The headline change is more financing runway. Fastly amended its revolving credit facility to extend the scheduled maturity to August 17, 2029, with a possible one-year extension if liquidity clears the specified threshold. 〔0〕
The economics improve modestly. Borrowing costs fall by 25 basis points, to SOFR plus 1.75% or base rate plus 0.75%; the commitment fee can also decline to 0.20% when average daily borrowings and letters of credit exceed $50 million. 〔1〕
| Term | Amended condition |
|---|---|
| Scheduled revolving maturity | August 17, 2029 (Credit Agreement amendment) |
| SOFR borrowing spread | 1.75% (Credit Agreement amendment) |
| Base-rate borrowing spread | 0.75% (Credit Agreement amendment) |
| Commitment fee, average balance ≤ $50 million | 0.25% (Credit Agreement amendment) |
| Commitment fee, average balance > $50 million | 0.20% (Credit Agreement amendment) |
| Standard net-liquidity threshold tied to 2028 Notes | $200.0 million (Credit Agreement amendment) |
| Reduced threshold if less than $50 million of 2028 Notes remain | $120.0 million (Credit Agreement amendment) |
This is not a clean removal of refinancing risk. The facility can mature earlier if Fastly’s net liquidity falls below $200 million—or $120 million once less than $50 million of the 2028 notes remain—around the notes’ maturity window. 〔2〕
Net read: favorable terms, but a two-sided signal. Relative to the prior agreement, the extension and lower spreads reduce near-term funding pressure. But the liquidity-linked springing maturity makes clear that lenders still require substantial cash and undrawn capacity around the 2028 notes, so this amendment improves runway without resolving the underlying refinancing constraint.
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