CREDIT FACILITIES AND BORROWINGS |
12 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2026 | |
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| CREDIT FACILITIES AND BORROWINGS | 5. CREDIT FACILITIES AND BORROWINGS 2025 Term Loan In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, we entered into an unsecured Term Loan Agreement with a financial institution (the “2025 Term Loan Agreement”), borrowing an aggregate principal amount of $200.0 million (the “2025 Term Loan”) which was classified as notes payable within our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The 2025 Term Loan matured on October 29, 2025 and bore interest at, based upon the Company’s election, either (a) the sum of Term SOFR, plus 0.875% per annum or (b) 0.00% per annum plus the Base Rate, described in the 2025 Term Loan Agreement as the highest of (i) the prime rate in the U.S. published in The Wall Street Journal, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, and (iii) one-month Term SOFR plus 1.00%. The 2025 Term Loan Agreement allowed the Company to voluntarily prepay loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, subject to certain conditions. During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, we prepaid the $200.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the unsecured term loan utilizing a portion of the proceeds received in connection with the sale of our Chef Boyardee® business (see Note 7) and proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes (see Note 4). 2024 Term Loan In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, we entered into an unsecured Term Loan Agreement with a financial institution (the “2024 Term Loan Agreement”), borrowing an aggregate principal amount of $300.0 million (the “2024 Term Loan”) which was classified as notes payable within our Consolidated Balance Sheets. In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, we entered into a letter agreement (the “Amendment”) extending the maturity date of the 2024 Term Loan from April 29, 2025 to October 29, 2025. The 2024 Term Loan, as amended, bore interest at, based upon the Company’s election, either (a) the sum of Term SOFR, plus 0.875% per annum, or (b) 0.00% per annum plus the Base Rate, described in the 2024 Term Loan Agreement as the greatest of (i) Bank of America, N.A.’s “prime rate”, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, and (iii) one-month Term SOFR plus 1.00%. The 2024 Term Loan Agreement allowed the Company to voluntarily prepay loans, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty, subject to certain conditions. During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, we prepaid the $300.0 million aggregate principal amount outstanding under the unsecured term loan utilizing a portion of the proceeds received in connection with the sale of our Chef Boyardee® business (see Note 7) and proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Unsecured Notes (see Note 4). Revolving Credit Facility During the first quarter of fiscal 2026, we terminated and replaced our prior revolving credit facility by entering into a Third Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Amended Revolving Credit Agreement”) with a syndicate of financial institutions providing for a revolving credit facility in a maximum aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time of $2.0 billion (subject to increase to a maximum aggregate principal amount of $2.5 billion with the consent of the lenders). The Amended Revolving Credit Agreement matures on June 27, 2030 and is unsecured. The Company may request the term of the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement be extended for additional one-year or two-year periods from the then-applicable maturity date on an annual basis. As of May 31, 2026, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement. The Revolving Credit Agreement contains events of default customary for unsecured investment grade credit facilities with corresponding grace periods. The Revolving Credit Agreement generally requires our ratio of EBITDA to interest expense not to be less than 3.0 to 1.0 and our ratio of funded debt to EBITDA not to exceed 4.5 to 1.0, with each ratio to be calculated on a rolling four-quarter basis. As of May 31, 2026, we were in compliance with all financial covenants under the Revolving Credit Agreement. Commercial Paper We finance our short-term liquidity needs with existing cash balances, cash flows from operations, and commercial paper borrowings. As of May 31, 2026, we had no outstanding borrowings under our commercial paper program. As of May 25, 2025, we had $259.0 million outstanding under our commercial paper program, which is classified as notes payable within our Consolidated Balance Sheets, at an average weighted interest rate of 4.91%. |