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): March 15, 2021
AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| California | 001-36111 | 95-3472715 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1919 Torrance Blvd., Torrance, California | 90501 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(310) 972-2555
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(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 | ||
| 1.300% Medium-Term Notes, Series A Due March 21, 2022 | N/A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 2.625% Medium-Term Notes, Series A Due October 14, 2022 | N/A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.375% Medium-Term Notes, Series A Due November 10, 2022 | N/A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 0.550% Medium-Term Notes, Series A Due March 17, 2023 | N/A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 0.750% Medium-Term Notes, Series A Due January 17, 2024 | N/A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 0.350% Medium-Term Notes, Series A Due August 26, 2022 | N/A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.600% Medium-Term Notes, Series A Due April 20, 2022 | N/A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.950% Medium-Term Notes, Series A Due October 18, 2024 | N/A | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 0.750% Medium-Term Notes, Series A Due November 25, 2026 | N/A | 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).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
Effective March 15, 2021, Honda Canada Finance Inc. (“HCFI”), a subsidiary of American Honda Finance Corporation (“AHFC”), amended (the “Eighth Amendment”) its C$2.0 billion ($1.6 billion) Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated March 24, 2014, among HCFI, as the borrower, the lenders party thereto, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as administrative agent, joint bookrunner and co-lead arranger, RBC Capital Markets, as joint bookrunner and co-lead arranger, BMO Capital Markets, as co-lead arranger, The Toronto-Dominion Bank, as co-arranger and co-syndication agent, MUFG Bank, Ltd., Canada Branch, as co-arranger and co-syndication agent, Bank of Montreal, as co-syndication agent, Royal Bank of Canada, as co-syndication agent, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Canada Branch, as documentation agent (the “Second Amendment and Restatement”), as amended on June 30, 2014 (the “First Amendment”), on March 13, 2015 (the “Second Amendment”), on March 23, 2016 (the “Third Amendment”), on March 23, 2017 (the “Fourth Amendment”), on March 13, 2018 (the “Fifth Amendment”), on March 12, 2019 (the “Sixth Amendment”) and on March 19, 2020 (the “Seventh Amendment” and the Second Amendment and Restatement, as amended by the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, the Third Amendment, the Fourth Amendment, the Fifth Amendment, the Sixth Amendment, the Seventh Amendment and Eighth Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”).
The Eighth Amendment:
| • | extended the commitment termination date of Tranche A, which enables HCFI to borrow up to C$1.0 billion ($786 million), from March 25, 2021 to March 25, 2022; |
| • | deleted each reference to “March 31, 2019” in Section 8.4 and replaced it with “March 31, 2020”; and |
| • | made certain other technical changes. |
The foregoing description of the Eighth Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of such Eighth Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
References to “C$” are to the Canadian dollar. This report contains translations of certain Canadian dollar amounts into U.S. dollars at the rate specified below solely for your convenience. These translations should not be construed as representations that the Canadian dollar amounts actually represent such U.S. dollar amounts or that they could be converted into U.S. dollars at the rate indicated. U.S. dollar equivalents for “C$” amounts are calculated based on an exchange rate of 1.2725 per U.S. dollar as of December 31, 2020.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: March 17, 2021 | By: | /s/ Paul C. Honda | ||||
| Paul C. Honda | ||||||
| Vice President and Assistant Secretary | ||||||
