SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE TO

TENDER OFFER STATEMENT UNDER SECTION 14(d)(1) OR 13(e)(1)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

 

DOMINION ENERGY, INC.

(Name of Subject Company (Issuer))

DOMINION ENERGY, INC., AS ISSUER

(Name of Filing Persons (Identifying status as offeror, issuer, or other person))

4.65% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

25746UDD8

(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

Carlos M. Brown

Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Dominion Energy, Inc.

120 Tredegar Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219

(804) 819-2284

(Name, address and telephone number of person authorized to receive notices and communications on behalf of filing person)

 

 

Copies to:

Hannah Thompson Frank

McGuireWoods LLP

Gateway Plaza

800 East Canal Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219

(412) 667-7936

 

 

 

☐ 

Check the box if filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.

Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:

 

  ☐ 

third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1.

  ☒ 

issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4.

  ☐ 

going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3.

  ☐ 

amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2.

Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: ☐

If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:

 

  ☐ 

Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer)

  ☐ 

Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer)

 

 

 


This Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO (this “Schedule TO”) is being filed by Dominion Energy, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Company”), and relates to the offer by the Company to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 4.65% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, without par value, with a $1,000 liquidation preference per share (the “Series B Preferred Shares”), at a purchase price of $997.50 per share, plus Accrued Dividends (as defined in the Offer to Purchase), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 7, 2024 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Letter of Transmittal,” and which together with the Offer to Purchase, constitutes the “Offer”).

Copies of the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal are filed with this Schedule TO as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) and Exhibit (a)(1)(B) hereto, respectively. The Offer will expire one minute after 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on June 4, 2024, unless the Offer is extended or earlier terminated. This Schedule TO is being filed in accordance with Rule 13e-4(c)(2) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act does not apply because the number of participants who are record holders of the Series B Preferred Shares is fewer than 300. Specifically, we have been advised by The Depository Trust Company that as of April 26, 2024, there were 55 holders of record of the Series B Preferred Shares. In addition, the Series B Preferred Shares are not listed on any national securities exchange. The information contained in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal is hereby expressly incorporated by reference in response to all items of this Schedule TO, as more particularly set forth below.

 

ITEM 1.

Summary Term Sheet.

The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 2.

Subject Company Information.

(a) Name and Address. The name of the subject company, and the address and telephone number of its principal executive offices are as follows:

Dominion Energy, Inc.

120 Tredegar Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219

(804) 819-2284

(b) Securities. This Schedule TO relates to the Company’s Series B Preferred Shares. As of May 7, 2024, there are 800,000 Series B Preferred Shares issued and outstanding. The information set forth on the cover page of the Offer to Purchase is incorporated herein by reference.

(c) Trading Market and Price. The Series B Preferred Shares are not listed on any securities exchange or in any automated quotation system. Therefore, no trading market for the Series B Preferred Shares has been established and no pricing history is available.

 

ITEM 3.

Identity and Background of Filing Person.

(a) The information set forth under Item 2(a) above and in Section 9 of the Offer to Purchase, “Certain Information Concerning the Company,” is incorporated herein by reference. The Company is the filing person and issuer. Pursuant to General Instruction C to Schedule TO, the following persons are the directors and/or executive officers of the Company:


Name

  

Position

Robert M. Blue    Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer
James A. Bennett    Director
Paul M. Dabbar    Director
D. Maybank Hagood    Director
Ronald W. Jibson    Director
Mark J. Kington    Director
Kristin G. Lovejoy    Director
Joseph M. Rigby    Director
Pamela J. Royal    Director
Robert H. Spilman, Jr.    Director
Susan N. Story    Director
Vanessa Allen Sutherland    Director
Michael E. Szymanczyk    Director
Edward H. Baine    President – Dominion Energy Virginia
P. Rodney Blevins    President – Gas Distribution
Carlos M. Brown   

President – Dominion Energy Services and Executive Vice President, Chief

Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Michele L. Cardiff    Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
W. Keller Kissam    President – Dominion Energy South Carolina
Diane Leopold    Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and President – Contracted Energy
Steven D. Ridge    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

The business address and telephone number for all of the above directors and executive officers is: 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, (804) 819-2284.

There is neither any person controlling the Company nor any executive officer or director of any corporation or other person ultimately in control of the Company.

 

ITEM 4.

Terms of the Transaction.

(a) Material Terms.

(a)(1)(i) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet” and in Section 1, “Aggregate Cash Price for Tendered Series B Preferred Shares,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(1)(ii) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet,” in Section 1, “Aggregate Cash Price for Tendered Series B Preferred Shares,” in Section 5, “Purchase of Series B Preferred Shares and Payment of Purchase Price,” and in Section 8, “Source and Amount of Funds,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(1)(iii) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet,” in Section 1, “Aggregate Cash Price for Tendered Series B Preferred Shares,” and in Section 15, “Extension of the Offer; Termination; Amendment,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(1)(iv) Not applicable.

(a)(1)(v) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet” and in Section 15, “Extension of the Offer; Termination; Amendment,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(1)(vi) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet” and in Section 4, “Withdrawal Rights,” is incorporated herein by reference.


(a)(1)(vii) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet,” in Section 3, “Procedures for Tendering the Series B Preferred Shares,” and in Section 4, “Withdrawal Rights,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(1)(viii) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet,” in Section 3, “Procedures for Tendering the Series B Preferred Shares,” and in Section 5, “Purchase of Series B Preferred Shares and Payment of Purchase Price,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(1)(ix) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet,” in Section 1, “Aggregate Cash Price for Tendered Series B Preferred Shares,” and in Section 5, “Purchase of Series B Preferred Shares and Payment of Purchase Price,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(1)(x) Not applicable.

(a)(1)(xi) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in Section 14, “Accounting Treatment,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(1)(xii) The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet,” in Section 3, “Procedures for Tendering the Series B Preferred Shares,” and in Section 13, “Material U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(2)(i-vii) Not applicable.

(b) Purchases. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase in Section 10, “Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Series B Preferred Shares,” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 5.

Past Contacts, Transactions, Negotiations and Agreements.

(e) Agreements Involving the Subject Company’s Securities. The information set forth in Section 10, “Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Series B Preferred Shares,” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 6.

Purposes of the Transaction and Plans or Proposals.

(a) Purposes. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet” and in Section 2, “Purpose of the Offer,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(b) Use of Securities Acquired. The information set forth in Section 11 of the Offer to Purchase, “Effects of the Offer on the Market for Series B Preferred Shares,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(c) Plans. Except for the information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading, “Certain Significant Considerations,” and Section 8, “Source and Amount of Funds,” the Company does not have, and to the best of its knowledge is not aware of, any plans, proposals or negotiations that relate to or would result in any of the events listed in Regulation M-A Item 1006(c)(1) through (10). The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading, “Certain Significant Considerations,” and Section 8, “Source and Amount of Funds,” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 7.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

(a) Source of Funds. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet” and in Section 8, “Source and Amount of Funds,” is incorporated herein by reference. The funds required to purchase the maximum number of Series B Preferred Shares tendered is $800 million, excluding Accrued Dividends, fees and expenses.


(b) Conditions. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet” and in Section 6, “Conditions of the Offer,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Borrowed Funds. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase under the heading “Summary Term Sheet” and in Section 8, “Source and Amount of Funds,” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 8.

Interest in Securities of the Subject Company.

(a) Securities Ownership. The information set forth in Section 10 of the Offer to Purchase, “Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Series B Preferred Shares,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(b) Securities Transactions. None.

 

ITEM 9.

Persons/Assets, Retained, Employed, Compensated or Used.

(a) Solicitations or Recommendations. The information set forth in Section 16 of the Offer to Purchase, “Fees and Expenses,” is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 10.

Financial Statements.

(a) Financial Information. Not applicable.

(b) Pro Forma Information. Not applicable.

 

ITEM 11.

Additional Information.

(a) Agreements, Regulatory Requirements and Legal Proceedings.

(a)(1) The information set forth in Section 10 of the Offer to Purchase, “Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Series B Preferred Shares,” is incorporated by reference.

(a)(2) The information set forth in Section 12 of the Offer to Purchase, “Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals,” is incorporated herein by reference.

(a)(3) Not applicable.

(a)(4) Not applicable.

(a)(5) Not applicable.

(c) Other Material Information. The information set forth in the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, copies of which are filed as Exhibit (a)(1)(A) and Exhibit (a)(1)(B) hereto, respectively, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time, is incorporated herein by reference. The Company will amend this Schedule TO to include documents that the Company may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission after the date of the Offer to Purchase pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c) or 14 of the Exchange Act and prior to the expiration of the Offer to the extent required by Rule 13e-4(d)(2) promulgated under the Exchange Act. The information contained in all of the exhibits referred to in Item 12 below is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 12.

Exhibits.

See Exhibit Index.

 

ITEM 13.

Information Required by Schedule 13E-3.

Not applicable.


SIGNATURE

After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

DOMINION ENERGY, INC.
By:  

/s/ Steven D. Ridge

  Name: Steven D. Ridge
 

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

Date: May 7, 2024


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

(a)(1)(A)   Offer to Purchase, dated May 7, 2024
(a)(1)(B)   Form of Letter of Transmittal.
(a)(1)(C)   Summary Advertisement, dated May 7, 2024
(a)(3)   Not applicable.
(a)(4)   Not applicable.
(a)(5)(A)   Launch Press Release, dated May 7, 2024
(b)   Not applicable.
(d)(1)   Dominion Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated as of September 2, 2022 (Exhibit 3.1, Form 8-K filed September 2, 2022, File No.1-8489)
(d)(2)   Dominion Energy, Inc. Bylaws, as amended and restated, effective February  21, 2024 (Exhibit 3.2.a, Form 10-K filed February 23, 2024, File No.1-8489)
(d)(3)   Form of Certificate representing 4.65% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (included as Exhibit A to Dominion Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated as of September 2, 2022) (Exhibit 3.1, Form 8-K filed September 2, 2022, File No.1-8489)
(e)   Not applicable.
(f)   Not applicable.
(g)   Not applicable.
(h)   Not applicable.
107   Filing Fee Table
Table of Contents

Exhibit (a)(1)(A)

 

 

LOGO

DOMINION ENERGY, INC.

OFFER TO PURCHASE

FOR CASH ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING

4.65% SERIES B FIXED-RATE RESET CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PERPETUAL PREFERRED STOCK

(CUSIP/ISIN NO. 25746UDD8/US25746UDD81)

AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $997.50 PER SHARE, PLUS ACCRUED AND UNPAID DIVIDENDS

THE OFFER (AS DEFINED BELOW) AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE ONE MINUTE AFTER 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JUNE 4, 2024, UNLESS DOMINION ENERGY, INC. EXTENDS OR EARLIER TERMINATES THE OFFER (SUCH TIME AND DATE, AS THEY MAY BE EXTENDED WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER, THE “EXPIRATION DATE”).

Dominion Energy, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us”), hereby offers to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 4.65% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, without par value, with a $1,000 liquidation preference per share (the “Series B Preferred Shares”), at a purchase price of $997.50 per share, plus Accrued Dividends (as defined below), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Letter of Transmittal” and which, together with this Offer to Purchase, constitutes the “Offer”). As of the date hereof, there are 800,000 Series B Preferred Shares (representing $800 million in aggregate liquidation preference) issued and outstanding.

As used in this Offer to Purchase, “Accrued Dividends” means, for each $1,000 liquidation preference of the Series B Preferred Shares, accrued and unpaid dividends from and including December 15, 2023 (which is the most recent dividend payment date with respect to such Series B Preferred Shares) up to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined herein), assuming for the purposes of the Offer that a dividend for such Series B Preferred Shares had in fact been declared during such period.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, the Company’s obligation to accept for purchase, and to pay for, any Series B Preferred Shares validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) is conditioned upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the Financing Condition (as defined herein). The conditions to the Offer are for the sole benefit of the Company and may be asserted by the Company, regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition not being satisfied (other than any actions or inactions of the Company). The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to waive any and all conditions of the Offer prior to the Expiration Date (provided that the Offer will remain open for at least five business days after the Financing Condition is satisfied or waived). See Section 6, which sets forth in full the conditions to the Offer.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY HAS APPROVED THE OFFER. HOWEVER, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION TO HOLDERS OF SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM TENDERING THEIR SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES, AND NO ONE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MAKE ANY SUCH RECOMMENDATION. YOU SHOULD READ CAREFULLY THE INFORMATION IN THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE AND IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL BEFORE MAKING YOUR DECISION WHETHER TO TENDER YOUR SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES IN THE OFFER.

None of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), any state securities commission or any other regulatory authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this Offer to Purchase. Any representation to the contrary is unlawful. No person has been authorized to give any information or make any representations with respect to the Offer other than the information and representations contained or incorporated by reference herein and, if given or made, such information or representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized.

You may direct questions and requests for assistance to Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or Mizuho Securities USA LLC (collectively, the “Dealer Managers”) for the Offer, or D.F. King & Co., Inc., the information agent (the “Information Agent”) for the Offer, at the contact information set forth on the last page of this Offer to Purchase. You may direct requests for additional copies of this Offer to Purchase to the Information Agent.

The Dealer Managers for the Offer are:

 

Barclays

   J.P. Morgan    Mizuho

The date of this Offer to Purchase is May 7, 2024


Table of Contents

IMPORTANT

The purpose of the Offer is to reduce our future dividend payments. The Company intends to pay the consideration payable by it pursuant to the Offer, and the fees and expenses incurred by it in connection therewith, with a portion of the net proceeds from the Company’s public offering (the “Notes Offering”) of $2.0 billion of junior subordinated notes (the “Notes”). The Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the Financing Condition. The Notes Offering priced on May 6, 2024 and is expected to close on May 20, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, at which time the Financing Condition will be satisfied. In no event will the information contained in this Offer to Purchase or the Letter of Transmittal regarding the Notes Offering constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any Notes.

All of the Series B Preferred Shares are held in book-entry form through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) and must be tendered through DTC. If you desire to tender Series B Preferred Shares, a DTC participant must electronically transmit your acceptance of the Offer through DTC’s Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”), for which the transaction will be eligible. In accordance with ATOP procedures, DTC will then verify the acceptance of the Offer and send an agent’s message (as hereinafter defined) to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the tender agent for the Offer (the “Tender Agent”), for its acceptance. An “agent’s message” is a message transmitted by DTC, received by the Tender Agent and forming part of the book-entry confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from you that you have received the Offer and agree to be bound by the terms of the Offer, and that the Company may enforce such agreement against you. Alternatively, you may also confirm your acceptance of the Offer by delivering to the Tender Agent a duly executed Letter of Transmittal. A tender will be deemed to have been received only when the Tender Agent receives (i) either a duly completed agent’s message through the facilities of DTC at the Tender Agent’s DTC account or a properly completed Letter of Transmittal, and (ii) confirmation of book-entry transfer of the Series B Preferred Shares into the Tender Agent’s applicable DTC account. If your Series B Preferred Shares are registered in the name of a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, you should contact that person if you desire to tender your Series B Preferred Shares. See Section 3.

There are no guaranteed delivery procedures available with respect to the Offer under the terms of this Offer to Purchase or any related materials. Holders must tender their Series B Preferred Shares in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Offer to Purchase. See Section 3.

The Company has not authorized any person to make any recommendation on its behalf as to whether you should tender or refrain from tendering your Series B Preferred Shares in the Offer. The Company has not authorized any person to give any information or to make any representation in connection with the Offer other than those contained in this Offer to Purchase or in the Letter of Transmittal. If given or made, you must not rely upon any such information or representation as having been authorized by the Company, the Information Agent or the Dealer Managers. The Company’s Board of Directors has approved the Offer. However, you must make your own decision whether to tender your Series B Preferred Shares and, if so, how many.

The Company is not making the Offer to holders of Series B Preferred Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or the acceptance of any tender of Series B Preferred Shares would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction, provided that we will comply with the requirements of Rule 13e-4(f)(8) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). However, the Company may, at its discretion, take such action as the Company may deem necessary for it to make the Offer in any such jurisdiction and extend the Offer to holders of Series B Preferred Shares in such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction the securities or blue sky laws of which require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on the Company’s behalf by one or more registered brokers or dealers which are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.

THIS OFFER TO PURCHASE AND THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER.

 

i


Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

          Page  

IMPORTANT

     i  

SUMMARY TERM SHEET

     1  

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     6  

CERTAIN SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATIONS

     9  

THE OFFER

     10  

Section 1.

   Aggregate Cash Price for Tendered Series B Preferred Shares.      10  

Section 2.

   Purpose of the Offer.      10  

Section 3.

   Procedures for Tendering the Series B Preferred Shares.      11  

Section 4.

   Withdrawal Rights.      14  

Section 5.

   Purchase of Series B Preferred Shares and Payment of Purchase Price.      14  

Section 6.

   Conditions of the Offer.      15  

Section 7.

   Historical Price Range of the Series B Preferred Shares.      16  

Section 8.

   Source and Amount of Funds.      16  

Section 9.

   Certain Information Concerning the Company.      17  

Section 10.

   Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Series B Preferred Shares.      18  

Section 11.

   Effects of the Offer on the Market for the Series B Preferred Shares.      18  

Section 12.

   Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals.      19  

Section 13.

   U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.      19  

Section 14.

   Accounting Treatment.      24  

Section 15.

   Extension of the Offer; Termination; Amendment.      24  

Section 16.

   Fees and Expenses.      25  

Section 17.

   Miscellaneous.      26  

 

ii


Table of Contents

SUMMARY TERM SHEET

We are providing this summary term sheet for your convenience. It highlights material information in this Offer to Purchase, but it does not describe all of the details of the Offer to the same extent described in this Offer to Purchase. You should read the entire Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal because they contain the full details of the Offer. We have included references to the sections of this Offer to Purchase where you will find a more complete discussion.

 

The Offeror

The Offer is being made by Dominion Energy, Inc., a Virginia corporation incorporated in 1983. The Company’s principal executive offices are located at 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 and its telephone number is (804)-819-2284. See Section 9.

 

Terms of the Offer

We are offering to purchase for cash any and all of the Series B Preferred Shares at a purchase price of $997.50 per share, plus Accrued Dividends, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal. As of the date hereof, there are 800,000 Series B Preferred Shares (representing $800 million in aggregate liquidation preference) issued and outstanding. See Section 1.

 

Source and Amount of Funds

If the Offer is fully subscribed, the Company will pay $815,670,000, including Accrued Dividends, for the Series B Preferred Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer. The Company intends to pay the consideration payable by it pursuant to the Offer, and the fees and expenses incurred by it in connection therewith, with a portion of the net proceeds from the Notes Offering. The Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the Financing Condition. The Notes Offering priced on May 6, 2024 and is expected to close on May 20, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, at which time the Financing Condition will be satisfied. In no event will the information contained in this Offer to Purchase or the Letter of Transmittal regarding the Notes Offering constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any Notes. See Section 8.

 

Time to Tender

You may tender Series B Preferred Shares until the Offer expires. The Offer will expire one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on June 4, 2024, unless the Company extends or earlier terminates the Offer (such time and date, as they may be extended or earlier terminated, the “Expiration Date”). See Section 1.

 

  The Company may choose to extend the Offer for any reason, subject to applicable laws. The Company cannot assure you that it will extend the Offer or, if it does, the length of any extension that it may provide. See Section 15.

 

  If a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee holds your Series B Preferred Shares, it may have an earlier deadline for you to act to instruct it to accept the Offer on your behalf. You should contact the broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to determine its deadline. See Section 3.

 

Extension, Amendment, and

The Company reserves the right to extend or amend the Offer.

 

1


Table of Contents

Termination of the Offer

If the Company extends the Offer, it will delay the acceptance of any Series B Preferred Shares subject to the Offer that have been tendered. The Company reserves the right to terminate the Offer under certain circumstances. See Section 6 and Section 15.

 

  The Company will issue a press release by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the scheduled Expiration Date if it decides to extend the Offer. The Company will announce any amendment to the Offer by making a public announcement of the amendment. See Section 15.

