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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Mar. 28, 2020
Long-Term Debt [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt NOTE 6 – LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following:

March 28,

March 30,

2020

2019

(Dollars in thousands)

Revolving Credit Facility, LIBOR-based (a)

$

566,400

$

137,682

Note payable, non-interest bearing, due in equal installments through September 2019

40

Less – Current portion of long-term debt

(40)

Long-term debt

$

566,400

$

137,682

 

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(a)The London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) at March 28, 2020 was .99%.

In April 2019, we entered into a new five-year $600 million revolving credit facility agreement with eight banks (the “Credit Facility”) that will expire in April 2024. The Credit Facility amended and restated our previous revolving credit facility which would have expired in January 2021. Interest only is payable monthly throughout the Credit Facility’s term. The borrowing capacity for the Credit Facility of $600 million includes an accordion feature permitting us to request an increase in availability of up to an additional $250 million. The Credit Facility bears interest at 75 to 200 basis points over LIBOR (or replacement index) or at the prime rate, depending on the type of borrowing and the rates then in effect. The Credit Facility requires fees payable quarterly throughout the term between 0.125% and 0.35% of the amount of the average net availability under the Credit Facility during the preceding quarter.

At March 28, 2020 and March 30, 2019, the interest rate spread paid by the Company was 100 basis points and 125 basis points over LIBOR, respectively.

Within the Credit Facility, we have a sub-facility of $80 million available for the purpose of issuing standby letters of credit. The line requires fees aggregating 87.5 to 212.5 basis points annually of the face amount of each standby letter of credit, payable quarterly in arrears. There was a $33.6 million outstanding letter of credit at March 28, 2020.

 

Mortgages and specific lease financing arrangements with other parties (with certain limitations) are permitted under the Credit Facility. Other specific terms and the maintenance of specified ratios are generally consistent with our prior financing agreement. Additionally, the Credit Facility is not secured by our real property, although we have agreed not to encumber our real property, with certain permissible exceptions.

In response to the uncertain market conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, we drew down the remaining $350 million available to us under the Credit Facility in March 2020 in order to enhance our liquidity position. There was $566.4 million outstanding and no availability under the Credit Facility at March 28, 2020.

We were in compliance with all debt covenants at March 28, 2020.

On June 11, 2020, we entered into a First Amendment to the Credit Facility (the “First Amendment”), which, among other things, amends the terms of certain of the financial and restrictive covenants in the credit agreement to provide us with additional flexibility to operate our business through the first quarter of fiscal 2022. Except as amended by the First Amendment, the remaining terms of the credit agreement remain in full force and effect.

Specifically, from June 11, 2020 to June 26, 2021, the First Amendment (1) eliminates the covenant for us to maintain an interest coverage ratio above 1.55x; (2) requires us to maintain liquidity of $275 million as of the end of each fiscal month; and (3) adjusts the ratio of maximum adjusted debt to EBITDAR. The ratio of maximum adjusted debt to EBITDAR will vary by quarter as follows: (a) 5.50x in the first quarter of fiscal 2021; (b) 6.00x in the second quarter of fiscal 2021; (c) 6.25x in the third quarter of fiscal 2021; (d) 5.50x in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2021; (e) 5.00x in the first quarter of fiscal 2022; and (f) thereafter, returning to 4.75x.

For the period from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021, we are permitted under the First Amendment to acquire stores or other businesses up to $100 million in the aggregate, as long as, on a pro forma basis after taking the acquisition into account, we would comply with the financial covenants and other restrictions in the First Amendment. In addition, from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021, we may declare, make or pay any dividend or distribution up to $38.5 million in the aggregate, if we are in compliance with the financial covenants and other restrictions in the First Amendment and Credit Facility.

The First Amendment will permanently amend the interest rate charged on borrowings to be based on the greater of adjusted one-month LIBOR or 0.75% and also added two levels of interest rate pricing applicable during the covenant relief period in the event the ratio of adjusted debt to EBITDAR is higher than 5.00x. During the covenant relief period, the minimum interest rate spread charged on borrowings will be 225 basis points over LIBOR.

Long-term debt had a carrying amount and a fair value of $566.4 million as of March 28, 2020, as compared to a carrying amount and a fair value of $137.7 million as of March 30, 2019. The carrying value of our debt approximated its fair value due to the variable interest nature of the debt.