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Note 8 - Debt And Finance Leases
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt and Finance Leases

NOTE 8:  DEBT AND FINANCE LEASES

Debt and finance leases and related maturities and interest rates were as follows at December 31, 2021 and 2020:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

(in millions)

 

Type

 

Maturity

 

Weighted-Average

Effective

Interest Rate

 

 

Carrying Value

 

 

Carrying Value

 

Current portion:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RED-Rochester, LLC

 

2033

 

11.42%

 

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

 

 

Finance leases

 

 

 

Various

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current portion:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Term notes

 

2026

 

13.85%

 

 

 

224

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convertible debt

 

2026

 

17.26%

 

 

 

15

 

 

 

 

 

 

RED-Rochester, LLC

 

2033

 

11.42%

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

12

 

 

 

Finance leases

 

Various

 

Various

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Other debt

 

Various

 

Various

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

253

 

 

 

17

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

254

 

 

$

19

 

 

Annual maturities of debt and finance leases outstanding at December 31, 2021 were as follows:

 

(in millions)

 

Carrying

Value

 

 

Maturity

Value

 

2022

 

$

1

 

 

$

1

 

2023

 

 

2

 

 

 

2

 

2024

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

2025

 

 

1

 

 

 

1

 

2026

 

 

240

 

 

 

308

 

2027 and thereafter

 

 

9

 

 

 

9

 

Total

 

$

254

 

 

$

322

 

 

Term Loan Credit Agreement

 

On February 26, 2021, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Term Loan Credit Agreement”) with certain funds affiliated with Kennedy Lewis Investment Management LLC (“KLIM”) as lenders (the “Term Loan Lenders”) and Alter Domus (US) LLC, as administrative agent. Pursuant to the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Term Loan Lenders provided the Company with (i) an initial term loan in the amount of $225 million, which was drawn in full on the same date, and (ii) a commitment to provide delayed draw term loans in an aggregate principal amount of up to $50 million on or before February 26, 2023 (collectively, the “Term Loans”). Net proceeds from the Term Loan Credit Agreement were $215 million ($225 million aggregate principal less $10 million in debt transaction costs).  The Term Loans have a five-year maturity and are non-amortizing.

 

The Term Loans bear interest at a rate of 8.5% per annum payable quarterly in cash and 4.0% per annum Paid-In-Kind interest (“PIK”) or in cash, at the Company’s option, for an aggregate interest rate of 12.5% per annum.  The Company elected the 4.0% per annum in PIK which is added to the carrying value of the debt through the term.  Interest expense is recorded using the effective interest method.

 

 

The Term Loans are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), and are secured by (i) a first priority lien on substantially all assets of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (subject to certain exceptions) not constituting ABL Priority Collateral or L/C Cash Collateral (see below for definitions of ABL Priority Collateral and L/C Cash Collateral), including 100% of the stock of material U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of material foreign subsidiaries (the “Term Loan Priority Collateral”) and (ii) a third priority lien on the ABL Priority Collateral and L/C Cash Collateral. The aggregate carrying value of the Term Loan Priority Collateral, ABL Priority Collateral and L/C Cash Collateral as of December 31, 2021 was $2,328 million.

 

The Term Loan Credit Agreement limits, among other things, the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement) to (i) incur indebtedness, (ii) incur or create liens, (iii) dispose of assets, (iv) make restricted payments (including dividend payments, et al.) and (v) make investments.  The Term Loan Credit Agreement does not include a financial maintenance covenant or any subjective acceleration clauses.  The Term Loan Credit Agreement does contain customary affirmative covenants including delivery of certain of the Company’s financial statements and customary event of default provisions, including a cross-default provision that would give rise to an event of default if there is a default under or acceleration of “Material Indebtedness”.  Material Indebtedness includes obligations having a principal amount of at least $25 million and obligations under the ABL Facility or Letter of Credit Facility.

 

On an annual basis, the Company will prepay, within 10 business days following the filing of annual Form 10-K, outstanding Loans in an amount equal to Excess Cash Flow (“ECF”) as defined in the Term Loan Credit Agreement provided no such prepayment is required if such prepayment would cause U.S. liquidity to be less than $85 million.  For the year ended December 31, 2021 ECF was a negative amount, therefore no prepayment is required in 2022.

