acy2q08.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x
|
QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
quarterly period ended June 30, 2008
o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For the
transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission
File Number: 001-13387
AeroCentury
Corp.
(Exact
name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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94-3263974
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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1440
Chapin Avenue, Suite 310
Burlingame,
California 94010
(Address
of principal executive offices)
(650)
340-1888
(Issuer’s
telephone number)
None
(Former
Name, Former address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last
Report)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.
Yes xNo o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes oNo x
Indicate
the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common
stock, as of the latest practicable date: As of August 13, 2008 the
Issuer had 1,606,557 Shares of Common Stock,
par value $0.001 per share, issued, of which 63,300 are held as Treasury Stock.
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting
company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated
filer oAccelerated
filer o
Non-accelerated filer oSmaller reporting
company x
PART
I
FINANCIAL
INFORMATION
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
“Securities Act”) and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (“the Exchange Act”). All statements in this Report other than
statements of historical fact are "forward-looking statements" for purposes of
these provisions, including any statements of plans and objectives for future
operations and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing.
Statements that include the use of terminology such as "may," "will," "expects,"
"plans," "anticipates," "estimates," "potential," or "continue," or the negative
thereof, or other comparable terminology are forward-looking statements.
Forward-looking statements include: (i) in Item 1 “Financial
Statements” the Company’s statement that the adoption of FSP 157-1
and 157-2 will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial statements;
(ii) in Item 2 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital
Resources” the Company’s statements regarding its belief that it will
remain in compliance with the covenants of its Credit Facility; and that the
Company will have adequate cash flow to meet its ongoing operational needs,
including required repayments under its Credit Facility, Subordinated Notes
financing and special purpose financings; (iii) in Item 2 “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Outlook” the Company’s
statements regarding its belief that the available debt capacity under the
Credit Facility will be sufficient to fund its 2008 acquisitions; that the
Company will be successful in extending the leases or find new lessees for
aircraft with leases expiring during the remainder of 2008 but that, if the
Company is unsuccessful in extending the leases, it is likely that the Company
will incur significant maintenance expense in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the
first quarter of 2009; that, even if the aircraft that are currently off lease
and may come off lease in the remainder of 2008 remain off lease for an extended
period of time, the Company will be able to meet its operational needs and
remain in compliance with the terms of its Credit Facility and Subordinated
Notes; and that the Company’s reported net income may be subject to significant
fluctuations from quarter-to-quarter as a result of the adoption of FSP AUG
AIR-1 and with the recent acquisitions of Fokker 100s to the portfolio the
fluctuations may have greater magnitude; and (iv) in Item 2 “Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Factors that May Affect Future
Results,” the Company’s statements regarding its belief that it will have
sufficient capital to fund acquisitions through 2008; that the Company will have
sufficient cash funds to make any payment that arises due to borrowing base
limitations caused by assets scheduled to come off lease in the near term; that
JMC personnel's overall industry experience and its technical resources should
permit the Company to effectively manage new aircraft types and engines; that
the bulk of the equipment the Company acquires will be used aircraft equipment;
that the Company intends to focus on regional air carriers and typically is able
to obtain generally higher lease rates from regional carriers than mainline
carriers; and that the Company is competitive because of JMC’s experience and
operational efficiency in identifying and obtaining financing for the
transaction types desired by regional air carriers and that it benefits from
JMC’s reputation. These forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, and it is important to note that the Company's actual results
could differ materially from those projected or assumed in such forward-looking
statements. Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially are the factors detailed under the heading "Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations -- Factors That May Affect Future
Results," including continued availability of Credit Facility financing;
the compliance of the Company's lessees with obligations under their respective
leases, risks related to use of debt financing for acquisitions; a sudden
worsening in demand for regional aircraft or severe reduction in regional
airline capacity; general economic conditions, particularly those that affect
the air travel industry; the Company’s success in finding additional financing
and appropriate assets to acquire with such financing; deviations from the
assumption that future major maintenance expenses will be relatively evenly
spaced over the entire portfolio; and future trends and results which cannot be
predicted with certainty. The cautionary statements made in this Report should
be read as being applicable to all related forward-looking statements wherever
they appear herein. All forward-looking statements and risk factors included in
this document are made as of the date hereof, based on information available to
the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to
update any forward-looking statement or risk factor. You should consult the risk
factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Item
1. Financial Statements.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheets
Unaudited
ASSETS
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June
30,
2008
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December
31,
2007
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Assets:
|
|
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|
|
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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|
$ |
3,047,600 |
|
|
$ |
2,843,200 |
|
Accounts
receivable, including deferred rent of $241,200 and $675,600 at June 30,
2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively
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|
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1,613,200 |
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|
1,647,700 |
|
Aircraft
and aircraft engine held for lease,
net
of accumulated depreciation of $29,612,900 and $26,163,200 at June 30,
2008 and December 31, 2007, respectively
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|
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129,457,100 |
|
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|
118,924,000 |
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Taxes
receivable
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1,625,800 |
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1,835,600 |
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Prepaid
expenses and other
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1,184,700 |
|
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|
1,402,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total
assets
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|
$ |
136,928,400 |
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|
$ |
126,652,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
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Liabilities:
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|
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|
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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$ |
904,900 |
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|
$ |
811,000 |
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Notes
payable and accrued interest
|
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|
79,601,300 |
|
|
|
73,074,500 |
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Maintenance
reserves and accrued costs
|
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7,285,600 |
|
|
|
6,025,500 |
|
Security
deposits
|
|
|
5,442,000 |
|
|
|
5,696,500 |
|
Prepaid
rent
|
|
|
1,016,700 |
|
|
|
1,028,000 |
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Deferred
income taxes
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|
|
8,462,600 |
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|
|
7,649,000 |
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Taxes
payable
|
|
|
194,400 |
|
|
|
228,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total
liabilities
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|
|
102,907,500 |
|
|
|
94,513,100 |
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|
|
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|
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Commitments
and contingencies
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Stockholders’
equity:
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Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value, 2,000,000 shares
authorized,
no shares issued and outstanding
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- |
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- |
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Common
stock, $0.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares
authorized,
1,606,557 shares issued and outstanding
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|
|
1,600 |
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|
1,600 |
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Paid
in capital
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|
15,377,600 |
|
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15,377,600 |
|
Retained
earnings
|
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19,145,800 |
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17,264,600 |
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|
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34,525,000 |
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32,643,800 |
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Treasury
stock at cost, 63,300 shares
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|
(504,100 |
) |
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|
(504,100 |
) |
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|
|
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Total
stockholders’ equity
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34,020,900 |
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32,139,700 |
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|
|
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|
|
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Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
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|
$ |
136,928,400 |
|
|
$ |
126,652,800 |
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Unaudited
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For
the Six Months
Ended
June 30,
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For
the Three Months
Ended
June 30,
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|
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2008
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2007
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2008
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2007
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(as
restated)
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(as
restated)
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Revenues
and other income:
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|
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Operating
lease revenue
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$ |
11,653,100 |
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$ |
8,511,000 |
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$ |
5,759,200 |
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$ |
4,228,000 |
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Maintenance
reserves income
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3,650,100 |
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1,674,300 |
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1,900,600 |
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|
846,900 |
|
Gain
on sale of aircraft and aircraft engines
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15,000 |
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|
- |
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- |
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|
- |
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Other
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|
189,800 |
|
|
|
8,500 |
|
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25,300 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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15,508,000 |
|
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10,193,800 |
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7,685,100 |
|
|
|
5,076,000 |
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Interest
|
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3,230,300 |
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|
2,645,800 |
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|
1,101,000 |
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|
1,424,100 |
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Depreciation
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3,449,700 |
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2,493,100 |
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1,742,900 |
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|
1,258,300 |
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Management
fees
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1,772,700 |
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1,367,200 |
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|
889,200 |
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|
683,800 |
|
Maintenance
costs
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3,634,800 |
|
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|
925,900 |
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|
1,253,400 |
|
|
|
700,500 |
|
Professional
fees and general and administrative
|
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434,800 |
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|
330,700 |
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|
156,600 |
|
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|
174,400 |
|
Other
taxes
|
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|
(45,300 |
) |
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|
21,800 |
|
|
|
34,500 |
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|
9,600 |
|
Insurance
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|
171,300 |
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|
|
75,400 |
|
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|
93,200 |
|
|
|
48,700 |
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Bad
debt expense
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
15,700 |
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|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,648,300 |
|
|
|
7,875,600 |
|
|
|
5,270,800 |
|
|
|
4,299,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Income
before income taxes
|
|
|
2,859,700 |
|
|
|
2,318,200 |
|
|
|
2,414,300 |
|
|
|
776,600 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax provision
|
|
|
978,500 |
|
|
|
781,100 |
|
|
|
828,800 |
|
|
|
263,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
1,881,200 |
|
|
$ |
1,537,100 |
|
|
$ |
1,585,500 |
|
|
$ |
513,300 |
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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Earnings
per share:
|
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
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Basic
|
|
$ |
1.22 |
|
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
|
$ |
1.03 |
|
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.98 |
|
|
$ |
0.99 |
|
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
Shares
used in per share computations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
Diluted
|
|
|
1,610,969 |
|
|
|
1,572,502 |
|
|
|
1,594,410 |
|
|
|
1,601,423 |
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Condensed
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Unaudited
|
|
For
the Six Months
Ended
June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(as
restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
$ |
7,818,800 |
|
|
$ |
6,902,000 |
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Investing
activity -
|
|
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|
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Purchases
of aircraft
|
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|
(13,982,800 |
) |
|
|
(13,601,000 |
) |
Net
cash used by investing activity
|
|
|
(13,982,800 |
) |
|
|
(13,601,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Borrowings
under Credit Facility
|
|
|
12,500,000 |
|
|
|
11,000,000 |
|
Net
proceeds received from issuance of subordinated notes
payable
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
9,237,400 |
|
Debt
issuance costs
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(735,200 |
) |
Repayment
of notes payable
|
|
|
(6,131,600 |
) |
|
|
(13,628,900 |
) |
Net
cash provided by financing activities
|
|
|
6,368,400 |
|
|
|
5,873,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
204,400 |
|
|
|
(825,700 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
2,843,200 |
|
|
|
3,383,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$ |
3,047,600 |
|
|
$ |
2,558,200 |
|
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company paid interest totaling
$3,003,900 and $2,860,300 respectively.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company paid income taxes totaling $500
and received $210,500 of Federal tax refunds. During the six months
ended June 30, 2007, the Company paid income taxes totaling $1,200.
