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Borrowings
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Borrowings
NOTE 9. BORROWINGS
The Company’s total borrowings consist of the following:
Interest rate at June 30,
2020
Maturity at June 30,
2020
As of June 30, 2020As of June 30, 2019
(in millions)
Foxtel Group
Credit facility 2014—tranche 2 (a)
— %Jan 31, 2020$—  $56  
Credit facility 2015 (a)
— %Jul 31, 2020—  281  
Credit facility 2016 (a)
— %Sep 11, 2021—  193  
Credit facility 2019 (b) (c) (d)
3.17 %Nov 22, 2022371  —  
Term loan facility 2019 (e)
6.25 %Nov 22, 2024171  —  
Working capital facility 2017 (a) (c) (d) (f)
3.17 %Nov 22, 2022—  56  
Telstra facility (g)
7.95 %Dec 22, 202711  —  
US private placement 2009—tranche 3 (h)
— %Sep 24, 2019—  75  
US private placement 2012—USD portion—tranche 1 (h)
— %Jul 25, 2019—  150  
US private placement 2012—USD portion—tranche 2 (i)
4.27 %Jul 25, 2022200  199  
US private placement 2012—USD portion—tranche 3 (i)
4.42 %Jul 25, 2024150  149  
US private placement 2012—AUD portion
7.04 %Jul 25, 202273  77  
REA Group
Credit facility 2016—tranche 3 (j)
— %Dec 31, 2019—  168  
Credit facility 2018 (k)
0.99 %Apr 27, 202148  49  
Credit facility 2019 (l)
0.99 %Dec 2, 2021117  —  
Credit facility 2020 (m)
2.14 %Dec 2, 2021—  —  
Finance Lease LiabilitySee Note 10118  —  
Total borrowings (n)
1,259  1,453  
Less: current portion (o)
(76) (449) 
Long-term borrowings
$1,183  $1,004  
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(a)During November 2019, certain subsidiaries of NXE Australia Pty Limited (“Foxtel” and together with such subsidiaries, the “Foxtel Debt Group”) repaid the outstanding borrowings under these facilities using a combination of new indebtedness and an A$200 million shareholder loan provided by the Company.
(b)During November 2019, the Foxtel Debt Group entered into an A$610 million revolving credit facility maturing in November 2022 (the “2019 Credit Facility”).
(c)Borrowings under these facilities bear interest at a floating rate of the Australian BBSY plus an applicable margin of between 2.00% and 3.75% per annum depending on the Foxtel Debt Group's net leverage ratio.
(d)As of June 30, 2020, the Foxtel Debt Group had undrawn commitments of A$102 million under these facilities for which it pays a commitment fee of 45% of the applicable margin.
(e)During November 2019, the Foxtel Debt Group entered into an A$250 million term loan facility maturing in November 2024 (the “2019 Term Loan Facility”). Borrowings under the 2019 Term Loan Facility bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.25% per annum.
(f)During November 2019, the Foxtel Debt Group amended its 2017 Working Capital Facility which, among other things, extended the remaining term to three years, decreased the capacity under the facility from A$100 million to A$40 million and increased the applicable margin.
(g)In February 2020, the Foxtel Debt Group entered into an A$170 million subordinated shareholder loan facility agreement (the “Telstra Facility”) that can be used to finance cable transmission costs. The Telstra Facility bears interest at a variable rate of the Australian BBSY plus a margin of 7.75%.
(h)During the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Foxtel Debt Group repaid $150 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes which matured in July 2019 and $75 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes which matured in September 2019.
(i)The carrying values of the borrowings include any fair value adjustments related to the Company’s fair value hedges. See Note 12—Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements.
(j)During December 2019, REA Group repaid the final A$240 million tranche of its A$480 million revolving loan facility using a combination of cash on hand and new indebtedness.
(k)Borrowings under this facility bear interest at a floating rate of the Australian BBSY plus a margin of between 0.85% and 2.75% depending on REA Group’s net leverage ratio.
(l)During December 2019, REA Group entered into an A$170 million unsecured syndicated revolving loan facility maturing in December 2021 (the “2019 REA Group Credit Facility”). Borrowings under this facility bear interest at a floating rate of the Australian BBSY plus a margin of between 0.85% and 2.00% depending on REA Group’s net leverage ratio.
(m)During April 2020, REA Group entered into an A$148.5 million working capital facility (the “2020 REA Group Credit Facility”). Borrowings under this facility bear interest at a floating rate of the Australian BBSY plus a margin of 2.00% or 2.75% depending on REA Group’s net leverage ratio.
