Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Short-term Financing

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Short-term Financing
9 Months Ended
Feb. 28, 2019
Short-term Financing [Abstract]  
Short-term Financing

Note L: Short-term Financing



The Company maintains credit facilities and letters of credit as part of its normal and recurring business operations.



Credit Facilities:  The Company maintains three committed, unsecured credit facilities, as follows:







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bank

 

Borrower (1)

 

Date Entered

 

Expiration Date

 

Maximum Amount Available

 

Purpose

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.(2)

 

Paychex of New York, LLC

 

August 5, 2015

 

August 5, 2020

 

$1 Billion

 

To meet short-term funding requirements.

JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A.(2)

 

Paychex of New York, LLC

 

August 17, 2017

 

August 17, 2022

 

$500 Million

 

To meet short-term funding requirements.

PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC”)

 

Paychex Advance, LLC

 

March 17, 2016

 

March 17, 2020

 

$150 Million

 

To finance working capital needs and general corporate purposes.

(1) Borrower is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.

(2) JP Morgan Chase Bank, N.A. (“JPM”) acts as the administrative agent for this syndicated credit facility.



For all credit facilities, obligations under any facility are guaranteed by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and will bear interest at competitive rates based on options provided to the borrower.  Upon the expiration date, any borrowings outstanding will mature and be payable on such date.



JPM $1 Billion Credit Facility: As of February 28, 2019, the Company had $400.0 million outstanding under this credit facility.  There were no borrowings outstanding under this credit facility as of May 31, 2018.  Details of borrowings under this credit facility during the three and nine months ended February 28, 2019 and February 28, 2018 are as follows:







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended



 

February 28,

 

February 28,

$ in millions

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Number of days borrowed

 

 

71 

 

 

 

 

 

 

81 

 

 

 

21 

 

Maximum amount borrowed

 

$

400.0 

 

 

$

200.0 

 

 

$

483.0 

 

 

$

700.0 

 

Weighted-average amount borrowed

 

$

400.0 

 

 

$

125.0 

 

 

$

385.9 

 

 

$

311.9 

 

Weighted-average interest rate

 

 

3.48 

%

 

 

4.25 

%

 

 

3.66 

%

 

 

4.24 

%



The Company typically borrows on an overnight basis. In addition to overnight borrowings, during the three and nine months ended February 28, 2019, the Company borrowed $400.0 million for 71 days at a weighted-average LIBOR-based interest rate of 3.48% to temporarily fund the acquisition of Oasis.  During the nine months ended February 28, 2018, the Company borrowed $100.0 million for a three-day period at a weighted-average interest rate of 4.25%.  



JPM $500 Million Credit Facility: As of February 28, 2019, the Company had $400.0 million outstanding under this credit facility.  There were no borrowings outstanding under this credit facility as of May 31, 2018. Details of borrowings under this credit facility during the three and nine months ended February 28, 2019 and February 28, 2018 are as follows: 







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended



 

February 28,

 

February 28,

$ in millions

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Number of days borrowed

 

 

71 

 

 

 

19 

 

 

 

78 

 

 

 

39 

 

Maximum amount borrowed

 

$

400.0 

 

 

$

75.0 

 

 

$

400.0 

 

 

$

400.0 

 

Weighted-average amount borrowed

 

$

400.0 

 

 

$

75.0 

 

 

$

374.1 

 

 

$

147.2 

 

Weighted-average interest rate

 

 

3.48 

%

 

 

2.19 

%

 

 

3.57 

%

 

 

2.69 

%



The Company typically borrows on an overnight basis.  In addition to overnight borrowings, during the three and nine months ended February 28, 2019, the Company borrowed $400.0 million for 71 days at a weighted-average LIBOR-based interest rate of 3.48% to temporarily fund the acquisition of Oasis.  During the three months ended February 28, 2018, the Company borrowed $75.0 million for 19 days at a weighted-average LIBOR-based interest rate of 2.19%.  During the nine months ended February 28, 2018, the Company borrowed $300.0 million for seven days and $75.0 million for 30 days at weighted average LIBOR-based interest rates of 2.13% and 2.19%, respectively.



PNC $150 Million Credit Facility:  As of February 28, 2019, the Company had $53.6 million outstanding under this credit facility, which remains outstanding as of the date of this report.  There were no borrowings outstanding under this credit facility as of May 31, 2018. Details of borrowings under this credit facility during the three and nine months ended February 28, 2019 and February 28, 2018 are as follows:







 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

For the three months ended

 

For the nine months ended



 

February 28,

 

February 28,

$ in millions

 

2019

 

2018

 

2019

 

2018

Number of days borrowed

 

 

90 

 

 

 

90 

 

 

 

269 

 

 

 

269 

 

Maximum amount borrowed

 

$

58.9 

 

 

$

59.9 

 

 

$

58.9 

 

 

$

59.9 

 

Weighted-average amount borrowed

 

$

57.7 

 

 

$

59.1 

 

 

$

57.0 

 

 

$

57.6 

 

Weighted-average interest rate

 

 

2.94 

%

 

 

2.01 

%

 

 

2.72 

%

 

 

1.83 

%



All of the Company’s credit facilities contain various financial and operational covenants that are usual and customary for such arrangements. The Company was in compliance with all of these covenants as of February 28, 2019.



Certain lenders under these credit facilities, and their respective affiliates, have performed, and may in the future perform for the Company, various commercial banking, investment banking, underwriting, and other financial advisory services, for which they have received, and will continue to receive in the future, customary fees and expenses.



Private Placement of Debt: On March 13, 2019, the Company refinanced $800.0 million in total borrowings under its JPM credit facilities related to the acquisition of Oasis through the issuance of the following long-term private placement debt:



·

$400.0 million in Series A Senior Notes, interest rate of 4.07%, paid semi-annually and maturing on March 13, 2026.  



·

$400.0 million in Series B Senior Notes, interest rate of 4.25%, paid semi-annually and maturing on March 13, 2029.  



As a result of this refinancing, the Company has classified the outstanding balances due under the JPM credit facilities, typically classified as short-term debt, as long-term debt on its Consolidated Balance Sheets as of February 28, 2019.



Letters of credit: The Company had irrevocable standby letters of credit outstanding totaling $72.7 million and $56.8 million as of February 28, 2019 and May 31, 2018, respectively, required to secure commitments for certain insurance policies. The letters of credit expire at various dates between April 2019 and November 2020.  No amounts were outstanding on these letters of credit as of, or during the, nine months ended February 28, 2019 and February 28, 2018, or as of May 31, 2018.