At June
30, 2008, capital purchases included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
were $345,400.
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30,
2008
1. Organization
and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a) Basis of
Presentation
AeroCentury Corp., a Delaware
corporation (the Company, as defined below) acquires used regional aircraft for
lease to foreign and domestic regional carriers. Financial
information for AeroCentury Corp. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, AeroCentury
Investments V LLC (“AeroCentury V LLC”) and AeroCentury Investments VI LLC
(“AeroCentury VI LLC”) (collectively, the “Company”), is presented on a
consolidated basis. All intercompany balances and transactions have
been eliminated in consolidation.
The condensed consolidated financial
statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the
instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation
S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and
footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete
financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair
presentation have been included. Operating results for the
three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2008 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31,
2008.
For further information, refer to the
consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto included in the
Company’s annual report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31,
2007.
(b) Use of
Estimates
The preparation of financial statements
in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions
that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of
contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and
the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Company bases
its estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that are
believed to be reasonable for making judgments that are not readily apparent
from other sources.
(c) Fair Value of
Financial Instruments and Accounting for Derivative Instrument
The Company’s financial instruments,
other than cash, consist principally of cash equivalents, accounts receivable,
accounts payable, amounts borrowed under a credit facility, borrowings under
notes payable and a derivative instrument. The fair value of cash,
cash equivalents, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximates the
carrying value of these financial instruments because of their short-term
nature.
Borrowings under the Company’s
revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility") and certain notes payable bear
floating rates of interest that reset periodically to a market benchmark rate
plus a credit margin. The Company believes the effective rate of the
Credit Facility and debt agreements approximates current market rates for such
agreements at the balance sheet date. The Company believes the
carrying amount of its fixed rate debt approximates fair value at the balance
sheet date. As discussed in Note 5, the fair value of the Company’s
interest rate swap derivative instrument is determined by reference to banker
quotations.
(d) Reclassifications
Certain of the prior
period financial statement amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
current year presentation. These reclassifications had no impact on previously
reported net income or cash flows.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30,
2008
1. Organization
and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (continued)
(e) Recent
Accounting Pronouncements
On May 14, 2008, the Financial
Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard ("SFAS") 162, “The Hierarchy of Generally Accepted Accounting
Principles,” which codified the sources of accounting principles and the
framework for selecting the principles to be used in preparation of financial
statements of non-governmental entities that are presented in conformity with
generally accepted accounting principles. This statement is effective
sixty days following the adoption by the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board amendments
to AU 411, “The Meaning of Fairly Presented in Conformity With Generally
Accepted Accounting Principles,” and is not expected to have any effect on the
Company’s financial statements.
On March 19, 2008, the FASB issued SFAS
161, “Disclosures about Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS
161”), which is effective for fiscal years and interim periods beginning after
November 15, 2008 and which requires enhanced disclosure about derivatives and
hedging transactions. Early adoption is encouraged. SFAS 161 amends
SFAS 133, and requires that objectives for using derivative instruments be
disclosed in terms of the underlying risk and accounting designation, better
conveying the purpose underlying the derivatives use in terms of the risk the
reporting entity is intending to manage. It further requires disclosure of
the fair value of derivative instruments and their gains or losses in tabular
format, information about credit risk-related contingent features providing
information on the potential effect on the reporting entity’s liquidity from
using derivatives, and cross-referencing within footnotes. The Company has
not yet adopted the provisions of SFAS 161. Adoption of SFAS 161 will
require additional footnote disclosure but will not impact the amount of gain or
loss recognized, or the financial position, of the Company.
The Company adopted SFAS 157, “Fair
Value Measurements,” on anuary 1,
2008. Information regarding the Company’s fair value measurements is
presented in Note 5. During February 2008, two FASB Staff Positions
(“FSP”) related to implementation of SFAS 157 were issued. SFAS 157
provides guidance on the use of fair value measurements in generally accepted
accounting standards. FSP 157-1, “Application of FASB Statement No. 157 to
FASB Statement No. 13 and Other Accounting Pronouncements That Address Fair
Value Measurements for Purposes of Lease Classification or Measurement under
Statement 13”, amends
SFAS 157 to exclude SFAS 13 and other pronouncements that address fair value
measurements for purposes of lease classification or amendment from the
provisions of SFAS 157, except in the case of a business combination where such
measures are governed by SFAS 141. FSP 157-1 is effective upon adoption of
SFAS 157. FSP 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157,” delays
the effective date of SFAS 157 for non-financial assets and liabilities that are
not recognized or disclosed at fair value, to fiscal years beginning after
November 15, 2008 and interim periods within such years. The Company does
not believe that adoption of either of these FSPs will have a material effect
upon its condensed consolidated financial statements.
2. Restatement
of Previously Issued Financial Statements –
Correction of an Error
In connection with the year-end audit
of the Company’s 2007 consolidated financial statements, the Company identified
certain errors in the unaudited interim financial statements for each of the
fiscal quarters during years 2007 and 2006 and the annual financial statements
for the year ended December 31, 2006. The errors principally related to
incorrect treatment of two $450,000 non-contingent termination payments due from
a lessee under two leases terminating in October 2007 and February 2008,
respectively, that should have been recognized as operating lease revenue
ratably over the three year terms of the leases.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30,
2008
2. Restatement
of Previously Issued Financial Statements –
Correction of an Error
(continued)
The Company restated its 2006 and 2007
quarterly and its 2006 annual results to correct the errors and reported the
effects of such restatements in its Form 8-K filing dated February 27,
2008.
The following table shows the effect of
that restatement on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations
for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007. The
restatement had no effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of
cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2007.
Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Operations
|
|
For
the Six Months
Ended
June 30, 2007
|
|
|
For
the Three Months
Ended
June 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
As
previously
reported
|
|
|
As
restated due to correction of an error
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
As
previously
reported
|
|
|
As
restated due to correction of an error
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
lease revenue
|
|
$ |
8,358,600 |
|
|
$ |
8,511,000 |
|
|
$ |
152,400 |
|
|
$ |
4,151,800 |
|
|
$ |
4,228,000 |
|
|
$ |
76,200 |
|
Maintenance
reserves income
|
|
|
1,674,300 |
|
|
|
1,674,300 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
846,900 |
|
|
|
846,900 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Other
|
|
|
8,500 |
|
|
|
8,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
1,100 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
10,041,400 |
|
|
|
10,193,800 |
|
|
|
152,400 |
|
|
|
4,999,800 |
|
|
|
5,076,000 |
|
|
|
76,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
2,645,800 |
|
|
|
2,645,800 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,424,100 |
|
|
|
1,424,100 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
2,493,100 |
|
|
|
2,493,100 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,258,300 |
|
|
|
1,258,300 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Maintenance
|
|
|
925,900 |
|
|
|
925,900 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
700,500 |
|
|
|
700,500 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Management
fees
|
|
|
1,367,200 |
|
|
|
1,367,200 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
683,800 |
|
|
|
683,800 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Professional
fees and other
|
|
|
443,600 |
|
|
|
443,600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
232,700 |
|
|
|
232,700 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
7,875,600 |
|
|
|
7,875,600 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
4,299,400 |
|
|
|
4,299,400 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
before taxes
|
|
|
2,165,800 |
|
|
|
2,318,200 |
|
|
|
152,400 |
|
|
|
700,400 |
|
|
|
776,600 |
|
|
|
76,200 |
|
Income
tax provision
|
|
|
728,800 |
|
|
|
781,100 |
|
|
|
52,300 |
|
|
|
237,200 |
|
|
|
263,300 |
|
|
|
26,100 |
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
1,437,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,537,100 |
|
|
$ |
100,100 |
|
|
$ |
463,200 |
|
|
$ |
513,300 |
|
|
$ |
50,100 |
|
Earnings
per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.93 |
|
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
$ |
0.30 |
|
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.91 |
|
|
$ |
0.98 |
|
|
$ |
0.06 |
|
|
$ |
0.29 |
|
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
|
$ |
0.03 |
|
Shares
used in
per
share computations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Diluted
|
|
|
1,572,502 |
|
|
|
1,572,502 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,601,423 |
|
|
|
1,601,423 |
|
|
|
- |
|
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30,
2008
3. Aircraft and
Aircraft Engine Held for Lease
During the three months ended June 30,
2008, the Company purchased two Fokker 100 aircraft, which are subject to leases
with a regional carrier in Germany for terms expiring in March 2013. The Company
did not sell any aircraft during the quarter. At June 30, 2008, the
Company’s two Saab 340A aircraft, one of the Company’s deHavilland DHC-8-300
aircraft and one turboprop engine were off lease. In June 2008, the Company and
the lessee of one of the Company’s Fokker 50 aircraft began discussions
regarding the early return of the aircraft, the lease for which was to expire in
November 2008. As discussed in Note 8, in August 2008, the Company
and the lessee agreed to an early return of the aircraft.
