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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Jan. 01, 2019
Long-Term Debt  
Long-Term Debt

9.    Long-Term Debt

 

We maintain a $200 million unsecured revolving credit facility (the "Facility"), $50 million of which may be used for issuances of letters of credit. Availability under the Facility is reduced by outstanding letters of credit, which are used to support our self-insurance programs.  The Facility, which matures on December 22, 2020, contains a commitment increase feature that could provide for an additional $100 million in available credit upon our request and subject to the participating lenders electing to increase their commitments or new lenders being added to the Facility. Certain of our significant subsidiaries guarantee our obligations under the Facility. During fiscal years 2018, 2017 and 2016, we utilized the Facility to fund a portion of our stock repurchases. At January 1, 2019, we had net availability for borrowings of $169.3 million, based on a $10.0 million outstanding debt balance and $20.7 million in standby letters of credit.

 

We are subject to certain financial covenants under the Facility requiring us to maintain (i) a maximum “Net Adjusted Leverage Ratio” of 4.0 and (ii) a minimum EBITDAR (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, and rent) to interest and rental expense ratio (“EBITDAR Ratio”) of 1.9, with each of the capitalized terms in this Note 8 having the same meaning as defined in the Facility. The Facility limits cash distributions with respect to our equity interests, such as cash dividends and share repurchases, based on a defined ratio, and also sets forth negative covenants that restrict indebtedness, liens, investments, sales of assets, fundamental changes and other matters.  Our Net Adjusted Leverage and EBITDAR Ratios were 2.9 and 2.6, respectively, at January 1, 2019, and we were in compliance with all covenants in effect at that date.

 

Borrowings under the Facility bear interest, at our option, at a rate per annum equal to either (i) the Adjusted LIBO Rate plus a margin ranging from 1.00% to 1.75% based on our Net Adjusted Leverage Ratio or (ii) the sum of (a) the highest of (1) the rate of interest publicly announced by JPMorgan Chase Bank as its prime rate in effect, (2) the greater of the Federal Funds Effective Rate or the Overnight Bank Funding Rate, in either case plus 0.5%, and (3) the one-month Adjusted LIBO Rate plus 1.0%, plus (b) a margin ranging from 0.00% to 0.75% based on our Net Adjusted Leverage Ratio.  We also pay customary fees on the unused portion of the Facility and on our outstanding letters of credit.

 

We capitalized interest expense related to new restaurant openings and major remodels totaling $0.4 million, $0.7 million and $0.6 million in fiscal 2018, 2017 and 2016, respectively.