Debt

12 Months Ended

Jan. 03, 2025

Note 13—Debt

Debt consisted of the following:


(in millions)	Stated interest rate		Effective interest rate		January 3, 2025		December 29, 2023
Senior unsecured term loan:
$1,000 million term loan, due March 2028	5.83	%	6.00	%	$	1,000	$	1,000
Senior unsecured notes:
$500 million notes, due May 2025	3.63	%	3.76	%	500		500
$750 million notes, due May 2030	4.38	%	4.50	%	750		750
$1,000 million notes, due February 2031	2.30	%	2.38	%	1,000		1,000
$250 million notes, due July 2032	7.13	%	7.43	%	250		250
$750 million notes, due March 2033	5.75	%	5.81	%	750		750
$300 million notes, due July 2033	5.50	%	5.88	%	161		161
$300 million notes, due December 2040	5.95	%	6.03	%	218		218
Finance leases due on various dates through fiscal 2032	Various		1.84%-6.31%		73		91
Less: unamortized debt discounts and deferred debt issuance costs					(32)		(38)
Total long-term debt					4,670		4,682
Less: current portion					(618)		(18)
Total long-term debt, net of current portion					$	4,052	$	4,664

TERM LOANS AND REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY

On March 10, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), we entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with certain financial institutions, which provided for a senior unsecured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $1.0 billion (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a $1.0 billion senior unsecured revolving facility (the “Revolving Facility” and, together with the Term Loan Facility, the “Credit Facilities”). The Credit Facilities will mature in March 2028. The Revolving Facility permits two additional one-year extensions subject to lender consent. As of January 3, 2025, and December 29, 2023, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Facility.

The proceeds of the Term Loan Facility and cash on hand on the Closing Date were used to repay in full all indebtedness, terminate all commitments and discharge all guarantees existing in connection with a predecessor $1.9 billion senior unsecured term loan facility and a $750 million senior unsecured revolving facility.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate determined, at our option, based on either an alternate base rate or a Term SOFR rate with a 0.10%, per annum Term SOFR adjustment, plus, in each case, an applicable margin that varies depending on our credit rating. The applicable margin range for Term SOFR-denominated borrowings is from 1.00% to 1.50%. Based on our current ratings, the applicable margin for Term SOFR-denominated borrowings is 1.25%. Principal payments are made quarterly on the Term Loan Facility beginning in March 2025, with the majority of the principal due at maturity. Interest on the Term Loan Facility for Term SOFR-denominated borrowings is payable on a periodic basis, which must be at least quarterly.

SENIOR NOTES

In fiscal 2023, we issued and sold $750 million aggregate principal amount of fixed-rate senior notes (the “Notes”) maturing in March 2033. The Notes are senior unsecured obligations issued by Leidos, Inc. and guaranteed by Leidos Holdings, Inc. The annual interest rate for the Notes is 5.75% and is payable on a semi-annual basis. In connection with the issuance of the Notes, $11 million of debt issuance costs and debt discounts were recognized, which were recorded as an offset against the carrying value of debt. The proceeds from the Notes were used to repay all of the outstanding obligations in respect of principal, interest and fees on the $500 million 2.95% notes, due May 2023, and repay $210 million of the outstanding balance on the predecessor $1.9 billion senior unsecured term loan facility, due January 2025, and fund general corporate purposes.

COMMERCIAL PAPER

We have a commercial paper program in which the Company may issue short-term unsecured commercial paper notes (“Commercial Paper Notes”) not to exceed $1.0 billion. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and share repurchases.

The Commercial Paper Notes are issued in minimum denominations of $0.25 million and have maturities of up to 397 days from the date of issuance. The Commercial Paper Notes will bear either a stated or floating interest rate, if interest bearing, or will be sold at a discount from the face amount. As of January 3, 2025, and December 29, 2023, we did not have any Commercial Paper Notes outstanding.

COVENANTS

The Credit Facilities, Commercial Paper Notes, senior unsecured notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed and contain certain customary restrictive covenants, including among other things, restrictions on our ability to create liens and enter into sale and leaseback transactions under certain circumstances.

The financial covenants in the Credit Agreement require that we maintain, as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a ratio of adjusted consolidated total debt to consolidated EBITDA of not more than 3.75 to 1.00, subject to increases to 4.50 to 1.00 for four fiscal quarters following a material acquisition, and a ratio of EBITDA to consolidated interest expense of not less than 3.50 to 1.00.

We were in compliance with all covenants as of January 3, 2025.

PRINCIPAL PAYMENTS

Future minimum payments of debt are as follows:


Fiscal Year Ending (in millions)
2025	$	618
2026	120
2027	114
2028	705
2029	5
2030 and thereafter	3,140
Total principal payments	4,702
Less: unamortized debt discount and issuance costs	(32)
Total long-term debt	$	4,670