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Outstanding Loans and Security Agreements
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Outstanding Loans and Security Agreements
Outstanding Loans and Security Agreements
The following is a summary of our debt as of March 31, 2020 (in thousands):
 
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Net Carrying Value
 
Unused
Borrowing
Capacity
 
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity Dates
 
Entity
 
Recourse
 
 
Current
 
Long-
Term
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIBOR + 4% term loan due November 2020
 
$
1,143

 
$
1,117

 
$

 
$
1,117

 
$

 
LIBOR
plus
margin
 
November 2020
 
Company
 
Yes
10% convertible promissory Constellation note due December 2021
 
36,940

 

 
40,709

 
40,709

 

 
10.0%
 
December 2021
 
Company
 
Yes
10% convertible promissory notes due December 2021 *
 
319,299

 

 
338,944

 
338,944

 

 
10.0%
 
December 2021
 
Company
 
Yes
10% notes due July 2024
 
86,000

 
14,000

 
69,230

 
83,230

 

 
10.0%
 
July 2024
 
Company
 
Yes
Total recourse debt
 
443,382

 
15,117

 
448,883

 
464,000

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.5% term loan due September 2028
 
36,232

 
2,439

 
30,597

 
33,036

 

 
7.5%
 
September 
2028
 
PPA IIIa
 
No
6.07% senior secured notes due March 2030
 
80,255

 
3,330

 
75,989

 
79,319

 

 
6.1%
 
March 2030
 
PPA IV
 
No
LIBOR + 2.5% term loan due December 2021
 
120,818

 
5,340

 
114,306

 
119,646

 

 
LIBOR 
plus
margin
 
December 2021
 
PPA V
 
No
Letters of Credit due December 2021
 

 

 

 

 
1,220

 
2.25%
 
December 2021
 
PPA V
 
No
Total non-recourse debt
 
237,305

 
11,109

 
220,892

 
232,001

 
1,220

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total debt
 
$
680,687

 
$
26,226

 
$
669,775

 
$
696,001

 
$
1,220

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
* Note that $70.0 million of this amount was due on or before September 1, 2020, but as it was repaid on May 1, 2020 with the proceeds from long-term debt, as described below, this amount has also been classified as long-term in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020. See Note 17, Subsequent Events for additional information.

The following is a summary of our debt as of December 31, 2019 (in thousands):
 
 
Unpaid
Principal
Balance
 
Net Carrying Value
 
Unused
Borrowing
Capacity
 
Interest
Rate
 
Maturity Dates
 
Entity
 
Recourse
 
 
Current
 
Long-
Term
 
Total
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
LIBOR + 4% term loan due November 2020
 
$
1,571

 
$
1,536

 
$

 
$
1,536

 
$

 
LIBOR
plus margin
 
November 2020
 
Company
 
Yes
5% convertible promissory note due December 2020
 
33,104

 
36,482

 

 
36,482

 

 
5.0%
 
December 2020
 
Company
 
Yes
6% convertible promissory notes due December 2020
 
289,299

 
273,410

 

 
273,410

 

 
6.0%
 
December 2020
 
Company
 
Yes
10% notes due July 2024
 
93,000

 
14,000

 
75,962

 
89,962

 

 
10.0%
 
July 2024
 
Company
 
Yes
Total recourse debt
 
416,974

 
325,428

 
75,962

 
401,390

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7.5% term loan due September 2028
 
38,337

 
3,882

 
31,087

 
34,969

 

 
7.5%
 
September 2028
 
PPA IIIa
 
No
6.07% senior secured notes due March 2030
 
80,988

 
3,151

 
76,865

 
80,016

 

 
6.1%
 
March 2030
 
PPA IV
 
No
LIBOR + 2.5% term loan due December 2021
 
121,784

 
5,122

 
115,315

 
120,437

 

 
LIBOR plus
margin
 
December 2021
 
PPA V
 
No
Letters of Credit due December 2021
 

 

 

 

