Borrowings

3 Months Ended

Dec. 30, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Borrowings

Borrowings

At December 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022, long-term debt consisted of the following (principal amounts in thousands):

	Interest Rate	Maturity	December 30, 2022		September 30, 2022
Revolving Credit Facility	Benchmark + applicable margin (1) (2)	March 2024	$	1,610,794	$	1,105,294
2021 Term Loan Facility	Benchmark + applicable margin (1) (3)	March 2024	987,410		923,580
2020 Term Loan Facility	Benchmark + applicable margin (1) (4)	March 2025 (5)	890,833		882,263
Fixed-rate notes due:
Senior Notes, Series A	4.27%	May 2025 (6)	—		190,000
Senior Notes, Series B	4.42%	May 2028 (6)	—		180,000
Senior Notes, Series C	4.52%	May 2030 (6)	—		130,000
Less: Current Portion (5)			(51,643)		(50,415)
Less: Deferred Financing Fees			(3,076)		(3,466)
Total Long-term debt, net			$	3,434,318	$	3,357,256

(1)During fiscal 2022, the aggregate principal amounts denominated in British pounds under the Revolving Credit Facility, 2021 Term Loan Facility and 2020 Term Loan Facility transitioned from underlying LIBOR benchmarked rates to SONIA rates. Borrowings denominated in U.S. dollars remained benchmarked to LIBOR rates.

(2)Depending on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the credit agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility (defined below)), U.S. dollar denominated borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at either a eurocurrency rate plus a margin of between 0.875% and 1.625% or a base rate plus a margin of between 0% and 0.625%. The applicable LIBOR rates including applicable margins at December 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 were approximately 5.76% and 4.08%. Borrowings denominated in British pounds bear interest at an adjusted SONIA rate plus a margin of between 0.875% and 1.625%. There were no amounts drawn in British pounds as of December 30, 2022.

(3)Depending on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the credit agreement governing the 2021 Term Loan Facility (defined below)), U.S. dollar denominated borrowings under the 2021 Term Loan Facility bear interest at either a eurocurrency rate plus a margin of between 0.875% and 1.625% or a base rate plus a margin of between 0% and 0.625%. The applicable LIBOR rate including applicable margins for borrowings denominated in U.S. dollars at December 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 was approximately 5.76% and 4.06%. Borrowings denominated in British pounds bear interest at an adjusted SONIA rate plus a margin of between 0.875% and 1.625%, which was approximately 4.84% and 3.60% at December 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively.

(4)Depending on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the credit agreement governing the 2020 Term Loan Facility (defined below)), U.S. dollar denominated borrowings under the 2020 Term Loan Facility bear interest at either a eurocurrency rate plus a margin of between 0.875% and 1.5% or a base rate plus a margin of between 0% and 0.5%. The applicable LIBOR rates including applicable margins for borrowings denominated in U.S. dollars at December 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022 were approximately 5.76% and 4.49%. Borrowings denominated in British pounds bear interest at an adjusted SONIA rate plus

a margin of between 0.875% and 1.625%, which was approximately 4.84% and 3.60% at December 30, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively.

(5)The 2020 Term Loan requires quarterly principal repayments of 1.25%, or $9.125 million and £3.125 million, of the aggregate initial principal amount borrowed.

(6)All amounts due under the Note Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Senior Notes were issued were repaid in the first fiscal quarter of 2023.

We believe the carrying value of the Revolving Credit Facility, the Term Loan Facilities and other debt outstanding approximates fair value based on the interest rates and scheduled maturities applicable to the outstanding borrowings.

Senior Notes

On March 12, 2018, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement (as amended, the "Note Purchase Agreement") with respect to the issuance and sale in a private placement transaction of $500 million in the aggregate principal amount of the Company’s senior notes in three series (collectively, “Senior Notes”). In connection with the Holding Company Reorganization, which was completed in August 2022, the Company launched an offer to repurchase its outstanding Senior Notes at par plus accrued and unpaid interest, and without any make-whole premium. In fiscal first quarter 2023, the Company repurchased $481 million of Senior Notes held by holders who accepted the offer with proceeds from the Revolving Credit Facility. In December 2022, the Company repurchased the remaining $19 million of Senior Notes.

Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loans

On February 7, 2014, Jacobs and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a $1.6 billion long-term unsecured, revolving credit facility (as amended, the “2014 Revolving Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of U.S. and international banks and financial institutions. On March 27, 2019, the Company entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), which amended and restated the 2014 Revolving Credit Facility by, among other things, (a) extending the maturity date of the credit facility to March 27, 2024, (b) increasing the facility amount to $2.25 billion (with an accordion feature that allows a further increase of the facility amount up to $3.25 billion), (c) eliminating the covenants restricting investments, joint ventures and acquisitions by the Company and its subsidiaries and (d) adjusting the financial covenants to eliminate the net worth covenant upon the removal of the same covenant from the Company’s existing Note Purchase Agreement (defined below). We were in compliance with the covenants under the Revolving Credit Facility at December 30, 2022.

The Revolving Credit Facility permits the Company to borrow under two separate tranches in U.S. dollars, certain specified foreign currencies, and any other currency that may be approved in accordance with the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for a financial letter of credit sub facility of $400.0 million, permits performance letters of credit, and provides for a $50.0 million sub facility for swing line loans. Letters of credit are subject to fees based on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio. The Company pays a facility fee of between 0.08% and 0.23% per annum depending on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio.

On March 25, 2020, the Company entered into an unsecured term loan facility (the “2020 Term Loan Facility”) with a syndicate of financial institutions as lenders. Under the 2020 Term Loan Facility, the Company borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $730.0 million and one of the Company's U.K. subsidiaries borrowed an aggregate principal amount of £250.0 million. The proceeds of the term loans were used to repay an existing term loan with a maturity date of June 2020 and for general corporate purposes. The 2020 Term Loan Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type that are consistent with those included in the Revolving Credit Facility.

On January 20, 2021, the Company entered into an unsecured delayed draw term loan facility (the “2021 Term Loan Facility”) with a syndicate of financial institutions as lenders. Under the 2021 Term Loan Facility, the Company borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $200.0 million and £650.0 million. The proceeds of the term loans were used primarily to fund the Company's investment in PA Consulting. The 2021 Term Loan Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants and events of default customary for financings of this type that are consistent with those included in the Revolving Credit Facility and the 2020 Term Loan Facility.

The 2020 Term Loan Facility and the 2021 Term Loan Facility are together referred to as the "Term Loan Facilities".

In the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022, the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan Facilities were amended to permit the Holding Company Reorganization.

We were in compliance with the covenants under the Term Loan Facilities at December 30, 2022.

On February 6, 2023, the Company refinanced its Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan Facilities (the "Refinancing"). In connection with the Refinancing, the Revolving Credit Facility was amended and restated to, among other things: (a) extend the maturity date to February 6, 2028, (b) replace and adjust interest rates based on market conditions and incorporate a sustainability-linked pricing adjustment, (c) increase the Consolidated Leverage Ratio financial covenant to 3.50:1.00 (subject to temporary increases to 4.00:1.00 following the closing of certain material acquisitions), (d) eliminate the net worth financial covenant, and (e) add Jacobs as a guarantor of the obligations of JEGI and its subsidiaries under the Revolving Credit Agreement. The 2021 Term Loan Facility was amended and restated to, among other things: (a) extend the maturity date of the U.S. dollar term loan to February 6, 2026 and the British sterling term loan to September 1, 2025, (b) replace and adjust interest rates based on market conditions and incorporate a sustainability-linked pricing adjustment, (c) increase the Consolidated Leverage Ratio financial covenant to 3.50:1.00 (subject to temporary increases to 4.00:1.00 following the closing of certain material acquisitions), (d) eliminate the net worth financial covenant, and (e) add Jacobs as a guarantor of the obligations of JEGI under the 2021 Term Loan Facility. Finally, the Company amended the 2020 Term Loan Facility to, among other things: (a) replace and adjust interest rates based on market conditions and incorporate a sustainability-linked pricing adjustment, (b) increase the Consolidated Leverage Ratio financial covenant to 3.50:1.00 (subject to temporary increases to 4.00:1.00 following the closing of certain material acquisitions), (c) eliminate the net worth financial covenant, and (d) add Jacobs as a guarantor of the obligations of JEGI and Jacobs U.K.

Other arrangements

During fiscal 2022 the Company entered into two treasury locks to manage its interest rate exposure with the anticipated issuance of fixed rate debt before December 2023. During fiscal 2020, the Company entered into interest rate and cross currency derivative contracts to swap a portion of our variable rate debt to fixed rate debt. See Note 17- Commitments and Contingencies and Derivative Financial Instruments for discussion regarding the Company's derivative instruments.

The Company has issued $1.3 million in letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility, leaving $637.9 million of available borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility at December 30, 2022. In addition, the Company had issued $291.2 million under separate, committed and uncommitted letter-of-credit facilities for total issued letters of credit of $292.5 million at December 30, 2022.