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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

 


 

(8) Debt

Information concerning short-term borrowings is as follows:

 

December 31

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Short-term borrowings

 

$

20.4

 

 

$

61.0

 

Weighted-average interest rates

 

 

7.9

%

 

 

7.7

%

 

We maintain separate bank credit lines with financial institutions to meet working capital needs of our subsidiary operations. As of December 31, 2020, such uncommitted credit lines totaled $340.3, of which $310.9 was unused. Under our revolving credit agreement, total subsidiary borrowings cannot exceed $300.0 in the first, second and fourth quarters, and $600.0 in the third quarter of each year. Due to these limitations, additional borrowings of $270.6 could have been made under these lines as of December 31, 2020.

A summary of long-term debt is as follows:

 

December 31

 

2020

 

 

2019

 

Euro-denominated notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

€500.0 due June 2026

 

$

606.7

 

 

$

555.8

 

€400.0 due September 2022

 

 

487.8

 

 

 

447.1

 

Other

 

 

9.0

 

 

 

9.5

 

 

 

 

1,103.5

 

 

 

1,012.4

 

Less current maturities

 

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt

 

$

1,103.5

 

 

$

1,012.4

 

 

Euro Notes

On June 22, 2018, we offered and sold €500.0 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 1.750% notes due June 2026 (the “€500.0 notes”). The net proceeds from the €500.0 notes of €495.7 were used to repay our €350.0 notes due June 22, 2018, with the remaining balance used for general corporate purposes, which included share repurchases. The €500.0 notes were issued at a price of 99.564% to yield an effective interest rate of 1.809%. Interest on the €500.0 notes is payable in arrears on June 22 of each year. The €500.0 notes are unsecured senior obligations and will rank equally with all of the Company’s existing and future senior unsecured debt and other liabilities.

Our €400.0 aggregate principal amount 1.875% notes (the "€400.0 notes") are due September 2022. When the notes mature, we plan to repay the amounts with available cash, borrowings under our $600.0 revolving credit facility or a new borrowing. The credit terms, including interest rate and facility fees, of any replacement borrowings will be dependent upon the condition of the credit markets at that time. We currently do not anticipate any problems accessing the credit markets should we decide to replace either the €500.0 notes or the €400.0 notes.

Both the €500.0 notes and €400.0 notes contain certain customary non-financial restrictive covenants and events of default and are unsecured senior obligations and rank equally with all of our existing and future senior unsecured debt and other liabilities. These notes have been designated as a hedge of our net investment in subsidiaries with a Euro-functional currency as of December 31, 2020. Since our net investment in these subsidiaries exceeds the respective amount of the designated borrowings, the related translation gains or losses are included as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. (See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further information.)

Revolving Credit Agreement

We have a Five Year Credit Agreement with a syndicate of commercial banks with a termination date of June 18, 2023. The Credit Agreement allows for borrowing of $600.0 in various currencies, and up to $150.0 may be used for the issuance of stand-by letters of credit. We had no borrowings under this facility as of both December 31, 2020 and 2019. Outstanding letters of credit issued under the Credit Agreement totaled $0.5 as of both


 

December 31, 2020 and 2019. Additional borrowings of $599.5 were available to us under the facility as of both December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Under the Credit Agreement, a credit ratings-based pricing grid determines the facility fee and the credit spread that we add to the applicable interbank borrowing rate on all borrowings. At our current credit rating, the annual facility fee is 12.5 basis points paid on the entire facility and the credit spread is 100.0 basis points on any borrowings.

The Credit Agreement contains customary restrictive covenants pertaining to our management and operations, including limitations on the amount of subsidiary debt that we may incur and limitations on our ability to pledge assets, as well as financial covenants requiring, among other things, that we comply with a leverage ratio (Net Debt-to-Net Earnings before interest and other expenses, provision for income taxes, intangible asset amortization expense, depreciation and amortization expense ("EBITDA")) of not greater than 3.5 to 1 and a fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 1.5 to 1. The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default, including, among others, payment defaults, material inaccuracy of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, bankruptcy or involuntary proceedings, certain monetary and non-monetary judgments, change of control and customary ERISA defaults.

Debt Maturities

The maturities of long-term debt payable within each of the four years subsequent to December 31, 2021 are as follows: 2022 - $494.0, 2023 - $0.0, 2024 - $0.0, 2025 - $0.0.