 
1,220

 
2.25%
 
December 2021
 
PPA V
 
No
Total non-recourse debt
 
241,109

 
12,155

 
223,267

 
235,422

 
1,220

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total debt
 
$
658,083

 
$
337,583

 
$
299,229

 
$
636,812

 
$
1,220

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Recourse debt refers to debt that Bloom Energy Corporation has an obligation to pay. Non-recourse debt refers to debt that is recourse to only specified assets or our subsidiaries. The differences between the unpaid principal balances and the net carrying values apply to debt discounts and deferred financing costs. We were in compliance with all financial covenants as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019.
Recourse Debt Facilities
LIBOR + 4% Term Loan due November 2020 - In May 2013, we entered into a $5.0 million credit agreement and a $12.0 million financing agreement to help fund the building of a new facility in Newark, Delaware. The $5.0 million credit agreement expired in December 2016. The $12.0 million financing agreement has a term of 90 months, payable monthly at a variable rate equal to one month LIBOR plus the applicable margin. The weighted average interest rate as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was 5.7% and 6.3%, respectively. The loan requires monthly payments and is secured by the manufacturing facility. In addition, the credit agreements also include a cross-default provision which provides that the remaining balance of borrowings under the agreements will be due and payable immediately if a lien is placed on the Newark facility in the event we default on any indebtedness in excess of $100,000 individually or $300,000 in the aggregate. Under the terms of these credit agreements, we are required to comply with various restrictive covenants. As of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the unpaid principal balance of debt outstanding was $1.1 million and $1.6 million, respectively.
10% Constellation Convertible Promissory Note due 2021 (originally 8% Convertible Promissory Notes) - Between December 2014 and June 2016, we issued $193.2 million of three-year convertible promissory notes ("8% Notes") to certain investors. The 8% Notes had a fixed interest rate of 8% compounded monthly, due at maturity or at the election of the investor with accrued interest due in December of each year.
On January 18, 2018, amendments were finalized to extend the maturity dates for all the 8% Notes to December 2019. At the same time, the portion of the notes that was held by Constellation NewEnergy, Inc. ("Constellation") was extended to December 2020 and the interest rate decreased from 8% to 5% ("5% Notes").
Investors held the right to convert the unpaid principal and accrued interest of both the 8% Notes and 5% Notes to Series G convertible preferred stock at any time at the price of $38.64 per share. In July 2018, upon our IPO, the $221.6 million of principal and accrued interest of outstanding 5% Notes automatically converted into additional paid-in capital, the conversion of which included all the related-party noteholders. The 5% Notes converted to shares of Series G convertible preferred stock and, concurrently, each such share of Series G convertible preferred stock converted automatically into one share of Class B common stock. Upon our IPO, conversions of 5,734,440 shares of Class B common stock were issued and the 5% Notes were retired. Constellation, the holder of the 5% Notes ("5% Constellation Note"), has not elected to convert as of March 31, 2020.
On March 31, 2020, we entered into an Amended and Restated Subordinated Secured Convertible Note Modification Agreement (the “Constellation Note Modification Agreement”) which amended the terms of the 5% Constellation Note to extend the maturity date to December 31, 2021 and increased the interest rate from 5% to 10% ("10% Constellation Note"). Additionally, the debt is convertible at the option of Constellation into common stock at any time through the maturity date. We further amended the 10% Constellation Note by reducing the strike price on the conversion feature from $38.64 per share to $8.00 per share. If we fail to meet certain conditions under the Constellation Note Modification Agreement, including obtaining stockholder approval prior to September 1, 2020, the interest rate will be increased to 18% per year. At any time, we may redeem the 10% Constellation Note, at our option, at a redemption price equal to the principal amount of the 10% Constellation Note outstanding, plus accrued and unpaid interest as of the redemption date, plus a certain percentage, determined based on the time of redemption of the aggregate sum of all discounted remaining scheduled interest payments. The discount rate that shall be applied to all remaining scheduled interest payments shall be determined based on the Treasury Rate in effect as of the redemption date, plus 50 basis points, multiplied by the applicable percentage in effect as of the redemption date.
