Audacy obtains approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas for all first day motions related to its prepackaged Chapter 11 proceedings. As part of these motions, the Court grants Audacy access to $57 million in financing from certain of its existing lenders. This financing is comprised of a new $32 million debtor-in-possession (“DIP”) term loan and a $25 million upsize of the
company’s existing $75 million accounts receivables financing facility to $100 million. The DIP financing, the upsize of the accounts receivables financing facility and the company’s cash from operations and available reserves will enable Audacy to fulfill commitments to employees, advertisers, partners and vendors. The court also authorizes Audacy to continue to pay employee wages, salaries and benefits without interruption and to pay vendors and suppliers. This latest news comes after the company entered into a restructuring support agreement (“RSA”) with a supermajority of its debtholders. Under the terms of the RSA, the debtholders committed to vote in favor of a plan of reorganization that, when consummated, will equitize approximately $1.6 billion of funded debt, a reduction of 80% from approximately $1.9 billion to approximately $350 million. Audacy says it does not expect any operational impact from the restructuring, and trade and other unsecured creditors will not be impaired.
