Indebtedness and Credit Agreements

9 Months Ended

Nov. 30, 2019

Indebtedness and Credit Agreements

Indebtedness and Credit Agreements

11. Indebtedness and Credit Agreements

Following is a summary of indebtedness and lease financing obligations at November 30, 2019 and March 2, 2019:

	November 30,		March 2,
	2019		2019
Secured Debt:
Senior secured revolving credit facility due December 2023 ($1,135,000 and $875,000 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $20,433 and $24,069)	$	1,114,567	$	850,931
FILO term loan due December 2023 ($450,000 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $3,250 and $3,918)		446,750		446,082
		1,561,317		1,297,013
Guaranteed Unsecured Debt:
6.125% senior notes due April 2023 ($1,753,490 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $13,857 and $16,982)		1,739,633		1,736,508
		1,739,633		1,736,508
Unguaranteed Unsecured Debt:
7.7% notes due February 2027 ($237,386 and $295,000 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $942 and $1,295)		236,444		293,705
6.875% fixed-rate senior notes due December 2028 ($29,001 and $128,000 face value less unamortized debt issuance costs of $134 and $642)		28,867		127,358
		265,311		421,063
Lease financing obligations		30,093		40,176
Total debt		3,596,354		3,494,760
Current maturities of long-term debt and lease financing obligations		(9,486)		(16,111)
Long-term debt and lease financing obligations, less current maturities	$	3,586,868	$	3,478,649

Credit Facility

On December 20, 2018, the Company entered into a new senior secured credit agreement, consisting of a new $2,700,000 senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility (“Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility”) and a new $450,000 “first-in, last out” senior secured term loan facility (“Senior Secured Term Loan”) (collectively the “New Facilities”).

Proceeds from the New Facilities were used to refinance the Company’s prior $2,700,000 Amended and Restated Senior Secured Credit Facility due January 2020 (the “Old Facility,” the New Facilities and the Old Facility are collectively referred to herein as the “Facilities”). The New Facilities extend the Company’s debt maturity profile and provide additional liquidity. The New Facilities mature in December 2023, subject to an earlier maturity on December 31, 2022 if the Company has not repaid or refinanced its existing 6.125% Senior Notes due 2023 (the “6.125% Notes” or the “unsecured guaranteed notes”) prior to such date. The Company’s new Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 125 to 175 basis points (or an alternate base rate plus 25 to 75 basis points), depending on availability under the revolving facility. The Company’s new Senior Secured Term Loan bears interest at a rate of LIBOR plus 300 basis points (or an alternate base rate plus 200 basis points).

The Company’s ability to borrow under the New Facilities is based upon a specified borrowing base consisting of accounts receivable, inventory and prescription files. At November 30, 2019, the Company had $1,585,000 of borrowings outstanding under the New Facilities and had letters of credit outstanding against the New Facilities of $83,195 which resulted in additional borrowing capacity of $1,481,805.

The New Facilities restrict the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors (as defined herein) from accumulating cash on hand in excess of $200,000 at any time revolving loans are outstanding (not including cash located in its stores and lockbox deposit account and cash necessary to cover current liabilities).

The New Facilities allow the Company to have outstanding, at any time, up to $1,500,000 in secured second priority debt, split-priority term loan debt, unsecured debt and disqualified preferred stock in addition to borrowings under the New Facilities and existing indebtedness, provided that not in excess of $750,000 of such secured second priority debt, split-priority term loan debt, unsecured debt and disqualified preferred stock shall mature or require scheduled payments of principal prior to 90 days after the latest of (i) the fifth anniversary of the effectiveness of the New Facilities and (ii) the latest maturity date of any Term Loan or Other Revolving Commitment (each as defined in the New Facilities). Subject to the limitations described in clauses (i) and (ii) of the immediately preceding sentence, the New Facilities additionally allow the Company to issue or incur an unlimited amount of unsecured debt and disqualified preferred stock so long as a Financial Covenant Effectiveness Period (as defined in the New Facilities) is not in effect; provided, however, that certain of the Company’s other outstanding indebtedness limits the amount of unsecured debt that can be incurred if certain interest coverage levels are not met at the time of incurrence or other exemptions are not available. The New Facilities also contain certain restrictions on the amount of secured first priority debt the Company is able to incur. The New Facilities also allow for the voluntary repurchase of any debt or other convertible debt, so long as the New Facilities are not in default and the Company maintains availability under its revolver of more than $365,000.

The New Facilities have a financial covenant that requires the Company to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.00 to 1.00 (i) on any date on which availability under the revolver is less than $200,000 or (ii) on the third consecutive business day on which availability under the revolver is less than $250,000 and, in each case, ending on and excluding the first day thereafter, if any, which is the 30th consecutive calendar day on which availability under the New Facilities is equal to or greater than $250,000. As of November 30, 2019, the Company had availability under its New Facilities of $1,481,805, its fixed charge coverage ratio was greater than 1.00 to 1.00, and the Company was in compliance with the New Facilities' financial covenant. The New Facilities also contain covenants which place restrictions on the incurrence of debt, the payments of dividends, sale of assets, mergers and acquisitions and the granting of liens.

