Convertible Senior Notes, Warrants, and Hedges

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Convertible Senior Notes, Warrants, and Hedges

Convertible Senior Notes, Warrants and Hedges

Convertible Notes Offering

On October 29, 2015, the Company priced its private offering of $325 million in aggregate principal amount of 0.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2022 ("Initial Convertible Notes"). On November 3, 2015, the initial purchasers in such offering exercised in full the over-allotment option to purchase an additional $48.8 million in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes (“Additional Convertible Notes”, and together “Convertible Notes”). The aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes is $373.8 million. The net proceeds from this offering were approximately $363.4 million, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discounts and commissions and the offering expenses.

The Convertible Notes are governed by the terms of an indenture, dated November 4, 2015 (“Indenture”), between the Company and a trustee. The Convertible Notes are the senior unsecured obligations of the Company and bear interest at a rate of 0.875% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on May 15 and November 15 of each year, commencing May 15, 2016. The Convertible Notes will mature on November 15, 2022, unless earlier repurchased or converted. At any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding August 15, 2022, holders may convert their Convertible Notes at their option only under the certain circumstances as defined in the Indenture. On or after August 15, 2022 until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date, holders may convert their notes at any time, regardless of such circumstances.

The conversion rate for the Convertible Notes will initially be 29.8920 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, which corresponds to an initial conversion price of approximately $33.45 per share of common stock. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of certain events, including, but not limited to, the issuance of certain stock dividends on common stock, the issuance of certain rights or warrants, subdivisions, combinations, distributions of capital stock, indebtedness, or assets, the payment of cash dividends and certain issuer tender or exchange offers.

As of December 31, 2017, none of the conditions allowing holders of the Convertible Notes to convert had been met. As of the debt issuance date, the Convertible Notes, net of issuance costs, consist of the following (in thousands):



	November 3, 2015
Liability component
Principal	$	274,435
Less: Issuance cost	(7,568		)
Net carrying amount	266,867
Equity component *
Allocated amount	99,316
Less: Issuance cost	(2,738		)
Net carrying amount	96,578
Convertible Notes, net	$	363,445

* Recorded in the consolidated balance sheet within additional paid-in capital.

The following table includes total interest expense recognized related to the Convertible Notes during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017 (in thousands):



	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017		December 31, 2017		January 1, 2017
Contractual interest expense	$	827	$	836	$	2,480	$	2,480
Amortization of debt discount	3,254		3,080		9,631		9,118
Amortization of debt issuance costs	270		270		811		810
	$	4,351	$	4,186	$	12,922	$	12,408

The net liability component of Convertible Notes is comprised of the following as of December 31, 2017 (in thousands):



Net carrying amount as of April 2, 2017	$	285,541
Amortization of debt issuance costs during the period	811
Amortization of debt discount during the period	9,631
Net carrying amount as of December 31, 2017	$	295,983

During the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017, the Company paid contractual interest on the Convertible Notes of approximately $1.6 million and $3.3 million, respectively. During the three and nine months ended January 1, 2017, the Company paid contractual interest on the Convertible Notes of approximately $1.6 million and $3.4 million, respectively.

See Note 6 to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements for fair value disclosures related to the Company's Convertible Notes.

Convertible Note Hedge and Warrant Transactions

In connection with the pricing of the Convertible Notes, on October 29, 2015, the Company entered into convertible note hedge transaction (the "Initial Bond Hedge"), with JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (the “Option Counterparty”) and paid $81.9 million.

On October 29, 2015, the Company also entered into separate warrant transaction (the "Initial Warrant Transaction") with the Option Counterparty and received $49.4 million.

In connection with the exercise of the Over-Allotment Option, on November 3, 2015, the Company entered into a convertible note hedge transaction (the “Additional Bond Hedge”, and together with the Initial Bond Hedges, the “Bond Hedge”) with the Option Counterparty and paid $12.3 million. On November 3, 2015, the Company also entered into separate additional warrant transaction (the “Additional Warrant Transaction”, and together with the Initial Warrant Transaction, the “Warrant Transactions”) with the Option Counterparty and received $7.4 million. Total amount paid for the purchase of bond hedge and total amount received for the sale of warrants were $94.2 million and $56.8 million, respectively.

