CalAmp Completes Refinancing of Bank Debt
December 23 2009 - 7:00AM
Marketwired
CalAmp Corp. (NASDAQ: CAMP), a leading provider of wireless
products, services and solutions, announced today that it has paid
in full the $13.95 million outstanding balance of its credit
facility with Bank of Montreal and two other banks, which had a
maturity date of December 31, 2009. The funds for this payoff were
provided by a drawdown of $7.77 million under a new revolving
credit facility with Square 1 Bank of Durham, North Carolina,
supplemented by aggregate proceeds of $6.18 million from the
private placement of common stock and subordinated debt.
The Square 1 Bank credit facility has a two-year term and
provides for borrowings up to the lesser of $12 million or 85% of
the Company's eligible accounts receivable. Outstanding borrowings
bear interest at Square 1's prime rate plus 2.0%, subject to a
minimum effective interest rate of 6%. The Company also raised
junior capital from a group of investors comprised of $4.25 million
from the sale of approximately 1,932,000 shares of common stock and
$1.93 million in subordinated debt. The subordinated notes bear
interest at 12% per annum and have a maturity date of December 22,
2012. The Company also issued a total of 192,500 common stock
purchase warrants to the subordinated note investors at an exercise
price of $4.02 per share, which represents a 20% premium to the
average closing price of the Company's common stock for the 20
consecutive trading days prior to the closing of the refinancing.
The Company agreed to file a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission to register the privately issued
shares and the shares of common stock underlying the warrants.
Rick Gold, President and CEO of CalAmp, commented, "This
refinancing is an important milestone for CalAmp. It provides
working capital for growth and eliminates the uncertainty
associated with the maturing bank credit agreement. We want to
thank our past lenders for their patience and support and now look
forward to working with Square 1."
"We are very pleased to extend this credit facility to CalAmp,"
said Richard Suhl, Senior Vice President of Square 1 Bank. "We look
forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship with the
Company."
B. Riley & Co., LLC served as CalAmp's financial advisor in
connection with this refinancing.
About CalAmp Corp.
CalAmp provides wireless communications solutions that enable
anytime/anywhere access to critical data and content. The Company
serves customers in the public safety, industrial monitoring and
controls, mobile resource management, and direct broadcast
satellite markets. The Company's products are marketed under the
CalAmp, Dataradio, SmartLink, Aercept, LandCell and Omega trade
names. For more information, please visit www.calamp.com.
AT THE COMPANY: Rick Vitelle Chief Financial Officer (805)
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