OfficeMax 2014 Annual Report Download - page 89

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$200 million which is available to certain of the Company’s European and Canadian subsidiaries (the “European Borrowers”). Certain of the Company’s
domestic subsidiaries guaranty the obligations under the Facility (the “Domestic Guarantors”). The Amended Credit Agreement also provides for a letter of
credit sub-facility of up to $400 million, as well as a swingline loan sub-facility of up to $125 million to the Company and an additional swingline loan sub-
facility of up to $25 million to the European Borrowers. All loans borrowed under the Agreement may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed from time to time
until the maturity date of May 25, 2016.
All amounts borrowed under the Facility, as well as the obligations of the Domestic Guarantors, are secured by a first priority lien on the Company’s and such
Domestic Guarantors’ accounts receivables, inventory, cash, cash equivalents and deposit accounts and a second priority lien on substantially all of the
Company’s and the Domestic Guarantors’ other assets. All amounts borrowed by the European Borrowers under the Facility are secured by a lien on such
European Borrowers’ accounts receivable, inventory, cash, cash equivalents and deposit accounts, as well as certain other assets. At the Company’s option,
borrowings made pursuant to the Facility bear interest at either, (i) the alternate base rate (defined as the higher of the Prime Rate (as announced by the
Agent), the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1% and the one month Adjusted LIBO Rate (defined below) and 1%) or (ii) the Adjusted LIBO Rate (defined as the
LIBO Rate as adjusted for statutory revenues) plus, in either case, a certain margin based on the aggregate average availability under the Facility.
The Amended Credit Agreement also contains representations, warranties, affirmative and negative covenants, and default provisions which are conditions
precedent to borrowing. The most significant of these covenants and default provisions include limitations in certain circumstances on acquisitions,
dispositions, share repurchases and the payment of cash dividends. The Company has never paid a cash dividend on its common stock.
The Facility also includes provisions whereby if the global availability is less than $150 million, or the European availability is below $25 million, the
Company’s cash collections go first to the agent to satisfy outstanding borrowings. Further, if total availability falls below $125 million, a fixed charge
coverage ratio test is required. Any event of default that is not cured within the permitted period, including non-payment of amounts when due, any debt in
excess of $25 million becoming due before the scheduled maturity date, or the acquisition of more than 40% of the ownership of the Company by any person
or group, within the meaning of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, could result in a termination of the Facility and all amounts outstanding becoming
immediately due and payable.
The amendment entered into by the Company which is effective November 5, 2013 (the “Amendment”) increased the Facility from $1.0 billion to $1.25
billion, allowed for the Merger, recognized OfficeMax debt and assets, expanded amounts permitted for indebtedness, liens, investments and asset sales and
increased restricted payments and capital expenditure limits, among other changes. In addition, an aggregate undrawn amount of $38 million of letters of
credit previously issued under a credit agreement of OfficeMax and certain of its subsidiaries, which credit facility was terminated in connection with and
immediately prior to the consummation of the Merger, are deemed as having been issued and being outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement.
At December 27, 2014, the Company had approximately $1.1 billion of available credit under the Facility based on the December 2014 Borrowing Base
certificate. At December 27, 2014, no amounts were outstanding under the Facility. Letters of credit outstanding under the Facility totaled $92 million. There
were no borrowings under the Facility during 2014.
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On March 14, 2012, the Company issued $250 million aggregate principal amount of its 9.75% Senior Secured Notes due March 15, 2019 (“Senior Secured
Notes”) with interest payable in cash semiannually in arrears on March 15 and September 15 of each year. The Senior Secured Notes are fully and
unconditionally guaranteed on
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