UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM
CURRENT REPORT
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC (the “Borrower”) and DTZ UK Guarantor Limited (“U.K. Guarantor”), each a subsidiary of Cushman & Wakefield plc, entered into an amendment effective June 28, 2023 (the “Amendment”) to the existing Credit Agreement between the Borrower, U.K. Guarantor and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (as so amended, the “Credit Agreement”).
The Amendment replaces the LIBOR-based reference interest rate option for the Replacement Term Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) with a reference interest rate option based on the Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate plus an applicable credit spread adjustment (subject to a minimum floor of 0.00%).
The Amendment does not make any other material changes to the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, including the representations and warranties, events of default, or affirmative and negative covenants.
The foregoing description of the Amendment does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.1 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 set forth under Item 1.01 is incorporated by reference to this Item 2.03.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 10.1 | Amendment No. 5 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 28, 2023, among Cushman & Wakefield U.S. Borrower, LLC, DTZ UK Guarantor Limited and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data file (formatted as Inline XBRL). | |
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: June 30, 2023
| CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD PLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Neil Johnston | |
| Name: | Neil Johnston | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |