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Debt and Financing Arrangements
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Debt and Financing Arrangements  
Debt and Financing Arrangements

5. Debt and Financing Arrangements

The Company’s debt and capital lease obligations were as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

June 30, 

    

December 31, 

 

(in thousands)

 

2017

 

2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan

 

$

360,938

 

$

370,313

 

Delayed draw term loan A facility

 

 

97,500

 

 

 -

 

Revolving credit facility

 

 

75,622

 

 

42,495

 

Capital lease obligations

 

 

111

 

 

491

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(3,301)

 

 

(3,706)

 

Total

 

 

530,870

 

 

409,593

 

Less: short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt

 

 

99,372

 

 

61,245

 

Total long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

$

431,498

 

$

348,348

 

 

The debt issuance costs of $3.3 million and $3.7 million as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively relate to the term loan and delayed draw term loan A facility.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

On April 27, 2016, the Company entered into a senior secured credit facilities agreement arranged by Wells Fargo Bank, National Association which provides for (i) a $275.0 million multi‑currency revolving credit facility, initially including a $20.0 million letter of credit sublimit, a $25.0 million swing line sublimit, a C$25.0 million sublimit for Acushnet Canada Inc., a £20.0 million sublimit for Acushnet Europe Limited and an alternative currency sublimit of $100.0 million for borrowings in Canadian dollars, euros, pounds sterling and Japanese yen (“revolving credit facility”), (ii) a $375.0 million term loan A facility and (iii) a $100.0 million delayed draw term loan A facility. The revolving and term loan facilities mature on July 28, 2021. On August 9, 2017, the senior secured credit facilities agreement was amended to increase the letter of credit sublimit to $25.0 million, to increase the sublimit for Acushnet Canada Inc. to C$35.0 million and to increase the sublimit for Acushnet Europe Limited to £30.0 million. The credit agreement allows for the incurrence of additional term loans or increases in the revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed (i) $200.0 million plus (ii) an unlimited amount so long as the net average secured leverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) does not exceed 2.00:1.00 on a pro forma basis. The applicable interest rate for the Canadian borrowings under the senior secured credit facility is based on the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR”) plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.00% depending on the Net Average Total Leverage Ratio as defined in the credit agreement. The applicable interest for the swing line sublimit is the highest of (a) Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the Prime Rate and (c) the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) rate plus 1.00% plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% depending on the Net Average Total Leverage Ratio as defined in the credit agreement. The applicable interest rate for all remaining borrowings under the senior secured credit facilities is LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.00% depending on the Net Average Total Leverage Ratio as defined in the credit agreement or the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (b) the Prime Rate and (c) the one-month LIBOR rate plus 1.00% plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00% depending on the Net Average Total Leverage Ratio as defined in the credit agreement.

 

The credit agreement contains customary affirmative and restrictive covenants, including, among others, financial covenants based on the Company’s leverage and interest coverage ratios. The credit agreement includes customary events of default, the occurrence of which, following any applicable cure period, would permit the lenders to, among other things, declare the principal, accrued interest and other obligations to be immediately due and payable.  As of June 30, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the credit agreement and anticipates compliance with all covenants under the credit agreement for the foreseeable future.

 

A change of control is an event of default under the credit agreement which could result in the acceleration of all outstanding indebtedness and the termination of all commitments under the credit agreement and would allow the lenders under the credit agreement to enforce their rights with respect to the collateral granted. A change of control occurs if any person (other than certain permitted parties, including Fila Korea) becomes the beneficial owner of 35% or more of the outstanding common stock of the Company. On October 28, 2016, Magnus entered into a one-year term loan which is secured by a pledge on all of the Company’s common stock owned by Magnus, except for 5% of the Company’s outstanding common stock owned by Magnus that is subject to a negative pledge under Fila Korea’s credit facility, which equals 47.8% of the Company’s outstanding common stock. If Fila Korea or Magnus are unable to repay the amounts due on the term loan at maturity, the lenders of such debt can foreclose on the pledged shares of the Company’s common stock.

 

The credit agreement was signed and became effective on April 27, 2016 and initial funding under the credit agreement occurred on July 28, 2016. The proceeds of the $375.0 million term loan A facility, borrowings of C$4.0 million (equivalent to approximately $3.0 million) under the revolving credit facility and cash on hand of $23.6 million were used to repay all amounts outstanding under the secured floating rate notes and certain former working credit facilities. The secured floating rate notes, certain former working credit facilities and the former senior revolving credit facility were terminated.

 

During the first quarter of 2017, the Company drew down $100.0 million on the delayed draw term loan A facility and $47.8 million under the revolving credit facility to substantially fund the equity appreciation rights plan (“EAR Plan”) payout (Note 10).

 

There were outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility of $75.6 million as of June 30, 2017 and the weighted average interest rate applicable to the outstanding borrowings was 2.73%.