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Convertible 4.5% Senior Notes
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Convertible 4.5% Senior Notes  
Convertible 4.5% Senior Notes

D.       Convertible 4.5% Senior Notes

In June 2016, the Company issued Convertible 4.5% Senior Notes with an aggregate principal amount of $100 million. The Company received net proceeds of $96.6 million from the sale of the Convertible Notes, after deducting fees and expenses of $3.4 million.

During the quarter ended September 30, 2017, the Company entered into privately negotiated exchange agreements with a number of holders of our outstanding Convertible Notes, pursuant to which the Company agreed to exchange, in a private placement, $96.9 million in aggregate principal amount of Convertible Notes held by the holders for 25,882,421 newly issued shares of our common stock, equivalent to the number of shares based on the original conversion terms, plus an additional number of newly issued shares of common stock determined based on the volume-weighted average trading price of the common stock over certain trading days. As a result of the agreements, 2,744,881 additional shares were issued. 

In accordance with ASC, Topic 470-20, “Debt – Debt with Conversion and Other Options,” the Company accounted for the conversion of the debt as an inducement by expensing the fair value of the shares that were issued in excess of the original terms of the Convertible Notes. As a result, the Company recorded a non-cash debt conversion expense in the amount of $22.2 million in the quarter ended September 30, 2017. In addition, accrued interest on the bonds of $727,000 which the noteholders forfeited, $2.5 million of deferred financing costs and $1.7 million in transaction costs were charged to paid-in capital as a result of the issuance of common stock upon conversion.

The remaining $3.1 million of Convertible Notes are governed by the terms of an indenture between the Company, as issuer, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as the trustee. The Convertible Notes are senior unsecured obligations and bear interest at a rate of 4.5% per year, payable semi-annually in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year, commencing on January 1, 2017. The Company recorded $3.0 million and $1.3 million of interest expense in the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The Convertible Notes will mature on July 1, 2021, unless earlier repurchased or converted. Holders may convert their notes at their option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the stated maturity date. Upon conversion, the Company will deliver for each $1,000 principal amount of converted notes a number of shares equal to the conversion rate, which will initially be 238.7775 shares of common stock, equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $4.19. The conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in some circumstances, but will not be adjusted for any accrued and unpaid interest. In addition, if a “make-whole fundamental change” (as defined in the offering memorandum) occurs prior to the stated maturity date, the Company will increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its notes in connection with such make-whole fundamental change in certain circumstances. If the Company undergoes a fundamental change, subject to certain conditions, holders may require the Company to repurchase for cash all or part of their notes at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the fundamental change purchase date. In addition, upon an event of default, the holders may require the Company to repurchase for cash all of their notes at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon bankruptcy, this becomes an automatic repurchase obligation. Also, if the Company fails to comply with certain reporting requirements as described in the indenture it will constitute an event of default, however the Company may elect to pay additional interest at an annual rate equal to 0.5% of the principal amount for the 90 days following such event as a remedy for the default. Subsequent to the 90 days, if still in default, the principal amount of the notes and accrued interest may become immediately due and payable. If a “restricted event” occurs as described in the indenture that causes the notes not to become freely tradable by holders other than our affiliates after the first anniversary of the original issuance date of the notes, the Company would also become obligated to pay additional interest at an annual rate equal to 0.5% of the principal amount. The combined additional interest rate under these two circumstances, however, cannot exceed 0.5%.

The Company analyzed the terms of the Convertible Notes and determined that under current accounting guidance the notes would be entirely accounted for as debt and none of the terms of the notes require separate accounting. As part of the issuance of the Convertible Notes, the Company incurred $3.4 million of transaction costs, of which $2.5 million was reclassed to equity upon conversion noted above. The remaining net unamortized balance of $78,000 remains netted against the Convertible Notes in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet and is being amortized to interest expense ratably over the term of the Convertible Notes.