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NASDAQ: SBAC SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP 8-K

SBA Communications issues senior notes to refinance secured debt facilities

Filed July 15, 2026 · Period ending July 14, 2026 · ~1 min read

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Key Changes

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    Issued $3.5B senior notes in three tranches: $1.35B at 4.875% due 2030, $1.35B at 5.150% due 2031, and $800M at 5.450% due 2033 through registered public offering.

    Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement verify on EDGAR →
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    Proceeds will fully repay senior secured term loan (maturing Jan 2031) and all outstanding revolving credit facility borrowings (maturing Jan 2029), replacing secured debt with unsecured notes.

    Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement verify on EDGAR →

Summary

SBA Communications completed a senior notes offering to refinance existing secured credit facilities. The company issued three tranches of unsecured notes with rates ranging from 4.875% to 5.450% and maturities from 2030 to 2033, underwritten by Morgan Stanley, Barclays, Wells Fargo, and Goldman Sachs. The refinancing replaces secured debt with unsecured senior notes, which typically provides greater operational flexibility by removing collateral requirements.

The transaction extends the company's debt maturity profile while consolidating multiple credit facilities into fixed-rate bonds. For a tower REIT like SBAC, this type of capital structure optimization is routine treasury management, though the scale reflects the company's substantial borrowing capacity and access to public debt markets at investment-grade-adjacent rates.

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