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Note 21 - Subsequent events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Notes to Financial Statements  
Subsequent Events [Text Block]

21. Subsequent Events:

 

a. 2023 Stock Buyback Program

 

On February 9, 2023, the Company announced that its Board of Directors (“Board”) has approved a stock buyback program to repurchase up to $40 million of its common stock in the open market. The $40 million buyback program commenced on February 10, 2023 and is expected to terminated on February 9, 2024. The previously announced $40 million buyback program for the period February 11, 2022 to February 10, 2023 was terminated.  According to the terms of our Third Amended 2019 Credit Facility, share repurchases require the Lenders’ consent if the Company’s Total Funded Debt to Adjusted EBITDA ratio exceeds 2.00:1.

 

b. Issuance of Preferred Units by Ting Fiber, LLC

 

On January 30, 2023, the Company issued and sold an additional 5,000,000 units of its Series A Preferred Units to Generate at a cash purchase price of $6.00 per unit pursuant to the Unit Purchase Agreement. The Milestone Funding provided the Company with an additional $30.0 million of capital and reduced Generate's future capital commitment under the Unit Purchase Agreement to $82.5 million. 

 

c. Amending Agreement No.2 to the Third Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement

 

On March 14, 2023 the Company entered into an Amending Agreement No.2 (the "Credit Agreement Amendment") to the Third Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Agreement with its existing syndicate of lenders (The "Amended Credit Agreement"). The Amended Credit Agreement continues to provide the Company with access to an aggregate of $240 million in committed funds, however there is a suspension to the $60 million accordion during the relief period (the "Leverage Step Up Period"), which is defined as from Closing ( March 14, 2023) to the date that the Company delivers a compliance certificate for the period ending on December 31, 2023 demonstrating compliance with financial covenants. Additionally, the Credit Agreement Amendment has extended the maturity of the Credit Facility to September 30, 2024. As a result of the closing of the Credit Agreement, the Company is subject to the following financial covenants at all times, with monthly testing during the Leverage Step Up Period and reverting to quarterly tests thereafter: (i) maximum Total Funded Debt to Adjusted EBITDA Ratio of 4.50:1.00 from March 14, 2023 up to and including September 29, 2023; 4.00:1.00 from September 30, 2023 up to and including December 30, 2023; and 3.75:1.00 thereafter; and (ii) minimum Interest Coverage Ratio of 3.00:1.00. On March 14, 2023 the Company made a repayment of $2.8 million on the Credit Facility.