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12 Months Ended

Feb. 01, 2020

DEBT

DEBT

6.  DEBT

In 2014, The Men's Wearhouse entered into a term loan credit agreement that provided for a senior secured term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $1.1 billion (the "Original Term Loan") and a $500.0 million asset-based revolving credit agreement (the "ABL Facility", and together with the Original Term Loan, the "Credit Facilities") with certain of our U.S. subsidiaries and Moores the Suit People, one of our Canadian subsidiaries, as co-borrowers. Proceeds from the Original Term Loan were reduced by an $11.0 million original issue discount ("OID"), which was presented as a reduction of the outstanding balance on the Original Term Loan on the balance sheet and amortized to interest expense over the contractual life of the Original Term Loan. In addition, in 2014, The Men's Wearhouse issued $600.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Senior Notes due 2022 (the "Senior Notes").

In October 2017, The Men’s Wearhouse amended the ABL Facility in part to increase the principal amount available to $550.0 million and extend the maturity date to October 2022. In April 2018, The Men’s Wearhouse refinanced its Original Term Loan, and in October 2018, amended its term loan to reduce the interest rate margin. See Credit Facilities section below for additional information.

The Credit Facilities and the Senior Notes contain customary non-financial and financial covenants, including fixed charge coverage ratios, total leverage ratios and secured leverage ratios.  Should our total leverage ratio and secured leverage ratio exceed certain thresholds specified in the agreements, we would be subject to certain additional restrictions, including limitations on our ability to make significant acquisitions and incur additional indebtedness. As of February 1, 2020 our total leverage is below the maximum specified in the agreements, however, our secured leverage ratio is above the maximum level.  As a result, we are now subject to additional restrictions, primarily related to the size of any incremental term loan facilities being limited to a maximum of $250.0 million. In addition, as a result of the refinancing of the Term Loan and amending of our ABL Facility, our ability to pay dividends on our common stock has increased from a maximum of $10.0 million per quarter to a maximum of $15.0 million per quarter. See Note 13 for additional information on the suspension of our dividend in 2019.

Credit Facilities

In April 2018, we refinanced our Original Term Loan.  Immediately prior to the refinancing, the Original Term Loan consisted of $593.4 million in aggregate principal amount with an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.50% (with a floor of 1.0%) and $400.0 million in aggregate principal amount with a fixed rate of 5.0% per annum.  Upon entering into the refinancing, we made a prepayment of $93.4 million on the Original Term Loan using cash on hand.

As a result, we refinanced $900.0 million in aggregate principal amount of term loans then outstanding with a new Term Loan totaling $900.0 million (the “New Term Loan”).  Additionally, we may continue to request additional term loans or incremental equivalent debt borrowings, all of which are uncommitted, in an aggregate amount up to the greater of (1) $250.0 million and (2) an aggregate principal amount such that, on a pro forma basis (giving effect to such borrowings), our senior secured leverage ratio will not exceed 2.5 to 1.0. As noted above, we are currently limited to a maximum of $250.0 million for such incremental borrowings.

The New Term Loan will amortize in an annual amount equal to 1.0% of the principal amount of the New Term Loan, payable quarterly commencing on May 1, 2018.  Proceeds from the New Term Loan were reduced by a $4.5 million OID, which was presented as a reduction of the outstanding balance on the New Term Loan on the balance sheet and was to be amortized to interest expense over the contractual life of the New Term Loan.  The New Term Loan extends the maturity date of the Original Term Loan from June 18, 2021 until April 9, 2025, subject to a springing maturity provision that would accelerate the maturity of the New Term Loan to April 1, 2022 if any of the Company’s obligations under its Senior Notes remain outstanding on April 1, 2022.

The New Term Loan bears interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin plus, at the Company’s option, either LIBOR (with a floor of 1.0%) or the base rate (with a floor of 2.0%).  In October 2018, we amended the New Term Loan resulting in a reduction in the interest rate margin of 25 basis points.  As a result of the amendment, the margins for borrowings under the New Term Loan are 3.25% for LIBOR and 2.25% for the base rate and the OID was eliminated. In

connection with the October 2018 amendment of the New Term Loan, we incurred deferred financing costs of $1.1 million, which will be amortized over the life of the New Term Loan using the interest method. The maturity date for the New Term Loan remains April 9, 2025, and all other material provisions of the New Term Loan remain unchanged.

