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| Long-Term Debt |
Long-Term Debt
The following table illustrates the Company’s current debt portfolio as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
6.75% Senior Notes, due July 2022
On January 22, 2014, we issued $360.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.75% Senior Notes, due July 2022 (6.75% Notes) pursuant to an Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. Net proceeds from the 6.75% Notes offering plus a $40.0 million term loan draw under the Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement (2012 Secured Credit Agreement) and cash on hand were utilized to purchase $416.2 million aggregate principal amount of our outstanding 9.125% Senior Notes due 2018 pursuant to a tender and consent solicitation offer commenced on January 7, 2014.
The 6.75% Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equal in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. The 6.75% Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by all of our subsidiaries that guarantee indebtedness under the Second Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement, as amended from time-to-time (2015 Secured Credit Agreement) and our 7.50% Senior Notes due 2020 (7.50% Notes, and collectively with the 6.75% Notes, the Senior Notes). Interest on the 6.75% Notes is payable on January 15 and July 15 of each year, beginning July 15, 2014. Debt issuance costs related to the 6.75% Notes of approximately $7.6 million ($5.5 million net of amortization as of December 31, 2016) are being amortized over the term of the notes using the effective interest rate method.
At any time prior to January 15, 2017, we were able to redeem up to 35 percent of the aggregate principal amount of the 6.75% Notes at a redemption price of 106.75 percent of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings by us. We have not made any redemptions to date. On and after January 15, 2018, we may redeem all or a part of the 6.75% Notes upon appropriate notice, at a redemption price of 103.375 percent of the principal amount, and at redemption prices decreasing each year thereafter to par beginning January 15, 2020. If we experience certain changes in control, we must offer to repurchase the 6.75% Notes at 101.0 percent of the aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.
The Indenture limits our ability and the ability of certain subsidiaries to: (i) sell assets, (ii) pay dividends or make other distributions on capital stock or redeem or repurchase capital stock or subordinated indebtedness, (iii) make investments, (iv) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, (v) create or incur liens, (vi) enter into sale and leaseback transactions, (vii) incur dividend or other payment restrictions affecting subsidiaries, (viii) merge or consolidate with other entities, (ix) enter into transactions with affiliates, and (x) engage in certain business activities. Additionally, the Indenture contains certain restrictive covenants designating certain events as Events of Default. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications.
7.50% Senior Notes, due August 2020
On July 30, 2013, we issued $225.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 7.50% Notes pursuant to an Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. Net proceeds from the 7.50% Notes offering were primarily used to repay the $125.0 million aggregate principal amount of a term loan used to initially finance the ITS Acquisition, to repay $45.0 million of term loan borrowings under the 2012 Secured Credit Agreement, and for general corporate purposes.
The 7.50% Notes are general unsecured obligations of the Company and rank equal in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness. The 7.50% Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by all of our subsidiaries that guarantee indebtedness under the 2015 Secured Credit Agreement and the 6.75% Notes. Interest on the 7.50% Notes is payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning February 1, 2014. Debt issuance costs related to the 7.50% Notes of approximately $5.6 million ($3.2 million, net of amortization as of December 31, 2016) are being amortized over the term of the notes using the effective interest rate method.
We may redeem all or a part of the 7.50% Notes upon appropriate notice, at redemption prices decreasing each year after August 1, 2016 to par beginning August 1, 2018. We have not made any redemptions to date. If we experience certain changes in control, we must offer to repurchase the 7.50% Notes at 101.0 percent of the aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the date of repurchase.
The Indenture limits our ability and the ability of certain subsidiaries to: (i) sell assets, (ii) pay dividends or make other distributions on capital stock or redeem or repurchase capital stock or subordinated indebtedness, (iii) make investments, (iv) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, (v) create or incur liens, (vi) enter into sale and leaseback transactions, (vii) incur dividend or other payment restrictions affecting subsidiaries, (viii) merge or consolidate with other entities, (ix) enter into transactions with affiliates, and (x) engage in certain business activities. Additionally, the Indenture contains certain restrictive covenants designating certain events as Events of Default. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications.
