Tilly’s Inc. announced that it has established a new $65.0 million asset-backed credit facility with Wells Fargo Bank.
The ABL Facility is a three-year, $65.0 million asset-backed credit facility which replaces the company’s previous $25.0 million revolving credit facility, also with Wells Fargo. The ABL Facility bears interest on borrowings at LIBOR plus 200-to-225 basis points, depending on usage and remaining availability, and includes an unused credit fee of 37.5 to 50 basis points, also depending on remaining availability. Total allowable borrowings under the ABL Facility are determined monthly as the lesser of $65.0 million and a percentage of eligible merchandise inventories and accounts receivable. The ABL Facility is secured by substantially all company assets. Pursuant to the terms of the ABL Facility, the company is prohibited from declaring or paying any cash dividends to its stockholders or repurchasing its own common stock, in each case until November 9, 2021. The ABL Facility matures on November 9, 2023.
“We believe our new ABL Facility will greatly improve our financial flexibility in light of the ongoing pandemic, both by meaningfully increasing our borrowing capacity and significantly reducing financial covenant pressures on our business,” commented Ed Thomas, president and CEO.
As of November 9, 2020, the company had $126.2 million of cash and marketable securities, including an aggregate of $12.4 million of withheld store lease payments and no debt outstanding, compared to $131.9 million with no withheld store lease payments or debt outstanding as of November 11, 2019, which is the comparable fiscal date of fiscal 2019.
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