7. DEBT

Credit Facility

On December 1, 2019, the Company entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as has been amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) with First Internet Bank of Indiana (“FIB”). The Credit Agreement includes five term loans (the “Initial Term Loan,” “Second Term Loan,” “Third Term Loan,” “Fourth Term Loan,” and “Fifth Term Loan,” respectively), a revolving line of credit (the “Revolving Facility”), a construction draw loan (the “Construction Draw Loan”), an equipment draw loan (the “Equipment Draw Loan”), and two capital expenditure instruments (the “Initial Capex Line” and the “Second Capex Line,” respectively).

The Initial Term Loan for $4,500 bears interest at a fixed rate of 3.99%, with monthly principal and interest payments of approximately $33. The Initial Term Loan matures June 23, 2022. The balance on the Initial Term Loan at December 31, 2020 was $3,686. We used the proceeds from the Initial Term Loan to satisfy our indebtedness with Huntington Bank and terminated the related interest rate swap.

The Second Term Loan for $5,500 was used to fund a portion of the cash consideration for the Seventh Wave acquisition. Amounts outstanding under the Second Term Loan bear interest at a fixed per annum rate of 5.06%, with monthly principal and interest payments equal to $78. The Second Term Loan matures July 2, 2023 and the balance on the Second Term Loan at December 31, 2020 was $3,820.

The Third Term Loan for $1,271 was used to fund the cash consideration for the Smithers Avanza acquisition. Amounts outstanding under the Third Term Loan bear interest at a fixed per annum rate of 4.63%. The Third Term Loan required monthly interest only payments until December 1, 2019, from which time payments of principal and interest in monthly installments of $20 are required, with all accrued but unpaid interest, cost and expenses due and payable at the maturity date. The Third Term Loan matures November 1, 2025 and the balance on the Third Term Loan at December 31, 2020 was $1,067.

The Fourth Term Loan in the principal amount of $1,500 has a maturity of June 1, 2025. Interest accrues on the Fourth Term Loan at a fixed per annum rate equal to 4%, with interest payments only having commenced January 1, 2020 through June 1, 2020, with monthly payments of principal and interest thereafter through maturity. The balance on the Fourth Term Loan at December 31, 2020 was $1,356.

The Fifth Term loan in the principal amount of $1,939 has a maturity of December 1, 2024. Interest accrues on the Fifth Term Loan at a fixed per annum rate equal to 4%, with payments of principal and interest due monthly through maturity. The balance on the Fifth Term Loan at December 31, 2020 was $1,875. We entered into the Fourth Term Loan and the Fifth Term Loan in connection with the PCRS acquisition .

The Revolving Facility provides a line of credit for up to $5,000, which the Company may borrow from time to time, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, including as may be limited by the amount of the Company’s outstanding eligible receivables. The Revolving Facility requires monthly accrued and unpaid interest payments only until maturity at a floating per annum rate equal to the greater of (a) 4%, or (b) the sum of the Prime Rate plus Zero Basis Points (0.0%), which rate shall change concurrently with the Prime Rate. The Company did not have an outstanding balance on the Revolving Facility as of December 31, 2020. On December 18, 2020, the parties amended the Revolving Facility to extend its maturity through May 31, 2021.

The Construction Draw Loan provided for borrowings up to a principal amount not to exceed $4,445 and the Equipment Draw Loan provided for borrowings up to a principal amount not to exceed $1,429. The Construction Draw Loan and Equipment Draw Loan each mature on March 28, 2025. As of December 31, 2020, there was a $4,123 balance on the Construction Draw Loan and a $1,185 balance on the Equipment Draw Loan.

Subject to certain conditions precedent, the Construction Draw Loan and the Equipment Draw Loan each permitted the Company to obtain advances aggregating up to the maximum principal amount available for such loan through March 28, 2020. Amounts outstanding under these loans bear interest at a fixed per annum rate of 5.20%. The Construction Draw Loan and the Equipment Draw Loan each required monthly payments of accrued interest on amounts outstanding through March 28, 2020, and thereafter monthly payments of principal and interest on amounts then outstanding through maturity. We have utilized funds from the Construction Draw Loan and the Equipment Draw Loan in connection with the Evansville facility expansion.

The Initial Capex Line previously provided for borrowings up to the principal amount of $1,100, which the Company could borrow from time to time, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement. On March 27, 2020, the parties amended the Initial Capex Line to eliminate the revolving nature of the line in favor of a term loan in the principal amount of $948, equivalent to the amount of borrowings then outstanding on the Initial Capex Line. As amended, the Initial Capex Line matures on June 30, 2025, and as of December 31, 2020, had a balance of $872. Interest accrues on the principal balance of the Initial Capex Line at a fixed per annum rate equal to 4%. The Company was required to pay accrued but unpaid interest on the Initial Capex Line on a monthly basis until June 30, 2020. Commencing August 1, 2020, and on the first day of each monthly period thereafter until and including on the maturity date, the Initial Capex Line requires payments of principal and interest in monthly installments equal to $17.