 

Board Rights Agreement

On February 26, 2021, in connection with the execution of the Term Loan Credit Agreement, the Company entered into a letter agreement with KLIM (the “Board Rights Agreement”). Pursuant to the Board Rights Agreement, the Company’s Board of Directors (“Board”) appointed an individual designated by KLIM as a member of the Board effective April 1, 2021.  The individual appointed was elected to serve a one-year term at the annual meeting on May 19, 2021.  KLIM has the right to nominate one director at each annual or special meeting of the Company’s shareholders until the third anniversary of the execution of the Board Rights Agreement or until KLIM ceases to hold at least 50% of the original principal amount of the Term Loans and commitments under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, whichever is earlier.

 

Until KLIM ceases to hold at least 50% of the original principal amount of the Term Loans and commitments under the Term Loan Credit Agreement, at any time that KLIM’s designated director is not serving on the Board, KLIM will have the right to designate a non-voting observer to the Board. Such observer will have the right to attend meetings of the Board and, under certain circumstances, committees and subcommittees of the Board and to receive information and materials made available to the Board, in each case, subject to certain restrictions and exceptions.

 

Securities Purchase Agreement

On February 26, 2021, the Company and the Term Loan Lenders (the “Buyers”), entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which the Company sold to the Buyers (i) an aggregate of 1,000,000 shares (the “Purchased Shares”) of the Company’s common stock (“Common Stock”) for a purchase price of $10.00 in cash per share for an aggregate purchase price of $10 million and (ii) $25 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s newly issued 5.0% unsecured convertible promissory notes due May 28, 2026 (the “2021 Convertible Notes”) in a private placement transaction. The issuance and sale of the Purchased Shares and 2021 Convertible Notes were consummated on February 26, 2021.  

 

2021 Convertible Notes

 

The 2021 Convertible Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.0% per annum, which will be payable in cash on the maturity date and in additional shares of Common Stock on any conversion date. The payment of interest only at the maturity date has the same effect as delivering additional debt instruments to the Holders of the 2021 Convertible Notes and therefore is considered PIK.  Therefore, PIK will be added to the carrying value of the debt through the term and interest expense will be recorded using the effective interest method. The maturity date of the 2021 Convertible Notes is May 28, 2026.

 

Conversion Features

The Buyers will have the right to elect at any time to convert the 2021 Convertible Notes into shares of Common Stock at an initial conversion rate equal to 100 shares of Common Stock per each $1,000 principal amount of the 2021 Convertible Notes (based on an initial conversion price equal to $10.00 per share of Common Stock). The conversion rate and conversion price will be subject to certain customary anti-dilution adjustments. If the closing price of the Common Stock equals or exceeds $14.50 (subject to adjustment in the same manner as the conversion price) for 45 trading days within any period of 60 consecutive trading days, the Company will have the right to cause the mandatory conversion of the 2021 Convertible Notes into shares of Common Stock.

 

In the event of certain fundamental transactions, the Buyers will have the right, within a period of 30 days following the occurrence of such transaction (“Holder Fundamental Transaction Election Period”), to elect to either require prepayment of the 2021 Convertible Notes at par plus accrued and unpaid interest or convert all or a portion of the 2021 Convertible Notes into shares of Common Stock at the conversion rate then in effect plus any additional shares based on the price per share of Common Stock in connection with the fundamental transaction, or to receive the shares of a successor entity, if any.

 

Embedded Derivatives

The 2021 Convertible Notes were considered more akin to a debt-type instrument and the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded conversion features are not considered clearly and closely related to the 2021 Convertible Notes. Accordingly, these embedded features were bifurcated from the 2021 Convertible Notes and separately accounted for on a combined basis at fair value as a single derivative liability. Kodak allocated $12 million of the net proceeds received to a derivative liability based on the aggregate fair value of the embedded features on the date of issuance which reduced the net carrying value of the 2021 Convertible Notes. The derivative is being accounted for at fair value with subsequent changes in the fair value being reported as part of Other (income) charges, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations.  The fair value of the Convertible Notes embedded derivative as of December 31, 2021 was a liability of $4 million and is included in Other long-term liabilities in the accompanying Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.  Refer to Note 13, “Financial Instruments” for information on the valuation of the derivative.

 

The carrying value of the 2021 Convertible Notes at December 31, 2021 and the time of issuance was $15 million and $13 million ($25 million aggregate gross proceeds less $12 million allocated to the derivative liability), respectively.  The estimated fair value of the 2021 Convertible Notes as of December 31, 2021 was $18 million (Level 3).  The carrying value is being accreted to the aggregate principal amount using the effective interest method from the date of issuance through the maturity date.

