NOTE 9—DEBT

The carrying values of our long-term debt obligations, net of unamortized debt issuance costs of $11 million and $14 million as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively, are as follows:

	March 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(In thousands)
Senior Notes	$	493,845	$	493,461
Term Loan		211,923		212,070
North Ocean 105 construction financing		32,478		31,877
Amortizing Notes		4,410		7,932
Vendor equipment financing		15,686		-
Other		7,089		7,180
		765,431		752,520
Less: Amounts due within one year		45,206		48,125
Total long-term debt	$	720,225	$	704,395

Letter of Credit Facility and Term Loan

In April 2014, we entered into a credit agreement (as amended to date, the “Credit Agreement”), which initially provided for a $400 million (subsequently amended to $450 million) first-lien, first-out three-year letter of credit facility (the “LC Facility”), scheduled to mature in 2019, and a $300 million first-lien, second-out five-year term loan (the “Term Loan”), scheduled to mature in 2019. The indebtedness and other obligations under the Credit Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by substantially all of our wholly owned subsidiaries, other than our captive insurance subsidiary (collectively, the “Guarantors”). The aggregate face amount of letters of credit issued under the LC Facility, as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, was $372 million and $442 million, respectively.

The LC Facility permits us to deposit up to $300 million with letter of credit issuers to cash collateralize letters of credit issued on a bilateral basis outside the credit facility. As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, we had an aggregate face amount of approximately $15 million and $16 million of such letters of credit outstanding supported by cash collateral. We have included the supporting cash collateral in restricted cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The LC Facility is secured on a first-lien, first-out basis (with relative priority over the Term Loan) by pledges of the capital stock of all the Guarantors and mortgages on, or other security interests in, substantially all the tangible and intangible assets of our company and the Guarantors, subject to specific exceptions.

The LC Facility contains various customary affirmative covenants, as well as specific affirmative covenants, including specific reporting requirements. The LC Facility also requires compliance with various negative covenants, including limitations with respect to the incurrence of other indebtedness and liens, restrictions on acquisitions, capital expenditures and other investments, restrictions on sale leaseback transactions and restrictions on prepayments of other indebtedness.

The Term Loan is secured on a first-lien, second-out basis (with the LC Facility having relative priority over the Term Loan) by pledges of the capital stock of all the Guarantors and mortgages on, or other security interests in, substantially all tangible and intangible assets of our company and the Guarantors, subject to specific exceptions.

The Term Loan requires mandatory prepayments from: (1) the proceeds from the sale of assets, as well as insurance proceeds, in each case subject to certain exceptions, to the extent such proceeds are not reinvested in our business within 365 days of receipt; (2) net cash proceeds from the incurrence of indebtedness not otherwise permitted under the Credit Agreement; and (3) 50% of amounts deemed to be “excess cash flow,” subject to specified adjustments. The Term Loan requires $750,000 quarterly payments of principal.

The Term Loan requires compliance with various customary affirmative and negative covenants. We are required to maintain a ratio of “ownership adjusted fair market value” of marine vessels to the sum of (1) the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan and (2) the aggregate principal amount of unreimbursed drawings and advances under the LC Facility of at least 1.75:1.00. As of March 31, 2017, the actual ratio was 5.53 to 1.0.

As of March 31, 2017 we were in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the Credit Agreement.

For additional information relating to the Credit Agreement, see Note 10, Debt, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the April 25 Form 8-K.

