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CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATIONS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATIONS  
CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATIONS

NOTE 9—CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL AND FINANCING LEASE OBLIGATIONS

        A summary of the carrying value of corporate borrowings and capital and financing lease obligations is as follows:

(In thousands)
  December 31,
2013
  December 31,
2012
 
 
  (Successor)
  (Successor)
 

Senior Secured Credit Facility-Term Loan due 2016 (4.25% as of December 31, 2012)

  $   $ 465,878  

Senior Secured Credit Facility-Term Loan due 2018 (4.75% as of December 31, 2012)

        297,000  

Senior Secured Credit Facility-Term Loan due 2020 (3.50% as of December 31, 2013)

    767,502      

5% Promissory Note payable to NCM due 2019

    8,333      

8.75% Senior Fixed Rate Notes due 2019

    647,666     654,692  

9.75% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2020

    655,310     661,105  

Capital and financing lease obligations, 8.25%-11%

    116,199     122,645  
           

 

    2,195,010     2,201,320  

Less: current maturities

    (16,080 )   (14,280 )
           

 

  $ 2,178,930   $ 2,187,040  
           
           

        The carrying amount of corporate borrowings includes a net amount of $101,290,000 for unamortized premiums and discounts as of December 31, 2013.

        Minimum annual payments required under existing capital and financing lease obligations (net present value thereof) and maturities of corporate borrowings as of December 31, 2013 are as follows:

 
  Capital and Financing Lease Obligations    
   
 
 
  Principal
Amount of
Corporate
Borrowings
   
 
(In thousands)
  Minimum Lease
Payments
  Less
Interest
  Principal   Total  

2014

  $ 16,808   $ 9,867   $ 6,941   $ 9,139   $ 16,080  

2015

    16,933     9,207     7,726     9,139     16,865  

2016

    16,943     8,474     8,469     9,139     17,608  

2017

    16,951     7,671     9,280     9,139     18,419  

2018

    17,112     6,782     10,330     9,139     19,469  

Thereafter

    96,571     23,118     73,453     1,931,826     2,005,279  
                       

Total

  $ 181,318   $ 65,119   $ 116,199   $ 1,977,521   $ 2,093,720  
                       
                       

Senior Secured Credit Facility

        The Senior Secured Credit Facility is with a syndicate of banks and other financial institutions and, as a result of the third amendment on December 15, 2010, the term loan maturity was extended from January 26, 2013 to December 15, 2016 (the "Term Loan due 2016") for the then aggregate principal amount of $476,597,000 held by lenders who consented to the amendment. The remaining then aggregate term loan principal amount of $142,528,000 (the "Term Loan due 2013") was scheduled to mature on January 26, 2013. The Senior Secured Credit Facility also provided for a revolving credit facility of $192,500,000 that would mature on December 15, 2015. The revolving credit facility included borrowing capacity available for letters of credit and for swingline borrowings on same-day notice.

        Incremental Amendment.    On February 22, 2012, the Company entered into an amendment to its Senior Secured Credit Facility pursuant to which the Company borrowed term loans (the "Term Loan due 2018"), and used the proceeds, together with cash on hand, to fund the cash tender offer and redemption of the 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 and to repay the existing Term Loan due 2013. The Term Loan due 2018 was issued under the Senior Secured Credit Facility for $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount and the net proceeds received were $297,000,000. The 1% discount was amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan until the Merger date of August 30, 2012, when the debt was re-measured at fair value. The Term Loan due 2018 required repayments of principal of 1%, or $3,000,000, per annum and the remaining principal payable upon maturity on February 22, 2018. The Company capitalized deferred financing costs paid to creditors of $5,157,000 related to the issuance of the Term Loan due 2018 during the year ended March 29, 2012. Concurrently with the Term Loan due 2018 borrowings on February 22, 2012, the Company redeemed the outstanding Term Loan due 2013 at a redemption price of 100% of the then outstanding aggregate principal balance of $140,657,000, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of the Term Loan due 2013 in Other expense, due to previously capitalized deferred financing fees of $383,000, during the fifty-two weeks ended March 29, 2012. Prior to extinguishment, the Term Loan due 2013 bore interest at 2.021% on February 22, 2012, which was based on LIBOR plus 1.75%.

