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Debt | 9 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Debt | Debt Total debt of the Company, excluding film related and other obligations, was as follows:
| December 31, 2022 |  | March 31, 2022
| (Amounts in millions)
Corporate debt: |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Term Loan A | 433.8 |  |  | 638.5 |
Term Loan B | 834.8 |  |  | 844.2 |
5.500% Senior Notes | 857.6 |  |  | 1,000.0 |
Total corporate debt | 2,126.2 |  |  | 2,482.7 |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | (44.4) |  |  | (57.8) |
Total debt, net | 2,081.8 |  |  | 2,424.9 |
Less current portion | (39.2) |  |  | (222.8) |
Non-current portion of debt | $ | 2,042.6 |  |  | $ | 2,202.1 |
Senior Credit Facilities (Revolving Credit Facility, Term Loan A and Term Loan B) Revolving Credit Facility Availability of Funds & Commitment Fee. The Revolving Credit Facility provides for borrowings and letters of credit up to an aggregate of $1.25 billion, and at December 31, 2022 there was $1.25 billion available. However, borrowing levels are subject to certain financial covenants as discussed below. There were no letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2022. The Company is required to pay a quarterly commitment fee on the Revolving Credit Facility of 0.250% to 0.375% per annum, depending on the achievement of certain leverage ratios, as defined in the credit and guarantee agreement dated December 8, 2016, as amended (the "Credit Agreement"), on the total Revolving Credit Facility of $1.25 billion less the amount drawn. Maturity Date: •Revolving Credit Facility & Term Loan A: April 6, 2026 (see Debt Transactions section below for the April 2022 voluntary prepayment of the entire principal amount of the Term Loan A previously due March 22, 2023). •Term Loan B: March 24, 2025. Interest: •Revolving Credit Facility & Term Loan A: The Revolving Credit Facility and term loan A facility due April 2026 (the "Term Loan A") bear interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus 1.75% (or an alternative base rate plus 0.75%) margin, with a LIBOR floor of zero. The margin is subject to potential increases of up to 50 basis points (two (2) increases of 25 basis points each) upon certain increases to net first lien leverage ratios, as defined in the Credit Agreement (effective interest rate of 6.14% as of December 31, 2022, before the impact of interest rate swaps). •Term Loan B: The term loan B facility due March 2025 (the "Term Loan B") bears interest at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus 2.25% margin, with a LIBOR floor of zero (or an alternative base rate plus 1.25% margin) (effective interest rate of 6.64% as of December 31, 2022, before the impact of interest rate swaps). Required Principal Payments: •Term Loan A: Quarterly principal payments, at quarterly rates of 1.25% beginning September 30, 2022, 1.75% beginning September 30, 2023, and 2.50% beginning September 30, 2024 through March 31, 2026, with the balance payable at maturity. •Term Loan B: Quarterly principal payments at a quarterly rate of 0.25%, with the balance payable at maturity. The Term Loan A and Term Loan B also require mandatory prepayments in connection with certain asset sales, subject to certain significant exceptions, and the Term Loan B is subject to additional mandatory repayment from specified percentages of excess cash flow, as defined in the Credit Agreement. Optional Prepayment: •Revolving Credit Facility & Term Loan A: The Company may voluntarily prepay the Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan A at any time without premium or penalty. •Term Loan B: The Company may voluntarily prepay the Term Loan B at any time without premium or penalty. Security. The Senior Credit Facilities are guaranteed by the guarantors named in the Credit Agreement and are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the assets of Lionsgate and the Guarantors (as defined in the Credit Agreement), subject to certain exceptions. Covenants. The Senior Credit Facilities contain representations and warranties, events of default and affirmative and negative covenants that are customary for similar financings and which include, among other things and subject to certain significant exceptions, restrictions on the ability to declare or pay dividends, create liens, incur additional indebtedness, make investments, dispose of assets and merge or consolidate with any other person. In addition, a net first lien leverage maintenance covenant and an interest coverage ratio maintenance covenant apply to the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan A and are tested quarterly. As of December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants. Change in Control. The Company may also be subject to an event of default upon a change in control (as defined in the Credit Agreement) which, among other things, includes a person or group acquiring ownership or control in excess of 50% of the Company’s common shares. Potential Impact of LIBOR Transition. The Chief Executive of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), which regulates the LIBOR has announced that the FCA will no longer persuade or compel banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after the end of 2021. For U.S dollar LIBOR, publication of the one-week and two-month LIBOR settings ceased on December 31, 2021, and publication of the overnight and 12-month LIBOR settings will cease after June 30, 2023. Immediately after June 30, 2023, the one-month, three-month and six-month U.S. dollar LIBOR settings will no longer be representative. Given these changes, the LIBOR administrator has advised that no new contracts using U.S. dollar LIBOR should be entered into after December 31, 2021. It is also possible that U.S. LIBOR will be discontinued or modified prior to June 30, 2023. The Company is unable to predict whether or when an alternative reference rate will become a standard global benchmark and suitable replacement for LIBOR. In July 2021, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee, a steering committee comprised of large U.S. financial institutions and other market participants, recommended replacing U.S. dollar LIBOR with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), a new index based on transactions in the market for short-term treasury securities. The publication of SOFR began in April 2018, and, therefore, it has a very limited history. Whether SOFR attains market traction as a LIBOR replacement tool remains in question. Under the terms of the Company's Credit Agreement, in the event of the discontinuance of LIBOR, a mutually agreed-upon alternate benchmark rate will be established to replace LIBOR. The Company and Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement) shall, in good faith, endeavor to establish an alternate benchmark rate that gives due consideration to prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for syndicated loans in the United States at such time, and which places the lenders under the Credit Agreement and the Company in the same economic position that existed immediately prior to the discontinuation of LIBOR. The Company does not anticipate that the discontinuance or modification of LIBOR will materially impact its liquidity or financial position. 