Borrowings

The Company's borrowings at December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows:



	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Senior Credit Facility:
Revolving credit facility, at a rate of 2.17% at December 31, 2015 and 1.92% at December 31, 2014, due 2018	$	396,000		$	200,000
3.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017	399,641			399,898
6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019	—			250,000
5.25% Senior Notes due 2024	250,000			250,000
Securitization program, at a rate of 1.18% at December 31, 2015 and 0.92% at December 31, 2014	43,300			4,700
	1,088,941			1,104,598
Less: Unamortized debt discount on 3.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017	(22,999		)	(36,197		)
	1,065,942			1,068,401
Current portion of borrowings	(419,942		)	(368,401		)
Long-term borrowings	$	646,000		$	700,000

Senior Credit Facility

On July 16, 2013, the Company replaced its $775 million senior credit facility comprised of a $375 million term loan and a $400 million revolving credit facility with a new $850 million senior credit facility consisting solely of a revolving credit facility. In connection with this transaction, the Company incurred transaction fees of $6.4 million, which were recorded as a deferred asset and are being amortized over the term of the facility. Additionally, during the third quarter 2013, in connection with the early repayment of its $375 million term loan, the Company recognized expense of approximately $1.3 million resulting from the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs. The Company borrowed $382.0 million at the inception of the new $850 million senior credit facility and an additional $298.0 million under the senior credit facility to fund the acquisition of Vidacare. In 2014, the Company used $245.0 million of the proceeds from the issuance of its 5.25% Senior Notes due 2024 to repay borrowings under its revolving credit facility. In 2015, the Company used $246.0 million in borrowings under its revolving credit facility to help fund the prepayment of the 2019 Notes.

The $850 million senior credit facility bears interest at an applicable rate elected by the Company generally equal to either the “base rate” (the greater of either the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5%, the prime rate or one month LIBOR plus 1.0%) plus an applicable margin of 0.25% to 1.00%, or a “LIBOR rate” for the period corresponding to the applicable interest period of the borrowings plus an applicable margin of 1.25% to 2.00%. As of December 31, 2015, the interest rate on the $850 million senior credit facility was 2.17% (comprised of the LIBOR rate of 0.42% plus a margin of 1.75%). The obligations under the senior credit facility are guaranteed (subject to certain exceptions) by substantially all of the material domestic subsidiaries of the Company and (subject to certain exceptions and limitations) secured by a pledge on substantially all of the equity interests owned by the Company and each guarantor.

Our senior credit agreement, which relates to our $850 million revolving credit facility, contains covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict our ability, and the ability of our subsidiaries, to incur debt, create liens, consolidate, merge or dispose of certain assets, make certain investments, engage in acquisitions, pay dividends on, repurchase or make distributions in respect of capital stock and enter into swap agreements. Our senior credit agreement also requires us to maintain a consolidated leverage ratio (generally, the ratio of Consolidated Total Indebtedness to Consolidated EBITDA, each as defined in the senior credit agreement) of not more than 4.0:1 and a consolidated interest coverage ratio (generally, Consolidated EBITDA to Consolidated Interest Expense, each as defined in the senior credit agreement) of not less than 3.50:1 as of the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters calculated in accordance with the definitions and methodology set forth in the senior credit agreement and, during the six month period prior to the maturity of our Convertible Notes, a minimum liquidity of $400.0 million. At December 31, 2015, our consolidated leverage ratio was 2.43:1 and our interest coverage ratio was 9.77:1, both of which are in compliance with the limits described in the preceding sentence. The obligations under the senior credit agreement are guaranteed (subject to certain exceptions) by substantially all of the material domestic subsidiaries of the Company and (subject to certain exceptions and limitations) secured by a pledge on substantially all of the equity interests owned by the Company and each guarantor.

