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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

or

 

¨ Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number: 0-9827

 

 

PHI, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Louisiana   72-0395707

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2001 SE Evangeline Thruway

Lafayette, Louisiana

  70508
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 235-2452

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes:   x     No:   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes:   x     No:   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer:   ¨    Accelerated filer:   x
Non-accelerated filer:   ¨   (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller reporting company:   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes:   ¨     No:   x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

 

Class

 

Outstanding at November 2, 2015

Voting Common Stock

  2,905,757 shares

Non-Voting Common Stock

  12,684,205 shares

 

 

 


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PHI, INC.

Index – Form 10-Q

 

Part I – Financial Information   

Item 1.

 

Financial Statements – Unaudited

  
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014

     3   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations – Quarter and Nine Months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

     4   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – Quarter and Nine Months ended September  30, 2015 and 2014

     5   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity – Nine Months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

     6   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – Nine Months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014

     7   
 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

     8   

Item 2.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     27   

Item 3.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     39   

Item 4.

 

Controls and Procedures

     39   
Part II – Other Information   

Item 1.

 

Legal Proceedings

     40   

Item 1A.

 

Risk Factors

     40   

Item 2.

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     40   

Item 3.

 

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     40   

Item 4.

 

Mine Safety Disclosures

     40   

Item 5.

 

Other Information

     40   

Item 6.

 

Exhibits

     42   
 

Signatures

     43   

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Thousands of dollars, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

    September 30,
2015
    December 31,
2014
 
ASSETS    

Current Assets:

   

Cash

  $ 5,552      $ 6,270   

Short-term investments

    284,835        185,244   

Accounts receivable – net

   

Trade

    153,088        178,833   

Other

    2,906        1,928   

Inventories of spare parts – net

    70,175        73,793   

Prepaid expenses

    11,569        9,314   

Deferred income taxes

    9,915        9,915   

Income taxes receivable

    1,227        1,227   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

    539,267        466,524   

Property and equipment – net

    887,386        877,818   

Restricted investments

    15,336        15,485   

Other assets

    10,357        16,253   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

  $ 1,452,346      $ 1,376,080   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY    

Current Liabilities:

   

Accounts payable

  $ 28,639      $ 27,700   

Accrued and other current liabilities

    50,141        52,812   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

    78,780        80,512   

Long-term debt

    578,220        543,000   

Deferred income taxes

    156,514        140,532   

Other long-term liabilities

    14,637        14,968   

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

   

Shareholders’ Equity:

   

Voting common stock – par value of $0.10; 12,500,000 shares authorized, 2,905,757 shares issued and outstanding

    291        291   

Non-voting common stock – par value of $0.10; 25,000,000 shares authorized, 12,684,205 and 12,576,916 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively

    1,269        1,258   

Additional paid-in capital

    304,392        301,533   

Treasury stock, at cost – 8,018 shares

    (252     —     

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

    (188     (211

Retained earnings

    318,683        294,197   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

    624,195        597,068   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

  $ 1,452,346      $ 1,376,080   
 

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Thousands of dollars and shares, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Operating revenues, net

   $ 214,733      $ 216,294      $ 617,477      $ 625,510   

Expenses:

        

Direct expenses

     182,064        170,531        520,099        499,541   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     11,575        10,903        34,859        31,891   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     193,639        181,434        554,958        531,432   

(Gain) loss on disposal of assets

     (165     56        (238     1,371   

Equity in loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliate

     75        (319     249        (213
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     21,184        35,123        62,508        92,920   

Interest expense

     7,366        7,084        21,691        22,121   

Loss on debt extinguishment

     —          —          —          29,833   

Other income, net

     (472     (238     (1,501     (498
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     6,894        6,846        20,190        51,456   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

     14,290        28,277        42,318        41,464   

Income tax expense

     6,621        11,028        17,832        16,168   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 7,669      $ 17,249      $ 24,486      $ 25,296   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding:

        

Basic

     15,587        15,483        15,558        15,483   

Diluted

     15,652        15,727        15,640        15,646   

Net earnings per share:

        

Basic

   $ 0.49      $ 1.11      $ 1.57      $ 1.63   

Diluted

   $ 0.49      $ 1.10      $ 1.57      $ 1.62   

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     Quarter Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Net earnings

   $ 7,669      $ 17,249      $ 24,486      $ 25,296   

Unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investments

     12        (165     (7     (126

Other unrealized gain

     —          —          24        —     

Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations

     4        (1     4        9   

Tax effect

     (6     64        3        45   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income

   $ 7,679      $ 17,147      $ 24,510      $ 25,224   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(Thousands of dollars and shares)

(Unaudited)

 

                   Additional
Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Other Com-
prehensive
Income (Loss)
    Retained
Earnings
     Total
Share-
Holders’
Equity
 
     Voting
Common Stock
     Non-Voting
Common Stock
           
     Shares      Amount      Shares     Amount            

Balance at December 31, 2013

     2,906       $ 291         12,568      $ 1,257       $ 296,932      $ (24   $ 261,509       $ 559,965   

Net earnings

     —           —           —          —           —          —          25,296         25,296   

Unrealized gain on short-term investments

     —           —           —          —           —          (77     —           (77

Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations

     —           —           —          —           —          5        —           5   

Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation

     —           —           —          —           3,289        —          —           3,289   

Issuance of non-voting common stock (upon vesting of restricted stock units)

     —           —           12        1         —          —          —           1   

Cancellation of restricted non-voting stock units for tax withholdings on vested shares

     —           —           (4     —           (178     —          —           (178
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2014

     2,906       $ 291         12,576      $ 1,258       $ 300,043      $ (96   $ 286,805       $ 588,301   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

    

Voting

Common Stock

     Non-Voting
Common Stock
    Additional
Paid-in

Capital
    Treasury
Stock
    Accumulated
Other Com-
prehensive

Income (Loss)
    Retained
Earnings
     Total
Share-
Holders’
Equity
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares     Amount             

Balance at December 31, 2014

     2,906       $ 291         12,576      $ 1,258      $ 301,533      $ —        $ (211   $ 294,197       $ 597,068   

Net earnings

     —           —           —          —          —          —          —          24,486         24,486   

Unrealized loss on short-term investments

     —           —           —          —          —          —          (3     —           (3

Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations

     —           —           —          —          —          —          2        —           2   

Amortization of unearned stock-based compensation

     —           —           —          —          5,059        —          —          —           5,059   

Issuance of non-voting common stock (upon vesting of restricted stock units)

     —           —           177        18        —          —          —          —           18   

Cancellation of restricted non-voting stock units for tax withholdings on vested shares

     —           —           (69     (7     (2,200     —          —          —           (2,207

Purchase of treasury stock

     —           —           —          —          —          (252     —          —           (252

Other

     —           —           —          —          —          —          24        —           24   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at September 30, 2015

     2,906       $ 291         12,684      $ 1,269      $ 304,392      $ (252   $ (188   $ 318,683       $ 624,195   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2015     2014  

Operating activities:

    

Net earnings

   $ 24,486      $ 25,296   

Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     54,312        36,906   

Deferred income taxes

     15,983        9,254   

(Gain) loss on asset dispositions

     (238     1,371   

Equity in loss (gain) of unconsolidated affiliate

     249        (213

Loss on debt extinguishment

     —          29,833   

Inventory valuation reserves

     1,576        —     

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

     11,787        (46,362
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     108,155        56,085   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities:

    

Purchase of property and equipment

     (48,244     (131,478

Proceeds from asset dispositions

     3,469        7,171   

Purchase of short-term investments

     (560,148     (439,745

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     458,468        338,253   

Refund of deposits on aircraft

     6,010        9,506   

Payment of deposits on aircraft

     (1,207     (6,882

Other

     —          (175
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (141,652     (223,350
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities:

    

Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes due 2019

     —          500,000   

Premium and costs to retire debt early

     —          (26,749

Repayment of Senior Notes due 2018

     —          (300,000

Debt issuance costs

     —          (6,232

Proceeds from line of credit

     206,660        205,604   

Payments on line of credit

     (171,440     (203,000

Repurchase of common stock

     (2,441     (176
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     32,779        169,447   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Decrease) increase in cash

     (718     2,182   

Cash, beginning of period

     6,270        934   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 5,552      $ 3,116   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures Cash Flow Information

    

Cash paid during the period for:

    

Interest

   $ 27,161      $ 24,896   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes

   $ 3,061      $ 9,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Noncash investing activities:

    

Other current liabilities and accrued payables related to purchase of property and equipment

   $ 45      $ 76   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PHI, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“PHI” or the “Company” or “we” or “our”). In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal, recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial results for the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and the accompanying notes.

Our financial results, particularly as they relate to our Oil and Gas segment, are influenced by seasonal fluctuations as discussed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. For this and other reasons, the results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be expected for a full fiscal year.

Accounting Policies - In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers , which provides a single comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers and will supersede most current revenue recognition guidance. The standard was initially effective for public entities for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2016. However, the FASB has decided to defer the effective date of this new revenue standard to reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The effects of this standard on our financial position, results of operations and cash flows are not yet known.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. This ASU requires that debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability be presented on the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability, similar to debt discounts. Issuance costs attributable to revolving debt arrangements may continue to be presented as an asset on the balance sheet. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2015. We currently recognize debt issuance costs on our balance sheet in Other assets. The balance at September 30, 2015 was $4.3 million. We do not believe adoption of this new guidance will have a significant impact on our consolidated financial statements.

 

2. INVESTMENTS

We classify all of our short-term investments as available-for-sale. We carry these at fair value and report unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, in Accumulated other comprehensive loss (income), which is a separate component of shareholders’ equity in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. These unrealized gains and losses are also reflected in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income and Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity. Cost, gains, and losses are determined using the specific identification method.

Investments consisted of the following as of September 30, 2015:

 

     Cost Basis      Unrealized
Gains
     Unrealized
Losses
     Fair
Value
 
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Investments:

           

Money market mutual funds

   $ 18,400       $ —         $ —         $ 18,400   

Commercial paper

     5,977         —           (1      5,976   

U.S. Government agencies

     3,501         1         (1      3,501   

Corporate bonds and notes

     272,546         27         (279      272,294   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     300,424         28         (281      300,171   

Deferred compensation plan assets included in other assets

     2,229         —           —           2,229   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 302,653       $ 28       $ (281    $ 302,400   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Investments consisted of the following as of December 31, 2014:

 

     Cost Basis      Unrealized
Gains
     Unrealized
Losses
     Fair
Value
 
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Investments:

           

Money market mutual funds

   $ 68,612       $ —         $ —         $ 68,612   

Municipal bonds and notes

     1,500         2         —           1,502   

Corporate bonds and notes

     130,864         19         (268      130,615   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal

     200,976         21         (268      200,729   

Deferred compensation plan assets included in other assets

     2,386         —           —           2,386   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 203,362       $ 21       $ (268    $ 203,115   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

At September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we classified $15.3 million and $15.5 million, respectively, of our aggregate investments as long-term investments and recorded them in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as Restricted investments, as they are securing outstanding letters of credit with maturities beyond one year.

The following table presents the cost and fair value of our debt investments based on maturities as of:

 

     September 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Amortized
Costs
     Fair
Value
     Amortized
Costs
     Fair
Value
 
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Due in one year or less

   $ 145,914       $ 145,866       $ 70,180       $ 70,169   

Due within two years

     136,110         135,905         62,184         61,948   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 282,024       $ 281,771       $ 132,364       $ 132,117   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The following table presents the average coupon rate percentage and the average days to maturity of our debt investments as of:

 

     September 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Average
Coupon
Rate (%)
     Average
Days To
Maturity
     Average
Coupon
Rate (%)
     Average
Days To
Maturity
 

Commercial paper

     0.553         246         —           —     

U.S. Government agencies

     0.736         546         —           —     

Municipal bonds and notes

     —           —           0.528         134   

Corporate bonds and notes

     1.725         366         1.828         348   

The following table presents the fair value and unrealized losses related to our investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months as of:

 

     September 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Fair Value      Unrealized
Losses
     Fair Value      Unrealized
Losses
 
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Commercial paper

   $ 5,977       $ (1    $ —         $ —     

U.S. Government agencies

     2,499         (1      —           —     

Corporate bonds and notes

     187,323         (247      30,332         (30
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 195,799       $ (249    $ 30,332       $ (30
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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The following table presents the fair value and unrealized losses related to our investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for more than twelve months as of:

 

     September 30, 2015      December 31, 2014  
     Fair Value      Unrealized
Losses
     Fair Value      Unrealized
Losses
 
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Corporate bonds and notes

   $ 28,966       $ (31    $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 28,966       $ (31    $ —         $ —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

From time to time over the periods covered in our financial statements included herein, our investments have experienced net unrealized losses. We consider these declines in market value to be due to market conditions, and we do not plan to sell these investments prior to maturity. For these reasons, we do not consider any of our investments to be other than temporarily impaired at September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014. We have also determined that we did not have any other-than-temporary impairments relating to credit losses on debt securities for the three months ended September 30, 2015. For additional information regarding our criteria for making these assessments, see Note 2 to the financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

3. REVENUE RECOGNITION AND VALUATION ACCOUNTS

We establish the amount of our allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors relating to the credit risk of specific customers, current market conditions, and other information. Our allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $2.5 million at September 30, 2015, and $1.4 million at December 31, 2014, respectively.

Revenues related to flights generated by our Air Medical segment are recorded net of contractual allowances under agreements with third party payors and estimated uncompensated care when the services are provided. The allowance for contractual discounts was $114.6 million and $96.6 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The allowance for uncompensated care was $38.7 million and $41.9 million as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

Included in the allowance for uncompensated care listed above is the value of services to patients who are unable to pay when it is determined that they qualify for charity care. The value of these services was $2.2 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. The estimated cost of providing charity services was $0.4 million and $0.3 million for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The value of these services was $7.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. The estimated cost of providing charity services was $1.5 million and $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The estimated costs of providing charity services are based on a calculation that applies a ratio of costs to the charges for uncompensated charity care. The ratio of costs to charges is based on our Air Medical segment’s total expenses divided by gross patient service revenue.

The allowance for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care (expressed as a percentage of gross segment accounts receivable) was as follows:

 

     As of  
     September 30,
2015
    December 31,
2014
 

Allowance for Contractual Discounts

     57     53

Allowance for Uncompensated Care

     19     23

Our contract in the Middle East requires us to provide multiple services, including helicopter leasing, flight services for helicopter emergency medical service operations, aircraft maintenance, provision of spare parts, insurance coverage for the customer-owned aircraft, training services, and base construction. All services are delivered and earned monthly over a three-year contractual period which began on September 29, 2012. The original expiration date of September 29, 2015 was subsequently extended to December 29, 2015 and we are currently negotiating a replacement contract with this customer. Each of the major services mentioned above qualify as separate units of accounting under the accounting guidance for such arrangements. The selling price for each specific service was determined based upon third-party evidence and estimates.

 

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We have also established valuation reserves related to obsolete and slow-moving spare parts inventory. The inventory valuation reserves were $14.5 million and $13.5 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

4. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

Accounting standards require that assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.

Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

The following table summarizes the valuation of our investments and financial instruments by the above pricing levels as of the valuation dates listed:

 

            September 30, 2015  
     Total      (Level 1)      (Level 2)  
            (Thousands of dollars)  

Investments:

        

Money market mutual funds

   $ 18,400       $ 18,400       $ —     

Commercial paper

     5,976         —           5,976   

U.S. Government agencies

     3,501         —           3,501   

Corporate bonds and notes

     272,294         —           272,294   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     300,171         18,400         281,771   

Deferred compensation plan assets

     2,229         2,229         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 302,400       $ 20,629       $ 281,771   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
            December 31, 2014  
     Total      (Level 1)      (Level 2)  
            (Thousands of dollars)  

Investments:

     

Money market mutual funds

   $ 68,612       $ 68,612       $ —     

Municipal bonds and notes

     1,502         —           1,502   

Corporate bonds and notes

     130,615         —           130,615   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     200,729         68,612         132,117   

Deferred compensation plan assets

     2,386         2,386         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 203,115       $ 70,998       $ 132,117   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

We hold our short-term investments in an investment fund consisting of high quality money market instruments of governmental and private issuers, which is classified as a short-term investment. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. These items are traded with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing on an ongoing basis. The fair values of the shares of these funds are based on observable market prices, and therefore, have been categorized in Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Level 2 inputs reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities that are not actively traded. These items may not be traded daily; examples include corporate bonds and U.S. government agencies debt. There have been no reclassifications of assets between Level 1 and Level 2 investments during the periods covered by the financial statements included in this report. We hold no Level 3 investments. Investments reflected on our balance sheets as Other assets, which relate to our liability under the Officers’ Deferred Compensation Plan, consist mainly of multiple investment funds that are highly liquid and diversified.

 

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Cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities, and our revolving credit facility debt all had fair values approximating their carrying amounts at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. Our determination of the estimated fair value of our Senior Notes and our revolving credit facility debt is derived using Level 2 inputs, including quoted market indications of similar publicly-traded debt. The fair value of our Senior Notes, based on quoted market prices, was $430.3 million and $425.6 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively.

 

5. LONG-TERM DEBT

The components of long-term debt as of the dates indicated below were as follows:

 

     September 30,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Senior Notes dated March 17, 2014, interest only payable semi-annually at 5.25%, maturing March 15, 2019

   $ 500,000       $ 500,000   

Revolving Credit Facility due October 1, 2017 with a group of commercial banks, interest payable at variable rates

     78,220         43,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 578,220       $ 543,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Senior Notes - During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, we issued $500 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due March 2019. Proceeds were approximately $494 million, net of fees and expenses, and a portion of these proceeds were used to retire on March 17, 2014 $292.6 million of our $300 million previously outstanding 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018 pursuant to a tender offer, at a total cost of $329.4 million including the tender premium and accrued interest. We redeemed the remaining $7.4 million of 8.625% Senior Notes on April 16, 2014, at a redemption price of 108.3% of the face amount plus accrued interest. As a result of our repurchase of 8.625% Senior Notes in March 2014, we recorded a pretax charge of $29.2 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2014, which consisted of a $26.1 million tender premium and $3.1 million of unamortized issuance costs. We recorded a pre-tax charge of $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2014 associated with our redemption on April 16, 2014 of the remaining 8.625% Senior Notes not previously tendered. Our repurchase of 8.625% Senior Notes in March 2014 and April 2014 resulted in deferred tax benefits of $11.6 million.

