Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Seventh Amendment to Guaranty Agreement
On August 26, 2022, Helen of Troy Limited (the "Company") and certain of the
Company's subsidiaries entered into the Seventh Amendment to Guaranty Agreement
(the "Guaranty Amendment") in favor of Bank of America, N.A. The Guaranty
Amendment amends the Guaranty Agreement (as amended, the "Guaranty Agreement"),
dated March 1, 2013, made by the Company and certain of the Company's
subsidiaries in favor of Bank of America, N.A.
In connection with the Guaranty Amendment, the Company provided a Qualified
Acquisition Notice (as defined in the Guaranty Agreement), which triggered
temporary adjustments to the maximum Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Guaranty
Agreement) as further described below. As a result of the Qualified Acquisition
Notice, the maximum Leverage Ratio is 4.25 to 1.00 through May 31, 2022, 4.00 to
1.00 through February 28, 2023, 3.75 to 1.00 through May 31, 2023 and 3.50 to
1.00 thereafter. The Guaranty Agreement requires the maintenance of certain
financial covenants, including a maximum Leverage Ratio and a minimum Interest
Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Guaranty Agreement), and includes customary
representations and warranties, and covenants, including, among other things,
covenants restricting or limiting the Company and its subsidiaries, except under
certain conditions set forth therein, from (1) incurring liens on any of their
respective properties, (2) making certain types of investments, (3) incurring
additional indebtedness, and (4) assigning or transferring certain licenses.
Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture
As previously disclosed, on March 20, 2013, Kaz USA, Inc. ("Kaz USA"), a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into the Loan Agreement, dated as of
March 1, 2013 (the "Loan Agreement"), by and between Kaz USA and Mississippi
Business Finance Corporation (the "MBFC") in connection with the issuance by
MBFC of taxable industrial development revenue bonds (the "Bonds"). The Bonds
were issued under a Trust Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2013 (as supplemented,
the "Indenture"), by and between MBFC and U.S. Bank National Association, as
trustee (the "Trustee"), and are payable from payments made by Kaz USA pursuant
to the Loan Agreement.
On August 26, 2022, MBFC and the Trustee entered into a Sixth Supplemental Trust
Indenture (the "Sixth Supplemental Indenture"), with the consent of Kaz USA and
Bank of America, N.A., the purchaser of the Bonds. The Sixth Supplemental
Indenture replaced the eurodollar rate with Term SOFR (as defined in the Sixth
Supplemental Indenture) as the reference interest rate under the Indenture.
Following the effective date of the Sixth Supplemental Indenture, the Bonds will
bear floating interest at either the Base Rate (as defined in the Indenture) or
Term SOFR, plus a margin based on the Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the
Indenture) of 0% to 1.0% and 1.0% to 2.0% for Base Rate and Term SOFR
borrowings, respectively, plus a credit spread of 0.10% for Term SOFR
borrowings.
The foregoing descriptions of the Guaranty Amendment and the Sixth Supplemental
Indenture do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by
reference to the Guaranty Amendment that is filed with this Current Report on
Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and the Sixth Supplemental Indenture that is filed with
this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.2, each of which is incorporated
by reference herein.
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On August 24, 2022, Helen of Troy Limited, a Bermuda company (the "Company")
held its Annual General Meeting (the "Annual Meeting"). The following proposals
were submitted to a vote of the shareholders of the Company at the Annual
Meeting:
1. The election of the nine nominees to the Company's Board of Directors.
2. An advisory vote on the Company's executive compensation.
3. Ratification of the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's
auditor and independent registered public accounting firm and the authorization
of the Company's Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set the auditor's
remuneration.
Board of Director Election Results
The Company's nine nominees for director were each elected to serve a one-year
term. The votes for each director were as follows:
Name: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
Krista L. Berry 22,037,362 19,120 33,623 944,808
Vincent D. Carson 21,443,199 615,954 30,952 944,808
Thurman K. Case 22,021,351 30,788 37,966 944,808
Tabata L. Gomez 22,039,973 14,391 35,741 944,808
Timothy F. Meeker 21,511,025 539,873 39,207 944,808
Julien R. Mininberg 21,978,904 77,134 34,067 944,808
Elena B. Otero 22,039,906 14,182 36,017 944,808
Beryl B. Raff 22,038,069 15,343 36,693 944,808
Darren G. Woody 21,578,947 469,700 41,458 944,808
Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive
Officers
The proposal to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of
the Company's named executive officers was approved, having received the
following votes:
For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
21,500,777 438,422 150,906 944,808
Ratification of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
The proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP to serve as the
Company's auditor and independent registered public accounting firm and to
authorize the Company's Audit Committee of the Board of Directors to set the
auditor's remuneration was approved. The votes were cast as follows:
For Against Abstain
22,909,620 100,525 24,768
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description
Seventh Amendment to Guaranty Agreement dated August 26, 2022, by
10.1 and among the Company and certain of the Company's subsidiaries in
favor of Bank of America, N.A.
10.2 Sixth Supplemental Trust Indenture dated August 26, 2022, by and
between MBFC and the Trustee.
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL
document)
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