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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
Debt outstanding was as follows:
In millionsDecember 31, 2020December 31, 2019
3.67% Loan Notes due 2021
$ $25.0 
4.88% Loan Notes due 2023
25.0 25.0 
4.94% Loan Notes due 2026
25.0 25.0 
Revolving credit facility4.1 17.5 
Unamortized debt issuance costs(0.7)(1.1)
Total debt$53.4 $91.4 
Non-current debt$53.4 $91.4 
On July 31, 2017, an extension to the Senior Facilities Agreement was agreed which provides $150 million in committed debt facilities, in the form of a multi-currency revolving credit facility, with an additional $50 million of uncommitted facilities through an accordion provision. The Senior Facilities Agreement was due to mature in April 2019, but was extended until the end of July 2022. Finance costs of $1.0 million were capitalized following this extension. The loan amendment has been treated, in part, as an extinguishment and new loan, as some of the lenders left the consortium, with the other portion deemed to be a modification of the existing facility. The Senior Facility Agreement bears interest equal to a margin based upon the Company's leverage plus either EURIBOR or LIBOR, depending on the currency drawn down. Note that GBP sterling drawings will be subject to interest rates based on SONIA (Sterling Overnight Index Average) once LIBOR is phased out by the end of 2021. We do not expect this change to have a material effect on our interest expense.
The weighted-average interest rate on the revolving credit facility was 2.19% and 2.47% in 2020 and 2019, respectively.
The maturity profile of the Company's debt, excluding unamortized issuance costs and discounts is as follows:
In millions20212022202320242025ThereafterTotal
Loan Notes due 2023$— $— $25.0 $— $— $— $25.0 
Loan Notes due 2026— — — — — 25.0 25.0 
Revolving credit facility— 4.1 — — — — 4.1 
Total debt $— $4.1 $25.0 $— $— $25.0 $54.1 
11.    Debt (continued)
Loan notes due and shelf facility
The Loan Notes due 2021 were due to mature on September 15, 2021, however we voluntarily chose to repay the notes early, on December 31, 2020, largely using surplus cash generated from operations, plus a small drawing on the Senior Facilities Agreement.
We have been in compliance with the covenants under the Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement throughout all of the quarterly measurement dates in 2020 with an expectation of compliance in 2021.
Senior Facilities Agreement
The Senior Facilities Agreement contains a number of additional undertakings and covenants that, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, our and our subsidiaries' ability to:
engage in mergers, divestitures, consolidations or divisions;
change the nature of our business;
make certain acquisitions;
participate in certain joint ventures;
grant liens or other security interests on our assets;
sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of assets, including receivables;
enter into certain non-arm's-length transactions;
grant guarantees;
pay off certain existing indebtedness;
make investments, loans or grant credit;
repurchase our shares;
issue shares or other securities; and
redeem, repurchase, decease, retire or repay any of our share capital.
We are permitted to dispose of assets up to $25 million in aggregate until July 2022, without restriction as to the use of the proceeds under the Senior Facilities Agreement. Above this level, we would need to seek agreement from the majority of the lenders under the Senior Facilities Agreement. In addition, we may pay dividends, subject to certain limitations.
In addition, the Senior Facilities Agreement requires us to maintain compliance with an interest coverage ratio and a leverage ratio. The interest coverage ratio measures our EBITDA (as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement) to Net Finance Charges (as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement). We are required to maintain a minimum interest coverage ratio of 4.0:1. The leverage ratio measures our Total Net Debt (as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement) to the Relevant Period Adjusted Acquisition EBITDA (as defined in the Senior Facilities Agreement). We are required to maintain a leverage ratio of no more than 3.0:1.
Any breach of a covenant in the Senior Facilities Agreement could result in a default under the Senior Facilities Agreement, in which case lenders could elect to declare all borrowed amounts immediately due and payable if the default is not remedied or waived within any applicable grace periods. Additionally, our and our subsidiaries' ability to make investments, incur liens and make certain restricted payments is also tied to ratios based on EBITDA.
We have been in compliance with the covenants under the Senior Facilities Agreement throughout all of the quarterly measurement dates throughout 2020 with an expectation of compliance in 2021.