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DEBT AGREEMENTS
6 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2014
DEBT AGREEMENTS [Abstract]  
DEBT AGREEMENTS
  10. DEBT AGREEMENTS

 

On December 7, 2012, we entered an agreement with a financial institution that provided us with a $12.5 million unsecured revolving credit and letter of credit facility, with a $3.0 million maximum amount for outstanding letters of credit on the credit facility. On May 9, 2014 the maximum amount for outstanding letters of credit under our U.S. credit facility was increased from $3.0 million to $5.0 million in order to guarantee a new revolving credit facility in Taiwan. Borrowings under the U.S. credit facility bear interest at a LIBOR-based rate or a floating rate of 1% above the prevailing prime rate. The floating rate is not 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 U.S. credit facility which is not utilized is 0.05% per annum. The 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.  

 

We have a £1.0 million revolving credit facility in the United Kingdom, a €1.5 million revolving credit facility in Germany and a 100.0 million New Taiwan Dollar revolving credit facility. On May 12, 2014, we established this new Taiwan credit facility in the amount of 100.0 million New Taiwan Dollars (approximately $3.3 million) with an expiration date of May 12, 2015. Our Taiwan credit facility is backed by letters of credit under our U.S. credit facility.

 

We also have a 40.0 million Chinese Yuan credit facility in China.

 

All of our credit facilities are unsecured except that borrowings under our Taiwan credit facility are backed by letters of credit drawn on our unsecured U.S. credit facility.

 

We had $3.2 million and $3.3 million of borrowings outstanding under our China credit facility at April 30, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively.  We had no other debt or borrowings under any of our other credit facilities. At April 30, 2014 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 $19.5 million.