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 19, 2021

 

 

Avantor, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Delaware		001-38912		82-2758923
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Radnor Corporate Center, Building One, Suite 200

100 Matsonford Road

Radnor, Pennsylvania 19087

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(610) 386-1700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

 

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

 

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value		AVTR		New York Stock Exchange
6.250% Series A Mandatory Convertible Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value		AVTR PRA		New York Stock Exchange

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 Rule 12b-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 8.01

Other Events

On October 19, 2021, Avantor, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the commencement of a private offering of senior notes (the “Notes”) to be issued by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Avantor Funding, Inc. (the “Issuer”). The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 8.01.

Subsequently, on October 19, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the previously announced offering of $800,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.875% Senior Notes due 2029. The offering is expected to close on October 26, 2021, subject to customary closing conditions. The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 8.01.

The Issuer intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes, along with the net proceeds from certain other financing transactions, cash on hand and borrowings under the Company’s A/R facility, to finance the Company’s previously announced acquisition of the Masterflex bioprocessing business and related assets of Antylia Scientific and to pay related fees and expenses.

The offering of the Notes is being made in a private transaction in reliance upon an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be “qualified institutional buyers,” as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities Act, or outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Press Release, dated October 19, 2021.
99.2		Press Release, dated October 19, 2021.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL)

 

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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.

 

Date: October 20, 2021						Avantor, Inc.
				By:		/s/ Steven Eck
						Steven Eck Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 

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