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Current and Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Current and Long-Term Debt Current and Long-Term Debt 
The Company’s carrying value of current and long-term debt consisted of the following:
December 31, 2020December 31, 2019
(In thousands)
Revolving credit facility due September 2024, including swingline credit facility $— $167,227 
Term loan facility due June 2027, net of unamortized discount and capitalized debt issuance costs480,985 — 
5.50% Senior notes due May 2025, net of unamortized capitalized debt issuance costs
297,192 296,545 
1.00% Convertible senior notes due December 2020, net of unamortized discount and capitalized debt issuance costs
— 275,703 
Total Debt778,177 739,475 
Less: Current portion(5,000)— 
Total Long-Term Debt$773,177 $739,475 
The Term Loan Facility (or "Term Loan") due June 2027 with a face value of $497.5 million is presented net of unamortized discount and capitalized debt issuance costs of $16.5 million as of December 31, 2020. Mandatory quarterly installments of principal repayments under the Term Loan, totaling $5.0 million in the next twelve months, are presented in the Current portion of long-term debt line of the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2020. 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 $2.8 million and $3.5 million as of December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. The 1.00% Convertible senior notes due December 2020 (the "Convertible Notes") with a face value of $287.5 million as of December 31, 2019 are presented net of unamortized discounts and capitalized debt issuance costs of $11.8 million as of December 31, 2019. For additional information related to the Convertible Notes and the 2020 repayments, see 1.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2020 and Related Equity Instruments below.
Revolving Credit Facility 

As of December 31, 2019, the Company was party to a $750 million revolving credit agreement with a maturity date of September 19, 2024. On May 29, 2020, the Company entered into a second amendment to its second amended and restated credit agreement (the "Second Amendment"). Given the unprecedented conditions across all of the markets in which the Company operates, due to the impact of the Pandemic and as a precautionary measure, the Company sought this amendment to provide financial covenant relief should transactions and corresponding revenues not recover or further weaken from results experienced during the onset of the Pandemic. With this amendment, the covenant levels for the Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Second Amendment and discussed further below) were revised to provide increased flexibility during a Restricted Period, which will end on the earlier of (a) October 1, 2021 or (b) the date on which (i) the Company terminates the Restricted Period at its election and (ii) as modified by the third amendment, the Total Net Leverage ratio does not exceed 4.50 to 1.0 (the "Restricted Period"). Under the Second Amendment, in consideration for the financial covenant relief, the interest rates for borrowings and the issuance of letters of credit and fees payable on any unused amounts of the revolving credit facility are subject to certain upward adjustments, including new applicable margins above reference rates and new commitment fee rates when the Total Net Leverage Ratio exceeds 4.00 to 1.0 and amended reference rate floors during the Restricted Period. The Second Amendment provides that the Company is subject to some additional limitations under certain covenant baskets while financial covenant relief remains in effect.
On June 29, 2020, the Company entered into a third amendment to its second amended and restated credit agreement (as amended the "Amended Credit Agreement"), in conjunction with the Term Loan issuance. The third amendment decreased the Company's available borrowing capacity under the revolving credit agreement from $750 million to $600 million and modified various terms, conditions and covenants. As modified by the Second Amendment, most changes during the period of financial covenant relief remain in place. The Amended Credit Agreement matures on September 19, 2024.
Due to the reduction in capacity under the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company expensed approximately $1.2 million of the deferred financing costs and amendment fees, presented within the Amortization of deferred financing costs and note discount line in the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The deferred financing costs associated with the Amended Credit Agreement are classified within Intangible assets, net and presented within Note 8. Intangible Assets.
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. With the exception of swingline loans, borrowings accrue interest, 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 Amended Credit Agreement) plus the applicable margin depending on the Company’s most recent Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement). The margin for Alternative Base Rate loans and Canadian Prime Rate loans varies between 0.0% and 2.00%, and the margin for Adjusted LIBO Rate loans, Canadian Dealer Offered Rate loans, Bank Bill Swap Reference Rate loans and Johannesburg Interbank Agreed Rate loans varies between 1.00% and 3.00%.
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 Amended 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.

