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HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC (HE): debt financing — HEI suspends quarterly dividend, draws $370M from credit lines amid Maui wildfire recovery
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES INC
- HEI drew $170M and Hawaiian Electric drew $200M under revolving unsecured credit facilities; proceeds in short-term investments.
- HEI Board suspends quarterly cash dividend on common stock beginning Q3 2023; prior $0.36/share dividend payable Sep 8, 2023 unaffected.
- Independent directors Dahl, Kennedy, and Otani move exclusively to American Savings Bank board as of Aug 22, 2023.
- 95% of customers in affected Maui areas expected to have power restored by end of week; company cites extraordinary climatological event on Aug 8, 2023.
- American Savings Bank maintains strong liquidity: $3.1B secured borrowing capacity, 79% deposits FDIC-insured, no risk to customer deposits from fire claims.