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Issuer:     COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC (CMP)
CIK:        0001227654
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-06-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001227654-25-000103
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Compass Minerals issues $650M 8.000% senior notes due 2030; redeems $350M of 6.750% notes due 2027
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- Issued $650M aggregate principal amount of 8.000% senior notes due 2030; interest payable Jan 1 and July 1 starting Jan 1, 2026.
- Used net proceeds to repay all outstanding credit facility borrowings and to redeem ~$350M of 6.750% notes due 2027.
- Credit agreement amendment fixes revolver at $325M; max first lien net leverage 2.75x (steps to 2.50x Dec 31, 2025); min interest coverage 1.50x.
- Notes are senior unsecured, rank equally with existing senior unsecured debt but subordinated to secured debt, including amended credit facility.
- Notes redeemable at make-whole premium before July 1, 2027; up to 40% may be redeemed at 108% with equity offering proceeds.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765425000103/0001227654-25-000103-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765425000103/cmp-20250616.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001227654-25-000103

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