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Debt Obligations
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Obligations
11. Debt Obligations

Debt obligations, including finance lease obligations, consisted of the following (in millions):

Maturity Date
September 30,
2025
December 31, 2024
Infrastructure
SOFR plus 2.75% Line of Credit
May 20, 2030$20.0 $— 
SOFR plus 2.75% Term Loan
May 20, 203083.9 — 
PRIME minus 0.75% Line of Credit
— 45.0 
3.25% Term Loan
— 74.6 
PRIME minus 0.75% Term Loan
— 24.5 
Obligations under finance leasesVarious0.2 0.6 
Total Infrastructure$104.1 $144.7 
Spectrum
8.50% Note
September 30, 2026$19.3 $19.3 
11.45% Notes
September 30, 202650.4 50.4 
Total Spectrum$69.7 $69.7 
Life Sciences
Lancer Promissory Note
August 1, 2026$46.5 $24.0 
Total Life Sciences$46.5 $24.0 
Non-Operating Corporate
10.50% Senior Secured Notes (1)
February 1, 2027$360.4 $— 
9.50% Convertible Senior Notes (1)
March 1, 202753.5 — 
CGIC Promissory Note (1)
April 30, 202744.1 31.0 
SOFR plus 5.75% Line of Credit
September 15, 202620.0 20.0 
   8.50% Senior Secured Notes
February 1, 20261.9 330.0 
7.50% Convertible Senior Notes
August 1, 20260.2 48.9 
Total Non-Operating Corporate$480.1 $429.9 
Total outstanding principal$700.4 $668.3 
Unamortized issuance discount, issuance premium, and deferred financing costs(31.3)(5.5)
Less: current portion of debt obligations (1)
(571.8)(162.2)
Debt obligations, net of current portion
$97.3 $500.6 
(1) Certain debt instruments with long-term maturity dates have been classified as current obligations as of September 30, 2025, due to contingent mandatory prepayment provisions contained in the agreements that could require repayment within one year of the balance sheet date if certain asset sales occur, resulting in uncertainty regarding the timing of repayment.

In August 2025, INNOVATE closed on a series of indebtedness refinancing transactions that extended certain of the Company's debt maturities within its Life Sciences, Spectrum and Non-Operating Corporate segments. Total third-party fees related to the refinancing transactions, that were expensed as a result of these refinancing transactions being classified as modifications or troubled debt restructurings under ASC 470 as described below, totaled $4.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025.
As of September 30, 2025, estimated future aggregate finance lease and principal debt payments based on contractual maturities, excluding interest, were as follows (in millions):

Finance LeasesDebtTotal
2025 (remaining period)
$0.1 $1.4 $1.5 
20260.1 143.9 144.0 
2027— 464.3 464.3 
2028— 5.8 5.8 
2029— 6.4 6.4 
Thereafter— 78.4 78.4 
Total aggregate finance lease and debt principal payments
$0.2 $700.2 $700.4 

The interest rates on finance leases ranged from approximately 3.0% to 5.6%.

Infrastructure

On May 20, 2025, DBMG entered into an Amended and Restated Credit agreement (the "DBMG Credit Agreement"), with the lenders which are party thereto from time to time (each a “Lender” and collectively the “Lenders”) and UMB BANK, N.A. ("UMB"). The DBMG Credit Agreement provides DBMG with senior secured debt financing in an amount up to $220.0 million in the aggregate, consisting of (i) a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “DBMG Revolving Facility”) in an aggregate amount of $135.0 million and (ii) a senior secured term loan facility in the amount of $85.0 million. The DBMG Credit Agreement also contains an accordion feature to increase the allowable size of the DBMG Revolving Facility by an additional $50.0 million. The DBMG Revolving Facility and the term loan facility will mature on May 20, 2030. DBMG entered into the DBMG Credit Agreement to fully repay DBMG’s existing debt obligations and provide additional working capital capacity.

On May 20, 2025, concurrently with DBMG’s entry into the new DBMG Credit Agreement, DBMG terminated its prior credit agreement, dated as of May 27, 2021 and as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated August 2, 2022, the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated December 12, 2023, and the Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated June 28, 2024 (as amended, the “Prior DBMG Credit Agreement”). DBMG used a portion of the proceeds of the new DBMG Credit Agreement to refinance the indebtedness under the Prior DBMG Credit Agreement, and thereafter terminated the Prior DBMG Credit Agreement. The maturity dates of the revolving line and term loans under the Prior DBMG Credit Agreement were August 15, 2025, and May 31, 2026, respectively.

The term loan and borrowings under the new DBMG Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to a SOFR Rate plus a variable spread based on a Senior Funded Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio as defined in the agreement with an interest rate floor of 4.25% per annum.

The obligations of the Borrowers under the new DBMG Credit Agreement are guaranteed by certain domestic subsidiaries of DBMG. As security for the Borrowers’ obligations under the DBMG Credit Agreement, (i) DBMG and its domestic subsidiaries have granted a first priority lien on substantially all their tangible and intangible personal property, including, without limitation, accounts receivable, equipment and the equity interests of certain of DBMG’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, and (ii) certain of the domestic subsidiaries of DBMG have granted a first priority lien on ten parcels of real estate owned by such subsidiaries.