 

Purpose of the Offer

The purpose of the Offer is to reduce our future dividend payments. See Section 2.

 

Conditions of the Offer

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, the Company’s obligation to accept for purchase, and to pay for, any Series B Preferred Shares validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) is subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including the Financing Condition. The conditions to the Offer are for the sole benefit of the Company and may be asserted by the Company, regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition not being satisfied (other than any actions or inactions of the Company). The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to waive any and all conditions of the Offer prior to the Expiration Date (provided that the Offer will remain open for at least five business days after the Financing Condition is satisfied or waived). The Offer is not conditioned upon a minimum number of Series B Preferred Shares having been tendered. See Section 6, which sets forth in full the conditions to the Offer.

 

Procedures for Tendering Series B Preferred Shares

The Offer expires on the Expiration Date, which is one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on June 4, 2024, unless the Company extends or earlier terminates the Offer. To tender your Series B Preferred Shares prior to the Expiration Date, you must electronically transmit your acceptance of the Offer through ATOP, which is maintained by DTC, and by which you will agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer, or deliver to the Tender Agent a duly executed Letter of Transmittal. See Section 3.

 

 

A tender will be deemed to be received after you have expressly agreed to be bound by the terms of the Offer, which is accomplished by the transmittal of an agent’s message to the Tender Agent by DTC in accordance with ATOP procedures, or by delivery to the Tender Agent of a duly executed Letter of Transmittal. You should contact the Information Agent for assistance at the contact information listed on the last page of this Offer to Purchase. Please note that the Company will not purchase your Series B Preferred Shares in the Offer unless the Tender Agent receives the required confirmation prior to the Expiration Date. If a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee holds your Series B Preferred Shares, it may have an earlier deadline for you to act to instruct it to accept

 

2


Table of Contents
 

the Offer on your behalf. You should contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to determine its applicable deadline. See Section 3.

 

  Series B Preferred Shares may be tendered and accepted for payment only in amounts equal to $1,000 liquidation preference per share and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. Holders who tender less than all of their Series B Preferred Shares must continue to hold their Series B Preferred Shares in an amount equal to at least $1,000 liquidation preference per share. See Section 3.

 

  There are no guaranteed delivery procedures available with respect to the Offer under the terms of this Offer to Purchase or any related materials. Holders must tender their Series B Preferred Shares in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Offer to Purchase. See Section 3.

 

Withdrawal Rights

You may withdraw any Series B Preferred Shares you have tendered at any time before the Expiration Date, which will occur one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on June 4, 2024, unless the Company extends or earlier terminates the Offer. The Company cannot assure you that it will extend the Offer or, if it does, of the length of any extension it may provide. See Section 4.

 

Withdrawal Procedure

You must deliver on a timely basis prior to the Expiration Date a written notice of your withdrawal to the Tender Agent at the address appearing on the last page of this Offer to Purchase, or a properly transmitted “Request Message” through ATOP. Your notice of withdrawal must specify your name, the number of Series B Preferred Shares to be withdrawn and the name of the registered holder of those Series B Preferred Shares. Some additional requirements apply for Series B Preferred Shares that have been tendered under the procedure for book-entry transfer set forth in Section 3. See Section 4.

 

No Recommendation as to Whether to Tender

The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the Offer. However, neither the Company nor its Board of Directors makes any recommendation to holders of Series B Preferred Shares as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering their Series B Preferred Shares, and no one has been authorized by the Company or its Board of Directors to make such a recommendation. You should read carefully the information in this Offer to Purchase before making your decision whether to tender your Series B Preferred Shares. See Section 17.

 

Untendered or Unpurchased Series B Preferred Shares

Any tendered Series B Preferred Shares that are not accepted for purchase by the Company will be returned without expense to their tendering holder. Any Series B Preferred Shares not tendered or otherwise not purchased pursuant to the Offer will remain outstanding. We have no obligation to accept Series B Preferred Shares that are not validly tendered before the Expiration Date. If the Offer settles, then the number of Series B Preferred Shares that remain outstanding will be reduced. This may adversely affect the

 

3


Table of Contents
 

liquidity of and/or increase the volatility in any market for the Series B Preferred Shares that remain outstanding after settlement of the Offer. See Section 11.

 

Listing

The Series B Preferred Shares are not listed on any securities exchange or included in any automated dealer quotation system. See Section 7.

 

Appraisal Rights

You will have no appraisal rights in connection with the Offer.

 

Time of Payment

Subject to the terms and upon the conditions of the Offer, the Company will pay the aggregate purchase price for all validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Series B Preferred Shares that are accepted for purchase, plus Accrued Dividends for such Series B Preferred Shares, promptly after the Expiration Date. We refer to the date on which such payment is made as the “Settlement Date.” The Company expects the Settlement Date to be June 6, 2024. See Section 5.

 

Payment of Brokerage Commissions

If you are a registered holder of Series B Preferred Shares and you tender your Series B Preferred Shares directly to the Tender Agent, you will not incur any brokerage commissions. If you hold Series B Preferred Shares through a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee, you should consult your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to determine whether transaction costs are applicable. See Section 3.

 

U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences

The cash received in exchange for tendered Series B Preferred Shares generally will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes either as (i) consideration received with respect to a sale or exchange of the tendered Series B Preferred Shares, or (ii) a distribution from the Company in respect of its stock, depending on the particular circumstances of each holder of Series B Preferred Shares. See Section 13 for a more detailed discussion.

 

  Holders of the Series B Preferred Shares should consult their own tax advisors to determine the particular tax consequences to them of participating in the Offer, including the applicability and effect of any state, local or non-U.S. tax laws.

 

Payment of Stock Transfer Tax

If you are the registered holder and you instruct the Tender Agent to make the payment for the Series B Preferred Shares directly to you, then generally you will not incur any stock transfer tax. See Section 5.

 

Dealer Managers

The Dealer Managers are Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mizuho Securities USA LLC. See Section 16.

 

  The Company will pay the Dealer Managers the fees described in Section 16.

 

Information Agent and Tender Agent

The Information Agent and Tender Agent is D.F. King & Co., Inc. See Section 16.

 

4


Table of Contents

Further Information

You may call the Dealer Managers with questions regarding the terms of the Offer or the Information Agent with questions regarding how to tender and/or request additional copies of this Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal or other documents related to the Offer.

 

5


Table of Contents

CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Offer to Purchase and the documents it incorporates by reference contain statements concerning our expectations, including with respect to the consummation of the Notes Offering, plans, objectives, future financial performance and other statements that are not historical facts. In most cases, the reader can identify these forward-looking statements by such words as “path,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “expect,” “believe,” “should,” “could,” “plan,” “may,” “continue,” “target” or other similar words. We make forward-looking statements with full knowledge that risks and uncertainties exist that may cause actual results to differ materially from predicted results. Factors that may cause actual results to differ are often presented with the forward-looking statements themselves. Additionally, other factors may cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in any forward-looking statement. These factors include but are not limited to:

 

   

Unusual weather conditions and their effect on energy sales to customers and energy commodity prices;

 

   

Extreme weather events and other natural disasters, including, but not limited to, hurricanes, high winds, severe storms, earthquakes, flooding, wildfires, climate changes and changes in water temperatures and availability that can cause outages and property damage to facilities;

 

   

The impact of extraordinary external events, such as the pandemic health event resulting from the novel coronavirus, and their collateral consequences, including extended disruption of economic activity in our markets and global supply chains;

 

   

Federal, state and local legislative and regulatory developments, including changes in or interpretations of federal and state tax laws and regulations;

 

   

The direct and indirect impacts of implementing recommendations resulting from the business review concluded in March 2024;

 

   

Risks of operating businesses in regulated industries that are subject to changing regulatory structures;

 

   

Changes to regulated electric rates that we collect and regulated gas distribution, transportation and storage rates that we collect;

 

   

Changes in rules for regional transmission organizations and independent system operators in which we join and/or participate, including changes in rate designs, changes in Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (“FERC”) interpretation of market rules and new and evolving capacity models;

 

   

Risks associated with Virginia Electric and Power Company’s membership and participation in PJM Interconnection, L.L.C., including risks related to obligations created by the default of other participants;

 

   

Risks associated with entities in which we share ownership with third parties, including risks that result from lack of sole decision making authority, disputes that may arise between us and third party participants and difficulties in exiting these arrangements;

 

   

Changes in future levels of domestic and international natural gas production, supply or consumption;

 

   

Timing and receipt of regulatory approvals necessary for planned construction or growth projects and compliance with conditions associated with such regulatory approvals;

 

   

The inability to complete planned construction, conversion or growth projects at all, or with the outcomes or within the terms and time frames initially anticipated, including as a result of increased public involvement, intervention or litigation in such projects;

 

   

Risks and uncertainties that may impact our ability to develop and construct our proposed 2.6 gigawatt offshore wind generation facility and associated interconnection facilities (the “CVOW Commercial Project”) within the currently proposed timeline, or at all, and consistent with current cost estimates along with the ability to recover such costs from customers;

 

6


Table of Contents
   

Changes to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations, including those related to climate change, the tightening of emission or discharge limits for greenhouse gases and other substances, more extensive permitting requirements and the regulation of additional substances;

 

   

Cost of environmental strategy and compliance, including those costs related to climate change;

 

   

Changes in implementation and enforcement practices of regulators relating to environmental standards and litigation exposure for remedial activities;

 

   

Difficulty in anticipating mitigation requirements associated with environmental and other regulatory approvals or related appeals;

 

   

Unplanned outages at facilities in which we have an ownership interest;

 

   

The impact of operational hazards, including adverse developments with respect to pipeline and plant safety or integrity, equipment loss, malfunction or failure, operator error, and other catastrophic events;

 

   

Risks associated with the operation of nuclear facilities, including costs associated with the disposal of spent nuclear fuel, decommissioning, plant maintenance and changes in existing regulations governing such facilities;

 

   

Changes in operating, maintenance and construction costs;

 

   

Domestic terrorism and other threats to our physical and intangible assets, as well as threats to cybersecurity;

 

   

Additional competition in industries in which we operate, including in electric markets in which our nonregulated generation facilities operate and potential competition from the development and deployment of alternative energy sources, such as self-generation and distributed generation technologies, and availability of market alternatives to large commercial and industrial customers;

 

   

Competition in the development, construction and ownership of certain electric transmission facilities in our service territories in connection with FERC Order 1000;

 

   

Changes in technology, particularly with respect to new, developing or alternative sources of generation and smart grid technologies;

 

   

Changes in demand for our services, including industrial, commercial and residential growth or decline in our service areas, changes in supplies of natural gas delivered to our pipeline system, failure to maintain or replace customer contracts on favorable terms, changes in customer growth or usage patterns, including as a result of energy conservation programs, the availability of energy efficient devices and the use of distributed generation methods;

 

   

Receipt of approvals for, and timing of, closing dates for acquisitions and divestitures;

 

   

Impacts of acquisitions, divestitures, transfers of assets to joint ventures and retirements of assets based on asset portfolio reviews;

 

   

The expected timing and likelihood of the completion of the sales of either or both of Fall North Carolina Holdco LLC and its consolidate subsidiaries, which following a reorganization includes Public Service Company of North Carolina, Incorporated, and Fall West Holdco LLC and its consolidated subsidiaries, which following a reorganization includes Questar Gas Company, Wexpro Company and certain other entities;

 

   

The expected timing and likelihood of the completion of the proposed sale of a 50% noncontrolling interest in the CVOW Commercial Project to Stonepeak Partners, LLC, including the ability to obtain the requisite regulatory approvals and the terms and conditions of such approvals;

 

   

Adverse outcomes in litigation matters or regulatory proceedings;

 

   

Counterparty credit and performance risk;

 

7


Table of Contents
   

Fluctuations in the value of investments held in nuclear decommissioning trusts and in benefit plan trusts by us;

 

   

Fluctuations in energy-related commodity prices and the effect these could have on our earnings and liquidity position and the underlying value of our assets;

 

   

Fluctuations in interest rates;

 

   

The effectiveness to which existing economic hedging instruments mitigate fluctuations in currency exchange rates of the Euro and Danish Krone associated with certain fixed price contacts for the major offshore construction and equipment components of the CVOW Commercial Project;

 

   

Changes in rating agency requirements or credit ratings and their effect on availability and cost of capital;

 

   

Global capital market conditions, including the availability of credit and the ability to obtain financing on reasonable terms;

 

   

Political and economic conditions, including inflation and deflation;

 

   

Employee workforce factors including collective bargaining agreements and labor negotiations with union employees; and

 

   

Changes in financial or regulatory accounting principles or policies imposed by governing bodies.

Additionally, other risks that could cause actual results to differ from predicted results are set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024 and our other filings with the SEC filed subsequent to that date. The Company’s forward-looking statements are based on beliefs and assumptions using information available at the time the statements are made. The Company cautions the reader not to place undue reliance on their forward-looking statements because the assumptions, beliefs, expectations and projections about future events may, and often do, differ materially from actual results. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect developments occurring after the statement is made.

 

8


Table of Contents

CERTAIN SIGNIFICANT CONSIDERATIONS

We have not obtained a third-party determination that the Offer is fair to holders of the Series B Preferred Shares.

None of us, the Dealer Managers, the Tender Agent, or the Information Agent makes any recommendation as to whether you should tender your Series B Preferred Shares in the Offer. We have not retained, and do not intend to retain, any unaffiliated representative to act on behalf of the holders of the Series B Preferred Shares for purposes of negotiating the Offer or preparing a report concerning the fairness of the Offer. You must make your own independent decision regarding your participation in the Offer.

There is no guarantee that tendering your Series B Preferred Shares in the Offer will put you in a better future economic position.

We can give no assurance as to the market value of the Series B Preferred Shares in the future. If you choose to tender some or all of your Series B Preferred Shares in the Offer, future events may cause an increase of the market price of the Series B Preferred Shares, which may result in a lower value realized by participating in the Offer than you might have realized if you did not tender your Series B Preferred Shares. Similarly, if you do not tender your Series B Preferred Shares in the Offer, there can be no assurance that you can sell your Series B Preferred Shares in the future at a value equal to or higher than would have been obtained by participating in the Offer.

If the Offer is successful, there may no longer be a trading market for the Series B Preferred Shares, or there may be a limited trading market for the Series B Preferred Shares and the market price for the Series B Preferred Shares may be depressed.

Depending on the amount of Series B Preferred Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn that are accepted for purchase in the Offer, the trading market for the Series B Preferred Shares that remain outstanding after the Offer may be more limited. A reduced trading volume for the Series B Preferred Shares may decrease the trading price and increase the volatility of the trading price of the Series B Preferred Shares that remain outstanding following the completion of the Offer.

Holders who participate in the Offer and tender their Series B Preferred Shares will no longer receive future dividends on the Series B Preferred Shares tendered.

If you tender your Series B Preferred Shares, you will no longer receive any future dividend payments that are paid on the Series B Preferred Shares tendered.

The Company may acquire the Series B Preferred Shares other than through the Offer in the future.

From time to time after the tenth business day following the Expiration Date or other termination of the Offer, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company may acquire the Series B Preferred Shares that remain outstanding, whether or not the Offer settles, through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, tender offers or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices as may be determined, which may be more or less than the value of the consideration paid pursuant to the Offer, and could be paid in cash or other consideration. In addition, the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide that the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series B Preferred Shares in whole or in part, from time to time, on December 15, 2024 (the “First Call Date”) or on any fifth anniversary of such date at a redemption price in cash equal to $1,000 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but excluding, the redemption date. The Company may elect to exercise its option to redeem its Series B Preferred Shares on the First Call Date. There can be no assurance as to which, if any, of these alternatives (or combinations thereof) the Company may pursue. Whether the Company makes additional acquisitions of Series B Preferred Shares in the future will depend on many factors, including, without limitation, the business and market conditions at the time, including the price of the Series B Preferred Shares, and such other factors as the Company or its affiliates may consider relevant.

 

9


Table of Contents

THE OFFER

Section 1. Aggregate Cash Price for Tendered Series B Preferred Shares.

General. We are offering to purchase for cash, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal, any and all of the outstanding Series B Preferred Shares. As of the date hereof, there are 800,000 Series B Preferred Shares (representing $800 million in aggregate liquidation preference) issued and outstanding.

If you elect to participate in the Offer, you may tender a portion of or all of the Series B Preferred Shares you hold.

The consideration for the Series B Preferred Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn that are accepted for purchase pursuant to the Offer will be $997.50 per share, plus Accrued Dividends for such Series B Preferred Shares.

Expiration Date. The term “Expiration Date” for the Offer means one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on June 4, 2024, unless and until the Company shall have extended the period of time during which the Offer will remain open, in which event, the term Expiration Date shall refer to the latest time and date at which the Offer, as so extended by the Company, shall expire. The Company will pay for all validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Series B Preferred Shares that are accepted for purchase promptly after the Expiration Date. If the Company materially changes the Offer or information concerning the Offer, it will extend the Offer to the extent required by Rules 13e-4(d)(2), 13e-4(e)(3), 13e-4(f)(1) and 14e-1(b) under the Exchange Act.

For the purposes of the Offer, a “business day” means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or U.S. federal holiday and consists of the time period from 12:01 a.m. through 12:00 midnight, New York City time.

If the Company (i) increases or decreases the price to be paid for the Series B Preferred Shares or (ii) decreases the number of Series B Preferred Shares being sought in the Offer, then the Offer must remain open for at least ten business days following the date that notice of the increase or decrease is first published, sent or given in the manner specified in Section 15.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, the Company’s obligation to accept for purchase, and to pay for, any Series B Preferred Shares validly tendered (and not validly withdrawn) is subject to satisfaction of certain conditions, including the Financing Condition. The conditions to the Offer are for the sole benefit of the Company and may be asserted by the Company, regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition not being satisfied (other than any actions or inactions of the Company). The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to waive any and all conditions of the Offer prior to the Expiration Date (provided that the Offer will remain open for at least five business days after the Financing Condition is satisfied or waived). The Offer is not conditioned upon a minimum number of Series B Preferred Shares having been tendered. See Section 6, which sets forth in full the conditions to the Offer.

This Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal will be provided to record holders of Series B Preferred Shares and will be furnished to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees and similar persons whose names, or the names of whose nominees, appear on the Company’s shareholder list or, if applicable, who are listed as participants in a clearing agency’s security position listing for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of the Series B Preferred Shares.

Section 2. Purpose of the Offer.

The Offer. The purpose of the Offer is to reduce our future dividend payments.

 

10


Table of Contents

General. The Company’s Board of Directors has approved the Offer. However, neither the Company nor its Board of Directors makes any recommendation to holders of Series B Preferred Shares as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering their Series B Preferred Shares, and no one has been authorized by the Company or its Board of Directors to make such a recommendation. Holders of Series B Preferred Shares should carefully evaluate all information in the Offer, should consult their own investment and tax advisors, and should make their own decisions about whether to tender Series B Preferred Shares, and, if so, how many Series B Preferred Shares to tender.

All of the Series B Preferred Shares purchased by the Company in the Offer will constitute authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s preferred stock, without designation, as provided in the Virginia Stock Corporation Act.

Section 3. Procedures for Tendering the Series B Preferred Shares.

All of the Series B Preferred Shares are held in book-entry form through the facilities of DTC and must be tendered through DTC. If you desire to tender Series B Preferred Shares, a DTC participant must electronically transmit your acceptance of the Offer through DTC’s ATOP, for which the transaction will be eligible. In accordance with ATOP procedures, DTC will then verify the acceptance of the Offer and send an agent’s message (as hereinafter defined) to the Tender Agent, for its acceptance. An “agent’s message” is a message transmitted by DTC, received by the Tender Agent and forming part of the book-entry confirmation, which states that DTC has received an express acknowledgment from you that you have received the Offer and agree to be bound by the terms of the Offer, and that the Company may enforce such agreement against you. Alternatively, you may also confirm your acceptance of the Offer by delivering to the Tender Agent a duly executed Letter of Transmittal. A tender will be deemed to have been received only when the Tender Agent receives (i) either a duly completed agent’s message through the facilities of DTC at the Tender Agent’s DTC account or a properly completed Letter of Transmittal, and (ii) confirmation of book-entry transfer of the Series B Preferred Shares into the Tender Agent’s applicable DTC account.

