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Long-term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2020
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-term Debt Long-term Debt
Credit Agreement
On April 29, 2016, Unique Fabricating NA, Inc. (the “US Borrower”) and Unique-Intasco Canada, Inc. (the “CA Borrower”) and Citizens Bank, National Association (“Citizens”), acting as lender and Administrative Agent, and other lenders, entered into a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) providing for borrowings of up to the aggregate principal amount of $62.0 million. The Credit Agreement was a senior secured credit facility and consisted of a revolving line of credit of up to $30.0 million (the “Revolver”) to the US Borrower, a $17.0 million principal amount term loan (the “US Term Loan”) to the US Borrower, and a $15.0 million principal amount term loan (the “CA Term Loan”) to the CA Borrower. At Closing, the US Term Loan and the CA Term Loan were fully funded and the US Borrower borrowed approximately $22.9 million under the Revolver.
On August 18, 2017, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Second Amendment (the “Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and other lenders. The Amendment converted $4.0 million of outstanding borrowings under the Revolver into an additional $4.0 million term loan to the US Borrower (the “US Term Loan II”). The conversion of a portion of the outstanding borrowings under the Revolver did not reduce the aggregate amount available to be borrowed under it.
On August 8, 2018, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and other lenders. The Fourth Amendment required the Company to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Ft. Smith, Arkansas building to reduce the outstanding borrowings under the Revolver. The application of the net proceeds did not permanently reduce the amounts that could be borrowed under the Revolver. The Fourth Amendment also eased, for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2018, the financial covenant ratio which determined the Company's ability to pay dividends.
On September 20, 2018, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Fifth Amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and other lenders. The Fifth Amendment temporarily increased the maximum amount that could be borrowed under the Revolver to $32.5 million from its then maximum of $30.0 million. This increase implemented by the Fifth Amendment was effective until October 31, 2018, at which point the maximum amount that could be borrowed under the Revolver reverted back to $30.0 million and was replaced by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement described below.
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
On November 8, 2018, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended and Restated Credit Agreement”), which amended and restated the existing Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which is a five year agreement, among other things, increased the principal amount of US Term Loan borrowings to $26.0 million, created a two year line to fund capital expenditures of up to $2.5 million through November 8, 2019 and $5.0 million thereafter through November 8, 2020, and extended the maturity dates of all borrowings from April 28, 2021 to November 7, 2023. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement provides for borrowings of up to $30.0 million under the Revolver, subject to availability under the terms of the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, and left the principal amount on the CA Term Loan at approximately $12.0 million, the same as it was under the previous Credit Agreement. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement combined the previous US Term Loan and US Term Loan II (the “New US Term Loan”), and increased the aggregate principal amount to $26.0 million from $15.9 million, in total, for the previous US Term Loan and Term Loan II. The increase in the principal amount effected by the New U.S. Term Loan replaced and termed-out outstanding borrowings under the Revolver. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement changes the quarterly principal payments of the New US Term Loan to $337.5 thousand through September 30, 2020, $575.0 thousand thereafter through September 30, 2021, and $812.5 thousand thereafter with a lump sum due at maturity. Finally, the agreement made certain changes to the Company's covenants and financial covenant ratios.
The Revolver, New US Term Loan, and CA Term Loan all mature on November 7, 2023 and bear interest at the Company's election of either (i) the greater of the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Effective Rate (the “Base Rate”) or (ii) the LIBOR rate, plus an applicable margin ranging from 1.75% to 3.25% per annum in the case of the Base Rate and 2.75% to 4.25% per annum in the case of the LIBOR rate, in each case, based on senior leverage ratio thresholds, measured quarterly, as increased by the Waiver and Fourth Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement which is further described below. The fair value of debt at June 30, 2020 under the Revolver, New US Term Loan and CA Term Loan approximates book value based on the variable terms.
In addition, the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement allows for increases in the principal amount of the Revolver and the New US and CA Term Loans not to exceed a $10.0 million principal amount, in the aggregate, provided that before and after giving effect to the proposed increase (and any transactions to be consummated using proceeds of the increase), the total leverage and debt service coverage ratios do not exceed specified amounts. The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement also provides for the issuance of letters of credit with a face amount of up to a $2.0 million, in the aggregate, provided that any letter of credit that is issued will reduce availability under the Revolver.
