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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

10. DEBT

Debt outstanding as of March 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

March 31,

2020

 

 

December 31,

2019

 

Senior Credit Facility:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term loan

 

$

776,000

 

 

$

778,000

 

Unamortized discount on term loan

 

 

(2,135

)

 

 

(2,281

)

Unamortized debt issuance costs on term loan

 

 

(5,064

)

 

 

(5,410

)

Revolver

 

 

489,886

 

 

 

520,671

 

Total Senior Credit Facility

 

 

1,258,687

 

 

 

1,290,980

 

6.00% Senior Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Due in 2026

 

 

350,000

 

 

 

350,000

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(4,144

)

 

 

(4,282

)

Total 6.00% Senior Notes Due in 2026

 

 

345,856

 

 

 

345,718

 

5.875% Senior Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Due in 2024

 

 

250,000

 

 

 

250,000

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(2,418

)

 

 

(2,532

)

Total 5.875% Senior Notes Due in 2024

 

 

247,582

 

 

 

247,468

 

5.125% Senior Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Due in 2023

 

 

294,500

 

 

 

300,000

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(2,653

)

 

 

(2,876

)

Total 5.125% Senior Notes Due in 2023

 

 

291,847

 

 

 

297,124

 

5.875% Senior Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes Due in 2022

 

 

193,958

 

 

 

193,958

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

 

 

(1,195

)

 

 

(1,351

)

Total 5.875% Senior Notes Due in 2022

 

 

192,763

 

 

 

192,607

 

Non-Recourse Debt

 

 

288,074

 

 

 

328,178

 

Unamortized debt issuance costs on non-recourse debt

 

 

(4,549

)

 

 

(5,279

)

Unamortized discount on non-recourse debt

 

 

(66

)

 

 

(81

)

Total Non-Recourse Debt

 

 

283,459

 

 

 

322,818

 

Finance Lease Liabilities

 

 

4,179

 

 

 

4,570

 

Other debt

 

 

43,165

 

 

 

43,410

 

Total debt

 

 

2,667,538

 

 

 

2,744,695

 

Current portion of finance lease liabilities, long-term debt and

   non-recourse debt

 

 

(23,625

)

 

 

(24,208

)

Finance Lease Liabilities, long-term portion

 

 

(2,563

)

 

 

(2,954

)

Non-Recourse Debt, long-term portion

 

 

(270,460

)

 

 

(309,236

)

Long-Term Debt

 

$

2,370,890

 

 

$

2,408,297

 

 

Amended Credit Agreement

On June 12, 2019, GEO entered into Amendment No. 2 to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement") by and among the refinancing lenders party thereto, the other lenders party thereto, GEO and GEO Corrections Holdings, Inc. and the administrative agent. Under the amendment, the maturity date of the revolver component of the Credit Agreement was extended to May 17, 2024. The borrowing capacity under the amended revolver remains at $900.0 million, and its pricing remains unchanged currently bearing interest at LIBOR plus 2.25%. As a result of the transaction, the Company incurred a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.2 million related to certain unamortized deferred loan costs. Additionally, loan costs of $4.7 million were incurred and capitalized in connection with the transaction.

The Credit Agreement evidences a credit facility (the "Credit Facility") consisting of a $792.0 million term loan bearing interest at LIBOR plus 2.00% (with a LIBOR floor of 0.75%), and a $900.0 million revolver initially bearing interest at LIBOR plus 2.25% (with no LIBOR floor) together with AUD275 million available solely for the issuance of financial letters of credit and performance letters of credit, in each case denominated in Australian Dollars under the Australian Dollar Letter of Credit Facility (the "Australian LC Facility"). As of March 31, 2020, there were no letters of credit issued under the Australian LC Facility. Amounts to be borrowed by GEO under the Credit Agreement are subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions to borrowing. The term loan component is scheduled to mature on March 23, 2024. The revolving credit commitment component is scheduled to mature on May 17, 2024. The Credit Agreement also has an accordion feature of $450.0 million, subject to lender demand and prevailing market conditions and satisfying the relevant borrowing conditions.

