On December 30, 2021, the Company entered into a mortgage with East West Bank for approximately $4 million to finance part of the purchase of the Miami office building.

The Company’s obligations under the mortgage are secured by a lien on the Miami office building and the term of the loan is ten years. The repayment schedule will utilize a 30-year amortization period, with a balloon on the remaining amount due at the end of ten years. The interest rate is 3.6% for the first 7 years, and thereafter the interest rate shall be at the prime rate as reported by the Wall Street Journal, provided that the minimum interest rate on any term loan will not be less than 3.6%. As part of the agreement, the Company must maintain a debt service coverage ratio of 1.4 to 1. The loan is subject to a prepayment penalty over the first five years which is calculated as a percentage of the principal amount outstanding at the time of prepayment. This percentage is 5% in the first year and decreases by 1% each year thereafter, with the prepayment penalty ending after 5 years.

As of December 31, 2021, the Company has an unused commitment of $338,000 with East West Bank which the Company intends to use for the build out of the Miami office building.

Future remaining annual minimum principal payments for the mortgage with East West Bank as of December 31, 2021 were as follows:

	Amount
2022	$	—
2023		70,000
2024		78,000
2025		81,000
2026		84,000
Thereafter		3,737,000
Total	$	4,050,000

There is no interest expense related to this line of credit for the year ended December 31, 2021. The effective interest rate related to this line of credit was 3.6 % for the periods this line of credit has been in place.

On July 22, 2020, the Company entered into a loan and security agreement with East West Bank. In accordance with the terms of this agreement, the Company has the ability to borrow term loans in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $10 million during the two-year period after July 22, 2020. The Company’s obligations under the agreement are secured by a lien on all of the Company’s cash, dividends, stocks and other monies and property from time to time received or receivable in exchange for the Company’s equity interests in and any other rights to payment from the Company’s subsidiaries; any deposit accounts into which the foregoing is deposited and all substitutions, products, proceeds (cash and non-cash) arising out of any of the foregoing. Each term loan will have a term of four years, beginning when the draw is made. The repayment schedule will utilize a five-year (60 month) amortization period, with a balloon on the remaining amount due at the end of four years.

Term loans made pursuant to the agreement shall bear interest at the prime rate as reported by the Wall Street Journal, provided that the minimum interest rate on any term loan will not be less than 3.25%. In addition to the foregoing, on the date that each term loan is made, the Company shall pay to the lender an origination fee equal to 0.25% of the principal amount of such term loan. Pursuant to the loan agreement, the Company paid all lender expenses in connection with the loan agreement.

This agreement contains certain financial and non-financial covenants. The financial covenants are that the Company must maintain a debt service coverage ratio of 1.35 to 1, an effective tangible net worth of a minimum of $25 million, and MSCO must maintain a net capital ratio that is not less than 10% of aggregate debit items. Certain other non-financial covenants include that the Company must promptly notify East West Bank of the creation or acquisition of any subsidiary that at any time owns assets with a value of $100,000 or greater. As of December 31, 2021 and the date of the filing of this Report, the Company was in compliance with all of its covenants related to this agreement.

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In addition, the Company’s obligations under the agreement are guaranteed pursuant to a guarantee agreement by and among, John J. Gebbia and Gloria E. Gebbia individually, and as a co-trustees of the John and Gloria Living Trust, U/D/T December 8, 1994. Both lending agreements with East West Bank are considered senior debt facilities.

As of December 31, 2021, the Company has drawn down a $5.0 million term loan under this agreement and has an outstanding balance of $3.7 million. The Company has an additional $5.0 million remaining to draw down from this line of credit.

Remaining Payments

Future remaining annual minimum principal payments for the line of credit with East West Bank as of December 31, 2021 were as follows:

	Amount
2022	$	998,000
2023		998,000
2024		1,661,000
Total	$	3,657,000

The interest expense related to this line of credit was $138,000 and $54,000 for the year ended December 31, 2021, and 2020, respectively. The effective interest rate related to this line of credit was 3.25% for the periods this line of credit has been in place.