Our 5.25% Senior Notes (the “2019 Notes”) will mature on March 15, 2019, are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by the each of PHI’s domestic subsidiaries, and are the general, unsecured obligations of PHI and the guarantors. Interest is payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning September 15, 2014. PHI has the option to redeem some or all of the 2019 Notes at any time on or after March 15, 2016 at specified redemption prices. Prior to that time, PHI has the option to redeem some or all of the 2019 Notes pursuant to certain “make-whole” provisions or to redeem a portion of the 2019 Notes with the net proceeds of certain specified equity offerings. The indenture governing the 2019 Notes (the “2019 Indenture”) contains, among other things, certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on incurring indebtedness, creating liens, selling assets and entering into certain transactions with affiliates. The covenants also limit PHI’s ability to, among other things, pay cash dividends on common stock, repurchase or redeem common or preferred equity, prepay subordinated debt and make certain investments. Upon the occurrence of a “Change in Control Repurchase Event” (as defined in the 2019 Indenture), PHI will be required, unless it has previously elected to redeem the 2019 Notes as described above, to make an offer to purchase the 2019 Notes for a cash price equal to 101% of their principal amount.

Revolving Credit Facility – On September 25, 2015, we amended our revolving credit facility to extend the maturity date to October 1, 2017. Under this facility, we can borrow up to $150 million at floating interest rates based on either the London Interbank Offered Rate plus 225 basis points or the prime rate (each as defined in our amended and restated revolving credit facility), at our option. Our revolving credit facility includes usual and customary covenants and events of default for credit facilities of its type. Our ability to borrow under the credit facility is conditioned upon our continued compliance with such covenants, including, among others, (i) covenants that restrict our ability to engage in certain asset sales, mergers or other fundamental changes, to incur liens or to engage in certain other transactions or activities and (ii) financial covenants that stipulate that PHI will maintain a consolidated working capital ratio of at least 2 to 1, a funded debt to consolidated net worth ratio not greater than 1.5 to 1, a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.1 to 1, and consolidated net worth of at least $450 million (with all such terms or amounts as defined in or determined under the amended and restated revolving credit facility). As of September 30, 2015, we were in compliance with these covenants.

 

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Other - We maintain a separate letter of credit facility that had $15.3 million and $15.5 million in letters of credit outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. We have letters of credit securing our workers compensation policies and a traditional provider contract.

Cash paid to fund interest expense was $13.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 and $13.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Cash paid to fund interest expense was $27.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and $24.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Included in the 2014 interest expense was $10.7 million of accrued interest expense paid for the 8.625% Senior Notes that we purchased on March 17, 2014 and April 16, 2014 in the transactions described above.

 

6. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The components of basic and diluted earnings per share are as follows:

 

     Quarter Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2015      2014      2015      2014  

Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock, basic

     15,587         15,483         15,558         15,483   

Dilutive effect of unvested restricted stock units

     65         244         82         163   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average outstanding shares of common stock, diluted

     15,652         15,727         15,640         15,646   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

7. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

We recognize the cost of employee compensation received in the form of equity instruments based on the grant date fair value of those awards. The table below sets forth the total amount of stock-based compensation expense for the nine months and quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

     Quarter Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2015      2014      2015      2014  
     (Thousands of dollars)  

Stock-based compensation expense:

           

Time-based restricted stock units

   $ 619       $ 584       $ 1,827       $ 1,033   

Performance-based restricted stock units

     1,081         975         3,232         2,256   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total stock-based compensation expense

   $ 1,700       $ 1,559       $ 5,059       $ 3,289   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015, 13,545 and 33,593 time-based restricted stock units were awarded to managerial employees, respectively.

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015, 765 and 152,331 performance-based restricted stock units were awarded to managerial employees, respectively.

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014, 2,197 and 138,864 time-based restricted stock units were awarded to managerial employees, respectively.

During the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2014, 806 and 116,612 performance-based restricted stock units were awarded to managerial employees, respectively.

 

8. ASSET DISPOSALS

During the third quarter of 2015, we sold or disposed of six light aircraft previously utilized in the Oil and Gas segment. Cash proceeds totaled $2.3 million, resulting in a gain on the sale of these assets of $0.2 million. These aircraft no longer met our strategic needs. There were no sales or disposals of aircraft during the third quarter of 2014, but we did have minor sales and disposals of various ancillary equipment.

 

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9. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Commitments – In 2014, we exercised our option to purchase six additional new heavy helicopters for our Oil and Gas segment with deliveries scheduled in 2015 and 2016. During the first quarter of 2015, we took delivery of one of these heavy aircraft that we paid for in the third quarter of 2015, and during the fourth quarter of 2015 we expect to take delivery of a second of these heavy aircraft. In July 2015, we executed a contract amendment to cancel the purchase of the remaining four aircraft under the contract.

Total aircraft deposits of $3.5 million were included in Other assets as of September 30, 2015. This amount represents deposits paid by us as required under aircraft purchase contracts.

On January 2, 2015, we purchased one heavy aircraft previously leased by us pursuant to a purchase option in the lease contract for an aggregate purchase price of $17.7 million.

As of September 30, 2015, we had options to purchase various aircraft that we currently operate under lease agreements with the aircraft owners. These options will become exercisable at various dates in 2016 through 2019. The aggregate option purchase prices are $67.8 million in 2016, $55.7 million in 2017, $127.0 million in 2018, and $150.4 million in 2019. Whether we exercise these options will depend upon market conditions and our available cash at the respective exercise dates.

Environmental Matters – We have recorded an aggregate estimated probable liability of $0.2 million as of September 30, 2015 for environmental response costs. We have conducted environmental surveys of our former Lafayette facility located at the Lafayette Regional Airport, which we vacated in 2001, and have determined that limited soil and groundwater contamination exists at two parcels of land at the former facility. We submitted an assessment report for both sites in 2003, updated it in 2006, and received approvals of our remediation plan from the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) and Louisiana Department of Natural Resources in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Since such time, we have installed groundwater monitoring wells at these sites and furnished periodic reports on contamination levels to the LDEQ. Pursuant to our agreement with the LDEQ, we are currently providing samples twice a year for both sites. Based upon our working relationship and agreements with the LDEQ and the results of our ongoing site monitoring, we believe, based on current circumstances, that our ultimate remediation costs for these sites will not be material to our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Legal Matters – We are named as a defendant in various legal actions that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and have not been finally adjudicated. In the opinion of management, after considering available defenses and any insurance coverage or indemnification rights, the amount of the liability with respect to these actions will not have a material effect on the our consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

Operating Leases – We lease certain aircraft, facilities, and equipment used in our operations. The related lease agreements, which include both non-cancelable and month-to-month terms, generally provide for fixed monthly rentals, and certain real estate leases also include renewal options. We generally pay all insurance, taxes, and maintenance expenses associated with these leases. All aircraft leases contain purchase options exercisable by us at certain dates in the lease agreements.

At September 30, 2015, we had approximately $304.1 million in aggregate commitments under operating leases of which approximately $12.9 million is payable through December 31, 2015. The total lease commitments include $288.4 million for aircraft and $15.7 million for facility lease commitments.

 

10. SEGMENT INFORMATION

PHI is primarily a provider of helicopter transport services, including helicopter maintenance and repair services. We report our financial results through the three reportable segments further described below.

Each segment’s operating profit is its operating revenues less its direct expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. Each segment has a portion of our total selling, general and administrative expenses that is charged directly to the segment and a small portion that is allocated to that segment. Allocated selling, general and administrative expenses are based primarily on total segment direct expenses as a percentage of total direct expenses. Unallocated overhead consists primarily of corporate selling, general and administrative expenses that we do not allocate to the reportable segments.

 

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During the quarter ended September 30, 2015, we offered a Voluntary Employee Retirement Package (“VERP”) to each pilot and base manager in our Oil and Gas segment who had attained age 65 and a minimum of 20 years of service with PHI. Thirty-seven employees accepted this VERP. We recorded related severance costs of $6.5 million during the third quarter of 2015. At September 30, 2015, $4.9 million of these severance costs remained unpaid.

Subsequent to September 30, 2015, we offered a VERP to each pilot in our Oil and Gas and Air Medical segments who have attained age 65 and to all other employees in our Oil and Gas segment and corporate operations who had attained age 65 and a minimum of 20 years of service with PHI. Eligible employees must accept these offers before November 30, 2015. If all eligible employees accept these offers, our estimated total severance costs associated with these offers would be approximately $8.1 million. However, we cannot estimate at this time what percentage of eligible employees will accept these offers.

Oil and Gas Segment. Our Oil and Gas segment, headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, provides helicopter services primarily for the major integrated and independent oil and gas production companies transporting personnel or equipment to offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Our customers include Shell Oil Company, BP America Production Company, ExxonMobil Production Co., and ConocoPhillips Company, with whom we have worked for 30 or more years, and ENI Petroleum, with whom we have worked for more than 15 years. At September 30, 2015, we operated 161 aircraft in this segment.

Operating revenue from our Oil and Gas segment is derived mainly from contracts that include a fixed monthly rate for a particular model of aircraft, plus a variable rate for flight time. A small portion of our Oil and Gas segment revenue is derived from providing services on an “ad hoc” basis. Operating costs for our Oil and Gas segment are primarily aircraft operations costs, including costs for pilots and maintenance personnel. Total fuel cost is included in direct expense and any reimbursement of a portion of these costs above a contracted per-gallon amount is included in revenue. For the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, approximately 56% and 62% of our total operating revenues were generated by our Oil and Gas segment. Our Oil and Gas segment generated approximately 57% and 62% of our total operating revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Air Medical Segment. The operations of our Air Medical segment are headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, where we maintain significant separate facilities and administrative staff dedicated to this segment.

As of September 30, 2015, 106 aircraft were assigned to our Air Medical segment. At such date, we operated approximately 93 aircraft domestically, providing air medical transportation services for hospitals and emergency service agencies in 18 states at 74 separate locations. We also provide air medical transportation services for a customer overseas. For this program, we have deployed nine aircraft at five locations, with eight aircraft generating revenues as of September 30, 2015. Our Air Medical segment operates primarily under the independent provider model and, to a lesser extent, under the traditional provider model. Under the independent provider model, we have no fixed revenue stream and compete for transport referrals on a daily basis with other independent operators in the area. Under the traditional provider model, we contract directly with the customer to provide their transportation services, with the contracts typically awarded through competitive bidding. For the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, approximately 40% and 37% of our total operating revenues were generated by our Air Medical segment. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, approximately 37% and 36% of our total operating revenues were generated by our Air Medical segment, respectively.

As an independent provider, we bill for our services on the basis of a flat rate plus a variable charge per patient-loaded mile, regardless of aircraft model, and are typically compensated by private insurance, Medicaid or Medicare, or directly by transported patients who self-pay. As further described in Note 3, revenues are recorded net of contractual allowances under agreements with third party payors and estimated uncompensated care at the time the services are provided. Contractual allowances and uncompensated care are estimated based on historical collection experience by payor category (consisting mainly of insurance, Medicaid, Medicare, and self-pay). Estimates regarding the payor mix and changes in reimbursement rates are the factors most subject to sensitivity and variability in calculating our allowances. We compute a historical payment analysis of accounts fully closed, by category.

 

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Provisions for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care for our Air Medical segment (expressed as a percentage of gross segment billings) were as follows:

 

     Revenue  
     Quarter Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months
Ended
September 30,
 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Provision for contractual discounts

     63     73     65     71

Provision for uncompensated care

     11     0     9     3

These percentages are affected by various factors, including rate increases and changes in the number of transports by payor mix.

Net reimbursement per transport from commercial payors generally increases when a rate increase is implemented. Net reimbursement from certain commercial payors, as well as Medicare and Medicaid, generally does not increase proportionately with rate increases.

Net revenue attributable to Insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, and Self-Pay (expressed as a percentage of net Air Medical revenues) were as follows:

 

     Quarter Ended
September 30,
    Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2015     2014     2015     2014  

Insurance

     74     76     74     74

Medicare

     17     16     17     18

Medicaid

     8     8     8     8

Self-Pay

     1     0     1     0

We also have a limited number of contracts with hospitals under which we receive a fixed monthly rate for aircraft availability and an hourly rate for flight time. Those contracts generated approximately 34% and 36% of the segment’s revenues for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, these contracts generated approximately 37% and 39% of the segment’s revenues.

Technical Services Segment. Our Technical Services segment provides maintenance and repairs for our existing customers that own their aircraft. These services are generally labor intensive with higher operating margins as compared to other segments. Depending on when we commence and complete special projects for customers, our results for this segment can vary significantly from period to period, although these variances typically have a limited impact on our consolidated operating results. The Technical Services segment also conducts flight operations for the National Science Foundation in Antarctica, which are typically conducted in the first and fourth quarters each year.

For the three month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, approximately 4% and 2%, respectively, of our total operating revenues were generated by our Technical Services segment. For the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, approximately 4% and 2%, respectively, of our total operating revenues were generated by our Technical Services segment.

 

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Summarized financial information concerning our reportable operating segments is as follows:

 

     Quarter Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2015      2014      2015      2014  
     (Thousands of dollars)      (Thousands of dollars)  

Segment operating revenues

           

Oil and Gas

   $ 121,190       $ 133,763       $ 354,425       $ 387,782   

Air Medical

     85,516         79,080         239,543         226,459   

Technical Services

     8,027         3,451         23,509         11,269   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating revenues, net

     214,733         216,294         617,477         625,510   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment direct expenses (1)

           

Oil and Gas (2)

     109,500         105,252         310,093         306,076   

Air Medical

     65,474         61,215         189,089         183,320   

Technical Services

     7,165         3,745         21,166         9,932   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total direct expenses

     182,139         170,212         520,348         499,328   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Segment selling, general and administrative expenses

           

Oil and Gas

     1,397         1,047         3,831         3,570   

Air Medical

     2,302         2,212         7,458         7,301   

Technical Services

     230         —           552         3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment selling, general and administrative expenses

     3,929         3,259         11,841         10,874   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total segment expenses

     186,068         173,471         532,189         510,202   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net segment profit (loss)

           

Oil and Gas

     10,293         27,464         40,501         78,136   

Air Medical

     17,740         15,653         42,996         35,838   

Technical Services

     632         (294      1,791         1,334   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     28,665         42,823         85,288         115,308   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other, net (3)

     637         182         1,739         (873

Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs (1)

     (7,646      (7,644      (23,018      (21,017

Interest expense

     (7,366      (7,084      (21,691      (22,121

Loss on debt extinguishment

     —           —           —           (29,833
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

   $ 14,290       $ 28,277       $ 42,318       $ 41,464   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Included in direct expenses and unallocated selling, general, and administrative costs are the depreciation and amortization expense amounts below:

 

     Depreciation and Amortization Expense  
     Quarter Ended
September 30,
     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
     2015      2014      2015      2014  

Segment Direct Expense:

           

Oil and Gas

   $ 11,194       $ 7,515       $ 32,797       $ 21,751   

Air Medical

     4,100         3,232         12,948         9,541   

Technical Services

     130         94         390         269   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 15,424       $ 10,841       $ 46,135       $ 31,561   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Unallocated SG&A

   $ 2,376       $ 2,246       $ 8,177       $ 5,345   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2) Includes Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate.
(3) Consists of gains on disposition of property and equipment, and other income.

 

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11. INVESTMENT IN VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITY

We account for our investment in our West African operations as a variable interest entity, which is defined as an entity that either (a) has insufficient equity to permit the entity to finance its operations without additional subordinated financial support or (b) has equity investors who lack the characteristics of a controlling financial interest. As of September 30, 2015, we had a 49% investment in the common stock of PHI Century Limited (“PHIC”), a Ghanaian entity. We acquired our 49% interest on May 26, 2011, PHIC’s date of incorporation. The purpose of PHIC is to provide oil and gas flight services in Ghana and the West African region. For the quarter ended September 30, 2015, we recorded a loss in equity of unconsolidated affiliate of $0.1 million, compared to income of $0.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014, relative to our 49% equity ownership. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, we recorded a loss in equity of unconsolidated affiliate of $0.2 million, compared to income of $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, relative to our 49% equity ownership. In addition, we had $2.8 million of trade receivables and $1.2 million of accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2015 from PHIC. We had $2.8 million of trade receivables and a $0.9 million of accrued liabilities as of December 31, 2014. The trade receivables are included in Accounts receivable - trade on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The accrued liabilities are included in Accrued and other current liabilities on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Our investment in the common stock of PHIC is included in Other assets on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and was $-0- million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

 

12. OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Amounts reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income are not material and, therefore, not presented separately in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income.

 

13. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

As discussed further in Note 5, on March 17, 2014, PHI, Inc. issued $500 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2019 that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several, senior basis by all of our domestic subsidiaries. PHI, Inc. directly or indirectly owns 100% of all of its domestic subsidiaries.

The following supplemental condensed financial information on the following pages sets forth, on a consolidated basis, the balance sheet, statement of operations, statement of comprehensive income, and statement of cash flows information for PHI, Inc. (“Parent Company Only”) and the guarantor subsidiaries. The eliminating entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries, intercompany balances, and intercompany revenues and expenses. The condensed consolidating financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the consolidated financial statements of PHI, Inc. The equity method is followed by the parent company within the financial information presented below.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     September 30, 2015  
     Parent
Company
Only (issuer)
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries  (1)
     Eliminations     Consolidated  
ASSETS          

Current Assets:

         

Cash

   $ 1,460      $ 4,092       $ —        $ 5,552   

Short-term investments

     284,835        —           —          284,835   

Accounts receivable – net

     91,899        64,095         —          155,994   

Intercompany receivable

     —          96,250         (96,250     —     

Inventories of spare parts – net

     60,893        9,282         —          70,175   

Prepaid expenses

     8,706        2,863         —          11,569   

Deferred income taxes

     9,915        —           —          9,915   

Income taxes receivable

     1,068        159         —          1,227   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     458,776        176,741         (96,250     539,267   

Investment in subsidiaries

     332,687        —           (332,687     —     

Property and equipment – net

     638,569        248,817         —          887,386   

Restricted investments

     15,336        —           —          15,336   

Other assets

     10,161        196         —          10,357   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,455,529      $ 425,754       $ (428,937   $ 1,452,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY          

Current Liabilities:

         

Accounts payable

   $ 20,510      $ 8,129       $ —        $ 28,639   

Accrued and other current liabilities

     35,399        14,742         —          50,141   

Intercompany payable

     96,250        —           (96,250     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     152,159        22,871         (96,250     78,780   

Long-term debt

     578,220        —           —          578,220   

Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities

     100,955        70,196         —          171,151   

Shareholders’ Equity:

         

Common stock and paid-in capital

     305,700        86,081         (86,081     305,700   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (188     —           —          (188

Retained earnings

     318,683        246,606         (246,606     318,683   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     624,195        332,687         (332,687     624,195   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,455,529      $ 425,754       $ (428,937   $ 1,452,346   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors subsidiaries’ amounts.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     December 31, 2014  
     Parent
Company
Only (issuer)
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries  (1)
     Eliminations     Consolidated  
ASSETS          

Current Assets:

         

Cash

   $ 51      $ 6,219       $ —        $ 6,270   

Short-term investments

     185,244        —           —          185,244   

Accounts receivable – net

     98,001        82,760         —          180,761   

Intercompany receivable

     —          95,399         (95,399     —     

Inventories of spare parts – net

     65,341        8,452         —          73,793   

Prepaid expenses

     7,610        1,704         —          9,314   

Deferred income taxes

     9,915        —           —          9,915   

Income taxes receivable

     1,068        159         —          1,227   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     367,230        194,693         (95,399     466,524   

Investment in subsidiaries and others

     358,080        —           (358,080     —     

Property and equipment, net

     638,437        239,381         —          877,818   

Restricted investments

     15,485        —           —          15,485   

Other assets

     16,055        198         —          16,253   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 1,395,287      $ 434,272       $ (453,479   $ 1,376,080   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY          

Current Liabilities:

         

Accounts payable

   $ 22,578      $ 5,122       $ —        $ 27,700   

Accrued and other current liabilities

     34,477        18,335         —          52,812   

Intercompany payable

     95,270        —           (95,270     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     152,325        23,457         (95,270     80,512   

Long-term debt

     543,000        —           —          543,000   

Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities

     102,894        52,606         —          155,500   

Shareholders’ Equity:

         

Common stock and paid-in capital

     303,082        137,647         (137,647     303,082   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (211     —           —          (211

Retained earnings

     294,197        220,562         (220,562     294,197   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholders’ equity

     597,068        358,209         (358,209     597,068   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

   $ 1,395,287      $ 434,272       $ (453,479   $ 1,376,080   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors subsidiaries’ amounts.