4. Maintenance
Reserves and Accrued Costs
The accompanying condensed consolidated
balance sheets reflect liabilities for maintenance reserves and accrued costs,
which include refundable maintenance payments received from lessees based on
usage. At June 30, 2008, the Company’s maintenance reserves and
accruals consisted of the following:
Refundable
maintenance reserves
|
|
$ |
4,901,700 |
|
Accrued
costs
|
|
|
2,383,900 |
|
|
|
$ |
7,285,600 |
|
Additions to and deductions from the
Company’s accrued costs during the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007 for
aircraft maintenance were as follows:
|
|
For
the Six Months Ended
June
30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(as
restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
beginning of period
|
|
$ |
1,591,300 |
|
|
$ |
3,846,700 |
|
Adjustment
pursuant to FSP AUG AIR-1
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(3,499,300 |
) |
Balance,
beginning of period, adjusted for adoption of FSP AUG
AIR-1
|
|
|
1,591,300 |
|
|
|
347,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charged
to expense
|
|
|
3,587,700 |
|
|
|
877,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deductions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid
for previously accrued maintenance
|
|
|
2,795,100 |
|
|
|
137,000 |
|
Reversals
of over-accrued maintenance
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
12,500 |
|
|
|
|
2,795,100 |
|
|
|
149,500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase in accrued maintenance costs
|
|
|
792,600 |
|
|
|
728,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
end of period
|
|
$ |
2,383,900 |
|
|
$ |
1,075,600 |
|
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30,
2008
5. Notes Payable
and Accrued Interest
At June 30, 2008, the Company’s notes
payable and accrued interest consisted of the following:
Credit
Facility principal
|
|
$ |
70,596,000 |
|
Credit
Facility accrued interest
|
|
|
88,700 |
|
Subordinated
Notes principal
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
Subordinated
Notes discount
|
|
|
(2,311,200 |
) |
Special
purpose financing principal
|
|
|
932,800 |
|
Special
purpose financing accrued interest
|
|
|
1,600 |
|
Interest
Swap valuation
|
|
|
264,800 |
|
Interest
Swap interest
|
|
|
28,600 |
|
|
|
$ |
79,601,300 |
|
(a) Credit
Facility
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company borrowed $12,500,000 and repaid
$1,500,000 of the outstanding principal under its revolving credit facility
(the “Credit Facility”). As of June 30, 2008, the Company
was in compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facility agreement,
$70,596,000 in principal amount was outstanding, and interest of $88,700 was
accrued.
The
weighted average interest rate on the Credit Facility at June 30, 2008 and 2007
was 5.25% and 8.57%, respectively.
(b) Derivative
instrument
In
December 2007, the Company entered into a two-year interest rate swap (the
“Swap”) with a notional amount of $20 million, under which it committed to make
or receive a net settlement for the difference in interest receivable computed
monthly on the basis of 30-day LIBOR and interest payable monthly on the basis
of a fixed rate of 4.04% per annum.
At June
30, 2008, the Company recorded the fair value of the Swap of $264,800 as a
liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheet in notes payable and
accrued interest. The Company recorded a gain on the Swap of $355,900 for the
three months ended June 30, 2008 and a loss of $114,700 for the six months ended
June 30, 2008 as a component of interest expense. The Company also
recognized additional interest expense on the net settlement of the Swap of
$70,500 and $84,800 for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008,
respectively, as a component of interest expense.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30,
2008
5. Notes Payable
and Accrued Interest (continued)
(b) Derivative
instrument (continued)
SFAS No.
157 discusses valuation techniques, such as the market approach (comparable
market prices), the income approach (present value of future income or cash
flow), and the cost approach (cost to replace the service capacity of an asset
or replacement cost). The statement utilizes a fair value hierarchy that
prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into
three broad levels. The following is a brief description of those three
levels:
|
Level
1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in
active markets for identical assets or
liabilities.
|
|
Level
2: Inputs, other than quoted prices, that are observable for
the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These include
quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets and
quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets
that are not active.
|
|
Level
3: Unobservable inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own
assumptions.
|
The
following table summarizes the bases used to measure applicable financial assets
and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis in the balance
sheet:
|
|
Basis
of Fair Value Measurements
|
|
|
|
Balance
at
June
30,
2008
|
|
|
Quoted
prices in active markets for identical items
(Level
1)
|
|
|
Significant
other observable inputs
(Level
2)
|
|
|
Significant
unobservable inputs
(Level
3)
|
|
Interest
rate swap derivative
|
|
$ |
264,800 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
|
$ |
264,800 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
The Company’s interest rate swap
agreement effectively converts a portion of the Company’s short-term variable
rate debt to a fixed rate. Under this agreement, the Company pays a
fixed rate and receives a variable rate of LIBOR. The fair value of
this interest rate derivative is based on quoted prices for similar instruments
from a commercial bank and, therefore, the interest rate derivative is
considered a level 2 input.
(c) Senior
unsecured subordinated debt
As of
June 30, 2008, the carrying amount of the senior unsecured subordinated debt
(“Subordinated Debt”) was $7,688,800 (outstanding principal amount of
$10,000,000 less unamortized debt discount of $2,311,200) and accrued interest
payable was $0. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the
securities purchase agreement that governs the Subordinated
Debt. During June 2008, the Company and the Subordinated Debt
noteholders agreed to extend from June 30, 2008, to July 31, 2008, the deadline
for the closing of the second and final installment of the Company’s
Subordinated Notes financing. As discussed in Note 8, in July 2008,
the Company and the Subordinated Debt noteholders agreed to a modification of
the Subordinated Debt agreement and the Company issued Subordinated Notes in an
aggregate principal amount of $4 million.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30,
2008
5. Notes Payable
and Accrued Interest (continued)
(d) Special
purpose financings
The Company has two special purpose
financings in connection with AeroCentury V LLC and AeroCentury VI
LLC. In April 2008, the Company repaid the outstanding principal of
$4,109,900 owed by AeroCentury V LLC under its special purpose financing and
paid a prepayment penalty of $8,200. The Company intends to transfer ownership
of the two aircraft that served as collateral for the financing from AeroCentury
V LLC to AeroCentury Corp. during the third quarter of 2008, upon which the
aircraft will be eligible as collateral under the Credit
Facility. Additionally, the leases for the two aircraft have been
extended for two years to May 2010. During the six months ended June
30, 2008, AeroCentury VI LLC repaid $176,300 of principal. The
principal amount owed under that note was $932,800 and interest of $1,600 was
accrued at June 30, 2008. As of June 30, 2008, the Company was in compliance
with all covenants of the AeroCentury VI LLC note obligation.
6. Computation
of Earnings Per Share
Basic and diluted earnings per share
are calculated as follows:
|
|
For
the Six Months
Ended
June 30,
|
|
|
For
the Three Months Ended June 30,
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2008
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(as restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
(as
restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
1,881,200 |
|
|
$ |
1,537,100 |
|
|
$ |
1,585,500 |
|
|
$ |
513,300 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding for the period
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
Dilutive
effect of warrants
|
|
|
67,712 |
|
|
|
29,245 |
|
|
|
51,153 |
|
|
|
58,166 |
|
Weighted
average diluted shares outstanding
|
|
|
1,610,969 |
|
|
|
1,572,502 |
|
|
|
1,594,410 |
|
|
|
1,601,423 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
earnings per share
|
|
$ |
1.22 |
|
|
$ |
1.00 |
|
|
$ |
1.03 |
|
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
Diluted
earnings per share
|
|
$ |
1.17 |
|
|
$ |
0.98 |
|
|
$ |
0.99 |
|
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
Basic earnings per common share is
computed using net income and the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per common share is
computed using net income and the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding, assuming dilution. Weighted average common shares
outstanding, assuming dilution, includes potentially dilutive common shares
outstanding during the period. Potentially dilutive common shares include the
assumed exercise of warrants using the treasury stock method.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
June 30,
2008
7. Related Party
Transactions
The Company has no
employees. Its portfolio of leased aircraft assets is managed and
administered under the terms of a management agreement with JetFleet Management
Corp. (“JMC”), which is an integrated aircraft management, marketing and
financing business and a subsidiary of JetFleet Holding Corp.
("JHC"). Certain officers of the Company are also officers of
JHC and JMC and hold significant ownership positions in both JHC and the
Company. The Company recorded management fees of $1,772,700 and $1,367,200 for
the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. The Company paid
acquisition fees totaling $437,000 and $445,400 to JMC during the six months
ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, which are included in the cost basis
of the aircraft purchased. No remarketing fees were paid to JMC during the
six months ended June 30, 2008 or 2007.
