Dana Incorporated

Dana Incorporated

American worldwide supplier of driveline, sealing, and thermal-management technologies

Key facts

Company Operating StatusActive
Legal Entity IdentifierKVWHW7YLZPFJM8QYNJ51
Stock SymbolDAN
Wikidata IDQ5214701

Capital structure

$3.4bn total debt

InstrumentCouponMaturityAmountSource
Revolving Credit Facility · Senior Secured, First LienAdjusted Term SOFR / Eurocurrency Rate / Daily Simple SONIA / BaUSD 1.1bnsource ↗
Letter of Credit Sublimit · Senior Secured, First Lien (part of Revolving Credit CommitmentsFronting fee 0.125% per annum; LC commission equal to ApplicableUSD 275msource ↗
Swing Line Facility · Senior Secured, First Lien (part of Revolving Credit CommitmentsBase Rate (USD) / Overnight Eurocurrency Rate (GBP) / Cost of FuUSD 50msource ↗
5.750% Senior Notes due 2025 (Dana Financing Luxembourg S.à r.l.) · Senior Unsecured5.750%USD 400msource ↗
5.375% Senior Notes due 2027 (Dana Incorporated) · Senior Unsecured5.375%USD 400msource ↗
5.625% Senior Notes due 2028 (Dana Incorporated) · Senior Unsecured5.625%USD 400msource ↗
3.000% Senior Notes due 2029 (Dana Financing Luxembourg S.à r.l.) · Senior Unsecured3.000%EUR 325msource ↗
4.250% Senior Notes due 2030 (Dana Incorporated) · Senior Unsecured4.250%USD 400msource ↗
4.500% Senior Notes due 2032 (Dana Incorporated) · Senior Unsecured4.500%USD 350msource ↗

Covenant analysis

CovenantTermvs marketSource
Use of Proceeds – 2025 New Term A Advances · Affirmative CovenantProceeds to be used to repay Revolving Credit Advances and transaction fees and expenses related to Amendment No. 7source ↗
Cash Restructuring / Integration Expense Add-back Cap · EBITDA DefinitionGreater of $75,000,000 and 5.0% of Consolidated EBITDA per fiscal year (with one-year carryforward for unused amounts)tight 5% vs ebitda definition median 20% (n=6)source ↗
Investments – Unrestricted Subsidiaries and Joint Ventures · Negative CovenantGreater of $550,000,000 and 7.5% of Total Assets for Investments in Unrestricted Subsidiaries and joint ventures in similar/related businessestight 7.5% vs negative covenant median 20% (n=79)source ↗
Permitted Factoring Transactions Cap · Negative CovenantAggregate face amount not to exceed the greater of $350,000,000 and 5.0% of Total Assetstight 5% vs negative covenant median 20% (n=79)source ↗
Incurrence of Debt – Secured (Pari Passu) Ratio Test · Negative CovenantSecured Debt pari passu with Collateral permitted if First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on pro forma basis does not exceed 1.50:1.00tight 1.5x vs negative covenant median 4x (n=26)source ↗
Run-Rate Cost Savings / Synergies Add-back Cap · EBITDA DefinitionNot to exceed 20% of Consolidated EBITDA for any applicable four Fiscal Quarter periodmarket 20% vs ebitda definition median 20% (n=6)source ↗
Mandatory Repayment – 2025 New Term A Facility (Quarterly Amortization) · Repayment10% of original principal amount per quarter commencing December 31, 2025, with balance due at Maturity Datesource ↗
Mandatory Prepayment – Mamba Sale · Mandatory PrepaymentAll 2025 New Term A Advances become due and payable five Business Days after consummation of the Mamba Salesource ↗
Restricted Payments – Available Amount Basket · Negative CovenantPermitted up to Available Amount Basket if no Default/Event of Default and in compliance with Financial Covenant on pro forma basissource ↗
ERISA Event Default Threshold · Event of DefaultInsufficiency of ERISA Plans reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effectsource ↗
Asset Sale – Net Cash Proceeds Step-Down (Senior Secured Net Leverage ≤1.75x but >1.25x) · Mandatory Prepayment50% of Net Cash Proceeds from Asset Sale excluded from mandatory prepayment obligationsource ↗
Incurrence of Debt – Unsecured / Subordinated Ratio Test · Negative CovenantUnsecured Debt permitted if Total Net Leverage Ratio on pro forma basis does not exceed 3.50:1.00market 3.5x vs negative covenant median 4x (n=26)source ↗
Default Interest Rate · Pricing2% per annum above the rate otherwise applicable on overdue amountsloose 2% vs pricing median 1.375% (n=38)source ↗
Incremental Facility – Fixed Dollar Cap · Negative Covenant / BasketGreater of $1,100,000,000 and 15.0% of Total Assets (less amounts previously incurred under this basket)market 15% vs basket median 20% (n=122)source ↗
Debt – General Basket · Negative CovenantGreater of $550,000,000 and 7.5% of Total Assetstight 7.5% vs basket median 20% (n=122)source ↗
Liens – General Basket · Negative CovenantGreater of $300,000,000 and 4.0% of Total Assetstight 4% vs basket median 20% (n=122)source ↗
Investments – General Basket · Negative CovenantGreater of $550,000,000 and 7.5% of Total Assetstight 7.5% vs basket median 20% (n=122)source ↗
Incremental Facility – Ratio-Based (Pari Passu) Cap · Negative Covenant / BasketUnlimited if First Lien Net Leverage Ratio on pro forma basis does not exceed 1.50:1.00tight 1.5x vs basket median 4x (n=54)source ↗
Restricted Payments – Ratio-Based Basket · Negative CovenantPermitted if no Default/Event of Default and Total Net Leverage Ratio on pro forma basis does not exceed 2.75:1.00tight 2.75x vs basket median 4x (n=54)source ↗
Judgment Default Threshold · Event of Default$75,000,000 aggregatetight $75m vs event of default median $125m (n=62)source ↗
Debt – Foreign Subsidiaries Cap · Negative CovenantGreater of $600,000,000 and 15.0% of Total Foreign Assetsmarket 15% vs negative covenant median 20% (n=79)source ↗
Incurrence of Debt – Secured (Junior Lien) Ratio Test · Negative CovenantSecured Debt junior to Collateral Liens permitted if Senior Secured Net Leverage Ratio on pro forma basis does not exceed 2.50:1.00tight 2.5x vs negative covenant median 4x (n=26)source ↗
Applicable Margin Pricing Grid · Pricing≤1.00x: SOFR+1.25%/BR+0.25%/Fee 0.25%; >1.00x–≤2.00x: SOFR+1.50%/BR+0.50%/Fee 0.375%; >2.00x: SOFR+1.75%/BR+0.75%/Fee 0.50%tight 1x vs pricing median 2x (n=7)source ↗