If a broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee holds your Series B Preferred Shares, it may have an earlier deadline for you to act to instruct it to accept the Offer on your behalf. You should contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to determine its applicable deadline.

Investors who hold Series B Preferred Shares through brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees should consult the brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees to determine whether transaction costs are applicable if they tender Series B Preferred Shares through the brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees and not directly to the Tender Agent.

Series B Preferred Shares may be tendered and accepted for payment only in amounts equal to $1,000 liquidation preference per share and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. Holders who tender less than all of their Series B Preferred Shares must continue to hold their Series B Preferred Shares in an amount equal to at least $1,000 liquidation preference per share.

Signature Guarantees. Except as otherwise provided below, all signatures on a Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by a financial institution (including most banks, savings and loans associations and brokerage houses) which is a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program. Signatures on a Letter of Transmittal need not be guaranteed if:

 

   

the Letter of Transmittal is signed by the registered holder (which term, for purposes of this Section 3, shall include any participant in DTC whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of the Series B Preferred Shares) of the Series B Preferred Shares tendered therewith and the holder has not completed either of the boxes under “Special Payment and Delivery Instructions” within the Letter of Transmittal; or

 

11


Table of Contents
   

the Series B Preferred Shares are tendered for the account of a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association or other entity which is a member in good standing of the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association or other entity which is an “eligible guarantor institution,” as such term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Exchange Act. See Instruction 1 of the Letter of Transmittal.

There are no guaranteed delivery procedures available with respect to the Offer under the terms of this Offer to Purchase or any related materials. Holders must tender their Series B Preferred Shares in accordance with the procedures set forth in this section.

The Company will make payment for Series B Preferred Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn that are accepted for purchase in the Offer only after the Tender Agent receives a timely confirmation of the book-entry transfer of the Series B Preferred Shares into the Tender Agent’s account at DTC, or an agent’s message, a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, and any other documents required by the Letter of Transmittal.

Book-Entry Delivery. The Tender Agent will establish an account with respect to the Series B Preferred Shares for purposes of the Offer at DTC within two business days after the date of this Offer to Purchase, and any financial institution that is a DTC participant may make book-entry delivery of the Series B Preferred Shares by causing DTC to transfer Series B Preferred Shares into the Tender Agent’s account in accordance with DTC’s procedures for transfer. Although DTC participants may effect delivery of Series B Preferred Shares into the Tender Agent’s account at DTC, such deposit must be accompanied by a message that has been transmitted to the Tender Agent through the facilities of DTC or “agent’s message,” or a properly completed and duly executed Letter of Transmittal, including any other required documents, that has been transmitted to and received by the Tender Agent at its address set forth on the back page of this Offer to Purchase before the Expiration Date.

Method of Delivery. The method of delivery of the Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents is at the election and risk of the tendering holder of Series B Preferred Shares. If you choose to deliver required documents by mail, we recommend that you use registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured. Delivery of the Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents to DTC does not constitute delivery to the Tender Agent.

Appraisal Rights. You will have no appraisal rights in connection with the Offer.

U.S. Federal Backup Withholding Tax. Under the U.S. federal income tax backup withholding rules, 24% of the gross proceeds payable to a holder of the Series B Preferred Shares or other payee pursuant to the Offer will be withheld and remitted to the U.S. Treasury, unless the holder of the Series B Preferred Shares or other payee provides his or her taxpayer identification number (i.e., employer identification number or Social Security number) to the Tender Agent and certifies under penalties of perjury that such number is correct and that such holder of the Series B Preferred Shares or other payee is exempt from backup withholding, or such holder of the Series B Preferred Shares or other payee otherwise establishes an exemption from backup withholding. If the Tender Agent is not provided with the correct taxpayer identification number, the holder of the Series B Preferred Shares or other payee may also be subject to certain penalties imposed by the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”). Therefore, each tendering U.S. Holder (as defined below in Section 13) should complete and sign the IRS Form W-9 included as part of the Letter of Transmittal so as to provide the information and certification necessary to avoid backup withholding unless the U.S. Holder otherwise establishes to the satisfaction of the Tender Agent that such tendering U.S. Holder is not subject to backup withholding. Certain holders of the Series B Preferred Shares (including, among others, C corporations) are not subject to these backup withholding and reporting requirements. Exempt U.S. Holders should indicate their exempt status on the IRS Form W-9 included as part of the Letter of Transmittal. In order for a Non-U.S. Holder (as defined below in Section 13) to qualify as an exempt recipient, such holder of the Series B Preferred Shares generally must submit an IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E or other applicable IRS Form W-8, signed under penalties of perjury, attesting to that

 

12


Table of Contents

Non-U.S. Holder’s non-U.S. status. Tendering holders of the Series B Preferred Shares can obtain other applicable forms from the Tender Agent or from www.irs.gov. See Instruction 8 of the Letter of Transmittal.

Backup withholding is not an additional tax, and any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules will be allowed as a refund or a credit against a holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability provided the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

TO PREVENT U.S. FEDERAL BACKUP WITHHOLDING TAX ON THE GROSS PAYMENTS MADE TO YOU FOR THE SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES PURCHASED PURSUANT TO THE OFFER, YOU MUST PROVIDE THE TENDER AGENT WITH A COMPLETED IRS FORM W-9 OR APPLICABLE IRS FORM W-8, AS APPROPRIATE, OR OTHERWISE ESTABLISH AN EXEMPTION FROM SUCH WITHHOLDING.

Where Series B Preferred Shares are tendered on behalf of the holder of Series B Preferred Shares by a broker or other DTC participant, the foregoing IRS Forms and certifications generally must be provided by the holder of Series B Preferred Shares to the DTC participant, instead of the Tender Agent, in accordance with the DTC participant’s applicable procedures.

For a discussion of material U.S. federal income tax consequences to tendering holders of the Series B Preferred Shares, see Section 13.

Return of Withdrawn Series B Preferred Shares. In the event of proper withdrawal of tendered Series B Preferred Shares, the Tender Agent will credit the Series B Preferred Shares to the appropriate account maintained by the tendering holder of Series B Preferred Shares at DTC without expense to the holder of the Series B Preferred Shares.

Determination of Validity; Rejection of Series B Preferred Shares; Waiver of Defects; No Obligation to Give Notice of Defects. The Company will determine, in its sole discretion, all questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for purchase of any tender of Series B Preferred Shares, and its determination will be final and binding on all parties, subject to a holder’s right to challenge our determination in a court of competent jurisdiction. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders of any Series B Preferred Shares that it determines are not in proper form or the acceptance for purchase of or payment for which the Company determines may be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute right to waive any defect or irregularity in any tender with respect to any particular Series B Preferred Share or any particular holder of Series B Preferred Shares, and the Company’s interpretation of the terms of the Offer will be final and binding on all parties, subject to a holder’s right to challenge our determination in a court of competent jurisdiction. No tender of Series B Preferred Shares will be deemed to have been validly made until the holder of the Series B Preferred Shares cures, or the Company waives, all defects or irregularities. None of the Company, the Tender Agent, the Information Agent, the Dealer Managers or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in any tender or incur any liability for failure to give this notification.

Tendering Holder’s Representation and Warranty; The Company’s Acceptance Constitutes an Agreement. A tender of Series B Preferred Shares under the procedures described above will constitute the tendering holder’s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Offer, and the tendering holder will thereby be deemed to have made the agreements with, and representations to, the Company set forth in the Letter of Transmittal, including that (i) such holder of Series B Preferred Shares has the full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the tendered Series B Preferred Shares and (ii) when the same are accepted for purchase by the Company, it will acquire good and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, changes and encumbrances and not subject to any adverse claims.

The Company’s acceptance for purchase of Series B Preferred Shares tendered under the Offer will constitute a binding agreement between the tendering holder of Series B Preferred Shares and the Company upon the terms and conditions of the Offer. Such agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.

 

13


Table of Contents

Section 4. Withdrawal Rights.

Holders of Series B Preferred Shares may withdraw Series B Preferred Shares tendered into the Offer at any time prior to the Expiration Date. Thereafter, except as described in the following sentence, such tenders are irrevocable. Holders of Series B Preferred Shares may also withdraw their Series B Preferred Shares if the Company has not accepted the Series B Preferred Shares for purchase after the expiration of forty business days from the commencement of the Offer.

For a withdrawal to be effective, the Tender Agent must receive, prior to the Expiration Date, a written notice of withdrawal at the Tender Agent’s address set forth on the back page of this Offer to Purchase, or a properly transmitted “Request Message” through ATOP. Any such notice of withdrawal must specify the name of the tendering holder of the Series B Preferred Shares, the number of Series B Preferred Shares that the holder wishes to withdraw and the name of the registered holder of the Series B Preferred Shares.

Any notice of withdrawal must also specify the name and the number of the account at DTC to be credited with the withdrawn Series B Preferred Shares and must otherwise comply with DTC’s procedures. The Company will determine all questions as to the form and validity (including the time of receipt) of any notice of withdrawal, in its sole discretion, and such determination will be final and binding, subject to a holder’s right to challenge our determination in a court of competent jurisdiction. None of the Company, the Tender Agent, the Information Agent, the Dealer Managers or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in any notice of withdrawal or incur any liability for failure to give this notification.

A holder of Series B Preferred Shares may not rescind a withdrawal and any Series B Preferred Shares that a holder of Series B Preferred Shares validly withdraws will not be validly tendered for purposes of the Offer, unless the holder of Series B Preferred Shares validly retenders the withdrawn Series B Preferred Shares before the Expiration Date by following one of the procedures described in Section  3.

Section 5. Purchase of Series B Preferred Shares and Payment of Purchase Price.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, on the Settlement Date, we will accept for purchase any and all validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Series B Preferred Shares. We expect the Settlement Date to be June 6, 2024.

For purposes of the Offer, the Company will be deemed to have accepted for purchase, and therefore purchased, the Series B Preferred Shares that are validly tendered and are not validly withdrawn, only when, as and if it gives oral or written notice to the Tender Agent of its acceptance of the Series B Preferred Shares for purchase under the Offer.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, the Company will pay for the Series B Preferred Shares that it purchases under the Offer by depositing the aggregate purchase price for such Series B Preferred Shares, plus Accrued Dividends for such Series B Preferred Shares, with DTC, which will act as agent for tendering holders for the purpose of receiving payment from the Company and transmitting payment to the tendering holders of the Series B Preferred Shares.

The Company will pay all stock transfer taxes, if any, payable on the transfer to it of Series B Preferred Shares purchased under the Offer. If, however, payment of the purchase price is to be made to any person other than the registered holder, or tendered Series B Preferred Shares are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing the Letter of Transmittal, then the amount of all stock transfer taxes, if any (whether imposed on the registered holder or the other person), payable on account of the transfer to the person will be deducted from the purchase price unless satisfactory evidence of the payment of the stock transfer taxes, or exemption therefrom, is submitted. See Instruction 6 of the Letter of Transmittal.

 

14


Table of Contents

If the Offer expires or terminates and any of the Series B Preferred Shares have not been accepted for purchase by us following the expiration or termination of the Offer, the holder of Series B Preferred Shares that were not accepted for purchase will continue to own those Series B Preferred Shares. The Tender Agent will credit those Series B Preferred Shares to the appropriate account maintained by the tendering holder of Series B Preferred Shares at DTC without expense to the holder of the Series B Preferred Shares.

Section 6. Conditions of the Offer.

Notwithstanding any other provision of the Offer, the Company will not be required to accept for purchase, purchase or pay for any Series B Preferred Shares tendered, and may terminate or amend the Offer or may postpone the acceptance for purchase of, or the purchase of and the payment for Series B Preferred Shares tendered, subject to Rule 13e-4(f) under the Exchange Act, if, at any time on or after the date hereof and before the Expiration Date, (i) the Financing Condition shall not have been satisfied and/or (ii) any of the following conditions have not been satisfied (or shall have been reasonable determined by the Company to have not been satisfied):

 

   

there shall not have been threatened, instituted or pending any action, proceeding or investigation (whether formal or informal) by any government or governmental, regulatory or administrative agency, authority or tribunal or any other person, domestic or foreign, before any court, authority, agency or tribunal that directly or indirectly challenges the making of the Offer, the acquisition of some or all of the Series B Preferred Shares under the Offer or otherwise relates in any manner to the Offer or is, or is reasonably likely to be, in our reasonable judgment, materially adverse to our business, operations, properties, condition, assets, liabilities or prospects, or which would or might, in our reasonable judgment, prohibit, prevent, restrict or delay settlement of the Offer or materially impair the contemplated benefits to the Company of the Offer;

 

   

there shall not have been any action threatened, instituted, pending or taken, or approval withheld, or any statute, rule, regulation, judgment, order or injunction threatened, proposed, sought, promulgated, enacted, entered, amended, enforced or deemed to be applicable to the Offer or the Company or any of its subsidiaries, by any court or any authority, agency, tribunal or other body that, in the Company’s reasonable judgment, would or might, directly or indirectly:

 

   

make the acceptance for purchase of, or payment for, some or all of the Series B Preferred Shares illegal or otherwise restrict or prohibit completion of the Offer; or

 

   

delay or restrict the ability of the Company, or render the Company unable, to accept for purchase or pay for some or all of the Series B Preferred Shares;

 

   

in the Company’s reasonable judgment, there shall not have occurred any of the following:

 

   

any general suspension of trading in, or the imposition of any general trading curb or general minimum or maximum price limits on prices for, trading in securities on any U.S. national securities exchange or in the over-the-counter market;

 

   

the declaration of a banking moratorium or any suspension of payments in respect of banks in the United States, whether or not mandatory;

 

   

the commencement of any war, armed hostilities or other international calamity, including any act of terrorism, on or after the date of this Offer to Purchase, in or involving the United States, or the material escalation of any such armed hostilities which had commenced before the date of this Offer to Purchase, in each case, which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the Company or an the Company’s ability to complete the Offer;

 

15


Table of Contents
   

any limitation, whether or not mandatory, imposed by any governmental, regulatory, self-regulatory or administrative authority, tribunal or other body, or any other event, that could materially affect the extension of credit by banks or other lending institutions in the United States;

 

   

any change in tax law that would materially change the tax consequences of the Offer;

 

   

any change or changes have occurred in the business, condition (financial or otherwise), income, operations, property or prospects of the Company or any of its subsidiaries that could have a material adverse effect on the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; or

 

   

a tender or exchange offer for any or all of our shares of common stock has not been proposed, announced or made by any third party.

The “Financing Condition” refers to the consummation of the Notes Offering. The Notes Offering priced on May 6, 2024 and is expected to close on May 20, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, at which time the Financing Condition will be satisfied.

The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of the Company and may be asserted by the Company, regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such condition not being satisfied (other than any actions or inactions of the Company). The Company reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to waive any and all of the foregoing conditions, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, before the Expiration Date (provided that the Offer will remain open for at least five business days after the Financing Condition is satisfied or waived). The Company’s failure at any time to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any of these rights, and each of these rights shall be deemed an ongoing right that may be asserted at any time and from time to time prior to the Expiration Date.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that one or more events described above occurs before the Expiration Date, the Company will promptly notify the holders of Series B Preferred Shares of the Company’s determination as to whether to (i) waive or modify, in whole or in part, the condition and continue the Offer or (ii) terminate the Offer. Any determination or judgment by the Company concerning the events described above will be final and binding on all parties, subject to a holder’s right to challenge our determination in a court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 7. Historical Price Range of the Series B Preferred Shares.

The Series B Preferred Shares are not listed on any securities exchange or in any automated quotation system. Therefore, no trading market for the Series B Preferred Shares has been established and no price history is available.

Section 8. Source and Amount of Funds.

If the Offer is fully subscribed, the Company will pay $815,670,000 including Accrued Dividends, for the Series B Preferred Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer. The Company intends to pay the consideration payable by it pursuant to the Offer, and the fees and expenses incurred by it in connection therewith, with a portion of the net proceeds from the Notes Offering. The Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the Financing Condition. The Notes Offering priced on May 6, 2024 and is expected to close on May 20, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, at which time the Financing Condition will be satisfied. In no event will the information contained in this Offer to Purchase or the Letter of Transmittal regarding the Notes Offering constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any Notes.

 

16


Table of Contents

Section 9. Certain Information Concerning the Company.

Dominion Energy, Inc., headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a public utility holding company and conducts its operations primarily through its subsidiaries Virginia Electric and Power Company (“Virginia Power”) and Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.

The mailing address and telephone number of our principal executive offices are 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219 and (804) 819-2284.

Additional Information. We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. Our file number with the SEC is 001-08489. Our SEC filings are available to the public over the Internet at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

You may view and obtain copies of some of those reports and other information on our website at http://www.dominionenergy.com. Our website also includes other information about us and certain of our subsidiaries. Except for the documents specifically incorporated by reference into this Offer to Purchase, information contained on our website or that can be accessed through our website does not constitute part of this Offer to Purchase.

Incorporation by Reference. The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this Offer to Purchase. We make some of our filings with the SEC on a combined basis with Virginia Power. Our combined filings with the SEC represent separate filings by each of Virginia Power and us. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below (other than any portions of the documents not deemed to be filed and those portions of filings that relate to Virginia Power as a separate registrant):

 

   

Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023;

 

   

Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024; and

 

   

Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January 12, 2024, January 29, 2024, February 22, 2024, February 26, 2024, March 7, 2024, May 3, 2024 and May 6, 2024.

Any statement contained in a document incorporated or considered to be incorporated by reference in this Offer to Purchase shall be considered to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Offer to Purchase to the extent that a statement contained in this Offer to Purchase modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement that is modified or superseded will not, except as so modified or superseded, constitute a part of this Offer to Purchase.

Please note that the Schedule TO to which this Offer to Purchase relates does not permit forward “incorporation by reference.” If a material change occurs in the information set forth in this Offer to Purchase, we will amend the Schedule TO accordingly.

Certain Financial Information. The Company incorporates by reference the financial statements and notes thereto included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, filed on February 23, 2024, and its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2024, filed on May 2, 2024.

Upon request, we will provide a copy of any of these filings without charge to each person to whom a copy of this Offer to Purchase has been provided. You may request a copy of these filings by writing or calling us at:

Dominion Energy, Inc.

120 Tredegar Street,

Richmond, Virginia 23219

Attn: Corporate Secretary

Telephone (804) 819-2284

 

17


Table of Contents

Section 10. Interests of Directors and Executive Officers; Transactions and Arrangements Concerning the Series B Preferred Shares.

As of the date hereof, there are 800,000 Series B Preferred Shares (representing $800 million in aggregate liquidation preference) issued and outstanding.

Neither the Company nor, to the best of its knowledge, any of its executive officers and directors or any associates or majority-owned subsidiaries of the Company, beneficially owns any of the Series B Preferred Shares.

Based on the Company’s records and on information provided to it by its executive officers, directors, affiliates and subsidiaries, neither the Company nor any of its affiliates or subsidiaries nor, to the best of its knowledge, any of the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ directors or executive officers, nor any associates or subsidiaries of any of the foregoing, have effected any transactions involving the Series B Preferred Shares during the sixty days prior to the date of this Offer to Purchase.

The terms of the Series B Preferred Shares are governed by (i) the Dominion Energy, Inc. Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation, dated as of September 2, 2022, and (ii) the Dominion Energy, Inc. Bylaws, as amended and restated, effective February 21, 2024.

