| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
3.25% Senior Notes due 2029
On August 13, 2020, CDW LLC (“CDW”) and CDW Finance Corporation (“CDW Finance,” and together with CDW, the “Co-Issuers”) completed the sale of $700,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.25% senior notes due 2029 (the “Notes”) at an issue price of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes in an offering registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Notes mature on February 15, 2029 and bear interest at a rate of 3.25% per annum, payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year. Interest will accrue from August 13, 2020, and the first interest payment date will be February 15, 2021.
Underwriting Agreement
On August 10, 2020, the Co-Issuers entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) among the Co-Issuers, CDW Corporation (the “Company”), certain other guarantors named therein (the “Guarantors”) and the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”) in connection with the offer and sale of the Notes. The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations and warranties of the parties and indemnification and contribution provisions whereby the Co-Issuers, the Company and the Guarantors, on the one hand, and the Underwriters, on the other hand, have agreed to indemnify each other against certain liabilities.
The offering was made pursuant to (i) an effective Registration Statement on Form S-3ASR (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on October 16, 2017 (File No. 333-220980), including a related base prospectus dated October 16, 2017 and (ii) a related prospectus supplement dated August 10, 2020 and filed with the SEC on August 10, 2020 pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) under the Securities Act.
The description of the Underwriting Agreement in this Current Report on Form 8-K is a summary and is qualified in its entirety by the terms of the Underwriting Agreement. The Underwriting Agreement is attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference and is to be incorporated in its entirety into the Registration Statement.
Indenture
The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Base Indenture”), dated as of December 1, 2014, among the Co-Issuers, the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a supplemental indenture, dated as of August 13, 2020, among the Co-Issuers, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee (the “Supplemental Indenture,” and the Base Indenture as so supplemented, the “Indenture”).
The Co-Issuers may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time prior to August 15, 2023 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, plus the “make whole” premium, as described in the Indenture. The Co-Issuers may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, at any time on or after August 15, 2023 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, plus a premium declining over time as set forth in the Indenture. In addition, at any time prior to August 15, 2023, the Co-Issuers may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 103.250% of the principal amount of Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds that are raised in one or more equity offerings. If the Company experiences certain change of control events, Note holders may require the Co-Issuers to repurchase all or part of their Notes at 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date.
The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of CDW LLC and the Guarantors to incur or guarantee additional non-guarantor indebtedness, or issue non-guarantor preferred stock; create liens on certain assets to secure debt; enter into sale and lease-back transactions; consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all assets; and designate subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. The Indenture also contains certain restrictions on the business activities, assets and liabilities of CDW Finance. These covenants are subject to a number of other limitations and exceptions set forth in the Indenture.
The Indenture also provides for customary events of default, including failure to pay any principal or interest when due; failure to comply with covenants; and cross-acceleration provisions. In the case of an event of default arising from specified events of bankruptcy or insolvency, all outstanding Notes will become due and
