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Borrowings
 12 Months Ended
Sep. 27, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Borrowings BORROWINGS:
Long-term borrowings, net, are summarized in the following table (in thousands):
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
$1.4 Billion Revolving Credit Facility due August 2029(1)
$30,138 $— 
$1.153 Billion Revolving Credit Facility due April 2026
— 170,759 
Term A Loans due August 2029499,624 — 
Term A Loans due August 2026— 258,060 
United States Term B Loans due June 2030(2)
1,073,060 1,078,588 
United States Term B Loans due April 2028(2)
725,504 724,393 
United States Term B Loans due January 2027836,680 835,631 
Senior Unsecured Notes:
5.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due February 2028
1,144,404 1,142,910 
6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due May 2025
— 1,492,153 
5.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due April 2025
550,789 549,348 
3.125% Senior Unsecured Notes (EUR) due April 2025
362,459 342,718 
Other:
Finance leases40,440 31,933 
Other8,359 15,201 
5,271,457 6,641,694 
Less—current portion(964,286)(1,543,032)
$4,307,171 $5,098,662 
As of September 27, 2024, there were $733.3 million of outstanding foreign currency borrowings.
As of September 27, 2024, the 5.000% Senior Notes due April 1, 2025 and 3.125% Senior Notes due April 1, 2025 mature within one year. The Company intends to repay, redeem or otherwise refinance the outstanding obligations related to these securities.
Senior Secured Credit Agreement
ASI, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a credit agreement on March 28, 2017 (as supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), which replaced the existing Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, originally dated January 26, 2007, and last amended on March 28, 2014 (the "Previous Credit Agreement").
The Credit Agreement includes senior secured term loan facilities consisting of the following as of September 27, 2024:
•A United States dollar denominated term loan to ASI in the amount of $836.7 million, due 2027 ("United States Term B-4 Loans due 2027"), $725.5 million, due 2028 ("United States Term B-7 Loans due 2028"), $1,073.1 million, due 2030 ("United States Term B-8 Loans due 2030") and $70.4 million, due 2029 ("United States Term A Loans due 2029");
•A Canadian dollar denominated term loan to Aramark Canada Ltd. in the amount of C$205.9 million (approximately $152.3 million), due 2029 (the "Canadian Term A-4 Loans due 2029");
•A euro denominated term loan to Aramark Investments Limited, a U.K. borrower, in an amount of €93.8 million (approximately $104.7 million), due 2029 (the "Euro Term A-3 Loans due 2029");
•A pounds sterling denominated term loan to Aramark Limited, a U.K. borrower, in an amount of £61.8 million (approximately $82.6 million), due 2029 (the "GBP Term A Loans due 2029"); and
•A United States dollar denominated term loan to Aramark Investments Limited, a U.K. borrower, in an amount of $89.6 million, due 2029 (the "AIL Term A-1 Loans due 2029").
The Credit Agreement also includes a revolving credit facility available for loans in United States dollars, Canadian dollars, euros and pounds sterling to ASI and certain foreign borrowers with aggregate commitments of approximately $1.4 billion and has a final maturity date of August 2, 2029. As of September 27, 2024, there was $1,341.6 million available for borrowing
under the revolving credit facility. The Company's revolving credit facility includes a $500.0 million sublimit for letters of credit. The revolving credit facility may be drawn by ASI as well as by certain foreign subsidiaries of ASI. The foreign borrowers are subject to a sublimit of either $300.0 million or $150.0 million with respect to borrowings under the revolving credit facility. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the senior secured credit facilities, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders under the revolving credit facility in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder. The revolving credit facility is subject to a commitment fee ranging from a rate of 0.15% to 0.30% per annum. The actual rate within the range is based on a Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement.
The Company is not a guarantor under the senior secured credit facilities and is not subject to the covenants or obligations under the Credit Agreement.
