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Long-term debt: | 4. Long-term debt: As of December 31, 2025, the Company had the following long-term debt obligations outstanding;
| ● | $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2032 Notes,
| ● | $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2027 Mirror Notes,
| ● | $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2027 Notes,
| ● | $206.0 million aggregate principal amount of secured IPv4 notes issued in May 2024 (the “Existing IPv4 Notes”) and
| ● | $174.4 million aggregate principal amount of secured IPv4 notes issued in April 2025 (the “New IPv4 Notes” and, together with the Existing IPv4 Notes, the “IPv4 Notes”).
| o | The 2032 Notes were issued in June 2025, are due on July 1, 2032, and bear interest at a rate of 6.50% per year.
| ◾ | Interest on the 2032 Notes is paid semi-annually on January 1 and July 1 of each year beginning on January 1, 2026.
| ◾ | The 2032 Notes were issued in connection with the redemption of the Company’s $500.0 million 3.50% Senior Secured Notes due to mature in May 2026 (the “2026 Notes”), that were due on May 1, 2026, and bore interest at a rate of 3.50% per year.
| o | The Existing IPv4 Notes were issued for an aggregate principal amount of $206.0 million and bear interest at a rate of 7.924%, with an anticipated term ending in May 2029 (such anticipated repayment date, the “ARD”).
| o | The New IPv4 Notes were issued for an aggregate principal amount of $174.4 million and bear interest at a rate of 6.646%, with an ARD of April 2030.
| ◾ | Interest on the IPv4 Notes is paid monthly.
| o | The 2027 Mirror Notes were issued for an aggregate principal amount of $300.0 million in June 2024, are due on June 15, 2027, and bear interest at a rate of 7.00% per year.
| o | The 2027 Notes were issued for an aggregate principal amount of $450.0 million in June 2022, are due on June 15, 2027, and bear interest at a rate of 7.00% per year.
| ◾ | Interest on the 2027 Mirror Notes and the 2027 Notes is paid semi-annually on June 15 and December 15 of each year.
Issuance of $600.0 million principal amount of 2032 Notes and redemption of the 2026 Notes On June 17, 2025 (the “2032 Notes Closing Date”), Group and Cogent Finance, Inc. (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with Group, the “Issuers”), two wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, completed an offering of $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 2032 Notes for issuance in a private placement not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The 2032 Notes were offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in an unregistered offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The net proceeds from the offering were $597.8 million after deducting offering expenses. On June 4, 2025, the Issuers issued a notice of conditional full redemption to holders of all of the then-outstanding 2026 Notes, specifying the 2032 Notes Closing Date as the redemption date. On the 2032 Notes Closing Date, Group used $507.3 million of the net proceeds from the offering to redeem in full, and satisfy and discharge the Issuers’ obligations under, the 2026 Notes. The obligations under the 2026 Notes included the $500.0 million principal amount, a $5.0 million make-whole payment and $2.2 million of accrued interest. As a result of the redemption of the 2026 Notes, the Company incurred a loss on debt extinguishment and redemption of $5.6 million. Group expects to use the remainder of the net proceeds for general corporate purposes and/or to make special or recurring dividends to the Company. The 2032 Notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, an indenture, dated June 17, 2025 (the “2032 Notes Indenture”), among the Issuers, the Company, the other guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee and collateral agent. The 2032 Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed (the “2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantees”) on a senior secured basis by each of Group’s existing and future material domestic subsidiaries (other than the Co-Issuer), subject to certain exceptions (collectively, the “2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantors”). In addition, the 2032 Notes are guaranteed (together with the 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantees, the “Guarantees”) on a senior unsecured basis by the Company (together with the 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantors, the “Guarantors”). However, the Company is not subject to the covenants under the 2032 Notes Indenture. Under certain circumstances, the 2032 Notes Guarantors may be released from these 2032 Notes Guarantees without the consent of the holders of the 2032 Notes. The 2032 Notes and the 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantees are the Issuers’ and the 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantors’ senior secured obligations, secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the Issuers’ and the 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantors’ assets, subject to certain exceptions, exclusions, limitations and permitted liens. The 2032 Notes and the 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantees are effectively senior to any of the Issuers’ and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, including the 2027 Notes and 2027 Mirror Notes (together, the “Existing Unsecured 2027 Notes”), and future indebtedness