SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
10-KSB
(Mark
One)
[
X ]Annual Report Under
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31,
2007
OR
[ ]Transition
Report Under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
For the transition period from
____________ to ____________
Commission
File Number: 001-13387
AeroCentury
Corp.
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) (Zip Code)
Issuer's
telephone number:
(650) 340-1888
Securities
registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:
Title of Each
Class
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Name of Each Exchange on Which
Registered
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Common
Stock, $0.001 par value
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American
Stock Exchange
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Securities
registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act: None
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whether the issuer is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
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that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject
to such filing requirements for the past 90
days: Yes x No o
Check if
there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
Regulation S-B contained herein, and no disclosure will be contained, to the
best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any amendment to
this Form 10-KSB. x
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).x
State
issuer’s revenues for its most recent fiscal year: $23,849,750
On March
14, 2008, the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity
held by non-affiliates (based upon the closing price as of March 13, 2008) was
$19,833,554.
As of
March 14, 2008, the Issuer had 1,543,257 shares of Common Stock
outstanding.
Documents
Incorporated by Reference: Part III of this Report on Form 10-KSB
incorporates information by reference from the Registrant’s Proxy Statement for
its 2007 Annual Meeting to be filed on or about March 25, 2008.
Transitional
Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o No x
PART
I
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
Annual Report on Form 10-KSB 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 “Description of Business” the
Company’s statements that it is able to purchase assets at an appropriate price
and maintain an acceptable overall on-lease rate; that it is able to enter into
transactions with a wider range of lessees than other competitors; that
competition may increase if competitors who have traditionally neglected the
regional air carrier market begin to focus on it; and that the Company has a
competitive advantage due to its experience and operational efficiency in
financing the transaction sizes that are desired by the regional air carrier
market and because JMC has developed a reputation as a global participant in the
regional aircraft leasing market; (ii) in Item 6 “Management’s Discussion and
Analysis or Plan of Operation – Liquidity and Capital
Resources” the Company’s statements regarding its belief that it will
remain in compliance with the covenants of its Credit Facility; that the
proceeds of the June 30, 2008 $18 million Subordinated Notes closing will be
used for acquisition of additional aircraft assets or to repay Credit Facility
indebtedness; that it will be able to extend special purpose financing for its
assets owned by AeroCentury V LLC; 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 6 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis or
Plan of Operation – Outlook” the Company’s
statements regarding its belief that the proceeds of the June 30, 2008 $18
million Subordinated Notes closing will be used for acquisition of additional
aircraft assets or to repay Credit Facility indebtedness; that the Credit
Facility interest rate is likely to continue to be lower than the Subordinated
Notes fixed rate; that even if two returned aircraft are off lease
for an extended period of time, the Company will be able to remain in compliance
with the terms of its Credit Facility and Subordinated Notes; that the Company
may incur significant unreimbursed expense in order to prepare the two returned
aircraft for re-lease or re-sale; that the Company will be successful in
extending leases or find new lessees for aircraft with leases expiring during
the remainder of 2008 and that, even if the aircraft are off lease for an
extended period of time, it will be able to remain in compliance with the terms
of its Credit Facility and Subordinated Notes; that the Company’s reported net
income may be subject to greater fluctuations from quarter-to-quarter than would
have been the case had the Company continued its use of the previous method of
accounting for planned major maintenance activities; and that the Company has
adequate cash for the total maintenance expense it expects to incur as a result
of major engine refurbishments on two engines on an aircraft on lease and that
the unusually large amount of total maintenance expense in the first quarter
will significantly affect the Company’s results of operations; (iv) in Item 6
“Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation – Factors that May Affect Future
Results,” the Company’s statements regarding its belief that 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; that
JMC personnel's overall industry experience and its technical resources should
permit the Company to effectively manage such new aircraft types and engines;
that the bulk of the equipment the Company acquires will be used aircraft
equipment; that the Company 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;
and (v) in Item 7 “Financial Statements” the statements regarding the
Company’s belief that the adoption of SFAS 157, FSP FAS 157-1 and SFAS 159 will
not have a material impact on the Company’s financial condition, consolidated
results of operations or cash flows; that the proceeds of the June 30, 2008 $18
million Subordinated Notes closing will be used for acquisition of additional
aircraft assets or to repay Credit Facility indebtedness; and that future
taxable income will likely be sufficient to realize the tax benefits of all the
deferred tax assets on the balance sheet. 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 or Plan of Operation -- Factors That May
Affect Future Results," including the compliance of the Company's lessees with
obligations under their respective leases, including return conditions; the
Company’s success in finding additional financing and appropriate assets to
acquire with such financing; a sudden weakening in demand for regional aircraft;
risks related to use of debt financing for acquisitions; general economic
conditions, particularly those that affect the air travel industry; deviations
from the assumption that future major maintenance expenses will be relatively
evenly spaced over the entire portfolio unanticipated sharp increases in
interest rates; further disruptions to the air travel industry due to terrorist
attacks; 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. Description of Business.
Business
of the Company
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
business of the Company is managed by JetFleet Management Corp. ("JMC"),
pursuant to a management agreement between the Company and JMC (“the Management
Agreement”), 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 is engaged in the business of investing in used regional aircraft
equipment leased to foreign and domestic regional air carriers and has been
engaged in such business since its formation. The Company’s principal business
objective is to increase stockholder value by acquiring aircraft assets and
managing those assets in order to provide a return on investment through lease
revenue and, eventually, sale proceeds. The Company strives to
achieve its business objective by reinvesting cash flow and obtaining short-term
and long-term debt and/or equity financing.
The
Company’s success in achieving its objective depends in large part on its
success in three areas: asset selection, lessee selection and obtaining
acquisition financing.
The
Company acquires additional assets in one of three ways. The
Company may purchase an asset already subject to a lease and assume the rights
and obligations of the seller, as lessor under the existing lease. In
addition the Company may purchase an asset, usually from an air carrier, and
lease it back to the seller. Finally, the Company may purchase an
asset from a seller and then immediately enter into a new lease for the aircraft
with a third party lessee. In this last case, the Company typically
does not purchase an asset unless a potential lessee has been identified and has
committed to lease the aircraft.
The
Company generally targets used regional aircraft and engines with purchase
prices between $1 million and $10 million, and lease terms less than five
years. In determining assets for acquisition, the Company evaluates,
among other things, the type of asset, its current price and projected future
value, its versatility or specialized uses, the current and projected future
availability of and demand for that asset, and the type and number of future
potential lessees. Because JMC has extensive experience in
purchasing, leasing and selling used regional aircraft, the Company believes it
can purchase these assets at an appropriate price and maintain an acceptable
overall on-lease rate for the Company’s assets.
In order
to improve the remarketability of an aircraft after expiration of the lease, the
Company focuses on having lease provisions for its aircraft that contain
maintenance payments and return conditions such that when the lessee returns the
aircraft, the Company receives the aircraft in a condition which allows it to
expediently re-lease or sell the aircraft, or receives sufficient payments from
the lessee over the lease term to cover any maintenance or overhaul of the
aircraft required to bring the aircraft to such a state.
When
considering whether to accept transactions with a lessee, the Company examines
the creditworthiness of the lessee, its short- and long-term growth prospects,
its financial status and backing, the impact of pending governmental regulation
or de-regulation of the lessee’s market, all of which are weighed in determining
the lease rate that is offered to the lessee. In addition, where applicable, it
is the Company’s policy to monitor the lessee’s business and financial
performance closely throughout the term of the lease, and if requested, provide
assistance drawn from the experience of the Company’s management in many areas
of the air carrier industry. Because of its “hands-on” approach to
portfolio management, the Company believes it is able and willing to enter into
transactions with a wider range of lessees than would be possible for
traditional, large lending institutions and leasing companies.
Working
Capital Needs
The
Company’s portfolio of assets has historically generated revenues which have
exceeded the Company’s cash expenses, which consist mainly of management fees,
maintenance expense, financing interest payments, and professional fees and
insurance.
The
Company's management fees payable to JMC are based upon the size of the asset
pool. Pursuant to FSP AUG AIR-1, maintenance costs are recognized as an expense
as incurred. As the Company has continued to use acquisition debt
financing under its revolving credit facility and issued Subordinated Notes in
2007 to raise additional capital, interest expense has become an increasingly
large portion of the Company’s expenses. Professional fees are paid to third
parties for expenses not covered by JMC under the Management
Agreement. Insurance expense includes amounts paid for directors and
officers insurance, as well as product liability insurance and aircraft
insurance for periods when an aircraft is off lease. So long as the
Company succeeds in keeping the majority of its assets on lease and interest
rates do not rise significantly and rapidly, the Company’s cash flow should be
sufficient to cover maintenance expenses, interest expense, management fees,
professional fees and insurance, and provide excess cash flow.
Competition
The
Company competes with other leasing companies, banks, financial institutions,
and aircraft leasing partnerships for customers who generally are regional
commercial aircraft operators seeking to lease aircraft under an operating
lease. Management believes that competition may increase if
competitors who have traditionally neglected the regional air carrier market
begin to focus on that market. Because competition is largely based
on price and lease terms, the entry of new competitors into the market,
particularly those with greater access to capital markets than the Company,
could lead to fewer acquisition opportunities for the Company and/or lease terms
less favorable to the Company on new acquisitions, as well as renewals of
existing leases or new leases of existing aircraft, all of which could lead to
lower revenues for the Company.
The
Company, however, believes that it has a competitive advantage due to its
experience and operational efficiency in financing the transaction sizes that
are desired by the regional air carrier market. Management
believes that the Company also has a competitive advantage because JMC has
developed a reputation as a global participant in the regional aircraft leasing
market.
Dependence
on Significant Customers
For the
year ended December 31, 2007, the Company had four significant customers, which
accounted for 12%, 12%, 11% and 11%, respectively, of lease revenue, aggregating
46% of total revenue. Concentration of credit risk with respect to
lease receivables will diminish in the future only if the Company is able to
lease additional assets or re-lease assets currently on lease to significant
customers to new customers.
Employees
Under the
Company’s management contract with JMC, JMC is responsible for all
administration and management of the Company. Consequently, the
Company does not have any employees.
Item
2. Description of Property.
As of
December 31, 2007, the Company did not own or lease any real property, plant or
materially important physical properties. The Company maintains its
principal office at 1440 Chapin Avenue, Suite 310, Burlingame, California
94010. However, since the Company has no employees and the Company’s
portfolio of leased aircraft assets is managed and administered under the terms
of the Management Agreement with JMC, all office facilities are provided by
JMC.
At
December 31, 2007, the Company owned eight deHavilland DHC-8-300s, three
deHavilland DHC-8-100s, three deHavilland DHC-6s, fourteen Fokker 50s, two Saab
340As, six Saab 340Bs, five Fokker 100s and one turboprop engine which are held
for lease.
Item
3. Legal Proceedings.
The
Company is not involved in any material legal proceedings.
Item
4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
None.
PART
II
Item
5. Market for Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
The
shares of the Company’s Common Stock are traded on the American Stock Exchange
(“AMEX”) under the symbol “ACY.”
Market
Information
The
Company’s Common Stock has been traded on the AMEX since January 16,
1998. The following table sets forth the high and low sales prices
reported on the AMEX for the Company’s Common Stock for the periods
indicated:
Period
|
|
High
|
|
|
Low
|
|
Fiscal
year ended December 31, 2008:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First
quarter through March 13, 2008
|
|
$ |
26.67 |
|
|
$ |
13.32 |
|
Fiscal
year ended December 31, 2007:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
|
|
24.37 |
|
|
|
13.20 |
|
Third
Quarter
|
|
|
21.90 |
|
|
|
12.70 |
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
|
20.59 |
|
|
|
10.95 |
|
First
Quarter
|
|
|
24.50 |
|
|
|
6.58 |
|
Fiscal
year ended December 31, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fourth
Quarter
|
|
|
6.79 |
|
|
|
4.77 |
|
Third
Quarter
|
|
|
5.48 |
|
|
|
4.70 |
|
Second
Quarter
|
|
|
5.54 |
|
|
|
4.04 |
|
First
Quarter
|
|
|
4.14 |
|
|
|
3.15 |
|
On March
13, 2008, the closing stock sale price on the AMEX was $16.53 per
share.
Number
of Security Holders
According
to the Company’s transfer agent, the Company had approximately
1,700 stockholders of record as of March 14, 2008. Because
many of the Company’s shares of common stock are held by brokers and other
institutions on behalf of stockholders, the Company is unable to estimate the
total number of beneficial stockholders represented by those record
holders.
Dividends
No
dividends have been declared or paid to date. The Company has no
plans at this time to declare or pay dividends, and intends to re-invest any
earnings into acquisition of additional revenue generating aircraft
equipment.
The terms
of the Credit Agreement prohibit the Company from declaring or paying dividends
on its Common Stock, except for cash dividends in an aggregate annual amount not
to exceed 50% of the Company's net income in the immediately preceding fiscal
year so long as immediately prior to and immediately following such dividend the
Company is not in default under the Credit Agreement.
The terms
of the Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Subordinated Notes
were issued prohibit the Company from declaring or paying dividends on its
Common Stock, except for dividends in an aggregate annual amount not to exceed
50% of the Company's net income in the immediately preceding fiscal year so long
as immediately prior to and immediately following such dividend the Company is
not in default under the Securities Purchase Agreement or the Subordinated
Notes.
Stockholder
Rights Plan
In April
1998, in connection with the adoption of a stockholder rights plan, the Company
filed a Certificate of Designation detailing the rights, preferences and
privileges of a new Series A Preferred Stock. Pursuant to the plan,
the Company issued rights to its stockholders of record as of April 23, 1998,
giving each stockholder the right to purchase one one-hundredth of a share of
Series A Preferred Stock for each share of Common Stock held by the
stockholder. Such rights are exercisable only under certain
circumstances in connection with a proposed acquisition or merger of the
Company.
Item
6. Management’s Discussion and Analysis or Plan of Operation.
Overview
The
Company owns regional aircraft and engines which are leased to customers under
triple net operating leases. The
acquisition of such equipment is generally made using debt financing. The
Company’s profitability and cash flow are dependent in large part upon its
ability to acquire equipment, obtain and maintain favorable lease rates on such
equipment, and re-lease or sell owned equipment that comes off
lease. The Company is subject to the credit risk of its lessees, both
as to collection of rental payment under its operating leases and as to
performance by lessees of their obligations to maintain the
equipment. Since lease rates for assets in the Company’s portfolio
generally decline as the assets age, the Company’s ability to maintain revenue
and earnings is primarily dependent upon the Company’s ability to grow its asset
portfolio.
The
Company’s principal cash expenditures are for interest costs on its financing,
management fees, and maintenance of its aircraft assets. Maintenance
expenditures are incurred when aircraft or equipment are off lease, are being
prepared for re-lease, or require maintenance in excess of lease return
conditions, as well as when maintenance work is performed in connection with the
release of maintenance reserves previously received by the Company from lessees.
See “c. Maintenance Reserves and Accrued
Costs,” below, regarding the Company’s accounting treatment of
maintenance expenses.
The most
significant non-cash expenses include aircraft and equipment depreciation, which
is affected by significant estimates, and, beginning in the second quarter of
2007, amortization of costs associated with the Company’s Subordinated Notes,
which is included in interest expense.
Critical
Accounting Policies, Judgments and Estimates
The
discussion and analysis of the Company’s financial condition and results of
operations are based upon the consolidated financial statements, which have been
prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America. The preparation of these financial
statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the
reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the
related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the
financial statements. In the event that actual results differ from
these estimates or the Company adjusts these estimates in future periods, the
Company’s operating results and financial position could be materially
affected.
The
Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 to the
consolidated financial statements. The Company believes that the most
critical accounting policies include the following: Aircraft Capitalization and
Depreciation; Impairment of Long-lived Assets; Maintenance Reserves and Accrued
Costs; Accounting for Income Taxes; and Revenue Recognition and Accounts
Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts.
a.
Aircraft Capitalization and Depreciation
The
Company’s interests in aircraft and aircraft engines are recorded at cost, which
includes acquisition costs. The Company purchases only used
aircraft. It is the Company’s policy to hold aircraft for
approximately twelve years unless market conditions dictate
otherwise. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method
over the twelve year period to an estimated residual value based on
appraisal. Decreases in the market value of aircraft could not only
affect the current value, discussed above, but could also affect the assumed
residual value. The Company periodically obtains a residual value
appraisal for its assets and, historically, has not had to write down any assets
due to revised estimated residuals.
b.
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
The
Company periodically reviews its portfolio of assets for impairment in
accordance with SFAS 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-lived Assets." Such review necessitates estimates of current market
values, re-lease rents, residual values and component values. The
estimates are based on currently available market data and third-party
appraisals and are subject to fluctuation from time to time. The Company initiates
its review periodically, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate
that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be recoverable.
Recoverability of an asset is measured by comparison of its carrying amount to
the expected future undiscounted cash flows (without interest charges) that the
asset is expected to generate. Any impairment to be recognized is measured
by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair market
value. Significant management judgment is required in the forecasting of
future operating results which are used in the preparation of projected
undiscounted cash flows and should different conditions prevail, material write
downs may occur. During the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company
recorded no impairment.
c.
Maintenance Reserves and Accrued Costs
Maintenance
costs under the Company’s triple net operating leases are typically the
responsibility of the lessees. Maintenance reserves and accrued costs
in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet include refundable maintenance
payments received from lessees, which are paid out as related maintenance is
performed.
Upon
adoption of FSP AUG AIR-1 on January 1, 2007, as discussed in Notes 1 and 2 to
the consolidated financial statements, the Company was required to discontinue
the accrue-in-advance method of accounting for planned major maintenance for
financial reporting periods beginning on January 1, 2007. The Company
has evaluated the impact of the adoption of this new staff position and elected
to use the direct expensing method, under which maintenance costs are expensed
as incurred. Under this method, non-refundable maintenance reserves
for planned major maintenance are reflected as income based on reported
usage. The Company accrues estimated maintenance costs at the time a
reimbursement claim for incurred maintenance or sufficient information is
received from its lessees.
Accrued
costs also reflect accruals by the Company for maintenance work performed for
off-lease aircraft and which is not related to the release of reserves received
from lessees.
In the
past, as a result of two situations, the Company incurred significant
maintenance expense when aircraft were returned early and in a condition worse
than required by the lease and for which the Company was unable to recover the
costs of non-compliance from the lessees.
d.
Accounting for Income Taxes
As part
of the process of preparing the Company’s consolidated financial statements,
management is required to estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in
which the Company operates. This process involves estimating the
Company’s current tax exposure under the most recent tax laws and assessing
temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and
accounting purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets
and liabilities, which are included in the consolidated balance
sheet. Management must also assess the likelihood that the Company’s
deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, and, to the
extent management believes it is more likely than not that some portion or all
of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, the Company must establish a
valuation allowance. To the extent the Company establishes a
valuation allowance or changes the allowance in a period, the Company reflects
the corresponding increase or decrease in the tax provision in the consolidated
statements of operations. As discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated
financial statements, the Company adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007, which
proscribes treatment of “unrecognized tax positions” and requires measurement
and disclosure of such amounts.
Significant
management judgment is required in determining the Company’s future taxable
income for purposes of assessing the Company’s ability to realize any benefit
from its deferred taxes. In the event that actual results differ from
these estimates or the Company adjusts these estimates in future periods, the
Company’s operating results and financial position could be materially
affected.
e.
Revenue Recognition, Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
Revenue
from leasing of aircraft assets is recognized as operating lease revenue on a
straight-line basis over the terms of the applicable lease
agreements. Deferred rent is recorded when the cash rent received is
lower than the straight-line revenue recognized. Such receivables decrease over
the term of the applicable leases. Non-refundable maintenance
reserves billed to lessees are accrued as maintenance reserves income based on
aircraft usage. In instances for which collectibility is not
reasonably assured, the Company recognizes revenue as cash payments are
received. The Company estimates and charges to income a provision for bad debts
based on its experience in the business and with each specific customer, the
level of past due accounts, and its analysis of the lessees’ overall financial
condition. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers
deteriorates, it could result in actual losses exceeding the estimated
allowances.
Results
of Operations
a.
Revenues
As
discussed in Notes 1 and 2 to the financial statements, in connection with the
year-end audit of the 2007 consolidated financial results of the Company, the
Audit Committee and the Company determined that two $450,000 non-contingent
termination payments due from a lessee under two leases terminating in October
2007 and February 2008, respectively, should have been recognized as operating
lease revenue ratably over the three year term of the leases. As a result of
this timing difference, operating lease revenue has been understated during the
previously reported periods covered by the leases. Operating lease
revenue was approximately $3,601,000 higher in 2007 versus 2006, primarily
because of increased operating lease revenue from aircraft purchased in the
fourth quarter of 2006 and during 2007 and re-leases during 2007 at increased
rental rates for several of the Company’s aircraft. In addition, in
2007, the Company recorded revenue from several aircraft that had been off lease
for part of 2006. The aggregate effect of these increases was
partially offset by a decrease in revenue related to aircraft that were off
lease for part of 2007.
As a
result of the adoption of FSP AUG AIR-1 on January 1, 2007, non-refundable
maintenance reserves collected from lessees are recorded as maintenance reserves
income based on usage, assuming collections are reasonably assured or cash is
received. Maintenance reserves income was approximately $1,319,000 higher in
2007 than in 2006 as a result of a net increase in average aircraft usage by the
Company’s lessees, on which the amount of reserves income is based, and the
acquisition of aircraft in 2007.
Gain on
sale of aircraft and aircraft engines was approximately $98,000 in 2007, which
resulted from the sale of a damaged engine which the Company replaced on one of
its leased aircraft. Gain on sale of aircraft was approximately
$34,000 in 2006 as a result of the sale of an aircraft in April
2006.
Other
income was approximately $23,000 higher in 2007 versus 2006, primarily as a
result of an increase in the amount of interest income earned on the Company’s
cash balances, which were higher in 2007, net of accrued interest payable to
lessees for certain of the Company’s security deposits and maintenance reserves
payable.
b.
Expense items
Interest
expense was approximately $1,306,000 higher in 2007 versus 2006. This
is primarily the result of a draw on the Company’s Subordinated Notes financing
in 2007, which was used to repay a portion of the Company’s senior debt, but
which bears interest at a higher rate than the Credit Facility. Also
contributing to the increase were increases in the average index rates upon
which the Company’s senior debt interest rates were based in 2007; an increase
in the fees paid by the Company on its unused senior debt because of a higher
unused balance of senior debt in 2007; and the expense attributed to the
Company’s interest swap entered into in December 2007. The
effects of these increases were partially offset by a lower average senior debt
balance and lower margin in 2007 compared to 2006.
Depreciation
was approximately $922,000 higher in 2007 versus 2006, primarily because of
purchases of aircraft in the fourth quarter of 2006 and during 2007, the effect
of which was partially offset by an aircraft sale in the second quarter of
2006. Management fees, which are calculated on the net book value of
the aircraft owned by the Company, were approximately $275,000 higher in 2007
compared to 2006 because of higher net book values as a result of aircraft
acquisitions. The effects of these changes 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 and expenses incurred
in connection with off-lease aircraft. As a result of lower total
lessee claims and less expense incurred for off-lease aircraft in 2007, the
Company incurred approximately $1,584,000 less in maintenance expense in
2007.
Total
professional fees and general and administrative expenses were approximately
$92,000 higher in 2007, versus 2006, primarily because of higher fees related to
audit, tax and accounting consultations in 2007, an increase in directors fees
which was authorized by the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2007, and
the addition of a board member during the fourth quarter of 2007. The
effect of these increases was partially offset by a decrease in legal fees in
2007 as a result of legal expense incurred in connection with the early
termination of two of the Company’s aircraft leases in 2006 and a decrease in
travel expense.
The
Company records non-income based sales, use, value-added and franchise taxes as
other tax expense. Such expenses were approximately $295,000 higher
in 2007, versus 2006 because, in 2007, the Company accrued
value-added taxes, penalties and interest in connection with an
aircraft leased in Australia.
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
approximately $22,000 higher in 2007 versus 2006 as a result of off-lease
assets. Directors and officers insurance was approximately $13,000
lower in 2007 as a result of a lower premium compared to 2006.
During
2007, the Company recorded bad debt expense of approximately $16,000 for
maintenance reserves that were written off in connection with a lessee’s early
return of two aircraft. During 2006, the Company recorded bad
debt expense of approximately $49,000 for a rent receivable that was written off
in connection with a lessee’s early return of an aircraft.
The
Company did not record any impairment charges in 2007 or 2006.
The
Company’s effective tax rates for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006
were approximately 29% and 38%, respectively. The change in rate was
primarily a result of the Company’s election to amend its prior year tax returns
to claim credits for foreign taxes withheld by a lessee rather than claim a
deduction for the foreign taxes withheld which had not been recognized in prior
years.
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
On April
17, 2007, the Company and the lenders under its revolving credit facility (the
“Credit Facility”) entered into an amended and restated credit agreement,
collateralized by all of the assets of AeroCentury Corp, which provides for (i)
a three-year term, (ii) a $25 million increase in the current amount available
under the Credit Facility to $80 million and (iii) the ability to increase the
maximum amount available under the Credit Facility to $110
million. Certain financial covenants were also modified.
During
2007, the Company borrowed $25,500,000 and repaid $16,800,000 of the outstanding
principal under its Credit Facility. The balance of the principal
amount owed under the Credit Facility at December 31, 2007 was $59,596,000, and
interest of $144,430 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 the aircraft is
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 an 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 Swap is designed to economically hedge
$20 million of the Company’s interest rate exposure over its term by fixing the
net interest payable over the two-year term of the Swap.
