Debt

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2022

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

DEBT

Credit Facility

As of September 30, 2022, we had $633.0 million outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility with a year-to-date weighted average effective interest rate of 2.3%. As of December 31, 2021, we had $73.5 million outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility with a weighted average effective interest rate of 1.1%. As of September 30, 2022, we had a remaining borrowing availability of $365.5 million under our $1 billion Credit Facility. The funds available under the Credit Facility reflect a further reduction due to the issuance of letters of credit, which were issued in connection with our workers’ compensation policy, for $1.5 million.

The Credit Facility contains affirmative, negative, and financial covenants customary for financings of this type. The negative covenants include restrictions on liens, indebtedness of subsidiaries of the Company, fundamental changes, investments, transactions with affiliates, certain restrictive agreements, and violations of laws and regulations. The sole financial covenant is a consolidated leverage ratio test that requires our ratio of debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and share-based compensation defined as the consolidated leverage ratio under the terms of the Credit Facility, not to exceed 3.5-to-1. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we were in compliance with the covenants of the Credit Facility.

Senior Notes

The following describes all of our currently outstanding unsecured senior notes issued and sold in private placements (collectively, the “Senior Notes”) as of September 30, 2022:

(Principal Amount in thousands)
Issue Date	Due Date	Series	Principal Amount		Coupon Rate		Senior Note Agreement
12/11/2013	12/11/2023	2023 Series A Notes	$	75,000	3.94	%	NY Life 2013 Note Agreement
12/11/2013	12/11/2025	2025 Series B Notes	$	75,000	4.04	%	NY Life 2013 Note Agreement
9/4/2014	9/4/2026	2026 Senior Notes	$	75,000	3.72	%	NY Life 2014 Note Agreement
7/21/2014	7/21/2024	2024 Series B Notes	$	75,000	3.76	%	Prudential 2015 Amended Agreement
6/18/2015	6/18/2025	2025 Series C Notes	€	88,857	1.785	%	Prudential 2015 Amended Agreement
2/12/2015	2/12/2027	2027 Series B Notes	$	75,000	3.72	%	MetLife 2014 Note Agreement
3/14/2019	03/14/2029	2029 Series C Notes	$	100,000	4.19	%	MetLife 2014 Note Agreement
4/2/2020	04/02/2030	MetLife 2030 Series D Notes	$	125,000	2.50	%	MetLife 2014 Note Agreement
4/14/2020	04/14/2030	Prudential 2030 Series D Notes	$	75,000	2.50	%	Prudential 2015 Amended Agreement

In February 2022, we paid off our $75.0 million 2022 Series A Notes with cash provided by operating and financing activities.

The Senior Note Agreements contain affirmative, negative, and financial covenants customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include restrictions on liens, indebtedness of our subsidiaries, priority indebtedness, fundamental changes, investments, transactions with affiliates, certain restrictive agreements, and violations of laws and regulations. The sole financial covenant is a consolidated leverage ratio test that requires our ratio of debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and share-based compensation, as defined in the Senior Note Agreements, not to exceed 3.5-to-1. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, we were in compliance with the covenants of the Senior Note Agreements.

Subsequent Event - Credit Facility

On October 20, 2022, we, along with IDEXX Distribution, Inc., IDEXX Operations, Inc., OPTI Medical Systems, Inc., IDEXX Laboratories Canada Corporation, IDEXX B.V., IDEXX Laboratories B.V., and IDEXX Laboratories GmbH, each a wholly-owned subsidiary (whether directly or indirectly held) (collectively, the “Borrowers”), together with the lenders party to that certain Existing Credit Agreement (as defined below), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (“Agent”), and the other parties thereto, entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”), to that certain fourth amended and restated credit agreement, dated as of December 9, 2021, relating to a five-year unsecured revolving credit facility in the principal amount of $1 billion (the “Existing Credit Agreement”, and as amended by the Amendment, the “Credit Agreement”), among the Borrowers, the lenders, the Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Toronto Branch, as Toronto agent, and the other parties thereto.

The Amendment amends the Existing Credit Agreement to (i) provide for a borrowing by us effective October 20, 2022, of an incremental term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $250 million, (ii) convert all existing borrowings, which have interest rates determined by reference to a LIBOR-based interest rate, to borrowings determined by reference to a SOFR-based interest rate, (iii) provide for an option by us to obtain incremental borrowings under the Credit Agreement of term loans and/or revolving credit commitments of up to an aggregate principal amount of $250 million, which would represent an aggregate maximum of up to $1.5 billion outstanding under the Credit Agreement, subject to the Borrowers obtaining

commitments from existing or new lenders and satisfying other conditions specified in the Credit Agreement, and (iv) add certain implementing mechanics relating to the foregoing.

On October 20, 2022, pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the term lenders thereunder provided us, as borrower, an incremental term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $250 million (the “Term Loan”). The Term Loan matures on October 20, 2025. The net proceeds of the Term Loan were used to repay previously incurred revolver borrowings under the Existing Credit Agreement. The Term Loan is subject to the same affirmative and negative covenants and events of default as the borrowings previously incurred pursuant to the Existing Credit Agreement. The applicable interest rate for the Term Loan is calculated at a per annum rate equal to either (at our option) (1) a prime rate plus a margin ranging from 0.0% to 0.375% based on our consolidated leverage ratio, (2) an adjusted term SOFR rate, plus 0.10%, plus a margin ranging from 0.875% to 1.375% based on our consolidated leverage ratio, or (3) an adjusted daily simple SOFR rate, plus 0.10%, plus a margin ranging from 0.875% to 1.375% based on our consolidated leverage ratio.