secured by liens on the collateral securing the 2032 Notes that are junior to the liens on the collateral securing the 2032 Notes, in each case, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing the 2032 Notes. Without giving effect to collateral arrangements, the 2032 Notes and the 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantees rank pari passu in right of payment with all of the Issuers’ and the 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness that is not subordinated in right of payment to the 2032 Notes or the 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantees, including the Existing Unsecured 2027 Notes, and are effectively subordinated to any of the Issuers’ and the 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantors’ indebtedness that is secured by assets that do not constitute collateral or that is secured by liens on the collateral securing the 2032 Notes that are senior to the liens securing the 2032 Notes, in each case, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness. In addition, the 2032 Notes and the 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantees rank contractually senior in right of payment to all of the Issuers’ and the 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantors’ subordinated indebtedness and are structurally subordinated to any existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of Group’s non-guarantor subsidiaries (other than the Co-Issuer). The Company’s guarantee is its senior unsecured obligation and is effectively subordinated to the Company’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness. Without giving effect to collateral arrangements, the Company’s guarantee ranks pari passu in right of payment with all of the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness, including its guarantee of the Existing Unsecured 2027 Notes, and contractually senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s future subordinated indebtedness. The Company’s guarantee is structurally subordinated to any existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of the Company’s subsidiaries that are neither the Issuers nor a 2032 Notes Subsidiary Guarantor, including the secured IPv4 Notes. The 2032 Notes bear interest at a rate of 6.50% per annum. Interest began to accrue on the 2032 Notes on June 17, 2025 and will be paid semi-annually in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing January 1, 2026, to the persons who are registered holders of the 2032 Notes at the close of business on the December 15 or June 15 immediately preceding the applicable interest payment date. Unless earlier redeemed or repurchased, the 2032 Notes will mature on July 1, 2032. The Issuers may redeem some or all of the 2032 Notes at any time prior to July 1, 2028 at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2032 Notes, plus a “make-whole” premium as set forth in the 2032 Notes Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. The Issuers may also redeem up to 40% of the principal amount of the 2032 Notes using proceeds of certain equity offerings completed prior to July 1, 2028 at a redemption price equal to 106.500%, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption, subject to certain exceptions. Thereafter, the Issuers may redeem the 2032 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price ranging from 103.250% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2032 Notes redeemed to par (depending on the year), in each case, as set forth in the 2032 Notes Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. If Group undergoes specific kinds of changes in control accompanied by certain ratings events, the Issuers will be required to offer to repurchase the 2032 Notes from holders at a price equal to 101.0% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase. Additionally, if Group or any of its restricted subsidiaries sells assets and does not apply the proceeds from such sale in a certain manner or certain other events have not occurred, under certain circumstances, the Issuers will be required to use the net proceeds to make an offer to purchase the 2032 Notes at an offer price in cash equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the 2032 Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the repurchase date. In connection with any offer to purchase all or any of the 2032 Notes (including a change of control offer, asset sale, offer or any tender offer), if holders of not less than 90.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2032 Notes validly tender their 2032 Notes, the Issuers or a third party are entitled to redeem any remaining 2032 Notes at the price paid to each holder. The 2032 Notes Indenture includes covenants that restrict Group and its restricted subsidiaries’ (including the Co-Issuer’s) ability to, among other things:
| ● | incur indebtedness;
| ● | issue certain preferred stock or similar equity securities;
| ● | pay dividends or make other distributions in respect of, or repurchase or redeem, capital stock;
| ● | make certain investments and other restricted payments, such as prepayment, redemption or repurchase of certain subordinated indebtedness;
| ● | create liens;
| ● | consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of Cogent Group and its restricted subsidiaries taken as a whole;
| ● | incur restrictions on the ability of a restricted subsidiary to pay dividends or make other payments; and
| ● | enter into transactions with affiliates.