Except as otherwise described in this Offer to Purchase, neither the Company nor, to the best of its knowledge, any of its affiliates, directors or executive officers, is a party to any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship with any other person relating, directly or indirectly, to the Offer or with respect to any of the Series B Preferred Shares, including, but not limited to, any contract, arrangement, understanding or relationship concerning the transfer or the voting of securities, joint ventures, loan or option arrangements, puts or calls, guaranties of loans, guaranties against loss or the giving or withholding of proxies, consents or authorizations.

Section 11. Effects of the Offer on the Market for the Series B Preferred Shares.

All of the Series B Preferred Shares purchased by the Company in the Offer will constitute authorized but unissued shares of the Company’s preferred stock, without designation, as provided in the Virginia Stock Corporation Act.

If the Company purchases the maximum number of Series B Preferred Shares in the Offer, it will eliminate an aggregate liquidation preference of $800 million of Series B Preferred Shares.

If the Offer is completed, the number of Series B Preferred Shares that are available to be traded will be reduced. Depending on the amount of Series B Preferred Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn that are accepted for purchase in the Offer, any trading market for the Series B Preferred Shares that remain outstanding after the Offer may be more limited. A reduced trading volume for the Series B Preferred Shares may decrease the trading price and increase the volatility of the trading price, if any, of the Series B Preferred Shares that remain outstanding following the completion of the Offer.

From time to time after the tenth business day following the Expiration Date or other termination of the Offer, to the extent permitted by applicable law, the Company may acquire the Series B Preferred Shares that remain outstanding, whether or not the Offer settles, through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, exercise of optional redemption rights, tender offers or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices as may be determined, which may be more or less than the value of the consideration paid pursuant to the Offer, and could be paid in cash or other consideration. In addition, the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation provide that the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series B Preferred Shares in whole or in part, from time to time, on the First Call Date or on any fifth anniversary of such date at a redemption

 

18


Table of Contents

price in cash equal to $1,000 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid dividends to, but excluding, the redemption date. The Company may elect to exercise its option to redeem its Series B Preferred Shares on the First Call Date. There can be no assurance as to which, if any, of these alternatives (or combinations thereof) the Company may pursue. Whether the Company makes additional acquisitions of Series B Preferred Shares in the future will depend on many factors, including, without limitation, the business and market conditions at the time, including the price of the Series B Preferred Shares, and such other factors as the Company or its affiliates may consider relevant.

Section 12. Legal Matters; Regulatory Approvals.

The Company is not aware of any license or regulatory permit that appears material to its business that might be adversely affected by its acquisition of Series B Preferred Shares as contemplated by the Offer. Nor is the Company aware of any approval or other action by any government or governmental, administrative or regulatory authority or agency, domestic, foreign or supranational, that would be required for the acquisition of Series B Preferred Shares by the Company as contemplated by the Offer other than those that have been obtained. Should any approval or other action be required, the Company presently contemplates that it will seek that approval or other action. The Company is unable to predict whether it will be required to delay the acceptance for purchase of or payment for Series B Preferred Shares tendered under the Offer pending the outcome of any such matter. There can be no assurance that any approval or other action, if needed, would be obtained or would be obtained without substantial cost or conditions or that the failure to obtain the approval or other action might not result in adverse consequences to its business, results of operations and/or financial condition. The obligations of the Company under the Offer to accept for purchase and pay for Series B Preferred Shares is subject to conditions. See Section 6.

Section 13. U.S. Federal Income Tax Consequences.

The following discussion is a summary of certain U.S. federal income tax consequences relating to the Offer to tendering U.S. Holders and Non-U.S. Holders, and does not purport to be a complete analysis of all potential U.S. federal income tax considerations. This discussion deals only with tax consequences to tendering holders who hold their Series B Preferred Shares as capital assets within the meaning of Section 1221 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

This discussion does not cover all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that might be relevant to holders in light of their particular circumstances. In particular, this discussion does not address all of the tax considerations that may be relevant to persons in special tax situations, including tax-exempt organizations, insurance companies, banks or other financial institutions, dealers in securities or currencies, entities or arrangements treated as partnerships for U.S. federal income tax purposes or other flow-through entities (and investors therein), subchapter S corporations, retirement plans, individual retirement accounts or other tax-deferred accounts, real estate investment trusts, regulated investment companies, persons liable for the alternative minimum tax, persons that are “controlled foreign corporations” or “passive foreign investment companies,” persons subject to special tax accounting rules as a result of any item of gross income with respect to Series B Preferred Shares being taken into account in an applicable financial statement, certain former citizens or former long-term residents of the United States, traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method of accounting for their securities holdings, persons that hold Series B Preferred Shares as a position in a hedging transaction, “straddle,” constructive sale, “conversion transaction” or other risk-reduction transaction, and U.S. Holders whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar, “qualified foreign pension funds” as described in Section 897(1)(2) of the Code and entities all of the interests of which are held by qualified foreign pension funds, or who are otherwise subject to special treatment under the provisions of the Code.

Furthermore, this summary is based upon the provisions of the Code, the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder and administrative and judicial interpretations thereof, all as of the date hereof. Such authorities may be repealed, revoked, modified or subject to differing interpretations, possibly on a retroactive basis, so as to

 

19


Table of Contents

result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different from those discussed below. This discussion does not address any other U.S. federal tax considerations (such as estate and gift taxes) or any state, local or non-U.S. tax considerations, or the Medicare contribution tax applicable to net investment income of certain non-corporate U.S. Holders.

For purposes of this discussion, a “U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of Series B Preferred Shares that for U.S. federal income tax purposes is:

 

   

an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States;

 

   

a corporation or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia;

 

   

an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source; or

 

   

a trust if (a) a court within the United States is able to exercise primary control over its administration and one or more United States persons (as defined in the Code) have the authority to control all substantial decisions of such trust or (b) the trust has validly elected to be treated as a United States person.

A “Non-U.S. Holder” means a beneficial owner of Series B Preferred Shares that is neither a U.S. Holder nor a partnership (including any entity or arrangement that is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes).

If an entity classified as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds Series B Preferred Shares, the tax treatment of a partner generally will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. A partner and the partnership holding Series B Preferred Shares are urged to consult their tax advisors.

We have not sought and will not seek any rulings from the IRS with respect to the matters discussed below. There can be no assurance that the IRS will not take a different position concerning the tax consequences of the sale of Series B Preferred Shares to the Company pursuant to the Offer or that any such position will not be sustained.

This discussion of certain U.S. federal income tax considerations is not intended, and should not be construed, to be tax or legal advice to any particular investor in or holder of Series B Preferred Shares. Holders are advised to consult their tax advisors concerning the application of the U.S. federal income tax laws to their particular situations as well as any tax considerations arising under the laws of any state, local or foreign taxing jurisdiction or any applicable tax treaties, and the possible effect of changes in applicable tax law.

Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders

A sale of Series B Preferred Shares for cash pursuant to the Offer will be a taxable transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes. A U.S. Holder who participates in the Offer will, depending on such holder’s particular circumstances, be treated either as recognizing gain or loss from the disposition of the Series B Preferred Shares or as receiving a distribution from the Company with respect to its stock. If a broker or other paying agent is unable to determine whether sale or exchange treatment or distribution treatment should apply to a particular U.S. Holder, such broker or paying agent may be required to report the transaction as resulting in a distribution. In such event, if you believe that sale or exchange treatment is the proper treatment for you, you should consult with your own tax advisor about how to report the transaction on your tax return.

Sale or Exchange Treatment.

Under Section 302 of the Code, a sale of Series B Preferred Shares for cash by a U.S. Holder pursuant to the Offer will be treated as a “sale or exchange” of Series B Preferred Shares for

 

20


Table of Contents

U.S. federal income tax purposes, rather than as a distribution with respect to the Series B Preferred Shares held by the tendering U.S. Holder, only if the sale:

 

   

results in a “complete termination” of such U.S. Holder’s equity interest in the Company, or

 

   

is “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” with respect to the U.S. Holder.

A sale of Series B Preferred Shares by a U.S. Holder pursuant to the Offer will result in a “complete termination” if, after the sale, either (i) the U.S. Holder no longer owns any of the Company’s outstanding preferred or common shares (either actually or constructively) or (ii) the U.S. Holder no longer actually owns any of the Company’s outstanding preferred or common shares and, with respect to any shares constructively owned, is eligible to waive, and effectively waives, such constructive ownership. U.S. Holders wishing to satisfy the “complete termination” test through waiver of constructive ownership should consult their own tax advisors.

A sale of Series B Preferred Shares by a U.S. Holder pursuant to the Offer will satisfy the “not essentially equivalent to a dividend” test if it results in a “meaningful reduction” of the U.S. Holder’s proportionate interest in the Company. Whether a U.S. Holder of Series B Preferred Shares meets this test will depend on the U.S. Holder’s particular facts and circumstances, as well as the relative percentage of Series B Preferred Shares tendered by such Holder and each of the other Holders of Series B Preferred Shares.

The IRS has indicated in a published revenue ruling that if a shareholder (actually or constructively) owns no stock other than nonvoting, nonconvertible, preferred stock (such as the Series B Preferred Shares), a redemption of any amount of such preferred stock should qualify for sale treatment. The same conclusion may apply where any other shares held by the tendering shareholder possess a relatively small amount of voting power (i.e., where the tendering shareholder has no legal or practical ability to affect the corporation’s decision making), but the answer is unclear (given the absence of any definitive authority on the issue). U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of the foregoing standard to their particular facts and circumstances.

As noted above, in applying the foregoing Section 302 tests, a U.S. Holder must take into account not only preferred and common shares that such U.S. Holder actually owns, but also shares that such U.S. Holder is treated as owning under constructive ownership rules. Generally, under Section 318 of the Code a U.S. Holder may constructively own shares actually owned, and in some cases constructively owned, by certain related individuals and entities as well as shares that a U.S. Holder has the right to acquire by exercise of an option or warrant or by conversion or exchange of a security.

Contemporaneous dispositions or acquisitions of preferred or common shares by a U.S. Holder or a related person may be deemed to be part of a single integrated transaction and, if so, may be taken into account in determining whether either of the Section 302 tests described above is satisfied. A U.S. Holder should consult its own tax advisor regarding the treatment of other dispositions or acquisitions of shares that may be integrated with such U.S. Holder’s sale of Series B Preferred Shares to the Company pursuant to the Offer.

If a U.S. Holder satisfies either of the Section 302 tests described above, the U.S. Holder will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount of cash received (including cash received that is attributable to accrued but undeclared dividends, but excluding cash attributable to declared but unpaid dividends, which would be taxable in the manner described below under “— Distribution Treatment”) and such U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the Series B Preferred Shares tendered. Generally, a U.S. Holder’s tax basis for the Series B Preferred Shares tendered will be equal to the cost of the Series B Preferred Shares to the U.S. Holder, less any prior distributions treated as a return of capital. Any such gain or loss will be capital gain or loss and will be long-term capital gain or loss if the holding period of the Series B Preferred Shares exceeds one year as of the date of the sale pursuant to the Offer. In the case of a non-corporate U.S. Holder, long-term capital gain on Series B Preferred Shares held for more than one year is currently subject to a reduced rate of tax. Certain limitations apply to the deductibility of capital losses by U.S. Holders. Gain or loss must be determined separately for each block of tendered Series B Preferred Shares (i.e., Series B Preferred Shares acquired by the U.S. Holder at the same cost in a single

 

21


Table of Contents

transaction). A U.S. Holder may be able to designate which blocks of Series B Preferred Shares it wishes to tender in the event that less than all of its Series B Preferred Shares are tendered.

Distribution Treatment.

If a U.S. Holder does not satisfy either of the Section 302 tests described above, the sale of a U.S. Holder’s Series B Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer will not be treated as a sale or exchange under Section 302. Instead, the entire amount of cash received by such U.S. Holder pursuant to the Offer will be treated as a distribution to the U.S. Holder with respect to such U.S. Holder’s remaining shares. The distribution will be treated as a dividend to the extent of the U.S. Holder’s share of the Company’s current and accumulated earnings and profits, as determined under U.S. federal income tax principles. The amount of any distribution in excess of the Company’s current and accumulated earnings and profits will be treated as a return of capital to the extent of the U.S. Holder’s tax basis in the remaining shares with respect to which the distribution is deemed received, and any remainder will be treated as capital gain. Any such capital gain will be long-term capital gain if the U.S. Holder has held the Series B Preferred Shares for more than one year as of the date of sale pursuant to the Offer.

Any distribution treated as a dividend will generally constitute “qualified dividend income” that is subject to taxation at a maximum rate of 20% for non-corporate U.S. Holders provided certain holding period requirements are met. A dividend received by a corporate U.S. Holder may be (i) eligible for a dividends-received deduction (subject to applicable exceptions and limitations) and (ii) subject to the “extraordinary dividend” provisions of Section 1059 of the Code. Corporate U.S. Holders should consult their own tax advisors regarding (i) whether a dividends-received deduction will be available to them, and (ii) the application of Section 1059 of the Code to the ownership and disposition of their Series B Preferred Shares.

Any portion of a sale which is treated as a dividend will be taxed in its entirety, without reduction for the U.S. Holder’s tax basis of the Series B Preferred Shares exchanged. Such tax basis will be added to the remaining shares owned by the U.S. Holder; however, where the remaining shares owned consist of more than one class (e.g., common and preferred shares), it is unclear how to allocate such tax basis among the remaining shares. If a tendering U.S. Holder does not actually retain any shares, the basis of any tendered Series B Preferred Shares may (depending on circumstances) be added to shares retained by a person related to such U.S. Holder or the basis may be lost.

Tax Consequences to Non-U.S. Holders

Sale or Exchange Treatment.

Subject to the discussion below concerning effectively connected income and FATCA and the discussion concerning backup withholding in Section 3 above, if you are a Non-U.S. Holder and you satisfy either of the Section 302 tests described above, you generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on any gain realized on the sale of Series B Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer (except to the extent of any cash attributable to declared but unpaid dividends, which would be treated as a distribution that is subject to the rules set forth below under “Distribution Treatment”), unless:

 

   

the Series B Preferred Shares that are exchanged constitute a “U.S. real property interest” by reason of both our status as a USRPHC (as defined below) for U.S. federal income tax purposes at any time during the shorter of the five-year period preceding the disposition of the Series B Preferred Shares or the period that you owned the Series B Preferred Shares and you satisfying certain ownership requirements;

 

   

the gain is effectively connected with your conduct of a trade or business within the United States, and, if certain tax treaties apply, is attributable to a permanent establishment or fixed base within the United States; or

 

   

you are a non-resident alien individual who is present in the United States for a period or periods aggregating 183 or more days in the taxable year of the sale and certain other conditions are met.

 

22


Table of Contents

With respect to the first bullet above, generally, a corporation is a “US real property holding corporation” (“USRPHC”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes if the fair market value of its U.S. real property interests equals or exceeds 50% of the sum of the fair market value of its worldwide real property interests and its other assets used or held for use in a trade or business. We do not believe that we currently are, or have been during the applicable period, a USRPHC.

If you are a Non-U.S. Holder described in the second bullet above, that income or gain will generally be subject to tax in the same manner as income or gain realized by a U.S. Holder (see discussion under “—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Sale or Exchange Treatment”), subject to an applicable tax treaty providing otherwise. In that event, you should consult your tax advisor with respect to other U.S. tax consequences of disposing of Series B Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer, including, if you are a foreign corporation, the possible imposition of a branch profits tax on your effectively connected earnings and profits at a rate of 30% (or a lower applicable treaty rate).

If you are a Non-U.S. Holder described in the third bullet above, you will be subject to a flat 30% U.S. federal income tax on the gain derived from the sale or a lower rate if so specified by an applicable income tax treaty, which may be offset by U.S. source capital losses, subject to certain limitations.

Although you may satisfy one of the Section 302 tests described above, if a broker or other paying agent is unable to determine whether sale or exchange treatment should apply to you, such paying agent may be required to report the transaction as resulting in a distribution for U.S. federal income tax purposes that is made out of the Company’s current or accumulated earnings and profits and withhold tax at a 30% rate on the full amount you receive, as described below under “—Distribution Treatment”). In that case, you may be eligible to obtain a refund of all or a portion of any tax withheld if you satisfy one of the Section 302 tests described above. Backup withholding (see Section 3) generally will not apply to amounts subject to the withholding tax described below.

Distribution Treatment.

If you do not satisfy either of the Section 302 tests described above, the full amount you receive will be treated as a distribution with respect to your Series B Preferred Shares. The treatment, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, of such distribution as a dividend, tax-free return of capital, or gain from the sale of Series B Preferred Shares will be determined in the manner described above for U.S. Holders (see discussion under “—Tax Consequences to U.S. Holders—Distribution Treatment”). Subject to the discussion below concerning effectively connected income, to the extent that amounts you receive are treated as dividends, such dividends will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax at a rate of 30%, or a lower rate specified in an applicable tax treaty. To obtain a reduced rate of withholding under a tax treaty, you must provide a properly executed IRS Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E certifying, under penalties of perjury, that you are a non-U.S. person and that the dividends are subject to a reduced rate of withholding under an applicable tax treaty.

If income or gain on the Series B Preferred Shares is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States (and, if required by an applicable tax treaty, is attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States), (i) that income or gain, although exempt from the withholding tax referred to above, will generally be subject to tax in the same manner as income or gain realized by a U.S. Holder (see discussion under “—U.S. Holders—Sale or Exchange Treatment”), subject to an applicable tax treaty providing otherwise, and (ii) you will generally be required to provide a properly executed IRS Form W-8ECI (or other appropriate form) in order to receive payments free of withholding. In that event, you should consult your tax advisor with respect to other U.S. tax consequences of disposing of Series B Preferred Shares the Offer, including, if you are a foreign corporation, the possible imposition of a branch profits tax on your effectively connected earnings and profits at a rate of 30% (or a lower applicable treaty rate).

 

23


Table of Contents

FATCA

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”) and related IRS guidance concerning FATCA impose a 30% U.S. withholding tax on dividends made to a non-United States entity that fails to take required steps to provide information regarding its “United States accounts” or its direct or indirect “substantial United States owners,” as applicable, or to make a required certification that it has no such accounts or owners. Although withholding under FATCA would have applied to payments of gross proceeds from the taxable disposition of Series B Preferred Shares on or after January 1, 2019, proposed Treasury regulations eliminate FATCA withholding on payments of gross proceeds entirely. Taxpayers generally may rely on these proposed Treasury regulations until final Treasury regulations are issued. We will not pay any additional amounts to holders of Series B Preferred Shares in respect of any amounts withheld. Prospective investors are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the possible implications of these rules.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

See Section 3 with respect to the application of U.S. federal backup withholding tax to payments made pursuant to the Offer.

Holders who do not Participate in the Offer

Holders who do not participate in the Offer generally will not incur any U.S. federal income tax liability as a result of the settlement of the Offer. However, in the event that the payment by us for any purchase of Series B Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer is treated as a taxable dividend to a holder rather than as a sale or exchange, the other holders, including the holders who do not participate in the Offer, could be deemed to have received taxable stock distributions under certain circumstances. Holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the possibility of deemed distributions resulting from the purchase of Series B Preferred Shares pursuant to the Offer.

Section 14. Accounting Treatment.

Upon the settlement of the Offer, the carrying value of the Series B Preferred Shares repurchased in the Offer will be removed from the preferred stock account within shareholders’ equity, and the difference between the repurchase price and the carrying value of each Series B Preferred Share repurchased (net of issuance costs) will be recorded as a change to net income to arrive at net income attributable to the Company for purposes of computing earnings per share.

Section 15. Extension of the Offer; Termination; Amendment.

The Company expressly reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, and regardless of whether or not any of the events set forth in Section 6 shall have occurred or shall be deemed by the Company to have occurred, to extend the period of time during which the Offer is open and thereby delay acceptance for purchase of, and payment for, any Series B Preferred Shares by giving oral or written notice of the extension to the Tender Agent and making a public announcement of the extension. The Company also expressly reserves the right to terminate the Offer and not accept for purchase or pay for any Series B Preferred Shares not theretofore accepted for purchase or paid for or, subject to applicable law, to postpone payment for Series B Preferred Shares upon the occurrence of any of the conditions specified in Section 6 by giving oral or written notice of termination or postponement to the Tender Agent and making a public announcement of termination or postponement. The Company’s reservation of these rights to delay payment for Series B Preferred Shares that it has accepted for purchase is limited by Rule 13e-4(f)(5) and Rule 14e-1(c) under the Exchange Act, which requires that the Company pay the consideration offered or return the Series B Preferred Shares tendered promptly after termination or withdrawal of the Offer. Subject to compliance with applicable law, the Company further reserves the right, regardless of whether any of the events set forth in Section 6 shall have occurred or shall be deemed by

 

24


Table of Contents

the Company to have occurred, to amend the Offer in any respect, including, without limitation, by decreasing or increasing the consideration offered in the Offer to holders of Series B Preferred Shares. Amendments to the Offer may be made at any time and from time to time effected by public announcement, the announcement, in the case of an extension, to be issued no later than 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the last previously scheduled or announced Expiration Date. Any public announcement made under the Offer will be disseminated promptly to holders of Series B Preferred Shares in a manner reasonably designed to inform holders of Series B Preferred Shares of the change. Without limiting the manner in which the Company may choose to make a public announcement, except as required by applicable law, the Company shall have no obligation to publish, advertise or otherwise communicate any public announcement other than by making a release through PR Newswire.

If the Company materially changes the terms of the Offer or the information concerning the Offer, the Company will extend the Offer to the extent required by Rules 13e-4(d)(2), 13e-4(e)(3), 13e-4(f)(1) and 14e-1(b) under the Exchange Act. These rules and certain related releases and interpretations of the SEC provide that the minimum period during which the Offer must remain open following material changes in the terms of the Offer or information concerning the Offer (other than a change in price or a change in percentage of securities sought) will depend on the facts and circumstances, including the relative materiality of the terms or information. If:

 

   

the Company (i) increases or decreases the price to be paid for the Series B Preferred Shares or (ii) decreases the number of Series B Preferred Shares being sought in the Offer, and

 

   

the Offer is scheduled to expire at any time earlier than the expiration of a period ending on the tenth business day from, and including, the date that the notice of an increase or decrease is first published, sent or given to security holders in the manner specified in this Section 15, the Offer will be extended until the expiration of such ten-business day period.

Section 16. Fees and Expenses.

The Company has retained Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mizuho Securities USA LLC to act as the Dealer Managers and D.F. King & Co., Inc. to act as the Information Agent and as the Tender Agent in connection with the Offer. The Information Agent may contact holders of Series B Preferred Shares by electronic mail, telephone, and in person, and may request brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees of Series B Preferred Shares to forward materials relating to the Offer to beneficial owners. The Dealer Managers, the Information Agent and the Tender Agent each will receive reasonable and customary compensation for their respective services and will be reimbursed by the Company for specified reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. The Dealer Managers, the Information Agent and the Tender Agent each will be indemnified against certain liabilities in connection with the Offer, including certain liabilities under the U.S. federal securities laws. The Dealer Managers or their affiliates have performed, and may in the future perform, investment banking, financial advisory and commercial services for us from time to time, for which, they have received customary fees and reimbursements of expenses. In addition, the Dealer Managers are acting as underwriters in the Notes Offering.

No fees or commissions will be payable by the Company to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees (other than fees to the Information Agent and the Tender Agent, as described above) for soliciting or recommending tenders of Series B Preferred Shares under the Offer. Investors who hold Series B Preferred Shares through brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees should consult the brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees to determine whether transaction costs are applicable if holders of Series B Preferred Shares tender Series B Preferred Shares through such brokers or banks and not directly to the Tender Agent. The Company, however, upon request, will reimburse brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies and other nominees for customary mailing and handling expenses incurred by them in forwarding this Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal and related materials to the beneficial owners of Series B Preferred Shares held by them as a nominee or in a fiduciary capacity. No broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company has been authorized to act as an agent of the Company, dealer

 

25


Table of Contents

manager, information agent, or tender agent for purposes of the Offer. The Company will pay or cause to be paid all stock transfer taxes, if any, on its purchase of Series B Preferred Shares, except as otherwise provided in this Offer to Purchase and Instruction 6 in the Letter of Transmittal.

Section 17. Miscellaneous.

The Company is not aware of any jurisdiction where the making of the Offer is not in compliance with applicable law, provided that we will comply with the requirements of Rule 13e-4(f)(8) promulgated under the Exchange Act. If the Company becomes aware of any jurisdiction where the making of the Offer or the acceptance of Series B Preferred Shares pursuant thereto is not in compliance with applicable law, the Company will make a good faith effort to comply with the applicable law. If, after such good faith effort, the Company cannot comply with the applicable law, the Company will not make the Offer to the holders of Series B Preferred Shares in that jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction where the securities, blue sky or other laws require the Offer to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Offer shall be deemed to be made on behalf of the Company by one or more registered brokers or dealers licensed under the laws of that jurisdiction.

Pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c)(2) under the Exchange Act, the Company has filed with the SEC an Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, which contains additional information with respect to the Offer. The Schedule TO, including the exhibits and any amendments and supplements thereto, may be examined, and copies may be obtained, at the same places and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 9 with respect to information concerning the Company. Rule 13e-3 under the Exchange Act does not apply because the number of participants who are record holders of the Series B Preferred Shares is fewer than 300. Specifically, we have been advised by The Depository Trust Company that as of April 26, 2024, there were 55 holders of record of the Series B Preferred Shares. In addition, the Series B Preferred Shares are not listed on any national securities exchange.

The Company’s Board of Directors has approved the Offer. However, neither the Company nor its Board of Directors makes any recommendation to holders of Series B Preferred Shares as to whether to tender or refrain from tendering their Series B Preferred Shares, and no one has been authorized by the Company or its Board of Directors to make such a recommendation. The Company has not authorized any person to give any information or to make any representation in connection with the Offer other than those contained in this Offer to Purchase or in the Letter of Transmittal. If anyone makes any recommendation or representation to you or gives you any information, you must not rely upon that recommendation, representation or information as having been authorized by the Company or the Information Agent.

 

26


Table of Contents

The Dealer Managers for the Offer are:

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attn: Liability Management Group

(800) 438-3242 (toll-free)

(212) 528-7581 (collect)

Email: us.lm@barclays.com

  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, NY 10179

Attn: Liability Management Group

(866) 834-4666 (toll-free)

(212) 834-4045 (collect)

  

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

1271 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Attn: Liability Management

(866) 271-7403 (toll-free)

(212) 205-7562 (collect)

The Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents should be sent or delivered by each holder of Series B Preferred Shares or that holder’s broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or nominee to the Tender Agent at one of its addresses set forth below.

The Tender Agent for the Offer is:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.

By facsimile:

(For Eligible Institutions only):

(212) 709-3328

Confirmation:

(212) 269-5552

By Email:

dominion@dfking.com

By Mail, Overnight Courier or by Hand:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.

48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor

New York, New York 10005

Attn: Michael Horthman

Please contact the Dealer Managers with questions regarding the terms of the Offer at the contact information set forth above or the Information Agent with questions regarding how to tender and/or request additional copies of this Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal, or other documents related to the Offer at the contact information set forth below. Holders of Series B Preferred Shares also may contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or nominee for assistance concerning the Offer. Please contact the Tender Agent at the contact information set forth above to confirm delivery of any Series B Preferred Shares.

The Information Agent for the Offer is:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.

48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor

New York, New York 10005

Attn: Corporate Actions

Banks and Brokers call: (212) 269-5550

Toll free: (800) 431-9643

Email: dominion@dfking.com

 

27

Exhibit (a)(1)(B)

DOMINION ENERGY, INC.

LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER TO PURCHASE FOR CASH ANY AND ALL OUTSTANDING

4.65% SERIES B FIXED-RATE RESET CUMULATIVE REDEEMABLE PERPETUAL PREFERRED

STOCK

(CUSIP/ISIN NO. 25746UDD8/US25746UDD81)

AT A PURCHASE PRICE OF $997.50 PER SHARE, PLUS ACCRUED AND UNPAID DIVIDENDS PURSUANT TO THE OFFER TO PURCHASE, DATED MAY 7, 2024

THE OFFER (AS DEFINED BELOW) AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE ONE MINUTE AFTER 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JUNE 4, 2024, UNLESS DOMINION ENERGY, INC. EXTENDS OR EARLIER TERMINATES THE OFFER (SUCH TIME AND DATE, AS THEY MAY BE

EXTENDED WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER, THE “EXPIRATION DATE”).

The Tender Agent for the Offer is:

D.F. King & Co., Inc

By facsimile:

(For Eligible Institutions only):

(212) 709-3328

Confirmation:

(212) 269-5552

By Email:

dominion@dfking.com

By Mail, Overnight Courier or by Hand:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.

48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor

New York, New York 10005

Attn: Michael Horthman


DESCRIPTION OF SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES TENDERED

Name(s) and Address(es) of Holder(s) or Name(s) of DTC Participants
and Each Participant’s DTC Account Number in which Series B
Preferred Shares are Held (Please fill in, if blank)

  

Number and Aggregate Liquidation
Preference of Series B

Preferred Shares Represented*

  

Number of Series
B Preferred Shares
Tendered

 

*

Unless otherwise indicated in the column labeled “Number of Series B Preferred Shares Tendered,” and subject to the terms and conditions of the Offer to Purchase, a holder will be deemed to have tendered the entire number of Series B Preferred Shares indicated in the column labeled “Number of Series B Preferred Shares Represented.” See Instruction 4.

Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal to an address other than one of those set forth above will not constitute a proper delivery. You must deliver this Letter of Transmittal to the tender agent as set forth above (the “Tender Agent”). Deliveries to Dominion Energy, Inc. or Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC or Mizuho Securities USA LLC (the “Dealer Managers”) or any other person or entity will not be forwarded to the Tender Agent and, therefore, will not constitute proper delivery to the Tender Agent. Delivery of this Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents to the book-entry transfer facility at The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) will not constitute delivery to the Tender Agent.

You should use this Letter of Transmittal if you are causing the Series B Preferred Shares to be delivered through DTC’s Deposit/Withdrawal at Custodian (DWAC). Only financial institutions that are participants in DTC’s book-entry system may make book-entry delivery of the Series B Preferred Shares.

BEFORE COMPLETING THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL, YOU SHOULD READ THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

All of the Series B Preferred Shares are held in book-entry form through the facilities of DTC. You should use this Letter of Transmittal only if you are delivering Series B Preferred Shares through a book entry transfer into the Tender Agent’s account at DTC in accordance with Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase.

Delivery of the Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents to DTC does not constitute delivery to the Tender Agent.

 

Check here if you are a financial institution that is a participating institution in the book-entry transfer facility’s system and you are delivering the tendered Series B Preferred Shares by book-entry transfer to an account maintained by the Tender Agent at the book-entry transfer facility, and complete the following:

Names(s) of Tendering Institution:

Account Number:

Transaction Code Number:

NOTE: SIGNATURES MUST BE PROVIDED BELOW.


PLEASE READ THE ACCOMPANYING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.

Ladies and Gentlemen:

The undersigned hereby tenders to Dominion Energy, Inc., a Virginia corporation, the above described issued and outstanding 4.65% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, without par value, with a $1,000 liquidation preference per share (the “Series B Preferred Shares”), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase, dated May 7, 2024 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”), and in this Letter of Transmittal (which together, as they may be amended or supplemented from time to time, constitute the “Offer”), receipt of which is hereby acknowledged. The consideration for the Series B Preferred Shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn that are accepted for purchase will be $997.50 per share, plus Accrued Dividends. As of the date hereof, there are 800,000 Series B Preferred Shares (representing $800 million in aggregate liquidation preference) issued and outstanding. Defined terms used and not defined herein are defined as set forth in the Offer to Purchase.

Subject to and effective upon acceptance for payment of, and payment for, the Series B Preferred Shares tendered with this Letter of Transmittal in accordance with the terms of the Offer, the undersigned hereby (1) sells, assigns and transfers to or upon the order of Dominion Energy, Inc. all right, title and interest in and to all of the Series B Preferred Shares tendered hereby which are so accepted and paid for; (2) orders the registration of Series B Preferred Shares tendered by book-entry transfer that are purchased under the Offer to or upon the order of Dominion Energy, Inc.; and (3) appoints the Tender Agent as attorney in fact of the undersigned with respect to such Series B Preferred Shares, with the full knowledge that the Tender Agent also acts as the agent of Dominion Energy, Inc., with full power of substitution (such power of attorney being an irrevocable power coupled with an interest), to perform the following functions:

(a) transfer ownership of such Series B Preferred Shares on the account books maintained by DTC, together with all accompanying evidences of transfer and authenticity, to or upon the order of Dominion Energy, Inc.; and

(b) receive all benefits and otherwise exercise all rights of beneficial ownership of such Series B Preferred Shares, subject to the next paragraph, all in accordance with the terms of the Offer.

The undersigned understands that Dominion Energy, Inc., upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, will pay the purchase price for Series B Preferred Shares properly tendered into, and not properly withdrawn from, the Offer subject to the conditions of the Offer in the Offer to Purchase.

The undersigned hereby covenants, represents and warrants to Dominion Energy, Inc. that:

(a) the undersigned has full power and authority to tender, sell, assign and transfer the Series B Preferred Shares tendered hereby;

(b) when and to the extent Dominion Energy, Inc. accepts the Series B Preferred Shares for purchase, Dominion Energy, Inc. will acquire good and unencumbered title to them, free and clear of all liens, restrictions, claims, charges and encumbrances, and the Series B Preferred Shares will not be subject to any adverse claims or rights;

(c) the undersigned will, upon request, execute and deliver any additional documents deemed by the Tender Agent or Dominion Energy, Inc. to be necessary or desirable to complete the sale, assignment and transfer of the Series B Preferred Shares tendered hereby and accepted for purchase; and

(d) the undersigned has read and agrees to all of the terms of the Offer.

The undersigned understands that tendering of Series B Preferred Shares under either of the procedures described in Section 3 of the Offer to Purchase and in the instructions to this Letter of Transmittal will constitute an agreement between the undersigned and Dominion Energy, Inc. upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer.


The undersigned recognizes that, under certain circumstances set forth in the Offer to Purchase, Dominion Energy, Inc. may terminate or amend the Offer; or may postpone the acceptance for payment of, or the payment for, the Series B Preferred Shares tendered.

The undersigned understands that the names and addresses of the registered holders of Series B Preferred Shares or DTC participants should be printed above, exactly as they appear on a security position listing as the owner of the Series B Preferred Shares. The DTC participant’s account number, the number of Series B Preferred Shares held in such account and the number of Series B Preferred Shares to be tendered shall be set forth in the appropriate boxes above.

Unless otherwise indicated under “Special Payment and Delivery Instructions,” please transfer by credit to the account at DTC designated above an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price for any Series B Preferred Shares purchased (less the amount of any federal income or backup withholding tax required to be withheld) and/or return any Series B Preferred Shares not tendered or not purchased.

The undersigned recognizes that Dominion Energy, Inc. has no obligation, under the “Special Payment and Delivery Instructions,” to order the registration or transfer of Series B Preferred Shares tendered by book-entry transfer.

All authority conferred or agreed to be conferred in this Letter of Transmittal shall survive the death or incapacity of the undersigned and any obligations or duties of the undersigned under this Letter of Transmittal shall be binding upon the heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned. Except as stated in the Offer to Purchase, including Section 4, this tender is irrevocable.


SECURITYHOLDER(S) — SIGN HERE (See Instructions 1 and 5) (See IRS Form W-9 or IRS Form W-8BEN, IRS Form W-8BEN-E or other IRS Form W-8, as applicable)

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a DTC participant whose name is shown as the owner of the Series B Preferred Shares tendered hereby, the signature must correspond with the name shown on the security position listing as the owner of such Series B Preferred Shares. If the Series B Preferred Shares are registered in the names of two or more joint holders, each holder must sign this Letter of Transmittal. If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney in fact, officer of a corporation or any other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, that person should so indicate when signing and must submit proper evidence satisfactory to Dominion Energy, Inc. of his or her authority to so act. See Instruction 5.

 

 
Signature(s) of Securityholder(s)
Dated:      , 2024  
Name(s):  

 

  Please Print
Capacity (full title):  

 

Address:  

 

Address Line 2:  

 

Address Line 3:  

 

  Please Include Zip/Postal Code
(Country Code/Area Code) Telephone  
Number:  

 

Taxpayer Identification or Social Security No. (if   
applicable):  

 

      

 

GUARANTEE OF SIGNATURE(S)
(If Required, See Instructions 1 and 5)

Authorized Signature: 

 

 

 

 

Name(s): 

 

 

 

 
    Please Print

Name of Firm:

 

 

Address:

 

 

Address Line 2:

 

 

Address Line 3:

 

 

  Please Include Zip/Postal Code

(Country Code/Area Code) Telephone

 

Number:

 

 

Dated:      , 2024

 


SPECIAL PAYMENT AND DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS

(See Instructions 2, 5, 7 and 8)

To be completed ONLY if a check for the purchase price for any Series B Preferred Shares is to be issued to the order of someone other than the person or persons whose signature(s) appears within this Letter of Transmittal, or issued to an address different from that shown in the box titled “Description of Series B Preferred Shares Tendered” within this Letter of Transmittal, or if the Series B Preferred Shares tendered by book-entry transfer that are not accepted for purchase are to be credited to an account maintained at the book-entry transfer facility other than the one designated above.

 

   Payment Check(s)
Name(s):  

 

  (Please Print)
Address:  

 

  (Include Zip Code)
Taxpayer Identification Number, Social Security Number
or Employer Identification Number
(See IRS Form W-9, or other applicable IRS Form)

 

 

 

Credit unpurchased Series B Preferred Shares by book-entry to the book-entry transfer facility account set forth below:

 

DTC Account Number: 

 

 

 

 

Number of Account Party: 

 

 

 

 


INSTRUCTIONS TO LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

Forming Part of the Terms of the Offer

1. Signature Guarantees.

Except as otherwise provided in this Instruction 1, all signatures on this Letter of Transmittal must be guaranteed by a financial institution that is a participant in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program or a bank, broker, dealer, credit union, savings association or other entity which is an “eligible guarantor institution” (an “Eligible Institution”) as such term is defined in Rule 17Ad-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Signatures on this Letter of Transmittal need not be guaranteed if either (a) this Letter of Transmittal is signed by any DTC participant whose name appears on a security position listing as the owner of Series B Preferred Shares tendered herewith and such participant(s) have not completed either of the boxes within “Special Payment and Delivery Instructions” in this Letter of Transmittal; or (b) such Series B Preferred Shares are tendered for the account of an Eligible Institution.

2. Delivery of Letter of Transmittal; No Guaranteed Delivery Procedures.

To tender the Series B Preferred Shares, a properly completed and duly executed copy or facsimile of this Letter of Transmittal or an agent’s message and a confirmation of a book-entry transfer into the Tender Agent’s account with the DTC tendered electronically and any other documents required by this Letter of Transmittal, must be received by the Tender Agent on or prior to the Expiration Date. THE METHOD OF DELIVERY OF THIS LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL AND ALL OTHER REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO THE TENDER AGENT, INCLUDING DELIVERY THROUGH DTC, AND ANY ACCEPTANCE OF AN AGENT’S MESSAGE TRANSMITTED THROUGH ATOP, IS AT THE ELECTION AND RISK OF THE HOLDER TENDERING SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES. IF SUCH DELIVERY IS MADE BY MAIL, IT IS SUGGESTED THAT THE HOLDER USE PROPERLY INSURED, REGISTERED MAIL WITH RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED AND THAT SUFFICIENT TIME BE ALLOWED TO ASSURE TIMELY DELIVERY. Except as otherwise provided below, the delivery will be made when actually received by the Tender Agent. This Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents should be sent only to the Tender Agent, not to Dominion Energy, Inc., the Dealer Managers or DTC.

