KAR Auction Services Announces Credit Agreement Amendment

For Immediate Release
Eric Loughmiller
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
317-249-4254
eric.loughmiller@karauctionservices.com

KAR Auction Services Announces Credit Agreement Amendment

Carmel, Ind. – KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR) announced today that it has entered into an amendment to its $1.865 billion senior credit facility.

The amendment will provide the company the flexibility to use cash on hand to redeem, repurchase, defease or otherwise prepay a portion of its outstanding notes in an aggregate principal amount, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and all fees, premiums, disbursements or expenses (including any dealer manager fees and expenses) incurred in connection with or related to such redemption, repurchase, defeasement or other prepayment of such outstanding notes, not to exceed $75 million.

Pursuant to the amendment, the company has also prepaid a portion of the outstanding amount of its term loan under the senior credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $75 million.

About KAR Auction Services
KAR Auction Services, Inc. (NYSE: KAR) is the holding company for ADESA, Inc., a leading provider of wholesale used vehicle auctions whose operations span North America with 70 used vehicle sites, Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc., a leading salvage auto auction company whose operations span North America with 159 sites, and Automotive Finance Corporation, a leading provider of floorplan financing to independent and franchised used vehicle dealers with 88 sites across North America. For further information on KAR Auction Services, Inc., ADESA, Inc., Insurance Auto Auctions, Inc. or Automotive Finance Corporation, visit the company’s website at www.karauctionservices.com.

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