Item 1.01. |
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On February 20, 2025, Leidos, Inc. (the “Issuer”), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Leidos Holdings, Inc. (“Leidos”), issued and sold $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.400% senior notes due 2032 (the “2032 Notes”) and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.500% senior notes due 2035 (the “2035 Notes” and, collectively with the 2032 Notes, the “Notes” and, such offering, the “Notes Offering”). The Notes Offering was made pursuant to the Issuer’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-269820). The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of October 8, 2020 (the “October 2020 Indenture”), among the Issuer, Leidos, as a guarantor, and Citibank, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by an officers’ certificate dated February 20, 2025.
The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from the Notes Offering for general corporate purposes, including to: (i) repurchase for cash (the “Tender Offer”) any and all of its outstanding 3.625% notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) tendered in the Tender Offer; (ii) repay any 2025 Notes, in accordance with the satisfaction and discharge terms of an indenture, dated as of May 12, 2020, among the Issuer, Leidos, as guarantor, and the Trustee (the “May 2020 Indenture”), that remain outstanding following the Tender Offer; (iii) repay a portion of the outstanding balance on its senior unsecured term loan facility; (iv) repurchase outstanding shares of its common stock; (v) fund potential acquisitions; and (vi) pay related fees and expenses. Until the Issuer applies the net proceeds from this offering for the foregoing purposes, the Issuer may invest the remaining proceeds in short-term, liquid investments.
The Notes will be senior unsecured obligations of the Issuer and will be guaranteed by Leidos.
Interest is payable on the 2032 Notes semi-annually in arrears at an annual rate of 5.400% on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2025. The 2032 Notes will mature on March 15, 2032. Interest is payable on the 2035 Notes semi-annually in arrears at an annual rate of 5.500% on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning on September 15, 2025. The 2035 Notes will mature on March 15, 2035.
At any time prior to January 15, 2032 in the case of the 2032 Notes and December 15, 2034 in the case of the 2035 Notes, the Issuer may redeem some or all of the 2032 Notes or 2035 Notes, respectively, by paying a “make-whole premium” plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. At any time on or after January 15, 2032 in the case of the 2032 Notes and December 15, 2034 in the case of the 2035 Notes, the Issuer may redeem some or all of the 2032 Notes or 2035 Notes, respectively, by paying a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.
Upon a change of control triggering event, as defined in the October 2020 Indenture, the Issuer is required to offer to repurchase the applicable series of Notes then outstanding at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase.
The October 2020 Indenture provides for customary events of default, including failure to make required payments; failure to comply with certain agreements or covenants; and certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency. An event of default under the October 2020 Indenture with respect to any series of the Notes will allow either the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes of such series to accelerate, or in certain cases, will automatically cause the acceleration of, the amounts due under the Notes of such series.
The foregoing description of the October 2020 Indenture does not purport to be a complete statement of the parties’ rights and obligations under the October 2020 Indenture and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the October 2020 Indenture, which was filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Issuer’s automatic shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-269820).
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 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.