Material Definitive Agreement - 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): October 21, 2021

THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware		1-9973		36-3352497
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1400 Toastmaster Drive, Elgin, Illinois		60120
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(847)741-3300

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock		MIDD		Nasdaq Global Select Market

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. ☐

Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On October 21, 2021 (the "Closing Date"), The Middleby Corporation (the "Company"), Middleby Marshall Inc. ("MMI"), as a borrower, and the other subsidiaries of the Company party thereto as borrowers (collectively, the "Borrowers"), entered into a five-year, $4.5 billion amended and restated credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the "Agent"), and various other agents and lenders named therein (the "Credit Agreement").

The Credit Agreement amends and restates the Company's and MMI's prior $3.1 billion credit facility, which was established pursuant to that certain Seventh Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2020, among the Company, MMI, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and various financial institutions party thereto (as amended, the "Previous Credit Agreement").

The Credit Agreement provides for a new senior secured credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $4.5 billion, consisting of (i) a $1 billion term loan facility, (ii) a $750 million delayed draw term loan facility and (iii) a $2.75 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility, with the potential for MMI, under certain circumstances, to increase the amount of the credit facility by the greater of $625 million and 100% of consolidated EBITDA for the most recently ended period of consecutive fiscal quarters (plus additional amounts, subject to compliance with a senior secured net leverage ratio), either by increasing the revolving commitment or by adding one or more revolver or term loan tranches. The multi-currency revolving credit facility consists of revolving loans and sublimits for swingline loans and letters of credit. The term loan facility is available to MMI for borrowing on the Closing Date. The delayed draw term loan facility is available for borrowing by MMI from time to time for a period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the earlier of the date when the delayed draw term loan facility has been fully utilized or the one-yearanniversary of the Closing Date (the "DDTL Expiration Date"). Borrowings under the revolving credit facility may be made by the Borrowers and any additional subsidiary made a "Borrower" at MMI's option pursuant to the terms thereof with the consent of the Agent and the revolving lenders (and, in the case of a new revolver or term loan tranche, the consent of the Agent of the lenders committing to make such loans). Borrowings under the revolving credit facility may be denominated in dollars and, up to a certain dollar equivalent limit, certain foreign currencies. Borrowings under the credit facility may be used for refinancing the Company's obligations under the Previous Credit Agreement, working capital, capital expenditures, to support the issuance of letters of credit and other general corporate purposes, as well as for financing permitted acquisitions. The credit facility matures in 2026, with the potential for MMI to extend the maturity date in one year increments with the consent of the extending lenders. All obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all the assets of MMI, the Company and certain of the Company's material domestic subsidiaries, and unconditionally guaranteed by, subject to certain exceptions, the Company and certain of the Company's direct and indirect material foreign and domestic subsidiaries.

US Dollar borrowings under the credit facility bear interest, at the option of MMI, at a fluctuating base rate plus a margin or at a eurocurrency rate plus a margin. Canadian Dollar borrowings under the credit facility bear interest, at the option of MMI, at a fluctuating base rate plus a margin or at CDOR (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin. Borrowings denominated in currencies other than US and Canadian Dollars bear interest at either (i) the applicable Alternative Currency Term Rate, including EURIBOR for loans in Euros, BBSY for loans in Australian Dollars, STIBOR for loans in Swedish Krone or (ii) the applicable Alternative Currency Daily Rate, including SONIA for loans in Sterling, plus, in each case, a margin (each capitalized term in this sentence not otherwise defined herein having the meaning assigned to it in the Credit Agreement).

The margin applicable to any Borrowing is determined by MMI's Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). A commitment fee equal to a percentage of the aggregate amount of the lenders' unused revolving commitments, a delayed draw term loan non-usefee equal to a percentage of the aggregate amount of the lenders' unused delayed draw commitments, and a letter of credit fee on the undrawn amount of each letter of credit issued under the letter of credit subfacility, are paid quarterly and on either the maturity date or, in the case of the non-usefee, the DDTL Expiration Date.

The term loan facility will amortize in equal quarterly installments due on the last day of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after the Closing Date, in an aggregate annual amount equal to 2.50% of the original aggregate principal amount of the term loan facility, with the balance, plus any accrued interest, due and payable on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date. The delayed draw term loan facility will amortize in quarterly installments due on the last day of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the first full fiscal quarter after each delayed draw term loan borrowing in an amount equal to 0.625% of the original aggregate principal amount of such borrowing, with the balance, plus any accrued interest, due and payable on the fifth anniversary of the Closing Date. MMI is required to make mandatory prepayments with respect to the term loan facility and delayed draw term loan facility in amounts equal to 100% of all net cash proceeds of debt issuances not otherwise permitted by the Credit Agreement and certain non-ordinarycourse asset sales and dispositions, subject to customary reinvestment rights and certain exceptions.

The Credit Agreement contains representations, warranties and covenants that are customary for agreements of this type and, with certain exceptions, are substantially similar to those contained in the Previous Credit Agreement. Among other things,

the covenants in the Credit Agreement limit the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, with certain exceptions: incur indebtedness; grant liens; engage in certain mergers, consolidations, acquisitions and dispositions; make restricted payments; and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. The Credit Agreement also requires MMI to satisfy certain financial covenants: (i) a minimum Interest Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of 3.00 to 1.00; and (ii) a maximum Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of Funded Secured Debt less Unrestricted Cash to Pro Forma EBITDA (each as defined in the Credit Agreement) of 3.75 to 1.00, which may be adjusted to 4.25 to 1.00 for a four consecutive fiscal quarter period in connection with certain qualified acquisitions, subject to the terms and conditions contained in the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement also contains certain customary events of default, including, but not limited to, the failure to make required payments; bankruptcy and other insolvency events; the failure to perform certain covenants; the material breach of a representation or warranty; non-paymentof certain other indebtedness; the entry of undischarged judgments against the Company or any subsidiary for the payment of material uninsured amounts; the invalidity of the Company guarantee or any subsidiary guaranty; and a change of control of the Company.

The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-BalanceSheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-Kis hereby incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 10.1		Eighth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2021, among Middleby Marshall Inc., The Middleby Corporation, the Subsidiary Borrowers named therein, the lenders named therein and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders.
Exhibit 104		Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		THE MIDDLEBY CORPORATION
Dated: October 22, 2021			By:		/s/ Bryan E. Mittelman
			Bryan E. Mittelman
			Chief Financial Officer

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