The applicable margin on the United States Term B-4 Loans due 2027 is 1.75% with respect to Term Benchmark (Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR")) borrowings, subject to a SOFR floor of 0.00%, and 0.75% with respect to base-rate borrowings, subject to a minimum base rate of 0.00%. The applicable margin on the United States Term B-7 Loans due 2028 and United States Term B-8 Loans due 2030 is 2.00% with respect to Term Benchmark (Adjusted Term SOFR) borrowings, subject to a SOFR floor of 0.00% and 1.00% with respect to base-rate borrowings, subject to a minimum base rate of 0.00%. The applicable margin spread for the United States Term A Loans due 2029, United States Term A-1 Loans due 2029, Canadian Term A-4 Loans due 2029, the Euro Term A-3 Loans due 2029, the GBP Term A Loans due 2029 and the senior secured revolving credit facility is 1.125% to 1.625% (as of September 27, 2024 - 1.500%) with respect to Term Benchmark (Adjusted Term SOFR, EURIBOR and Term CORRA) borrowings and letters of credit fees, subject to a floor of 0.00%, 0.125% to 0.625% (as of September 27, 2024 - 0.500%) with respect to United States and Canadian base rate borrowings, and 1.1576% to 1.6576% (as of September 27, 2024 - 1.5326%) with respect to Sterling Overnight Index Average ("SONIA") rate borrowings, subject to a floor of 0.00%. The actual spreads within all ranges referred to above are based on a Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Fiscal 2024 Transactions
On August 2, 2024, the Company amended its existing Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 15”), to provide for, among other things, the refinancing and replacement of the 2021 Tranche Revolving Facility, the Canadian Term A-3 Loans and the Euro Term A-2 Loans under the Credit Agreement through the establishment of Replacing Revolving Commitments, New Revolving Commitments, and borrowings of Refinancing Term Loans, under the Credit Agreement comprised of (i) new 2024 Tranche Revolving Commitments in an amount equal to $1.4 billion, terminating in August 2029, (ii) new Canadian Term A-4 Loans in an amount equal to C$214.6 million, due in August 2029, (iii) new Euro Term A-3 Loans in an amount equal to €94.1 million, due in August 2029, (iv) new United States Term A Loans in an amount equal to $70.7 million, due in August 2029, (v) new United States Term A-1 Loans in an amount equal to $90.0 million, due in August 2029 and (vi) new GBP Term A Loans in an amount equal to £62.0 million, due in August 2029. The new Term A Loans were applied by the Company to refinance in full the Canadian Term A-3 Loans and Euro Term A-2 Loans and reduce borrowings outstanding under the existing revolving facility. The new Term A Loans are subject to customary springing maturity provisions (including customary thresholds) with respect to the United States Term B-7 Loans and the 5.000% Senior Notes due 2028, as further specified in Amendment No. 15.
The new 2024 Tranche Revolving Commitments bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, depending on the currency of the loans borrowed under the new 2024 Tranche Revolving Commitments, either (a) a Term CORRA rate, (b) a Term SOFR rate, (c) a EURIBOR rate, (d) Canadian base rate determined by the higher of (1) prime rate of the administrative agent or (2) the Term CORRA rate plus 1.00%, (e) base rate determined by the highest of (1) the prime rate of the administrative agent, (2) the greater of the overnight rate and the federal funds rate, plus 0.50% or (3) the Term SOFR rate plus 1.00%, or (f) a SONIA rate plus an applicable margin set initially at 1.625% for borrowings based on the Term CORRA rate, Term SOFR rate and EURIBOR rate, 1.6576% for borrowings based on the SONIA rate and 0.625% for borrowings based on the Canadian base rate or base rate, in each case, subject to a reduction upon the Company achieving improvement on the consolidated leverage ratio. Loans denominated in U.S. dollars that are outstanding under the 2024 Tranche Revolving Commitments are subject to a credit spread adjustment of 0.0% (as compared to the interest rate for the 2021 Tranche Revolving Facility, which were subject to a credit spread adjustment between 0.11448% and 0.42826% (depending on the selected interest period)). In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the 2024 Tranche Revolving Commitments, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder, initially set at 0.30%, subject to a reduction upon the Company achieving improvement in the consolidated leverage ratio.
The new Canadian Term A-4 Loans bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either (a) a Term CORRA rate or (b) a base rate or Canadian base rate determined by reference to the higher of (1) the prime rate of the administrative agent and (2) the Term CORRA rate plus 1.00% plus an applicable margin set initially at 1.625% for borrowings based on the Term CORRA rate and 0.625% for borrowings based on the Canadian base rate, in each case, subject to a reduction upon the Company achieving improvement in the consolidated leverage ratio.