The DBMG Credit Agreement contains usual and customary restrictive and financial covenants related to debt levels and performance, including a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio; and a Senior Funded Indebtedness to EBITDA Ratio, both as defined in the DBMG Credit Agreement. The DBMG Credit Agreement contains a Change in Control clause, as defined in the DBMG Credit Agreement, which could accelerate the maturity of the DBMG debt in the future upon certain events, including a sale of DBMG.

Due to multiple lenders being party to the new DBMG Credit Agreement, the May 20, 2025 transactions were determined to be either an extinguishment or modification under ASC 470-50, Debt - Modifications and Extinguishments ("ASC 470-50") or the incurrence of new debt, depending on the specific lender. For the portions of the debt classified as extinguishments, losses on extinguishment totaling $0.3 million, were included within Other income, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2025. For the debt portions classified as modifications or new debt, new incremental deferred financing fees totaling $1.8 million were capitalized as original issue discounts and included in the carrying amount of the debt in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet and $0.1 million in fees paid to third parties were expensed. Capitalized fees are amortized over the remaining life of the debt under the effective interest rate method and are included in interest expense.

DBMG had availability for revolving loans of $114.9 million and $89.9 million, as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Interest is paid monthly on DBMG's revolving loans, and the effective interest rate on DBMG's revolving loans was 7.28% and 6.98%, as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. The new DBMG Revolving Facility has an unused commitment fee of 0.50% per annum times the average daily unused availability under the line, whereas under the Prior DBMG Credit Agreement, the commitment fee was equal to 0.25% per annum times the average daily unused availability under the line.
Principal payments and interest on DBMG's term loans are paid monthly, and the effective interest rate was 7.87% as of September 30, 2025. Prior to the new DBMG Credit Agreement, DBMG had two term loans under the Prior DBMG Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2024, the $74.6 million term loan bore interest at an annual rate of 3.25% with an effective interest rate of 3.3%. As of December 31, 2024, the $24.5 million term loan bore interest at PRIME minus 0.75%, at the same rate as the prior revolving loans.

DBMG is in compliance with its debt covenants as of September 30, 2025.

Spectrum

On August 4, 2025, Spectrum entered into a Tenth Omnibus Amendment to Secured Notes and Limited Consent to MSD Secured Note and Intercreditor Agreement with the note holders of Spectrum’s $69.7 million 8.50% and 11.45% Notes (the “Spectrum Notes”) to, among other things, extend the maturity of such notes from August 15, 2025 to September 30, 2026 (the “Spectrum Notes Extension”). The Spectrum Notes Extension was determined to be a modification of debt under ASC 470-50, as the terms of the debt were not determined to be substantially different, as the present value of cash flows under the amended terms of the Spectrum Notes were not greater than 10% different from the present value of the remaining cash flows under the prior terms.
As a result of the Spectrum Notes Extension, additional exit fees of $9.9 million were incurred. The exit fees associated with the notes, which are payable on the earlier of maturity or repayment of the principal, were recorded as an original issue discount ("OID") and are being amortized over the remaining life of the notes, which is assumed to be the maturity date. A liability for the total exit fees of $25.8 million and $15.9 million was reflected within Accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Accrued interest of $26.1 million and $20.5 million, as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, is reflected within Accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and is payable upon maturity of the notes. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the weighted-average effective interest rate on the notes, as amended, was 25.0% and 22.8% per annum, respectively.

In connection with the Spectrum Notes Extension, INNOVATE entered into a related side letter (the "Spectrum Letter") with the lenders, which requires the Company to meet certain milestones with respect to strategic alternatives for the Spectrum segment, such that, if the Spectrum Notes are not repaid in full in cash on or before November 1, 2025, the Company will be required to commence an alternative strategic process for HC2B. As of November 1, 2025, the Spectrum Notes had not been repaid and the Company has initiated a strategic process for HC2B, and the Company is in compliance with the milestone covenants requirements.

The Spectrum Letter also requires INNOVATE to utilize proceeds from a sale of certain of its existing operations, as allowable under the Company's current agreements and indentures and after all other required payments have been made, for repayment of a portion of the Spectrum Notes. Assuming there are sufficient proceeds remaining after such repayment, INNOVATE is required to purchase the institutional investors' equity interests in HC2B and DTV for an aggregate purchase price of $2.0 million. The lenders hold 20,408 shares of common stock in HC2B, 2,222,222 shares of common stock in DTV, and warrants to purchase 145,825 shares of common stock of HC2B which can be exercised at any time until August 31, 2028, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

Life Sciences

On August 4, 2025, Lancer Capital LLC ("Lancer"), a related party, and R2 Technologies entered into an Amended and Restated Senior Secured Promissory Note (the "Lancer Note"), which was previously amended multiple times as further described below, and which, among other things, extended the maturity of the note to the earlier of August 1, 2026, or the occurrence of (i) a Change of Control (as defined in the amended note) or (ii) the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of R2 Technologies. The Lancer Note can be repaid at any time with an optional prepayment of the entire then-outstanding and unpaid principal and accrued interest upon five-days written notice to Lancer Capital. The amended Lancer Note has an interest rate of 12% and removed certain exit and default fees. Accrued and unpaid interest is capitalized monthly into the principal balance.

