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Sphere Entertainment Co.

For the period ended Sep 30, 2025. Filed Nov 4, 2025.

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Sep 30, 2025 · Filed Nov 4, 2025

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

All amounts included in the following notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) are presented in USD and in thousands, except per share data or as otherwise noted.0

Note 1. Description of Business and Basis of Presentation

Description of Business

Sphere Entertainment Co. (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Sphere Entertainment”) is a leader in immersive entertainment, technology and media. The Company is comprised oftwo reportable segments, Sphere and MSG Networks. Sphere is a next-generation entertainment medium, and MSG Networks operatestwo regional sports and entertainment networks, as well as a direct-to-consumer (“DTC”) and authenticated streaming product.

Sphere: This segment reflects Sphere TM, a next-generation entertainment medium powered by cutting-edge technologies to create multi-sensory experiences at an unparalleled scale. The Company’s first Sphere opened in Las Vegas in September 2023, and the Company is working with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (“DCT Abu Dhabi”) to bring the world’s second Sphere to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Sphere in Las Vegas can accommodate up to 20,000 guests and can host a wide variety of events year-round, including The Sphere Experience TM, which features original immersive productions, as well as concerts and residencies from renowned artists, and marquee sports and corporate events. Production efforts are supported by Sphere Studios TM, an immersive content studio dedicated to creating multi-sensory entertainment experiences exclusively for Sphere. Sphere Studios is home to a team of creative, production, technology and software experts who provide full in-house creative and production services. The studio campus in Burbank includes a 68,000-square-foot development facility, as well as Big Dome, a 28,000-square-foot,100-foot high custom dome, with a quarter-sized version of the interior display plane at Sphere in Las Vegas, that serves as a specialized screening, production facility, and lab for content at Sphere. The entire exterior surface of Sphere, referred to as the Exosphere TM, is covered with nearly 580,000 square feet of fully programmable LED paneling, creating the largest LED screen in the world — and an impactful display for artists, brands and partners.

MSG Networks: This segment is comprised of the Company’s regional sports and entertainment networks, MSG Network and MSG Sportsnet, as well as its DTC and authenticated streaming offering, MSG+ (which is included in the Gotham Sports streaming product). MSG Networks serves the New York designated market area, as well as other portions of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania and features a wide range of sports content, including exclusive live local games and other programming of the New York Knicks (the “Knicks”) of the National Basketball Association (the “NBA”) and the New York Rangers (the “Rangers”), New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils and Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (the “NHL”), as well as significant coverage of the New York Giants and the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League.

The Company was originally organized under the laws of the State of Delaware and, on June 4, 2025, redomesticated to the State of Nevada by conversion. The Company conducts substantially all of its business activities presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements through Sphere Entertainment Group, LLC (“Sphere Entertainment Group”) and MSG Networks Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, “MSG Networks”), and each of their direct and indirect subsidiaries.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and the instructions of Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). In connection with its fiscal year-end change from June 30 to December 31, the Company filed audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto with the SEC on March 3, 2025, on a Transition Report on Form 10-KT for the transition period ended December 31, 2024 (the “Form 10-KT”). The condensed consolidated financial statements herein should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto (the “Audited Consolidated Financial Statements”) included in the Form 10-KT.

In the opinion of the Company, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s financial position as of September 30, 2025 and its results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, and cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. The condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024, and the accompanying notes were derived from the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, but do not contain all of the footnote disclosures from the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements.

The results of operations for the periods presented are not necessarily indicative of the results that might be expected for future interim periods or for the full year. For example, our MSG Networks segment earns a higher share of its annual revenues in the first and fourth quarters as aresult of MSG Networks’ advertising revenue being largely derived from the sale of inventory in its live NBA and NHL professional sports programming.

Reclassifications

For purposes of comparability, certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation in accordance with GAAP.

Note 2. Accounting Policies

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of Sphere Entertainment Co. and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions about future events. These estimates and the underlying assumptions affect the amounts of assets and liabilities reported, disclosures about contingent assets and liabilities, and reported amounts of revenues and expenses. Such estimates include the provision for credit losses, valuation of investments, goodwill, intangible assets, deferred production content costs, other long-lived assets, deferred tax assets, pension and other postretirement benefit obligations and the related net periodic benefit cost, ultimate revenue (as described below), and other liabilities. In addition, estimates are used in revenue recognition, rights fees expense, performance and share-based compensation, depreciation and amortization, litigation matters and other matters. Management believes its use of estimates in the condensed consolidated financial statements to be reasonable.

Management evaluates its estimates on an ongoing basis using historical experience and other factors, including the general economic environment and actions it may take in the future. The Company adjusts such estimates when facts and circumstances dictate. However, these estimates may involve significant uncertainties and judgments and cannot be determined with precision. In addition, these estimates are based on management’s best judgment at a point in time and, as such, these estimates may ultimately differ from actual results. Changes in estimates resulting from weakness in the economic environment or other factors beyond the Company’s control could be material and would be reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements in future periods.

Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2024, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, requiring additional disclosures about specified categories of expenses included in certain expense captions presented on the face of the income statement. This standard will be effective for the Company as of and for the annual period ending December 31, 2027, and may be applied either prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-04, Induced Conversions of Convertible Debt Instruments, providing clarification on the requirements for determining whether certain settlements of convertible debt should be accounted for as induced conversions. This ASU will be effective for the Company as of and for the annual period ending December 31, 2026, and may be applied either prospectively to financial statements issued for reporting periods after the effective date of this ASU or retrospectively to all prior periods presented in the financial statements. The Company does not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In July 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-05, Measurement of Credit Losses for Accounts Receivable and Contract Assets. This ASU provides all entities with a practical expedient that allows for the assumption that current conditions as of the balance sheet date do not change for the remaining life of the asset when estimating credit losses for such assets. This standard will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of the annual period ending December 31, 2026 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software, clarifying and modernizing the accounting for costs related to internal-use software. The ASU removes the consideration of software project development stages. Under the new guidance, cost capitalization would begin when (i) management has authorized and committed to funding the software project, and (ii) it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used to perform its intended function (referred to as the “probable-to-complete recognition threshold”). This standard will be effective for the Company in the first quarter of the annual period ending December 31, 2028 and early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this guidance on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and disclosures.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU No. 2023-07, Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures. This ASU aims to improve segment disclosures through enhanced disclosures about significant segment expenses. The standard requires disclosure of significant expense categories and amounts for such expenses, including those segment expenses that are regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, easily computable from information that is regularly provided, or significant expenses that are expressed in a form other than actual amounts. This standard was effective for the Company as of and for the six-month period ended December 31, 2024 and was applied retrospectively to all prior periods, as presented in Note 15. Segment Information.

In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures, a final standard on improvements to income tax disclosures which applies to all entities subject to income taxes. The standard requires disaggregated information about a reporting entity’s effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. The standard is intended to benefit investors by providing more detailed income tax disclosures that would be useful in making capital allocation decisions. This standard is effective for the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the annual period ending December 31, 2025. The standard should be applied prospectively, however retrospective application is permitted. This standard affects financial statement disclosure only and, as a result, does not affect the Company’s statement of operations, balance sheet or statement of cash flows.

Note 3. Revenue Recognition

Contracts with Customers

See Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 5. Revenue Recognition, to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-KT, for more information regarding the details of the Company’s revenue recognition policies. All revenue recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations is considered to be revenue from contracts with customers in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue From Contracts with Customers, except for revenues from subleases that are accounted for in accordance with ASC Topic 842, Leases.

Disaggregation of Revenue

The following tables disaggregate the Company’s revenue by major source and reportable segment based upon the timing of transfer of goods or services to the customer for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:

Three Months Ended
SphereMSG NetworksTotal
Event-related (a)$155,717$—$155,717
Sponsorship, signage, Exosphere advertising, and suite license revenues (b)11,14432811,472
Media related, primarily from affiliation agreements (b)—87,95987,959
Other6,7901346,924
Total revenues from contracts with customers173,65188,421262,072
Revenues from subleases439—439
Total revenues$174,090$88,421$262,511
Three Months Ended
SphereMSG NetworksTotal
Event-related (a)$112,346$—$112,346
Sponsorship, signage, Exosphere advertising, and suite license revenues (b)8,4761,3149,790
Media related, primarily from affiliation agreements (b)—99,38299,382
Other5,4821455,627
Total revenues from contracts with customers126,304100,841227,145
Revenues from subleases768—768
Total revenues$127,072$100,841$227,913
Nine Months Ended
SphereMSG NetworksTotal
Event-related (a)$442,868$—$442,868
Sponsorship, signage, Exosphere advertising, and suite license revenues (b)43,7011,58445,285
Media related, primarily from affiliation agreements (b)—313,607313,607
Other19,2713,34922,620
Total revenues from contracts with customers505,840318,540824,380
Revenues from subleases1,382—1,382
Total revenues$507,222$318,540$825,762
Nine Months Ended
SphereMSG NetworksTotal
Event-related (a)$380,517$—$380,517
Sponsorship, signage, Exosphere advertising, and suite license revenues (b)57,2702,58459,854
Media related, primarily from affiliation agreements (b)—368,102368,102
Other8,5613,29911,860
Total revenues from contracts with customers446,348373,985820,333
Revenues from subleases2,305—2,305
Total revenues$448,653$373,985$822,638

(a) Event-related revenues consist of (i) ticket sales and other revenue directly related to the exhibition of The Sphere Experience, (ii) ticket sales and other ticket-related revenues to other events at our venue, (iii) venue license fees from third-party promoters, and (iv) food, beverage and merchandise sales. Event-related revenues are recognized at a point in time. As such, these revenues have been included in the same category in the tables above.