Pursuant to authority granted by DTC, any DTC participant that has Series B Preferred Shares credited to its DTC account at any time (and thereby held of record by DTC’s nominee) may directly tender such Series B Preferred Shares as though it were the registered holder by so completing, executing and delivering this Letter of Transmittal or delivering an agent’s message. Tenders of Series B Preferred Shares will be accepted in accordance with the procedures described in the preceding sentence and otherwise in compliance with this Letter of Transmittal.

The method of delivery of this Letter of Transmittal, the Series B Preferred Shares and all other required documents to the Tender Agent is at the election and risk of the holders.

No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders of Series B Preferred Shares will be accepted. Except as otherwise provided below, the delivery will be deemed made when the delivery is actually received or confirmed by the Tender Agent. This Letter of Transmittal should be sent only to the Tender Agent. The Tender Agent will not accept any tender materials other than Letters of Transmittal and the DTC participants’ agent’s messages.

Dominion Energy, Inc. is not providing for tenders of Series B Preferred Shares by guaranteed delivery procedures.

All tendering holders of Series B Preferred Shares, by execution of this Letter of Transmittal or a manually signed facsimile of this Letter of Transmittal, or delivery of an agent’s message, waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance of their tender.

The method of delivery of all documents is at the option and risk of the tendering holders of Series B Preferred Shares. If you choose to deliver the documents by mail, we recommend that you use registered mail with return receipt requested, properly insured. In all cases, please allow sufficient time to assure timely delivery.


Dominion Energy, Inc. will not accept any alternative, conditional or contingent tenders, nor will it purchase any fractional Series B Preferred Shares. By executing this Letter of Transmittal, you waive any right to receive any notice of the acceptance for payment of your tendered Series B Preferred Shares.

3. Inadequate Space.

If the space provided in the box captioned “Description of Series B Preferred Shares Tendered” is inadequate, then you should list relevant information on a separate signed schedule attached to this Letter of Transmittal.

4. Partial Tenders and Unpurchased Series B Preferred Shares.

The Series B Preferred Shares may be tendered and accepted only in amounts equal to $1,000 liquidation preference per share and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. If fewer than all of the Series B Preferred Shares owned by a holder are tendered, the holder must fill in the number of Series B Preferred Shares tendered in the fourth column of the box titled “Number of Series B Preferred Shares Tendered” herein. The entire number of Series B Preferred Shares delivered to the Tender Agent will be deemed to have been tendered, unless otherwise indicated.

5. Signatures on Letter of Transmittal; Stock Powers and Endorsements.

a. Exact Signatures.

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a DTC participant whose name is shown as the owner of the Series B Preferred Shares tendered hereby, the signature must correspond with the name shown on the security position listing as the owner of such Series B Preferred Shares.

b. Joint Holders.

If Series B Preferred Shares are registered in the names of two or more joint holders, each holder must sign this Letter of Transmittal.

c. Signatures of Fiduciaries.

If this Letter of Transmittal is signed by a trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, attorney in fact, officer of a corporation or any other person acting in a fiduciary or representative capacity, that person should so indicate when signing and must submit proper evidence satisfactory to Dominion Energy, Inc. of his or her authority to so act.

6. Stock Transfer Taxes.

Except as provided in this Instruction 6, no stock transfer tax stamps or funds to cover such stamps need to accompany this Letter of Transmittal. Dominion Energy, Inc. will pay all stock transfer taxes, if any, payable on the transfer to it of Series B Preferred Shares purchased under the Offer. If, however, payment of the purchase price is to be made to any person other than the registered holder, or tendered Series B Preferred Shares are registered in the name of any person other than the person signing the Letter of Transmittal, then the amount of all stock transfer taxes, if any (whether imposed on the registered holder or the other person), payable on account of the transfer to the person will be deducted from the purchase price unless satisfactory evidence of the payment of the stock transfer taxes, or exemption therefrom, is submitted.

7. Special Payment and Delivery Instructions.

If any of the following conditions holds:

a. check(s) for the purchase price of any Series B Preferred Shares purchased pursuant to the Offer are to be issued to a person other than the person(s) signing this Letter of Transmittal;


b. check(s) for the purchase price are to be sent to any person other than the person signing this Letter of Transmittal, or to the person signing this Letter of Transmittal, but at a different address; or

c. the Series B Preferred Shares tendered by book-entry transfer that are not accepted for purchase are to be credited to an account maintained at the book-entry transfer facility other than the one designated above, then, in any such case, you must complete the appropriate box within “Special Payment and Delivery Instructions” as applicable in this Letter of Transmittal and make sure that the signatures herein are guaranteed as described in Instructions 1 and 5.

8. Tax Identification Number and Backup Withholding.

Under U.S. federal income tax laws, the Tender Agent may be required to withhold (as backup withholding) a portion of the amount of any payments made to certain stockholders or other payees pursuant to the Offer. In order to avoid such backup withholding (currently at a rate of 24%), each tendering stockholder or payee that is a United States person (for U.S. federal income tax purposes), must provide the Tender Agent with such stockholder’s or payee’s correct taxpayer identification number and certify that such stockholder or payee is not subject to such backup withholding by completing the attached IRS Form W-9. Certain stockholders or payees (including, among others, corporations and certain foreign persons) are not subject to these backup withholding requirements. Exempt stockholders or other payees that are United States persons (for U.S. federal income tax purposes) should indicate their exempt status on the attached IRS Form W-9.

A tendering stockholder or other payee that is a foreign person (for U.S. federal income tax purposes) should complete, sign, and submit to the Tender Agent the appropriate IRS Form W-8 in order to establish an exemption from backup withholding. An IRS Form W-8 may be obtained from the Tender Agent or downloaded from the Internal Revenue Service’s website at http://www.irs.gov. Failure to complete the IRS Form W-9 or the appropriate IRS Form W-8 will not, by itself, cause shares to be deemed invalidly tendered, but may require the Tender Agent to withhold a portion of the amount otherwise payable pursuant to the Offer.

As described in the Offer to Purchase, a tendering stockholder or other payee that is a foreign person (for U.S. federal income tax purposes) must provide to the Tender Agent a properly completed and executed appropriate IRS Form W-8 and any other required documentation in order to establish that it is exempt from, or entitled to a reduced rate of, U.S. federal withholding tax with respect to payments of gross proceeds pursuant to the Offer. Stockholders or other payees that are foreign persons (for U.S. federal income tax purposes) should consult their own tax advisors regarding the particular tax consequences to them of selling shares pursuant to the Offer.

9. Irregularities.

Dominion Energy, Inc. will determine, in its sole discretion, all questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for purchase of any tender of Series B Preferred Shares, and its determination will be final and binding on all parties, subject to a shareholder’s right to challenge its determination in a court of competent jurisdiction. Dominion Energy, Inc. reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders of any Series B Preferred Shares that it determines are not in proper form or the acceptance for purchase of or payment for which Dominion Energy, Inc. determines may be unlawful. Dominion Energy, Inc. also reserves the absolute right to waive any defect or irregularity in any tender with respect to any particular Security or any particular holder of Series B Preferred Shares, and Dominion Energy, Inc.’s interpretation of the terms of the Offer will be final and binding on all parties, subject to a shareholder’s right to challenge its determination in a court of competent jurisdiction. No tender of Series B Preferred Shares will be deemed to have been properly made until the holder of the Series B Preferred Shares cures, or the Dominion Energy, Inc. waives, all defects or irregularities. None of Dominion Energy, Inc., the Tender Agent, the Information Agent, the Dealer Managers or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in any tender or incur any liability for failure to give this notification.


10. Questions; Requests for Assistance and Additional Copies.

Please direct any questions or requests for assistance or for additional copies of the Offer to Purchase or this Letter of Transmittal to the Information Agent at the telephone number and address set forth below. You may also contact your broker, dealer, commercial bank or trust company for assistance concerning the Offer.

Important: The Tender Agent must receive this Letter of Transmittal or verification of acceptance of the Offer from DTC through an agent’s message (together with book-entry transfer and all other required documents) before the Expiration Date.

YOU MUST COMPLETE AND SIGN EITHER THE IRS FORM W-9 BELOW OR THE APPLICABLE IRS FORM W-8. IRS FORMS W-9, W-8BEN AND W-8BEN-E ARE ATTACHED BELOW — OTHER IRS FORMS W-8 CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE TENDER AGENT OR FROM WWW.IRS.GOV.


   

Form   W-9

(Rev. March 2024)

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

 

Request for Taxpayer

 

Identification Number and Certification

 

Go to www.irs.gov/FormW9 for instructions and the latest information.

 

Give form to the requester. Do not send to the IRS.

Before you begin. For guidance related to the purpose of Form W-9, see Purpose of Form, below.

Print or type.

See Specific Instructions on
page 3.

 

1  Name of entity/individual. An entry is required. (For a sole proprietor or disregarded entity, enter the owner’s name on line 1, and enter the business/disregarded entity’s name on line 2.)

 

 

2   Business name/disregarded entity name, if different from above.

 

                       
 

3a  Check the appropriate box for federal tax classification of the entity/individual whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one of the following seven boxes.

     

4  Exemptions (codes apply only to certain entities, not individuals; see instructions on page 3):

  ☐ Individual/sole proprietor   ☐ C corporation   ☐    S corporation   ☐    Partnership   ☐    Trust/estate      

 

Exempt payee code (if any)      

 

 

 LLC. Enter the tax classification (C = C corporation, S = S corporation, P = Partnership) . . . .                          

 

 

Note: Check the “LLC” box above and, in the entry space, enter the appropriate code (C, S, or P) for the tax classification of the LLC, unless it is a disregarded entity. A disregarded entity should instead check the appropriate box for the tax classification of its owner.

 

Other (see instructions)                                          

 

     

 

Exemption from Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) reporting code (if any)       

 

 

(Applies to accounts maintained outside the United States.)

 

3b  If on line 3a you checked “Partnership” or “Trust/estate,” or checked “LLC” and entered “P” as its tax classification, and you are providing this form to a partnership, trust, or estate in which you have an ownership interest, check this box if you have any foreign partners, owners, or beneficiaries. See instructions . . . . . . . . . ☐

 

     
 

 

5  Address (number, street, and apt. or suite no.). See instructions.

 

      

 

 Requester’s name and address (optional)

    

 

6  City, state, and ZIP code

 

    
    

 

7  List account number(s) here (optional)

 

              
Part I    Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

 

Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. The TIN provided must match the name given on line 1 to avoid backup withholding. For individuals, this is generally your social security number (SSN). However, for a resident alien, sole proprietor, or disregarded entity, see the instructions for Part I, later. For other entities, it is your employer identification number (EIN). If you do not have a number, see How to get a TIN, later.

 

Note: If the account is in more than one name, see the instructions for line 1. See also What Name and Number To Give the Requester for guidelines on whose number to enter.

                     
 

Social security number

                                       
    or    
 

Employer identification number

 
                                       
Part II    Certification

 

Under penalties of perjury, I certify that:

 

1.  The number shown on this form is my correct taxpayer identification number (or I am waiting for a number to be issued to me); and

 

2.  I am not subject to backup withholding because (a) I am exempt from backup withholding, or (b) I have not been notified by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that I am subject to backup withholding as a result of a failure to report all interest or dividends, or (c) the IRS has notified me that I am no longer subject to backup withholding; and

 

3.  I am a U.S. citizen or other U.S. person (defined below); and

 

4.  The FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that I am exempt from FATCA reporting is correct.

 

Certification instructions. You must cross out item 2 above if you have been notified by the IRS that you are currently subject to backup withholding because you have failed to report all interest and dividends on your tax return. For real estate transactions, item 2 does not apply. For mortgage interest paid, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, contributions to an individual retirement arrangement (IRA), and, generally, payments other than interest and dividends, you are not required to sign the certification, but you must provide your correct TIN. See the instructions for Part II, later.

  

 

Sign
Here
   Signature of
U.S. person 
     Date 

 

General Instructions

Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.

Future developments. For the latest information about developments related to Form W-9 and its instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were published, go to www.irs.gov/FormW9.

What’s New

Line 3a has been modified to clarify how a disregarded entity completes this line. An LLC that is a disregarded entity should check the appropriate box for the tax classification of its owner. Otherwise, it should check the “LLC” box and enter its appropriate tax classification.

 

 

 

    Cat. No. 10231X  

Form W-9 (Rev. 3-2024)


Form W-9 (Rev. 3-2024)   Page   2

 

 

New line 3b has been added to this form. A flow-through entity is required to complete this line to indicate that it has direct or indirect foreign partners, owners, or beneficiaries when it provides the Form W-9 to another flow-through entity in which it has an ownership interest. This change is intended to provide a flow-through entity with information regarding the status of its indirect foreign partners, owners, or beneficiaries, so that it can satisfy any applicable reporting requirements. For example, a partnership that has any indirect foreign partners may be required to complete Schedules K-2 and K-3. See the Partnership Instructions for Schedules K-2 and K-3 (Form 1065).

Purpose of Form

An individual or entity (Form W-9 requester) who is required to file an information return with the IRS is giving you this form because they must obtain your correct taxpayer identification number (TIN), which may be your social security number (SSN), individual taxpayer identification number (ITIN), adoption taxpayer identification number (ATIN), or employer identification number (EIN), to report on an information return the amount paid to you, or other amount reportable on an information return. Examples of information returns include, but are not limited to, the following.

 

  Form 1099-INT (interest earned or paid).

 

  Form 1099-DIV (dividends, including those from stocks or mutual funds).

 

  Form 1099-MISC (various types of income, prizes, awards, or gross proceeds).

 

  Form 1099-NEC (nonemployee compensation).

 

  Form 1099-B (stock or mutual fund sales and certain other transactions by brokers).

 

  Form 1099-S (proceeds from real estate transactions).

 

  Form 1099-K (merchant card and third-party network transactions).

 

  Form 1098 (home mortgage interest), 1098-E (student loan interest), and 1098-T (tuition).

 

  Form 1099-C (canceled debt).

 

  Form 1099-A (acquisition or abandonment of secured property).

Use Form W-9 only if you are a U.S. person (including a resident alien), to provide your correct TIN.

Caution: If you don’t return Form W-9 to the requester with a TIN, you might be subject to backup withholding. See What is backup withholding, later.

By signing the filled-out form, you:

1. Certify that the TIN you are giving is correct (or you are waiting for a number to be issued);

2. Certify that you are not subject to backup withholding; or

3. Claim exemption from backup withholding if you are a U.S. exempt payee; and

4. Certify to your non-foreign status for purposes of withholding under chapter 3 or 4 of the Code (if applicable); and

5. Certify that FATCA code(s) entered on this form (if any) indicating that you are exempt from the FATCA reporting is correct. See What Is FATCA Reporting, later, for further information.

Note: If you are a U.S. person and a requester gives you a form other than Form W-9 to request your TIN, you must use the requester’s form if it is substantially similar to this Form W-9.

Definition of a U.S. person. For federal tax purposes, you are considered a U.S. person if you are:

 

  An individual who is a U.S. citizen or U.S. resident alien;

 

  A partnership, corporation, company, or association created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States;

 

  An estate (other than a foreign estate); or

 

  A domestic trust (as defined in Regulations section 301.7701-7).

Establishing U.S. status for purposes of chapter 3 and chapter 4 withholding. Payments made to foreign persons, including certain distributions, allocations of income, or transfers of sales proceeds, may be subject to withholding under chapter 3 or chapter 4 of the Code (sections 1441-1474). Under those rules, if a Form W-9 or other certification of non-foreign status has not been received, a withholding agent, transferee, or partnership (payor) generally applies presumption rules that may require the payor to withhold applicable tax from the recipient, owner, transferor, or partner (payee). See Pub. 515, Withholding of Tax on Nonresident Aliens and Foreign Entities.

The following persons must provide Form W-9 to the payor for purposes of establishing its non-foreign status.

 

  In the case of a disregarded entity with a U.S. owner, the U.S. owner of the disregarded entity and not the disregarded entity.

 

  In the case of a grantor trust with a U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner, generally, the U.S. grantor or other U.S. owner of the grantor trust and not the grantor trust.

 

  In the case of a U.S. trust (other than a grantor trust), the U.S. trust and not the beneficiaries of the trust.

See Pub. 515 for more information on providing a Form W-9 or a certification of non-foreign status to avoid withholding.

Foreign person. If you are a foreign person or the U.S. branch of a foreign bank that has elected to be treated as a U.S. person (under Regulations section 1.1441-1(b)(2)(iv) or other applicable section for chapter 3 or 4 purposes), do not use Form W-9. Instead, use the appropriate Form W-8 or Form 8233 (see Pub. 515). If you are a qualified foreign pension

fund under Regulations section 1.897(l)-1(d), or a partnership that is wholly owned by qualified foreign pension funds, that is treated as a non-foreign person for purposes of section 1445 withholding, do not use Form W-9. Instead, use Form W-8EXP (or other certification of non-foreign status).

Nonresident alien who becomes a resident alien. Generally, only a nonresident alien individual may use the terms of a tax treaty to reduce or eliminate U.S. tax on certain types of income. However, most tax treaties contain a provision known as a saving clause. Exceptions specified in the saving clause may permit an exemption from tax to continue for certain types of income even after the payee has otherwise become a U.S. resident alien for tax purposes.

If you are a U.S. resident alien who is relying on an exception contained in the saving clause of a tax treaty to claim an exemption from U.S. tax on certain types of income, you must attach a statement to Form W-9 that specifies the following five items.

1. The treaty country. Generally, this must be the same treaty under which you claimed exemption from tax as a nonresident alien.

2. The treaty article addressing the income.

3. The article number (or location) in the tax treaty that contains the saving clause and its exceptions.

4. The type and amount of income that qualifies for the exemption from tax.

5. Sufficient facts to justify the exemption from tax under the terms of the treaty article.

Example. Article 20 of the U.S.-China income tax treaty allows an exemption from tax for scholarship income received by a Chinese student temporarily present in the United States. Under U.S. law, this student will become a resident alien for tax purposes if their stay in the United States exceeds 5 calendar years. However, paragraph 2 of the first Protocol to the U.S.-China treaty (dated April 30, 1984) allows the provisions of Article 20 to continue to apply even after the Chinese student becomes a resident alien of the United States. A Chinese student who qualifies for this exception (under paragraph 2 of the first Protocol) and is relying on this exception to claim an exemption from tax on their scholarship or fellowship income would attach to Form W-9 a statement that includes the information described above to support that exemption.

If you are a nonresident alien or a foreign entity, give the requester the appropriate completed Form W-8 or Form 8233.

Backup Withholding

What is backup withholding? Persons making certain payments to you must under certain conditions withhold and pay to the IRS 24% of such payments. This is called “backup withholding.” Payments that may be subject to backup withholding include, but are not limited to, interest, tax-exempt interest, dividends, broker and barter exchange transactions, rents, royalties, nonemployee pay, payments made in settlement of payment card and third-party network transactions, and certain payments from fishing boat operators. Real estate transactions are not subject to backup withholding.

You will not be subject to backup withholding on payments you receive if you give the requester your correct TIN, make the proper certifications, and report all your taxable interest and dividends on your tax return.

Payments you receive will be subject to backup withholding if:

1. You do not furnish your TIN to the requester;

2. You do not certify your TIN when required (see the instructions for Part II for details);

3. The IRS tells the requester that you furnished an incorrect TIN;

4. The IRS tells you that you are subject to backup withholding because you did not report all your interest and dividends on your tax return (for reportable interest and dividends only); or

5. You do not certify to the requester that you are not subject to backup withholding, as described in item 4 under “By signing the filled-out form” above (for reportable interest and dividend accounts opened after 1983 only).

Certain payees and payments are exempt from backup withholding. See Exempt payee code, later, and the separate Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.

See also Establishing U.S. status for purposes of chapter 3 and chapter 4 withholding, earlier.

What Is FATCA Reporting?

