UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021

 

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: 001-38167

 

AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware   81-2402421
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

1720 Peachtree Street, Suite 629

Atlanta, GA 30309
(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(404) 239-2863

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

  

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

 Title of each class   Trading Symbol(s)   Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share   AVCT   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants, each whole Warrant entitling the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50   AVCTW   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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 ☐ No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☐ Non-accelerated filer ☒ Smaller reporting company ☒ Emerging growth company ☒

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

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

 

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

 

As of November 8, 2021, 67,773,027 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, were outstanding.

 

 

 

 

 

AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

    Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 1-28 
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 29
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 41
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 41
     
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. Legal Proceedings 43
     
Item 1A. Risk Factors 43
     
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds 44
     
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities 44
     
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 44
     
Item 5. Other Information 44
     
Item 6. Exhibits 44
     
SIGNATURES 45

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

 

AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

 

    September 30,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 
    (Unaudited)        
ASSETS            
Current assets:            
Cash   $ 4,201     $ 9,944  
Restricted cash     -       561  
Trade receivables, net of allowances of $537 and $111 at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively     25,686       22,837  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     3,400       1,601  
Inventory     2,172       1,057  
Total current assets     35,459       36,000  
Property and equipment, net     9,024       10,061  
Other assets:                
Goodwill     42,323       66,273  
Other intangible assets, net     36,719       40,606  
Other noncurrent assets     959       67  
Total other assets     80,001       106,946  
TOTAL ASSETS   $ 124,484     $ 153,007  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Current liabilities                
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   $ 41,372     $ 32,705  
Deferred revenue     3,065       4,608  
Line of credit     8,839       7,355  
Current portion of notes payable and capital leases     3,247       9,232  
Subordinated promissory note - related party     5,000       -  
Subordinated promissory note - other     500       500  
                 
Total current liabilities     62,023       54,400  
Long-term liabilities                
Notes payable and capital leases  (net of current portion and deferred financing fees)     28       963  
Convertible Debentures, net of discount - related parties     -       31,969  
Convertible Debentures, net of discount and deferred financing fees     -       9,675  
Warrant liabilities     2,262       5,303  
Deferred tax liability    
-
      3,459  
Other liabilities     86       69  
Total long-term liabilities     2,376       51,438  
Total liabilities     64,399       105,838  
                 
Commitments and contingent liabilities (see note 16)    
 
     
 
 
                 
Stockholders’ equity:                
                 
Successor:                
Preferred stock, $0.0001 par value; 5,000,000 authorized; none issued and outstanding    
-
     
-
 
Common stock, $0.0001 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 65,228,070 and 19,753,061 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively     7       2  
Additional paid-in capital     178,370       90,828  
Accumulated deficit     (118,292 )     (43,661 )
Total stockholders’ equity     60,085       47,169  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY   $ 124,484     $ 153,007  

 

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

 

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AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

(Unaudited)

  

    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended     April 7, 2020
through
    January 1, 2020
through
 
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
    April 6,
2020
 
    Successor     Successor     Successor     Successor     Predecessor  
                               
Revenues:                              
Hardware   $ 13,000     $ 16,428     $ 39,219     $ 26,870     $ 10,587  
Third party software and maintenance     2,080       1,202       5,115       2,734       1,459  
Managed and professional services     8,623       8,204       26,323       15,188       6,880  
Cloud subscription and software     3,575      
-
      10,790      
-
     
-
 
Other     233       134       793       273       111  
Total revenues     27,511       25,968       82,240       45,065       19,037  
                                         
Cost of revenue     20,281       18,445       60,152       31,362       12,426  
                                         
Gross profit     7,230       7,523       22,088       13,703       6,611  
Goodwill impairment     20,500       -       20,500       -       -  
Research and development     4,508      
-
      13,606      
-
     
-
 
Selling, general and administrative     20,099       9,929       51,484       17,617       7,835  
                                         
Loss from operations     (37,877 )     (2,406 )     (63,502 )     (3,914 )     (1,224 )
                                         
Other (expense) income                                        
Gain on extinguishment of debt     4,177       -       4,177       -       -  
Change in fair value of warrants liabilities     3,064       (783 )     3,041       (1,980 )    
-
 
Interest expense - related parties     (4,602 )     (1,613 )     (14,611 )     (3,078 )    
-
 
Interest expense     (2,029 )     (766 )     (4,835 )     (1,462 )     (384 )
Other (expense) income     (33 )     (12 )     (52 )     (25 )     31  
Total other income (expenses)     577       (3,174 )     (12,280 )     (6,545 )     (353 )
                                         
Net loss before income taxes     (37,300 )     (5,580 )     (75,782 )     (10,459 )     (1,577 )
                                         
Provision for income taxes     (17 )     (41 )     (68 )     (33 )     (12 )
                                         
Net loss   $ (37,317 )   $ (5,621 )   $ (75,850 )   $ (10,492 )   $ (1,589 )
                                         
Loss per share - basic and diluted   $ (1.20 )   $ (0.29 )   $ (3.19 )   $ (0.53 )   $ (1,587.30 )
                                         
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic and diluted     31,089,649       19,678,342       23,791,532       19,657,811       1,000  

 

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

 

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AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT)

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

(Unaudited)

 

    For the period January 1, 2020 through April 6, 2020  
                Additional              
    Common Stock     Paid-In     Accumulated     Stockholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Equity  
Predecessor                              
Balance, January  1, 2020     1,000     $
             -
    $ 18,717     $ (10,924 )   $ 7,793  
Net loss     -      
-
     
-
      (1,589 )     (1,589 )
Balance, April 6, 2020     1,000     $
-
    $ 18,717     $ (12,513 )   $ 6,204  

 

    For the period April 7, 2020 through September 30, 2020  
                Additional              
    Common Stock     Paid-In     Accumulated     Stockholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Equity (Deficit)  
Successor                              
Balance, April 7, 2020     7,932,977     $ 1     $
-
    $ (17,081 )   $ (17,080 )
Conversion of rights (previously issued in the IPO) into shares     3,105,000       -       -       -       -  
Issuance of shares in connection with the acquisition of Computex (as defined in Note 1)     8,189,490       1       24,567      
-
      24,568  
Additional shares issued in connection with the acquisition of Computex (working capital adjustment)     117,231      
-
      557      
-
      557  
Issuance of shares in exchange for services     500,000      
-
      1,500      
-
      1,500  
Deferred underwriting fees relating to IPO     -      
-
      (3,000 )    
-
      (3,000 )
Debenture discount relative value of warrants     -      
-
      9,937      
-
      9,937  
Redemption of shares held in trust     (91,637 )    
-
     
-
      (1,004 )     (1,004 )
Share-based compensation     -      
-
      1,420      
-
      1,420  
Net loss     -      
-
     
-
      (10,492 )     (10,492 )
Balance, September 30, 2020     19,753,061     $ 2     $ 34,981     $ (28,577 )   $ 6,406  

 

 

    For the period July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2020  
                Additional              
    Common Stock     Paid-In     Accumulated     Stockholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Equity  
Successor                              
Balance, July 1, 2020     19,635,830     $    2     $ 33,622     $ (22,956 )   $ 10,668  
Additional shares issued in connection with the acquisition of Computex (working capital adjustment)     117,231      
-
      557      
-
      557  
Share-based compensation     -      
-
      802      
-
      802  
Net loss     -      
-
     
-
      (5,621 )     (5,621 )
Balance, September 30, 2020     19,753,061     $ 2     $ 34,981     $ (28,577 )   $ 6,406  

 

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

  

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AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY (DEFICIT) - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

(Unaudited)

 

    For the period July 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021  
                Additional              
    Common Stock     Paid-In     Accumulated     Stockholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Equity (Deficit)  
Successor                              
Balance, July 1, 2021     20,302,452     $      2     $ 65,727     $ (80,975 )   $ (15,246 )
Common stock issued on conversion of Debentures     38,811,223       4       109,691      
-
      109,695  
Common stock issued on conversion of Penny Warrants     5,974,395       1       1      
-
      2  
Vested and delivered RSUs     140,000       -       -       -       -  
Share-based compensation     -      
-
      2,951      
-
      2,951  
Net loss     -      
-
     
-
      (37,317 )     (37,317 )
Balance, September 30, 2021     65,228,070     $ 7     $ 178,370     $ (118,292 )   $ 60,085  

 

