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Credit Facility
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Credit Facility  
Credit Facility

NOTE 5—Credit Facility

 

At December 31, 2012, we had an $85,000,000 credit agreement with a bank group.  The maximum borrowing limit under the facility reduces to $80,000,000 as of March 31, 2013, $75,000,000 as of March 31, 2014 and the facility expires June 17, 2014.  Interest is based upon LIBOR plus a margin that varies between 150 and 225 basis points (200 basis points at December 31, 2012) depending on the ratio of funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (the “leverage ratio”).  The credit facility contains certain covenants including minimum interest coverage, maximum funded debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization and minimum tangible net worth.  Material adverse changes in our results of operations could impact our ability to satisfy these requirements.  In addition, the credit agreement includes a material adverse change clause.  The credit facility provides for seasonal funding needs, capital improvements and other general corporate purposes.  At December 31, 2012, we were in compliance with all terms of the facility and there was $58,500,000 outstanding at a weighted average interest rate of 2.21%.  At December 31, 2012, $26,500,000 was available pursuant to the facility; however, in order to maintain compliance with the required quarterly debt covenant calculations as of December 31, 2012 $5,637,000 could have been borrowed as of that date.

 

As discussed in NOTE 1 — Business Operations, new venues — particularly a large casino at Arundel Mills Mall in Maryland which opened in June 2012 — are having a significant adverse effect on our visitation numbers, our revenues and our profitability.  Our projections indicated that we would not be able to comply with certain financial covenants in our revolving credit facility throughout 2013.  On March 12, 2013, we amended our credit agreement to provide for different financial covenants effective for the March 31, 2013 period and for all subsequent periods through the end of the credit agreement, reduce the total maximum borrowing limit and prohibit the payment of dividends.  As a result of the amendment, we expect to be in compliance with the financial covenants, and all other covenants, for all measurement periods during the next twelve months.

 

Effective January 15, 2009, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement that effectively converted $35,000,000 of our variable-rate debt to a fixed-rate basis, thereby hedging against the impact of potential interest rate changes on future interest expense.  The agreement terminated on April 17, 2012.  Pursuant to this agreement, we paid a fixed interest rate of 1.74%, plus a margin that varied between 150 and 225 basis points depending on our leverage ratio.  In return, the issuing lender refunded to us the variable-rate interest paid to the bank group under our revolving credit agreement on the same notional principal amount, excluding the margin.