Live Nation Entertainment Announces Launch of Private Senior Notes Offering

Proceeds are intended to redeem all outstanding 6.500% senior secured notes due 2027, with the proposed new notes due 2032.

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Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) intends to launch a private offering of senior notes to refinance existing debt. The proposed offering comprises $840.0 million and €500.0 million in principal amount, both due 2032.

The company intends to use net proceeds to redeem all outstanding 6.500% senior secured notes due 2027, pay offering fees and expenses, and fund general corporate purposes, potentially including other debt repayment or repurchases. The new notes will be guaranteed by the company and existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee its senior secured credit facilities. Completion remains subject to pricing, market and other conditions.

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• Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Proposed offering would raise $840.0 million and €500.0 million in principal amount. 2.1% of market cap
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Net proceeds are intended to fund full redemption of outstanding 6.500% senior secured notes due 2027.

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• Moderate point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Proposed senior notes due 2032 would add debt obligations guaranteed by the company and qualifying domestic restricted subsidiaries.
• Minor pointOffering completion remains subject to pricing, market and other conditions.
• Minor point. Forward-looking: it has not happened yet and may not happen.Offering fees and expenses would be paid from net proceeds.

Key Figures

U.S. dollar senior notes: $840.0 million aggregate principal Euro senior notes: €500.0 million aggregate principal Redemption notes coupon and maturity: 6.500%; due 2027

U.S. dollar senior notes

$840.0 million aggregate principal

Senior notes due 2032; proposed offering

Euro senior notes

€500.0 million aggregate principal

Senior notes due 2032; proposed offering

Redemption notes coupon and maturity

6.500%; due 2027

Outstanding senior secured notes intended for full redemption

Key Terms

private placement, rule 144a, regulation s, qualified institutional buyers, +1 more

5 terms

private placement financial

"offered through a private placement"

A private placement is a sale of securities directly to a selected group of investors, typically institutions or accredited investors, instead of through a public offering. It lets a company raise money faster and with fewer regulatory steps; for existing shareholders it matters because the newly issued shares, often sold at a discount, increase the share count and can dilute their ownership.

rule 144a regulatory

"under Rule 144A of the Securities Act"

Rule 144A is a regulation that makes it easier for companies to sell private bonds to large investors without going through all the usual rules that apply to public sales. It matters because it helps companies raise money more quickly and privately, often attracting big investors looking for special deals.

regulation s regulatory

"in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act"

Regulation S is a set of rules that allows companies to sell securities (like shares or bonds) to investors outside the United States without having to follow all U.S. securities laws. It matters because it makes it easier for companies to raise money from international investors while still complying with U.S. regulations.

qualified institutional buyers regulatory

"only to "qualified institutional buyers" under Rule 144A"

Qualified institutional buyers are large organizations, like big investment firms or banks, that are allowed to buy certain types of investment opportunities not available to everyday investors. Their size and experience matter because it ensures they understand and can handle complex financial deals, making markets more efficient and secure.

senior secured credit facilities financial

"that guarantee the company's senior secured credit facilities"

Senior secured credit facilities are loans or lines of credit that a company borrows where lenders have first claim on specified assets if the company cannot pay back its debts. Think of it like a mortgage on a house: the bank holds the deed (collateral) and gets paid before other creditors, which usually makes the loan cheaper for the borrower. Investors watch these arrangements because they affect a company’s cost of borrowing, financial risk, and how available assets are prioritized if the company faces financial trouble.

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV) (the "company") announced that it intends to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $840.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2032 and €500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2032 (collectively, the "Notes"). Obligations under the Notes will be guaranteed by the company and the company's existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee the company's senior secured credit facilities.

The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund the redemption in full of all of the company's outstanding 6.500% senior secured notes due 2027, to pay fees and expenses related to the offering, and for general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment or repurchase of certain of the company's indebtedness. Completion of the offering of the Notes is subject to, among other things, pricing and market conditions.

The Notes and the related note guarantees will be offered through a private placement and will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or any state securities laws. As a result, the Notes and the related note guarantees may not be offered or sold in the United States or to any "U.S. persons" except pursuant to an applicable exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Accordingly, the Notes and the related note guarantees will be offered only to "qualified institutional buyers" under Rule 144A of the Securities Act and, outside the United States, to persons other than "U.S. persons" in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. This press release is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes, nor shall there be any sale of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements related to the offering and the expected use of the net proceeds, which are based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks related to whether the company will consummate the offering of the Notes on the expected terms, or at all, market and other general economic conditions, and the fact that the company's management will have discretion in the use of the proceeds from any sale of the Notes. The company refers you to the documents it files with the Securities and Exchange Commission, specifically the section titled "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2026 and June 30, 2026, which contains and identifies important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in the company's projections or forward-looking statements. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of changes in underlying factors, new information, future events or otherwise.

Notice to EEA Investors
The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in a member state of the European Economic Area ("EEA"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended, the "Insurance Distribution Directive"), where that customer would not qualify as a "professional client" as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a "qualified investor" as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the "Prospectus Regulation"). Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.

This press release has been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in any member state of the EEA will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Regulation from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of Notes. This press release is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation.

Notice to UK Investors
This press release has not been approved by an authorised person in the United Kingdom (the "U.K."). This press release is for distribution only to persons who: (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Financial Promotion Order"); (ii) are persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) (high net worth companies, unincorporated associations, etc.) of the Financial Promotion Order; (iii) are outside the U.K., or (iv) are persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the issue or sale of any securities may otherwise lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). This press release is directed only at relevant persons and must not be acted on or relied on by persons who are not relevant persons. Any investment or investment activity to which this press release relates is available only to relevant persons and will be engaged in only with relevant persons.

The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold, distributed or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold, distributed or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the U.K. For these purposes, a "retail investor" means a person who is neither: (i) a professional client, as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("EUWA"); or (ii) a qualified investor as defined in paragraph 15 of Schedule 1 to the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations 2024". Consequently, no disclosure document required by the FCA Product Disclosure Sourcebook ("DISC") for offering, selling or distributing the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the U.K. has been prepared and therefore offering, selling or distributing the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the U.K. may be unlawful under DISC and the Consumer Composite Investments (Designated Activities) Regulation 2024.

About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) promotes the shows that bring artists to their fans. Since 2005, we've connected artists with more than 1.5 billion fans across 55 countries. A live concert is more than a show — it's a moment fans wait all year for, travel for, and remember for a lifetime. Live Nation exists to make more of those moments possible, helping artists grow their careers and bringing more live music to more fans, everywhere.

 

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How much does Live Nation plan to raise in its private senior notes offering?

Live Nation intends to offer $840.0 million and €500.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes, both due 2032. Completion is subject to pricing, market and other conditions.

What will Live Nation use the senior notes offering proceeds for?

Live Nation intends to use net proceeds to redeem all outstanding 6.500% senior secured notes due 2027, pay offering fees and expenses, and fund general corporate purposes. Those purposes may include repayment or repurchase of certain other indebtedness.