As of June 30, 2020, $10.1 million was outstanding under the Revolver. This amount is gross of debt issuance costs which are further described in the next section. The Revolver had an effective interest rate of 5.00% percent per annum at June 30, 2020, and is secured by substantially all of the Company’s assets. At June 30, 2020, the maximum additional available borrowings under the Revolver was $13.5 million which includes a reduction for a $0.1 million letter of credit issued for the benefit of the landlord of one of the Company’s leased facilities. The maximum amount available was further subject to borrowing base restrictions, resulting in a net availability of $0.7 million.
Long term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
  June 30,
2020
December 29,
2019
U.S. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program loan (PPP Note), payable in equal monthly installments on the first day after the deferment period. The PPP Note is unsecured and bears interest at 1% per annum. The PPP Note may be forgiven subject to the terms of the Paycheck Protection Program.
$5,999  $—  
New US Term Loan, payable to lenders in quarterly installments of $0.3 million through September 30, 2020, $0.6 million through September 30, 2021, and $0.8 million through November 7, 2023 with a lump sum due at maturity. The effective interest rate was 5% per annum at June 30, 2020. At June 30, 2020, the balance of the New US Term Loan is presented net of a debt discount of $0.3 million from costs paid to or on behalf of the lenders.
$23,743  $24,383  
CA Term Loan, payable to lenders in quarterly installments of $0.4 million through November 7, 2023, with a lump sum due at maturity. The effective interest rate was 5% per annum at June 30, 2020. At June 30, 2020, the balance of the CA Term Loan is presented net of a debt discount of $0.1 million from costs paid to or on behalf of the lenders.
$9,648  $10,384  
Capital expenditure line payable to lenders in quarterly installments of 7.5% per annum of the outstanding principal balance commencing December 31, 2019 through September 30, 2020, 10% per annum through September 30, 2021, and 12.5% per annum through November 7, 2023 with a lump sum due at maturity. The effective interest rate was 5% per annum at June 30, 2020.
1,251  1,300  
Total debt excluding Revolver40,641  36,067  
Less current maturities2,847  2,847  
Long-term debt – Less current maturities$37,794  $33,220  


Debt Issuance Costs
Debt issuance costs represent legal, consulting, and other financial costs associated with debt financing and are reported netted against the related debt instrument. Amounts paid to or on behalf of lenders are presented as a debt discount and are also shown as a reduction of the associated debt instrument. Debt issuance costs on term debt are amortized using the straight line basis over the term of the related debt (which is immaterially different from the required effective interest method) while those related to revolving debt are amortized using a straight line basis over the term of the related debt.
At June 30, 2020 and December 29, 2019, debt issuance costs were $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively, while amounts paid to or on behalf of lenders presented as debt discounts were $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively. On November 8, 2018, the Company amended its Credit Agreement, to increase the Company's term loan debt. The Company reviewed this amendment for extinguishment accounting and concluded that there were no remaining debt issuance costs not amortized on the revolving debt facility qualified for extinguishment accounting and recognized a loss on extinguishment immediately. The remaining unamortized debt issuance costs not extinguished on the old revolving debt facility and all of the of remaining unamortized debt issuance costs on the term loans did not meet extinguishment accounting and therefore were carried forward to the new revolving debt facility and term loans.
Amortization expense of both debt issuance costs and debt discounts has been recognized as a component of interest expense in the amounts of $0.04 million and $0.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, respectively, and $0.04 million and $0.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019, respectively.
Covenant Compliance
The Amended and Restated Credit Agreement contains customary negative covenants and requires that the Company comply with various financial covenants, including a total leverage ratio and debt service coverage ratio, as defined in the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. As of June 30, 2020, the Company was in compliance with these financial covenants. Additionally, the New US Term Loan and CA Term Loan each contains a clause, effective December 30, 2018, that requires an excess cash flow payment to be made to the lenders to reduce the New US Term Loan and CA Term Loan if the Company’s cash flow exceeds certain thresholds as defined by the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement. No payments were required to be made in the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.
