Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Note 7 – Long-term Debt

In March 2011, the Company obtained a $14,000 loan from JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Chase), to help finance the purchase of Femcare. The terms and conditions of the loan require UTMD to a) repay the loan principal in equal monthly payments over 5 years, b) pay interest based on the 30-day LIBOR rate plus a margin starting at 2.80% and ranging from 2.00% to 3.75%, depending on the ratio of its funded debt to EBITDA (Leverage Ratio), c) pledge 65% of all foreign subsidiaries’ stock, d) provide first priority liens on all domestic business assets, e) maintain its Interest Coverage Ratio at 1.15 to 1.00 or better, f) maintain its Tangible Net Worth (TNW) above a minimum threshold 20% below UTMD’s TNW at closing on March 18, and g) maintain its Leverage Ratio at 2.75 to 1.00 or less.

Based on UTMD’s financial position, the bank’s margin was 2.00% at December 31, 2011. The variable portion of the interest rate on $7,000 of the loan was subsequently fixed at 1.79%. The balance on this note at December 31, 2011 was $10,500.

At the same time the Company obtained a $12,934 (£8,000) loan from JP Morgan Chase, London Branch, to help finance UTMD’s purchase of Femcare. Terms and conditions of the loan are the same as those listed above for the $14,000 U.S. loan. The variable portion of interest rate on the loan was subsequently fixed at 2.21%. The balance on this note at December 31, 2011 was $10,565 (£6,800).

In December 2005, the Company borrowed €4,500 ($5,336) from the Bank of Ireland to finance repatriation of profits achieved since 1996 under The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The loan term is 10-years at an interest rate of 1.10% plus the bank’s money market rate, which is a total of the bank’s cost of funds and cost of liquidity. The balance on the note at December 31, 2011 was $607 (€468).

The following table shows estimated minimum required principal reduction of the notes during the next five years using the December 31, 2011 interest and currency exchange rates and starting with the December 31, 2011 balance of $21,673:

Year	Payments		Interest		Principal		Ending Balance

2012	$	6,139	$	709	$	5,430	$	16,242
2013		5,956		521		5,435		10,807
2014		5,768		328		5,440		5,367
2015		4,525		130		4,395		971
2016		978		7		971		-
Total	$	23,366	$	1,694	$	21,673