7. Long-term Debt

RBS Loan Facility

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 for information on our former term loans with the Royal Bank of Scotland (the “RBS Loan Facility”). We repaid in full the RBS Loan Facility at 96% of the then outstanding principal amount using proceeds from a bridge loan agreement entered into on June 8, 2017. Refer to “2017 Bridge Loan” below for further details.

2017 Bridge Loan

On June 8, 2017, we entered into a $97.0 million bridge loan agreement (the “2017 Bridge Loan”) with DNB Capital LLC. The principal amount of the 2017 Bridge Loan is due on or before August 8, 2018 (the “Maturity Date”) and accrues interest on the outstanding principal amount at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.50% for the period ending December 7, 2017; LIBOR plus 4.50% for the period from December 8 until March 7, 2018; LIBOR plus 6.50% for the period March 8, 2018 until June 7, 2018, and 8.50% from June 8, 2018 until the Maturity Date.

The proceeds of the 2017 Bridge Loan were used to repay in full the RBS Loan Facility at 96% of the then outstanding principal amount. The remaining proceeds were used to pay accrued interest, legal, arrangement and advisory fees related to the 2017 Bridge Loan. As part of this transaction, $6.0 million of cash previously restricted under the RBS Loan Facility was released as unrestricted cash for use in operations.

The 2017 Bridge Loan provides that it be secured by, among other things, (i) first priority mortgages on the four VLGCs that were financed under the RBS Loan Facility, (ii) first assignments of all freights, earnings and insurances relating to these four VLGCs, and (iii) pledges of membership interests of the borrowers.

The 2017 Bridge Loan also contains customary covenants that require us to maintain adequate insurance coverage, properly maintain the vessels and to obtain the lender’s prior consent before changes are made to the flag, class or management of the vessels. The 2017 Bridge Loan includes customary events of default, including those relating to a failure to pay principal or interest, breaches of covenants, representations and warranties, a cross-default to other indebtedness and non-compliance with security documents, and customary restrictions on the borrowers from paying dividends if an event of default has occurred and is continuing, or if an event of default would result therefrom.

The following financial covenants are the most restrictive from the 2017 Bridge Loan with which the Company is required to comply, calculated on a consolidated basis, determined and defined according to the provisions of the loan agreement:

Consolidated liquidity shall be at least $50.0 million, of which an amount at least equal to $10.0 million shall be held by the Parent Guarantor (as defined in the 2017 Bridge Loan agreement) on a freely available and unencumbered basis, and shall mean, on a consolidated basis, the sum of (a) cash and (b) cash equivalents, in each case held by the Parent Guarantor on a freely available and unencumbered basis, provided, that (1) cash and cash equivalents shall at all times be deemed to include cash held in the Earnings Accounts (as defined in the 2015 Debt Facility agreement), (2) cash and cash equivalents shall at all times be deemed to include all cash amounts on the balance sheet of the Parent Guarantor, and (3) at all times prior to and through May 31, 2018 only, all cash held in accounts by Helios LPG Pool LLC attributable to the vessels owned directly or indirectly by the Parent Guarantor or its subsidiaries;

The ratio of consolidated net debt to consolidated total capitalization shall not exceed 0.60 to 1.00;

Minimum interest coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated net interest expense must be maintained greater than or equal to (i) 1.25 until and including the quarter ended March 31, 2018, and (ii) 1.50 thereafter;

Minimum shareholders' equity must be equal to the aggregate of (i) $400.0 million, (ii) 50% of new equity raised after June 8, 2017, and (iii) 25% of the positive net income for the immediately preceding fiscal year;

The ratio of current assets and long-term restricted cash divided by current liabilities less the current portion of long-term debt shall always be greater than 1.00; and

The ratio of the aggregate market value of the vessels securing the loan to the principal amount outstanding under such loan at all times shall be in excess of 150%.

2015 Debt Facility

Refer to Notes 10 and 24 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 for information on our $758 million debt financing facility that we entered into in March 2015 with a group of banks and financial institutions (the “2015 Debt Facility”). We entered into an agreement to amend the 2015 Debt Facility on May 31, 2017. Refer to “Amendment to the 2015 Debt Facility” below for more information.

