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First Advantage Corp — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
August 4, 2025
Period
Jul 30, 2025
Ticker
FA
Accession
0000950170-25-102016
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Amendment No.5 lowers interest on the term loan and revolving facility by 0.50% for the borrower.

About First Advantage Corp
Market cap
$2.8B
1Y TSR
−13.6%
3Y TSR
+5.7%
Board grade
C-
Sector
Industrials
CEO
Scott Staples
Last annual meeting: Jun 5, 2026 · View full First Advantage Corp profile →
8-K

 

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): July 30, 2025

 

 

First Advantage Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

001-31666

84-3884690

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

1 Concourse Parkway NE

Suite 200

 

Atlanta, Georgia

 

30328

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (678) 868-4151

 

Not applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 per share

 

FA

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 July 30, 2025, First Advantage Holdings, LLC ( the “Borrower”), an indirect subsidiary of First Advantage Corporation, entered into Amendment No. 5 (“Amendment No. 5”) to the first lien credit agreement dated as of January 31, 2020 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”) among Fastball Parent, Inc., First Advantage Holdings, LLC, the lenders from time to time party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, collateral agent and the issuing banks party thereto from time to time.

Among other items, Amendment No. 5 (i) reduced the interest rate on the term loan facility due October 31, 2031 by 0.50% to a range of 2.50% to 2.75%, based on the first lien ratio, plus SOFR and (ii) reduced the interest rate on the $250.0 million revolving credit facility due October 31, 2029 by 0.50% to a range of 2.25% to 2.75%, based on the first lien ratio, plus SOFR.

The summary of the Credit Agreement is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, Amendment No. 5 (and the annexed conformed Credit Agreement), which is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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 under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated in this Item 2.03 by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.

 

Description

10.1

 

Amendment No. 5 to the First Lien Credit Agreement, among Fastball Parent, Inc., First Advantage Holdings, LLC, each lender from time to time party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and the issuing banks party thereto from time to time, dated July 30, 2025.

104

 

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 


SIGNATURES

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

 

 

 

FIRST ADVANTAGE CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date:

August 4, 2025

By:

/s/ Steven Marks

 

 

 

Name: Steven Marks
Title: Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

 


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When did First Advantage Corp file this 8-K?
First Advantage Corp (FA) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on August 4, 2025. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0000950170-25-102016.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Amendment No.5 lowers interest on the term loan and revolving facility by 0.50% for the borrower. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
What Item codes does an 8-K cover?
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