Annual report [Section 13 and 15(d), not S-K Item 405]

Debt

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Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

12. Debt

The components of debt were as follows:

 

 

 

As of December 31,

 

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

Senior Notes

 

$

445,263

 

 

$

444,432

 

M&T debt

 

 

57,380

 

 

 

65,228

 

Capital One Line of Credit

 

 

375,951

 

 

 

332,027

 

Insurance premium notes

 

 

2,405

 

 

 

3,752

 

Total debt, net

 

$

880,999

 

 

$

845,439

 

Less current portion

 

 

(12,944

)

 

 

(16,792

)

Total long-term debt, net

 

$

868,055

 

 

$

828,647

 

 

Financing Agreements

Type of financing

Original principal amount of
financing

Financing payment terms

Interest rate

Interest
rate as of
December 31,
2024

Amount
financed as
of
December 31,
2024
(in thousands)

 

Balance as
of
December 31,
2024
(net of
deferred
financing
costs)
(in thousands)

 

ARKO Corp.

 

Senior Notes

$450 million

The full amount of principal is due on maturity date of November 15, 2029.

Fixed rate

5.125%

$

450,000

 

$

445,263

 

GPM Investments, LLC

 

PNC Line of Credit

Up to $140 million

Maturity date of December 22, 2027.

For revolving advances that are Term SOFR Loans: SOFR Adjusted plus Term SOFR (as defined in the agreement) plus 1.25% to 1.75%

For revolving advances that are domestic rate loans: Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the agreement) plus
0% to 0.5%

Every quarter, the margin rates are updated based on the quarterly average undrawn availability of the line of credit.

Unused fee - 0.375% or 0.25% if usage is 25% or more

5.68%

None


$
131,574 unused based on borrowing base

 

None

 

M&T Term Loans

$49.5 million

$35.0 million of principal is paid in equal monthly installments of approximately $194 thousand based on a 15-year amortization schedule with a balance of $23.1 million due on the maturity date of June 10, 2026.

$
14.5 million of principal is paid in equal monthly installments of approximately $80 thousand based on a 15-year amortization schedule with a balance of $9.9 million due on the maturity date of November 10, 2028.

SOFR (as defined in the agreement) plus 3.0%



SOFR (as defined in the agreement) plus
2.75%

7.74%




7.38%

$

39,946

 

$

39,550

 

M&T Equipment Line of Credit

Up to $45 million

$3.2 million of the current balance is being paid in equal monthly installments of approximately $363 thousand (principal and interest) with the balance due on the maturity date of September 10, 2025.

$12.7 million of the current balance is being paid in equal monthly principal installments of approximately $330 thousand with the balance due on various maturity dates through September 2028.

Each additional equipment loan tranche borrowed from September 28, 2023 will have a term of up to five years from the date it is advanced.

Fixed rate






SOFR (as defined in the agreement) plus
2.75%

6.90%






7.38%

 $15,851

$
29,149 unused

 

$

15,643

 

Other M&T Term Loans

$3.0 million

The principal is being paid in monthly installments including interest of approximately $37 thousand with the remaining balance due on various maturity dates through August 2031.

Fixed and variable rate

3.91% to 7.38%

$

2,201

 

$

2,187

 

GPMP

 

Capital One Line of Credit

Up to $800 million

The full amount of the principal is due on the maturity date of May 5, 2028.

For SOFR Loans: Adjusted Term SOFR (as defined in the agreement) plus 2.25% to 3.25%

For alternate base rate loans: Alternate Base Rate (as defined in the agreement) plus
1.25% to 2.25%

The margin is determined according to a formula that depends on GPMP's leverage.

Unused fee ranges from
0.3% to 0.50%

7.43%

$380,800

No borrowings under the Alternate Base rate

$
418,700 unused

 

$

375,951

 

Total

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

878,594

 

 

 

Senior Notes

On October 21, 2021, the Company completed a private offering of $450 million aggregate principal amount of 5.125% Senior Notes due 2029 (the “Senior Notes”), pursuant to a note purchase agreement dated October 14, 2021, by and among the Company, certain of the Company’s wholly owned domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”), and BofA Securities, Inc., as representative of the several initial purchasers named therein. The Senior Notes are guaranteed, on an unsecured senior basis, by all of the Guarantors.

The indenture governing the Senior Notes contains customary restrictive covenants that, among other things, generally limit the ability of the Company and substantially all of its subsidiaries to (i) create liens, (ii) pay dividends, acquire shares of capital stock and make payments on subordinated debt, (iii) place limitations on distributions from certain subsidiaries, (iv) issue or sell the capital stock of certain subsidiaries, (v) sell assets, (vi) enter into transactions with affiliates, (vii) effect mergers and (viii) incur indebtedness.

The Senior Notes and the guarantees rank equally in right of payment with all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ respective existing and future senior unsubordinated indebtedness and are effectively subordinated to all of the Company’s and the Guarantors’ existing and future secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such indebtedness; and are structurally subordinated to any existing and future obligations of subsidiaries of the Company that are not Guarantors.

Financing Agreement with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”)

GPM and certain subsidiaries have a financing arrangement with PNC (as amended, the “PNC Credit Agreement”) that provides a line of credit for purposes of financing working capital (the “PNC Line of Credit”). The calculation of the availability under the PNC Credit Agreement is determined monthly subject to terms and limitations as set forth in the PNC Credit Agreement, taking into account the balances of receivables, inventory and letters of credit, among other things. PNC has a first priority lien on receivables, inventory and rights in bank accounts (other than assets that cannot be pledged due to regulatory or contractual obligations).

