{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"176031","rtpr_id":"nGNX89g7ZQ-20261021","ticker":"WEST","exchange":"NASDAQ","all_tickers":["WEST"],"title":"Westrock Coffee Completes Upsized $600 Million Five-Year Credit Facility Refinancing","author":"Globe Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-21T20:05:00.400Z","article_body":"Transaction Highlights\n* Upsized facility: $600 million of new senior secured first lien credit\nfacilities for Westrock Coffee’s Beverage Solutions segment, consisting of a\n$300 million term loan and a $300 million revolver, replacing Westrock\nCoffee’s existing $425 million Beverage Solutions credit facilities,\nincreasing total commitments by $175 million\n* Five-year term: New five-year credit facilities mature in October 2031; $40\nmillion of 2029 convertible notes repurchased and the remaining $32 million\ndue January 2032\n* Enhanced liquidity: Approximately $270 million of liquidity at closing,\nconsisting of $40 million of unrestricted cash and $230 million of undrawn\nrevolver commitments\n* Improved debt service profile: Reduces scheduled term loan amortization from\n10.0% under the prior facility to 2.5% in Year 1 and 5.0% in Years 2–4,\nlowering required principal payments by approximately $15 million over the\nnext four quarters compared with the prior facility\n* Strong lender support: Received $737 million of commitments for the new\nfacilities from a lending syndicate led by Rabobank and including Truist Bank,\nBank of America, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Huntington Bank, Texas Capital Bank\nand Goldman Sachs\nLITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westrock Coffee Company\n(Nasdaq: WEST) (“Westrock Coffee” or the “Company”), an integrated\nbeverage solutions platform serving the world’s largest brands across\npackaged coffee, tea, ready-to-drink coffee, energy, and functional beverage\ncategories, today announced the closing of an upsized refinancing for its\nBeverage Solutions segment through a new credit agreement (the “Credit\nAgreement”) led by Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch\n(“Rabobank”) providing for a $300 million senior secured first lien term\nloan facility and a $300 million senior secured first lien revolving credit\nfacility, for a total commitment of $600 million, up from $425 million under\nthe prior credit agreement. The transaction has been fully funded by Rabobank\nand is being syndicated to the broader lender group. The syndication was\noversubscribed: Rabobank received $737 million of lender commitments, which\nallowed the facilities to be upsized from $500 million at launch to $600\nmillion. The five-year credit facilities under the Credit Agreement mature in\nOctober 2031. Proceeds were used to repay debt under the prior credit\nagreement and will also be used to fund related transaction costs, including\ncash payments in connection with the transactions described below involving\nthe Company’s 5% convertible senior notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”),\nand for general corporate purposes. With the new Beverage Solutions credit\nfacilities, the Company has enhanced liquidity of approximately $270 million,\nconsisting of $40 million in unrestricted cash and $230 million in undrawn\nrevolver commitments. Scheduled term loan amortization has also been reduced\nfrom 10.0% under the prior facility to 2.5% in Year 1 and 5.0% in Years 2–4,\nlowering required principal payments by approximately $15 million over the\nnext four quarters compared with the prior facility, which allows the Company\nto retain more cash in the business.\n\nAs part of the refinancing, the Company also announced the repurchase of $40\nmillion of its 2029 Notes for approximately $21 million in cash and the\nissuance of approximately 2.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock,\nand amendments to its remaining $32 million of 2029 Notes that, among other\nthings, extended their maturity to January 2032 (the “2032 Notes”) and\ngave the Company the ability to optionally redeem the 2032 Notes if its shares\ntrade at or above $14.25 for more than 120 consecutive trading days.\n\nScott T. Ford, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,\ncommented, “This refinancing is a vote of confidence in Westrock Coffee’s\nplatform and our long-term strategy. With a strong group of lenders led by\nRabobank, these new credit facilities let us stay focused on what matters\nmost: scaling our extract and ready-to-drink capabilities and delivering for\nthe world’s leading beverage brands.”\n\nChris Pledger, Chief Financial Officer of Westrock Coffee, added, “This\nrefinancing marks an important milestone as we move beyond the Conway\nbuild-out. The new facilities provide approximately $270 million of liquidity\nand lower scheduled amortization, allowing us to retain more cash in the\nbusiness as we continue to reduce leverage. We are grateful to Rabobank and\nour lender group, whose $737 million of commitments exceeded the $600 million\nsize of the facilities.”\n\nIn connection with the Credit Agreement, Rabobank served as lead arranger and\nlead bookrunner. Rabobank is also serving as administrative agent and\ncollateral agent under the Credit Agreement. In connection with the\nsyndication, Truist Securities, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. will serve as\njoint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, TD Securities (USA), LLC, and The\nHuntington National Bank will serve as co-documentation agents, and Texas\nCapital Bank and Goldman Sachs Bank USA will serve as joint syndication\nagents.