HONEYWELL ANNOUNCES PRICING OF ITS DEBT TENDER OFFERS
Rhea-AI Summary
Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) priced its previously announced debt tender offers to repurchase up to $4.67 billion of Dollar Securities and up to €2,491,177,677.11 of Euro Securities.
Honeywell will accept specified priority levels, pay an early participation amount of $50/€50 per 1,000, expect an Early Payment Date of March 24, 2026, and set the Tender Offers' Expiration Date at April 7, 2026.
Positive
- Dollar Tender Offer up to $4.67 billion
- Euro Tender Offer up to €2,491,177,677.11
- Early participation premium of $50/€50 per 1,000 principal
- Early Payment Date set for March 24, 2026
- Acceptance of Euro levels 1–6 and Dollar levels 1–10
Negative
- Proration factor of approximately 93% for Dollar Acceptance Level 11
- Dollar Securities with Acceptance Priority Level ≥12 not accepted
- Euro Securities with Acceptance Priority Level 7 not accepted
- Honeywell will not accept further tenders beyond Early Participation Date
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
HON slipped 0.39% while peers were mixed: MMM (-0.5%), VMI (-0.87%), BBU (-1.8%) fell, but OTTR (+0.52%) and SEB (+1.3%) rose. With no peers in momentum scanners and no same-day peer news, the move appears stock-specific rather than sector-driven.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10 | Debt offering pricing | Positive | -0.5% | Priced $16.0B in Honeywell Aerospace senior notes to fund planned spin-off. |
| Mar 06 | Debt offering launch | Positive | -1.3% | Launched up to $16B private senior notes plus $4B in new credit facilities. |
| Mar 06 | Tender offers launch | Positive | -1.3% | Commenced cash tender offers to repurchase up to $3.75B and €1.25B of debt. |
| Mar 03 | Spin-off filing | Positive | -1.7% | Filed Form 10 for Honeywell Aerospace spin-off showing 2025 pro forma metrics. |
| Mar 02 | Investor conferences | Positive | +1.8% | Announced multiple March 17 investor conference appearances with webcast access. |
Recent spin-off and balance sheet actions, including large note offerings and tender offers, have generally coincided with modest share price declines despite strategic intent.
Over the past weeks, Honeywell has focused on reshaping its capital structure ahead of the planned Honeywell Aerospace spin-off. On Mar 6, it launched large senior note offerings and cash tender offers for up to $3.75B in dollar and €1.25B in euro debt, followed by pricing of $16.0B of Aerospace senior notes on Mar 10. A Form 10 spin-off filing on Mar 3 detailed $17.4B 2025 net sales. The current tender pricing update continues this balance sheet repositioning trend.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement details final pricing and allocation mechanics for Honeywell’s cash tender offers, including Dollar and Euro Total Maximum Amounts of $4.67B and €2.49B. It confirms which securities and amounts, such as $4.638B and €2.467B, will be accepted and retired on the Early Payment Date. In context with recent note offerings and spin-off preparations, investors may monitor further capital structure changes, related 8‑K filings, and progress toward the planned Aerospace separation.
Key Terms
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AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
The tables below outline the title and identifiers for each series of Securities, the principal amount outstanding, the acceptance priority level (the "Acceptance Priority Level"), the applicable Reference Yield for each series of Securities (as determined in the manner described in the Offer to
Table 1: Dollar Securities Subject To The Dollar Tender Offer | |||||||||||||||||
Title of | Security | Principal Amount | Acceptance | Fixed | Reference | Total | Principal Amount | Principal | |||||||||
| CUSIP: | 1 | 55 | 4.350 % | |||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 2 | 20 | 3.921 % | |||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 3 | 40 | 4.350 % | |||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 4 | 50 | 4.350 % | |||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 5 | 70 | 4.350 % | |||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 6 | 70 | 4.916 % | |||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 7 | 65 | 4.916 % | |||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 8 | 5 | 4.350 % | |||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 9 | 35 | 4.350 % | |||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 10 | 25 | 3.997 % | |||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 11 | 35 | 3.997 % | |||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 12 | 20 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 13 | 55 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 14 | 30 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 15 | 15 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 16 | 15 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
| CUSIP: | 17 | 30 | N/A | N/A | ||||||||||||
Total | |||||||||||||||||
Table 2: Euro Securities Subject to The Euro Tender Offer | ||||||||||||||||
Title of | Security | Principal Amount | Acceptance | Fixed | Reference | Total | Principal | Principal | ||||||||
| Common Code: | 1 | 20 | 2.591 % | ||||||||||||
| Common Code: | 2 | 30 | 2.616 % | ||||||||||||
| Common Code: | 3 | 70 | 2.969 % | ||||||||||||
| Common Code: | 4 | 65 | 2.890 % | ||||||||||||
| Common Code: | 5 | 75 | 3.014 % | ||||||||||||
| Common Code: | 6 | 35 | 2.851 % | ||||||||||||
| Common Code: | 7 | 45 | N/A | N/A | |||||||||||
Total | ||||||||||||||||
† On March 6, 2026, Honeywell announced that it had issued a conditional notice of full redemption to redeem all |
Honeywell expects to accept for purchase all Dollar Securities with Acceptance Priority Levels of 1 through 10 and the Dollar Securities with Acceptance Priority Level of 11 on a pro rata basis up to the Dollar Total Maximum Amount, using a proration factor of approximately
Due to the Dollar Total Maximum Amount and Euro Total Maximum Amount, Honeywell is not accepting for purchase any Dollar Securities having an Acceptance Priority Level of 12 or lower and is not accepting any Euro Securities having an Acceptance Priority Level of 7. Any tendered Securities not accepted for purchase will be credited to appropriate accounts at the relevant Clearing System promptly following the Early Payment Date.
