Convertible Notes, Long-Term Debt and Credit Facility

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Convertible Notes, Long-Term Debt and Credit Facility [Abstract]

Convertible Notes, Long-Term Debt and Credit Facility

Note 8 — Convertible Notes, Long-Term Debt and Credit Facility

Convertible notes and long-term debt are comprised of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Convertible notes:
Convertible senior unsecured notes (2008 Notes)	$	55,500		$	70,500
Convertible senior secured notes (2010 Notes)		—			36,004
Less discount on notes		(1,438	)		(6,766	)
Convertible senior notes, net of discount		54,062			99,738
Less amount reported as current		(54,062	)		—
Convertible senior notes, less current portion	$	—		$	99,738
Long-term debt:
Capital lease obligations	$	1,890		$	1,642
Less current portion of long-term debt		(1,002	)		(767	)
Long-term debt, less current portion	$	888		$	875

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” or the “Lender”). 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, the Company may borrow up to $35.0 million at a variable interest rate until December 15, 2012, with an option, at the sole discretion of the Lender, to extend the term of the facility until September 22, 2014, provided the Company’s senior convertible notes are refinanced or restructured on terms satisfactory to the Lender. The Credit Facility also includes a $5.0 million aggregate sublimit for letters of credit.

Interest on borrowings under the Credit Facility is calculated daily at the higher of (a) the commercial lending base rate of PNC Bank plus 1%, (b) the federal funds open rate plus 1.5%, and (c) the daily one-month LIBOR rate plus 2%. The interest rate on borrowings would have been 4.25% at September 30, 2012. The Company may elect to borrow any amount available under the Credit Facility for a term of one, two or three months at LIBOR plus 2%.

The Company is required to pay a monthly facility fee of 0.25% on any unused amount under the commitment based on daily averages. As of September 30, 2012, no amounts have been borrowed against the Credit Facility, nor have any letters of credit been issued under the sublimit.

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 consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) to debt ratio of 1.10 to 1.00 and an annual limit on capital expenditures. The Credit Facility restricts the payment of cash dividends on common stock. In the event of default, the Lender may accelerate the maturity date of any outstanding amounts borrowed under the Credit Facility.

Guarantees of 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.

Convertible Notes

The Company’s convertible notes consist of Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes (“2008 Notes”) and Convertible Senior Secured Notes (“2010 Notes”). On January 5, 2012, the Company repurchased all of its outstanding 2010 Notes.

On February 14, 2008, the Company issued the 2008 Notes at par, in an aggregate principal amount of $115.0 million. The 2008 Notes bear interest at 5.25% and mature on February 15, 2028.

The 2008 Notes may be settled in cash upon conversion. 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% and a five-year expected term for accretion of the associated debt discount which is representative of the period from inception until contractual associated call/put options become exercisable on February 15, 2013. At the date of issuance, the Company assumed an effective tax rate of 38.0% and recognized a discount of $27.8 million and associated deferred tax liability of $10.6 million.

On March 31, 2010, the Company executed an exchange agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with White box Advisors, LLC, the administrative agent for a syndicate of lenders, to refinance the Company’s then existing term loan. The Exchange Agreement permitted each lender to exchange 2008 Notes, in proportion to the lender’s principal amount of participation in the refinanced term loan, for 2010 Notes and shares of the Company’s common stock. In accordance with the terms of the Exchange Agreement, on March 31, 2010, investors received, for each $1,000 principal amount of 2008 Notes exchanged, (a) $900 principal amount of 2010 Notes and (b) $50 worth of shares of the Company’s common stock based on 95% of the volume-weighted average price of the common stock for the preceding ten trading days.

On March 31, 2010, the Company exchanged $40.0 million of 2008 Notes for aggregate consideration of $36.0 million of 2010 Notes and $2.0 million worth of shares of the Company’s common stock and issued 1,568,867 shares of common stock in satisfaction of the common stock component. 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 original period, at an assumed rate of 9.9%, in accordance with the effective interest method. Company capitalized commitment fees related to the Exchange Agreement were amortized in accordance with the effective interest method over the period the convertible debt was expected to remain outstanding. Third-party transaction costs of $0.8 million incurred in conjunction with the Exchange Agreement were expensed as incurred.

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

Interest on the convertible notes accrues at 5.25% per annum and is payable semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15. The Company is obligated to pay contingent interest to holders of the convertible notes during any six-month period from an interest payment date, commencing with the six-month period beginning on February 15, 2013, if the trading price of a note for each of the five trading days preceding the first day of the relevant six-month period equals 120% or more of the principal amount of the Note. Contingent interest payable per note, with respect to any such period, is calculated as 0.5% per annum of the average trading price of the applicable note for the five trading days referenced above.