The new Euro Term A-3 Loans bear interest at a rate equal to a EURIBOR rate plus an applicable margin set initially at 1.625%, subject to a reduction upon the Company achieving improvement in the consolidated leverage ratio.
The new United States Term A Loans and new United States Term A-1 Loans bear interest at a rate determined by reference to either (a) a Term SOFR rate or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the prime rate of the administrative agent, (2) the greater of the overnight rate and the federal funds rate, plus 0.50% or (3) the Term SOFR rate plus 1.00%, plus an applicable margin set initially at 1.625%, subject to a reduction upon the Company achieving improvement in the consolidated leverage ratio. The United States Term A Loans and United States Term A-1 Loans are subject to a credit spread adjustment of 0.0%.
The new GBP Term A Loans bear interest at a rate equal to a SONIA rate plus an applicable margin set initially at 1.6576%, subject to a reduction upon the Company achieving improvement in the consolidated leverage.
The Company capitalized $7.6 million of transaction costs directly attributable to the refinancing in Amendment No. 15, of which $5.8 million is included in "Other Assets" and $1.8 million is included in "Long-Term Borrowings" on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 27, 2024. Amounts paid for capitalized transaction costs are included within “Other financing activities” on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024. Additionally, the Company recorded $1.3 million of charges to "Interest Expense, net" on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024, consisting of a $1.1 million non-cash loss for the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs on the revolving credit facility and foreign denominated term loans due 2026 and the payment of $0.2 million of transactions costs related to the refinancing.
On March 27, 2024, the Company amended its existing Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 14”), to provide for, among other things, the repricing of all the United States dollar denominated Term B-5 Loans previously outstanding under the Credit Agreement (“United States Term B-5 Loans due 2028”) and the repricing of all the United States dollar denominated Term B-6 Loans previously outstanding under the Credit Agreement (“United States. Term B-6 Loans due 2030”).
As a result of the Amendment No. 14, (i) United States Term B-5 Loans due 2028 previously outstanding under the Credit Agreement were replaced with new United States dollar denominated Term B-7 Loans in an amount equal to $730.5 million due in April 2028 and (ii) United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 previously outstanding under the Credit Agreement were replaced with the new United States dollar denominated Term B-8 Loans in an amount equal to $1,094.5 million due in June 2030, each with an interest rate equal to the sum of (a) the Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus (b) an applicable margin of 2.00% plus (c) a credit spread adjustment of 0.0% (as compared to the interest rate for the United States Term B-5 Loans due 2028 and the United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 equal to the sum of (a) the Term SOFR Rate plus (b) an applicable margin of 2.50% plus (c) a credit spread adjustment between 0.11448% and 0.42826% (depending on the selected interest period)).
The Company capitalized $0.9 million of transaction costs directly attributable to the repricings in Amendment No. 14, which are included in “Long-Term Borrowings” on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 27, 2024. Amounts paid for capitalized transaction costs are included within “Other financing activities” on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024. Additionally, the Company recorded $1.6 million of charges to "Interest Expense, net" on the Consolidated Statements of Income for fiscal year ended September 27, 2024, consisting of a $1.2 million non-cash loss for the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and discount on the United States Term B-5 Loans due 2028 and United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 and the payment of $0.4 million of transaction costs related to the repricings.
Fiscal 2023 Transactions
On June 29, 2023, ASI entered into Amendment No. 13 to the Credit Agreement, which provides for a transition of the underlying interest rate applicable to all term loans outstanding and revolving credit commitments and loans available and/or outstanding, in each case, under the Credit Agreement, from the London Interbank Offer Rate ("LIBOR") to a forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. All borrowings based on SOFR under the Credit Agreement are subject to a credit spread adjustment of (i) 0.11448% for borrowings with interest periods of one month, (ii) 0.26161% for borrowings with interest periods of three months and (iii) 0.42826% for borrowings with interest periods of six months but the associated interest rate margins applicable to all such borrowings remain unchanged. Amendment No. 13 was entered into in preparation for the general cessation of LIBOR-based borrowings in the leverage lending industry as of June 30, 2023.
