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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
(In thousands)June 30, 2022December 31, 2021
Convertible Bond Debt$114,119 $114,119 
Debt discount and debt issuance costs - Convertible Bond Debt(866)(13,165)
Convertible Bond Debt, net of debt discount and debt issuance costs113,253 100,954 
Global Ultraco Debt Facility 262,650 287,550 
Debt discount and Debt issuance costs - Global Ultraco Debt Facility (7,629)(8,460)
Less: Current portion - Global Ultraco Debt Facility (49,800)(49,800)
Global Ultraco Debt Facility, net of debt issuance costs205,221 229,290 
Total long-term debt $318,474 $330,244 
Convertible Bond Debt

On July 29, 2019, the Company issued $114.1 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Convertible Bond Debt”). After deducting debt discount of $1.6 million, the Company received net proceeds of approximately $112.5 million. Additionally, the Company incurred $1.0 million of debt issuance costs relating to this transaction. The Company used the proceeds to partially finance the purchase of six Ultramax vessels and for general corporate purposes, including working capital.
The Convertible Bond Debt bears interest at a rate of 5.00% per annum on the outstanding principal amount thereof, payable semi-annually in arrears on February 1 and August 1 of each year, which commenced on February 1, 2020. The Convertible Bond Debt may bear additional interest upon certain events, as set forth in the indenture governing the Convertible Bond Debt (the “Indenture”).

The Convertible Bond Debt will mature on August 1, 2024 (the “Maturity Date”), unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted pursuant to its terms. The Company may not otherwise redeem the Convertible Bond Debt prior to the Maturity Date.

Each holder has the right to convert any portion of the Convertible Bond Debt, provided such portion is of $1,000 or a multiple thereof, at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Maturity Date. The conversion rate of the Convertible Bond Debt after adjusting for a 1-for-7 reverse stock split effected on September 15, 2020 (the “Reverse Stock Split”) and the Company's payments of cash dividends of (i) $2.00 per share on November 24, 2021 (to shareholders of record as of November 15, 2021), (ii) $2.05 per share on March 25, 2022 (to shareholders of record as of March 15, 2022), and (iii) $2.00 per share on May 25, 2022 (to shareholders of record as of May 16, 2022) is 28.523 shares of the Company's common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Bond Debt, which is equivalent to a conversion price of approximately $35.06 per share of its common stock (subject to further adjustments for future dividends).

Upon conversion of the remaining bonds, the Company will pay or deliver, as the case may be, either cash, shares of its common stock or a combination of cash and shares of its common stock, at the Company’s election, to the holder (subject to shareholder approval requirements in accordance with the listing standards of the Nasdaq Global Select Market).

If the Company undergoes a fundamental change, as set forth in the Indenture, each holder may require the Company to repurchase all or part of their Convertible Bond Debt for cash in principal amounts of $1,000 or a multiple thereof. The
fundamental change repurchase price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Convertible Bond Debt to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest. If, however, the holders instead elect to convert their Convertible Bond Debt in connection with the fundamental change, the Company will be required to increase the conversion rate of the Convertible Bond Debt at a rate determined by a combination of the date the fundamental change occurs and the stock price of the Company's common stock on such date.

The Convertible Bond Debt is the general, unsecured senior obligations of the Company. It ranks: (i) senior in right of payment to any of the Company’s indebtedness that is expressly subordinated in right of payment to the Convertible Bond Debt; (ii) equal in right of payment to any of the Company’s unsecured indebtedness that is not so subordinated; (iii) effectively junior in right of payment to any of the Company’s secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness; and (iv) structurally junior to all indebtedness and other liabilities of current or future subsidiaries of the Company.

The Indenture also provides for customary events of default. Generally, if an event of default occurs and is continuing, then the trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the Convertible Bond Debt then outstanding may declare 100% of the principal of and accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on all the Convertible Bond Debt then outstanding to be due and payable.

