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Borrowings
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013
Borrowings [Abstract]  
BORROWINGS

9. BORROWINGS

 

United States

 

On May 2, 2011, the Company, its domestic subsidiaries, and certain of its Canadian subsidiaries entered into a new $125,000 Revolving Credit Facility Credit Agreement (Credit Agreement) with PNC Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Citizens Bank of Pennsylvania.  This Credit Agreement replaced a prior revolving credit facility with a maximum credit line of $90,000 and a $20,000 term loan.  The Credit Agreement provides for a five-year, unsecured revolving credit facility that permits borrowing up to $125,000 for the U.S. borrowers and a sublimit of the equivalent of $15,000 U.S. dollars that is available to the Canadian borrowers.  Provided no event of default exists, the Credit Agreement contains a provision that provides for an increase in the revolver facility of $50,000 that can be allocated to existing or new lenders if the Company’s borrowing requirements should increase.  The Credit Agreement includes a sublimit of $20,000 for the issuance of trade and standby letters of credit.

 

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at rates based upon either the base rate or LIBOR-based rate plus applicable margins.  Applicable margins are dictated by the ratio of the Company’s indebtedness, less cash on hand in excess of $15,000, to the Company’s consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the underlying Credit Agreement.  The base rate is the highest of (a) PNC Bank’s prime rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% or (c) the daily LIBOR rate, as defined in the underlying Credit Agreement, plus 1.00%.  The base rate spread ranges from 0.00% to 1.00%.  LIBOR-based rates are determined by dividing the published LIBOR rate by a number equal to 1.00 minus the percentage prescribed by the Federal Reserve for determining the maximum reserve requirements with respect to any Eurocurrency funding by banks on such day.  The LIBOR-based rate spread ranges from 1.00% to 2.00%.

 

The Credit Agreement includes two financial covenants:  (a) the Leverage Ratio, defined as the Company’s Indebtedness, less cash on hand in excess of $15,000, divided by the Company’s consolidated EBITDA, which must not exceed 3.00 to 1.00 and (b) Minimum Interest Coverage, defined as consolidated EBITDA less Capital Expenditures divided by consolidated interest expense, which must be no less than 3.00 to 1.00.

 

The Credit Agreement permits the Company to pay dividends and distributions and make redemptions with respect to its stock provided no event of default or potential default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) has occurred prior to or after giving effect to the dividend, distribution, or redemption.  Dividends, distributions, and redemptions are capped at $15,000 per year when funds are drawn on the facility.  If no drawings on the facility exist, dividends, distributions, and redemptions in excess of $15,000 per year are subjected to a limitation of $75,000 in the aggregate.  The $75,000 aggregate limitation also includes certain loans, investments, and acquisitions.  The Company is permitted to acquire the stock or assets of other entities with limited restrictions, provided that the Leverage Ratio does not exceed 2.50 to 1.00 after giving effect to the acquisition.

 

Other restrictions exist at all times including, but not limited to, limitation of the Company’s sale of assets, other indebtedness incurred by either the borrowers or the non-borrower subsidiaries of the Company, guaranties, and liens. 

 

On July 9, 2012, the Company amended the Credit Agreement to increase the limit applicable to the Company’s sale of assets from $10,000 to $25,000.

 

As of September 30, 2013, the Company was in compliance with the Credit Agreement’s covenants.

 

The Company had no outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility at September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012 and had available borrowing capacity of $124,186 at September 30, 2013.

 

Letters of Credit

 

At September 30, 2013, the Company had outstanding letters of credit of approximately $814.

 

United Kingdom

 

A subsidiary of the Company has a working capital facility with NatWest Bank for its United Kingdom operations which includes an overdraft availability of £1,500 pounds sterling (approximately $2,428 at September 30, 2013).  This credit facility supports the subsidiary’s working capital requirements and is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of its United Kingdom operations.  The interest rate on this facility is the financial institution’s base rate plus 1.50%. Outstanding performance bonds reduce availability under this credit facility.  The subsidiary of the Company had no outstanding borrowings under this credit facility as of September 30, 2013.  There was approximately $186 in outstanding guarantees (as defined in the underlying agreement) at September 30, 2013.  This credit facility was renewed during the three month period ended September 30, 2013 with no significant changes to the underlying terms or conditions in the facility.  The facility will expire on July 31, 2014, however it is the Company’s intention to renew this credit facility with NatWest Bank during the annual review of the credit facility.

 

The United Kingdom loan agreements contain certain financial covenants that require that subsidiary to maintain senior interest and cash flow coverage ratios. The subsidiary was in compliance with these financial covenants as of September 30, 2013.  The subsidiary had available borrowing capacity of $2,242 at September 30, 2013.