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Long-Term Debt | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long-Term Debt |
16. | LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt is summarized as follows:
| December 31 |  |
In thousands |  | 2017 |  |  |  |  | 2016 |  |
Revolving credit facility, due Mar. 2020 | $ | 171,200 |  |  |  | $ | 61,595 |  |
5.375% Notes, due Oct. 2020 |  | 250,000 |  |  |  |  | 250,000 |  |
2.40% Term Loan, due Jun. 2022 |  | 7,710 |  |  |  |  | 8,282 |  |
2.05% Term Loan, due Mar. 2023 |  | 33,607 |  |  |  |  | 35,163 |  |
1.30% Term Loan, due Jun. 2023 |  | 9,423 |  |  |  |  | 9,788 |  |
1.55% Term Loan, due Sep. 2025 |  | 11,390 |  |  |  |  | 10,333 |  |
Total long-term debt |  | 483,330 |  |  |  |  | 375,161 |  |
Less current portion |  | (11,298 | ) |  |  |  | (8,961 | ) |
Unamortized deferred issuance costs |  | (1,934 | ) |  |  |  | (2,553 | ) |
Long-term debt, net of current portion | $ | 470,098 |  |  |  | $ | 363,647 |  |
On March 12, 2015, we amended our revolving credit agreement with a consortium of banks (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) which increased the amount available for borrowing to $400 million, extended the maturity of the facility to March 12, 2020, and instituted a revised interest rate pricing grid. On February 1, 2017, the Revolving Credit Agreement was further amended to, among other things, change the definition of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for purposes of calculating covenant compliance. For all US dollar denominated borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, the borrowing rate is, at our option, either, (a) the bank’s base rate which is equal to the greater of i) the prime rate; ii) the federal funds rate plus 50 basis points; or iii) the daily Euro-rate plus 100 basis points plus an applicable spread over either i), ii) or iii) ranging from 12.5 basis points to 100 basis points based on the Company’s leverage ratio and its corporate credit ratings determined by Standard & Poor’s Rating Services and Moody’s Investor Service, Inc. (the “Corporate Credit Rating”); or (b) the daily Euro-rate plus an applicable margin ranging from 112.5 basis points to 200 basis points based on the Company’s leverage ratio and the Corporate Credit Rating. For non-US dollar denominated borrowings, interest is based on (b) above. The Revolving Credit Facility contains a number of customary covenants for financings of this type that, among other things, restrict our ability to dispose of or create liens on assets, incur additional indebtedness, repay other indebtedness, limits certain intercompany financing arrangements, make acquisitions and engage in mergers or consolidations. We are also required to comply with specified financial tests and ratios including: i) maximum net debt to EBITDA ratio (the “leverage ratio”); and ii) a consolidated EBITDA to interest expense ratio. The most restrictive of our covenants is a maximum leverage ratio of 3.5x. As of December 31, 2017, the leverage ratio, as calculated in accordance with the definition in our amended credit agreement was 2.5x. A breach of these requirements would give rise to certain remedies under the Revolving Credit Facility, among which are the termination of the agreement and accelerated repayment of the outstanding borrowings plus accrued and unpaid interest under the credit facility. On October 3, 2012, we completed a private placement offering of $250.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.375% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “5.375% Notes”). The 5.375% Notes, which are now publically registered, are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by PHG Tea Leaves, Inc., Mollanvick, Inc., Glatfelter Composite Fibers N. A., Inc., Glatfelter Advanced Materials N.A., Inc., and Glatfelter Holdings, LLC (the “Guarantors”). Interest on the 5.375% Notes is payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15. The 5.375% Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time on or after October 15, 2016 at the redemption prices specified in the applicable Indenture. These Notes and the guarantees of the notes are senior obligations of the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, rank equally in right of payment with future senior indebtedness of the Company and the Guarantors and will mature on October 15, 2020. The 5.375% Notes contain various covenants customary to indebtedness of this nature including limitations on i) the amount of indebtedness that may be incurred; ii) certain restricted payments including common stock dividends; iii) distributions from certain subsidiaries; iv) sales of assets; v) transactions amongst subsidiaries; and vi) incurrence of liens on assets. In addition, the 5.375% Notes contain cross default provisions that could result in all such notes becoming due and payable in the event of a failure to repay debt outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement at maturity or a default under the Revolving Credit Agreement that accelerates the debt outstanding thereunder. As of December 31, 2017, we met all of the requirements of our debt covenants. Glatfelter Gernsbach GmbH & Co. KG (“Gernsbach”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours, entered into a series of borrowing agreements with IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, Düsseldorf (“IKB”) as summarized below:
Amounts in thousands | Original Principal |  |  |  | Interest Rate |  |  |  | Maturity
Borrowing date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Apr. 11, 2013 | € | 42,700 |  |  |  |  | 2.05 | % |  |  | Mar. 2023
Sep. 4, 2014 |  | 10,000 |  |  |  |  | 2.40 | % |  |  | Jun. 2022
Oct. 10, 2015 |  | 2,608 |  |  |  |  | 1.55 | % |  |  | Sep. 2025
Apr. 26, 2016 |  | 10,000 |  |  |  |  | 1.30 | % |  |  | Jun. 2023
May 4, 2016 |  | 7,195 |  |  |  |  | 1.55 | % |  |  | Sep. 2025
Each of the borrowings require quarterly repayments of principal and interest and provide for representations, warranties and covenants customary for financings of these types. The financial covenants contained in each of the IKB loans, which relate to the minimum ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated interest expense and the maximum ratio of consolidated total net debt to consolidated adjusted EBITDA, will be calculated by reference to our Revolving Credit Agreement. Aggregated unamortized deferred debt issuance costs incurred in connection with all of our outstanding debt totaled $3.0 million at December 31, 2017. The deferred costs are being amortized on a straight line basis over the life of the underlying instruments. Amortization expense related to deferred debt issuance costs totaled $1.2 million in 2017. The following schedule sets forth the amortization of our term loan agreements together with the maturity of our other long-term debt during the indicated year.
In thousands |  |  |  |
2018 | $ | 11,298 |  |
2019 |  | 11,297 |  |
2020 |  | 432,497 |  |
2021 |  | 11,297 |  |
2022 |  | 10,441 |  |
Thereafter |  | 6,500 |  |
P. H. Glatfelter Company guarantees all debt obligations of its subsidiaries. All such obligations are recorded in these consolidated financial statements. As of December 31, 2017 and 2016, we had $5.2 million and $5.1 million, respectively, of letters of credit issued to us by certain financial institutions. The letters of credit, which reduce amounts available under our revolving credit facility, primarily provide financial assurances for the benefit of certain state workers compensation insurance agencies in conjunction with our self-insurance program. We bear the credit risk on this amount to the extent that we do not comply with the provisions of certain agreements. No amounts are outstanding under the letters of credit.

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