    For the period January 1, 2021 through September 30, 2021  
                Additional              
    Common Stock     Paid-In     Accumulated     Stockholders’  
    Shares     Amount     Capital     Deficit     Equity  
Successor                              
Balance, January 1, 2021     19,753,061     $    2     $ 90,828     $ (43,661 )   $ 47,169  
Common stock issued on conversion of Debentures     38,811,223       4       109,691               109,695  
Common stock issued on conversion of Penny Warrants     5,974,395       1       1               2  
Cumulative effect of accounting change related to adoption of ASU 2020-06 (See Note 4)     -      
-
      (36,983 )     1,219       (35,764 )
Debenture discount relative to fair value of warrants     -      
-
      9,223      
-
      9,223  
Vested and delivered RSUs     842,500       -       -       -       -  
Shares repurchased for tax withholding     (153,109 )    
-
      (1,142 )    
-
      (1,142 )
Share-based compensation     -      
-
      6,752      
-
      6,752  
Net loss     -      
-
     
-
      (75,850 )     (75,850 )
Balance, September 30, 2021     65,228,070     $ 7     $ 178,370     $ (118,292 )   $ 60,085  

 

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

  

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AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

    Nine months ended     April 7, 2020 through     January 1, 2020 through  
    September 30,
2021
    September 30, 2020     April 6,
2020
 
    Successor     Successor     Predecessor  
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:                  
Net loss   $ (75,850 )   $ (10,492 )   $ (1,589 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:                        
Goodwill impairment     20,500      
-
     
-
 
Depreciation     3,414       1,745       933  
Amortization of intangible assets     3,887       1,158       263  
Amortization of Convertible Debenture discount     9,253       1,921      
-
 
Interest on convertible debt paid-in-kind     8,257       2,112      
-
 
Gain on extinguishment of debt     (4,177 )    
-
     
-
 
Share-based compensation     6,752       1,420      
-
 
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities     (3,041 )     1,980      
-
 
Deferred income taxes     (9 )     (7 )    
-
 
Amortization and write-off of deferred financing costs     809       21       128  
Loss on disposal of property and equipment     183      
-
     
-
 
Changes  in operating assets and liabilities:                        
Accounts receivable     (2,849 )     (5,234 )     2,296  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     (1,799 )     (733 )     (857 )
Inventory     (1,115 )     785       (1,084 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses     8,672       (4,723 )     756  
Other current liabilities    
-
     
-
      2  
Deferred revenue     (1,543 )     (2,551 )     (2,353 )
Other     (259 )     (27 )     (76 )
Net cash used in operating activities     (28,915 )     (12,625 )     (1,581 )
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:                        
Cash from the acquisition of Computex (See Note 5)    
-
      269      
-
 
Purchase of property and equipment     (2,551 )     (396 )     (157 )
Deferred development costs     (462 )    
-
     
-
 
Net cash used in investing activities     (3,013 )     (127 )     (157 )
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:                        
Net change in line of credit     1,484       (593 )     3,029  
Payment of taxes from withheld shares     (1,142 )    
-
     
-
 
Debt repayments (including capital lease obligations)     (2,767 )     (747 )     (1,040 )
Proceeds from issuance of promissory note - related party     5,000      
-
     
-
 
Proceeds from PPP Loan (See Note 8)    
-
      4,135      
-
 
Proceeds from issuance of Convertible Debentures (See Note 9)     24,000       12,104      
-
 
Proceeds from issuance of common stock     2       1,500      
-
 
Redemption of shares held in trust    
-
      (1,004 )    
-
 
Payment of deferred financing fees     (953 )     (113 )    
-
 
Net cash provided by financing activities     25,624       15,282       1,989  
Net change in cash and restricted cash     (6,304 )     2,530       251  
Cash and restricted cash, beginning of period     10,505       1,873       18  
Cash and restricted cash, end of period   $ 4,201     $ 4,403     $ 269  
Supplemental Disclosures about Cash Flow Information                        
Cash paid for interest   $ 666     $ 452     $ 384  
Cash paid (refunds received) for income taxes   $ 248     $ 62     $ (4 )
Supplemental Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing Activities                        
Noncash conversion of Debentures to common stock   $ 109,695     $
-
         
Fair value of Penny Warrants related to the issuance of Convertible Debentures     9,223       9,937     $
-
 
Noncash acquisition of Computex in exchange for common stock, Convertible Debentures and assumed debt    
-
      61,768      
-
 
Promissory note - related party, exchanged for Convertible Debentures    
-
      8,566      
-
 
Deferred underwriting fees settled via the issuance of common stock and the issuance of subordinated promissory note    
-
      3,000      
-
 
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable and accrued expenses     79       287       125  

 

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

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AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

1. Organization and Business Operations

 

Organization

 

American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. (“AVCT,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our” or “Successor”) was incorporated in Delaware on April 7, 2016.

 

On April 7, 2020 (the “Computex Closing Date”), AVCT (formerly known as Pensare Acquisition Corp.) consummated a business combination transaction (the “Computex Business Combination”) in which it acquired Stratos Management Systems, Inc. (“Computex”), an operating company that does business as Computex Technology Solutions. In connection with the closing of the Computex Business Combination, the Company changed its name to American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.

 

On December 1, 2020 (the “Kandy Closing Date”), the Company acquired the Kandy Communications business (hereafter referred to as “Kandy”) from Ribbon Communications, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (“Ribbon”), by acquiring certain assets, assuming certain liabilities and acquiring all of the outstanding interests of Kandy Communications LLC.

 

For accounting purposes, both Computex and Kandy were considered the acquirees, and the Company was considered the acquirer. The acquisitions were accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting. See Note 5 for additional information.

 

Nature of current business

 

Computex is a leading multi-brand technology solutions provider to large global customers, providing a comprehensive and integrated set of technology solutions, through its extensive hardware, software and value-added service offerings. Computex designs best-fit solutions, and with the help of leading vendors in the industry, helps its customers with the procurement of suitable hardware and software that are appropriate for their specific needs. With primary operating locations in Minnesota, Michigan, Florida and Texas, services offered by Computex include directory and messaging, enterprise networking, cybersecurity, collaboration, data center services, integration, storage, backup, virtualization, converged infrastructures and unified communications-as-a-service (“UCaaS”).

 

Kandy, a provider of cloud-based enterprise services, globally deploys a white-label, carrier-grade cloud-based platform for UCaaS, communications platform as a service (“CPaaS”) and contact center as a service (“CCaaS”) for mid-market and enterprise customers across a proprietary multi-tenant, highly scalable cloud platform. The Kandy platform also includes pre-built customer engagement tools, based on web real-time communication technology (“WebRTC technology”), known as Kandy Wrappers, and white-labeled services that are offered to a variety of customers including communications service providers and systems integrators. With Kandy, companies can quickly embed real-time communications capabilities into their existing applications and business processes.

 

Recent development

 

On September 16, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that as a result of a decision by the Company’s Board of Directors to explore strategic alternatives previously announced on April 7, 2021, the Board had authorized the Company to focus its strategy on acquisitions and organic growth in its cloud technologies business as well as to explore strategic opportunities for its IT solutions business, including the planned divestiture of Computex. The Company believes that the change will allow it to optimize resource allocation, focus on core competencies, and improve its ability to invest in areas of maximal growth potential. Proceeds from any potential sale transaction are expected to be used to further deleverage the balance sheet and provide working capital.

 

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AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Computex was not classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2021 as the criteria for the reporting unit to be classified as held for sale were not met as of September 30, 2021. However, in connection with the potential sale of Computex, the Company compared the expected proceeds less costs to sell with the carrying value of the reporting unit and in connection therewith recorded a noncash goodwill impairment charge of $20,500 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

 

Also, in July 2021, the Board of Directors approved and executed certain organizational and personnel changes as part of a strategic plan to flatten the Company’s corporate structure, reduce overhead and more directly align its business units with their respective markets.

 

Also see Note 17, Subsequent Events, regarding a registered direct offering and a concurrent private placement that were announced on November 2, 2021.

  

Covid-19

 

The novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) continues to significantly impact local, regional, and global economies, businesses, supply chains, production and sales across a range of industries. The extent of its impact on our operational and financial performance is uncertain and difficult to predict and we remain cautious about the global recovery.

 

To protect the health and safety of our employees, our daily execution has evolved into a largely virtual model. However, we have found ways to continue to engage with and assist our customers and partners as they work to navigate the current environment. We will continue to monitor the current environment and may take further actions that may be required by federal, state or local authorities or that we determine to be in the interests of our employees, customers, and partners.

 

2. Liquidity

 

Historically, the Company’s primary sources of liquidity have been cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations (when available) and cash flows from financing activities, including funding under its Credit Agreement (defined and more fully discussed in Note 8). From time to time, the Company may also choose to access the debt and equity markets to fund acquisitions and fund working capital to diversify its capital sources. The Company’s current principal capital requirements are to fund working capital, fund capital expenditures and make investments that are in line with its business strategy.

