Long-Term Obligations

Long-term obligations consisted of the following:



	June 29, 2012		December 30, 2011
	(in thousands)
Senior Secured Notes (9.50%)	$	375,000	$	375,000
Senior Unsecured Loan Facility (12.25%)	123,006		122,782
ABL Credit Facility	27,841		10,206
Dutch Revolving Credit Facility	—		—
	$	525,847	$	507,988

On March 18, 2011, Euramax International, Inc. (“Euramax”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, issued $375 million of Senior Secured Notes (the “Notes”) in a private placement exempt from registration requirements under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Concurrent with the issuance of the Notes, the Company entered into a new senior unsecured loan facility (the “Senior Unsecured Loan Facility”) with an aggregate principal amount of $125 million. The Company also entered into an Amended and Restated Senior Secured Revolving Credit and Guaranty Agreement (the “ABL Credit Facility”), which provided revolving credit financing of up to $70 million and extended the maturity from June 23, 2012 to September 18, 2015.

Prior to the issuance of the Notes and the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility, the Company had outstanding obligations of approximately $514.7 million under the First Lien Credit Agreement. In the first quarter of 2011, proceeds from the $375 million offering of Notes were used to pay lenders under the First Lien Credit Agreement. Additionally, certain existing lenders exchanged approximately $102.7 million of existing loans under the First Lien Credit Agreement and cash of $19.8 million for the $125 million of loans under the new Senior Unsecured Loan Facility, which were issued at 98% of par. Cash proceeds along with borrowings under the Company’s ABL Credit Facility were used to repay the remaining outstanding amounts due under the First Lien Credit Agreement and expenses related to the refinancing. The difference between the consideration received and the aggregate face amount of the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility ($2.2 million) is being amortized and recorded in interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the term of the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility.

The Company recognized a loss of approximately $1.5 million on the extinguishment of the First Lien Credit Agreement in the first quarter of 2011. This loss is primarily comprised of the write-off of previously capitalized deferred debt issuance costs and is recorded in other income (loss). Deferred debt issuance costs, related to First Lien Credit Agreement obligations which were exchanged for obligations under the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility, are being amortized to interest expense over the term of the new Senior Unsecured Loan Facility using the effective interest rate method. Direct and incremental debt issuance costs related to the Senior Unsecured Notes, Senior Unsecured Credit Facility, and ABL Credit Facility, including legal fees, printing costs and bank fees totaled approximately $10.6 million and have been capitalized and reported as deferred financing costs within other assets. These costs are being amortized and recorded in interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the term of the applicable agreement.

Senior Secured Notes

The Notes were issued at par in a private placement exempt from registration requirements under the Securities Act. The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, or the Indenture, dated March 18, 2011, among Euramax, the Company, and certain of its domestic subsidiaries as guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, the Trustee. Substantially all of Euramax’s U.S. subsidiaries are guarantors of the Notes. The Notes bear interest at 9.50% per year and mature on April 1, 2016, unless earlier redeemed or repurchased by Euramax. Interest is payable semi-annually on April 1 and October 1 of each year.

The Notes may be redeemed at the option of Euramax, in whole or in part, under the conditions specified in the Indenture plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date, at the following redemption prices if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on April 1 of the years indicated:



Year	Percentage
2013	107.125	%
2014	104.750	%
2015 and thereafter	100.000	%

Additionally at any time on or before April 1, 2013, Euramax may redeem the greater of (i) $37.5 million and (ii) up to 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at any time and from time to time, but not more than once in any twelve‑month period, at a price equal to 103% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption; up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued with the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at a price equal to 109.5% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption; or Euramax may, on any one or more occasions, redeem all or a part of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus the Applicable Premium (as defined in the Indenture) and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

The Indenture contains restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of Euramax and certain of its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends and make certain distributions, make other restricted payments, make investments, incur liens, consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and enter into certain transactions with affiliates, in each case, subject to exclusions, and other customary covenants. These limitations also prohibit Euramax's ability to transfer cash or assets to Euramax Holdings, whether by dividend, loan or otherwise. The Indenture also contains customary events of default. If Euramax undergoes a change of control (as defined in the Indenture), Euramax will be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at 101% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption.

In connection with the sale of the Notes, Euramax, the guarantors and the initial purchasers entered into a registration rights agreement. Pursuant to the registration rights agreement, Euramax and the guarantors agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to publicly registered Notes having identical terms to the outstanding Notes. The Company completed an effective registration of the Notes with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2011. An exchange offer was launched December 23, 2011 for the holders of the outstanding Notes to exchange their Notes for the exchange notes. The exchange offer was completed on January 26, 2012 with 100% of the $375 million 9.50% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 tendered in the exchange offer.

Senior Unsecured Loan Facility

Proceeds from the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility were borrowed on March 18, 2011 and will mature on October 1, 2016. Loans under the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility bear interest at 12.25% per year in the event no election is made to pay interest in kind (PIK) , and 14.25% (7.875% cash pay and 6.375% PIK) per annum in the event a PIK election is made. The Company may make a PIK election for up to six quarters during the term of the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility. The interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility at June 29, 2012 was 12.25%, as the Company has not made a PIK election.

The Senior Unsecured Loan Facility may not be voluntarily prepaid before March 18, 2013. Thereafter, Euramax may prepay outstanding amounts under the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility, in whole or in part, at the prices (expressed as percentages of the loans) set forth below:



Prepayment Date	Percentage
On or after the second anniversary of the closing but prior to the third anniversary thereof	103%
On or after the third anniversary of the closing but prior to the fourth anniversary thereof	102%
On or after the fourth anniversary of the closing	100%

Additionally, at any time before March 18, 2013, Euramax may on one or more occasions prepay up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the loans outstanding on the closing date at 112.25%, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon a change of control, Euramax may be required to purchase all or a portion of the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility at a price equal to 101% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. All obligations under the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and substantially all of Euramax’s existing and future direct and indirect wholly‑owned domestic material restricted subsidiaries.

The Senior Unsecured Loan Facility contains restrictive covenants that limit, among other things, the ability of Euramax and certain of its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness, pay dividends and make certain distributions, make other restricted payments, make investments, incur liens, consolidate, merge, sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets and enter into certain transactions with affiliates, in each case, subject to exclusions, and other customary covenants.

The Senior Unsecured Loan Facility contains certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, including among other things, payment defaults, covenant defaults, cross‑defaults to certain indebtedness, certain events of bankruptcy, material judgments, and failure of any guaranty supporting the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility to be in force and effect in any material respect. If such an event of default occurs, the administrative agent would be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of amounts due under the Senior Unsecured Loan Facility and all actions permitted to be taken by an unsecured creditor.

ABL Credit Facility

On March 18, 2011, the Company, Euramax, and certain of its domestic subsidiaries, entered into the ABL Credit Facility with Regions Bank, as Collateral and Administrative Agent, Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Co-Collateral Agent, and Regions Business Capital, as Sole Lead Arranger and Bookrunner. The ABL Credit Facility provides for revolving credit financing of up to $70 million, subject to borrowing base availability. At June 29, 2012, $27.5 million was available to be drawn on the ABL Facility. The ABL Credit Facility matures on September 18, 2015.

Borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to either (a) LIBOR plus an applicable margin or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (1) the prime commercial lending rate published by Regions Bank as its “prime rate” for commercial loans, (2) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (3) the one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin is dependent upon the type of borrowings the Company has made under the ABL Credit Facility. At June 29, 2012, the applicable margins were 2.50% and 1.50% for LIBOR and Base Rate borrowings, respectively. The applicable margins are subject to Euramax’s corporate credit rating as determined from time to time by Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s Investors Service and range from 2.00% to 2.75% for LIBOR borrowings and 1.00% to 1.75% for Base Rate borrowings. The weighted average interest rate, including the applicable margin payable on outstanding borrowings under the ABL Credit Facility, at June 29, 2012 was 2.8%. The ABL Credit Facility requires the Company to pay a commitment fee ranging from 0.375% to 0.5%, based on the unutilized commitments. The Company is also required to pay customary letter of credit fees, including, without limitation, a letter of credit fee equal to the applicable margin on revolving credit LIBOR loans and fronting fees.

All obligations under the ABL Credit Facility are unconditionally guaranteed by the Company and substantially all of Euramax’s existing and future direct and indirect, wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries which are not borrowers. All obligations under the ABL Credit Facility are secured, subject to certain exceptions, by a first‑priority security interest in Euramax’s and the Guarantors’ inventory and accounts receivable and related assets, referred to as the ABL Collateral, and a junior‑priority security interest in (i) substantially all of Euramax’s and the Guarantors’ assets (other than inventory and accounts receivable and related assets, which assets secure the ABL Credit Facility on a first priority basis) and (ii) all of Euramax’s capital stock and the capital stock of each material domestic restricted subsidiary owned by Euramax or a Guarantor and 65% of the voting capital stock and 100% of any non-voting capital stock of foreign restricted subsidiaries directly owned by Euramax or a Guarantor, which we refer to collectively as the Notes Collateral.

The ABL Credit Facility contains affirmative and negative covenants customary for this type of financing, including, but not limited to financial covenants requiring Euramax to meet a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.15 to 1.00 when excess availability is less than 15% of the lesser of the aggregate amount of commitments outstanding at such time and the borrowing base. As of June 29, 2012, excess availability exceeded 15% of the borrowing base; therefore, Euramax was not required to meet the minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio. Additionally, restrictive covenants limit the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to incur liens, incur, assume or permit to exist additional indebtedness, guarantees and other contingent obligations, consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of their assets, pay dividends or make other distributions, make certain loans and investments, amend or otherwise alter the terms of documents related to certain of their indebtedness, enter into transactions with affiliates and prepay certain indebtedness, in each case, subject to exclusions, and other customary covenants.

Dutch Revolving Credit Facility

In February 2012, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary Euramax Coated Products, BV, entered into a revolving credit facility, with Rabobank Roermond (the "Dutch Revolving Credit Facility"). The Dutch Revolving Credit Facility provides revolving credit financing of up to EUR 15 million and matures on April 1, 2016. Borrowings under the Dutch Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate per annum which is the aggregate of the average one month Euribor rate over a calendar month plus a margin of 2% and requires payment of a commitment fee of 0.35% per annum on the nominal amount of the credit facility. All obligations under the Dutch Revolving Credit Facility are secured by a mortgage on the real estate of Euramax Coated Products, BV, a pledge on present and future machinery of Euramax Coated Products, BV, and a pledge on present and future accounts receivable balances of Euramax Coated Products, BV. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Dutch Revolving Credit Facility as of June 29, 2012.

The Dutch Revolving Credit Facility contains financial and non-financial covenants customary for this type of financing. Financial Covenants include, but are not limited to, a minimum annual EBITDA target and a minimum amount of risk-bearing capital for Euramax Coated Products, BV both measured at the Company's fiscal year-end. The Dutch Revolving Credit Facility also contains a clause limiting further indebtedness. As of June 29, 2012, the Company is in compliance with all covenants.