Gray Announces Closing and Upsizing of Revolving Credit Facility Refinancing and Announces Update on Term Loan and BMI Sale Proceeds

ATLANTA, Feb. 16, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Gray Television, Inc. (“Gray,” “we,” “us” or “our”) (NYSE: GTN) announced today that it has closed a refinancing and upsizing of its revolving credit facility and has postponed its planned opportunistic refinancing of its $1.19 billion term loan due in 2026, due to recent market conditions. In addition, Gray announced today that, on February 8, 2024, Gray received approximately $110 million in pre-tax cash proceeds from the closing of the previously announced sale of Broadcast Music, Inc. (“BMI”) to a shareholder group led by New Mountain Capital, LLC.  

On January 30, 2024, Gray launched a process, subject to market and other conditions, to refinance a portion of its existing senior credit facilities. Subsequent developments in the capital markets led Gray to postpone the process through which it intended to amend certain terms and extend the maturity of its $1.19 billion term loan.

Despite such developments, Gray’s banking group continued to support the company in amending and extending its $500 million revolving credit facility. In fact, due to strong demand, Gray upsized its revolving credit facilities to $625 million, which includes a new $552.5 million revolving credit facility maturing on December 31, 2027 and $72.5 million facility maturing on December 1, 2026.

Gray paid transaction fees and expenses in cash at closing. We currently have no amounts drawn on our revolving credit facilities.

About Gray:

Gray Television, Inc. is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Gray is the nation’s largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets in the United States. Its television stations serve 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. This portfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television station and 102 markets with the first and/or second highest rated television station. Gray also owns video program companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, as well as the studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios. Gray owns a majority interest in Swirl Films. For more information, please visit www.gray.tv.

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Gray Contacts:

Jim Ryan, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, 404-504-9828
Kevin P. Latek, Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Development Officer, 404-266-8333