On December 20, 2022, GPM entered into an eighth amendment to the PNC Credit Agreement (the “Eighth Amendment”) which effected the following primary changes: (1) extended the maturity date by five years to December 22, 2027; (2) replaced LIBOR with SOFR (as defined in the Eighth Amendment) as an interest rate benchmark, including the replacement of LIBOR Rate Loans, with interest periods of one, two and three months, with adjusted Term SOFR Rate Loans (as defined in the Eighth Amendment), with interest periods of one and three months; (3) revised certain negative covenants to provide additional flexibility, including increased fixed dollar baskets and introduction of basket increases based on average undrawn availability; (4) added cardlock receivables as a portion of the borrowing base under certain circumstances; and (5) increased certain thresholds for events of default. The Company did not incur additional debt or receive any proceeds in connection with the Eighth Amendment.

The PNC Line of Credit contains customary restrictive covenants and events of default.

M&T Bank Credit Agreement

On September 28, 2023, GPM amended its credit agreement with M&T Bank (the “M&T Credit Agreement”) to increase the line of credit for purchases of equipment thereunder from $20.0 million to $45.0 million, which line may be borrowed in tranches until September 28, 2026.

On November 21, 2023, GPM further amended and restated the M&T Credit Agreement to increase the aggregate principal amount of real estate loans from $35.0 million to $44.4 million. On January 31, 2024, GPM entered into an additional term loan under the credit agreement with M&T Bank for the purchase of real estate for $5.1 million, resulting in an aggregate original principal amount of real estate loans of $49.5 million at December 31, 2024 (the “M&T Term Loans”).

The Company has granted a mortgage in the real estate of 50 sites and certain fixtures at these and other sites as collateral to support the M&T Term Loans. The equipment loans are secured by the equipment acquired with the proceeds of such loans.

Financing Agreement with a Syndicate of Banks led by Capital One, National Association

GPMP has a revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks led by Capital One, National Association, with an aggregate principal amount of availability thereunder of $800 million (as amended, the “Capital One Line of Credit”). At GPMP’s request, availability under the Capital One Line of Credit can be increased up to $1.0 billion, subject to obtaining additional financing commitments from current lenders or from other banks, and subject to certain other terms as detailed in the Capital One Line of Credit. On March 26, 2024, GPMP, Capital One and the guarantors and lenders party thereto entered into an amendment to the Capital One Line of Credit, which facilitated the borrowing and use of up to $36.5 million of the Capital One Line of Credit for the settlement of the Installment Payments as provided for in the TEG Purchase Agreement Amendment. The other material terms of the Capital One Line of Credit remained unchanged.

The Capital One Line of Credit is available for general partnership purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures and permitted acquisitions. All borrowings and letters of credit under the Capital One Line of Credit are subject to the satisfaction of certain customary conditions, including the absence of any default or event of default and the accuracy of representations and warranties. The Capital One Line of Credit is secured by substantially all of GPMP and its subsidiaries’ properties and assets, and pledges of the equity interests in all present and future subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions as permitted under the Capital One Line of Credit).

Letters of Credit

 

Financing Facility

 

Amount
available for
letters
of credit

 

Letters of
credit issued
as of
December 31,
2024

PNC Line of Credit

 

$40.0 million

 

$8.2 million

Capital One Credit Facility

 

$40.0 million

 

$0.5 million

The letters of credit were issued in connection with certain workers’ compensation and general insurance liabilities and fuel purchases from one supplier. The letters of credit will be drawn upon only if the Company does not comply with the time schedules for the payment of associated liabilities.

Insurance Premium Notes

In the ordinary course of business, the Company finances insurance premiums with notes payable. These notes are generally entered into for a term of 24 months or less.

Future Scheduled Payments

Total scheduled future principal payments required and amortization of deferred financing costs under all of the foregoing debt agreements were as follows as of December 31, 2024:

 

 

 

Amount

 

 

 

(in thousands)

 

2025

 

$

13,192

 

2026

 

 

29,877

 

2027

 

 

5,190

 

2028

 

 

392,558

 

2029

 

 

450,167

 

Thereafter

 

 

219

 

 

 

 

891,203

 

Deferred financing costs

 

 

(10,204

)

 Total debt

 

$

880,999

 

Deferred Financing Costs

Deferred financing costs of $0.05 million and $6.3 million were incurred in the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of December 31, 2024 and 2023, the gross value of deferred financing costs of $16.4 million and $16.6 million, respectively, and accumulated amortization of $5.9 million and $3.5 million, respectively, were recorded as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of the associated debt liabilities, with the exception of $0.3 million and $0.4 million which were recorded as a prepaid asset related to the unused PNC Line of Credit, respectively. Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount was $2.7 million, $2.5 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. Such amounts were classified as a component of interest and other financial expenses in the consolidated statements of operations.

Financial Covenants

As part of the PNC Credit Agreement, increased reporting requirements were set in cases where the usage of the PNC Line of Credit exceeds certain thresholds, and also it is required that the undrawn availability of the PNC Line of Credit will equal to or be greater than 10%, subject to exceptions included in the PNC Credit Agreement.

The M&T Credit Agreement requires GPM to maintain a leverage ratio and a debt service coverage ratio.

The Capital One Line of Credit requires GPMP to maintain certain financial covenants, including a leverage ratio and an interest coverage expense ratio.

As of December 31, 2024, the Company was in compliance with all of the obligations and financial covenants under the terms and provisions of its loans with financial institutions.