4. LONG-TERM DEBT

Our long-term debt consisted of the following:

			Carrying Value
	Face Value at September 29,		September 29,		December 30,
(in thousands)	2013		2013		2012
Notes:
9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022	$	900,000	$	900,000	$	910,000
11.50% senior secured notes due in 2017	—		—		83,016
4.625% notes due in 2014	28,965		28,422		64,326
5.750% notes due in 2017	261,298		251,647		273,559
7.150% debentures due in 2027	89,188		83,585		83,291
6.875% debentures due in 2029	276,230		257,074		256,154
Long-term debt	$	1,555,681	$	1,520,728	$	1,670,346
Less current portion			—		83,016
Total long-term debt, net of current			$	1,520,728	$	1,587,330

Our outstanding notes are stated net of unamortized discounts, if applicable, totaling $35.0 million and $41.2 million as of September 29, 2013 and December 30, 2012, respectively.

Debt Repurchases

During the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we redeemed or repurchased a total of $155.9 million of notes through the completion of our debt refinancing described below and through privately negotiated transactions, as follows:

(in thousands)	Face Value
11.50% senior secured notes due in 2017	$	83,595
9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022	10,000
4.625% notes due in 2014	37,473
5.750% notes due in 2017	24,840
Total notes redeemed or repurchased	$	155,908

We redeemed or repurchased all of these notes at a price greater than par value and wrote off historical discounts related to these notes, which resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.9 million and $13.6 million in the quarter and nine months ended September 29, 2013, respectively. During the nine months ended September 23, 2012, we repurchased $70.5 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding notes. We repurchased most of these notes at a price lower than par value and wrote off historical discounts related to the notes we repurchased, resulting in a net gain on the extinguishment of debt. The gain was offset by the write-off of fees related to the amendment of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. These combined events resulted in a net gain on the extinguishment of debt of $6.1 million for the nine months ended September 23, 2012. No notes were repurchased during the quarter ended September 23, 2012.

Credit Agreement

In connection with the issuance of the 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due in 2022 (“9.00% Notes”) discussed below, we entered into the Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”), dated as of December 18, 2012. The Credit Agreement provides for $75.0 million in revolving credit commitments, with a $50.0 million letter of credit subfacility, and has a maturity date of December 18, 2017. Our obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a first-priority security interest in certain of our assets as described below. As of September 29, 2013, there were no outstanding draw downs and $41.1 million face amount of letters of credit were outstanding under the Credit Agreement.

Under the Credit Agreement, we may borrow at either the London Interbank Offered Rate plus a spread ranging from 275 basis points to 425 basis points, or at a base rate plus a spread ranging from 175 basis points to 325 basis points, in each case based upon our consolidated total leverage ratio. The Credit Agreement provides for a commitment fee payable on the unused revolving credit ranging from 50 basis points to 62.5 basis points, based upon our consolidated total leverage ratio.

Senior Secured Notes and Indenture

On December 18, 2012, we issued $910 million aggregate principal amount of 9.00% Notes. We received approximately $889 million net of financing costs in the offering and used the net proceeds, as well as cash on hand, to repurchase all of our outstanding $846 million in aggregate principal amount of the 11.50% Senior Secured Notes due in 2017 (“11.50% Notes”) in two separate transactions. On December 18, 2012, we repurchased $762.4 million of the 11.50% Notes pursuant to a cash tender offer done in connection with the issuance of the 9.00% Notes. In connection with this cash tender offer for our 11.50% Notes, we recorded a loss on the extinguishment of debt of approximately $94.5 million. In the nine months ended September 29, 2013, we redeemed the remaining $83.6 million aggregate principal amount of 11.50% Notes not tendered in the tender offer and we recorded a loss on the extinguishment of debt of approximately $9.6 million related to the redemption.

Our 9.00% Notes were issued in a private placement. In July 2013, the original 9.00% Notes (and associated guarantees) were exchanged for new 9.00% Notes (and associated guarantees) that have terms substantially identical to the original notes except that the 9.00% Notes issued in the exchange are not subject to transfer restrictions.

Substantially all of our subsidiaries guarantee the obligations under the 9.00% Notes and the Credit Agreement. We own 100% of each of the guarantor subsidiaries and we have no significant independent assets or operations separate from the subsidiaries that guarantee our 9.00% Notes and the Credit Agreement. The guarantees provided by the guarantor subsidiaries are full and unconditional and joint and several, and the assets of any of our subsidiaries, other than the subsidiary guarantors, are minor.

In addition, we have granted a security interest to the banks that are a party to the Credit Agreement and the trustee under the indenture governing the 9.00% Notes that include, but are not limited to, intangible assets, inventory, receivables and certain minority investments as collateral for the debt. The security interest does not include any PP&E, leasehold interests and improvements with respect to such PP&E which would be reflected on our consolidated balance sheet or shares of stock and indebtedness of our subsidiaries.

Covenants under the Senior Debt Agreements

The financial covenants under the Credit Agreement require us to comply with a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio and a minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio, each measured quarterly. As of September 29, 2013, and for the remainder of the term of the Credit Agreement, we are required to maintain a consolidated total leverage ratio of not more than 6.00 to 1.00 and a consolidated interest coverage ratio of at least 1.50 to 1.00. As of September 29, 2013, we were in compliance with all financial debt covenants.

The Credit Agreement also prohibits the payment of a dividend if a payment would not be permitted under the indenture for the 9.00% Notes (discussed below). Dividends under the indenture for the 9.00% Notes are allowed if the consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the indenture) is less than 5.25 to 1.00 and we have sufficient amounts under our restricted payments basket (as defined in the indenture).

The indenture for the 9.00% Notes includes a number of restrictive covenants that are applicable to us and our restricted subsidiaries. The covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications set forth in the indenture for the 9.00% Notes. These covenants include, among other things, restrictions on our ability to incur additional debt; make investments and other restricted payments; pay dividends on capital stock or redeem or repurchase capital stock or certain of our outstanding notes or debentures prior to stated maturity; sell assets or enter into sale/leaseback transactions; create specified liens; create or permit restrictions on the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other distributions; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; and consolidate or merge with or into other companies or sell all or substantially all of the Company’s and our subsidiaries’ assets, taken as a whole.