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| Borrowings | Borrowings Borrowings as of December 27, 2020 and December 29, 2019 are summarized below (in thousands):
Maturities of long-term debt as of December 27, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
Credit Facility
On January 10, 2020, the Company replaced its prior credit facility with a new Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the "credit facility") which provides for a $161.5 million revolving line of credit and a $138.5 million term loan for a total borrowing capacity of $300 million. In addition, the credit facility allows for the issuance of $25 million in letters of credit, swingline loans up to $15 million, and the option to increase the borrowing capacity by up to an additional $100 million subject to lenders' participation. The credit facility also provides for a Canadian Dollar borrowing sub-limit equivalent to $20 million and limits sale leasebacks transactions to $50 million.
In connection with the termination of the credit facility and new borrowings under the credit facility, the Company repaid all outstanding borrowings, accrued interest, and fees under the previous credit facility. Borrowings refinanced under the credit facility totaled $186.6 million, net of loan origination fees.
The credit facility will mature on January 10, 2023. The term loan requires quarterly principal payments at a rate of 7.0% per annum of the original principal balance. Borrowings under the revolving line of credit and term loans denominated in U.S. Dollars, are subject to rates based on the London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") plus a spread based on leverage or a base rate plus a spread based on leverage (base rate is the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, and (c) LIBOR for an Interest Period of one month plus 1%). Additional pricing on the credit facility is effective per the Second Amendment.
The publication of LIBOR is expected to discontinue in December 2021; however, we anticipate an amended credit agreement will be executed at the new applicable reference rate.
On May 29, 2020, the Company entered into the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement and Waiver (the "First Amendment") which set forth the following: increased pricing under the credit facility, waiver of the lease adjusted leverage covenant ratio ("LALR ratio") and fixed charge coverage covenant ratio ("FCC ratio") for the remainder of fiscal year 2020, adjustments allowable during the first three fiscal quarters of 2021 to the LALR ratio, including increasing the maximum LALR ratio permitted and allowing the use of a seasonally adjusted annualized consolidated EBITDA in the LALR ratio calculation, and to the FCC ratio, including only being calculated for applicable periods since the beginning of 2021, and added various other additional covenant requirements. The covenant relief in the First Amendment was contingent on the Company raising capital of at least $25 million. As a result of the First Amendment, the Company repaid $59 million on the revolving line of credit such that the amount of the Company's consolidated cash on hand did not exceed $30 million as of the First Amendment effective date; paid certain customary amendment fees to lenders and advisors totaling approximately $1.9 million, which were capitalized as deferred loan fees and will be amortized over the remaining term of the credit facility; and issued 2.6 million shares of common stock raising proceeds of $28.7 million, net of stock issuance costs, which were used to pay down the revolving line of credit as required by the First Amendment.
Borrowings under the credit facility are secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company and are available to: (i) refinance certain existing indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries, (ii) finance restaurant construction costs, (iii) pay costs, fees, and expenses in connection with such new restaurant construction, (iv) pay any fees and expenses in connection with the credit facility, and (v) provide for the working capital and general corporate requirements of the Company, including permitted acquisitions and the redemption of capital stock. Restrictions on how borrowings are used by the Company are in place per requirements set forth by our lenders.
The Company will continue to be subject to a number of customary covenants under the credit facility, including limitations on additional borrowings, acquisitions, capital expenditures, share repurchases, lease commitments, dividend payments, and requirements to maintain certain financial ratios including the lease adjusted leverage ratio and fixed charge coverage ratio. However, the First Amendment provides certain covenant relief to the Company through the end of the third quarter of 2021. The Company was in compliance with such covenants as of December 27, 2020. Our debt covenant assessment is based on inputs subject to various risks and uncertainties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, including forecasted revenues, expenses, and cash flows, current discount rates, growth rates, observable market data, and changes to the regulatory environment.
As of December 27, 2020, the Company had outstanding borrowings under the credit facility of $169.8 million, in addition to amounts issued under letters of credit of $8.7 million. As of December 29, 2019, the Company had outstanding borrowings under the prior credit facility of $206.0 million, in addition to amounts issued under letters of credit of $7.5 million. The amounts issued under letters of credit reduce the amount available under the credit facility but are not recorded as debt. As of December 27, 2020, the current portion of long-term borrowings under the credit facility totaled $9.7 million; no outstanding borrowings under the prior credit facility were considered current as of December 29, 2019.
On February 25, 2021, the Company entered into the Second Amendment to the credit facility, which is discussed further in Note 2, COVID-19 Pandemic. Covenant relief and other provisions of the First Amendment discussed above were changed upon execution of the Second Amendment.
Loan origination costs associated with the credit facility are included as deferred costs in Other assets, net in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, except for the current portion of these costs which is included in Prepaid expenses and other current assets. Unamortized debt issuance costs were $3.3 million and $1.0 million as of December 27, 2020 and December 29, 2019.
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