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Banking Facilities and Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Banking Facilities and Debt  
Banking Facilities and Debt

(3) Banking Facilities and Debt

        The Company's credit agreement includes a ten-year $40 million term loan (the "Term Loan"), a ten-year $20 million multiple draw term loan (the "Draw Term Loan") and a $30 million revolving credit facility (the "Revolving Facility") (collectively, the "Credit Facilities"). At December 31, 2010, the Company had $322 thousand of letters of credit issued, which count as draws under the Revolving Facility. Pursuant to a security agreement, dated August 25, 2004, the Credit Facilities are secured by the Company's existing and hereafter acquired tangible assets, intangible assets and real property.

        The Term Loan requires quarterly principal payments of $833, with a final principal payment of $10.0 million due on December 31, 2015. The Draw Term Loan requires quarterly principal payments of $417, with a final principal payment of $6.7 million due on December 31, 2015. The maturity of the Term Loan, the Draw Term Loan and the Revolving Facility can be accelerated if any event of default, as defined under the Credit Facilities, occurs.

        As of June 1, 2010, the Company entered into an amendment to its Credit Facilities (the "Amendment") primarily to remove or reduce certain restrictions, including the removal of the annual maximum dividend restriction, and to extend the maturity date of the Revolving Facility to June 1, 2015. In return for these improvements, the Company agreed to increase the commitment fee for the Revolving Facility, increase the interest rate margins on existing and new borrowings, reduce the Company's maximum Cash Flow Leverage Ratio (defined below) and pay a $100 amendment fee. Pursuant to the Amendment, the Company may now purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire shares of its common stock so long as its pro forma Cash Flow Leverage Ratio is less than 3.00 to 1.00 and no default or event of default exists or would exist after giving effect to such stock repurchase.

        As a result of the Amendment, the Revolving Facility commitment fee was increased to a range of 0.250% (previously 0.200%) to 0.400% (previously 0.350%). In addition, the Credit Facilities will now bear interest, at the Company's option, at either LIBOR plus a margin of 1.750% (previously 1.125%) to 2.750% (previously 2.125%), or the Lender's Prime Rate plus a margin of 0.000% (previously minus 0.500%) to plus 1.000% (previously plus 0.375%). The Revolving Facility commitment fee and the interest rate margins are determined quarterly in accordance with a pricing grid based upon the Company's Cash Flow Leverage Ratio, defined as the ratio of the Company's total funded senior indebtedness to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization ("EBITDA") for the 12 months ended on the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, plus, as added by the Amendment, pro forma EBITDA from any businesses acquired during the period. Lastly, the Amendment reduced the Company's maximum Cash Flow Leverage Ratio to 3.25 to 1 (previously 3.50 to 1).

        The Company has hedges, with Wells Fargo Bank, N.A as the counterparty to the hedges, that fix LIBOR through maturity at 4.695%, 4.875% and 5.500% on the outstanding balance of the Term Loan, 75% of the outstanding balance of the Draw Term Loan and 25% of the outstanding balance of the Draw Term Loan, respectively. As a result of the Amendment, and based on the current LIBOR margin of 1.750% (1.125% prior to the Amendment), since June 1, 2010 the Company's interest rates have been: 6.445% (5.820% prior to the Amendment) on the outstanding balance of the Term Loan; 6.625% (6.000% prior to the Amendment) on 75% of the outstanding balance of the Draw Term Loan; and 7.250% (6.625% prior to the Amendment) on 25% of the outstanding balance of the Draw Term Loan.

        The hedges have been effective as defined under applicable accounting rules. Therefore, changes in fair value of the interest rate hedges are reflected in comprehensive income (loss). We will be exposed to credit losses in the event of non-performance by the counterparty to the hedges. Due to interest rate declines, our mark to market of our interest rate hedges, at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, resulted in liabilities of $3.5 million and $3.7 million, respectively, which are included in accrued expenses ($1.3 and $1.5 million, respectively) and other liabilities ($2.2 million and $2.2 million, respectively) on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We paid $1.6 and $1.8 million in aggregate quarterly settlement payments pursuant to the hedges in 2011 and 2010, respectively. These payments were included in our interest expense.

        A summary of outstanding debt at the dates indicated is as follows:

 
  December 31,
2011
  December 31,
2010
 

Term Loan(1)

  $ 20,834   $ 23,333  

Draw Term Loan(1)

    12,083     13,333  

Revolving Facility(2)

         
           

Subtotal

    32,917     36,666  

Less current installments

    6,250     5,000  
           

Debt, excluding current installments

  $ 26,667   $ 31,666  
           

(1)
As December 31, 2011 was not a business day, the fourth quarter 2011 principal payments on the Term Loan and the Draw Term Loan totaling $1,250 were made on January 3, 2012.

(2)
The Company had letters of credit totaling $322 issued on the Revolving Facility at December 31, 2011

        As the Company's debt bears interest at floating rates, the Company estimates the carrying values of its debt at December 31, 2011 and 2010 approximate fair value.

        Principal amounts payable on the Company's long-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2011 are as follows:

Total
  2012   2013   2014   2015   Thereafter  

$32,917

  $ 6,250   $ 5,000   $ 5,000   $ 16,667   $