UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 18, 2023
AppLovin Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-40325 | 45-3264542 | ||||||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
1100 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, California 94304
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(800) 839-9646
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Class A common stock, par value $0.00003 per share | APP | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2). Emerging growth company ☐
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On August 18, 2023, AppLovin Corporation (“AppLovin” or “Company”) entered into Amendment No. 9 (“Amendment No. 9”) to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 15, 2018, by and among AppLovin, as borrower, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the other parties thereto, as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 23, 2019, Amendment No. 2 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of April 27, 2020, Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of May 6, 2020, Amendment No. 4 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2020, Amendment No. 5 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of February 12, 2021, Amendment No. 6 to the Credit Agreement, dated as of October 25, 2021, Amendment No. 7 to the Credit Agreement, dated January 3, 2023, and Amendment No. 8 to the Credit Agreement, dated June 12, 2023 (the “Credit Agreement”; the Credit Agreement as amended by Amendment No. 9, the “Amended Credit Agreement”).
Pursuant to Amendment No. 9, certain lenders agreed to provide refinancing term loans in an aggregate amount of $1.5 billion (such replacement term loans, the “Amendment No. 9 Replacement Term Loans”), the proceeds of which were used to refinance all term loans (other than term loans extended pursuant to Amendment No. 6) outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 9. The Amendment No. 9 Replacement Term Loans have (a) a maturity date of August 18, 2030 (or if not a business day, the immediately preceding business day), (b) an interest rate “floor” of 50 basis points if such loans bear interest based on the secured overnight financing rate (such loans, “Term SOFR Loans”), and (c) an applicable margin for Term SOFR Loans equal to 3.10% (or 2.00% for base rate loans), in each case, subject to and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Amended Credit Agreement. Except as set forth in Amendment No. 9 and the Amended Credit Agreement, the other terms and conditions of the Amendment No. 9 Replacement Term Loans are consistent with the term loans outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 9.
The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the terms of Amendment No. 9 (including the Amended Credit Agreement attached thereto). A copy of Amendment No. 9 is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit No. | Exhibit Description | ||||
10.1 | |||||
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
APPLOVIN CORPORATION | |||||
Date: August 18, 2023 | /s/ Herald Chen | ||||
Herald Chen | |||||
Chief Financial Officer |