(b) See Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Revenue Recognition and Note 5. Revenue Recognition, to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-KT, for further details on the pattern of recognition of sponsorship, signage, Exosphere advertising, suite licenses, and media related revenue.

In addition to the disaggregation of the Company’s revenue by major source based upon the timing of transfer of goods or services to the customer disclosed above, the following tables disaggregate the Company’s consolidated revenues by type of goods or services in accordance with the required entity-wide disclosure requirements of ASC Subtopic 280-10-50-38 to 40 and the disaggregation of revenue required disclosures in accordance with ASC Subtopic 606-10-50-5 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:

Three Months Ended
SphereMSG NetworksTotal
Ticketing and venue license fee revenues (a)$124,653$—$124,653
Sponsorship, signage, Exosphere advertising, and suite license revenues17,191—17,191
Food, beverage, and merchandise revenues25,017—25,017
Media networks revenues (b)—88,42188,421
Other6,790—6,790
Total revenues from contracts with customers173,65188,421262,072
Revenues from subleases439—439
Total revenues$174,090$88,421$262,511
Three Months Ended
SphereMSG NetworksTotal
Ticketing and venue license fee revenues (a)$92,101$—$92,101
Sponsorship, signage, Exosphere advertising, and suite license revenues13,258—13,258
Food, beverage, and merchandise revenues16,794—16,794
Media networks revenues (b)—100,841100,841
Other4,151—4,151
Total revenues from contracts with customers126,304100,841227,145
Revenues from subleases768—768
Total revenues$127,072$100,841$227,913
Nine Months Ended
SphereMSG NetworksTotal
Ticketing and venue license fee revenues (a)$349,790$—$349,790
Sponsorship, signage, Exosphere advertising, and suite license revenues63,989—63,989
Food, beverage, and merchandise revenues72,790—72,790
Media networks revenues (b)—318,540318,540
Other19,271—19,271
Total revenues from contracts with customers505,840318,540824,380
Revenues from subleases1,382—1,382
Total revenues$507,222$318,540$825,762
Nine Months Ended
SphereMSG NetworksTotal
Ticketing and venue license fee revenues (a)$307,729$—$307,729
Sponsorship, signage, Exosphere advertising, and suite license revenues74,125—74,125
Food, beverage, and merchandise revenues60,343—60,343
Media networks revenues (b)—373,985373,985
Other4,151—4,151
Total revenues from contracts with customers446,348373,985820,333
Revenues from subleases2,305—2,305
Total revenues$448,653$373,985$822,638

(a) Amounts include ticket sales, other ticket-related revenue, and venue license fees from the Company’s events such as (i) concerts, (ii) The Sphere Experience and (iii) other live entertainment and sporting events.

(b) Primarily consists of affiliation fees from cable, satellite, fiber-optic and other platforms that distribute MSG Networks’ programming and, to a lesser extent, advertising revenues through the sale of commercial time and other advertising inventory during MSG Networks’ programming.

Contract Balances

The following table provides information about contract balances from the Company’s contracts with customers as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

As of
September 30,December 31,
20252024
Receivables from contracts with customers, net (a)$171,978$154,949
Contract assets, current (b)2,0051,500
Contract assets, non-current (b)5911,307
Deferred revenue, including non-current portion (c)220,887138,057

(a) As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s receivables from contracts with customers above included $1,013 and $325, respectively, related to various related parties. See Note 14 . Related Party Transactions for further details on these related party arrangements.

(b) Contract assets, current and Contract assets, non-current, which are reported as Prepaid expenses and other current assets and Other non-current assets in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets, primarily relate to the Company’s rights to consideration for goods or services transferred to customers, for which the Company does not have an unconditional right to bill as of the reporting date. Contract assets are transferred to accounts receivable once the Company’s right to consideration becomes unconditional.

(c) Revenue recognized for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 relating to the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2024 was $3,134 and $87,059, respectively.

Transaction Price Allocated to the Remaining Performance Obligations

As of September 30, 2025, the Company’s remaining performance obligations were $410,747, of which 42% is expected to be recognized over the nexttwo years and 58% of the balance is expected to be recognized thereafter. This primarily relates to performance obligations under sponsorship agreements and the Company’s agreements with DCT Abu Dhabi that have original expected durations longer than one year and for which the respective consideration is not variable. In developing the estimated revenue, the Company applies the allowable practical expedient and does not disclose information about remaining performance obligations that have original expected durations of one year or less.

Note 4. Restructuring Charges

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company incurred costs for termination benefits for certain executives and employees. As a result, the Company recognized restructuring charges of $5,993 and $8,781 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, which were recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities and Other non-current liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Restructuring charges of $913 and $5,721 were recorded for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, which are recorded in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Changes to the Company’s restructuring liability through September 30, 2025 were as follows:

Restructuring Liability
Balance as of December 31, 2024$3,590
Restructuring charges (excluding share-based compensation expense)8,781
Payments(5,872)
Balance as of September 30, 2025$6,499

Note 5. Investments

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, the Company’s investments consisted of the following:

Investment As of
Ownership Percentage as of September 30, 2025September 30,2025December 31,2024
Equity method investments:
SACO Technologies Inc.30%$18,518$18,095
Gotham Advanced Media and Entertainment, LLC50%9,42610,000
Equity investments without readily determinable fair values8,7218,721
Other equity investments with readily determinable fair values held in trust under the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (a)3,7083,580
Total investments$40,373$40,396

(a)The Company’s investments with readily determinable fair values are classified within Level I of the fair value hierarchy as they are valued based on quoted prices in active markets. Refer to Note 11. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, for further detail on the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.

The Company had an unrealized gain on equity investments with and without readily determinable fair values of $160 and $400, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $157 and $464 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, which are recorded in Other expense, net.

Note 6. Property and Equipment, net

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, property and equipment, net consisted of the following:

As of
September 30,2025December 31,2024
Land$—$43,838
Buildings2,269,2392,263,750
Equipment, furniture, and fixtures1,216,8331,189,495
Leasehold improvements23,83923,835
Construction in progress6,1387,496
Total property and equipment, gross3,516,0493,528,414
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization(738,757)(492,684)
Property and equipment, net$2,777,292$3,035,730

The property and equipment balances above include $132,372 and $142,989 of capital expenditure accruals (primarily related to Sphere construction) as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively, which are reflected in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. See Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-KT, for details on the Company’s estimated useful lives for each major category of property and equipment.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company completed the sale of its land in Stratford, London for $48,757, which was net of related expenses of $1,915. As a result of the sale, the Company recognized a pre-tax loss of $3,741, including the reclassification of a currency translation adjustment of $6,175. The loss was included in Impairments and other losses, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

The Company recorded depreciation expense on property and equipment of $82,446 and $247,326 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $80,115 and $240,088 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, which is recognized in Depreciation and amortization in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Note 7. Original Immersive Production Content

The Company’s deferred production content costs for its original immersive productions are included within Other non-current assets in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, total deferred immersive production content costs consisted of the following:

As of
September 30,2025December 31,2024
Production content:
Released, less amortization$151,642$52,782
In-process23,20549,837
Total production content$174,847$102,619

The following table summarizes the Company’s amortization of production content costs, which are reported in Direct operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 as follows:

Three Months Ended · Nine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2025202420252024
Production content costs (a)$8,574$6,185$21,663$21,067

(a) For purposes of amortization and impairment, each deferred immersive production content cost is classified based on its predominant monetization strategy. The Company’s current original immersive productions are monetized individually. Refer to Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Production Costs for the Company’s Original Immersive Productions, to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-KT, for further explanation of the monetization strategy.