 

The Credit Agreement, as amended, matures on December 31, 2021, and, as of September 30, 2021, provided for maximum borrowings of $13,000 on the line of credit portion with scheduled reductions of $1,000 in availability on October 1, 2021, November 1, 2021 and December 1, 2021. As amended, the Credit Agreement requires the Company to maintain a minimum monthly liquidity (defined as unrestricted cash plus availability under the line of credit) of $3,000 and limits unfinanced capital expenditures to $3,000. As of September 30, 2021, amounts outstanding under the term loan and the line of credit under the Credit Agreement were $3,200 and $8,839, respectively.

 

In addition, at September 30, 2021, the Company had an unrestricted cash balance of $4,201 in its operating bank accounts and, as of October 1, 2021, had availability under its line of credit of $4,183. Also, as of September 30, 2021, the Company’s current liabilities exceeded its current assets by $26,564, primarily as a result of the classification of certain debt as current, specifically, the components of the Credit Agreement and all promissory notes.

 

On or before the maturity date of the Credit Agreement, the Company expects to seek to either negotiate an extension of the Credit Agreement or enter into a new agreement with another lender.

 

Also see Note 8 for information regarding a new promissory note in the principal amount of $5,000 entered into on September 16, 2021 (the “2021 Note”).

 

Whereas the Company continues to analyze its liquidity to ensure that it is able to execute on its operational plan, it believes that cash anticipated to be generated from future operations, as well as borrowings from lending and project financing sources and proceeds from equity and debt offerings will provide sufficient liquidity to fund operations for at least one year after the date the financial statements are issued. However, if the Company is unable to achieve its forecasts, fails to meet any of the financial covenants in the Credit Agreement and is unable to obtain a waiver or an amendment under the Credit Agreement to allow it to continue to borrow, or raise additional equity or debt capital, the Company may need to pursue one or more alternatives, such as to reduce or delay investments in its business, or seek additional financing. The Company can provide no assurance that future funding will be available if and when required or that such funding will be available on terms that it finds acceptable. Any projection is based on the Company’s current expectations regarding new project financing and product sales and service, cost structure, cash burn rate and other operating assumptions.

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

3. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are presented in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 8 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information or footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, they do not include all the information and footnotes necessary for a comprehensive presentation of financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, which are necessary for a fair presentation of the financial position, operating results and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2020, as filed with the SEC on May 14, 2021. The interim results for the period ended September 30, 2021 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending December 31, 2021 or any future interim periods.

 

In the Computex Business Combination, Computex was considered the predecessor for accounting purposes, and the successor financial statements reflect a new basis of accounting that is based on the fair value of the net assets acquired and liabilities assumed. In the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company clearly distinguishes between the entity that existed before the Computex Closing Date (“Predecessor”) and the entity that existed on and after such date (“Successor”). Because the Successor’s financial statements are presented on a different basis from the Predecessor’s financial statements, the two entities may not be comparable in certain respects. As a result, a black line is used to separate the Successor and the Predecessor columns or sections in certain tables included in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

The financial position, results of operations and cash flows described herein for the dates and periods prior to April 7, 2020 relate to the operations of Computex and its subsidiaries. The historical financial information of AVCT prior to the business combination (a special purpose acquisition company, or “SPAC”) are not reflected in the Predecessor financial statements as it is believed that including such amounts would make those financial statements less useful to users. SPACs typically deposit the proceeds received from their initial public offerings into a separate trust account until a business combination occurs. Once the business combination occurs, such funds are then used to satisfy the consideration for the acquiree and/or to pay stockholders who elect to redeem their shares of common stock in connection with the business combination. The operations of a SPAC, until the closing of a business combination, usually consists of transaction expenses and income earned from the trust account investments.

 

Determining fair values of certain assets acquired and liabilities assumed requires the exercise of judgment and often involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. See Note 5 for a discussion of the fair value estimates utilized in the allocation of the Computex and Kandy purchase prices.

 

Principles of consolidation

 

The accompanying Successor condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of AVCT and its wholly owned subsidiaries. The Predecessor condensed consolidated financial statements reflect only the accounts of Computex and its subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated.

 

Use of estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of sales (or revenues) and expenses during the reporting period.

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Making estimates requires management to exercise significant judgment. It is at least reasonably possible that estimates made as of the date of the financial statements could change in the near term due to one or more future events. Accordingly, the actual results could differ significantly from those estimates. Significant accounting estimates reflected in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements include, but are not limited to, revenue recognition, allowance for doubtful accounts, accounting for warrants, recognition and measurement of income tax assets, valuation of share-based compensation, discount related to the fair value of warrants, and the valuation of net assets acquired.

 

Significant accounting policies

 

The significant accounting policies used in preparing these condensed consolidated financial statements were applied on a basis consistent with those reflected in our consolidated financial statements that are included in the annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as amended, that was filed with the SEC on May 14, 2021, except for changes from the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2020-06, “Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity,” (“ASU No. 2020-06”). The updates to our accounting policies from adopting ASU 2020-06 are provided in Note 4.

 

Public, Private Placement and EBC Warrants

 

On July 27, 2017, the Company entered into certain Warrant Purchase Agreements with each of Pensare Sponsor Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Sponsor”), MasTec, Inc., a Florida corporation, and EarlyBirdCapital, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“EBC” and, together with the Sponsor and MasTec, Inc., the “Purchasers”), pursuant to which the Purchasers purchased an aggregate of 10,512,500 warrants in connection with and simultaneously with the closing of the Company’s initial public offering (the “IPO”), including the full over-allotment amount (the “Private Placement Warrants”), at a purchase price of $1.00 per Private Placement Warrant.

 

On or about August 1, 2017, in the IPO, the Company sold units of the Company’s equity securities, each such unit consisting of one share of Common Stock and one-half of one Public Warrant (the “IPO Units”) and, in connection therewith, issued and delivered 15,525,000 warrants to public investors in the Offering (the “Public Warrants”) and 675,000 warrants (underlying unit purchase options) to EBC or its designees (the “EBC Warrants” and, together with the Private Placement Warrants and the Public Warrants, the “Warrants”). Each whole Warrant entitles the holder thereof to purchase one share of common stock of the Company for $11.50 per share, subject to adjustments. Subsequent to the Computex Closing Date and as of September 30, 2021, 15,525,000 Public Warrants, 10,512,500 Private Placement Warrants and 675,000 EBC Warrants remained outstanding.

 

The Private Placement Warrants and EBC Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis, at the holder’s option, and are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the initial Purchasers or their permitted transferees. Public Warrants and any Private Placement Warrants or EBC Warrants that are transferred to nonpermitted transferees are redeemable at the option of the Company and are generally not exercisable on a cashless basis.

 

The Company evaluated the Warrants under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 815-40, Derivatives and Hedging—Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity, and concluded that the Private Placement Warrants and the EBC Warrants do not meet the criteria to be classified in stockholders’ equity. A recent SEC Statement focused in part on provisions in warrant agreements that provide for potential changes to the settlement amounts dependent upon the characteristics of the warrant holder and because the holder of a warrant is not an input into the pricing of a fixed-for-fixed option on equity shares, such provision would preclude the Private Placement Warrants and the EBC Warrants from being classified in equity. Therefore, the Private Placement Warrants and the EBC Warrants are classified as liabilities at fair value, with subsequent changes in fair values recognized in earnings at each reporting date. Changes in the fair value of the Private Placement Warrants and EBC Warrants may be material to the Company’s future operating results.

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The fair values of the Private Placement Warrants and EBC Warrants were determined using the Black-Scholes model in which the following assumptions were used for the valuation performed during the three months ended September 30, 2021:

 

  o stock price volatility – 55%

  o exercise price – $11.50

  o discount rate – 0.6446% and 0.0561% for the Private Placement and EBC warrants, respectively
  o remaining useful life – 3.52 years and 0.82 years for the Private Placement and EBC warrants, respectively

  o stock price – $2.79

 

Concentration of business and credit risk

 

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist primarily of cash and trade receivables. Cash held by the Company, in financial institutions, regularly exceeds the federally insured limit of $250. At September 30, 2021, cash balances held with a financial institution exceeded the federally insured limit. However, management does not believe this poses a significant credit risk.

 

None of the Company’s customers accounted for 10% or more of sales in any of the periods presented in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Similarly, no customer accounted for 10% or more of accounts receivable as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020. One vendor accounted for at least 10% of accounts payable as of September 30, 2021 (accounting for $14,137). As of December 31, 2020, one vendor accounted for at least 10% of accounts payable (accounting for $13,602). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, one of our vendors at our Computex subsidiary accounted for approximately 56% of purchases in each respective period.

 

Fair value of financial instruments

 

Fair value is defined as the price that would be received from selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. When determining the fair value measurements for assets and liabilities required or permitted to be recorded at fair value, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact, and it considers assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability.

 

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures provides a fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value into three broad levels. The level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement as follows:

 

  Level 1 — inputs are based upon unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities traded in active markets.
  Level 2 — inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities.
  Level 3 — inputs are generally unobservable and typically reflect management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The fair values are therefore determined using model-based techniques that include option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques.

