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Published on 5/22/2020 in the Prospect News Investment Grade Daily and Prospect News Preferred Stock Daily.

New Issue: Truist Financial exercises $75 million greenshoe of 5.25% perpetual preferreds

By Cristal Cody

Tupelo, Miss., May 22 – Truist Financial Corp. priced a $75 million over-allotment option of its new 5.25% perpetual series O non-cumulative preferred stock (Baa2/BBB-/BBB) on Friday, according to a market source.

The company sold $500 million of the preferreds on Tuesday in a deal upsized from $200 million.

Truist priced 20 million shares of $25-par depositary shares with each share representing 1/1000th of a share of the preferred stock in Tuesday’s offering.

The deal included a greenshoe of 3 million depositary shares.

BB&T Capital Markets, BofA Securities, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC were the bookrunners.

The preferreds may be redeemed June 1, 2025 or any dividend payment thereafter at $25.00 plus any declared and unpaid dividends.

The company plans to list the depositary shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “TFC.PO”.

Proceeds from the offering will be used for general corporate purposes.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Truist Financial is a bank holding company formed following the merger in 2019 of Branch Banking & Trust Co. and SunTrust Banks, Inc.

Issuer:Truist Financial Corp.
Amount:$75 million, or 3 million shares
Description:Series O non-cumulative preferred stock
Maturity:Perpetual
Bookrunners:BB&T Capital Markets, BofA Securities, Inc., Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC, RBC Capital Markets, LLC, UBS Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
Co-managers:Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. and Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Dividend:5.25%
Price:Par of $25
Call features:June 1, 2025 or any dividend payment date thereafter at $25.00 per depositary share plus declared and unpaid dividends
Trade date:May 22
Settlement date:May 27
Ratings:Moody’s: Baa2
S&P: BBB-
Fitch: BBB
Distribution:SEC registered
Total outstanding:$575 million, or 23 million depositary shares

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