Note 8 - Debt |
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8. DEBT
Revolving Credit Facility
On March 13, 2026, the Company entered into the First Amendment (the "First Amendment") to Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, amending the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement dated October 6, 2023 (the “Revolving Credit Facility"; the Revolving Credit Facility, as amended by the First Amendment, the "Amended Revolving Credit Facility"). The First Amendment made certain revisions to the restricted payments provision in the Revolving Credit Facility (including to broaden the scope of certain parameters restricting dividends and share repurchases by the Company), and did not otherwise change the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility.
The Revolving Credit Facility amended and restated the revolving credit facility dated as of November 24, 2014, as amended, with certain lenders party thereto from time to time, and Truist, as Administrative Agent for the lenders. Under the Amended Revolving Credit Facility, the Company may borrow up to $50.0 million, which includes a $5.0 million swingline sub-facility and a $5.0 million letter of credit sub-facility, as well as an accordion feature that allows the Company to increase the Amended Revolving Credit Facility by a total of up to $25.0 million, subject to securing additional commitments from existing lenders or new lending institutions. The Amended Revolving Credit Facility has a maturity date of October 6, 2026.
The Company's obligations under the Amended Revolving Credit Facility are unsecured. In addition, if the Company forms or acquires any domestic subsidiaries, the loans and other obligations under the Amended Revolving Credit Facility will be guaranteed by such domestic subsidiaries.
At the Company’s election, the borrowings under the Amended Revolving Credit Facility, other than the swingline loans, bear interest at either (1) a base rate defined as the highest of (a) the rate which the Administrative Agent announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, as in effect from time to time, or (b) the Federal Funds Rate, as in effect from time to time, plus one-half of one percent (0.50%) per annum (any changes in such rates to be effective as of the date of any change in such rate), plus in each case an applicable margin that varies with the company’s funded debt leverage ratio; or (2) a term secured overnight financing rate (“SOFR”) defined as the greater of (a)(i) the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR determined as of the reference time for such interest period with a term equivalent to such interest period plus (ii) a term SOFR adjustment equal to 0.10% per annum and (b) zero, plus, in each case, an applicable margin that varies with the Company’s consolidated total leverage ratio. The Company’s borrowings under the swingline loans bear interest at the base rate plus the applicable margin. The initial applicable margin for base rate loans is 0.50% and the initial applicable margin SOFR loans is 1.50%. The applicable margins will be adjusted quarterly, in each case two (2) business days after the Administrative Agent's receipt of the Company's quarterly financial statements. The Company is also required to pay a commitment fee accruing on the unused revolving commitment, which fee initially is 20 basis points per annum and a letter of credit fee, accruing at a rate per annum equal to the applicable margin for SOFR loans then in effect on the daily average amount of such lender’s letter of credit exposure.
Principal is payable in full at maturity on October 6, 2026, and there are no scheduled principal payments prior to maturity. Interest on base rate loans and swingline loans is payable quarterly in arrears, and interest on SOFR loans is payable at the end of each interest period, and in the case of interest periods longer than three months, on each day which occurs every three months after the initial date of such interest period.
The purpose of the Amended Revolving Credit Facility is for general working capital needs, permitted acquisitions (as defined in the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement), and for stock repurchase and/or redemption transactions that the Company may authorize.
In addition, the Amended Revolving Credit Facility required the Company to meet certain financial tests, including, without limitation:
In addition, the Amended Revolving Credit Facility contains certain customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, restrict additional indebtedness, liens and encumbrances, changes to the character of the Company’s business, acquisitions, asset dispositions, mergers and consolidations, sale or discount of receivables, creation or acquisitions of additional subsidiaries, and other matters customarily restricted in such agreements.
As of March 31, 2026, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the Amended Revolving Credit Facility. There were no balances outstanding on the Amended Revolving Credit Facility as of or during the three months ended March 31, 2026.
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