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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
7. Debt
The Company's corporate debt is composed of a securitized financing facility and senior notes issued by DigitalBridge Group, Inc. or the OP that are recourse to the Company, as discussed further below. The Company may also have investment level financings that are non-recourse to DBRG such as debt within consolidated funds and secured debt on warehoused investments. There was no investment-level debt at December 31, 2023.
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
(In thousands)PrincipalPremium (Discount), netDeferred Financing CostAmortized CostPrincipalPremium (Discount), netDeferred Financing CostAmortized Cost
Corporate debt
Securitized financing facility$300,000 — (5,733)$294,267 $300,000 — (7,829)$292,171 
Convertible and exchangeable senior notes78,422 (810)(96)77,516 278,422 (1,293)(388)276,741 
378,422 (810)(5,829)371,783 578,422 (1,293)(8,217)568,912 
Investment-level debt— — — — 500 — (35)465 
$378,422 $(810)$(5,829)$371,783 $578,922 $(1,293)$(8,252)$569,377 
Securitized Financing Facility
In July 2021, special-purpose subsidiaries of the OP (the "Co-Issuers") issued Series 2021-1 Secured Fund Fee Revenue Notes, composed of: (i) $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.933% Secured Fund Fee Revenue Notes, Series 2021-1, Class A-2 (the “Class A-2 Notes”); and (ii) up to $300 million (following a $100 million increase in April 2022) Secured Fund Fee Revenue Variable Funding Notes, Series 2021-1, Class A-1 (the “VFN” and, together with the Class A-2 Notes, the “Series 2021-1 Notes”). The VFN allow the Co-Issuers to borrow on a revolving basis. The Series 2021-1 Notes were issued under an Indenture dated July 2021, as amended in April 2022, that allows the Co-Issuers to issue additional series of notes in the future, subject to certain conditions. The Series 2021-1 Notes replaced the Company's previous corporate credit facility.
The Series 2021-1 Notes represent obligations of the Co-Issuers and certain other special-purpose subsidiaries of DBRG, and neither DBRG, the OP nor any of its other subsidiaries are liable for the obligations of the Co-Issuers. The Series 2021-1 Notes are secured by net investment management fees earned by subsidiaries of DBRG, equity interests in portfolio companies in the Operating segment and limited partnership interests in certain sponsored funds held by subsidiaries of DBRG, as collateral.
The Class A-2 Notes bear interest at a rate of 3.933% per annum, payable quarterly. The VFN bear interest generally based upon 1-month Adjusted Term Secured Overnight Financing Rate or SOFR (prior to April 2022, 3-month LIBOR) or an alternate benchmark as set forth in the purchase agreement of the VFN plus 3%. Unused capacity under the VFN facility is subject to a commitment fee of 0.5% per annum. The final maturity date of the Class A-2 Notes is in September 2051, with an anticipated repayment date in September 2026. The anticipated repayment date of the VFN is in September 2024, subject to two one-year extensions at the option of the Co-Issuers. If the Series 2021-1 Notes are not repaid or refinanced prior to their anticipated repayment date, or such date is not extended for the VFN, interest will accrue at a higher rate and the Series 2021-1 Notes will begin to amortize quarterly.
The Series 2021-1 Notes may be optionally prepaid, in whole or in part, prior to their anticipated repayment dates. There is no prepayment penalty on the VFN. However, prepayment of the Class A-2 Notes will be subject to additional consideration based upon the difference between the present value of future payments of principal and interest and the outstanding principal of such Class A-2 Note that is being prepaid; or 1% of the outstanding principal of such Class A-2 Note that is being prepaid in connection with a disposition of collateral.
The Indenture of the Series 2021-1 Notes contains various covenants, including financial covenants that require the maintenance of minimum thresholds for debt service coverage ratio and maximum loan-to-value ratio, as defined. As of the date of this filing, the Co-Issuers are in compliance with all of the financial covenants, and the full $300 million under the VFN is available to be drawn.
Convertible and Exchangeable Senior Notes
Convertible and exchangeable senior notes (collectively, the senior notes) are composed of the following, representing senior unsecured obligations of DigitalBridge Group, Inc. or the OP as issuers of the senior notes:
DescriptionIssuance DateDue DateInterest Rate (per annum)Conversion or Exchange Price (per share of common stock)
Conversion or Exchange Ratio
(in shares)(1)
Conversion or Exchange Shares (in thousands)Earliest Redemption DateOutstanding Principal
December 31, 2023December 31, 2022
Issued by DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
5.00% Convertible Senior Notes (2)
April 2013April 15, 20235.00 $63.02 15.8675 3,174 April 22, 2020$— $200,000 
Issued by DigitalBridge Operating Company, LLC
5.75% Exchangeable Senior Notes
July 2020July 15, 20255.75 9.20 108.6956 8,524 July 21, 202378,422 78,422 
$78,422 $278,422 
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(1)    The conversion or exchange ratio for the senior notes is subject to periodic adjustments to reflect certain carried-forward adjustments relating to common stock splits, reverse stock splits, common stock adjustments in connection with spin-offs and cumulative cash dividends paid on the Company's common stock since the issuances of the senior notes. The ratios are presented in shares of common stock per $1,000 principal of each senior note.
(2)    Fully repaid in April 2023.
The senior notes mature on their due dates, unless earlier redeemed, repurchased, or exchanged. The outstanding senior notes are exchangeable at any time by holders of such notes into shares of the Company’s common stock at the applicable exchange rate, which is subject to adjustment upon occurrence of certain events.
To the extent certain trading conditions of the Company’s common stock are met, the senior notes are redeemable by the issuer in whole or in part for cash at any time on or after their earliest redemption dates at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of such senior notes being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest (if any) up to, but excluding, the redemption date.
In the event of certain change in control transactions, holders of the senior notes have the right to require the issuer to purchase all or part of such holder's senior notes for cash in accordance with terms of the governing documents of the senior notes.
Exchange of Senior Notes For Common Stock and Cash
There were no exchange transactions in 2023.
In March 2022, DBRG and the OP completed separate privately negotiated exchange transactions with certain noteholders of the 5.75% exchangeable notes. The Company exchanged in aggregate $60.3 million of outstanding principal of the 5.75% exchangeable notes into 6,389,366 shares of the Company's class A common stock and paid $13.9 million of cash. The exchanges resulted in a debt extinguishment loss of $133.2 million, calculated as the excess of consideration paid over the carrying value of the notes exchanged, and recorded in other loss on the consolidated statement of operations. Consideration was measured at fair value based upon the closing price of the Company's class A
common stock on the date of the respective exchanges, and cash paid, net of transaction costs. The exchanges did not qualify as debt conversion and were treated as debt extinguishment as the Company issued less than the number of shares issuable under the stated exchange ratio of 108.696 shares per $1,000 of note principal exchanged.
Future Minimum Principal Payments
The following table summarizes future scheduled minimum principal payments of debt at December 31, 2023. Future debt principal payments are presented based upon anticipated repayment dates for notes issued under securitization financing.
(In thousands)20242025202620272028Total
Corporate debt
Securitized financing facility$$$300,000$$$300,000
Exchangeable senior notes78,42278,422
$$78,422$300,000$$$378,422