What was the purpose of these exchange offers?

The primary purpose of the exchange offers was to replace the debt issued by the former L3 company with new debt issued by the newly formed L3Harris Technologies, Inc., following the merger of Harris Corporation and L3. This consolidates the debt under the new corporate structure.

How much new debt did L3Harris issue?

L3Harris issued approximately $3.022 billion in aggregate principal amount of new senior notes across five different series with varying interest rates and maturity dates.

What are the implications of the amended L3 indenture for remaining L3 notes?

The amendments to the L3 indenture, approved by noteholders, removed certain restrictive and reporting covenants. This provides L3Harris with greater operational flexibility and simplifies its debt management by reducing the number of restrictive covenants on the remaining outstanding L3 notes.

What is the significance of the registration rights agreement?

The registration rights agreement obligates L3Harris to use commercially reasonable efforts to complete registered exchange offers for the New L3Harris Notes within 365 days of July 2, 2019. Failure to do so could result in L3Harris incurring special additional interest payments, acting as a penalty for delay.

LHX 8-K: Financial Events

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L3Harris Technologies, Inc. (LHX) filed an 8-K on July 3, 2019, to report on the successful completion of its exchange offers for L3's outstanding senior notes. This action was a key step following the all-stock merger of Harris Corporation and L3, which officially formed L3Harris Technologies. The company has effectively replaced existing L3 debt with new L3Harris-branded notes, consolidating its debt structure under the new corporate entity and simplifying its capital stack. These exchange offers involved multiple series of senior notes with varying interest rates and maturity dates. The company issued new L3Harris notes, aggregating to over $3 billion, in exchange for a substantial portion of the existing L3 notes and cash. This move aims to streamline debt management, enhance financial flexibility, and align the debt profile with the newly merged entity. Additionally, L3Harris obtained consents to amend the indenture for the remaining L3 notes, removing certain restrictive covenants, which further simplifies its debt obligations and offers greater operational flexibility.

Key Highlights

1L3Harris successfully completed exchange offers for various series of L3 senior notes, issuing new L3Harris notes in their place.
2The exchange offers were a direct result of the recently completed merger between Harris Corporation and L3.
3Approximately $3 billion in new L3Harris senior notes were issued across five different series with maturities ranging from 2021 to 2028.
4Holders of existing L3 notes provided consent to amend the L3 indenture, removing certain restrictive and reporting covenants.
5The New L3Harris Notes are unsecured senior obligations and rank equally with other senior unsecured debt, but are structurally subordinated to subsidiary debt.
6L3Harris entered into a registration rights agreement, committing to efforts to register the New L3Harris Notes within 365 days or face potential special additional interest payments.
7Significant principal amounts of the original L3 notes remain outstanding, but with amended covenants.

L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. /DE/ 8-K Report, Financial Obligation (Jul 3, 2019)

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