MESA LABS ANNOUNCES AMENDMENT TO CREDIT FACILITY AND REPURCHASE OF SENIOR CONVERTIBLE NOTES

Lakewood, Colo., April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB) (we, us, our, “Mesa” or the “Company”) today announced the closing of its Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which provides up to $200 million of senior secured debt through a syndicate of banks led by JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. The Credit Agreement includes a $75 million senior secured term loan facility (the “Term Loan”) and a $125 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”), both of which mature in April 2029. The Credit Agreement includes a ten-year amortization schedule and no springing maturity relating to the Company’s 1.375% Convertible Senior Notes due August 2025 (the “2025 Notes”). Both the Term Loan and the Revolver bear interest at a rate of SOFR plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.5% to 3.5%, depending on the Company’s total Net Leverage Ratio. Proceeds from the Term Loan and Revolver will be used to pay down the Company’s 2025 Notes and for normal operating expenditures. The Credit Agreement also allows funds to be used for permitted acquisitions.