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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS [Abstract]  
FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

Long-term loan

Concurrently with the closing of the Connexity Acquisition, on September 1, 2021, the Company entered into a $300,000 senior secured term loan credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, Taboola Inc., a wholly-owned Company’s subsidiary (the “Borrower”), the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Credit Agreement provides for borrowings in an aggregate principal amount of up to $300,000 (the “Facility”).

The Facility was fully drawn at closing, net of issuance expenses of $11,250, and the proceeds were used by the Company to finance a portion of the Connexity Acquisition.

The Facility is subject to customary borrowing conditions. The Credit Agreement was amended on June 12, 2023, to replace LIBOR with SOFR and accordingly the Facility bears interest at a variable annual rate based on Term SOFR or Base Rate plus a fixed margin. The Facility will mature on the seventh anniversary of the closing date and amortizes at a rate of 1.00% per annum payable in equal quarterly installments, with the remaining principal amount due at maturity.

The Facility is mandatorily prepayable with a portion of the net cash proceeds of certain dispositions of assets, a portion of Taboola’s excess cash flow and the proceeds of incurrences of indebtedness not permitted under the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement also contains customary representations, covenants and events of default. Failure to meet the covenants beyond applicable grace periods could result in acceleration of outstanding borrowings and/or termination of the Facility. As of December 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with the Facility covenants.

In the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 the Company voluntarily prepaid the principal amount of the outstanding debt under the Credit Agreement of $79,250 and $61,265, respectively.
 
As of December 31, 2023, the total future principal payments related to Facility loan are as follows:

   
Amount
  
Year Ending December 31,
      
2024
   $
3,000
  
2025
    
3,000
  
2026
    
3,000
  
2027
    
3,000
  
2028
    
140,735
  
Total
  
$
152,735
  

The Facility is guaranteed by the Company and all of its wholly-owned material subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Credit Agreement (collectively, the “Guarantors”). The obligations of the Borrower and the Guarantors are secured by substantially all the assets of the Borrower and the Guarantors including stock of subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Credit Agreement.

The total interest expenses, including issuance costs amortization, recognized in connection with the long-term loan, were $19,885 and $18,675, for the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The long-term loan interest and issuance costs amortization, included as interest expenses, are recognized through the remaining term of the Credit Agreement using the effective interest rate.

Revolving Credit Agreement

On August 9, 2022, the Company amended its Credit Agreement to provide for a five-year senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Agreement”), among the Company, Taboola Inc., a wholly-owned Company’s subsidiary (the “Borrower”), and the lenders party thereto, with Citibank N.A., as lead arranger and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The Revolving Credit Agreement provides for revolving loans in an aggregate committed principal amount of up to $90,000 (the “Revolving Loans”).

Certain representations, events of default and covenants of the Revolving Credit Agreement are substantially the same as those in the Credit Agreement. However, the Revolving Credit Agreement contains a financial covenant requiring the Company to maintain a Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) as at the last day of each fiscal quarter. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement are subject to customary conditions and will bear interest at a variable annual rate based on Term SOFR or Base Rate plus a fixed margin. The lenders under the Credit Agreement and the lenders under the Revolving Credit Agreement are secured by the same collateral, including substantially all the assets of the Borrower and the Guarantors (as defined in the Credit Agreement) including shares of subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions in the governing documents.

The proceeds of any Revolving Loans may be used for the working capital, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes of Taboola and its subsidiaries and may also be used for Restricted Payments, Investments (including permitted acquisitions) and Restricted Debt Payments (each, as defined in the Credit Agreement) to the extent permitted under the Credit Agreement.

As of December 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants and had no outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Agreement.

As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, deferred financing costs associated with entering into the Revolving Credit Agreement in the total amount of $893 and $1,147, respectively, were included in short-term and long-term prepaid expenses in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

The deferred financing costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the term of the Revolving Credit Agreement. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, deferred financing costs amortization amounted to $254 and $98, respectively.