DEBT

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

DEBT

DEBT

Debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

	December 31,
	2021		2020
Term loan facility	$	85,313	$	89,383
	85,313		89,383
Less: Current portion of long term debt (1)	(3,882)		(7,044)
Less: Debt origination costs	(2,220)		(1,760)
	$	79,211	$	80,579

(1)Current portion of long-term debt is net of debt origination costs of approximately $0.5 million and $0.6 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries as borrowers and the other guarantors from time to time party thereto (collectively, the “Loan Parties”) entered into a financing agreement with a group of banking institutions, dated November 7, 2018 and further amended on December 7, 2018 (the “Original Credit Agreement”). The Original Credit Agreement provided for a $35.0 million revolving credit facility, a $90.0 million term loan facility and an up to $30.0 million incremental facility of which $12.0 million was utilized in 2019 for the term loan facility and $10.0 million was utilized in May of 2021 for the revolving credit facility (see below). The Original Credit Agreement also provided for the issuance of letters of credit, which would reduce availability under the revolving credit facility. The maturity date of the Original Credit Agreement was November 7, 2023.

Effective as of May 12, 2021, the Company amended the Original Credit Agreement by entering into Increase Joinder No. 2 (the “Joinder No. 2”) to the Original Credit Agreement, which was accounted for as a debt modification, under which the revolving line of credit commitment under the Original Credit Agreement was increased by $10.0 million to an aggregate of $45.0 million. The Joinder No. 2 did not have any impact to any of the terms of the term loan facility under the Original Credit Agreement. The Company incurred debt origination costs of $76.8 thousand in the second quarter of 2021, which were capitalized and will be amortized over the remaining life of the revolving line of credit facility, as described below, using the straight-line method, as it is not significantly different than the effective interest method.

On June 24, 2021, the Loan Parties entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “A&R Credit Agreement”) with a group of banking institutions. The A&R Credit Agreement amended and restated in its entirety the Original Credit Agreement. The A&R Credit Agreement provides for a $150.0 million revolving credit facility, an $87.5 million term loan facility and an uncommitted incremental facility, which may be utilized for additional revolving or term loans, of up to $70.0 million. The A&R Credit Agreement also provides for the issuance of letters of credit, which would reduce availability under the revolving credit facility. The proceeds of the term loan were used to refinance the existing term loan facility under the Original Credit Agreement, and the revolving credit facility is available for working capital, general corporate purposes and to pay fees and expenses in connection with this transaction. The maturity date of the A&R Credit Agreement is June 24, 2026.

This refinancing was accounted for as a debt modification. The balance of the unamortized debt origination costs of $1.8 million under the Original Credit Agreement, the origination costs paid to the Loan Parties of $1.0 million in connection with the term loan facility of the A&R Credit Agreement and debt origination costs paid to the Loan Parties and third-party costs of $1.8 million incurred in connection with the revolving credit facility of the A&R Credit Agreement will be associated with the new arrangement, and therefore, they will be amortized over the remaining life of the A&R Credit Agreement using the straight-line method, as it is not significantly different than the effective interest method. Debt origination costs paid to third parties related to a portion of the term loan facility in connection with the A&R Credit Agreement were expensed as incurred during the second quarter of 2021.

The unamortized portion of debt origination costs totaled approximately $4.5 million and $2.2 million at December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively. Amortization of debt origination costs is included as a component of interest expense in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income and amounted to approximately $0.9 million, $0.8 million and $0.7 million for the years ended December 31, 2021, 2020, and 2019, respectively.

At the election of the Company, interest on the term loan facility and revolving credit facility under the A&R Credit Agreement is determined by reference to either LIBOR (subject to replacement) or a “base rate”, in each case plus an applicable margin ranging between 2.50% and 3.00% per annum for LIBOR loans and between 1.50% and 2.00% per annum for base rate loans depending on the level of our consolidated leverage ratio, as calculated pursuant to the terms of the A&R Credit Agreement. The Company is also required to pay a fee on the unused portion of the revolving credit facility equal to 0.35% per annum. The effective interest rates for the year ended December 31, 2021 for the term loan facility and revolving credit facility were 4.23% and 0.78%, respectively.

Interest is payable (x)(i) generally on the last day of each interest period selected for LIBOR loans, but in any event, not less frequently than every three months, and (ii) on the last business day of each quarter for base rate loans and (y) at final maturity. The principal amount of the term loan facility under the A&R Credit Agreement must be repaid in consecutive quarterly installments of 5.0% in years 1 and 2, 7.5% in year 3, and 10.0% in years 4 and 5, in each case on the last day of each quarter, commencing in September 2021 with a final balloon payment at maturity. The term loans under the A&R Credit Agreement may be prepaid at any time without premium or penalty. Revolving loans may be borrowed, repaid and reborrowed from time to time in accordance with the terms and conditions of the A&R Credit Agreement. The Company is also required to repay the loans upon receipt of net proceeds from certain casualty events, upon the disposition of certain property and upon incurrence of indebtedness not permitted by the A&R Credit Agreement. In addition, the Company is required to make mandatory prepayments annually from excess cash flow if the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio (as calculated under the A&R Credit Agreement) is greater than or equal to 3.0, and the remainder of any such excess cash flow is contributed to the available amount which may be used for a variety of purposes, including investments and distributions.

The A&R Credit Agreement contains financial covenants that require the Company to maintain a quarterly minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.25:1.00 and a quarterly maximum consolidated leverage ratio of 3.25:1.00. The A&R Credit Agreement also contains covenants that limit the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to, among other things, grant liens, incur additional indebtedness, make acquisitions or investments, dispose of certain assets, change the nature of their businesses, enter into certain transactions with affiliates or amend the terms of material indebtedness.

In addition, the A&R Credit Agreement generally restricts the payment of dividends or cash distributions by the Company with certain exceptions, including the following: i) to repurchase the Company’s common stock from current or former employees in an aggregate amount of up to $10.0 million per calendar year, and ii) other restricted payments in an aggregate amount not to exceed $40.0 million plus the Available Amount (as defined in the A&R Credit Agreement).

The obligations under the A&R Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company and certain domestic subsidiaries of the Company and secured by liens on substantially all of the assets of the Loan Parties, subject to certain exclusions and limitations.

The scheduled annual payments of the term loan at December 31, 2021 are as follows (in thousands):

2022	$	4,375
2023	5,469
2024	7,656
2025	8,750
2026	59,063
	$	85,313