However, the covenants provide for certain exceptions to these restrictions, and neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company that is not Group or a subsidiary of Group is subject to the covenants under the 2032 Notes Indenture. Certain covenants will cease to apply to the 2032 Notes if, and for so long as, the 2032 Notes have investment grade ratings from any two of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc. and S&P Global Ratings and so long as no default or event of default under the 2032 Notes Indenture has occurred and is continuing. Upon suspension of the covenants, the 2032 Notes Guarantees and the related liens on the collateral, as applicable, will be released until such time as the covenants are no longer suspended. The principal amount of the 2032 Notes would become immediately due and payable upon the occurrence of certain bankruptcy or insolvency events involving Group, the Co-Issuer or certain of Group’s subsidiaries, and may be declared immediately due and payable by the trustee or the holders of at least 25.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the then-outstanding 2032 Notes upon the occurrence of certain events of default under the Indenture. Events of default include the following with respect to the Issuers and Group’s significant subsidiaries: (i) failure to pay principal, premium or interest at required times; (ii) failure to comply with any other agreements in the Indenture; (iii) default on certain material indebtedness that is caused by a failure to make a payment within any applicable grace period when due at maturity or results in the acceleration of such indebtedness prior to its express maturity; (iv) failure to pay certain material judgments; (v) a Guarantee being held unenforceable or invalid or ceasing for any reason to be in full force and effect or a Guarantor denying or disaffirming its obligations under its Guarantee; (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency; and (vii) certain defaults with respect to the security documentation related to the 2032 Notes and the collateral securing the 2032 Notes and the Guarantees of the Subsidiary Guarantors. Issuance of $174.4 million principal amount of New IPv4 Notes On April 11, 2025 (the “New IPv4 Notes Closing Date”), Cogent IPv4 LLC (the “IPv4 Issuer”), a special-purpose, bankruptcy remote, indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, issued $174.4 million aggregate principal amount of 6.646% secured IPv4 address revenue notes, Series 2025-1 Class A-2 (collectively, the “New IPv4 Notes”), with an anticipated repayment date in April 2030, in an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act. The net proceeds of the New IPv4 Notes, after offering expenses, were $170.5 million. At the New IPv4 Notes Closing Date, $72.6 million of the net proceeds were restricted, and $97.9 million of the net proceeds were unrestricted. The restricted cash proceeds become available based upon improvements in the monthly leverage ratio and debt service coverage ratio (both as defined in the IPv4 Notes Indenture (as defined below). During the year ended December 31, 2025 the restriction on $26.9 million of restricted cash was released primarily due to an improvement in the Company’s monthly leverage and debt service coverage ratios under the IPv4 base Indenture. Under the Terms of the IPv4 Notes Indenture, the Company has until October 2026 to satisfy the performance metrics and unlock the remaining restricted funds. If there are any remaining restricted funds at that time, they will be used to pay principal on the New IPv4 Notes. The New IPv4 Notes were issued pursuant to the IPv4 Base Indenture, dated as of May 2, 2024, as supplemented by the Series 2025-1 Supplement thereto, dated as of the New IPv4 Notes Closing Date (the “Series 2025-1 Supplement”), by and between the IPv4 Issuer and the IPv4 Trustee (as defined below). The IPv4 Base Indenture allows the IPv4 Issuer to issue additional series of notes subject to certain conditions set forth therein, and the IPv4 Base Indenture, together with the Series 2024-1 Supplement thereto (as defined below) and the Series 2025-1 Supplement, and any other series supplements to the IPv4 Base Indenture, is referred to as the “IPv4 Notes Indenture.” Under the IPv4 Notes Indenture, interest is paid on a monthly basis. From and after the monthly payment date in April of 2030, principal payments will also be required to be made on the New IPv4 Notes on a monthly basis. No principal payments will be due on the New IPv4 Notes prior to the monthly payment date in April of 2030, unless certain rapid amortization, mandatory prepayment or acceleration events occur. The legal final maturity date of the New IPv4 Notes is in April of 2055. If the IPv4 Issuer has not repaid or refinanced any New IPv4 Notes prior to the monthly payment date in April of 2030, additional interest will accrue thereon in an amount equal to the greater of (i) 5.0% per annum and (ii) the excess amount, if any, by which the sum of the following exceeds the interest rate for such New IPv4 Notes: (A) the yield to maturity (adjusted to a “mortgage-equivalent basis” pursuant to the standards and practices of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) on the monthly payment date in April of 2030 of the United States Treasury Security having a remaining term