Academy Sports + Outdoors Announces $99 Million Paydown and Refinancing of its Term Loan and Upgrade to Credit Rating
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Additionally, S&P Global recently raised its issuer-credit rating to B+ from B based on improved credit metrics and financial policy, strong business trends and the recent reduction of its largest stockholder's ownership position to below 40%. A copy of the report can be found on Academy's investor relations website, http://investors.academy.com.
"I am pleased to announce another action taken by the Company to strengthen our balance sheet and further improve our financial standing," said
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Matt Hodges, Vice President Investor Relations, 281.646.5362, matt.hodges@academy.com; Elise Hasbrook, Vice President Communications, 281.253.8200, elise.hasbrook@academy.com