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Debt
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Debt
The components of the Company’s debt consist of the following (in thousands):
Dollars in thousands June 30, 2021 December 31, 2020
Amount Rate Maturity
Date		 Amount Rate Maturity
Date
Term loan, net $ 5,703  (1) 1/6/2024 $ 7,826  (2) 1/15/2021
Line of credit, net 5,157  (1) 1/6/2024 5,023  (3) 7/5/2022
November 2019 notes payable, net (November 2019 Notes) —  10  % 6/30/2023 2,830  10  % 6/30/2023
December 2019 senior notes payable, net (Senior Seller Notes) —  10  % 6/30/2023 10,332  10  % 6/30/2023
December 2019 junior notes payable, net (Junior Seller Notes) —  10  % 6/30/2023 4,973  10  % 6/30/2023
ABG Notes —  10  % 6/30/2023 687  10  % 6/30/2023
June 2020 notes payable, net (June 2020 Notes) —  10  % 6/30/2023 88  10  % 6/30/2023
Halo PPP Loan —  1  % 5/3/2022 431  1  % 5/3/2022
TruPet PPP Loan —  0.98  % 4/6/2022 421  0.98  % 4/6/2022
Total debt 10,860  32,611 
Less current portion 926  8,016 
Total long term debt $ 9,934  $ 24,595 
(1)Interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 250 basis points with an interest rate floor of 2.50% per annum
(2)Interest at Bank of Montreal Prime plus 8.05%
(3)Interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 250 basis points with an interest rate floor of 3.25% per annum
Term loans and lines of credit
On December 19, 2019, the Company entered into a Loan Facilities Agreement (the “Facilities Agreement”) by and among the Company, as the borrower, the several lenders from time to time parties thereto (collectively, the “Lenders”) and a private debt lender, as agent (the “Agent”). The Facilities Agreement provided for (i) a term loan facility of $20.5 million and (ii) a revolving loan facility not to exceed $7.5 million. The term loan was scheduled to mature on December 19, 2020 or such earlier date on which a demand was made by the Agent or any Lender, and was extended as discussed below. The remaining revolving credit facility balance of $5.1 million was repaid in full with a portion of the proceeds from the ABL Facility, discussed below, and resulted in a loss on debt extinguishment of $0.1 million.
Certain directors and shareholders of the Company (“Shareholder Guarantors”) agreed to guarantee the Company’s obligations under the Facilities Agreement up to an aggregate amount of $20.0 million pursuant to a Continuing Guarantee between the Shareholder Guarantors and the lender under the Facilities Agreement (the "Shareholder Guaranties"). As consideration for the Shareholder Guaranties, the Company issued common stock purchase warrants to the Shareholder Guarantors in an amount equal to 0.055 warrants for each dollar of debt guaranteed by such Shareholder Guarantors (the “Guarantor Warrants”).
On July 16, 2020, the Company entered into a revolving line of credit with Citizens Business Bank in the aggregate amount of $7.5 million (the “ABL Facility”). The proceeds of the ABL Facility were used (i) to repay all principal, interest and fees outstanding under the Company’s previous revolving credit facility and (ii) for general corporate purposes. Debt issuance costs of less than $0.1 million were incurred related to the Company entering into this revolving line of credit.
The ABL Facility was scheduled to mature on July 5, 2022 and accrued interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 250 basis points, with an interest rate floor of 3.25% per annum. Accrued interest on the ABL Facility was payable monthly commencing on August 5, 2020. The ABL Agreement provided for customary financial covenants, such as maintaining a specified adjusted EBITDA and a maximum senior debt leverage ratio, that commenced on December 31, 2020 and customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to failure to make payment, bankruptcy, breaches of representations and material adverse effects. The Company prepaid all of the outstanding principal and accrued interest under the ABL Facility in full and did not incur any prepayment charges.
The ABL Facility was secured by a general security interest on the assets of the Company and was personally guaranteed by a member of the Company’s board of directors.
On October 5, 2020, the Company paid down the term loan by $11.0 million using proceeds from the Series F Private Placement. On October 29, 2020, the Company made an additional pay down on the term loan of $1.0 million using additional proceeds from the Series F Private Placement.
On November 25, 2020, the Company entered into the fifth amendment to the Facilities Agreement, extending the maturity date of the term loan to January 15, 2021.
On January 6, 2021, Halo, Purely for Pets, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Better Choice Company Inc. ("Halo") entered into a credit facility with Old Plank Trail Community Bank, N.A., an affiliate of Wintrust Bank, N.A. (“Wintrust”) consisting of a $6.0 million term loan and a $6.0 million revolving line of credit, each scheduled to mature on January 6, 2024 and each bear interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 250 basis points, with an interest rate floor of 2.50% per annum (the "Wintrust Credit Facility"). Accrued interest on the Wintrust Facility is payable monthly commencing on February 1, 2021. Principal payments are required to be made monthly on the term loan commencing February 2021 with a balloon payment upon maturity. The proceeds from the Wintrust Credit Facility were used (i) to repay the principal, interest and fees outstanding under the ABL Facility and (ii) for general corporate purposes. The Company applied extinguishment accounting to the outstanding balances of the ABL Facility and term loan and recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.4 million during the three months ended March 31, 2021. Debt issuance costs of $0.1 million were incurred related to the Wintrust Credit Facility.
