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Debt and Other Credit Facilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt and Other Credit Facilities Debt and Other Credit Facilities

Our outstanding debt consisted of the following at the dates indicated:
Dollars in millions
December 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Term Loan A
176

 
190

Term Loan B
756

 
796

Convertible Notes
350

 
350

Unamortized debt issuance costs - Term Loan A
(4
)
 
(5
)
Unamortized debt issuance costs and discount - Term Loan B
(15
)
 
(18
)
Unamortized debt issuance costs and discount - Convertible Notes
(53
)
 
(65
)
Total long-term debt
1,210

 
1,248

Less: current portion
27

 
22

Total long-term debt, net of current portion
$
1,183

 
$
1,226



Senior Credit Facility

The senior secured credit facility ("Senior Credit Facility") consists of a $500 million revolving credit facility ("Revolver"), a $500 million PLOC, a $350 million Delayed Draw Term Loan A, ("Term Loan A") and an $800 million Term Loan B ("Term Loan B"). The Revolver, PLOC and Term Loan A mature in April 2023 and the Term Loan B matures in April 2025. Additional borrowings are no longer available under the Term Loan A. Borrowings under the Term Loan A were used to fund investment contributions in JKC. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements for a discussion on JKC.

The interest rates with respect to the Revolver and Term Loan A are based on, at the Company's option, adjusted LIBOR plus an additional margin or base rate plus additional margin. The interest rate with respect to the Term Loan B is LIBOR plus 3.75%. The Senior Credit Facility provides for fees on letters of credit issued under the PLOC at varying rates, as shown below. Additionally, there is a commitment fee with respect to the Revolver, PLOC and Term Loan A. The details of the applicable margins and commitment fees are based on the Company's consolidated leverage ratio as follows:

 
 
Revolver and Term Loan A
 
 
 
 
Consolidated Leverage Ratio
 
LIBOR Margin
 
Base Rate Margin
 
Performance Letter of Credit Fee
 
Commitment Fee
Greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00
 
3.25
%
 
2.25
%
 
1.95
%
 
0.450
%
Less than 4.00 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 3.00 to 1.00
 
3.00
%
 
2.00
%
 
1.80
%
 
0.400
%
Less than 3.00 to 1.00 but greater than or equal to 2.00 to 1.00
 
2.75
%
 
1.75
%
 
1.65
%
 
0.375
%
Less than 2.00 to 1.00
 
2.50
%
 
1.50
%
 
1.50
%
 
0.350
%


The Term Loan A provides for quarterly principal payments of 2.50% of the aggregate principal amount commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2019. The Term Loan B provides for quarterly principal payments of 0.25% of the initial aggregate principal amounts commencing with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2018.

The Senior Credit Facility contains financial maintenance covenants of a maximum consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio (as such terms are defined in the Senior Credit Facility). Our consolidated leverage ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter may not exceed 4.50 to 1 and reducing gradually during 2019 and 2020 to 3.50 to 1. Our consolidated interest coverage ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2018 and thereafter, may not be less than 3.00 to 1. As of December 31, 2019, we were in compliance with our financial covenants.
 
On February 7, 2020, we amended our Senior Credit Facility to, among other things, reduce the applicable margins and commitment fees associated with the various borrowings under the facility. Simultaneous with the amendment, we used proceeds from the new facility to refinance our outstanding borrowings resulting in an amended Senior Credit Facility that is comprised of a $500 million Revolver, a $500 million PLOC, a $275 million Term Loan A and a $520 million Term Loan B. In addition, the amendment extended the maturity dates with respect to the Revolver and the Term Loan A to February 7, 2025 and Term Loan B to February 7, 2027, and amended certain other provisions including the financial covenants.

Convertible Senior Notes

Convertible Senior Notes. On November 15, 2018, we issued and sold $350 million of 2.50% Convertible Senior Notes due 2023 (the "Convertible Notes") pursuant to an indenture (the "Indenture") between us and Citibank, N.A., as trustee (the "Trustee"). The Convertible Notes are senior unsecured obligations. The Convertible Notes bear interest at 2.50% per year and interest is payable on May 1 and November 1 of each year. The Convertible Notes mature on November 1, 2023 and may not be redeemed by us prior to maturity.

