Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-Term Debt

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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Long-Term Debt  
Long-Term Debt

5.  LONG-TERM DEBT

 

On May 5, 2017, we and the Guarantors entered into the New Credit Agreement with the Lenders.  All obligations under the New Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Guarantors, and all obligations under the New Credit Agreement, including the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by substantially all of the assets of us and the Guarantors. 

 

Interest payable on borrowings under the New Credit Agreement is based on an applicable margin rate plus, at our option, either:

 

·

A base rate determined by reference to the highest of either (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50 percent, (ii) Bank of America’s “prime rate,” or (iii) the LIBOR rate for U.S. dollar deposits with a term of one month, plus 1.00 percent; or

·

A LIBOR rate determined by reference to the costs of funds for deposits in U.S. dollars for the interest period relevant to such borrowings.

 

The applicable margin rate is determined based on our Total Leverage Ratio.  In the case of base rate borrowings, the applicable margin rate ranges from 0.00 percent to 1.50 percent and in the case of LIBOR rate borrowings, the applicable margin ranges from 1.00 percent to 2.50 percent.

 

We are required to pay commitment fees to the Lenders in respect of any unutilized commitments.  The commitment fees range from 0.15 percent to 0.275 percent per annum, depending on our Total Leverage Ratio.  We must also pay customary fees on outstanding letters of credit.

 

We used a portion of the proceeds from the term loan under the New Credit Agreement to repay all amounts outstanding under the Old Credit Agreement.  The remaining proceeds were used to fund our 2017 Repurchase program, to make additional acquisitions, and for general operating purposes.  Upon executing the New Credit Agreement, we terminated the Old Credit Agreement and all associated agreements and instruments.

 

In conjunction with the New Credit Agreement, we recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.1 million for the twelve months ended December 31, 2017, which is reflected under the caption, “Loss on extinguishment of debt” in our Consolidated Statements of Operations.  The following table outlines the key terms of our New Credit Agreement, dollars in thousands:

 

 

 

 

 

 

New Credit Agreement

 

Senior secured term loan facility (original borrowing) (a)

$

250,000

 

Additional term loan capacity under delayed draw feature (b)

$

100,000

 

 

 

 

 

Additional term loan and/or revolver capacity available under incremental facility (c)

$

200,000

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving Facility

$

250,000

 

Sublimit for issuance of letters of credit under Revolving Facility (d)

$

100,000

 

Sublimit for swingline loans under Revolving Facility (d)

$

20,000

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate as of December 31, 2017

 

2.85

%

Scheduled maturity date

 

5/05/2022

 


(a)

The New Credit Agreement provides for a term loan limit of $350.0 million; $250.0 million was drawn on May 5, 2017.

(b)

We can access $100.0 million through a delayed draw term loan on the New Credit Agreement until May 5, 2018.  We have not determined the timing or amounts of our delayed draws, if any.

(c)

Additional borrowing capacity is available under the incremental facility, subject to certain terms and conditions (including existing or new lenders providing commitments in respect of such additional borrowing capacity).

(d)

Use of the sublimits for the issuance of letters of credit and swingline loans reduces the availability under the Revolving Facility.

 

Borrowings under the New Credit Agreement are prepayable at the Company’s option without premium or penalty.  The Company is required to make prepayments with the net cash proceeds of certain asset sales and certain extraordinary receipts.

 

The following table sets forth our remaining principal payments for our outstanding term loan balance as of December 31, 2017, in thousands:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future Principal

 

    

Payments

Schedule of Debt Maturity by Years:

 

 

 

2018

 

$

12,500

2019

 

 

15,625

2020

 

 

18,750

2021

 

 

21,875

2022

 

 

175,000

Total principal maturities

 

$

243,750

 

The following table reconciles the principal balance of our outstanding debt to our Consolidated Balance Sheets, in thousands:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

As of December 31,

 

 

2017

    

2016

Principal debt balances:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

12,500

 

$

20,000

Long-term portion of long-term debt

 

 

231,250

 

 

160,000

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(1,863)

 

 

(1,200)

Total debt

 

$

241,887

 

$

178,800

 

The Company has outstanding standby letters of credit that secure our financial obligations related to our workers’ compensation, general insurance, and auto liability programs.  These standby letters of credit, as well as any outstanding amount borrowed under our revolving credit facility, reduce the availability under the Revolving Facility.  The following table summarizes our availability under the Revolving Facility, in thousands:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

    

2017

 

2016

Revolving Facility

 

$

250,000

 

$

125,000

Less: standby letters of credit

 

 

(47,055)

 

 

(49,080)

Capacity under Revolving Facility

 

$

202,945

 

$

75,920

 

The New Credit Agreement contains certain covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of the Company to incur additional indebtedness or liens; sell assets; make certain investments or loans; make certain restricted payments, including the payment of dividends; enter into consolidations, mergers, sales of material amounts of our assets, or effect other fundamental changes; transact with affiliates; enter into agreements restricting the ability of subsidiaries to incur liens or pay dividends; or make certain accounting changes.  The New Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative covenants and events of default.

 

The New Credit Agreement requires us to maintain a Net Leverage Ratio and minimum FCCR throughout the term of the agreement.  The following table sets forth the maximum Net Leverage Ratios and minimum FCCR:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quarter Ending

    

Maximum
Net Leverage Ratio

 

Minimum
FCCR

December 31, 2017 through September 30, 2018

 

3.25:1.00

 

1.25:1.00

December 31, 2018 and each quarter thereafter

 

3.00:1.00

 

1.25:1.00

 

The following table outlines the key financial covenants effective for the period covered by this report:

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2017

Maximum Net Leverage Ratio

 

3.25:1.00

Minimum FCCR

 

1.25:1.00

Compliance as of period end

 

In Compliance