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Long-Term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2018
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt
Long-term debt consisted of the following at June 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
 
 
6/30/2018
 
12/31/2017
 
 
(in thousands)
Term B Loan (stated amount less unamortized discount)
 
$
442,474

 
$
443,161

Term A Loan
 
7,250

 

Bangkok Bank Loan
 
16,000

 
16,000

Revolving Credit Facility
 
15,000

 

Equipment Loans
 
27,682

 
31,095

Total long-term debt
 
508,406

 
490,256

Debt issuance costs
 
(19,519
)
 
(20,520
)
Total long-term debt, net
 
488,887

 
469,736

Less: Current portion of long-term debt
 
(26,143
)
 
(14,588
)
Long term-debt, net of current portion
 
$
462,744

 
$
455,148



Term Loan Facility
At June 30, 2018, Montreign Operating's senior secured term loan facility (the "Term Loan Facility") consisted of $7.3 million outstanding under the Term A loan (the "Term A Loan") and $442.5 million outstanding (net of original issue discount) under the Term B loan (the "Term B Loan"). Pursuant to the Building Term Loan Agreement (as amended, the "Term Loan Agreement"), among Montreign Operating, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Credit Suisse AG, Cayman Islands Branch (“Credit Suisse”), as administrative agent, Montreign Operating drew down the Term A Loan in the amount of $9 million on May 31, 2018. Montreign Operating subsequently drew down the Term A Loan in the amounts of $8 million and $53 million on July 9, 2018 and July 23, 2018, respectively. The Term A Loan is fully drawn in accordance with the Term Loan Agreement, which required the Company to complete the draw down of the Term A Loan by July 24, 2018. The Term A Loan will mature on January 24, 2022 and the Term B Loan will mature on January 24, 2023. Interest accrues on outstanding borrowings under the Term A Loan at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 5.0% per annum, or an alternate base rate plus 4.0% per annum. At June 30, 2018, the interest rate on the Term A Loan was 6.98%. Interest accrues on outstanding borrowings under the Term B Loan at a rate equal to LIBOR (with a floor of 1%) plus 8.25% per annum, or an alternate base rate plus 7.25% per annum. At June 30, 2018, the interest rate on the Term B Loan was 10.34%. In addition, Montreign Operating paid a commitment fee to each Term A Loan lender equal to the undrawn amount of such lender’s commitment multiplied by a rate equal to 5.0% per annum through July 24, 2018.

We are required to make principal payments under the Term B Loan and the Term A Loan at the end of each calendar quarter beginning with the period ended June 30, 2018. The Company will repay one percent of the original principal balance of the Term B Loan each year, in quarterly payments of approximately $1.1 million. The Company will repay 2.5% of the original principal amount of the Term A Loan, in quarterly payments of approximately $1.8 million for the first year, and quarterly installments of approximately $2.6 million thereafter. The Company repaid approximately $1.8 million and $1.1 million on the Term A Loan and Term B Loan, respectively, in the three-month period ended June 30, 2018.
    
As a condition to the Term Loan Agreement, the net proceeds from the Term A Loan, Term B Loan and the then-outstanding Kien Huat Montreign Loan, which are discussed below, were deposited into an account controlled by the lenders under the Term Loan Facility.

The Term Loan Facility is guaranteed by the Project Parties and is secured by security interests in substantially all the real and personal property of the Project Parties and by a pledge of all the membership interests of Montreign Operating held by Montreign Holding.

The Term Loan Facility contains representations and warranties, customary events of default, and affirmative, negative and financial covenants. For example, the Project Parties are restricted from entering into advisory, management or consulting agreements with an affiliate of any of the Project Parties, including Empire, except for payments pursuant to tax sharing agreements, distributions in an amount not exceeding 1% of the net revenues of the Project Parties in any fiscal year, repurchase of capital stock of the Company in an amount not exceeding $1 million and required by the NYSGC, and certain available amounts of cash based on the application of financial covenants. The Term Loan Facility also includes target dates by which the Casino is required to be opened to the public and by which its development must be fully complete (as such concepts are defined in the Term Loan Agreement).

In addition, the Term Loan Agreement requires us to satisfy certain financial covenants, including a maximum first lien leverage ratio, a minimum interest coverage ratio and a limitation on the maximum permissible capital expenditures by the Project Parties. The financial covenants relating to the maximum first lien leverage ratio and the minimum interest coverage ratio will be measured beginning in the first full fiscal quarter following the "Full Opening Date" of the Casino, which is the date on which at least 95% of all rooms in the hotel are open to the public. The Company anticipates that at least 95% of the hotel rooms will be ready to be occupied during the fourth quarter of 2018. As of June 30, 2018, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenant requirements under the Term Loan Facility.

Mandatory prepayments of the Term Loan Facility will be required upon the occurrence of certain events, including sales of certain assets, casualty events and the incurrence of certain additional indebtedness, subject to certain exceptions and reinvestment rights.

