If we fail to comply with the covenants in our Credit Facilities and are unable to obtain a waiver or amendment, an event of default would result, and the lenders could, among other things, declare outstanding amounts due and payable, refuse to lend additional amounts to us, and require deposit of cash collateral in respect of outstanding letters of credit, which may trigger a cross-default on the notes and the Existing Notes.
The notes and the related guarantee will not be secured by any of our assets or the assets of the guarantor and therefore will be effectively subordinated to our and its existing and future secured indebtedness.
The notes and the related guarantee will be general unsecured obligations ranking effectively junior in right of payment to any secured debt. In addition, the Indenture that will govern the notes permits us to incur additional debt, and the credit agreements that govern our Credit Facilities and the indenture that governs our Existing Notes permit us to incur certain additional debt, in each case including certain secured debt. In the event that we are declared bankrupt, become insolvent or are liquidated or reorganized, creditors whose debt is secured by our and the guarantor’s assets will be entitled to the remedies available to secured creditors under applicable laws, including the foreclosure of the collateral securing such debt, before any payment may be made with respect to the notes or the guarantees. As a result, there may be insufficient assets to pay amounts due on the notes, and holders of the notes may receive less, ratably, than holders of secured indebtedness. As of March 31, 2024, on an as-adjusted basis to give effect to this offering and the use of proceeds therefrom, we had no secured debt outstanding.
Repayment of the issuer’s indebtedness, including the notes, is dependent on cash flow generated by its and the guarantor’s subsidiaries.
The issuer and the guarantor are holding companies that conduct their respective operations through operating subsidiaries. The issuer’s and the guarantor’s only significant assets are the capital stock of their respective subsidiaries. As a result, the issuer’s ability to make payments on the notes is dependent upon payments it receives from the guarantor or on the generation of cash flows by its operating subsidiaries and their ability to make such cash available to the issuer, by dividend or otherwise. In turn, the guarantor’s ability to make cash available to the issuer for payment on the notes is dependent on the generation of cash flow by its operating subsidiaries and their ability to make such cash available to the guarantor, by dividend or otherwise. Accordingly, if the issuer should at any time be unable to pay interest on or principal of the notes, it is highly unlikely that the guarantor will be able to meet its obligation under its guarantee.
Since they are not guarantors of the notes, our subsidiaries (other than the issuer) do not have any obligation to pay amounts due on the notes or to make funds available for that purpose. Certain subsidiaries may not be able to, or may not be permitted to, make distributions to enable the issuer to make payments in respect of its indebtedness, or to enable the guarantor to make payments to the issuer to make payments in respect of its indebtedness, including the notes.
The ability of the subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions to the issuer or the guarantor in the future will depend on their earnings, tax considerations and covenants contained in any financing or other agreements, among other things. Such payments may be limited as a result of claims against such subsidiaries by their creditors, including suppliers, vendors, lessors and employees. Each subsidiary is a distinct legal entity and, under certain circumstances, the issuer and the guarantor may be limited in their ability to obtain cash from their respective subsidiaries. In the event that the issuer does not receive distributions from its subsidiaries, or the guarantor does not receive distributions from its subsidiaries that it can in turn make available to the issuer, the issuer may be unable to make required principal and interest payments on its indebtedness, including the notes.
The notes will be structurally subordinated to the existing and future liabilities of our subsidiaries.
While the notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Allegion plc, the notes offered hereby will not be guaranteed by our current and future subsidiaries (other than that the notes
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