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Note 7 - Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
7.  DEBT

The Company’s debt consisted of the following:

   
September 30, 2014
   
December 31, 2013
 
             
Borrowings under lines of credit
  $ -     $ -  
                 
First lien secured credit facility, due 2020, interest at the greater of 4.00% or LIBOR plus 3.00%, weighted average interest rate of 4.00% at September 30, 2014
    745,563       751,225  
Other
    815       1,024  
Total debt
    746,378       752,249  
Less: current portion debt
    (7,904 )     (7,958 )
Total long-term debt
  $ 738,474     $ 744,291  

Predecessor Recapitalization and Refinancing

On April 12, 2007, MacDermid entered into three senior secured credit facilities consisting of (i) a $360,000 tranche B term loan credit facility denominated in U.S. Dollars, (ii) a $250,000 tranche C term loan credit facility denominated in Euros and (iii) a $50,000 revolving credit facility denominated in U.S. Dollars (collectively, the “2007 Credit Facilities”). On April 12, 2007, MacDermid also issued $350,000 of senior subordinated notes with a fixed interest rate of 9.50% at par.

On June 7, 2013, MacDermid completed a refinancing arrangement whereby the outstanding amounts under the 2007 Credit Facilities and outstanding senior subordinated notes were replaced with two new senior secured credit facilities (the “2013 Credit Facilities”) pursuant to a Credit Agreement dated as of June 7, 2013 (the “Credit Agreement”), which consisted of (i) $805,000 first lien credit facilities allocated between (a) a $755,000 term loan facility denominated in U.S. Dollars (“first lien term loan”), and (b) a $25,000 revolving credit facility denominated in U.S. Dollars and $25,000 multi-currency revolving credit facility (collectively, the “revolving credit facilities”), and (ii) a $360,000 second lien term loan facility denominated in U.S. Dollars (“second lien term loan”). The first lien term loan and related revolving credit facilities accrued interest at L+3.00% subject to, in the case of the first lien term loan, (i) stepdowns based on total leverage ratios and (ii) a LIBOR floor of 1.00%. The revolving credit facilities portion of the first lien term facilities was scheduled to mature June 7, 2018. The first lien term loan was scheduled to mature June 7, 2020. The second lien term loan accrued interest at L+6.75%, was subject to a LIBOR floor of 1.00% and was scheduled to mature on December 7, 2020. The 2013 Credit Facilities were guaranteed by MacDermid Holdings and certain of its direct and indirect wholly owned domestic subsidiaries and were secured by the personal and real property owned or thereafter acquired of MacDermid Holdings and certain of its direct and indirect wholly owned domestic subsidiaries and also 65% of the stock of MacDermid Holdings' first tier foreign subsidiaries, subject to customary exceptions, exclusions and release mechanisms. The June 7, 2013 recapitalization and refinancing transactions sources and uses of cash are summarized below:

Sources:
     
First lien term loan
  $ 755,000  
Second lien term loan
    360,000  
Cash
    117,080  
Total sources
  $ 1,232,080  
         
Uses:
       
Retire Tranche B and Tranche C term loans and accrued interest
  $ 345,426  
Retire senior subordinated notes, accrued interest and call premium
    368,164  
Redemption of Series A preferred stock and accumulated dividends
    500,000  
Fees and expenses
    13,003  
Discount on first lien term loan and second lien term loan
    5,487  
Total uses
  $ 1,232,080  

As part of this recapitalization and refinancing, $100,481 of the senior subordinated notes were called but not tendered on June 7, 2013 and were paid on the tender date of July 8, 2013.  As a result, $105,864 of the new debt proceeds from the refinance and recapitalization were escrowed to pay the outstanding called senior subordinated notes of $100,481, redemption premium of $3,182 and accrued interest $2,201 through the tender date of July 8, 2013. The escrowed funds were paid to the holders of the remaining senior subordinated note holders on July 8, 2013.

