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Note 10 - Long-term Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
(10)            Long-Term Debt
 
Long-term debt at December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016 consists of the following (in thousands):
 
 
 
December 31,
 
 
March 31
,
 
 
 
2015
 
 
2016
 
Notes Payable (a)
  $ 500,000     $ 500,000  
Deferred financing costs related to Notes Payable (a)
    (6,874 )     (6,641 )
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, Bank of America, N.A. (b)
          50,000  
Working capital facilities, Barclays (c)
    35,243       32,578  
Totals   $ 528,369     $ 575,937  
 
(a)      On April 16, 2015, the Company closed a public offering of the Notes. The Notes were issued at a price of 100% of their principal amount. The Notes are senior obligations of ExamWorks and are guaranteed by certain of ExamWorks’ existing and future U.S. subsidiaries. The gross proceeds of $500.0 million were used to repay all of the Company’s outstanding borrowings under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility, to redeem all of the Company’s prior $250.0 million, 9.0% senior notes due 2019 the (“Senior Unsecured Notes”), to pay related fees and expenses, and for general corporate purposes, including acquisitions. The Company incurred deferred financing costs of $7.5 million related to this offering, none of which were incurred in the three months ended March 31, 2015 or 2016. These costs are amortized on a straight-line basis over the 8-year life of the Notes which approximates the effective interest method. Additionally, the Company amortized deferred financing costs of approximately $226,000 in the three months ended March 31, 2015 related to previous Senior Unsecured Notes which were extinguished in April 2015.
 
The Notes were issued under an indenture, dated as of April 16, 2015, as supplemented by a supplemental indenture, dated April 16, 2015 (collectively, the “Indenture”), among the Company, the Guarantors and U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).  The Notes are the Company’s general senior unsecured obligations, and rank equally with the Company’s existing and future senior unsecured obligations and senior to all of the Company’s further subordinated indebtedness. The Notes accrue interest at a rate of 5.625% per year, payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, commencing October 15, 2015. Interest accrues from the date of issuance of the Notes.
 
At any time on or after April 15, 2018, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at the redemption prices specified in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of redemption. Prior to April 15, 2018, the Company may redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes with the net cash proceeds from certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 105.625% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, provided that at least 60% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Notes remains outstanding after redemption. In addition, the Company may redeem some or all of the Notes at any time prior to April 15, 2018 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes plus a make whole premium described in the Indenture, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
 
The Indenture includes covenants which, subject to certain exceptions, limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries (as defined in the Indenture) to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, make certain types of restricted payments, incur liens on assets of the Company or the restricted subsidiaries, engage in asset sales and enter into transactions with affiliates. Upon a change of control (as defined in the Indenture), the Company may be required to make an offer to repurchase the Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Indenture also contains customary events of default.
 
(b)      On November 2, 2010, the Company entered into the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility with Bank of America, N.A. The facility initially consisted of a $180.0 million revolving credit facility.
 
On May 6, 2011, the Company increased and fully exercised the accordion features of the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility.  The increase and exercise of the accordion feature increased the committed capacity of the credit facility by $55.0 million, from a total of $245.0 million to a total of $300.0 million.
 
On July 7, 2011, the Company entered into a second amendment to its Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (the “Second Amendment”) which became effective simultaneously with the consummation of the Company’s private offering of the Senior Unsecured Notes.  The Second Amendment amended the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility to, among other things, (i) extend the maturity date of the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility from November 2013 to July 2016; (ii) permit the issuance and sale of the Senior Unsecured Notes; (iii) replace the consolidated senior leverage ratio with a consolidated senior secured leverage ratio while permitting the maximum consolidated senior secured leverage ratio to be 3.00 to 1; (iv) permit the Company’s maximum consolidated leverage ratio to increase from 3.5 to 1 to 4.75 to 1; (v) reduce the borrowing cost; and (vi) allow the Company to complete acquisitions with a purchase price of up to $75.0 million (previously $50.0 million) without prior lender consent. The Second Amendment also reduced the aggregate revolving commitments under the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility by $37.5 million for a maximum commitment of $262.5 million, subject to the Company’s right to increase the aggregate revolving commitments by $37.5 million for a maximum commitment of $300.0 million, so long as the Company is not in default and the Company satisfies certain other customary conditions.
 
