2.4.0.82109100 - Disclosure - LONG-TERM DEBT OBLIGATIONStruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseD2013Q2YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000913077duration2013-01-01T00:00:002013-06-30T00:00:001true1us-gaap_DebtDisclosureAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2us-gaap_DebtDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">LONG-TERM DEBT OBLIGATIONS</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Term Loan</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On June 25, 2012, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) by, and among, Affymetrix and its domestic subsidiaries, and General Electric Capital Corporation (“GE Capital”), Silicon Valley Bank and other financial institutions party thereto from time to time (collectively, the “Lenders”), as well as certain securities affiliates of the Lenders. The Credit Agreement provides for the Term Loan in an aggregate principal amount of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$85.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$15.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Term Loan, the “Senior Secured Credit Facility”), each with a term of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">5 years</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. As of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company had borrowed a total of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$85.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> under the Term Loan which was used to finance a portion of the Acquisition.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">At the option of the Company (subject to certain limitations), borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at either a base rate or at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), plus, in each case, an applicable margin. Under the Base Rate Option, interest will be at the base rate plus </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per annum, calculated on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in a year of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">365</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> or </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">366</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> days (as applicable) and payable quarterly in arrears. The base rate will be equal to the greatest of (a) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal (or another national publication selected by GE Capital) as the U.S. “Prime Rate,” (b) the federal funds rate, plus </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">0.50%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per annum and (c) LIBOR for an interest period of one month, plus </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">1.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per annum. However, the base rate will not be less than a floor of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">2.50%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per annum. Under the LIBOR Option, interest will be determined based on interest periods to be selected by Affymetrix of one, two, three or six months (and, to the extent available to all relevant lenders, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">nine</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> or </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">12 years</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">) and will be equal to LIBOR, plus </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">5.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, calculated based on the actual number of days elapsed in a </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">360</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">-day year. However, LIBOR will be deemed not to be less than a floor of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">1.50%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per annum. Interest will be paid at the end of each interest period or, in the case of interest periods longer than three months, quarterly. In 2012, the Company entered into its Interest Rate Swap as required by the terms of the Credit Agreement with a third-party lending institution. Refer to Note 4. “Financial Instruments–Derivative Financial Instruments” for further information. At </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the applicable interest rate was approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">6.50%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The loans and other obligations under the Senior Secured Credit Facility are (i) guaranteed by substantially all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions and limitations) and (ii) secured by substantially all of the assets of Affymetrix and each guarantor (subject to certain exceptions and limitations).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">1.5</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">1.0</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, a senior leverage ratio (which is the ratio of senior debt to trailing </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">12 months</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">’ earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and other one-time items (“EBITDAO”) not exceeding initially </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">2.00</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> to 1.00 and stepping down to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">1.50</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> to 1.00; and a total leverage ratio (which is the ration of total debt to trailing </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">12 months</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">’ EBITDAO) not exceeding initially </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.75</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> to 1.00 and stepping down to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">3.50</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> to 1.00. The Credit Agreement also includes other covenants, including negative covenants that, subject to certain exceptions, limit Affymetrix’, and that of certain of its subsidiaries’, ability to, among other things: (i) incur additional debt, including guarantees by the Company or its subsidiaries, (ii) make investments, pay dividends on capital stock, redeem or repurchase capital stock, redeem or repurchase the Company’s senior convertible notes or any subordinated obligations, (iii) create liens and negative pledges, (iv) make capital expenditures, (v) dispose of assets, (vi) make acquisitions, (vii) create or permit restrictions on the ability of Affymetrix’ subsidiaries to pay dividends or make distributions to Affymetrix, (viii) engage in transactions with affiliates, (ix) engage in sale and leaseback transactions, (x) consolidate or merge with or into other companies or sell all or substantially all the Company’s assets and (xi) change their nature of business, their organizational documents or their accounting policies. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Following the restructuring activity discussed in Note 15. “Restructuring” and lower-than-expected revenue in the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;">first quarter of 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, on April 8, 2013, the Company and the Lenders amended Credit Agreement to provide a limited waiver and to amend certain covenants with respect to fiscal year 2013 (the “Amendment”). Under the Amendment, the Lenders agreed to waive any event of default arising from the failure of the Company to comply with the total leverage ratio and senior leverage ratio for the three months ended March 31, 2013. For the quarters ended March 31, 2013 through September 30, 2013, the definition of EBITDAO was amended to allow the add back of up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$11.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of trailing twelve month restructuring and integration charges in the calculation of EBITDAO compared to an add back of up to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$7 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> prior to the Amendment. In addition, the quarterly senior leverage ratio was revised to not exceeding </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">1.80</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> to 1.00 for June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013 compared to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">1.75</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and 1.00 for these periods prior to the Amendment. The total senior leverage multiple was revised to not exceeding </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.50</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> to 1.00, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.75</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> to 1.00 and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.50</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> to 1.00 for the quarters ending March 31, June 30 and September 30, 2013, respectively, as compared to the original total leverage ratio not exceeding </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.25</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> to 1.00 for each of these periods. As of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company was in compliance with the covenants.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company is required to make the following mandatory prepayments: (a) annual prepayments in an amount equal to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">50%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of excess cash flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement), subject to a leverage-based stepdown, (b) prepayments in an amount equal to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">100%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of the net cash proceeds of issuances or incurrences of debt obligations of Affymetrix and its subsidiaries (other than debt incurrences expressly permitted by the Credit Agreement), (c) prepayments in an amount equal to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">100%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of the net proceeds of asset sales in excess of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$2.5 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> annually (subject to certain reinvestment rights) and (d) prepayments in an amount equal to any indemnification payments or similar payments received under the Acquisition Agreement, subject to certain exclusions. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Credit Agreement also contains events of default, including payment defaults, breaches of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-default and cross-acceleration to other indebtedness in excess of specified amounts, monetary judgment defaults in excess of specified amounts, bankruptcy or insolvency, actual or asserted invalidity or impairment of any part of the credit documentation (including the failure of any lien on a material portion of the collateral to remain perfected) and change of ownership or control defaults. In addition, the occurrence of a “fundamental change” under the indenture governing the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Notes would be an event of default under the Credit Agreement. As of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company was in compliance with the covenants.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Additionally, the proceeds from the Term Loan are net of debt issuance costs of approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$4.5 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> which are being amortized using the effective interest method.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company had an outstanding principal balance of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$66.9 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and incurred </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$1.7 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$3.4 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively, in interest expense under the Senior Secured Credit Facility for the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">three and six</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> months ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Term Loan is scheduled to amortize in quarterly installments in amounts resulting in an annual amortization of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">10%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> during the first year, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">15%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> during the second year, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">15%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> during the third year, </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">20%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> during the fourth year and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">40%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> during the fifth year after June 25, 2012. The principal amount of unpaid maturities per the Credit Agreement is as follows (in thousands):</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4" rowspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td width="87%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="11%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td><td width="1%" rowspan="1" colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2013, remainder thereof</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;text-indent:2px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;text-indent:2px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">—</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2014</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;text-indent:2px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">9,563</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2015</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;text-indent:2px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">13,813</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2016</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;text-indent:2px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">17,000</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">2017</font></div></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;text-indent:2px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">26,524</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:2px solid #000000;background-color:#cceeff;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:20px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Total</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;text-indent:2px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">$</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:right;text-indent:2px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">66,900</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:3px double #000000;" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div></td></tr></table></div><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">4.00% Convertible Senior Notes</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On June 25, 2012, the Company issued </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$105.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> principal amount of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Convertible Senior Notes due July 1, 2019. The net proceeds, after debt issuance costs totaling </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$3.9 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> from the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Notes offering, were </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$101.1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. The </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Notes bear interest of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per year payable semi-annually in arrears on January 1 and July 1 of each year, beginning on January 1, 2013 until the maturity date of July 1, 2019, unless converted, redeemed or repurchased earlier. The debt issuance costs are being amortized over the effective life of the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Notes, which is </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">7</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> years.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Holders of the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Notes may convert their </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Notes into shares of the Company’s stock at their option any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the maturity date. The </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Notes are initially convertible into approximately </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">170.0319</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares of the Company’s common stock per </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$1,000</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> principal amount of notes, which equates to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">17,857,143</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> shares of common stock, or an initial conversion price of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$5.88</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per share of common stock. The conversion rate is subject to certain customary anti-dilution adjustments. In addition, following certain corporate events that occur prior to the maturity date, the Company will increase the conversion rate for a holder who elects to convert its notes in connection with such a corporate event in certain circumstances. Holders may also require the Company to repurchase for cash their notes upon certain fundamental changes.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">On or after </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">July 1, 2017</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company can redeem for cash all or part of the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Notes if the last reported sale price per share of the Company’s common stock has been at least </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">130%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of the conversion price then in effect for at least </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">20</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> trading days during any </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">30</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> consecutive trading day period ending within </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">5</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> trading days prior to the date on which the Company provides notice of redemption. The redemption price will be equal to </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">100%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> of the principal amount of the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">As of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the outstanding balance on the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">4.00%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Notes was </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$105.0 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and interest incurred for the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">three and six</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> months ended </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">June 30, 2013</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> was </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$1.2 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$2.4 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">3.50% Senior Convertible Notes</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">During the </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;background-color:#ffffff;">first quarter of 2012</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, the Company redeemed its remaining outstanding </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">3.50%</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> Senior Convertible Notes for </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$3.9 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in total cash consideration, including accrued interest of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$0.1 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">. 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