Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

DEBT

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DEBT
12 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT DEBT
The following table summarizes our debt as of June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020:
As of June 30, 2021 As of June 30, 2020
Amount
(In thousands)
Effective
Interest Rate
Amount
(In thousands)
Effective
Interest Rate
Fixed-rate 4.650% Senior Notes due on November 1, 2024
$ 1,250,000  4.682  % $ 1,250,000  4.682  %
Fixed-rate 5.650% Senior Notes due on November 1, 2034
250,000  5.670  % 250,000  5.670  %
Fixed-rate 4.100% Senior Notes due on March 15, 2029
800,000  4.159  % 800,000  4.159  %
Fixed-rate 5.000% Senior Notes due on March 15, 2049
400,000  5.047  % 400,000  5.047  %
Fixed-rate 3.300% Senior Notes due on March 1, 2050
750,000  3.302  % 750,000  3.302  %
Revolving Credit Facility —  —  % 50,000  1.310  %
Fixed-rate 3.590% Note Payable due on February 20, 2022
20,000  2.300  % —  —  %
Total 3,470,000  3,500,000 
Unamortized discount/premium, net (7,168) (8,167)
Unamortized debt issuance costs (20,065) (22,163)
Total $ 3,442,767  $ 3,469,670 
Reported as:
Short-term debt 20,000  — 
Long-term debt 3,422,767  3,469,670 
Total $ 3,442,767  $ 3,469,670 
As of June 30, 2021, future principal payments for our debt are $20.0 million in fiscal year 2022, $1.25 billion in fiscal year 2025 and $2.20 billion after fiscal year 2026.
Senior Notes and Debt Redemption:
In February 2020, we issued $750.0 million 2020 Senior Notes aggregate principal amount of senior, unsecured long-term notes and used the proceeds to redeem $500.0 million of Senior Notes due 2021, including associated redemption premiums, accrued interest and other fees and expenses, to repay borrowings of $200.0 million under the Revolving Credit Facility, and for other general corporate purposes. The redemption resulted in a pre-tax net loss on extinguishment of debt of $22.5 million for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020.
In March 2019 and November 2014, we issued $1.20 billion and $2.50 billion, respectively (the “2019 Senior Notes” and “2014 Senior Notes,” respectively, and, together with the 2020 Senior Notes, the “Senior Notes”), aggregate principal amount of senior, unsecured long-term notes. In October 2019, we repaid $250.0 million of Senior Notes.
In February 2020, S&P upgraded its credit rating of the Company to “BBB+” and revised its outlook to stable, which permanently removed interest rate adjustments and the interest rate on the 2014 Senior Notes became fixed. The interest rates for each series of the 2020 Senior Notes and 2019 Senior Notes are not subject to adjustments.
In January 2020, we entered into a series of forward contracts (“2020 Rate Lock Agreements”) to lock the 30-year treasury rate (the “benchmark interest rate” with respect to the 2020 Rate Lock Agreements) on a portion of the 2020 Senior Notes. The 2020 Rate Lock Agreements had a notional amount of $350.0 million in aggregate and matured in the same quarter. The 2020 Rate Lock Agreements were terminated on the date of the pricing of the $750.0 million of 3.300% Senior Notes due in 2050 and we recorded the fair value of $21.5 million as a loss within AOCI as of March 31, 2020, which is being amortized over the life of the debt. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018, we entered into a series of forward contracts (the “2018 Rate Lock Agreements”) to lock the benchmark interest rate with a notional amount of $500.0 million in aggregate. In October 2014, we entered into a series of forward contracts to lock the 10-year treasury rate (the “benchmark interest rate” with respect to the 2014 Rate Lock Agreements) on a portion of the 2014 Senior Notes with a notional amount of $1.00 billion in aggregate. For additional details on the forward contracts, refer to Note 17 “Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities.”
The original discounts on the 2020 Senior Notes, the 2019 Senior Notes and the 2014 Senior Notes amounted to $0.3 million, $6.7 million and $4.0 million, respectively and are being amortized over the life of the debt. Interest is payable as follows: semi-annually on March 1 and September 1 of each year for the 2020 Senior Notes; semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year for the 2019 Senior Notes; and semi-annually on May 1 and November 1 of each year for the 2014
Senior Notes. The Indenture includes covenants that limit our ability to grant liens on our facilities and enter into sale and leaseback transactions, subject to certain allowances under which certain sale and leaseback transactions are not restricted.