On February 27, 2012, the Company entered into a third amendment to its Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (the “Third Amendment”). The Third Amendment amended the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility as to the definitions of consolidated fixed charges and consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio and does not permit the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio as of the end of any fiscal quarter to be less than (i) for any fiscal quarter ending during the period from December 31, 2011 to and including September 30, 2012, 1.75 to 1.00 and (ii) for any fiscal quarter ending thereafter, 2.00 to 1.00.
 
On August 27, 2012, the Company entered into a fourth amendment to its Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (the “Fourth Amendment”). The Fourth Amendment amended the Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility to add the Australian dollar as an alternative currency and increased the alternative currency sublimit from USD $60.0 million to USD $100.0 million.
 
On June 27, 2013, the Company entered into a fifth amendment to its Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (the “Fifth Amendment”). Among other changes, the Fifth Amendment modified the Credit Agreement to permit an implementation of an auto-borrow agreement between the swing line lender and the Company to facilitate cash management, incorporated new provisions related to swap regulations and updated various provisions related to the LIBOR rate, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act and the International Financial Reporting Standards.
 
On February 3, 2014, the Company entered into a sixth amendment to its Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (the “Sixth Amendment”). The Sixth Amendment (i) allowed the Company to consummate the acquisition of Gould & Lamb, and (ii) allows the Company to acquire a target (a) with negative trailing twelve month adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the senior secured revolving credit facility) if the purchase price of such acquisition is less than $5.0 million, (b) with trailing twelve month adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the senior secured revolving credit facility) of less than or equal to $3.0 million without delivering to the lenders a quality of earnings report regarding such target and (c) without delivering pro forma projections of the Company to the lenders if the purchase price of such acquisition is less than $75.0 million, in each case, without prior lender consent.
 
On April 16, 2015, the Company entered into the Amended and Restated Credit Facility. The Amended and Restated Credit Facility provides for up to $300.0 million of revolving extensions of credit outstanding at any time (including revolving loans, swingline loans and letters of credit). During the term of the Amended and Restated Credit Facility, the Company has the right, subject to compliance with the covenants specified in the Amended and Restated Credit Facility and the Notes, to increase the revolving extensions under the Amended and Restated Credit Facility to a maximum of $400.0 million. The term of the Amended and Restated Credit Facility was extended for five years from the date of the amendment to April 2020. 
 
Borrowings under the Amended and Restated Credit Facility, as amended, bear interest, at either (i) LIBOR plus the applicable margin or (ii) a base rate (equal to the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.5%, (b) the Bank of America prime rate and (c) LIBOR (using a one-month period) plus 1.0%), plus the applicable margin, as the Company elects. The applicable margin means a percentage per annum determined in accordance with the following table:
 
Pricing
Tier
 
Consolidated Leverage Ratio
 
Commitment
Fee/Unused
Line Fee
 
 
Letter of
Credit Fee
 
 
Eurocurrency
Rate Loans
 
 
Base Rate
Loans
 
1
 
4.00
to 1.0
   
 
0.45%
 
 
2.75%
 
 
2.75%
 
 
1.75%
 
2
 
3.50
to 1.0 but <
4.00
to 1.0
 
0.40%
 
 
2.50%
 
 
2.50%
 
 
1.50%
 
3
 
3.00
to 1.0 but <
3.50
to 1.0
 
0.35%
 
 
2.25%
 
 
2.25%
 
 
1.25%
 
4
 
2.50
to 1.0 but <
3.00
to 1.0
 
0.30%
 
 
2.00%
 
 
2.00%
 
 
1.00%
 
5
 
   
<
2.50
to 1.0
 
0.30%
 
 
1.75%
 
 
1.75%
 
 
0.75%
 
 
In the event of default, the outstanding indebtedness under the facility will bear interest at an additional 2%.
 
