---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-143551"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BMTM"
cik: "0001568385"
company_name: "Bright Mountain Media, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T07:18:47.222015+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Bright Mountain Media defers $1.2M loan payment, issues 2.9M shares as credit amendment consideration

## Summary
- Twenty-Fifth Amendment defers $1.2M Second Out loan amortization to Dec 20, 2026.
- Interest of ~$201K due March 31, 2026 paid in kind (PIK) rather than cash.
- Issued 2,922,566 shares (1.5% pro forma) to Centre Lane Partners, raising its stake to 27.3%.
- $1.6M due June 30, 2026; $92.1M due Dec 20, 2026 at credit agreement maturity.
- Company must notify lenders of material changes to key vendor agreements.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-143551
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BMTM
- cik: 0001568385
- company_name: Bright Mountain Media, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.03
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1568385/000119312526143551/0001193125-26-143551-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1568385/000119312526143551/bmtm-20260406.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: ea89e335ad27f34a5575b84684e7ce73858ffdaa
  claim: Bright Mountain Media, Inc. amended credit facility of approximately $1.2 million was deferred with Centre Lane Partners Master Credit Fund II, L.P. maturing December 20, 2026.
  evidence_excerpt: (i) Adjusting the amortization of the Second Out Loans such that the quarterly installment due on March 31, 2026 with respect to the Second Out Loans, which totaled approximately $1.2 million, was deferred in its entirety until December 20, 2026;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1568385/000119312526143551/0001193125-26-143551-index.htm

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