Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 13 - Long-Term Debt

    December 31,
(In millions, denominated in U.S. dollars unless noted)   2003   2002
Bank credit facilities:
U.S. Revolving Facility (year-end weighted average rate 2.40% in 2003 and 2.27% in 2002) $ 30.9   129.0
Euro-denominated credit facilities of French subsidiaries (year-end weighted average rate 3.40% in 2003 and 4.35% in 2002)   13.4   12.4
Other non-U.S. dollar denominated facilities (year-end weighted average rate 8.70% in 2003 and 9.88% in 2002)   19.9   10.5
    64.2   151.9
Senior Notes:
Series A, 7.84%, due 2005-2007   55.0   55.0
Series B, 8.02%, due 2008   20.0   20.0
Series C, 7.17%, due 2006-2008   20.0   20.0
    95.0   95.0
Other:
Capital leases (average rates: 5.54% in 2003 and 5.37% in 2002)   36.3   27.4
Dominion Terminal Associates 6.0% bonds, due 2033   43.2   43.2
Total long-term debt   238.7   317.5
Current maturities of long-term debt:  
Bank credit facilities   7.3   6.4
Capital leases   9.9   6.9
Total current maturities of long-term debt   17.2   13.3
Total long-term debt excluding current maturities $ 221.5   304.2

The Company has an unsecured $350 million syndicated bank credit facility (the “U.S. Revolving Facility”) from which it may borrow (or otherwise satisfy credit needs) on a revolving basis over a three-year term ending September 2005. At December 31, 2003, $239.9 million was available under the U.S. Revolving Facility. The Company has the option to borrow based on a Libor-based rate plus a margin, a prime rate plus a margin or a competitive bid among the individual banks. The margin is 0.825% for LIBOR-based borrowings. The credit agreement provides for margin increases, but does not accelerate payments should the Company's credit rating be reduced. When borrowings and letters of credit under the U.S. Revolving Facility are in excess of $175 million, the applicable interest rate is increased by 0.125%. The Company also pays an annual fee on the U.S. Revolving Facility based on the Company's credit rating. The facility fee, which can range from 0.125% to 0.400%, was 0.175% as of December 31, 2003.

The Company has $95 million of Senior Notes outstanding. Interest on each series of the Senior Notes is payable semiannually, and the Company has the option to prepay all or a portion of the Notes prior to maturity with a prepayment penalty. The Senior Notes are unsecured.

The Company has three unsecured multi-currency revolving bank credit facilities with a total of $110 million in available credit, of which $52.6 million was available at December 31, 2003. When rates are favorable, the Company also borrows from other U.S. banks under short-term uncommitted agreements. Various foreign subsidiaries maintain other secured and unsecured lines of credit and overdraft facilities with a number of banks. Amounts borrowed under these agreements are included in short-term borrowings.

Minimum repayments of long-term debt are as follows:

(In millions)   Capital Leases   Other long-term debt   Total
2004 $ 9.9   7.3   17.2
2005   8.4   56.1   64.5
2006   5.5   36.5   42.0
2007   4.2   27.0   31.2
2008   3.2   28.7   31.9
Later years   5.1   46.8   51.9
Total $ 36.3   202.4   238.7

The Company’s Brink’s, BHS, and BAX Global subsidiaries have guaranteed the U.S. Revolving Facility and the Senior Notes. The U.S. Revolving Facility, the agreement under which the Senior Notes were issued and the multi-currency revolving bank credit facilities each contain various financial and other covenants. The financial covenants, among other things, limit the Company’s total indebtedness, provide for minimum coverage of interest costs, and require the Company to maintain a minimum level of net worth. If the Company were not to comply with the terms of its various loan agreements, the repayment terms could be accelerated. An acceleration of the repayment terms under one agreement could trigger the acceleration of the repayment terms under the other loan agreements. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants at December 31, 2003.

In September 2003, at the Company’s request, the Peninsula Ports Authority of Virginia issued a new series of bonds to replace the previous bonds related to Dominion Terminal Associates, a deep water coal terminal in which the Company no longer has an interest. The Company continues to pay interest on and guarantee payment of the $43.2 million principle of the new bonds and ultimately will have to pay for the retirement of the new bonds in accordance with the terms of the guarantee. The new bonds bear a fixed interest rate of 6.0% (versus a fixed interest rate of 7.375% for the previous bonds) and mature in 2033. The new bonds may mature prior to 2033 upon the occurrence of certain specified events such as the determination that the bonds are taxable or the failure of the Company to abide by the terms of its guarantee.

At December 31, 2003, the Company had undrawn unsecured letters of credit and guarantees totaling $186.5 million. These letters of credit primarily support the Company’s obligations under various self-insurance programs, credit facilities and aircraft lease obligations.