LONG-TERM DEBT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

LONG-TERM DEBT [Abstract]

LONG-TERM DEBT

5. LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following:

	Dollars in Thousands
	December 31, 2021		December 31, 2020
Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)	$	205	$	233
DECD debt issuance costs		(19)		(22)
Financed insurance loan		—		12
Paycheck Protection Program		—		787
Total long-term debt		186		1,010
Current portion of long-term debt		(26)		(648)
Long-term debt, net of current maturities	$	160	$	362

Department of Economic and Community Development

On January 8, 2018, the Company received gross proceeds of $400,000 when it entered into an agreement with DECD by which the Company received a grant of $100,000 and a loan of $300,000 secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets (the “DECD 2018 Loan”.) The DECD 2018 Loan is a ten-year loan due on December 31, 2027 and includes interest paid monthly at 3.25%.

Due to the economic impact of COVID-19, DECD offered financial relief to all businesses with certain loans, including the Company’s DECD 2018 Loan. The relief includes the option to defer all payments from April 1, 2020 to August 1, 2020 and the deferred payments will be added to the end of the loan. The Company chose to defer its payments and the maturity date of the DECD 2018 Loan was extended to May 31, 2028. The payment deferral modification did not have a material impact on the Company’s cash flows.

Debt issuance costs associated with the DECD 2018 Loan were approximately $31,000. Amortization of the debt issuance cost was approximately $3,000 and $2,000 for the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Net debt issuance costs were approximately $19,000 and $22,000 at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are presented as a reduction of the related debt in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Amortization for each of the next five years is expected to be approximately $3,000.

Financed Insurance Loan.

The Company finances certain of its insurance premiums (the “Financed Insurance Loans”).  In July 2019, the Company financed $0.4 million with a 5.0% interest rate and made monthly payments through May of 2020.  In July 2020, the Company financed less than $0.1 million with a 5.0% interest rate and made monthly payments through May 2021. As of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the Financed Insurance Loan outstanding balance of zero and less than $0.1 million, respectively, was included in current maturities of long-term debt in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. A corresponding prepaid asset was included in other current assets.

Paycheck Protection Program.

On April 23, 2020, the Company entered into a promissory note (the “Promissory Note”) evidencing an unsecured $787,200 loan under the Paycheck Protection Program (the “PPP Loan”). The Paycheck Protection Program (or “PPP”) was established under the recently congressionally-approved Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) and is administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The PPP Loan to the Company was made through Webster Bank, N.A.

Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP Loan recipients can apply for and be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of loans granted under the PPP. Such forgiveness will be determined, subject to limitations, based on the use of loan proceeds for payroll costs and mortgage interest, rent or utility costs and the maintenance of employee and compensation levels.

On February 11, 2021, the Company filed its application for loan forgiveness with Webster Bank and was subsequently notified by Webster Bank that effective March 24, 2021 the PPP Loan, plus accrued interest, was considered fully forgiven. As a result, the Company recorded a gain on forgiveness of debt of $0.8 million in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2021.

The aggregate future maturities required on gross long-term debt at December 31, 2021 are as follows:

	2022		2023		2024		2025		2026		2027 and thereafter		Total
DECD loan	$	29	$	30	$	31	$	32	$	33	$	50	$	205