Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Term-loan

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Term-loan
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
7. Term-loan

After the close of business on March 31, 2017, the Company and its subsidiaries, as borrowers, entered into a Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with PNC, and certain investment funds managed by MGG. All funds were distributed on April 3, 2017 (the “Closing Date”).

 

Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Company may borrow up to $73,750,000 consisting of a four-year term loan in the principal amount of $48,750,000 and revolving loans in a maximum amount up to the lesser of (i) $25,000,000 or (ii) an amount determined pursuant to a borrowing base that is calculated based on the outstanding amount of the Company’s eligible accounts receivable, as described in the Credit Agreement. The loans under the Credit Agreement mature on March 31, 2021.

 

Amounts borrowed under the Credit Agreement may be used by the Company to repay existing indebtedness, to partially fund capital expenditures, to fund a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding stock of SNI Holdco Inc. pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 31, 2017 (the “Merger Agreement”) (see note 10), to provide for on-going working capital needs and general corporate needs, and to fund future acquisitions subject to certain customary conditions of the lenders. On the closing date of the Credit Agreement, the Company borrowed $48,750,000 from term-loans and borrowed approximately $7,476,316 from the Revolving Credit Facility for a total of $56,226,316 which was used by the Company to repay existing indebtedness, to pay fees and expenses relating to the Credit Agreement, and to pay a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of all of the outstanding stock of SNI Holdco Inc. pursuant to the Merger Agreement.

   

On November 14, 2017, the Company and its subsidiaries, as Borrowers, each subsidiary of the Company listed as a “Guarantor” on the signature pages thereto (together with each other Person joined thereto as a guarantor from time to time, collectively, the “Guarantors”, and each a “Guarantor”, and together with the Borrowers, collectively, the “Loan Parties” and each a “Loan Party”), certain lenders which now are or which thereafter become a party thereto that make Revolving Advances thereunder (together with their respective successors and assigns, collectively, the “Revolving Lenders” and each a “Revolving Lender”), the lenders which now are or which thereafter become a party thereto that made or acquire an interest in the Term Loans (together with their respective successors and assigns, collectively, the “Term Loan Lenders” and each a “Term Loan Lender”, and together with the Revolving Lenders, collectively, the “Lenders” and each a “Lender”), MGG, as administrative agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the “Administrative Agent”), as collateral agent for the Lenders (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the “Collateral Agent”), and as term loan agent (together with its successors and assigns, in such capacity, the “Term Loan Agent” and together with the Administrative Agent and the Collateral Agent, each an “Agent” and, collectively, the “Agents”), entered into a second amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2017 (the “Credit Agreement”).

 

Pursuant to the Second Amendment the Borrowers agreed, among other things, to use commercially reasonable efforts to prepay, or cause to be prepaid, $10,000,000 in principal amount of Advances (as defined in the Credit Agreement) outstanding, which amount shall be applied to prepay the Term Loans in accordance with the applicable terms of the Credit Agreement. Any prepayment to the term loan is contingent upon a future financing, non-operational cash flow or excess cash flow as defined in the agreement. The Borrowers also agreed to amend (i) the applicable minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratios required to be maintained by the Company as set forth in the Second Amendment, (ii) the minimum EBITA required to be maintained by the Company, as set forth in the Second Amendment and (iii) the maximum senior leverage ratios required to be maintained by the Company, as set forth in the Second Amendment. The Borrowers agreed to pay to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Revolving Lenders, an amendment fee of $364,140, in connection with their execution and delivery of the Second Amendment. Such fee is payable on the earlier of (a) June 30, 2018 and (b) the first date on which all of the Obligations (as defined in the Credit Agreement) are paid in full in cash and the Total Commitment (as defined in the Credit Agreement) of the Lenders is terminated.

 

The loans under the credit agreement for the period commencing on the Amendment No. 2 Effective Date up to and including May 31, 2018, (i) so long as the Senior Leverage Ratio is equal to or greater than 3.75 to 1.00, an amount equal to 9.75% for Advances consisting of Domestic Rate Loans and 10.75% for Advances consisting of LIBOR Rate Loans and (ii) so long as the Senior Leverage Ratio is less than 3.75 to 1.00, an amount equal to 9.00% for Advances consisting of Domestic Rate Loans and 10.00% for Advances consisting of LIBOR Rate Loans.

 

The loans under the credit agreement for the period commencing on June 1, 2018 up to and including August 31, 2018, (i) so long as the Senior Leverage Ratio is equal to or greater than 4.00 to 1.00, an amount equal to 14.00% for Advances consisting of Domestic Rate Loans and 15.00% for Advances consisting of LIBOR Rate Loans and (ii) so long as the Senior Leverage Ratio is less than 4.00 to 1.00, an amount equal to 9.75% for Advances consisting of Domestic Rate Loans and 10.75% for Advances consisting of LIBOR Rate Loans.

