Long-Term Debt and Interest Expense

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Long-term debt consisted of the following (in thousands):


	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
10.75% Senior Notes due 2023	$	300,000	$	300,000

Finance leases and other notes	55,630		60,909
Unamortized discounts and deferred financing costs	(10,807)		(11,169)
Total long-term debt	344,823		349,740
Less current portion	22,465		27,039
Total non-current portion of long-term debt	$	322,358	$	322,701

Debt Discounts

The following discounts on debt represent the unamortized discount to fair value of the Senior Notes and the short-term portions of the fair value discount of finance leases (in thousands):


	March 31, 2019		December 31, 2018
Unamortized discount on Senior Notes	$	2,589	$	2,731
Unamortized discount on finance leases - short-term	359		479

Unamortized deferred debt issuance costs	7,859		7,959
Total unamortized discounts and deferred financing costs	$	10,807	$	11,169

Interest Expense

Basic’s interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, consisted of the following (in thousands):


	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2019		2018

Cash payments for interest	$	1,752	$	8,578
Change in accrued interest	8,148		221

Amortization of discounts	262		1,474
Amortization of deferred debt costs	564		177
Commitment and other fees paid	11		809

Other	19		24
Total interest expense	$	10,756	$	11,283

Senior Secured Notes

On October 2, 2018, the Company issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10.75% senior secured notes due 2023 (the “Senior Notes”) in an offering exempt from registration under the Securities Act. The Senior Notes were issued at a price of 99.042% of par to yield 11.0%. The Senior Notes are secured by a first-priority lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the subsidiary guarantors other than accounts receivable, inventory and certain related assets. Net proceeds from the offering of approximately $290.0 million were used to repay the Company’s existing indebtedness under the Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement, to repay the Company’s outstanding borrowings under its previous credit facility (the "Prior ABL Facility"), and for general corporate purposes.

Indenture

The Company’s Senior Notes were issued under and are governed by an indenture, dated as of October 2, 2018 (the “Indenture”), by and among the Company, the guarantors named therein (the “Guarantors”), and UMB Bank, N.A. as Trustee and Collateral Agent (the “Trustee”). The Senior Notes are jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) on a senior secured basis by the Guarantors and are secured by first priority liens on substantially all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ assets, other than accounts receivable, inventory and certain related assets.

The Indenture contains covenants that limit the ability of the Company and certain subsidiaries to:

•incur additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock;

•pay dividends or make other distributions to its stockholders;

•repurchase or redeem capital stock or subordinated indebtedness and certain refinancings thereof;

•make certain investments;

•incur liens;

•enter into certain types of transactions with affiliates;

•limit dividends or other payments by restricted subsidiaries to the Company; and

•sell assets or consolidate or merge with or into other companies.

These limitations are subject to a number of important qualifications and exceptions. Upon an Event of Default (as defined in the Indenture), the Trustee or the holders of at least 25.0% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Senior Notes may declare the entire principal of, premium, if any, and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Senior Notes to be due and payable immediately.

At any time on or prior to October 15, 2020, the Company may redeem up to 35.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 110.8% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, with an amount of cash not greater than the net proceeds from certain equity offerings. At any time prior to October 15, 2020, the Company may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the Senior Notes plus a “make-whole” premium plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. The Company may also redeem all or a part of the Senior Notes at any time on or after October 15, 2020, at the redemption prices set forth in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date.

The Company may redeem all, but not less than all, of the Senior Notes in connection with a company sale transaction, at a redemption price of 105.4% of principal for a company sale that occurs on or after April 15, 2019 and on or before October 15, 2019, or 108.1% of principal amount for a company sale that occurs after October 15, 2019 and before October 15, 2020, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date. If the Company experiences a change of control, the Company may be required to offer to purchase the Senior Notes at a purchase price equal to 101.0% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the purchase date.

The Senior Notes and the Guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future unsubordinated indebtedness, effectively senior to all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing the Senior Notes but junior to other indebtedness that is secured by liens on assets other than collateral for the Senior Notes to the extent of the value of such assets, and senior to all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ future subordinated indebtedness.

Pursuant to a collateral rights agreement, the Senior Notes and Guarantees are secured by first priority liens, subject to limited exceptions, on the collateral securing the Senior Notes, consisting of substantially all of the property and assets now owned or hereafter acquired by the Company and the Guarantors, except for certain excluded property described in the Indenture.

New ABL Facility

On October 2, 2018, the Company terminated the Prior ABL Facility and Amended and Restated Term Loan Agreement and entered into an ABL Credit Agreement (the “New ABL Credit Agreement”) among the Company, as borrower (in such capacity, the “Borrower”), Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”), swing line lender and letter of credit issuer, UBS Securities LLC, as syndication agent, PNC Bank National Association, as documentation agent and letter of credit issuer, and the other lenders from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “New ABL Lenders”). Pursuant to the New ABL Credit Agreement, the New ABL Lenders have extended to the Borrower a revolving credit facility in the maximum aggregate principal amount of $150.0 million, subject to borrowing base capacity (the “New ABL Facility”). The New ABL Facility includes a sublimit for letters of credit of up to $50.0 million in the aggregate, and for borrowings on same-day notice under swingline loans subject to a sublimit of the lesser of (a) $15.0 million and (b) the aggregate commitments of the New ABL Lenders. The New ABL Facility also provides capacity for base rate protective advances up to $10.0 million at the discretion of the Administrative Agent and provisions relating to overadvances. The New ABL Facility contains no restricted cash requirements.

Borrowings under the New ABL Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable rate, plus, at Borrower’s option, either (a) a base rate or (b) a LIBO rate. The applicable rate was fixed from the closing date to April 1, 2019. Following April 1, 2019, the applicable rate is determined by reference to the average daily availability as a percentage of the borrowing base during the fiscal quarter immediately preceding such applicable quarter.

Principal amounts outstanding under the New ABL Facility will be due and payable in full on the maturity date, which is five years from the closing of the facility; provided that if the Senior Notes have not been redeemed by July 3, 2023, then the maturity date shall be July 3, 2023.

Substantially all of the domestic subsidiaries of the Company guarantee the borrowings under the New ABL Facility, and Borrower guarantees the payment and performance by each specified loan party of its obligations under its guaranty with respect to swap obligations. All obligations under the New ABL Facility and the related guarantees are secured by a perfected first-priority security interest in substantially all accounts receivable, inventory, and certain other assets, not including equity interests. As of March 31, 2019, Basic had no borrowings and $39.6 million of letters of credit outstanding under the New ABL Facility.