Convertible Notes, Long-Term Debt and Credit Facility

Convertible notes and long-term debt are as follows (in thousands):



	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Convertible notes:
Convertible senior unsecured notes (2008 Notes)	$	—		$	5,188
Less discount on notes	—			(55		)
Convertible senior notes reported as current, net of discount	$	—		$	5,133
Long-term debt:
Term loan	$	47,619		$	25,000
Borrowings under revolving credit facility	27,377			—
Capital lease obligations	1,643			1,784
Total long-term debt	76,639			26,784
Less current portion of long-term debt	(35,529		)	(4,329		)
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	41,110		$	22,455

Credit Facility

On September 23, 2011, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (the “Borrowers”) entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (the “Credit Facility”) with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC Bank”). The Company may borrow under the Credit Facility for working capital, permitted acquisitions, capital expenditures and other corporate purposes. Under terms of the Credit Facility, as amended on May 10, 2013, the Company (a) may borrow up to $75 million under a revolving credit facility and (b) has borrowed $50 million under a term loan.

The Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the Company’s domestic personal property, including accounts receivable, inventory, equipment and other intangible assets. The Credit Facility contains customary representations, warranties, and both affirmative and negative covenants, including a financial covenant to maintain a consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) to debt ratio of 1.10 to 1.00, a financial covenant to maintain a ratio of funded debt to adjusted EBITDA of not greater than 4.0 to 1.0, and an annual limit on capital expenditures of approximately $36 million. The Credit Facility restricts the payment of cash dividends on common stock. In the event of default, PNC Bank may accelerate the maturity date of any outstanding amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility.

Each of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries is fully obligated for Credit Facility indebtedness as a Borrower or as a guarantor pursuant to a guaranty dated September 23, 2011.

(a) Revolving Credit Facility

Under the revolving credit facility, the Company may borrow up to $75 million. This includes a sublimit of $10 million that may be used for letters of credit. The revolving credit facility is secured by substantially all the Company's domestic accounts receivable and inventory.

At September 30, 2013, eligible accounts receivable and inventory securing the revolving credit facility provided availability of approximately $74.8 million under the revolving credit facility.

The interest rate on advances under the revolving credit facility varies based on the level of borrowing. Rates range (a) between PNC Bank's base lending rate plus 0.5% to 1.0% or (b) between the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 1.5% to 2.0%. PNC Bank's base lending rate was 3.25% at September 30, 2013. The Company is required to pay a monthly facility fee of 0.25% on any unused amount under the commitment based on daily averages. At September 30, 2013, $27.4 million was outstanding under the revolving credit facility, with $7.4 million borrowed as base rate loans at an interest rate of 3.75% and $20.0 million borrowed as LIBOR loans at an interest rate of 1.69%.

Borrowing under the revolving credit agreement is classified as current debt as a result of the required lockbox arrangement and subjective acceleration clauses.

(b) Term Loan

The Company increased borrowing to $50 million under the term loan on May 10, 2013. Monthly principal payments of $0.6 million are required. The unpaid balance of the term loan is due May 10, 2018. Prepayments are permitted, and may be required in certain circumstances. Amounts repaid under the term loan may not be reborrowed. The term loan is secured by substantially all of the Company's domestic equipment and other intangible assets.

The interest rate on the term loan varies based on the level of borrowing under the revolving credit facility. Rates range (a) between PNC Bank's base lending rate plus 1.25% to 1.75% or (b) between LIBOR plus 2.25% to 2.75%. At September 30, 2013, $47.6 million was outstanding under the term loan, with $1.6 million borrowed as base rate loans at an interest rate of 4.50% and $46.0 million borrowed as LIBOR loans at an interest rate of 2.44%.

Convertible Notes

The Company’s convertible notes have consisted of Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes (“2008 Notes”) and Convertible Senior Secured Notes (“2010 Notes”). On February 15, 2013, the Company repurchased the remaining $5.2 million of outstanding 2008 Notes. Following this repurchase, the Company no longer has any outstanding convertible senior notes.

In February 2008, the Company issued the 2008 Notes at par, in an aggregate principal amount of $115 million. The 2008 Notes had an interest rate of 5.25% and a scheduled maturity on February 15, 2028. The Company accounted for both the liability and equity components of the 2008 Notes using the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate of 11.5%. The Company used a five-year expected term for accretion of the associated debt discount which represented the period from inception until contractual call/put options contained in the 2008 Notes became exercisable on February 15, 2013. The Company assumed an effective tax rate of 38%. At the date of issuance, the discount on the 2008 Notes was $27.8 million, with an associated deferred tax liability of $10.6 million.

In March 2010 the Company exchanged $40 million of 2008 Notes for aggregate consideration of $36 million of 2010 Notes and $2 million worth of shares of the Company’s common stock. The transaction was accounted for as an exchange of debt. Accordingly, no gain or loss was recognized and the difference between the debt exchanged and the net carrying value of the debt was recorded as a reduction of previously recognized debt discount. The remaining debt discount continued to be accreted over the same period, at an assumed rate of 9.9%, using the effective interest method. The Company capitalized commitment fees related to the Exchange Agreement that were amortized using the effective interest method over the period the convertible debt was expected to remain outstanding.

The 2010 Notes carried the same maturity date, interest rate, conversion rights, conversion rate, redemption rights and guarantees as the 2008 Notes. The only difference in terms was that the 2010 Notes were secured by a second priority lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets, while the 2008 Notes remained unsecured.