Under
SFAS 133, as amended, the Company is required to recognize the fair value of the
Swap as an asset or liability at its fair value, which is based upon the amount
the Company would receive or pay to terminate its agreements at the reporting
date, taking into account market conditions and the creditworthiness of the
derivative counterparties. As such, at December 31, 2007, the Company
recognized a $150,040 liability for the Swap on its balance sheet in Notes
Payable and Accrued Interest. The Company also recognized both a net
settlement amount of $0 and a loss of $150,040 for 2007 as a component of
interest expense. If short-term interest rates continue to decline,
the Company will incur additional interest expense as a result of the
Swap.
(c)
Senior unsecured subordinated debt
On April
17, 2007, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement, whereby the
Company agreed to issue 16% senior unsecured subordinated notes ("Subordinated
Notes"), with an aggregate principal amount of up to $28 million to certain note
purchasers (“Note Purchasers”). The Subordinated Notes were issued at 99% of the
face amount and are due December 30, 2011. Principal payments which
fully amortize the balance of the Subordinated Notes are due prior to December
30, 2011 in amounts necessary to cause (i) the balance of the Subordinated Notes
and (ii) the ratio of total outstanding debt under the Credit Facility and
Subordinated Notes compared to the discounted portfolio value to not exceed
amounts specified in the Securities Purchase Agreement.
Under the
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Note Purchasers also were issued warrants to
purchase up to 171,473 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price
of $8.75 per share. The warrants are exercisable for a four-year period after
the earliest of (i) a change of control, or (ii) the final maturity of the
related Subordinated Notes, which is December 30, 2011. Pursuant to
an investors rights agreement, the warrants are subject to registration rights
that require the Company to use commercially reasonable efforts to register the
shares issued upon exercise of the warrants with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (“SEC”). Under the terms of the Subordinated Notes, on the
last day of each month, commencing on May 31, 2007 and ending on the earlier of
June 30, 2008 or the final closing under the Securities Purchase Agreement, the
Company pays a commitment fee on any unissued amount, of the Subordinated
Notes.
In
connection with the issuance of the Subordinated Notes, the Company incurred
approximately $1,498,000 of costs, of which approximately $763,000 was recorded
as debt discount and approximately $689,000 and $46,000 were recorded as
deferred financing costs and as a reduction to additional paid-in capital,
respectively. The Company allocated approximately $25.5 million of
the $28 million of expected proceeds of the Subordinated Notes to debt and
approximately $1.6 million to the warrants on the basis of their estimated
relative fair values. The allocation of proceeds representing the fair value of
the warrants was recorded as additional debt discount on the Subordinated Notes
and additional paid-in capital.
The
Company is amortizing the total debt discount and deferred financing costs using
the interest method over the term of the Subordinated Notes. Unused commitment
fees are expensed as incurred.
At the
initial April 17, 2007 closing under the Securities Purchase Agreement,
Subordinated Notes with a face amount of $10 million were issued. The
remaining $18 million of Subordinated Notes are required to be issued on or
before June 30, 2008. The Company intends to use the proceeds of the
Subordinated Notes offering for acquisition of additional aircraft assets or to
repay a portion of the indebtedness outstanding under the Credit
Facility. As of December 31, 2007, the Company was in compliance with
all covenants under the Securities Purchase Agreement, and is currently in
compliance. At December 31, 2007, the carrying amount of the
Subordinated Notes was approximately $7,612,060 (outstanding principal amount of
$10,000,000 less unamortized debt discount of approximately $2,387,940) and
accrued interest payable was $0.
(d)
Special purpose financing
In
September 2000, a special purpose subsidiary acquired a deHavilland DHC-8-100
aircraft using cash and bank financing separate from the Credit Facility. The
related note obligation, which was due April 15, 2006, was refinanced in April
2006, using bank financing from another lender, and the subsidiary was
dissolved. The aircraft was transferred to AeroCentury VI LLC, a newly formed
special purpose limited liability company, which borrowed $1,650,000, due
October 15, 2009. The note bears interest at an adjustable rate of
one-month LIBOR plus 3%. The note is collateralized by the aircraft
and the Company’s interest in AeroCentury VI LLC and is non-recourse to
AeroCentury Corp. Payments due under the note consist of monthly
principal and interest through April 20, 2009, interest only from April 20, 2009
until the maturity date, and a balloon principal payment due on the maturity
date. During 2007, $312,200 of principal was repaid on the note. The
principal amount owed under the note at December 31, 2007 was $1,109,140 and
interest of $2,690 was accrued. As of December 31, 2007, the Company
was in compliance with all covenants of this note obligation and is currently in
compliance.
In
November 2005, the Company refinanced two DHC-8-300 aircraft that had been part
of the collateral base for its Credit Facility. The financing, which
was provided by a bank by means separate from the Credit Facility, was provided
to a newly formed special purpose subsidiary, AeroCentury V LLC, to which the
aircraft were transferred. The financing resulted in a note
obligation in the amount of $6,400,000, due November 10, 2008, which bears
interest at the rate of 7.87%. The note is collateralized by the
aircraft and the Company’s interest in AeroCentury V LLC and is non-recourse to
AeroCentury Corp. Payments due under the note consist of monthly
principal and interest through April 22, 2008, interest only from April 22, 2008
until the maturity date, and a balloon principal payment due on the maturity
date. During 2007, AeroCentury V LLC repaid $965,410 of
principal. The lessee has indicated that it will re-lease the
aircraft for two years. The Company believes it will be able to
extend the financing on similar terms with the same bank lender and if it is
unable to do so, it will refinance the financing under the Credit Facility. The
principal amount owed under the note at December 31, 2007 was $4,455,300 and
interest of $4,870 was accrued. As of December 31, 2007, the Company
was in compliance with all covenants of this note obligation and is currently in
compliance.
The
availability of special purpose financing in the future will depend on receiving
specific prior approvals and accommodations from the Credit Facility lenders and
the Subordinated Notes holders.
(e)
Future maturities of notes payable
As of December 31, 2007, principal
payments due under the Company’s Credit Facility, Subordinated Notes and special
purpose financing were as follows:
Less
than one year
|
|
$ |
4,813,750 |
|
1-3
years
|
|
|
70,346,690 |
|
4-5
years
|
|
|
- |
|
After
5 years
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
$ |
75,160,440 |
|
(f)
Cash flow
The
Company's primary source of revenue is lease rentals of its aircraft
assets. 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. The Company’s aircraft assets are subject to leases with
varying expiration dates through January 2012. At December 31, 2007, the
Company’s two Saab 340A aircraft, one of its deHavilland DHC-8-300 aircraft and
one turboprop engine were off lease. The DHC-8-300 aircraft was
re-leased to an existing customer in January 2008.
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 year ended December 31, 2007 versus
2006 increased by approximately $7,685,000. The change in cash flow
is a result of changes in several cash flow items during the year, including
principally the following:
Lease rents and maintenance
reserves
Payments
received from lessees for rent were approximately $4,019,000 higher in 2007
versus 2006, due primarily to the effect of increased payments for aircraft
purchased in November 2006 and during 2007, rent increases in 2007 for several
of the Company’s aircraft and revenue from several aircraft which had been off
lease for part of 2006, the effects of which were partially offset by a decrease
in revenue from aircraft which were off lease for part of
2007. 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,
aggregate lease revenues for the current portfolio could decline in the
future.
Payments
received for refundable and non-refundable maintenance reserves were
approximately $988,000 higher in 2007 than in 2006 as a result of a net increase
in average aircraft usage by the Company’s lessees, on which the amount of
reserves is based, and additional usage in connection with aircraft acquired in
2007.
Expenditures for
maintenance
Expenditures
for maintenance were approximately $3,013,000 lower in 2007 versus 2006
primarily as a result of higher payments during 2006 for maintenance performed
to prepare several of the Company’s aircraft for remarketing and for payments in
connection with maintenance reserves claims submitted by lessees. The
amount of expenditures 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.
Expenditures for
interest
Expenditures
for interest increased by approximately $1,253,000 in 2007 compared to 2006, as
a result of an increase in the Company’s outstanding indebtedness under the
Subordinated Notes in 2007, which was used to repay a portion of the Company’s
senior debt under the Credit Facility, Indebtedness under the Subordinated Notes
bears interest at a higher fixed rate than indebtedness under the Credit
Facility. Also contributing to the increase were increases in the
average index rates upon which the Company’s senior debt interest rates are
based and an increase in the fees paid by the Company on its unused senior debt
because of a higher unused balance in 2007. The effects of
these increases were partially offset by a lower average senior debt balance and
lower interest rate margin in 2007 compared to 2006. Interest
expenditures 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.
(ii)
Investing activities
During
2007 and 2006, the Company used cash of approximately $32,333,000 and
$6,171,000, respectively, for aircraft acquisitions and capital equipment
installed on aircraft. The Company received approximately $98,000 and
$1,056,000 of proceeds from the sale of aircraft and aircraft engines in 2007
and 2006, respectively.
(iii)
Financing activities
The
Company borrowed approximately $19,950,000 more in 2007 versus 2006 for aircraft
financing and repaid approximately $12,322,000 more of its outstanding debt in
2007 compared to 2006. In 2007, 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. In 2006,
the Company’s borrowings included $1,650,000 for the refinancing of an aircraft
and repayments included approximately $1,566,000, which was repaid from the
refinancing proceeds.
Outlook
In April
2007, the Company signed an agreement for a $25 million increase in its
revolving Credit Facility to a total of $80 million, with the ability to
increase the maximum amount available under the facility to $110 million. At the
same time, the Company issued $10 million of principal amount of Subordinated
Notes, and is required to issue the remaining $18 million (for a total of $28
million) of principal amount of Subordinated Notes on or before June 30,
2008.
As the
Subordinated Notes bear fixed interest of 16% per annum immediately upon
issuance, as well as a commitment fee on the unissued balance, an important
factor in the Company’s near term results will be the Company’s ability to
expediently locate and acquire additional assets utilizing these
funds. To optimize its debt financing expense, the Company will need
to acquire sufficient assets on or before June 30, 2008 to enable the Company to
utilize the remaining $18 million of Subordinated Notes proceeds no later than
such date. It is likely that these remaining Subordinated Notes
proceeds will be used for acquisition of additional aircraft assets or to repay
a portion of the indebtedness outstanding under the Credit
Facility. Since the Credit Facility interest rate is likely to
continue to be lower than the Subordinated Notes fixed rate, this would likely
result in a higher effective interest rate, without a corresponding increase in
operating revenue. Acquisitions occurring after the June 30, 2008
Subordinated Notes issuance would then be financed from funds available under
the Credit Facility.
In March
2007, the Company and the lessee of two aircraft, which had leases expiring in
May and July 2008, agreed to an early return of the aircraft based on the
lessee’s financial difficulties. The Company is seeking
re-lease or sale opportunities for these aircraft. There is no
assurance as to when the Company will be successful in its efforts to re-lease
or sell the aircraft, but the Company believes that, even if the aircraft are
off lease for an extended period of time, it will be able to remain in
compliance with the terms of its Credit Facility and Subordinated
Notes. Since the lessee of the aircraft has essentially ceased
operations, the Company may incur significant unreimbursed expense in order to
prepare the aircraft for re-lease or resale, which is expected to total
approximately $600,000 based on current estimates.
One of
the Company’s aircraft leases expired during the first quarter of 2008 and the
Company is seeking re-lease opportunities for it. Six of the Company’s
other leases expire in 2008. The Company has received notice from the
lessees of three of the aircraft that they will extend the
leases. The Company believes that it will be successful in extending
the leases for the other two aircraft or be able to re-lease both aircraft
within an acceptable period after return at lease end and that, even if the
aircraft are off lease for an extended period of time, it will be able to 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 four lessees with a total of six aircraft under lease. The Company
continues to work closely with these lessees to ensure compliance with their
current obligations. During 2007, the Company incurred $16,000 of bad debt
expense related to amounts owed by the lessee of two aircraft which were
returned early, discussed above. If any of the Company's current lessees are
unable to meet their lease payment obligations, the Company's future 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, as discussed in Note 1
to the consolidated financial statements and under “Critical Accounting Policies,
Judgments and Estimates, c. Maintenance Reserves and Accrued Costs”, 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. As a result, the Company believes that its reported net
income may be subject to greater fluctuations from quarter-to-quarter than would
have been the case had the Company continued its use of the previous method of
accounting for planned major maintenance
activities.
It is
likely that the Company will incur approximately $2,300,000 of
maintenance expense in the first quarter of 2008. Approximately
$1,400,000 of this expense is in connection with major engine refurbishments on
two engines on an aircraft that is leased to one of the Company’s
lessees. The Company has adequate cash for the total maintenance
expense it expects to incur, but the unusually large amount of total maintenance
expense in the first quarter will significantly affect the Company’s results of
operations.