Amendment to the 2015 Debt Facility

On May 31, 2017, we entered into an agreement to amend the 2015 Debt Facility (the “Amendment”). The Amendment includes the relaxation of certain covenants under the 2015 Debt Facility; the release of $26.8 million of restricted cash as of the date of the Amendment to be applied towards the next two debt principal payments, interest and certain fees; and certain other modifications, including an expanded definition of the components of consolidated liquidity to include all cash held in accounts by Helios LPG Pool LLC attributable to the vessels owned directly or indirectly by us.

The Amendment also includes a provision for the reduction of the minimum balance held as restricted cash. The minimum balance of the restricted cash deposited under the Amendment is:

the lesser of $18.0 million and $1.0 million per mortgaged vessel under the 2015 Debt Facility at all times from the date of the Amendment (“Amendment Date”) through six months from the Amendment Date;

the lesser of $29.0 million and $1.6 million per mortgaged vessel under the 2015 Debt Facility at all times from six months from the Amendment Date through the first anniversary of the Amendment Date;

the lesser of $40.0 million and $2.2 million per mortgaged vessel under the 2015 Debt Facility at all times thereafter; and

if we complete a common stock offering of at least $50 million, including fees (an “Approved Equity Offering”), the restricted cash shall be calculated as an amount at least equal to 5% of the total principal of the 2015 Debt Facility outstanding, but at no time less than the lesser of $20.0 million and $1.1 million per mortgaged vessel under the 2015 Debt Facility.

The following covenants were relaxed under the Amendment:

Minimum interest coverage ratio of consolidated EBITDA to consolidated net interest expense must be maintained greater than or equal to (i) 1.25 at all times prior to and through March 31, 2018, (ii) 1.50 at all times from April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019, and (iii) 2.50 at all times thereafter; and

Fair market value of the mortgaged ships plus any additional security over the outstanding loan balance shall be at least (i) 125% at all times prior to and through March 31, 2018, (ii) 130% at all times from April 1, 2018 through March 31, 2019, (iii) 135% at all times thereafter.

The following negative covenants were added under the Amendment:

Restrictions on dividends and stock repurchases until the earlier of (i) an Approved Equity Offering and (ii) the second anniversary of the Amendment Date; and

Restrictions on voluntary payments of the RBS Loan Facility, excluding refinancing, until the earlier of (i) an Approved Equity Offering and (ii) the second anniversary of the Amendment Date.

Fees related to the Amendment totaled approximately $1.1 million.

Debt Obligations

The table below presents our debt obligations:


RBS Loan Facility	September 30, 2017		March 31, 2017
Tranche A	$	—	$	34,000,000
Tranche B		—		25,570,000
Tranche C		—		40,312,500
Total RBS Loan Facility	$	—	$	99,882,500

2017 Bridge Loan	$	97,000,000	$	—

2015 Debt Facility
Commercial Financing	$	218,234,703	$	227,512,277
KEXIM Direct Financing		166,785,582		177,680,534
KEXIM Guaranteed		171,570,650		175,773,718
K-sure Insured		85,445,900		89,253,699
Total 2015 Debt Facility	$	642,036,835	$	670,220,228

Total debt obligations	$	739,036,835	$	770,102,728
Less: deferred financing fees		20,252,692		20,138,480
Debt obligations—net of deferred financing fees	$	718,784,143	$	749,964,248

Presented as follows:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	126,286,358	$	65,978,785
Long-term debt—net of current portion and deferred financing fees		592,497,785		683,985,463
Total	$	718,784,143	$	749,964,248

Pursuant to the refinancing agreement discussed in Note 14, we reclassified $27.1 million of current debt (comprising of $30.1 million of repayments under the 2017 Bridge loan, net of $3.0 million of scheduled principal repayments under the financing), into long-term debt, following accounting guidance included in ASC 470-10-45-12 through 14, as this amount was refinanced on a long-term basis.

Deferred Financing Fees

The analysis and movement of deferred financing fees is presented in the table below:


	Financing
	costs
Balance, April 1, 2017	$	20,138,480
Additions		2,839,383
Amortization		(2,898,375)
Gain on early extinguishment of debt		173,204
Balance, September 30, 2017	$	20,252,692