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Long-Term Debt
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt
The Company’s outstanding debt consisted of the following:
(in millions)CurrencyMaturity DateJune 30, 2024December 31, 2023
Term loansUSDJanuary 2027$500 $500 
Revolving credit facility USDJanuary 202715 110 
Senior notesUSDOctober 2028300 300 
Total debt815 910 
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs(5)(6)
Total debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs810 904 
Less: current portion of long-term debt(25)— 
Long-term debt$785 $904 
Credit Facility
In January 2022, the Company entered into a credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. and certain other lenders, which provides for senior unsecured credit facilities in an aggregate principal amount of $1,250 million (collectively, the “Credit Facility”), consisting of term loans and revolving loan commitments. As of June 30, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facility.
The interest rate on the term loans was 6.52% as of June 30, 2024 and 6.46% as of December 31, 2023 and the interest rate on the revolving credit facility was 6.48% as of June 30, 2024 and 6.45% as of December 31, 2023.
Since entering the agreement in January 2022, borrowings under the Credit Facility bore interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, (a) in the case of U.S. dollar loans, the Bloomberg Short-term Bank Yield (“BSBY”) rate plus a margin, and for all other currencies, a specified benchmark rate for the applicable currency plus, in certain instances, a specified spread adjustment plus a margin (loans with a rate based on this clause (a), “benchmark rate loans”) or (b) for U.S. dollar loans only, the base rate plus a margin (loans with a rate based on this clause (b), “base rate loans”). In addition, the Credit Facility included a provision that replaces BSBY with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus certain specified credit spread adjustments in the event that BSBY ceases to be available as a reference rate. In November 2023, the Bloomberg Index Services Limited announced that the permanent cessation of BSBY and all of its tenors will be effective on November 15, 2024. Accordingly, on June 28, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment (the “First Credit Facility Amendment”) to the Credit Facility with Bank of America, N.A. and certain other lenders. The First Credit Facility Amendment provided, among other things, for (i) the replacement of BSBY with Term SOFR plus a SOFR adjustment of 0.10% as a benchmark rate for interest periods commencing subsequent to June 28, 2024; (ii) UL Solutions Inc., which was previously the guarantor of the facility, became the named borrower, and UL LLC, which was previously the named borrower, became the guarantor. The foregoing summary of certain provisions of the First Credit Facility Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the amendment filed as exhibit 10.1 hereto.
Senior Notes
In October 2023, the Company issued $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.500% senior notes due 2028 (the “notes”). The notes are senior unsecured obligations of UL Solutions Inc. and are unconditionally guaranteed by UL LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“UL LLC”). Borrowings under the notes bear a fixed interest rate of 6.500% per annum.