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Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Debt

11. DEBT

Credit Agreement

In July 2013, we amended and restated our 5-year $1.0 billion unsecured revolving agreement which was set to expire in November 2016 and replaced it with a new 5-year $1.0 billion unsecured revolving agreement expiring July 2018. Under the new credit agreement, at our option, we can borrow on either a competitive advance basis or a revolving credit basis. The revolving credit portion bears interest at either LIBOR plus a spread or the base rate plus a spread. The LIBOR spread, currently 110 basis points, varies depending on our credit ratings ranging from 90.0 to 150.0 basis points. We also pay an annual facility fee regardless of utilization. This facility fee, currently 15.0 basis points, may fluctuate between 10.0 and 25.0 basis points, depending upon our credit ratings. The competitive advance portion of any borrowings will bear interest at market rates prevailing at the time of borrowing on either a fixed rate or a floating rate based on LIBOR, at our option.

 

The terms of the credit agreement include standard provisions related to conditions of borrowing, including a customary material adverse effect clause which could limit our ability to borrow additional funds. In addition, the credit agreement contains customary restrictive and financial covenants as well as customary events of default, including financial covenants regarding the maintenance of a minimum level of net worth of $7.1 billion at June 30, 2013 and a maximum leverage ratio of 3.0:1. We are in compliance with the financial covenants, with actual net worth of $9.3 billion and an actual leverage ratio of 0.9:1, as measured in accordance with the credit agreement as of June 30, 2013. In addition, the credit agreement includes an uncommitted $250 million incremental loan facility.

At June 30, 2013, we had no borrowings outstanding under the previous credit agreement and we had outstanding letters of credit of $5.5 million secured under that credit agreement. No amounts have been drawn on these letters of credit. Accordingly, as of June 30, 2013, we had $994.5 million of remaining borrowing capacity under the previous credit agreement, none of which would be restricted by our financial covenant compliance requirement. We have other customary, arms-length relationships, including financial advisory and banking, with some parties to the credit agreement.