Debt and Credit Facilities |
Note 7 Debt and Credit Facilities
Short-term borrowings and current maturities of long-term debt consisted of the following:
In millions March31, 2010 December31, 2009
Commercial paper $ 69.5 $
Debentures with put feature 343.6 343.6
Exchangeable senior notes 318.3 315.0
Current maturities of long-term debt 265.4 526.5
Other short-term borrowings 10.8 6.6
Total $ 1,007.6 $ 1,191.7
Commercial Paper Program
The Company uses borrowings under its commercial paper program for general corporate purposes. At December31, 2009, the Company had no amounts outstanding after repaying $998.7 million during the year. These payments were funded primarily using cash generated from operations. At March31, 2010, the Companys outstanding balance was $69.5 million.
Debentures with Put Feature
At March31, 2010 and December31, 2009, the Company had outstanding $343.6 million of fixed rate debentures which only requires early repayment at the option of the holder. These debentures contain a put feature that the holders may exercise on each anniversary of the issuance date. If exercised, the Company is obligated to repay in whole or in part, at the holders option, the outstanding principal amount (plus accrued and unpaid interest) of the debentures held by the holder. If these options are not exercised, the final maturity dates would range between 2027 and 2028.
In February 2010, holders of these debentures had the option to exercise the put feature on $37.2 million of the outstanding debentures, of which less than $0.1 million were exercised and repaid in February.
Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2012
In April 2009, the Company issued $345 million of 4.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes (the Notes) through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Ingersoll-Rand Global Holding Company Limited (IR-Global). The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed by each of IR-Ireland, IR-Limited and Ingersoll-Rand International Holding Limited (IR-International). Interest on the Notes will be paid twice a year in arrears. In addition, holders may exchange their notes at their option prior to November15, 2011 in accordance with specified circumstances set forth in the indenture agreement or anytime on or after November15, 2011 through their scheduled maturity.
Upon any exchange, the Notes will be paid in cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be exchanged, the remainder due on the option feature, if any, will be paid in cash, the Companys ordinary shares or a combination thereof at the option of the Company. The Notes are subject to certain customary covenants, however, none of these covenants are considered restrictive to the Companys operations.
The Company accounts for the Notes in accordance with GAAP, which requires the Company to allocate the proceeds between debt and equity, in a manner that reflects the Companys nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. The Company allocated approximately $305 million of the gross proceeds to debt, with the remaining discount of approximately $40 million (approximately $39 million after allocat |