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Note 24 - Subsequent Events
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
Notes to Financial Statements  
Subsequent Events [Text Block]
24.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
Management
performs an evaluation of events that occur after a balance sheet date but before financial statements are issued or available to be issued for potential recognition or disclosure of such events in its financial statements. The Company evaluated subsequent events through the date that these consolidated financial statements were issued.
 
On
May 2, 2017
and
May 31, 2017,
newly formed subsidiaries, AirCo, LLC and AirCo Services, LLC (collectively, “AirCo”), acquired the inventory and principal business assets, and assumed specified liabilities, of Aircraft Instrument and Radio Company, Incorporated, and Aircraft Instrument and Radio Services, Inc. The acquired business, which is based in Wichita, Kansas, distributes and sells airplane and aviation parts and maintains a license under Part
145
of the regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration. The consideration paid for the acquired assets was approximately
$2,400,000.
Following the acquisition, AirCo is included in the commercial jet engines and parts segment of the Company’s operations.
 
On
May 2, 2017,
the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into an amendment to the agreement governing the
Company’s
$25.0
million Revolving Credit Facility to establish a separate
$2,400,000
term loan facility under that agreement (the “Term Loan”). Each of the Company and such subsidiaries are obligors with respect to the Term Loan, which matures on
May 1, 2018,
with equal
$200,000
installments of principal due monthly, commencing
June 1, 2017.
Interest on the Term Loan is payable monthly at a per annum rate equal to
25
basis points above the interest rate applicable to the Revolving Credit Facility. The proceeds of the Term Loan were used to fund the acquisition of the AirCo business. The Term Loan is secured by the existing collateral securing borrowings under the Revolving Credit Facility, including such acquired assets. The amendment also provided that the consolidated asset coverage ratio covenant will
not
be measured for the fiscal quarters ending
June 30, 2017,
September 30, 2017
and
December 31, 2017.
 
On
May 5, 2017,
Contrail Aviation entered into a loan agreement (the “Contrail Loan Agreement”) with a bank lender to replace the Contrail Credit Agreement described
in Note
10.
The Contrail Loan Agreement provides for revolving credit borrowings by Contrail Aviation in an amount up to
$15,000,000,
with the available borrowing amount
not
limited by a borrowing base, though the Contrail Loan Agreement provides that the lender is
not
obligated to advance loans under the Contrail Loan Agreement if there occurs a material adverse change in Contrail Aviation’s or the Company’s financial condition or in the value of any collateral securing the loans made thereunder and an annual appraisal of inventory is required. Borrowings under the Contrail Loan Agreement bear interest at an annual rate equal to
one
-month LIBOR plus
3.00%.
 
The obligations of Contrail Aviation under the Contrail Loan Agreement are secured by a
first
-priority security interest in substantially all of the assets of Contrail Aviation and are also guaranteed by
the Company, with such guaranty limited in amount to a maximum of
$1,600,000,
plus interest on such amount at the rate of interest in effect under the Contrail Loan Agreement, plus costs of collection. The Contrail Loan Agreement contains affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that restrict Contrail Aviation’s ability to make acquisitions or investments, make certain changes to its capital structure, and engage in any business substantially different that it presently conducts. The Contrail Loan Agreement also contains financial covenants applicable to Contrail Aviation, including maintenance of a Cash Flow Coverage Ratio of
2.0
to
1.0,
a Tangible Net Worth of
not
less than
$3,500,000,
and a Debt Service Coverage Ratio of
1.1
to
1.0,
as such terms are defined in the Contrail Loan Agreement.
 
The Contrail Loan Agreement contains events of default including, without limitation, nonpayment of principal, interest or other obligations, violation of covenants, if both Contrail Aviation
’s current chief executive officer and chief financial officer cease to oversee day-to-day operations of Contrail Aviation, cross-default to other debt, bankruptcy and other insolvency events, actual or asserted invalidity of loan documentation, or material adverse changes in Contrail Aviation’s financial condition. The Contrail Loan Agreement provides that all loan proceeds are to be used solely for Contrail Aviation’s business operations, unless specifically consented to the contrary by lender in writing.
 
On
June 7, 2017,
the Company
’s SAIC subsidiary invested
$500,000
for a
40%
interest in TFS Partners LLC (“TFS Partners”), a single-purpose investment entity organized by SAIC and other investors for the purpose of making an investment in a limited liability company, The Fence Store LLC (“Fence Store LLC”), organized for the purpose of acquiring substantially all of the assets of The Fence Store, Inc. (“Fence Store Inc.”). TFS Partners acquired a
60%
interest in Fence Store LLC, which has completed the purchase of substantially all of the assets of Fence Store Inc. Prior to this transaction, Fence Store Inc. operated a business under the tradename “Town and Country Fence”, selling and installing residential and commercial fencing in the greater Twin Cities, Minnesota area. Fence Store LLC intends to continue this business.
 
