PRA Group Prices $400M in Notes at 8.5% Interest
The notes were offered only to qualified institutional buyers and certain persons outside the United States.
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PRA GROUP INC (symbol: PRAA) is the issuer of record for a Form 8-K filing submitted to the SEC. PRA Group, Inc. priced a private offering of $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.500% senior notes due 2033. The offering is expected to close on or about October 2, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
PRA Group intends to use the net proceeds and available cash to repay approximately $400.0 million of outstanding borrowings under its North American revolving credit facility. The notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each existing and future domestic subsidiary that is a borrower or guarantor under the North American Credit Agreement.
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On September 29, 2026, PRA Group, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it priced an offering of $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.500% senior notes due 2033 in a private transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 8.01 by reference.
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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.
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| Date: September 29, 2026 | By: | /s/ Rakesh Sehgal | ||||
| Rakesh Sehgal | ||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Exhibit 99.1
PRA Group Announces Pricing of Offering of $400.0 Million
of 8.500% Senior Notes due 2033
NORFOLK, Va., September 29, 2026 - PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA) (the “Company”), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, announced today the pricing on September 29, 2026 of its offering of $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.500% senior notes due 2033 (the “notes”), in a private transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The offering of the notes is expected to close on or about October 2, 2026, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.
The notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of the Company’s existing and future domestic subsidiaries that is a borrower or guarantor under the Company’s North American Credit Agreement.
PRA Group intends to use the net proceeds from the offering and available cash to repay approximately $400.0 million of its outstanding borrowings under its North American revolving credit facility.
The notes were offered only to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain persons outside of the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act.
This announcement is neither an offer to sell, nor a solicitation of an offer to buy, any of these securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful. Any offer of these securities will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum. The offer and sale of the notes have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, the notes may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.
About PRA Group, Inc.
As a global industry leader with more than 30 years of experience, PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA) specializes in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans. PRA Group purchases portfolios from banks and other creditors and, through its subsidiaries, collaborates with customers to help them resolve their debt. Headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, PRA Group has operations in the U.S., Europe, and other markets.
About Forward-Looking Statements
Statements made herein that are not historical in nature, including PRA Group, Inc.’s or its management’s intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, representations, projections, plans or predictions of the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon management’s current beliefs, estimates, assumptions and expectations of PRA Group, Inc.’s future operations and financial and economic performance, taking into account currently available information. These statements are not statements of historical fact or guarantees of future performance, and there can be no assurance that anticipated events will transpire or that the Company’s expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to PRA Group, Inc. Actual events or results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including risk factors and other risks that are described from time to time in PRA Group, Inc.’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including PRA Group, Inc.’s annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its current reports on Form 8-K, which are available through PRA Group, Inc.’s website and contain a detailed discussion of PRA Group, Inc.’s business, including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results.
Due to such uncertainties and risks, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of today. Information in this press release may be superseded by more recent information or statements, which may be disclosed in later press releases, subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise. Except as required by law, PRA Group, Inc. assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in PRA Group, Inc.’s expectations with regard thereto or to reflect any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such forward-looking statements are based, in whole or in part.
Investor Contact:
Najim Mostamand, CFA
Vice President, Investor Relations
(757) 431-7913
IR@PRAGroup.com