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LONG-TERM DEBT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
LONG-TERM DEBT [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM DEBT
Note 4.LONG-TERM DEBT

    Long-term debt consists of the following as of December 31, (amounts in thousands):

  
2015
  
2014
 
       
Revolving loans payable
 
$
23,969
  
$
21,967
 
Second Lien term loan
  
24,713
   
-
 
Total debt
  
48,682
   
21,967
 
Less revolving loans payable, classified as current
  
(23,969
)
  
(21,967
)
Less current maturities
  
(1,800
)
  
-
 
Long-term debt
 
$
22,913
  
$
-
 

Aggregate remaining scheduled maturities of the Second Lien term loan as of December 31, 2015 are as follows (amounts in thousands):

2016
 
$
1,800
 
2017
  
2,400
 
2018
  
2,400
 
2019
  
18,113
 
Total
 
$
24,713
 

 Original BMO Credit Agreement

On February 19, 2014, the Company and BMO Harris Bank N.A (“BMO”) entered into a Credit and Security Agreement (the “BMO Credit Agreement”),  which provided the Company a $27.0 million revolving credit facility, including a $3.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit. The proceeds of the Company’s initial borrowing under the BMO Credit Agreement were used to repay the PrivateBank Loan and Security Agreement (the “PB Loan Agreement”), finance the acquisition of Fort Wayne Holdings, Inc. (“FTW”), and pay certain fees and expenses related to the negotiation and consummation of the BMO Credit Agreement. All extensions of credit under the BMO Credit Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in and lien upon substantially all present and future assets and properties of the Company.

First Lien Credit Agreement

On April 7, 2015, in conjunction with the acquisition of FTW, the Company, Continental Commercial Products, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, 2155735 Ontario Inc., an Ontario corporation, CCP Canada Inc., an Ontario corporation, FTW Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Fort Wayne Plastics, Inc., an Indiana corporation, wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company (the foregoing, including the Company, the “Borrowers”), and BMO, as lender entered into Amendment No. 1 to Credit and Security Agreement, dated April 7, 2015 (the “Closing Date”), among the Borrowers and BMO (“Amendment No. 1”) to amend that certain Credit and Security Agreement, dated February 19, 2014 (the “Original BMO Credit Agreement”), among the Borrowers and BMO (the Original Credit Agreement, as amended by Amendment No. 1, the “BMO Credit Agreement”) and to obtain the consent of BMO for the acquisition of FTW.
 
Pursuant to Amendment No. 1, the revolving credit facility under the Original BMO Credit Agreement was increased from an amount not to exceed $27.0 million to an amount not to exceed $33.0 million.  The revolving credit facility under the BMO Credit Agreement continues to include a $3.0 million sub-limit for letters of credit. The proceeds advanced under the BMO Credit Agreement on the Closing Date were used to pay certain fees and expenses related to the negotiation and consummation of Amendment No. 1 and the acquisition of our Tiffin, Ohio manufacturing facility (as described in Note 13). Subject to the terms of an  Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2015 (the “Intercreditor Agreement”), between BMO and the SL Agent (as defined below), all extensions of credit under the BMO Credit Agreement are collateralized by a first priority security interest in and lien upon substantially all present and future assets and properties of the Borrowers.

The Original BMO Credit Agreement was further amended pursuant to Amendment No. 1 to extend the maturity date of the credit facility from February 17, 2017 to April 7, 2018.  The borrowing base continues to be determined by eligible inventory, accounts receivable, machinery and equipment and owned real estate amounting to $27.3 million at December 31, 2015. The borrowing base under the BMO Credit Agreement is reduced by the outstanding amount of standby and commercial letters of credit. Currently, the Company’s largest letters of credit relate to its casualty insurance programs. Total outstanding letters of credit were $1.1 million at December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

Borrowings under the BMO Credit Agreement continue to bear interest at a per annum rate equal to, at the Borrower’s option, (a) the Base Rate plus applicable Base Rate Margin, which varies from 0.50% to 1.00% based on average excess availability, or (b) reserve adjusted Eurodollar Rate plus the applicable Eurodollar Rate Margin, which varies from 1.50% to 2.00% based on average excess availability. The Base Rate is the greatest of (i) BMO Harris’ prime commercial rate as in effect on such day, (ii) the sum of the Fed Funds rate for such day plus 0.5%, and (iii) the Eurodollar Rate for one month plus 1.50%. The Eurodollar Rate is the British Bankers Association LIBOR Rate, as published by Reuters (or other commercially available source) with a term equivalent to the applicable one, two, three or six month interest period. An unused commitment fee of 25 basis points per annum is payable quarterly on the average unused amount under the BMO Credit Agreement.

Amendment No. 1 amended the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio under the Original BMO Credit Agreement and added a maximum annual capital expenditures, minimum consolidated EBITDA, minimum availability and a leverage ratio covenant.  Amendment No. 1 also amended the Original BMO Credit Agreement to permit the secured second lien credit facility described below.

