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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of the earliest event reported): January 27, 2022

 

 

Bausch Health Companies Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

British Columbia, Canada   001-14956   98-0448205

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

2150 St. Elzéar Blvd. West

Laval, Quebec

Canada H7L 4A8

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

514-744-6792

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading

Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Shares, No Par Value   BHC   New York Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 


Item 8.01 Other Events.

Secured Notes Offering

On January 27, 2022, Bausch Health Companies Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it launched and priced an offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of new senior secured notes due 2027 (the “Notes”). The Notes will bear interest at a rate of 6.125% per year, and the offering price for the Notes was 100.000% of the principal amount thereof. The Notes will be offered in the United States to qualified institutional investors pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and outside the United States to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.

Closing of the Notes offering will not be conditioned upon completion of the initial public offering (“IPO”) of Bausch + Lomb Corporation (“Bausch + Lomb” and such offering, the “Bausch + Lomb IPO”), but if the Bausch + Lomb IPO does not occur on or prior to August 15, 2022, the Company will be required to redeem the Notes at such time at a redemption price equal to the issue price of the Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The Company also issued press releases pursuant to Rule 135c under the Securities Act relating to the offering of the Notes. In accordance with Rule 135c(d) under the Securities Act, copies of the press releases are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.

The foregoing is qualified by reference to the press releases that are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, which are incorporated herein by reference.

This Current Report on Form 8-K and the press releases attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any offer, solicitation or sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. These securities will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and, unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. The Notes have not been and will not be qualified for sale to the public by prospectus under applicable Canadian securities laws and, accordingly, any offer and sale of the securities in Canada will be made on a basis which is exempt from the prospectus requirements of such securities laws.


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number
  

Description

99.1    Press release announcing the launch of the Notes offering, dated January 27, 2022
99.2    Press release announcing the pricing of the Notes offering, dated January 27, 2022
104    The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.


Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

BAUSCH HEALTH COMPANIES INC.
By:  

/s/ Sam Eldessouky

  Name:   Sam Eldessouky
  Title:   Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 27, 2022