The total new initial principal amount of the amended Lancer Note on August 4, 2025 was $43.5 million, which incorporated the $20.0 million principal amount of the note as previously amended effective January 31, 2024 (which was comprised of a principal amount of $17.4 million and unpaid accrued interest of $2.6 million), accrued interest of $7.0 million and $16.5 million in accrued exit fees which had been incurred from January 31, 2024 through August 4, 2025. In addition, a new 5% extension fee of $2.2 million was capitalized into the principal amount on August 4, 2025.

The August 4, 2025 amendment was determined to be a troubled debt restructuring under ASC 470-60, Debt - Troubled debt restructuring by debtors ("ASC 470-60") because R2 Technologies was deemed to be experiencing financial difficulty, and according to the substantial changes under the amendment, the lender was deemed to have granted a concession. However; no gain or loss on the amendment was recorded, as the future undiscounted cash flows under the amended terms were greater than the net carrying value of the note prior to the amendment. A new effective interest rate was established based on the carrying value of the original debt and the revised future cash flows, which is inclusive of the extension fee. The new extension fee was recorded as OID and is being amortized over the term of the note using the effective interest rate method and is included in interest expense.
As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the effective interest rate on the note, as amended, was 17.0% and 57.8%, respectively. Interest expense, including amortization of fees, related to the Lancer Note was $3.1 million and $4.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and was $12.8 million and $6.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, $3.8 million and $2.8 million of accrued interest, excluding exit and extension fees, was capitalized into the principal balance.

As of September 30, 2025, the total carrying amount relating to the note, which is included within the Current portion of debt obligations in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, was $44.6 million, inclusive of $46.5 million of principal (which includes capitalized interest and fees), partially offset by $1.9 million of the unamortized OID for the extension fee. As of December 31, 2024, the carrying amounts relating to the note totaled $31.9 million, inclusive of $24.0 million of principal and capitalized interest, which total was included within Current portion of debt obligations in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet, and $7.9 million in total accrued exit fees which were included within Accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

Effective January 31, 2024, when the 20% $20.0 million note was entered into with Lancer Capital, which replaced the prior 20% note, the note included an exit fee of 10.5% of the principal amount to be repaid. As a result of the addition of the exit fee, the transaction was determined to be an extinguishment of debt under ASC 470-50, and the $2.2 million exit fee was included as a loss on debt extinguishment within Other income, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. The original maturity date of the 20% $20.0 million note was April 30, 2024, which was then extended on May 17, 2024, to December 31, 2024. The May 17, 2024 amendment included an amendment to the exit fees and was determined to be a modification of debt under ASC 470-50, as the terms of the debt were not determined to be substantially different, including taking into consideration the ability to prepay the debt at anytime, and, therefore, the additional exit fees were amortized using the effective interest method and were included in interest expense.

During the first quarter of 2025, with an effective date of December 31, 2024, the maturity date of the note was extended to August 1, 2025, and an additional exit fee of $1.0 million was incurred under the amendment, which increased by $1.0 million each month. The base exit fee, as amended, would increase each month and would equal 13.09% of the principal amount being repaid at maturity. The amendment was determined to be a modification of debt under ASC 470-50, as the terms of the debt were not determined to be substantially different, including taking into consideration the ability to prepay the debt at anytime, and, therefore, the additional exit fees were amortized over the term of the note using the effective interest rate method and were included in interest expense. The total new exit fees associated with the notes were recorded as an OID of $8.7 million and were amortized over the remaining term of the note. A corresponding liability for the new exit fees of $8.7 million was recorded for total accrued exit fees of $16.5 million which were included within Accrued liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet prior to the August 4, 2025 amendment.

Non-Operating Corporate

In August 2025, INNOVATE closed on a series of indebtedness refinancing transactions that extended certain of INNOVATE's debt maturities. These refinancing transactions included: (i) the closings of an exchange offer and consent solicitation with respect to the Company’s senior secured notes; (ii) privately negotiated exchanges of certain of the Company’s convertible senior notes; (iii) amendment and extension of the Company’s 2020 Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined below); and (iv) amendment and extension of the Company’s promissory note with Continental General Insurance Company ("CGIC"), as well as the exchange of a portion of the Company’s preferred stock held by CGIC and accrued preferred stock dividends in exchange for increasing the principal amount of that note.

10.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2027

In August 2025, the Company closed on an exchange offer and consent solicitation to eligible holders of its 8.50% senior secured notes due 2026 ("8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes") to exchange such notes for newly issued 10.50% senior secured notes due 2027 (the “10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes”). The Company, the guarantors party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Trustee”) and collateral trustee, entered into an indenture (the “10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Indenture”) governing the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes and the Company issued $360.4 million aggregate principal amount of 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes, at 100% of par, as consideration for the exchange of $328.1 million aggregate principal amount of the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes. The new principal amount includes fees payable to the lenders and $52.50 principal amount of 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes per $1,000 principal amount of 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes exchanged, paid to exchanging holders in lieu of the interest payment in respect of the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes that was due on August 1, 2025.

