Financing Activities

3 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Financing Activities

4. Financing Activities

The following table shows the detail of debt repayments:

	13 Weeks Ended
	April 30, 2022		May 1, 2021
	(millions)
2.875% Senior notes due 2023	$	504	$	136
3.625% Senior notes due 2024		350		150
4.375% Senior notes due 2023		161		49
6.65% Senior debentures due 2024		117		5
6.9% Senior debentures due 2032		4		—
6.7% Senior debentures due 2034		2		—
6.7% Senior debentures due 2028		1		—
3.875% Senior notes due 2022		—		156
7.6% Senior debentures due 2025		—		4
9.5% Amortizing debentures due 2021		—		2
9.75% Amortizing debentures due 2021		—		1
	$	1,139	$	503

On March 3, 2022, Macy’s Inventory Funding LLC (the “ABL Borrower”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company, and Macy’s Inventory Holdings LLC (the “ABL Parent”), a direct subsidiary of Macy’s and the direct parent of the ABL Borrower, entered into an amendment (“the Amendment”) to the credit agreement governing the existing $2,941 million asset-based credit facility (the “Existing ABL Credit Facility”), which was set to expire in May 2024. The Amendment provides for a new revolving credit facility of $3.0 billion, including a swingline sub-facility and a letter of credit sub-facility (the “New ABL Credit Facility”). The ABL Borrower may request increases in the size of the New ABL Credit Facility up to an additional aggregate principal amount of $750 million. The New ABL Credit Facility replaces the Existing ABL Credit Facility, with similar collateral support, but reduced interest and unused facility fees. The New ABL Credit Facility matures in March 2027.                                                     

The New ABL Credit Facility is secured on a first priority basis (subject to customary exceptions) by (i) all assets of the ABL Borrower including all such inventory and the proceeds thereof and (ii) the equity of the ABL Borrower. The ABL Parent guarantees the ABL Borrower’s obligations under the New ABL Credit Facility.

The New ABL Credit Facility contains customary borrowing conditions including a borrowing base equal to the sum of (i) 90% of the net orderly liquidation percentage of eligible inventory, minus (ii) customary reserves. Amounts borrowed under the New ABL Credit Facility are subject to interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the ABL Borrower’s option, either (i) adjusted SOFR (calculated to include a 0.10% credit adjustment spread) plus a margin of 1.25% to 1.50% or (ii) a base rate plus a margin of 0.25% to 0.50%, in each case depending on revolving line utilization. The New ABL Credit Facility also contains customary covenants that provide for, among other things, limitations on indebtedness, liens, fundamental changes, restricted payments, cash hoarding, and prepayment of certain indebtedness as well as customary representations and warranties and events of default typical for credit facilities of this type.

The New ABL Credit Facility also requires the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.00 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter if (i) certain events of default have occurred and are continuing or (ii) Availability plus Suppressed Availability (each as defined in the New ABL Credit Facility) is less than the greater of (a) 10% of the Loan Cap (as defined in the New ABL Credit Facility) and (b) $250 million, in each case, as of the end of such fiscal quarter.

As of April 30, 2022, the Company had $65 million of standby letters of credit outstanding under the ABL Credit Facility, which reduced the available borrowing capacity to $2,935 million. The Company had no outstanding borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility as of April 30, 2022 and May 1, 2021.

On March 8, 2022, Macy’s Retail Holdings, LLC (“MRH”), a direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Macy’s, Inc., completed a tender offer and purchased approximately $8 million in aggregate principal amount of certain senior secured debentures (collectively, the “Second Lien Notes”). The purchased Second Lien Notes included $2 million of 6.65% Senior Secured Debentures due 2024, $1 million of 6.7% Senior Secured Debentures due 2028, $10,000 of 7.875% Senior Secured Debentures due 2030, $4 million of 6.9% Senior Secured Debentures due 2032, and $2 million of 6.7% Senior Secured Debentures due 2034. The total cash cost for the tender offer was approximately $8 million. Pursuant to the indenture governing the Second Lien Notes, the liens upon the collateral securing the Second Lien Notes that remained outstanding after the tender offer were automatically released on March 8, 2022. As of such date, such collateral no longer secures such Second Lien Notes or any obligations under the indenture with respect to such Second Lien Notes, and the right of the holders of the Second Lien Notes and such obligations to the benefits and proceeds of any such liens on the collateral terminated and were discharged automatically and unconditionally with respect to such Second Lien Notes.            

On March 10, 2022, MRH issued $850 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes in two separate tranches, one representing $425 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.875% senior notes due March 15, 2030 (the “2030 Notes”) and the other representing $425 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.125% senior notes due March 15, 2032 (the “2032 Notes”), in a private offering. Each of the 2030 Notes and 2032 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of MRH and are unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis by Macy’s, Inc. Proceeds from the issuance, together with cash on hand, were used to redeem certain of MRH’s outstanding senior notes and pay fees and expenses therewith and in connection with the offering.  The Company recognized $31 million of losses related to the early retirement of debt on the Consolidated Statements of Income during the first quarter of 2022.

During the 13 weeks ended April 30, 2022, the Company repurchased approximately 24 million shares of its common stock pursuant to existing stock purchase authorizations for a total of approximately $600 million. As of April 30, 2022, the Company had $1.4 billion of authorization remaining under its share repurchase program. The Company may continue or, from time to time, suspend repurchases of shares under its share repurchase program, depending on prevailing market conditions, alternate uses of capital and other factors.