debt
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.50
Kroger prices $1.5B senior notes: $650M at 5.800% due 2032, $850M at 6.200% due 2036
KROGER CO
- $650,000,000 of 5.800% Senior Notes due 2032 and $850,000,000 of 6.200% Senior Notes due 2036, issued under a Sept 28, 2026 prospectus supplement.
- Underwriters led by representatives Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC and Wells Fargo Securities LLC under a Sept 28, 2026 underwriting and pricing agreement.
- Net proceeds expected to refinance Kroger debt maturing in October 2026 and for general corporate purposes.
- Notes issued via the Fifty-First and Fifty-Second Supplemental Indentures dated October 5, 2026 with U.S. Bank Trust Company, N.A. as trustee, supplementing the June 25, 1999 indenture.
- Legal opinions and consents filed from George H. Vincent, Esq. and Freshfields US LLP.