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Long-term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt Long-term Debt
The Company’s total funded indebtedness (Indebtedness) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 consisted of the following:
December 31,
 20202019
 (Dollars in millions)
6.000% Senior Secured Notes due March 2022
$459.0 $459.0 
6.375% Senior Secured Notes due March 2025
500.0 500.0 
Senior Secured Term Loan due 2025, net of original issue discount388.2 392.1 
Revolving credit facility216.0 — 
Finance lease obligations27.3 15.2 
Less: Debt issuance costs(42.7)(55.5)
1,547.8 1,310.8 
Less: Current portion of long-term debt44.9 18.3 
Long-term debt$1,502.9 $1,292.5 
Refinancing Transactions
As previously described in Note 1. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” the Company completed the Exchange Offer and Revolver Transactions on January 29, 2021. Pursuant to the Exchange Offer, $398.7 million aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes were exchanged for aggregate consideration consisting of $193.9 million aggregate principal amount of New Co-Issuer Notes, $195.1 million aggregate principal amount of New Peabody Notes, and a cash payment of approximately $9.4 million. Following the settlement of the Exchange Offer, approximately $60.3 million aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes remain outstanding and are governed by the Existing Indenture, as amended and as further amended as it relates to the 2022 Notes.
In connection with the Revolver Transactions, the Company paid down $10.0 million of its existing revolving loans and exchanged the remaining balance for $206.0 million of New Co-Issuer Term Loans.
6.000% and 6.375% Senior Secured Notes
Upon emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases, the Company entered into the Existing Indenture with Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, relating to its issuance of $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes and $500.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior secured notes due 2025 (the 2025 Notes and, together with the 2022 Notes, the Senior Notes). The Senior Notes were issued on February 15, 2017 in a private transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.
The Senior Notes were issued at par value. The Company paid aggregate debt issuance costs of $49.5 million related to the offering, which are being amortized over the respective terms of the Senior Notes. Interest payments on the Senior Notes are scheduled to occur each year on March 31 and September 30 until maturity. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded interest expense of $72.2 million, $72.0 million and $71.9 million, respectively, related to the Senior Notes.
On August 9, 2018, the Company executed an amendment to the Existing Indenture following the solicitation of consents from the requisite majorities of holders of each series of Senior Notes. The amendment permits a category of restricted payments at any time not to exceed the sum of $650.0 million, plus an additional $150.0 million per calendar year, commencing with calendar year 2019, with unused amounts in any calendar year carrying forward to and available for restricted payments in any subsequent calendar year. The Company paid consent fees to Senior Note holders which amounted to $19.8 million. Such consent fees were capitalized as additional debt issuance costs to be amortized over the respective terms of the Senior Notes.
During the fourth quarter of 2019, the Company made open-market purchases of $41.0 million of the 2022 Notes for $39.9 million, plus accrued interest. The notes were subsequently canceled.
As previously described in Note 1. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” the Existing Indenture was amended as it relates to the remaining 2022 Notes. With respect to the 2025 Notes, the Existing Indenture contains customary conditions of default and imposes certain restrictions on the Company’s activities, including its ability to incur debt, incur liens, make investments, engage in fundamental changes such as mergers and dissolutions, dispose of assets, enter into transactions with affiliates and make certain restricted payments, such as cash dividends and share repurchases.
The 2025 Notes rank senior in right of payment to any subordinated Indebtedness and equally in right of payment with any senior Indebtedness to the extent of the collateral securing that Indebtedness. The 2025 Notes are jointly and severally and fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by substantially all of the Company’s domestic restricted subsidiaries (the Peabody Guarantors) and secured by (a) first priority liens over (1) substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Peabody Guarantors, except for certain excluded assets, (2) 100% of the capital stock of each domestic restricted subsidiary of the Company, (3) 100% of the capital stock of each first tier foreign subsidiary of the Company or a foreign subsidiary holding company and (4) all intercompany debt owed to the Company or any Peabody Guarantor, in each case, subject to certain exceptions (the Peabody Collateral), and (b) second priority liens over the Wilpinjong Collateral (as defined below). The 2025 Notes are secured on a pari passu basis by the same collateral securing the Credit Agreement (as defined below), and the other priority lien debt of the Company, including the New Peabody Notes and the New Company LC Agreement described below.
Credit Agreement
The Company entered into a credit agreement, dated as of April 3, 2017, among the Company, as borrower, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, as administrative agent, and other lenders party thereto (the Credit Agreement). The Credit Agreement originally provided for a $950.0 million senior secured term loan (the Senior Secured Term Loan), which was to mature in 2022 prior to the amendments described below. As previously described in Note 1. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” the Credit Agreement was amended in connection with the Refinancing Transactions.
Following the voluntary prepayments and amendments described below, the Credit Agreement provided for a $400.0 million first lien senior secured term loan, which bore interest at LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum as of December 31, 2020. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded interest expense of $15.6 million, $22.2 million and $24.0 million, respectively, related to the Senior Secured Term Loan.
Proceeds from the Senior Secured Term Loan were received net of an original issue discount and deferred financing costs of $37.3 million that are being amortized over its term. The loan requires quarterly principal payments of $1.0 million and periodic interest payments through December 2024 with the remaining balance due in March 2025. The loan principal was voluntarily prepayable at 101% of the principal amount repaid if prepayment occurred prior to October 2018 (subject to certain exceptions, including prepayments made with internally generated cash) and is voluntarily prepayable at any time thereafter without premium or penalty. The Senior Secured Term Loan may require mandatory principal prepayments of up to 75% of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for any fiscal year if the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement and calculated at December 31, net of any unrestricted cash) is greater than 2.00:1.00. The mandatory principal prepayment requirement changes to (i) 50% of Excess Cash Flow if the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 2.00:1.00 and greater than 1.50:1.00, (ii) 25% of Excess Cash Flow if the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.50:1.00 and greater than 1.00:1.00 or (iii) zero if the Company’s Total Leverage Ratio is less than or equal to 1.00:1.00. If required, mandatory prepayments resulting from Excess Cash Flows are payable within 100 days after the end of each fiscal year. The calculation of mandatory prepayments would be reduced commensurately by the amount of previous voluntary prepayments. In certain circumstances, the Senior Secured Term Loan requires that Excess Proceeds (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of $10.0 million or greater received from sales of Company assets be applied against the loan principal, unless such proceeds are reinvested within one year. The Senior Secured Term Loan also requires that any net insurance proceeds be applied against the loan principal, unless such proceeds are reinvested within one year.
The Credit Agreement contains customary conditions of default and imposes certain restrictions on the Company’s activities, including its ability to incur liens, incur debt, make investments, engage in fundamental changes such as mergers and dissolutions, dispose of assets, enter into transactions with affiliates and make certain restricted payments, such as cash dividends and share repurchases. Obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Peabody Guarantors and are secured by first priority liens on the Peabody Collateral and second priority liens on the Wilpinjong Collateral (as defined below). The obligations are secured on a pari passu basis by the same collateral securing the 2025 Notes and the other priority lien debt of the Company, including the New Peabody Notes and the New Company LC Agreement described below.
Since entering into the Credit Agreement, the Company has repaid $561.0 million of the original $950.0 million loan principal amount on the Senior Secured Term Loan in various installments, including $546.0 million which was voluntarily prepaid. In September 2017, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement which permitted the Company to add an incremental revolving credit facility in addition to the Company’s ability to add one or more incremental term loan facilities under the Credit Agreement. The incremental revolving credit facility and/or incremental term loan facilities can be in an aggregate principal amount of up to $350.0 million plus additional amounts so long as the Company remains in compliance with the Total Leverage Ratio covenant as set forth in the Credit Agreement.
In April 2018, the Company entered into another amendment to the Credit Agreement which lowered the interest rate on the Senior Secured Term Loan to its current level of LIBOR plus 2.75% and eliminated an existing 1.0% LIBOR floor. The amendment also extended the maturity of the Senior Secured Term Loan by three years to 2025 and eliminated previous capital expenditure restriction covenants on both the Senior Secured Term Loan and the incremental revolving credit facility described below. In connection with this amendment, the Company voluntarily repaid $46.0 million of principal on the Senior Secured Term Loan.
During the fourth quarter of 2017, the Company entered into the incremental revolving credit facility (the Revolver) for an aggregate commitment of $350.0 million for general corporate purposes and paid aggregate debt issuance costs of $4.7 million. In September 2019, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement which increased the aggregate commitment amount under the Revolver to $565.0 million and extended the maturity date on $540.0 million of the commitments from November 2020 to September 2023. The remaining $25.0 million commitment matured in November 2020. The Company incurred $5.7 million of additional debt issuance costs in connection with the amendment. As a result of the amendment, such loans, letters of credit and unused capacity related to the $540.0 million of extended commitments bear interest and incur fees at rates dependent upon the Company’s First Lien Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) beginning in 2020. Specific to the Revolver, the Credit Agreement required that the Company maintain a 2.00:1.00 First Lien Leverage Ratio, calculated on a trailing twelve-month basis and modified to limit unrestricted cash netting to $800.0 million. This covenant was eliminated in connection with the Refinancing Transactions and was not applicable at December 31, 2020.
The Company borrowed $315.0 million under the Revolver and subsequently repaid $99.0 million of this amount during the year ended December 31, 2020. At December 31, 2020, the Revolver was also utilized for letters of credit of $323.8 million, primarily in support of the Company’s reclamation obligations, as further described in Note 23. “Financial Instruments, Guarantees With Off-Balance-Sheet Risk and Other Guarantees.” At December 31, 2020, the remaining availability under the Revolver was $0.2 million.
At December 31, 2020, applicable Revolver rates were LIBOR plus 3.25% for revolving loans, 0.50% per annum for unused capacity and 3.375% per annum for letters of credit fees. During the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018, the Company recorded interest expense and fees of $15.9 million, $6.2 million and $7.2 million, respectively, related to the Revolver.
The Company’s voluntary prepayments of $546.0 million of Senior Secured Term Loan principal and related amendments have been accounted for as a combination of partial debt extinguishments and debt modifications, depending upon the circumstances in each instance.
In connection with the Revolver Transactions, the Company amended its Credit Agreement to make certain changes in consideration of the New Company LC Agreement. After giving effect to the Revolver Transactions, there remain no revolving commitments or revolving loans under the Credit Agreement.
Secured Borrowing under Receivables Securitization Program
As further described in Note 23. “Financial Instruments, Guarantees With Off-Balance-Sheet Risk and Other Guarantees,” the Company’s receivables securitization program provides for up to $250.0 million in funding accounted for as a secured borrowing, limited to the availability of eligible receivables. During September 2020, the Company borrowed $60.0 million under the receivables securitization program, all of which was subsequently repaid during the fourth quarter of 2020. Any borrowings under the receivables securitization program have a maturity date of April 2022, bear an interest rate of LIBOR plus 1.50% and may be secured by a combination of collateral and the trade receivables underlying the receivables securitization program, from time to time.
Finance Lease Obligations
Refer to Note 13. “Leases” for additional information associated with the Company’s finance leases, which pertain to the financing of mining equipment used in operations.
Refinancing Transactions and New Debt Agreements
As previously described in Note 1. “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” the Company entered into several new debt agreements and amended existing debt agreements in connection with the Refinancing Transactions. The following provides additional information regarding the terms and conditions of such new agreements.
New Co-Issuer Notes
The terms of the New Co-Issuer Notes are governed by an indenture, as amended and restated as of February 3, 2021, by and among the Co-Issuers, Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, and, on a limited basis, the Company (New Co-Issuer Notes Indenture).
The New Co-Issuer Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 10.000%, which is payable on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on March 31, 2021. The New Co-Issuer Notes will mature on December 31, 2024. The New Co-Issuer Notes will be subject to amortization at the end of each six-month period, beginning with June 30, 2021, whereby the Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the New Co-Issuer Notes Indenture) generated by the Wilpinjong Mine during each such period will be applied to the principal of the New Co-Issuer Notes and the New Co-Issuer Term Loans on a pro rata basis, provided that the liquidity attributable to the Co-Issuers would not fall below $60.0 million.
The New Co-Issuer Notes Indenture contains customary covenants that, among other things, limit the Co-Issuers’ and their subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional Indebtedness, pay dividends on or make distributions in respect of capital stock or make certain other restricted payments or investments, enter into agreements that restrict distributions from subsidiaries, sell or otherwise dispose of assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, create or incur liens, and merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of their assets, and place restrictions on the ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to the Co-Issuers.
The New Co-Issuer Notes are not guaranteed by any of the Co-Issuers’ subsidiaries and thus are structurally subordinated to any existing or future Indebtedness or other liabilities, including trade payables, of any such subsidiaries. The New Co-Issuer Notes initially are secured by liens on substantially all of the assets of the Co-Issuers, including by (i) 100% of the capital stock of PIC Acquisition Corp. owned by PIC AU Holdings LLC and (ii) all other property subject or purported to be subject, from time to time, to a lien under the Co-Issuers’ collateral trust agreement (collectively, the Wilpinjong Collateral).
The Co-Issuers may redeem some or all of the New Co-Issuer Notes at the redemption prices and on the terms specified in the New Co-Issuer Notes Indenture.
The New Co-Issuer Notes Indenture contains certain events of default, including, in certain circumstances, (i) specified events occurring at the Wilpinjong Mine, (ii) the termination or modification of the Surety Agreement, (iii) the Company’s failure to comply with any obligation under the transaction support agreement entered into prior to, and in contemplation of, the Refinancing Transactions, and (iv) the termination of the management services agreements between the Company and the Co-Issuers. If the New Co-Issuer Notes are accelerated or otherwise become due and payable as a result of an event of default, certain additional premium amounts may become due and payable in addition to unpaid principal and interest at the time of acceleration. In addition, the holders of the New Co-Issuer Notes have the right, under certain circumstances specified in the New Co-Issuer Notes Indenture, to exchange their New Co-Issuer Notes for New Peabody Notes.
New Peabody Notes
The terms of the New Peabody Notes are governed by an indenture, as amended and restated as of February 3, 2021, by and among Peabody, the guarantors party thereto, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the New Peabody Notes Indenture).
The New Peabody Notes bear interest at an annual rate of 8.500%, consisting of 6.000% per annum in cash and an additional 2.500% per annum to be paid-in-kind through an increase of the principal amount of the outstanding New Peabody Notes, which is payable on June 30 and December 31 of each year, commencing on June 30, 2021. The New Peabody Notes will mature on December 31, 2024.
The New Peabody Notes Indenture contains customary covenants that, among other things, limit the Company’s and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional Indebtedness, pay dividends on or make distributions in respect of capital stock or make certain other restricted payments or investments, enter into agreements that restrict distributions from restricted subsidiaries, sell or otherwise dispose of assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, create or incur liens, and merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of its assets, and place restrictions on the ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to the Company.
The New Peabody Notes are unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior secured basis by the Peabody Guarantors on the Peabody Collateral. The obligations are secured on a pari passu basis by the same collateral that secures the 2025 Notes, the Credit Agreement and the New Company LC Agreement described below.
New Co-Issuer Term Loans
The New Co-Issuer Term Loans mature on December 31, 2024 and bear interest at a rate of 10.00% per annum. The New Co-Issuer Term Loan Agreement contains customary covenants that, among other things, limit the Co-Issuers’ and their subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional Indebtedness, pay dividends on or make distributions in respect of capital stock or make certain other restricted payments or investments, enter into agreements that restrict distributions from subsidiaries, sell or otherwise dispose of assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, create or incur liens, and merge, consolidate or sell all or substantially all of their assets, and place restrictions on the ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to the Co-Issuers. The New Co-Issuer Term Loan Agreement is guaranteed and secured to the same extent as the New Co-Issuer Notes as described above. In addition, the New Co-Issuer Term Loan Agreement contains events of default substantially similar to those described above for the New Co-Issuer Notes Indenture.
New Company LC Agreement
The New Company LC Agreement is guaranteed and secured to the same extent of the New Peabody Notes as described above. In addition, the New Company LC Agreement contains events of default substantially similar to those described above for the New Peabody Notes.
Under the New Company LC Agreement, the Company is permitted to effectuate open market debt repurchases, subject to certain limitations, including, but not limited to: (i) the Company’s unrestricted subsidiaries’ liquidity must be greater than or equal to $200.0 million after giving effect to such repurchases, and (ii) for every $4 of principal repurchased in any fiscal quarter, the Company must make an offer on a pro rata basis to purchase $1 of principal amount of debt from holders of the New Peabody Notes and New Company LC Agreement within 30 days of the end of such fiscal quarter at a price equal to the weighted average repurchase price paid over that quarter.