 

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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the quarter ended September 30, 2015  
     Parent
Company
Only
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries (1)
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Operating revenues, net

   $ 124,505      $ 90,228      $ —        $ 214,733   

Expenses:

        

Direct expenses

     111,876        70,192        (4     182,064   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     9,219        2,356        —          11,575   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     121,095        72,548        (4     193,639   

Gain on disposal of assets, net

     (165     —          —          (165

Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate

     75        —          —          75   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     3,500        17,680        4        21,184   

Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

     (10,682     —          10,682        —     

Interest expense

     7,274        92        —          7,366   

Other income, net

     (474     (2     4        (472
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (3,882     90        10,686        6,894   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

     7,382        17,590        (10,682     14,290   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (287     6,908        —          6,621   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 7,669      $ 10,682      $ (10,682   $ 7,669   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the quarter ended September 30, 2014  
     Parent
Company
Only
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries  (1)
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Operating revenues, net

   $ 128,580      $ 87,714      $ —        $ 216,294   

Expenses:

        

Direct expenses

     105,327        65,208        (4     170,531   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     8,597        2,306        —          10,903   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     113,924        67,514        (4     181,434   

Loss on disposal of assets, net

     56        —          —          56   

Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliate

     (319     —          —          (319
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     14,919        20,200        4        35,123   

Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

     (12,333     —          12,333        —     

Interest expense

     7,082        2        —          7,084   

Other income, net

     (226     (16     4        (238
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (5,477     (14     12,337        6,846   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

     20,396        20,214        (12,333     28,277   

Income tax expense

     3,147        7,881        —          11,028   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 17,249      $ 12,333      $ (12,333   $ 17,249   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

    For the nine months ended September 30, 2015  
    Parent
Company
Only
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries (1)
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Operating revenues, net

  $ 368,202      $ 249,275      $ —        $ 617,477   

Expenses:

       

Direct expenses

    321,841        198,271        (13     520,099   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    27,198        7,661        —          34,859   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

    349,039        205,932        (13     554,958   

Gain on disposal of assets, net

    (238     —          —          (238

Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate

    249        —          —          249   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

    19,152        43,343        13        62,508   

Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

    (26,044     —          26,044        —     

Interest expense

    21,599        92        —          21,691   

Other income, net

    (1,508     (6     13        (1,501
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    (5,953     86        26,057        20,190   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

    25,105        43,257        (26,044     42,318   

Income tax expense

    619        17,213        —          17,832   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

  $ 24,486      $ 26,044      $ (26,044   $ 24,486   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    For the nine months ended September 30, 2014  
    Parent
Company
Only
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries  (1)
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Operating revenues, net

  $ 375,326      $ 250,184      $ —        $ 625,510   

Expenses:

       

Direct expenses

    304,668        194,886        (13     499,541   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

    24,307        7,584        —          31,891   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

    328,975        202,470        (13     531,432   

Loss on disposal of assets, net

    1,371        —          —          1,371   

Equity in income of unconsolidated affiliate

    (213     —          —          (213
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

    45,193        47,714        13        92,920   

Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries

    (29,118     —          29,118        —     

Interest expense

    22,119        2        —          22,121   

Loss on debt extinguishment

    29,833        —          —          29,833   

Other income, net

    (495     (16     13        (498
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    22,339        (14     29,131        51,456   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

    22,854        47,728        (29,118     41,464   

Income tax expense

    (2,442     18,610        —          16,168   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

  $ 25,296      $ 29,118      $ (29,118   $ 25,296   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

                                                   
    For the quarter ended September 30, 2015  
    Parent
Company
Only
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries (1)
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net earnings

  $ 7,669      $ 10,682      $ (10,682   $ 7,669   

Unrealized loss on short-term investments

    12        —          —          12   

Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations

    4        —          —          4   

Tax effect

    (6     —          —          (6
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Comprehensive Income

  $ 7,679      $ 10,682      $ (10,682   $ 7,679   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    For the quarter ended September 30, 2014  
    Parent
Company
Only
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries  (1)
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net earnings

  $ 17,249      $ 12,333      $ (12,333   $ 17,249   

Unrealized loss on short-term investments

    (165     —          —          (165

Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations

    (1     —          —          (1

Tax effect

    64        —          —          64   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Comprehensive Income

  $ 17,147      $ 12,333      $ (12,333   $ 17,147   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the nine months ended September 30, 2015  
     Parent
Company
Only
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries (1)
     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net earnings

   $ 24,486      $ 26,044       $ (26,044   $ 24,486   

Unrealized loss on short-term investments

     (7     —           —          (7

Unrealized realized gain

     24        —           —          24   

Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations

     4        —           —          4   

Tax effect

     3        —           —          3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Comprehensive Income

   $ 24,510      $ 26,044       $ (26,044   $ 24,510   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     For the nine months ended September 30, 2014  
     Parent
Company
Only
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries  (1)
     Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net earnings

   $ 25,296      $ 29,118       $ (29,118   $ 25,296   

Unrealized loss on short-term investments

     (126     —           —          (126

Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations

     9        —           —          9   

Tax effect

     45        —           —          45   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Comprehensive Income

   $ 25,224      $ 29,118       $ (29,118   $ 25,224   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the nine months ended September 30, 2015  
     Parent
Company
Only (issuer)
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries  (1)
    Eliminations      Consolidated  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 39,490      $ 68,665      $ —         $ 108,155   

Investing activities:

         

Purchase of property and equipment

     (48,244     —          —           (48,244

Proceeds from asset dispositions

     3,469        —          —           3,469   

Purchase of short-term investments

     (560,148     —          —           (560,148

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     458,468        —          —           458,468   

Refund of deposits on aircraft

     6,010        —          —           6,010   

Payments of deposits on aircraft

     (1,207     —          —           (1,207
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (141,652     —          —           (141,652
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financing activities:

         

Proceeds from line of credit

     206,660        —          —           206,660   

Payments on line of credit

     (171,440     —          —           (171,440

Repurchase of common stock for payroll tax withholding requirements

     (2,441     —          —           (2,441

Due to/from affiliate, net

     70,792        (70,792     —           —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     103,571        (70,792     —           32,779   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in cash

     1,409        (2,127     —           (718

Cash, beginning of period

     51        6,219        —           6,270   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 1,460      $ 4,092      $ —         $ 5,552   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors subsidiaries’ amounts.

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Thousands of dollars)

(Unaudited)

 

     For the nine months ended September 30, 2014  
     Parent
Company
Only (issuer)
    Guarantor
Subsidiaries  (1)
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net cash provided by operating activities

   $ 30,206      $ 25,879      $ —        $ 56,085   

Investing activities:

        

Purchase of property and equipment

     (131,478     —          —          (131,478

Proceeds from asset dispositions

     7,171        —          —          7,171   

Purchase of short-term investments

     (439,745     —          —          (439,745

Proceeds from sale of short-term investments

     338,253        —          —          338,253   

Refund of deposits on aircraft

     9,506        —          —          9,506   

Payments of deposits on aircraft

     (6,882     —          —          (6,882

Loan to unconsolidated affiliate

     (175     —          —          (175

Receivables due from affiliate

     23,696        —          (23,696     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (199,654     —          (23,696     (223,350
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities:

        

Proceeds from issuance of Senior Notes due 2019

     500,000        —          —          500,000   

Premium and costs to retire debt early

     (26,749     —          —          (26,749

Repayment of Senior Notes due 2018

     (300,000     —          —          (300,000

Debt issuance costs

     (6,232     —          —          (6,232

Proceeds from line of credit

     205,604        —          —          205,604   

Payments on line of credit

     (203,000     —          —          (203,000

Repurchase of common stock for payroll tax withholding requirements

     (176     —          —          (176

Payable due to affiliate

     —          (23,696     23,696        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     169,447        (23,696     23,696        169,447   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in cash

     (1     2,183        —          2,182   

Cash, beginning of period

     52        882        —          934   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 51      $ 3,065      $ —        $ 3,116   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors’ subsidiaries amounts.

 

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Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with (i) the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto (the “Notes”) and (ii) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, including the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, management’s discussion and analysis, and the risk factor disclosures contained therein.

Forward-Looking Statements

All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed by PHI, Inc. (“PHI” or the “Company” or “we” or “our”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and other written or oral statements made by it or on its behalf, are forward-looking statements. When used herein, the words “anticipates,” “expects,” “believes,” “goals,” “intends,” “plans,” “projects” and similar words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of judgments and assumptions about future developments and events, many of which are beyond our control. These forward-looking statements, and the assumptions on which they are based, are inherently speculative and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from the expectations, beliefs, and estimates expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such assumptions will prove correct or even approximately correct. Factors that could cause the Company’s results to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the following: any reduction in demand for our services due to volatility of oil and gas prices and the level of exploration and production activity in the Gulf of Mexico generally, which depends on several factors outside of our control; our dependence on a small number of customers for a significant amount of our revenue and our significant credit exposure within the oil and gas industry; any failure to maintain our strong safety record; our ability to successfully secure, maintain and extend favorable customer contracts or otherwise remain able to profitably deploy our existing fleet of aircraft; our ability to receive timely delivery of ordered aircraft from our suppliers, and the availability of capital or lease financing to acquire such aircraft; the availability of adequate insurance; weather conditions and seasonal factors, including reduced daylight hours, tropical storms and hurricanes; unexpected variances in flight hours; the adverse impact of customers terminating or reducing our services; the impact of current or future governmental regulations on us or our customers, including but not limited to the impact of new and pending healthcare legislation and regulations and regulations issued or actions taken by the Federal Aviation Administration; the special risks of our air medical operations, including collections risks and potential medical malpractice claims; political, economic payment, regulatory and other risks and uncertainties associated with our international operations; our substantial indebtedness and operating lease commitments; operating hazards; our ability to develop and implement successful business strategies; changes in fuel prices; the risk of work stoppages and other labor problems; changes in our future cash requirements; environmental and litigation risks; and general economic conditions and adverse market events. For a more detailed description of risks, see the “Risk Factors” section in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as updated by our subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (“SEC Filings”). Investors are cautioned that many of the assumptions on which our forward-looking statements are based are likely to change after such statements are made, including, for example, the market prices of oil and gas, which we cannot control or anticipate. Further, we may make changes to our business strategies and plans (including our capital spending plans) at any time and without notice, based on any changes in the above-listed factors, our assumptions or otherwise, any of which could substantially affect our results. For all these reasons, actual events and results may differ materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected, or implied by us in our forward-looking statements. All of our above-described forward-looking statements are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph and the Risk Factors disclosures in our SEC Filings. PHI undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

 

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Overview

As described further in Note 10, we are primarily a provider of helicopter services and derive most of our revenue from providing helicopter transport services to the oil and gas industry and medical industry. Our consolidated results of operations are principally driven by the following factors:

 

    The level of offshore oil and gas exploration and production activities in the areas in which we operate, primarily in the Gulf of Mexico. Operating revenues from our Oil and Gas segment relate substantially to operations in the Gulf of Mexico. Many of the helicopters we have purchased recently are larger aircraft intended to service deepwater activities and the margins we earn on these aircraft are generally higher than on smaller aircraft. When the level of offshore activity increases, demand for our offshore flight services typically increases, directly affecting our revenue and profitability. Also, when deepwater offshore activity increases, the demand for our medium and heavy aircraft usually increases, creating a positive impact on revenue and earnings. Conversely, a reduction in offshore oil and gas activities generally, or deepwater offshore activity particularly, typically negatively impacts our aircraft utilization, flight volumes, and overall demand for our aircraft, thereby creating a negative impact on our revenue and earnings.

 

    Flight volume and patient transports in our Air Medical segment. The traditional provider programs in our Air Medical segment are typically billed at a fixed monthly contractual rate plus a variable rate for flight hours. The volume of flight utilization of our aircraft by our customers under these programs has a direct impact on the amount of revenue earned in a period. Traditional provider contracts generated approximately 37%, 39%, 39% and 22% of the segment’s revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, and the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively, with the increase in this percentage being attributable to our implementation of new projects. In our independent provider programs, our revenue is directly dependent upon the number of patient transports provided in a given period.

 

    Payor mix and reimbursement rates in our Air Medical segment. Under our independent provider programs, our revenue recognition, net of allowances, during any particular period is dependent upon the rate at which our various types of customers reimburse us for our Air Medical services, which we refer to as our “payor mix”. Reimbursement rates vary among payor types and typically the reimbursement rate of commercial insurers is higher than Medicare, Medicaid, and self-pay reimbursement rates. Moreover, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates have decreased in recent years. Therefore, changes during any particular period in our payor mix, reimbursement rates, or uncompensated care rates will have a direct impact on our revenues.

 

    Direct expenses. Our business is capital-intensive and highly competitive. Salaries and aircraft maintenance comprise a large portion of our operating expenses. Our aircraft must be maintained to a high standard of quality and undergo periodic and routine maintenance procedures. Higher utilization of our aircraft will result in more frequent maintenance, resulting in higher maintenance costs. In periods of low flight activity, we continue to maintain our aircraft, consequently reducing our margins. In addition, we are also dependent upon pilots, mechanics, and medical crew to operate our business. As demand for these skills increases worldwide, we must maintain competitive wages, and we may not be able to recover all of these costs increases through rate increases.

As noted above, the performance of our oil and gas operations is largely dependent upon the level of offshore oil and gas activities, which in turn is based largely on volatile commodity prices. See “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Since mid-2014, prevailing oil prices have been substantially lower than prices for several years before then. Consequently, several of our oil and gas customers have curtailed their exploration or production levels, lowered their capital expenditures, reduced their staffs or requested arrangements with vendors designed to reduce their operating costs, including flight sharing arrangements. As explained further below, these changes have negatively impacted our oil and gas operations since the first quarter of 2015. Based on communications with our oil and gas customers, we expect the current downturn in the oil and gas industry will result in lower demand for our oil and gas flight services and lower utilization of all types of our oil and gas aircraft until such time as conditions improve. The ultimate impact of the current industry downturn on our oil and gas operations will depend upon its length and several other factors, most of which we can neither predict nor control.

 

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We recently extended for three months our three-year contract that we entered into on September 29, 2012 to provide air medical flight services and related support services to a customer in the Middle East. Under this three-month extension, the number of aircraft operated by us for this customer has been reduced, which we believe will moderately reduce our Air Medical segment profits for the fourth quarter of 2015 as compared to the fourth quarter of 2014 relative to this contract. We are currently negotiating a five year replacement contract with this customer.

Results of Operations

The following tables present operating revenue, expenses, and earnings, along with certain non-financial operational statistics, for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

     Quarter Ended
September 30,
    Favorable
(Unfavorable)
 
     2015     2014        
     (Thousands of dollars, except flight hours,
patient transports, and aircraft)
 

Segment operating revenues

      

Oil and Gas

   $ 121,190      $ 133,763      $ (12,573

Air Medical

     85,516        79,080        6,436   

Technical Services

     8,027        3,451        4,576   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating revenues

     214,733        216,294        (1,561

Segment direct expenses

      

Oil and Gas (1)

     109,500        105,252        (4,248

Air Medical

     65,474        61,215        (4,259

Technical Services

     7,165        3,745        (3,420
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment direct expenses

     182,139        170,212        (11,927

Segment selling, general and administrative expenses

      

Oil and Gas

     1,397        1,047        (350

Air Medical

     2,302        2,212        (90

Technical Services

     230        —          (230
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment selling, general and administrative expenses

     3,929        3,259        (670
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment expenses

     186,068        173,471        (12,597
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net segment profit (loss)

      

Oil and Gas

     10,293        27,464        (17,171

Air Medical

     17,740        15,653        2,087   

Technical Services

     632        (294     926   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net segment profit

     28,665        42,823        (14,158

Other, net (2)

     637        182        455   

Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs

     (7,646     (7,644     (2

Interest expense

     (7,366     (7,084     (282
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

     14,290        28,277        (13,987

Income tax expense

     6,621        11,028        4,407   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 7,669      $ 17,249      $ (9,580
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Flight hours:

      

Oil and Gas

     25,985        31,572        (5,587

Air Medical (3)

     10,261        9,335        926   

Technical Services

     50        29        21   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     36,296        40,936        (4,640
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Air Medical Transports (4)

     5,440        4,777        663   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(1) Includes Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate.
(2) Consists of gains on disposition of property and equipment, and other income.
(3) Flight hours for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 include 2,799 flight hours associated with traditional provider contracts, compared to 2,833 flight hours in the prior year quarter.
(4) Represents individual patient transports for the period.

