Life Time Closes on $90 Million Sale-Leaseback Transaction
Posted: July 1, 2024 in Chains
Life Time – The Healthy Way Of Life Company
CHANHASSEN, MN – Life Time Group Holdings, Inc. (“Life Time” or the “Company”) (NYSE: LTH) announces it closed on a sale-leaseback transaction for two properties totaling $90 million in gross proceeds. This transaction brings the Company’s total gross proceeds from sale-leasebacks to $130 million year-to-date. The Company is also in negotiations for additional sale-leasebacks with expected gross proceeds of $40 – $65 million, which it expects to close by the end of the third quarter. Terms are similar to recent transactions.
The majority of the proceeds from this transaction will be used to reduce debt and accelerate the timing for the Company to achieve its priority of a net debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio under 3 times. The continued strong financial performance of the Company’s business will be more than sufficient to cover the incremental rent expense from these transactions.
“We are excited that we are on track to deliver positive free cash flow in the second quarter even without the proceeds from these sale-leasebacks,” said Life Time Founder, Chairman, and CEO, Bahram Akradi. “These sale-leaseback transactions will additionally support the great progress we are making towards reducing our net debt-to-Adjusted EBITDA leverage ratio to under 3 times sooner than expected, and we are confident that we will grow our revenue and Adjusted EBITDA by low double digits while continuing to deliver positive free cash flow.”
