UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 Form 8-K 

 CURRENT REPORT

 Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 9, 2024 

DAVITA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

DE	1-14106	51-0354549
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

2000 16th Street
Denver,	CO	80202

(Address of principal executive offices including Zip Code)

(720) 631-2100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:	Trading symbol(s):	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value	DVA	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

☐    Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 1.01.    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On May 9, 2024, DaVita Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of August 12, 2019 (as previously amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified, and as further amended by the Fourth Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), in each case, by and among the Company, its subsidiary guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, collateral agent and swingline lender (“Wells Fargo”).

The Fourth Amendment, among other things, provides for an extension of the maturity date of a portion of the Company’s existing secured term loan B facility (the “Existing Tranche B-1 Term Facility”), from August 2026 to May 2031, in an aggregate principal amount of $1,640,250,847.08 (such extended portion, the “Extended Tranche B-1 Term Facility”).

Pursuant to the Fourth Amendment, borrowings under the Extended Tranche B-1 Term Facility shall be in U.S. dollars and shall bear interest, at the Company’s option, based on (i) the Base Rate (as defined below) plus the Applicable Margin (as defined below), or (ii) the forward-looking term rate based on the secured overnight financing rate that is published by CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (“Term SOFR”) plus the Applicable Margin. The “Base Rate” with respect to the Extended Tranche B-1 Term Facility is defined as the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate, as published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, plus 50 basis points, (ii) the prime commercial lending rate of Wells Fargo as established from time to time and (iii) Term SOFR for an interest period of one month plus 100 basis points; provided that if the Base Rate is negative it shall be deemed to be zero. The “Applicable Margin” for the Extended Tranche B-1 Term Facility is 200 basis points in the case of Term SOFR loans, and 100 basis points in the case of Base Rate loans.

The Extended Tranche B-1 Term Facility amortizes on a quarterly basis beginning December 31, 2024 at a rate of 1% per annum, with the balance to be paid on the stated maturity date of the Extended Tranche B-1 Term Facility.

The Company and its affiliates may from time to time engage certain of the lenders under the Credit Agreement to provide other banking, investment banking and financial services.

The foregoing description of the Fourth Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete terms and conditions of the Fourth Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The Fourth Amendment has been incorporated by reference herein to provide stockholders with information regarding its terms. It is not intended to provide any other information about the Company or the Company’s subsidiaries that are guarantors thereunder, or other subsidiaries and affiliates of the Company. For example, the Fourth Amendment contains representations and warranties that were made solely for the benefit of the other parties to the Fourth Amendment and should not be relied upon as characterizations of the actual state of facts or condition of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.

Item 2.03.    Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

The information set forth in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Fourth Amendment, dated as of May 9, 2024, to that certain Credit Agreement, dated as of August 12, 2019, by and among DaVita Inc., certain subsidiary guarantors party thereto, the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as administrative agent, collateral agent and swingline lender.
104.0	Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	DAVITA INC.
Date: May 13, 2024	By:	/s/ Joel Ackerman
		Joel Ackerman
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer