SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 2
to
FORM F-10
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
354 Davis Road
Oakville, Ontario, Canada L6J 2X1
(905) 465-4500
(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
CT Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10011
(212) 590 9070
(Name, address (including zip code) and telephone number (including area code) of agent for service in the United States)
Copies to:
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public:
From time to time after this Registration Statement is declared effective, as determined by market conditions.
Province of Ontario, Canada
(Principal jurisdiction regulating this offering)
It is proposed that this filing shall become effective (check appropriate box):
A. ☐ Upon filing with the Commission, pursuant to Rule 467(a) (if in connection with an offering being made contemporaneously in the United States and Canada).
B. ☒ At some future date (check the appropriate box below):
1. ☐ pursuant to Rule 467(b) on ( ) at ( ) (designate a time not sooner than 7 calendar days after filing).
2. ☐ pursuant to Rule 467(b) on ( ) at ( ) (designate a time 7 calendar days or sooner after filing) because the securities regulatory authority in the review jurisdiction has issued a receipt or notification of
clearance on ( ).
3. ☒ pursuant to Rule 467(b) as soon as practicable after notification of the Commission by the Registrant or the Canadian securities regulatory authority of the review
jurisdiction that a receipt or notification of clearance has been issued with respect hereto.
4. ☐ after the filing of the next amendment to this Form (if preliminary material is being filed).
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to the home jurisdiction’s shelf prospectus offering procedures, check the following box. ☒
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on Form F-10 (this “Registration Statement”) on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the
Registration Statement shall become effective as provided in Rule 467 under the Securities Act or on such date as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), acting pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, may determine.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED TO BE DELIVERED TO OFFEREES OR PURCHASERS
This short form prospectus is a base shelf prospectus. This short form prospectus has been filed under legislation in all provinces of Canada that permits certain information about
these securities to be determined after this prospectus has become final and that permits the omission from this prospectus of that information. The legislation requires the delivery to purchasers of a prospectus supplement containing the omitted
information within a specified period of time after agreeing to purchase any of these securities, except in cases where an exemption from such delivery requirements has been obtained.
This short form prospectus constitutes a public offering of these securities only in those jurisdictions where they may be lawfully offered for sale and therein only
by persons permitted to sell such securities. No securities regulatory authority has expressed an opinion about these securities and it is an offence to claim otherwise. Information has been incorporated by reference in this short form prospectus from documents filed with securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada. Copies of the
documents incorporated herein by reference may be obtained on request without charge from the Secretary of the Corporation (as defined herein) at 354 Davis Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 2X1, telephone (905) 465-4500, and are also available
electronically at www.sedar.com.
SHORT FORM BASE SHELF PROSPECTUS
ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP.
US$3,000,000,000
Debt Securities (unsecured)
Subscription Receipts
Preferred Shares
Common Shares
Warrants
Share Purchase Contracts
Share Purchase or Equity Units
Units
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. (the “Corporation”) may, from time to time, offer and issue the following securities: (i) unsecured debt securities of the Corporation (“Debt Securities”); (ii) subscription receipts of the Corporation (“Subscription Receipts”); (iii) preferred shares of the Corporation (“Preferred
Shares”); (iv) common shares of the Corporation (“Common Shares” and together with Preferred Shares, “Equity Securities”); (v) warrants to purchase Common Shares
(“Warrants”); (vi) Share Purchase Contracts (as defined under “Description of Share Purchase Contracts and Share Purchase or Equity Units” herein); (vii) Share Purchase or
Equity Units (as defined under “Description of Share Purchase Contracts and Share Purchase or Equity Units” herein); and (viii) units comprised of some or all of the other securities described above (“Units”), or any combination thereof. The Debt Securities, Subscription Receipts, Equity Securities, Warrants, Share Purchase Contracts and Share Purchase or Equity Units (collectively, and together with Units
unless the context requires otherwise, the “Securities”) offered hereby may be offered separately or together, in separate series, in amounts, at prices and on terms to be set forth in an accompanying shelf
prospectus supplement (a “Prospectus Supplement”). All information not included in this short form base shelf prospectus (this “Prospectus”) will be contained in one or
more Prospectus Supplements that will be delivered to purchasers together with this Prospectus. The Corporation may sell at the initial offer price up to US$3,000,000,000 in the aggregate of Securities (or its equivalent in any other currency used to
denominate the Securities based on the applicable exchange rate at the time of the offering) at any time during the 25-month period that this Prospectus, including any amendments hereto, remains valid.
The Corporation is a Canadian issuer that is permitted, under the multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States (“U.S.”) and Canada, to prepare this Prospectus in accordance with
Canadian disclosure requirements. Purchasers of the Securities should be aware that such requirements are different from those of the U.S.
Purchasers of the Securities should be aware that the acquisition of the Securities may have tax consequences both in the U.S. and in Canada. Such consequences for purchasers who are resident in, or
citizens of, the U.S. or who are resident in Canada may not be described fully herein or in any applicable Prospectus Supplement. Purchasers of the Securities should read the tax discussion contained in the applicable Prospectus Supplement with
respect to a particular offering of Securities and consult their own tax advisors.
The enforcement by investors of civil liabilities under U.S. federal securities laws may be affected adversely by the fact that the Corporation is incorporated under the laws of Canada, that most of
its officers and directors are residents of Canada and that a substantial portion of the assets of the Corporation and said persons are located outside the U.S. See “Enforcement of Certain Civil Liabilities”.
NEITHER THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (THE “SEC”) NOR ANY STATE OR CANADIAN SECURITIES REGULATOR HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL
OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.
The specific terms of the Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is being delivered will be set forth in the applicable Prospectus Supplement and may include, where applicable: (i) in the case of Debt
Securities, the specific designation, aggregate principal amount, the currency or the currency unit for which the Debt Securities may be purchased, maturity, interest provisions, authorized denominations, offering price, covenants, events of default,
any terms for redemption at the option of the Corporation or the holder, any exchange or conversion terms and any other specific terms; (ii) in the case of Subscription Receipts, the number of Subscription Receipts being offered, the offering price,
the procedures for the exchange of the Subscription Receipts for Common Shares and any other specific terms; (iii) in the case of Equity Securities, the designation of the particular class and series, the number of shares offered, the issue price and
dividend rate, if any, and any other terms specific to the Equity Securities; (iv) in the case of Warrants, the designation and number of Warrants being offered, the designation, number and terms of the Common Shares purchasable upon exercise of the
Warrants, any procedures that will result in the adjustment of those numbers, the exercise price, dates and periods of exercise, the currency in which the Warrants are issued and any other specific terms; (v) in the case of Share Purchase Contracts,
the designation, number and terms of the Equity Securities to be purchased under the Share Purchase Contract, any procedures that will result in the adjustment of these numbers, the purchase price and purchase date or dates of the Equity Securities,
any requirements of the purchaser to secure its obligations under the Share Purchase Contract and any other specific terms; (vi) in the case of Share Purchase or Equity Units, the terms of the component Share Purchase Contract and Debt Securities or
third party obligations, any requirements of the purchaser to secure its obligations under the Share Purchase Contract by the Debt Securities or third party obligations and any other specific terms; and (vii) in the case of Units, the designation and
number of Units being offered, the terms of the underlying Securities and any other specific terms. A Prospectus Supplement may include specific variable terms pertaining to the Securities that are not within the alternatives and parameters described
in this Prospectus.
Each Prospectus Supplement will be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus for the purposes of securities legislation as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement and only for the purposes of the distribution of
the Securities to which the Prospectus Supplement pertains.
