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Note 7 - Financing Arrangements
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Notes to Financial Statements  
Short-term Debt [Text Block]
Note
7
– Financing Arrangements
 
The Company had a revolving credit facility with HSBC Bank, USA, N.A. (“HSBC”) providing up to
$7
million, although the Company has never utilized this facility. This credit facility expired on
September 1, 2018.
 
The Company has a loan agreement with HSBC which is secured by a mortgage against our Central Islip facility. The loan is payable in
120
consecutive equal monthly installments of
$25,000
in principal plus interest and a final balloon payment upon maturity in
March 2022.
The balances as of
December 31, 2018
and
December 31, 2017
were approximately
$2.7
million and
$3.0
million respectively. Interest accrues on the Loan, at our option, at the variable rate of LIBOR plus
1.75%
or Prime less
0.5%.
 
On
November 30, 2017,
we purchased the premises located at
555
North Research Place, Central Islip, NY. The purchase price of the building was
$13,850,000
exclusive of closing costs. The Company’s newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary,
555
N Research Corporation (the “Assignee”) and the Islip IDA, entered into a Fee and Leasehold Mortgage and Security Agreement (the ”Loan”) with HSBC in the amount of
$10,387,500,
which was used to finance a portion of the purchase price to acquire the premises located at
555
North Research Place, Central Islip, New York. The Loan was evidenced by the certain Note, dated
November 30, 2017 (
the “Note”), by and between Assignee and the Bank, and secured by a certain Fee and Leasehold Mortgage and Security Agreement (the “Mortgage”), dated
November 30, 2017,
as well as a collateral Assignment of Leases and Rents.
 
The Loan is payable in
60
consecutive equal monthly installments of
$62,481
including interest. The Loan shall bear interest for each Interest Period (as defined in the Note), at the fixed rate of
3.9148%.
The maturity date for the Note is
December 1, 2022.
As a condition of the Bank making the Loan, the Company was required to guaranty Assignee’s obligations under the Loan pursuant that certain Unlimited Guaranty, dated
November 30, 2017 (
the “Guaranty”).
 
At
December 31, 2018,
the Company was
not
in compliance with the
one
financial covenant (fixed charge coverage ratio) contained in the Mortgage. On
March 26, 2019
the Company received a waiver from HSBC until
April 1, 2020.