[8-K] LOWES COMPANIES INC Reports Material Event
Lowe's Companies, Inc. filed an 8-K reporting underwriting and indenture documents related to a note offering. The filing references an Underwriting Agreement dated September 23, 2025 among BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as representatives of the underwriters, and a Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture dated September 30, 2025 with U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association as successor trustee. The filing includes forms of notes carrying stated coupon rates and maturities: 3.950% due October 15, 2027, 4.000% due October 15, 2028, 4.250% due March 15, 2031, 4.500% due October 15, 2032, and 4.850% due October 15, 2035. Legal opinions and consents from Moore & Van Allen PLLC and Freshfields US LLP are included, and the filing is signed by Juliette W. Pryor.
- Underwriting agreement established with major firms: BofA Securities, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC
- Multiple note maturities and fixed coupons are disclosed (3.950% 2027; 4.000% 2028; 4.250% 2031; 4.500% 2032; 4.850% 2035), providing clear payment schedules
- Legal opinions and consents from Moore & Van Allen PLLC and Freshfields US LLP are included, supporting enforceability and customary legal review
- Supplemental and amended indentures are filed, enabling investors and creditors to review governing documents
- None.
Insights
TL;DR: Documented debt offering mechanics with multiple note maturities and established underwriters; key offering economics are visible but principal amounts are not disclosed.
The filing provides the contractual framework for a multi-tranche note issuance by Lowe's, specifying underwriters, indentures, and coupon rates with clear maturity dates. This is important for capital structure and liquidity planning because fixed-coupon obligations between 2027 and 2035 will affect future cash interest requirements. The presence of recognized underwriters and outside counsel opinions reduces execution risk. The filing does not state aggregate principal amounts or use of proceeds, limiting assessment of immediate balance sheet impact.
TL;DR: Legal documentation appears in order with supplemental indenture and counsel consents included; material legal approvals are attached.
The 8-K attaches an Amended and Restated Indenture and a Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, along with forms of each note and legal opinions from two firms plus their consents, which is standard practice for registered debt offerings. These inclusions suggest the company has satisfied customary disclosure and opinion requirements for registration and issuance. The filing permits review of indenture terms and note forms, although specific offering size and certain economic terms are not provided in the excerpt.
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On September 30, 2025, Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) issued an aggregate of $5.0 billion of unsecured notes, consisting of $650 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.950% Notes due October 15, 2027 (the “2027 Notes”), $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.000% Notes due October 15, 2028 (the “2028 Notes”), $1.1 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4.250% Notes due March 15, 2031 (the “2031 Notes”), $1.3 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4.500% Notes due October 15, 2032 (the “2032 Notes”) and $1.2 billion aggregate principal amount of its 4.850% Notes due October 15, 2035 (the “2035 Notes” and, together with the 2027 Notes, the 2028 Notes, the 2031 Notes and the 2032 Notes, the “Notes”). The Company received net proceeds, after expenses and the underwriting discount, of approximately $4.97 billion from the issuance of the Notes.
The Notes are governed by and were issued pursuant to the terms of an Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995 (the “Base Indenture”), between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2025, between the Company and the Trustee (the “Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture” and, the Base Indenture as supplemented by the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, the “Indenture”).
The Notes are unsecured obligations and rank equally with the Company’s existing and future unsecured senior indebtedness. The Indenture contains covenants restricting the issuance of debt by the Company’s subsidiaries but does not restrict the Company from incurring additional indebtedness. Each series of the Notes is a new issue of securities with no established trading market. The Company does not intend to apply for the listing of any series of the Notes on any securities exchange or for quotation of such Notes on any automated dealer quotation system.
The 2027 Notes will mature on October 15, 2027, the 2028 Notes will mature on October 15, 2028, the 2031 Notes will mature on March 15, 2031, the 2032 Notes will mature on October 15, 2032 and the 2035 Notes will mature on October 15, 2035, in each case, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased by the Company. The 2027 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 3.950% per annum, the 2028 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.000% per annum, the 2031 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.250% per annum, the 2032 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.500% per annum and the 2035 Notes will bear interest at a rate of 4.850% per annum. The Company will pay interest on the 2027 Notes, the 2028 Notes, the 2032 Notes and the 2035 Notes semiannually in arrears on each April 15 and October 15, commencing April 15, 2026. The Company will pay interest on the 2031 Notes semiannually in arrears on each March 15 and September 15, commencing March 15, 2026. Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months. Payments of principal and interest to owners of book-entry interests will be made in accordance with the procedures of The Depository Trust Company and its participants in effect from time to time.
Optional Redemption
Prior to September 15, 2028 with respect to the 2028 Notes, February 15, 2031 with respect to the 2031 Notes, August 15, 2032 with respect to the 2032 Notes and July 15, 2035 with respect to the 2035 Notes (each such date, a “Par Call Date”) and, with respect to the 2027 Notes, the maturity date, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of: (1) (a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming that the Notes matured on the applicable Par Call Date or, in the case of the 2027 Notes, the maturity date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months) at the applicable Treasury Rate
(as defined in the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture) plus 10 basis points (with respect to the 2027 Notes), 10 basis points (with respect to the 2028 Notes), 10 basis points (with respect to the 2031 Notes), 15 basis points (with respect to the 2032 Notes) or 15 basis points (with respect to the 2035 Notes), less (b) interest accrued on such Notes to redemption date, and (2) 100% of the principal amount of the applicable Notes to be redeemed, plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
On or after the applicable Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the applicable series of Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Special Mandatory Redemption
The offering was not contingent upon the consummation of the Company’s previously announced acquisition of the business of Foundation Building Materials, Inc. pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) among the Company, ASP FLAG Parent Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation and ASP Flag Holdings LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “FBM Acquisition”). However, if the Company does not consummate the FBM Acquisition on or prior to August 19, 2027 or if, on or prior to such date, the Purchase Agreement is terminated, then the Company will be required to redeem all of the Notes of each series at a redemption price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, to, but excluding, the special mandatory redemption date.
Change of Control Offer to Purchase
In addition, if a Change of Control Triggering Event (as defined in the Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture) occurs with respect to a series of Notes, the holders of such Notes may require the Company to repurchase all or any part (equal to $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof) of their Notes of such series at a purchase price of 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on such Notes to, but excluding, the date of purchase (unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the Notes within 30 days of the Change of Control Triggering Event).
The foregoing descriptions of the Notes and the Indenture do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of such documents, copies of which are filed herewith as Exhibits 4.1 through 4.7 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 23, 2025, the Company entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (together, the “Underwriters”), to sell to the Underwriters, who severally agreed to purchase, the Notes. The offer and sale of the Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to the Company’s registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-280893) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 19, 2024, including the prospectus forming a part of the registration statement and a prospectus supplement dated September 23, 2025.
The foregoing description of the Underwriting Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of September 23, 2025, among BofA Securities, Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. | |
| 4.1 | Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1995, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed December 15, 1995). | |
| 4.2 | Twenty-Third Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 30, 2025, between Lowe’s Companies, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association as successor trustee). | |
| 4.3 | Form of 3.950% Notes due October 15, 2027 (included in Exhibit 4.2). | |
| 4.4 | Form of 4.000% Notes due October 15, 2028 (included in Exhibit 4.2). | |
| 4.5 | Form of 4.250% Notes due March 15, 2031 (included in Exhibit 4.2). | |
| 4.6 | Form of 4.500% Notes due October 15, 2032 (included in Exhibit 4.2). | |
| 4.7 | Form of 4.850% Notes due October 15, 2035 (included in Exhibit 4.2) | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Moore & Van Allen PLLC. | |
| 5.2 | Opinion of Freshfields US LLP. | |
| 23.1 | Consent of Moore & Van Allen PLLC (included in Exhibit 5.1). | |
| 23.2 | Consent of Freshfields US LLP (included in Exhibit 5.2). | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
SIGNATURE
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.
| LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC. | ||||||
| Date: September 30, 2025 | By: | /s/ Juliette W. Pryor | ||||
| Juliette W. Pryor | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary | ||||||
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