NOTE 7 – DEBT

Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
Revolving credit facility	$	-		$	30,000
Term loan		98,321			90,000
		98,321			120,000
Less: Current portion of long-term debt ⁽¹⁾		(6,405	)		(3,936	)
Less: Debt origination costs		(2,533	)		(2,738	)
	$	89,383		$	113,326

⁽¹⁾	Current portion of long-term debt is net of debt origination costs of $0.6 million both at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

On November 7, 2018 and further amended on December 7, 2018, the Company entered into a new financing agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with, among others, certain of its domestic subsidiaries as borrowers and a group of banking institutions. The Credit Agreement provides for a $35 million revolving credit facility, a $90 million term loan facility and an up to $30 million incremental facility. The Credit Agreement also provides for the issuance of letters of credit, which would reduce availability under the revolving credit facility. The proceeds of the Credit Agreement were used to repay existing indebtedness, for working capital purposes and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the transaction. The maturity date of the Credit Agreement is November 7, 2023.

On March 25, 2019, the Company entered into an Increase Joinder No. 1 to the Credit Agreement (the “Increase Joinder”), which was accounted for as a debt modification, under which the Company received $12 million from the incremental facility on April 29, 2019. The proceeds of the Increase Joinder were primarily used to pay for the cash portion of the Tender Offer (the “Offer”) to purchase warrants (See Note 10) during the second quarter of 2019.

Interest on the term loan facility and revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement is determined by reference to either LIBOR or a “base rate”, in each case plus an applicable margin of 4.50% per annum for LIBOR loans or 3.50% per annum for base rate loans. The Company is also required to pay a fee on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility equal to 0.35% per annum. The effective interest rates for the period ended September 30, 2019 for the term loan and revolving credit facility were 7.73% and 8.48%, respectively.

The principal amount of the term loan facility, including the Increase Joinder, must be repaid in consecutive quarterly installments of 5.0% in year 1, 7.5% in years 2 and 3, 10.0% in years 4 and 5, in each case on the last day of each quarter, commencing in March 2019 with a final payment at maturity. The loans under the Credit Agreement may be prepaid at any time without premium or penalty.

The Credit Agreement contains covenants that limit the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, grant liens, incur additional indebtedness, make acquisitions or investments, dispose of certain assets, make dividends and distributions, change the nature of their businesses, enter into certain transactions with affiliates or amend the terms of material indebtedness.

The Credit Agreement also contains financial covenants which require the Company to maintain a quarterly minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25:1.00 and a quarterly maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 3.25:1.00.

The obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company and secured by liens substantially all of the assets of the loan parties, subject to certain exclusions and limitations.