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DEBT AGREEMENTS | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2013
DEBT AGREEMENTS [Abstract] |
DEBT AGREEMENTS |
10. | DEBT AGREEMENTS
We have a credit agreement with a financial institution, which provides for a $12.5 million unsecured credit facility, which provides for revolving credit and up to $3.0 million for letters of credit. The scheduled maturity date of the credit agreement is December 7, 2014. Borrowings under the credit agreement bear interest at a LIBOR-based rate or a floating rate of 1% above the prevailing prime rate. The floating rate will not be less than the greatest of (a) a one month LIBOR-based rate plus 1.00% per annum, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% per annum, and (c) the prevailing prime rate. The rate we must pay for that portion of the credit agreement which is not utilized is 0.05% per annum. The credit agreement permits us to make annual investments in subsidiaries of up to $5.0 million and contains financial covenants that we maintain a minimum working capital requirement of $90.0 million and a minimum tangible net worth requirement of $120.0 million. The credit agreement permits us to pay cash dividends in an amount not to exceed $1.0 million per calendar year so long as we are not in default before and after giving effect to such dividends. The credit agreement also contains other customary covenants. We also have an uncommitted credit facility in Taiwan in the amount of 100.0 million New Taiwan Dollars (approximately $3.3 million), a £1.0 million revolving credit facility in the United Kingdom and a €1.5 million revolving credit facility in Germany. The Taiwan and United Kingdom facilities mature on December 7, 2014. The revolving credit facility in Germany does not have an expiration date. We also have an uncommitted credit facility in China in the amount of 40.0 million Chinese Yuan (approximately $6.5 million) that will expire on February 22, 2014. All of our credit facilities are unsecured. At both October 31, 2012 and July 31, 2013, we had $3.2 million of borrowings outstanding under our credit facility in China. At July 31, 2013, we had $2.5 million of unsecured borrowings assumed in Italy related to the acquisition of an Italian machine tool component business that we are operating as LCM Precision Technology (LCM). We had no other debt or borrowings under any of our other credit facilities. At July 31, 2013 we were in compliance with all covenants contained in our credit agreements and, as of that date, we had total unutilized credit facilities of approximately $22.6 million.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 505 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6928386&loc=d3e21475-112644 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19,20,22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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