In accordance with ASC 470, Debt, (“ASC 470”) the liability and equity components of convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion (including partial cash settlement) prior to the adoption of ASU 2020-06 were to be separately accounted for in a manner that reflected the issuer's non-convertible debt borrowing rate. The guidance required the initial proceeds received from the sale of convertible debt instruments to be allocated between a liability component and equity component in a manner that reflected the interest expense at the interest rate of similar non-convertible debt that could have been issued by the Company at the time of issuance. Prior to the adoption of ASU 2020-06, the Company accounted for the Convertible Bond Debt based on the above guidance and attributed a portion of the proceeds to the equity component. The resulting debt discount was amortized using the effective interest method over the expected life of the Convertible Bond Debt as interest expense. Additionally, the debt discount and issuance costs were allocated based on the total amount incurred to the liability and equity components using the same proportions as the proceeds from the Convertible Bond Debt. The Company adopted ASU 2020-06 as of January 1, 2022 and made adjustments to account for the cumulative impact of the adoption. See Note 2, Recent Accounting Pronouncements, for discussion of the impact of ASU 2020-06 on the accounting for the Convertible Bond Debt and the condensed consolidated financial statements upon adoption on January 1, 2022.

Share Lending Agreement

In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Bond Debt, certain persons entered into an arrangement (the “Share Lending Agreement”) to borrow up to 511,840 shares of the Company’s common stock through share lending arrangements from Jefferies LLC (“JCS”), an initial purchaser of the Convertible Bond Debt, which in turn entered into an arrangement to borrow the shares from an entity affiliated with Oaktree Capital Management, LP, one of the Company’s shareholders. The number of shares under the Share Lending Agreement have been adjusted for the Reverse Stock Split. As of June 30, 2022, the fair value of the 511,840 outstanding loaned shares was $26.6 million based on the closing price of the common stock on June 30, 2022. In connection with the Share Lending Agreement, JCS paid $0.03 million representing a nominal fee per borrowed share, equal to the par value of the Company’s common stock.

While the Share Lending Agreement does not require cash payment upon return of the shares, physical settlement is required (i.e., the loaned shares must be returned at the end of the arrangement). In view of this share return provision and other contractual undertakings of JCS in the share lending agreement, which have the effect of substantially eliminating the economic dilution that otherwise would result from the issuance of borrowed shares, the loaned shares are not considered issued and outstanding for the purpose of computing and reporting the Company's basic and diluted weighted average shares or earnings per share. If JCS were to file bankruptcy or commence similar administrative, liquidating or restructuring proceedings, the Company will have to consider 511,840 shares lent to JCS as issued and outstanding for the purposes of calculating earnings per share.

Global Ultraco Debt Facility

On October 1, 2021, Eagle Bulk Ultraco LLC (“Eagle Ultraco”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, along with certain of its vessel-owning subsidiaries as guarantors, entered into a new senior secured credit facility (the “Global Ultraco Debt Facility”) with the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”) Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (“Credit Agricole”), Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (PUBL), Danish Ship Finance A/S, Nordea Bank ABP, Filial I Norge, DNB Markets Inc., Deutsche Bank AG, and ING Bank N.V., London Branch. The Global Ultraco Debt Facility provides for an aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million, which consists of (i) a term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $300.0 million (the “Term
Facility”) and (ii) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $100.0 million (the “Revolving Facility”) to be used for refinancing the outstanding debt, including accrued interest and commitment fees under the Holdco Revolving Credit Facility, New Ultraco Debt Facility and Norwegian Bond Debt (each as defined in Note 6, Debt, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Form 10-K) and for general corporate purposes. The Company paid fees of $5.8 million to the Lenders in connection with the transaction.

The Global Ultraco Debt Facility has a maturity date of five years from the date of borrowing on the Term Facility, which is October 1, 2026. Outstanding borrowings bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.10% to 2.80% per annum, depending on certain metrics such as the Company's financial leverage ratio and meeting sustainability linked criteria. Repayments of $12.45 million are due quarterly and began on December 15, 2021, with a final balloon payment of all outstanding principal and accrued interest due upon maturity. The loan is repayable in whole or in part without premium or penalty prior to the maturity date subject to certain requirements stipulated in the Global Ultraco Debt Facility.

The Global Ultraco Debt Facility is secured by 49 of the Company's vessels. The Global Ultraco Debt Facility contains certain standard affirmative and negative covenants along with financial covenants. The financial covenants include: (i) minimum consolidated liquidity based on the greater of (a) $0.6 million per vessel owned directly or indirectly by the Company or (b) 7.5% of the Company's total debt; (ii) debt to capitalization ratio not greater than 0.60:1.00; and (iii) maintaining positive working capital.