This Prospectus does not qualify for issuance any securities in respect of which the payment of principal and/or interest may be determined, in whole or in part, by reference to one or more underlying interests
including, for example, an equity or debt security, a statistical measure of economic or financial performance including, but not limited to, any currency, consumer price or mortgage index, or the price or value of one or more commodities, indices or
other items, or any other item or formula, or any combination or basket of the foregoing items. For greater certainty, this Prospectus may qualify for issuance Securities in respect of which the payment of principal and/or interest may be determined,
in whole or in part, by reference to published rates of a central banking authority or one or more financial institutions, such as a prime rate or a bankers acceptance rate, or to recognized market benchmark interest rates such as LIBOR, EURIBOR,
SOFR or U.S. Federal funds rate.
The Corporation may sell the Securities to or through underwriters, dealers or remarketing firms purchasing as principals, and may also sell the Securities to one or more purchasers directly or through agents. The
Prospectus Supplement relating to a particular offering of Securities will identify each underwriter, dealer, remarketing firm or agent engaged by the Corporation in connection with the offering and sale of the Securities and will set forth the terms
of the offering of such Securities, the method of distribution of such Securities, including, to the extent applicable, the proceeds to the Corporation and any fees, discounts or any other compensation payable to underwriters, dealers, remarketing
firms or agents and any other material terms of the plan of distribution. See “Plan of Distribution”. The offering of the Securities is subject to the approval of certain legal matters on behalf of the Corporation.
The Securities may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices or at non-fixed prices. If offered on a non-fixed price basis, the Securities may be offered at market prices
prevailing at the time of sale (including, without limitation, sales deemed to be “at-the-market distributions” as defined in National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions, including sales made directly on
the Toronto Stock Exchange (the “TSX”) and the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) or other existing trading markets for the Securities), at prices determined by
reference to the prevailing price of a specified security in a specified market or at prices to be negotiated with purchasers, in which case the compensation payable to an underwriter, dealer or agent in connection with any such sale will be
decreased by the amount, if any, by which the aggregate price paid for the Securities by the purchasers is less than the gross proceeds paid by the underwriter, dealer or agent to the Corporation. The price at which the Securities will be offered and
sold may vary from purchaser to purchaser and during the period of distribution.
Subject to any applicable securities legislation, and other than in relation to an “at-the-market” distribution, in connection with any offering of Securities, the underwriters, dealers or agents may over-allot or
effect transactions which stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the Securities at a level above that which otherwise might prevail on the open market. Such transactions may be commenced, interrupted or discontinued at any time.
See “Plan of Distribution”.
The Corporation’s outstanding Common Shares, cumulative rate reset preferred shares, series A (the “Series A Preferred Shares”) and cumulative rate reset preferred shares, series
D (the “Series D Preferred Shares”) are listed and posted for trading on the TSX under the trading symbols “AQN”, “AQN.PR.A”, and “AQN.PR.D”, respectively. The Common Shares are also listed and posted for
trading on the NYSE under the trading symbol “AQN”. The Corporation’s outstanding US$250,000,000 6.875% fixed-to-floating subordinated notes – Series 2018-A due October 17, 2078 (the “2018 Debentures”) and
US$350,000,000 6.20% fixed-to-floating subordinated notes – Series 2019-A due July 1, 2079 (the “2019 Debentures”) are each listed and posted for trading on the NYSE under the trading symbols “AQNA” and “AQNB”,
respectively.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, the Securities, other than Common Shares, Series A Preferred Shares, Series D Preferred Shares, 2018 Debentures and 2019
Debentures, will not be listed or posted for trading on any securities exchange. Accordingly, unless so specified, there will be no market through which these Securities may be sold and purchasers may not be able to resell securities purchased under
this Prospectus. This may affect the pricing of the Securities in the secondary market, the transparency and availability of trading prices, the liquidity of the Securities and the extent of issuer regulation. See “Risk Factors”.
No underwriter or dealer has been involved in the preparation of this Prospectus or performed any review of the contents of this Prospectus.
The registered and head office of the Corporation is located at 354 Davis Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 2X1.
Melissa Barnes, D. Randy Laney, Masheed Saidi and Dilek Samil, directors of the Corporation, each reside outside of Canada. Each of Ms. Barnes, Mr. Laney, Ms. Saidi and Ms. Samil has appointed Algonquin Power &
Utilities Corp., 354 Davis Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 2X1 as his or her agent for service of process in Canada. Purchasers are advised that it may not be possible for investors to enforce judgments obtained in Canada against any person or company
that is incorporated, continued or otherwise organized under the laws of a foreign jurisdiction or resides outside of Canada, even if the party has appointed an agent for service of process.
Unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement to “the Corporation” refer to Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and the direct or indirect subsidiary entities
of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and partnership interests held by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and its subsidiary entities.
In this Prospectus, unless otherwise specified or the context requires otherwise, all dollar amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars. References to “dollars” or “US$” are to lawful currency of the
United States of America. References to “Canadian dollars” or “C$” are to lawful currency of Canada.
The following table sets forth, for each of the periods indicated, the period end exchange rate, the average exchange rate and the high and low exchange rates of one Canadian dollar in exchange for
U.S. dollars, based on the daily exchange rate for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, in each case as reported by the Bank of Canada.
Unless otherwise indicated, financial information contained in this Prospectus and presented in both Canadian dollars and U.S. dollars has been translated to Canadian dollars using the daily exchange
rate as reported by the Bank of Canada on April 2, 2020 of C$1.00 = US$0.7053.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT ON FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION
This Prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference, may contain statements that constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of applicable securities laws in each of
the provinces of Canada and the respective policies, regulations and rules under such laws and “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (collectively, “forward-looking information”). The words “anticipates”, “believes”, “budget”, “could”, “estimates”, “expects”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “may”, “might”, “plans”, “projects”, “schedule”, “should”, “will”, “would” and similar expressions
are often intended to identify forward-looking information, although not all forward-looking information contains these identifying words. Specific forward-looking information contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus includes, but is
not limited to, statements relating to: the future growth, results of operations, performance, business prospects and opportunities of the Corporation; expectations regarding earnings and cash flow; expectations regarding credit ratings and the
maintenance thereof; statements relating to renewable energy credits expected to be generated and sold; tax credits expected to be available and/or received; the expected timeline for regulatory approvals and permits; the expected approval timing and
cost of various transactions; expectations and plans with respect to current and planned capital projects; expectations with respect to revenues pursuant to energy production hedges; ongoing and planned acquisitions, projects and initiatives,
including expectations regarding costs, financing, results and expected completion dates; expectations regarding the Corporation’s corporate development activities and the results thereof; the resolution of legal and regulatory proceedings; expected
demand for renewable sources of power; government procurement opportunities; expected capacity of and energy sales from new energy projects; business plans for the Corporation’s subsidiaries and joint ventures; expected future base rates;
environmental liabilities; dividends to shareholders; and the timing for closing of pending acquisitions, including the acquisitions of Ascendant Group Limited and American Water Works Company, Inc.’s regulated operations in the State of New York.
All forward-looking information is given pursuant to the “safe harbour” provisions of applicable securities legislation.
The forecasts and projections that make up the forward-looking information contained in this Prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference, are based on certain factors or assumptions
which include, but are not limited to: the receipt of applicable regulatory approvals and requested rate decisions; the absence of material adverse regulatory decisions being received and the expectation of regulatory stability; the absence of any
material equipment breakdown or failure; availability of financing on commercially reasonable terms and the stability of credit ratings of the Corporation and its subsidiaries; the absence of unexpected material liabilities or uninsured losses; the
continued availability of commodity supplies and stability of commodity prices; the absence of sustained interest rate increases or significant currency exchange rate fluctuations; the absence of significant operational or supply chain disruptions or
liability due to natural disasters, diseases or catastrophic events; the continued ability to maintain systems and facilities to ensure their continued performance; the absence of a severe and prolonged downturn in general economic, credit, social
and market conditions; the successful and timely development and construction of new projects; the absence of material capital project or financing cost overruns; sufficient liquidity and capital resources; the continuation of observed weather
patterns and trends; the absence of significant counterparty defaults; the continued competitiveness of electricity pricing when compared with alternative sources of energy; the realization of the anticipated benefits of the Corporation’s
acquisitions and joint ventures; the absence of a material change in political conditions or public policies and directions by governments materially negatively affecting the Corporation; the ability to obtain and maintain licenses and permits; the
absence of a material decrease in market energy prices; the absence of material disputes with taxation authorities or changes to applicable tax laws; continued maintenance of information technology infrastructure and the absence of a material breach
of cyber security; favourable relations with external stakeholders; and favourable labour relations.
