[8-K] nVent Electric plc Reports Material Event
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
nVent Electric plc reported changes to its financing structure. The company, together with subsidiaries nVent Finance S.à r.l. and Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., entered into an amendment to their Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, which provides revolving, term and other financing in an aggregate principal amount of up to
The amendment allows Hoffman to become a primary borrower alongside nVent Finance and establishes cross-guarantees between those subsidiaries, with the parent company continuing to guarantee their obligations. nVent and its subsidiaries also executed a Sixth Supplemental Indenture so that Hoffman now fully, unconditionally, and jointly and severally guarantees nVent Finance’s obligations under the Indenture governing the 4.550% notes due
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Insights
nVent adjusts borrower mix and guarantees without changing facility size.
nVent Electric is reshaping which entities sit directly on its capital structure rather than expanding total debt capacity. The amended credit agreement keeps aggregate facilities at up to
Cross-guarantees between nVent Finance and Hoffman, plus the parent guarantee, centralize repayment support across the group. The Sixth Supplemental Indenture further extends Hoffman’s guarantee to the outstanding 4.550%, 2.750% and 5.650% senior notes due
This structure can influence how lenders view risk allocation among the parent and subsidiaries, but the excerpt does not indicate new principal amounts or pricing changes. Future company filings may provide more detail on how these changes interact with operating needs and refinancing plans over the maturities of the notes.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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ITEM 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On February 16, 2026, nVent Electric plc (the “Company”) and its subsidiaries nVent Finance S.à r.l. (“nVent Finance”) and Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc. (“Hoffman”) entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to that Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2025, among the Company, nVent Finance, Hoffman and a syndicate of banks (as amended by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”). nVent Finance has historically been the primary borrower under the Credit Agreement, Hoffman has been a limited affiliate borrower under the Credit Agreement and the Company has guaranteed the obligations of nVent Finance under the Credit Agreement, which provides for the extension of revolving credit, term credit and other forms of financing arrangements in an aggregate principal amount of up to $875 million. The Amendment permits Hoffman to be a primary borrower under the Credit Agreement in addition to nVent Finance and provides that nVent Finance and Hoffman will cross-guarantee the obligations of each other under the Credit Agreement in addition to the Company guaranteeing the obligations of nVent Finance and Hoffman under the Credit Agreement.
In addition, on February 16, 2026, the Company, nVent Finance and Hoffman entered into a Sixth Supplemental Indenture (the “Supplemental Indenture”) to the Indenture, dated as of March 26, 2018, among the Company, nVent Finance and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor to U.S. Bank National Association), as trustee (as amended, the “Indenture”), governing the 4.550% senior notes due 2028, 2.750% senior notes due 2031 and 5.650% senior notes due 2033 issued by nVent Finance (collectively, the “Notes”). The Supplemental indenture provides that Hoffman, in addition to the Company, will fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guarantee the obligations of nVent Finance under the Indenture, including the Notes.
The descriptions of the Amendment and the Supplemental Indenture set forth above do not purport to be complete and are qualified by reference to the full text of the Amendment and the Supplemental Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
The information included in Item 1.01 above is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 4.1 | Amendment No. 1, dated as of February 16, 2026, to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2025, among nVent Electric plc, nVent Finance S.à r.l., Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., the other affiliate borrowers from time to time party thereto and the lenders and agents party thereto. | |
| 4.2 | Sixth Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 16, 2026, among nVent Finance S.à r.l., nVent Electric plc, Hoffman Schroff Holdings, Inc., and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association. | |
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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, thereunto duly authorized, on February 17, 2026.
| nVent Electric plc | ||
| Registrant | ||
| By | /s/ Randolph A. Wacker | |
| Randolph A. Wacker | ||
| Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer | ||
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