\n\nGoldman Sachs & Co. LLC acted as exclusive structuring agent to Westrock\nCoffee on the comprehensive refinancing and convertible notes transactions,\nand Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal counsel to Westrock\nCoffee. Reed Smith LLP served as legal counsel to Rabobank.\n\nWestrock Coffee will report its third quarter 2026 financial results on\nNovember 5, 2026, after market close, followed by its quarterly earnings\nconference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. Additional information will be\navailable on the Company’s Investor Relations website.\n\nAdditional information regarding the Credit Agreement and the convertible note\ntransactions will be included in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with\nthe Securities and Exchange Commission.\n\nAbout Westrock Coffee Company:\n\nWestrock Coffee is an integrated beverage solutions platform serving the\nworld's largest brands across packaged coffee, tea, ready-to-drink coffee,\nenergy, and functional beverage categories. With our global manufacturing and\nsourcing footprint, the Company formulates, manufactures, and packages\nbeverages in cans, glass, multi-serve bottles, single-serve capsules, bulk\nextract, and concentrates, backed by a digitally traceable supply chain. With\noperations spanning 10 countries, Westrock Coffee partners with brands across\nretail, foodservice, convenience, consumer packaged goods, and hospitality to\nbring beverage programs to market at scale.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nCertain statements in this press release that are not historical facts are\nforward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities\nLitigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended from time to time. Forward-looking\nstatements generally are accompanied by words such as \"believe,\" \"may,\"\n\"will,\" \"estimate,\" \"continue,\" \"anticipate,\" \"intend,\" \"expect,\" \"should,\"\n\"would,\" \"plan,\" \"predict,\" \"potential,\" \"seem,\" \"seek,\" \"future,\" \"outlook,\"\nand similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or\nthat are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words\ndoes not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking\nstatements include, but are not limited to, the plans, objectives,\nexpectations, and intentions of Westrock Coffee, lender participation in the\nCredit Agreement syndication, and other statements that are not historical\nfacts. These statements are based on information available to Westrock Coffee\nas of the date hereof and Westrock Coffee is not under any duty to update any\nof the forward-looking statements after the date of this communication to\nconform these statements to actual results. These statements are based on\nvarious assumptions, whether or not identified in this communication, and on\nthe current expectations of the management of Westrock Coffee as of the date\nhereof and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking\nstatements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to\nserve as and should not be relied on by an investor, or others, as a\nguarantee, an assurance, a prediction, or a definitive statement of fact or\nprobability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to\npredict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances\nare beyond the control of Westrock Coffee. These forward-looking statements\nare subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited\nto, changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political,\nand legal conditions; our inability to secure an adequate supply of key raw\nmaterials, including green coffee and tea, or a disruption in our supply\nchain, including from tariffs or trade restrictions or global conflicts\n(including the ongoing conflicts in Europe, the Middle East and Latin\nAmerica); risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial\ninformation with respect to Westrock Coffee; risks related to the rollout of\nWestrock Coffee's business and the timing of expected business milestones; our\ninability to successfully commercialize customers at our Conway, Arkansas\nfacility, and generate positive operating cash flows within the anticipated\ntime frame; the effects of competition and industry consolidation on Westrock\nCoffee's business; the ability of Westrock Coffee to issue equity or\nequity-linked securities or obtain debt financing in the future; Westrock\nCoffee’s future level of indebtedness, which may reduce funds available for\nother business purposes and reduce the Company’s operational flexibility;\nWestrock Coffee’s inability to comply with the financial covenants in our\ncredit agreement; the risk that Westrock Coffee fails to attract, motivate or\nretain qualified personnel; the risk that Westrock Coffee fails to fully\nrealize the potential benefits of acquisitions or joint ventures or has\ndifficulty successfully integrating acquired companies; the loss of\nsignificant customers or delays in bringing their products to market;\nlitigation or legal disputes, which could lead us to incur significant\nliabilities and costs or harm our reputation; the risk of incurring additional\ncosts if Westrock Coffee no longer qualifies as an emerging growth company (as\ndefined in the JOBS Act); and those factors discussed in Westrock Coffee’s\nAnnual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the