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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
Debt

9. Debt

The components of debt obligations are presented in the table below:

 

     June 30,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 

6 34% senior notes due 2020

   $ 400,000       $ 400,000   

6.0% senior notes due 2022

     300,000         300,000   

Notes payable to former shareholders of acquired businesses

     11,000         11,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

     711,000         711,000   

Less current portion

     11,000         11,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

   $ 700,000       $ 700,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

On June 26, 2015, we entered into a credit agreement (the “2015 Credit Agreement”), which effectively amended and extended our prior Credit Agreement, dated November 27, 2012 (the “2012 Credit Agreement”). The 2012 Credit Agreement provided for a five-year $350 million senior secured revolving line of credit maturing on November 27, 2017. The 2015 Credit Agreement provides for a $550 million senior secured revolving line of credit (the “2015 Credit Facility”) maturing on June 26, 2020. We did not incur any early termination or prepayment penalties in connection with the replacement of the 2012 Credit Agreement. At the Company’s option, borrowings under the 2015 Credit Facility will bear interest at either one, two or three month LIBOR or an alternative base rate, in each case plus the applicable margin. Borrowings will initially bear interest at LIBOR plus 1.75% per annum, in the case of LIBOR borrowings, or at the alternate base rate plus 0.75% per annum, in the case of base rate loans. After delivering the compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2015, the applicable margin will fluctuate between 1.375% per annum and 2.00% per annum, in the case of LIBOR borrowings, or between 0.375% per annum and 1.00% per annum, in the case of base rate borrowings, in each case, based upon the Company’s Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) at such time.

We will initially be required to pay a commitment fee of 0.30% per annum on the daily unused amount of the facility and a letter of credit fronting fee of 1.75% per annum on the maximum amount available to be drawn under each letter of credit that is issued and outstanding. After delivering the compliance certificate for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2015, the commitment fee rate will fluctuate between 0.25% and 0.35% per annum and the letter of credit fee rate will fluctuate between 1.375% and 2.00% per annum, in each case, based upon the Company’s Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio.

Under the 2015 Credit Facility, the lenders have a security interest in substantially all of the existing and after acquired assets of FTI Consulting, Inc. and substantially all of our domestic subsidiaries. Subject to certain conditions, at any time prior to maturity, we will be able to invite existing and new lenders to increase the size of the revolving credit facility under the 2015 Credit Agreement or provide new term loans under the 2015 Credit Agreement, in each case, up to a maximum of $100.0 million plus unlimited amounts so long as the effect of the new increase does not cause the Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio to be greater than 3.50 to 1.00.

The 2015 Credit Agreement governing our 2015 Credit Facility and the indentures governing our Notes contain covenants which, among other things, limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens, pay dividends on our capital stock, make distributions or repurchases of our capital stock or make specified other restricted payments, consolidate, merge or sell assets or engage in sale-leasebacks, guarantee obligations of other entities and our foreign subsidiaries, make investments and loans, enter into transactions with affiliates or related persons, repay, redeem or purchase certain indebtedness (or modify the terms thereof), make material changes to accounting and reporting practices and engage in any business other than consulting-related businesses or substantially related, complimentary or incidental businesses. In addition, the 2015 Credit Agreement governing our 2015 Credit Facility includes financial covenants that require us to (i) not to exceed a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio (the ratio of total funded debt to adjusted EBITDA), (and (iii) not to exceed a maximum consolidated interest coverage ratio (the ratio of adjusted EBITDA minus capital expenditures and cash taxes to cash interest). At June 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants as stipulated in the 2015 Credit Agreement governing our 2015 Credit Facility and the indentures governing our Senior Notes. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Company’s 2015 Credit Facility as of June 30, 2015.