LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt was comprised of the following at December 31, 2017 and 2016:



(In thousands)	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Term loan facility	$	115,538		121,875
Revolving credit facility	27,983			33,000
Capital lease obligation	565			861
Debt obligations	144,086			155,736
Less: debt issuance costs	(1,652		)	(2,930		)
Debt obligation, net	142,434			152,806
Less: current portion	(5,820		)	(5,817		)
Long-term debt	$	136,614		$	146,989

As of December 31, 2017, the carrying value of debt approximates the fair value due to the variable interest rate which reflects market rates.

Credit Agreement

In conjunction with our acquisition of HHI in January 2016, we entered into the Previous Credit Agreement which provided for the $125 million Previous Term Loan Facility and the $50 million Previous Revolving Credit Facility. On October 13, 2017, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to refinance and decrease the aggregate committed size of the credit facilities from $175 million to $162 million, which included the $117 million Amended Term Loan Facility and the $45 million Amended Revolving Credit Facility. On February 8, 2018, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to increase the aggregate principle amount of the credit facilities from $162 million to $167 million, which includes the $117 million Amended Term Loan Facility and a $50 million Amended Revolving Credit Facility.

Each of the Previous Credit Facilities bore interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either (1) the Adjusted LIBOR rate for the relevant interest period, (2) an alternate base rate determined by reference to the greater of (a) the prime lending rate of Regions, (b) the federal funds rate for the relevant interest period plus one half of one percent per annum and (c) the one month LIBOR rate plus one percent per annum, or (3) a combination of (1) and (2). The applicable margin ranged from 2.25% to 3.50% for LIBOR loans and 1.25% to 2.50% for base rate loans, in each case based on our consolidated leverage ratio (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement). Interest on the outstanding principal of the Previous Term Loan Facility and interest on borrowings under the Previous Revolving Credit Facility was payable on the last day of each month, in the case of each base rate loan, and on the last day of each interest period (but no less frequently than every three months), in the case of LIBOR loans. Principal payments on the Previous Term Loan Facility were due on the last day of each fiscal quarter beginning March 31, 2016, with quarterly principal payments of approximately $0.8 million in 2016, approximately $1.6 million in 2017, approximately $2.3 million in 2018, approximately $3.1 million in 2019 and approximately $3.9 million in 2020, with the remainder due at maturity on January 8, 2021 or such earlier date as the obligations under the Previous Credit Agreement become due and payable pursuant to the terms of the Previous Credit Agreement (the “Previous Maturity Date”).

The Previous Revolving Credit Facility included a $5 million swingline sublimit, with swingline loans bearing interest at the alternate base rate plus the applicable margin. Any principal outstanding under the Previous Revolving Credit Facility was due and payable on the Previous Maturity Date.

Each of the Amended Credit Facilities continues to bear interest at a rate per annum equal to an applicable margin plus, at our option, either (1) the Adjusted LIBOR rate for the relevant interest period, (2) an alternate base rate determined by reference to the greater of (a) the prime lending rate of Regions, (b) the federal funds rate for the relevant interest period plus one half of one percent per annum and (c) the one month LIBOR rate plus one percent per annum, or (3) a combination of (1) and (2). The applicable margin range for LIBOR loans and the letter of credit fee ranges from 2.00% to 3.50%. The applicable margin range for base rate loans ranges from 1.00% to 2.50%, in each case based on the Company's consolidated leverage ratio.

Principal payments with respect to the Amended Term Loan Facility are due on the last day of each fiscal quarter beginning December 31, 2017, with quarterly principal payments of approximately $1.46 million through September 30, 2019, approximately $2.19 million through September 30, 2021 and approximately $2.93 million through September 30. 2022, with the maturity on October 13, 2022 or such earlier date as the obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement become due and payable pursuant to the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement (the "Amended Maturity Date"). Any principal outstanding under the Amended Revolving Credit Facility is due and payable on the Amended Maturity Date.

Anticipated annual future maturities of the Term Loan Facility, Revolving Credit Facility, and capital lease obligation are as follows as of December 31, 2017:



(In thousands)
2018	$	6,166
2019	6,831
2020	8,775
2021	9,506
2022	112,808
Thereafter	—
	$	144,086

Both the Previous Credit Facilities and Amended Credit Facilities are secured pursuant to a Pledge and Security Agreement, dated January 8, 2016, among the parties identified as obligors therein and Regions, as collateral agent (the “Security Agreement”), on a first priority basis by a security interest in substantially all of the tangible and intangible assets (subject to certain exceptions) of the Company and certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), including certain registered intellectual property and the capital stock of certain of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries. Our obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement are also guaranteed by the Subsidiary Guarantors.

The Previous Credit Agreement provided incremental facility capacity of $50 million, subject to certain conditions. The Amended Credit Agreement, as amended by the Third Amendment, also provides incremental facility capacity of $50 million, subject to certain conditions. Both the Previous and Amended Credit Agreements include a number of restrictive covenants that, among other things and in each case subject to certain exceptions and baskets, impose operating and financial restrictions on the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, including the ability to incur additional debt; incur liens and encumbrances; make certain restricted payments, including paying dividends on the Company's equity securities or payments to redeem, repurchase or retire the Company's equity securities (which are subject to our compliance, on a pro forma basis to give effect to the restricted payment, with the fixed charge coverage ratio and consolidated leverage ratio described below); enter into certain restrictive agreements; make investments, loans and acquisitions; merge or consolidate with any other person; dispose of assets; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; engage in transactions with affiliates; and materially alter the business we conduct. Both the Previous and Amended Credit Agreements require the Company to maintain a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25:1.00 throughout the duration of such agreement. Under the Previous Credit Agreement, the Company was required to comply with a maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 3.50:1.00 through September 30, 2017, 3.00:1.00 from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018, and 2.50:1.00 thereafter. The Amended Credit Agreement increased the maximum consolidated leverage ratio with which the Company must comply to 3.95:1.00 through December 31, 2017 and 3.50:1.00 from January 1, 2018 and thereafter. The Previous and Amended Credit Agreements also contain customary representations and warranties, affirmative covenants and events of default. We believe that we were in compliance with the covenants contained in the Amended Credit Agreement as of December 31, 2017.

The Previous Credit Agreement required the Company to mandatorily prepay the Previous Credit Facilities with (i) 100% of net cash proceeds from certain sales and dispositions, subject to certain reinvestment rights, (ii) 100% of net cash proceeds from certain issuances or incurrences of additional debt, (iii) 50% of net cash proceeds from certain issuances or sales of equity securities, subject to a step down to 0% if the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio was no greater than 2.50:1.0, and (iv) beginning with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, 50% of excess cash flow (minus certain specified other payments), subject to a step down to 0% of excess cash flow if the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio was no greater than 2.50:1.0. The mandatory prepayment requirements remain the same under the Amended Credit Agreement, except that the Company must prepay the Amended Credit Facilities with (i) 75% of excess cash flow (minus certain specified other payments) during each of the fiscal years ending December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2018 and (ii) 50% of excess cash flow (minus certain specified other payments) during the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 and thereafter. The Company was permitted to voluntarily prepay the Previous Credit Facilities and is permitted to voluntarily prepay the Amended Credit Facilities at any time without penalty, subject to customary “breakage” costs with respect to prepayments of LIBOR rate loans made on a day other than the last day of any applicable interest period.