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Long-term Debt and Financing Arrangements
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Long-term Debt and Financing Arrangements
7. Long-term Debt and Financing Arrangements
 
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the majority of debt outstanding was capital lease obligations.  As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had no borrowings outstanding under any domestic credit facility, or any credit arrangement entered into by a foreign subsidiary, other than letters of credit.

On June 16, 2011, the Company entered into a $35.0 million senior secured domestic revolving credit facility (“Domestic Credit Facility”) with a new financial institution, which replaced the Company’s prior $35.0 million domestic credit facility that was terminated by the Company. The Domestic Credit Facility is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company. The maturity date for the Domestic Credit Facility is June 15, 2016.
 
Interest is charged on borrowings at the Company’s option of either: (i) Base Rate plus the Applicable Rate or (ii) the Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Rate.  The Base Rate is a fluctuating rate equal to the highest of (a) the federal funds rate plus .50%, (b) the prime rate as set by the financial institution, and (c) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.0%.  The Eurodollar Rate is a fluctuating LIBOR rate as set by the British Bankers Association or, if such rate is not available, the rate that would be offered by the financial institution’s London Branch to major banks in the London interbank Eurodollar market for deposits in the relevant currency.  The Applicable Rate is determined based on the Company’s Consolidated Leverage Ratio.  The Applicable Rate added to the Base Rate ranges from 75 basis points to 175 basis points, and the Applicable Rate added to the Eurodollar ranges from 175 basis points to 275 basis points.  A loan that has an interest rate based on the Eurodollar Rate that is lent from the financial institution’s office in the United Kingdom or certain European Union countries is subject to an additional variable interest rate.  The Company pays a quarterly fee equal to the Applicable Rate multiplied by the actual daily unused portion of the credit facility.
 
The loan agreement governing the Domestic Credit Facility contains a number of affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants.  The Company is required to meet a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio.  The fixed charge coverage ratio requires that, at the end of each fiscal quarter, the ratio of consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the loan agreement, to fixed charges may not be less than 1 to 1 for the immediately preceding 12 month period. In addition, the Company must maintain a Consolidated Leverage Ratio, as defined, as of the end of each fiscal quarter of no greater than 2.5 to 1.0.  The Company must also meet a minimum consolidated EBITDA of $15.0 million as of the closing date through September 30, 2014 and $25.0 million thereafter.  Consolidated EBITDA is calculated using the results of the prior twelve months with calculations for the fiscal period ending September 30, 2011 beginning on January 1, 2011, calculated on an annualized basis.  As of September 30, 2011, there were no borrowings outstanding under the Domestic Credit Facility and $2.4 million of standby letters of credit were outstanding. The Company was in compliance with its covenants at September 30, 2011.

In addition, on September 30, 2011, the Company, through a foreign subsidiary, entered into a new €8.0 million foreign credit facility, with €6.0 million available for borrowings and €2.0 million available to fund letters of credit. This new foreign credit facility replaced the prior foreign credit facility that expired on September 30, 2011.  The new foreign credit facility, which has a maturity date of September 30, 2014, was completed with the same group of banking institutions and under similar terms and conditions to those in place under the prior credit facility.

The Company expects to fund its cash requirements from existing cash balances, cash generated by operations, and through borrowings, if needed, under its Domestic Credit Facility and foreign credit facilities.  As of September 30, 2011, the Company had availability of $32.6 million under the Domestic Credit Facility. The Company’s foreign subsidiaries had various credit arrangements with banks totaling €9.0 million (approximately $12.0 million) with €7.9 million (approximately $10.5 million) available for borrowings, primarily restricted to borrowings by the respective foreign subsidiary.