The Amended and Restated Credit Facility contains restrictive covenants, including, among other things, financial covenants requiring the Company to not exceed a maximum consolidated senior secured leverage coverage ratio, a maximum total consolidated leverage ratio and to maintain a minimum consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio. The Amended and Restated Credit Facility also restricts the Company’s ability (subject to certain exceptions) to incur indebtedness, prepay or amend other indebtedness, create liens, make certain fundamental changes including mergers or dissolutions, pay dividends and make other payments in respect of capital stock, make certain investments, sell assets, change its lines of business, enter into transactions with affiliates and other corporate actions.
 
On June 1, 2015 the Company entered into a first amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Facility (“First Amendment”). The First Amendment amended the definition of “Change of Control” in the Amended and Restated Credit Facility.
 
As of March 31, 2016, the Company had $50.0 million outstanding under the Amended and Restated Credit Facility, resulting in $250.0 million of undrawn commitments. 
 
(c)       On September 29, 2010, the Company’s indirect 100% owned subsidiary UK Independent Medical Services Limited (“UKIM”) entered into a Sales Finance Agreement (the “UKIM SFA”) with Barclays Bank PLC (“Barclays”), pursuant to which Barclays provides UKIM a working capital facility of up to £5,000,000, subject to the terms and conditions of the UKIM SFA. The working capital facility bore a discount margin of 2.5% over Base Rate and served to finance UKIM’s unpaid account receivables.  The working capital facility had a minimum term of 36 months.
 
On June 28, 2013, UKIM entered into an amendment to extend the term of the existing UKIM SFA by 24 months from June 28, 2013, to amend the discount margin to 2.4% over Base Rate and to provide that payments by UKIM for certain non-working capital purposes are permitted under the UKIM SFA. Further, on April 16, 2015, UKIM entered into an amendment to extend the term of the existing UKIM SFA for an additional 36 months from the amendment date and to amend the discount margin to 2.05% over Base Rate (0.5% rate on March 31, 2016). The working capital facility operates on a co-terminus and cross-default basis with other facilities provided by Barclays and with the Amended and Restated Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2016, UKIM had $6.0 million outstanding under the working capital facility, resulting in approximately $1.2 million in availability.
 
On May 12, 2011, the Company’s indirect 100% owned subsidiary Premex Group Limited (“Premex”) entered into a Sales Finance Agreement (the “Premex SFA”) with Barclays, pursuant to which Barclays provides Premex a working capital facility of up to £26,500,000, subject to the terms and conditions of the Premex SFA. The working capital facility bore a discount margin of 2.4% over Base Rate and served to finance Premex’s unpaid account receivables.  The working capital facility had a minimum term of 36 months.
 
On June 28, 2013, Premex entered into an amendment to extend the term of the existing Premex SFA by 24 months from June 28, 2013, and to provide that payments by Premex for certain non-working capital purposes are permitted under the Premex SFA. Further, on April 16, 2015, Premex entered into an amendment to extend the term of the existing Premex SFA for an additional 36 months from the amendment date and to amend the discount margin to 2.05% over Base Rate (0.5% at March 31, 2016). The working capital facility operates on a co-terminus and cross-default basis with other facilities provided by Barclays and with the Amended and Restated Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2016, Premex had $26.6 million outstanding under the working capital facility, resulting in approximately $11.5 million in availability.  
 
As of March 31, 2016, future maturities of long-term debt were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
Amount
 
Nine months ended December 31, 2016
  $  
Years ended December 31:
       
2017
     
2018
    32,578  
2019
     
2020
    50,000  
Thereafter
    500,000  
Total
  $ 582,578