UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):             July 26, 2011            

Graco Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Minnesota		001-9249		41-0285640
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

88-11th Avenue Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota		55413
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code             (612) 623-6000            

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Item 2.03

Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

On July 26, 2011, Graco Inc. (the “Company”) issued and sold $150 million in senior unsecured notes (the “Series C/D Notes”) to certain affiliates, investment funds or managed accounts of Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (the “Purchasers”) in a private placement pursuant to its March 11, 2011 Note Agreement with the Purchasers (the “Note Agreement”). The Company plans to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes.

The Series C/D Notes are in two series as follows:

 

Series		Aggregate Principal Amount		Interest Rate		Maturity Date
C		$75 million		4.88%		January 26, 2020
D		$75 million		5.35%		July 26, 2026

Interest on the Series C/D Notes is payable quarterly, starting on December 11, 2011. The Company is required to pay the entire unpaid principal amount of the Series C/D Notes on the maturity date set forth above for such series. The Company may make optional prepayments of the Series C/D Notes, subject to certain limitations and the requirement to pay an additional yield-maintenance amount in connection therewith. Upon a change of control, the holders of the Series C/D Notes have the right to require the Company to prepay the Series C/D Notes, including an additional yield-maintenance amount. The Note Agreement includes customary default provisions that include a default for the Company’s default on other debt exceeding $25 million. If an event of default occurs, all outstanding obligations under the Series C/D Notes may become immediately due and payable.

The foregoing description of the Note Agreement and the Series C/D Notes does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such documents, forms of which were filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Report on Form 8-K filed March 16, 2011, and are incorporated by reference in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date: July 26, 2011