UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 22,
2017
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THE WESTERN UNION
COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
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| Delaware | 001-32903 | 20-4531180 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 12500 East Belford Avenue | |
| Englewood, Colorado | 80112 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(866) 405-5012
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area
code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed
since last report.)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On August 22, 2017, The Western Union Company (the “Company”) completed the offering and sale of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Floating Rate Notes due 2019 (the “Floating Rate Notes”) and $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 3.600% Notes due 2022 (the “New 2022 Notes” and, together with the Floating Rate Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement, dated August 15, 2017 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), entered into by the Company with Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as Representatives of the several Underwriters named therein, with respect to the offering and sale of the Notes by the Company. The New 2022 Notes have the same terms as, and form a single series of debt securities with, the 3.600% Notes due 2022 that the Company issued on March 15, 2017 in an aggregate principal amount of $400,000,000. The Notes were issued under the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-213943), and pursuant to the Indenture, dated as of November 17, 2006, between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by the Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 6, 2007 between the Company and the Trustee. The Underwriting Agreement is filed as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference. The forms of Floating Rate Note and New 2022 Note are filed as Exhibit 4.1 and Exhibit 4.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
In connection with the issuance of the Notes, Sidley Austin LLP provided the Company with the legal opinion attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 5.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description of Exhibit | |
| 1.1 | Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2017, by and among the Company, Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and U.S. Bancorp Investments, Inc., as Representatives of the several Underwriters named therein, relating to the Notes. | |
| 4.1 | Form of Floating Rate Note due 2019. | |
| 4.2 | Form of 3.600% Note due 2022. | |
| 5.1 | Opinion of Sidley Austin LLP relating to the Notes. |
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.
| Dated: August 22, 2017 | THE WESTERN UNION COMPANY | |
| By: | /s/ DARREN A. DRAGOVICH | |
| Name: | Darren A. Dragovich | |
| Title: | Vice President and Assistant Secretary | |
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