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Long-Term Debt
 12 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
Note 14 - Long-Term Debt

A summary of our long-term debt follows:

(in thousands)February 28, 2022February 28, 2021
Mississippi Business Finance Corporation Loan (the “MBFC Loan”) (1)
$16,707 $18,607 
Credit Agreement (2)799,500 329,000 
Subtotal816,207 347,607 
Unamortized prepaid financing fees(2,991)(3,977)
Total long-term debt813,216 343,630 
Less: current maturities of long-term debt(1,884)(1,884)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities$811,332 $341,746 

(1)The MBFC Loan is unsecured and bears floating interest based on either LIBOR plus a margin of up to 2.0%, or a Base Rate plus a margin of up to 1.0%, as determined by the interest rate elected and the Net Leverage Ratio defined in the Indenture (defined below).

(2)The Credit Agreement (defined below) is unsecured and bears floating interest at either the Base Rate or LIBOR, plus a margin based on the Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of 0% to 1.0% and 1.0% to 2.0% for Base Rate and LIBOR borrowings, respectively. These floating interest rates are hedged with interest rate swaps to effectively fix interest rates on $125 million and $225 million of the outstanding principal balance under the Credit Agreement as of February 28, 2022 and February 28, 2021, respectively (see Notes 15, 16, and 17 for additional information regarding interest rate swaps).
Aggregate annual maturities of our long-term debt as of February 28, 2022 are as follows:

(in thousands)
Fiscal 2023$1,900 
Fiscal 202414,807 
Fiscal 2025— 
Fiscal 2026799,500 
Fiscal 2027— 
Thereafter— 
Total$816,207 

Credit Agreement

We have an amended credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and other lenders that provides for an unsecured total revolving commitment of $1.25 billion and matures on March 13, 2025. Borrowings accrue interest under one of two alternative methods (based upon a Base Rate or LIBOR) as described in the Credit Agreement. With each borrowing against our credit line, we can elect the interest rate method based on our funding needs at the time. We also incur loan commitment and letter of credit fees under the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement includes a $300 million accordion, which can be used for term loan commitments. The accordion permits the Company to request to increase its borrowing capacity, not to exceed the $300 million commitment in the aggregate, provided certain conditions are met, including lender approval. Any increase to term loan commitments and revolving loan commitments must be made on terms identical to the revolving loans under the Credit Agreement and must have a maturity date of no earlier than March 13, 2025. Outstanding letters of credit reduce the borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement on a dollar-for-dollar basis. We are able to repay amounts borrowed at any time without penalty.

As of February 28, 2022, the outstanding revolving loan principal balance was $799.5 million (excluding prepaid financing fees) and the balance of outstanding letters of credit was $32.7 million. As of February 28, 2022, the amount available for borrowings under the Credit Agreement was $417.8 million. Covenants in the Credit Agreement limit the amount of total indebtedness we can incur. As of February 28, 2022, these covenants did not limit our ability to incur $417.8 million of additional debt under the Credit Agreement.

Other Debt Agreements

As of February 28, 2022, we have an aggregate principal balance of $16.7 million (excluding prepaid financing fees) under an unsecured loan agreement with the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation (the “MBFC”), which was entered into in connection with the issuance by MBFC of taxable industrial development revenue bonds (the “Bonds”). The borrowings were used to fund construction of our Olive Branch, Mississippi distribution facility. Since March 2018, the MBFC Loan can be called by the holder at any time. The loan can be prepaid without penalty. The remaining loan principal balance is payable as follows: $1.9 million on March 1, 2022 and $14.8 million on March 1, 2023. Any remaining outstanding principal and interest is due upon maturity on March 1, 2023.

On May 14, 2020, Helen of Troy Limited and certain of its subsidiaries entered into the Sixth Amendment to Guaranty Agreement (the “Amended Guaranty”) in favor of Bank of America, N.A. The Amended Guaranty amends the Guaranty Agreement (as amended, the “Guaranty Agreement”), dated March 1, 2013, made by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries in favor of Bank of America, N.A. and other lenders. Certain of the representations and warranties, and covenants in the Guaranty Agreement were amended by the Amended Guaranty to include or modify certain baskets, exceptions and other customary provisions.
The Bonds were issued under a Trust Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2013 (as supplemented, the “Indenture”), by and between MBFC and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). On May 14, 2020, MBFC and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, entered into the Fifth Supplemental Trust Indenture, effective May 14, 2020 (the “Fifth Supplemental Indenture”), with the consent of Kaz USA, Inc. (“Kaz USA”) and Bank of America, N.A., the purchaser of the Bonds. As amended by the Fifth Supplemental Indenture, the Bonds and the related loans to Kaz USA will bear interest at a Base Rate or LIBOR plus a margin based on the Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Fifth Supplemental Indenture). The Fifth Supplemental Indenture amended the pricing grid for the LIBOR and Base Rate margins.

Debt Covenants

All of our debt is unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. Our debt agreements require the maintenance of certain key financial covenants defined in the accompanying Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Financial Condition, Liquidity and Capital Resources - Credit Agreement and Other Debt Agreements. Our debt agreements also contain other customary covenants, including, among other things, covenants restricting or limiting us, except under certain conditions set forth therein, from (1) incurring debt, (2) incurring liens on our properties, (3) making certain types of investments, (4) selling certain assets or making other fundamental changes relating to mergers and consolidations, and (5) repurchasing shares of our common stock and paying dividends. Our debt agreements also contain customary events of default, including failure to pay principal or interest when due, among others. Our debt agreements are cross-defaulted to each other. Upon an event of default under our debt agreements, the holders or lenders may, among other things, accelerate the maturity of any amounts outstanding under our debt agreements. The commitments of the lenders to make loans to us under the Credit Agreement are several and not joint. Accordingly, if any lender fails to make loans to us, our available liquidity could be reduced by an amount up to the aggregate amount of such lender’s commitments under the Credit Agreement.

As of February 28, 2022, we were in compliance with all covenants as defined under the terms of the Credit Agreement and our other debt agreements.
The following table contains information about interest rates and the related weighted average borrowings outstanding under our Credit Agreement and the MBFC Loan for the periods presented below:

 Fiscal Years Ended Last Day of February,
(in thousands)202220212020
Credit Agreement:
Average borrowings outstanding (1)$503,900$334,400$286,640
Average effective interest rate (2)1.1%1.7%3.2%
Interest rate range
1.1% - 3.3%
1.1% - 4.8%
2.6% - 5.5%
Weighted average interest rates on borrowings outstanding at year end1.2%1.1%2.7%
MBFC Loan:
Average borrowings outstanding (1)$17,087$18,987$20,887
Average effective interest rate (2)1.1%1.4%3.1%
Interest rate range
1.1% - 1.2%
1.1% - 2.6%
2.6% - 3.5%
Weighted average interest rates on borrowings outstanding at year end1.2%1.1%2.6%

(1)Average borrowings outstanding is computed as the average of the current and four prior quarters ending balances outstanding.

(2)The average effective interest rate during each year is computed by dividing the total interest expense associated with the borrowing for a fiscal year by the average borrowings outstanding for the same fiscal year.