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 8, 2022
 

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Energizer Holdings, Inc.
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Missouri
1-36837
36-4802442
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification Number)

533 Maryville University Drive
St. Louis, Missouri 63141
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 985-2000
 
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, par value $.01 per share
ENR
New York Stock Exchange

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
 


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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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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 1.01
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
Senior Notes Due 2027
 
On March 8, 2022, Energizer Holdings, Inc., a Missouri corporation (the “Company”), completed the issuance and sale of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 6.500% Senior Notes due 2027 (the “Notes”), as contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, dated March 3, 2022 (the “Purchase Agreement”), by and among the Company, BofA Securities Inc., as representative of the purchasers listed therein (the “Initial Purchasers”), and the guarantors party thereto. The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 8, 2022 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors party thereto from time to time and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”).
 
The net proceeds of the offering are being used by the Company to (i) repay a portion of the indebtedness outstanding under its existing revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility”) and (ii) pay fees and expenses related to the offering.
 
The Notes were sold to the Initial Purchasers pursuant to the exemption provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The Company did not register the issuance of the Notes under the Securities Act because such issuance did not constitute a public offering. The Notes were sold to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A (and outside the United States to qualified investors in reliance on Regulation S) under the Securities Act. The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws, and may not be offered or sold absent registration under the Securities Act or applicable state securities laws or applicable exemptions from registration requirements.
 
Interest and Maturity
 
The Notes accrue interest at a rate of 6.500% per annum and will mature on December 31, 2027.
 
Guarantees
 
The Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally, on an unsecured basis, by each of the Company’s domestic restricted subsidiaries that is a borrower or a guarantor under the amended and restated credit agreement dated December 22, 2020, by and among the Company, the lenders and issuing banks from time to time party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, as amended from time to time (the “Credit Agreement”).


Optional Redemption
 
The Company will have the option to redeem some or all of the Notes at any time on or after August 31, 2024, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus a premium declining ratably on an annual basis to par and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.  The Company will also have the option to redeem some or all of the Notes at any time before August 31, 2024, at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus a “make-whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.
 
In addition, at any time before August 31, 2024, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price of 106.500% of the principal amount of the Notes with the proceeds from certain equity issuances plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.
 
Change of Control Triggering Event
 
If certain change of control triggering events occur, as specified in the Indenture, the Company may be required to offer to purchase the Notes at 101% of their aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase.  The ability of the Company to purchase the Notes upon a change of control triggering event may be limited by the terms of the Credit Agreement.
 
Asset Sales
 
If the Company or its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) sells certain assets, under certain circumstances the Company may be required to offer to purchase the Notes at 100% of their aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the date of purchase.
 
Certain Covenants
 
The Indenture contains covenants that, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries to:
 

incur additional debt or issue certain preferred stock;

pay dividends or repurchase or redeem capital stock or make other restricted payments;

limit dividends or other payments by the Company’s Restricted Subsidiaries to the Company or the subsidiary guarantors;

incur liens;

enter into certain types of transactions with the Company’s affiliates; and

consolidate or merge with or into other companies.
 
These and other covenants that are contained in the Indenture are each subject to important exceptions and qualifications.
 
Covenant Suspension
 
Following the time that (i) the ratings assigned to the Notes by both of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and S&P Global Ratings are equal to or higher than Baa3 (or the equivalent) and BBB- (or the equivalent), respectively, and (ii) no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing under the indenture relating to the notes, the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will not be subject to most of the covenants discussed above pursuant to the Indenture. In the event that the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries are not subject to such covenants for any period of time as a result of the preceding sentence and, on any subsequent date, one or both of such ratings agencies withdraws its ratings or downgrades the ratings assigned to the Notes below the level set forth above, then the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries will thereafter again be subject to such covenants, but any actions taken during such suspension will not result in an event of default.


Default
 
The Indenture provides for customary events of default. Generally, if an event of default occurs (subject to certain exceptions), the Trustee, acting at the direction of the registered holders of not less than 30% in aggregate principal  amount of the then-outstanding Notes may declare all the Notes to be due and payable immediately.

General
 
Copies of the Indenture and the form of Notes are filed as Exhibits 4.1 and 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. The descriptions above are summaries of such agreements, do not purport to be complete, and are qualified in their entirety by the complete texts of each such agreement.
 
Certain of the Initial Purchasers and the Trustee or their affiliates perform various financial advisory, investment banking and commercial banking services from time to time for the Company and its affiliates for which they have received customary fees and compensation for these transactions and may in the future receive customary fees and compensation.
 
Certain of the Initial Purchasers and/or their affiliates may be lenders under our Revolving Facility.  Accordingly, affiliates of the initial purchasers may receive a portion of the net proceeds from this offering through the intended repayment of borrowings under such Revolving Facility.
 
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 in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
 
Item 8.01
Other Events.
 
On March 8, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the offering of the Notes and related matters. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are attached hereto:

Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
   
Indenture, dated March 8, 2022, by and among Energizer Holdings, Inc., the Guarantors party thereto from time to time and The Bank Of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee.
   
Form of 6.500% Senior Notes due 2027 (included in Exhibit 4.1).
   
Press Release of Energizer Holdings, Inc. dated March 8, 2022.
   
101
Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page information is formatted in iXBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language).
   
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in iXBRL.


SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
ENERGIZER HOLDINGS, INC.

 
By:
/s/ John Drabik
 
    Name:
John Drabik
    Title:  
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
       
Dated: March 8, 2022
     



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