At our current level of EBITDA (as defined in the senior credit agreement) for the year ended December 31, 2015, we would have been permitted $681.7 million of additional debt beyond the levels outstanding at December 31, 2015. Moreover, additional capacity would be available if borrowed funds were used to acquire a business or businesses through the purchase of assets or controlling equity interests so long as the aforementioned leverage and interest coverage ratios are met after calculating EBITDA on a proforma basis to give effect to the acquisition.

As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had outstanding irrevocable standby letters of credit of approximately $3.8 million and $6.0 million, respectively, with various third parties. The letters of credit reduced the amount of available funds under our revolving credit facility by an equal amount.

Convertible Notes

On August 9, 2010, the Company issued $400.0 million of its 3.875% Convertible Senior Subordinated Notes due 2017 (the “Convertible Notes”). The Company pays interest on the Convertible Notes semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year at a rate of 3.875% per year. The Convertible Notes mature on August 1, 2017. The Convertible Notes are the Company’s unsecured senior subordinated obligations and are (i) not guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries; (ii) subordinated in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness; and (iii) junior to the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

The Convertible Notes are convertible into shares of the Company's common stock at the option of the holder upon the occurrence of any of the following circumstances (i) during any fiscal quarter, if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 trading days during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding fiscal quarter exceeds 130% of the conversion price on each applicable trading day; or (ii) during the five business day period after any five consecutive trading day period (the “measurement period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes is less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price of the common stock and the applicable conversion rate on each trading day during the measurement period; or (iii) upon the occurrence of specified corporate events; or (iv) at any time on or after May 1, 2017 up to and including July 28, 2017. The Convertible Notes are convertible at a conversion rate of 16.3084 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $61.32 per share. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon certain events. Upon conversion, the Company’s conversion obligation may be satisfied, at the Company’s option, in shares of common stock, cash or a combination of cash and shares of common stock. The Company has elected a net-settlement method to satisfy its conversion obligation. Under the net-settlement method, the Company will settle the $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes in cash and settle the excess conversion value in shares, plus cash in lieu of fractional shares.

Since the fourth quarter 2013, the Company's last reported sale price has exceeded the 130% threshold described above and accordingly the Convertible Notes have been classified as a current liability as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. The determination of whether or not the Convertible Notes are convertible as described above is made each quarter until maturity, conversion or repurchase. Consequently, it is possible that the Convertible Notes may not be convertible in one or more future quarters, in which case the Convertible Notes would again be classified as long-term debt, unless one of the other conversion events described above were to occur. While the Company believes it has sufficient liquidity to repay the principal amount due through a combination of utilizing its existing cash on hand and accessing its credit facility, the Company's use of these funds could adversely affect its results of operations and liquidity.

In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into convertible note hedge transactions with two counterparties pursuant to which it purchased call options for $88.0 million ($56.0 million net of tax) in private transactions. The call options enable the Company to receive, in effect for no additional consideration, shares of the Company’s common stock and/or cash from counterparties equal to the amounts of common stock and/or cash related to the excess value over the conversion price that it would pay to the holders of the Convertible Notes upon conversion. These call options will terminate upon the earlier of July 28, 2017 or the first day all of the related Convertible Notes are no longer outstanding due to conversion or otherwise.

The Company also entered into privately negotiated warrant transactions with the same counterparties generally relating to the same number of shares of common stock as are subject to the call options. Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required under the terms of the warrant transactions to issue up to 7,981,422 shares of common stock (subject to adjustments). The warrants have been divided into components that expire ratably over a 180 day period commencing November 1, 2017. The exercise price of the warrants is approximately $74.65 per share of common stock, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments. Proceeds received from the issuance of the warrants totaled approximately $59.4 million.

