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Financing Arrangements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Financing Arrangements  
Financing Arrangements

(11) Financing Arrangements

 

The Company’s debt consists of the following:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

    

2017

    

2016

 

 

 

(in millions)

 

5.05% notes due June 2020

 

$

75.0

 

 

75.0

 

Term Loan due February 2021

 

 

277.5

 

 

300.0

 

Term Loan due December 2017

 

 

 —

 

 

115.8

 

Line of Credit due February 2021

 

 

147.0

 

 

162.0

 

Other—consists primarily of European borrowings (at interest rates ranging from 1.1% to 6.0%)

 

 

 —

 

 

0.8

 

Total debt outstanding

 

 

499.5

 

 

653.6

 

Less debt issuance costs (deduction from debt liability)

 

 

(2.4)

 

 

(3.2)

 

Less current maturities

 

 

(22.5)

 

 

(139.1)

 

Total long-term debt

 

$

474.6

 

$

511.3

 

 

Principal payments during each of the next five years and thereafter are due as follows (in millions): 2018—$22.5; 2019—$30.0; 2020—$105.0; 2021—$342.0; and 2022 and thereafter - $0  

 

On February 12, 2016, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) among the Company, certain subsidiaries of the Company who become borrowers under the Credit Agreement, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and Letter of Credit Issuer, and the other lenders referred to therein. The Credit Agreement provides for a $500 million, five‑year, senior unsecured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) with a sublimit of up to $100 million in letters of credit. As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $147.0 million drawn on the line of credit. The Credit Agreement also provides for a $300 million, five‑year, term loan facility (the “Term Loan Facility”) available to the Company in a single draw, of which the entire $300 million had been drawn in February 2016. The Company had $277.5 million of borrowings outstanding on the term loan as of December 31, 2017. Borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to an applicable percentage defined as (i) in the case of Eurocurrency rate loans, the ICE Benchmark Administration LIBOR rate plus an applicable percentage, ranging from 0.975% to 1.45%, determined by reference to the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio, or (ii) in the case of base rate loans and swing line loans, the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, (b) the rate of interest in effect for such day as announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as its “prime rate,” and (c) the ICE Benchmark Administration LIBOR rate plus 1.0%, plus an applicable percentage, ranging from 0.00% to 0.45%, determined by reference to the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. Borrowings outstanding under the Term Loan Facility will bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to an applicable percentage defined as the ICE Benchmark Administration LIBOR rate plus an applicable percentage, ranging from 1.125% to 1.75%, determined by reference to the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. The interest rates as of December 31, 2017 on the Revolving Credit Facility and on the Term Loan Facility were 2.56% and 2.67%, respectively. 

 

The loan under the Term Loan Facility amortizes as follows: 0% per annum during the first year, 7.5% in the second and third years, 10% in the fourth and fifth years, and the remaining unpaid balance paid in full on the maturity date. Payments when due are made ratably each year in quarterly installments. The Company paid quarterly installments of $22.5 million during 2017. In addition to paying interest under the Credit Agreement, the Company is also required to pay certain fees in connection with the credit facility, including, but not limited to, an unused facility fee and letter of credit fees. The Credit Agreement matures on February 12, 2021, subject to extension under certain circumstances and subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement. The Company may repay loans outstanding under the Credit Agreement from time to time without premium or penalty, other than customary breakage costs, if any, and subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement. Once repaid, amounts borrowed under the Term Loan Facility may not be borrowed again.

 

The Company maintains letters of credit that guarantee its performance or payment to third parties in accordance with specified terms and conditions. Amounts outstanding were $25.7 million as of December 31, 2017 and $25.6 million as of December 31, 2016. The Company’s letters of credit are primarily associated with insurance coverage. The Company’s letters of credit generally expire within one year of issuance and are drawn down against the revolving credit facility. These instruments may exist or expire without being drawn down. Therefore, they do not necessarily represent future cash flow obligations.

 

On December 16, 2016, Watts International Holdings Limited (“Watts International”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Facility Agreement (the “Facility Agreement”) among Watts International, as original borrower and original guarantor, Watts Water Technologies EMEA B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Watts EMEA”), as original guarantor, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as sole bookrunner and sole lead arranger (“JP Morgan Chase Bank”), J.P. Morgan Europe Limited, as agent to the financial parties, and the other lenders referred to therein. The Facility Agreement provides for a €110 million, 364 day, term loan facility available to the Company in a single draw. On December 20, 2016, Watts International borrowed the full amount available for borrowing under the Facility Agreement. The loan made on December 20, 2016 bears interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) the Euro InterBank Offered Rate (EURIBOR), provided that if such rate is less than zero, then EURIBOR shall be deemed to be zero, plus (ii) a margin of 1.875%, provided that if no event of default is continuing and Watts International’s consolidated leverage ratio is at a specified level, the margin shall decrease to 1.50%. Accrued interest on the loan is payable on the last day of each interest period. The first interest period is set at one month and may be changed subsequently to a period of one,  two, or three months (or such other period agreed with all the lenders). Substantially all of the proceeds of the borrowings made on December 20, 2016 under the Facility Agreement were used to pay down $113 million outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. As of the third quarter of 2017, the Company had repaid in full the Facility Agreement.

 

As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $327.3 million of unused and available credit under the Credit Agreement and $25.7 million of stand-by letters of credit outstanding on the Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to the Credit Agreement.

 

On June 18, 2010, the Company entered into a note purchase agreement with certain institutional investors (the 2010 Note Purchase Agreement). Pursuant to the 2010 Note Purchase Agreement, the Company issued senior notes of $75.0 million in principal, due June 18, 2020. The Company will pay interest on the outstanding balance of the Notes at the rate of 5.05% per annum, payable semi-annually on June 18th and December 18th until the principal on the Notes shall become due and payable. The Company may, at its option, upon notice, and subject to the terms of the 2010 Note Purchase Agreement, prepay at any time all or part of the Notes in an amount not less than $1.0 million by paying the principal amount plus a make-whole amount, which is dependent upon the yield of respective U.S. Treasury securities. The 2010 Note Purchase Agreement includes operational and financial covenants, with which the Company is required to comply, including, among others, maintenance of certain financial ratios and restrictions on additional indebtedness, liens and dispositions. As of December 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with all covenants related to the 2010 Note Purchase Agreement.