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Credit Agreement
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Credit Agreement  
Credit Agreement

9. Credit Agreement

On March 2, 2011, the Company entered into a new credit agreement (as amended, the "New Credit Agreement") with a bank. Under the New Credit Agreement, the Company can borrow up to $25.0 million principally secured by its accounts receivable, inventories and equipment. In addition, certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company have guaranteed the obligations of the Company under the New Credit Agreement and such subsidiaries have secured the obligations by the pledge of certain of the assets of such subsidiaries. The New Credit Agreement expires on March 2, 2014. The New Credit Agreement limits the incurrence of additional indebtedness, requires the maintenance of certain financial ratios, restricts the Company and its subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends and contains other covenants customary in agreements of this type. The interest rate for borrowings under the New Credit Agreement is a LIBOR based rate with a margin spread of 250-350 basis points depending upon the maintenance of certain ratios. At June 30, 2011, the interest rate was 2.7%. At June 30, 2011, there were no borrowings outstanding under the New Credit Agreement and additional borrowings available were $25.0 million.

Prior to entering into the New Credit Agreement, several of the Company's subsidiaries were a party to a credit agreement (the "Previous Credit Agreement") with a bank, and could borrow up to $25.0 million secured principally by the subsidiaries' accounts receivable and inventories. The Previous Credit Agreement, as amended, was scheduled to expire on April 11, 2011; however, this agreement was terminated on March 2, 2011 and replaced by the New Credit Agreement. Borrowings under the Previous Credit Agreement were subject to borrowing base restrictions based on levels of eligible accounts receivable and inventories. The Previous Credit Agreement limited the incurrence of additional indebtedness, required the maintenance of certain financial amounts, restricted the Company's and the borrower subsidiaries' ability to pay dividends and contained other covenants customary in agreements of this type.