Note 8. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The carrying amounts of goodwill as of September 30, 2025 were as follows:

SphereMSG NetworksConsolidated
Balance at June 30, 2024$45,644$424,508$470,152
Acquisitions1,220—1,220
Impairments—(61,200)(61,200)
Balance at December 31, 2024$46,864$363,308$410,172
Impairments—(65,400)(65,400)
Balance at September 30, 2025$46,864$297,908$344,772

During the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025, the Company performed its annual impairment tests of goodwill. With respect to the Sphere segment, the Company performed a qualitative assessment and determined that, as of the annual impairment test date, there wasno impairment of the Sphere segment’s goodwill.

With respect to the MSG Networks’ segment, the Company could not support the conclusion that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is greater than its carrying amount as of the annual impairment testing date and thus elected to perform a quantitative goodwill impairment test to identify potential impairment by comparing the fair value of the reporting unit with its carrying amount, including goodwill. In doing so, the Company estimated the fair value of the MSG Networks reporting unit based on a discounted cash flow model (income approach). This approach relied on numerous assumptions and judgments within the model that were subject to various risks and uncertainties. Principal assumptions utilized, all of which are considered Level III inputs under the fair value hierarchy, include the Company’s estimates of future revenue, estimates of future operating cost, margin assumptions, terminal growth rates and the discount rate applied to estimate future cash flows.

Based upon the results of the Company’s annual quantitative impairment test, the Company concluded that the carrying value of the MSG Networks reporting unit exceeded its estimated fair value as of the annual impairment testing date and recorded a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $65,400 as a result of projected declines in the reporting unit’s business. Noadditional indicators of impairment were identified through the remainder of the quarterly period ended September 30, 2025.

The Company continues to closely monitor the performance and fair value of its MSG Networks reporting unit. A significant adverse change in market factors or the business outlook for the MSG Networks reporting unit could negatively impact the fair value of the MSG Networks reporting unit and result in an additional goodwill impairment charge at that time.

The Company’s intangible assets subject to amortization as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:

As of
September 30,2025December 31,2024
Gross carrying amountAccumulated amortizationIntangible assets, netGross carrying amountAccumulated amortizationIntangible assets, net
Affiliate relationships$83,044$(72,142)$10,902$83,044$(69,806)$13,238
Technology15,508(4,394)11,11415,508(2,068)13,440
Trade name2,032(575)1,4572,032(327)1,705
Total$100,584$(77,111)$23,473$100,584$(72,201)$28,383

The Company recognized amortization expense on intangible assets of $1,656 and $4,912 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $1,798 and $4,029 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, which is recorded in Depreciation and amortization in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments

As of September 30, 2025, commitments of the Company in the normal course of business in excess of one year were as follows:

Commitments
2025 (Remainder)2026202720282029ThereafterTotal
Sphere
Event-related commitments$2,264$20,086$15,000$—$—$—$37,350
Letter of credit906—————906
Other5002,000333———2,833
Total Sphere Commitments$3,670$22,086$15,333$—$—$—$41,089
MSG Networks
Broadcast rights$49,199$198,253$208,610$201,677$113,008$39,393$810,140
Purchase commitments9,51822,35716,6073,065——51,547
Total MSG Networks Commitments$58,717$220,610$225,217$204,742$113,008$39,393$861,687
Total Commitments$62,387$242,696$240,550$204,742$113,008$39,393$902,776

See Note 11. Leases to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-KT, for more information regarding the Company’s contractually obligated minimum lease payments for operating leases having an initial noncancelable term in excess of one year. These commitments are presented exclusive of the imputed interest used to reflect the payment’s present value. See Note 10. Credit Facilities and Convertible Notes, for details of the principal repayments required under the Company’s various credit facilities.

Legal Matters

Fifteen complaints were filed in connection with the merger between a subsidiary of the Company and MSG Networks Inc. (the “Networks Merger”) by purported stockholders of the Company and MSG Networks Inc.

Nine of these complaints involved allegations of materially incomplete and misleading information set forth in the joint proxy statement/prospectus filed by the Company and MSG Networks Inc. in connection with the Networks Merger. As a result of supplemental disclosures made by the Company and MSG Networks Inc. on July 1, 2021, all of the disclosure actions were voluntarily dismissed with prejudice prior to or shortly following the consummation of the Networks Merger.

Six complaints involved allegations of fiduciary breaches in connection with the negotiation and approval of the Networks Merger and were consolidated intotwo remaining litigations.

On September 10, 2021, the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware (the “Court”) entered an order consolidatingtwo derivative complaints filed by purported Company stockholders. The consolidated action is captioned: In re Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. Stockholders Litigation, C.A. No. 2021-0468-KSJM (the “MSG Entertainment Litigation”). The consolidated plaintiffs filed their Verified Consolidated Derivative Complaint on October 11, 2021. The complaint, which named the Company as only a nominal defendant, retained all of the derivative claims and alleged that the members of the board of directors and controlling stockholders violated their fiduciary duties in the course of negotiating and approving the Networks Merger. Plaintiffs sought, among other relief, an award of damages to the Company including interest, and plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees. Pursuant to the indemnity rights in its bylaws and Delaware law, the Company advanced the costs incurred by defendants in this action, and defendants asserted indemnification rights in respect of any adverse judgment or settlement of the action.

On March 14, 2023, the parties to the MSG Entertainment Litigation reached an agreement in principle to settle the MSG Entertainment Litigation, without admitting liability, on the terms and conditions set forth in a binding term sheet, which was incorporated into a long-form settlement agreement (the “MSGE Settlement Agreement”) that was filed with the Court on April 20, 2023. The MSGE Settlement Agreement provided for, among other things, the final dismissal of the MSG Entertainment Litigation in exchange for a settlement payment to the Company of approximately $85,000, subject to customary reduction for attorneys’ fees and expenses, in an amount to be determined by the Court. The settlement’s amount was fully funded by the other defendants’ insurers. The MSGE Settlement Agreement was approved by the Court on August 14, 2023, which constituted the final judgment in the action. During the quarter ended September 30, 2023, a realized gain of approximately $62,600 was recorded in Other income (expense), net on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations in connection with the settlement payment to the Company.

On September 27, 2021, the Court entered an order consolidating four complaints filed by purported former stockholders of MSG Networks Inc. The consolidated action is captioned: In re MSG Networks Inc. Stockholder Class Action Litigation, C.A. No. 2021-0575-KSJM (the “MSG Networks Litigation”). The consolidated plaintiffs filed their Verified Consolidated Stockholder Class Action Complaint on October 29, 2021. The complaint asserted claims on behalf of a putative class of former MSG Networks Inc. stockholders against each member of the board of directors of MSG Networks Inc. and the controlling stockholders prior to the Networks Merger. Plaintiffs alleged that the MSG Networks Inc. board of directors and controlling stockholders breached their fiduciary duties in negotiating and approving the Networks Merger. The Company was not named as a defendant but was subpoenaed to produce documents and testimony related to the Networks Merger. Plaintiffs sought, among other relief, monetary damages for the putative class and plaintiffs’ attorneys’ fees. Pursuant to the indemnity rights in its bylaws and Delaware law, the Company advanced the costs incurred by defendants in this action, and defendants asserted indemnification rights in respect of any adverse judgment or settlement of the action.

On April 6, 2023, the parties to the MSG Networks Litigation reached an agreement in principle to settle the MSG Networks Litigation, without admitting liability, on the terms and conditions set forth in a binding term sheet, which was incorporated into a long-form settlement agreement (the “MSGN Settlement Agreement”) that was filed with the Court on May 18, 2023. The MSGN Settlement Agreement provided for, among other things, the final dismissal of the MSG Networks Litigation in exchange for a settlement payment to the plaintiffs and the class of approximately $48,500, of which approximately $28,000 has been paid by the Company and approximately $20,500 has been paid to the plaintiffs by insurers (who agreed to advance these costs subject to final resolution of the parties’ insurance coverage dispute). The MSGN Settlement Agreement was approved by the Court on August 14, 2023, which constituted the final judgment in the action. MSG Networks Inc. has a dispute with its insurers over whether and to what extent there is insurance coverage for the settlement (and has settled with one of the insurers). As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, approximately $18,000 has been accrued in Accrued expenses and other current liabilities (reduced from approximately $20.5 million accrued as of March 31, 2024 in connection with the aforementioned settlement). Unless MSG Networks Inc. and the remaining insurers settle that insurance dispute, it is expected to be finally resolved in a pending Delaware insurance coverage action.

The Company is a defendant in various other lawsuits. Although the outcome of these other lawsuits cannot be predicted with certainty (including the extent of available insurance, if any), management does not believe that resolution of these other lawsuits will have a material adverse effect on the Company.

