Debt and Leases

Long-term debt consists of the following at:



	December 31, 2017			December 31, 2016
Term loan payable to a bank, interest at a variable rate (3.36% and 2.55% at December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively) with monthly payments of interest and principal through March 2020.	6,750,000			9,750,000
Revolving Line of Credit	—			—
Total	6,750,000			9,750,000
Less current portion	(3,000,000		)	(3,000,000		)
Long-term debt	$	3,750,000		$	6,750,000

Credit Agreement

On December 9, 2008, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Corecomposites de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., entered into a credit agreement, as amended from time to time (the "Credit Agreement"), with a lender to provide various financing facilities.

Under this Credit Agreement the Company received certain loans, subject to the terms and conditions stated in the agreement, which included (1) a $12,000,000 Capex loan; (2) an $18,000,000 variable rate revolving line of credit; (3) a term loan in an original amount of $15,500,000; and (4) a Letter of Credit Commitment of up to $250,000, of which $175,000 has been issued. The Credit Agreement is secured by a guarantee of each U.S. subsidiary of the Company, and by a lien on substantially all of the present and future assets of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries, except that only 65% of the stock issued by Corecomposites de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. has been pledged.

On August 4, 2017, the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Corecomposites de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V., entered into a twelfth amendment (the "Twelfth Amendment") to the Credit Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of the Twelfth Amendment, the parties agreed to modify certain terms of the Credit Agreement. These modifications included amending the definition of Consolidated Fixed Charges to include only Capital Distributions made in an aggregate amount in excess of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) and amending the restricted payment covenant provisions.

Capex Loan

The $12,000,000 Capex loan was a construction draw loan that converted to a seven-year term loan with fixed monthly principal payments. Borrowings made pursuant to this loan bear interest, payable monthly at 30 day LIBOR plus 160 basis points and was paid in full May 2016.

Term Loan

The $15,500,000 Term Loan was used to finance the acquisition of CPI. This commitment has fixed monthly principal payments payable over a five-year period. Borrowings made pursuant to this loan bear interest, payable monthly at 30 day LIBOR plus 180 basis points.

Revolving Line of Credit

At December 31, 2017, the Company had available an $18,000,000 variable rate revolving line of credit scheduled to mature on May 31, 2018. The revolving line of credit bears interest at daily LIBOR plus 160 basis points and is collateralized by all of the present and future assets of the Company and its U.S. subsidiaries (except that only 65% of the stock issued by Corecomposites de Mexico, S. de C.V. has been pledged).

Annual maturities of long-term debt are as follows:



2018	$	3,000,000
2019	3,000,000
2020	750,000
Thereafter	—
Total	$	6,750,000

Bank Covenants

The Company is required to meet certain financial covenants included in the Credit Agreement with respect to leverage ratios, fixed charge ratios, and capital expenditures, as well as other customary affirmative and negative covenants. As of December 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with its financial covenants associated with the loans made under the Credit Agreement as described above.

Leases

The Company has entered into an operating lease agreement through July 2019 for the manufacturing facility located in Batavia, Ohio. Additionally, the Company leases a warehouse and distribution center in Brownsville, Texas under a 5-year operating lease agreement that expired in October 2017. The Company is currently negotiating a renewal to this lease.

Total rental expense was $825,000, $808,000 and $696,000 for 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Included in rental expense are both operating lease payments and rental costs related to the use of equipment during the normal course of business under nonbinding terms. Future minimum operating lease payments are as follows:



2018	$	368,000
2019	192,000
2020	—
Thereafter	—
Total minimum lease payments	$	560,000