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Estée Lauder issues $650M 5.000% Senior Notes due 2034; proceeds for DECIEM buyout
ESTEE LAUDER COMPANIES INC
- $650M aggregate principal of 5.000% Senior Notes due Feb 14, 2034; interest payable semi-annually from Aug 14, 2024.
- Notes priced at 99.239% of principal to underwriters, 99.689% to public; net proceeds for general corporate purposes.
- Proceeds will partially fund the purchase of remaining interest in DECIEM, plus working capital and debt repayment.
- Closing expected Feb 14, 2024; BofA, Goldman Sachs, MUFG, BNP Paribas, Citi, J.P. Morgan as joint book-runners.
- Notes are senior unsecured, rank equally with other senior debt; subject to custom covenants and change-of-control repurchase at 101%.