Company: NGVC
Filing Date: 2025-02-06
Form Type: 10-Q
Source: 0001437749-25-003026
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Company: Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-02-06
Form: 10-Q
Item: Part I, Item 8
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 paid a special cash dividend to stockholders of $22.7 million.

Credit Facility

The aggregate revolving commitment amount available under the Credit Facility is $72.5 million, including a $5.0 million sub-limit for standby letters of credit. The operating company is the borrower under the Credit Facility, and its obligations under the Credit Facility are guaranteed by the holding company and VC2. The Credit Facility is secured by a lien on substantially all of the Company’s assets. The Company has the right to borrow, prepay and re-borrow revolving amounts under the Credit Facility at any time prior to the maturity date without premium or penalty. On November 16, 2023, we amended the Credit Facility to: (i) increase our aggregate revolving commitments from $50.0 million to $75.0 million; (ii) extend the maturity date of the revolving commitments under the Credit Facility to November 16, 2028; (iii) permit payment of a one-time cash dividend of up to $25.0 million no later than December 31, 2023; and (iv) increase the Company’s restricted payment capacity by $2.5 million, allowing the Company to repurchase shares of common stock and pay dividends on its common stock in an aggregate amount not to exceed $15.0 million during any fiscal year. The aggregate revolving commitment amount is automatically and permanently reduced by $2.5 million on each anniversary date until the Credit Facility matures on November 16, 2028, unless we have previously exercised our option to reduce the aggregate revolving commitments to a lower amount.

Base rate loans under the Credit Facility bear interest at a fluctuating base rate as determined by the lenders’ administrative agent based on the most recent compliance certificate of the operating company and stated at the highest of: (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%; (ii) the prime rate; and (iii) Term SOFR plus 1.00%, subject to the applicable interest rate floor, less the lender spread based upon the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. Term SOFR loans under the Credit Facility bear interest based on Term SOFR for the interest period plus the lender spread based upon the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio. The unused commitment fee is also based upon the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio.

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The Credit Facility requires compliance with certain customary operational and financial covenants, including a consolidated leverage ratio. The Credit Facility also contains certain other customary limitations on the Company’s ability to incur additional debt, guarantee other obligations,