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DEBT
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT DEBT
The following tables summarize the Company’s debt balances (in thousands):
December 31,
20232022
2019 Notes (1)
$
227,516 
$
226,510 
Term Loan— 70,000 
Other920 1,797 
Total carrying amount
$
228,436 
$
298,307 
 
    
Current portion
 $920  
$
71,797 
Non-current portion
 
$
227,516  $226,510 
(1)Amount is net of discount and debt issuance costs of $2.5 million and $3.5 million, respectively.
Convertible debt
2019 Notes
On March 19, 2019, the Company issued $230.0 million of 2.50% convertible senior notes due in 2039 (the “2019 Notes”) for net proceeds of $222.9 million after payment of commissions and expenses related to the offering of $7.1 million. The 2019 Notes mature on April 1, 2039 and bear an interest rate of 2.50% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year. The 2019 Notes are convertible into the Company's common shares at a fixed conversion rate, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments. In addition, if certain fundamental changes occur, holders of the 2019 Notes may be entitled to an increased conversion rate.
As a result of the dividends paid in 2023 and in accordance with the 2019 Notes agreement, during the fourth quarter of 2023 the conversion rate was adjusted to 56.7931 common shares per $1,000 principal amount of 2019 Notes converted.
Prior to April 1, 2026, the Company may redeem all or part of the 2019 Notes for cash, but only if the last reported sales price of its common shares for 20 or more trading days in a period of 30 consecutive trading days exceeds 130% of the conversion price in effect on each such trading day. On or after April 1, 2026, the Company may redeem the 2019 Notes in full or in part, for cash.
Holders of the 2019 Notes have the right to require the Company to repurchase all or part of their 2019 Notes on April 1 of each of 2026, 2029 and 2034, or upon certain fundamental corporate changes. The repurchase price will be equal to par plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The Company does not have any financial covenants in relation to the 2019 Notes, however it does contain a cross default provision with the Second Amended Credit Agreement.
Term Loan
On September 22, 2023, the Company terminated the term loan assumed in connection with the acquisition of the Çöpler mine (“Term Loan”) upon full repayment of the outstanding balance in the amount of $35.8 million. In connection with the repayment of the Term Loan, the restrictions on certain cash accounts totaling $33.4 million were released.
On July 26, 2023, the Company entered into an amendment to the Term Loan. The amendment amended the Term Loan to replace London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”)-based benchmark rates with secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”)-based benchmark rates. After giving effect to this amendment, borrowings under the Term Loan generally bore interest at adjusted term SOFR plus an applicable interest rate margin ranging from 3.5% to 3.7% depending on the tranche. Adjusted term SOFR for the Term Loan was the SOFR benchmark plus a credit spread adjustment ranging from approximately 0.0064% to 0.71513% depending on the applicable interest period selected.
The Company assumed the Term Loan, with a fair value of $245.0 million at the date of Alacer acquisition, with a syndicate of lenders (BNP Paribas (Suisse) SA, ING Bank NV, Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking and UniCredit S.P.A.). The Term Loan bore interest at the LIBOR plus a fixed interest rate margin in the range of 3.50% to 3.70% depending on the tranche. The Term Loan had no mandatory hedging or cash sweep requirements and no prepayment penalties.
Credit Agreement
On August 15, 2023, the Company entered into a further amendment for its revolving credit facility to the Amended Credit Agreement (the “Second Amended Credit Agreement”) with the Bank of Nova Scotia, as administrative agent, and along with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, as co-lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, the lenders party thereto and certain subsidiary guarantors named therein. The amendment, among other things, (i) extends the maturity to August 15, 2027, (ii) increases the credit agreement to $400.0 million with an additional accordion feature of $100.0 million and (iii) modifies the reference rate from LIBOR to an adjusted SOFR plus applicable margin varying based on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio and amounts drawn on the credit facility ranging from 2.00% to 2.75%. The adjusted SOFR includes a credit spread adjustment of 0.10% for all interest periods.
On June 7, 2021, the Company amended its revolving credit facility to extend its maturity to June 8, 2025 and increase the Credit Agreement to $200.0 million with a $100.0 million accordion feature (the “Amended Credit Agreement”). Amounts drawn under the Second Amended Credit Agreement are subject to variable interest rates at LIBOR plus an applicable margin ranging from 2.0% to 3.0%, based on the Company's net leverage ratio.
All debts, liabilities and obligations under the Second Amended Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company’s material subsidiaries and secured by certain of the Company’s assets and material subsidiaries and pledges of the securities of the Company’s material subsidiaries, but does not include the Çöpler assets and subsidiaries and other Alacer entities. Additionally, the Company must comply with certain financial covenants and affirmative covenants as well as certain negative covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, limit the Company’s ability to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness and maintain certain ratios for interest coverage and net leverage.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with its covenants and no borrowings were outstanding on the Second Amended Credit Agreement.
Scheduled minimum debt repayments are as follows (in thousands):
2024$920 
2025
$
— 
2026
$
— 
2027
$
— 
2028
$
— 
Thereafter$230,000