Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Subsequent Events

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Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events

2017 Credit Agreement

On January 6, 2017, the Company refinanced the Senior Secured Credit Facility with a six-year $500 million senior-secured term-loan facility (“2017 Term Loans”) and a five-year $85 million senior-secured revolving credit facility (“2017 Revolving Loans”) (collectively “2017 Credit Agreement”). The 2017 Term Loans initially bore interest on the outstanding principal amount thereof at a rate per annum equal to (i) the Eurocurrency Rate (as defined) plus 6.00% or (ii) the Base Rate (as defined) plus 5.00% for each Interest Period (as defined). The 2017 Credit Agreement initially required quarterly principal payments equal to 0.25% of the original aggregate principal amount of the 2017 Term Loans, with such payments reduced for prepayments in accordance with the terms of the 2017 Credit Agreement. The 2017 Revolving Loans initially bore interest at a rate per annum equal to (i) the Base Rate plus 5.00% or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate or EURIBOR (as defined) plus 6.00% until the delivery of financial statements for the first full fiscal quarter ending after the date of the 2017 Credit Agreement (the “Closing Date”). After the delivery of those financial statements, 2017 Revolving Loans bear interest at a rate based on the Base Rate, Eurocurrency Rate or EURIBOR (each as defined) plus an interest-rate spread thereon that varies based on the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio (as defined). The spread thereon initially ranged from 4.50% to 5.00% for the Base Rate and 5.50% to 6.00% for the Eurocurrency Rate and EURIBOR. In May 2017 and October 2017, the interest rates and required quarterly principal payments for the 2017 Term Loans and the interest rates and interest-rate spreads for the 2017 Revolving Loans were amended as described below. The 2017 Credit Agreement provides for the issuance of letters of credit in the amount equal to the lesser of $15.0 million and the aggregate amount of the revolving loan commitment.

The 2017 Credit Agreement is secured by substantially all of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ tangible and intangible assets, including a pledge of all of the outstanding capital stock of substantially all of its domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the shares or equity interests of foreign subsidiaries, subject to certain exceptions.

The 2017 Credit Agreement contains various customary restrictive covenants that limit the Company’s ability to, among other things: create or incur liens on assets; make any investments, loans or advances; incur additional indebtedness, engage in mergers, dissolutions, liquidations or consolidations; engage in transactions with affiliates; make dispositions; and declare or make dividend payments. The 2017 Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain compliance with a maximum consolidated first lien net leverage ratio, as set forth in the 2017 Credit Agreement. In addition, the 2017 Credit Agreement contains representations and warranties as to whether a material adverse effect on the Company has occurred since January 6, 2017, the closing date of the 2017 Credit Agreement. One of the conditions to drawing on the revolving credit facility is confirmation that the representations and warranties in the 2017 Credit Agreement are true on the date of borrowing, and if the Company is unable to make that confirmation, including that no material adverse effect has occurred, it will be unable to draw down further on the revolver. In connection with this refinancing, the Company recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt in the amount of $13.5 million during the first quarter of 2017.

First Amendment to Credit Agreement and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement

On May 4, 2017, the Company signed a First Amendment and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement (the “May 2017 Amendment”), whereby the lenders waived the following default events under the affirmative covenants. Failure to comply with the below requirements by the respective due dates will constitute an immediate event of default.

failure to deliver the 2016 annual financial statements by March 31, 2017: the waiver was to remain effective so long as the Company issued an earnings release for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2016 (“Earnings Release”) on or prior to June 30, 2017 and delivered its 2016 audited consolidated financial statements by July 31, 2017. The June 2017 Amendment, September 2017 Extension, First October 2017 Amendment, October 2017 Extension and Second October 2017 Amendment further amended this waiver as described below.

failure to deliver the quarterly financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 by May 15, 2017: the waiver was to remain effective so long as the Company issued the Earnings Release on or prior to June 30, 2017 and delivered the unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2017 on or prior to July 31, 2017. The June 2017 Amendment, September 2017 Extension, First October 2017 Amendment and Second October 2017 Amendment further amended this waiver as described below.

failure to deliver the Company’s budget to the Administrative Agent by April 30, 2017: the waiver was to remain effective so long as the Company delivered certain 2017 financial projections by May 31, 2017. The Company delivered its budget to the Administrative Agent by the required deadline.