On June 22, 2023, ASI and certain of its subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 12 to the Credit Agreement, which provides for, among other things, the extension of the maturity date applicable to all of the United States Term B-3 Loans due 2025 through the establishment of the United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 in an amount equal to approximately $1.1 billion. The new United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 were funded in full on June 22, 2023 and were applied by the Company to refinance the remaining United States Term B-3 Loans due 2025.
The new United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 bear an interest rate equal to either (a) a forward-looking term rate based on SOFR for the applicable interest period, plus a credit spread adjustment of (i) 0.11448% for borrowings with interest periods of one month, (ii) 0.26161% for borrowings with interest periods of three months and (iii) 0.42826% for borrowings with Adjusted Term SOFR or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the prime rate of the administrative agent, (2) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and (3) the Adjusted Term SOFR plus 1.00% plus an applicable margin set initially at 2.50% for borrowings based on Adjusted Term SOFR and 1.50% for borrowings based on the base rate. The United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 are subject to substantially similar terms currently relating to guarantees, collateral, mandatory prepayments and covenants that are applicable to the Company’s other United States Term B Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement.
The Company capitalized $8.2 million of costs associated with the issuance of the United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030, which are amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the loans and presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the loans. Amounts paid for the capitalized third-party costs are included within "Other Financing activities" on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023. The Company also incurred an original issue discount of $11.0 million upon the issuance of the United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030. The discount is included as an adjustment to the carrying value of the loans and is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of loans in accordance with the accounting literature.
In conjunction with Amendment No. 12 to the Credit Agreement and the borrowing repayments, the Company recorded a $2.5 million non-cash loss for the write-off of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs to "Interest Expense, net" on the Consolidated Statements of Income during the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023.
On May 31, 2023, the Company repaid $100.0 million of United States Term B-3 Loans due 2025.
On April 17, 2023, the Company repaid $468.0 million of the United States Term B-3 Loans due 2025, and ¥8,409.0 million ($63.0 million) of yen denominated term loans due 2026.
Incremental Facilities
The Credit Agreement provides that the Company has the right at any time to request one or more incremental term loan facilities or increases under existing term loan facilities and/or additional revolving credit facilities or increases under the existing revolving credit facility in an amount up to $1,400.0 million of incremental commitments in the aggregate plus an unlimited amount so long as the pro forma Consolidated Secured Debt to Covenant Adjusted EBITDA ratio (each as calculated in accordance with the Credit Agreement (the "Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio")) would not exceed 3.00 to 1.00, plus any amount of loans and commitments optionally prepaid and terminated under the senior secured credit facilities. The lenders under these facilities are not under any obligation to provide any such incremental facilities or commitments and any such addition of or increase in facilities or commitments will be subject to customary conditions precedent.
Prepayments and Amortization
The Credit Agreement requires the Company to prepay outstanding term loans, subject to certain exceptions, with:
•50% of ASI's annual excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement) with step-downs to 25% and 0% upon ASI reaching certain Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio thresholds; provided, further, that such prepayment shall only be required to the extent excess cash flow for the applicable year exceeds $10.0 million;
•100% of the net cash proceeds of all non-ordinary course asset sales or other dispositions of property subject to certain exceptions and customary reinvestment rights; provided, further, that such prepayment shall only be required to the extent net cash proceeds exceeds $100.0 million; and
•100% of the net cash proceeds of any incurrence of debt, but excluding proceeds from certain debt permitted under the Credit Agreement.
The foregoing mandatory prepayments will be applied to the term loan facilities on a pro rata basis and will reduce the obligations to make scheduled amortization payments on a dollar for dollar basis as directed by the Company. The Company may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the Credit Agreement any time without premium or penalty, other than customary "breakage" costs with respect to SOFR loans. Prepaid term loans may not be reborrowed.
If a change of control as defined in the Credit Agreement occurs, this will cause an event of default under the Credit Agreement. Upon an event of default, the new senior secured credit facilities may be accelerated, in which case the Company would be required to repay all outstanding loans plus accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts outstanding under the new senior secured credit facilities under the Credit Agreement.
The Canadian Term A-4 Loans due 2029 require the payment of installments in quarterly principal amounts of C$2.7 million from June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2029 and C$160.9 million at maturity.
The Euro Term A-3 Loans due 2029 require the payment of installments in quarterly principal amounts of €1.2 million from September 30, 2024 through June 30, 2029 and €70.5 million at maturity.
