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LONG-TERM DEBT / INTEREST EXPENSE
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM DEBT / INTEREST EXPENSE LONG-TERM DEBT / INTEREST EXPENSE
Long-term debt consisted of the following: 
 
March 31,
2019
 
December 31,
2018
 
(in thousands)
Tranche B-1 Term Loan
$

 
$
147,289

Tranche B-2 Term Loan (net of $11.4 million and $17.5 million discount)
446,799

 
554,760

FILO Term Loan (net of $10.2 million and $10.9 million discount)
264,768

 
264,086

Unpaid original issuance discount

 
11,445

Notes
177,440

 
175,504

Debt issuance costs
(654
)
 
(762
)
Total debt
888,353

 
1,152,322

Less: current debt

 
(158,756
)
Long-term debt
$
888,353

 
$
993,566


On February 28, 2018, the Company amended and restated its Senior Credit Facility, which included an extension of the maturity date of a portion of the term loan from March 2019 to March 2021 (the "Tranche B-2 Term Loan"). The remaining term loan continued to have a maturity date of March 2019 ("the Tranche B-1 Term Loan"). Provided that all outstanding amounts under the convertible senior notes exceeding $50.0 million have not been repaid, refinanced, converted or effectively discharged prior to May 2020 ("Springing Maturity Date"), the maturity date of the Tranche B-2 Term Loan becomes the Springing Maturity Date, subject to certain adjustments. In connection with the debt refinancing, the Company recognized a loss of $16.7 million during the first quarter of 2018, which primarily includes third-party fees. As of March 31, 2019, the Company had paid down the Tranche B-1 Term Loan and had $446.8 million Tranche B-2 Term Loan outstanding. The Company also had a new asset-based credit agreement (the "ABL Credit Agreement"), consisting of:
a $264.8 million asset-based Term Loan Facility advanced on a “first-in, last-out” basis (the "FILO Term Loan") with a maturity date of December 2022 (which maturity date will become May 2020, subject to certain adjustments, should the Springing Maturity Date be triggered); and
a $100 million asset-based Revolving Credit Facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") with a maturity date of August 2022 (which maturity date will become May 2020, subject to certain adjustments, should the Springing Maturity Date be triggered). In connection with the contribution of the Nutra manufacturing and Anderson facility net assets to the manufacturing joint venture with IVC, the Revolving Credit Facility decreased from $100 million to $81 million effective March 2019. As of March 31, 2019 there were no borrowings outstanding on the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Tranche B-2 Term Loan requires annual aggregate principal payments of at least $43 million and bears interest at a rate of, at the Company's option, LIBOR plus a margin of 8.75% per annum subject to change under certain circumstances (with a minimum and maximum margin of 8.25% and 9.25%, respectively, per annum), or prime plus a margin of 7.75% per annum subject to change under certain circumstances (with a minimum and maximum
margin of 7.25% and 8.25%, respectively, per annum). Any mandatory repayments as defined in the credit agreement shall be applied to the remaining annual aggregate principal payments in direct order of maturity. As discussed in further detail below, in November 2018, the Company paid $100 million on the Tranche B-2 Term Loan and elected to use the payment to satisfy the scheduled amortization payments on the Term Loan Facility through December 2020. The Term Loan Agreement is secured by a (i) first lien on certain assets of the Company primarily consisting of capital stock issued by General Nutrition Centers, Inc. ("Centers") and its subsidiaries, intellectual property and equipment (“Term Priority Collateral”) and (ii) second lien on certain assets of the Company primarily consisting of inventory and accounts receivable (“ABL Priority Collateral”). The Term Loan Agreement is guaranteed by all material, wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries of the Company (the “U.S. Guarantors”) and by General Nutrition Centres Company, an unlimited liability company organized under the laws of Nova Scotia (together with the U.S. Guarantors, the “Guarantors”).    
There are no scheduled amortization payments associated with the FILO Term Loan, which bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 7.00% per annum subject to decrease under certain circumstances (with a minimum possible interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 6.50% per annum). Outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 1.75% (subject to an increase or decrease of 0.25% based on the amount available to be drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility). The Company is also required to pay an annual fee to revolving lenders equal to a maximum of 2.0% (subject to adjustment based on the amount available to be be drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility) on outstanding letters of credit and an annual commitment fee of 0.375% on the undrawn portion of the Revolving Credit Facility subject to an increase to 0.5% based on the amount available to drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility. The FILO Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility are secured by a (i) first lien on ABL Priority Collateral and (ii) second lien on Term Priority Collateral. The FILO Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facility are guaranteed by the Guarantors.
Under the Company’s Term Loan Agreement and ABL Credit Agreement (collectively, the "Credit Facilities"), the Company is required to make certain mandatory prepayments, including a requirement to prepay first the Tranche B-2 Term Loan (until repaid in full) and second the FILO Term Loan (until repaid in full, but only if such prepayment is permitted under the ABL Credit Agreement) in each case annually with amounts based on excess cash flow, as defined in the Company’s Credit Facilities, based on the results of the Company for the prior fiscal year. The payment will be 75% of excess cash flow for each such fiscal year, subject to a reduction to 50% based on the attainment of a certain Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio, and will be reduced by certain scheduled debt payment amounts. The Company made the first excess cash flow payment in April 2019 of $9.8 million with respect to the year ending December 31, 2018. The Company expects this excess cash flow payment to be between $25 million and $35 million at 50% with respect to the year ending December 31, 2019, which is expected to be paid in the second quarter of 2020.
At March 31, 2019, the interest rates under the Tranche B-2 Term Loan and the FILO Term Loan were 11.3% and 9.5%, respectively. At December 31, 2018, the interest rate under the Tranche B-1 Term Loan, Tranche B-2 Term Loan, and the FILO Term Loan were 5.7%, 11.8%, and 9.5%, respectively. At March 31, 2019, the Company had $74.2 million available under the Revolving Credit Facility, after giving effect to $6.2 million utilized to secure letters of credit and $0.6 million reduction to borrowing ability as a result of decrease in net collateral.
The Company’s Credit Facilities contain customary covenants, including limitations on the ability of GNC Corporation, Centers, and Centers' subsidiaries to, among other things, incur debt, grant liens on their assets, enter into mergers or liquidations, sell assets, make investments or acquisitions, make optional payments in respect of, or modify, certain other debt instruments, pay dividends or other payments on capital stock, or enter into arrangements that restrict their ability to pay dividends or grant liens. In addition, the Term Loan Agreement requires compliance, as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company, with a maximum Consolidated Net First Lien Leverage Ratio initially set at 5.50 to 1.00 through December 31, 2018 and decreasing to 5.00 to 1.00 from March 31, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and 4.25 to 1.00 thereafter. Depending on the amount available to be drawn under the Revolving Credit Facility, the ABL Credit Agreement requires compliance as of the end of each fiscal quarter of the Company with a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.00 to 1.00. The Company is currently in compliance, and expects to remain in compliance over the next twelve months, with the terms of its Credit Facilities.
In connection with the strategic investment from Harbin Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd ("Harbin") and the manufacturing joint venture with IVC, the Company received (i) $100 million investment from Harbin in November 2018, which was utilized to pay a portion of the Tranche B-2 Term Loan and elected to use the payment to satisfy the scheduled amortization payments through December 2020, (ii) approximately $200 million from Harbin in the first quarter of 2019 and (iii) $101 million from IVC in the first quarter of 2019. The Company applied such proceeds to pay down the remaining balance of the Tranche B-1 Term Loan that matured in March 2019. The remaining proceeds together with cash generated from operating activities were utilized to pay $114.0 million of the Tranche B-2 and the original issuance discount due to the Tranche B-2 Term Loan lenders at 2% of the outstanding balance.
Convertible Debt
The Company maintains $188.6 million in principal amount of 1.5% convertible senior notes due in 2020 (the "Notes"). The Notes consist of the following components:
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
(in thousands)
Liability component
 