The Wintrust Credit Facility subjects the Company to certain financial covenants, including the maintenance of a fixed charge coverage ratio of no less than 1.25 to 1.00, tested as of the last day of each fiscal quarter. The numerator in the fixed charge coverage ratio is the operating cash flow of Halo, defined as Halo EBITDA less cash paid for unfinanced Halo capital expenditures, income taxes and dividends. The denominator is fixed charges such as interest expense and principal payments paid or payable on other indebtedness attributable to Halo.
The Wintrust Credit Facility is secured by a general guaranty and security interest on the assets, including the intellectual property, of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Company has also pledged all of the capital stock of Halo held by the Company as additional collateral. Furthermore, the Wintrust Credit Facility is supported by a collateral pledge by a member of the Company’s board of directors.
As of June 30, 2021, the term loan and line of credit outstanding under the Wintrust Credit Facility were $5.7 million and $5.2 million, respectively, net of debt issuance costs of less than $0.1 million, respectively. As of December 31, 2020, the previous term loan and line of credit outstanding were $7.8 million and $5.0 million, respectively, net of debt issuance costs and discounts of less than $0.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively. The debt issuance costs and discounts are amortized using the effective interest method.
As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants.
Notes payable
On November 4, 2019, the Company issued $2.8 million of subordinated convertible notes (the “November 2019 Notes”) which carried a 10% interest rate and mature on November 4, 2021. The interest was payable in kind, in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. Payment in kind ("PIK") interest was payable by increasing the aggregate principal amount of the November 2019 Notes. The November 2019 Notes were convertible any time from the date of issuance and carried an initial conversion price of the lower of (a) $24.00 per share or (b) the IPO Price.
The November 2019 Notes were amended on January 6, 2020. The amendment incorporates only the preferable terms of the Seller Notes as noted below, and all other terms and provisions of the November 2019 Notes remained in full force and effect. As amended, for so long as any event of default (as defined in the November 2019 Notes) exists, interest shall accrue on the November 2019 Notes principal at the default interest rate of 12.0% per annum, and such accrued interest shall be immediately due and payable.
The November 2019 Notes were amended for the second time on June 24, 2020 in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes. The amendment lowered the maximum conversion price applicable to the conversion of these notes from $24.00 per share to $22.50 per share and extended the maturity date from November 4, 2021 to June 30, 2023. Under the applicable accounting guidance, the Company accounted for the change in conversion price as a modification of the debt instrument. The Company recognized the increase in the fair value of the conversion option of $0.3 million as a reduction to the carrying amount of the debt instrument by increasing the associated debt discount with a corresponding increase in Additional paid-in capital.
As of June 30, 2021, the November 2019 Notes outstanding were $0 since they were automatically converted to common stock in connection with the Company's IPO, at a price of $5.00 per share. See "Note 1 - Nature of business and summary of significant accounting policies" for additional information. As of December 31, 2020, the November 2019 Notes outstanding were $2.8 million, net of discounts of less than $0.3 million. The discounts were being amortized over the life of the November 2019 Notes using the effective interest method.
On December 19, 2019, the Company issued $10.0 million and $5.0 million in senior subordinated convertible notes (the “Senior Seller Notes”) and junior subordinated convertible notes (the “Junior Seller Notes” and together with the Senior Seller Notes, the “Seller Notes”), respectively, to the sellers of Halo. The Seller Notes were convertible any time from the date of issuance and carried a 10% interest rate and mature on June 30, 2023. Interest was payable in kind, in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. PIK interest was payable by increasing the aggregate principal amount of the Seller Notes. The Seller Notes carried a conversion price of the lower of (a) $24.00 per share or (b) the IPO Price. 
The Seller Notes were amended on June 24, 2020 in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes. The amendment lowered the maximum conversion price applicable to the conversion of these notes from $24.00 per share to $22.50 per share. The Company accounted for the change in the conversion price as a modification of the debt instrument. The Company recognized the increase in the fair value of the conversion option of less than $0.3 million as a reduction to the carrying amounts of the debt instruments by increasing the associated debt discounts with a corresponding increase in Additional paid-in capital.
As of June 30, 2021, the Senior Seller Notes and Junior Seller Notes outstanding were $0 since they were automatically converted to common stock in connection with the Company's IPO, at a price of $5.00 per share. See "Note 1 - Nature of business and summary of significant accounting policies" for additional information. As of December 31, 2020, the Senior Seller Notes outstanding were $10.3 million, net of discounts of $0.8 million, and the Junior Seller Notes outstanding were $5.0 million, net of discounts of $0.5 million. The discounts were being amortized over the life of the Seller Notes using the effective interest method.
