The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell nor does it seek an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, dated November 5, 2021
PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
$ Senior Secured Recovery Bonds, Series 2021-B
Southern California Edison Company
Sponsor, Depositor and Initial Servicer
Central Index Key Number: 000092103
SCE Recovery Funding LLC
Issuing Entity
Central Index Key Number: 001826571
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* | Principal amounts are approximate and subject to change |
The total initial price to the public is $ . The total amount of the underwriting discounts and commissions is $ . The total amount of proceeds to the issuing entity before deduction of expenses (estimated to be $ ) is $ . The distribution frequency is semi-annually. The first expected payment date is .
Investing in the Senior Secured Recovery Bonds involves risks. Please read “Risk Factors” beginning on page 23 in this prospectus to read about factors you should consider before buying the bonds.
Southern California Edison Company, as sponsor, is offering $ of Senior Secured Recovery Bonds, Series 2021-B, referred to herein as the bonds, in tranches to be issued by SCE Recovery Funding LLC, as the issuing entity. Southern California Edison Company is also the seller, initial servicer and depositor with regard to the bonds. The bonds are senior secured obligations of the issuing entity supported by recovery property, which includes the right to a special, irrevocable nonbypassable charge, known as fixed recovery charges, paid by all existing and future consumers (subject to the exceptions described in this prospectus) within SCE’s service territory as it existed on the date of the financing order (as defined below). The Wildfire Financing Law (as defined below) requires that fixed recovery charges be adjusted (or “trued-up”) at least annually, and the California Public Utilities Commission (the CPUC or the California commission) has authorized the fixed recovery charges to be adjusted more frequently to ensure the expected recovery of fixed recovery charge revenues sufficient to timely provide all scheduled payments of principal and interest on the bonds and related financing costs, as described further in this prospectus. Credit enhancement for the bonds will be provided by the “true-up mechanism” as well as by accounts held under the indenture.
The bonds will be issued pursuant to Article 5.8 of Chapter 4 of the California Public Utilities Code, as amended (the Wildfire Financing Law), and an irrevocable financing order issued by the CPUC on October 21, 2021 approving the issuance of the bonds. The CPUC’s obligations under the Wildfire Financing Law and the financing order are irrevocable and the CPUC shall neither reduce, alter nor impair the fixed recovery charges authorized under a financing order, except for the true-up adjustments to the fixed recovery charges.
The bonds represent obligations only of the issuing entity, SCE Recovery Funding LLC, and do not represent obligations of the sponsor or any of its affiliates other than the issuing entity. The bonds are secured by the collateral, consisting principally of the recovery property acquired pursuant to the sale agreement and funds on deposit in the collection account for the bonds and related subaccounts. Please read “Security for the Bonds” in this prospectus. The bonds are not a debt or liability of the State of California, the California Public Utilities Commission or any other governmental agency or instrumentality. The bonds are not a charge on the full faith and credit or the taxing power of the State of California or any governmental agency or instrumentality.
Southern California Edison has sponsored, and we have previously issued another series of bonds, herein described and referred to as the Series 2021-A Bonds, pursuant to the Wildfire Financing Law. These prior bonds are issued pursuant to a separate financing order and are secured by separate fixed recovery charges, separate recovery property and separate collateral.
Interest will accrue on the bonds from the date of issuance. The bonds are scheduled to pay principal and interest semi-annually on and of each year, beginning on . The first scheduled payment date is . On each payment date, each bond will be entitled to payment of principal, sequentially, but only to the extent funds are available in the collection account after payment of certain fees and expenses and after payment of interest.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR DETERMINED IF THIS PROSPECTUS IS TRUTHFUL OR COMPLETE. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The underwriters expect to deliver the bonds through the book-entry facilities of The Depository Trust Company against payment in immediately available funds on or about , 2021.
Joint Bookrunners
The date of this prospectus is , 2021