The Company entered into a credit agreement with Bank of America, N.A. ("Bank of America"), pursuant to which Bank of America agreed to lend the Company up to $20.0 million pursuant to a revolving line of credit (the “Revolver”) and up to $47.0 million pursuant to a term loan (“the Term Loan”, and together with the Revolver, the “Credit Facility”). As of the end of January 1, 2016, the Company had fully utilized and paid off its Term Loan. As of the end of 2019, the Company had paid off the Revolver in total. As of the end of 2018, the Company had a $6.5 million outstanding balance on the Revolver.

On May 9, 2016, the Company amended and restated the credit agreement with Bank of America to:

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Provide for up to an additional $25.0 million of borrowing under the Revolver for a total borrowing capacity of $45.0 million; and to

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Extend the maturity date on the Revolver to May 9, 2021.

The obligations of Hackett under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by active existing and future material U.S. subsidiaries of Hackett (the “U.S. Subsidiaries”), and are secured by substantially all of the existing and future property and assets of Hackett and the U.S. Subsidiaries, a 100% pledge of the capital stock of the U.S. Subsidiaries, and a 66% pledge of the capital stock of Hackett’s direct foreign subsidiaries (subject to certain exceptions).

The interest rates per annum applicable to loans under the Credit Facility will be, at the Company’s option, equal to either a base rate or a LIBOR base rate, plus an applicable margin percentage. The applicable margin percentage is based on the consolidated leverage ratio, as defined in the Credit Agreement. As of December 27, 2019, the applicable margin percentage was 1.25% per annum based on the consolidated leverage ratio, in the case of LIBOR rate advances, and 0.75% per annum, in the case of base rate advances. The interest rate as of December 27, 2019 was 4.00%.

The Company is subject to certain covenants, including total consolidated leverage, fixed cost coverage, adjusted fixed cost coverage and liquidity requirements, each as set forth in the Credit Agreement, subject to certain exceptions. As of December 27, 2019, the Company was in compliance with all covenants.

The Company did not incur any incremental debt issuance costs in 2019 and 2018. These costs are amortized over the remaining life of the Credit Facility and are included in Other Assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

As of December 27, 2019, the Company did not have any outstanding debt balance on the Revolver, excluding debt issuance costs of $0.1 million. During fiscal 2019, the Company borrowed $1.0 million and paid down $7.5 million, leaving no outstanding balance. During fiscal 2018, the Company borrowed $5.0 million and paid down $17.5 million, leaving $6.5 million outstanding under the Revolver, excluding the debt issuance costs of $0.2 million as of December 28, 2018.