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INDEBTEDNESS
 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure INDEBTEDNESS
Credit Agreement—In June 2022, the Company, together with Dice Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Dice Career Solutions, Inc. (collectively, the “Borrowers”), entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), which matures in June 2027 and replaces the Company's Old Credit Agreement (defined below). The Credit Agreement provides for a revolving loan facility of $100 million ($90 million under the Old Credit Agreement), with an expansion option of $50 million, bringing the total facility to $150 million, as permitted under the terms of the Credit Agreement. At the closing of the Credit Agreement, the Company borrowed $30 million to repay, in full, all outstanding indebtedness, including accrued interest, under the Old Credit Agreement. Unamortized debt issuance costs from the previous credit agreement of $0.2 million and debt issuance costs of $0.5 million related to the new agreement were recorded as other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets and are recorded to interest expense over the term of the Credit Agreement.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement denominated in U.S. dollars bear interest, payable at least quarterly, at the Company’s option, at the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") or a base rate plus a margin. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement denominated in pounds sterling, if any, bear interest at the Sterling Overnight Index Average ("SONIA") rate plus a margin. The margin ranges from 2.00% to 2.75% on SOFR and SONIA loans and 1.00% to 1.75% on base rate loans, determined by the Company’s most recent consolidated leverage ratio, plus an additional spread of 0.10%. The Company incurs a commitment fee ranging from 0.35% to 0.50% on any unused capacity under the revolving loan facility, determined by the Company’s most recent consolidated leverage ratio. Borrowings in U.S. dollars as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $43 million and $30 million, respectively. There were no borrowings in pounds sterling as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The facility may be prepaid at any time without penalty.

The Credit Agreement contains various customary affirmative and negative covenants and also contains certain financial covenants, including a consolidated leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio. Borrowings are allowed under the Credit Agreement to the extent the consolidated leverage ratio is equal to or less than 2.50 to 1.00, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement. Negative covenants include restrictions on incurring certain liens; making certain payments, such as stock repurchases and dividend payments; making certain investments; making certain acquisitions; making certain dispositions; and incurring additional indebtedness. Restricted payments are allowed under the Credit Agreement to the extent the consolidated leverage ratio, calculated on a pro forma basis, is equal to or less than 2.00 to 1.00, plus an additional $7.5 million of restricted payments each fiscal year, as described in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement also provides that the payment of obligations may be accelerated upon the occurrence of customary events of default, including, but not limited to, non-payment,
change of control, or insolvency. As of June 30, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial covenants under the Credit Agreement.

The obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by one of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries and secured by substantially all of the assets of the Borrowers and the guarantors.

Previous Credit Agreement - The Borrowers previously maintained a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "Old Credit Agreement"), which was scheduled to mature in November 2023. The Old Credit Agreement, when entered into during November 2018, provided for a revolving loan facility of $90 million, with an expansion option of $50 million, bringing the total facility to $140 million, as permitted by the terms of the Old Credit Agreement.

Borrowings under the Old Credit Agreement accrued interest, at the Company's option, at the London Inter-bank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") or a base rate plus a margin. The margin ranged from 1.75% to 2.50% on LIBOR loans and 0.75% to 1.50% on base rate loans, determined by the Company's most recent consolidated leverage ratio. The Company incurred a commitment fee ranging from 0.30% to 0.45% on any unused capacity under the revolving loan facility, determined by the Company’s most recent consolidated leverage ratio. The was no penalty for prepayment of the Old Credit Agreement.

The amounts borrowed as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

 June 30,
2023		December 31,
2022
Long-term debt under revolving credit facility(1)
$43,000 $30,000 
Available to be borrowed under revolving facility(2)
$57,000 $70,000 
Interest rates:
SOFR rate loans:
Interest margin(3)
2.32 %2.35 %
Actual interest rates(4)
7.52 %6.67 %
Commitment fee0.40 %0.40 %
(1) In connection with the new Credit Agreement entered into during the three months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded deferred financing costs of $0.7 million to other assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Accumulated amortization as of June 30, 2023 was $0.2 million.
(2) The amount available to be borrowed is subject to certain limitations, such as a consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement.
(3) Includes additional spread of 0.10%.
(4) Computed as the weighted average interest rate on all borrowings.

There are no scheduled principal payments until maturity of the Credit Agreement in June 2027.