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LONG-TERM DEBT
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
LONG-TERM DEBT  
LONG-TERM DEBT

NOTE 15. LONG-TERM DEBT

As of June 30, 2020, the Company’s outstanding indebtedness, at face value, was as follows:

Face

Maturity

Interest

    

Value Debt

    

Date

 

Rate

Credit Facility (1)

$

162,845,349

May 2023

30-day LIBOR
plus 1.35% - 1.95%

Mortgage Note Payable (originated with Wells Fargo) (2)

30,000,000

October 2034

4.330%

Mortgage Note Payable (originated with Wells Fargo) (3)

23,536,432

April 2021

3.170%

3.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025

62,468,000

April 2025

3.875%

Total Long-Term Face Value Debt

$

278,849,781

(1)

Effective March 31, 2020, utilized interest rate swap to achieve fixed interest rate of 0.7325% plus the applicable spread on $100 million of the outstanding principal balance.

(2)

Secured by the Company’s interest in six income properties. The mortgage loan carries a fixed rate of 4.33% per annum during the first ten years of the term, and requires payments of interest only during the first ten years of the loan. After the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the loan, the cash flows, as defined in the related loan agreement, generated by the underlying six income properties must be used to pay down the principal balance of the loan until paid off or until the loan matures. The loan is fully pre-payable after the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the loan.

(3)

Secured by the Company’s income property leased to Wells Fargo Raleigh. The mortgage loan has a 5-year term with two years interest only, and interest and a 25-year amortization for the balance of the term. The mortgage loan bears a variable rate of interest based on the 30-day LIBOR plus a rate of 190 basis points. The interest rate for this mortgage loan has been fixed through the use of an interest rate swap that fixed the rate at 3.17%. The mortgage loan can be prepaid at any time subject to the termination of the interest rate swap. Amortization of the principal balance began in May 2018.

Credit Facility. The Company’s revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”), with Bank of Montreal (“BMO”) serving as the administrative agent for the lenders thereunder, is unsecured with regard to our income property portfolio but is guaranteed by certain wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company. The Credit Facility bank group is led by BMO and also includes Wells Fargo and Branch Banking & Trust Company. On September 7, 2017, the Company executed the second amendment and restatement of the Credit Facility (the “2017 Amended Credit Facility”).

On May 24, 2019, the Company executed the Second Amendment to the 2017 Amended Credit Facility (the “Second Revolver Amendment”). As a result of the Second Revolver Amendment, the Credit Facility has a total borrowing capacity of $200.0 million with the ability to increase that capacity up to $300.0 million during the term, subject to lender approval. The Credit Facility provides the lenders with a security interest in the equity of the Company subsidiaries that own the properties included in the borrowing base. The indebtedness outstanding under the Credit Facility accrues interest at a rate ranging from the 30-day LIBOR plus 135 basis points to the 30-day LIBOR plus 195 basis points based on the total balance outstanding under the Credit Facility as a percentage of the total asset value of the Company, as defined in the 2017 Amended Credit Facility, as amended by the Second Revolver Amendment. The Credit Facility also accrues a fee of 15 to 25 basis points for any unused portion of the borrowing capacity based on whether the unused portion is greater or less than 50% of the total borrowing capacity. Pursuant to the Second Revolver Amendment, the Credit Facility matures on May 24, 2023, with the ability to extend the term for 1 year.

On November 26, 2019, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Second 2019 Revolver Amendment”), which further amends the 2017 Amended Credit Facility. The Second 2019 Revolver Amendment included, among other things, an adjustment of certain financial maintenance covenants, including a temporary reduction of the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio to allow the Company to redeploy the proceeds received from the sale of certain income properties to PINE (the “PINE Income Property Sale Transactions”),  and an increase in the maximum amount the Company may invest in stock and stock equivalents of real estate investment trusts to allow the Company to invest in the common stock and operating partnership units of PINE.

