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Note 4 - Corporate Borrowings And Capital Lease Obligations
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Debt and Capital Leases Disclosures [Text Block]
NOTE 4:
CORPORATE BORROWINGS AND CAPITAL LEASE OBLIGATIONS

Indebtedness Outstanding.  Debt consists of the following:

   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
Revolving Credit Agreement, 2.84% (variable interest rate)
  $ 25,893     $ 21,142  
Secured Promissory Note, 6.39% (variable interest rate), due monthly to July, 2016.
    1,070       1,374  
Water Cooling System Capital Lease Obligation, 2.61%, due monthly to May, 2017
    5,603       6,754  
Other Capital Lease Obligations, 0.61%, due monthly to October, 2013.
    178       394  
                 
Total
    32,744       29,664  
                 
Less revolving credit agreement
    -       (21,142 )
Less current maturities of long term debt
    (1,683 )     (1,670 )
                 
Long-term debt
  $ 31,061     $ 6,852  

Credit Agreement and Former Credit Agreement.   On November 2, 2012, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and ancillary documents with Wells Fargo (the “Credit Agreement”).  The Credit Agreement amends the Company’s Former Credit Agreement with the lender in all material respects, key terms of the amended agreement are as follows:

The Credit Agreement matures on November 2, 2017, provides for the provision of letters of credit and revolving loans with a Maximum Revolver Commitment of $55,000, subject to borrowing base limitations. These limitations are generally based on the value of eligible inventory, as defined in the Credit Agreement, and accounts receivable owned by the Borrowers.  The Credit Agreement includes a possible future $5,000 fixed asset sub-line facility that increases the applicable borrowing base by up to $5,000 in the event that certain unencumbered equipment and real estate is mortgaged (e.g., the equipment and real estate at the Lawrenceburg distillery) and certain Excess Availability (as defined in the Credit Agreement) thresholds are satisfied.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement may bear interest either on a Base Rate model or a LIBOR Rate model.  For LIBOR Rate Loans, the interest rate is equal to the per annum LIBOR Rate (based on 1, 2, 3 or 6 months) plus 2.00 – 2.50 % (depending upon the average Excess Availability, as described below).  For Base Rate Loans, the interest rate shall be the greatest of (a) 1.00%, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50%, (c) one-month LIBOR Rate plus 1.00%, and (d) Wells Fargo’s “prime rate” as announced from time to time.  The weighted average rate in effect at December 31, 2012 was 2.84%.  The Credit Agreement provides for an unused line fee equal to 0.375% per annum multiplied by the difference of the total revolving loan commitment less the average outstanding revolving loans for the given period, as well as customary field examination and appraisal fees, letter of credit fees and other administrative fees.

The Company’s Credit Agreement contains a number of financial and other covenants, including provisions that require the Company under certain circumstances to meet certain financial tests.  These covenants may limit or restrict the Company’s ability to:

·  
incur additional indebtedness;

·  
pay cash dividends or make distributions if the Company doesn’t maintain excess availability of $9,625 and fixed charge coverage ratio for the most recently completed twelve months of at least 1.20:1.00;

·  
dispose of assets;

·  
create liens on Company assets;

·  
pledge the fixed and real property assets of LDI’s Distillery Business; or

·  
merge or consolidate.

Under the Credit Agreement, the Company must comply with the following covenants:

Financial Covenants.  For all periods in which the Excess Availability (which is the total availability for loans, less the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ trade payables aged in excess of historical levels and book overdrafts) is less than $9,625, the Borrowers are required to have a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (“FCC”_

[FCC means, with respect to any fiscal period and with respect to Parent determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, the ratio of (i) EBITDA for such period minus unfinanced Capital Expenditures made (to the extent not already incurred in a prior period) or incurred during such period, to (ii) Fixed Charges for such period]

measured on a month end trailing basis, of at least 1.10:1.00 (a) for each month-end until October 31, 2013, for the trailing months from November 1, 2012 through such date, and (b) as of each month-end commencing November 30, 2013 using a trailing twelve-month measure.  Moreover, Borrowers are required to maintain Excess Availability on a consolidated basis of at least $4,000 at all times prior to the later of (a) November 2, 2013 and (b) the last day of the first twelve month period for which Borrowers have maintained a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.10:1.00.

Other Restrictions.  The Company is generally prohibited from incurring any liabilities, or acquiring any assets, except for certain ordinary holding company activities as further described in the Credit Agreement.  Wells Fargo has significant lending discretion under the Credit Agreement, and may modify borrowing base and advance rates, the effect of which may limit the amount of loans that the Borrowers may have outstanding at any given time.  Wells Fargo may also terminate or accelerate our obligations under the Credit Agreement upon the occurrence of various events in addition to payment defaults and other breaches, including such matters as a change of control of the Company, defaults under other material contracts with third parties, and ERISA violations.

Financial Covenant Compliance/Violations

Under the Former Credit Agreement in effect at December 31, 2011, the Company was not in compliance with its Former Credit Agreement’s minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of not less than 2.00 to 1.00 for the 12-month period ended December 31, 2011.  The Company obtained a waiver from Wells Fargo for this default.  The Company also obtained a waiver from Wells Fargo for noncompliance related to an administrative matter that requires submission of specified information to the lender within 120 days of year end for the year ending June 30, 2011.

Under the Former Credit Agreement as in effect at September 30, 2012, the Company was required to report adjusted net income each period.  The Company was not in compliance with its Adjusted Net Income requirement to exceed a $(500) adjusted net income requirement at September 30, 2012.  The Company obtained a waiver from Wells Fargo for this default and has since amended the agreement and eliminated the income requirement.

