SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc Debt Disclosure
Note 10—Debt
At December 31, 2025 and 2024, debt consisted of the following (in millions):
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December 31, |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Senior secured credit facilities, weighted-average interest rate of 5.63% and 6.26%, respectively |
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$ |
4,716.9 |
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$ |
4,295.0 |
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5.5% senior notes due 2027 |
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2,000.0 |
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2,000.0 |
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6.5% senior notes due 2032 |
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750.0 |
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750.0 |
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Unamortized original issue discount and debt issuance costs |
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$ |
(33.5 |
) |
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(35.4 |
) |
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7,433.4 |
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7,009.6 |
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Less: current portion of long-term debt |
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25.0 |
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20.0 |
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Long-term debt |
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$ |
7,408.4 |
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$ |
6,989.6 |
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The table below provides a summary of the key terms of our Senior Secured Credit Facilities and Senior Notes:
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Amount Outstanding |
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Maturity |
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Scheduled Quarterly |
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(in millions) |
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Date |
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Payments Required |
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Senior Secured Credit Facilities |
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Term B-8 Loans |
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$ |
3,941.9 |
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May 9, 2031 |
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(1) |
Term A-9 Loans |
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775.0 |
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September 27, 2029 (2) |
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0.625% (3) |
Revolving Credit Facility (4) |
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— |
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December 28, 2027 |
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None |
5.5% Senior Notes |
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2,000.0 |
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September 30, 2027 |
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None |
6.5% Senior Notes |
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750.0 |
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June 1, 2032 |
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None |
Senior Secured Credit Facilities and Senior Notes
On April 16, 2018, in connection with our acquisition of DST, we entered into an amended and restated credit agreement with SS&C Technologies, Inc. (“SS&C”), SS&C European Holdings SARL, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of SS&C (“SS&C SARL”) and SS&C Technologies Holdings Europe SARL, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of SS&C (“SS&C Tech SARL”) as the borrowers (“Credit Agreement”), which included Term B-3 and Term B-4 Loans. Also in 2018, we entered into amendments to the Credit Agreement in connection with our acquisitions of Eze and Intralinks, the Term B-5 Loan. On March 22, 2022, in connection with our acquisition of Blue Prism, we entered into an Incremental Joinder to the Credit Agreement with certain of our subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Incremental Joinder, a new $650.0 million senior secured incremental term loan B facility (“Term B-6 Loan”) and a new $880.0 million senior secured incremental term loan B facility (“Term B-7 Loan” and together with the Term B-6
Loan, the “Incremental Term Loans”) was made available to us, the proceeds of which were used to finance substantially all of the consideration for the acquisition of Blue Prism.
On March 28, 2019, we issued $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.5% Senior Notes due 2027 (“5.5% Senior Notes”), the proceeds of which were used to repay a portion of the outstanding Term B-3 Loan under our Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement had a revolving credit facility with a five-year term available for borrowings by SS&C with $250.0 million in available commitments (“Revolving Credit Facility”). The Revolving Credit Facility also contained a $25 million letter of credit sub-facility. On December 28, 2022, we entered into an amendment (the “Revolving Facility Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement with certain of our subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Revolving Facility Amendment, the Revolving Credit Facility was amended to: (i) extend the maturity date to December 28, 2027, (ii) amend the interest rate provisions to replace LIBOR with Term SOFR as the interest rate benchmark, (iii) increase the aggregate commitments from $250.0 million to $600.0 million, (iv) increase the letter of credit sub-facility from $25.0 million to $75.0 million and (v) make certain other revisions fully set forth in the Revolving Facility Amendment.
On May 9, 2024, we entered into the Incremental Joinder & First Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) which amended our Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the Amendment, we borrowed $3,935.0 million in aggregate principal amount of incremental term B-8 loans (the “Term B-8 Loans”). The Term B-8 Loans bear interest at, at our option, the Base Rate (as defined in the Amendment), plus 1.00% per annum, or the Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the Amendment), plus 2.00% per annum.
Also on May 9, 2024, we issued $750.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.5% Senior Notes due 2032 (the “6.5% Senior Notes”). The 6.5% Senior Notes are senior unsecured obligations and rank equal in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior indebtedness. The 6.5% Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by SS&C Holdings and all of its existing domestic restricted subsidiaries (other than SS&C Technologies) that guarantee our existing senior secured credit facilities and future domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee our existing senior secured credit facilities and certain other indebtedness. Interest on the 6.5% Senior Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on December 1, 2024.
