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DEBT
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
DEBT [Abstract]  
DEBT
9.       DEBT
 
A summary of total debt outstanding at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

 (thousands)
 
Sept. 30, 2012
 
 
Dec. 31, 2011
 
Long-term debt:
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Revolver
 
$
26,614
 
 
$
24,336
 
  Secured senior subordinated notes
 
 
6,160
 
 
 
7,700
 
  Subordinated secured promissory note
 
 
1,000
 
 
 
1,750
 
  Debt discount
 
 
(685
)
 
 
(832
)
      Total long-term debt
 
 
33,089
 
 
 
32,954
 
Less: current maturities of long-term debt
 
 
1,000
 
 
 
1,000
 
      Total long-term debt, less current maturities and discount
 
$
32,089
 
 
$
31,954
 
Total long-term debt
 
$
33,089
 
 
$
32,954
 
 
Secured Senior Credit Facility
 
On March 31, 2011, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the "2011 Credit Agreement") with Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC ("WFCF") as the lender and agent, to establish the four-year $50.0 million revolving secured senior credit facility (the "2011 Credit Facility").  The 2011 Credit Agreement replaced the Company's credit agreement, dated May 18, 2007, as amended, among the Company, the lenders party thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPMorgan"), as Administrative Agent (the "2007 Credit Agreement") which consisted of a senior secured revolving credit facility (the "2007 Credit Facility") and was scheduled to expire on May 31, 2011.
 
The 2011 Credit Agreement is secured by a pledge of substantially all of the assets of the Company pursuant to a Security Agreement, dated March 31, 2011, between the Company and WFCF, as agent.  The 2011 Credit Agreement includes certain definitions, terms and reporting requirements and includes the following provisions:
 
·
  The maturity date for the 2011 Credit Facility is March 31, 2015;

·
  Borrowings under the revolving line of credit (the "Revolver") are subject to a borrowing base, up to a maximum borrowing limit of $50.0 million;

·
  The interest rates for borrowings under the Revolver are the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin or the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus the Applicable Margin, with a fee payable by the Company on unused but committed portions of the Revolver;

·
  The financial covenants include a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum excess availability under the Revolver, and annual capital expenditure limitations (see further details below);

·
  The Company's existing standby letters of credit as of March 31, 2011 will remain outstanding; and

·
  Customary prepayment provisions which require the prepayment of outstanding amounts under the Revolver based on predefined conditions.
 
As of September 30, 2012, the Company had $26.6 million outstanding under its Revolver.  The borrowing base (as defined in the 2011 Credit Agreement), as of any date of determination, is the sum of current asset availability plus fixed asset availability less the aggregate amount of reserves, if any.  The available borrowing base as of September 30, 2012 was $44.3 million.
 
At September 30, 2012, the interest rate for borrowings under the Revolver was the Prime Rate plus 1.50% (or 4.75%), or LIBOR plus 2.5% (or 2.73%), and the fee payable on committed but unused portions of the Revolver was 0.375%.  At December 31, 2011, the interest rate for borrowings under the Revolver was the Prime Rate plus 1.75% (or 5.00%), or LIBOR plus 2.75% (or 3.03%), and the fee payable on committed but unused portions of the Revolver was 0.375%.
 
Pursuant to the 2011 Credit Agreement, the financial covenants include (a) a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, measured on a month-end basis, of at least 1.25:1.00 for the 12 month period ending on such month-end; (b) a required minimum excess availability plus qualified cash at all times under the Revolver of at least $2.0 million; and (c) for fiscal year 2012, a limitation on annual capital expenditures of $6.7 million (per the Second Amendment, dated September 13, 2012, to the 2011 Credit Agreement (the "2011 Second Amendment").
 
The fixed charge coverage ratio is the ratio for any period of (i) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") minus capital expenditures made to (ii) fixed charges.  Fixed charges for any period is the sum of (a) interest expense accrued (other than interest paid-in-kind, amortization of financing fees, and other non-cash interest expense), (b) principal payments in respect of indebtedness that are required to be paid, (c) all federal, state, and local income taxes accrued, and (d) all restricted junior payments paid (whether in cash or other property, other than common stock).
 
Excess availability for any period refers to the amount that the Company is entitled to borrow as advances under the 2011 Credit Agreement (after giving effect to all outstanding obligations) minus the aggregate amount, if any, of the Company's trade payables aged in excess of historical levels and all book overdrafts of the Company in excess of historical practices.
 
