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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Debt

Note 5 – Debt

We have outstanding credit agreements with a syndicate of banks led by Bank of America (the “US Bank of America credit facility” and the “W.E.T. Bank of America credit facility”).

The US Bank of America credit facility includes two term notes (referred to as the “US Term Note and Europe Term Note”) and a revolving line of credit note (“US Revolving Note”). The W.E.T. Bank of America credit facility includes a term note (“W.E.T. Term Note”) and a revolving line of credit note (“W.E.T. Revolving Note”).

In March 2014, Gentherm borrowed $13,455 against the US Revolving Note to partially finance the purchase of GTE on April 1, 2014.  No amounts have been borrowed under W.E.T. Revolving Note as of March 31, 2014.   As of March 31, 2014, $16,545 and €20,000 were available under the US Revolving Note and the WET Revolving Note, respectively. See Note 1 – The Company and Subsequent Event for additional information about the acquisition of GTE.

Principal outstanding under these credit facilities is due and payable in full on March 30, 2016. Interest is payable quarterly. The Company must maintain a minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and a maximum Leverage Ratio, as defined by the Bank of America credit agreement. The loans are secured by all of the Company’s assets.

Note 5 – Debt – Continued

The Company has a fixed interest rate loan with the German Investment Corporation, a subsidiary of KfW banking group, a German government-owned development bank (“DEG Loan”). The DEG Loan is subject to semi-annual principal payments beginning March, 2015 and ending September, 2019. Under the terms of the DEG Loan, the Company must maintain a minimum Debt-to-Equity Ratio, Current Ratio and Debt Service Coverage Ratio based on the financial statements of W.E.T. Automotive Systems (China) Limited, as defined by the DEG Loan agreement.

The Company has a capital lease agreement for an enterprise resource planning system.  Under the terms of the lease, the Company must maintain certain financial covenants.  Ownership of the system will be transferred to the Company at the end of the agreement.  

The following table summarizes the Company’s debt at March 31, 2014 and at December 31, 2013.

 

 

March 31, 2014

 

  

December 31,
2013

 

 

Interest
Rate

 

 

Principal
Balance

 

  

Principal
Balance

 

US Term Note

 

2.50

%

 

$

23,188

 

 

$

24,500

 

US Revolving Note

 

3.47

%

 

 

13,561

 

 

 

 

Europe Term Note

 

2.50

%

 

 

37,211

 

 

 

38,899

 

W.E.T. Term Note

 

2.01

%

 

 

8,841

 

 

 

10,920

 

DEG Loan

 

4.25

%

 

 

5,516

 

 

 

5,561

 

Capital Leases

 

4.20

%

 

 

2,011

 

 

 

2,440

 

Total debt

 

 

 

 

 

90,328

 

 

 

82,320

 

Current portion

 

 

 

 

 

(20,566

)

 

 

(21,439

)

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

 

 

 

$

69,762

 

 

$

60,881

 

As of March 31, 2014, we were in compliance with all terms as outlined in the credit agreement for each of the US Bank of America credit facility, the W.E.T. Bank of America credit facility, the DEG loan and the capital lease agreement.