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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): January 17, 2023

 

 Avis Budget Group, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-10308   06-0918165
(State or Other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission
File Number)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

6 Sylvan Way

Parsippany, NJ

  07054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(973) 496-4700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

 

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of Each Exchange on Which
Registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01   CAR   The Nasdaq Global Select Market

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Item 1.01Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On January 17, 2023 (the “Closing Date”), our Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC subsidiary (“ABRCF”) issued $500 million of asset-backed securities with a maturity of five years, comprised of $433.7 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2023-1 5.25%, Class A notes, and $66.3 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2023-1 6.08%, Class B notes. Additionally, ABRCF will retain $52.49 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2023-1 8.70%, Class C notes, which may be issued on a future date. The Class C notes are subordinated to the Class A notes and the Class B notes. ABRCF also issued $30.4 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2023-1 10.623%, Class R notes, which are subordinated to the Class A notes, the Class B notes and the Class C notes and were issued to comply with applicable U.S. risk retention rules. The Class R notes are held by our AESOP Leasing L.P. subsidiary. The notes were issued under the Series 2023-1 Supplement, dated as of the Closing Date, between ABRCF and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and Series 2023-1 Agent (the “Series 2023-1 Supplement”), to the Second Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of June 3, 2004 (as amended, the “Base Indenture”).

 

On the Closing Date, ABRCF also issued $350 million of asset-backed securities with a maturity of three years, comprised of $303.59 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2023-2 5.20%, Class A notes, and $46.41 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2023-2 6.03%, Class B notes. Additionally, ABRCF will retain $36.74 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2023-2 8.55%, Class C notes, which may be issued on a future date. The Class C notes are subordinated to the Class A notes and the Class B notes. ABRCF also issued $21.3 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2023-2 10.476%, Class R notes, which are subordinated to the Class A notes, the Class B notes and the Class C notes and were issued to comply with applicable U.S. risk retention rules. The Class R notes are held by our AESOP Leasing L.P. subsidiary. The notes were issued under the Series 2023-2 Supplement, dated as of the Closing Date, between ABRCF and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and Series 2023-2 Agent (the “Series 2023-2 Supplement”), to the Base Indenture.

 

The notes are secured under the Base Indenture primarily by vehicles in our domestic fleet and other related assets. The foregoing summary of the notes is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Series 2023-1 Supplement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1, and the Series 2023-2 Supplement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.2, respectively, each of which is incorporated by reference herein.

 

Certain purchasers of the notes, the trustee and their respective affiliates have performed, and may in the future perform, various commercial banking, investment banking and other financial advisory services for us and our subsidiaries for which they have received, and will receive, customary fees and expenses.

 

Item 2.03Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

 

The information described above under Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
10.1  

Series 2023-1 Supplement, dated as of January 17, 2023, between Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and as Series 2023-1 Agent.

     
10.2   Series 2023-2 Supplement, dated as of January 17, 2023, between Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee and as Series 2023-2 Agent.
     
104   The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

 

 

   

 

 

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 hereto duly authorized.

 

  AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC.  
       
       
  By: /s/ Jean Sera  
  Name: Jean Sera  
  Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary  

 

 

Date: January 20, 2023

 

 

   

 

 

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