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LONG-TERM DEBT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 30, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
(dollars in thousands)December 30, 2023December 31, 2022
$500 million, 5.625% Senior Notes due 2027
$500,000 $500,000 
Less: unamortized issuance-related costs for senior notes(2,646)(3,376)
      Senior notes, net$497,354 $496,624 
Secured revolving credit facility— 120,000 
Total long-term debt, net
$497,354 $616,624 
Secured Revolving Credit Facility
As of December 30, 2023, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its secured revolving credit facility, exclusive of $4.4 million of outstanding letters of credit. As of December 31, 2022, the Company had $120.0 million outstanding borrowings under its secured revolving credit facility, exclusive of $3.5 million of outstanding letters of credit. As of December 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was approximately $845.6 million and $726.5 million available for future borrowing, respectively. All outstanding borrowings under the Company’s secured revolving credit facility are classified as non-current liabilities on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets due to contractual repayment terms under the credit facility.
On October 17, 2023, Carter’s Holdings B.V., a subsidiary of the Company, was released from its obligations under the secured revolving credit facility.
Terms of the Secured Revolving Credit Facility
The Company’s secured revolving credit facility provides for an aggregate credit line of $850.0 million which includes a $750.0 million U.S. dollar facility and a $100.0 million multicurrency facility. The credit facility matures in April 2027. The facility contains covenants that restrict the Company’s ability to, among other things: (i) create or incur liens, debt, guarantees or other investments, (ii) engage in mergers and consolidations, (iii) pay dividends or other distributions to, and redemptions and repurchases from, equity holders, (iv) prepay, redeem or repurchase subordinated or junior debt, (v) amend organizational documents, and (vi) engage in certain transactions with affiliates.
On April 11, 2022, the Company, through TWCC entered into Amendment No. 4 to its fourth amended and restated credit agreement (“Amendment No. 4”) that, among other things, increased the borrowing capacity of the secured revolving credit facility to $850.0 million (combined U.S. dollar and multicurrency facility borrowings), extended the maturity of the secured revolving credit facility from September 2023 to April 2027, and reduced the number of financial maintenance covenants from two to one.
In particular, Amendment No. 4 provides for the following:
increases the borrowing capacity of the secured revolving credit facility from $750 million to $850 million (the U.S. Dollar facility commitment increases to $750 million from $650 million and the multicurrency facility commitment remains at $100 million);
extends the maturity of the secured revolving credit facility from September 2023 to April 2027;
adds a springing maturity date component, which states that if the Company has not redeemed or refinanced at least $250 million of the senior notes due 2027 prior to the 91st day before the maturity of the senior notes due March 15, 2027, then the maturity date of the secured revolving credit facility will be the 91st day before the original maturity of the senior notes due 2027;
reduces the number of financial maintenance covenants from two to one. The Lease Adjusted Leverage Ratio has been simplified to a Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio has been eliminated. The Consolidated Total Leverage Ratio maximum permitted shall be 3.50:1.00 and temporarily increases to 4.00:1:00 in the event of a Material Acquisition;
Term Benchmark Loans bear interest at a rate determined by reference to the Adjusted Term SOFR (Secured Overnight Financing Rate), CDOR (Canadian Dollar Offered Rate), or the Adjusted EURIBOR (Euro Interbank
Offered Rate). Each Term Benchmark Loan is subject to interest charges equal to the per annum respective benchmark rate plus an initial applicable rate of 1.375% which may be adjusted from 1.125% to 1.625% based upon a leverage-based pricing schedule; and
Other Base, Prime, and Overnight Rate Loans are subject to interest charges equal to the per annum, respective, benchmark rate plus an initial applicable rate of 0.375% which may be adjusted from 0.125% to 0.625% based upon a leverage-based pricing schedule. An Applicable Commitment Fee initially equal to 0.20% per annum and ranging from 0.15% per annum to 0.25% per annum, based upon a leverage-based pricing grid, is payable quarterly in arrears with respect to the average daily unused portion of the revolving loan commitments. Capitalized items are Defined Terms pursuant to Amendment No. 4, dated as of April 11, 2022.
Approximately $2.4 million, including both bank fees and other third-party expenses, was capitalized in fiscal 2022 in connection with Amendment No. 4 and is being amortized over the remaining term of the secured revolving credit facility.
As of December 30, 2023, the interest rate margins applicable to the amended revolving credit facility were 1.375% for adjusted term SOFR rate loans and 0.375% for base rate loans. As of December 30, 2023, any U.S. dollar borrowings outstanding under the secured revolving credit facility would have accrued interest at an adjusted term SOFR rate plus the applicable margin, which would have resulted in a borrowing rate of 6.82%. There were no foreign currency borrowings outstanding on December 30, 2023 or December 31, 2022.
As of December 30, 2023, the Company was in compliance with its financial and other covenants under the secured revolving credit facility.
Senior Notes
2022 Redemption of Senior Notes due 2025
On April 4, 2022, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, TWCC redeemed $500 million principal amount of senior notes, bearing interest at a rate of 5.500% per annum, and originally maturing on May 15, 2025. Pursuant to the optional redemption provisions described in the Indenture dated as of May 11, 2020, TWCC paid the outstanding principal plus accrued interest and an Applicable Premium as defined in the Indenture. This debt redemption resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $19.9 million, primarily consisting of $15.7 million of the Applicable Premium and $4.3 million related to the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
Senior Notes due 2027
On March 14, 2019, TWCC issued $500 million principal amount of senior notes at par, bearing interest at a rate of 5.625% per annum, and maturing on March 15, 2027. On and after March 15, 2022, TWCC may redeem all or part of the senior notes at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount of the senior notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The redemption price is applicable when the redemption occurs during the twelve-month period beginning on March 15 of each of the years indicated is as follows:
YearPercentage
2023101.406 %
2024 and thereafter100.000 %
The senior notes mentioned above are unsecured and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Carter’s, Inc. and certain domestic subsidiaries of TWCC. The guarantor subsidiaries are 100% owned directly or indirectly by Carter’s, Inc. and all guarantees are joint, several and unconditional.
The indenture governing the senior notes provides that upon the occurrence of specific kinds of changes of control, unless a redemption notice with respect to all the outstanding senior notes has previously or concurrently been mailed or delivered, TWCC will be required to make an offer to purchase the senior notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to (but excluding) the date of purchase.
The indenture governing the senior notes includes a number of covenants, that, among other things and subject to certain exceptions, restrict TWCC’s ability and the ability of certain of its subsidiaries to: (a) incur certain types of indebtedness that is secured by a lien; (b) enter into certain sale and leaseback transactions; and (c) consolidate or merge with or into, or sell substantially all of the issuer’s assets to, another person, under certain circumstances. Terms of the notes contain customary affirmative covenants and provide for events of default which, if certain of them occur, would permit the trustee or the holders
of at least 25.0% in principal amount of the then total outstanding senior notes to declare all amounts owning under the notes to be due and payable. Carter’s, Inc. is not subject to these covenants.