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Long Term Debt
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6 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2011
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LONG-TERM DEBT
7.25% Term Loan
On March 31, 2011, the Company entered into a term loan with a bank with an original principal amount of $5,500,089. The note evidencing the loan bears interest at a rate of 7.25%. The principal amounts are due in quarterly installments ranging from $98,311 to $170,902, plus interest, with remaining principal balances and unpaid interest due March 31, 2021. In the event a payment is defaulted on, the payee has the option to accelerate payment terms and make due the remaining principal and accrued interest balance. At June 30, 2011, $5,401,779 was outstanding under the term loan.
Senior Secured Credit Facility - Revolver and Term Loan
On June 10, 2008, the Company entered into an amended and restated credit and security agreement with a bank, consisting of a $50,000,000 revolving facility. The agreement required the Company to pay monthly interest at various rates in arrears, based on the amount outstanding. In 2010, the weighted-average interest rate was 2.3875%. This facility had an original maturity date of June 30, 2011. At December 31, 2010, no balance was outstanding under the facility. The agreement contained various restrictive covenants and was secured by a lien on all of the assets of the Company other than renewable energy projects that the Company owns and that are financed by others.
On June 30, 2011, the Company again amended and restated the credit and security agreement and continues as the sole borrower under the agreement. The amended and restated facility extends and expands the Company's prior facility. The facility consists of a $60,000,000 revolving credit facility and a $40,000,000 term loan. The revolving credit facility may be increased up to an additional $25,000,000 at the Company's option, if the lenders agree. The facility matures on June 30, 2016, and all remaining unpaid amounts outstanding under the facility will be due at that time. At June 30, 2011, no balance was outstanding under the revolving credit facility and $40,000,000 was outstanding under the term loan. Payments on the term loan are due in quarterly installments of $1,428,571, with all remaining unpaid principal amounts due June 30, 2016. The obligations under the facility are guaranteed by certain of the Company's subsidiaries and are secured by a lien on all of the assets of the Company other than renewable energy projects that the Company owns and that are financed by others.
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