Debt

9 Months Ended

May 31, 2020

Note 8. Debt

The following is a summary of the Company’s long-term indebtedness (in thousands):



	May 31, 2020			August 31, 2019
Senior Credit Facility
Revolver	$	—		$	—
Term Loan	—			175,000
Total Senior Credit Facility	—			175,000
5.625% Senior Notes	287,559			287,559
Total Senior Indebtedness	287,559			462,559
Less: Current maturities of long-term debt	—			(7,500		)
Debt issuance costs	(1,062		)	(2,114		)
Total long-term debt, less current maturities	$	286,497		$	452,945

Senior Credit Facility

In March 2019, the Company entered into a Senior Credit Facility with a syndicate of banks, to among other things, i) expand the multi-currency revolving line of credit from $300 million to $400 million, ii) extend the maturity of the Company's Senior Credit Facility from May 2020 to March 2024 and iii) modify certain other provisions of the credit agreement including a reduction in pricing. The Senior Credit Facility was initially comprised of a $400 million revolving line of credit and a $200 million term loan. At May 31, 2020, there were no borrowings under either the revolving line of credit or the term loan. As of that date, $394.9 million was available for borrowing under the revolving line of credit.

The Senior Credit Facility also provides the option for future expansion, subject to certain conditions, through a $300 million accordion and/or a $200 million incremental term loan. Borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility bear interest at a variable rate based on LIBOR or a base rate, with interest rate spreads above LIBOR or the base rate being subject to adjustments based on the Company's net leverage ratio, ranging from 1.125% to 2.00% in the case of loans bearing interest at LIBOR and from 1.25% to 1.00% in the case of loans bearing interest at the base rate. In addition, a non-use fee is payable quarterly on the average unused amount of the revolving line of credit ranging from 0.15% to 0.3% per annum, based on the Company's net leverage ratio.

In November 2019, the Company used the proceeds from the sale of the EC&S segment to pay off the outstanding principal balance on the term loan. In conjunction with the repayment, the Company expensed the remaining $0.6 million of associated capitalized debt issuance costs.

The Senior Credit Facility contains two financial covenants which are a maximum leverage ratio of 3.75:1 and a minimum interest coverage ratio of 3.5:1. Certain transactions lead to adjustments to the underlying ratio, including an increase to the leverage ratio from 3.75 to 4.25 during the four fiscal quarters after a significant acquisition. The sale of the EC&S segment triggered a reduction of the minimum interest coverage ratio from 3.5 to 3.0 for any fiscal quarter ending within twelve months after the sale of the EC&S segment. In April 2020, the Company proactively amended its Senior Credit Facility to extend the interest coverage ratio at 3.0 for an additional 12 months through October 2021 to mitigate risks associated with the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants at May 31, 2020. Borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility are secured by substantially all personal property assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiary guarantors and certain equity interests owned by the foreign law pledgors.

Senior Notes

On April 16, 2012, the Company issued $300 million of 5.625% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “Senior Notes”), of which $287.6 million remained outstanding as of May 31, 2020. The Senior Notes required no principal installments prior to their June 15, 2022 maturity, required semiannual interest payments in December and June of each year and contained certain financial and non-financial covenants. The Senior Notes included a call feature that allowed the Company to repurchase them anytime on or after June 15, 2017 at stated redemption prices currently at 100.9% and reducing to 100.0% on June 15, 2020, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

Subsequent Event

In order to reduce interest costs, on June 15, 2020, the Company borrowed $295.0 million under the Senior Credit Facility revolving line of credit, which was used by the Company to redeem all of the outstanding Senior Notes at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest as of that date. Based on the current leverage ratio, the rate on the revolving line of credit is LIBOR + 1.375%.