Factors
that May Affect Future Results
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 debt, 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 are removed 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.
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
recently 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,”
above).
Warrant
Issuance. As part of the Subordinated Notes financing, the
Company issued warrants to purchase up to 171,473 shares of the Company’s common
stock, which represents 10% 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 five largest customers are
located in Mexico, Antigua, Netherlands Antilles, Sweden and Belgium
and currently account for approximately 18%, 16%, 11%, 11% and 10%,
respectively, of the Company’s monthly lease revenue. A lease default by or
collection problems 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 will diminish
in the future only if the Company is able to lease additional assets to new
lessees.
Currently,
the Company owns eight DHC-8-300, fourteen Fokker 50 and five Fokker 100
aircraft, making these three aircraft types the dominant types in the portfolio
and representing 28%, 26% and 26%, 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 experience lower net
income as well.
The
Company has chosen to hedge some, but not all, of its variable interest rate
exposure. Consequently, 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, if the one-month LIBOR rate drops
below the fixed swap rate, the Company will be obligated to pay the swap
counterparty the difference between the fixed swap rate of 4.04% and the
one-month LIBOR rate that is payable under the Company’s hedged credit facility
obligations. As of March 13, 2008, the one-month LIBOR rate was
2.875%.
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. 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. 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.
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.
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 continuing to recover and expand after a prolonged downturn which began in
2001. It is unclear whether and how long this recovery will
last. Any recovery could be stalled or reversed by any number
of events or circumstances, including the global economy slipping back into
recession, or specific events related to the air travel industry, such as
terrorist attacks, or an increase in operational or labor
costs. Recent spikes in oil prices, if they persist, may have a
negative effect on airline profits and increase the likelihood of weakening
results for airlines that have not hedged aircraft fuel costs, and in the most
extreme cases, may initiate or accelerate the failure of many already marginally
profitable carriers.
Since
regional carriers are generally not as well-capitalized as major air carriers,
any economic setback in the industry may result in the increased possibility of
an economic failure of one or more of the Company’s lessees, particularly since
many carriers are undertaking expansion of capacity to accommodate the
recovering air passenger traffic. 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 of the Company from its
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.
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
7. Financial Statements.
(a) Financial Statements and
Schedules
(1) Financial statements for the
Company:
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Balance Sheet as of
December 31, 2007
|
Consolidated
Statements of Operations for the Years Ended December 31,
2007
|
Consolidated Statements of
Stockholders’ Equity for the Years Ended
December 31, 2007
and 2006 (as restated)
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
for the Years Ended
December 31, 2007
and 2006 (as restated)
Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements
(2) Schedules:
|
All
schedules have been omitted since the required information is presented in
the financial statements or is not
applicable.
|
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board
of Directors and Stockholders
AeroCentury
Corp.
Burlingame,
California
We have
audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of AeroCentury Corp. as of
December 31, 2007 and the related consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year
period ended December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We
conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The
Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included
consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for
designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not
for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s
internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such
opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence
supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing
the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and
schedules. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
In our
opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of AeroCentury Corp. at December 31,
2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the years
in the two-year period ended December 31, 2007 in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As
discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the consolidated
statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for the year ended
December 31, 2006 have been restated to conform to accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States of America.
As
discussed in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company
adopted the provisions of Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the
Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current
Year Financial Statements,” as of January 1, 2006. Also, as discussed
in Notes 1 and 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted
the provisions of FASB Staff Position AUG AIR-1, “Accounting for Planned Major
Maintenance Activities,” effective January 1, 2007.
/s/ BDO
Seidman, LLP
March 14,
2008
San
Francisco, California
AeroCentury
Corp.
Consolidated
Balance Sheet
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December
31, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
Assets:
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents
|
|
$ |
2,843,210 |
|
Accounts
receivable, including deferred rent of $675,550
|
|
|
1,647,690 |
|
Aircraft
and aircraft engine held for lease,
net
of accumulated depreciation of $26,163,170
|
|
|
118,923,900 |
|
Taxes
receivable
|
|
|
1,835,680 |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
|
|
1,402,320 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
assets
|
|
$ |
126,652,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
$ |
811,020 |
|
Notes
payable and accrued interest
|
|
|
73,074,530 |
|
Maintenance
reserves and accrued costs
|
|
|
6,025,450 |
|
Security
deposits
|
|
|
5,696,530 |
|
Prepaid
rent
|
|
|
1,027,950 |
|
Deferred
income taxes
|
|
|
7,649,020 |
|
Taxes
payable
|
|
|
228,640 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
|
94,513,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments
and contingencies
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders’
equity:
|
|
|
|
|
Preferred
stock, $0.001 par value, 2,000,000 shares
authorized,
no shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
- |
|
Common
stock, $0.001 par value, 3,000,000 shares
authorized,
1,606,557 shares issued and outstanding
|
|
|
1,610 |
|
Paid
in capital
|
|
|
15,377,550 |
|
Retained
earnings
|
|
|
17,264,570 |
|
|
|
|
32,643,730 |
|
Treasury
stock at cost, 63,300 shares
|
|
|
(504,070 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
Total
stockholders’ equity
|
|
|
32,139,660 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities and stockholders’ equity
|
|
$ |
126,652,800 |
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
|
|
For
the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(as
restated)
|
|
Revenues
and other income:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
lease revenue
|
|
$ |
19,411,860 |
|
|
$ |
15,810,820 |
|
Maintenance
reserves income
|
|
|
4,309,700 |
|
|
|
2,990,210 |
|
Gain
on sale of aircraft and aircraft engines
|
|
|
97,500 |
|
|
|
33,690 |
|
Other
|
|
|
30,690 |
|
|
|
8,050 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
23,849,750 |
|
|
|
18,842,770 |
|
Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest
|
|
|
6,260,160 |
|
|
|
4,954,300 |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
5,614,520 |
|
|
|
4,692,200 |
|
Management
fees
|
|
|
3,017,450 |
|
|
|
2,742,790 |
|
Maintenance
costs
|
|
|
2,395,570 |
|
|
|
3,979,290 |
|
Professional
fees and general and administrative
|
|
|
649,750 |
|
|
|
558,090 |
|
Other
taxes
|
|
|
326,570 |
|
|
|
31,320 |
|
Insurance
|
|
|
215,590 |
|
|
|
206,400 |
|
Bad
debt expense
|
|
|
15,690 |
|
|
|
48,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,495,300 |
|
|
|
17,213,210 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
before income taxes
|
|
|
5,354,450 |
|
|
|
1,629,560 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax provision
|
|
|
1,579,090 |
|
|
|
620,520 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
3,775,360 |
|
|
$ |
1,009,040 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings
per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
2.45 |
|
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
2.36 |
|
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
Shares
used in per share computations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
Diluted
|
|
|
1,598,516 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Consolidated
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity
For the
Years Ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 (as restated)
|
|
Common
Stock
|
|
|
Paid-in
Capital
|
|
|
Retained
Earnings
|
|
|
Treasury
Stock
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
|
$ |
1,610 |
|
|
$ |
13,821,200 |
|
|
$ |
5,671,350 |
|
|
$ |
(504,070 |
) |
|
$ |
18,990,090 |
|
Cumulative
effect of adoption of
SAB
108, net of taxes
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
540,570 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
540,570 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative
effect of adoption of
FSP
AUG AIR-1, net of taxes
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,054,820 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
6,054,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cumulative
effect adjustment
due
to correction of an
error,
net of taxes
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
213,430 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
213,430 |
|
Net
income
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,009,040 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,009,040 |
|
Balance,
December 31, 2006
(as
restated)
|
|
|
1,610 |
|
|
|
13,821,200 |
|
|
|
13,489,210 |
|
|
|
(504,070 |
) |
|
|
26,807,950 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Warrants
issued in connection
with
Subordinated Notes, net
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,556,350 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
1,556,350 |
|
Net
income
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,775,360 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
3,775,360 |
|
Balance,
December 31, 2007
|
|
$ |
1,610 |
|
|
$ |
15,377,550 |
|
|
$ |
17,264,570 |
|
|
$ |
(504,070 |
) |
|
$ |
32,139,660 |
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
For
the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(as
restated)
|
|
Operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
3,775,360 |
|
|
$ |
1,009,040 |
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net cash
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
provided
by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on sale of aircraft and aircraft engine
|
|
|
(97,500 |
) |
|
|
(33,690 |
) |
Depreciation
|
|
|
5,614,520 |
|
|
|
4,692,200 |
|
Non-cash
interest
|
|
|
(68,990 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Provision
for bad debts
|
|
|
15,690 |
|
|
|
48,820 |
|
Deferred
taxes
|
|
|
3,178,210 |
|
|
|
609,360 |
|
Change
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(164,770 |
) |
|
|
(81,970 |
) |
Taxes
receivable
|
|
|
(1,812,110 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
|
|
(108,830 |
) |
|
|
454,440 |
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
156,830 |
|
|
|
(823,600 |
) |
Accrued
interest on notes payable
|
|
|
132,960 |
|
|
|
(224,270 |
) |
Maintenance
reserves and accrued costs
|
|
|
2,857,250 |
|
|
|
1,393,820 |
|
Security
deposits
|
|
|
1,509,060 |
|
|
|
1,062,560 |
|
Prepaid
rent
|
|
|
554,330 |
|
|
|
26,560 |
|
Taxes
payable
|
|
|
228,640 |
|
|
|
(47,800 |
) |
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
15,770,650 |
|
|
|
8,085,470 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of aircraft and aircraft engines, net of re-sale
fees
|
|
|
97,500 |
|
|
|
1,056,000 |
|
Purchases
of aircraft
|
|
|
(32,333,360 |
) |
|
|
(6,170,880 |
) |
Net
cash used by investing activities
|
|
|
(32,235,860 |
) |
|
|
(5,114,880 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings
under Credit Facility
|
|
|
25,500,000 |
|
|
|
5,550,000 |
|
Net
proceeds received from issuance of Subordinated Notes
payable
|
|
|
9,237,400 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Debt
issuance costs
|
|
|
(735,250 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Repayments
of the Credit Facility and notes payable
|
|
|
(18,077,610 |
) |
|
|
(5,755,620 |
) |
Net
cash provided/(used) by financing activities
|
|
|
15,924,540 |
|
|
|
(205,620 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
(decrease)/increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
(540,670 |
) |
|
|
2,764,970 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
3,383,880 |
|
|
|
618,910 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$ |
2,843,210 |
|
|
$ |
3,383,880 |
|
During
the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company paid interest totaling
$6,422,750 and $5,170,660, respectively. During the year ended
December 31, 2007, the Company paid income taxes totaling $1,200 and received
federal tax refunds totaling $88,130. During the year ended December
31, 2006, the Company paid income taxes totaling $48,800. At December
31, 2007, capital purchases included in accounts payable and accrued expenses
were $303,000.
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
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.
As discussed in Notes 2(a), the Company
restated its results for 2006 for a correction of an error. As
discussed in Note 1(b), effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Staff
Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year
Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in the Current Year Financial
Statements” (“SAB 108”), As more fully described in Notes 1(i) and
2(b), the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Staff
Position AUG AIR-1, “Accounting for Planned Major Maintenance Activities” (“FSP AUG AIR-1”) as of
January 1, 2007 and has retroactively applied the provisions to the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2006. The effects of the restatement and adoption of new
accounting pronouncements are shown in the Company’s current report on Form 8-K
filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on February 27, 2008.
(b)
Adoption of SAB 108
As discussed above, the Company adopted
SAB 108 effective January 1, 2006 for the year ended December 31,
2006. SAB 108 changed practice by requiring registrants to use a
combination of two approaches, the “rollover” approach, which quantifies a
misstatement based on the amount of the error originating in the current year
income statement and the “iron curtain” approach, which quantifies a
misstatement based on the effects of correcting the misstatement existing in the
balance sheet at the end of the current year. SAB 108 requires registrants to
adjust their financial statements if the new approach results in a conclusion
that an error is material. In the course of evaluating balance sheet
amounts under the provisions of SAB 108, the Company identified the following
adjustments as of January 1, 2006: (i) as a result of non-refundable
maintenance reserves received at the time four aircraft were purchased in 1999
which should have been treated as a tax basis reduction rather than a liability
for maintenance reserves, a net decrease to the Company’s deferred tax liability
in the amount of $269,340; (ii) as a result of funds received from the seller
when the Company purchased an aircraft in 2004, which should have been treated
as a reduction in the purchase price rather than as a liability for maintenance
reserves, and the incorrect tax treatment of a portion of maintenance reserves
as non-refundable instead of refundable, a decrease of $287,650 to both the cost
basis of the Company’s aircraft and maintenance reserves and accrued costs, a
decrease of $33,960 in accumulated depreciation, an increase of $12,180 in
accounts receivable, and an increase of $14,790 in deferred tax liabilities;
(iii) as a result of a reversal of tax liabilities due to a lower anticipated
state tax rate than was provided for at the time of the Company’s incorporation,
a decrease of $136,800 to deferred tax liabilities and (iv) as a result of the
incorrect treatment of interest related to maintenance reserves for one aircraft
as additional reserves rather than income, a decrease of $103,080 to refundable
maintenance reserves. These amounts were recorded in immaterial
amounts prior to 2006. However, using the dual evaluation approach prescribed by
SAB 108, correction of the above amounts would be material to earnings for 2006.