2015 Secured Credit Agreement
On January 26, 2015 we entered into the 2015 Secured Credit Agreement, which amended and restated the 2012 Secured Credit Agreement. The 2015 Secured Credit Agreement was originally comprised of a $200 million revolving credit facility (Revolver) set to mature on January 26, 2020. On June 1, 2015, we executed the first amendment to the 2015 Secured Credit Agreement in order to amend certain provisions regarding the definition of “Change of Control.” On September 29, 2015, we executed the second amendment to the 2015 Secured Credit Agreement to, among other things, (a) amend certain covenant ratios; (b) increase the Applicable Rate for certain higher levels of consolidated leverage to a maximum of 4.00 percent per annum for Eurodollar Rate loans and to 3.00 percent per annum for Base Rate loans; (c) permit multi-year letters of credit up to an aggregate amount of $5.0 million; (d) limit payment prior to September 30, 2017 of certain restricted payments and certain prepayments of unsecured senior notes and other specified forms of indebtedness; and (e) remove the option of the Company, subject to the consent of the lenders, to increase the Credit Agreement up to an additional $75 million. On May 27, 2016, we executed the third amendment to the 2015 Secured Credit Agreement (the Third Amendment), which reduced availability under the Revolver from $200 million to $100 million. Additionally, among other things, the Third Amendment: (a) eliminated the Leverage Ratio covenant until the fourth quarter of 2018 when the covenant is reinstated with the ratio established at 4.25:1.00; (b) eliminated the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio covenant until the fourth quarter of 2017 when the covenant is reinstated with the ratio established at 1.00:1.00 and increases by 0.25 each subsequent quarter until reaching 2.00:1.00 in the fourth quarter of 2018, and remains at 2.00:1.00 thereafter; (c) immediately increased the maximum permitted Senior Secured Leverage Ratio from 1.50:1.00 to 2.80:1.00 until it decreases to 2.20:1.00 in the second quarter of 2017, to 1.75:1.00 in the third quarter of 2017, and to 1.50:1.00 in the fourth quarter of 2017 and remains at 1.50:1.00 thereafter; (d) immediately decreased the minimum permitted Asset Coverage Ratio from 1.25:1.00 to 1.10:1.00 until it increases to 1.25: 1.00 in the fourth quarter of 2017 and remains at 1.25:1.00 thereafter; (e) requires that, at any time our Consolidated Cash Balance in U.S. bank accounts is over $50 million, we repay borrowings under the 2015 Secured Credit Agreement until our Consolidated Cash balance is no more than $50 million or all borrowings have been repaid, and (f) allows up to $75 million of Junior Lien Debt.
At the time the Third Amendment was executed, the remaining debt issuance costs for the 2015 Secured Credit Agreement totaled approximately $2.2 million. Since the Revolver was reduced by 50 percent, we wrote off approximately $1.1 million of debt issuance costs in May 2016. We incurred debt issuance costs relating to the Third Amendment of approximately $0.3 million, bringing total debt issuance costs of $1.4 million ($1.2 million, net of amortization as of December 31, 2016) which are being amortized through January 2020, or the term of the Third Amendment, on a straight line basis.
Our obligations under the 2015 Secured Credit Agreement are guaranteed by substantially all of our direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries, other than immaterial subsidiaries and subsidiaries generating revenues primarily outside the United States, each of which has executed guaranty agreements, and are secured by first priority liens on our accounts receivable, specified rigs including barge rigs in the GOM and land rigs in Alaska, certain U.S.-based rental equipment of the Company and its subsidiary guarantors and the equity interests of certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. The 2015 Secured Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, such as limitations on indebtedness, liens, restrictions on entry into certain affiliate transactions and payments (including payment of dividends) and maintenance of certain ratios and coverage tests. We were in compliance with all covenants contained in the 2015 Secured Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2016.
Our Revolver is available for general corporate purposes and to support letters of credit. Interest on Revolver loans accrues at a Base Rate plus an Applicable Rate or LIBOR plus an Applicable Rate. Revolving loans are available subject to a quarterly asset coverage ratio calculation based on the Orderly Liquidation Value of certain specified rigs including barge rigs in the GOM and land rigs in Alaska, and certain U.S.-based rental equipment of the Company and its subsidiary guarantors and a percentage of eligible domestic accounts receivable. The $30.0 million draw outstanding at the closing of the 2015 Secured Credit Agreement was repaid in full during the first quarter of 2015 with cash on hand. Letters of credit outstanding against the Revolver as of December 31, 2016 totaled $9.8 million. There were no amounts drawn on the Revolver as of December 31, 2016.
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