How close are we to breach?
2.39× vs >= 2.00×
0.0×1.0×2.0×2.00×
16% cushion
| Covenant | Headline | Current | Threshold | Cushion | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt Incurrence § 4.09 |
16% cushion to the coverage floor | 2.39× | >= 2.00× | 16% | Warning |
| Permitted Liens § 4.12 |
1 computable · Plus 38 qualitative lien carve-outs (unlimited / existing / refinancing) — standard HY patterns. | $75M | cap | — | In Compliance |
| Restricted Payments § 4.07 |
Builder basket + qualitative RP carve-outs | $400M | gross cap | — | In Compliance |
| §1.01 Clause | Component | Sign | Amount ($K) | Running |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| start | Aggregate Operating Revenues (Net Revenues) 10-K Consolidated Statement of Operations FY2025: Net Revenues = $2,311,801 thousand (page F-5)Starting line per indenture §1.01 is 'aggregate operating revenues' (not GAAP operating income). Subsequent components follow the indenture's revenue-less-adjusted-opex construction. | = | 2,311,801 | 2,311,801 |
| (b) | Aggregate Operating Expenses (ex-D&A, ex-SBC, ex-restructuring, ex-investment-writedowns) Plug: $2,311.801M revenues - $411.874M AOI = $1,899.927M indenture-adjusted opex (already net of the exclusions described in clause (b) verbatim text).Computed as a plug to reconcile with disclosed AOI of $411.874M (MD&A AOI reconciliation, page 58). The indenture definition already excludes D&A / SBC / restructuring / investment writedowns inside opex, so those do NOT appear as separate positive add-backs below (they are implicit exclusions built into this line). Refine on next covenant compliance certificate when bottom-up sub-ledgers become testable. | - | (1,899,927) | 411,874 |
| (b) exclusion — memo | Depreciation and Amortization (already excluded in opex plug) 10-K: D&A FY2025 = $94,425 thousand (memo only; implicit in opex exclusion above)Memo line — set to 0 to avoid double-counting. The indenture construction treats D&A as an exclusion from opex rather than an additive add-back to operating income. | + | 0 | 411,874 |
| (b) exclusion — memo | Share-Based Compensation (already excluded in opex plug) 10-K: SBC FY2025 = $25,330 thousand (memo only)Memo line — set to 0, implicit in opex exclusion. | + | 0 | 411,874 |
| (b) exclusion — memo | Restructuring Charges and Credits (already excluded in opex plug) 10-K: Restructuring FY2025 = $26,536 thousand (memo only)Memo line — set to 0, implicit in opex exclusion. | + | 0 | 411,874 |
| (b) exclusion — memo | Investment Write-offs/Writedowns (already excluded in opex plug) 10-K: Impairment and other charges FY2025 = $97,784 thousand (memo only)Memo line — set to 0 to avoid double-counting with opex plug. Impairment is excluded from the indenture AOI via the clause-(b) carve-out. | + | 0 | 411,874 |
| (c) | Deferred Carriage Fee Amortization Not separately disclosed in FY2025 10-KNot separately disclosed — set to 0 pending detail in first post-issue covenant compliance certificate. | + | 0 | 411,874 |
| proviso (A)/(B) | Non-cash Management Fees Not separately disclosedNot material / not disclosed — set to 0. | + | 0 | 411,874 |
| proviso (D) | Qualified Receivables Financing Costs Not separately disclosedAMC does not disclose a Qualified Receivables Financing — set to 0. | + | 0 | 411,874 |
| unlettered clause | Non-recurring, non-cash items > $2.5M carve-out Exclusion from opex (not add-back)This is an exclusion-from-opex rule, not an additive add-back. Memo only; already captured implicitly in opex plug. | + | 0 | 411,874 |
| unlettered clause | Accelerated Programming Amortization normalization Not separately disclosedOptional normalization; not applied. | + | 0 | 411,874 |
| unlettered clause | Carriage Suspension Adjustment Not applied in FY2025Not applied — no disclosed carriage suspension adjustment in FY2025. | + | 0 | 411,874 |
| TOTAL | Covenant-basis Adjusted Operating Income (reconciled to reported AOI) | = | 411,874 |
| Test | Current | Threshold | Cushion | Capacity gauge | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
§ 4.09(a) [4]The Company will not, and will not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, incur any Indebtedness, other than Indebtedness between or among any of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries, unless, after giving effect thereto, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the date of such incurrence is greater than or equal to 2.0 to 1.0 on a Pro Forma Basis |
2.39× | >= 2.00× | 16% | Warning |
| Clause | Basket | Resolved Cap | Formula | Capacity | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | Credit Facilities | $1112M | None |
$1112M cap |
4.09(b)(1) |
