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Subsequent Events
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events

Fleet Debt

HVF II U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes: In April 2015, HVF II issued the Series 2015-1 Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, Class B, and Class C, or the “HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes”, collectively, in an aggregate principal amount of $780 million. The expected maturity of the HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes is March 2020. The HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes are comprised of $622 million aggregate principal amount of 2.73% Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, $119 million aggregate principal amount of 3.52% Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class B, and $39 million aggregate principal amount of 4.35% Rental Car Asset-Backed Notes, Class C. The net proceeds from the sale of the HVF II Series 2015-1 Notes were used (i) to repay a portion of the outstanding principal amount of HVF II's Series 2013-A Notes and HVF II's Series 2014-A Notes and (ii) to make loans to HVF for HVF to acquire or refinance vehicles to be leased to the Company or DTG Operations, Inc. for use in their daily rental operations.

Capitalized Leases: In May 2015, the U.K. Leveraged Financing was amended to provide for aggregate maximum leasing capacity (subject to asset availability) of up to £300 million during the peak season and at the same time amended and increased the ongoing core facility to £250 million.

European Revolving Credit Facility: In May 2015, HHN BV amended the European Revolving Credit Facility to provide for aggregate maximum borrowings of up to €340 million during the peak season, subject to borrowing base availability, for a seasonal commitment period through December 2015.

HFLF Medium Term Notes: In June 2015, HFLF issued $300 million in aggregate principal amount of Series 2015-1 Floating Rate Asset-Backed Notes, Class A, Class B, Class C, Class D, and Class E, or the “HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes,” collectively. The net proceeds from the issuance of the HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes were used (i) to repay a portion of amounts then-outstanding under the HFLF Series 2014-1 Notes and the HFLF Series 2013-2 Notes and (ii) to make loans to DNRS II. The HFLF Series 2015-1 Notes are floating rate and carry an interest rate based upon a spread to one-month LIBOR. An affiliate of HFLF purchased the Class E Notes.

Waivers

In May 2015, the Company obtained waivers from the requisite noteholders of its Senior Notes to amend and waive (the “Senior Notes Amendments and Waiver”) certain provisions of the indentures pursuant to which the Senior Notes were issued (the “Senior Notes Indentures”). The Senior Notes Amendments and Waiver amend, effective as of March 30, 2014, the reporting covenant in each of the Senior Notes Indentures to eliminate any obligation for the Company (or HHN BV as applicable) to deliver to the trustee or the noteholders or file with the SEC (i) its annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, in each case prior to September 30, 2015 and (ii) its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014. Pursuant to the Senior Notes Amendments and Waiver, holders also waived any default or event of default under the relevant Senior Notes Indenture that may occur or exist as a result of or in connection with the Company not filing any amendments to previously filed SEC reports or the failure to timely deliver to the trustee or the noteholders, or file with the SEC, the delayed SEC reports.

In May 2015, the Company and HVF obtained waivers from the requisite noteholders of the U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes to amend and waive (the “HVF Amendments and Waiver”) certain provisions of the operating lease between the Company and HVF that secures the U.S. Fleet Medium Term Notes (the “HVF Legacy Lease”). The HVF Amendments and Waiver amend the HVF Legacy Lease, effective as of March 30, 2014, to eliminate the requirement to furnish (or cause to be furnished) the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014 under the HVF Legacy Lease and in connection with the foregoing the noteholders waived any potential event of default or event of default under the HVF Legacy Lease that may occur or exist as a result, directly or indirectly arising out of or in connection with the failure to furnish (or cause to be furnished) such quarterly reports.

In June 2015, HHN BV obtained waivers from the requisite noteholders of its European Fleet Notes to amend and waive (the “European Fleet Notes Amendments and Waivers”) certain provisions of the indenture pursuant to which the European Fleet Notes were issued (the “European Fleet Notes Indenture”). The European Fleet Notes Amendments and Waiver amend, effective as of March 30, 2014, the reporting covenant in the European Fleet Notes Indenture to eliminate any obligation for the Company (or HHN BV as applicable) to deliver to the trustee or the noteholders or file with the SEC (i) its annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014 and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2015 and June 30, 2015, in each case prior to September 30, 2015 and (ii) its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the periods ended March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014. Pursuant to the Senior Notes Amendments and Waiver, holders also waived any default or event of default under the European Fleet Notes Indenture that may occur or exist as a result of or in connection with the Company not filing any amendments to previously filed SEC reports or the failure to timely deliver to the trustee or the noteholders, or file with the SEC, the delayed SEC reports.

In June 2015, the Company and/or certain of its subsidiaries obtained extensions of previously obtained waivers under the Senior ABL Facility, HVF II U.S. Fleet Variable Funding Notes, European Revolving Credit Facility, European Securitization, Hertz-Sponsored Canadian Securitization, Dollar Thrifty-Sponsored Canadian Securitization, Australian Securitization, U.K. Leveraged Financing, our U.S. Fleet Financing Facility, and various derivative transactions, in each case through August 31, 2015. Such lenders permanently waived any of the aforementioned events arising from the failure to file such financial information within the required time periods. The waivers also facilitate the Company filing a comprehensive annual report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2014, including audited financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2014 and unaudited financial statements of Hertz for the fiscal quarters ending March 31, 2014, June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2014, to satisfy its 2014 financial statement delivery obligations under such facilities. In addition, the lenders under such facilities have waived any of the aforementioned events that could arise from any restatement of annual and quarterly financial statements previously delivered by the Company and/or certain of its subsidiaries under such facilities.

For so long as the waivers remain effective, any potential and/or actual defaults and potential amortization events ceased to exist and were deemed to have been cured for all purposes of the related transaction documents.

Divestiture

In June 2015, the Company signed a letter of intent for the sale of its HERC France and Spain businesses. The proposed transaction includes 60 locations in France and two in Spain. The proposed transaction is subject to receipt of the requisite works council opinions, the signing of the sale agreements and obtaining required corporate and regulatory approvals.

Contingencies

In July 2015, Ryanair filed a complaint against Hertz Europe Limited, a subsidiary of the Company, in the High Court of Justice, Queen’s Bench Division, Commercial Court, Royal Courts of Justice of the United Kingdom alleging breach of contract in connection with Hertz Europe Limited’s termination of its car hire agreement with Ryanair following a contractual dispute with respect to Ryanair’s agreement to begin using third party ticket distributors. The complaint seeks damages, interest and costs, together with attorney fees. The Company believes that it has valid and meritorious defenses and it intends to vigorously defend against these allegations, but litigation is subject to many uncertainties and the outcome of this matter is not predictable with assurance. It is possible that this matter could be decided unfavorably to the Company, however, the Company is currently unable to estimate the range of these possible losses in excess of amounts accrued, but they could be material.

Equity Method Investment

The fair value of the Company's CAR, Inc. equity method investment has been negatively impacted by recent volatility in the stock markets in China and other factors. The fair value of the investment at July 9, 2015 using quoted market prices (Level 1) was approximately $710 million.