The New Facilities also provide for customary events of default.

With the exception of EIC, substantially all of Rite Aid Corporation’s 100 % owned subsidiaries guarantee the obligations under the New Facilities and unsecured guaranteed notes. The New Facilities are secured, on a senior priority basis, by a lien on, among other things, accounts receivable, inventory and prescription files of the Subsidiary Guarantors. The subsidiary guarantees related to the Company’s New Facilities and, on an unsecured basis, the unsecured guaranteed notes, are full and unconditional and joint and several, and there are no restrictions on the ability of the Company to obtain funds from its subsidiaries. The Company has no independent assets or operations. Other than EIC, the subsidiaries, including joint ventures, that do not guarantee the New Facilities and applicable notes, are minor.

As such, condensed consolidating financial information for the Company, its guaranteeing subsidiaries and non-guaranteeing subsidiaries is presented for those periods subsequent to the acquisition of EnvisionRx. See Note 17 “Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Condensed Consolidating Financial Information” for additional disclosure.

Fiscal 2019 and 2020 Transactions

On March 13, 2018, the Company issued a notice of redemption for all of the 9.25% Notes that were outstanding on April 12, 2018, pursuant to the terms of the indenture of the 9.25% Notes. On April 12, 2018, the Company redeemed 100% of the remaining outstanding 9.25% Notes. In connection therewith, the Company recorded a loss on debt retirement of $3,422 which included unamortized debt issuance costs, partially offset by unamortized discount. The debt repayment and related loss on debt retirement is included in the results of operations and cash flows of discontinued operations.

On April 19, 2018, the Company announced that it had commenced an offer to purchase up to $700,000 of its outstanding 6.75% Notes and its 6.125% Notes pursuant to the asset sale provisions of such indentures. On May 21, 2018, the Company accepted for payment, pursuant to its offer to purchase, $1,360 aggregate principal amount of the 6.75% Notes and $4,759 aggregate principal amount of the 6.125% Notes. The debt repayment and related loss on debt retirement of $8 for the 6.75% Notes is included in the results of operations and cash flows of discontinued operations. The debt repayment and related loss on debt retirement of $56 for the 6.125% Notes is included in the results of operations and cash flows of continuing operations.

On April 29, 2018, the Company further reduced the borrowing capacity on its Old Facility from $3,000,000 to $2,700,000. In connection therewith, the Company recorded a loss on debt retirement of $1,091, which included unamortized debt issuance costs. The loss on debt retirement is included in the results of operations and cash flows of discontinued operations.

On June 25, 2018, the Company redeemed the remaining $805,169 of its 6.75% Notes, which resulted in a loss on debt retirement of $18,075. The loss on debt retirement is included in the results of operations and cash flows of discontinued operations.

On March 15, 2019, the Company entered into a Cap, which has been assigned to the variable interest rate payments on the first $650,000 notional amount of variable rate indebtedness. The Cap has an effective date of March 21, 2019 and expires on March 21, 2021. The Cap provides the Company with interest rate protection in the event that LIBOR increases above 2.75%.

On October 11, 2019, the Company completed a privately negotiated purchase from a noteholder and its affiliated funds of $84,097 aggregate principal amount of the 7.70% and 6.875% Notes for $51,300. In connection therewith, the Company recorded a gain on debt retirement of $32,416, which included unamortized debt issuance costs. The debt repayment and related gain on debt retirement is included in the results of operations and cash flows of continuing operations.

On October 15, 2019, the Company commenced an offer to purchase up to $100,000 of its outstanding 7.70% Notes and its 6.875% Notes. In November 2019, the Company accepted for payment $18,075 aggregate principal amount of the 7.70% Notes and $39,441 aggregate principal amount of the 6.875% Notes for $38,392. In connection therewith,

the Company recorded a gain on debt retirement of $18,510, which included unamortized debt issuance costs. The debt repayment and related gain on debt retirement is included in the results of operations and cash flows of continuing operations.

During November 2019, the Company made additional purchases of $15,000 aggregate principal amount of the 7.70% Notes for $10,012. In connection therewith, the Company recorded a gain on debt retirement of $4,766, which included unamortized debt issuance costs. The debt repayment and related gain on debt retirement is included in the results of operations and cash flows of continuing operations.

Maturities

The aggregate annual principal payments of long-term debt for the remainder of fiscal 2020 and thereafter are as follows: 2020—$0; 2021—$0; 2022—$0; 2023—$0; 2024—$3,338,490 and $266,387 thereafter. These aggregate annual principal payments of long-term debt assume that the Company has not repaid or refinanced its existing 6.125% Notes prior to December 31, 2022.