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The Credit Agreement provides for an aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion, consisting of a $500 million term loan facility and a $500 million revolving credit facility. The Credit Agreement replaced and terminated the Company’s previous credit","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659826000030/0000746598-26-000030-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Debt Financings","details":[{"label":"Instrument","value":"credit facility"},{"label":"Principal","value":"$1.0 billion, consisting of a $500 million term loan facility and a $500 million revolving credit facility"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"BMO Bank N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer, and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent and letter of credit issuer"},{"label":"Rate","value":"base interest rate ... or a term benchmark or risk-free interest rate ... plus a"},{"label":"Maturity","value":"June 12, 2031"},{"label":"Event","value":"incurrence"}],"fact_type":"debt_financing"},{"claim_id":"8466b840106724ca9cbf23c57f4c4bcc6db8dfa5","claim":"BRADY CORP terminated previous credit agreement (effective 2026-06-12).","evidence_excerpt":"The Credit Agreement replaced and terminated the Company’s previous credit agreement, which had been entered into on August 1, 2019.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659826000030/0000746598-26-000030-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"termination"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"credit facility"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2026-06-12"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"},{"claim_id":"fe6e1e421066fac562e4267a8b7a91546b7febfb","claim":"BRADY CORP entered into Credit Agreement with BMO Bank N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer, and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent and letter of credit issuer valued at $1.0 billion (effective 2026-06-12).","evidence_excerpt":"On June 12, 2026, in connection with its pending acquisition of Honeywell International Inc.’s Productivity Solutions and Services business (“PSS”), Brady Corporation (the “Company”) and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with a group of lenders party thereto, BMO Bank N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer, and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent and letter of credit issuer.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/746598/000074659826000030/0000746598-26-000030-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"credit facility"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"BMO Bank N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and letter of credit issuer, and Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent and letter of credit issuer"},{"label":"Value","value":"$1.0 billion"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2026-06-12"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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