Each of the Guarantors (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) has guaranteed the full and punctual payment of the obligations under the revolving credit facility and the obligations under the revolving credit facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of the credit facility Guarantors, subject to permitted liens and other customary exceptions.

Financial covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement are determined as of the last day of each fiscal quarter. The Company is required to maintain an Interest Coverage Ratio, as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement, of no less than 3.00 to 1.00. During the Restricted Period, the Amended Credit Agreement provides for adjustments to the Total Net Leverage Ratio covenant as follows: (i) for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2020, the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 5.25 to 1.0; (ii) for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2021, the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 5.50 to 1.0; (iii) for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2021, the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 5.25 to 1.0; and (iv) for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2021, the Total Net Leverage Ratio shall not exceed 5.00 to 1.0. For each fiscal quarter ending on or after the end of the Restricted Period, the Company shall not permit the Total Net Leverage ratio to exceed 4.50 to 1.0.
The Amended Credit Agreement requires certain mandatory prepayments if (i) other than as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, revolving credit exposures exceed the total commitments or, solely as a result of fluctuations in currency exchange rates, the revolving credit exposures exceed 105% of the total commitments and (ii) during the Restricted Period, Unencumbered Balance Sheet Cash (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) exceeds $100 million for five consecutive business days.

The Company is limited in its ability to make certain payments. Such restricted payments are generally not permitted in the Restricted Period; however, outside of the Restricted Period the Company may generally make such restricted payments so long as no event of default exists at the time of such payment and would not result therefrom and the Total Net Leverage Ratio is equal to or less than 3.75 to 1.00 at the time such restricted payment is made. As of December 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants and ratios under the Amended Credit Agreement.

The Amended 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, (iv) notification of certain events, and (v) limitations on the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to, among other things, sell or transfer assets, merge into or consolidate with any third-party or liquidate or dissolve, incurrence or guarantee of indebtedness, create liens, make investments, pay dividends or other distributions on or redeem or repurchase shares, make payments on subordinated indebtedness, enter into certain restrictive agreements or hedging transactions, engage in transactions with affiliates, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, amend their organizational documents, amend certain terms of existing indebtedness and change their fiscal year-end.
As of December 31, 2020, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under its $600 million revolving credit facility and $10.1 million outstanding standby letters of credit under the facility. The weighted average interest rate on the Company’s outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility was 2.3% as of December 31, 2019.

Term Loan Facility

On June 29, 2020, the Company entered into the Term Loan, by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries (including Cardtronics USA, Inc. as the “Borrower”), the lenders party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent. Pursuant to the Term Loan, the Company borrowed $500 million of aggregate principal and used a portion of the net proceeds to repay outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility and retire the Convertible Notes. The Term Loan was issued with an original issue discount of 175 basis points and interest accrues at the rate of LIBOR plus 400 basis points, with a 1.00% LIBOR floor. Interest is payable quarterly, or in shorter intervals for LIBOR borrowings with a duration of less than three months.

The Term Loan matures on June 29, 2027 and requires installment principal repayments equal to 1% of the initial aggregate principal per annum, paid quarterly, with the outstanding balance due on the maturity date. The Term Loan Agreement requires certain other mandatory prepayments, including mandatory prepayments based on (i) a specified percentage of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) on an annual basis, commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021, (ii) the net proceeds of certain asset sales and/or insurance/condemnation events above a threshold amount, subject to reinvestment rights and other exceptions and (iii) the net proceeds of any issuance or incurrence of debt that is not permitted by the Term Loan Agreement, subject to certain exceptions. Outstanding balances are fully prepayable on a voluntary basis at par, subject to premiums for certain repricing or refinancing transactions, but may not be borrowed again once prepaid. During the year ending December 31, 2020, the Company made mandatory principal repayments of the Term Loan of $2.5 million.

Each of the Guarantors of the Term Loan Agreement (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) have guaranteed the full and punctual payment of the obligations under the Term Loan Agreement and the obligations under the Term Loan Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of such Guarantors, subject to permitted liens and other customary exceptions.

