Note 10 – Long-Term Debt

We have a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and other lenders that provided for an unsecured total revolving commitment of $1 billion as of August 31, 2017. The commitment under the Credit Agreement terminates on December 7, 2021. 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, 2017, the outstanding revolving loan principal balance was $404.4 million and the face amount of outstanding letters of credit was $7.6 million. For the three- and six-months ended August 31, 2017, borrowings under the Credit Agreement incurred interest charges at rates ranging from 2.5% to 4.8% and 2.3% to 4.8%, respectively. For the three- and six-months ended August 31, 2016, borrowings under the Credit Agreement incurred interest charges at rates ranging from 2.2% to 4.3% and 1.9% to 4.3%, respectively. As of August 31, 2017, the amount available for borrowings under the Credit Agreement was $588.0 million. Covenants in our debt agreements limit the amount of total indebtedness we can incur. As of August 31, 2017, these covenants effectively limited our ability to incur more than $315.2 million of additional debt from all sources, including our Credit Agreement.

The following table summarizes our long-term debt as of the end of the periods shown:

LONG-TERM DEBT


	Original
	Date	Interest			August 31,		February 28,
(dollars in thousands)	Borrowed	Rates		Matures	2017		2017
$37.6 million unsecured loan with the Mississippi Business Finance Corporation (the "MBFC Loan"), interest is set and payable quarterly at a Base Rate, plus a margin of up to 1.0%, or applicable LIBOR plus a margin of up to 2.0%, as determined by the interest rate elected and the Leverage Ratio. Loan subject to holder's call on or after March 1, 2018. Loan can be prepaid without penalty. (1)	03/13	Floating		03/23	$	24,212	$	29,903
$100 million unsecured Senior Notes payable at a fixed interest rate of 3.9%. Interest payable semi-annually. Annual principal payments of $20 million began in January 2014. Prepayment of notes are subject to a "make whole" premium.	01/11	3.9	%	01/18		19,905		19,763
Credit Agreement	01/15	Floating		12/21		400,149		435,949
Total long-term debt						444,266		485,615
Less current maturities of long-term debt						(20,789)		(24,404)
Long-term debt, excluding current maturities					$	423,477	$	461,211

(1)

The remaining principal balance of the MBFC loan is payable as follows: $1.9 million annually on March 1, 2018 through 2022; and $14.8 million on March 1, 2023. Any remaining outstanding principal and interest is due upon maturity on March 1, 2023.

The fair market value of the fixed rate debt at August 31, 2017, computed using a discounted cash flow analysis and comparable market rates was $20.1 million, compared to the $19.9 million book value. Our other long-term debt has floating interest rates, and its book value approximates its fair value at August 31, 2017.

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. We were in compliance with the terms of these agreements as of August 31, 2017.