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materiality 0.55
B&G Foods, Inc. (BGS): debt financing — B&G Foods closes $550M 8% senior secured notes offering to redeem 5.25% notes due 2025
B&G Foods, Inc.
- Closed $550M offering of 8.000% senior secured notes due Sept 15, 2028; issued at 99.502% of par.
- Net proceeds, with cash on hand, will redeem $555.4M of 5.25% senior notes due 2025.
- Notes are senior secured, pari passu with existing credit agreement, and guaranteed by certain domestic subsidiaries.
- Credit agreement amended to permit pari passu first lien debt and set available amount for restricted payments at $600M as of Q2 2023.
- Interest payable March 15 and Sept 15, starting March 15, 2024.