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Note 5 - Long-term Debt, Net
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

5. Long-term debt, net

 

Long-term debt, net of unamortized discount and financing costs, related to the Credit Facility consisted of the following:

 

  

March 31, 2023

  

December 31, 2022

 

Credit Facility due 2026 (less unamortized discount and financing costs of $596 and $656, respectively)

 $39,404  $40,594 

Less: Current portion of long-term debt

  (5,000)  (5,000)

Long-term debt, net (non-current)

 $34,404  $35,594 

 

Credit Facility

 

On March 31, 2021, Fluent, LLC entered into a credit agreement (as amended, modified, extended, restated, replaced, or supplemented from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”) with certain subsidiaries of Fluent, LLC as guarantors, and Citizens Bank, N.A. as administrative agent, lead arranger and bookrunner. The Credit Agreement provides for a term loan in the aggregate principal amount of $50,000 funded on the closing date (the “Term Loan”), along with an undrawn revolving credit facility of up to $15,000 (the "Revolving Loans," and together with the Term Loan, the "Credit Facility"). On December 20, 2022, the Company entered into the second amendment to the Credit Agreement, which amended certain provisions to: (i) reflect the replacement of the current benchmark settings with Term Secured Overnight Financial Rate ("SOFR") pursuant to an early opt-in election; (ii) acknowledge certain litigation matters; and (iii) join additional subsidiaries of Borrower as guarantors of the loan facilities provided under the Credit Agreement.  On May 15, 2023, the Company entered into the third amendment to the Credit Agreement, which amended certain provisions to: (i) add an additional tier of applicable margin to the selected rates; (ii) establish the applicable pricing floor for the remaining fiscal quarters in 2023; (iii) modify and adjust certain EBITDA add-backs for certain fiscal quarters in 2023; (iv) add monthly financial reporting for the remaining fiscal quarters in 2023; (v) provide additional financial covenant testing conditions on Fluent’s ability to draw on the Revolving Loans for the remaining fiscal quarters in 2023; (vi) provide additional notice of certain material events; (vii) add tiers to certain financial covenants and add a minimum cash liquidity financial covenant for the remaining fiscal quarters in 2023; (viii) provide additional restrictions on the ability to make loans and advances to officers, directors and employees for the remaining fiscal quarters in 2023; (ix) provide additional restrictions on the ability to invest in certain subsidiaries and joint ventures for the remaining fiscal quarters in 2023; (x) provide additional restrictions on the ability to make additional loans, investments or permitted acquisitions for the remaining fiscal quarters in 2023; and (xi) add unrestricted cash requirements in order for the Company to be permitted to pay dividends, make distributions or redeem or repurchase equity interests, for the remaining fiscal quarters in 2023, in each case pursuant to the terms and conditions under the Credit Agreement.  

 

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum equal to the benchmark selected by the Borrower, which may be based on the Alternative Base Rate, LIBOR rate (subject to a floor of 0.25%) prior to the election as of December 31, 2022 or Term SOFR (subject to a floor of 0.00%) subsequent to the election, plus a margin applicable to the selected benchmark. The applicable margin is between 0.75% and 2.75% for borrowings based on the Alternative Base Rate and 1.75% and 3.25% for borrowings based on Term SOFR, depending upon the Borrower's total leverage ratio. The opening interest rate of the Credit Facility was 2.50% (LIBOR + 2.25%), which increased to 7.16% (Term SOFR + 0.1% + 2.25%) as of March 31, 2023.

 

The Credit Agreement matures on March 31, 2026 and interest is payable monthly. Scheduled principal amortization of the Term Loan is $1,250 per quarter, which commenced with the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2021. At March 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with all of the financial and other covenants under the Credit Agreement.

 

The Credit Agreement contains negative covenants that, among other things, limit the Borrower's ability to: incur indebtedness; grant liens on its assets; enter into certain investments; consummate fundamental change transactions; engage in mergers or acquisitions or dispose of assets; enter into certain transactions with affiliates; make changes to its fiscal year; enter into certain restrictive agreements; and make certain restricted payments (including for dividends and stock repurchases, which are generally prohibited except in a few circumstances and/or up to specified amounts). Each of these limitations are subject to various conditions.

 

The Credit Agreement also contains certain affirmative covenants and customary events of default provisions, including, subject to thresholds and grace periods, among others, payment default, covenant default, cross default to other material indebtedness, and judgment default.

 

The Credit Agreement also contains certain customary conditions to extensions of credit, including that representations and warranties made in the Existing Credit Agreement be materially true and correct at the time of such extension. One such representation concerning the absence of litigation or proceedings is not currently true and correct as a result of the matters pending involving the Federal Trade Commission and the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General described in FN 10, Contingencies. These matters do not represent events of default under the Credit Agreement, but at March 31, 2023, the Borrower is not able to draw on the Revolving Credit Facility due the representation and warranty requirement for an extension of credit. 

 

Maturities

 

As of March 31, 2023, scheduled future maturities of the Credit Agreement are as follows:

 

Year

  March 31, 2023 

Remainder of 2023

 $3,750 

2024

  5,000 

2025

  5,000 

2026

  26,250 

Total maturities

 $40,000