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Subsequent Events
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events Subsequent Events
On January 21, 2022, the Company completed a registered public offering of unsecured notes (the "Notes") with an aggregate principal amount of $1,200,000. The Notes consisted of the following:

Principal AmountInterest RateMaturity
2025 Notes$400,000 1.800%February 1, 2025
2027 Notes300,000 2.250%February 1, 2027
2032 Notes500,000 2.850%February 1, 2032
Total$1,200,000 

The Notes are the Company’s senior unsecured obligations and rank equal in right of payment to the Company’s other senior unsecured debt from time to time outstanding. The Indenture contains certain covenants with respect to the Company that, among other things, restrict the entry into secured indebtedness, sale and leaseback transactions and certain mergers, consolidations and transfers of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets.
Also on January 21, 2022, the Company entered into a $300,000 term loan facility (the "Term Loan Facility") with a syndicate of eight banks. The full $300,000 was drawn from this facility on January 26, 2022, and the proceeds used to partially fund the acquisition of Ball Metalpack. The unsecured loan has a three-year term. Interest is assessed at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus a margin based on a pricing grid that uses the registrant’s credit ratings. The current SOFR margin is 122.5 basis points. There is no required amortization and repayment can be accelerated at any time at our discretion.
On January 26, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Ball Metalpack, a joint venture owned by Platinum Equity and Ball Corporation, for $1,350,000 in cash subject to customary adjustments, including for working capital, cash and indebtedness. Ball Metalpack is a leading manufacturer of sustainable metal packaging for food and household products and the largest aerosol can producer in North America. The acquisition was funded primarily by proceeds from the issuance of the Notes, together with borrowings from the Term Loan Facility and the Company's commercial paper program. Previously part of Ball Corporation, the Ball Metalpack joint venture was formed in 2018 and has approximately 1,300 employees across eight manufacturing locations in the United States and a headquarters facility in Broomfield, Colorado. The Ball Metalpack name will be changed to Sonoco Metal Packaging.
Given the timing of completion of the acquisition, the Company is currently unable to provide a preliminary purchase price allocation. Such allocation, as well as any required pro forma financial disclosures required by ASC 805, are expected to be included in the quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 3, 2022.