Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Debt

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Debt [Abstract]

Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Debt

Note 8. Long-Term Debt and Short-Term Debt

Long-term debt and short-term debt at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 consisted of the following:

	March 31, 2012		December 31, 2011
Borrowings under our $100,000 revolving credit facility bearing interest at a floating rate equal to LIBOR (0.25% at March 31, 2012) plus an applicable margin of 2.75% (at March 31 2012), expiring December 21, 2014.	$	50,200	$	40,989
Borrowings under our $40,000 aggregate principal amount of fixed rate notes bearing interest at a fixed rate of 5.39% maturing on April 26, 2014. Annual principal payments of $5,714 began on April 26, 2008 and extend through the date of maturity.		17,143		17,143
Borrowings under our $20,000 aggregate principal amount of fixed rate notes bearing interest at a fixed rate of 4.64% maturing on December 20, 2018. Annual principal payments of $4,000 will begin on December 22, 2014 and extend through the date of maturity.		20,000		20,000
Total debt		87,343		78,132
Less current maturities of long-term debt		5,714		6,503
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities of long-term debt	$	81,629	$	71,629

On December 20, 2011, we borrowed an additional $20,000 in seven-year fixed rate notes from Prudential Capital at a rate of 4.64%. These notes, which mature on December 20, 2018, are interest-only for the first two years followed by five equal annual principal payments. The proceeds were used to repay existing revolving credit bank debt and to fund growth capital projects. (For additional information on these notes see below).

On September 30, 2011, NN amended its $100 million revolving credit agreement agented by KeyBank and its long-term loan agreement with Prudential Capital in order to adjust the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant to better correlate current and expected levels of capital spending and other fixed charges with earnings before taxes, interest and depreciation (EBITDA). The fixed charge coverage ratio was reduced from not less than 1.10 to 1.00 and not less than 1.25 to 1.00 (for quarters ending after September 30, 2011) to “not to be less than 1.00 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter” for the quarters ending September 30, 2011 through September 30, 2012. Starting October 1, 2012, the fixed charge coverage ratio increases to “not to be less than 1.25 to 1.00 as of the last day of any fiscal quarter”. The amendments also provide that we will assure that the total outstanding under the revolving credit agreement shall be at least $10 million less than the total committed amount of $100 million during the period commencing September 30, 2011 and ending on September 30, 2012.

The $100 million revolving credit agreement interest rate is LIBOR plus a margin of 2.5% to 3.5% (depending on the level of the ratio of debt to EBITDA). The facility may be expanded upon our request with approval of the lenders by up to $35 million, under the same terms and conditions. The loan agreement contains customary restrictions on, among other things, additional indebtedness, liens on our assets, sales or transfers of assets, investments, restricted payments (including payment of dividends and stock repurchases), issuance of equity securities, and merger, acquisition and other fundamental changes in our business including a “material adverse change” clause, which if triggered would accelerate the maturity of the debt. The facility has a $10 million swing line feature to meet short term cash flow needs. Any borrowings under this swing line are considered short term. Costs associated with entering into the revolving credit facility were capitalized and will be amortized into interest expense over the life of the facility. As of March 31, 2012, $1,609 of net capitalized loan origination costs related to the revolving credit facility were recorded on the balance sheet within other non-current assets.

Our original $40,000 fixed rate notes agreement with Prudential Capital has an interest rate of 5.39%, which was reduced from 6.50% on December 20, 2011. The $40,000 and $20,000 fixed rate agreements contain customary restrictions on, among other things, additional indebtedness, liens on our assets, sales or transfers of assets, investments, restricted payments (including payment of dividends and stock repurchases), issuance of equity securities, and mergers, acquisitions and other fundamental changes in our business including a “material adverse change” clause, which if triggered would accelerate the maturity of the debt. We incurred costs as a result of issuing these notes which have been recorded on the balance sheet within other non-current assets and are being amortized over the term of the notes. The unamortized balance at March 31, 2012 was $261.