closest to 10 years; plus (B) 5.0%; plus (C) the post-anticipated repayment date note spread of 3.00% applicable to such New IPv4 Notes. In connection with the issuance of the New IPv4 Notes, the IPv4 Issuer obtained consents from noteholders representing more than 50% of the Voting Rights (as defined in the IPv4 Base Indenture) of the Existing IPv4 Notes to adopt amendments to the IPv4 Base Indenture to, among other things, permit the IPv4 Issuer to (i) issue additional Class A Notes (as defined in the IPv4 Base Indenture) (provided that the Class A Leverage Ratio (as defined in the IPv4 Base Indenture) is less than or equal to 7.25 to 1.00) (as opposed to 6.10 to 1.00 under the Base Indenture as previously in effect), (ii) dispose of IPv4 addresses owned by the IPv4 Issuer (provided that the pro forma Leverage Ratio (as defined in the IPv4 Base Indenture) is less than or equal to 7.25 to 1.00) (as opposed to the greater of (x) 7.10 to 1.00 and (y) the Leverage Ratio as of the date of the most recent issuance of Additional Notes (as defined in the IPv4 Base Indenture) (after giving effect to the issuance of such Additional Notes) under the IPv4 Base Indenture as previously in effect) and (iii) substitute new IPv4 addresses (including Non-Contributed IP Addresses (as defined in the IPv4 Base Indenture)) to be owned by the IPv4 Issuer for the Contributed IP Addresses then owned by the IPv4 Issuer (provided that the pro forma Leverage Ratio is not greater than 7.25 to 1.00) (as opposed to 6.10 to 1.00 under the IPv4 Base Indenture as previously in effect), in each case, among other applicable requirements (collectively, the “Amendments”). Accordingly, on the New IPv4 Notes Closing Date, prior to the issuance of the New IPv4 Notes, the IPv4 Issuer entered into a second amendment to the IPv4 Base Indenture (the “Second Amendment”) with the IPv4 Trustee giving effect to the Amendments. Issuance of $206.0 million principal amount of Existing IPv4 Notes On May 2, 2024, the IPv4 Issuer issued $206.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.924% IPv4 Notes (the “Existing IPv4 Notes”), with an anticipated repayment date in May 2029 in an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act. The net proceeds from the offering, after debt offering costs, were $198.4 million. The Existing IPv4 Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of May 2, 2024 (the “IPv4 Base Indenture”), as supplemented by the Series 2024-1 Supplement thereto, dated as of May 2, 2024 (the “Series 2024-1 Supplement”), in each case entered into by and between the IPv4 Issuer and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as the trustee for the IPv4 Notes (the “IPv4 Trustee”). The IPv4 Base Indenture allows the IPv4 Issuer to issue additional series of notes subject to certain conditions set forth therein. The Existing IPv4 Notes were issued as part of a securitization transaction, pursuant to which certain IPv4 addresses, customer IPv4 address leases, customer accounts receivable and other IPv4 address assets (collectively, “IPv4 Address Assets”) were contributed to the IPv4 Issuer and are included as collateral for the Existing IPv4 Notes. While the Existing IPv4 Notes are outstanding, scheduled payments of interest are required to be made on a monthly basis. From and after the monthly payment date in May of 2029, principal payments will also be required to be made on the Existing IPv4 Notes on a monthly basis. No principal payments will be due on the Existing IPv4 Notes prior to the monthly payment date in May of 2029, unless certain rapid amortization, mandatory prepayment or acceleration events occur. The legal final maturity date of the Existing IPv4 Notes is in May of 2054. If the IPv4 Issuer has not repaid or refinanced the Existing IPv4 Notes prior to the monthly payment date in May of 2029, additional interest will accrue thereon in an amount equal to the greater of (i) 5.0% per annum and (ii) the excess amount, if any, by which the sum of the following exceeds the interest rate for such Existing IPv4 Note: (A) the yield to maturity (adjusted to a “mortgage-equivalent basis” pursuant to the standards and practices of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association) on the monthly payment date in May of 2029 of the United States Treasury Security having a remaining term closest to 10 years; plus (B) 5.0%; plus (C) the post-anticipated repayment date note spread of 3.400% applicable to such Existing IPv4 Note. IPv4 Notes collateral, guaranty, covenants and restrictions The IPv4 Notes are obligations only of the IPv4 Issuer pursuant to the indenture (the “IPv4 Notes Indenture”), and are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the IPv4 Address Assets pursuant to the IPv4 Notes Indenture. The IPv4 Notes are guaranteed by Cogent IPv4 Holdco LLC, a special-purpose entity and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, as the guarantor (in such capacity, the “IPv4 Guarantor”), pursuant to a guaranty, dated as of May 2, 2024 (the “Guaranty”) by the IPv4 Guarantor in favor of the IPv4 Trustee pursuant to which the IPv4 Guarantor has granted a security interest in the equity interests of the IPv4 Issuer as collateral security for its obligations under the Guaranty. Except as described below, neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company, other than the IPv4 Issuer