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NOTES PAYABLE
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
NOTES PAYABLE
ABLE

Notes payable consisted of the following:
 
 
June 30, 2019
 
March 31, 2019
(In thousands)
 
Current Portion
 
Long Term Portion
 
Current Portion
 
Long Term Portion
Prospect Loan
 
$

 
$
16,178

 
$

 
$
20,627

Total non-recourse notes payable
 

 
16,178

 

 
20,627

Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts
 

 
(1,321
)
 

 
(1,495
)
Total non-recourse notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts
 
$

 
$
14,857

 
$

 
$
19,132

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Bison Note Payable
 
$
10,000

 
$

 
$
10,000

 
$

Second Lien Loans
 
11,281

 

 
11,132

 

Credit Facility
 
17,577



 
18,623

 

Convertible Note
 
5,000

 

 
5,000

 

Total recourse notes payable
 
43,858

 

 
44,755

 

Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts
 
(841
)
 

 
(1,436
)
 

Total recourse notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discounts
 
$
43,017

 
$

 
$
43,319

 
$

Total notes payable, net of unamortized debt issuance costs
 
$
43,017

 
$
14,857

 
$
43,319

 
$
19,132



Non-recourse debt is generally defined as debt whereby the lenders’ sole recourse with respect to defaults, is limited to the value of the asset, which is collateral for the debt. Certain of our subsidiaries are liable with respect to, and their assets serve as collateral for, certain indebtedness for which our assets and the assets of our other subsidiaries that are not parties to the transaction are generally not liable. We have referred to this indebtedness as "non-recourse debt" because the recourse of the lenders is limited to the assets of specific subsidiaries. Such indebtedness includes the Prospect Loan.

Prospect Loan

In February 2013, our DC Holdings, AccessDM and Phase 2 DC subsidiaries entered into a term loan agreement (the “Prospect Loan”) with Prospect Capital Corporation (“Prospect”), pursuant to which DC Holdings borrowed $70.0 million. The Prospect Loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 9.0% (with a 2.0% LIBOR floor), which is payable in cash, and at an additional 2.50% to be accrued as an increase to the aggregate principal amount of the Prospect Loan until the 2013 Credit Agreement is paid off, at which time all accrued interest will be payable in cash.

Collections of DC Holdings accounts receivable are deposited into accounts designated to pay certain operating expenses, principal, interest, fees, costs and expenses relating to the Prospect Loan. On a quarterly basis, if there is excess cash flow, it is used for prepayment of the Prospect Loan. We also maintain a debt service fund under the Prospect Loan for future principal and interest payments. As of June 30, 2019, and March 31, 2019, the debt service fund had a balance of $1.0 million, which is classified as part of restricted cash on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Prospect Loan matures on March 31, 2021 and may be accelerated upon a change in control (as defined in the agreement) or other events of default as set forth therein and would be subject to mandatory acceleration upon insolvency of DC Holdings. We are permitted to pay the full outstanding balance of the Prospect Loan at any time after the second anniversary of the initial borrowing, subject to the following prepayment penalties:

5.0% of the principal amount prepaid between the second and third anniversaries of issuance;
4.0% of the principal amount prepaid between the third and fourth anniversaries of issuance;
3.0% of the principal amount prepaid between the fourth and fifth anniversaries of issuance;
2.0% of the principal amount prepaid between the fifth and sixth anniversary of issuance;
1.0% of the principal amount prepaid between the sixth and seventh anniversaries of issuance; and
No penalty if the balance of the Prospect Loan, including accrued interest, is prepaid thereafter.

The Prospect Loan is secured by, among other things, a first priority pledge of the stock of CDF2 Holdings, our wholly owned unconsolidated subsidiary, the stock of AccessDM, owned by DC Holdings, and the stock of our Phase 2 DC subsidiary, and is also guaranteed by AccessDM and Phase 2 DC. We provide limited financial support to the Prospect Loan not to exceed $1.5 million per year in the event financial performance does not meet certain defined benchmarks.

The Prospect Loan contains customary representations, warranties, affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default.

The following table summarizes the activity related to the Prospect Loan:
 
 
As of
(In thousands)
 
June 30, 2019
 
March 31, 2019
Prospect Loan, at issuance
 
$
70,000

 
$
70,000

PIK Interest
 
4,778

 
4,778

Payments to date
 
(58,600
)
 
(54,151
)
Prospect Loan, net
 
16,178

 
20,627

Less current portion
 

 

Total long term portion
 
$
16,178

 
$
20,627



Bison Note Payable

As discussed in Note 1 - Nature of Operations and Liquidity, the Company entered into a Loan with Bison for $10.0 million and issued Warrants to purchase 1,400,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock. See Note 6 - Stockholders' Deficit for further discussion of the warrants.

The loan was made in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement between the Company and Bison Entertainment Investment Limited, another affiliate of Bison, entered into on June 29, 2017.

