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Avis Budget (NASDAQ: CAR) extends and upsizes fleet financing lines

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Avis Budget Group, Inc. amended and extended its Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC asset-backed variable-funding facilities that help finance its U.S. car rental fleet. The Series 2010-6 Notes facility’s aggregate amount (excluding Class R Notes) rose from approximately $2.227 billion to $2.628 billion, and the Series 2015-3 Notes facility increased from approximately $109 million to $132 million. These higher limits will be reduced by $438 million and $22 million, respectively, on November 1, 2026. The Class A notes for both series have a two-year term, while the Class B notes for both series have a one-year term.

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Avis Budget extends and modestly upsizes key fleet financing.

Avis Budget Group updated its Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC asset-backed variable-funding facilities, which are secured primarily by domestic rental vehicles and related assets. The Series 2010-6 capacity rose to about $2.628 billion, and Series 2015-3 to $132 million.

The amendments also schedule reductions of $438 million and $22 million on November 1, 2026, indicating a planned step-down in available funding. Class A notes now carry two-year terms and Class B notes one-year terms, shaping the near-term refinancing profile.

Certain purchasers, agents and trustees involved have provided commercial and investment banking services to the company and may continue to do so, receiving customary fees. Actual funding drawn, costs and covenants would be detailed in the full amendment documents incorporated by reference.

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement Business
The company signed a significant contract such as a merger agreement, credit facility, or major partnership.
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement Financial
The company incurred a new significant debt or off-balance-sheet obligation.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Series 2010-6 facility post-amendment $2.628 billion aggregate Aggregate amount of Series 2010-6 Notes facility after amendment
Series 2010-6 facility prior amount $2.227 billion aggregate Aggregate amount of Series 2010-6 Notes facility before amendment
Series 2015-3 facility post-amendment $132 million aggregate Aggregate amount of Series 2015-3 Notes facility after amendment
Series 2015-3 facility prior amount $109 million aggregate Aggregate amount of Series 2015-3 Notes facility before amendment
Planned Series 2010-6 reduction $438 million Scheduled reduction of increased Series 2010-6 aggregate on November 1, 2026
Planned Series 2015-3 reduction $22 million Scheduled reduction of increased Series 2015-3 aggregate on November 1, 2026
Class A note term Two-year term Class A notes for both Series 2010-6 and 2015-3
Class B note term One-year term Class B notes for both Series 2010-6 and 2015-3
asset-backed variable-funding financing facilities financial
"completed an amendment and extension of its asset-backed variable-funding financing facilities"
Series 2010-6 Notes facility financial
"This financing is comprised of the Series 2010-6 Notes facility and the Series 2015-3 Notes facility"
Series 2015-3 Notes facility financial
"the Series 2010-6 Notes facility and the Series 2015-3 Notes facility, and the notes are secured"
Class A notes financial
"The Class A notes for each of the Series 2010-6 Notes facility and the Series 2015-3 Notes facility have a two-year term"
Class B notes financial
"and the Class B notes for each of the Series 2010-6 Notes facility and the Series 2015-3 Notes facility have a one-year term"
Fourth Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Series 2010-6 Supplement financial
"the full text of the Fourth Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Series 2010-6 Supplement"
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): April 30, 2026

 

Avis Budget Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-10308   06-0918165
(State or Other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

379 Interpace Parkway

Parsippany, NJ

  07054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(973) 496-4700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which
Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01   CAR   The Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 

 

  

 

 

  Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) Facilities

 

On April 30, 2026 (the “Closing Date”), Avis Budget Group, Inc.’s (the “Company”, “we” or “our”) Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC subsidiary (“ABRCF”) completed an amendment and extension of its asset-backed variable-funding financing facilities, which provide a portion of the financing for our car rental fleet in the United States. This financing is comprised of the Series 2010-6 Notes facility and the Series 2015-3 Notes facility, and the notes are secured primarily by vehicles in our domestic fleet and other related assets. Pursuant to the amendments, excluding the Class R Notes, which are held by one of our subsidiaries, the aggregate amount of the Series 2010-6 Notes facility was increased from approximately $2.227 billion to $2.628 billion, and the aggregate amount of the Series 2015-3 Notes facility was increased from approximately $109 million to $132 million. These increased aggregate amounts will be reduced by $438 million and $22 million, respectively, on November 1, 2026. The Class A notes for each of the Series 2010-6 Notes facility and the Series 2015-3 Notes facility have a two-year term and the Class B notes for each of the Series 2010-6 Notes facility and the Series 2015-3 Notes facility have a one-year term.

 

The foregoing summary of the amendments is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Fourth Amendment to Sixth Amended and Restated Series 2010-6 Supplement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and the Fourth Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Series 2015-3 Supplement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2, respectively, and, in each case, which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Certain purchasers of the notes, the trustee and their respective affiliates have performed, and may in the future perform, various commercial banking, investment banking and other financial advisory services for us and our subsidiaries for which they have received, and will receive, customary fees and expenses.

 

  Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information described above under Item 1.01 of this report with respect to the Fourth Amendment to the Sixth Amended and Restated Series 2010-6 Supplement and the Fourth Amendment to Fourth Amended and Restated Series 2015-3 Supplement is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

 

  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.1   Fourth Amendment, dated as of April 30, 2026, to Sixth Amended and Restated Series 2010-6 Supplement, dated as of March 4, 2024, by and among Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC, as Issuer, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, as Administrator, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, the Non-Conduit Purchasers, the CP Conduit Purchasers, the Committed Note Purchasers, the APA Banks and the Funding Agents named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and as Series 2010-6 Agent.
     
10.2   Fourth Amendment, dated as of April 30, 2026, to Fourth Amended and Restated Series 2015-3 Supplement, dated as of March 4, 2024, by and among Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC, as Issuer, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC, as Administrator, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, the Non-Conduit Purchasers, the CP Conduit Purchasers, the Committed Note Purchasers, the APA Banks and the Funding Agents named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee and as Series 2015-3 Agent.
     
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 

   

 

 

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

  AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.  
       
       
  By: /s/ Jean M. Sera  
  Name: Jean M. Sera  
  Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary  

 

Date: May 5, 2026

 

 

   

 

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