Subsequent Events

4 Months Ended

Jan. 23, 2022

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Securitization Refinancing Transaction — On February 11, 2022, the Company completed the sale of $550.0 million of its Series 2022-1 3.445% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-I (the “Class A-2-I Notes”) and $550.0 million of its Series 2022-1 4.136% Fixed Rate Senior Secured Notes, Class A-2-II (the “Class A-2-II” and, together with the Class A-2-I Notes, the “2022 Notes”). Interest payments on the 2022 Notes are payable on a quarterly basis. The anticipated repayment dates of the Class A-2-I Notes and the Class A-2-II Notes will be February 2027 and February 2032, respectively, unless earlier prepaid to the extent permitted under the indenture that will govern the 2022 Notes. The 2022 Notes were issued in a privately placed transaction.

The net proceeds of the sale of the 2022 Notes have been used to repay in full of $570.7 million in aggregate outstanding principal amount of the Company’s Series 2019-1 Class A-2-I Notes, together with the applicable make-whole premium and unpaid interest, and is expected to be used to fund a portion of the Company’s acquisition of Del Taco Restaurants, Inc.

The Company also entered into a new purchase agreement under which it will issue up to $150.0 million of its Series 2022-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1 (the “Class A-1 Notes”), which will allow the Company to borrow amounts from time to time on a revolving basis. The Class A-I Notes will replace the Company’s existing $150.0 million Series 2019-1 Variable Funding Senior Secured Notes, Class A-1.

Dividends - On February 18, 2022, the Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.44 per common share, to be paid on March 22, 2022, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 9, 2022.

Franchise Acquisitions - Subsequent to the end of the first quarter, we took possession of 9 franchise restaurants in a non-cash transaction. We are currently determining the fair value of the non-cash purchase price allocation using the acquisition method of accounting for business combinations.