United States Securities\nand Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 10, 2026, in Part I, Item 1A\n“Risk Factors” and other documents Westrock Coffee has filed, or will\nfile, with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove\nincorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by\nthese forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that Westrock\nCoffee does not presently know, or that Westrock Coffee currently believes are\nimmaterial, that could also cause actual results to differ from those\ncontained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking\nstatements reflect Westrock Coffee's expectations, plans, or forecasts of\nfuture events and views as of the date of this communication. Westrock Coffee\nanticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause Westrock\nCoffee's assessments to change. However, while Westrock Coffee may elect to\nupdate these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Westrock\nCoffee specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking\nstatements should not be relied upon as a representation of Westrock Coffee's\nassessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication.\nAccordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking\nstatements.\n\nContacts\n\nMedia:\n\nPR@westrockcoffee.com\n\nInvestor Contact:\n\nIR@westrockcoffee.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/4f9cebd0-6545-47b7-80e5-58a7f9e56d30)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nGNX89g7ZQ-20261021","title":"Westrock Coffee Completes Upsized $600 Million Five-Year Credit Facility Refinancing","author":"Globe Newswire","ticker":"WEST","created":"2026-10-21T20:05:00.400Z","tickers":["WEST"],"exchange":"NASDAQ","article_body":"Transaction Highlights\n* Upsized facility: $600 million of new senior secured first lien credit\nfacilities for Westrock Coffee’s Beverage Solutions segment, consisting of a\n$300 million term loan and a $300 million revolver, replacing Westrock\nCoffee’s existing $425 million Beverage Solutions credit facilities,\nincreasing total commitments by $175 million\n* Five-year term: New five-year credit facilities mature in October 2031; $40\nmillion of 2029 convertible notes repurchased and the remaining $32 million\ndue January 2032\n* Enhanced liquidity: Approximately $270 million of liquidity at closing,\nconsisting of $40 million of unrestricted cash and $230 million of undrawn\nrevolver commitments\n* Improved debt service profile: Reduces scheduled term loan amortization from\n10.0% under the prior facility to 2.5% in Year 1 and 5.0% in Years 2–4,\nlowering required principal payments by approximately $15 million over the\nnext four quarters compared with the prior facility\n* Strong lender support: Received $737 million of commitments for the new\nfacilities from a lending syndicate led by Rabobank and including Truist Bank,\nBank of America, TD Securities (USA) LLC, Huntington Bank, Texas Capital Bank\nand Goldman Sachs\nLITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 21, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Westrock Coffee Company\n(Nasdaq: WEST) (“Westrock Coffee” or the “Company”), an integrated\nbeverage solutions platform serving the world’s largest brands across\npackaged coffee, tea, ready-to-drink coffee, energy, and functional beverage\ncategories, today announced the closing of an upsized refinancing for its\nBeverage Solutions segment through a new credit agreement (the “Credit\nAgreement”) led by Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., New York Branch\n(“Rabobank”) providing for a $300 million senior secured first lien term\nloan facility and a $300 million senior secured first lien revolving credit\nfacility, for a total commitment of $600 million, up from $425 million under\nthe prior credit agreement. The transaction has been fully funded by Rabobank\nand is being syndicated to the broader lender group. The syndication was\noversubscribed: Rabobank received $737 million of lender commitments, which\nallowed the facilities to be upsized from $500 million at launch to $600\nmillion. The five-year credit facilities under the Credit Agreement mature in\nOctober 2031. Proceeds were used to repay debt under the prior credit\nagreement and will also be used to fund related transaction costs, including\ncash payments in connection with the transactions described below involving\nthe Company’s 5% convertible senior notes due 2029 (the “2029 Notes”),\nand for general corporate purposes. With the new Beverage Solutions credit\nfacilities, the Company has enhanced liquidity of approximately $270 million,\nconsisting of $40 million in unrestricted cash and $230 million in undrawn\nrevolver commitments. Scheduled term loan amortization has also been reduced\nfrom 10.0% under the prior facility to 2.5% in Year 1 and 5.0% in Years 2–4,\nlowering required principal payments by approximately $15 million over the\nnext four quarters compared with the prior facility, which allows the Company\nto retain more cash in the business.\n\nAs part of the refinancing, the Company also announced the repurchase of $40\nmillion of its 2029 Notes for approximately $21 million in cash and the\nissuance of approximately 2.4 million shares of the Company’s common stock,\nand amendments to its remaining $32 million of 2029 Notes that, among other\nthings, extended their maturity to January 2032 (the “2032 Notes”) and\ngave the Company the ability to optionally redeem the 2032 Notes if its shares\ntrade at or above $14.25 for more than 120 consecutive trading days.