UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 9, 2017
| Commission File Number |
Name of Registrant, State of Incorporation, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number |
IRS Employer Identification Number | ||
| 1-9894 | ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION (a Wisconsin corporation) 4902 N. Biltmore Lane Madison, Wisconsin 53718 Telephone (608)458-3311 |
39-1380265 | ||
| 1-4117 | INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY (an Iowa corporation) Alliant Energy Tower Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401 Telephone (319) 786-4411 |
42-0331370 | ||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
This combined Form 8-K is separately filed by Alliant Energy Corporation and Interstate Power and Light Company.
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 9, 2017, Interstate Power and Light Company (“IPL”) a subsidiary of Alliant Energy Corporation, entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which IPL agreed to sell, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, $250 million aggregate principal amount of IPL’s 3.25% Senior Debentures due 2024 (the “Debentures”), in a public offering (the “Offering”). The Debentures are to be issued under an Indenture dated as of August 20, 2003, between IPL and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as successor trustee (the “Indenture”), pursuant to an Officer’s Certificate provided pursuant to the Indenture setting forth the terms of the Debentures (the “Certificate”), and will form a part of IPL’s existing 3.25% Senior Debentures due 2024 and will have the same terms and CUSIP number as, and will be fungible with, the other Senior Debentures of this series issued by IPL on November 24, 2014, bringing the total size of this series to $500 million.. The Offering is expected to close, subject to standard closing conditions, on November 15, 2017.
The Debentures are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-200941-01) that IPL filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 15, 2014 (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement was supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement setting forth the terms of the Debentures that IPL filed with the SEC on November 9, 2017.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed for the purpose of filing exhibits to the Registration Statement relating to the public offering of the Debentures, and all such exhibits are hereby incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 and the Certificate is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Form 8-K.
On November 10, 2017, IPL issued a press release announcing that it had priced the Offering. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Perkins Coie LLP, counsel to IPL, has issued an opinion to IPL, dated November 15, 2017, regarding the legality of the Debentures upon issuance thereof, and Nyemaster Goode, P.C., Iowa counsel to IPL, has issued an opinion to IPL, dated November 15, 2017, regarding certain legal matters relating to Iowa law. The opinions are filed as Exhibit 5.1 and Exhibit 5.2 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Alliant Energy Corporation and Interstate Power and Light Company have each duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: November 15, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Durian Robert J. Durian Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||
| INTERSTATE POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY | ||||||
| Date: November 15, 2017 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Durian Robert J. Durian Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||