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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Disclosure Of Long Term Debt [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
NOTE 9.
LONG-TERM DEBT
 
    
2022
    2021     
2022
    2021  
     U.S. Denominated Facilities      Canadian Facilities and Translated      
U.S. Facilities
 
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canadian Real Estate Credit Facility
 
US$
 
  US$             —     
$
1,333
 
  $ 1,333  
U.S. Real Estate Credit Facility
 
 
704
 
    704     
 
954
 
    890  
 
 
US$
704
 
  US$               704     
$
2,287
 
  $ 2,223  
         
Long-Term Debt
             
 
                
Senior Credit Facility
 
US$
44,000
 
  US$           118,000     
$
59,620
 
  $ 149,206  
Canadian Real Estate Credit Facility
 
 
 
        
 
16,334
 
    17,667  
U.S. Real Estate Credit Facility
 
 
8,389
 
    9,093     
 
11,368
 
    11,498  
Unsecured Senior Notes:
             
 
                
7.125% senior notes due 2026
 
 
347,765
 
    347,765     
 
471,225
 
    439,735  
6.875% senior notes due 2029
 
 
400,000
 
    400,000     
 
542,004
 
    505,784  
 
 
US$
              800,154
 
  US$           874,858     
 
1,100,551
 
    1,123,890  
Less net unamortized debt issue costs
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
(14,581
    (17,096
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
$
        1,085,970
 
  $ 1,106,794  
     
Senior
Credit
Facility
   
Unsecured
Senior
Notes
   
Canadian
Real
Estate
Credit
Facility
   
U.S. Real
Estate
Credit
Facility
   
Debt Issue
Costs and
Original
Issue
Discount
    Total  
Balance December 31, 2020
   $ 95,041     $ 1,141,638     $     $ 13,370     $ (12,943   $ 1,237,106  
Changes from financing cash flows:
                                                
Proceeds from unsecured senior notes
           482,064                         482,064  
Proceeds from Senior Credit Facility
      194,277                               194,277  
Proceeds from Real Estate Credit Facility
                 20,000                   20,000  
Repayment of unsecured senior notes
           (676,058                       (676,058
Repayment of Senior Credit Facility
     (146,930                             (146,930
Repayment of Real Estate Credit Facility
                 (1,000     (883           (1,883
Payment of debt issue costs
                             (9,450     (9,450
Non-cash
changes:
                                                
Loss on redemption and repurchase of unsecured senior notes
           9,520                         9,520  
Amortization of debt issue costs
                             8,720       8,720  
Original issue discount
           3,628                   (3,427     201  
Foreign exchange
     6,818       (15,273           (99     4       (8,550
Balance December 31, 2021
   $ 149,206     $ 945,519     $ 19,000     $ 12,388     $ (17,096   $ 1,109,017  
Current
                 1,333       890             2,223  
Long-term
     149,206       945,519       17,667       11,498       (17,096     1,106,794  
Balance December 31, 2021
   $ 149,206     $ 945,519     $ 19,000     $ 12,388     $ (17,096   $ 1,109,017  
Changes from financing cash flows:
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from Senior Credit Facility
     144,889                               144,889  
Repayment of Senior Credit Facility
     (248,500                             (248,500
Repayment of Real Estate Credit Facility
                 (1,333     (916           (2,249
Non-cash
changes:
                                                
Amortization of debt issue costs
                             2,528       2,528  
Foreign exchange
     14,025       67,710             850       (13     82,572  
Balance December 31, 2022
  
$
59,620
 
 
$
1,013,229
 
 
$
17,667
 
 
$
12,322
 
 
$
(14,581
 
$
1,088,257
 
Current
                 1,333       954             2,287  
Long-term
     59,620       1,013,229       16,334       11,368       (14,581     1,085,970  
Balance December 31, 2022
  
$
59,620
 
 
$
1,013,229
 
 
$
17,667
 
 
$
12,322
 
 
$
(14,581
 
$
1,088,257
 
Precision’s c
u
rrent and long-term debt obligations at December 31, 2022 will mature as follows:
 
        
2023
   $ 2,287   
2024
     2,287  
2025
     71,367  
2026
     484,893  
Thereafter
     542,004  
 
