Maturity
Borrowings under the New ABL Credit Agreement mature, and lending commitments thereunder terminate, on August 23, 2024.
Prepayments
If at any time, the outstanding amount under the New ABL Credit Agreement exceeds the lesser of (i) the aggregate amount committed by the revolving credit lenders and (ii) the borrowing base, the Company will be required to prepay first, any protective advances, and second, any outstanding revolving loans and swing line loans and/or cash collateralize letters of credit in an aggregate amount equal to such excess, as applicable.
Subject to customary exceptions and restrictions, the Company may voluntarily repay outstanding amounts under the New ABL Credit Agreement at any time without premium or penalty. Any voluntary prepayments made will not reduce commitments under the New ABL Credit Agreement.
Guarantees and Security
The New ABL Facility is guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Company that guarantee the New Senior Secured Credit Agreement. All obligations under the New ABL Credit Agreement and the guarantees of those obligations are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in the ABL Priority Collateral and a perfected second priority security interest in the Notes Priority Collateral.
Certain Covenants and Events of Default
The New ABL Credit Agreement contemplates that if borrowing availability is less than the greater of (a) $10 million and (b) 10% of the lesser of (i) the aggregate commitments at such time and (ii) the borrowing base then in effect at such time, the Company will be required to comply with a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.00 to 1.00 for the most recent period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ended prior to the occurrence of the Covenant Trigger Period (as defined in the New ABL Credit Agreement), and will be required to continue to comply with this minimum fixed charge coverage ratio until the first period of 20 consecutive days at all times during which borrowing availability for each day during such period exceeds the greater of (x) $10 million and (y) 10% of the lesser of (i) the aggregate commitments at such time and (ii) the borrowing base then in effect at such time, at which time the Covenant Trigger Period will no longer be deemed to be occurring.
The New ABL Credit Agreement also includes negative covenants that, subject to significant exceptions, limit the Company’s ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur additional indebtedness; (ii) create liens on assets; (iii) engage in mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions; (iv) sell assets; (v) pay dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock; (vi) make investments, loans, or advances; (vii) prepay certain junior indebtedness; (viii) engage in certain transactions with affiliates; (ix) enter into agreements which limit its ability and the ability of its restricted subsidiaries to incur restrictions on their ability to make distributions; and (x) amend or waive organizational documents.
The New ABL Credit Agreement also includes certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, including payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to certain indebtedness, certain events of bankruptcy, material judgments and a change of control. If an event of default occurs, the lenders under the New ABL Credit Agreement will be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of all amounts due under the New ABL Credit Agreement and all actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor.
ABL Intercreditor Agreement
On August 23, 2019, in connection with the entry into the New ABL Credit Agreement, the Company and the Guarantors entered into an ABL Intercreditor Agreement (the “ABL Intercreditor Agreement”) with Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as ABL agent and cash flow agent, and U.S. Bank National Association, as collateral agent for the Notes. The ABL Intercreditor Agreement governs the respective rights, obligations and priorities relating to the ABL Priority Collateral.
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