MacDermid utilized $500,000 of the proceeds from the new term loans to complete the recapitalization whereby any outstanding shares of 9.00% cumulative Series A preferred stock and related accumulated payment in kind dividends were exchanged for cash and issuance of shares of 9.50% cumulative Series B preferred stock.  As a result, 44,977 shares of 9.50% cumulative Series B preferred stock were issued as part of the exchange, the shares of 9.00% cumulative Series A preferred stock were retired and related accumulated payment in kind dividends were paid.

During the three months ended June 30, 2013 and in connection with the recapitalization and refinancing, MacDermid recorded a loss of $18,788 on extinguishment of debt. This consisted of $12,539 of called bond retirement premiums and $6,249 of write-offs of deferred financing fees related to the extinguished debt.

In connection with this recapitalization and refinancing, the Company recorded an additional $13,519 of deferred financing costs during the Predecessor Nine Month Period, which were to be amortized into interest expense over seven years.

Successor Refinancing

        In connection with the MacDermid Acquisition, on October 31, 2013, we entered into an Amendment No.1 to the Credit Agreement with respect to the 2013 Credit Facilities and paid $373,000, including $13,000 in early termination fees and accrued and unpaid interest in connection with the repayment of the $360,000 in principal on its second lien credit facility. Pursuant to Amendment No.1, Platform (i) amended and restated 2013 Credit Facilities (as so amended and restated, the “A&R 2013 Credit Facilities”) and the Credit Agreement (as so amended and restated, the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), (ii) repaid in full the Second Lien Term Loan and (iii) became a co-borrower on all obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility, and the negative and affirmative covenants contained therein were modified to reflect the new corporate structure; otherwise, the terms relating to the incremental facility, maturity, indicative margin, LIBOR floor, ranking, guarantors, mandatory prepayments and financial covenants remained unmodified by the amendment. In connection with the MacDermid Acquisition, the First Lien Term Loan were marked to fair value by adding the original discount of $1,775 to the carrying value at the time as the fair value was approximately par.

In connection with the Chemtura Acquisition, on April 16, 2014, we entered into a debt commitment letter for (i) $600,000 of incremental first lien term loans (the “2014 Incremental First Lien Facility”) to be incurred under the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as further amended as described below) and (ii) second lien term loans (the “2014 Second Lien Facility”) in an aggregate principal amount of $120,000 for the purposes of financing the Chemtura Acquisition and the fees and expenses in connection therewith, on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the debt commitment letter.

On July 15, 2014, Platform entered into an amended and restated debt commitment letter whereby the maximum commitment under the 2014 Incremental First Lien Facility was reduced to $405,000 and the 2014 Second Lien Facility commitment was eliminated. These amendments resulted from Platform’s improved cash on hand position, primarily as a result of the private placement completed on May 21, 2014. Unless agreed otherwise, the 2014 Incremental First Lien Facility will mature on June 7, 2020 respectively.

On August 6, 2014, we further amended the A&R 2013 Credit Facilities by (a) entering into an Amendment No.2 to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), and (b) agreeing on the implementation of certain further amendments upon consummation of the Chemtura Acquisition (the “Further Amendments”) to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (see Note 16 “Subsequent Events”).  The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement generally provides for, among other things, (i) Platform as a borrower under the term loan facilities, (ii) increased flexibility with respect to permitted acquisitions, (iii) the ability to request incremental facilities in currencies other than U.S. Dollars, and (iv) securing foreign assets in support of future term loans. The Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also allows us, subject to certain limitations, to extend the maturity of our term loans and/or revolving credit commitments.

On October 1, 2014, we and MacDermid, as borrowers, MacDermid Holdings, certain subsidiaries of MacDermid Holdings and Platform party thereto, Barclays Bank PLC, as collateral agent and administrative agent, and the incremental lender entered into an incremental amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Incremental Amendment”) for an increase in the term loan tranche of the Second A&R 2013 Credit Facilities (the “USD Incremental Loans”) in an aggregate principal amount of $300,000. Except as set forth in the Incremental Amendment, the USD Incremental Loans have identical terms as the existing Tranche B Term Loans (as defined in the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) and are otherwise subject to the provisions of the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. As a result of the Incremental Amendment, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for USD term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,055,000. The proceeds from the Incremental Amendment were used to finance the Agriphar Acquisition.