\n\nScott T. Ford, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,\ncommented, “This refinancing is a vote of confidence in Westrock Coffee’s\nplatform and our long-term strategy. With a strong group of lenders led by\nRabobank, these new credit facilities let us stay focused on what matters\nmost: scaling our extract and ready-to-drink capabilities and delivering for\nthe world’s leading beverage brands.”\n\nChris Pledger, Chief Financial Officer of Westrock Coffee, added, “This\nrefinancing marks an important milestone as we move beyond the Conway\nbuild-out. The new facilities provide approximately $270 million of liquidity\nand lower scheduled amortization, allowing us to retain more cash in the\nbusiness as we continue to reduce leverage. We are grateful to Rabobank and\nour lender group, whose $737 million of commitments exceeded the $600 million\nsize of the facilities.”\n\nIn connection with the Credit Agreement, Rabobank served as lead arranger and\nlead bookrunner. Rabobank is also serving as administrative agent and\ncollateral agent under the Credit Agreement. In connection with the\nsyndication, Truist Securities, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. will serve as\njoint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, TD Securities (USA), LLC, and The\nHuntington National Bank will serve as co-documentation agents, and Texas\nCapital Bank and Goldman Sachs Bank USA will serve as joint syndication\nagents.\n\nGoldman Sachs & Co. LLC acted as exclusive structuring agent to Westrock\nCoffee on the comprehensive refinancing and convertible notes transactions,\nand Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz served as legal counsel to Westrock\nCoffee. Reed Smith LLP served as legal counsel to Rabobank.\n\nWestrock Coffee will report its third quarter 2026 financial results on\nNovember 5, 2026, after market close, followed by its quarterly earnings\nconference call at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. Additional information will be\navailable on the Company’s Investor Relations website.\n\nAdditional information regarding the Credit Agreement and the convertible note\ntransactions will be included in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with\nthe Securities and Exchange Commission.\n\nAbout Westrock Coffee Company:\n\nWestrock Coffee is an integrated beverage solutions platform serving the\nworld's largest brands across packaged coffee, tea, ready-to-drink coffee,\nenergy, and functional beverage categories. With our global manufacturing and\nsourcing footprint, the Company formulates, manufactures, and packages\nbeverages in cans, glass, multi-serve bottles, single-serve capsules, bulk\nextract, and concentrates, backed by a digitally traceable supply chain. With\noperations spanning 10 countries, Westrock Coffee partners with brands across\nretail, foodservice, convenience, consumer packaged goods, and hospitality to\nbring beverage programs to market at scale.\n\nForward-Looking Statements\n\nCertain statements in this press release that are not historical facts are\nforward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities\nLitigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended from time to time. Forward-looking\nstatements generally are accompanied by words such as \"believe,\" \"may,\"\n\"will,\" \"estimate,\" \"continue,\" \"anticipate,\" \"intend,\" \"expect,\" \"should,\"\n\"would,\" \"plan,\" \"predict,\" \"potential,\" \"seem,\" \"seek,\" \"future,\" \"outlook,\"\nand similar expressions that predict or indicate future events or trends or\nthat are not statements of historical matters, but the absence of these words\ndoes not mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking\nstatements include, but are not limited to, the plans, objectives,\nexpectations, and intentions of Westrock Coffee, lender participation in the\nCredit Agreement syndication, and other statements that are not historical\nfacts. These statements are based on information available to Westrock Coffee\nas of the date hereof and Westrock Coffee is not under any duty to update any\nof the forward-looking statements after the date of this communication to\nconform these statements to actual results. These statements are based on\nvarious assumptions, whether or not identified in this communication, and on\nthe current expectations of the management of Westrock Coffee as of the date\nhereof and are not predictions of actual performance. These forward-looking\nstatements are provided for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to\nserve as and should not be relied on by an investor, or others, as a\nguarantee, an assurance, a prediction, or a definitive statement of fact or\nprobability. Actual events and circumstances are difficult or impossible to\npredict and will differ from assumptions. Many actual events and circumstances\nare beyond the control of Westrock Coffee. These forward-looking statements\nare subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited\nto, changes in domestic and foreign business, market, financial, political,\nand legal conditions; our inability to secure an adequate supply of key raw\nmaterials, including green coffee and tea, or a disruption in our supply\nchain, including from tariffs or trade restrictions or global conflicts\n(including the ongoing conflicts in Europe, the Middle East and Latin\nAmerica); risks relating to the uncertainty of the