UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM  i 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):  i June 28, 2022

 

ESAB Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

i Delaware		i 001-41297		i 87-0923837
(State or other jurisdiction or incorporations)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 i 909 Rose Avenue,  i 8th Floor

 i North Bethesda,  i MD  i 20852

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 i (301)  i 323-9099

(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 Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
i Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		i ESAB		i 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 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company   i ☐

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 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On June 28, 2022, ESAB Corporation (the “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) to the credit agreement, dated as of April 4, 2022, as amended June 17, 2022, by and among the Company, as the lead borrower, the other loan parties from time to time party thereto, including certain subsidiaries of the Company identified therein, as guarantors, each of the lenders from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the co-syndication agents, joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers named therein (the “Credit Agreement”).

The Amendment, among other changes, provides for a senior term loan A facility in an initial aggregate principal amount of $600 million (the “New Term Loan”) to replace the Company’s existing $600 million 364-day senior term loan facility under the Credit Agreement (the “364-Day Facility”). The New Term Loan matures April 3, 2025. Proceeds from the New Term Loan were used to refinance the 364-Day Facility and to pay associated fees and expenses. The Company’s total borrowing capacity under the Credit Agreement remains unchanged.

The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit
10.1		Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2022.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 28, 2022