Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Shentel’s outstanding long-term debt obligations as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are as follows:


(in thousands)	Interest Rates	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Shentel Issuer Class A-2 Notes	5.64%	$	489,142	$	489,142
Shentel Issuer Class B Notes	6.03%	78,263		78,263
Shentel Issuer Variable Funding Note ("VFN")	Floating(1)	68,000		—
Shentel Broadband Revolving Credit Facility ("RCF")	Floating(2)	93,000		75,000
Total debt		728,405		642,405
Less: unamortized loan fees		(13,378)		(14,168)
Long-term debt, net of unamortized loan fees		$	715,027	$	628,237

(1) The VFN bears interest at one-month term SOFR plus a fixed margin. This interest rate was 5.40% at June 30, 2026.

(2) The RCF bears interest at one-month term SOFR plus a margin. The margin is variable and determined by the Company’s net leverage ratio. This interest rate was 6.15% at June 30, 2026 and 6.19% at December 31, 2025.

Schedule of Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Debt Instruments

The carrying amounts of the Company’s long-term debt under the Previous Credit Agreements, which had floating interest rates, approximated their fair values. Similarly, the carrying amount of the Company’s VFN and RCF, each of which has a floating interest rate, approximates its fair value. The estimated fair values of Shentel’s Class A-2 Notes and Class B Notes were based on Level 2 inputs that use interest rates available to us for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities. The fair values of Shentel’s the Class A-2 Notes and Class B Notes were as follows:


(in thousands)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
Shentel Issuer Class A-2 Notes	$	491,783	$	494,278
Shentel Issuer Class B Notes	78,654		77,676

Schedule of Interest Income and Interest Expense Disclosure

Interest expense recorded in Shentel’s unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations consisted of the following:


	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
(in thousands)	2026		2025		2026		2025
Interest expense	$	11,245	$	8,733	$	22,371	$	15,995
Less: capitalized interest	(1,549)		(2,730)		(3,240)		(5,100)
Interest expense, net of capitalized interest	$	9,696	$	6,003	$	19,131	$	10,895

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The assets and liabilities related to Shentel’s VIE arrangements included in the Company’s unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets were as follows:


(in thousands)	June 30, 2026		December 31, 2025
ASSETS
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	$	30,899	$	20,945
Accounts receivable	9,732		12,580
Prepaid expenses and other	5,947		5,344
Property, plant and equipment, net	819,656		793,874
Intangible assets, net	7,765		8,234
Operating lease right-of-use assets	10,269		10,199
Deferred charges and other assets	128,183		129,635
Total assets	$	1,012,451	$	980,811

LIABILITIES
Accounts payable	$	8,697	$	7,561
Advanced billings and customer deposits	10,072		8,953
Current operating lease liabilities	1,256		1,236
Accrued liabilities and other	3,979		2,658
Long-term debt, less current maturities, net of unamortized loan fees	622,426		554,288
Non-current operating lease liabilities	5,031		4,925
Other liabilities	29,815		28,703
Total liabilities	$	681,276	$	608,324

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