In certain circumstances involving a change of control followed by a downgrade of the rating of a series of Senior Notes by at least two of Moody’s, S&P and Fitch, unless we have exercised our rights to redeem the Senior Notes of such series, we will be required to make an offer to repurchase all or, at the holder’s option, any part, of each holder’s Senior Notes of that series pursuant to the offer described below (the “Change of Control Offer”). In the Change of Control Offer, we will be required to offer payment in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, on the Senior Notes repurchased, up to, but not including, the date of repurchase.
Based on the trading prices of the Senior Notes on the applicable dates, the fair value of the Senior Notes was approximately $4 billion as of June 30, 2021 and 2020. While the Senior Notes are recorded at cost, the fair value of the long-term debt was determined based on quoted prices in markets that are not active; accordingly, the long-term debt is categorized as Level 2 for purposes of the fair value measurement hierarchy.
As of June 30, 2021, we were in compliance with all of our covenants under the Indenture associated with the Senior Notes.
Revolving Credit Facility:
In November 2017, we entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) providing for a $750.0 million five-year unsecured Revolving Credit Facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”), which replaced our prior Credit Facility. Subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Revolving Credit Facility may be increased by an amount up to $250.0 million in the aggregate. In November 2018, we entered into an Incremental Facility, Extension and Amendment Agreement (the “Amendment”), which amends the Credit Agreement to (a) extend the Maturity Date from November 30, 2022 to November 30, 2023, (b) increase the total commitment by $250.0 million and (c) effect certain other amendments to the Credit Agreement as set forth in the Amendment. After giving effect to the Amendment, the total commitments under the Credit Agreement amount to $1.00 billion. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, we made a principal payment on the Revolving Credit Facility of $50.0 million. As of June 30, 2021, we had no outstanding aggregate principal amount of borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility.
We may borrow, repay and reborrow funds under the Revolving Credit Facility until the Maturity Date, at which time such Revolving Credit Facility will terminate, and all outstanding loans under such facility, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, must be repaid. We may prepay outstanding borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility at any time without a prepayment penalty.
Borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility will bear interest, at our option, at either: (i) the ABR plus a spread, which ranges from 0 bps to 75 bps, or (ii) LIBOR plus a spread, which ranges from 100 bps to 175 bps. The spreads under ABR and LIBOR are subject to adjustment in conjunction with credit rating downgrades or upgrades. We are also obligated to pay an annual commitment fee on the daily undrawn balance of the Revolving Credit Facility, which ranges from 10 bps to 25 bps, subject to an adjustment in conjunction with changes to our credit rating. As of June 30, 2021, we elected to pay interest on the borrowed amount under the Revolving Credit Facility at LIBOR plus a spread of 100.0 bps, and we pay an annual commitment fee of 10 bps on the daily undrawn balance of the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Revolving Credit Facility requires us to maintain an interest expense coverage ratio as described in the Credit Agreement, on a quarterly basis, covering the trailing four consecutive fiscal quarters of no less than 3.50 to 1.00. In addition, we are required to maintain the maximum leverage ratio as described in the Credit Agreement on a quarterly basis of 3.00 to 1.00, covering the trailing four consecutive fiscal quarters for each fiscal quarter, which can be increased to 4.00 to 1.00 for a period of time in connection with a material acquisition or a series of material acquisitions. As of June 30, 2021, our maximum allowed leverage ratio to 3.00 to 1.00.
We were in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Agreement as of June 30, 2021.
Notes Payable:
In December 2020 we sold promissory notes to a financial institution, borrowing an aggregate of $40.0 million (“Notes Payable”). Of the aggregate amount borrowed, $20.0 million matured and was paid on February 20, 2021 and the balance of $20.0 million matures on February 20, 2022. The premium of $0.3 million from the sale of the Notes Payable is being amortized over the life of the debt. The net proceeds from the sale of the Notes Payable were used for general corporate purposes.