Borrowings and Capital Lease Obligations

3 Months Ended

Apr. 28, 2012

Borrowings and Capital Lease Obligations

Borrowings and Capital Lease Obligations

(8)Borrowings and Capital Lease Obligations

Borrowings and capital lease obligations are summarized as follows (in thousands):

	Apr. 28, 2012		Jan. 28, 2012
European capital lease, maturing quarterly through 2016	$	11,493	$	11,925
Other	281		311
	11,774		12,236
Less current installments	1,967		2,030
Long-term capital lease obligations	$	9,807	$	10,206

The Company entered into a capital lease in December 2005 for a new building in Florence, Italy. At April 28, 2012, the capital lease obligation was $11.5 million. The Company entered into a separate interest rate swap agreement designated as a non-hedging instrument that resulted in a swap fixed rate of 3.55%. This interest rate swap agreement matures in 2016 and converts the nature of the capital lease obligation from Euribor floating rate debt to fixed rate debt. The fair value of the interest rate swap liability as of April 28, 2012 was approximately $1.0 million.

On July 6, 2011, the Company entered into a five-year senior secured revolving credit facility with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A. and the other lenders party thereto (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility provides for a $200 million revolving multicurrency line of credit, and is available for direct borrowings and the issuance of letters of credit, subject to certain letters of credit sublimits. It may be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes. The Credit Facility also allows for incremental revolving commitments or incremental term loans in an aggregate amount that does not exceed $100 million, subject to certain conditions. At April 28, 2012, the Company had $1.0 million in outstanding standby letters of credit, no outstanding documentary letters of credit and no outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility.

The Company, through its European subsidiaries, maintains short-term uncommitted borrowing agreements, primarily for working capital purposes, with various banks in Europe. The majority of the borrowings under these agreements are secured by specific accounts receivable balances. Based on the applicable accounts receivable balances at April 28, 2012, the Company could have borrowed up to $158.7 million under these agreements. At April 28, 2012, the Company had no outstanding borrowings and $12.3 million in outstanding documentary letters of credit under these agreements. The agreements are denominated primarily in euros and provide for annual interest rates ranging from 0.9% to 3.5%. The maturities of the short-term borrowings are generally linked to the credit terms of the underlying accounts receivable that secure the borrowings. With the exception of one facility for up to $46.4 million that has a minimum net equity requirement, there are no other financial ratio covenants.

From time to time the Company will obtain other short term financing in foreign countries for working capital to finance its local operations.