The forward-looking information in this Prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference, is subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from historical results or results anticipated by the forward-looking information. Factors which could cause results or events to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: changes in general economic,
credit, social and market conditions; changes in customer energy usage patterns and energy demand; global climate change; the incurrence of environmental liabilities; natural disasters and other catastrophic events; the failure of information
technology infrastructure and cybersecurity; the loss of key personnel and/or labour disruptions; seasonal fluctuations and variability in weather conditions and natural resource availability; reductions in demand for electricity, gas and water due
to developments in technology; reliance on transmission systems owned and operated by third parties; issues arising with respect to land use rights and access to the Corporation’s facilities; critical equipment breakdown or failure; terrorist
attacks; fluctuations in commodity prices; capital expenditures; reliance on subsidiaries; the incurrence of an uninsured loss; a credit rating downgrade; an increase in financing costs or limits on access to credit and capital markets; sustained
increases in interest rates; currency exchange rate fluctuations; restricted financial flexibility due to covenants in existing credit agreements; an inability to refinance maturing debt on commercially reasonable terms; disputes with taxation
authorities or changes to applicable tax laws; failure to identify, acquire, develop or timely place in service projects to maximize the value of production tax credit qualified equipment; requirement for greater than expected contributions to
post-employment benefit plans; default by a counterparty; inaccurate assumptions, judgments and/or estimates with respect to asset retirement obligations; failure to maintain required regulatory authorizations; changes to health and safety laws,
regulations or permit requirements; failure to comply with and/or changes to environmental laws, regulations and other standards; compliance with new foreign laws or regulations; failure to identify attractive acquisition or development candidates
necessary to pursue the Corporation’s growth strategy; delays and cost overruns in the design and construction of projects, including as a result of the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak; loss of key customers; failure to realize the anticipated
benefits of acquisitions or joint ventures; Atlantica Yield plc (“Atlantica”) or the Corporation’s joint venture with Abengoa S.A., acting in a manner contrary to the Corporation’s interests; a drop in the
market value of Atlantica’s ordinary shares; facilities being condemned or otherwise taken by governmental entities; increased external stakeholder activism adverse to the Corporation’s interests; and fluctuations in the price and liquidity of the
Corporation’s Common Shares. Although the Corporation has attempted to identify important factors that could cause actual actions, events or results to differ materially from those described in forward-looking information, there may be other factors
that cause actions, events or results not to be as anticipated, estimated or intended. Some of these and other factors are discussed in more detail in the AIF (as defined herein) under the heading “Enterprise Risk Factors” and in the Corporation’s
most recent annual and interim MD&A (as defined herein) under the heading “Enterprise Risk Management”.
Forward-looking information contained in this Prospectus, including the documents incorporated by reference, is made as of the date of this Prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference, as
applicable, and based on the plans, beliefs, estimates, projections, expectations, opinions and assumptions of management on such date. There can be no assurance that forward-looking information will prove to be accurate, as actual results and future
events could differ materially from those anticipated in such forward-looking information. Accordingly, readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information. While subsequent events and developments may cause the Corporation’s views
to change, the Corporation disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking information or to explain any material difference between subsequent actual events and such forward-looking information, except to the extent required by applicable
law. All forward-looking information contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus is qualified by these cautionary statements.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
The Corporation has filed with the SEC, under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), a registration statement on Form F-10
relating to the Securities. This Prospectus, which constitutes a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information set forth in the registration statement, certain items of which are contained in the exhibits to the
registration statement as permitted by the rules and regulations of the SEC. For further information with respect to the Corporation, reference is made to the registration statement and to the schedules and exhibits filed therewith. Statements
included in this Prospectus or the documents incorporated by reference herein about the contents of any contract, agreement or other document referred to are not necessarily complete, and in each instance prospective investors should refer to the
copy of the document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement for a more complete description of the matter involved. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such reference.
The Corporation is subject to the information requirements of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “U.S. Exchange Act”), and applicable
Canadian securities legislation and, in accordance therewith, files certain reports with, and furnishes other information to, each of the SEC and certain securities commissions or similar regulatory authorities of Canada. Under the
multijurisdictional disclosure system adopted by the United States and Canada, such reports and other information may be prepared in accordance with the disclosure requirements of the securities regulatory authorities in the applicable provinces of
Canada, which requirements are different from those of the United States. As a foreign private issuer, the Corporation is exempt from the rules under the U.S. Exchange Act prescribing the furnishing and content of proxy statements, and the
Corporation’s officers and directors are exempt from the reporting and short swing profit recovery provisions contained in Section 16 of the U.S. Exchange Act. The Corporation’s reports and other information filed or furnished with or to the SEC are
available from the SEC’s Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval (“EDGAR”) system at www.sec.gov as well as from commercial document retrieval services. The Corporation’s Canadian filings are
available on the System for Electronic Document Analysis and Retrieval (“SEDAR”) at www.sedar.com. Unless specifically incorporated by reference herein, documents filed or furnished by the Corporation on SEDAR
or EDGAR are neither incorporated in nor part of this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement.
Investors should rely only on information contained or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and any applicable Prospectus Supplement. The Corporation has not authorized anyone to provide the
investor with different information. The Corporation is not making an offer of the Securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted. Investors should not assume that the information contained in this Prospectus is accurate as of any
date other than the date on the front of this Prospectus, unless otherwise noted herein or as required by law. It should be assumed that the information appearing in this Prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference are accurate only
as of their respective dates. The business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects of the Corporation may have changed since those dates.
PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION
The financial statements of the Corporation incorporated herein by reference and in any Prospectus Supplement are reported in U.S. dollars. Unless otherwise indicated, all financial information
included and incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement has been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Information has been incorporated by reference in this Prospectus from documents filed with securities commissions or similar authorities in Canada. Copies of
the documents incorporated herein by reference may be obtained on request without charge from the Secretary of the Corporation at 354 Davis Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 2X1, telephone (905) 465-4500, and are also available electronically at
www.sedar.com.
The following documents of the Corporation, filed with the securities commissions or similar authority in each of the provinces of Canada, are specifically incorporated by reference and form an
integral part of this Prospectus:
All material change reports (excluding confidential material change reports), annual information forms, annual financial statements and the report of independent registered public accounting firm
thereon, interim financial statements and related MD&A, information circulars, business acquisition reports, press releases that expressly state that they are incorporated herein by reference and any other documents as may be required to be
incorporated herein by reference under applicable securities legislation which are filed with a securities regulatory authority in Canada or the U.S. after the date of this Prospectus, during the 25-month period that this Prospectus remains valid,
shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus to the extent required under applicable law.