The Bond Hedges are generally expected to reduce the potential dilution upon conversion of the Convertible Notes and/or offset any payments in cash, shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock, at the Company’s election, that the Company is required to make in excess of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes upon conversion of any Convertible Notes, as the case may be, in the event that the market price per share of common stock, as measured under the terms of the Bond Hedges, is greater than the strike price $33.45 of the Bond Hedges, which initially corresponds to the conversion price of the Convertible Notes and is subject to anti-dilution adjustments substantially similar to those applicable to the conversion rate of the Convertible Notes. The Warrant Transactions will separately have a dilutive effect to the extent that the market value per share of common stock, as measured under the terms of the Warrant Transactions, exceeds the applicable strike price of the warrants issued pursuant to the Warrant Transactions (the “Warrants”). The initial strike price of the Warrants is $48.66 per share. The Bond Hedges and Warrants are not marked to market. The value of the Bond Hedges and Warrants were initially recorded in stockholders' equity and continue to be classified as stockholders' equity in accordance with ASC 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity's Own Equity. As of December 31, 2017 and April 2, 2017, no warrants have been exercised.

Term B Loan

On April 4, 2017, the Company, JP Morgan Chase bank, N.A.("JP Morgan") as administrative agent and a group of lenders entered into a credit agreement that provides for variable rate term loans in aggregate principal amount of $200 million, with an original term of 7 years (the "Initial Term B Loan"). After payment of transaction costs associated with the Credit Agreement, the Company received net proceeds from the Initial Term B Loan of approximately $194.3 million, which was used to partially finance the acquisition of GigPeak and other payments related to such transaction. Debt issuance costs and debt discount were recorded as a reduction of the carrying value of the loan and are being amortized as a component of interest expense over the term of the Credit Agreement.

The Company will repay the principal amount of the Initial Term B Loan on the last day of each March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31, commencing on June 30, 2017, in an amount equal to 0.25% of the original principal amount of the Initial Term B Loan; and on the maturity date, as described below, in an amount equal to the remainder of the outstanding principal amount of the Initial Term B Loan.

The maturity date of the Initial Term B Loan is April 4, 2024; provided that if any of the Company's Convertible Notes are outstanding on August 16, 2022, the maturity date of which had not otherwise been extended to a date that is no earlier than 91 days after April 4, 2024, the Initial Term B Loan maturity date shall instead be August 16, 2022, unless the Company and its guarantors shall have cash, permitted investments and/or unwithdrawn revolving credit commitments in an aggregate amount not less than the aggregate principal amount of then outstanding Convertible Notes. The Company may prepay the Initial Term B Loan, in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty, subject to certain conditions, and amounts repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed. The interest rate of the Initial Term B Loan is based on adjusted LIBO rate which is equal to the LIBO rate for such interest period multiplied by statutory reserve rate, plus an applicable margin of 3%. For the three-month periods ended June 30, 2017, September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2017, the interest rate on the Initial Term B Loan is approximately 4.15%, 4.23% and 4.28%, respectively.

The following table summarizes the outstanding borrowings from the Initial Term B Loan as of December 31, 2017:



(in thousands)	December 31, 2017
Outstanding principal balance	$	198,500
Unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount	(5,132		)
Outstanding principal, net of unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount	$	193,368
Classified as follows:
Current portion of bank loan	$	2,000
Long-term bank loan	$	191,368

As of December 31, 2017, the Company made payments totaling $1.5 million towards the outstanding principal balance of the Initial Term B Loan. The following table includes the total interest expense related to the Term B Loan recognized during the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017:



	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
(in thousands)	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2017
Contractual interest expense	$	2,015	$	6,398
Amortization of debt issuance costs and debt discount	205		614
Total	$	2,220	$	7,012

The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Company and its subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur indebtedness, grant liens, merge or consolidate, dispose of assets, make investments, make acquisitions, enter into transactions with affiliates, pay dividends or make distributions and repurchase stock. The Credit Agreement includes customary events of default, including among others, nonpayment of principal or interest, material inaccuracy of representations and failure to comply with covenants. Under certain circumstances, a default interest rate will apply on all overdue obligations under the Credit Agreement at a per annum rate equal to 2.00% above the applicable interest rate for any overdue principal and 2.00% above the rate applicable for base rate loans for any other overdue amounts. The occurrence of an event of default could result in the acceleration of obligations under the Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2017, the Company is in compliance with the covenants specified in the Credit Agreement.

See Note 6 to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements for fair value determination related to the Company's Initial Term B Loan.