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Note 3 - Long-term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
3.
 Long-term Debt
 
As of
June 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016,
long-term debt primarily consisted of obligations under our
2017
Senior Credit Facility (as defined below), our
2014
Senior Credit Facility (as defined below), our
5.125%
Senior Notes due
2024
(the
“2024
Notes”) and our
5.875%
Senior Notes due
2026
(the
“2026
Notes”), as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
June 30,
 
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
 
2016
 
Long-term debt including current portion:
               
2014 Senior Credit Facility
  $
-
    $
556,438
 
2017 Senior Credit Facility
   
638,443
     
-
 
2024 Notes
   
525,000
     
525,000
 
2026 Notes
   
700,000
     
700,000
 
Total outstanding principal
   
1,863,443
     
1,781,438
 
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2014 Senior Credit Facility
   
-
     
(12,158
)
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2017 Senior Credit Facility
   
(13,047
)    
-
 
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2024 Notes
   
(7,243
)    
(7,742
)
Unamortized deferred loan costs - 2026 Notes
   
(10,031
)    
(10,588
)
Unamortized premium - 2026 Notes
   
5,492
     
5,797
 
Less current portion
   
(6,417
)    
-
 
Net carrying value
  $
1,832,197
    $
1,756,747
 
                 
Borrowing availability under the Revolving Credit Facility
  $
100,000
    $
60,000
 
 
On
February 7, 2017,
we entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the
“2017
Senior Credit Facility”), consisting of a
$556.4
million term loan facility (the
“2017
Initial Term Loan”) and a
$100.0
million revolving credit facility (the
“2017
Revolving Credit Facility”). Amounts outstanding under the
2017
Initial Term Loan were used to repay amounts outstanding under our prior credit agreement (the
“2014
Senior Credit Facility”).
On
April 3, 2017,
we borrowed
$85.0
million under an incremental term loan (the
“2017
Incremental Term Loan” and, together with the
2017
Initial Term Loan, the
“2017
Term Loan”) under the
2017
Senior Credit Facility to fund the Diversified Acquisition. As of
June 30, 2017,
the
2017
Senior Credit Facility provided total commitments of
$738.4
million, consisting of the
$638.4
million
2017
Term Loan and the
$100.0
million
2017
Revolving Credit Facility.
Our quarterly principal payments under the
2017
Term Loan are
$1.6
million.
 
Prior to the entry into the
2017
Senior Credit Facility, the
2014
Senior Credit Facility consisted of a revolving loan and a term loan. Excluding accrued interest, the amount outstanding under our
2014
Senior Credit Facility as of
December 31, 2016
consisted solely of a term loan balance of
$556.4
million. As of
December 31, 2016,
the interest rate on the balances outstanding under the
2014
Senior Credit Facility were
3.9%.
 
The
2017
Term Loan borrowings bear interest, at our option, at either the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) or the Base Rate (as defined below), in each case, plus an applicable margin. Until our results of operations for the quarter ending
September 30, 2017
have been certified, the applicable margin is
2.50%
for all LIBOR borrowings and
1.50%
for all Base Rate borrowings (the “Initial Applicable Margin”). Thereafter, (i) if the leverage ratio as set forth in the
2017
Senior Credit Facility (the “Leverage Ratio”) is less than or equal to
5.25
to
1.00,
the applicable margin will be
2.25%
for all LIBOR borrowings and
1.25%
for all Base Rate borrowings and (ii) if the Leverage Ratio is greater than
5.25
to
1.00,
the Initial Applicable Margin will apply. As of
June 30, 2017,
the interest rate on balance outstanding under the
2017
Term Loan
was
3.6%.
 
Borrowings under the
2017
Revolving Credit Facility bear interest, at our option, based on LIBOR plus
1.50%
to
2.00%
or the Base Rate plus
0.50%
to
1.00%,
in each case based on a
first
lien leverage ratio test as set forth in the
2017
Senior Credit Facility (the “First Lien Leverage Ratio”). Base Rate is defined as the greatest of (i) the administrative agent’s prime rate, (ii) the overnight federal funds rate plus
0.50%
and (iii) LIBOR plus
1.00%.
We are required to pay a commitment fee on the average daily unused portion of the
2017
Revolving Credit Facility, which rate
may
range from
0.375%
to
0.50%
on an annual basis, based on the First Lien Leverage Ratio.
 
