Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Financial Commitments

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Financial Commitments
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financial Commitments

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FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS

The Company had $17.2 million and $38.7 million of outstanding letters of credit as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, and approximately $1.2 million and $3.3 million in short-term borrowings as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020 and 2019 was $14.9 million, $16.3 million and $7.5 million.

Long-term borrowings were as follows:

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

(in thousands)

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

$

 

 

$

452,500

 

HF-T1 Distribution Center Loan

 

 

129,505

 

 

 

129,505

 

HF-T2 Distribution Center Construction Loan

 

 

57,227

 

 

 

22,169

 

China Distribution Center Construction Loan

 

 

75,621

 

 

 

77,501

 

China Operational Loans

 

 

69,796

 

 

 

48,743

 

Other

 

 

8,263

 

 

 

1,247

 

Subtotal

 

 

340,412

 

 

 

731,665

 

Less: Current installments

 

 

76,967

 

 

 

52,250

 

Total long-term borrowings

 

$

263,445

 

 

$

679,415

 

 

Revolving Credit Facility

The Company maintains a revolving credit facility to manage liquidity; including working capital and capital expenditures. On December 15, 2021, the Company amended its $500.0 million senior, unsecured revolving credit agreement dated November 21, 2019 (the “Amended Credit Agreement”), with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and joint lead arranger, HSBC Bank USA, N.A. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as joint lead arrangers, and other lenders. The Amended Credit Agreement expands its senior, unsecured credit facility to $750.0 million, which may be increased by up to $250.0 million under certain conditions and provides for the issuance of letters of credit up to a maximum of $100.0 million and swingline loans up to a maximum of $50.0 million. The Amended Credit Agreement extends the maturity date of the credit agreement, which was due to expire on November 21, 2024, to December 15, 2026. The Company may use the proceeds from the Amended Credit Agreement for working capital and other lawful corporate purposes. Borrowings on the Amended Credit Agreement’s revolving credit facility and letters of credit bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a rate equal to (a) Term SOFR plus an applicable margin between 1.000% and 1.500% based upon the Company’s Total Adjusted Net Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) or (b) a base rate (defined as the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (ii) the Bank of America prime rate, (iii) Term SOFR plus 1.00%, and (iv) 1.00%) plus an applicable margin between 0% and 0.500% based upon the Company’s Total Adjusted Net Leverage Ratio. The weighted-average annual interest rate on borrowings under the revolving credit facility was approximately 1.37% during the year ended December 31, 2021. The Amended Credit Agreement contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and events of default for credit facilities of this type.

The Amended Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a maximum Total Adjusted Net Leverage Ratio of 3.75:1, except in the event of an acquisition in which case the ratio may be increased at the Company’s election to 4.25:1 for the quarter in which such acquisition occurs and for the next three quarters thereafter.

As of December 31, 2021, there was $732.8 million available under the Company’s Amended Credit Agreement. As of December 31, 2020, the unused credit capacity of the revolving credit facility was $8.8 million. The Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under the Amended Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2021.

HF-T1 Distribution Center Loan

To finance construction and improvements to the Company’s North American distribution center, the Company’s joint venture with HF Logistics I, LLC (“HF”), HF Logistics-SKX, LLC (the “JV”), through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV (“HF-T1”), entered

into an amended and restated construction loan agreement with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent and as a lender, and CIT Bank, N.A. and Raymond James Bank, N.A., as lenders (collectively, the “Amended Construction Loan Agreement”). Under the Amended Construction Loan Agreement, the parties agreed that the lenders would loan $70 million to HF-T1 (the “2015 Loan”) at an interest rate per annum of LIBOR Daily Floating Rate (as defined therein) plus a margin of 2%. On March 18, 2020, HF-T1 entered into an amendment to the 2015 Loan (the “2020 Amendment”) that increased the borrowings under the 2015 Loan to $129.5 million and extended the maturity date of the 2015 Loan to March 18, 2025 (the “HF-T1 2020 Loan”). The proceeds of the 2020 Amendment were used by the JV to (i) refinance all amounts owed on the 2015 Loan, (ii) pay $1.0 million in accrued interest, loan fees and other closing costs associated with the 2020 Amendment and (iii) make a distribution of $64.4 million to HF. Pursuant to the 2020 Amendment, the interest rate per annum on the HF-T1 2020 Loan is the LIBOR Daily Floating Rate (as defined therein) plus a margin of 1.75%.

