CLECO POWER LLC

Item 8.01 Other Events. On March 5, 2025, Cleco Power LLC (“Cleco Power”) and Cleco Securitization II LLC (the “Issuing Entity”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., as underwriters, with respect to the purchase and sale of $305,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Issuing Entity’s Series 2025-A Senior Secured Energy Transition Bonds (the “Energy Transition Bonds”) to be issued by the Issuing Entity pursuant to an Indenture and Series Supplement, each to be dated as of March 12, 2025. The Underwriting Agreement is annexed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and a form of the Indenture (including the form of the Energy Transition Bonds and the Series Supplement) is annexed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Energy Transition Bonds were offered pursuant to the prospectus dated March 5, 2025. In connection with the issuance of the Energy Transition Bonds, Cleco Power and the Issuing Entity also expect to enter into an Energy Transition Property Servicing Agreement, an Energy Transition Property Sale Agreement, an Administration Agreement, and an Intercreditor Agreement, each to be dated as of March 12, 2025, which are annexed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 and 10.4, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.