Aveanna Healthcare Holdings, Inc. Debt Disclosure
Long-term obligations consisted of the following as of January 3, 2026 and December 28, 2024 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Instrument |
Stated |
Contractual Interest Rate as of |
Interest Rate |
January 3, 2026 |
|
December 28, 2024 |
|
||
) |
09/2032 |
S + 3.75% |
7.47% |
$ |
1,321,687 |
|
$ |
890,550 |
|
N/A (2) |
N/A (2) |
N/A (2) |
|
- |
|
|
415,000 |
|
|
(1) |
09/2030 |
S + 3.75% |
7.47% |
|
- |
|
|
- |
|
Total principal amount of long-term obligations |
|
|
|
|
1,321,687 |
|
|
1,305,550 |
|
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs |
|
|
|
|
(21,785 |
) |
|
(24,694 |
) |
Total amount of long-term obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs |
|
|
|
|
1,299,902 |
|
|
1,280,856 |
|
Less: current portion of long-term obligations |
|
|
|
|
(13,250 |
) |
|
(9,200 |
) |
Total amount of long-term obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs, less current portion |
|
|
|
$ |
1,286,652 |
|
$ |
1,271,656 |
|
(1) S = One-month SOFR |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(2) Second Lien Term Loan was paid in full as part of the Refinancing Amendment |
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|
|
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|
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Scheduled future maturities of term loans for each of the next five years subsequent to January 3, 2026 are as follows (amounts in thousands):
Year Ending: |
|
|
|
January 2, 2027 |
$ |
13,250 |
|
January 1, 2028 |
|
13,250 |
|
December 30, 2028 |
|
13,250 |
|
December 29, 2029 |
|
13,250 |
|
December 28, 2030 |
|
13,250 |
|
Thereafter |
|
1,255,437 |
|
Total |
$ |
1,321,687 |
|
On September 17, 2025, Aveanna Healthcare LLC (the “Borrower”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into the fourth joinder and twelfth amendment (the “Refinancing Amendment”) to its First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of March 16, 2017 (as further amended, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Existing Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, the lenders party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Administrative
Agent”), and other agents party thereto (the Existing Credit Agreement, as amended by the Refinancing Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”). The Existing Credit Agreement provided for among other things, a senior secured term loan facility (the “Existing Term Loan Facility”) and a $170.3 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Existing Revolving Credit Facility”).
The Refinancing Amendment provides for, among other things, the refinancing of the Existing Revolving Credit Facility under the Existing Credit Agreement and incremental revolving loan commitments in an aggregate principal amount of $79.7 million, resulting in total aggregate revolving loan commitments of $250.0 million (the “2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility”), a portion of which may be used for the issuance of letters of credit and swingline loans. The Refinancing Amendment additionally provides for the refinancing of the term loans previously outstanding (“2025 Refinancing Term Loans”) under the Existing Term Loan Facility (the “2025 Refinancing Term Facility”) and an incremental senior secured term loan facility, with aggregate commitments increased by $439.0 million (the “2025 Incremental Term Loans”). Combined, the 2025 Refinancing Term Loans and 2025 Incremental Term Loans aggregate to a total principal balance of $1,325.0 million (the “2025 Term Loans”). The 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility and the 2025 Refinancing Term Facility replace the Existing Revolving Facility and the Existing Term Loan Facility, respectively. The maturity date for loans and commitments under the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility is September 17, 2030. The maturity date for loans and commitments under the 2025 Refinancing Term Facility is September 17, 2032. Loans under the 2025 Refinancing Term Facility amortize at a rate equal to 1.00% per annum, payable in equal quarterly installments, and were issued with original issue discount at 99.75% of par.
Proceeds from the 2025 Term Loans were used to immediately refinance in full the Existing Term Loans and the second lien term loan (the “Second Lien Term Loan”) provided by the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of December 10, 2021, by and among the Company, the Borrower, a syndicate of lending institutions from time to time party thereto, and Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, to pay accrued interest through the Closing Date, and to fund working capital and general corporate purposes.
