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Debt
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
 
Total debt, net of debt issuance costs, is summarized in the following table (in millions):
December 31,
20222021
Revolving facility - U.S. dollar borrowings$191.0 $393.0 
Term loan A facility192.0 193.5 
Term loan B facility344.8 348.2 
Delayed draw term loan641.9 — 
6.875% Senior unsecured notes due October 1, 2026, net of discount of $4.3 million and $5.2 million as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively(1)
339.0 344.8 
French employee profit sharing3.0 4.1 
German loan agreement10.7 — 
Other0.9 — 
Debt issuance costs(29.4)(16.1)
Total debt1,693.9 1,267.5 
Less: Current debt(34.6)(2.7)
Long-term debt$1,659.3 $1,264.8 
(1) Amount includes a $6.7 million decrease in fair value due to changes in benchmark interest rates related to the senior unsecured notes. Refer to Note 15. Derivatives for additional information on our interest rate swaps designated as a fair value hedge.

Credit Facility

On September 25, 2018, the Company entered into a $700.0 million credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which replaced the Company’s previous senior secured credit facilities and provides for a five-year $500.0 million revolving line of credit (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and a seven-year $200.0 million bank term loan facility (the “Term Loan A Facility”). Subject to certain conditions, including the absence of a default or event of default under the Credit Agreement, the Company may request incremental loans to be extended under the Revolving Credit Facility or as additional Term Loan Facilities so long as the Company is in pro forma compliance with the financial covenants set forth in the Credit Agreement and the aggregate of such increases does not exceed $400.0 million.

On February 10, 2021, we amended our Credit Agreement to, among other things, add a new seven-year $350.0 million Term Loan B Facility (the “Term Loan B Facility”) and to decrease the incremental loans that may be extended at the Company’s request to $250.0 million. The amended Credit Agreement was further amended effective February 22, 2022 to adjust the step-down schedule for the maximum net debt to EBITDA ratio.

In connection with the Merger, we further amended our Credit Agreement on May 6, 2022 in order to extend the maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term Loan A Facility to May 6, 2027, and to increase the availability under the Revolving Credit Facility, subject to consummation of the Merger, to $600.0 million. Additionally, we added a $650.0 million delayed draw term loan facility (the "Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility") to be funded concurrent with the closing of the Merger.

On July 5, 2022, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Company borrowed $650.0 million under the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility. The funds were used to repay all of Neenah's outstanding debt of $445.9 million under its term loan B facility and $59.0 million under its global secured revolving credit facility, as well as pay down $100.0 million of our amended Revolving Credit Facility ("Revolving Facility"). The Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility matures on May 6, 2027.
In December 2022, $127.0 million of cash from operations was used to repay our Revolving Facility.

Borrowings under the amended Term Loan A Facility ("Term Loan A Credit Facility") will bear interest, at a rate equal to either (1) a forward-looking term rate based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“Term SOFR”), plus the applicable margin or (2) the highest of (a) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5%, (b) the rate of interest as published by the Wall Street Journal as the “bank prime loan” rate, and (c) Term SOFR plus 1.0%, in each case plus the applicable margin. The applicable margin for borrowings under the Term Loan A Credit Facility is expected to range from 1.25% to 2.75% for SOFR loans and from 0.25% to 1.75% for base rate loans, in each case depending on the Company’s then current net debt to EBITDA ratio.

Borrowings under the amended Revolving Facility or the Delayed Draw Term Loan facility in U.S. dollars will bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a rate equal to either (1) a forward-looking term rate based on Term SOFR, plus the applicable margin or (2) the highest of (a) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5%, (b) the rate of interest as published by the Wall Street Journal as the “bank prime loan” rate, and (c) one-month Term SOFR plus 1.0%, in each case plus the applicable margin. Borrowings under the Revolving Facility in Euros will bear interest at a rate equal to the reserve-adjusted Euro interbank offered rate, or EURIBOR, plus the applicable margin. The applicable margin for borrowings under the revolving credit agreement is expected to range from 1.00% to 2.50% for SOFR loans and EURIBOR loans, and from 0.00% to 1.50% for base rate loans, in each case, depending on the Company’s then current net debt to EBITDA ratio.

Borrowings under the Term Loan B Facility will bear interest, at the Company's option, at either (i) 3.75% in excess of a reserve adjusted LIBOR rate (subject to a minimum floor of 0.75% or (ii) 2.75% in excess of an alternative base rate.

Under the terms of the amended Credit Agreement, the Company is required to maintain certain financial ratios and comply with certain financial covenants, including maintaining a net debt to EBITDA ratio, as defined in the amended Credit Agreement, calculated on a trailing four fiscal quarter basis, not greater than 5.50x and an interest coverage ratio, also as defined in the amended Credit Agreement, of not less than 3.00x. The maximum allowable net debt to EBITDA ratio will decrease quarterly returning to 4.50x effective as of December 2023. In addition, borrowings and loans made under the amended Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of the Company’s and the guarantors’ personal property, excluding certain customary items of collateral, and will be guaranteed by the Company’s existing and future wholly-owned direct material domestic subsidiaries and by SWM Luxembourg.

The Company was in compliance with all of its covenants under the amended Credit Agreement at December 31, 2022.

Debt Commitment Letter

Prior to the merger, we obtained financing commitments for (i) a $648.0 million senior 364-day unsecured bridge facility (the “Bridge Facility”) and (ii) a $500.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility pursuant to a commitment letter (the “Debt Commitment Letter”) dated as of March 28, 2022. On May 6, 2022, in conjunction with further amendment of our Credit Agreement, the Debt Commitment Letter was amended, reducing the commitments under the Bridge Facility and senior secured revolving credit facility to $50.0 million and zero, respectively. Upon consummation of the Merger, we terminated our Bridge Facility.

Indenture for 6.875% Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2026

On September 25, 2018, the Company closed a private offering of $350.0 million of 6.875% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the “Notes”). The Notes were sold in a private placement in reliance on Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to a purchase agreement between the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the initial purchasers. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by each of the Company’s existing and future wholly-owned subsidiaries that is a borrower under or that guarantees obligations under the amended Credit Agreement or that guarantees certain other indebtedness, subject to certain exceptions.
The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of September 25, 2018 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the guarantors listed therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee. The Indenture provides that interest on the Notes will accrue from September 25, 2018, and is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, beginning on April 1, 2019, and the Notes mature on October 1, 2026.

The Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time on or after October 1, 2021, at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. If the Company sells certain assets or consummates certain change of control transactions, the Company will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes, subject to certain conditions.

The Indenture contains certain covenants that, among other things, limit the Company’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, make certain dividends, repurchase Company stock or make other distributions, make certain investments, create liens, transfer, or sell assets, merge or consolidate and enter into transactions with the Company’s affiliates. Such covenants are subject to a number of exceptions and qualifications set forth in the Indenture. The Indenture also contains certain customary events of default, including failure to make payments in respect of the principal amount of the Notes, failure to make payments of interest on the Notes when due and payable, failure to comply with certain covenants and agreements and certain events of bankruptcy or insolvency. The Company was in compliance with all of its covenants under the Indenture at December 31, 2022.

As of December 31, 2022, the average interest rate was 7.03% on outstanding Revolving Facility borrowings, the interest rates were 7.17% on outstanding Term Loan A Facility borrowings, 8.19% on outstanding Term Loan B Facility borrowings and 6.92% on outstanding Delayed Draw Term Loan facility borrowings. The effective rate on the 6.875% senior unsecured notes due 2026 was 7.248%. The weighted average effective interest rate on the Company's debt facilities, including the impact of interest rate hedges, was approximately 5.11% and 4.04% for the year ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

French Employee Profit Sharing

Our French operations are subject to government-mandated profit sharing. Each year, representatives of the workers at each of the French businesses can make an election for the profit sharing amounts from the most recent year ended to be invested in a financial institution or with their respective employer. To the extent that funds are invested with the Company, these amounts bear interest at 1.33% and 0.20%, respectively, at December 31, 2022 and 2021, and are generally payable in the fifth year subsequent to the year in which the profit sharing is accrued.

Other

On May 30, 2022, Neenah entered into a project financing agreement for the construction of a melt blown machine (the "German Loan Agreement"). This debt was assumed by the Company upon consummation of the Merger. The German Loan Agreement provided $10.7 million of construction financing which is secured by the melt blown machine. The loan matures in March 2027 and principal is repaid in equal quarterly installments beginning in June 2023. The interest rate on amounts outstanding is 1.75% and is payable quarterly.

Notional Cash Pooling

On November 15, 2022, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries entered into a notional cash pooling arrangement with JP Morgan to manage global liquidity requirements. As part of the pooling agreement, the participating subsidiaries combine their cash balances in pooling accounts at JP Morgan with the ability to offset bank overdrafts of one participant against the positive cash account balances held by another participant. Under the terms of the notional pooling agreement, the financial institution has the right, ability, and intent to offset a positive balance in one account against an overdrawn amount in another account. Amounts in each of the accounts are unencumbered and unrestricted with respect to use. As such, the net cash balance related to this pooling arrangement is included in Cash and cash equivalents in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Bank Overdrafts

The Company also had bank overdraft facilities of $1.9 million and $1.8 million, at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, of which $0.2 million and zero were outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Interest is incurred on outstanding amounts at market rates, which were 3.39% and 0.55%, respectively, at December 31, 2022 and 2021. No commitment fees are paid on the unused portion of these facilities.

Rate Swap Agreements 
 
From time to time, the Company enters into interest rate swap transactions to manage the Company's interest rate risk and cross-currency swaps designated as a hedge of a portion of the Company's net investment in certain Euro-denominated subsidiaries. Refer to Note 15. Derivatives for additional information.

Principal Repayments

Under the amended Credit Agreement, the Company selects an "interest period" for each of its borrowings from the Revolving Facility. The Company can repay such borrowings and borrow again at a subsequent date if it chooses to do so, providing it flexibility and efficient use of any excess cash. The Company currently has the intent and ability to allow its debt balances to remain outstanding and expects to continue to file notices of continuation related to its borrowings outstanding at December 31, 2022 such that those amounts are not expected to be repaid prior to the May 2027 expiration of the Revolving Facility.

The following is the expected maturities for the Company's debt obligations as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):
2023$41.1 
202441.2 
202541.4 
2026380.3 
2027892.0 
Thereafter327.3 
Total $1,723.3 

Fair Value of Debt
 
At December 31, 2022 and 2021, the fair market value of the Company's 6.875% senior unsecured notes was $308.4 million and $365.8 million, respectively. The fair market value for the senior unsecured notes was determined using quoted market prices, which are directly observable Level 1 inputs. The fair market value of all other debt as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 approximated the respective carrying amounts as the interest rates approximate current market indices.

Debt Issuance Costs

The Company capitalized approximately $18.8 million of debt issuance costs during the year ended December 31, 2022 related to the amendment to our Credit Agreement and the draw on the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility. These capitalized costs will be amortized over the term of the various facilities under the amended Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company's total deferred debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization, were $29.4 million and $16.1 million, respectively.

Amortization expense of $5.5 million and $3.1 million was recorded during the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and was included as a component of Interest expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss).
The following is the expected future amortization of the Company's deferred debt issuance costs as of December 31, 2022 (in millions):
2023$6.4 
20246.4 
20256.4 
20266.4 
20273.2 
Thereafter0.6 
Total$29.4