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): June 18, 2024
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| England and Wales | 001-38611 | 98-1193584 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
125 Old Broad Street
London, United Kingdom EC2N 1AR
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
+44 20 3296 3000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(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 | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Ordinary shares, $0.10 nominal value | CWK | New York Stock Exchange |
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. |
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC (the “Borrower”) and DTZ UK Guarantor Limited (“U.K. Guarantor”), each a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cushman & Wakefield plc, entered into an amendment effective June 18, 2024 (the “Amendment”) to the existing Credit Agreement between the Borrower, U.K. Guarantor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and other Lenders party thereto (as so amended, the “Credit Agreement”).
The Amendment repriced the Borrower’s Term Loan issued in January 2023 and due January 2030, reducing the applicable interest on the approximately $1.0 billion of outstanding Term Loan by 25 basis points from Term SOFR plus 3.25% to Term SOFR plus 3.00%.
The Amendment does not make any other material changes to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, representations and warranties, events of default, or affirmative and negative covenants.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
| 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 is incorporated by reference to this Item 2.03.
| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On June 20, 2024, the Company issued a press release describing the Amendment. The press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information contained in Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 8 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 18, 2024, among Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC, DTZ UK Guarantor Limited, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, and other Lenders party thereto. | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Cushman & Wakefield plc dated June 20, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data file (formatted as Inline XBRL). | |
SIGNATURES
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.
Date: June 20, 2024
| CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD PLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Neil Johnston | |
| Name: | Neil Johnston | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |