Crown Holdings Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation
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SECTION 1 - REGISTRANT’S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
The information provided in Item 2.03 below is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2 - FINANCIAL OPERATION
| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of the Registrant. |
On July 30, 2024, Crown Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which Crown European Holdings S.A. (the “Issuer”), a subsidiary of the Company, agreed to issue and sell to several initial purchasers, for whom BNP Paribas is acting as representative, €600,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the “Notes”).
The Notes will mature on January 15, 2030 and will accrue interest at a rate of 4.500% per year. Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, 2025. The Issuer may redeem some or all of the Notes, at its option, at any time prior to October 15, 2029 by paying 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date, and a make-whole premium.
The Issuer may redeem some or all of the Notes, at its option, at any time on or after October 15, 2029 by paying 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
If the Issuer or the Company experiences a change of control repurchase event, the Issuer may be required to offer to purchase the Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date.
The Notes are senior obligations of the Issuer. The Notes will be unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by the Company and, subject to applicable law and exceptions, certain of the Company’s current and future subsidiaries organized under the laws of the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
The Notes will be sold in a private placement and resold by the initial purchasers to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S of the Securities Act. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements.
The foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the Purchase Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, which is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information, all other information in this Form 8-K consists of forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors, including the expected completion of the offering of the Notes, which may cause the actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Other important factors that could cause the statements made in this Form 8-K or the actual results of operations or financial condition of the Company to differ include, without limitation, that the offering of the Notes is subject to a number of conditions. There can be no assurance that the offering of the Notes will be completed as described herein or at all. Other important factors are discussed under the caption “Forward Looking Statements” in the Company’s Form 10-K Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in subsequent filings made prior to or after the date hereof. The Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement in light of future events.
SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits:
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| Exhibit 10.1 | Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2024, by and among the Company, the Issuer, BNP Paribas, as representative of the Initial Purchasers named in Schedule I thereto, and the Guarantors (as defined therein). | |
| Exhibit 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: July 31, 2024
| CROWN HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Christy L. Kalaus | |
| Name: | Christy L. Kalaus | |
| Title: | Vice President and Corporate Controller | |