The following affirmative covenant was added requiring the Company furnish the following information on a Current Report on Form 8-K by May 31, 2017, and the failure to comply with the requirement would constitute an immediate event of default:

estimated consolidated adjusted EBITDA of the Company for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2016 with a range of no greater than $5,000,000 and,

the current consolidated cash balance, current cash balance of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries, and the current outstanding balance under the 2017 Revolving Loans

The Company complied with this affirmative covenant by the due date.

Under the 2017 Credit Agreement (as amended by the May 2017 Amendment), the Initial Term Loans (as defined) bore interest on the outstanding amount at a rate per annum equal to either (i) the Base Rate plus 6.00% or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate for each Interest Period plus 7.00%. In October 2017, these interest rates increased as described below.

The 2017 Revolving Loans bore interest at a rate equal to either (i) the Base Rate plus 6.00% or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate or EURIBOR plus 7.00% until the Company delivers its unaudited financial statements for the quarter ending June 30, 2017, but those interest rates increased in October 2017 as described below. After the delivery of those unaudited financial statements, the 2017 Revolving Loans will bear interest at a rate based on the Base Rate, Eurocurrency Rate or EURIBOR plus an interest-rate spread thereon that varies on the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. The spread thereon ranged from 5.50% to 6.00% for the Base Rate and 6.50% to 7.00% for the Eurocurrency Rate and EURIBOR, but those spreads increased in October 2017 as described below.

The 2017 Credit Agreement (as amended by the May 2017 Amendment) requires quarterly principal payments equal to (i) 0.625% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans for each of the first eight quarterly payment dates after May 4, 2017 and (ii) 1.25% of the original aggregate principal amount of the Initial Term Loans for each quarterly payment date occurring thereafter.

The May 2017 Amendment modified certain restrictive covenants and a maximum Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. In connection with the May 2017 Amendment, the Company paid each lender that consented to the amendment a consent fee in the amount equal to 1.0% of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments and outstanding Term Loans held by such lenders as of May 4, 2017. The fee paid totaled $5.6 million.

Amendment to First Amendment and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement

On June 29, 2017, the Company entered into an Amendment to First Amendment and Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement and Second Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “June 2017 Amendment”). Pursuant to the June 2017 Amendment:

The Company was no longer required to deliver an earnings release for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2016 by June 30, 2017.

The Company had until September 15, 2017 (rather than July 31, 2017 as required under the May 2017 Amendment) to deliver its audited annual financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2016 (together with the related audit report and opinion from the Company’s independent accountants and the other items required by the 2017 Credit Agreement (as amended) to be delivered therewith, the “Annual Financial Statement Deliverables”). The September 2017 Extension, First October 2017 Amendment and Second October 2017 Amendment amended this requirement as described below.

The Company had up to 30 days following the date on which it delivers the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables to deliver its unaudited financial statements for both (i) the quarter ended March 31, 2017 (versus a required delivery date of July 31, 2017 under the 2017 First Amended Credit Agreement) and (ii) the quarter ended June 30, 2017. The September 2017 Extension, First October 2017 Amendment and Second October 2017 Amendment amended this requirement as described below.

Under the June 2017 Amendment, the Company agreed to pay to the lenders that consented to the June 2017 Amendment (“June 2017 Consenting Lenders”): (i) if the Company has not delivered the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables on or prior to June 30, 2017, a fee in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the revolving credit commitments and term loans held by the June 2017 Consenting Lenders as of June 30, 2017, payable on or prior to July 6, 2017; (ii) if the Company has not delivered the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables on or prior to July 31, 2017, a fee in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the revolving credit commitments and term loans held by the June 2017 Consenting Lenders as of July 31, 2017, payable on or prior to August 3, 2017; and (iii) if the Company has not delivered the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables on or prior to August 31, 2017, a fee in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the revolving credit commitments and term loans held by the June 2017 Consenting Lenders as of August 31, 2017, payable on or prior to September 6, 2017. The fees paid pursuant to this paragraph totaled $3.9 million.