 

Securities Registration Rights Agreement

On February 26, 2021, the Company and the Buyers entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Securities Registration Rights Agreement”) providing the Buyers with registration rights in respect of the Purchased Shares and the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the 2021 Convertible Notes. The Securities Registration Rights Agreement contains other customary terms and conditions, including certain customary indemnification obligations; however, the Securities Registration Rights Agreement does not obligate the Company to facilitate an underwritten offering of the registered Common Stock by the Buyers.

 

Amended and Restated ABL Credit Agreement

 

On September 3, 2013, the Company entered into an Asset Based Revolving Credit Agreement (the “Original ABL Credit Agreement”).  On May 26, 2016, the Company and the subsidiaries of the Company that are guarantors (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “ABL Credit Agreement”) with the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent, and Bank of America, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, which amended and restated the Original ABL Credit Agreement.

 

The ABL Credit Agreement provided that the Lenders make available asset-based revolving loans (the “ABL Loans”) and letters of credit in an aggregate amount of up to $150 million, subject to the Borrowing Base.

 

On January 27, 2020 Kodak exercised its right under the ABL Credit Agreement to permanently reduce lender commitments from $150 million to $120 million.  As a result, the minimum Excess Availability decreased to $15 million from the previous minimum of $18.75 million.  

 

On March 27, 2020, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors entered into Amendment No. 3 to the ABL Credit Agreement (the “Amendment”) with the lenders party thereto (the “Lenders”), Bank of America, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent, and Bank of America, N.A. and each of the parties to the ABL Credit Agreement as lenders.

Each of the capitalized but undefined terms used in the context of describing the ABL Credit Agreement and the Amendment has the meaning ascribed to such term in the ABL Credit Agreement and the Amendment.

 

The Amendment decreased the available ABL Loans and letters of credit from an aggregate amount of up to $120 million to $110 million, subject to the Borrowing Base.  As a result of the additional reduction in lender commitments, the minimum Excess Availability decreased to $13.75 million from the previous amount of $15 million.

 

The Amendment also changed Equipment Availability from (i) the lesser of 75% of Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Equipment or $6 million to (ii) the lesser of 70% of Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Equipment or $14.75 million as of March 31, 2020.    The $14.75 million amount decreases by $1 million per quarter starting on July 1, 2020 until maturity or the amount is decreased to $0, whichever comes first. 

 

On February 26, 2021, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors entered into a fourth amendment to the ABL Credit Agreement (as amended in 2021, the “Amended ABL Credit Agreement”), among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the lenders party thereto, Bank of America, N.A., as agent (the “Agent”), and Bank of America, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as arrangers, with the Agent and the Required Lenders.  Each of the capitalized and undefined terms has the meaning ascribed to such term in the ABL Credit Agreement.

 

The Amended ABL Credit Agreement amends the ABL Credit Agreement to, among other things, (i) extend the maturity date to February 26, 2024 or the date that is 90 days prior to the earliest scheduled maturity date or mandatory redemption date of any of the Company’s Term Loans, 2021 Convertible Notes, Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock or any refinancings of any of the foregoing and (ii) decrease the aggregate amount of commitments from $110 million to $90 million.  Commitments under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement continue to be able to be used in the form of revolving loans or letters of credit.  The Company issued approximately $46 million letters of credit under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2021 and $90 million letters of credit under the ABL Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2020.    

 

The revolving loans bear interest at the rate of LIBOR plus 3.50%-4.00% per annum (subject to provisions providing for a replacement benchmark rate upon the discontinuation of LIBOR) or a floating Base Rate (as defined in the Amended ABL Credit Agreement) plus 2.50%-3.00% per annum, based on Excess Availability (as defined in the Amended ABL Credit Agreement). The Company will pay an unused line fee of 37.5-50 basis points per annum, depending on whether the unused portion of the maximum amount available is less than or equal to 50% or greater than 50%, respectively.  The Company will pay a letter of credit fee of 3.50%-4.00% per annum, based on Excess Availability, on issued and outstanding letters of credit, in addition to a fronting fee of 25 basis points on such letters of credit.

 

Obligations under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement continue to be secured by: (i) a first priority lien on assets of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors constituting cash (other than L/C Cash Collateral, as defined below), accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment and certain other assets (the “ABL Priority Collateral”) and (ii) a second priority lien on substantially all assets of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (subject to certain exceptions) other than the ABL Priority Collateral, including the L/C cash collateral and 100% of the stock of material U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of material foreign subsidiaries.

