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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

 

Note 4 — Debt

 

In connection with the acquisition of SiriusDecisions, the Company entered into a $200.0 million Credit Agreement on January 3, 2019 (the “Closing Date”). The Credit Agreement provides for: (1) senior secured term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $125.0 million (the “Term Loans”) and (2) a senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $75.0 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Term Loans, the “Facilities”). On the Closing Date, the full $125.0 million of the Term Loans and $50.0 million of the Revolving Credit Facility were used to finance a portion of the acquisition of SiriusDecisions and to pay certain fees, costs and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition and the Facilities. The Facilities are scheduled to mature on January 3, 2024.

 

The Facilities permit the Company to borrow incremental term loans and/or increase commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate principal amount up to $50.0 million, subject to approval by the administrative agent and certain customary terms and conditions.

 

The Facilities can be repaid early, in part or in whole, at any time and from time to time, without premium or penalty, other than customary breakage reimbursement requirements for LIBOR-based loans. The Term Loans must be prepaid with net cash proceeds of (i) certain debt incurred or issued by Forrester and its restricted subsidiaries and (ii) certain asset sales and condemnation or casualty events, subject to certain reinvestment rights.

 

Amounts borrowed under the Facilities bear interest, at Forrester’s option, at a rate per annum equal to either (i) the London Interbank Offering Rate (“LIBOR”) for the applicable interest period plus a margin that is between 1.75% and 2.50% based on Forrester’s consolidated total leverage ratio or (ii) the alternate base rate plus a margin that is between 0.75% and 1.50% based on Forrester’s consolidated total leverage ratio. In addition, the Company will pay a commitment fee that is between 0.25% and 0.35% per annum, based on Forrester’s consolidated total leverage ratio, on the average daily unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility, payable quarterly, in arrears.

 

The Term Loans require repayment of the outstanding principal balance in quarterly installments each year, commencing on March 31, 2019 with the balance repayable on the maturity date, subject to customary exceptions. The amount payable in each year as of June 30, 2019 is set forth in the table below (in thousands):

 

2019 (remainder)

$

3,125

 

2020

 

9,375

 

2021

 

12,500

 

2022

 

12,500

 

2023

 

15,625

 

Thereafter

 

68,750

 

Total remaining principal payments

$

121,875

 

 

The Revolving Credit Facility does not require repayment prior to maturity, subject to customary exceptions. In addition to financing the acquisition, proceeds from the Revolving Credit Facility can also be used towards working capital and general corporate purposes. Up to $5.0 million of the Revolving Credit Facility is available for the issuance of letters of credit, and any drawings under the letters of credit must be reimbursed within one business day.

 

Forrester incurred $1.8 million in costs related to the Revolving Credit Facility, which are recorded in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These costs are being amortized as interest expense on a straight-line basis over the five-year term of the Revolving Credit Facility. Forrester incurred $2.8 million in costs related to the Term Loans, which are recorded as a reduction to the face value of long-term debt on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These costs are being amortized as interest expense utilizing the effective interest rate method.

 

Outstanding Borrowings

The following table summarizes the Company’s total outstanding borrowings as of the dates indicated (in thousands):

 

Description:

 

June 30, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

Term loan facility (1)

 

$

121,875

 

 

$

 

Revolving credit facility (1) (2)

 

 

20,000

 

 

 

 

Principal amount outstanding (3)

 

 

141,875

 

 

 

 

Less: Deferred financing fees

 

 

(2,522

)

 

 

 

Net carrying amount

 

$

139,353

 

 

$

 

 

(1)

The contractual annualized interest rate as of June 30, 2019 on the Term loan facility and the Revolving Credit Facility was 4.6875%, which consisted of LIBOR of 2.4375% plus a margin of 2.25%.

(2)

The Company had $55.0 million of available borrowing capacity on the revolver (not including the expansion feature) as of June 30, 2019.

(3)

The weighted average annual effective rates on the Company's total debt outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, were 4.81% and 5.04%, respectively.

 

The Facilities contain certain customary restrictive loan covenants, including among others, financial covenants that apply a maximum leverage ratio and minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The negative covenants limit, subject to various exceptions, the Company’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, create liens on assets, merge, consolidate, liquidate or dissolve any part of the Company, sell assets, pay dividends or other payments in respect to capital stock, change fiscal year, or enter into certain transactions with affiliates and subsidiaries. The Company was in full compliance with the covenants as of June 30, 2019. The Facilities also contain customary events of default, representations, and warranties.

 

All obligations under the Facilities are unconditionally guaranteed by each of the Company’s existing and future, direct and indirect material wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, other than certain excluded subsidiaries, and are collateralized by a first priority lien on substantially all tangible and intangible assets including intellectual property and all of the capital stock of the Company and its subsidiaries (limited to 65% of the voting equity of certain subsidiaries).