As of and for the fiscal period ended September 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all three of these financial covenants.  The required minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, minimum excess availability plus qualified cash, and the annual capital expenditures limitation amounts compared to the actual amounts as of and for the fiscal period ended September 30, 2012 are as follows:
 
(thousands except ratio)
 
Required
 
 
Actual
 
Fixed charge coverage ratio (12-month period)
 
 
1.25
 
 
 
5.3
 
Excess availability plus qualified cash (end of period)
 
$
2,000
 
 
$
18,316
 
Annual capital expenditures limitation (actual year-to-date)
 
$
6,700
 
 
$
5,281
 
 
2012 Credit Facility
 
On October 24, 2012, the Company entered into a credit agreement (the "2012 Credit Agreement") with Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as the agent and lender ("Wells Fargo"), and Fifth-Third Bank ("Fifth-Third") as participant (collectively, the "Lenders"), to establish a five-year $80 million revolving secured senior credit facility (the "2012 Credit Facility").  The 2012 Credit Facility replaces the 2011 Credit Facility.  Borrowings under the 2012 Credit Facility were used to repay in full the borrowings outstanding under the 2011 Credit Facility.  See Note 15 for additional details. 

The 2012 Credit Agreement is secured by a pledge of substantially all of the assets of the Company pursuant to a Security Agreement, dated October 24, 2012, between the Company and Wells Fargo, as agent.  The 2012 Credit Agreement includes certain definitions, terms and reporting requirements and includes the following provisions:
 
·             The maturity date for the 2012 Credit Facility is October 24, 2017;
 
·             Borrowings under the revolving line of credit (the "Revolver") are subject to a maximum borrowing limit of $80.0 million;
 
·             The Company has the option to increase the 2012 Credit Facility by an amount up to $20 million upon request to and subject to the approval of the Lenders;
 
·             The interest rates for borrowings under the Revolver are the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin or the London Interbank Offer Rate ("LIBOR") plus the Applicable Margin, with a fee payable by the Company on unused but committed portions of the Revolver;
 
·             The Revolver includes a sub-limit up to $5,000,000 for same day advances ("Swing Line") which shall bear interest based upon the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin;
 
·             Up to $20 million of the Revolver will be available as a sub facility for the issuance of standby letters of credit which are subject to certain expiration dates.  The Company's existing standby letters of credit as of October 24, 2012 will remain outstanding under the terms of the 2012 Credit Agreement;
 
·             The financial covenants include requirements as to a consolidated total leverage ratio and a consolidated interest coverage ratio, and other covenants include limitations on permitted acquisitions, capital expenditures, indebtedness, restricted payments and fundamental changes; and
 
·             Customary prepayment provisions which require the prepayment of outstanding amounts under the Revolver based on predefined conditions.
 
Secured Senior Subordinated Notes  
 
March 2011 Notes
 
In connection with entering into the 2011 Credit Agreement, the Company issued $2.5 million principal amount of Secured Senior Subordinated Notes (the "March 2011 Notes") to each of Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("TCOMF2"), and Northcreek, or $5.0 million in the aggregate.  The March 2011 Notes are secured by a pledge of substantially all of the assets of the Company and are subordinated to the indebtedness under the 2011 Credit Agreement.  The March 2011 Notes bear interest at a rate equal to 10% per annum until March 31, 2013 and 13% thereafter, and mature on March 31, 2016.  The Company may prepay all or any portion of the March 2011 Notes at any time based on pre-defined percentages of the principal amount being prepaid.

In connection with the issuance of the March 2011 Notes, the Company issued the March 2011 Warrants (as defined herein).  The debt discount of $0.7 million, which was equal to the fair value of the March 2011 Warrants as of March 31, 2011, was being amortized to interest expense over the life of the March 2011 Notes beginning in the second quarter of 2011.  As of September 30, 2012, the unamortized portion of the debt discount was $0.5 million.  In the fourth quarter of 2012, in connection with the prepayment in full of the March 2011 Notes , the Company plans to record a non-cash charge to write-off the unamortized portion of the debt discount.  See Note 15 for further details.

