The following summary of the provisions of the indenture and the notes does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, all of the provisions of the indenture and the notes. We urge you to read the indenture because it, and not this description, defines your rights as a holder of the notes. For purposes of this description, references to the “Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer only to GE Vernova Inc. and not to our subsidiaries.
General
The notes are to be issued under an indenture, to be dated as of the closing date of this offering (the “base indenture”), between us and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a supplemental indenture, to be dated as of the closing date of this offering (the “supplemental indenture” and, together with the base indenture, the “indenture”), between us and the Trustee.
We will initially issue a total of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.250% senior notes that will mature on February 4, 2031, a total of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.875% senior notes that will mature on February 4, 2036, and a total of $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior notes that will mature on February 4, 2056. The notes are unsecured and will rank equally in right of payment with our other unsubordinated indebtedness.
The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.
The notes will be issued only in fully registered, book-entry form, in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof.
By “business day” we mean any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, that is neither a legal holiday nor a day on which commercial banks are authorized or required by law, regulation or executive order to close in New York, New York, United States.
Priority
The payment of the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the notes will:
• | rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations of the Company, including borrowings under our Revolving Credit Facility; |
• | rank senior in right of payment to all existing and future subordinated indebtedness of the Company; |
• | be effectively junior to all future secured indebtedness of the Company, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and |
• | be structurally subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations of each subsidiary of the Company. |
A substantial portion of the Company’s assets are owned through its subsidiaries, many of which have liabilities of their own, which will be structurally senior to the notes. None of the Company’s subsidiaries will have any obligations with respect to the notes. Therefore, the Company’s rights and the rights of the Company’s creditors, including holders of notes, to participate in the assets of any subsidiary upon any such subsidiary’s liquidation may be subject to the prior claims of such subsidiary’s creditors.
Interest and Principal
The 2031 notes will bear interest from February 4, 2026 at a rate of 4.250% per annum, the 2036 notes will bear interest from February 4, 2026 at a rate of 4.875% per annum and the 2056 notes will bear interest from February 4, 2026 at a rate of 5.500% per annum. We will pay interest on the 2031 notes semi-annually in arrears on February 4 and August 4 of each year, with the first payment on August 4, 2026, to the persons in whose names such notes are registered at the close of business on January 19 and July 19, as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a business day), immediately preceding the related interest payment date. We will pay interest on the 2036 notes semi-annually in arrears on February 4 and August 4 of each year, with the first payment on August 4, 2026, to the persons in whose names such notes are registered at the close of business on January 19 and July 19, as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a business day), immediately preceding the related interest payment date. We will pay interest on the 2056 notes semi-annually in arrears on February 4 and August 4 of each year, with the first payment on August 4, 2026, to the persons in whose names such notes are registered at the close of business on January 19 and July 19, as the case may be (in each case, whether or not a business day), immediately preceding the related interest payment date.