INDEBTEDNESS

12 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2025

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

INDEBTEDNESS

INDEBTEDNESS

The Company had no outstanding debt at October 3, 2025 or September 27, 2024.

Revolvers

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries have entered into an unsecured revolving credit facility with PNC Bank, National Association and Associated Bank, N.A. ("the Lending Group"). This credit facility consists of a $75 million Revolving Credit

Facility among the Company, certain of the Company's subsidiaries, PNC Bank National Association, as lender and as administrative agent, and the other lender named therein (the "Credit Agreement" or "Revolver"). The Revolver provides for borrowing of up to an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $75,000 with a $50,000 accordion feature that gives the Company the option to increase the maximum financing availability (i.e., an aggregate borrowing amount of $125,000) subject to the conditions of the Credit Agreement and subject to the approval of the lenders. On July 15, 2021, the Company entered into a First Amendment to this credit facility that extended its expiration date from November 15, 2022, to July 15, 2026. Other key provisions of the credit facility remained as outlined above and the description herein is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the original Debt Agreement (a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2017) and the Amendment (a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 2021).

On January 29, 2025, the Company entered into a Second Amendment to this credit facility that reduced the Revolver to $50,000 (but maintained the accordion feature) and modified the terms of the Credit Agreement as disclosed below for the period from the amendment date until the earlier of (1) the Company’s compliance with both a 3.00x maximum leverage ratio and a 3.50x minimum interest coverage ratio for the trailing twelve month period or (2) delivery of the Company’s fiscal 2025 financial statements and compliance certificate (the “Second Amendment Period”):

•suspension of application of the maximum leverage and minimum interest coverage ratios during the Second Amendment Period;

•the Company and its subsidiaries must maintain a $50,000 minimum cash balance;

•acquisition, dividends, repurchases and distributions permitted, provided the Company and its subsidiaries maintain a $50,000 minimum cash balance;

•monthly financial reporting if the facility availability is less than or equal to 95%; and

•the granting of a security interest in the Company’s personal property assets if the facility availability is less than or equal to 95%.

Other key provisions of the credit facility remained as outlined herein and the description herein is qualified in its entirety by the terms and conditions of the original Credit Agreement (a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the current report on Form 8-K dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 20, 2017), the First Amendment, (a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the current report on Form 8-K dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 16, 2021), and the aforementioned Second Amendment (a copy of which was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the quarterly report on Form 10-Q dated and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2025).

The interest rate on the Revolver is based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate ("SOFR") plus an applicable margin, which margin resets each quarter. The applicable margin ranges from 1.00% to 1.75% and is dependent on the Company's leverage ratio for the trailing twelve month period. The interest rates on the Revolver were approximately 5.2% at October 3, 2025 and 6.0% at September 27, 2024.

The Credit Agreement restricts the Company's ability to incur additional debt, includes maximum leverage ratio and minimum interest coverage ratio covenants and is unsecured.

Subsequent to year-end, effective as of December 9, 2025, the Company entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement with its lenders. A description of the terms of the new revolving credit facility is set forth under Item 9B of the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending October 3, 2025.

Other Borrowings

The Company utilizes letters of credit primarily as security for the payment of future claims under its workers’ compensation insurance which totaled $67 and $67 at October 3, 2025 and September 27, 2024, respectively.  The Company had no other unsecured lines of credit as of October 3, 2025 or September 27, 2024.

Under the Company’s Credit Agreement, a change in control of the Company would constitute an event of default.  A change in control would be deemed to have occurred if, among other events described in the terms of the Credit Agreement, a person or group other than the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Helen P. Johnson-Leipold, members of her family and related entities (hereinafter the Johnson Family) became or obtained rights as a beneficial owner (as interpreted under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) of a certain minimum percentage of the outstanding capital stock of the Company.