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| LONG-TERM DEBT |
LONG-TERM DEBT:
Long-term debt at September 30, 2017 and 2016 consisted of the following:
The Company has a domestic credit facility with a syndicate of financial institutions that includes a $900,000 senior secured revolving credit facility and a $250,000 senior secured term loan. The term loan requires scheduled principal payments of 5.0% of the outstanding principal in year one, 7.5% in year two, and 10.0% in years three through five, payable in quarterly installments. The balance of the revolving credit facility and the term loan are due on the maturity date of April 26, 2021. Borrowings under both the revolving credit facility and the term loan bear interest at LIBOR plus a factor ranging from 0.75% to 2.00% (1.75% at September 30, 2017) based on the Company's leverage ratio. The leverage ratio is defined as net indebtedness divided by adjusted EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). The Company is required to pay an annual commitment fee ranging from 0.15% to 0.25% (based on the Company's leverage ratio) of the unused portion of the revolving credit facility.
The domestic credit facility requires the Company to maintain certain leverage and interest coverage ratios. A portion of the facility (not to exceed $35,000) is available for the issuance of trade and standby letters of credit. Outstanding borrowings on the revolving credit facility at September 30, 2017 and 2016 were $525,000 and $608,000, respectively. Outstanding borrowings on the term loan at September 30, 2017 and 2016 was $232,479 and $246,449, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate on outstanding borrowings for the domestic credit facility (including the effects of interest rate swaps) at September 30, 2017 and 2016 was 3.01% and 2.59%, respectively.
During fiscal 2017, the Company entered into a two-year $115,000 accounts receivable securitization facility (the "Securitization Facility") with certain financial institutions. Under the Securitization Facility, the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries sell, on a continuous basis without recourse, their trade receivables to Matthews Receivables Funding Corporation, LLC (“Matthews RFC”), a wholly-owned bankruptcy-remote subsidiary of the Company. Matthews RFC in turn assigns a collateral interest in these receivables to certain financial institutions, and then may borrow funds under the Securitization Facility. The Securitization Facility does not qualify for sale treatment. Accordingly, the trade receivables and related debt obligations remain on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet. Borrowings under the Securitization Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 0.75%. The Company is required to pay an annual commitment fee ranging from 0.25% to 0.35% of the unused portion of the Securitization Facility. The Company had $95,825 in outstanding borrowings under the Securitization Facility as of September 30, 2017. At September 30, 2017, the interest rate on borrowings under this facility was 1.98%.
The following table presents information related to interest rate contracts entered into by the Company and designated as cash flow hedges:
The Company enters into interest rate swaps in order to achieve a mix of fixed and variable rate debt that it deems appropriate. The interest rate swaps have been designated as cash flow hedges of future variable interest payments which are considered probable of occurring. Based on the Company's assessment, all of the critical terms of each of the hedges matched the underlying terms of the hedged debt and related forecasted interest payments, and as such, these hedges were considered highly effective.
The fair value of the interest rate swaps reflected an unrealized gain, net of unrealized losses, of $3,959 ($2,415 after tax) and an unrealized loss, net of unrealized gains, of $5,834 ($3,559 after tax) at September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, that is included in shareholders' equity as part of accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI"). Assuming market rates remain constant with the rates at September 30, 2017, a gain (net of tax) of approximately $666 included in AOCI is expected to be recognized in earnings over the next twelve months.
At September 30, 2017 and 2016, the interest rate swap contracts were reflected on a gross-basis in the consolidated balance sheets as follows:
The gains (losses) recognized on derivatives was as follows:
The Company recognized the following gains (losses) in AOCI:
The Company, through certain of its European subsidiaries, has a credit facility with a European bank, which is guaranteed by Matthews International Corporation. The maximum amount of borrowings available under this facility is €35.0 million ($41,345). The credit facility matures in December 2018 and the Company intends to extend this facility. Outstanding borrowings under this facility were €22.1 million ($26,126) at September 30, 2017. There were no outstanding borrowings under this facility at September 30, 2016. The weighted-average interest rate on this facility at September 30, 2017 was 1.75%.
In November 2016, the Company’s German subsidiary, Matthews Europe GmbH & Co. KG, issued €15.0 million ($17,719 at September 30, 2017) of senior unsecured notes with European banks. The notes are guaranteed by Matthews International Corporation and mature in November 2019. A portion of the notes (€5.0 million) have a fixed interest rate of 1.40%, and the remainder bear interest at Euro LIBOR plus 1.40%. The weighted-average interest rate on the notes at September 30, 2017 was 1.40%.
The Company, through its Italian subsidiary, Matthews International S.p.A., has several loans with various Italian banks. Outstanding borrowings on these loans totaled €2.6 million ($3,079) and €3.2 million ($3,538) at September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The maturity dates for these loans range from October 2017 through November 2019. Matthews International S.p.A. also has multiple on-demand lines of credit totaling €11.3 million ($13,384) with the same Italian banks. Outstanding borrowings on these lines were €4.0 million ($4,735) and €5.2 million ($5,801) at September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate on outstanding Matthews International S.p.A. borrowings at September 30, 2017 and 2016 was 2.20% and 1.80%, respectively.
Other debt totaled $1,032 and $4,579 at September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively. The weighted-average interest rate on these outstanding borrowings was 5.04% and 3.31% at September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
In September 2014, a claim was filed seeking to draw upon a letter of credit issued by the Company of £8,570,000 ($11,477 at September 30, 2017) with respect to a performance guarantee on a project in Saudi Arabia. Management assessed the customer's demand to be without merit and initiated an action with the court in the United Kingdom (the "Court"). Pursuant to this action, an order was issued by the Court in January 2015 requiring that, upon receipt by the customer, the funds were to be remitted by the customer to the Court pending resolution of the dispute between the parties. As a result, the Company made payment on the draw to the financial institution for the letter of credit and the funds were ultimately received by the customer. The customer did not remit the funds to the Court as ordered. On June 14, 2016, the Court ruled completely in favor of Matthews following a trial on the merits. However, as the customer has neither yet remitted the funds nor complied with the final, un-appealed orders of the Court, it is possible the resolution of this matter could have an unfavorable financial impact on Matthews’ results of operations. As of September 30, 2017, the Company has determined that resolution of this matter may take an extended period of time and therefore has reclassified the funded letter of credit from other current assets to other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The Company will continue to assess collectability related to this matter as facts and circumstances evolve. As of September 30, 2016, the Company presented the funded letter of credit within other current assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.
As of September 30, 2017 and 2016, the fair value of the Company's long-term debt, including current maturities, which is classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy, approximated the carrying value included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Aggregate maturities of long-term debt, including short-term borrowings and capital leases, is as follows:
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