| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On July 7, 2023, Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a new five-year revolving credit agreement and a new 364-day revolving credit agreement, as described below.
The Five-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2023, among the Company, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Five-Year Credit Agreement”), is a five-year unsecured revolving facility of $1.5 billion (the “Five-Year Revolving Facility”). The Five-Year Credit Agreement will mature on July 7, 2028, with two one-year extensions exercisable at the Company’s discretion and subject to required lender consent. The Five-Year Credit Agreement also includes an uncommitted incremental feature allowing the Company to request an increase of the facility by an aggregate amount of up to $500.0 million. Borrowings under the Five-Year Revolving Facility will be used for general corporate purposes.
Borrowings under the Five-Year Credit Agreement will bear interest at floating rates, based upon either an adjusted Term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) for the applicable interest period or an alternate base rate, in each case, plus an applicable margin determined by reference to the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt credit rating. The Company will pay a facility fee on the aggregate amount of the Five-Year Revolving Facility at a rate determined by reference to the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt credit rating.
The Five-Year Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default for unsecured financing arrangements, including, among other things, limitations on consolidations, mergers, and sales of assets. The Five-Year Credit Agreement also requires that the Company maintain a consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA ratio of no greater than 4.5 to 1.0 as of the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (with such ratio subject to increase to 5.0 to 1.0 in connection with a qualified material acquisition and certain other restrictions).
On July 7, 2023, the Company borrowed $520.0 million under the Five-Year Credit Agreement, replacing the borrowings outstanding as of such date under the prior five-year credit agreement, which was terminated in connection with the entry into the Five-Year Credit Agreement, as described further below in Item 1.02.
The 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of July 7, 2023, among the Company, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “364-Day Credit Agreement”), is an unsecured revolving credit facility in the principal amount of $1.0 billion (the “364-Day Revolving Facility”). The 364-Day Credit Agreement will mature on July 5, 2024, and borrowings under the 364-Day Revolving Facility will be used for general corporate purposes.
Borrowings under the 364-Day Credit Agreement will bear interest at floating rates based upon either an adjusted Term SOFR for the applicable interest period or an alternate base rate, in each case, plus an applicable margin determined by reference to the Company’s senior unsecured long-term debt credit rating. The Company will pay a facility fee on the aggregate amount of the 364-Day Revolving Facility at a rate determined by reference to its senior unsecured long-term debt credit rating.
The 364-Day Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default for an unsecured financing arrangement, including, among other things, limitations on consolidations, mergers and sales of assets. The 364-Day Credit Agreement also requires that the Company maintain a consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA ratio of no greater than 4.5 to 1.0 as of the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters (with such ratio subject to increase to 5.0 to 1.0 in connection with a qualified material acquisition and certain other restrictions).