 

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     Nine Months Ended
September 30,
    Favorable
(Unfavorable)
 
     2015     2014        
     (Thousands of dollars, except flight hours,
patient transports, and aircraft)
 

Segment operating revenues

      

Oil and Gas

   $ 354,425      $ 387,782      $ (33,357

Air Medical

     239,543        226,459        13,084   

Technical Services

     23,509        11,269        12,240   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating revenues

     617,477        625,510        (8,033

Segment direct expenses

      

Oil and Gas (1)

     310,093        306,076        (4,017

Air Medical

     189,089        183,320        (5,769

Technical Services

     21,166        9,932        (11,234
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment direct expenses

     520,348        499,328        (21,020

Segment selling, general and administrative expenses

      

Oil and Gas

     3,831        3,570        (261

Air Medical

     7,458        7,301        (157

Technical Services

     552        3        (549
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment selling, general and administrative expenses

     11,841        10,874        (967
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total segment expenses

     532,189        510,202        (21,987
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net segment profit

      

Oil and Gas

     40,501        78,136        (37,635

Air Medical

     42,996        35,838        7,158   

Technical Services

     1,791        1,334        457   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net segment profit

     85,288        115,308        (30,020

Other, net (2)

     1,739        (873     2,612   

Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs

     (23,018     (21,017     (2,001

Interest expense

     (21,691     (22,121     430   

Loss on debt extinguishment

     —          (29,833     29,833   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings before income taxes

     42,318        41,464        854   

Income tax expense

     17,832        16,168        (1,664
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net earnings

   $ 24,486      $ 25,296      $ (810
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Flight hours:

      

Oil and Gas

     76,864        87,634        (10,770

Air Medical (3)

     27,081        26,648        433   

Technical Services

     529        494        35   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

     104,474        114,776        (10,302
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Air Medical Transports (4)

     14,142        13,630        512   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Aircraft operated at period end:

      

Oil and Gas (5)

     161        173     

Air Medical (6)

     106        101     

Technical Services

     6        6     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total (5) (6)

     273        280     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

(1) Includes Equity in loss of unconsolidated affiliate.
(2) Consists of gains on disposition of property and equipment, and other income.
(3) Flight hours include 7,514 flight hours year to date September 30, 2015 associated with traditional provider contracts, compared to 7,698 flight hours for the same period in 2014.
(4) Represents individual patient transports for the period.
(5) Includes eight aircraft as of September 30, 2015 and 2014 that were owned or leased by customers but operated by us.
(6) Includes 13 aircraft as of September 30, 2015 and 2014 that were owned or leased by customers but operated by us.

 

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Quarter Ended September 30, 2015 compared with Quarter Ended September 30, 2014

Combined Operations

Operating Revenues - Operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2015 were $214.7 million, compared to $216.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, a decrease of $1.6 million. Oil and Gas segment operating revenues decreased $12.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, related primarily to decreased aircraft flight revenues for light and medium model types resulting predominately from fewer aircraft on contract and decreased flight hours. Operating revenues in our Air Medical segment increased $6.4 million due principally to increased revenues attributable to our independent provider programs, driven primarily by an increase in transports.

Total flight hours for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 were 36,296 compared to 40,936 for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. Oil and Gas segment flight hours decreased 5,587 hours, due to decreases in flight hours for light and medium model types. Air Medical segment flight hours increased 926 hours from the quarter ended September 30, 2014, due to increased flight hours in our independent provider operations. Individual patient transports in the Air Medical segment were 5,440 for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, compared to transports of 4,777 for the quarter ended September 30, 2014.

Direct Expenses – Direct operating expense was $182.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $170.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $11.9 million, or 7%. Employee compensation expense increased $5.9 million due to a $6.5 million charge for costs associated with the implementation of a voluntary early retirement program offered to certain employees in our Oil and Gas segment and discussed further in Note 10. Employee compensation expense represented approximately 46% of total direct expense for the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. We also experienced increases in component repair costs of $3.1 million (representing 6% of total direct expense), primarily due to scheduled maintenance performed in the current year. Costs of goods sold increased $3.5 million, primarily related to expanded services provided to an external customer by our Technical Services segment. Other direct costs decreased $0.6 million.

Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses – Selling, general and administrative expenses were $11.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $10.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The $0.7 million increase was primarily attributable to increased employee compensation expense due to non-cash equity compensation.

Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Assets, net – Gain on asset dispositions was $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to a loss of $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. This increase was primarily due to the third quarter 2015 sale or disposition of six light aircraft that no longer met our strategic needs. See Note 8.

Equity in Loss (Gain) of Unconsolidated Affiliate – Equity in the loss of our unconsolidated affiliate attributable to our mid-2011 investment in a Ghanaian entity was $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to a gain of $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, reflecting reduced demand for offshore flight services due to lower oil and gas exploration activities. See Note 11.

Interest Expense – Interest expense was $7.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and $7.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, principally due to higher average outstanding debt balances.

Other Income, net – Other income was $0.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $0.2 million for the same period in 2014, and represents primarily interest income. The $0.3 million increase is primarily attributable to an increase in the amount of our short-term investments.

Income Taxes – Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $6.6 million compared to income tax expense of $11.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Our effective tax rate was 46% and 39% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. The decrease in income tax expense in the third quarter of 2015 is attributable to our reduction in earnings before tax, which was partially offset by our higher effective tax rate. The increase in the effective tax rate is attributable to an increase in the valuation allowance on foreign tax credits.

 

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Net Earnings – Net earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2015 were $7.7 million compared to net earnings of $17.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Earnings before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $14.3 million compared to earnings before income tax of $28.3 million for the same period in 2014. Earnings per diluted share were $0.49 for the current quarter compared to earnings per diluted share of $1.10 for the prior year quarter. The decrease in earnings before taxes for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 is principally attributable to the decreased profits in our Oil and Gas segment, partially offset by increased profits in our Air Medical and Technical Services segments. We had 15.6 million and 15.7 million weighted average diluted common shares outstanding during the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Segment Discussion

Oil and Gas – Oil and Gas segment revenues were $121.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $133.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, a decrease of $12.6 million. Our Oil and Gas segment revenues are primarily driven by contracted aircraft and flight hours. Costs are primarily fixed based on the number of aircraft operated, with a variable portion that is driven by flight hours.

Oil and Gas segment flight hours were 25,985 for the most recent quarter compared to 31,572 for the same quarter in the prior year, a decrease of 5,587 flight hours. The decline in flight hours is attributable to lower flight hours for light and medium model types due to lower oil and gas exploration and production activities in response to lower prevailing oil prices. During the third quarter of 2015, we had fewer light and medium aircraft on contract and experienced decreased flight hours for our light and medium aircraft. Our heavy aircraft had slightly higher revenues and flight hours in the third quarter of 2015 compared to the same quarter in 2014.

The number of aircraft deployed in the segment was 161 at September 30, 2015, compared to 173 at September 30, 2014. We added three new heavy aircraft to our Oil and Gas segment since September 30, 2014. We have sold or disposed of 16 light aircraft in the Oil and Gas segment since September 30, 2014. Changes in customer-owned aircraft and transfers between segments account for the remainder.

Direct expense in our Oil and Gas segment was $109.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $105.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $4.2 million. Employee compensation expense increased $3.4 million due to a $6.5 million charge for costs associated with the implementation of a voluntary early retirement program offered to certain employees in our Oil and Gas segment. See Note 10. There were also increases in aircraft depreciation of $0.7 million and aircraft rent of $0.2 million due to aircraft added to the fleet. Other items decreased $0.1 million.

Selling, general, and, administrative segment expenses were $1.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and $1.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The $0.4 million increase is primarily attributable to increased employee compensation expense of $0.2 million, increased travel costs of $0.1 million, and increased bad debt expense of $0.1 million.

Oil and Gas segment profit was $10.3 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, compared to segment profit of $27.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in segment profit was due to decreased revenues and increased expenses attributable to the above-described factors.

Air Medical – Air Medical segment revenues were $85.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $79.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $6.4 million as a result of increased revenues from our independent provider programs driven by increased transports. Patient transports were 5,440 for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to 4,777 for the same period in the prior year.

The number of aircraft in the segment at September 30, 2015 was 106 compared to 101 at September 30, 2014. Since September 30, 2014, we added six medium aircraft to our Air Medical segment. Changes in customer-owned aircraft and transfers between segments account for the remainder.

Direct expense in our Air Medical segment was $65.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $61.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $4.3 million. We incurred increases in employee compensation costs of $2.5 million due to additional personnel. Component repair costs also

 

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increased $2.3 million as a result of scheduled maintenance for certain light aircraft. These increases were partially offset by a decrease in cost of goods sold of $0.7 million related to certain items that are billed on a cost plus basis on our Middle East project. Other items increased, net $0.2 million.

Selling, general and administrative segment expenses were $2.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $2.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The $0.1 million increase was primarily due to a decrease in outside services of $0.1 million.

Air Medical segment profit was $17.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2015, compared to a segment profit of $15.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. The $2.0 million increase in profit is primarily attributable to the increased revenues described above, partially offset by increased operating expenses.

Technical Services – Technical Services revenues were $8.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $3.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in revenue is due primarily to an increase of technical services provided to a third party customer. The current projects with this customer are expected to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2015, after which additional projects are expected to begin and continue through 2016. Technical Services segment earnings were $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to segment loss of $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Direct expenses increased $3.4 million compared to the prior year quarter, principally due to expanded operations.

For additional information on our segments, see Note 10.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 compared with Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

Combined Operations

Operating Revenues - Operating revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were $617.5 million, compared to $625.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, a decrease of $8.0 million. Oil and Gas segment operating revenues decreased $33.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, related primarily to decreased aircraft flight revenues for our light and medium model types resulting predominately from less aircraft on contract and decreased flight hours for these aircraft. Operating revenues in our Air Medical segment increased $13.1 million due principally to increased revenues attributable to our independent provider programs, driven principally by an improvement in payor mix, increased transports and rate increases implemented over the past year. Technical Services operating revenues increased $12.2 million due to services provided to a third party customer under projects discussed further below.

Total flight hours for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 were 104,474 compared to 114,776 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Oil and Gas segment flight hours decreased 10,770 hours, due principally to decreases in light and medium aircraft flight hours, partially offset by a slight increase in heavy aircraft flight hours. Air Medical segment flight hours increased 433 hours from the nine months ended September 30, 2014, due to increased flight hours in our independent provider programs. Individual patient transports in the Air Medical segment were 14,142 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to 13,630 transports for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Direct Expenses – Direct operating expense was $520.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $499.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $21.0 million, or 4%. Employee compensation expense increased $9.1 million due to a $6.5 million charge for costs associated with the implementation of a voluntary early retirement program in our Oil and Gas segment, discussed further in Note 10, coupled with compensation rate increases and additional employees in our Air Medical segment. Employee compensation expense represented approximately 46% of total direct expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. In addition, we experienced increases of $0.9 million in aircraft rent expense (representing 6% of total direct expense), increases of $2.8 million in aircraft depreciation (representing 5% of total direct expense), and increases of $1.8 million in aircraft warranty expense due to additional aircraft added to the fleet and vendor rate increases (representing 7% of direct expense). We also experienced increases in component repair costs of $8.5 million (representing 6% of total direct expense), primarily due to scheduled maintenance performed in the current year. Fuel expense decreased $12.4 million (representing 4% of total direct expense) due to lower per unit fuel costs and the reduction in flight hours. Costs of goods sold increased $7.1 million, primarily related to expanded services provided to an external customer by our Technical Services segment. Base costs, outside services, and other costs increased $3.2 million.

 

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Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses – Selling, general and administrative expenses were $34.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $31.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The $3.0 million increase was primarily attributable to increased employee compensation expense related to stock-based compensation.

Gain (Loss) on Disposal of Assets, net – Gain on asset dispositions was $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to a loss of $1.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. In 2015, we sold or disposed of seven light aircraft that no longer met our strategic needs. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, we sold or disposed of four light aircraft, one medium aircraft and three fixed wing aircraft. See Note 8.

Equity in Loss of Unconsolidated Affiliate – Equity in the loss of our unconsolidated affiliate attributable to our mid-2011 investment in a Ghanaian entity was $0.2 million for September 30, 2015, compared to a gain of $0.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, reflecting reduced demand for offshore flight services due to lower oil and gas exploration activities. See Note 11.

Interest Expense – Interest expense was $21.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $22.1 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, principally due to lower average outstanding debt balances and lower average interest rates.

Loss on Debt Extinguishment – In the first quarter of 2014, we recorded a pre-tax charge of $29.2 million due to the early retirement of substantially all of our previously outstanding 8.625% Senior Notes pursuant to a tender offer that settled on March 17, 2014. This charge consists of a $26.1 million tender premium and $3.1 million of unamortized issuance costs. We recorded a pre-tax charge of $0.6 million in the third quarter of 2014 associated with our redemption on April 16, 2014 of the remaining 8.625% Senior Notes not previously tendered. For more information, see Note 5.

Other Income, net – Other income was $1.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $0.5 million for the same period in 2014 and represents primarily interest income.

Income Taxes – Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $17.8 million compared to income tax expense of $16.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Our effective tax rate was 41% and 39% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, respectively. The increase in income tax expense is primarily attributable to an increase in the valuation allowance on foreign tax credits.

Net Earnings – Net earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $24.5 million compared to net earnings of $25.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Earnings before income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $42.3 million compared to earnings before income tax of $41.5 million for the same period in 2014. Earnings per diluted share was $1.57 for the current nine months compared to earnings per diluted share of $1.62 for the prior year nine months. We had 15.6 million weighted average diluted common shares outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

Segment Discussion

Oil and Gas – Oil and Gas segment revenues were $354.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $387.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, a decrease of $33.4 million. Our Oil and Gas segment revenues are primarily driven by contracted aircraft and flight hours. Costs are primarily fixed based on the number of aircraft operated, with a variable portion that is driven by flight hours.

Oil and Gas segment flight hours were 76,864 for the current nine months compared to 87,634 for the same nine months in the prior year, a decrease of 10,770 flight hours. The decline in flight hours is attributable to lower flight hours for our light and medium aircraft, partially offset by increased flight hours for our heavy aircraft. The decrease in revenue is primarily due to decreased revenues for our light and medium model types, primarily attributable to less aircraft on contract and decreased flight hours for these aircraft in the Gulf of Mexico. Our heavy aircraft revenues moderately increased over the same period in 2014.

 

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The number of aircraft deployed in the segment was 161 at September 30, 2015, compared to 173 at September 30, 2014. We added three new heavy aircraft to our Oil and Gas segment since September 30, 2014. We have sold or disposed of 16 light aircraft in the Oil and Gas segment since September 30, 2014. Changes in customer-owned aircraft and transfers between segments account for the remainder.

Direct expense in our Oil and Gas segment was $310.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $306.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $4.0 million. Employee compensation expenses increased $4.6 million due to a $6.5 million charge for costs associated with the implementation of a voluntary early retirement program in our Oil and Gas segment. See Note 10. There were increases in aircraft rent expense of $1.0 million, aircraft depreciation of $2.8 million, aircraft warranty costs of $0.7 million, and component repair costs of $1.9 million, due to the additional heavy aircraft added to the fleet. Aircraft fuel costs decreased $11.1 million due to a reduction in the volume of fuel consumed and lower fuel rates. Base costs and outside services and other items increased $4.1 million, net.

Selling, general and administrative segment expenses were $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase was primarily due to increased employee compensation expense.

Oil and Gas segment profit was $40.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to segment profit of $78.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease in segment profit was due to the decreased revenues and increased expenses detailed above.

Air Medical – Air Medical segment revenues were $239.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $226.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $13.0 million. Operating revenues in our independent provider programs increased $13.0 million primarily due to increased transports, an improved payor mix and rate increases implemented over the past year. Patient transports were 14,142 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to 13,630 for the same period in the prior year. Operating revenues in our traditional provider programs increased $0.3 million due to the expansion of our overseas operations. Other segment revenue decreased $0.3 million.

The number of aircraft in the segment at September 30, 2015 was 106 compared to 101 at September 30, 2014. Since September 30, 2014, we added six medium aircraft to our Air Medical segment. Changes in customer-owned aircraft and transfers between segments account for the remainder.

Direct expense in our Air Medical segment was $189.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $183.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, an increase of $5.8 million. Employee compensation expenses increased $4.4 million due to increases in personnel, and compensation rate increases. There were also increases in spare parts and component repair costs of $0.1 million and $6.6 million, respectively, due to additional aircraft added to the fleet and scheduled maintenance for certain model types. We also experienced increases in warranty costs of $1.0 million. In 2014, we terminated the manufacturer’s warranty program for certain aircraft, which resulted in a $0.9 million credit to aircraft warranty expense in the first quarter of 2014. There was a decrease in cost of goods sold of $3.7 million due to certain costs attributable to our international operations which we bill on a cost plus basis. We also experienced decreases in aircraft insurance of $1.0 million due to a favorable loss experience, fuel costs of $1.4 million due to lower per unit fuel costs and property taxes of $0.5 million. Other direct expense items increased by a net of $0.3 million.

Selling, general and administrative segment expenses were $7.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $7.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The $0.2 million increase was primarily due to an increase of $0.5 million in employee compensation expense, due to additional personnel and compensation rate increases, offset by decreases in promotional expenses of $0.1 million and outside service expenses of $0.4 million. Other items increased, net $0.2 million.

Air Medical segment profit was $43.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to a segment profit of $35.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in profit is primarily attributable to the increased revenues described above, partially offset by the increased aircraft operating expenses described above.

 

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Technical Services – Technical Services revenues were $23.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $11.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Direct expense increased $11.2 million compared to the prior year nine months. The increase in revenue is due primarily to an increase of technical services provided to a third party customer. The current projects for this customer are expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2015, after which additional projects are expected to begin and continue through 2016. Technical Services segment profit was $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $1.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

For additional information on our segments, see Note 10.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

General

Our ongoing liquidity requirements arise primarily from the purchase or leasing of aircraft, the maintenance and refurbishment of aircraft, improvement of facilities, the acquisition of equipment and inventory, and other working capital needs. Our principal sources of liquidity historically have been net cash provided by our operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facility, and proceeds from periodic senior note offerings. To the extent we do not use cash, short-term investments or borrowings to finance our aircraft acquisitions, we frequently enter into operating leases to fund these acquisitions.

Historical Cash and Cash Flow Information

Liquidity - Our cash position was $5.6 million at September 30, 2015, compared to $6.3 million at December 31, 2014. Short-term investments were $284.8 million at September 30, 2015, compared to $185.2 million at December 31, 2014. We also had $15.3 million and $15.5 million in restricted investments at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively, securing outstanding letters of credit.

Operating activities - Net cash provided by operating activities was $108.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $56.1 million for the same period in 2014, an increase of $52.1 million. The $52.1 million increase in cash flow from operations is due to a favorable variance in changes in working capital. Our cash flow from our Air Medical contract in the Middle East provided an increase of $41.9 million due to timing of collections. We had a $7.1 million increase due to timing of tax payments related to our Air Medical contract in the Middle East. We also had a reduction of $2.3 million in payments for warranty cost due to changes in coverage.

Investing activities - Net cash used in investing activities was $141.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $223.4 million for the same period in 2014. Purchases and sales of short-term investments used $101.7 million of cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to $101.5 million in the comparable prior year period. Gross proceeds from asset dispositions in the first half of 2015 were $3.5 million, compared to $7.1 million for the same period in 2014. Capital expenditures were $48.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $131.5 million for the same period in 2014. Capital expenditures for aircraft and aircraft improvements accounted for $45.5 million and $126.2 million of these totals for the nine months ended 2015 and 2014, respectively, which reflects a decrease in the number of aircraft purchased by us in the first nine months of 2015 as compared to the same period in 2014. During the first quarter of 2015, we (i) exercised a purchase option on one heavy aircraft and (ii) took delivery of another heavy aircraft that we paid for in the third quarter of 2015, and then completed a sales/leaseback following the purchase. In the third quarter of 2015, we purchased six light aircraft.

