Company: CCO
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001334978-25-000012
Chunk: 49

Company: Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-05-01
Form: 10-Q
Item: Item 1
Chunk 49
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 the original term loans and $14.9 million of accrued interest. Additionally, we paid a total of $15.4 million in related transaction fees and expenses, including $12.5 million paid in the three months ended March 31, 2024.

In March 2024, CCIBV entered into the CCIBV Term Loan Facility, totaling an aggregate principal amount of $375.0 million. The term loans were issued at a 1% discount, and proceeds, along with cash on hand, were used to redeem the $375.0 million CCIBV Senior Secured Notes and pay $11.8 million of accrued interest. Additionally, we paid a total of $5.8 million in related transaction fees, including $3.9 million and $0.4 million paid in the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2025, respectively.

On March 31, 2025, we used a portion of the net proceeds from the sale of our Europe-North segment businesses to fully prepay the $375.0 million aggregate principal amount of the CCIBV Term Loan Facility and $11.9 million of accrued interest. Upon repayment, CCIBV and the guarantors under the related credit agreement, and all collateral granted as security thereunder, were released, and the credit agreement was terminated. We expect to prioritize using the remaining net proceeds or cash on hand to retire the most advantageous debt in our capital structure, as permitted under our debt agreements.

At our discretion, we may redeem or repurchase portions of our outstanding debt prior to maturity in accordance with the terms of our debt agreements. In April 2025, we repurchased $54.0 million principal amount of our 7.750% Senior Notes due 2028 and $65.8 million principal amount of our 7.500% Senior Notes due 2029 in the open market at a discount, for a total cash payment of $99.5 million, excluding accrued interest and related fees. The repurchased notes are currently held by the Company and have not been canceled.

Debt Service Obligations

During the three months ended March 31, 2025 and 2024, we paid interest of $89.0 million and $127.1 million, respectively. The higher interest payments in the first quarter of 2024 were primarily due to timing—interest on the Term Loan Facility is paid each quarter,