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Small one-time funding deals highlight MSP Recovery (MSPR) liquidity strain

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MSP Recovery, Inc. disclosed new short-term funding arrangements that provide only limited liquidity. On May 29, 2026, Hazel Partners Holdings LLC made a one-time $0.1 million advance under the company’s discretionary working capital credit facility, increasing prior Operational Collection Floor advances that had totaled about $6.0 million.

The company also entered two letter agreements with VRM MSP Recovery Partners, LLC, including a one-time $0.06 million cash advance and a one-time $0.06 million retention of Primary Series Recovery Proceeds. These funds are earmarked mainly for operating and accounts payable needs and must be repaid promptly upon closing of most future financings, including any debtor-in-possession financing. MSP Recovery emphasized that these are standalone accommodations, create no ongoing funding commitment, and do not provide a basis to expect further liquidity.

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  • None.

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  • Liquidity remains highly constrained, as the company relies on small, one-time advances totaling $0.22 million and explicitly states it has no committed funding or reasonable basis to expect further financing under its existing facilities.

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MSP Recovery secures small one-time advances while warning of no ongoing liquidity.

MSP Recovery obtained a $0.1 million one-time advance from Hazel Partners Holdings LLC under a discretionary working capital facility, after previously drawing about $6.0 million via the Operational Collection Floor. Hazel retains full discretion and no borrowing base or committed capacity exists.

The company also agreed with VRM MSP Recovery Partners, LLC to a one-time $0.06 million advance and a one-time $0.06 million retention of Primary Series Recovery Proceeds to cover accounts payable. These amounts, plus prior consents, must be reimbursed promptly upon closing of most future financings, including any debtor-in-possession financing under Chapter 11.

MSP Recovery explicitly states that these arrangements do not reinstate or reopen facility availability, do not create any commitment for future funding, and provide no reasonable basis to expect additional advances. This language underscores tight liquidity and reliance on small, ad hoc accommodations rather than stable financing.

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.
Hazel one-time advance $0.1 million One-time Operational Collection Floor advance funded May 29, 2026
Prior Operational Collection Floor advances approximately $6.0 million Aggregate advances disclosed as of Q3-2025 Form 10-Q
VRM cash advance $0.06 million One-time advance under VRM Advance Letter
VRM recovery proceeds retention $0.06 million One-time retention of Primary Series Recovery Proceeds under VRM Recovery Proceeds Letter
Operational Collection Floor financial
"which includes a discretionary funding mechanism referred to as the Operational Collection Floor."
working capital credit facility financial
"the Company is party to a working capital credit facility with Hazel"
Primary Series Recovery Proceeds financial
"a one-time retention of $0.06 million in Primary Series Recovery Proceeds otherwise payable to VRM."
debtor-in-possession financing financial
"including financing from YA II PN, Ltd. or any debtor-in-possession financing in the event the Company operates under Chapter 11 protection."
Financing provided to a company while it reorganizes under bankruptcy protection that lets it keep operating, pay employees and suppliers, and pursue a restructuring plan. Think of it as a court-approved bridge loan or lifeline that typically gets paid back before older debts, so it can change who gets paid and how much investors or creditors ultimately recover; that makes it a key factor in assessing risk and potential 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): May 29, 2026

 

 

 

MSP Recovery, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-39445   84-4117825
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

3525 NW 7th Street

Miami, Florida

  33125
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(305) 614-2222

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

(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:

 

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act
   
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act
   
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act

 

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

 

Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share   MSPR   OTC Market Group, Inc.
         
Redeemable warrants, each lot of 4,375 warrants exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $50,312.50 per share   MSPRW   OTC Market Group, Inc.
         
Redeemable warrants, each lot of 4,375 warrants exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $0.4375 per share   MSPRZ   OTC Market Group, Inc.

 

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

 

Hazel Partners Holdings, LLC Funding

 

On May 29, 2026, MSP Recovery, Inc. (the “Company”), through its subsidiaries, entered into a letter agreement with Hazel Partners Holdings LLC (“Hazel”), in its capacity as administrative agent and lender under the Company’s existing working capital credit facility (the “Hazel Letter Agreement”) to provide $0.1 million to be used primarily for operating expenses.

 

As previously disclosed in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (the “Q3-2025 Form 10-Q”), the Company is party to a working capital credit facility with Hazel (the “Working Capital Credit Facility”), which includes a discretionary funding mechanism referred to as the Operational Collection Floor. Advances under the Operational Collection Floor are made solely at Hazel’s discretion, are not subject to any commitment or minimum availability, and are conditioned on the satisfaction or waiver of applicable conditions under the governing credit documentation. The Working Capital Credit Facility does not provide the Company with committed liquidity, does not establish a borrowing base, and does not obligate Hazel to fund any amounts.

 

As of the filing of the Q3-2025 Form 10-Q, the Company disclosed that aggregate advances under the Operational Collection Floor had reached approximately $6.0 million, and that no remaining funding capacity was available under the facility at that time.

