UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
N/A
(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| 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)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading |
Name of each 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. ☐
SECTION 1 – REGISTRANT’S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS
Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreement.
On September 22, 2021, Sysco Corporation (“Sysco”) entered into an amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2019, as previously amended on May 20, 2020 and May 20, 2021, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto (the “Existing Credit Agreement”). The Amendment revises the Existing Credit Agreement to (a) eliminate the covenant that had restricted (i) increases to Sysco’s regular quarterly dividend and (ii) repurchases of equity interests of Sysco, in each case, until the earlier of September 2022 or the date on which Sysco has achieved a certain ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense, and (b) adjust the covenant requiring Sysco to maintain a certain ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Amendment, 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 Existing Credit Agreement, except for (i) the Company’s previous credit facilities, with respect to which certain of the other parties to the Existing 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 Existing 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 an Off-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.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 3 dated as of September 22, 2021 to Credit Agreement dated as of June 28, 2019, among Sysco Corporation, Sysco Canada, Inc., Sysco EU II S.à r.l., the subsidiary guarantors party thereto, JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |
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: September 22, 2021 | By: | /s/ Gerald W. Clanton |
||||||
| Gerald W. Clanton | ||||||||
| Vice President, Legal, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary |
||||||||