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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt
Short-Term Borrowings
DigiCore Secured Banking Facility
DigiCore has a secured banking facility with Absa Bank Limited in South Africa (“Absa”), which had a maximum borrowing capacity of $1.0 million at December 31, 2019. The facility bears interest at the South Africa prime interest rate less 0.10% (9.90% at December 31, 2019) and is subject to renewal annually. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, $0.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively, was outstanding under this facility.
DigiCore Secured Overdraft Facility
DigiCore has a secured overdraft facility with Grindrod Bank Limited in South Africa, which had a maximum borrowing capacity of $0.3 million at December 31, 2019. The facility bears interest at the South Africa prime interest rate plus 1.00% (11.00% at December 31, 2019), requires monthly interest and, in certain instances, minimum principal payments. The facility is subject to renewal annually. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, $21.0 thousand and $0.4 million, respectively, was outstanding under this facility.
Long-Term Debt
Term Loan
On August 23, 2017, the Company and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”) entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Cantor Fitzgerald Securities, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and certain lenders (the “Lenders”). Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Lenders provided the Company with a term loan in the principal amount of $48.0 million (the “Term Loan”) with a maturity date of August 23, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”). In conjunction with the closing of the Term Loan, the Company received proceeds of $46.9 million, $35.0 million of which was funded to the Company in cash on the closing date, net of an original issue discount and commitment fee, and the remaining $11.9 million of which was funded through the Company’s repurchase and cancellation of approximately $14.9 million of its outstanding Inseego Notes (as defined below) pursuant to the terms of the Note Purchase Agreement (as defined below). The Company paid issuance costs of approximately $0.5 million. Additionally, the Company issued shares of its common stock and accrued an exit fee, which, when combined with the original debt discount and commitment fee, resulted in a total debt discount of approximately $4.0 million.
The Term Loan is secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors, including equity interests in certain of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, in each case subject to certain customary exceptions and permitted liens. The Credit Agreement includes customary representations and warranties, a material adverse change clause, as well as customary reporting and financial covenants, including a restriction on the level of capital expenditures. The Company obtained waivers of the capital expenditure restriction from the lenders during the year ended December 31, 2019. As a result of the waivers, as of December 31, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Credit Agreement. On March 9, 2020, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Agreement, which among other things, amended certain financial covenants set forth therein and permits the use of the Company’s Series E Preferred Stock to make certain payments, including interest payments, due thereunder.
The Term Loan bears interest at a rate per annum equal to the three-month LIBOR, but in no event less than 1.00%, plus 7.625% (9.535% at December 31, 2019). Interest on the Term Loan is payable on the last business day of each calendar month and on the Maturity Date. Principal on the Term Loan is payable on the Maturity Date. At December 31, 2019, interest due to related parties, totaling $1.3 million, was deferred and is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. This amount will convert to Series E Preferred Stock based on the amendment noted above. Principal on the Term Loan is payable on the Maturity Date.
As required by the terms of the Credit Agreement, during the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company repaid $0.5 million of principal on the Term Loan in connection with the Settlement Agreement, as defined below (see Note 10, Commitments and Contingencies).
Related parties currently hold 100% of the principal amount. On March 10, 2020, the Company entered into a letter agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) with South Ocean Funding, LLC (“South Ocean”), the Lender, holder of the aggregate principal amount currently outstanding under the Credit Agreement, which provides: (i) that the Company and South Ocean will work together, in good faith, to reach an agreement to amend or refinance the Credit Agreement in order to extend the maturity of the Credit Agreement until a date after March 15, 2021; and (ii) should an agreement not be reached to amend or refinance the Credit Agreement prior to August 23, 2020, upon request of the Company, the maturity date of the Credit Agreement will be extended to no earlier than March 15, 2021.
The Term Loan consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Principal
$
47,500

 
$
47,500

Less: unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs
(962
)
 
(2,454
)
Net carrying amount
$
46,538

 
$
45,046


The effective interest rate on the Term Loan was 13.50% for the year ended December 31, 2019. The following table sets forth total interest expense recognized related to the Term Loan during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Contractual interest expense
$
4,789