Financing activities – Financing activities during the first nine months of 2015 included net borrowings of $35.2 million on our revolving credit facility and $2.4 million used to repurchase shares of our non-voting common stock to satisfy withholding tax obligations of employees. We had net borrowings of $2.6 million on our revolving credit facility in the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Financing activities during the first nine months of 2014 included the issuance of $500 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2019 on March 17, 2014, as further described below. Net proceeds of $494.9 million from this issuance were used to repurchase $292.6 million of our $300 million of previously outstanding 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018 pursuant to a tender offer that also settled on March 17, 2014. Our total cost to repurchase those notes was

 

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$29.2 million, including the tender premium of $26.1 million and $3.2 million of unamortized issuance costs. We redeemed on April 16, 2014, the remaining $7.4 million of 8.625% Senior Notes outstanding at a redemption price of 108.3% of their face amount plus accrued interest.

Other – Our cash taxes paid during the period ended September 30, 2015 were substantially lower than our cash taxes for the comparable prior nine-month period in 2014 due to the timing of foreign taxes paid.

Long Term Debt

As of September 30, 2015, our total long-term debt was $578.2 million, consisting of our $500 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due 2019 and $78.2 million borrowed under our revolving credit facility.

5.25% Senior Notes due 2019 – On March 17, 2014, we issued $500 million of 5.25% Senior Notes due March 15, 2019. Proceeds were approximately $494.9 million, net of fees and expenses, and were used to retire $292.6 million of our $300 million of previously outstanding 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018 pursuant to a tender offer, at a total cost of $329.4 million including the tender premium and accrued interest. We redeemed the remaining $7.4 million of 8.625% Senior Notes on April 16, 2014, at a redemption price of 108.3% of the face amount plus accrued interest.

After the repurchase and redemption of all $300 million of our previously outstanding 8.625% Senior Notes as described above, we had remaining net proceeds of approximately $156 million. We used $91.9 million of the proceeds to pay off all of our revolving credit facility balance then outstanding. We used the remaining proceeds for general corporate purposes, including the exercise of purchase options for aircraft previously leased and the purchase of new aircraft.

For additional information about the terms of our 5.25% Senior Notes issued on March 17, 2014, see Note 5.

Revolving Credit Facility – On September 25, 2015, we amended our revolving credit facility (our “credit facility”) to extend the maturity date to October 1, 2017. Under our credit facility, we can borrow up to $150 million at floating interest rates based on either the London Interbank Offered Rate plus 225 basis points or the prime rate (each as defined in our credit facility), at our option. Our credit facility includes usual and customary covenants and events of default for credit facilities of its type. Our ability to borrow under the credit facility is conditioned upon our continued compliance with such covenants, including, among others, (i) covenants that restrict our ability to engage in certain asset sales, mergers or other fundamental changes, to incur liens or to engage in certain other transactions or activities and (ii) financial covenants that stipulate that PHI will maintain a consolidated working capital ratio of at least 2 to 1, a funded debt to consolidated net worth ratio not greater than 1.5 to 1, a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.1 to 1, and consolidated net worth of at least $450 million (with all such terms or amounts as defined in or determined under the credit facility).

At September 30, 2015, we had $78.2 million in borrowings under our credit facility. At the same date in 2014, we had $81.6 million in borrowings under our credit facility.

Other – We maintain a separate letter of credit facility described in Note 5 that had $15.3 million of letters of credit outstanding at September 30, 2015.

For additional information on our long term debt, see Note 5.

 

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Contractual Obligations

The table below sets out our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2015, related to our operating lease obligations, aircraft purchase commitments, revolving credit facility, and 5.25% Senior Notes due 2019. Our obligations under the operating leases are not recorded as liabilities on our balance sheet. Each contractual obligation included in the table contains various terms, conditions, and covenants that, if violated, accelerate the payment of that obligation under certain specified circumstances. We believe we were in compliance with the covenants applicable to these contractual obligations as of September 30, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, we leased 25 aircraft included in the lease obligations below.

 

            Payment Due by Year  
     Total      2015 (1)      2016 (2)      2017      2018      2019      Beyond
2019
 
            (Thousands of dollars)  

Aircraft purchase commitments (3)

   $ 27,739       $ —         $ 27,739       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

Aircraft lease obligations

     288,446         11,247         44,988         42,699         39,017         32,365         118,130   

Other lease obligations

     15,663         1,677         5,315         2,939         2,221         1,348         2,163   

Long-term debt (4)

     578,220         —           —           78,220         —           500,000         —     

Senior notes interest (4)

     91,875         —           26,250         26,250         26,250         13,125         —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 1,001,943       $ 12,924       $ 104,292       $ 150,108       $ 67,488       $ 546,838       $ 120,293   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Payments due during the last three months of 2015 only.
(2) In July 2015, we cancelled the orders on the four heavy aircraft we had scheduled for delivery in 2016. The total amount of the order was $113 million.
(3) For information about these aircraft purchase commitments, see Note 9 to the financial statements in this report.
(4) Actual principal and interest paid in all years may differ due to the possible future refinancing of outstanding debt or the issuance of new debt.

The table above reflects only contractual obligations as of September 30, 2015 and excludes, among other things, (i) commitments made thereafter, (ii) options to purchase assets, including those described in the next paragraph, (iii) contingent liabilities, (iv) capital expenditures that we plan, but are not committed, to make and (v) open purchase orders.

As of September 30, 2015, we had options to purchase various aircraft that we currently operate under lease agreements with the aircraft owners. These options will become exercisable at various dates in 2016 through 2019. The aggregate option purchase prices are $67.8 million in 2016, $55.7 million in 2017, $127.0 million in 2018, and $150.4 million in 2019. Whether we exercise these options will depend upon market conditions and our available cash at the respective exercise dates.

On January 2, 2015, we purchased one heavy aircraft previously leased by us pursuant to a purchase option in the lease contract for an aggregate purchase price of $17.7 million.

We intend to fund the above contractual obligations and purchase options through a combination of cash on hand, cash flow from operations, borrowings under our credit facility, refinancing transactions or sale-leaseback transactions.

For additional information on our contemplated capital expenditures, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Liquidity and Capital Resources – Capital Expenditures” in Item 7 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

We have not paid dividends on either class of our common stock since 1999 and do not expect to pay dividends in the foreseeable future.

 

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Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Market risk is the risk of changes in the value of financial instruments, or in future net income or cash flows, in response to changing market conditions.

Our earnings are subject to changes in short-term interest rates due to the variable interest rate payable under our credit facility debt. Based on the $39.8 million weighted average loan balance during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, a 10% increase (0.245%) in interest rates would have reduced our annual pre-tax earnings approximately $0.1 million, but would not have changed the fair market value of this debt.

Our $500 million of outstanding 5.25% Senior Notes due 2019 bear interest at a fixed rate of 5.25% and therefore changes in market interest rates do not affect our interest payment obligations on the notes. The fair market value of our 5.25% Senior Notes will vary as changes occur to general market interest rates, the remaining maturity of the notes, and our creditworthiness. At September 30, 2015, the market value of the notes was approximately $430.3 million, based on quoted market prices.

The interest and other payments we earn and recognize on our investments in money market funds, U.S. Government agencies debt, commercial paper, and corporate bonds and notes are subject to the risk of declines in general market interest rates.

See Note 4 for additional information.

 

Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

The Company’s management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or furnish under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

The effectiveness of our or any system of disclosure controls and procedures is subject to certain limitations, including the exercise of judgment in designing, implementing and evaluating the controls and procedures, the assumptions used in identifying the likelihood of future events and the inability to eliminate misconduct completely. As a result, we cannot assure you that our disclosure controls and procedures will detect all errors or fraud.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

For information regarding legal proceedings, see “Legal Matters” in Note 9 to our financial statements included in this report, incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 1A. RISK FACTORS

For information regarding certain risks relating to our operations, any of which could negatively affect our business, financial condition, operating results or prospects, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

 

Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

During the third quarter of 2015, we withheld from employees and canceled 3,773 shares of our non-voting common stock in connection with the vesting of their stock-based awards to satisfy the related minimum tax withholding obligation. The following table provides additional information about these transactions.

 

Period

   Total Number of
Shares Purchased
     Average Price
Paid per Share
 

August 1, 2015 – August 31, 2015

     3,373       $ 30.10   

 

Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

None.

 

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

None.

 

Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION

Adoption of Bylaw Amendments . On November 5, 2015, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved amendments to our bylaws primarily to conform them to Louisiana’s new business corporations statute, the Louisiana Business Corporation Act (the “LBCA”), which replaced Louisiana’s predecessor statute effective January 1, 2015. Additionally, certain other routine updates and revisions were made. The amendments include updating and clarifying the following (with all section references below being to sections of our amended and restated bylaws):

 

    procedures related to shareholders’ meetings in Section 2, including revised quorum provisions that conform to the LBCA and expanded provisions on postponing, adjourning and conducting meetings;

 

    provisions governing advance notification of shareholder nominations, including the consolidation of prior provisions into Section 2.17 and the inclusion of additional director nomination requirements in Section 3.6;

 

    powers and rules related to Board committees and their composition in Section 5;

 

    provisions related to removal of members of the Board in Section 6;

 

    provisions related to indemnification of directors and officers of the Company in Section 12; and

 

    various outmoded, obsolete or out-of-date provisions, which have been updated or eliminated as necessary.

 

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The foregoing summary of the recent amendments to our bylaws does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the bylaws, as amended and restated through November 5, 2015, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 3.1(ii) to this report.

Adoption of Updated Form of Indemnity Agreement . On November 5, 2015, the Board also approved a new form of indemnity agreement (the “Updated Indemnity Agreement”) between the Company and its directors. The Updated Indemnity Agreement was designed to conform to the indemnification provisions of the LBCA and to otherwise modernize the indemnification rights afforded to the directors. Upon being executed by each of our directors, the Updated Indemnity Agreement will supersede the Company’s previous form of indemnity agreement.

The Updated Indemnity Agreement provides, among other things, that the Company will, subject to certain exceptions, indemnify each director (the “Indemnitee”) against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the Indemnitee by reason of Indemnitee’s position as, among other things, a director or officer of the Company, provided that the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company. Under the Updated Indemnity Agreement, the Company will also indemnify the Indemnitee in connection with any claim successfully defended by the Indemnitee.

In addition, and subject to certain conditions and limitations, the Updated Indemnity Agreement provides for the advancement of expenses incurred by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in connection with certain specified proceedings, and the reimbursement to the Company of the amounts advanced (without interest) to the extent that it is ultimately determined that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company under the Updated Indemnity Agreement.

The Updated Indemnity Agreement does not exclude any other rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses to which the Indemnitee may be entitled, including any rights arising under applicable law or the Company’s articles of incorporation or bylaws.

The foregoing summary of the Updated Indemnity Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the form of Updated Indemnity Agreement, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this report.

 

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Item 6. EXHIBITS

 

(a) Exhibits

 

    3.1    (i)    Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015, filed on May 7, 2015).
   (ii)*    By-laws of PHI, Inc., as amended and restated through November 5, 2015.
    4.1    Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of September 18, 2013, by and among PHI, Inc., PHI Air Medical, L.L.C, successor to Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc. (formerly Evangeline Airmotive, Inc.), International Helicopter Transport, Inc. and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013, filed on November 8, 2013).
    4.2    First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of March 5, 2014, by and among PHI, Inc., PHI Air Medical, L.L.C., PHI Tech Services, Inc., International Helicopter Transport, Inc. and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to PHI’s Report on Form 8-K filed March 6, 2014).
    4.3    Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2014, by and among PHI, Inc., PHI Air Medical, L.L.C., PHI Tech Services, Inc., International Helicopter Transport, Inc. and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to PHI’s Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2014, filed November 7, 2014).
    4.4*    Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2015, by and among PHI, Inc., PHI Air Medical, L.L.C., PHI Tech Services, Inc., International Helicopter Transport, Inc. and Whitney National Bank.
    4.5    Indenture, dated as of March 17, 2014, by and among PHI, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors and U.S. Bank National Association, relating to the issuance by PHI, Inc. of its 5.25% Senior Notes due 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to PHI’s Report on Form 8-K filed March 17, 2014).
    4.6    Form of 5.25% Senior Note due 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to PHI’s Report on Form 8-K filed on March 6, 2014).
    4.7    Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2014, by and among PHI, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors and UBS Securities, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to PHI’s Report on Form 8-K filed March 17, 2014).
  10.1    Amended and Restated PHI Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to PHI’s Information Statement on Schedule 14C filed April 13, 2015).
  10.2*    Form of Indemnity Agreement between the Company and each of its directors, as adopted on November 5, 2015.
  31.1*    Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Al A. Gonsoulin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
  31.2*    Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Trudy P. McConnaughhay, Chief Financial Officer.
  32.1*    Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Al A. Gonsoulin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
  32.2*    Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Trudy P. McConnaughhay, Chief Financial Officer.
101.INS*    XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema
101.CAL*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase
101.DEF*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase
101.LAB*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase
101.PRE*    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase

 

* Filed herewith

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    PHI, Inc.
November 6, 2015     By:  

/s/ Al A. Gonsoulin

    Al A. Gonsoulin
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
November 6, 2015     By:  

/s/ Trudy P. McConnaughhay

    Trudy P. McConnaughhay
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 3.1(ii)

AMENDED AND RESTATED

BY-LAWS

of

PHI, INC.

(as amended through November 5, 2015)

SECTION 1. OFFICES

1.1. Principal Office . The principal office of the Corporation shall be located at 2001 S.E. Evangeline Thruway, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508.

1.2. Additional Offices . The Corporation may have such offices at such other places as the Corporation’s Board of Directors (the “Board” or “Board of Directors”) may from time to time determine or the business of the Corporation may require.

SECTION 2. SHAREHOLDERS MEETINGS

2.1. Place of Meetings . Unless otherwise required by law or these By-laws, all meetings of the shareholders shall be held at the principal office of the Corporation or at such other place, within or without the State of Louisiana, as may be designated by the Board.

2.2. Annual Meetings . An annual meeting of the shareholders shall be held at such date at such time as may be specified by the Board in the call of the meeting, for the purpose of electing directors and for the transaction of such other business as may be properly brought before the meeting. If no annual shareholders’ meeting is held for a period of eighteen months, and directors are not elected by written consent in lieu of an annual meeting during that period, any shareholder may demand that the Secretary of the Corporation call such a meeting to be held in the manner specified under the LBCA.

2.3. Special Meetings . Special meetings of the shareholders, for any purpose or purposes, may be called by (i) the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer, or a majority of the directors then in office, or (ii) the shareholders as provided in the Articles of Incorporation.

2.4. Notice of Meetings . Except as otherwise provided by law, the authorized person or persons calling a shareholders’ meeting shall cause written notice of the time and place of the meeting to be given to all shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting, at least ten days and not more than sixty days prior to the day fixed for the meeting. Notice of the annual meeting need not state the purpose or purposes thereof, unless action is to be taken at the meeting as to which notice is required by law, the Articles of Incorporation, or these By-laws. Notice of a special meeting shall state the purpose or purposes thereof, and the business conducted at any special meeting shall be limited to the purpose or purposes stated in the notice.

2.5. List of Shareholders . In connection with every meeting of shareholders, a list of shareholders entitled to vote, arranged alphabetically and showing the number and class of shares held by each such shareholder on the record date for the meeting, shall be produced for inspection on the request of any shareholder on the terms and conditions specified under the LBCA.


2.6. Quorum . Except as otherwise provided by law, at all meetings of shareholders the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the total voting power shall constitute a quorum to duly organize the meeting. With respect to each matter to be acted upon at any duly organized meeting of shareholders, the presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of the total votes entitled to be cast on the matter shall constitute a quorum for action on that matter; provided that this Section 2.6 shall not have the effect of reducing the vote required to approve or affirm any matter that may be established by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws. Once a share is represented for any purpose at a meeting of shareholders, it is deemed present for quorum purposes for the remainder of the meeting and for any adjournment of that meeting unless a new record date is or must be set for that adjourned meeting. If a meeting cannot be organized because a quorum has not attended, those present may adjourn the meeting to such time and place as they may determine.

2.7. Voting . If a quorum exists, action on a matter, other than the election of directors, by the shareholders will be approved if the votes cast favoring the action exceed the votes cast opposing the action, unless the matter is one upon which, by express provision of law or the Articles of Incorporation, a different vote is required, in which case such express provision shall govern and control the decision of such question. Directors shall be elected by plurality vote.

2.8. Voting by Proxy . At any meeting of the shareholders, every shareholder having the right to vote shall be entitled to vote in person or by proxy appointed by an instrument in writing executed by such shareholder and bearing a date not more than eleven months prior to the meeting, unless the instrument provides for a longer period. The person appointed as proxy need not be a shareholder of the Corporation.

2.9. Execution of Proxies . Any proxy must be executed by a shareholder or the shareholder’s authorized officer, director, manager, employee, agent or attorney-in-fact. Any signature on a proxy may be affixed by any reasonable means, including but not limited to facsimile signature.

2.10. Electronically Transmitted Proxies . A shareholder may authorize another person or persons to act for him as proxy by delivering or authorizing the delivery of any form of electronic transmission to the person who will be the holder of the proxy or to a proxy solicitation firm, proxy support service organization or similar agent duly authorized by the person who will be the holder of the proxy to receive such transmission; provided , however , that any such electronic transmission shall be submitted with information from which the Corporation may determine that the electronic transmission was authorized by the shareholder. If it is determined that such electronic transmissions are valid, the inspectors or other persons making that determination shall specify the information upon which they relied.

2.11. Validity of Copies and other Reproductions of Proxies . Any copy, facsimile, telecommunication or other reliable reproduction of the writing or transmission created pursuant hereto may be substituted or used in lieu of the original writing or transmission for all purposes for which the original writing or transmission could be used; provided , however , that such copy, facsimile, telecommunication or other reliable reproduction shall be a complete reproduction of the entire original writing or transmission.

 

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2.12. Voting Power Present or Represented . For purposes of determining the amount of voting power present or represented or the amount of voting power cast at any annual or special meeting of shareholders with respect to voting on a particular proposal, shares as to which the holders have abstained from voting or the proxy holders have been instructed to abstain from voting on the proposal, and shares that have been precluded from voting (whether by law, by regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, by rules, by-laws or listing standards of any self-regulatory organization or otherwise), will not be treated as present, represented or cast, but such shares will be counted as present and represented for purposes of determining the existence of a quorum to organize a meeting.

