Note 5 - Long-Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Jun. 01, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

5. LONG-TERM DEBT

On January 30, 2013, the Company entered into a five-year revolving credit facility agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank, National Association (“PNC Bank”). The Credit Agreement provided for loans up to $52,000 (the “Facility”) to the Company and letters of credit up to $2,000 for the account of the Company. The Company borrowed $52,000 to finance a special dividend paid to shareholders of the Company in the 2013 fiscal year fourth quarter.

On February 12, 2014, the Company entered into a four-year amended and restated revolving credit facility agreement (the “Amended Credit Agreement”) with PNC Bank. The Amended Credit Agreement provides for loans up to $104,000 (the “Amended Facility”) to the Company and letters of credit up to $2,000 for the account of the Company. Through June 1, 2014, the Company has borrowed $52,000 to finance a special dividend paid to shareholders of the Company in the 2014 fiscal year fourth quarter and an additional $52,000 to continue the loan that was provided under the Credit Agreement, and PNC Bank has issued two standby letters of credit for the account of the Company in the total amount of $1,100 to secure the Company’s obligations under its workers’ compensation insurance program. The $104,000 outstanding borrowing under the Amended Credit Agreement is payable as follows: $10,000 due on February 12, 2015 followed by four quarterly installments of $2,500 and then eight quarterly installments of $3,750 with the remaining amount outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement payable on February 12, 2018.

Borrowings under the Amended Facility bear interest at a rate equal to, at the Company’s option, either a (a) LIBOR rate option determined by a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the LIBOR Rate plus 1.10% or (b) base rate option determined by a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Open Rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) plus 0.5%, (ii) the Prime Rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), and (iii) the Daily LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) plus 1.0%. Under the Amended Credit Agreement, the Company also is obligated to pay a nonrefundable commitment fee, accruing from February 12, 2014 until the earlier of February 12, 2018 and the date on which the Amended Credit Agreement is terminated, equal to 0.20% per annum multiplied by the average daily difference between the amount of (a) the revolving credit commitment and (b) the revolving facility usage, payable quarterly in arrears.

The Amended Credit Agreement also contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants and customary financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.10 to 1.00 at the end of each fiscal quarter and not to exceed a maximum funded debt ratio, which decreases periodically, of (a) 3.75 to 1.00 through February 28, 2015, (b) 3.50 to 1.00 for the period March 1, 2015 through February 27, 2016, (c) 3.00 to 1.00 for the period February 28, 2016 through February 25, 2017, and (d) 2.25 to 1.00 for all periods thereafter. In addition, the Company must maintain minimum domestic liquid assets of $25,000 in cash and marketable securities and a quick ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement). On July 10, 2014, the Company and PNC Bank entered into an Amendment to the Amended Credit Agreement that modified the quick ratio, which, as modified, ranges from 8.50 to 1.00 to 8.00 to 1.00 through November 27, 2016 and is 3.25 to 1.00 for all periods thereafter. As of June 1, 2014, the Company was in compliance with these financial covenants. The dividend covenant permits the Company to pay regular quarterly dividends in amounts not exceeding $0.10 per share and an annual special dividend to shareholders in amounts ranging from $1.00 to $2.50 with prior written notification to PNC Bank. The Company’s obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement are guaranteed by its Nelco Products, Inc., Neltec, Inc. and Park Aerospace Technologies Corp. subsidiaries and secured by a pledge of 65% of the capital stock of the Company’s Nelco Products Pte. Ltd. subsidiary in Singapore. The minimum domestic liquid assets of $25,000 are reflected as restricted cash on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Amended Facility is available to (i) refinance the Credit Agreement, (ii) support working capital and general corporate needs, including the issuance of letters of credit, (iii) fund special distributions to the Company’s shareholders permitted under the Amended Facility, and (iv) finance ongoing capital expenditures and acquisitions. At June 1, 2014, $104,000 of indebtedness was outstanding under the Amended Credit Agreement with an interest rate of 1.29%. Interest expense recorded under the Facility and Amended Facility was approximately $353 and $167 during the 13 weeks ended June 1, 2014 and June 2, 2013, respectively, which is included in interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Operations.