ALLIANT ENERGY CORP

NOTE 9. DEBT

NOTE 9(a) Short-term Debt - Alliant Energy and its subsidiaries maintain committed bank lines of credit to provide short-term borrowing flexibility and back-stop liquidity for commercial paper outstanding. At December 31, 2023, the short-term borrowing capacity under a single credit facility agreement totaled $1 billion ($450 million for Alliant Energy at the parent company level, $150 million for IPL and $400 million for WPL). Subject to certain conditions, Alliant Energy (at the parent company level), IPL and WPL may each reallocate and change its sublimit up to $500 million, $400 million and $500 million, respectively, within the $1 billion total commitment. Information regarding Alliant Energy’s, IPL’s and WPL’s commercial paper classified as short-term debt was as follows (dollars in millions):

In January 2024, Alliant Energy, IPL and WPL extended their single credit facility agreement, which currently expires in December 2028, and reallocated credit facility capacity amounts to $350 million for Alliant Energy at the parent company level, $150 million for IPL and $500 million for WPL, within the $1 billion total commitment.

NOTE 9(b) Long-Term Debt -Long-term debt, net as of December 31 was as follows (dollars in millions):

(a)Contains optional redemption provisions which, if elected by the issuer at its sole discretion, could require material redemption premium payments by the issuer. The redemption premium payments under these optional redemption provisions are variable and dependent on applicable U.S. Treasury rates at the time of redemption.

(b)In September 2023, IPL issued $300 million of 5.7% senior debentures due 2033. The net proceeds from the issuance were used to reduce cash amounts received from its sales of accounts receivable program, reduce commercial paper classified as long-term debt, for general corporate purposes and/or were placed in money market fund investments.

(c)In March 2023, WPL issued $300 million of 4.95% debentures due 2033. The debentures were issued as green bonds, and an amount equal to or in excess of the net proceeds was disbursed for the development and acquisition of its solar EGUs.

(d)In January 2023, AEF entered into a $300 million interest rate swap maturing in January 2026 to mitigate interest rate risk. Under the terms of the swap, AEF exchanged a variable interest rate for a fixed interest rate of 3.93% on a portion of its variable-rate term loan borrowings. In December 2023, AEF retired the remaining $100 million variable-rate term loan borrowings. Refer to Note 15 for additional information on the interest rate swap.

(e)Refer to “Convertible Senior Notes” below for additional information.

(f)In November 2023, AEF issued $300 million of 5.95% senior notes due 2029. The net proceeds from AEF’s issuance were used to reduce Alliant Energy’s outstanding commercial paper and for general corporate purposes.

(g)There were no significant sinking fund requirements related to the outstanding long-term debt.