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Filed pursuant to Rule 433

Registration No. 333-223142-02

Free Writing Prospectus Dated March 18, 2019

Final Term Sheet

LOUISVILLE GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY

$400,000,000

FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS, 4.25% SERIES DUE 2049

 

Issuer:    Louisville Gas and Electric Company
Issuance Format:    SEC Registered
Trade Date:    March 18, 2019
Settlement Date:    April 1, 2019 (T+10)
Title:    First Mortgage Bonds, 4.25% Series due 2049
Principal Amount:    $400,000,000
Stated Maturity Date:    April 1, 2049
Interest Payment Dates:    April 1 and October 1, commencing October 1, 2019
Annual Interest Rate:    4.25%
Price to Public:    99.882% of the principal amount
Benchmark Treasury:    3.375% due November 15, 2048
Benchmark Treasury Yield:    3.007%
Spread to Benchmark Treasury:    +125 basis points
Yield to Maturity:    4.257%
Optional Redemption:    Prior to October 1, 2048 (the “Par Call Date”), the bonds will be redeemable, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the bonds being redeemed and (ii) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the bonds being redeemed that would be due if the Stated Maturity Date of such bonds were the Par Call Date (not including any portion of any payments of interest accrued to, but not including, the Redemption Date), discounted to the Redemption Date on a semi-annual basis at the Adjusted Treasury Rate, plus 20 basis points; plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date. On or after the Par Call Date, the bonds will be redeemable at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the bonds being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the Redemption Date.


CUSIP / ISIN:    546676AY3/US546676AY39
Joint Book-Running Managers:   

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith

                     Incorporated

Mizuho Securities USA LLC

MUFG Securities Americas Inc.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC

PNC Capital Markets LLC

Co-Managers:   

BMO Capital Markets Corp.

BNP Paribas Securities Corp.

BNY Mellon Capital Markets, LLC

U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc.

Under Rule 15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market are required to settle in two business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade Bonds on the date hereof or the next seven succeeding business days will be required, by virtue of the fact that the Bonds initially will settle in T+10, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers of the Bonds who wish to trade the Bonds on the date hereof or the next seven succeeding business days should consult their advisors.

The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated toll-free at 1-800-294-1322, Mizuho Securities USA LLC toll-free at 1-866-271-7403 or MUFG Securities Americas Inc. toll-free at 1-877-649-6848.

 

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