Subsidiary nor, to the knowledge of the Company or such Subsidiary, any of their respective directors, officers or employees or any of their respective agents, is a Sanctioned Person. No part of the proceeds of the Designated Securities will be used by the Company in violation of Anti-Corruption Laws or applicable Sanctions. As used herein, “Anti-Corruption Laws” means all laws, rules and regulations of any jurisdiction applicable to the Company and its affiliated companies from time to time concerning or relating to bribery or corruption; “Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a Person, whether through the ability to exercise voting power, by contract or otherwise. “Controlling” and “Controlled” have meanings correlative thereto; “OFAC” means the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury; “Person” means any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership, Governmental Entity or other entity; “Sanctioned Country” means a country or territory which at any time is the subject or target of any Sanctions; “Sanctioned Person” means, at any time, any (a) Person listed in any Sanctions-related list of designated Persons maintained by OFAC, the U.S. Department of State, the United |
Nations Security Council or any similar list maintained by the European Union (“EU”) or any EU member state, (b) any Governmental Entity of any Sanctioned Country, (c) any Person located, organized or resident in a Sanctioned Country or (d) any Person directly or indirectly 50% or more owned by, or otherwise controlled by, any Person referenced in clauses (a) or (b); “Sanctions” means economic or financial sanctions or trade embargoes imposed, administered or enforced from time to time by (a) the U.S. government, including those administered by OFAC or the U.S. Department of State or (b) the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, France or Her Majesty’s Treasury of the United Kingdom; and “Subsidiary” means, with respect to any Person (the “parent”) at any date, any corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity the accounts of which would be consolidated with those of the parent in the parent’s consolidated financial statements if such financial statements were prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles as of such date, as well as any other corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association or other entity (a) of which securities or other ownership interests representing more than 50% of the equity or more than 50% of the ordinary voting power or, in the case of a partnership, more than 50% of the general partnership interests are, as of such date, owned, controlled or held, or (b) that is, as of such date, otherwise Controlled, by the parent or one or more Subsidiaries of the parent or by the parent and one or more Subsidiaries of the parent.” | |
The following section is added to the Standard Provisions: “In accordance with the requirements of the USA Patriot Act (Title III of Pub. L, 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001)), the underwriters are required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies its clients, which may include the name and address of their clients, as well as other information that will allow the underwriters to properly identify their clients.” | |
The following section is added to the Standard Provisions: “(a) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, the transfer from such |
Underwriter of this Underwriting Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Underwriting Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Underwriting Agreement, and any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
(b) In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Underwriting Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Underwriting Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States.
For purposes of this section, a “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 Xxxx-Xxxxx Xxxx Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.” |
Name and Address of Representatives:
BofA Securities, Inc.
Xxx Xxxxxx Xxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC
0000 Xxxxxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
The Representatives named above and executing this Underwriting Agreement represent that the Underwriters have authorized the Representatives to enter into this Underwriting Agreement and to act hereunder on their behalf.
The respective principal amounts of the Designated Securities to be purchased by each of the Underwriters are set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto.
The provisions of the Standard Provisions are incorporated herein by reference.
The Closing will take place at 10:00 A.M., New York City time, on April 22, 2020, at the offices of Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP, Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000.
Please signify your acceptance by signing the enclosed response to us in the space provided and returning it to us.
[Remainder of Page Intentionally Blank]
Very truly yours, | |||
BOFA SECURITIES, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx | ||
Name: Xxxxx Xxxxxx | |||
Title: Managing Director | |||
X.X. XXXXXX SECURITIES LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Som Xxxxxxxxxxxxx | ||
Name: Som Xxxxxxxxxxxxx | |||
Title: Executive Director | |||
XXXXXX XXXXXXX & CO. LLC | |||
By: | /s/ Ian Drewe | ||
Name: Ian Drewe | |||
Title: Executive Director | |||
as Representatives for themselves and the other underwriters named in Schedule I attached hereto |
Accepted:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
By: | /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Name: | Xxxxxxx Xxxxx | |
Title: | Authorized Signatory |
SCHEDULE I
DEBT SECURITIES
$1,000,000,000 3.450% Notes due 2027 | |
UNDERWRITER |
PRINCIPAL |
BofA Securities, Inc. | $200,000,000 |
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC | $200,000,000 |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC | $200,000,000 |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $83,334,000 |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | $83,333,000 |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $83,333,000 |
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $25,000,000 |
Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $25,000,000 |
MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | $25,000,000 |
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. | $25,000,000 |
Xxxxxxxx Van, LLC | $16,667,000 |
Xxxxxxxx Financial Group, Inc. | $16,667,000 |
X. Xxxxxxx & Co., LLC | $16,666,000 |
Total: | $1,000,000,000 |
$1,250,000,000 3.625% Notes due 2030 | |
UNDERWRITER |
PRINCIPAL |
BofA Securities, Inc. | $250,000,000 |
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC | $250,000,000 |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC | $250,000,000 |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $104,167,000 |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | $104,167,000 |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $104,166,000 |
