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FTAI Infrastructure (NASDAQ: FIP) takes $230M bridge loan to repay bonds

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FTAI Infrastructure Inc., through subsidiary Jefferson 2020 Bond Borrower LLC, entered into a new secured bridge loan credit agreement and used the proceeds to refinance existing project bonds. The bridge facility provides $230.0 million of debt maturing on June 30, 2027.

The loan bears interest at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate plus 5.50%, with the margin stepping up by 0.50% every 90 days after July 1, 2026. Proceeds repaid in full the Taxable Series 2024B Bonds with $217,870,000 principal and funded reserves and transaction costs.

The agreement includes covenants restricting additional debt, distributions, investments and liens, and requires the borrower to maintain at least $20.0 million of liquidity. Excess cash flow and certain asset sales, equity issuances, and new debt must be used to prepay the bridge loan under specified conditions.

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Refinances project bonds with a short-dated, covenant-heavy bridge loan.

FTAI Infrastructure Inc. has replaced the Taxable Series 2024B Bonds with a $230.0 million secured bridge loan maturing on June 30, 2027. The new facility carries interest at Adjusted Term SOFR plus 5.50%, stepping up by 0.50% every 90 days, which increases borrowing costs over time.

The bridge loan is designated as Permitted Additional Senior Indebtedness under the existing collateral and intercreditor structure, so it sits within the established security framework. Covenants limit additional indebtedness, distributions, investments and liens, and require minimum liquidity of $20.0 million, which supports lender protections but constrains financial flexibility.

Mandatory prepayments from asset sales, recovery events, specified equity and debt issuances, plus excess cash flow after the December 31, 2026 fiscal year and the June 30, 2027 quarter, create pressure to term out or refinance before maturity. Subsequent disclosures may provide detail on any longer-term take-out financing strategy.

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.
Bridge loan size $230.0 million Secured bridge loan facility under Bridge Loan Credit Agreement
Bridge loan maturity June 30, 2027 Stated maturity date of the bridge loan
Interest margin 5.50% over Adjusted Term SOFR Initial annual margin on bridge loan
Margin step-up 0.50% every 90 days Increase in interest margin after effective date
Bonds repaid $217,870,000 Principal of Taxable Series 2024B Bonds repaid in full
Minimum liquidity $20.0 million Required liquidity while bridge loan is outstanding
Excess cash flow dates FY 2026 and Q2 2027 Excess cash flow prepayments after Dec 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2027
Bridge Loan Credit Agreement financial
"entered into a Bridge Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2026"
Adjusted Term SOFR Rate financial
"Interest under the Bridge Loan will accrue at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, plus a margin"
Permitted Additional Senior Indebtedness financial
"constitute “Permitted Additional Senior Indebtedness” under (and are secured pursuant to) the Second Amended"
Excess Cash Flow financial
"required to prepay the Bridge Loans with certain Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Bridge Loan Credit Agreement)"
minimum liquidity financial
"The Borrower is also required to maintain a minimum liquidity of $20.0 million at all times"
Minimum liquidity is the smallest amount of cash or easily sold assets an organization or market needs to meet immediate bills and allow normal buying and selling — like a household’s emergency fund that covers rent and groceries. Investors care because if liquidity falls below this level, a company may miss payments, be forced to sell assets at bad prices, or see its shares become hard to trade, all of which raise risk and can hurt returns.
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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): July 2, 2026 (July 1, 2026)
 

FTAI INFRASTRUCTURE INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 


Delaware
001-41370
87-4407005
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
 
1345 Avenue of the Americas, 45th Floor
New York, New York 10105
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(212) 798-6100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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:
 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
     
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
FIP
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.

Bridge Loan Credit Agreement

On July 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”), Jefferson 2020 Bond Borrower LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Borrower”), entered into a Bridge Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2026 (the “Bridge Loan Credit Agreement”), among the Borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”). The Bridge Loan Credit Agreement provides for a secured bridge loan facility (the “Bridge Loan”) with an aggregate principal amount of $230.0 million. The Bridge Loan will mature on June 30, 2027.

The proceeds of the Bridge Loan were used to (a) repay at maturity all amounts outstanding under the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas Facility Revenue Bonds, Taxable Series 2024B (Jefferson Gulf Coast Energy Project) (the “Taxable Series 2024B Bonds”), (b) fund a portion of the debt service reserve account required under the Bridge Loan Credit Agreement and (c) pay certain fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transactions contemplated thereby.

