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LINE OF CREDIT AND OTHER BORROWINGS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
LINE OF CREDIT AND OTHER BORROWINGS

4. LINE OF CREDIT AND OTHER BORROWINGS

 

On December 1, 2017, the Company agreed to a new Amended and Restated Revolving Line of Credit Note (the “Line”) and Third Amendment to the Loan Agreement with Santander Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”). The Company established a line of credit facility in the maximum amount of $15,000,000, maturing on December 1, 2022, with funds available for working capital purposes and other cash needs. The loan is unsecured. The loan agreement provides for the payment of any borrowings under the agreement at an interest rate range of either LIBOR plus 0.75% to plus 1.75% (for borrowings with a fixed term of 30, 60, or 90 days), or, Prime Rate up to Prime Rate plus 0.50% (for borrowings with no fixed term other than the December 1, 2022 maturity date), depending upon the Company’s then existing financial ratios. Currently, the Company’s ratio would allow for the most favorable rate under the agreement’s range, which would be a rate of 0.86%. The Company is also required to pay on a quarterly basis an unused facility fee of 10 basis points of the average unused balance of the note. The Company may terminate the line at any time during the five-year term, as long as there are no amounts outstanding.

 

During the quarter ended June 30, 2020, in an effort to ensure liquidity and secure all available resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company borrowed the full amount of its capacity on the line of $15,000,000 at the prime rate of 3.25%. The Company repaid this amount in full prior to the end of such quarter, and as of December 31, 2020, had no borrowings on its line of credit. As of March 31, 2021, the Company had no outstanding borrowings on its line of credit.

 

The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

 

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”) was enacted on March 27, 2020 in the U.S. On April 7, 2020, the Company received a loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) to fund the Company’s request for a loan under the SBA’s Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP” and “PPP Loan”) created as part of the recently enacted CARES Act administered by the SBA. In connection with the PPP Loan, the Company entered into a promissory note filed as Exhibit 10.2 attached to Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2020. Pursuant to the terms of the PPP Loan, the Company received total proceeds of $2,453,000 from the Bank at an interest rate of just below 1% per annum. After the issuance of the PPP Loan, the U.S. Treasury Department issued new guidance on the PPP program, and advised that publicly traded companies that had access to other sources of financing may not be appropriate candidates for the PPP Loans, and provided a grace period until May 7, 2020 for such companies to repay the previously issued PPP Loans. Accordingly, in light of this guidance, the Company repaid the PPP Loan by May 7, 2020.

 

 

Lastly, as stated above, borrowings under our line of credit facility bear interest at variable rates based on LIBOR. Currently, the Federal Reserve Bank is considering options and transitioning away from LIBOR, and as such, has formed the Alternative Rates Committee (ARRC). The ARRC selected the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as an appropriate replacement. SOFR is based on transactions in the overnight repurchase markets, which reflects a transaction-based rate on a large number of transactions, better reflecting current financing costs. Discussions are ongoing with the Bank with regards to transitioning the rate for the Line from LIBOR to another appropriate rate such as SOFR.