FULLER H B CO: prices $850,000,000 of 7.625% notes due 2034

What happened

• On Oct 8, 2026, H.B. Fuller Company announced the pricing of a previously announced offering of $850,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 2034 (the "Notes") in a private offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act.

Key details

• Aggregate principal amount: $850,000,000.
• Interest rate and maturity: 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 2034.
• Offering limitations: offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A or, outside the United States, to persons other than "U.S. persons" in compliance with Regulation S.
• Registration status: the Notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold in the United States without registration or an applicable exemption; press release attached as Exhibit 99.1.

Why it may matter

• Item reported: Item 8.01 (Other events), which covers the company's announcement about the pricing of the private offering of senior unsecured notes.
• The filing states the offering was made pursuant to Rule 135c and exempt from Securities Act registration, and that neither the press release nor the 8-K constitutes an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy the Notes. This filing does not show why the company acted.