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美國證券交易委員會
華盛頓特區,20549
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形式 10-K
x    根據1934年《證券交易所法》第13或15(d)條提交的年度報告
o    根據1934年證券交易法第13或15(d)條提交的過渡報告
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截至本財政年度止九月27, 2024 委員會文件號: 001-36223

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阿拉馬克
(註冊人的確切姓名載於其章程)
特拉華20-8236097
(述明或其他司法管轄權
公司或組織)
(稅務局僱主
識別碼)
市場街2400號
19103
費城,
賓夕法尼亞
(主要行政辦公室地址)(郵政編碼)
(215) 238-3000
(註冊人的電話號碼,包括地區代碼)
根據該法第12(B)節登記的證券:
每個班級的標題交易代碼註冊的每個交易所的名稱
普通股, 每股票面價值0.01美元ARMK紐約證券交易所
根據該法第12(G)節登記的證券:無
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如果註冊人是證券法規則405中定義的知名經驗豐富的發行人,請用複選標記表示。
是的  x*o
用複選標記表示註冊人是否不需要根據該法第13或15(D)節提交報告。
o    沒有  x
用複選標記表示註冊人(1)是否在過去12個月內(或註冊人被要求提交此類報告的較短時間內)提交了1934年《證券交易法》第13或15(D)節要求提交的所有報告,以及(2)在過去90天內是否符合此類提交要求。
是的  x*o
通過勾選標記檢查註冊人是否已在過去12個月內(或在要求註冊人提交此類文件的較短期限內)以電子方式提交了根據S-t法規第405條(本章第232.405條)要求提交的所有交互數據文件。
是的  x*o
用複選標記表示註冊人是大型加速申報公司、加速申報公司、非加速申報公司、較小的報告公司或新興成長型公司。請參閱《交易法》第12b-2條規則中「大型加速申報公司」、「加速申報公司」、「較小申報公司」和「新興成長型公司」的定義。
大型加速文件服務器
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加速的文件管理器o非加速文件服務器o規模較小的新聞報道公司o新興成長型公司o
如果是新興成長型公司,請通過勾選標記表明註冊人是否選擇不利用延長的過渡期來遵守根據《交易法》第13(a)條規定的任何新的或修訂的財務會計準則。 o  
通過勾選標記檢查註冊人是否已提交報告並證明其管理層根據《薩班斯-奧克斯利法案》(15 U.S.C.)第404(b)條對其財務報告內部控制有效性的評估7262(b))由編制或發佈審計報告的註冊會計師事務所執行。 x



如果證券是根據該法案第12(b)條登記的,請通過勾選標記表明文件中包含的登記人的財務報表是否反映了對之前發佈的財務報表錯誤的更正。 o  
通過勾選標記來驗證這些錯誤更正是否是需要根據§240.10D-1(b)對註冊人的任何高管在相關恢復期內收到的激勵性補償進行恢復分析的重述。 o  
用複選標記表示註冊人是否是空殼公司(如交易法第12b-2條所定義)。o*x
截至2024年3月29日,註冊人非關聯公司持有的註冊人普通股總市值約爲美元8,746.2百萬美元。
截至2024年10月25日,登記人已發行普通股股數爲 263,947,698.
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以引用方式併入的文件
根據與登記人2025年1月24日舉行的2025年股東年度會議有關的第14 A條向美國證券交易委員會提交的最終委託聲明的部分內容將通過引用的方式納入本表格10-k中,以回應第三部分的部分內容。最終委託聲明將在註冊人截至2024年9月27日的財年後120天內向美國證券交易委員會提交。



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關於前瞻性陳述的特別注意事項
本報告包含1995年私人證券訴訟改革法所指的「前瞻性陳述」。這些陳述反映了我們基於某些假設對未來事件的當前預期,幷包括與任何歷史或當前事實沒有直接關係的任何陳述。這些陳述包括但不限於與我們對業務表現、財務結果、運營、流動性和資本資源、行業狀況和增長戰略的預期有關的陳述。在某些情況下,前瞻性陳述可以通過諸如「展望」、「目標」、「預期」、「有信心」、「估計」、「預期」、「將是」、「將繼續」、「可能結果」、「項目」、「打算」、「計劃」、「相信」、「看到」、「期待」等詞語或此類詞語的否定版本來識別。這些前瞻性陳述會受到隨時可能發生變化的風險和不確定因素的影響,實際結果或結果可能與我們預期的大不相同。
我們認為可能影響或繼續影響我們業績的一些因素包括但不限於:不利的經濟條件;自然災害、全球災難、氣候變化、流行病、能源短缺、體育罷工和其他不利事件;地緣政治事件,包括但不限於俄羅斯和烏克蘭之間持續的衝突以及中東持續的衝突、全球供應鏈中斷、通貨膨脹、動盪和全球金融市場的混亂;未能留住現有客戶、續簽現有客戶合同和獲得新的客戶合同;客戶決心減少外包或使用優先供應商;我們行業的競爭;由於我們食品和支持服務合同的定價和取消條款而增加的運營成本和成本回收障礙;貨幣風險和其他與國際業務相關的風險,包括遵守廣泛的法律和法規,包括遵守美國《反海外腐敗法》;與我們產品的供應商相關的風險;我們與分銷合作夥伴關係的中斷;我們業務的合同密集性,這可能導致客戶糾紛;無法僱用和留住關鍵或足夠的合格人員或勞動力成本增加;我們的擴張戰略和我們成功整合我們收購的業務的能力以及相關的成本和時間;與將Aramark Uniform and Career Apparel(“Uniform”)作為獨立上市公司剝離給我們的股東相關的風險;我們的員工繼續或進一步加入工會;我們因參與多僱主固定福利養老金計劃而產生的責任;法律和政府法規,包括與食品和飲料、環境、工資和工時以及政府合同有關的法律和法規;與不遵守適用法律或其他政府法規相關的責任;政府監管框架執行的新解釋或變化;所得稅稅率或稅收相關法律的增加或變化;基於我們在環境、社會和治理方面的承諾和利益相關者的預期,潛在的責任、成本增加、聲譽損害和其他不利影響;未能在我們整個供應鏈中保持食品安全;食源性疾病擔憂和疾病或傷害索賠;網路安全事件或我們電腦系統可用性的其他中斷或隱私被侵犯;我們的槓桿;使我們面臨利率風險的可變利率債務;無法產生足夠的現金來償還所有債務;債務協定限制了我們經營業務的靈活性;以及本年度報告表格10-k中第1A項“風險因素”、第3項“法律訴訟”和第7項“管理層對財務狀況和經營成果的討論和分析”以及其他章節中所列的其他因素。這些因素不應被解釋為詳盡無遺,應與本文和我們提交給美國證券交易委員會(“美國證券交易委員會”)的其他檔案中包含的其他警示聲明一起閱讀。由於這些風險和不確定性,提醒讀者不要過度依賴本文中包含的任何前瞻性陳述,也不要過度依賴我們不時在其他地方或代表我們作出的任何前瞻性陳述。前瞻性陳述僅說明截止日期。我們沒有義務公開更新或審查任何前瞻性陳述,無論是由於新資訊、未來發展、我們預期的變化或其他原因,除非法律要求。