On July 1, 2020, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “2020 Revolver Amendment”) whereby the tangible net worth covenant was adjusted to be more reflective of market terms. The 2020 Revolver Amendment was effective as of March 31, 2020.

At June 30, 2020, the current commitment level under the Credit Facility was $200.0 million. The available borrowing capacity under the Credit Facility was approximately $37.2 million, based on the level of borrowing base assets. As of June 30, 2020, the Credit Facility had a $162.8 million balance outstanding. See Note 1, “Description of Business and Principles of Interim Statements” for a discussion of the potential impact on borrowing base assets due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

The Credit Facility is subject to customary restrictive covenants including, but not limited to, limitations on the Company’s ability to: (a) incur indebtedness; (b) make certain investments; (c) incur certain liens; (d) engage in certain affiliate transactions; and (e) engage in certain major transactions such as mergers. In addition, the Company is subject to various financial maintenance covenants including, but not limited to, a maximum indebtedness ratio, a maximum secured indebtedness ratio, and a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio. The Credit Facility also contains affirmative covenants and events of default including, but not limited to, a cross default to the Company’s other indebtedness and upon the occurrence of a change in control. The Company’s failure to comply with these covenants or the occurrence of an event of default could result in acceleration of the Company’s debt and other financial obligations under the Credit Facility.

Mortgage Notes Payable. In addition to the Credit Facility, the Company has certain other borrowings, as noted in the table above, all of which are non-recourse.

Convertible Debt. The Company’s $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.50% Convertible Notes (the “2020 Notes”) were scheduled to mature on March 15, 2020; however, the Company completed the Note Exchanges, hereinafter defined, on February 4, 2020. The initial conversion rate was 14.5136 shares of common stock for each $1,000 principal amount of the 2020 Notes, which represented an initial conversion price of approximately $68.90 per share of common stock.

On February 4, 2020, the Company closed privately negotiated exchange agreements with certain holders of its outstanding 2020 Notes pursuant to which the Company issued approximately  $57.4 million principal amount of 3.875% Convertible Senior Notes due 2025 (the “2025 Notes”) in exchange for approximately  $57.4 million principal amount of the 2020 Notes (the “Note Exchanges”).  In addition, the Company closed a privately negotiated purchase agreement with an investor, who had not invested in the 2020 Notes, and issued approximately $17.6 million principal amount of the 2025 Notes (the “New Notes Placement,” and together with the Note Exchanges, the “Convert Transactions”). The Company used approximately $5.9 million of the proceeds from the New Notes Placement to repurchase approximately $5.9 million of the 2020 Notes. As a result of the Convert Transactions there was a total of $75 million aggregate principal amount of 2025 Notes outstanding.

In exchange for issuing the 2025 Notes pursuant to the Note Exchanges, the Company received and cancelled the exchanged 2020 Notes. The $11.7 million of net proceeds from the New Notes Placement were used to redeem at maturity on March 15, 2020 approximately $11.7 million of the aggregate principal amount of the 2020 Notes that remained outstanding.

During the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company repurchased approximately $12.5 million aggregate principal amount of 2025 Notes at an approximate $2.6 million discount, resulting in a gain on the extinguishment of debt of approximately $1.1 million. Following the repurchase of the 2025 Notes during the first and second quarter of 2020, $62.5 million aggregate principal amount of the 2025 Notes remains outstanding.  

