Shentel closes $567.4 million notes offering and refinances its credit facilities
Shentel's subsidiaries closed a $567.4 million offering of secured fiber network term notes on December 5, 2025, along with a $175.0 million variable funding note facility and a new $175.0 million revolving credit facility, both maturing by December 2029 or 2030. Shentel used the proceeds, together with $75.0 million drawn on the revolver, to repay $585.4 million of existing loans. Management expects the refinancing to lower its cost of debt by about 170 basis points and reduce annual interest expense by about $10.0 million, though the company also incurred about $15.0 million in upfront transaction fees.
Key points
- Series 2025-1 term notes totaling $567.4 million, with an anticipated repayment date in December 2030, were issued on December 5, 2025.
- New $175.0 million revolving credit facility matures December 5, 2030; Shentel Broadband borrowed $75.0 million at closing.
- Proceeds and revolver borrowings repaid $585.4 million of existing term and revolving loans; upfront transaction fees were approximately $15.0 million.
- Management expects the refinancing to reduce cost of debt by about 170 basis points and interest expense by about $10.0 million annually.
The filing
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