International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE:INSW) Files An 8-K Entry into a Material Definitive AgreementItem 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On April 26, 2018, TI Africa Limited ("TI Africa") and TI Asia Limited ("TI Asia"), the joint ventures in which International Seaways, Inc. (the "Company") and Euronav NV ("Euronav") each own a 50% interest and which own the FSO Africa and FSO Asia floating and offloading service vessels, respectively, closed on a $220 million secured credit facility (the "Loan Agreement"). The Loan Agreement is among TI Africa and TI Asia, as joint and several Borrowers (the "Borrowers"), ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and ING Belgium SA/NV, as Lenders, Mandated Lead Arrangers and Swap Banks, and ING Bank N.V., as Agent and as Security Trustee. The Loan Agreement provides for (i) a term loan of $110 million (the "Term Loan"), which is repayable in scheduled quarterly installments over the course of the two service contracts for the FSO Asia and FSO Africa with North Oil Company, maturing in July 2022 and September 2022, respectively, and (ii) a revolving credit facility of $110 million (the "Revolver"), which revolving credit commitment reduces quarterly over the course of the foregoing two service contracts.
The Borrowers distributed on April 26, 2018 the entire $110 million of proceeds of the Term Loan to the Company, which has guaranteed the Term Loan and which expects to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes, including to fund partially the previously disclosed agreement to purchase six VLCCs from Euronav. The Borrowers also borrowed the entire $110 million available under the Revolver and distributed on April 26, 2018 the proceeds to Euronav, which has guaranteed the Revolver. The Term Loan and the Revolver are secured by, among other things, a first preferred vessel mortgage on the FSO Africa and FSO Asia, an assignment of the service contracts for the FSO Africa and FSO Asia and the aforementioned guarantee of the Term Loan by the Company and the guarantee of the Revolver by Euronav.
Interest payable on the Term Loan and on the Revolver is three month, six month or twelve month LIBOR, as selected by the Borrowers, plus 2.00%. On April 30, 2018, the Borrowers entered into swap transactions which fixed the interest rate on the Term Loan at 4.863% per annum, effective as of June 30, 2018. The Borrowers have agreed to pay a commitment fee ("Commitment Fee") of 0.7% on any undrawn amount under the Revolver. The Company has agreed to pay Euronav an amount equal to the first 0.3% of the 0.7% Commitment Fee and, to the extent the Revolver is fully drawn, to pay Euronav an amount equal to the first 0.3% of the amount of loan interest payable under the Revolver.
The Loan Agreement has a financial covenant that the Debt Service Cover Ratio (as defined in the Loan Agreement) shall be equal or greater than 1.10 to 1.00. The Company guarantee of the Term Loan has financial covenants that provide (i) the Company's Liquid Assets shall not be less than the higher of $50 million and 5% of Total Indebtedness of the Company, (ii) the Company shall have Cash of at least $30 million and (iii) the Company is in compliance with the Loan to Value Test (as such capitalized terms are defined in the Company guarantee or in the case of the Loan to Value Test, as defined in the Credit Agreement dated as of June 22, 2017 and made between (a) International Seaways Operating Corporation as the administrative borrower, (b) OIN Delaware LLC as co-borrower, (c) the Company, (d) the other parties named herein as borrowers, (e) the lenders named therein, (f) Jefferies Finance LLC as administrative agent, collateral agent and mortgage trustee, (g) Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) as issuing bank, (h) Jefferies Finance LLC and JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. as joint lead arrangers, (i) Jefferies Finance LLC, JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A. and UBS Securities LLC as joint bookrunners and (j) DNB Markets, Inc., Fearnley Securities Inc., Pareto Securities Inc. and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ) as co-managers).
Section 2 – Financial Information
Item 2.03 Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The information provided in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03 as if fully set forth herein.
About International Seaways, Inc. (NYSE:INSW)
International Seaways, Inc. and its subsidiaries own and operate a fleet of oceangoing vessels. The Company’s oceangoing vessels engage in the transportation of crude oil and petroleum products in the International Flag trades. The Company’s segments are International Crude Tankers and International Product Carriers. Its 55-vessel fleet consists of Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC), Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC), Aframax and Panamax crude tankers, as well as long range 1 (LR1), LR2 and medium range (MR) product carriers. Its International Crude Tankers segment is made up of a ULCC and a fleet of VLCCs, Aframaxes, and Panamaxes. Its International Product Carriers segment consists of a fleet of MRs, LR1s and an LR2 engaged in the transportation of crude and refined petroleum products. Through joint venture partnerships (the JVs), it has ownership interests in approximately four liquefied natural gas carriers and approximately two floating storage and offloading service vessels.