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Long-Term Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt [Text Block]

8. Long-Term Debt

 
    September 30, 2023     December 31, 2022  
    $     $  
Asset-based credit facilities:            

Revolving credit facilities

  139,931     137,253  

Term loan facility

  52,282     43,748  

Total asset-based credit facilities

  192,213     181,001  
Finance lease liabilities (see note 5)   113,338     124,079  
Other(1)   9,237     3,404  
Total debt   314,788     308,484  
Less: current portion   46,695     38,491  
Total long-term debt   268,093     269,993  

(1) Other long-term debt represents outstanding bank loans of the Mexican operations of Frozen Fruit, which were repaid on October 12, 2023, in connection with the divestiture of Frozen Fruit (see note 2).

Asset-Based Credit Facilities

On December 31, 2020, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Credit Agreement"), as amended by the First Amendment, dated as of April 15, 2021, the Second Amendment, dated as of July 2, 2021, the Third Amendment, dated as of February 25, 2022, and the Fourth Amendment, dated as of September 2, 2022, among the Company, SunOpta Foods Inc. ("SunOpta Foods"), the other borrowers and guarantors party thereto, and the lenders party thereto (the "Lenders"). As part of the Credit Agreement, the Lenders provided a five-year, $230 million asset-based revolving credit facility, subject to borrowing base capacity (the "Tranche A Subfacility"), a two-year, $20 million first-in-last-out tranche, subject to a separate borrowing base applicable to certain eligible accounts receivable and inventory with advance rates separate from the Tranche A Subfacility (the "Tranche B Subfacility", and together with the Tranche A Subfacility, the "Revolving Credit Facilities"), and a five-year, up to $75 million delayed draw term loan facility which could be used for borrowings on or prior to March 31, 2023 (the "Term Loan Facility," and together with the Revolving Credit Facilities, the "Asset-Based Credit Facilities"), to finance certain capital expenditures. The Tranche A Subfacility includes borrowing capacity for letters of credit and provides for borrowings on same-day notice, including in the form of swingline loans.

As described in note 2, on October 12, 2023, the Company repaid $74.8 million of the outstanding Tranche A Subfacility borrowings with proceeds from the divestiture of Frozen Fruit.

The Tranche A Subfacility and Term Loan Facility mature on December 31, 2025. Commencing in March 2023, the Term Loan Facility is being repaid in monthly installments equal to 1/84th of the principal amount of the Term Loan Facility outstanding as at March 31, 2023, with the remaining amount payable at the maturity thereof. The Tranche B Subfacility matures on April 15, 2024, with amortization payments of $2.5 million, payable at the end of each fiscal quarter, commencing with the first quarter of 2023, with the remaining amount payable at the maturity thereof. Each repayment of Tranche B Subfacility loans results in an increase of the Lenders' commitments under the Tranche A Subfacility, provided that such increases will not cause the aggregate Lenders' commitments under the Tranche A Subfacility to exceed $250 million.

Borrowings under the Asset-Based Credit Facilities bear interest based on various reference rates, including the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, plus applicable margins, which are set quarterly based on average borrowing availability for the preceding fiscal quarter. For the three quarters ended September 30, 2023, the weighted-average interest rate on all outstanding borrowings under the Asset-Based Credit Facilities was 7.21% (October 1, 2022 - 3.83%).

As at September 30, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Credit Agreement.