The BMO Credit Agreement continues to require a lockbox agreement which provides receipts (subject to certain exceptions) to be swept daily to reduce borrowings outstanding. This provision in the BMO Credit Agreement causes the BMO Credit Agreement to be classified as a current liability, per guidance in the Accounting Standards Codification established by the Financial Accounting Standards Board.  The Company does not expect to repay, or be required to repay, within one year, the balance of the BMO Credit Agreement, which is classified as a current liability. The BMO Credit Agreement does not expire or have a maturity date within one year, but rather has a final maturity date of April 7, 2018.

Second Lien Credit Facility

On April 7, 2015, the Company, Continental Commercial Products, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, FTW Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Fort Wayne Plastics, Inc., an Indiana corporation, as borrowers (the “SL Borrowers”) and 2155735 Ontario Inc., an Ontario corporation, and CCP Canada Inc., an Ontario corporation, as guarantors (the “Guarantors,” together with the SL Borrowers, the “SL Obligors”) entered into a Second Lien Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of April 7, 2015, among the SL Obligors, Victory Park Management, LLC, as Agent (the “SL Agent”), and the lenders party thereto (the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”).

The Second Lien Credit Agreement provides the SL Borrowers with a $24.0 million term loan.  The proceeds of the term loan were used to pay certain fees and expenses related to the negotiation and consummation of the credit facility and the acquisition of our Tiffin, Ohio manufacturing facility (see Note 13). Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, all extensions of credit under the Second Lien Credit Agreement are collateralized by a second priority security interest in and lien upon substantially all present and future assets and properties of the SL Obligors.

The term loan under the Second Lien Credit Agreement bears interest (i) at a cash interest rate of the LIBOR (One Month) Rate then in effect plus 9.5% per annum and (ii) a Payment in Kind (“PIK”) interest rate equal to 4.00% per annum. The PIK interest is added to long-term debt per the Second Lien Credit agreement as it is not due until maturity.  The maturity date of the credit facility under the Second Lien Credit Agreement is April 6, 2019.

Pursuant to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, the SL Borrowers are to make quarterly amortization payments and annual excess cash flow prepayments equal to 25% of annual excess cash flow as defined in the agreement.  The Second Lien Credit Agreement includes the following financial covenants: a consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio, a maximum annual capital expenditures, a minimum consolidated EBITDA, a minimum availability under the BMO Credit Agreement and a leverage ratio.
 
On December 15, 2015 the Company entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Credit and Security Agreement and Amendment No. 1 to the Second Lien Credit and Security Agreement to amend the BMO Credit Agreement and the Second Lien Credit Agreement, respectively, to redefine the definition of EBITDA to exclude certain non-recurring expenses associated with the Company's former Bridgeton, Missouri facility.

On March 30, 2016, the Company, entered into an Amendment No. 3 to the Credit and Security Agreement and Waiver (the "Amendment No. 3") to amend the BMO Credit Agreement, dated February 19, 2014, among the Borrowers and BMO Harris Bank N.A (as amended to date, the "BMO Credit Agreement") and the SL Obligors entered into a Limited Waiver and Amendment to the Second Lien Credit and Security Agreement (the "Second Lien Amendment," together with the Amendment No. 3, the "Amendments") to amend the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated April 7, 2015 (as amended to date, the "Second Lien Credit Agreement," together with the BMO Credit Agreement, the "Credit Agreements"), the  SL Obligors, the guarantors party thereto, Victory Park Management, LLC, as Agent, and the lenders party thereto. The Amendments provide the borrowers under the respective Credit Agreements with additional flexibility under certain financial covenants in future periods ending in 2016 and waive certain covenant defaults for the quarter ended December 31, 2015. Further, the Amendments replace the consolidated fixed coverage charge ratio covenant for the test period for the fiscal quarters ending on or closest to March 31, 2016, September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2016 and provide for monthly testing of the minimum consolidated EBITDA and leverage ratio financial covenants for the monthly period ending on or closest to the last day of each month from March 2016 through September 2016 in lieu of quarterly testing during such period. The Company was either in compliance with each financial covenant or received a waiver for financial covenants in which the Company was not in compliance with as of December 31, 2015.

The Amendment No. 3 provides that a termination fee shall be payable in the event that the revolving credit commitment under the BMO Credit Agreement is terminated prior to the revolving credit maturity date.  The termination fee is equal to 2% of the revolving credit commitment of $33,000,000 if the revolving credit commitment is terminated on or before the first anniversary of the Amendment No. 3 or 1% if the revolving credit commitment is thereafter terminated prior to the revolving credit maturity date under the BMO Credit Agreement.
 
All of the debt under the BMO Credit Agreement are re-priced to current rates at frequent intervals.  Therefore, its fair value approximates their carrying value at December 31, 2015.  For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had amortization of debt issuance costs, included within interest expense, of $0.7 million and $0.3 million, respectively. Included in amortization of debt issuance costs for the year ended December 31, 2014 is approximately $0.1 million of debt issuance costs written off due to the extinguishment of the PB Loan Agreement.