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Long Term Debt

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Long Term Debt
6 Months Ended
Jun. 26, 2021
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt Long-Term Debt
Long-term debt consists of the following:
June 26, December 26,
2021 2020
Note payable--First Lien
$ —  $ 562,363,000 
Note payable--First Lien B2
—  73,875,000 
Note payable--Amendment No. 3 First Lien
573,000,000  — 
573,000,000  636,238,000 
Less unamortized deferred finance fees
9,079,684  12,110,329 
Less current maturities
6,346,071  6,523,417 
Total long-term debt
$ 557,574,245  $ 617,604,254 
Notes Payable – First Lien and First Lien B2 – The First Lien notes payable was comprised of a syndicate of lenders that originated on February 12, 2018, in the amount of $470,000,000 with interest payable in arrears. The Company subsequently entered into the first amendment of the First Lien notes payable on March 1, 2019, to issue an additional tranche of the notes payable in the amount of $75,000,000 (First Lien B2), and the second amendment of the First Lien notes payable on August 9, 2019, to increase the first tranche of the notes payable by $106,000,000. Both tranches bore interest, as chosen by the Company, at a floating rate per annum consisting of LIBOR plus an applicable margin percent, and were secured by substantially all business assets. On July 21, 2020, the Company repurchased $1,989,000 principal amount of the First Lien (the “Open Market Purchase”) at an approximate $258,000 discount, resulting in a gain on the extinguishment of debt of approximately $258,000. Following the repurchase of the First Lien in the Open Market Purchase, approximately $573,000,000 principal amount of the 1st Lien remained outstanding. The total interest rate for the First Lien was 4.75% as of December 26, 2020. Unamortized debt issuance costs were approximately $10,304,000 at December 26, 2020.
The First Lien B2 was comprised of a syndicate of lenders that originated on March 1, 2019, in the amount of $75,000,000 with interest payable in arrears. The outstanding loan balance was to be repaid on a quarterly basis of 0.25% of the original balance beginning the last day of June 2019 with the remaining principal due on the maturity date of February 12, 2025. As chosen by the Company, the First Lien B2 notes payable bore interest at a floating rate per annum consisting of LIBOR plus an applicable margin percent (total rate of 5.50% as of December 26, 2020.) The debt was secured by substantially all business assets. Unamortized debt issuance costs were approximately $1,806,000 as of December 26, 2020.
Notes Payable - Amendment No. 3 First Lien - On February 5, 2021, the Company completed a repricing of its First Lien and First Lien B2 Term Loans, in which the principal terms of the amendment was a reduction in the overall interest rate based upon the loan type chosen and a consolidation of the prior two outstanding tranches into a single tranche of debt with the syndicate. The Amendment No.3 First Lien is comprised of a syndicate of lenders originating on February 5, 2021 in the amount of $634,607,000 with interest payable in arrears. The outstanding loan balance is to be repaid on a quarterly basis of 0.25% of the original balance beginning the last day of June 26, 2021 with the remaining principal due on the maturity date of February 12, 2025. As chosen by the Company, the amended loan bears interest at a floating rate per annum consisting of LIBOR, plus an applicable margin percent (total rate of 4.25% as of June 26, 2021). The debt is secured by substantially all business assets. Unamortized debt issuance costs are approximately $9,080,000 at June 26, 2021.
As a result of the repricing transaction, the Company recognized a loss on extinguishment of approximately $1,421,000. The loss is included in Other income (expense) on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
On June 7, 2021, as a result of the Business Combination, the Company repaid approximately $61,600,000 of debt and recognized a loss on extinguishment of approximately $994,000. The loss is included in Other income (expense) on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.

As of June 26, 2021, and December 26, 2020, the Company maintained one letter of credit totaling approximately $295,000, on which there were no balances due.
In connection with the Company entering into the debt agreements discussed above, deferred finance fees were capitalized. These costs are being amortized over the terms of the associated debt under the effective interest rate method. Amortization of approximately $640,000 and $634,000 and $1,487,000 and $1,609,000 was recognized for the three and six months ended June 26, 2021 and June 27, 2020, respectively, as a component of interest expense, including those amounts amortized in relation to the deferred finance fees associated with the outstanding line of credit.
Aggregate annual maturities of long-term debt at June 26, 2021, are:
2021 $ 4,759,554 
2022 6,346,071 
2023 6,346,071 
2024 6,346,071 
2025 549,202,233 
Total $ 573,000,000