8. Subsequent
Events
In July
2008, the Company and the Subordinated Debt noteholders agreed to amend the
Subordinated Debt agreement (the “Agreement”) to reduce the maximum amount of
Subordinated Notes to be issued under the Agreement from $28 million to $14
million and to reduce the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants issued to the Note Purchasers under the
Agreement from 171,473 to 81,224. The amendment also provided
for the refund to the Company of certain fees paid to the Note Purchasers at the
initial closing of the Agreement, as well as a portion of the unused commitment
fees paid to the noteholders through June 30, 2008 and revised certain
prepayment provisions of the Subordinated Debt agreement. The net
proceeds from the $4,000,000 of Subordinated Notes that were issued pursuant to
the amendment were used to repay a portion of the Company’s Credit Facility
debt. The reduction of the warrants and the refund of fees are not
expected to have a material impact on the Company’s operations.
In August 2008, the Company and the
lessee of one of the Company’s Fokker 50 aircraft, the lease for which was to
expire in November 2008, signed a return agreement that provides for an early
return of the aircraft and the termination of the lessee’s obligation to pay
rent after the execution date.
Item
2. Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations.
The
following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Form
10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2007 and the unaudited financial
statements and the related notes that appear elsewhere in this
report.
Results
of Operations for the Three Months and Six Months Ended June 30, 2008 and
2007
(a) Revenues
Operating
lease revenue was $1,531,200 and $3,142,100 higher in the three months and six
months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, versus the same periods in 2007,
primarily because of increased operating lease revenue from aircraft purchased
during 2007 and 2008 and re-leases during 2007 at increased rental rates for
several of the Company’s aircraft. The aggregate effect of these increases was
partially offset by a decrease in revenue related to aircraft that were off
lease for all or part of the 2008 periods.
Maintenance
reserves income, comprised of non-refundable reserves which are earned based on
lessee aircraft usage, was $1,900,600 and $846,900 for the three months ended
June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively, and $3,650,100 and $1,674,300 for the six
months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Such income was
$1,053,700 and $1,975,800 higher in the three months and six months ended June
30, 2008, respectively, versus the three months and six months ended June 30,
2007 as a result of the acquisition of aircraft in 2007.
Other
income was $181,300 higher in the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus the same
period in 2007, primarily as a result of $150,000 of compensation related to a
re-lease transaction which was not consummated.
(b) Expense
items
Interest
expense was $323,100 lower in the three months ended June 30, 2008 versus the
same period in 2007. This is primarily the result of a $355,900 gain recorded
for the change in fair value of the Swap and a decrease in the average index
rates upon which the Company’s senior debt interest rates were based during the
three months ended June 30, 2008 compared to the same period in
2007. The aggregate effect of these factors was partially
offset by higher interest expense as a result of an increase in the Company’s
average Subordinated Debt balance and net settlement interest totaling $70,500
related to the Swap in the 2008 period.
Interest
expense was $584,500 higher in the six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively,
versus the same period in 2007. This is primarily the result of
higher interest expense as a result of an increase in the Company’s average
Subordinated Debt balance and interest incurred in connection with the Swap
including a net loss of $114,700 recorded for the change in fair value of the
Swap and net settlement interest totaling $84,800. The increase was
also due to an increase in the Company’s average outstanding Credit Facility
balance during 2008. The aggregate effect of these factors was
partially offset by a decrease in the average index rates upon which the
Company’s Credit Facility interest rates were based and a lower margin in the
2008 period compared to 2007.
Depreciation
was $484,600 and $956,600 higher in the three months and six months ended June
30, 2008 versus the same periods in 2007, primarily because of purchases of
aircraft during 2007 and 2008. Management fees, which are calculated
on the net book value of the aircraft owned by the Company, were $205,400 and
$405,500 higher in the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008,
respectively, compared to the same periods in 2007 because of higher net book
values as a result of aircraft acquisitions. The effects of this
increase were partially offset by the effect of depreciation on the net book
value of the Company’s aircraft.
The
Company’s maintenance expense is dependent on the aggregate amount of the
maintenance claims submitted by lessees for reimbursement from non-refundable
reserves and expenses incurred in connection with off-lease
aircraft. Primarily as a result of higher total lessee claims, the
Company incurred $552,900 and $2,708,900 more in maintenance expense in the
three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively, than in the same
periods in 2007. During the three months and six months ended June
30, 2008, $494,000 and $1,432,600, respectively, of the Company’s maintenance
expense was funded by non-refundable maintenance reserves which were recorded as
income when accrued. The amounts funded by non-refundable maintenance
reserves during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2007 reserves
were $656,000 and $780,500, respectively.
Total
professional fees and general and administrative expenses were $17,800 lower in
the three months ended June 30, 2008 versus the same period in 2007, primarily
because of lower accounting fees, the effect of which was only partially offset
by higher legal expenses. Total professional fees and general and administrative
expenses were $104,100 higher in the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus the
same period in 2007, primarily because of additional costs incurred in
connection with the audit of the Company’s 2007 financial statements and higher
legal expenses.
The
Company records non-income based sales, use, value-added and franchise taxes as
other tax expense. Such expenses were $24,900 higher in the three
months ended June 30, 2008 versus the three months ended June 30, 2007 because
no such expense was accrued during the same period in 2007. Such
expenses were $67,100 lower in the six months ended June 30, 2008 versus the
same period in 2007 because, in 2008, the Company, upon completion of further
analysis, reduced the accruals for value-added taxes, penalties and interest due
in connection with an aircraft leased in Australia in the amount of
$113,700.
The
Company's insurance expense consists primarily of directors and officers
insurance, as well as product liability insurance and insurance for off-lease
aircraft and aircraft engines, which varies depending on the type and length of
time each off-lease asset is insured. Aircraft insurance expense was
$40,500 and $88,000 higher in the three months and six months ended June 30,
2008, respectively, versus the same periods in 2007 as a result of off-lease
assets.
The
Company recorded no bad debt expense during the first six months of
2008. During the first three months of 2007, the Company recorded bad
debt expense of $15,700 for maintenance reserves that were written off in
connection with a lessee’s early return of two aircraft.
The
Company’s effective tax rate for the three months and six months ended June 30,
2008 and 2007 was approximately 34%.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
The
Company is currently financing its assets primarily through debt borrowings,
special purpose financing and excess cash flows.
(a) Credit
Facility
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company borrowed $12,500,000 and repaid
$1,500,000 of the outstanding principal under its revolving credit facility
(the “Credit Facility”). The balance of the principal
amount owed under the Credit Facility at June 30, 2008 was $70,596,000 and
interest of $88,700 was accrued.
The
Company is currently in compliance with all covenants and, based on its current
projections, the Company believes it will continue to be in compliance with all
covenants of its Credit Facility, but there can be no assurance of such
compliance in the future. See "Factors That May Affect Future
Results – 'Risks of Debt Financing’ and 'Credit Facility
Obligations,’” below.
The
Company's interest expense in connection with the Credit Facility generally
moves up and down with prevailing interest rates. Because aircraft
owners seeking financing generally can obtain financing through either leasing
transactions or traditional secured debt financings, prevailing interest rates
are a significant factor in determining market lease rates, and market lease
rates generally move up or down with prevailing interest rates, assuming supply
and demand of the desired equipment remain constant. However, because
lease rates for the Company’s assets typically are fixed under existing leases,
the Company normally does not experience any positive or negative impact in
revenue from changes in market lease rates due to interest rate changes until
existing leases have terminated and new lease rates are set as aircraft are
re-leased. As discussed in (b) below, the Company
entered into an interest rate swap in December 2007.
(b) Derivative
instrument
In
December 2007, the Company entered into a two-year interest rate swap (the
“Swap”) with a notional amount of $20 million, under which it committed to make
or receive a net settlement for the difference in interest receivable computed
monthly on the basis of 30-day LIBOR and interest payable monthly on the basis
of a fixed rate of 4.04% per annum.
The
Company recognized net settlement expense related to the Swap of $70,500 and
$84,800 for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2008, respectively,
as a component of interest expense. If short-term interest rates
remain below the fixed rate of the Swap, the Company will incur additional
interest expense as a result.
At June
30, 2008, the Company also recognized a $264,800 liability for the Swap on its
condensed consolidated balance sheet in Notes Payable and Accrued
Interest. The Company also recognized a gain of $355,900 for the
three months ended June 30, 2008 and a loss of $114,700 for the six months ended
June 30, 2008 as a component of interest expense. Market expectations
of increasing interest rates will tend to decrease the fair value of the swap,
and expectations of decreasing interest rates will tend to increase the fair
value of the swap.
(c) Senior
unsecured subordinated debt
As of
June 30, 2008, the carrying amount of the senior unsecured subordinated debt
(“Subordinated Debt”) was $7,688,800 (outstanding principal amount of
$10,000,000 less unamortized debt discount of $2,311,200) and accrued interest
payable was $0. As of June 30, 2008, the Company was in compliance
with all covenants under the Securities Purchase Agreement and is currently in
compliance.
