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Short-Term Borrowings
3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2011
Short-Term Borrowings
(7) Short-Term Borrowings—Short-term borrowings consisted of the following:

 

As of

   April 30,
2011
     January 31,
2011
 

Collections of previously sold accounts receivable

   $ 4,143       $ 10,680   

Other borrowings

     4,912         4,864   
                 

Short-term borrowings

   $ 9,055       $ 15,544   
                 

In April 2011, we entered into a syndicated, senior, unsecured, four-year revolving credit facility that terminates April 27, 2015. The revolving credit facility has a maximum borrowing capacity of $125,000. Under this revolving credit facility, we have the option to pay interest based on:

(i) London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) with varying maturities commensurate with the borrowing period we select, plus a spread of between 2.25% and 3.25% based on a pricing grid tied to a financial covenant, or

(ii) A base rate plus a spread of between 1.25% and 2.25%, based on a pricing grid tied to a financial covenant.

The base rate is defined as the highest of:

(i) The federal funds rate, as defined, plus 0.5%,

(ii) The prime rate of the lead bank, or

(iii) One-month LIBOR plus 1.0%.

As a result of these interest rate options, our interest expense associated with borrowings under this revolving credit facility will vary with market interest rates. In addition, commitment fees are payable on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility at rates between 0.40% and 0.50% based on a pricing grid tied to a financial covenant. We paid commitment fees as follows:

 

Three months ended April 30,

   2011      2010  

Commitment fees

   $ 80       $ 66   

This revolving credit facility contains certain financial and other covenants, including the following:

 

   

Our adjusted quick ratio (ratio of the sum of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and net current receivables to total current liabilities) shall not be less than 1.00;

 

   

Our tangible net worth (stockholders’ equity less goodwill and other intangible assets) must exceed the calculated required tangible net worth as defined in the credit agreement, which establishes a fixed level of required tangible net worth. Each quarter the required level increases by 70% of any positive net income in the quarter (but in the aggregate no more than 70% of positive net income for any full fiscal year), 100% of the amortization of intangible assets in the quarter, and 100% of certain stock issuance proceeds. The required level also decreases each quarter by 50% of amounts paid for dividends or repurchases of our stock and certain amounts of acquired intangible assets;

 

   

Our leverage ratio (ratio of total liabilities less subordinated debt to the sum of subordinated debt and tangible net worth) shall be less than 2.00;

 

   

Our senior leverage ratio (ratio of total debt less subordinated debt to the sum of subordinated debt and tangible net worth) shall not be greater than 0.90; and

 

   

Our minimum cash and accounts receivable ratio (ratio of the sum of cash and cash equivalents, short-term investments, and 42.0% of net current accounts receivable, to outstanding credit agreement borrowings) shall not be less than 1.25.

The revolving credit facility limits the aggregate amount we can pay for dividends and repurchases of our stock over the four year term of the facility to $50,000 plus 70% of our cumulative net income.

We were in compliance with all financial covenants as of April 30, 2011. If we were to fail to comply with the financial covenants and do not obtain a waiver from our lenders, we would be in default under the revolving credit facility and our lenders could terminate the facility and demand immediate repayment of all outstanding loans under the revolving credit facility.

Short-term borrowings include amounts collected from customers on accounts receivable previously sold on a non-recourse basis to financial institutions. These amounts are remitted to the financial institutions in the following quarter.

We generally have other short-term borrowings, including multi-currency lines of credit, capital leases, and other borrowings. Interest rates are generally based on the applicable country’s prime lending rate, depending on the currency borrowed.