The AZEK Company Announces ABL and Term Loan Refinancing
27 Settembre 2024 - 2:30PM
Business Wire
The AZEK Company Inc. (NYSE: AZEK) (“AZEK” or the “Company”),
the industry-leading designer and manufacturer of beautiful,
low-maintenance and environmentally sustainable outdoor living
products, including TimberTech® decking and railing, Versatex® and
AZEK Trim®, and StruXure® pergolas, today announced the entry into
a new credit agreement with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association,
as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lenders and
financial institutions party thereto, the arrangement of which was
led by Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as
joint bookrunners. The new credit agreement provides the Company
with a $815 million credit facility, consisting of a $440 million
first lien term loan facility and a $375 million first lien
revolving credit facility. The proceeds of the new credit agreement
were applied, among other uses, to refinance outstanding
obligations under the Company’s existing term loan credit agreement
and the Company’s existing asset-based loan credit agreement. In
connection with the entry into the new credit agreement, the
existing credit agreements were terminated.
“We are pleased to announce the completion of our refinancing,
which reduces approximately $150 million in funded debt from our
balance sheet, reduces our interest rate and improves our financial
flexibility,” said AZEK Chief Operations Officer and Chief
Financial Officer, Peter Clifford. “The favorable terms we secured
for this transaction demonstrate the market's confidence in our
progress and our success in advancing our growth strategy. With a
strengthened financial position and strong free cash flow
generation, we remain focused on investing in growth opportunities
and expanding our market share.”
About The AZEK® Company
The AZEK Company Inc. (NYSE: AZEK) is the industry-leading
designer and manufacturer of beautiful, low maintenance and
environmentally sustainable outdoor living products, including
TimberTech® decking and railing, Versatex® and AZEK Trim® and
StruXure® pergolas. Consistently recognized as the market leader in
innovation, quality, aesthetics, and sustainability, our products
are made from up to 85% recycled material and primarily replace
wood on the outside of homes, providing a long-lasting,
eco-friendly, and stylish solution to consumers. Leveraging the
talents of its approximately 2,000 employees and the strength of
relationships across its value chain, The AZEK Company is committed
to accelerating the use of recycled material in the manufacturing
of its innovative products, keeping hundreds of millions of pounds
of waste and scrap out of landfills each year, and revolutionizing
the industry to create a more sustainable future. The AZEK Company
has recently been named one of America’s Climate Leaders by USA
Today, a Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune and U.S. News and
World Report, and a winner of the 2024 Real Leaders® Impact Awards.
Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company operates
manufacturing and recycling facilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
Idaho, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey, Michigan, Minnesota, and Texas.
For additional information, please visit azekco.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains or refers to certain forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws and
subject to the "safe harbor" protections thereunder.
Forward-looking statements are statements about future events and
are based on our current expectations. These forward-looking
statements may be identified by the words “believe,” “hope,”
"expect," "intend," "will," "target," “anticipate,” "goal" and
similar expressions. Our forward-looking statements include,
without limitation, statements with respect to our future financial
performance, liquidity and our ability to service or repay our
existing indebtedness and to secure additional financing in the
future. The Company bases its forward-looking statements on
information available to it on the date of this release and
undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of changed
circumstances, new information, future events, or otherwise, except
as may otherwise be required by law. Actual future events could
also differ materially due to numerous factors that involve
substantial known and unknown risks and uncertainties including,
among other things, the risks and uncertainties set forth under
"Risk Factors" and elsewhere in the Company's reports on Form 10-K,
as amended, and Form 10-Q and the other risks and uncertainties
discussed in any subsequent reports that the Company files with the
Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Although we
have attempted to identify those material factors that could cause
actual results or events to differ from those described in such
forward-looking statements, there may be other factors that could
cause actual results or events to differ from those anticipated,
estimated or intended. Given these uncertainties, investors are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking
statements.
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Investor Contact: Eric Robinson 312-809-1093
ir@azekco.com
Media Contact: Amanda Cimaglia Media Relations
312-809-1093 media@azekco.com
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