Pursuant to a Fifth Amendment and Waiver Agreement effective as of
June 28, 2017
among Air T, MAC, GGS, CSA, GAS, ATGL, Stratus Aero Partners LLC, Jet Yard, AirCo and the lender under the Revolving Credit Facility, the agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility was amended to provide that the interest rates on the revolving loans made under the Revolving Credit Facility and on the Term Loan would each be increased by an additional
0.25%
per annum from the date of the amendment until the
second
business day after delivery of a compliance certificate for the quarter ending
March 31, 2017
or any subsequent fiscal quarter end showing compliance with the financial covenants required under the Revolving Credit Facility. Pursuant to the amendment, the lender waived compliance with the maximum consolidated leverage ratio covenant under the Revolving Credit Facility at the
March 31, 2017
measurement date and agreed that such covenant will
not
be tested at the
June 30, 2017
measurement date
.
 
Pursuant to a
2017
Amendment to Security Agreement and Consent and Waiver effective as of
August
3,
2017
among the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and the lender under the Revolving Credit Facility, the lender agreed to waive the default under the agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility arising from the failure of the Company to deliver to such lender audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017
within
120
days after the end of such fiscal year and the requirement that a subsidiary newly organized in Ontario, Canada (the “Ontario Subsidiary”) join the agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility as a borrower, to consent to Air T guarantying obligations of the Ontario Subsidiary under a lease for facilities in Ontario and to amend the security agreement securing obligations under the Revolving Credit Facility to, among other things, require a pledge of only
65%
of the outstanding equity of foreign subsidiaries.
 
On
August 29, 2017,
the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a Sixth Amendment and Waiver Agreement effective as of
August 29, 2017 (
the “Sixth Amendment”) with the lender under the Revolving Credit Facility. The Sixth Amendment amended the agreement governing the Revolving Credit facility to extend the maturity of the Revolving Credit Facility from
April 1, 2018
to
April 1, 2019,
to adjust the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” to exclude from the calculation of Consolidated EBITDA, during the period from
January 1, 2016
through
June 30, 2017,
any unrealized gains or losses attributable to the ownership of equity interests in Insignia Systems, Inc., and to waive the default arising under the agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility from the failure of the Company to deliver (i) consolidated financial statements for the fiscal quarter that ended
June 30, 2017
within the time period required under such agreement and (ii) the covenant compliance certificates for the fiscal quarters that ended
March 31, 2017
and
June 30, 2017
within the time periods required under such agreement.
 
Pursuant to a
Seventh Amendment and Waiver Agreement effective as of
October 6, 2017 (
the “Seventh Amendment”) among Air T, MAC, GGS, CSA, GAS, ATGL, Stratus Aero Partners LLC, Jet Yard, AirCo and the lender under the Revolving Credit Facility, the lender waived the requirement that a newly formed limited purpose subsidiary of the Company join the agreement governing the Revolving Credit Facility as a borrower and, in connection with the restatement of the Company’s consolidated financial statements for certain periods within the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2017,
the lender also waived compliance with the minimum tangible net worth covenant under the Revolving Credit Facility at the
December 31, 2016
and
March 31, 2017
measurement dates.
 
In light of persisting events of default under the Delphax Senior Credit Agreement, on
July
 
13,
2017,
the Company delivered a demand for payment and Notice of Intention to Enforce Security to Delphax Canada. On
August 10, 2017,
the Company foreclosed on all personal property and rights to undertakings of Delphax Canada. The Company foreclosed as a secured creditor with respect to amounts owed to it by Delphax Canada under the Delphax Senior Credit Agreement. The Company provided notice of its intent to foreclose to Delphax Canada and its secured creditors and shareholder on
July 26, 2017.
The outstanding amount owed to the Company by Delphax Canada under the Delphax Senior Credit Agreement on
July 26, 2017
was approximately
$1,510,000.
The Company also submitted an application to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Bankruptcy and Insolvency (the "Ontario Court") seeking that Delphax Canada be adjudged bankrupt. On
August 8, 2017,
the Ontario Court issued an order adjudging Delphax Canada to be bankrupt. The recipients of the foreclosure notice did
not
object to the foreclosure or redeem. As a result, the foreclosure was completed on
August 10, 2017,
and the Company accepted the personal property and rights to undertakings of Delphax Canada in satisfaction of the amount secured by the Delphax Senior Credit Agreement.
 
A newly organized subsidiary of Air T leases
12,206
square feet of space in a building located in Mississauga, Ontario. The lease commenced on
August 1,
2017
and terminates on
July 31, 2020.
Annual rent under the lease escalates annually, with annual rent of approximately
$94,600
(CDN) for the
first
year and approximately
$97,000
(CDN) in the
third
year. The subsidiary’s obligations under the lease have been guaranteed by Air T.
 
The lease of production facilities in Mississauga, Ontario
by Delphax Canada has been terminated effective upon removal of the property foreclosed upon by Air T.