
9.	Debt

Credit Facility Borrowings

2017 Credit Agreement

In order to finance the acquisition of the IPC Group, on April 4, 2017, the Company and certain of our foreign subsidiaries entered into a Credit Agreement (the “2017 Credit Agreement”) with JPMorgan, as administrative agent, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as syndication agent, Wells Fargo, National Association, U.S. Bank National Association, and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as co-documentation agents, and the lenders (including JPMorgan) from time to time party thereto. The 2017 Credit Agreement provides the company and certain of our foreign subsidiaries access to a senior secured credit facility until April 4, 2022, consisting of a multi-tranche term loan facility in an amount up to $400,000 and a revolving facility in an amount up to $200,000 with an option to expand the revolving facility by $150,000, with the consent of the lenders willing to provide additional borrowings in the form of increases to their revolving facility commitment or funding of incremental term loans. Borrowings may be denominated in U.S. dollars or certain other currencies.

In connection with the 2017 Credit Agreement, the company granted the lenders a security interest in substantially all its personal property, and pledged the stock of its domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of its first tier foreign subsidiaries. The obligations under the 2017 Credit Agreement are also guaranteed by certain of the Company’s first tier domestic subsidiaries and those subsidiaries also provided a security interest in their similar personal property.

The fee for committed funds under the revolving facility of the 2017 Credit Agreement ranges from an annual rate of 0.175% to 0.35%, depending on the company’s leverage ratio. Borrowings denominated in U.S. dollars under the 2017 Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to (a) the greatest of (i) the prime rate, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50% and (iii) the adjusted LIBOR rate for a one month period, but in any case, not less than 0%, plus, in any such case, 1.00%, plus an additional spread of 0.075% to 0.90% for revolving loans and 0.25% to 1.25% for term loans, depending on the company’s leverage ratio, or (b) the LIBOR Rate, as adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for eurocurrency liabilities, but in any case, not less than 0%, plus an additional spread of 1.075% to 1.90% for revolving loans and 1.25% to 2.25% for term loans, depending on the company’s leverage ratio.

The 2017 Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants, including, but not limited to, covenants restricting the company’s ability to incur indebtedness and liens and merge or consolidate with another entity. The 2017 Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants, requiring us to maintain a ratio of consolidated total indebtedness to consolidated earnings before income, taxes, depreciation and amortization, subject to certain adjustments ("Adjusted EBITDA") of not greater than 4.25 to 1, as well as requiring us to maintain a ratio of consolidated Adjusted EBITDA to consolidated interest expense of no less than 3.50 to 1 for the year ended December 31, 2017. The 2017 Credit Agreement also contains a financial covenant requiring us to maintain a senior secured net indebtedness to Adjusted EBITDA ratio of not greater than 3.50 to 1. These financial covenants may restrict our ability to pay dividends and purchase outstanding shares of our common stock. We were in compliance with our financial covenants at December 31, 2017.

We will be required to repay the senior credit agreement with 25% to 50% of our excess cash flow from the preceding fiscal year, as defined in the agreement, unless our net leverage ratio for such preceding fiscal year is less than or equal to 3.00 to 1, which will be first measured using our fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.

Upon entry into the 2017 Credit Agreement, the company repaid $45,000 in outstanding borrowings under our Prior Credit Agreement (as defined below) and terminated the Prior Credit Agreement.

Prior Credit Agreement

On June 30, 2015, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Prior Credit Agreement") that amended and restated the Credit Agreement dated May 5, 2011 between us and JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPMorgan"), as administrative agent and collateral agent, U.S. Bank National Association, as syndication agent, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, and RBS Citizens, N.A., as co-documentation agents, and the Lenders (including JPMorgan) from time to time party thereto, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated April 25, 2013.

At December 31, 2016, there were $25,000 in outstanding borrowings under this facility with a weighted average interest rate of 1.64%. Upon entry into the 2017 Credit Agreement, we repaid any outstanding borrowings under the Prior Credit Agreement and terminated the Prior Credit Agreement.

Prudential Shelf Agreement

On July 29, 2009, we entered into a Private Shelf Agreement, as amended (the “Shelf Agreement”) with Prudential Investment Management, Inc. (“Prudential”) and Prudential affiliates from time to time party thereto. The Shelf Agreement provided us and our subsidiaries access to an uncommitted, senior secured, maximum aggregate principal amount of $80,000 of debt capital.

As of December 31, 2016, there were $11,143 in outstanding borrowings under this facility, consisting of the $4,000 Series A notes issued in March 2011 with a fixed interest rate of 4.00% and a term of seven years, with remaining serial maturities from 2017 to 2018, and the $7,143 Series B notes issued in June 2011 with a fixed interest rate of 4.10% and a term of 10 years, with remaining serial maturities from 2017 to 2021. Upon entry into the 2017 Credit Agreement, we repaid any outstanding borrowings under the Shelf Agreement and terminated the Shelf Agreement.

HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, Shanghai Branch

On June 20, 2012, we entered into a banking facility with the HSBC Bank (China) Company Limited, Shanghai Branch in the amount of $5,000. As of December 31, 2017, there were no outstanding borrowings on this facility.