Second Amendment to Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement

On September 13, 2017, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement (the “September 2017 Extension”) that amends the June 2017 Amendment as follows:

The Company would have until September 30, 2017 (rather than September 15, 2017 as previously required under the June 2017 Amendment) to deliver the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables.

The Company would also continue to have up to 30 days (as provided for in the June 2017 Amendment) following the date on which it delivers the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables to deliver its unaudited financial statements for both the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and the quarter ended June 30, 2017.

The First October 2017 Amendment and Second October 2017 Amendment amended these requirements as described below.

Under the September 2017 Extension, the Company agreed to pay to the lenders that consented to the September 2017 Extension (the “September 2017 Consenting Lenders”) a fee in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments and Term Loans held by the September 2017 Consenting Lenders as of September 13, 2017. The fee paid totaled $1.4 million.

Third Amendment to Limited Waiver and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement

On October 2, 2017, the Company entered into a Third Amendment to Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “First October 2017 Amendment”) that amended the Credit Agreement and May 2017 Amendment as follows:

The Company would have until October 31, 2017 (rather than September 30, 2017 as previously required under the September 2017 Extension) to deliver the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables. The Company would also continue to have up to 30 days following the date on which it delivers the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables to deliver its unaudited financial statements for both the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and the quarter ended June 30, 2017. The Second October 2017 Amendment amended this requirement as described below.

The Company would have up to 30 days following the date on which it delivers its unaudited financial statements for both the quarter ended March 31, 2017 and the quarter ended June 30, 2017 to deliver its unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. The Second October 2017 Amendment amended this requirement as described below.

Under the 2017 Credit Agreement (as amended by the First October 2017 Amendment), the Initial Term Loans (as defined) bear interest on the outstanding amount at a rate per annum equal to either (i) the Base Rate plus 6.25% or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate for each Interest Period plus 7.25%. The Second October 2017 Amendment further amended these interest rates as described below.

Under the 2017 Credit Agreement, the 2017 Revolving Loans bear interest at a rate equal to either (i) the Base Rate plus 6.25% or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate or EURIBOR plus 7.25% until the Company delivers its unaudited financial statements for the quarter ending March 31, 2018. After the delivery of those unaudited financial statements, the 2017 Revolving Loans will bear interest at a rate based on the Base Rate, Eurocurrency Rate or EURIBOR plus an interest-rate spread thereon that varies on the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. The spread thereon ranged from 5.75% to 6.25% for the Base Rate and 6.75% to 7.25% for the Eurocurrency Rate and EURIBOR. The Second October 2017 Amendment further amended these interest rates as described below.

The “non-call period” will now extend until: (i) if the Company prepays any Term Loans prior to the date that it delivers the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables, October 31, 2019; and (ii) if the Company prepays any Term Loans on or after the date that it delivers the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables, the earlier of (x) the second anniversary of the date of that delivery and (y) October 31, 2019. (The “non-call period” (as so extended) is referred to as the “Extended Non-Call Period.”) This period previously expired in May 2019 under the terms of the May 2017 Amendment. The Company remains subject to 2.0% and 1.0% prepayment premiums through the first and second anniversaries, respectively, of the end of the Extended Non-Call Period, which periods previously expired in May 2020 and May 2021, respectively.

The Company would issue on or prior to October 6, 2017 an earnings release for the fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2016, including a related balance sheet, statement of income and statement of cash flows. This was a new affirmative covenant under the 2017 Credit Agreement. The October 2017 Extension amended this requirement as described below.

The Company would furnish on a Current Report on Form 8-K on or prior to October 12, 2017: (i) the range of its (A) total estimated revenue and (B) estimated adjusted EBITDA, in each case for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, with the difference between the high end and low end of the ranges to be no greater than $5.0 million; and (ii) a forecast of its consolidated cash balance as of December 31, 2017. This is a new affirmative covenant for the Company under the 2017 Credit Agreement. The Company complied with this affirmative covenant by the due date.

The Company will continue (on a bi-weekly basis commencing October 11, 2017 until it has delivered the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables) to furnish or file on a Current Report on Form 8-K its current consolidated cash balance, the current cash balance of its foreign subsidiaries and the current outstanding balance under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Company will also participate in one conference call with the Administrative Agent and the Lenders with respect to the information contained in that Current Report on Form 8-K.

