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Debt

6 Months Ended

Aug. 31, 2012

Note 10 – Debt

Revolving Line of Credit - We have a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A. that provides for an unsecured total revolving commitment of up to $250.00 million. The commitment under the Credit Agreement terminates on December 30, 2015. Borrowings accrue interest under one of two alternative methods as described in the Credit Agreement. With each borrowing against our credit line, we can elect the interest rate method based on our funding needs at the time. We also incur loan commitment fees and letter of credit fees under the Credit Agreement. Outstanding letters of credit reduce the borrowing availability under the Credit Agreement on a dollar-for-dollar basis. As of August 31, 2012, the outstanding revolving loan principal balance was $161.00 million and there were $0.62 million of open letters of credit outstanding against the Credit Agreement. For the three- and six-month periods ended August 31, 2012, borrowings under the Credit Agreement incurred interest charges at rates ranging from 1.61 to 3.63 percent and 1.61 to 4.00 percent, respectively. As of August 31, 2012, the amount available for borrowings under the Credit Agreement was $88.38 million.

Long-Term Debt – A summary of our long-term debt is as follows:

LONG-TERM DEBT

(dollars in thousands)

Original

Date

Interest

August 31,

February 29,

Borrowed

Rates

Matures

2012

2012

$15 million unsecured Senior Note payable at a fixed interest rate of 7.24%. Interest payable quarterly. Annual principal payments of $3 million began in July 2008. Paid in July 2012.

07/97

7.24%

07/12

3,000

$75 million unsecured floating interest rate 10 year Senior Notes. Interest set and payable quarterly at three-month LIBOR plus 90 basis points. Principal is due at maturity. Notes can be prepaid without penalty. (1)

06/04

6.01%

06/14

75,000

75,000

$100 million unsecured Senior Notes payable at a fixed interest rate of 3.90%. Interest payable semi-annually. Annual principal payments of $20 million begin in January 2014. Prepayment of notes are subject to a “make whole” premium.

01/11

3.90%

01/18

100,000

100,000

Total long-term debt

175,000

178,000

Less current maturities of long-term debt

(3,000

)

Long-term debt, excluding current maturities

175,000

175,000

(1) Floating interest rates have been hedged with an interest rate swap (the “Swap”) to effectively fix interest rates. Additional information regarding the swap is provided in Note 12 to these consolidated condensed financial statements.

The fair market value of the fixed rate debt at August 31, 2012 computed using a discounted cash flow analysis was $104.56 million compared to the $100.00 million book value and represents a Level 2 liability. All other long-term debt has floating interest rates, and its book value approximates its fair value at August 31, 2012.

All of our debt is unconditionally guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by the Company and certain of its subsidiaries. Our debt agreements require the maintenance of certain financial covenants, including maximum leverage ratios, minimum interest coverage ratios and minimum consolidated net worth levels (as each of these terms is defined in the various agreements). Our debt agreements also contain other customary covenants, including, among other things, covenants restricting or limiting the Company, except under certain conditions set forth therein, from (1) incurring debt, (2) incurring liens on its properties, (3) making certain types of investments, (4) selling certain assets or making other fundamental changes relating to mergers and consolidations, and (5) repurchasing shares of our common stock and paying dividends.

As of August 31, 2012, our debt agreements effectively limited our ability to incur more than $237.60 million of additional debt from all sources, including draws on the Credit Agreement. As of August 31, 2012, we were in compliance with the terms of all of our debt agreements.