| (4) | Purchase Money and Capital Lease Obligations | $100M | None |
$100M cap |
4.09(b)(4) [10](4) the incurrence by the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries of Indebtedness represented by Finance Lease Obligations, mortgage financings or purchase money obligations, in each case, incurred for the purpose of financing all or any part of the purchase price or cost of construction or improvement of property, plant or equipment used in the business of the Company or such Restricted Subsidiary for fixed or capital assets, in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, not to exceed $100.0 million at any time outstanding (plus, in the case of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, any Additional Refinancing Amount) |
| (17) | Guarantees of Acquisition Agreements | $20M | None |
$20M cap |
4.09(b)(17) [5](17) Guarantees by the Company and the Restricted Subsidiaries of obligations of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries and joint ventures arising under purchase or other acquisition agreements in respect of acquisitions or other Investments otherwise constituting Permitted Investments; provided that the aggregate principal amount of all such Guarantees pursuant to this clause (17) following the issuance of the Notes does not exceed, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, $20.0 million in the aggregate at any time outstanding (plus, in the case of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, any Additional Refinancing Amount). |
| (19) | Special Purpose Producer Debt | $250M | None |
$250M cap |
4.09(b)(19) [6]so long as the aggregate principal amount of all such Indebtedness outstanding at any one time pursuant to this clause (19) shall not exceed $250,000,000 (plus, in the case of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, any Additional Refinancing Amount) |
| (20) | Non-Guarantor Subsidiary Debt | $250M | None |
$250M cap |
4.09(b)(20) [7]provided that Indebtedness incurred by Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed (together with any Indebtedness of Restricted Subsidiaries that are not Guarantors incurred pursuant to Section 4.09(b)(20) of the following paragraph) $250.0 million (plus, in the case of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, any Additional Refinancing Amount) (the “Non-Guarantor Sublimit”). |
| (21) | General Debt Basket | $500M | None |
$500M cap |
4.09(b)(21) [8](21) Indebtedness in an aggregate principal amount, including all Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness in respect thereof, at any time outstanding not to exceed $500.0 million (plus, in the case of Permitted Refinancing Indebtedness, any Additional Refinancing Amount) |
| (24) | Guarantees of Unrestricted/Non-Guarantor/JV Debt | $250M | shared with Permitted Investments clause (18) |
$250M cap |
4.09(b)(24) [9](24) any Guarantee by the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary of the obligations or Indebtedness of any Unrestricted Subsidiary, Restricted Subsidiary that is not a Guarantor, or joint venture; provided that the aggregate amount of all such Guarantees, when combined with the aggregate amount of Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and joint ventures made pursuant to clause (18) of the definition of “Permitted Investments” does not exceed $250,000,000 at any time outstanding |
| Σ Computable basket capacity | $2482M | sum of 7 dollar-quantified clauses | |||
| Clause | Basket | Resolved Cap | Formula | Capacity | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (38) | General Liens Basket | $75M | the greater of (i) $75.0 million and (ii) 12.5% of Adjusted Operating Income as of the date of such Lien is granted determined on a Pro Forma Basis |
$75M cap |
1.01 (Permitted Liens)(38) [11](38) additional Liens with respect to obligations, taken together with all other obligations with respect to which Liens have been granted pursuant to this clause (38), that do not exceed at any one time outstanding the greater of (i) $75.0 million and (ii) 12.5% of Adjusted Operating Income as of the date of such Lien is granted determined on a Pro Forma Basis; and |
| Clause | Basket | Resolved Cap | Formula | Capacity | Section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (7) | Employee equity repurchases | $2M | None |
$2M |
4.07(b)(7) [12]provided, however, that the aggregate Restricted Payments made under this clause (7) do not exceed in any calendar year the sum of (A) $1.5 million (with unused amounts in any calendar year being carried over to succeeding calendar years subject to a maximum (without giving effect to sub-clause (B) of this clause (7)) of $10.0 million in any calendar year) |