Interest under the Bridge Loan will accrue at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate, plus a margin of 5.50% per annum (which steps up by 0.50% per annum every 90 days after the Effective Date).

The Bridge Loan is required to be repaid with the net proceeds of (i) certain asset sales, and recovery events, in each case, subject to customary reinvestment rights, (ii) issuances of certain equity securities and (iii) incurrences of certain debt. In addition, on the date that is forty-five (45) days following each of (i) the last day of the Borrower’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 and (ii) the last day of the Borrower’s fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2027, the Borrower is required to prepay the Bridge Loans with certain Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Bridge Loan Credit Agreement) in the amounts set forth therein.

The Bridge Loan Credit Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants, and negative covenants. The negative covenants limit the Borrower’s ability, among other things, to incur additional indebtedness, to make distributions, to make investments and to incur liens, in each case, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Bridge Loan Credit Agreement. The Borrower is also required to maintain a minimum liquidity of $20.0 million at all times while the Bridge Loan is outstanding.

The Bridge Loan Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the acceleration of all outstanding amounts under the Bridge Loan.

The obligations of the Borrower under the Bridge Loan Credit Agreement constitute “Permitted Additional Senior Indebtedness” under (and are secured pursuant to) the Second Amended and Restated Collateral Agency, Intercreditor and Accounts Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2024, by and among the Borrower, Jefferson 2020 Bond Lessee LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, UMB Bank, N.A., as port trustee, UMB Bank, N.A., as IDA trustee, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as collateral agent, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as account bank (as amended, restated, amended and restated, modified or otherwise supplemented from time to time).

The foregoing description of the Bridge Loan Credit Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the Bridge Loan Credit Agreement, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.
 
Repayment of Taxable Series 2024B Bonds
 
On July 1, 2026, the Taxable Series 2024B Bonds, in the aggregate principal amount of $217,870,000, which were issued by the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas on June 1, 2024 to the Borrower, were repaid in full with the proceeds of the Bridge Loan Credit Agreement.
 

Item 2.03
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
 
The information included or incorporated by reference in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)
Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description of Exhibit
10.1*
 
Bridge Loan Credit Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2026, by and among Jefferson 2020 Bond Borrower LLC, as Borrower, the Lenders party thereto and Jefferies Finance LLC, as Administrative Agent.
104
 
Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

* The registrant has omitted certain schedules and exhibits pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. The registrant agrees to furnish supplementally a copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.


SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated: July 2, 2026
 

FTAI INFRASTRUCTURE INC.



/s/ Kenneth J. Nicholson

Name:
Kenneth J. Nicholson

Title:
Chief Executive Officer and President



FAQ

What bridge loan did FTAI Infrastructure Inc. (FIP) enter into on July 1, 2026?

FTAI Infrastructure’s subsidiary entered a secured bridge loan for $230.0 million on July 1, 2026. The facility, led by Jefferies Finance LLC as administrative agent, is intended to refinance existing project bonds and cover related reserves and transaction costs.

When does the new FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) bridge loan mature and what is the interest rate?

The bridge loan matures on June 30, 2027 and accrues interest at the Adjusted Term SOFR Rate plus 5.50% per year. The margin increases by 0.50% every 90 days after July 1, 2026, making the loan progressively more expensive over time.

How did FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) use the proceeds from the $230 million bridge loan?

Proceeds were used to fully repay the Taxable Series 2024B Bonds with $217,870,000 principal. Remaining funds helped finance a required debt service reserve account under the bridge agreement and pay fees, costs and expenses linked to the refinancing transactions.

What financial covenants apply to FTAI Infrastructure’s new bridge loan?

The borrower must maintain minimum liquidity of $20.0 million while the bridge loan is outstanding. The agreement also restricts additional indebtedness, distributions, investments and liens, subject to exceptions, and includes customary representations, affirmative covenants and events of default provisions.

What mandatory prepayment requirements are in FTAI Infrastructure’s (FIP) bridge loan?

The loan must be repaid with net proceeds of certain asset sales, recovery events, equity issuances and new debt. In addition, excess cash flow after the December 31, 2026 fiscal year and the June 30, 2027 quarter must be applied as prepayments in specified amounts.

Which prior bonds did FTAI Infrastructure (FIP) repay using the bridge loan proceeds?

The company repaid in full the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas Facility Revenue Bonds, Taxable Series 2024B, related to the Jefferson Gulf Coast Energy Project. These bonds had an aggregate principal amount of $217,870,000 and were issued on June 1, 2024.

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