The GBP Term A Loans due 2029 require the payment of installments in quarterly principal amounts of £0.8 million from September 30, 2024 through June 30, 2029 and £46.5 million at maturity.
The United States Term A Loans due 2029 require the payment of installments in quarterly principal amounts of $0.9 million from September 30, 2024 through June 30, 2029 and $53.0 million at maturity.
The United States Term A-1 Loans due 2029 require the payment of installments in quarterly principal amounts of $1.1 million from September 30, 2024 through June 30, 2029 and $67.5 million at maturity.
The United States Term B-7 Loans due 2028 do not require any quarterly repayments of the principal amount and require the payment of $730.5 million at maturity. The United States Term B-8 Loans due 2030 require repayment of principal in quarterly installments of $2.8 million from September 30, 2024 through March 31, 2030 and $1,025.8 million at maturity.
Guarantees
All obligations under the Credit Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed by Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation and, subject to certain exceptions, substantially all of ASI's existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries excluding certain immaterial subsidiaries, Receivables Facility subsidiaries, certain other customarily excluded subsidiaries and certain subsidiaries designated under the Credit Agreement as "unrestricted subsidiaries," referred to, collectively, as the United States Guarantors. All obligations under the Credit Agreement, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by (i) a pledge of 100% of the capital stock of ASI, (ii) pledges of 100% of the capital stock (or 65% of voting stock and 100% of non-voting stock, in the case of the stock of foreign subsidiaries) held by ASI, Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation or any of the United States Guarantors and (iii) a security interest in, and mortgages on, substantially all tangible assets of Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation, ASI or any of the United States Guarantors.
Certain Covenants
The Credit Agreement contains a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, ASI's ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness; issue preferred stock or provide guarantees; create liens on assets; engage in mergers or consolidations; sell assets; pay dividends, make distributions or repurchase its capital stock; make investments, loans or advances; repay or repurchase any subordinated debt, except as scheduled or at maturity; create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to ASI from its restricted subsidiaries; make certain acquisitions; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; amend material agreements governing ASI's subordinated debt (or any indebtedness that refinances its subordinated debt); and fundamentally change ASI's business. The Credit Agreement also contains certain customary affirmative covenants, such as financial and other reporting, and certain events of default. At September 27, 2024, ASI was in compliance with all of these covenants.
The Credit Agreement requires ASI to maintain a maximum Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio, defined as consolidated total indebtedness secured by a lien to Covenant Adjusted EBITDA, not to exceed 5.125x. Consolidated total indebtedness secured by a lien is defined in the Credit Agreement as total indebtedness consisting of debt for borrowed money, finance leases, debt in respect of sale-leaseback transactions, disqualified and preferred stock and advances under the Receivables Facility secured by a lien reduced by the amount of cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheets that is free and clear of any lien. Non-compliance with the maximum Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio could result in the requirement to immediately repay all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement, which, if ASI's lenders under the Credit Agreement (other than the lenders in respect of ASI’s United States Term B-4 Loans due 2027, United States Term B-7 Loans due 2028 and United States Term B-8 Loans due 2030 which lenders shall not benefit from the maximum Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio) failed to waive any such default, would also constitute a default under the indentures governing the senior notes. The actual ratio at September 27, 2024 was 1.99x.
The Credit Agreement establishes an incurrence-based minimum Interest Coverage Ratio, defined as Covenant Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated interest expense, as a condition for ASI and its restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness and to make certain restricted payments. Consolidated interest expense is defined in the Credit Agreement as consolidated interest expense excluding interest income, adjusted for acquisitions and dispositions and for certain non-cash or nonrecurring interest expense. The minimum Interest Coverage Ratio is at least 2.00x for the term of the Credit Agreement. If ASI does not maintain this minimum Interest Coverage Ratio calculated on a pro forma basis for any such additional indebtedness or restricted payments, it could be prohibited from being able to incur additional indebtedness, other than the additional funding provided for under the Credit Agreement and pursuant to specified exceptions, and make certain restricted payments, other than pursuant to certain exceptions. The actual ratio was 3.73x for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024.
A failure to pay any obligations under the Credit Agreement as they become due or any event causing amounts to become due prior to their stated maturity could result in a cross-default and potential acceleration of the Company’s other outstanding debt obligations, including the senior notes.