The Expiration Date for the Tender Offers is 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 7, 2026, unless extended or earlier terminated by Honeywell in respect of a Tender Offer. Given that the aggregate purchase price of the Dollar Securities validly tendered in the Dollar Tender Offer at or prior to the Early Participation Date exceeds the Dollar Total Maximum Amount and the aggregate purchase price of the Euro Securities validly tendered in the Euro Tender Offer at or prior to the Early Participation Date exceeds the Euro Total Maximum Amount, Honeywell will not accept any further tenders of Dollar Securities or Euro Securities.
Holders who validly tendered such Securities at or before the Early Participation Date, once such Securities are accepted for purchase, will be eligible to receive the applicable "Total Consideration" for their accepted Securities. The "Total Consideration" payable for each series of Securities will be a price per
Honeywell has retained BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to act as the Dealer Managers in connection with the Tender Offers (collectively, the "Dealer Managers"). Questions regarding terms and conditions of the Tender Offers should be directed to BofA Securities at +1 (888) 292-0070 (toll free), Merrill Lynch International at +44 20-7997-5420 (
D.F. King has been appointed the information and tender agent with respect to the Tender Offers (the "Information and Tender Agent"). The Offer to
Honeywell reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, not to purchase any Securities or to extend, re-open, withdraw or terminate one or both of the Tender Offers and to amend or waive any of the terms and conditions of one or both of the Tender Offers in any manner, subject to applicable laws and regulations.
Unless stated otherwise, announcements in connection with the Tender Offers will be made available on Honeywell's website at https://investor.honeywell.com/news. Such announcements may also be made by (i) the issue of a press release and (ii) the delivery of notices to the Clearing Systems for communication to Direct Participants. Copies of all such announcements, press releases and notices can also be obtained from the Information and Tender Agent, the corresponding contact details for whom are set out above. Significant delays may be experienced where notices are delivered to the Clearing Systems and Holders are urged to contact the Information and Tender Agent for the relevant announcements relating to the Tender Offers. In addition, all documentation relating to the Tender Offers, together with any updates, will be available via the Offer Website: http://www.dfking.com/honeywell.
DISCLAIMER This announcement must be read in conjunction with the Offer to Purchase. This announcement and the Offer to
None of the Dealer Managers, the Information and Tender Agent or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates assumes any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the information concerning Honeywell, the Securities or the Tender Offers contained in this announcement or in the Offer to Purchase. None of the Dealer Managers, the Information and Tender Agent or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates is acting for any Holder, or will be responsible to any Holder for providing any protections which would be afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the Tender Offers, and accordingly none of the Dealer Managers, the Information and Tender Agent or any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates assumes any responsibility for any failure by Honeywell to disclose information with regard to Honeywell or the Securities which is material in the context of the Tender Offers and which is not otherwise publicly available.
General
This announcement is for informational purposes only. Each Tender Offer was made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase. Neither this announcement nor the Offer to
No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction that would permit the possession, circulation or distribution of either this announcement, the Offer to
The distribution of this announcement and the Offer to
This communication has not been approved by an authorized person for the purposes of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended (the "FSMA"). Accordingly, this communication is not being directed at persons within the
This announcement does not constitute an offer of securities to the public in any Member State of the European Economic Area (a "Relevant State"). In any Relevant State, this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended or superseded) (the "Prospectus Regulation") in that Relevant State. This announcement and information contained herein must not be acted on or relied upon by persons who are not qualified investors within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation.
The communication of this announcement, the Offer to
Each Holder participating in a Tender Offer will give certain representations in respect of the jurisdictions referred to above and generally as set out in the Offer to Purchase. Any tender of Securities pursuant to the Tender Offers from a Holder that is unable to make these representations will not be accepted. Each of Honeywell, the Dealer Managers and the Information and Tender Agent reserves the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to investigate, in relation to any tender of Securities pursuant to the Tender Offers, whether any such representation given by a Holder is correct and, if such investigation is undertaken and as a result Honeywell determines (for any reason) that such representation is not correct, such tender shall not be accepted.
About Honeywell
Honeywell is an integrated operating company serving a broad range of industries and geographies around the world, with a portfolio that is underpinned by our Honeywell Accelerator operating system and Honeywell Forge platform. As a trusted partner, we help organizations solve the world's toughest, most complex challenges, providing actionable solutions and innovations for aerospace, building automation, industrial automation, process automation, and process technology that help make the world smarter and safer as well as more sustainable.
Forward-Looking Statements and Other Disclaimers
We describe many of the trends and other factors that drive our business and future results in this release. Such discussions contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are those that address activities, events, or developments that management intends, expects, projects, believes, or anticipates will or may occur in the future. They are based on management's assumptions and assessments in light of past experience and trends, current economic and industry conditions, expected future developments, and other relevant factors, many of which are difficult to predict and outside of our control. They are not guarantees of future performance, and actual results, developments and business decisions may differ significantly from those envisaged by our forward-looking statements, including with respect to any changes in or abandonment of the proposed distribution by Honeywell to its shareowners of
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