Long-term Debt

3 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2020

Long-term Debt

Long-term Debt

6. Long-term Debt

2015 AR Facility

Refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020 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 Facility”).

Refinancing of the Commercial Tranche of the 2015 Facility

On April 29, 2020, we amended and restated the 2015 Facility (the “2015 AR Facility”), to among other things, refinance the commercial tranche from the 2015 Facility Agreement (the “Original Commercial Tranche”). Pursuant to the 2015 AR Facility, certain new facilities (the “New Facilities”) were made available to us, including (i) a new senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of approximately to $155.8 million, a portion of which was used to prepay in full the outstanding principal amount under the Original Commercial Tranche and the balance for general corporate purposes and (ii) a new senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $25.0 million, which we intend to use for general corporate purposes. The 2015 AR Facility subjects us to substantially similar covenants and restrictions as those imposed pursuant to the 2015 Facility. On July 14, 2020 (with retroactive effect to June 30, 2020), we amended the 2015 AR Facility and received approvals from those lenders constituting the “Required Lenders” under the 2015 AR Facility, as applicable, to modify certain financial and security covenants to reflect the Company’s current financial condition. Most notably, the following changes to financial covenants and security value ratio are now in effect:

● Elimination of the interest coverage ratio;

● Reduction of minimum shareholders’ equity to $400 million with no upward adjustments;

● Reduction of the minimum liquidity covenant from $40 million to $27.5 million;

● Reduction of minimum cash balance from $2.2 million to $1.0 million per mortgaged vessel; and

● Increase of the security value ratio from 135% to 145%.

The advances in connection with New Facilities are to be repaid on the earlier of (i) the fifth (5th) anniversary of the utilization date of the new senior secured term loan facility, described above, and (ii) March 26, 2025. The New Facilities will bear interest at the rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 2.50%. The margin can be decreased by 10 basis points if the Security Leverage Ratio (which is based on our security value ratio for vessels secured under the 2015 AR Facility) is less than .40 or increased by 10 basis points if it is greater than or equal to .60. Pursuant to the terms of the 2015 AR Facility, we have the potential to receive a 10 basis point increase or reduction in the margin applicable to the New Facilities for changes in our Average Efficiency Ratio (which weighs carbon emissions for a voyage against the design deadweight of a vessel and the distance travelled on such voyage). 

Corsair Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020 for information on the refinancing of our 2014-built VLGC, the Corsair, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “Corsair Japanese Financing”).

Concorde Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020 for information on the refinancing of our 2015-built VLGC, the Concorde, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “Concorde Japanese Financing”).

Corvette Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020 for information on the refinancing of our 2015-built VLGC, the Corvette, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “Corvette Japanese Financing”).

CJNP Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020 for information on the refinancing our 2007-built VLGC, the Captain John NP, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “CJNP Japanese Financing”). Refer to Note 14 below for information regarding our election to exercise our repurchase option under the CJNP Japanese Financing.

CMNL Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020 for information on the refinancing our 2006-built VLGC, the Captain Markos NL, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “CMNL Japanese Financing”).

CNML Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 9 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2020 for information on the refinancing our 2008-built VLGC, the Captain Nicholas ML, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “CNML Japanese Financing”).

Cresques Japanese Financing and Prepayment of the Relevant Tranches of the 2015 Facility

On April 21, 2020, we prepaid $28.5 million of the 2015 Facility’s then outstanding principal using cash on hand prior to the closing of the Cresques Japanese Financing (defined below). On April 23, 2020, we refinanced a 2015-built VLGC, the Cresques, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (“Cresques Japanese Financing”). In connection therewith, we transferred the Cresques to the buyer for $71.5 million and, as part of the agreement, Dorian Dubai LPG Transport LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, bareboat chartered the vessel back for a period of 12 years, with purchase options from the end of year 3 onwards through a mandatory buyout by 2032. We continue to technically manage, commercially charter, and operate the Cresques. We received $52.5 million in cash as part of the transaction with $19.0 million to be retained by the buyer as a deposit (the “Cresques Deposit”), which can be used by us towards the repurchase of the vessel either pursuant to an early buyout option or at the end of the 12-year bareboat charter term. This transaction is treated as a financing transaction and the Cresques continues to be recorded as an asset on our balance sheet. This debt financing has a floating interest rate of one-month LIBOR plus a margin of 2.5%, monthly broker commission fees of 1.25% over the 12-year term on interest and principal payments made, broker commission fees of 0.5% payable on the remaining debt outstanding at the time of the repurchase of the Cresques, and a monthly fixed straight-line principal obligation of approximately $0.3 million over the 12-year term with a balloon payment of approximately $11.5 million.

Debt Obligations

The table below presents our debt obligations:

	June 30, 2020		March 31, 2020
2015 Facility/2015 AR Facility
Commercial Financing	$	155,655,698	$	163,385,998
KEXIM Direct Financing		100,104,372		110,716,127
KEXIM Guaranteed		104,512,865		115,385,072
K-sure Insured		51,673,559		57,098,924
Total 2015 Facility/2015 AR Facility	$	411,946,494	$	446,586,121
Japanese Financings
Corsair Japanese Financing	$	43,333,333	$	44,145,833
Concorde Japanese Financing		47,923,077		48,730,769
Corvette Japanese Financing		48,461,538		49,269,231
CJNP Japanese Financing		18,696,875		19,058,750
CMNL Japanese Financing		17,734,078		18,076,488
CNML Japanese Financing		19,909,673		20,261,012
Cresques Japanese Financing		51,645,000		—
Total Japanese Financings	$	247,703,574	$	199,542,083
Total debt obligations	$	659,650,068	$	646,128,204
Less: deferred financing fees		12,136,080		11,152,985
Debt obligations—net of deferred financing fees	$	647,513,988	$	634,975,219
Presented as follows:
Current portion of long-term debt	$	53,267,783	$	53,056,125
Long-term debt—net of current portion and deferred financing fees		594,246,205		581,919,094
Total	$	647,513,988	$	634,975,219

Deferred Financing Fees

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

	Financing
	costs
Balance, April 1, 2020	$	11,152,985
Additions		3,377,605
Amortization		(2,394,510)
Balance, June 30, 2020	$	12,136,080