consented. The Intercreditor Agreement, among other things, specifies the relative lien priorities of the Term Loan Agent and Revolving Loan Agent in the relevant collateral, and contains customary provisions regarding, among other things, the rights of the Term Loan Agent and Revolving Loan Agent to take enforcement actions against the relevant collateral and certain limitations on amending the documentation governing each of the Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility.
The Term Loan
On the Closing Date, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries (the “Term Loan Borrowers”) entered into the Term Loan, Guarantee and Security Agreement with EICF Agent LLC, as agent for the lenders, CION Investment Corporation, as a lender and co-lead arranger, and the other lenders party thereto (the “Term Loan Agreement”), which provides for the Term Loan. The Closing Date Term Loan was fully drawn on the Closing Date, while the Delayed Draw Term Loan Facility was available upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent for up to 18 months following the Closing Date and expired in June 2022. The Term Loan Agreement matures on December 16, 2025.
Borrowings under the Term Loan Agreement bear interest at LIBOR, plus a margin of 8.50% (if the Total Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) is less than 2.50:1) or 9.00% per year (if the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than or equal to 2.50:1), subject to a minimum LIBOR floor of 1.00%, payable in cash on a quarterly basis. In addition, upon the occurrence of an event of default, and for so long as such event of default continues, default interest equal to 2.00% per year in excess of the rate otherwise applicable will be payable. The Term Loan Agreement also includes customary replacement provisions in the event of the discontinuation of LIBOR.
The Term Loan Borrowers’ Obligations (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) are guaranteed by certain of the Company’s material, wholly owned subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions (the “Term Loan Guarantors” and, together with the Term Loan Borrowers, the “Term Loan Credit Parties”). The Term Loan Credit Parties’ obligations are secured by first-priority security interests on substantially all of the Term Loan Credit Parties’ assets, as well as a second-priority security interest on the Term Loan Credit Parties’ accounts receivable and inventory, subject to the Intercreditor Agreement.
Subject to certain conditions, the Term Loan Borrowers may voluntarily prepay the Term Loan on any Payment Date (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement), in whole or in part, in a minimum amount of $1.0 million of the outstanding principal amount, plus a prepayment fee. The prepayment fee was amended effective June 30, 2022, as described below.
Subject to certain exceptions, within 120 days of the end of each calendar year, beginning with the year ended December 31, 2021, the Term Loan Borrowers must prepay the Obligations in an amount equal to (1) (i) if the Total Leverage Ratio is greater than 3:00:1:00, 50.0% of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) or (ii) if the Total Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 3:00:1:00 and greater than 2:00:1:00, 25.0% of Excess Cash Flow, less (2) all voluntary prepayments made on the Term Loan during such calendar year; provided that, so long as no default or event of default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, no such prepayment will be required unless Excess Cash Flow for such calendar year equals or exceeds $0.5 million. The Company was not required to prepay any Obligations for the year ended December 31, 2021. The Term Loan Agreement also requires mandatory prepayment of certain amounts in the event the Term Loan Borrowers receive proceeds from certain events and activities, including, among others, certain asset sales and casualty events, the issuance of indebtedness and equity interests, and the receipt of extraordinary receipts (with certain exclusions), plus, in certain instances, the applicable prepayment fee.
The Term Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, as well as customary affirmative and negative covenants, in each case, with certain exceptions, limitations and qualifications. The Term Loan Agreement also requires the Term Loan Borrowers to regularly provide certain financial information to the lenders thereunder, maintain a maximum total leverage ratio and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, and comply with certain limitations on capital expenditures.
Events of default under the Term Loan Agreement include, but are not limited to, a breach of certain covenants or any representations or warranties, failure to timely pay any amounts due and owing, the commencement of any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding, judgments in excess of certain acceptable amounts, the occurrence of a change in control, certain events related to ERISA matters, impairment of security interests in collateral or invalidity of guarantees or security documents, or a default or event of default under the Revolving Credit Agreement or the Intercreditor Agreement, in each case, with customary exceptions, limitations, grace periods and qualifications. If an event of default occurs, the Term Loan lenders may, among other things, declare all Obligations to be immediately due and payable, together with accrued interest and fees, and exercise remedies under the collateral documents relating to the Term Loan Agreement.