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Note Purchase Agreement Amendment No. 4, dated as of December 24, 2025, by and among the Company and the noteholders party thereto with respect to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of December 11, 2015, by and among the Company and the other parties thereto; b. Note Purchase and Guarantee Agreement Amendment No. 4, dated as of December 24, 2025, by and among the Company, DENTSPLY DENTAL B.V. (as successor by merger to Sirona Dental Services GmbH) and the noteholders party thereto with respect to the Note Purchase Agreement and Guarantee Agreement, dated as of October 27, 2016, by and among the Company, Sirona Dental Services GmbH and the other parties thereto; and c. Note Purchase Agreement Amendment No. 4, dated as of December 24, 2025, by and among the Company and the noteholders party thereto with respect to the Note Purchase Agreement, dated as of","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847925000300/0000818479-25-000300-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"notes offering"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"noteholders party thereto"},{"label":"Value","value":"Amendments to three note purchase agreements dated December 11, 2015, October 27, 2016, and June 24,"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2025-12-24"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"},{"claim_id":"8a9cda608c8f3ab5e3824671bab5ca73723c227c","claim":"DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. entered into Second Amendment to Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent valued at Amendment to revolving credit facility dated May 12, 2023, establishing new financial covenants incl (effective 2025-12-24).","evidence_excerpt":"On December 24, 2025, DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc. (the “Company”) obtained the consent of the requisite lenders under its revolving credit facility, dated May 12, 2023, with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, to, among other things, amend certain provisions by entering into the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 24, 2025 (the “Second Amendment to Credit Agreement”).","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/818479/000081847925000300/0000818479-25-000300-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Material Agreements","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"entry"},{"label":"Agreement","value":"credit facility"},{"label":"Counterparty","value":"JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent"},{"label":"Value","value":"Amendment to revolving credit facility dated May 12, 2023, establishing new financial covenants incl"},{"label":"Effective","value":"2025-12-24"}],"fact_type":"material_agreement"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). 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