On July 20, 2018, the Company entered into a term loan agreement (the “2018 Loan Agreement”) with Bison Global Investment SPC, pursuant to which the Company borrowed from Bison Global $10.0 million (the “2018 Loan”). The 2018 Loan has a one (1) year term that may be extended by mutual agreement of Bison Global and the Company and bears interest at 5% per annum, payable quarterly in cash. On July 12, 2019, we entered into a Termination Agreement for the 2018 Loan and at the same time entered into a $10.0 million Convertible Promissory Note. See Note 10 - Subsequent Events.

Second Lien Loans

On July 14, 2016, we entered into a Second Lien Loan Agreement (the “Second Lien Loan Agreement”), under which we may borrow up to $15.0 million (the “Second Lien Loans”), subject to certain limitations imposed on us regarding the number of shares that we may issue in connection with the loans. As of June 30, 2019 we have an outstanding balance of $11.3 million as which includes $4.0 million borrowed from Ronald L. Chez, at that time a member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Chez resigned from the Board of Directors in April 2017, and became a strategic advisor to the Company. The Second Lien Loans mature on June 30, 2019 and bear interest at 12.75%, payable 7.5% in cash and 5.25% in cash or in kind at our option. In addition, under the terms of the Second Lien Loan Agreement, we are required to issue 98,000 shares of our Class A common stock for every $1 million borrowed, subject to pro rata adjustments. As of June 30, 2019, we have issued 906,450 shares of Class A common stock cumulatively under the Second Lien Loan Agreement. There were no shares issued in the three months ended June 30, 2019. The Second Lien Loans may be prepaid without premium or penalty and contain customary covenants, representations and warranties. The obligations under the Second Lien Loans are guaranteed by certain of our existing and future subsidiaries.We have pledged substantially all of our assets, except those assets related to our digital cinema deployment business, to secure payment on the Second Lien Loans.

On July 10, 2019, the Company paid down $3.0 million and entered into a consent agreement with the lenders to extend the maturity date. See Note 10 - Subsequent Events.

Credit Facility and Cinedigm Revolving Loans

On March 30, 2018, the Company entered into a Credit Facility with a retail bank for a maximum of $19.0 million in revolving loans outstanding at any one time with a maturity date of March 31, 2020, which may be extended for two successive one-year periods at the sole discretion of the lender, subject to certain conditions.

Interest under the Credit Facility is due monthly at a rate elected by the Company of either 0.5% plus Prime Rate or 3.25% above LIBOR Rate established by the lender.

As of June 30, 2019 and March 31, 2019 there was $17.6 million and $18.6 million outstanding, respectively and there was no additional availability under the Credit Facility based on the Company's borrowing base. On July 3, 2019, the Company entered into an amendment to the Credit Facility. See Note 10 - Subsequent Events.

Convertible Note

On October 9, 2018, the Company issued a Convertible Note for $5.0 million. All proceeds from the Convertible Note were used to pay the $5.0 million 2013 Notes described below. The $5.0 million in aggregate principal bears interest at 8% and matures on October 9, 2019 with two one year extensions at the Company's option. The Convertible Note is convertible into 3,333,333 shares of the Company's Class A common stock, based on initial conversion price of $1.50 per share.

The Convertible Note is convertible at the option of the Lender, or the Company, at any time prior to payment in full of the principal balance, and all accrued interest of this Convertible Note in whole, or in part, into fully paid and non-assessable shares of Company’s Class A common stock at the conversion rate of $1.50.

Upon conversion prior to maturity by the Lender, or the Company, we may elect to settle such conversion in shares of our Class A common stock, cash or a combination thereof.  Upon the maturity date, the Company has the option to pay in Class A common shares convertible at the greater of the closing price of the Class A common stock or $1.10. As a result of our cash conversion option, we separately accounted for the value of the embedded conversion option as a debt discount (with an offset to additional paid-in capital) of $270 thousand.  The value of the embedded conversion option was determined based on the estimated fair value of the debt without the conversion feature, which was determined using market comparables to estimate the fair value similar non-convertible debt; the debt discount is being amortized to interest expense using the effective interest method over the one year term of the Convertible Note.

2013 Notes

In October 2013, we entered into securities purchase agreements with certain investors, pursuant to which we sold notes in the aggregate principal amount of $5.0 million (the “2013 Notes”) and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 150,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (the “2013 Warrants”) to such investors. We allocated a fair value of $1.6 million to the 2013 Warrants, which was recorded as a discount to the 2013 Notes and is being amortized through the maturity of the 2013 Notes as interest expense.

The principal amount outstanding under the 2013 Notes was due on October 21, 2018 and was paid in full by October 18, 2018, prior to their maturity date of October 21, 2018.

Ronald L. Chez, a former director and a current strategic advisor to the Company, was a holder of $3.0 million of the 2013 Notes as of October 18, 2018 and March 31, 2018.

Zvi Rhine, a member of our Board of Directors and a related party, was a holder of $0.5 million of the 2013 Notes as of October 18, 2018 and March 31, 2018.