Note 14. Long-term Debt and Credit Agreements
December 31, | ||||||||
2013 | 2012 | |||||||
4.25% notes due 2013 | $ | - | $ | 600 | ||||
3.875% notes due 2014 | 600 | 600 | ||||||
Floating rate notes due 2015 | 700 | - | ||||||
5.40% notes due 2016 | 400 | 400 | ||||||
5.30% notes due 2017 | 400 | 400 | ||||||
5.30% notes due 2018 | 900 | 900 | ||||||
5.00% notes due 2019 | 900 | 900 | ||||||
4.25% notes due 2021 | 800 | 800 | ||||||
3.35% notes due 2023 | 300 | - | ||||||
5.70% notes due 2036 | 550 | 550 | ||||||
5.70% notes due 2037 | 600 | 600 | ||||||
5.375% notes due 2041 | 600 | 600 | ||||||
Industrial development bond obligations, floating | ||||||||
rate maturing at various dates through 2037 | 35 | 37 | ||||||
6.625% debentures due 2028 | 216 | 216 | ||||||
9.065% debentures due 2033 | 51 | 51 | ||||||
Other (including capitalized leases), 0.6%-13.3% | ||||||||
maturing at various dates through 2023 | 381 | 366 | ||||||
7,433 | 7,020 | |||||||
Less: current portion | (632) | (625) | ||||||
$ | 6,801 | $ | 6,395 | |||||
The schedule of principal payments on long-term debt is as follows: | |||||
December 31, | |||||
2013 | |||||
2014 | $ | 632 | |||
2015 | 860 | ||||
2016 | 468 | ||||
2017 | 442 | ||||
2018 | 901 | ||||
Thereafter | 4,130 | ||||
7,433 | |||||
Less-current portion | (632) | ||||
$ | 6,801 |
In March 2013, the Company repaid $600 million of its 4.25 percent notes.
In November 2013, the Company issued $300 million 3.35 percent Senior Notes due 2023 and $700 million Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2015 (collectively, the “Notes”). The Notes are senior unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of Honeywell and rank equally with all of Honeywell's existing and future senior unsecured debt and senior to all of Honeywell's subordinated debt. The offering resulted in gross proceeds of $1 billion, offset by $7 million in discount and closing costs related to the offering.
On December 10, 2013, the Company entered into a $4 billion Amended and Restated Five Year Credit Agreement ("Credit Agreement") with a syndicate of banks. Commitments under the Credit Agreement can be increased pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement to an aggregate amount not to exceed $4.5 billion. The Credit Agreement contains a $700 million sublimit for the issuance of letters of credit. The Credit Agreement is maintained for general corporate purposes and amends and restates the previous $3 billion five year credit agreement dated April 2, 2012 ("Prior Agreement"). There have been no borrowings under the Credit Agreement or the Prior Agreement.
The Credit Agreement does not restrict our ability to pay dividends and contains no financial covenants. The failure to comply with customary conditions or the occurrence of customary events of default contained in the Credit Agreement would prevent any further borrowings and would generally require the repayment of any outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement. Such events of default include: (a) non-payment of Credit Agreement debt, interest or fees; (b) non-compliance with the terms of the Credit Agreement covenants; (c) cross-default with other debt in certain circumstances; (d) bankruptcy or insolvency; and (e) defaults upon obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Additionally, each of the banks has the right to terminate its commitment to lend additional funds or issue letters of credit under the Credit Agreement if any person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 30 percent or more of our voting stock, or, during any 12-month period, individuals who were directors of Honeywell at the beginning of the period cease to constitute a majority of the Board of Directors.
The Credit Agreement has substantially the same material terms and conditions as the Prior Agreement with an improvement in pricing and an extension of maturity. Loans under the Credit Agreement are required to be repaid no later than December 10, 2018, unless such date is extended pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement.
Revolving credit borrowings under the Credit Agreement would bear interest, at Honeywell's option, (A) (1) at a rate equal to the highest of (a) the floating base rate publicly announced by Citibank, N.A., (b) 0.5 percent above the Federal funds rate or (c) LIBOR plus 1.00 percent, plus (2) a margin based on Honeywell's credit default swap mid-rate spread and subject to a floor and a cap as set forth in the Credit Agreement (the "Applicable Margin") minus 1.00 percent, provided such margin shall not be less than zero; or (B) at a rate equal to LIBOR plus the Applicable Margin; or (C) by a competitive bidding procedure.
We have agreed to pay a commitment fee for the aggregate unused commitment for the Credit Agreement, which is subject to change, based upon a grid determined by our long term debt ratings. The Credit Agreement is not subject to termination based upon a decrease in our debt ratings or a material adverse change as defined by the Credit Agreement.
As a source of liquidity, we sell interests in designated pools of trade accounts receivables to third parties. As of December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, none of the receivables in the designated pools had been sold to third parties. When we sell receivables, they are over-collateralized and we retain a subordinated interest in the pool of receivables representing that over-collateralization as well as an undivided interest in the balance of the receivables pools. The terms of the trade accounts receivable program permit the repurchase of receivables from the third parties at our discretion, providing us with an additional source of revolving credit. As a result, program receivables remain on the Company's balance sheet with a corresponding amount recorded as Short-term borrowings.