Junior subordinated notes are a type of bond: a loan investors make to a company that ranks low in the repayment order if the company runs into trouble. Because they are paid after other creditors, they usually offer higher interest to compensate for greater risk; think of them as being near the back of the line at a crowded payout window. Investors care because these notes affect potential returns and downside exposure, and they influence a company’s overall borrowing risk and credit profile.
A cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred unit is a type of investment that combines features of stock and debt: it pays fixed dividends like a bond, those dividends accumulate if skipped (cumulative), it has no fixed maturity date (perpetual), and the issuer has the right to buy it back at certain times or prices (redeemable). For investors it matters because it offers higher-priority, typically steady income but carries call risk and interest-rate sensitivity, and it ranks ahead of common equity for payments.
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A notice of redemption is a formal announcement from a bond or preferred-stock issuer that it will repay and retire those securities on a specified date and at a specified price, telling holders which issues will be called and when. It matters to investors because it changes the timing and amount of expected cash flows—like a store buying back a gift card early, you get your money sooner but may lose future income and must find a new place to reinvest.
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An effective shelf registration statement is a filed and approved registration with the securities regulator that lets a company sell new shares or other securities on short notice over time rather than all at once. For investors, it matters because it gives the company flexibility to raise money quickly—like having a credit line of stock—creating potential dilution of existing holdings and affecting share supply, price pressure, and planning for future capital events.
prospectus supplementregulatory
A prospectus supplement is an additional document provided alongside a company's main offering details, offering updated or extra information about a specific financial product being sold. It helps investors understand the latest terms, risks, and details of the investment, similar to how an update or revision clarifies or expands on original instructions, ensuring they have current and complete information before making a decision.
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DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) today announced the pricing of its offering of $650,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series 2026A junior subordinated notes due 2057 (the “Series 2026A notes”) and $1,100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Series 2026B junior subordinated notes due 2057 (the “Series 2026B notes,” and together with the Series 2026A notes, the “junior subordinated notes”) each at prices to the public of 100.000% of their face value. Initially, the Series 2026A notes will bear interest at an annual rate of 6.550% and the Series 2026B notes will bear interest at an annual rate of 6.700%.
The sale of the junior subordinated notes is expected to settle on July 20, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. Energy Transfer intends to use the net proceeds of approximately $1,732,500,000 (before offering expenses) from the junior subordinated notes offering to redeem all of its outstanding 6.500% Series H Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (the “Series H Preferred Units”), which are redeemable during the redemption period commencing August 15, 2026, to refinance existing indebtedness, including to repay commercial paper and borrowings under its revolving credit facility, and for general partnership purposes. This press release does not constitute a notice of redemption with respect to the Series H Preferred Units, and nothing contained herein shall constitute, or be deemed to constitute, a notice of redemption of the Series H Preferred Units. Notice of redemption with respect to the Series H Preferred Units will be issued at a later date, and such units will be redeemed during the redemption period, which commences August 15, 2026.
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, PNC Capital Markets LLC, TD Securities (USA) LLC, and Truist Securities, Inc. are acting as joint book-running managers for the junior subordinated notes offering. The offering of the junior subordinated notes is being made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement and prospectus filed by Energy Transfer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The offering of the junior subordinated notes may be made only by means of a prospectus and related prospectus supplement meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, copies of which may be obtained from the following addresses:
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island Avenue
Edgewood, New York 11717
Telephone: 1-800-831-9146
Email: prospectus@citi.com
J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Investment Grade Syndicate Desk
Fax: 1-212-834-6081
PNC Capital Markets LLC
300 Fifth Avenue, 10th Floor
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
Attention: Debt Capital Markets Fixed Income
Telephone: 1-855-881-0697
Email: pnccmprospectus@pnc.com
TD Securities (USA) LLC
1 Vanderbilt Avenue, 11th Floor
New York, New York 10017
Attention: DCM-Transaction Advisory
Telephone: 1-855-495-9846
Truist Securities, Inc.
740 Battery Avenue SE, 3rd Floor
Atlanta, Georgia 30339
Attention: Prospectus Department
Email: Truistsecurities.Prospectus@Truist.com
Telephone: 1-800-685-4786
You may also obtain these documents for free when they are available by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) owns and operates one of the largest and most diversified portfolios of energy assets in the United States, with approximately 140,000 miles of pipeline and associated energy infrastructure. Energy Transfer’s strategic network spans 44 states with assets in all of the major U.S. production basins. Energy Transfer is a publicly traded limited partnership with core operations that include complementary natural gas midstream, intrastate and interstate transportation and storage assets; crude oil, natural gas liquids (“NGL”) and refined product transportation and terminalling assets; and NGL fractionation. Energy Transfer also owns the general partner interests, the incentive distribution rights and approximately 28 million common units (representing 15% of the aggregate outstanding common units and Class D units) of Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN), the managing member interests in SunocoCorp LLC (NYSE: SUNC), and the general partner interests and approximately 46 million common units (representing 32% of the outstanding common units) of USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC).
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements about the offering may be forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements can be identified by words such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “projects,” “plans,” “expects,” “continues,” “estimates,” “goals,” “forecasts,” “may,” “will” and other similar expressions. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and factors, many of which are outside the control of Energy Transfer, and a variety of risks that could cause results to differ materially from those expected by management of Energy Transfer. Important information about issues that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected by management of Energy Transfer can be found in Energy Transfer’s public periodic filings with the SEC, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K. Energy Transfer undertakes no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events or changes to future operating results over time.
