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Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit
 9 Months Ended
Jan. 27, 2013
Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit
8.  Long-Term Debt and Lines of Credit

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

             
(dollars in thousands)
  
January 27, 2013
    
April 29, 2012
  
Unsecured senior term notes
   $ 6,600     $ 8,800  
Canadian government loan
     166       323  
      6,766       9,123  
Current maturities of long-term debt
     (2,366 )     (2,404 )
Long-term debt, less current maturities of long-term debt
   $ 4,400     $ 6,719  

Unsecured Term Notes

In connection with the 2008 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 2.5 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.

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 1.8% at January 27, 2013). At January 27, 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 January 27, 2013 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 $6.4 million USD at January 27, 2013), expiring on September 2, 2013. This agreement has an interest rate determined by the Chinese government. There were no borrowings outstanding under the agreement as of January 27, 2013 and April 29, 2012.

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 $2.2 million USD at January 27, 2013). This agreement bears interest at WIBOR (Warsaw Interbank Offered Rate) plus 2% (applicable interest rate of 6.0% at January 27, 2013). On January 8, 2013, this agreement was amended to extend the expiration date from January 15, 2013 to August 25, 2013.

At January 27, 2013, $576,000 (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.

Overall

Our loan agreements require, among other things, that we maintain compliance with certain financial covenants. At January 27, 2013, the company was in compliance with these financial covenants.

At January 27, 2013, the principal payment requirements of long-term debt during the next three years are: Year 1 – $2.4 million; Year 2 - $2.2 million; and Year 3 - $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 January 27, 2013, the carrying value of the company’s long-term debt was $6.8 million and the fair value was $6.1 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.