The convertible notes had a scheduled maturity on February 15, 2028. On or after February 15, 2013, the Company could redeem, for cash, all or a portion of the convertible notes at a price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount, plus any associated accrued and unpaid interest. Holders of the convertible notes could require the Company to purchase all, or a portion, of the holder’s outstanding notes on each of February 15, 2013, February 15, 2018, and February 15, 2023. The convertible notes were convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of the note holders, subject to certain contractual conditions. The conversion rate was 43.9560 shares per $1,000 principal note amount (equal to a conversion price of approximately $22.75 per share).

In May 2011, note holders exchanged $4.5 million of the 2008 Notes for 559,007 shares of the Company’s common stock. Upon exchange, the Company recognized a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $1.1 million representing the difference between the reacquisition price of the debt over its net carrying amount including write-off of proportionate unaccreted discount and unamortized deferred financing costs.

On January 5, 2012, the Company repurchased all $36 million of the outstanding 2010 Notes for cash equal to 104.95% of the original principal amount of the notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest. As a result of this transaction, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $5.4 million, consisting of a cash premium of $1.8 million and the write-off of unaccreted discount and unamortized deferred financing costs. Upon repurchase, the 2010 Notes were canceled and the second priority liens on the Company’s assets were released.

On June 25, 2012, the Company repurchased $15 million of outstanding 2008 Notes for cash equal to 102% of the original principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. As a result of this transaction, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1 million, consisting of the cash premium of $0.3 million and the write-off of unaccreted discount and unamortized deferred financing costs.

On December 31, 2012, the Company repurchased $50.3 million of outstanding 2008 Notes for cash equal to the original principal amount and a total premium of $0.3 million, plus accrued and unpaid interest. As a result of this transaction, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.9 million, consisting of the cash premium and the write-off of unaccreted discount and unamortized debt financing costs.

On February 15, 2013, the Company repurchased the remaining $5.2 million of outstanding 2008 Notes for cash equal to the original principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. These 2008 Notes were either tendered by the holder pursuant to the Company's tender offer or were redeemed by the Company pursuant to provisions of the indenture for the 2008 Notes. Following this repurchase, the Company no longer has any outstanding convertible senior notes.

Guarantees of the Convertible Notes

The convertible notes were guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries. Flotek Industries, Inc., the parent company, is a holding company with no independent assets or operations. The guarantees provided by the Company’s subsidiaries were full and unconditional, and joint and several. Any subsidiaries of the Company that were not guarantors were deemed to be “minor” subsidiaries in accordance with SEC Regulation S-X, Rule 3-10, “Financial Statements of Guarantors and Issuers of Guaranteed Securities Registered or Being Registered.” The agreements governing the Company’s long-term indebtedness did not contain any significant restrictions on the ability of the Company, or any guarantor, to obtain funds from subsidiaries by dividend or loan.

Share Lending Agreement

Concurrent with the offering of the 2008 Notes, the Company entered into a share lending agreement (the “Share Lending Agreement”) with Bear, Stearns International Limited which was subsequently acquired and became an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Company (the “Borrower”). In accordance with the Share Lending Agreement, the Company loaned 3.8 million shares of its common stock (the “Borrowed Shares”) to the Borrower for a period commencing February 11, 2008 and ending on the earlier of February 15, 2028 or the date the 2008 Notes were paid. The Borrower was permitted to use the Borrowed Shares only for the purpose of directly or indirectly facilitating the sale of the 2008 Notes and for the establishment of hedge positions by holders of the 2008 Notes. The Company did not require collateral to mitigate any inherent or associated risk of the Share Lending Agreement.

The Company did not receive any proceeds for the Borrowed Shares, but did receive a nominal loan fee of $0.0001 for each share loaned. The Borrower retained all proceeds from sales of Borrowed Shares pursuant to the Share Lending Agreement. Upon conversion or replacement of the 2008 Notes, the number of Borrowed Shares proportionate to the converted or repaid notes were to be returned to the Company. The Borrowed Shares were issued and outstanding for corporate law purposes. Accordingly, holders of Borrowed Shares possessed all of the rights of a holder of the Company’s outstanding shares, including the right to vote the shares on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and the right to receive any dividends or other distributions declared or paid on outstanding shares of common stock. Under the Share Lending Agreement, the Borrower agreed to pay to the Company, within one business day after a payment date, an amount equal to any cash dividends that the Company paid on the Borrowed Shares, and to pay or deliver to the Company, upon termination of the loan of Borrowed Shares, any other distribution, in liquidation or otherwise, that the Company made on the Borrowed Shares.

To the extent the Borrowed Shares loaned under the Share Lending Agreement were not sold or returned to the Company, the Borrower agreed to not vote any borrowed shares of which the Borrower was the owner of record. The Borrower also agreed, under the Share Lending Agreement, to not transfer or dispose of any borrowed shares unless such transfer or disposition was pursuant to a registration statement that was effective under the Securities Act. Investors that purchased shares from the Borrower, and all subsequent transferees of such purchasers, were entitled to the same voting rights, with respect to owned shares, as any other holder of common stock.

The Company valued the share lending arrangement at $0.5 million at the date of issuance. The corresponding fair value was recognized as a debt issuance cost and was amortized to interest expense through the earliest put date of the related debt, February 15, 2013.

During June 2012 and November 2011, the Borrower returned 659,340 shares and 701,102 shares, respectively, of the Company’s borrowed common stock. On January 22, 2013, the remaining 2,439,558 shares of the Company's common stock held by J.P. Morgan Markets Limited were returned to the Company. No consideration was paid by the Company for the return of the Borrowed Shares. The Share Lending Agreement has been terminated.

Shares that had been loaned under the Share Lending Agreement were not considered outstanding for the purpose of computing and reporting earnings per share.

Capital Lease Obligations

The Company leases equipment and vehicles under capital leases. At September 30, 2013, the Company had $1.6 million of capital lease obligations.