Avis Budget Group, Inc 8-K, filed Jan 5, 2026
Avis Budget Group, Inc. (CAR)
About this 8-K
Avis Budget Group, Inc filed this 8-K on January 5, 2026, reporting on events of December 30, 2025.
Items reported
- Item 1.01: Entered into a material agreement
- Item 2.03: New debt or off-balance-sheet obligation
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
On December 30, 2025 (the “Closing Date”), our Interpace Funding LLC subsidiary (“Interpace Funding”) issued $965 million of alternative funding asset-backed securities with a targeted two-year term and a maturity date of June 20, 2028, comprised of approximately $844 million of floating rate Class A Notes, $44 million of 5.65% Class B Notes and $77 million of 7.35% Class C Notes. The notes were issued under the Series 2025-1 Supplement, dated as of the Closing Date, between Interpace Funding and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”) and Series 2025-1 Agent, to the Base Indenture, dated as of the Closing Date, between Interpace Funding and the Trustee (the “Base Indenture”).
The notes are secured under the Base Indenture by certain vehicles in our domestic fleet and other related assets. In connection with the issuance, on December 31, 2025, we repaid an aggregate amount of $965 million of notes issued by our Avis Budget Rental Car Funding (AESOP) LLC subsidiary pursuant to certain asset-backed variable funding financing facilities, consisting of $906 million of the Series 2010-6 Notes and $59 million of the Series 2015-3 Notes.
Certain purchasers of the notes, the trustee and their respective affiliates have performed, and may in the future perform, various commercial banking, investment banking and other financial advisory services for us and our subsidiaries for which they have received, and will receive, customary fees and expenses.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information described above under Item 1.01 of this report is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereto duly authorized.
| AVIS BUDGET GROUP, INC. | |||
| By: | /s/ Jean M. Sera | ||
| Name: | Jean M. Sera | ||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||
Date: January 5, 2026