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Debt
3 Months Ended
May 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
The Company's debt consisted of the following for each of the periods presented (in thousands):
May 31, 2022February 28, 2022
Revolving Credit Facility$— $77,000 
2020 Senior Notes150,000 150,000 
Term Loan B1,300,000 — 
Convertible Notes240,000 — 
Total debt, gross1,690,000 227,000 
Unamortized debt issuance costs(82,223)(516)
Total debt, net1,607,777 226,484 
Less amount due within one year(13,000)— 
Total debt due after one year, net$1,594,777 $226,484 

2021 Credit Agreement
On July 8, 2021, the Company entered into a five-year unsecured revolving credit facility under a credit agreement, by and among the Company, borrower, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent and the other agents and lender parties thereto (the “2021 Credit Agreement”). The 2021 Credit Agreement matures in July 2026 and includes the following significant terms;

i.provides for a senior unsecured revolving credit facility with a principal amount of up to $400.0 million of revolving loan commitments, and includes an additional $200.0 million uncommitted incremental accordion facility;
ii.interest rate margin ranges from 87.5 bps to 175 bps for Eurodollar Rate loans, and from 0.0 bps to 75 bps for Base Rate loans, depending on the leverage ratio of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as a group;
iii.includes a letter of credit sub-facility up to $85.0 million for the issuance of standby and commercial letters of credit;
iv.includes a $50.0 million sublimit for swing line loans;
v.includes customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and negative covenants, and events of default; including restrictions on incurrence of non-ordinary course debt, investment and dividends, subject to various exceptions, carve-outs and baskets, and;
vi.includes a maximum leverage ratio financial covenant and an interest coverage ratio financial covenant, each to be tested at quarter end;

On May 13, 2022, the 2021 Credit Agreement was repaid with proceeds from the 2022 Credit Agreement, which is described below.

2022 Credit Agreement and Term Loan B

On May 13, 2022, the Company replaced 2021 Credit Agreement with a new Credit Agreement (the "2022 Credit Agreement") by and among the Company, borrower, Citibank, N.A., as administrative and collateral agent, and the other agents and lender parties thereto the 2022 Credit Agreement. The 2022 Credit Agreement includes the following significant terms;

i.provides for a senior secured initial term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $1.3 billion (the "Term Loan B"), due May 13, 2029, which is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company;
ii.provides for a senior secured revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $400.0 million (the "Revolving Credit Facility"), due May 13, 2027;
iii.includes a letter of credit sub-facility of up to $100.0 million, which is part of, and not in addition to, the Revolving Credit Facility;
iv.borrowings under the Term Loan B and the Revolving Credit Facility each bear an interest rate of Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus 4.25%;
v.includes customary affirmative and negative covenants, and events of default; including restrictions on the incurrence of non-ordinary course debt, investment and dividends, subject to various exceptions;
vi.includes a maximum quarterly leverage ratio financial covenant and an interest coverage ratio financial covenant;
The proceeds of the advances under the Revolving Credit Facility will be utilized primarily to finance working capital needs, capital improvements, dividends, acquisitions and for general corporate purposes. The proceeds of the Term Loan B were used to finance a portion of the Precoat Acquisition, pay transaction-related costs owed under the Securities Purchase Agreement (defined below) and refinance certain prior indebtedness, including the repayment of outstanding borrowings under the 2021 Credit Agreement. The proceeds were also utilized to redeem 100% of the Company’s 2020 Senior Notes on June 6, 2022.
Outstanding principal of the Term Loan B is payable on the last business day of each May, August, November and February, beginning August 31, 2022, in a quarterly aggregate principal amount of $3.25 million, with the entire remaining principal amount due on May 13, 2029, the maturity date.
The effective interest rate for the 2022 Credit Facility and the Term Loan B was 4.91% at May 31, 2022.
The Company's credit agreement requires the Company to maintain a maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the loan agreement) no greater than 6.25 through November 2022. For each subsequent quarter, the maximum ratio decreases by 25 basis points through May 31, 2024, when the maximum Total Net Leverage Ratio reaches 4.5.

Convertible Subordinated Notes

On May 13, 2022, the Company completed the issuance of $240.0 million aggregate principal amount of 6.00% convertible subordinated notes due June 30, 2030 (the "Convertible Notes"). Interest on the Convertible Notes is payable semi-annually, on June 30 and December 31.

The Convertible Notes are convertible by the holder thereof at any time into shares of the Company's common stock at a price equal to a 25% premium to the volume-weighted average price of the Company's common stock over the trailing 30 trading days prior to the issuance date of the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes are exchangeable for 240,000 shares of the Company's 6.0% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, subject to shareholder approval for the issuance of preferred shares. If exchanged, the Series A Preferred Stock will be convertible by the holder at any time into shares of the Company's common stock at a price equal to a 25% premium to the volume-weighted average price of the Company's common stock over the trailing 30 trading days, prior to the issuance date of the Convertible Notes. In addition, the Series A Preferred Stock will be subject to a minimum conversion threshold of 1,000 shares per conversion, and customary anti-dilution and dividend adjustments.
The Company used the proceeds of the Convertible Notes to fund the Company’s Precoat Acquisition.

The Company's debt agreements requires the Company to maintain certain affirmative and negative covenants. As of May 31, 2022, the Company was in compliance with all covenants and other requirements set forth in the debt agreements.