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KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC (KRO): debt financing — Kronos issues €75M add-on 9.5% secured notes due 2029 to refinance maturing debt
KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC
- Issued €75M in additional 9.5% senior secured notes due 2029, added to existing €351.2M.
- Net proceeds of ~€77.3M (~$90.4M) used to repay 3.75% Senior Secured Notes due Sept 15, 2025.
- New notes mature March 15, 2029; interest at 9.5% p.a. payable semi-annually.
- Issued at 105% of principal; identical to existing Notes, consolidated as single series.
- Notes are secured by pledges of domestic subsidiary stock and 65% of foreign sub voting stock.