UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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) March 14, 2019
Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 1-5998 | 36-2668272 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY | 10036 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (212) 345-5000
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On March 14, 2019, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement (attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference) with Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, HSBC Bank plc and Merrill Lynch International as representatives of the several underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Underwriters agreed to purchase from the Company €550 million aggregate principal amount of its 1.349% Senior Notes due 2026 and €550 million aggregate principal amount of its 1.979% Senior Notes due 2030 (together, the “Notes”).
The Notes were registered under the Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-226427) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on July 30, 2018 and are being offered by means of the Company’s prospectus dated July 30, 2018, as supplemented by the prospectus supplement dated March 14, 2019.
The closing of the sale of the Notes is expected to occur on March 21, 2019, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Notes will be issued pursuant to the indenture dated July 15, 2011, by and between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”), filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2011, to be supplemented by a twelfth supplemental indenture by and between the Company and the Trustee, to be dated as of March 21, 2019, which will be filed with the SEC on a subsequent Current Report on Form 8-K.
The foregoing description of the underwriting agreement is qualified in its entirety by the underwriting agreement included as Exhibit 1.1 hereto and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On March 14, 2019, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of the Notes. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated March 14, 2019, among Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., and Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Limited, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, HSBC Bank plc and Merrill Lynch International, as representatives of the several Underwriters named therein. | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. on March 14, 2019. | |
EXHIBIT INDEX
SIGNATURES
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.
| MARSH & MCLENNAN COMPANIES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Katherine J. Brennan | |
| Name: | Katherine J. Brennan | |
| Title: | Deputy General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary | |
Date: March 15, 2019