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) requires a participating foreign financial institution to report all U.S. account holders that are specified U.S. persons. Certain payees are exempt from FATCA reporting. See Exemption from FATCA reporting code, later, and the Instructions for the Requester of Form W-9 for more information.

Updating Your Information

You must provide updated information to any person to whom you claimed to be an exempt payee if you are no longer an exempt payee and anticipate receiving reportable payments in the future from this person. For example, you may need to provide updated information if you are a C corporation that elects to be an S corporation, or if you are no longer tax exempt. In addition, you must furnish a new Form W-9 if the name or TIN changes for the account, for example, if the grantor of a grantor trust dies.

Penalties

Failure to furnish TIN. If you fail to furnish your correct TIN to a requester, you are subject to a penalty of $50 for each such failure unless your failure is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.

 


Form W-9 (Rev. 3-2024)   Page   3

 

 

Civil penalty for false information with respect to withholding. If you make a false statement with no reasonable basis that results in no backup withholding, you are subject to a $500 penalty.

Criminal penalty for falsifying information. Willfully falsifying certifications or affirmations may subject you to criminal penalties including fines and/or imprisonment.

Misuse of TINs. If the requester discloses or uses TINs in violation of federal law, the requester may be subject to civil and criminal penalties.

Specific Instructions

Line 1

You must enter one of the following on this line; do not leave this line blank. The name should match the name on your tax return.

If this Form W-9 is for a joint account (other than an account maintained by a foreign financial institution (FFI)), list first, and then circle, the name of the person or entity whose number you entered in Part I of Form W-9. If you are providing Form W-9 to an FFI to document a joint account, each holder of the account that is a U.S. person must provide a Form W-9.

•  Individual. Generally, enter the name shown on your tax return. If you have changed your last name without informing the Social Security Administration (SSA) of the name change, enter your first name, the last name as shown on your social security card, and your new last name.

Note for ITIN applicant: Enter your individual name as it was entered on your Form W-7 application, line 1a. This should also be the same as the name you entered on the Form 1040 you filed with your application.

•  Sole proprietor. Enter your individual name as shown on your Form 1040 on line 1. Enter your business, trade, or “doing business as” (DBA) name on line 2.

•  Partnership, C corporation, S corporation, or LLC, other than a disregarded entity. Enter the entity’s name as shown on the entity’s tax return on line 1 and any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.

•  Other entities. Enter your name as shown on required U.S. federal tax documents on line 1. This name should match the name shown on the charter or other legal document creating the entity. Enter any business, trade, or DBA name on line 2.

•  Disregarded entity. In general, a business entity that has a single owner, including an LLC, and is not a corporation, is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner (a disregarded entity). See Regulations section 301.7701-2(c)(2). A disregarded entity should check the appropriate box for the tax classification of its owner. Enter the owner’s name on line 1. The name of the owner entered on line 1 should never be a disregarded entity. The name on line 1 should be the name shown on the income tax return on which the income should be reported. For example, if a foreign LLC that is treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal tax purposes has a single owner that is a U.S. person, the U.S. owner’s name is required to be provided on line 1. If the direct owner of the entity is also a disregarded entity, enter the first owner that is not disregarded for federal tax purposes. Enter the disregarded entity’s name on line 2. If the owner of the disregarded entity is a foreign person, the owner must complete an appropriate Form W-8 instead of a Form W-9. This is the case even if the foreign person has a U.S. TIN.

Line 2

If you have a business name, trade name, DBA name, or disregarded entity name, enter it on line 2.

Line 3a

Check the appropriate box on line 3a for the U.S. federal tax classification of the person whose name is entered on line 1. Check only one box on line 3a.

 

   
IF the entity/individual on line 1 is a(n) . . .   THEN check the box for . . .
• Corporation   Corporation.

• Individual or

 

• Sole proprietorship

  Individual/sole proprietor.

• LLC classified as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes or

 

• LLC that has filed Form 8832 or 2553 electing to be taxed as a corporation

 

Limited liability company and enter the appropriate tax classification:

P = Partnership,

C = C corporation, or

S = S corporation.

• Partnership   Partnership.
• Trust/estate   Trust/estate.

Line 3b

Check this box if you are a partnership (including an LLC classified as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes), trust, or estate that has any foreign partners, owners, or beneficiaries, and you are providing this form to a partnership, trust, or estate, in which you have an ownership interest. You must check the box on line 3b if you receive a Form W-8 (or documentary evidence) from any partner, owner, or beneficiary establishing foreign status or if you receive a Form W-9 from any partner, owner, or beneficiary that has checked the box on line 3b.

Note: A partnership that provides a Form W-9 and checks box 3b may be required to complete Schedules K-2 and K-3 (Form 1065). For more information, see the Partnership Instructions for Schedules K-2 and K-3 (Form 1065).

If you are required to complete line 3b but fail to do so, you may not receive the information necessary to file a correct information return with the IRS or furnish a correct payee statement to your partners or beneficiaries. See, for example, sections 6698, 6722, and 6724 for penalties that may apply.

Line 4 Exemptions

If you are exempt from backup withholding and/or FATCA reporting, enter in the appropriate space on line 4 any code(s) that may apply to you.

Exempt payee code.

•  Generally, individuals (including sole proprietors) are not exempt from backup withholding.

•  Except as provided below, corporations are exempt from backup withholding for certain payments, including interest and dividends.

•  Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding for payments made in settlement of payment card or third-party network transactions.

•  Corporations are not exempt from backup withholding with respect to attorneys’ fees or gross proceeds paid to attorneys, and corporations that provide medical or health care services are not exempt with respect to payments reportable on Form 1099-MISC.

The following codes identify payees that are exempt from backup withholding. Enter the appropriate code in the space on line 4.

1 — An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a), any IRA, or a custodial account under section 403(b)(7) if the account satisfies the requirements of section 401(f)(2).

2 — The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.

3 — A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or territory, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities.

4 — A foreign government or any of its political subdivisions, agencies, or instrumentalities.

5 — A corporation.

6 — A dealer in securities or commodities required to register in the United States, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. commonwealth or territory.

7 — A futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

8 — A real estate investment trust.

9 — An entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

10 — A common trust fund operated by a bank under section 584(a).

11 — A financial institution as defined under section 581.

12 — A middleman known in the investment community as a nominee or custodian.

13 — A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947.

The following chart shows types of payments that may be exempt from backup withholding. The chart applies to the exempt payees listed above, 1 through 13.

 

   
IF the payment is for . . .   THEN the payment is exempt for . . .

• Interest and dividend payments

  All exempt payees except for 7.

• Broker transactions

  Exempt payees 1 through 4 and 6 through 11 and all C corporations. S corporations must not enter an exempt payee code because they are exempt only for sales of noncovered securities acquired prior to 2012.

• Barter exchange transactions and patronage dividends

  Exempt payees 1 through 4.
   

• Payments over $600 required to be reported and direct sales over $5,0001

  Generally, exempt payees 1 through 5.2

• Payments made in settlement of payment card or third-party network transactions

  Exempt payees 1 through 4.

 

1 

See Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Information, and its instructions.

 

2 

However, the following payments made to a corporation and reportable on Form 1099-MISC are not exempt from backup withholding: medical and health care payments, attorneys’ fees, gross proceeds paid to an attorney reportable under section 6045(f), and payments for services paid by a federal executive agency.

Exemption from FATCA reporting code. The following codes identify payees that are exempt from reporting under FATCA. These codes apply to persons submitting this form for accounts maintained outside of the United States by certain foreign financial institutions. Therefore, if you are only submitting this form for an account you hold in the United States, you may leave this field blank. Consult with the person requesting this form if you are uncertain if the financial institution is subject to these requirements. A requester may indicate that a code is not required by providing you with a Form W-9 with “Not Applicable” (or any similar indication) entered on the line for a FATCA exemption code.

A — An organization exempt from tax under section 501(a) or any individual retirement plan as defined in section 7701(a)(37).

B — The United States or any of its agencies or instrumentalities.

 


Form W-9 (Rev. 3-2024)   Page   4

 

 

C — A state, the District of Columbia, a U.S. commonwealth or territory, or any of their political subdivisions or instrumentalities.

D — A corporation the stock of which is regularly traded on one or more established securities markets, as described in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i).

E — A corporation that is a member of the same expanded affiliated group as a corporation described in Regulations section 1.1472-1(c)(1)(i).

F — A dealer in securities, commodities, or derivative financial instruments (including notional principal contracts, futures, forwards, and options) that is registered as such under the laws of the United States or any state.

G — A real estate investment trust.

H — A regulated investment company as defined in section 851 or an entity registered at all times during the tax year under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

I — A common trust fund as defined in section 584(a).

J — A bank as defined in section 581.

K — A broker.

L — A trust exempt from tax under section 664 or described in section 4947(a)(1).

M — A tax-exempt trust under a section 403(b) plan or section 457(g) plan.

Note: You may wish to consult with the financial institution requesting this form to determine whether the FATCA code and/or exempt payee code should be completed.

Line 5

Enter your address (number, street, and apartment or suite number). This is where the requester of this Form W-9 will mail your information returns. If this address differs from the one the requester already has on file, enter “NEW” at the top. If a new address is provided, there is still a chance the old address will be used until the payor changes your address in their records.

Line 6

Enter your city, state, and ZIP code.

Part I. Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)

Enter your TIN in the appropriate box. If you are a resident alien and you do not have, and are not eligible to get, an SSN, your TIN is your IRS ITIN. Enter it in the entry space for the Social security number. If you do not have an ITIN, see How to get a TIN below.

If you are a sole proprietor and you have an EIN, you may enter either your SSN or EIN.

If you are a single-member LLC that is disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, enter the owner’s SSN (or EIN, if the owner has one). If the LLC is classified as a corporation or partnership, enter the entity’s EIN.

Note: See What Name and Number To Give the Requester, later, for further clarification of name and TIN combinations.

How to get a TIN. If you do not have a TIN, apply for one immediately. To apply for an SSN, get Form SS-5, Application for a Social Security Card, from your local SSA office or get this form online at www.SSA.gov. You may also get this form by calling 800-772-1213. Use Form W-7, Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, to apply for an ITIN, or Form SS-4, Application for Employer Identification Number, to apply for an EIN. You can apply for an EIN online by accessing the IRS website at www.irs.gov/EIN. Go to www.irs.gov/Forms to view, download, or print Form W-7 and/or Form SS-4. Or, you can go to www.irs.gov/OrderForms to place an order and have Form W-7 and/or Form SS-4 mailed to you within 15 business days.

If you are asked to complete Form W-9 but do not have a TIN, apply for a TIN and enter “Applied For” in the space for the TIN, sign and date the form, and give it to the requester. For interest and dividend payments, and certain payments made with respect to readily tradable instruments, you will generally have 60 days to get a TIN and give it to the requester before you are subject to backup withholding on payments. The 60-day rule does not apply to other types of payments. You will be subject to backup withholding on all such payments until you provide your TIN to the requester.

Note: Entering “Applied For” means that you have already applied for a TIN or that you intend to apply for one soon. See also Establishing U.S. status for purposes of chapter 3 and chapter 4 withholding, earlier, for when you may instead be subject to withholding under chapter 3 or 4 of the Code.

Caution: A disregarded U.S. entity that has a foreign owner must use the appropriate Form W-8.

Part II. Certification

To establish to the withholding agent that you are a U.S. person, or resident alien, sign Form W-9. You may be requested to sign by the withholding agent even if item 1, 4, or 5 below indicates otherwise.

For a joint account, only the person whose TIN is shown in Part I should sign (when required). In the case of a disregarded entity, the person identified on line 1 must sign. Exempt payees, see Exempt payee code, earlier.

Signature requirements. Complete the certification as indicated in items 1 through 5 below.

1. Interest, dividend, and barter exchange accounts opened before 1984 and broker accounts considered active during 1983. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.

2. Interest, dividend, broker, and barter exchange accounts opened after 1983 and broker accounts considered inactive during 1983. You must sign the certification or backup withholding will apply. If you are subject to backup withholding and you are merely providing your correct TIN to the requester, you must cross out item 2 in the certification before signing the form.

3. Real estate transactions. You must sign the certification. You may cross out item 2 of the certification.

4. Other payments. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification unless you have been notified that you have previously given an incorrect TIN. “Other payments” include payments made in the course of the requester’s trade or business for rents, royalties, goods (other than bills for merchandise), medical and health care services (including payments to corporations), payments to a nonemployee for services, payments made in settlement of payment card and third-party network transactions, payments to certain fishing boat crew members and fishermen, and gross proceeds paid to attorneys (including payments to corporations).

5. Mortgage interest paid by you, acquisition or abandonment of secured property, cancellation of debt, qualified tuition program payments (under section 529), ABLE accounts (under section 529A), IRA, Coverdell ESA, Archer MSA or HSA contributions or distributions, and pension distributions. You must give your correct TIN, but you do not have to sign the certification.

What Name and Number To Give the Requester

 

    For this type of account:   Give name and SSN of:
 1.   Individual   The individual
 
 2.   Two or more individuals (joint account) other than an account maintained by an FFI   The actual owner of the account or, if combined funds, the first individual on the account1
 
 3.   Two or more U.S. persons (joint account maintained by an FFI)   Each holder of the account
 
 4.   Custodial account of a minor (Uniform Gift to Minors Act)   The minor2
 
 5.   a. The usual revocable savings trust (grantor is also trustee)   The grantor-trustee1
 
  b. So-called trust account that is not a legal or valid trust under state law   The actual owner1
 
 6.   Sole proprietorship or disregarded entity owned by an individual   The owner3
 
 7.   Grantor trust filing under Optional Filing Method 1 (see Regulations section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i)(A))**   The grantor*
For this type of account:   Give name and EIN of:
 8.   Disregarded entity not owned by an individual   The owner
 
 9.   A valid trust, estate, or pension trust   Legal entity4
 
10.   Corporation or LLC electing corporate status on Form 8832 or Form 2553   The corporation
 
11.   Association, club, religious, charitable, educational, or other tax-exempt organization   The organization
 
12.   Partnership or multi-member LLC   The partnership
 
13.   A broker or registered nominee   The broker or nominee
 
14.   Account with the Department of Agriculture in the name of a public entity (such as a state or local government, school district, or prison) that receives agricultural program payments   The public entity
 
15.   Grantor trust filing Form 1041 or under the Optional Filing Method 2, requiring Form 1099 (see Regulations section 1.671-4(b)(2)(i)(B))**   The trust

 

1 

List first and circle the name of the person whose number you furnish. If only one person on a joint account has an SSN, that person’s number must be furnished.

 

2 

Circle the minor’s name and furnish the minor’s SSN.

 

3 

You must show your individual name on line 1, and enter your business or DBA name, if any, on line 2. You may use either your SSN or EIN (if you have one), but the IRS encourages you to use your SSN.

 

4 

List first and circle the name of the trust, estate, or pension trust. (Do not furnish the TIN of the personal representative or trustee unless the legal entity itself is not designated in the account title.)

* Note: The grantor must also provide a Form W-9 to the trustee of the trust.

 

**

For more information on optional filing methods for grantor trusts, see the Instructions for Form 1041.

Note: If no name is circled when more than one name is listed, the number will be considered to be that of the first name listed.

 


Form W-9 (Rev. 3-2024)   Page   5

 

 

Secure Your Tax Records From Identity Theft

Identity theft occurs when someone uses your personal information, such as your name, SSN, or other identifying information, without your permission to commit fraud or other crimes. An identity thief may use your SSN to get a job or may file a tax return using your SSN to receive a refund.

To reduce your risk:

 

  Protect your SSN,

 

  Ensure your employer is protecting your SSN, and

 

  Be careful when choosing a tax return preparer.

If your tax records are affected by identity theft and you receive a notice from the IRS, respond right away to the name and phone number printed on the IRS notice or letter.

If your tax records are not currently affected by identity theft but you think you are at risk due to a lost or stolen purse or wallet, questionable credit card activity, or a questionable credit report, contact the IRS Identity Theft Hotline at 800-908-4490 or submit Form 14039.

For more information, see Pub. 5027, Identity Theft Information for Taxpayers.

Victims of identity theft who are experiencing economic harm or a systemic problem, or are seeking help in resolving tax problems that have not been resolved through normal channels, may be eligible for Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) assistance. You can reach TAS by calling the TAS toll-free case intake line at 877-777-4778 or TTY/TDD 800-829-4059.

Protect yourself from suspicious emails or phishing schemes. Phishing is the creation and use of email and websites designed to mimic legitimate business emails and websites. The most common act is sending an email to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft.

The IRS does not initiate contacts with taxpayers via emails. Also, the IRS does not request personal detailed information through email or ask taxpayers for the PIN numbers, passwords, or similar secret access information for their credit card, bank, or other financial accounts.

If you receive an unsolicited email claiming to be from the IRS, forward this message to phishing@irs.gov. You may also report misuse of the IRS name, logo, or other IRS property to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) at 800-366-4484. You can forward suspicious emails to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.gov or report them at www.ftc.gov/complaint. You can contact the FTC at www.ftc.gov/idtheft or 877-IDTHEFT (877-438-4338). If you have been the victim of identity theft, see www.IdentityTheft.gov and Pub. 5027.

Go to www.irs.gov/IdentityTheft to learn more about identity theft and how to reduce your risk.

Privacy Act Notice

Section 6109 of the Internal Revenue Code requires you to provide your correct TIN to persons (including federal agencies) who are required to file information returns with the IRS to report interest, dividends, or certain other income paid to you; mortgage interest you paid; the acquisition or abandonment of secured property; the cancellation of debt; or contributions you made to an IRA, Archer MSA, or HSA. The person collecting this form uses the information on the form to file information returns with the IRS, reporting the above information. Routine uses of this information include giving it to the Department of Justice for civil and criminal litigation and to cities, states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. commonwealths and territories for use in administering their laws. The information may also be disclosed to other countries under a treaty, to federal and state agencies to enforce civil and criminal laws, or to federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to combat terrorism. You must provide your TIN whether or not you are required to file a tax return. Under section 3406, payors must generally withhold a percentage of taxable interest, dividends, and certain other payments to a payee who does not give a TIN to the payor. Certain penalties may also apply for providing false or fraudulent information.

 


This Letter of Transmittal and any other required documents should be sent or delivered by each tendering holder of Series B Preferred Shares or its broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to the Tender Agent at one of its addresses set forth on the front cover of this Letter of Transmittal.

Please contact the Dealer Managers with questions regarding the terms of the Offer or the Information Agent with questions regarding how to tender and/or request additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, this Letter of Transmittal or other documents related to the Offer at the contact information set forth below. Holders of Series B Preferred Shares also may contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or nominee for assistance concerning the Offer. Please contact the Tender Agent to confirm delivery of Series B Preferred Shares.

 

The Dealer Managers for the Offer are:
Barclays Capital Inc.    J.P. Morgan Securities LLC    Mizuho Securities USA LLC
745 Seventh Avenue    383 Madison Avenue    1271 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019    New York, New York 10179    New York, New York 10020
Attn: Liability Management Group    Attn: Liability Management Group    Attn: Liability Management
(800) 438-3242 (toll-free)    (866) 834-4666 (toll-free)    (866) 271-7403 (toll-free)
(212) 528-7581 (collect)    (212) 834-4045 (collect)    (212) 205-7562 (collect)
Email: us.lm@barclays.com      

 

The Information Agent for the Offer is:
D.F. King & Co., Inc.
48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor
New York, New York 10005
Banks and Brokers call: (212) 269-5550
Toll free: (800) 431-9643
Email: dominion@dfking.com

Exhibit (a)(l)(C)

This announcement is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation of an offer to sell the Series B Preferred Shares (as defined below). The Offer (as defined below) is made solely by the Offer to Purchase, dated May 7, 2024, and the related Letter of Transmittal, as each may be amended or supplemented from time to time. Dominion Energy, Inc. is not making the Offer to holders of Series B Preferred Shares in any jurisdiction in which the making of the Offer or the acceptance of any tender of Series B Preferred Shares would not be in compliance with the laws of such jurisdiction, provided that Dominion Energy, Inc. will comply with the requirements of Rule 13e-4(f)(8) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Dominion Energy, Inc.