        Fourth Amendment.    On July 2, 2012, the Company entered into a waiver and fourth amendment to its Senior Secured Credit Facility dated as of January 26, 2006 to, among other things: (i) waive a certain specified default that would otherwise occur upon the change of control effected by the Merger, (ii) permit the Company to change its fiscal year after completion of the Merger, (iii) reflect the change in ownership going forward by restating the definition of "Permitted Holder" to include only Wanda and its affiliates under the Senior Secured Credit Facility in connection with the Merger, (iv) provide for a minimum LIBOR percentage of 1.00%, from, and only after, the completion of the Merger, in determining the interest rate to the Term Loan due 2016, and (v) provide for an interest rate of LIBOR plus 375 basis points to the Term Loan due 2018, from and only after, the completion of the Merger.

        In connection with the waiver and fourth amendment, the Company paid consent fees to lenders equal to 0.25% of the sum of the revolving credit commitment of such consenting lender and the aggregate outstanding principal amount of term loans held by such consenting lender. The company made total consent fee payments to lenders for the fourth amendment of $2,256,000 and recorded it as deferred charges to be amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the remaining term of the related term loan or revolving credit facility. The Company recorded deferred charges for the consent fees of $438,000 on the Revolving Credit Facility pursuant to ASC 470-50-40-21 and recorded deferred charges of $1,108,000 for the Term Loan due 2016 and $710,000 for the Term Loan due 2018 pursuant to ASC 470-50-40-17b.

        New Senior Secured Credit Facility.    On April 30, 2013, the Company entered into a new $925,000,000 Senior Secured Credit Facility pursuant to which the Company borrowed term loans and used the proceeds to fund the redemption of both the Term Loan due 2016 and the Term Loan due 2018. The Senior Secured Credit Facility is comprised of a $150,000,000 Revolving Credit Facility, which matures on April 30, 2018 (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), and a $775,000,000 term loan, which matures on April 30, 2020 (the "Term Loan due 2020"). The Term Loan due 2020 requires repayments of principal of 0.25% of the original principal amount, or $1,937,500, per quarter, with the remaining principal payable upon maturity. The term loan was issued at a 0.25% discount which will be amortized to interest expense over the term of the loan. The Company capitalized deferred financing costs of approximately $6,909,000 related to the issuance of the Revolving Credit Facility and approximately $2,217,000 related to the issuance of the Term Loan due 2020 during calendar 2013. Concurrently with the Term Loan due 2020 borrowings on April 30, 2013, the Company redeemed all of the outstanding Term Loan due 2016 and the Term Loan due 2018 at a redemption price of 100% of the outstanding aggregate principal balance of $464,088,000 and $296,250,000, respectively, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Company recorded a net gain of approximately $(130,000) in other expense (income), which consisted of the Term Loan due 2016 premium write-off, partially offset by the expense for the third-party costs incurred in connection with the repurchase of the Term Loan due 2016 and the Term Loan due 2018, during the twelve months ended December 31, 2013. At December 31, 2013, the aggregate principal balance of the Term Loan due 2020 was $769,188,000 and there were no borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company had approximately $11,502,000 in outstanding letters of credit issued under the credit facility, leaving approximately $138,498,000 available to borrow against the revolving credit facility at December 31, 2013.

        Borrowings under the Senior Secured Credit Facility bear interest at a rate equal to an applicable margin plus, at the Company's option, either a base rate or LIBOR. The minimum rate for base rate borrowings is 1.75% and the minimum rate for LIBOR-based borrowings is 0.75%. The applicable margin for the Term loan due 2020 is 1.75% for base rate borrowings and 2.75% for LIBOR based loans. The applicable margin for the Revolving Credit Facility ranges from 1.25% to 1.5% for base rate borrowings and from 2.25% to 2.5% for LIBOR based borrowings. The Revolving Credit Facility also provides for an unused commitment fee of 0.50% per annum and for letter of credit fees of up to 0.25% per annum plus the applicable margin for LIBOR-based borrowings on the undrawn amount of the letter of credit. The applicable rate for borrowings under the Term Loan due 2020 at December 31, 2013 was 3.5% based on LIBOR (2.75% margin plus 0.75% minimum LIBOR rate). Prior to redemption, the applicable rate for borrowings under the Term Loan due 2016 at April 30, 2013 was 4.25% based on LIBOR (3.25% margin plus 1.00% minimum LIBOR rate) and the applicable rate for borrowings under the Term Loan due 2018 was 4.75% (3.75% margin plus 1.00% minimum LIBOR rate). The Company is obligated to repay $7,750,000 of the Term Loan due 2020 per annum through April 30, 2019, with any remaining balance due on April 30, 2020. The Company may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the Senior Secured Credit Facility at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary "breakage" costs with respect to LIBOR loans.