Note 10. Credit Facilities and Convertible Notes

The following table summarizes the presentation of the outstanding balances under the Company’s credit agreements and convertible notes as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024:

As of
September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
PrincipalUnamortized Deferred Financing CostsNetPrincipalUnamortized Deferred Financing CostsNet
Current portion
MSG Networks term loan facility (a)$88,788$—$88,788$829,125$—$829,125
Current portion of long-term debt, net$88,788$—$88,788$829,125$—$829,125

(a) The September 30, 2025 carrying amount of the MSG Networks term loan facility, which was refinanced on June 27, 2025, is calculated pursuant to the troubled debt restructuring guidance as further discussed below in this Note 10.

As of
September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
PrincipalDebt DiscountUnamortized Deferred Financing CostsNetPrincipalDebt DiscountUnamortized Deferred Financing CostsNet
Non-current portion
MSG Networks term loan facility (a)$260,015$—$—$260,015$—$—$—$—
LV Sphere Term Loan Facility275,000—(2,425)272,575275,000—(3,240)271,760
3.50% Convertible Senior Notes258,750(4,527)(744)253,479258,750(5,595)(905)252,250
Long-term debt, net$793,765$(4,527)$(3,169)$786,069$533,750$(5,595)$(4,145)$524,010

(a) The September 30, 2025 carrying amount of the MSG Networks term loan facility, which was refinanced on June 27, 2025, is calculated pursuant to the troubled debt restructuring guidance, as further discussed below in this Note 10.

MSG Networks Credit Facilities

General. MSGN Holdings L.P. (“MSGN L.P.”), MSGN Eden, LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company and the general partner of MSGN L.P. (“MSGN Eden”), Regional MSGN Holdings LLC, an indirect subsidiary of the Company and the limited partner of MSGN L.P. (“Regional MSGN”), and certain subsidiaries of MSGN L.P. had senior secured credit facilities pursuant to a credit agreement (as amended and restated on October 11, 2019, and as further amended from time to time prior to June 27, 2025, the “Prior MSGN Credit Agreement”) consisting of: (i) an initial $1,100,000 term loan facility (the “Prior MSGN Term Loan Facility”) and (ii) a $250,000 revolving credit facility (together, the “Prior MSGN Credit Facilities”). The outstanding principal amount under the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement of $829,125 matured without repayment on October 11, 2024, and an event of default occurred pursuant to the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement due to MSGN L.P.’s failure to make payment on the outstanding principal amount on the maturity date. On October 11, 2024, there wereno borrowings or letters of credit issued and outstanding under the revolving credit facility and all revolving credit commitments under such facility terminated.

On October 11, 2024, MSGN L.P. and the guarantors under the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement entered into a forbearance agreement that was subsequently extended (as amended or supplemented from time to time, the “Forbearance Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and certain lenders under the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement (the “Supporting Lenders”). Subject to the terms of the Forbearance Agreement, the Supporting Lenders agreed to forbear, during the forbearance period, from exercising certain of their available remedies under the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement, including with respect to or arising out of MSGN L.P.’s failure to make payment on the outstanding principal amount under the Prior MSGN Term Loan Facility on October 11, 2024. The Forbearance Agreement was superseded by the Transaction Support Agreement (as defined below) and the forbearance period expired on April 24, 2025.

On April 24, 2025, MSG Networks, MSGN L.P., certain other subsidiaries of MSG Networks, the lenders under the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement identified therein (the “Consenting Lenders”), New York Rangers, LLC, New York Knicks, LLC (together with New York Rangers, LLC, the “Teams”) and the Company entered into a Transaction Support Agreement (the “Transaction Support Agreement”) with respect to the restructuring of the debt of subsidiaries of MSG Networks, amendments to the media rights agreements between MSG Networks and the Teams, and certain other matters. Under the Transaction Support Agreement, the Consenting Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising certain of their available remedies under the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement, including with respect to or arising out of MSGN L.P.’s failure to make payment on the outstanding principal amount of the Prior MSGN Term Loan Facility on October 11, 2024. On June 27, 2025, the Proposed Transactions contemplated by the Transaction Support Agreement were consummated.

On June 27, 2025, MSG Networks, MSGN L.P., MSGN Eden, Regional MSGN, Rainbow Garden Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MSG Networks (collectively with MSG Networks, MSGN Eden and Regional MSGN, the “MSGN Holdings Entities”), and certain subsidiaries of MSGN L.P. entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement (the “A&R MSGN Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto (the “MSGN Lenders”). The A&R MSGN Credit Agreement amended and restated the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement in its entirety.

Pursuant to the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement, the Prior MSGN Credit Facilities were replaced with a $210,000 term loan facility (the “MSGN Term Loan Facility”), which matures on December 31, 2029. The outstanding balance under the MSGN Term Loan Facility was $200,000 as of September 30, 2025. In October 2025, MSGN L.P. made a $31,063 mandatory cash sweep payment based on excess cash as of September 30, 2025.

In connection with the execution of the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement, the Company, the MSGN Holdings Entities and MSGN L.P. entered into an investor agreement, pursuant to which, among other matters, (i) the Company made a capital contribution to MSG Networks in an amount equal to $15,000; and (ii) the parties agreed that MSGN L.P. will be a part of the same affiliated group of which the Company is the common parent that files U.S. federal income tax returns on a consolidated basis. On June 27, 2025, MSGN L.P. made a cash payment of $80,000 (including the $15,000 capital contribution from the Company to MSG Networks) to the MSGN Lenders.

Interest Rates. Borrowings under the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum, which at the option of MSGN L.P., may be equal to either (i) adjusted Term SOFR (i.e., Term SOFR as defined in the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement, plus 0.10%) plus 5.00% or (ii) Alternate Base rate, as defined in the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement, plus 4.00%. Upon a payment default in respect of principal, interest or other amounts due and payable under the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement or related loan documents, default interest will accrue on all overdue amounts at an additional rate of 2.00% per annum. The interest rate on the MSGN Term Loan Facility as of September 30, 2025 was 9.27%.

Covenants. The A&R MSGN Credit Agreement and the related security agreement contain certain customary representations and warranties, and certain affirmative covenants and events of default. The A&R MSGN Credit Agreement contains significant restrictions (and in some cases prohibitions) on the ability of MSGN L.P. and the MSGN Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined below) to take certain actions as provided in (and subject to various exceptions and baskets set forth in) the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement, including without limitation the following: (i) incurring additional indebtedness and contingent liabilities; (ii) creating or granting liens on certain assets; (iii) making investments, loans or advances in or to other persons; (iv) paying dividends and distributions or repurchasing capital stock; (v) changing its lines of business; (vi) engaging in certain transactions with affiliates; (vii) amending specified agreements; (viii) with respect to restricted subsidiaries, issuing shares of stock such that MSGN L.P.’s ownership of any such restricted subsidiary is reduced; (ix) merging, dissolving, liquidating, consolidating, or disposing of all or substantially all of its assets; (x) making certain dispositions; (xi) making certain changes to its accounting practices; (xii) entering into agreements that restrict the granting of liens; (xiii) requesting any borrowing the proceeds of which are used in violation of anti-corruption laws or sanctions; (xiv) engaging in a liability management transaction; and (xv) limiting certain operating expenses incurred by MSGN L.P. and the MSGN Guarantors (as defined below). The MSGN Holdings Entities are subject to the restrictions described in the foregoing clauses (iv) and (xv), as well as customary passive holding company covenants.

Principal Repayments. Subject to customary notice and minimum amount conditions, MSGN L.P. may voluntarily prepay outstanding loans under the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement at any time, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty (except for customary breakage costs with respect to Term Benchmark (as defined in the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement) loans). The MSGN Term Loan Facility has a fixed amortization of $10,000 per quarter commencing on September 30, 2025. On September 30, 2025, MSGN L.P. made a fixed amortization payment of $10,000. MSGN L.P. is required to make mandatory prepayments pursuant to a mandatory cash sweep, determined at the end of each fiscal quarter, that requires 100% of MSGN L.P.’s and the MSGN Subsidiary Guarantors’ excess balance sheet cash over certain thresholds (subject to certain exclusions) to be used to repay the principal amount outstanding. In October 2025, MSGN L.P. made a $31,063 mandatory cash sweep payment based on excess cash as of September 30, 2025. MSGN L.P. is further required to make mandatory prepayments in certain circumstances, including from the net cash proceeds of certain dispositions of assets or casualty insurance and/or condemnation awards (subject to a threshold below which payments are not required, as well as certain reinvestment, repair and replacement rights) and upon the incurrence of indebtedness (subject to certain exceptions).

In connection with the execution of the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement, the Limited Partnership Agreement of MSGN L.P. was amended to provide for the issuance of contingent interest units (the “Contingent Interest Units”) to the MSGN Lenders. Beginning with the fiscal calendar year-end following the repayment in full of the MSGN Term Loan Facility, the Contingent Interest Units entitle the MSGN Lenders to receive annual payments in an amount equal to 50% of the difference between MSGN L.P.’s balance sheet cash (subject to certain exclusions) and certain minimum cash balances, specified with respect to the applicable measurement date, until the earlier of (i) December 31, 2029 and (ii) payment of $100,000 in the aggregate to the MSGN Lenders. The Contingent Interest Units are also entitled to receive 50% of the proceeds of a merger and/or acquisition event related to MSG Networks and its subsidiaries occurring prior to December 31, 2029, subject to an aggregate cap of $100,000 considered together with the annual payments of excess cash described in the previous sentence.

Guarantors and Collateral. All obligations under the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the MSGN Holdings Entities and MSGN L.P.’s direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries that are not designated as unrestricted subsidiaries (the “MSGN Subsidiary Guarantors” and, together with the MSGN Holdings Entities, the “MSGN Guarantors”). All obligations under the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement, including the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by certain of the assets of MSGN L.P. and each MSGN Guarantor (collectively, “MSGN Collateral”), including, but not limited to, a pledge of the equity interests in MSGN L.P. held directly by the MSGN Holdings Entities and the equity interests in each MSGN Subsidiary Guarantor held directly or indirectly by MSGN L.P. The Company, Sphere Entertainment Group and the subsidiaries of Sphere Entertainment Group (collectively, the “Non-Credit Parties”) are not legally obligated to repay the outstanding borrowings under the MSGN Term Loan Facility, nor are the assets of the Non-Credit Parties pledged as security under the MSGN Term Loan Facility.

The following were the terms of the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement, which was replaced by the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement on June 27, 2025:

Interest Rates. Prior to October 11, 2024, borrowings under the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement bore interest at a floating rate, which at the option of MSGN L.P. could be either (i) a base rate plus an additional rate ranging from 0.25% to 1.25% per annum (determined based on a total leverage ratio), or (ii)adjusted Term SOFR (i.e., Term SOFR plus 0.10%) plus an additional rate ranging from 1.25% to 2.25% per annum (determined based on a total leverage ratio). After October 11, 2024, borrowings under the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement bore interest at the default rate consisting of (i) adjusted Term SOFR (i.e., Term SOFR plus 0.10%) plus an additional rate ranging from 1.25% to 2.25% per annum (determined based on a total leverage ratio), plus (ii) the additional rate of 2.00% per annum.

Covenants. The Prior MSGN Credit Agreement generally required the MSGN Holdings Entities and MSGN L.P. and its restricted subsidiaries on a consolidated basis to comply with a maximum total leverage ratio of 5.50:1.00 and a minimum interest coverage ratio of 2.00:1.00. Under the Transaction Support Agreement, the Consenting Lenders agreed to forbear from exercising their available remedies under the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement with respect to or arising out of the failure to maintain compliance with the maximum total leverage ratio and the minimum interest coverage ratio described above until the earlier of the date on which the termination of the Transaction Support Agreement was effective with respect to the Consenting Lenders and the date on which the Proposed Transactions were consummated.

In addition to the financial covenants discussed above, the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement and the related security agreement (as modified in certain cases by the Transaction Support Agreement) contained certain representations and warranties, affirmative covenants, and events of default. The Prior MSGN Credit Agreement (as modified in certain cases by the Forbearance Agreement and Transaction Support Agreement) contained significant restrictions (and in some cases prohibitions) on the ability of MSGN L.P. and its restricted subsidiaries to take certain actions as provided in (and subject to various exceptions and baskets set forth in) the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement, including the following: (i) incurring additional indebtedness and contingent liabilities; (ii) creating liens on certain assets; (iii) making investments, loans or advances in or to other persons; (iv) paying dividends and distributions or repurchasing capital stock; (v) changing their lines of business; (vi) engaging in certain transactions with affiliates; (vii) amending specified material agreements; (viii) merging or consolidating; (ix) making certain dispositions; and (x) entering into agreements that restrict the granting of liens. The MSGN Holdings Entities were also subject to customary passive holding company covenants.

Guarantors and Collateral. All obligations under the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement were guaranteed by the MSGN Holdings Entities, other than MSG Networks and Rainbow Garden Corp., and MSGN L.P.’s existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries that were not designated as excluded subsidiaries or unrestricted subsidiaries (together with the MSGN Holdings Entities, other than MSG Networks and Rainbow Garden Corp., the “Prior MSGN Guarantors”). All obligations under the Prior MSGN Credit Agreement, including the guarantees of those obligations, were secured by certain assets of MSGN L.P. and each Prior MSGN Guarantor, including, but not limited to, a pledge of the equity interests in MSGN L.P. held directly by the MSGN Holdings Entities and the equity interests in each MSGN Subsidiary Guarantor held directly or indirectly by MSGN L.P.

Based on conditions at MSGN L.P. and the terms of the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement, the entry into the A&R MSGN Credit Agreement met the criteria to be accounted for as a troubled debt restructuring. The troubled debt restructuring accounting model requires the inclusion of future principal, interest and potential contingent payments as part of the carrying amount of the modified debt to prevent recognizing a gain at the time of restructuring that may be offset by future expenses. As such, the original carrying amount of the MSGN Term Loan Facility includes the $210,000 principal amount, along with expected interest payments (based on interest rates in effect on June 27, 2025) and potential contingent payments of future excess cash flows from the Contingent Interest Units. ASC Topic 470-60 does not allow the consideration of the probability of occurrence of the contingencies when including contingent payments as part of the carrying amount. The gain on extinguishment was also further offset by fees, expenses and other direct costs incurred to effect the troubled debt restructuring. The resulting gain of $346,092, recorded on June 27, 2025, is included in Gain on extinguishment of debt in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations and was calculated as follows:

MSG Networks term loan facility
Original carrying amount before restructuring$804,125
June 27, 2025 repayment(80,000)
Original carrying amount after repayment724,125
Carrying amount calculation under troubled debt restructuring:
Principal210,000
Undiscounted interest payments (at current rates)53,970
Contingent Interest Units100,000
Total initial carrying amount on June 27, 2025363,970
Reduction in recorded carrying amount:360,155
Fees and expenses and other direct costs(14,063)
Gain on extinguishment of debt$346,092

Interest payments reduce the carrying amount of the debt. Consistent with the initial application of the troubled debt restructuring guidance, for subsequent accounting purposes, fluctuations in variable interest rate will not result in immediate gains that could be offset by future cash payments.

LV Sphere Term Loan Facility

General. On December 22, 2022, MSG Las Vegas, LLC (“MSG LV”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a credit agreement with JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and the lenders party thereto, providing for afive-year, $275,000 senior secured term loan facility (as amended, the “LV Sphere Term Loan Facility”).

Interest Rates. Borrowings under the LV Sphere Term Loan Facility bear interest at a floating rate, which at the option of MSG LV may be either (i) a base rate plus a margin of 3.375% per annum or (ii) adjusted Term SOFR (i.e., Term SOFR plus 0.10%) plus a margin of 4.375% per annum. The interest rate on the LV Sphere Term Loan Facility as of September 30, 2025 was 8.63%.

Principal Repayments. The LV Sphere Term Loan Facility will mature on December 22, 2027. The principal obligations under the LV Sphere Term Loan Facility are due at the maturity of the facility, with no amortization payments prior to maturity. Under certain circumstances, MSG LV is required to make mandatory prepayments on the loan, including prepayments in an amount equal to the net cash proceeds of casualty insurance and/or condemnation recoveries (subject to certain reinvestment, repair or replacement rights), subject to certain exceptions.

Covenants. The LV Sphere Term Loan Facility and related guaranty by Sphere Entertainment Group include financial covenants requiring MSG LV to maintain a specified minimum debt service coverage ratio and requiring Sphere Entertainment Group to maintain a specified minimum liquidity level.

The debt service coverage ratio covenant began testing in the quarter ended December 31, 2023 on a historical basis and on a prospective basis. Both the historical and prospective debt service coverage ratios are required to be at least 1.35:1.00. As of September 30, 2025, the historical and prospective debt service coverage ratio requirements were met. In addition, among other conditions, MSG LV is not permitted to make distributions to Sphere Entertainment Group unless the historical and prospective debt service coverage ratios are at least 1.50:1.00. The minimum liquidity level for Sphere Entertainment Group is set at $50,000, with

$25,000 required to be held in cash or cash equivalents and is tested as of the last day of each quarter based on Sphere Entertainment Group’s unencumbered liquidity, consisting of cash and cash equivalents and available lines of credit, as of such date.

In addition to the covenants described above, the LV Sphere Term Loan Facility and the related guaranty and security and pledge agreements contain certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default. The LV Sphere Term Loan Facility contains certain restrictions on the ability of MSG LV and Sphere Entertainment Group to take certain actions as provided in (and subject to various exceptions and baskets set forth in) the LV Sphere Term Loan Facility and the related guaranty and security and pledge agreements, including the following: (i) incur additional indebtedness; (ii) make investments, loans or advances in or to other persons; (iii) pay dividends and distributions (which will restrict the ability of MSG LV to make cash distributions to the Company); (iv) change its lines of business; (v) engage in certain transactions with affiliates; (vi) amend organizational documents; (vii) merge or consolidate; and (viii) make certain dispositions.

Guarantors and Collateral. All obligations under the LV Sphere Term Loan Facility are guaranteed by Sphere Entertainment Group. All obligations under the LV Sphere Term Loan Facility, including the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by all of the assets of MSG LV and certain assets of Sphere Entertainment Group including, but not limited to, MSG LV’s leasehold interest in the land on which Sphere in Las Vegas is located and a pledge of all of the equity interests held directly by Sphere Entertainment Group in MSG LV.

3.50% Convertible Senior Notes

On December 8, 2023, the Company completed a private unregistered offering of $258,750 in aggregate principal amount of its 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2028 (the “3.50% Convertible Senior Notes”), which amount includes the full exercise of the initial purchasers’ option to purchase additional 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes. See Note 14. Credit Facilities and Convertible Notes to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-KT for details on the 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes.

Debt Maturities

Debt maturities over the next five years for the outstanding principal balance under the MSGN Term Loan Facility, LV Sphere Term Loan Facility and 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes as of September 30, 2025 were as follows:

MSGN Term Loan Facility (a) · LV Sphere Term Loan Facility · 3.50% Convertible Senior Notes · Total
2025 (remainder)$10,000$—$—$10,000
202640,000——40,000
202740,000275,000—315,000
202840,000—258,750298,750
202970,000——70,000
Thereafter————
Total debt$200,000$275,000$258,750$733,750

(a) The carrying amount of the MSGN Term Loan Facility, which is calculated by applying the troubled debt restructuring guidance as discussed above, is $348,803. Due to uncertainty in amounts payable and timing, Contingent Interest Units and undiscounted interest payments are excluded from the table above. Furthermore, the debt maturities shown above do not reflect potential acceleration from quarterly mandatory cash sweeps.

Interest payments and loan principal repayments made by the Company under the credit agreements and convertible notes for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 were as follows:

Interest Payments · Loan Principal Repayments
Nine Months Ended · Nine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2025202420252024
MSG Networks term loan facility$41,359$50,117$115,000$61,875
LV Sphere Term Loan Facility18,89720,301——
3.50% Convertible Senior Notes4,5284,352——
Total Payments$64,784$74,770$115,000$61,875

The carrying value and fair value of the Company’s debt recorded in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 were as follows:

As of
September 30, 2025December 31, 2024
CarryingValue (a)FairValueCarryingValue (a)FairValue
Liabilities:
MSG Networks term loan facility$348,803$183,000$829,125$335,796
LV Sphere Term Loan Facility275,000270,875275,000273,625
3.50% Convertible Senior Notes254,223491,780253,155353,246
Total debt$878,026$945,655$1,357,280$962,667

(a) The total carrying value of the Company’s debt as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 is equal to the current and non-current principal payments for the Company’s debt, excluding unamortized deferred financing costs of $3,169 and $4,145, respectively.

The Company’s debt is classified within Level II of the fair value hierarchy as it is valued using quoted indices of similar instruments for which the inputs are readily observable.

Note 11. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan

The Company sponsors (i) both funded and unfunded and qualified and non-qualified pension plans, including the Networks 1212 Plan (as defined below), Networks Excess Cash Balance Plan, and the Networks Excess Retirement Plan (together, the “Networks Plans”), (ii) an excess savings plan and (iii) a postretirement benefit plan (the “Postretirement Plan”). In connection with the distribution of approximately 67% of the outstanding common stock of MSGE Spinco, Inc. (now known as Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. and referred to herein as “MSG Entertainment”) to the Company’s stockholders on April 20, 2023 (the “MSGE Distribution”), the Company established an unfunded non-contributory, non-qualified frozen excess cash balance plan (the “Sphere Excess Plan”) covering certain employees who participated in the pre-MSGE Distribution cash balance plan, which was transferred to MSG Entertainment in connection with the MSGE Distribution. The Networks Plans and Sphere Excess Plan are collectively referred to as the “Pension Plans.” Prior to the MSGE Distribution, the Company sponsoredtwo contributory welfare plans which provided certain postretirement healthcare benefits to certain employees hired prior to January 1, 2001.

The sponsorship of the Postretirement Plan covering Networks employees was retained by the Company while the postretirement plan covering MSG Entertainment employees was transferred to MSG Entertainment in connection with the MSGE Distribution. In addition, the liabilities associated with the postretirement plan for MSG Entertainment employees were transferred from the Company to MSG Entertainment in connection with the MSGE Distribution. See Note 15. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-KT for more information regarding these plans.

Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Postretirement Benefit Plan

The following tables present components of net periodic benefit cost for the Pension Plans and Postretirement Plan included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. Service cost is recorded in direct operating expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. All other components of net periodic benefit cost are recorded in Other expense, net.

Pension Plans · Postretirement Plan
Three Months Ended · Three Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2025202420252024
Service cost$48$61$4$5
Interest cost4944992422
Expected return on plan assets(238)(243)——
Recognized actuarial loss (gain)8584—(6)
Net periodic benefit cost$389$401$28$21
Pension Plans · Postretirement Plan
Nine Months Ended · Nine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2025202420252024
Service cost$144$182$12$13
Interest cost1,4821,6267277
Expected return on plan assets(714)(1,079)——
Recognized actuarial loss255523—5
Net periodic benefit cost$1,167$1,252$84$95

Contributions for Qualified Defined Benefit Plans

The Company sponsorsone non-contributory, qualified defined benefit pension plan covering certain of its union employees, the “Networks 1212 Plan.” During each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, the Company contributed $500 to the Networks 1212 Plan.

Defined Contribution Plans

The Company sponsors the MSGN Holdings, L.P. Excess Savings Plan and the Sphere Entertainment Excess Savings Plan, and participates in the Madison Square Garden 401(k) Savings Plan (collectively, the “Savings Plans”). Expenses related to the Savings Plans included in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations were $2,020 and $6,032 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $2,134 and $5,297 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively.

Executive Deferred Compensation

See Note 15. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, to the Company’s Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-KT, for more information regarding the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Executive Deferred Compensation Plan”). The Company recorded compensation expense of $160 and $400 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $157 and $326 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, within Selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations to reflect the remeasurement of the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan liability. In addition, the Company recorded a gain of $160 and $400 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $157 and $326 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, within Other expense, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations to reflect remeasurement of the fair value of assets under the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.

The following table summarizes amounts recognized related to the Executive Deferred Compensation Plan in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets:

As of
September 30,2025December 31,2024
Non-current assets (included in Investments)$3,719$3,580
Non-current liabilities (included in Other non-current liabilities)$(3,719)$(3,580)

Note 12. Share-based Compensation

The Company hasthree share-based compensation plans: the 2020 Employee Stock Plan, the 2020 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors and the MSG Networks Inc. 2010 Employee Stock Plan, in each case as amended from time to time. See Note 16. Share-based Compensation, to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-KT, for more detail on these plans.

Share-based compensation expense for the Company’s restricted stock units (“RSUs”), performance stock units (“PSUs”), stock options and/or cash-settled stock appreciation rights (“SARs”) are recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as a component of direct operating expenses or selling, general and administrative expenses.

The following table summarizes the Company’s share-based compensation expense:

Three Months Ended · Nine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2025202420252024
Share-based compensation (a)$10,608$16,083$51,526$46,510
Fair value of awards vested and exercised$36,969$32,270$48,429$44,112

(a) Share-based compensation excludes costs that have been capitalized of $723 and $1,444 for the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024,share-based compensation expense excludes costs of $0 and $1,166, respectively, that have been reclassified to Restructuring charges in the consolidated statements of operations.

As of September 30, 2025, there was $78,095 of unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested RSUs, PSUs, stock options and SARs held by the Company’s employees. The cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 1.9 years.

For the three and nine months periods ended September 30, 2025, all RSUs, PSUs and stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per share because the Company reported a net loss for the period and, therefore, their impact on reported loss per share would have been anti-dilutive.

Award Activity

RSUs

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, approximately 465 and 508 RSUs were granted, respectively, and approximately 547 and 492 RSUs vested, respectively.

