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LONG-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 28, 2013
LONG-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT |
9. | LONG-TERM DEBT AND LINES OF CREDIT
A summary of long-term debt follows:
|  | April 28, |  |  | April 29, |
(dollars in thousands) |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
unsecured senior term notes |  | $ | 6,600 |  |  |  | 8,800 |
canadian government loan |  |  | - |  |  |  | 323 |
|  |  | 6,600 |  |  |  | 9,123 |
current maturities of long-term debt |  |  | (2,200 | ) |  |  | (2,404 | )
long-term debt, less current maturities |  | $ | 4,400 |  |  |  | 6,719 |
Unsecured Term Notes We entered into a note agreement dated August 11, 2008 that 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 remaining principal payments are payable over an average term of 2.3 years through August 11, 2015. Any principal prepayments would be assessed a penalty as defined in the agreement. The agreement contains customary financial and other covenants as defined in the agreement. Government of Quebec Loan We had an agreement with the Government of Quebec for a term loan that was non-interest bearing with the last monthly payment due on December 1, 2013. This loan was paid in full in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2013. The proceeds from this loan 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 1.8% at April 28, 2013). At April 28, 2013 there was a $195,000 outstanding letter of credit (all of which related to workers compensation). As of April 29, 2012, there were no outstanding letters of credit. At April 28, 2013 and April 29, 2012, there were no borrowings outstanding under the agreement. We are currently negotiating a renewal of this line of credit and we expect to reach a final agreement before the expiration date of the current agreement. Revolving Credit Agreement - China We have an unsecured credit agreement with our operations in China that provides for a line of credit up to 40 million RMB (approximately $6.4 million USD at April 28, 2013), expiring on September 2, 2013. This agreement has an interest rate determined by the Chinese government. There were no borrowings under this agreement as of April 28, 2013 and April 29, 2012. On June 8, 2013, we renewed our unsecured credit agreement associated with our operations in China. The renewal extended the agreement to June 8, 2014, and provides for a line of credit up to 40 million RMB (approximately $6.4 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 up to 6.8 million Polish Zloty (approximately $2.1 million in USD at April 28, 2013). This agreement bears interest at WIBOR (Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate) plus 2% (applicable interest rate of 5.25% at April 28, 2013). On January 8, 2013, this agreement was amended to extend the expiration date from January 15, 2013 to August 25, 2013. At April 28, 2013, $561,000 (1.8 million Polish Zloty) in borrowings were outstanding under this agreement. At April 29, 2012, $889,000 (2.8 million Polish Zloty) in borrowings were outstanding under this agreement. We are currently negotiating a renewal of this line of credit and we expect to reach a final agreement before the expiration date of the current agreement. Overall Our loan agreements require, among other things, that we maintain compliance with certain financial covenants. At April 28, 2013, the company was in compliance with these financial covenants. The principal payment requirements for long-term debt during the next three fiscal years are: 2014 – $2.2 million; 2015 - $2.2 million; and 2016 – $2.2 million. Interest paid during 2013, 2012, and 2011 totaled $666,000, $817,000, and $901,000, respectively.

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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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