Long-term Debt

The Company's long-term debt consists of the following:



	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(dollars in thousands)
U.S. bank debt and receivables facilities	$	495,030	$	417,500
Non-U.S. bank debt and other	11,200		4,940
	506,230		422,440
Less: Current maturities, long-term debt	22,530		14,370
Long-term debt	$	483,700	$	408,070

U.S. Bank Debt

The Company is a party to a credit agreement (the "Credit Agreement") consisting of a $250.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility, which matures in October 2017 and is subject to interest at London Interbank Offered Rates ("LIBOR") plus 2.00%, a $200.0 million senior secured term loan A facility, which matures in October 2017 and is subject to interest at LIBOR plus 2.00% and a $200.0 million senior secured term loan B facility, which matures in October 2019 and is subject to interest at LIBOR plus 2.75% (subject to a 1.00% LIBOR floor).

The Credit Agreement provides incremental term loan and/or revolving credit facility commitments in an amount not to exceed the greater of $300 million and an amount such that, after giving effect to the making of such commitments and the incurrence of any other indebtedness substantially simultaneously with the making of such commitments, the senior secured net leverage ratio, as defined, is no greater than 2.50 to 1.00, as defined. The terms and conditions of any incremental term loan and/or revolving credit facility commitments must be no more favorable than the existing credit facility.

Under the Credit Agreement, if, on or prior to October 11, 2013, the Company prepays all or any portion of the term loan B facility using a new term loan facility with lower interest rate margins, then the Company will be required to pay a premium equal to 1% of the aggregate principal amount prepaid. In addition, beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013 (payable in 2014), the Company may be required to prepay a portion of its term loan A and term loan B facilities in an amount equal to a percentage of the Company's excess cash flow, as defined, which such percentage will be based on the Company's leverage ratio, as defined. For 2012, the Company prepaid $5.0 million of its former term loan B facility under the excess cash flow provision of the previous credit agreement.

The Company is also able to issue letters of credit, not to exceed $75.0 million in aggregate, against its revolving credit facility commitments. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had letters of credit of approximately $23.6 million and $23.3 million, respectively, issued and outstanding.

At March 31, 2013, the Company had $30.0 million outstanding under its revolving credit facilities and had $196.4 million potentially available after giving effect to approximately $23.6 million of letters of credit issued and outstanding. At December 31, 2012, the Company had no amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facilities and had $226.7 million, potentially available after giving effect to approximately $23.3 million of letters of credit issued and outstanding. However, including availability under its accounts receivable facility and after consideration of leverage restrictions contained in the Credit Agreement, the Company had $156.1 million and $230.5 million at March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, of borrowing capacity available to it for general corporate purposes.

The debt under the Credit Agreement is an obligation of the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries and is secured by substantially all of the assets of such parties. The terms of the Credit Agreement contain certain limitations on the distribution of funds from TriMas Company LLC, the Company's principal subsidiary. The terms of the Credit Agreement require the Company and its subsidiaries to meet certain restrictive financial covenants and ratios computed quarterly, including a leverage ratio (total consolidated indebtedness plus outstanding amounts under the accounts receivable securitization facility over consolidated EBITDA, as defined) and an interest expense coverage ratio (consolidated EBITDA, as defined, over cash interest expense, as defined). The Company was in compliance with its covenants at March 31, 2013.

As of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company's term loan A facility traded at approximately 99.5% and 99.3% of par value, respectively, and the Company's term loan B facility traded at approximately 100.0% and 99.9% of par value, respectively. The valuations of the term loans were determined based on Level 2 inputs under the fair value hierarchy, as defined.

Receivables Facility

The Company is a party to an accounts receivable facility through TSPC, Inc. ("TSPC"), a wholly-owned subsidiary, to sell trade accounts receivable of substantially all of the Company's domestic business operations. Under this facility, TSPC, from time to time, may sell an undivided fractional ownership interest in the pool of receivables up to approximately $105.0 million to a third party multi-seller receivables funding company. The net amount financed under the facility is less than the face amount of accounts receivable by an amount that approximates the purchaser's financing costs. The cost of funds under this facility consisted of a 3-month LIBOR-based rate plus a usage fee of 1.35% and 1.50% as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and a fee on the unused portion of the facility of 0.40% and 0.45% as of March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

The Company had $66.0 million and $18.0 million outstanding under the facility as of March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, and $11.9 million and $51.9 million, respectively, available but not utilized. Aggregate costs incurred under the facility were $0.3 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and are included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of income. The facility expires on October 12, 2017.

The cost of funds fees incurred are determined by calculating the estimated present value of the receivables sold compared to their carrying amount. The estimated present value factor is based on historical collection experience and a discount rate based on a 3-month LIBOR-based rate plus the usage fee discussed above and is computed in accordance with the terms of the securitization agreement. As of March 31, 2013, the cost of funds under the facility was based on an average liquidation period of the portfolio of approximately 1.5 months and an average discount rate of 1.8%.

Non-U.S. Bank Debt

The Company's Australian subsidiary is party to a debt agreement which matures on May 31, 2013 and is secured by substantially all the assets of the subsidiary. At March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the balance outstanding under this agreement was approximately $10.4 million and $4.8 million, respectively, at an average interest rate of 3.1% and 3.2%, respectively.