The Convertible Notes are convertible into cash, shares of our common stock or a combination of cash and shares of our common stock, at our election. It is our current intent and policy to settle the principal balance of the Convertible Notes in cash and any excess value upon conversion in shares of our common stock. The initial conversion price of the Convertible Notes is approximately $25.51 (subject to adjustment in certain circumstances), based on the initial conversion rate of 39.1961 Common Shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes. Prior to May 1, 2023, the Convertible Notes will be convertible only upon the occurrence of certain events and during certain periods, and thereafter, until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. As of December 31, 2019, the "if-converted" value of the Convertible Notes exceeded the $350 million principal amount by approximately $68 million.

Accounting standards require that convertible debt which may be settled in cash upon conversion (including partial cash settlement) be accounted for with a liability component based on the fair value of similar nonconvertible debt and an equity component based on the excess of the initial proceeds from the convertible debt over the liability component. The difference between the principal amount of the notes and the carrying amount represents a debt discount, which is amortized as additional non-cash interest expense over the term of the Convertible Notes. The equity component represents proceeds related to the conversion option and is recorded as additional paid-in capital. The equity component is determined at issuance and is not remeasured as long as it continues to meet the conditions for equity classification. The net carrying value of the equity component related to the Convertible Notes was $57 million as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

The amount of interest cost recognized relating to the contractual interest coupon was $9 million and $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and relating to the amortization of the discount and debt issuance costs was $12 million and $1 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The effective interest rate on the liability component was 6.50% for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Convertible Notes Call Spread Overlay - Concurrent with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, we entered into privately
negotiated convertible note hedge transactions (the "Note Hedge Transactions") and warrant transactions (the "Warrant Transactions") with the option counterparties. These transactions represent a Call Spread Overlay, whereby the cost of the Note Hedge Transactions we purchased to cover the cash outlay upon conversion of the Convertible Notes was reduced by the sales price of the Warrant Transactions. Each of these transactions is described below.

The Note Hedge Transactions cost an aggregate $62 million and are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution of
common stock and/or offset the cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal amount upon conversion of the
Convertible Notes in the event that the market price of our common stock is greater than the strike price of the Note Hedge Transactions, which is initially $25.51 (subject to adjustment), corresponding approximately to the initial conversion price of the
Convertible Notes. The Note Hedge Transactions were accounted for by recording the cost as a reduction to "Additional paid-in capital" based on the Note Hedge meeting certain scope exceptions provided under ASC Topic 815.

We received proceeds of $22 million for the Warrant Transactions, in which we sold net-share-settled warrants to the option counterparties in an amount equal to the number of shares of our common stock initially underlying the Convertible Notes, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. The strike price of the warrants is $40.02 per share (subject to adjustment), which is 31% above the last reported sale price of our common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on December 31, 2019. The Warrant Transactions could have a dilutive effect to our stockholders to the extent the market price per share of our common stock, as measured under the terms of the Warrant Transactions, exceeds the applicable strike price of the warrants. The Warrant Transactions have been accounted for by recording the proceeds received as "Additional paid-in capital".

The Note Hedge Transactions and the Warrant Transactions are separate transactions, in each case entered into by us with
the option counterparties, and are not part of the terms of the Convertible Notes and will not affect any holder's rights under the Convertible Notes.

