| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On October 20, 2021, Sunoco LP (the “Partnership”) and Sunoco Finance Corp. (“SUN Finance” and, together with the Partnership, the “Issuers”) completed a private offering to eligible purchasers (the “Notes Offering”) of $800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.500% senior notes due 2030 (the “Notes”), along with the related guarantees of the Notes. The Issuers received net proceeds of approximately $790.0 million from the Notes Offering, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discount and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Partnership, and the Partnership used such net proceeds and cash on hand to fund a tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase any and all of its 5.500% senior notes due 2026 (the “2026 Notes”) and, if applicable, a redemption of the 2026 Notes, including fees and expenses incurred in connection therewith. The Notes were issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and were resold by the initial purchasers in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S of the Securities Act.
Indenture and Senior Notes
The Notes were issued under and are governed by an indenture dated October 20, 2021 (the “Indenture”), among the Issuers, certain subsidiary guarantors of the Partnership (the “Guarantors”) and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Notes will mature on April 30, 2030 and interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually on April 30 and October 30 of each year, commencing April 30, 2022.
The Notes are senior obligations of the Issuers and are guaranteed on a senior basis by all of the Partnership’s current subsidiaries (other than SUN Finance) that guarantee its obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility and certain of its future subsidiaries. The Notes and guarantees are unsecured and rank equally with all of the Issuers’ and each Guarantor’s existing and future senior obligations. The Notes are senior in right of payment to any of the Issuers’ and each Guarantor’s future obligations that are, by their terms, expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes and guarantees. The Notes and guarantees are effectively subordinated to the Issuers’ and each Guarantor’s secured obligations, including obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such obligations, and structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and obligations, including trade payables, of the Partnership’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes.
The Issuers may, at their option, redeem some or all of the Notes at any time on or after April 30, 2025, at the redemption prices specified in the Indenture. Prior to such time, the Issuers may redeem some or all of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus the “applicable premium” and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the applicable redemption date. In addition, before April 30, 2025, the Issuers may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with an amount of cash not greater than the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at the redemption price specified in the Indenture.
Upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture), which occurrence (other than one involving the adoption of a plan relating to liquidation or dissolution) is followed by a ratings decline within 90 days after the consummation of the transaction, the Issuers may be required to offer to purchase the Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the repurchase date. Additionally, if the Partnership sells certain assets and does not apply the proceeds from the sale in a certain manner, the Issuers must use certain excess proceeds to offer to repurchase the Notes at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the repurchase date.
The Indenture contains customary events of default (each an “Event of Default”), including the following:
(1) default for 30 days in the payment when due of interest on the Notes;
(2) default in the payment when due (at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise) of the principal of, or premium, if any, on the Notes;
(3) failure by the Partnership or any Guarantor to comply with their obligations to make or consummate a change of control offer or asset sale offer or to comply with any of their agreements or covenants relating to merger, consolidation or sale of assets; provided that such failure (other than one involving failure to make or consummate a change of control offer) will not constitute an Event of Default for 30 days if such failure is capable of cure;
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