Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Borrowings

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Borrowings
4 Months Ended
Apr. 16, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Borrowings
Borrowings
Borrowings as of April 16, 2017 and December 25, 2016 are summarized below (in thousands):
 
April 16, 2017
 
December 25, 2016
Revolving credit facility and other long-term debt
$
300,875

 
$
336,375

Capital lease obligations
11,300

 
11,463

Total debt
312,175

 
347,838

Less: Current portion
(667
)
 
(658
)
Long-term debt
$
311,508

 
$
347,180


On June 30, 2016, the Company replaced its existing credit facility (“Previous Credit Facility”) with a new credit facility (the “New Credit Facility”). The New Credit Facility provides for a $400 million revolving line of credit with a sublimit for the issuance of up to $25 million in letters of credit and swingline loans up to $15 million and includes an option to increase the amount available under the credit facility up to an additional $100 million in the aggregate, subject to the lenders’ participation.
The New Credit Facility also provides a Canadian Dollar borrowing sublimit equivalent to $20 million. Borrowings under the New Credit Facility, if 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. The base rate is the highest of (a) the Prime Rate, (b) the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and (c) LIBOR for an Interest Period of one month plus 1%. Borrowings under the New Credit Facility, if denominated in Canadian Dollars, are subject to rates based on LIBOR plus a spread based on leverage or a base rate plus a spread based on leverage. The base rate for these purposes is the highest of (a) the Canadian Prime Rate and (b) the Canadian Dealer Offered Rate (“CDOR Rate”) for an interest period of one month plus 1%. On April 13, 2017, the Company entered into a first amendment (the “Amendment”) to the New Credit Facility. The Amendment increases the lease adjusted leverage ratio to 5.25x through October 1, 2017 before stepping down to 5.0x through July 15, 2018 and returning to 4.75x thereafter. The Amendment also provides for additional pricing tiers that increase LIBOR spread rates and commitment fees to the extent the Company’s lease adjusted leverage ratio exceeds 4.75x, in addition to revising terms for permitted acquisitions and investments under the New Credit Facility. The Amendment is effective through October 7, 2018 and is cancelable at the Company’s discretion. A copy of the Amendment is filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
The New Credit Facility matures on June 30, 2021. Borrowings under the New Credit Facility are secured by first priority liens and security interests in substantially all of the Company’s assets, including the capital stock of certain Company subsidiaries. Borrowings are available for financing activities including restaurant construction costs, working capital, and general corporate purposes, including, among other uses, to refinance certain indebtedness, permitted acquisitions, and redemption of capital stock. As of April 16, 2017, the Company had outstanding borrowings under the New Credit Facility of $300.0 million, in addition to amounts issued under letters of credit of $7.4 million, which reduced the amount available under the facility but were not recorded as debt. As of December 25, 2016, the Company had outstanding borrowings under the New Credit Facility of $335.5 million, in addition to amounts issued under letters of credit of $8.8 million.
Loan origination costs associated with the New Credit Facility are included as deferred costs in Other assets, net in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. In the first quarter of 2017, the Company recorded $0.7 million in debt issuance costs related to the Amendment to the New Credit Facility. Unamortized debt issuance costs were $2.8 million and $2.3 million as of April 16, 2017 and December 25, 2016.