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $31,250,000 |
Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $31,250,000 |
MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | $31,250,000 |
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. | $31,250,000 |
Xxxxxxxx Van, LLC | $20,834,000 |
Xxxxxxxx Financial Group, Inc. | $20,833,000 |
X. Xxxxxxx & Co., LLC | $20,833,000 |
Total: | $1,250,000,000 |
$1,500,000,000 4.250% Notes due 2040 |
UNDERWRITER |
PRINCIPAL |
BofA Securities, Inc. | $300,000,000 |
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC | $300,000,000 |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC | $300,000,000 |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $125,000,000 |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | $125,000,000 |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $125,000,000 |
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $37,500,000 |
Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $37,500,000 |
MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | $37,500,000 |
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. | $37,500,000 |
Xxxxxxxx Van, LLC | $25,000,000 |
Xxxxxxxx Financial Group, Inc. | $25,000,000 |
X. Xxxxxxx & Co., LLC | $25,000,000 |
Total: | $1,500,000,000 |
$2,250,000,000 4.350% Notes due 2050 | |
UNDERWRITER |
PRINCIPAL |
BofA Securities, Inc. | $450,000,000 |
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC | $450,000,000 |
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC | $450,000,000 |
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. | $187,500,000 |
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC | $187,500,000 |
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | $187,500,000 |
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. | $56,250,000 |
Mizuho Securities USA LLC | $56,250,000 |
MUFG Securities Americas Inc. | $56,250,000 |
SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. | $56,250,000 |
Xxxxxxxx Van, LLC | $37,500,000 |
Xxxxxxxx Financial Group, Inc. | $37,500,000 |
X. Xxxxxxx & Co., LLC | $37,500,000 |
Total: | $2,250,000,000 |
SCHEDULE II
Attached Permitted Free Writing Prospectus: The only such prospectus is identified below and attached substantially in the form hereto:
Pricing Term Sheet dated April 13, 2020
(to Preliminary Prospectus dated April 13, 2020)
General Electric Company
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Dated April 13, 2020
Registration Statement: 333-229886
Pricing Term Sheet
General Electric Company
April 13, 2020
$1,000,000,000 3.450% Notes due 2027
$1,250,000,000 3.625% Notes due 2030
$1,500,000,000 4.250% Notes due 2040
$2,250,000,000 4.350% Notes due 2050
Issuer: | General Electric Company | |||
Trade Date: | April 13, 2020 | |||
Settlement Date: | April 22, 2020 (T+7) | |||
Expected Ratings (Xxxxx’x / S&P / Fitch)*: | [Intentionally Omitted] | |||
Title: | 3.450% Notes due 2027 | 3.625% Notes due 2030 | 4.250% Notes due 2040 | 4.350% Notes due 2050 |
Principal Amount: | $1,000,000,000 | $1,250,000,000 | $1,500,000,000 | $2,250,000,000 |
Maturity Date: | May 1, 2027 | May 1, 2030 | May 1, 2040 | May 1, 2050 |
Coupon: | 3.450% | 3.625% | 4.250% | 4.350% |
Benchmark Treasury: | UST 0.625% 03/31/2027 | UST 1.500% 02/15/2030 | UST 2.375% 11/15/2049 | UST 2.375% 11/15/2049 |
Benchmark Treasury Price and Yield: | 100-00 / 0.625% | 107-05 / 0.744% | 124-11 / 1.371% | 124-11 / 1.371% |
Spread to Benchmark Treasury: | +285 basis points | +290 basis points | +290 basis points | +300 basis points |
Yield to Maturity: | 3.475% | 3.644% | 4.271% | 4.371% |
Price to Public: | 99.845% of principal amount | 99.841% of principal amount | 99.718% of principal amount | 99.650% of principal amount |
Underwriting Discount: | 0.410% | 0.450% | 0.750% | 0.875% |
Proceeds (before expenses) to Issuer: | $994,350,000 | $1,242,387,500 | $1,484,520,000 | $2,222,437,500 |
Interest Payment Dates: |
May 1 and November 1 |
May 1 and November 1 |
May 1 and November 1 |
May 1 and November 1 |
First Interest Payment Date: | November 1, 2020 (long first interest period) | November 1, 2020 (long first interest period) | November 1, 2020 (long first interest period) | November 1, 2020 (long first interest period) |
Optional Redemption: |
At any time prior to March 1, 2027, make-whole redemption at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement) +45 basis points.
On or after March 1, 2027, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date. |
At any time prior to February 1, 2030, make-whole redemption at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement) +45 basis points.
On or after February 1, 2030, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date. |
At any time prior to November 1, 2039, make-whole redemption at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement) +45 basis points.
On or after November 1, 2039, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date. |
At any time prior to November 1, 2049, make-whole redemption at the Treasury Rate (as defined in the preliminary prospectus supplement) +50 basis points.
On or after November 1, 2049, at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the redemption date. |
CUSIP / ISIN | 369604 BV4 / US369604BV43 | 369604 BW2 / US369604BW26 | 369604 BX0 / US369604BX09 | 369604 BY8 / US369604BY81 |
Bookrunners: | BofA Securities, Inc. | |||
X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC | ||||
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC BNP Paribas Securities Corp. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. | ||||
Senior Co-Managers: |
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. Mizuho Securities USA LLC MUFG Securities Americas Inc. SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. |
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Co-Managers: |
Xxxxxxxx Van, LLC Xxxxxxxx Financial Group, Inc. X. Xxxxxxx & Co., LLC |
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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 XXXXX on the SEC Web site at xxx.xxx.xxx. Alternatively, the issuer or the underwriters participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at 1-800-294-1322, X.X. Xxxxxx Securities LLC collect at 0-000-000-0000 or Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx & Co. LLC toll-free at 0-000-000-0000.
The Bookrunners and Co-Managers expect to deliver the notes in book-entry form only through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company against payment in New York, New York on or about the seventh business day following the date of this Term Sheet. Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to a trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, investors who wish to trade notes on the date of pricing or the next four succeeding business days will be required, by virtue of the fact that the notes initially will settle in T+7, to specify alternative settlement arrangements to prevent a failed settlement.
EXHIBIT I
[Omitted.]
EXHIBIT II
[Omitted.]