We evaluated the Constellation Note Modification Agreement in accordance with ASC 470-60, Debt - Troubled Debt Restructurings by Debtors, and 470-50, Debt - Modifications and Extinguishments, and concluded that the amendment did not constitute a troubled debt restructuring and, furthermore, the amendment qualified as a substantial modification as a result of the increase in the fair value of the conversion feature due to the reduced strike price. As a result, on March 31, 2020, the 10% Constellation Note, which consisted of $33.1 million in principal and $3.8 million in accrued and unpaid interest, was extinguished and the 10% Constellation Note was recorded at their fair market value which equaled $40.7 million. The difference between the fair market value of the 10% Constellation Note and the carrying value of the 5% Constellation Note of $3.8 million has been recorded, as of March 31, 2020, as a loss on extinguishment of debt in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations.
The new carrying amount of the 10% Constellation Note of $40.7 million, which consists of the $36.9 million principal amount of the 10% Constellation Note and a $3.8 million deemed premium paid for the 10% Constellation Note, was classified as non-current as of March 31, 2020. Furthermore, the $3.8 million deemed premium shall be amortized over the term of the 10% Constellation Note using the effective interest method.
10% Convertible Promissory Notes due December 2021 (Originally 5% Convertible Promissory Notes) - Between December 2015 and September 2016, we issued $260.0 million convertible promissory notes due December 2020, ("5% Convertible Notes") to certain investors (each a "Noteholder" and collectively, the "Noteholders"). The 5% Convertible Notes bore a 5.0% fixed interest rate, payable monthly either in cash or in kind, at our election. We amended the terms of the 5% Convertible Notes in June 2017 to increase the interest rate from 5% to 6% and to reduce the collateral securing the notes ("6% Convertible Notes"). In November 2019, one Noteholder exchanged a portion of their 6% Convertible Notes at the conversion price of $11.25 per share into 616,302 shares of common stock.
The 6% Convertible Notes contained a conversion feature in which the strike price was determined by applying a specified discount to the price of the Company’s stock upon a qualified initial public offering. Until the occurrence of a qualified public offering, the number of shares required to settle this conversion feature could not be determined. Accordingly, this conversion feature was bifurcated from the 6% Convertible Notes and accounted for as a derivative liability in accordance with ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging. Since the amendments to the 6% Convertible Notes were accounted for as a modification of terms, the derivative liability remained as a separate financial instrument from the 6% Convertible Notes that was separately accounted for with changes in fair value being recognized in earnings. Upon our initial public offering in July 2018, the conversion terms became fixed and met all of the requirements for equity classification. Accordingly, we reclassified the conversion feature from a derivative liability to additional paid in capital. The fair value of the embedded derivative was $178.0 million upon classification.
On March 31, 2020, we entered into an Amendment Support Agreement (the “Amendment Support Agreement”) with the Noteholders of our outstanding 6% Convertible Notes pursuant to which such Noteholders agreed to extend the maturity date of the outstanding 6% Convertible Notes to December 1, 2021 and increase the interest rate from 6% to 10%, ("10% Convertible Notes"). Additionally, the debt is convertible at the option of the Noteholders into common stock at any time through the maturity date and we further amended the10% Convertible Notes by reducing the strike price on the conversion feature from $11.25 to $8.00 per share. In conjunction with entering into the Amendment Support Agreement, on March 31, 2020, we also entered into a Convertible Note Purchase Agreement (the “10% Convertible Note Purchase Agreement”) and issued an additional $30.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10% Convertible Notes to Foris Ventures, LLC, a new Noteholder, and New Enterprise Associates 10, Limited Partnership, an existing Noteholder. The Amendment Support Agreement required that we repay at least $70.0 million of the 10% Convertible Notes on or before September 1, 2020. In return, collateral would be released to support the collateral required under the 10.25% Senior Secured Notes, and 50% of the proceeds from the consummation of certain transactions, including equity offerings or additional indebtedness, will be applied to redeem the 10% Convertible Notes at a redemption price equal to (i) 100% of the principal amount of the 10% Convertible Notes, plus (ii) accrued and unpaid interest, plus (iii) a certain percentage, determined based on the time of redemption of the aggregate sum of all discounted remaining scheduled interest payments.. The discount rate to determine the present value decreases, creating a redemption penalty, if redemption occurs after October 21, 2020. The Amended Convertible Notes and the $30.0 million new 10% Convertible Notes are all reflected in the Amended and Restated Indenture between the Company and US National Bank dated April 20, 2020.