(n)The Company’s outstanding borrowings as of June 30, 2020 were incurred by Foxtel and REA Group, consolidated but non wholly-owned subsidiaries of News Corp. These borrowings are only guaranteed by Foxtel and REA Group and their respective subsidiaries, as applicable, and are non-recourse to News Corp.
(o)The Company classifies the current portion of long term debt as non-current liabilities on the Balance Sheets when it has the intent and ability to refinance the obligation on a long-term basis, in accordance with ASC 470-50 “Debt.” $28 million relates to the current portion of finance lease liabilities.
Foxtel Group Borrowings
In November 2019, the Foxtel Debt Group completed a debt refinancing resulting in the repayment of A$1.1 billion of debt capacity consisting of its A$200 million credit facility maturing in January 2020, its A$400 million credit facility maturing in July 2020, its A$400 million credit facility maturing in September 2021 and amounts outstanding under the 2017 Working Capital Facility. The repayments were funded with approximately A$1.1 billion of new facilities which included proceeds from the 2019 Credit Facility, the 2019 Term Loan Facility and an A$200 million shareholder loan from the Company. In addition, the Foxtel Debt Group amended its 2017 Working Capital Facility which, among other things, extended the remaining term to three years, decreased the capacity under the facility from A$100 million to A$40 million and increased the applicable margin.
Borrowings under the 2019 Credit Facility bear interest at a floating rate of the Australian BBSY plus an applicable margin of between 2.00% and 3.75% per annum depending on the Foxtel Debt Group’s net leverage ratio and carry a commitment fee of 45% of the applicable margin on any undrawn balance. Borrowings under the 2019 Term Loan Facility bear interest at a fixed rate of 6.25%. As of June 30, 2020, the Foxtel Debt Group had drawn down the full A$250 million available under the 2019 Term Loan Facility.
In February 2020, the Foxtel Debt Group entered into the Telstra Facility with Telstra, an Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”)-listed telecommunications company which owns a 35% interest in Foxtel. The Telstra Facility provides Foxtel with up to A$170 million that can be used to finance cable transmission costs due to Telstra under a services arrangement between Foxtel and Telstra. The Telstra Facility bears interest at a variable rate of the Australian BBSY plus an applicable margin of 7.75% and matures in December 2027. The terms of the Telstra Facility allow for the capitalization of accrued interest to the principal outstanding. The Company excluded the $11 million utilization of the Telstra Facility for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 from the Statement of Cash Flows because it is non-cash.
Covenants and Collateral
The agreements governing the Foxtel Debt Group’s external borrowings (revolving credit facilities, the term loan facility and the U.S. private placement senior unsecured notes) contain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, with customary exceptions, including specified financial and non-financial covenants calculated in accordance with Australian International Financial Reporting Standards. Subject to certain exceptions, these covenants restrict or prohibit members of the Foxtel Debt Group from, among other things, undertaking certain transactions, disposing of certain properties or assets (including
subsidiary stock), merging or consolidating with any other person, making financial accommodation available, giving guarantees, entering into certain other financing arrangements, creating or permitting certain liens, engaging in transactions with affiliates, making repayments of certain other loans and undergoing fundamental business changes. In addition, the agreements require the Foxtel Debt Group to maintain a ratio of net debt to Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”), as adjusted under the applicable agreements, of not more than 3.75 to 1.0 for fiscal 2020, not more than 3.50 to 1.0 for fiscal 2021 and not more than 3.25 to 1.0 for fiscal 2022 and thereafter. The agreements also require the Foxtel Debt Group to maintain a net interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.5 to 1.0. There are no assets pledged as collateral for any of the borrowings.
REA Group Facilities
In December 2019, REA Group completed a debt refinancing in which it repaid the final A$240 million tranche of its A$480 million revolving loan facility with the proceeds of the new 2019 REA Group Credit Facility and cash on hand. Prior to the SFA Amendment (defined below) in April 2020, borrowings under the 2019 REA Group Credit Facility bore interest at a rate of the Australian BBSY plus a margin of between 0.85% and 1.30% depending on REA Group’s net leverage ratio and carried a commitment fee of 40% of the applicable margin on any undrawn balance. As of June 30, 2020, REA Group had drawn down the full A$170 million available under the 2019 REA Group Credit Facility.
