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Borrowings
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Borrowings
Details on the Company’s long-term borrowings, net, as of October 31, 2020 and February 1, 2020 are as follows:
(in thousands)October 31, 2020February 1, 2020
Long-term portion of borrowings, gross at carrying amount$350,000 $233,250 
Unamortized fees(6,441)(932)
Unamortized discount— (355)
Long-term borrowings, net$343,559 $231,963 

Senior Secured Notes

On July 2, 2020, Abercrombie & Fitch Management Co. (“A&F Management”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of A&F, completed the private offering of the Senior Secured Notes, with $350 million aggregate principal amount due in 2025 at an offering price of 100% of the principal amount thereof. The Senior Secured Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as
of July 2, 2020, by and among A&F Management, A&F and certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, as guarantors, and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee, and as collateral agent.

The Senior Secured Notes will mature on July 15, 2025 and bear interest at a rate of 8.75% per annum, with semi-annual interest payments beginning in January 2021.

The Company used the net proceeds from the offering of the Senior Secured Notes to repay outstanding borrowings and accrued interest of $233.6 million and $110.8 million under the Term Loan Facility and the ABL Facility, respectively, with the remaining net proceeds used towards fees and expenses in connection with such repayments and the offering of the Senior Secured Notes.

The Company recorded deferred financing fees associated with the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes, which are being amortized to interest expense over the contractual term of the Senior Secured Notes.

ABL Facility

The ABL Facility, which was entered into on August 7, 2014 through A&F Management as the lead borrower (with A&F and certain other subsidiaries of A&F as borrowers or guarantors) and later amended on October 19, 2017, provides for a senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility of up to $400 million (the “ABL Facility”).

The ABL Facility will mature on October 19, 2022.

As a precautionary measure and to improve the Company’s cash position in light of the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, during the thirteen weeks ended May 2, 2020, the Company borrowed $210.0 million under the ABL Facility. During the thirteen weeks ended August 1, 2020, the Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the offering of the Senior Secured Notes and cash on hand to repay all outstanding borrowings under the ABL Facility.

The Company did not have any borrowings outstanding under the ABL Facility as of October 31, 2020 or as of February 1, 2020.

As of October 31, 2020, the Company had availability under the ABL Facility of $383.7 million, net of $0.8 million in outstanding stand-by letters of credit. As the Company must maintain excess availability equal to the greater of 10% of the loan cap or $30 million under the ABL Facility, actual incremental borrowing available to the Company under the ABL Facility was $345.2 million as of October 31, 2020.

The provisions under the credit agreement applicable to the ABL Facility have not changed from those described in Note 12, “BORROWINGS,” in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements contained in “ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA” of A&F’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2019.

Term Loan Facility

The Term Loan Facility, which was entered into on August 7, 2014 through A&F Management as the lead borrower (with A&F and certain other subsidiaries of A&F as borrowers or guarantors) and later amended on June 22, 2018, provided for a term loan facility of $300 million.

The Company had gross borrowings outstanding under the Term Loan Facility of $233.3 million as of February 1, 2020. During the thirteen weeks ended August 1, 2020, the Company used a portion of the proceeds from the issuance of the Senior Secured Notes to repay all outstanding borrowings under the Term Loan Facility and upon repayment the Term Loan Facility was terminated effective as of July 2, 2020.

The Term Loan Facility was previously scheduled to mature on August 7, 2021.

Representations, warranties and covenants

The agreements related to the Senior Secured Notes and ABL Facility contain various representations, warranties and restrictive covenants that, among other things and subject to specified exceptions, restrict the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to: grant or incur liens; incur, assume or guarantee additional indebtedness; sell or otherwise dispose of assets, including capital stock of subsidiaries; make investments in certain subsidiaries; pay dividends, make distributions or redeem or repurchase capital stock; change the nature of their business; and consolidate or merge with or into, or sell substantially all of the Company’s or A&F Management’s assets to, another entity.

The Senior Secured Notes are guaranteed on a senior secured basis, jointly and severally, by A&F and each of the existing and future wholly-owned domestic restricted subsidiaries of A&F that guarantee or will guarantee A&F Management’s ABL Facility or certain future capital markets indebtedness.
Certain of the agreements related to the Senior Secured Notes and ABL Facility also contain certain affirmative covenants, including reporting requirements such as delivery of financial statements, certificates and notices of certain events, maintaining insurance and providing additional guarantees and collateral in certain circumstances.

The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants under these agreements as of October 31, 2020.