 
$
4,684

Amortization of debt discount
1,331

 
1,331

Amortization of debt issuance costs
161

 
160

Total interest expense
$
6,281

 
$
6,175


Convertible Senior Notes
Novatel Wireless Notes
On June 10, 2015, Novatel Wireless issued $120.0 million of 5.50% convertible senior notes due 2020 (the “Novatel Wireless Notes”). The Company incurred issuance costs of approximately $3.9 million. The Company used a portion of the proceeds from the offering to finance its acquisition of Ctrack, to pay fees and expenses related to the acquisition and for general corporate purposes.
The Novatel Wireless Notes are governed by the terms of an indenture, dated June 10, 2015, between Novatel Wireless, as issuer, Inseego and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee, as amended by certain supplemental indentures. The Novatel Wireless Notes are senior unsecured obligations of Novatel Wireless and bear interest at a rate of 5.50% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on December 15, 2015. The Novatel Wireless Notes will mature on June 15, 2020, unless earlier repurchased or converted. The Novatel Wireless Notes will be convertible into cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Company, at an initial conversion price of $5.00 per share of the Company’s common stock.
Following the settlement of the exchange offer and consent solicitation described below, approximately $0.2 million aggregate principal amount of Novatel Wireless Notes remain outstanding. In connection with the exchange offer and consent solicitation, the Novatel Wireless Notes and its related indenture were amended to, among other things, eliminate certain events of default and substantially all of the restrictive covenants in the Novatel Wireless Notes and its related indenture, including the merger covenant, which sets forth certain requirements that must be met for Novatel Wireless to consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets, and the reporting covenant, which requires Novatel Wireless to provide certain periodic reports to noteholders. The Novatel Wireless Notes’ related indenture, as amended, also provides that the form of settlement of any conversions of the Novatel Wireless Notes will be elected by the Company.
Inseego Notes
On January 9, 2017, in connection with the settlement of an exchange offer and consent solicitation with respect to the Novatel Wireless Notes, the Company issued approximately $119.8 million of 5.50% convertible senior notes due 2022 (the “Inseego Notes” and collectively with Novatel Wireless Notes, the “Convertible Notes”). The Inseego Notes were issued in
exchange for approximately $119.8 million aggregate principal amount of outstanding Novatel Wireless Notes that were validly tendered and accepted for exchange and subsequently canceled.
The Inseego Notes are governed by the terms of an indenture, dated January 9, 2017 (the “Inseego Indenture”), between the Company, as issuer, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”). The Inseego Notes are senior unsecured obligations of the Company and bear interest from, and including, December 15, 2016, at a rate of 5.50% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on June 15, 2017. The Inseego Notes will mature on June 15, 2022, unless earlier converted, redeemed or repurchased.
The Inseego Notes will be convertible into cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination thereof, at the election of the Company, at an initial conversion rate of 212.7660 shares of common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Inseego Notes, which corresponds to an initial conversion price of $4.70 per share of the Company’s common stock. The conversion rate is subject to adjustment from time to time upon the occurrence of certain events, including, but not limited to, the issuance of stock dividends and payment of cash dividends. Because the sale price condition included in the Inseego Indenture was satisfied during December 2019, the Inseego Notes are currently convertible and will remain convertible until March 31, 2020, at which time the convertibility will be reevaluated.
At any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding December 15, 2021, holders may convert their Inseego Notes at their option only under the following circumstances:
(i)
during any calendar quarter (and only during such calendar quarter), if the last reported sale price of the Company’s common stock for at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during a period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the immediately preceding calendar quarter equals or exceeds 130% of the conversion price on such trading day;
(ii)
during the five consecutive business day period immediately after any five consecutive trading day period (the “Measurement Period”) in which the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of the Inseego Notes for each trading day of the Measurement Period was less than 98% of the product of the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock and the conversion rate on each such trading day;
(iii)
upon the occurrence of certain corporate events specified in the Inseego Indenture; or
(iv)
if the Company has called the Inseego Notes for redemption.
On or after December 15, 2021, the holders may convert any of their Inseego Notes at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date.
The Company may redeem all or a portion of the Inseego Notes at its option if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock equals or exceeds 140% of the conversion price for each of at least 20 trading days (whether or not consecutive) during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately prior to the date on which the Company provides written notice of redemption, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Inseego Notes to be redeemed, plus any accrued and unpaid interest on such Inseego Notes, subject to the right of holders as of the close of business on an interest record date to receive the related interest. In addition, if the Company calls the Inseego Notes for redemption, a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the Inseego Indenture) will be deemed to occur. As a result, the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for holders who convert their Inseego Notes in connection with such redemption.
The Inseego Notes are subject to repurchase by the Company at the Optional Repurchase Date at a repurchase price in cash equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Inseego Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the Optional Repurchase Date, subject to the right of holders of the Inseego Notes on a record date to receive interest through the corresponding interest payment date. On March 6, 2020, the holders of substantially all of the outstanding indebtedness under the notes agreed to waive their optional right to require the Company to repurchase the notes on June 15, 2020.
No “sinking fund” is provided for the Inseego Notes, which means that the Company is not required to periodically redeem or retire the Inseego Notes. If the Company undergoes a “fundamental change” (as defined in the Inseego Indenture), subject to certain conditions, holders may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or part of their Inseego Notes in principal amounts of $1,000, or an integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. The fundamental change repurchase price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Inseego Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change repurchase date, subject to the right of holders as of the close of business on an interest
record date to receive the related interest. In addition, every fundamental change is a make-whole fundamental change. As a result, the Company will, in certain circumstances, increase the conversion rate for holders who convert their Inseego Notes in connection with such fundamental change.
The Inseego Indenture contains certain covenants, effective until June 15, 2020, that limit the amount of debt, including secured debt, that may be incurred by the Company or its subsidiaries, and that limit the ability of the Company to pay dividends, repurchase its equity securities or make other restricted payments. The Company was in compliance with such covenants at December 31, 2019.
The Inseego Indenture also provides for customary events of default. If an event of default (other than certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization involving the Company) occurs and is continuing, the Trustee, by notice to the Company, or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Inseego Notes, by notice to the Company and the Trustee, may declare the principal and accrued and unpaid interest on the outstanding Inseego Notes to be immediately due and payable. Upon the occurrence of certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization involving the Company, 100% of the principal and accrued and unpaid interest of the Inseego Notes will automatically become immediately due and payable. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Inseego Indenture provides that, to the extent the Company elects and for up to 60 days, the sole remedy for an event of default relating to certain failures by the Company to comply with certain reporting covenants consists exclusively of the right to receive special interest on the Inseego Notes at a rate equal to 0.50% per annum on the principal amount of the outstanding Inseego Notes.
Because the exchange of the Novatel Wireless Notes for the Inseego Notes described above was treated as a debt modification in accordance with applicable FASB guidance (it was between a parent and a subsidiary company and for substantially identical notes), the Company did not recognize a gain or loss with respect to the issuance of the Inseego Notes. In accordance with authoritative guidance, the Company recognized $3.6 million as an additional component of debt discount and additional paid-in capital attributed to the increase in the fair value of the embedded conversion feature of the Inseego Notes before and after modification. The Company will amortize the debt discount on the Inseego Notes as a component of interest expense using the effective interest method through June 2020.
At December 31, 2019, approximately $44.8 million of the Inseego Notes were held by related parties.
The Convertible Notes consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Liability component:
 