 

The loans under the credit agreement for the period commencing on September 1, 2018 through the remainder of the Term, (i) so long as the Senior Leverage Ratio is equal to or greater than 3.50 to 1.00, an amount equal to 14.00% for Advances consisting of Domestic Rate Loans and 15.00% for Advances consisting of LIBOR Rate Loans and (ii) so long as the Senior Leverage Ratio is less than 3.50 to 1.00, an amount equal to 9.00% for Advances consisting of Domestic Rate Loans and 10.00% for Advances consisting of LIBOR Rate Loans.

 

The Credit Agreement is secured by all of the Company’s property and assets, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible, and whether now owned or hereafter acquired, or in which it now has or at any time in the future may acquire any right, title or interests.

 

The Term Loans were advanced on the Closing Date and are, with respect to principal, payable as follows, subject to acceleration upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement or termination of the Credit Agreement and provided that all unpaid principal, accrued and unpaid interest and all unpaid fees and expenses shall be due and payable in full on March 31, 2021. Principal payments are required as follows: Fiscal year 2018 – $3,636,000, Fiscal year 2019 – $7,728,000, Fiscal year 2020 – $8,337,000 and Fiscal year 2021 - $28,440,000.

   

The Company shall prepay the outstanding amount of the Term-loans in an amount equal to the Specified Excess Cash Flow Amount (as defined in the agreement) for the immediately preceding fiscal year, commencing with the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, payable following the delivery to the Agents of the financial statements referred to in the Agreement for such fiscal year but in any event not later than one hundred five (105) days after the end of each such fiscal year (the “Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Date”); provided that (i) if the Specified Term-loan Prepayment Conditions shall not be satisfied on any Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Date, Borrowers shall (A) on the Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Date, pay such portion of the Specified Excess Cash Flow Amount then due for such period that does not cause Borrowers to breach the Specified Term Loan Prepayment Conditions, (B) on the date on which the next Borrowing Base Certificate is due to be delivered to Agents pursuant to the Agreement (the “Borrowing Base Reference Date”), pay the remaining portion of such Specified Excess Cash Flow Amount (or such portion thereof that does not cause Borrowers to breach the Specified Term Loan Prepayment Conditions) and (C) if any Specified Excess Cash Flow Amount for such period remains due and owing after payment of the amount described in preceding clause (ii), on the next Borrowing Base Reference Date and each Borrowing Base Reference Date thereafter, pay such portion of the unpaid Specified Excess Cash Flow Amount that does not cause Borrowers to breach the Specified Term Loan Prepayment Conditions until such Specified Excess Flow Amount then due for such period is paid in full, and (ii) the failure of the Borrowers to make a prepayment of all or any portion of the Specified Excess Cash Flow Amount pursuant the Agreement solely as a result of Borrowers’ failure to satisfy the Specified Term Loan Prepayment Conditions shall not constitute an Event of Default.

 

The amended Credit Agreement contains certain covenants including the following:

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. The Company shall cause to be maintained as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio for itself and its subsidiaries on a Consolidated Basis of not less the amount set forth in the Credit Agreement of 1.25 to 1.0.

 

Minimum EBITDA. The Company shall cause to be maintained as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, EBITDA for itself and its subsidiaries on a Consolidated Basis of not less than the amount set forth in the Credit Agreement for each fiscal quarter specified therein, in each case, measured on a trailing four (4) quarter basis as set in the Credit Agreement, which ranges from $11,000,000 to $14,000,000 over the term of the Credit Agreement.

 

Senior Leverage Ratio. The Company shall cause to be maintained as of the last day of each fiscal quarter, a Senior Leverage Ratio for itself and its subsidiaries on a Consolidated Basis of not greater than the amount set forth in the Credit Agreement for each fiscal quarter, in each case, measured on a trailing four (4) quarter basis as set in the agreement, which ranges from 5.25 to 1.0 to 2.5 to 1.0 over the term of the Credit Agreement.

 

In addition to these financial covenants, the Credit Agreement includes other restrictive covenants. The Credit Agreement permits capital expenditures up to a certain level, and contains customary default and acceleration provisions. The Credit Agreement also restricts, above certain levels, acquisitions, incurrence of additional indebtedness, and payment of dividends.

 

At September 30, 2017, based on the new amendment, there was no financial covenants. The Company was in compliance with other non-financial covenants.

 

Balance of:   September 30, 2017  
Term loan   $ 48,141,000  
Unamortized debt discount     (2,690,000 )
      45,451,000  
Short term portion of term loan     (3,433,000 )
Term loan   $ 42,018,000  

   

In connection with this both the Credit Agreement (the Revolving Credit Facility and the Term-loan), the Company agreed to pay an original discount fee of approximately $901,300, a closing fee for the term loan of approximately $75,000, a finder’s fee of approximately $1,597,000 and a closing fee for the revolving credit facility of approximately $500,000. The total of the loan fees paid is approximately $3,073,300. The Company has recorded this as a reduction of the term-loan and amortized as interest expense of the term of the loans. During the year ended, September 30, 2017, the Company amortized approximately $492,000 of the debt discount.