v3.26.1
Loans and Borrowings
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Disclosure of detailed information about borrowings [abstract]  
Loans and Borrowings

12. LOANS AND BORROWINGS

The Company has the following principal and interest payable amounts outstanding for loans and borrowings:

 

(EUR in thousands)

 

Year of maturity

 

June 30, 2026

 

 

September 30, 2025

 

Non-current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR Term Loan

 

2029

 

 

375,000

 

 

 

375,000

 

USD Term Loan

 

2029

 

 

97,883

 

 

 

98,641

 

Vendor Loan

 

2029

 

 

226,908

 

 

 

217,408

 

Vendor Loan - interest payable

 

N/A

 

 

1,657

 

 

 

3,983

 

Original Senior Notes

 

2029

 

 

 

 

 

428,500

 

New Senior Notes

 

2033

 

 

900,000

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

2029

 

 

80,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,681,448

 

 

 

1,123,532

 

Original Senior Notes - embedded derivative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28,638

 

New Senior Notes - embedded derivative

 

 

 

 

4,893

 

 

 

 

Less: amortization under the effective interest method

 

 

 

 

(8,057

)

 

 

(24,160

)

 

 

 

 

1,678,284

 

 

 

1,128,010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUR Term Loan - interest payable

 

N/A

 

 

2,344

 

 

 

2,242

 

USD Term Loan - current portion

 

2026 / 2027

 

 

5,051

 

 

 

5,090

 

USD Term Loan - interest payable

 

N/A

 

 

384

 

 

 

428

 

Original Senior Notes - interest payable

 

N/A

 

 

 

 

 

9,373

 

New Senior Notes - interest payable

 

N/A

 

 

1,238

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit Facility - interest payable

 

N/A

 

 

109

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,126

 

 

 

17,133

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Credit Facility ("RCF")

 

On March 9, 2026, €5.0 million of the Company’s RCF was separated into a new ancillary facility. With the already existing €10.0 million ancillary facility, the Company has a total of €15.0 million for global guarantees, which will allow the Company to support new global store openings.

 

On May 19, 2026, the Company utilized €110.0 million of the RCF to support the share repurchases under the ASR Agreement. The Company repaid €30.0 million of the RCF on June 19, 2026. See Note 10 - Equity for further details on the ASR Agreement.

 

As at June 30, 2026, €130.0 million of the Company's €225.0 million RCF is available. See Note 21 - Subsequent events for details related to full repayment of the RCF.

Senior Notes

 

On June 19, 2026, Birkenstock Group B.V. & Co. KG, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of the Holding, issued senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of €900.0 million in a debt offering (the "New Senior Notes"). The New Senior Notes are scheduled to mature on June 15, 2033 and bear interest of 4.5% annually. The Company accrued and paid for preliminary banking and issuance fees of €6.0 million, which are capitalized and amortized to "Finance cost, net" using the effective interest method over the life of the New Senior Notes.

 

The Company recognized the optional redemption clause as an embedded derivative separated from the non-derivative host in the consolidated statement of financial position at an initial fair value of €4.9 million. The subsequent changes in the fair value of the

derivative asset is recognized within the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. See Note 11 - Financial instruments and financial risk management for additional details.

 

On April 29, 2021, Birkenstock Financing S.à r.l. issued notes in an aggregate principal amount of €430.0 million in a
debt offering (the “Original Senior Notes”). The Original Senior Notes were scheduled to mature on
April 30, 2029 and bore interest of 5.25% annually. The Company paid banking and issuance fees of €14.3 million, which were capitalized
and amortized to "Finance cost, net" using the effective interest method over the life of the Original Senior Notes. Using the proceeds from the New Senior Notes, effective June 26, 2026, the Original Senior Notes were redeemed on behalf of Birkenstock Financing S.à r.l.. As a result, a loss of €
11.7 million from the accelerated amortization of the transaction costs and derecognition of the embedded derivative was recognized in "Finance cost, net" during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026.