 

The Amended ABL Credit Agreement continues to limit, among other things, the ability of the Company and its Restricted Subsidiaries (as defined in the Amended ABL Credit Agreement) to (i) incur indebtedness, (ii) incur or create liens, (iii) dispose of assets, (iv) make restricted payments and (v) make investments. The Amended ABL Credit Agreement leaves in place customary affirmative covenants, including delivery of certain of the Company’s financial statements set forth therein.

 

Under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement the Company is required to maintain Minimum Liquidity of at least $80 million, which is tested at the end of each quarter.  Minimum Liquidity was $250 million at December 31, 2021.  If Minimum Liquidity falls below $80 million an Event of Default would occur.  The Agent would have the right to declare the obligation of each Lender to make Revolving Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit to be terminated, and declare the Revolving Loans, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement to be due and payable.

 

Under both the Amended ABL Credit Agreement and the ABL Credit Agreement the Company is required to maintain Excess Availability above 12.5% of lender commitments ($11.25 million and $13.75 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively), which is tested at the end of each month.  Excess Availability was $27 million and $20 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.  

If Excess Availability falls below 12.5% of lender commitments a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Trigger Event would occur.  During any Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Trigger Event, the Company would be required to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of greater than or equal to 1.0 to 1.0. If Excess Availability falls below 12.5% of lender commitments, Kodak may, in addition to the requirement to be in compliance with the minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, become subject to cash dominion control.  Since Excess Availability was greater than 12.5% of lender commitments at December 31, 2021 and 2020, Kodak was not required to have a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.0 to 1.0.

 

The Amended ABL Credit Agreement removed Eligible Cash from the Borrowing Base.  Therefore, amounts funded into the Eligible Cash account will no longer increase Excess Availability for purposes of compliance reporting.  As of December 31, 2020, to maintain Excess Availability of greater than 12.5% of lender commitments, Kodak funded $35 million to the Eligible Cash account held with the ABL Credit Agreement Administrative Agent, which was classified as Restricted Cash in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

 

If Excess Availability falls below 12.5% of lender commitments and the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is less than 1.0 to 1.0, an Event of Default would occur and the Agent has the right to declare the obligation of each Lender to make Revolving Loans and of the Issuing Banks to issue Letters of Credit to be terminated, and declare the Revolving Loans, all interest thereon and all other amounts payable under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement to be due and payable.

 

Each existing direct or indirect U.S. subsidiary of the Company (other than Immaterial Subsidiaries, Unrestricted Subsidiaries and certain other subsidiaries) has provided an unconditional guarantee (and any such future subsidiaries must provide an unconditional guarantee) of the obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreements.  Obligations under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement are secured by: i) a first priority lien on assets of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors constituting cash (other than L/C Cash Collateral, as defined below), accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment and certain other assets (the “ABL Priority Collateral”) and (ii) a second priority lien on substantially all assets of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (subject to certain exceptions) other than the ABL Priority Collateral, including 100% of the stock of material U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of material foreign subsidiaries.   Obligations under the ABL Credit Agreement were secured by: i) a first priority lien on assets of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors constituting cash, accounts receivable, inventory, machinery and equipment, 100% of the stock of material U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the stock of material foreign subsidiaries and certain other assets (the “ABL Collateral”). The aggregate carrying value of the ABL Collateral as of December 31, 2020 was $1,412 million

 

Under the terms of the ABL Credit Agreement, the Company may designate Restricted Subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries provided the aggregate sales of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries are less than 7.5% of the consolidated sales of Kodak and the aggregate assets of all Unrestricted Subsidiaries are less than 7.5% of Kodak’s consolidated assets.  Further, on a pro forma basis at the time of designation and immediately after giving effect thereto, Excess Availability must be at least $30 million and the pro forma Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio must be no less than 1.0 to 1.0.  Upon designation of Unrestricted Subsidiaries, the Company is required to provide to the Lenders reconciling statements to eliminate all financial information pertaining to Unrestricted Subsidiaries which is included in its annual and quarterly consolidated financial statements.

 

In March 2018, the Company designated five subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries: Kodak PE Tech, LLC, Kodak LB Tech, LLC, Kodak Realty, Inc, Kodakit Singapore Pte. Limited and KP Services (Jersey) Ltd.  This action allowed the Company to better position assets which may be monetized in the future and address costs related to underutilized properties. In 2020 Kodak discontinued the operation of Kodakit Singapore Pte. Limited and sold Kodak LB Tech, LLC in an intercompany transaction.

