AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Simpson Manufacturing (SSD)

Simpson Manufacturing signs $900M credit deal: $600M revolver and $300M term loan

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Simpson Manufacturing entered a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated December 16, 2025, with Wells Fargo as administrative agent, replacing its 2022 credit agreement. The deal provides a 5-year $600 million revolving credit facility and a 5-year $300 million term loan, with the term loan used to refinance existing debt and pay related costs.

Key points

  • Five-year $600 million revolving credit facility, including a letter of credit subfacility of up to $50 million
  • Five-year $300 million term loan facility, used at closing to refinance Company and subsidiary indebtedness
  • Financial covenants require a maximum consolidated net leverage ratio of 3.50 to 1.00 (step-up to 4.00 to 1.00 after qualifying acquisitions) and a minimum interest coverage ratio of 2.50 to 1.00
  • Company may increase the facilities by the greater of $525 million and 100% of consolidated EBITDA for the most recent fiscal quarter

The filing

CompanySimpson Manufacturing (SSD)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 22, 2025, 4:38 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-25-058560

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, 12:57 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 December 22, 2025.

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