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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Long-Term Debt.  
Long-Term Debt

10.    Long-Term Debt

        Long-term debt consists of the following at September 30:

 
  2012   2011  

Senior Credit Facilities:

             

Term loan B-1

  $ 1,507,500   $ 1,736,875  

Revolving credit facility

         

Notes

    650,000     650,000  
           

 

    2,157,500     2,386,875  

Less: current portion

        17,500  
           

Total

  $ 2,157,500   $ 2,369,375  
           

Senior Credit Facilities

        On October 1, 2010 (the "Closing Date"), we entered into our senior credit facilities consisting of a $250,000 revolving credit facility, a $250,000 term loan A and a $1,500,000 term loan B. The term loan facilities were used to fund, in part, the Transactions.

        On March 1, 2011, NBTY, Holdings, Barclays Bank PLC, as administrative agent, and several other lenders entered into the First Amendment and Refinancing Agreement to the Credit Agreement (the "Refinancing") pursuant to which we repriced our loans and amended certain other terms under our then existing credit agreement. Under the terms of the Refinancing, the original $250,000 term loan A and $1,500,000 term loan B were replaced with a new $1,750,000 term loan B-1 and the $250,000 revolving credit facility was modified to $200,000. Borrowings under term loan B-1 bear interest at a floating rate which can be, at our option, either (i) Eurodollar rate plus an applicable margin, or (ii) base rate plus an applicable margin, in each case, subject to a Eurodollar rate floor of 1.00% or a base rate floor of 2.00%, as applicable. The applicable margin for term loan B-1 and the revolving credit facility is 3.25% per annum for Eurodollar loans and 2.25% per annum for base rate loans, with a step-down in rate for the revolving credit facility upon the achievement of a certain total senior secured leverage ratio. Substantially all other terms are consistent with the original term loan B, including the amortization schedule of term loan B-1 and maturity dates.

        As a result of the Refinancing, $20,824 of previously capitalized deferred financing costs were expensed. In addition, $2,394 of the call premium on term loan B and termination costs on interest rate swap contracts of $1,525 were expensed. Financing costs capitalized in connection with the Refinancing of $24,320, consisting of bank fees of approximately $11,714 and the remaining portion of the call premium on term loan B of $12,606, will be amortized over the remaining term using the effective interest rate method.

        On December 30, 2011, we prepaid $225,000 of our future principal payments on our term loan B-1. As a result of this prepayment, $9,289 of deferred financing costs were charged to interest expense. In accordance with the prepayment provisions of the Refinancing, future scheduled payments of principal will not be required until the final balloon payment is due in October 2017.

        On October 17, 2012, Holdings, our parent company, issued $550,000 senior unsecured notes ("Holdco Notes") that mature on November 1, 2017. Interest on the Holdco Notes will accrue at the rate of 7.75% per annum with respect to Cash Interest and 8.50% per annum with respect to any paid-in-kind interest ("PIK Interest"). Interest on the Holdco Notes will be payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, commencing on May 1, 2013. Holdings is a holding company with no operations of its own and has no ability to service interest or principal on the Holdco Notes, other than through dividends it may receive from NBTY. NBTY is restricted, in certain circumstances, from paying dividends to Holdings by the terms of the indentures governing its notes and the senior secured credit facility. NBTY has not guaranteed the indebtedness of Holdings, nor pledged any of its assets as collateral and the Holdco Notes are not reflected on NBTY's balance sheet. The proceeds from the offering of the Holdco Notes, along with the $200,000 from NBTY described below, were used to pay transactions fees and expenses and a $722,000 dividend to Holdings' shareholders.

        On October 11, 2012 we amended our credit agreement to allow Holdings, our parent company, to issue and sell Holdco Notes. In addition, among other things, the amendment (i) increases the general restricted payments basket, as defined by the credit agreement, (ii) increased the maximum total leverage ratio test which governs the making of restricted payments using Cumulative Credit (as defined in the credit agreement) and (iii) modified the definition of Cumulative Credit to be calculated retroactively using 50% of the consolidated net income as defined in NBTY's indenture governing the notes. Interest on the Holdco Notes will be paid via dividends from the NBTY to Holdings, to the extent that it is permitted under our credit agreement. Approximately $6,000 of expenses related to the amendment was capitalized as a deferred financing cost and will be amortized using the effective interest method. In conjunction with the amendment, we paid Holdings a dividend of $194,040 in October 2012.

        The following fees are applicable under the $200,000 revolving credit facility: (i) an unused line fee of 0.50% per annum, based on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility; (ii) a letter of credit participation fee on the aggregate stated amount of each letter of credit available to be drawn equal to the applicable margin for Eurodollar rate loans; (iii) a letter of credit fronting fee equal to 0.25% per annum on the daily amount of each letter of credit available to be drawn; and (iv) certain other customary fees and expenses of our letter of credit issuers.

        The revolving credit facility matures five years after the Closing Date and term loan B-1 matures seven years after the Closing Date. We may voluntarily prepay loans or reduce commitments under our senior credit facilities, in whole or in part, subject to minimum amounts, with prior notice but without premium or penalty.

        We must prepay term loan B-1 with the net cash proceeds of asset sales, casualty and condemnation events, the incurrence or issuance of indebtedness (other than indebtedness permitted to be incurred under our senior credit facilities unless specifically incurred to refinance a portion of our senior credit facilities) and 50% of excess cash flow (such percentage subject to reduction based on achievement of specified total senior secured leverage ratios), in each case, subject to certain reinvestment rights and other exceptions. No repayment was required for 2012. We are also required to make prepayments under our revolving credit facility at any time when, and to the extent that, the aggregate amount of the outstanding loans and letters of credit under the revolving credit facility exceeds the aggregate amount of commitments in respect of the revolving credit facility.

