AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Greif (GEF)

Greif enters $800.0 million revolver, $400.0 million term loan to refinance debt

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

On February 27, 2026, Greif entered a new $800.0 million secured revolving credit facility and a $100.0 million secured term loan A-1 with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., replacing its prior credit agreement. The same day, it entered a $400.0 million secured term loan with CoBank, ACB. The Company used the borrowings to repay and refinance its prior debt, and both facilities mature on February 27, 2031.

Key points

  • New $800.0 million revolving credit facility, including a $725.0 million multicurrency facility and a $75.0 million facility, maturing February 27, 2031
  • New $100.0 million secured term loan A-1 with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, with quarterly installments starting June 30, 2026
  • New $400.0 million secured term loan with CoBank, ACB, with quarterly installments starting June 30, 2026, and the same February 27, 2031 maturity
  • Financial covenants require a leverage ratio of no more than 4.00 to 1.00 and an interest coverage ratio of at least 3.00 to 1.00

The filing

CompanyGreif (GEF)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECMar 5, 2026, 10:54 AM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-015049

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement1.02 Termination of Material Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation2.04 Obligation Accelerated

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 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 March 05, 2026.

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