The
2017
Revolving Credit Facility matures on
February 7, 2022,
and the
2017
Term Loan matures on
February 7, 2024.
 
 As a result of entering into the
2017
Senior Credit Facility, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of
approximately
$2.9
million in the
six
-months ended
June 30, 2017,
and we incurred approximately
$5.0
million in deferred financing costs that will be amortized over the life of the
2017
Senior Credit Facility.
 
As of
June 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016,
we had
$525.0
million of
2024
Notes outstanding.
The interest rate and yield on the
2024
Notes were
5.125%.
The
2024
Notes mature on
October 15, 2024. 
Interest is payable semiannually, on
April 
15
and
October 
15
of each year.
 
On
June 14, 2016,
we completed the private placement of
$500.0
million of our
2026
Notes (the “Original
2026
Notes”), at par. On
September 14, 2016,
we completed the private placement of an additional
$200.0
million of our
2026
Notes (the “Additional
2026
Notes”). The Additional
2026
Notes were issued at a price of
103.0%,
resulting in aggregate gross proceeds of approximately
$206.0
million, plus accrued and unpaid interest from and including
June 14, 2016.
As of
June 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016,
we had
$700.0
million of
2026
Notes outstanding. The interest rate and yield on the Original
2026
Notes were each
5.875%.
The interest rate and yield on the Additional
2026
Notes were
5.875%
and
5.398%,
respectively. The Additional
2026
Notes are an additional issuance of, rank equally with and form a single series with the Original
2026
Notes. The
2026
Notes mature on
July 15, 2026. 
Interest is payable semiannually, on
January 
15
and
July 
15
of each year.
 
 
Collateral, Covenants and Restrictions
 
Our obligations under the
2017
Senior Credit Facility are secured by substantially all of our and our consolidated subsidiaries' assets, excluding real estate. In addition, substantially all of our subsidiaries are joint and several guarantors of, and our ownership interests in those subsidiaries are pledged to collateralize, our obligations under the
2017
Senior Credit Facility. Gray Television, Inc. is a holding company with
no
material independent assets or operations. For all applicable periods, the
2024
Notes and
2026
Notes have been fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several, senior unsecured basis, by substantially all of Gray Television, Inc.'s subsidiaries. Any subsidiaries of Gray Television, Inc. that do
not
gurantee the
2024
Notes and
2026
Notes are minor. As of
June 30, 2017,
there were
no
significant restrictions on the ability of Gray Television, Inc.'s subsidiaries to distribute cash to Gray or to the guarantor subsidaries.
 
The
2017
Senior Credit Facility contains affirmative and restrictive covenants with which we must comply, including: (a) limitations on additional indebtedness; (b) limitations on liens; (c) limitations on the sale of assets; (d) limitations on guarantees; (e) limitations on investments and acquisitions; (f) limitations on the payment of dividends and share repurchases; (g) limitations on mergers; and (h) maintenance of a
first
lien leverage ratio
not
to exceed certain maximum limits while any amount is outstanding under the revolving credit facility, as well as other customary covenants for credit facilities of this type. The
2026
Notes and
2024
Notes include covenants with which we must comply which are typical for borrowing transactions of their nature. As of
June 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2016,
we were in compliance with all required covenants under all our debt obligations.
 
Maturities
 
Aggregate minimum principal maturities on long-term debt as of
June 30, 2017
were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
Minimum Principal Maturities
 
Year
 
2017 Senior
Credit Facility
 
 
2024 Notes
 
 
2026 Notes
 
 
Total
 
2017
  $
3,208
    $
-
    $
-
    $
3,208
 
2018
   
6,417
     
-
     
-
     
6,417
 
2019
   
6,417
     
-
     
-
     
6,417
 
2020
   
6,417
     
-
     
-
     
6,417
 
2021
   
6,417
     
-
     
-
     
6,417
 
Thereafter
   
609,567
     
525,000
     
700,000
     
1,834,567
 
Total
  $
638,443
    $
525,000
    $
700,000
    $
1,863,443