        The Senior Secured Credit Facility contains a number of covenants that, among other things, restrict, subject to certain exceptions, the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries, to sell assets; incur additional indebtedness; prepay other indebtedness (including the notes); pay dividends and distributions or repurchase their capital stock; create liens on assets; make investments; make acquisitions; engage in mergers or consolidations; engage in transactions with affiliates; amend constituent documents and material agreements governing subordinated indebtedness, including the Notes due 2020; change the business conducted by it and its subsidiaries; and enter into agreements that restrict dividends from subsidiaries. In addition, the Senior Secured Credit Facility requires the Company and its subsidiaries to maintain, on the last day of each fiscal quarter, a net senior secured leverage ratio, as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility, of no more than 3.25 to 1 as long as the commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility remain outstanding. The Senior Secured Credit Facility also contains certain customary affirmative covenants and events of default, including the occurrence of (i) a change in control, as defined in the Senior Secured Credit Facility, (ii) defaults under other indebtedness of the Company, any guarantor or any significant subsidiary having a principal amount of $25,000,000 or more, and (iii) one or more uninsured judgments against the Company, any guarantor, or any significant subsidiary for an aggregate amount exceeding $25,000,000 with respect to which enforcement proceedings are brought or a stay of enforcement is not in effect for any period of 60 consecutive days.

        All obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility are guaranteed by each of the Company's wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries. All obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility, and the guarantees of those obligations (as well as cash management obligations), are secured by substantially all of the Company's assets as well as those of each subsidiary guarantor.

Notes Due 2014

        On February 24, 2004, the Company sold $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (the "Notes due 2014"). The interest rate for the Notes due 2014 was 8% per annum, payable in March and September. The Notes due 2014 were redeemable at the option of the Company, in whole or in part, at any time on or after March 1, 2009 at 104% of the principal amount thereof, declining ratably to 100% of the principal amount thereof on or after March 1, 2012, plus in each case interest accrued to the redemption date.

        On February 7, 2012, the Company launched a cash tender offer to purchase up to $160,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its then outstanding $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2014. On February 21, 2012, holders of $108,955,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2014 tendered pursuant to the cash tender offer. On February 22, 2012, the Company accepted for purchase $58,063,000 aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest of the Notes due 2014, for total consideration equal to (i) $972.50 per $1,000 in principal amount of notes validly tendered plus (ii) $30 per $1,000 in principal amount of the notes validly tendered. On March 7, 2012, the Company accepted for purchase the remaining $50,892,000 aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest of the Notes due 2014 tendered on February 21, 2012, for total consideration equal to (i) $972.50 per $1,000 in principal amount of notes validly tendered plus (ii) $30 per $1,000 in principal amount of the notes validly tendered. In addition, the Company accepted for purchase $10,000 aggregate principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest of Notes due 2014 tendered after February 21, 2012, for total consideration equal to $972.50 per $1,000 in principal amount of the notes validly tendered. The Company recorded a loss on extinguishment related to the cash tender offer and redeemed its Notes due 2014 of $640,000 in Other expense during the fifty-two weeks ended March 29, 2012, which included tender offer and consent fees paid to the holders of $213,000, write-off of a non-cash discount of $155,000, and other expenses of $272,000. On March 7, 2012, the Company announced its intent to redeem $51,035,000 aggregate principal amount of the Notes due 2014 at a price of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount such that an aggregate of $160,000,000 of Notes due 2014 would be retired through the tender offer and redemption. On April 6, 2012, the Company completed the redemption of $51,035,000 aggregate principal amount of Notes due 2014 at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

        On April 6, 2012, the Company redeemed $51,035,000 aggregate principal amount of its Notes due 2014 pursuant to a cash tender offer at a price of $1,000 per $1,000 principal amount. The Company used the net proceeds from the issuance of the Term Loan due 2018, which was borrowed on February 22, 2012, to pay for the consideration of the cash tender offer plus accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount of the Notes due 2014. On August 30, 2012 prior to the consummation of the Merger, the Company issued a call notice for all of its then remaining outstanding Notes due 2014 at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount thereof, plus accrued and unpaid interest, to the redemption date. On August 30, 2012, the Company irrevocably deposited $141,027,000, plus accrued interest to September 1, 2012 with a trustee to satisfy and to discharge its obligations under the Notes due 2014 and its indenture. The Company used a combination of cash on hand and funds contributed by Wanda. The Company recorded a loss on redemption of $1,297,000 prior to the Merger related to the extinguishment of the Notes due 2014.