Senior Notes
6.375% Senior Notes due 2025 (fully redeemed)
On April 27, 2020, ASI issued $1,500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% 2025 Notes. The Company capitalized upon issuance third-party costs of $22.3 million directly attributable to the 6.375% 2025 Notes. The 6.375% 2025 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of April 27, 2020, entered into by and among ASI, the Company and certain other Aramark entities, as guarantors, and the U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The 6.375% 2025 Notes were issued at par. Interest on the 6.375% 2025 Notes was payable on May 1 and November 1 of each year.
On October 2, 2023, the Company fully redeemed the $1,500.0 million 6.375% 2025 Notes in conjunction with the separation and distribution of the Uniform segment (see Note 2). The Company recorded $31.8 million of charges to "Interest Expense, net" in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024, consisting of the payment of a $23.9 million call premium and a $7.9 million non-cash loss for the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs on the 6.375% 2025 Notes. The amount paid for the call premium is included within "Other financing activities" on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024.
5.000% Senior Notes due 2028
On January 18, 2018, ASI issued $1,150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.000% Senior Notes due February 1, 2028 (the "2028 Notes"). The net proceeds from the 2028 Notes were used to finance the AmeriPride acquisition that occurred in fiscal 2018, to pay down certain borrowings under the revolving credit facility and to pay fees related to the transaction. The Company capitalized third-party costs of $14.2 million directly attributable to the 2028 Notes, which are included in "Long-Term Borrowings" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are being amortized over the debt period.
The 2028 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of January 18, 2018 (the "2028 Notes Indenture"), entered into by and among ASI, the Company and certain other Aramark entities, as guarantors, and the U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The 2028 Notes were issued at par.
The 2028 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of ASI. The 2028 Notes rank equal in right of payment to all of the Issuer's existing and future senior indebtedness and will rank senior in right of payment to the Issuer's future subordinated indebtedness. The 2028 Notes are guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by the Company and substantially all of the domestic subsidiaries of ASI. The guarantees of the 2028 Notes rank equal in right of payment to all of the senior obligations of such guarantor. The 2028 Notes are effectively subordinated to all of ASI's existing and future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness, and structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of any of ASI's subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2028 Notes. Interest on the 2028 Notes is payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year.
The 2028 Notes Indenture contains covenants limiting ASI's ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred shares; pay dividends and make certain distributions, investments and other restricted payments; create certain liens; sell assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; limit the ability of restricted subsidiaries to make payments to ASI; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; merge, consolidate, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of ASI's and its restricted subsidiaries assets; and designate ASI's subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. The 2028 Notes Indenture also provides for events of default which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on the applicable series of 2028 Notes to become or to be declared due and payable. Further, a failure to pay any obligations under the 2028 Notes Indenture as they become due or any event causing amounts to become due prior to their stated maturity could result in a cross-default and potential acceleration of the Company’s other outstanding debt obligations, including the other senior notes and obligations under the Credit Agreement.
5.000% Senior Notes due 2025 and 3.125% Senior Notes due 2025
On March 22, 2017, ASI issued $600.0 million of 5.000% Senior Notes due April 1, 2025 (the "5.000% 2025 Notes"). The 5.000% 2025 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture (the "5.000% 2025 Notes Indenture"), entered into by and among ASI, the Company and certain other Aramark entities, as guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee. The 5.000% 2025 Notes were issued at par. On March 27, 2017, Aramark International Finance S.à.r.l. ("AIFS"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, issued €325.0 million of 3.125% Senior Notes due April 1, 2025 (the "3.125% 2025 Notes" and, together with the 5.000% 2025 Notes, the "2025 Notes"). The 3.125% 2025 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture (the "3.125% 2025 Notes Indenture"), entered into by and among AIFS, the Company and certain other Aramark entities, as guarantors, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee and registrar, and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as paying agent and transfer agent. The 3.125% 2025 Notes were issued at par.
