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Credit Facility
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]  
Credit Facility

On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into a $25.0 million Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (“PNC Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, N.A. (“PNC”) as agent, and the Company’s U.S. subsidiaries Car.com, Inc., Autobytel, Inc., and AW GUA USA, Inc. (“Company U.S. Subsidiaries”). The obligations under the PNC Credit Agreement were guaranteed by the Company U.S. Subsidiaries and secured by a first priority lien on all of the Company’s and the Company U.S. Subsidiaries’ tangible and intangible assets. The PNC Credit Agreement provided a subfacility of up to $5.0 million for letters of credit. The PNC Credit Agreement was to expire on April 30, 2022.

 

The interest rates per annum applicable to borrowings under the PNC Credit Agreement were, at the Company’s option (subject to certain conditions), equal to either a domestic rate (“Domestic Rate Loans”) or a LIBOR rate for one, two, or three-month interest periods chosen by the Company (“LIBOR Rate Loans”), plus the applicable margin percentage of 2% for Domestic Rate Loans and 3% for LIBOR Rate Loans. The domestic rate for Domestic Rate Loans would be the highest of (i) the base commercial lending rate of the lender, (ii) the overnight bank funding rate plus 0.50%, or (iii) the LIBOR rate plus 1.00% so long as the daily LIBOR rate is offered, ascertainable and not unlawful. The PNC Credit Agreement also provided for commitment fees ranging from 0.5% to 1.5% applied to unused funds (with the applicable fee based on quarterly average borrowings), but with the fees fixed at 1.5% until September 30, 2019. Fees for Letters of Credit were to be equal to 3% for LIBOR Rate Loans, with a fronting fee for each Letter of Credit in an amount equal to 0.5% of the daily average aggregate undrawn amount of all Letters of Credit outstanding. The Company was required to maintain a $5.0 million pledged interest-bearing deposit account with the lender until the Company’s consolidated EBITDA is greater than $10.0 million.

 

On October 29, 2019, the Company, the Company’s U.S. Subsidiaries, and PNC entered into a First Amendment to the PNC Credit Agreement (“PNC Credit Agreement First Amendment”) that provided for an amended financial covenant related to the Company’s minimum required EBITDA (as defined in the PNC Credit Agreement). This amended financial covenant required the Company to maintain its consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the PNC Credit Agreement) at stated minimum levels (i) of $0.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2019; (ii) $250,000 for the month of October 2019; (iii) $600,000 for the two-months ended November 30, 2019; and ranging from $3.6 million to $7.5 million for the later periods set forth in the PNC Credit Agreement First Amendment during the remaining term of the PNC Credit Agreement. In addition, the PNC Credit Agreement First Amendment added a new financial covenant requiring the Company to maintain at least a 1.20 to 1.00 Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the PNC Credit Agreement First Amendment) for the periods set forth in the PNC Credit Agreement First Amendment. If the Company failed to comply with the minimum EBITDA requirements or the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, the Company had the right to cure (“Cure Right”) through the application of the proceeds from the sale of new equity interests in the Company, subject to the conditions set forth in the PNC Credit Agreement First Amendment. The Cure Right could not be exercised more than three times during the term of the PNC Credit Agreement and any proceeds from a sale of equity interests could not be less than the greater of (i) the amount required to cure the applicable default; and (ii) $500,000.

 

On January 16, 2020, the Company received a notice of event of default and reservation of rights (“Default Notice”) from PNC Bank, under the PNC Credit Agreement advising the Company that an event of default had occurred and was continuing under Section 10.3 of the PNC Credit Agreement by reason of AutoWeb’s failure to deliver to PNC the financial statements and related compliance certificate for the month ended November 30, 2019. Although not covered by the Default Notice at the time, AutoWeb also was not in compliance with the minimum EBITDA financial covenant under the PNC Credit Agreement. As a result of the Default Notice, PNC increased the interest rate under the PNC Credit Agreement by 2.0% per annum. 

