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27-Dec-2012
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
On December 24, 2012, Clear Channel Communications, Inc. (the "Company"), an indirect subsidiary of CC Media Holdings, Inc., entered into the Restatement Agreement (the "Amendment"), dated as of December 24, 2012, among the Company, Clear Channel Capital I, LLC ("Holdings"), certain subsidiaries of the Company named therein, Citibank, N.A., as administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent"), the lenders from time to time party thereto and the other agents party thereto, to amend and restate that certain Credit Agreement (the "Existing ABL Credit Agreement"), dated as of May 13, 2008, among the Company, Holdings, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the Administrative Agent, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the other agents party thereto, regarding its asset-based senior secured credit facility. On December 24, 2012, upon the satisfaction of all conditions set forth in the Amendment, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Amended ABL Credit Agreement"), dated as of December 24, 2012, by and among the Company, Holdings, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto, the Administrative Agent, the lenders from time to time party thereto and the other agents party thereto, became effective.
Availability
The amount from time to time available under the facility (including in respect
of letters of credit) will not exceed the greater of (i) $535,000,000 or
(ii) borrowing base, which equals 90% of the eligible accounts receivable of the
Company and the subsidiary borrowers thereunder, subject to customary reserves
and eligibility criteria. As of December 24, 2012, the Company had no borrowings
outstanding under the facility.
Interest Rate and Fees
Borrowings under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin plus, at the Company's option, either (1) a base rate determined by reference to the highest of (a) the prime rate of Citibank, N.A. and (b) the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50% or (2) a Eurocurrency rate determined by reference to the rate (adjusted for statutory reserve requirements for Eurocurrency liabilities) for Eurodollar deposits for the interest period relevant to such borrowing. The initial applicable margin for borrowings under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement is 1.75% with respect to Eurocurrency borrowings and 0.75% with respect to base-rate borrowings. The applicable margin for borrowings under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement ranges from 1.50% to 2.00% for Eurocurrency borrowings and from 0.50% to 1.00% for base-rate borrowings, depending on average excess availability under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement during the prior fiscal quarter.
In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement, the Company is required to pay a commitment fee to the lenders under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement in respect of the unutilized commitments thereunder. The initial commitment fee rate is 0.375% per annum. The commitment fee rate will be reduced to 0.25% per annum at any time when the average daily unused commitments for the prior quarter is less than 50% of total commitments. The Company must also pay customary letter of credit fees.
Maturity
Borrowings under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement will mature, and lending
commitments thereunder will terminate, on the fifth anniversary of the
effectiveness of the Amended ABL Credit Agreement, provided that, (a) the
maturity date will be October 31, 2015 if on October 30, 2015, greater than
$500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount is owing under certain of the
Company's term loan credit facilities, (b) the maturity date will be May 3, 2016
if on May 2, 2016 greater than $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the
Company's 10.75% senior cash pay notes due 2016 and 11.00%/11.75% senior toggle
notes due 2016 are outstanding and (c) in the case of any debt under clauses
(a) and (b) that is amended or refinanced in any manner that extends the
maturity date of such debt to a date that is on or before the date that is five
years after the effectiveness of the Amended ABL Credit Agreement, the maturity
date will be one day prior to the maturity date of such debt after giving effect
to such amendment or refinancing if greater than $500,000,000 in aggregate
principal amount of such debt is outstanding.
If at any time the sum of the outstanding amounts under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement exceeds the lesser of (i) the borrowing base and (ii) the aggregate commitments under the facility, the Company will be required to repay outstanding loans and cash collateralize letters of credit in an aggregate amount equal to such excess. The Company may voluntarily repay outstanding loans under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement at any time without premium or penalty, other than customary "breakage" costs with respect to Eurocurrency rate loans. Any voluntary prepayments the Company makes will not reduce its commitments under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement.
Guarantees and Security
The facility is guaranteed by, subject to certain exceptions, the guarantors of the Company's senior secured credit facilities. All obligations under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement, and the guarantees of those obligations, are secured by a perfected security interest in all of the Company's and all of the guarantors' accounts receivable and related assets and proceeds thereof that is senior to the security interest of the Company's senior secured credit facilities in such accounts receivable and related assets and proceeds thereof, subject to permitted liens, including prior liens permitted by the indenture governing certain of the Company's senior notes (the "legacy notes"), and certain exceptions.
Certain Covenants and Events of Default
If borrowing availability is less than the greater of (a) $50.0 million and
(b) 10% of the aggregate commitments under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement, in
each case, for five consecutive business days (a "Liquidity Event"), the Company
will be required to comply with a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of at
least 1.00 to 1.00 for fiscal quarters ending on or after the occurrence of the
Liquidity Event, and will be continued to comply with this minimum fixed charge
coverage ratio until borrowing availability exceeds the greater of (x) $50.0
million and (y) 10% of the aggregate commitments under the Amended ABL Credit
Agreement, in each case, for 30 consecutive calendar days, at which time the
Liquidity Event shall no longer be deemed to be occurring. In addition, the
Amended ABL Credit Agreement includes negative covenants that, subject to
significant exceptions, limit the Company's ability and the ability of its
restricted subsidiaries to, among other things:
• incur additional indebtedness;
• create liens on assets;
• engage in mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions;
• sell assets;
• pay dividends and distributions or repurchase capital stock;
• make investments, loans, or advances;
• prepay certain junior indebtedness;
• engage in certain transactions with affiliates;
• amend material agreements governing certain junior indebtedness; and
• change lines of business.
The Amended ABL Credit Agreement includes certain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default, including payment defaults, breach of representations and warranties, covenant defaults, cross-defaults to certain indebtedness, certain events of bankruptcy, certain events under ERISA, material judgments and a change of control. If an event of default occurs, the lenders under the Amended ABL Credit Agreement will be entitled to take various actions, including the acceleration of all amounts due under our Amended ABL Credit Agreement and all actions permitted to be taken by a secured creditor.
The foregoing is only a summary of the material terms of the Amended ABL Credit Agreement and does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amended ABL Credit Agreement, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description
10.1 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of December 24,
2012, by and among Clear Channel Communications, Inc., Clear
Channel Capital I, LLC, the subsidiary borrowers party thereto,
Citibank, N.A., as Administrative Agent, the lenders from time to
time party thereto and the other agents party thereto
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to Clear Channel
Communications, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December
27, 2012).
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