AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Clean Harbors (CLH)

Clean Harbors issues $745.0 million of 5.750% senior notes due 2033 to refinance debt

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Clean Harbors sold $745.0 million of 5.750% senior notes maturing in 2033 and entered into an amended credit agreement with $1,260.0 million of new term loans. The proceeds are being used to refinance existing term loans and to redeem $545.0 million of 4.875% notes due 2027 on October 31, 2025, which changes the company's debt structure and maturities rather than reporting a change in operating results.

Key points

  • Notes issued October 9, 2025: $745.0 million, 5.750% senior unsecured, interest payable April 15 and October 15, maturing October 15, 2033
  • New Term Loans of $1,260.0 million mature October 9, 2032, priced at Term SOFR plus 1.50% and secured by substantially all company assets
  • Refinances about $1,457.3 million of existing term loans; remaining proceeds and cash on hand to redeem $545.0 million of 2027 notes on October 31, 2025

The filing

CompanyClean Harbors (CLH)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECOct 10, 2025, 2:00 PM ET
Accession number0000822818-25-000036

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 1:11 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on October 10, 2025.

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