FORRESTER RESEARCH, INC. Debt Disclosure
Note 5 – Debt
The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are parties to a credit facility, dated as of January 3, 2019 and amended in December 2021 and April 2023, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), and the lenders party thereto (the "Credit Agreement").
The Credit Agreement matures in and includes the following provisions: (a) an aggregate principal amount of revolving credit commitments (the "Revolving Credit Facility") of $150.0 million, (b) margin, at Forrester’s option, (i) between 1.25% and 1.75% per annum for loans based on LIBOR and (ii) between 0.25% and 0.75% per annum for loans based on the applicable base rate, in each case, based on Forrester’s consolidated total leverage ratio, and (c) a commitment fee applicable to undrawn revolving credit commitments between 0.30% and 0.20% per annum based on the Company's consolidated total leverage ratio.
The Credit Agreement permits the Company to increase commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount up to $50.0 million, subject to approval by the Administrative Agent and certain customary terms and conditions.
The Company may voluntarily prepay revolving loans under the credit facility at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty. No interim amortization payments are required to be made under the credit facility.
In April 2023, the Company executed a second amendment to the credit facility to facilitate the conversion from LIBOR to SOFR and to set the base interest rate at SOFR plus 10 basis points.
Up to $5.0 million of the Revolving Credit Facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit, and any drawings under the letters of credit must be reimbursed within one business day. As of December 31, 2025, $0.7 million in letters of credit were issued under the Revolving Credit Facility.
On March 12, 2026, the Company executed a third amendment to the credit facility that, among other changes, extended the maturity date from to (refer to Note 17 – Subsequent Event in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further information).
Outstanding Borrowings
The Company’s total outstanding borrowings as of both December 31, 2025 and 2024 was $35.0 million. The contractual annualized interest rate as of December 31, 2025 on the Revolving Credit Facility was 5.066%. The Company had $114.3 million of
available borrowing capacity on the Revolving Credit Facility (not including the expansion feature) as of December 31, 2025. The weighted average annual effective rate on the Company's total debt outstanding for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 was 5.6% and 6.5%, respectively.
The Credit Agreement contains certain customary restrictive loan covenants, including among others, financial covenants that apply a maximum leverage ratio, minimum interest coverage ratio, and maximum annual capital expenditures. The negative covenants limit, subject to various exceptions, the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, merge, consolidate, liquidate or dissolve any part of the Company, sell assets, change fiscal year, or enter into certain transactions with affiliates and subsidiaries. The Company was in full compliance with the covenants as of December 31, 2025. The Facility also contains customary events of default, representations, and warranties.
All obligations under the Credit Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed by each of the Company’s existing and future, direct and indirect, material wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, other than certain excluded subsidiaries, and are collateralized by a first priority lien on substantially all tangible and intangible assets, including intellectual property, and all of the capital stock of the Company and its subsidiaries (limited to 65% of the voting equity of certain subsidiaries).
Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Mar 13, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 7, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Mar 8, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Mar 10, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Mar 10, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Mar 13, 2020 | |
About Debt Disclosures
Debt disclosures detail a company's borrowing structure — the types of instruments, interest rates, maturity schedule, and covenant restrictions that define its financial obligations and flexibility. This section is essential for assessing refinancing risk, interest rate exposure, and the margin of safety against financial distress.
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