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Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
Princess Polly Operating Line of Credit
The Company’s subsidiary Princess Polly had an operating line of credit (the “Facility”) up to a maximum of $15.4 million, which was guaranteed by Polly Bidco Pty Ltd. and Polly Holdco Pty Ltd, each subsidiaries of the Company (“Princess Polly Group”). The assets of the Princess Polly Group were pledged as security under the Facility.
The Facility was available to make cash draws, procure letters of credit instruments and for the provision of ancillary facilities. The Facility was due November 2021, and was therefore classified as a current liability as of December 31, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, the Company had drawn $6.2 million on the Facility and had $0.8 million drawn in letters of credit which were held as collateral under various custom bonds agreements.
The Company repaid the outstanding balances under the Facility in full and terminated it in February 2021.
Rebdolls Revolving Line of Credit
Rebdolls had a revolving line of credit for a maximum of $0.5 million with Bank of America, N.A. The assets of Rebdolls were pledged as security under this line of credit. As of December 31, 2020, Rebdolls had an outstanding balance of $0.2 million on the revolving line of credit.
The Company repaid the outstanding balances under the revolving line of credit in full on February 28, 2021, the date of its maturity, and terminated it.
Debt Financing for the Culture Kings Acquisition
To fund the acquisition of Culture Kings (refer to Note 3 for additional information), on March 31, 2021, Polly Holdco Pty Ltd. (“Polly”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a debt agreement with a syndicated group, with an affiliate of Fortress Credit Corp as administrative agent, consisting of a $125.0 million term-loan facility and $25.0 million revolving credit facility.
Polly also issued $25.0 million in senior subordinated notes to certain debt funds of Summit Partners, a related party of the Company. The combined term loan and senior subordinated notes provided the Company with $144.1 million, net of loan fees of approximately $5.9 million.
Key terms and conditions of each facility were as follows:
The $125.0 million term loan matured on March 31, 2027 and required the Company to make amortized quarterly payments in aggregate annual amounts equal to 0.8% of the original principal amount. Borrowings under the credit agreement accrued interest, at the option of the borrower, at an adjusted LIBOR plus 7.5% or Alternative Base Rate (“ABR”) plus 6.5%, subject to adjustment based on achieving certain total net secured leverage ratios and subject to a minimum LIBOR threshold of 1.0% per annum.
The $25.0 million revolving credit facility, which matured on March 31, 2027, accrued interest, at the option of the borrower, at an adjusted LIBOR plus 7.5% or ABR plus 6.5%, subject to adjustment based on achieving certain total net secured leverage ratios. Total loan debt issuance costs of $1.0 million related to the revolving credit facility were incurred. These costs were included in prepaid and other assets and were being amortized over the term of the facility. $13.0 million had been drawn on the revolving credit facility, as a result of the Culture Kings acquisition transaction.
The senior subordinated notes accrued interest at an annual interest rate of 16.0% and were repayable at the Company’s discretion until maturity on September 30, 2027.
The Company incurred debt issuance costs of $6.9 million, of which $1.0 million relate to the revolving credit facility, which were capitalized and included in prepaid and other current assets as deferred financing costs and were being amortized over the life of the facility, or 6 years. The remaining $5.9 million of debt issuance costs relating to the term loan and senior subordinated notes were presented net of the outstanding debt and were being amortized over the life of the outstanding debt, using the effective interest rate method. The Company repaid the term loan, revolving credit facility and senior subordinated notes in full and terminated them in September 2021 in connection with the IPO, as described further below.
New Senior Secured Credit Facility
On September 24, 2021, at the close of the Company’s IPO, certain subsidiaries of a.k.a. entered into a new senior secured credit facility inclusive of a $100.0 million term loan and a $50.0 million revolving line of credit. Key terms and conditions of each facility were as follows:
The $100.0 million term loan matures five years after closing and requires the Company to make amortized annual payments of 5.0% during the first and second years, 7.5% during the third and fourth years and 10.0% during the fifth year with the balance of the loan due at maturity. Borrowings under the term loan accrue interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin dependent upon our net leverage ratio. The highest interest rate under the agreement occurs at a net leverage ratio of greater than 2.75x, yielding an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.25%.
The $50.0 million revolving line of credit, which matures five years after closing, accrues interest at LIBOR plus an applicable margin dependent upon our net leverage ratio. The highest interest rate under the agreement occurs at a net leverage ratio of greater than 2.75x, yielding an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.25%. Additionally, a margin fee of 25-35 basis points is assessed on unused amounts under the revolving line of credit, subject to adjustment based on our net leverage ratio.
The new senior secured credit facility requires that the Company maintain a maximum total net leverage ratio of 3.50 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, beginning with the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021 through maturity. The new senior secured credit facility also requires that the Company maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter, beginning with the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2021 through maturity. In the event that the Company fails to comply with the financial covenant, the Company will have the option to make certain equity contributions, directly or indirectly, to cure any non-compliance with such covenant, subject to certain other conditions and limitations. Beginning with the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, and continuing annually thereafter, the Company is required to make a mandatory prepayment as a percentage of excess cash flows, as defined by the credit agreement, in the period based on the Company triggering certain net debt leverage ratios. Specifically, a mandatory prepayment of 50% of excess cash flows is required if the Company’s net leverage ratio exceeds 2.75x, and a mandatory prepayment of 25% of excess cash flows is required if the Company’s net leverage ratio is greater than or equal to 2.25x. As of September 30, 2021, the Company is in compliance with all debt covenants.
The Company incurred $1.9 million of debt issuance costs in relation to the new senior secured credit facility. Of this, $0.6 million relates to the revolver and is capitalized and included in prepaid and other current assets as deferred financing costs to be amortized over the life of the facility, or 5 years. The remaining $1.3 million of debt issuance costs relates to the term loan and is presented net of our outstanding debt in long term debt on our balance sheet. Debt issuance costs are amortized over the life of the outstanding debt, using the effective interest rate method.
In September 2021, the Company used borrowings from the term loan under this new senior secured credit facility, together with a portion of the proceeds from the IPO, to repay in full and terminate the previous term loan, revolving credit facility and senior subordinated notes entered into in March 2021 in relation to the Culture Kings acquisition. As part of the repayment, the Company also paid $4.5 million in prepayment penalties and wrote-off $6.4 million of unamortized debt issuance costs, all of which is included in the loss on extinguishment of debt in the condensed consolidated statements of income.
Total Debt and Interest
Outstanding debt consisted of the following:
September 30,
2021
December 31,
2020
Bank loans - flexible rate loan
$ —  $ 6,385 
Term loan 100,000  — 
Capitalized debt issuance costs
(1,789) (32)
Total debt 98,211  6,353 
Less current portion (5,000) (6,353)
Total long-term debt
$ 93,211  $ — 
Interest expense, which included the amortization of debt issuance costs, totaled $4.1 million and $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and $8.3 million and $0.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.