 
 
Principal
$
105,125

 
$
105,125

Less: unamortized debt discount and debt issuance costs
(3,791
)
 
(12,071
)
Net carrying amount
$
101,334

 
$
93,054

Equity component
$
41,905

 
$
41,905

 
In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company incurred approximately $3.9 million of issuance costs, which primarily consisted of underwriting, legal and other professional fees, and allocated the costs to the liability and equity components based on the allocation of the proceeds. Of the approximately $3.9 million of issuance costs, approximately $1.3 million were allocated to the equity component and recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital and $2.6 million were allocated to the liability component and recorded as a decrease to the carrying amount of the liability component on the consolidated balance sheet. The portion allocated to the liability component is being amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method through June 2020. 
The effective interest rate on the liability component of the Convertible Notes was 13.88% for the year ended December 31, 2019. The following table sets forth total interest expense recognized related to the Convertible Notes during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Contractual interest expense
$
5,782

 
$
5,782

Amortization of debt discount
7,821

 
7,822

Amortization of debt issuance costs
459

 
459

Total interest expense
$
14,062

 
$
14,063


At December 31, 2019, the minimum calendar year principal payments and maturities of long-term debt were as follows, assuming no repurchases or conversions of the Novatel Wireless Notes prior to June 15, 2020, the maturity date, or the Inseego Notes prior to June 15, 2022, the maturity date (in thousands):
2020
$
47,750

2021

2022
104,875

2023

2024

Thereafter

Total
$
152,625


Exchange Shares
In the first quarter of 2020, the Company entered into privately-negotiated exchange agreements with certain investors holding the Inseego Notes. Pursuant to the exchange agreements, the investors exchanged $59.9 million in aggregate principal amount of outstanding Inseego Notes for 13,688,876 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share. The investors agreed to waive any accrued but unpaid interest on the exchanged Inseego Notes.

In connection with the above Exchange Shares, the Company issued 942,702 additional shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company will account for the debt conversion as an induced conversion under ASC 470 -“Debt”, and as such, expects to record a loss on induced conversion of approximately $7.9 million as other expense during the first quarter of 2020.