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Long-term Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2025
Long-Term Debt, Unclassified [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt Long-term Debt
The outstanding amount of the Company’s long-term debt consists of:
(in $ millions)March 31,
2025
December 31,
2024
Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Principal amount of senior secured term loans (Maturity - July 2031)
$1,397 $1,400 
Other borrowings
1,406 1,408 
Less: Unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs(22)(24)
Total debt, net of unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs1,384 1,384 
Less: Current portion of long-term debt(19)(19)
Long-term debt, non-current, net of unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs$1,365 $1,365 
Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement
On July 26, 2024, GBTG and GBT US III LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GBTG (the "Initial Borrower"), and certain subsidiaries of GBTG entered into an amended and restated senior secured credit agreement (the “A&R Credit Agreement”) which provides for a $1,400 million senior secured first lien term loan facility (the “Initial Term Facility”, and the loans thereunder, the “Initial Term Loans”) and a $360 million senior secured first lien revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”, and the loans thereunder, the “Revolving Loans”). The Initial Term Loans were drawn in full at closing and the proceeds thereof were used to repay in full the outstanding principal amount of all tranches of term loans outstanding, including accrued interest and other amounts payable, under the Company's then existing senior secured credit agreement (the "Original Credit Agreement"). The A&R Credit Agreement amended and restated the Original Credit Agreement in its entirety.
The A&R Credit Agreement initially provided that the Initial Term Loans and the Revolving Loans (collectively, the “Loans”) bear interest based on the secured overnight financing rate ("SOFR") (or an alternative reference rate for amounts denominated in a currency other than U.S. dollars), or, at the Initial Borrower’s option, in the case of amounts denominated in U.S. dollars, the Base Rate (as defined in the A&R Credit Agreement), plus, as applicable, a margin of (i) in the case of Initial Term Loans, 3.00% per annum for SOFR-based Loans (or 2.00% per annum for Base Rate-based Loans) and (ii) in the case of the Revolving Loans, 2.75% per annum for SOFR-based Loans (or 1.75% per annum for Base Rate-based Loans). The SOFR floor is 0.00% for Loans under the A&R Credit Agreement.
On February 4, 2025, GBTG, the Initial Borrower and certain subsidiaries of GBTG entered into an amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the A&R Credit Agreement (as so amended, the "Amended Credit Agreement") to reprice the Initial Term Loans. The loans under the repriced Initial Term Facility are referred to hereafter as the "Repriced Term Loans". After giving effect to Amendment No. 1, the interest rate margin applicable to the Repriced Term Loans (the “Term B-1 Loans”, and the senior secured credit facility being "Term B-1 Facility") was reduced by 0.50%. The Term B-1 Loans bear interest based on SOFR or, at the Initial Borrower’s option, at the Base Rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), plus, as applicable, a margin of 2.50% per annum for SOFR-based Term B-1 Loans (or 1.50% per annum for Base Rate-based Term B-1 Loans). The repricing was accounted for as modification of debt, except for lenders leaving the consortium, which was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt resulting in a $2 million recognition of loss on early extinguishment of debt.
Except as noted above, the Term B-1 Loans have substantially the same terms as the Initial Term Loans under the A&R Credit Agreement. At the option of the Initial Borrower (upon prior written notice), the Term B-1 Loans may be voluntarily prepaid, in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty (other than (x) a prepayment premium of
1% of the principal amount of the Repriced Term Loans subject to certain repricing transactions occurring prior to August 4, 2025 and (y) customary breakage costs in connection with certain prepayments of loans).
The Term B-1 Loans mature on July 26, 2031. Principal amounts outstanding under the Term B-1 Loans are required to be repaid on a quarterly basis, that commenced on March 31, 2025, at an amortization rate of 1.00% per annum with the balance due at maturity. Further, subject to certain exceptions set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement, the Initial Borrower is required to prepay loans under the Term B-1 Facility with (i) 50% (subject to leverage-based step-downs) of annual excess cash flow (calculated in a manner set forth in the Amended Credit Agreement and commencing with the financial year ending December 31, 2025) in excess of a threshold amount, (ii) 100% (subject to leverage-based step-downs) of the net cash proceeds from certain asset sales and casualty events, subject to customary reinvestment rights, and (iii) 100% of the net cash proceeds from the incurrence of certain indebtedness.
