Clorox Initiates Senior Notes Offering to Refinance $1.25 Billion GOJO Acquisition Debt

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Clorox is launching a senior notes offering to refinance $1.25 billion of debt incurred for the GOJO acquisition, a key move to manage its financial structure amidst recent challenges.

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• Debt Refinancing Initiated

  Clorox is offering senior unsecured notes to refinance $1.25 billion of outstanding debt from its Delayed Draw Term Facility and commercial paper borrowings.

• GOJO Acquisition Debt Addressed

  The proceeds from this offering will primarily be used to repay debt incurred to finance a portion of the $2.25 billion acquisition of GOJO, completed on April 1, 2026.

• Preliminary Offering Terms

  This prospectus supplement outlines the offering, but specific principal amounts, interest rates, and maturity dates for the new notes are not yet finalized.

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This preliminary prospectus supplement details Clorox's plan to issue senior unsecured notes to refinance $1.25 billion of outstanding debt from its Delayed Draw Term Facility and pay down commercial paper borrowings. These borrowings were primarily used to finance a portion of the recent $2.25 billion GOJO acquisition. While the specific principal amounts and interest rates for the new notes are not yet finalized, this offering is a crucial step in managing the company's debt structure. Coming shortly after a 10-Q that highlighted increased debt and financial pressure, and with the stock trading near 52-week lows, successfully accessing the debt markets for refinancing is a positive signal of the company's ability to manage its financial obligations and extend its liquidity runway.