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Note 17 - Long-term Debt
9 Months Ended
May 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
17. LONG-TERM DEBT
 
FactSet’s debt obligations consisted of the following:
 
(in thousands)
 
May 31,
2016
   
August 31,
2015
 
2015 Revolving Credit Facility
(maturity date of September 21, 2018)
  $ 300,000     $ 35,000  
Total Outstanding Debt
  $ 300,000     $ 35,000  
 
On February 6, 2015, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) between FactSet, as the borrower, and Bank of America, N.A., as the lender (the “Lender”). At that date, the Credit Agreement provided for a $35.0 million revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), under which the Company could request borrowings. The Credit Agreement also allowed FactSet to arrange for additional borrowings for an aggregate amount of up to $265.0 million provided that any such request for additional borrowings was in a minimum amount of $25.0 million. For purposes of funding its acquisition of Code Red on February 6, 2015, FactSet borrowed $35.0 million in the form of a Eurodollar rate loan (the “Loan”) under the Revolving Credit Facility. The proceeds of the Loan made under the Credit Agreement could be used for permitted acquisitions and general corporate purposes. The Loan bears interest on the outstanding principal amount at a rate equal to the Eurodollar rate plus 0.50%. The Eurodollar rate is defined in the Credit Agreement as the rate per annum equal to one-month LIBOR.
 
On September 21, 2015, the Company amended the Credit Agreement to borrow an additional $265.0 million (the “Second Amendment) in order to fund FactSet’s acquisition of Portware which closed on October 16, 2015. The maturity date on all outstanding loan amounts (which total $300.0 million as of May 31, 2016) is September 21, 2018. There are no prepayment penalties if the Company elects to prepay the outstanding loan amounts prior to the scheduled maturity date. The Second Amendment also allows FactSet, subject to certain requirements, to arrange for additional borrowings with the Lender for an aggregate amount of up to $400.0 million, provided that any such request for additional borrowings must be in a minimum amount of $25.0 million. The Second Amendment adjusted the interest rate on the total outstanding principal debt to a rate equal to the Eurodollar rate plus 0.75%.
 
All outstanding loan amounts are reported as
Long-term debt
within the Consolidated Balance Sheet at May 31, 2016.   Interest on the Loan is payable quarterly in arrears and on the maturity date. During the three and nine months ended May 31, 2016, the Company paid approximately $0.9 million and $2.2 million in interest on its outstanding Loan amount, respectively. The Company paid interest of less than $0.1 million on its outstanding Loan amount for the nine months ended May 31, 2015. The principal balance is payable in full on the maturity date.
 
As of May 31, 2016, no commitment fee was owed by FactSet since it borrowed the full amount under the Credit Agreement. Other fees incurred by the Company, such as legal costs to draft and review the Credit Agreement, totaled less than $0.1 million and were capitalized as loan origination fees. These loan origination fees are being amortized into interest expense over the term of the Loan (three years) using the effective interest method.
 
The Credit Agreement contains covenants restricting certain FactSet activities, which are usual and customary for this type of loan.
 
In addition, the Credit Agreement requires that FactSet must maintain a consolidated leverage ratio, as measured by total funded debt/EBITDA below a specified level as of the end of each fiscal quarter. The Company was in compliance with all of the covenants of the Credit Agreement as of May 31, 2016.