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Debt
9 Months Ended
Nov. 02, 2013
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4.  Debt

 

On April 12, 2013, we entered into a Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”), with a group of banks to amend and restate our existing credit facility, which provided us with a revolving credit facility that was scheduled to mature on January 26, 2016.

 

On August 6, 2013, we borrowed $100.0 million under the term loan (the “Term Loan”) provision of our Credit Agreement which will be repaid over five years, with 10% payable annually in quarterly installments and the remainder due at maturity.  The interest rate on the Term Loan is based on the monthly LIBOR rate plus 1.75%.  In conjunction with the Term Loan, we also entered into an interest rate swap for $100.0 million, in which the variable rate payments due under the Term Loan were exchanged for a fixed rate of 1.27%, resulting in a combined interest rate of 3.02%.  See Note 13 for additional details on the interest rate swap.

 

The Credit Agreement provides for a total senior revolving credit facility of $300.0 million, with possible future increases to $450.0 million under an expansion feature, which matures on April 12, 2018.  The Credit Agreement is secured by the stock of certain of our subsidiaries.  The Credit Agreement has several borrowing and interest rate options including the following indices:  (i) adjusted LIBO rate, (ii) adjusted EURIBO rate, (iii) CDOR rate, (iv) Canadian prime rate or (v) an alternate base rate (equal to the greater of the prime rate, the federal funds rate plus 0.5% or the adjusted LIBO rate for a one-month period plus 1.0%).  Advances under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum using the applicable indices plus a varying interest rate margin of up to 2.50%.  The Credit Agreement also provides for fees applicable to amounts available to be drawn under outstanding letters of credit which range from 1.75% to 2.50%, and a fee on unused commitments which ranges from 0.35% to 0.50%.  As of November 2, 2013, there were no borrowings outstanding under the senior revolving credit facility.

 

The Credit Agreement contains certain restrictive and financial covenants, including the requirement to maintain certain financial ratios.  The restrictive provisions in the Credit Agreement reflect an overall covenant structure that is generally representative of a commercial loan made to an investment-grade company.  Our debt, however, is not rated and we have not sought, and are not seeking, a rating of our debt.  We were in compliance with the covenants in the Credit Agreement as of November 2, 2013.

 

We utilize letters of credit primarily to secure inventory purchases and as collateral for workers’ compensation claims.  At November 2, 2013, letters of credit totaling approximately $22.6 million were issued and outstanding.   Borrowings available under our Credit Agreement at November 2, 2013 were $277.4 million.