We evaluated the Amendment Support Agreement in accordance with ASC 470-60, Debt - Troubled Debt Restructurings by Debtors, and 470-50, Debt - Modifications and Extinguishments, and concluded that the amendment did not constitute a troubled debt restructuring and, furthermore, the amendment qualified as a substantial modification as a result of the increase in the fair value of the conversion feature due to the reduced strike price. As a result, on March 31, 2020, we recorded a $10.3 million loss on extinguishment of debt in the condensed consolidated statement of operations, which was calculated as the difference between the reacquisition price of the 6% Convertible Notes and the carrying value of the 6% Convertible Notes. The total carrying value of the 6% Convertible Notes equaled $279.0 million which consisted of $289.3 million in principal and $1.4 million in accrued and unpaid interest reduced by $10.7 million in unamortized discount and $1.0 million in unamortized debt issuance costs. The total reacquisition price of the 6% Convertible Notes equaled $289.3 million which consisted of the $340.7 million fair value of the 10% Convertible Notes, $1.4 million in accrued and unpaid interest, and $1.2 million of fees paid to Noteholders as part of the amendment, reduced by $24.0 million, the fair value at March 31, 2020 of the embedded derivative relating to the equity classified conversion feature that is reclassified from additional paid in capital, $20.0 million cash received from the additional 10% Convertible Notes that were issued to New Enterprise Associates 10, Limited Partnership, and the $10.0 million issuance to Foris Ventures, LLC.
The new net carrying amount of the 10% Convertible Notes of $338.9 million, which consists of the $319.3 million principal of the 10% Convertible Notes, a $21.4 million premium paid for the 10% Convertible Notes less $1.8 million debt issuance costs was classified as non-current as of March 31, 2020. Furthermore, the $21.4 million deemed premium shall be amortized over the term of the 10% Convertible Notes using the effective interest method.
10% Notes due July 2024 - In June 2017, we issued $100.0 million of senior secured notes ("10% Notes"). The 10% Notes mature in 2024 and bear a 10.0% fixed rate of interest and with principal amortization started July 2019, payable semi-annually. The 10% Notes have a continuing security interest in the cash flows payable to us as servicing, operations and maintenance fees and administrative fees from certain active power purchase agreements in our Bloom Electrons program. Under the terms of the indenture governing the notes, we are required to comply with various restrictive covenants including, among other things, to maintain certain financial ratios such as debt service coverage ratios, to incur additional debt, issue guarantees, incur liens, make loans or investments, make asset dispositions, issue or sell share capital of our subsidiaries and pay dividends, meet reporting requirements, including the preparation and delivery of audited consolidated financial statements, or maintain certain restrictions on investments and requirements in incurring new debt. In addition, we are required to maintain collateral which secures the 10% Notes based on debt ratio analyses. This minimum collateral test is not a negative covenant and does not result in a default if not met. However, the minimum debt service coverage ratio test does restrict our access to the excess cash escrowed in a collection account which would otherwise be released to us on a bi-annual basis after principal amortization and interest payment. The outstanding unpaid principal and accrued interest debt balance of the 10% Notes of $14.0 million and $14.0 million were classified as current as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively and the outstanding unpaid principal and accrued interest debt balances of the 10% Notes of $69.2 million and $76.0 million were classified as non-current as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 respectively.
Non-recourse Debt Facilities
5.22% Senior Secured Term Notes - In March 2013, PPA Company II refinanced its existing debt by issuing 5.22% Senior Secured Notes due March 30, 2025. The total amount of the loan proceeds was $144.8 million, including $28.8 million to repay outstanding principal of existing debt, $21.7 million for debt service reserves and transaction costs and $94.3 million to fund the remaining system purchases. In June 2019, as part of the PPA II upgrade of Energy Servers, we paid off the outstanding debt and interest of these notes for the outstanding amount of $77.6 million. The Note Purchase Agreement debt service reserve balance of $11.2 million was written off in June 2019.
