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LONG-TERM DEBT, CAPITAL LEASE AND COMMON STOCK WARRANT LIABILITY

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LONG-TERM DEBT, CAPITAL LEASE AND COMMON STOCK WARRANT LIABILITY
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM DEBT, CAPITAL LEASE AND COMMON STOCK WARRANT LIABILITY
LONG-TERM DEBT, CAPITAL LEASE AND COMMON STOCK WARRANT LIABILITY
 
Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt, related discounts and issuance costs consists of the following:
(In thousands)
September 30, 2017
 
(unaudited)
 
Outstanding Principal
 
Unamortized Discount
 
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs
 
Long-term
Debt, Net
First Lien Term Loan
$
41,625

 
$

 
$
(374
)
 
$
41,251

Revolving Loan

 

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan
55,000

 
(346
)
 
(997
)
 
53,657

 
96,625

 
(346
)
 
(1,371
)
 
94,908

Less current portion
(1,969
)
 

 

 
(1,969
)
 
$
94,656

 
$
(346
)
 
$
(1,371
)
 
$
92,939



(In thousands)
December 31, 2016
 
Outstanding Principal
 
Unamortized Discount
 
Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs
 
Long-term
Debt, Net
First Lien Term Loan
$
43,312

 
$

 
$
(561
)
 
$
42,751

Revolving Loan

 

 

 

Second Lien Term Loan
55,000

 
(469
)
 
(1,348
)
 
53,183

 
98,312

 
(469
)
 
(1,909
)
 
95,934

Less current portion
(1,688
)
 

 

 
(1,688
)
 
$
96,624

 
$
(469
)
 
$
(1,909
)
 
$
94,246



The First Lien and Second Lien Credit Facilities are collateralized by substantially all of our assets and our subsidiaries guarantee our obligations under the agreements.  The Second Lien Credit Facility is subordinate to the First Lien Credit Facility.

First Lien Credit Facility. This facility includes a term loan of originally $45 million and revolving loan of $2 million and matures in May 2019. Variable rate interest payments are required monthly. Quarterly principal payments of $562,500 are payable until May 2018, with such payments increasing to $843,750 thereafter through maturity. As of September 30, 2017, $41.6 million was owed.

The interest rate of the First Lien Credit Facility is based on the greater of the elected London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) (as defined) or 1.0%, plus a margin rate of 4.25%. The margin rate increased to 4.25% from 3.75% beginning in May 2017. There is no prepayment premium or interest rate cap associated with this facility.

Second Lien Credit Facility. This facility is a $55 million term loan and currently is scheduled to mature in November 2019. The maturity is the earlier of (i) May 13, 2022, or (ii) six months following the maturity date of the First Lien Credit Facility. Interest is currently payable monthly at a rate of 13.5%, and may vary between 12.5% and 13.5%, depending on the total leverage of the Company. All principal is due at maturity. If repaid early, the prepayment premium is 2% until May 13, 2018, 1% until May 13, 2019, and no prepayment premium thereafter.

Covenants. The First Lien and Second Lien Credit Facilities contain customary representations and warranties, events of default, and positive and negative covenants. We are also required to make capital expenditures of at least 1.425%, and no more than 5.25%, of our prior-year revenues, excluding capital expenditures made from any sale of our equity securities.

The First Lien and Second Lien Credit Facilities require that we maintain specified financial covenants, including a total leverage ratio, a first lien leverage ratio, and a fixed charge coverage ratio, all of which measure Adjusted EBITDA against outstanding debt and fixed charges (as defined in the agreements). These financial covenant ratios are currently defined as follows:
First Lien Credit Facility
 
 
Applicable Period
Maximum
Total Leverage
Ratio
 
Maximum
First Lien Leverage Ratio
March 31, 2017 through and including September 29, 2017
5.875x
 
2.625x
September 30, 2017 through and including March 30, 2018
5.750x
 
2.500x
March 31, 2018 through and including September 29, 2018
5.625x
 
2.375x
September 30, 2018 through and including March 30, 2019
5.375x
 
2.250x
March 31, 2019 and thereafter
5.250x
 
2.125x

Additionally, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter shall not be less than 1.10x.

