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Bank Loans and Line of Credit
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Bank Loans and Line of Credit  
Bank Loans and Line of Credit

Note 8. Bank Loans and Line of Credit

In September 2018, Tongmei entered into a credit facility with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (“ICBC”) in China with a $2.9 million line of credit at an annual interest rate of approximately 0.04% over the current Loan Prime Rate published by ICBC. Accrued interest is calculated and paid monthly. The annual interest rate was approximately 4.4%. This credit line is collateralized by Tongmei’s land-use right and all of its buildings located at its facility in Beijing. The primary intended use of the credit facility is for general purposes, which may include working capital, capital expenditures and other corporate expenses. In September 2018, we borrowed $291,000 against this credit line. The repayment of the full amount was due in September 2019. On December 26, 2018, we repaid the principal of $291,000 and interest of $3,000 of this loan to the bank. This credit line was terminated in December 2018, after we repaid both principal and interest to ICBC. We have decided to terminate this loan because we were able to secure a larger bank loan in the U.S. and our management believed that to secure bank loans from the two new manufacturing sites have more strategic advantages as compared to have one single loan from Beijing.

 

On November 6, 2018, the Company entered into the Credit Agreement, which established a $10 million secured revolving line of credit with a $1.0 million letter of credit sublimit facility. The revolving credit facility is collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company located within the United States, subject to certain exceptions. The commitments under the Credit Agreement expire on November 30, 2020 and any loans thereunder will bear interest at a rate based on the daily one-month LIBOR for the applicable interest period plus a margin of 2%.  As of December 31, 2019, no loans or letters of credit were outstanding under the Credit Agreement. Effective February 5, 2020, the Company amended the Credit Agreement. The line of credit was reduced from $10 million to $7 million. The commitments under the First Amendment To Credit Agreement expire on November 30, 2020 and any loans thereunder will bear interest at a rate based on the daily one-month LIBOR for the applicable interest period plus a margin of 2.5%.

 

On August 9, 2019, Tongmei entered into a Credit Facility with the Bank of China with a $5.8 million line of credit at an annual interest rate of approximately 0.4% over the average interest rate quoted by the National Interbank Funding Center. Accrued interest is calculated monthly and paid quarterly. The annual interest rate was approximately 4.7% as of December 31, 2019. The Credit Facility is collateralized by Baoding Tongmei’s land use rights and all of its buildings located at its facility in Dingxing. The primary intended use of the credit facility is for general purposes, which may include working capital and other corporate expenses.

 

On August 9, 2019, we borrowed $2.8 million against the Credit Facility. The repayment of the full amount is due on August 9, 2020. On September 12, 2019 we borrowed an additional $2.8 million against the Credit Facility. The repayment of the full amount is due on September 12, 2020, unless the parties agree to a renewal. As of December 31, 2019, $5.7 million was included in “Bank loan” in our consolidated balance sheets.