MAXIMUS, INC.

7. DEBT AND DERIVATIVES

On March 20, 2025, we amended our existing credit agreement (the "Amendment") with J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. The Amendment increased our Term Loan A facility (TLA) by $250 million, leaving all other terms and conditions unchanged. Such amounts are available for general corporate purposes, including the funding of working capital, capital expenditures, and possible future acquisitions. Costs related to the Amendment have been reported as a reduction to the debt principal and will be amortized over the remaining term of the agreement.

Our credit agreements require us to comply with a number of covenants, including leverage and interest coverage ratios. At June 30, 2025, we are in compliance with all covenants. We do not believe that the covenants represent a significant restriction on our ability to successfully operate the business or to pay dividends.

The following table sets forth future minimum principal payments due under our debt obligations as of June 30, 2025 for the remainder of fiscal year 2025 through fiscal year 2031:

Interest Rate Derivative Instruments

We utilize interest rate swaps that are designed to reduce our risk from changes in interest rates, which we have designated as cash flow hedges. The following table presents our interest rate swaps:

The balance of the debt pays interest based upon the SOFR. At June 30, 2025, our effective interest rate, including the original issuance costs and discount rate, was 5.5%.

At June 30, 2025, we recorded an asset of $8.0 million and a liability of $1.1 million to reflect the fair value of our interest rate swap agreements, compared to an asset of $12.6 million and a liability of $3.4 million at September 30, 2024. The asset and liability are recorded as "other assets" and "other liabilities," respectively, within our consolidated balance sheets. As these instruments are effective cash flow hedges, gains and losses based upon interest rate fluctuations are recorded within "accumulated other comprehensive income" within our consolidated financial statements.

In July 2025, we entered intotwo interest rate swap agreements for a combined notional amount of $125.0 million. The first arrangement is for a notional amount of $50.0 million and hedges a SOFR component of our TLA to a fixed amount of 3.46%. This arrangement will become effective in June 2026 and expire in September 2028. The second arrangement is for a notional amount of $75.0 million and hedges a SOFR component of our TLB to a fixed amount of 3.62%. This arrangement will become effective in October 2025 and expire in September 2027.