secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COGENT COMMUNICATIONS HOLDINGS, INC. (CCOI)
CIK:        0001158324
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-15T20:20:46+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-074046
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.55
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Cogent amends indenture to raise secured leverage ratio to 4.75x and mandate data center sale proceeds for debt buybacks
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- Secured leverage ratio under 'ratio liens' basket increased from 4.00:1.00 to 4.75:1.00.
- Proceeds from data center sales must be used to repurchase or retire existing indebtedness at a discount; at least 50% must go to repurchasing its 6.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2032.
- Data center sale proceeds cannot be used to increase available restricted payment capacity under the Indenture.
- Cogent Group prohibited from transferring IRUs to unrestricted subsidiaries or non-guarantor restricted subsidiaries with limited exceptions.
- Amendment approved by majority noteholders and effective June 15, 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1158324/000110465926074046/0001104659-26-074046-index.htm
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