VALLEY NATIONAL GASES (VLG)

 

Our credit facility provides for revolving borrowings of up to $90 million maturing on April 30, 2009. The facility is secured by substantially all of our assets and contains various financial covenants applicable to us, including covenants requiring minimum fixed charge coverage and maximum funded debt to earnings before income taxes, depreciation and amortization, or EBITDA. Although we are currently in compliance with these covenants, a failure to comply would constitute a default under the credit facility. A default, if not waived by our lenders, could cause our outstanding indebtedness under the credit facility becoming immediately due and payable, and could also cause cross-defaults under other agreements that results in the indebtedness under those agreements to become immediately due and payable as well. If we were required to obtain waivers of a default or defaults, we could incur significant fees and transaction costs. If waivers of defaults are not obtained, we might have difficulty borrowing sufficient additional funds to repay the debt. Even if new financing is made available to us, it may not be available on acceptable terms.