Long Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2020

Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:



	March 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Revolving line of credit	$	238,000	$	220,000
Term loan, net of deferred debt issuance costs of $1,428 and $1,528 in 2020 and 2019, respectively	250,322		253,535
2.625% convertible notes, net of deferred debt issuance costs of $6,807 and $7,252 in 2020 and 2019, respectively, and unamortized discount of $41,048 and $43,312 in 2020 and 2019, respectively	297,145		294,436
Financing leases	734		836
Total debt	786,201		768,807
Less: Current portion	13,571		13,596
Total long-term debt	$	772,630	$	755,211

On February 7, 2019 we entered into a sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement consisting of: (a) a $265.0 million term loan facility and (b) a $585.0 million revolving credit facility. The revolving credit facility will terminate and the loans outstanding under the term loan facility will expire on the earlier of (i) February 7, 2024 or (ii) 91 days prior to the earliest scheduled maturity date of the 2.625% convertible notes due in 2024 described below, (if, as of such date, more than $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount of such convertible notes (or any refinancing thereof) remains outstanding). The term loan facility is payable in quarterly installments increasing over the term of the facility. Proceeds from the term loan facility and borrowings under the revolving credit facility were used to repay the then existing senior credit agreement and in part to finance the acquisition of Buffalo Filter. Interest rates were at LIBOR plus an interest rate margin of 1.50% (2.50% at March 31, 2020). For those borrowings where we elected to use the alternate base rate, the initial base rate was the greatest of (i) the Prime Rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% or (iii) the one-month Eurocurrency Rate plus 1.00%, plus, in each case, an interest rate margin.

There were $251.8 million in borrowings outstanding on the term loan facility as of March 31, 2020. There were $238.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2020. Our available borrowings on the revolving credit facility at March 31, 2020 were $344.5 million with approximately $2.5 million of the facility set aside for outstanding letters of credit.

The sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement is collateralized by substantially all of our personal property and assets. The sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement contains covenants and restrictions which, among other things, require the maintenance of certain financial ratios and restrict dividend payments and the incurrence of certain indebtedness and other activities, including acquisitions and dispositions. We were in full compliance with these covenants and restrictions as of March 31, 2020. We are also required, under certain circumstances, to make mandatory prepayments from net cash proceeds from any issuance of equity and asset sales.

On April 17, 2020, we amended our sixth amended and restated senior credit agreement to suspend our normal leverage ratios for up to four quarters as a result of the potential impact from the COVID-19 pandemic (as further described in Note 17). Under the terms of the amendment, there are certain minimum liquidity and fixed charge coverage ratio requirements. Interest rates are also adjusted so that the applicable margin for base rate loans is 2.50% per annum and for Eurocurrency rate loans is 3.50% per annum, and the applicable commitment fee rate for the revolving credit facility is 0.50%. Following the suspension period, the applicable margin will depend upon CONMED’s consolidated senior secured leverage ratio, using the pricing grid set forth in the amendment.

On January 29, 2019, we issued $345.0 million in 2.625% convertible notes due in 2024 (the "Notes"). Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing August 1, 2019. The Notes will mature on February 1, 2024, unless earlier repurchased or converted. The Notes represent subordinated unsecured obligations and are convertible under certain circumstances, as defined in the indenture, into a combination of cash and CONMED common stock. The Notes may be converted at an initial conversion rate of 11.2608 shares of our common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $88.80 per share of common stock). Holders of the Notes may convert the Notes at their option at any time on or after November 1, 2023 through the second scheduled trading day preceding the maturity date. Holders of the Notes will also have the right to convert the Notes prior to November 1, 2023, but only upon the occurrence of specified events. The conversion rate is subject to anti-dilution adjustments if certain events occur. A portion of the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes were used as part of the financing for the Buffalo Filter acquisition and $21.0 million were used to pay the cost of certain convertible notes hedge transactions as further described below.

Our effective borrowing rate for nonconvertible debt at the time of issuance of the Notes was estimated to be 6.14%, which resulted in $51.6 million of the $345.0 million aggregate principal amount of Notes issued, or $39.1 million after taxes, being attributable to equity. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we have recorded interest expense related to the amortization of debt discount on the Notes of $2.3 million and $1.5 million, respectively, at the effective interest rate of 6.14%. The debt discount on the Notes is being amortized through February 2024. For the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, we have recorded interest expense on the Notes of $2.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively, at the contractual coupon rate of 2.625%.

In connection with the offering of the Notes, we entered into convertible note hedge transactions with a number of financial institutions (each, an “option counterparty”). The convertible note hedge transactions cover, subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the Notes, the number of shares of our common stock underlying the Notes. Concurrently with entering into the convertible note hedge transactions, we also entered into separate warrant transactions with each option counterparty whereby we sold to such option counterparty warrants to purchase, subject to customary anti-dilution adjustments, the same number of shares of our common stock.

The convertible note hedge transactions are expected generally to reduce the potential dilution upon conversion of the Notes and/or offset any cash payments we are required to make in excess of the principal amount of converted Notes, as the case may be, in the event that the market price per share of our common stock, as measured under the terms of the convertible note hedge transactions, is greater than the strike price ($114.92) of the convertible note hedge transactions, which initially corresponds to the conversion price of the Notes and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the conversion rate of the Notes. If, however, the market price per share of our common stock, as measured under the terms of the warrant transactions, exceeds the strike price of the warrants, there would nevertheless be dilution to the extent that such market price exceeds the strike price of the warrants.

The scheduled maturities of long-term debt outstanding at March 31, 2020 are as follows:



Remaining 2020	$	9,937
2021	18,219
2022	24,844
2023	436,750
2024	345,000