LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

LONG-TERM DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

The long-term debt payable at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of:


In thousands	Effective Rate		Maturity	At June 30, 2021		At December 31, 2020
Revolver loan	2.10	%	4/26/2026	$	87,210	$	134,500
Term loan, net of debt issuance costs	2.10	%	4/26/2026	172,876		135,938

Total debt				260,086		270,438
Less current portion due within one year				(8,609)		(9,789)
Total long-term debt, excluding current portion				$	251,477	$	260,649

On August 31, 2018, the Company amended and restated its senior secured revolving credit agreement, which was further amended on February 14, 2020, May 11, 2020 and October 14, 2020 (collectively, the “2018 Amended Credit Agreement”). On April 26, 2021, the Company replaced its 2018 Amended Credit Agreement with a newly executed Credit Agreement by and among the Company, as borrower, and certain direct and indirect subsidiaries as guarantors, and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Lender, L/C Issuer and Swingline Lender, and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., KeyBank N.A., Santander Bank, N.A., TD Bank, N.A., and Webster Bank, N.A., as Lenders, which increased the Company's total available borrowings from $314.0 million to $346.0 million. This newly executed Credit Agreement has a revolving facility of $170.0 million, which includes a $50.0 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit, a $50.0 million sublimit for alternative currency loans and a $30.0 million sublimit for swingline loans, and a term loan facility of $176.0 million (the revolving facility and the term loan facility are collectively referred to as the “2021 Credit Facility”). The 2021 Credit Facility permits the Company to request an increase of up to $150.0 million in the aggregate. The proceeds of the 2021 Credit Facility were used, and will continue to be used throughout the duration of the term of the 2021 Credit Facility, to (a) refinance indebtedness and commitments outstanding under the existing 2018 Amended Credit Agreement, (b) pay fees and expenses incurred in connection with the 2021 Credit Facility, and (c) provide ongoing working capital and for other general corporate purposes. The 2021 Credit Facility matures on April 26, 2026.

The term loan feature of the 2021 Credit Facility requires quarterly payments of principal at the rate of $2.2 million, with the remaining balance due on the maturity date of the facility. The Company is permitted to prepay amounts outstanding under the 2021 Credit Facility, in whole or in part, at any time without premium or penalty, and the Company is generally permitted to irrevocably cancel unutilized portions of the revolving commitments.

At June 30, 2021, the Company had amounts available for borrowing of $81.0 million, net of $87.2 million outstanding under the revolving facility and standby letters of credit outstanding of $1.8 million under the 2021 Credit Facility.

The weighted average interest rate on long-term debt was 4.4% for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 and 5.3% for the year ended December 31, 2020.

The Company has an interest rate swap converting a portion of the Company's borrowings from a variable rate to a fixed rate. See Note 8, "Derivatives", in these Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Total amortization of debt issuance costs was $0.3 million and $0.8 million for the six-month period ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Lenders have been granted a security interest in substantially all of Lydall Inc.'s and its domestic subsidiaries’ personal property and other assets (including intellectual property), including a pledge of 65% of the Company’s equity interest in foreign subsidiaries and 100% of the Company’s equity interest in its domestic subsidiaries, as collateral for the Company’s obligations under the 2021 Credit Facility.

Under the 2021 Credit Facility, interest is charged on borrowings, at the Company’s option, of either: (i) LIBOR (if LIBOR is not available for an alternative currency, such other interest rate customarily used by Bank of America for such alternative currency) plus the Applicable Margin, or (ii) for U.S. denominated loans, the Base Rate, which is a fluctuating rate equal to the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (b) the prime rate as set by the Administrative Agent, and (c) the Eurocurrency Rate plus 1.00%, provided that if the Base Rate shall be less than zero, such rate shall be deemed zero. The Applicable Margin is 2.00% per annum in the case of LIBOR and alternative currency loans and letters of credit and 1.00% per annum in the case of Base Rate loans for the first full fiscal quarter following the closing date of the 2021 Credit Facility. Thereafter, the Applicable Margin is determined based on the Company’s Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the 2021 Credit Facility), which ranges from 1.25% to 2.50% per annum for LIBOR and alternative currency loans and letters of credit, and ranges from 0.25% to 1.50% per annum for Base Rate loans. The Company paid a quarterly commitment fee of 0.275% per annum on the unused portion of the revolving facility for the first full fiscal quarter following the closing date of the 2021 Credit Facility. Thereafter, the quarterly commitment fee ranges from 0.20% to 0.30% per annum based on the Company’s Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio in accordance with the terms of the 2021 Credit Facility.

The 2021 Credit Facility contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants limiting the Company's and its subsidiaries' ability to, among other things, incur debt, grant liens, make certain investments, engage in a line of business substantially different from the business conducted by the Company, transact with affiliates, make restricted payments, and sell assets.

The Company is required to meet certain quarterly financial covenants under the 2021 Credit Facility, including:

i.A Minimum Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, which requires that at the end of each fiscal quarter the ratio of (a) consolidated EBITDA to (b) the sum of consolidated interest charges, redemptions, non-financed maintenance capital expenditures, restricted cash payments and taxes paid in cash, each as defined in the 2021 Credit Facility, may not be less than 1.25 to 1.00; and

ii.A Consolidated Net Leverage Ratio, which requires that at the end of each fiscal quarter the ratio of consolidated funded indebtedness minus consolidated domestic cash to consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the 2021 Credit Facility) not be greater than 4.50:1.00 through the period ending September 30, 2021, stepping down to 4.00:1.00 through the period ending March 31, 2022, and 3.50:1.00 thereafter.

Each of the financial ratios referred to above are calculated on a consolidated trailing twelve-month basis. The 2021 Credit Facility permits the Company to exclude certain non-cash charges and certain restructuring and other expenses from EBITDA in the calculation of the Company's financial covenants.

The Company was in compliance with all covenants set forth in the 2021 Credit Facility as of the date hereof, and the Company does not anticipate noncompliance in the foreseeable future.

In addition to the amounts outstanding under the 2021 Credit Facility, the Company has various foreign credit facilities totaling approximately $10.9 million. At June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company's foreign subsidiaries had $1.6 million and $1.4 million outstanding, respectively, in standby letters of credit under these foreign credit facilities.