Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 28, 2019, Analog Devices, Inc. (the Company) entered into a term loan agreement and a second amended and restated
revolving credit agreement, as described below.
A. Term Loan Agreement
The Companys new term loan facility consists of an unsecured term loan facility maturing on March 10, 2022 in the principal amount
of $1.25 billion, and was established pursuant to a Credit Agreement (Term Loan Agreement) among the Company, as borrower, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, the several banks and other financial institutions from
time to time parties thereto as lenders, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., BofA Securities, Inc., MUFG Bank, Ltd. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, Bank of America, N.A., as syndication agent, and MUFG Bank,
Ltd. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as documentation agents. Terms used in this Item 1.01(A) and not defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Term Loan Agreement, which is attached to this Form
8-K
as Exhibit 10.1.
Loans under the new term loan facility will be repayable in full at maturity, and
may also be prepaid at the Companys option in whole or in part without premium or penalty.
Loans can be Eurodollar Rate Loans or
Base Rate Loans at the Companys option. Each Eurodollar Rate Loan will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus a margin based on the Companys Debt Ratings from time to time of between 0.625% and 1.500%.
Each Base Rate Loan will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the Base Rate plus a margin based on the Companys Debt Ratings from time to time of between 0.00% and 0.500%.
The Term Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default applicable
to the Company and its subsidiaries. The events of default include, among others, nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts, failure to perform certain covenants, cross-defaults to certain other indebtedness, insolvency or bankruptcy,
customary ERISA defaults or the occurrence of a change of control. The negative covenants include limitations on liens, indebtedness of
non-guarantor
subsidiaries and mergers and other fundamental changes,
among others. The Term Loan Agreement also requires that the Company maintain a specified debt to EBITDA ratio over the term of the Term Loan Agreement, subject to modification in certain circumstances.