        As described above, the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, as amended by the Incremental Amendment, and without taking effect the consummation of the Further Amendments (as described below), provides for senior secured credit facilities consisting of (i) U.S. Dollar term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $1,055,000, (ii) a U.S. Dollar revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $25,000, and (iii) a multi-currency revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $25,000.

Upon closing of the Chemtura Acquisition on November 3, 2014, the Further Amendments became effective pursuant to Amendment No. 2, and the Borrowers (i) borrowed new term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $130,000 through an increase in Platform’s existing tranche B term loan facility (the “New Tranche B Term Loans”), (ii) Platform’s existing U.S. Dollar revolving credit facility was increased by $62,500 to $87,500 and (iii) Platform’s existing multicurrency revolving credit facility was increased by $62,500 to $87,500. On the date of the Chemtura Acquisition, the Borrowers borrowed $60,000 under the U.S. Dollar revolving credit facility and €55,000 ($69,000 assuming an exchange rate of $1.26 per €1.00) under the multi-currency revolving credit facility, respectively.  In addition, new term loans denominated in Euros in an aggregate amount of €205,000 ($259,000 assuming an exchange rate of $1.26 per €1.00)(the “Euro Tranche Term Loans”) were borrowed by MAS Holdings and NAIP, serving as a United States co-borrower. Pursuant to the Further Amendments, MAS Holdings and NAIP were added as borrowers under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, certain foreign subsidiaries of the Borrowers, MAS Holdings and NAIP became guarantors under the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and in connection therewith, pledged certain additional collateral to secure the obligations incurred under the Euro Tranche Term Loans and/or other loans incurred under the facility.

With the exception of the collateral package as noted above and the interest rate, the terms of the Euro Tranche Term Loans are substantially similar to Platform’s New Tranche B Term Loans and bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin plus an adjusted Eurocurrency Rate, calculated as set forth in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and mature on June 7, 2020. As amended by the Further Amendments, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement now also provides for, among other things, additional flexibility with respect to certain limiting covenants, including by increasing certain dollar baskets.

As of result of the Incremental Amendment and the Further Amendments in connection with the Chemtura Acquisition, on November 7, 2014, we have (i) approximately $1,437 outstanding under our First Lien Term Loan (including new term loans denominated in Euros in an aggregate of €205,000) and (ii) approximately $129,000 outstanding under our Revolving Credit Facility (including revolving credit facility borrowings denominated in Euros in an aggregate of €55,000).

Interest

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest either, at the option of the Borrowers, at the Eurocurrency Rate plus the Applicable Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement), for interest periods of one, two, three or six months (or if available for all applicable lenders, twelve months) or the Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate (each as defined in the Credit Agreement). The New USD Term Loans will bear interest at the Eurocurrency Rate plus the Applicable Rate.

During the Successor Quarterly Period, principal and interest payments of $1,888 and $7,723, respectively, were made on the first lien term loan. During the Successor Nine Month Period, principal and interest payments of $5,663 and $22,812, respectively, were made on the first lien term loan. During the Predecessor Quarterly and Nine Month Periods, interest payments of $7,885 and $9,647, respectively, were made on the first lien term loan. During the Predecessor Quarterly and Nine Month Periods, interest payments of $7,285 and $8,913, respectively were made on the second lien term loan.

Covenants and Events of Default

Under the terms of our Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, if our borrowings under our revolving credit facilities (including letter of credit borrowings) exceed 25% of the used and unused Dollar or Multicurrency commitments under our revolving credit facilities in the aggregate as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, we must maintain a 6.5 to 1.0 ratio of (x) consolidated indebtedness that is secured by a first priority lien minus unrestricted cash and cash equivalents to (y) consolidated EBITDA for the four most recent fiscal quarters, subject to a right to cure. Upon consummation of the Chemtura Acquisition and satisfaction of certain conditions, however, the Further Amendments would provide flexibility with respect to certain limiting covenants, including by increasing certain U.S. Dollar baskets.

