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CREDIT AGREEMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
CREDIT AGREEMENTS

13. CREDIT AGREEMENTS

Credit Agreement with RBS Citizens Business Capital

On August 5, 2010, the Company and certain of its North American and U.K. subsidiaries entered into a senior secured revolving credit facility with RBS Citizens Business Capital, a division of RBS Asset Finance, Inc. (“RBS”), and on February 22, 2012, the Company and certain of its North American and U.K. subsidiaries entered into an amendment to the senior secured revolving credit facility with RBS (as amended, the “Revolver Agreement”). The Revolver Agreement provides the Company with the ability to borrow up to $40,000, including the issuance of letters of credit. The Company may increase the maximum borrowing amount to $50,000, subject to certain conditions including lender acceptance. Extensions of credit are based on a percentage of the eligible accounts receivable from the U.K. and North America operations, less required reserves. In connection with the Revolver Agreement, the Company incurred and capitalized approximately $1,457 of deferred financing costs, which are being amortized over the term of the agreement. The maturity date of the Revolver Agreement is August 5, 2014. Prior to the amendment, borrowings could be made with an interest rate based on a base rate plus 2% or on the LIBOR rate for the applicable period plus 3%. The applicable margin for each rate is based on the Company's Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Revolver Agreement). Borrowings under the Revolver Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company.

The amendment, which was deemed to be effective on February 1, 2012, lowered the unused credit line fee, which is set at one of two rates depending upon the Company's credit line usage under the Revolver Agreement, from 0.625% per annum to 0.50% per annum and from 0.40% per annum to 0.375% per annum. The amendment also lowered the applicable margin for the interest rate on borrowings based on the Company's Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Revolver Agreement) as follows:

     
Level   Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio   Base Rate
Revolving Loans
  LIBOR Revolving
Loans or Letter of
Credit Obligations
I   Greater than or equal to 1.25:1.0   1.25%   2.25%
II   Less than 1.25:1.0 but greater than or equal to 1.10:1.0   1.50%   2.50%
III   Less than 1.10:1.0   1.75%   2.75%

The details of the Revolver Agreement as of December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 
  December 31,
2011
Borrowing base   $ 33,080  
Less: adjustments to the borrowing base
        
Minimum availability     (5,000 ) 
Outstanding letters of credits     (2,655 ) 
Adjusted borrowing base     25,425  
Less: outstanding borrowing      
Additional borrowing availability   $ 25,425  
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing     5.25 % 

The Revolver Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants including: (1) a requirement to maintain a minimum excess availability of $10,000(a) until such time as for two consecutive fiscal quarters (i) the Company’s Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is at least 1.2x and (ii) the Company’s North American and U.K. operations, for the four fiscal quarters then ending, have an EBITDA (as defined in the Revolver Agreement) for such twelve month period of not less than $500 as of the end of each fiscal quarter during the fiscal year 2011 and $1,000 at the end of each fiscal quarter thereafter; thereafter a requirement to maintain a minimum availability of $5,000, a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of at least 1.1x and EBITDA (as defined in the Revolver Agreement) for the Company’s North American and U.K. operations of at least $500 during the fiscal year 2011 and $1,000 thereafter; (2) a limit on the payment of dividends of not more than $5,000 per year and subject to certain conditions; (3) restrictions on the ability of the Company to make additional borrowings, acquire, merge or otherwise fundamentally change the ownership of the Company or repurchase the Company’s stock; (4) a limit on investments, and a limit on acquisitions of not more than $25,000 in cash and $25,000 in non-cash consideration per year, subject to certain conditions set forth in the Revolver Agreement; and (5) a limit on dispositions of assets of not more than $4,000 per year. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Revolver Agreement as of December 31, 2011.

Credit Agreement with Westpac Banking Corporation

On November 29, 2011, certain Australian and New Zealand subsidiaries of the Company entered into a Facility Agreement, dated November 29, 2011 (the “Facility Agreement”), with Westpac Banking Corporation and Westpac New Zealand Limited (collectively, “Westpac”).

The Facility Agreement provides three tranches: (a) an invoice discounting facility of up to $20,416 (AUD20,000) (“Tranche A”) for an Australian subsidiary of the Company, which is based on an agreed percentage of eligible accounts receivable; (b) an overdraft facility of up to $2,722 (NZD3,500) (“Tranche B”) for a New Zealand subsidiary of the Company; and (c) a financial guarantee facility of up to $5,104 (AUD5,000) (“Tranche C”) for the Australian subsidiary.