The Company was in compliance with its Credit Agreement’s financial covenants at December 31, 2012.

6.39% (variable interest rate) Secured Promissory Note, due monthly to July 2016.  On July 20, 2009, Union State Bank – Bank of Atchison (“Bank of Atchison”), which previously had loaned the Company $1,500, agreed to loan Processing an additional $2,000.  The note for this loan is secured by a mortgage and security interest on the Company’s Atchison plant and equipment.  The note bears interest at 6.00% over the three year treasury index, adjustable quarterly, and is payable in 84 monthly installments of $32, with any balance due on the final installment. See Note 16. Related Party Transactions for further discussion on this related party transaction.

Leases

 Capital Lease Obligations.

Water Cooling System Capital Lease Obligation.   On June 28, 2011, Processing sold a major portion of the new process water cooling towers and related equipment being installed at its Atchison facility to U.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance, Inc. for $7,335 and leased them from U.S. Bancorp pursuant to a Master Lease Agreement and related Schedule.  Monthly rentals under the lease are $110 (plus applicable sales/use taxes, if any) and continue for 72 months with a rate of 2.61%.  Processing may purchase the leased property after 60 months for approximately $1,328 and at the end of the term for fair market value.  Given this continuing involvement, the Company treated this as a financing transaction.  The lessor may, at its option, extend the lease for specified periods after the end of the term if Processing fails to exercise its purchase option.  Under the terms of the Master Lease, Processing is responsible for property taxes and assumes responsibility for insuring and all risk of loss or damage to the property.

Obligations under the Master Lease may be accelerated if an event of default occurs and continues for 10 days.   In addition to payment defaults and breaches of representations and covenants, events of default include defaults under any other agreement with lessor or payment default under any obligation.  In such event, among other matters, lessor may cancel the Master Lease, take possession of the property and seek to recover the present value of future rentals, the residual value of the property and the value of lost tax benefits.

Lenders having liens on the Atchison facility, including its revolving credit lender, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, entered into mortgagee's waivers with respect to the leased property.  As described in Note 2. Other Balance Sheet Captions, this equipment is included in property, plant and equipment.

Other Capital Lease Obligations.  These were entered in connection with implementation of numerous information technology initiatives and other equipment purchases which have been funded under various capital lease agreements with rates ranging from 0.61% to 7.91%, certain of which expired during the six month transition period ended December 31, 2011.  One capital lease remains outstanding at December 31, 2012, which has a final maturity of October 2013.  This lease is unsecured.  The assets are included in Property and Equipment on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.

4.90% Industrial Revenue Bond Obligation.  On December 28, 2006, Processing engaged in an industrial revenue bond transaction with the City of Atchison, Kansas pursuant to which the City (i) under a trust indenture, (“the Indenture“), issued $7,000 principal amount of its industrial revenue bonds (“the Bonds”) to Processing and used the proceeds thereof to acquire from the Company its newly constructed office building and technical innovations center in Atchison, Kansas, (“the Facilities”) and (ii) leased the Facilities back to Processing under a capital lease (“the Lease”).  The assets related to this transaction are included in property and equipment.

The bonds mature on December 1, 2016 and bear interest, payable annually on December 1 of each year commencing December, 2007 at the rate of 4.90% per annum.  Basic rent under the lease is payable annually on December 1 in an amount sufficient to pay principal and interest on the bonds.  The Indenture and Lease contain certain provisions, covenants and restrictions customary for this type of transaction.  In connection with the transaction, Processing agreed to pay the city an administrative fee of $50 payable over 10 years.

The purpose of the transaction was to facilitate certain property tax abatement opportunities available related to the constructed facilities.  The facilities acquired with bond proceeds will receive property tax abatements which terminate upon maturity of the Bonds on December 1, 2016.  The issuance of the Bonds was integral to the tax abatement process.  Financing for the Facilities was provided internally from Processing’s operating cash flow.  Accordingly, upon consummation of the transaction and issuance of the Bonds, Processing acquired all bonds issued for $7,000, excluding transaction fees.  As a result, Processing owns all of the outstanding Bonds.  Because Processing owns all outstanding bonds, management considers the debt de-facto cancelled and, accordingly, no amount for these Bonds is reflected as debt outstanding on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.

Leases and Debt Maturities.  Processing leases railcars and other assets under various operating leases.  For railcar leases, the Company is generally required to pay all service costs associated with the railcars.  Rental payments include minimum rentals plus contingent amounts based on mileage.  Rental expenses under operating leases with terms longer than one month were $2,485 for the year ended December 31, 2012, $1,255 for the six month transition period ended December 31, 2011 and $2,128 for the year ended June 30, 2011.  Minimum annual payments and present values thereof under existing debt maturities, capital leases and minimum annual rental commitments under non-cancelable operating leases are as follows:

               
Capital Leases
             
Year Ending
December
31,
 
Revolving
Credit
Agreement
   
Long-Term
Debt
   
Minimum
Lease
Payments
   
Less
Interest
   
Net Present
Value
   
Total Debt
   
Operating
Leases
 
2013
  $ -     $ 324     $ 1,495     $ 136     $ 1,359     $ 1,683     $ 2,583  
2014
    -       346       1,316       104       1,212       1,558       1,747  
2015
    -       369       1,316       72       1,244       1,613       1,728  
2016
    -       31       1,316       39       1,277       1,308       1,639  
2017
    25,893       -       695       6       689       26,582       1,178  
Thereafter
    -       -       -       -       -       -       1,357  
Total
  $ 25,893     $ 1,070     $ 6,138     $ 357     $ 5,781     $ 32,744     $ 10,232