XML 23 R11.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT v3.5.0.2
LONG-TERM DEBT
6 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2016
LONG-TERM DEBT  
LONG-TERM DEBT

4.  LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Our long-term debt consisted of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Face Value at

 

Carrying Value

 

 

 

June 26,

 

June 26,

 

December 27,

 

(in thousands)

 

2016

 

2016

 

2015

 

Notes:

    

 

    

    

 

    

    

 

    

 

9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022

 

$

506,415

 

$

497,510

 

$

506,571

 

5.750% notes due in 2017

 

 

34,645

 

 

34,247

 

 

54,551

 

7.150% debentures due in 2027

 

 

89,188

 

 

84,665

 

 

84,469

 

6.875% debentures due in 2029

 

 

276,230

 

 

260,447

 

 

259,834

 

Long-term debt

 

$

906,478

 

$

876,869

 

$

905,425

 

 

Our outstanding notes are stated net of unamortized debt issuance costs and unamortized discounts, if applicable, totaling $29.6 million and $31.9 million as of June 26, 2016, and December 27, 2015, respectively.

 

Debt Repurchases and Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

 

During the six months ended June 26, 2016, we repurchased a total of $30.8 million of notes through privately negotiated transactions as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands)

    

Face Value

 

9.00% senior secured notes due in 2022

 

$

10,000

 

5.750% notes due in 2017

 

 

20,797

 

Total notes repurchased

 

$

30,797

 

 

We recorded a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $1.5 million during the six months ended June 26, 2016. We repurchased these notes at a discount and wrote off historical discounts and debt issuance costs during the six months ended June 26, 2016. There were no notes repurchased during the quarter ended June 26, 2016. During the quarter ended June 28, 2015, we repurchased $41.3 million of our 5.75% notes due in 2017 through a privately negotiated transaction. We recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.9 million during the quarter and six months ended June 28, 2015.

 

Credit Agreement

 

Our Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated December 18, 2012, as amended (“Credit Agreement”), is secured by a first-priority security interest in certain of our assets as described below. The Credit Agreement, among other things, provides for commitments of $65.0 million and a maturity date of December 18, 2019. On October 21, 2014, we entered into a Collateralized Issuance and Reimbursement Agreement (“LC Agreement”). Pursuant to the terms of LC Agreement, we may request letters of credit be issued on our behalf in an aggregate face amount not to exceed $35.0 million. We are required to provide cash collateral equal to 101% of the aggregate undrawn stated amount of each outstanding letter of credit.

 

As of June 26, 2016, there were standby letters of credit outstanding under the LC Agreement with an aggregate face amount of $31.0 million. There were no borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement as of June 26, 2016.

 

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

 

Substantially all of our subsidiaries guarantee the obligations under the 9.00% Senior Secured Notes due in 2022 (“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 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 includes, but is not limited to, intangible assets, inventory, receivables and certain minority investments as collateral for the debt. The security interest does not include any property, plant & equipment (“PP&E”), leasehold interests or improvements with respect to such PP&E which would be reflected on our condensed consolidated balance sheets or shares of stock and indebtedness of our subsidiaries.

 

Covenants under the Senior Debt Agreements

 

The financial covenant under the Credit Agreement requires us to comply with a maximum consolidated total leverage ratio measured quarterly. As of June 26, 2016, we are required to maintain a consolidated total leverage ratio of not more than 6.00 to 1.00.  For purposes of consolidated total leverage ratio, debt is largely defined as debt, net of cash on hand in excess of $20.0 million. As of June 26, 2016, we were in compliance with our 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 and the Credit Agreement include 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 those agreements. 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.