2.13. Postponements, Adjournments, and Cancellations of Meetings . In accordance with the provisions of applicable law, the Board, acting by resolution, may postpone and reschedule any previously scheduled meeting of shareholders, whether annual or special. In addition, any meeting of shareholders, whether annual or special, may be adjourned from time to time either by the chairman of the meeting or by the vote of the holders of a majority of the total voting power present in person or by proxy at the meeting. When a meeting is adjourned to another time or place, if any, notice need not be given of the adjourned meeting if the time and place, if any, thereof are announced at the meeting at which the adjournment is taken. At the adjourned meeting, the Corporation may transact any business which might have been transacted at the original meeting. If the adjournment is for more than 45 days or if after the adjournment a new record date is fixed for the adjourned meeting, a notice of the adjourned meeting shall be given to each shareholder of record entitled to vote at the meeting. Unless provided otherwise by law or the Articles of Incorporation, any special meeting of the shareholders may be canceled, by resolution of the Board upon public notice given prior to the date previously scheduled for such special meeting or as otherwise permitted by the LBCA.

2.14. Conduct of Meetings .

(a) At every meeting of the shareholders, the presiding chairman shall be the Chairman of the Board of Directors or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, the Chief Executive Officer or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, a chairman chosen by resolution of the Board of Directors. The Secretary or, in the event of his or her absence or disability, any Assistant Secretary or, in the absence of both, an appointee of the presiding chairman, shall act as secretary of the meeting.

(b) The Board of Directors may make such rules or regulations for the conduct of meetings of shareholders as it shall deem necessary, appropriate or convenient. Subject to any such rules and regulations, the chairman presiding at any meeting shall have the right and authority to prescribe rules, regulations and procedures for such meeting and to take all such actions as in the judgment of the chairman are appropriate for the proper conduct of such meeting. Such rules, regulations or procedures, whether adopted by the Board of Directors or prescribed by the chairman of the meeting, may include, without limitation, the following: (i) the establishment of an agenda or order of business for the meeting, either of which may be changed at any meeting at which a quorum is present by the vote of a majority of the total voting power of those present thereat in person or by proxy; (ii) rules and procedures for maintaining order at the meeting and the safety of those present; (iii) rules and procedures relating to the casting of ballots or the tabulation of voting at the meeting; (iv) limitations on attendance at or participation

 

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in the meeting to shareholders of record of the Company, their duly authorized and constituted proxies or such other persons as the chairman of the meeting or his or her designee may determine; (v) restrictions on entry to the meeting after the commencement thereof; (vi) limitations on the time allotted to questions or comments of any particular participant or by all participants as a group; and (vii) other similar rules, procedures, limitations or restrictions designed to enhance the efficiency, productivity or civility of the meeting. The presiding chairman may interpret and apply any such rules, regulations, procedures, limitations or restrictions as he or she sees fit under the circumstances, in addition to changing the order of business at the meeting or making any other determinations that he or she deems appropriate for the proper conduct of the meeting. Unless and to the extent determined by the Board of Directors or the presiding chairman, meetings of shareholders shall not be required to be held in accordance with the rules of parliamentary procedure.

2.15. Inspectors of Election . In connection with each meeting of shareholders, either the Board or the Chairman may appoint one or more inspectors, who need not be shareholders and who may be employees of the Corporation, to act at the meeting or any adjournment thereof and make a written report thereof. Each inspector, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall take and sign an oath faithfully to execute the duties of inspector at such meeting with strict impartiality and according to the best of his or her ability. The inspectors shall ascertain the number of shares outstanding and the voting power of each, determine the shares represented at the meeting and the validity of proxies and ballots, count all votes, determine and retain for a reasonable period a record of the disposition of any challenges made to any determination by the inspectors, and certify to the Secretary their determination of the number of shares represented at the meeting, and their count of all votes.

2.16. Definitions of Shareholder, Voting Power and Voting Power Present . As used in these By-laws, and unless the context otherwise requires, (a) the term “shareholder” shall mean a person who is the record holder of shares of the Corporation’s voting stock, (b) the term “voting power” shall mean the right vested by law, these By-laws or the Articles of Incorporation in the shareholders to vote in the determination of a particular question or matter, and (c) the terms “total votes” and “total voting power” shall mean the total number of votes that the shareholders are entitled under applicable law to cast in the determination of a particular question or matter (or, if applicable law does not specify which shareholders are entitled to vote with respect to any particular question or matter, such terms shall mean the total number of votes that the shareholders are generally entitled to cast in connection with the election of directors).

2.17. Notice of Shareholder Business.

(a) Annual Meetings of Shareholders .

(1) Nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of other business to be considered by the shareholders may be made at an annual meeting of shareholders only if properly brought before such meeting (i) pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board, (ii) otherwise by or at the direction of the Board or (iii) by any shareholder of the Corporation who (A) was a shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this By-law and at the time of the annual meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the annual meeting and (C) complies with the notice procedures set forth in this By-law.

 

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(2) For any nominations or other business to be properly brought before an annual meeting by a shareholder pursuant to paragraph (a) (1) (iii) of this By-law, the shareholder must have given timely notice thereof in writing to the Secretary of the Corporation, and such other business must otherwise be a proper matter for shareholder action. To be timely, the notice must be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not later than the close of business on the 60th day nor earlier than the close of business on the 90th day before the first anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting; but if the date of the annual meeting is more than 30 days before or more than 60 days after such anniversary date, notice by the shareholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the close of business on the 90th day before such annual meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 60th day before such annual meeting or the 10th day following the day on which public announcement of the date of such meeting is first made by the Corporation.

(3) To be in proper form and effective for purposes hereof, such shareholder’s notice (whether given pursuant to Section 2.17(a) of these By-laws in connection with an annual meeting or Section 2.17(b) of these By-laws in connection with a special meeting) shall set forth or include (a) as to each person whom the shareholder proposes to nominate as a director (i) all information relating to such person that would be required to be disclosed in connection with solicitations of proxies for election of directors in a contested election pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder (including without limitation such person’s written consent to being named in the proxy statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected) and (ii) a fully completed and duly executed questionnaire and a duly executed agreement, each as required by Section 3.6 of these By-laws; (b) as to any other business desired to be brought before the meeting, a brief description of such business, the reasons for conducting such business at the meeting and any material interest in such business of such shareholder and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made; and (c) as to the shareholder giving the notice and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made (i) the name and address of such shareholder, as they appear on the Corporation’s books, and of such beneficial owner, (ii) the class and number of all shares of the Corporation which are owned beneficially and of record by such shareholder and such beneficial owner, and (iii) a description of all agreements, arrangements and understandings with respect to the nomination or proposal between or among such shareholder, such beneficial owner, if any, or any of their associated parties, including, in the case of a nomination, any nominee, his or her respective affiliates and associates, and any others acting in concert with any of the foregoing.

(b) Special Meetings of Shareholders .

(1) At any special meeting of the shareholders duly convened in accordance with these By-laws, only such business shall be conducted or considered as shall have been properly brought before the meeting pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting. To be properly brought before a special meeting, proposals must be (i) specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting (or any supplement thereto) given by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or furnished in accordance with Section 1-702 of the LBCA (or any successor provision) and Article IV(C) of the Articles of Incorporation or (ii) otherwise properly brought before the special meeting by or at the direction of the Board of Directors.

 

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(2) Nominations of persons for election to the Board of Directors may be made at a special meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be elected pursuant to the Corporation’s notice of meeting (i) by or at the direction of the Board of Directors or (ii) provided that the Board of Directors has determined that directors shall be elected at such meeting, by any shareholder of the Corporation who (A) was a shareholder of record at the time of giving of notice provided for in this By-law and at the time of the special meeting, (B) is entitled to vote at the special meeting, and (C) provides a notice to the Corporation that contains all of the information required under paragraph (a)(3) of this By-law and is delivered in accordance with the terms set forth in paragraph (b)(3) of this By-law.

(3) In the event the Corporation calls a special meeting of shareholders for the purpose of electing one or more directors to the Board of Directors, any such shareholder entitled to vote in such election of directors may nominate a person or persons (as the case may be) for election to such position(s) as specified in the Corporation’s notice of meeting, if the shareholder’s notice required by paragraph (b)(2) of this By-law with respect to any nomination (including all the information required under paragraph (a)(3) of this By-law) shall be delivered to the Secretary of the Corporation not earlier than the close of business on the 120th day prior to the date of such special meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of such special meeting or, if the first public announcement of the date of such special meeting is less than 100 days prior to the date of such special meeting, the 10th day following the day on which public announcement is first made of the date of the special meeting and of the nominees proposed by the Board of Directors to be elected at such meeting.

(c) Other Terms .

(1) Only such persons who are nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-law shall be eligible to serve as directors, and only such business shall be conducted at a meeting of shareholders as shall have been properly brought before the meeting in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-law. Except as otherwise provided by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, the Chairman of the meeting shall have the power and duty to determine whether any nomination or other business proposed to be brought before the meeting was made or proposed in accordance with the procedures set forth in this By-law and, if any proposed nomination or other business is not in compliance with this By-law, to declare that such defective nomination or proposal shall be disregarded.

(2) For purposes of this By-law, “public announcement” shall mean disclosure in a press release reported by the Dow Jones News Service, Associated Press or comparable national news service or in a document publicly filed by the Corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13, 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

(3) In no event shall the public announcement of an adjournment of an annual meeting or special meeting commence a new time period (or extend any time period) for the giving of a shareholder’s notice as described in paragraph (a) or (b) above.

 

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(4) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this By-law, a shareholder shall also comply with all applicable requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder with respect to the matters set forth in this By-law. Nothing in this By-law shall be deemed to affect any rights (i) of shareholders to request inclusion of proposals in the Corporation’s proxy statement pursuant to Rule l4a-8 promulgated under the Exchange Act or (ii) of the holders of any series of Preferred Stock to elect directors under specified circumstances.

SECTION 3. DIRECTORS

3.1. Powers; Number . Except as otherwise provided by law or the Articles of Incorporation, all of the corporate powers shall be vested in, and the business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed by or under the direction of, and subject to the oversight of, the Board, which shall consist of such number of natural persons as shall be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Board; provided , however , that (i) if after proxy materials or an information statement for any meeting of shareholders at which directors are to be elected are mailed to or provided to shareholders, any person or persons named therein to be nominated at the direction of the Board becomes unable or unwilling to serve, the foregoing number of authorized directors shall be automatically reduced by a number equal to the number of such persons, unless the Board, by a majority vote of the entire Board, selects an additional nominee, and (ii) in no event shall the number of directors so authorized, nominated and elected be less than the number required by law.

3.2. Powers . The Board may exercise all such powers of the Corporation and do all such lawful acts and things that are not by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws directed or required to be done by the shareholders or a duly authorized committee of independent directors.

3.3. Election and Term . At each annual meeting of shareholders, directors shall be elected to succeed those directors whose terms then expire. Such newly-elected directors shall serve until the next succeeding annual meeting of shareholders after their election and until their successors are elected and qualified. A director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office for a term expiring at the next annual meeting and until his successor is elected and qualified. No decrease in the number of directors constituting the Board shall shorten the term of any incumbent director.

3.4. Vacancies . Except as otherwise provided in the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws (a) the office of a director shall become vacant if he dies, resigns or is duly removed from office and (b) the Board may declare vacant the office of a director if he (i) is interdicted or adjudicated an incompetent, (ii) in the sole opinion of the Board becomes incapacitated by illness or other infirmity so that he is unable to perform his duties for a period of six months or longer, or (iii) ceases at any time to have the qualifications required by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws.

3.5. Filling Vacancies . In the event of a vacancy (including any vacancy resulting from an increase in the authorized number of directors, or from failure of the shareholders to elect the full number of authorized directors), the remaining directors, even though not

 

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constituting a quorum, may fill any vacancy on the Board for the unexpired term by a majority vote of the directors remaining in office, provided that the shareholders shall have the right, at any special meeting called for the purpose prior to such action by the Board, to fill the vacancy.

3.6. Notice of Shareholder Nominees . To be eligible to be a nominee for election or reelection as a director of the Corporation, a person nominated by any shareholder must deliver (in accordance with the time periods prescribed for delivery of notice under the applicable subsection of Section 2.17 of these By-laws) to the Secretary of the Corporation a fully completed and duly executed questionnaire with respect to the background and qualification of such person and the background of any other person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made and a duly executed agreement that such person (i) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with, and has not given any commitment or assurance to, any person or entity as to how such person, if elected as a director of the Corporation, will act or vote on any issue or question that has not been fully disclosed in writing to the Board of Directors, (ii) is not and will not become a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding with any person or entity other than the Corporation with respect to any direct or indirect compensation, reimbursement or indemnification in connection with such person’s candidacy, service or action as a director that has not been fully disclosed in writing to the Board of Directors, (iii) in such person’s individual capacity and on behalf of any person or entity on whose behalf the nomination is being made, would be in compliance, if elected as a director of the Corporation, and will comply with all applicable publicly-disclosed corporate governance, conflict of interest, ethics, confidentiality, stock ownership and trading policies and guidelines of the Corporation, and (iv) is in all respects eligible, and will continue to be eligible, to serve as a director without causing the Corporation to be in violation of these By-laws, the Articles of Incorporation, any stock exchange listing standards then applicable to the Corporation (the “Listing Standards”), or any other applicable state or federal law or regulation. The Corporation may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information (i) as may reasonably be requested by the Corporation to determine whether the director would be independent under the Listing Standards, any applicable rules of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, or any publicly-disclosed standards used by the Board of Directors in determining and disclosing the independence of the Corporation’s directors, or that may reasonably be required to determine the eligibility of such nominee to serve as a director of the Corporation.

3.7. Compensation of Directors . Directors, acting in their capacities as such, shall receive such compensation for their services as may be fixed by resolution of the Board or one of its duly-authorized committees and shall receive their actual expenses of attendance, if any, for each regular or special meeting of the Board; provided that nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity and receiving compensation therefor.

SECTION 4. MEETINGS OF THE BOARD

4.1. Place of Meetings . The meetings of the Board may be held at such place within or without the State of Louisiana as a majority of the directors may from time to time appoint.

4.2. Initial Meetings . The first meeting of each newly elected Board shall be held immediately following the shareholders’ meeting at which the Board is elected and no notice of such first meeting shall be necessary for the newly elected directors in order legally to constitute the meeting.

 

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4.3. Regular Meetings; Notice . Regular meetings of the Board may be held at such times as the Board may from time to time determine. No notice of regular meetings of the Board shall be required, provided that the date, time and place of regular meetings are fixed in advance by the Board or the Chairman.

4.4. Special Meetings; Notice . Special meetings of the Board may be called by the Chairman on reasonable notice given to each director, either personally or by telephone, mail, e-mail or by telegram. Special meetings shall be called by the Secretary in like manner and on like notice on the written request of a majority of the directors, and if such officer fails or refuses, or is unable within 24 hours to call a meeting when requested, then the directors making the request may call the meeting on two days’ written notice given to each director. The notice of a special meeting of directors need not state its purpose or purposes, but if the notice states a purpose or purposes and does not state a further purpose to consider such other business as may properly come before the meeting, the business to be conducted at the special meeting shall be limited to the purposes stated in the notice.

4.5. Waiver of Notice . Except as otherwise provided in Section 7.2 of these By-laws, directors present at any regular or special meeting shall be deemed to have received, or to have waived, due notice thereof.

4.6. Quorum and Voting . A majority of the Board shall be necessary to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and, except as otherwise provided by law or the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, actions affirmatively approved by a majority of the Board at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the acts of the Board. If a quorum is not present at any meeting of the Board, the directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time without notice other than announcement at the meeting, until a quorum is present.

4.7. Withdrawal . Subject to the terms and conditions of the LBCA, if a quorum is present when the meeting convened, the directors present may continue to do business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal of enough directors to leave less than a quorum as fixed in Section 4.6 or the refusal of any director present to vote.

4.8. Action by Consent . Any action that may be taken at a meeting of the Board or any committee thereof, may be taken by a consent in writing signed by all of the directors or by all members of the committee, as the case may be, and filed with the records of proceedings of the Board or such committee.

4.9. Meetings by Telephone or Similar Communication . Members of the Board may participate at and be present at any meeting of the Board or any committee thereof by means of conference telephone or similar communications equipment if all persons participating in such meeting can hear and communicate with each other. Participation in a meeting pursuant to this Section 4.9 shall constitute presence in person at such meeting, except where a person participates in the meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any business on the ground that the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

 

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SECTION 5. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD

5.1. General . The Board may designate one or more committees, each committee to consist of two or more of the directors (and one or more directors may be named as alternate members to replace any absent or disqualified regular members). To the extent provided in the By-laws or by resolutions or a committee charter adopted by the Board, each such committee shall have and may exercise the powers of the Board in the management of the business and affairs of the Corporation, except to the extent otherwise provided by Section 1-825 of the LBCA. Such committee or committees shall have such name or names as may be stated in the By-laws, or as may be determined, from time to time, by the Board. Any vacancy occurring in any such committee shall be filled by the Board, but the Chairman of the Board may designate another director to serve on the committee pending action by the Board. Each such member of a committee shall hold office during the term of the Board constituting it, unless otherwise ordered by the Board.

5.2. Compensation Committee . The Board shall maintain a Compensation Committee of three or more directors (the exact number of which shall be set from time to time by the Board), who shall have such qualifications, powers and responsibilities as specified in any charter that may from time to time be adopted by the Compensation Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.

5.3. Audit Committee . The Board shall maintain an Audit Committee of three or more directors (the exact number of which shall be set from time to time by the Board), who shall have such qualifications, powers and responsibilities as specified in any charter that may from time to time be adopted by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors.

5.4. Procedures for Committees . Each committee shall keep written minutes of its meetings. All actions taken by a committee shall be reported to the Board at its next meeting, unless all directors attended the committee meeting at which such action was taken. Failure to keep written minutes or to make such reports shall not affect the validity of action taken by a committee. Each committee shall adopt such rules (not inconsistent with the Articles of Incorporation, these By-laws, applicable law, or any regulations specified for such committee by the Board) as it shall deem necessary for the proper conduct of its functions and the performance of its responsibilities.

SECTION 6. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER

Any director or the entire Board may be removed with or without cause at any time by the shareholders at a meeting of shareholders duly called for that purpose if the number of votes cast in favor of removal constitutes a majority of the number of votes entitled to be cast in an election of directors. The shareholders at such meeting may proceed to elect a successor or successors for the unexpired term of the director or directors removed. Except as provided in this Section 6, directors shall not be subject to removal.

SECTION 7. NOTICES

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shall not be construed to mean personal notice unless otherwise specifically provided in the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, but such notice may be given by United States mail or through a recognized commercial overnight courier service, addressed to such shareholder or director at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, with postage or delivery fees thereon prepaid. Such notices shall be deemed to have been given at the time they are deposited in the United States mail or with such courier service. Notice to a director pursuant to Section 4.4 of these By-laws may be given personally or by telephone, e-mail or telegram sent to his or her address as it appears on the Corporation’s records.

