Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On June 6, 2023, Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BofA Securities, Inc., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, acting for themselves and as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, in connection with the offer and sale of $600 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 5.875% Senior Notes due 2033 (the “Notes”) in an underwritten public offering (the “Offering”). The Offering of the Notes is expected to close on June 14, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), subject to customary closing conditions.
The Underwriting Agreement contains representations, warranties and agreements of the Company, conditions to closing, indemnification and contribution rights and obligations of the parties, termination provisions and other terms and conditions in each case that are customary in agreements of this type.
The Notes will be issued pursuant to a Fifth Supplemental Indenture to be entered into on the Closing Date (the “Supplemental Indenture”), supplementing the Indenture dated as of June 15, 2015 (the “Base Indenture”) with Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and Citibank, N.A., as securities agent (the Base Indenture and the Supplemental Indenture, together, the “Indenture”).
The Notes will be offered and sold by the Company pursuant to its automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3ASR (Registration Statement No. 333-255730), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2021, as supplemented by a prospectus supplement dated June 6, 2023 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 8, 2023.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering to repay its 4.000% Senior Notes due September 2023 (the “2023 Senior Notes”) and for general corporate purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures, permitted acquisitions and other lawful corporate purposes.
Some of the underwriters and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary course of business with the Company or its affiliates. They have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions. Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates may hold the Company’s 2023 Senior Notes. Accordingly, certain of the underwriters or their affiliates may receive payments in respect of the Company’s 2023 Senior Notes that are repaid with the proceeds of the Offering. In the event that greater than 5% of the net proceeds from the Offering are used to repay indebtedness owed to any individual underwriter or its affiliates, the Offering will be conducted in accordance with FINRA Rule 5121. In such event, such underwriter or underwriters will not confirm sales of the notes to accounts over which they exercise discretionary authority without the prior written approval of the customer.
The preceding description of the Underwriting Agreement is qualified by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement which is attached hereto as Exhibits 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference.