Priority Technology Holdings Inc

8. Debt Obligations

Outstanding debt obligations consisted of the following:

Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Loan Costs and Discounts

Deferred financing costs and debt discounts are amortized using the effective interest method over the remaining term of the respective debt and are recorded as a component of interest expense. Unamortized deferred financing costs and debt discounts are included in long-term debt on the Company's Unaudited Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Interest expense for outstanding debt, including fees for undrawn amounts and amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts was as follows:

(1)Included in interest expense is $1.0 million and $0.1 million related to the accretion of contingent consideration from acquisitions for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

(2)Interest expense included amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discounts of $1.1 million and $0.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024, and 2023, respectively.

Debt Covenants

The Credit Agreement contains representations and warranties, financial and collateral requirements, mandatory payment events, events of default and affirmative and negative covenants, including without limitation, covenants that restrict among other things, the ability to create liens, pay dividends or distribute assets from the loan parties to the Company, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, incur additional indebtedness, make certain investments or acquisitions, enter into certain transactions (including with affiliates) and to enter into certain leases.

If the aggregate principal amount of outstanding revolving loans and letters of credit under the Credit Agreement exceeds 35% of the total revolving credit facility thereunder, the loan parties are required to comply with certain restrictions on its Total Net Leverage Ratio. If applicable, the maximum permitted Total Net Leverage Ratio is: 1)6.50:1.00 at each fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2021 through June 30, 2022; 2)6.00:1.00 at each fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2022 through June 30, 2023; and 3)5.50:1.00 at each fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023 each fiscal quarter thereafter. As of March 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with the covenants in the Credit Agreement.