Long-term Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Long-term debt

Long-term Debt

The Company's long-term debt consists of the following (dollars in thousands):

	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
4.125% Senior Notes due April 2029	$	400,000	$	—
4.875% Senior Notes due October 2025	—		300,000
Credit Agreement	—		50,450
Debt issuance costs	(6,180)		(4,160)
Long-term debt, net	$	393,820	$	346,290

Senior Notes due 2029

In March 2021, the Company issued $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.125% senior notes outstanding due April 15, 2029 ("2029 Senior Notes") at par value in a private placement under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities Act"). The Company used the proceeds from the 2029 Senior Notes offering to pay fees and expenses of approximately $5.1 million related to the offering and pay fees and expenses of $1.1 million related to amending its existing credit agreement. In connection with the issuance, the Company completed the redemption of its outstanding 4.875% senior notes due October 15, 2025 ("2025 Senior Notes"), paying $300.0 million to retire the outstanding principal amount plus $7.3 million as a redemption premium. The remaining cash proceeds from the 2029 Senior Notes were used for general corporate purposes, including repaying all outstanding revolving credit facility borrowings. The $5.1 million of fees and expenses related to the 2029 Senior Notes were capitalized as debt issuance costs, while the $7.3 million redemption premium, as well as approximately $3.0 million of unamortized debt issuance costs associated with the 2025 Senior Notes, were included in debt financing and related expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

The 2029 Senior Notes accrue interest at a rate of 4.125% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15, commencing on October 15, 2021. The payment of principal and interest is jointly and severally guaranteed, on a senior unsecured basis, by certain subsidiaries of the Company. The 2029 Senior Notes are pari passu in right of payment with all existing and future senior indebtedness and effectively subordinated to all existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

Prior to April 15, 2024, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the principal amount of the 2029 Senior Notes at a redemption price of 104.125% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, with the net cash proceeds of one or more equity offerings provided that each such redemption occurs within 90 days of the date of closing of each such equity offering. In addition, prior to April 15, 2024, the Company may redeem all or part of the 2029 Senior Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, plus a "make whole" premium. On or after April 15, 2024, the Company may redeem all or part of the 2029 Senior Notes at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of principal amount) set forth below, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, if redeemed during the twelve-month period beginning on April 15 of the years indicated below:

Year	Percentage
2024	102.063	%
2025	101.031	%
2026 and thereafter	100.000	%

Senior Notes due 2025

In September 2017, the Company issued $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of its 2025 Senior Notes at par value in a private placement under Rule 144A of the Securities Act. During the second quarter of 2021, and in connection with the issuance of the 2029 Senior Notes, the Company redeemed all of the outstanding 2025 Senior Notes, as permitted under the indenture, at a price of 102.438% of the principal amount.

Credit Agreement

In March 2021, the Company amended its existing credit agreement ("Credit Agreement") in connection with the issuance of the 2029 Senior Notes to extend the maturity date. The Company incurred fees and expenses of approximately $1.1 million related to the amendment, all of which was capitalized as debt issuance costs. The Company also recorded approximately $0.2 million of non-cash expense related to the write-off of previously capitalized deferred financing fees.

Below is a summary of key terms under the Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2021, compared to the key terms prior to the amendment (showing gross availability):

Instrument	Amount ($ in millions)	Maturity Date	Interest Rate
Credit Agreement (as amended)
Senior secured revolving credit facility	$300.0	3/29/2026	LIBOR(a) plus 1.500%(b)
Credit Agreement (prior to amending)
Senior secured revolving credit facility	$300.0	9/20/2022	LIBOR(a) plus 1.500%(b)

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(a)     London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR")

(b)     The interest rate spread is based upon the leverage ratio, as defined, as of the most recent determination date.

The Credit Agreement also provides incremental revolving credit facility commitments in an amount not to exceed the greater of $200.0 million and an amount such that, after giving effect to such incremental 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 3.00 to 1.00. The terms and conditions of any incremental revolving credit facility commitments must be no more favorable than the existing credit facility.

The Company's revolving credit facility allows for the issuance of letters of credit, not to exceed $40.0 million in aggregate. The Company places cash on deposit with a financial institution to be held as cash collateral for the Company's outstanding letters of credit; therefore, as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company had no letters of credit issued against its revolving credit facility. See Note 8, "Cash and Cash Equivalents," for further information on its cash deposits. At December 31, 2021, the Company had no amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility and had $300.0 million potentially available. At December 31, 2020, the Company had $50.5 million amounts outstanding under its revolving credit facility and had $249.5 million potentially available. The Company's borrowing capacity was not reduced by leverage restrictions contained in the Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

The Company previously drew $150 million on its revolving credit facility in March 2020 to defend against potential uncertainty or liquidity issues in the financial markets as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but repaid this amount during second quarter 2020.

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. Borrowings under the $125.0 million (equivalent) foreign currency sub limit of the $300.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility are secured by a cross-guarantee amongst, and a pledge of the assets of, the foreign subsidiary borrowers that are a party to the agreement.  The Credit Agreement also contains various negative and affirmative covenants and other requirements affecting the Company and its subsidiaries, including the ability to, subject to certain exceptions and limitations, incur debt, liens, mergers, investments, loans, advances, guarantee obligations, acquisitions, assets dispositions, sale-leaseback transactions, hedging agreements, dividends and other restricted payments, transactions with affiliates, restrictive agreements and amendments to charters, bylaws, and other material documents. The terms of the Credit Agreement also require the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to meet certain restrictive financial covenants and ratios computed quarterly, including a maximum total net leverage ratio (total consolidated indebtedness plus outstanding amounts under any accounts receivable securitization facility, less the aggregate amount of certain unrestricted cash and unrestricted permitted investments, as defined, over consolidated EBITDA, as defined), a maximum senior secured net leverage ratio (total consolidated senior secured indebtedness, less the aggregate amount of certain unrestricted cash and unrestricted permitted investments, as defined, over consolidated EBITDA, as defined) and a minimum interest expense coverage ratio (consolidated EBITDA, as defined, over the sum of consolidated cash interest expense, as defined, and preferred dividends, as defined). At December 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants contained in the Credit Agreement.

In November 2021, the Company amended the Credit Agreement to replace LIBOR with a benchmark interest rate determined based on the currency denomination of borrowings, effective January 1, 2022.

Other Revolving Loan Facility

In May 2021, the Company, through one of its non-U.S. subsidiaries, entered into a revolving loan facility with a borrowing capacity of $4 million. The facility is guaranteed by TriMas Corporation. There are no borrowings outstanding on this loan facility as of December 31, 2021.

Long-term Debt Maturities

Future maturities of the face value of long-term debt at December 31, 2021 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

            

Year Ending December 31:	Future Maturities
2022	$	—
2023	—
2024	—
2025	—
2026	—
Thereafter	400,000
Total	$	400,000

Fair Value of Debt

The valuations of the Senior Notes and revolving credit facility were determined based on Level 2 inputs under the fair value hierarchy, as defined. The carrying amounts and fair values were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	December 31, 2021				December 31, 2020
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
4.125% Senior Notes due April 2029	$	400,000	$	399,000	$	—	$	—
4.875% Senior Notes due October 2025	—		—		300,000		305,630
Revolving credit facility	—		—		50,450		50,450

Debt Issuance Costs

The Company's unamortized debt issuance costs approximated $6.2 million and $4.2 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are included as a direct reduction from the related debt liability in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. These amounts consisted primarily of legal, accounting and other transaction advisory fees as well as facility fees paid to the lenders. Amortization expense for these items was approximately $1.0 million, $1.2 million and $1.1 million in 2021, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and is included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.