Letters of credit, surety bonds and guarantees

In the ordinary course of business, we may enter into various arrangements providing financial or performance assurance to customers on behalf of certain consolidated and unconsolidated subsidiaries, joint ventures and other jointly executed contracts. Such off-balance sheet arrangements include letters of credit, surety bonds and corporate guarantees to support the creditworthiness or project execution commitments of these entities and typically have various expirations dates ranging from mechanical completion of the project being constructed to a period beyond completion in certain circumstances such as for warranties. We have $1 billion in a committed line of credit under our Senior Credit Facility, comprised of the $500 million Revolver and $500 million PLOC. Additionally, we have approximately $368 million of uncommitted lines of credit to support the issuance of letters of credit. Surety bonds are also posted under the terms of certain contracts to guarantee our performance. As of December 31, 2019, with respect to our $500 million Revolver, we have no outstanding revolver borrowings and have issued $26 million of letters of credit. With respect to our PLOC, we have $100 million of outstanding letters of credit. With respect to our $368 million of uncommitted lines of credit, we have utilized $199 million for letters of credit as of December 31, 2019. The total remaining capacity of these committed and uncommitted lines of credit is approximately $1.0 billion. Of the letters of credit outstanding under our Senior Credit Facility, none have expiry dates beyond the maturity date of the Senior Credit Facility. Of the total letters of credit outstanding, $170 million relate to our joint venture operations where the letters of credit are posted using our capacity to support our pro-rata share of obligations under various contracts executed by joint ventures of which we are a member.

We may also guarantee that a project, once completed, will achieve specified performance standards. If the project subsequently fails to meet guaranteed performance standards, we may incur additional costs, pay liquidated damages or be held responsible for the costs incurred by the client to achieve the required performance standards. The potential amount of future payments that we could be required to make under an outstanding performance arrangement is typically the remaining estimated cost of work to be performed by or on behalf of third parties. Amounts that may be required to be paid in excess of the estimated costs to complete contracts in progress are not estimable. For cost reimbursable contract, amounts that may become payable pursuant to guarantee provisions are normally recoverable from the client for work performed under the contract. For lump-sum or fixed-price contracts, the performance guarantee amount is the cost to complete the contracted work, less amounts remaining to be billed to the client under the contract. Remaining billable amounts could be greater or less than the cost to complete the project. If costs exceed the remaining amounts payable under the contract, we may have recourse to third parties, such as owners, subcontractors or vendors for claims.

In our joint venture arrangements, the liability of each partner is usually joint and several. This means that each joint venture partner may become liable for the entire risk of performance guarantees provided by each partner to the customer. Typically each joint venture partner indemnifies the other partners for any liabilities incurred in excess of the liabilities the other party is obligated to bear under the respective joint venture agreement. We are unable to estimate the maximum potential amount of future payments that we could be required to make under outstanding performance guarantees related to joint venture projects due to a number of factors, including but not limited to, the nature and extent of any contractual defaults by our joint venture partners, resource availability, potential performance delays caused by the defaults, the location of the projects, and the terms of the related contracts.

Nonrecourse Project Debt

Fasttrax Limited, a consolidated joint venture in which we indirectly own a 50% equity interest with an unrelated partner, was awarded a concession contract in 2001 with the U.K. MoD to provide a Heavy Equipment Transporter Service to the British Army. Fasttrax Limited operates and maintains 91 heavy equipment transporters HETs for a term of 22 years. The purchase of the HETs by the joint venture was financed through two series of bonds secured by the assets of Fasttrax Limited and subordinated debt from the joint venture partners. The secured bonds are an obligation of Fasttrax Limited and are not a debt obligation of KBR as they are nonrecourse to the joint venture partners. Accordingly, in the event of a default on the notes, the lenders may only look to the assets of Fasttrax Limited for repayment.

The secured bonds were issued in two classes consisting of Class A 3.5% Index Linked Bonds in the amount of £56 million and Class B 5.9% Fixed Rate Bonds in the amount of £20.7 million.  Semi-annual payments on both classes of bonds will continue through maturity in 2021.  The subordinated notes payable to each of the partners initially bear interest at 11.25% increasing to 16.00% over the term of the notes until maturity in 2025.  For financial reporting purposes, only our partner's portion of the subordinated notes appears in the consolidated financial statements.

The following table summarizes the combined principal installments for both classes of bonds and subordinated notes, including inflation adjusted bond indexation over the next five years and beyond as of December 31, 2019:
Dollars in millions
Payments Due
2020
$
11

2021
$
5

2022
$
1

2023
$
1

2024
$

Beyond 2024
$