Spectrum Brands Announces Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation for 4.00% Senior Notes Due 2026, 5.00% Senior Notes Due 2029 and 5.50% Senior Notes Due 2030, and Tender Offer for 3.875% Senior Notes Due 2031
Spectrum Brands Holdings announced a cash tender offer and consent solicitation for its outstanding senior notes. The offer involves 4.00% Senior Notes due 2026, 5.00% Senior Notes due 2029, 5.50% Senior Notes due 2030, and 3.875% Senior Notes due 2031, with a combined purchase price up to $925 million. The Early Tender Time is June 3, 2024, and the Expiration Time is June 18, 2024. The company also seeks consents for proposed amendments to the indentures governing the 2026, 2029, and 2030 Notes. These amendments would shorten redemption notice periods and eliminate restrictive covenants. The Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation may be adjusted, extended, or terminated at Spectrum Brands' discretion. RBC Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan Securities, and UBS Securities are managing the offer.
- Cash tender offer up to $925 million, indicating strong liquidity.
- Amendments to indentures will shorten redemption periods and eliminate restrictive covenants, providing more operational flexibility.
- Holders who tender early will receive additional consideration.
- Strong backing from RBC Capital Markets, J.P. Morgan Securities, and UBS Securities.
- Potential proration if tendered amounts exceed $925 million.
- Uncertainty about the consummation of the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation.
- Remaining outstanding notes could lead to further Asset Sale Offers or redemptions.
- Relies on cash on hand, asset sale proceeds, and possibly borrowing, which could affect financial stability.
Insights
Spectrum Brands' tender offer and consent solicitation for its various senior notes is a notable move for several reasons. First, this action aims to optimize the company's capital structure by potentially reducing the debt burden and interest payments. The offer extends to a substantial amount:
From a market perspective, Spectrum Brands' tender offer for senior notes could signal confidence in its financial position and future earnings potential. By offering a premium for early tenders, the company incentivizes debt holders to accept the terms swiftly, possibly indicating an intention to streamline operations and reduce long-term liabilities. These moves might also be interpreted as preparatory steps for future strategic initiatives, such as acquisitions or expansions. However, the mixed acceptance levels across the various note series and the selective solicitation for the 2031 Notes imply a calculated risk management approach. For retail investors, understanding how these moves align with broader market trends in corporate debt restructuring and capital optimization is crucial.
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Concurrently with the Tender Offer, Spectrum Brands is soliciting consents (the “Consent Solicitation”) (i) from Holders of the 2026 Notes to certain proposed amendments to the indenture governing the 2026 Notes, dated as of September 20, 2016, as supplemented (the “2026 Notes Indenture”), (ii) from Holders of the 2029 Notes to certain proposed amendments to the indenture governing the 2029 Notes, dated as of September 24, 2019, as supplemented (the “2029 Notes Indenture”), and (iii) from Holders of the 2030 Notes to certain proposed amendments to the indenture governing the 2030 Notes, dated as of June 30, 2020, as supplemented (the “2030 Notes Indenture”) (such proposed amendments are collectively referred to as the “Proposed Amendments” and such consents being solicited are each a “Consent” and collectively, the “Consents”). Spectrum Brands is not soliciting any Consents from Holders of the 2031 Notes. The Proposed Amendments, if consummated, would amend each of the 2026 Notes Indenture, the 2029 Notes Indenture and the 2030 Notes Indenture, as applicable, to shorten the notice periods for the redemption of such Notes and eliminate substantially all of the restrictive covenants and certain events of default.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Offer to Purchase and Consent Solicitation Statement relating to the Notes (as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Notes Statement”), Spectrum Brands will pay to each Holder who validly tenders (and does not validly withdraw) their Notes and, if applicable, thereby validly delivers (and does not validly revoke) Consents prior to 5:00 p.m.,
The Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation are scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m.,
Title of Security |
Security Identifiers(1) |
Principal Amount of Notes Outstanding |
Acceptance Priority Level |
Reference Treasury Security |
Bloomberg Reference Page |
Fixed Spread (bps) |
Tender Offer Consideration(2) |
Early Tender Payment(3) |
Total Consideration(4)
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ISIN No. XS1493295874 / XS1493296500 Common Code 149329587/ 149329650 |
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CUSIP No. 84762L AV7 / U84569 AK5,
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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CUSIP No. 84762L AW5 / U84569 AL3,
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N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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CUSIP No. 84762L AX3 / U84569 AM1
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FIT6 |
+0 |
N/A |
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N/A |
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No representation is made as to the correctness or accuracy of the security identifiers listed in this table or printed on the Notes. They are provided solely for the convenience of Holders of the Notes. |
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General Information
Spectrum Brands’ obligations to complete the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation are subject to and conditioned upon the satisfaction or waiver by Spectrum Brands of certain conditions, including the General Conditions, the Supplemental Indenture Conditions and the Total Consideration Condition (each as described in the Notes Statement), as applicable to a Series of Notes. There can be no assurance that either of the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation will be consummated. Spectrum Brands may amend, extend or terminate the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation, in its sole discretion.
Subject to the Maximum Tender Offer Amount, the Notes accepted for purchase on the Early Tender Settlement Date or the Final Settlement Date, as applicable, will be accepted in accordance with their respective Acceptance Priority Levels (in numerical order with “1” being the highest Acceptance Priority Level) as set forth in the table above. Subject to the Maximum Tender Offer Amount, all Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Time will be accepted for purchase in priority to Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Time but at or prior to the Expiration Time, even if such Notes validly tendered after the Early Tender Time but at or prior to the Expiration Time have a higher Acceptance Priority Level than the Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn at or prior to the Early Tender Time. Furthermore, if Spectrum Brands purchases the Maximum Tender Offer Amount of Notes on the Early Tender Settlement Date, Holders who validly tender Notes after the Early Tender Time but on or before the Expiration Time will not have any of their Notes accepted for purchase. The Tender Offer may be subject to proration if the aggregate purchase price (including principal and premium and accrued and unpaid interest) of the Notes that are validly tendered and not validly withdrawn is greater than the amount of Notes that may be purchased for the Maximum Tender Offer Amount.
