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HERC HOLDINGS INC. 5.750% 2031 + 6.000% 2034 · Indenture dated December 16, 2025 · As-of 2025-12-31 · Generated 2026-04-23 18:00 UTC

HERC HOLDINGS INC. 5.750% 2031 + 6.000% 2034 Senior Notes Due 2034

S&P
BB
How close are we to breach?
4.37× vs >= 2.00×
0.0×1.0×2.0×2.00×
54% cushion
Where's the capacity?
$6.82 B
$0M ratio $6818M baskets
Breaks if …
Covenant quality
2.2 / 5
median HY
§ I

Executive Summary All three maintenance-equivalent covenants are running with meaningful cushion.

3 covenants · 0 breaches · 0 warnings
Covenant Headline Current Threshold Cushion Status
Debt Incurrence
§ 4.09
54% cushion to the coverage floor 4.37× >= 2.00× 54% In Compliance
Permitted Liens
§ 4.12
1 computable · Plus 31 qualitative lien carve-outs (unlimited / existing / refinancing) — standard HY patterns. $924M cap In Compliance
Restricted Payments
§ 4.07
Builder basket + qualitative RP carve-outs $175M gross cap In Compliance
Running at 4.37x against a 2.00x floor, with ~54% cushion. 54% drop in numerator triggers breach. Covenant Quality scored 2.2/5 (debt 2, liens 1, RPs 4).
§ II

Covenant EBITDA Build-Up Bottom-up from audited Net Income to the §1.01 defined figure. Every basket cap and ratio test downstream depends on this number.

FY2025 (12 months ended Dec 31, 2025)

Waterfall — Indenture §1.01 'Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges' (trailing Four Quarter Period; pro forma for material acquisitions / dispositions / debt incurrence). Starting line: Consolidated Net Income. Definition extracted by gemini_extract_ebitda_def.py (13 add-back clauses; 20% cap on restructuring + (g) items combined). FY2025 is the first period with material H&E pro forma adjustments available — 10-K Note 5 'Pro Forma Supplementary Data' gives H&E+Otay pro forma revenue/EBITDA for full-year comparability; not yet integrated into this buildup.

§1.01 Clause Component Sign Amount ($K) Running
start Consolidated Net Income (Net income) FY2025 Q4 Press Release Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation / FY2025 10-K Income Statement: Net income $1MFY2025 net income collapsed to $1M (vs $211M FY2024) primarily from $199M of H&E transaction expenses and a $156M y/y increase in interest expense. Tax provision rounded to $0M (tax benefit $(7)M in Q4 offset partial-year provisions). = 1,000 1,000
(i)(b)-rental Depreciation of rental equipment FY2025 Q4 PR Adj EBITDA Reconciliation: Depreciation of rental equipment $856MRental-fleet depreciation is the dominant non-cash charge in equipment-rental covenant EBITDA — up $177M y/y reflecting H&E fleet added mid-2025 plus organic fleet growth. + 856,000 857,000
(i)(b)-nonrental Non-rental depreciation and amortization FY2025 Q4 PR Adj EBITDA Reconciliation: Non-rental depreciation and amortization $224MUp $97M y/y — amortization of H&E+Otay customer-relationship intangibles (Note 8, 10-K: $1,349M net customer relationships) plus growth-driven non-rental asset depreciation. + 224,000 1,081,000
(i)(c) Consolidated Interest Expense (net) FY2025 Interest expense, net = $416MUp $156M y/y — full-year effect of 2030/2033 notes issued June 2025 (7.00%/7.25% coupons) + H&E financing stack (Term Loan + AR Facility + higher ABL balance). Drives the FCCR compression from 6.09x to 4.37x. + 416,000 1,497,000
(i)(d) Consolidated Income Tax Expense FY2025 Income tax provision — (rounded; $0M)Net $0M tax for FY2025 vs $80M FY2024. Pretax income compressed to ~$1M by transaction expenses; low statutory yield. + 0 1,497,000
(i)(e) Transaction and Financing Fees FY2025 Q4 PR Adj EBITDA Reconciliation: Transaction expenses $199MUp $188M y/y — H&E acquisition M&A advisory, financing fees, integration costs. Largest single adjustment on the FY2025 bridge. Indenture §1.01(i)(e) explicitly covers 'any fees...related to...merger, acquisition' — should qualify in full. + 199,000 1,696,000
(i)(f)+(g) Restructuring, impairment, spin-off costs (Other) — 20% cap FY2025 Q4 PR Adj EBITDA Reconciliation: 'Other' $13M (footnote: consists of restructuring charges, impairment and spin-off costs)20% cap × $1,818M Covenant EBITDA proxy = $364M ceiling — non-binding at current $13M run-rate. + 13,000 1,709,000
stock_comp Non-cash Stock-based Compensation FY2025 Q4 PR Adj EBITDA Reconciliation: non-cash stock-based compensation charges $34MUp $17M y/y — typically captured within Consolidated Non-cash Charges (i)(b); listed separately here for analyst traceability against the reported Adj EBITDA bridge. + 34,000 1,743,000
impairment Loss on assets held for sale FY2025 Q4 PR Adj EBITDA Reconciliation: Loss on assets held for sale $48MDown $146M y/y (FY2024 Cinelease disposal was $194M one-time). FY2025 $48M relates to residual disposed assets — indenture treats as non-cash charge add-back. + 48,000 1,791,000
fleet_fv_markup Impact of fair-value mark-up of acquired fleet FY2025 Q4 PR Adj EBITDA Reconciliation: Impact of the fair value mark-up of acquired fleet $27MNew in FY2025 — H&E purchase accounting fair-value step-up on rental fleet flowing through COGS as that fleet is subsequently sold. Not in FY2024. Indenture treatment ambiguous — likely falls under 'other items' add-back ([clause (l) or equivalent]); safe for covenant EBITDA proxy but worth flagging in a full §1.01 reconciliation. + 27,000 1,818,000
TOTAL Covenant EBITDA (FY2025 estimate, mapped to reported Adjusted EBITDA) = 1,818,000

