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Get filing alertsNabors secures waiver to redeem up to $100M of 9.125% 2030 notes, expected August 12
Filed July 29, 2026 · Period ending July 23, 2026 · ~1 min read
Key Changes
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Obtained credit agreement waiver to optionally redeem up to $100M principal of 9.125% senior notes due 2030, with redemption expected August 12, 2026.
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement verify on EDGAR → -
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Waiver modifies restrictions in the amended and restated credit agreement dated June 17, 2024, with Citibank as administrative agent.
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement verify on EDGAR → -
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Filing also reports creation of a direct financial obligation under Item 2.03, incorporating Item 1.01 by reference.
Item 2.03 — Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation verify on EDGAR →
Summary
Nabors Industries obtained a waiver from its credit agreement lenders on July 23, 2026, permitting the company to optionally redeem up to $100 million of its 9.125% senior priority guaranteed notes due 2030. For retail holders, this represents a proactive debt reduction move targeting high-cost debt. The 9.125% coupon is expensive in the current environment, and retiring up to $100 million of this paper will reduce interest expense going forward.
The fact that Nabors needed a waiver indicates the credit agreement had restrictions on optional redemptions, but lenders agreed to permit this deleveraging action. The filing is straightforward disclosure of a debt management decision that should modestly improve the company's cost structure.
Section-by-Section Diff
Event · Item 2.03 — Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation
Item 2.03 — Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation filed; see Key Changes for terms.
Added in current filing · verify on EDGAR →
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is hereby incorporated by reference.
The 8-K includes a labeled Item 2.03 section. Its body incorporates the primary Item (typically 1.01) by reference rather than restating terms — do not treat that thinness as 'Item 2.03 absent.' The company is signaling creation of a direct financial obligation alongside the agreement disclosure; keep Item 2.03 visible in the report.
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