Note 15: Long-Term Debt

On November 19, 2020, the Company entered a Term Loan and Security Agreement (the “Facility” or “Term Loan”) with a commercial lender (“LTD-D”). The Facility was amended on December 21, 2021. The Facility provided funding up to $100,000,000, of which $65,000,000 has been drawn as of September 30, 2022. Access to additional borrowings above $65,000,000 under the Facility ended upon termination of the commitment period on February 28, 2022. Of the $65,000,000 drawn, $61,058,281 was received (net of $3,941,719 in financing costs). Upon closing of the Business Combinations on December 3, 2021, the unamortized financing costs were written off and the debt was recorded at fair value. The Facility may be used to pay certain indebtedness of the Company and for general working capital needs. Accrued interest was $4,320,493 and $2,259,588 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The Facility includes certain restrictive covenants, including restrictions on the payment of cash dividends. Repayment of principal of all amounts drawn are due at maturity.

The Company was required to meet a borrowing base milestone by demonstrating to the lenders that revenue for any three consecutive month period (ending after the Facility’s closing date, but on or prior to December 31, 2021) was greater than or equal to $125.0 million. Additionally, the Company must remain in compliance with financial covenants including minimum liquidity of $5.0 million and annual minimum revenue levels. Beginning in 2021, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Company must post minimum annual revenue equal to or greater than $395.0 million; increasing to $460.0 million in 2022; $525.0 million in 2023; $585.0 million in 2024 and $650.0 million in 2025 and thereafter. Also, the Company is subject to certain restrictions that include indebtedness and liens. As of December 31, 2021, the Company was not in compliance with its Term Loan covenants related to issuance of the 2021 financial statements with an audit opinion free of a “going concern” qualification or timely filing of the 2021 financial statements. The Term Loan lenders granted (i) a waiver of the covenant under the Facility related to the existence of a “going concern” qualification in the audit opinion for our audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021 and (ii) a consent to extend the deadline to provide audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021 to October 21, 2022. The Company issued the 2021 financial statements on October 21, 2022. The Company was in compliance with all other covenants under the Facility as of September 30,2022. However, there can be no assurance that the Company will be able to maintain compliance with these covenants in the future or that the lenders under the Facility or the lenders of any future indebtedness the Company may incur will grant us any such waiver or forbearance in the future.

The Facility’s expected maturity date is December 31, 2025. This maturity date may be accelerated as a remedy under the certain default provisions in the agreement or in the event a mandatory prepayment trigger occurs. Interest is payable at 12.0% per annum on a quarterly cycle (in arrears) beginning March 31, 2021. Management may elect to pay the full 12.0% per annum in cash or 8.0% per annum interest in cash with the remaining 4.0% per annum being added to principal as “paid in kind” (“PIK”) for a period of three years (or twelve payments). The PIK is subject to acceleration in the event certain occurrences in the Facility’s agreement are triggered. The Facility’s Lenders also received ten-year warrants to purchase 858,351 shares of Series D Preferred Units at $4.68 per share. These warrants have been recorded as a liability in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at fair market value and are marked to market on a quarterly basis until exercised. A discount was recorded on the debt issued for the same amount and written off upon closing of the Business Combinations.

The Security Agreement provides the Lenders collateral in 100% of the Company’s pledged stock, its subsidiaries (including tangible and intangible personal property) and bank accounts.

On June 7, 2020, the Company repurchased 200,000 Class C (Time-based) Units, at $0.90 per Unit from a former Executive through issuance of a long-term note (“LTD-E”). This repurchase was recognized in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as a reduction to Members’ Deficit in the amount of $180,000 and a corresponding increase in long-term debt. LTD-E bore interest of 3.25% and fixed monthly payments of $7,757 through date of maturity. On June 7, 2022, the Company repaid all amounts outstanding under the long-term note.

In 2019, the Company executed a share repurchase agreement with one of its investors (“LTD-C”) which was subsequently amended on November 19, 2020. The agreement, as amended stipulated $15.0 million originally contributed by the investor would be repaid by the earlier of June 30, 2026 or a change in control transaction. As part of this repurchase agreement, the investor exchanged its owned units back for a $15.0 million note receivable from the Company – thus, no longer holding its former equity position. The note carries interest of 11.0% per year. The principal balance, accrued interest and an exit fee of $600,000 is due at maturity. Accrued interest was $8,335,425 and $6,511,477 at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. The total principal balance is included in Long-Term Debt on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

The following tables roll forward the long-term debt balances, including current portion, presented in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets:

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As of September 30, 2022, for the periods presented below, the Company’s minimum payments due under debt obligations were as follows:

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*    Total Payments Cash and Non-Cash (PIK)

Long-term debt was comprised of the following at September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021:

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Short-Term Debt

In 2021, the Company entered into short term financing agreements totaling $3,683,100 for the funding of certain insurance policies. The terms of the agreements ranged from nine to ten months and the weighted average annual interest rate was 2.6%. There are no remaining scheduled principal payments as of September 30, 2022 as the debt was paid off during the third quarter of 2022.