---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-043937"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "DLHC"
cik: "0000785557"
company_name: "DLH Holdings Corp."
filed_at: "2026-06-17T20:36:03+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-17T20:37:29.707329+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# DLH amends credit agreement; gets covenant relief through Sep 2026

## Summary
- Second Amendment modifies Consolidated EBITDA to add lease termination costs and up to $3M from new contract awards.
- Total leverage ratio caps raised to 5.0x (Jun 2026) and 5.5x (Sep 2026); fixed charge coverage floor lowered to 1.05x.
- Total Funded Debt now excludes undrawn letters of credit for VA Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy program.
- Term loan principal amortized to $122M as of June 11, 2026 effective date.
- Other terms unchanged; collateral remains on substantially all assets.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-043937
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: DLHC
- cik: 0000785557
- company_name: DLH Holdings Corp.
- filed_at: 2026-06-17T20:36:03+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785557/000162828026043937/0001628280-26-043937-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785557/000162828026043937/dlhc-20260611.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-043937.txt

## Key facts
- Debt Financings
  DLH Holdings Corp. amended credit facility with First National Bank of Pennsylvania, as administrative agent.
  - Instrument: credit facility
  - Counterparty: First National Bank of Pennsylvania, as administrative agent
  - Event: amendment
  source text: On June 11, 2026, DLH Holdings Corp. (the “Company” or “DLH”) and its direct, wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Borrowers”), entered into the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated December 8, 2022
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785557/000162828026043937/0001628280-26-043937-index.htm
- Material Agreements
  DLH Holdings Corp. amended Second Amendment with First National Bank of Pennsylvania (as administrative agent) and the Lenders (effective 2026-06-11).
  - Action: amendment
  - Agreement: credit facility
  - Counterparty: First National Bank of Pennsylvania (as administrative agent) and the Lenders
  - Effective: 2026-06-11
  source text: On June 11, 2026, DLH Holdings Corp. (the “Company” or “DLH”) and its direct, wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Borrowers”), entered into the Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated December 8, 2022 (the “Secured Credit Agreement” and, as amended by the Second Amendment, the “Amended Credit Agreement”) by and among the Borrowers, First National Bank of Pennsylvania, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), F.N.B. Capital Markets (as a Joint Lead Arranger), Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and Atlantic Union Bank (as Joint Lead Arrangers), and certain other lenders (collectively, the “Lenders”) party to such Secured Credit Agreement.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785557/000162828026043937/0001628280-26-043937-index.htm

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