and the IPv4 Guarantor, will guarantee or in any way be liable for the obligations of the IPv4 Issuer under the IPv4 Notes Indenture or the IPv4 Notes. The IPv4 Notes are subject to a series of covenants and restrictions customary for transactions of this type. These covenants and restrictions include (i) that the IPv4 Issuer maintains a liquidity reserve account to be used to make required payments in respect of the IPv4 Notes with such funds considered restricted cash, (ii) provisions relating to optional and mandatory prepayments, including specified make-whole payments in the case of certain optional prepayments of the IPv4 Notes prior to the monthly payment date in May of 2028, (iii) certain indemnification payments in the event, among other things, that the transfers of the assets pledged as collateral for the IPv4 Notes are in stated ways defective or ineffective and (iv) covenants relating to recordkeeping, access to information and similar matters. As provided in the IPv4 Base Indenture, the IPv4 Notes are also subject to rapid amortization in the event of a failure to maintain a stated debt service coverage ratio as defined in the IPv4 Notes Indenture. A rapid amortization may be cured if the debt service coverage ratio exceeds a certain threshold for a certain period of time, upon which cure, regular amortization, if any, will resume. In addition, if certain utilization thresholds are not met (i.e., the proportion of IP addresses which are leased to the total number of IP addresses owned by the IPv4 Issuer falls below certain thresholds), the IPv4 Issuer will be required to apply collections to the repayment of the IPv4 Notes and in certain circumstances, the noteholders will have the ability to direct a sale of the IP Address Assets, in whole or in part, pursuant to the terms set forth in the IPv4 Notes Indenture. The IPv4 Notes are also subject to certain customary events of default, including events relating to non-payment of required interest, principal or other amounts due on or with respect to the IPv4 Notes, failure to comply with covenants within certain time frames, certain bankruptcy events, breaches of specified representations and warranties, failure of security interests to be effective and certain judgments. IPv4 Notes Manager Cogent Communications, LLC (in such capacity, the “Manager”) performs certain monthly services related to the IPv4 Address Assets and the $380.4 million of IPv4 Notes including billing customers, collecting amounts paid by customers, forwarding payments to the IPv4 Trustee related to the IPv4 Address Assets and other administrative services. Amounts received by the IPv4 Issuer in respect of collections on the IPv4 Address Assets are reconciled on a monthly basis, and the IPv4 Issuer pays the monthly interest on the IPv4 Notes and other expenses from the accumulated customer payments on the IPv4 Address Assets. Amounts received by the IPv4 Issuer as collections on IPv4 Address Assets before the monthly reconciliation is completed are held in a segregated account by the IPv4 Trustee as collateral for the IPv4 Notes. After the IPv4 Trustee pays the monthly interest and other IPv4 Address Assets related costs, including monthly fees paid to the Manager for its services, any residual cash is paid to the Company and becomes unrestricted. Issuance of $300.0 Million Principal Amount of 2027 Mirror Notes On June 11, 2024, Group and Cogent Finance, Inc. (the “Co-Issuer” and, together with Group, the “Issuers”), two wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, completed an offering of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2027 Mirror Notes for issuance in a private placement not registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The 2027 Mirror Notes were offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in an unregistered offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2027 Mirror Notes have the same maturity date and call protection, bear interest at the same rate and otherwise have substantially the same terms as the 2027 Notes; however, the 2027 Mirror Notes are not fungible (from a trading or tax perspective) with the 2027 Notes and are a separate series of notes from the 2027 Notes. The 2027 Mirror Notes were issued at a price equal to 98.50% of their face value. The net proceeds from the offering were approximately $291.9 million after deducting the discount and offering expenses. Group used $114.6 million of the net proceeds from the offering to exercise a contractual option to prepay in full the IRU Lease noted above, at a discount. Interest on the 2027 Mirror Notes accrues at 7.00% and is paid semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year. Holdings provided a guarantee of the 2027 Mirror Notes, but Holdings is not subject to the covenants under the indenture. The 2027 Mirror Notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, an indenture, dated June 11, 2024 (the “2027 Mirror Notes Indenture”), among the Issuers, the Company, the other guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “2027 Notes Trustee”). The 2027 Mirror Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) on a senior unsecured basis by each of Group’s existing and future material domestic subsidiaries (other than the Co-Issuer), subject to certain exceptions (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), and