Company’s previously issued 8.00% senior secured notes due 2028. Following completion of the tack-on offering, as of August 6, 2024, approximately $799.3 million aggregate principal amount of 8.00% senior secured notes due 2028 are outstanding.
The Company used the net proceeds of the new senior secured notes offering to repay a portion of its tranche B term loans and revolving credit loans under its senior secured credit agreement and to pay related fees and expenses.
Credit Agreement Refinancing. Also on July 12, 2024, the Company completed the refinancing and amendment of its senior secured credit agreement. As part of the refinancing and together with a portion of the net proceeds of the tack-on offering, the Company reduced the aggregate principal amount of tranche B term loans outstanding from $507.3 million to $450.0 million by replacing $507.3 million of outstanding tranche B term loans with $450.0 million of new tranche B term loans. The Company also extended the maturity date for the tranche B term loans from October 10, 2026 to October 10, 2029.
As part of the refinancing, the Company also prepaid $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of revolving credit loans with a portion of the proceeds of the tack-on offering, decreased the revolver capacity under the senior secured credit agreement from $800.0 million to $475.0 million aggregate principal amount, and extended the maturity date of its revolving credit facility from December 16, 2025 to December 16, 2028. As of August 6, 2024, $30.0 million aggregate principal amount of revolving credit loans remain outstanding.
Segment Results(2)
Historically, the Company operated in a single industry segment. However, beginning with the first quarter of 2024, the Company now operates in, and has begun reporting results by, four business segments. This change stemmed from the Company’s recent formation and the evolution of the Company’s four business units: Specialty, Meals, Frozen & Vegetables and Spices & Flavor Solutions, which are further described below. Prior period segment results in this earnings press release have been recast to reflect the change from one single operating segment to four operating segments.
Specialty — includes, among others, the Crisco, Clabber Girl, Bear Creek, Polaner, Underwood, B&G, Grandma’s, New York Style, B&M, TrueNorth, Don Pepino, Sclafani, Baker’s Joy, Regina, SugarTwin and Brer Rabbit brands.
Meals — includes, among others, the Ortega, Maple Grove Farms, Cream of Wheat, Victoria, Las Palmas, Mama Mary’s, Spring Tree, McCann’s, Carey’s and Vermont Maid brands.
Frozen & Vegetables — includes the Green Giant and Le Sueur brands.
Spices & Flavor Solutions — includes, among others, the Dash, Weber, Spice Islands, Tone’s, Ac’cent, Trappey’s, Durkee and Wright’s brands.
Specialty Segment Results
Specialty segment results were as follows (dollars in thousands):
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| | 2024 | | 2023 | | | $ Change | | | % Change | | | 2024 | | 2023 | | | $ Change | | | % Change |
Specialty segment net sales | | $ | 146,624 | | $ | 153,837 | | $ | (7,213) | | | (4.7)% | | | $ | 301,353 | | $ | 316,460 | | $ | (15,107) | | | (4.8)% |
Specialty segment adjusted EBITDA | | $ | 31,688 | | $ | 32,706 | | $ | (1,018) | | | (3.1)% | | | $ | 68,880 | | $ | 69,190 | | $ | (310) | | | (0.4)% |
For the second quarter of 2024, the decrease in Specialty segment net sales was primarily due to a decrease in Crisco net pricing driven by a decrease in commodity costs coupled with a decrease in volumes across the rest of the Specialty portfolio in the aggregate, partially offset by an increase in Crisco volumes. For the first two quarters of 2024, the decrease in Specialty segment net sales was primarily due to a decrease in Crisco pricing driven by a decrease in commodity costs coupled with a decrease in volumes for Crisco and a decrease in volumes for the rest of the Specialty portfolio in the aggregate. The decrease in Specialty segment adjusted