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Senior debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Senior debt
9. Senior debt

Debt consisted of the following at December 31, 2014 and 2013:

 

(Table only in thousands)    December 31,
2014
     December 31,
2013
 

Outstanding borrowings under Credit Facility (defined below). Term loan payable in quarterly principal installments of $2.2 million through September 2016, $2.8 million through September 2017, and $3.3 million thereafter with balance due upon maturity in August 2018.

     

– Term loan

   $ 90,072       $ 63,781   

– U.S. Dollar revolving loans

     24,000         22,000   

– Multi-currency revolving loans

     —           —     

– Unamortized debt discount

     (1,796      (1,918
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total outstanding borrowings under Credit Facility

     112,276         83,863   

Outstanding borrowings under Canadian dollar-denominated Flextor Facility (defined below)

     —           —     

Outstanding borrowings (U.S. dollar equivalent) under Aarding Facility (defined below)

     —           4,909   

Outstanding borrowings (U.S. dollar equivalent) under Euro-denominated note payable to a bank, payable in quarterly installments of €25,000 ($30,000 as of December 31, 2014), plus interest, at a fixed rate of 3.82%, maturing January 2016. Collateralized by the Heerenveen, Netherlands building.

     152         310   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total outstanding borrowings

   $ 112,428       $ 89,082   

Less: current portion

     8,887         9,922   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt, less current portion

   $ 103,541       $ 79,160   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

United States Debt

On August 27, 2013, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with various lenders (the “Lenders”) and letter of credit issuers (each, an “L/C Issuer”), and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent (the “Agent”), swing line lender and an L/C Issuer, providing for various senior secured credit facilities (collectively, the “Credit Facility”) comprised of a $65.0 million senior secured term loan, a $70.5 million senior secured U.S. dollar revolving credit facility for U.S. dollar revolving loans with sub-facilities for letters of credit and swing-line loans, and a $19.5 million senior secured multi-currency revolving credit facility for U.S. dollar and specific foreign currency loans.

Concurrent with the closing of the Met-Pro acquisition (as defined below in Note 16), the Company borrowed $65.0 million in term loans and $52.0 million in U.S. dollar revolving loans and used the proceeds to (i) finance the cash portion of the acquisition, (ii) pay off certain outstanding indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries (including certain indebtedness of Met-Pro and its subsidiaries), and (iii) pay certain fees and expenses incurred in connection with the Credit Agreement and the acquisition.

On November 18, 2014, the amended the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the amendment (i) certain lenders provided an additional term loan under the Credit Agreement in an aggregate principal amount of $35.0 million and certain lenders increased their revolving credit commitments in an aggregate principal amount of up to $15.0 million, and (ii) the Credit Agreement was amended to, among other things, (a) modify the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA to include certain pro forma adjustments related to certain acquisitions and other transactions, (b) modify the Consolidated Leverage Ratio covenant and (c) permit additional investments in foreign subsidiaries and additional indebtedness by foreign subsidiaries. The proceeds from the additional term loan were used primarily to finance the acquisition of Emtrol and related expenses. Additionally, the Company has the option to obtain additional commitments for either the U.S. dollar revolving credit facility or the term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $50.0 million.

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, $9.5 million and $1.3 million of letters of credit, respectively, were outstanding under the Credit Facility. Total unused credit availability under the Credit Facility was $71.5 million and $66.7 million at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Revolving loans may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed until August 27, 2018, at which time all amounts borrowed pursuant to the Credit Facility must be repaid.

At the Company’s option, revolving loans and the term loans accrue interest at a per annum rate based on either the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, (b) the Agent’s prime lending rate, and (c) one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%, plus a margin ranging from 0.5% to 1.5% depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio (“Base Rate”), or a Eurocurrency Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 1.5% to 2.5% depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. Interest on swing line loans is the Base Rate.

Accrued interest on Base Rate loans is payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar quarter and at maturity. Interest on Eurocurrency Rate loans is payable on the last date of each applicable Interest Period (as defined in the agreement), but in no event less than once every three months and at maturity. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings was 2.24% and 2.23% at December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.

The Company has granted a security interest in substantially all of its assets to secure its obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries and such guaranty obligations are secured by a security interest on substantially all of the assets of such subsidiaries, including certain real property. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement may also be guaranteed by the Company’s material foreign subsidiaries to the extent no adverse tax consequences would result to the Company.

The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including the requirement to maintain compliance with a consolidated leverage ratio of less than 3.25 and a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of more than 1.25. The Credit Agreement also includes customary events of default and the occurrence of an event of default could result in an increased interest rate equal to 2.0% above the applicable interest rate for loans, the acceleration of the Company’s obligations pursuant to the Credit Agreement and an obligation of the subsidiary guarantors to repay the full amount of the Company’s borrowings pursuant to the Credit Agreement.

As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, the Company was in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants under the Credit Agreement.

During 2014 and 2013, the Company capitalized $0.4 million and $2.7 million, respectively, of other customary closing fees, arrangement fees, administration fees, letter of credit fees and commitment fees for the Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2014 and 2013, capitalized deferred financing costs of $0.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively, are included in deferred charges and other assets and $1.8 million and $1.9 million, respectively, are included as a discount to debt in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. Amortization expense was $0.6 million, $0.3 million and $0.2 million for 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and is classified as interest expense.

In connection with the execution of the Credit Agreement, the Company’s then-existing credit facility terminated effective August 27, 2013, and all amounts outstanding under such facility, including the outstanding principal balance, were paid in full.

Foreign Debt

The Company had a $5.5 million facilities agreement (Canadian dollar denominated), originally dated November 28, 2007 (as amended from time to time), made between our Canadian subsidiary, Flextor, Inc., as borrower and Caisse/branch Caisse Desjardins du Mont-Saint-Bruno as the lender (“Flextor Facility”). The facilities agreement included (in Canadian dollars) a $2.5 million bank guarantee facility (under the PSG Program from Export Development Canada), a $0.5 million line of credit specific to forward exchange contracts, and a $2.5 million variable (subject to asset value limitations) line of credit for operations. The facility interest rate was the Caisse Central Desjardins’ prime rate plus 0.5%. All of the borrower’s assets were pledged for the facility, and the borrower had to have a working capital ratio of at least 1.25:1, working capital of at least $1.0 million, debt to adjusted tangible net worth ratio of less than 2.50:1, and minimum adjusted tangible net worth of $1.3 million. During 2014, the Company cancelled this facilities agreement. There were no penalties for cancelling the agreement.

The Company has a €10.5 million facilities agreement, originally dated August 17, 2012 (as amended from time to time), made between our Netherland’s subsidiaries ATA Beheer B.V. and Aarding Thermal Acoustics B.V., as borrowers and ING Bank N.V. as the lender (“Aarding Facility”). During 2014, the Aarding Facility was increased from €7.0 to €10.5, all other terms of the agreement remained the same. The facilities agreement includes a €7.0 million bank guarantee facility and a €3.5 million overdraft facility. The bank guarantee interest rate is the three months Euribor plus 265 basis points (2.73% as of December 31, 2014) and the overdraft interest rate is three months Euribor plus 195 basis points (2.03% as of December 31, 2014). All of the borrowers’ assets are pledged for this facility, and the borrowers’ solvency ratio must be at least 30% and net debt/last twelve months EBITDA less than 3.0. As of December 31, 2014, the borrowers were in compliance with all related financial and other restrictive covenants, and expect continued compliance. As of December 31, 2014, €5.5 million ($6.7 million) of the bank guarantee and none of the overdraft facility was being used by the borrowers. There is no stated expiration date on this facilities agreement.