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LONG-TERM DEBT
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT
A summary of long-term debt as of June 30, 2026 and September 30, 2025 is as follows:
June 30,September 30,
Maturity20262025
Revolving lines of credit to banks under the 2023 Senior Secured Credit FacilityMay 8, 2028$114,276 $— 
2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility
On May 8, 2023, i3 Verticals, LLC (the “Borrower”), entered into that certain Credit Agreement (as amended, the “2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility”) with the guarantors and lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (“JPMorgan”). The 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility replaced the prior senior secured credit facility of the Company which was entered into on May 9, 2019 (the "Prior Senior Secured Credit Facility"). Following an amendment to the Credit Facility entered into on May 5, 2025, as described below, the 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility provides for aggregate commitments of $400,000 in the form of a senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”).
The 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility provides that the Borrower has the right to seek additional commitments to provide additional term loan facilities or additional revolving credit commitments in an aggregate principal amount up to, as of any date of determination, the sum of (i) the greater of $100,000 and 100% of the Borrower’s consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility) for the most recently completed four quarter period, plus (ii) the amount of certain prepayments of certain indebtedness, so long as, among other things, after giving pro forma effect to the incurrence of such additional borrowings and any related transactions, the Borrower’s consolidated interest coverage ratio (as defined in the 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility) would not be less than 3.0 to 1.0 and the Borrower’s consolidated total net leverage ratio (as defined in the 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility) would not exceed 5.0 to 1.0. As of June 30, 2026, the Borrower's consolidated interest coverage ratio was 13.5x and total leverage ratio was 1.9x.
The provision of any such additional amounts under the additional term loan facilities or additional revolving credit commitments are subject to certain additional conditions and the receipt of certain additional commitments by existing or additional lenders. The lenders under the 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility are not under any obligation to provide any such additional term loan facilities or revolving credit commitments.
The proceeds of the Revolver, together with proceeds from any additional amounts under the additional term loan facilities or additional revolving credit commitments, may only be used by the Borrower to (i) finance working capital, capital expenditures and other lawful corporate purposes, (ii) finance permitted acquisitions (as defined in the 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility) and (iii) to refinance certain existing indebtedness.
Borrowings under the Revolver will be made, at the Borrower’s option, at the Adjusted Term SOFR rate or the base rate, plus, in each case, an applicable margin.
The Adjusted Term SOFR rate will be the rate of interest per annum equal to the Term SOFR rate (based upon an interest period of one, three or six months), plus 0.10%, plus an applicable margin of 2.00% to 3.00% (2.00% at June 30, 2026). The Adjusted Term SOFR rate shall not be less than 0% in any event.
The base rate is a fluctuating rate of interest per annum equal to the highest of (a) the greater of the federal funds rate or the overnight bank funding rate, plus ½ of 1%, (b) Wall Street Journal prime rate and (c) the Adjusted Term SOFR rate for an interest period of one month, plus 1%, plus an applicable margin of 1.00% to 2.00% (1.00% at June 30, 2026). The base rate shall not be less than 1% in any event.
The applicable margin is based upon the Borrower’s consolidated total net leverage ratio (as defined in the 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility), as reflected in the schedule below:
Consolidated Total Net Leverage RatioCommitment FeeLetter of Credit FeeTerm Benchmark LoansBase Rate Loans
> 3.0 to 1.0
0.30 %3.00 %3.00 %2.00 %
> 2.5 to 1.0 but < 3.00 to 1.0
0.25 %2.50 %2.50 %1.50 %
> 2.0 to 1.0 but < 2.50 to 1.0
0.20 %2.25 %2.25 %1.25 %
< 2.0 to 1.0
0.15 %2.00 %2.00 %1.00 %
In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Revolver, the Borrower will be required to pay a commitment fee equal to the product of between 0.15% and 0.30% (the applicable percentage depending on the Borrower’s consolidated total net leverage ratio as reflected in the schedule above, 0.15% at June 30, 2026) times the actual daily amount by which $400,000 exceeds the total amount outstanding under the Revolver and available to be drawn under all outstanding letters of credit.
The Borrower will be permitted to voluntarily reduce the unutilized portion of the commitment amount and repay outstanding loans under the 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility, whether such amounts are issued under the Revolver or under the additional term loan facilities or additional revolving credit facilities, at any time without premium or penalty.
In addition, if the total amount borrowed under the Revolver exceeds $400,000 at any time, the 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility requires the Borrower to prepay such excess outstanding amounts.
All obligations under the 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by the Company, and each of the Company’s existing and future direct and indirect material, wholly owned domestic subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions. The obligations are secured by first-priority security interests in substantially all tangible and intangible assets of the Borrower, the Company and each subsidiary guarantor, in each case whether owned on the date of the initial borrowings or thereafter acquired.
The 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility places certain restrictions on the ability of the Borrower, the Company and their subsidiaries to, among other things, incur debt and liens; merge, consolidate or liquidate; dispose of assets; enter into hedging arrangements; make certain restricted payments; undertake transactions with affiliates; enter into sale-leaseback transactions; make certain investments; prepay or modify the terms of certain indebtedness; and modify the terms of certain organizational agreements.
The 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility contains customary events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to other material indebtedness, certain events of bankruptcy and insolvency, material judgments, certain events with respect to employee benefit plans, invalidity of loan documents and certain changes in control.
On May 5, 2025, i3 Verticals, LLC entered into that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”), which amended the 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility, with the guarantors and the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent.
The Amendment provided for certain amendments to the 2023 Senior Secured Credit Facility, including amendments that permitted and accommodated the execution of the Healthcare RCM Purchase Agreement and the consummation of the Healthcare RCM Transactions. The Amendment also permanently reduced the aggregate lender commitments under the Company’s revolving line of credit from $450,000 to $400,000.
Debt issuance costs
The Company did not incur any debt issuance costs during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026, and incurred $249 in debt issuance costs during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025. The Company's debt issuance costs are being amortized over the related term of the debt using the straight-line method, which is not materially different than the effective interest rate method, and are presented within other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets. The amortization of deferred debt issuance costs is included in interest expense and amounted to approximately $216 and $647 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2026, respectively, and $216 and $746 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025, respectively. In connection with the Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement, the Company recorded $295 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2025 for the write-off of debt issuance costs, which was recorded in interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.