These adjustments resulted in a net increase to retained earnings in the amount
of $540,570.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
1.
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
(c) Use
of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements
in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States
(“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.
The most significant estimates with
regard to these financial statements are the residual values of the aircraft,
the useful lives of the aircraft, the estimated fair value of financial
instruments, the amount and timing of cash flow associated with each aircraft
that are used to evaluate impairment, if any, accrued maintenance costs,
accounting for income taxes, and the amounts recorded as accounts receivable and
income allowances.
(d)
Cash and Cash Equivalents/Deposits
The Company considers highly liquid
investments readily convertible into known amounts of cash, with original
maturities of 90 days or less from the date of acquisition, as cash
equivalents.
(e)
Aircraft Capitalization and Depreciation
The Company’s interests in aircraft and
aircraft engines are recorded at cost, which includes acquisition
costs. The Company purchases only used aircraft. It is the
Company’s policy to hold aircraft for approximately twelve years unless market
conditions dictate otherwise. Depreciation is computed using the
straight-line method over the twelve year period to an estimated residual value
based on appraisal. Decreases in the market value of aircraft could not only
affect the current value, but could also affect the assumed residual
value. The Company periodically obtains a residual value appraisal
for its assets and, historically, has not written down any estimated
residuals. Any aircraft which are held for sale are not subject to
depreciation and are separately classified on the consolidated balance
sheet.
(f)
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 Credit
Facility and certain notes payable bear floating rates of interest which reset
periodically to a market benchmark rate plus a credit margin. The
Company believes for similar credit facilities and debt agreements with
comparable credit risks the effective rate of the Credit Facility and debt
agreements approximates market rates at the balance sheet date. The
Company believes the carrying amount of its fixed rate debt approximates fair
value at the balance sheet date. The fair value of the Company’s
derivative instrument is determined by reference to banker
quotations.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
1.
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
(f)
Fair Value of Financial Instruments and Accounting for Derivative
Instrument
SFAS 133, “Accounting for Derivative
Instruments and Hedging Activities”, as amended, requires the Company to
recognize all derivative financial instruments as an asset or liability on its
consolidated balance sheet, and to value those instruments at their fair
value. Under SFAS 133, derivatives may be accounted for as a “hedge”
if certain criteria are met, in which case the change in value of such
instrument in a financial reporting period is reported as a component of other
comprehensive income. The initial measurement and changes in value of
derivatives not accounted for as hedges are included in net income.
(g)
Impairment of Long-lived Assets
The Company periodically reviews its
portfolio of assets for impairment in accordance with SFAS 144, “Accounting for
the Impairment or Disposal of Long-lived Assets." Such review necessitates
estimates of current market values, re-lease rents, residual values and
component values. The estimates are based on currently available market
data and third party appraisals and are subject to fluctuation from time to
time. The Company
initiates its review periodically, whenever events or changes in circumstances
indicate that the carrying amount of a long-lived asset may not be
recoverable. Recoverability of an asset is measured by comparison of its
carrying amount to the expected future undiscounted cash flows (without interest
charges) that the asset is expected to generate. Any impairment to be
recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset
exceeds its fair market value. Significant management judgment is required
in the forecasting of future operating results which are used in the preparation
of projected undiscounted cash flows and, should different conditions prevail,
material write downs may occur.
(h)
Deferred Financing Costs, Commitment Fees and Interest Swap
Valuation
Costs incurred in connection with term
debt financing are deferred and amortized over the term of the debt using the
effective interest method or, in certain instances where the differences are not
material, using the straight line method. Costs incurred in
connection with the revolving debt are deferred and amortized using the straight
line method.
Commitment fees for unused funds are
expensed as incurred.
In December 2007, the Company entered
into an interest rate swap (the “Swap”), expiring December 31, 2009, of 30-day
LIBOR for a fixed rate payment on a nominal principal amount of $20
million. As the Swap does not qualify as a hedge, the value of the
Swap is marked to market at the end of each reporting period and changes in fair
value of the Swap are reported in the consolidated statement of operations as
interest expense.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
1.
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
(i)
Maintenance Reserves and Accrued Costs
As more fully discussed at Note 2, the
Company adopted the provisions of FASB Staff Position AUG AIR-1, “Accounting for
Planned Major Maintenance Activities” (“FSP AUG AIR-1”) effective January 1,
2007. The Company has elected to use the direct expensing method to
account for maintenance costs. Maintenance costs associated with
non-refundable reserves are expensed as such in the consolidated statement of
operations in the period a reimbursement claim for incurred maintenance or
sufficient information is received from the lessee. Non-refundable
maintenance reserves collected from lessees are recorded monthly as maintenance
reserves income, based on the lessee’s reported asset usage during the
applicable month, assuming collections are reasonably assured or cash is
received. Due to the timing difference of recording maintenance
reserves income and recording maintenance costs, the effect on current period
income could be material. Comparative financial statements have been adjusted to
apply the new method retrospectively.
Maintenance costs under the Company’s
triple net operating leases are generally the responsibility of the lessees.
Refundable maintenance reserves received by the Company are accounted for as a
liability, which is reduced when maintenance work is performed during the lease.
Generally, under the terms of the Company’s leases, the lessees pay amounts to
the Company based on usage, which are estimated to cover the expected
maintenance cost. Maintenance reserves which are refundable to the
lessee are refunded after all return conditions specified in the lease and, in
some cases, any other payments due under the lease, are
satisfied. Any refundable reserves retained by the Company to satisfy
return conditions or in connection with an early return of an aircraft are
recorded as income. The accompanying consolidated balance sheet
reflects liabilities for maintenance reserves and accrued costs, which include
refundable
maintenance payments received from lessees based on usage. At
December 31, 2007, the Company’s maintenance reserves and accruals consisted of
the following:
Refundable
maintenance reserves
|
|
$ |
4,434,140 |
|
Accrued
costs
|
|
|
1,591,310 |
|
|
|
$ |
6,025,450 |
|
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
1.
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
(i)
Maintenance Reserves and Accrued Costs (continued)
Additions to and deductions from the
Company’s accrued costs during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 for
aircraft maintenance were as follows:
|
|
For
the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(as
restated)
|
|
Balance,
beginning of period
|
|
$ |
3,846,690 |
|
|
$ |
3,350,430 |
|
Adjustment
pursuant to FSP AUG AIR-1
|
|
|
(3,499,260 |
) |
|
|
(2,689,630 |
) |
Balance,
beginning of period, adjusted for adoption of FSP AUG
AIR-1
|
|
|
347,430 |
|
|
|
660,800 |
|
Additions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Charged
to expense
|
|
|
1,988,790 |
|
|
|
2,652,280 |
|
Charged
to other
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,410 |
|
|
|
|
1,988,790 |
|
|
|
2,654,690 |
|
Deductions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid
for previously accrued maintenance
|
|
|
526,250 |
|
|
|
2,968,060 |
|
Reversals
of over-accrued maintenance
|
|
|
218,660 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
744,910 |
|
|
|
2,968,060 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase/(decrease) in accrued maintenance costs
|
|
|
1,243,880 |
|
|
|
(313,370 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
end of period
|
|
$ |
1,591,310 |
|
|
$ |
347,430 |
|
(j)
Security deposits
The Company’s leases are typically
structured so that if any event of default occurs under a lease, the Company may
apply all or a portion of the lessee’s security deposit to cure such
default. If such application of the security deposit is made, the
lessee typically is required to replenish and maintain the full amount of the
deposit during the remaining term of the lease. All of the security
deposits received by the Company are refundable to the lessee at the end of the
lease, upon satisfaction of all lease terms.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
1.
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
(k)
Taxes
As part
of the process of preparing the Company’s consolidated financial statements,
management is required to estimate income taxes in each of the jurisdictions in
which the Company operates. This process involves estimating the
Company’s current tax exposure under the most recent tax laws and assessing
temporary differences resulting from differing treatment of items for tax and
GAAP purposes. These differences result in deferred tax assets and
liabilities, which are included in the consolidated balance
sheet. Management must also assess the likelihood that the Company’s
deferred tax assets will be recovered from future taxable income, and, to the
extent management believes it is more likely than not that some portion or all
of the deferred tax assets will not be realized, the Company must establish a
valuation allowance. To the extent the Company establishes a
valuation allowance or changes the allowance in a period, the Company reflects
the corresponding increase or decrease within the tax provision in the
consolidated statement of operations. Significant management judgment is
required in determining the Company’s future taxable income for purposes of
assessing the Company’s ability to realize any benefit from its deferred
taxes.
The
Company adopted the provisions of FASB issued Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting
for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - an Interpretation of FASB Statement 109” (“FIN 48”) effective
January 1, 2007. As a result of the
implementation of FIN 48, no adjustment in the liability for unrecognized income
tax benefits relating to uncertain tax positions was necessary.
The Company
records non-income based sales, use, value added and franchise taxes as other
tax expense in the consolidated statement of operations.
(l)
Revenue Recognition, Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful
Accounts
Revenue from leasing of aircraft assets
is recognized as operating lease revenue on a straight-line basis over the terms
of the applicable lease agreements. Deferred payments are recorded as accrued
rent when the cash rent received is lower than the straight-line revenue
recognized. Such receivables decrease over the term of the applicable leases.
Non-refundable maintenance reserves billed to lessees are accrued as maintenance
reserves income based on aircraft usage. In instances for which
collectibility is not reasonably assured, the Company recognizes revenue as cash
payments are received. The Company estimates and charges to income a
provision for bad debts based on its experience in the business and with each
specific customer, the level of past due accounts, and its analysis of the
lessees’ overall financial condition. If the financial condition of
any of the Company’s customers deteriorates, it could result in actual losses
exceeding any estimated allowances. The Company’s allowance for
doubtful accounts at December 31, 2007 was $0.
(m)
Comprehensive Income/(Loss)
The Company does not have any
comprehensive income other than the revenue and expense items included in the
consolidated statements of operations. As a result, comprehensive
income equals net income for the years ended December 31, 2007 and
2006.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
1.
Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(continued)
(n)
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In
September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS 157, “Fair Value Measurements” (“SFAS
157”). This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for
measuring fair value under GAAP and expands disclosures about fair value
measurements. SFAS 157 applies under other accounting pronouncements that
require or permit fair value measurements, the FASB having previously concluded
in those accounting pronouncements that fair value is the relevant measurement
attribute. Accordingly, SFAS 157 does not require any new fair value
measurements. However, for some entities, the application of SFAS 157 will
change current practice. This statement is effective for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. In
February 2008, the FASB issued FSP No. FAS 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” (“FSP FAS 157-1”), which amends FAS 157, "Fair
Value Measurements," to exclude FAS 13, “Accounting for Leases,” and other
accounting pronouncements. The Company believes the adoption of SFAS 157 and FSP
FAS 157-1 will not have an impact on its financial condition, consolidated
results of operations or cash flows.
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS
159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities” (“SFAS 159”).
SFAS 159 permits companies to make a one-time election to carry eligible types
of financial assets and liabilities at fair value, even if fair value
measurement is not required under GAAP. SFAS 159 is effective for fiscal
years beginning after November 15, 2007. Early adoption is permitted if the
decision to adopt the standard is made after the issuance of SFAS 159 but within
120 days after the first day of the fiscal year of adoption, provided no
financial statements have yet been issued for any interim period and provided
the requirements of SFAS 157 are adopted concurrently with SFAS 159. The
Company believes that upon the adoption of SFAS 159, it will not have an impact
on its financial condition, consolidated results of operations or cash
flows.
2.
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements and Adoption
of FSP AUG AIR-1
(a)
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 fiscal 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. The Company evaluated the errors in accordance with the
quantitative and qualitative guidance set forth in SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin
No. 99, “Materiality,” and determined with the concurrence of its Audit
Committee, that the Company’s previous financial statements as issued were
unreliable. The restatement adjustments resulted in an increase in
previously reported net income for the year ended December 31, 2006, and a
cumulative net increase to stockholders’ equity as of December 31, 2006 of
approximately $412,000, of which approximately $213,000 primarily relates to
2005 and prior and has been recorded as a cumulative effect adjustment due to
correction of an error.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
2.
