(10) Long-Term Debt

The Company’s carrying value of long-term debt consisted of the following:


	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(In thousands)
Revolving credit facility, including swingline credit facility (weighted average combined interest rate of 3.0% and 3.2% as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively)	$	30,930	$	122,461
1.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020, net of unamortized discount and capitalized debt issuance costs		260,563		251,973
5.125% Senior Notes due 2022, net of capitalized debt issuance costs		248,562		248,038
5.50% Senior Notes due 2025, net of capitalized debt issuance costs		295,735		295,249
Total long-term debt	$	835,790	$	917,721

The Convertible Notes with a face value of $287.5 million are presented net of unamortized discount and capitalized debt issuance costs of $26.9 million and $35.5 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The 5.125% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2022 Notes”) with a face value of $250.0 million are presented net of capitalized debt issuance costs of $1.4 million and $2.0 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively. The 5.50% Senior Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) with a face value of $300.0 million are presented net of capitalized debt issuance costs of $4.3 million and $4.8 million as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

Revolving Credit Facility

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had a $400.0 million revolving credit facility, which matures on July 1, 2021, led by a syndicate of banks with JPMorgan Chase, N.A. serving as the administrative agent. The revolving credit facility provides the Company with $400.0 million in available borrowings and letters of credit (subject to the covenants contained within the amended and restated credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) governing the revolving credit facility) and can be increased by the exercise of an accordion feature to $500.0 million, under certain conditions.

The total commitments under the credit facility can be borrowed in U.S. dollars, alternative currencies (including Euros, U.K. pounds sterling, Canadian dollars, Australian dollars and South African Rand), or a combination thereof. The Credit Agreement provides for sub-limits under the commitment of $50.0 million for swingline loans and $30.0 million for letters of credit. Borrowings (not including swingline loans) accrue interest, at the Company’s option and based on the type of currency borrowed, at the Alternate Base Rate, the Canadian Prime Rate, the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Canadian Dealer Offered Rate, the Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate or the Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate (each, as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin depending on the Company’s most recent Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The margin for Alternative Base Rate loans and Canadian Prime Rate loans varies between 0% and 1.25%, the margin for Adjusted LIBO Rate loans, Canadian Dealer Offered Rate loans and Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate loans varies between 1.00% and 2.25% and the margin for Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate loans varies between 1.25% and 2.50%. Swingline loans denominated in U.S. dollars bear interest at the Alternate Base Rate plus a margin as described above, swingline loans denominated in Canadian dollars bear interest at the Canadian Prime Rate plus a margin as described above and swingline loans denominated in other alternative currencies bear interest at the Overnight Foreign Currency Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus the applicable margin for the Adjusted LIBO Rate, the Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate or the Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate, as applicable.

Substantially all of the Company’s U.S. assets, including the stock of certain of its subsidiaries are pledged as collateral to secure borrowings made under the revolving credit facility. Furthermore, each of the Credit Facility Guarantors (as defined in the Credit Agreement) has guaranteed the full and punctual payment of the obligations under the revolving credit facility. The obligations of the CFC Borrowers (as defined in the Credit Agreement) are secured by the assets of the CFC Guarantors (as defined in the Credit Agreement), which do not guarantee the obligations of the Credit Facility Guarantors.

The Credit Agreement contains representations, warranties, and covenants that are customary for similar credit arrangements, including, among other things, covenants relating to: (i) financial reporting and notification, (ii) payment of obligations, (iii) compliance with applicable laws, and (iv) notification of certain events. Financial covenants in the Credit Agreement require the Company to maintain: (i) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, a Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of no more than 2.25 to 1.00, (ii) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, a Total Net Leverage Ratio of no more than 4.00 to 1.00, and (iii) as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of no less than 1.50 to 1.00. Additionally, the Company is limited on the amount of restricted payments, including dividends, which it can make pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement; however, the Company may generally make restricted payments so long as no event of default exists at the time of such payment and the Total Net Leverage Ratio is less than 3.00 to 1.00 at the time such restricted payment is made.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had $30.9 million of outstanding borrowings under its $400.0 million revolving credit facility and was in compliance with all applicable covenants and ratios under the Credit Agreement. The Company also had $7.2 million outstanding in letters of credit. The weighted average interest rates on the Company’s outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility were 3.0% and 3.2% as of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, respectively.

