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 3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
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Note 7 – Debt

 

Federal Home Loan Bank

 

In July 2017, KICO became a member of, and invested in, the FHLBNY.  KICO is required to maintain an investment in the capital stock of FHLBNY. Based on redemption provisions of FHLBNY, the stock has no quoted market value and is carried at cost.  At its discretion, FHLBNY may declare dividends on the stock. Management reviews for impairment based on the ultimate recoverability of the cost basis in the stock. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, no impairment has been recognized. FHLBNY members have access to a variety of flexible, low cost funding through FHLBNY’s credit products, enabling members to customize advances, which are to be fully collateralized.  Eligible collateral to pledge to FHLBNY includes residential and commercial mortgage-backed securities, along with U.S. Treasury and agency securities. See Note 3 – Investments for eligible collateral held in a designated custodian account available for future advances. Advances are limited to 5% of KICO’s net admitted assets as of the previous quarter. On July 6, 2023, A.M. Best withdrew KICO’s ratings as KICO requested to no longer participate in A.M. Best’s interactive rating process. As a result of the withdrawal of A.M. Best ratings, KICO is currently only able to borrow on an overnight basis. If KICO has collateral, based on KICO’s net admitted assets, the maximum allowable advance as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was approximately $12,512,000 and $12,813,000, respectively. Available collateral as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was approximately $10,929,000 and $11,412,000, respectively. Advances are limited to 85% of the amount of available collateral. There were no borrowings under this facility during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

Debt

 

Debt as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consists of the following:

 

 

 

 March 31,

 

 

 December 31,

 

 

 

 2024

 

 

 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2022 Notes, net

 

$18,723,166

 

 

$18,426,247

 

Equipment financing

 

 

6,535,107

 

 

 

6,817,283

 

Balance at end of period

 

$25,258,273

 

 

$25,243,530

 

 

Note and Warrant Exchange

 

On December 9, 2022, the Company entered into a Note and Warrant Exchange Agreement (the “Exchange Agreement”) with several holders (the “Exchanging Noteholders”) of the Company’s outstanding 5.50% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “2017 Notes”). On the date of the Exchange Agreement, the Exchanging Noteholders held 2017 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $21,545,000 of the $30,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the 2017 Notes then outstanding. Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, on December 15, 2022, the Exchanging Noteholders exchanged their respective 2017 Notes for the following: (i) new 12.0% Senior Notes due December 30, 2024 of the Company in the aggregate approximate principal amount of $19,950,000 (the “2022 Notes”); (ii) cash in the aggregate approximate amount of $1,595,000, together with accrued interest on the 2017 Notes; and (iii) three-year warrants for the purchase of an aggregate of 969,525 shares of Common Stock of the Company, exercisable at an exercise price of $1.00 per share (the “Warrants”). The remaining $8,455,000 principal amount of the 2017 Notes, together with accrued interest thereon, was paid on the maturity date of the 2017 Notes of December 30, 2022.

 

2022 Notes

 

On December 15, 2022, the Company issued $19,950,000 of its 2022 Notes pursuant to the Exchange Agreement. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 30 and December 30 of each year, which commenced on June 30, 2023 at the rate of 12.0% per annum. Warrants were issued with a fair value of $993,200 (see Note 8 – Stockholders’ Equity) and transaction costs were $1,758,112, for an effective yield of 13.92% per annum. The balance of the 2022 Notes as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 is as follows:

 

 

 

 March 31,

 

 

 December 31,

 

 

 

 2024

 

 

 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12.0% Senior Unsecured Notes

 

$19,950,000

 

 

$19,950,000

 

Warrants

 

 

(571,482)

 

 

(653,123)

Issuance costs

 

 

(655,352)

 

 

(870,630)

2022 Notes, net

 

$18,723,166

 

 

$18,426,247

 

 

The Exchange Agreement provided for a mandatory redemption of the 2022 Notes on December 30, 2023, in an amount such that the aggregate principal amount of the 2022 Notes to be redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon was to be equal to the amount by which the maximum Ordinary Dividend Paying Capacity of KICO (as defined below) measured as of December 15, 2023 exceeded the Company’s Holding Company Expenses (as defined below) for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023. “Ordinary Dividend Paying Capacity” means the sum, as measured on December 15, 2023, of (i) the maximum allowable amount of dividends that KICO is permitted to pay without seeking any regulatory approval in accordance with New York insurance regulations based on its statutory annual and quarterly financial statements filed with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as of and for the thirty-six (36) month period ended September 30, 2023 plus (ii) any dividends paid by KICO to the Company during the period beginning January 1, 2023 and ending September 30, 2023. “Holding Company Expenses” means the sum of (i) cash interest expense paid during the calendar year ended December 31, 2023 on the 2022 Notes, intercompany loans and any other indebtedness of the holding company on a stand-alone basis and (ii) other cash operating expenses, including taxes, paid by the holding company during the calendar year ended December 31, 2023. The amount of other operating expenses paid in cash in the preceding clause (ii) shall not exceed $2.5 million. Holding Company Expenses was determined based on the actual Holding Company Expenses for the nine months ending September 30, 2023, and an estimate of Holding Company Expenses for the three months ending December 30, 2023. The Ordinary Dividend Paying Capacity of KICO as defined above was zero and, accordingly, the Company was not required to make a mandatory redemption of the 2022 Notes on December 30, 2023.

