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SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
9 Months Ended
Apr. 25, 2020
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Credit Facility

On May 6, 2020, Village entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Facility”) with Wells Fargo National Bank, National Association (“Wells Fargo”) that supersedes in its entirety the prior credit agreement with Wells Fargo dated November 9, 2017. The principal purpose of the Credit Facility is to finance general corporate and working capital requirements and Village’s acquisition of certain Fairway assets. Among other things, the Credit Facility provides for a maximum loan amount of $150,500, as further set forth below:

An unsecured revolving line of credit providing a maximum amount available for borrowing of $125,000. Indebtedness under this agreement bears interest at the applicable LIBOR rate plus 1.10% and expires on May 6, 2025.

An unsecured term loan with a maximum loan amount of $25,500. On May 12, 2020, Village executed a $25,500 term note, repayable in equal monthly installments based on a seven-year amortization schedule through May 4, 2027 and bearing interest at the applicable LIBOR rate plus 1.35%. Additionally, Village executed an interest rate swap for a notional amount equal to the term loan amount that fixes the base LIBOR rate at .41% per annum through May 4, 2027, resulting in a fixed effective interest rate of 1.76% on the term note.

The ability to convert up to $50,000 of the revolving line of credit to a secured converted term loan, which shall reduce the maximum amount available for borrowing under the revolving line of credit. Village expects to reduce the capacity of the revolving line of credit by converting approximately $50,000 to a converted term loan that will bear interest at the applicable LIBOR rate plus 1.50% and will be repayable in equal monthly installments based on a fifteen-year amortization schedule beginning on the conversion date. The converted term loan is subject to completion of closing conditions, including title searches and environmental studies for properties to be mortgaged. Additionally, Village executed a forward interest rate swap, effective August 3, 2020, for a notional amount of $50,000 that fixes the base LIBOR rate at .69% per annum for fifteen years, resulting in a fixed effective interest rate of 2.19% on the converted term loan.

The Credit Facility also provides for up to $25,000 of letters of credit, and contains covenants that, among other conditions, require a minimum tangible net worth, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and a maximum adjusted debt to EBITDAR ratio.

Fairway Markets

On May 14, 2020, Village completed its acquisition of certain assets, including five supermarkets, a production distribution center (the “PDC”) and the intellectual property of Fairway Group Holdings Corp. and certain of its subsidiaries (“Fairway”), including the names “Fairway” and “Fairway Markets.” Four of the supermarkets are in Manhattan, specifically the Upper West Side, Upper East Side, Kips Bay and Chelsea locations, and a fifth store is located in Pelham, NY. The acquisition was effectuated pursuant to the Asset Purchase Agreement (the "APA"), entered into on January 20, 2020, revised on March 25, 2020 and approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York through a Sale Order entered on April 20, 2020. Village paid $73,200 for the Fairway assets, net of adjustments set forth in the APA, and assumed certain liabilities, consisting primarily of those arising from acquired leases. Additionally, Village’s cash purchase price was reduced by a $2,000 credit arising from the breakup of Village’s initial “stalking horse” bid under the January 20, 2020 Asset Purchase Agreement. 
    
The purchase price for the acquisition was funded by borrowing against the Company’s unsecured revolving line of credit and the $25,500 unsecured term loan pursuant to the Company's Credit Facility. Additionally, as required by the APA, Village made a $7,600 deposit into escrow which is included in Other assets in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet as of April 25, 2020.

Superstorm Sandy Recovery

Superstorm Sandy devastated Village's trade area on October 29, 2012 and resulted in the closure of almost all of our stores for periods of time ranging from a few hours to eight days. Village disposed of substantial amounts of perishable product and also incurred repair, labor and other costs as a result of the storm. Wakefern, as the policy holder, has pursued recovery of uncollected insurance claims on behalf of all Wakefern members through litigation against the insurance carrier and others since October 2013. Litigation over this matter has ended and the Company received an additional $2,266 in May 2020 which will be recognized as a reduction in Operating and administrative expense in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020. Village previously recognized $415 as a reduction in Operating and administrative expense in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, and has received a total of $6,264 related to losses incurred as a result of Superstorm Sandy.