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Get filing alertsUniti Group completes $1.1B fiber securitization, launches $500M debt reduction plan
Filed July 23, 2026 · Period ending July 23, 2026 · ~1 min read
Key Changes
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Completed $1.1B securitization of fiber network assets through bankruptcy-remote subsidiary; allocating $500M to debt repayment and remainder to growth capex and reinvestment.
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Launched offers to repurchase up to $332M of 4.750% 2028 notes and 7.500% 2033 notes under asset sale covenants; offer expires August 20, 2026.
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Issued prepayment notice for up to $168M of senior secured term loan due 2032, scheduled for July 30, 2026.
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Structured flexible repayment mechanism: if term loan lenders decline prepayment, those funds will increase the senior notes repurchase offer by equivalent amount.
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Summary
Uniti Group monetized fiber network assets through a $1.1 billion securitization completed July 15, 2026, selling secured revenue term notes through a bankruptcy-remote subsidiary. The company is deploying $500 million of the proceeds to reduce senior debt through a combination of term loan prepayment and senior note repurchases, with the balance funding growth capital expenditures and business reinvestment.
The debt reduction plan targets up to $168 million of the 2032 term loan and up to $332 million across the 4.750% 2028 notes and 7.500% 2033 notes. The company built flexibility into the structure: if term loan lenders decline their prepayment allocation, those funds automatically redirect to increase the senior notes repurchase offer.
This ensures the full $500 million debt reduction regardless of lender participation. The senior notes offer expires August 20, 2026. For holders, the transaction reduces leverage while preserving capital for growth. The securitization structure isolates fiber assets in a bankruptcy-remote vehicle, which may affect recovery dynamics in a stress scenario. The asset sale offers are covenant-driven rather than discretionary, reflecting indenture requirements following the asset transfer.
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Event · Item 8.01 — Other Events
Uniti Group announces $500M debt prepayment plan funded by $1.1B securitization, offering to repurchase up to $332M of senior notes.
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To the extent certain term loan lenders decline their pro rata share of the Term Loan Prepayment Amount and the total principal amount of Term Loan that is prepaid is less than the Term Loan Prepayment Amount (such difference, the “Declined Prepayment Amount”), the Issuers intend to amend the Asset Sale Offers to increase the Maximum Offer Amount in an amount equal to the Declined Prepayment Amount.
The company structured the debt repayment with flexibility: if term loan lenders decline their prepayment allocation, the company will redirect those funds to increase the senior notes repurchase offer by an equivalent amount. This ensures the full $500 million from the securitization is deployed toward debt reduction regardless of lender participation in the term loan prepayment.
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