Universal Stainless Announces Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
March 19 2021 - 7:00AM
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc. (Nasdaq:
USAP) announced today that it has amended and restated its
five-year $120 million asset-based lending (ABL) credit
agreement with PNC Bank, National Association. The new agreement
includes a revolving credit facility of $105 million and increases
the term loan facility to $15 million. The Company’s
obligations under the amended and restated credit agreement
continue to be collateralized by substantially all of the Company’s
accounts receivables, inventory, and fixed assets. The new credit
agreement will expire in March 2026.
The amended and restated credit agreement supersedes the
Company’s prior ABL credit agreement with PNC Bank, which was
scheduled to expire in August 2023.
In conjunction with this amendment, the Company repaid its $15
million seller note obligation, which was established in connection
with the acquisition of the North Jackson, OH facility.
Dennis Oates, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
commented: “This agreement enhances our financial flexibility to
support our current growth and long-term strategic initiatives.
Market conditions have continued to improve throughout the year,
and we are encouraged by both the positive momentum in market
demand and the pace of our order entry activity. We continue to
execute on our strategic initiatives aimed at expanding our product
capabilities and continued cost reduction. Lastly, this amendment
also provides interest expense savings, as the amended agreement
provides for decreased interest rates compared to the North Jackson
seller note obligation.”
About Universal Stainless & Alloy Products,
Inc.
Universal Stainless & Alloy Products, Inc., established in
1994 and headquartered in Bridgeville, PA, manufactures and markets
semi-finished and finished specialty steels, including stainless
steel, nickel alloys, tool steel and certain other alloyed steels.
The Company's products are used in a variety of industries,
including aerospace, power generation, oil and gas, and heavy
equipment manufacturing. More information is available at
www.univstainless.com.
Forward-Looking Information Safe Harbor
Except for historical information contained herein, the
statements in this release are forward-looking statements that are
made pursuant to the “safe harbor” provision of the Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that
may cause the Company’s actual results in future periods to differ
materially from forecasted results. Those risks include, among
others, the Company’s ability to maintain its relationships with
its significant customers and market segments; the Company’s
response to competitive factors in its industry that may adversely
affect the market for finished products manufactured by the Company
or its customers; uncertainty regarding the progress of the return
to service of the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft; the Company’s ability to
compete successfully with domestic and foreign producers of
specialty steel products and products fashioned from alternative
materials; changes in overall demand for the Company’s products and
the prices at which the Company is able to sell its products in the
aerospace industry, from which a substantial amount of our sales is
derived; the Company’s ability to develop, commercialize, market
and sell new applications and new products; the receipt, pricing
and timing of future customer orders; the impact of changes in the
Company’s product mix on the Company’s profitability; the Company’s
ability to maintain the availability of raw materials and operating
supplies with acceptable pricing; the availability and pricing of
electricity, natural gas and other sources of energy that the
Company needs for the manufacturing of its products; risks related
to property, plant and equipment, including the Company’s reliance
on the continuing operation of critical manufacturing equipment;
the Company’s success in timely concluding collective bargaining
agreements and avoiding strikes or work stoppages; the Company’s
ability to attract and retain key personnel; the Company’s ongoing
requirement for continued compliance with laws and regulations,
including applicable safety and environmental regulations; the
ultimate outcome of the Company’s current and future litigation
matters; the Company’s ability to meet its debt service
requirements and to comply with applicable financial covenants; the
ultimate outcome of the Company’s PPP loan forgiveness application;
risks associated with conducting business with suppliers and
customers in foreign countries; public health issues, including
COVID-19 and its uncertain impact on our facilities and operations
and our customers and suppliers and the effectiveness of the
Company’s actions taken in response to these risks; risks related
to acquisitions that the Company may make; the Company’s ability to
protect its information technology infrastructure against service
interruptions, data corruption, cyber-based attacks or network
security breaches; the impact on the Company’s effective tax rates
from changes in tax rules, regulations and interpretations in the
United States and other countries where it does business; and the
impact of various economic, credit and market risk uncertainties.
Many of these factors are not within the Company’s control and
involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause
the Company’s actual results in future periods to be materially
different from any future performance suggested herein. Any
unfavorable change in the foregoing or other factors could have a
material adverse effect on the Company’s business, financial
condition and results of operations. Further, the Company operates
in an industry sector where securities values may be volatile and
may be influenced by economic and other factors beyond the
Company’s control. Certain of these risks and other risks are
described in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 2020, copies of which are available from the SEC or may be
obtained upon request from the Company.
CONTACTS: |
Dennis Oates |
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June Filingeri |
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Chairman, |
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President |
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President and CEO |
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Comm-Partners LLC |
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(412) 257-7609 |
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(203) 972-0186 |
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