  
$
                    1,102,838
 
(a) Senior Credit Facility:
The senior secured revolving credit facility (
Senior Credit Facility
) provides Precision with senior secured financing for general corporate purposes, including for acquisitions, of up to US$500 million with a provision for an increase in the facility of up to an additional US$300 million. The Senior Credit Facility is secured by charges on substantially all of the present and future assets of Precision, its material U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries and, if necessary, to adhere to covenants under the Senior Credit Facility, certain subsidiaries organized in jurisdictions outside of Canada and the U.S. The Senior Credit Facility has a term of four years, with an annual option on Precision’s part to request that the lenders extend, at their discretion, the facility to a new maturity date not to exceed five years from the date of the extension request.
The Senior Credit Facility requires Precision comply with certain restrictive and financial covenants including a leverage ratio of consolidated senior debt to consolidated Covenant EBITDA (as defined in the debt agreement) of less than 2.5:1. For purposes of calculating the leverage ratio consolidated senior debt only includes secured indebtedness. It also requires the Corporation to maintain a ratio of consolidated Covenant EBITDA to consolidated interest expense for the most recent four consecutive quarters, of greater than 2.5:1, subject to the amendments noted below.
Distributions under the Senior Credit Facility are subject to a
pro-forma
senior net leverage covenant of less than or equal to 1.75:1. The Senior Credit Facility also limits the redemption and repurchase of junior debt subject to a
pro-forma
senior net leverage covenant test of less than or equal to 1.75:1.
 
On April 9, 2020, Precision agreed
 with the lenders of its Senior Credit Facility to certain covenants during the Covenant Relief Period. On June 18, 2021, Precision agreed with the lenders of its Senior Credit Facility to extend the facility’s maturity date and extend and amend certain financial covenants during the Covenant Relief Period. The maturity date of the Senior Credit Facility was extended to June 18, 2025, however, US$53 million of the US$500 million will expire on November 21, 2023. Precision exited the Covenant Relief Period on September 30, 2022.
Under the Senior Credit Facility, amounts can be drawn in U.S. dollars and/or Canadian dollars. At December 31, 2022, US$44 million was drawn under this facility (2021 – US$118 million). Up to US$200 million of the Senior Credit Facility is available for letters of credit denominated in U.S and/or Canadian dollars and other currencies acceptable to the fronting lender. As at December 31, 2022 outstanding letters of credit amounted to US$56 million (2021 – US$33 million).
The interest rate on loans that are denominated in U.S. dollars is, at the option of Precision, either a margin over a U.S. base rate or a margin over LIBOR. The interest rate on loans denominated in Canadian dollars is, at the option of Precision, either a margin over the Canadian prime rate or a margin over the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (
CDOR
); such margins will be based on the then applicable ratio of consolidated total debt to EBITDA.
(b) Real Estate Credit Facility
In November 2020, Precision established a Real Estate Term Credit Facility. The facility matures in November 2025 and is secured by real property located in Houston, Texas. Principal plus interest payments are due monthly, based on
15-year
straight-line amortization with any unpaid principal and accrued interest due at maturity. Interest is calculated using a LIBOR rate plus margin.
In March 2021, Precision established a Canadian Real Estate Credit Facility. The facility matures in March 2026 and is secured by real properties in Alberta, Canada. Principal plus interest payments are due quarterly, based on
15-year
straight-line amortization with any unpaid principal and accrued interest due at maturity. Interest is calculated using a CDOR rate plus margin.
The Real Estate Credit Facilities contain certain affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, customary for these types of transactions. Under the terms of these facilities, Precision must maintain financial covenants in accordance with the Senior Credit Facility, described above, as of the last day of each period of four consecutive fiscal quarters. For the Canadian Real Estate Credit Facility, in the event the Senior Credit Facility expires, is cancelled or is terminated, financial covenants in effect at that time shall remain in place for the remaining duration of the facility. For the U.S. Real Estate Credit Facility, in the event the consolidated Covenant EBITDA to consolidated interest expense coverage ratio is waived or removed from the Senior Credit Facility, a minimum threshold of 1.15:1 is required.
(c) Unsecured Senior Notes:
Precision has the following unsecured senior notes outstanding:
7.125% US$ senior notes due 2026
These unsecured senior notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 7.125% per annum and mature on January 15, 2026. Interest is payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing July 15, 2018.
Precision may redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after November 15, 2020 and before November 15, 2022, at redemption prices ranging between 105.344% and 101.781% of their principal amount plus accrued interest. Any time on or after November 15, 2023, these notes can be redeemed for their principal amount plus accrued interest. Upon specified change of control events, each holder of a note will have the right to sell to Precision all or a portion of its notes at a purchase price in cash equal to
101% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest to the date of purchase.
6.875% US$ senior notes due 2029
These unsecured senior notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.875% per annum and mature on January 15, 2029. Interest is payable semi-annually on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing January 15, 2022. These unsecured senior notes were issued at a price equal to 99.253% of the face value, resulting in a US$3 million original issue discount. The original issue discount will be amortized over the life of the notes using the effective interest rate method.
Prior to June 15, 2024, Precision may redeem up to 35% of the 6.875% unsecured senior notes due in 2029 with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 106.875% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. Prior to January 15, 2025, Precision may redeem these notes in whole or in part at 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest and the greater of 1.0% of the principal amount of the note to be redeemed and the excess, if any, of the present value of the January 15, 2025 redemption price plus required interest payments through January 15, 2025 (calculated using the U.S. Treasury rate plus 50 basis points) over the principal amount of the note. As well, Precision may redeem these notes in whole or in part at any time on or after January 15, 2025 and before January 15, 2027, at redemption prices ranging between 103.438% and 101.719% of their principal amount plus accrued interest. Any time on or after January 15, 2027, these notes can be redeemed for their principal amount plus accrued interest. Upon specified change of control events, each holder of a note will have the right to sell to Precision all or a portion of its notes at a purchase price in cash equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued interest to the date of purchase.
The unsecured senior notes require Precision to comply with certain restrictive and financial covenants including an incurrence based test of Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio, as defined in the senior note agreements, of greater than or equal to 2.0:1
 
