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 – October 27, 2017
(Date of earliest event reported)
honeywell international inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
| DELAWARE (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
1-8974 (Commission File Number) |
22-2640650 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 115 TABOR ROAD, MORRIS PLAINS, NEW JERSEY | 07950-2546 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (973) 455-2000
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On October 27, 2017, Honeywell International Inc. (the “Company”) entered into the First Supplemental Indenture (the “First Supplemental Indenture”) to the Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2007 (the “Indenture”), between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee. The First Supplemental Indenture amends certain terms of Section 11.02 of the Indenture in respect of each series of securities to be issued under the Indenture after the date of the First Supplemental Indenture, including the Notes described below.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the First Supplemental Indenture, which is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On October 30, 2017, the Company completed a public offering of $450,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 2017 Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2019 and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 1.800% Senior Notes due 2019 (together, the “Notes”).
The offering of the Notes was made pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-208501) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 11, 2015.
The Notes were issued under the Indenture, as amended and supplemented.
The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the text of the Indenture and the respective forms of global notes for the offering, which are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
A copy of the opinion of the Deputy General Counsel of Honeywell International Inc. relating to the legality of the issuance and sale of the Company’s Notes is attached as Exhibit 5.1 hereto.
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. | ||
| Date: October 30, 2017 | ||
| By: | /s/ Jeffrey N. Neuman | |
| Jeffrey N. Neuman Vice President, Corporate Secretary and Deputy General Counsel | ||