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DEBT
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
DEBT

10. DEBT

 

Canadian Credit Facilities

 

Our Canadian subsidiaries have maintained credit facilities with Bank of Montreal since October 2009. In April 2016, our wholly owned subsidiary, Pioneer Electrogroup Canada Inc. (“PECI”), entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“ARCA”) with Bank of Montreal (the “Canadian Facilities”) that replaced and superseded all of our businesses’ prior financing arrangements with the bank. This ARCA extended the maturity date of our Canadian Facilities to July 31, 2017. Additionally, defaults relating to the breach of certain financial covenants under the prior financing arrangements with the bank existing as of December 31, 2015 were waived by the Bank of Montreal.

 

Our Canadian Facilities provide for up to $8.1 million Canadian dollars (“CAD”) (approximately $6.3 million expressed in U.S. dollars) consisting of a $7.0 million CAD demand revolving credit facility (“Facility A”) to finance ongoing operations, a $0.5 million CAD term credit facility (“Facility B”) that financed a plant expansion, and a $0.7 million USD term credit facility (“Facility C”) that financed a business acquisition and the purchase and expansion of its manufacturing facilities.

 

Facility A is subject to margin criteria and borrowings bear interest at Bank of Montreal’s prime rate plus 0.75% per annum on amounts borrowed in Canadian dollars, or its U.S. base rate plus 0.75% per annum or LIBOR plus 2.25% per annum on amounts borrowed in U.S. dollars.

 

Borrowings under Facility B bear interest at Bank of Montreal’s prime rate plus 1.25% per annum with principal repayments becoming due on a five year amortization schedule. Quarterly principal repayments were reduced to $47 CAD, with a bullet payment of $141CAD due on July 31, 2017.

 

Borrowings under Facility C bear interest at Bank of Montreal’s prime rate plus 1.50% per annum on amounts borrowed in Canadian dollars, or its U.S. base rate plus 1.50% per annum or LIBOR plus 2.75% per annum on amounts borrowed in U.S. dollars. A principal repayment at June 30, 2016 is $72 USD, with quarterly principal repayments beginning on October 31, 2016 reduced to $36 USD, with a bullet payment of $496 USD due on July 31, 2017.

 

The ARCA modified financial covenant testing so that testing will be performed on the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The financial covenants were changed to require certain minimum working capital ratios, minimum EBITDA levels and effective tangible net worth levels for each fiscal quarter. The Company passed all financial covenant testing for the period ended and as of September 30, 2016.

 

As of September 30, 2016, we had approximately $5.2 million in U.S. dollar equivalents outstanding under our Canadian Credit Facilities. Our borrowings consisted of approximately $4.3 million outstanding under Facility A, $0.3 million outstanding under Facility B and $0.6 million outstanding under Facility C.

 

United States Credit Facilities

 

In April 2016, we entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“US ARCA”) with Bank of Montreal (the “U.S. Facilities”) that replaced and superseded all of our businesses’ prior financing arrangements with the bank. Additionally, defaults relating to the breach of certain financial covenants under the prior financing arrangements with the bank existing as of December 31, 2015 were waived by the Bank of Montreal.

 

Our U.S. Facilities provide for up to $19.1 million U.S. dollars (“USD”) consisting of a $14.0 million USD demand revolving credit facility (“Facility A”) to finance ongoing operations, a $5.0 million USD term credit facility (“Facility B”) that financed the acquisition of Titan, and a new $100 revolving credit facility provided pursuant to a MasterCard is to be used to pay for and temporarily finance day-to-day business expenses of the Company and for no other purpose.

 

Facility A continues to bear interest, at our option, at the bank’s prime rate plus 1.00% per annum on U.S. prime rate loans, or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus 2.25% per annum on Eurodollar loans and shall mature on July 31, 2017.

 

Borrowings under Facility B bear interest, at our option, at U.S. base rate plus 1.25% per annum on U.S. prime loans, or an adjusted LIBOR rate plus 2.50% per annum on Eurodollar loans. Quarterly principal repayments were reduced to $31 USD for calendar year 2016. The original amortization schedule will continue to apply to all quarterly principal payments made after December 31, 2016, with no change in the final maturity date of December 2, 2019.

 

The ARCA modified financial covenant testing so that testing will be performed on the consolidated financial statements of the Company. The financial covenants were changed to require certain minimum working capital ratios, minimum EBITDA levels and effective tangible net worth levels for each fiscal quarter. The Company passed all financial covenant testing for the period ended and as of September 30, 2016.

 

Our obligations under the U.S. Facilities are guaranteed by all our wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries. In addition, we and our wholly-owned U.S. subsidiaries granted a security interest in substantially all of our assets, including 65% of the shares of Pioneer Electrogroup Canada Inc. held by us, to secure our obligations for borrowed money under the U.S. Facilities.

 

As of September 30, 2016, we had approximately $16.7 million outstanding under our U.S. Credit Facilities. Our borrowings consisted of approximately $12.0 million outstanding under Facility A, and $4.7 million outstanding under Facility B.

 

Nexus Promissory Note

 

On July 25, 2012, the Company’s Mexican subsidiary, Nexus Magneticos de Mexico, S. de R.L. de C.V. (“Nexus”), entered into a $1.65 million term loan agreement with GE CF Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (“GE Capital Mexico”). The term loan is payable in 60 consecutive monthly installments and bears interest, payable monthly, at a rate of 6.93% per annum. The obligations of Nexus under the term loan are secured by certain machinery and equipment located in Mexico and by a corporate guaranty by the Company. As of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, there was approximately $0.3 million outstanding under the Nexus Promissory Note.

 

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):

 

    September 30,     December 31,  
    2016     2015  
Term credit facilities, net (a)   $ 5,245     $ 5,714  
Nexus promissory note     261       316  
Capital lease obligations     5       7  
Total debt     5,511       6,037  
Less current portion     (1,432 )     (6,037 )
Total long-term debt   $ 4,079     $  

  

(a) The balance as of September 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015 included deferred financing fees of $302 and $229, respectively.