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Borrowing Facilities
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Borrowing Facilities

Note 7—Borrowing Facilities

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations outstanding as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 consists of the following:

December 31,
(in thousands)20182017
Term loan$150,000$207,000
Capital lease obligations6,1477,172
Total principal amount156,147214,172
Less unamortized debt issuance costs2,0772,492
Long-term debt and capital lease obligations $154,070$211,680
Unamortized
Debt
Issuance
(in thousands)PrincipalCosts
Term loan, due in 2023$150,000$2,077
Capital lease obligations, due in 20236,147
Total$156,147$2,077

On July 20, 2018, the Company entered into a $650 million credit agreement (the Credit Agreement) by and among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries, the lenders party thereto and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, Swingline Lender and a L/C Issuer. The Credit Agreement is comprised of a five-year $500 million revolving credit facility (the Revolving Credit Facility) and a five-year $150 million term loan facility (the Term Loan Facility), both with a maturity date of July 20, 2023. The Term Loan Facility proceeds were used to (i) refinance a portion of existing indebtedness and terminate all commitments under the Company’s prior $430 million Credit Agreement and (ii) pay the fees, costs and expenses associated with the foregoing and the negotiation, execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement.

The Revolving Credit Facility is available for general corporate purposes. The Credit Agreement includes an accordion feature pursuant to which the Company is permitted to add one or more incremental term loan and/or increase commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility in an aggregate amount not exceeding $275 million, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions.

The Term Loan Facility is payable in quarterly principal installments of $1.9 million commencing June 30, 2019, with the balance payable on July 20, 2023.

Interest on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement (other than swingline loans) accrues, at the Company’s option, at (a) the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 1.0% to 2.0% or (b) the base rate plus 0.0% to 1.0%.

As of December 31, 2018, $150.0 million of the outstanding debt under the Credit Agreement is effectively at a fixed interest rate as a result of a $150.0 million notional interest rate swap contract discussed in Note 12. A commitment fee of 0.20% to 0.30% per annum (based on the debt to EBITDA ratio) on the unused portion of the revolving credit line is payable quarterly in arrears.

Credit Agreement is generally secured by a pledge of (a) all the capital stock of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the capital stock of its directly owned foreign subsidiaries, (b) all or substantially all other personal property of Benchmark and its domestic subsidiaries (including, but not limited to, accounts receivable, contract assets, inventory, intellectual property and fixed assets of Benchmark and its domestic subsidiaries), in each case, subject to customary exceptions and limitations, and (c) all proceeds and products of the property and assets described in (a) and (b) above.

The Credit Agreement contains certain financial covenants as to interest coverage and debt leverage, and certain customary affirmative and negative covenants, including restrictions on the Company’s ability to incur additional debt and liens, pay dividends, repurchase shares, sell assets and merge or consolidate with other persons. Amounts due under the Credit Agreement could be accelerated upon specified events of default, including a failure to pay amounts due, breach of a covenant, material inaccuracy of a representation, or occurrence of bankruptcy or insolvency, subject, in some cases, to cure periods. As of December 31, 2018, the Company was in compliance with all of these covenants and restrictions.

As of December 31, 2018, the Company had $150.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the Term Loan facility and $2.8 million in letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company had $497.2 million available for future borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.

The Company’s Thailand subsidiary has a multi-purpose credit facility with Kasikornbank Public Company Limited (the Thai Credit Facility) that provides for 350 million Thai baht (approximately $10.8 million) working capital availability. The Thai Credit Facility is secured by land and buildings in Thailand owned by the Company’s Thailand subsidiary. Availability of funds under the Thai Credit Facility is reviewed annually and is currently accessible through October 2019. As of both December 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no working capital borrowings outstanding under the facility.

The aggregate maturities of long-term debt and capital lease obligations for each of the five years subsequent to December 31, 2018 are as follows: 2019, $6.8 million; 2020, $8.8 million; 2021, $9.0 million; 2022, $9.2 million; and 2023, $122.3 million.