by the Company (together with the Subsidiary Guarantors, the “Guarantors”). However, the Company is not subject to the covenants under the 2027 Mirror Notes Indenture. Under certain circumstances, the Guarantors may be released from these Guarantees without the consent of the holders of the 2027 Mirror Notes. The 2027 Mirror Notes and the Guarantees are the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ senior unsecured obligations. The 2027 Mirror Notes and the Guarantees are effectively subordinated to all of the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness, and are structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities of subsidiaries that are not Subsidiary Guarantors. Without giving effect to collateral arrangements, the 2027 Mirror Notes and the Guarantees rank pari passu in right of payment with all of the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness, including the Issuers’ 2026 Notes and the 2027 Notes. The 2027 Mirror Notes and the Guarantees rank contractually senior in right of payment to all of the Issuers’ and the Guarantors’ subordinated indebtedness and are structurally subordinated to any existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities of the Issuers’ non-guarantor subsidiaries. After June 15, 2024, the Issuers may redeem the 2027 Mirror Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price ranging from 103.5% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Mirror Notes redeemed to par (depending on the year), in each case, as set forth in the 2027 Mirror Notes Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of redemption. If Group undergoes specific kinds of change in control accompanied by certain ratings events, the Issuers will be required to offer to repurchase the 2027 Mirror Notes from holders at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the date of repurchase. Additionally, if Group or any of its restricted subsidiaries sells assets and does not apply the proceeds from such sale in a certain manner or certain other events have not occurred, under certain circumstances, the Issuers will be required to use the net proceeds to make an offer to purchase the 2027 Mirror Notes at an offer price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2027 Mirror Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the repurchase date. In connection with any offer to purchase all or any of the 2027 Mirror Notes (including a change of control offer, asset sale, offer or any tender offer), if holders of no less than 90% of the aggregate principal amount of the outstanding 2027 Mirror Notes validly tender their 2027 Mirror Notes, the Issuers or a third party are entitled to redeem any remaining 2027 Mirror Notes at the price paid to each holder. The 2027 Mirror Notes Indenture includes covenants that restrict Group and its restricted subsidiaries’ (including the Co-Issuer’s) ability to, among other things; incur indebtedness; issue certain preferred stock or similar equity securities; pay dividends or make other distributions in respect of, or repurchase or redeem, capital stock; make certain investments and other restricted payments, such as prepayment, redemption or repurchase of certain indebtedness; create liens; consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of the properties and assets of Group and its restricted subsidiaries taken as a whole; incur restrictions on the ability of a subsidiary to pay dividends or make other payments; or enter into transactions with affiliates. The covenants provide for certain exceptions to these restrictions, and the Company is not subject to the covenants under the 2027 Mirror Notes Indenture. Certain covenants will cease to apply to the 2027 Mirror Notes if, and for so long as, the 2027 Mirror Notes have investment grade ratings from any two of Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., Fitch Ratings, Inc. and S&P Global Ratings and so long as no default or event of default under the 2027 Mirror Notes Indenture has occurred and is continuing. Upon suspension of the covenants, the Guarantees will be released until such time as the covenants are no longer suspended. The principal amount of the 2027 Mirror Notes would become immediately due and payable upon the occurrence of certain bankruptcy or insolvency events involving Group, the Co-Issuer or certain of Group’s subsidiaries, and may be declared immediately due and payable by the 2027 Notes Trustee or the holders of at least 25% of the aggregate principal amount of the then-outstanding 2027 Mirror Notes upon the occurrence of certain events of default under the 2027 Mirror Notes Indenture. Events of default include the following with respect to the Issuers and Group’s significant subsidiaries: (i) failure to pay principal, premium or interest at required times; (ii) failure to comply with any other agreements in the 2027 Mirror Notes Indenture; (iii) default on certain material indebtedness that is caused by a failure to make a payment within any applicable grace period when due at maturity or results in the acceleration of such indebtedness prior to its express maturity; (iv) failure to pay certain material judgments; (v) a Guarantee being held unenforceable or invalid or ceasing for any reason to be in full force and effect or a Guarantor denying or disaffirming its obligations under its Guarantee; and (vi) certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. Issuance of the 2027 Notes On June 22, 2022 (the “2027 Notes Closing Date”), Group completed its offering of $450.