The estimated amount for these adjustments, as detailed below, was $53,477, which includes financing fees incurred or paid by DuPont prior to the Distribution, and an adjustment for existing indebtedness. The following table summarizes the calculation of the Special Cash Payment paid prior to effective time of the Merger:
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| | (in USD ‘000) | |
Base cash dividend amount | | | 7,306,000 | |
Adjustments as per the Separation Agreement | | | | |
Plus: Working Capital Adjustment | | | — | |
Less: Spinco Indebtedness | | | (13,799 | ) |
Plus: Spinco Expense Reimbursement | | | 67,276 | |
Less: French Consideration | | | — | |
| | | | |
Special Cash Payment to DuPont | | | 7,359,477 | |
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N&B, with the coordination from IFF, financed the Special Cash Payment with the issuance of $7,500,000 of newly issued debt which, pursuant to ASC 805, has been assumed by the combined company in the Merger. The financing consists of (i) issuing senior unsecured notes of $6,250,000 (referred to as the Notes) with maturities ranging from 2 – 30 years, and (ii) senior unsecured term loans under the Term Loan Facility referred to below of $1,250,000.
On January 17, 2020, N&B entered into a term loan credit agreement in an aggregate principal amount of up to $1,250,000 (referred to in this filing as the Term Loan Facility). The Term Loan Facility included a $625,000 three-year tranche and a $625,000 five-year tranche (collectively, the Term Loans and, together with the Notes, are referred to in this filing as the Permanent Financing) and had a weighted average interest rate on drawdown of 1.68% per annum. The proceeds from the Term Loans were drawn down on February 1, 2021, prior to the closing of the Transactions.
On September 16, 2020, N&B completed an offering in the aggregate principal amount of $6,250,000 of senior unsecured notes in six series, comprised of the following: $300,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.697% Senior Notes due 2022; $1,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.230% Senior Notes due 2025; $1,200,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.832% Senior Notes due 2027; $1,500,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.300% Senior Notes due 2030; $750,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.268% Senior Notes due 2040; and $1,500,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.468% Senior Notes due 2050. The Notes were sold to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S, under the Securities Act. Each series of Notes was issued under an indenture, dated September 16, 2020 (the “Indenture”), between N&B and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), and are senior unsecured obligations of N&B, to be guaranteed by IFF upon consummation of the Merger. At the election of N&B and IFF, IFF may agree to assume all of N&B’s obligations under the Notes, whereupon N&B shall be released from such obligations, which assumption is expected to occur after the Second Merger. The Notes have a weighted average interest rate of 2.47% per annum. Refer to Note 10 of the financial statements of the N&B Business for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.
The net proceeds from the Notes were deposited into an escrow account, subject to the terms and conditions of the escrow agreement, dated September 16, 2020, by and among N&B, the Trustee and U.S. Bank National Association, as escrow agent and have been used to partially fund the Special Cash Payment, as detailed above, and pay the related financing fees and expenses.
The historical balance sheet of the N&B Business reflects $6,205,817 of net proceeds from the Notes included in non-current Restricted cash. Such Restricted cash was subsequently used to distribute the Special Cash Payment to DuPont prior to the consummation of the Merger, along with the proceeds of the Term Loan Facility. A pro forma adjustment of $6,205,817 has been posted to the unaudited condensed combined balance sheet to reclassify the Notes proceeds from Restricted cash to Cash and cash equivalents, since such proceeds were no longer restricted upon the closing of the Transactions.
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