UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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 22, 2014

 

KKR & CO. L.P.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

(212) 750-8300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Item 1.01                                           Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On October 22, 2014, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P., KKR Management Holdings L.P. and KKR International Holdings L.P. (collectively, the “Borrowers”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) by and among the Borrowers, the other borrowers from time to time party thereto, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lending institutions from time to time party thereto and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent.  The Credit Agreement refinances the Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below).

 

The Credit Agreement provides the Borrowers with a senior unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $1.00 billion, as of the closing date, with the option to request an increase in the facility amount of up to an additional $250 million, for an aggregate principal amount of $1.25 billion, subject to certain conditions, including obtaining new or increased commitments from new or existing lenders.  The Credit Facility is a five-year facility, scheduled to mature on October 22, 2019, with the Borrowers’ option to extend the maturity date, subject to the consent of the applicable lenders, and the Borrowers may prepay, terminate or reduce the commitments under the Credit Facility at any time without penalty.  Borrowings under the Credit Facility are available for general corporate purposes.  Interest on borrowings under the Credit Facility will be based on either London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) or Alternate Base Rate, with the applicable margin per annum based on a corporate ratings-based pricing grid ranging from 69 basis points to 120 basis points (for LIBOR borrowings).  Based on current corporate ratings as of the closing date, the applicable margin is 90 basis points per annum.  The Borrowers have agreed to pay a facility fee on the total commitments (whether used or unused) at a rate per annum also based on a corporate ratings-based pricing grid ranging from 6 basis points to 17.5 basis points.   Based on current corporate ratings as of the closing date, the facility fee is 10 basis points per annum.  Borrowings under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by KKR & Co. L.P. and any other entity (other than the Borrowers) that guarantees the 6.375% Senior Notes due 2020, the 5.500% Senior Notes due 2043 or the 5.125% Senior Notes due 2044, issued, respectively, by KKR Group Finance Co. LLC, KKR Group Finance Co. II LLC and KKR Group Finance Co. III LLC.

 

Certain other material terms of the Credit Agreement include:

 

·                  financial covenants which require KKR & Co. L.P. and its subsidiaries to maintain a maximum consolidated leverage ratio (the ratio of total indebtedness (excluding the indebtedness of KKR Financial Holdings LLC and its subsidiaries to the extent it is not an obligation of any of the Borrowers, the guarantors or their respective subsidiaries) to fee and yield EBITDA) of no greater than 4.0x and to maintain at least $40 billion in fee paying assets under management;

 

·                  customary affirmative covenants and certain negative covenants (subject to certain exceptions) which limit the ability of the Borrowers and the guarantors to, among other things, create liens on certain assets; and

 

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·                  customary events of default, upon the occurrence of which, after any applicable grace period, the lenders will have the ability to accelerate all outstanding loans thereunder and terminate the commitments.

 

HSBC Bank USA, National Association or its affiliates have provided, and may in the future from time to time provide, certain commercial and investment banking, financial advisory and other services in the ordinary course of business for KKR & Co. L.P. and its subsidiaries, for which they have in the past and may in the future receive customary fees and commissions.

 

The foregoing description of the terms of the Credit Facility does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the Credit Agreement, filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this report, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1.02. Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On October 22, 2014, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P. and KKR Management Holdings L.P. terminated the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of February 11, 2011, as amended (the “Existing Credit Agreement”), among such parties and HSBC Bank plc, as Administrative Agent, and the other parties thereto, and replaced it with the Credit Agreement when they repaid all outstanding borrowings under the Existing Credit Agreement and terminated all commitments thereunder. The Existing Credit Agreement provided for a five-year senior unsecured multicurrency revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $750 million, which was scheduled to mature on March 1, 2016.  For further information about the Existing Credit Agreement, see Item 1.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by KKR & Co. L.P. with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2011.

 

Item 2.03                                           Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information set forth in Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

 

Item 9.01                                           Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)                                 Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 10.1		Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2014, among Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P., KKR Management Holdings L.P. and KKR International Holdings L.P., the other borrowers from time to time party thereto, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lending institutions from time to time party thereto and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent.

 

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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.

 

	KKR & CO. L.P.
	By:	KKR Management LLC, its general partner
Date: October 24, 2014	By:	/s/ David J. Sorkin
	Name:	David J. Sorkin
	Title	General Counsel and Secretary

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
Exhibit 10.1		Credit Agreement, dated as of October 22, 2014, among Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P., KKR Fund Holdings L.P., KKR Management Holdings L.P. and KKR International Holdings L.P., the other borrowers from time to time party thereto, the guarantors from time to time party thereto, the lending institutions from time to time party thereto and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrative Agent.

 

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