Second Lien Credit Facility
 
 
Applicable Period
Maximum
Total Leverage
Ratio
 
Maximum
First Lien Leverage Ratio
March 31, 2017 through and including September 29, 2017
6.125x
 
2.875x
September 30, 2017 through and including March 30, 2018
6.000x
 
2.750x
March 31, 2018 through and including September 29, 2018
5.875x
 
2.625x
September 30, 2018 through and including March 30, 2019
5.625x
 
2.500x
March 31, 2019 through and including September 29, 2019
5.500x
 
2.375x
September 30, 2019 and thereafter
5.250x
 
2.250x


Additionally, the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter shall not be less than 1.0x.

We were in compliance with our covenants as of September 30, 2017; however, there can be no assurances that we will remain in compliance with all covenants in the future and/or that we would be successful in obtaining waivers or modifications in the event of noncompliance.

Capital Lease

Our Indiana subsidiary, Gaming Entertainment (Indiana) LLC, leases a 104-room hotel at Rising Star Casino Resort. At any time during the lease term, we have the option to purchase the hotel at a price based upon the project’s actual cost of $7.7 million, reduced by the cumulative principal payments made by the Company during the lease term.  At September 30, 2017, such net amount was $5.4 million. Upon expiration of the lease term, (i) the Landlord has the right to sell the hotel to us, and (ii) we have the option to purchase the hotel.  In either case, the purchase price is $1 plus closing costs. 

On March 16, 2016, we amended the hotel lease agreement to extend the payment terms. The amendment included, among other items, a covenant that the Company make certain improvements to the Rising Star Casino Resort of at least $1 million, which the Company has already satisfied.

On September 17, 2017, we entered into a second amendment to the lease agreement to facilitate construction of the Recreational Vehicle Park adjoining the leased hotel.

Common Stock Warrant Liability

On May 13, 2016, the Company granted the Second Lien Credit Facility lenders 1,006,568 warrants. The warrants have an exercise price of $1.67 and expire on May 13, 2026. The warrants also provide for redemption rights, preemptive rights under certain circumstances to maintain their 5% ownership interest in the Company, piggyback registration rights and mandatory registration rights after two years. The redemption rights allow the warrant-holders, at their option, to require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of the warrants in the event of: (i) the maturity of the Second Lien Credit Facility, (ii) an acceleration pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Facility, (iii) a refinancing, repayment or other transaction decreasing the aggregate principal amount of the Second Lien Credit Facility debt outstanding as of May 13, 2016 by more than 50%, (iv) a liquidity event, as defined, or (v) the Company's insolvency. The repurchase value is the 21-day average price of the Company's stock at the time of the event, as defined, net of the warrant exercise price. If the redemption rights are exercised, the repurchase amount is payable by the Company in cash or through the issuance of an unsecured note with a four-year term and a minimum interest rate of 13.25%, as further defined, and would be guaranteed by the Company's subsidiaries. Alternatively, the warrant-holders may choose to have the Company register and sell the shares related to the warrants through a public stock offering.

We measure the fair value of the warrants at each reporting period. Due to the variable terms regarding the timing of the settlement of the warrants, the Company utilized a "Monte Carlo" simulation approach to measure the fair value of the warrants. The simulation included certain estimates by Company management regarding the estimated timing of the settlement of the warrants. Significant increases or decreases in those management estimates would result in a significantly higher or lower fair value measurement. At September 30, 2017, the simulation included the following assumptions: an expected contractual term of 2.82 years, an expected stock price volatility rate of 44.11%, an expected dividend yield of 0%, and an expected risk-free interest rate of 1.64%. The common stock warrant liability at September 30, 2017 was $1.4 million.