LONG-TERM DEBT

On May 31, 2018, we completed the issuance of $325.0 million in aggregate principal amount of our 6.625% senior notes due (the “Initial Senior Notes”). See Note 16 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein for further discussion of the sale of the Initial Senior Notes.

We used $291.4 million of the net proceeds from the sale of the Initial Senior Notes to repay all amounts outstanding under our former credit agreement. In connection with the repayment in full of all amounts due thereunder, the former credit agreement was retired and $2.0 million of letters of credit previously issued under the former credit agreement were deemed issued under (and remain outstanding under) the senior secured revolving credit facility (as defined below).

On May 31, 2018, we entered into a $150.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility with the financial institutions party thereto, as lenders, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, which we subsequently amend in November 2018 and July 2019.

For the year ended December 31, 2018, we recognized a loss of $1.6 million, recorded in Net loss on early extinguishment of debt, related to the termination of our former credit agreement, which consisted of a write-off of $0.7 million of transaction costs and a write-off of $0.9 million of unamortized debt issuance costs. Additionally, we incurred $1.1 million in transaction costs related to our senior secured revolving credit facility, which were capitalized and will be amortized over the remaining term of the related debt using the straight-line method.

On December 19, 2019, we entered into a third amendment and commitment increase (“Credit Facility”) to our $150.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility with the financial institutions party thereto, as lenders, and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”) to increase our commitment to $190.0 million. The Credit Facility is comprised of :

(i) a $190.0 million revolving credit facility, which includes a $15.0 million subfacility for letters of credit and a $10.0 million swingline, and

(ii) an accordion or incremental option allowing for future increases in the facility size by an additional amount of up to $75.0 million in the form of increased revolving commitments or incremental term loans.

The final maturity of the Credit Facility will occur on May 31, 2023.

For the year ended December 31, 2019, we incurred $0.9 million in transactions costs related to our Credit Facility, which were capitalized and will be amortized over the remaining term of the related debt using the straight-line method.

The Company’s obligations under the Credit Facility are unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by the same subsidiaries which guarantee the Senior Notes (as defined in Note 16) and certain of the Company’s Credit Facility Guarantors.

The Credit Facility is secured by a first-priority perfected security interest in and lien on substantially all of the Company’s personal property assets and those of the Credit Facility Guarantors. In the event the Company’s actual Total Leverage Ratio is not at least 0.25 less than the required Total Leverage Ratio covenant level, at the discretion of the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may unilaterally compel the Company and the Credit Facility Guarantors to grant and perfect first-priority mortgage liens on fee-owned real property assets which account for no less than 50% of funeral operations EBITDA.

The Credit Facility contains customary affirmative covenants, including, but not limited to, covenants with respect to the use of proceeds, payment of taxes and other obligations, continuation of the Company’s business and the maintenance of existing rights and privileges, the maintenance of property and insurance, amongst others.

In addition, the Credit Facility also contains customary negative covenants, including, but not limited to, covenants that restrict (subject to certain exceptions) the ability of the Company and the Credit Facility Guarantors to incur indebtedness, grant liens, make investments, engage in acquisitions, mergers or consolidations, and pay dividends and other restricted payments, and the following financial maintenance covenants: (A) a Total Leverage Ratio not to exceed (i) 6.00 to 1.00 for the quarter ended December 31, 2019, (ii) 5.75 to 1.00 for the quarters ended March 31, 2020,June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020 and (iii) 5.50 to 1.00 for the quarter ended December 31, 2020 and each quarter ended thereafter, (B) a Senior Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) not to exceed 2.00 to 1.00 as of the end of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, and (C) a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) of not less than 1.20 to 1.00 as of the end of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters. Effective with the Credit Facility, an applicable rate premium shall be set forth in reference to the Total Leverage Ratio and increases by 0.500% whenever the most recent compliance certificate delivered indicates that the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than 5.00 to 1.00. The financial maintenance covenants will be calculated for the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis.

Our long-term debt consisted of the following at December 31, 2018 and 2019 (in thousands):



	December 31, 2018			December 31, 2019
Credit Facility	$	27,100		$	83,800
Acquisition debt	8,940			6,964
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $108 and $337	(955		)	(1,618		)
Less: current portion	(2,015		)	(1,306		)
Total long-term debt	$	33,070		$	87,840

As of December 31, 2019, we had outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility of $83.8 million. We had one letter of credit issued on November 30, 2018 and outstanding under the Credit Facility for approximately $2.0 million, which bears interest at 2.125% and will expire on November 25, 2020. The letter of credit automatically renews annually and secures our obligations under our various self-insured policies. Outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility bear interest at either a prime rate or a LIBOR rate, plus an applicable margin based upon our leverage ratio. As of December 31, 2019, the prime rate margin was equivalent to 1.5% and the LIBOR rate margin was 2.5%. The weighted average interest rate on our Credit Facility for the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2019 was 4.0% and 2.9%, respectively.

We have no material assets or operations independent of our subsidiaries. All assets and operations are held and conducted by subsidiaries, each of which have fully and unconditionally guaranteed our obligations under the Credit Facility. Additionally, we do not currently have any significant restrictions on our ability to receive dividends or loans from any Credit Facility Guarantors.

We are in compliance with the covenants contained in our Credit Facility as of December 31, 2019, with a leverage ratio of 5.66 to 1.00, a fixed charge coverage ratio of 2.70 to 1.00 and a senior secured leverage ratio of 0.94 to 1.00.

Interest expense related to our Credit Facility was $6.9 million, $4.3 million and $1.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively. Amortization of debt issuance costs related to our Credit Facility was $0.3 million, $0.2 million and $0.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively.

Acquisition debt consists of deferred purchase price and promissory notes payable to sellers. A majority of the deferred purchase price and notes bear no interest and are discounted at imputed interest rates ranging from 7.3% to 10.0%. Original maturities range from five to twenty years. Imputed interest expense related to our acquisition debt was $0.9 million, $0.8 million and $0.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively.

The aggregate maturities of our long-term debt for the next five years subsequent to December 31, 2019 and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):



Years ending December 31,
2020	$	1,289
2021	1,023
2022	523
2023	84,363
2024	550
Thereafter	3,016
Total	$	90,764