Note 14.

Long-Term Debt and Commitments

The following is a summary of long term debt:

		December 31,
		2015		2014
	(millions of dollars)
Term Loan Facility, due May 9, 2021, net of unamortized discount and deferred financing costs of of $30.9 million and $40.2 million as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.		$	1,246.4	$	1,427.9
China Loan Facilities			12.0		1.8
Total		$	1,258.4	$	1,429.7
Less: Current maturities			3.1		0.3
Long-term debt		$	1,255.3	$	1,429.4

On May 9, 2014, in connection with the acquisition of AMCOL, the Company entered into a credit agreement providing for the $1.560 billion Term Facility and a $200 million senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Revolving Facility” and, together with the Term Facility, the “Facilities”).

On June 23, 2015, the Company entered into an amendment to the credit agreement to reprice the $1.378 billion then outstanding on the Term Facility. As amended, the Term Facility has a $1.078 billion floating rate tranche and a $300 million fixed rate tranche. The maturity date for loans under the Term Facility was not changed by the amendment. The loans outstanding under the Term Facility will mature on May 9, 2021 and the loans outstanding (if any) and commitments under the Revolving Facility will mature and terminate, as the case may be, on May 9, 2019. After the amendment, loans under the variable rate tranche of the Term Facility bear interest at a rate equal to an adjusted LIBOR rate (subject to a floor of 0.75%) plus an applicable margin equal to 3.00% per annum. Loans under the fixed rate tranche of the Term Facility bear interest at a rate of 4.75%. Loans under the Revolving Facility will bear interest at a rate equal to an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin equal to 1.75% per annum. Such rates are subject to decrease by up to 25 basis points in the event that, and for so long as, the Company’s net leverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) is less than certain thresholds. The variable rate tranche of the Term Facility was issued at par and has a 1% required amortization per year. The fixed rate tranche of the Term Facility was issued at a 0.25% discount. The Company will pay certain fees under the credit agreement, including customary annual administration fees. The loans under the fixed rate tranche of the Term Facility are subject to prepayment premiums in the event of certain prepayments prior to the third anniversary of the effective date of the amendment. The obligations of the Company under the Facilities are unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally by, subject to certain exceptions, all material domestic subsidiaries of the Company (the “Guarantors”) and secured, subject to certain exceptions, by a security interest in substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors.

The credit agreement contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants that limit or restrict the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries to enter into certain transactions or take certain actions. In addition, the credit agreement contains a financial covenant that requires the Company, if on the last day of any fiscal quarter loans or letters of credit were outstanding under the Revolving Facility (excluding up to $15 million of letters of credit), to maintain a maximum net leverage ratio (as defined in the credit agreement) of, initially, 5.25 to 1.00 for the four fiscal quarter period preceding such day. Such maximum net leverage ratio requirement is subject to decrease during the duration of the facility to a minimum level (when applicable) of 3.50 to 1.00. As December 31, 2015, there were no loans and $12.2 million in letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Facility. The Company is in compliance with all the covenants associated with this Revolving Facility as of the end of the period covered by this report.

During 2015, the Company repaid $190 million on its Term Loan facility.

During 2014, the Company entered into three committed loan facilities for the funding of new manufacturing facilities in China. The loan facilities were for a combined 73.8 million RMB and $1.8 million. During the third quarter of 2015, the Company entered into an additional committed loan facility for the funding of these facilities. The loan facility is for 21.0 million RMB. As of December 31, 2015, the Company has borrowed, on a combined basis, $13.5 million on these facilities, of which $11.9 million is outstanding. Principal will be repaid in accordance with the payment schedules ending in 2019.

As of December 31, 2015, the Company had $35.6 million in uncommitted short-term bank credit lines, of which approximately $6.5 million was in use.

Short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 were $6.5 million and $5.6 million, respectively. The weighted average interest rate on short-term borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was 3.4% and 4.1%, respectively.

The aggregate maturities of long-term debt are as follows: $3.2 million in 2016; $6.0 million in 2017; $2.0 million in 2018, $0.7 million in 2019; $0.0 million in 2020 and $1,278.0 million thereafter.

During 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively, the Company incurred interest costs of $62.6 million, $44.6 million and $3.4 million including $0.5 million, $0.6 million and $0.1 million, respectively, which were capitalized. Interest paid approximated the incurred interest cost.

In December 2015, the Company early adopted the provisions of ASU No. 2015-03, “Interest- Imputation of Interest” to simplify the presentation of debt issuance costs. Accordingly, approximately $20 million has been reclassified from other long term assets to long term debt on its balance sheet at December 31, 2015. Approximately $26.1 million was reclassified for the prior year.