        Our obligations under our senior credit facilities are guaranteed by Holdings and each of our current and future direct and indirect subsidiaries other than (i) foreign subsidiaries, (ii) unrestricted subsidiaries, (iii) non-wholly owned subsidiaries, (iv) certain receivables financing subsidiaries, (v) certain immaterial subsidiaries and (vi) certain holding companies of foreign subsidiaries, and are secured by a first lien on substantially all of their assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions).

        Our senior credit facilities contain customary negative covenants, including, but not limited to, restrictions on our, and our restricted subsidiaries', ability to merge and consolidate with other companies, incur indebtedness, grant liens or security interests on assets, make acquisitions, loans, advances or investments, pay dividends, sell or otherwise transfer assets, optionally prepay or modify terms of certain junior indebtedness, enter into transactions with affiliates, amend organizational documents, or change our line of business or fiscal year. We were in compliance with all covenants under the senior credit facilities at September 30, 2012. In addition, our senior credit facilities require the maintenance of a maximum total senior secured leverage ratio on a quarterly basis, calculated with respect to Consolidated EBITDA, as defined therein, if at any time amounts are outstanding under the revolving credit facility, including swingline loans and letters of credit. During the years ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, no amounts were outstanding under the revolving credit facility. All other financial covenants in the original senior credit facility were removed as part of the Refinancing.

        Our senior credit facilities provide that, upon the occurrence of certain events of default, our obligations thereunder may be accelerated and the lending commitments terminated. Such events of default include payment defaults to the lenders, material inaccuracies of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to other material indebtedness, voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy proceedings, material money judgments, material ERISA/pension plan events, certain change of control events and other customary events of default.

Notes

        On October 1, 2010, NBTY issued $650,000 senior notes bearing interest at 9% in a private placement (the "Notes"). On August 2, 2011, these outstanding Notes were exchanged for substantially identical notes that were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and therefore are freely tradable. The Notes are senior unsecured obligations and mature on October 1, 2018. Interest on the Notes is paid on April 1 and October 1 of each year, and commenced on April 1, 2011.

        On and after October 1, 2014, we may redeem the Notes, at our option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at the following redemption prices (expressed as a percentage of principal amount), plus accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date), if redeemed during the 12-month period commencing on October 1 of the years set forth below:

Period
  Redemption
Price
 

2014

    104.50 %

2015

    102.25 %

2016 and thereafter

    100.00 %

        In addition, at any time prior to October 1, 2014, we may redeem the Notes at our option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus the Applicable Premium (as defined in the indenture governing the Notes) as of, and accrued and unpaid interest and additional interest, if any, to the applicable redemption date (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date).

        The Notes are jointly and severally, irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed by each of our subsidiaries that is a guarantor under the Credit Agreement. The Notes are uncollateralized and rank senior in right of payment to existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to the Notes, rank equally in right of payment to our and our subsidiary guarantors' senior unsecured debt, and are effectively junior to any of our or our subsidiary guarantors' secured debt, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt. The Notes contain certain customary covenants including, but not limited to, restrictions on our and our restricted subsidiaries' ability to merge and consolidate with other companies, incur indebtedness, grant liens or security interests on assets, make acquisitions, loans, advances or investments, or pay dividends. We were in compliance with all covenants under the Notes at September 30, 2012.

Holdco Notes

        Interest on the Holdco Notes shall be payable entirely in cash ("Cash Interest") to the extent that it is less than the maximum amount of allowable dividends and distributions plus any cash at Holdings ("Applicable Amount") as defined by the indenture governing the Holdco Notes. For any interest period after the initial interest period (other than the final interest period ending at stated maturity), if the Applicable Amount as for such interest period will be:

  •           (i)  equal or exceed 75%, but be less than 100%, of the aggregate amount of Cash Interest that would otherwise be due on the relevant interest payment date, then Holdings may, at its option, elect to pay interest on (a) 25% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Holdco Notes by increasing the principal amount of the outstanding notes or by issuing PIK Notes in a principal amount equal to such interest ("PIK Interest") and (b) 75% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Holdco Notes as Cash Interest;

             (ii)  equal or exceed 50%, but be less than 75%, of the aggregate amount of Cash Interest that would otherwise be due on the relevant interest payment date, then Holdings may, at its option, elect to pay interest on (a) 50% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Holdco Notes as PIK Interest and (b) 50% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Holdco Notes as Cash Interest;

            (iii)  equal or exceed 25%, but be less than 50%, of the aggregate amount of Cash Interest that would otherwise be due on the relevant interest payment date, then Holdings may, at its option, elect to pay interest on (a) 75% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Holdco Notes as PIK Interest and (b) 25% of the then outstanding principal amount of the Holdco Notes as Cash Interest; or

            (iv)  be less than 25% of the aggregate amount of Cash Interest that would otherwise be due on the relevant interest payment date, then the Issuer may, at its option, elect to pay interest on the Holdco Notes as PIK Interest.

        The insufficiency or lack of funds available to the Issuer to pay Cash Interest as required by the preceding paragraph shall not permit Holdings to pay PIK Interest in respect of any interest period and the sole right of the Issuer to elect to pay PIK Interest shall be as (and to the extent) provided in the immediately preceding paragraph.