The convertible note hedge and warrant transactions described above are intended to reduce the potential dilution with respect to the Company’s common stock and/or reduce the Company’s exposure to potential cash payments that the Company may be required to make upon conversion of the Convertible Notes by, in effect, increasing the conversion price, from the Company’s economic standpoint, to $74.65 per share. However, the warrant transactions could have a dilutive effect with respect to the Company's common stock or, if the Company so elects, obligate the Company to make cash payments to the extent that the market price per share of common stock exceeds $74.65 per share on any date upon which the warrants are exercised.

The Company allocated the proceeds of the Convertible Notes between the liability and equity components of the debt. The initial $316.3 million liability component was determined based on the fair value of a similar debt instrument excluding the conversion feature. The initial $83.7 million ($53.3 million net of tax) equity component represented the difference between the fair value or carrying value of $316.3 million of the debt and the $400.0 million of proceeds. The related debt discount of $83.7 million is being amortized under the interest method over the remaining life of the Convertible Notes, which, at December 31, 2015, is approximately 1.6 years. An effective interest rate of 7.814% was used to calculate the debt discount on the Convertible Notes. The following table provides interest expense amounts related to the Convertible Notes for the periods presented:



(in millions)	Year Ended December 31, 2015		Year Ended December 31, 2014		Year Ended December 31, 2013
Interest cost related to contractual interest coupon	$	15.5	$	15.5	$	15.5
Interest cost related to amortization of the discount	$	13.2	$	12.2	$	11.3

The following table provides the carrying value of the Convertible Notes as of December 31, 2015 and 2014:



(in millions)	December 31, 2015			December 31, 2014
Principal amount of the Convertible Notes	$	399.6		$	399.9
Unamortized discount	(23.0		)	(36.2		)
Net carrying amount	$	376.6		$	363.7

6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes

On June 13, 2011, the Company issued $250.0 million of 6.875% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”). The Company paid interest on the 2019 Notes semi-annually on June 1 and December 1. On June 1, 2015, the Company prepaid the $250 million aggregate outstanding principal amount under the 2019 Notes. In addition to its prepayment of principal, the Company paid the holders of the 2019 Notes an $8.6 million prepayment make-whole amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company recorded the prepayment make-whole amount and a $1.9 million write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs as a loss on extinguishment of debt in the condensed consolidated statement of income in the second quarter 2015. The Company used $246.0 million in borrowings under its revolving credit facility, $12.1 million in borrowings under its securitization program and available cash to fund the prepayment of the 2019 Notes.

5.25% Senior Notes

On May 21, 2014, the Company issued $250 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2024 (which, as originally issued, or in the substantially identical form issued April 2015 in exchange for the originally issued notes (as discussed below), are referred to as the "2024 Notes"). The Company pays interest on the 2024 Notes semi-annually on June 15 and December 15, at a rate of 5.25% per year. The 2024 Notes will mature on June 15, 2024, unless earlier redeemed by the Company at its option, as described below, or purchased by the Company at the holder’s option under specified circumstances following a Change of Control or Asset Sale (each as defined in the indenture related to the 2024 Notes). The Company incurred transaction fees of approximately $4.5 million, including underwriters’ discounts and commissions, in connection with the offering of the 2024 Notes, which were recorded as a deferred asset and are being amortized over the term of the 2024 Notes. As described above, the Company used $245.0 million of the proceeds to repay borrowings under its revolving credit facility.

The Company's obligations under the 2024 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by each of the Company’s existing and future 100% owned domestic subsidiaries that is a guarantor or other obligor under the Company’s revolving credit facility and by certain of the Company’s other 100% owned domestic subsidiaries. The guarantees are subject to certain customary automatic release provisions (see Note 17 to the consolidated financial statements for further information)

At any time on or after June 15, 2019, the Company may, on one or more occasions, redeem some or all of the 2024 Notes at a redemption price of 102.625% of the principal amount of the 2024 Notes subject to redemption, declining, in annual increments of 0.875%, to 100% of the principal amount on June 15, 2022, plus accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, at any time prior to June 15, 2019, the Company may, on one or more occasions, redeem some or all of the 2024 Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 2024 Notes redeemed, plus a “make-whole” premium and any accrued and unpaid interest. The “make-whole” premium is the greater of (a) 1.0% of the principal amount of the 2024 Notes subject to redemption or (b) the excess, if any, over the principal amount of the 2024 Notes of the present value, on the redemption date, of the sum of (i) the June 15, 2019 optional redemption price plus (ii) all required interest payments on the 2024 Notes through June 15, 2019 (other than accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date), calculated based on a specified Treasury rate, generally for the period most nearly equal to the period from the redemption date to June 15, 2019, plus 50 basis points.