The Company’s obligations under the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Indenture are irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by the same guarantors that guarantee the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”). The 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes and the related guarantees are senior secured obligations of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors. The 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
The exchange of the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes for the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes was determined to be a modification of debt under ASC 470-50, as the terms of the debt were not determined to be substantially different, as the present value of cash flows under the terms of the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured notes were not greater than 10% different from the present value of the remaining cash flows under the 2026 8.50% Senior Secured Notes. Therefore, total fees and additional interest of $18.3 million payable to the lenders and capitalized into the new principal amount under the exchange offer was recorded as an OID and remaining unamortized deferred financing fees of $1.3 million allocated from the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes exchanged will be amortized into interest expense over the term of the notes using the effective interest rate method.

Aggregate interest expense for the new 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes, including the contractual interest coupon and amortization of fees was $8.2 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. As of September 30, 2025, the total carrying amount related to the note was $342.6 million, inclusive of $360.4 million aggregate principal outstanding, partially offset by $16.6 million of the unamortized OID and $1.2 million of unamortized deferred financing fees. The effective interest rate on the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes was 14.4% as of September 30, 2025.

Certain terms and conditions of the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes are as follows:

Maturity. The 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes mature on February 1, 2027.

Interest. The 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes accrue interest at a rate of 10.50% per year, payable semi-annually on February 1st and August 1st of each year, commencing on February 1, 2026. For the first interest period only, interest will be paid in kind. All subsequent interest payments are payable in cash.

Ranking. The 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes and the note guarantees are the Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ senior secured obligations. The 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes and the note guarantees will rank: (i) equal in right of payment (subject to the priority of any First-Out Obligations (as defined in the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Indenture) (including any debt under the Company’s existing $20.0 million secured revolving credit facility)) with all existing and future senior debt of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors and effectively senior to all unsecured debt of the Company to the extent of the value of the collateral; (ii) senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s future debt that expressly provides for its subordination to the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes; (iii) effectively subordinated to any existing and future debt of the Company that is secured by liens on property and assets that do not constitute collateral, to the extent of the value of such property and assets; and (iv) structurally subordinated to any existing and future debt and other liabilities of the Company’s non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Collateral. The 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes are secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets and the assets of the Subsidiary Guarantors (except for certain “Excluded Assets,” and subject to certain “Permitted Liens,” each as defined in the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Indenture), including, without limitation:

all equity interests owned by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (which, in the case of any equity interest in a foreign subsidiary, will be limited to 65% of the voting stock of such foreign subsidiary if the pledge thereof would result in adverse tax consequences that are material to the value of the collateral);
all equipment, goods, inventory and fixtures owned by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
all accounts, cash, deposit accounts and investment securities owned by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
all documents, books and records, instruments and chattel paper owned by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
all intellectual property and other general intangibles owned by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor; and
any proceeds and supporting obligations thereof.

No Sinking Fund. The Company is not required to make any sinking fund payments with respect to the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes.

Optional Redemption. The Company has the option to redeem some or all of the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date.

Asset Sale Offer. If the Company completes certain assets sales, the Company may be required in certain circumstances to make an offer to purchase the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes with the net cash proceeds from such an asset sale at a price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount thereof, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase.

Change of Control. If a Change of Control (as defined in the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Indenture) occurs, the Company will be required to make an offer to purchase the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes for cash at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of such 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes on the date of purchase, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to the date of repurchase.
Certain Covenants. The 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Indenture contains covenants limiting, among other things, the ability of the Company, and, in certain cases, the Company’s subsidiaries, to incur additional indebtedness; create liens; pay dividends or make distributions in respect of capital stock; make certain restricted payments; sell assets; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; or consolidate or merge with, or sell substantially all of its assets to, another person. Additionally, the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Indenture requires the Company to meet certain milestones with respect to strategic alternatives for our operating subsidiaries, including asset sales generating at least $150 million in net proceeds, such that by September 1, 2025 the Company has a bona fide bid or term sheet related to a potential sale, a fully executed purchase or equity agreement by November 1, 2025, and an executed transaction with applied proceeds to the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Indenture no later than February 1, 2026. In the event a milestone is not reached, the Company will be required to commence a sales process for DBM. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. As of September 30, 2025, the September 1, 2025 milestone was not reached, and the Company has thus initiated a sales process for DBMG and is in compliance with the milestone covenants requirements.

Events of Default. The 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Indenture contains customary events of default which could, subject to certain conditions, cause the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes to become immediately due and payable, including, but not limited to defaults by the Company in the payment of the principal of any the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration or redemption, or otherwise (other than pursuant to an offer to purchase by the Company) or in the payment of interest on any note when the same becomes due and payable, and the default continues for a period of 30 days; failure to comply with certain other covenants in the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Indenture for a period of 60 days following notice by the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Trustee or the holders of at least 30% in aggregate principal amount of the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes then outstanding; failure to pay or otherwise default on material debt; or failure to pay final judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating $20 million or more (excluding amounts covered by insurance), which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed, for a period of 60 days; certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency; and failure to comply with the milestone covenant described above.