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第一部分
項目1. 業務
概述
Aramark(「公司」、「我們」或「我們」)是一家全球領先的食品和設施服務提供商,為教育、醫療保健、商業和工業以及體育、休閒和懲教客戶提供食品和設施服務。我們最大的市場是美國,另外還有15個國家的足跡。我們還在其他幾個國家和離岸地點以更有限的方式提供服務。根據2024財年的總收入,我們在食品和設施服務領域位居北美前2名,在我們擁有重要業務的大多數國家/地區,在國際食品和設施服務領域位居前3名。我們約有266,680名員工與數千名教育、醫療保健、商業和體育、休閒和懲教客戶合作,為全球數百萬客戶提供服務,包括學生、患者、員工、體育迷和客人。
我們的業務分爲兩個可報告部門,這兩個部門具有許多相同的運營特徵:美國食品和支持服務部門(「ASS美國」)和食品和支持服務國際部門(「ASS國際」)。下圖顯示了我們按這些可報告分部劃分的收入和營業收入細目:
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可報告的細分市場:ASS美國FSA國際
2024財年收入(1):
$12,576.7 $4,824.0 
2024財年營業收入(1):
$659.9 $187.3 
(1)以百萬計的美元。營業收入不包括與企業費用相關的14070萬美元。
2024財年,我們實現了174億美元的收入、70650萬美元的營業收入和2.625億美元的阿拉馬克股東應占淨利潤。
我們的歷史
自1959年成立以來,我們通過有機增長和收購相結合,擴大了服務範圍並擴大了客戶群,目標是進一步發展我們的食品和設施能力,以及擴大我們的國際影響力。1984年,我們完成了管理層收購,之後我們的管理層和員工將公司所有權增加到我們股權資本的約90%,並於2001年12月公開募股。2007年1月26日,我們在紐約證券交易所(「紐約證券交易所」)退市,同時與某些私募股權投資基金以及約250名高級管理人員進行了一項私有化交易。2013年12月17日,我們完成了普通股的首次公開發行。
阿拉馬克的制服部分衍生品
2023年9月30日,我們完成了我們的Aramark制服和職業服裝(「Uniform」)部門的分離和分銷,成爲一家獨立的上市公司Vestis Corporation(「Vestis」)。我們制服部門的分離是以免稅剝離的形式進行的,通過按比例分配給Aramark股東的方式進行。在2023年9月20日交易結束時,每持有兩股Aramark普通股,每個Aramark股東就會得到一股Vestis普通股。Vestis現在是一家獨立的上市公司,在紐約證券交易所的代碼是「VSTS」。統一部分的歷史結果已在分離和分配前所有期間的經審計合併財務報表中反映爲非連續性業務。在我們截至2023年9月29日的經審計的綜合資產負債表中,與統一部門相關的資產和負債被歸類爲非持續業務的資產和負債。有關分拆和分配的額外披露載於經審核綜合財務報表附註2。
我們的業務
我們爲學區、學院和大學、醫療保健和老年生活設施、企業、體育、娛樂和休閒場所、會議和會議中心、國家和州立公園以及懲教機構管理一系列相關服務,包括食品、接待、採購和設施服務。
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我們是我們所服務的大多數地點的餐飲服務的獨家提供商,除了訂購、接收、準備和提供在這些設施銷售的餐飲產品外,還負責僱用、培訓和監督大多數餐飲服務人員。我們的設施服務能力廣泛,包括工廠運營和維護、保管/家政、能源管理、場地管理和資本項目管理。在政府、商業、教育和醫療保健機構(例如,辦公室和工業工廠、學校和大學、醫院以及老年生活)中,我們的客戶通過其現場員工、學生和患者爲我們提供了專屬客戶群。在體育、娛樂和休閒設施中,我們的客戶將顧客吸引到他們的網站,通常是爲了體育賽事、音樂會和會議等特定活動。
我們在美國和國際業務之間的兩個地理可報告部門管理業務。2024財年,我們的ASS美國部門產生了1257670萬美元的收入,佔我們總收入的72%,我們的ASS國際部門產生了482400萬美元的收入,佔我們總收入的28%。除了許多美國政府機構之外,沒有任何個人客戶佔我們總收入的2%以上。
客戶機和服務
我們爲全球16個國家的多個行業提供服務。我們的業務重點爲五個主要領域的客戶提供服務:教育、醫療保健、商業與工業、體育、休閒與懲教以及設施及其他。
在ASS美國分部,按行業提供的服務範圍如下:
教育 在教育領域,我們爲高等教育和k-12客戶提供服務。我們在約1,330所學院、大學、學校系統和學區以及私立學校提供廣泛的食品和食品相關服務以及採購服務。我們爲教育客戶提供與食品相關的託管服務解決方案的單一來源提供商,包括餐飲、餐飲、餐飲服務管理和以便利爲導向的零售運營。
健康護理 我們爲約190個醫療保健和老年生活客戶家庭以及1,100多個設施提供廣泛的非臨床食品、食品相關和設施支持服務(1). 我們的食品和食品相關服務包括患者食品和營養、零售食品、環境服務和採購服務。
商業與工業.我們提供全面的商務餐飲服務,包括現場餐廳、餐飲、便利店和行政餐飲。
我們還爲數千個地點的商業和工業客戶提供飲料和自動售貨服務。我們的服務和產品包括全方位的咖啡產品、「抓起就走」食品運營、便利店、微型市場和專有的飲用水過濾系統。
運動、休閒和懲教.我們在體育、娛樂和休閒設施中提供優惠、宴會和餐飲服務、零售服務和商品銷售、休閒和住宿服務以及設施管理服務。我們爲職業運動隊(包括小聯盟附屬機構)和大學運動隊的各個場館提供服務,其中包括美國職業棒球大聯盟、國家籃球協會、國家橄欖球聯盟和國家曲棍球聯盟的26支球隊,以及約150支學院和大學隊。我們還爲會議和市政中心、國家公園和州立公園以及其他度假村運營以及美國其他受歡迎的旅遊景點提供服務。此外,我們還提供懲教食品服務並運營小賣部、洗衣設施和物業室。
設施及其他。 我們爲大約220個客戶家庭提供各種支持服務,其中包括大約500個設施(1).這些服務包括家政管理、工廠運營和維護、能源管理、保管、場地管理、景觀美化、運輸、資本計劃管理、支付服務以及與建築運營相關的其他設施諮詢服務。我們還通過Avendra和其他採購服務業務爲各個行業的衆多客戶提供採購服務。
我們的ASS國際部門提供與向我們的ASS美國部門客戶提供的服務類似的一系列服務,並在每個領域開展業務。我們在美國以外的15個國家/地區開展業務。我們還在其他幾個國家和離岸地點以更有限的方式提供服務。我們最大的國際業務位於加拿大、智利、中國、德國、西班牙和英國。我們的國際業務存在特定的風險。請參閱第1A項。「風險因素。」
採購
我們直接與國家制造商和供應商就在美國和加拿大購買的大部分食品和相關產品的定價和其他條款進行談判。由於我們有能力與供應商談判有利的條款,我們獲得供應商的考慮,包括批量折扣、回扣和其他適用的積分。請參閱「合同類型」
(1) 2024財年,管理層開始在「醫療保健」中報告醫療保健設施服務,而醫療保健設施服務之前在「設施及其他」中報告。“因此,以前包含在『設施及其他』中的客戶家庭和設施現在反映在『醫療保健』中。"
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下面我們通過食品服務分銷公司購買大多數產品和其他物品,包括Sysco Corporation(「Sysco」)、US Foods、Performance Food Group和其他區域分銷商。Sysco是我們食品和設施業務的主要分銷商,而US Foods是我們採購服務業務的主要分銷商。我們的分銷商負責跟蹤我們的訂單並將產品交付到我們的特定地點。我們的地點經理還從當地供應商處購買許多物品,包括麪包、乳製品和酒精飲料,並且我們直接從製造商處購買某些物品。
我們與分銷商的協議條款各不相同。有些協議是無限期的,任何一方都可以在通知期(通常爲60至120天)後終止,而其他協議則是固定期限,只有有原因才有權終止。這些協議的定價和其他財務條款會定期重新談判。
我們與Sysco的關係對我們的運營至關重要,我們簽訂了40多年的分銷協議。我們與Sysco簽訂了主分銷協議,涵蓋我們在美國購買的大量產品和物品,並與Sysco簽訂了另一份分銷協議,涵蓋我們在加拿大購買的產品。2024財年,Sysco根據採購金額在美國和加拿大分銷了約45%的食品和非食品產品,我們相信我們是他們最大的客戶之一。然而,我們相信,在很大程度上,通過Sysco收購的產品可以通過其他來源購買,並且終止我們與他們的關係或對其業務的任何干擾只會對我們的運營造成短期干擾。
在我們的FSS國際部門(加拿大除外),我們的採購方法基本上是相似的。在逐個國家的基礎上,我們與在適用國家運營的製造商和供應商就我們購買的大部分食品和相關產品的定價和其他條款進行談判,並通過該國家的分銷商購買這些產品和其他物品。由於我們有能力與供應商協商有利的條款,我們會得到供應商的考慮,包括批量折扣、回扣和其他適用的積分。請參閱下面的「合同類型」。就像在美國和加拿大一樣,我們的地點經理也從當地供應商那裏購買一些物品,包括麪包、乳製品和酒精飲料,我們直接從製造商那裏購買某些物品。一般來說,我們與FSS國際分銷商之間的協議在通知期結束後由任何一方終止,通知期通常爲60天。這些協議的定價和其他財務條款會定期重新談判。
我們與美國和加拿大以外國家/地區的分銷商的關係對我們的運營很重要,但從總體銷量的角度來看,美國和加拿大以外的分銷商沒有分銷大量產品。我們相信,在很大程度上,我們從美國和加拿大以外的國家/地區的分銷商處購買的產品可以從其他來源購買,並且終止我們與美國和加拿大以外的分銷商的關係,或擾亂他們的業務運營,只會對我們的運營造成短期干擾。
銷售和市場營銷
我們專注於優化資源分配和部署,以保持銷售和營銷的卓越。我們通過將我們的努力直接與我們運營的部門和服務相結合來實現增長目標,以提供差異化和創新的解決方案。我們建立了一致的工具、方法和培訓,以有效地支持我們的員工在我們的個別業務中工作時的發展,以幫助確保與業務、他們的團隊成員和客戶合作伙伴的密切聯繫。我們方法中的一項關鍵工作是識別和匹配我們組織中不同級別的個人與現有和潛在客戶中各種角色的個人。我們相信,客戶組織內各個級別的這些聯繫使我們能夠與客戶發展牢固的關係,並更好地了解客戶的需求。基於對客戶需求和行業的了解,我們的目標是爲客戶開發獨特的解決方案,幫助我們區別於競爭對手。
類型合同
我們與客戶簽訂合同,使我們能夠管理與各種業務互動相關的潛在上行和下行風險。我們的合同可能要求獲得同意才能提高我們在特定設施內銷售的食品、飲料和商品的價格。我們簽訂的合同期限各不相同。合同通常是固定期限,其中許多期限超過一年。教育、體育和休閒服務合同通常需要更大的資本投資,但固定期限相應更長,通常爲五至十五年。
當我們簽訂新合同或延長或續簽現有合同時,特別是體育場、競技場、會議中心、學院和大學和商務餐飲帳戶的合同時,我們有時會根據合同要求進行某種形式的前期或未來投資,其中通常包括資本支出,以幫助爲改進或翻新提供資金,通常是針對我們運營場所的餐飲設施。合同要求的資本支出通常採取對租賃權改進、設備和/或向客戶贈款的投資的形式。在合同期限結束或提前終止時,設備和租賃物改進等資產通常成爲客戶的財產,但通常客戶必須償還我們任何未折舊或未攤銷的資本投資。
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我們的合同通常通過競爭程序或談判獲得和續簽,儘管公共部門(包括學區和懲教客戶)的合同通常是根據適用法律的要求在競爭性投標的基礎上授予的。私營部門的合同可能會在沒有正式投標程序的情況下籤訂,但我們和其他公司經常會在授予或完成合同談判的過程中競爭。通常,在授予後,會談判並商定最終合同條款。
我們使用兩種一般合同類型:損益合同和客戶利益合同。這些合同對我們承擔的財務風險金額以及相應的我們可能收到的潛在補償、利潤或費用的規定有所不同。根據各種因素,包括所涉及的設施類型、合同期限、我們提供的服務以及我們投資的資本金額,向客戶支付的付款和管理費(如果有的話)在合同中可能會有很大差異。
損益合同。 根據損益合同,我們從在客戶地點提供服務中獲得所有收入並承擔所有費用。損益合同項下的費用有時包括向客戶支付的付款,通常按各類收入的固定或可變百分比計算,並且在某些情況下,需要最低保證付款。我們通過損益合同受益於更大的上行潛力,儘管我們因此承擔了比客戶利息合同更大的下行風險。2024財年,我們約三分之二的收入來自損益合同。
客戶利益合同。客戶利益合同包括管理費合同,根據該合同,我們的客戶償還我們的運營成本並向我們支付管理費,管理費可以計算爲固定的美元金額或收入或運營成本的一個百分比。一些管理費合同使我們有權根據我們在合同下的表現獲得獎勵費用,這是通過收入、運營成本和客戶滿意度調查等因素來衡量的。客戶利益合同還包括有限的損益合同,根據這些合同,我們從在設施提供服務所賺取的任何利潤中獲得一定比例的利潤,如果出現虧損,我們通常不會收到任何付款。如上文「採購」一節所述,我們賺取供應商對價,包括我們通常保留的折扣、回扣和其他適用的積分,除非合同和/或適用法律要求我們將這些計入我們的客戶。對於我們的客戶利益合同,與我們的損益合同相比,我們的上行潛力和下行風險都降低了。在2024財年,我們大約三分之一的收入來自客戶利益合同。
競爭
我們的業務面臨着來自當地、區域、國家和國際公司以及決定自己提供這些服務的企業、醫療保健機構、老年生活設施、學院和大學、懲教設施、學區和公共集會設施的激烈競爭。與我們的合同到期或終止後,機構可能會決定運營自己的服務或外包給我們的競爭對手之一。在我們的美國部門,我們的外部競爭對手包括其他多區域食品和支持服務提供商,例如Compass Group plc、Delaware North Companies Inc.和索迪斯SA。在國際上,我們的外部食品服務和支持服務競爭對手包括Compass Group plc、Elior SA、ISS和Sodexo SA。我們還面臨着許多區域和當地服務提供商的競爭。
我們相信以下競爭因素是我們成功的主要驅動力:
所提供服務的質量和廣度;
管理人才;
創新;
行業內的聲譽;
定價;
財務實力和穩定性;以及
採購規模。
季節性
我們的收入和經營業績各不相同,我們預計由於不同因素,它們將繼續在各個季度有所不同。從歷史上看,在我們的ASS美國部門中,本財年上半年爲體育和休閒客戶提供服務的運營活動水平較低。從歷史上看,這種較低的活動水平在本財年上半年已被教育業務活動水平的增加部分抵消。相反,從歷史上看,在本財年下半年,爲體育和休閒客戶提供的服務大幅增加,但這部分被本財年學院、大學和學校暑假的影響所抵消。
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教育運營。就現金流而言,由於體育和休閒客戶活動減少以及與員工激勵相關的付款減少,我們第一財年一直使用現金。相反,從歷史上看,由於客戶預付款的流入,我們第四財年一直有現金流入,特別是在我們的高等教育業務中,預計秋季學期以及我們的體育和休閒客戶的活動會增加。
好好的做好 - 我們的環境、社會和治理(「ESG」)平台
祝你身體健康。好好幹。是Aramark的ESG平台,與我們的使命直接相連:因爲我們植根於服務,我們爲我們的人民、我們的合作伙伴、我們的社區和我們的地球做偉大的事情。作爲這一平台的一部分,我們確定了與我們的業務目標保持一致的優先事項,重點是在我們爲客戶、員工、股東和其他利益相關者服務的同時,努力幫助人們和我們的地球。我們的戰略性、相互關聯的人和地球目標傳達了我們的優先事項和雄心壯志,集中我們的努力並激勵我們的組織。我們的員工目標是爲數百萬人提供公平和福祉,包括我們的員工、客戶、社區和我們供應鏈中的人。下面的「人力資本」一節提供了這項工作的例子。我們的地球目標是在實現溫室氣體淨零排放的道路上促進地球健康。2023年,Aramark獲得了由基於科學的目標倡議(「SBTI」)。這些目標包括大幅減少直接運營和供應鏈排放的近期目標,以及到2050財年實現整個企業溫室氣體淨零排放的承諾。我們認爲,我們與氣候有關的工作旨在補充我們現有的承諾和與業務效率、循環和負責任來源有關的綜合優先事項。
我們的董事會審查我們的ESG目標和目標,支持實施我們的ESG優先事項和承諾,並監督我們在《Be Well》中報告的進展情況。做好進度報告,其更新將於2025年初發布。我們的報告符合多個框架和標準,包括可持續發展會計準則委員會(SASB)、全球報告倡議(GRI)和氣候相關財務披露特別工作組(TCFA)。Aramark還每年向DPP(前身爲碳披露項目)氣候和森林調查問卷提交披露,並公開回復。您可以閱讀有關Be Well的更多信息。做好以及我們的網站(www.aramark.com/enlightedual-social-governance)上更廣泛的計劃和舉措。我們網站上的任何內容均不應被視爲通過引用納入本10-k表格的年度報告中。
人力資本
作爲一家專注於爲16個國家/地區的數千個客戶地點提供食品和設施服務的公司,我們的人力資本對於我們的運營至關重要,也是阿拉馬克長期成功的核心。
我們的人民。 截至2024年9月27日,我們共有約266,680名員工,其中ASS美國約140,970名員工、ASS國際約125,250名員工和阿拉馬克企業員工460名員工。總數包括約27,160名管理或受薪員工以及約239,520名一線或小時工。由於我們部分業務的季節性和其他運營要求,一線或小時工的數量在一年中波動很大。我們通常在第四財政季度經歷了最高的就業水平。截至2024年9月27日,我們美國和加拿大業務的約38,000名員工受到集體談判協議的保護。我們沒有因與員工的糾紛而出現重大運營中斷的情況。
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多樣性、公平和包容性。 由於植根於服務,我們爲我們的人民、我們的合作伙伴、我們的社區和我們的星球做了偉大的事情。我們相信,將我們的多樣性、公平和包容性優先事項與我們的業務戰略保持一致至關重要。截至2024年9月27日,我們在美國的活躍員工群反映了以下性別、種族和民族人口信息:
美國僱員人口男性女性白色多樣化黑色西班牙裔亞洲人美國印第安太平洋島民2場或更多比賽
43.37 %56.63 %39.31 %60.69 %30.47 %20.20 %6.42 %0.71 %0.27 %2.62 %
小時工42.61 %57.39 %36.19 %63.81 %32.21 %21.20 %6.73 %0.72 %0.28 %2.67 %
受薪僱員49.55 %50.45 %64.67 %35.33 %16.25 %12.09 %3.90 %0.63 %0.22 %2.24 %
截至2024年9月27日,我們董事會的40%和首席執行官直接下屬的57%是女性。繼續增加行政部門和各級領導層的多樣性,仍然是今後幾年的組織優先事項。在2024財年,與2023財年一致,我們爲我們的執行領導團隊制定了反映這一優先事項的ESG目標,我們將繼續朝着這些目標前進。我們有11個活躍的員工資源小組,支持婦女、種族和民族多元化的員工、LGBTQ+社區、退伍軍人、殘疾人、跨宗教社區、營養師和其他健康和健康專業人員。這些組織在美國和國際市場擁有54個當地中心,在創造包容文化方面發揮了關鍵作用。2024年,阿拉馬克在Fair360的S(前身爲DiversityInc.)2024年50強企業排行榜上排名第29位,比2023年上升了11位。這是阿拉馬克連續第八年出現在50強榜單上。第一次,我們還被Fair360評爲黑人高管最佳公司。阿拉馬克還連續八年被2024年殘疾人平等指數®評爲「殘疾人包容工作的最佳工作場所」之一,獲得了100%的最高分。
人才獲取、發展和保留。 招聘、發展和留住員工對我們的運營至關重要,我們專注於創造促進增長、績效和留住員工的經驗和計劃。鑑於我們的一線運營需要快速配備人員,以速度和規模獲取合適的人才是我們定期監控和管理的核心能力。例如,在我們的ASS美國部門,2024財年,我們僱用了超過93,000名新員工,而2023財年約爲100,000名,其中96%爲小時工,4%爲受薪員工。我們爲員工(從小時工到高層管理人員)贊助衆多培訓、教育和領導力發展計劃,旨在增強領導力和管理能力,確保我們項目的質量執行,提高客戶滿意度並提高投資回報率。
社區參與。 通過我們的阿拉馬克建築社區計劃,我們創造了有意義的機會來參與和集中本地資源。2024財年,超過9,000名員工自願主辦和參與475個服務項目,支持1,000多個非營利組織。這些努力使全球12個國家234個城市的社區成員受益。作爲這些項目的一個例子,阿拉馬克所有11個員工資源小組的成員動員起來,爲全球30個社區的學生提供了3,890個揹包和學習用品。
薪酬、福利、安全和健康。 除了提供市場競爭力的薪資和工資外,我們還爲符合條件的員工提供全面的健康和退休福利。我們的核心健康和福利還輔以管理或改善常見健康狀況的具體計劃、各種自願福利和帶薪休假計劃。我們還提供許多旨在促進身體、情感和財務福祉的創新計劃。我們對員工安全和「零傷害」文化的承諾仍然是首要任務,通過我們的全球安全管理系統Aramark SAFE,我們使員工能夠識別、評估和管理整個地點的風險。
政府監管
我們的業務在環境、勞工、就業、移民、隱私和數據安全、稅法、健康和安全法律以及酒類許可和DRAM商店事務等領域受到各種聯邦、州、國際、國家、省和地方法律法規的約束。此外,我們的設施和產品受到聯邦、州、地方和國際當局的定期檢查。我們已建立並定期更新各種內部控制和程序,旨在保持遵守適用的法律和法規。我們的合規計劃可能會受到立法變化或法規解釋、實施或執行方面的變化的影響。聯邦和州政府機構不時對我們的某些做法進行審計,作爲根據政府合同或其他方式對服務提供商進行例行調查的一部分。像我們業務中的其他公司一樣,我們收到政府機構要求提供與這些審計有關的信息的請求。如果我們不遵守適用的法律,我們可能會受到調查、刑事制裁或民事補救,包括罰款、處罰、損害賠償、補償、禁令、扣押、交出、取消政府合同或吊銷酒類許可證。
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我們的運營受各種法律和法規的約束,包括但不限於管理以下內容的法律和法規:
酒精許可和服務;
徵收銷售稅和其他稅;
最低工資、加班、分類、工資支付和就業歧視;
移民;
政府資助的福利計劃以及成本和會計原則;
虛假主張、舉報人和消費者保護;
環境保護和環境可持續性問題,例如包裝和廢物、溫室氣體排放、動物健康和福利、森林砍伐和土地利用;
食品安全、衛生、標籤以及人類健康和安全;
海關和進出口管制;
英國《反海外腐敗法》《賄賂法》和其他反腐敗法;
反壟斷、競爭、採購和遊說;
少數族裔、婦女和弱勢企業法規;
汽車運輸車安全;和
隱私和數據安全。
與我們業務相關的法律和法規衆多且複雜。各級政府有各種與食品的處理、準備、運輸和供應有關的法律和法規,在某些情況下包括與食品溫度、食品生產設施的清潔度和食品處理人員衛生有關的要求,這些要求主要在當地公共衛生部門一級執行。雖然我們試圖遵守適用的法律和法規,但不能保證我們始終完全遵守所有適用的法律和法規,也不能保證我們能夠遵守任何未來的法律和法規。此外,立法和監管對食品安全的關注度非常高。該領域的額外或修訂的法規可能會顯着增加合規成本或使我們承擔責任。
此外,各個政府機構在我們服務的某些醫療保健、老年生活、教育和懲教機構對我們施加營養指南和其他要求。我們還可能遵守限制或限制在我們提供的食品中使用反式脂肪的法律和法規,或與成分或營養標籤相關的其他要求。無法保證立法或監管實施或政府法規解釋的變化不會限制我們未來的活動或顯着增加監管合規成本。
由於我們在許多體育、娛樂和娛樂設施提供酒精飲料,包括會議中心、大學體育場以及國家和州立公園,我們還持有與我們的餐飲服務業務相關的酒類許可證,並受我們持有酒類許可證的司法管轄區的酒類許可證要求的約束。截至2024年9月27日,我們的子公司在43個州和哥倫比亞特區、加拿大3個省和其他某些國家持有白酒許可證。通常情況下,酒類許可證必須每年續簽,並可能隨時被吊銷或暫停。酒精飲料管制條例涉及我們業務的多個方面,包括顧客和員工的最低年齡、營業時間、廣告、批發採購、庫存控制和搬運和儲存、酒精飲料的配藥和服務。雖然到目前爲止,我們還沒有遇到任何與酒類許可證有關的實質性問題,但如果在特定地點未能獲得或保留酒類許可證,可能會對我們在其他地方獲得此類許可證的能力造成不利影響。我們的一些合同要求我們在因我們的行爲而暫停該設施的酒類許可證的任何期間內支付違約金,如果我們的行爲導致該設施的酒類許可證丟失,則大多數合同都會被終止。我們的酒精飲料服務也受酒精飲料服務法律的約束,這些法律通常被稱爲DRAM商店法規。DRAM商店法規一般禁止向某些人提供酒精飲料,如未成年人或明顯醉酒的人。如果我們違反了DRAM商店法律,我們可能會爲明顯醉酒的顧客的行爲向顧客和/或第三方承擔法律責任。我們贊助定期培訓計劃,旨在將這種情況的可能性降至最低,並利用爲酒精飲料服務提供商制定的某些安全庇護所和積極防禦措施。然而,我們不能保證不會爲醉酒或未成年的顧客提供服務,也不能保證我們不會對他們的行爲承擔責任。
我們遵守各種環境保護法律和法規,包括美國聯邦清潔水法、清潔空氣法、資源保護和恢復法、綜合環境響應、賠償和
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《責任法》以及關於化學品和危險材料的使用、管理和處置的類似的聯邦、州、地方和國際法規和條例。我們在一些地點擁有或運營地上和地下儲罐系統,以儲存石油產品,用於我們或我們客戶的運營。這些儲罐系統中的某些系統還必須遵守性能標準、定期監測和記錄要求。我們還可以在我們的運營中不時地使用和管理化學品和危險材料。我們注意到圍繞這些化學品和危險材料的使用、管理、運輸和處置的環境問題,並已經並將繼續採取措施遵守環境保護法律法規。鑑於我們一些業務的監管性質,我們可能會因不遵守規定而面臨處罰和罰款。過去,我們曾在場內或場外解決與地下儲罐管理和化學品或危險材料的處理和處置有關的訴訟或索賠,或協助解決這些訴訟或索賠。將來,我們可能會被要求花費大量資金來糾正任何此類事件的後果。根據環境法,我們可能需要承擔移除或修復位於我們自有或租賃物業或客戶物業中的某些有害物質的費用,以及相關的調查和財產損壞費用。這樣的法律可能會施加責任,而不考慮我們的過錯、知情或對此類危險物質的存在的責任。我們可能不知道我們客戶的財產或我們購買或租賃的財產是否按照環境法律法規進行運營,或者我們未來的使用或條件不會導致根據此類法律向我們施加責任或使我們面臨第三方訴訟,如侵權訴訟。截至2024年9月27日,我們預計不會有任何環境補救支出對我們的財務狀況產生實質性影響。
知識產權
我們擁有業務運營所需的專利、商標、商品名稱和許可證。除了Aramark品牌(包括我們的企業明星標誌設計、Aramark文字標誌(我們的名稱)和Avendra品牌之外,我們不認爲我們的專利、商標、商品名稱和許可證對我們的業務運營有重要意義。
可用信息
我們向SEC提交年度、季度和當前報告以及其他信息。這些文件可通過美國證券交易委員會網站www.sec.gov向公衆提供。
我們的主要互聯網地址是www.aramark.com。在我們以電子方式向SEC提交或提供此類材料後,我們會在合理可行的範圍內儘快在www.aramark.com上免費提供我們的年度、季度和當前報告以及這些報告的修訂。
我們的業務行爲政策包括我們首席執行官、首席財務官和首席會計官的道德準則,適用於我們所有員工和非員工董事。我們的商業行爲政策可在我們網站www.aramark.com的投資者關係部分獲取,並且任何通過寫信或電話撥打以下地址或電話提出要求的人都可以獲得印刷版。
您可以通過以下地址或電話號碼寫信或致電我們,免費索取我們的SEC文件(不包括證據)和我們的商業行爲政策的副本:
愛瑪客
市場街2400號
賓夕法尼亞州費城,郵編19103
注意:公司秘書
電話:(215)238-3000
對我們網站和SEC網站的引用僅爲非活動文本引用,並且這些網站的內容不會通過引用的方式納入本文。
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項目1A.不包括風險因素
與我們的業務相關的風險
經濟和外部風險
不利的經濟狀況已經並在未來可能對我們的經營業績和財務狀況產生不利影響。
國內和國際經濟低迷已經並在未來可能減少對我們每個可報告細分市場的服務的需求,導致業務損失或以低於我們通常喜歡的條款簽訂業務合同的壓力增加。影響我們金融狀況的經濟低迷可能是由通脹、供應鏈中斷、地緣政治、全球能源短缺、央行重大政策行動(包括加息)、公共衛生危機或其他因素造成的。我們客戶群的經濟困難也影響並可能繼續影響我們的業務。例如,在新冠肺炎疫情的早期,或在2008年金融危機後的經濟低迷期,我們的某些業務受到客戶所在地就業水平下降以及企業和客戶支出水平下降的負面影響。此外,客戶,特別是大客戶所經歷的財務困難和資不抵債,在過去和將來都使我們難以收回所欠款項,並可能導致現有合同無效或修改。例如,爲了應對新冠肺炎疫情爆發之初因關閉而導致的情況變化,我們與客戶合作重新談判合同和財務結構,以減輕部分或全部關閉客戶場所造成的收入損失。同樣,如果我們的主要供應商和服務提供商(如保險公司)經歷財務困境或資不抵債,可能會顯著增加我們的成本。
我們在會議中心、旅遊和娛樂景點等設施中提供服務的業務部分對經濟低迷特別敏感,因爲度假或舉辦或參加會議的支出在一定程度上或全部來自可自由支配的收入。過去,我們客戶設施的潛在參與者的此類可自由支配收入的減少已經導致,未來也可能導致我們的收入減少。此外,由於我們對我們所提供產品的最終客戶的敞口受到我們對客戶吸引這些客戶到他們的設施和活動的依賴的限制,我們對上座率下降的反應能力有限,因此我們的收入也是有限的。有許多因素可能會減少場館內的活動數量、參加活動的人數或減少參與者的可自由支配收入,包括流行病和其他健康危機、涉及體育聯賽的勞動力中斷、在場館比賽的球隊表現不佳、季後賽比賽次數、短期天氣狀況或與氣候變化有關的更長時間的條件以及不利的經濟條件,這將對收入和利潤產生不利影響。
自然災害、全球災難、氣候變化、政治動盪、地緣政治衝突、能源短缺、體育罷工和其他超出我們控制範圍的不利事件可能會對我們的收入和經營業績產生不利影響。
自然災害,包括颶風、地震和乾旱、全球災難、流行病和其他公共衛生危機,或政治動亂和全球衝突,已經並在未來可能影響我們的收入和經營業績。過去,由於地理上更孤立的自然災害,如美國西部的野火和美國南部的颶風和極端寒冷的條件,我們經歷了客戶地點丟失和關閉、業務中斷和延誤、庫存和其他資產的損失、資產減值以及我們的一些客戶地點臨時轉換爲因風暴而無家可歸的人的影響。全球氣候變化的急性和慢性影響,包括極端天氣頻率和嚴重程度的增加、降水模式的變化和平均氣溫的上升,可能導致供應鏈和其他業務中斷。氣候變化還可能影響水、食物或其他資源或商品的可獲得性和成本,從而可能對我們提供服務的能力產生不利影響。
此外,政治動盪和全球衝突已經並在未來可能繼續擾亂全球供應鏈,加劇了全球金融市場的波動性和擾亂。例如,雖然我們在俄羅斯或烏克蘭沒有直接行動,但涉及這些國家的衝突已經引發了我們成本的膨脹,並可能增加我們遭受網絡攻擊的風險。我們在中東也沒有直接行動,但正在進行的以色列-哈馬斯戰爭和該地區不斷升級的緊張局勢可能會擾亂全球市場,影響我們的供應鏈。這些全球事件對我們長期運營和財務業績的影響將取決於未來的事態發展、我們對通脹的反應和政府對通脹的反應,以及此類衝突的持續時間和嚴重程度。政治動亂引發的任何恐怖襲擊或事件,特別是在我們所服務的場所,以及國家和全球對此類襲擊或其他威脅的軍事、外交和金融反應,也可能對我們的收入和經營業績產生不利影響。體育罷工,特別是那些持續時間較長的罷工,可能會減少我們的收入,並對我們的運營結果產生不利影響。任何比賽次數的減少,或球迷人數有限或沒有球迷參加的比賽的發生,都已經並將在未來導致我們服務的場館的收入損失和利潤減少。
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操作風險
我們未能留住現有客戶、以可比條款續簽現有客戶合同並以預期條款獲得新客戶合同,可能會對我們的業務產生不利影響。
我們的成功取決於我們有能力留住現有客戶,續簽現有客戶合同,並以商業上有利的條件獲得新業務。我們能否做到這一點,通常取決於各種因素,包括我們服務的質量、價格和反應能力,以及我們有效營銷這些服務並使自己與競爭對手脫穎而出的能力。此外,客戶越來越關注並要求我們做出承諾,設定目標,並達到與環境可持續發展相關的標準,如廢物管理、溫室氣體排放,包括低碳食品供應、動物健康和福利、森林砍伐和土地使用。我們留住客戶的能力可能在一定程度上取決於我們對這些期望的回應的有效性。當我們續簽現有客戶合同時,條款往往比最初的合同條款更不優惠或利潤更低。此外,我們通常會產生大量的啓動和運營成本,與建立新業務相關的利潤率和運營現金流較低,而在新業務率較高的時期,我們已經並預計將繼續對我們的利潤率和現金流產生負面影響。我們不能保證我們將能夠獲得新的業務,以相同或更高的價格續簽現有客戶合同,或者我們現有的客戶不會轉向競爭對手、停止運營、選擇自營或終止與我們的合同。這些風險可能會因當前的經濟環境而加劇,原因包括我們客戶的成本壓力增加、勞動力市場緊張和競爭加劇。此外,如果合併後的實體選擇不同的供應商,我們所服務行業的客戶的整合可能會導致我們的業務虧損。未能按相同或更優惠的條款續簽大量現有合同,或未能在新業務合同的預期金額和時間框架內收回啓動費用,將對我們的業務和運營結果產生重大不利影響,而無法獲得新業務可能會對我們的增長和財務業績產生不利影響。
如果客戶減少外包或使用首選供應商,我們可能會受到不利影響。
我們的業務和增長戰略在很大程度上取決於外包服務的持續發展。如果客戶認爲外包可以以較低的總體成本提供優質服務並使他們能夠專注於核心業務活動,他們就會外包。我們無法確定這種趨勢是否會持續下去或不會逆轉,或者外包職能的客戶不會決定自己履行這些職能。
此外,代表我們一些當前和潛在客戶員工的工會有時會反對外包趨勢,因爲他們認爲其會員資格的當前工會工作可能會失去。在這些情況下,工會通常會尋求阻止公共部門實體外包,如果失敗,則確保外包的工作繼續工會化,這可能會降低我們對此類企業的定價和運營靈活性。
我們還發現,一些客戶傾向於保留有限數量的首選供應商來提供他們所需的全部或大部分服務。我們無法確定這種動態是否會繼續下去或不會逆轉,或者如果它繼續下去,我們將被選擇並保留爲提供這些服務的首選供應商。外包或使用首選供應商方面的不利發展可能會對我們的業務和運營業績產生重大不利影響。
我們行業的競爭可能會對我們的運營業績產生不利影響。
食品和支助服務業務面臨着來自不同規模的地方、區域、國家和國際公司的激烈競爭,其中許多公司擁有大量的財政資源。我們成功競爭的能力取決於我們以合理的價格提供優質服務併爲我們的客戶和客戶提供價值的能力。爲了獲得或保留業務,我們的競爭對手過去一直願意,將來也可能願意壓低我們的出價,或接受更低的利潤率,或投入更多資本。此外,某些地區和當地的服務提供商可能比我們在特定地理區域內建立的更好。此外,現有的或潛在的客戶可能會選擇自行運營他們的食品和支持服務,從而失去了我們爲他們提供服務或爭奪客戶的機會。我們還可能面臨來自客戶異地送餐的日益激烈的競爭,因爲在線餐廳聚合器和類似企業,以及其他具有潛在顛覆性商業模式的供應商,已經成功地將技術發展應用於當地的餐飲服務。如果我們不能像我們的競爭對手那樣快速高效地實施新興技術,我們可能會失去客戶。雖然我們在國際上有很大的影響力,但某些競爭對手擁有比我們更廣泛的服務組合和更廣泛的地理足跡。因此,對於需要多種服務或跨國投標的客戶,我們可能處於競爭劣勢。
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由於合同的定價和取消條款而增加的運營成本和成本回收障礙可能會限制我們盈利的能力。
如果我們面臨食品、工資、其他勞工相關費用(包括工人補償、州失業保險和聯邦或州規定的醫療福利和其他醫療保健成本)、保險、燃料、公用事業、服務和小件商品、運輸、航運、服裝和設備等成本的增加,我們的盈利能力可能會受到不利影響,特別是在我們無法通過由於一般經濟狀況、通脹壓力、供應鏈中斷、關稅、競爭條件或客戶合同中的合同條款而提高產品和服務價格的情況下,我們的盈利能力會受到不利影響。例如,當聯邦、州、外國或當地的最低工資標準提高時,我們可能不得不同時增加最低工資僱員和工資高於最低工資的僱員的工資。我們還可能面臨聯邦、州或當地與僱傭事務有關的法律和法規的變化導致的運營成本增加,包括與員工分類、薪酬透明度、員工是否有資格加班和安全安排要求有關的法律和法規,這些要求通常包括針對日程安排偏差的額外薪酬要求。石油和天然氣價格在過去幾年裏波動很大,這增加了燃料和公用事業的成本。時不時地,我們會經歷食品成本的上漲。食品價格可能會因供應的永久性或暫時性變化而波動,包括乾旱、暴雨和晚凍或氣候變化等惡劣天氣事件、自然災害或流行病、地緣政治衝突,或者我們無法與供應商就批量折扣、回扣或其他適用信用進行談判的有利條件。客戶、客戶和其他利益相關者對可持續發展越來越多的要求,包括我們設定減少排放、浪費和其他可持續發展目標並採取行動實現這些目標,也可能導致企業成本增加。 我們有兩種主要的合同類型:損益合同,我們承擔合同的所有費用,但獲得收入的好處;客戶利益合同,我們的客戶分擔部分或全部費用,獲得部分或全部收入。在2024財年,我們大約三分之二的收入來自損益合同,根據這些合同,我們將成本增加轉嫁給客戶的能力有限。因此,如果我們沒有能力談判合同變更,包括定價,我們可能不得不吸收成本增加,這可能會對我們的經營業績產生不利影響。
我們承擔的風險和我們的潛在利潤取決於我們提供食品和支持服務的合同類型。我們可能無法完全收回限制我們提價能力的合同成本。此外,我們提供的許多服務都是以無限期合同的形式提供的,任何一方都可以在短時間內無故終止合同。我們的一些合同包含對客戶的最低保證匯款,無論我們在該機構的收入或利潤如何,通常取決於未來的某些事件。如果收入不超過合同中包含最低保證付款的成本,我們將承擔所發生的任何損失,以及保證付款。一般來說,我們的合同也限制了我們在未經客戶同意的情況下提高我們在特定設施內銷售的食品、飲料和商品的價格的能力。此外,我們的一些合同將某些事件或產品排除在合同範圍之外,或者賦予客戶修改我們在某些事件下運營的條款的權利。根據無利可圖的損益合同向客戶支付的擔保付款或其他擔保金額,個別客戶拒絕允許在其場地銷售某些產品,客戶對我們在經濟上不可行的價格施加限制,或客戶決定減少使用我們提供的服務,都可能對我們的收入和運營結果產生不利影響。
我們的國際業務面臨可能影響我們的運營業績和財務狀況的風險。
我們很大一部分收入來自國際業務。在2024財年,我們大約28%的收入來自美國以外的地區。我們目前在美國以外的15個國家設有辦事處,約有125,250名員工。我們還在其他幾個國家和離岸地點提供有限的服務。我們的國際業務面臨風險,包括要求遵守不斷變化、相互衝突和不明確的國家和地方監管要求;遵守英國《反海外腐敗法》。反賄賂法和其他反腐敗法合規事項,以及網絡安全、數據保護、公司可持續性報告和供應鏈法律;人員編制和勞資糾紛的潛在困難;地方勞動法的不同;管理和獲得對當地業務的支持和分銷;當地客戶的信用風險或財務狀況;可能對投資施加限制;潛在的不利稅收後果,包括對匯款和子公司的其他付款徵收或增加預扣稅、增值稅和其他稅;外匯管制;能源短缺;當地政治和社會條件;地緣政治緊張局勢,例如,美國和中國之間的緊張關係或全球總體動盪;以及遵守政府援助計劃條款的能力。此外,我們非美國子公司的經營業績被換算成美元,這些業績受到外幣相對於美元匯率變動的影響。外匯匯率的不利波動已經並可能在未來繼續對我們的經營業績產生不利影響。
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美國以外國家/地區的當地勞工和就業法可能會使降低勞動力成本(與我們的服務需求下降相關)變得更加困難和成本。
我們將繼續探索和考慮長期在新興國家發展業務的機會。新興國際業務帶來了幾種額外的風險,包括貨幣相對於美元波動更大、經濟和政府不穩定、內亂、國內生產總值波動以及私人資產國有化和沒收。
無法保證上述因素不會對我們的國際業務或我們的綜合財務狀況和經營業績產生重大不利影響。
與供應商、服務提供商和分包商相關的風險可能會對我們的運營業績產生不利影響。
我們在業務中使用的原材料和我們銷售的成品來自各種國內和國際供應商。我們力求要求我們的供應商、服務提供商和分包商遵守適用的法律,並以其他方式獲得認證,以滿足我們的供應商行爲標準。此外,客戶、客戶和其他利益相關者對供應商的環境、社會和治理考慮因素的期望正在增加,並在其他方面不斷變化。我們有能力找到符合我們標準的合格供應商,包括關於可持續來源食品和其他產品的要求;人權;以及以及時和有效的方式獲得原材料和成品的能力,這是一個挑戰,特別是對於位於美國和我們開展業務的其他國家以外的供應商和貨物。供應商經歷的破產或業務中斷可能會使我們難以採購我們運營業務所需的項目。外國供應商所在國家的政治和經濟穩定、供應商的財務穩定、供應商未能達到我們的標準、我們的供應商遇到的勞工問題、供應商的原材料和勞動力的可獲得性、網絡安全問題、貨幣匯率、運輸可用性和成本、關稅、通貨膨脹以及與供應商及其所在國家有關的其他因素都不是我們所能控制的。例如,俄羅斯/烏克蘭衝突等全球事件造成的全球供應鏈中斷已經並可能繼續導致交貨延遲以及各種產品的較低充足率和較高的替代率。雖然我們繼續根據當前環境修改我們的業務模式,包括主動管理通脹和全球供應鏈中斷,通過供應鏈舉措和實施適當的定價傳遞來彌補增量成本,但不能保證如果供應鏈中斷持續或惡化,我們將能夠繼續成功地或在未來以可比的條件這樣做。此外,國內外貿政策、對進口商品徵收的關稅和其他關稅、對某些國家實施的貿易制裁、對從其他國家進口某些類型的貨物或含有某些材料的貨物的限制,以及其他與對外貿易有關的因素,都是我們無法控制的。如果我們的一家供應商違反法律,或從事導致負面宣傳的行爲,我們的聲譽可能僅僅因爲我們與該供應商的關聯而受到損害。乾旱、洪水、自然災害和其他與氣候變化有關的極端天氣事件以及平均氣溫上升和降水模式變化等長期氣候影響也可能導致供應鏈中斷或材料成本上升。這些和其他影響我們供應商以及我們獲得原材料和成品的因素可能會對我們的運營結果產生不利影響。
我們依賴大型食品服務分銷公司來分銷我們的食品和非食品產品,我們與他們或他們業務的關係中斷可能會導致我們的運營和成本結構的短期中斷。
雖然我們在美國和加拿大購買的大部分食品和相關產品的價格和其他條款直接與國家制造商談判,但我們通過國家分銷商和供應商購買這些產品和其他產品,包括Sysco、US Foods、Performance Food Group和地區分銷商。Sysco,它分發了大約45% 根據採購金額,2024財年我們在美國和加拿大的食品和非食品產品的價格,以及其他分銷商負責跟蹤我們的訂單並將產品交付到我們的特定地點。如果我們與Sysco或其他主要分銷商的關係或業務中斷,我們將不得不安排替代分銷商,我們的運營和成本結構可能在短期內受到不利影響。例如,我們主要分銷商過去的勞動力短缺和其他勞資糾紛加劇了影響我們業務的供應鏈問題。網絡、天氣或其他事件也可能擾亂我們分銷商的運營,因此在短期內影響我們的業務。同樣,突然終止與其他地理區域的重要提供商的關係在短期內可能會對我們提供服務的能力產生不利影響,並擾亂我們在這些地區的客戶關係。
我們的業務是合同密集型的,可能會導致客戶糾紛。
我們的業務是合同密集型的,我們與世界各地的客戶簽訂了許多合同。我們的客戶利益合同規定,客戶計費以及某些合同的利潤和損失的分擔是基於我們對服務成本的確定。我們這些決定所依據的合同條款,對於某些政府合同,管理我們成本確定的法規可能會受到不同的解釋,這可能會導致與我們的客戶發生爭議
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隨時所客戶通常有權審計我們的合同,我們定期審查我們對合同條款和條款的遵守情況。如果客戶對我們的合同決定提出異議,以不利於我們利益的方式解決此類爭議可能會對收入和經營業績產生負面影響。雖然我們認爲任何審查、審計或其他此類事項不應導致重大調整,但如果我們的大量客戶安排因任何此類事項而進行修改,則其影響可能會對我們的業務或運營業績產生重大不利影響。
如果我們失去關鍵管理人員、無法僱用和留住足夠的合格人員或勞動力成本增加,我們的業務可能會受到影響。
我們相信,我們未來的增長和成功在很大程度上取決於關鍵高管和管理人才的持續可用性、服務和福祉。我們的任何關鍵高管或高級管理人員的流失都可能損害我們的業務。此外,我們在招聘和留住合格的管理人員,特別是入職管理人員方面,不時遇到困難。我們將繼續對僱用這類人員提出重大要求。當美國或其他地理區域的失業率下降或勞動力普遍短缺時,可能會出現各級合格工人短缺的情況。鑑於我們的勞動力需要大量入門級和熟練工人和管理人員,低失業率、尋找足夠員工的普遍困難或勞動力市場與我們的技能要求之間的不匹配,可能會影響我們在業務的某些領域繼續提供優質服務或競爭新業務的能力。我們還受到遵守美國和影響我們勞動力的國際法規的成本和其他影響的影響。這些法規越來越關注就業問題,包括薪酬透明度、工資和工時、醫療保健、移民、退休和其他員工福利和工作場所做法。遵守和不遵守這些規定的索賠可能會給我們帶來責任和費用,並可能阻礙我們吸引和留住人才的能力。從歷史上看,我們也經常僱傭大量的兼職和季節性工人。我們在招聘這類工人時可能遇到的任何困難、移民政策和普遍的勞動力短缺,都可能導致勞動力成本大幅上升,這可能會對我們的業務、財務狀況和運營結果產生實質性的不利影響。過去,對勞動力的競爭有時會導致工資上漲,而未來的競爭可能會大幅增加我們的勞動力成本。由於我們的業務是勞動密集型的,而且歷史上我們大約三分之二的收入來自盈虧合同,根據這些合同,我們轉嫁成本增加的能力有限,勞動力短缺或工資水平超過正常水平可能會對我們的運營結果產生實質性的不利影響。
我們可能無法實現收購和合資企業的預期好處,也可能無法成功整合我們收購的公司的運營。
我們可能尋求收購公司或在公司中擁有權益,或者成立合資企業來補充我們的業務。我們無法完成收購、成功整合被收購的公司或進入合資企業,這可能會降低我們的競爭力。在任何給定的時間,我們可能正在評估一項或多項收購,或正在進行收購談判。我們不能確定我們將能夠繼續以商業上合理的條款或根本不存在的條件確定收購候選者或合資夥伴。如果我們進行收購,我們也不能確定收購預期的任何好處是否真的會實現。同樣,我們不能確定我們是否能夠爲收購獲得必要的融資。這種融資可能會受到我們債務協議條款的限制,也可能比我們目前的債務更昂貴。這類債務融資用於收購的金額可能很大,而且這類債務工具的條款可能比我們目前的契約更具限制性。此外,我們控制我們合資企業和其他非多數股權關聯公司的規劃和運營的能力可能會受到合資企業協議和多數股東施加的許多限制。我們的合資夥伴也可能有與我們不同的利益。
將收購的業務整合到我們現有的業務中的過程可能會導致運營、合同和供應鏈方面的困難,例如無法留住現有客戶或吸引新客戶,無法維持與供應商和其他合同方的關係,或未能留住和整合收購的人員。此外,我們預期通過消除重複開支和實現規模經濟或協同效應而節省的成本,可能需要比預期更長的時間才能實現,或者最終可能比我們預期的要少。此外,對於任何收購,我們可能無法發現被收購公司的責任,儘管我們在收購前進行了任何調查,或發現了重大合規問題,如反腐敗問題,這些問題需要補救,從而導致額外的意外成本、風險創造和潛在的聲譽損害。此外,某些國家的勞動法可能會要求我們保留更多的員工,而不是從我們收購的實體中保留更多的員工。這種整合困難可能會從我們現有的業務中分流大量的財務、運營和管理資源,並使我們更難實現運營和戰略目標,這可能對我們的業務、財務狀況或運營結果產生重大不利影響。同樣,我們的業務依賴於有效的信息技術和財務報告系統。這些系統整合的延遲或執行不佳可能會擾亂我們的運營並增加成本,還可能對我們財務報告的披露控制和內部控制的有效性產生不利影響。
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未來可能的收購還可能導致與無形資產相關的額外或有負債和攤銷費用,這可能會對我們的業務、財務狀況或經營業績產生重大不利影響。此外,業務合併產生的善意和其他無形資產佔我們資產的很大一部分。如果善意或其他無形資產被視爲已發生損害,我們需要在收益中扣除費用,將這些資產減記至其公允價值。
我們面臨着與最近完成的制服部門分拆相關的風險。
2023年9月30日,我們完成了制服部分的分離和分發。雖然分拆已經完成,但我們仍面臨可能持續的不可預見費用,包括額外的一般和行政成本、失去協同效應的成本、重組成本或其他成本和費用。分拆可能會阻礙我們保留現有業務和運營關係(包括與客戶、客戶、供應商和員工的關係)以及培養新業務關係的能力。基於這些和其他因素,我們可能無法實現分拆所預期的全部戰略和財務利益。
我們的員工持續或進一步工會化可能會增加我們的成本,停工可能會損害我們的業務。
我們美國和加拿大業務的約38,000名員工由工會代表,並受集體談判協議的保護。我們大部分員工的持續或進一步工會化可能會增加我們在受影響地點的總體成本,並對我們以最有效的方式運營業務以保持競爭力或收購新業務的靈活性產生不利影響。此外,我們各項業務的停工數量的任何顯着增加都可能對我們的業務、財務狀況或經營業績產生不利影響。
我們可能會因參與多僱主固定福利養老金計劃而承擔重大責任。
我們的許多地點是根據集體談判協議運營的。根據其中一些協議,我們有義務向多僱主固定收益養老金計劃繳費。作爲此類計劃的供款僱主,如果我們觸發了「全部」或「部分」退出,或者如果該計劃經歷了「大規模」退出,我們可能需要爲我們在特定計劃可能存在的任何未建立資金的既得利益中的比例份額承擔提取責任。此外,如果多僱主固定收益養老金計劃未能滿足最低籌資標準,我們可能有責任增加我們的繳費,以達到最低籌資標準。此外,如果另一個參與計劃的僱主退出該計劃或遇到財務困難,包括破產,我們的義務可能會增加。我們爲之提供捐助的少數計劃的財務狀況最近有所惡化,而且還在繼續惡化。我們主動監控這些計劃和我們參與的其他多僱主固定收益養老金計劃的財務狀況。此外,資金不足的多僱主固定收益養老金計劃的任何資金義務的增加都可能對我們產生不利的財務影響。
法律、監管、安全和保安風險
與食品和飲料相關的法律和政府法規可能會使我們承擔重大責任和聲譽損害。
與我們業務相關的法律和法規衆多且複雜。各級政府制定了各種法律和法規與食品的處理、準備、運輸和供應有關。此外,食品生產設施的清潔和食品處理人員的衛生主要由當地公共衛生部門執行。無法保證我們始終完全遵守所有適用的法律和法規,特別是當我們提供更創新和更廣泛的服務時,或者我們將能夠遵守任何未來的法律和法規。此外,立法和監管對食品安全的關注度非常高。該領域的額外或修訂的法律或法規可能會顯着增加合規成本、使我們承擔責任或造成聲譽損害。
我們在包括大學體育館在內的許多設施提供酒精飲料,並提供更多創新服務,如自助服務選項,並且必須遵守適用的許可法以及州和地方服務法,在美國通常稱爲DRAM商店法規。DRAM商店法規一般禁止向某些人提供酒精飲料,例如明顯醉酒的個人或未成年人。如果我們違反了DRAM商店法律,我們可能會爲顧客的行爲向顧客和/或第三方承擔法律責任。雖然我們贊助定期培訓計劃,旨在最大限度地減少這種情況的可能性,並利用爲酒精飲料服務提供商的利益建立的某些安全港和積極防禦措施,但我們不能保證不會爲明顯醉酒的或未成年的顧客提供服務,也不能保證不會對他們的行爲承擔責任。不能保證這一領域的額外法律或法規不會限制我們未來的活動或顯著增加遵守監管的成本。我們還必須獲得並遵守許可證條款,才能在我們提供酒精飲料的州銷售酒精飲料。我們的一些合同要求我們在因我們的行爲而暫停該設施的酒類許可證的任何期間內支付違約金,如果我們的行爲導致該設施的酒類許可證丟失,則大多數合同都會被終止。
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如果我們未能遵守適用法律或其他政府法規的要求,我們可能會受到訴訟、調查和其他責任以及對我們的運營的限制,這可能會對我們的業務產生重大不利影響。
我們在許多業務領域受到聯邦、州、國際、國家、省和地方各級政府的監管,如勞動法、工資和工時法、歧視法、移民法、人類健康和安全法、進出口管制和海關法、環境法、與ESG相關的非財務披露法、虛假索賠或舉報人法規、少數族裔、婦女和弱勢企業法規、稅法、反壟斷和競爭法、消費者保護法、採購法規、知識產權法、供應鏈法、食品安全、標籤和衛生法、政府資助的權利計劃、政府援助計劃、成本和會計原則、《反海外腐敗法》,英國反賄賂法、其他反腐敗法、遊說法、汽車承運人安全法、實施歐盟企業可持續發展報告指令的法律、數據隱私和安全法以及酒精許可和服務法。
作爲對政府合同或其他服務提供商進行例行詢問的一部分,政府機構不時對我們的某些做法進行審查和審計。與我們業務中的其他公司一樣,我們也收到政府機構提供與這些審查和審計有關的信息的請求。雖然我們試圖遵守所有適用法律和法規,但不能保證我們始終完全遵守所有適用法律和法規或對這些法律和法規的解釋,或者我們將能夠遵守任何未來的法律、法規或對這些法律和法規的解釋。
如果我們未能遵守適用的法律和法規,包括上述法律和法規,我們可能會受到調查、刑事制裁或民事補救措施,包括罰款、罰款、損害賠償、報銷、禁令、扣押、剝奪或取消政府合同的禁令或失去酒類許可證或運營我們機動車輛的能力。合規成本或不合規的後果(包括禁令)可能會對我們的業務和運營結果產生重大不利影響,造成聲譽損害並阻礙我們的增長和保留努力。此外,政府機構可能會對我們運營的監管框架做出改變,這可能要求整個公司或個別企業大幅增加成本,以遵守此類法律和法規。
政府監管框架的變化、新解釋或執行的變化可能會影響我們的合同和合同條款,並可能減少我們的收入或利潤。
我們在美國和國際上的一部分收入來自與政府實體的業務,其中包括與美國聯邦、州和地方政府和機構以及國際政府和機構的業務。適用於根據政府合同或招標程序提供的服務的法定或監管框架的變化或新解釋或執行的變化,包括政府支出政策或撥款、預算優先事項或收入水平的不利變化,可能會導致新合同或合同續簽的減少,修改我們適用於政府合同的定價方法,或者合同期限比我們歷史上經歷的更短。任何這些變化都可能導致我們的收入或利潤低於歷史水平,這可能會對我們的運營業績產生不利影響。
未能在整個供應鏈中維持食品安全、食源性疾病擔憂以及與過敏原相關的風險可能會導致聲譽損害以及可能對我們產生不利影響的疾病或傷害索賠。
食品安全是我們的首要任務,我們投入大量資源來確保我們的客戶享受到安全、優質的食品。與食品質量、食品處理或過敏原有關的疾病或傷害索賠在食品服務行業中很常見,而且在任何給定的時間都可能存在一些此類索賠。由於食品安全問題可能發生在源頭上,也可能發生在食品供應商、分銷商或分包商身上,因此食品安全在一定程度上可能不受我們的控制。我們的供應商、分銷商或分包商也存在低估食品安全事件或系統故障的風險,這可能會阻礙對此類風險的響應和跟蹤。無論來源或原因,任何關於食源性疾病或其他食品安全問題的報告,如食品篡改或污染,都可能對我們的聲譽造成不利影響,阻礙我們以有利條件續簽合同或獲得新業務的能力,並對我們的收入產生負面影響。即使在我們的競爭對手提供服務的地點發生食源性疾病、食品篡改或污染事件,也可能導致對食品服務行業的負面宣傳,並可能對我們的收入造成負面影響。此外,社交媒體加快了負面宣傳的傳播速度,包括實際或感知的食品安全事件,在沒有任何有意義的機會調查、回應和解決問題之前。未來的食品安全問題也可能不時擾亂我們的業務。此外,與食品污染相關的產品召回或健康問題也可能增加我們的原材料成本。
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所得稅率或稅法的增加或變化可能會對我們的財務業績產生不利影響。
作爲一家跨國公司,我們在美國和多個外國司法管轄區都要繳納所得稅以及非收入稅。在確定我們在全球範圍內的所得稅和其他稅務負債撥備時需要做出重大判斷。稅法或稅收裁決的變化可能會對我們的有效稅率產生重大不利影響。此外,我們還接受國內外稅務機關的定期審查和審計,以及不斷變化的稅收法規和立法的前瞻性和追溯性影響。各國還要求額外披露與管轄區內支付的稅款相關的信息。儘管我們相信我們目前符合要求,但我們可能會違反此類要求,並被要求根據此類制度(例如經濟合作與發展組織的第二支柱全球防稅基侵蝕模型規則)繳納額外稅款。
考慮到美國或外國稅收法律法規可能發生的變化的不可預測性及其潛在的相互依賴性,很難預測此類稅收法律法規對我們的經營業績和現金流的累積影響,但此類法律法規(及其變化)可能會對我們的財務業績產生不利影響。
我們與ESG考慮相關的承諾和利益相關者期望可能會使我們面臨負債、成本增加、聲譽損害和對我們業務的其他不利影響。
我們與許多政府、監管機構、投資者、員工、客戶、客戶和其他利益相關者一起,越來越關注與我們的業務相關的ESG和可持續發展考慮,包括溫室氣體排放、一次性塑料、食物垃圾、人權和民權、動物福利和多樣性、公平和包容性。在這些領域已經提出並在某些情況下采用了新的法律和法規,監管機構和其他相關利益相關者用來評估我們的ESG實踐、能力和業績的標準正在並將繼續變化和發展,包括可能需要我們採取代價高昂的舉措或運營變化的方式。不遵守這些新出現的規則或標準,或未能滿足監管機構、利益相關者和社會的期望,可能會導致潛在的成本增加、訴訟、罰款、處罰、生產和銷售限制、品牌或聲譽損害、客戶、供應商和商業合作伙伴的流失、未能留住和吸引人才、估值下降和投資者維權活動增加。此外,我們通過我們的年度「Be Well」就我們的ESG目標、承諾和倡議發表聲明。好好幹吧。“進度報告、其他非財務報告、我們網站上提供的信息、新聞聲明和其他通信。實施我們的ESG計劃涉及風險和不確定性,包括增加的成本、所需的投資,而且通常依賴於我們無法控制的第三方性能或數據。我們還面臨與拒絕或挑戰我們的ESG計劃和承諾的利益相關者相關的挑戰或批評的風險。我們不能保證我們將實現我們宣佈的ESG目標和承諾,滿足所有利益相關者的期望,也不能保證實施或實現這些目標和倡議的好處不會超過它們的預計成本。任何未能或被認爲未能實現ESG目標和計劃,以及未能管理ESG風險、遵守公開聲明、遵守聯邦、州或國際ESG法律和法規或滿足不斷變化的利益相關者期望和標準,都可能導致針對我們的法律和監管程序,並對我們的業務、聲譽、運營結果、財務狀況和股票價格產生重大不利影響。
我們的運營和聲譽可能會因我們的信息系統中斷或泄露或我們的數據受到其他損害而受到不利影響。
我們越來越多地使用信息技術系統,包括行政功能、財務和運營數據、訂購、銷售點處理和支付以及我們供應鏈的管理,以提高我們的業務效率和改善我們客戶的整體體驗。我們在這些系統中維護關於我們的潛在、當前和以前的客戶、客戶、員工和其他第三方的機密、專有和個人信息,或代表我們的潛在客戶、客戶、員工和其他第三方,或聘請第三方參與這些信息的存儲和處理。此類信息包括員工、客戶和第三方數據,包括信用卡號碼、社保號碼、醫療保健信息和其他個人信息。我們的系統以及我們供應商和其他第三方的系統會因停電、計算機或電信故障、計算機病毒、災難性事件和實施延遲或困難,以及我們的員工或第三方服務提供商的使用錯誤而受到損壞或中斷。這些系統還容易受到快速發展的基於網絡的攻擊的日益增加的威脅,包括惡意軟件、試圖未經授權訪問數據(包括通過網絡釣魚電子郵件)、試圖欺詐性誘使員工或其他人披露信息、利用軟件和操作漏洞以及對讀卡器單元進行物理設備篡改/掠奪。用於獲得未經授權的訪問、禁用或降低服務或破壞系統的技術頻繁變化,可能很長時間很難檢測到,並且通常直到發起或發生攻擊後才能識別。此外,人工智能技術的快速發展和越來越多的採用也可能會增加我們的風險,因爲這會使網絡攻擊更難檢測、遏制和緩解。因此,我們和這些第三方可能無法預見這些技術或實施足夠的預防措施。此外,我們或此類第三方可能會不時決定升級現有的信息技術系統,以支持我們的業務和增長戰略的需求,當進行重大系統更改時,系統中斷的風險會增加。
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我們維持着一個與國家標準與技術研究所網絡安全框架相一致的全球網絡安全計劃。我們的跨職能網絡安全團隊由首席信息安全官(「CISO」)領導,負責優先處理和管理不斷變化的網絡風險。在正常的業務過程中,我們已經並預計將繼續經歷基於網絡的攻擊和其他試圖破壞我們的信息系統的嘗試,儘管據我們所知,這些攻擊和嘗試都沒有對我們的業務、財務狀況或運營結果產生重大不利影響。對我們的系統或我們供應商的系統的任何損壞、損害或破壞,都可能削弱我們開展業務的能力,導致交易錯誤,導致腐敗或會計或其他數據丟失,這可能導致我們財務報告的延遲,並導致違反適用的隱私和其他法律、重大法律和財務風險、聲譽損害、負面宣傳和對我們的安全措施失去信心。任何此類事件都可能導致我們招致巨額成本,包括與系統修復、客戶保護、訴訟、收入損失或攻擊後未能留住或吸引客戶相關的成本。未能妥善應對任何此類事件也可能導致類似的責任敞口。雖然我們的保險範圍可能涵蓋網絡風險的某些方面,但此類保險可能無法覆蓋或不足以覆蓋可能出現的所有損失或所有類型的索賠。此外,隨着網絡安全風險的演變,我們可能無法以商業合理的條款獲得此類保險,甚至根本無法獲得。上述部分或全部情況的發生可能會對我們的運營結果、財務狀況、業務和聲譽產生重大不利影響。
我們受到美國和國際上衆多法律法規以及合同義務和其他安全標準的約束,每一項都旨在保護我們收集和維護的客戶、客戶、員工和其他第三方的個人信息。此外,作爲一家全球公司,我們受到有關跨境數據流動的法律、規則和法規的約束,這增加了從多個國家向美國傳輸數據的複雜性。這些最近的事態發展要求我們審查和修訂我們進行和接受這種跨境個人數據轉移的法律機制。由於我們接受客戶和客戶的借記卡和信用卡支付,我們也受到各種行業數據保護標準和協議的約束,如支付網絡安全操作指南和全球支付卡行業數據安全標準。在某些情況下,支付卡關聯規則和義務使我們對支付卡發行商負有責任,如果與我們持有的支付卡和支付卡交易相關的信息被泄露,責任可能是巨大的。這些法律、法規和義務在複雜性和數量上都在增加,變化頻繁,在我們開展業務的不同國家之間可能不一致。其他司法管轄區,包括美國的聯邦和州一級,已經頒佈或正在考慮類似的數據保護法和/或正在考慮要求數據留在其境內的數據本地化法律。我們的系統以及第三方和服務提供商爲代表我們處理數據而維護或使用的系統可能無法滿足這些不斷變化的法律和法規要求,或者可能需要大量額外投資或時間來做到這一點。如果我們不遵守這些法律或法規,我們可能會在一個或多個司法管轄區面臨重大訴訟、金錢損害賠償、監管執法行動或罰款,並可能對我們的運營結果、財務狀況和業務產生重大不利影響。
人工智能(「AI」)技術的快速發展和集成給我們的業務帶來了多種風險。
我們業務流程中人工智能技術的使用必須得到有效且合乎道德的管理,以避免虛假、有偏見或與我們的價值觀和戰略不一致的輸出。未能妥善管理,還可能導致未經授權訪問敏感信息,並可能損害我們的聲譽和競爭地位。 與此同時,如果我們未能跟上人工智能技術的快速發展,我們的競爭地位和業務業績可能會受到影響。此外,人工智能技術不斷變化的監管格局需要持續監控和適應,以確保合規性並降低潛在的法律風險。
環境要求可能會使我們承擔重大責任並限制我們的增長能力。
我們受制於各種環境保護法律和法規,包括美國聯邦《清潔水法》、《清潔空氣法》、《資源節約和回收法》、《全面環境響應、賠償和責任法》以及管理化學品和危險材料使用、管理和處置的類似聯邦、州、地方和國際法規。我們在一些地點擁有或運營地上和地下儲罐系統,以儲存石油產品,供我們或我們客戶的業務使用,包括一些國家公園。其中某些儲罐系統還須遵守性能標準以及定期監測和記錄要求。我們還可以在我們的運營中不時地使用和管理化學品和危險材料。在我們的業務過程中,我們可能會因不遵守環境保護法律和法規而受到懲罰和罰款以及聲譽損害,我們可能會就與地下儲罐的管理以及化學品或危險材料的處理和處置有關的訴訟或索賠達成和解,或爲和解做出貢獻。將來,我們可能會被要求花費大量資金來糾正任何此類事件的後果。
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此外,環境法的變化可能會使我們承擔額外的成本,或者導致我們改變業務的各個方面。特別是,與ESG披露相關的新的聯邦、州、地方或國際法律和法規(包括但不限於歐盟企業可持續發展報告指令和加州氣候問責方案)、氣候變化(包括但不限於與披露溫室氣體排放和相關業務風險有關的某些要求)、一次性塑料和一次性包裝以及食物垃圾,可能會影響我們的運營,或導致我們面臨重大額外費用和運營限制。根據美國聯邦和州環境保護法,作爲房地產的所有者或經營者,我們可能要承擔移除或修復位於我們的自有或租賃物業或客戶物業中的某些危險材料的費用,以及相關的調查和財產損壞費用,而不考慮我們的過錯、對此類危險材料的了解或責任。我們不能保證我們擁有、租賃或以其他方式爲我們自己或我們的客戶運營的地點,或我們未來可能收購的地點的運營符合環境法律法規,或未來的使用或條件不會導致根據此類法律向我們施加責任或使我們面臨侵權訴訟等第三方訴訟。此外,這些規定可能會限制我們爲新設施或擴建設施物色合適地點的能力。對於我們現在或過去的業務,以及我們收購的前身或公司現在或過去的業務,危險物質可能會從我們經營的物業或我們收購的前輩或公司經營的物業轉移到其他物業。如果人類健康受到不利影響或這種財產的價值因這種移徙而縮水,我們可能會承擔重大責任。
與我們的債務相關的風險
我們的槓桿率可能會對我們籌集額外資本爲運營提供資金的能力產生不利影響,限制我們對經濟或行業變化做出反應的能力,使我們面臨可變利率債務的利率風險,並阻止我們履行義務。
我們的槓桿率很高。截至2024年9月27日,我們的未償債務爲527150萬美元。截至該日,我們的循環信貸機制下還有134160萬美元的額外可用性,TMF機制下還有60000萬美元的可用性。
這種程度的槓桿可能會產生重要的後果,包括:
使我們面臨利率上升的風險,因爲我們的某些借款(包括我們的高級擔保信貸融資和應收賬款融資項下的借款)是浮動利率;
使我們更難償還債務;
增加我們對一般經濟和行業狀況的脆弱性;
要求運營現金流的很大一部分專門用於支付債務的本金和利息,從而降低我們使用現金流爲運營、資本支出和未來商業機會提供資金的能力;
限制我們進行戰略收購或導致我們進行非戰略性資產剝離;
限制我們爲運營資本、資本支出、償債要求、收購和一般企業或其他目的獲得額外融資的能力;
限制我們適應不斷變化的市場條件的能力,並使我們與槓桿率較低的競爭對手相比處於競爭劣勢;以及
根據2017年《減稅和就業法案》中包含的某些利息費用限制規則以及其他國家/地區的類似法規,限制我們從此類付款的稅收減免中受益的能力。
我們和我們的子公司未來可能能夠承擔大量額外債務,但須遵守我們的高級擔保信貸融資和管轄我們優先票據的契約中所包含的限制。如果新的債務增加到我們當前的債務水平上,我們現在面臨的相關風險可能會增加。
我們的可變利率債務使我們面臨利率風險,這可能導致我們的債務償還義務顯着增加,並可能限制我們在債務到期時有效再融資的能力。
信貸協議項下的借款按浮動利率支付利息,使我們面臨利率風險。如果利率上升而我們不對沖此類可變利率,即使借款金額保持不變,我們可變利率債務的償債義務也會增加,這將對我們的淨利潤和經營現金流(包括可用於償還債務的現金)產生負面影響。
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此外,我們在部分債務到期日之前對其進行再融資的能力取決於確保新的融資以我們能夠償還的利率支付利息。雖然我們相信我們目前有足夠的現金流來滿足目前適用於我們債務的利率,但如果利率繼續大幅上升,我們可能無法維持足夠的經營活動現金流水平來滿足我們在如此高的利率下的債務償還義務。
如果我們的財務表現惡化,我們可能無法產生足夠的現金來償還所有債務,並可能被迫採取其他行動來履行我們的債務義務,但這可能不會成功。
我們對債務義務進行定期付款或再融資的能力取決於我們的財務狀況和運營業績,這取決於當前的經濟和競爭條件以及我們無法控制的某些財務、業務和其他因素。雖然我們相信我們目前有足夠的現金流來償還債務,但如果我們的財務表現顯着惡化,我們可能無法維持足夠的經營活動現金流水平,以使我們能夠支付本金、溢價(如果有的話)和債務利息。
如果由於我們的財務狀況惡化,我們的現金流和資本資源不足以爲我們的償債義務提供資金,我們可能會被迫減少或推遲投資和資本支出,或者出售資產,尋求額外資本,或者重組或再融資我們的債務。這些替代措施可能不會成功,也可能不允許我們履行預定的償債義務。此外,如果我們被要求在當前的金融市場上籌集額外的資本,這種融資的條款(如果有)可能會導致更高的成本和對我們業務的更大限制。此外,如果我們需要爲現有的債務進行再融資,當時的金融市場狀況可能會使我們很難以可接受的條件爲現有的債務進行再融資,或者根本不會。如果這些替代措施被證明不成功,我們可能面臨嚴重的流動性問題,並可能被要求處置重大資產或業務,以履行我們的償債和其他義務。我們的信貸協議和管理我們優先票據的契約限制了我們處置資產和使用任何資產處置所得收益以及爲我們的債務進行再融資的能力。我們可能無法完成這些處置,或無法從這些處置中獲得我們可以變現的收益,這些收益可能不足以償還當時到期的任何償債義務。
我們的債務協議包含限制我們運營業務靈活性的限制。
我們的信貸協議和管理我們優先票據的契約包含各種契約,限制我們從事指定類型交易的能力。這些契約限制了我們和我們的受限制子公司以下方面的能力:
產生額外債務、再融資或重組債務或發行某些優先股;
支付股息、回購或分配我們的股本、對我們的票據進行計劃外付款、回購或贖回我們的優先票據或進行其他限制性付款;
進行一定的投資;
出售某些資產;
設立留置權;
合併、合併、出售或以其他方式處置我們的全部或大部分資產;以及
與我們的附屬公司進行某些交易。
此外,我們的高級擔保循環信貸安排要求我們滿足並維持特定的財務比率和其他財務狀況測試。我們滿足這些財務比率和測試的能力可能會受到我們無法控制的事件的影響,如果我們的財務業績顯著惡化,我們無法保證我們將滿足這些比率和測試。違反這些契約中的任何一項都可能導致信貸協議下的違約。如本行未能遵守循環信貸安排下貸款人並未豁免的該等契諾,則優先擔保信貸安排下的貸款人可選擇宣佈優先擔保信貸安排下所有未清償款項即時到期及應付,並終止所有根據該等安排提供進一步信貸的承諾。如果我們無法償還這些金額,優先擔保信貸安排下的貸款人可以針對授予他們的抵押品進行擔保,以確保這筆債務。根據信貸協議,我們已抵押了相當大一部分資產作爲抵押品。如果優先擔保信貸安排下的貸款人加快償還借款,就不能保證我們有足夠的資產償還這些借款以及我們的無擔保債務。如果我們的優先擔保債務因違約而被貸款人加速,我們的優先票據也可能到期並支付。任何此類加速也可能構成我們應收賬款安排下的攤銷事件,這可能導致該安排下的未償還金額到期並應支付。
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 無法保證我們將繼續爲普通股支付股息,我們的債務可能會限制我們爲普通股支付股息的能力。
支付我們普通股的現金股息取決於我們是否遵守適用法律,並取決於(除其他外)我們的經營業績、財務狀況、負債水平、資本要求、合同限制、業務前景以及我們董事會可能認爲相關的其他因素。我們的高級擔保信貸安排和管理我們的高級票據的契約包含對我們支付股息能力的限制,並且我們或我們的子公司承擔的任何未來債務的條款可能包含對我們支付股息的能力的限制。有關更多信息,請參閱第7項。“管理層對財務狀況和運營結果的討論和分析-流動性和資本資源-契約合規性。“此外,我們支付股息的決定受到運營業績和可用現金的影響。儘管我們過去曾支付過現金股息,但無法保證我們將來會繼續支付任何股息。
與我們普通股所有權和我們組織文件中的條款相關的風險
我們的股價可能會發生重大變化,您可能無法以或高於您支付的價格轉售我們的普通股股份,您可能會因此失去全部或部分投資。
根據紐約證券交易所的報告,我們普通股的交易價格過去並在未來可能會因「-與我們業務相關的風險」中列出的一些因素而波動,包括但不限於以下因素,其中一些因素超出了我們的控制範圍:
我們運營業績的季度變化;
經營業績與證券分析師和投資者預期不符的;
經營結果與我們的競爭對手不同;
對我們未來財務業績的預期變化,包括證券分析師和投資者的財務估計;
我們、我們的競爭對手或我們的供應商宣佈重大合同、收購、資產剝離、聯合營銷關係、合資企業或資本承諾;
第三方對我們提出的重大索賠或訴訟的公告;
未來我們普通股的銷售;
國內外總體經濟狀況;以及
高級管理層出現意想不到的突然變動。
此外,股市經歷了極端波動,在某些情況下,這種波動與特定公司的經營業績無關或不成比例。無論我們的實際經營業績如何,這些廣泛的市場和行業波動可能會對我們普通股的市場價格產生不利影響。
在過去,在市場波動之後,股東會提起證券集體訴訟。如果我們捲入證券訴訟,無論此類訴訟的結果如何,都可能造成巨額成本,並將資源和執行管理層的注意力從我們的業務上轉移出去。
我們組織文件中的反收購條款可能會推遲或阻止控制權的變更。
我們修訂和重述的公司註冊證書以及修訂和重述的章程的某些條款可能具有反收購效果,並可能推遲、推遲或阻止股東可能認爲符合其最佳利益的合併、收購、要約收購、收購嘗試或其他控制權變更交易,包括那些可能導致我們股東持有的股份高於市場價格的嘗試。
除其他外,這些規定規定:
我們的董事會發行一個或多個系列優先股的能力;
股東提名董事的預先通知,以及股東將在我們的年度會議上審議的事項;
對召開特別股東會議的某些限制;
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只有在公司當時有權投票的所有已發行普通股投票權至少75%的持有人投贊成票的情況下,才能罷免董事,作爲單一類別一起投票;和
某些條款只能通過擁有至少75%投票權的公司當時有權投票的所有已發行普通股的持有人的贊成票進行修改,作爲單一類別一起投票。
這些反收購條款可能會使第三方收購我們變得更加困難,即使我們的許多股東可能認爲第三方的報價是有益的。因此,我們的股東爲其股份獲得溢價的能力可能會受到限制。
我們修訂和重述的公司註冊證書指定特拉華州大法官法院爲我們股東可能發起的某些類型訴訟和訴訟的唯一和獨家論壇,這可能會限制我們的股東獲得有利的司法論壇的能力,以解決與我們或我們的董事、高級官員或其他員工的糾紛。
我們修訂和重述的公司註冊證書規定,除某些有限的例外情況外,除非我們以書面形式同意選擇替代法院,否則特拉華州衡平法院將是任何股東(包括任何實益所有人)提起(I)代表我們提起的任何派生訴訟或法律程序,(Ii)任何董事或公司高管違反對我們或我們的股東、債權人或其他構成方的受信責任的索賠的唯一和獨家論壇。(Iii)根據特拉華州一般公司法或我們經修訂及重述的公司註冊證書或經修訂及重述的公司細則的任何條文而針對我們或任何董事或本公司高級人員提出的任何申索,或(Iv)根據內部事務原則管轄的針對本公司或任何董事或本公司高級人員的任何申索的任何訴訟。任何購買或以其他方式取得本公司股本股份任何權益的人士或實體,均被視爲已收到上述條文的通知,並已同意上述條文。這種法院條款的選擇可能會限制股東在司法法院提出其認爲有利於與我們或我們的董事、高級管理人員或其他員工發生糾紛的索賠的能力,這可能會阻止針對我們和我們的董事、高級管理人員和員工的此類訴訟。或者,如果法院發現這一選擇的法院條款不適用於一種或多種特定類型的訴訟或訴訟程序,我們可能會產生與在其他司法管轄區解決此類事項相關的額外費用,這可能會對我們的業務、財務狀況或運營結果產生不利影響。
項目1B.未解決的工作人員意見。
不適用。
項目1C. 網絡安全
財務和運營數據、訂購、銷售點處理和支付信息(包括個人數據)的安全收集、維護、處理和傳輸對於我們的運營和客戶的體驗至關重要。 我們已實施技術和工具來評估我們的網絡安全措施並維護與我們的技術基礎設施相關的網絡風險管理策略,包括監控新出現的網絡安全威脅和評估適當的應對措施。
風險管理與戰略
風險識別
我們對網絡安全計劃採用基於風險的方法,其中控制水平基於資產價值和組織風險。 因此,我們的網絡安全計劃採用分層的網絡控制方法,重點保護敏感數據(內部和第三方)的機密性、完整性和可用性。 我們的CISO和網絡安全組織積極參與網絡安全威脅情報界,以監控新興趨勢和發展、攻擊載體以及識別和緩解網絡威脅的最佳實踐。
風險評估
我們的網絡安全團隊持續監控網絡風險氣候,並在戰術和戰略層面進行網絡風險評估,這些評估已融入我們的整體風險管理流程。 這些風險評估可能會審查各種問題,例如支付卡行業數據安全標準合規性和企業和應用程序級別的網絡漏洞。
風險管理
我們有一個全球信息安全計劃,負責制定網絡安全政策,包括總體的全球信息安全政策,該政策考慮到國家標準與技術研究所網絡安全框架(「NISt CSF」)和監管要求。 我們的CISO負責監督網絡安全計劃,監督
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團隊成員,以及我們分層網絡安全措施的實施,其中包括有記錄的安全架構計劃、端點檢測、安全事件響應以及事件管理和恢復以及特權訪問管理等。
同樣,採用邏輯訪問控制來根據業務需求管理和提供訪問,並利用數據加密來保持數據機密性。 定期備份數據以支持保留可用性。 審計日誌由安全運營中心(「SOC」)收集、關聯和分析。
我們爲所有受薪員工(包括新員工)提供網絡安全培訓課程,讓他們了解風險和威脅行爲者策略。 我們還爲某些員工(例如處理敏感或受保護健康信息的員工)提供專業的安全和數據隱私培訓。 我們的網絡安全組織每季度都會進行模擬網絡釣魚練習,以測試和教育員工了解現實世界的威脅。
作爲網絡風險緩解工作的一部分,我們聘請第三方服務提供商。 我們根據合同要求有權訪問個人信息的供應商維持足夠的網絡安全和數據隱私標準。 作爲我們的API合規性計劃的一部分,我們每年評估可以訪問支付卡數據的供應商,並定期根據需要審查其他關鍵供應商。 我們還就網絡安全事務與地方和聯邦執法部門保持關係。
2024財年,我們聘請了一家獨立的網絡安全諮詢公司領導了一次網絡安全危機模擬演習,我們的高級領導人已利用該演習來爲可能發生的網絡危機做好準備。 此外,我們還聘請了一家專門從事IT服務和軟件開發的國際網絡安全公司,以加強我們的監控、事件響應、檢測和取證工作;多個信息共享和分析中心(ISAC)用於威脅情報,以及一家專門從事威脅情報和事件響應服務的公認網絡防禦公司。
我們購買保險是爲了減輕網絡安全事件的潛在財務後果。我們定期審查我們的網絡保險計劃,評估我們的承保範圍和保單條款。
在正常業務過程中,我們經歷過並預計將繼續經歷一系列基於網絡的攻擊和其他破壞我們信息系統的嘗試,儘管據我們所知,沒有一次對我們的業務、財務狀況或運營結果產生了重大不利影響。有關網絡安全風險的更多信息,請參閱第1A項。「風險因素。」
治理
董事會的角色
我們的董事會已將網絡安全監督的主要責任委託給審計委員會,該委員會審查和監督我們與以下方面相關的計劃、政策、實踐和保障措施:信息技術、數據隱私和保護、網絡安全和欺詐、識別、評估、監控、緩解和這些風險的總體管理,以及我們的網絡攻擊事件響應和恢復計劃。 審計委員會定期收到首席信息官(CIO)和CISO的報告,內容包括我們的網絡風險和威脅、加強網絡安全系統的措施狀況、對我們網絡安全計劃的評估以及我們對新興威脅格局的看法。 在2024財年,我們幾乎所有董事都參加了審計委員會會議,委員會在會上收到了與網絡安全相關的最新信息。
管理的角色
我們的CISO直接向我們的首席信息官彙報,負責網絡安全計劃的日常管理和網絡安全風險的緩解,並監督我們的SOC。我們的CISO制定我們的網絡安全戰略,監督相關政策,並管理風險、保證和內部安全報告流程。 我們的CISO還監督網絡安全事件響應團隊(「CSIRT」),該團隊接收有關關鍵和新興風險的最新信息並進行初步評估,並在必要時向高級管理層報告此類風險。 我們利用由CISO領導、CSIRT支持的安全事件響應框架,目標是確保及時通知我們的管理層和審計委員會或董事會(視情況而定),並緩解網絡安全事件。 我們的首席信息官也是我們的披露委員會的成員。
我們的CISO擁有二十多年的廣泛網絡安全專業知識,涵蓋從實際操作的技術職位到設計、構建和執行多個網絡安全團隊和計劃的領導責任的關鍵角色。 我們的CISO職業生涯涵蓋零售、軟件和技術、醫療設備製造以及網絡諮詢和審計服務等不同行業的全球組織。 我們的CISO擁有以下認證:信息系統審計與控制協會的認證信息系統審計員(CISA)、認證信息安全經理(CISM)以及風險和信息系統控制認證(CRISC),並且是國際電子商務顧問委員會的認證網絡安全信息安全官員(C-CISO)。
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第2項:中國房地產
我們的主要行政辦公室目前租賃在賓夕法尼亞州費城市場街2400號19103。我們擁有15棟建築,用於ASS美國分部,其中包括多個辦公室/倉庫空間,並租賃了119處場所,包括辦公室、倉庫和配送中心。此外,我們還擁有6處物業,包括辦公室、土地和倉庫,並在世界各地租賃了56個設施,供我們的FSG國際部門使用。我們還維護其他房地產和租賃權改進。擁有或租賃的個別房地產對我們的總資產沒有重大意義。
項目3.提起法律訴訟
我們和我們的子公司不時參與各種法律訴訟、訴訟和調查,這些訴訟、訴訟和調查涉及客戶、客戶、員工、政府實體和第三方,包括根據聯邦、州、國際、國家、省和地方就業法、工資和工時法、歧視法、移民法、人類健康和安全法、進出口管制和海關法、環境法、ESG相關非財務披露法、虛假索賠或舉報人法規、少數族裔、婦女和弱勢企業法規、稅法、反壟斷和競爭法、消費者保護法規、採購法規、知識產權法食品安全和衛生法、成本和會計原則、英國《反海外腐敗法》。反賄賂法、其他反腐敗法、遊說法、汽車承運人安全法、數據隱私和安全法以及酒精許可和服務法,或指控疏忽和/或違反合同義務和其他義務。根據目前掌握的信息、律師的建議、可用的保險範圍、已建立的準備金和其他資源,我們不認爲任何此類行動、訴訟或調查可能對我們的業務、財務狀況、經營結果或現金流產生重大影響,無論是個別的還是總體的。然而,如果出現意想不到的進一步發展,這些問題或其他類似問題的最終解決如果不利,可能會對我們的業務、財務狀況、運營結果或現金流產生重大不利影響。
我們的業務受各種聯邦、州和地方法律和法規的約束,除其他外,這些法律和法規管理水廢物和其他物質的產生、處理、儲存、運輸、處理和處置。我們與聯邦、州、地方和外國當局就與我們的前任或我們收購的公司開展的運營或業務有關違反環境法的指控進行非正式和解討論,我們認爲其總額和相關補救成本不應對我們的財務狀況或截至9月27日的運營業績產生重大不利影響,2024.
項目4.披露煤礦安全情況
不適用。
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關於我們的執行官員的信息
截至2024年11月19日,我們的執行人員如下:
名稱年齡位置
自從阿拉馬克以來
約翰·J·齊爾默69首席執行官2019
詹姆斯·J·塔蘭吉洛51高級副總裁和首席財務官2003
阿比蓋爾·A Charpentier51高級副總裁和首席人力資源官2021
勞倫·A哈林頓49高級副總裁兼總法律顧問2006
Marc A.布魯諾53美國食品和設施首席運營官1993
約翰·J·齊爾默 2019年10月被任命爲首席執行官兼董事會成員。在加入我們之前,Zillmer先生於2009年至2012年擔任Univar首席執行官兼執行主席。在此之前,他於2005年至2008年擔任Allied Waste Industries董事長兼首席執行官,並在Aramark擔任多個職位,包括操作系統副總裁、區域副總裁、區域副總裁、商務餐飲服務執行副總裁、商務服務集團總裁、國際總裁兼全球食品和支持服務總裁,從1986年到2005年。Zillmer先生擔任CNX Corporation董事會非執行主席,以及Ecolab,Inc.董事會成員。Zillmer先生曾擔任Veritiv Corporation、Performance Food Group(PFG)Company,Inc的董事會成員。和雷諾茲美國公司
詹姆斯·J·塔蘭吉洛 2024年1月被任命爲高級副總裁兼首席財務官。2020年6月至2024年1月,Tarangelo先生擔任高級副總裁兼財務主管,2016年12月至2020年6月擔任副總裁兼財務主管。此前,Tarangelo先生於2014年至2016年擔任Aramark International首席財務官,負責對多個國際國家的業務進行財務監督。在此之前,他從2003年開始在阿拉馬克擔任各種財務和業務發展領導職位。在加入阿拉馬克之前,塔蘭傑洛先生曾在Legg Mason的投資銀行集團和普華永道會計師事務所工作。
阿比蓋爾·A Charpentier 2023年1月被任命爲高級副總裁兼首席人力資源官。2021年8月至2023年1月,Charpentier女士擔任Aramark United States Food & facilities人力資源和多元化高級副總裁。Charpentier女士此前曾於2018年至2021年擔任四季酒店及度假村美洲地區人民與文化副總裁。在此之前,Charpentier女士還於1995年至2018年在Aramark擔任多個人力資源和運營職位,包括2017年至2018年在Aramark總部擔任人力資源副總裁,以及2014年至2017年在Aramark Education擔任人力資源副總裁。
勞倫·A哈林頓 2019年3月被任命爲高級副總裁兼總法律顧問。2009年8月至2019年3月,哈靈頓女士擔任副總裁兼副總法律顧問,2006年5月至2009年8月,她擔任助理總法律顧問。在加入我們之前,Harrington女士是WilmerHale LLP的合夥人。
Marc A.布魯諾 2019年11月被任命爲美國食品和設施首席運營官。2018年至2019年11月,Bruno先生擔任體育、休閒、懲教、設施和k-12首席運營官。2014年至2018年,布魯諾先生擔任體育、休閒和懲教部門首席運營官。2008年至2014年,他擔任體育與娛樂總裁,在此之前,他於1993年至2008年在我們的食品和支持服務業務中擔任過各種其他職位。Bruno先生是United Rentals,Inc.董事會成員,賓夕法尼亞州特奧會和亞歷克斯檸檬水看臺基金會。
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第二部分
第五項。    註冊人普通股市場、相關股東事項與發行人購買股權證券
市場信息
我們的普通股於2013年12月12日開始交易,並在紐約證券交易所上市,股票代碼爲「ARMk」。截至2024年10月25日,約有912名持有我們流通普通股的記錄。這不包括通過經紀人或銀行在指定人或「街頭名稱」帳戶中持有我們普通股的人。
股價表現
就《交易法》第18條而言,該業績圖表和相關信息不應被視爲「已提交」,也不應通過引用方式納入Aramark根據《證券法》或《交易法》提交的任何文件中,除非在該文件中通過具體引用明確規定。
下圖顯示了從2019年9月27日(2019財年最後一個交易日)到2024年9月27日我們的普通股、標準普爾(「標準普爾」)500指數和道瓊斯消費者非週期指數(「DJUSCY」)的累計總回報的比較。該圖表假設2019年9月27日收盤時,我們的普通股和每個指數投資了100美元,並假設所有股息都被再投資。下圖的股價表現不一定表明未來的股價表現。
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2019年9月272020年10月2日2021年10月1日2022年9月30日2023年9月29日2024年9月27日
愛瑪客$100.0 $64.0 $83.2 $72.5 $80.7 $123.8 
S&P 500$100.0 $113.5 $147.1 $121.1 $144.8 $193.7 
道瓊斯消費者非週期指數$100.0 $122.4 $148.2 $104.2 $121.4 $163.9 
股權證券的未登記銷售
截至2024年9月27日的財年內,沒有未註冊的股票證券銷售,此前未在10-Q表格的季度報告或8-k表格的當前報告中披露。
發行人購買股權證券
截至2024年9月27日的第四財年,我們沒有回購股票證券。
項目6. [保留]
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第7項。
管理層的討論與分析
財務狀況和經營結果
以下對Aramark(「公司」、「我們」、「我們」和「我們」)截至2024年9月27日、2023年9月29日和2022年9月30日的財年財務狀況和運營業績的討論和分析應與我們的經審計的合併財務報表和這些報表的註釋一起閱讀。
我們的討論包含前瞻性陳述,例如我們的計劃、目標、意見、期望、預期、意圖和信念,這些陳述基於我們當前的預期,但涉及風險和不確定性。由於多種因素,包括「風險因素」、「關於前瞻性陳述的特別註釋」和「業務」部分以及本年度報告中其他部分所述的因素,實際結果和事件發生的時間可能與這些前瞻性陳述中的預期存在重大差異。表格10-k(「年度報告」)。在以下對財務狀況和經營結果的討論和分析中,根據美國證券交易委員會(「SEC」)規則,某些財務措施可能被視爲「非GAAP財務措施」。這些規則需要補充解釋和對賬,本年度報告其他地方提供了這一點。
概述
我們是一家全球領先的食品和設施服務提供商,爲教育、醫療保健、商業和工業以及體育、休閒和懲教客戶提供食品和設施服務。我們最大的市場是美國,另外還有15個國家的足跡。我們還在其他幾個國家和離岸地點以更有限的方式提供服務。通過我們既定的品牌、廣泛的地理分佈和員工,我們將我們的業務錨定在與數千名客戶的合作伙伴關係中。通過這些合作伙伴關係,我們爲全球數百萬消費者提供服務,包括學生、患者、員工、體育迷和客人。
我們的業務分爲兩個地理可報告部門:
美國食品和支持服務(「ASS美國」)-向美國境內的商業、教育和醫療機構以及體育、休閒和其他設施提供食品、茶點、專業飲食和支持服務,包括設施維護和客房清潔。
食品和支持服務國際(「FSG國際」)-向美國以外的商業、教育和醫療機構以及體育、休閒和其他設施提供食品、茶點、專業飲食和支持服務,包括設施維護和家政服務,在加拿大、智利、中國、德國、西班牙和英國擁有最大的業務。
我們的業務重點爲五個主要領域的客戶提供服務:商業與工業、教育、醫療保健、體育、休閒與懲教以及設施及其他。我們的ASS國際可報告部門提供與向我們的ASS美國客戶提供的服務類似的一系列服務,並且在相同的行業運營。未分配到我們的可報告分部的行政費用單獨呈列爲企業費用。
當前商業環境
我們繼續看到通脹趨勢改善,產品、能源和勞動力的通脹成本在2024財年有所放緩,特別是在美國。此外,我們繼續看到市場利率上升和外幣的顯着變化。我們預計這些情況將在短期內持續下去,我們定期評估並相信我們會採取適當的行動來減輕這些領域的風險。這些行動包括運營成本管理,包括供應鏈計劃和定價行動,以及通過使用利率掉期管理利率風險。
出售聖安東尼奧馬刺隊NBA特許經營股權投資
在2024財年和2023財年,我們分別以10120萬美元和9820萬美元的價格出售了聖安東尼奧熱刺NBA特許經營權的所有權,應稅交易中的現金產生稅前收益2510萬美元2024財年的稅前虧損爲1,960萬美元(稅後虧損爲2,20萬美元),2023財年的稅前虧損爲1,10萬美元(稅後虧損爲2,20萬美元)。請參閱經審計合併財務報表附註1。
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阿拉瑪制服和職業服裝的分離和分配
2023年9月30日,我們完成了我們的Aramark制服和職業服裝(「Uniform」)部門的分離和分銷,成爲一家獨立的上市公司Vestis Corporation(「Vestis」)。我們制服部門的分離是以免稅剝離的形式進行的,通過按比例分配給Aramark股東的方式進行。在2023年9月20日交易結束時,每持有兩股Aramark普通股,每個Aramark股東就會得到一股Vestis普通股。Vestis現在是一家獨立的上市公司,在紐約證券交易所的代碼是「VSTS」。統一部分的歷史結果已在分離和分配前所有期間的經審計合併財務報表中反映爲非連續性業務。在我們截至2023年9月29日的經審計的綜合資產負債表中,與統一部門相關的資產和負債被歸類爲非持續業務的資產和負債。有關分拆和分配的額外披露載於經審核綜合財務報表附註2。
出售Aim Services Co.,有限公司股權投資
2023財年,我們出售了Aim Services Co. 50%的所有權,有限公司,日本領先的食品服務公司,隸屬於三井公司,有限公司在應稅交易中以5.35億美元現金出售,導致出售該股權投資的稅前收益3.771億美元(扣除稅後收益2.787億美元)(見已審計合併財務報表注1)。
收購Union Supply
2022財年,我們完成了對Union Supply Group Inc。(「Union Supply」),一家小賣部商品和服務供應商,現金對價爲19960萬美元,另加或有對價(見經審計綜合財務報表附註3和附註17)。
收入來源
我們的客戶通常通過書面合同聘請我們在他們的地點提供我們的服務。根據客戶和服務的類型,我們要麼由我們的客戶支付,要麼由我們的客戶向我們提供訪問權限的客戶直接支付。我們通常使用損益合約或客戶利益合約。這些合同的不同之處在於,它們規定了我們承擔的財務風險,並相應地規定了我們可能獲得的潛在補償、利潤或費用。根據損益合同,我們從在客戶地點提供我們的服務獲得所有收入,並承擔所有費用。在2024財年,我們大約三分之二的收入來自損益合同。客戶利益合同包括管理費合同,根據該合同,我們的客戶償還我們的運營成本並向我們支付管理費,管理費可以計算爲固定的美元金額或收入或運營成本的一個百分比。一些管理費合同使我們有權根據我們在合同下的表現獲得獎勵費用,這是通過收入、運營成本和客戶滿意度調查等因素來衡量的。在2024財年,我們大約三分之一的收入來自客戶利益合同。
成本和開支
我們的成本和費用包括提供服務的成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)、折舊和攤銷和銷售以及一般公司費用。提供服務的成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)包括與我們的運營相關的直接費用,其中包括食品成本、工資、其他與勞動力相關的費用(包括工人補償、遣散費、州失業保險和聯邦或州規定的醫療福利和其他醫療成本)、保險、燃料、水電費、服裝和設備。與提供服務成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)中的食品成本有關的直接費用由回扣、供應商津貼和批量折扣抵消。折舊和攤銷費用主要涉及用於創收的資產。銷售和一般公司支出包括銷售佣金、遣散費、基於股份的薪酬以及與財務、法律和人力資源等行政職能相關的其他未分配成本。
利息支出,淨額
淨利息支出主要與長期借款的利息支出有關。淨利息費用還包括與長期借款相關的第三方成本,這些借款已資本化並在借款期限內攤銷。
所得稅撥備
所得稅準備金代表聯邦、外國、州和地方所得稅。由於州和地方所得稅、外國司法管轄區稅率、稅收抵免和某些不可扣除費用的影響,我們的實際稅率與美國法定所得稅稅率不同。我們的有效稅率將根據經常性和非經常性因素逐季變化,包括但不限於收入的地理組合、州和地方所得稅、稅務審計結算、基於股份的獎勵活動和已頒佈的稅收立法,包括某些企業稅收抵免。由於評估新信息而導致上一年度稅務狀況的確認、終止確認或重新計量而產生的判斷變更,在變更的季度單獨確認。
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的外匯波動
外幣兌換的影響假設外幣匯率是基於用於可比本年度期間的兌換的上一年度期間的有效匯率的不變匯率。我們相信,提供外幣匯率波動對某些財務業績的影響可以促進分析業務業績的期間比較。
財年
我們的財年爲52或53周,於最接近9月30日的星期五結束。截至2024年9月27日、2023年9月29日和2022年9月30日的財年各爲52周。
經營成果
2024財年與2023財年相比
下表概述了我們的綜合和分部業績,以及2024財年和2023財年期間的金額和百分比變化(以百萬美元計)。
財政年度結束變化變化
2024年9月27日2023年9月29日
$
%
收入$17,400.7 $16,083.2 $1,317.5 8.2 %
成本和支出:
提供的服務成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)15,975.0 14,774.7 1,200.3 8.1 %
其他運營費用719.2 683.5 35.7 5.2 %
16,694.2 15,458.2 1,236.0 8.0 %
營業收入706.5 625.0 81.5 13.0 %
出售股權投資收益,淨(25.1)(376.0)350.9 93.3 %
利息支出,淨額366.7 437.5 (70.8)(16.2)%
所得稅前持續經營收入364.9 563.5 (198.6)(35.3)%
持續經營所得稅撥備103.0 116.4 (13.4)(11.6)%
持續經營淨利潤$261.9 $447.1 $(185.2)(41.4)%
財政年度結束變化變化
按細分市場劃分的收入(1)
2024年9月27日2023年9月29日$%
ASS美國$12,576.7 $11,721.4 $855.3 7.3 %
FSA國際4,824.0 4,361.8 462.2 10.6 %
$17,400.7 $16,083.2 $1,317.5 8.2 %
財政年度結束
變化變化
按部門劃分的營業收入2024年9月27日2023年9月29日$%
ASS美國$659.9 $650.0 $9.9 1.5 %
FSA國際187.3 114.5 72.8 63.6 %
企業(140.7)(139.5)(1.2)(0.9 %)
$706.5 $625.0 $81.5 13.0 %
(1) 2024財年和2023財年,ASS United States佔總收入的比例分別爲72.3%和72.9%,ASS International佔總收入的比例分別爲27.7%和27.1%。
綜合概覽
2024財年收入較上年同期增長8.2%,這主要歸因於基本業務增長(包括銷量增長和合同價格上漲)以及淨新業務。外幣兌換對2024財年的收入產生了1.7%的不利影響。
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下表按分部列出了2024財年和2023財年按部門列出的服務成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)佔收入的百分比。
財政年度結束
2024年9月27日2023年9月29日
提供的服務成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)$佔收入的百分比$佔收入的百分比
ASS美國$11,432.3 90.9 %$10,615.6 90.6 %
FSA國際4,542.7 94.2 %4,159.1 95.4 %
$15,975.0 91.8 %$14,774.7 91.9 %
下表列出了2024財年和2023財年所提供服務成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)中各組成部分的百分比。
財政年度結束
提供的服務成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)組成部分2024年9月27日2023年9月29日
食品和支持服務費用29.9 %30.0 %
人員成本(1)
44.5 %45.1 %
其他直接成本(2)
25.6 %24.9 %
100.0 %100.0 %
(1)與上一財年相比,2024財年人員成本佔所提供服務總成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)的百分比有所下降,原因是其他直接成本的增長比例高於人員成本、淨遣散費較低(1990萬美元)以及勞動力通貨膨脹成本的緩和。
(2)與上一財年相比,其他直接成本在2024財年提供的服務總成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)中所佔比例較高,這是由於與本年度業務量增長相關的向客戶支付的付款增加。此外,2024財年和2023財年還受到與收購盈利相關的或有對價負債減少相關的非現金收入的影響,扣除費用(分別爲820萬美元和8570萬美元)(見已審計合併財務報表注17)。
2024財年的營業收入較上年同期增加了8150萬美元,這是由於基本業務量增長、成本管理、供應鏈經濟改善以及通脹成本較上年同期的有利復甦推動的。營業收入的增長還歸因於淨遣散費(1990萬美元)的下降,上一年經營租賃使用權資產以及與某些房地產相關的不動產和設備減損的非現金費用(1900萬美元)(見經審計綜合財務報表附註1)和較低的股份薪酬費用(1370萬美元)(見經審計綜合財務報表附註13)。
營業收入的這些增長遠遠抵消了:
減少與收購盈利相關的或有對價負債(扣除費用)導致的非現金收入減少(7750萬美元)(見已審計綜合財務報表附註17);
上一年與國家公園之一的佔有權益相關的收益收入收入(3630萬美元)(見已審計綜合財務報表註釋1);
與年度獎金相關的激勵費用導致人員成本較高;
與上一年相比,我們的一般責任、汽車責任和工人賠償責任計劃下的有利損失經驗相關的收入較低(2110萬美元);
根據糾正業務內某些產品的預期使用情況進行非現金庫存調整(1820萬美元);
政府援助計劃提供的上一年勞動相關稅收抵免(1250萬美元);以及
外幣兌換的負面影響(1200萬美元)。
在2024財年,我們在一項應稅交易中出售了聖安東尼奧熱刺NBA特許經營權的剩餘股權投資所有權,導致出售該股權投資的稅前收益2510萬美元,該收益計入合併利潤表的「股權投資淨收益」中(見已審計合併財務報表註釋1)。
2023財年,我們出售Aim Services Co. 50%的所有權權益,確認了3.771億美元的稅前收益,有限公司,部分被出售我們在San的部分股權投資造成的110萬美元稅前虧損所抵消
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安東尼奧·熱刺的NBA球隊。該等交易的淨金額計入綜合利潤表的「股權投資淨收益」中(見經審計綜合財務報表附註1)。
2024財年淨利息支出較上年同期下降16.2%。減少主要是由於與償還2025年5月1日到期的6.375%優先票據(「2025年6.375%票據」)相關的利息費用減少。此外,這一減少被支付2,390萬美元的看漲保費部分抵消,由於覈銷與2024財年再融資和重新定價交易相關的未攤銷遞延融資成本和交易成本(見已審計綜合財務報表附註6)以及整個2024財年TMF機制借款增加,導致非現金損失增加830萬美元。
2024財年和2023財年的所得稅撥備分別按28.2%和20.7%的實際稅率記錄。與上一年相比,本年度的有效稅率較高是由於上一年出售我們在Aim Services Co.的股權投資帶來的有利稅收影響,Ltd.(見已審計綜合財務報表附註1)以及Union Supply一部分或有對價負債的上一年撥回較高(見已審計綜合財務報表附註17),因爲這些交易的大部分收益無需繳稅。
細分結果
FSG美國分部
FSG美國可報告分部由五個具有相似經濟特徵的行業組成,並由一個運營分部組成。ASS美國可報告分部的五個部門是商業與工業、教育、醫療保健、體育、休閒與懲教以及設施及其他。
這些行業的收入彙總如下(單位:百萬):
財政年度結束變化
2024年9月27日2023年9月29日%
商業與工業$1,627.2 $1,407.2 15.6 %
教育3,650.4 3,437.0 6.2 %
醫療保健(1)
1,620.3 1,667.7 (2.8)%
運動、休閒和懲教3,981.2 3,537.1 12.6 %
設施及其他(1)
1,697.6 1,672.4 1.5 %
$12,576.7 $11,721.4 7.3 %
(1)2024財年,管理層開始在「醫療保健」中報告醫療保健設施服務的結果,而之前該結果在「設施及其他」中報告。因此,截至2023年9月29日財年的「醫療保健」和「設施及其他」業績進行了重新編排,以反映這一變化。
設施及其他以及醫療保健行業的營業收入利潤率高達個位數,與上年一致。教育行業的營業收入利潤率爲個位數,而上一年的營業收入利潤率爲個位數。體育、休閒和懲教行業的營業利潤率爲個位數,與上年一致。工商業的營業收入利潤率爲中個位數,而上一年的營業收入利潤率爲低個位數。
與上一財年相比,2024財年,ASS美國分部收入增長約7.3%。這一增長主要歸因於基礎業務的增長,包括我們的商業與工業以及體育、休閒與懲教部門的業務量增加。此外,合同價格上漲,特別是在我們的高等教育和懲教業務中,也促進了同比增長。設施及其他行業的增長歸因於基礎業務的增長,但部分被2024財年末發生的業務損失所抵消。醫療保健行業的下降主要歸因於2023財年末進行的投資組合優化。
2024財年的營業收入比上一年增加了990萬美元。增加歸因於:
基礎業務量增長、成本管理和供應鏈經濟改善;
與上年同期相比,通脹成本有利復甦;
與某些房地產相關的經營租賃使用權資產以及不動產和設備的減損的上一年非現金費用(1900萬美元)(見經審計綜合財務報表附註1);和
上一年與信息技術資產相關的非現金費用(820萬美元)。
營業收入的這些增長足以抵消以下因素:
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減少與收購盈利相關的或有對價負債(扣除費用)導致的非現金收入減少(7750萬美元)(見已審計綜合財務報表附註17);
上一年與國家公園之一的佔有權益相關的收益收入收入(3630萬美元)(見已審計綜合財務報表註釋1);
與我們的一般責任、汽車責任和工人賠償責任計劃下有利的損失經驗相關的收入較低(2110萬美元);
與年度獎金相關的激勵費用導致人員成本增加;以及
根據糾正業務中某些產品的預期使用情況進行非現金庫存調整(1820萬美元)。
FSG國際部分
與上一財年相比,2024財年,FSG International部門收入增長約10.6%。這一增長主要歸因於基礎業務增長,包括銷量增長和合同價格上漲,以及新業務淨增長。收入增長被外幣兌換的不利影響抵消了6.3%。
2024財年的營業收入比上一年增加了7280萬美元。增長主要歸因於基礎業務量增長、淨新業務以及供應鏈經濟改善。這一增加還歸因於淨遣散費減少(3000萬美元)、與持作出售的業務相關的某些資產減損的上一年非現金費用(520萬美元)以及阿根廷惡性通貨膨脹造成的貨幣兌換損失減少(500萬美元)(見已審計綜合財務報表註釋1)。營業收入的這些增長足以抵消以下因素:
政府援助計劃提供的上一年勞動相關稅收抵免(1250萬美元);
外幣兌換的不利影響(1160萬美元);
與出售Aim Services Co. 50%所有權相關的利潤下降,有限公司;
與外國稅務裁決相關的費用(680萬美元);以及
與年度獎金相關的激勵費用導致人員成本增加。
企業
2024財年,企業費用(未分配到業務部門的行政費用)比上一年增加了120萬美元。增加的原因是與制服部門離職和分配相關的費用增加(910萬美元)(見經審計合併財務報表附註2)以及與年度獎金相關的激勵費用導致的人員成本增加,部分被與上年同期相比較低的股份薪酬費用(1370萬美元)所抵消(見經審計合併財務報表附註13)。
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2023財年與2022財年相比
下表概述了我們在綜合和分部基礎上的業績,以及2023財年和2022財年期間的金額和百分比變化(以百萬美元計)。
財政年度結束變化變化
2023年9月29日2022年9月30日
$
%
收入$16,083.2 $13,687.2 $2,396.0 17.5 %
成本和支出:
提供的服務成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)14,774.7 12,615.5 2,159.2 17.1 %
其他運營費用683.5 656.3 27.2 4.1 %
15,458.2 13,271.8 2,186.4 16.5 %
營業收入625.0 415.4 209.6 50.5 %
股權投資收益,淨(376.0)— (376.0)(100.0)%
利息支出,淨額437.5 368.2 69.3 18.8 %
所得稅前收入563.5 47.2 516.3 ***
所得稅撥備116.4 8.4 108.0 ***
淨收入$447.1 $38.8 $408.3 ***
財政年度結束變化變化
按細分市場劃分的收入(1)
2023年9月29日2022年9月30日$%
ASS美國$11,721.4 $10,030.8 $1,690.6 16.9 %
FSA國際4,361.8 3,656.4 705.4 19.3 %
$16,083.2 $13,687.2 $2,396.0 17.5 %
財政年度結束
變化變化
按部門劃分的營業收入2023年9月29日2022年9月30日$%
ASS美國$650.0 $435.1 $214.9 49.4 %
FSA國際114.5 112.5 2.0 1.7 %
企業(139.5)(132.2)(7.3)(5.5 %)
$625.0 $415.4 209.6 50.5 %
* 沒有意義
(1)2023財年和2022財年,ASS United States佔總收入的比例分別爲72.9%和73.3%,ASS International佔27.1%和26.7%。
綜合概覽
與2022財年相比,2023財年的收入增長了17.5%,這主要歸因於基礎業務(包括定價通行證)和淨新業務的增長。此外,與2022財年相比,收購Union Supply爲2023財年增加了1.5%的收入。外幣兌換對2023財年的收入產生了1.4%的不利影響。
下表按分部列出了2023財年和2022財年按部門列出的服務成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)佔收入的百分比。
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財政年度結束
2023年9月29日2022年9月30日
提供的服務成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)$佔收入的百分比$佔收入的百分比
ASS美國$10,615.6 90.6 %$9,159.0 91.3 %
FSA國際4,159.1 95.4 %3,456.5 94.5 %
$14,774.7 91.9 %$12,615.5 92.2 %
下表列出了2023財年和2022財年所提供服務成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)中各組成部分的百分比。
財政年度結束
提供的服務成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)組成部分2023年9月29日2022年9月30日
食品和支持服務費用(1)
30.0 %27.5 %
人員成本(2)
45.1 %47.2 %
其他直接成本(3)
24.9 %25.3 %
100.0 %100.0 %
(1)與2022財年相比,2023財年食品和支持服務成本佔所提供服務總成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)的比例更高,主要原因是產品成本通脹和收入增長導致的銷量增加。
(2)與2022財年相比,2023財年人員成本佔所提供服務總成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)的百分比下降,原因是食品和支持服務成本的增長比例高於人員成本。
(3)與2022財年相比,其他直接成本在2023財年提供的服務總成本(不包括折舊和攤銷)中所佔的比例較低,原因是食品和支持服務成本與其他直接成本相比以更高的比例增長。2023財年和2022財年受到與收購盈利相關的或有對價負債減少相關的非現金收入的影響,扣除費用(分別爲8570萬美元和1510萬美元)(見已審計合併財務報表附註17)。
與2022財年相比,2023財年的營業收入增加了20960萬美元,這是由基礎業務增長(包括COVID-19的銷量復甦和有效的成本管理)推動的。營業收入的增加還受益於與收購盈利相關的或有對價負債減少(扣除費用),非現金收入增加(7060萬美元)(見經審計綜合財務報表附註17),由於與我們一般負債項下有利的虧損經驗相關的較高收入,與2022財年相比,2023財年汽車責任和工人賠償責任計劃(1910萬美元)與2022財年(1730萬美元)相比,2023財年國家公園之一的佔有權益相關收益收入更高(見經審計合併財務報表附註1)。
營業收入的這些增長遠遠抵消了:
產品、能源和勞動力的通脹成本增加;
與2023財年相比,2022財年政府援助計劃提供的勞動力相關稅收抵免增加(2410萬美元);
經營租賃使用權資產以及不動產和設備的減損費用以及與某些房地產相關的其他成本(1900萬美元)(見經審計綜合財務報表附註1);
與制服部門分拆相關的費用增加(1480萬美元);
淨遣散費增加(1320萬美元);以及
外幣兌換的負面影響(960萬美元)。
2023財年,我們出售Aim Services Co. 50%的所有權權益,確認了3.771億美元的稅前收益,有限公司,這部分被出售我們對聖安東尼奧熱刺NBA特許經營權的部分股權投資造成的110萬美元稅前虧損所抵消。該等交易的淨金額計入綜合利潤表的「股權投資淨收益」中(見經審計綜合財務報表附註1)。
與2022財年相比,2023財年的利息淨增長了18.8%。增加主要是由於與我們的高級有擔保定期貸款融資、應收賬款融資和循環信貸融資相關的利率較高。
2023財年和2022財年的所得稅撥備分別按20.7%和17.9%的實際稅率記錄。在2023財年和2022財年,由於我們能夠根據業務收購預期的未來應稅收入利用遞延所得稅資產,我們分別記錄了380萬美元和850萬美元的所得稅收益,以逆轉FSG International分部一家子公司的估值撥備。我們還記錄了一筆收益
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由於州稅法變化,2022財年的所得稅撥備爲380萬美元。2023財年的有效稅率受益於出售我們在Aim Services Co.的股權投資帶來的有利稅收影響,Ltd.(見已審計綜合財務報表附註1)以及部分Union Supply或有對價負債的撥回(見已審計綜合財務報表附註17),因爲這些交易的大部分收益無需繳稅。
細分結果
FSG美國分部
FSG美國可報告分部由五個具有相似經濟特徵的行業組成,並由一個運營分部組成。ASS美國可報告分部的五個部門是商業與工業、教育、醫療保健、體育、休閒與懲教以及設施及其他。
這些行業的收入彙總如下(單位:百萬):
財政年度結束變化
2023年9月29日2022年9月30日%
商業與工業$1,407.2 $1,081.2 30.2 %
教育3,437.0 3,161.5 8.7 %
醫療保健(1)
1,667.7 1,581.4 5.5 %
運動、休閒和懲教3,537.1 2,722.0 29.9 %
設施及其他(1)
1,672.4 1,484.7 12.6 %
$11,721.4 $10,030.8 16.9 %
(1)2024財年,管理層開始在「醫療保健」中報告醫療保健設施服務的結果,而之前該結果在「設施及其他」中報告。因此,截至2023年9月29日和2022年9月30日的財年的「醫療保健」和「設施及其他」業績進行了重新鑄造,以反映這一變化。
醫療保健和設施及其他行業的營業收入利潤率均爲個位數,2023財年和2022財年均保持一致。教育和體育、休閒和懲教行業的營業收入利潤率均爲個位數,2023財年和2022財年均保持一致。2023財年,工商業的營業收入利潤率爲低個位數,而2022財年的營業收入利潤率爲負個位數。在COVID-19大流行期間及隨後時期,FSG美國可報告分部內某些行業的營業收入利潤率與我們以往的歷史模式有所不同,特別是在商業和工業領域。
與2022財年相比,2023財年,ASS美國分部收入增長約16.9%。這一增長主要歸因於基礎業務增長,包括主要在懲教和高等教育業務內的合同價格上漲以及新業務淨增長。由於體育場館和競技場的人均客戶支出增加以及收購Union Supply,體育、休閒和懲教行業增長,與2022財年相比,Union Supply在2023財年貢獻了2.0%的收入。由於客戶人員繼續返回辦公地點,工商業增長。
與2022財年相比,2023財年的營業收入增加了21490萬美元。增加歸因於:
基礎業務增長,包括COVID-19的銷量恢復,以及有效的成本管理;
減少與收購盈利相關的或有對價負債,扣除費用後,非現金收入增加(7060萬美元)(見已審計綜合財務報表附註17);
與2022財年(1910萬美元)相比,我們的一般責任、汽車責任和工人賠償責任計劃下的良好損失經驗相關的收入更高;
higher income from proceeds associated with possessory interest at one of the National Park sites when compared to fiscal 2022 ($17.3 million) (see Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements); and
higher income attributed to the Union Supply acquisition as compared to fiscal 2022 ($10.6 million).
These increases in operating income more than offset the following:
increased inflationary costs in food and labor;
non-cash charges for the impairment of operating lease right-of-use assets and property and equipment related to certain real estate properties ($19.0 million) (see Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements); and
non-cash charge for the impairment of computer software assets ($8.2 million).
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FSS International Segment
FSS International segment revenue increased by approximately 19.3% during fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022. The increase was primarily attributable to base business growth, including contract price increases, and net new business growth. The growth in revenue was offset by the unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation by 5.0%.
Operating income increased by $2.0 million during fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022. The increase was attributable to growth in base and net new business and lower personnel costs from headcount reductions taken during the second quarter of fiscal 2023 and late fiscal 2022. These increases in operating income more than offset the following:
increased inflationary costs in product and labor;
greater labor related tax credits provided from governmental assistance programs in fiscal 2022 as compared to fiscal 2023 ($24.1 million);
higher net severance charges ($18.0 million);
favorable impact related to a client contract dispute in fiscal 2022 ($9.6 million);
unfavorable impact of foreign currency translation ($7.8 million);
decline in profit related to the sale of our 50% ownership interest in AIM Services Co., Ltd.;
higher currency translation losses from Argentina hyperinflation ($7.0 million) (see Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements); and
non-cash charges for the impairment of certain assets related to a business that was sold ($5.2 million).
Corporate
Corporate expenses, those administrative expenses not allocated to the business segments, increased by $7.3 million during fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022. The increase in corporate expenses was attributable to higher expenses related to the separation and distribution of the Uniform segment compared to prior year period ($14.8 million). These increases in corporate expenses were partially offset by lower share-based compensation expenses ($6.0 million) when compared to fiscal 2022 (see Note 13 to the audited consolidated financial statements).
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Overview
Our principal sources of liquidity are cash generated from operating activities, funds from borrowings, investments in marketable securities and existing cash on hand. As of September 27, 2024, we had $672.5 million of cash and cash equivalents, $42.3 million of marketable securities, $1,341.6 million of availability under our senior secured revolving credit facility and $600.0 million of availability under the Receivables Facility. A significant portion of our cash and cash equivalents are held in mature, liquid geographies where we have operations. As of September 27, 2024, there were $733.3 million of outstanding foreign currency borrowings. As of September 27, 2024, the 5.000% Senior Notes due April 1, 2025 and 3.125% Senior Notes due April 1, 2025 mature within one year. We intend to repay, redeem or otherwise refinance the outstanding obligations related to these securities.
On August 2, 2024, we entered into Amendment No. 15 to the Credit Agreement, which refinanced and replaced our approximately $1.2 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility and approximately $225 million Term A Loans due April 2026 into an amended $1.4 billion multi-currency revolving credit facility and $500 million Term A Loans, extending the maturity to August 2029. In addition, Amendment No. 15 increases the revolving credit facility capacity by approximately $250 million and reduces the applicable margin. We utilized the net proceeds from the increased principal amount of Term A Loans to reduce the outstanding revolving credit facility balance by approximately $275 million (see Note 6 to the audited consolidated financial statements).
On November 5, 2024, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program under which we are authorized to repurchase up to $500 million of Aramark's outstanding common stock. The share repurchase program does not have a fixed expiration date.
We believe that our cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and availability under our revolving credit facility and Receivables Facility will be adequate to meet anticipated cash requirements for the foreseeable future to fund working capital, capital spending, debt service obligations, refinancings, dividends and other cash needs. We also have flexibility to optimize working capital and defer certain capital expenditures as appropriate without a material impact to the business. We believe that our assumptions used to estimate our liquidity and working capital requirements are reasonable. For additional information regarding the risks associated with our liquidity and capital resources, see Part I, Item 1A, "Risk Factors."
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The table below summarizes our cash activity (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Net cash provided by operating activities of Continuing Operations$726.5 $511.6 $463.9 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities of Continuing Operations(415.9)223.7 (745.2)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of Continuing Operations(1,561.2)659.6 (34.6)
Reference to the audited Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows will facilitate understanding of the discussion that follows.
Fiscal 2024 Compared to Fiscal 2023
Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities increased by $214.9 million during fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period. The change was driven by higher net income, inclusive of the add-back of non-cash gains and losses and adjustments to non-operating cash transactions, in fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period, as discussed in "Results of Operations" above. Additionally, cash provided by operating activities was favorably impacted by the change in operating assets and liabilities compared to the prior year period by $33.9 million, which was primarily due to:
Receivables by $78.1 million, resulting in a lower use of cash during fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period due to higher revenue growth in the prior year period as compared to fiscal 2024 and timing of collections; and
Inventories by $31.5 million, resulting in a lower use of cash during fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period due to improved inventory management in the Sports, Leisure & Corrections sector.
These changes in operating assets and liabilities more than offset accrued expenses by $72.8 million resulting in a lower source of cash during fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period primarily due to the increase in income tax payments, higher commission payments in our Sports & Entertainment business, timing of interest payments on lower borrowings, lower advances received in our Higher Education business, the timing of insurance and other payments; partially offset by lower payments related to the annual bonus and timing of payroll taxes.
During fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, we received proceeds of $6.5 million and $21.4 million, respectively, related to favorable loss experience in older insurance years under our general liability, automobile liability and workers' compensation programs. "Payments made to clients on contracts" generated a higher use of cash during fiscal 2024 compared to the prior year period primarily due to contract renewals and new business. The "Other operating activities" caption in both periods reflects adjustments to net income in the current year and prior year periods related to non-cash gains and losses and adjustments to non-operating cash transactions.
Cash Flows (Used in) Provided by Investing Activities
The net cash flows used in investing activities during fiscal 2024 was primarily impacted by purchases of property and equipment and other ($427.4 million), acquisitions of certain businesses ($148.7 million) and purchases of United States Treasury securities related to our captive insurance subsidiary ($113.3 million), partially offset by proceeds from the maturity of United States Treasury securities related to our captive insurance subsidiary ($186.4 million) and proceeds from sale of equity investments ($101.2 million) (see Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements).
The net cash flows provided by investing activities during fiscal 2023 was primarily impacted by proceeds from the sales of equity investments ($633.2 million) (see Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements) and proceeds from the maturity of United States Treasury securities related to our captive insurance subsidiary ($80.0 million), partially offset by purchases of property and equipment and other ($383.5 million), purchases of United States Treasury securities related to our captive insurance subsidiary ($110.0 million) and acquisitions of certain businesses ($50.2 million).
The "Other investing activities" caption during fiscal 2023 includes $37.6 million of proceeds received relating to possessory interest at one of the National Park sites within our Sports, Leisure & Corrections sector.
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Cash Flows (Used in) Provided by Financing Activities
During fiscal 2024, cash used in financing activities was impacted by the following:
repayment of the 6.375% 2025 Notes ($1,500.0 million);
repayment of foreign denominated term loans due 2026 ($259.4 million);
repayments under the revolving credit facility ($166.1 million); and
payments of dividends ($99.9 million).
Cash used in financing activities more than offset proceeds from the issuance of new domestic and foreign term loans due 2029 ($499.1 million).
See Note 6 to the audited consolidated financial statements for additional information on borrowing activities during fiscal 2024.
During fiscal 2023, cash provided by financing activities was impacted by the following:
distribution from Vestis prior to the separation and distribution ($1,456.7 million);
proceeds from issuance of new United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 ($1,089.0 million); and
borrowings under the revolving credit facility ($101.4 million).
Cash provided by financing activities more than offset cash used in the following:
repayments of United States Term B-3 Loans due 2025 ($1,664.8 million);
payments of dividends ($114.6 million);
repayment of borrowing under the Receivables Facility ($104.9 million); and
repayment of yen denominated term loans due 2026 ($63.0 million).
The "Other financing activities" caption also reflects a use of cash during fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, primarily related to taxes paid by us when we withhold shares upon an employee's exercise or vesting of equity awards to cover income taxes. Fiscal 2024 also includes the payment of a call premium on the 6.375% 2025 Notes ($23.9 million) and debt issuance costs mainly related to the refinancing of the revolving credit facility and Term A Loans ($8.5 million). Fiscal 2023 also includes debt issuance costs of $8.2 million related to United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030.
We intend to continue to pay cash dividends on our common stock, subject to our compliance with applicable law, and depending on, among other things, our results of operations, financial condition, level of indebtedness, capital requirements, contractual restrictions, restrictions in our debt agreements, business prospects and other factors that our Board of Directors may deem relevant. However, the payment of any future dividends will be at the discretion of our Board of Directors and our Board of Directors may, at any time, determine not to continue to declare quarterly dividends.
Fiscal 2023 Compared to Fiscal 2022
Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities
Cash provided by operating activities increased by $47.7 million during fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022. The change was driven by higher net income, inclusive of non-cash adjustments, in fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022, as discussed in "Results of Operations" above. Additionally, cash provided by operating activities in fiscal 2023 was favorably impacted by the change in operating assets and liabilities compared to fiscal 2022 by $36.4 million, which was primarily due to:
Receivables by $232.9 million, resulting in a lower use of cash during fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022 as the prior year period had a higher use of cash from operations returning following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions. Both periods were impacted by base and new business growth and timing of collections;
Accrued expenses by $46.5 million generating a greater source of cash during fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022 primarily due to timing of deferred income payments, growth in business operations, higher net severance charges recorded in fiscal 2023 and timing of other payments, which more than offset higher interest payments on borrowings; and
Inventories by $42.1 million, resulting in a lower use of cash during fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022 as the prior year period was impacted from operations returning following the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions.
These changes in operating assets and liabilities more than offset accounts payable by $276.9 million, resulting in a lower source of cash during fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022 from the timing of disbursements.
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During fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, we received proceeds of $21.4 million and $1.9 million, respectively, related to favorable loss experience in older insurance years under our general liability, automobile liability and workers' compensation programs. "Payments made to clients on contracts" generated a higher use of cash during fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022 primarily due to contract renewals and new business. Fiscal 2022 included $51.8 million of proceeds associated with labor related tax credits from many foreign jurisdictions in which we operate as a form of relief from COVID-19. The "Changes in other assets" caption was driven by higher amortization of client investments due to an increase in investments related to base and new business growth, which more than offset higher cash distributions received from our 50% ownership interest in AIM Services Co., Ltd. in fiscal 2022 compared to fiscal 2023. The "Other operating activities" caption reflects mainly adjustments to net income in the current year and prior year periods related to certain non-cash gains and losses and adjustments to non-operating cash gains and losses.
Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Investing Activities
The net cash flows provided by investing activities during fiscal 2023 was primarily impacted by proceeds from the sales of equity investments ($633.2 million) (see Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements) and proceeds from the maturity of United States Treasury securities related to our captive insurance subsidiary ($80.0 million), partially offset by purchases of property and equipment and other ($383.5 million), purchases of United States Treasury securities related to our captive insurance subsidiary ($110.0 million) and acquisitions of certain businesses ($50.2 million).
The net cash flows used in investing activities during fiscal 2022 was impacted by purchases of property and equipment and other ($311.9 million), acquisitions of certain businesses, including Union Supply ($199.6 million) and other acquisitions ($123.2 million) (see Note 3 to the audited consolidated financial statements), purchases of marketable securities ($78.2 million) and the acquisition of equity investments ($64.0 million).
The "Other investing activities" caption includes $37.6 million and $19.0 million of proceeds received during fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, respectively, relating to possessory interest at one of the National Park sites within our Sports, Leisure & Corrections sector.
Cash Flows Provided by (Used in) Financing Activities
During fiscal 2023, cash provided by financing activities was impacted by the following:
distribution from Vestis prior to the separation and distribution ($1,456.7 million);
proceeds from issuance of new United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 ($1,089.0 million); and
borrowings under the revolving credit facility ($101.4 million).
Cash provided by financing activities more than offset cash used in the following:
repayments of United States Term B-3 Loans due 2025 ($1,664.8 million);
payments of dividends ($114.6 million);
repayment of borrowing under the Receivables Facility ($104.9 million); and
repayment of yen denominated term loans due 2026 ($63.0 million).
See Note 6 to the audited consolidated financial statements for additional information on borrowing activities during fiscal 2023.
During fiscal 2022, cash used in financing activities was driven by payments of dividends ($113.1 million) and the repayment of 5.000% 2025 Senior Notes and foreign term loans ($66.7 million), partially offset by borrowing under the Receivables Facility ($104.9 million).
The "Other financing activities" caption also reflects a use of cash during fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, primarily related to taxes paid by us when we withhold shares upon an employee's exercise or vesting of equity awards to cover income taxes. Fiscal 2023 also includes debt issuance costs of $8.2 million related to United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030.
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Covenant Compliance
The Credit Agreement contains a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness; issue preferred stock or provide guarantees; create liens on assets; engage in mergers or consolidations; sell assets; pay dividends, make distributions or repurchase our capital stock; make investments, loans or advances; repay or repurchase any subordinated debt, except as scheduled or at maturity; create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to us from our restricted subsidiaries; make certain acquisitions; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; amend material agreements governing our subordinated debt (or any indebtedness that refinances our subordinated debt); and fundamentally change our business. The indentures governing our senior notes contain similar provisions. As of September 27, 2024, we were in compliance with these covenants.
As stated above, the Credit Agreement and the indentures governing our senior notes contain provisions that restrict our ability to pay dividends and repurchase stock (collectively, "Restricted Payments"). In addition to customary exceptions, the Credit Agreement and indentures permit Restricted Payments in the aggregate up to an amount that increases quarterly by 50% of our Consolidated Net Income, as such term is defined in these debt agreements, subject to being in compliance with the interest coverage ratio described below.
Under the Credit Agreement, we are required to satisfy and maintain specified financial ratios and other financial condition tests and covenants. The indentures governing our senior notes also require us to comply with certain financial ratios in order to take certain actions. Our continued ability to meet those financial ratios, tests and covenants can be affected by events beyond our control, and there can be no assurance that we will meet those ratios, tests and covenants.
These financial ratios, tests and covenants involve the calculation of certain measures that we refer to in this discussion as "Covenant Adjusted EBITDA." Covenant Adjusted EBITDA is not a measurement of financial performance under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). Covenant Adjusted EBITDA is defined as net income of Aramark Services, Inc. ("ASI") and its restricted subsidiaries plus interest expense, net, provision for income taxes, and depreciation and amortization, further adjusted to give effect to adjustments required in calculating covenant ratios and compliance under our Credit Agreement and the indentures governing our senior notes.
Our presentation of these measures has limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. You should not consider these measures as alternatives to net income or operating income determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Covenant Adjusted EBITDA, as presented by us, may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies because not all companies use identical calculations.
The following is a reconciliation of Net income attributable to ASI stockholder, which is a U.S. GAAP measure of ASI''s operating results, to Covenant Adjusted EBITDA as defined in our debt agreements. The terms and related calculations are defined in the Credit Agreement and the indentures governing our senior notes. Covenant Adjusted EBITDA is a measure of ASI and its restricted subsidiaries only and does not include the results of Aramark. The Covenant Adjusted EBITDA for fiscal 2023 includes the reported results of the Uniform segment prior to the spin-off.
Twelve Months Ended
(in millions)
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Net income attributable to ASI stockholders$262.5 $674.1 
Interest expense, net366.7 439.6 
Provision for income taxes103.0 177.6 
Depreciation and amortization435.5 546.4 
Share-based compensation expense(1)    
62.6 86.9 
Unusual or non-recurring (gains) and losses(2)
(22.8)(422.6)
Pro forma EBITDA for certain transactions(3)
0.8 4.0 
Other(4)(5)
126.7 100.7 
Covenant Adjusted EBITDA$1,335.0 $1,606.7 
(1)    Represents share-based compensation expense resulting from the application of accounting for stock options, restricted stock units, performance stock units, deferred stock units awards and employee stock purchases (see Note 13 to the audited consolidated financial statements).
(2)    The twelve months ended September 27, 2024 represents the pre-tax gain from the sale of our remaining equity investment in the San Antonio Spurs NBA franchise ($25.1 million) and the non-cash charge for the impairment of
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certain assets related to a business that was sold ($2.3 million). The twelve months ended September 29, 2023 represents the pre-tax gain from the sale of our equity method investment in AIM Services, Co., Ltd. ($377.1 million), the pre-tax gain from the sale of our equity investment in a foreign company ($51.8 million), the non-cash charge for the impairment of certain assets related to a business that was sold ($5.2 million) and the pre-tax loss from the sale of a portion of our equity investment in the San Antonio Spurs NBA franchise ($1.1 million).
(3)    Represents the annualizing of net EBITDA from certain acquisitions and divestitures made during the period.
(4)    "Other" for the twelve months ended September 27, 2024 includes adjustments to remove the impact attributable to the adoption of certain accounting standards that are made to the calculation in accordance with the Credit Agreement and indentures ($52.2 million), charges related to our spin-off of the Uniform segment ($29.0 million), non-cash adjustments to inventory based on expected usage ($21.7 million), severance charges ($13.0 million), the reversal of contingent consideration liabilities related to acquisition earn outs, net of expense ($8.1 million), charges related to a ruling on a foreign tax matter ($6.8 million), the impact of hyperinflation in Argentina ($5.4 million), non-cash charges related to the impairment of a trade name ($3.3 million), income related to non-United States governmental wage subsidies ($1.1 million) and other miscellaneous expenses.
(5)    "Other" for the twelve months ended September 29, 2023 includes the reversal of contingent consideration liabilities related to acquisition earn outs, net of expense ($85.7 million), charges related to our spin-off of the Uniform segment ($51.1 million), adjustments to remove the impact attributable to the adoption of certain accounting standards that are made to the calculation in accordance with the Credit Agreement and indentures ($47.5 million), net severance charges ($37.5 million), non-cash charges for the impairment of operating lease right-of-use assets and property and equipment related to certain real estate properties ($29.3 million), income related to non-United States governmental wage subsidies ($12.5 million), the impact of hyperinflation in Argentina ($10.4 million), non-cash charges related to information technology assets ($8.2 million), the gain from the sale of land ($6.8 million), net multiemployer pension plan withdrawal charges ($5.9 million), labor charges and other expenses associated with closed or partially closed locations from adverse weather ($5.4 million), legal settlement charges ($2.7 million), non-cash charges for inventory write-downs ($2.6 million), the gain from the change in fair value related to certain gasoline and diesel agreements ($1.9 million) and other miscellaneous expenses.
Our covenant requirements and actual ratios for the twelve months ended September 27, 2024 are as follows:
Covenant
Requirements
Actual
Ratios
Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio(1)
≤ 5.125x1.99x
Interest Coverage Ratio (Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio)(2)
≥ 2.000x3.73x
(1)    The Credit Agreement requires ASI to maintain a maximum Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio, defined as consolidated total indebtedness secured by a lien to Covenant Adjusted EBITDA, not to exceed 5.125x. Consolidated total indebtedness secured by a lien is defined in the Credit Agreement as total indebtedness consisting of debt for borrowed money, finance leases, debt in respect of sales-leaseback transactions, disqualified and preferred stock and advances under the Receivables Facility secured by a lien reduced by the amount of cash and cash equivalents on the consolidated balance sheets that is free and clear of any lien. Non-compliance with the maximum Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio could result in the requirement to immediately repay all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement, which, if ASI's lenders under our Credit Agreement (other than the lenders in respect of ASI's United States Term B Loans, which lenders do not benefit from the maximum Consolidated Debt Ratio covenant) failed to waive any such default, would also constitute a default under the indentures governing our senior notes.
(2)    Our Credit Agreement establishes an incurrence-based minimum Interest Coverage Ratio, defined as Covenant Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated interest expense, the achievement of which is a condition for us to incur additional indebtedness and to make certain restricted payments and does not result in a default under the Credit Agreement or the indentures governing the senior notes. If we do not maintain this minimum Interest Coverage Ratio calculated on a pro forma basis for any such additional indebtedness or restricted payments, we could be prohibited from being able to (1) incur additional indebtedness, other than the incremental capacity provided for under the Credit Agreement and pursuant to specified exceptions, and (2) make certain restricted payments, other than pursuant to certain exceptions. However, any failure to maintain the minimum Interest Coverage Ratio would not result in a default or an event of default under either the Credit Agreement or the indentures governing the senior notes. The minimum Interest Coverage Ratio is at least 2.000x for the term of the Credit Agreement. Consolidated interest expense is defined in the Credit Agreement as consolidated interest expense excluding interest income, adjusted for acquisitions and dispositions and for certain non-
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cash or nonrecurring interest expense. The indentures governing our senior notes include a similar requirement which is referred to as a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio.
We and our subsidiaries and affiliates may from time to time, in our sole discretion, purchase, repay, redeem or retire any of our outstanding debt securities (including any publicly issued debt securities), in privately negotiated or open market transactions, by tender offer or otherwise, or extend or refinance any of our outstanding indebtedness.
The following table summarizes our future obligations for debt repayments, finance leases, estimated interest payments, future minimum rental and similar commitments under noncancelable operating leases as well as contingent obligations related to outstanding letters of credit and guarantees as of September 27, 2024 (dollars in thousands):
Payments Due by Period
Contractual Obligations as of September 27, 2024TotalLess than
1 year
1-3 years3-5 yearsMore than
5 years
Long-term borrowings(1)
$5,262,913 $959,410 $914,641 $2,357,612 $1,031,250 
Finance lease obligations62,051 8,104 13,192 5,936 34,819 
Estimated interest payments(2)
633,200 106,000 275,600 214,200 37,400 
Operating leases and other noncancelable commitments342,138 66,067 107,020 72,623 96,428 
Purchase obligations(3)
958,969 431,560 272,828 90,391 164,190 
Other liabilities(4)
555,814 167,322 112,289 28,715 247,488 
$7,815,085 $1,738,463 $1,695,570 $2,769,477 $1,611,575 
Amount of Commitment Expiration by Period
Other Commercial Commitments as of September 27, 2024Total
Amounts
Committed
Less than
1 year
1-3 years3-5 yearsMore than
5 years
Letters of credit$85,308 $65,308 $10,000 $10,000 $— 
(1)Excludes the $22.7 million reduction to long-term borrowings from debt issuance costs, $8.8 million reduction from the discount on the United States Term B-8 Loans due 2030 and $0.4 million reduction from the discount on the United States Term B-4 Loans due 2027.
(2)These amounts represent future interest payments related to our existing debt obligations based on fixed and variable interest rates specified in the associated debt agreements and reflect any current hedging arrangements. Payments related to variable debt are based on applicable rates at September 27, 2024 plus the specified margin in the associated debt agreements for each period presented. The amounts provided relate only to existing debt obligations and do not assume the refinancing or replacement of such debt. The weighted average debt balance for each fiscal year from 2025 through 2030 is $4,835.4 million, $4,316.2 million, $3,854.5 million, $2,272.3 million, $1,284.5 million and $536.6 million, respectively. The weighted average interest rate of our existing debt obligations for each fiscal year from 2025 through 2030 is 2.19%, 2.97%, 3.83%, 5.53%, 6.89% and 6.96%, respectively (see Note 6 to the audited consolidated financial statements for the terms and maturities of existing debt obligations).
(3)Represents mainly the commitments for capital projects to help finance improvements or renovations at the facilities in which we operate.
(4)Includes certain unfunded employee retirement obligations, contingent consideration obligations related to acquisitions, self-insurance obligations, and other obligations.
We have excluded from the table above uncertain tax liabilities due to the uncertainty of the amount and period of payment. As of September 27, 2024, we have gross uncertain tax liabilities of $70.2 million (see Note 11 to the audited consolidated financial statements).
We have a Receivables Facility agreement with four financial institutions where we sell on a continuous basis an undivided interest in all eligible accounts receivable, as defined in the Receivables Facility. The maximum amount available under the Receivables Facility as of September 27, 2024 is $600.0 million. As of September 27, 2024, there are no outstanding borrowings under the Receivables Facility. Amounts borrowed under the Receivables Facility may fluctuate monthly based on our funding requirements and the level of qualified receivables available to collateralize the Receivables Facility.
Pursuant to the Receivables Facility, we formed ARAMARK Receivables, LLC, a wholly-owned, consolidated, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary. ARAMARK Receivables, LLC was formed for the sole purpose of buying and selling receivables generated by certain of our subsidiaries. Under the Receivables Facility, we and certain of our subsidiaries transfer without recourse all of
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our accounts receivable to ARAMARK Receivables, LLC. As collections reduce previously transferred interests, interests in new, eligible receivables are transferred to ARAMARK Receivables, LLC, subject to meeting certain conditions.
Supplemental Consolidating Information
Pursuant to Regulation S-X Rule 13-01, which simplified certain disclosure requirements for guarantors and issuers of guaranteed securities, we are no longer required to provide condensed consolidating financial statements for Aramark and its subsidiaries, including the guarantors and non-guarantors under our Credit Agreement and the indentures governing our senior notes. ASI, the borrower under our Credit Agreement and the indentures governing our senior notes, and its restricted subsidiaries together comprise substantially all of our assets, liabilities and operations, and there are no material differences between the consolidating information related to Aramark and Aramark Intermediate Holdco Corporation, the direct parent of ASI and a guarantor under our Credit Agreement, on the one hand, and ASI and its restricted subsidiaries on a standalone basis, on the other hand.
Other
Our business activities do not include the use of unconsolidated special purpose entities and there are no significant business transactions that have not been reflected in the accompanying audited consolidated financial statements. We insure portions of our risk related to general liability, automobile liability, workers’ compensation liability claims as well as certain property damage risks through a wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary (the "Captive") as part of our approach to risk finance. The Captive is subject to the regulations within its domicile of Bermuda, including regulations established by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (the "BMA") relating to levels of liquidity and solvency as such concepts are defined by the BMA. The Captive was in compliance with these regulations as of September 27, 2024. These regulations may have the effect of limiting our ability to access certain cash and cash equivalents held by the Captive for uses other than for the payment of our general liability, automobile liability, workers’ compensation liability, certain property damage and related Captive costs. As of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, cash and cash equivalents at the Captive were $94.7 million and $32.8 million, respectively. The Captive also invests in United States Treasury securities where the amount of these investments as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 was $42.3 million and $110.7 million, respectively, and recorded in "Prepayments and other current assets" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Critical Accounting Estimates
Our significant accounting policies are described in the notes to the audited consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report.
In preparing our financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that, among other things, affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses. These estimates and assumptions are most significant where they involve levels of subjectivity and judgment necessary to account for highly uncertain matters or matters susceptible to change, and where they can have a material impact on our financial condition and operating performance. If actual results were to differ materially from the estimates made, the reported results could be materially affected.
Critical accounting estimates and the related assumptions are evaluated periodically as conditions warrant, and changes to such estimates are recorded as new information or changed conditions require.
Asset Impairment Determinations
Indefinite lived intangible assets that are not amortized are subject to an impairment test that we conduct annually or more frequently if a change in circumstances or the occurrence of events indicates that potential impairment exists. For goodwill, we perform the assessment of goodwill at the reporting unit level, which is an operating segment or one level below the operating segment. The impairment test may first consider qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. Examples of qualitative factors include, macroeconomic conditions, industry and market considerations, cost factors, overall financial performance, entity-specific events, events affecting reporting units and sustained changes in our stock price. If results of the qualitative assessment indicate a more likely than not determination or if a qualitative assessment is not performed, a quantitative test is performed by comparing the estimated fair value using a discounted cash flow method or market method for each reporting unit with its estimated net book value.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, we performed the annual impairment test for goodwill for each of our reporting units using a quantitative testing approach. Based on the evaluation performed, we determined that the fair value of each of the reporting units significantly exceeded its respective carrying amount, and therefore, we determined that goodwill was not impaired.
The determination of fair value for each reporting unit includes assumptions, which are considered Level 3 inputs, that are subject to risk and uncertainty. The discounted cash flow calculations are dependent on several subjective factors including the timing of future cash flows, the underlying margin projection assumptions, future growth rates and the discount rate. The
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market based method is dependent on several subjective factors including the determination of market multiples and future cash flows. If our assumptions or estimates in our fair value calculations change or if future cash flows, margin projections or future growth rates vary from what was expected, this may impact our impairment analysis and could reduce the underlying cash flows used to estimate fair values and result in a decline in fair value that may trigger future impairment charges.
With respect to our other long-lived assets, we are required to test for asset impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. If indicators of impairment are present, we compare the sum of the future expected cash flows from the asset, undiscounted and without interest charges, to the asset’s carrying value. If the sum of the future expected cash flows from the asset is less than the carrying value, an impairment would be recognized for the difference between the estimated fair value and the carrying value of the asset.
In making future cash flow analyses of various assets, we make assumptions relating to the following:
•    the intended use of assets and the expected future cash flows resulting directly from such use;
•    comparable market valuations of businesses similar to Aramark's business segments;
•    industry specific economic conditions;
•    competitor activities and regulatory initiatives; and
•    client and customer preferences and behavior patterns.
We believe that an accounting estimate relating to asset impairment is a critical accounting estimate because the assumptions underlying future cash flow estimates are subject to change from time to time and the recognition of an impairment could have a significant impact on our Consolidated Statements of Income.
Litigation and Claims
From time to time, we and our subsidiaries are party to various legal actions, proceedings and investigations involving claims incidental to the conduct of our business, including actions by clients, customers, employees, government entities and third parties, including under federal, state, international, national, provincial and local employment laws, wage and hour laws, discrimination laws, immigration laws, human health and safety laws, import and export controls and customs laws, environmental laws, ESG-related non-financial disclosure laws, false claims or whistleblower statutes, minority, women and disadvantaged business enterprise statutes, tax codes, antitrust and competition laws, consumer protection statutes, procurement regulations, intellectual property laws, food safety and sanitation laws, cost and accounting principles, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, other anti-corruption laws, lobbying laws, motor carrier safety laws, data privacy and security laws and alcohol licensing and service laws, or alleging negligence and/or breach of contractual and other obligations. We consider the measurement of litigation reserves as a critical accounting estimate because of the significant uncertainty in some cases relating to the outcome of potential claims or litigation and the difficulty of predicting the likelihood and range of potential liability involved, coupled with the material impact on our results of operations that could result from litigation or other claims. In determining legal reserves, we consider, among other issues:
•    interpretation of contractual rights and obligations;
•    the status of government regulatory initiatives, interpretations and investigations;
•    the status of settlement negotiations;
•    prior experience with similar types of claims;
•    whether there is available insurance; and
•    advice of counsel.
We were involved in a dispute with a client regarding our provision of services pursuant to a contract. During fiscal 2022, we resolved the matter by entering into a settlement agreement with the client whereby our obligations totaled $13.6 million, resulting in a reversal of previously reserved amounts of $5.7 million, which is included in "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)" on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Self-Insurance Reserves
We self-insure for obligations related to certain risks that we retain under our casualty program, which includes general liability, automobile liability and workers’ compensation liability, as well as for certain property damage risks and employee healthcare benefit programs. The accounting estimates related to our self-insurance reserves are critical accounting estimates because changes in our claim experience, our ability to settle claims or other estimates and judgments we use could potentially have a material impact on our results of operations. Our reserves for retained costs associated with our casualty program are estimated through actuarial methods, with the assistance of third-party actuaries, using loss development assumptions based on
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our claims history. Our casualty program reserves take into account reported claims as well as incurred-but-not-reported losses using loss development factors based upon past experience. In order to determine the loss development factors, we make judgments relating to the nature, frequency, severity, and age of claims, and industry, regulatory and company-specific trends impacting the development of claims. The actual cost to settle our self-insured casualty claim liabilities can differ from our reserve estimates because of a number of uncertainties, including the inherent difficulty in estimating the severity of a claim and the potential amount to defend and settle a claim.
As of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, our self-insurance reserves were $248.6 million and $262.0 million, respectively.
Income Taxes
We are subject to income taxes in the United States and in many foreign jurisdictions. Significant judgment is required in determining our provision for income taxes, our deferred tax assets and liabilities and any valuation allowances recorded against our net deferred tax assets. We record valuation allowances for our net deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that they will not be realized. We monitor the realizability of our deferred tax assets taking into account all relevant factors at each reporting period. In completing our assessment of realizability of our deferred tax assets, we consider our history of income measured at pre-tax income adjusted for permanent book-tax differences on a jurisdictional basis, volatility in actual earnings, and impacts of the timing of reversal of existing temporary differences. We also rely on our assessment of the Company’s projected future results of business operations, including uncertainty in future operating results relative to historical results, volatility in the market price of our common stock and its performance over time, variable macroeconomic conditions impacting our ability to forecast future taxable income, and changes in business that may affect the existence and magnitude of future taxable income. Our valuation allowance assessment is based on our best estimate of future results considering all available information.
As of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, our valuation allowance reserves recorded against deferred tax assets were $80.6 million and $78.2 million, respectively (see Note 11 to the audited consolidated financial statements).
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New Accounting Standards Updates
See Note 1 to the audited consolidated financial statements for a full description of recent accounting standards updates, including the expected dates of adoption.
Item 7A.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk
We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes and manage this exposure through the use of variable-rate and fixed-rate debt and by utilizing interest rate swaps. We do not enter into contracts for trading purposes and do not use leveraged instruments. The information below summarizes our market risks associated with debt obligations and other significant financial instruments as of September 27, 2024 (see Notes 6 and 7 to the audited consolidated financial statements). Fair values were computed using market quotes, if available, or based on discounted cash flows using market interest rates as of the end of the respective periods. For debt obligations, the table presents principal cash flows and related interest rates by contractual fiscal year of maturity. Variable interest rates disclosed represent the weighted-average rates of the portfolio at September 27, 2024. For interest rate swaps, the table presents the notional amounts and related weighted-average interest rates by fiscal year of maturity. The variable rates presented are the average forward rates for the term of each contract.
(US$ equivalent in millions)
Expected Fiscal Year of Maturity
As of September 27, 202420252026202720282029ThereafterTotalFair Value
Debt:
Fixed rate$923$7$6$1,153$3$35$2,127$2,097
Average interest rate4.3 %6.0 %6.0 %5.0 %6.0 %6.0 %4.7 %
Variable rate$45$38$877$767$440$1,031$3,198$3,204
Average interest rate5.8 %6.1 %7.1 %7.2 %6.0 %7.2 %7.0 %
Interest Rate Swaps:
Receive variable/pay fixed$800$$950$500$$$2,250$49
Average pay rate1.5 %— %2.6 %1.5 %— %— %
Average receive rate5.2 %— %5.2 %5.2 %— %— %
All our gasoline and diesel fuel agreements matured during fiscal 2024.
Item 8.    Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
See Financial Statements and Schedule beginning on page S-1.
Item 9.    Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Not applicable.
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Item 9A.    Controls and Procedures
(a) Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as that term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report, are functioning effectively to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. A controls system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the controls system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.
(b) Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based upon criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework (2013) by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on that evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of September 27, 2024. The effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2024 has been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, our independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report that is included herein on the following page.
(c) Change in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
No change in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during our fourth quarter of fiscal 2024 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Aramark

