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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000885590-25-000054"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BHC"
cik: "0000885590"
company_name: "Bausch Health Companies Inc."
filed_at: "2025-12-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T13:53:57.341618+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "low"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bausch Health announces early results of debt exchange offers; press release details not provided

## Summary
- Company offered to exchange outstanding 4.875% and 11.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 for up to $1.6B new 10.00% Senior Secured Notes due 2032.
- Early results measured as of 5:00 p.m. NYC time on December 8, 2025.
- New notes to be issued by indirect wholly-owned subsidiary 1261229 B.C. Ltd.
- Confidential exchange offer memorandum dated November 24, 2025 governs the offers.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000885590-25-000054
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BHC
- cik: 0000885590
- company_name: Bausch Health Companies Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-12-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: low
- sec_items: 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885590/000088559025000054/0000885590-25-000054-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/885590/000088559025000054/bhc-20251208.htm

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