$287.5 Million 1.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2020 and Related Equity Instruments

On November 19, 2013, Cardtronics Delaware issued the Convertible Notes at par value. Cardtronics Delaware received $254.2 million in net proceeds from the offering after deducting underwriting fees paid to the initial purchasers and a repurchase of 665,994 of its outstanding common shares concurrent with the offering. Cardtronics Delaware used a portion of the net proceeds from the offering to fund the net cost of the convertible note hedge transaction, as described below. The convertible note hedge and warrant transactions were entered into concurrent with the pricing of the Convertible Notes. Interest on the Convertible Notes is payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on June 1st and December 1st of each year. Under U.S. GAAP, certain convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash (or other assets) upon conversion are required to be separately accounted for as liability (debt) and equity (conversion option) components of the instrument in a manner that reflects the issuer’s non-convertible debt borrowing rate. The Company, with assistance from a valuation professional, determined that the fair value of the debt component was $215.8 million and the fair value of the embedded option was $71.7 million as of the issuance date. The Company recognizes effective interest expense on the debt component and that interest expense effectively accretes the debt component to the total principal amount due at maturity of $287.5 million. The effective rate of interest to accrete the debt balance is approximately 5.26%, which corresponded to the Company’s estimated conventional debt instrument borrowing rate at the date of issuance.

On July 1, 2016, Cardtronics plc, Cardtronics Delaware, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, entered into a supplemental indenture (the “Convertible Notes Supplemental Indenture”) with respect to the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes Supplemental Indenture provides for the unconditional and irrevocable guarantee by Cardtronics plc of the prompt payment, when due, of any amount owed to the holders of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes Supplemental Indenture also provides that, from and after July 1, 2016, the Convertible Notes will be convertible into shares of Cardtronics plc in lieu of common share of Cardtronics Delaware.

The Convertible Notes currently have a conversion price of $52.35 per share, which equals a conversion rate of 19.1022 shares per $1,000 principal amount of Convertible Notes, for a total of approximately 5.5 million shares underlying the debt. The conversion rate, however, is subject to adjustment under certain circumstances. Conversion can occur: (i) any time on or after September 1, 2020, (ii) after March 31, 2014, during any calendar quarter that follows a calendar quarter in which the price of the shares exceeds 135% of the conversion price for at least 20 days during the 30 consecutive trading-day period ending on the last trading day of the quarter, (iii) during the ten consecutive trading-day period following any five consecutive trading-day period in which the trading price of the Convertible Notes is less than 98% of the closing price of the shares multiplied by the applicable conversion rate on each such trading day, (iv) upon specified distributions to Cardtronics plc’s shareholders upon recapitalizations, reclassifications, or changes in shares, and (v) upon a make-whole fundamental change. A fundamental change is defined as any one of the following: (i) any person or group that acquires 50.0% or more of the total voting power of all classes of common equity that is entitled to vote generally in the election of Cardtronics plc’s directors, (ii) Cardtronics plc engages in any recapitalization, reclassification, or changes of common shares as a result of which the shares would be converted into or exchanged for, shares, other securities, or other assets or property, (iii) Cardtronics plc engages in any share exchange, consolidation, or merger where the shares converted into cash, securities, or other property, (iv) the Company engages in certain sales, leases, or other transfers of all or substantially all of the consolidated assets, or (v) Cardtronics plc’s shares are not listed for trading on any U.S. national securities exchange.

None of the Convertible Notes were convertible as of September 30, 2018 and therefore, remain classified in the Long-term debt line in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2018. In future financial reporting periods, the classification of the Convertible Notes may change depending on whether any of the above contingent criteria have been subsequently satisfied.

Upon conversion, holders of the Convertible Notes are entitled to receive cash, shares, or a combination of cash and shares, at the Company’s election. In the event of a change in control, as defined in the indenture under which the Convertible Notes have been issued, holders can require Cardtronics Delaware to purchase all or a portion of their Convertible Notes for 100% of the notes’ par value plus any accrued and unpaid interest.