HF-T1 also entered into an ISDA master agreement (together with the schedule related thereto, the “Swap Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A. to govern derivative and/or hedging transactions that HF-T1 concurrently entered into with Bank of America, N.A. Pursuant to the Swap Agreement, on August 14, 2015, HF-T1 entered into a confirmation of swap transactions (the “Interest Rate Swap”) as amended (the “Swap Agreement Amendment”) on March 18, 2020 with Bank of America, N.A with a maturity date of March 18, 2025. The Swap Agreement Amendment fixes the effective interest rate on the HF-T1 2020 Loan at 2.55% per annum. The HF-T1 2020 Loan and Swap Agreement Amendment are subject to customary covenants and events of default. Bank of America, N.A. also acts as a lender and syndication agent under the Company’s revolving credit facility.

As of December 31, 2021, the Interest Rate Swap had an aggregate notional amount of $129.5 million. Under the terms of the Swap Agreement Amendment, the Company will pay a weighted-average fixed rate of 0.795% on the notional amount and receive payments from the counterparty based on the 30-day LIBOR rate, effectively modifying the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk by converting floating-rate debt to a fixed rate of 4.08%. The Company continually assesses the creditworthiness of its counterparties.

HF-T2 Distribution Center Construction Loan

On April 3, 2020, the JV, through HF Logistics-SKX T2, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the JV (“HF-T2”), entered into a construction loan agreement with Bank of America, N.A. as administrative agent and lender (collectively, the “2020 Construction Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the JV obtained a loan of up to $73.0 million used to expand the North American distribution center (the “HF-T2 2020 Construction Loan”). Under the 2020 Construction Loan Agreement, the interest rate per annum on the HF-T2 2020 Construction Loan is LIBOR Daily Floating Rate (as defined therein) plus a margin of 190 basis points, reducing to 175 basis points upon substantial completion of the construction and certain other conditions being satisfied. The weighted-average annual interest rate on borrowings under the 2020 Construction Loan Agreement was approximately 2.00% during the year ended December 31, 2021. The maturity date of the HF-T2 2020 Construction Loan is April 3, 2025. The obligations of the JV under the 2020 Construction Loan Agreement are guaranteed by TGD Holdings I, LLC, which is an affiliate of HF.

China Distribution Center Construction Loan

On September 29, 2018, through its Taicang subsidiary (“TC Subsidiary”), the Company entered into a 700.0 million yuan loan agreement with China Construction Bank Corporation (“the China DC Loan”) to finance the construction of the Company’s distribution center in China. Interest is paid quarterly. The interest rate floats and is calculated at a reference rate provided by the People’s Bank of China. The interest rate at December 31, 2021 was 4.15% and may increase or decrease over the life of the loan, and will be evaluated every 12 months. Beginning in 2021, the principal of the loan is repaid in semi-annual installments of variable amounts. The China DC Loan contains customary affirmative and negative covenants for secured credit facilities of this type. The China DC Loan matures on September 28, 2023. The obligations of the TC Subsidiary under the China DC Loan are jointly and severally guaranteed by the Company’s China joint venture. As of December 31, 2021, the outstanding balance under this loan included approximately $28.2 million classified as current borrowings in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

China Operational Loans

The Company has entered certain secured credit facilities to support the operations of its China joint venture. The balance of working capital loans at December 31, 2021 was approximately $52.6 million with interest rates ranging from 1.00% to 3.70% per annum, payable at terms agreed by the lender. The balance of working capital loans as of December 31, 2020 was approximately $30.1 million with interest rates ranging from 1.75% to 3.92% per annum. The balance of loans related to a corporate office building in Shanghai was approximately $17.2 million and $18.6 million as of December 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 with interest at 4.28% per annum, for both periods, payable at terms agreed by the lender. As of December 31, 2021, the outstanding balances classified as current borrowings in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets included $37.6 million related to the working capital loans and $4.0 million related to the office building loans.

The following table presents the future principal payments required under the Company’s debt obligations, discussed above:

 

Year (in thousands)

 

Maturities

 

2022

 

$

76,967

 

2023

 

 

47,375

 

2024

 

 

15,000

 

2025

 

 

201,070

 

 

 

$

340,412