The 2008 Notes mature on February 15, 2028. On or after February 15, 2013, the Company may 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, including any contingent interest. Holders of the 2008 Notes can 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.

If the Company engages in certain types of corporate transactions, note holders can require the Company to purchase all or a portion of the note holder’s outstanding notes. Any repurchase of the convertible notes pursuant to the aforementioned provisions must be for a cash price equal to 100% of the outstanding principal amount of the notes to be purchased, plus any associated accrued and unpaid interest, including any contingent interest.

The convertible notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock at the option of the note holders, subject to certain contractual conditions. The conversion rate is equal to 43.9560 shares per $1,000 principal note amount (a conversion price of approximately $22.75 per share), subject to adjustment, as contractually defined. Upon conversion, the Company may deliver, at the Company’s option, either cash or shares of common stock or a combination of cash and shares of common stock.

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 inclusive of proportionate unaccreted discount and unamortized deferred financing costs.

On January 5, 2012, the Company repurchased all $36.0 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 and recognized associated loss on extinguishment of debt of $5.4 million, consisting of a cash premium of $1.8 million and write off of unaccreted discount and unamortized deferred financing costs. Upon repurchase, the 2010 Notes were cancelled and the second priority liens on the Company’s assets were released.

On June 25, 2012, the Company repurchased $15.0 million of outstanding 2008 Notes for cash equal to 102.0% of the original principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest and recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $1.0 million, inclusive of $0.3 million of cash premium and the write off of unaccreted discount and unamortized deferred financing costs.

Guarantees of the Convertible Notes

The convertible notes are 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 are full and unconditional, and joint and several. Any subsidiaries of the Company that are not guarantors are 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 do not contain any significant restrictions on the ability of the Company, or any guarantor, to obtain funds from subsidiaries by dividend or loan.

Capital Lease Obligations

The Company leases equipment and vehicles under capital leases. At September 30, 2012, the Company had $ 1.9 million of capital lease obligations.

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 (the “Borrower”). The Borrower was subsequently acquired and became an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Company. In accordance with the Share Lending Agreement, the Company loaned 3.8 million shares of common stock (the “Borrowed Shares”) to the Borrower for a period commencing February 11, 2008 and ending on February 15, 2028. The Company may terminate the Share Lending Agreement earlier, upon written notice to the Borrower, if the principal balance of the 2008 Notes has been paid or upon agreement with the Borrower. The Borrower is 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.

Borrowed Shares are subject to adjustments for stock dividends, stock splits or reverse stock splits. 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 retains all proceeds from sales of Borrowed Shares pursuant to the Share Lending Agreement. Upon conversion of the 2008 Notes, the number of Borrowed Shares proportionate to the conversion rate for the notes must be returned to the Company. Any borrowed shares returned to the Company cannot be re-borrowed.

The Borrowed Shares are issued and outstanding for corporate law purposes. Accordingly, holders of Borrowed Shares possess 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 has 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 are not sold or returned to the Company, the Borrower has agreed to not vote any borrowed shares of which the Borrower is the owner of record. The Borrower has also agreed, under the Share Lending Agreement, to not transfer or dispose of any borrowed shares, other than to Borrower’s affiliates, unless such transfer or disposition is pursuant to a registration statement that is effective under the Securities Act. Investors that purchase shares from the Borrower, and all subsequent transferees of such purchasers, will be entitled to the same voting rights, with respect to owned shares, as any other holder of common stock.

During June 2012 and November 2011, the Borrower returned 659,340 shares and 701,102 shares, respectively, of the Company’s borrowed common stock resulting in 2,439,558 Borrowed Shares remaining outstanding at September 30, 2012.

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 will be amortized to interest expense beginning February 15, 2013, the first date the debt may be put to the Company. The estimated unamortized value of the share lending agreement approximates the fair value of the loaned shares outstanding at September 30, 2012. The fair value of similar common shares not subject to the share lending arrangement, based on the closing price of the Company’s common stock at September 30, 2012, approximated $30.9 million.

Term Loan

On March 31, 2010, the Company executed an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement for a $40.0 million term loan (the “Senior Credit Facility” or “Term Loan”). The Term Loan indebtedness had a maturity date of November 1, 2012 and scheduled quarterly principal payments of $1.0 million, with interest due quarterly based on an annualized interest rate of 12.5%, which decreased upon specified principal balance reductions.

The Senior Credit Facility provided for a commitment fee of $7.3 million. The Company allocated one-half of the commitment fee to the Term Loan and one-half to the Exchange Agreement described above. Commitment fees capitalized as deferred financing costs were amortized as additional interest expense over the periods the term loan and convertible debt were expected to remain outstanding.

The Term Loan was repaid in June 2011. Upon repayment, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of debt of $2.1 million resulting from the write-off of unamortized deferred financing costs and unaccreted discount associated with the beneficial conversion option of the debt.