The Credit Agreement contains certain customary representations and warranties, and certain customary covenants that restrict GEO’s ability to, among other things (i) create, incur or assume any indebtedness, (ii) create, incur, assume or permit liens, (iii) make loans and investments, (iv) engage in mergers, acquisitions and asset sales, (v) make certain restricted payments, (vi) issue, sell or otherwise dispose of capital stock, (vii) engage in transactions with affiliates, (viii) allow the total leverage ratio to exceed 6.25 to 1.00, allow the senior secured leverage ratio to exceed 3.50 to 1.00, or allow the interest coverage ratio to be less than 3.00 to 1.00, (ix) cancel, forgive, make any voluntary or optional payment or prepayment on, or redeem or acquire for value any senior notes, except as permitted, (x) alter the business GEO conducts, and (xi) materially impair GEO’s lenders’ security interests in the collateral for its loans.

Events of default under the Credit Agreement include, but are not limited to, (i) GEO’s failure to pay principal or interest when due, (ii) GEO’s material breach of any representation or warranty, (iii) covenant defaults, (iv) liquidation, reorganization or other relief relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, (v) cross default under certain other material indebtedness, (vi) unsatisfied final judgments over a specified threshold, (vii) certain material environmental liability claims asserted against GEO, and (viii) a change in control.

All of the obligations under the Credit Agreement are unconditionally guaranteed by certain domestic subsidiaries of GEO and the Credit Agreement and the related guarantees are secured by a perfected first-priority pledge of substantially all of GEO’s present and future tangible and intangible domestic assets and all present and future tangible and intangible domestic assets of each guarantor, including but not limited to a first-priority pledge of all of the outstanding capital stock owned by GEO and each guarantor in their domestic subsidiaries.

GEO Australasia Holdings Pty Ltd, GEO Australasia Finance Holdings Pty Ltd as trustee for the GEO Australasia Finance Holding Trust, and together with GEO Australasia Holdings, collectively ("the Australian Borrowers") are wholly owned foreign subsidiaries of GEO. GEO has designated each of the Australian Borrowers as restricted subsidiaries under the Credit Agreement. However, the Australian Borrowers are not obligated to pay or perform any obligations under the Credit Agreement other than their own obligations as Australian Borrowers under the Credit Agreement. The Australian Borrowers do not pledge any of their assets to secure any obligations under the Credit Agreement.

On August 18, 2016, the Company executed a Letter of Offer providing for a bank guarantee line and bank guarantee/standby sub-facility in an aggregate amount of approximately AUD58 million, or $35.6 million, based on exchange rates in effect as of March 31, 2020 (collectively, the “Bank Guarantee Facility”). The Bank Guarantee Facility allows GEO to provide letters of credit to assure performance of certain obligations of its wholly owned subsidiary relating to its correctional facility in Ravenhall, located near Melbourne, Australia. The Bank Guarantee Facility is unsecured. The issuance of letters of credit under the Bank Guarantee Facility is subject to the satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in the Letter of Offer. Letters of credit issued under the bank guarantee lines are due on demand and letters of credit issued under the bank guarantee/standby sub-facility cannot have a duration exceeding twelve months. The Bank Guarantee Facility may be terminated by the lender on 90 days written notice. As of March 31, 2020, there was AUD58 million in letters of credit issued under the Bank Guarantee Facility.

As of March 31, 2020, the Company had approximately $776.0 million in aggregate borrowings outstanding under its term loan, approximately $489.9 million in borrowings under its revolver, and approximately $61.7 million in letters of credit which left approximately $348.4 million in additional borrowing capacity under the Revolver. The weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2020 was 3.08%.

6.00% Senior Notes due 2026

Interest on the 6.00% Senior Notes accrues at the stated rate. The Company pays interest semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year. On or after April 15, 2019, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or part of the 6.00% Senior Notes at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the 6.00% Senior Notes. The indenture contains certain covenants, including limitations and restrictions on the Company and its subsidiary guarantors. Refer to Note 15- Condensed Consolidating Financial Information.

5.875% Senior Notes due 2024

Interest on the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 accrues at the stated rate. The Company pays interest semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year. On or after October 15, 2019, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or part of the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024 at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024. The indenture contains certain covenants, including limitations and restrictions on the Company and its subsidiary guarantors. Refer to Note 15- Condensed Consolidating Financial Information.

5.125% Senior Notes due 2023

Interest on the 5.125% Senior Notes accrues at the stated rate. The Company pays interest semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year. On or after April 1, 2018, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or part of the 5.125% Senior Notes at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the 5.125% Senior Notes. The indenture contains certain covenants, including limitations and restrictions on the Company and its subsidiary guarantors. Refer to Note 15- Condensed Consolidating Financial Information.