Notice of Offer to Purchase

for Cash Any and All of Its 800,000 Outstanding Shares of

4.65% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock

(CUSIP/ISIN No. 25746UDD8/US25746UDD81)

at a Purchase Price of $997.50 Per Share, Plus Accrued and Unpaid Dividends

Dominion Energy, Inc., a Virginia corporation (the “Company,” “we,” “our” and “us”), is offering to purchase for cash any and all of its 800,000 outstanding shares of 4.65% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, without par value, with a $1,000 liquidation preference per share (the “Series B Preferred Shares”), at purchase price of $997.50 per share, plus Accrued Dividends (as defined below), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Company’s Offer to Purchase dated May 7, 2024 (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Offer to Purchase”) and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Letter of Transmittal” and which, together with the Offer to Purchase, constitutes the “Offer”). The purpose of the Offer is to reduce our future dividend payments.

THE OFFER AND WITHDRAWAL RIGHTS WILL EXPIRE ONE MINUTE AFTER 11:59 P.M., NEW YORK CITY TIME, ON JUNE 4, 2024 UNLESS THE COMPANY EXTENDS OR EARLIER TERMINATES THE OFFER (SUCH TIME AND DATE, AS THEY MAY BE EXTENDED WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER, THE “EXPIRATION DATE”).

As used in connection with the Offer, “Accrued Dividends” means, for each $1,000 liquidation preference of the Series B Preferred Shares, accrued and unpaid dividends from and including December 15, 2023 (which is the most recent dividend payment date with respect to such Series B Preferred Shares) up to, but not including, the date on which the purchase price is paid (the Settlement Date), assuming for the purposes of the Offer that a dividend for such Series B Preferred Shares had in fact been declared during such period. The Settlement Date will occur promptly following the Expiration Date and acceptance of the Series B Preferred Shares for purchase. The Company expects the Settlement Date to be June 6, 2024.

The Company intends to pay the consideration payable by it pursuant to the Offer, and the fees and expenses incurred by it in connection therewith, with a portion of the net proceeds from the Company’s public offering (the “Notes Offering”) of junior subordinated notes (the “Notes”) that was announced on May 6, 2024. The Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the consummation of the Notes Offering (the “Financing Condition”). In no event will the information contained in this announcement, the Offer to Purchase or the Letter of Transmittal regarding the Notes Offering constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any Notes.

The Offer to Purchase sets forth in full the conditions to the Offer, including the Financing Condition. The Offer is not conditioned upon a minimum number of Series B Preferred Shares having been tendered.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COMPANY HAS APPROVED THE OFFER. HOWEVER, NEITHER THE COMPANY NOR ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAKES ANY RECOMMENDATION TO HOLDERS OF SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES AS TO WHETHER TO TENDER OR REFRAIN FROM TENDERING THEIR SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES, AND NO ONE HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED BY THE COMPANY OR ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO MAKE ANY SUCH RECOMMENDATION. ALL HOLDERS OF THE SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES SHOULD READ CAREFULLY THE INFORMATION IN THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND IN THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL BEFORE MAKING THEIR DECISION WHETHER TO TENDER THEIR SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES IN THE OFFER.

Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, on the Settlement Date, we will accept for purchase any and all validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Series B Preferred Shares. Any tendered Series B Preferred Shares that are not accepted for purchase by the Company will be returned without expense to their tendering holder. Any Series B Preferred Shares not tendered or otherwise not purchased pursuant to the Offer will remain outstanding. We have no obligation to accept any Series B Preferred Shares that are not validly tendered before the Expiration Date. If the Offer settles, then the number of Series B Preferred Shares that remain outstanding will be reduced. This may adversely affect the liquidity of and/or increase the volatility in any market for the Series B Preferred Shares that remain outstanding after settlement of the Offer.

Upon the settlement of the Offer, the carrying value of the Series B Preferred Shares repurchased in the Offer will be removed from the preferred stock account within shareholders’ equity, and the difference between the repurchase price and the carrying value of each Series B Preferred Share repurchased (net of issuance costs) will be recorded as a change to net income to arrive at net income attributable to the Company for purposes of computing earnings per share.

The Company reserves the right to extend the Offer. If the Company extends the Offer, it will delay the acceptance of any Series B Preferred Shares subject to the Offer that have been tendered. The Company will issue a press release by 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on the next business day after the scheduled Expiration Date if it decides to extend the Offer.


Tendering holders may withdraw any Series B Preferred Shares they have tendered at any time before the Expiration Date, which will occur on June 4, 2024, one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City time, unless the Company extends or earlier terminates the Offer. For a withdrawal to be effective, a holder must deliver on a timely basis prior to the Expiration Date a written notice of its withdrawal to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the tender agent for the Offer (the “Tender Agent”), at the address appearing below, or a properly transmitted “Request Message” through the Depository Trust Company’s (“DTC”) Automated Tender Offer Program (“ATOP”). A tendering holder’s notice of withdrawal must specify such tendering holder’s name, the number of Series B Preferred Shares to be withdrawn and the name of the registered holder of those Series B Preferred Shares. Some additional requirements apply for Series B Preferred Shares that have been tendered under the procedure for book-entry transfer as set forth in the Offer to Purchase.

For purposes of the Offer, the Company will be deemed to have accepted for purchase, and therefore purchased, the Series B Preferred Shares that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn, only when, as and if it gives oral or written notice to the Tender Agent of its acceptance of the Series B Preferred Shares for purchase under the Offer. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Offer, the Company will pay for the Series B Preferred Shares that it purchases under the Offer by depositing the aggregate purchase price for such Series B Preferred Shares, plus Accrued Dividends for such Series B Preferred Shares, with DTC, which will act as agent for tendering holders for the purpose of receiving payment from the Company and transmitting payment to the tendering holders of the Series B Preferred Shares.

To tender its Series B Preferred Shares prior to the Expiration Date, a holder must electronically transmit its acceptance of the Offer through ATOP, by which such holder will agree to be bound by the terms and conditions set forth in the Offer, or deliver to the Tender Agent a duly executed Letter of Transmittal and follow the procedures set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Letter of Transmittal. Questions or requests for assistance should be directed to D.F. King & Co., Inc., the information agent for the Offer (the “Information Agent”), using the contact information listed below.

Please note that the Company will not purchase Series B Preferred Shares a holder may wish to tender in the Offer unless the Tender Agent receives the required confirmation prior to the Expiration Date. Beneficial owners should be aware that the broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee holding their Series B Preferred Sharesmay have an earlier deadline for beneficial owners to act to instruct it to accept the Offer on their behalf. Beneficial owners should contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or other nominee to determine its applicable deadline.

The Series B Preferred Shares may be tendered and accepted for payment only in amounts equal to $1,000 liquidation preference per share and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. No alternative, conditional or contingent tenders will be accepted. Holders who tender less than all of their Series B Preferred Shares must continue to hold their Series B Preferred Shares in an amount equal to at least $1,000 liquidation preference per share.

There are no guaranteed delivery procedures available with respect to the Offer under the terms of the Offer to Purchase or any related materials. Holders must tender their Series B Preferred Shares in accordance with the procedures set forth in the Offer to Purchase.

The Company will determine, in its sole discretion, all questions as to the validity, form, eligibility (including time of receipt) and acceptance for purchase of any tender of Series B Preferred Shares, and its determination will be final and binding on all parties, subject to a holder’s right to challenge the Company’s determination in a court of competent jurisdiction. The Company reserves the absolute right to reject any or all tenders of any Series B Preferred Shares that it determines are not in proper form or the acceptance for purchase of or payment for which the Company determines may be unlawful. The Company also reserves the absolute right to waive any defect or irregularity in any tender with respect to any particular Series B Preferred Share or any particular holder of Series B Preferred Shares, and the Company’s interpretation of the terms of the Offer will be final and binding on all parties, subject to a holder’s right to challenge the Company’s determination in a court of competent jurisdiction. No tender of Series B Preferred Shares will be deemed to have been validly made until the holder of the Series B Preferred Shares cures, or the Company waives, all defects or irregularities. None of the Company, the Tender Agent, the Information Agent, Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mizuho Securities USA LLC, as dealer managers (the “Dealer Managers”), or any other person will be under any duty to give notification of any defects or irregularities in any tender or incur any liability for failure to give this notification.

The cash received in exchange for tendered Series B Preferred Shares generally will be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes either as (i) consideration received with respect to a sale or exchange of the tendered Series B Preferred Shares, or (ii) a distribution from the Company in respect of its stock, depending on the particular circumstances of each holder of Series B Preferred Shares. Please refer to the Offer to Purchase for a more detailed discussion. Holders of the Series B Preferred Shares should consult their own tax advisors to determine the particular tax consequences to them of participating in the Offer, including the applicability and effect of any state, local or non-U.S. tax laws.

THE OFFER TO PURCHASE AND THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT HOLDERS SHOULD READ BEFORE ANY DECISION IS MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE OFFER.

Upon request, the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal will be provided to record holders of Series B Preferred Shares and will be furnished to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees and similar persons whose names, or the names of whose nominees, appear on the Company’s shareholder list or, if applicable, who are listed as participants in a clearing agency’s security position listing for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of the Series B Preferred Shares.

Pursuant to Rule l 3e-4(c)(2) under the Exchange Act, the Company is filing with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) an Issuer Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO, which contains additional information with respect to the Offer. The Schedule TO, including the exhibits and any amendments and supplements thereto, may be examined, and copies may be obtained, at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. In addition, copies of the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and other related materials will be furnished promptly by the Information Agent at the Company’s expense. The information required to be disclosed by Rule 13e-4(d)(l) under the Exchange Act is contained in the Offer to Purchase and is herein incorporated by reference.


Please contact the Dealer Managers with questions regarding the terms of the Offer at the contact information set forth below or the Information Agent with questions regarding how to tender and/or request additional copies of the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal, or other documents related to the Offer at the contact information set forth below. Holders of Series B Preferred Shares also may contact their broker, dealer, commercial bank, trust company or nominee for assistance concerning the Offer. Please contact the Tender Agent at the contact information set forth below to confirm delivery of any Series B Preferred Shares.

The Information and Tender Agent for the Offer is:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.

By facsimile:

(For Eligible institutions only):

(212) 709-3328

Confirmation:

(212) 269-5552

By Email

dominion@dfking.com

By Mail, Overnight Courier or by Hand:

D.F. King & Co., Inc.

48 Wall Street, 22nd Floor

New York, New York 10005

Attn: Michael Horthman

Banks and Brokers call: (212) 269-5550

Toll free: (800) 431-9643

Email: dominion@dfking.com

The Dealer Managers for the Offer are:

 

Barclays Capital Inc.

745 Seventh Avenue

New York, New York 10019

Attn: Liability Management Group

(800) 438-3242 (toll-free)

(212) 528-7581 (collect)

Email: us.lm@barclays.com

  

J.P. Morgan Securities LLC

383 Madison Avenue

New York, New York 10179

Attn: Liability Management Group

(866) 834-4666 (toll-free)

(212) 834-4045 (collect)

  

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

1271 Avenue of the Americas

New York, New York 10020

Attn: Liability Management

(866) 271-7403 (toll-free)

(212) 205-7562 (collect)

Exhibit (a)(5)(A)

 

LOGO   NEWS RELEASE

May 7, 2024

Dominion Energy Commences Cash Tender Offer to Purchase Any and All of Its

Outstanding Series B Preferred Stock

 

   

On May 6, 2024, the company successfully priced $2 billion of junior subordinated notes (EJSN Offering)

 

   

The company intends to use proceeds from the EJSN Offering, in part, to purchase Series B Preferred Shares in connection with the cash tender offer

 

   

The company intends to use remaining proceeds, including the $500 million attributable to the upsized EJSN Offering in excess of the company’s 2024 hybrid financing guidance to repay short-term debt and/or opportunistically retire, redeem or repurchase other outstanding securities, which may include the existing $685 million 2014 Series A Enhanced Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054 which become callable at par in October 2024

 

   

No change to the company’s existing financial guidance including with regard to earnings, credit, and dividend policy

RICHMOND, Va. – Consistent with guidance provided during its March 1 investor day and first-quarter 2024 earnings call, Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE: D) today announced the commencement of a tender offer to purchase for cash any and all of its outstanding 4.65% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, without par value, with a $1,000 liquidation preference per share (Series B Preferred Shares), at a purchase price of $997.50 per share, plus Accrued Dividends (as defined below), upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the Offer to Purchase) and in the accompanying Letter of Transmittal (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the Letter of Transmittal and which, together with the Offer to Purchase, constitutes the Offer).

The Offer will expire one minute after 11:59 P.M., New York City time, on June 4, 2024, unless the company extends or earlier terminates the Offer (such time and date, as they may be extended or earlier terminated, the Expiration Date).

The company intends to pay the consideration payable by it pursuant to the Offer, and the fees and expenses incurred by it in connection therewith, with a portion of the net proceeds from the company’s public offering (EJSN Offering) of $2 billion of junior subordinated notes (Notes). The Offer is conditioned upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including the consummation of the EJSN Offering (Financing Condition). The EJSN Offering priced on May 6, 2024, and is expected to close on May 20, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions, at which time the Financing Condition will be satisfied. In no event will the information contained in this news release, the Offer to Purchase or the Letter of Transmittal regarding the EJSN Offering constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any Notes.

The Offer to Purchase sets forth in full the conditions to the Offer, including the Financing Condition. The Offer is not conditioned upon a minimum number of Series B Preferred Shares having been tendered.

As used in connection with the Offer, “Accrued Dividends” means, for each $1,000 liquidation preference of the Series B Preferred Shares, accrued and unpaid dividends from and including December 15, 2023 (which is the most recent dividend payment date with respect to such Series B Preferred Shares), up to, but not including, the Settlement Date (as defined below), assuming for the


purposes of the Offer that a dividend for such Series B Preferred Shares had in fact been declared during such period. The date on which the company will pay the aggregate purchase price for all validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Series B Preferred Shares that are accepted for purchase is referred to as the “Settlement Date.” The company expects the Settlement Date will occur promptly following the Expiration Date and acceptance of the Series B Preferred Shares for purchase. The company expects the Settlement Date to be June 6, 2024.

Any Series B Preferred Shares tendered pursuant to the Offer may be validly withdrawn at any time on or prior to the Expiration Date by following the procedures described in the Offer to Purchase.

Upon request, the Offer to Purchase and the Letter of Transmittal will be provided to record holders of Series B Preferred Shares and will be furnished to brokers, dealers, commercial banks, trust companies or other nominees and similar persons whose names, or the names of whose nominees, appear on the company’s shareholder list or, if applicable, who are listed as participants in a clearing agency’s security position listing for subsequent transmittal to beneficial owners of the Series B Preferred Shares.

Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Mizuho Securities USA LLC are acting as dealer managers for the Offer. For additional information regarding the terms of the Offer, please contact: Barclays Capital Inc. at (800) 438-3242 (toll-free) or (212) 528-7581 (collect), J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or (212) 834-4045 (collect) or Mizuho Securities USA LLC at (866) 271-7403 (toll-free) or (212) 205-7562 (collect). To confirm delivery of Series B Preferred Shares, please contact D.F. King & Co., Inc., which is acting as the tender agent and information agent for the Offer, at (212) 269-5552.

THE COMPANY IS NOT MAKING THE OFFER TO HOLDERS OF SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES IN ANY JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE MAKING OF THE OFFER OR THE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY TENDER OF SERIES B PREFERRED SHARES WOULD NOT BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION, PROVIDED THAT THE COMPANY WILL COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 13E-4(F)(8) PROMULGATED UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. HOWEVER, THE COMPANY MAY, AT ITS DISCRETION, TAKE SUCH ACTION AS THE COMPANY MAY DEEM NECESSARY FOR IT TO MAKE THE OFFER IN ANY SUCH JURISDICTION AND EXTEND THE OFFER TO HOLDERS OF SECURITIES IN SUCH JURISDICTION. IN ANY JURISDICTION THE SECURITIES OR BLUE SKY LAWS OF WHICH REQUIRE THE OFFER TO BE MADE BY A LICENSED BROKER OR DEALER, THE OFFER SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE MADE ON THE COMPANY’S BEHALF BY ONE OR MORE REGISTERED BROKERS OR DEALERS WHICH ARE LICENSED UNDER THE LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION.

Additional Information Regarding the Tender Offer

This communication is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any Series B Preferred Shares. The solicitation and offer to buy Series B Preferred Shares is made only pursuant to the Offer to Purchase, Letter of Transmittal and related materials, which the company has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as part of a tender offer statement on Schedule TO. The full details of the Tender Offer, including complete instructions on how to tender Series B Preferred Shares, are included in the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and related materials. Holders of Series B Preferred Shares should carefully read those materials because they contain important information, including the terms and conditions of the Tender Offer. Neither the company nor its board of directors makes any recommendation as to whether to tender Series B Preferred Shares. Holders of Series B Preferred


Shares may obtain free copies of the tender offer statement on Schedule TO, the Offer to Purchase, the Letter of Transmittal and the related materials that were filed by the company with the SEC at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by calling D.F. King & Co., Inc. In addition, holders of Series B Preferred Shares may obtain free copies of the company’s filings with the SEC from the company’s website at www.dominionenergy.com.

About Dominion Energy

About 6 million customers in 15 states energize their homes and businesses with electricity or natural gas from the company (NYSE: D), headquartered in Richmond, Va. The company is committed to providing reliable, affordable, and increasingly clean energy every day and to achieving Net Zero emissions by 2050. Please visit DominionEnergy.com to learn more.

Forward-Looking Statements

This release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 regarding the company. The statements relate to, among other things, expectations concerning the settlement of, and consideration to be paid in, the Tender Offer, any use of proceeds from the EJSN Offering and any plans to retire, redeem or repurchase other outstanding securities, which may include the existing $685 million 2014 Series A Enhanced Junior Subordinated Notes due 2054, which are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, the ability to satisfy the conditions to the Tender Offer, including the settlement of the EJSN Offering. Other risk factors relating to the company’s business more generally are detailed from time to time in the company’s annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Form 8-K. The company assumes no obligation to provide any revisions to, or update, any projections and forward-looking statements contained in this release.

For further information:

Media: Ryan Frazier, (804) 836-2083 or C.Ryan.Frazier@dominionenergy.com

Financial Analysts: David McFarland, (804) 819-2438 or David.M.McFarland@dominionenergy.com

Exhibit 107

Calculation of Filing Fee Tables

Schedule TO

(Form Type)

Dominion Energy, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Table 1 – Transaction Value

       
    

 Transaction 

Valuation

 

Fee

 Rate 

 

 Amount of 

Filing Fee

       

Fees to Be Paid

  $798,000,000(1)   0.0001476   $117,784.80(2)
       

Fees Previously Paid

     
       

Total Transaction Valuation

  $798,000,000      
       

Total Fees Due for Filing

      $117,784.80
       

Total Fees Previously Paid

     
       

Total Fee Offsets

     
       

Net Fee Due

          $117,784.80
(1)

Calculated solely for purposes of determining the amount of the filing fee. This amount is based on the offer to purchase any and all shares of Dominion Energy, Inc.’s 4.65% Series B Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, no par value, with a $1,000 liquidation preference per share (the “Series B Preferred Shares”). The transaction value assumes the purchase of all 800,000 Series B Preferred Shares issued and outstanding at a purchase price of $997.50 per share.

(2)

The amount of the filing fee was calculated in accordance with Rule 0-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which equals $147.60 for each $1,000,000 of the Transaction Value.


Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)
Historical Stock Chart
From Apr 2024 to May 2024 Click Here for more Dominion Energy Charts.
Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)
Historical Stock Chart
From May 2023 to May 2024 Click Here for more Dominion Energy Charts.