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DEBT
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
DEBT
7. DEBT

 

Mortgages and note payable

 

We have notes payable to Regions Bank (“Regions”) aggregating approximately $6,007. Regions notes payable currently include two outstanding mortgages on our facilities in West Lafayette and Evansville, Indiana, which total $4,889. The mortgages mature in November 2012 with an interest rate fixed at 4.1% and monthly principal payments of approximately $38 plus interest.

 

On November 29, 2010, we executed amendments on two loans with Regions. Regions agreed to accept a $500 principal payment on the note payable maturing on December 18, 2010 and a $500 principal payment on one mortgage maturing on February 11, 2011. The principal payments were made on December 17, 2010 and February 11, 2011, respectively. Upon receipt of these two payments, Regions incorporated the two loans into a replacement note payable for $1,341 maturing on November 1, 2012. The replacement note payable bears interest at a per annum rate equal to the 30-day LIBOR plus 300 basis points (minimum of 4.5%) with monthly principal payments of approximately $14 plus interest. The replacement note payable is secured by real estate at our West Lafayette and Evansville, Indiana locations. At June 30, 2012, the replacement note payable had a balance of $1,117.

 

As part of the amendment, Regions also agreed to amend the loan covenants for the related debt to be more favorable to us. Regions requires us to maintain certain ratios including a fixed charge coverage ratio and total liabilities to tangible net worth ratio. The fixed charge coverage ratio calculation has been adjusted with a ratio required of not less than 1.25 to 1.00. Also, the total liabilities to tangible net worth ratio has been adjusted to not greater than 2.10 to 1.00. Provided we comply with the revised covenant ratios, which are common to such agreements, the amendment removes limitations on the Company’s purchase of fixed assets. We were not in compliance with the fixed charge coverage covenant at June 30, 2012 due to the net losses in the first nine months of fiscal 2012. Regions waived compliance with this covenant on August 13, 2012. As a result of our results in the first nine months of fiscal 2012, we will likely be out of compliance with the fixed charge coverage covenant for the fourth fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2012, as our covenants are calculated on a fiscal year cumulative basis. We intend to seek a waiver of this covenant from Regions prior to September 30, 2012. Failure to obtain such waiver could accelerate the maturity of the loans and cause a cross default with our other lender.

 

The Regions loans both contain cross-default provisions with each other and with the revolving line of credit with Entrepreneur Growth Capital LLC (“EGC”) described below.

 

The mortgages and replacement note payable with Regions mature in the first quarter of fiscal 2013, and, thus, we have reported the full balance as current. We intend to refinance the amounts in lieu of making balloon payments for the remaining principal balances. We may be unsuccessful in renegotiating the terms of the debt or those terms may be unfavorable to us. For these reasons, if we are unsuccessful at refinancing our long-term debt, our operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected.

 

Revolving Line of Credit

 

On January 13, 2010, we entered into a $3,000 revolving line of credit agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with EGC, which we use for working capital and other purposes. On December 23, 2010, we negotiated an amendment to this Credit Agreement. The term of the Credit Agreement, as amended, expires on January 31, 2013. If we prepay prior to the expiration of the term, then we are subject to an early termination fee equal to the minimum interest charges of $15 for each of the months remaining until expiration.

 

Borrowings bear interest at an annual rate equal to Citibank’s Prime Rate plus five percent (5%), or 8.25% as of June 30, 2012, with minimum monthly interest of $15. Interest is paid monthly. The line of credit also carries an annual facilities fee of 2% and a 0.2% collateral monitoring fee. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by a blanket lien on our personal property, including certain eligible accounts receivable, inventory, and intellectual property assets, and a second mortgage on our West Lafayette and Evansville real estate and all common stock of our U.S. subsidiaries and 65% of the common stock of our non-United States subsidiary. Borrowings are calculated based on 75% of eligible accounts receivable. Under the Credit Agreement, the Company has agreed to restrict advances to subsidiaries, limit additional indebtedness and capital expenditures and comply with certain financial covenants outlined in the Credit Agreement. The December 2010 amendment reduced the minimum tangible net worth covenant requirement from $9,000 to $8,500. The Credit Agreement also contains cross-default provisions with the Regions loans and any future EGC loans. At June 30, 2012, we were in compliance with the minimum tangible net worth covenant requirement.

 

At June 30, 2012, we had available borrowing capacity of $2,315 on this line, of which $1,263 was outstanding.

 

Settlement of Contingent Liability

 

In June of 2008, as part of selling our Baltimore Clinical Pharmacology Research Unit, we subleased the building space it occupied to the purchaser of the assets. We remained contingently liable for the rent payments of $800 per year through 2015 in the event the sublessor did not perform. In 2009, the purchaser ceased operations in Baltimore and sought to renegotiate the terms of its sublease. In March of 2010, a settlement was reached with the landlord of the building which canceled the sublessor’s and our obligations under the lease in exchange for a cash payment from the sublessor. We agreed to contribute $250 to the settlement, payable in twenty-five monthly installments of $10 without interest. We recorded the discounted liability of $216 in March 2010 and recognized the related expense in general and administrative expenses. At June 30, 2012, the balance of this liability was zero.