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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001050797-26-000053"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COLM"
cik: "0001050797"
company_name: "COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO"
filed_at: "2026-03-20T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T09:26:49.726133+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Columbia Sportswear enters $500M unsecured revolving credit facility, replacing prior agreement

## Summary
- New $500M unsecured revolving credit facility matures March 19, 2031; replaces 2022 facility with no outstanding borrowings.
- Borrowings at SOFR plus 1.00%-1.50% margin or base rate plus 0.00%-0.50%, based on funded debt ratio.
- Financial covenant requires funded debt ratio not greater than 3.75:1.00; cash netting provisions included.
- Dividends and share buybacks above $200M/year restricted if funded debt ratio ≥ 3.25:1.00.
- Facility supports working capital and general corporate purposes, including letters of credit sublimit.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001050797-26-000053
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COLM
- cik: 0001050797
- company_name: COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO
- filed_at: 2026-03-20T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 1.02, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050797/000105079726000053/0001050797-26-000053-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050797/000105079726000053/colm-20260319.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: d79c1554dda91bb9f1add09e77967eafc033b88e
  claim: COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO incurred revolving credit of up to $500 million with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent for the lenders and as a lender at SOFR plus an applicable margin maturing March 19, 2031.
  evidence_excerpt: The Credit Agreement provides for up to $500 million of borrowings in U.S. Dollars pursuant to an unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”), which is available for working capital and general corporate purposes, including a sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050797/000105079726000053/0001050797-26-000053-index.htm
- claim_id: 74fadaba4a06ae5028b5a7f86f5ab1f9ace90788
  claim: COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO terminated Credit Agreement dated July 12, 2022 with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. valued at Termination of prior credit facility with no outstanding loans (effective 2026-03-19).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 19, 2026, in connection with the Company’s entry into the Credit Agreement described in Item 1.01 above, the Company terminated the Credit Agreement dated July 12, 2022 with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent for the lenders and as a lender, and the lenders party thereto (the “Prior Credit Agreement”). The Company had no outstanding loans under the Prior Credit Agreement and all other obligations under the Prior Credit Agreement have been paid, with the exception of letters of credit issued under the Prior Credit Agreement which are now issued under the Credit Agreement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050797/000105079726000053/0001050797-26-000053-index.htm
- claim_id: 876c19b25583778116d01c21497f9804995cefe9
  claim: COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR CO entered into Credit Agreement with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. valued at $500 million unsecured revolving credit facility (effective 2026-03-19).
  evidence_excerpt: On March 19, 2026, Columbia Sportswear Company (the “Company”) entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as the administrative agent for the lenders and as a lender (the “Administrative Agent”), and the other lenders party thereto. The Credit Agreement provides for up to $500 million of borrowings in U.S. Dollars pursuant to an unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”), which is available for working capital and general corporate purposes, including a sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1050797/000105079726000053/0001050797-26-000053-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.