 

Under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement the Company designated three subsidiaries as Unrestricted Subsidiaries: Kodak PE Tech, LLC, Kodak Realty, Inc, and KP Services (Jersey) Ltd. Collectively, the Unrestricted Subsidiaries had sales of approximately $7 million, and $6 million for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which represented 1% of Kodak’s consolidated sales for both periods.  These subsidiaries had assets of $13 million and $15 million as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, which represented 1% of Kodak’s consolidated assets as of such dates.  For the year-ended December 31, 2019 the five original Unrestricted Subsidiaries had sales of approximately $12 million, which represented 1% of Kodak’s consolidated sales.

 

The Amended ABL Credit Agreement limits, among other things, the Company’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ ability to (i) incur indebtedness, (ii) incur or create liens, (iii) dispose of assets, (iv) make restricted payments (including dividend payments, et al.) and (v) make investments.  In addition to other customary affirmative covenants, the Amended ABL Credit Agreement provides for a periodic delivery by the Company of its various financial statements as set forth in the Amended ABL Credit Agreement.

Events of default under the ABL Credit Agreement include, among others, failure to pay any principal, interest or other amount due under the applicable agreement, breach of specific covenants and a change of control of the Company.  Upon an event of default, the lenders may declare the outstanding obligations under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement to be immediately due and payable and exercise other rights and remedies provided for in the agreement.

 

Letter of Credit Facility Agreement

 

On February 26, 2021, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors entered into a Letter of Credit Facility Agreement (the “L/C Facility Agreement”, and together with the Term Loan Credit Agreement and the Amended ABL Credit Agreement the “Credit Agreements”) among the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the lenders party thereto (the “L/C Lenders”), Bank of America, N.A., as agent, and Bank of America, N.A., as issuing bank. Pursuant to the L/C Facility Agreement, the L/C Lenders committed to issue letters of credit on the Company’s behalf in an aggregate amount of up to $50 million, provided that the Company posts cash collateral in an amount greater than or equal to 103% of the aggregate amount of letters of credit issued and outstanding at any given time (the “L/C Cash Collateral”).

 

The term of the L/C Facility Agreement is three years, subject to the same automatic springing maturity as the Amended ABL Credit Agreement.  The Company issued approximately $44 million letters of credit under the L/C Facility Agreement as of December 31, 2021. The balance on deposit in the L/C Cash Collateral account as of December 31, 2021 is approximately $45 million, of which $14 million was deposited into the L/C Cash Collateral account from proceeds of the financing transactions described herein and the remainder of which was cash collateral previously used to secure letters of credit under the ABL Credit Agreement.  The L/C Facility Agreement has the same requirement to maintain Minimum Liquidity of $80 million as is contained in the Amended ABL Credit Agreement.

 

The Company will pay an unused line fee of 37.5-50 basis points per annum, depending on whether the unused portion of the maximum commitments is less than or equal to 50% or greater than 50% of such commitments, respectively. The Company will pay a letter of credit fee of 3.75% per annum on issued and outstanding letters of credit, in addition to a fronting fee of 25 basis points on such letters of credit. Amounts drawn under any letter of credit will be reimbursed from the L/C Cash Collateral. If not so reimbursed, and not otherwise repaid by the Company to the applicable L/C Lenders, such amounts will accrue interest, to be paid monthly, at a floating Base Rate (as defined in the L/C Facility Agreement) plus 2.75% per annum until repaid.

 

As with the Amended ABL Credit Agreement and the ABL Credit Agreement, the L/C Facility Agreement also requires the Company to maintain Excess Availability above 12.5% of lender commitments. If Excess Availability falls below 12.5% of lender commitments a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Trigger Event would occur under the L/C Facility Agreement as well as the Amended ABL Credit Agreement and the ABL Credit Agreement.  During any Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Trigger Event, the Company would be required to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of greater than or equal to 1.0 to 1.0.

 

The Company’s obligations under the L/C Facility Agreement are guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors and are secured by (i) a first priority lien on the L/C Cash Collateral, (ii) a second priority lien on the ABL Priority Collateral and (iii) a third priority lien on the Term Loan Priority Collateral.

 

RED-Rochester, LLC

 

In January 2019 Kodak entered into a series of agreements with RED-Rochester, LLC (“RED”), which provides utilities to Eastman Business Park.  Kodak received a payment of $14 million from RED. Kodak is required to pay a minimum annual payment to RED of approximately $2 million regardless of utility usage. Kodak is accounting for the $14 million payment from RED as debt. The minimum payments required under the agreement from Kodak to RED will be reported as a reduction of the debt and interest expense using the effective interest method.  The debt payments to RED continue until August 2033.