The interest rate on the New Term Loan is based on 1-month LIBOR, which was 1.66% at February 1, 2020, plus the applicable margin of 3.25%, resulting in a total interest rate of 4.91%.  We have two interest rate swap agreements where the variable rates due under the New Term Loan have been exchanged for a fixed rate. At February 1, 2020, the total notional amount under these interest rate swaps is $705.0 million.  See Note 19 for additional information on our interest rate swaps.

As a result of our interest rate swaps, 80% of the variable interest rate under the New Term Loan has been converted to a fixed rate and, as of February 1, 2020, the New Term Loan had a weighted average interest rate of 5.63%.

In October 2017, we amended our ABL Facility, which now provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility of $550.0 million, with possible future increases to $650.0 million under an expansion feature that matures in October 2022, and is guaranteed, jointly and severally, by Tailored Brands, Inc. and certain of our U.S. subsidiaries. The ABL Facility has several borrowing and interest rate options including the following indices:  (i) adjusted LIBOR, (ii) Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (“CDOR”) rate, (iii) Canadian prime rate or (iv) an alternate base rate (equal to the greater of the prime rate, the New York Federal Reserve Bank (“NYFRB”) rate plus 0.5% or adjusted LIBOR for a one-month interest period plus 1.0%). Advances under the ABL Facility bear interest at a rate per annum using the applicable indices plus a varying interest rate margin of up to 1.75%. The ABL Facility also provides for fees applicable to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit which range from 1.25% to 1.75%, and a fee on unused commitments of 0.25%. As of February 1, 2020, $50.0 million in borrowings were outstanding under the ABL Facility at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 3.2%.  During fiscal 2019, the maximum borrowing outstanding under the ABL Facility was $100.0 million.

We utilize letters of credit primarily as collateral for workers compensation claims.  At February 1, 2020, letters of credit totaling approximately $26.6 million were issued and outstanding.  Borrowings available under the ABL Facility as of February 1, 2020 were $400.5 million.

The obligations under the Credit Facilities are secured on a senior basis by a first priority lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company, and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries and, in the case of the ABL Facility, Moores The Suit People. The Credit Facilities and the related guarantees and security interests granted thereunder are senior secured obligations of, and will rank equally with all present and future senior indebtedness of the Company, the co-borrowers and the respective guarantors.  

Senior Notes

The Senior Notes are guaranteed, jointly and severally, on an unsecured basis by Tailored Brands, Inc. and certain of our U.S. subsidiaries.  The Senior Notes and the related guarantees are senior unsecured obligations of the Men’s Wearhouse, Inc. and the guarantors, respectively, and will rank equally with all of The Men’s Wearhouse Inc.’s and each guarantor’s present and future senior indebtedness.  The Senior Notes will mature in July 2022.  Interest on the Senior Notes is payable on January 1 and July 1 of each year.

We may redeem some or all of the Senior Notes at any time on or after July 1, 2017 at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the Senior Notes.  As of February 1, 2020, the redemption price is 101.75% of the face value and steps down to 100% of the face value on July 1, 2020.  Upon the occurrence of certain specific changes of control, we may be required to offer to purchase the Senior Notes at 101% of their aggregate principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the date of purchase.

During fiscal 2019, we repurchased and retired $54.8 million in face value of Senior Notes through open market repurchases. As a result, we recorded a net loss on extinguishment totaling $0.1 million, consisting of the elimination of unamortized deferred financing costs totaling $0.5 million partially offset by a $0.4 million gain upon repurchase, which is included as a separate line in the consolidated statement of (loss) earnings.  

Long-Term Debt

The following table provides details on our long-term debt as of February 1, 2020 and February 2, 2019 (in thousands):

	February 1,		February 2,
	2020		2019
Term Loan	$	881,630	$	891,000
Senior Notes		173,816		228,607
ABL Facility		50,000		48,500
Less: Deferred financing costs related to the Term Loan and Senior Notes		(2,048)		(3,246)
Total long-term debt, net		1,103,398		1,164,861
Current portion of long-term debt		(9,000)		(11,619)
Total long-term debt, net of current portion	$	1,094,398	$	1,153,242

The following table provides principal payments due on long-term debt in the next five fiscal years and the remaining years thereafter (in thousands):

Fiscal Year
2020	$	9,000
2021		9,000
2022		232,816
2023		11,250
2024		6,750
Thereafter		836,630
Total long-term debt		1,105,446
Deferred financing costs		(2,048)
Total long-term debt, net	$	1,103,398