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Long-term Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt

7. Long-term Debt

The following table provides a summary of the Company’s long-term debt at:

 

($ in thousands)

 

September 30,
2022

 

 

December 31,
2021

 

2021 Term Loan, due 2028

 

$

888,361

 

 

$

895,125

 

Senior Notes, due 2029

 

 

350,000

 

 

 

350,000

 

PPP Loan

 

 

 

 

 

2,933

 

Revolver

 

 

 

 

 

25,000

 

Less: original issue discounts

 

 

(5,916

)

 

 

(6,753

)

Less: unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

(19,420

)

 

 

(22,551

)

Total long-term debt

 

 

1,213,025

 

 

 

1,243,754

 

Less: current portion of long-term debt

 

 

(9,019

)

 

 

(36,952

)

Total long-term debt, net of current portion

 

$

1,204,006

 

 

$

1,206,802

 

 

2021 Term Loan and Senior Notes

In March 2021, VM Consolidated entered into an Amendment and Restatement Agreement No.1 to the First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “2021 Term Loan”) with a syndicate of lenders. The 2021 Term Loan has an aggregate borrowing of $650.0 million, maturing on March 26, 2028, and an accordion feature providing for an additional $250.0 million of term loans, subject to satisfaction of certain requirements. In connection with the 2021 Term Loan, the Company had an offering discount cost of $3.3 million and $0.7 million of deferred financing costs, both of which were capitalized and are amortized over the remaining life of the 2021 Term Loan.

In addition, in March 2021, VM Consolidated issued an aggregate principal amount of $350 million in Senior Unsecured Notes (the “Senior Notes”), due on April 15, 2029. In connection with the issuance of the Senior Notes, the Company incurred $5.7 million in lender and third-party costs, which were capitalized as deferred financing costs and are being amortized over the remaining life of the Senior Notes.

The net proceeds from both the 2021 Term Loan and the Senior Notes were used in March 2021 to repay in full all outstanding debt which was represented by the First Lien Term Loan Credit Agreement (as amended, the “2018 Term Loan”) with a balance of $865.6 million.

 

On December 7, 2021, VM Consolidated entered into an agreement to exercise the accordion feature under the 2021 Term Loan, borrowing $250.0 million in incremental term loans (“Incremental Term Loan”). The proceeds from the Incremental Term Loan were used, along with cash on hand, to fund the acquisition of T2 Systems, including repayment in full all outstanding debt for T2 Systems. In connection with the Incremental Term Loan, the Company had an offering discount cost of $1.3 million and $3.8 million of deferred financing costs, both of which were capitalized and are amortized over the remaining life of the 2021 Term Loan. The Incremental Term Loan accrued interest from the date of borrowing until December 31, 2021, at which time, it was combined with the 2021 Term Loan to be a single tranche of term loan borrowings. The total

principal outstanding under the 2021 Term Loan, which includes the Incremental Term Loan, was $888.4 million at September 30, 2022.

The 2021 Term Loan is repayable at 1.0% per annum of the amount initially borrowed, paid in quarterly installments. It bears interest based, at the Company’s option, on either (1) LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 3.25% per annum, or (2) an alternate base rate plus an applicable margin of 2.25% per annum. As of September 30, 2022, the interest rate on the 2021 Term Loan was 6.1%.

In addition, the 2021 Term Loan requires mandatory prepayments equal to the product of the excess cash flows of the Company (as defined in the 2021 Term Loan agreement) and the applicable prepayment percentages (calculated as of the last day of the fiscal year, beginning with the year ending December 31, 2022), as set forth in the following table:

 

Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (As Defined by the 2021 Term Loan Agreement)

 

Applicable
Prepayment
Percentage

> 3.70:1.00

 

50%

< 3.70:1.00 and > 3.20:1.00

 

25%

< 3.20:1.00

 

0%

 

Interest on the Senior Notes is fixed at 5.50% per annum and is payable on April 15 and October 15 of each year. On or after April 15, 2024, the Company may redeem all or a portion of the Senior Notes at the redemption prices set forth below in percentages by year, plus accrued and unpaid interest:

 

Year

 

Percentage

2024

 

102.750%

2025

 

101.375%

2026 and thereafter

 

100.000%

 

In addition, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the Senior Notes before April 15, 2024, with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings.

The Company evaluated the March 2021 refinancing transactions on a lender-by-lender basis and accounted for the portion of the transaction that did not meet the accounting criteria for debt extinguishment as a debt modification. Accordingly, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $5.3 million on the 2018 Term Loan during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 consisting of a $4.0 million write-off of pre-existing deferred financing costs and discounts and $1.3 million of lender and third-party costs associated with the issuance of the 2021 Term Loan.

PPP Loan

During fiscal year 2020, Redflex received a $2.9 million loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) as part of the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP Loan”) to offset certain employment and other allowable costs incurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. In early 2021, Redflex applied for forgiveness of this loan, and on September 23, 2022, the Company was notified by the SBA that the loan, together with accrued interest, had been fully forgiven under the provisions of the PPP Loan program. Accordingly, the Company recognized a $3.0 million gain on extinguishment of debt in the consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022.

The Revolver

The Company has a Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Revolver”) with a commitment of up to $75.0 million available for loans and letters of credit. The Revolver matures on December 20, 2026. Borrowing eligibility under the Revolver is subject to a monthly borrowing base calculation based on (i) certain percentages of eligible accounts receivable and inventory, less (ii) certain reserve items, including outstanding letters of credit and other reserves. The Revolver bears interest on either (1) LIBOR plus an applicable margin, or (2) an alternate base rate, plus an applicable margin. The margin percentage applied to (1) LIBOR is either 1.25%, 1.50%, or 1.75%, or (2) the base rate is either 0.25%, 0.50%, or 0.75%, depending on the Company’s average availability to borrow under the commitment. At December 31, 2021, the Company had $25.0 million in outstanding borrowings on the Revolver, which was repaid in full in January 2022. At September 30, 2022, the availability to borrow was $72.1 million, net of $0.2 million of outstanding letters of credit.

Interest on the unused portion of the Revolver is payable quarterly at 0.375% and the Company is also required to pay participation and fronting fees at 1.38% on $0.2 million of outstanding letters of credit as of September 30, 2022.

All borrowings and other extensions of credits under the 2021 Term Loan, Senior Notes and the Revolver are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions and restrictive covenants including absence of defaults and accuracy in material respects of representations and warranties. Substantially all of the Company’s assets are pledged as collateral to secure the Company’s indebtedness under the 2021 Term Loan. At September 30, 2022, the Company was compliant with all debt covenants.

Interest Expense

The Company recorded interest expense, including amortization of deferred financing costs and discounts, of $20.3 million and $11.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $49.0 million and $32.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

The weighted average effective interest rates on the Company’s outstanding borrowings were 5.9% and 4.1% at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.