DEBT

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

DEBT

DEBT

Debt with external lenders consists of the following:

	March 31, 2024				September 30, 2023
(in millions)	Amount		Rate		Amount		Rate
Spectrum Brands Inc. ("SBI")
4.00% Notes, due October 1, 2026	$	458.5	4.0	%	$	448.8	4.0	%
5.00% Notes, due October 1, 2029	289.1		5.0	%	297.2		5.0	%
5.50% Notes, due July 15, 2030	155.7		5.5	%	288.5		5.5	%
3.875% Notes, due March 15, 2031	413.7		3.9	%	453.0		3.9	%
Obligations under finance leases	83.5		5.3	%	86.4		5.3	%
Total Spectrum Brands, Inc. debt	1,400.5				1,573.9
Debt issuance costs	(17.1)				(18.4)
Less current portion	(9.0)				(8.6)
Long-term debt, net of current portion	$	1,374.4			$	1,546.9

Credit Agreement

On October 19, 2023, SBI and SB/RH entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, SB/RH Holdings, Royal Bank of Canada, as the administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time. The proceeds of the Credit Agreement will be used for working capital needs and other general corporate purposes. The Credit Agreement refinanced the Company’s previous credit agreement and includes certain modified terms from the previous Credit Agreement, including extending the maturity to October 19, 2028, and the reduction of the Revolver Facility to $500.0 million (with a U.S. dollar tranche and a multicurrency tranche). The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, but not limited to, restrictions on SBI and its restricted subsidiaries' ability to incur indebtedness, create liens, make investments, pay dividends or make certain other distributions, and merge or consolidate or sell assets, in each case subject to certain expectations set forth in the Credit Agreement.

The aggregate commitment amount with respect to (a) the U.S. dollar tranche of the Revolving Facility is $400 million and (b) the multi-currency tranche of the Revolving Facility is $100 million. The commitment fee rate is equal to 0.20% of the unused commitments under the Revolving Facility (which may be increased to a maximum rate equal to 0.40% based on certain total net leverage ratios specified in the Credit Agreement).

All outstanding amounts under the U.S. dollar tranche (if funded in U.S. dollars) will bear interest, at the option of the Company, at a rate per annum equal to (x) Term SOFR, plus a margin ranging between 1.00% to 2.00% per annum (based on certain total net leverage ratios specified in the Credit Agreement) or (y) the Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement), plus a margin ranging between 0.00% to 1.00% per annum (based on certain total net leverage ratios specified in the Credit Agreement).

The multi-currency tranche (if funded in Euros) will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the EURIBOR Rate, plus a margin ranging between 1.00% to 2.00% per annum (based on certain total net leverage ratios specified in the Credit Agreement). The multi-currency tranche (if funded in Canadian dollars) will bear interest, at the option of the Company, at a rate per annum equal to (x) Term CORRA (Canadian Overnight Repo Rate Average), plus a margin ranging between 1.00% to 2.00% per annum (based on certain total net leverage ratios specified in the Credit Agreement) or (y) the Canadian Prime Rate, plus a margin ranging between 0.00% to 1.00% per annum (based on certain total net leverage ratios specified in the Credit Agreement). The multi-currency tranche (if funded in Pounds Sterling) will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the SONIA, plus a margin ranging between 1.00% to 2.00% per annum (based on certain total net leverage ratios specified in the Credit Agreement).

During the six month period ended March 31, 2024, the Company incurred $4.0 million in fees in connection with the closing of the Credit Agreement, with $3.2 million in fees capitalized and amortized as debt issuance costs over the term of the Credit Agreement. As of March 31, 2024, the Company's Revolver Facility has a borrowing availability of $490.3 million, net of outstanding letters of credit of $9.7 million.

Debt Repurchase

During the six month period ended March 31, 2024, the Company repurchased Senior Notes on the open market, at a discount, which are ultimately retired upon receipt. The repurchase of the Company's debt obligations are treated as an extinguishment, with any realized discount recognized as a gain from debt repurchase on the Company's Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income, net any write-off of related deferred financing costs. For the six month period ended March 31, 2024, the Company repurchased $180.1 million of outstanding Senior Notes, consisting of $8.1 million of the 5.00% Senior Notes due October 1, 2029, $132.8 million of the 5.50% Senior Notes due July 15, 2030, and $39.2 million of the 3.875% Senior Notes, due March 15, 2031. As a result of repurchasing outstanding debt notes during the six month period ended March 31, 2024, there was a gain of $4.7 million related to realized gain on the settlement of the obligations recorded, net write-off from associated deferred issuance costs.