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BORROWINGS
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
BORROWINGS  
BORROWINGS

4. BORROWINGS

 

U.S. Bank Financing Agreements

 

We entered into a Financing and Security Agreement dated December 22, 2009 (the “Financing Agreement”) with U.S. Bank. The Financing Agreement provides for revolving loans and other financial accommodations to or for our benefit of (i) up to $10 million for cash-collateralized advances, and (ii) up to $10 million for advances supported by our non-cash collateral. The maximum credit potentially available under the revolving facility is $20 million. Our obligations under the Financing Agreement and all related agreements are secured by all or substantially all of our assets, excluding our interest in certain litigation. Subject to certain exceptions, the full amount of the revolving facility is expected to be available to us as long as $30 million in the aggregate (which amount includes any minimum liquidity required under the Master Lease Agreement) is maintained on deposit with U.S. Bank. The obligation of U.S. Bank to make advances under the Financing Agreement is subject to the conditions set forth in the Financing Agreement.

 

Our failure to keep at least $30 million on deposit in certain accounts with U.S. Bank would constitute a “triggering event” under the Financing Agreement. If a triggering event occurs, we would become subject to financial covenants (i) limiting our capital expenditures to $20 million annually, and (ii) requiring us to maintain a Financing Agreement defined fixed charges coverage ratio of at least 1.10 to 1.00 as of the end of any fiscal quarter for the period of the prior four quarters. The occurrence of a triggering event could also result in a decrease in the amount available to us under the non cash-collateralized portion of the facility, as availability would then depend, in part, on the Borrowing Base (as defined in the Financing Agreement). The Financing Agreement and the credit facility terminate on October 2, 2011.

 

Subject to certain interest rate floors and other exceptions, advances under the Financing Agreement bear interest at either (a) Libor plus 1% for cash-collateralized financing, including letters of credit, or (b) Libor plus 2.5% for non cash- collateralized advances. The default rate of interest is 2.0% per annum over the otherwise applicable interest rate. An unused line fee of 0.375% is payable monthly on the unused portion of the $10 million facility available for non cash-collateralized advances.

 

The Financing Agreement includes affirmative covenants and negative covenants that prohibit a variety of actions without the approval of U.S. Bank, including, without limitation, covenants that (subject to certain exceptions) limit our ability to (a) incur or guarantee debt or enter into indemnity agreements, (b) create or permit liens, (c) enter into any merger or consolidation or purchase or otherwise acquire all or substantially all of the assets of another person or the assets comprising any line of business or business unit of another person, (d) except for permitted acquisitions, purchase the securities of, create, invest in, or form any subsidiary or other entity, (e) make loans or advances, (f) purchase, acquire or redeem shares of our capital stock or other securities, (g) change our capital structure or issue any new class of capital stock, (h) change our business objectives, purposes or operations in a manner which could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect, (i) change our fiscal year, (j) enter into transactions with affiliates, (k) sell assets except for the sale of inventory in the ordinary course of business, (l) make payments except regularly scheduled interest payments on our convertible debt or, after the occurrence of a triggering event, repurchase, redeem, defease, or acquire our convertible debt, (m) permit judgments to be rendered against us in excess of certain limits or having specified effects, depending in part on whether a triggering event has occurred or would occur, (n) take certain actions regarding our receivables, and (o) take certain actions regarding our inventory.

 

With certain exceptions, a termination fee of up to 0.75% of the non cash-collateralized portion of the facility is payable by us if we terminate the facility prior to its stated termination date.

 

No amounts were outstanding under the Financing Agreement at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, and letters of credit totaling $2.4 million and $2.4 million, respectively, were issued on our behalf collateralized by compensating cash balances held at U.S. Bank, which are included in Restricted cash in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

On September 17, 2010 we entered into a Master Lease Agreement and a Financial Covenants Rider (collectively, the “Master Lease Agreement”) with U.S. Bancorp Equipment Finance, Inc.-Technology Finance Group (“Lessor”), an affiliate of U.S. Bank. Under the Master Lease Agreement we entered into four separate leases, pursuant to which we sold certain information technology hardware (the “IT Assets”) to Lessor, which were simultaneously leased back for a period of 48 months and financed certain software licenses for a period of 48 months for proceeds totaling approximately $16.4 million. Subsequently, we entered into eight additional leases; whereby we leased $5.8 million in IT Assets and financed certain software licenses for a period of 48 months directly from the Lessor. We have the right to repurchase the IT Assets at the end of the 48-month term for $1.00. In addition, we have the right to repurchase the IT Assets and terminate the Master lease Agreement twelve months following the initial term, or under certain situations where there is a change in control of the Lessor, defined as a circumstance where the Lessor merges, or sells substantially all of its assets, or another entity acquires more than 25% of the ownership interests of Lessor or Lessor’s parent. Payments on the Master Lease Agreement are due monthly. The weighted average effective interest rate under the Master Lease Agreement is 6.34%. We have accounted for the Master Lease Agreement as a financing transaction and amounts owed are included in Finance Obligations, current and non-current in the consolidated balance sheets. We recorded no gain or loss on these leasing transactions.

