Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On August 20, 2026 (the "Closing Date"), certain subsidiaries of Latham Group, Inc. (the "Company") entered into the Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") and the Loan Guaranty, each by and among Latham Pool Products, Inc. ("Latham Pool Products"), as the borrower, Latham International Manufacturing Corp. ("LIMC"), as a guarantor, the other subsidiaries of LIMC party thereto as guarantors, the lenders and letter of credit issuers party thereto and Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent").
The Credit Agreement provides a senior secured multicurrency revolving line of credit in an initial principal amount of $75 million, which includes a sub-limit for letters of credit (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), and a U.S. Dollar senior secured term loan facility in an initial principal amount of $300 million (the "Term Loan Facility").
On the Closing Date, proceeds from the borrowings under the Credit Agreement were used to repay and replace all outstanding obligations under, and terminate, the Credit and Guaranty Agreement, dated as of February 23, 2022, among Latham Pool Products, LIMC and the other guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent.
On and after the Closing Date, the Revolving Credit Facility may be utilized to finance working capital and other general corporate purposes and permits Latham Pools Products to borrow loans in U.S. Dollars, Canadian Dollars, Euros and Australian Dollars. The Revolving Credit Facility matures on August 20, 2031. Loans outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility denominated in U.S. Dollars and Canadian Dollars bear interest, at the borrower's option, at a rate per annum based on Term SOFR or the Term CORRA Rate (each, as defined in the Credit Agreement), as applicable, plus a margin ranging from 3.25% to 3.50%, depending on the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement, the "First Lien Net Leverage Ratio"), or at a rate per annum based on the Alternate Base Rate or the Canadian Prime Rate (each, as defined in the Credit Agreement), plus a margin ranging from 2.25% to 2.50%, depending on the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. Loans outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility denominated in Euros or Australian Dollars bear interest based on EURIBOR or the BBSY (each, as defined in the Credit Agreement), respectively, plus a margin ranging from 3.25% to 3.50%, depending on the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. A commitment fee accrues on any unused portion of the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility. The commitment fee is due and payable quarterly in arrears and accrues at a rate per annum ranging from 0.25% to 0.50%, depending on the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. The Revolving Credit Facility is not subject to amortization.
The Term Loan Facility matures on August 20, 2033. Loans outstanding under the Term Loan Facility bear interest, at the borrower's option, at a rate per annum based on Term SOFR (as defined in the Credit Agreement), plus a margin of 4.00%, or based on the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement), plus a margin of 3.00%. Loans under the Term Loan Facility are subject to scheduled quarterly amortization payments equal to 0.25% of the initial principal amount of the Term Loan Facility.
The Credit Agreement contains customary mandatory prepayment provisions, including requirements to make mandatory prepayments with 50% of any excess cash flow and with 100% of the net cash proceeds from the incurrence of non-permitted indebtedness, asset sales and casualty and condemnation events, in each case, subject to customary exceptions.
To the extent that outstanding usage of the Revolving Credit Facility exceeds 40% of the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, LIMC is required to be in compliance with a maximum First Lien Net Leverage Ratio of 5.20:1.00 as of the last day of such fiscal quarter. The Credit Agreement also includes customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, without limitation, in the case of negative covenants, certain restrictions on the ability of Latham Pool Products, LIMC and the Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, make investments, consolidate or merge with other entities, enter into transactions with affiliates, make prepayments with respect to certain indebtedness and make restricted payments and other distributions. The Credit Agreement also contains customary event of default provisions. The occurrence and continuation of an event of default under the Credit Agreement would entitle the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to exercise remedies, including, without limitation, to terminate all commitments and to declare all outstanding amounts under the Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable.
The obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by LIMC and the wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of LIMC (other than Latham Pool Products) as set forth in the Loan Guaranty, which guaranty is subject to customary exceptions. The obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all assets of Latham Pool Products, LIMC and the other guarantors assets, including, without limitation, their accounts receivable, equipment, intellectual property and inventory.
The foregoing description of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Guaranty and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the full text of the Credit Agreement
and Loan Guaranty, which are filed herewith as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, respectively, and which are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The disclosure set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.