5.500% Senior Notes Interest: Bears interest at 5.500% annually (payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing on October 15, 2021). Maturity Date: April 15, 2029. Optional Redemption: (i)Prior to April 15, 2024, the Company may redeem the 5.500% Senior Notes in whole at any time, or in part from time to time, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed plus a "make-whole" premium, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. The make-whole premium is the greater of (i) 1.0% of the principal amount redeemed and (ii) the excess, if any, of the present value at such redemption date of the redemption price at April 15, 2024 (see redemption prices below) plus interest through April 15, 2024 (discounted to the redemption date at the treasury rate plus 50 basis points) over the principal amount of the notes redeemed on the redemption date. (ii)On or after April 15, 2024, the Company may redeem the 5.500% Senior Notes in whole at any time, or in part from time to time, at certain specified redemption prices, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. Such redemption prices are as follows (as a percentage of the principal amount redeemed): (i) on or after April 15, 2024 - 102.750%; (ii) on or after April 15, 2025 - 101.375%; and (iii) on or after April 15, 2026 - 100%. In addition, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the notes at any time and from time to time prior to April 15, 2024 with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at a price of 105.500% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. Security. The 5.500% Senior Notes are unsubordinated, unsecured obligations of the Company. Covenants. The 5.500% Senior Notes contain certain restrictions and covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, limit the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends or repurchase the Company’s common shares, make certain loans or investments, and sell or otherwise dispose of certain assets subject to certain conditions, among other limitations. As of December 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants. Change in Control. The occurrence of a change of control will be a triggering event requiring the Company to offer to purchase from holders all of the 5.500% Senior Notes, at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase. In addition, certain asset dispositions will be triggering events that may require the Company to use the excess proceeds from such dispositions to make an offer to purchase the 5.500% Senior Notes at 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of purchase. Capacity to Pay Dividends At December 31, 2022, the capacity to pay dividends under the Senior Credit Facilities and the 5.500% Senior Notes significantly exceeded the amount of the Company's accumulated deficit or net loss, and therefore the Company's net loss of $1,920.8 million and accumulated deficit of $2,317.9 million were deemed free of restrictions from paying dividends at December 31, 2022. Debt Transactions: Fiscal 2023: Term Loan A Prepayment. In April 2022, the Company voluntarily prepaid the entire outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan A due March 22, 2023 of $193.6 million, together with accrued and unpaid interest. Senior Notes Repurchases. In the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022, the Company repurchased $123.7 million and $142.4 million, respectively, principal amount of the 5.500% Senior Notes for $81.6 million and $96.2 million, respectively, together with accrued and unpaid interest. Fiscal 2022: Senior Notes Redemption and Issuance. On April 1, 2021, the Company redeemed in full all $518.7 million outstanding principal amount of its 5.875% Senior Notes due November 2024 ("5.875% Senior Notes") and all $545.6 million outstanding principal amount of its 6.375% Senior Notes due February 2024 ("6.375% Senior Notes"). In connection with the early redemption of the 5.875% Senior Notes and the 6.375% Senior Notes, the Company paid a prepayment premium of $15.2 million and $17.4 million, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption, pursuant to the terms of the indentures governing the 5.875% Senior Notes and the 6.375% Senior Notes, respectively. In connection with the redemption of the 5.875% Senior Notes and the 6.375% Senior Notes, on April 1, 2021, the Company issued $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due April 15, 2029 ("5.500% Senior Notes"). Credit Agreement Amendment. On April 6, 2021, the Company amended its Credit Agreement to, among other things, extend the maturity (the "Extension") of a portion of its revolving credit commitments, amounting to $1.25 billion, and a portion of its outstanding term A loans, amounting to $444.9 million to April 6, 2026, and make certain other changes to the covenants and other provisions therein. Termination of a Portion of Revolving Credit Facility Commitments. On November 2, 2021, the Company terminated its revolving credit commitments with a maturity of March 22, 2023, amounting to $250.0 million remaining after giving effect to the Extension (the "Termination"). After giving effect to the Termination, the Company's remaining revolving credit commitments under its Credit Agreement amounted to $1.25 billion with a maturity of April 6, 2026 (the "Revolving Credit Facility"). Term Loan B Repurchases. During the nine months ended December 31, 2021, the Company completed a series of repurchases of the Term Loan B and, in aggregate, paid $95.3 million to repurchase $96.0 million principal amount of the Term Loan B (none in the three months ended December 31, 2021). (Gain) Loss on Extinguishment of Debt: In accounting for the fiscal 2022 Senior Notes redemption and issuance transactions and credit agreement amendment discussed above, a portion of the refinancing transactions was considered a modification of terms, and a portion was considered a debt extinguishment. During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded a (gain) loss on extinguishment of debt related to the transactions described above as summarized in the table below:
| Three Months Ended December 31, |  | Nine Months Ended December 31,
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
(Gain) Loss on Extinguishment of Debt: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Loan A prepayment | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1.3 |  |  | $ | — |
Senior Notes repurchases in 2022; Senior Notes redemption and issuance in 2021 | (38.2) |  |  | — |  |  | (41.6) |  |  | 24.7 |
Credit Agreement amendment (Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan A) | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.7 |
Termination of a portion of Revolving Credit Facility commitments | — |  |  | 1.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.1 |
Term Loan B repurchases and other | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.7 |
| $ | (38.2) |  |  | $ | 1.1 |  |  | $ | (40.3) |  |  | $ | 28.2 |

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