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Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

10.	RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

ADS Mexicana - ADS conducts business in Mexico and Central America through its joint venture ADS Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. (together with its affiliate ADS Corporativo, S.A. de C.V., “ADS Mexicana”). ADS owns 51% of the outstanding stock of ADS Mexicana and consolidates ADS Mexicana for financial reporting purposes.

On June 22, 2018, the Company and ADS Mexicana entered into an Intercompany Revolving Credit Promissory Note (the “Intercompany Note”) with a borrowing capacity of $12.0 million. The Intercompany Note matures on June 22, 2022. The other joint venture partner indemnifies the Company for 49% of any unpaid borrowing. The interest rates under the Intercompany Note are determined by certain base rates or London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus an applicable margin based on the Leverage Ratio. As of December 31, 2019, there were no borrowings under the Intercompany Note.

South American Joint Venture - The Tuberias Tigre - ADS Limitada joint venture (the “South American Joint Venture”) manufactures and sells HDPE corrugated pipe in certain South American markets. ADS owns 50% of the South American Joint Venture. The Company has concluded that it is appropriate to account for these investments using the equity method, whereby the Company’s share of the income or loss of the joint venture is reported in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations under Equity in net loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates and the Company’s investment in the joint venture is included in Other assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. ADS is the guarantor of 50% of the South American Joint Venture’s credit facility, and the debt guarantee is shared equally with the joint venture partner. The Company’s maximum potential obligation under this guarantee is $11.0 million as of December 31, 2019. The maximum borrowings permitted under the South American Joint Venture’s credit facility are $22.0 million. This credit facility allows borrowings in either Chilean pesos or US dollars at a fixed interest rate determined at inception of each draw on the facility. The guarantee of the South American Joint Venture’s debt expires on December 31, 2020. ADS does not anticipate any required contributions related to the balance of this credit facility. As of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, the outstanding principal balances of the credit facility including letters of credit were $10.6 million and $12.3 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2019, there were no U.S. dollar denominated loans. The weighted average interest rate as of December 31, 2019 was 5.3% on Chilean peso denominated loans.

ADS and the South American Joint Venture have shared services arrangements in order to execute the joint venture services. In addition, the South American Joint Venture has entered into agreements for pipe and other product sales to ADS and its other related parties, which totaled $0.1 million and $0.6 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019, and $0.4 million and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018. ADS pipe sales to the South American Joint Venture were $0.4 million and $0.8 million

for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019, and $0.3 million and $0.8 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018, respectively.

Tigre USA - Tigre USA was a joint venture that ADS no longer has an ownership interest in, but the owner is the partner for the South American Joint Venture.

ADS purchased $0.4 million and $1.6 million of Tigre USA manufactured products for use in the production of ADS products during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2019. ADS purchased $0.3 million and $1.5 million of Tigre USA manufactured products for use in the production of ADS products during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2018.