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DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

3 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2012

NOTE 6—DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS

The following are the components of debt and financing arrangements:

(dollar amounts in thousands)	April 28, 2012			January 28, 2012
7.50% Senior Subordinated Notes, due December 2014	$	147,565		$	147,565
Senior Secured Term Loan, due October 2013	147,287			147,557
Revolving Credit Agreement, through January 2016	—			—
Long-term debt	294,852			295,122
Current maturities	(1,079		)	(1,079		)
Long-term debt less current maturities	$	293,773		$	294,043

As of April 28, 2012, 126 stores collateralized the Senior Secured Term Loan.

The Company’s ability to borrow under its Revolving Credit Agreement is based on a specific borrowing base consisting of inventory and accounts receivable. The interest rate on this credit line is daily LIBOR plus 2.00% to 2.50% based upon the then current availability under the Agreement. As of April 28, 2012, there were no outstanding borrowings under this agreement and $29.6 million of availability was utilized to support outstanding letters of credit. Taking this into account and the borrowing base requirements, as of April 28, 2012, there was $189.4 million of availability remaining.

Several of the Company’s debt agreements require compliance with covenants. The most restrictive of these covenants, an earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) requirement, is triggered if the Company’s availability under its Revolving Credit Agreement drops below $50.0 million. As of April 28, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all financial covenants contained in its debt agreements.

Interest rates that are currently available to the Company for issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate fair value for debt issues that are not quoted on an exchange and are considered a level 2 measure under the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of long-term debt including current maturities was $296.1 million and $293.6 million as of April 28, 2012 and January 28, 2012, respectively.

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The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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