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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 28, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt

9.

Long-Term Debt

The components of the Company’s long-term debt were as follows:

 

 

 

December 28, 2019

 

 

December 29, 2018

 

 

 

Principal

Balance

 

 

Unamortized

Deferred

Financing

Costs

 

 

Unamortized

Debt Discount

 

 

Effective

Rate (1)

 

 

Principal

Balance

 

 

Unamortized

Deferred

Financing

Costs

 

 

Unamortized

Debt Discount

 

 

Effective

Rate (1)

 

Revolving Credit Facility due

   November 29, 2022

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

0.00

%

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

$

0

 

 

 

4.39

%

Term Loan Facility due

   November 29, 2024

 

 

1,305,250

 

 

 

6,418

 

 

 

21,634

 

 

 

7.93

%

 

 

1,482,250

 

 

 

8,307

 

 

 

26,033

 

 

 

7.53

%

Notes due December 1, 2025

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

1,028

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

8.72

%

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

1,202

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

8.69

%

Total

 

$

1,605,250

 

 

$

7,446

 

 

$

21,634

 

 

 

8.07

%

 

$

1,782,250

 

 

$

9,509

 

 

$

26,033

 

 

 

7.63

%

Less: Current Portion

 

 

96,250

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

77,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unamortized Deferred

   Financing Costs

 

 

7,446

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9,509

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Unamortized Debt Discount

 

 

21,634

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

26,033

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Debt

 

$

1,479,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,669,708

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

Includes amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount.

On November 29, 2017, the Company refinanced its then-existing credit facilities (hereinafter referred to as “the November 2017 debt refinancing”) consisting of $1,930,386 of borrowings under a term loan facility and an undrawn $50,000 revolving credit facility with $1,565,000 of borrowings under its new credit facilities, consisting of a $1,540,000 term loan facility and a $150,000 revolving credit facility (of which $25,000 was drawn upon at the time of the November 2017 debt refinancing) (collectively, the “Credit Facilities”), and $300,000 in aggregate principal amount of 8.625% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “Notes”). During the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company incurred fees of $53,832 (which included $30,800 of a debt discount) in connection with the November 2017 debt refinancing. In addition, the Company recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $10,524 in connection thereto. This early extinguishment of debt write-off was comprised of $5,716 of deferred financing fees paid in connection with the November 2017 debt refinancing and $4,808 of pre-existing deferred financing fees.

Senior Secured Credit Facilities

The Credit Facilities were issued under a new credit agreement, dated November 29, 2017 (the “Credit Agreement”), among the Company, as borrower, the lenders party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPMorgan Chase”), as administrative agent and an issuing bank, Bank of America, N.A., as an issuing bank, and Citibank, N.A., as an issuing bank. The Credit Facilities consist of (1) $1,540,000 in aggregate principal amount of senior secured tranche B term loans due in 2024 (the “Term Loan Facility”) and (2) a $150,000 senior secured revolving credit facility (which includes borrowing capacity available for letters of credit) due in 2022 (the “Revolving Credit Facility”).

On both May 31, 2019 and October 10, 2019, the Company made a voluntary prepayment at par of $50,000 in respect of its outstanding term loans under the Term Loan Facility. As a result of these prepayments, the Company wrote off deferred financing fees of $526 in the aggregate in fiscal 2019.

As of December 28, 2019, the Company had $1,305,250 of debt outstanding under the Credit Facilities, with $148,841 of availability and $1,159 in issued but undrawn letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. There was no outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Facility as of December 28, 2019.

All obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by, subject to certain exceptions, each of the Company’s current and future wholly-owned material domestic restricted subsidiaries. All obligations under the Credit Agreement, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and each guarantor, subject to customary exceptions, including:

 

a pledge of 100% of the equity interests directly held by the Company and each guarantor in any wholly-owned domestic material subsidiary of the Company or any guarantor (which pledge, in the case of any non-U.S. subsidiary of a U.S. subsidiary, will not include more than 65% of the voting stock of such first-tier non-U.S. subsidiary), subject to certain exceptions; and

 

a security interest in substantially all other tangible and intangible assets of the Company and each guarantor, subject to certain exceptions.

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, depending on the Company’s Consolidated First Lien Net Debt Leverage Ratio (as used in the Credit Agreement), on an annual basis on or about the time the Company is required to deliver its financial statements for any fiscal year, the Company is obligated to offer to prepay a portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Term Loan Facility in an aggregate amount determined by a percentage of its annual excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement) (said payment, a “Cash Flow Sweep”).