The Company’s interest expense related to the Convertible Notes consisted of the following:


	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Cash interest per contractual coupon rate	$	719	$	719	$	2,157	$	2,157
Amortization of note discount		2,708		2,569		8,018		7,608
Amortization of debt issuance costs		196		176		572		513
Total interest expense related to Convertible Notes	$	3,623	$	3,464	$	10,747	$	10,278

The Company’s carrying value of the Convertible Notes consisted of the following:


	September 30, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(In thousands)
Principal balance	$	287,500	$	287,500
Unamortized discount and capitalized debt issuance costs		(26,937)		(35,527)
Net carrying amount of Convertible Notes	$	260,563	$	251,973

In connection with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, Cardtronics Delaware entered into separate convertible note hedge and warrant transactions to reduce the potential dilutive impact upon the conversion of the Convertible Notes. The net effect of these transactions effectively raised the price at which dilution would occur from the $52.35 initial conversion price of the Convertible Notes to $73.29. Pursuant to the convertible note hedge, Cardtronics Delaware purchased call options granting Cardtronics Delaware the right to acquire up to approximately 5.5 million common shares with an initial strike price of $52.35. The call options automatically become exercisable upon conversion of the Convertible Notes, and will terminate on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding December 1, 2020. Cardtronics Delaware also sold to the initial purchasers warrants to acquire up to approximately 5.5 million common shares with a strike price of $73.29. The warrants will expire incrementally on a series of expiration dates subsequent to the maturity date of the Convertible Notes through August 30, 2021. If the conversion price of the Convertible Notes remains between the strike prices of the call options and warrants, Cardtronics plc’s shareholders will not experience any dilution in connection with the conversion of the Convertible Notes; however, to the extent that the price of the shares exceeds the strike price of the warrants on any or all of the series of related expiration dates of the warrants, Cardtronics plc would be required to issue additional shares to the warrant holders. The amounts allocated to both the note hedge and warrants were recorded in the Shareholders’ equity section in the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

$250.0 Million 5.125% Senior Notes Due 2022

On July 28, 2014, in a private placement offering, Cardtronics Delaware issued $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes pursuant to an indenture dated July 28, 2014 (the “2022 Notes Indenture”) among Cardtronics Delaware, certain subsidiary guarantors (each, a “2022 Notes Guarantor”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee. Interest on the 2022 Notes is payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on February 1st and August 1st of each year.

On July 1, 2016, Cardtronics plc, Cardtronics Delaware, certain 2022 Notes Guarantors, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, entered into a supplemental indenture (the “2022 Notes Supplemental Indenture”) with respect to the 2022 Notes. The 2022 Notes Supplemental Indenture provides for the unconditional and irrevocable guarantee by Cardtronics plc of the prompt payment, when due, of any amount owed to the holders of the 2022 Notes. Furthermore, certain additional subsidiary guarantors were also added as 2022 Notes Guarantors to the 2022 Notes. On April 28, 2017, additional subsidiaries of Cardtronics plc were added as 2022 Notes Guarantors pursuant to a second supplemental indenture to the 2022 Notes Indenture (the “2022 Notes Second Supplemental Indenture”).

The 2022 Notes and the related guarantees (the “2022 Notes Guarantees”) rank: (i) equally in right of payment with all of Cardtronics Delaware’s and the 2022 Notes Guarantors (including Cardtronics plc) existing and future senior indebtedness, (ii) effectively junior to secured debt to the extent of the collateral securing such debt, including borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility, and (iii) structurally junior to existing and future indebtedness of Cardtronics plc’s non-guarantor subsidiaries. The 2022 Notes and 2022 Notes Guarantees rank senior in right of payment to any of Cardtronics Delaware’s and the 2022 Notes Guarantors’ (including Cardtronics plc) existing and future subordinated indebtedness.

The 2022 Notes contain covenants that, among other things, limit Cardtronics plc’s ability and the ability of certain of its restricted subsidiaries (including Cardtronics Delaware) to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, make certain investments, or pay dividends or distributions on Cardtronics plc’s common shares or repurchase common shares or make certain other restricted payments, consolidate or merge with or into other companies, conduct asset sales, restrict dividends or other payments by restricted subsidiaries, engage in transactions with affiliates or related persons, and create liens.

Obligations under its 2022 Notes are fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Cardtronics plc and certain of its subsidiaries and certain of its future subsidiaries, with the exception of Cardtronics plc’s immaterial subsidiaries and CFC Guarantors (as defined in the Credit Agreement). There are no significant restrictions on the ability of Cardtronics plc to obtain funds from Cardtronics Delaware or the other 2022 Notes Guarantors by dividend or loan. None of the 2022 Notes Guarantors’ assets represent restricted assets pursuant to Rule 4-08(e)(3) of Regulation S-X. The 2022 Notes include registration rights, and as required under the terms of the 2022 Notes, Cardtronics Delaware completed an exchange offer for these 2022 Notes in June 2015 whereby participating holders received registered notes.

