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LONG-TERM DEBT
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
LONG-TERM DEBT LONG-TERM DEBT
Construction Loan Agreement
During December 2017, the Company entered into a loan agreement with Fifth Third Bank (formerly MB Financial Bank, N.A.) (the “Construction Loan Agreement”), which provides the Company with a non-revolving construction loan (the “Construction Loan”) of $25.6 million. The Company used the Construction Loan proceeds to finance the construction of an additional clinical laboratory and related facilities in Madison, Wisconsin. The Construction Loan is collateralized by the additional clinical laboratory and related facilities.
Pursuant to the Construction Loan Agreement, funds drawn will bear interest at a rate equal to the sum of the 1-month LIBOR rate plus 2.25 percent. Regular monthly payments are interest-only for the first 24 months, with further payments based on a 20-year amortization schedule. Amounts borrowed pursuant to the Construction Loan Agreement may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The maturity date of the Construction Loan Agreement is December 10, 2022.
In November 2017, Fifth Third Bank, on behalf of the Company, issued an Irrevocable Standby Letter of Credit in the amount of $0.6 million in favor of the City of Madison, Wisconsin (the “City Letter of Credit”). The City Letter of Credit is deemed to have been issued pursuant to the Construction Loan Agreement. The amount of the City Letter of Credit will reduce, dollar for dollar, the amount available for borrowing under the Construction Loan Agreement.
As a condition to Fifth Third Bank’s initial advance of loan proceeds under the Construction Loan Agreement, the Company was required to first invest at least $16.4 million of its own cash into the construction project. The Company fulfilled its required initial investment and made its first draw on the Construction Loan in June 2018. In December 2019, the Company began making monthly payments towards the outstanding principal balance plus accrued interest. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the outstanding balance was $22.8 million and $23.8 million, respectively, from the Construction Loan, including $0.7 million of interest incurred, which is accrued for as an interest reserve and represents a portion of the loan balance. The Company capitalized the $0.7 million of interest to the construction project. The Company incurred approximately $0.2 million of debt issuance costs related to the Construction Loan, which are recorded as a direct deduction from the liability. The debt issuance costs are being amortized over the life of the Construction Loan.
The carrying amount of the Construction Loan approximates fair value due to the short maturity of this instrument. The Construction Loan is privately held with no public market for this debt and therefore is classified as a Level 3 fair value measurement. The change in the fair value during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was due to payments made on the loan resulting in a decrease in the liability.
The Construction Loan Agreement was amended effective June 30, 2020 to include a financial covenant to maintain a minimum liquidity of $250 million and remove the minimum tangible net worth covenant. As of September 30, 2021, the Company is in compliance with the covenant included in the amended agreement.
Tax Increment Financing Loan Agreements
The Company entered into two separate Tax Increment Financing Loan Agreements (“TIFs”) in February 2019 and June 2019 with the City of Madison, Wisconsin. The TIFs provide for $4.6 million of financing in the aggregate. In return for the loans, the Company is obligated to create and maintain 500 full-time jobs over a five-year period, starting on the date of occupancy of the buildings constructed. In the event that the job creation goals are not met, the Company would be required to pay a penalty.
The Company records the earned financial incentives as the full-time equivalent positions are filled. The amount earned is recorded as a liability and amortized as a reduction of operating expenses over a two-year period, which is the timeframe when the TIFs will be repaid through property taxes.
As of December 31, 2019, the Company had earned and received payment of the full $4.6 million from the City of Madison, and the corresponding liability became fully amortized in October 2020. In May 2021 the City of Madison confirmed that the Company had repaid the TIFs in full and released the Company from the loans and the related property lien.