Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Convertible Debt

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Convertible Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
CONVERTIBLE DEBT
CONVERTIBLE DEBT
On June 29, 2015, the Company completed a public offering of $115 million aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 2020 (the "Convertible Notes"). The Convertible Notes mature on June 15, 2020 and bear interest at a rate of 7.0 percent per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year, beginning on December 15, 2015.
Holders may convert their Convertible Notes into shares of the Company’s common stock at their option until the close of business on the second scheduled trading day immediately preceding the maturity date. The initial conversion rate for the Convertible Notes will be 30.3030 shares of Common Stock per $1,000 principal amount of the Convertible Notes, equivalent to an initial conversion price of $33 per share of Common Stock. Such conversion rate will be subject to adjustment in certain events as specified in the Indenture.
The Convertible Notes may not be redeemed prior to the maturity date; however, upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (as defined in the Indenture), holders may require the Company to repurchase all or a portion of the Convertible Notes for cash at a price equal to 100 percent of the principal amount of the Convertible Notes to be purchased plus any accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the applicable fundamental change repurchase date as prescribed in the Indenture. In addition, in certain circumstances the Company will increase the conversion rate for a holder that converts the Convertible Notes in connection with any of a specified set of corporate events, each of which is deemed to constitute a make whole adjustment event pursuant to the terms of the Indenture.
The Convertible Notes rank equal in right of payment to any other current and future unsecured obligations of the Company and senior in right of payment to any other current and future indebtedness of the Company that is contractually subordinated to the Convertible Notes. The Convertible Notes are structurally subordinated to all liabilities (including trade payables) of the Company’s subsidiaries. The Convertible Notes are effectively junior to all of the Company’s existing or future secured debt, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt.
The Convertible Notes were initially issued with an underwriters' discount of $3.7 million which is being amortized over the life of the Convertible Notes. Additionally, the Company incurred approximately $241 thousand in debt issuance costs associated with the Convertible Notes which are being amortized over the life of the notes. Including the impact of the convertible debt discount and related deferred debt issuance costs, the effective interest rate on the Convertible Notes was approximately 7.7 percent for each of the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015.
On May 23, 2016, the Company repurchased $1 million of its convertible bonds on the open market. This resulted in the company writing off a portion of the original underwriter's discount and deferred debt costs, as well as recognizing a gain on extinguishment of debt of $72 thousand which is included in Interest Expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
The following is a summary of the impact of Convertible Notes on interest expense for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015:
Convertible Note Interest Expense
 
 
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2016
 
2015
7% Convertible Notes
 
$
8,008,195

 
$
4,069,722

Discount Amortization
 
744,081

 
380,653

Deferred Debt Issuance Amortization
 
48,566

 
21,656

Total
 
$
8,800,842

 
$
4,472,031