Company: CZR
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001590895-25-000068
Chunk: 193

Company: Caesars Entertainment, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-25
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 1
Chunk 193
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 November 8, 2018, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a $150 million common stock repurchase program. During the year ended December 31, 2024, we reached the limit of authorized repurchases by acquiring 3,872,478 shares of common stock under the 2018 Share Repurchase Program at an aggregate value of $141 million, excluding any applicable excise taxes. 

On October 2, 2024, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized a $500 million common stock repurchase program. Under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program, we may, from time to time, repurchase shares of common stock on the open market (either with or without a 10b5-1 plan) or through privately negotiated transactions. As of December 31, 2024, we have acquired 1,262,990 shares of common stock under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program at an aggregate value of $50 million, excluding any applicable excise taxes. The 2024 Share Repurchase Program has no time limit and may be suspended or discontinued at any time without notice. There is no minimum number of shares of common stock that we are required to repurchase under the 2024 Share Repurchase Program.

Debt Obligations and Leases

CEI Term Loans and CEI Revolving Credit Facility

CEI is party to a credit agreement, dated as of July 20, 2020, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent, and certain banks and other financial institutions and lenders party thereto (the “CEI Credit Agreement”), which, as amended, provides for the CEI Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount of $2.25 billion (the “CEI Revolving Credit Facility”) and will mature on January 31, 2028, subject to a springing maturity in the event certain other long-term debt of Caesars is not extended or repaid. The CEI Revolving Credit Facility includes a letter of credit sub-facility of $388 million and contains reserves of $40 million which are available only for certain permitted uses. 

On October 5, 2022, Caesars entered into an amendment to the CEI Credit Agreement pursuant to which we incurred a senior secured term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $750 million (the “CEI Term Loan A”) as