As of March 31, 2019, the Company was not in compliance with the total leverage ratio financial covenant. As a result of this non-compliance, on May 7, 2019, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower entered into the Waiver and First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders. The First Amendment temporarily waived the default on the March 31, 2019 covenant violation until the earlier of June 15, 2019 and the execution and delivery of a further amendment revising the calculation of the total leverage ratio and such other financial covenants as necessary taking into account the Borrowers current and future financial condition. As a result of this waiver, the lenders did not accelerate the maturity of the debt.
On June 14, 2019, the Company entered into the Waiver and Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders.  The Second Amendment revised the waiver period as defined with respect to the March 31, 2019 covenant violation and resulting default until the earlier of June 30, 2019 (which was June 15, 2019 under the First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) and the execution and delivery of a further amendment revising the calculation of the total leverage ratio and such other financial covenants as necessary taking into account the Borrowers current and future financial condition.
On June 28, 2019, the Company entered into the Waiver and Third Amendment (the “Third Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders.  The Third Amendment revised the waiver period as defined with respect to the March 31, 2019 covenant violation and resulting default until the earlier of July 22, 2019 (which was June 30, 2019 under the Second Amendment to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement) and the execution and delivery of a further amendment revising the calculation of the total leverage ratio and such other financial covenants as necessary taking into account the Borrowers current and future financial condition.
On July 16, 2019, the Company entered into the Waiver and Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, with Citizens, acting as Administrative Agent, and the other lenders.  The Fourth Amendment provided a permanent waiver by the Lenders and Agent with respect to the Borrower's non-compliance with the total leverage ratio financial covenant, as defined as of March 31, 2019. The Fourth Amendment also revised the definition of consolidated EBITDA and certain financial covenants, including the maximum total leverage ratio and the minimum debt service coverage ratio, as well as adding the requirement that the Company maintain minimum liquidity and minimum unadjusted consolidated EBITDA, each as defined. The Fourth Amendment permits distributions as long as the Borrower is in compliance with specified conditions including that the Borrower's liquidity, as defined, is not less than $5 million after giving effect to the distribution, total leverage ratio is not more than 2.00 to 1.00, post distribution, debt service coverage ratio ("DSCR"), as defined, is not greater than 1.10 to 1.00, and Borrower is in compliance with financial covenants, before and after giving effect to the distributions.
On August 7, 2019, the Company entered into the Fifth Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents (the “Fifth Amendment”). The Fifth Amendment amended the definition of unadjusted consolidated EBITDA to include consolidated net income plus the sum of interest expense, tax expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and non-cash impairment charges of goodwill. The Company is compliant with the covenants set forth in the Fifth Amendment as of June 30, 2020.
On April 3, 2020, the Company entered into the Sixth Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents (the “Sixth Amendment”). The Sixth Amendment, amended the definition of consolidated EBITDA to include, as an addition to consolidated net income, an amount equal to $0.6 million resulting from a non-cash inventory write-off taken during the third fiscal quarter in fiscal 2019, amended the definition of “fiscal year” to reflect that we changed our fiscal year to end on December 31, commencing with the 2020 fiscal year, eliminated the requirement for a monthly Covenant Compliance Report and provided for payment of the Capex Loan principal installment that was due December 31, 2019, but was not paid due to an internal system miscalculation by the Agent.
