Item 8.01 Other Events.
OnSeptember 13, 2021 ,Wisconsin Power and Light Company ("WPL"), a subsidiary ofAlliant Energy Corporation , entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement") withBarclays Capital Inc. ,BofA Securities, Inc. ,Mizuho Securities USA LLC andWells Fargo Securities, LLC , as representatives of the several underwriters listed therein (the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which WPL agreed to sell, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein,$300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of WPL's 1.950% Debentures due 2031 (the "Debentures"), in a public offering (the "Offering"). The Debentures are to be issued under an Indenture dated as ofJune 20, 1997 , betweenWPL andWells Fargo Bank, National Association , as successor trustee (the "Original Trustee"), as supplemented by the First Supplemental Indenture to be dated as ofSeptember 16, 2021 (the "Supplemental Indenture"), among WPL, the Original Trustee, andU.S. Bank National Association , as series trustee. The Offering is expected to close, subject to standard closing conditions, onSeptember 16, 2021 . The Debentures are registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-251353-02) that WPL filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") onDecember 15, 2020 (the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement was supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement setting forth the terms of the Debentures that WPL filed with theSEC onSeptember 15, 2021 . This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed for the purpose of filing exhibits to the Registration Statement relating to the public offering of the Debentures, and all such exhibits are hereby incorporated into the Registration Statement by reference. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 and the Supplemental Indenture is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Form 8-K. OnSeptember 13, 2021 , WPL issued a press release announcing that it had priced the Offering. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.Perkins Coie LLP , counsel to WPL, has issued an opinion to WPL, datedSeptember 16, 2021 , regarding the legality of the Debentures upon issuance thereof. The opinion as to legality is filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, datedSeptember 13, 2021 ,
among
Company and the underwriters named therein. 4.1 First Supplemental Indenture, datedSeptember 16 ,
2021, among
Light Company ,Wells Fargo Bank , National
Association, as Original Trustee, and
U.S. Bank National Association , as Series Trustee. 5.1 Opinion ofPerkins Coie LLP , datedSeptember 16 ,
2021, with respect to the 1.950%
Debentures due 2031 ofWisconsin Power and Light Company . 23.1 Consent ofPerkins Coie LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto). 99.1 Press Release ofWisconsin Power and Light Company , datedSeptember 13, 2021 . 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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