 

Borrowings under the Term Loan Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company’s option, either (1) an applicable margin plus a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (a) 0.50% per annum plus the higher of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate as determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, (b) the prime rate of JPMorgan Chase and (c) the LIBOR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for an interest period of one month adjusted for certain additional costs, plus 1.00%; provided that such rate is not lower than a floor of 1.75% or (2) an applicable margin plus a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for the interest period relevant to such borrowing adjusted for certain additional costs, provided that LIBOR is not lower than a floor of 0.75%. Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin based upon a leverage-based pricing grid, plus, at the Company’s option, either (1) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (a) 0.50% per annum plus the higher of (i) the Federal Funds Effective Rate and (ii) the Overnight Bank Funding Rate as determined by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, (b) the prime rate of JPMorgan Chase and (c) the LIBOR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for an interest period of one month adjusted for certain additional costs, plus 1.00% or (2) a LIBOR rate determined by reference to the cost of funds for U.S. dollar deposits for the interest period relevant to such borrowing adjusted for certain additional costs. As of December 28, 2019, the applicable margins for the LIBOR rate borrowings under the Term Loan Facility and the Revolving Credit Facility were 4.75% and 2.25%, respectively. In the event that LIBOR is phased out as is currently expected, the Credit Agreement provides that the Company and the administrative agent may amend the Credit Agreement to replace the LIBOR definition therein with a successor rate subject to notifying the lending syndicate of such change and not receiving within five business days of such notification objections to such replacement rate from lenders holding at least a majority of the aggregate principal amount of loans and commitments then outstanding under the Credit Agreement. If the Company fails to do so, its borrowings will be based off of the alternative base rate plus a margin.

On a quarterly basis, the Company pays a commitment fee to the lenders under the Revolving Credit Facility in respect of unutilized commitments thereunder, which commitment fee fluctuates depending upon the Company’s Consolidated First Lien Net Debt Leverage Ratio. Based on the Company’s Consolidated First Lien Net Debt Leverage Ratio as of December 28, 2019, the commitment fee was 0.35% per annum. The Company’s Consolidated First Lien Net Debt Leverage Ratio as of December 28, 2019 was 3.01:1.00.

The Credit Agreement contains other customary terms, including (1) representations, warranties and affirmative covenants, (2) negative covenants, including limitations on indebtedness, liens, mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, investments, distributions, prepayments of subordinated debt, amendments of material agreements governing subordinated indebtedness, changes to lines of business and transactions with affiliates, in each case subject to baskets, thresholds and other exceptions, and (3) customary events of default.


The availability of certain baskets and the ability to enter into certain transactions are also subject to compliance with certain financial ratios. In addition, the Revolving Credit Facility includes a maintenance covenant that will require, in certain circumstances, compliance with certain first lien secured net leverage ratios.

As of December 28, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all applicable financial covenants in the Credit Agreement governing the Credit Facilities.

Senior Notes

The Notes were issued pursuant to an Indenture, dated as of November 29, 2017 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, the guarantors named therein and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee. The Indenture contains customary covenants, events of default and other provisions for an issuer of non-investment grade debt securities. These covenants include limitations on indebtedness, liens, mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, investments, distributions, prepayments of subordinated debt and transactions with affiliates, in each case subject to baskets, thresholds and other exceptions.

The Notes accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to 8.625% and are due on December 1, 2025. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning on June 1, 2018. On or after December 1, 2020, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem some or all of the Notes at a purchase price equal to 104.313% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date, such optional redemption price decreasing to 102.156% on or after December 1, 2021 and to 100.000% on or after December 1, 2022. Prior to December 1, 2020, the Company may on any one or more occasions redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with an amount not to exceed the net proceeds of certain equity offerings at 108.625% of the aggregate principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. Prior to December 1, 2020, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at a make-whole price plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the redemption date. If a change of control occurs, the Company must offer to purchase for cash the Notes at a purchase price equal to 101% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the purchase date. Following the sale of certain assets and subject to certain conditions, the Company must offer to purchase for cash the Notes at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but not including, the purchase date. The Notes are guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by the Company’s subsidiaries that guarantee the Credit Facilities.

Outstanding Debt

At December 28, 2019, the Company had $1,605,250 outstanding under the Credit Facilities and the Notes, consisting of borrowings under the Term Loan Facility of $1,305,250, $0 drawn down on the Revolving Credit Facility and $300,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes issued and outstanding.

At December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, the Company’s debt consisted of both fixed and variable-rate instruments. Interest rate swaps were entered into to hedge a portion of the cash flow exposure associated with the Company’s variable-rate borrowings. See Note 19 for information on the Company’s interest rate swaps. The weighted average interest rate (which includes amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount) on the Company’s outstanding debt, exclusive of the impact of the swap in effect, was approximately 8.08% and 7.73% per annum at December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, respectively, based on interest rates on these dates. The weighted average interest rate (which includes amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount) on the Company’s outstanding debt, including the impact of the swap in effect, was approximately 7.59% and 7.46% per annum at December 28, 2019 and December 29, 2018, respectively, based on interest rates on these dates.


Maturities

At December 28, 2019, the aggregate amounts of the Company’s existing long-term debt maturing in each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter were as follows:

 

2020

 

$

96,250

 

2021

 

 

77,000

 

2022

 

 

77,000

 

2023

 

 

77,000

 

2024

 

 

978,000

 

2025 and thereafter

 

 

300,000

 

 

 

$

1,605,250