Debt and Financing Obligations

The following table summarizes the Partnership’s debt obligations on its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets:



	August 31, 2017					November 30, 2016
(in thousands)	Amount			Interest Rate		Amount			Interest Rate
Term loan due June 2020	$	300,000		3.24	%	$	300,000		2.61	%
Incremental term loan due June 2020	250,000			3.24	%	—			N/A
Delayed draw term loan facility due June 2020	25,000			3.24	%	25,000			2.61	%
Revolving credit facility due June 2020	90,000			3.24	%	63,000			2.61	%
Stateline Promissory Note due December 2020	50,004			4.00	%	—			N/A
Less: debt issuance costs	(2,814		)	N/A		(3,564		)	N/A
Total	$	712,190				$	384,436

Credit Facility

On June 5, 2015, OpCo entered into a $525.0 million credit facility, consisting of a $300.0 million term loan facility, a $25.0 million delayed draw term loan facility and a $200.0 million revolving credit facility. On April 6, 2016, the parties thereto amended the credit facility (i) to provide for the lenders’ consent to the Omnibus Agreement, (ii) to expand OpCo’s ability to further amend the Omnibus Agreement without lender consent in the future, subject to certain conditions, (iii) to permit certain customary restrictions on transfers of the equity interests of certain Project Entities, which are jointly owned, indirectly, by OpCo and SunPower, (iv) to supplement the Pledge and Security Agreement between the parties in light of the foregoing amendment, and (v) to make certain clarifying modifications to definitions and cross references. On September 30, 2016, OpCo entered into the Joinder Agreement, pursuant to which OpCo obtained a new $250.0 million incremental term loan facility, increasing the maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility to $775.0 million.

Loans outstanding under the credit facility bear interest at either (i) a base rate, which is the highest of (x) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (y) the administrative agent’s prime rate and (z) one-month LIBOR, in each case, plus an applicable margin; or (ii) one-, two-, three- or six-month LIBOR plus an applicable margin. There will be no principal amortization over the term of the credit facility. The unused portion of the revolving credit facility and delayed draw term loan facility is subject to a commitment fee of 0.30% per annum. OpCo may prepay the borrowings under the term loan facility and the delayed draw term loan facility at any time. OpCo has entered into interest rate swap agreements to hedge the interest rate on a portion of the borrowings under the term loan facility. For more details, please read “—Note 8—Fair Value.”

OpCo’s credit facility contains covenants including, among others, requiring the Partnership to maintain the following financial ratios: (i) a debt to cash flow ratio of not more than (a) 6.00 to 1.00 for the fiscal quarters ending November 30, 2016 through November 30, 2017; and (b) 5.50 to 1.00 for each fiscal quarter ending thereafter; and (ii) a debt service coverage ratio of not less than 1.75 to 1.00. In addition, an event of default occurs under the credit facility upon a change of control. The credit facility defines a change of control as occurring when, among other things, (i) the Sponsors (or either of them) cease to direct the management, directly or indirectly, of the Partnership or OpCo, or (ii) the Sponsors collectively cease to own 35% of the economic interest in OpCo. On April 5, 2017, First Solar notified the general partner’s board of directors of its intention to explore alternatives related to its interests in the Partnership. Following such announcement, SunPower also notified the general partner’s board of directors that it is exploring alternatives related to its interests in the Partnership. Although its Sponsors have publicly announced their current intentions, there is no assurance that either or both of its Sponsors will pursue or effect any particular alternative. In addition, the credit facility contains customary non-financial covenants and certain restrictions that will limit the Partnership’s, OpCo’s and certain of the Partnership’s and its domestic subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, incur or guarantee additional debt and to make distributions on or redeem or repurchase OpCo common units. The Joinder Agreement amended OpCo’s credit facility to permit OpCo to incur up to $50.0 million in subordinated indebtedness from First Solar or its affiliate to pay a portion of the purchase price for the Stateline Project. As of August 31, 2017, the Partnership was in compliance with its debt covenants.

OpCo’s credit facility is collateralized by a pledge of the equity of OpCo and certain of its subsidiaries. The Partnership and each of OpCo’s subsidiaries, other than certain non-guarantor subsidiaries, have guaranteed the obligations of OpCo under the credit facility.

As of both August 31, 2017 and November 30, 2016, OpCo had approximately $54.9 million of letters of credit outstanding under the revolving credit facility.

Stateline Promissory Note

On December 1, 2016, in connection with the Stateline Acquisition, OpCo issued a promissory note to First Solar in the principal amount of $50.0 million. The Stateline Promissory Note is unsecured and matures on the date that is six months after the maturity date under OpCo’s credit facility. Interest will accrue at a rate of 4.00% per annum, except it will accrue at a rate of 6.00% per annum (i) upon the occurrence and during the continuation of a specified event of default and (ii) in respect of amounts accrued as payments-in-kind pursuant to the terms of the note. OpCo is not permitted to prepay the $50.0 million promissory note without the consent of certain lenders under its existing credit agreement (except for certain mandatory prepayments). Until OpCo has paid in full the principal and interest on promissory note, OpCo is restricted in its ability to: (i) acquire interests in additional projects (other than the acquisition of the Kern Phase 2(a) Assets, the Kern Phase 2(b) Assets, the Kern Phase 2(c) Assets, and the Kern Remaining Assets); (ii) use the net proceeds of equity issuances except as prescribed in the promissory note; (iii) incur additional indebtedness to which the promissory note would be subordinate; and (iv) extend the maturity date under OpCo’s existing credit facility.

August 2011 Letter of Credit Facility with Deutsche Bank

In August 2011, the Predecessor’s parent, SunPower, entered into a letter of credit facility agreement with Deutsche Bank, as administrative agent, and certain financial institutions. Payment of obligations under the letter of credit facility is guaranteed by the majority shareholder of SunPower, Total S.A. As of August 31, 2017, and November 30, 2016, letters of credit issued and outstanding under the August 2011 letter of credit facility with Deutsche Bank which is available to SunPower for the Quinto Project and the RPU Project totaled $0.2 million and $11.5 million, respectively. Pursuant to the Omnibus Agreement, SunPower, as the Sponsor who contributed the Quinto Project, canceled one of its letter of credit facilities associated with the Quinto Project upon its achieving COD in November 2015. Since the RPU Project achieved COD in September 2015, SunPower, as the Sponsor who contributed the RPU Project, canceled the related letters of credit, and the Partnership has issued the required letters of credit under its revolving credit facility.