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Hormel Foods HRLHormel Foods entered into an unsecured revolving credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Administrative Agent, March 25, 2025, with a lender group that caps the facility at up to $750,000,000. The Company terminated its existing credit facility in connection with the agreement, which was entered into on May 6, 2021.
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AI summaryHormel Foods entered into an unsecured revolving credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Administrative Agent, March 25, 2025, with a lender group that caps the facility at up to $750,000,000. The Company terminated its existing credit facility in connection with the agreement, which was entered into on May 6, 2021.
The company said the facility includes an uncommitted increase option of up to an additional $375,000,000, subject to certain conditions. It said the funds may be used for refinancing existing debt, working capital and general corporate purposes, including acquisition funding.
The company said the lenders will receive a facility fee of 0.050-0.090%, adjusted based on its debt ratings from S&P and Moody's. It said the applicable margin is 0.575-1.160% for eurocurrency rate loans and 0.0-0.160% for base rate loans, also depending on its credit ratings.
The company said the agreement includes a financial covenant requiring its minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio to be no less than 3.50 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. The lending commitments expire on March 25, 2030, when all outstanding obligations must be paid in full.
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Hormel Foods Enters $750,000,000 Unsecured Revolving Credit Agreement
Hormel Foods entered into an unsecured revolving credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as Administrative Agent, March 25, 2025, with a lender group that caps the facility at up to $750,000,000. The Company terminated its existing credit facility in connection with the agreement, which was entered into on May 6, 2021.
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Uncommitted Increase Option of $375,000,000 and Use of Proceeds
The company said the facility includes an uncommitted increase option of up to an additional $375,000,000, subject to certain conditions. It said the funds may be used for refinancing existing debt, working capital and general corporate purposes, including acquisition funding.
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Facility Fee and Loan Margin Ranges
The company said the lenders will receive a facility fee of 0.050-0.090%, adjusted based on its debt ratings from S&P and Moody's. It said the applicable margin is 0.575-1.160% for eurocurrency rate loans and 0.0-0.160% for base rate loans, also depending on its credit ratings.
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Interest Coverage Covenant and Maturity Date
The company said the agreement includes a financial covenant requiring its minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio to be no less than 3.50 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter. The lending commitments expire on March 25, 2030, when all outstanding obligations must be paid in full.
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