secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     DARDEN RESTAURANTS INC (DRI)
CIK:        0000940944
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000940944-24-000040
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Darden Restaurants amends credit facility covenants and secures $600M term loan for Chuy's acquisition
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- Replaced debt-to-capitalization covenant with max leverage ratio of 3.50x (4.00x after covered acquisition).
- Entered $600 million senior unsecured 2-year term loan agreement to finance Chuy's Holdings acquisition.
- Term loan allows single borrowing by Feb 17, 2025; no draws yet as of filing date.
- Interest based on Term SOFR plus margin tied to credit ratings; consistent with existing credit agreement.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094424000040/0000940944-24-000040-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/940944/000094094424000040/dri-20240916.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000940944-24-000040

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