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Extreme Networks has swapped a term loan and revolver for a single $500m revolving line, drawn $200m of it on the first day, and moved the agent's chair from Bank of Montreal to JPMorgan

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The Editorial Team · July 30, 2026

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What it changes

For a shareholder the change is about flexibility rather than size. A term loan has to be repaid on a schedule whether or not the money is wanted. A revolver can be drawn and repaid at will, so the $300 million left undrawn is capacity the company can reach for and give back without renegotiating, and the $200 million drawn can be paid down whenever cash allows. For a creditor the read is different, and the security package is where it sits. This is not an unsecured line. It is guaranteed by subsidiaries and secured by substantially all tangible and intangible assets, with 100 percent of the equity of material domestic subsidiaries pledged, 100 percent of an Irish holding company pledged, and 65 percent of first-tier foreign subsidiaries pledged, which is the customary ceiling before the tax treatment of a foreign pledge turns unhelpful. Lenders also kept two maintenance covenants that have to be met every quarter from 30 September, not merely tested when the company wants to do something: interest cover of at least 3.00 to 1.00, and total net leverage no higher than 3.75 to 1.00. The dates to hold on to are 30 September 2026, when the covenants first bite, and 29 July 2031, when the commitments end. The number nobody has yet is the size of the facility that just went away. The 8-K does not state it, and points instead to a note in the March quarter's Form 10-Q, so anyone wanting to know whether this is more borrowing capacity or less has to go and read that.

$500 million on one revolving line, and no term loan behind it. That is the structure Extreme Networks moved to on Wednesday under a credit agreement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission at 07:17 on Thursday morning, with JPMorgan Chase Bank taking over as administrative agent.

The agreement it replaces was signed in June 2023, ran with Bank of Montreal as administrative and collateral agent, and provided two things: a first lien term loan facility and a revolver. Only one of those survives.

What happened on the closing date

Extreme borrowed under the new facility straight away, used the money to repay everything outstanding under the old agreement and to cover the fees on the new one, and finished the day with $200 million of revolving loans outstanding and $300 million of commitments still available.

Everything on the old side was unwound at once. Commitments terminated, guarantees released, liens released, accrued interest and fees paid. The filing adds that no material early termination penalties were incurred.

The terms

Borrowings price at the company's option off either the Alternate Base Rate or Adjusted Term SOFR, plus a margin that moves with the consolidated total net leverage ratio. On SOFR loans that margin runs from 1.25 percent to 2.00 percent. On base rate loans it runs from 0.25 percent to 1.00 percent. Undrawn commitments carry a fee of 0.20 percent to 0.25 percent on the average daily unused portion, also set by leverage.

There is an accordion, and it is uncommitted, meaning lenders are not obliged to fund it. It allows requests up to the greater of $175 million and 100 percent of consolidated EBITDA, plus an amount matching qualifying voluntary prepayments, plus an unlimited further amount if the company is in pro forma compliance with its covenants.

Commitments end on the earliest of 29 July 2031, voluntary termination, or an exercise of remedies following an event of default. A change of control of Extreme is itself listed among the events of default.

Secured, and covenanted

This is a lender-protective document rather than an investment grade style unsecured facility, and two features say so.

The obligations are guaranteed by subsidiaries meeting stated thresholds and secured by substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of Extreme and those guarantors. The pledge covers 100 percent of the equity in material domestic subsidiaries and in Extreme Networks Ireland Holding Unlimited Company, and 65 percent of the equity in first-tier foreign subsidiaries and foreign subsidiary holding companies.

Then there are two maintenance covenants, tested at the end of every fiscal quarter beginning with the one ending 30 September 2026. Consolidated interest charge coverage must be at least 3.00 to 1.00. Consolidated total net leverage must not exceed 3.75 to 1.00, with a temporary step-up to 4.25 to 1.00 after a material acquisition, which is the drafting that leaves room to buy something without immediately breaching.