During the three months ended March 31, 2025, the Company repaid the contractual quarterly installment of $4 million of the principal amount of Term B-1 Loans.
The Revolving Credit Facility has (i) a $150 million sublimit for extensions of credit denominated in certain currencies other than U.S. dollars, (ii) a $50 million sublimit for letters of credit, and (iii) a $50 million sublimit for swingline borrowings. Extensions of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility are generally subject to customary borrowing conditions. The proceeds from borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility may be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The Revolving Credit Facility matures on July 26, 2029. At the option of the Initial Borrower, amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility may be voluntarily prepaid, and/or the commitments thereunder may be voluntarily reduced or terminated, in each case, in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty (other than customary breakage costs in connection with certain prepayments of loans). As of March 31, 2025, the Company had $360 million of availability under the Revolving Credit Facility.
Upon the upgrade in the Company's credit rating in February 2025, the fee for the Revolving Credit Facility, calculated based on the average daily unused commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility and payable quarterly in arrears, reduced to 0.25% per annum from 0.375% per annum. The Initial Borrower is also obligated to pay a customary agency fee and other customary fees described in the Amended Credit Agreement.
Security; Guarantees
GBTG and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, as guarantors (such guarantors, collectively with the Initial Borrower, the “Loan Parties”), provide an unconditional guarantee, on a joint and several basis, of all obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement and under cash management agreements and swap contracts with the lenders or their affiliates (with certain limited exceptions). Subject to certain cure rights, as of the end of each fiscal quarter, at least 70% of the Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) of the Loan Parties and their subsidiaries must be attributable, in the aggregate, to the Loan Parties for the four prior fiscal quarters. Further, the lenders have a first priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Loan Parties.
Covenants
The Amended Credit Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants including a financial covenant and limitations (subject to exceptions) on the ability of the Loan Parties and their subsidiaries to: (i) incur indebtedness or issue preferred stock; (ii) incur liens on their assets; (iii) consummate certain fundamental changes (such as acquisitions, mergers, liquidations or changes in the nature of the business); (iv) dispose of all or any part of their assets; (v) pay dividends or other distributions with respect to, or repurchase, any equity interests of any Loan Party or subsidiary of any Loan Party; (vi) make investments, loans or advances; (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates; (viii) modify the terms of, or prepay, any of their subordinated or junior lien indebtedness; and (ix) enter into certain burdensome agreements.

The Amended Credit Agreement contains a financial covenant applicable solely to the Revolving Credit Facility that requires the First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) to be less than or equal to 3.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter on which the aggregate principal amount of outstanding loans and letters of credit under the Revolving Credit Facility exceeds 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Facility (subject to a $10 million exclusion for utilization of the letter of credit sublimit). The Amended Credit Agreement provides that such financial covenant is suspended for a limited period of time if an event that constitutes a “Travel MAC” (as
defined in the Amendment No.1 to the A&R Credit Agreement) has occurred and the Loan Parties are unable to comply with such covenant as a result of such event. Such financial covenant did not apply as of March 31, 2025.
As of March 31, 2025, the Loan Parties and their subsidiaries were in compliance with all applicable covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement.
Events of Default
The Amended Credit Agreement contains default events (subject to certain materiality thresholds and grace periods), which could require early prepayment, termination of the Amended Credit Agreement or other enforcement actions customary for facilities of this type. As of March 31, 2025, no event of default existed under the Amended Credit Agreement.
The Company's effective interest rate on its term loan borrowings for the three months ended March 31, 2025 was approximately 6.6%.

Other borrowings primarily relate to finance leases and equipment sale and lease back transaction.