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis include goodwill, and tangible and intangible assets. Such assets are reviewed annually for impairment indicators. If a triggering event has occurred, the assets are re-measured when the estimated fair value of the corresponding asset group is less than the carrying value. The fair value measurements, in such instances, are based on significant unobservable inputs (Level 3).

 

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial instruments, which include trade receivables, deposits, accounts payable and accrued expenses and debt at floating interest rates, approximate their fair values, principally due to their short-term nature, maturities or nature of interest rates.

 

The fair values of the Private Placement Warrants and EBC Warrants are reflected on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as “Warrant Liabilities,” are determined using a Black-Scholes model, and are considered to be Level 2 valuations. The significant assumptions used to determine the fair value as of September 30, 2021 are disclosed above in the section titled “Public, Private Placement and EBC Warrants.”

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

 

Change in Segment reporting

 

Effective January 1, 2021, the Company changed its segment reporting pursuant to ASC 280, Segment Reporting. For periods prior to January 1, 2021, the Company operated under one operating segment, consistent with the information that was presented to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”). Effective January 1, 2021, the Company identified two operating segments, Computex and Kandy.

 

This change in reportable segments was a result of the Kandy acquisition and the integration of the Kandy business into the Company’s operations. These changes resulted in revisions to the financial information provided to the CODM on a recurring basis in the evaluation of financial performance of the Company and in the decision-making process. As the Company continues to integrate Kandy into its operations, changes to segments may be required, based on changes to the way that the CODM views the business. Refer to Note 15 for additional information.

 

Emerging growth company

 

The Company is an “emerging growth company,” as defined in Section 2(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, (the “Securities Act”), as modified by the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act of 2012 (the “JOBS Act”), and it may take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements, and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved.

 

Further, Section 102(b) (1) of the JOBS Act exempts emerging growth companies from being required to comply with new or revised financial accounting standards until private companies are required to comply with the new or revised financial accounting standards. Private companies are those companies that have not had a Securities Act registration statement declared effective or do not have a class of securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The JOBS Act provides that a company can elect to opt out of the extended transition period and comply with the requirements that apply to non-emerging growth companies but any such election to opt out is irrevocable. The Company has elected not to opt out of such extended transition period, which means that when a standard is issued or revised, it adopts the new or revised standard at the time private companies adopt the new or revised standard, unless it chooses to early-adopt the new or revised accounting standard. Therefore, the Company’s financial statements may not be comparable to certain public companies.

 

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(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

4. Recently Issued and Adopted Accounting Standards

 

Recently issued accounting standards

 

In May 2021, the FASB issued ASU No. 2021-04, Issuer’s Accounting for Certain Modifications or Exchanges of Freestanding Equity-Classified Written Call Options (“ASU No. 2021-04”), which provides guidance for a modification or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option that is not within the scope of another Topic. Under ASU 2021-04, an entity is required to treat a modification of the terms or conditions or an exchange of a freestanding equity-classified written call option, that remains equity classified, as an exchange of the original instrument for a new instrument. ASU 2021-04 also provides guidance on the measurement of the effect of a modification or exchange and requires entities to recognize the effect of any such modification or exchange on the basis of the substance of the transaction.

 

ASU No. 2021-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Entities are required to apply the amendments prospectively to modifications or exchanges that occur on or after the effective date. Early adoption is permitted.

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02, Leases (ASC 842), as amended by multiple updates, hereafter ASC 842. ASC 842 requires lessees to recognize, on the balance sheet, a lease liability and a lease asset for all leases, including operating leases with a lease term greater than 12 months and requires lessors to classify leases as either sales-type, direct financing or operating. ASC 842 also expands the required quantitative and qualitative disclosures surrounding leases. As long as the Company is an emerging growth company, the current effective date of adoption is fiscal year 2023, which is the required date of adoption for private companies. Early adoption is permitted. While the Company continues to assess the effects of adoption, it currently believes the most significant effects relate to the recognition, on the consolidated balance sheet, of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities related to operating leases.

 

In December 2019, the FASB issued ASU No. 2019-12, Simplifying the Accounting for Income Taxes (“ASU No. 2019-12”), which simplifies the accounting for income taxes by eliminating certain exceptions to the guidance in ASC 740 related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period and the recognition of deferred tax liabilities for outside basis differences.  The new guidance also simplifies aspects of the accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that result in a step-up in the tax basis of goodwill. It clarifies that single-member limited liability companies and similar disregarded entities that are not subject to income tax are not required to recognize an allocation of consolidated income tax expense in their separate financial statements, but they could elect to do so.

 

ASU No. 2019-12 is effective for calendar-year public business entities in 2021 and interim periods within that year. For all other calendar-year entities, it is effective for annual periods beginning in 2022 and interim periods in 2023. Early adoption is permitted. ASU No. 2019-12 allows companies to treat tax law changes as intraperiod items, rather than as discrete items within the interim period.

 

The Company does not believe other recently issued but not yet effective accounting standards, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, statements of changes in equity, statements of operations and statements of cash flows.

 

Recently adopted accounting standards

 

Effective July 1, 2021, the Company adopted ASU No. 2017-04, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (Topic 350) Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment, which simplifies the subsequent measurement of goodwill by eliminating Step 2 of goodwill impairment tests. The adoption did not materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-06, “Debt - Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815-40): Accounting for Convertible Instruments and Contracts in an Entity’s Own Equity” (“ASU No. 2020-06”) which simplifies the accounting for some financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including the Convertible Debentures (or Debentures, as described and defined in Note 9). ASU No. 2020-06 eliminates the separation models for convertible debt with a cash conversion feature or convertible instruments with a beneficial conversion feature. In addition, with respect to convertible instruments, ASU 2020-06 requires the application of the if-converted method for calculating diluted earnings per share instead of the treasury stock method. The Company early adopted ASU No. 2020-06 effective January 1, 2021 using the modified retrospective approach. Upon adoption, the following changes resulted:

 

the intrinsic value of the beneficial conversion feature recorded between April 7, 2020 and December 31, 2020 was reversed as of the effective date of adoption, thereby resulting in an increase in the Convertible Debentures, as of January 1, 2021, with an offsetting adjustment to additional paid in capital.
the discount amortization expense (included within interest expense) which was recorded between April 7, 2020 and December 31, 2020 that was related to the beneficial conversion feature was reversed against opening accumulated deficit.

 

The cumulative effect adjustment that the Company recognized in the condensed consolidated balance sheet, as of January 1, 2021, as an adjustment to accumulated deficit, was $1,218 and is reflected in the following table:

 

    December 31,
2020
    Adjustments     January 1,
2021
 
    Successor           Successor  
    (as reported)           (as adjusted)  
Long term liabilities                  
Convertible Debentures, net of discount   $ 41,644     $ 35,765     $ 77,409  
Total long-term liabilities     51,438       35,765       87,203  
Total liabilities     105,838       35,765       141,603  
                         
Stockholders’ equity:                        
Successor:                        
Additional paid-in capital   $ 90,828     $ (36,983 )   $ 53,845  
Accumulated deficit     (43,661 )     1,218       (42,443 )
Total stockholders’ equity     47,169     $ (35,765 )     11,404  
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY     153,007       (35,765 )     117,242  

 

The following table summarizes the effects of adopting ASU 2020-06 on the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the Successor period April 7, 2020 to December 31, 2020:

 

    Successor
(as reported)
    With Adoption of
ASC 2020-06
    ASC 2020-06
Impact
 
Interest expense   $ (9,316 )   $ (8,098 )   $ 1,218  
Total other expenses     (12,931 )     (11,713 )     1,218  
Net loss before income taxes     (25,506 )     (24,288 )     1,218  
Net loss     (25,576 )     (24,358 )     1,218  
Loss per share - basic and diluted   $ (1.30 )   $ (1.24 )   $ 0.06  

 

The adoption of ASU 2020-06 had no impact on net cash used in operating activities, net cash used in investing activities or net cash provided by financing activities.

 

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September 30, 2021

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5. Acquisitions

 

Computex

 

On April 7, 2020, the Company consummated the Computex Business Combination that resulted in the acquisition of Computex. The acquisition qualified as a business combination under ASC 805, Business Combinations (“ASC 805”). Accordingly, the Company recorded assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their acquisition-date fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill, which is not deductible for tax purposes, resulted from factors such as an assembled workforce and management’s industry knowledge.

 

The following table presents the allocation of the purchase consideration among the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated acquisition-date fair values.

