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Financing Arrangements
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financing Arrangements Financing Arrangements
As of December 31, 2023, Hasbro had available an unsecured revolving credit agreement (see Amended Revolving Credit Agreement below) in the amount of $1.25 billion and unsecured uncommitted lines of credit from various banks approximating $95.6 million. The Company had no outstanding short-term borrowings under, or supported by, these lines of credit as of December 31, 2023. Substantially all of the Company's short-term borrowings held at the end of 2022 represented borrowings made under, or supported by, these lines of credit. The weighted average interest rate of the outstanding borrowings under the uncommitted lines of credit as of December 25, 2022 was 3.3%. The Company had no borrowings outstanding under its committed line of credit as of December 31, 2023 and December 25, 2022. During 2023 and 2022, Hasbro’s working capital needs were primarily fulfilled by cash available and cash generated from operations, and to a lesser extent, in 2023, the Company issued commercial paper as described below.
During the second half of 2019, in preparation for the Company's acquisition of eOne, the Company completed the following debt and equity financings: (i) the issuance of senior unsecured Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $2.4 billion, (ii) the issuance of 10.6 million shares of common stock at a public offering price of $95.00 per share and (iii) $1.0 billion in term loans provided by a Term Loan Agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”) entered into with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain financial institutions, as lenders, pursuant to which such lenders committed to provide, contingent on completion of the eOne acquisition and certain other customary conditions to funding, facilities consisting of a three-year senior unsecured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million and a five-year senior unsecured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $600.0 million. On December 30, 2019, the Company completed the acquisition of eOne and on that date, borrowed the full amount of $1.0 billion under the Term Loan facilities. As of December 31, 2023, the Company has repaid the full aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million on the three-year term loan facility and the full aggregate principal amount of $600.0 million on the five-year term loan facility. See note 11 for further discussion on the Term Loan Agreement.
In September 2023, the Company entered into a third amended and restated revolving credit agreement with Bank of America, as administrative agent, swing line lender, a letter of credit issuer and a lender and certain other financial institutions, as lenders thereto (the "Amended Revolving Credit Agreement"), which provides the Company with commitments having a maximum aggregate principal amount of $1.25 billion. The Amended Revolving Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants setting forth leverage and coverage requirements, and certain other limitations typical of an investment grade facility, including with respect to liens, mergers and incurrence of indebtedness. It also provides for a potential additional incremental commitment increase of up to $500.0 million subject to agreement of the lenders.
Loans under the revolving credit facility bear interest, at the Company’s option, at either the Adjusted Term Benchmark Rate (determined in accordance with the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement), the Base Rate
(determined in accordance with the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement) or the Daily Benchmark Rate (determined in accordance with the Amended Revolving Credit Agreement). In each case there is also a spread added to the rate, which fluctuates based upon the more favorable of the Company’s long-term debt ratings and the Company’s leverage. The Company is also required to pay a commitment fee in respect to the unused commitments under the facility, the rate for which is also determined based upon the more favorable of the Company's long-term debt ratings and leverage. The Amended Revolving Credit Agreement extends through September 20, 2028.
The Amended Revolving Credit Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants typical of this type of facility, including: (a) restrictions on the Company’s and its domestic subsidiaries’ ability to allow liens on their assets, (b) restrictions on the incurrence of indebtedness, (c) restrictions on the Company’s and certain of its subsidiaries’ ability to engage in certain mergers, (d) the requirement that the Company maintain a Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio of no less than 3.00:1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter and (e) the requirement that the Company maintain: a Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio of no more than (1) 3.50:1.00 for the quarter ended December 31, 2023 and thereafter and on and after the sale of eOne Film and TV to Lionsgate, a Consolidated Net Total Leverage Ratio of no more than (i) 4.00:1.00 for each of the quarters ended September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2023, (ii) 3.75:1.00 for each of the first, second and fourth fiscal quarters of each year (other than 2023) and (iii) 4.00:1:00 for the third fiscal quarter of each year (other than 2023).
The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023. The Company had no borrowings outstanding under its committed revolving credit facility as of December 31, 2023.
The Company also has an agreement with a group of banks providing a commercial paper program (the “Program”). Under the Program, at the Company’s request and subject to market conditions, the banks may either purchase from the Company, or arrange for the sale by the Company of, unsecured commercial paper notes. Borrowings under the Program are supported by the aforementioned unsecured committed line of credit and the Company may issue notes from time to time up to an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any given time of $1.0 billion. The maturities of the notes may vary but may not exceed 397 days. The notes are sold under customary terms in the commercial paper market and will be issued at a discount to par, or alternatively, will be sold at par and will bear varying interest rates based on a fixed or floating rate basis. The interest rates will vary based on market conditions and the ratings assigned to the notes by the credit rating agencies at the time of issuance. Subject to market conditions, the Company intends to utilize the Program as its primary short-term borrowing facility and does not intend to sell unsecured commercial paper notes in excess of the available amount under the revolving credit agreement discussed below. If, for any reason, the Company is unable to access the commercial paper market, the Company intends to use the revolving credit agreement to meet the Company's short-term liquidity needs. During the second quarter and third quarter of 2023, the Company issued and repaid intra-quarter commercial paper notes under the Program, to meet certain of its short-term liquidity needs. As of December 31, 2023 and December 25, 2022, the Company did not have any notes outstanding under the Program.
During November 2021, the Company secured a senior revolving film and television production credit facility (the “RPCF”) with MUFG Union Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and lender and certain other financial institutions, as lenders thereto (the “Revolving Production Financing Agreement”) which provided the Company with commitments having a maximum aggregate principal amount of $250.0 million. The Revolving Production Financing Agreement also provided the Company with the option to request a commitment increase up to an aggregate additional amount of $150.0 million subject to agreement of the lenders. The Company used the RPCF to fund certain of the Company’s original film and TV production costs, however, the RPCF was assumed by Lionsgate effective upon the closing of the sale of the eOne Film and TV business in the fourth quarter of 2023.
The Company also has a supplier finance program which provides participating suppliers the option of receiving payment in advance of an invoice due date, to be paid by certain administering banks, on the basis of invoices that the Company has confirmed as valid and approved. The Company’s obligation is to make payment in the invoice amount negotiated with participating suppliers, to the administering banks on the invoice due date. The Company’s suppliers are not required to participate in the supplier finance program. The early payment transactions between the Company’s supplier and the administering bank are subject to an agreement between those parties, and the Company does not participate in any financial aspect of the agreements between the Company’s suppliers and the administering banks. The Company has not pledged any assets to the administering bank under the supplier financing program. The Company or the administering bank may terminate the agreement upon at least 30 days’ written notice.
The amount of obligations confirmed under the program that remain unpaid by the Company were $43.3 million, and $76.1 million as of December 31, 2023 and December 25, 2022, respectively. These obligations are presented within Accounts payable in our condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The activity related to this program is reflected within the operating activities section of the condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.