Credit agreement and changes in debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Credit agreement and changes in debt

Credit agreement and changes in debt

On May 14, 2021, HEI and Hawaiian Electric each entered into a separate agreement with a syndicate of nine financial institutions (the HEI Facility and Hawaiian Electric Facility, respectively, and together, the Credit Facilities) to amend and restate their respective previously existing revolving unsecured credit agreements. The $175 million HEI Facility and $200 million Hawaiian Electric Facility both terminate on May 14, 2026. On February 18, 2022, the PUC approved Hawaiian Electric’s request to extend the term of the $200 million Hawaiian Electric Facility to May 14, 2026. In addition to extending the term, Hawaiian Electric also received PUC approval to exercise its options of two one-year extensions of the commitment termination date and to increase its aggregate revolving commitment amount from $200 million to $275 million, should there be a need.

None of the facilities are collateralized. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, no amounts were outstanding under the Credit Facilities.

The Credit Facilities will be maintained to support each company’s respective short-term commercial paper program, but may be drawn on to meet each company’s respective working capital needs and general corporate purposes.

Changes in debt. On May 11, 2022, the Utilities executed, through a private placement pursuant to separate Note Purchase Agreements (the Note Purchase Agreements), the following unsecured senior notes bearing taxable interest (the Notes). The Notes had a delayed draw feature and the Utilities drew down all the proceeds on June 15, 2022.

	Series 2022A
Aggregate principal amount	$60 million
Fixed coupon interest rate	3.7%
Maturity date	6/15/2032
Principal amount by company:
Hawaiian Electric	$40 million
Hawaii Electric Light	$10 million
Maui Electric	$10 million

The Notes include substantially the same financial covenants and customary conditions as Hawaiian Electric’s credit agreement. Hawaiian Electric is also a party as guarantor under the Note Purchase Agreements entered into by Hawaii Electric Light and Maui Electric. The Utilities did not obtain any of the proceeds at execution and instead drew down all the proceeds on June 15, 2022. The proceeds were used to finance their respective capital expenditures, repay short-term debt used to finance or refinance capital expenditures and/or reimburse funds used for the payment of capital expenditures. The Notes may be prepaid in whole or in part at any time at the prepayment price of the principal amount plus a “Make-Whole Amount.”