| Item 1.01 |
Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On May 23, 2022, Autoliv, Inc. (the “Company”), together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Autoliv ASP, Inc., entered into a new Credit Agreement (the “New Credit Agreement”) with 11 banks: Citibank Europe Plc, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), Bank of China (Europe) S.A. Stockholm Branch, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., London Branch, MUFG Bank, Ltd., ING Belgium SA/NV, BNP Paribas SA, Bankfilial Sverige, Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank International UC, and The Northern Trust Company, in order to refinance its existing $1.1 billion revolving credit facility agreement, dated July 14, 2016, among the Company, Autoliv ASP, Inc., Autoliv AB, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), and the other parties and lenders named therein (the “Existing Credit Agreement”), maturing in July 2023. Under the New Credit Agreement, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) serves as the facility agent.
The New Credit Agreement provides for a US$1.1 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility (the “Facility”) that matures on May 23, 2027, but, subject to the banks’ approval, can be extended by the Company for up to two additional years. Under the terms of the New Credit Agreement, the Company will pay a commitment fee on the undrawn amount of 0.14875% per annum, representing 35% of the applicable margin, which depends on the Company’s credit ratings and is currently 0.425%. The Company may during a period of up to five years draw loans of varying maturities, and any amounts drawn by the Company under the Facility will be used for general corporate purposes. The Facility is guaranteed by Autoliv ASP, Inc. As with all of the existing principal debt arrangements of the Company, the New Credit Agreement does not contain any financial covenants but does include customary events of default. As of May 23, 2022, no borrowings were drawn under the Facility.
The foregoing description of the New Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the New Credit Agreement, which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2022.
In addition, on May 23, 2022, the Company issued a press release announcing the entry into the New Credit Agreement. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.