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2027 Notes for issuance in a private placement not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). The 2027 Notes were offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in an unregistered offering pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2027 Notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, an indenture (the “2027 Notes Indenture”), dated the 2027 Notes Closing Date by and among Group, Holdings, the other guarantors named therein and the trustee. The 2027 Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of the Company’s existing and future material domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions, and by the Company. Under certain circumstances, the Guarantors may be released from these Guarantees without the consent of the holders of the 2027 Notes. The net proceeds from the 2027 Notes offering were $446.0 million after deducting the $2.7 million discount and $1.3 million of offering expenses. Interest on the 2027 Notes accrues at 7.00% and is paid semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year. Holdings provided a guarantee of the 2027 Notes, but Holdings is not subject to the covenants under the indenture. Unless earlier redeemed or repurchased, the 2027 Notes will mature on June 15, 2027. After June 15, 2024, Group may redeem the 2027 Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price ranging from 103.5% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes redeemed to par (depending on the year), in each case, as set forth in the 2027 Notes Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. Issuance of the 2026 Notes On May 7, 2021 (the “2026 Notes Closing Date”), Group completed an offering of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2026 Notes for issuance in a private placement exempt from registration under the Securities Act. The 2026 Notes were offered and sold only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and to certain non-U.S. persons in transactions outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act. The 2026 Notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, an indenture (the “2026 Notes Indenture”), dated the 2026 Notes Closing Date by and among Group, Holdings, the other guarantors named therein, the trustee and the collateral agent. The 2026 Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis, jointly and severally, by Group’s material domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”). In addition, the 2026 Notes were guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Holdings (together with the Subsidiary Guarantors, the “Guarantors”). The net proceeds from the 2026 Notes offering were $496.9 million after deducting the $1.8 million discount and $1.3 million of offering expenses. Unless earlier redeemed or repurchased, the 2026 Notes were scheduled to mature on May 1, 2026. The 2026 Notes were extinguished and redeemed with the issuance of the 2032 Notes in June 2025. Limitations under the Indentures The indentures governing the 2032 Notes, the 2027 Notes, and the 2027 Mirror Notes (collectively, the “Indentures”), among other things, limit the ability of Group and its restricted subsidiaries to incur indebtedness; issue certain preferred stock or similar equity securities; pay dividends or make other distributions; make certain investments and other restricted payments; create liens; consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its properties and assets; incur restrictions on the ability of a subsidiary to pay dividends or make other payments; and enter into certain transactions with its affiliates. There are certain exceptions to the limitations on the ability to incur indebtedness under the Indentures, including IRU agreements incurred in the normal course of business and any additional indebtedness if Group’s consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in the Indentures, is less than 6.0 to 1.0 or Group’s fixed charge coverage ratio, as defined in the Indentures, is 2.0 to 1.0 or greater. Group and its subsidiaries can also incur unlimited liens (which can be used, together with capacity under the debt covenant, to incur additional secured indebtedness) if Group’s consolidated secured leverage ratio, as defined in the Indentures, is less than 4.0 to 1.0. Under the Indentures, Group and its restricted subsidiaries can pay dividends, make other distributions, make certain investments and make other restricted payments under certain circumstances, including, with respect to its restricted payments, if, after giving pro forma effect to such restricted payment, Group could still incur $1 of “Ratio Debt,” as defined (i.e., either its consolidated leverage ratio is less than 6.0 to 1.0 or its fixed charge coverage ratio is 2.0 to 1.0 or greater). As of December 31, 2025, and under the more restrictive leverage ratio definitions under the 2027 Notes Indenture and the 2027 Mirror Notes Indenture (the “2027 Notes Indentures”),
| ● | Group’s consolidated leverage ratio was above 6.0 to 1.00,
| ● | Group’s consolidated secured leverage ratio was below 4.0, and
| ● | Group’s fixed charge coverage ratio was above 2.0.
