MCCORMICK & CO INC (MKC): debt financing — McCormick secures $2B term loan for Unilever foods acquisition; 3-year maturity, floating rate

MCCORMICK & CO INC

Borrows up to $2.0B under term loan facility; Citibank, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley as arrangers.
Loan matures 3 years after closing of Merger; interest at Term SOFR + 0.75%-1.50% or Base Rate + 0.00%-0.50%.
Financial maintenance covenant: Consolidated EBITDA/Interest Expense ratio ≥ 3.75:1.00.
$2.0B of existing $15.7B bridge facility commitments terminated; replaced with term loan.
Proceeds to finance portion of cash consideration and fees for acquisition of Unilever's foods business.

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Debt Financings SEC 8-K Item 2.03/2.04 confidence 0.9

MCCORMICK & CO INC incurred credit facility of up to $2.0 billion with Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent at Term SOFR plus an applicable margin based on the credit ratings of McCormick’s s maturing three years after the Closing Date.

Instrument: credit facility
Principal: up to $2.0 billion
Counterparty: Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent
Rate: Term SOFR plus an applicable margin based on the credit ratings of McCormick’s s
Maturity: three years after the Closing Date
Event: incurrence

Exact text from the filing

The Term Loan Agreement provides McCormick with the ability to borrow up to $2.0 billion (the “Term Loan Facility”) at the closing of the Merger

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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

MCCORMICK & CO INC entered into Term Loan Agreement with the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent valued at up to $2.0 billion (effective 2026-04-28).

Action: entry
Agreement: credit facility
Counterparty: the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent
Value: up to $2.0 billion
Effective: 2026-04-28

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On April 28, 2026, McCormick & Company, Incorporated, a Maryland corporation (“McCormick”), entered into a Term Loan Agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”), by and among McCormick, the lenders party thereto and Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent

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