 

Pursuant to the Hazel Letter Agreement, Hazel has agreed, in its sole discretion, to make a one-time advance of $0.1 million to increase the Operational Collection Floor beyond the previously disclosed level. The advance was funded on May 29, 2026, subject to the conditions set forth in the Hazel Letter Agreement and the underlying credit agreement, including the absence of any event of default or default at the time of funding.

 

The $0.1 million advance is a standalone accommodation and does not reinstate, replenish, or otherwise reopen availability under the Working Capital Credit Facility or the Operational Collection Floor. Other than this specific advance, no additional funding is currently available to the Company under the Working Capital Credit Facility, and the Company has no rights to, and no reasonable basis to expect, any further advances thereunder. The Hazel Letter Agreement does not modify the discretionary nature of the facility, does not create any commitment for future funding, and does not provide the Company with access to ongoing or recurring liquidity.

 

The Company cautions that the receipt of the $0.1 million advance should not be viewed as indicative of Hazel’s willingness to provide future funding, the availability of additional liquidity, or the Company’s ability to meet its operating or debt service obligations beyond the funding of this specific amount.

 

The foregoing description of the Hazel Letter Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Hazel Letter Agreement, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

VRM MSP Recovery Partners, LLC Advances

 

On May 29, 2026, the Company entered into two letter agreements (the “VRM Letter Agreements”) with VRM MSP Recovery Partners, LLC (“VRM”).

 

Pursuant to the Advance Letter (the “Advance Letter”), VRM agreed to make available a one-time advance of $0.06 million. Pursuant to the Recovery Proceeds Letter (the “Recovery Proceeds Letter”), VRM agreed to permit the Company a one-time retention of $0.06 million in Primary Series Recovery Proceeds otherwise payable to VRM. Funding made available pursuant to the VRM Letter Agreements is to be used primarily to support the Company’s accounts payable obligations.

 

The VRM Letter Agreements provide that the Company will reimburse VRM for the full amounts under the Advance Letter and the Recovery Proceeds Letter, together with certain amounts previously permitted to be used by the Company from recovery proceeds otherwise distributable to VRM (the “Prior Consents”), promptly upon the closing of any loan or other financing transaction by the Company or its affiliates (other than proceeds from certain short-term financing from Hazel Partners Holdings, LLC), including financing from YA II PN, Ltd. or any debtor-in-possession financing in the event the Company operates under Chapter 11 protection. The VRM Letter Agreements further contemplate that any such financing counterparty would permit the use of financing proceeds for the reimbursement described above.

 

The advances set forth in the VRM Letter Agreements are described as one-time advances, and do not imply any obligation of VRM to provide any further advances, and VRM reserved all rights under the applicable limited liability company agreement and related documents.

 

The foregoing description of the VRM Letter Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the VRM Letter Agreements, which are filed as exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

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

 

To the extent required by Item 2.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  Description
10.1   Virage Letter Agreement dated May 29, 2026 (Advance)
10.2   Virage Letter Agreement dated May 29, 2026 (Recovery Proceeds)
10.3   Amendment No. 3 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated October 2, 2024 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed on October 7, 2024)
10.4   Hazel Letter Agreement dated May 28, 2026
104   Cover Page Interactive File (the cover page tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

  MSP RECOVERY, INC.
Dated: June 4, 2026  
     
  By:

/s/ John H. Ruiz

  Name:  John H. Ruiz
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

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FAQ

What new funding did MSP Recovery (MSPR) obtain from Hazel Partners Holdings LLC?

MSP Recovery obtained a one-time $0.1 million advance from Hazel. Hazel agreed to increase the Operational Collection Floor by this amount under the discretionary working capital credit facility, which previously had about $6.0 million in advances and no remaining capacity.

How do the VRM MSP Recovery Partners agreements support MSP Recovery (MSPR)?

VRM provided MSP Recovery with two one-time liquidity sources of $0.06 million each. One is a direct cash advance and the other allows retention of Primary Series Recovery Proceeds, primarily to help meet accounts payable obligations in the near term.

Does MSP Recovery (MSPR) have any committed liquidity under its working capital credit facility?

No, the working capital credit facility provides no committed liquidity. Advances under the Operational Collection Floor are entirely at Hazel’s discretion, with no borrowing base or funding obligation, and the new $0.1 million advance does not reopen ongoing availability.

Are the Hazel and VRM advances recurring financing for MSP Recovery (MSPR)?

No, the Hazel and VRM arrangements are expressly one-time advances. The company states they do not create any commitment for future funding or ongoing liquidity and cautions against viewing them as indicators of future financing support.

When must MSP Recovery (MSPR) repay the amounts provided by VRM MSP Recovery Partners?

MSP Recovery must reimburse VRM promptly upon closing most future financings. This includes loans or other financings by the company or affiliates, such as from YA II PN, Ltd. or debtor-in-possession financing, excluding certain short-term Hazel financing.

What does MSP Recovery (MSPR) say about its ability to obtain further funding from Hazel?

MSP Recovery states it has no rights or reasonable basis to expect further Hazel advances. The company emphasizes that the $0.1 million advance is a standalone accommodation and does not change the facility’s fully discretionary nature.

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