Senior Notes

In April 2014, we issued $500 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.00% senior secured notes due 2021 (the “Notes”) in a private placement in accordance with Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears on May 1 and November 1 of each year, beginning on November 1, 2014. The Notes are scheduled to mature on May 1, 2021. The Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the Guarantors, and the Notes are secured on a second-lien basis by pledges of capital stock of certain of our subsidiaries and mortgages and other security interests covering (1) specified marine vessels owned by certain of the Guarantors and (2) substantially all the other tangible and intangible assets of our company and the Guarantors, subject to exceptions for certain assets. The indenture governing the Notes contains covenants that, among other things, limit our ability and the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to: (1) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue preferred stock; (2) make investments or certain other restricted payments; (3) pay dividends or distributions on capital stock or purchase or redeem subordinated indebtedness; (4) sell assets; (5) create restrictions on the ability of our restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or make other payments to us; (6) create certain liens; (7) sell all or substantially all of our assets or merge or consolidate with or into other companies; (8) enter into transactions with affiliates; and (9) create unrestricted subsidiaries. Many of those covenants would become suspended if the Notes were to attain an investment grade rating from both Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. and Standard and Poor’s Ratings Services and no default has occurred. For additional information relating to the Notes, see Note 10, Debt, to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the April 25 Form 8-K.

North Ocean Financing

NO 105―On September 30, 2010, MDR, as guarantor, and North Ocean 105 AS, in which we have a 75% ownership interest, as borrower, entered into a financing agreement to finance a portion of the construction costs of the NO 105. Borrowings under the agreement are secured by, among other things, a pledge of all of the equity of North Ocean 105 AS, a mortgage on the NO 105, and a lien on substantially all of the other assets of North Ocean 105 AS. Under the current Credit Agreement, we are required to exercise our option under the North Ocean 105 AS joint venture agreement to purchase Oceanteam ASA’s 25% ownership interest in the vessel-owning company during the second quarter of 2017 and repay the outstanding NO 105 debt during the third quarter of 2017.

Tangible Equity Units (“TEUs”)

In April 2014, we issued 11,500,000 6.25% TEUs, each with a stated amount of $25. Each TEU consists of (1) a prepaid common stock purchase contract and (2) a senior amortizing note due April 1, 2017 (each an “Amortizing Note”) that had an initial principal amount of $4.1266 per Amortizing Note and bore interest at a rate of 7.75% per annum and had a final scheduled installment payment date of April 1, 2017.

The prepaid common stock purchase contracts were accounted for as capital in excess of par value totaling $240 million in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Each prepaid common stock purchase contract automatically settled on or about April 3, 2017. On or about that date, we delivered 40.8 million shares of our common stock to holders of the TEU prepaid common stock purchase contracts, based on the settlement rate of 3.5496 shares per unit.

Receivables Factoring Facility

In February 2017, J. Ray McDermott de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“JRM Mexico”), one of our indirectly 100% owned subsidiaries, entered into a 364 day, $50 million committed revolving receivables purchase agreement which provides for the sale, at a discount rate of LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 4.25%, of certain receivables to a designated purchaser without recourse. The facility provides for customary representations and warranties and compliance with customary covenants. JRM Mexico’s obligations in connection with the receivables purchase agreement are guaranteed by McDermott International, Inc.

During the first quarter of 2017, we sold approximately $2 million of receivables.

Vendor Equipment Financing

In February 2017, JRM Mexico entered into a 21-month loan agreement for equipment financing in the amount of $47 million. Borrowings under the loan agreement bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.75%. JRM Mexico’s obligations in connection with this equipment financing are guaranteed by McDermott International Management, S. de RL., one of our 100% owned subsidiaries. The equipment financing agreement contains various customary affirmative covenants, as well as specific affirmative covenants, including the pledge of specific equipment. The equipment financing agreement also requires compliance with various negative covenants, including restricted use of the proceeds. At March 31, 2017, the total borrowing outstanding under this facility was approximately $16 million.

Unsecured Bilateral Lines of Credit

MDR has uncommitted lines of credit in place with Middle Eastern banks in support of our contracting activities in the Middle East. Bank guarantees issued under these agreements totaled $452 million and $359 million, as of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively. As of March 31, 2017, overall capacity under these arrangements totaled $625 million.

Surety Bonds

As of March 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016, surety bonds issued under general agreements of indemnity in favor of surety underwriters in support of contracting activities of our subsidiaries JRM Mexico and McDermott, Inc. totaled $80 million and $79 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2017, overall uncommitted capacity under these arrangements totaled $300 million.