Material Agreement

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 25, 2024 Graco Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)   Minnesota         001-09249         41-0285640 (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)       (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   88 - 11th Avenue Northeast   Minneapolis , Minnesota             55413 (Address of principal executive offices)          (Zip Code)        (612) 623-6000         Registrant’s telephone number, including area code           Not Applicable         (Former name or former address if changed since last report.)    Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)   ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))   ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:         Title of each class    Trading Symbol(s)    Name of each exchange on which registered       Common Stock    GGG    The New York Stock Exchange Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company ☐ If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐   Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement On October 25, 2024, Graco Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) that amends its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 25, 2021, entered into with U.S. Bank National Association, as administrative agent and a lender, and the other lenders that are parties thereto (as previously amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified, the “Credit Agreement”). The Amendment amended the Credit Agreement by extending the maturity of the Company’s $750 million unsecured revolving credit facility from March 25, 2026 to October 25, 2029. The Amendment also eliminates adjustments to the applicable margin percentages for base rate loans and non-base rate loans, as well as adjustments to the facility fee rate the Company is required to pay on the average daily unused amount of the loan commitments, that would have applied following the Company’s completion of a significant acquisition prior to December 31, 2023. The foregoing description of the Amendment and the transactions contemplated thereby does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by, the full text of the Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.  (d)   Exhibits   10.1    Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated October 25, 2024, among Graco Inc., the borrowing subsidiaries from time to time party thereto, the banks from time to time party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, as administrative agent. 104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (included within the Inline XBRL document). Signature Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.         GRACO INC.     Date:  October 25, 2024     By:    /s/ Joseph James Humke                    Joseph James Humke           Its: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and   Corporate Secretary