Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 9, 2022 Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (the “Company”) issued $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.375% senior notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) pursuant to an Indenture, dated June 9, 2022 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors party thereto (the “Guarantors”) and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as Trustee (the “Trustee”). The Notes are guaranteed by each of the Company’s present and future direct and indirect wholly owned domestic subsidiaries that is a guarantor under the Company's senior secured credit facility. The Notes were offered and sold either to persons reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers” pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or to persons outside the United States under Regulation S of the Securities Act.
Interest on the Notes will be payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing on January 15, 2023, at a rate of 6.375% per annum. The Notes will mature on June 15, 2030. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes to repay in full the outstanding borrowings under its senior secured revolving credit facility and the remainder for general corporate purposes.
The Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after July 15, 2025 at certain specified redemption prices set forth in the Indenture. In addition, at any time prior to July 15, 2025, the Company may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date plus an applicable “make-whole” premium. At any time prior to July 15, 2025, the Company may also redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes issued under the Indenture with net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 106.375% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The Indenture contains customary events of default, including, among other things, payment default, failure to comply with covenants or agreements contained in the Indenture or the Notes and certain provisions related to bankruptcy events. The Indenture also contains customary negative covenants.
The information contained in this Current Report, including the exhibits hereto, shall not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any Notes in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
The preceding description of the Indenture and the Notes is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the Indenture and the form of Notes, copies of which are filed as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2 hereto and are incorporated by reference herein.