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Flex signs $3.3B 364-day term loan to fund EPC Power deal, cutting $4.4B bridge dollar-for-dollar
FLEX LTD.
- Credit Agreement dated Sept 29, 2026 with Citibank, N.A. as administrative agent provides a $3.3B senior term loan facility; undrawn at closing, single advance during the availability period.
- Loan matures 364 days after funding; interest is Term SOFR or Base Rate plus a margin set by Flex's senior unsecured debt ratings, initially Pricing Level 3: 1.125% (Term SOFR) and 0.125% (Base Rate).
- Proceeds plus cash and other borrowings fund part of the cash consideration for the EPC Power Corp. acquisition under the Sept 3, 2026 Stock Purchase Agreement with ACS Acquisitions, Inc.
- Effectiveness of the facility automatically and permanently reduced, dollar-for-dollar, commitments under Flex's existing $4.4B 364-day bridge facility from the Sept 3, 2026 commitment letter.
- Financial covenants: Debt/EBITDA not above 4.50 to 1.00 and Interest Coverage not below 3.00 to 1.00 at each fiscal quarter-end; no subsidiary guarantees unless Flex elects to add them.