Pursuant to the Global Ultraco Debt Facility, the Company borrowed $350.0 million and together with cash on hand repaid the outstanding debt, accrued interest and commitment fees under the Holdco Revolving Credit Facility and New Ultraco Debt Facility. Concurrently, the Company issued a 10-day call notice to redeem the outstanding bonds under the Norwegian Bond Debt. Additionally, in October 2021, the Company entered into four interest rate swaps for the notional amount of $300.0 million of the Term Facility under the Global Ultraco Debt Facility at a fixed interest rate ranging between 0.83% and 1.06% to hedge the LIBOR-based floating interest rate (see Note 5, Derivative Instruments, for additional details).

Interest Rates

2022

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the interest rate on the Convertible Bond Debt was 5.00%. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs for these periods was 5.30% and 5.39%, respectively.

For the three months ended June 30, 2022, the interest rate on the Global Ultraco Debt Facility ranged from 2.98% to 3.93%, including a margin over LIBOR applicable under the terms of the Global Ultraco Debt Facility and commitment fees of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the revolving credit facility of the Global Ultraco Debt Facility. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs for this period was 3.74%.

For the six months ended June 30, 2022, the interest rate on the Global Ultraco Debt Facility ranged from 2.35% to 3.93%, including a margin over LIBOR applicable under the terms of the Global Ultraco Debt Facility and commitment fees of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the revolving credit facility of the Global Ultraco Debt Facility. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs for this period was 3.39%.

2021

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the interest rate on the Convertible Bond Debt was 5.00%. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs for these periods was 10.14%.

For the three months ended June 30, 2021, the interest rate on the New Ultraco Debt Facility ranged from 2.60% to 2.72%, including a margin over LIBOR applicable under the terms of the New Ultraco Debt Facility and commitment fees of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the revolving credit facility of the New Ultraco Debt Facility. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs for this period was 3.25%.

For the six months ended June 30, 2021, the interest rate on the New Ultraco Debt Facility ranged from 2.60% to 2.72%, including a margin over LIBOR applicable under the terms of the New Ultraco Debt Facility and commitment fees of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the revolving credit facility of the New Ultraco Debt Facility. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs for this period was 3.23%.
For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the interest rate on the Norwegian Bond Debt was 8.25%. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs for these periods was 9.13% and 9.00%, respectively.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the interest rate on our outstanding debt under the Super Senior Facility (as defined in Note 6, Debt, in the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Form 10-K) was 2.24%. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt issuance costs for these periods was 2.58%. Additionally, we paid commitment fees of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the Super Senior Revolver Facility.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021, the interest rate on our outstanding debt under the Holdco Revolving Credit Facility was 2.60%. The weighted average effective interest rate including the amortization of debt issuance costs for these periods was 5.05%. Additionally, we paid commitment fees of 40% of the margin on the undrawn portion of the Holdco Revolving Credit Facility.


The following table summarizes the Company’s total interest expense:

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
(In thousands)June 30, 2022June 30, 2021June 30, 2022June 30, 2021
Convertible Bond Debt interest$1,426 $1,427 $2,853 $2,853 
Global Ultraco Debt Facility interest2,134 — 4,347 — 
Holdco Revolving Credit Facility interest— 158 — 158 
New Ultraco Debt Facility interest— 1,540 — 3,005 
Norwegian Bond Debt interest— 3,724 — 7,354 
Super Senior Facility interest— — — 30 
Amortization of debt discount and debt issuance costs530 1,838 1,092 3,467 
Commitment fees on revolving credit facilities248 112 493 183 
Total Interest expense$4,338 $8,799 $8,785 $17,050 

Scheduled Debt Maturities
The following table presents the scheduled maturities of principal amounts of our debt obligations as of June 30, 2022:
(In thousands)Convertible Bond Debt Global Ultraco Debt FacilityTotal
Six months ending December 31, 2022$— $24,900 $24,900 
2023— 49,800 49,800 
2024114,119 49,800 163,919 
2025— 49,800 49,800 
2026— 88,350 88,350 
$114,119 $262,650 $376,769