PSUs

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, approximately 368 and 35 PSUs were granted, respectively, and approximately 451 and 367 PSUs vested, respectively.

Stock options

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024, approximately 1,685 and 2,275 stock options were granted, respectively, and approximately 20 options and 184 options were exercised, respectively.

Note 13. Stockholders’ Equity

Preferred Stock

The Company is authorized to issue 15,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01. As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, no shares of preferred stock were outstanding.

Stock Repurchase Program

On March 31, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $350,000 of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. The program was re-authorized by the Company’s Board of Directors on March 29, 2023. Under the authorization, shares of Class A Common Stock may be purchased from time to time in accordance with applicable insider trading and other securities laws and regulations. The timing and amount of purchases will depend on market conditions and other factors. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company repurchased 1,054 shares of Class A Common Stock for approximately $50,040, inclusive of $40 in excise taxes. As of September 30, 2025, the Company had approximately $300,000 remaining available for repurchases of the Company’s Class A Common Stock.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

The following tables detail the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss:

Pension Plans andPostretirementPlanCumulativeTranslationAdjustmentsAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveLoss
Balance as of December 31, 2024$(5,877)$(1,631)$(7,508)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications—1,9411,941
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (a)(233)—(233)
Income tax benefit62215277
Other comprehensive (loss) income, total(171)2,1561,985
Balance as of March 31, 2025$(6,048)$525$(5,523)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications—2,5462,546
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (a)(234)6,1755,941
Income tax benefit (expense)63(3,061)(2,998)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, total(171)5,6605,489
Balance as of June 30, 2025$(6,219)$6,185$(34)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications—(101)(101)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (a)(234)—(234)
Income tax benefit (expense)124(35)89
Other comprehensive loss, total(110)(136)(246)
Balance as of September 30, 2025$(6,329)$6,049$(280)
Pension Plans andPostretirementPlanCumulativeTranslationAdjustmentsAccumulatedOtherComprehensiveLoss
Balance as of December 31, 2023$(5,240)$(1,074)$(6,314)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications—(968)(968)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (a)77—77
Income tax (expense) benefit(19)250231
Other comprehensive income (loss), total58(718)(660)
Balance as of March 31, 2024$(5,182)$(1,792)$(6,974)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications—837837
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (a)(478)—(478)
Income tax benefit (expense)126(78)48
Other comprehensive (loss) income, total(352)759407
Balance as of June 30, 2024$(5,534)$(1,033)$(6,567)
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications—3,4613,461
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss (a)(53)—(53)
Income tax benefit (expense)14(912)(898)
Other comprehensive (loss) income, total(39)2,5492,510
Balance as of September 30, 2024$(5,573)$1,516$(4,057)

(a) Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss represent the amortization of net actuarial loss and net unrecognized prior service credit included in net periodic benefit cost, which is reflected under Other income (expense), net in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations (see Note 11. Pension Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan). For the three months ended June 30, 2025, amounts include reclassification of cumulative translation adjustment as discussed in Note 6. Property and Equipment, net.

Note 14. Related Party Transactions

As of September 30, 2025, certain members of the Dolan family, including certain trusts for the benefit of members of the Dolan family (collectively, the “Dolan Family Group”), collectively beneficially owned 100% of the Company’s outstanding Class B Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Class B Common Stock”) and approximately 6.8% of the Company’s outstanding Class A Common Stock (inclusive of options exercisable within 60 days after September 30, 2025) for purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, collectively, represent approximately 72.5% of the aggregate voting power of the Company’s outstanding common stock. Members of the Dolan family are also the controlling stockholders of MSG Entertainment, Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. (“MSG Sports”) and AMC Networks Inc. (“AMC Networks”).

See Note 19. Related Party Transactions, to the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements included in the Form 10-KT, for a description of the Company’s related party arrangements. There were no material changes in such related party arrangements during thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2025, except as described below.

On June 27, 2025, the media rights agreements between subsidiaries of MSG Networks, on the one hand, and New York Knicks, LLC and New York Rangers, LLC, on the other hand, were amended to (among other things) (i) reduce the annual rights fees payable to New York Knicks, LLC and New York Rangers, LLC to effect a reduction of 28% and 18%, respectively, as of January 1, 2025, (ii) eliminate the annual rights fee escalators, and (iii) reduce the terms of the agreements to expire after the 2028-29 NBA and NHL seasons, respectively, subject to a right of first refusal in favor of MSG Networks. Additionally on June 27, 2025, MSG Networks issued penny warrants to MSG Sports exercisable for 19.9% of the common stock of MSG Networks. The penny warrants met the requirements for equity classification. The estimated fair value of the warrant was $0 at inception and its recognition in equity had no impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

In addition, the Company’s transition services agreement (the “MSGE TSA”) with MSG Entertainment was terminated and was replaced by a services agreement, effective January 1, 2025, to continue to receive certain services from MSG Entertainment, such as information technology, human resources, finance, security, payroll, tax, certain legal functions, booking services, insurance and risk management, government affairs, investor relations, corporate communications, benefit plan administration and reporting, and internal audit functions as well as certain marketing functions, in exchange for service fees. The Company also provides certain corporate services to MSG Entertainment in exchange for service fees. On September 2, 2025, the Company, through its subsidiary, MSGN L.P., entered into a consulting agreement with a subsidiary of AMC Networks, whereby AMC Networks is providing certain advisory services to MSG Networks. The Company, through its Holoplot business, is also providing certain technology services to MSG Entertainment venues.

The Company has entered into certain commercial agreements with its equity method investment nonconsolidated affiliates in connection with Sphere, including an arrangement with Crown Properties Collection LLC (“CPC”), pursuant to which CPC provided the Company sponsorship and sales services. Under this arrangement, the Company recorded commission expense of $1,747 for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and $614 and $5,495 for thethree and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively. In June 2025, CPC repurchased the Company’s equity interest in CPC, and as a result, CPC is no longer considered to be a related party.

As of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, accrued liabilities associated with other equity method investment nonconsolidated affiliates were $18,204 and $18,242, respectively, and are reported under Accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Revenues and Operating Expenses

The following table summarizes the composition and amounts of the transactions with the Company’s related parties. These amounts are reflected in revenues and operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024:

Three Months Ended · Nine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2025202420252024
Revenues$1,298$21$3,784$1,559
Operating expenses:
Media fees(33,329)(45,017)(102,453)(131,809)
Corporate general and administrative expenses, net - MSG Entertainment Transition/Services Agreement(16,202)(23,491)(50,724)(78,340)
Origination, master control and technical services(1,161)(1,282)(3,483)(3,847)
Other operating expenses, net (a)(3,343)(3,556)(10,840)(13,532)
Total operating expenses, net (b)$(54,035)$(73,346)$(167,500)$(227,528)

(a) Other operating expenses, net, includes reimbursements to MSG Entertainment for aircraft-related expenses, professional and payroll fees, and CPC commissions.

(b) Of the total operating expenses, net, $34,436 and $106,134 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $46,232 and $134,746 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, are included in direct operating expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. Of the total operating expenses, net, $19,599 and $61,366 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, respectively, and $27,114 and $92,782 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

Note 15. Segment Information

As of September 30, 2025, the Company was comprised oftwo reportable segments: Sphere and MSG Networks. The Company takes into account whethertwo or more operating segments can be aggregated together as one reportable segment as well as the type of discrete financial information that is available and regularly reviewed by its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). The CODM is the Company’s Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.

The CODM evaluates segment performance and determines how to allocate resources based on the Company’s key financial measure of adjusted operating income (“AOI”), a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company defines AOI as operating income excluding:

(i) depreciation, amortization and impairments of property and equipment, goodwill and intangible assets,

(ii) amortization for capitalized cloud computing arrangement costs,

(iii) share-based compensation expense,

(iv) restructuring charges or credits,

(v) merger, debt work-out, and acquisition-related costs, including merger-related litigation expenses, net of insurance recoveries,

(vi) gains or losses on sales or dispositions of businesses and associated settlements,

(vii) the impact of purchase accounting adjustments related to business acquisitions, and

(viii) gains and losses related to the remeasurement of liabilities under the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan (which was established in November 2021).

The Company believes that the exclusion of share-based compensation expense or benefit allows investors to better track the performance of the Company’s business without regard to the settlement of an obligation that is not expected to be made in cash. The Company eliminates merger, debt work-out, and acquisition-related costs, including merger-related litigation expenses, net of insurance recoveries, when applicable, because the Company does not consider such costs to be indicative of the ongoing operating performance of the Company as they result from an event that is of a non-recurring nature, thereby enhancing comparability. In addition, management believes that the exclusion of gains and losses related to the remeasurement of liabilities under the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan provides investors with a clearer picture of the Company’s operating performance given that, in accordance with GAAP, gains and losses related to the remeasurement of liabilities under the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan are recorded in Operating (loss) income whereas gains and losses related to the remeasurement of the assets under the Company’s Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, which are equal to and therefore fully offset the gains and losses related to the remeasurement of liabilities, are recorded in Other (expense) income, net, which is not reflected in Operating (loss) income.

