Sabre (SABR) sells $150M 7% 2031 exchangeable notes to refinance 2026 debt
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Sabre GLBL Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Sabre Corporation, has issued $150.0 million of 7.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2031. The notes are senior unsecured obligations of Sabre GLBL and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Sabre and Sabre Holdings.
The notes pay 7.00% interest semi-annually beginning November 15, 2026 and mature on May 15, 2031, with investor exchange rights beginning upon certain events and becoming freely exercisable from November 15, 2030. The initial exchange rate is 447.2272 shares per $1,000 principal amount, implying an initial exchange price of approximately $2.24 per share, a 30.00% premium to the $1.72 share price on May 13, 2026.
Sabre used a portion of the proceeds to repurchase $100.0 million of its 7.32% exchangeable senior notes due 2026 at par plus interest and plans to use the remaining proceeds to retire the remaining $50.0 million of those notes, which the company states is expected to result in no incremental indebtedness from this transaction.
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Sabre refinances near-term exchangeable debt with longer-dated 7% notes.
Sabre GLBL is issuing $150.0 million of 7.00% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2031, guaranteed by Sabre and Sabre Holdings. The economic intent is to push out the maturity of existing exchangeable notes while keeping overall debt roughly unchanged.
A portion of proceeds funds the repurchase of $100.0 million of 7.32% exchangeable notes due 2026, with the balance intended to retire the remaining $50.0 million. The initial exchange price of about $2.24 per share, a 30.00% premium to the $1.72 share price on May 13, 2026, concentrates potential dilution at higher equity levels. Actual impact on leverage and dilution will depend on future exchange, redemption and repurchase behavior.