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Long-Term Debt | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Long-Term Debt |
15. | LONG-TERM DEBT
Long-term debt is summarized as follows:
|  | September 30 |  |  |  | December 31 |
In thousands |  | 2019 |  |  |  | 2018 |
Revolving credit facility, due Mar. 2020 |  | $ | — |  |  |  | $ | 114,495 |
Revolving credit facility, due Feb. 2024 |  |  | 79,490 |  |  |  |  | — |
5.375% Notes, due Oct. 2020 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | 250,000 |
Term loan, due Feb. 2024 |  |  | 236,564 |  |  |  |  | — |
2.40% Term Loan, due Jun. 2022 |  |  | 4,278 |  |  |  |  | 5,725 |
2.05% Term Loan, due Mar. 2023 |  |  | 20,342 |  |  |  |  | 25,972 |
1.30% Term Loan, due Jun. 2023 |  |  | 5,834 |  |  |  |  | 7,361 |
1.55% Term Loan, due Sep. 2025 |  |  | 8,006 |  |  |  |  | 9,470 |
Total long-term debt |  |  | 354,514 |  |  |  |  | 413,023 |
Less current portion |  |  | (22,235 | ) |  |  |  | (10,785 | )
Unamortized deferred issuance costs |  |  | (2,508 | ) |  |  |  | (1,276 | )
Long-term debt, net of current portion |  | $ | 329,771 |  |  |  | $ | 400,962 |
On February 8, 2019, we entered into an amended and restated $400 million Revolving Credit Facility and a €220 million Term Loan with a consortium of banks (together, the “Credit Agreement”). The proceeds of the Term Loan due Feb. 2024 were used to redeem in its entirety the 5.375% Notes. The principal amount of the Term Loan amortizes in consecutive quarterly installments of principal, with each such quarterly installment to be in an amount equal to 1.25% of the Term Loan funded, commencing on July 1, 2019 and continuing quarterly thereafter. The €220 million Term Loan is designated as a net investment hedge of our Euro functional currency foreign subsidiaries. During the first nine months of 2019, we recognized a pre-tax gain of $9.0 million from changes in currency exchange rates through Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). 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 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 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, the borrowing rate is, at our option, based on (b) above or for Euro denominated borrowings, the Euro Interbank Offering Rate (“EURIBOR”) 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. In October 2019, we entered into a €180 million notional value floating-to-fixed interest rate swap agreement with certain financial institutions. Under the terms of the swap, we will pay a fixed interest rate of the applicable margin plus 0.0395% on €180 million of the underlying variable rate term loan. We will receive the greater of 0.00% or EURIBOR. The Credit Agreement 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 4.0x provided that such ratio increases to 4.5x during the period of four fiscal quarters immediately following a material acquisition such as Steinfurt. As of September 30, 2019, the leverage ratio, as calculated in accordance with the definition in our Credit Agreement, was 2.9x. 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 Agreement. All remaining principal outstanding and accrued interest under the Credit Agreement will be due and payable on February 8, 2024. 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, are calculated by reference to our Credit Agreement. P. H. Glatfelter Company guarantees all debt obligations of its subsidiaries. All such obligations are recorded in these condensed consolidated financial statements. Letters of credit issued to us by certain financial institutions totaled $7.4 million as of September 30, 2019 and $5.2 million as of December 31, 2018. 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 and for performance of certain remediation activity related to the Fox River matter. 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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