The Term Loan 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, (iv) notification of certain events, and (v) limitations on the ability of the Company and certain of its subsidiaries to, among other things, sell or transfer assets, merge into or consolidate with any third-party or liquidate or dissolve, incur or guarantee indebtedness, create liens, make investments, pay dividends or other distributions on or redeem or repurchase shares, make payments on subordinated indebtedness, enter into certain restrictive agreements or hedging transactions, engage in transactions with affiliates, enter into sale and leaseback transactions, amend their organizational documents, amend certain terms of existing indebtedness, and change their fiscal year-end.
$300.0 million 5.50% Senior Notes Due 2025
On April 4, 2017, in a private placement offering, Cardtronics Inc. 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 at the rate of 5.50% per annum and is payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on May 1st and November 1st of each year. 
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 and Term Loan. The 2025 Notes are structurally subordinated to all third-party liabilities of any of Cardtronics plc’s subsidiaries (excluding the 2025 Notes Issuers) that do not guarantee the 2025 Notes.
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 indenture to the 2025 Notes). There are no significant restrictions on the ability of Cardtronics plc to obtain funds from Cardtronics Inc., 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.
The 2025 Notes contain various covenants restricting the Company's investments, indebtedness, and payments.
1.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2020 and Related Equity Instruments
On November 19, 2013, Cardtronics, Inc. issued the Convertible Notes at par value of $287.5 million. After bifurcating the embedded conversion option and classifying it within equity, the Company recorded the notes at a discount, determining that the fair value of the debt component to be $215.8 million. Taking into account the discount resulting from the bifurcation, the effective interest rate recognized on the Convertible Notes was approximately 5.26%. Interest on the Convertible Notes accrued at the rate of 1.00% per annum and was payable semi-annually in cash in arrears on June 1 and December 1 of each year.
In June 2020, the Company repurchased and cancelled an aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes equal to $171.9 million. The Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of $3.0 million in conjunction with the repurchase and cancellation of these notes. On November 30, 2020, the Company repaid the remaining outstanding principal balance of $115.6 million, together with accrued and unpaid interest of $0.6 million using available cash. None of the Convertible Notes were converted into shares prior to repayment of the notes upon maturity.
The Company’s interest expense related to the Convertible Notes consisted of the following:
Year Ended December 31,
202020192018
(In thousands)
Cash interest per contractual coupon rate$1,885 $2,875 $2,875 
Amortization of note discount7,921 11,341 10,762 
Amortization of debt issuance costs623 855 772 
Total interest expense related to Convertible Notes$10,429 $15,071 $14,409 

Concurrent with the issuance of the Convertible Notes, Cardtronics, Inc. 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. The amounts allocated to both the note hedge and warrants were recorded in the Shareholders' equity section in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

On June 30, 2020, the Company entered into agreements with the counterparties of the convertible note hedges and warrants to terminate a proportionate amount of the instruments, corresponding to the portion of the Convertible Notes cancelled in June 2020, for net consideration to the counterparties of $1.0 million.
The remaining call options under the note hedge terminated upon the maturity of the Convertible Notes. The remaining 2.2 million warrants outstanding have a strike price of $73.29 and expire incrementally on a series of expiration dates from June 2021 through August 30, 2021.
If the share price of the Company's stock remains below the strike price of the warrants, Cardtronics plc’s shareholders will not experience any dilution; 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, at the Company’s election, (i) issue additional shares to the warrant holders or (ii) settle the difference between the price of the shares and the strike price of the warrants in cash to the warrant holders.
2018 Redemption
On December 19, 2018, the Company used borrowings under its revolving credit facility to redeem the aggregate principal of its, then outstanding, $250.0 million 5.125% Senior Notes Due 2022. In connection with the early extinguishment of the 2022 Notes, the Company recorded a $1.4 million pre-tax charge during the year ended December 31, 2018 to write off the associated unamortized deferred financing costs. This write-off is reflected in the Amortization of deferred financing costs and note discount line in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations. Additionally, during the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company recorded a $6.4 million pre-tax charge related to the premium paid at redemption, which is included in the Redemption costs for early extinguishment of debt line in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
Debt Maturities
Aggregate maturities of the principal amounts of the Company’s long-term debt as of December 31, 2020, for each of the next five years, and thereafter is as follows (in thousands):
2021$5,000 
20225,000 
20235,000 
20245,000 
2025305,000 
Thereafter472,500 
Total$797,500