9. DEBT

Credit Facility

On June 24, 2013, the subsidiaries of Silvercrest L.P. entered into a $15.0 million credit facility with City National Bank. The subsidiaries of Silvercrest L.P. are the borrowers under such facility and Silvercrest L.P. guarantees the obligations of its subsidiaries under the credit facility. The credit facility is secured by certain assets of Silvercrest L.P. and its subsidiaries. The credit facility consists of a $7.5 million delayed draw term loan that was scheduled to mature on June 24, 2025 and a $7.5 million revolving credit facility that was scheduled to mature on June 21, 2019.  On June 20, 2019, the revolving credit facility was extended to June 19, 2020.   The loan bears interest at either (a) the higher of the prime rate plus a margin of 0.25 percentage points and 2.5% or (b) the LIBOR rate plus 2.75 percentage points, at the borrowers’ option.  On July 1, 2019, the term loan was amended to increase the facility by $18.0 million to $25.5 million, to extend the draw date to July 1, 2024 and to extend the maturity date to July 1, 2026.  The borrowers are able to draw up to the full amount of the term loan through July 1, 2024. Borrowings under the term loan on or prior to June 30, 2021 are payable in 20 equal quarterly installments.  Borrowings under the term loan after June 30, 2021 will be payable in equal quarterly installments through the maturity date. The credit facility contains restrictions on, among other things, (i) incurrence of additional debt, (ii) creating liens on certain assets, (iii) making certain investments, (iv) consolidating, merging or otherwise disposing of substantially all of our assets, (v) the sale of certain assets, and (vi) entering into transactions with affiliates. In addition, the credit facility contains certain financial covenants including a test on discretionary assets under management, maximum debt to EBITDA and a fixed charge coverage ratio. The credit facility contains customary events of default, including the occurrence of a change in control which includes a person or group of persons acting together acquiring more than 30% of the total voting securities of Silvercrest.

As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company did not have any outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit loan.  As of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the Company had $16.2 million and $0, respectively, outstanding under the term loan.  There was no accrued but unpaid interest as of December 31, 2019 or 2018.

Interest expense, which also includes amortization of deferred financing fees, incurred on the revolving credit and term loans was $460, $21 and $17 for the years ended December 31, 2019, 2018 and 2017.