UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 18, 2024
TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
England and Wales
| 001-35573
| 98-1467236
|
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
263 Tresser Boulevard, Suite 1100
| | Laporte Road, Stallingborough |
| Stamford, Connecticut 06901 |
| Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, DN40 2PR, UK |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(203) 705-3800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of exchange on which registered |
Ordinary shares, par value $0.01 per share
| TROX
| NYSE
|
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| Item 1.01. | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
Term Loan Repricing
On December 18, 2024, Tronox Finance LLC (the “Borrower”), an indirect subsidiary of Tronox Holdings plc (the “Company”), together with the Company and certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, entered into Amendment No. 7 to Amended and Restated First Lien Credit Agreement (the “Repricing Amendment”) to the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below) with the term lenders party thereto and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent. The Repricing Amendment amended that certain Amended and Restated First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of March 11, 2021 (as amended prior to the effectiveness of the Repricing Amendment, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) among the Borrower, the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, the lenders party thereto from time to time and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.
The Repricing Amendment amended the 2024 Other Term Loans as in effect under the Existing Credit Agreement (the “Repriced Term Loans”) by (i) reducing the applicable rate per annum applicable thereto by 50 basis points to 1.25% per annum for base rate loans or 2.25% per annum for SOFR rate loans and (ii) implementing certain mechanical and other related changes. The aggregate principal amount of the Repriced Term Loans outstanding as of the effective date of the Repricing Amendment was equal to $741,150,000.
The maturity date of the Repriced Term Loans remained April 4, 2029, and the obligations thereunder continue to be guaranteed and secured by the same guarantees and liens as in effect prior to the effective date of the Repricing Amendment. The Repriced Term Loans continue to benefit from the same representations and warranties, negative covenants, affirmative covenants, and events of default as in effect prior to the effective date of the Repricing Amendment.
The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Repricing Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 2.03. | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information set forth under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description |
| Amendment No. 7 to Amended and Restated First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 2024, with the term lenders party thereto and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent. |
| 104 | Inline XBRL for the cover page of this Current Report on Form 8-K. |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| | | TRONOX HOLDINGS PLC |
| | | |
| Date: December 18, 2024 | By: | /s/ Jeffrey Neuman |
| | Name: | Jeffrey Neuman |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary |
