NOTE 7 CREDIT FACILITIES AND LONG-TERM DEBT

December 31 (millions of dollars)	2013	2012^(a)


Senior Credit Facility due 2017	380	312
Term Loan Facility due 2018	500	–
4.65% Unsecured Senior Notes due 2021	349	349
5.09% Unsecured Senior Notes due 2015	75	75
5.29% Unsecured Senior Notes due 2020	100	100
5.69% Unsecured Senior Notes due 2035	150	150
3.82% Series D Senior Notes due 2017	24	27

	1,578	1,013
Less: current portion of long-term debt	3	3

	1,575	1,010

^(a): Recast as discussed in Note 2 and Note 6.

The Partnership's Senior Credit Facility consists of a $500 million senior revolving credit facility with a banking syndicate, maturing November 20, 2017, under which $380 million was outstanding at December 31, 2013 (2012 – $312 million), leaving $120 million available for future borrowing.

At the Partnership's option, the interest rate on the outstanding borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility may be lenders' base rate or the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus, in either case, an applicable margin that is based on the Partnership's long-term unsecured credit ratings. The Senior Credit Facility permits the Partnership to specify the portion of the borrowings to be covered by specific interest rate options and, for LIBOR-based borrowings, to specify the interest rate period. The Partnership is required to pay a commitment fee based on its credit rating and on the unused principal amount of the commitments under the Senior Credit Facility. The Senior Credit Facility has a feature whereby at any time, so long as no event of default has occurred and is continuing, the Partnership may request an increase in the Senior Credit Facility of up to $250 million, but no lender has an obligation to increase their respective share of the facility.

The LIBOR-based interest rate on the Senior Credit Facility averaged 1.44 percent for the year ended December 31, 2013 (2012 – 1.61 percent; 2011 – 0.86 percent (4.07 percent after hedging)). The interest rate was 1.42 percent at December 31, 2013 (December 31, 2012 – 1.47 percent).

On July 1, 2013, the Partnership entered into a term loan agreement with a syndicate of lenders for a $500 million term loan credit facility (Term Loan Facility). On July 2, 2013, the Partnership borrowed $500 million under the Term Loan Facility, to pay a portion of the purchase price of the 2013 Acquisition, maturing on July 1, 2018. The Term Loan Facility bears interest based, at the Partnership's election, on the LIBOR or the base rate plus, in either case, an applicable margin. The base rate equals the highest of (i) SunTrust Bank's prime rate, (ii) 0.50 percent above the federal funds rate and (iii) 1.00 percent above one-month LIBOR. The applicable margin for the term loan is based on the Partnership's senior debt rating and ranges between 1.125 percent and 2.000 percent for LIBOR borrowings and 0.125 percent and 1.000 percent for base rate borrowings.

The LIBOR-based interest rate on the Term Loan Facility averaged 1.43 percent for the year ended December 31, 2013. After hedging activity, the interest rate incurred on the Term Loan Facility averaged 1.70 percent for the year ended December 31, 2013. Prior to hedging activities, the LIBOR-based interest rate was 1.42 percent at December 31, 2013.

GTN's Senior Notes provisions contain a covenant that limits total debt to no greater than 70 percent of total capitalization. Series D Senior Notes are secured by Tuscarora's transportation contracts, supporting agreements and substantially all of Tuscarora's property. The note purchase agreements contain certain provisions that include, among other items, limitations on additional indebtedness and distributions to partners.

At December 31, 2013, the Partnership was in compliance with its financial covenants, in addition to the other covenants which include restrictions on entering into mergers, consolidations and sales of assets, granting liens, material amendments to the second amended and restated agreement of limited partnership (Partnership Agreement), incurring additional debt and distributions to unitholders.

The principal repayments required by the Partnership on the long-term debt are as follows:

(millions of dollars)


2014		3
2015		79
2016		4
2017		393
2018		500
Thereafter		599

		1,578