 
 
Principal
$
188,565

 
$
188,565

Conversion feature
(9,788
)
 
(11,489
)
Discount related to debt issuance costs
(1,337
)
 
(1,572
)
Net carrying amount
$
177,440

 
$
175,504


Interest Rate Swaps
On June 13, 2018, the Company entered into two interest rate swaps with notional amounts of $275 million and $225 million to limit the exposure of its variable interest rate debt by effectively converting it to a fixed interest rate. The Company receives payments based on the one-month LIBOR and makes payments based on a fixed rate. The Company receives payments with a floor of 0.00% and 0.75%, respectively, on the $275 million and $225 million interest rate swaps, which aligns with the related debt instruments. The interest rate swap agreements had an effective date of June 29, 2018. The $225 million interest rate swap expires on February 28, 2021, and the $275 million interest rate swap expires on June 30, 2021. The notional amount of the $225 million interest rate swap is scheduled to decrease to $175 million on June 30, 2019, $125 million on June 30, 2020 and $75 million on December 31, 2020. The Company designated these instruments as cash flow hedges deemed effective upon initiation. The interest rate swaps are recognized on the balance sheet at fair value. Changes in fair value are recorded within other comprehensive gain (loss) on the Consolidated Balance Sheet and reclassified into the Consolidated Statement of Operations as interest expense in the period in which the underlying transaction affects earnings.

The fair values of the derivative financial instruments included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets consisted of the following:

(in thousands, except percentages)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair Value at
 
Notional Amount
 
Fixed Rate
 
Balance Sheet Classification
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accounting cash flow hedges:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap
$
275,000

 
2.82
%
 
Other long-term liabilities
 
$
3,641

 
$
2,371

Interest rate swap
225,000

 
2.74
%
 
Other long-term liabilities
 
1,348

 
839

Net carrying amount
$
500,000

 
 
 
Total liabilities
 
$
4,989

 
$
3,210



At March 31, 2019, there was a cumulative unrealized loss of $3.4 million, net of tax, related to these interest rate swaps included in accumulated other comprehensive income loss. This loss would be immediately recognized in the Consolidated Statement of Operations if these instruments fail to meet certain cash flow hedge requirements. As of March 31, 2019, the amount included in accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the interest rate swaps to be reclassified into earnings during the next 12 months is not material. Refer to Note 7, "Fair Value Measurements of Financial Instruments" for more information on how the interest rate swaps are valued.
Interest Expense
Interest expense consisted of the following:
 
Three months ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
 
(in thousands)
 
 
 
 
Tranche B-1 Term Loan coupon
$
928

 
$
8,058

Tranche B-2 Term Loan coupon
16,468

 
6,824

FILO Term Loan coupon
6,751

 
2,122

Revolving Credit Facility
123

 
132

Terminated revolving credit facility

 
316

Amortization of discount and debt issuance costs
6,043

 
1,755

Subtotal
30,313

 
19,207

Notes:
 
 
 
Coupon
707

 
707

Amortization of conversion feature
1,701

 
1,610

Amortization of discount and debt issuance costs
244

 
244

Total Notes
2,652

 
2,561

Other
(9
)
 
5

Interest expense, net
$
32,956

 
$
21,773