8.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2026

The original $330.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.50% senior secured notes due February 1, 2026 (the "8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes") were issued in 2021 at 100% of par. In August 2025, the Company exchanged $328.1 million aggregate principal amount of the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes for new 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes, as discussed above. As of September 30, 2025, the Company has $1.9 million aggregate principal amount of the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes remaining.

The 2026 Senior Secured Notes have a stated annual interest rate of 8.50% and have an effective interest rate of 9.3%, which reflected the initial $10.8 million of deferred financing fees in 2021, including underwriting fees. There were $5 thousand and $2.8 million of remaining unamortized deferred financing fees as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1st and August 1st of each year. Aggregate interest expense, including the contractual interest coupon and amortization of the deferred financing fees was $2.6 million and $7.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and was $17.9 million and $22.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

On August 4, 2025, the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes Trustee”), entered into a first supplemental indenture (the “8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes Supplemental Indenture”) to the indenture dated as of February 1, 2021, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto from time to time and the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes Trustee, governing the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes (the “8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes Indenture”). The 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes Supplemental Indenture amended the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes Indenture and the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes to effectuate certain proposed amendments with respect to the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes pursuant to the solicitation of consents, which amendments included eliminating substantially all of the restrictive covenants, eliminating certain events of default, modifying covenants regarding mergers and consolidations and modifying or eliminating certain other provisions contained in the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes Indenture and the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes. In addition, the liens securing the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes were subordinated to the liens securing certain indebtedness, including the new 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes, the new 2027 Convertible Notes (as defined below) and the 2020 Revolving Credit Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to the 8.50% 2026 Senior Secured Notes Supplemental Indenture.

2027 Convertible Notes

On August 4, 2025, the Company settled the exchanges (collectively, the “Convertible Notes Exchanges”) under its privately negotiated exchange agreements (collectively, the “Exchange Agreements”) with certain holders of its 7.5% Convertible Senior Notes due 2026 ("the 2026 Convertible Notes"). Pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the Company exchanged $48.7 million of the then outstanding aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Convertible Notes for $53.5 million aggregate principal amount of newly issued 9.5% Convertible Senior Secured Notes due 2027 (the “2027 Convertible Notes”), which is the total outstanding principal amount as of September 30, 2025. The 2027 Convertible Notes were issued at 100% of par. The new principal amount includes fees payable to the lenders and $47.50 principal amount of 2027 Convertible Notes per $1,000 principal amount of 2026 Convertible Notes exchanged, paid to exchanging holders in lieu of the interest payment in respect of the 2026 Convertible Notes that was due on August 1, 2025.

The Company, the guarantors party thereto from time to time and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (in such capacity, the “2027 Convertible Notes Trustee”) and collateral trustee, entered into an indenture (the “2027 Convertible Notes Indenture”), dated as of August 4, 2025, governing the 2027 Convertible Notes.
The Convertible Notes Exchanges were made, and the 2027 Convertible Notes were issued, in reliance on a private placement exemption from registration under the Securities Act. The 2027 Convertible Notes and the shares of common stock issuable upon their conversion have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act, and the 2027 Convertible Notes and such shares may not be offered or sold in the United States absent an effective registration statement or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

The initial maximum number of securities underlying the 2027 Convertible Notes, assuming the largest “make-whole” addition to the conversion rate under the 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture, and assuming that the Company has obtained the requisite stockholder approval referred to above, is 1,543,174 shares of the Company’s common stock. As of September 30, 2025, each $1,000 of principal of the 2027 Convertible Notes is convertible into 23.6327 shares of our common stock, for a total of 1,263,308 shares of common stock, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $42.31 per share, as adjusted for the reverse stock split in 2024 and subject to further adjustment upon the occurrence of specified events. Based on the closing price of our common stock on September 30, 2025, the if-converted value of the 2027 Convertible Notes did not exceed its principal value.

The convertible notes exchange was determined to be a modification of debt under ASC 470-50, as the terms of the debt were not determined to be substantially different, including taking into consideration the ability to prepay the 2027 Convertible Notes at anytime. Pursuant to ASC 470-50, because the exchange was deemed to be a modification and the fair value of the embedded conversion feature (evaluated under ASC 815-40 and determined not to be bifurcated as a derivative) increased, the carrying amount of the debt was adjusted accordingly, with a corresponding $0.5 million credit recorded to additional paid-in capital ("APIC"). Therefore, the following amounts were recorded as an OID or deferred financing cost and are being amortized into interest expense over the term of the new 2027 Convertible Notes using the effective interest rate method: total new fees and additional interest of $2.9 million payable to the lenders and capitalized into the principal amount for the convertible notes exchanged, remaining unamortized deferred financing fees of $0.2 million allocated from the 2026 Convertible Notes exchanged, and a discount of $0.5 million, attributable to the increase in fair value of the embedded conversion option, offset partially by $2.4 million in remaining unamortized premiums allocated from the 2026 Convertible Notes exchanged. The effective interest rate on the 2027 Convertible Notes is 11.1%.