Reconciliation

Indenture §1.01 'Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges' (trailing Four Quarter Period; pro forma for material acquisitions / dispositions / debt incurrence). Starting line: Consolidated Net Income. Definition extracted by gemini_extract_ebitda_def.py (13 add-back clauses; 20% cap on restructuring + (g) items combined). FY2025 is the first period with material H&E pro forma adjustments available — 10-K Note 5 'Pro Forma Supplementary Data' gives H&E+Otay pro forma revenue/EBITDA for full-year comparability; not yet integrated into this buildup. (this page) $1818.00M
Management-reported EBITDA
per investor presentation
$1818.00M
Δ +$0.00M
Buildup (starting Net Income $1M + rental D&A $856M + non-rental D&A $224M + interest $416M + tax $0M + transaction $199M + stock comp $34M + loss on AHFS $48M + fleet FV mark-up $27M + other $13M = $1,818M) ties exactly to FY2025 reported Adjusted EBITDA. Mapping caveats carry over from FY2024 vintage: Herc's Adj EBITDA definition is reasonably aligned with indenture §1.01 'Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges' (same starting line, similar add-back buckets). The $199M transaction-expense add-back and the $27M fleet fair-value mark-up are the two items most sensitive to clause-by-clause indenture qualification; a full-fidelity §1.01 reconciliation (including 20%-cap testing on combined restructuring+(g)-clause items, pro forma H&E acquisition adjustments per §1.01 'pro forma basis' definition, and non-Restricted-Subsidiary NCI reductions) remains deferred — known-limitation #02.
Filing source
Herc Holdings Q4 2025 Earnings Press Release (filed Feb 17, 2026; SEC EDGAR accession 0001364479-26-000049, herc2025q4-pressrelease.htm) — 'Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliations' table. Balance-sheet / debt-stack figures from FY2025 Form 10-K (accession 0001364479-26-000050, hri-20251231.htm).
§ 4.09

