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Note 7 - Long Term Debt

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Note 7 - Long Term Debt
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements  
Long-term Debt [Text Block]
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Long Term Debt
 
Long-term debt consists of the following at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015:
 
(Amounts in Thousands)
 
September 30, 2016
   
December 31, 2015
 
Revolving Credit
facility dated October 31, 2011, as amended, borrowings based upon
eligible accounts receivable, subject to monthly borrowing base calculation, balance due
March 24, 2021. Effective interest rate for first nine months of 2016 was 3.9%.
(1) (2)
  $ 5,263     $ 2,349  
Term Loan
dated October 31, 2011, as amended, payable in equal monthly installments of principal of
$102, balance due on March 24, 2021. Effective interest rate for first nine months of 2016
was 3.7%.
(1) (2)
    5,352
(5)
    6,514  
Promissory Note
dated August 2, 2013, payable in twelve monthly installments of interest
only, starting September 1, 2013 followed with twenty-four monthly installments of $125 in
principal plus accrued interest (at annual rate of 2.99%). Note paid in full in August 2016.
(3) (4)
 
      950  
Capital lease (
interest at rate of 6.0%)
    4       23  
Total debt
    10,619       9,836  
Less current portion of long-term debt
    1,194       2,431  
Long-term debt
  $ 9,425     $ 7,405  
 
 (1)
Our Revolving Credit facility is collateralized by our accounts receivable and our Term Loan is collateralized by our property, plant, and equipment.
 
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2
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See below “Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement” for monthly payment interest options. Prior to April 1, 2016, the monthly installment payment under the Term Loan was approximately $190,000.
 
(
3
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Uncollateralized note.
 
(4)
Net of debt discount of ($0) and ($50,000) at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. See “Promissory Notes and Installment Agreements” below for additional information.
 
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5
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Net of debt issuance costs of ($134,000) and ($152,000) at September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively.
 
Revolving Credit and Term Loan
Agreement
The Company entered into an Amended and Restated Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated October 31, 2011 (“Loan Agreement”), with PNC National Association (“PNC”), acting as agent and lender. The Loan Agreement, as subsequently amended prior to the March 24, 2016 amendment discussed below (“Amended Loan Agreement”), provided the Company with the following credit facility: (a) up to $12,000,000 revolving line of credit (“Revolving Credit”), subject to the amount of borrowings based on a percentage of eligible receivables (as defined) and (b) a term loan (“Term Loan”) of $16,000,000, which required monthly installments of approximately $190,000 (based on a seven-year amortization).
 
Under the Amended Loan Agreement, the Company had the option of paying an annual rate of interest due on the Revolving Credit at prime plus 2% or London Inter Bank Offer Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 3% and the Term Loan at prime plus 2.5% or LIBOR plus 3.5%.
 
On March 24, 2016, the Company entered into an amendment to the Amended Loan Agreement with PNC which provided, among other things, the following (the amendment, together with the Amended Loan Agreement is collectively known as the “Revised Loan Agreement”):
 
 
extended the due date of our credit facility from October 31, 2016 to March 24, 2021 (“maturity date”);
 
 
amended the Term Loan to approximately $6,100,000, which requires monthly payments of $101,600 (based on a five-year amortization) and which approximated the Term Loan balance under the existing credit facility at the date of the amendment. The Revolving Credit remains at up to $12,000,000 (subject to the amount of borrowings based on a percentage of eligible receivables as previously defined under the Amended Loan Agreement);
 
 
released $1,000,000 of the $1,500,000 borrowing availability restriction that the lender had previously placed on the Company in connection with the insurance settlement proceeds received on July 28, 2014 by our Perma-Fix of South Georgia, Inc. (“PFSG”) facility. The Company’s lender had authorized the Company to use such proceeds for working capital purposes but had placed an indefinite reduction on our borrowing availability of $1,500,000;
 
 
revised the interest payment options to paying an annual rate of interest due on the Revolving Credit at prime plus 1.75% or LIBOR plus 2.75% and the Term Loan at prime (3.50% at September 30, 2016) plus 2.25% or LIBOR plus 3.25%; and
 
 
revised our annual capital spending maximum limit from $6,000,000 to $3,000,000.
 
