8. Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit

A summary of long-term debt and lines of credit follows:

(dollars in thousands)	July 29, 2012			April 29, 2012
Unsecured senior term notes	$	8,800		$	8,800
Canadian government loan		266			323
		9,066			9,123
Current maturities of long-term debt		(2,400	)		(2,404	)
Long-term debt, less current maturities of long-term debt	$	6,666		$	6,719

Unsecured Term Notes

In connection with the Bodet & Horst acquisition, we entered into a note agreement dated August 11, 2008. This agreement provided for the issuance of $11.0 million of unsecured term notes with a fixed interest rate of 8.01% and a term of seven years. Principal payments of $2.2 million per year are due on the notes beginning August 11, 2011. The principal payments are payable over an average term of 3 years through August 11, 2015. This agreement contains customary financial and other covenants as defined in the agreement.

We have paid the required principal payment total of $4.4 million associated with this note agreement, of which $2.2 million was paid on August 11, 2012 and August 11, 2011, respectively. As a result, we currently have an outstanding balance on our unsecured senior term notes of $6.6 million.

Government of Quebec Loan

We have an agreement with the Government of Quebec for a term loan that is non-interest bearing and is payable in 48 equal monthly installments (denominated in Canadian dollars) commencing December 1, 2009. The proceeds were used to partially finance capital expenditures at our Rayonese facility located in Quebec, Canada.

Revolving Credit Agreement – United States

We have an unsecured Amended and Restated Credit Agreement that provides for a revolving loan commitment of $7.6 million and is set to expire on August 25, 2013. This agreement provides for a pricing matrix to determine the interest rate payable on loans made under the agreement (applicable interest rate of 2.24% at July 29, 2012). At July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, there were no borrowings outstanding under the agreement.

Revolving Credit Agreement – China

We have an unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in China that provides for a line of credit of up to 40 million RMB (approximately $6.3 million USD at July 29, 2012), expiring on September 2, 2012. This agreement has an interest rate determined by the Chinese government. There were no borrowings outstanding under the agreement as of July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012.

On September 2, 2012, we renewed our unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in China. The renewal extended the agreement to September 2, 2013, and provides for a line of credit up to approximately 40 million RMB (approximately $6.3 million USD).

Revolving Credit Agreement – Europe

On January 17, 2012, we entered into an unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in Poland that provides for a line of credit of up to 6.8 million Polish Zloty (approximately $2.0 million USD at July 29, 2012). This agreement expires on January 15, 2013 and bears interest at WIBOR (Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate) plus 2% (applicable interest rate of 6.95% at July 29, 2012). There were $834,000 and $889,000 (2.8 million Polish Zloty) in borrowings outstanding under this agreement at July 29, 2012 and April 29, 2012, respectively.

Overall

Our loan agreements require, among other things, that we maintain compliance with certain financial covenants. At July 29, 2012, the company was in compliance with these financial covenants.

At July 29, 2012, the principal payment requirements of long-term debt during the next four years are: Year 1 – $2.4 million; Year 2 - $2.3 million; Year 3 - $2.2 million; and Year 4 - $2.2 million.

The fair value of the company’s long-term debt is estimated by discounting the future cash flows at rates currently offered to the company for similar debt instruments of comparable maturities. At July 29, 2012, the carrying value of the company’s long-term debt was $9.1 million and the fair value was $8.0 million. At April 29, 2012, the carrying value of the company’s long-term debt was $9.1 million and the fair value was $8.1 million.