Long-term borrowings are summarized as follows (in thousands):

Kinergy Operating Line of Credit – On March 27, 2019, Kinergy amended its credit facility to increase, until September 30, 2019 or earlier on ten days prior notice from the lender, the borrowing base under the credit facility to 90% (increased from 85%) of eligible accounts receivable, plus the lesser of (a) $50,000,000, (b) 80% of eligible inventory (increased from 70%), or (c) 95% of the estimated recovery value of eligible inventory (increased from 85%). With respect to these additional borrowings, to the extent outstanding, the additional borrowings will accrue interest at an annual rate equal to the daily three month LIBOR plus an applicable margin of 4.00%. As of March 31, 2019, Kinergy had additional borrowing availability under its credit facility of $21,848,000, including $7,532,000 of incremental availability under the aforementioned temporary increase.

Pekin Term Loan – On March 30, 2018, Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC (“PE Pekin”), one of the Company’s subsidiaries, amended its term loan facility by reducing the amount of working capital it is required to maintain to not less than $13.0 million from March 31, 2018 through November 30, 2018 and not less than $16.0 million from December 1, 2018 and continuing at all times thereafter. In addition, a principal payment in the amount of $3.5 million due for May 2018 was deferred until the maturity date of the term loan. As of the filing of this report, the Company believes PE Pekin is in compliance with its working capital requirement. 

On March 21, 2019, PE Pekin amended its term and revolving credit facilities by agreeing to increase the interest rate under the facilities by 125 basis points to an annual rate equal to the 30-day LIBOR plus 5.00%. PE Pekin and its lender also agreed that it is required to maintain working capital of not less than $15,000,000 from March 21, 2019 through July 15, 2019 and working capital of not less than $30,000,000 from July 15, 2019 and continuing at all times thereafter.

Under this amendment, the lenders agreed to temporarily waive financial covenant violations, working capital maintenance violations and intercompany accounts receivable collections violations that occurred with respect to PE Pekin’s credit agreement. The lenders also agreed to defer all scheduled principal payments, including further deferral of a principal payment in the amount of $3,500,000 due on February 20, 2019 which was previously deferred by the parties.

The waivers and principal deferral expire on July 15, 2019, or earlier in the case of an event of default, at which time the waivers will become permanent if Pacific Ethanol Central, LLC (“PE Central”), PE Pekin’s parent, has made a contribution to PE Pekin in an amount equal to $30,000,000, minus the then-existing amount of PE Pekin’s working capital, plus the amount of any accounts receivable owed by PE Central to PE Pekin, plus $12,000,000 (the “PE Central Contribution Amount”). In addition, if the PE Central Contribution Amount is timely received, the lenders agreed to waive PE Pekin’s debt service coverage ratio financial covenant for the year ended December 31, 2019. If the PE Central Contribution Amount is not timely made, then the temporary waivers will automatically expire.

PE Pekin is also required to pay by July 15, 2019 the aggregate amount of $14,000,000 representing all deferred scheduled principal payments and all additional scheduled principal payments for the remainder of 2019.

Restrictions – At March 31, 2019, there were approximately $195.0 million of net assets at the Company’s subsidiaries that were not available to be transferred to Pacific Ethanol, Inc. in the form of dividends, loans or advances due to restrictions contained in the credit facilities of the Company’s subsidiaries.