7.2. Waiver . Whenever any notice is required to be given by law, the Articles of Incorporation or these By-laws, a waiver thereof in writing signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent thereto. In addition, notice shall be deemed to have been given to, or waived by, any shareholder or director who attends a meeting of shareholders or directors in person, or is represented at such meeting by proxy, unless such shareholder or director timely objects to the transaction of any business at the meeting in the manner required by the LBCA.

SECTION 8. OFFICERS

8.1. Designations . The Corporation’s officers shall be a Chairman, a Chief Executive Officer, a President, a Chief Financial Officer, a Controller, a Treasurer, and a Secretary. The Corporation may also have one or more Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers and other officers designated from time to time by the Board or Chief Executive Officer. Any two offices may be held by one person, provided that no person holding more than one office may sign, in more than one capacity, any certificate or other instrument required by law to be signed by two officers.

8.2. Appointment of Certain Officers . At the first meeting of each newly elected Board, or at such other time when there shall be a vacancy, the Board shall elect the Corporation’s officers.

8.3. Appointment of Other Officers . As soon as practicable after his or her election, the Chief Executive Officer may appoint one or more Assistant Secretaries, Assistant Treasurers and other officers. The Chief Executive Officer shall, following any such appointment or appointments, cause to be filed with the minutes of the meeting of the Board an instrument specifying the officers selected. The Chief Executive Officer may also appoint such other employees and agents of the Corporation as he or she may deem necessary, or may vest the authority to appoint such other employees and agents in such other of the Corporation’s officers as he or she deems appropriate subject in all cases to his or her discretion. Whenever by law or the terms of the instrument, a vice-president is necessary to execute any instrument in the absence of execution by the Chief Executive Officer or the President, then the Chief Financial Officer and any officer designated as a director of a particular function or designated in a specific grant of authority, shall be deemed a vice-president of the Corporation for such purpose. Subject to these By-laws, all of the officers, employees and agents of the Corporation shall hold their offices or positions for such terms and shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as shall be specified from time to time by the Board or, except with respect to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer.

 

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8.4. Removal . The Board or, except with respect to the Chairman of the Board, the Chief Executive Officer may remove any officer with or without cause at any time. Any such removal shall be without prejudice to the contractual rights of such officers, if any, with the Corporation, but the election of an officer shall not in and of itself create contractual rights. Any vacancy occurring in any office of the Corporation, other than Chairman of the Board, by death, resignation, removal or otherwise may be filled by the Chief Executive Officer until the next regular or special meeting of the Board.

8.5. The Chairman of the Board . The Chairman of the Board shall have general oversight of the business and affairs of the Corporation, shall preside at all meetings of the directors and shareholders, and shall exercise such additional powers and perform such additional duties as may be specified from time to time by the Board.

8.6. The Chief Executive Officer . The Chief Executive Officer shall have general and active responsibility for the management of the Corporation’s business, shall be responsible for implementing all orders and resolutions of the Board, shall supervise the daily operations of the Corporation’s business and shall, in the absence of the Chairman, preside at meetings of the Board and of the shareholders.

8.7. The President . The President shall report to the Chief Executive Officer and the Board and shall perform such duties as may be requested from time to time by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the By-laws. In the absence or disability of the Chief Executive Officer, the President shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Chief Executive Officer, and shall perform such other duties as the Board shall prescribe.

8.8. The Chief Financial Officer . The Chief Financial Officer shall be the Corporation’s principal financial officer and shall manage the Corporation’s financial affairs and direct the activities of the Treasurer and other officers responsible for the Corporation’s financial affairs. The Chief Financial Officer may sign, execute and deliver in the name of the Corporation contracts, bonds and other obligations, shall be responsible for all of the Corporation’s internal and external financial reporting and shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Board, the Chief Executive Officer or the By-laws.

8.9. The Treasurer . As directed by the Chief Financial Officer, the Treasurer shall have general custody of all funds and securities of the Corporation. The Treasurer may sign, with the Chief Executive Officer, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or such other person or persons as may be designated for the purpose by the Board, all bills of exchange or promissory notes of the Corporation. The Treasurer shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Chief Financial Officer or the By-laws.

8.10. The Controller . The Controller shall assist the Chief Financial Officer as directed in accounting, financial reporting, bookkeeping and accounting procedures and perform such other duties as may be prescribed from time to time by the Chief Financial Officer.

8.11. The Secretary . The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board and all meetings of the shareholders, record all votes and the minutes of all proceedings in books or records to be kept for that purpose, give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of the

 

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shareholders and special meetings of the Board, and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Board or Chief Executive Officer. The Secretary shall also keep in safe custody the Corporation’s seal, if any, and affix the seal to any instrument requiring it.

SECTION 9. STOCK

9.1. Certificates . The shares of the Corporation may be (i) uncertificated, provided the Corporation is a participant in the Direct Registration System, or its successor, of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation or some similar system or (ii) represented by certificates signed by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or President, on the one hand, and the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, on the other hand, evidencing the number and class (and series, if any) of shares owned by the shareholder and containing such information as required by law. If any stock certificate is manually signed by a transfer agent or registrar other than the Corporation itself or an employee of the Corporation, the signature of any such officer may be a facsimile. In case any officer, transfer agent or registrar who has signed or whose facsimile signature has been placed upon a certificate shall have ceased to be an officer, transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation before such certificate is issued, it may be issued by the Corporation with the same effect as if such person or entity were an officer, transfer agent or registrar of the Corporation on the date of issue.

9.2. Missing Certificates . The Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, President or his or her designee may direct a new certificate or certificates to be issued in place of any certificate or certificates theretofore issued by the Corporation alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed, upon the Corporation’s receipt of an affidavit of that fact from the person claiming the certificate of stock to be lost, stolen or destroyed. As a condition precedent to the issuance of a new certificate or certificates, the officers of the Corporation shall, unless dispensed with by the Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer or President, require the owner of such lost, stolen or destroyed certificate or certificates, or his legal representative, to (i) advertise or give the Corporation a bond or (ii) enter into a written indemnity agreement, in each case in an amount appropriate to indemnify the Corporation against any claim that may be made against the Corporation with respect to the certificate alleged to have been lost, stolen or destroyed.

SECTION 10. DETERMINATION OF SHAREHOLDERS

10.1. Record Date . For the purpose of determining shareholders entitled to notice of and to vote at a meeting, or to receive a dividend, or to receive or exercise subscription or other rights, or to participate in a reclassification of stock, or in order to make a determination of shareholders for any other proper purpose, the Board may fix in advance a record date for determination of shareholders for such purpose, such date to be not more than seventy days prior to the meeting or the date on which the action requiring the determination of shareholder is to be taken.

10.2. Registered Shareholders . Except as otherwise provided by law, the Corporation, and its directors, officers, employees and agents may recognize and treat a person registered on the Corporation’s records as the owner of shares, as the owner in fact thereof for all purposes, and as the person exclusively entitled to have and to exercise all rights and privileges incident to

 

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the ownership of such shares, and rights under this Section 10.2 shall not be affected by any actual constructive notice that the Corporation, or any of its directors, officers or agents, may have to the contrary.

SECTION 11. MISCELLANEOUS

11.1. Dividends . Except as otherwise provided by law or the Articles of Incorporation, dividends upon the stock of the Corporation may be declared by the Board at any regular or special meeting. Dividends may be paid in cash, property, or in shares of stock.

11.2. Checks . All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Chief Executive Officer or the Board may from time to time designate. Signatures of the authorized signatories may be by facsimile.

11.3. Fiscal Year . The Board may adopt for and on behalf of the Corporation a fiscal or a calendar year.

11.4. Seal . The Board may adopt a corporate seal, which seal shall have inscribed thereon the name of the Corporation. The seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise. Failure to affix the seal shall not, however, affect the validity of any instrument.

11.5. Definitions; Usage . All references herein to the Articles of Incorporation shall mean, as of any particular date, the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation, as amended or restated through such date. All references herein to the LBCA shall mean, as of any particular date, the Louisiana Business Corporation Act, as amended or restated through such date, or any successor statute. All pronouns and variations thereof used in these By-laws shall be deemed to refer to the masculine, feminine or neuter gender, singular or plural, as the identity of the person, persons, entity or entities referred to require.

SECTION 12. INDEMNIFICATION

The Corporation shall indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by law any director or officer against any expenses or costs, including attorneys’ fees, actually or reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with any threatened, pending or completed claim, action, suit or proceeding, whether criminal, civil, administrative or investigative, against such person or as to which he or she is involved solely as a witness or person required to give evidence because he or she is a director or officer of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or serves or served at the request of the Corporation with any other enterprise as a director or officer; provided , however , that such indemnification shall be provided only if he or she conducted himself or herself in good faith and reasonably believed, in the case of conduct of an official capacity, that his or her conduct was in the best interests of the Corporation, and in all other cases that his or her conduct was at least not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation and, in the case of any criminal proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. For purposes of this Section 12, the term “Corporation” shall include any predecessor of this Corporation and any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed by the Corporation in a consolidation or merger; the term “other enterprises” shall include any corporation,

 

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partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or employee benefit plan; service “at the request of the Corporation” shall include service as a director or officer of the Corporation that imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director or officer with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to be indemnifiable expenses; and action by a person with respect to an employee benefit plan that such person reasonably believes to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of such plan shall be deemed to be action not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation.

SECTION 13. AMENDMENTS

Subject to any applicable limits specified in the LBCA, the Corporation’s By-laws may be amended or repealed only by a majority of the Board or the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the total voting power at any regular or special meeting of shareholders, the notice of which states that the proposed amendment or repeal is to be considered at the meeting.

 

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EXHIBIT 4.4

THIRD AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT

This THIRD AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT (the “Third Amendment”), is dated and effective as of September 25, 2015 (the “Effective Date”), and is by and among Whitney Bank, a Mississippi state chartered bank, (the surviving bank after a consolidation of Whitney Bank, a Louisiana state chartered bank and Hancock Bank, a Mississippi state chartered bank, who changed its name to Whitney Bank, hereinafter “Bank”), PHI, Inc., formerly named Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “PHI”), PHI Air Medical, L.L.C., successor to Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc., formerly named Evangeline Airmotive, Inc., and International Helicopter Transport, Inc., (individually, collectively and interchangeably, the “Subsidiary Guarantors”).

Recitals

WHEREAS , PHI, Subsidiary Guarantors and Bank entered into a Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of September 18, 2013 (as amended, the “Agreement”), pursuant to which Bank issued a Revolving Line of Credit (as defined therein) in the amount of $150,000,000.00 to PHI with a sublimit of $20,000,000.00 to be used to establish standby letters of credit but when issued reduces the amount available under the Revolving Line of Credit;

WHEREAS , PHI, Subsidiary Guarantors and Bank entered into a First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of March 5, 2014 (the “First Amendment”) in order to amend the Agreement to allow for, among other things, the following: (i) the Tender Offer for the 2010 Notes; (ii) the Proposed Amendments to the 2010 Indenture; (iii) the offering and issuance of the 2014 Notes pursuant to the 2014 Indenture; (iv) the entering into of the 2014 Indenture; (v) the guarantees granted by the subsidiaries pursuant to the 2014 Indenture; and (vi) the offering and issuance of the Exchange Notes pursuant to the Exchange Offer (all capitalized terms used herein shall have the meaning attributed to them in the First Amendment);

WHEREAS , PHI, Subsidiary Guarantors and Bank entered into a Second Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of September 26, 2014 (the “Second Amendment”) in order to amend the Agreement to (i) extend the maturity date of the Revolving Line of Credit and (ii) provide that PHI may redeem, repurchase or retire any shares of its capital stock from its employees not to exceed $25,000,000.00 in the aggregate.

WHEREAS , PHI, Subsidiary Guarantors and Bank now desire to again extend the maturity date of the Revolving Line of Credit.

NOW THEREFOR , for good and adequate consideration, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, PHI, the Subsidiary Guarantors and Bank do hereby amend the Loan Agreement as follows:

1. As used herein, capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Agreement.

2. Section A(1) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:

A. THE LOAN OR LOANS. Provided PHI timely performs all obligations in favor of Bank contained in this Agreement and in any other agreement, whether now existing or hereafter arising:

(1) Bank shall make available to PHI a secured revolving line of credit (the “Revolving Line of Credit” or the “Loan”) in the principal amount of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY MILLION AND NO/100 ($150,000,000.00) DOLLARS, that may be drawn upon by PHI on any business day of Bank during the period hereof until and including October 1, 2017 on at least one day’s telephonic notice to Bank. The Revolving Line of Credit shall be evidenced by a commercial note, payable to Bank (the “Note”) and shall contain additional terms and conditions and be identified with this Agreement.


3. In connection with the foregoing and only in connection with the foregoing, the Agreement is hereby amended, but in all other respects all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and all collateral documents, security agreements and guaranties (the “Collateral Documents”) remain unaffected. PHI agrees that this Third Amendment amends, modifies and confirms the Agreement but is not a novation of any of its terms.

4. PHI and the Subsidiary Guarantors acknowledge and agree that this Third Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any default(s) under the Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any documents executed in connection therewith, all of Bank’s rights and remedies being preserved and maintained. As of the Effective Date, PHI and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby represent and warrant to Bank that (i) no default has occurred under the Agreement and there has not occurred any condition, event or act which constitutes, or with notice or lapse of time (or both) would constitute, a Default under the Agreement, (ii) all representations and warranties contained in the Agreement remain true and correct in all material respects, and (iii) all covenants contained in the Agreement have been timely and completely performed, except as same may have been waived in writing by Bank. PHI further acknowledges that the consents of the Bank to the acts of PHI, as provided herein, are conditioned upon such acts not creating a Default under the Agreement, as amended hereby. PHI and the Subsidiary Guarantors further acknowledge that the Collateral Documents, including but not limited to the Subsidiary Guaranties, remain in full force and effect and continue to secure the payment and performance of all obligations of PHI to Bank, including but not limited to the Revolving Line of Credit, whether presenting existing or in the future, in accordance with their terms.

5. This Third Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, and it shall not be necessary that the signatures of all parties hereto be contained on any one counterpart hereof; each counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Third Amendment is executed as of the Effective Date.

 

PHI, INC.     WHITNEY BANK
By:  

/s/ Trudy P. McConnaughhay

      By:  

/s/ H. Elder Gwin

  Trudy P. McConnaughhay       H. Elder Gwin
Title:   Chief Financial Officer       Title:   Vice President
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:        
PHI Air Medical, L.L.C.        
By:  

/s/ Trudy P. McConnaughhay

       
  Trudy P. McConnaughhay        
Title:   Manager        
INTERNATIONAL HELICOPTER TRANSPORT, INC.        
By:  

/s/ Trudy P. McConnaughhay

       
  Trudy P. McConnaughhay        
Title:   Vice-President        
PHI TECH SERVICES, INC.        
By:  

/s/ Trudy P. McConnaughhay

       
  Trudy P. McConnaughhay        
Title:   Vice-President        

 

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Exhibit 10.2

[ Form of ]

INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT

(with directors)

This Indemnification Agreement (the “ Agreement ”) is made as of the 5 th day of November, 2015 (the “ Effective Date ”), by and between PHI, Inc., a Louisiana corporation (the “ Corporation ”), and                     (“ Indemnitee ”).

In consideration of Indemnitee’s service as a director of the Corporation commencing on or before the date hereof, the Corporation and Indemnitee do hereby agree as follows:

1. Agreement to Serve. Indemnitee agrees to serve or continue to serve as a director of the Corporation for so long as Indemnitee is elected or appointed or until such earlier time as Indemnitee tenders a resignation in writing.

2. Definitions. As used in this Agreement:

(a) The term “ Change of Control ” shall mean (i) an acquisition by any person (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or l4(d)(2)) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the combined voting power of the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities; (ii) during any period of two consecutive years, individuals who at the beginning of such period constitute the Board of Directors of the Corporation and any new director whose election by the Board of Directors or nomination for election by the Corporation’s shareholders was approved by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in office who either were directors at the beginning of the period or whose election or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a majority thereof; or (iii) the consummation of a merger or consolidation involving the Corporation if either (x) the shareholders of the Corporation immediately before such merger or consolidation do not own, immediately following such merger or consolidation, more than 50% of the combined voting power of the outstanding voting securities of the entity paying cash or issuing stock in connection with the merger or consolidation or (y) the members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation immediately before such merger or consolidation constitute, immediately following the merger or consolidation, less than a majority of the members of the board of directors (or similar governing body) of the entity paying cash or issuing stock in connection with the merger or consolidation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Change of Control shall not be deemed to occur solely because 20% or more of the Corporation’s then outstanding voting securities is acquired by (l) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under one or more employee benefit plans maintained by the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries or (2) any entity that, immediately prior to such acquisition, is owned directly or indirectly by the shareholders of the Corporation in the same proportion as their ownership of shares in the Corporation immediately prior to such acquisition.

(b) The term “ Claim ” shall mean any threatened, pending or concluded claim, action, suit, or proceeding, including discovery, whether civil, criminal, administrative, arbitrative or investigative and whether made judicially or extra-judicially, or involving Indemnitee solely as a witness or person required to give evidence, or any separate issue or matter therein, as the context requires, but shall not include any action, suit or proceeding

 

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initiated by Indemnitee against the Corporation (other than to enforce the terms of this Agreement), or initiated by Indemnitee against any director or officer of the Corporation unless the Corporation has joined in or consented in writing to the initiation of such action, suit or proceeding.

(c) The term “ Determining Body ” shall mean (i) if there are two or more qualified directors (as defined in Section 1-140(18B) of the Louisiana Business Corporation Act of 2014 (“ BCA ”)), all of the qualified directors (“ Disinterested Directors ”), who shall act by majority vote, or (ii) special legal counsel (A) selected by the Disinterested Directors, or (B) if there are fewer than two Disinterested Directors, selected by the Board of Directors (in which selection directors who do not qualify as Disinterested Directors may participate); provided , however , that following a Change of Control, with respect to all matters thereafter arising out of acts, omissions or events occurring prior to or after the Change of Control concerning the rights of Indemnitee to seek indemnification, such determination shall be made by special legal counsel selected by the Board of Directors in the manner described above in this Section 2(c) (which selection shall not be unreasonably delayed or withheld) from a panel of three counsel nominated by Indemnitee. Such counsel (“ Special Counsel ”) shall not have otherwise performed services for the Corporation, Indemnitee or their respective affiliates (other than services as special legal counsel in connection with similar matters) within the five years preceding its engagement. If Indemnitee fails to nominate Special Counsel within ten business days following written request by the Corporation, the Board of Directors shall select such counsel. Such counsel shall not be a person who, under the applicable standards of professional conduct then prevailing, would have a conflict of interest in representing either the Corporation or Indemnitee in an action to determine Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement, nor shall Special Counsel be any person who has been sanctioned or censured for ethical violations of applicable standards of professional conduct. The Corporation agrees to pay the reasonable fees and costs of the Special Counsel referred to above and to fully indemnify such Special Counsel against any and all expenses, claims, liabilities and damages arising out of or relating to this Section 2(c) or its engagement pursuant hereto. The Determining Body shall determine in accordance with Section 6 whether and to what extent Indemnitee is entitled to be indemnified under this Agreement and shall render a written opinion to the Corporation and to Indemnitee to such effect.

