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Financing Arrangements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

5. Financing Arrangements

Long-term debt and notes payable under revolving credit facilities at December 31 were as follows (in thousands):

	2011		2010

Notes payable (current)	$	8,995	$	4,639

Term loan	$	4,777	$	6,111
Other notes		980		1,227
Total term debt		5,757		7,338
Less current portion		1,458		1,487

Non-current term debt	$	4,299	$	5,851

ABI’s primary sources of borrowings are the revolving credit facility (the “Revolver”) and the term loan (“Term Loan”) it has with Wachovia Bank, National Association (“Wachovia”) pursuant to a loan and security agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement was entered into on June 30, 2009, and initial borrowings on the Credit Agreement were used to pay off borrowings from another financial institution and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the refinancing.

The Credit Agreement provides ABI and its subsidiaries with (i) a $30.0 million commitment under the Revolver (including a $12 million Canadian revolving credit facility sublimit) and (ii) an $8.0 million Term Loan. The Credit Agreement also provides letter of credit facilities with availability of up to $6.0 million (including a $3.0 million Canadian letters of credit facility sublimit) subject to availability under the Revolver. The maximum amount available for revolving debt borrowings is reduced to the amount of the borrowing base if that amount is lower. The borrowing base is based upon eligible assets of the Company, including accounts receivables and inventory. The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are secured by assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. At December 31, 2011, the Company had $9.0 million and $4.8 million outstanding under the Revolver and Term Loan, respectively, and $11.1 million of additional unused borrowing capacity available under the Revolver. The Term Loan principal is payable in 72 monthly installments of $111 thousand beginning August 1, 2009 and ending on July 1, 2015. All indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, other than the Term Loan, matures on June 30, 2015.

Interest is payable monthly on borrowings under the Credit Agreement at rates based on a base interest rate plus an applicable margin for each type of loan, which varies depending on whether the loan is based on U.S., Canadian, or Eurodollar rate loans and which ranges from an applicable rate of two hundred basis points over U.S. and Canadian base rates to four hundred basis points over Eurodollar base rates for revolving debt loans and three hundred basis points over U.S. base rates and five hundred basis points over Eurodollar base rates for the Term Loan. The Credit Agreement charges the Company a monthly unused borrowing line fee, at a rate equal to five-eighths of one percent (0.625%) per annum. In addition, the Credit Agreement imposes a monthly letter of credit fee equal to four percent (4%) per annum for unused letter of credit availability. Pursuant to an amendment and extension of the Credit Agreement in February 2012, the interest rate on borrowings, the unused line fee, and letter of credit fee are reduced for periods after June 30, 2012.

Pursuant to the Credit Agreement, payments on the Company’s accounts receivable are deposited in accounts assigned by the Company and the other borrowers to Wachovia and the funds in that account may be used by Wachovia to pay down outstanding borrowings under the Credit Agreement.

The Credit Agreement contains customary bank covenants, including limitations on incurrence of debt and liens or other encumbrances on assets or properties, sale of assets, making of loans or investments, including paying dividends and redemptions of capital stock, the formation or acquisition of subsidiaries and transactions with affiliates. The Credit Agreement requires the Company and the other borrowers and the guarantors to maintain, on a consolidated basis, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.0:1.0. Effective June 30, 2012, the Company’s obligation to meet the minimum fixed charge coverage ratio would not apply for any monthly test period during which the Company’s unused available credit under the Credit Agreement does not fall below $3.0 million at any time or below $5.0 million for more than three consecutive days. Prior to June 30, 2012, the Company’s unused available credit must not fall below $6.0 million.

The Company currently anticipates it will be able to comply with these covenants. However, the Company had to receive covenant waivers on several occasions under its prior credit agreement or enter amendments to that agreement to address failures to satisfy covenants under that prior credit agreement, and it is possible that, in the future, the Company may need to obtain waivers for failures to satisfy its covenants under the Credit Agreement or enter amendments to the Credit Agreement to address any such failures or obtain replacement financing as a result. There can be no assurance the Company would be successful in obtaining any such waiver, entering any such amendment or obtaining any such replacement financing.

Any waivers, amendments and/or replacement financing, if obtained, could result in significant cost to the Company. If an event of default under the Credit Agreement were to occur, the lenders could cease to make borrowings available under the Revolver and require the Company to repay all amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement. If the Company were unable to repay those amounts due, the lenders could exercise their rights over the collateral, which would likely have a material adverse effect on the Company’s business, results of operations or financial condition.

Other Notes

In 1998, the Company obtained a loan from a local bank in connection with the acquisition of a building in Singapore. The loan was for 2.7 million Singapore dollars (US $1.5 million at the foreign currency exchange rate in effect when the loan was obtained). The loan, which is secured by a mortgage, is payable in equal installments through 2018. The interest rate is 4.5%, and the loan is secured by the property acquired with the proceeds of the loan.

Interest

Interest paid on all outstanding debt amounted to $839 thousand and $926 thousand for 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Future Payments

Principal payments on the Company’s long-term debt obligations due in each of the next five years are as follows (in thousands):

2012	$	1,458
2013		1,464
2014		1,470
2015		922
2016		150
2017 and thereafter		293

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