During
June 2008, the Company and the Subordinated Debt noteholders agreed to extend
from June 30, 2008, to July 31, 2008, the deadline for the closing of the second
and final installment of the Company’s Subordinated Notes financing. In July
2008, the Company and the Subordinated Debt noteholders agreed to amend the
Subordinated Debt agreement (the “Agreement”) to reduce the maximum amount of
Subordinated Notes to be issued under the Agreement from $28 million to $14
million and to reduce the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants issued to the Note Purchasers under the
Agreement from 171,473 to 81,224. The amendment also provided
for the refund to the Company of certain fees paid to the Note Purchasers at the
initial closing of the Agreement, as well as a portion of the unused commitment
fees paid to the noteholders through June 30, 2008 and revised certain
prepayment provisions of the Agreement. The net proceeds from the
$4,000,000 of Subordinated Notes that were issued in the second and final
installment pursuant to the amendment were used to repay a portion of the
Company’s Credit Facility debt. Future acquisitions will be
financed from funds available under the Credit Facility.
(d) Special
purpose financings
The
Company has two special purpose financings in connection with AeroCentury V LLC
and AeroCentury VI LLC. In April 2008, the Company repaid the
outstanding principal of $4,109,900 owed by AeroCentury V LLC under its special
purpose financing and paid a prepayment penalty of $8,200. The
Company intends to transfer ownership of the two aircraft that served as
collateral for the financing from AeroCentury V LLC to AeroCentury Corp. during
the third quarter of 2008, upon which the aircraft will be eligible as
collateral under the Credit Facility. Additionally, the leases for
the two aircraft have been extended for two years to May 2010. During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, AeroCentury VI LLC repaid $176,300 of
principal. The principal amount owed under that note was $932,800 and
interest of $1,600 was accrued at June 30, 2008. As of June 30, 2008,
the Company was in compliance with all covenants of the note obligations of
AeroCentury Investments VI LLC.
(e) Cash
flow
The
Company's primary source of cash is lease rentals of its aircraft assets and its
primary uses of cash are for interest and aircraft maintenance. It is
the Company’s policy to monitor each lessee’s needs in periods before leases are
due to expire. If it appears that a customer will not be renewing its
lease, the Company immediately initiates marketing efforts to locate a potential
new lessee or purchaser for the aircraft assets, in an attempt to reduce the
time that an asset will be off lease. Currently, one of the Company’s
deHavilland DHC-8-300 aircraft, one of its Fokker 50 aircraft, its two Saab 340A
aircraft and one turboprop engine are off lease. In June 2008, the
Company and a regional carrier signed a term sheet for a four year re-lease of
the two Saab 340A aircraft. The Company is not receiving rent income for its
off-lease aircraft and may incur significant maintenance expense in order to
prepare the aircraft for re-lease. In addition, two of the Company’s
other leases expire in 2008 and the aircraft may be returned to the
Company.
Management
believes that the Company will have adequate cash flow to meet its ongoing
operational needs, including required repayments under its Credit Facility,
Subordinated Notes financing and special purpose financings, based upon its
estimates of future revenues and expenditures. The Company’s expectations
concerning such cash flows are based on existing lease terms and rents, as well
as numerous estimates, including (i) rents on assets to be re-leased, (ii)
timely use of proceeds of unused debt capacity toward additional acquisitions of
income producing assets, and (iii) the cost and anticipated timing of
maintenance to be performed. While the Company believes that the
assumptions it has made in forecasting its cash flow are reasonable in light of
experience, actual results could deviate from such assumptions. Among
the more significant external factors outside the Company’s control that could
have an impact on the accuracy of cash flow assumptions are (i) an increase in
interest rates that negatively affects the Company’s profitability and causes
the Company to violate covenants of its Credit Facility or its Subordinated
Notes, which may in turn require repayment of some or all of the amounts
outstanding under the Credit Facility or the Subordinated Notes, (ii) lessee
non-performance or non-compliance with lease obligations (which may affect
Credit Facility collateral limitations and Subordinated Notes covenants, as well
as revenue and expenses) and (iii) inability to locate and acquire a sufficient
volume of additional aircraft assets at prices that will produce acceptable net
returns.
(i) Operating
activities
The
Company’s cash flow from operations for the six months ended June 30, 2008
versus 2007 increased by $916,800. The change in cash flow is a
result of changes in several cash flow items during the year, including
principally the following:
Lease rents, maintenance
reserves and security deposits
Payments
received from lessees for rent were $3,008,200 higher in the six months ended
June 30, 2008 versus 2007, due primarily to the effect of increased payments for
aircraft purchased during 2007, and re-leases during 2007 at increased rental
rates for several of the Company’s aircraft. The aggregate effect of these
increases was partially offset by a decrease in revenue related to aircraft that
were off lease for all or part of the 2008 period.
Although
increased demand generally in the turboprop market has caused lease rates to
stabilize and, in some cases, rise, there can be no assurance that rental rates
on aircraft to be re-leased will not decline, so that, absent additional
acquisitions by the Company beyond those made in 2007 and in June 2008,
aggregate lease revenues for the current portfolio could decline in the
future.
Payments
received for refundable and non-refundable maintenance reserves were $2,176,000
higher in the first six months of 2008 than in the first six months of 2007 as a
result of usage in connection with aircraft acquired in 2007 and a net increase
in average aircraft usage by the Company’s lessees, on which the amount of
reserves is based.
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company returned a $308,000 security
deposit to a lessee upon return of an aircraft at lease end and received a
$50,000 deposit in connection with the proposed re-lease of two of the Company’s
off-lease aircraft. During the same period in 2007, the Company
received $700,000 of security deposits in connection with two aircraft purchased
in June 2007.
Payments for
maintenance
Payments
for maintenance were $2,796,700 higher in the first six months of 2008 versus
the same period in 2007 primarily as a result of higher payments during 2008 in
connection with maintenance reserves claims submitted by lessees. The
amount of payments for maintenance in future periods will be dependent on the
amount and timing of maintenance paid from lessee maintenance reserves held by
the Company and maintenance paid for off-lease aircraft.
Payments for
interest
Payments
for interest increased by $143,600 in the first six months of 2008 compared to
the same period in 2007, primarily as a result of an increase in the Company’s
outstanding indebtedness under the Subordinated Notes and Credit Facility in
2008. The effects of these increases were partially offset by a
decrease in the average index rates upon which the Company’s senior debt
interest rates were based and a lower margin in 2008 compared to
2007.
Interest
payments in future periods will be determined by prevailing interest rates and
the aggregate principal balance owed under the Credit Facility and the
Subordinated Notes, which may be influenced by future acquisitions and/or
required repayments of principal resulting from changes in the collateral base
pursuant to the Company’s debt agreements with its lenders. Interest expense
will increase significantly when further borrowings are made under the Credit
Facility and the Subordinated Notes. In addition, if short-term
interest rates remain below the fixed rate of the Swap, the Company will incur
additional interest expense as a result.
Payments for management
fees
Payments
for management fees increased by $437,100 in the six months ended June 30, 2008
versus the same period in 2007 because of higher net book values as a result of
aircraft acquisitions.
Payments for professional
fees and general and administrative expenses
Payments
for professional fees and general and administrative expenses increased by
$127,000 in the first six months of 2008 versus the same period in 2007
primarily because of higher accounting and legal fees.
Payments for aircraft
insurance
Payments
for aircraft insurance were $170,800 higher in the six months ended June 30,
2008 versus the same period in 2007 because the Company had more aircraft off
lease in the 2008 period.
Income
taxes
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company received $210,500 of Federal tax
refunds and paid taxes of $500. The Company paid taxes of $1,200 in
the six months ended June 30, 2007.
(ii) Investing
activities
During
the six months ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, the Company used cash of
$14,081,800 and $13,601,000, respectively, for aircraft acquisitions and capital
equipment installed on aircraft.
(iii) Financing
activities
The
Company borrowed $12,500,000 and $11,000,000 for aircraft financing and repaid
$6,131,600 and $13,628,900 of its outstanding debt in the first six months of
2008 and 2007, respectively. In the 2007 period, the Company also
issued $10,000,000 of principal amount of Subordinated Notes, the net proceeds
of which were used to repay a portion of the Company’s Credit Facility
debt.
Outlook
As
discussed above in “Liquidity and Capital Resources – (b) Subordinated Debt
Financing the Company received $4,000,000 through the issuance of
Subordinated Notes in July 2008. The proceeds were used to pay down
Credit
Facility debt. The Company anticipates that the available debt
capacity under the Credit Facility will be sufficient to fund planned
acquisitions for 2008.
In the
second quarter of 2008, the Company and a regional carrier signed a term sheet
for a four-year re-lease of two aircraft. The aircraft are currently
undergoing maintenance, the cost of which is expected to total approximately
$600,000 which will be recognized in the second half of 2008.
In August
2008, due to its cessation of operations, the lessee of one aircraft signed
a return agreement with the Company that provides for an early return of
the aircraft and the termination of the lessee’s obligation to pay rent after
the execution date. The Company is taking possession of the aircraft and
assuming responsibility for its repair. Maintenance reserves of
approximately $1.1 million previously collected from the lessee and recorded as
income will be used to prepare the aircraft for re-lease. The cost of
such work will be recognized as expense when the work is performed in the second
half of 2008.
