DaVita updates $3.5B credit facilities with new five-year loans
DaVita Inc. entered into an Eighth Amendment to its existing Credit Agreement, adding a new five-year secured term loan A facility of up to $2 billion and a new five-year secured revolving credit facility of up to $1.5 billion.
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DaVita Inc. entered into an Eighth Amendment to its existing Credit Agreement, adding a new five-year secured term loan A facility of up to $2 billion and a new five-year secured revolving credit facility of up to $1.5 billion. These new facilities are designed to refinance amounts outstanding under the company’s prior term loan A and revolving credit facilities that were scheduled to mature in April 2028.
Borrowings can be made in U.S. dollars, euros, or pounds sterling, with interest based on benchmark rates such as Term SOFR, EURIBOR, or Daily Simple SONIA plus an Applicable Margin. The initial margin is 150 basis points for benchmark-based loans and 50 basis points for Base Rate loans, with both the margin and the undrawn commitment fee later tied to a leverage ratio grid after financial statements for the quarter ending March 31, 2026 are delivered. The new term loan amortizes quarterly starting March 31, 2026, and proceeds are allocated to repay the prior facilities, pay related fees and expenses, and support working capital and general corporate purposes, including potential stock repurchases, acquisitions, and investments.
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DaVita refinances and refreshes $3.5B in senior credit capacity.
DaVita has put in place a new five-year secured term loan A facility of up to $2 billion and a secured revolving credit facility of up to $1.5 billion. These replace its prior term loan A and revolving credit facilities that were scheduled to mature in April 2028, effectively rolling its senior bank debt into a fresh structure and keeping total committed capacity broadly similar.
Pricing is set off standard benchmarks: for U.S. dollar loans, either a Base Rate or Term SOFR plus an Applicable Margin; for euros and pounds, EURIBOR or Daily Simple SONIA plus the same margin. The margin starts at 150 basis points for benchmark-based loans and 50 basis points for Base Rate loans, then moves between 0.00% and 1.75% based on DaVita’s leverage after it reports results for the quarter ending March 31, 2026. Undrawn revolver commitments initially carry a 0.20% fee, later stepping to a grid-based range.
The new A-2 term loan amortizes modestly, with quarterly payments equal to 2.5% per year for the first two years after the amendment’s effective date, then 5.0% per year for the following three years, with the remainder due at maturity. Proceeds are earmarked to repay the prior facilities, cover fees and expenses, and support working capital and general corporate uses, including stock repurchases, acquisitions, and investments, so actual leverage and cash use will depend on future capital allocation decisions.
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