One number is missing from all of this. The 8-K never says how large the terminated facility was, or how much of it was term debt. It incorporates that description by reference to a note in the quarterly report for the period ended 31 March. Until somebody reads that note, whether Extreme has more borrowing capacity than it had on Tuesday or less is an open question.

The document: Extreme Networks, Inc., Form 8-K, accession 0001193125-26-324888, accepted by EDGAR 2026-07-30 at 07:17:15 Eastern, CIK 0001078271, date of earliest event reported 29 July 2026, Items 1.01, 1.02, 2.03 and 9.01. Full submission text file retrieved and the 8-K body extracted and read on 30 July 2026; no fetch-tool summary was relied on. Item 1.01: 'On July 29, 2026 (the "Closing Date"), Extreme Networks, Inc. ("Extreme") entered into a Credit Agreement ... with the lenders named therein, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent'; 'The Credit Agreement provides for a 5-year revolving loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $500 million (the "Revolving Facility") and replaces Extreme's existing Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2023, among Extreme, the lenders party thereto, and Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent'; 'Extreme used the proceeds of a borrowing under the Revolving Facility on the Closing Date to repay outstanding indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement and to pay fees and expenses related to the Revolving Facility'; 'As of the Closing Date, after giving effect to the borrowing described above, $200 million of revolving loans were outstanding under the Revolving Facility and $300 million of revolving commitments remained available for borrowing thereunder.' Accordion: uncommitted, up to the sum of the greater of $175 million and 100.0 percent of Consolidated EBITDA, plus an amount equal to qualifying voluntary prepayments, plus an unlimited amount subject to pro forma covenant compliance. Pricing: 'at Extreme's option, either the Alternate Base Rate ... or the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate ... plus an applicable margin that is calculated based on Extreme's consolidated total net leverage ratio from time to time and ranges from 1.25% to 2.00% in the case of loans accruing interest based on the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate and from 0.25% to 1.00% in the case of loans accruing interest based on the Alternate Base Rate', with Adjusted Term SOFR floored at 0.00 percent and the Alternate Base Rate floored at 1.00 percent; commitment fee 'ranges from 0.20% to 0.25%' on the average daily unused portion. Maturity: 'the earliest of (x) July 29, 2031, (y) the date of termination of the commitments by Extreme, and (z) in connection with an exercise of remedies after the occurrence of an event of default.' Security: obligations 'are secured by substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets of Extreme and the guarantors, including by (A) a pledge of 100% of the equity interests of (i) material domestic subsidiaries of Extreme and (ii) the foreign indirect subsidiary of Extreme, Extreme Networks Ireland Holding Unlimited Company, and (B) 65% of the equity interest of (i) the first-tier foreign subsidiaries of Extreme and the guarantors and (ii) the first-tier foreign subsidiary holding companies'. Financial covenants: 'a consolidated interest charge coverage ratio of at least 3.00 to 1.00 at the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2026' and 'a consolidated total net leverage ratio not to exceed 3.75 to 1.00 (with a step-up to 4.25 to 1.00 for a specified period of time upon consummation of a material acquisition)'. Item 1.02: the Existing Credit Agreement 'provided for a first lien term loan facility and a revolving credit facility with Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent and collateral agent'; 'Extreme did not incur any material early termination penalties in connection with the termination of the Existing Credit Agreement'; on the closing date Extreme 'repaid all outstanding indebtedness under the Existing Credit Agreement, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and fees, all commitments thereunder were terminated, and all guarantees and liens securing the obligations thereunder were released.' Events of default listed include a change of control of Extreme. The Credit Agreement itself is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the same accession. This brief states no figure for the size, balance or amortisation schedule of the terminated facility, because the 8-K does not state one; it incorporates that description by reference to Note 7 of the Form 10-Q for the quarter ended 31 March 2026, which this desk has not read..

Extreme Networks has swapped a term loan and revolver for a single $500m revolving line, drawn $200m of it on the first day, and moved the agent's chair from Bank of Montreal to JPMorgan

What happened on the closing date

The terms

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