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Our exposure to interest rate risk results from the financial debt instruments that arise from transactions entered into during the normal course of business.
+Added: Our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk is related to transactions in currencies other than the U.S.
As part of our overall risk management program, we evaluate and manage our exposure to changes in interest rates and currency exchange risks on an ongoing basis.
−Removed: Hedges and derivative financial instruments will continue to be used in the future in order to manage our interest rate and currency exposure.
−Removed: We have no intention of entering into financial derivative contracts, other than to hedge a specific financial risk.
+Added: Hedges and derivative financial instruments will be used in the future to manage our interest rate exposure.
+Added: We only enter financial derivative contracts- to hedge a specific financial risk.
Currency Rate Risk.
−Removed: We enter into forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge our foreign currency exposures on future production expenses denominated in various foreign currencies.
+Added: We may enter into forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge our foreign currency exposures on future programming production costs denominated in various foreign currencies.
These contracts are entered into with major financial institutions as counterparties.
−Removed: We are exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty, which is limited to the cost of replacing the contracts, at current market rates.
+Added: As of March 31, 2025 and 2024, the Starz Business did not hold foreign exchange contracts.
+Added: Were we to hold such contracts, we would be exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty, which is limited to the cost of replacing the contracts, at current market rates.
We do not require collateral or other security to support these contracts.
−Removed: See Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on our financial instruments.
Interest Rate Risk.
−Removed: At March 31, 2024, we had interest rate swap agreements to fix the interest rate on $1.7 billion of variable rate SOFR-based debt.
−Removed: See Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information.
−Removed: The difference between the fixed rate to be paid and the variable rate received under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements will be recognized as interest expense for the related debt.
−Removed: Changes in the variable interest rates to be paid or received pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements will have a corresponding effect on future cash flows.
−Removed: Certain of our borrowings, primarily borrowings under our Senior Credit Facilities, and our film related obligations are, and are expected to continue to be, at variable rates of interest and expose us to interest rate risk.
−Removed: If interest rates increase, our debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness would increase even though the amount borrowed remained the same, and our net income would decrease.
−Removed: The applicable margin with respect to loans under the revolving credit facility and Term Loan A is a percentage per annum equal to a SOFR plus 0.10% plus 1.75% margin.
−Removed: The applicable margin with respect to loans under our Term Loan B is a percentage per annum equal to SOFR plus 0.10% plus 2.25% margin.
−Removed: Assuming the revolving credit facility is drawn up to its maximum borrowing capacity of $1.25 billion, based on the applicable SOFR in effect as of March 31, 2024, each quarter point change in interest rates would result in a $1.9 million change in annual net interest expense on the revolving credit facility, Term Loan A, Term Loan B and interest rate swap agreements.
−Removed: The variable interest film related obligations (which includes our production loans, programming notes, Production Tax Credit Facility, IP Credit Facility, Backlog Facility and other) incur primarily SOFR-based interest, with applicable margins ranging from 0.25% to 3.25% per annum.
−Removed: A quarter point increase of the interest rates on the variable interest film related obligations would result in $3.2 million in additional costs capitalized to the respective film or television asset for production loans and programming notes (based on the outstanding principal amount of such loans), and a $1.6 million change in annual net interest expense (based on the outstanding principal amount of such loans, and assuming the Production Tax Credit Facility and Backlog Facility are utilized up to their maximum capacity of $260.0 million and $175.0 million, respectively).
+Added: Certain of our borrowings, primarily borrowings under our credit facilities, are expected to be at variable rates of interest and expose us to interest rate risk.
+Added: If interest rates increase, our debt service obligations on this variable rate indebtedness would increase even though the amount borrowed remained the same, and our net income would decrease.
+Added: Our variable interest rate programming notes incur SOFR-based interest at a weighted average rate of approximately 6.51%.
+Added: A quarter point increase in the interest rates on the outstanding principal amount of these notes at March 31, 2025 would result in $0.2 million increase in our annual net interest expense.
At March 31, 2025, our 5.5% Senior Notes had an outstanding carrying value of $699.9 million, and an estimated fair value of $623.7 million.
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Variable Rates :
−Removed: Revolving Credit Facility (1)(2)
−Removed: $ — $ — $ 575.0 $ — $ — $ — $ 575.0 $ 575.0
−Removed: Average Interest Rate — — 7.17 % — — —
−Removed: Term Loan A (1)(2)
−Removed: 41.1 44.5 313.7 — — — 399.3 397.3
−Removed: Average Interest Rate 7.17 % 7.17 % 7.17 % — — —
−Removed: Term Loan B (1)
−Removed: 819.2 — — — — — 819.2 818.1
−Removed: Average Interest Rate 7.67 % — — — — —
−Removed: Film related obligations (3)
−Removed: 1,393.1 393.1 18.8 144.4 — — 1,949.4 1,949.4
+Added: Programming notes $ 90.7 $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ 90.7 $ 90.7
Average Interest Rate 6.51 % — — — — —
5.5% Senior Notes — — — — 715.0 — 715.0 623.7
−Removed: Interest Rate — — — — — 5.50 %
−Removed: Interest Rate Swaps (4)
−Removed: Variable to fixed notional amount 1,700.0 — — — — — 1,700.0 35.6
−Removed: ____________________
−Removed: (1) The effective interest rate in the table above is before the impact of interest rate swaps.
−Removed: (2) The outstanding amounts under the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan A may become due on December 23, 2024 (i.e.
−Removed: 91 days prior to March 24, 2025) prior to its maturity on April 6, 2026 in the event that the aggregate principal amount of outstanding Term Loan B in excess of $250 million has not been repaid, refinanced or extended to have a maturity date on or after July 6, 2026.
−Removed: The Company expects to refinance and extend the maturity date of the Term Loan B prior to December 23, 2024 such that the maturity of the revolving credit facility and Term Loan A are not accelerated.
−Removed: (3) Represents amounts outstanding under film related obligations (i.e., production loans, Production Tax Credit Facility, programming notes, Backlog Facility and other, and IP Credit Facility), actual amounts outstanding and the timing of expected future repayments may vary in the future (see Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements for further information).
−Removed: (4) Represents interest rate swap agreements on certain of our SOFR-based floating-rate debt with fixed rates paid ranging from 2.723% to 2.915% with maturities in March 2025.
−Removed: See Note 18 to our consolidated financial statements.
+Added: Average Interest Rate — — — — 5.5 % —
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