RSI HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)
The 2023 Notes contain customary covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Company’s ability to incur debt, pay dividends, repurchase or make other distributions in respect to its capital stock, make other restricted payments, create liens, sell assets, engage in transactions with affiliates, consolidate or merge into other companies, or convey, transfer or lease to other companies.
$75 Million Credit Facility
On February 22, 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with three financial institutions (collectively, the “Lenders”) whereby the Lenders provided a revolving credit facility to the Company for a total of $75,000,000 (the “Credit Facility”). The Credit Facility also includes a letter of credit commitment from the lenders. Advances under the Credit Facility bear interest at selected variable rates, as defined, plus a margin based on the Company’s financial position. The principal amount of the revolving loans shall be repaid on the maturity date. The credit arrangement is secured by substantially all assets of the Company and expires on August 22, 2017.
On March 16, 2015, the Company amended and restated the Credit Facility, to among other things, extend the maturity date to March 16, 2020.
The Credit Facility contains customary covenants, including covenants that limit or restrict the Company’s ability to incur debt, create liens, consolidate or merge into other companies, sell or lease assets, pay or prepay subordinated debt, engage in sale and leaseback transactions, pay dividends, repurchase or make other distributions in respect to its capital stock and engage in transactions with affiliates. The Credit Facility also requires the Company to maintain certain minimum financial ratios and other financial measures. As of December 31, 2016 and January 2, 2016, there were no outstanding loan balances under this facility.
As of December 31, 2016 and January 2, 2016, the Company had $3,725,000 of outstanding letters of credit related to its self-insured workers’ compensation program (see Note 5).
As of December 31, 2016, the Company was compliant with all of its debt covenants.
For the year ended January 2, 2016, the Company incurred $10,975,000 of debt issuance costs in connection with the issuance of the 2023 Notes and the amendment and restatement of the Credit Facility. The unamortized balance of $9,581,000 as of January 2, 2016 was reclassified from other assets to senior secured notes on the consolidated balance sheets. Amortization expense of debt issuance costs was $1,284,000, $1,486,000 and $2,371,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016, January 2, 2016 and January 3, 2015, respectively, and is included in interest expense in the consolidated statements of income.
Net interest expense including amortization of debt issuance costs was $38,641,000, $39,306,000 and $39,463,000 for the years ended December 31, 2016, January 2, 2016 and January 3, 2015, respectively. Interest expense for the year ended January 2, 2016 included a write-off of unamortized deferred debt issuance costs of $325,000 related to the amendment and restatement of the Credit Facility.
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