for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters. In the event the Consolidated Interest Coverage Ratio is less than 2.0:1 for the most recent four consecutive fiscal quarters the senior notes restrict Precision’s ability to incur additional indebtedness.
The unsecured senior notes also contain a restricted payments covenant that limits Precision’s ability to make payments in the nature of dividends, distributions and for repurchases from shareholders. These restricted payments baskets grow by, among other things, 50% of cumulative consolidated net earnings, and decrease by 100% of cumulative consolidated net losses as defined in the note agreements, and cumulative payments made to shareholders. At December 31, 2022, the governing net restricted payments basket was negative $363 million (2021 – negative $369 million), therefore limiting us from making any further dividend payments or share repurchases until the governing restricted payments basket once again becomes positive. During 2022, pursuant to the indentures governing the unsecured senior notes, Precision used the available general restricted payments basket to facilitate the repurchase and cancellation of its common shares.
Precision’s unsecured senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior unsecured basis by all U.S. and Canadian subsidiaries that guaranteed the Senior Credit Facility (
Guarantor Subsidiaries
). These Guarantor Subsidiaries are directly or indirectly 100% owned by the parent company. Separate financial statements for each of the Guarantor Subsidiaries have not been provided; instead, the Corporation has included in Note 27 summarized financial information and expanded qualitative
non-financial
disclosures based on Rule
3-10
of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation
S-X.
(d) Covenants:
At December 31, 2022, Precision was in compliance with the covenants of the Senior Credit Facility, Real Estate Credit Facilities and unsecured senior notes.
 
     
     
Covenant
    
At December 31, 2022
 
Senior Credit Facility
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Consolidated senior debt to consolidated covenant EBITDA
(1)
    
 2.50
       0.22  
Consolidated covenant EBITDA to consolidated interest expense
    
2.50
       4.80  
     
Real Estate Credit Facility
                 
Consolidated covenant EBITDA to consolidated interest expense
    
2.50
       4.80  
     
Unsecured Senior Notes
                 
Consolidated interest coverage ratio
    
2.00
       3.62  
(1) For purposes of calculating the leverage ratio consolidated senior debt only includes secured indebtedness.