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LONG-TERM DEBT
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
LONG-TERM DEBT

10. LONG-TERM DEBT

Total debt consists of the following at the dates indicated (in thousands):

 

     June 30, 2016      December 31, 2015  

Credit Facility:

     

Working Capital Draws

   $ 68,000       $ 105,000   

Acquisition Draws

     44,500         44,500   

7.875% Senior Notes, due June 2021

     172,400         172,186   

Notes payable - acquisition debt

     596         687   

Notes payable - acquisition non-competes

     1,279         1,629   

Insurance and vehicle financing

     3,464         2,336   

Less deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization

     (7,012 )       (7,499 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total debt

     283,227         318,839   

Less current maturities

     (5,373 )       (2,440 ) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 277,854       $ 316,399   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Credit Facility

The Partnership is a party to the Fourth Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended (the “Credit Agreement”) which provides for a single revolving credit facility of $180.0 million (the “Credit Facility”) maturing on December 19, 2019. The Credit Agreement also provides for an uncommitted ability to increase the Credit Facility by an additional $70.0 million. The Partnership’s obligations under the Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Partnership, excluding those held in trust. Borrowings under the Credit Facility are classified as either acquisition draws or working capital draws. Acquisition draws may be utilized to finance permitted acquisitions, the purchase and construction of mausoleums and related costs or the net amount of merchandise trust deposits. Working capital draws may be utilized to finance working capital requirements, capital expenditures and for other general corporate purposes. The amount of the Credit Facility that is available for working capital draws is subject to a borrowing formula equal to 85% of eligible accounts receivable, as defined within the Credit Agreement. At June 30, 2016, the amount available under the Credit Facility for working capital advances under this limit was $143.9 million, of which $68.0 million was outstanding at June 30, 2016.

Each individual acquisition draw is subject to equal quarterly amortization of the principal amount, with annual principal payments comprised of ten percent of the related advance amount, commencing on the second anniversary of such advance, with the remaining principal due on December 19, 2019, subject to certain mandatory prepayment requirements. Up to $10.0 million of the Credit Facility may be in the form of standby letters of credit, of which there were $6.5 million outstanding at June 30, 2016 and none outstanding at December 31, 2015.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility bear interest, at the Partnership’s election, at either an adjusted LIBOR rate plus an applicable margin between 2.25% and 4.00% per annum or the base rate (which is the higher of the bank’s prime rate, the Federal funds rate plus 0.5% or one-month LIBOR plus 1.00%) plus an applicable margin between 1.25% and 3.00% per annum. The Partnership is also required to pay a fee on the unused portion of the Credit Facility at a rate between 0.375% and 0.8% per annum, which is included within interest expense on the Partnership’s consolidated statements of operations. On June 30, 2016, the weighted average interest rate on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility was 4.4%.

The Credit Agreement contains customary covenants that limit the Partnership’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, grant liens, make loans or investments, make cash distributions if a default exists or would result from the distribution, merger or consolidation with other persons, or engage in certain asset dispositions including the sale of all or substantially all of its assets. The Credit Agreement also requires the Partnership to maintain:

 

  •   Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement), calculated over a period of four consecutive fiscal quarters, to be no less than the sum of (i) $80.0 million plus (ii) 80% of the aggregate Consolidated EBITDA for each permitted acquisition completed after June 30, 2014;

 

  •   the ratio of Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to Consolidated Debt Service (as defined in the Credit Agreement), calculated over a period of four fiscal quarters, or the Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio, of not less than 2.50 to 1.00 for any period; and

 

  •   the ratio of Consolidated Funded Indebtedness (as defined in the Credit Agreement) to Consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Credit Agreement), calculated over a period of four fiscal quarters, or the Consolidated Leverage Ratio, of not greater than 4.00 to 1.00 for any period.

On June 30, 2016, the Partnership’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio and the Consolidated Debt Service Coverage Ratio were 3.11 and 4.37, respectively. The Partnership was in compliance with these covenants as of June 30, 2016.

Senior Notes

On May 28, 2013, the Partnership issued $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.875% Senior Notes due 2021 (the “Senior Notes”). The Partnership pays 7.875% interest per annum on the principal amount of the Senior Notes, payable in cash semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The net proceeds from the offering were used to retire a $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 10.25% Senior Notes due 2017 and the remaining proceeds were used for general corporate purposes. The Senior Notes were issued at 97.832% of par resulting in gross proceeds of $171.2 million with an original issue discount of approximately $3.8 million. The Partnership incurred debt issuance costs and fees of approximately $4.6 million. These costs and fees are deferred and are being amortized over the life of the Senior Notes. The Senior Notes mature on June 1, 2021.

At any time on or after June 1, 2016, we may redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, at the redemption prices (expressed as percentages of the principal amount) set forth below, together with accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the redemption date, if redeemed during the 12-month period beginning June 1 of the years indicated:

 

Year

   Percentage  

2016

     105.906 % 

2017

     103.938 % 

2018

     101.969 % 

2019 and thereafter

     100.000 % 

Subject to certain exceptions, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control (as defined in the Indenture), each holder of the Senior Notes will have the right to require the Partnership to purchase that holder’s Senior Notes for a cash price equal to 101% of the principal amounts to be purchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest.

The Senior Notes are jointly and severally guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries. The Indenture governing the Senior Notes contains covenants, including limitations of the Partnership’s ability to incur additional indebtedness and liens, make certain dividends, distributions, redemptions or investments, enter into certain transactions with affiliates, make certain asset sales, and engage in certain mergers, consolidations or sales of all or substantially all of the Partnership’s assets. As of June 30, 2016, the Partnership was in compliance with these covenants.