secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HELEN OF TROY LTD (HELE)
CIK:        0000916789
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-12-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000916789-24-000041
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.03, 1.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Helen of Troy completes $229.4M acquisition of Olive & June; funds with $235M revolver draw
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- Olive & June 2024 net sales expected ~$92M; acquisition immediately accretive to revenue growth, gross margin, adjusted EBITDA margin, adjusted EPS, and free cash flow.
- Initial cash consideration $229.4M net of cash acquired, plus up to $15M contingent earnout over 3 years.
- Borrowed $235M under revolving credit facility; pro forma net leverage ratio 3x at closing.
- Swapped $550M (56% of floating borrowings) to fixed SOFR 3.9% through February 2026.
- Helen of Troy to update fiscal 2025 outlook including Olive & June on Jan 9, 2025 with Q3 earnings.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678924000041/0000916789-24-000041-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/916789/000091678924000041/hele-20241216.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000916789-24-000041

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