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
We have audited the internal control over financial reporting of Aramark and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of September 27, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control Integrated Framework (2013) issued by COSO.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended September 27, 2024, of the Company and our report dated November 19, 2024, expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
Basis for Opinion
The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2024
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Item 9B.    Other Information
During the three months ended September 27, 2024, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), adopted, terminated or modified a Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement or non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement (as such terms are defined in Item 408 of Regulation S-K of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).
Item 9C.    Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10.    Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Information about our directors and persons nominated to become directors required by Item 10 will be included under the caption "Proposal No. 1 - Election of Directors" in our Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Information about our executive officers is included under the caption “Information About Our Executive Officers” in Part I of this report and incorporated herein.
Information on beneficial ownership reporting required by Item 10, if any, will be included under the caption "Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports" in our Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Information about our Securities Trading Policy required by Item 10 will be included under the caption “Securities Trading Policy” in our Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
We have a Business Conduct Policy that applies to all of our directors, officers and employees, including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer, which is available on the Investor Relations section of our website at www.aramark.com. A copy of our Business Conduct Policy may be obtained free of charge by writing to Investor Relations, Aramark, 2400 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103. Our Business Conduct Policy contains a "code of ethics," as defined in Item 406(b) of Regulation S-K. Please note that our website address is provided as an inactive textual reference only. We will make any legally required disclosures regarding amendments to, or waivers of, provisions of our code of ethics on our website.
The remaining information required by Item 10 will be included under the caption "Board Committees and Meetings" in our Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 11.    Executive Compensation
Information required by Item 11 will be included under the caption "Compensation Matters" in our Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12.    Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Information required by Item 12 will be included under the captions "Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management" and "Equity Compensation Plan Information" in our Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13.    Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Information required by Item 13 will be included under the captions "Certain Relationships and Related Transactions" and "Director Independence and Independence Determinations" in our Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14.    Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Information required by Item 14 will be included under the caption "Fees to Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in our Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
Item 15.    Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
(a) Financial Statements
See Index to Financial Statements and Schedule at page S-1 and the Exhibit Index.
(b) Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
See the Exhibit Index which is incorporated herein by reference.
(c) Financial Statement Schedules
See Index to Financial Statements and Schedule at page S-1.
Item 16.    Form 10-K Summary
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on November 19, 2024.
Aramark
By:/s/ CHRISTOPHER T. SCHILLING
Name:Christopher T. Schilling
Title:Senior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
(Authorized Signatory)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this annual report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities indicated on November 19, 2024.
NameCapacity
/s/ JOHN J. ZILLMERChief Executive Officer and Director
John J. Zillmer(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ JAMES J. TARANGELOSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
James J. Tarangelo(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ CHRISTOPHER T. SCHILLINGSenior Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer
Christopher T. Schilling(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ SUSAN M. CAMERONDirector
Susan M. Cameron
/s/ GREG CREEDDirector
Greg Creed
/s/ BRIAN M. DELGHIACCIODirector
Brian M. DelGhiaccio
/s/ BRIDGETTE P. HELLERDirector
Bridgette P. Heller
/s/ KENNETH M. KEVERIANDirector
Kenneth M. Keverian
/s/ KAREN M. KINGDirector
Karen M. King
/s/ PATRICIA E. LOPEZDirector
Patricia E. Lopez
/s/ STEPHEN I. SADOVEChairman, Director
Stephen I. Sadove
/s/ KEVIN G. WILLSDirector
Kevin G. Wills
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ARAMARK AND SUBSIDIARIES
INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SCHEDULE
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All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable, not required, or the information required to be set forth therein is included in the consolidated financial statements or in the notes thereto.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Aramark

Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Aramark and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, cash flows, and stockholders’ equity for each of the three years in the period ended September 27, 2024, and the related notes and financial statement schedule II (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 27, 2024, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB), the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of September 27, 2024, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated November 19, 2024, expressed an unqualified opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Goodwill - FSS US Reporting Unit - Refer to Note 5 to the financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company’s evaluation of goodwill for impairment involves the comparison of the estimated fair value of each reporting unit to its carrying amount annually in the fourth quarter of each year as of the end of the fiscal month of August or more frequently if a change in circumstances or the occurrence of events indicates that potential impairment exists. During the fourth quarter, the Company performed a quantitative test to determine the fair value of each reporting unit using discounted cash flow method or market method, which required management to make assumptions and estimates that are subject to risk and uncertainty related to future growth rates, margin projections, timing of future cash flows, the discount rate, and the determination of market multiples. Changes in these assumptions or estimates may impact the impairment analysis and could reduce the underlying cash flows used to estimate fair values and result in an impairment charge. The fair value of the FSS United States (FSS US) reporting unit exceeded its carrying amount, and therefore, the Company determined that its goodwill was not impaired.
We identified the valuation of goodwill for the FSS US reporting unit as a critical audit matter because of the significant judgments made by management to estimate its fair value. Auditing the discounted cash flow calculations for this reporting unit
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involved a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased effort, which included the involvement of our fair value specialists, as it related to evaluating management’s assumptions and estimates related to future growth rates, margin projections, timing of future cash flows, the discount rate and the determination of market multiples.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the assumptions and estimates of future growth rates, margin projections, timing of future cash flows, the discount rate and the determination of market multiples used by management to estimate the fair value of the FSS US reporting unit included the following, among others:
We tested the effectiveness of internal controls over management’s goodwill impairment evaluation, including those over the determination of the fair value of the FSS US reporting unit, including controls related to management’s assumptions and estimates of future growth rates, margin projections, timing of future cash flows, the discount rate and the determination of market multiples.
We evaluated management’s ability to accurately forecast future FSS US reporting unit growth rates, margin projections and timing of future cash flows by comparing actual results to management’s historical forecasts.
We evaluated the reasonableness of management’s FSS US reporting unit growth rates, margin projections and timing of future cash flows by comparing the forecasts to:
Historical results.
Internal communications to management and the Board of Directors.
Forecasted information included in analyst and industry reports for the Company and certain of its peer companies.
With the assistance of our fair value specialists, we evaluated (1) the valuation methodology used and (2) the projections of future growth rates, the discount rate and the determination of market multiples by testing the underlying source information, and for certain assumptions by developing a range of independent estimates and comparing those to the rate selected by management.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Philadelphia, PA
November 19, 2024