September 2011 Notes
 
In connection with the financing of the acquisition of AIA, the 2011 Credit Agreement was amended to, among other things, allow for the issuance to Northcreek and an affiliate of Northcreek of Secured Senior Subordinated Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $2.7 million (the "September 2011 Notes").  The September 2011 Notes are secured by a pledge of substantially all of the assets of the Company and are subordinated to indebtedness under the 2011 Credit Agreement.  The September 2011 Notes bear interest at 13% per annum and mature on March 31, 2016.  The Company may prepay all or any portion of the September 2011 Notes at any time based on pre-defined percentages of the principal amount being prepaid.

In connection with the issuance of the September 2011 Notes, the Company issued the September 2011 Warrants (as defined herein).  The debt discount of $0.3 million, which was equal to the fair value of the September 2011 Warrants as of September 16, 2011, was being amortized to interest expense over the life of the September 2011 Notes beginning in the third quarter of 2011.  As of September 30, 2012, the unamortized portion of the debt discount was $0.2 million.  In the fourth quarter of 2012, in connection with the prepayment in full of the September 2011 Notes, the Company plans to record a non-cash charge to write-off the unamortized portion of the debt discount.  See Note 15 for further details.

Optional Prepayments
 
On March 30, 2012, the Company exercised its option to prepay 10%, or $500,000 in the aggregate, of the original principal amount of its March 2011 Notes at a price of 101% of the principal amount being prepaid plus accrued interest.  In connection with this prepayment, the Company entered into a consent and limited waiver with TCOMF2 and Northcreek in which both parties (i) agreed to waive their respective rights to require the Company to make the March 2012 prepayment on a pro rata basis based on the outstanding principal amount of the March 2011 Notes, and (ii) directed the Company to allocate the prepayment with respect to $250,000 of principal amount that would have otherwise been allocated to the portion of the March 2011 Notes held by Northcreek to prepay an additional $250,000 of principal amount of the March 2011 Notes held by TCOMF2.

On March 30, 2012, the Company also exercised its option to prepay 10%, or $270,000 in the aggregate, of the original principal amount of its September 2011 Notes at a price of 101% of the principal amount being prepaid plus accrued interest.
 
On June 29, 2012, the Company exercised its option to prepay 10%, or $770,000 in the aggregate, of the original principal amount of both its March 2011 Notes and September 2011 Notes , at a price of 101% of the principal amount being prepaid plus accrued interest.  In connection with this prepayment, the Company entered into a consent and limited waiver with TCOMF2, Northcreek and the Northcreek affiliate in which the parties (i) agreed to waive their respective rights to require the Company to make the June 2012 prepayment on a pro rata basis based on the outstanding principal amount of the March 2011 Notes and the September 2011 Notes, and (ii) directed the Company to allocate the prepayment with respect to $250,000 of principal amount that would have otherwise been allocated to the portion of the March 2011 Notes held by Northcreek to prepay an additional $250,000 of principal amount of the March 2011 Notes held by TCOMF2, and allocate the prepayment with respect to $270,000 of principal amount that would have otherwise been allocated to the September 2011 Notes held by Northcreek and the Northcreek affiliate to prepay an additional $270,000 of principal amount of the March 2011 Notes held by TCOMF2.

In the first nine months of 2012, the Company prepaid a total of $1,540,000 principal amount, in the aggregate, of the March 2011 and September 2011 Notes.  As of September 30, 2012, the principal amount outstanding under the March 2011 Notes and the September 2011 Notes was $3.73 million and $2.43 million, respectively.

On October 24, 2012, the Company used borrowings under the 2012 Credit Facility to prepay the remaining combined principal outstanding of $6.16 million of its March 2011 Notes and September 2011 Notes at a price of 104% of the principal amount prepaid plus accrued interest.  See Note 15 for additional details.
 
Subordinated Secured Promissory Note
 
Also in connection with the financing of the AIA acquisition, the 2011 Credit Agreement was further amended to allow for the issuance of a 10% Promissory Note to the seller of AIA in the principal amount of $2.0 million.  The Promissory Note is secured by the Company's inventory and accounts receivable and is subordinated to indebtedness under the 2011 Credit Agreement, the March 2011 Notes and the September 2011 Notes.  The Promissory Note matures on September 16, 2013 and is payable in eight quarterly installments of $250,000 plus quarterly interest payments beginning on December 16, 2011.  As of September 30, 2012, the principal amount outstanding under the Promissory Note was $1.0 million.
 
On October 24, 2012, the Company used borrowings under the 2012 Credit Facility to prepay at par the $1.0 million remaining principal outstanding under the Promissory Note plus accrued interest.  See Note 15 for additional details.