projected financial\ninformation with respect to Westrock Coffee; risks related to the rollout of\nWestrock Coffee's business and the timing of expected business milestones; our\ninability to successfully commercialize customers at our Conway, Arkansas\nfacility, and generate positive operating cash flows within the anticipated\ntime frame; the effects of competition and industry consolidation on Westrock\nCoffee's business; the ability of Westrock Coffee to issue equity or\nequity-linked securities or obtain debt financing in the future; Westrock\nCoffee’s future level of indebtedness, which may reduce funds available for\nother business purposes and reduce the Company’s operational flexibility;\nWestrock Coffee’s inability to comply with the financial covenants in our\ncredit agreement; the risk that Westrock Coffee fails to attract, motivate or\nretain qualified personnel; the risk that Westrock Coffee fails to fully\nrealize the potential benefits of acquisitions or joint ventures or has\ndifficulty successfully integrating acquired companies; the loss of\nsignificant customers or delays in bringing their products to market;\nlitigation or legal disputes, which could lead us to incur significant\nliabilities and costs or harm our reputation; the risk of incurring additional\ncosts if Westrock Coffee no longer qualifies as an emerging growth company (as\ndefined in the JOBS Act); and those factors discussed in Westrock Coffee’s\nAnnual Report on Form 10-K, which was filed with the United States Securities\nand Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 10, 2026, in Part I, Item 1A\n“Risk Factors” and other documents Westrock Coffee has filed, or will\nfile, with the SEC. If any of these risks materialize or our assumptions prove\nincorrect, actual results could differ materially from the results implied by\nthese forward-looking statements. There may be additional risks that Westrock\nCoffee does not presently know, or that Westrock Coffee currently believes are\nimmaterial, that could also cause actual results to differ from those\ncontained in the forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking\nstatements reflect Westrock Coffee's expectations, plans, or forecasts of\nfuture events and views as of the date of this communication. Westrock Coffee\nanticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause Westrock\nCoffee's assessments to change. However, while Westrock Coffee may elect to\nupdate these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Westrock\nCoffee specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking\nstatements should not be relied upon as a representation of Westrock Coffee's\nassessments as of any date subsequent to the date of this communication.\nAccordingly, undue reliance should not be placed upon the forward-looking\nstatements.\n\nContacts\n\nMedia:\n\nPR@westrockcoffee.com\n\nInvestor Contact:\n\nIR@westrockcoffee.com\n\n(https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/4f9cebd0-6545-47b7-80e5-58a7f9e56d30)\n\n\n\nGlobeNewswire, Inc. 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-10-21T20:05:00.447991043Z","server_sent_at_ms":1792613100447},"received_at":"2026-10-21T20:05:00.773Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"164036","press_release_id":"176031","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Beverages","sector":"Consumer Staples"},"redFlags":["approximately 2.4 million new shares issued as part of convert repurchase (dilution)","remaining converts carry a $14.25 optional redemption trigger — potential future equity-linked pressure"],"eventType":"debt_offering","narrative":"Westrock Coffee closed an upsized $600 million five-year credit facility for its Beverage Solutions segment, replacing $425 million of prior facilities after Rabobank drew $737 million of commitments — an oversubscribed syndication.\n\nThe deal leaves roughly $270 million of liquidity ($40 million cash plus $230 million undrawn revolver) and cuts scheduled term loan amortization from 10.0% to 2.5% in Year 1, lowering required principal payments by about $15 million over the next four quarters.\n\nThe company also repurchased $40 million of its 5% converts due 2029 for about $21 million in cash plus approximately 2.4 million shares — a discount to face value — and extended the remaining $32 million to January 2032.\n\nQ3 2026 results are due November 5 after market close.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":true,"suggestedAngle":"Oversubscribed, upsized refinancing buys Westrock $270M of liquidity and four years of runway past the Conway build-out — with a convert retired at a steep discount."},"keyFigures":{"dealValueUsd":600000000,"sharesOffered":2400000,"customDimensions":{"maturity":"October 2031","revolver":"$300 million","term_loan":"$300 million","prior_facility":"$425 million","undrawn_revolver":"$230 million","unrestricted_cash":"$40 million","lender_commitments":"$737 million","remaining_converts":"$32 million due January 2032","commitment_increase":"$175 million","converts_repurchased":"$40 million","liquidity_at_closing":"$270 million","converts_repurchase_cost":"$21 million cash","optional_redemption_trigger":"$14.25 for 120 consecutive trading days","amortization_reduction_next_four_quarters":"$15 million"}},"quotedText":"This refinancing is a vote of confidence in Westrock Coffee's platform and our long-term strategy.","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Scott T. 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