 

Consideration paid:      
Convertible Debentures with warrants that granted the right to acquire  2,000,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share   $ 20,000  
Assumed debt     16,643  
AVCT common stock (8,189,490 shares at $3.00 per share)     24,568  
Working capital adjustment satisfied by the issuance of AVCT common stock (117,231 shares at $4.75 per share)     557  
Total consideration paid   $ 61,768  
         
Net assets acquired:        
Current assets   $ 16,972  
Customer relationships (estimated useful life  - 10 years)     17,300  
Trade names (estimated useful life  - 10 years)     7,000  
Furniture & equipment     6,435  
Leasehold improvements     2,375  
Other assets     88  
Current liabilities     (26,965 )
Other liabilities     (116 )
Total net assets acquired   $ 23,089  
Goodwill     38,679  
Total consideration paid   $ 61,768  

 

Identifiable intangible assets acquired consisted of customer relationships of $17,300 and trade names of $7,000. Both the customer relationships and the trade names were valued using a form of the income approach. The customer relationship was valued using the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method (or “MPEEM”) and the method used for the trade names was the Relief from Royalty Method. AVCT incurred transaction costs of $142, which was net of a credit of $903 granted by a creditor whose account was settled by the issuance of $2,500 in Debentures, $1,500 in shares of common stock and cash of $100. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, there was a measurement period adjustment to goodwill of $3,450 related to a deferred tax liability that was previously recorded as of the Computex Closing Date.

 

Since the results of operations prior to April 7, 2020 relate to the operations of Computex, investment income and transaction costs incurred by AVCT were excluded from the Predecessor statement of operations. Accordingly, for the period April 1, 2020 through April 6, 2020, transaction costs of $714 were excluded. For the period January 1, 2020 through April 6, 2020, investment income and transaction costs of $1,365 and $6,887, respectively, were excluded.

 

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September 30, 2021

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Kandy

 

On December 1, 2020, the Company acquired Kandy from Ribbon, by acquiring certain assets, assuming certain liabilities and acquiring all of the outstanding interests of Kandy Communications LLC. The acquisition qualified as a business combination under ASC 805. Accordingly, the Company recorded assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their acquisition-date fair values. The excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed was recorded as goodwill. The goodwill, which is deductible for tax purposes, resulted from factors such as an assembled workforce and management’s industry knowledge.

 

The following table represents the allocation of the purchase consideration among the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their estimated acquisition-date fair values.

 

Consideration paid:      
Convertible Debentures with warrants that granted the right to acquire  4,377,800 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share   $ 43,778  
Net assets acquired:        
Current assets   $ 3,659  
Acquired technology (estimated useful life  - 6 years)     8,200  
Customer relationships (estimated useful life  - 10 years)     7,600  
Trade names (estimated useful life  - 4 years)     2,500  
Property, plant & equipment     3,034  
Current liabilities     (5,245 )
Other liabilities     (114 )
Total net assets acquired   $ 19,634  
Goodwill     24,144  
Total consideration paid   $ 43,778  

 

Identifiable intangible assets acquired consisted of acquired technology of $8,200, customer relationships of $7,600 and trade names of $2,500. The intangible assets were valued using a form of the income approach. The customer relationship was valued using the Multi-Period Excess Earnings Method (or MPEEM) while the method used for the acquired technology and trade names was the Relief from Royalty Method. With respect to the Kandy acquisition, AVCT incurred transaction costs of $2,649.

 

Unaudited Pro Forma Financial Information

 

The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the combined results of operations for the Company and gives effect to the Computex and Kandy acquisitions as if the acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 2020 (in thousands):

 

    Three months ended     Nine months ended  
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
 
Revenues   $ 27,511     $ 29,888     $ 82,240     $ 74,348  
Net loss     (37,317 )     (9,953 )     (75,850 )     (25,632 )

 

The pro forma financial information included herein are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations that would have been realized if the acquisitions had been completed on January 1, 2020. Such pro forma financial information does not give effect to any integration costs related to the acquired companies.

 

The combined net loss in the table above was adjusted for the transaction costs related to the acquisitions (included as expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2020) and the incremental changes in the amortization of intangible assets.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

6. Goodwill and intangible assets

 

The Company’s intangible assets as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following:

 

    September 30, 2021     December 31, 2020  
    Gross
carrying
amount
    Accumulated
amortization
    Net     Gross
carrying
amount
    Accumulated
amortization
    Net  
Customer relationships   $ 24,900     $ (3,183 )   $ 21,717     $ 24,900     $ (1,304 )   $ 23,596  
Tradenames     9,500       (1,559 )     7,941       9,500       (576 )     8,924  
Acquired technology     8,200       (1,139 )     7,061       8,200       (114 )     8,086  
Intangible assets   $ 42,600     $ (5,881 )   $ 36,719     $ 42,600     $ (1,994 )   $ 40,606  

 

The estimated lives of the intangible assets are included in Note 5. The weighted average useful life of the intangible assets as of September 30, 2021 was 7.7 years. Amortization expense was $1,296 and 3,887 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, the period April 7, 2020 through September 30, 2020 and the period January 1, 2020 through April 6, 2020, amortization expense was $608, $1,158 and $263, respectively.

 

Goodwill activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was as follows:

 

    Carrying  
    amount  
Balance, January 1, 2021   $ 66,273  
Goodwill impairment     (20,500 )
Measurement period adjustment - Computex     (3,450 )
Balance, September 30, 2021   $ 42,323  

 

The noncash goodwill impairment charge in the table above relates to our Computex subsidiary and is discussed in Note 1. The measurement period adjustment relates to a deferred tax liability that was previously recorded as of the Computex Closing Date.

 

7. Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses were as follows as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020:

 

    September 30,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 
Accounts payable   $ 25,594     $ 20,696  
Accrued compensation, benefits and related accruals     9,258       5,780  
Accrued professional fees     2,470       2,736  
Due to related parties     2,211       1,542  
Sales tax payable     882       467  
Other     957       1,484  
    $ 41,372     $ 32,705  

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

8. Long-Term Debt

 

Credit Agreement

 

In connection with the consummation of the Computex Business Combination, the Company assumed the obligations of Computex under a credit agreement with Comerica Bank (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”), which includes a term note and a line of credit. On the Computex Closing Date, the Company and Comerica Bank entered into a third amendment to the Credit Agreement that added the Company as a borrower and amended certain provisions of the Credit Agreement, including changing the maturity date of the loans under the Credit Agreement to December 31, 2020, and removing certain financial covenants. On November 13, 2020, the Company and Comerica Bank entered into a fifth amendment to the Credit Agreement (the “Fifth Amendment”) that extended the maturity date to June 30, 2021, provided for a decrease in maximum borrowings on the line of credit effective April 1, 2021, amended the interest rates and, commencing January 31, 2021, provided for a minimum monthly liquidity (defined as unrestricted cash plus availability under the line of credit) of $3,000. In connection with the Fifth Amendment on November 13, 2020, the Company was required to make a one-time principal payment of $250 on the term loan. Also, in connection with the Fifth Amendment, maximum borrowings permitted under the line of credit decreased by $3,500 to $13,000 effective April 1, 2021.

 

In connection with the acquisition of Kandy, the Company later entered into a sixth amendment to the Credit Agreement that required the Company to repay $250 under the Credit Agreement, for every $12,500 of capital raised.

 

On June 24, 2021, the Company entered into a seventh amendment to the Credit Agreement that extended the maturity date of the Credit Agreement to December 31, 2021. The seventh amendment also:

 

(i) reduced the availability under the line of credit by $1,000 per month starting on October 1, 2021 (subsequently amended by a ninth amendment entered into on November 1, 2021, which limits such availability to the borrowing base, if lower);
  (ii) increased the monthly payments under the term loan to $800 beginning September 1, 2021 (subsequently amended in a ninth amendment which changed the due date for the October 2021 payment to November 2021); and
(iii) increased the applicable interest rates under the Credit Agreement.

 

Availability on the line of credit is determined weekly. The borrowing base computation is primarily based on certain percentages of accounts receivable and inventory. As of October 1, 2021, maximum borrowing under the line of credit was $12,000, of which $4,183 was available.

 

An eighth amendment to the Credit Agreement on September 22, 2021 was effected to allow the Company to incur borrowings of $5,000 under the 2021 Note discussed below in the section titled “Subordinated promissory note – related party.”

 

On or before the maturity date of the Credit Agreement, the Company expects to seek to either negotiate an extension of the Credit Agreement or enter into a new agreement with another lender. However, there can be no assurance that financing will be available in the amounts the Company requires or on terms acceptable to it, if at all. At September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the balance on the line of credit was $8,839 and $7,355, respectively.

 

The effective rate under the Credit Agreement was 8.0% and 5.00% as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

 

The Credit Agreement is subject to a security agreement which includes substantially all of the Company’s assets and a pledge of Computex’s equity. Effective on the Computex Closing Date, the previous Computex shareholder was released from a guaranty agreement made in connection with the Credit Agreement.

