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The Underwriters expect to deliver the Notes on or about January , 2022 in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company and its direct and indirect participants (each, a “Participant”), including Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and Clearstream Banking S.A.
So long as no event of default has occurred and is continuing, the Corporation may elect, at its sole option, at any date other than an Interest Payment Date, to defer the interest payable on the Notes on one or more occasions for up to five consecutive years (a “Deferral Period”). Deferred interest will accrue, compounding on each subsequent Interest Payment Date, until paid. No Deferral Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date, and for greater certainty, all accrued and unpaid interest shall be due and payable at maturity.
The Notes, including accrued and unpaid interest thereon, will be converted automatically (an “Automatic Conversion”), without the consent of the holders thereof, into shares of a newly-issued series of preferred shares of the Corporation (the “Conversion Preferred Shares”) upon the occurrence of an Automatic Conversion Event (as defined herein). As the events that give rise to an Automatic Conversion are bankruptcy and related events, it is in the interest of the Corporation to ensure that an Automatic Conversion does not occur, although the events that could give rise to an Automatic Conversion may be beyond the Corporation’s control.
The Corporation may, at its option, on giving not more than 60 days’ nor less than 30 days’ prior notice to the holders, redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, on any date during a Par Call Period (as defined herein) at a redemption price equal to 100.00% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed together with accrued and unpaid interest (including deferred interest, if any) thereon to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption. At any time not during a Par Call Period, the Corporation may, at its option, on giving not more than 60 days’ nor less than 30 days’ prior notice to the holders, redeem the Notes, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100.00% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on such Notes (not including any portion of such payments of interest accrued as of the date fixed for redemption) that would be due if the Notes matured on the first day of the next succeeding Par Call Period, discounted to the date fixed for redemption (assuming a 360-day year comprising twelve 30-day months) at the Treasury Rate (as defined herein) plus 50 basis points and on a semi-annual basis; plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest (including deferred interest, if any) thereon to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption. Any such optional redemption may be subject to such conditions as may be specified in the applicable notice of redemption.
After the occurrence of a Tax Event (as defined herein), the Corporation may, at its option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100.00% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including deferred interest, if any) thereon to, but excluding, the date fixed for such redemption.
At any time within 120 days following the occurrence of a Rating Event (as defined herein), the Corporation may, at its option, redeem all (but not less than all) of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 102.00% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest (including deferred interest, if any) thereon to, but excluding, the date fixed for such redemption.
For greater clarity, notwithstanding the occurrence of a Tax Event or Rating Event, the Corporation shall continue to have the option to redeem the Notes in accordance with its optional redemption right described above.
The Underwriters, as principals, conditionally offer the Notes in the U.S., subject to prior sale, if, as and when issued and sold by the Corporation and accepted by the Underwriters in accordance with the conditions contained in the Underwriting Agreement and referred to under “Underwriting” and subject to the approval of certain legal matters on behalf of the Corporation by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, as to Canadian matters, and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, as to U.S. matters, and on behalf of the Underwriters by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, as to U.S. matters, and Bennett Jones LLP, as to Canadian matters.
The Corporation does not intend to apply to list the Notes on any securities exchange or quotation system and, consequently, there is no market through which the Notes may be sold and purchasers may not be able to resell the Notes purchased under this Prospectus Supplement and the Base Shelf Prospectus to which it relates. This may affect the pricing of the Notes in the secondary market, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of the Notes, and the extent of issuer regulation. See “Risk Factors.”
An investment in the Notes is subject to certain risks. Furthermore, an investment in the Notes could be replaced in certain circumstances, without the consent of the holder, by Conversion Preferred Shares. Prospective purchasers should therefore carefully consider the disclosure with respect to the Corporation and the Conversion Preferred Shares included and incorporated by reference in this Prospectus Supplement. See “Risk Factors.”
Owning the Notes may subject you to tax consequences both in the United States and Canada. See “Certain Canadian Federal Income Tax Considerations” and “Certain U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in this Prospectus Supplement.
The enforcement by investors of civil liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the Corporation is incorporated under the laws of Canada, that most of its officers and some of its directors are residents of Canada and that a portion of the assets of the Corporation and said persons are located outside the U.S. See “Enforcement of Certain Civil Liabilities” in this Prospectus Supplement and in the Base Shelf Prospectus.
NEITHER THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”) NOR ANY STATE OR CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATOR HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE NOTES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.
BofA Securities, Inc., Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, Scotia Capital (USA) Inc., CIBC World Markets Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, BMO Capital Markets Corp. and National Bank of Canada Financial Inc. are affiliates of financial institutions which are lenders to the Corporation and/or certain subsidiary entities of the Corporation. Consequently, the Corporation may be considered a connected issuer to each of the foregoing Underwriters for purposes of applicable Canadian securities laws. See “Relationship Between the Corporation and Certain Underwriters.”
Melissa Stapleton Barnes, Masheed Saidi, D. Randy Laney and Dilek Samil, directors of the Corporation, all reside outside of Canada. Each of Ms. Barnes, Ms. Saidi, Mr. Laney and Ms. Samil has appointed Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp., 354 Davis Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 2X1 as his or her agent for service of process in Canada. Purchasers are advised that it may not be possible for investors to enforce judgments obtained in Canada against any person or company that is incorporated, continued or otherwise organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction or resides outside of Canada, even if the party has appointed an agent for service of process. See “Enforcement of Certain Civil Liabilities.”
The registered and head office of the Corporation is located at 354 Davis Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 2X1.