Two of
the Company’s other aircraft leases expire in the fourth quarter of 2008. The
Company believes that it will be successful in extending the leases for these
aircraft. If the aircraft are returned at lease end, it is likely the Company
will incur significant maintenance expense in the fourth quarter of 2008 and the
first quarter of 2009, as a result of the use of previously collected reserves
for maintenance that the lessee will be required to perform to meet the return
obligations under the lease.
Even if
the aircraft that are currently off lease and may come off lease in the
remainder of 2008 remain off lease for an extended period of time, the Company
believes it will be able to meet its operational needs and remain in compliance
with the terms of its Credit Facility and Subordinated Notes.
The
Company continually monitors the financial condition of its lessees to avoid
unanticipated creditworthiness issues, and where necessary, works with lessees
to ensure continued compliance with obligations under their respective
leases. Currently, the Company is closely monitoring the performance
of two lessees with a total of three aircraft under lease. The
Company continues to work closely with these lessees to ensure compliance with
their current obligations. If any of the Company's current lessees
are unable to meet their lease payment obligations, the Company's future
operating results could be materially impacted. Any weakening in the
aircraft industry may also affect the performance of lessees that currently
appear to the Company to be creditworthy. See "Factors that May Affect Future
Results – General Economic Conditions," below.
Beginning
on January 1, 2007, due to the adoption of FSP AUG AIR-1, the Company began to
accrue non-refundable maintenance reserves received from lessees as income based
on aircraft usage and record maintenance expenses as incurred. The
Company accrues estimated maintenance costs based on information provided by its
third party lessees and, accordingly, estimates of such expenses depend on
timely and accurate reporting by such parties. The Company believes
that its reported net income may be subject to significant fluctuations from
quarter-to-quarter as a result of the adoption of FSP AUG AIR-1. Due
to the recent acquisition of Fokker 100 jet engine powered aircraft, the
magnitude of these fluctuations may be greater as a result of the higher
maintenance reserve rates and related maintenance expense for jet engines as
compared to turboprop engines.
Factors
that May Affect Future Results
Availability of
Financing. The Company’s continued growth will depend on its
ability to obtain capital, either through debt or equity
financings. The financial markets have experienced certain setbacks
related in many cases to lenders’ investments in mortgage backed
securities. As a result, the asset based debt financing market has
tightened and liquidity has diminished. As a result, asset based debt financing
may become more difficult to source in the near term. While the
Company believes it has sufficient capital to fund acquisitions through 2008, it
will eventually need to seek additional capital once its credit facility is
fully drawn. The Company is currently seeking additional lenders for
participation in its credit facility, and investigating other sources of debt
financing. There is no assurance that the Company will succeed in finding such
additional capital, and if such financing is found, it may not be on terms as
favorable as its current debt financings.
Risks of Debt
Financing. The Company’s use of debt as the primary form of
acquisition financing subjects the Company to increased risks of
leveraging. Indebtedness owed under the Credit Facility is secured by
the Company’s existing assets as well as the specific assets acquired with each
financing. In addition to payment obligations, the Credit Facility
also requires the Company to comply with certain financial covenants, including
a requirement of positive earnings, interest coverage and net worth
ratios. Any default under the Credit Facility, if not waived by the
lenders, could result in foreclosure upon not only the asset acquired using such
financing, but also the existing assets of the Company securing the
loan. Any such default could also result in a cross default under the
Subordinated Notes.
The
addition of the Subordinated Notes, while providing additional resources for
acquisition by the Company of revenue generating assets, also has the effect of
increasing the Company’s overall cost of capital, as the Subordinated Notes bear
an effective overall interest rate that is currently higher than the rate
charged on the Credit Facility. Since the Subordinated Notes bear
interest immediately upon issuance, the Company’s success in utilizing the
proceeds to purchase income generating assets will be critical to the financial
results of the Company. The agreement under which the Subordinated
Notes were issued also contains financial and other covenants which, if
violated, could cause a default under the Subordinated Notes.
Credit Facility Obligations.
The Company is obligated to make repayments of principal under the Credit
Facility in order to maintain certain debt ratios with respect to its assets in
the borrowing base. Assets that come off lease and remain off-lease
for a period of time, as well as assets with lease payments more than 30 days
past due, are excluded from the borrowing base. The Company believes
it will have sufficient cash funds to make any payment that arises due to
borrowing base limitations caused by assets scheduled to come off lease in the
near term. The Company’s belief is based on certain assumptions
regarding renewal of existing leases, a lack of extraordinary interest rate
increases, continuing profitability, no lessee defaults or bankruptcies, and
certain other matters that the Company deems reasonable in light of its
experience in the industry. There can be no assurance that the Company’s
assumptions will prove to be correct. If the assumptions are
incorrect (for example, if an asset in the collateral base
unexpectedly goes off lease for an extended period of time) and the Company has
not obtained an applicable waiver or amendment of applicable covenants from its
lenders to mitigate the situation, the Company may have to sell a significant
portion of its portfolio in order to maintain compliance with covenants or face
default on its Credit Facility.
General Economic Conditions.
The Company’s business is dependent upon general economic conditions and
the strength of the travel and transportation industry. The
industry is in a period of financial difficulty and contraction
caused primarily by record-high fuel prices. A number of carriers
have ceased operations due to the inability to cover increased costs, and a
possible global economic recession, which will certainly affect carriers’
revenue, may result in more failures.
A
widespread economic setback in the industry may result in the increased
possibility of an economic failure of one or more of the Company’s
lessees. If lessees experience financial difficulties, this could, in
turn, affect the Company’s financial performance.
During
any periods of economic contraction, carriers generally reduce capacity in
response to lower passenger loads, and as a result, there is a reduced demand
for aircraft and a corresponding decrease in market lease rental rates and
aircraft values. This reduced market value for aircraft could affect
the Company’s results if the market value of an asset or assets in the Company’s
aircraft portfolio falls below carrying value, and the Company determines that a
write-down of the value on the Company’s balance sheet is appropriate.
Furthermore, as older leases expire and are replaced by lease renewals or
re-leases at decreasing lease rates, the lease revenue from the Company’s
existing portfolio is likely to decline, with the magnitude of the decline
dependent on the length of the downturn and the depth of the decline in market
rents.
Economic
downturns can affect specific regions of the world exclusively. As
the Company’s portfolio is not entirely globally diversified, a localized
downturn in one of the key regions in which the Company leases aircraft (e.g.,
Latin America or Europe) could have a significant adverse impact on the
Company.
Investment in New Aircraft
Types. The Company has traditionally invested in a limited
number of types of turboprop aircraft and engines. While the Company intends to
continue to focus solely on regional aircraft and engines, the Company has
acquired Fokker 100 regional jet aircraft, and may continue to seek acquisition
opportunities for new types and models of regional jet and turboprop aircraft
and engines used in the Company's targeted customer base of regional air
carriers. Acquisition of other aircraft types and engines not
previously acquired by the Company entails greater ownership risk due to the
Company's lack of experience managing those aircraft and engine types. The
Company believes, however, that JMC personnel's overall industry experience and
its technical resources should permit the Company to effectively manage such new
aircraft types and engines. Further, the broadening of the asset
types in the aircraft portfolio may have a benefit of diversifying the Company's
portfolio (See "Factors That
May Affect Future Results – Concentration of Lessees and Aircraft Type,”
below).
Warrant
Issuance. As part of the Subordinated Notes financing, as
revised upon the second and final closing in July 2008, the Subordinated
Noteholders hold warrants to purchase up to 81,224 shares of the Company’s
common stock, which represents 5% of the post-exercise fully diluted
capitalization of the Company as of the initial closing of the Subordinated
Notes financing. The exercise price under the Warrants is $8.75 per
share. If the warrants to purchase shares are exercised, there could
be dilution to the existing holders of Common Stock. This dilution of
the Company’s common stock could depress its trading price.
Concentration of Lessees and
Aircraft Type. Currently, the Company’s four largest customers are
located in Mexico, Antigua, Norway, Netherlands Antilles and Germany and
currently account for approximately 17%, 14%, 11%, 11% and 11%, respectively, of
the Company’s monthly lease revenue. A lease default by or
collection problem with one or a combination of any of these significant customers could have a
disproportionate negative impact on the Company’s financial results, and
therefore, the Company’s operating results are especially sensitive to any
negative developments with respect to these customers in terms of lease
compliance or collection. Such concentration of lessee credit risk decreases as
the Company leases additional assets to new lessees.
Currently,
the Company owns eight DHC-8-300, fourteen Fokker 50 and seven Fokker 100
aircraft, making these three aircraft types the dominant types in the portfolio
and representing 25%, 23% and 34%, respectively, based on net book value. As a
result, a change in the desirability and availability of any of these types of
aircraft, which would in turn affect valuations of such aircraft, would have a
disproportionately large impact on the Company’s portfolio value. Such aircraft
type concentration will diminish if the Company acquires additional assets of
other types. Conversely, acquisition of these types of aircraft will increase
the Company’s risks related to its concentration of those aircraft
types.
