Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Long-Term Debt

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Long-Term Debt
 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Long-Term Debt.  
Long-Term Debt

Note 5 – Long-Term Debt

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

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March 31, 

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December 31, 

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2023

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2022

Term loan agreements

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$

24,125

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$

24,250

Revolving credit facility

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Delayed draw term facility

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50,000

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50,000

Total long-term debt

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74,125

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74,250

Less: current portion of long-term debt

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(750)

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(1,500)

Less: debt issuance costs

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(2,052)

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(2,206)

Total long-term debt, net of current portion

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$

71,323

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$

70,544

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Interest expense for the Company’s debt arrangements, excluding the amortization of debt issuance costs and other discounts and fees, was $2.0 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

As of March 31, 2023, the Company had $1.4 million in standby letters of credit outstanding for certain restaurants and $10.6 million available in its revolving credit facility, subject to certain conditions.

Credit and Guaranty Agreement

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On October 4, 2019, in conjunction with the acquisition of Kona Grill, the Company entered into a credit agreement with Goldman Sachs Bank USA (the “Credit Agreement”). On August 6, 2021, the Company entered into the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement to extend the maturity date for both the term loan and revolving credit facility to August 2026, to eliminate all financial covenants except a maximum net leverage ratio of 2.00 to 1.00, and to eliminate restrictions on the maximum amount of capital expenditures, the maximum number of Company-owned new locations, and credit extensions under the revolving credit facility. As amended, the Credit Agreement provides for a secured revolving credit facility of $12.0 million and a $25.0 million term loan (reduced from $48.0 million). The term loan is payable in quarterly installments of $0.1 million, with the final payment due in August 2026.

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On December 13, 2022, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement that:

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● Allows for a new $50.0 million delayed draw term facility, available to draw for twelve months and subject to a 1.75x Net Leverage Ratio incurrence test (as defined in the Credit Agreement) for permitted acquisitions, stock repurchases and new restaurant capital expenditures;
● Allows the Company to redeem, repurchase or otherwise acquire its own capital stock in an aggregate amount of up to $50 million subject to a 1.75x Net Leverage Ratio incurrence test and no default or event of default;
● Changes the interest rate from London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR“) plus a margin to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) plus an applicable margin; and
● Requires the Company to pay interest on an undrawn portion of the delayed draw term loan up to $35.0 million, beginning 90 days following the effective date until December 13, 2023.

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The Company borrowed $50.0 million on the delayed draw term facility on December 28, 2022.

Loans under the amended Credit Agreement bear interest at a rate per annum using the SOFR rate subject to a 1.00% floor plus an interest rate margin of 6.50%. Prior to the Fourth Amendment to the Credit Agreement, the amended Credit Agreement had several borrowing and interest rate options, including the following: (a) a LIBOR rate (or a comparable successor rate) subject to a 1.00% floor (b) a base rate equal to the greatest of (i) the prime rate, (ii) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (iii) the LIBOR rate for a one-month period plus 1.00% or (iv) 4.00%. Loans under the Third Amendment to the Credit Agreement bore interest at a rate per annum using the applicable indices plus an interest rate margin of 5.00% (for LIBOR rate loans) and 4.00% (for base rate loans).

The Company’s weighted average interest rate on the borrowings under the amended Credit Agreement as of March 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was 11.61% and 10.31%

The Credit Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and conditions to borrowing including customary affirmative and negative covenants, among other things, that limit or restrict the Company’s ability to incur indebtedness and other obligations, grant liens to secure obligations, make investments, merge or consolidate, alter the organizational structure of the Company and its subsidiaries, and dispose of assets outside the ordinary course of business, in each case subject to customary exceptions for credit facilities of this size and type.

The Company and certain operating subsidiaries of the Company guarantee the obligations under the amended Credit Agreement, which also are secured by liens on substantially all of the assets of the Company and its subsidiaries.

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As of March 31, 2023, the Company had $2.1 million of debt issuance costs related to the amended Credit Agreement, which were capitalized and are recorded as a direct deduction to long-term debt and $0.4 million in debt issuance costs recorded in Other Assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. As of March 31, 2023, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants required by the Credit Agreement.