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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
4.
Long-Term Debt
 
Long-term debt consisted of the following:
 
 
 
December 31,
 
December 31,
 
 
 
2017
 
2016
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Credit Facility:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Revolving Credit Facility
 
$
25,000
 
$
35,287
 
Amounts payable within one year
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
25,000
 
$
35,287
 
 
Future maturities of long-term debt are as follows:
 
Year Ending
December 31,
 
Amount
 
 
 
(In thousands)
 
 
 
 
 
 
2018
 
$
 
2019
 
 
 
2020
 
 
25,000
 
2021
 
 
 
2022
 
 
 
Thereafter
 
 
 
 
 
$
25,000
 
 
On August 18, 2015, we entered into a new credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., The Huntington National Bank, Citizens Bank, National Association and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC. In connection with the execution of the Credit Facility, the credit agreement in place at June 30, 2015 (the “Old Credit Agreement”) was terminated, and all outstanding amounts were paid in full. The Credit Facility consists of a $100 million five-year revolving facility (the “Revolving Credit Facility”) and matures on August 18, 2020.
 
We have pledged substantially all of our assets (excluding our FCC licenses and certain other assets) in support of the Credit Facility and each of our subsidiaries has guaranteed the Credit Facility and has pledged substantially all of their assets (excluding their FCC licenses and certain other assets) in support of the Credit Facility.
 
The proceeds from the Credit Facility were used to repay all amounts outstanding on our Old Credit Agreement and pay transactional fees. The unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility is available for general corporate purposes, including working capital, capital expenditures, permitted acquisitions and related transaction expenses and permitted stock buybacks. We wrote-off unamortized debt issuance costs relating to the Old Credit Agreement of approximately $557,000, pre-tax, due to entering into this new agreement during the year ended December 31, 2015.    
 
Approximately $266,000 of debt issuance costs related to the Credit Facility were capitalized and are being amortized over the life of the Credit Facility. These debt issuance costs are included in other assets, net in the consolidated balance sheets.
 
Interest rates under the Credit Facility are payable, at our option, at alternatives equal to LIBOR (1.375% at December 31, 2017), plus 1% to 2% or the base rate plus 0% to 1%. The spread over LIBOR and the base rate vary from time to time, depending upon our financial leverage. Letter of credit issued under the Credit Facility will be subject to a participation fee (which is equal to the interest rate applicable to Eurocurrency Loans, as defined in the Credit Agreement) payable to each of the Lenders and a fronting fee equal to 0.25% per annum payable to the issuing bank. We also pay quarterly commitment fees of 0.2% to 0.3% per annum on the unused portion of the Revolving Credit Facility.
 
The Credit Facility contains a number of financial covenants (all of which we were in compliance with at December 31, 2017) which, among other things, require us to maintain specified financial ratios and impose certain limitations on us with respect to investments, additional indebtedness, dividends, distributions, guarantees, liens and encumbrances.
 
We had approximately $75 million of unused borrowing capacity under the Revolving Credit Facility at December 31, 2017.
 
On October 5, 2017 and November 3, 2017, the Company used $5,287,000 and $5,000,000, respectively of the proceeds from the Television Sale to pay down a portion of its Revolving Credit Facility.
 
The loan agreement of approximately $1.1 million of secured debt of affiliate was amended in April, 2017 to extend the due date of the loan for three years to mature on May 1, 2020. Our affiliate repaid this loan when the television stations were sold on September 1, 2017.