7.5% Term Loan due September 2028 - In December 2012 and later amended in August 2013, PPA IIIa entered into a $46.8 million credit agreement to help fund the purchase and installation of our Energy Servers. The loan bears a fixed interest rate of 7.5% payable quarterly. The loan requires quarterly principal payments which began in March 2014. The credit agreement requires us to maintain a debt service reserve for all funded systems, the balance of which was $3.8 million and $3.8 million as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively, and which was included as part of long-term restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheets. The loan is secured by all assets of PPA IIIa.
LIBOR + 5.25% Term Loan due October 2020 - In September 2013, PPA IIIb entered into a credit agreement to help fund the purchase and installation of our Energy Servers. In accordance with that agreement, PPA IIIb issued floating rate debt based on LIBOR plus a margin of 5.2%, paid quarterly. The aggregate amount of the debt facility was $32.5 million. In December 2019, as part of the PPA IIIa upgrade of Energy Servers, we paid off the outstanding debt and interest of these notes for the outstanding amount of $24.2 million. The credit agreement required us to maintain a debt service reserve for all funded systems, the balance of which was $1.8 million which was written off in December 2019.
6.07% Senior Secured Notes due March 2025 - In July 2014, PPA IV issued senior secured notes amounting to $99.0 million to third parties to help fund the purchase and installation of our Energy Servers. The notes bear a fixed interest rate of 6.07% payable quarterly which began in December 2015 and ends in March 2030. The notes are secured by all the assets of the PPA IV. The Note Purchase Agreement requires us to maintain a debt service reserve, the balance of which was $8.1 million as of March 31, 2020 and $8.0 million as of December 31, 2019, and which was included as part of long-term restricted cash in the consolidated balance sheets.
LIBOR + 2.5% Term Loan due December 2021 - In June 2015, PPA V entered into a $131.2 million credit agreement to fund the purchase and installation of our Energy Servers. The lenders are a group of five financial institutions and the terms included commitments to a letter of credit ("LC") facility (see below). The loan was initially advanced as a construction loan during the development of the PPA V Project and converted into a term loan on February 28, 2017 (the “Term Conversion Date”). As part of the term loan’s conversion, the LC facility commitments were adjusted.
In accordance with the credit agreement, PPA V was issued a floating rate debt based on LIBOR plus a margin, paid quarterly. The applicable margins used for calculating interest expense are 2.25% for years 1-3 following the Term Conversion Date and 2.5% thereafter. For the Lenders’ commitments to the loan and the commitments to the LC loan, the PPA V also pays commitment fees at 0.50% per annum over the outstanding commitments, paid quarterly. The loan is secured by all the assets of the PPA V and requires quarterly principal payments which began in March 2017. In connection with the floating-rate credit agreement, in July 2015 the PPA V entered into pay-fixed, receive-float interest rate swap agreements to convert its floating-rate loan into a fixed-rate loan.
Letters of Credit due December 2021 - In June 2015, PPA V entered into a $131.2 million term loan due December 2021. The agreement also included commitments to a LC facility with the aggregate principal amount of $6.4 million, later adjusted down to $6.2 million. The amount reserved under the letter of credit as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $5.0 million. The unused capacity as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 was $1.2 million.
Related Party Debt
Portions of the above described recourse and non-recourse debt are held by various related parties. See Note 16, Related Party Transactions for a full description.
Repayment Schedule and Interest Expense
The following table presents detail of our outstanding loan principal repayment schedule as of March 31, 2020 (in thousands):
Remainder of 2020 *
$
86,493

2021
425,609

2022
26,046

2023
29,450

2024
35,941

Thereafter
77,148

 
$
680,687


*Note that $70.0 million of this amount was due on or before September 1, 2020, but as it was repaid on May 1, 2020 with the proceeds from long-term debt, as described below, this amount has also been classified as long-term in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020. See Note 17, Subsequent Events for additional information.



Interest expense of $22.1 million and $23.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively, was recorded in interest expense on the consolidated statements of operations.