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Mesa Laboratories Executes Previously-Announced Strategic Financing Plan
LAKEWOOD, Colo., Aug. 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: MLAB) (we, us, our, “Mesa” or the “Company”) today announced that it has executed on its previously-announced financial strategy, repaying $97.5 million aggregate principal of the Company’s 1.375% Convertible Senior Notes due August 2025 (the “2025 Notes”). On August 12, 2025, the Company drew $97.0 million under its existing Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), bringing the total outst
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