Debt Incurrence Limitation on Indebtedness

In Compliance 5 computable baskets
Definitional caveat Indebtedness per the indenture is broader than company-reported debt (includes Disqualified Stock, Attributable Indebtedness, guarantees, hedging, securitization). Consolidated EBITDA per §1.01 may differ from reported or "adjusted" EBITDA — see the build-up above. True covenant leverage can shift modestly when reconciled to defined terms.
Effective Headroom $6.82 B
$0MRatio headroom
+
$6818MComputable baskets
=
$6,818MTotal capacity
Ratio Tests § 4.09(a)
Test Current Threshold Cushion Capacity gauge Status
Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio
§ 10.08(a) [4]§ 10.08(a)The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or in any manner become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (in each case, to “incur”), for the payment of any Indebtedness (including any Acquired Indebtedness); provided, however, that the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted to incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) if the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is at least 2.00:1.00;
4.37× >= 2.00× 54%
In Compliance
Permitted Baskets — Computable § 4.09(b) · 5 dollar-quantified
Clause Basket Resolved Cap Formula Capacity Section
(1) Credit Facilities $4000M The greater of (I) an aggregate amount not exceeding (A) the greater of (x) $4,000,000,000 and (y) the North American Borrowing Base, plus (B) $750,000,000, plus the greater of (x) $1,400,000,000 and (y) 15.5% of Consolidated Tangible Assets, plus (C) refinancing fees, and (II) an unlimited amount if on the date of incurrence the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio would be equal to or less than 3.00:1.00.
$4000M cap
10.08(b)(i) [5]§ 10.08(b)(i)(i) Indebtedness incurred by the Company and Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Credit Facilities (and any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent the proceeds thereof are used to renew, refund, refinance, amend, extend, defease or discharge any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness) in respect thereof), either (I) in a maximum principal amount at any time outstanding not exceeding, in the aggregate, (A) the amount equal to the greater of (x) $4.0 billion and (y) an amount equal to the North American Borrowing Base; provided that the amounts available pursuant to (A)(y) will be reduced by the amount of any Indebtedness incurred and outstanding under subclause (B) below that is secured on a pari passu basis with amounts outstanding under the ABL Credit Agreement, plus (B) $750.0 million, plus the amount equal to the greater of (x) $1.40 billion and (y) 15.5% of Consolidated Tangible Assets, plus (C) in the event of any refinancing of any such Indebtedness, the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums and other costs and expenses (including accrued and unpaid interest) incurred or payable in connection with such refinancing, or (II) in an unlimited amount, if on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, after giving effect to such incurrence...the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio would be equal to or less than 3.00:1.00;
(4) Capital Leases and Purchase Money Obligations $1432M the greater of (i) $1,400,000,000 and (ii) 15.5% of Consolidated Tangible Assets
$1432M cap
10.08(b)(iv) [8]§ 10.08(b)(iv)(iv) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under equipment purchase or lines of credit, or for Capitalized Lease Obligations or Purchase Money Obligations provided, however, that at the time of incurrence of any Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (iv) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (iv) and then outstanding does not exceed the greater of (i) $1.40 billion and (ii) 15.5% of Consolidated Tangible Assets;
(10) Foreign Subsidiary Debt $0M Foreign Borrowing Base
$0M cap
10.08(b)(x) [9]§ 10.08(b)(x)(x) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not exceeding an amount equal to the Foreign Borrowing Base;
(14) Guarantees of Unrestricted/JV Debt $462M the greater of (x) $450,000,000 and (y) 5.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets
$462M cap
10.08(b)(xiv) [6]§ 10.08(b)(xiv)(xiv) guarantees or other Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness of (A) an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (B) a Person in which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary has a minority interest or (C) joint ventures or similar arrangements; provided, however, that at the time of incurrence of any Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (xiv) the aggregate principal amount of all guarantees and other Indebtedness incurred under this clause (xiv) and then outstanding does not exceed the greater of (x) $450.0 million and (y) 5.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets;
(18) General Indebtedness Basket $924M the greater of (x) $900,000,000 and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets
$924M cap
10.08(b)(xviii) [7]§ 10.08(b)(xviii)(xviii) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in addition to that described in clauses (i) through (xvii) of this paragraph (b); provided that immediately after giving effect to any such incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (xviii) and then outstanding does not exceed the greater of (x) $900.0 million and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets.
Σ Computable basket capacity $6818M sum of 5 dollar-quantified clauses
Plus 13 qualitative baskets (unlimited / existing / refinancing / ratio-test) — not dollar-quantified here.
§ 4.12

Permitted Liens Limitation on Liens

In Compliance 1 computable
Permitted Baskets — Computable
Clause Basket Resolved Cap Formula Capacity Section
(31) General Liens Basket $924M the greater of (x) $900,000,000 and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets
$924M cap
1.01(ee) [10]1.01(ee)(ee) Liens incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that at the time any such Lien is incurred, the obligations secured by such Lien, when added to all other obligations secured by Liens incurred pursuant to this clause (ee), shall not exceed the greater of (x) $900.0 million and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets; and
Plus 31 qualitative lien carve-outs (unlimited / existing / refinancing) — standard HY patterns.
§ 4.07

