8-K 1 tm2516123d7_8k.htm FORM 8-K

 

 

 

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 2, 2025
 

Synchrony Card Issuance Trust

Synchrony Card Funding, LLC

Synchrony Bank

(Exact Name of Issuing Entity, Depositor/Registrant and Sponsor
as Specified in their respective Charters)
 
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation of Issuing Entity and Registrant)
 

 

333-280854, 333-280854-01

  82-3295851 (Synchrony Card Funding, LLC)
32-6494512 (Synchrony Card Issuance Trust)
(Commission File Numbers for Registrant and Issuing Entity, respectively)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification Nos. for Registrant and Issuing Entity, respectively)
 
0001724786 (Synchrony Card Funding, LLC) and 0001724789 (Synchrony Card Issuance Trust)
(Central Index Key for Registrant and Issuing Entity, respectively)
 

777 Long Ridge Road

Stamford, Connecticut

06902
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
 
(877) 441-5094
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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:
 
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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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. ¨

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class  

Trading

Symbol(s)

  Name of each exchange on which registered
N/A   N/A   N/A

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1.01.Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On June 2, 2025, Synchrony Card Funding, LLC (“Funding”) and Synchrony Bank entered into an Underwriting Agreement by and among Funding, Synchrony Bank, Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC (the “Class A(2025-2) Underwriting Agreement”), with respect to certain notes (the “Class A(2025-2) Notes”) to be issued by Synchrony Card Issuance Trust (the “Trust”) pursuant to the Amended and Restated Master Indenture, dated as of May 1, 2018, as supplemented by the SynchronySeries Indenture Supplement, dated as of September 26, 2018, and the Class A(2025-2) Terms Document (as defined below), each between the Trust and The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”). A copy of the Class A(2025-2) Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01.Other Events.

 

On or about June 9, 2025, the Trust and the Indenture Trustee intend to enter into the Class A(2025-2) Terms Document (the “Class A(2025-2) Terms Document”). An unexecuted copy of the Class A(2025-2) Terms Document is filed as Exhibit 4.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

On or about June 9, 2025, the Trust, Funding and Synchrony Bank intend to enter into a Risk Retention Agreement with respect to the SynchronySeries Class A(2025-2) Notes (the “Class A(2025-2) Risk Retention Agreement”). An unexecuted copy of the Class A(2025-2) Risk Retention Agreement is filed as Exhibit 4.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

In connection with the issuance of the Class A(2025-2) Notes, the chief executive officer of Funding has made the certifications required by paragraph I.B.1(a) of Form SF-3. Such certifications are being filed with this Form 8-K as Exhibit 36.1 in order to satisfy the requirements of Item 601(b)(36) or Regulation S-K.

 

The Registrant is also filing with this Form 8-K Exhibits 5.1 and 8.1 in connection with the issuance of the Class(2025-2) Notes.

 

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(a)Not applicable.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

(c)Not applicable.

 

(d)Exhibits.

 

 

 

 

Exhibit No. Document Description
   
Exhibit 1.1 Underwriting Agreement, dated June 2, 2025, among Funding, Synchrony Bank, Barclays Capital Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and RBC Capital Markets, LLC with respect to the Class A(2025-2) Notes
   
Exhibit 4.1 Form of Class A(2025-2) Terms Document, between the Trust and the Indenture Trustee
   
Exhibit 4.2 Form of Risk Retention Agreement, among Funding, Synchrony Bank and the Trust, with respect to the Class A(2025-2) Notes
   
Exhibit 5.1 Opinion of Mayer Brown LLP as to the legality of the Class A(2025-2) Notes
   
Exhibit 8.1 Opinion of Mayer Brown LLP as to certain federal tax matters concerning the Class A(2025-2) Notes  
   
Exhibit 36.1 Depositor Certification for Shelf Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities, dated June 2, 2025, with respect to the Class A(2025-2) Notes  

 

 

 

 

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.

 

June 4, 2025 Synchrony Card Funding, LLC
   
  By: /s/ Christopher Coffey
  Name: Christopher Coffey
  Title: Vice President