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Debt Obligations
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Obligations
9. Debt Obligations
The Company had no borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2024. The following table presents the Company’s debt obligations as of March 31, 2025:
March 31, 2025
(In thousands)
10% Senior Secured Notes$637,500 
    Debt discount(11,966)
    Unamortized debt issuance costs(14,718)
Total long-term debt610,816 
Short-term debt16,202 
    Total debt$627,018 
10% Senior Secured Notes due 2030
On February 11, 2025, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, OT Midco (“Midco”), completed a private offering (the “Offering”) of $637.5 million in aggregate principal amount of 10.000% senior secured notes due 2030 (the “Notes”) at an issue price of 98.087% of the principal amount thereof in a transaction exempt from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Notes bear interest from February 11, 2025 at an annual rate of 10.000%, payable semi-annually on February 15 and August 15 of each year, commencing on August 15, 2025. The Notes will mature on February 15, 2030. The associated discount of $12.2 million and debt issuance costs of $15.0 million were recorded as a reduction in long-term debt and are being amortized using the effective interest method over the five-year term of the Notes. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, approximately $9.2 million of interest, including the amortization of the related discount and deferred financing costs, were recognized within interest expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally on a secured, unsubordinated basis by Outbrain and each existing and future wholly-owned subsidiary of Outbrain that becomes a borrower, issuer or guarantor under the 2025 Revolving Facility (as defined below). The Notes are also secured by first-priority lien over (i) all or substantially all assets of Midco, Outbrain and Teads Australia PTY Ltd., a subsidiary of Outbrain in Australia, and (ii) certain assets of some of the other direct and indirect subsidiaries of Outbrain in England and Wales, Canada, Germany, Mexico, Singapore, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Japan, Italy, France and Israel.
The proceeds from the Offering were used, together with cash on hand, to repay in full and cancel the indebtedness incurred under the Bridge Facility, including accrued and unpaid interest thereon, that was used to finance and pay costs related to the Acquisition, as well as pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Offering and the Bridge Facility (as defined below) refinancing.
Midco may redeem the Notes in whole or in part at any time prior to February 15, 2027 at a redemption price equal to 100.000% of the principal amount thereof plus a ‘‘make-whole’’ premium set forth in the Indenture dated February 11, 2025 (the “Indenture”), plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. Midco may redeem the Notes in whole or in part, on or after February 15, 2027, at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. In addition, prior to February 15, 2027, Midco may redeem up to 40% of the Notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings, at a redemption price equal to 110.000% of the principal amount redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption. During each of the two successive twelve-month periods commencing on the closing date and ending on February 15, 2027, Midco will have the option to redeem up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes at a redemption price equal to 103.000% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of redemption.
Upon certain change of control events, the holders of the Notes may require Midco to repurchase all or a portion of the Notes at a purchase price of 101.000% of their principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding the date of purchase. In addition, subject to certain conditions and limitations, Midco must, within 30 days after Outbrain’s delivery of its annual report, with respect to Outbrain’s fiscal years ending December 31, 2025 and 2026, apply an amount equal to the Excess Cash Flow Amount (as defined in the Indenture) to make an offer to purchase outstanding Notes at a price equal to 100.000% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to but excluding the date of purchase.
The terms of the Indenture, among other things, limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock, (ii) pay dividends or make other restricted payments; (iii) make certain investments, (iv) transfer and sell assets, (v) create or incur certain liens, (vi) engage in certain transactions with affiliates and (vii) consolidate or merge or transfer all or substantially all of the Company’s assets. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. The Indenture provides for customary events of default which include, among other things, (subject in certain cases to customary grace and cure periods) defaults based on (i) the failure to make payments under the Indenture when due, (ii) breach of covenants, (iii) acceleration of other material indebtedness, (iv) bankruptcy events and (v) material judgments. Generally, if an event of default occurs, the trustee or the holders of at least 30% in principal amount of the then outstanding Notes may declare all of the Notes to be due and payable.
Short -Term Debt
Upon the close of the Acquisition, the Company’s new French subsidiary has an overdraft short-term credit facility with HSBC (“Overdraft Facility”), which provides Teads France with a revolving line of credit of up to €15 million at a 3-month Euro Interbank Offered Rate (“EURIBOR”), plus a margin of 1.8%, payable quarterly in arrears. This facility may be used to fund general working capital needs of Teads France. Borrowings under this facility are subject to a commission fee of $0.035% per annum, and a facility fee of 1.25% per annum. There are no financial covenants relating to the Overdraft Facility. As of March 31, 2025, approximately $16.2 million in borrowings were outstanding under this credit facility, which were recorded within short-term debt in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.
Credit Facilities
Credit Agreement
On February 3, 2025 (the “Credit Facilities Closing Date”), Outbrain and Midco entered into the Credit Agreement, which established the Credit Facilities, including a super senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million (the “2025 Revolving Facility”) and the a senior secured bridge term loan credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $625.0 million (the “Bridge Facility”), with Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as sole administrative agent and swingline lender, U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent, and the lenders, issuing banks and arrangers party thereto from time to time. The Bridge Facility had a maturity date of February 2, 2026, which could be extended under some circumstances.