Aggregate interest expense, including the contractual interest coupon and amortization was $1.0 million for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025. As of September 30, 2025, the total carrying amount related to the note was $52.3 million, inclusive of $53.5 million aggregate principal outstanding, partially offset by a remaining unamortized net OID of $1.0 million and unamortized deferred financing fees of $0.2 million.

Certain terms and conditions of the 2027 Convertible Notes are as follows:

Maturity. The 2027 Convertible Notes mature on March 1, 2027 unless earlier converted, redeemed or purchased.

Interest. The 2027 Convertible Notes accrue interest at a rate of 9.5% per year. Interest on the 2027 Convertible Notes is paid semi-annually on February 1st and August 1st of each year, commencing on February 1, 2026. For the first interest period only, interest will be paid in kind. All subsequent interest payments are payable in cash.

Ranking. The 2027 Convertible Notes constitute a secured and second-priority lien obligation of the Company. The 2027 Convertible Notes and the note guarantees will rank: (i) junior in right of payment with all existing and future first-lien debt of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (including the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes, the 2020 Revolving Credit Agreement and the guarantees thereof) and effectively senior to all unsecured or third-lien debt of the Company to the extent of the value of the collateral; (ii) senior in right of payment to all of the Company’s future debt that expressly provides for its subordination to the 2027 Convertible Notes; (iii) effectively subordinated to any existing and future debt of the Company that is secured by liens on property and assets that do not constitute collateral, to the extent of the value of such property and assets; and (iv) structurally subordinated to any existing and future debt and other liabilities of the Company’s non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Collateral. The 2027 Convertible Notes are secured by a second priority lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets and the assets of the Subsidiary Guarantors (except for certain “Excluded Assets,” and subject to certain “Permitted Liens,” each as defined in the 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture), including, without limitation:

all equity interests owned by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor (which, in the case of any equity interest in a foreign subsidiary, will be limited to 65% of the voting stock of such foreign subsidiary if the pledge thereof would result in adverse tax consequences that are material to the value of the collateral);
all equipment, goods, inventory and fixtures owned by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
all accounts, cash, deposit accounts and investment securities owned by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
all documents, books and records, instruments and chattel paper owned by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor;
all intellectual property and other general intangibles owned by the Company or a Subsidiary Guarantor; and
any proceeds and supporting obligations thereof.

No Sinking Fund. The Company is not required to make any sinking fund payments with respect to the 2027 Convertible Notes.

Optional Redemption. The Company may redeem the 2027 Convertible Notes in whole or in part, for cash. The redemption price will equal 100% of the principal amount of the 2027 Convertible Notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, including additional interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
Fundamental Change. If the Company undergoes a Fundamental Change (as defined in the 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture), subject to certain conditions, the Company may be required to purchase all or any portion of the 2027 Convertible Notes for cash. The Fundamental Change purchase price will be 100% of the principal amount of the 2027 Convertible Notes to be purchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest, including additional interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change Purchase Date (as defined in the 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture). The Fundamental Change definition excludes ownership of the Company’s equity by Lancer Capital LLC and its affiliates.

Certain Covenants. The 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture contains covenants limiting, among other things, the ability of the Company, and, in certain cases, the Company’s subsidiaries, to incur additional indebtedness; create liens; pay dividends or make distributions in respect of capital stock; make certain restricted payments; sell assets; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; or consolidate or merge with, or sell substantially all of its assets to, another person. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications.

Conversion Rights. The 2027 Convertible Notes will be convertible into cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof, at the Company’s election, based on an initial conversion rate of 23.6327 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of 2027 Convertible Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $42.31 per share of the Company’s common stock), at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date, in principal amounts of $1,000 or an integral multiple of $1.00 in excess thereof. In addition, following a Make-Whole Fundamental Change (as defined in the 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture) or the Company’s delivery of a notice of redemption for the 2027 Convertible Notes, the Company will, in certain circumstances, be required to increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its 2027 Convertible Notes in connection with (i) such Make-Whole Fundamental Change or (ii) such notice of redemption.

Events of Default. The 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture contains customary events of default, including cross-default provisions with other INNOVATE debt instruments, which could, subject to certain conditions, cause the 2027 Convertible Notes to become immediately due and payable, including, but not limited to defaults by the Company in the payment of the principal of any the 2027 Convertible Notes when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon acceleration or redemption, or otherwise or in the payment of interest on any note when the same becomes due and payable, and the default continues for a period of 30 days; failure to comply with certain other covenants in the 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture for a period of 60 days following notice by 2027 Convertible Notes Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Convertible Notes then outstanding; failure to pay or otherwise default on material debt; or failure to pay final judgments entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction aggregating $20 million or more (excluding amounts covered by insurance), which judgments are not paid, discharged or stayed, for a period of 60 days; and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency.

