Debt and Financing Arrangements



	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
(In thousands)
Term loan due 2024 ($297.8 million face value)	$	296,435		$	—
Term loan due 2021 ($325.7 million face value)	$	—		$	325,684
Other	36,514			37,195
Debt issuance costs	(7,032		)	—
	325,917			362,879
Less current maturities of debt	15,783			11,038
Long-term debt	$	310,134		$	351,841

Term Loan Facility

On March 7, 2017, the Company entered into a new senior secured term loan credit agreement in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million (the “New Term Loan Debt Facility”) with Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Agent”), and the other financial institutions from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”). The New Term Loan Debt Facility was issued at 99.50% of the face amount and will mature on March 7, 2024.

On September 25, 2017, the Company entered into the First Amendment (the “Amendment”) to its Credit Agreement, dated as of March 7, 2017, among Arch Coal as borrower, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch, as administrative agent and collateral agent.

The Amendment reduces the interest rate on the $300 million term loan facility to, at the option of Arch Coal, either (i) the London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin of 3.25%, subject to a 1.00% LIBOR floor, or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.25%. The Amendment also resets the 1.00% call premium to apply to repricing events that occur on or prior to March 26, 2018.

Borrowings under the New Term Loan Debt Facility bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either (i) a London interbank offered rate plus an applicable margin of 4%, subject to a 1% LIBOR floor (the “LIBOR Rate”), or (ii) a base rate plus an applicable margin of 3%. The term loans provided under the New Term Loan Debt Facility (the “Term Loans”) are subject to quarterly principal amortization payments in an amount equal to $750,000.

The New Term Loan Debt Facility is guaranteed by all existing and future wholly owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors” and, together with Arch Coal, the “Loan Parties”), subject to customary exceptions, and is secured by first priority security interests on substantially all assets of the Loan Parties, including 100% of the voting equity interests of directly owned domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the voting equity interests of directly owned foreign subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions.

The Company has the right to prepay Term Loans at any time and from time to time in whole or in part without premium or penalty, upon written notice, except that any prepayment of Term Loans that bear interest at the LIBOR Rate other than at the end of the applicable interest periods therefor shall be made with reimbursement for any funding losses and redeployment costs of the Lenders resulting therefrom.

The New Term Loan Debt Facility is subject to certain usual and customary mandatory prepayment events, including 100% of net cash proceeds of (i) debt issuances (other than debt permitted to be incurred under the terms of the New Term Loan Debt Facility) and (ii) non-ordinary course asset sales or dispositions, subject to customary thresholds, exceptions and reinvestment rights.

The New Term Loan Debt Facility contains customary affirmative covenants and representations.

The New Term Loan Debt Facility also contains customary negative covenants, which, among other things, and subject to certain exceptions, include restrictions on (i) indebtedness, (ii) liens, (iii) liquidations, mergers, consolidations and acquisitions, (iv) disposition of assets or subsidiaries, (v) affiliate transactions, (vi) creation or ownership of certain subsidiaries, partnerships and joint ventures, (vii) continuation of or change in business, (viii) restricted payments, (ix) prepayment of subordinated and junior lien indebtedness, (x) restrictions in agreements on dividends, intercompany loans and granting liens on the collateral, (xi) loans and investments, (xii) sale and leaseback transactions, (xiii) changes in organizational documents and fiscal year and (xiv) transactions with respect to bonding subsidiaries. The New Term Loan Debt Facility does not contain any financial maintenance covenant.

The New Term Loan Debt Facility contains customary events of default, subject to customary thresholds and exceptions, including, among other things, (i) nonpayment of principal and nonpayment of interest and fees, (ii) a material inaccuracy of a representation or warranty at the time made, (iii) a failure to comply with any covenant, subject to customary grace periods in the case of certain affirmative covenants, (iv) cross-events of default to indebtedness of at least $50 million, (v) cross-events of default to surety, reclamation or similar bonds securing obligations with an aggregate face amount of at least $50 million, (vi) uninsured judgments in excess of $50 million, (vii) any loan document shall cease to be a legal, valid and binding agreement, (viii) uninsured losses or proceedings against assets with a value in excess of $50 million, (ix) certain ERISA events, (x) a change of control or (xi) bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings relating to the Company or any material subsidiary of the Company.

On the effective date of the New Term Loan Debt Facility, all outstanding obligations under the Company’s previously existing term loan credit agreement, dated as of October 5, 2016, among the Company, as borrower, the lender party thereto and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as administrative agent and collateral agent (the “Previous First Lien Debt Facility”), other than indemnification and other contingent obligations, were paid in cash in full and the related transaction documents were terminated (other than with respect to certain provisions that customarily survive termination); there was no gain or loss recognized on the extinguishment of the previously existing term loan credit agreement. All liens on property of the Company and the guarantors thereunder arising out of or related to the Previous First Lien Debt Facility were terminated.

Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility

On April 27, 2017, the Company extended and amended its existing trade accounts receivable securitization facility provided to Arch Receivable Company, LLC, a special-purpose entity that is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Arch Receivable”) (the “Extended Securitization Facility”), which supports the issuance of letters of credit and requests for cash advances. The amendment to the Extended Securitization Facility decreases the borrowing capacity from $200 million to $160 million and extends the maturity date to the date that is three years after the Securitization Facility Closing Date. Pursuant to the Extended Securitization Facility, Arch Receivable also agreed to a revised schedule of fees payable to the administrator and the providers of the Extended Securitization Facility.

The Extended Securitization Facility will terminate at the earliest of (i) three years from the Securitization Facility Closing Date, (ii) if the Liquidity (defined in the Extended Securitization Facility and consistent with the definition in the New Inventory Facility) is less than $175 million for a period of 60 consecutive days, the date that is the 364th day after the first day of such 60 consecutive day period and (iii) the occurrence of certain predefined events substantially consistent with the existing transaction documents. Under the Extended Securitization Facility, Arch Receivable, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries party to the Extended Securitization Facility have granted to the administrator of the Extended Securitization Facility a first priority security interest in eligible trade accounts receivable generated by such parties from the sale of coal and all proceeds thereof. As of December 31, 2017, letters of credit totaling $85.0 million were outstanding under the facility with no additional availability for borrowings.

Inventory-Based Revolving Credit Facility

On April 27, 2017, the Company and certain subsidiaries of Arch Coal entered into a new senior secured inventory-based revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $40 million (the “New Inventory Facility”) with Regions Bank (“Regions”) as administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Agent”), as lender and swingline lender (in such capacities, the “ Lender ”) and as letter of credit issuer. Availability under the New Inventory Facility is subject to a borrowing base consisting of (i) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible coal inventory, (ii) the lesser of (x) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible parts and supplies inventory and (y) 35% of the amount determined pursuant to clause (i), and (iii) 100% of Arch Coal’s Eligible Cash (defined in the New Inventory Facility), subject to reduction for reserves imposed by Regions.

The commitments under the New Inventory Facility will terminate on the date that is the earliest to occur of (i) the third anniversary of the Inventory Facility Closing Date, (ii) the date, if any, that is 364 days following the first day that Liquidity (defined in the New Inventory Facility and consistent with the definition in the Extended Securitization Facility (as defined below)) is less than $250 million for a period of 60 consecutive days and (iii) the date, if any, that is 60 days following the maturity, termination or repayment in full of the Extended Securitization Facility.

Revolving loan borrowings under the New Inventory Facility bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the option of the Company, either at the base rate or the London interbank offered rate plus, in each case, a margin ranging from 2.25% to 2.50% (in the case of LIBOR loans) and 1.25% to 1.50% (in the case of base rate loans) determined using a Liquidity-based grid. Letters of credit under the New Inventory Facility are subject to a fee in an amount equal to the applicable margin for LIBOR loans, plus customary fronting and issuance fees.

All existing and future direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries of the Company, subject to customary exceptions, will either constitute co-borrowers under or guarantors of the New Inventory Facility (collectively with the Company, the “Loan Parties”). The New Inventory Facility is secured by first priority security interests in the ABL Priority Collateral (defined in the New Inventory Facility) of the Loan Parties and second priority security interests in substantially all other assets of the Loan Parties, subject to customary exceptions (including an exception for the collateral that secures the Extended Securitization Facility).

The Company has the right to prepay borrowings under the New Inventory Facility at any time and from time to time in whole or in part without premium or penalty, upon written notice, except that any prepayment of such borrowings that bear interest at the LIBOR rate other than at the end of the applicable interest periods therefore shall be made with reimbursement for any funding losses and redeployment costs of the Lender resulting therefrom.

The New Inventory Facility is subject to certain usual and customary mandatory prepayment events, including non-ordinary course asset sales or dispositions, subject to customary thresholds, exceptions (including exceptions for required prepayments under the Company’s term loan facility) and reinvestment rights.

The New Inventory Facility contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants; events of default, subject to customary thresholds and exceptions; and representations, including certain cash management and reporting requirements that are customary for asset-based credit facilities. The New Inventory Facility also includes a requirement to maintain Liquidity equal to or exceeding $175 million at all times. As of December 31, 2017, letters of credit totaling $29.0 million were outstanding under the facility with $1.1 million additional availability for borrowings.

Interest Rate Swaps

During the second quarter of 2017, the Company entered into a series of interest rate swaps to fix a portion of the LIBOR interest payments due under the term loan. The interest rate swaps qualify for cash flow hedge accounting treatment and as such, the change in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet as an asset or liability with the effective portion of the gains or losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion reported in earnings. As interest payments are made on the term loan, amounts in accumulated other comprehensive income will be reclassified into earnings through interest expense to reflect a net interest on the term loan equal to the effective yield of the fixed rate of the swap plus 3.25% which is the spread on the revised LIBOR term loan. In the event that an interest rate swap is terminated prior to maturity, gains or losses in accumulated other comprehensive income will remain deferred and reclassified into earnings in the periods which the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings.

Below is a summary of the Company’s outstanding interest rate swap agreements designated as hedges as of

December 31, 2017:



Notional Amount (in millions)	Effective Date	Fixed Rate	Receive Rate	Expiration Date

$250.0	June 30, 2017	1.372%	1-month LIBOR	June 29, 2018
$250.0	June 29, 2018	1.662%	1-month LIBOR	June 28, 2019
$200.0	June 28, 2019	1.952%	1-month LIBOR	June 30, 2020
$150.0	June 30, 2020	2.182%	1-month LIBOR	June 30, 2021

The fair value of the interest rate swaps at December 31, 2017 is an asset of $1.8 million which is recorded within Other noncurrent assets with the offset to accumulated other comprehensive income on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company realized $0.1 million of losses during the year ended December 31, 2017 related to settlements of the interest rate swaps which was recorded to interest expense on the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. The interest rate swaps are classified as level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.

Debt Maturities

The contractual maturities of debt as of December 31, 2017 are as follows:



Year	(In thousands)
2018	$	16,809
2019	11,119
2020	11,442
2021	8,853
2022	3,130
Thereafter	282,911
	$	334,264

Financing Costs

The Company paid financing costs of $10.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2017; zero during the period October 2 through December 31, 2016; $23.0 million during the period January 1 through October 1, 2016; and zero during the year ended December 31, 2015, respectively, in conjunction with its financing activities.

The Company incurred $2.5 million and $2.2 million of legal fees and financial advisory fees associated with debt restructuring activities during the period ended December 31, 2017 and January 1 through October 1, 2016, respectively. Additionally, the Company incurred $24.2 million of legal fees and financial advisory fees associated with debt restructuring activities during 2015. During the year ended December 31, 2015 the Company wrote off $3.7 million of deferred financing costs related to the termination of the revolver facility. All amounts have been reflected in the line, “Net loss resulting from early retirement and refinancing of debt” in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.