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Issuer:     NEWELL BRANDS INC. (NWL)
CIK:        0000814453
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-25-076419
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Newell Brands issues $1.25B of 8.500% senior notes due 2028 to refinance 4.200% notes due 2026
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- Issued $1.25B aggregate principal of 8.500% senior notes maturing 2028.
- Net proceeds, plus cash on hand, will redeem all outstanding 4.200% senior notes due 2026.
- Notes are senior unsecured with customary covenants; change-of-control put at 101% of principal.
- Issuance exempt from SEC registration; Indenture dated May 22, 2025 with U.S. Bank Trust.
- Refinancing increases coupon from 4.200% to 8.500%, raising annual interest expense.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814453/000095017025076419/0000950170-25-076419-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/814453/000095017025076419/nwl-20250522.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-25-076419

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