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LONG-TERM DEBT
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
LONG-TERM DEBT [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM DEBT
5.
LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consists of the following:

  
September 30,
2018
  
December 31,
2017
 
Credit agreement
 
$
25,000
  
$
53,400
 
Deferred Financing Fees
  
(626
)
  
(807
)
   
24,374
   
52,593
 
Less current maturities
  
-
   
-
 
  
$
24,374
  
$
52,593
 

On March 31, 2017, the Company entered into a secured revolving credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Sterling National Bank (the “Bank”) pursuant to which the Company obtained a credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of up to $55 million (the “Credit Facility”).  Subsequently, as a result of a November 29, 2017 amendment of the Credit Facility, aggregate availability of funds under the Credit Facility increased to $65 million, consisting of (a) a $25 million revolving loan facility (“Facility 1”), (b) a $25 million revolving loan facility (“Facility 2”), which includes a sublimit amount for letters of credit of $10 million, and (c) a $15 million revolving credit loan (“Facility 3”).  The Credit Agreement was again amended on February 23, 2018, to, among other things, effect certain modifications to the financial covenants and other provisions of the Credit Agreement and to allow the Company to pursue the sale of certain real property assets. The February 23, 2018 amendment increased the interest rate for borrowings under Facility 1 to a rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) the Bank’s prime rate plus 2.85% and (y) 6.00%. Prior to the February 23, 2018 amendment of the Credit Agreement, revolving loans outstanding under Facility 1 bore interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) the Bank’s prime rate plus 2.50% and (y) 6.00%.  Revolving loans under Facility 2 and Facility 3 bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the greater of (x) the Bank’s prime rate and (y) 3.50%.  As discussed in Note 1, pursuant to the most recent amendment of the Credit Agreement, which occurred on July 11, 2018, the Bank permitted the net proceeds of the sale of the Mangonia Park Property to be deposited into a non-interest bearing cash collateral account to be held at and by the Bank as additional collateral for the loans outstanding under the Credit Facility, but reserved the right to apply the funds held in such cash collateral account to the repayment of the outstanding principal balance of the loans outstanding under the Credit Facility.  Prior to this most recent amendment of the Credit Agreement, the Company was required to apply the net proceeds of such sale to repay a corresponding amount of the outstanding principal balance of revolving loans provided under the Credit Facility, which repayment of principal would have permanently reduced the principal amount of revolving loans available under the Credit Facility.

The term of the Credit Facility is 38 months, maturing on May 31, 2020, except that Facility 3 will mature one year earlier, on May 31, 2019.

The Credit Facility is secured by a first priority lien in favor of the Bank on substantially all of the personal property owned by the Company as well as mortgages on four parcels of real property owned by the Company in Colorado, Tennessee and Texas at which three of the Company’s schools are located, as well as a former school property owned by the Company located in Connecticut.

At the closing of the Credit Facility, the Company drew $25 million under Tranche A, which was used to repay the Company’s previous credit facility and to pay transaction costs associated with closing the Credit Facility.

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, all draws under Facility 2 for letters of credit or revolving loans and all draws under Facility 3 must be secured by cash collateral in an amount equal to 100% of the aggregate stated amount of the letters of credit issued and revolving loans outstanding through draws from Facility 1 or other available cash of the Company.

Each issuance of a letter of credit under Facility 2 will require the payment of a letter of credit fee to the Bank equal to a rate per annum of 1.75% on the daily amount available to be drawn under the letter of credit, which fee shall be payable in quarterly installments in arrears.  Letters of credit totaling $6.2 million that were outstanding under a $9.5 million letter of credit facility previously provided to the Company by the Bank, which letter of credit facility was set to mature on April 1, 2017, are treated as letters of credit under Facility 2.

The terms of the Credit Agreement provide that the Bank be paid an unused facility fee on the average daily unused balance of Facility 1 at a rate per annum equal to 0.50%, which fee is payable quarterly in arrears.  In addition, the Company is required to maintain, on deposit in one or more non-interest bearing accounts, a minimum of $5 million in quarterly average aggregate balances which if not maintained, results in a fee of $12,500 payable to the Bank for that quarter.

In addition to the foregoing, the Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants, including financial covenants that restrict capital expenditures, prohibit the incurrence of a net loss for any fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year ending December 31, 2019 and require a minimum adjusted EBITDA and a minimum tangible net worth, which is an annual covenant, as well as events of default customary for facilities of this type.  As of September 30, 2018, the Company is in compliance with all covenants.

As of September 30, 2018, the Company had $25.0 million outstanding under the Credit Facility; offset by $0.6 million of deferred finance fees.  As of December 31, 2017, the Company had $53.4 million outstanding under the Credit Facility; offset by $0.8 million of deferred finance fees.  As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, letters of credit in the aggregate principal amount of $5.5 million and $7.2 million, respectively, were outstanding under the Credit Facility.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, the Company repaid all outstanding amounts as of December 31, 2017 on Facility 2 of $17.8 million and Facility 3 of $15 million.

Scheduled maturities of long-term debt at September 30, 2018 are as follows:

Year ending December 31,
   
2018
 
$
-
 
2019
  
-
 
2020
  
25,000
 
  
$
25,000