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Line of Credit
3 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]  
Line of Credit

Note 6. Line of Credit

Wells Fargo Line of Credit

On November 5, 2021, NFI and Nicholas Data Services, Inc., a Florida corporation (“NDS” and collectively with NFI, the “Borrowers”), two wholly-owned subsidiaries of Nicholas Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a senior secured line of credit (the “Line of Credit”) pursuant to a loan and security agreement by and among the Borrowers, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as agent, and the lenders that are party thereto (the “Credit Agreement”). The prior line of credit (the "Ares Line of Credit") pursuant to a credit agreement among the Company’s subsidiary NF Funding I, LLC, Ares Agent Services, L.P. and the lenders party thereto was paid off in connection with entering into the Line of Credit.

 

Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the lenders agreed to extend to the Borrowers a line of credit of up to $175,000,000. The availability of funds under the Line of Credit is generally limited to an advance rate of between 80% and 85% of the value of eligible receivables, and outstanding advances under the Line of Credit will accrue interest at a rate equal to the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) plus 2.25%. The commitment period for advances under the Line of Credit is three years (the expiration of that time period, the “Maturity Date”).

 

Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, the Borrowers granted a security interest in substantially all of their assets as collateral for their obligations under the Line of Credit. Furthermore, pursuant to a separate collateral pledge agreement, NDS pledged its equity interest in NFI as additional collateral.

 

The Credit Agreement and the other loan documents contain customary events of default and negative covenants, including but not limited to those governing indebtedness, liens, fundamental changes, investments, and sales of assets. If an event of default occurs, the lenders could increase borrowing costs, restrict the Borrowers’ ability to obtain additional advances under the Line of Credit, accelerate all amounts outstanding under the Line of Credit, enforce their interest against collateral pledged under the Line of Credit or enforce such other rights and remedies as they have under the loan documents or applicable law as secured lenders.

 

If the lenders terminate the Line of Credit following the occurrence of an event of default under the loan documents, or the Borrowers prepay the loan and terminate the Line of Credit prior to the Maturity Date, then the Borrowers are obligated to pay a termination or prepayment fee in an amount equal to a percentage of $175,000,000, calculated as 2% if the termination or prepayment occurs during year one, 1% if the termination or repayment occurs during year two, and 0.5% if the termination or prepayment occurs thereafter.

 

As of June 30, 2022, the Company had aggregate outstanding indebtedness under the Line of Credit of $70.0 million, compared to $55.0 million outstanding as of March 31, 2022.

Future maturities of principal outstanding for the line of credit as of June 30, 2022 is as follows:

 

(in thousands)

 

 

 

FY2023

 

 

 

 

 

FY2024

 

 

 

 

 

FY2025

 

 

 

 

70,000

 

FY2026

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

70,000