5.875% Senior Notes due 2022

Interest on the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 accrues at the stated rate. The Company pays interest semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year. On or after January 15, 2017, the Company may, at its option, redeem all or part of the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022. The indenture contains certain covenants, including limitations and restrictions on the Company and its subsidiary guarantors. Refer to Note 15- Condensed Consolidating Financial Information.

Debt Repurchases

On August 16, 2019, the Company's Board of Directors authorized the Company to repurchase and/or retire a portion of the 6.00% Senior Notes due 2026, the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2024, the 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023, the 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 (collectively the "GEO Senior Notes") and the Company's term loan under its Amended Credit Agreement through cash purchases, in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or otherwise, up to an aggregate maximum of $100.0 million, subject to certain limitations through December 31, 2020.

During 2019, the Company repurchased approximately $56.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% Senior Notes due 2022 at a weighted average price of 97.55% for a total cost of $54.7 million. As a result of these repurchases, the Company recognized a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $0.3 million.

During the first quarter of 2020, the Company repurchased approximately $5.5 million in aggregate principal amount of its 5.125% Senior Notes due 2023 at a weighted average price of 70.68% for a total cost of $3.9 million. As a result of these repurchases, the Company recognized a net gain on extinguishment of debt of $1.6 million.

 

Non-Recourse Debt

Northwest ICE Processing Center

The remaining balance of the original debt service requirement under the $54.4 million note payable ("2011 Revenue Bonds") to WEDFA is $15.7 million, of which $7.7 million is classified as current in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2020. The payment of principal and interest on the 2011 Revenue Bonds issued by WEDFA is non-recourse to GEO. The 2011 Revenue Bonds will mature in October 2021 with a fixed coupon rate of 5.25%.

As of March 31, 2020, included in current restricted cash and cash equivalents is $4.7 million of funds held in trust for debt service and other reserves with respect to the above mentioned note payable to WEDFA.

Australia - Ravenhall

In connection with a design and build project agreement with the State of Victoria, in September 2014, the Company entered into a syndicated facility agreement (the "Construction Facility") to provide debt financing for construction of the project. The Construction Facility provided for non-recourse funding up to AUD791 million, or approximately $485.8 million, based on exchange rates as of March 31, 2020. In accordance with the terms of the contract, upon completion and commercial acceptance of the project, the State made a lump sum payment of AUD310 million, or approximately $190.4 million, based on exchange rates as of March 31, 2020. The term of the Construction Facility was through September 2019 and bore interest at a variable rate quoted by certain Australian banks plus 200 basis points. On May 22, 2019, the Company completed an offering of AUD462 million, or $283.5 million, based on exchange rates as of March 31, 2020, aggregate principal amount of non-recourse senior secured notes due 2042 (the "Non-Recourse Notes"). The amortizing Non-Recourse Notes were issued by Ravenhall Finance Co Pty Limited in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Non-Recourse Notes were issued with a coupon and yield to maturity of 4.23% with a

maturity date of March 31, 2042. The net proceeds from this offering were used to refinance the outstanding Construction Facility and to pay all related fees, costs and expenses associated with the transaction. As a result of the transaction, the Company incurred a $4.5 million loss on extinguishment of debt related to swap termination fees and unamortized deferred costs associated with the Construction Facility. Additionally, loan costs of approximately $7.5 million were incurred and capitalized in connection with the offering.

Other

In August 2019, the Company entered into two identical Notes in the aggregate amount of $44.3 million which are secured by loan agreements and mortgage and security agreements on certain real property and improvements. The terms of the Notes are through September 1, 2034 and bear interest at LIBOR plus 200 basis points and are payable in monthly installments plus interest. The Company has entered into interest rate swap agreements to fix the interest rate to 4.22%. Included in the balance at March 31, 2020 is $0.7 million of deferred loan costs incurred in the transaction. Refer to Note 9 - Derivative Financial Instruments for further information.

Guarantees

Australia

The Company has entered into a guarantee in connection with the operating performance of a facility in Australia. The obligation amounted to approximately AUD58 million, or $35.6 million, based on exchange rates as of March 31, 2020. The guarantee is secured by outstanding letters of credit under the Company's Revolver.

At March 31, 2020, the Company also had seven other letters of credit outstanding under separate international facilities relating to performance guarantees of its Australian subsidiary totaling $9.4 million.

 

Except as discussed above, the Company does not have any off balance sheet arrangements.