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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On May 28, 2025, System Energy Resources, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement for the sale of $240,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its First Mortgage Bonds, 5.30% Series due December 15, 2034 (the “Bonds”). In addition to the lien of the Company’s Mortgage and Deed of Trust dated as of June 15, 1977 (as amended, restated and supplemented by the Twenty-Fourth Supplemental Indenture thereto dated as of September 1, 2012, and as heretofore further supplemented), all bonds of the Company’s 5.30% Series due December 15, 2034, including the Bonds, have as additional security the sole and exclusive benefit of the Forty-second Assignment of Availability Agreement, Consent and Agreement, dated as of December 6, 2024, among System Energy Resources, Inc., Entergy Arkansas, LLC, Entergy Louisiana, LLC, Entergy Mississippi, LLC, Entergy New Orleans, LLC, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as Trustee, as supplemented by the Confirmation With Respect to Forty-second Assignment of Availability Agreement, Consent and Agreement, dated as of May 30, 2025. The sale of the Bonds closed on May 30, 2025. The Bonds were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, by means of the Company’s automatic shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-266624-01), which Registration Statement became effective upon such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| 5.13 | Opinion of Wise Carter Child & Caraway, Professional Association with respect to the Bonds. | |
| 5.14 | Opinion of Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP with respect to the Bonds. | |
| 23.13 | Consent of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP with respect to its Opinion relating to the Bonds (included in Exhibit 5.12). | |
| 23.14 | Consent of Wise Carter Child & Caraway, Professional Association with respect to its Opinion relating to the Bonds (included in Exhibit 5.13). | |
| 23.15 | Consent of Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP with respect to its Opinion relating to the Bonds (included in Exhibit 5.14). | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are 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.
System Energy Resources, Inc. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date May 30, 2025 | ||||||
/s/ Barrett E. Green | ||||||
(Signature) Barrett E. Green Vice President and Treasurer | ||||||