AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Smurfit Westrock (SW)

Smurfit Westrock closes $850 million and €1.2 billion senior notes offerings

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 financing Written later

Smurfit Westrock issued $850 million of 5.418% notes due 2035 and €1.2 billion of euro notes due 2032 and 2036 to refinance $750 million and €1 billion of 2026 notes it is redeeming in December. The company said the deal is its first green bond issuance as a combined group, but the filing does not report any change to earnings or guidance.

Key points

  • USD notes: $850 million, 5.418% coupon, due January 15, 2035, priced at 99.988%
  • EUR notes: €600 million 3.454% due 2032 and €600 million 3.807% due 2036, both priced at 100.000%
  • Proceeds to redeem $750 million WRKCo 4.650% notes due 2026 (December 6, 2024) and €1 billion SKA 2.875% notes due 2026 (December 2, 2024)
  • Registration rights require an exchange offer to be completed by July 5, 2025, or additional interest is payable

The filing

CompanySmurfit Westrock (SW)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECNov 27, 2024, 7:30 AM ET
Accession number0001104659-24-123395

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation8.01 Other Events

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 November 27, 2024.

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