In addition, at any time prior to June 15, 2017, the Company may, on one or more occasions, redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2024 Notes, using the proceeds of specified types of Company equity offerings and subject to specified conditions, at a redemption price equal to 105.25% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The indenture relating to the 2024 Notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit or restrict the Company’s ability, and the ability of its subsidiaries, to incur debt, create liens, consolidate, merge or dispose of certain assets, make certain investments, engage in acquisitions, and pay dividends on, repurchase or make distributions in respect of capital stock.

On March 30, 2015, the Company commenced an exchange offer with respect to the 5.25% Senior Notes due 2024 that initially were issued in May 2014 (the "Old 2024 Notes"), under which the holders of the Old 2024 Notes, which were issued in a private placement, were provided an opportunity to exchange the Old 2024 Notes for new notes (the "New 2024 Notes") issued pursuant to a registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933. Other than the absence of registration rights for the holders of the New 2024 Notes, the terms of the New 2024 Notes are essentially identical to the terms of the Old 2024 Notes.The exchange offer was completed on April 24, 2015; all of the holders of the Old 2024 Notes exchanged their Old 2024 Notes for New 2024 Notes.

Securitization Program

The Company has an accounts receivable securitization facility under which accounts receivable of certain domestic subsidiaries are sold on a non-recourse basis to a special purpose entity (“SPE”), which is a bankruptcy-remote, consolidated subsidiary of Teleflex. Accordingly, the assets of the SPE are not available to satisfy the obligations of Teleflex or any of its subsidiaries. The SPE sells undivided interests in those receivables to an asset backed commercial paper conduit for consideration of up to $50.0 million. As of December 31, 2015, the maximum amount available for borrowing under this facility was $6.7 million. This facility is utilized from time to time to provide increased flexibility in funding short term working capital requirements. The agreement governing the accounts receivable securitization facility contains certain covenants and termination events. An occurrence of an event of default or a termination event under this facility may give rise to the right of its counterparty to terminate this facility. As of December 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with the covenants, and none of the termination events had occurred. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had $43.3 million and $4.7 million, respectively, of outstanding borrowings under its accounts receivable securitization facility.

Fair Value of Long-Term Debt

The carrying amount of current and long-term borrowings as reported in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 is $1,065.9 million. To determine the fair value of the Level 2 debt, the Company uses a discounted cash flow technique that incorporates a market interest yield curve with adjustments for duration, optionality and risk profile. The Company’s implied credit rating is a factor in determining the market interest yield curve. The following table provides the fair value of the Company’s debt as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, categorized by the level of inputs within the fair value hierarchy used to measure fair value (see Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements for further information):



	Fair value of debt
	December 31, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Level 1	$	858,709	$	1,024,806
Level 2	687,072		455,222
Total	$	1,545,781	$	1,480,028

Debt Maturities

As of December 31, 2015, the aggregate amounts of long-term debt, demand loans and debt under the Company’s securitization program that will mature during each of the next four years and thereafter were as follows:



	(Dollars in thousands)
2016⁽¹⁾	$	442,941
2017	—
2018	396,000
2019	—
2020 and thereafter	250,000


(1)	Convertible Notes are included in amounts that will mature in 2016 because, at December 31, 2015, they were convertible in accordance with their terms, which are described in more detail above in this section under “Convertible Notes.”