UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On May 17, 2022, Public Service Company of Colorado, a Colorado corporation (“PSCo”), issued $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.10% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 38 due June 1, 2032 (the “2032 Bonds”) and $400 million in aggregate principal amount of 4.50% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 39 due June 1, 2052 (together with the 2032 Bonds, the “Bonds”), pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement among PSCo and CIBC World Markets Corp., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, Mizuho Securities USA LLC, and PNC Capital Markets LLC, as representatives of the underwriters named therein. The Bonds are being issued pursuant to the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-255446-02) (the “Registration Statement”). A prospectus supplement relating to the offering and sale of the Bonds was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2022. The Bonds will be governed by the Indenture, dated October 1, 1993, as supplemented, by and between PSCo and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor trustee, and the Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 2022.
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to report as exhibits certain documents in connection with that offering and sale for incorporation by reference into the Registration Statement.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
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| 4.01 | Supplemental Indenture dated as of May 1, 2022, between Public Service Company of Colorado and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor Trustee, creating $300 million principal amount of 4.10% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 38 due 2032 and $400 million principal amount of 4.50% First Mortgage Bonds, Series No. 39 due 2052. | |
| 5.01 | Opinion of Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP regarding the validity of certain securities. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Public Service Company of Colorado (a Colorado corporation) | ||||||
| May 17, 2022 | ||||||
| /s/ Paul A. Johnson | ||||||
| Name: Paul A. Johnson | ||||||
| Title: Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||