Upon new audited annual financial statements and related MD&A being filed by the Corporation with, and where required, accepted by, the securities regulatory authority in each of the provinces of
Canada during the term of this Prospectus, the previous audited annual financial statements and related MD&A and all interim financial statements and related MD&A shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated into this Prospectus for purposes
of future offers and sales of Securities under this Prospectus. Upon a new annual information form being filed by the Corporation with, and where required, accepted by, the securities regulatory authority in each of the provinces of Canada during the
term of this Prospectus, the previous annual information form, any material change reports filed prior to the end of the financial year in respect of which the new annual information form is filed, any information circular filed prior to the start of
such financial year and business acquisition reports filed prior to the commencement of the Corporation’s financial year in which the new annual information form is filed shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated into this Prospectus for purposes
of future offers and sales of Securities under this Prospectus. Upon new interim financial statements and related MD&A being filed by the Corporation with the securities regulatory authority in each of the provinces of Canada during the term of
this Prospectus, all interim financial statements and related MD&A filed prior to the new interim financial statements and related MD&A shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated into this Prospectus for purposes of future offers and sales
of Securities under this Prospectus. Upon a new information circular relating to an annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation being filed by the Corporation with the securities regulatory authority in each of the provinces of Canada during
the term of this Prospectus, the information circular for the preceding annual meeting of shareholders of the Corporation shall be deemed no longer to be incorporated into this Prospectus for purposes of future offers and sales of Securities under
this Prospectus.
Any template version of any “marketing materials” (as such term is defined in National Instrument 41-101 – General Prospectus Requirements) filed after the
date of a Prospectus Supplement and before the termination of the distribution of the Securities offered pursuant to such Prospectus Supplement (together with this Prospectus) is deemed to be incorporated by reference in such Prospectus Supplement.
In addition, to the extent that any document or information incorporated by reference into this Prospectus is included in any report on Form 6-K, Form 40-F, Form 20-F, Form 10-K, Form 10-Q or Form
8-K (or any respective successor form) that is filed with or furnished to the SEC after the date of this Prospectus, such document or information shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which
this Prospectus forms a part, in the case of Form 6-K reports if and to the extent expressly provided in such report. In addition, the Corporation may incorporate by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement of which the Prospectus forms
a part or into the Prospectus which forms a part of the registration statement, information from documents that the Corporation files with or furnishes to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the U.S. Exchange Act, if and to the extent
expressly provided therein. The Corporation’s current reports on Form 6-K and annual reports on Form 40-F are available from the SEC’s EDGAR system at www.sec.gov.
All shelf information permitted under applicable laws to be omitted from this Prospectus will be contained in one or more Prospectus Supplements that will be delivered to prospective purchasers
together with this Prospectus, except in cases where an exemption from such delivery requirements has been obtained. A Prospectus Supplement containing the specific terms of any Securities offered thereunder and other information relating to such
Securities will be delivered to prospective purchasers of such Securities together with this Prospectus and will be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Prospectus as of the date of the Prospectus Supplement and only for the purposes of
the offering of the Securities to which the Prospectus Supplement pertains.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded, for the purposes of
this Prospectus, to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference modifies or replaces such statement. The modifying or superseding
statement need not state that it has modified or superseded a prior statement or include any other information set forth in the document that it modifies or supersedes. The making of a modifying or superseding statement shall not be deemed an
admission for any purposes that the modified or superseded statement, when made, constituted a misrepresentation, an untrue statement of a material fact or an omission to state a material fact that is required to be stated or that is necessary to
make a statement not misleading in light of the circumstances in which it was made. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed in its unmodified or superseded form to constitute part of this Prospectus.
Prospective purchasers should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement. The Corporation has not authorized anyone to
provide prospective purchasers with different or additional information. The Corporation is not making an offer of Securities in any jurisdiction where the offer is not permitted by law. Prospective purchasers should not assume that the information
contained in or incorporated by reference in this Prospectus or any Prospectus Supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date of the applicable document.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUSINESS
General
Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. was originally incorporated under the Canada Business Corporations Act on August 1, 1988 as Traduction Militech
Translation Inc. Pursuant to articles of amendment dated August 20, 1990 and January 24, 2007, the Corporation amended its articles to change its name to Société Hydrogenique Incorporée – Hydrogenics Corporation and Hydrogenics Corporation –
Corporation Hydrogenique, respectively. Pursuant to a certificate and articles of arrangement dated October 27, 2009, the Corporation, among other things, created a new class of common shares, transferred its existing operations to a newly formed
independent corporation, exchanged new common shares for all of the trust units of Algonquin Power Co. and changed its name to Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. The head and registered office of the Corporation is located at Suite 100, 354 Davis
Road, Oakville, Ontario, L6J 2X1.
The Corporation’s operations are organized across two primary business units consisting of: the Regulated Services Group, which primarily owns and operates a portfolio of regulated assets in the
United States and Canada; and the Renewable Energy Group, which primarily owns and operates a diversified portfolio of renewable generation assets. The Corporation also undertakes development activities for both business units, working with a global
reach to identify, develop, acquire, or invest in renewable power generating facilities, regulated utilities and other complementary infrastructure projects.
Renewable Energy Group
The Renewable Energy Group generates and sells electrical energy produced by its diverse portfolio of renewable power generation and clean power generation facilities located across the United States
and Canada. The Renewable Energy Group seeks to deliver continuing growth through development of new greenfield power generation projects and accretive acquisitions of additional electrical energy generation facilities.
In addition to directly owned and operated assets, the Corporation also holds an approximate 44.2% indirect beneficial interest in Atlantica, a NASDAQ-listed company that acquires, owns and manages a
diversified international portfolio of contracted renewable energy, power generation, electric transmission and water assets. The Corporation reports its investment in Atlantica under the Renewable Energy Group.
Regulated Services Group
The Regulated Services Group operates a diversified portfolio of regulated utility systems throughout the United States and Canada serving approximately 804,000 connections. The Regulated Services
Group seeks to provide safe, high quality and reliable services to its customers and to deliver stable and predictable earnings to the Corporation. In addition to encouraging and supporting organic growth within its service territories, the Regulated
Services Group seeks to deliver continued growth in earnings through accretive acquisitions of additional utility systems.
DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
In this section, “the Corporation” refers only to Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and not the direct or indirect subsidiary entities of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and partnership
interests held by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and its subsidiary entities.
The following describes certain general terms and provisions of the Debt Securities. The particular terms and provisions of a series of Debt Securities offered pursuant to any Prospectus Supplement,
and the extent to which the general terms and provisions described below may apply to such Debt Securities, will be described in the Prospectus Supplement filed in respect of such Debt Securities.
The Debt Securities will be direct unsecured obligations of the Corporation and will be senior or subordinated indebtedness of the Corporation as described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement.
The Debt Securities may be offered separately or together with other Securities. The Debt Securities will be issued under one or more indentures (each, a “Trust Indenture”) in each case between the Corporation
and a trustee (or a U.S. trustee and a Canadian co-trustee) (an “Indenture Trustee”), determined by the Corporation in accordance with applicable laws. Any Debt
Securities offered or sold to persons in the U.S. pursuant to this Prospectus will be issued under a Trust Indenture substantially in the form of one of the Trust Indentures filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the Corporation’s registration statement
of which this Prospectus is a part. A copy of any Trust Indenture or supplement thereto entered into by the Corporation will be filed with securities regulatory authorities and will be available on the Corporation’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
The statements made below relating to the Trust Indenture and the Debt Securities to be issued thereunder are summaries of certain anticipated provisions thereof, are not complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by reference
to, all provisions of the applicable Trust Indenture.
The Corporation conducts its business primarily through its subsidiaries. Accordingly, the ability of the Corporation to meet its obligations under the Debt Securities is dependent primarily on the
earnings and cash flows of those subsidiaries and the ability of those subsidiaries to pay dividends or to advance or repay funds to the Corporation. The Corporation’s subsidiaries are separate legal entities and have no independent obligation to pay
dividends. Prior to paying dividends, the subsidiaries have financial obligations that must be satisfied, including among others, their operating expenses and obligations to creditors. Furthermore, subsidiaries which are regulated utilities are
required by regulation to maintain a minimum equity-to-total capital ratio that may restrict their ability to pay dividends to the Corporation or may require that the Corporation contribute capital. In the future, laws or regulations may be enacted
that prohibit or further restrict the ability of the subsidiaries to pay upstream dividends or to repay intercorporate indebtedness. In addition, the rights that the Corporation and its creditors would have to participate in the assets of any such
subsidiary upon the subsidiary’s liquidation or recapitalization will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary’s creditors. Certain subsidiaries have incurred substantial amounts of debt in the operation and expansion of their businesses, and
it is anticipated that certain subsidiaries will continue to do so in the future.