2026 Convertible Notes

The original $51.8 million aggregate principal amount of 7.50% convertible notes (the "2026 Convertible Notes") were issued under an indenture dated February 1, 2021, between the Company and U.S. Bank, as trustee. During July 2024, INNOVATE repurchased $2.9 million principal amount of its 2026 Convertible Notes at a market discount for $1.1 million, which was inclusive of accrued interest of $0.1 million. As discussed above, on August 4, 2025, pursuant to the Exchange Agreements, the Company exchanged $48.7 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Convertible Notes for new 2027 Convertible Notes. Subsequent to the exchanges and, as of September 30, 2025, the Company has $0.2 million aggregate principal remaining of the 2026 Convertible Notes.

The 2026 Convertible Notes mature on August 1, 2026, unless earlier converted, redeemed or purchased. The 2026 Convertible Notes were issued in 2021 at 100% of par with a stated annual interest rate of 7.50%. The fair value of the embedded conversion feature contained in the 2026 Convertible Notes had an initial fair value of $12.3 million, which was recorded as a premium on the 2026 Convertible Notes. The 2026 Convertible Notes had an initial effective interest rate of 3.21%, which reflected the initial $12.3 million premium and $1.1 million of deferred financing fees.

As of September 30, 2025, the remaining 2026 Convertible Notes had a net carrying value of $0.2 million. The effective interest rate on the remaining 2026 Convertible Notes as of September 30, 2025 was 3.0%. As of December 31, 2024, the 2026 Convertible Notes had a net carrying value of $52.3 million, inclusive of an unamortized premium of $3.8 million and unamortized deferred financing costs of $0.4 million.

Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1st and August 1st of each year. Aggregate interest expense recognized relating to both the contractual interest coupon and amortization of discount, net of premium and deferred financing costs was $0.1 million and $0.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and was $0.9 million and $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Each $1,000 of principal of the 2026 Convertible Notes is convertible into 23.6327 shares of INNOVATE's common stock, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $42.31 per share, for a total of 3,781 shares of common stock, as adjusted for the reverse stock split in 2024, and subject to further adjustment upon the occurrence of specified events. Based on the closing price of our common stock on September 30, 2025, the if-converted value of the 2026 Convertible Notes did not exceed its principal value.
On August 4, 2025, the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “2026 Convertible Notes Trustee”) entered into a first supplemental indenture (the “2026 Convertible Notes Supplemental Indenture”) to the indenture, dated as of February 1, 2021, by and among the Company, the guarantors party thereto from time to time and the 2026 Convertible Notes Trustee, governing the 2026 Convertible Notes (the “2026 Convertible Notes Indenture”). The 2026 Convertible Notes Supplemental Indenture amended the 2026 Convertible Notes Indenture and the 2026 Convertible Notes to effectuate certain proposed amendments with respect to the 2026 Convertible Notes pursuant to the solicitation of consents, which amendments included eliminating substantially all of the restrictive covenants, eliminating certain events of default, modifying covenants regarding mergers and consolidations and modifying or eliminating certain other provisions, contained in the 2026 Convertible Notes Indenture and the 2026 Convertible Notes.

Revolving Line of Credit

The Company has a revolving credit agreement with MSD PCOF Partners IX, LLC ("MSD"), which has a maximum commitment of $20.0 million ("Revolving Line of Credit"). As of both September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the outstanding balance was $20.0 million. The maturity date of the Revolving Line of Credit, as amended on August 4, 2025, is September 15, 2026. The Revolving Line of Credit has an interest rate margin applicable to loans borrowed under the Revolving Line of Credit of 5.75%, and the benchmark rates for the interest are SOFR-based rates. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the effective interest rate on the Revolving Line of Credit, as amended, was 10.0% and 10.6%, respectively. Interest is paid quarterly in arrears. The Revolving Line of Credit also includes a commitment fee at a per annum rate of 1.0% calculated based on the actual daily amount of unused availability under the Revolving Line of Credit with MSD, and also includes a requirement for prepayment using the net cash proceeds received from certain asset sales. The affirmative and negative covenants governing the Revolving Line of Credit are substantially consistent with the affirmative and negative covenants contained in the indentures that govern the Company's senior secured notes.

On July 31, 2025, the Company and MSD entered into a Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement to extend the maturity of the Company's revolving credit Agreement from August 1, 2025 to August 8, 2025. On August 4, 2025, the Company and MSD entered into an Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement, which among other things, extended the maturity of the 2020 Revolving Credit Agreement to September 15, 2026, and added a new $0.4 million extension fee that is payable on the earlier of maturity date or date of prepayment of the debt.