Restricted Payments Limitation on Restricted Payments

In Compliance 4 computable
Permitted Baskets — Computable
Clause Basket Resolved Cap Formula Capacity Section
(4) Management stock repurchase $20M $20,000,000 plus $15,000,000 multiplied by the number of calendar years that have commenced since June 30, 2016
$20M
10.09(iv) [14]§ 10.09(iv)(iv) payments to purchase Capital Stock of the Company from Management Investors in an amount not to exceed the sum of (1) $20.0 million plus (2) $15.0 million multiplied by the number of calendar years that have commenced since June 30, 2016, plus (y) the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company since June 30, 2016 from, or as a capital contribution from, the issuance or sale to Management Investors of Capital Stock (including any options, warrants or other rights in respect thereof), to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are not included in any calculation under clause (C)(2) of the first paragraph of this Section 10.09, plus (z) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the Issue Date to the extent such cash proceeds are not included in any calculation under clause (C)(1) of the first paragraph of this Section 10.09;
(5) Management stock repurchase (death/disability/termination) $15M None
$15M
10.09(v) [15]§ 10.09(v)(v) payments (other than those covered by clause (iv) above) to purchase Capital Stock of the Company from current or former management, employees or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their authorized representatives, upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such management, employees or directors, in aggregate amounts under this clause (v) not to exceed $15.0 million in any fiscal year of the Company;
(13) Market Cap basket $0M 6.0% of Market Capitalization in any fiscal year
$0M
10.09(xiii) [12]§ 10.09(xiii)(xiii) any Restricted Payment in an amount not to exceed (in any fiscal year of the Company) 6.0% of Market Capitalization;
(17) General Restricted Payments Basket $185M the greater of (x) $180,000,000 and (y) 2.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets
$185M
10.09(xvii) [13]§ 10.09(xvii)(xvii) any Restricted Payment in an amount which, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made after the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (xvii), does not exceed the greater of (x) $180.0 million and (y) 2.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets.
Builder Basket § 4.07(a)(C) · cumulative capacity since Issue Date
(iii) Fixed starter amount $175M
Total gross capacity $175M
Ratio-Conditional Gates unlimited if gate is open
Clause (12) · Ratio-based Restricted Payments
Total Indebtedness Leverage Ratio does not exceed 3.50:1.00
<= 0.00× gate Not Tested
§ IV

Sources & Verbatim Citations Every computed figure traces to a specific clause and page in the source indenture.

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SOURCE   herc_holdings_2034_indenture.html EXTRACTED   2026-04-23 18:00 UTC
  1. 10.09(C)(1) · p. 104
    (1) (i) $175.0 million plus (ii) 50.0% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) from July 1, 2016 to the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such aggregate cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit);
  2. 10.09(C)(2) · p. 104
    (2) the aggregate net cash proceeds and the Fair Market Value of property or assets received by the Company as capital contributions to the Company after June 30, 2016 or from the issuance or sale of Capital Stock (excluding Redeemable Capital Stock of the Company) of the Company to any Person (other than an issuance or sale to a Subsidiary of the Company and other than an issuance or sale to an employee stock ownership plan or to a trust established by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries for the benefit of their employees) after June 30, 2016 other than Excluded Contributions and Contribution Amounts;
  3. 10.09(C)(1) · p. 104
    (1) (i) $175.0 million plus (ii) 50.0% of the Consolidated Net Income of the Company accrued during the period (treated as one accounting period) from July 1, 2016 to the end of the Company’s most recently ended fiscal quarter for which internal financial statements are available at the time of such Restricted Payment (or, if such aggregate cumulative Consolidated Net Income of the Company for such period shall be a deficit, minus 100% of such deficit);
  4. 10.08(a) · p. 97
    The Company shall not, and shall not permit any Restricted Subsidiary to, directly or indirectly, create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or in any manner become directly or indirectly liable, contingently or otherwise (in each case, to “incur”), for the payment of any Indebtedness (including any Acquired Indebtedness); provided, however, that the Company and any Restricted Subsidiary shall be permitted to incur Indebtedness (including Acquired Indebtedness) if the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries is at least 2.00:1.00;
  5. 10.08(b)(i) · p. 97
    (i) Indebtedness incurred by the Company and Restricted Subsidiaries pursuant to Credit Facilities (and any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries, to the extent the proceeds thereof are used to renew, refund, refinance, amend, extend, defease or discharge any Indebtedness of the Company or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (other than intercompany Indebtedness) in respect thereof), either (I) in a maximum principal amount at any time outstanding not exceeding, in the aggregate, (A) the amount equal to the greater of (x) $4.0 billion and (y) an amount equal to the North American Borrowing Base; provided that the amounts available pursuant to (A)(y) will be reduced by the amount of any Indebtedness incurred and outstanding under subclause (B) below that is secured on a pari passu basis with amounts outstanding under the ABL Credit Agreement, plus (B) $750.0 million, plus the amount equal to the greater of (x) $1.40 billion and (y) 15.5% of Consolidated Tangible Assets, plus (C) in the event of any refinancing of any such Indebtedness, the aggregate amount of fees, underwriting discounts, premiums and other costs and expenses (including accrued and unpaid interest) incurred or payable in connection with such refinancing, or (II) in an unlimited amount, if on the date of the incurrence of such Indebtedness, after giving effect to such incurrence...the Senior Secured Indebtedness Leverage Ratio would be equal to or less than 3.00:1.00;
  6. 10.08(b)(xiv) · p. 100
    (xiv) guarantees or other Indebtedness in respect of Indebtedness of (A) an Unrestricted Subsidiary, (B) a Person in which the Company or a Restricted Subsidiary has a minority interest or (C) joint ventures or similar arrangements; provided, however, that at the time of incurrence of any Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (xiv) the aggregate principal amount of all guarantees and other Indebtedness incurred under this clause (xiv) and then outstanding does not exceed the greater of (x) $450.0 million and (y) 5.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets;
  7. 10.08(b)(xviii) · p. 101
    (xviii) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary, in addition to that described in clauses (i) through (xvii) of this paragraph (b); provided that immediately after giving effect to any such incurrence, the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this clause (xviii) and then outstanding does not exceed the greater of (x) $900.0 million and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets.
  8. 10.08(b)(iv) · p. 98
    (iv) Indebtedness of the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary under equipment purchase or lines of credit, or for Capitalized Lease Obligations or Purchase Money Obligations provided, however, that at the time of incurrence of any Indebtedness pursuant to this clause (iv) the aggregate principal amount of all Indebtedness incurred under this clause (iv) and then outstanding does not exceed the greater of (i) $1.40 billion and (ii) 15.5% of Consolidated Tangible Assets;
  9. 10.08(b)(x) · p. 100
    (x) Indebtedness of any Foreign Subsidiary in an aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding not exceeding an amount equal to the Foreign Borrowing Base;
  10. (ee) · p. 37
    (ee) Liens incurred by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary; provided that at the time any such Lien is incurred, the obligations secured by such Lien, when added to all other obligations secured by Liens incurred pursuant to this clause (ee), shall not exceed the greater of (x) $900.0 million and (y) 10.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets; and
  11. 10.09(xii) · p. 107
    (xii) any Restricted Payment so long as immediately after the making of such Restricted Payment, the Total Indebtedness Leverage Ratio does not exceed 3.50:1.00;
  12. 10.09(xiii) · p. 107
    (xiii) any Restricted Payment in an amount not to exceed (in any fiscal year of the Company) 6.0% of Market Capitalization;
  13. 10.09(xvii) · p. 107
    (xvii) any Restricted Payment in an amount which, when taken together with all Restricted Payments made after the Issue Date pursuant to this clause (xvii), does not exceed the greater of (x) $180.0 million and (y) 2.0% of Consolidated Tangible Assets.
  14. 10.09(iv) · p. 105
    (iv) payments to purchase Capital Stock of the Company from Management Investors in an amount not to exceed the sum of (1) $20.0 million plus (2) $15.0 million multiplied by the number of calendar years that have commenced since June 30, 2016, plus (y) the Net Cash Proceeds received by the Company since June 30, 2016 from, or as a capital contribution from, the issuance or sale to Management Investors of Capital Stock (including any options, warrants or other rights in respect thereof), to the extent such Net Cash Proceeds are not included in any calculation under clause (C)(2) of the first paragraph of this Section 10.09, plus (z) the cash proceeds of key man life insurance policies received by the Company or any Restricted Subsidiary since the Issue Date to the extent such cash proceeds are not included in any calculation under clause (C)(1) of the first paragraph of this Section 10.09;
  15. 10.09(v) · p. 106
    (v) payments (other than those covered by clause (iv) above) to purchase Capital Stock of the Company from current or former management, employees or directors of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or their authorized representatives, upon the death, disability or termination of employment of such management, employees or directors, in aggregate amounts under this clause (v) not to exceed $15.0 million in any fiscal year of the Company;
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