Notes Due 2019

        On June 9, 2009, the Company issued $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.75% Senior Notes due 2019 (the "Notes due 2019") issued under an indenture with U.S. Bank, National Association, as trustee. The Notes due 2019 bear interest at a rate of 8.75% per annum, payable on June 1 and December 1 of each year (commencing on December 1, 2009), and have a maturity date of June 1, 2019. The Notes due 2019 are redeemable at the Company's option in whole or in part, at any time on or after June 1, 2014 at 104.375% of the principal amount thereof, declining ratably to 100% of the principal amount thereof on or after June 1, 2017, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. See Note 21—Subsequent Events for information regarding the Company's cash tender offer and consent solicitation for the Notes due 2019.

        The Notes due 2019 are general unsecured senior obligations of the Company, fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a senior basis by each of the Company's existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee the Company's other indebtedness.

        In connection with the Merger on August 30, 2012, the carrying value of the Notes due 2019 was adjusted to fair value. As a result, a premium of $57,000,000 was recorded and will be amortized to interest expense utilizing the interest rate method over the remaining term of the notes. Quoted market prices were used to estimate the fair value of the Company's Notes due 2019 (Level 2) at the date of the Merger. The Company determined the premium for the Notes due 2019 as the difference between the fair value of the Notes due 2019 and the principal balance of the Notes due 2019.

Notes Due 2020

        On December 15, 2010, the Company completed the offering of $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its Notes due 2020. The Notes due 2020 mature on December 1, 2020, pursuant to an indenture dated as of December 15, 2010, among the Company, the Guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee. The Company will pay interest on the Notes due 2020 at 9.75% per annum, semi-annually in arrears on June 1 and December 1, commencing on June 1, 2011. The Company may redeem some or all of the Notes due 2020 at any time on or after December 1, 2015 at 104.875% of the principal amount thereof, declining ratably to 100% of the principal amount thereof on or after December 1, 2018, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date.

        The Indenture provides that the Notes due 2020 are general unsecured senior subordinated obligations of the Company and are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several senior subordinated unsecured basis by all of its existing and future domestic restricted subsidiaries that guarantee its other indebtedness.

        The indenture governing the Notes due 2020 contains covenants limiting other indebtedness, dividends, purchases or redemptions of stock, transactions with affiliates and mergers and sales of assets.

        In connection with the Merger on August 30, 2012, the carrying value of the Notes due 2020 was adjusted to fair value. As a result, a premium of $63,000,000 was recorded and will be amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the notes. Quoted market prices were used to estimate the fair value of the Company's Notes due 2020 (Level 2) at the Merger. The Company determined the premium for the Notes due 2020 as the difference between the fair value of the Notes due 2020 and the principal balance of the Notes due 2020.

Consent Solicitation

        On June 22, 2012, the Company announced it had received the requisite consents from holders of each of its Notes due 2019 and its Notes due 2020 and, collectively with the Notes due 2019, the ("Notes") for (i) a waiver of the requirement for the Company to comply with the "change of control" covenant in each of the indentures governing the Notes due 2019 and the indenture governing the Notes due 2020 (collectively, the "Indentures"), in connection with the Merger (the "Waivers"), including the Company's obligation to make a "change of control offer" in connection with the Merger with respect to each series of Notes, and (ii) certain amendments to the Indentures to reflect the change in ownership going forward by adding Wanda and its affiliates to the definition of "Permitted Holder" under each of the Indentures. The Company entered into supplemental indentures to give effect to the Waivers and certain amendments to the Indentures, which became operative upon payment of the applicable consent fee immediately prior to the closing of the Merger. The holders of each of the Notes due 2019 and Notes due 2020, who validly consented to the Waiver and the proposed amendments, received a consent fee of $2.50 per $1,000 principal amount at the closing date of the Merger. The total consent fees were $2,376,000. See Note 2—Merger for additional information regarding the recording of the consent fees.

Promissory Note

        See Note 7—Investments for information regarding the 5% Promissory Note payable to NCM.

Financial Covenants

        Each indenture relating to the Company's notes (Notes due 2019 and Notes due 2020) allows it to incur specified permitted indebtedness (as defined therein) without restriction. Each indenture also allows the Company to incur any amount of additional debt as long as it can satisfy the coverage ratio of each indenture, after giving effect to the event on a pro forma basis. Under the indenture for the Notes due 2020 (the Company's most restrictive indenture), the Company could borrow approximately $1,537,000,000 (assuming an interest rate of 5.875% per annum on the additional indebtedness) in addition to specified permitted indebtedness at December 31, 2013. If the Company cannot satisfy the coverage ratios of the indentures, generally the Company can borrow an additional amount under the Senior Secured Credit Facility.

        As of December 31, 2013, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants relating to the Senior Secured Credit Facility, the Notes due 2020, and the Notes due 2019.