The 2025 Notes represent senior unsecured obligations of the Company and pay interest semi-annually in arrears on each April 15th and October 15th, commencing on April 15, 2020, at a rate of 3.875% per annum. The 2025 Notes mature on April 15, 2025 and may not be redeemed by the Company prior to the maturity date. The conversion rate for the 2025 Notes is initially 12.7910 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 of principal of the 2025 Notes (equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $78.18 per share of the Company’s common stock). The initial conversion price of the 2025 Notes represents a premium of approximately 20% to the $65.15 closing sale price of the Company’s common stock on the NYSE American on January 29, 2020. If the Company’s Board of Directors increases the quarterly dividend above the $0.13 per share in place at issuance, the conversion rate is adjusted with each such increase in the quarterly dividend amount. After the second quarter 2020 dividend, the conversion rate is equal to 12.8551 shares of common stock for each $1,000 principal amount of 2025 Notes, which represents an adjusted conversion price of approximately $77.79 per share of common stock. The 2025 Notes are convertible into cash, common stock or a combination thereof, subject to various conditions, at the Company’s option. Should certain corporate transactions or

events occur prior to the stated maturity date, the Company will increase the conversion rate for a holder that elects to convert its 2025 Notes in connection with such corporate transaction or event.

The conversion rate is subject to adjustment in certain circumstances. Holders may not surrender their 2025 Notes for conversion prior to January 15, 2025 except upon the occurrence of certain conditions relating to the closing sale price of the Company’s common stock, the trading price per $1,000 principal amount of 2025 Notes, or specified corporate events including a change in control of the Company. The Company may not redeem the 2025 Notes prior to the stated maturity date and no sinking fund is provided for the 2025 Notes. The 2025 Notes are convertible, at the election of the Company, into solely cash, solely shares of the Company’s common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company intends to settle the 2025 Notes in cash upon conversion, with any excess conversion value to be settled in shares of our common stock. In accordance with GAAP, the 2025 Notes were accounted for as a liability with a separate equity component recorded for the conversion option. A liability was recorded for the 2025 Notes on the issuance date at fair value based on a discounted cash flow analysis using current market rates for debt instruments with similar terms. The difference between the initial proceeds from the 2025 Notes and the estimated fair value of the debt instruments resulted in a debt discount, with an offset recorded to additional paid-in capital representing the equity component. As of June 30, 2020, the unamortized debt discount of our Notes was approximately $6.8 million.

Long-term debt consisted of the following: 

June 30, 2020

December 31, 2019

Due Within

Due Within

    

Total

    

One Year

 

Total

    

One Year

Credit Facility

$

162,845,350

$

$

159,845,349

$

Mortgage Note Payable (originated with Wells Fargo)

30,000,000

30,000,000

Mortgage Note Payable (originated with Wells Fargo)

23,536,432

23,536,432

23,884,373

4.500% Convertible Senior Notes, net of discount

74,706,078

75,000,000

3.875% Convertible Senior Notes, net of discount

55,676,641

Loan Costs, net of accumulated amortization

(1,275,048)

(1,217,497)

Total Long-Term Debt

$

270,783,375

$

23,536,432

$

287,218,303

$

75,000,000

Payments applicable to reduction of principal amounts as of June 30, 2020 will be required as follows:

Year Ending December 31,

    

Amount

Remainder of 2020

$

2021

23,536,432

2022

2023

162,845,349

2024

2025 and thereafter

92,468,000

Total Long-Term Debt - Face Value

$

278,849,781

The carrying value of long-term debt as of June 30, 2020 consisted of the following:

    

Total

Current Face Amount

$

278,849,781

Unamortized Discount on Convertible Debt

(6,791,358)

Loan Costs, net of accumulated amortization

(1,275,048)

Total Long-Term Debt

$

270,783,375

The following table reflects a summary of interest expense incurred and paid during the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

Three Months Ended

Six Months Ended

June 30,
2020

June 30,
2019

June 30,
2020

June 30,
2019

    

($000's)

    

($000's)

($000's)

    

($000's)

Interest Expense

$

2,123

$

2,598

$

4,922

$

5,084

Amortization of Loan Costs

74

107

223

213

Amortization of Discount on Convertible Notes

256

337

760

668

Total Interest Expense

$

2,453

$

3,042

$

5,905

$

5,965

Total Interest Paid

$

2,496

$

1,636

$

5,636

$

5,067

The Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of June 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019.