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CMS Energy Corporation 5.875% Junior Subordinated Notes due 2079

This issue contains the following provision which is not unusual for utility baby bonds.
So long as no event of default has occurred and is continuing, we may defer interest payments on one or more occasions for up to 40 consecutive quarterly periods, as described in this prospectus supplement. Any deferred interest payments will bear additional interest at the rate of 5.875% per year, to the extent legally permitted.




Fidus Investment Corporation 6.00% Notes due 2024

The company is redeeming 2 million bonds on 2/16/2021.




Brunswick Corporation 6.625% Senior Notes due 2049




Algonquin Power & Utilities Series 6.875% Fixed-to-Floating Subordinated Notes 2018-A due 2078

Coupon is fixed at 6.875% until 10/17/2023 at which point it floats at 3 month Libor plus a spread of 3.677% until 10/17/2028 at which point it resets at 3 month Libor plus 3.927% until 10/17/2043 then it resets at 3 month Libor plus 4.677% until maturity

It should be noted that this note contains a deferment provision on interest rate payments. The corporation may defer interest payments on 1 or more occasions for up to 5 consecutive years. Deferred interest will accrue, compounding on each subsequent interest payment date, until paid. No deferral may extend past the maturity date.





Qwest Corp 6.875% Notes due 2054

6/10/2020–CenturyLink (parent company) has announced the call of 8 million of these baby bonds to occur on 6/29/2020. 12 million bonds (shares) will remain outstanding. The call will be at $25 plus approximately 42 cents of accrued interest.

6/30/2020-CenturyLink has announced the redemption of the balance of the baby bonds in this issuance on 8/7/2020

10/05/2020 CenturyLink renamed Lumen Technologies