The net proceeds of the Term B-8 Loans and from the sale of the 6.5% Senior Notes were used to repay all amounts owed under the term B-3 loans, the term B-4 loans, the term B-5 loans, the term B-6 loans and the term B-7 loans (together, the “Existing Term Loans”) under the Credit Agreement, as well as to pay related fees and expenses.
On September 27, 2024, in connection with our acquisition of Battea, we entered into an Incremental Joinder to our Credit Agreement (the “September 2024 Incremental Joinder”). Pursuant to the September 2024 Incremental Joinder, we borrowed $800.0 million in aggregate principal amount of incremental term A-9 loans (“Term A-9 Loans”), the net proceeds of which were used to finance in part the acquisition of Battea, the payment of fees and expenses related thereto and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Term A-9 Loans bear interest at, at our option, the Base Rate (as defined in the Incremental Joinder), plus 0.50% per annum, or the Term SOFR Rate (as defined in the Incremental Joinder), plus 1.50% per annum, in each case with two leverage-based adjustments that increase the interest rate margin by 0.25% per annum if our consolidated net secured leverage ratio is greater than 3.50x and 4.25x, respectively, and one leverage-based adjustment that reduces the interest rate margin by 0.125% per annum if our consolidated net secured leverage ratio is less than or equal to 2.50x.
On October 14, 2025, in connection with our acquisition of Calastone, we entered into an Incremental Joinder to our Credit Agreement (the “October 2025 Incremental Joinder”). Pursuant to the October 2025 Incremental Joinder, we borrowed $1,050.0 million in aggregate principal amount of incremental term B-8 loans (the “Incremental Term B-8 Loans”). The net proceeds of the Incremental B-8 Loans were used to finance the acquisition of Calastone, the payment of fees and expenses related thereto and for working capital and general corporate purposes. The Incremental Term B-8 Loans are a fungible increase to SS&C’s existing term B-8 Loans and have the same terms, maturity date, and interest.
Debt Terms
Our obligations under the Term B-8 Loans and Term A-9 Loans are guaranteed by our existing and future wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries (subject to customary exceptions and limitations). The obligations of the loan parties under the amended senior secured credit facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of such persons (subject to customary exceptions and limitations), including a pledge of all of the capital stock of substantially all of the U.S. wholly-owned restricted subsidiaries of such persons (with customary exceptions and limitations) and 65% of the capital stock of certain foreign restricted subsidiaries of such persons (with customary exceptions and limitations).
The amended senior secured credit facility includes negative covenants that, among other things and subject to certain thresholds and exceptions, limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to incur debt or liens, make investments (including in the form of loans and acquisitions), merge, liquidate or dissolve, sell property and assets, including capital stock of our subsidiaries, pay dividends on our capital stock or redeem, repurchase or retire our capital stock, alter the business we conduct, amend, prepay, redeem or purchase subordinated debt, or engage in transactions with our affiliates. The amended senior secured credit facility also contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, subject to customary thresholds and exceptions. In addition, the amended senior secured credit facility contains a financial covenant for the benefit of the Revolving Credit Facility requiring us to maintain a maximum consolidated net secured leverage ratio. The amended senior secured credit facility also contains a financial maintenance covenant for the benefit of the Term A-9 Loans that will require us to maintain a separate maximum consolidated net secured leverage ratio. In addition, under the amended senior secured credit facility, certain defaults under agreements governing other material indebtedness could result in an event of default under the amended senior secured credit facility, in which case the lenders could elect to accelerate payments under the amended senior secured credit facility and terminate any commitments they have to provide future borrowings. As of December 31, 2025, we were in compliance with all financial and non-financial covenants.
The 5.5% Senior Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally, by SS&C Holdings and all of its existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee our existing senior secured credit facilities or certain other indebtedness. The 5.5% Senior Notes are unsecured senior obligations that are equal in right of payment to all of our existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. Interest on the 5.5% Senior Notes is payable on March 30 and September 30 of each year.
At any time after March 30, 2025, we may, at our option, redeem some or all of the 5.5% Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.
At any time prior to June 1, 2027, we may, at our option, redeem some or all of the 6.5% Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 6.5% Senior Notes, plus a “make-whole” premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, the date of redemption. On and after June 1, 2027, we may, at our option, redeem some or all of the 6.5% Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices set forth in the following table, expressed as a percentage of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date:
Year |
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Price |
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On or after June 1, 2027 |
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103.250 |
% |
On or after June 1, 2028 |
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101.625 |
% |
June 1, 2029 and thereafter |
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100.000 |
% |
We may also, from time to time in our sole discretion, purchase, redeem, or retire any outstanding 5.5% Senior Notes and 6.5% Senior Notes, through tender offers, in privately negotiated or open market transactions, or otherwise.
