5. Debt

The Company’s debt and capital lease obligations at December 31 consisted of (amounts in thousands):


	2014			2013

$1 Billion Credit Facility	$	586,500		$	509,500
$400 Million Term Loan Facility		398,000			—
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes, net of unamortized discount of $0 and $10,096		—			293,962
5% Senior Notes		350,000			350,000
AC Hotel note payable, terms as set forth in Note 1		6,000			—
Capital lease obligations		1,055			958

Total debt		1,341,555			1,154,420
Less amounts due within one year		(377	)		(599	)

Total long-term debt	$	1,341,178		$	1,153,821

At December 31, 2014, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to its outstanding debt.

Annual maturities of long-term debt, excluding capital lease obligations, are as follows (amounts in thousands):


	$1 Billion		$400 Million		5%		AC Hotel
	Credit Facility		Term Loan Facility		Senior Notes		Note Payable		Total

2015	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
2016		—		—		—		6,000		6,000
2017		586,500		—		—		—		586,500
2018		—		—		—		—		—
2019		—		—		—		—		—
Years thereafter		—		398,000		350,000		—		748,000

Total	$	586,500	$	398,000	$	350,000	$	6,000	$	1,340,500

$1 Billion Credit Facility

On April 18, 2013, the Company refinanced its previous $925 million credit facility by entering into a $1 billion senior secured credit facility by and among the Operating Partnership, the Company, and certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (the “$1 billion credit facility”). The $1 billion credit facility consists of a $700.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility and a $300.0 million senior secured term loan facility, which is fully funded. The $1 billion credit facility also includes an accordion feature that will allow the Company to increase the facility by a total of up to $500.0 million, subject to securing additional commitments from existing lenders or new lending institutions. The $1 billion credit facility matures on April 18, 2017 and borrowings bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus an adjustable margin (the “Applicable Margin”) based on the Company’s consolidated funded indebtedness to total asset value ratio (as defined in the $1 billion credit facility) or the bank’s base rate (as defined in the $1 billion credit facility) plus the Applicable Margin. At December 31, 2014, the interest rate on the $1 billion credit facility was LIBOR plus 2.0%. Interest is payable quarterly, in arrears, for base rate-based loans and at the end of each interest rate period for LIBOR-based loans. Principal is payable in full at maturity. The Company is required to pay a fee of 0.3% to 0.4% per year of the average unused portion of the $700.0 million revolving credit facility. The purpose of the $1 billion credit facility is for working capital, capital expenditures, and other corporate purposes.

The $1 billion credit facility is guaranteed by the Company, each of the four wholly-owned subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, and certain other of the Company’s subsidiaries. The $1 billion credit facility is secured by (i) a first mortgage lien on the real property of each of the Gaylord Hotels properties, (ii) pledges of equity interests in the Company’s subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, (iii) pledges of equity interests in the Operating Partnership, the subsidiaries that guarantee the $1 billion credit facility, and certain other of the Company’s subsidiaries, and (iv) the Company’s personal property and the personal property of the Operating Partnership and the subsidiaries that guarantee the $1 billion credit facility.

The $1 billion credit facility contains certain covenants which, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, investments, dividends, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, acquisitions, mergers and consolidations, liens and encumbrances and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements.

If an event of default shall occur and be continuing under the $1 billion credit facility, the commitments under the $1 billion credit facility may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding under the $1 billion credit facility, together with all accrued unpaid interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, may be declared immediately due and payable.

As a result of the refinancing of the previous $925 million credit facility, the Company wrote off $1.3 million of deferred financing costs during 2013, which are included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

$400 Million Term Loan Facility

On June 18, 2014, the Company entered into an Amendment No. 1 and Joinder Agreement (the “Amendment”) among the Company, as a guarantor, the Operating Partnership, as borrower, certain other subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as guarantors, certain subsidiaries of the Company party thereto, as pledgors, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as administrative agent, to the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) for the $1 billion credit facility.

Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company added an additional senior secured term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of up to $400.0 million (the “Term Loan B”) to the Credit Agreement. Proceeds from the Term Loan B may be used, as the Company may determine, to repay revolving loans under the Credit Agreement and to repay the Convertible Notes or to settle, in whole or in part, the warrant transactions described above. The Term Loan B has a maturity date of January 15, 2021 and borrowings bear interest at an annual rate of LIBOR plus an adjustable margin, subject to a LIBOR floor of 0.75%. At December 31, 2014, the interest rate on the Term Loan B was LIBOR plus 3.0%. The Term Loan B amortizes in equal quarterly installments in aggregate annual amounts equal to 1.0% of the original principal amount of $400.0 million, commencing on September 30, 2014, with the balance due at maturity. Amounts borrowed under the Term Loan B that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. At closing, the Company drew down on the Term Loan B in full.

The Term Loan B is guaranteed by the Company, each of its four wholly-owned subsidiaries that own the Gaylord Hotels-branded properties, and certain other subsidiaries of the Company. The Term Loan B is secured by (i) a first mortgage lien on the real property of each of the Company’s Gaylord Hotels properties, (ii) pledges of equity interests in the subsidiaries of the Company that own the Gaylord Hotels properties, (iii) the personal property of the Company, the Operating Partnership and the guarantors and (iv) all proceeds and products from the Company’s Gaylord Hotels properties. Amounts drawn on the Term Loan B are subject to a 55% borrowing base, based on the appraisal value of the Gaylord Hotels properties (reduced to 50% in the event a hotel property is sold).

The Term Loan B is subject to certain covenants contained in the Credit Agreement, which, among other things, limit the incurrence of additional indebtedness, investments, dividends, transactions with affiliates, asset sales, acquisitions, mergers and consolidations, liens and encumbrances and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements. The Term Loan B is subject to substantially all of the events of default provided for the Credit Agreement (other than the financial maintenance covenants). If an event of default shall occur and be continuing, the commitments under the Amendment may be terminated and the principal amount outstanding under the Amendment, together with all accrued and unpaid interest and other amounts owing in respect thereof, may be declared immediately due and payable.

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes

In 2009, the Company issued $360 million of the Convertible Notes. Prior to their October 1, 2014 maturity, the Convertible Notes were convertible, at the holder’s option, into shares of the Company’s common stock, at an adjusted conversion rate of 47.9789 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $20.84 per share.

The Company accounts for the liability (debt) and the equity (conversion option) components of the Convertible Notes in a manner that reflects the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. Accordingly, the Company recorded a debt discount and corresponding increase to additional paid-in capital of $68.0 million as of the date of issuance. The Company amortized the debt discount utilizing the effective interest method over the life of the Convertible Notes, which increased the effective interest rate of the Convertible Notes from its coupon rate of 3.75% to 8.43%. During 2014, 2013 and 2012, the Company incurred cash interest expense of $7.3 million, $12.4 million and $13.5 million, respectively, relating to the interest coupon on the Convertible Notes and non-cash interest expense of $8.7 million, $13.8 million and $13.8 million, respectively, related to the amortization of the debt discount on the Convertible Notes.

In July 2013, the Company settled the repurchase of and subsequently cancelled $54.7 million of its Convertible Notes in private transactions for aggregate consideration of $98.6 million, which was funded by borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. In connection with the repurchase, the Company entered into agreements with the note hedge counterparties to proportionately reduce the number of outstanding Purchased Options (as defined below) and warrants. In consideration for the agreements, the counterparties paid the Company approximately 0.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock, which were subsequently cancelled by the Company. In addition, in July 2013, the Company settled $1.2 million of Convertible Notes that were converted by a holder. As a result of these transactions, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $4.2 million during 2013. In addition, as the Company accounts for the liability (debt) and the equity (conversion option) components of the Convertible Notes as discussed above, the Company recorded a $37.7 million reduction in stockholders’ equity during 2013.

In April 2014, the Company settled the repurchase of and subsequently cancelled $56.3 million of its Convertible Notes in private transactions for aggregate consideration of $120.2 million, which was funded by cash on hand and borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. In connection with the repurchase, the Company entered into agreements with the note hedge counterparties to proportionately reduce the number of outstanding Purchased Options (as defined below) and warrants. In consideration for the reduction, the counterparties paid the Company approximately $9.2 million. In addition, in June 2014, the Company settled the conversion of $15.3 million of Convertible Notes that were converted by holders by paying cash for the underlying principal and shares of the Company’s common stock for the conversion spread. The Company received and cancelled an equal number of shares of its common stock upon exercise of the Purchased Options (as defined below). As a result of these transactions, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.1 million during 2014. In addition, as the Company accounts for the liability (debt) and the equity (conversion option) components of the Convertible Notes as discussed above, the Company recorded a $52.0 million reduction in stockholders’ equity during 2014.