The Second Capex Line previously provided for borrowings up to the principal amount of $3,000, which the Company could borrow from time to time, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement. On December 18, 2020, the parties amended the Second Capex Line to eliminate the revolving nature of the line in favor of a term loan in the principal amount of $3,000, equivalent to the amount of borrowings then outstanding on the Second Capex Line. As amended, the Second Capex Line matures on December 31, 2025. Interest accrues on the principal balance of the Second Capex Line at a fixed per annum rate equal to 4.25%. Commencing January 31, 2021, and on the last day of each monthly period thereafter until and including on the maturity date, the Second Capex Line requires payments of principal and interest in monthly installments equal to $55.

The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement are guaranteed by BAS Evansville, Inc. (“BASEV”), Seventh Wave Laboratories, LLC, BASi Gaithersburg LLC, as well as Bronco Research Services LLC (“Bronco”), each a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (collectively, the "Guarantors"). The Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement and the Guarantor's obligations under their respective guaranties are secured by first priority security interests in substantially all of the assets of the Company and the Guarantors, respectively, mortgages on the Company’s BASEV’s and Bronco’s facilities in West Lafayette, Indiana, Evansville, Indiana, and Fort Collins, Colorado, respectively, and pledges of the Company’s ownership interests in its subsidiaries.

The Company entered into a Credit Agreement modification on December 18, 2020 with FIB. Based in part on the impact of COVID-19 on the Company’s operations and financial performance, FIB, among other things, agreed to suspend testing of the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio under the Credit Agreement for the December 31, 2020 compliance period. The December 18, 2020 modification, also revised the Company’s covenant calculations on a go-forward basis, as described below. Absent these suspensions and modifications, the Company would not have been in compliance with the covenants for the December 31, 2020 measurement period.

As amended, (i) beginning March 31, 2021, the Company is required to maintain a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), tested quarterly, of not less than (a) as of March 31, 2021 1.05 to 1.0, (b) as of June 30, 2021 1.10 to 1.00 and (c) as of September 30, 2021 and for each quarter thereafter 1.20 to 1.00 and (ii) the Company is required to maintain a Cash Flow Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), tested quarterly, not to exceed (a) as of December 31, 2020, 6.00 to 1.00, (b) as of March 31, 2021, 5.75 to 1.00, (c) as of June 30, 2021, 5.00 to 1.00 and (d) as of September 30, 2021 and for each quarter thereafter, 4.25 to 1.00. The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and Cash Flow Leverage Ratio are measured on a trailing twelve (12) month basis, provided, however, that in the case of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio calculations for the remainder of fiscal 2021 (i) the measurement period for the quarter ending March 31, 2021 includes only the quarter ending March 31, 2021, (ii) the measurement period for the quarter ending June 30, 2021 includes only the quarters ending March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021 and (iii) the measurement period for the quarter ending September 30, 2021 includes only the quarters ending March 31, 2021, June 30, 2021 and September 30, 2021.

Upon an event of default, which includes certain customary events such as, among other things, a failure to make required payments when due, a failure to comply with covenants, certain bankruptcy and insolvency events, and defaults under other material indebtedness, FIB may cease advancing funds, increase the interest rate on outstanding balances, accelerate amounts outstanding, terminate the agreement and foreclose on all collateral. The Company has also agreed to obtain a life insurance policy in an amount not less than $5,000 for its President and Chief Executive Officer and to provide FIB an assignment of such life insurance policy as collateral.

In addition to the indebtedness under our Credit Agreement, as part of the Smithers Avanza acquisition, we have an unsecured promissory note payable to the Smithers Avanza seller in the initial principal amount of $810 made by BASi Gaithersburg and guaranteed by the Company. The promissory note bears interest at 6.5% with monthly payments and maturity date of May 1, 2022. At December 31, 2020, the balance on the note payable to the Smithers Avanza seller was $570. As part of the PCRS acquisition, we also have an unsecured promissory note payable to the PCRS seller in the initial principal amount of $800. The promissory note bears interest at 4.5% with monthly payments and a maturity date of December 1, 2024. At December 31, 2020, the balance on the note payable to the PCRS seller was $735.

On April 23, 2020, the Company was granted a loan (the “Loan”) from Huntington National Bank in the aggregate amount of $5,051, pursuant to the Paycheck Protection Program under Division A, Title I of the CARES Act, which was enacted March 27, 2020. The principal and accrued interest under the Loan is to be repaid in eighteen installments of $283 beginning on November 16, 2020 and continuing monthly until the final payment is due on April 16, 2022. The bank is not requiring payments of principal or interest pending the loan forgiveness decision. The Company has applied for forgiveness of the loan in the amount of $4,851.

Long term debt is detailed in the table below.


	As of:
	December 31, 2020		September 30, 2020
Initial term loan	$	3,686	$	3,748
Second term loan		3,820		4,004
Third term loan		1,067		1,115
Fourth term loan		1,356		1,425
Fifth term loan		1,875		1,891
Initial Capex line		872		920
Subtotal term loans		12,676		13,103
Construction and equipment loans		5,308		5,496
Seller Note – Smithers Avanza		570		650
Seller Note – Pre-Clinical Research Services		735		752
Paycheck protection program loan		5,051		5,051
		24,340		25,052
Less: Current portion		(6,877)		(5,991)
Less: Debt issue costs not amortized		(255)		(235)
Total Long-term debt	$	17,208	$	18,826