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2021.
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ARAMARK AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 AND SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
(in thousands, except share amounts)
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents$672,483 $1,927,088 
Receivables (less allowances: $34,259 and $31,506)
2,096,928 1,970,782 
Inventories387,601 403,707 
Prepayments and other current assets249,550 297,519 
Current assets of discontinued operations 620,931 
Total current assets3,406,562 5,220,027 
Property and Equipment, at cost:
Land, buildings and improvements559,201 500,886 
Service equipment and fixtures3,754,357 3,575,516 
4,313,558 4,076,402 
Less - Accumulated depreciation(2,740,365)(2,650,429)
Property and Equipment, net:1,573,193 1,425,973 
Goodwill4,677,201 4,615,986 
Other Intangible Assets1,804,602 1,804,473 
Operating Lease Right-of-use Assets 638,659 572,268 
Other Assets574,154 728,678 
Noncurrent Assets of Discontinued Operations 2,503,836 
$12,674,371 $16,871,241 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Current maturities of long-term borrowings$964,286 $1,543,032 
Current operating lease liabilities 54,163 51,271 
Accounts payable1,394,007 1,271,859 
Accrued payroll and related expenses518,912 479,827 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities1,282,842 1,288,454 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations 395,524 
Total current liabilities4,214,210 5,029,967 
Long-Term Borrowings4,307,171 5,098,662 
Noncurrent Operating Lease Liabilities241,012 245,871 
Deferred Income Taxes (see Note 11)375,378 410,935 
Other Noncurrent Liabilities490,132 503,129 
Noncurrent Liabilities of Discontinued Operations 1,861,735 
Commitments and Contingencies (see Note 15)
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests7,494 8,224 
Stockholders' Equity:
Common stock, par value $0.01 (authorized: 600,000,000 shares; issued: 304,285,195 shares and 301,069,012 shares; and outstanding: 263,939,983 shares and 261,450,373 shares)
3,043 3,011 
Capital surplus3,931,932 3,825,620 
Retained earnings239,709 964,158 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(132,457)(98,237)
Treasury stock (shares held in treasury: 40,345,212 shares and 39,618,639 shares)
(1,003,253)(981,834)
Total stockholders' equity3,038,974 3,712,718 
$12,674,371 $16,871,241 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 27, 2024, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(in thousands, except per share data)

Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Revenue$17,400,701 $16,083,212 $13,687,269 
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)15,975,017 14,774,664 12,615,547 
Depreciation and amortization435,547 409,857 397,975 
Selling and general corporate expenses283,627 273,663 258,355 
16,694,191 15,458,184 13,271,877 
Operating income706,510 625,028 415,392 
Gain on Equity Investments, net (see Note 1)(25,071)(375,972) 
Interest Expense, net366,716 437,476 368,178 
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes364,865 563,524 47,214 
Provision for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations102,972 116,426 8,433 
Net income from Continuing Operations261,893 447,098 38,781 
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(629)(578)(307)
Net income from Continuing Operations attributable to Aramark stockholders262,522 447,676 39,088 
Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax 226,432 155,396 
Net income attributable to Aramark stockholders$262,522 $674,108 $194,484 
Basic earnings per share attributable to Aramark stockholders:
Income from Continuing Operations$1.00 $1.72 $0.15 
Income from Discontinued Operations$ $0.87 $0.61 
Basic earnings per share attributable to Aramark stockholders$1.00 $2.59 $0.76 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Aramark stockholders:
Income from Continuing Operations$0.99 $1.71 $0.15 
Income from Discontinued Operations$ $0.86 $0.60 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Aramark stockholders$0.99 $2.57 $0.75 
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic263,045 260,592 257,314 
Diluted266,200 262,594 259,074 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 27, 2024, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(in thousands)

Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Net income from Continuing Operations$261,893 $447,098 $38,781 
Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax 226,432 155,396 
Net income261,893 673,530 194,177 
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax:
Pension plan adjustments(11,068)(7,031)17,113 
Foreign currency translation adjustments18,082 20,273 (86,376)
Cash flow hedges:
Unrealized (loss) gain arising during the period(16,292)38,140 143,276 
Reclassification adjustments(56,351)(43,746)20,698 
Share of equity investee's comprehensive income 5,698 1,729 
Other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax(65,629)13,334 96,440 
Comprehensive income196,264 686,864 290,617 
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(629)(578)(307)
Comprehensive income attributable to Aramark stockholders$196,893 $687,442 $290,924 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 27, 2024, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(in thousands)
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Cash flows from operating activities of Continuing Operations:
Net income from Continuing Operations$261,893 $447,098 $38,781 
Adjustments to reconcile Net income from Continuing Operations to Net cash provided by operating activities of Continuing Operations:
Depreciation and amortization435,547 409,857 397,975 
Asset write-downs18,186 29,865  
Reduction of contingent consideration liability (see Note 17)(8,710)(97,336)(20,749)
Gain on equity investments, net (see Note 1)(25,071)(375,972) 
Deferred income taxes(7,323)100,158 15,908 
Share-based compensation expense62,552 76,337 82,299 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Receivables, net(99,788)(177,873)(410,803)
Inventories(3,826)(35,333)(77,430)
Prepayments and other current assets(2,660)(9,352)(1,197)
Accounts payable105,868 115,437 392,343 
Accrued expenses14,420 87,206 40,742 
Payments made to clients on contracts(139,003)(119,217)(56,865)
Changes in other noncurrent liabilities(1,222)16,313 17,097 
Changes in other assets58,929 43,187 35,278 
Other operating activities56,722 1,272 10,534 
Net cash provided by operating activities of Continuing Operations726,514 511,647 463,913 
Cash flows from investing activities of Continuing Operations:
Purchases of property and equipment and other(427,425)(383,536)(311,948)
Disposals of property and equipment23,945 18,060 16,326 
Purchases of marketable securities(113,303)(109,998)(78,220)
Proceeds from marketable securities186,371 80,000  
Acquisition of certain businesses, net of cash acquired(148,706)(50,194)(322,822)
Acquisition of certain equity investments(34,185)(4,000)(64,000)
Proceeds from sale of equity investments101,198 633,179  
Other investing activities(3,757)40,147 15,510 
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities of Continuing Operations(415,862)223,658 (745,154)
Cash flows from financing activities of Continuing Operations:
Proceeds from long-term borrowings571,288 1,286,526 100,051 
Payments of long-term borrowings(2,003,566)(1,902,245)(124,297)
Net change in funding under the Receivables Facility (104,935)104,935 
Payments of dividends(99,901)(114,614)(113,120)
Distribution from Vestis 1,456,701  
Proceeds from issuance of common stock36,573 45,602 42,954 
Other financing activities(65,590)(7,408)(45,107)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities of Continuing Operations(1,561,196)659,627 (34,584)
Discontinued Operations:
Net cash provided by operating activities 254,782 230,586 
Net cash used in investing activities (14,746)(86,133)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 3,322 (21,673)
Net cash provided by Discontinued Operations 243,358 122,780 
Effect of foreign exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash10,790 4,697 (28,657)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash(1,239,754)1,642,987 (221,702)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period(1)
1,972,367 365,431 587,133 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$732,613 $2,008,418 $365,431 
(1) As a result of the separation and distribution of the Uniform segment, "Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period" for fiscal 2024 excludes the fiscal 2023 "Cash and cash equivalents in Current assets of discontinued operations" of $36.1 million.
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The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated Balance Sheets:
Balance Sheet classification
(in thousands)September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Cash and cash equivalents$672,483 $1,927,088 $305,716 
Restricted cash in Prepayments and other current assets60,130 45,279 35,979 
Cash and cash equivalents in Current assets of discontinued operations 36,051 23,736 
Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash$732,613 $2,008,418 $365,431 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 27, 2024, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
(in thousands)
Total Stockholders' Equity
Common Stock
Capital Surplus
Retained Earnings
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive Loss
Treasury Stock
Balance, October 1, 2021$2,722,872 $2,943 $3,533,054 $327,557 $(208,011)$(932,671)
Net income attributable to Aramark stockholders194,484 194,484 
Other comprehensive income96,440 96,440 
Capital contributions from issuance of common stock53,458 33 53,425 
Share-based compensation expense(1)
95,487 95,487 
Repurchases of common stock(17,844)(17,844)
Dividends declared ($0.44 per share)
(115,257)(115,257)
Balance, September 30, 2022$3,029,640 $2,976 $3,681,966 $406,784 $(111,571)$(950,515)
Net income attributable to Aramark stockholders674,108 674,108 
Other comprehensive income13,334 13,334 
Capital contributions from issuance of common stock56,751 35 56,716 
Share-based compensation expense(1)
86,938 86,938 
Repurchases of common stock(31,319)(31,319)
Dividends declared ($0.44 per share)
(116,734)(116,734)
Balance, September 29, 2023$3,712,718 $3,011 $3,825,620 $964,158 $(98,237)$(981,834)
Net income attributable to Aramark stockholders262,522 262,522 
Other comprehensive loss(65,629)(65,629)
Capital contributions from issuance of common stock45,563 32 45,531 
Share-based compensation expense62,552 62,552 
Purchase of noncontrolling interest(1,771)(1,771)
Repurchases of common stock(21,419)(21,419)
Separation of Uniform Segment (see Note 2)(853,695)(885,104)31,409 
Dividends declared ($0.38 per share)
(101,867)(101,867)
Balance, September 27, 2024$3,038,974 $3,043 $3,931,932 $239,709 $(132,457)$(1,003,253)
(1) Share-based compensation expense for the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, is inclusive of $10.6 million and $13.2 million, respectively, of share-based compensation expense reported within Discontinued Operations.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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NOTE 1. NATURE OF BUSINESS, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES:
Aramark (the "Company") is a leading global provider of food and facilities services to education, healthcare, business & industry, and sports, leisure & corrections clients. The Company's largest market is the United States, which is supplemented by an additional 15-country footprint. The Company also provides services on a more limited basis in several additional countries and in offshore locations. The Company operates its business in two reportable segments that share many of the same operating characteristics:
Food and Support Services United States ("FSS United States") - Food, refreshment, specialized dietary and support services, including facility maintenance and housekeeping, provided to business, educational and healthcare institutions and in sports, leisure and other facilities within the United States.
Food and Support Services International ("FSS International") - Food, refreshment, specialized dietary and support services, including facility maintenance and housekeeping, provided to business, educational and healthcare institutions and in sports, leisure and other facilities outside of the United States with the largest operations within Canada, Chile, China, Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom.
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its subsidiaries in which a controlling financial interest is maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("U.S. GAAP"). All significant intercompany transactions and accounts have been eliminated.
On September 30, 2023, the Company completed the separation and distribution of its Aramark Uniform and Career Apparel ("Uniform") segment into an independent publicly traded company, Vestis Corporation ("Vestis"), and the historical results of the Uniform segment have been reflected as discontinued operations in the Company's consolidated financial statements for all periods prior to the separation and distribution. Assets and liabilities associated with the Uniform segment are classified as assets and liabilities of discontinued operations in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 29, 2023. Additional disclosures regarding the separation and distribution are provided in Note 2.
Fiscal Year
The Company's fiscal year is the fifty-two or fifty-three week period which ends on the Friday nearest September 30th. The fiscal years ended September 27, 2024, September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022 were each fifty-two week periods.
New Accounting Standards Updates
Adopted Standards (from most to least recent date of issuance)
In September 2022, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update ("ASU") 2022-04 Liabilities - Supplier Finance Programs (Subtopic 405-50) to enhance the transparency of supplier finance programs, which may be referred to as reverse factoring, payables finance or structured payables arrangements. The guidance requires that a buyer in a supplier finance program disclose the program's nature, activity and potential magnitude. The guidance was effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The Company reviewed existing supplier finance agreements and enhanced disclosures with qualitative and quantitative information about its supplier finance program, but the adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
In October 2021, the FASB issued ASU 2021-08 Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers which required that an entity (acquirer) recognize and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASC 606") as if it had originated the contracts. The guidance was effective for the Company in the first quarter of fiscal 2024. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
Standards Not Yet Adopted (from most to least recent date of issuance)
In March 2024, the SEC adopted final climate-related disclosure rules under SEC Release Nos. 33-11275 and 34-99678, The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. The rules require disclosure of governance, risk management and strategy related to material climate-related risks as well as disclosure of material greenhouse gas emissions in registration statements and annual reports. In addition, the rules require presentation of certain material climate-related disclosures in the annual consolidated financial statements. On April 4, 2024, the SEC voluntarily stayed the effective date of the final rules pending completion of judicial review following legal challenges. The disclosure requirements will apply to the Company's fiscal year reporting beginning October 4, 2025, pending resolution of the stay. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the rules on the Company’s disclosures.
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In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09 Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures to enhance the transparency and decision usefulness of income tax disclosures. The guidance will require improvements to income tax disclosures primarily related to the rate reconciliation and income taxes paid information. The guidance is effective for the Company's annual disclosures for fiscal 2026 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard.
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07 Segment Reporting (Topic 280): Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures to enhance the reportable segment disclosures. The guidance will require additional disclosures about significant segment expenses. The guidance is effective for the Company's annual disclosures for fiscal 2025 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this standard.
Other new accounting pronouncements recently issued or newly effective were not applicable to the Company, did not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements or are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue when its performance obligation is satisfied upon the transfer of control of the promised product or service to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for those goods and services. In each of the Company's operating segments, revenue is recognized over time in the period in which services are provided pursuant to the terms of the Company's contractual relationships with its clients. The Company generally records revenue on contracts (both profit and loss contracts and client interest contracts) on a gross basis as the Company is the primary obligor and service provider. See Note 9 for additional information on revenue recognition.
Certain profit and loss contracts include payments to the client, typically calculated as a fixed or variable percentage of various categories of revenue and income. In some cases these contracts require minimum guaranteed payments that are contingent on certain future events. These expenses are currently recorded in "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)."
Revenue from client interest contracts is generally comprised of amounts billed to clients for food, labor and other costs that the Company incurs, controls and pays for. Revenue from these contracts also includes any associated management fees, client subsidies or incentive fees based upon the Company's performance under the contract. Revenue from direct marketing activities is recognized at a point in time upon shipment. All revenue related taxes are presented on a net basis.
The timing of revenue recognition may differ from the timing of invoicing to customers. The Company records an accounts receivable balance when revenue is recognized prior to or at the time of invoicing the customer. The majority of the Company’s receivables balances are based on contracts with customers.
The Company estimates and reserves for its credit loss exposure based on historical experience, current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts that affect the collectability of the reported amount in estimating credit losses. Credit loss expense is classified within "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)."
Vendor Consideration
Consideration received from vendors includes rebates, allowances and volume discounts and are accounted for as an adjustment to the cost of the vendors' products or services and are reported as a reduction of "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)," "Inventory," or "Property and equipment, net." Income from rebates, allowances and volume discounts is recognized based on actual purchases in the fiscal period relative to total actual purchases to be made for the contractual rebate period agreed to with the vendor. Rebates, allowances and volume discounts related to “Inventory” held at the balance sheet date are deducted from the carrying value of these inventories. Rebates, allowances and volume discounts related to "Property and equipment, net" are deducted from the costs capitalized.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income includes all changes to stockholders' equity during a period, except those resulting from investments by and distributions to stockholders. Components of comprehensive income include net income, changes in foreign currency translation adjustments (net of tax), pension plan adjustments (net of tax), changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges (net of tax) and changes to the share of any equity investees' comprehensive income (net of tax).
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The summary of the components of comprehensive income is as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Pre-Tax AmountTax EffectAfter-Tax AmountPre-Tax AmountTax EffectAfter-Tax AmountPre-Tax AmountTax EffectAfter-Tax Amount
Net income$261,893 $673,530 $194,177 
Pension plan adjustments(12,904)1,836 (11,068)(7,960)929 (7,031)26,184 (9,071)17,113 
Foreign currency translation adjustments18,082  18,082 28,136 (7,863)20,273 (96,783)10,407 (86,376)
Cash flow hedges:
Unrealized (loss) gain arising during the period(22,016)5,724 (16,292)51,541 (13,401)38,140 193,616 (50,340)143,276 
Reclassification adjustments(76,150)19,799 (56,351)(59,117)15,371 (43,746)27,970 (7,272)20,698 
Share of equity investee's comprehensive income   10,616 (4,918)5,698 1,729  1,729 
Other comprehensive (loss) income (92,988)27,359 (65,629)23,216 (9,882)13,334 152,716 (56,276)96,440 
Comprehensive income196,264 686,864 290,617 
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(629)(578)(307)
Comprehensive income attributable to Aramark stockholders$196,893 $687,442 $290,924 
The amounts in the table above exclude the impact of a $5.1 million pension plan adjustment and $26.3 million currency adjustment during the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024 related to the separation and distribution of the Uniform segment (see Note 2).
Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following (in thousands):
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Pension plan adjustments$(20,233)$(14,241)
Foreign currency translation adjustments(148,700)(193,115)
Cash flow hedges36,476 109,119 
$(132,457)$(98,237)
Currency Translation
Gains and losses resulting from the translation of financial statements of non-United States subsidiaries are reflected as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss in stockholders' equity. Beginning in fiscal 2018, Argentina was determined to have a highly inflationary economy. As a result, the Company remeasures the financial statements of Argentina's operations in accordance with the accounting guidance for highly inflationary economies. The impact of the remeasurements was a foreign currency transaction loss of $5.4 million, $10.4 million and $3.5 million during fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, respectively, to the Consolidated Statements of Income. The impact of foreign currency transaction gains and losses exclusive of Argentina's operations included in the Company's operating results for fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 were immaterial to the consolidated financial statements.
Current Assets
The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.
The Company insures portions of its risk related to general liability, automobile liability, workers’ compensation liability claims as well as certain property damage risks through a wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary (the "Captive") as part of its approach to risk finance. The Captive is subject to regulations within its domicile of Bermuda, including regulations established by the Bermuda Monetary Authority (the "BMA") relating to levels of liquidity and solvency as such concepts are defined by the BMA. The Captive was in compliance with these regulations as of September 27, 2024. These regulations may have the effect of limiting the Company's ability to access certain cash and cash equivalents held by the Captive for uses other than for
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the payment of its general liability, automobile liability, workers’ compensation liability, certain property damage and related Captive costs. As of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, cash and cash equivalents at the Captive were $94.7 million and $32.8 million, respectively. The Captive also invests in United States Treasury securities where the amount of these investments as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 was $42.3 million and $110.7 million, respectively, and recorded in "Prepayments and other current assets" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost (principally the first-in, first-out method) or net realizable value. The inventory reserve is determined based on history and projected customer consumption and specific identification. As of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, the Company's reserve for inventory was $19.3 million and $2.2 million, respectively. During fiscal 2024, the Company recorded a non-cash adjustment to inventory of $18.2 million based on expected usage of certain food and nonfood items within the Corrections business of the FSS United States segment to reflect the net realizable value of inventory, which is included in "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)" on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The components of inventories are as follows: 
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Food95.9 %95.9 %
Parts, supplies and novelties4.1 %4.1 %
100.0 %100.0 %
Prepayments and other current assets
The following table presents details of "Prepayments and other current assets" as presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Prepaid Insurance$12,660 $18,308 
Prepaid Taxes and Licenses7,282 8,161 
Current Income Tax Asset3,829 10,198 
Marketable Securities(1)
42,342 110,714 
Other Prepaid Expenses183,437 150,138 
$249,550 $297,519 
(1)Marketable securities represent held-to-maturity debt securities with original maturities greater than three months, which are maturing within one year.
Within the FSS International segment, the Company receives certain cash on behalf of the Company's clients, which is contractually restricted from withdrawal and usage. This restricted cash is recorded in "Other Prepaid Expenses."
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis. Gains and losses on dispositions are included in operating results. Maintenance and repairs are charged to current operations and replacements and significant improvements that extend the useful life of the asset are capitalized. The estimated useful lives for the major categories of property and equipment are generally 10 years to 40 years for buildings and improvements and three years to 20 years for service equipment and fixtures. Depreciation expense for fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 was $276.2 million, $267.9 million and $263.7 million, respectively.
During fiscal 2023, the Company completed a strategic review of certain administrative locations, taking into account facility capacity and current utilization, among other factors. Based on this review, the Company vacated or otherwise reduced its usage at certain of these locations, resulting in an analysis of the recoverability of the assets associated with the locations. As a result, the Company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $19.0 million within its FSS United States segment, which is included in "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)" on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the
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fiscal year ended September 29, 2023. The non-cash impairment charge consisted of operating lease right-of-use assets of $8.6 million and property and equipment of $10.4 million.
During fiscal years 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded a gain of $36.3 million and $19.0 million, respectively, relating to income from proceeds associated with possessory interest at one of the National Park sites within the FSS United States segment, which is included in “Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
Other Assets
The following table presents details of "Other Assets" as presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Cost to fulfill - Client(1)
$80,441 $92,458 
Long-term receivables35,772 22,560 
Miscellaneous investments(2)
121,331 157,568 
Computer software costs, net(3)
144,878 159,732 
Interest rate swap agreements(4)
41,158 147,458 
Employee sales commissions(5)
35,857 33,989 
Other(6)
114,717 114,913 
$574,154 $728,678 
(1)Cost to fulfill - Client represent payments made by the Company to enhance the service resources used by the Company to satisfy its performance obligation (see Note 9).
(2)
Miscellaneous investments represent investments in 50% or less owned entities.
(3)
Computer software costs, net represent capitalized costs incurred to purchase or develop software for internal use and are amortized over the estimated useful life of the software, generally a period of three to 10 years. During fiscal 2023, the Company recorded a computer software impairment charge of $8.2 million within its FSS United States segment, which is included in "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)" on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(4)
Interest rate swap agreements represent receivables under cash flow hedging agreements based on current forward interest rates (see Note 7).
(5)
Employee sales commissions represent commission payments made to employees related to new or retained business contracts (see Note 9).
(6)
Other consists primarily of noncurrent deferred tax assets, pension assets, deferred financing costs on certain revolving credit facilities and other noncurrent assets.
For investments in 50% or less owned entities accounted for under the equity method of accounting, the carrying amount as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 was $84.0 million and $73.5 million, respectively. During fiscal 2023, the Company sold its 50% ownership interest in AIM Services Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese food services company, to Mitsui & Co., Ltd. for $535.0 million in cash in a taxable transaction resulting in a pre-tax gain on sale of this equity investment of $377.1 million ($278.7 million gain net of tax). The pre-tax gain is included in "Gain on Equity Investments, net" on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
For investments in 50% or less owned entities, other than those accounted for under the equity method of accounting, the Company measures these investments at cost, less any impairment and adjusted for changes in fair value resulting from observable price changes for an identical or a similar investment of the same issuer due to the lack of readily available fair values related to those investments. The carrying amount of equity investments without readily determinable fair values as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 was $35.4 million and $83.6 million, respectively.
On September 24, 2024, the Company sold its remaining equity investment ownership interest in the San Antonio Spurs NBA franchise for $101.2 million in cash in a taxable transaction resulting in a pre-tax gain on sale of this equity investment of $25.1 million ($19.6 million gain net of tax) during fiscal 2024. The pre-tax gain is included in "Gain on Equity Investments, net" on the Consolidated Statements of Income. During fiscal 2023, the Company sold a portion of its equity investment ownership interest in the San Antonio Spurs NBA franchise for $98.2 million in cash in a taxable transaction resulting in a pre-tax loss on sale of this equity investment of $1.1 million ($2.2 million loss net of tax). The pre-tax loss is included in "Gain on Equity Investments, net" on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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Supply Chain Finance Program
The Company has agreements with third-party administrators that allow participating vendors to voluntarily elect to sell payment obligations from the Company to financial institutions as part of a Supply Chain Finance Program ("SCF Program"). The Company's payment terms to the financial institutions, including the timing and amount of payments, are based on the original supplier invoices. When participating vendors elect to sell one or more of the Company's payment obligations, the Company's rights and obligations to settle the payable on their contractual due date are not impacted. The Company has no economic or commercial interest in a vendor's decision to sell the Company's payment obligations. The Company agrees on commercial terms with vendors for the goods and services procured, which are consistent with payment terms observed at other peer companies in the industry, and the terms are not impacted by the SCF Program. For the SCF Program, the Company does not provide asset pledges, or other forms of guarantees, as security for the committed payment to the financial institutions. As of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, the Company had $2.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively, of outstanding payment obligations to the financial institutions as part of the SCF Program recorded in "Accounts payable" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Other Accrued Expenses and Liabilities
The following table presents details of "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Deferred income(1)
$370,800 $350,200 
Accrued client expenses220,387 208,336 
Accrued taxes67,205 79,884 
Accrued insurance(2) and interest
160,133 186,783 
Other464,317 463,251 
$1,282,842 $1,288,454 
(1)
Includes consideration received in advance from customers prior to the service being performed ($352.5 million and $329.9 million) or from vendors prior to the goods being consumed ($18.3 million and $20.3 million) in fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, respectively.
(2)
The Company is self-insured for certain obligations related to its employee health care benefit programs as well as for certain risks retained under its general liability, automobile liability, workers’ compensation liability and certain property damage programs. Reserves are estimated through actuarial methods, with the assistance of third-party actuaries using loss development assumptions based on the Company's claims history.
Other Noncurrent Liabilities
The following table presents details of "Other Noncurrent Liabilities" as presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Deferred compensation225,529 211,892 
Pension-related liabilities10,249 9,573 
Insurance reserves(1)
135,767 147,641 
Other noncurrent liabilities118,587 134,023 
$490,132 $503,129 
(1)
The Company is self-insured for certain obligations for certain risks retained under its general liability, automobile liability, workers’ compensation liability and certain property damage programs. Reserves are estimated through actuarial methods, with the assistance of third-party actuaries using loss development assumptions based on the Company's claims history.
Impact of COVID-19
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act") provided for deferred payment of the employer portion of social security taxes through the end of calendar 2020, with 50% of the deferred amount due December 31, 2021 and the remaining 50% due December 31, 2022. Deferred social security taxes of $47.6 million were paid in fiscal 2022 and remaining social security taxes of $47.6 million were paid in fiscal 2023.
The CARES Act provided an employee retention credit, which is a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes. As of September 27, 2024, the Company has a $3.8 million receivable balance from the United States government related to the CARES Act, which is recorded in "Receivables" on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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Within the FSS International segment, many foreign jurisdictions in which the Company operates provided companies various forms of relief from COVID-19, including labor related tax credits. These labor related tax credits generally allowed companies to receive credits if they retained employees on their payroll, rather than furloughing or terminating employees as a result of the business disruption caused by COVID-19. The Company qualified for these tax credits. The Company recorded $36.6 million of labor related tax credits within "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)" on the Consolidated Statements of Income during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022.
The Company accounted for these labor related tax credits as a reduction to the expense that they were intended to compensate in the period in which the corresponding expense was incurred and there was reasonable assurance the Company would both receive the tax credits and comply with all conditions attached to the tax credits.
Supplemental Cash Flow Information
Fiscal Year Ended
(in millions)September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Interest paid$333.5 $408.3 $328.7 
Income taxes paid116.2 46.0 12.2 
Significant non-cash activities are as follows:
During fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, the Company executed finance lease transactions. The present value of the future rental obligations was $13.3 million, $4.9 million and $2.2 million for the respective periods, which is included in "Property and Equipment, at cost" and "Long-Term Borrowings" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
During fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, cashless settlements of the exercise price and related employee minimum tax withholding liabilities of share-based payment awards were $21.4 million, $31.3 million and $17.8 million, respectively.
NOTE 2. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS:
On September 30, 2023, the Company completed the separation and distribution of its Uniform segment into an independent publicly traded company, Vestis. The separation was structured as a tax free spin-off, which occurred by way of a pro rata distribution to Aramark stockholders. Each of the Aramark stockholders received one share of Vestis common stock for every two shares of Aramark common stock held of record as of the close of business on September 20, 2023. Vestis is now an independent public company under the symbol “VSTS” on the NYSE.
In connection with the separation and distribution, the Company entered into or adopted several agreements that provide a framework for the relationship between the Company and Vestis, including, but not limited to the following:
Separation and Distribution Agreement - governs the rights and obligations of the parties regarding the distribution following the completion of the separation, including the transfer of assets and assumption of liabilities, and establishes certain rights and obligations between the Company and Vestis following the distribution, including procedures with respect to claims subject to indemnification and related matters.
Transition Services Agreement - governs services between the Company and Vestis and their respective affiliates to provide each other on an interim, transitional basis, various services, including, but not limited to, administrative, information technology and cybersecurity support services and certain finance, treasury, tax and governmental function services. The services will terminate no later than 24 months following the distribution date.
Tax Matters Agreement - governs the parties’ respective rights, responsibilities and obligations with respect to tax liabilities and benefits, tax attributes, the preparation and filing of tax returns, the control of audits and other tax proceedings and other matters regarding taxes.
Employee Matters Agreement - governs the allocation of liabilities and responsibilities relating to employment matters, employee compensation and benefits plans and programs and other related matters.
Under these agreements, the Company will continue to provide certain services to Vestis following the separation and distribution. The agreements do not provide the Company with the ability to influence the operating or financial policies of Vestis subsequent to the separation date. During the fiscal year-ended September 27, 2024, the value of the services provided to Vestis were $10.9 million. Current amounts due to Aramark from Vestis as of September 27, 2024 were not material.
The historical results of the Uniform segment have been reflected as discontinued operations in the Company's consolidated financial statements for all periods prior to the separation and distribution on September 30, 2023.
Details of "Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax" are as follows (in thousands):
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Fiscal Year Ended
September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Revenue$2,770,645 $2,639,355 
Costs and Expenses:
Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)2,263,133 2,152,023 
Depreciation and amortization136,505 134,352 
Selling and general corporate expenses133,109 140,007 
2,532,747 2,426,382 
Operating income237,898 212,973 
Gain on Sale of Equity Investments, net(51,831) 
Interest Expense, net2,109 4,549 
Income from Discontinued Operations Before Income Taxes287,620 208,424 
Provision for Income Taxes from Discontinued Operations61,188 53,028 
Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax$226,432 $155,396 
During the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, the Company incurred charges of $51.1 million and $9.3 million, respectively, related to the Company's separation and distribution of its Uniform segment, including salaries and benefits, recruiting and relocation costs, accounting and legal related expenses, branding and other costs, of which $31.2 million and $4.1 million, respectively, were recorded within "Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax" and $19.9 million and $5.2 million, respectively, were recorded within "Selling and general corporate expenses" on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
During the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024, the Company incurred $20.0 million of transaction fees related to the separation and distribution of its Uniform segment and $8.8 million of charitable contribution expense for the contribution of Vestis shares to a donor advised fund in order to fund charitable contributions, which were recorded within "Selling and general corporate expenses" on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following table summarizes the Uniform segment assets and liabilities classified as discontinued operations in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):
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September 29, 2023
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents$36,051 
Receivables (less allowance: $25,066)
392,916 
Inventories174,720 
Prepayments and other current assets17,244 
Current assets of discontinued operations620,931 
Property and Equipment, at cost:
Land, buildings and improvements585,797 
Service equipment and fixtures1,110,811 
1,696,608 
Less - Accumulated depreciation(1,032,078)
Property and Equipment, net:664,530 
Goodwill963,543 
Other Intangible Assets238,609 
Operating Lease Right-of-use Assets57,890 
Other Assets579,264 
Noncurrent Assets of Discontinued Operations$2,503,836 
LIABILITIES
Current maturities of long-term borrowings$53,910 
Current operating lease liabilities19,935 
Accounts payable134,497 
Accrued payroll and other related expenses113,770 
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities73,412 
Current liabilities of discontinued operations395,524 
Long-Term Borrowings1,567,910 
Noncurrent Operating Lease Liabilities46,084 
Deferred Income Taxes199,535 
Other Noncurrent Liabilities48,206 
Noncurrent Liabilities of Discontinued Operations$1,861,735 
In the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the Uniform legal entity entered into the Uniform credit agreement. The Uniform credit agreement included a revolving credit facility, a United States dollar denominated term loan in the amount of $800.0 million due September 2025 and a United States dollar denominated term loan in the amount of $700.0 million due September 2028, which are recorded in "Noncurrent Liabilities of Discontinued Operations" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 29, 2023. Also in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2023, the Uniform legal entity paid a cash dividend to the Company of $1,456.7 million. On October 2, 2023, the Company used the proceeds from the cash dividend, along with cash on hand, to repay the $1,500.0 million 6.375% Senior Notes due May 1, 2025 (the "6.375% 2025 Notes") (see Note 6).
The Company recorded its distribution of Vestis' net assets as a change in "Retained Earnings." The amount recorded reflected the carrying amounts, as of September 29, 2023, of the net assets distributed offset by the holdback of Vestis shares upon distribution of $8.8 million, net cash received from Vestis post-separation of $6.1 million and other adjustments of $1.1 million. The Company also recorded a net decrease to "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" of $31.4 million to derecognize foreign currency translation adjustments and pension plan adjustments which were attributable to Vestis (see Note 1).
NOTE 3. ACQUISITIONS:
Union Supply Group, Inc.
On June 2, 2022, the Company completed the acquisition of Union Supply Group, Inc. ("Union Supply"), a commissary goods and services supplier, pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement ("Union Supply Purchase Agreement") dated as of April 8, 2022, by and among Aramark Correctional Services, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and Tom Thomas, in
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his capacity as the sellers' representative. Upon completion of the acquisition, Union Supply became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and its results are included in the Company's FSS United States segment. The cash consideration paid for Union Supply was $199.6 million. The Union Supply Purchase Agreement provided for contingent consideration, which the Company may be required to pay if Union Supply achieves certain adjusted EBITDA levels during calendar year 2023. A contingent consideration liability of $40.2 million was recorded as part of the acquisition with a separate amount that was accounted for as compensation expense recognized in earnings over the earnout period (see Note 17). The acquisition was financed utilizing funds from the Company's Receivables Facility.
Consideration
The Company accounted for the Union Supply acquisition as a business combination under the acquisition method of accounting. The Company finalized its allocation of the purchase price for the transaction based upon the fair value of net assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition.
Recognition and Measurement of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed at Fair Value
The following table summarize the assets and liabilities assigned as of the acquisition date (in thousands):
Current assets$102,925 
Noncurrent assets208,181 
     Total assets$311,106 
Current liabilities$24,308 
Noncurrent liabilities87,171 
     Total liabilities$111,479 
Intangible Assets
The following table identifies the Company’s allocation of purchase price to the intangible assets acquired by category:
Estimated Fair Value (in millions)Weighted-Average Estimated Useful Life (in years)
Customer relationship assets$82.3 15
Trade name43.0 15
     Total intangible assets$125.3 
The fair value of the customer relationship assets was determined using the “multi-period excess earnings method” which considers the present value of net cash flows expected to be generated by the customer relationships, excluding any cash flows related to contributory assets. The fair value of the trade name acquired was determined using the “relief-from-royalty method” which considers the discounted estimated royalty payments that are expected to be avoided as a result of the trademarks being owned.
Goodwill
The Company recorded $56.9 million of goodwill in connection with its purchase price allocation relating to the Union Supply acquisition, all of which was recognized in the FSS United States segment. Goodwill is calculated as the excess of consideration transferred over the net assets recognized and represents future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized, such as assembled workforce. Factors that contributed to the Company's recognition of goodwill include the Company's intent to complement its existing corrections business and expand its customer base. None of the goodwill recognized is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.
Other Acquisitions
During fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, the Company paid net cash consideration of $148.7 million, $50.2 million and $123.2 million, respectively, for various acquisitions, excluding the purchase of Union Supply. The revenue, net income, assets and liabilities of the acquisitions did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements.
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NOTE 4. SEVERANCE:
During fiscal 2023, the Company approved headcount reductions to streamline and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of operational and administrative functions. As a result of these actions, severance charges of $35.1 million were recorded in "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)" on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023.
The following table summarizes the severance charges by segment related to the fiscal 2023 actions recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023 (in millions):
FSS United States$3.3 
FSS International31.2 
Corporate0.6 
$35.1 
During fiscal 2022, the Company made changes to its organization to streamline and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its operations and overhead functions. These actions included headcount reductions, which resulted in severance charges of $19.6 million during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022, which were recorded in “Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)” on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following table summarizes the severance charges by segment related to the fiscal 2022 actions recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 (in millions):
FSS United States$7.7 
FSS International11.9 
$19.6 

