
Gray Media priced $750M in 7.5% senior secured notes due 2034 to redeem higher-cost 10.5% debt and cut annual interest expense by 300 bps on the portion retired.
Gray Media priced $750 million in senior secured first lien notes at 7.500% due 2034, the Atlanta-based broadcaster said Monday.
The notes, sold at par, will redeem a portion of Gray's outstanding 10.500% senior secured first lien notes due 2029, repay some borrowings under its revolving credit facility, and cover offering fees and expenses. The deal is expected to close Aug. 21.
Gray's existing and future restricted subsidiaries that guarantee its senior credit facility will also guarantee the new notes on a senior secured first lien basis.
The offering is limited to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and to non-U.S. persons under Regulation S. The notes are unregistered and cannot be sold in the U.S. without an exemption.
The refinancing cuts Gray's coupon by 300 basis points from the 10.5% notes it is partially redeeming, lowering annual interest costs on the portion retired. Gray had $4.7 billion in total debt as of June 30, according to its last quarterly filing, and the new notes extend the maturity profile to 2034 from 2029.
Jeffrey Gignac, Gray's CFO, and Kevin Latek, chief legal officer, are listed as contacts for the transaction.
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