The Facility Agreement does not have a stated maturity date and can be terminated by Westpac upon 90 days written notice. Borrowings under Tranche A may be made with an interest rate based on the Invoice Finance 30-day Bank Bill Rate (as defined in the Facility Agreement) plus a margin of 0.75%, which was 6.47% as of December 31, 2011. Borrowings under Tranche B may be made with an interest rate based on the Commercial Lending Rate (as defined in the Facility Agreement) plus a margin of 0.83%, which was 6.03% as of December 31, 2011. Each of Tranche A and Tranche B bears a fee, payable monthly, equal to 0.65% of the size of Westpac’s commitment under such tranche. Borrowings under Tranche C may be made incurring a fee equal to 1.10% of the face value of the financial guarantee requested. Amounts owing under the Facility {foots;0}

(a) Effective July 1, 2011, the minimum excess availability was reduced to $5,000 as a result of the Company meeting the aforementioned requirements.
Agreement are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Australian subsidiary, its Australian parent company and the New Zealand subsidiary (collectively, the “Obligors”) and certain of their subsidiaries.

The details of the Facility Agreement as of December 31, 2011 were as follows:

 
  December 31,
2011
Tranche A:
        
Borrowing capacity   $ 20,416  
Less: outstanding borrowing     (3,384 ) 
Additional borrowing availability   $ 17,032  
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing     6.47 % 
Tranche B:
        
Borrowing capacity   $ 2,722  
Less: outstanding borrowing      
Additional borrowing availability   $ 2,722  
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing     6.03 % 
Tranche C:
        
Borrowing capacity   $ 5,104  
Less: outstanding borrowing      
Additional borrowing availability   $ 5,104  
Interest rates on outstanding borrowing     1.10 % 

The Facility Agreement contains various restrictions and covenants applicable to the Obligors and certain of their subsidiaries, including (a) a requirement that the Obligors maintain (1) a minimum Tangible Net Worth (as defined in the Facility Agreement) as of the last day of each calendar quarter of not less than the higher of 85% of the Tangible Net Worth as of the last day of the previous calendar year and $ 17,864 (AUD17,500); (2) at all times, a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Facility Agreement) of 1.5x for the trailing twelve month period; and (3) a maximum Borrowing Base Ratio (as defined in the Facility Agreement) as of the last day of each calendar quarter of not more than 0.8; and (b) a limitation on certain intercompany payments with permitted payments outside the Obligor group restricted to a defined amount derived from the net profits of the Obligors and their subsidiaries. The Company was in compliance with all financial covenants under the Facility Agreement as of December 31, 2011.

Other Credit Agreements

The Company also has lending arrangements with local banks through its subsidiaries in Belgium, the Netherlands, Singapore and Mainland China. As of December 31, 2011, the Netherlands subsidiary could borrow up to $3,515 (€2,712) based on an agreed percentage of accounts receivable related to its operations. In May 2011, the Belgium subsidiary replaced its previous accounts receivable based lending arrangement with a $1,296 (€1,000) overdraft facility with the same financial institution effective July 1, 2011. Borrowings under the Belgium and the Netherlands lending arrangements may be made with an interest rate based on the one month EURIBOR plus a margin, and were 3.4% and 3.7%, respectively, as of December 31, 2011. The lending arrangement in the Netherlands expires annually each June, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. The lending arrangement in Belgium has no expiration date and can be terminated with a 15 day notice period. In Singapore, the Company’s subsidiary can borrow up to $771 (SGD 1,000) for working capital purposes effective January 28, 2011. Interest on borrowings under this overdraft facility is based on the Singapore Prime Rate, plus 1.75%, and was 6% on December 31, 2011. The Singapore overdraft facility expires annually each August, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. In Mainland China, the Company’s subsidiary can borrow up to $1,000 for working capital purposes. Interest on borrowings under this overdraft facility is based on the People’s Republic of China’s six month rate, plus 200 basis points, and was 8.1% on December 31, 2011. This overdraft facility expires annually each September, but can be renewed for one year periods at that time. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Belgium, the Netherlands, Singapore and Mainland China lending agreements as of December 31, 2011.

The average outstanding borrowings for the Revolver Agreement, Facility Agreement and the various credit agreements in Belgium, the Netherlands, Singapore and Mainland China was $12,489 for the year ended December 31, 2011. The weighted average interest rate on all outstanding borrowings for the year ended December 31, 2011 was 6.25%.

The Company continues to use the aforementioned credit to support its ongoing global working capital requirements, capital expenditures and other corporate purposes and to support letters of credit. Letters of credit and bank guarantees are used primarily to support office leases.