 

In 2018, Computex entered into an interest rate swap arrangement to partially mitigate the variability of cash flows due to changes in the Eurodollar rate, specifically related to interest payments on the term note under the Credit Agreement. The interest rate swap which had a notional amount of $2,857 and did not qualify for hedge accounting, matured on August 2, 2021. A liability of $51 was recorded for the fair value of the related derivative at December 31, 2020 and was included in accounts payable and accrued expenses. No new interest rate swap agreement was entered into subsequent to August 2, 2021.

 

PPP Loan

 

In July 2021, the Company’s application for forgiveness of a PPP loan of $4,135 was approved. Under the terms of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), PPP loan recipients had the option to apply for forgiveness for all or a portion of such loans, if the loan was used for eligible purposes, including to fund payroll costs. The gain that resulted from the loan forgiveness is reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations as “Gain on extinguishment of debt.”

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Total long-term debt as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following:

 

    September 30,
2021
    December 31,
2020
 
Senior debt - Term note payable to Comerica Bank; monthly principal payments of $800 (starting September 1, 2021) plus interest through the maturity date of December 31, 2021; variable interest rate with effective rate of 8.00% and 5.00% at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively   $ 3,200     $ 5,702  
PPP Loan previously administered by Comerica Bank; interest rate 1.00%; amount was forgiven in July 2021    
-
      4,135  
Line of credit, maturing December 31, 2021     8,839       7,355  
Capital lease obligations     163       427  
Total long-term debt     12,202       17,619  
Less: unamortized debt issuance costs     (88 )     (69 )
Total notes payable and line of credit, net of unamortized debt issuance costs     12,114       17,550  
Less: current maturities of notes payable and line of credit     (12,086 )     (16,587 )
Long-term debt, net of current maturities and unamortized debt issuance costs   $ 28     $ 963  

 

Subordinated promissory note – related party

 

The 2021 Note (as defined in Note 2) is secured by a shareholder that owns more than five percent of the Company’s shares and matures on the earliest of (a) September 16, 2022, (b) the Company’s consummation of a debt financing resulting in the receipt of gross proceeds of not less than $20,000, (c) the Company’s consummation of primary sales of registered equity securities resulting in receipt of gross proceeds of not less than $20,000, (d) the Company’s consummation of the sale of Computex and (e) the date of any event of default. The 2021 Note is subordinate to any amounts owed under the Credit Agreement and has a minimum required return of 25.00% over the applicable period.

 

Subordinated promissory note - other

 

On the Computex Closing Date, the Company issued a subordinated promissory note of $500 (or the “2020 Note”) in partial settlement of a deferred underwriting fee of $3,000. The remaining $2,500 was settled via the issuance of Convertible Debentures (See Note 9). The 2020 Note bears interest at the rate of 12.00% per annum. Previously, the 2020 Note had a maturity date of September 30, 2021. The 2020 Note is subordinate to any amounts owed under the Credit Agreement. On November 5, 2021, all amounts owing under the 2020 Note were paid.

 

9. Stockholders’ (Deficit) Equity, Related Warrants, Debentures and Guaranty

 

Preferred stock — The Company is authorized to issue 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.0001. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, no preferred stock was issued or outstanding.

 

Common stock — The Company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.0001 per share. Holders of the Company’s common stock are entitled to one vote for each share. As of September 30, 2021, there were 65,228,070 issued and outstanding shares of common stock.

  

Registration rights agreement

 

On the Computex Closing Date, the Company, the Sponsor and certain other initial stockholders of the Company, as well as Stratos Management Systems Holdings, LLC (“Holdings”), and certain other Investors (as defined below), entered into a Registration Rights Agreement (the “Registration Rights Agreement”). The Registration Rights Agreement amended, restated and replaced a previous registration rights agreement entered into among AVCT, the Sponsor and certain other initial stockholders of AVCT on July 27, 2017. Pursuant to the terms of the Registration Rights Agreement, the holders of certain of the Company’s securities, including holders of the Company’s founders’ shares, shares of common stock underlying the Private Placement Warrants, and shares of common stock underlying the securities issued in the Private Placement (as defined below) are entitled to certain registration rights under the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws with respect to such shares of common stock, including up to eight demand registrations in the aggregate and customary “piggy-back” registration rights.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Convertible Debentures, related warrants and guaranty

 

On the Computex Closing Date, the Company also consummated the sale, in a private placement (the “Private Placement”), of units of securities of the Company (“Units”) to certain investors (each, an “Investor”), as contemplated by the terms of the previously disclosed Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 3, 2020 (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”). Each Unit consisted of (i) $1,000 in principal amount of the Company’s Series A convertible debentures (the “Convertible Debentures” or “Debentures”) and (ii) a warrant to purchase 100 shares of Common Stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per whole share (the “Penny Warrants”). The issuances of such securities were not registered under the Securities Act in reliance on the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act.

 

In addition, in connection with the acquisition of Kandy on December 1, 2020 and pursuant to the terms of the Kandy purchase agreement, the Company, in December 2020, issued 43,778 Units to Ribbon as consideration for the Kandy purchase, sold 10,000 Units to SPAC Opportunity Partners, LLC, a significant shareholder of the Company and 1,000 Units to a director of the Company. Also, the Company sold 24,000 additional Units during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (none of which was sold during the three months ended September 30, 2021). Amounts sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 included 9,540 Units that were sold to related parties.

 

Debentures

 

The Debentures issued on the Computex Closing Date had an aggregate principal amount of approximately $43,169 (including $3,000 in aggregate principal amount issued as part of Units sold to MasTec, Inc., a greater than five percent stockholder of the Company, and $20,000 in aggregate principal of which was part of Units issued to Holdings pursuant to the terms of the Computex Business Combination agreement and approximately $8,566 in aggregate principal amount of which was issued to the Sponsor as part of Units issued in exchange for the cancellation of indebtedness previously incurred by the Company to the Sponsor).

 

The Debentures issued in connection with the acquisition of Kandy on December 1, 2020 and pursuant to the terms of the Kandy purchase agreement consisted of aggregate principal amounts of $43,778 issued to Ribbon, $10,000 sold to SPAC Opportunity Partners, LLC, a significant shareholder of the Company and $1,000 sold to a director of the Company. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, $24,000 were sold to various investors (including $9,540 sold to related parties). The Debentures sold in December 2020 and during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (none of which were sold in the three months ended September 30, 2021) were in the same form as those issued in connection with the acquisition of Kandy.

 

The Debentures bore interest at a rate of 10.0% per annum, previously payable quarterly on the last day of each calendar quarter in the form of additional Debentures. Unless converted, the entire principal amount of each Debenture together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon, was due and payable on the earlier of (i) such date, that was thirty months after the issuance date, as the holder thereof, at its sole option, upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice to the Company, demanded payment thereof and (ii) the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Debentures).

 

Each Debenture was convertible, in whole or in part, at any time at the option of the holder thereof into that number of shares of common stock calculated by dividing the principal amount being converted, together with all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, by the applicable conversion price, initially $3.45. The conversion price was subject to customary adjustments for stock dividends, stock splits, reclassifications and the like, and was also subject to price-based adjustment, on a “full ratchet” basis, in the event of any issuances of common stock, or securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable for, common stock at a price below the then-applicable conversion price (subject to certain exceptions). The Debentures were subject to mandatory conversion if the closing price of the Company’s common stock exceeded $6.00 for any 40 trading days within a consecutive 60 trading day-period, subject to the satisfaction of certain other conditions.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Debentures, on September 8, 2021, the Debentures and related accrued interest were mandatorily converted to 38,811,223 shares of common stock. The components of the Debenture prior to conversion are reflected in the table below.

 

Penny Warrants

 

The Penny Warrants issued on the Computex Closing Date entitled the holders to purchase an aggregate of up to 4,316,936 shares of the Company’s common stock (including warrants to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares, 856,600 shares, and 300,000 shares issued to Holdings, the Sponsor and MasTec Inc., respectively, as part of the Units issued to them), at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

 

The Penny Warrants issued in December 2020, as part of the Units sold, entitled the holders to purchase an aggregate of up to 5,477,800 shares of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. Such warrants consisted of 4,377,800 issued to Ribbon, 1,000,000 issued to SPAC Opportunity Partners, LLC and 100,000 issued to a director of the Company.

 

The Penny Warrants issued between January 1, 2021 and September 30, 2021 (none of which were issued in the three months ended September 30, 2021), as part of the Units sold during that period, entitled the holders to purchase an aggregate of up to 2,400,000 warrants (including 954,000 warrants issued to related parties).