The 2022 Notes are subject to certain automatic customary releases with respect to the 2022 Notes Guarantors (other than Cardtronics plc), including the sale, disposition, or transfer of the common shares or substantially all of the assets of such 2022 Notes Guarantor, designation of such 2022 Notes Guarantor as unrestricted in accordance with the 2022 Notes Indenture, exercise of the legal defeasance option or the covenant defeasance option, liquidation, or dissolution of such 2022 Notes Guarantor and, in the case of a 2022 Notes Guarantor that is not wholly-owned by Cardtronics plc, such 2022 Notes Guarantor ceasing to guarantee other indebtedness of Cardtronics plc, Cardtronics Delaware, or another 2022 Notes Guarantor. The 2022 Notes Guarantors, including Cardtronics plc, may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of their properties or assets to, or consolidate with or merge into, another company if such a sale would cause a default under the 2022 Notes Indenture and certain other specified requirements under the 2022 Notes Indenture are not satisfied.

$300.0 Million 5.50% Senior Notes Due 2025

On April 4, 2017, in a private placement offering, Cardtronics Delaware and Cardtronics USA, Inc. (the “2025 Notes Issuers”) issued $300.0 million in aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes pursuant to an indenture dated April 4, 2017 (the “2025 Notes Indenture”) among the 2025 Notes Issuers, Cardtronics plc, and certain of its subsidiaries, as guarantors (each, a “2025 Notes Guarantor”), and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee.

Interest on the 2025 Notes accrues from April 4, 2017, the date of issuance, at the rate of 5.50% per annum. Interest on the 2025 Notes is payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on May 1st and November 1st of each year, commencing on November 1, 2017.

The 2025 Notes and the related guarantees (the “2025 Guarantees”) are the general unsecured senior obligations of each of the 2025 Notes Issuers and the 2025 Notes Guarantors, respectively, and rank: (i) equally in right of payment with all of the 2025 Notes Issuers’ and the 2025 Notes Guarantors’ existing and future senior indebtedness and (ii) senior in right of payment to all of the 2025 Notes Issuers’ and the 2025 Notes Guarantors’ future subordinated indebtedness. The 2025 Notes and the 2025 Guarantees are effectively subordinated to any of the 2025 Notes Issuers’ and the 2025 Notes Guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the collateral securing such debt, including all borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit facility. The 2025 Notes are structurally subordinated to all liabilities of any of Cardtronics plc’s subsidiaries (excluding the 2025 Notes Issuers) that do not guarantee the 2025 Notes.

The 2025 Notes contain covenants that, among other things, limit the 2025 Notes Issuers’ ability and the ability of Cardtronics plc and certain of its restricted subsidiaries to incur or guarantee additional indebtedness, make certain investments, or pay dividends or distributions on Cardtronics plc’s common shares or repurchase common shares or make certain other restricted payments, consolidate or merge with or into other companies, conduct asset sales, restrict dividends or other payments by restricted subsidiaries, engage in transactions with affiliates or related persons, and create liens.

Obligations under the 2025 Notes are fully and unconditionally and jointly and severally guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Cardtronics plc and certain of its subsidiaries and certain of its future subsidiaries, with the exception of Cardtronics plc’s immaterial subsidiaries and CFC Guarantors (as defined in the Credit Agreement). There are no significant restrictions on the ability of Cardtronics plc to obtain funds from Cardtronics Delaware, Cardtronics USA, Inc., or the other 2025 Notes Guarantors by dividend or loan. None of the 2025 Notes Guarantors’ assets represent restricted assets pursuant to Rule 4-08(e)(3) of Regulation S-X.

The 2025 Notes are subject to certain automatic customary releases with respect to the 2025 Notes Guarantors (other than Cardtronics plc, Cardtronics Holdings Limited, and CATM Holdings LLC), including the sale, disposition, or transfer of the common shares or substantially all of the assets of such 2025 Notes Guarantor, designation of such 2025 Notes Guarantor as unrestricted in accordance with the 2025 Notes Indenture, exercise of the legal defeasance option or the covenant defeasance option, liquidation, or dissolution of such 2025 Notes Guarantor. The 2025 Notes Guarantors, including Cardtronics plc, may not sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of their properties or assets to, or consolidate with or merge into, another company if such a sale would cause a default under the 2025 Notes Indenture and certain other specified requirements under the 2025 Notes Indenture are not satisfied.