Hydro-Québec – issue of debentures due February 15, 2060 on the Canadian market

Hydro-Québec announces that it has negotiated on the Canadian domestic market the issue of CA$500,000,000 of Debentures, Series JR, maturing on February 15, 2060.

The Debentures, with a coupon of 2.10%, payable semi-annually, will be offered on the market at a price of 83.838 plus interest deemed to have accrued from February 15, 2021. The yield is 2.782%.

The lead manager for this issue is National Bank Financial Inc. with CIBC World Markets Inc. and RBC Dominion Securities Inc. acting as co-lead managers, BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc., Casgrain & Company Limited, Desjardins Securities Inc., Laurentian Bank Securities Inc., Scotia Capital Inc. and The Toronto-Dominion Bank acting as other managers.

This is the fourth additional tranche of Debentures, Series JR, issued initially on November 9, 2020 and the total aggregate principal amount of Debentures outstanding under this Series now amounts to CA$2,500,000,000.

For information:

Jean-Hugues Lafleur
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(514) 289-4772

Louis-Olivier Batty
Press Officer
(514) 289-4214
Batty.louis-olivier@hydroquebec.com