In connection with refinancing the incremental revolving loan commitments for the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility, the Company incurred debt issuance costs of $2.5 million and will be amortized straight-line through the maturity date of the September 17, 2030.
In accordance with ASC 470-50-40, Debt Modification and Extinguishments, the Refinancing Amendment related to the 2025 Term Loans was accounted for as a modification of debt for the lenders that remained in the syndicate, while the aggregate balance attributable to lenders of the Existing Term Loan Facility and Second Lien Term Loan who did not participate in the 2025 Term Loans was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt. As a result, unamortized debt issuance costs related to the Existing Term Loan Facility and Second Lien Term Loan were written off and recorded as a $5.9 million loss on debt extinguishment on the consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026. A balance of $15.3 million of existing debt issuance costs allocated to the lenders that continued in the syndicate remained deferred and will be amortized via the effective-interest method through the maturity date of the September 17, 2032. Third party fees allocated to lenders who remained in the syndicate were recorded as debt modification expense of $16.0 million and included in Corporate expenses on the consolidated statements of operations for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2026. The aggregate balance of the 2025 Term Loans attributable to new lenders was treated as new debt. $3.9 million of third party fees allocated to new borrowers and $3.3 million of lender fees were deferred and will be amortized via the effective-interest method through the maturity date of the September 17, 2032.
The 2025 Term Loans under the Amended Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate equal to, at the election of the Borrower, Term SOFR (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) plus an applicable margin equal to 3.75% per annum or an alternative base rate (“ABR”) plus an applicable margin equal to 2.75% per annum. Loans under the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at the election of the Borrower, Term SOFR, plus an applicable margin equal to 3.75% per annum or a base rate plus an applicable margin equal to 2.75% per annum, so long as the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) is greater than 3.90 to 1.00 as of the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter, subject to (a) a decrease of 0.25% in the event that, and for so long as, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.90 to 1.00 and greater than 3.40 to 1.00 as of the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter and (b) a decrease of 0.50% in the event that, and for so long as, the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 3.40 to 1.00 as of the last day of the preceding fiscal quarter. As of January 3, 2026, the principal amount of the 2025 Term Loans and borrowings under the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility each accrued interest at a rate of 7.47%.
On September 17, 2025, substantially concurrently with the Refinancing Amendment, the Borrower terminated its
Second Lien Credit Agreement. The Second Lien Credit Agreement provided for the Second Lien Term Loan in an aggregate principal amount of $415.0 million. The entirety of the Second Lien Term Loan was repaid with proceeds from the 2025 Incremental Term Loans.
Debt issuance costs related to the term loans are recorded as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt. The balance for debt issuance costs related to the term loans as of January 3, 2026 and December 28, 2024 was $21.8 million and $24.7 million, respectively. Debt issuance costs related to the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility are recorded within other long-term assets. The balance for debt issuance costs related to the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility as of January 3, 2026 and December 28, 2024 was $3.2 million and $1.6 million, respectively. The Company recognized interest expense related to the amortization of debt issuance costs of $5.2 million and $4.8 million for the fiscal years ended January 3, 2026 and December 28, 2024, respectively.
Issued letters of credit as of January 3, 2026 and December 28, 2024 were $24.5 million and $32.3 million, respectively. Unused letters of credit as of January 3, 2026 and December 28, 2024 were $25.5 million and $7.7 million, respectively. There were no swingline loans outstanding as of January 3, 2026 and December 28, 2024. Borrowing capacity under the Company's Revolving Credit Facility was $225.5 million as of January 3, 2026 and $138.0 million as of December 28, 2024. Available borrowing capacity under the 2025 Refinancing Revolving Credit Facility is subject to a maintenance leverage covenant that becomes effective if more than 40% of the total commitment is utilized.
The fair value of the Company's long-term obligations was estimated using market observable inputs for the Company’s comparable peers with public debt, including quoted prices in active markets, which are considered Level 2 inputs. The aggregate fair value of the Company's long-term obligations was $1,328.3 million at January 3, 2026.
The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants and restrictions under the foregoing instruments at January 3, 2026 and December 28, 2024.
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 13, 2025 | |
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