Prudential Capital Group Invests $160 Million in South Carolina Generating Company, Inc

Business Wire, June 18, 2008

DALLAS -- Prudential Capital Group announced today that it has provided $160 million of senior secured notes to South Carolina Generating Company, Inc., in Berkeley County, S.C., a wholly owned subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG). SCANA is an energy-based holding company principally engaged, through subsidiaries, in electric and natural gas utility operations and other energy-related businesses located in Columbia, S.C. Prudential Capital Group is a private capital institutional investment business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU).

"We have a great relationship with SCANA and are very pleased to provide financing to support this project's growth," said Ric Abel, managing director, Electric Finance Group, Prudential Capital Group in Dallas.

The Electric Finance Group of Prudential Capital Group structured the project financing and provided $160 million in two $80 million senior tranches with a 10-year maturity. The proceeds will be used for environmental upgrades.

Prudential Capital Group has been a leading provider of private capital to companies for more than 70 years, investing private debt and equity securities worldwide. Prudential Capital manages a portfolio of nearly $43 billion (as of 03/31/08). The global regional office network has locations in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Frankfurt, London, Newark, N.J., New York, and San Francisco. For more information, please visit http://www.prudentialcapitalgroup.com.

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