debt
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.85
Kyndryl to sell $1B senior notes due 2029 and 2032 to refinance 2026 debt
Kyndryl Holdings, Inc.
- Kyndryl agreed to sell $600M of 7.800% senior notes due 2029 and $400M of 7.875% senior notes due 2032 to underwriters led by J.P. Morgan, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley.
- Net proceeds will repay at maturity $700M of Kyndryl's 2.05% senior notes due October 2026, with remaining proceeds plus cash to repay its revolving credit agreement.
- The notes are senior unsecured obligations, not guaranteed by subsidiaries; 2029 notes mature September 28, 2029, and 2032 notes mature January 15, 2032.
- Interest is payable semiannually beginning March 28, 2027 for the 2029 notes and January 15, 2027 for the 2032 notes; rates adjust on rating changes.
- The indentures restrict liens, sale-leaseback transactions and mergers, and require repurchase offers on certain change-of-control events.