Lessee Credit
Risk. If a customer defaults upon its lease
obligations, the Company may be limited in its ability to enforce
remedies. Most of the Company’s lessees are small regional passenger
airlines, which may be even more sensitive to airline industry market conditions
than the major airlines. As a result, the Company’s inability to
collect rent under a lease or to repossess equipment in the event of a default
by a lessee could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s
revenue. If a lessee that is a certified U.S. airline is in default
under the lease and seeks protection under Chapter 11 of the United States
Bankruptcy Code, Section 1110 of the Bankruptcy Code would automatically prevent
the Company from exercising any remedies for a period of 60
days. After the 60-day period has passed, the lessee must agree to
perform the obligations and cure any defaults, or the Company will have the
right to repossess the equipment. This procedure under the Bankruptcy
Code has been subject to significant litigation, however, and it is possible
that the Company’s enforcement rights may be further adversely affected by a
declaration of bankruptcy by a defaulting lessee. Most of the
Company’s lessees are foreign and not subject to U.S. bankruptcy laws but there
may be similar applicable foreign bankruptcy debtor protection schemes available
to foreign lessees.
Leasing Risks. The
Company’s successful negotiation of lease extensions, re-leases and sales may be
critical to its ability to achieve its financial objectives, and involves a
number of risks. Demand for lease or purchase of the assets depends
on the economic condition of the airline industry, which is, in turn, sensitive
to general economic conditions. The ability to remarket equipment at
acceptable rates may depend on the demand and market values at the time of
remarketing. The Company anticipates that the bulk of the equipment
it acquires will be used aircraft equipment. The market for used
aircraft equipment is cyclical, and generally reflects economic conditions and
the strength of the travel and transportation industry. The demand
for and value of many types of used aircraft in the recent past has been
depressed by such factors as airline financial difficulties, increased fuel
costs, the number of new aircraft on order and the number of aircraft coming
off-lease. Values may also increase for certain aircraft types that
become desirable based on market conditions and changing airline
capacity. If the Company were to purchase an aircraft during a period
of increasing values, it would in turn need to lease such aircraft at a
corresponding higher lease rate.
Risks Related to Regional Air
Carriers. Because the Company has concentrated its existing
leases, and intends to continue to concentrate future leases, on regional air
carriers, it is subject to additional risks. Some of the lessees in
the regional air carrier market are companies that are start-up, low-capital,
low-margin operations. Often, the success of such carriers is
dependent upon contractual arrangements with major trunk carriers or franchises
from governmental agencies that provide subsidies for operating essential air
routes, both of which may be subject to termination or cancellation with short
notice periods. Because of this exposure, the Company typically is
able to obtain generally higher lease rates from these types of
lessees. In the event of a business failure or bankruptcy of the
lessee, the Company can generally regain possession of its aircraft, but the
aircraft could be in substantially worse condition than would be the case if the
aircraft were returned in accordance with the provisions of the lease at lease
expiration.
The
Company evaluates the credit risk of each lessee carefully, and attempts to
obtain a third party guaranty, letters of credit or other credit enhancements,
if it deems them necessary in addition to customary security
deposits. There is no assurance, however, that such enhancements will
be available or that, if obtained, they will fully protect the Company from
losses resulting from a lessee default or bankruptcy. Also, a
significant area of market growth is outside of the United States, where
collection and enforcement are often more difficult and complicated than in the
United States. If any of the Company's current or future lessees are unable to
meet their lease obligations, the Company's future results could be materially
impacted.
Interest Rate
Risk. The Company’s current Credit Facility and the
indebtedness of one of its special purpose subsidiaries carry a floating
interest rate based upon short-term interest rate indices. Lease rates
typically, but not always, move with interest rates, but market demand for the
asset also affects lease rates. Because lease rates are fixed at the origination
of leases, interest rate changes during the term of a lease have no effect on
existing lease payments. Therefore, if interest rates rise
significantly, and there is relatively little lease origination by the Company
following such rate increases, the Company could experience lower net
income. Further, even if significant lease origination occurs
following such rate increases, if the contemporaneous aircraft market forces
result in lower or flat rental rates, the Company could also experience lower
net income.
The
Company has chosen to hedge some, but not all, of its variable interest rate
exposure. Nonetheless, if an interest rate increase were great
enough, the Company might not be able to generate sufficient lease revenue to
meet its unhedged interest payment and other obligations and comply with the
other covenants of its Credit Facility or indebtedness of one of its special
purpose subsidiaries. Furthermore, a drop in prevailing LIBOR rates
would cause the hedge transaction to have a negative impact on the Company’s
results. If the one-month LIBOR rate applicable for an interest
period is below the fixed swap rate set in the hedge, the Company will be
obligated to pay the swap counterparty the difference between the fixed swap
rate of 4.04% and that one-month LIBOR rate. As of August 11, 2008,
the one-month LIBOR rate was 2.50%.
International
Risks. The Company has focused on leases in overseas
markets. Leases with foreign lessees, however, may present different
risks than those with domestic lessees.
Foreign
laws, regulations and judicial procedures may be more or less protective of
lessor rights than those which apply in the United States. The
Company could experience collection or repossession problems related to the
enforcement of its lease agreements under foreign local laws and remedies in
foreign jurisdictions. The protections potentially offered by Section 1110 of
the Bankruptcy Code do not apply to non-U.S. carriers, and applicable local law
may not offer similar protections. Certain countries do not have a
central registration or recording system with which to locally establish the
Company’s interest in equipment and related leases. This could make
it more difficult for the Company to recover an aircraft in the event of a
default by a foreign lessee.
A lease
with a foreign lessee is subject to risks related to the economy of the country
or region in which such lessee is located, which may be weaker than the U.S.
economy. On the other hand, a foreign economy may remain strong even
though the U.S. economy does not. A foreign economic downturn may
impact a foreign lessee’s ability to make lease payments, even though the U.S.
and other economies remain stable.
Furthermore,
foreign lessees are subject to risks related to currency conversion
fluctuations. Although the Company’s current leases are all payable
in U.S. dollars, the Company may agree in the future to leases that permit
payment in foreign currency, which would subject such lease revenue to monetary
risk due to currency fluctuations. In addition, if the Company
undertakes certain obligations under a lease to contribute to a repair or
improvement and if the work is performed in a foreign jurisdiction and paid for
in foreign currency, currency fluctuations causing a weaker dollar between the
time such agreement is made and the time payment for the work is made may result
in an unanticipated increase in dollar cost for the Company.
Even with
U.S. dollar-denominated lease payment provisions, the Company could still be
affected by a devaluation of the lessee’s local currency that would make it more
difficult for a lessee to meet its U.S. dollar-denominated lease payments,
increasing the risk of default of that lessee, particularly if its revenue is
primarily derived in the local currency.
Finally,
ownership of a leased asset operating in a foreign country and/or by a foreign
carrier may subject the Company to additional tax liabilities that are not
present with domestically operated aircraft. Depending on the
jurisdiction, laws governing such tax liabilities may be complex or not well
formed or not uniformly enforced. In such jurisdictions, the Company may decide
to take an uncertain tax position based on the best advice of the local tax
experts it engages, which position may be challenged by the taxing
authority. If the taxing authority later assesses a liability, the
Company may be required to pay penalties and interest on the assessed amount,
which penalties and interest would not give rise to a corresponding foreign tax
credit on the Company’s U. S. tax return.
Reliance on
JMC. All management of the Company is performed by JMC under
the Management Agreement, which is in the eleventh year of a 20-year term and
provides for an asset-based management fee. JMC is not a fiduciary to the
Company or its stockholders. The Company’s Board of Directors has ultimate
control and supervisory responsibility over all aspects of the Company and owes
fiduciary duties to the Company and its stockholders. The Board has no control
over the internal operations of JMC, but the Board does have the ability and
responsibility to manage the Company's relationship with JMC and the performance
of JMC's obligations to the Company under the Management Agreement, as it would
have for any third party service provider to the Company. While JMC
may not owe any fiduciary duties to the Company by virtue of the Management
Agreement, all of the officers of JMC are also officers of the Company, and in
that capacity owe fiduciary duties to the Company and its
stockholders. In addition, certain officers of the Company hold
significant ownership positions in the Company and JHC, the parent company of
JMC.
The
Management Agreement may be terminated if JMC defaults on its obligations to the
Company. However, the agreement provides for liquidated damages in
the event of its wrongful termination by the Company. All of the
officers of JMC are also officers of the Company, and certain directors of the
Company are also directors of JMC. Consequently, the directors and
officers of JMC may have a conflict of interest in the event of a dispute
between the Company and JMC. Although the Company has taken steps to
prevent conflicts of interest arising from such dual roles, such conflicts may
still occur.
JMC has
acted as the management company for two other aircraft portfolio owners,
JetFleet III, which raised approximately $13,000,000 in bond issuance proceeds,
and AeroCentury IV, Inc. (“AeroCentury IV”), which raised approximately
$5,000,000 in bond issuance proceeds. In the first quarter of 2002,
AeroCentury IV defaulted on certain bond obligations. In June 2002,
the indenture trustee for AeroCentury IV’s bondholders repossessed AeroCentury
IV’s assets and took over management of AeroCentury IV’s remaining
assets. JetFleet III defaulted on its bond obligation of $11,076,350
in May 2004. The indenture trustee for JetFleet III bondholders
repossessed JetFleet III’s unsold assets in late May 2004.
