8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): September 26, 2023

Acushnet Holdings Corp.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-37935

45-2644353

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)


333 Bridge Street	Fairhaven, Massachusetts	02719
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(800) 225-8500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock - $0.001 par value per share

GOLF

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

As of September 26, 2023, Acushnet Holdings Corp. (the “Company”) targets maintaining average net leverage below 2.25x on an annual basis. The Company defines net leverage as the ratio of net debt to Adjusted EBITDA, where net debt consists of total debt adjusted for cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash and Adjusted EBITDA represents net income attributable to Acushnet Holdings Corp. adjusted for interest expense, net, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization; and other items defined in the Company’s credit agreement, including: share-based compensation expense; restructuring and transformation costs; certain transaction fees; extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring losses or charges; indemnification expense (income); certain pension settlement costs; certain other non-cash (gains) losses, net and the net income (loss) relating to noncontrolling interests.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On September 26, 2023, the Company issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Acushnet Company, intends to raise $350,000,000 in gross proceeds through an offering of senior notes due 2028. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Launch press release dated September 26, 2023

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


ACUSHNET HOLDINGS CORP.

By:		/s/ Roland Giroux
Name:		Roland Giroux
Title:		Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Date: September 26, 2023

SEC Form 8-K filed by Acushnet Holdings Corp.