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Note 6 - Long-Term Debt

12 Months Ended

Jan. 02, 2021

On May 17, 2019, we entered into a credit agreement (the “Current Credit Agreement”), which provides for a five-year secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of $175.0 million and a five-year secured revolving loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $75.0 million, along with other components and options, such as a letter of credit, swing line, or expansion of the revolver, currently not in use, which are described in the Current Credit Agreement.

We used the $175.0 million term loan proceeds and an initial $31.5 million revolving loan draw at closing to (i) repay the $204.4 million obligation outstanding under our previous credit agreement (the “Previous Credit Agreement”), and (ii) pay fees and expenses totaling $2.1 million incurred in connection with the Current Credit Agreement. The revolving loan may be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. With the repayment of our obligations under the Previous Credit Agreement, we wrote off the remaining unamortized balance of the related original issue discount and debt costs, which we recorded as a $2.2 million loss on refinancing in Other expense, net on our Consolidated Statements of Operations in fiscal 2019.

At our option, the term loan and the revolving loan (collectively, "long-term debt") accrue interest at a per annum rate based on either (i) the base rate plus a margin ranging from 0.25% to 1.00%, determined based on our total leverage ratio or (ii) the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") for interest periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months plus a margin ranging from 1.25% to 2.00%, determined based on our total leverage ratio. The base rate is defined as the highest of (i) the federal funds rate, plus 0.50%, (ii) Wells Fargo Bank, National Association’s prime rate or (iii) the LIBOR rate for a 1-month interest period plus 1.00%. As of January 2, 2021, the effective interest rate on the term loan was 1.61%, and the effective interest rate on the revolving loan was 1.40%. We pay a commitment fee of 0.20% on the unused portion of the revolving loan.

The term loan is payable through a combination of (i) required quarterly installments of approximately $4.4 million, and (ii) any payments due upon certain issuances of additional indebtedness and certain asset dispositions, with any remaining outstanding principal amount due and payable on the maturity date of the term loan. The revolving loan is payable at our discretion, with any remaining outstanding principal amount due and payable on the maturity date of the revolving loan.

The Current Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants limiting the ability of the Company to, among other things, incur debt, grant liens, undergo certain fundamental changes, make investments, make certain restricted payments, dispose of assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, and enter into burdensome agreements, in each case, subject to limitations and exceptions set forth in the Current Credit Agreement. We are also required to maintain compliance with a total leverage ratio and an interest coverage ratio, in each case, determined in accordance with the terms of the Current Credit Agreement.

We account for the original issue discount and the debt issuance costs as a reduction to the carrying value of our long-term debt on our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We amortize the discount and costs to Interest expense in our Consolidated Statements of Operations over the contractual term using the effective interest method. We determine the Current portion of long-term debt as the sum of the required quarterly installments to be made over the next twelve months, reduced by the original issue discount and the debt issuance costs to be amortized over the next twelve months.

During fiscal 2020, we made principal payments totaling $26.3 million, including $13.1 million in accelerated principal payments made during the second quarter of fiscal 2020 that fulfilled the required quarterly installments through the first quarter of fiscal 2021. We drew $50.0 million on our revolving loan facility during the first quarter of fiscal 2020. The fair value of our long-term debt approximates the carrying value, which is reflected in our Consolidated Balance Sheets as follows:

	*January 2,*			*December 28,*
(In thousands)	*2021*			*2019*
Principal amount	$	171,875		$	148,125
Unamortized original issuance discount and debt costs		(1,179	)		(1,579	)
Less: Current portion of long-term debt		(12,762	)		(21,474	)
Long-term debt, net of current portion and unamortized debt issue costs	$	157,934		$	125,072

Interest expense related to our long-term debt is included in Interest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Operations as follows:

	*Year Ended*
	*January 2,*		*December 28,*		*December 29,*
(In thousands)	*2021*		*2019*		*2018*
Contractual interest	$	3,319	$	10,278	$	18,600
Amortization of original issuance discount and debt costs		400		1,659		2,230
Total interest expense related to long-term debt	$	3,719	$	11,937	$	20,830

Expected future principal payments are based on the schedule of required quarterly installments. With the accelerated principal payments we made during the second quarter of fiscal 2020, our next required quarterly installment is due in the second quarter of fiscal 2021. As of January 2, 2021, expected future principal payments on our long-term debt were as follows:

Fiscal year	(in thousands)
2021	$	13,125
2022		17,500
2023		17,500
2024		123,750
	$	171,875