AXTA posts Q3 results; credit pact now permits repurchase borrowings

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Axalta Coating Systems (AXTA) furnished its third‑quarter results, reporting financial performance for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, via a press release and earnings presentation posted on its website. The press release was furnished as Exhibit 99.

Axalta also executed Amendment No. 17 to its long‑standing Credit Agreement, which permits the use of borrowings under that facility to fund repurchases of its common shares, subject to the conditions set forth therein. The amendment was filed as Exhibit 10.1.

Insights

Capital structure & credit agreements

Neutral: results furnished; credit pact now allows buybacks using borrowings.

Axalta released Q3 results through a furnished press release, a standard disclosure that does not carry liability as “filed.” This indicates routine reporting without embedded financial detail in the excerpt.

Amendment No. 17 to the Credit Agreement permits borrowings to fund common share repurchases, aligning financing capacity with potential buyback activity, subject to the conditions set forth therein. No amounts, pricing, or timelines are provided, so the degree of activity depends on future decisions and compliance with those conditions.

The exhibits—press release (Ex. 99) and the amendment (Ex. 10.1)—are the key sources for specifics. Any impact on leverage or share count would flow from later actions, not from this permission alone.

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 28, 2025

AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bermuda			001-36733			98-1073028
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)			(Commission File Number)			(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1050 Constitution Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19112

(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

(855) 547-1461

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Shares, $1.00 par value

AXTA

New York Stock Exchange

(Title of class)

(Trading symbol)

(Exchange on which registered)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

    Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 28, 2025, Axalta Coating Systems Ltd. ("Axalta") issued a press release and posted an earnings call presentation to its website reporting its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The information furnished with this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On October 28, 2025, Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B B.V. and Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc., as borrowers, certain lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and a lender, entered into the Seventeenth Amendment to Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 17”), which amended that certain Credit Agreement dated as of February 1, 2013 (as amended, the "Credit Agreement"). Amendment No. 17 amended the Credit Agreement to permit the use of borrowings under the Credit Agreement to fund repurchases of common shares of Axalta subject to the conditions set forth therein.

A copy of Amendment No. 17 is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing description of Amendment No. 17 does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of Amendment No. 17.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

    (d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.						Description
10.1						Seventeenth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of October 28, 2025, among Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B B.V., Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc., certain lenders party thereto and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and a lender.
99						Press Release dated October 28, 2025
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

    Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

						AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS LTD.
Date:			October 28, 2025			By:			/s/ Carl D. Anderson II
									Carl D. Anderson II
									Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

FAQ

What did Axalta (AXTA) announce in this 8-K?

Axalta furnished its Q3 2025 financial results via a press release and disclosed an amendment to its Credit Agreement allowing borrowings to fund share repurchases.

Which period do the reported results cover for AXTA?

The results cover the third quarter ended September 30, 2025.

What is Amendment No. 17 to Axalta’s Credit Agreement?

It amends the Credit Agreement to permit the use of borrowings to fund repurchases of Axalta common shares, subject to stated conditions.

Who are the parties to the amended credit agreement?

Axalta Coating Systems Dutch Holding B B.V., Axalta Coating Systems U.S. Holdings, Inc., certain lenders, and Barclays Bank PLC as administrative agent and lender.

Where can I find the detailed Q3 2025 results for AXTA?

In the press release furnished as Exhibit 99 and the earnings presentation posted on Axalta’s website.

Where is the credit amendment available?

A copy of Amendment No. 17 is attached as Exhibit 10.1.