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements and Adoption
of FSP AUG AIR-1 (continued)
(a)
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements – Correction of an Error
(continued)
The Company’s Audit Committee further
agreed with management’s decision to correct the aggregate errors by restating
the Company’s unaudited interim financial statements for the fiscal years 2007
and 2006. The Company previously reported the effects of such
restatements in its Form 8-K filing dated February 27, 2008.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
|
|
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
As
previously
reported
|
|
|
As
restated due to correction of an error
|
|
|
Increase
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
lease revenue
|
|
$ |
15,508,840 |
|
|
$ |
15,810,820 |
|
|
$ |
301,980 |
|
Maintenance
reserves income
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Gain
on sale of aircraft
|
|
|
408,840 |
|
|
|
408,840 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Other
|
|
|
2,404,310 |
|
|
|
2,404,310 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
18,321,990 |
|
|
|
18,623,970 |
|
|
|
301,980 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
4,979,530 |
|
|
|
4,979,530 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Interest
|
|
|
4,954,300 |
|
|
|
4,954,300 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Maintenance
|
|
|
3,503,840 |
|
|
|
3,503,840 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Management
fees
|
|
|
2,750,010 |
|
|
|
2,750,010 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Professional
fees and other
|
|
|
844,630 |
|
|
|
844,630 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
17,032,310 |
|
|
|
17,032,310 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
before taxes
|
|
|
1,289,680 |
|
|
|
1,591,660 |
|
|
|
301,980 |
|
Income
tax provision
|
|
|
472,370 |
|
|
|
576,040 |
|
|
|
103,670 |
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
817,310 |
|
|
$ |
1,015,620 |
|
|
$ |
198,310 |
|
Earnings
per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
|
$ |
0.66 |
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
|
$ |
0.66 |
|
|
$ |
0.13 |
|
Shares
used in per share computations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
Diluted
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
2.
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements and Adoption
of FSP AUG AIR-1 (continued)
(a)
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements – Correction of an Error
(continued)
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
As
previously
reported
|
|
|
As
restated due to correction of an error
|
|
|
Increase/
(decrease)
|
|
Operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
817,310 |
|
|
$ |
1,015,620 |
|
|
$ |
198,310 |
|
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cash
provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on sale of aircraft and aircraft engine
|
|
|
(408,840 |
) |
|
|
(408,840 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
4,979,530 |
|
|
|
4,979,530 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Provision
for bad debts
|
|
|
48,820 |
|
|
|
48,820 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Deferred
taxes
|
|
|
461,220 |
|
|
|
564,890 |
|
|
|
103,670 |
|
Change
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
227,230 |
|
|
|
(74,750 |
) |
|
|
(301,980 |
) |
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
|
|
454,440 |
|
|
|
454,440 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(823,600 |
) |
|
|
(823,600 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Accrued
interest on notes payable
|
|
|
(224,270 |
) |
|
|
(224,270 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Maintenance
reserves and accrued costs
|
|
|
1,512,310 |
|
|
|
1,512,310 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Security
deposits
|
|
|
1,062,560 |
|
|
|
1,062,560 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Prepaid
rent
|
|
|
26,560 |
|
|
|
26,560 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Taxes
payable
|
|
|
(47,800 |
) |
|
|
(47,800 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
8,085,470 |
|
|
|
8,085,470 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of aircraft and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
aircraft
engines, net of re-sale fees
|
|
|
1,056,000 |
|
|
|
1,056,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Purchases
of aircraft
|
|
|
(6,170,880 |
) |
|
|
(6,170,880 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net
cash used by investing activities
|
|
|
(5,114,880 |
) |
|
|
(5,114,880 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings
under credit facility
|
|
|
5,550,000 |
|
|
|
5,550,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Repayment
of notes payable
|
|
|
(5,755,620 |
) |
|
|
(5,755,620 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net
cash used by financing activities
|
|
|
(205,620 |
) |
|
|
(205,620 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
2,764,970 |
|
|
|
2,764,970 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
618,910 |
|
|
|
618,910 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$ |
3,383,880 |
|
|
$ |
3,383,880 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
2.
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements and Adoption
of FSP AUG AIR-1 (continued)
(b)
Adoption of FSP AUG AIR-1
As discussed in Note 1, the Company
adopted FSP AUG AIR-1 on January 1, 2007. The table below illustrates
the effects of the adoption and retroactive application of FSP AUG AIR-1 on the
restated consolidated statement of operations (effected for the correction of an
error as discussed) for the year ended December 31, 2006.
Consolidated
Statements of Operations
|
|
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
As
restated due to correction of an error
|
|
|
As
reported
under
FSP
AUG
AIR-1
|
|
|
Increase/
(decrease)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operating
lease revenue
|
|
$ |
15,810,820 |
|
|
$ |
15,810,820 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
Maintenance
reserves income
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
2,990,460 |
|
|
|
2,990,460 |
|
Gain
on sale of aircraft
|
|
|
408,840 |
|
|
|
33,690 |
|
|
|
(375,150 |
) |
Other
income
|
|
|
2,404,310 |
|
|
|
7,800 |
|
|
|
(2,396,510 |
) |
|
|
|
18,623,970 |
|
|
|
18,842,770 |
|
|
|
218,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
4,979,530 |
|
|
|
4,692,200 |
|
|
|
(287,330 |
) |
Interest
|
|
|
4,954,300 |
|
|
|
4,954,300 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Maintenance
|
|
|
3,503,840 |
|
|
|
3,979,290 |
|
|
|
475,450 |
|
Management
fees
|
|
|
2,750,010 |
|
|
|
2,742,790 |
|
|
|
(7,220 |
) |
Professional
fees and other
|
|
|
844,630 |
|
|
|
844,630 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
17,032,310 |
|
|
|
17,213,210 |
|
|
|
180,900 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
before taxes
|
|
|
1,591,660 |
|
|
|
1,629,560 |
|
|
|
37,900 |
|
Income
tax provision
|
|
|
576,040 |
|
|
|
620,520 |
|
|
|
44,480 |
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
1,015,620 |
|
|
$ |
1,009,040 |
|
|
$ |
(6,580 |
) |
Earnings
per share:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
$ |
0.66 |
|
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
Diluted
|
|
$ |
0.66 |
|
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
|
$ |
(0.01 |
) |
Shares
used in per share computations:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
Diluted
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
2.
Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements and Adoption
of FSP AUG AIR-1 (continued)
(b)
Adoption of FSP AUG AIR-1 (continued)
Consolidated
Statements of Cash Flows
|
|
For
the Year Ended December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
As
restated due to correction of an error
|
|
|
As
restated
|
|
|
Increase/
(decrease)
|
|
Operating
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
1,015,620 |
|
|
$ |
1,009,040 |
|
|
$ |
(6,580 |
) |
Adjustments
to reconcile net income to net
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
cash
provided by operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gain
on sale of aircraft and aircraft engine
|
|
|
(408,840 |
) |
|
|
(33,690 |
) |
|
|
375,150 |
|
Depreciation
|
|
|
4,979,530 |
|
|
|
4,692,200 |
|
|
|
(287,330 |
) |
Provision
for bad debts
|
|
|
48,820 |
|
|
|
48,820 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Deferred
taxes
|
|
|
564,890 |
|
|
|
609,360 |
|
|
|
44,470 |
|
Change
in operating assets and liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
|
(74,750 |
) |
|
|
(81,970 |
) |
|
|
(7,220 |
) |
Prepaid
expenses and other
|
|
|
454,440 |
|
|
|
454,440 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
|
|
|
(823,600 |
) |
|
|
(823,600 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Accrued
interest on notes payable
|
|
|
(224,270 |
) |
|
|
(224,270 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Maintenance
reserves and accrued costs
|
|
|
1,512,310 |
|
|
|
1,393,820 |
|
|
|
(118,490 |
) |
Security
deposits
|
|
|
1,062,560 |
|
|
|
1,062,560 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Prepaid
rent
|
|
|
26,560 |
|
|
|
26,560 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Taxes
payable
|
|
|
(47,800 |
) |
|
|
(47,800 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
|
|
8,085,470 |
|
|
|
8,085,470 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Investing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds
from sale of aircraft and
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
aircraft
engines, net of re-sale fees
|
|
|
1,056,000 |
|
|
|
1,056,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Purchases
of aircraft
|
|
|
(6,170,880 |
) |
|
|
(6,170,880 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net
cash used by investing activities
|
|
|
(5,114,880 |
) |
|
|
(5,114,880 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Financing
activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Borrowings
under credit facility
|
|
|
5,550,000 |
|
|
|
5,550,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Repayment
of notes payable
|
|
|
(5,755,620 |
) |
|
|
(5,755,620 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Net
cash used by financing activities
|
|
|
(205,620 |
) |
|
|
(205,620 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
|
|
|
2,764,970 |
|
|
|
2,764,970 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, beginning of period
|
|
|
618,910 |
|
|
|
618,910 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents, end of period
|
|
$ |
3,383,880 |
|
|
$ |
3,383,880 |
|
|
$ |
- |
|
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
3.
Aircraft and Aircraft Engine Held for Lease
At December 31, 2007, the Company owned
eight deHavilland DHC-8-300s, three deHavilland DHC-8-100s, three deHavilland
DHC-6s, fourteen Fokker 50s, two Saab 340As, six Saab 340Bs, five Fokker 100s
and one turboprop engine which are held for lease. During 2007, the
Company purchased five Fokker 100 aircraft, two of which are subject to leases
with a regional carrier in the Netherlands Antilles for terms expiring in
January 2012 and three of which are subject to leases with a regional carrier in
Mexico for terms expiring in June and December 2010. During 2007, the
Company also extended the leases for several of its aircraft. At
December 31, 2007, the Company’s two Saab 340A aircraft, one of its deHavilland
DHC-8-300 aircraft and one turboprop engine were off lease. In
January 2008, the DHC-8-300 aircraft was re-leased to an existing customer for a
36-month term.
In March 2007, based on the financial
difficulties of the lessee, the Company agreed to the early return of two of its
aircraft, which had leases expiring in May and July 2008. In March
2007, the Company recorded $15,700 of bad debt expense for uncollected
maintenance reserves. The Company has initiated legal action against
the lessee to recover unpaid amounts but is unlikely to make any recovery as the
lessee is now defunct. The Company is seeking re-lease opportunities
for these aircraft.
4.
Operating Segments
The Company operates in one business
segment, the leasing of regional aircraft to primarily foreign, regional
airlines, and therefore does not present separate segment information for lines
of business.
Approximately 10% and 7% of the Company’s
operating lease revenue was derived from lessees domiciled in the United States
during 2007 and 2006, respectively. All revenues relating to aircraft
leased and operated internationally are denominated and payable in U.S. dollars.
The tables below set forth geographic
information about the Company’s operating leased aircraft and aircraft
equipment, grouped by domicile of the lessee:
|
|
For
the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
Operating
Lease Revenue
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(as
restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Europe
and United Kingdom
|
|
$ |
6,526,960 |
|
|
$ |
6,016,490 |
|
Caribbean
|
|
|
4,857,840 |
|
|
|
3,234,160 |
|
Asia
|
|
|
3,853,640 |
|
|
|
4,249,530 |
|
United
States
|
|
|
1,834,530 |
|
|
|
1,080,650 |
|
Central
America
|
|
|
958,440 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Africa
|
|
|
842,700 |
|
|
|
689,990 |
|
South
America
|
|
|
537,750 |
|
|
|
540,000 |
|
|
|
$ |
19,411,860 |
|
|
$ |
15,810,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
4.
Operating Segments (continued)
Net
Book Value of Aircraft and
Aircraft
Engines Held for Lease
|
|
December
31,
2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
Europe
and United Kingdom
|
|
$ |
30,981,910 |
|
Caribbean
|
|
|
28,486,790 |
|
Central
America
|
|
|
18,170,240 |
|
Asia
|
|
|
15,692,300 |
|
Off
lease
|
|
|
9,293,980 |
|
United
States
|
|
|
7,734,640 |
|
Africa
|
|
|
4,913,150 |
|
South
America
|
|
|
3,650,890 |
|
|
|
$ |
118,923,900 |
|
5.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments which potentially
subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash
deposits and receivables. The Company places its deposits with
financial institutions and other creditworthy issuers and limits the amount of
credit exposure to any one party.
For the year ended December 31, 2007
the Company had four significant customers, which accounted for 12%, 12%, 11%
and 11%, respectively, of lease revenue. For the year ended December
31, 2006, the Company had six customers, which accounted for 16%, 15%, 11%, 10%,
10% and 10%, respectively, of lease revenue.
At December 31, 2007, the Company had
significant receivables from four lessees, which accounted for 27%, 15%, 14% and
10%, respectively, of the Company’s total receivables.
As of December 31, 2007, minimum future
operating lease revenue payments receivable under noncancelable
leases were as follows:
Year
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
$ |
20,812,450 |
|
2009
|
|
|
15,674,920 |
|
2010
|
|
|
10,673,840 |
|
2011
|
|
|
3,711,380 |
|
2012
|
|
|
168,670 |
|
|
|
$ |
51,041,260 |
|
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
6.
