Lowes Companies Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

UNITED STATES

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 earliest event reported) September 16, 2025

LOWE’S COMPANIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (704) 758-1000

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:

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

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).

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☐ 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.

In connection with the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 19, 2025, pursuant to which Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) will acquire all of the shares of stock of ASP Flag Parent Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Acquisition”), for aggregate consideration of approximately $8.8 billion (the “Purchase Price”), on September 16, 2025, the Company entered into (i) a Credit Agreement (the “5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement”) with certain lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A, as administrative processing agent, for a $2.0 billion unsecured revolving loan facility to replace its existing $2.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility, dated as of December 14, 2021, that will mature on the fifth anniversary of the signing date thereof and will be available to the Company to finance a portion of the Purchase Price and to support the Company’s existing commercial paper program and (ii) a Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”) with certain lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A, as administrative agent, for a $2.0 billion unsecured term loan facility that will mature on the third anniversary of the signing date thereof to finance a portion of the Purchase Price and other fees and expenses related thereto. The aggregate amount of the commitments under the 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement and the Term Loan Credit Agreement have replaced a corresponding amount of the commitments in respect of the 364-day bridge loan credit facility in an aggregate amount of up to $4 billion previously described in the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 20, 2025, in accordance with the terms of the bridge facility commitment letter. As a result, an aggregate amount of up to $5 billion in bridge facility commitments remain. The Company expects to replace these remaining commitments through one or more capital markets transactions, subject to market conditions and other factors, prior to the closing of the Acquisition.

Also on September 16, 2025, the Company entered into (i) a 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement (the “364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement”) with certain lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative processing agent, for a $1.0 billion unsecured revolving credit facility that will mature on the 364th day following the signing date thereof to be used for general corporate purposes and (ii) Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 1” and, together with the 364-Day Revolving Credit Agreement, the 5-Year Revolving Credit Agreement, and the Term Loan Credit Agreement, each a “Credit Document” and collectively, the “Credit Documents”) with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and a letter of credit issuer, and the other lenders party thereto. Amendment No. 1 amended that certain Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2023, by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, swing line lender and a letter of credit issuer, U.S. Bank National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, syndication agents and letter of credit issuers, Citibank, N.A., Goldman Sachs Bank USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Barclays Bank PLC, as co-documentation agents, and the other lenders party thereto, to, among other things, remove the term SOFR credit spread adjustment.

The foregoing description of the Credit Documents does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of each Credit Document, as applicable, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, and 10.4 to this Report and are incorporated herein by reference.

Certain lender parties to the Credit Documents and certain of their respective affiliates have performed in the past, and may from time to time perform in the future, banking, investment banking and/or other advisory services for the Company and its affiliates for which they have received, and/or will receive, customary fees and expenses.

The disclosure required by this Item and included in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

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.