 

The Penny Warrants may be exercised at any time through the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance. The number of shares issuable upon exercise of each Penny Warrant is subject to customary adjustments for stock dividends, stock splits, reclassifications and the like.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2021 and pursuant to the terms of the Penny Warrant agreements, holders of 5,974,395 Penny Warrants exercised their right to convert such Penny Warrants to 5,974,395 shares of common stock. As of September 30, 2021, unexercised Penny Warrants totaled 6,205,675.

 

Derivative consideration and other disclosures relating to the Debentures and Penny Warrants

 

Based on ASC 815, Derivatives and Hedging, the convertible feature of the Debentures issued on the Computex Closing Date was not considered a derivative and therefore was not recorded in liabilities, as part of the Debentures, and was not bifurcated. However, an embedded beneficial conversion feature was previously assessed in relation to the Debentures issued in December 2020 and was previously recorded in equity at its intrinsic value with a corresponding debt discount recorded to the Debentures at December 31, 2020. The beneficial conversion feature on such Debentures, which was evaluated in accordance with ASC 470-20 “Debt with Conversion and Other Options” was determined to be $36,983 and arose as a result of the conversion price of such Debentures being below the stock price on the issuance dates. Such debt discount, that was related to the embedded beneficial conversion feature, was limited to the proceeds allocated to the Debentures, and, along with the relative fair value of the warrants, was recognized as additional paid-in capital and reduced the carrying value of the Convertible Debentures. However, as more fully discussed in Note 4, effective January 1, 2021, the Company early-adopted ASU 2020-06 and, accordingly, the discount related to the beneficial conversion feature was reversed effective January 1, 2021.

 

Both the Penny Warrants issued on the Computex Closing Date as well as the Penny Warrants issued on and after the Kandy acquisition date had qualified as derivatives, but satisfied the criteria for classification as equity instruments, and were bifurcated from the host contract (the Convertible Debentures) and recorded in equity at their relative fair values with a corresponding debt discount recorded to the Debentures.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

The relative fair values of the Penny Warrants were determined using the Black-Scholes model. Weighted average assumptions used in determining fair values of Penny Warrants issued in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (none of which were issued in the three months ended September 30, 2021) were: stock price volatility – 70%, exercise price - $0.01, interest rate – 0.78%, stock price - $6.28.

 

Prior to the conversion of the Debentures to common stock, the discount (consisting of the relative fair value of the warrants) was being expensed as interest over the then term of the Debentures to increase the carrying value to face value. However, effective September 8, 2021, the remaining unamortized discount was transferred to additional paid in capital in connection with the conversion of the Debentures to shares of common stock. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company recorded accretion of the discount of $2,792 and $9,253, respectively, and paid-in-kind interest of $2,518 and $8,257, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2020, the Company recorded accretion of the discount and paid-in-kind interest of $994 and $1,097, respectively. During the period April 7, 2020 through September 30, 2020, the Company recorded accretion of the discount and paid-in-kind interest of $1,921 and $2,112, respectively.

 

The components of the Debentures, prior to conversion on September 8, 2021 and the amounts converted, are summarized in the table below:

 

          Discount consisting of        
          relative fair        
    Principal     value of Penny Warrants     Net  
Issued on the Computex Closing Date   $ 43,169     $ (9,937 )   $ 33,232  
Issued in the Successor periods:                        
Issued to Ribbon     43,778       (14,159 )     29,619  
Issued to SPAC Opportunity Partners, LLC     17,990       (6,249 )     11,741  
Other issuances (various holders)     17,010       (6,610 )     10,400  
    $ 121,947     $ (36,955 )   $ 84,992  
Amortization of discount                     12,752  
Paid-in-kind interest                     11,951  
Deferred financing fees                     (523 )
Net Debentures as of September 8, 2021, prior to conversion                   $ 109,172  
Less reduction due to conversion                     (109,172 )
Balance at September 30, 2021                   $
-
 
Financial statement line items impacted by the conversion:                        
Additional paid in capital                   $ 109,691  
Common stock (38,811,223 shares at par value of $0.0001 per share)                     4  
Interest expense - write off of deferred financing fees                     (523 )
                    $ 109,172  

 

10. Related Party Transactions

  

During the Predecessor periods, Computex paid management fees at the rate of $300 per annum to a shareholder, under a management agreement. Such amounts are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statement of operations in the Predecessor periods. This agreement was terminated on the Computex Closing Date.

 

AVCT shares corporate office space with an affiliate and participates in a cost sharing arrangement in a month-to-month leasing arrangement. The space is not being used and therefore, by mutual agreement between the parties, no expenses have been incurred by the Company during the Successor periods.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Effective October 1, 2020, the Company and Navigation Capital Partners, Inc. (“Navigation”), an affiliate of a shareholder, entered into an agreement under which Navigation provides capital markets advisory and business consulting services to the Company for a fee of $50 per month. Expenses recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, in connection with the agreement, were $150 and $450, respectively, and are included within selling, general and administrative expenses. Also, accounts payable and accrued liabilities as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 included $600 and $150, respectively, related to such agreement. Also included in selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and accounts payable and accrued expenses as of September 30, 2021 are reimbursable expenses of $59 due to Navigation. See Note 12.

 

Pursuant to a transition services agreement entered into with Ribbon in connection with the acquisition of Kandy, accounts payable and accrued expenses as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 include $1,163 and $1,392, respectively, of amounts due to Ribbon for reimbursable expenses in excess of collections, professional fees provided and certain software and other support. Included in the condensed statement of operations are the following expenses for services provided by Ribbon during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, which primarily relate to professional fees for services provided by Ribbon as part of the transition services agreement, rental for office space and certain software support:

 

    Three Months     Nine Months  
    Ended September 30, 2021  
Professional fees charged by Ribbon:            
Cost of revenue   $ 305     $ 1,013  
Research and development     116       331  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     534       1,448  
      955       2,792  
Other services provided by Ribbon:                
Cost of revenue     68       68  
Selling, general and administrative expenses     173       447  
      241       515  

 

In addition to the related party amounts discussed above, certain Debentures as of December 31, 2020 are separately identified as related party amounts on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2020. Similarly, the related Debenture interest is separately identified as related party amounts on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. As indicated in Note 9, the Debentures were converted to common stock on September 8, 2021. Accordingly, there were no Debentures outstanding as of September 30, 2021, and interest for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 relate to the period up to and including September 8, 2021.

 

The 2021 Note, which is secured by a related party, is discussed in Note 8 and is separately identified on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. The related interest expense of $389 is included in “Interest expense – related parties” in the condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and is also included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2021.

  

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

11. Revenue Recognition

 

In the following tables, revenue is disaggregated by geographies and by verticals (or sector). Also presented is the portion of revenue that is recognized on a gross basis (which occurs when the Company is deemed to be the principal in the arrangement) and the portion that is recognized on a net basis (which occurs when the Company is deemed to be acting as the agent).

 

    Three Months     Three Months     Nine Months     April 7, 2020     January 1, 2020  
    Ended     Ended     Ended     through     through  
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
    April 6,
2020
 
    Successor     Successor     Successor     Successor     Predecessor  
Geography                              
Domestic   $ 25,623     $ 24,722     $ 75,995     $ 43,443     $ 18,961  
International     1,888       1,246       6,245       1,622       76  
Total revenues   $ 27,511     $ 25,968     $ 82,240     $ 45,065     $ 19,037  
Revenues by Verticals (or Sector)                                        
Energy   $ 2,740     $ 3,819     $ 9,481     $ 7,118     $ 2,716  
Finance     1,972       1,623       7,470       3,373       2,510  
Healthcare     5,157       6,517       16,039       10,736       5,586  
Manufacturing and logistics     4,681       5,802       14,679       11,432       3,322  
Public sector     1,700       3,352       4,135       4,733       889  
Retail and hospitality     2,366       907       7,106       1,711       2,206  
Technology service providers     7,147       285       15,331       828       478  
Other Services     1,748       3,663       7,999       5,134       1,330  
Total revenues   $ 27,511     $ 25,968     $ 82,240     $ 45,065     $ 19,037  
                                         
Gross versus net                                        
Gross (principal)   $ 25,431     $ 24,766     $ 77,125     $ 42,331     $ 17,578  
Net (agent)     2,080       1,202       5,115       2,734       1,459  
Total revenues   $ 27,511     $ 25,968     $ 82,240     $ 45,065     $ 19,037  

 

Revenues by geography, in the table above, is generally based on the “ship-to address,” with the exception of certain services that may be performed at, or on behalf of, multiple locations, which are categorized based on the “bill-to address.”

