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Debt | Debt Consolidated long-term debt of the Company consisted of the following:
Through January 31, 2017 the Company had $131,500,000 outstanding under a revolving credit facility ("Replaced Revolving Credit Facility"). The Replaced Revolving Credit Facility provided availability up to a maximum of $225,000,000 and had an initial term ending January 23, 2020. Through January 31, 2017 the Company, Columbus McKinnon Dutch Holdings 3 B.V. (“BV 3”), and Columbus McKinnon EMEA GmbH (“EMEA GMBH”) as borrowers (collectively referred to as the "Borrowers"), had outstanding $103,125,000 principal amount of a senior secured Term Loan ("Replaced Term Loan") which matured on February 19, 2020. As described in Note 2, on January 31, 2017 the Company entered into a New Credit Agreement ("New Credit Agreement") and $545,000,000 of new debt facilities ("New Facilities") in connection with the STAHL acquisition. The New Facilities consist of a New Revolving Facility ("Revolver") in the amount of $100,000,000 and a $445,000,000 1st Lien Term Loan ("New Term Loan"). Proceeds from the New Facilities were used to fund the STAHL acquisition, pay fees and expenses associated with the acquisition, and refinance the Company's Replaced Revolving Credit Facility and Replaced Term Loan. The New Term Loan has a seven-year term maturing in 2024 and the Revolver has a five-year term maturing in 2022. At March 31, 2017 the Company has not drawn from the Revolver. The key terms of the agreement are as follows:
The New Facility is secured by all U.S. inventory, receivables, equipment, real property, subsidiary stock (limited to 65% of non-U.S. subsidiaries) and intellectual property. The New Credit Agreement allows, but limits our ability to pay dividends. As mentioned above, on January 31, 2017 the Company borrowed $445,000,000 under the New Term Loan. The Company repaid the amount outstanding for the Replaced Revolving Credit Facility and Replaced Term Loan ($131,500,000 and $103,125,000, respectively) plus $652,000 in accrued interest and fees. The cost of debt refinancing on the Company's consolidated statement of operations includes the write-off of previously unamortized deferred financing costs and other expenses of $1,303,000. The outstanding balance of the New Term Loan was $432,500,000 and $112,056,000 on the Replaced Term Loan (net of debt discount) as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Company made $9,375,000 of scheduled principal payments on the Replaced Term Loan and $12,500,000 of principal payment on the New Term Loan during fiscal 2017. The Company is obligated to make $4,450,000 of principal payments over the next 12 months, however, plans to pay down $49,450,000 in total. This amount has been recorded within the current portion of long term debt on the Company's consolidated balance sheet with the remaining balance recorded as long-term debt. There was $0 outstanding on the New Revolving Credit Facility and $6,486,000 outstanding letters of credit as of March 31, 2017. The outstanding letters of credit at March 31, 2017 consisted of $492,000 in commercial letters of credit and $5,994,000 of standby letters of credit. In connection with the acquisition of STAHL, the Company assumed a loan that STAHL CraneSystems Shanghai Co Ltd ("STAHL China") entered into on November 22, 2016 with Dalian Konecranes Co Ltd ("Konecranes"). The principal amount loaned to STAHL China in the amount of 18,000,000 Yuan (approximately $2,608,000 as of March 31, 2017) was used to meet working capital needs. The annual interest rate is 4.35% with an original maturity date of February 24, 2017. The term of the loan was extended through a loan amendment with a new maturity date of May 24, 2017. Therefore, this loan is classified in current portion of long-term debt. The Company has repaid the loan on the new maturity date. During the quarter ended June 30, 2016, the Company adopted ASU No. 2015-03 "Interest - Imputation of Interest (subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." The ASU is required to be retrospectively applied to the March 31, 2016 balance sheet. In accordance with this ASU, Term Loan related deferred financing costs and accumulated amortization netting to $193,000 as of March 31, 2016 have been reclassified from other assets to discount on term loan on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet. The balance is $0 as of March 31, 2017 as the balance was written off as part of the cost of debt refinancing. The gross balance of deferred financing costs on the term loan was $14,690,000 and $2,076,000 as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The accumulated amortization balances were $350,000 and $483,000 as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. All of the deferred financing costs on the Replaced Term Loan were extinguished and are included in the cost of debt refinancing on the Company's consolidated statement of operations. The gross balance of deferred financing costs associated with the New Revolving Credit Facility and Replaced Revolving Credit Facility are included in other assets is $2,789,000 and $1,574,000 as of March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016. The accumulated amortization balances were $93,000 and $367,000 as of March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2016 respectively. The balance at March 31, 2017 includes $763,000 related to the Replaced Revolving Credit Facility as certain lenders in the Replaced Revolving Credit Facility participate in the New Revolving Credit Facility. On June 22, 2007, the Company recorded a capital lease resulting from the sale and partial leaseback of its facility in Charlotte, NC under a 10 year lease agreement. The Company also has capital leases on certain production machinery and equipment. The outstanding balance on the capital lease obligations of $551,000 and $1,590,000 as of March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, are included in senior debt in the consolidated balance sheets. $510,000 of the capital lease liability has been recorded within the current portion of long term debt on the Company's condensed consolidated balance sheet with the remaining balance recorded as long term debt. The principal payments obligated to be made as of March 31, 2017 on the above debt are as follows:
Non-U.S. Lines of Credit and Loans Unsecured and uncommitted lines of credit are available to meet short-term working capital needs for certain of our subsidiaries operating outside of the U.S. The lines of credit are available on an offering basis, meaning that transactions under the line of credit will be on such terms and conditions, including interest rate, maturity, representations, covenants, and events of default, as mutually agreed between our subsidiaries and the local bank at the time of each specific transaction. As of March 31, 2017, unsecured credit lines totaled approximately $4,475,000, of which $0 was drawn. In addition, unsecured lines of $10,175,000 were available for bank guarantees issued in the normal course of business of which $3,813,000 was utilized. |