9.LONG-TERM DEBT:

Long-term debt consists of the following (dollars in thousands):

	March 31, 2016		March 31, 2015
Term loan credit agreement	$	185,000	$	270,000
Other debt and long-term liabilities	7,856		10,087

Total long-term debt and capital leases	192,856		280,087
Less current installments	32,243		32,232
Less deferred debt financing costs	2,716		3,102

Long-term debt, excluding current installments and deferred debt financing costs	$	157,897	$	244,753

The Company’s amended and restated credit agreement provides for (1) term loans up to an aggregate principal amount of $300 million and (2) revolving credit facility borrowings consisting of revolving loans, letter of credit participations and swing-line loans up to an aggregate amount of $300 million.

The term loan is payable in quarterly installments of $7.5 million through September 2017, followed by quarterly installments of $11.3 million through June 2018, with a final payment of $106.3 million due October 9, 2018. The revolving loan commitment expires October 9, 2018.

Term loan and revolving credit facility borrowings bear interest at LIBOR or at an alternative base rate plus a credit spread. At March 31, 2016, the LIBOR credit spread was 2.00%. There were no revolving credit borrowings outstanding at March 31, 2016 or March 31, 2015. The weighted-average interest rate on term loan borrowings at March 31, 2016 was 2.68%. Outstanding letters of credit at March 31, 2016 were $2.1 million.

The term loan allows for prepayments before maturity. The credit agreement is secured by the accounts receivable of Acxiom and its domestic subsidiaries, as well as by the outstanding stock of certain Acxiom subsidiaries.

Under the terms of the term loan, the Company is required to maintain certain debt-to-cash flow and debt service coverage ratios, among other restrictions. At March 31, 2016, the Company was in compliance with these covenants and restrictions. In addition, if certain financial ratios and other conditions are not satisfied, the revolving credit facility limits the Company’s ability to pay dividends in excess of $30 million in any fiscal year (plus additional amounts in certain circumstances).

On May 19, 2015, the Company entered into an agreement to further amend its credit agreement. The effectiveness of the amendments contained in the agreement were conditioned on, among other things, the closing of the ITO disposition that occurred on July 31, 2015 (See Note 4 — Discontinued Operations). Once the ITO disposition was completed and the amendment became fully effective, certain financial covenants in the credit agreement were modified for the quarters ending on September 30, 2015, December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2016. Additionally the Company is not entitled to declare or pay any dividends during this time and share repurchases are limited to no more than $100 million depending on the Company’s leverage ratio. After March 31, 2016, the financial covenants and dividend and share repurchase rights and limitations will return to the requirements in the credit agreement in effect prior to the amendment. In addition, the amendment revises certain definitions in the credit agreement to clarify the effect of acquisitions and dispositions on certain financial covenants.

On July 31, 2015, the Company used $55.0 million of proceeds from the ITO disposition to repay outstanding Company indebtedness as required by the Company’s existing credit agreement. The Company allocated interest expense associated with the $55.0 million repayment of Company indebtedness to the ITO discontinued operating business. Allocated interest expense was $0.4 million, $1.3 million, and $1.7 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

On March 10, 2014, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement. The agreement provides for the Company to pay interest through March 10, 2017 at a fixed rate of 0.98% plus the applicable credit spread on $50.0 million notional amount, while receiving interest for the same period at the LIBOR rate on the same notional amount. The LIBOR rate as of March 31, 2016 was 0.63%. The swap was entered into as a cash flow hedge against LIBOR interest rate movements on the term loan. The Company assesses the effectiveness of the hedge based on the hypothetical derivative method. There was no ineffectiveness for the period ended March 31, 2016. Under the hypothetical derivative method, the cumulative change in fair value of the actual swap is compared to the cumulative change in fair value of the hypothetical swap, which has terms that identically match the critical terms of the hedged transaction. Thus, the hypothetical swap is presumed to perfectly offset the hedged cash flows. The change in the fair value of the hypothetical swap will then be regarded as a proxy for the present value of the cumulative change in the expected future cash flows from the hedged transactions. All of the fair values are derived from an interest-rate futures model. As of March 31, 2016, the hedge relationship still qualified as an effective hedge under applicable accounting standards. Consequently, all changes in fair value of the derivative will be deferred and recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) until the related forecasted transaction is recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. The fair market value of the derivative was zero at inception and an unrealized loss of $0.1 million since inception is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The fair value of the interest rate swap agreement recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) may be recognized in the consolidated statement of operations if certain terms of the floating-rate debt change, if the floating-rate debt is extinguished or if the interest rate swap agreement is terminated prior to maturity. The Company has assessed the creditworthiness of the counterparty of the swap and concludes that no substantial risk of default exists as of March 31, 2016.

The Company’s future obligations, excluding interest, under its long-term debt at March 31, 2016 are as follows (dollars in thousands):

Year ending March 31,
2017	$	32,243
2018	39,820
2019	119,083
2020	1,362
2021	348

	$	192,856