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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20240208Informational Filing.pdf..i i&IP"Il IDAHO O&M POWER An IDACORP Company IDAHO POWER COMPANY P.O. BOX 70 BOISE, IDAHO 83707 Monica Barrios-Sanchez Commission Secretary Idaho Public Utilities Commission 11331 W. Chinden Blvd. Building 8, Suite 201-A Boise, ID 83714 PATRICK A. HARRINGTON Corporate Secretary February 8, 2024 Re: In the Matter of Idaho Power Company's Application for Authority to Issue and Sell up to $1,200,000,000 of First Mortgage Bonds and Debt Securities Case No. IPC-E-24-05 Informational Filing Dear Ms. Barrios-Sanchez: Attached for electronic filing with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission are certified Idaho Power Company Board Resolutions dated February 8, 2024, approving Idaho Power's issuance of up to $1,200,000,000 of First Mortgage Bonds and Debt Securities as set forth in Idaho Power's application in the above referenced case ("Application"). The Board Resolutions are being filed as an informational filing under Attachment III of the Application. Please contact me at (208) 288-2878 or pharrington@idahopower.com if you have any questions regarding this filing. c: Terri Carlock Utilities Division Administrator (00342222.DOC; 1) Sincerely, 1 t Patrick A. Harris P.O. Box 70 Boise, ID 83707 Telephone (208) 388-2878, Fax (208) 388-6936 ph arrington@idahopower.com RECEIVED Thursday, February 8, 2024 3:32:00 PM IDAHO PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION STATE OF IDAHO COUNTY OF ADA CITY OF BOISE )ss. I, Patrick A. Harrington, the undersigned, Corporate Secretary of Idaho Power Company, do hereby certify that the following constitutes a full, true and correct copy of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company at the board meeting held on February 8, 2024, relating to authorization to issue and sell up to $1,200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of first mortgage bonds and/or debt securities, and that said resolutions have not been amended or rescinded and are in full force and effect on the date hereof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 8th day of February, 2024. (.1141(CORPORATE SEAL) /s/ Patri k A. Harrin 0 Corporate Secretary. INCREASE OF BORROWING AUTHORIZATION AND FILING OF APPLICATIONS FOR AUTHORITY WITH STATE PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSIONS WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Idaho Power Company (the "Board") adopted resolutions on May 12, 2022 (the "General Borrowing Resolutions") authorizing, among other things, the creation, issuance, sale and delivery by Idaho Power Company in one or more series from time to time of (i) first mortgage bonds ("First Mortgage Bonds") in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $1,200,000,000 (the "FMB Cap") and (ii) unsecured debt securities ("Debt Securities," and with the First Mortgage Bonds, collectively referred to as the "Securities") in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $1,200,000,000 (the "Unsecured Cap"); provided, however, that the total principal amount of Securities shall not, in the aggregate, exceed $1,200,000,000 (the "Overall Cap" and, together with the FMB Cap and the Unsecured Cap, the "Caps"), and to enter into swap or hedging arrangements with respect to any Securities; WHEREAS, from the date of the General Borrowing Resolutions to the date hereof, Idaho Power Company issued Securities in Series M and Series N in the total aggregate principal amount of $920,000,000, resulting in $280,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Securities of remaining capacity available under the Caps; and WHEREAS, the Board believes it is advisable and in the best interest of Idaho Power Company and its shareholders to increase the Caps by $920,000,000, from $1,200,000,000 to $2,120,000,000, such that the remaining capacity available under the Caps will be $1,200,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Securities. (00342223.DOCX; RESOLVED, that in connection with the General Borrowing Resolutions each of the Caps is hereby increased to $2,120,000,000, any provision of the General Borrowing Resolutions that relates to the Caps is hereby deemed to relate to the Caps as increased hereby, and any other reference in the General Borrowing Resolutions to $1,200,000,000 is hereby changed to $2,120,000,000; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the officers of Idaho Power Company be, and they hereby are, authorized and empowered to make, execute and file, in the name and on behalf of Idaho Power Company, such applications and other documents and any amendments or supplements to such applications and documents with the state regulatory authorities having jurisdiction over Idaho Power Company and/or its securities as may be necessary to obtain an exemption from competitive bidding requirements and to facilitate the creation, issuance, sale and delivery by Idaho Power Company in one or more series from time to time of (i) First Mortgage Bonds in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $1,200,000,000 and (ii) Debt Securities in an aggregate principal amount not exceeding $1,200,000,000; provided, however, that the total principal amount of Securities shall not, in the aggregate, exceed $1,200,000,000 (such amounts reflecting the Caps, as hereby amended, less the $920,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Securities that Idaho Power Company has issued from the date of the General Borrowing Resolutions to the date hereof), and to enter into swap or hedging arrangements with respect to any Securities, and all prior actions taken by Idaho Power Company in connection therewith hereby are, in all respects approved, ratified and confirmed; and be it Effect of Resolutions FURTHER RESOLVED, that the General Borrowing Resolutions shall remain in full force and effect, as amended hereby. {00342223.DOCX; 1}