Holders of Debt Securities will generally have a junior position to claims of creditors of the Corporation’s subsidiaries, including trade creditors, debt holders, secured creditors, taxing
authorities, guarantee holders and any holders of preference or preferred shares. In addition to trade debt, certain operating subsidiaries have ongoing corporate debt programs used to finance their business activities. The Debt Securities will be
effectively subordinated to any existing and future secured obligations to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such obligations. The Debt Securities will be structurally subordinated to all liabilities and any preference or preferred
shares of the Corporation’s subsidiaries.
Unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement, the Trust Indentures will not limit the amount of indebtedness or preference or preferred shares issuable by the Corporation or its
subsidiaries.
The following description of the Debt Securities is only a summary and is not intended to be comprehensive. For additional information you should refer to the Trust Indenture under which such Debt
Securities are issued.
General
The Trust Indentures will not limit the amount of Debt Securities that may be issued thereunder. The Corporation may issue Debt Securities from time to time under a Trust Indenture in one or more
series by entering into supplemental indentures or by its board of directors or a duly authorized committee authorizing the issuance. The Debt Securities of a series need not be issued at the same time, bear interest at the same rate or mature on the
same date.
The Prospectus Supplement for a particular series of Debt Securities will disclose the specific terms of such Debt Securities, including the price or prices at which the Debt Securities to be offered
will be issued. Those terms may include some or all of the following:
The Debt Securities offered pursuant to this Prospectus and any Prospectus Supplement may be represented by instalment receipts, the particular terms and provisions of which will be described in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement and set out in an instalment receipt and pledge agreement or similar agreement. Any such instalment receipt will evidence, among other things, (a) the fact that a first instalment payment has been made in respect of
the Debt Securities represented thereby and (b) the beneficial ownership of the Debt Securities represented by the instalment receipt, subject to a pledge of such Debt Securities securing the obligation to pay the balance outstanding under such Debt
Securities on or prior to a certain date. Debt Securities represented by instalment receipts will not be offered or sold to persons in the U.S. pursuant to this Prospectus. A copy of any such instalment receipt and pledge agreement or similar
agreement will be filed by the Corporation with securities regulatory authorities after it has been entered into and will be available on the Corporation’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com.
DESCRIPTION OF SUBSCRIPTION RECEIPTS
In this section, “the Corporation” refers only to Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and not the direct or indirect subsidiary entities of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and partnership
interests held by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and its subsidiary entities.
The particular terms and provisions of Subscription Receipts offered pursuant to any Prospectus Supplement, and the extent to which the general terms and provisions described below may apply thereto,
will be described in the Prospectus Supplement filed in respect of such Subscription Receipts. This description will include, where applicable:
Subscription Receipts may be offered separately or in combination with one or more other Securities. The Subscription Receipts will be issued under a subscription receipt agreement. A copy of the
subscription receipt agreement will be filed by the Corporation with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada and with the SEC in the U.S. after it has been entered into by the Corporation and will be available
electronically at www.sedar.com.
DESCRIPTION OF EQUITY SECURITIES
In this section, “the Corporation” refers only to Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and not the direct or indirect subsidiary entities of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and partnership
interests held by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and its subsidiary entities.
The following describes certain general terms and provisions of Equity Securities in respect of which a Prospectus Supplement may be filed. The particular terms and provisions of Equity Securities
offered pursuant to any Prospectus Supplement, and the extent to which the general terms and provisions described below may apply thereto, will be described in the Prospectus Supplement filed in respect of such Equity Securities. This summary does
not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified by, reference to the terms of the Corporation’s articles, a copy of which has been filed with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada and is available
electronically at www.sedar.com.
General
The authorized share capital of the Corporation consists of an unlimited number of Common Shares and an unlimited number of preferred shares issuable in one or more series. As of April 2, 2020, there
were 526,689,493 Common Shares, 4,800,000 Series A Preferred Shares, nil cumulative floating rate preferred shares, series B (the “Series B Preferred Shares”), 100 series C preferred shares (the “Series C Preferred Shares”), 4,000,000 Series D Preferred Shares, nil cumulative floating rate preferred
shares, series E (the “Series E Preferred Shares”), nil series F preferred shares (the “Series F Preferred Shares”) and nil series G preferred shares (the “Series G Preferred Shares”) outstanding.
The Equity Securities may be offered separately or together with other Securities. The particular terms and provisions of the Equity Securities offered pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement and the
extent to which these general terms and provisions apply will be described in such Prospectus Supplement.
Common Shares
The holders of Common Shares are entitled to dividends if, as and when declared by the board of directors of the Corporation, to one vote per share at meetings of the holders of Common Shares and to
receive a pro rata share of any remaining property and assets of the Corporation upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation. All Common Shares are of the same class and with equal rights and privileges and are not subject to
future calls or assessments. As of April 2, 2020, there were 526,689,493 Common Shares issued and outstanding.
The Corporation currently pays a quarterly dividend of US$0.1410 per Common Share for a total annual dividend of US$0.5640 per Common Share. However, any
future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of the Corporation’s board of directors and will be dependent upon the Corporation’s cash flow from operations, financial condition, financial leverage, working capital requirements and
investment opportunities, as well as general economic conditions and other factors deemed relevant by the Corporation’s board of directors.
The Corporation has adopted a shareholder rights plan as amended, restated and continued as of June 6, 2019 and approved by shareholders on June 9, 2019. A copy of the shareholder rights plan has
been filed with the securities regulatory authority in each of the provinces of Canada and is available electronically at www.sedar.com. For additional information on the shareholder rights plan, see “Shareholders’ Rights Plan” in the AIF.
Preferred Shares
The Corporation is authorized to issue an unlimited number of Preferred Shares, issuable in one or more series, containing terms and conditions as approved by the board of directors of the
Corporation, which may include voting rights. The Preferred Shares of each series will rank equally with the Preferred Shares of every other series and will rank in priority to the Common Shares with respect to
dividends and return of capital in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Corporation.
The articles of the Corporation, which include the terms of the Series A Preferred Shares, the Series B Preferred Shares, the Series C Preferred Shares, the Series D
Preferred Shares, the Series E Preferred Shares, the Series F Preferred Shares and the Series G Preferred Shares are available on the Corporation’s SEDAR profile at www.sedar.com. For a detailed description of the terms and conditions of the Corporation’s existing series of Preferred Shares, see “Description of Capital Structure” in the AIF. The specific terms of any series of Preferred Shares to be issued
hereunder will be as described in a Prospectus Supplement. Accordingly, the statements made or incorporated by reference in this section may not apply to a particular series of Preferred Shares.
DESCRIPTION OF THE WARRANTS
In this section, “the Corporation” refers only to Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and not the direct or indirect subsidiary entities of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and partnership
interests held by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and its subsidiary entities.
The following describes certain general terms and provisions of the Warrants. The particular terms and provisions of the Warrants offered pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement, and the extent to which
the general terms and provisions described below may apply to those Warrants, will be described in the Prospectus Supplement filed in respect of such Warrants. The following description and any description of Warrants in the applicable Prospectus
Supplement does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable warrant agreement and, if applicable, collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements relating to such Warrants.
The Corporation may issue Warrants for the purchase of Common Shares. Warrants may be issued independently or together with other Securities offered pursuant to any Prospectus Supplement and may be
attached to, or separate from, any such offered Securities. Warrants will be issued under one or more warrant agreements between the Corporation and a warrant agent that the Corporation will name in the Prospectus Supplement.
