HACKETT GROUP, INC. Debt Disclosure

8. Credit Facility

On November 7, 2022, the Company entered into a third amended and restated credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, pursuant to which the lenders agreed to amend and restate its existing credit agreement, in order to extend the maturity date of the revolving line of credit and provide the Company with an aggregate capacity of up to $100.0 million from time to time pursuant to a revolving line of credit (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility matures on November 7, 2027. On June 21, 2024, the Company amended the Credit Agreement to change its interest rate index from Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index ("BSBY") to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") rate.

The obligations of Hackett under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by active existing and future material U.S. subsidiaries of Hackett (the “U.S. Subsidiaries”) and are secured by substantially all of the existing and future property and assets of Hackett and the U.S. Subsidiaries.

8. Credit Facility (continued)

The interest rates per annum applicable to loans under the Credit Facility will be, at the Company’s option, equal to either a base rate or a SOFR rate, plus an applicable margin percentage. The applicable margin percentage is based on the consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement. As of December 26, 2025, the applicable margin percentage was 1.50% per annum for the SOFR rate, and 0.75% per annum, in the case of base rate. As of December 26, 2025 and December 27, 2024, the interest rate on the Company's outstanding debt was 5.4% and 6.0%, respectively, utilizing the SOFR margin percentage. As of December 29, 2023, the interest rate on the Company's outstanding debt was 6.9%, utilizing the BSBY margin percentage. The interest rate of the commitment fee as of December 26, 2025 was 0.125%. Interest payments are made on a monthly basis.

The Company is subject to certain covenants, including total consolidated leverage, fixed cost coverage, adjusted fixed cost coverage and liquidity requirements, each as set forth in the Credit Agreement, subject to certain exceptions. As of December 26, 2025, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.

The Company incurred $7 thousand and $56 thousand of incremental debt issuance costs in 2025 and 2024, respectively, as a result of the Credit Agreement. As of December 26, 2025, the Company had $0.2 million of debt issuance costs remaining which will be amortized over the remaining life of the Credit Facility.

As of December 26, 2025, the Company had $76.0 million of outstanding debt, excluding $0.2 million of deferred debt costs, and as of December 27, 2024, the Company had $13.0 million of outstanding debt, excluding $0.3 million of deferred debt costs.