5.TERM LOANS PAYABLE AND REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT

During fiscal 2011, we entered into an amended and restated secured credit agreement (the Restated Credit Agreement) with our existing lender. The Restated Credit Agreement provides us with a revolving line of credit facility and the ability to borrow on other instruments, such as term loans. We generally renew the Restated Credit Agreement on a regular basis to maintain the long-term availability of this credit facility.

On May 24, 2016, we entered into the Fifth Modification Agreement to the Restated Credit Agreement. The primary purposes of the Fifth Modification Agreement were to (i) obtain a term loan for $15.0 million; (ii) increase the maximum principal amount of the revolving line of credit from $30.0 million to $40.0 million; (iii) extend the maturity date of the Restated Credit Agreement from March 31, 2018 to March 31, 2019; (iv) permit the Company to convert balances outstanding from time to time under the revolving line of credit to term loans; and (v) adjust the fixed charge coverage ratio from 1.40 to 1.15.

During fiscal 2017, we entered into the Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Modification Agreements to the Restated Credit Agreement. The Sixth Modification and Eighth Modification agreements adjusted the definition of EBITDAR in the funded debt to EBITDAR and fixed charge coverage ratios applicable to our debt covenants to include the change in deferred revenue. The Seventh Modification Agreement extended the maturity date of the Restated Credit Agreement to March 31, 2020.

In connection with these Modification Agreements obtained during fiscal 2017 and 2016, we have entered into a security agreement, repayment guaranty agreements, and a pledge and security agreement. These agreements pledge substantially all of our assets located in the United States to the lender as collateral for borrowings under the Restated Credit Agreement and subsequent amendments.

The effective interest rate on our term loans and revolving line of credit was 3.1 percent at August 31, 2017 and 2.3 percent at August 31, 2016.

Term Loans Payable

In connection with the Fifth Modification Agreement, we obtained a $15.0 million term loan and have the ability to obtain additional term loans in increments of $5.0 million up to a maximum of $40.0 million. Each additional term loan reduces the amount available to borrow on the revolving line of credit facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis. We obtained a $5.0 million term loan during each of September 2016 and August 2017. Interest on the term loans is payable monthly at LIBOR plus 1.85 percent per annum and each term loan matures in three years. Interest is payable monthly and principal payments are due and payable on the first day of each January, April, July, and October. Principal payments are equal to the original amount of each term loan divided by 16 and any remaining principal at the maturity date is immediately payable or may be rolled into a new term loan. The proceeds from each term loan may be used for general corporate purposes and each term loan may be repaid sooner than the maturity date at our discretion. The following information applies to our term loans payable at August 31, 2017 (in thousands):



		Original Principal		Quarterly Principal		Outstanding
Maturity Date		Amount		Payment Amount		Principal
May 24, 2019	$	15,000	$	938	$	10,313
August 29, 2019		5,000		313		3,750
August 29, 2020		5,000		313		5,000
					$	19,063

Principal payments by fiscal year through the maturity dates of the term loans are as follows (in thousands):


YEAR ENDING
AUGUST 31,
2018	$	6,250
2019		10,313
2020		2,500
	$	19,063

Revolving Line of Credit

The key terms and conditions of our revolving line of credit are as follows:

Available Credit – The maximum available credit was $40.0 million. The amount of available credit has been reduced to $30.0 million as of August 31, 2017 by the $5.0 million term loans (as discussed above) obtained during fiscal 2017.

Maturity Date – The maturity date of the Revolving Line of Credit is March 31, 2020.

Interest Rate – The effective interest rate continues to be LIBOR plus 1.85 percent per annum and the unused credit fee on the line of credit remains 0.25 percent per annum.

Financial Covenants – The Restated Credit Agreement requires us to be in compliance with specified financial covenants, including (a) a funded debt to EBITDAR (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and rental expense) ratio of less than 3.00 to 1.00; (b) a fixed charge coverage ratio greater than 1.15 to 1.0; (c) an annual limit on capital expenditures (not including capitalized curriculum development) of $8.0 million; and (d) outstanding borrowings on the Revolving Line of Credit may not exceed 150 percent of consolidated accounts receivable.

In the event of noncompliance with these financial covenants and other defined events of default, the lender is entitled to certain remedies, including acceleration of the repayment of any amounts outstanding on the Restated Credit Agreement. At August 31, 2017, we believe that we were in compliance with the terms and covenants applicable to the Eighth Modification Agreement. We had $4.4 million outstanding on our revolving line of credit at August 31, 2017, and had no borrowings outstanding on August 31, 2016.