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Credit Facilities
9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Credit Facilities
Credit Facilities

On November 11, 2010, we entered into a Credit and Security Agreement (credit facility) with Wells Fargo Bank. The credit facility, as it has been amended through its five amendments, currently provides us with a revolving credit of up to $35 million through November 2015 that can be used for working capital requirements, letters of credit, and other general corporate purposes. The credit facility is secured by the Company's assets and is subject to a borrowing base formula based on the Company's eligible accounts receivable, inventory, and machinery and equipment accounts.

The credit facility contains customary representations and warranties, and affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, cash balance and excess availability requirements, and limitations on liens and certain additional indebtedness and guarantees, in addition to minimum tangible net worth, fixed charge coverage, and EBITDA covenants. The covenants are written such that as long as we maintain the minimum cash balance and excess availability requirement, the other covenants are not required to be met. As of June 30, 2014, we were in compliance with the financial covenants contained in the credit facility since cash on deposit and excess availability exceeded the $3.25 million minimum financial covenant requirement.

The credit facility also contains certain events of default, including a subjective acceleration clause. Under this clause, Wells Fargo may declare an event of default if it believes in good faith that our ability to pay all or any portion of our indebtedness with Wells Fargo or to perform any of our material obligations under the credit facility has been impaired, or if it believes in good faith that there has been a material adverse change in the business or financial condition of the Company. If an event of default is not cured within the grace period (if applicable), then Wells Fargo may, among other things, accelerate repayment of amounts borrowed under the credit facility, cease making advances under the credit facility, or take possession of the Company's assets that secure its obligations under the credit facility. We do not anticipate at this time any change in the business or financial condition of the Company that could be deemed a material adverse change by Wells Fargo.

The borrowing availability provided by the credit facility includes approximately $3.6 million secured by machinery and equipment, which is reduced monthly by approximately $91,000. The borrowing base also includes amounts which are not yet earned by the final rendition of services by the Company including progress billings and that portion of those amounts earned but not yet invoiced. The borrowing base for these amounts will be the lesser of (1) 60% of these amounts, or (2) $5.0 million.

The credit facility established the Company's minimum cash balance and excess liquidity requirement at $2.5 million until June 30, 2014, when it was increased by $750,000 and thereafter on the last day of each quarter until it reaches a maximum of$5.0 million. The Company's minimum cash balance and excess liquidity requirement was $3.25 million as of June 30, 2014. If the minimum cash balance and excess liquidity requirement falls below the specified amounts, the other financial covenants noted above are triggered.

On August 26, 2013, we entered into a Fifth Amendment to the credit facility, pursuant to which Wells Fargo agrees, among other things, to provide up to $7.5 million in additional secured financing to the Company using certain real estate as collateral, subject to the terms and conditions of the Fifth Amendment and the credit facility. This change to the borrowing base calculation was not implemented as of June 30, 2014 as not all conditions required had been completed.

As of June 30, 2014, we had a $20.9 million LIBOR rate loan outstanding, with an interest rate of 3.3%, and approximately $1.7 million reserved for six outstanding stand-by letters of credit under the credit facility. As of August 1, 2014, the outstanding balance under this credit facility totaled approximately $4.2 million. We now expect at least 50% of the $35.0 million credit facility to be available for use during the remainder of fiscal year 2014.