Notes Payable and Accrued Interest
At December 31, 2007, the Company’s
notes payable and accrued interest consisted of the following:
Credit
Facility principal
|
|
$ |
59,596,000 |
|
Credit
Facility accrued interest
|
|
|
144,430 |
|
Interest
Swap valuation
|
|
|
150,040 |
|
Subordinated
Notes principal
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
Subordinated
Notes discount
|
|
|
(2,387,940 |
) |
Special
purpose financing principal
|
|
|
5,564,440 |
|
Special
purpose financing accrued interest
|
|
|
7,560 |
|
|
|
$ |
73,074,530 |
|
(a)
Credit Facility
On April
17, 2007, the Company and the lenders under its revolving credit facility (the
“Credit Facility”) entered into an amended and restated credit agreement,
collateralized by all of the assets of AeroCentury Corp., which provides for (i)
a three-year term, (ii) a $25 million increase in the current amount available
from $55 million to $80 million and (iii) the ability to increase the maximum
amount available under the Credit Facility to $110 million. Certain
financial covenants were also modified. During 2007, the Company
borrowed $25,500,000 and repaid $16,800,000 of the outstanding principal under
its Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2007, the Company was in
compliance with all covenants under the Credit Facility agreement, $59,596,000
in principal amount was outstanding, and interest of $144,430 was
accrued. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Company pays a
commitment fee based upon the applicable commitment fee rate on the unused
portion of the Credit Facility. Commitment fees are expensed as
incurred and paid quarterly in arrears.
The
weighted average interest rate on the Credit Facility at December 31, 2007 and
2006 was 7.77% and 8.38%, respectively.
(b)
Derivative instrument
In
December 2007, the Company entered into an 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 Swap is designed to economically hedge
$20 million of the Company’s interest rate exposure over its term by fixing the
net interest payable over the term of the Swap.
Under
SFAS 133, as amended, the Company is required to recognize the fair value of the
Swap as an asset or liability at its fair value, which is based upon the amount
the Company would receive or pay to terminate its agreements at the reporting
date, taking into account market conditions and the creditworthiness of the
derivative counterparties. As the Swap does not qualify as a hedge, the value of
the Swap is marked to market at the end of each reporting period and changes in
fair value of the Swap are reported in the consolidated statement of operations
as interest expense. As such, at December 31, 2007, the Company
recognized a $150,040 liability for the Swap on its consolidated balance sheet
in notes payable and accrued interest. The Company also recognized
both a net settlement amount of $0 and a loss of $150,040 for 2007 as a
component of interest expense.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
6.
Notes Payable and Accrued Interest (continued)
(c)
Senior unsecured subordinated debt
On April 17, 2007, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement,
whereby the Company will issue 16% senior unsecured subordinated notes
("Subordinated Notes"), with an aggregate principal amount of $28 million to
certain note purchasers (“Note Purchasers”). The Subordinated Notes
will be issued at 99% of the face amount and are due December 30,
2011. Principal payments which fully amortize the balance of the
Subordinated Notes are due prior to December 30, 2011 in amounts necessary to
cause (i) the balance of the Subordinated Notes and (ii) the ratio of total
outstanding debt under the Credit Facility and Subordinated Notes compared to
the discounted portfolio value to not exceed amounts specified in the Securities
Purchase Agreement.
Under the
Securities Purchase Agreement, the Note Purchasers also were issued warrants to
purchase up to 171,473 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price
of $8.75 per share. The warrants are exercisable for a four-year
period after the earliest of (i) a change of control, or (ii) the final maturity
of the related Subordinated Notes, which is December 30,
2011. Pursuant to an investors rights agreement, the warrants are
subject to registration rights that require the Company to use commercially
reasonable efforts to register the shares issued upon exercise of the warrants
with the SEC. Under the terms of the Subordinated Notes, on the last day
of each month, commencing on May 31, 2007 and ending on the earlier of June 30,
2008 or the final closing under the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company
pays a commitment fee on any unissued amount, of the Subordinated
Notes.
In
connection with the issuance of the Subordinated Notes, the Company incurred
approximately $1,498,000 of costs, of which approximately $763,000 was recorded
as debt discount and approximately $689,000 and $46,000 were recorded as
deferred financing costs and as a reduction to additional paid-in capital,
respectively. The Company allocated approximately $25.5 million of
the $28 million of expected proceeds of the Subordinated Notes to debt and
approximately $1.6 million to the warrants on the basis of their estimated
relative fair values. The allocation of proceeds representing the fair value of
the warrants was recorded as additional debt discount on the Subordinated Notes
and additional paid-in capital.
The
Company is amortizing the total debt discount and deferred financing costs using
the interest method over the term of the Subordinated Notes. Commitment fees are
expensed as incurred.
At the
initial April 17, 2007 closing under the Securities Purchase Agreement,
Subordinated Notes in an aggregate principal amount of $10 million were
issued. The remaining $18 million of principal amount of Subordinated
Notes are required to be issued on or before June 30, 2008. The Company intends
to use the proceeds of the Subordinated Notes offering for acquisition of
additional aircraft assets or to repay a portion of the indebtedness outstanding
under the Credit Facility. As of December 31, 2007, the Company was
in compliance with all covenants under the Securities Purchase Agreement, the
carrying amount of the Subordinated Notes was approximately $7,612,060
(outstanding principal amount of $10,000,000 less unamortized debt discount of
approximately $2,387,940) and accrued interest payable was
$0.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
6.
Notes Payable and Accrued Interest (continued)
(d)
Special purpose financing
In September 2000, a special purpose
subsidiary acquired a deHavilland DHC-8-100 aircraft using cash and bank
financing separate from the Credit Facility. The related note
obligation, which was due April 15, 2006, was refinanced in April 2006, using
bank financing from another lender, and the subsidiary was dissolved. The
aircraft was transferred to AeroCentury VI LLC, a newly formed special purpose
limited liability company, which borrowed $1,650,000, due October 15,
2009. The note bears interest at an adjustable rate of one-month
LIBOR plus 3%. The note is collateralized by the aircraft and the
Company’s interest in AeroCentury VI LLC and is non-recourse to AeroCentury
Corp. Payments due under the note consist of monthly principal and
interest through April 20, 2009, interest only from April 20, 2009 until the
maturity date, and a balloon principal payment due on the maturity
date. During 2007, $312,200 of principal was repaid on the
note. The principal amount owed under the note at December
31, 2007 was $1,109,140 and interest of $2,690 was accrued. As of
December 31, 2007, the Company was in compliance with all covenants of this note
obligation.
In November 2005, the Company
refinanced two DHC-8-300 aircraft that had been part of the collateral base for
its Credit Facility. The financing, which was provided by a bank by
means separate from the Credit Facility, was provided to a newly formed special
purpose subsidiary, AeroCentury V LLC, to which the aircraft were
transferred. The financing resulted in a note obligation in the
amount of $6,400,000, due November 10, 2008, which bears interest at the rate of
7.87%. The note is collateralized by the aircraft and the Company’s
interest in AeroCentury V LLC and is non-recourse to AeroCentury
Corp. Payments due under the note consist of monthly principal and
interest through April 22, 2008, interest only from April 22, 2008 until the
maturity date, and a balloon principal payment due on the maturity date. During
2007, AeroCentury V LLC repaid $965,410 of principal. The principal
amount owed under the note at December 31, 2007 was $4,455,300 and interest of
$4,870 was accrued. As of December 31, 2007, the Company was in
compliance with all covenants of this note obligation.
(e)
Future maturities of notes payable
As of December 31, 2007, principal
payments due under the Company’s Credit Facility, Subordinated Notes and special
purpose financing were as follows:
Year
|
|
|
|
2008
|
|
$ |
4,813,750 |
|
2009
|
|
|
750,690 |
|
2010
|
|
|
59,596,000 |
|
2011
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
2012
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
$ |
75,160,440 |
|
7.
Stockholder Rights Plan
On April 8, 1998, the Company’s Board
of Directors adopted a stockholder rights plan granting a dividend of one stock
purchase right for each share of the Company’s common stock outstanding as of
April 23, 1998. The rights become exercisable only upon the
occurrence of certain events specified in the plan, including the acquisition of
15% of the Company’s outstanding common stock by a person or
group. Each right entitles the holder to purchase one one-hundredth
of a share of Series A Preferred Stock of the Company at an exercise price of
$66.00 per one-one-hundredth of a share. Each right entitles the
holder, other than an “acquiring person,” to acquire shares of the Company’s
common stock at a 50% discount to the then prevailing market price. The
Company’s Board of Directors may redeem outstanding rights at a price of $0.01
per right.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
8.
Income Taxes
The items comprising income tax expense
are as follows:
|
|
For
the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(as
restated)
|
|
Current
tax (benefit)/provision:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
|
$ |
(1,900,240 |
) |
|
$ |
- |
|
State
|
|
|
2,020 |
|
|
|
11,140 |
|
Foreign
|
|
|
181,250 |
|
|
|
77,130 |
|
Current
tax (benefit)/provision
|
|
|
(1,716,970 |
) |
|
|
88,270 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred
tax provision:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Federal
|
|
|
3,281,400 |
|
|
|
473,140 |
|
State
|
|
|
14,660 |
|
|
|
59,110 |
|
Deferred
tax provision
|
|
|
3,296,060 |
|
|
|
532,250 |
|
Total
provision for income taxes
|
|
$ |
1,579,090 |
|
|
$ |
620,520 |
|
Total income tax expense differs from
the amount that would be provided by applying the statutory federal income tax
rate to pretax earnings as illustrated below:
|
|
For
the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(as
restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income
tax provision at statutory federal income tax rate
|
|
$ |
1,820,520 |
|
|
$ |
554,050 |
|
State
tax provision, net of federal benefit
|
|
|
19,000 |
|
|
|
12,260 |
|
Penalties
|
|
|
12,280 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Estimated
effects of amending prior year tax returns
|
|
|
(252,400 |
) |
|
|
- |
|
Tax
refunds
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
(550 |
) |
Tax
rate differences and other
|
|
|
(20,310 |
) |
|
|
54,760 |
|
Total
income tax provision
|
|
$ |
1,579,090 |
|
|
$ |
620,520 |
|
Tax rate differences reflect the change
in effective state tax rates that resulted from changes in state income tax
apportionment related to changed nexus of aircraft leasing activities among
various states.
In 2007, the Company filed amended
returns to claim foreign tax credits that had not been recognized at the time
the original returns were filed. As a result, income tax expense for
financial reporting purposes during prior periods was overstated. The
cumulative overstatement of income tax expense for periods prior to the year
ended December 31, 2007 was approximately $250,000. The effect of
this overstatement was not material to any relevant prior period and
accordingly, the Company corrected the cumulative amount in 2007. As a
result, the Company recognized an out of period tax benefit of approximately
$250,000 in fiscal year 2007.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
8.
Income Taxes (continued)
Temporary differences and
carry-forwards that give rise to a significant portion of deferred tax assets
and liabilities as of December 31, 2007 are as follows:
Deferred
tax assets:
|
|
|
|
Current
and prior year tax losses
|
|
$ |
974,000 |
|
Prepaid
rent
|
|
|
159,490 |
|
Maintenance
|
|
|
117,010 |
|
Derivative
|
|
|
51,510 |
|
Foreign
tax credit carryover
|
|
|
691,580 |
|
Prior
year minimum tax credit
|
|
|
100,820 |
|
Bad
debt allowance and other
|
|
|
5,660 |
|
Deferred
tax assets
|
|
|
2,100,070 |
|
Deferred
tax liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated
depreciation on aircraft and aircraft engines
|
|
|
(9,658,460 |
) |
Subordinated
Notes loan fees and discount
|
|
|
(90,630 |
) |
Net
deferred tax liabilities
|
|
$ |
(7,649,020 |
) |
Current and prior year tax losses
include losses resulting from a change in the accounting method related to
maintenance costs approved by the Internal Revenue Service in August
2007. The change was effective for tax years beginning January 1,
2005 and related to the Company’s method of accounting for major maintenance
costs. In addition, current and prior year tax losses include other
adjustments involving the corrected treatment of reserves received when certain
aircraft were acquired. The prior year tax losses will be available to offset
taxable income in each of the two preceding tax years from when the loss was
incurred and in future years through 2026. The Company filed amended
tax returns for 2003 through 2006 to claim approximately $1,900,240 in tax
refunds from prior year losses.
The foreign tax credit carryover will
be available to offset federal tax expense in the first preceding tax year and
in future years. The foreign tax credit carryovers expire beginning
in 2013 and extend through 2017. The minimum tax credit will be
available to offset federal tax expense in excess of the alternative minimum tax
in future years and does not expire.
