CREDIT FACILITY AND ACQUISITION DEBT

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

At September 30, 2023, our senior secured revolving credit facility (the “Credit Facility”) was comprised of: (i) a $250.0 million revolving credit facility, including a $15.0 million subfacility for letters of credit and a $10.0 million swingline, and (ii) an accordion or incremental option allowing for future increases in the facility size by an additional amount of up to $75.0 million in the aggregate in the form of increased revolving commitments or incremental term loans. The final maturity of the Credit Facility will occur on May 13, 2026.

Our obligations under the Credit Facility are unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis by the same subsidiaries which guarantee the Senior Notes (as defined in Note 12) and certain of our subsequently acquired or organized domestic subsidiaries (collectively, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).

The Credit Facility contains customary affirmative covenants, including, but not limited to, covenants with respect to the use of proceeds, payment of taxes and other obligations, continuation of the Company’s business and the maintenance of existing rights and privileges, the maintenance of property and insurance, among others.

In addition, the Credit Facility also contains customary negative covenants, including, but not limited to, covenants that restrict (subject to certain exceptions) the ability of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors to incur indebtedness, grant liens, make investments, engage in mergers and acquisitions, pay dividends and make other restricted payments, and certain financial maintenance covenants. At September 30, 2023, we were subject to the following financial covenants under our Credit Facility: (A) a Total Leverage Ratio not to exceed 6.00 to 1.00 and (B) a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Facility) of not less than 1.20 to 1.00 as of the end of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters. These financial maintenance covenants are calculated for the Company and its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. We were in compliance with all of the covenants contained in our Credit Facility as of September 30, 2023.

Our Credit Facility and acquisition debt consisted of the following (in thousands):


	December 31, 2022		September 30, 2023
Credit Facility	$	190,700	$	187,300
Debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $1,926 and $2,340, respectively	(1,864)		(1,444)
Total Credit Facility	$	188,836	$	185,856

Acquisition debt	$	3,993	$	3,924
Less: current portion	(555)		(589)
Total acquisition debt, net of current portion	$	3,438	$	3,335

At September 30, 2023, we had outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility of $187.3 million. We also had one letter of credit for $2.3 million under the Credit Facility, which was increased to $2.6 million on July 7, 2023. The letter of credit will expire on November 27, 2023 and is expected to automatically renew annually and secures our obligations under our various self-insured policies. At September 30, 2023, we had $60.1 million of availability under the Credit Facility.

The interest expense and amortization of debt issuance costs related to our Credit Facility are as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2022		2023		2022		2023
Credit Facility interest expense	$	1,971	$	4,508	$	4,132	$	12,987
Credit Facility amortization of debt issuance costs	109		138		293		414

Outstanding borrowings under our Credit Facility bear interest at a prime rate or the Bloomberg Short-Term Bank Yield Index (“BSBY”) rate, plus an applicable margin based on our leverage ratio. At September 30, 2023, the prime rate margin was equivalent to 2.375% and the BSBY rate margin was 3.375%. The weighted average interest rate on our Credit Facility was 4.3% and 9.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively and 3.1% and 8.5% for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2023, respectively.

Acquisition debt consists of deferred purchase price and promissory notes payable to sellers. A majority of the deferred purchase price and notes bear no interest and are discounted at imputed interest rates ranging from 7.3% to 10.0%. Original maturities range from nine to twenty years.

The imputed interest expense related to our acquisition debt is as follows (in thousands):


	Three months ended September 30,				Nine months ended September 30,
	2022		2023		2022		2023
Acquisition debt imputed interest expense	$	78	$	70	$	237	$	212