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Utz Brands, Inc. (UTZ): debt financing — Utz sells two facilities to Our Home for $18.5M, reprices $630M term loan to SOFR+2.75%
Utz Brands, Inc.
- Sale of Berlin, PA and Fitchburg, MA facilities to Our Home for $18.5M total cash proceeds.
- After-tax net proceeds of ~$14M to reduce debt (~$9M) and add cash (~$5M).
- Repriced $630M term loan to SOFR+2.75% (down 36 bps), saving ~$2M annually in interest.
- Utz now operates 8 primary manufacturing facilities, down from 16 in 2021.
- Transaction expected accretive to 2024 adjusted EPS; $45M cost savings target unchanged.