The Credit Agreement also contains customary events of default that include, among others, non-payment of principal, interest or fees, violation of certain covenants, inaccuracy of representations and warranties, failure to make payment on certain other material indebtedness, bankruptcy and insolvency events , material judgments and a change of control of Platform. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, payment of any outstanding amounts under the Credit Agreement may be accelerated. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are also subject to mandatory prepayment under certain circumstances, with customary exceptions, from the proceeds of permitted dispositions of assets and from certain insurance and condemnation proceeds. As of September 30, 2014, the Company was in compliance with the debt covenants contained in the new senior secured credit facilities.

Guarantees

The obligations of the Borrowers under the senior secured credit facility are guaranteed by the Guarantors. Pursuant to an amended and restated pledge and security agreement, dated as of October 31, 2013 (as amended by Amendment No. 2 and as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”), entered into by the Borrowers, and the Guarantors, obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by a security interest in substantially all of the personal property, whether owned on the date the Security Agreement was entered into or acquired in the future, of the Borrowers and the Guarantors, including the pledge by the Borrowers and the Guarantors generally of 100% of the voting capital stock and other equity interests in all of their respective domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the voting capital stock and other equity interests in all of their respective directly owned non-domestic subsidiaries (in each case, whether existing on the date the Security Agreement was entered into or acquired thereafter), subject to certain exceptions contained in the Credit Agreement and the Security Agreement.

The Company also had letters of credit outstanding of $989 at September 30, 2014. As indicated above, letters of credit reduce the borrowings available under the Revolving Credit Facility.

Other Debt Facilities

The Company carries various short-term debt facilities worldwide which are used to fund short-term cash needs. As of September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, there were no borrowings under these other debt facilities. The Company also has various overdraft facilities available. At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, the capacity under these overdraft facilities was approximately $21,515 and $22,075, respectively. As of September 30, 2014, the Company’s overdraft lines bore interest rates ranging from 1% to 6.25%.

Predecessor Retired Senior Secured Credit Facility

In addition to scheduled repayments, the tranche B and tranche C loans contained mandatory prepayment provisions, whereby the Company was required to reduce the outstanding principal amounts of these loans based on excess cash flow (as defined in the credit agreement for the tranche B and tranche C loans) as of the most recent completed fiscal year. During the Predecessor Nine Month Period, the Predecessor made a mandatory excess cash flow prepayment, based upon 2012 operating results, of $10,277 on the tranche B term loan and $6,810 on the tranche C term loan.

During the Predecessor Nine Month Period, the outstanding tranche B loan and tranche C loan were retired with payments of $206,479 and $138,737, respectively.

During the Predecessor Nine Month Period, the Company recorded $3,261 of other expense related to the remeasurement loss on the foreign denominated tranche C term loan. During the Predecessor Nine Month Period, the realized portion of the remeasurement gain on the foreign denominated tranche C term loan was approximately $4,398.

Predecessor Senior Subordinated Notes

As part of the Refinancing, the senior subordinated notes were called on June 7, 2013 and $249,519 of principal and a redemption premium of $9,357 were paid to retire the tendered senior subordinated notes. Additionally, $105,864 of the new debt proceeds from the refinance and recapitalization were escrowed to pay the outstanding called senior subordinated notes of $100,481. Additionally, proceeds from the refinancing were escrowed for a redemption premium of $3,182 and accrued interest of $2,201 related to these called senior subordinated notes. The escrowed funds were paid to the holders of the remaining senior subordinated note holders on July 8, 2013.

Japanese Senior Secured Bank Debt

In February 2007, the Predecessor borrowed approximately $15,000 denominated in Japanese Yen in three separate notes that were paid in full by their respective maturity dates between 2009 and 2013. In September 2007, the Predecessor borrowed an additional $2,519 denominated in Japanese Yen which was paid in full in July 2013. In October 2009, the Predecessor borrowed $5,569 denominated in Japanese Yen which was paid in full in October 2013.