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DEBT AGREEMENTS
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2014
DEBT AGREEMENTS [Abstract]  
DEBT AGREEMENTS
  10. DEBT AGREEMENTS

 

On December 7, 2012, we entered into 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. On June 5, 2014, the maximum amount of cash dividends we are permitted to pay was increased from $1.0 million to $3.0 million per calendar year, and we can pay cash dividends up to this amount 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 and a €1.5 million revolving credit facility in Germany. On May 12, 2014, we established a 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 July 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013, respectively.  We had no other debt or borrowings under any of our other credit facilities. At July 31, 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 $18.8 million.