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Long-Term Debt
 3 Months Ended
Apr. 03, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt [Text Block]

6.  Long-Term Debt

    April 3,
2021		     January 2,
2021		  
    $     $  
Revolving Credit Facility(1)   88,862     47,277  
Finance lease liabilities(2)   44,714     18,813  
Other   3,946     3,633  
    137,522     69,723  
Less: current portion   7,462     3,478  
    130,060     66,245  

 

(1) Revolving Credit Facility

On December 31, 2020, the Company entered into a second amended and restated credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement"), among the Company, SunOpta Foods Inc. ("SunOpta Foods"), the other borrowers and guarantors party thereto, and the lenders party thereto (the "Lenders"). As part of the Credit Agreement, the Lenders provided a five-year, $250 million asset-based revolving credit facility, subject to borrowing base capacity (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), and a five-year $75 million delayed draw term loan facility which can be borrowed on or prior to June 30, 2022 (the "Term Loan Facility," and together with the Revolving Credit Facility, the "Facilities"), to finance certain capital expenditures. The Revolving Credit Facility includes borrowing capacity for letters of credit and provides for borrowings on same-day notice, including in the form of swingline loans. The Facilities mature on December 31, 2025.

All obligations under the Facilities are guaranteed by substantially all of the Company's direct and indirect wholly-owned material restricted subsidiaries organized in the U.S. and Canada (the "Guarantors") and, subject to certain exceptions, such obligations are secured by first priority liens on substantially all assets of the Company and the other borrowers and Guarantors.

Borrowings under the Facilities bear interest based on various reference rates including LIBOR plus an applicable margin. With respect to loans under the Revolving Credit Facility, the applicable margin will be set quarterly based on average borrowing availability for the preceding fiscal quarter and will range from 0.50% to 1.00% for base rate borrowings and from 1.50% to 2.00% for eurocurrency rate, bankers' acceptance rate and European base rate borrowings, with a reduction of 0.25% when the Company's total leverage ratio is less than a specific threshold on or after the one year anniversary of the closing date of the Facilities. With respect to loans under the Term Loan Facility, the applicable margin will be set quarterly based on average borrowing availability for the preceding fiscal quarter and will range from 1.25% to 1.75% for base rate borrowings and from 2.25% to 2.75% for eurocurrency rate, bankers' acceptance rate and European base rate borrowings. In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Facilities, the Company is required to pay commitment fees quarterly, in arrears, equal to (i) 0.25% of the average daily undrawn portion of the Revolving Credit Facility and (ii) 0.375% of the undrawn portion of the Term Loan Facility. As at April 3, 2021, the weighted-average interest rate on all outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility was 2.25%.

 

 

Subject to (i) certain adjustments to baskets and thresholds and (ii) the addition of a maximum senior funded leverage ratio covenant with respect to the Term Loan Facility, the Facilities are subject to a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict the Company's ability to create liens on assets; sell assets and enter in sale and leaseback transactions; pay dividends, prepay junior lien and unsecured indebtedness and make other restricted payments; incur additional indebtedness, including finance lease obligations in excess of $150 million, and make guarantees; make investments, loans or advances, including acquisitions; and engage in mergers or consolidations. In addition, the Company and its restricted subsidiaries are required to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0 to 1.0 if excess availability is less than the greater of (i) $15.0 million or (ii) 10% of the lesser of (x) the aggregate commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility and (y) the aggregate borrowing base.

(2) Finance lease liabilities

During the first quarter of 2021, the Company recognized additional finance lease liabilities of $29.9 million in the aggregate, together with a corresponding amount of right-of-use assets recorded in property, plant and equipment, related to the addition of new plant-based beverage and ingredient extraction processing and packaging equipment. The finance leases have implicit rates of interest of 8.08% to 8.85% and lease terms of five years.