On May 8, 2025, Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (“Advanced Energy”) entered into a new, currently unused $600 million senior unsecured revolving credit agreement with a maturity date of May 8, 2030, and terminated its prior credit agreement with a maturity date of September 9, 2026. The financing terms of the new credit agreement are substantially the same as the terms of the prior credit agreement, dated September 10, 2019. As part of the new credit facility, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. (“HSBC”) was appointed as the administrative agent for the lender group.
Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
The information set forth under Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 1.02 Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement
On May 8, 2025, in connection with Advanced Energy’s entry into the new credit agreement (discussed below in Item 2.03), Advanced Energy’s credit agreement, dated as of September 10, 2019 (as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 9, 2021, Amendment No. 2, dated as of March 31, 2023, Amendment No. 3, dated as of September 7, 2023, and Amendment No. 4, dated as of September 9, 2024, the “Prior Credit Agreement”), was terminated. The Prior Credit Agreement had a maturity date of September 9, 2026. The Prior Credit Agreement provided an aggregate financing of $600 million, consisting of a $600 million senior unsecured revolving facility, and allowed Advanced Energy to request an increase by up to $250 million of the prior revolving credit facility or to request of a senior unsecured term loan facility of up to $250 million, in each case subject to the terms of the Prior Credit Agreement. At the time of termination, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Prior Credit Agreement.
The foregoing summary of the Prior Credit Agreement is not complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Prior Credit Agreement.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
On May 8, 2025, Advanced Energy entered into a credit agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”) among Advanced Energy, as borrower, certain material domestic subsidiaries of Advanced Energy, as guarantors, HSBC, as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), and HSBC, Citibank, N.A., Wells Fargo, National Association, PNC Bank, National Association, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”), which provides aggregate financing of $600 million, consisting of a $600 million senior unsecured revolving facility with a term of up to five years (the “New Revolving Facility”). The New Revolving Facility can be increased at the request of Advanced Energy by up to $250 million, or Advanced Energy can request a senior unsecured term loan facility of up to $250 million, in each case, subject to the terms of the New Credit Agreement, including the approval of the Lenders.
Interest Rate and Fees. Revolving loans and term loans under the New Credit Agreement will bear interest, at the option of Advanced Energy, at a rate based on a reserve adjusted Term SOFR or a Base Rate, plus an applicable margin. In the case of a Term SOFR loan, interest shall be based on the forwarding-looking Secured Overnight Financing Rate as administered by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“SOFR”) term rate administered by CME (or any successor administrator satisfactory to the Administrative Agent) and published on the applicable Reuters screen page, plus between three-quarters percentage points (0.75%) and one and three-quarters percentage points (1.75%) depending on Advanced Energy’s consolidated leverage ratio. Base Rate loans will bear interest equal to the sum of (i) the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus half a percentage point (0.50%), (b) HSBC’s current “prime rate” and (c) the Term SOFR plus one percentage point (1.00%) plus (ii) between zero percentage points (0.00%) and three-quarters percentage points (0.75%) depending on Advanced Energy’s consolidated leverage ratio. Advanced Energy will pay an unused line fee between one-tenth percentage point (0.10%) and a quarter percentage point (0.25%) depending on Advanced Energy’s consolidated leverage ratio.
Maturity Date and Springing Maturity Date. The New Credit Agreement provides for a maturity date of May 8, 2030, which date may be accelerated to the date that is 91 days prior to the maturity date of Advanced Energy’s 2.50% convertible senior notes due September 15, 2028 (the “Convertible Notes”), if the sum of Advanced Energy’s consolidated cash and cash equivalents plus the undrawn balance on the New Revolving Facility is less than 120% of the redemption amount of the Convertible Notes.