 

On March 26, 2020, the Company fully paid the PNC Credit Agreement, at which time it was terminated, and in conjunction with the termination of the PNC Credit Agreement, on March 26, 2020, the Company entered into a $20.0 million Loan, Security and Guarantee Agreement (“CNC Credit Agreement”) with CIT Northbridge Credit LLC, as agent, and the Company U.S. Subsidiaries. The CNC Credit Agreement provides for a $20.0 million revolving credit facility with borrowings subject to availability based primarily on limits of 85% of eligible billed accounts receivable and 75% against eligible unbilled accounts receivable. The obligations under the CNC Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company U.S. Subsidiaries and secured by a first priority lien on all of the Company’s and the Company U.S. Subsidiaries’ tangible and intangible assets. The CNC Credit Agreement has a minimum borrowing usage requirement of $8,000,000 as of June 30, 2020, which will increase to an average of $10,000,000 thereafter.

 

 As of June 30, 2020, the Company had $7.2 million outstanding under the CNC Credit Agreement and approximately $2.5 million of net availability. To increase the borrowing base sufficient enough to meet the minimum borrowing usage requirement, on June 29, 2020, the Company placed $3.0 million into a restricted cash account that provided for greater availability under the CNC Credit Agreement. The Company can borrow up to 97.5% of the total restricted cash amount. The restricted cash accrues interest at a variable rate currently averaging 0.30% per annum.  On July 2nd, 2020, the Company drew an additional $3.0 million to satisfy the increased minimum borrowing requirement.

 

Financing costs related to the CNC Credit Agreement, net of accumulated amortization, of approximately $0.5 million, have been deferred over the initial term of the loan and are included in other assets as of June 30, 2020. The interest rate per annum applicable to borrowings under the CNC Credit Agreement will be the LIBO plus 5.5%. The LIBO Rate will be equal to the greater of (i) 1.75%, and (ii) the rate determined by the Agent to be equal to the quotient obtained by dividing (1) the LIBO Base Rate (i.e., the rate per annum determined by Agent to be the offered rate that appears on the applicable Bloomberg page) for the applicable LIBOR Loan for the applicable interest period by (2) one minus the Eurodollar Reserve Percentage (i.e., the reserve percentage in effect under regulations issued from time to time by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for determining the maximum reserve requirement with respect to Eurocurrency funding for the applicable LIBOR Loan for the applicable interest period). The CNC Credit Agreement expires on March 26, 2023.

 

On April 16, 2020, the Company received a loan in the amount of approximately $1.38 million from PNC pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) administered by the United States Small Business Administration (“SBA”) under the CARES Act (“PPP Loan”). The PPP Loan was granted pursuant to a Paycheck Protection Program Term Note dated April 16, 2020, issued by the Company (“PPP Note”). 

 

On June 5, 2020 the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act (“PPPFA”) was signed into law that contained important clarifications and modifications to the previous PPP loan rules under the CARES Act. These revisions provided that at least 60% of the PPP Loan proceeds must be used for payroll expenses. Also, all, or a portion of, the PPP Loan may be forgiven based on the sum of documented payroll costs, covered lease payments, covered mortgage interest and covered utilities during an eight-week or twenty-four-week period beginning on the date on which the PPP Loan was approved.

 

The PPP Note matures on April 16, 2022 and bears interest at a rate of 1.00% per annum. Principal and accrued interest are payable monthly in equal installments commencing November 15, 2020, unless the PPP Loan is forgiven as described below. The PPP Note may be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. The PPP Note contains customary events of default relating to, among other things, payment defaults and breaches of representations and warranties. The proceeds from the PPP Loan may only be used to retain workers and maintain payroll or make mortgage interest, lease and utility payments. For purposes of the CARES Act, payroll costs exclude compensation of an individual employee in excess of $100,000, prorated annually. Not more than 40% of the forgiven amount may be for non-payroll costs. Forgiveness of the PPP Loan is reduced if full-time headcount declines, or if salaries and wages for employees with salaries of $100,000 or less annually are reduced by more than 25%. The outstanding principal will be reduced in the event the Loan, or any portion thereof, is forgiven pursuant to the PPP. The Company intends to apply for forgiveness after the covered period. Furthermore, the Company expects to meet the terms of forgiveness as described above.