The indentures governing the 5.5% Senior Notes and 6.5% Senior Notes contain a number of covenants that restrict, subject to certain thresholds and exceptions, our ability and the ability of our domestic restricted subsidiaries to incur debt or liens, make certain investments, pay dividends, dispose of certain assets, or enter into transactions with its affiliates. Any event of default under the amended senior secured credit facility that leads to an acceleration of those amounts due also results in a default under the indenture governing each of the Senior Notes.
Debt Issuance Costs and Loss on Extinguishment of Debt
We evaluated the borrowing of our Term B-8 Loans and issuance of 6.5% Senior Notes and the repayment of our Existing Term Loans in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification 470-50, Debt Modifications and Extinguishments. We determined that the new debt borrowing and issuance and existing debt repayment were two independent transactions due to the fact that (i) no single investor held a significant concentration of both the old and the new debt, (ii) none of the old investors were included in negotiations with creditors about modifying the old debt, and (iii) all lenders were provided the same opportunity to participate in the new debt regardless of whether they were an existing lender. Consequently, the refinancing was accounted for as a debt extinguishment. As a result, the Existing Term Loans borrowing costs of $27.7 million were expensed and are included in Loss on extinguishment of debt in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income during the year ended December 31, 2024.
In connection with the May 2024 and September 2024 debt transactions, we capitalized an aggregate of $39.4 million during year ended December 31, 2024 in financing costs, which represent new third-party costs.
In connection with the October 2025 Incremental B-8 Loans, we capitalized an aggregate of $7.6 million during the year ended December 31, 2025 in financing costs, which represent new third-party costs.
We made additional principal payments prior to their scheduled maturity in 2025, 2024 and 2023, which resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $3.3 million, $3.5 million and $2.1 million, respectively, due to the write-off of a portion of the unamortized capitalized financing fees and the unamortized original issue discount.
Fair Value of Debt
The carrying amounts and fair values of financial instruments are as follows (in millions):
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December 31, 2025 |
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December 31, 2024 |
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Carrying |
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Fair |
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Carrying |
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Fair |
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Value |
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Financial liabilities: |
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Senior secured credit facilities |
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$ |
4,690.7 |
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$ |
4,755.5 |
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$ |
4,268.6 |
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$ |
4,315.6 |
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5.5% senior notes due 2027 |
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1,998.8 |
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2,004.4 |
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1,998.1 |
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1,984.2 |
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6.5% senior notes due 2032 |
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743.9 |
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781.5 |
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742.9 |
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758.0 |
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The above fair values, which are Level 2 liabilities, were computed based on comparable quoted market prices.
Future Maturities of Debt
At December 31, 2025, annual maturities of long-term debt during the next five years and thereafter are as follows (in millions):
Year ending December 31, |
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2026 |
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$ |
25.0 |
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2027 |
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2,040.0 |
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2028 |
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40.0 |
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2029 |
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670.0 |
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2030 |
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— |
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Thereafter |
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4,691.9 |
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Total |
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$ |
7,466.9 |
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Historical Timeline
| Fiscal Year | Filed | |
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| 2025 | Feb 26, 2026 | Showing above |
| 2024 | Mar 3, 2025 | |
| 2023 | Feb 28, 2024 | |
| 2022 | Feb 28, 2023 | |
| 2021 | Feb 25, 2022 | |
| 2020 | Feb 25, 2021 | |
| 2019 | Feb 28, 2020 | |
| 2018 | Mar 1, 2019 | |
| 2017 | Feb 28, 2018 | |
| 2016 | Feb 28, 2017 | |
| 2015 | Feb 29, 2016 | |
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.
Key signals: the maturity schedule reveals concentration risk — large maturities within 1-2 years during tight credit markets can force dilutive refinancing or asset sales. Compare the fair value of debt against carrying amount to gauge whether the market views the company's credit risk differently than the balance sheet suggests. Watch covenant compliance disclosures for tightening cushions, especially leverage and interest coverage ratios. Variable-rate debt exposure quantifies sensitivity to interest rate changes. Secured versus unsecured mix affects recovery rates and future borrowing capacity. Compare net debt-to-EBITDA against industry peers and covenant limits to assess financial health.