As of December 31, 2025, and under the leverage ratio definitions under the 2032 Notes Indenture, (the definition of consolidated cash flow under Group’s 2032 Notes Indenture includes cash payments from TMUSA under the IP Transit Services Agreement for the reference period, as defined.)
| ● | Group’s consolidated leverage ratio was below 6.0 to 1.00,
| ● | Group’s consolidated secured leverage ratio was below 4.0, and
| ● | Group’s fixed charge coverage ratio was above 2.0.
As of December 31, 2025, a total of $352.8 million was unrestricted and permitted for restricted payments, including dividends and stock purchases. The aggregate future contractual maturities of long-term debt were as follows as of December 31, 2025 (in thousands):
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For the year ending December 31, | ​ ​ ​ | ​ | ​
2026 | ​ | $ | —
2027 | ​ |  | 750,000
2028 | ​ |  | —
2029 | ​ |  | 206,000
2030 | ​ |  | 174,400
Thereafter | ​ |  | 600,000
Total | ​ | $ | 1,730,400
​ Interest Rate Swap Agreement As of December 31, 2025, the Company was party to the Swap Agreement that has the economic effect of modifying the fixed interest rate obligation associated with its 2026 Notes to a variable interest rate obligation based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) so that the interest payable on the 2026 Notes effectively became variable based on overnight SOFR. The Swap Agreement is an independent agreement from the Company’s now extinguished 2026 Notes and remains outstanding until its maturity in February 2026. The Company did not elect hedge accounting for the Swap Agreement. The Swap Agreement is recorded at its fair value at each reporting period, and the Company incurs gains and losses due to changes in market interest rates. By entering into the Swap Agreement, the Company has assumed the risk associated with variable interest rates. Changes in interest rates affect the valuation of the Swap Agreement that the Company recognizes in its consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). The values that the Company reports for the Swap Agreement as of each reporting date are recognized as “interest expense including change in valuation – interest rate swap agreement” with the corresponding amounts included in assets or liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. As of December 31, 2025, the fair value of the Swap Agreement was a liability of $4.1 million, which is presented with accrued and other current liabilities. As of December 31, 2024, the fair value of the Swap Agreement was a net liability of $22.3 million, of which $18.3 million is presented with accrued and other current liabilities and $4.0 million is presented with other long-term liabilities. Unrealized gains (losses) related to the Swap Agreement are included in interest expense. As of December 31, 2025, the Company has made a $4.3 million deposit with the counterparty to the Swap Agreement. As of December 31, 2025, $4.1 million of the deposit was restricted and $0.2 million was unrestricted. Under the Swap Agreement, the Company pays the counterparty a semi-annual payment based upon overnight SOFR plus a contractual interest rate spread, and the counterparty pays the Company a semi-annual fixed 3.50% interest payment. The settlement payment is made each November and May until the Swap Agreement expired in February 2026. Under the settlements paid in May and November 2025, the Company paid a total of $19.6 million to the counterparty for a net cash interest cost of $19.6 million. Under the settlements paid in May and November 2024, the Company paid a total of $24.2 million to the counterparty for a net cash interest cost of $24.2 million. Under the settlements paid in May and November 2023, the Company paid a total of $21.5 million to the counterparty for a net cash interest cost of $21.5 million.

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