In April 2020, REA Group amended the syndicated facility agreement for the 2019 REA Group Credit Facility (the “SFA Amendment”) to add a new A$148.5 million working capital facility. Borrowings under the 2020 REA Group Credit Facility bear interest at a rate of the Australian BBSY plus a margin of 2.00% or 2.75% depending on REA Group’s net leverage ratio and carry a commitment fee of 50% of the applicable margin on any undrawn balance. The facility will mature on December 2, 2021. As of June 30, 2020, REA Group had not borrowed any funds under the 2020 REA Group Credit Facility.
The SFA Amendment also amended the applicable margin and commitment fee for the 2019 REA Group Credit Facility. The applicable margin is now 0.85% to 2.00% depending on REA Group’s net leverage ratio, and REA Group will pay a commitment fee of 50% of the applicable margin.
The SFA Amendment requires REA Group to maintain (i) a net leverage ratio of not more than 3.25 to 1.0 prior to December 31, 2020 and a net leverage ratio of not more than 4.00 to 1.0 thereafter and (ii) a net interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.0 to 1.0. The terms of the 2018 REA Group Credit Facility were also amended to change the applicable margin, which is now 0.85% to 2.75% depending on REA Group’s net leverage ratio, and to align the financial covenants to the SFA Amendment. The SFA Amendment further provides that REA Group will be restricted from paying dividends if its net leverage ratio exceeds 3.25 to 1.0 and will be required to maintain an aggregate of A$50 million in cash and undrawn commitments under its credit facilities.
REA Group also entered into a new A$20 million overdraft facility (the “2020 Overdraft Facility”) in April 2020. The 2020 Overdraft Facility is an uncommitted facility that will be reviewed annually by the lender and bears interest at a rate based on the lender’s benchmark borrowing rate less a discount of 4.22%. The 2020 Overdraft Facility carries an annual facility fee of 0.15% of the A$20 million overdraft limit. As of June 30, 2020, REA Group had not borrowed any funds under the 2020 Overdraft Facility.
News Corp Revolving Credit Facility
In December 2019, the Company terminated its existing unsecured $650 million revolving credit facility and entered into a new credit agreement (the “2019 Credit Agreement”) which provides for an unsecured $750 million revolving credit facility (the “2019 News Corp Credit Facility”) that can be used for general corporate purposes. The 2019 News Corp Credit Facility has a sublimit of $100 million available for issuances of letters of credit. Under the 2019 Credit Agreement, the Company may request increases in the amount of the facility up to a maximum amount of $1 billion. The lenders’ commitments to make the 2019 News Corp Credit Facility available terminate on December 12, 2024, and the Company may request that the commitments be extended under certain circumstances for up to two additional one-year periods.

Interest on borrowings under the 2019 News Corp Credit Facility is based on either (a) a Eurodollar Rate formula or (b) the Base Rate formula, each as set forth in the 2019 Credit Agreement. The applicable margin and the commitment fee are based on the pricing grid in the 2019 Credit Agreement, which varies based on the Company’s adjusted operating income net leverage ratio. As of June 30, 2020, the Company was paying a commitment fee of 0.20% on any undrawn balance and an applicable margin of 0.375% for a Base Rate borrowing and 1.375% for a Eurodollar Rate borrowing. As of June 30, 2020, the Company had not borrowed any funds under the 2019 News Corp Credit Facility.
The 2019 Credit Agreement contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default with customary exceptions, including limitations on the ability of the Company and the Company's subsidiaries to engage in transactions with affiliates, incur liens, merge into or consolidate with any other entity, incur subsidiary debt or dispose of all or substantially all of its assets or all or substantially all of the stock of all subsidiaries taken as a whole. In addition, the 2019 Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain an adjusted operating income net leverage ratio of not more than 3.0 to 1.0, subject to certain adjustments following a material acquisition, and a net interest coverage ratio of not less than 3.0 to 1.0. 
Covenants
The Company’s borrowings contain customary representations, covenants, and events of default, including those discussed above. If any of the events of default occur and are not cured within applicable grace periods or waived, any unpaid amounts under the Company’s debt agreements may be declared immediately due and payable. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants at June 30, 2020.
Future maturities
The following table summarizes the Company’s debt maturities, excluding finance lease liabilities, as of June 30, 2020:
As of June 30, 2020
(in millions)
Fiscal 2021$48  
Fiscal 2022117  
Fiscal 2023644  
Fiscal 2024—  
Fiscal 2025321  
Thereafter
11