Note 14 - Subsequent Events |
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Notes to Financial Statements | |||
Subsequent Events [Text Block] |
Closure Policy and Credit Facility As discussed in “Note 9 – Commitment and Contingencies- Insurance,” the Company has a closure policy for our PFNWR facility with AIG (“PFNWR policy”) which provides financial assurance to the State of Washington in the event of closure of the PFNWR facility. This PFNWR policy was collateralized by finite risk sinking funds in the amount of approximately $5,949,000 at March 31, 2017. In April 2017, the Company received final releases from state and federal regulators from the PFNWR policy which enabled the Company to cancel the PFNWR policy resulting in the release of approximate $5,951,000 (which included additional interest of $2,000 earned on the finite risk sinking funds since March 31, 2017) in finite sinking funds previously held by AIG back to the Company. The funds were used to pay off the Company’s revolving credit, with the remaining to be used for general working capital needs. Upon receipt of the $5,951,000 in finite sinking funds, the Company and its lender executed a standby letter of credit in the amount of $2,500,000 as collateral for the new bonding mechanism which the Company’s PFNWR facility acquired during the first quarter of 2017 to replace the PFNWR policy in providing financial assurance requirements (see “Note 9 – Commitment and Contingencies – Insurance” for further information of this required collateral under the new bonding mechanism). In addition, the Company’s lender placed an additional $750,000 restriction on the Company’s borrowing availability pursuant to the “Condition Subsequent” clause as noted in the November 17, 2016 amendment as discussed in “Note 6 – Long-Term Debt.” After receipt of the $5,951,000 in finite risk sinking funds, the issuance of the $2,500,000 standby letter of credit, and the additional $750,000 borrowing restriction placed by the Company’s lender, the Company’s borrowing availability under our credit facility increased by approximately $2,701,000.
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