The following table summarizes the unpaid obligations for severance and related costs as of September 27, 2024, which are included in "Accrued payroll and related expenses" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in millions):
September 29, 2023Payments
and Other
September 27, 2024
Fiscal 2023 Severance$19.1 $(15.6)$3.5 
Fiscal 2022 Severance0.8 (0.8) 
Total Reorganization$19.9 $(16.4)$3.5 
NOTE 5. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS:
Goodwill represents the excess of the fair value of consideration paid for an acquired entity over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination. Goodwill is not amortized and is subject to an impairment test that the Company conducts annually or more frequently if a change in circumstances or the occurrence of events indicates that potential impairment exists, using discounted cash flows. The Company performs its assessment of goodwill at the reporting unit level, which is an operating segment or one level below the operating segment. The Company performs its annual impairment test as of the end of the fiscal month of August. If results of the qualitative assessment indicate a more likely than not determination or if a qualitative assessment is not performed, a quantitative test is performed by comparing the estimated fair value, calculated using a discounted cash flow method or market based method, of each reporting unit with its estimated net book value.
During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024, the Company performed the annual impairment test for goodwill for each of the reporting units using a quantitative testing approach. The Company compared the estimated fair value using a discounted cash flow method of each reporting unit or market based method for certain reporting units with its book value. Based on the evaluation performed, the Company determined that the fair value of each of the reporting units significantly exceeded its respective carrying amount, and therefore, the Company determined that goodwill was not impaired.
The determination of fair value for each reporting unit includes assumptions, which are considered Level 3 inputs, that are subject to risk and uncertainty. The discounted cash flow calculations are dependent on several subjective factors including the timing of future cash flows and the underlying margin projection assumptions, future growth rates and the discount rate. If assumptions or estimates in the fair value calculations change or if future cash flows or future growth rates vary from what was
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expected, this may impact the impairment analysis and could reduce the underlying cash flows used to estimate fair values and result in a decline in fair value that may trigger future impairment charges.
Changes in total goodwill during fiscal 2024 are of the following (in thousands):
Segment
September 29, 2023AcquisitionsTranslation & OtherSeptember 27, 2024
FSS United States$4,164,392 $20,128 $27 $4,184,547 
FSS International451,594 21,490 19,570 492,654 
$4,615,986 $41,618 $19,597 $4,677,201 
Other intangible assets consist of (in thousands):
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Gross
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Amount
Gross
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net
Amount
Customer relationship assets$1,168,108 $(521,102)$647,006 $1,116,771 $(433,741)$683,030 
Trade names1,197,486 (39,890)1,157,596 1,137,535 (16,092)1,121,443 
$2,365,594 $(560,992)$1,804,602 $2,254,306 $(449,833)$1,804,473 
During fiscal 2024, the Company acquired customer relationship assets and trade names with values of $43.4 million and $55.3 million, respectively. During fiscal 2023, the Company acquired customer relationship assets and trade names with values of $20.7 million and $14.5 million, respectively. Customer relationship assets are being amortized principally on a straight-line basis over the expected period of benefit with a weighted average life of approximately 14 years. The majority of trade names, which include the Aramark and Avendra trade names, are indefinite lived intangible assets and are not amortized, but are evaluated for impairment at least annually or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. The Company utilized the "relief-from-royalty" method, which considers the discounted estimated royalty payments that are expected to be avoided as a result of the trade names being owned. The Company completed its annual trade name impairment test for fiscal 2024, which did not result in an impairment charge. Amortization of other intangible assets for fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 was $107.1 million, $89.5 million and $82.8 million, respectively.
Based on the recorded balances at September 27, 2024, total estimated amortization of all acquisition-related intangible assets for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 are as follows (in thousands):
2025$113,655 
2026109,260 
202788,866 
202881,728 
202979,003 
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NOTE 6. BORROWINGS:
Long-term borrowings, net, are summarized in the following table (in thousands):
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Senior Secured Credit Facility:
$1.4 Billion Revolving Credit Facility due August 2029(1)
$30,138 $ 
$1.153 Billion Revolving Credit Facility due April 2026
 170,759 
Term A Loans due August 2029499,624  
Term A Loans due August 2026 258,060 
United States Term B Loans due June 2030(2)
1,073,060 1,078,588 
United States Term B Loans due April 2028(2)
725,504 724,393 
United States Term B Loans due January 2027836,680 835,631 
Senior Unsecured Notes:
5.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due February 2028
1,144,404 1,142,910 
6.375% Senior Unsecured Notes due May 2025
 1,492,153 
5.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due April 2025
550,789 549,348 
3.125% Senior Unsecured Notes (EUR) due April 2025
362,459 342,718 
Other:
Finance leases40,440 31,933 
Other8,359 15,201 
5,271,457 6,641,694 
Less—current portion(964,286)(1,543,032)
$4,307,171 $5,098,662 
As of September 27, 2024, there were $733.3 million of outstanding foreign currency borrowings.
As of September 27, 2024, the 5.000% Senior Notes due April 1, 2025 and 3.125% Senior Notes due April 1, 2025 mature within one year. The Company intends to repay, redeem or otherwise refinance the outstanding obligations related to these securities.
Senior Secured Credit Agreement
ASI, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a credit agreement on March 28, 2017 (as supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), which replaced the existing Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, originally dated January 26, 2007, and last amended on March 28, 2014 (the "Previous Credit Agreement").
The Credit Agreement includes senior secured term loan facilities consisting of the following as of September 27, 2024:
A United States dollar denominated term loan to ASI in the amount of $836.7 million, due 2027 ("United States Term B-4 Loans due 2027"), $725.5 million, due 2028 ("United States Term B-7 Loans due 2028"), $1,073.1 million, due 2030 ("United States Term B-8 Loans due 2030") and $70.4 million, due 2029 ("United States Term A Loans due 2029");
A Canadian dollar denominated term loan to Aramark Canada Ltd. in the amount of C$205.9 million (approximately $152.3 million), due 2029 (the "Canadian Term A-4 Loans due 2029");
A euro denominated term loan to Aramark Investments Limited, a U.K. borrower, in an amount of €93.8 million (approximately $104.7 million), due 2029 (the "Euro Term A-3 Loans due 2029");
A pounds sterling denominated term loan to Aramark Limited, a U.K. borrower, in an amount of £61.8 million (approximately $82.6 million), due 2029 (the "GBP Term A Loans due 2029"); and
A United States dollar denominated term loan to Aramark Investments Limited, a U.K. borrower, in an amount of $89.6 million, due 2029 (the "AIL Term A-1 Loans due 2029").
The Credit Agreement also includes a revolving credit facility available for loans in United States dollars, Canadian dollars, euros and pounds sterling to ASI and certain foreign borrowers with aggregate commitments of approximately $1.4 billion and has a final maturity date of August 2, 2029. As of September 27, 2024, there was $1,341.6 million available for borrowing
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under the revolving credit facility. The Company's revolving credit facility includes a $500.0 million sublimit for letters of credit. The revolving credit facility may be drawn by ASI as well as by certain foreign subsidiaries of ASI. The foreign borrowers are subject to a sublimit of either $300.0 million or $150.0 million with respect to borrowings under the revolving credit facility. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the senior secured credit facilities, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders under the revolving credit facility in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder. The revolving credit facility is subject to a commitment fee ranging from a rate of 0.15% to 0.30% per annum. The actual rate within the range is based on a Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement.
The Company is not a guarantor under the senior secured credit facilities and is not subject to the covenants or obligations under the Credit Agreement.
The applicable margin on the United States Term B-4 Loans due 2027 is 1.75% with respect to Term Benchmark (Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR")) borrowings, subject to a SOFR floor of 0.00%, and 0.75% with respect to base-rate borrowings, subject to a minimum base rate of 0.00%. The applicable margin on the United States Term B-7 Loans due 2028 and United States Term B-8 Loans due 2030 is 2.00% with respect to Term Benchmark (Adjusted Term SOFR) borrowings, subject to a SOFR floor of 0.00% and 1.00% with respect to base-rate borrowings, subject to a minimum base rate of 0.00%. The applicable margin spread for the United States Term A Loans due 2029, United States Term A-1 Loans due 2029, Canadian Term A-4 Loans due 2029, the Euro Term A-3 Loans due 2029, the GBP Term A Loans due 2029 and the senior secured revolving credit facility is 1.125% to 1.625% (as of September 27, 2024 - 1.500%) with respect to Term Benchmark (Adjusted Term SOFR, EURIBOR and Term CORRA) borrowings and letters of credit fees, subject to a floor of 0.00%, 0.125% to 0.625% (as of September 27, 2024 - 0.500%) with respect to United States and Canadian base rate borrowings, and 1.1576% to 1.6576% (as of September 27, 2024 - 1.5326%) with respect to Sterling Overnight Index Average ("SONIA") rate borrowings, subject to a floor of 0.00%. The actual spreads within all ranges referred to above are based on a Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement.
Fiscal 2024 Transactions
On August 2, 2024, the Company amended its existing Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 15”), to provide for, among other things, the refinancing and replacement of the 2021 Tranche Revolving Facility, the Canadian Term A-3 Loans and the Euro Term A-2 Loans under the Credit Agreement through the establishment of Replacing Revolving Commitments, New Revolving Commitments, and borrowings of Refinancing Term Loans, under the Credit Agreement comprised of (i) new 2024 Tranche Revolving Commitments in an amount equal to $1.4 billion, terminating in August 2029, (ii) new Canadian Term A-4 Loans in an amount equal to C$214.6 million, due in August 2029, (iii) new Euro Term A-3 Loans in an amount equal to €94.1 million, due in August 2029, (iv) new United States Term A Loans in an amount equal to $70.7 million, due in August 2029, (v) new United States Term A-1 Loans in an amount equal to $90.0 million, due in August 2029 and (vi) new GBP Term A Loans in an amount equal to £62.0 million, due in August 2029. The new Term A Loans were applied by the Company to refinance in full the Canadian Term A-3 Loans and Euro Term A-2 Loans and reduce borrowings outstanding under the existing revolving facility. The new Term A Loans are subject to customary springing maturity provisions (including customary thresholds) with respect to the United States Term B-7 Loans and the 5.000% Senior Notes due 2028, as further specified in Amendment No. 15.
The new 2024 Tranche Revolving Commitments bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, depending on the currency of the loans borrowed under the new 2024 Tranche Revolving Commitments, either (a) a Term CORRA rate, (b) a Term SOFR rate, (c) a EURIBOR rate, (d) Canadian base rate determined by the higher of (1) prime rate of the administrative agent or (2) the Term CORRA rate plus 1.00%, (e) base rate determined by the highest of (1) the prime rate of the administrative agent, (2) the greater of the overnight rate and the federal funds rate, plus 0.50% or (3) the Term SOFR rate plus 1.00%, or (f) a SONIA rate plus an applicable margin set initially at 1.625% for borrowings based on the Term CORRA rate, Term SOFR rate and EURIBOR rate, 1.6576% for borrowings based on the SONIA rate and 0.625% for borrowings based on the Canadian base rate or base rate, in each case, subject to a reduction upon the Company achieving improvement on the consolidated leverage ratio. Loans denominated in U.S. dollars that are outstanding under the 2024 Tranche Revolving Commitments are subject to a credit spread adjustment of 0.0% (as compared to the interest rate for the 2021 Tranche Revolving Facility, which were subject to a credit spread adjustment between 0.11448% and 0.42826% (depending on the selected interest period)). In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the 2024 Tranche Revolving Commitments, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder, initially set at 0.30%, subject to a reduction upon the Company achieving improvement in the consolidated leverage ratio.
The new Canadian Term A-4 Loans bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either (a) a Term CORRA rate or (b) a base rate or Canadian base rate determined by reference to the higher of (1) the prime rate of the administrative agent and (2) the Term CORRA rate plus 1.00% plus an applicable margin set initially at 1.625% for borrowings based on the Term CORRA rate and 0.625% for borrowings based on the Canadian base rate, in each case, subject to a reduction upon the Company achieving improvement in the consolidated leverage ratio.
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The new Euro Term A-3 Loans bear interest at a rate equal to a EURIBOR rate plus an applicable margin set initially at 1.625%, subject to a reduction upon the Company achieving improvement in the consolidated leverage ratio.
The new United States Term A Loans and new United States Term A-1 Loans bear interest at a rate determined by reference to either (a) a Term SOFR rate or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the prime rate of the administrative agent, (2) the greater of the overnight rate and the federal funds rate, plus 0.50% or (3) the Term SOFR rate plus 1.00%, plus an applicable margin set initially at 1.625%, subject to a reduction upon the Company achieving improvement in the consolidated leverage ratio. The United States Term A Loans and United States Term A-1 Loans are subject to a credit spread adjustment of 0.0%.
The new GBP Term A Loans bear interest at a rate equal to a SONIA rate plus an applicable margin set initially at 1.6576%, subject to a reduction upon the Company achieving improvement in the consolidated leverage.
The Company capitalized $7.6 million of transaction costs directly attributable to the refinancing in Amendment No. 15, of which $5.8 million is included in "Other Assets" and $1.8 million is included in "Long-Term Borrowings" on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 27, 2024. Amounts paid for capitalized transaction costs are included within “Other financing activities” on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024. Additionally, the Company recorded $1.3 million of charges to "Interest Expense, net" on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024, consisting of a $1.1 million non-cash loss for the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs on the revolving credit facility and foreign denominated term loans due 2026 and the payment of $0.2 million of transactions costs related to the refinancing.
On March 27, 2024, the Company amended its existing Credit Agreement (“Amendment No. 14”), to provide for, among other things, the repricing of all the United States dollar denominated Term B-5 Loans previously outstanding under the Credit Agreement (“United States Term B-5 Loans due 2028”) and the repricing of all the United States dollar denominated Term B-6 Loans previously outstanding under the Credit Agreement (“United States. Term B-6 Loans due 2030”).
As a result of the Amendment No. 14, (i) United States Term B-5 Loans due 2028 previously outstanding under the Credit Agreement were replaced with new United States dollar denominated Term B-7 Loans in an amount equal to $730.5 million due in April 2028 and (ii) United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 previously outstanding under the Credit Agreement were replaced with the new United States dollar denominated Term B-8 Loans in an amount equal to $1,094.5 million due in June 2030, each with an interest rate equal to the sum of (a) the Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus (b) an applicable margin of 2.00% plus (c) a credit spread adjustment of 0.0% (as compared to the interest rate for the United States Term B-5 Loans due 2028 and the United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 equal to the sum of (a) the Term SOFR Rate plus (b) an applicable margin of 2.50% plus (c) a credit spread adjustment between 0.11448% and 0.42826% (depending on the selected interest period)).
The Company capitalized $0.9 million of transaction costs directly attributable to the repricings in Amendment No. 14, which are included in “Long-Term Borrowings” on the Consolidated Balance Sheet as of September 27, 2024. Amounts paid for capitalized transaction costs are included within “Other financing activities” on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024. Additionally, the Company recorded $1.6 million of charges to "Interest Expense, net" on the Consolidated Statements of Income for fiscal year ended September 27, 2024, consisting of a $1.2 million non-cash loss for the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and discount on the United States Term B-5 Loans due 2028 and United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 and the payment of $0.4 million of transaction costs related to the repricings.
Fiscal 2023 Transactions
On June 29, 2023, ASI entered into Amendment No. 13 to the Credit Agreement, which provides for a transition of the underlying interest rate applicable to all term loans outstanding and revolving credit commitments and loans available and/or outstanding, in each case, under the Credit Agreement, from the London Interbank Offer Rate ("LIBOR") to a forward-looking term rate based on SOFR. All borrowings based on SOFR under the Credit Agreement are subject to a credit spread adjustment of (i) 0.11448% for borrowings with interest periods of one month, (ii) 0.26161% for borrowings with interest periods of three months and (iii) 0.42826% for borrowings with interest periods of six months but the associated interest rate margins applicable to all such borrowings remain unchanged. Amendment No. 13 was entered into in preparation for the general cessation of LIBOR-based borrowings in the leverage lending industry as of June 30, 2023.
On June 22, 2023, ASI and certain of its subsidiaries entered into Amendment No. 12 to the Credit Agreement, which provides for, among other things, the extension of the maturity date applicable to all of the United States Term B-3 Loans due 2025 through the establishment of the United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 in an amount equal to approximately $1.1 billion. The new United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 were funded in full on June 22, 2023 and were applied by the Company to refinance the remaining United States Term B-3 Loans due 2025.
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The new United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 bear an interest rate equal to either (a) a forward-looking term rate based on SOFR for the applicable interest period, plus a credit spread adjustment of (i) 0.11448% for borrowings with interest periods of one month, (ii) 0.26161% for borrowings with interest periods of three months and (iii) 0.42826% for borrowings with Adjusted Term SOFR or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the prime rate of the administrative agent, (2) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and (3) the Adjusted Term SOFR plus 1.00% plus an applicable margin set initially at 2.50% for borrowings based on Adjusted Term SOFR and 1.50% for borrowings based on the base rate. The United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030 are subject to substantially similar terms currently relating to guarantees, collateral, mandatory prepayments and covenants that are applicable to the Company’s other United States Term B Loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement.
The Company capitalized $8.2 million of costs associated with the issuance of the United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030, which are amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the loans and presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the loans. Amounts paid for the capitalized third-party costs are included within "Other Financing activities" on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023. The Company also incurred an original issue discount of $11.0 million upon the issuance of the United States Term B-6 Loans due 2030. The discount is included as an adjustment to the carrying value of the loans and is amortized using the effective interest method over the term of loans in accordance with the accounting literature.
In conjunction with Amendment No. 12 to the Credit Agreement and the borrowing repayments, the Company recorded a $2.5 million non-cash loss for the write-off of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs to "Interest Expense, net" on the Consolidated Statements of Income during the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023.
On May 31, 2023, the Company repaid $100.0 million of United States Term B-3 Loans due 2025.
On April 17, 2023, the Company repaid $468.0 million of the United States Term B-3 Loans due 2025, and ¥8,409.0 million ($63.0 million) of yen denominated term loans due 2026.
Incremental Facilities
The Credit Agreement provides that the Company has the right at any time to request one or more incremental term loan facilities or increases under existing term loan facilities and/or additional revolving credit facilities or increases under the existing revolving credit facility in an amount up to $1,400.0 million of incremental commitments in the aggregate plus an unlimited amount so long as the pro forma Consolidated Secured Debt to Covenant Adjusted EBITDA ratio (each as calculated in accordance with the Credit Agreement (the "Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio")) would not exceed 3.00 to 1.00, plus any amount of loans and commitments optionally prepaid and terminated under the senior secured credit facilities. The lenders under these facilities are not under any obligation to provide any such incremental facilities or commitments and any such addition of or increase in facilities or commitments will be subject to customary conditions precedent.
Prepayments and Amortization
The Credit Agreement requires the Company to prepay outstanding term loans, subject to certain exceptions, with:
50% of ASI's annual excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement) with step-downs to 25% and 0% upon ASI reaching certain Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio thresholds; provided, further, that such prepayment shall only be required to the extent excess cash flow for the applicable year exceeds $10.0 million;
100% of the net cash proceeds of all non-ordinary course asset sales or other dispositions of property subject to certain exceptions and customary reinvestment rights; provided, further, that such prepayment shall only be required to the extent net cash proceeds exceeds $100.0 million; and
100% of the net cash proceeds of any incurrence of debt, but excluding proceeds from certain debt permitted under the Credit Agreement.
The foregoing mandatory prepayments will be applied to the term loan facilities on a pro rata basis and will reduce the obligations to make scheduled amortization payments on a dollar for dollar basis as directed by the Company. The Company may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the Credit Agreement any time without premium or penalty, other than customary "breakage" costs with respect to SOFR loans. Prepaid term loans may not be reborrowed.
If a change of control as defined in the Credit Agreement occurs, this will cause an event of default under the Credit Agreement. Upon an event of default, the new senior secured credit facilities may be accelerated, in which case the Company would be required to repay all outstanding loans plus accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts outstanding under the new senior secured credit facilities under the Credit Agreement.
The Canadian Term A-4 Loans due 2029 require the payment of installments in quarterly principal amounts of C$2.7 million from June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2029 and C$160.9 million at maturity.
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The Euro Term A-3 Loans due 2029 require the payment of installments in quarterly principal amounts of €1.2 million from September 30, 2024 through June 30, 2029 and €70.5 million at maturity.
The GBP Term A Loans due 2029 require the payment of installments in quarterly principal amounts of £0.8 million from September 30, 2024 through June 30, 2029 and £46.5 million at maturity.
The United States Term A Loans due 2029 require the payment of installments in quarterly principal amounts of $0.9 million from September 30, 2024 through June 30, 2029 and $53.0 million at maturity.
The United States Term A-1 Loans due 2029 require the payment of installments in quarterly principal amounts of $1.1 million from September 30, 2024 through June 30, 2029 and $67.5 million at maturity.
The United States Term B-7 Loans due 2028 do not require any quarterly repayments of the principal amount and require the payment of $730.5 million at maturity. The United States Term B-8 Loans due 2030 require repayment of principal in quarterly installments of $2.8 million from September 30, 2024 through March 31, 2030 and $1,025.8 million at maturity.
Guarantees
All obligations under the Credit Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed by Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation and, subject to certain exceptions, substantially all of ASI's existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries excluding certain immaterial subsidiaries, Receivables Facility subsidiaries, certain other customarily excluded subsidiaries and certain subsidiaries designated under the Credit Agreement as "unrestricted subsidiaries," referred to, collectively, as the United States Guarantors. All obligations under the Credit Agreement, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by (i) a pledge of 100% of the capital stock of ASI, (ii) pledges of 100% of the capital stock (or 65% of voting stock and 100% of non-voting stock, in the case of the stock of foreign subsidiaries) held by ASI, Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation or any of the United States Guarantors and (iii) a security interest in, and mortgages on, substantially all tangible assets of Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation, ASI or any of the United States Guarantors.
Certain Covenants
The Credit Agreement contains a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, ASI's ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness; issue preferred stock or provide guarantees; create liens on assets; engage in mergers or consolidations; sell assets; pay dividends, make distributions or repurchase its capital stock; make investments, loans or advances; repay or repurchase any subordinated debt, except as scheduled or at maturity; create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other amounts to ASI from its restricted subsidiaries; make certain acquisitions; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; amend material agreements governing ASI's subordinated debt (or any indebtedness that refinances its subordinated debt); and fundamentally change ASI's business. The Credit Agreement also contains certain customary affirmative covenants, such as financial and other reporting, and certain events of default. At September 27, 2024, ASI was in compliance with all of these covenants.
The Credit Agreement requires ASI to maintain a maximum Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio, defined as consolidated total indebtedness secured by a lien to Covenant Adjusted EBITDA, not to exceed 5.125x. Consolidated total indebtedness secured by a lien is defined in the Credit Agreement as total indebtedness consisting of debt for borrowed money, finance leases, debt in respect of sale-leaseback transactions, disqualified and preferred stock and advances under the Receivables Facility secured by a lien reduced by the amount of cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated balance sheets that is free and clear of any lien. Non-compliance with the maximum Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio could result in the requirement to immediately repay all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement, which, if ASI's lenders under the Credit Agreement (other than the lenders in respect of ASI’s United States Term B-4 Loans due 2027, United States Term B-7 Loans due 2028 and United States Term B-8 Loans due 2030 which lenders shall not benefit from the maximum Consolidated Secured Debt Ratio) failed to waive any such default, would also constitute a default under the indentures governing the senior notes. The actual ratio at September 27, 2024 was 1.99x.
The Credit Agreement establishes an incurrence-based minimum Interest Coverage Ratio, defined as Covenant Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated interest expense, as a condition for ASI and its restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness and to make certain restricted payments. Consolidated interest expense is defined in the Credit Agreement as consolidated interest expense excluding interest income, adjusted for acquisitions and dispositions and for certain non-cash or nonrecurring interest expense. The minimum Interest Coverage Ratio is at least 2.00x for the term of the Credit Agreement. If ASI does not maintain this minimum Interest Coverage Ratio calculated on a pro forma basis for any such additional indebtedness or restricted payments, it could be prohibited from being able to incur additional indebtedness, other than the additional funding provided for under the Credit Agreement and pursuant to specified exceptions, and make certain restricted payments, other than pursuant to certain exceptions. The actual ratio was 3.73x for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024.
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A failure to pay any obligations under the Credit Agreement as they become due or any event causing amounts to become due prior to their stated maturity could result in a cross-default and potential acceleration of the Company’s other outstanding debt obligations, including the senior notes.
Senior Notes
6.375% Senior Notes due 2025 (fully redeemed)
On April 27, 2020, ASI issued $1,500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% 2025 Notes. The Company capitalized upon issuance third-party costs of $22.3 million directly attributable to the 6.375% 2025 Notes. The 6.375% 2025 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of April 27, 2020, entered into by and among ASI, the Company and certain other Aramark entities, as guarantors, and the U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The 6.375% 2025 Notes were issued at par. Interest on the 6.375% 2025 Notes was payable on May 1 and November 1 of each year.
On October 2, 2023, the Company fully redeemed the $1,500.0 million 6.375% 2025 Notes in conjunction with the separation and distribution of the Uniform segment (see Note 2). The Company recorded $31.8 million of charges to "Interest Expense, net" in the Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024, consisting of the payment of a $23.9 million call premium and a $7.9 million non-cash loss for the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs on the 6.375% 2025 Notes. The amount paid for the call premium is included within "Other financing activities" on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024.
5.000% Senior Notes due 2028
On January 18, 2018, ASI issued $1,150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.000% Senior Notes due February 1, 2028 (the "2028 Notes"). The net proceeds from the 2028 Notes were used to finance the AmeriPride acquisition that occurred in fiscal 2018, to pay down certain borrowings under the revolving credit facility and to pay fees related to the transaction. The Company capitalized third-party costs of $14.2 million directly attributable to the 2028 Notes, which are included in "Long-Term Borrowings" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and are being amortized over the debt period.
The 2028 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of January 18, 2018 (the "2028 Notes Indenture"), entered into by and among ASI, the Company and certain other Aramark entities, as guarantors, and the U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The 2028 Notes were issued at par.
The 2028 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of ASI. The 2028 Notes rank equal in right of payment to all of the Issuer's existing and future senior indebtedness and will rank senior in right of payment to the Issuer's future subordinated indebtedness. The 2028 Notes are guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by the Company and substantially all of the domestic subsidiaries of ASI. The guarantees of the 2028 Notes rank equal in right of payment to all of the senior obligations of such guarantor. The 2028 Notes are effectively subordinated to all of ASI's existing and future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness, and structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of any of ASI's subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2028 Notes. Interest on the 2028 Notes is payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year.
The 2028 Notes Indenture contains covenants limiting ASI's ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred shares; pay dividends and make certain distributions, investments and other restricted payments; create certain liens; sell assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; limit the ability of restricted subsidiaries to make payments to ASI; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; merge, consolidate, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of ASI's and its restricted subsidiaries assets; and designate ASI's subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. The 2028 Notes Indenture also provides for events of default which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on the applicable series of 2028 Notes to become or to be declared due and payable. Further, a failure to pay any obligations under the 2028 Notes Indenture as they become due or any event causing amounts to become due prior to their stated maturity could result in a cross-default and potential acceleration of the Company’s other outstanding debt obligations, including the other senior notes and obligations under the Credit Agreement.
5.000% Senior Notes due 2025 and 3.125% Senior Notes due 2025
On March 22, 2017, ASI issued $600.0 million of 5.000% Senior Notes due April 1, 2025 (the "5.000% 2025 Notes"). The 5.000% 2025 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture (the "5.000% 2025 Notes Indenture"), entered into by and among ASI, the Company and certain other Aramark entities, as guarantors, and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee. The 5.000% 2025 Notes were issued at par. On March 27, 2017, Aramark International Finance S.à.r.l. ("AIFS"), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, issued €325.0 million of 3.125% Senior Notes due April 1, 2025 (the "3.125% 2025 Notes" and, together with the 5.000% 2025 Notes, the "2025 Notes"). The 3.125% 2025 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture (the "3.125% 2025 Notes Indenture"), entered into by and among AIFS, the Company and certain other Aramark entities, as guarantors, The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee and registrar, and The Bank of New York Mellon, London Branch, as paying agent and transfer agent. The 3.125% 2025 Notes were issued at par.
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The 2025 Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the respective Issuers. Each series of the 2025 Notes ranks equal in right of payment to all of the respective Issuer's existing and future senior indebtedness, including the senior secured credit facilities under the Credit Agreement, and, in the case of the 5.000% 2025 Notes with respect to ASI and will rank senior in right of payment to the respective Issuer's future subordinated indebtedness. The 2025 Notes are guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by the Company and substantially all of the domestic subsidiaries of ASI and the 3.125% 2025 Notes are guaranteed on a senior, unsecured basis by ASI. The guarantees of the 2025 Notes rank equal in right of payment to all of the senior obligations of such guarantor, including guarantees of the senior secured credit facilities and the 2028 Notes, as applicable, and in the case of the 3.125% 2025 Notes with respect to ASI, ASI’s obligations under the senior secured credit facilities, the 5.000% 2025 Notes and the 2028 Notes. Each series of the 2025 Notes and the related guarantees thereof are effectively subordinated to all of the respective Issuers' existing and future secured indebtedness, including obligations and/or guarantees of the senior secured credit facilities under the Credit Agreement, to the extent of the value of the assets securing that indebtedness, and structurally subordinated to all of the liabilities of any of ASI's subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2025 Notes. Interest on the 2025 Notes is payable on April 1 and October 1 of each year.
In the event of certain types of changes of control, the holders of the 2025 Notes may require the applicable Issuer to purchase for cash all or a portion of their 2025 Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of such 2025 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the purchase date. ASI has the option to redeem all or a portion of the 5.000% 2025 Notes at any time at the redemption prices set forth in the 5.000% 2025 Notes Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Beginning April 1, 2020, AIFS has the option to redeem all or a portion of the 3.125% 2025 Notes at any time at the redemption prices set forth in the 3.125% 2025 Notes Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The 5.000% 2025 Notes Indenture and the 3.125% 2025 Notes Indenture contain covenants limiting ASI's ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to: incur additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred shares; pay dividends and make certain distributions, investments and other restricted payments; create certain liens; sell assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; limit the ability of restricted subsidiaries to make payments to ASI; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; merge, consolidate, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of ASI's and its restricted subsidiaries assets; and designate ASI's subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries. The 5.000% 2025 Notes Indenture and the 3.125% 2025 Notes Indenture also provide for events of default which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal of and accrued interest on the applicable series of 2025 Notes to become or to be declared due and payable. Further, a failure to pay any obligations under the 5.000% 2025 Notes Indenture or the 3.125% 2025 Notes Indenture as they become due or any event causing amounts to become due prior to their stated maturity could result in a cross-default and potential acceleration of the Company’s other outstanding debt obligations, including the other senior notes and obligations under the Credit Agreement.
During fiscal 2022, the Company made optional prepayments of $48.5 million on the 5.000% 2025 Notes.
Receivables Facility
The Company has a Receivables Facility agreement with four financial institutions where it sells on a continuous basis an undivided interest in all eligible trade accounts receivable, as defined in the Receivables Facility. Amounts borrowed under the Receivables Facility fluctuate monthly based on the Company's funding requirements and the level of qualified receivables available to collateralize the Receivables Facility. On July 19, 2023, the Company increased the purchase limit available under the Receivables Facility from $500.0 million to $600.0 million and extended the scheduled maturity date from June 2024 to July 2026. All other terms and conditions of the agreement remained largely unchanged.
Pursuant to the Receivables Facility, the Company formed ARAMARK Receivables, LLC, a wholly-owned, consolidated, bankruptcy-remote subsidiary. ARAMARK Receivables, LLC was formed for the sole purpose of buying and selling receivables generated by certain subsidiaries of the Company. Under the Receivables Facility, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries transfer without recourse all of their accounts receivable to ARAMARK Receivables, LLC. As collections reduce previously transferred interests, interests in new, eligible receivables are transferred to ARAMARK Receivables, LLC, subject to meeting certain conditions.
As of September 27, 2024, and September 29, 2023, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Receivables Facility.
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Future Maturities and Interest Expense, net
At September 27, 2024, annual maturities on long-term borrowings maturing in the next five fiscal years and thereafter (excluding the $22.7 million reduction to long-term borrowings from debt issuance costs, $8.8 million reduction from the discount on the United States Term B-8 Loans due 2030 and $0.4 million reduction from the discount on the United States Term B-4 Loans due 2027) are as follows (in thousands):
2025$967,514 
202645,260 
2027882,573 
20281,920,207 
2029443,341 
Thereafter1,066,069 
The components of interest expense, net, are summarized as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Interest expense$389,192 $467,286 $384,857 
Interest income(22,476)(29,810)(16,679)
Total$366,716 $437,476 $368,178 
NOTE 7. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS:
The Company enters into contractual derivative arrangements to manage changes in market conditions related to interest on debt obligations, including interest rate swap agreements, that are recognized as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet at fair value at the end of each quarter. The counterparties to the Company's contractual derivative agreements are all major international financial institutions. The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by these counterparties. The Company continually monitors its positions and the credit ratings of its counterparties and does not anticipate nonperformance by the counterparties. The Company formally documents the hedging relationship and its risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge, the hedging instrument, the hedged item, the nature of the risk being hedged and how the hedging instrument's effectiveness in offsetting the hedged risk will be assessed prospectively and retrospectively for designated hedges. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge's inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting cash flows of hedged items.
Cash Flow Hedges
The Company has approximately $2.3 billion notional amount of outstanding interest rate swap agreements as of September 27, 2024, which fix the rate on a like amount of variable rate borrowings with varying maturities through December of fiscal 2028. During fiscal 2024, the Company entered into $100.0 million notional amount of interest rate swap agreements to hedge the cash flow risk of variability in interest payments on variable rate borrowings.
During fiscal 2023, the Company entered into bilateral agreements with its swap counterparties to transition all of its interest rate swap agreements to use SOFR as the reference rate due to the discontinuance of LIBOR. There were no changes to interest rate swap parties, notional amounts or settlement dates as a result of these amendments. All of the Company's interest rate swap agreements are indexed to SOFR.
Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is designated as and meets all the required criteria for a cash flow hedge are recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified into earnings as the underlying hedged item affects earnings. Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. Cash flows from hedging transactions are classified in the same category as the cash flows from the respective hedged item. As of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, $36.5 million and $109.1 million, respectively, of unrealized net of tax gains related to the interest rate swaps were included in "Accumulated other comprehensive loss."
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The following table summarizes the effect of the Company's derivatives designated as cash flow hedging instruments on Other comprehensive income (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Interest rate swap agreements(1)
$(22,016)$51,541 $193,616 
(1)Change in the amounts driven by changes in forward interest rates.
The following table summarizes the location and fair value, using Level 2 inputs (see Note 17 for a description of the fair value levels), of the Company's derivatives designated and not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands):
Balance Sheet LocationSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023
ASSETS
Interest rate swap agreementsPrepayments and other current assets$8,134 $ 
Interest rate swap agreementsOther Assets41,158 147,458 
The following table summarizes the location of the (gain) loss reclassified from "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" into earnings on the Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
Income Statement LocationSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Interest rate swap agreements(1)
Interest Expense, net$(76,150)$(59,117)$27,970 
(1)Change in the amounts driven by changes in forward interest rates.
As of September 27, 2024, the Company has a Euro denominated term loan in the amount of €93.8 million. The term loan was designated as a hedge of the Company's net Euro currency exposure represented by certain holdings in the Company's European affiliates.
At September 27, 2024, the net of tax gain expected to be reclassified from "Accumulated other comprehensive loss" into earnings over the next twelve months based on current market rates is approximately $21.9 million.
NOTE 8. LEASES:
The Company has lease arrangements primarily related to real estate, vehicles and equipment, which generally have terms of one to 25 years. Finance leases primarily relate to vehicles and certain real estate. In addition, there can be leases identified in the Company's revenue contracts with customers, which generally include fixed or variable lease payments. The Company assesses whether an arrangement is a lease, or contains a lease, upon inception of the related contract. A right-of-use asset and corresponding lease liability are not recorded for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less ("short-term leases"). Certain of the Company's lease arrangements, primarily vehicle leases, with terms of one to 8 years, contain provisions related to residual value guarantees. The maximum potential liability to the Company under such arrangements was approximately $35.8 million at September 27, 2024 if the terminal fair value of vehicles coming off lease was zero. Consistent with past experience, management does not expect any significant payments will be required pursuant to these arrangements. No amounts have been accrued for guarantee arrangements at September 27, 2024.
The Company recognizes operating lease liabilities and operating lease right-of-use assets on its Consolidated Balance Sheets. Operating lease right-of-use assets represent the Company’s right to use the underlying assets for the lease term and operating lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Operating lease liabilities and operating lease right-of-use assets are recognized at the lease commencement date based on the estimated present value of the lease payments over the lease term. Deferred rent, tenant improvement allowances and prepaid rent are included in the operating lease right-of-use asset balances. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term. The Company has lease agreements with lease and non-lease components. Non-lease components are combined with the related lease components and accounted for as lease components for all classes of underlying assets.
Variable lease payments, which primarily consist of leases associated with the Company's revenue contracts with customers, real estate taxes, common area maintenance charges, insurance costs and other operating expenses, are not included in the operating lease right-of-use asset or operating lease liability balances and are recognized in the period in which the expenses are incurred. The Company's lease terms may include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain they will be exercised or not, respectively. Options to extend lease terms that are reasonably certain of exercise are recognized as part of the operating lease right-of-use asset and operating lease liability balances.
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The Company is required to discount its future minimum lease payments using the interest rate implicit in the lease or, if that rate cannot be readily determined, its incremental borrowing rate. The Company primarily uses its incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate. The Company uses a portfolio approach to determine the incremental borrowing rate based on the geographic location of the lease and the remaining lease term. The incremental borrowing rate is calculated using a base line rate plus an applicable margin.
The following table summarizes the location of the operating and finance leases in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets (in thousands), as well as the weighted average remaining lease term and weighted average discount rate:
LeasesBalance Sheet LocationSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Assets:
Operating(1)(2)
Operating Lease Right-of-use Assets$638,659 $572,268 
FinanceProperty and Equipment, net38,224 30,621 
Total lease assets$676,883 $602,889 
Liabilities:
Current
OperatingCurrent operating lease liabilities$54,163 $51,271 
FinanceCurrent maturities of long-term borrowings5,899 3,753 
Noncurrent
OperatingNoncurrent Operating Lease Liabilities241,012 245,871 
FinanceLong-term borrowings34,541 28,180 
Total lease liabilities$335,615 $329,075 
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)
Operating leases6.97.7
Finance leases14.714.5
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases4.6 %4.2 %
Finance leases6.0 %4.7 %
(1)
Includes $384.1 million and $320.1 million of long-term prepaid rent as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, respectively.
(2)During fiscal 2023, the Company recorded impairment charges to its Operating Lease Right-of-use Assets (see Note 1).
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The following table summarizes the location of lease related costs on the Consolidated Statements of Income (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
Lease CostIncome Statement LocationSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Operating lease cost(1):
Fixed lease costsCost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)$117,584 $110,393 $97,231 
Variable lease costs(2)
Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)1,052,310 922,334 765,323 
Short-term lease costsCost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)80,816 79,788 65,355 
Finance lease cost(3):
Amortization of right-of-use-assetsDepreciation and amortization5,939 4,385 3,567 
Interest on lease liabilitiesInterest Expense, net2,023 1,492 1,294 
Net lease cost$1,258,672 $1,118,392 $932,770 
(1)
Excludes sublease income, which is immaterial.
(2)
Includes $1,027.9 million, $903.4 million and $745.6 million of costs related to leases associated with revenue contracts with customers for fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, respectively. These costs represent the rent the Company pays its clients to operate at their locations, typically based on a percentage of sales.
(3)
Excludes variable lease costs, which are immaterial.
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases for the periods reported is as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:
Operating cash flows from operating leases(1)
$192,391 $170,457 $110,747 
Operating cash flows from finance leases2,023 1,492 1,294 
Financing cash flows from finance leases6,042 4,207 3,428 
Lease assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations:
Operating leases$59,780 $52,215 $62,219 
Finance leases13,272 4,907 2,206 
(1)
For fiscal 2024, excludes cash paid for variable and short-term lease costs of $1,039.0 million and $80.8 million, respectively, that are not included within the measurement of lease liabilities. For fiscal 2023, excludes cash paid for variable and short-term lease costs of $909.1 million and $79.8 million, respectively, that are not included within the measurement of lease liabilities. For fiscal 2022, excludes cash paid for variable and short-term lease costs of $725.1 million and $65.4 million, respectively, that are not included within the measurement of lease liabilities.
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Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable leases as of September 27, 2024 are as follows (in thousands):
Operating leasesFinance leasesTotal
2025$66,067 $8,104 $74,171 
202658,533 7,148 65,681 
202748,487 6,044 54,531 
202840,367 3,264 43,631 
202932,256 2,672 34,928 
Thereafter96,428 34,819 131,247 
Total future minimum lease payments$342,138 $62,051 $404,189 
Less: Interest(46,963)(21,611)(68,574)
Present value of lease liabilities$295,175 $40,440 $335,615 

NOTE 9. REVENUE RECOGNITION:
The Company generates revenue through sales of food and facility services to customers based on written contracts at the locations it serves. The Company provides food and beverage services, including catering and retail services, and facilities services, including plant operations and maintenance, custodial, housekeeping, landscaping and other services. In accordance with ASC 606, the Company accounts for a customer contract when both parties have approved the arrangement and are committed to perform their respective obligations, each party's rights can be identified, payment terms can be identified, the contract has commercial substance and it is probable the Company will collect substantially all of the consideration to which it is entitled. Revenue is recognized upon the transfer of control of the promised product or service to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those goods and services.
Performance Obligations
The Company recognizes revenue when its performance obligation is satisfied. Each contract generally has one performance obligation, which is satisfied over time. The Company primarily accounts for its performance obligations under the series guidance, using the as-invoiced practical expedient when applicable. The Company applies the right to invoice practical expedient to record revenue as the services are provided, given the nature of the services provided and the frequency of billing under the customer contracts. Under this practical expedient, the Company recognizes revenue in an amount that corresponds directly with the value to the customer of the Company’s performance completed to date and for which the Company has the right to invoice the customer. Certain arrangements include performance obligations which include variable consideration (primarily per transaction fees). For these arrangements, the Company does not need to estimate the variable consideration for the contract and allocate to the entire performance obligation; therefore, the variable fees are recognized in the period they are earned.
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Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table presents revenue disaggregated by revenue source (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
FSS United States:
    Business & Industry$1,627.2 $1,407.2 $1,081.2 
    Education3,650.4 3,437.0 3,161.5 
    Healthcare(1)
1,620.3 1,667.7 1,581.4 
    Sports, Leisure & Corrections3,981.2 3,537.1 2,722.0 
    Facilities & Other(1)
1,697.6 1,672.4 1,484.7 
         Total FSS United States12,576.7 11,721.4 10,030.8 
FSS International:
    Europe2,663.7 2,303.6 1,853.3 
    Rest of World2,160.3 2,058.2 1,803.1 
          Total FSS International4,824.0 4,361.8 3,656.4 
Total Revenue$17,400.7 $16,083.2 $13,687.2 
(1)
 In fiscal 2024, management began reporting results for healthcare facility services within "Healthcare," whereas the results were previously reported within "Facilities & Other." As such, the "Healthcare" and "Facilities & Other" results for the fiscal years ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022 were recast to reflect this change.
Contract Balances
The Company defers sales commissions earned by its sales force that are considered to be incremental and recoverable costs of obtaining a contract tied to its food and facilities services. The deferred costs are amortized using the portfolio approach on a straight line basis over the average period of benefit, approximately 5.4 years, and are assessed for impairment on a periodic basis. Determination of the amortization period and the subsequent assessment for impairment of the contract cost asset requires judgment. Employee sales commissions are recorded within "Other Assets" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (see Note 1).
Leasehold improvements and costs to fulfill contracts include payments made by the Company to enhance the service resources used by the Company to satisfy its performance obligation. These amounts are amortized on a straight-line basis over the contract period. If a contract is terminated prior to its maturity date, the Company is typically reimbursed for the unamortized amount. As of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, the Company had $835.6 million and $775.1 million of leasehold improvements capitalized in "Property and equipment, net" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Cost to fulfill - Client is recorded within "Other Assets" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (see Note 1).
Long-term prepaid rent is amortized over the contract period. If a contract is terminated prior to its maturity date, the Company is typically reimbursed for the unamortized amount. Long-term prepaid rent is recorded within "Operating Lease Right-of use Assets" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets (see Note 8).
The following table summarizes the location of the expense recorded on the Consolidated Statements of Income related to the Company's contract balances (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended
Income Statement LocationSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023
September 30, 2022
Employee sales commissionsCost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)$9.9 $8.5 $7.0 
Leasehold improvementsDepreciation and amortization131.0 129.8 123.9 
Cost to fulfill - ClientDepreciation and amortization16.7 17.7 19.5 
Long-term prepaid rentCost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)52.2 47.5 34.8 
Deferred income is recognized in "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" and "Other Noncurrent Liabilities" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets when the Company has received consideration, or has the right to receive consideration, in
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advance of the transfer of the performance obligation of the contract to the customer, primarily prepaid meal plans. The consideration received remains a liability until the goods or services have been provided to the customer, which are primarily prepaid meal plans. The Company classifies deferred income as current if the deferred income is expected to be recognized in the next 12 months or as noncurrent if the deferred income is expected to be recognized in excess of the next 12 months. If the Company cannot render its performance obligation according to contract terms after receiving the consideration in advance, amounts may be contractually required to be refunded to the customer.
During the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024, deferred income increased related to customer prepayments and decreased related to income recognized during the period as a result of satisfying the performance obligation or return of funds related to non-performance. For the fiscal year ended September 27, 2024, the Company recognized $302.0 million of revenue that was included in deferred income at the beginning of the period. Deferred income balances are summarized in the following table (in millions):
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Deferred income$352.5 $329.9 
NOTE 10. EMPLOYEE PENSION AND PROFIT SHARING PLANS:
In the United States, the Company maintains qualified contributory and non-contributory defined contribution retirement plans for eligible employees, with Company contributions to the plans based on earnings performance or salary level. The Company also has a non-qualified retirement savings plan for certain employees. The total expense of the above plans for fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 was $24.7 million, $23.1 million and $21.8 million, respectively. The Company also maintains similar contributory and non-contributory defined contribution retirement plans at several of its international operations, primarily in Canada and the United Kingdom. The total expense of these international plans for fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 was $16.9 million, $13.4 million and $13.1 million, respectively.
The following table sets forth the fair value of plan assets and projected benefit obligation for the Company's single-employer defined benefit pension plans (in thousands):
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Fair Value of Plan Assets$140,992 $125,757 
Benefit Obligation116,611 92,768 
Funded Status$24,381 $32,989 