Revolving Credit Facility
At June 30, 2018, Montreign Operating's revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Credit Facility") consisted of $15 million of outstanding borrowings. The Company borrowed $2 million under the Revolving Credit Facility on June 29, 2018. The Revolving Credit Facility provides for loans or other extensions of credit to be made to Montreign Operating in an aggregate principal amount of up to $15 million (including a letter of credit sub-facility of $10 million) pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Agreement, among Montreign Operating, the lenders from time to time party thereto, and Fifth Third Bank, as administrative agent (as amended, the "Revolving Credit Agreement"). The proceeds of the Revolving Credit Facility may be used for working capital needs, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes. The Revolving Credit Facility will mature on January 24, 2022. Interest accrues on outstanding borrowings at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 5.0% per annum, or an alternate base rate plus 4.0% per annum. At June 30, 2018, the interest rate on borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility was 7.09%.

The Revolving Credit Facility is guaranteed by the Project Parties and is secured by security interests in substantially all the real and personal property of the Project Parties and by a pledge of all the membership interests of Montreign Operating held by Montreign Holding.

The Revolving Credit Facility contains representations and warranties, customary events of default, and affirmative, negative and financial covenants substantially similar to the terms of the Term Loan Agreement. Mandatory prepayments of the Revolving Credit Facility will be required upon the occurrence of certain events, including sales of certain assets, casualty events and the incurrence of certain additional indebtedness, subject to certain exceptions and reinvestment rights. As of June 30, 2018, the Company was in compliance with all applicable covenant requirements under the Term Loan Facility.
Bangkok Bank Loan
At June 30, 2018, the Delayed Draw Term Loan, as amended (the "Bangkok Bank Loan") consisted of $16 million of outstanding borrowings and availability of $4 million pursuant to the Delayed Draw Term Loan Credit Agreement (the “Bangkok Bank Loan Agreement”), among Empire, Bangkok Bank PCL, New York Branch (“Bangkok Bank”), as lender, and MRMI, as guarantor.

The Bangkok Bank Loan will mature on December 28, 2019. Interest accrues on outstanding borrowings under the Bangkok Bank Loan at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 6.25%, or an alternate base rate plus 5.25% per annum. At June 30, 2018, the interest rate on the Bangkok Bank Loan was 8.34%. In addition, the Company pays a commitment fee to Bangkok Bank equal to the undrawn amount of the Bangkok Bank Loan commitment multiplied by a rate equal to 1.50% per annum. Such commitment fee is paid on the last business day of each quarter and commenced on March 31, 2018.

The Bangkok Bank Loan was amended (the "Bangkok Bank Loan Amendment") on June 25, 2018 concurrently with the execution of the Kien Huat Subordinate Loan Agreement, which is defined and discussed in Note H below. The Bangkok Bank Loan Amendment permitted the Company to incur the Kien Huat Subordinate Loan.

The Bangkok Bank Loan is guaranteed by MRMI and is secured by a security interest in Monticello Casino and Raceway. The Bangkok Bank Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and affirmative, negative and financial covenants, including representations, warranties and covenants that, among other things, restrict the ability of the Company and MRMI to incur additional debt, incur or permit liens on assets, make investments and acquisitions, consolidate or merge with any other company, engage in certain transactions with affiliates, or make dividends or other distributions. Obligations under the Bangkok Bank Loan Agreement may be accelerated upon certain customary events of default (subject to grace periods, as applicable), including among others, nonpayment of principal, interest or fees, breach of the affirmative or negative covenants, revocation of a gaming license after the expiration of certain cure periods, and a change of control of the Company. The Company is in compliance with the covenant requirements as of June 30, 2018.

In addition, the Bangkok Bank Loan Agreement contains a financial covenant that restricts the maximum total leverage ratio of the Company, which financial covenant is applicable beginning with the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2018. The Bangkok Bank Loan Amendment excludes the Kien Huat Subordinate Loan from calculations of the Company's maximum total leverage so long as the Kien Huat Subordinate Loan remains subordinate to the Bangkok Bank Loan.
 
Equipment Loans
The Company has entered into several financing agreements related to the purchase of its slot machines, equipment and software for its telephone, hotel and Casino operations. The original amount financed was $31.1 million and the terms of these agreements run between six and 36 months. The balances outstanding at June 30, 2018 totaled approximately $27.7 million. The stated interest rates for these loans are between zero and eight percent per annum. The Company has imputed interest on several equipment loans with stated interest rates of 0%, using the Company's cost of funds rate of approximately 10%. The weighted average of the monthly principal repayments is approximately $1.0 million.

The following table lists the annual principal repayments due for the Company's long term debt as of June 30, 2018:

 Year ending December 31,
Totals
 
(in thousands)
2018
$13,021
2019
36,966

2020
10,190

2021
6,505

2022
19,500

2023
428,625

Totals
$514,807