 

2019 Convertible Notes

 

On May 20, 2019, the Company and Longleaf Partners Small Cap Fund, C2W Partners Master Fund Limited and Deseret Mutual Pension Trust, which are investment funds managed by Southeastern Asset Management, Inc. (the “2019 Notes Purchasers”), entered into a Notes Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Notes Purchasers, and the Notes Purchasers agreed to purchase from the Company, $100 million aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2019 Convertible Notes due 2021.  

The transaction closed on May 24, 2019.  The proceeds were used to repay the remaining first lien term loans outstanding ($83 million) under the Company’s term credit agreement, which was terminated with the repayment.  The remaining proceeds were used for general corporate purposes.  The maturity date of the 2019 Convertible Notes was November 1, 2021.

 

The 2019 Convertible Notes interest rate was 5.00% per annum, payable in cash on their maturity date (PIK interest) and, at the option of the Company, in either cash or additional shares of Common Stock on any conversion date.  Therefore, PIK was added to the carrying value of the debt through the term and interest expense was recorded using the effective interest method.

 

On July 29, 2020, the Company received conversion notices from holders of the 2019 Convertible Notes exercising their rights to convert an aggregate of $95 million of principal amount of the 2019 Convertible Notes (the “Initial Converted Notes”) into shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $.01 per share (“Common Stock”).  Under the terms of the 2019 Convertible Notes, the conversion date of the Initial Converted Notes was July 29, 2020 (the “Initial Conversion Date”) and the Company was obligated to deliver an aggregate of 29,922,956 shares of Common Stock (the “Initial Conversion Shares”) to the holders of the Initial Converted Notes within five trading days after the Initial Conversion Date.  The Company issued the Initial Conversion Shares on August 3, 2020 and paid the $5.6 million of accumulated interest on the Initial Converted Notes in cash.  As a result, the Company’s obligations under the Initial Converted Notes were fully discharged and the remaining outstanding principal amount of the 2019 Convertible Notes was $5 million.

 

On September 30, 2020, the Company announced its election to mandatorily convert the remaining $5 million outstanding principal amount of the 2019 Convertible Notes (the “Mandatory Converted Notes”) into shares of Common Stock.  The conversion of the Mandatory Converted Notes was effective on September 30, 2020 (the “Mandatory Conversion Date”).  The Company issued 1,574,892 shares of Common Stock to the holder of the Mandatory Converted Notes on September 30, 2020 (the “Mandatory Conversion Shares”).  The Company paid the accrued interest on the Mandatory Converted Notes in the form of cash and interest ceased to accrue on the Mandatory Converted Notes on the Mandatory Conversion Date.  As a result of the conversion of all the 2019 Convertible Notes, the lien granted by the Company on certain of its assets to secure the 2019 Convertible Notes was released. 

 

Embedded Derivatives

The 2019 Convertible Notes were considered more akin to a debt-type instrument and the economic characteristics and risks of the embedded conversion features and term extension at the Company’s option were not considered clearly and closely related to the 2019 Convertible Notes.  Accordingly, these embedded features were bifurcated from the 2019 Convertible Notes and separately accounted for on a combined basis at fair value as a single derivative liability.  Kodak allocated $14 million of the net proceeds received to a derivative liability based on the aggregate fair value of the embedded features and term extension on the date of issuance which reduced the net carrying value of the 2019 Convertible Notes.  The derivative was being accounted for at fair value with subsequent changes in the fair value being reported as part of Other (income) charges, net in the Consolidated Statement of Operations (refer to Note 13, “Financial Instruments”).

 

The carrying value of the 2019 Convertible Notes at the time of issuance, $84 million ($100 million aggregate gross proceeds less $14 million allocated to the derivative liability and $2 million in transaction costs), was being accreted to the face amount using the effective interest method from the date of issuance through the maturity date.

 

Loss on Early Extinguishment

The calculation of the loss on early extinguishment of debt is shown below:

(in millions)

 

 

 

 

Fair value of Initial Conversion Shares

 

$

506

 

Fair value of Mandatory Conversion Shares

 

 

13

 

Carrying value of 2019 Convertible Notes

 

 

(92

)

Fair value of pro-rata share of embedded derivatives at Initial Conversion Date

 

 

(416

)

Fair value of pro-rata share of embedded derivatives at Mandatory Conversion Date

 

 

(9

)

Total

 

$

2