Terna S.p.A. is a large Italian regulated electricity transmission operator with high visibility cash flows and a strong asset base. The provided 2022 financials show: - Regulated core business with stable revenue/significant cash flow contribution, supported by regulatory framework in Italy; although the data is IFRS, the economics reflect a network utility with regulated returns. - Solid earnings: Profit before tax €1.233b; profit from continuing operations €878m; net income attributable to owners €857m; equity base strong (€6.149b in 2023). Interest costs €122m vs tax expense €355m; substantial depreciation (€725.7m) and high capital expenditure implied by PPE and long-term investments (PPE ~€16.2b new). - Leverage: Long-term borrowings €8.416b (2023) vs equity €6.149b; net debt levels not fully explicit but there is meaningful gearing typical of regulated infra. Short-term borrowings €444m; current liabilities €6.799b; total liabilities high but largely regulated asset base. The presence of a perpetual hybrid bond issue already: "Equity Instruments Perpetual Hybrid Bonds" of €989m issued in 2022-2023, plus coupon payments around -€21.1m recognized in equity. This indicates the company already uses hybrid capital, and has a framework for coupon deferrals and conversion risk, etc. - Market conditions: SWAP curves 5-10 year rising in 2022, but for a regulated utility with predictable cash flows, these curves are less critical; the key is regulatory stability and visibility. S&P methodology indicates for regulated utilities, regulatory advantage is strong; Terna is tightly regulated in Italy with established regulatory regime and predictable cost recovery. - Hybrid funding rationale: The presence of an existing perpetual hybrid and a large capex program supports using hybrids to optimize capital structure, maintain investment-grade headroom, and fund growth without issuing equity. The regulated nature provides stable cash flows suitable for hybrid coupon servicing; rating headroom could be preserved with prudent leverage. Assessment: Strongly Suitable or Marginally Suitable? Given it already issues hybrids and has strong regulatory income, and the potential rating headroom improvement via hybrids, it seems strongly suitable. However, potential caveats: if Terna's credit profile is already strong (assumed investment grade BBB area) and hybrids could exert equity-like characteristics and coupon deferral risks; but in regulated infra, that is generally accepted. The guidelines say strongly suitable if regulated/infrastructure with visible cash flows and capability to access capital markets, and hybrid could improve leverage headroom. Here, a prior hybrid exists, and management would likely continue using hybrids for funding. So classification: Strongly Suitable. Final: Strongly Suitable