As of March 31, 2020, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants. However, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company and the global automotive industry, the Company anticipated that it was likely that the Bank EBITDA for the twelve months ended June 30, 2020 was likely to result in the Company not being in compliance with its financial covenants. In response to the anticipated impact of COVID-19, on April 23, 2020, the US Borrower and the CA Borrower (together the “Borrowers”) entered into the Seventh Amendment (the “Seventh Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents. The Seventh Amendment, among other things, (i) permits additional indebtedness in the form of unsecured loans authorized pursuant to and in compliance with the CARES Act under the Paycheck Protection Program of the U.S. Small Business Administration, in an aggregate amount not to exceed $6.0 million; (ii) defers the June 30, 2020 principal payments on the US Term Loan, CA Term Loan, and CAPEX Loan, with the deferred principal amounts payable at the existing maturity dates; (iii) waives the requirement to test Maximum Total Leverage Ratio, Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio and Minimum Unadjusted Consolidated EBITDA for the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2020; (iv) allows the release of the lien on the Evansville, Indiana property and for the net cash proceeds from its sale to be applied against any
outstanding balance on the Revolver, which will not permanently reduce the Revolving Credit Aggregate Commitment; (v) adds a weekly requirement for the Borrowers to deliver a 13-week cash flow forecast until September 30, 2020; and (vi) adds a 1.0% LIBOR Floor and 2.0% Base Rate Floor.
On August 7, 2020, the Company entered into the Eighth Amendment (the “Eighth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents, as amended. The Eighth Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Loan Documents, among other things, amended the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and made changes to the calculations of financial covenants. The definition of Consolidated EBITDA has been amended to include as an addition to Consolidated Net Income (i) costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Eighth Amendment not to exceed $175,000, (ii) restructuring expenses not to exceed $500,000 in any 12 month period, (iii) costs incurred with respect to the purchase and implementation of the ERP system not to exceed (A) $200,000 during each fiscal quarter in 2020 and (B) $100,000 during each fiscal quarter in 2021, and (iv) to the extent added in calculating Consolidated Net Income any portion of the PPP loan that has been forgiven and cancelled. The Eighth Amendment also amended the calculation of certain financial covenants based upon 12 month results to effectively exclude results of the quarter ended June 30, 2020. The calculation of Maximum Total Leverage Ratio has been amended, commencing with the quarter ending September 30, 2020 and through and including the quarter ending March 31, 2021, to annualize Consolidated EBITDA for the periods beginning July 1, 2020 through the date of calculation. The calculation of Minimum Debt Service Coverage Ratio for the quarters ended September 30, 2020, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2021 are based upon results for one, two and three quarters, respectively. The Eighth Amendment further adds a Minimum Liquidity requirement to be calculated monthly through June 30, 2021 and Minimum Consolidated EBITDA for each measurement period, as defined, through June 30, 2021. The Eighth Amendment permits distributions by US Borrower to the Parent to be declared and made only after December 31, 2021 provided certain conditions are satisfied.
Maturities on the Company’s Amended and Restated Credit Agreement and other long term debt obligations for the remainder of the current fiscal year and future fiscal years are as follows (in thousands):
2020$1,782  
20215,375  
20226,112  
202335,744  
20241,200  
Thereafter900  
Total51,113  
Discounts(334) 
Debt issuance costs(264) 
Total debt, net$50,515  

Paycheck Protection Program Loan
On April 24, 2020, the Company entered into a Promissory Note (“PPP Note”) for $6.0 million with Citizens Bank, National Association, (“PPP Lender”) pursuant to the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) Paycheck Protection Program under Title I of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act passed by Congress and signed into law on March 27, 2020. On June 3, 2020, Congress passed the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the “PPP Flexibility Act”) and on June 5, 2020 it was signed into law. The PPP Flexibility Act modified certain provisions of the CARES Act. The PPP Note is unsecured, bears interest at 1.00% per annum, with principal and interest payments deferred until the earlier of (i) the PPP Lender receiving the forgiveness amount from the SBA or (ii) August 12, 2021. The PPP Note matures on April 24, 2022. The principal is payable in equal monthly installments, with interest, beginning on the first business day after the end of the deferment period. The PPP Note may be forgiven subject to the terms of the Paycheck Protection Program and PPP Flexibility Act.
Additionally, certain acts of the Company, including but not limited to: (i) the failure to pay any taxes when due, (ii) becoming the subject of a proceeding under any bankruptcy or insolvency law, (iii) making an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or (iv) reorganizing, merging, consolidating or otherwise changing ownership or business structure without PPP Lender’s prior written consent, are considered events of default which grant Lender the right to seek immediate payment of all amounts owing under the PPP Note. As of June 30, 2020, none of the circumstances listed above exist at the Company.