NOTE 14: LONG-TERM LOAN
In January 2021, the Company entered into a new credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) with an existing lender, which provides for a new senior secured term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of $40,000 (the “Term Loan Facility”) and a new senior secured revolving credit facility in the aggregate principal amount of $10,000 (the “Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the Term Loan Facility, the “Credit Facilities”), which subsequently and has been amended according to the Company's needs and other developments. In May 2023, the Company entered into an amendment (the "Fourth Amendment") to the then-existing Credit Agreement to replace the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) with the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) as the benchmark rate under the Credit Agreement. Prior to the Fourth Amendment, borrowings under the Credit Agreement would bear interest, at the Company's election, at (a) the Eurodollar Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement as in effect prior to the Fourth Amendment) plus a margin of 3.50% or (b) Alternative Base Rate (“ABR”) (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus a margin of 2.50%.
In December 2023, the Company entered into a new amendment to the then-existing Credit Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment”), which provides for a new term loan facility in the aggregate principal amount of $35,000. Commitments under the Revolving Credit Facility decreased to $25,000.
Following the effectiveness of the Fifth Amendment, borrowings under the Credit Facilities bear interest, determined as follows: (a) SOFR loans accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to Term SOFR (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 0.10% per annum plus a margin of 2.50% (the Adjusted Term SOFR (as defined in the Credit Agreement) is subject to a 1.00% floor), and (b) ABR loans accrue interest at a rate per annum equal to the ABR plus a margin of 1.50% (ABR is equal to the highest of (i) the prime rate and (ii) the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus 0.50%, subject to a 2.00% floor). As of December 31, 2023, the current rate of interest under the Credit Facilities was equal to a rate per annum of 7.98%, consisting of 5.38% (the 3-month SOFR rate as of December 31, 2023), 0.10% credit spread adjustment and the margin of 2.50%.
The Term Loan Facility is payable in consecutive quarterly installments on the last day of each fiscal quarter in an amount equal to (i) $438 for installments payable on December 31, 2023 (deferred to January 9, 2024), through September 30, 2024, (ii) $656 for installments payable on December 31, 2024 through September 30, 2025, and (iii) $1,313 for installments payable on and after December 31, 2025. The remaining unpaid balance on the Term Loan Facility is due and payable on December 21, 2026, together with accrued and unpaid interest on the principal amount to be paid to, but excluding, the payment date. Amounts outstanding under the Credit Facilities may be voluntarily prepaid at any time and from time to time, in whole or in part, without premium or penalty.
Under the terms of the Credit Facilities, the Company is obligated to maintain compliance with certain financial covenants as defined therein. As of December 31, 2023, the Company met these covenants.
The aggregate principal annual maturities according to the Credit Facilities agreements are as follows:
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| Year ended December 31, | | |
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| 2024 | | $ | 2,406 | |
| 2025 | | 3,281 | |
| 2026 | | 29,313 | |
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| | $ | 35,000 | |
The carrying amounts of the loans approximate their fair value.