What do EIDP noteholders receive if they tender early?

Holders who validly tender by 5:00 p.m. New York City time on August 19, 2026, and do not withdraw, receive an equal principal amount of Vylor notes of the corresponding series, plus cash consideration of $2.50 to about $5.00 per $1,000 principal. The cash amount depends on the proportion of notes tendered. Holders who tender after the early deadline but by the September 3, 2026 expiration receive $970 of Vylor notes per $1,000 and no cash.

What happens to holders who do not participate in the exchange offers?

Notes not tendered remain outstanding obligations of EIDP, which is expected to become a subsidiary of New Corteva after the Separation. If the proposed base indenture amendments are approved, non-tendering holders would lose substantially all restrictive covenants and most events of default, which reduces their creditor protections. Holders who do not tender also would not receive the cash consideration.

What is the risk that the Separation or the exchange offers do not close?

The Separation is subject to customary conditions and the Board's discretion to abandon or alter it, and the exchange offers cannot be consummated without it. The offers also require requisite consents to the base indenture amendments. The filing explicitly notes that the Separation condition cannot be waived, and that the Board could alter or abandon the transaction, so the timing and completion are not assured.

How leveraged will Vylor be after the Separation?

Management expects a debt-to-EBITDA ratio of approximately 0.8x to 1.1x at December 31, 2026, with a longer-term target of not more than 2.5x for Vylor and 2.0x for New Corteva. These are management estimates, and the company cannot assure that it will maintain investment-grade ratings or stay within its target leverage. Its revolving facilities also include a total debt-to-capitalization covenant of 0.60.

CTVA 8-K: Regulation FD

01—Abstract

Summary

Summary of the 8-K filed August 6, 2026. Cited figures are marked; the original filing is the authoritative source.

Corteva, Inc. (CTVA) filed an 8-K on August 6, 2026 disclosing that its subsidiary Vylor Inc., the entity that will hold the seed business under the planned Separation, has launched private exchange offers and consent solicitations for $1.6 billion^a of EIDP, Inc. senior notes (2.300% due 2030, 5.125% due 2032, and 4.800% due 2033).

Holders who tender by the August 19, 2026 Early Tender Deadline receive an equal principal amount of new Vylor notes plus a cash payment of $2.50^b to roughly $5.00 per $1,000 principal, while later tenders receive $970 of Vylor notes per $1,000 with no cash. The offers are conditioned on completion of the Separation, which is currently expected around October 1, 2026, and on receipt of requisite consents to strip substantially all restrictive covenants and most events of default from the EIDP base indenture. The offers are not conditioned on majority consents to remove change-of-control repurchase rights.

The filing's Exhibit 99.1 provides the financial framework for Vylor. Management expects a debt-to-EBITDA leverage ratio of roughly 0.8x to 1.1x at December 31, 2026, with a longer-term target of no more than 2.5x for Vylor (and 2.0x for New Corteva). Estimated total borrowings at separation are $5,579 million^c, against $1,100 million of cash.

Pro forma figures for the year ended December 31, 2025 show net sales of $10,067 million^d and pro forma operating EBITDA of $2,503 million for Vylor, while the pro forma income from continuing operations after management adjustments is $269 million. Pro forma net sales for Q1 2026 were $3,043 million, with operating EBITDA of $979 million, though these figures include illustrative assumptions such as 80% tender participation and forward-looking cost reductions.

For investors, the key takeaways are that the separation is advancing on schedule, the debt restructuring is designed to move legacy EIDP notes onto Vylor's balance sheet, and the proposed covenant stripping would significantly reduce bondholder protections for holders who do not tender. Investors should weigh the attractive early-tender economics against the loss of covenant protection for non-participating holders, and should recognize that the Separation remains subject to conditions, the Board's discretion, and the outcome of the consent process.

02—Key points

Key Highlights

Exchange offers cover $1.6 billion of EIDP senior notes across three series (2030, 2032, 2033), with Vylor issuing new notes on a one-for-one basis plus cash consideration of $2.50 to ~$5.00 per $1,000 for early tenders by August 19, 2026.
Proposed amendments would eliminate substantially all restrictive covenants and events of default (other than payment and bankruptcy defaults) from the EIDP base indenture, requiring a majority of all EIDP notes voting as a single class.
The change-of-control repurchase provision removal requires a separate majority consent per series, and is not a condition to completing the exchange offers.
Separation is expected to close on or about October 1, 2026, and the exchange offers settle substantially simultaneously; the offers are conditioned on the Separation and on receipt of requisite consents.
Estimated Vylor total borrowings at separation are $5,579 million against $1,100 million of cash, with long-term borrowings of $2,436 million and short-term borrowings of $3,143 million largely tied to a PHI bridge facility.
Vylor secured $3.0 billion five-year and $1.5 billion 364-day revolving credit facilities, a $2.75 billion delayed draw term loan, and a $3.5 billion commercial paper program, with a target debt-to-EBITDA of 0.8x to 1.1x at year-end 2026.
Pro forma 2025 Vylor net sales were $10,067 million and operating EBITDA was $2,503 million, while pro forma income from continuing operations after management adjustments was $269 million, reflecting significant separation-related costs of about $305 million.

03—Questions

Frequently Asked Questions

What do EIDP noteholders receive if they tender early?
Holders who validly tender by 5:00 p.m. New York City time on August 19, 2026, and do not withdraw, receive an equal principal amount of Vylor notes of the corresponding series, plus cash consideration of $2.50 to about $5.00 per $1,000 principal. The cash amount depends on the proportion of notes tendered. Holders who tender after the early deadline but by the September 3, 2026 expiration receive $970 of Vylor notes per $1,000 and no cash.
What happens to holders who do not participate in the exchange offers?
Notes not tendered remain outstanding obligations of EIDP, which is expected to become a subsidiary of New Corteva after the Separation. If the proposed base indenture amendments are approved, non-tendering holders would lose substantially all restrictive covenants and most events of default, which reduces their creditor protections. Holders who do not tender also would not receive the cash consideration.
What is the risk that the Separation or the exchange offers do not close?
The Separation is subject to customary conditions and the Board's discretion to abandon or alter it, and the exchange offers cannot be consummated without it. The offers also require requisite consents to the base indenture amendments. The filing explicitly notes that the Separation condition cannot be waived, and that the Board could alter or abandon the transaction, so the timing and completion are not assured.
How leveraged will Vylor be after the Separation?
Management expects a debt-to-EBITDA ratio of approximately 0.8x to 1.1x at December 31, 2026, with a longer-term target of not more than 2.5x for Vylor and 2.0x for New Corteva. These are management estimates, and the company cannot assure that it will maintain investment-grade ratings or stay within its target leverage. Its revolving facilities also include a total debt-to-capitalization covenant of 0.60.

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