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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Planet Fitness (PLNT)

Planet Fitness completes $750 million refinancing and starts $350 million share buyback

Neutral Impact 4 of 5 financing Written later

On December 15, 2025, Planet Fitness completed a $750 million securitized refinancing, issuing $400 million of 5.274% Class A-2-I notes and $350 million of 5.649% Class A-2-II notes, plus a $75 million variable funding facility that is undrawn at closing. Proceeds will repay in full about $410 million of Series 2022-1 Class A-2-I notes, and the company also entered a $350 million accelerated share repurchase agreement with Citibank, N.A. The company's release describes the new debt as substantially increased indebtedness, while the buyback returns cash to shareholders.

Key points

  • $400 million Class A-2-I notes at 5.274% with an anticipated repayment date in December 2030; $350 million Class A-2-II notes at 5.649% with an anticipated repayment date in December 2032
  • Proceeds to repay in full the Series 2022-1 Class A-2-I notes, which had a principal balance of approximately $410 million as of September 30, 2025, plus accrued interest
  • $350 million accelerated share repurchase with Citibank, N.A.; the company initially receives about 2.5 million shares, with final settlement expected no later than the first quarter of 2026
  • A new $500 million share repurchase program takes effect upon completion of the accelerated share repurchase and replaces the 2024 program

The filing

CompanyPlanet Fitness (PLNT)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECDec 15, 2025, 4:41 PM ET
Accession number0001637207-25-000088

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement1.02 Termination of Material Agreement2.03 New Direct Financial Obligation8.01 Other Events

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI (Anthropic Claude, claude-haiku-5-5) on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from the text of the filing and its press-release exhibits only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on December 15, 2025.

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