Long-Term Debt |
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LONG-TERM DEBT |
At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, long-term debt consists of the following:
Credit Agreement with Wells Fargo. In 2010, the Company, as borrower, entered into a Credit
Agreement, as amended, (the “Credit Agreement”) with the financial institutions listed
therein (the “Lenders”) and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association as administrative agent
for the Lenders, as collateral agent for the Secured Parties (as defined in the Credit
Agreement), as security trustee for the Lenders, as Letters of Credit Issuer and as Swing
Line Lender. The funds available under the original Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2011
were $38.0 million, consisting of a $33.0 million term loan and a revolving line of credit
of $5.0 million.
The initial funding date of the Credit Agreement occurred March 31, 2011, when the Company
borrowed $33.0 million on the term loan which was used to fund the Company’s acquisition of
Grand Victoria Casino & Resort in Rising Sun, Indiana on April 1, 2011. In August 2011, the
property was renamed the Rising Star Casino Resort (“Rising Star”). The final maturity of
the Credit Agreement is March 31, 2016.
The revolving line of credit has no outstanding balance of as of September 30, 2011 and
therefore, the Company had $4.5 million available for future use. The availability of the
line decreases every three months by $250,000 until maturity on March 31, 2016.
The Company pays interest under the Credit Agreement at either the Base Rate or the LIBOR
Rate set forth in the Credit Agreement which calculates a rate and then applies an
applicable margin based on a leverage ratio. The leverage ratio is defined as the ratio of
total funded debt as of such date to adjusted EBITDA for the four consecutive fiscal quarter
periods most recently ended for which Financial Statements are available. The Base Rate
means, on any day, the greatest of (a) Wells Fargo’s prime rate in effect on such day, (b)
the Federal Funds Rate in effect on the business day prior to such day plus one and one half
percent (1.50%) and (c) the One Month LIBOR Rate for such day (determined on a daily basis
as set forth in the Credit Agreement) plus one and one-half percent (1.50%). The applicable
margin on the Base Rate calculation ranges from 3.5% to 4.5%. LIBOR Rate means a rate per
annum equal to the quotient (rounded upward if necessary to the nearest 1/16 of one percent)
of (a) the greater of (1) 1.50% and (2) the rate per annum referred to as the BBA (British
Bankers Association) LIBOR RATE divided by (b) one minus the reserve requirement set forth
in the Credit Agreement for such loan in effect from time to time. The applicable margin on
the LIBOR Rate calculation ranges from 4.5% to 5.5%. The Company has elected to use the
LIBOR rate and for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The rate charged was 7.0%.
The Company is also required to pay a commitment fee on the last business day of each March,
June, September and December. This is calculated as a percentage of all indebtedness of or
attributable to the Company which ranges from 0.5% to 0.75% based on the leverage ratio. At
September 30, 2011, the rate charged was 0.75%. The Credit Agreement is secured by
substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries,
including Stockman’s Casino, Rising Star Casino Resort and Grand Lodge Casino, guarantee the
obligations of the Company under the Credit Agreement.
The Credit Agreement contains customary negative covenants for transactions of this type,
including, but not limited to, restrictions on the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ ability
to: incur indebtedness, grant liens, pay dividends and make other restricted payments,
buy-back stock, make investments, make fundamental changes, dispose of assets, and change
the nature of their business. The negative covenants are subject to certain exceptions as
specified in the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement requires that the Company maintain
specified financial covenants, including a total leverage ratio, a fixed charge coverage
ratio and a minimum adjusted EBITDA. The Credit Agreement also includes customary events of
default, including, among other things: non-payment, breach of covenant, breach of representation or warranty, cross-default
under certain other indebtedness or guarantees, commencement of insolvency proceedings,
inability to pay debts, entry of certain material judgments against the Company or its
subsidiaries, occurrence of certain ERISA events and certain changes of control.
The Company has the ability to make optional prepayments under the term loan but may not
re-borrow the principal of the term loan after payment. On October 21, 2011, the Company
prepaid its December 31, 2011 scheduled principal payment of $1.65 million reducing the
outstanding balance to $28.1 million. The Company is also required to make mandatory
prepayments under the Credit Facility if certain events occur. These include: GEM receives
any buy-out, termination fee or similar payment related to FireKeepers; or the Company sells
or otherwise disposes of certain prohibited assets in any single transaction or series of
related transactions and the net proceeds of such sale or other disposition which exceed
$100,000; the Company issues or incurs any indebtedness for borrowed money, including
indebtedness evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or other similar instruments, issues or
sells any equity securities or receives any capital contribution from any other source; or
the Company receives any net insurance proceeds or net condemnation proceeds which exceed
$250,000. The mandatory repayments are subject to certain exceptions as specified in the
Credit Agreement.
Scheduled maturities of long-term debt as of the most recent balance sheet presented are as
follows, for the annual periods ended September 30:
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