UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM8-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 28, 2019
Sysco Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 1-06544 | 74-1648137 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1390 Enclave Parkway, Houston, TX 77077-2099
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (281)584-1390
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 Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| Common stock, $1.00 Par Value | SYY | New York Stock Exchange | ||
| 1.25% Notes due June 2023 | SYY23 | 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 Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934(§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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SECTION 1 – REGISTRANT’S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.
On June 28, 2019, Sysco Corporation (“Sysco” or the “Company”), Sysco Canada, Inc (“Sysco Canada”), and Sysco EU II S.à r.l. (together with Sysco Canada, the “Subsidiary Borrowers”) entered into a Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto (the “New Credit Agreement”), which replaces Sysco’s existing $2.0 billion senior revolving credit facility that was entered into on November 2, 2016, as amended (the “Existing Credit Agreement”). The aggregate commitments of the lenders under the New Credit Agreement, as of the effective date, is $2.0 billion, with a maturity date of June 28, 2024.
The New Credit Agreement contains customary terms and conditions for credit facilities of this type, including, without limitation, affirmative and negative covenants containing limitations on consolidations, mergers, and sales of assets, and limitations on the incurrence of certain liens. The New Credit Agreement contains customary reporting and other affirmative covenants, including, without limitation, a requirement to maintain a certain ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense as described in the New Credit Agreement. The New Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, nonpayment of obligations under the New Credit Agreement, violation of covenants in the New Credit Agreement, and certain bankruptcy or insolvency events. Certain of the events of default are subject to exceptions, materiality qualifiers, and/or grace periods customary for credit facilities of this type. Borrowings by Sysco and the Subsidiary Borrowers under the New Credit Agreement are, in general, guaranteed by those wholly-owned subsidiaries of Sysco that are guarantors of the Company’s senior notes and debentures. Borrowings by the Subsidiary Borrowers are guaranteed by Sysco. As was the case with the Existing Credit Agreement, the New Credit Agreement will serve as a backstop for Sysco’s commercial paper program.
The foregoing description of the New Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the New Credit Agreement, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Neither Sysco nor any of its affiliates has any material relationship with any of the other parties to the New Credit Agreement, except for (i) the Company’s previous credit facilities, with respect to which certain of the other parties to the New Credit Agreement (and their respective affiliates) were lenders and (ii) commercial banking, investment banking, underwriting, trust and other financial advisory services provided (or to be provided) to Sysco and its subsidiaries by certain of the lenders under the New Credit Agreement (and their respective affiliates), for which they have received (or will receive) customary fees and expenses.
SECTION 2 – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under anOff-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information included in Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 9 – FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Financial Statements of Businesses Acquired.
Not applicable.
(b) Pro Forma Financial Information.
Not applicable.
(c) Shell Company Transactions.
Not applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Sysco Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| Sysco Corporation | ||||||
| Date: July 3, 2019 | By: | /s/ Eve M. McFadden | ||||
| Eve M. McFadden | ||||||
Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||