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REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND LONG-TERM DEBT
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND LONG-TERM DEBT
9.  REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY AND LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):
   
June 30,
  
December 31,
 
   
2011
  
2010
 
7.875% senior notes due 2017
 $200,000  $200,000 
5.625% convertible senior notes due 2017
  112,881   172,500 
Other debt
  15,330   0 
8% senior unsecured notes due January 2012
  0   1,064 
    328,211   373,564 
Less:  Amounts due within one year
  10,330   0 
   $317,881  $373,564 
          

Aggregate maturities of long-term debt at June 30, 2011, were as follows (in thousands):

July 1 – December 31, 2011
 $10,330 
2012
  0 
2013
  5,000 
2014
  0 
2015
  0 
Thereafter
  312,881 
   $328,211 

7.875% senior secured notes due 2017
The Company’s 7.875% senior secured notes (senior secured notes) are due October 2017.  These notes are secured by the land and buildings of the following subsidiaries of the Company:  Titan Tire Corporation, Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois, Titan Tire Corporation of Freeport, and Titan Tire Corporation of Bryan.  The Company’s senior secured notes outstanding balance was $200.0 million at June 30, 2011.

5.625% convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017
The Company’s 5.625% convertible senior subordinated notes (convertible notes) are due January 2017.  The initial base conversion rate for the convertible notes is 93.0016 shares of Titan common stock per $1,000 principal amount of convertible notes, equivalent to an initial base conversion price of approximately $10.75 per share of Titan common stock.  If the price of Titan common stock at the time of determination exceeds the base conversion price, the base conversion rate will be increased by an additional number of shares (up to 9.3002 shares of Titan common stock per $1,000 principal amount of convertible notes) as determined pursuant to a formula described in the indenture.  The base conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in certain events.  The Company’s convertible notes balance was $112.9 million at June 30, 2011.

In the first quarter of 2011, the Company closed an Exchange Agreement with a note holder of the convertible notes, pursuant to which such holder converted approximately $59.6 million in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Notes into approximately 6.6 million shares of the Company’s common stock, plus a payment for the accrued and unpaid interest.  In connection with the exchange, the Company recognized a noncash charge of $16.1 million in accordance with ASC 470-20 Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options.

8% senior unsecured notes due 2012
In the first quarter of 2011, Titan satisfied and discharged the indenture relating to the 8% senior unsecured notes due January 2012 by depositing with the trustee $1.1 million cash representing the outstanding principal of such notes and interest payments due on July 15, 2011, and at maturity on January 15, 2012.  Titan irrevocably instructed the trustee to apply the deposited money toward the interest and principal of the notes.
 
Revolving credit facility
The Company’s $100 million revolving credit facility (credit facility) with agent Bank of America, N.A. has a January 2014 termination date and is collateralized by the accounts receivable and inventory of Titan and certain of its domestic subsidiaries.  During the first six months of 2011 and at June 30, 2011, there were no borrowings under the credit facility.  Outstanding letters of credit were $12.0 million at June 30, 2011, leaving $88.0 million of unused availability on the credit facility.  The credit facility contains certain financial covenants, restrictions and other customary affirmative and negative covenants.  Titan is in compliance with these covenants and restrictions as of June 30, 2011.
 
Other debt
Brazil Term Loan
In May 2011, the Company entered into a two-year, unsecured $10.0 million Term Loan with Bank of America, N.A. (BoA term loan) to provide working capital for the Sao Paolo, Brazil manufacturing facility.  Borrowings under the BoA term loan bear interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 200 basis points.  The BoA term loan shall be a minimum of $5.0 million with the option for an additional $5.0 million loan for a maximum of $10.0 million.  The BoA loan is due May 2013.  As of June 30, 2011, the Company had $5.0 million outstanding and the interest rate was approximately 14%

Brazil Revolving Line of Credit
The Company’s wholly-owned Brazilian subsidiary, Titan Pneus Do Brasil Ltda (Titan Brazil), has a revolving line of credit (Brazil line of credit) established with Bank of America Merrill Lynch Banco Multiplo S.A in May 2011 that is secured by a $12.0 million line of credit between the Company and Bank of America N.A. under the $100.0 million credit facility.  Titan Brazil could borrow up to 16.0 million Brazilian Reais, which equates to approximately $10.2 million dollars as of June 30, 2011, for working capital purposes.  Under the terms of the Brazil line of credit, borrowings, if any, bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 247 basis points.  At June 30, 2011 there was $9.3 million outstanding and the interest rate was approximately 3%.