The fair value of plan assets for the Company's defined benefit pension plans as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 is as follows (see Note 17 for a description of the fair value levels) (in thousands):
September 27, 2024Quoted prices in active markets
Level 1
Significant other observable inputs
Level 2
Significant unobservable inputs
Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents$24,996 $24,996 $— $— 
Investment funds:
Equity funds14,423 — 14,423 — 
Fixed income funds18,642 — 18,642 — 
Insurance contracts82,931 — — 82,931 
Total$140,992 $24,996 $33,065 $82,931 
 September 29, 2023Quoted prices in active markets
Level 1
Significant other observable inputs
Level 2
Significant unobservable inputs
Level 3
Cash and cash equivalents$13,674 $13,674 $— $— 
Investment funds:
Equity funds12,534 — 12,534 — 
Fixed income funds98,620 — 98,620 — 
Real estate929 — — 929 
Total$125,757 $13,674 $111,154 $929 
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Cash and cash equivalents include direct cash holdings, which are valued based on cost, and short-term deposits and investments in money market funds, for which fair value measurements are all based on quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in markets that are active. The fair value of the investment funds is based on the value of the underlying assets, as reported to the Plan by the trustees. They are comprised of a portfolio of underlying securities that can be valued based on trading information on active markets. The fair value is calculated by applying the Plan's percentage ownership in the fund to the total market value of the account's underlying securities and is therefore categorized as Level 2, as the Plan does not directly own shares in these underlying investments. Insurance contracts and real estate investments are valued based on unobservable inputs and are therefore categorized as Level 3.
Multiemployer Defined Benefit Pension Plans
The Company contributes to a number of multiemployer defined benefit pension plans under the terms of collective-bargaining agreements ("CBA") that cover its union-represented employees. The risks of participating in these multiemployer plans are different from single-employer plans in the following respects:
a.Assets contributed to the multiemployer plan by one employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.
b.If a participating employer stops contributing to the plan, the unfunded obligations of the plan may be borne by the remaining participating employers.
c.If the Company chooses to stop participating in some of its multiemployer plans, the Company may be required to pay those plans an amount based on the underfunded status of the plan, referred to as a withdrawal liability.
The Company's participation in these plans for fiscal 2024 is outlined in the table below. The "EIN/Pension Plan Number" column provides the Employee Identification Number (EIN) and the three-digit plan number, if applicable. Unless otherwise noted, the most recent Pension Protection Act (PPA) zone status available in 2024 and 2023 is for the plans' two most recent fiscal year-ends. The zone status is based on information that the Company received from the plan and is certified by the plan's actuary. Among other factors, plans in the critical and declining zone are generally less than 65% funded and projected to become insolvent in the next 15 or 20 years depending on the ratio of active to inactive participants and plans in the critical zone are generally less than 65% funded. The "FIP/RP Status Pending/Implemented" column indicates plans for which a financial improvement plan (FIP) or a rehabilitation plan (RP) is either pending or has been implemented. The last column lists the expiration date(s) of the CBA(s) to which the plans are subject. There have been no significant changes that affect the comparability of fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 contributions.
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Pension
Fund
EIN/Pension
Plan Number
Pension Protection
Act Zone Status
FIP/RP Status Pending/ ImplementedContributions by the Company
(in thousands)
Range of Expiration Dates of CBAs
20242023202420232022Surcharge
Imposed
National Retirement Fund13-6130178/ 001CriticalCriticalImplemented$1,382 $1,217 $1,035 No5/31/2024 - 9/30/2027
UNITE HERE Retirement Fund82-0994119/ 001Critical and DecliningCritical and DecliningImplemented6,362 6,217 5,348 No12/31/2022 - 1/1/2026
Local 1102 Retirement Trust13-1847329/ 001Critical and DecliningCritical and DecliningImplemented70 65 33 No10/31/2024
Central States SE and SW Areas Pension Plan(1)
36-6044243/ 001CriticalCriticalImplemented298 226 196 No8/31/2025 - 1/31/2028
Pension Plan for Hospital & Health Care Employees Philadelphia & Vicinity23-2627428/ 001Critical and DecliningCritical and DecliningImplemented344 333 353 No1/31/2028
SEIU National Industry Pension Fund (2)
52-6148540/ 001CriticalCriticalImplemented160 230 794 No4/14/2025 - 6/30/2025
Retail Wholesale & Department Store International Union and Industry Pension Fund(3)
63-0708442/ 001Critical and DecliningCritical and DecliningImplemented248 53 54 No1/31/2025 - 6/30/2027
Other funds7,461 7,479 6,736 
Total contributions$16,325 $15,820 $14,549 
(1)
Approximately 67% of the Company's participants in this fund are covered by a single CBA that expired on 7/7/2027.
(2)
Approximately 75% of the Company's participants in this fund are covered by a single CBA that expires on 4/14/2025.
(3)
Approximately 80% of the Company's participants in this fund are covered by a single CBA that expires on 6/30/2027.
The Company provided more than 5 percent of the total contributions for the following plan and plan years:
Pension
Fund
Contributions to the plan exceeded more than 5% of total contributions (as of the plan's year-end)
Local 1102 Retirement Trust12/31/2023, 12/31/2022, and 12/31/2021
At the date the Company's financial statements were issued, Forms 5500 were not available for the plan years ending in fiscal 2024.
NOTE 11. INCOME TAXES:
The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method. Under this method, the Provision for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations represents income taxes payable or refundable for the current year plus the change in deferred taxes during the year. Deferred taxes result from differences between the financial and tax bases in assets and liabilities and are adjusted for changes in tax rates and enacted tax legislation. Valuation allowances are recorded to reduce deferred tax assets ("DTAs") when it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.
The components of Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes by source of income are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
United States(1)
$234,926 $119,543 $(49,276)
Non-United States(2)
129,939 443,981 96,490 
$364,865 $563,524 $47,214 
(1)Fiscal 2024 includes gains from sale of equity investments (see Note 1).
(2)Fiscal 2023 includes gains from sale of equity investments (see Note 1).
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The Provision for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations consists of the following (in thousands):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Current:
Federal$68,903 $(5,119)$(23,014)
State and local14,565 4,916 (851)
Non-United States26,827 16,471 16,390 
110,295 16,268 (7,475)
Deferred:
Federal(1)
(15,761)90,769 17,600 
State and local2,915 7,199 (1,567)
Non-United States5,523 2,190 (125)
(7,323)100,158 15,908 
$102,972 $116,426 $8,433 
(1)Fiscal 2023 increase in deferred tax expense is a result of the utilization of tax credit carryforward assets.
Current taxes receivable of $3.8 million and $10.2 million at September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, respectively, are included in "Prepayments and other current assets" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Current income taxes payable of $19.3 million and $24.5 million at September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, respectively, are included in "Accrued expenses and other current liabilities" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Provision for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations varies from the amount determined by applying the United States Federal statutory rate to Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes as a result of the following (all percentages are as a percentage of Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
United States statutory income tax rate21.0 %21.0 %21.0 %
Increase (decrease) in taxes, resulting from:
State income taxes, net of Federal tax benefit3.8 1.7 5.2 
Foreign taxes3.3 1.7 18.4 
Reduction of foreign valuation allowances(0.7)(0.6)(11.5)
Permanent book/tax differences2.6 (0.8)13.2 
Uncertain tax positions0.4 0.8 5.4 
Foreign tax credit valuation allowance0.3 (0.8)(1.5)
Sale of investments(1)
 (0.5) 
Pennsylvania Rate Change Impact  (8.1)
Tax credits & other(2.5)(1.8)(24.2)
Effective income tax rate28.2 %20.7 %17.9 %
(1)
Includes mainly capital tax gains related to the sale of the Company's equity investment in AIM Services Co., Ltd. offset by capital tax losses in certain investments in foreign entities.
The effective tax rate is based on expected income, statutory tax rates and tax planning opportunities available to the Company in the various jurisdictions in which it operates. Judgment is required in determining the effective tax rate and in evaluating the tax return positions. Reserves are established when positions are "more likely than not" to be challenged and not sustained. Reserves are adjusted at each financial statement date to reflect the impact of audit settlements, expiration of statutes of limitation, developments in tax law and ongoing discussions with tax authorities. Accrued interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions are recognized as part of the income tax provision.
As of each reporting date, the Company considers existing evidence, both positive and negative, that could impact the need for valuation allowances against DTAs. During fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, the Company recorded a benefit to the "Provision for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations" within the Consolidated Statements of Income of $3.8 million, $3.8 million and $8.5 million, respectively, for the reversal of a valuation allowance at a subsidiary in the FSS International
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segment. The valuation allowance reversal was driven by the Company's ability to utilize DTAs based on future taxable income expected due to business acquisitions. The Company continues to monitor operating performance and believes that based on future reversals of deferred tax liabilities ("DTLs") and future taxable income, it is more likely than not that the remaining NOL carryforwards and DTAs will be realized, except where a valuation allowance has been established.
During fiscal 2023, the Company recorded a net expense to the "Provision for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations" on the Consolidated Statements of Income of $76.7 million, of which $98.4 million reflects the capital gain on the sale of its AIM Services Co., Ltd. equity investment, offset by $21.7 million of capital losses resulting from the restructuring of certain foreign subsidiaries.
On July 8, 2022, Pennsylvania enacted a corporate net income tax rate reduction over a nine year period. The income tax rate for the 2022 and 2023 tax years are 9.99% and 8.99%, respectively. Starting with the 2024 tax year, the income tax rate is reduced by 0.50% annually until it reaches 4.99% for the 2031 tax year. The Company calculated the impact of the income tax rate reduction on the DTA and DTL balances at September 30, 2022 and recorded a net benefit of $3.8 million to the "Provision for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations" within the Consolidated Statements of Income during fiscal 2022.
As of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, the components of Deferred Income Taxes are as follows (in thousands):
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Deferred tax liabilities:
Derivatives$12,816 $38,339 
Property and equipment2,023  
Investments 13,864 
Other intangible assets, including goodwill580,138 556,708 
Inventory 743 
Operating Lease Right-of-use Assets46,729 46,989 
Computer software costs and other23,283 23,172 
Gross deferred tax liability664,989 679,815 
Deferred tax assets:
Investments8,721  
Inventory6,261  
Insurance14,670 13,110 
Property and Equipment 1,755 
Employee compensation and benefits93,102 103,839 
Accruals and allowances17,716 9,647 
Operating lease liabilities56,532 57,898 
NOL/credit carryforwards and other193,152 187,467 
Gross deferred tax asset, before valuation allowances390,154 373,716 
Valuation allowances(80,552)(78,194)
Net deferred tax liability$355,387 $384,293 
Rollforward of the valuation allowance is as follows:
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Balance, beginning of year$(78,194)$(83,827)
Additions(1)
(5,810) 
Subtractions(2)
3,452 5,633 
Balance, end of year$(80,552)$(78,194)
(1)
The Additions are mainly driven by a valuation allowance recorded related to pension assets in the FSS International segment.
(2)
The Subtractions are mainly driven by the reversal of a valuation allowance based on future taxable income expected due to acquisitions of businesses in the FSS International segment.
DTLs of $375.4 million and $410.9 million as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, respectively, are included in "Deferred Income Taxes" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. DTAs of $20.0 million and $26.6 million as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, respectively, are included in "Other Assets" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
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As of September 27, 2024, certain subsidiaries have recorded DTAs of $72.1 million associated with accumulated federal, state and foreign NOL carryforwards. The Company believes it is more likely than not that the benefit from certain state and foreign NOL carryforwards will not be realized. As a result, the Company has a valuation allowance of $48.2 million on the DTAs related to these state and foreign NOL carryforwards as of September 27, 2024. State NOL carryforwards generally will begin to expire in 2025 and foreign NOL carryforwards generally have no expiration date.
As of September 27, 2024, the Company has $61.7 million of FTC carryforwards, which begin to expire in 2027, along with $3.4 million of general business credits, which begin to expire in 2045, and $34.1 million of interest restriction carryforwards, which do not expire. The Company has a valuation allowance of $32.3 million on the DTAs related to FTC carryforwards as of September 27, 2024.
Undistributed earnings of certain foreign subsidiaries for which no DTL was recorded amounted to approximately $446.7 million and $364.4 million as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, respectively. The foreign withholding tax cost associated with remitting these earnings is $26.8 million and $22.7 million as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, respectively. Such amounts have not been accrued by the Company as it believes those foreign earnings are permanently reinvested.
The Company has $70.2 million of total gross unrecognized tax benefits as of September 27, 2024, of which $41.9 million, if recognized, would impact the effective tax rate and $28.3 million would result in an adjustment to the DTL or payable.
A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amount of gross unrecognized tax benefits follows (in thousands):
 September 27, 2024September 29, 2023
Balance, beginning of year$69,128 $80,220 
Additions based on tax positions taken in the current year754 4,433 
Additions for tax positions taken in prior years3,370  
Reductions for remeasurements, settlements and payments(1)
(1,493)(13,636)
Reductions due to statute expiration(1,571)(1,889)
Balance, end of year$70,188 $69,128 
(1)Fiscal 2023 includes a remeasurement of foreign tax credit assets that are available to reduce a position taken in prior years.
The Company has $14.1 million and $11.4 million accrued for interest and penalties as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, respectively, on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and recorded $2.8 million, $1.7 million and $3.1 million in interest and penalties during fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022, respectively in the Consolidated Statements of Income. Interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits are recorded in "Provision for Income Taxes from Continuing Operations" on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The Company has $9.6 million of FTCs that will reduce the gross unrecognized tax benefit.
Unrecognized tax benefits are not expected to significantly change within the next 12 months.
Generally, a number of years may elapse before a tax reporting year is audited and finally resolved. With few exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to United States federal, state or local examinations by tax authorities before 2015. While it is often difficult to predict the final outcome or the timing of or resolution of a particular tax matter, the Company does not anticipate any adjustments resulting from United States federal, state or foreign tax audits that would result in a material change to the financial condition or results of operations. Adequate amounts are established for any adjustments that may result from examinations for tax years after 2015. However, an unfavorable settlement of a particular issue would require use of the Company's cash and cash equivalents.
In response to the development of the global economy toward digitalization, the Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (“OECD”) released the Pillar Two Global Anti-Base Erosion Model Rules (“Pillar Two”). Under Pillar Two, multinational companies with consolidated revenue greater than €750 million will be subject to a minimum effective tax rate of 15.0% within each respective country. Guided by the OECD framework, more than 140 countries have agreed to enact Pillar Two legislation. The Company currently operates in several countries which will be subject to Pillar Two. Based on an analysis of the Pillar Two transitional safe harbours and the current financials, the Company does not expect Pillar Two to have a material effect. The Company will continue to monitor legislative developments and evaluate financial results for changes in the expected impact.
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NOTE 12. STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
On November 5, 2024, the Board of Directors approved a share repurchase program under which the Company is authorized to repurchase up to $500 million of Aramark's outstanding common stock. The share repurchase program does not have a fixed expiration date.
The following table presents the Company's cash dividend payments to its stockholders (in millions):
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Dividend payments$99.9 $114.6 $113.1 
On November 8, 2024, an $0.105 dividend per share of common stock was declared, payable on December 12, 2024, to shareholders of record on the close of business on December 2, 2024.
The Company has 100.0 million shares of preferred stock authorized, with a par value of $0.01 per share. At September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023, zero shares of preferred stock were issued or outstanding.
NOTE 13. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION:
On November 12, 2013, the Board of Directors approved, and the stockholders of Aramark adopted by written consent, the Aramark 2013 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Old 2013 Stock Plan"), which became effective on December 1, 2013 and the amended and restated Old 2013 Stock Plan was approved by the Board of Directors on November 9, 2016 and approved by the stockholders of Aramark on February 1, 2017 (as amended, the "2013 Stock Plan"). The 2013 Stock Plan provides that the total number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2013 Stock Plan is 25.5 million. On January 29, 2020, the Company's stockholders approved the Second Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, which amended and restated the 2013 Stock Plan. The Second Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan provides for up to 7.5 million of new shares authorized for issuance to participants, in addition to the shares that remained available for issuance under the 2013 Stock Plan as of January 29, 2020 that are not subject to outstanding awards under the 2013 Stock Plan. On February 2, 2021, the Company's stockholders approved the Third Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan, which amended and restated the Company's 2013 Incentive Plan last amended on January 29, 2020. The Third Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan provides for up to 3.5 million of new shares authorized for issuance to participants, in addition to the shares that remained available for issuance under the 2013 Stock Plan.
On February 3, 2023, the stockholders of Aramark approved the Aramark 2023 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2023 Stock Plan") to replace the 2013 Stock Plan. The 2023 Stock Plan provides for up to 8.5 million of new shares authorized for issuance to participants, in addition to the shares that remained available for issuance under the 2013 Stock Plan.
The following table summarizes the share-based compensation expense and related information for Time-Based Options ("TBOs"), Retention Time-Based Options ("TBO-Rs"), Time-Based Restricted Stock Units ("RSUs"), Performance Stock Units ("PSUs"), Deferred Stock Units and Employee Stock Purchase Plan ("ESPP") recorded within "Selling and general corporate expenses" on the Consolidated Statements of Income (in millions).
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
TBOs$9.7 $14.3 $15.2 
TBO-Rs3.7 5.2 4.7 
RSUs32.5 43.5 48.8 
PSUs14.9 9.7 5.2 
Deferred Stock Units1.8 1.7 2.0 
ESPP(1)
 1.9 6.4 
$62.6 $76.3 $82.3 
Taxes related to share-based compensation$10.2 $13.0 $14.2 
Cash Received from Option Exercises/ESPP Purchases36.6 45.6 43.0 
Tax Benefit on Share Deliveries (2)
0.8 2.1 0.6 
(1)
Share-based compensation expense related to the ESPP decreased during fiscal 2023 compared to fiscal 2022 as the Company suspended its ESPP beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
(2)The tax benefit on option exercises, restricted stock unit and ESPP unit deliveries is included in "Accrued Expenses" on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
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No compensation expense was capitalized. The Company applies an estimated forfeiture assumption of 9.0% per annum based on actual forfeiture activity, which was in effect during each of the fiscal years presented.
The below table summarizes the unrecognized compensation expense as of September 27, 2024 related to non-vested awards and the weighted-average period they are expected to be recognized:
Unrecognized Compensation Expense
(in millions)
Weighted-Average Period
(Years)
TBOs$16.7 2.80
TBO-Rs2.5 0.89
RSUs58.5 2.76
PSU25.4 2.62
Total$103.1 
Stock Options
Time-Based Options
The Company's annual TBO grants for fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 were awarded in November 2023, November 2022 and November 2021, respectively. The fiscal 2024 and 2023 TBO grants vest solely based upon continued employment over a four year time period. The fiscal 2022 TBO grants vest solely based upon continued employment over a three year time period. All TBOs remain exercisable for 10 years from the date of grant.
The fair value of the TBOs granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model. The expected volatility is based on the historic volatility of the Company's stock over the expected term of the stock options. The expected life represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding and is calculated using the simplified method as permitted under Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") rules and regulations due to the method providing a reasonable estimate in comparison to actual experience. The simplified method uses the midpoint between an option's vesting date and contractual term. The risk-free rate is based on the United States Treasury security with terms equal to the expected life of the option as of the grant date. Compensation expense for TBOs is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period during which employees perform related services.
The table below presents the weighted average assumptions and related valuations for TBOs.
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Expected volatility43%42%41%
Expected dividend yield
1.19% - 1.35%
1.39% - 1.64%
1.64% - 1.80%
Expected life (in years)6.256.256.00
Risk-free interest rate
3.99% - 4.41%
3.65% - 4.28%
1.26% - 2.96%
Weighted-average grant-date fair value$12.04$11.76$9.11
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A summary of TBO activity is presented below:
OptionsShares
(000s)
Weighted-Average Exercise PriceAggregate Intrinsic Value
($000s)
Weighted-Average Remaining Term
(Years)
Outstanding at September 29, 20236,600 $35.36 
Granted1,151 $28.17 
Exercised(1,808)$23.63 
Forfeited and expired(234)$28.91 
Awards transferred to Vestis at spin-off (1)
(355)$27.34 
Adjustments to Aramark awards related to the spin-off of Vestis(2)
2,553 
Outstanding at September 27, 20247,907 $26.14 $97,284 5.9
Exercisable at September 27, 20245,704 $25.34 $74,707 5.0
Expected to vest at September 27, 20241,971 $28.16 $20,250 8.4
(1)
In connection with the spin-off of Vestis, all outstanding (vested and unvested) Aramark TBOs which had been granted to Uniform segment employees were converted into Vestis awards. These awards preserved the same intrinsic value, as well as general terms and conditions, of the original Aramark awards.
(2)In connection with the spin-off of Vestis, all outstanding Aramark awards were adjusted to preserve the aggregate value of the awards as measured immediately prior to the spin-off.
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Total intrinsic value exercised (in millions)$15.3 $12.0 $6.4 
Total fair value that vested (in millions)10.6 15.7 13.8 
Retention Time-Based Options
In September 2020, the Board of Directors granted special stock option awards for fiscal 2021 to its key business leaders. The option awards have exercise prices that are in all cases materially above the trading price of the Company's common stock as of the date of grant. The options are awarded in six tranches, with exercise prices that start at $25.24 and increase in $7.21 increments to a $61.29 exercise price. All options remain exercisable for 10 years from the date of grant. These awards will vest ratably on the third, fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant date. The fair value of the TBO-Rs granted was estimated using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, following the same assumptions and methodology used to value the TBOs.
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A summary of TBO-R activity is presented below:
OptionsShares
(000s)
Weighted-Average Exercise PriceAggregate Intrinsic Value
($000s)
Weighted-Average Remaining Term
(Years)
Outstanding at September 29, 20235,222 $66.15 
Exercised(27)$32.45 
Adjustments to Aramark awards related to the spin-off of Vestis(1)
2,021 
Outstanding at September 27, 20247,216 $47.75 $13,011 5.7
Exercisable at September 27, 20244,802 $47.78 $8,621 5.7
Expected to vest at September 27, 20242,318 $47.70 $4,216 5.7
(1)In connection with the spin-off of Vestis, all outstanding Aramark awards were adjusted to preserve the aggregate value of the awards as measured immediately prior to the spin-off.
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Total intrinsic value exercised (in millions)$0.1 $ $ 
Total fair value that vested (in millions)6.9 6.9 0.3 
Time-Based Restricted Stock Units
The Company's annual RSU grants for fiscal 2024, fiscal 2023 and fiscal 2022 were awarded in November 2023, November 2022, and November 2021 respectively. For RSU grants awarded during or subsequent to November 2022 and prior to September 2020, the RSU agreement provides that 25% of each grant will vest and be settled in shares on each of the first four anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the participant's continued employment with the Company through each such anniversary. For RSU grants awarded between September 2020 and October 2022, the RSU agreement provides that 33% of each grant will vest and be settled in shares on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant, subject to the participant's continued employment with the Company through each such anniversary. The grant-date fair value of RSUs is based on the fair value of the Company's common stock. Participants holding RSUs will receive the benefit of any dividends paid on shares in the form of additional RSUs. The unvested units are subject to forfeiture if employment is terminated other than due to death, disability or retirement and the units are nontransferable while subject to forfeiture.
Restricted Stock UnitsUnits
(000s)
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at September 29, 20232,708$38.54 
Granted1,766$28.78 
Vested(1,364)$27.78 
Forfeited(328)$27.74 
Awards transferred to Vestis at spin-off (1)
(576)$27.80 
Adjustments to Aramark awards related to the spin-off of Vestis(2)
1,050
Outstanding at September 27, 20243,256 $28.32 
(1)
In connection with the spin-off of Vestis, all unvested Aramark RSUs which had been granted to Uniform segment employees were converted into Vestis awards. These awards preserved the same intrinsic value, as well as general terms and conditions, of the original Aramark awards.
(2)
In connection with the spin-off of Vestis, all unvested Aramark awards were adjusted to preserve the aggregate value of the awards as measured immediately prior to the spin-off.
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Total fair value that vested (in millions)$37.9 $57.1 $41.6 
Performance Stock Units
Under the 2013 Stock Plan and 2023 Stock Plan, the Company is authorized to grant PSUs to its employees. A participant is eligible to become vested in a number of PSUs equal to a percentage, higher or lower, of the target number of PSUs granted based on the level of the Company's achievement of the performance condition. During fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023, the
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Company granted PSUs subject to the level of achievement of adjusted revenue growth, adjusted earnings per share, actual return on invested capital and total shareholder return for the cumulative performance period of three years and the participant's continued employment with the Company over four years. The Company is accounting for the fiscal 2024 and fiscal 2023 grants as performance-based awards, with a market condition, valued utilizing the Monte Carlo Simulation pricing model, which calculates multiple potential outcomes for an award and establishes fair value based on the most likely outcome. The grant-date fair value of the PSUs is based on the fair value of the Company's common stock. During fiscal 2022, the Company granted PSUs subject to the level of achievement of adjusted revenue growth, adjusted operating income growth and a total shareholder return multiplier for the cumulative performance period of three years and the participant's continued employment with the Company over three years. The Company also granted PSUs during fiscal 2022 subject to the level of achievement of actual return on invested capital for the cumulative performance period of three years and the participant's continued employment with the Company over three years. The Company is accounting for the fiscal 2022 grants as performance-based awards, with a market condition, valued utilizing the Monte Carlo Simulation pricing model. The grant-date fair value of the PSUs is based on the fair value of the Company's common stock. No share-based compensation expense was recorded during fiscal 2022 related to PSUs granted during fiscal 2020 as the performance targets for the awards were not met.
On October 13, 2023, the Company's Compensation and Human Resources Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Committee"), pursuant to the terms of the Third Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Incentive Plan and to reflect the separation and distribution of the Company’s Uniform segment that occurred on September 30, 2023, approved amendments to the performance goals and performance periods for the Company’s outstanding PSUs. For the PSUs granted in fiscal 2022, which were subject to performance targets for the three-year period ending September 27, 2024, two-thirds of these PSUs became subject to new adjusted performance targets and an adjusted performance period for the two-year period ending September 29, 2023 and the remaining one-third of these PSUs became subject to new adjusted performance targets for the one-year period ending September 27, 2024. The PSUs granted in fiscal 2023, which were subject to performance targets for the three-year period ending October 3, 2025, were amended to be subject to adjusted performance targets primarily to reflect the Company on a post-spin off basis. The Committee also approved adjustments increasing the maximum aggregate number of shares authorized for awards under the 2023 Stock Plan by an additional 3.5 million shares.
Performance Stock UnitsUnits
(000s)
Weighted Average Grant-Date Fair Value
Outstanding at September 29, 2023898$44.32 
Granted727$32.16 
Forfeited(54)$30.42 
Awards transferred to Vestis at spin-off (1)
(120)$29.18 
Adjustments to Aramark awards related to the spin-off of Vestis(2)
347
Outstanding at September 27, 20241,798 $30.56 
(1)
In connection with the spin-off of Vestis, all unvested Aramark PSUs which had been granted to Uniform segment employees were converted into Vestis awards. These awards preserved the same intrinsic value, as well as general terms and conditions, of the original Aramark awards.
(2)
In connection with the spin-off of Vestis, all unvested Aramark awards were adjusted to preserve the aggregate value of the awards as measured immediately prior to the spin-off.
Deferred Stock Units
Deferred Stock Units are issued only to non-employee members of the Board of Directors and represent the right to receive shares of the Company's common stock in the future. Each Deferred Stock Unit will be converted to one share of the Company's common stock either on the first day of the seventh month after which such director ceases to serve as a member of the Board of Directors or at the director's election upon vesting. The grant-date fair value of Deferred Stock Units is based on the fair value of the Company's common stock. The Deferred Stock Units vest on the day prior to the next annual meeting of stockholders (which is generally one year after grant). The Company granted 64,421 Deferred Stock Units during fiscal 2024. In addition, directors may elect to defer their cash retainer into Deferred Stock Units which are fully vested upon issuance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
On February 2, 2021, the Company’s stockholders approved the Aramark 2021 ESPP. The ESPP allows eligible employees to contribute up to 10% of their eligible pay toward the quarterly purchase of the Company’s common stock, subject to an annual maximum dollar amount. The purchase price is 85% of the lesser of the i) fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock as determined on the purchase date or ii) fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock as determined on the first trading day of the quarterly offering period. Purchases under the ESPP are made in March, June, September, and December. The aggregate number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the ESPP may not exceed 12.5 million shares. There were 0.4 million and 1.3 million shares purchased under the ESPP during the fiscal years
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ended September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022, respectively. The Company suspended its ESPP beginning in the second quarter of fiscal 2023.
NOTE 14. EARNINGS PER SHARE:
Basic earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the periods presented. Diluted earnings per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding adjusted to include the potentially dilutive effect of stock awards.
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share attributable to the Company's stockholders (in thousands, except per share data):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Earnings:
Net income from Continuing Operations attributable
to Aramark stockholders
$262,522 $447,676 $39,088 
Income from Discontinued Operations, net of tax 226,432 155,396 
Net income attributable to Aramark stockholders$262,522 $674,108 $194,484 
Shares:
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding263,045 260,592 257,314 
Effect of dilutive securities3,155 2,002 1,760 
Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding266,200 262,594 259,074 
Basic earnings per share attributable to Aramark stockholders:
Income from Continuing Operations$1.00 $1.72 $0.15 
Income from Discontinued Operations 0.87 0.61 
Basic earnings per share attributable to Aramark
stockholders
$1.00 $2.59 $0.76 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Aramark stockholders:
Income from Continuing Operations$0.99 $1.71 $0.15 
Income from Discontinued Operations 0.86 0.60 
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Aramark
stockholders
$0.99 $2.57 $0.75 
The following table represents shares that were outstanding but were not included in the diluted earnings per common share (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended
September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Share-based awards(1)
8.9 8.3 8.7 
PSUs(2)
1.2 0.8 0.4 
(1)
Share-based awards were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share, as their effect would have been antidilutive.
(2)PSUs were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per common share, as the performance targets were not yet met.
NOTE 15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES:
The Company has capital and other purchase commitments of approximately $959.0 million at September 27, 2024, primarily in connection with commitments for capital projects to help finance improvements or renovations at the facilities in which the Company operates.
At September 27, 2024, the Company also has letters of credit outstanding in the amount of $85.3 million.
From time to time, the Company and its subsidiaries are party to various legal actions, proceedings and investigations involving claims incidental to the conduct of their business, including actions by clients, customers, employees, government entities and third parties, including under federal, state, international, national, provincial and local employment laws, wage and hour laws, discrimination laws, immigration laws, human health and safety laws, import and export controls and customs laws,
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environmental laws, ESG-related non-financial disclosure laws, false claims or whistleblower statutes, minority, women and disadvantaged business enterprise statutes, tax codes, antitrust and competition laws, consumer protection statutes, procurement regulations, intellectual property laws, food safety and sanitation laws, cost and accounting principles, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the U.K. Bribery Act, other anti-corruption laws, lobbying laws, motor carrier safety laws, data privacy and security laws and alcohol licensing and service laws, or alleging negligence and/or breaches of contractual and other obligations. Based on information currently available, advice of counsel, available insurance coverage, established reserves and other resources, the Company does not believe that any such actions are likely to be, individually or in the aggregate, material to its business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. However, in the event of unexpected further developments, it is possible that the ultimate resolution of these matters, or other similar matters, if unfavorable, may be materially adverse to the Company's business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
The Company was involved in a dispute with a client regarding Aramark’s provision of services pursuant to a contract. During fiscal 2022, the Company resolved the matter by entering into a settlement agreement with the client whereby the Company's obligations totaled $13.6 million, resulting in a reversal of previously reserved amounts of $5.7 million, which is included in "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)" on the Consolidated Statements of Income.
NOTE 16. BUSINESS SEGMENTS:
The Company reports its operating results in two reportable segments: FSS United States and FSS International. The Company defines its segments as those operations whose results the chief operating decision maker, identified as the Chief Executive Officer, regularly reviews to analyze performance and allocate resources. Approximately 84% of the global revenue is related to food services and 16% is related to facilities services. Financial information by segment is as follows (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended
RevenueSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
FSS United States$12,576.7 $11,721.4 $10,030.8 
FSS International4,824.0 4,361.8 3,656.4 
$17,400.7 $16,083.2 $13,687.2 

Fiscal Year Ended
Operating IncomeSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
FSS United States$659.9 $650.0 $435.1 
FSS International187.3 114.5 112.5 
Total Segment Operating Income847.2 764.5 547.6 
Corporate(1)
(140.7)(139.5)(132.2)
Total Operating Income$706.5 $625.0 $415.4 
(1) Corporate includes general expenses not specifically allocated to an individual segment and share-based compensation expense (see Note 13).
Fiscal Year Ended
Reconciliation to Income from Continuing Operations Before Income TaxesSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
Total Operating Income$706.5 $625.0 $415.4 
Gain on Equity Investments, net(25.1)(376.0) 
Interest Expense, net366.7 437.5 368.2 
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes$364.9 $563.5 $47.2 
Fiscal Year Ended
Depreciation and AmortizationSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
FSS United States$360.9 $342.4 $330.9 
FSS International74.6 67.3 66.8 
Corporate 0.2 0.3 
$435.5 $409.9 $398.0 
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Fiscal Year Ended
Capital Expenditures and Other*September 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
FSS United States$359.4 $299.3 $283.3 
FSS International95.2 85.3 76.0 
Corporate 0.4  
$454.6 $385.0 $359.3 
* Includes amounts acquired in business combinations
Identifiable AssetsSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023
FSS United States$9,903.2 $9,652.5 
FSS International2,586.4 2,250.8 
Corporate(1)
184.8 1,843.1 
Discontinued Operations 3,124.8 
$12,674.4 $16,871.2 
(1)
In anticipation of the separation and distribution of Vestis, the Uniform legal entity executed a cash dividend to Aramark Corporate of approximately $1.5 billion, resulting in an elevated level of identifiable assets within Corporate in fiscal 2023.
The following geographic data include revenue generated by subsidiaries within that geographic area and net property and equipment based on physical location (in millions):
Fiscal Year Ended
RevenueSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023September 30, 2022
United States$12,441.7 $11,536.9 $9,884.3 
Foreign4,959.0 4,546.3 3,802.9 
$17,400.7 $16,083.2 $13,687.2 
Property and Equipment, netSeptember 27, 2024September 29, 2023
United States$1,312.6 $1,209.0 
Foreign260.6 217.0 
$1,573.2 $1,426.0 
NOTE 17. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES:
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Assets and liabilities recorded at fair value are classified based upon the level of judgment associated with the inputs used to measure their fair value. The hierarchical levels related to the subjectivity of the valuation inputs are defined as follows:
•    Level 1—inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets
•    Level 2—inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the financial instrument
•    Level 3—inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
The Company's financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable, accounts payable, borrowings and derivatives. Management believes that the carrying value of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, accounts receivable and accounts payable are representative of their respective fair values. In conjunction with the fair value measurement of the derivative instruments, the Company made an accounting policy election to measure the credit risk of its derivative instruments that are subject to master netting agreements on a net basis by counterparty portfolio, as the gross values would not be materially different. The fair value of the Company's debt at September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 was $5,300.7 million and $6,606.7 million, respectively. The carrying value of the Company's debt at September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 was $5,271.5 million and $6,641.7 million, respectively. The fair values were
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As part of the Union Supply acquisition completed in fiscal 2022 (see Note 3), the Company recorded a contingent consideration obligation based on the fair value of the expected payments with a separate amount that will be accounted for as compensation expense to be recognized on the Consolidated Statements of Income over the earnout period. The Company performed a fair value assessment of the contingent consideration obligation based on the terms and conditions of the Union Supply purchase agreement, using internal models. The inputs utilized in estimating the fair value of the contingent consideration have been classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy levels and are subject to risk and uncertainty. The calculation of fair value is dependent on several subjective factors including future earnings and profitability. If assumptions or estimates vary from what was expected, the fair value of the contingent consideration liability may materially change. During fiscal 2023, the Company adjusted the contingent consideration liability to the fair value of the future expected payment, resulting in income of $37.3 million, which is comprised of the adjusted contingent consideration liability recorded as part of the acquisition and reversal of a portion of compensation expense previously recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income since the acquisition. The income is included in "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)" on the Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal year ended September 29, 2023. During fiscal 2024, the Company adjusted the remaining contingent consideration liability resulting in income of $9.0 million, which is included in "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)" on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The contingent consideration liability at September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 was zero and $8.4 million, respectively.
As part of the Next Level acquisition completed in fiscal 2021, the Company recorded a contingent consideration obligation based on the fair value of the expected payments. The Company performed a fair value assessment of the contingent consideration obligation based on the terms and conditions of the Next Level purchase agreement, as amended, using internal models. The inputs utilized in estimating the fair value of the contingent consideration have been classified as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy levels and are subject to risk and uncertainty. During fiscal 2023, the Company adjusted the contingent consideration liability to the fair value of the future expected payment, resulting in income of $48.4 million, which is included in "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)" on the Consolidated Statements of Income. During fiscal 2022, the Company paid $9.3 million related to the contingent consideration liability, which was for the calendar 2021 performance period. In addition, the Company adjusted the contingent consideration liability to the fair value of future expected payments during fiscal 2022, resulting in income of $20.7 million, which is included in "Cost of services provided (exclusive of depreciation and amortization)" on the Consolidated Statements of Income. The earnout period has ended and the fair value of the contingent consideration liability at September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023 was zero.

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ARAMARK AND SUBSIDIARIES
SCHEDULE II -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS AND RESERVES
FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDED SEPTEMBER 27, 2024, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023 AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

 (in thousands)Balance, Beginning of
Period
Charge/(Reversal) to Income (1)
Write-offs and Other (2)
Balance,
End of
Period
Description
Fiscal Year 2024
Allowance for credit losses$31,506 $20,102 $(17,349)$34,259 
Fiscal Year 2023
Allowance for credit losses$27,288 $17,573 $(13,355)$31,506 
Fiscal Year 2022
Allowance for credit losses$45,540 $(7,788)$(10,464)$27,288 
(1)
Represents an increase (or decrease) in the reserve for estimated future credit losses charged to expense.
(2)
Amounts determined not to be collectible and charged against the reserve and translation. These amounts do not impact the Consolidated Statements of Income.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Copies of any of the following exhibits are available to Stockholders for the cost of reproduction upon written request to the Secretary, Aramark, 2400 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
Exhibit No.
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Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2017, among Aramark Services, Inc., Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation, ARAMARK Canada Ltd., ARAMARK Investments Limited, ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, ARAMARK Regional Treasury Europe, Designated Activity Company, ARAMARK Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, Aramark International Finance S.à.r.l., each subsidiary of the United States Borrower that from time to time becomes a party thereto, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto, the issuing banks named therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Aramark’s Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed with the SEC on March 29, 2017, pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
Incremental Amendment No. 1, dated as of September 20, 2017, among Aramark Services, Inc. (the “Company”) Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation, ARAMARK Canada Ltd. (“Aramark Canada”), ARAMARK Investments Limited (“Aramark UK”), and certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder to the credit agreement, dated March 28, 2017, among the Company, Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation, Aramark Canada, Aramark UK, ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, ARAMARK Regional Treasury Europe, Designated Activity Company, ARAMARK Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, Aramark International Finance S.à.r.l. and certain wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (including the financial institutions party to the Incremental Amendment, the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Aramark's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 26, 2017, pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
Incremental Amendment No. 2, dated as of December 11, 2017, among Aramark Services, Inc., Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”) and certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of Aramark Services, Inc., the financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder to the credit agreement, dated March 28, 2017, among Aramark Services, Inc., Holdings, ARAMARK Canada Ltd., ARAMARK Investments Limited, ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, ARAMARK Regional Treasury Europe, Designated Activity Company, ARAMARK Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, Aramark International Finance S.à.r.l. and certain wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of Aramark Services, Inc., the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Aramark’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 12, 2017 pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
Incremental Amendment No. 3, dated as of February 28, 2018, among Aramark Services, Inc., ARAMARK Canada Ltd., and Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”), the financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder to the credit agreement, dated March 28, 2017, among Aramark Services, Inc., Holdings, ARAMARK Canada Ltd., ARAMARK Investments Limited, ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, ARAMARK Regional Treasury Europe, Designated Activity Company, ARAMARK Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, Aramark International Finance S.à.r.l. and certain wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of Aramark Services, Inc., the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Aramark's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 8, 2018, pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
Amendment No. 4, dated as of May 11, 2018, among Aramark Services, Inc. (the “Company”), Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. (the “Yen Term C Lender”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder to the credit agreement, dated March 28, 2017, among the Company, Aramark Intermediate Holdco Corporation, ARAMARK Canada Ltd., ARAMARK Investments Limited, ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, ARAMARK Regional Treasury Europe, Designated Activity Company, ARAMARK Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, Aramark International Finance S.à.r.l. and certain wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Aramark's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 7, 2018, pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
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Amendment No. 5, dated as of May 24, 2018, among Aramark Services, Inc. (the “Company”), Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”), certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, each Converting United States Term B-2 Lender (as defined therein), the Additional United States Term B-2 Lender (as defined therein), the financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder to the credit agreement, dated March 28, 2017, among the Company, Holdings, ARAMARK Canada Ltd., ARAMARK Investments Limited, ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, ARAMARK Regional Treasury Europe, Designated Activity Company, ARAMARK Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, Aramark International Finance S.à.r.l. and certain wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Aramark’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 31, 2018 pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
Amendment No. 6, dated as of June 12, 2018, among Aramark Services, Inc. (the “Company”), Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”), certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, each Converting United States Term B-3 Lender (as defined therein), the Additional United States Term B-3 Lender (as defined therein), the financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder to the credit agreement, dated March 28, 2017, among the Company, Holdings, ARAMARK Canada Ltd., ARAMARK Investments Limited, ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, ARAMARK Regional Treasury Europe, Designated Activity Company, ARAMARK Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, Aramark International Finance S.à.r.l. and certain wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Aramark’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 18, 2018 pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
Amendment No. 7 (the “Amendment”), dated as of October 1, 2018, among Aramark Services, Inc. (the “Company”), Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”), Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”), ARAMARK Canada Ltd. (the “Canadian Borrower”), ARAMARK Investments Limited, ARAMARK Limited (together with ARAMARK Investments Limited, the “UK Borrowers”), ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, ARAMARK Regional Treasury Europe, Designated Activity Company (together with ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, the “Irish Borrowers”), ARAMARK Holdings Deutschland GMBH (as successor by merger to ARAMARK Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, the “German Borrower”), Aramark International Finance S.à.r.l. (the “Luxembourg Borrower”), certain other wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder to the credit agreement, dated March 28, 2017, among the Company, Holdings, the Canadian Borrower, the UK Borrower, the Irish Borrowers, the German Borrower, the Luxembourg Borrower and certain other wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Aramark’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on October 4, 2018 pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
Incremental Amendment No. 8 (the “Incremental Amendment”), dated as of January 15, 2020, among Aramark Services, Inc. (the “Company”), Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”), certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, the United States Term B-4 Lenders (as defined therein) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined therein) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder amending that certain credit agreement, dated March 28, 2017, among the Company, Holdings, ARAMARK Canada Ltd., ARAMARK Investments Limited, ARAMARK Limited, ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, ARAMARK Regional Treasury Europe, Designated Activity Company, ARAMARK Holdings Deutschland GMBH (as successor by merger to ARAMARK Holdings GmbH & Co. KG), Aramark International Finance S.à.r.l. and certain other wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (including the financial institutions party to the Incremental Amendment, the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Aramark’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on January 16, 2020 pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
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Amendment No. 11 (the “Amendment”), dated as of April 6, 2021, among Aramark Services, Inc. (the “Company”), Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”), Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”), ARAMARK Canada Ltd. (the “Canadian Borrower”), ARAMARK Investments Limited, ARAMARK Limited (together with ARAMARK Investments Limited, the “UK Borrowers”), ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, ARAMARK Regional Treasury Europe, Designated Activity Company (together with ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, the “Irish Borrowers”), ARAMARK Holdings Deutschland GMBH (as successor by merger to ARAMARK Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, the “German Borrower”), Aramark International Finance S.à.r.l. (the “Luxembourg Borrower”), certain other wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder to the credit agreement, dated March 28, 2017, among the Company, Holdings, the Canadian Borrower, the UK Borrower, the Irish Borrowers, the German Borrower, the Luxembourg Borrower and certain other wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (including the financial institutions party to the Amendment, the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Aramark's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 10, 2021, pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
Amendment No. 12 (the “Amendment”), dated as of June 22, 2023, among Aramark Services, Inc. (the “Company”), Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”), certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder to the Credit Agreement, dated March 28, 2017, among the Company, Holdings, certain other borrowers party thereto, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (including the financial institutions party to the Amendment, the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Aramark’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 27, 2023, pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
Amendment No. 13 (the “Amendment”), dated as of June 29, 2023, among Aramark Services, Inc. (the “Company”), Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder to the Credit Agreement, dated March 28, 2017, among the Company, Holdings, certain other borrowers party thereto, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (including the financial institutions party to the Amendment, the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Aramark’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on August 8, 2023, pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
Amendment No. 14 (the “Amendment”), dated as of March 27, 2024, among Aramark Services, Inc. (the “Company”), Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”), certain wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder to the Credit Agreement, dated March 28, 2017, among the Company, Holdings, certain other borrowers party thereto, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (including the financial institutions party to the Amendment, the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Aramark’s Current Report filed with the SEC on March 27, 2024, pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
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Amendment No. 15 (the “Amendment”), dated as of August 2, 2024, among Aramark Services, Inc. (the “Company”), Aramark Intermediate HoldCo Corporation (“Holdings”), ARAMARK Canada Ltd. (the “Canadian Borrower”), ARAMARK Investments Limited, ARAMARK Limited (together with ARAMARK Investments Limited, the “UK Borrowers”), ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, ARAMARK Regional Treasury Europe, Designated Activity Company (together with ARAMARK Ireland Holdings Limited, the “Irish Borrowers”), ARAMARK Holdings Deutschland GMBH (as successor by merger to ARAMARK Holdings GmbH & Co. KG, the “German Borrower”), Aramark International Finance S.à r.l. (the “Luxembourg Borrower”), certain other wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as administrative agent for the Lenders (as defined below) and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder to the credit agreement, dated March 28, 2017 (as amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified), among the Company, Holdings, the Canadian Borrower, the UK Borrower, the Irish Borrowers, the German Borrower, the Luxembourg Borrower and certain other wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company, the financial institutions from time to time party thereto (including the financial institutions party to the Amendment, the “Lenders”), the issuing banks named therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent for the Lenders and collateral agent for the secured parties thereunder (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Aramark’s Current Report filed with the SEC on August 6, 2024, pursuant to the Exchange Act (file number 001-36223)).
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The following financial information from Aramark's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended September 27, 2024 formatted in inline XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 27, 2024 and September 29, 2023; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income for the fiscal years ended September 27, 2024, September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the fiscal years ended September 27, 2024, September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the fiscal years ended September 27, 2024, September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022; (v) Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the fiscal years ended September 27, 2024, September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022; (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements; and (vii) Schedule II-Valuation and Qualifying Accounts and Reserves for the fiscal years ended September 27, 2024, September 29, 2023 and September 30, 2022
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The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and should not be relied upon for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by the Company in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.

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