The August 4, 2025 amendment was determined to be a modification of debt under ASC 470-50, as the product of the borrowing capacity and remaining term of the amended Revolving Line of Credit was greater than the product of the borrowing capacity and remaining term of the Revolving Line of Credit under the terms immediately prior to the amendment. As such, the $0.4 million extension fee and third-party legal costs of $0.3 million incurred under the amendment will be amortized into interest expense over the term of the Revolving Line of Credit.
CGIC Promissory Note

On August 4, 2025, the Company and CGIC entered into a Subordinated Secured Promissory Note to, among other things, extend the maturity of its existing subordinated unsecured promissory note with CGIC (the “CGIC Note”) from February 28, 2026 to April 30, 2027, and secure the amended CGIC Note by a third priority lien on the same collateral securing the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes and the 2027 Convertible Notes. The amended CGIC Note has an interest rate of 16.0%, and an effective interest rate of 14.6% as of September 30, 2025. Interest on the amended CGIC Note will be paid monthly and in kind through August 31, 2026. All interest payments thereafter will be payable in cash, in arrears. As part of the agreement with CGIC, the accrued value of 8,063 shares of Series A-4 Preferred Stock of the Company held by CGIC, and unpaid accrued dividends for the A-3 and A-4 Preferred Stock were exchanged for an additional principal amount of the CGIC Note, on a dollar-for-dollar basis (the “Preferred Stock Exchange”). The additional principal amount incurred under the Preferred Stock Exchange was $9.6 million (reflective of the $9.1 million accrued value of the Series A-4 Preferred Stock and $0.5 million in accrued dividends on the Series A-3 and A-4 Preferred Stock). In addition, an extension fee and accrued interest of $2.4 million on the CGIC Note through July 31, 2025, were capitalized to the new principal amount of the CGIC Note, for a total new aggregate outstanding principal amount of $43.0 million.

The original CGIC subordinated unsecured promissory note, which was entered into in 2023 in connection with the redemption of DBM Global Intermediate Holdco Inc.'s Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Perpetual Preferred Stock (the “DBMGi Series A Preferred Stock”), had a principal amount of $35.1 million, an original maturity date of February 28, 2026, and bore interest at 9.0% per annum through May 8, 2024, 16.0% per annum from May 9, 2024 to May 8, 2025, and 32.0% per annum thereafter. As of December 31, 2024, the effective interest rate on the note, as adjusted, was 17.5%. The CGIC note required a mandatory prepayment from the proceeds from certain asset sales and the greater of $3.0 million or 12.5% of the net proceeds from certain equity sales. As a result of the closing of the rights offering and concurrent private placement in 2024 (refer to Note 15. Equity and Temporary Equity), INNOVATE redeemed $4.1 million of the CGIC Note on April 26, 2024. The mandatory prepayment requirement for certain equity sales was removed under the August 4, 2025 amendment.

The August 4, 2025 amendment, including the Preferred Stock Exchange, was determined to be a troubled debt restructuring under ASC 470-60, because INNOVATE was deemed to be experiencing financial difficulty, and according to the substantial changes under the amendment, the lender was deemed to have granted a concession. However, no gain or loss on the amendment was recorded, as the future undiscounted cash flows under the amended terms were greater than the net carrying value of the note, preferred stock and accrued dividends prior to the amendment. A new effective interest rate was established based on the carrying values of the original debt, preferred stock, accrued dividends, and the revised future cash flows, which is inclusive of the extension fee. The new extension fee was recorded as an OID to the carrying amount of the note and is being amortized into interest expense over the term of the CGIC Note using the effective interest rate method.
For the three months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, interest expense recognized relating to the CGIC Note, including the contractual interest coupon and amortization of the discount, was $1.5 million and $1.4 million, respectively, and cash paid for interest to CGIC was zero and $1.6 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, interest expense recognized relating to the CGIC Note was $4.2 million and $4.3 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, cash paid for interest to CGIC was $3.2 million and $3.3 million, respectively. Subsequent to August 4, 2025, in accordance with the terms of the amended CGIC Note, $1.1 million of interest was capitalized into the principal balance. As of September 30, 2025, the total carrying amount related to the note was $45.1 million, inclusive of $44.1 million of principal (including capitalized interest) and a net unamortized premium of $1.0 million. As of December 31, 2024, the total carrying amount of the note was $31.0 million and accrued interest payable was $3.4 million.

Mandatory Prepayments. After the indefeasible repayment and satisfaction in full in cash of all obligations under the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes, the 10.50% 2027 Senior Secured Notes Indenture, the 2027 Convertible Notes, the 2027 Convertible Notes Indenture and all other Senior Debt (or, in each case, under any refinancing indebtedness in respect thereof), the Company must prepay the CGIC Note (together with all accrued and unpaid interest and all other amounts payable under the CGIC Note) upon the occurrence of an Asset Sale (as defined in the agreement), in an amount equal to the Net Cash Proceeds (as defined in the agreement) from such Asset Sale, with such prepayment due no later than two (2) Business Days after the receipt of such Net Cash Proceeds by the Company (or its subsidiary, if applicable) from such Asset Sale.
Optional Prepayments. Subject to subordination to the Company's Senior Debt, and as long as the Borrower is not in default on any of the Senior Debt and such payment does not result in default on any of the Senior Debt, the Company may prepay the CGIC Note in whole or in part at any time or from time to time without penalty or premium by paying the principal amount to be prepaid together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of prepayment and all other amounts payable under this CGIC Note.