On October 1, 2014, the Company settled its obligations upon conversion of each $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes with a specified dollar amount of $1,000 and the remainder of the conversion settlement amount in shares of its common stock. The Company issued 6.3 million shares, which were offset by the exercise of the Purchased Options (as defined below) and the Company’s receipt and cancellation of the related shares.

Concurrently with the offering of the Convertible Notes, the Company entered into convertible note hedge transactions with respect to its common stock (the “Purchased Options”) with counterparties affiliated with the initial purchasers of the Convertible Notes, for purposes of reducing the potential dilutive effect upon conversion of the Convertible Notes. The Purchased Options entitled the Company to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. In connection with the conversion and maturity of the Convertible Notes on October 1, 2014, as discussed above, the Purchased Options were settled in shares delivered to the Company equal to the number of shares issued in the Convertible Note settlement. These shares received by the Company were subsequently cancelled.

Separately and concurrently with entering into the Purchased Options, the Company also entered into warrant transactions whereby it sold common stock purchase warrants to each of the hedge counterparties. The warrants entitle the counterparties to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. At separate times during 2014, the Company modified agreements with three of the note hedge counterparties to cash settle a total of 7.2 million warrants. As the modifications required the warrants to be cash settled, the fair value of the warrants was reclassified from stockholders’ equity to a derivative liability on the modification dates, resulting in a $159.0 million deduction to additional paid-in-capital during 2014. The Company settled these repurchases for total consideration of $173.4 million and recorded an $11.6 million loss during 2014 on the change in the fair value of the derivative liabilities between their modification and settlement dates, which is included in other gains and losses, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

Pursuant to December 2014 agreements with two of the note hedge counterparties, in the first quarter of 2015, the Company intends to cash settle the remaining 4.7 million warrants in the same manner as described above. Accordingly, the fair value of the warrants was reclassified from stockholders’ equity to a derivative liability on the modification date, resulting in a $145.4 million deduction to additional paid-in-capital during 2014. The change in the fair value of the derivative liability from the modification date through December 31, 2014 was a gain of $7.1 million and is included in other gains and losses, net in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. The total consideration to be paid by the Company will be determined when the repurchase transaction settles in the first quarter of 2015. Pursuant to these agreements, the Company settled 0.1 million warrants during December 2014 for total consideration of $4.1 million.

5% Senior Notes

On April 3, 2013, the Operating Partnership and Finco completed the private placement of $350.0 million in aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2021 (the “5% Senior Notes”), which are guaranteed by the Company and its subsidiaries that guarantee the $1 billion credit facility. The 5% Senior Notes and guarantees were issued pursuant to an indenture by and among the issuing subsidiaries and the guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The 5% Senior Notes have a maturity date of April 15, 2021 and bear interest at 5% per annum, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year. The 5% Senior Notes are general unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the issuing subsidiaries and rank equal in right of payment with such subsidiaries’ existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to future subordinated indebtedness, if any. The 5% Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to the issuing subsidiaries’ secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The guarantees rank equally in right of payment with the applicable guarantor’s existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness and senior in right of payment to any future subordinated indebtedness of such guarantor. The 5% Senior Notes are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness of any guarantor to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness and structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other obligations of the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 5% Senior Notes. The issuing subsidiaries may redeem the 5% Senior Notes on or before April 16, 2016, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, up to, but excluding, the applicable redemption date plus a make-whole redemption premium. The 5% Senior Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 15, 2016 at a redemption price expressed as a percentage of the principal amount thereof, which percentage is 103.75%, 102.50%, 101.25%, and 100.00% beginning on April 15, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but not including, the redemption date.

In connection with the issuance of the 5% Senior Notes, the Company completed a registered offer to exchange the 5% Senior Notes for registered notes with substantially identical terms as the 5% Senior Notes in November 2013.