The 2022 Notes are unsecured obligations of the Company and are not the obligations of or guaranteed by any of the Company’s subsidiaries. The 2022 Notes rank senior in right of payment to any of the Company’s existing and future indebtedness that is by its terms expressly subordinated or junior in right of payment to the 2022 Notes. The Notes rank equally in right of payment to all of the Company’s existing and future senior indebtedness, but are effectively subordinated to any secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such secured indebtedness. In addition, the 2022 Notes are structurally subordinated to the indebtedness and other obligations of the Company’s subsidiaries.

 

The 2022 Notes will be redeemable, at the Company’s option, in whole or in part, at any time or in part from time to time, on and after December 30, 2022, upon not less than fifteen (15) nor more than sixty (60) days’ notice, at the following redemption prices (“Redemption Prices” ) (expressed as percentages of the principal amount thereof) if redeemed during the respective period set forth below, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to the date of redemption (subject to the right of holders of record on the relevant record date to receive interest due on the relevant interest payment date):

 

Period:

 

Percentage

 

 

 

 

 

December 30, 2022 to December 29, 2023

 

 

102.00%

December 30, 2023 to September 29, 2024

 

 

101.00%

September 30, 2024 to December 29, 2024

 

 

100.00%

 

 

Due to the Redemption Prices, management intends to retire the 2022 Notes after September 29, 2024 and before the scheduled maturity date of December 30, 2024. Management plans to refinance the 2022 Notes with a new issue of equity securities and/or debt of similar or longer maturity that would result in net proceeds equal to or greater than the principal amount of the current issue. In connection therewith, the Company will be utilizing investment bankers to serve as underwriters or placement agents for proposed offerings by the Company of its securities (including debt, common and/or preferred securities).   The offerings would be of such size as to generate proceeds to the Company of no less than $19,500,000. The Company, subject to regulatory approval, may receive distributions paid to it by KICO, its insurance subsidiary, that could be utilized to repay the 2022 Notes. Further, the Company may also use available invested assets and cash to repay a portion of the 2022 Notes.  As of March 31, 2024, invested assets and cash was approximately $1,789,000.

 

As of the end of each calendar quarter, commencing with the calendar quarter ending December 31, 2022, the Company is subject to a leverage maintenance test (“Leverage Maintenance Test”), which requires that the Total Consolidated Indebtedness (as defined below) of the Company not be greater than 30% of Total Consolidated Capitalization (as defined below). As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the ratio as defined under the Leverage Maintenance Test was 29.2% and 29.9%, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, the ratio as defined under the Leverage Maintenance Test was 31.4%. On November 7, 2023, a majority of the holders of the outstanding 2022 Notes (on behalf of all holders of the 2022 Notes) agreed to a waiver regarding the satisfaction of the Leverage Maintenance Test as of September 30, 2023.  “Total Consolidated Indebtedness” is the aggregate principal amount (or accreted value in the case of any Indebtedness issued with more than de minimis original issue discount) of all outstanding long-term of the Company except for the sale- leaseback transaction described below under “Equipment Financing”, any refinancing or any future sale-leaseback transaction. “Total Consolidated Capitalization” is the amount equal to the sum of (x) Total Consolidated Indebtedness outstanding as of such date and (y) the total consolidated shareholders’ equity of the Company, excluding accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income, as recorded on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet.

Equipment Financing

 

On October 27, 2022, KICO entered into a sale-leaseback transaction, whereby KICO sold $8,096,824 of fixed assets to a bank. Under GAAP, the sale-leaseback transaction is recorded as equipment financing (“Financing”). The provisions of the Financing require KICO to pay a monthly payment of principal and interest at the rate of 5.86% per annum totaling $126,877 for a term of 60 months, which commenced on October 27, 2022.  The terms of the Financing provide buyout options to KICO at the end of the 60 month term, which are as follows: 

 

 

·

At the end of the lease, KICO may purchase the fixed assets for a purchase price of $2,024,206, which is 25% of the original fixed asset cost of $8,096,824; or

 

·

KICO may renew the lease for 16 months at the same rental rate, which totals $2,030,036.

 

A provision of the Financing requires KICO to pledge collateral for the lease obligation. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the amount of required collateral was approximately $6,576,000 and $6,999,000, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, the fair value of KICO’s pledged collateral was approximately $6,576,000, consisting of approximately $5,969,000 in United States Treasury securities and the remaining balance of $607,000 in cash. As of December 31, 2023, the fair value of KICO’s pledged collateral was approximately $11,960,000 in United States Treasury securities.

 

Future contractual payment obligations under the Financing as of March 31, 2024 are as follows:

 

For the Years

 

 

 Ending

 

 

 December 31,

 

 Total

 

Remainder of 2024

 

$871,686

 

2025

 

 

1,223,293

 

2026

 

 

1,296,901

 

2027

 

 

1,119,021

 

 

 

 

4,510,901

 

2027 purchase price

 

 

2,024,206

 

Total

 

$6,535,107