secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     SENSIENT TECHNOLOGIES CORP (SXT)
CIK:        0000310142
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-12-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001140361-23-055823
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sensient issues $145M senior notes (4.62%-6.34%), refinances maturing debt
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- Issued $35M 6.08% notes due 2026, $35M 6.14% notes due 2027, $35M 6.34% notes due 2029, and €40M 4.62% notes due 2029 via private placement.
- Proceeds refinanced $75M 3.66% notes due Nov 2023, €38.25M 3.06% notes due Nov 2023, and repaid revolving credit (incl. £25M 2.53% notes due Nov 2023).
- Covenants: max leverage ratio 3.50:1 (3.75:1 post-material acquisition); min interest coverage 3.00:1.
- Interest payable semi-annually; optional prepayment with make-whole and swap breakage amounts.
- Funds received on Nov 29, 2023; closing occurred same day.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310142/000114036123055823/0001140361-23-055823-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310142/000114036123055823/ef20015612_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001140361-23-055823

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