Frontier Communications

Frontier Communications

Company offer gigabit speeds to empower and connect millions of consumers and businesses.

Key facts

Legal NameFrontier Communications Parent, Inc.
Company Operating StatusActive
Full Address401 MERRITT 7 NORWALK, CT 06851 UNITED STATES
Stock SymbolFTR
Ticker SymbolFYBR
Wellfound IDfrontier-communications
Wikidata IDQ2974454

Capital structure

$750m total debt

InstrumentCouponMaturityAmountSource
Initial Term Loans · First Lien Senior SecuredSOFR + 2.50% (Adjusted Term SOFR Rate) or Base Rate + 1.50%Jul 2031source ↗
Takeback Debt · UnsecuredUSD 750msource ↗

Covenant analysis

CovenantTermvs marketSource
Term Loan Amortization · Amortization0.25% per quarter of original principal amount funded on Amendment No. 8 Effective Datetight 0.25% vs amortization median 0.25% (n=19)source ↗
Mandatory Prepayment - Specified Debt Facility Deferral · Mandatory PrepaymentUp to $135,000,000 deferred unless Specified Merger not consummated by September 4, 2026 or additional Specified Senior Indebtedness is receivedsource ↗
Equity Cure Right · Financial Covenant CureUp to 5 times total; no more than 2 times in any 4 consecutive fiscal quarters; cure amount limited to amount needed to curesource ↗
Maintenance of Ratings · Affirmative CovenantUse commercially reasonable efforts to obtain public corporate rating and ratings on Initial Term Loans from at least two Rating Agenciessource ↗
Default Rate · InterestApplicable rate plus 2.00% per annum on overdue principal; Base Rate plus 2.00% on other overdue amountssource ↗
Unrestricted Incremental Amount · IncurrenceGreater of $1,237,500,000 (or $1,375,000,000 with Required Revolving Credit Lender consent) and 50% of LTM EBITDA (after Conversion Date)market 50% vs incurrence median 35% (n=6)source ↗
Capitalized Lease / Purchase Money Obligations Cap · Negative CovenantGreater of $700.0 million and 25% of LTM EBITDA (after Conversion Date)market 25% vs negative covenant median 20% (n=79)source ↗
General Basket Liens · Negative CovenantGreater of $500.0 million and 17.5% of LTM EBITDA (after Conversion Date)market 17.5% vs basket median 20% (n=122)source ↗
Financial Covenant Leverage Ratio · Financial Maintenance3.50x through Test Period ending March 31, 2024; 5.25x from Test Period ending June 30, 2024 through December 31, 2026; 4.75x thereaftertight 3.5x vs leverage median 4x (n=99)source ↗
Consolidated First Lien Secured Leverage Ratio - General Debt Incurrence (Pari Passu) · IncurrenceNo greater than 1.35:1.00tight 1.35x vs leverage median 4x (n=99)source ↗
Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio - Incremental Incurrence Test (Junior/Unsecured) · IncurrenceNo greater than 4.50:1.00loose 4.5x vs leverage median 4x (n=99)source ↗
Consolidated First Lien Secured Leverage Ratio - Incremental Incurrence Test (Pari Passu) · IncurrenceNo greater than 1.35:1.00tight 1.35x vs leverage median 4x (n=99)source ↗
Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio - General Debt Incurrence (Junior/Unsecured) · IncurrenceNo greater than 4.50:1.00loose 4.5x vs leverage median 4x (n=99)source ↗
Mandatory Prepayment - Specified Senior Indebtedness · Mandatory PrepaymentAt least 40% of Net Available Cash from first $1,915,000,000 of Specified Senior Indebtedness; 100% thereaftertight 40% vs mandatory prepayment median 100% (n=26)source ↗
Non-Loan Party Indebtedness Cap · Negative CovenantGreater of $625.0 million and 22.5% of LTM EBITDA (after Conversion Date)market 22.5% vs negative covenant median 20% (n=79)source ↗
Revolving Credit Facility Applicable Rate (post-Amendment No. 9) · PricingSOFR + 2.50% / Base Rate + 1.50%loose 2.5% vs pricing median 1.375% (n=38)source ↗