On January 13, 2020, the Company issued $0.6 million in senior subordinated convertible notes to Authentic Brands and Elvis Presley Enterprises (“ABG”) in connection with the termination of a previous licensing agreement (the "ABG Notes"). The terms of the ABG Notes match those of the Seller Notes, including conversion features convertible any time after the date of issuance, a 10% interest rate and maturity date of June 30, 2023. The interest was payable in kind, in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year. PIK interest was payable by increasing the aggregate principal amount of the ABG Notes. The ABG Notes carried an initial conversion price of the lower of (a) $24.00 per share or (b) the IPO Price.
In addition to issuing the ABG Notes, as part of the ABG termination on January 13, 2020, the Company paid ABG $0.1 million in cash, issued ABG 12,120 shares of the Company’s common stock, agreed to pay ABG $0.1 million in cash in four equal installments each month from July 31, 2020 through October 31, 2020 and issued ABG common stock purchase warrants (the “ABG Warrants”) equal to a fair value of $0.2 million.
The ABG Notes were amended on June 24, 2020 in connection with the issuance of the June 2020 Notes. The amendment lowered the maximum conversion price applicable to the conversion of these notes from $24.00 per share to $22.50 per share. The Company accounted for the change in the conversion price as a modification of the debt instrument. The Company recognized the increase in the fair value of the conversion option of less than $0.1 million as a reduction to the carrying amount of the debt instrument by decreasing the associated debt premium with a corresponding increase in Additional paid-in capital.
As of June 30, 2021, the ABG Notes outstanding were $0 since they were automatically converted to common stock in connection with the Company's IPO, at a price of $5.00 per share. See "Note 1 - Nature of business and summary of significant accounting policies" for additional information. As of December 31, 2020, the ABG Notes outstanding were $0.7 million, including a debt premium of less than $0.1 million. The debt premium was being amortized over the life of the ABG Notes using the effective interest method.
On June 24, 2020, the Company issued $1.5 million in subordinated convertible promissory notes (the “June 2020 Notes”) which carried a 10% interest rate and matures on June 30, 2023. The interest was payable quarterly in kind, in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year. PIK interest was payable by increasing the aggregate principal amount of the June 2020 Notes. The June 2020 Notes were convertible any time from the date of issuance and carried a conversion price $4.50 per share.
The Company evaluated the conversion option within the June 2020 Notes to determine whether the conversion price was beneficial to the note holders. The Company recorded a beneficial conversion feature (“BCF”) related to the issuance of the June 2020 Notes. The BCF for the June 2020 Notes was recognized and measured by allocating a portion of the proceeds to the beneficial conversion feature, based on relative fair value, and as a reduction to the carrying amount of the convertible instrument equal to the intrinsic value of the conversion feature limited to the proceeds amount allocated to the instrument. The discount recorded in connection with the BCF valuation was being accreted as interest expense over the term of the June 2020 Notes, using the effective interest rate method. Upon the conversion of the June 2020 Notes discussed below, the remaining discount of $1.4 million associated with the June 2020 Notes was fully accreted through interest expense.
As of June 30, 2021, the June 2020 Notes outstanding were $0 since they were automatically converted to common stock in connection with the Company's IPO, at a price of $4.50 per share. See "Note 1 - Nature of business and summary of significant accounting policies" for additional information. As of December 31, 2020, the June 2020 Notes outstanding were less than $0.1 million, net of discounts of less than $1.5 million. The discounts were being amortized over the life of the June 2020 Notes using the effective interest method.
Previously, $0.1 million of the Seller Notes were held by an executive of the Company; these convertible notes were converted to common stock as described above. Additionally, $2.2 million of the subordinated convertible notes were held by a member of the board of directors and were converted to common stock as described above. PIK interest related to these notes was less than $0.1 million and $0.1 million for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.
As of June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with all covenant requirements and there were no events of default.
PPP loans
On April 10, 2020, TruPet, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Better Choice Company Inc., was granted a loan from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. in the aggregate amount of $0.4 million, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") under Division A, Title I of the CARES Act (the “TruPet PPP Loan”). The loan matured on April 6, 2022 and had an interest rate of 0.98% per annum, with interest and principal payable monthly, commencing on November 6, 2020. During the three months ended June 30, 2021, the TruPet PPP loan was fully forgiven and the Company recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of $0.4 million.
On May 7, 2020, Halo, Purely for Pets, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Better Choice Company Inc., was granted a loan from Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. in the aggregate amount of $0.4 million, pursuant to the PPP (the “Halo PPP Loan”). The loan matured on May 3, 2022 and had an interest rate of 1.00% per annum, with interest and principal payable monthly, commencing on November 1, 2020. During the three months ended June 30, 2021 the Halo PPP loan was fully forgiven and the Company recognized a gain on extinguishment of debt of $0.4 million.
The Company recorded interest expense related to its outstanding indebtedness of $3.1 million and $4.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively, and $2.2 million and $2.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2021 and June 30, 2020, respectively.
The carrying amount for the Company’s term loan and line of credit approximate fair value as the instruments have variable interest rates that approximate market rates.