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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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| Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): |
November 19, 2024
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number 1-39361
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Delaware | 83-2008699 |
(State of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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5335 Gate Parkway
Jacksonville, FL 32256
(Address of principal executive offices)
(904) 648-8006
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class | Trading Symbol | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value | DNB | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Credit Facility Amendment
On November 19, 2024, The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation (“D&B Corporation”), an indirect subsidiary of Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), entered into an Amendment No. 9 (the “Ninth Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement, dated February 8, 2019 (as the same has been amended, restated, amended and restated or otherwise modified from time to time prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement”), by and among, inter alios, D&B Corporation, Star Intermediate III, LLC (“Star Intermediate III”), an indirect subsidiary of the Company and the holding company of D&B Corporation, the other subsidiaries of D&B Corporation party thereto as guarantors, the institutions party thereto as lenders and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent.
The Ninth Amendment amended the Credit Agreement to, among other things, reduce the applicable margin for the 2022 Incremental Term B-2 Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement) by 0.50% overall, resulting in a margin spread of SOFR plus 2.25% per annum, or the applicable base rate plus 1.25% per annum, in each case, with a 0.25% stepdown in the applicable margin so long as D&B Corporation maintains a rating of at least BB- (stable) from Standard & Poor’s Investors Ratings Services and at least Ba3 from Moody’s Investors Service.
The Company did not incur additional debt in connection with the Ninth Amendment.
The foregoing description of the Ninth Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Ninth Amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit Number | Description |
10.1 | Amendment No. 9 to the Credit Agreement, dated November 19, 2024, by and among The Dun & Bradstreet Corporation, as Borrower, Star Intermediate III, LLC, as Holdings, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and the other lenders party thereto from time to time. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
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| | DUN & BRADSTREET HOLDINGS, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Joe A. Reinhardt, III |
| | | Joe A. Reinhardt, III |
| | | Chief Legal Officer |
Date: | November 19, 2024 | | |