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LONG-TERM DEBT
9 Months Ended
Sep. 28, 2013
LONG-TERM DEBT  
LONG-TERM DEBT

NOTE 5 — LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Credit Agreement

 

On December 19, 2012, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Wells Fargo Bank (the “Lender”). Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, Lender agrees to provide to the Company a credit facility of up to $45.0 million, consisting of a revolving credit facility, a term loan facility, and a letter of credit facility. The Credit Agreement is for a period of five years ending on December 19, 2017.  The Company had unused credit capacity of $25.4 million at September 28, 2013. Interest on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement is based on the Lender’s prime rate or LIBOR depending on the pricing option selected and the Company’s leverage ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement) resulting in an effective interest rate of 2.53% at September 28, 2013.

 

Revolving Credit Facility

 

The revolving credit facility provides for borrowings of up to $35.0 million. The Company’s cash management system and revolving credit facility are designed to maintain zero cash balances and, accordingly, checks outstanding in excess of bank balances are classified as borrowings under the revolving credit facility.  Checks outstanding in excess of bank balances were $2.3 million and additional borrowings against the revolving credit facility totaled $3.6 million at September 28, 2013. The revolving credit facility also requires a quarterly commitment fee ranging from 0.20% to 0.50% per annum depending on the Company’s financial ratios and based upon the average daily unused portion.

 

Term Loan Facility

 

The term loan facility provides for borrowings of up to $10.0 million. Effective April 29, 2013, the Company and the Lender entered into a $10.0 million term loan. The term loan is secured by real estate and improvements, payable in quarterly installments of $166,667 commencing on June 28, 2013, plus interest at the Lender’s prime rate or LIBOR (as defined in the Credit Agreement), through maturity on December 19, 2017. As of September 28, 2013, the outstanding balance under the term loan facility was $9.8 million.

 

On August 9, 2013, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement for a portion of the term loan with a notional amount of $5.0 million. The interest rate swap agreement provides for a 3.1% fixed interest rate and matures on December 19, 2017. The Company designated this swap agreement as a cash flow hedge on its variable rate debt and will record the fair value of the swap agreement as an asset or liability on the balance sheet, with changes in fair value recognized in other comprehensive income (loss).

 

Letter of Credit Facility

 

Outstanding letters of credit, related to the Company’s workers’ compensation insurance policies, reduce available borrowings under the Credit Agreement and aggregated $3.7 million at September 28, 2013.