(d) The term “ Disbursing Officer ” shall mean, with respect to a Claim, the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation or, if the Chief Executive Officer is a party to the Claim as to which advancement or indemnification is being sought, any officer who is not a party to the Claim and who is designated by the Chief Executive Officer, which designation shall be made promptly after the Corporation’s receipt of Indemnitee’s initial request for advancement or indemnification and communicated to Indemnitee.

(e) The term “ Expenses ” shall mean any reasonable expenses or costs (including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, fees of experts retained by attorneys, judgments, punitive or exemplary damages, fines and amounts paid in settlement) actually and reasonably incurred by Indemnitee with respect to a Claim, except that Expenses shall not include any amount paid in settlement of a Claim against Indemnitee (i) by or in the right of the Corporation, or (ii) that the Corporation has not approved, which approval will not be unreasonably delayed or withheld.

 

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(f) The term “ Standard of Conduct ” shall mean conduct by an Indemnitee with respect to which a Claim is asserted that was in good faith and that Indemnitee reasonably believed to be in, or (in the case of conduct other than in an official capacity) not opposed to, the best interest of the Corporation, and, in the case of a Claim that is a criminal action or proceeding, conduct that the Indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe was unlawful. The termination of any Claim by judgment, order, settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that Indemnitee did not meet the Standard of Conduct.

3. Limitation of Liability.

To the fullest extent permitted by the Articles of Incorporation of the Corporation in effect on the Effective Date and, if and to the extent the Articles of Incorporation are amended to permit further limitations, in effect at any time prior to the determination of liability, Indemnitee shall not be personally liable in damages for breach of Indemnitee’s fiduciary duty as a director or officer. The Board of Directors of the Corporation will not take any action to amend the Articles of Incorporation the effect of which would be to deny, diminish or encumber Indemnitee’s right to exculpation under this Section 3.

4. Maintenance of Insurance.

(a) The Corporation represents that it presently maintains in force and effect directors and officers liability insurance (“ D&O Insurance ”) policies that provide primary and excess coverage on behalf of the Corporation’s directors and officers on the terms and conditions specified therein (the “ Insurance Policies ”). Subject only to the provisions of Section 4(b) hereof, the Corporation hereby agrees that, so long as Indemnitee shall continue to serve as a director or officer (or shall continue at the request of the Corporation to serve in any capacity referred to in Section 6(a) hereof) and thereafter so long as Indemnitee shall be subject to any possible Claim, the Corporation shall purchase and maintain in effect for the benefit of Indemnitee one or more valid and enforceable policy or policies of D&O Insurance providing, in all respects, coverage reasonably comparable (including “Side A” coverage) to that currently provided pursuant to the Insurance Policies, provided that the Corporation shall have no obligation to provide primary coverage or excess coverage in excess of the amount of coverage provided on the Effective Date.

(b) The Corporation shall not be required to purchase and maintain the Insurance Policies in effect if D&O Insurance is not reasonably available or if, in the reasonable business judgment of a majority of the directors of the Corporation, either (i) the premium cost for such insurance is excessive in light of the amount of coverage or (ii) the coverage provided by such insurance is so limited by exclusions, retentions, deductibles or otherwise that there is insufficient benefit from such insurance.

5. Advancement of Expenses.

(a) Subject to Indemnitee’s furnishing the Corporation with (i) a written undertaking, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Corporation, to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined that Indemnitee is not entitled under this Agreement to

 

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indemnification therefor, and (ii) a written affirmation meeting the requirements of BCA Section 1-853(A)(1), the Corporation shall advance Expenses to Indemnitee in advance of the final disposition of any Claim involving Indemnitee; provided, however, that Indemnitee will return, without interest, any such advance that remains unspent immediately following resolution of the Claim to which the advance related, and provided further , that advances of such Expenses by the Corporation’s D&O Insurance carrier shall be treated, for purposes of this Section 5(a), as advances by the Corporation. The written undertaking by Indemnitee must be an unlimited general obligation of Indemnitee but need not be secured and will be accepted by the Corporation without reference to the financial ability of Indemnitee to make repayment.

(b) Any request for advancement of Expenses shall be submitted by Indemnitee to the Disbursing Officer in writing and shall be accompanied by a written description of the Expenses for which advancement is requested. The Disbursing Officer shall, within 30 days after receipt of Indemnitee’s request for advancement, advance such Expenses unsecured, interest-free and without regard to Indemnitee’s ability to make repayment, provided that if the Disbursing Officer questions the reasonableness of any such request, that officer shall promptly advance to the Indemnitee the amount deemed by that officer to be reasonable and shall forward immediately to the Board of Directors a copy of the Indemnitee’s request and of the Disbursing Officer’s response, together with a written description of that officer’s reasons for questioning the reasonableness of a portion of the advancement sought. The Board of Directors shall, within 30 days after receiving such a request from the Disbursing Officer, determine the reasonableness of the disputed Expenses and notify Indemnitee and the Disbursing Officer of its decision, which shall be final, subject to Indemnitee’s right under Section 7 to seek a judicial adjudication of Indemnitee’s rights. The determination shall be made, if there are two or more Disinterested Directors, by the majority vote of the Disinterested Directors, or otherwise by a majority vote of all directors including those who are not Disinterested Directors.

(c) Indemnitee’s right to advancement under this Section 5 shall include the right to advancement of Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in a suit against the Corporation under Section 7 to enforce Indemnitee’s rights under this Agreement. Such right of advancement shall, however, be subject to Indemnitee’s obligation pursuant to Indemnitee’s undertaking described in Section 5(a) to repay such advances, to the extent provided in Section 7, if it is ultimately determined in the enforcement suit that Indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification for a Claim.

6. Indemnification.

(a) The Corporation shall, in the manner provided in this Section 6, indemnify and hold harmless Indemnitee against Expenses incurred in connection with any Claim against Indemnitee (whether as a subject of or party to, or a proposed or threatened subject of or party to, the Claim) or in which Indemnitee is involved solely as a witness or person required to give evidence, by reason of Indemnitee’s position:

 

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(A) as a director or officer of the Corporation,

(B) as a director or officer of any subsidiary of the Corporation or as a fiduciary with respect to any employee benefit plan of the Corporation, or

(C) as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other for profit or not for profit entity or enterprise, if such position is or was held at the request of the Corporation,

whether relating to service in any such position before or after the Effective Date, if (x) Indemnitee is successful in defense of the Claim on the merits or otherwise, as provided in Section 6(d), or (y) Indemnitee has been found by the Determining Body to have met the Standard of Conduct, or (z) Indemnitee has been determined in writing by Special Counsel to have engaged in conduct for which broader indemnification has been made permissible under the Articles of Incorporation for which liability has been eliminated under (or pursuant to) BCA Section 1-832; provided that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any Claim by or in the right of the Corporation as to which Indemnitee shall have been adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction, after exhaustion of all appeals therefrom, to be liable on the basis of receiving a financial benefit to which he was not entitled unless, and only to the extent, a court shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, Indemnitee is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such Expenses as the court shall deem proper, and, provided further , that Expenses incurred in connection with a Claim for which Indemnitee has been reimbursed or indemnified by the Corporation’s D&O Insurance carrier shall be credited against the Corporation’s obligation under this Section 6(a) with respect to such Claim.

(b) Promptly upon becoming aware of the existence of any Claim with respect to which Indemnitee may seek indemnification hereunder, Indemnitee shall notify the Chief Executive Officer (or, if the Chief Executive Officer is the Indemnitee, the next ranking executive officer who is not an Indemnitee with respect to the Claim) of the existence of the Claim, who shall promptly advise the Board of Directors that establishing the Determining Body will be a matter presented at the next regularly scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors. Failure or delay by Indemnitee in giving such notice shall not excuse performance by the Corporation hereunder, except to the extent that the Corporation did not otherwise learn of the Claim and such failure or delay results in forfeiture by the Corporation of substantial defenses, rights or insurance coverage. After the Determining Body has been established, the Chief Executive Officer or that officer’s delegate shall inform Indemnitee thereof and Indemnitee shall promptly notify the Determining Body, to the extent requested by it, of all facts relevant to the Claim known to Indemnitee.

(c) Indemnitee shall be entitled to conduct the defense of the Claim and to make all decisions with respect thereto, with counsel of Indemnitee’s choice, provided that in the event the defense of the Claim has been assumed by the Corporation through its D&O Insurance carrier or otherwise, then (i) Indemnitee will be entitled to retain separate counsel from the Corporation’s Counsel (but not more than one law firm plus, if

 

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applicable, local counsel) at the Corporation’s expense if, but only if, Indemnitee shall reasonably conclude that one or more legal defenses may be available to Indemnitee that are different from, or in addition to, those available to the Corporation or other defendants represented by the Corporation through its D&O Insurance carrier or otherwise, and (ii) the Corporation will not, without the prior written consent of Indemnitee, effect any settlement of the Claim unless such settlement (x) includes an unconditional release of Indemnitee from all liability that is the subject matter of such Claim, (y) does not impose penalties or post-settlement obligations on Indemnitee (except for customary confidentiality obligations), and (z) does not require payment by Indemnitee of money in settlement.

(d) To the extent (i) Indemnitee is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Claim or (ii) Special Counsel has made the written determination described in clause (a)(z) of this Section 6, Indemnitee shall be indemnified against Expenses incurred by Indemnitee with respect to the Claim, regardless of whether Indemnitee has met the Standard of Conduct, and without the necessity of any determination by the Determining Body as to whether Indemnitee has met the Standard of Conduct. In the event Indemnitee is not entirely successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any Claim, but is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any claim, issue or matter involved in the Claim, Indemnitee shall be indemnified for the portion of Indemnitee’s Expenses incurred in such successful defense that is determined by the Determining Body (or by Special Counsel in the case of a Claim described in clause (a)(z) of this Section 6) to be reasonably and properly allocable to the claims, issues, or matters as to which Indemnitee was successful.

(e) Except as otherwise provided in Section 6(d), the Corporation shall not indemnify any Indemnitee under Section 6(a) unless a determination has been made by the Determining Body (or by a court upon application or in a proceeding brought by Indemnitee under Section 7) with respect to a specific Claim that indemnification of Indemnitee is permissible because Indemnitee has met the Standard of Conduct. In the event settlement of a Claim to which Indemnitee is a party has been proposed (“ Proposed Settlement” ), the Determining Body shall, promptly after submission to it but prior to consummation of the Proposed Settlement, make a determination whether Indemnitee shall have met the Standard of Conduct. In the event such determination is adverse to Indemnitee, Indemnitee shall be entitled to reject the Proposed Settlement. In the event of final disposition of a Claim other than by settlement, the Determining Body shall, promptly after but not before such final disposition, make a determination whether Indemnitee has met the Standard of Conduct. In all cases, the determination shall be in writing and shall set forth in reasonable detail the basis and reasons therefor. The Determining Body shall, promptly after making such determination, provide a copy thereof to both the Disbursing Officer and Indemnitee and shall instruct the former either to (i) reimburse Indemnitee as soon as practicable for all Expenses, if any, to which Indemnitee has been so determined to be entitled and which have not previously been advanced to Indemnitee under Section 5 (or otherwise recovered by Indemnitee through an insurance or other arrangement provided by the Corporation), or (ii) seek reimbursement from Indemnitee (subject to Indemnitee’s rights under Section 7) of all advancements that have been made pursuant to Section 5 as to which it has been so determined that Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified.

 

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(f) Indemnitee shall cooperate with the Determining Body at the expense of the Corporation by providing to the Determining Body, upon reasonable advance request, any documentation or information that is not privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure and that is reasonably available to Indemnitee and reasonably necessary to enable the Determining Body to discharge its responsibilities under this Section 6.

(g) If the Determining Body makes a determination pursuant to Section 6(e) that Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification, the Corporation shall be bound by that determination in any judicial proceeding, absent a determination by a court that such indemnification contravenes applicable law.

(h) In making a determination under Section 6(e), the Determining Body shall presume that the Standard of Conduct has been met unless the contrary shall be established by a preponderance of the evidence.

(i) The Corporation and Indemnitee shall keep confidential, to the extent permitted by law and their fiduciary obligations, all facts and determinations provided pursuant to or arising out of the operation of this Agreement, and the Corporation and Indemnitee shall instruct their respective agents to do likewise.

7. Enforcement.

(a) The rights provided by this Agreement shall be enforceable by Indemnitee in any court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) If Indemnitee seeks a judicial adjudication of Indemnitee’s rights under, or to recover damages for breach of, this Agreement, Indemnitee shall be entitled to recover from the Corporation, and shall be indemnified by the Corporation against, any and all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such proceeding, but only if Indemnitee prevails therein. If it shall be determined that Indemnitee is entitled to receive part but not all of the relief sought, then Indemnitee shall be entitled to be reimbursed for all Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication if the indemnification amount to which Indemnitee is determined to be entitled exceeds 50% of the amount of Indemnitee’s claim. Otherwise, the reimbursement of Expenses incurred by Indemnitee in connection with such judicial adjudication shall be appropriately prorated.

(c) In any judicial adjudication described in this Section 7, it shall be presumed that Indemnitee is entitled to the advancement or reimbursement of Expenses sought with respect to any Claim, unless the Corporation shall establish the contrary by a preponderance of the evidence.

8. Saving Clause.

(a) If any provision of this Agreement is determined by a court having jurisdiction over the matter to require the Corporation to do or refrain from doing any act that is in violation of applicable law, the court shall be empowered to modify or reform such provision so that, as modified or reformed, such provision provides the maximum indemnification permitted by law and such provision, as so modified or reformed, and the balance of this Agreement, shall be applied in accordance with their terms. Without

 

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limiting the generality of the foregoing, if any portion of this Agreement shall be invalidated on any ground, the Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify Indemnitee to the full extent permitted by any applicable portion of this Agreement that shall not have been invalidated and to the full extent permitted by law with respect to that portion that has been invalidated.

(b) This Agreement supersedes and replaces in its entirety, as of the Effective Date, an indemnification agreement dated [November 11, 2011] (“ Old Agreement ”) between the Corporation and Indemnitee under which the Corporation agreed to indemnify Indemnitee with respect to certain matters in a manner generally similar to this Agreement. Indemnitee shall remain entitled after the Effective Date to all rights and remedies accrued or acquired under the Old Agreement prior to the Effective Date. In the event of any conflict between this Agreement and the Old Agreement, this Agreement shall control, except that, to the greatest extent permitted by applicable law, the Corporation shall treat all Indemnitee requests for advancement or indemnification made after the Effective Date based on Claims, acts, omissions, or conduct that occurred prior to the Effective Date in the manner most favorable to Indemnitee under either this Agreement or the Old Agreement, as the case may be.

9. Non-Exclusivity. The indemnification and payment of Expenses provided by or granted pursuant to this Agreement shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which Indemnitee is or may become entitled under any statute, article of incorporation, by-law, insurance policy, authorization of shareholders or directors, agreement or otherwise, including, without limitation, any rights authorized by the Determining Body in its discretion with respect to matters for which indemnification is permitted under BCA Section 1-851. The parties recognize that BCA Section 1-851 presently provides that no such other indemnification measure shall permit indemnification of any person with respect to conduct for which the person was adjudged liable on the basis of receiving a financial benefit to which he or she was not entitled, unless otherwise determined by a court.

10. Subrogation. In the event of any payment under this Agreement, the Corporation shall be subrogated to the extent of such payment to all of the rights of recovery of Indemnitee. Following receipt of indemnification payments hereunder, as further assurance, Indemnitee shall execute all papers reasonably required and, at the expense of the Corporation, take all action reasonably necessary to secure such subrogation rights, including execution of such documents as are reasonably necessary to enable the Corporation to bring suit to enforce such rights.

11. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall constitute the original.

12. Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana.

13. Successors and Binding Agreement.

(a) The Corporation shall require any successor (whether direct or indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise) to all or substantially all the business or assets of the Corporation, by agreement in form and substance satisfactory to

 

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Indemnitee, expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent the Corporation would be required to perform if no such succession had taken place.

(b) Indemnitee’s right to indemnification and advancement of Expenses pursuant to this Agreement shall continue regardless of the termination of Indemnitee’s status as a director or officer of the Corporation, and this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Indemnitee’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, spouses, heirs, assigns and other successors.

(c) This Agreement is personal in nature and neither of the parties hereto shall, without the prior written consent of the other, assign or delegate this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder except as expressly provided in Sections 13(a) and 13(b).

(d) This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and their respective successors (including any direct or indirect successor by purchase, merger, consolidation, reorganization or otherwise to all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation), permitted assigns, spouses, heirs, executors, administrators and personal and legal representatives.

14. Amendment. No amendment, modification, termination or cancellation of this Agreement shall be effective unless made in writing signed by the Corporation and Indemnitee. Notwithstanding any amendment or modification to or termination or cancellation of this Agreement or any portion hereof, Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification in accordance with the provisions hereof with respect to any acts or omissions of Indemnitee which occur prior to such amendment, modification, termination or cancellation.

15. Effective Date. Subject to Section 8(b), this Agreement is effective as of the Effective Date, supersedes in its entirety any prior indemnity or indemnification agreements between the Corporation and Indemnitee, and covers Claims based on acts, occurrences and omissions occurring at any time prior to, on or after the Effective Date.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and signed as of the date and year first above written.

[Signature lines intentionally omitted]

 

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Exhibit 31.1

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER’S

CERTIFICATION UNDER

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Al A. Gonsoulin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of PHI, Inc.;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 6, 2015

 

By:  

/s/ Al A. Gonsoulin

Al A. Gonsoulin
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 31.2

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER’S

CERTIFICATION UNDER

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Trudy McConnaughhay, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:

 

  1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of PHI, Inc.;

 

  2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

  3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

  4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

 

  a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

  5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

  b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 6, 2015

 

By: /s/ Trudy McConnaughhay

Trudy McConnaughhay
Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Al A. Gonsoulin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PHI, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

 

  1. the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 6, 2015

 

By:  

/s/ Al A. Gonsoulin

  Al A. Gonsoulin
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit 32.2

Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Trudy McConnaughhay, Chief Financial Officer of PHI, Inc. (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

 

  1. the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

  2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: November 6, 2015

 

By:  

/s/ Trudy McConnaughhay

  Trudy McConnaughhay
  Chief Financial Officer