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Get filing alertsValvoline issues $600M senior notes at 6.125%, upsizes revolver to $600M
Filed August 24, 2026 · Period ending August 24, 2026 · ~1 min read
Key Changes
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Issued $600M of 6.125% senior notes due 2034; proceeds will fully repay term loan A and partially repay term loan B, with remainder for general corporate purposes.
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Amended credit facility to increase revolving capacity from $475M to $600M, reduce pricing, and extend maturity five years from August 24, 2026.
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Raised maximum net leverage covenant from 4.50:1.00 to 5.00:1.00 (stepping down to 4.75:1.00 in year three and 4.50:1.00 in year four), with flexibility to add 0.50:1.00 after a material acquisition.
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement verify on EDGAR →
Summary
Valvoline closed a $600 million senior notes offering at 6.125% due 2034 and simultaneously amended its credit facility. The notes are unsubordinated unsecured obligations guaranteed by subsidiaries that guarantee existing credit facilities or the 3.625% notes due 2031.
Proceeds will fully repay the term loan A facility and partially repay term loan B, with the remainder for general corporate purposes—a debt refinancing that shifts borrowing from bank facilities to the bond market. The credit facility amendment increases revolving capacity from $475 million to $600 million, reduces pricing (specific new rate not disclosed), and extends maturity five years.
The company also raised its maximum net leverage covenant from 4.50:1.00 to 5.00:1.00, stepping down to 4.75:1.00 in year three and 4.50:1.00 in year four, with flexibility to add 0.50:1.00 after a material acquisition. The higher covenant ceiling and acquisition flexibility suggest Valvoline is positioning for potential M&A or operational flexibility, though the stepped-down targets indicate an expectation of deleveraging over time. The combined transactions provide increased liquidity and extended maturities while maintaining financial flexibility for strategic initiatives.
Section-by-Section Diff
Event · Item 2.03 — Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation
Item 2.03 also reports this as a direct financial obligation (body incorporates the primary Item by reference).
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Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet The disclosure required by this Item is included in Item 1.01 and is incorporated herein by reference. 2
The 8-K includes a labeled Item 2.03 section. Its body incorporates the primary Item (typically 1.01) by reference rather than restating terms — do not treat that thinness as 'Item 2.03 absent.' The company is signaling creation of a direct financial obligation alongside the agreement disclosure; keep Item 2.03 visible in the report.
Event · Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement filed; see Key Changes for terms.
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On August 24, 2026, Valvoline Inc. (“Valvoline”) closed its previously announced notes offering (the “Offering”) of $600 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.125% senior notes due 2034 (the “Notes”).
Valvoline issued $600 million of 6.125% senior notes maturing in 2034. The notes are unsubordinated unsecured obligations guaranteed by subsidiaries that guarantee existing credit facilities or the 3.625% notes due 2031. The company intends to use proceeds to fully repay its term loan A facility and partially repay its term loan B facility, with the remainder for general corporate purposes.
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