No valuation allowance is deemed
necessary, as the Company has concluded that, based on an assessment of all
available evidence, it is more likely than not that future taxable income will
be sufficient to realize the tax benefits of all the deferred tax assets on the
consolidated balance sheet.
As described in Note 1, the Company
adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007, which prescribes treatment of "unrecognized
tax positions," and requires measurement and disclosure of such
amounts. At both January 1, 2007 and December 31, 2007, the Company
had no material unrecognized tax benefits.
The Company accounts for interest
related to uncertain tax positions as interest expense, and for income tax
penalties as tax expense.
All of the Company's tax years remain
open to examination other than as barred in the various jurisdictions by
statutes of limitations.
AeroCentury
Corp.
Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements
December
31, 2007
9.
Computation of Earnings Per Share
Basic and diluted earnings per share
are calculated as follows:
|
|
For
the Years Ended December 31,
|
|
|
|
2007
|
|
|
2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(as
restated)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net
income
|
|
$ |
3,775,360 |
|
|
$ |
1,009,040 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted
average shares outstanding for the period
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
Dilutive
effect of warrants
|
|
|
55,259 |
|
|
|
- |
|
Weighted
average diluted shares outstanding
|
|
|
1,598,516 |
|
|
|
1,543,257 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic
earnings per share
|
|
$ |
2.45 |
|
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
Diluted
earnings per share
|
|
$ |
2.36 |
|
|
$ |
0.65 |
|
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.
10.
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 (the “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. Under the Management Agreement, JMC
receives a monthly management fee based on the net asset value of the assets
under management. JMC also receives an acquisition fee for locating assets for
the Company, provided that the aggregate purchase price, including chargeable
acquisition costs and any acquisition fee, does not exceed the fair market value
of the asset based on appraisal, and may receive a remarketing fee in connection
with the sale or re-lease of the Company’s assets. The Company recorded
management fees of $3,017,450 and $2,742,790 during 2007 and 2006, respectively.
The Company paid acquisition fees totaling $1,067,500 and $198,000 to JMC during
2007 and 2006, respectively, which are included in the cost basis of the
aircraft purchased. The Company paid remarketing fees totaling
$44,000 to JMC in connection with the sale of an aircraft during 2006, which is
included in the computation of the gain on sale of aircraft. No
remarketing fees were paid to JMC during 2007.
11.
Subsequent Events
In March
2008, one of the Company’s deHavilland DHC-8-300 aircraft was returned at lease
end and the Company is seeking re-lease opportunities for it.
Item
8. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item
8A. Controls and Procedures.
Evaluation of the Company’s
Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls. As of the end of the period
covered by this annual report (the “Report”), the Company evaluated the
effectiveness of the design and operation of its “disclosure controls and
procedures” (“Disclosure Controls”), and its “internal control over financial
reporting” (“Internal 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 our
Disclosure Controls and Internal Controls based on and as of the date of the
Controls Evaluation.
CEO and CFO Certifications.
Attached as exhibits to this Report are two separate forms of “Certifications”
of the CEO and the CFO. The first form of Certification is required
in accordance with Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the “Section
302 Certification”). This section of the Report is the information concerning
the Controls Evaluation referred to in the Section 302 Certifications and this
information should be read in conjunction with the Section 302 Certifications
for a more complete understanding of the topics presented.
Disclosure Controls and Internal
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.
Internal Controls are procedures which are designed with the objective of
providing reasonable assurance that (1) the Company’s transactions are properly
authorized; (2) the Company’s assets are safeguarded against unauthorized or
improper use; and (3) the Company’s transactions are properly recorded and
reported, all to permit the preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial
statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States. The Company’s management is responsible for
establishing and maintaining adequate Internal Controls.
Limitations on the Effectiveness of
Controls. The Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, does not
expect that its Disclosure Controls or its Internal 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
and the Company’s Internal 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. Management’s assessment of the Company’s Internal Controls
was based on criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of
the Treadway Commission in Internal Control-Integrated
Framework. 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 be done on a quarterly basis
so that the conclusions concerning controls effectiveness can be reported in the
Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB and annual report on Form 10-KSB. The
Company’s Internal Controls are also evaluated on an ongoing basis by other personnel in the
Company’s finance organization and by the Company’s independent auditors in
connection with their audit and review activities. The overall goals of these
various evaluation activities are to monitor the Company’s Disclosure Controls
and the Company’s Internal 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.
Among
other matters, the Company sought in its evaluation to determine whether there
were any “significant deficiencies” or “material weaknesses” in the Company’s
Internal Controls, or whether the Company had identified any acts of fraud
involving personnel who have a significant role in the Company’s Internal
Controls. This information was important both for the Controls Evaluation
generally and because item 5 in the Section 302 Certifications of the CEO and
CFO requires that the CEO and CFO disclose that information to the Audit
Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors and to the Company’s independent
auditors and report on related matters in this section of the Report. In the
professional auditing literature, “significant deficiencies” are referred to as
“reportable conditions”; these are control issues that could have a significant
adverse effect on the ability to record, process, summarize and report financial
data in the financial statements. A “material weakness” is defined in the
auditing literature as a particularly serious reportable condition where the
internal control does not reduce to a relatively low level the risk that
misstatements caused by error or fraud may occur in amounts that would be
material in relation to the financial statements and not be detected within a
timely period by employees in the normal course of performing their assigned
functions. The Company also sought to deal with other controls matters in the
Controls Evaluation, and in each case if a problem was identified, the Company
considered what revision, improvement and/or correction to make in accordance
with the on-going procedures.
In
accordance with SEC requirements, the CEO and CFO note that, notwithstanding the
changes described below to prevent recurrence of a specific type of operating
lease revenue recognition error, there has been no significant change in
Internal Controls that occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has
materially affected or is reasonably likely to materially affect the Company’s
Internal Controls.
In the
course of the audit of the 2007 consolidated financial results of the Company,
our independent auditors identified and reported a material weakness in our
internal control over financial reporting at December 31, 2007 related to the
Company’s incorrect accounting for end of lease lump-sum payments for two leases
(originally entered into during December 2004). The errors principally arose due
to the incorrect treatment of two $450,000 non-contingent termination payments
due from a lessee under two leases terminating in October 2007 and February
2008. The termination payments should have been recognized as
operating lease revenue ratably over the three-year terms of the leases. As a
result of this timing difference, operating lease revenue was understated during
the previously reported periods covered by the leases. Management was
aware of the lump-sum payment; however, upon further investigation found that
their understanding of the nature of the payment was different than that of the
lease provisions. The Company evaluated the errors in
accordance with the quantitative and qualitative guidance set forth in SEC Staff
Accounting Bulletin No. 99, “Materiality,” and determined with the concurrence
of its Audit Committee, that the Company’s previous financial statements as
issued were unreliable and, as a result, the 2006 annual and 2007 and 2006
interim financial statements were restated.
Management
has determined that this deficiency constitutes a material weakness as of
December 31, 2007. The Company determined that the error was
inadvertent and unintentional. Upon becoming aware of this issue, the Company
initiated a review of its Internal Controls and processes with respect to lease
revenue recognition. As a result of such review, the Company
concluded that its multi-level lease review process which focuses on and
summarizes tax and GAAP issues for new and amended leases and which the Company
had instituted during the fourth quarter of 2007, prior to the discovery of the
error noted above, was satisfactory to prevent recurrence of this type of
error. Upon identification of this error, management analyzed all
leases that existed at December 31, 2007 and determined that lease revenue was
being properly recognized. Accordingly, management believes that it
has corrected the material weakness relating to the evaluation and review of
existing lease agreements for proper revenue recognition as of the date of this
filing.
Conclusions. Based upon the
Controls Evaluation, the Company’s CEO and CFO have concluded that, (i) the
Company’s Disclosure Controls were effective as of December 31, 2007 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, and (ii)
that because of the material weakness discussed above, the Company’s Internal
Controls were not effective as of December 31, 2007.
This
Report does not include an attestation report of the Company’s registered public
accounting firm regarding internal control over financial
reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by the
Company’s registered public accounting firm pursuant to temporary rules of the
Securities and Exchange Commission that permit the Company to provide only
management’s report in this Report.
Item
8B. Other Information.
None.
PART
III
Item
9. Directors, Executive Officers, Promoters, Control Persons and
Corporate
Governance; Compliance with Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act.
Information
relating to the Company’s board of directors and executive officers, including
the independence of the audit committee and audit committee financial expert,
will be incorporated by reference from the Company’s definitive proxy statement
(“the “2008 Proxy Statement”) for its annual stockholders’ meeting to be held on
May 1, 2008 in the section entitled “Information Regarding the Company’s
Directors and Officers.”
The
Company has adopted a code of business conduct and ethics, or code of
conduct. The code of conduct qualifies as a “code of ethics” within
the meaning of Section 406 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the rules
promulgated thereunder. A copy of the code of conduct is available on the
Company’s website at www.aerocentury.com
or upon written request to the Investor Relations Department, 1440 Chapin
Avenue, Suite 310, Burlingame, California 94010. To the extent
required by law, any amendments to, or waivers from, any provision of the code
will be promptly disclosed publicly. To the extent permitted by such
requirements, the Company intends to make such public disclosure on its website
in accordance with SEC rules.
Item
10. Executive Compensation.
Incorporated
by reference to the section of the 2008 Proxy Statement entitled “Information
Regarding the Company’s Directors and Officers — Employee
Compensation.”
Item
11. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related
Stockholder Matters.
Incorporated
by reference to the section of the 2008 Proxy Statement entitled “Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”
Item
12. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director
Independence.
Incorporated
by reference to the section of the 2008 Proxy Statement entitled “Related Party
Transactions.”
Item
13. Exhibits.
(a)
Exhibits
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3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.08 to the registration statement on Form S-4/A filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24,
1997.
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3.2
Form of Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.07 to the registration
statement on Form S-4/A filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on June 10, 1997.
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3.3
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company dated January 22, 1999,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Report on Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended December 31,
1998.
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3.4
Certificate of Designation of the Company dated April 15, 1998,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Report on Form 10-KSB for
the fiscal year ended December 31,
1998.
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3.5
Amended and Restated Stockholder Rights Agreement, dated January 22, 1999,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to Form 8-A/A filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on February 4,
1999.
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4.1
Reference is made to Exhibit 3.5.
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*
10.1 Employment Agreement between the Company and Neal D. Crispin,
dated April 24, 2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2003.
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10.4
Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Company and each of its directors
and officers, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.03 to the Report on
Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31,
1997.
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10.5
Amended and Restated Management Agreement, dated April 23, 1998, between
the Company and JetFleet Management Corp., incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 to the Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 1999.
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10.6
Certificate of Designation of the Company dated April 15, 1998,
incorporated by reference to exhibit 3.2 to Report on Form 10-KSB for the
fiscal year ended December 31,
1998.
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10.18 Employment Agreement between the Company and Marc J. Anderson
dated December 19, 2005 incorporated by reference to exhibit 10.18 to
Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005.
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10.22
Purchase Agreement with Denim Air Lease & Finance B.V. and Purchase
Agreement with VLM Airlines, N.V. incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.1 and 10.2 to the Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 28,
2005.
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10.23
Credit Agreement between the Company, AeroCentury Investments VI LLC &
Landsbanki Islands HF, dated April 19, 2006, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 19,
2006.
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10.26
Securities Purchase Agreement between Satellite Fund II, LP, Satellite
Fund IV, LP, The Apogee Group LLC, and Satellite Fund V, LLC (collectively
the "Subordinated Lenders") and the Company, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17,
2007
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10.27
Form of Warrant issued to the Subordinated Lenders incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17,
2007
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10.28
Investors Rights Agreement between the Company and the Subordinated
Lenders incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Report on
Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 17,
2007
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10.29
Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between the Company,
National City Bank, as agent, and National City Bank, California Bank
& Trust, Bridge Bank, National Association, and First Bank dba First Bank &
Trust, as lenders, dated April 17, 2007, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on April 17,
2007
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10.30
Aircraft Sale Agreement (S/N 11331) between the Company and Pembroke
Capital Aircraft (Shannon) Limited, dated June 27, 2007, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27,
2007
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10.31
Aircraft Sale Agreement (S/N 11310) between the Company and Pembroke
Capital Aircraft (Shannon) Limited, dated June 27, 2007, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Report on Form 8-K filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 27,
2007
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16
Letter from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, dated October 13, 2006,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 16 to the Report on Form 8-K filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 26,
2006.
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Subsidiaries of the Company.
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31.1
Certification of Neal D. Crispin, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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31.2
Certification of Toni M. Perazzo, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to
Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.1
Certification of Neal D. Crispin, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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32.2
Certification of Toni M. Perazzo, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002.
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*Indicates
management contract or compensatory plan or
arrangement.
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Item
14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Incorporated
by reference to the section of the 2008 Proxy Statement entitled “Information
Regarding Auditors – Audit Fees.”