Under the First October 2017 Amendment, the Company agreed to pay to the lenders that consented to the October 2017 Amendment (the “First October 2017 Amendment Consenting Lenders”) a fee in an amount equal to 0.25% of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Credit Commitments and Term Loans held by the First October 2017 Amendment Consenting Lenders as of October 2, 2017. The fee paid totaled $1.4 million.

October Extension Letter Agreement

Under the October 2017 Amendment, the Company was required to issue an earnings release for the fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2016 by October 6, 2017. On October 6, 2017, the Company entered into a letter agreement (the “October 2017 Extension”) permitting it to have until the date that it delivers the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables to issue the earnings release. The Company complied with this affirmative covenant on October 18, 2017.

Fourth Amendment to Limited Waiver and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement

On October 31, 2017, the Company entered into a Fourth Amendment to Limited Waiver to Credit Agreement and Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Second October 2017 Amendment”) that amends the 2017 Credit Agreement and May 2017 Amendment as follows:

The Company would have until November 15, 2017 (rather than October 31, 2017 as previously required under the First October 2017 Amendment) to deliver the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables. The November Extension Letter Agreement amended this requirement as described below.

The Company would have until January 2, 2018 to deliver its unaudited financial statements for the quarters ended March 31, 2017, June 30, 2017 and September 30, 2017.

Under the 2017 Credit Agreement (as amended by the Second October 2017 Amendment), the Initial Term Loans (as defined) bear interest on the outstanding amount at a rate per annum equal to either (i) the Base Rate plus 6.50% or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate for each Interest Period plus 7.50%.

Under the 2017 Credit Agreement (as amended by the Second October 2017 Amendment), the 2017 Revolving Loans bear interest at a rate equal to either (i) the Base Rate plus 6.50% or (ii) the Eurocurrency Rate or EURIBOR plus 7.50% until the Company delivers its unaudited financial statements for the quarter ending March 31, 2018. After the delivery of those unaudited financial statements, the 2017 Revolving Loans will bear interest at a rate based on the Base Rate, Eurocurrency Rate or EURIBOR plus an interest-rate spread thereon that varies on the Consolidated First Lien Net Leverage Ratio. The spread thereon ranged from 6.00% to 6.50% for the Base Rate and 7.00% to 7.50% for the Eurocurrency Rate and EURIBOR.

The Company will furnish on a Current Report on Form 8-K on or prior to December 5, 2017: (i) the range of its (A) total estimated revenue and (B) estimated adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2017, with the difference between the high end and low end of the ranges to be no greater than $5.0 million. This is a new affirmative covenant for the Company under the 2017 Credit Agreement.

November Extension Letter Agreement

Under the Second October 2017 Amendment, the Company was required to deliver the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables by November 15, 2017. On November 15, 2017, the Company entered into a letter agreement permitting it to have until November 17, 2017 to deliver the Annual Financial Statement Deliverables.

Termination of Shareco Investment Agreement

On November 8, 2016, the Company entered into an investment agreement (the “Investment Agreement”) with Shareco Group of America, Inc. (“Shareco”), which is a subsidiary of HNA Group, and certain affiliates of Shareco, to sell approximately 9.9% of the Company’s common stock to Shareco (the “Initial Investment”) for $11.00 per share, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions (including regulatory approvals). The parties also negotiated a term sheet that contemplated negotiation of definitive documentation for additional purchases of the Company’s common stock by Shareco and the formation of a joint venture to provide in-flight connectivity and passenger monetization services to HNA Group-affiliated airlines. On July 25, 2017, the Company and Shareco terminated the Investment Agreement as a result of the parties’ inability to obtain the required approval of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) prior to the outside date under the Investment Agreement. As a result of this termination, the other related agreements that the Company entered into in connection with the Investment Agreement were also terminated in accordance with their terms.

Payment of EMC Deferred Consideration

On July 27, 2017, the Company elected to settle the EMC deferred consideration in shares of common stock and issued 5,080,049 shares of its common stock to the former EMC equityholders in satisfaction thereof and in accordance with the EMC purchase agreement.