Any Prospectus Supplement for Warrants will contain the terms and other information with respect to the Warrants being offered thereby, including:
DESCRIPTION OF SHARE PURCHASE CONTRACTS
AND SHARE PURCHASE OR EQUITY UNITS
In this section, “the Corporation” refers only to Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and not the direct or indirect subsidiary entities of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and partnership
interests held by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and its subsidiary entities.
The Corporation may issue share purchase contracts, including contracts obligating holders to purchase from the Corporation, and the Corporation to sell to the holders, a specified number of Equity
Securities, at a future date or dates, or similar contracts issued on a “prepaid” or instalment basis (in each case, “Share Purchase Contracts”). The price per Equity Security and the number of Equity
Securities may be fixed at the time the Share Purchase Contracts are issued or may be determined by reference to a specific formula set forth in the Share Purchase Contracts. The Share Purchase Contracts will require either that the share purchase
price be paid at the time the Share Purchase Contracts are issued or that payment(s) be made at a specified future date(s). The Share Purchase Contracts may be issued separately or as part of units consisting of a Share Purchase Contract and Debt
Securities or obligations of third parties (including U.S. treasury securities) (the “Share Purchase or Equity Units”), and may or may not serve as collateral for a holder’s obligations. The Share Purchase
Contracts may require holders to secure their obligations thereunder in a specified manner. The Share Purchase Contracts also may require the Corporation to make periodic payments to the holders of the Share Purchase Contracts or vice versa, and such
payments may be unsecured or refunded on some basis.
The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the terms of the Share Purchase Contracts or Share Purchase or Equity Units. The
description in the applicable Prospectus Supplement will not necessarily be complete, and reference will be made to the Share Purchase Contracts, and, if applicable, collateral, depositary or custodial arrangements, relating to the Share Purchase
Contracts or Share Purchase or Equity Units. Material United States and Canadian federal income tax considerations applicable to the holders of the Share Purchase or Equity Units and the Share Purchase Contracts will also be discussed in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement.
In this section, “the Corporation” refers only to Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and not the direct or indirect subsidiary entities of Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and partnership
interests held by Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. and its subsidiary entities.
The following describes certain general terms and provisions of the Units. The particular terms and provisions of the Units offered pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement, and the extent to which the
general terms described below apply to those Units, will be described in such Prospectus Supplement. The following description and any description of Units in the applicable Prospectus Supplement does not purport to be complete and is subject to and
qualified in its entirety by reference to any agreement, collateral arrangements and depositary arrangements relating to such Units.
The Corporation may issue Units comprised of one or more of the Securities described in this Prospectus in any combination, including fractions of such Securities. Each Unit will be issued so that
the holder of the Unit is also the holder of each Security included in the Unit. Thus, the holder of a Unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included Security. The unit agreement (if any) under which a Unit is issued may
provide that the Securities included in the Unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date.
Any Prospectus Supplement for Units will contain the terms and other information with respect to the Units being offered thereby, including:
BOOK-ENTRY ONLY SECURITIES
Securities issued in “book-entry only” form must be purchased, transferred or redeemed through participants in the depository service of a depository identified in a Prospectus Supplement for the
particular offering of Securities. Each of the underwriters, dealers, remarketing firms or agents, as the case may be, named in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement will be a participant of the depository or will have arrangements with a
participant. On the closing of a book-entry only offering, the Corporation may cause a global certificate or certificates representing the aggregate number of Securities subscribed for under such offering to be delivered to, and registered in the
name of, the depository or its nominee. Except as described below, no purchaser of Securities will be entitled to a certificate or other instrument from the Corporation or the depository evidencing that purchaser’s ownership thereof, and no purchaser
will be shown on the records maintained by the depository except through a book-entry account of a participant acting on behalf of such purchaser. Each purchaser of Securities will receive a customer confirmation of purchase from the registered
dealer from which the Securities are purchased in accordance with the practices and procedures of that registered dealer. The practices of registered dealers may vary, but generally customer confirmations are issued promptly after execution of a
customer order. The depository will be responsible for establishing and maintaining book-entry accounts for its participants having interests in the Securities. Reference in this Prospectus to a holder of Securities means, unless the context requires
otherwise, the owner of the beneficial interest in the Securities.
If the Corporation determines, or the depository notifies the Corporation in writing, that the depository is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository with
respect to the Securities and the Corporation is unable to locate a qualified successor, or if the Corporation at its option elects, or is required by law, to terminate the book-entry system, then the Securities will be issued in fully registered
form to holders or their nominees.
Transfer, Conversion or Redemption of Securities
Transfer of ownership, conversion or redemption of Securities will be effected through records maintained by the depository or its nominee for such Securities with respect to interests of
participants, and on the records of participants with respect to interests of persons other than participants. Holders who desire to purchase, sell or otherwise transfer ownership of or other interests in the Securities may do so only through
participants.
The ability of a holder to pledge a Security or otherwise take action with respect to such holder’s interest in a Security (other than through a participant) may be limited due to the lack of a
physical certificate.
Payments and Notices
Payments of principal, redemption price, if any, dividends and interest, as applicable, on each Security will be made by the Corporation to the depository or its nominee, as the case may be, as the
registered holder of the Security and the Corporation understands that such payments will be credited by the depository or its nominee in the appropriate amounts to the relevant participant. Payments to holders of Securities of amounts so credited
will be the responsibility of the participants.
As long as the depository or its nominee is the registered holder of the Securities, the depository or its nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner of the Securities for the
purposes of receiving notices or payments on the Securities. In such circumstances, the responsibility and liability of the Corporation in respect of notices or payments on the Securities is limited to giving or making payment of any principal,
redemption price, if any, dividends and interest due on the Securities to the depository or its nominee.
Each holder must rely on the procedures of the depository and, if such holder is not a participant, on the procedures of the participant through which such holder owns its interest, to exercise any
rights with respect to the Securities. The Corporation understands that under existing industry practices, if the Corporation requests any action of holders or if a holder desires to give any notice or take any action which a registered holder is
entitled to give or take with respect to the Securities, the depository would authorize the participant acting on behalf of the holder to give such notice or to take such action, in accordance with the procedures established by the depository or
agreed to from time to time by the Corporation, any Indenture Trustee, warrant agent, subscription receipt agent, collateral agent, purchase contract agent or custodial agent and depository. Any holder that is not a participant must rely on the
contractual arrangement it has directly, or indirectly through its financial intermediary, with its participant to give such notice or take such action.
The Corporation, the remarketing firms, the underwriters or agents and any Indenture Trustee identified in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement, as applicable, will not have any liability or
responsibility for (i) records maintained by the depository relating to beneficial ownership interest in the Securities held by the depository or the book-entry accounts maintained by the depository; (ii) maintaining, supervising or reviewing any
records relating to any such beneficial ownership interest; or (iii) any advice or representation made by or with respect to the depository and contained herein or in any Trust Indenture with respect to the rules and regulations of the depository or
at the directions of the participants.
CONSOLIDATED CAPITALIZATION
There have been no material changes in the share and loan capitalization of the Corporation since December 31, 2019, being the date on which the Corporation’s most recently completed financial period
ended, which have not been disclosed in this Prospectus or in the documents incorporated by reference herein.
TRADING PRICES AND VOLUMES
The outstanding Common Shares, Series A Preferred Shares and Series D Preferred Shares are traded on the TSX under the trading symbols “AQN”, “AQN.PR.A” and “AQN.PR.D”, respectively. The outstanding
Common Shares are also traded on the NYSE under the trading symbol “AQN”. The Corporation’s outstanding 2018 Debentures and 2019 Debentures are each listed on the NYSE under the symbols “AQNA” and “AQNB”, respectively. On April 2, 2020, the last
trading day prior to the date of this Prospectus, (i) the closing price of the Common Shares on the TSX and the NYSE was C$17.89 and US$12.61 per Common Share, respectively; (ii) the closing price of the Series A Preferred Shares on the TSX was
C$14.46; (iii) the closing price of the Series D Preferred Shares on the TSX was C$14.90; and (iv) the closing prices of the 2018 Debentures and 2019 Debentures on the NYSE were US$23.12 and US$22.46,
respectively, each per US$25 principal amount thereof. Trading price and volume of the Common Shares will be provided as required for each Prospectus Supplement.