The 2025 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the respective Issuers. Each series of the 2025 Notes ranks equal in right of payment to all of the respective Issuer's existing and future senior indebtedness, including the senior secured credit facilities under the Credit Agreement, and, in the case of the 5.000% 2025 Notes with respect to ASI and will rank senior in right of payment to the respective Issuer's future subordinated indebtedness. The 2025 Notes are guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by the Company and substantially all of the domestic subsidiaries of ASI and the 3.125% 2025 Notes are guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by ASI. The guarantees of the 2025 Notes rank equal in right of payment to all of the senior obligations of such guarantor, including guarantees of the senior secured credit facilities and the 2028 Notes, as applicable, and in the case of the 3.125% 2025 Notes with respect to ASI, ASI’s obligations under the senior secured credit facilities, the 5.000% 2025 Notes and the 2028 Notes. Each series of the 2025 Notes and the related guarantees thereof are effectively subordinated to all of the respective Issuers' existing and future secured indebtedness, including obligations and/or guarantees of the senior secured credit facilities under the Credit Agreement, to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness, and structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of any of ASI's subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2025 Notes. Interest on the 2025 Notes is payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year.
In the event of certain types of changes of control, the holders of the 2025 Notes may require the applicable Issuer to purchase for cash all or a portion of their 2025 Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of such 2025 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the purchase date. ASI has the option to redeem all or a portion of the 5.000% 2025 Notes at any time at the redemption prices set forth in the 5.000% 2025 Notes Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Beginning April 1, 2020, AIFS has the option to redeem all or a portion of the 3.125% 2025 Notes at any time at the redemption prices set forth in the 3.125% 2025 Notes Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The 5.000% 2025 Notes Indenture and the 3.125% 2025 Notes Indenture contain covenants limiting ASI's ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred shares; pay dividends and make certain distributions, investments and other restricted payments; create certain liens; sell assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; limit the ability of restricted subsidiaries to make payments to ASI; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; merge, consolidate, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of ASI's and its restricted subsidiaries assets; and designate ASI's subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. The 5.000% 2025 Notes Indenture and the 3.125% 2025 Notes Indenture also provide for events of default which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on the applicable series of 2025 Notes to become or to be declared due and payable. Further, a failure to pay any obligations under the 5.000% 2025 Notes Indenture or the 3.125% 2025 Notes Indenture as they become due or any event causing amounts to become due prior to their stated maturity could result in a cross-default and potential acceleration of the Company’s other outstanding debt obligations, including the other senior notes and obligations under the Credit Agreement.
During fiscal 2022, the Company made optional prepayments of $48.5 million on the 5.000% 2025 Notes.
Receivables Facility
The Company has a Receivables Facility agreement with four financial institutions where it sells on a continuous basis an undivided interest in all eligible trade accounts receivable, as defined in the Receivables Facility. Amounts borrowed under the Receivables Facility fluctuate monthly based on the Company's funding requirements and the level of qualified receivables available to collateralize the Receivables Facility. On July 19, 2023, the Company increased the purchase limit available under the Receivables Facility from $500.0 million to $600.0 million and extended the scheduled maturity date from June 2024 to July 2026. All other terms and conditions of the agreement remained largely unchanged.
Pursuant to the Receivables Facility, the Company formed ARAMARK Receivables, LLC, a wholly-owned, consolidated, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary. ARAMARK Receivables, LLC was formed for the sole purpose of buying and selling receivables generated by certain subsidiaries of the Company. Under the Receivables Facility, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries transfer without recourse all of their accounts receivable to ARAMARK Receivables, LLC. As collections reduce previously transferred interests, interests in new, eligible receivables are transferred to ARAMARK Receivables, LLC, subject to meeting certain conditions.
As of September 27, 2024, and September 29, 2023, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Receivables Facility.
Future Maturities and Interest Expense, net
At September 27, 2024, annual maturities on long-term borrowings maturing in the next five fiscal years and thereafter (excluding the $22.7 million reduction to long-term borrowings from debt issuance costs, $8.8 million reduction from the discount on the United States Term B-8 Loans due 2030 and $0.4 million reduction from the discount on the United States Term B-4 Loans due 2027) are as follows (in thousands):
2025$967,514 
202645,260 
2027882,573 
20281,920,207 
2029443,341 
Thereafter1,066,069 
The components of interest expense, net, are summarized as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Interest expense$389,192 $467,286 $384,857 
Interest income(22,476)(29,810)(16,679)
Total$366,716 $437,476 $368,178