The CODM uses AOI for each segment predominantly throughout the annual budget and forecasting process. The CODM also considers budget-to-actual variances in AOI, at least quarterly, when making decisions about the allocation of operating and capital resources to each segment. Management believes AOI is an appropriate measure for evaluating the operating performance of its business segments and the Company on a consolidated basis. AOI and similar measures with similar titles are common performance measures used by investors and analysts to analyze the Company’s performance. The Company uses revenues and AOI measures as the most important indicators of its business performance, and evaluates management’s effectiveness with specific reference to these indicators.

AOI should be viewed as a supplement to and not a substitute for operating (loss) income, net income (loss), cash flows from operating activities, and other measures of performance and/or liquidity presented in accordance with GAAP. Since AOI is not a measure of performance calculated in accordance with GAAP, this measure may not be comparable to similar measures with similar titles used by other companies. The Company has presented the components that reconcile operating (loss) income, the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure, to AOI.

Information as to the operations of the Company’s reportable segments is set forth below.

Three Months Ended
Sphere · MSG Networks · Total
Revenues$174,090$88,421$262,511
Event-related expenses (a)(71,611)—(71,611)
Rights fee expense—(47,869)(47,869)
Network programming and production costs—(10,382)(10,382)
Other direct operating expenses (a)(7,122)—(7,122)
Overhead expenses(b)(92,697)(6,995)(99,692)
Other segment expenses(c)(87,094)(68,458)(155,552)
Operating loss$(84,434)$(45,283)$(129,717)
Gain on extinguishment of debt—
Interest income2,737
Interest expense(9,399)
Other expense, net(328)
Loss from operations before income taxes$(136,707)
Reconciliation of operating loss to adjusted operating income:
Operating loss$(84,434)$(45,283)$(129,717)
Adjustments:
Share-based compensation expense12,409(3,876)8,533
Depreciation and amortization81,9962,10684,102
Restructuring charges5,0419525,993
Impairment and other losses, net5765,40065,457
Merger, debt work-out, and acquisition related costs, net of insurance recoveries257—257
Amortization for capitalized cloud computing arrangement costs1,579—1,579
Remeasurement of deferred compensation plan liabilities160—160
Adjusted operating income$17,065$19,299$36,364
Three Months Ended
Sphere · MSG Networks · Total
Revenues$127,072$100,841$227,913
Event-related expenses (a)(55,433)—(55,433)
Rights fee expense—(65,456)(65,456)
Network programming and production costs—(11,791)(11,791)
Other direct operating expenses (a)(7,016)—(7,016)
Overhead expenses(b)(104,950)(14,027)(118,977)
Other segment expenses(c)(84,754)(2,105)(86,859)
Operating (loss) income$(125,081)$7,462$(117,619)
Interest income7,039
Interest expense(26,974)
Other expense, net(695)
Loss from operations before income taxes$(138,249)
Reconciliation of operating (loss) income to adjusted operating income:
Operating loss$(125,081)$7,462$(117,619)
Adjustments:
Share-based compensation expense13,1802,38715,567
Depreciation and amortization79,8382,07581,913
Restructuring charges88330913
Impairment and other losses, net4,033—4,033
Merger, debt work-out, and acquisition related costs, net of insurance recoveries6924,1284,820
Amortization for capitalized cloud computing arrangement costs—2222
Remeasurement of deferred compensation plan liabilities157—157
Adjusted operating (loss) income$(26,298)$16,104$(10,194)
Nine Months Ended
Sphere · MSG Networks · Total
Revenues$507,222$318,540$825,762
Event-related expenses (a)(202,457)—(202,457)
Rights fee expense—(154,318)(154,318)
Network programming and production costs—(46,687)(46,687)
Other direct operating expenses (a)(23,163)—(23,163)
Overhead expenses(b)(285,490)(41,494)(326,984)
Other segment expenses(c)(257,756)(72,882)(330,638)
Operating (loss) income$(261,644)$3,159$(258,485)
Gain on extinguishment of debt346,092
Interest income10,699
Interest expense(61,467)
Other expense, net(2,068)
Income from operations before income taxes$34,771
Reconciliation of operating (loss) income to adjusted operating income:
Operating loss$(261,644)$3,159$(258,485)
Adjustments:
Share-based compensation expense50,316(1,338)48,978
Depreciation and amortization245,7086,530252,238
Restructuring charges7,8299528,781
Impairment and other losses, net4,21965,40069,619
Merger, debt work-out, and acquisition related costs, net of insurance recoveries3,5963,9347,530
Amortization for capitalized cloud computing arrangement costs4,737—4,737
Remeasurement of deferred compensation plan liabilities400—400
Adjusted operating income$55,161$78,637$133,798
Nine Months Ended
Sphere · MSG Networks · Total
Revenues$448,653$373,985$822,638
Event-related expenses (a)(172,868)—(172,868)
Rights fee expense—(200,038)(200,038)
Network programming and production costs—(50,604)(50,604)
Other direct operating expenses (a)(19,745)—(19,745)
Overhead expenses(b)(316,035)(33,131)(349,166)
Other segment expenses(c)(253,114)(6,492)(259,606)
Operating (loss) income$(313,109)$83,720$(229,389)
Interest income22,422
Interest expense(81,014)
Other expense, net(6,564)
Loss from operations before income taxes$(294,545)
Reconciliation of operating (loss) income to adjusted operating (loss) income:
Operating income$(313,109)$83,720$(229,389)
Adjustments:
Share-based compensation expense38,7906,82245,612
Depreciation and amortization237,6656,452244,117
Restructuring charges5,681405,721
Impairment and other losses, net9,768—9,768
Merger, debt work-out, and acquisition related costs, net of insurance recoveries2,018(1,253)765
Amortization for capitalized cloud computing arrangement costs—6565
Remeasurement of deferred compensation plan liabilities325—325
Adjusted operating (loss) income$(18,862)$95,846$76,984

(a)Event-related expenses include, but are not limited to, day-of-event costs, direct operating expenses for The Sphere Experience, venue operating expenses, and other event-related direct operating expenses. Other direct operating expenses include, but are not limited to, expenses related to sponsorship, signage, Exosphere advertising, suite licenses, and other operating expenses. In total, these expenses when combined with MSG Networks rights fee expense and network programming and production costs represent the Company’s Direct operating expenses as presented on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations.

(b)For each reportable segment, Overhead expenses currently include selling, general and administrative costs.

(c)For each reportable segment, Other segment expenses include all other expenses that do not meet the definition of other previously disclosed expenses, primarily depreciation and amortization, impairment and other losses, net and restructuring charges.

Concentration of Risk

Accounts receivable, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024 include amounts due from the following individual customers, which accounted for the noted percentages of the gross balance:

As of
September 30,2025December 31,2024
Customer A12%14%
Customer B9%14%
Customer C8%10%

Revenues in the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024 include amounts from the following individual customers:

Three Months Ended · Nine Months Ended
September 30,September 30,
2025202420252024
Customer 111%14%11%12%
Customer 29%14%6%12%
Customer 38%11%8%9%

Note 16. Additional Financial Information

The following table provides a summary of the amounts recorded as cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash.

As of
September 30,2025December 31,2024
Cash and cash equivalents$384,835$501,954
Restricted cash13,41913,679
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash$398,254$515,633

The Company’s cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash are classified within Level I of the fair value hierarchy as they are valued using observable inputs that reflect quoted prices for identical assets in active markets. The Company’s restricted cash includes cash deposited in escrow accounts. The Company has deposited cash in interest-bearing escrow accounts related to credit support, debt facilities, and collateral to its workers compensation and general liability insurance obligations.

Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:

As of
September 30,2025December 31,2024
Prepaid expenses$33,868$32,384
Other receivables14,29492
Inventory12,63012,583
Deferred costs, current12,40712,211
Other13,6967,737
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets$86,895$65,007

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following:

As of
September 30,2025December 31,2024
Accrued payroll and employee related liabilities$52,634$42,892
Cash due to promoters119,452109,078
Capital expenditure accruals132,372142,989
Accrued legal fees20,02122,046
Other accrued expenses61,08471,365
Total Accrued expenses and other current liabilities$385,563$388,370

Income Taxes

During the nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company made income tax payments, net of refunds, of $2,279. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company received income tax refunds, net of payments, of $15,934.

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