On the Credit Facilities Closing Date, Midco borrowed $625 million in aggregate principal amount under the Bridge Facility (the “Bridge Loans”) to finance the cash portion of the Acquisition consideration and the related transaction fees, costs and expenses. On February 11, 2025, the Bridge Facility, including accrued and unpaid interest thereon, was fully repaid and cancelled using proceeds from the private offering of the Notes and cash on hand. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, approximately $13.3 million of the associated costs and fees and interest were recognized within interest expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations.
The Bridge Loans bore interest, at the Company’s option, at (a) a secured overnight financing rate (“Term SOFR”), subject to a “zero” floor, plus an interest rate margin of 4.75% per annum or (b) an alternate base rate plus an interest rate margin of 3.75% per annum, in each case subject to an increase by 0.50% on each three-month anniversary of the Credit Facilities Closing Date. In addition, for so long as any Bridge Loans remained outstanding, the Bridge Facility accrued a duration fee equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Bridge Loans.
Loans under the 2025 Revolving Facility (the “Revolving Loans”) will bear interest, at the Company’s option, at (x) Term SOFR, subject to a “zero” floor, plus an interest rate margin of 4.25% per annum or (y) an alternate base rate plus an interest rate margin of 3.25% per annum. In addition, the 2025 Revolving Facility accrues an unused commitment fee at a rate ranging from 0.375% to 0.50%, depending on the Company’s senior secured net leverage ratio, as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
The 2025 Revolving Facility may be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes of the Company and its subsidiaries. Up to $10.0 million of the 2025 Revolving Facility is available in the form of letters of credit and up to $20.0 million of the 2025 Revolving Facility is available in the form of swingline loans. The Company may seek incremental commitments under the 2025 Revolving Facility from lenders or other financial institutions up to an aggregate principal amount equal to the greater of $62.5 million and 25% of the Company’s EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The Revolving Facility lenders will not be under any obligation to provide any such incremental commitments, and any such increase in commitments will be subject to certain customary conditions precedent.
Additional wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company organized in certain jurisdictions may become borrowers under the 2025 Revolving Facility from time to time. The Credit Facilities are senior secured obligations of the Company, Midco and the Credit Facilities Guarantors (as defined below), provided, that, with respect to the application of proceeds from enforcement or distressed disposals of collateral, the 2025 Revolving Facility will rank super senior to other senior secured indebtedness of the Company, Midco and the Credit Facilities Guarantors (as defined below), including the Bridge Facility.
The Revolving Loans are not subject to scheduled amortization payments. The Company may voluntarily prepay loans under the Credit Facilities and reduce commitments under the 2025 Revolving Facility at any time without premium or penalty (subject to breakage costs).

The Company’s obligations as borrower under the 2025 Revolving Facility are initially (a) guaranteed, jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally, on a senior secured basis, by the Company, Midco and each of the Company’s wholly-owned material subsidiaries organized in the United States and certain other jurisdictions, as specified in the Credit Agreement (such subsidiaries, the “Credit Facilities Guarantors”), and (b) secured by a lien on substantially all assets of the Company, Midco and the Credit Facilities Guarantors (subject to customary exceptions, and subject to other prior ranking liens permitted by the Credit Agreement). The obligations of the Company, Midco and any additional borrower under the Credit Facilities will continue to be guaranteed by, and secured by a lien on substantially all assets of, subsidiaries of the Company that, together with the borrowers, in the aggregate, directly account for 80% of the consolidated EBITDA and total assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, subject to certain limitations set forth in the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Facilities include a number of affirmative and negative covenants, that among other things, will restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the Company’s ability and the ability of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries to: incur or guarantee additional indebtedness; pay dividends on, redeem or repurchase our capital stock; make certain other restricted payments and investments; create or incur certain liens; impose restrictions on the ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends or other payments to the Company; transfer or sell certain assets; merge or consolidate with other entities; and enter into certain transactions with affiliates.
The Credit Agreement includes a customary springing financial covenant with respect to the 2025 Revolving Facility that will require the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to comply with a maximum senior secured net leverage ratio from and after the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2025, in the event that utilization under the 2025 Revolving Facility exceeds 40%.

The Credit Agreement contains customary events of default, including, among other things, payment default, cross default, judgment default and certain provisions related to bankruptcy events, subject to cure and grace periods in certain cases. If an event of default occurs under the Credit Agreement, the lenders may, among other things, terminate their commitments and declare all outstanding borrowings immediately due and payable.
As of March 31, 2025, no event of default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) has occurred under the Credit Agreement and its available borrowing capacity was $100.0 million, based on the defined borrowing formula. Other assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2025 include deferred financing costs of $3.8 million, which are being amortized over the term of the 2025 Revolving Facility. During the three months ended March 31, 2025, approximately $0.1 million of deferred financing costs were recognized within interest expense in the Company’s consolidated condensed statement of operations.
Termination of the 2021 Facility
On February 3, 2025, in connection with the Company’s entry into the Credit Agreement described above, the Company terminated the Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of November 2, 2021, by and among the Company, Silicon Valley Bank, a division of First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company, Zemanta Holding USA Inc. and Zemanta Inc. Accordingly, the Company recognized the remaining $0.2 million of unamortized deferred financing costs within interest expense in its condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2025.