Barings Private Credit Corp.

06/12/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/12/2025 07:24

Material Agreement, Financial Obligation (Form 8-K)

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Notes Offering
On June 11, 2025, Barings Private Credit Corporation (the "Company") and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (the "Trustee") entered into an Indenture (the "Base Indenture") and a Supplemental Indenture thereto (the "First Supplemental Indenture" and, together with the Base Indenture, the "Indenture"). The First Supplemental Indenture relates to the Company's issuance of $400,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 6.150% notes due 2030 (the "Notes").
The Notes will mature on June 11, 2030 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Company's option at any time or from time to time at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture. The Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.150% per year payable semi-annually on June 11 and December 11 of each year, commencing on December 11, 2025. The Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company that rank senior in right of payment to all of the Company's existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Notes, rank pari passuwith all existing and future unsecured unsubordinated indebtedness issued by the Company, rank effectively junior to any of the Company's secured indebtedness (including unsecured indebtedness that the Company later secures) to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness, and rank structurally junior to all existing and future indebtedness (including trade payables) incurred by the Company's subsidiaries, financing vehicles or similar facilities.
The Indenture contains certain covenants, including covenants requiring the Company to comply with the asset coverage requirements of Section 18(a)(1)(A) as modified by Section 61(a)(1) and (2) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, whether or not it is subject to those requirements and giving effect to any exemptive relief granted to the Company by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and to provide financial information to the holders of the Notes and the Trustee if the Company is no longer subject to the reporting requirements under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These covenants are subject to important limitations and exceptions that are described in the Indenture.
In addition, on the occurrence of a "change of control repurchase event," as defined in the Indenture, the Company will generally be required to make an offer to purchase the outstanding Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest to the repurchase date.
The foregoing description of the Indenture and the Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Indenture and the Notes, respectively, each filed as exhibits hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
The Notes were sold to several initial purchasers (the "Initial Purchasers") in a private placement in reliance on Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and for the initial resale by the Initial Purchasers to (i) persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act or (ii) to certain non-U.S. persons outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act (the "Notes Offering"). The Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The Notes Offering closed on June 11, 2025. The net proceeds to the Company were approximately $390.2 million, after deducting the initial purchaser discount and estimated offering expenses. The Company expects to use the net proceeds of the Notes Offering to repay indebtedness under its credit facilities, make investments in portfolio companies in accordance with its investment objectives, and for its and its subsidiaries' general corporate purposes.
Registration Rights Agreement
In connection with the Notes Offering, the Company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of June 11, 2025 (the "Registration Rights Agreement"), with SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., BNP Paribas Securities Corp., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as the representatives of the Initial Purchasers. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the Company is obligated to file with the SEC a registration statement relating to an offer to exchange the Notes for new notes issued by the Company that are registered under the Securities Act and otherwise have terms substantially identical to those of the Notes (except for provisions relating to transfer restrictions and payment of additional interest) and to use its commercially reasonable efforts to consummate such exchange offer on the earliest practicable date after the registration statement has been declared effective but in no event later than 365 days after the initial issuance of the Notes. If the Company fails to satisfy its registration obligations by certain dates specified in the Registration Rights Agreement, it will be required to pay additional interest to the holders of the Notes.
The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Registration Rights Agreement, filed as an exhibit hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information required by Item 2.03 contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
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