Advantage Solutions Secures Over 99% Participation in Distressed Debt Exchange, Extending Maturities and Stripping Covenants

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Advantage Solutions Inc. announced the successful early results of its distressed debt exchange offer, with over 99% of bondholders tendering their notes, allowing the company to extend debt maturities and amend covenants.

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• Distressed Debt Exchange Success

  Over 99% ($589.9 million) of existing 6.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 were tendered for new 9.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 and cash by the early tender date.

• Covenants and Collateral Released

  Requisite consents were obtained to eliminate substantially all affirmative and negative covenants, mandatory offers, change of control provisions, and events of default, and to release subsidiary guarantees and collateral.

• Term Loan Restructuring Progress

  Concurrently, over 99% of lenders under the Existing Term Loan Facility have agreed to support and participate in related term loan transactions.

• Critical Financial Stability

  This successful debt restructuring provides crucial near-term financial stability for the company, which has recently faced a Nasdaq delisting notice and proposed a reverse stock split, and is trading near its 52-week low.

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This filing provides a critical update on Advantage Solutions' distressed debt exchange offer, confirming overwhelming participation (over 99%) from bondholders. The successful tender means the company can proceed with exchanging its 6.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 for new 9.000% Senior Secured Notes due 2030, effectively extending its debt maturity profile. While the new notes carry a higher interest rate and the company is stripping covenants, releasing guarantees, and collateral, the high participation rate is a significant positive signal, indicating bondholders' willingness to support the restructuring to avoid a more severe outcome. This successful execution, following a Nasdaq delisting notice and a proposed reverse stock split, provides crucial near-term financial stability for the company, which is currently trading near its 52-week low.