Ownership
Risks. The Company’s portfolio is leased under operating
leases, where the terms of the leases are less than the entire anticipated
useful life of an asset. The Company’s ability to recover its
purchase investment in an asset subject to an operating lease is dependent upon
the Company’s ability to profitably re-lease or sell the asset after the
expiration of the initial lease term. Some of the factors that
have an impact on the Company’s ability to re-lease or sell include worldwide
economic conditions, general aircraft market conditions, regulatory changes that
may make an asset’s use more expensive or preclude use unless the asset is
modified, changes in the supply or cost of aircraft equipment and technological
developments which cause the asset to become obsolete. If the Company is unable
to remarket its aircraft equipment on favorable terms when the operating leases
for such equipment expire, the Company’s business, financial condition, cash
flow, ability to service debt and results of operations could be adversely
affected.
In
addition, a successful investment in an asset subject to an operating lease
depends in part upon having the asset returned by the lessee in the condition as
required under the lease. In the ordinary course, a lessee has the
obligation to return an aircraft to the Company in the condition required under
a lease, which generally requires the aircraft be returned in equal or better
condition than that at delivery to the lessee. If the lessee becomes
insolvent during the term of its lease and the Company has to repossess the
aircraft from the lessee, it is unlikely that the lessee will have the financial
ability to meet these return obligations. Thus upon repossession, the
Company will be required to expend its own resources to return the aircraft to a
remarketable condition, and maintenance reserves collected from the lessee
during the term of the lease may be insufficient to fund the total expense of
such repair and maintenance.
Furthermore,
an asset impairment charge against the Company’s earnings may result from the
occurrence of unexpected adverse changes that impact the Company’s estimates of
expected cash flows generated from such asset. The Company periodically reviews
long-term assets for impairment, in particular, when events or changes in
circumstances indicate the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. An
impairment loss is recognized when the carrying amount of an asset is not
recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The Company may be required to recognize
asset impairment charges in the future as a result of a prolonged weak economic
environment, challenging market conditions in the airline industry or events
related to particular lessees, assets or asset types.
Government
Regulation. There are a number of areas in which government
regulation may result in costs to the Company. These include aircraft
registration, safety requirements, required equipment modifications, and
aircraft noise requirements. Although it is contemplated that the
burden and cost of complying with such requirements will fall primarily upon
lessees of equipment, there can be no assurance that the cost will not fall on
the Company. Furthermore, future government regulations could cause
the value of any non-complying equipment owned by the Company to decline
substantially.
Competition. The
aircraft leasing industry is highly competitive. The Company competes
with aircraft manufacturers, distributors, airlines and other operators,
equipment managers, leasing companies, equipment leasing programs, financial
institutions and other parties engaged in leasing, managing or remarketing
aircraft, many of which have significantly greater financial
resources. However, the Company believes that it is competitive
because of JMC’s experience and operational efficiency in identifying and
obtaining financing for the transaction types desired by regional air
carriers. This market segment, which is characterized by transaction
sizes of less than $10 million and lessee creditworthiness that may be strong,
but generally unrated, is not well served by the Company’s larger
competitors. JMC has developed a reputation as a global participant
in this segment of the market, and the Company believes that JMC’s reputation
benefits the Company. There is, however, no assurance that the lack
of significant competition from larger aircraft leasing companies will continue
or that JMC’s reputation will continue to be strong in this market segment.
Casualties, Insurance
Coverage. The Company, as owner of transportation equipment,
may be named in a suit claiming damages for injuries or damage to property
caused by its assets. As a triple net lessor, the Company is
generally protected against such claims, since the lessee would be responsible
for, insure against and indemnify the Company for such
claims. Further, some protection may be provided by the United States
Aviation Act with respect to the Company’s aircraft assets. It is,
however, not clear to what extent such statutory protection would be available
to the Company, and the United States Aviation Act may not apply to aircraft
operated in foreign countries. Also, although the Company’s leases
generally require a lessee to insure against likely risks, there may be certain
cases where the loss is not entirely covered by the lessee or its
insurance. Though this is a remote possibility, an uninsured loss
with respect to the equipment, or an insured loss for which insurance proceeds
are inadequate, would result in a possible loss of invested capital in and any
profits anticipated from, such equipment, as well as a potential claim directly
against the Company.
Possible Volatility of Stock
Price. The market price of the Company’s common stock has been
subject to fluctuations in response to the Company’s operating results, changes
in general conditions in the economy, the financial markets, the airline
industry, changes in accounting principles or tax laws applicable to the Company
or its lessees, or other developments affecting the Company, its customers or
its competitors, some of which may be unrelated to the Company’s
performance. Also, because the Company has a relatively small
capitalization of approximately 1.5 million shares outstanding, there is a
correspondingly limited amount of trading of the Company’s
shares. Consequently, a single or small number of trades could result
in a market fluctuation not related to any business or financial development
concerning the Company.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market
Risk.
This
report does not include information described under Item 3 of Form 10-Q pursuant
to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission that permit “smaller
reporting companies” to omit such information.
Item
4T. Controls and Procedures.
Quarterly evaluation of the Company’s
Disclosure Controls and Procedures. As of the end of the period covered
by this report, the Company evaluated the effectiveness of the design and
operation of its “disclosure controls and procedures” (“Disclosure
Controls”). This evaluation (the “Controls Evaluation”) was done
under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the
Company’s Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer
(“CFO”). Rules adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(“SEC”) require that in this section of the report, the Company present the
conclusions of the CEO and the CFO about the effectiveness of the Company's
Disclosure
Controls as of June 30, 2008.
Disclosure Controls.
Disclosure Controls are procedures that are designed with the objective of
ensuring that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports
filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), such as
this report, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time
periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure Controls are also
designed with the objective of ensuring that such information is accumulated and
communicated to the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, as
appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of
Disclosure Controls. The Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO,
does not expect that its Disclosure Controls will prevent all errors and all
fraud. A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide
only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control
system are met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact
that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be
considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all
control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that
all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the Company have been
detected. These inherent limitations include the realities that judgments in
decision-making can be faulty, and that breakdowns can occur because of simple
error or mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual
acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management
override of the control. The design of any system of controls also is based in
part upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there
can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals
under all potential future conditions; over time, control may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with the policies
or procedures may deteriorate. Because of the inherent limitations in a
cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and
not be detected.
Scope of the Controls
Evaluation. The CEO/CFO evaluation of the Company’s Disclosure Controls
included a review of the controls objectives and design, the controls
implementation by the Company and the effect of the controls on the information
generated for use in this report. In the course of the Controls Evaluation, the
CEO and CFO sought to identify data errors, controls problems or acts of fraud
and to confirm that appropriate corrective action, including process
improvements, were being undertaken. This type of evaluation is being done on a
quarterly basis so that the conclusions concerning controls effectiveness can be
reported in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual report on
Form 10-K. The overall goals of these various evaluation activities are to
monitor the Company’s Disclosure Controls and to make modifications as
necessary; the Company’s intent in this regard is that the Disclosure Controls
and the Internal Controls will be maintained as dynamic systems that change
(reflecting improvements and corrections) as conditions warrant.
Conclusions. Based upon the
Controls Evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO have concluded that, as of June
30, 2008, the Company’s Disclosure Controls are effective to ensure that the
information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files
under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within
the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms and then
accumulated and communicated to Company management, including the CEO and CFO,
as appropriate to make timely decisions regarding required
disclosures.
Changes in Internal Controls Over
Financial Reporting. In accordance with SEC requirements, the
CEO and CFO note that there has been no significant change in the Company’s
internal controls over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter
ended June 30, 2008, that has materially affected or is reasonably likely to
materially affect the Company’s internal control over financial
reporting.
PART
II
OTHER
INFORMATION
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
On May 1,
2008, the Company held its annual stockholders' meeting in San Carlos,
California. At that meeting, Roy E. Hahn and Toni M. Perazzo were re-elected to
the Board of Directors for three-year terms expiring in 2011:
The vote
tally was as follows:
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FOR
ELECTION |
WITHHELD |
Mr.
Hahn |
1,036,083 |
222,456 |
Ms.
Perazzo |
976,712 |
281,827 |
The
stockholders also confirmed the appointment of BDO Seidman, LLP as auditors of
the Company.
The vote
was as follows:
In Favor |
1,247,228 |
Withheld |
3,045 |
Abstain
|
5,130 |
The terms
of office for Marc J. Anderson, Neal D. Crispin, Thomas W. Orr, and Evan M.
Wallach continued after the annual stockholders’ meeting on May 1,
2008.
The
stockholders also approved an increase in the authorized number of shares of
common stock of the Company from 3,000,000 to 10,000,000.
The vote
was as follows:
In Favor |
950,775 |
Withheld |
27,096 |
Abstain
|
7,531 |
Item
6. Exhibits
Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
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Description
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3.6
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Form
of Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission on May 7,
2008
|
10.32
|
Form
of Second Amendment to Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company
and Satellite Fund II, L.P., Satellite Fund IV, L.P., The Apogee Group,
LLC and Satellite Fund V, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on July 23,
2008
|
31.1
|
Certification
of Neal D. Crispin, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
31.2
|
Certification
of Toni M. Perazzo, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to Section 302 of
the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
32.1*
|
Certification
of Neal D. Crispin, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to
Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
|
32.2*
|
Certification
of Toni M. Perazzo, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to
Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
|
* These
certificates are furnished to, but shall not be deemed to be filed with, the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto
duly authorized.
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AEROCENTURY
CORP. |
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Date:
August 13, 2008
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By:
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/s/ Toni
M. Perazzo |
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Name:
Toni M. Perazzo |
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Title:
Senior Vice President - Finance & CFO |
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