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Long-Term Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Long-Term Debt  
Long-Term Debt

NOTE 4 — Long-Term Debt

 

At March 31, 2013, Dover Motorsports, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries Dover International Speedway, Inc. and Nashville Speedway, USA, Inc., as co-borrowers, had a $55,000,000 secured credit agreement with a bank group.  There was $21,200,000 outstanding under the credit facility at March 31, 2013, at an interest rate of 2.20%.  The facility was to expire April 12, 2014.  The credit facility provides for seasonal funding needs, capital improvements, letter of credit requirements and other general corporate purposes.  Interest is based upon LIBOR plus a margin that varies between 200 and 325 basis points depending on the leverage ratio (200 basis points at March 31, 2013).  The terms of the credit facility contain certain covenants including minimum interest coverage and maximum funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“leverage ratio”).  Material adverse changes in our results of operations could impact our ability to maintain financial ratios necessary to satisfy these requirements.  In addition, the credit agreement includes a material adverse change clause and provides the lenders with a first lien on all of our assets.  The credit agreement allows us to repurchase shares of our common stock in the open market and/or pay dividends with respect to our common stock for an aggregate amount of not more than $2,500,000 in any fiscal year.  The credit facility also provides that if we default under any other loan agreement, that would be a default under this facility.  At March 31, 2013, we were in compliance with the terms of the credit facility.  After consideration of stand-by letters of credit outstanding, the remaining maximum borrowings available pursuant to the credit facility were $13,871,000 at March 31, 2013.

 

On April 29, 2013, we modified our secured credit agreement with our bank group.  The credit facility was modified to:  extend the maturity date to July 31, 2017; reduce the maximum borrowing limit to $50,000,000 as of April 29, 2013, to $42,500,000 as of December 31, 2013 and to $35,000,000 as of December 31, 2014; modify the leverage ratio; replace the interest expense coverage ratio with a fixed charge coverage ratio; permit stock repurchases and the payment of dividends; and provide that we may elect to enter into a negative pledge with the bank group in exchange for the release of the security interest in the collateral securing the agreement.  Additionally, interest subsequent to the modification will be based upon LIBOR plus a margin that varies between 125 and 175 basis points depending on the leverage ratio.  In the event we elect to enter into the negative pledge, interest will be based upon LIBOR plus a margin that varies between 150 and 200 basis points depending on the leverage ratio.  We expect to be in compliance with the financial covenants, and all other covenants, for all measurement periods during the next twelve months.