Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.
Currency and Interest Rate Risk Management
Market risks relating to our operations result primarily from changes in interest rates and changes in foreign currency exchange rates. Our exposure to interest rate risk results from the financial debt instruments that arise from transactions entered into during the normal course of business. As part of our overall risk management program, we evaluate and manage our exposure to changes in interest rates and currency exchange risks on an ongoing basis. Hedges and derivative financial instruments will continue to be used in the future in order to manage our interest rate and currency exposure. We have no intention of entering into financial derivative contracts, other than to hedge a specific financial risk.
Currency Rate Risk. We enter into forward foreign exchange contracts to hedge our foreign currency exposures on future production expenses denominated in various foreign currencies. These contracts are entered into with major financial institutions as counterparties. We are exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the counterparty, which is limited to the cost of replacing the contracts, at current market rates. We do not require collateral or other security to support these contracts. See Note 19 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information on our financial instruments.
Interest Rate Risk. At March 31, 2021, we had interest rate swap agreements to fix the interest rate on $1.7 billion of variable rate LIBOR-based debt. See Note 19 to our consolidated financial statements for additional information. The difference between the fixed rate to be paid and the variable rate received under the terms of the interest rate swap agreements will be recognized as interest expense for the related debt. Changes in the variable interest rates to be paid or received pursuant to the terms of the interest rate swap agreements will have a corresponding effect on future cash flows.
Certain of our borrowings, primarily borrowings under our Senior Credit Facilities, certain production loans and our Production Tax Credit Facility, are, and are expected to continue to be, at variable rates of interest and expose us to interest rate risk. If interest rates increase, our debt service obligations on the variable rate indebtedness would increase even though the amount borrowed remained the same, and our net income would decrease. The applicable margin with respect to loans under the revolving credit facility and Term Loan A is a percentage per annum equal to a LIBOR rate plus 1.75%. The applicable margin with respect to loans under our Term Loan B is a percentage per annum equal to a LIBOR rate plus 2.25%. Assuming the revolving credit facility is drawn up to its maximum borrowing capacity of $1.5 billion, based on the applicable LIBOR in effect as of March 31, 2021, each quarter point change in interest rates would result in a $3.5 million change in annual net interest expense on the revolving credit facility, Term Loan A, Term Loan B and interest rate swap agreements.
The variable interest production loans incur interest at rates ranging from approximately 2.25% to 2.92% and applicable margins ranging from 1.75% over the one, two, or three-month LIBOR to 2.25% over the one, two, or three-month LIBOR. A quarter point increase of the interest rates on the outstanding principal amount of our variable rate production loans would result in $0.9 million in additional costs capitalized to the respective film or television asset.
The applicable margin with respect to advances under the Production Tax Credit Facility is a percentage per annum equal to a LIBOR rate plus 1.50%. Assuming the Production Tax Credit Facility is utilized up to its maximum capacity of $220.0 million, based on the applicable LIBOR in effect as of March 31, 2021, each quarter point change in interest rates would result in a $0.6 million change in annual net interest expense on the Production Tax Credit Facility.
At March 31, 2021, our 5.875% Senior Notes and 6.375% Senior Notes had an aggregate outstanding carrying value of $1,047.5 million, and an estimated fair value of $1,096.9 million. On April 1, 2021, the 5.875% Senior Notes and 6.375% Senior Notes were redeemed in full and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due April 2029 were issued (see Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements for subsequent events).
The following table presents information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. The table also presents the cash flows of the principal amounts of the financial instruments, or the cash flows associated with the notional amounts of interest rate derivative instruments, and related weighted-average interest rates by expected maturity or required principal payment dates and the fair value of the instrument as of March 31, 2021:
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Year Ended March 31, Fair Value
2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Thereafter Total March 31,
2021
(Amounts in millions)
Debt, Production Loans and Production Tax Credit Facility
Variable Rates:
Revolving Credit Facility (1)(2)
$ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ — $ —
Average Interest Rate — — — — — —
Term Loan A (1)(2)
75.0 585.0 — — — — 660.0 647.6
Average Interest Rate 1.86 % 1.86 % — — — —
Term Loan B (1)
12.5 12.5 12.5 915.1 — — 952.6 936.0
Average Interest Rate 2.36 % 2.36 % 2.36 % 2.36 % — —
Production loans (1)
238.7 102.1 32.7 — — — 373.5 373.5
Average Interest Rate 2.63 % 2.42 % 2.38 % — — —
Production tax credit facility (3)
— — — 120.0 — — 120.0 120.0
Average Interest Rate — — — 1.61 % — —
Fixed Rates:
5.875% Senior Notes (4)
— — — 518.7 — — 518.7 533.9
Average Interest Rate — — — 5.875 % — —
6.375% Senior Notes (4)
— — 545.6 — — — 545.6 563.0
Average Interest Rate — — 6.375 % — — —
Interest Rate Swaps (5)
Variable to fixed notional amount — — — 300.0 — 1,400.0 1,700.0 74.1
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(1) The effective interest rate in the table above is before the impact of interest rate swaps.
(2) On April 6, 2021, the Company amended its Credit Agreement to extend the maturity of a portion of its revolving credit commitments, amounting to $1.25 billion, and a portion of its outstanding term A loans, amounting to $444.9 million to April 6, 2026. Additionally, in April and May 2021, we completed a series of repurchases of the Term Loan B and, in aggregate, paid $60.1 million to repurchase $60.5 million principal amount of the Term Loan B. See Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements for subsequent events.
(3) The repayment amount for the Production Tax Credit Facility represents the amount outstanding at March 31, 2021, and the repayment date represents the maturity date of the Production Tax Credit Facility (January 27, 2025), however net advances and payments under the Production Tax Credit Facility can fluctuate depending on the amount of collateral available.
(4) On April 1, 2021, the 5.875% Senior Notes and 6.375% Senior Notes were redeemed in full and $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.500% Senior Notes due April 2029 were issued. See Note 22 to our consolidated financial statements for subsequent events.
(5) Represents interest rate swap agreements on certain of our LIBOR-based floating-rate debt with fixed rates paid ranging from 1.840% to 2.915% with maturities beginning in March 2025 through March 2030. See Note 19 to our consolidated financial statements.
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