 

The Master Lease Agreement requires us to maintain a minimum Total Fixed Charge Coverage annualized ratio of at least 1.20:1.00, based on operating results, measured at the end of each fiscal quarter. “Total Fixed Charge Coverage” is defined as our EBITDAR (which is defined to mean earnings before interest expense, tax expense or benefit, depreciation expense, amortization expense and rent (defined as payments for real property leases and other operating leases)) less the aggregate amount of federal, state, local and/or foreign income taxes accrued less declared dividends less 50% of depreciation expense divided by our (rental expense plus interest expense plus required principal payments including capitalized leases, excluding principal payments made for retirements of Senior Notes, on a trailing twelve-month basis).

 

The Master Lease Agreement, in connection with the US Bank Financing Agreement, also requires us to maintain minimum liquidity (defined as cash plus marketable securities) of $30.0 million in the aggregate (which amount includes any minimum liquidity required under the Financing Agreement) at all times on deposit with U.S. Bank until all amounts owed under the Master Lease Agreement are paid in full, but provides that we are permitted to withdraw the funds on deposit with U.S. Bank at our discretion, although our failure to maintain minimum liquidity of $30.0 million would be an Event of Default under the Master Lease Agreement. At June 30, 2011, we had $30.0 million in compensating cash balances held at U.S. Bank.

 

Fixed assets included assets under finance obligations of $19.5 million and $16.0 million and accumulated depreciation of $6.7 million and $3.7 million at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Depreciation expense of assets recorded under finance obligations was $1.6 million and zero for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively and $2.9 million and zero for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

Future principal payments of finance obligations as of June 30, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Payments due by period

 

 

 

2011 (remainder)

 

$

2,564

 

2012

 

5,378

 

2013

 

5,729

 

2014

 

5,012

 

2015

 

557

 

 

 

$

19,240

 

 

U.S. Bank Commercial Purchasing Card Agreement

 

On December 16, 2009, we entered into a commercial purchasing card agreement (the “Purchasing Card”) with U.S. Bank. We use the Purchasing Card for business purpose purchasing and must pay it in full each month. At June 30, 2011, $2.4 million was outstanding and $2.6 million was available under the Purchasing Card. At December 31, 2010, $2.7 million was outstanding and $2.3 million was available under the Purchasing Card.

 

Capital leases

 

We have leased certain software and computer equipment, under non-cancelable leases that expire on various dates through 2013.

 

Fixed assets included assets under capital leases of $1.7 million and accumulated depreciation of $1.2 million and $902,000, at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Depreciation expense of assets recorded under capital leases was $145,000 and $145,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively and $291,000 and $290,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

Future payments of capital lease obligations as of June 30, 2011 are as follows (in thousands):

 

Payments due by period

 

 

 

2011 (remainder)

 

$

176

 

2012

 

116

 

2013

 

3

 

Total minimum lease payments

 

295

 

Less: amount representing interest

 

21

 

Present value of capital lease obligations

 

274

 

Less: current portion

 

270

 

Capital lease obligations, non-current

 

$

4

 

 

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes

 

In November 2004, we completed an offering of $120.0 million of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2011 (the “Senior Notes”). Proceeds to us were $116.2 million, net of $3.8 million of initial purchaser’s discount and debt issuance costs. The discount and debt issuance costs are being amortized using the straight-line method which approximates the effective interest method. We recorded amortization of discount and debt issuance costs related to this offering totaling $26,000 and $66,000 during the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively and $60,000 and $134,000 during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Interest on the Senior Notes is payable semi-annually on June 1 and December 1 of each year. The Senior Notes mature on December 1, 2011 and are unsecured and rank equally in right of payment with all existing and future unsecured, unsubordinated debt and senior in right of payment to any existing and future subordinated indebtedness.

 

The Senior Notes are convertible at any time prior to maturity into our common stock at the option of the note holders at a conversion price of $76.23 per share or, approximately 321,000 shares in aggregate at June 30, 2011 (subject to adjustment in certain events, including stock splits, dividends and other distributions and certain repurchases of our stock, and certain fundamental changes in our ownership). We have the right to redeem the Senior Notes, in whole or in part, for cash at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest. Upon the occurrence of a fundamental change (including the acquisition of a majority interest in us, certain changes in our board of directors or the termination of trading of our stock) meeting certain conditions, holders of the Senior Notes may require us to repurchase, for cash, all or part of their notes at 100% of the principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest.

 

At present we do not have any plan to redeem the outstanding Senior Notes in accordance with their redemption provisions but we may acquire additional Senior Notes in future open market or privately negotiated purchases. To the extent the Senior Notes remain outstanding at maturity we intend to pay them at maturity either with proceeds from operations or from financing activities.

 

The indenture governing the Senior Notes requires us to comply with certain affirmative covenants, including making principal and interest payments when due, maintaining our corporate existence and properties, and paying taxes and other claims in a timely manner. Wilmington Trust Company currently serves as Trustee under the indenture.