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INDEBTEDNESS
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure INDEBTEDNESS
Credit Agreement—In June 2022, the Company, together with Dice Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dice Career Solutions, Inc. (collectively, the “Borrowers”), entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which was scheduled to mature in June 2027. The Credit Agreement provided for a revolving loan facility of $100 million, with an expansion option of $50 million, bringing the total facility to $150 million, as permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement. As discussed below, the Credit Agreement was terminated and replaced subsequent to March 31, 2026.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement denominated in U.S. dollars bore interest, payable at least quarterly, at the Company’s option, at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") or a base rate plus a margin. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement denominated in pounds sterling, if any, bore interest at the Sterling Overnight Index Average ("SONIA") rate plus a margin. The margin ranged from 2.00% to 2.75% on SOFR and SONIA loans and 1.00% to 1.75% on base rate loans, determined by the Company’s most recent consolidated leverage ratio, plus an additional spread of 0.10%. The Company incurred a commitment fee ranging from 0.35% to 0.50% on any unused capacity under the revolving loan facility, determined by the Company’s most recent consolidated leverage ratio. All borrowings as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were in U.S. dollars. The facility was permitted to be prepaid at any time without penalty.

The Credit Agreement contained various affirmative and negative covenants and also contained certain financial covenants, including a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio. Borrowings were allowed under the Credit Agreement to the extent the consolidated leverage ratio was equal to or less than 2.50 to 1.00, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement. Negative covenants included restrictions on incurring certain liens; making certain payments, such as stock repurchases and dividend payments; making certain investments; making certain acquisitions; making certain dispositions; and incurring additional indebtedness. Restricted payments were allowed under the Credit Agreement to the extent the consolidated leverage ratio, calculated on a pro forma basis, was equal to or less than 2.00 to 1.00, plus an additional $7.5 million of restricted payments each fiscal year, as described in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement also provided that the payment of obligations may be accelerated upon the occurrence of events of default, including, but not limited to, non-payment,
change of control, or insolvency. As of March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the Credit Agreement.

The obligations under the Credit Agreement were guaranteed by one of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of the Borrowers and the guarantors.

The amounts borrowed as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 March 31,
2026		December 31,
2025
Long-term debt under revolving credit facility(1)
$33,000 $30,000 
Available to be borrowed under revolving facility(2)
$56,000 $51,000 
Interest rate and margin:
Interest margin(3)
1.00 %2.10 %
Actual interest rates(4)
7.75 %5.83 %
Commitment fee0.35 %0.35 %
(1) In connection with the Credit Agreement, as of March 31, 2026 and December 31, 2025, the Company had deferred financing costs of $0.7 million and $0.7 million, respectively, and accumulated amortization of $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively, recorded in other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.
(2) The amount available to be borrowed was subject to certain limitations, such as a consolidated leverage ratio which generally limited borrowings to 2.5 times annual Adjusted EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Agreement.
(3) Computed as the weighted average interest margin on all borrowings, including an additional spread of 0.10%, as applicable.
(4) Computed as the weighted average interest rate on all borrowings.

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement in effect as of March 31, 2026, there were no scheduled principal payments until maturity in June 2027.

Subsequent to March 31, 2026, the Company entered into a new credit agreement (the "New Credit Agreement"), which provides for a revolving loan facility of $70 million with an expansion option of $37.5 million, bringing the total facility to $107.5 million, as permitted under the terms of the New Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the New Credit Agreement denominated in U.S. dollars bear interest, payable at least quarterly, at the Company’s option, at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") or a base rate plus a margin. Borrowings under the New Credit Agreement denominated in pounds sterling, if any, bear interest at the Sterling Overnight Index Average ("SONIA") rate plus a margin. The margin ranges from 2.50% to 3.25% on SOFR and SONIA loans and 1.50% to 2.25% on base rate loans, determined by the Company’s most recent consolidated leverage ratio. The Company incurs a commitment fee ranging from 0.35% to 0.50% on any unused capacity under the revolving loan facility, determined by the Company’s most recent consolidated leverage ratio. The facility will mature on April 1, 2030 and may be prepaid at any time without penalty.
The New Credit Agreement contains various affirmative and negative covenants and also contains certain financial covenants, including a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio. Borrowings are allowed under the New Credit Agreement to the extent the consolidated leverage ratio is equal to or less than 2.50 to 1.00 and to the extent the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio is greater than 1.20 to 1.00, subject to the terms of the New Credit Agreement. Negative covenants include restrictions on incurring certain liens; making certain payments, such as stock repurchases and dividend payments; making certain investments; making certain acquisitions; making certain dispositions; and incurring additional indebtedness. Restricted payments are allowed under the New Credit Agreement to the extent the consolidated leverage ratio, calculated on a pro forma basis, is equal to or less than 2.00 to 1.00, as described in the New Credit Agreement. The New Credit Agreement also provides that the payment of obligations may be accelerated upon the occurrence of events of default, including, but not limited to, non-payment, change of control, or insolvency.