Spectrum Brands intends to fund the Total Consideration (inclusive of the Early Tender Payment) and the Tender Offer Consideration (including, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest paid), plus all related fees and expenses, using cash on hand, including proceeds from asset sales, proceeds from the liquidation of short-term investments, and, if necessary, borrowings under its revolving facility under its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated June 30, 2020, as amended through the date hereof. Notes that are tendered and accepted in the Tender Offer will cease to be outstanding and will be cancelled.
The terms and conditions of the Tender Offer are described in the Notes Statement.
If less than all of the 2026 Notes, the 2029 Notes and the 2030 Notes are validly tendered and accepted for purchase in the Tender Offer or Spectrum Brands does not receive sufficient consents to effect the proposed amendments to the indentures governing such Series, Spectrum Brands may be required to make subsequent offers (“Asset Sale Offers”) pursuant to the requirements of the “Limitation on Asset Sales” covenant in the respective indentures governing such Series at a purchase price of
Depending on the outcome of the Tender Offer for the 2026 Notes, the 2029 Notes and the 2030 Notes, all or a significant amount of the 2031 Notes may remain outstanding following the completion of the Tender Offer. However, whether or not Spectrum Brands would be required to make an Asset Sale Offer for the 2031 Notes, or the 2026 Notes, the 2029 Notes or the 2030 Notes, depends on the amount of Notes tendered in the Tender Offer and any other actions that Spectrum Brands may take before an Asset Sale Offer is required to be made pursuant to the terms of the governing indenture, including defeasance of the covenants applicable to the 2031 Notes pursuant to the terms of the governing indenture, or the satisfaction and discharge of the indenture governing the 2031 Notes.
Spectrum Brands and its affiliates reserve the right, in their sole discretion, to redeem any of the Notes that remain outstanding after the completion of the Tender Offer in accordance with the terms of the respective indentures governing the Notes, to repurchase any such Notes in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, upon such terms and at such prices as they may determine, which in each case may be more or less than the price to be paid pursuant to the Tender Offer, to defease the covenants of the Notes, including the covenant on the “Limitation on Asset Sales,” or to satisfy and discharge Spectrum Brands’ obligations pursuant to the indentures governing such Notes.
Spectrum Brands has retained RBC Capital Markets, LLC, J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (with respect to the 2029 Notes, the 2030 Notes and the 2031 Notes, collectively, the “USD Notes”), J.P. Morgan Securities plc (with respect to the Euro Notes) and UBS Securities LLC to serve as the Dealer Managers for the Tender Offer and Solicitation Agents for the Consent Solicitation. Requests for documents may be directed to D.F. King, the Information and Tender Agent at (800) 549-6864 (toll-free) or +44 (0) 20 7920 9700 (for the Euro Notes). Questions regarding the Tender Offer may be directed to RBC Capital Markets, LLC at (877) 381-2099 (toll-free) or (212) 618-7843 (collect) (for the USD Notes) and at +44 20 7029 7529 (for the Euro Notes), to J.P. Morgan Securities LLC at (866) 834-4666 (toll-free) or (212) 834-7489 (collect) (for the USD Notes), J.P. Morgan Securities plc (for the Euro Notes) at +44 20 7134 4353, or UBS Securities LLC at (833) 690-0971 (toll-free) or (212) 882-5723 (collect).
This press release is for informational purposes only. The Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation are being made solely by the Notes Statement. This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which, or to any persons to whom, such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Any offers of concurrently offered securities will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum. The Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation are not being made to Holders of Notes in any jurisdiction in which the making or acceptance thereof would not be in compliance with the securities, blue sky or other laws of such jurisdiction. In any jurisdiction in which the securities laws or blue sky laws require the Tender Offer or Consent Solicitation to be made by a licensed broker or dealer, the Tender Offer and Consent Solicitation will be deemed to be made on behalf of Spectrum Brands by the Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents, or one or more registered brokers or dealers that are licensed under the laws of such jurisdiction.
None of Spectrum Brands, the Information and Tender Agent, the Dealer Managers and Solicitation Agents or any of their respective affiliates makes any recommendation as to whether Holders should tender or refrain from tendering their Notes, and no person or entity has been authorized by any of them to make such a recommendation. Holders must make their own decision as to whether to tender Notes and, if so, the principal amount of the Notes to tender
About Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. and Spectrum Brands, Inc.
Spectrum Brands Holdings is a home-essentials company with a mission to make living better at home. We focus on delivering innovative products and solutions to consumers for use in and around the home through our trusted brands. We are a leading supplier of specialty pet supplies, lawn and garden and home pest control products, personal insect repellents, shaving and grooming products, personal care products, and small household appliances. Helping to meet the needs of consumers worldwide, Spectrum Brands offers a broad portfolio of market-leading, well-known and widely trusted brands including Tetra®, DreamBone®, SmartBones®, Nature’s Miracle®, 8-in-1®, FURminator®, Healthy-Hide®, Good Boy®, Meowee!®, OmegaOne®, Spectracide®, Cutter®, Repel®, Hot Shot®, Rejuvenate®, Black Flag®, Liquid Fence®, Remington®, George Foreman®, Russell Hobbs®, BLACK + DECKER®, PowerXL®, Emeril Lagasse®, and Copper Chef®. For more information, please visit www.spectrumbrands.com. Spectrum Brands – A Home Essentials Company™.
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