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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Gen Digital (GEN)

Gen Digital sells $950 million of 6.250% notes due 2033 to repay 2025 notes

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Gen Digital issued $950 million of 6.250% Senior Notes due 2033 on February 28, 2025, in a private offering. The company said it used the proceeds, along with cash on hand, to repurchase all of its outstanding 5.00% Senior Notes due 2025 and pay accrued interest on them. The filing describes a refinancing that replaces near-term debt with notes maturing in 2033, though it does not report a change in total debt.

Key points

  • Notes: $950 million principal, 6.250% annual interest, paid semi-annually, maturing April 1, 2033
  • Interest payments begin October 1, 2025; the company may redeem some notes before April 1, 2028 at a make-whole price
  • Proceeds plus cash on hand used to repurchase all outstanding 5.00% Senior Notes due 2025
  • Notes sold only to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. investors under Regulation S

The filing

CompanyGen Digital (GEN)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 28, 2025, 4:05 PM ET
Accession number0001140361-25-006519

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, 12:42 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 February 28, 2025.

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