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Feb. 28, 2022

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At Q2 2022, the Company had a $15,000,000 line of credit agreement with Citizens Business Bank (“the Bank”). On December 4, 2019, the Company entered into a Change in Terms Agreement dated November 27, 2019 with the Bank (the “Amendment”), which modified the Company’s $10,000,000 line of credit between the Company and the Bank to increase the maximum amount that may be borrowed thereunder from $10.0 million to $15.0 million. In addition, the Amendment removed the Company’s interest rate options but provided that in no event would such interest rate be less than 3.0% per annum. Borrowings are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. The amounts outstanding under this line of credit as of February 28, 2022 and August 31, 2021 were zero. The line of credit agreement contains certain nonfinancial and financial covenants, including the maintenance of certain financial ratios. As of February 28, 2022 and August 31, 2021, the Company was in compliance with all such covenants. The expiration date of the line of credit under the line of credit agreement was July 5, 2022. The Company is currently in process of negotiating a new line of credit agreement with the Bank. The Company believes it has adequate cash available for its business operations while it negotiates its new line of credit agreement with the Bank.

The Company also entered into a Loan Agreement with the Bank to borrow up to $5,000,000 (the “Construction Loan”) for the primary purpose of financing tenant improvements at its new corporate headquarters located at 5065 East Hunter Avenue in Anaheim, California (the “Hunter Property”). The Construction Loan was a line of credit evidenced by a Promissory Note in the principal amount of up to $5,000,000 with a maturity date of May 15, 2027. The terms of the Construction Loan provided that the Company could only request advances through July 15, 2020, and thereafter, the Construction Loan converted to a term loan with a fixed rate of 4.6%, which is entitled to a .25% rate discount if a demand deposit account is held with the Bank. On July 15, 2020, the amount drawn on the Construction Loan was converted to a term loan in the amount of $4,807,000. Interest on the Construction Loan is payable monthly (4.35% per annum at both February 28, 2022 and August 31, 2021). Concurrent with the execution of this Construction Loan, Bisco entered into a commercial security agreement, dated July 12, 2019, with the Bank, pursuant to which Bisco granted the Bank a security interest in substantially all of Bisco’s personal property to secure Bisco’s obligations under the Construction Loan. The outstanding balance of the Construction Loan at February 28, 2022 and August 31, 2021 was $4,643,000 and $4,698,000, respectively.

EACO has also entered into a business loan agreement (and related $100,000 promissory note) with the Bank in order to obtain a $100,000 letter of credit as security for the Company’s worker’s compensation requirements.