Short and Long-Term Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Short-Term Debt

Short-term borrowings with banks, which excludes the current portion of long-term debt, was insignificant at December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. The average month-end balance of total short-term borrowings during 2019 was $0.2 million. The maximum month-end balance of $0.6 million occurred in October 2019.

Long-Term Debt



	December 31,
(In thousands)	2019		2018
2010 Senior Notes payable through 2021, 4.00%, net of debt issuance costs	$	40,000	$	60,000
2016 Senior Notes payable through 2031, 3.40%, net of debt issuance costs	72,708		69,604
Senior revolving credit facility maturing in 2023, net of debt issuance costs	235,686		231,707
Total	348,394		361,311
Amounts due within one year	20,000		20,000
Long-term debt	$	328,394	$	341,311

On September 7, 2018, the Company entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement associated with our senior revolving credit facility which extended the term of the revolving credit facility through September 2023 and increased the capacity to $600.0 million. Under this 2018 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, the Company may elect either a Base rate of interest (“BASE”) or an interest rate based on the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”). The BASE is a daily fluctuating per annum rate equal to the highest of (i) 0.00%, (ii) the Prime Rate, (ii) the Federal Funds Open Rate plus one half of one percent (0.5%), (iii) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate, plus one half of one percent (0.5%), or (iv) the Daily Libor Rate plus one percent (1.00%). The Company pays a credit spread of 0 to 175 basis points based on the Company’s net EBITDA leverage ratio and the elected rate (BASE or LIBOR). The facility contemplates the discontinuance of LIBOR and includes an option to replace LIBOR with a comparable rate or if a comparable rate cannot be found the base rate would be utilized. The Company has a weighted average revolver interest rate of 2.77% as of December 31, 2019. At December 31, 2019, $361.3 million of the existing $600.0 million senior revolving credit facility was unused, including letters of credit.

On January 22, 2016, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Multi-Currency Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (the "Notes"), pursuant to which MSA issued notes in an aggregate original principal amount of £54.9 million (approximately $72.9 million at December 31, 2019). The Notes are repayable in annual installments of £6.1 million (approximately $8.1 million at December 31, 2019), commencing January 22, 2023, with a final payment of any remaining amount outstanding on January 22, 2031. The interest rate on these Notes is fixed at 3.4%. On September 7, 2018, the Company entered into a first amendment of such amended and restated agreement associated with these Notes. Under the Second Amended and Restated Multi-Currency Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, as amended ("Amended Note Purchase Agreement"), the Company may request from time to time during a three-year period ending September 7, 2021, the issuance of up to $150 million of additional senior notes.

On January 4, 2019, the Company entered into an amended and restated agreement associated with the New York Life master note facility dated June 2, 2014. Under this Amended and Restated Master Note Facility ("Amended Note Facility"), the Company may request from time to time during a three-year period ending January 4, 2022, the issuance of up to $150 million of additional senior promissory notes. As of the Form 10-K filing date, there are no promissory notes outstanding.

Both the Amended Note Purchase Agreement and Amended Note Facility require MSA to comply with specified financial covenants, including a requirement to maintain a minimum fixed charges coverage ratio of not less than 1.50 to 1.00 and a consolidated net leverage ratio not to exceed 3.50 to 1.00, except during an acquisition period in which case the consolidated net leverage ratio shall not exceed 4.00 to 1.00; in each case calculated on the basis of the trailing four fiscal quarters. In addition, the Amended Note Purchase Agreement and Amended Note Facility both contain negative covenants limiting the ability of MSA and its subsidiaries to incur additional indebtedness or issue guarantees, create or incur liens, make loans and investments, make acquisitions, transfer or sell assets, enter into transactions with affiliated parties, make changes in its organizational documents that are materially adverse to lenders or modify the nature of MSA's or its subsidiaries' business. However, the covenants contained in the Amended Note Facility do not apply until promissory notes are issued.

On August 24, 2018, we repaid our 5.41% 2006 Senior Notes. In connection with the payoff of these notes, MSA recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.5 million which was recorded in loss on extinguishment of debt on our Consolidated Statement of Income.

Approximate maturities on our long-term debt over the next five years are $20.0 million in 2020, $20.0 million in 2021, none in 2022, $245.2 million in 2023, $8.1 million in 2024 and $56.6 million thereafter. The revolving credit facilities require the Company to comply with specified financial covenants. In addition, the revolving credit facilities contain negative covenants limiting the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to enter into specified transactions. The Company was in compliance with all covenants at December 31, 2019.

The Company had outstanding bank guarantees and standby letters of credit with banks as of December 31, 2019, totaling $8.6 million, of which $1.9 million relate to the senior revolving credit facility. The letters of credit serve to cover customer requirements in connection with certain sales orders and insurance companies. The full amount of the letters of credit remains unused and available at December 31, 2019. The Company is also required to provide cash collateral in connection with certain arrangements. At December 31, 2019, the Company has $0.3 million of restricted cash in support of these arrangements.