Earnings coverage ratios will be provided as required in the applicable Prospectus Supplement(s) with respect to any offering and sale of Debt Securities having a term to maturity in
excess of one year or Preferred Shares pursuant to this Prospectus.
Prior sales of the Corporation’s Securities will be provided as required in a Prospectus Supplement with respect to the issuance of Securities pursuant to such Prospectus Supplement.
Unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement, the net proceeds resulting from the issue of Securities will be used to repay indebtedness and for general corporate purposes, including in
connection with acquisitions and investments by the Corporation.
All expenses incurred in connection with this Prospectus, any offerings of Securities hereunder and related commissions will be paid out of the Corporation’s general funds.
The Corporation may sell Securities (i) to or through underwriters, dealers or agents or (ii) directly to one or more purchasers. The Securities may be sold from time to time in one or more
transactions at a fixed price or prices or at non-fixed prices. If offered on a non-fixed price basis, the Securities may be offered at market prices prevailing at the time of sale (including, without limitation, sales deemed to be “at-the-market
distributions” as defined in National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf Distributions, including sales made directly on the TSX and the NYSE or other existing trading markets for the Securities), at prices determined
by reference to the prevailing price of a specified security in a specified market or at prices to be negotiated with purchasers, in which case the compensation payable to an underwriter, dealer or agent in connection with any such sale will be
decreased by the amount, if any, by which the aggregate price paid for the Securities by the purchasers is less than the gross proceeds paid by the underwriter, dealer or agent to the Corporation. The price at which the Securities will be offered and
sold may vary from purchaser to purchaser and during the period of distribution.
The Prospectus Supplement for any of the Securities being offered thereby will set forth the terms of the offering of such Securities, including the name or names of any underwriters, dealers or
agents, the purchase price of such Securities, the proceeds to the Corporation from such sale, any underwriting discounts or commissions and other items constituting underwriters’ or agents’ compensation, any public offering price and any discounts
or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid by any underwriter to other dealers. Only underwriters so named in the Prospectus Supplement are deemed to be underwriters in connection with the Securities offered thereby.
If underwriters are used in the sale, the Securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated
transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale or at prices related to such prevailing market prices. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase
such Securities will be subject to certain conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the Securities offered pursuant to the applicable Prospectus Supplement if any of such Securities are purchased. Any public
offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to underwriters, dealers or agents may be changed from time to time.
The Securities may also be sold (i) directly by the Corporation at such prices and upon such terms as agreed to by the Corporation and the purchasers or (ii) through agents designated by the
Corporation from time to time. Any agent involved in the offering and sale of the Securities in respect of which this Prospectus is delivered will be named, and any commissions payable by the Corporation to such agent will be set forth, in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, any agent is acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
The Corporation may agree to pay the underwriters or agents a commission for various services relating to the issue and sale of any Securities offered hereby. Any such commission will be paid out of
the general corporate funds of the Corporation. Underwriters, remarketing firms and agents who participate in the distribution of the Securities may be entitled under agreements to be entered into with the Corporation to indemnification by the
Corporation against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the U.S. Securities Act and Canadian securities legislation, or to contribution with respect to payments which such underwriters, remarketing firms or agents may be required to make
in respect thereof.
Unless otherwise specified in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, each series or issue of Debt Securities, Subscription Receipts, Warrants, Share Purchase Contracts, Share Purchase or Equity Units
and Units will be a new issue of securities with no established trading market. Unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement relating to an issue of such Securities, such Securities will not be listed on any securities or stock exchange.
Subject to any applicable securities legislation, and other than in relation to an “at-the-market” distribution, in connection with any offering of Securities, the underwriters, dealers or agents may
over-allot or effect transactions which stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the Securities at a level above that which otherwise might prevail on the open market. Such transactions may be commenced, interrupted or discontinued
at any time. In the event that the Corporation determines to pursue an “at-the-market” distribution in Canada, the Corporation shall apply for the applicable exemptive relief from the Canadian securities commissions. Any underwriters or agents to or
through whom Securities are sold by the Corporation may make a market in the Securities, but they will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given that a trading market in any
of the Securities (other than Equity Securities) will develop or as to the liquidity of any trading market for the Securities.
Securities may also be offered and sold, if so indicated in the applicable Prospectus Supplement, in connection with a remarketing upon their purchase, in accordance with a redemption or repayment
pursuant to their terms, or otherwise, by one or more firms, which we refer to herein as the “remarketing firms”, acting as principals for their own account or as agents of the Corporation. Any remarketing firm will be identified and the terms of its
agreement, if any, with the Corporation, and its compensation will be described in the applicable Prospectus Supplement. Remarketing firms may be deemed to be underwriters in connection with the remarketing of the Securities.
Unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement, the Securities will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act.
An investment in the Securities is subject to certain risks. Discussions of certain risk factors affecting the Corporation in connection with the Corporation’s businesses are provided in the
Corporation’s disclosure documents filed from time to time with the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces of Canada which are incorporated by reference in this Prospectus. In particular, see “Enterprise Risk Management” in the
Corporation’s most recent annual and interim MD&A and “Enterprise Risk Factors” in the AIF.
Before deciding whether to invest in any Securities, investors should consider carefully the risks described in the documents incorporated by reference in this Prospectus (including subsequently
filed documents incorporated by reference) and those described in a Prospectus Supplement relating to a specific offering of Securities.
Unless otherwise specified in a Prospectus Supplement, certain legal matters in connection with the Securities offered hereby will be passed upon by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on behalf of the
Corporation with respect to Canadian legal matters, and by Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP with respect to U.S. legal matters. As of the date hereof, the partners and associates of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, as a group, and Gibson, Dunn &
Crutcher LLP, as a group, beneficially own, directly or indirectly, less than 1% of the outstanding securities of the Corporation, respectively.
Ernst & Young LLP, the auditors of the Corporation, have confirmed that they are: (i) independent with respect to the Corporation within the meaning of the relevant rules and related
interpretations prescribed by the relevant professional bodies in Canada and any applicable legislation or regulation and (ii) independent accountants with respect to the Corporation under all relevant U.S. professional and regulatory standards.
AUDITOR, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The auditors of the Corporation are Ernst & Young LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants, EY Tower, 100 Adelaide Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 0B3.
AST Trust Company (Canada) is the registrar and transfer agent of the Common Shares, the Series A Preferred Shares and the Series D Preferred Shares and is the Canadian co-trustee of the 2018
Debentures and the 2019 Debentures. Registers for the registration and transfer of the Common Shares, the Series A Preferred Shares and the Series D Preferred Shares are kept at the office of AST Trust Company (Canada) in Toronto. American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC is the co-transfer agent of the Common Shares in the U.S. and is the U.S. trustee, registrar and transfer agent of the 2018 Debentures and the 2019 Debentures.
Registers for the registration and transfer of the 2018 Debentures and the 2019 Debentures are kept at the office of American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC in Brooklyn, New York.
PURCHASERS’ STATUTORY RIGHTS
Securities legislation in certain of the provinces of Canada provides purchasers with the right to withdraw from an agreement to purchase securities. This right may be exercised within two business
days after receipt or deemed receipt of a prospectus and any amendment. In several of the provinces, the securities legislation further provides a purchaser with remedies for rescission or, in some jurisdictions, revisions of the price or damages if
the prospectus and any amendment contains a misrepresentation or is not delivered to the purchaser, provided that the remedies for rescission, revisions of the price or damages are exercised by the purchaser within the time limit prescribed by the
securities legislation of the purchaser’s province. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the purchaser’s province for the particulars of these rights or consult with a legal advisor.
