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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS:

On December 27, 2020, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 was signed into law. The legislation creates a second round of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans of up to $2 million available to businesses with 300 or fewer employees that have sustained a 25% revenue loss in any quarter of 2020. Certain of the new PPP provisions may benefit broadcasters such as the Company. The provisions (i) allow individual TV and radio stations to apply for PPP loans as long as the individual TV or radio station employs not more than 300 employees per physical location; (ii) permit the Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to make loans up to $10 million total across TV and radio stations owned by a station group; (iii) require newly eligible individual TV and radio stations to make a good faith certification that proceeds of the loan will be used to support expenses for the production or distribution of locally-focused or emergency information; and (iv) waive any prohibition on loans to broadcast stations owned by publicly traded entities. On January 29, 2021, the Company submitted an application for participation in the PPP loan program. There is no guarantee that the Company will be awarded loan monies. While certain of the loans may be forgivable, to the extent the Company is awarded the loans the amount may constitute debt under the 2028 Notes (as defined below) and increase the Company’s leverage prior to repayment or forgiveness.   

On January 7, 2021, the Company launched an offering (the “2028 Notes Offering”) of $825 million in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2028 (the “2028 Notes”) in a private offering exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).  The 2028 Notes are general senior secured obligations of the Company and are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by certain of the Company’s direct and indirect restricted subsidiaries.  The 2028 Notes mature on February 1, 2028 and interest on the Notes accrues and is payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing on August 1, 2021 at the rate of 7.375% per annum.  On January 8, 2021, the Company entered into a purchase agreement with respect to the 2028 Notes at an issue price of 100% and the 2028 Notes Offering closed on January 25, 2021.

The Company used the net proceeds from the 2028 Notes Offering, together with cash on hand, to repay or redeem (1) the 2017 Credit Facility, (2) the 2018 Credit Facility, (3) the MGM National Harbor Loan; (4) the remaining amounts of our 7.375% Notes, and (5) our 8.75% Notes that were issued in the November 2020 Exchange Offer.  Upon settlement of the 2028 Notes Offering, the 2017 Credit Facility, the 2018 Credit Facility and the MGM National Harbor Loan were terminated and the indentures governing the 7.375% Notes and the 8.75% Notes were satisfied and discharged.

The 2028 Notes are the Company’s general senior obligations and are guaranteed by each of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries (other than excluded subsidiaries). The 2028 Notes and the guarantees are secured, subject to permitted liens and except for certain excluded assets (i) on a first priority basis by substantially all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ current and future property and assets (other than accounts receivable, cash, deposit accounts, other bank accounts, securities accounts, inventory and related assets that secure our asset-backed revolving credit facility on a first priority basis (the “ABL Priority Collateral”)), including the capital stock of each guarantor  (collectively, the “Notes Priority Collateral”) and (ii) on a second priority basis by the ABL Priority Collateral.

In connection with the offering of the 2028 Notes, the Company entered into an amendment of its Credit Agreement dated April 21, 2016 among the Company, as borrow, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo National Association, as administrative agent (the “ABL Credit Agreement”), to facilitate the issuance of the 2028 Notes.  The amendments to the ABL Credit Agreement, include, among other things, a consent to the issuance of the 2028 Notes, revisions to terms and exclusions of collateral and addition of certain subsidiaries as guarantors. 

On January 19, 2021, the Company completed its 2020 ATM Program, sold an aggregate of 4,325,102 Class A shares and received gross proceeds of approximately $25.0 million and net proceeds of approximately $24.0 million for the program. On January 27, 2021, the Company entered into a new 2021 Open Market Sale AgreementSM (the “2021 Sale Agreement”) with Jefferies under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time at its sole discretion, shares of its Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Class A Shares”), through Jefferies as its sales agent. The Company has filed a prospectus supplement pursuant to the 2021 Sale Agreement for the offer and sale of its Class A Shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $25 million (the “2021 ATM Program”).  As of March 26, 2021, the Company has issued and sold an aggregate of 420,439 Class A Shares pursuant to the 2021 Sale Agreement and received gross proceeds of approximately $3.0 million and net proceeds of approximately $2.9 million, after deducting commissions to Jefferies and other offering expenses.

On February 19, 2021, the Company closed on a new asset backed credit facility (the “New ABL Facility”). The New ABL Facility is governed by a credit agreement by and among the Company, the other borrowers party thereto, the lenders party thereto from time to time and Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent. The New ABL Facility provides for up to $50 million revolving loan borrowings in order to provide for the working capital needs and general corporate requirements of the Company. The New ABL also provides for a letter of credit facility up to $5 million as a part of the overall $50 million in capacity. The Asset Backed Senior Credit Facility entered into on April 21, 2016 among the Company, the lenders party thereto from time to time and Wells Fargo Bank National Association, as administrative agent, was terminated on February 19, 2021.

At the Company’s election, the interest rate on borrowings under the New ABL Facility are based on either (i) the then applicable margin relative to Base Rate Loans (as defined in the New ABL Facility) or (ii) the then applicable margin relative to LIBOR Loans (as defined in the New ABL Facility) corresponding to the average availability of the Company for the most recently completed fiscal quarter.

Advances under the New ABL Facility are limited to (a) eighty-five percent (85%) of the amount of Eligible Accounts (as defined in the New ABL Facility), less the amount, if any, of the Dilution Reserve (as defined in the New ABL Facility), minus (b) the sum of (i) the Bank Product Reserve (as defined in the New ABL Facility), plus (ii) the AP and Deferred Revenue Reserve (as defined in the New ABL Facility), plus (iii) without duplication, the aggregate amount of all other reserves, if any, established by Administrative Agent.

All obligations under the New ABL Facility are secured by first priority lien on all (i) deposit accounts (related to accounts receivable), (ii) accounts receivable, and (iii) all other property which constitutes ABL Priority Collateral (as defined in the New ABL Facility). The obligations are also guaranteed by all material restricted subsidiaries of the Company.

The New ABL Facility matures on the earliest of: the earlier to occur of (a) the date that is five (5) years from the effective date of the New ABL Facility and (b) 91 days prior to the maturity of the Company’s 2028 Notes.

Finally, the New ABL Facility is subject to the terms of the Revolver Intercreditor Agreement (as defined in the New ABL Facility) by and among the Administrative Agent and Wilmington Trust, National Association.