In connection with the amendment of March 24, 2016, the Company paid PNC total closing fees of approximately $72,000. As a result of the amendment dated March 24, 2016, the Company recorded approximately $68,000 in loss on extinguishment of debt in accordance with ASC 470-50, “Debt – Modifications and Extinguishments,” which was included in interest expense in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.
 
Pursuant to the Revised Loan Agreement, the Company may terminate the Revised Loan Agreement upon 90 days’ prior written notice upon payment in full of its obligations under the Revised Loan Agreement. The Company has agreed to pay PNC 1.0% of the total financing in the event the Company pays off its obligations on or before March 23, 2017, .50% of the total financing if the Company pays off its obligations after March 23, 2017 but prior to or on March 23, 2018, and .25% of the total financing if the Company pays off its obligations after March 23, 2018 but prior to or on March 23, 2019. No early termination fee shall apply if the Company pays off its obligations after March 23, 2019.
 
The Company’s credit facility with PNC contains certain financial covenants, along with customary representations and warranties. A breach of any of these financial covenants, unless waived by PNC, could result in a default under our credit facility allowing our lender to immediately require the repayment of all outstanding debt under our credit facility and terminate all commitments to extend further credit. The Company failed to meet its minimum quarterly fixed charge coverage ratio (“FCCR”) requirement of 1.15:1 in the first quarter of 2016. On May 23, 2016, the Company’s lender waived this non-compliance. In connection with this waiver, the Company paid PNC a fee of $5,000 which was included in SG&A expenses. The Company met its financial covenant requirements in the second quarter of 2016 except for its quarterly FCCR requirement. On August 22, 2016, the Company entered into an amendment to its Revised Loan Agreement with its lender which waived the Company’s non-compliance with its minimum quarterly FCCR for the second quarter of 2016. In addition, the amendment revised the methodology used in calculating the FCCR in the third quarter of 2016 and to be used in the fourth quarter of 2016 and the first quarter of 2017. This amendment also revised the Company’s minimum Tangible Adjusted Net Worth (as defined in the Revised Loan Agreement) requirement from $30,000,000 to $26,000,000. In connection with the amendment, the Company paid PNC a fee of $25,000, which is being amortized over the remaining term of the loan as interest expense – financing fees. The Company failed to meet its FCCR in the third quarter of 2016. The Company has obtained a waiver from its lender for this non-compliance. The Company expects to meet its quarterly financial covenants for the remainder quarter of 2016 as the Company’s lender has further revised the methodology to be used in calculating the FCCR (see Note 12 – “Subsequent Events – Credit Facility” for this waiver and the further revision made to the methodology in calculating the FCCR in subsequent quarters, among other things).
 
As of September 30, 2016, the availability under our revolving credit was $2,294,000, based on our eligible receivables and includes the remaining indefinite reduction of borrowing availability of $500,000 as discussed above.
 
Promissory Note
The Company entered into a $3,000,000 loan dated August 2, 2013 with Messrs. Robert Ferguson and William Lampson (each known as the “Lender”). As consideration for the Company receiving the loan, the Company issued to each Lender a Warrant to purchase up to 35,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.23 per share. On August 2, 2016, each Lender exercised his Warrant for the purchase of 35,000 shares of our Common Stock, resulting in total proceeds paid to the Company of approximately $156,000. As further consideration for the loan, the Company had also issued to each Lender 45,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock. The fair value of the Warrants and Common Stock and the related closing fees incurred from this transaction were recorded as a debt discount, which has been fully amortized using the effective interest method over the term of the loan as interest expense – financing fees. The loan was repaid in full by the Company in August 2016.