Original purchasers of Securities which are convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into other securities of the Corporation will have a contractual right of
rescission against the Corporation in respect of the conversion, exchange or exercise of such convertible, exchangeable or exercisable Securities. The contractual right of rescission will entitle such original purchasers to receive from the
Corporation, upon surrender of the underlying securities acquired upon the conversion, exchange or exercise of such Securities, the amount paid for the Securities (and any additional amount paid upon conversion, exchange or exercise), in the event
that this Prospectus (as supplemented or amended) contains a misrepresentation, provided that: (i) the conversion, exchange or exercise takes place within 180 days of the date of the purchase of the Securities that are convertible, exchangeable or
exercisable under this Prospectus; and (ii) the right of rescission is exercised within 180 days of the date of the purchase of the Securities that are convertible, exchangeable or exercisable under this Prospectus. This contractual right of
rescission will be consistent with the statutory right of rescission described under Section 130 of the Securities Act (Ontario), and is in addition to any other right or remedy available to original
purchasers under Section 130 of the Securities Act (Ontario) or otherwise at law.
In an offering of Debt Securities, Subscription Receipts, Warrants, Share Purchase Contracts, Share Purchase or Equity Units or Preferred Shares (or Units comprised wholly or partly of such
Securities) which are convertible, exchangeable or exercisable into other securities of the Corporation, investors are cautioned that the statutory right of action for damages for a misrepresentation contained
in the prospectus is limited, in certain provincial securities legislation, to the price at which the Debt Securities, Subscription Receipts, Warrants, Share Purchase Contracts, Share Purchase or Equity Units or Preferred Shares (or Units comprised
wholly or partly of such Securities) are offered to the public under the prospectus offering. This means that, under the securities legislation of certain provinces, if the purchaser pays additional amounts upon conversion, exchange or exercise, as
applicable, of the security, those amounts may not be recoverable under the statutory right of action for damages that applies in those provinces. The purchaser should refer to any applicable provisions of the securities legislation of the
purchaser’s province for the particulars of this right of action for damages or consult with a legal adviser. This contractual right of rescission does not extend to holders of Debt Securities, Subscription Receipts, Warrants, Share Purchase
Contracts, Share Purchase or Equity Units or Preferred Shares (or Units comprised wholly or partly of such Securities) who acquire such Debt Securities, Subscription Receipts, Warrants, Share Purchase Contracts, Share Purchase or Equity Units or
Preferred Shares (or Units comprised wholly or partly of such Securities) from an initial purchaser, on the open market or otherwise, or to initial purchasers who acquire Warrants in the U.S.
ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN CIVIL LIABILITIES
The Corporation is incorporated under the laws of Canada and its registered and head office is in Canada. Most of the Corporation’s directors and officers, and some or all of the experts named in
this Prospectus, are residents of Canada or otherwise reside outside of the United States, and a substantial portion of their assets, and a substantial portion of the Corporation’s assets, are located outside the U.S. The Corporation has appointed an
agent for service of process in the U.S. but it may be difficult for holders of Securities who reside in the U.S. to effect service within the U.S. upon the Corporation or those directors, officers and experts who are not residents of the U.S.
Investors should not assume that a Canadian court would enforce a judgment of a U.S. court obtained in an action against the Corporation or such other persons predicated on the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws or the
securities or “blue sky” laws of any state within the U.S. or would enforce, in original actions, liabilities against the Corporation or such persons predicated on the U.S. federal securities laws or any such state securities or “blue sky” laws. The
Corporation has been advised by its Canadian counsel, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, that a judgment of a U.S. court predicated solely upon civil liability under U.S. federal securities laws would probably be enforceable in Canada if the United
States court in which the judgment was obtained has a basis for jurisdiction in the matter that would be recognized by a Canadian court for the same purposes. The Corporation has also been advised by Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, however, that
there is a substantial doubt whether an action could be brought in Canada in the first instance on the basis of liability predicated solely upon U.S. federal securities laws.
The Corporation filed with the SEC, concurrently with its registration statement on Form F-10, an appointment of agent for service of process on Form F-X. Under the Form F-X, the Corporation
appointed CT Corporation System as its agent for service of process in the U.S. in connection with any investigation or administrative proceeding conducted by the SEC and any civil suit or action brought against or involving the Corporation in a U.S.
court arising out of or related to or concerning an offering of Securities under this Prospectus.
DOCUMENTS FILED AS PART OF THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
The following documents have been or will be filed with the SEC as part of the registration statement of which this Prospectus forms a part insofar as required by the SEC’s Form F-10:
A copy of the form of warrant indenture and subscription receipt agreement, as applicable, will be filed by post-effective amendment or by incorporation by reference to documents filed with, or
furnished to, the SEC under the U.S. Exchange Act.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED TO BE DELIVERED TO OFFEREES OR PURCHASERS
Indemnification
Under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”), a corporation may indemnify a present or former director or officer of such corporation or another individual who acts or
acted at the corporation’s request as a director or officer, or an individual acting in a similar capacity, of another entity against all costs, charges and expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably
incurred by the individual in respect of any civil, criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding in which the individual is involved because of that association with the corporation or other entity, and the corporation may advance
moneys to the individual for the costs, charges and expenses of any such proceeding. The corporation may not indemnify the individual, and any advance must be repaid by the individual, unless the individual acted honestly and in good faith with a
view to the best interests of the corporation, or, as the case may be, to the best interests of the other entity for which the individual acted as director or officer or in a similar capacity at the corporation’s request and in the case of a criminal
or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a monetary penalty the individual had reasonable grounds for believing that the individual’s conduct was lawful. Such indemnification and advances may be made in connection with a derivative
action only with court approval. Such individual is entitled to indemnification or advances from the corporation as a matter of right in respect of all costs, charges and expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense of a civil,
criminal, administrative, investigative or other proceeding to which he is subject by reason of being or having been a director or officer of the corporation or other entity as described above if the individual was not judged by the court or other
competent authority to have committed any fault or omitted to do anything that the individual ought to have done and if the individual fulfils the conditions set forth above.
In accordance with and subject to the CBCA, the by-laws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify a director or officer of the Registrant, a former director or officer of the Registrant or a person who acts or acted at
the Registrant’s request as a director or officer of a body corporate of which the Registrant is or was a shareholder or creditor (or a person who undertakes or has undertaken any liability on behalf of the Registrant or at the Registrant’s request
on behalf of any such body corporate), and such director or officer’s heirs and legal representatives, to the extent permitted by the CBCA, as set forth above.
The Registrant’s bylaws also provide that the Registrant’s directors and officers will be indemnified in connection with civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which such director or officer is made a
party by reason of being or having been a director or officer, to the fullest extent permitted by the Canada Business Corporations Act. Accordingly, the Registrant has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive
officers providing such individuals with rights to indemnification and expense advancement to the fullest extent permitted under law. The Registrant also maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which insures the Registrant’s directors
and officers and our subsidiaries against certain losses resulting from any wrongful act committed in their official capacities for which they become obligated to pay to the extent permitted by applicable law.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been
informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
EXHIBITS TO FORM-10
PART III
UNDERTAKING AND CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS
The Registrant undertakes to make available, in person or by telephone, representatives to respond to inquiries made by the Commission staff, and to furnish promptly, when requested to do so by the Commission staff,
information relating to the securities registered pursuant to this Form F-10 or to transactions in said securities.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-10 and has duly caused this
Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oakville, Province of Ontario, Canada, on this 3rd day of April, 2020.
[Signature Page to Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Form F-10]
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
[Signature Page to Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Form F-10]
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act, the undersigned has signed this Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement solely in the capacity of the duly authorized representative of Algonquin
Power & Utilities Corp. in the United States on April 3, 2020.
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Greg Sorensen
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President, Liberty Utilities Co.
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[Signature Page to Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp. Form F-10]