Kronos Worldwide, Inc. Announces Private Offering of an Additional �75 Million of 9.50% Senior Secured Notes Due 2029
Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) has announced a private offering of �75 million in additional 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2029 through its subsidiary Kronos International, Inc. These notes will supplement the existing �351,174,000 in notes issued in February and July 2024.
The new notes will maintain identical terms as the existing ones and will be fully guaranteed by KRO and its domestic subsidiaries. The proceeds will primarily be used to pay amounts due under the company's 3.75% Senior Secured Notes due September 15, 2025, or to repay any draws from its Wells Fargo credit facility used for the same purpose.
Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) ha annunciato un collocamento privato di �75 milioni in nuove Senior Secured Notes al 9,50% con scadenza 2029 tramite la sua controllata Kronos International, Inc. Queste obbligazioni andranno ad integrare le �351.174.000 di titoli emessi a febbraio e luglio 2024.
Le nuove note avranno gli stessi termini di quelle esistenti e saranno completamente garantite da KRO e dalle sue filiali nazionali. I proventi saranno destinati principalmente al pagamento degli importi dovuti sulle 3,75% Senior Secured Notes con scadenza 15 settembre 2025 o al rimborso di eventuali prelievi effettuati sulla linea di credito Wells Fargo utilizzati per lo stesso scopo.
Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) ha anunciado una colocación privada de �75 millones en nuevas Senior Secured Notes al 9,50% con vencimiento en 2029 a través de su filial Kronos International, Inc. Estas notas complementarán los �351.174.000 emitidos en febrero y julio de 2024.
Las nuevas notas mantendrán los mismos términos que las ya existentes y estarán totalmente garantizadas por KRO y sus subsidiarias nacionales. Los ingresos se utilizarán principalmente para pagar importes adeudados bajo las 3,75% Senior Secured Notes con vencimiento el 15 de septiembre de 2025, o para reembolsar disposiciones de su línea de crédito con Wells Fargo utilizadas para el mismo fin.
Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO)� 자회� Kronos International, Inc.� 통해 2029� 만기 9.50% 고정 수익� 담보부 선순� 채권� 추가� �75 million 규모� 사모 발행한다� 발표했습니다. 이번 채권은 2024� 2월과 7월에 발행� 기존 �351,174,000 규모� 채권� 보완합니�.
신규 채권은 기존 채권� 동일� 조건� 유지하며 KRO와 국내 계열사가 전액 보증합니�. 조달 자금은 주로 3.75% Senior Secured Notes (만기: 2025� 9� 15�)� 대� 지급이� 이를 위해 사용� Wells Fargo 신용공여� 인출� 상환� 사용� 예정입니�.
Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) a annoncé, via sa filiale Kronos International, Inc., une émission privée supplémentaire de 75 millions d'euros de Senior Secured Notes à 9,50 % échéant en 2029. Ces titres viendront compléter les 351 174 000 � émis en février et juillet 2024.
Les nouvelles notes auront les mêmes conditions que les existantes et seront entièrement garanties par KRO et ses filiales nationales. Les fonds seront principalement utilisés pour régler les montants dus au titre des 3,75 % Senior Secured Notes échéant le 15 septembre 2025 ou pour rembourser d'éventuelles utilisations de la facilité de crédit Wells Fargo destinées au même objet.
Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) hat über seine Tochtergesellschaft Kronos International, Inc. ein Privatplatzierungsangebot in Höhe von �75 Millionen zusätzlicher 9,50% Senior Secured Notes mit Fälligkeit 2029 angekündigt. Diese Notes ergänzen die bereits im Februar und Juli 2024 ausgegebenen �351.174.000.
Die neuen Notes werden dieselben Konditionen wie die bestehenden haben und vollständig von KRO und seinen inländischen Tochtergesellschaften garantiert. Die Erlöse werden vorrangig zur Zahlung der Verpflichtungen aus den 3,75% Senior Secured Notes mit Fälligkeit 15. September 2025 oder zum Rückzahlen etwaiger Inanspruchnahmen der Wells Fargo-Kreditlinie für diesen Zweck verwendet.
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- High interest rate of 9.50% on the new notes
- Increasing debt load with additional �75 million in notes
Insights
Kronos is raising �75M in additional debt at 9.50% primarily to refinance maturing debt, maintaining its leverage position rather than reducing it.
Kronos Worldwide is conducting a �75 million add-on offering to its existing �351.17 million of 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2029. This additional debt issuance is specifically structured to address the company's 3.75% Senior Secured Notes maturing on September 15, 2025 - essentially a refinancing operation rather than new capital for growth initiatives.
The significantly higher interest rate on the new notes (9.50% versus 3.75% on the maturing debt) reflects the substantially higher interest rate environment compared to when the original notes were issued. This increased borrowing cost will negatively impact interest expense and cash flow going forward.
The notes will carry the same security package as the existing notes - first-priority security interests in certain assets plus guarantees from the parent company and domestic subsidiaries. This indicates the company isn't having to offer enhanced security to attract investors, suggesting reasonable market acceptance despite the high-yield nature of the offering.
The transaction structure as an add-on to existing notes rather than a new standalone issuance typically suggests efficiency in execution and potential for slightly better pricing than a new issue would command. Maintaining the company's existing debt maturity schedule without creating a new maturity date demonstrates prudent liability management.
Dallas, Texas, Sept. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: KRO) (the “Company�) announced today that it is seeking to raise debt capital through a private offering of
The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior basis by the Company and each of its direct and indirect domestic, wholly-owned subsidiaries (other than the Issuer, the “Guarantors�), subject to certain exceptions and secured by first-priority security interests in certain assets of the Company and the Guarantors.
The completion of the offering depends on several factors, including market conditions. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the offering, after payment of fees and expenses, to pay amounts due under its
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the Notes nor shall there be any sales of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful without registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This notice is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.
The Notes and related guarantees subject to the private placement have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, or any state securities laws, and will be offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and in offshore transactions to non-U.S. persons (within the meaning of Regulation S) outside the U.S. that are not “retail investors� residing in a member state of the EEA or the UK. The Notes and related guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons except pursuant to registration under or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.
About the Company
Kronos Worldwide, Inc., incorporated in Delaware in 1989, is a leading global producer and marketer of value-added titanium dioxide pigments, or TiO2, a base industrial product used in a wide range of applications. The Company, along with its distributors and agents, sells and provides technical services for its products to approximately 3,000 customers in 100 countries with the majority of its sales in Europe, North America and the Asia Pacific region. The Company believes it has developed considerable expertise and efficiency in the manufacture, sale, shipment and service of its products in domestic and international markets.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that represent management’s beliefs and assumptions based on currently available information. These forward-looking statements include, among others, statements about the potential outcome or effect of the notes offering or the use of proceeds therefrom. Although Kronos believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot give any assurances that these expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements by their nature involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could significantly impact expected results, and actual future results could differ materially from those described in such forward-looking statements. The factors that could cause actual future results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainties relating to market conditions for corporate debt securities generally and for the securities of specialty chemical companies and for Kronos in particular. Such factors also include those identified in the Company’s most recent annual and quarterly reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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