Senior Unsecured Notes

On April 18, 2017, we issued and sold $300,000 in aggregate principal amount of our 5.625% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”), pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of April 18, 2017, among the company, the Guarantors (as defined therein), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, a national banking association, as trustee. The Notes are guaranteed by Tennant Coatings, Inc. and Tennant Sales and Service Company (collectively, the “Guarantors”), which are wholly owned subsidiaries of the company. Separate financial information of the Guarantors is presented in Note 22.

The Notes will mature on May 1, 2025. Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 5.625% per annum and will be payable semiannually in cash on each May 1 and November 1, commencing on November 1, 2017.

The Notes and the guarantees constitute senior unsecured obligations of the company and the Guarantors, respectively. The Notes and the guarantees, respectively, are: (a) equal in right of payment with all of the company’s and the Guarantors’ senior debt, without giving effect to collateral arrangements; (b) senior in right of payment to all of the company’s and the Guarantors’ future subordinated debt, if any; (c) effectively subordinated in right of payment to all of the company’s and the Guarantors’ debt and obligations that are secured, including borrowings under the company’s senior secured credit facilities for so long as the senior secured credit facilities are secured, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such liens; and (d) structurally subordinated in right of payment to all liabilities (including trade payables) of the company’s and the Guarantors’ subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Notes. The Notes also contain customary representations, warranties and covenants, and are less restrictive than those contained in the 2017 Credit Agreement.

We used the net proceeds from this offering to refinance a $300,000 term loan under our 2017 Credit Agreement that we borrowed as part of the financing for the acquisition of the IPC Group and to pay related fees and expenses.

The Indenture governing the Notes contains covenants that limit, among other things, our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiary to incur additional indebtedness (including guarantees thereof); incur or create liens on assets securing indebtedness; make certain restricted payments; make certain investments; dispose of certain assets; allow to exist certain restrictions on the ability of the our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to us; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies. If we experience certain kinds of changes of control, we may be required to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase. If we makes certain asset sales and do not use the net proceeds for specified purposes, we may be required to offer to repurchase the Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase.

Registration Rights Agreement

In connection with the issuance and sale of the Notes, the company entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 18, 2017, among the company, the Guarantors and Goldman, Sachs & Co. and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the company agreed (1) to use its commercially reasonable efforts to consummate an exchange offer to exchange the Notes for new registered notes (the “Exchange Notes”), with terms substantially identical in all material respects with the Notes (except that the Exchange Notes will not contain terms with respect to additional interest, registration rights or transfer restrictions) and (2) if required, to have a shelf registration statement declared effective with respect to resales of the Notes. If the company fails to satisfy certain obligations under the Registration Rights Agreement within 360 days, it will be required to pay additional interest to the holders of the Notes under certain circumstances.

On January 22, 2018, we commenced the exchange offer required by the Registration Rights Agreement. The exchange offer closed on February 23, 2018. We will not incur any additional indebtedness as a result of the exchange offer. As a result, we will not be required to pay additional interest on the Notes.

Capital Lease Obligations

Capital lease obligations outstanding are primarily related to sale-leaseback transactions with third-party leasing companies whereby we sell our manufactured equipment to the leasing company and lease it back. The equipment covered by these leases is rented to our customers over the lease term.

Debt outstanding at December 31, consisted of the following:



	2017			2016
Long-Term Debt:
Senior Unsecured Notes	$	300,000		$	—
Credit Facility Borrowings	80,000			36,143
Capital Lease Obligations	3,279			51
Total Long-Term Debt	383,279			36,194
Less: Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs	(6,440		)	—
Less: Current Maturities of Credit Facility Borrowings, Net of Debt Issuance Costs⁽¹⁾	(29,413		)	(3,459		)
Less: Current Maturities of Capital Lease Obligations⁽¹⁾	(1,470		)	—
Long-term portion	$	345,956		$	32,735


⁽¹⁾	Current maturities of long-term debt include $30,000 of current maturities, less $587 of unamortized debt issuance costs, under our 2017 Credit Agreement (defined below) and $1,470 of current maturities of capital lease obligations.

As of December 31, 2017, we had outstanding borrowings under our Senior Unsecured Notes of $300,000. We had outstanding borrowings under our 2017 Credit Agreement, totaling $60,000 under our term loan facility and $20,000 under our revolving facility, leaving $180,000 of unused borrowing capacity on our revolving facility. Although we are only required to make a minimum principal payment of $5,000 during 2018, we have both the intent and the ability to pay an additional $25,000 during 2018. As such, we have classified $30,000 as current maturities of long-term debt. In addition, we had stand alone letters of credit and bank guarantees outstanding in the amount of $4,670, leaving approximately $175,330 of unused borrowing capacity on our revolving facility. Commitment fees on unused lines of credit for the year ended December 31, 2017 were $570. The overall weighted average cost of debt is approximately 5.1% and, net of a related cross-currency swap instrument, is approximately 4.2%. Further details regarding the cross-currency swap instrument are discussed in Note 11.

The aggregate maturities of our outstanding debt, including capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2017, are as follows:



2018	$	6,609
2019	7,868
2020	9,921
2021	12,006
2022	46,875
Thereafter	300,000
Total aggregate maturities	$	383,279