Long-Term Debt

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2021

Long-Term debt, net of discounts where applicable, is summarized as follows (in millions):


	March 31, 2021		September 30, 2020
3.25 percent convertible notes due 2037	$	321	$	320
7.875 percent convertible notes due 2026	—		23
4.50 percent notes due 2028	270		—
6.25 percent notes due 2025	296		295
6.25 percent notes due 2024	174		446
Term loan due 2024	159		166
Finance lease obligation	10		6

Unamortized discount on convertible notes	(27)		(29)
Subtotal	1,203		1,227
Less: current maturities	(17)		(39)
Long-term debt	$	1,186	$	1,188

Repurchase of 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes

On October 16, 2020, the company issued a notice of redemption for all of the $23 million aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 7.875 percent senior convertible notes due 2026 (the "7.875 Percent Convertible Notes"). As a result of the issuance of the notice of redemption, the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes were convertible at any time prior to the close of business on November 30, 2020 at a rate of 83.3333 shares of common stock per $1,000 original principal amount of the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes. All remaining outstanding 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes were surrendered in November 2020 for conversion and were settled in cash up to the accreted principal amount of the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes and also settled in cash for the remainder of the conversion obligation in excess of the accreted principal amount, in accordance with the provisions of the indenture that governed the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes. The conversion of the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes was settled for $53 million, of which $23 million represented principal repayment and $30 million represented the payment of conversion in excess of the accreted principal. There was no loss on extinguishment. As of December 31, 2020, the 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes were fully redeemed. The 7.875 Percent Convertible Notes were classified as current as of September 30, 2020.

Repurchase of 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024

On December 16, 2020, the company redeemed $275 million of the outstanding $450 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.25 percent notes due 2024 (the "6.25 Percent Notes due 2024") for an aggregate purchase price of $287 million (including accrued interest of $6 million). The redemption price was equal to 102.083% of the principal amount of the 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024 redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon up to but excluding the redemption date of December 16, 2020. This redemption was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt, and accordingly the company recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of $8 million. The loss on extinguishment is recorded in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations within Interest expense, net. As of March 31, 2021, $175 million principal amount of the 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024 remained outstanding.

On May 4, 2021 the company issued a notice of redemption for the remaining $175 million principal amount outstanding of the 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024 for an expected aggregate purchase price of $180 million (including expected accrued interest of $3 million). The redemption price will be equal to 101.042% of the principal amount of the 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024 to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, thereon up to but excluding the redemption date, which is expected to be June 3, 2021.

4.50 Percent Notes due 2028

On December 1, 2020, the company completed the offering and sale of $275 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.50% notes due 2028 (the "4.50 Percent Notes"), including related guarantees by the subsidiaries of the company who from time to time guarantee the company’s senior secured revolving credit facility as it may be amended, extended, replaced or refinanced, or any subsequent credit facility, to qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and to non-U.S. persons in offshore transactions outside the United States in

reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act in a private placement exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act.

The net proceeds to the company from the sale of the 4.50 Percent Notes after deducting estimated offering expenses payable by the company were approximately $270 million. The company used the net proceeds from the offering, together with cash on hand, to redeem $275 million of the outstanding $450 million aggregate principal amount of its 6.25 Percent Notes due 2024, as described above.

The 4.50 Percent Notes will mature on December 15, 2028 and bear interest at a fixed rate of 4.500% per annum. The company will pay interest on the 4.50 Percent Notes from December 1, 2020 semi-annually, in arrears, on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning June 15, 2021. The 4.50 Percent Notes constitute senior unsecured obligations of the company and rank equally in right of payment with its existing and future senior unsecured indebtedness, and effectively junior to its existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the security therefor.

The 4.50 Percent Notes provide that, prior to December 15, 2023, the company may redeem, at its option, from time to time, the 4.50 Percent Notes, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed, plus (ii) the applicable premium as of the redemption date on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed, plus (iii) accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date) on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed.

The 4.50 Percent Notes provide that, on or after December 15, 2023, the company may redeem, at its option, from time to time, the 4.50 Percent Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date) on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning on December 15 of the years indicated below:


Year	Redemption Price
2023	102.250	%
2024	101.125	%
2025 and thereafter	100.000	%

The 4.50 Percent Notes also provide that, prior to December 15, 2023, the company may redeem, at its option, from time to time, up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes with the net cash proceeds of one or more public sales of the company’s common stock at a redemption price equal to 104.500% of the principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the redemption date) on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be redeemed so long as at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes remains outstanding after each such redemption and notice of any such redemption is mailed within 90 days of any such sale of common stock.

If a change of control (as defined in the ninth supplemental indenture under which the 4.50 Percent Notes were issued) occurs, unless the company has exercised its right to redeem the 4.50 Percent Notes, each holder of the 4.50 Percent Notes may require the company to repurchase some or all of such holder’s 4.50 Percent Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the 4.50 Percent Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the repurchase date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant regular record date to receive interest due on an interest payment date that is on or prior to the repurchase date) on the 4.50 Percent Notes to be repurchased.

Revolving Credit Facility

On November 9, 2020, the company's senior secured revolving credit facility was increased by $60 million to $685 million through the addition of a new lender.

The availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility is subject to a financial covenant based on the ratio of the company’s priority debt (consisting principally of amounts outstanding under the revolving credit facility, the U.S. accounts receivable securitization and factoring programs, and third-party non-working capital foreign debt) to EBITDA. The company is required to maintain a total priority-debt-to-EBITDA ratio, as defined in the credit agreement, of 2.25 to 1.00 or less as of the last day of each fiscal quarter throughout the term of the agreement. Availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility was constrained to $276 million on the last day of the second quarter of fiscal year 2021 due primarily to lower EBITDA in the third and fourth quarters of fiscal year 2020, which were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The company has full availability until the next measurement point at the end of the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.

At March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, there were no borrowings outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility. The senior secured revolving credit facility includes $100 million of availability for the issuance of letters of credit. At March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, there were no letters of credit outstanding under the senior secured revolving credit facility.

Debt Securities

In November 2020, the company filed a shelf registration statement with the SEC registering an indeterminate amount of debt and/or equity securities that the company may offer in one or more offerings on terms to be determined at the time of sale. The November 2020 shelf registration statement superseded and replaced the company's shelf registration statement filed in December 2017.

Other

One of the company's consolidated joint ventures in China participates in a bills of exchange program to settle its obligations with its trade suppliers. These programs are common in China and generally require the participation of local banks. Under these programs, the company's joint venture issues notes payable through the participating banks to its trade suppliers. If the issued notes payable remain unpaid on their respective due dates, this could constitute an event of default under the company’s revolving credit facility if the defaulted amount exceeds $35 million per bank. As of March 31, 2021 and September 30, 2020, the company had $22 million and $16 million, respectively, outstanding under this program at more than one bank.