 

Contract liabilities and remaining performance obligations

 

The Company’s contract liabilities are reported in a net position on a contract-by-contract basis at the end of each reporting period. On September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the contract liability balance (deferred revenue) was $3,065 and $4,608, respectively. All of the performance obligations related to such deferred revenue are expected to be performed within 12 months and consist of payments received from customers, or such consideration that is contractually due, in advance of providing the product or performing the services.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and recognized as revenue when, or as, the performance obligation is satisfied. The following table represents the total transaction price for remaining performance obligations, as of September 30, 2021, related to non-cancelable contracts longer than 12 months in duration that are expected to be recognized over future periods:

 

Three months ended December 31, 2021   $ 5,656  
Fiscal year 2022     15,203  
Fiscal year 2023     5,454  
Fiscal year 2024     2,540  
Fiscal year 2025     144  
Total remaining performance obligations     28,997  

 

 

12. Share-Based Compensation

 

Successor

 

The American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. 2020 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) provides for the issuance of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, restricted stock units (“RSUs”) and other share-based awards. Stock options have a maximum term of ten years from the grant date.

 

As of September 30, 2021, 5,794,500 shares had been authorized for issuance under the Plan, of which 902,000 shares remained available for issuance. The RSUs were issued to certain directors and employees and can only be settled in shares. RSUs awarded to directors are time-based. RSUs issued to nondirectors are generally 50% time-based and 50% performance-based. Generally, 25% of the time-based awards vests on each grant-date anniversary, while 25% of the performance-based awards vests on December 31st of each year, if the market condition (stock price target) is met. If the market condition attached to the performance-based awards is not met in any year, the eligibility is delayed until the market condition is met, except that the market condition must be met by December 31st of the fourth year after issuance.

 

The following summarizes RSU activity between January 1, 2021 and September 30, 2021:

 

          Weighted Average  
    Number     Grant Date  
    of RSUs     Fair Value  
Outstanding at January 1, 2021     2,345,000     $ 3.29  
Granted     2,406,255     $ 5.58  
Vested and delivered     (536,250 )   $ 3.20  
Vested, not delivered     (407,500 )   $ 3.65  
Forfeited     (937,500 )   $ 4.92  
Unvested RSUs at September 30, 2021     2,870,005     $ 4.51  

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

Awards outstanding in the table above consist of 2,508,750 time-based awards and 361,255 performance-based awards and exclude 772,495 performance-based RSUs that have been awarded but deemed not granted as the performance targets have not yet been determined. Share-based compensation expenses recognized during the Successor periods were as follows:

 

    Three Months     Three Months     Nine Months     April 7,
2020
 
    Ended     Ended     Ended     through  
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
 
    Successor     Successor     Successor     Successor  
Cost of revenue   $ 104     $
-
    $ 291     $
-
 
Research and development     309      
-
      691      
-
 
Selling, general and administrative expenses     2,538       802       5,770       1,420  
    $ 2,951     $ 802     $ 6,752     $ 1,420  

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, in the table above, include $119 of stock compensation expense for services rendered by a shareholder that owns more than five percent of the Company’s shares.

 

13. Reconciliation of Net Loss per Common Share

 

Basic and diluted net loss per common share was calculated as follows:

 

                Nine Months     April 7,
2020
    January 1,
2020
 
    Three Months Ended     Ended     through     through  
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
    April 6,
2020
 
    Successor     Successor     Successor     Successor     Predecessor  
Net loss   $ (37,317 )   $ (5,621 )   $ (75,850 )   $ (10,492 )   $ (1,589 )
Weighted average shares outstanding, basic and diluted     31,089,649       19,678,342       23,791,532       19,657,811       1,000  
Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share   $ (1.20 )   $ (0.29 )   $ (3.19 )   $ (0.53 )   $ (1,587.30 )

 

Since their inclusion would have been antidilutive, excluded from the computation of diluted net loss per share for the Successor periods were the following were they to be converted:

 

    Successor periods ended  
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
 
Warrants     26,712,500       26,712,500  
Penny Warrants     6,205,675       4,316,936  
Unvested RSUs     3,642,500       3,320,000  
Vested, not delivered RSUs     407,500      
-
 
Shares underlying Debentures    
-
      13,124,946  
      36,968,175      

47,474,382

 

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

14. Income Taxes

 

The Company’s effective income tax rate differs from the federal statutory rate primarily as a result of certain expenses being deductible for financial reporting purposes that are not deductible for tax purposes, the existence of research and development tax credits, operating loss carryforwards, and adjustments to previously recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities due to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017.

 

As of December 31, 2020, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $44,534 that begin to expire in 2036.

 

The Company files a federal income tax return and separate income tax returns in various states. For federal and certain states, the 2017 through 2020 tax years remain open for examination by the tax authorities under the normal three-year statute of limitations.

 

The Company assesses available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. A significant component of objective negative evidence identified during management’s evaluation was the cumulative loss incurred over the three-year period ended December 31, 2020. Such objective evidence limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence, such as our forecasts of future taxable income and tax planning strategies. On the basis of this evaluation, the Company recognized a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets, pursuant to ASC 740, as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020. Based on the Company’s evaluation, it was determined that no uncertain tax positions existed as of September 30, 2021 or December 31, 2020.

 

15. Segments

 

The Company’s reportable segments during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 were Computex and Kandy.

 

Computex is a leading multi-brand technology solutions provider to large global customers, providing a comprehensive and integrated set of technology solutions, through its extensive hardware, software and value-added service offerings.

 

Kandy is a provider of cloud-based enterprise services that deploys a carrier grade proprietary cloud communication platform that supports UCaaS, CPaaS and CCaaS for mid-market and enterprise customers across a proprietary multi-tenant, highly scalable cloud platform. The Kandy platform also includes pre-built customer engagement tools, based on WebRTC technology, known as Kandy Wrappers. Kandy provides white-labeled services to a variety of customers including communications service providers and systems integrators.

 

Presented below is certain information by reportable segment. The Company uses the same accounting policies for each reportable segment as it uses for the Company as a whole. The chief operating decision makers evaluate the performance of each reportable segment based on revenue and a measure that approximates income/loss from operations. There was no intersegment revenue during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. Revenues presented in the table below are from external customers only. Certain corporate expenses are not allocated to the segments. Such corporate expenses consist primarily of executive and certain other compensation, professional and legal fees, insurance, interest and other financing expenses. Revenue for the Predecessor periods related only to Computex as Kandy was acquired in December 2020.

 

    Three Months Ended
September 30, 2021
    Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2021
 
    Computex     Kandy     Consolidated     Computex     Kandy     Consolidated  
Revenues:                                    
Hardware   $ 13,000     $
-
    $ 13,000     $ 39,219     $
-
    $ 39,219  
Third party software and maintenance     2,080      
-
      2,080       5,115      
-
      5,115  
Managed and professional services     8,050       573       8,623       24,497       1,826       26,323  
Cloud subscription and software    
-
      3,575       3,575      
-
      10,790       10,790  
Other     233      
-
      233       793      
-
      793  
Total revenues     23,363       4,148       27,511       69,624       12,616       82,240  
Cost of revenue     16,039       4,242       20,281       48,674       11,478       60,152  
Gross profit (loss)     7,324       (94 )     7,230       20,950       1,138       22,088  
Goodwill impairment     20,500       -       20,500       20,500       -       20,500  
Research and development    
-
      4,508       4,508      
-
      13,606       13,606  
Selling, general and administrative     7,824       4,234       12,058       23,621       10,955       34,576  
Loss from operations   $ (21,000 )   $ (8,836 )   $ (29,836 )   $ (23,171 )   $ (23,423 )   $ (46,594 )
Selling, general and administrative - Corporate                     (8,041 )                     (16,908 )
Loss from operations per condensed consolidated statement of operations                   $ (37,877 )                   $ (63,502 )

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

    September 30, 2021  
    Computex     Kandy     Corporate     Consolidated  
Goodwill   $ 18,179     $ 24,144     $
-
    $ 42,323  
Long-lived assets     5,131       3,806       87       9,024  
Total assets     68,609       50,580       5,295       124,484  

 

    December 31, 2020  
    Computex     Kandy     Corporate     Consolidated  
Goodwill   $ 42,129     $ 24,144     $
-
    $ 66,273  
Long-lived assets     7,022       2,993       46       10,061  
Total assets     92,776       49,101       11,130       153,007  

 

16. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Registration Rights

 

See Note 9 for a discussion of certain registration rights.

 

Contingencies

 

On December 16, 2019, the Company received a complaint filed by one of its vendors for alleged breach of contract asking for approximately $351.  This suit was settled during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 for $281.

 

In November 2020, the Company became aware of a claim by a 2018 acquisition target who asserted a claim for $300 for certain unreimbursed compliance-related fees. The Company and the parties to the suit agreed on a settlement of $200, which the Company paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

 

In June 2021, the Company became aware of a claim by a vendor who asserted a claim for $188 for the remaining scope of work in connection with a contract which the Company terminated. The Company and the parties agreed on a settlement of $85, which was paid in the 3rd quarter of 2021.

 

In addition, from time to time, the Company may be involved in various legal proceedings and claims in the ordinary course of business. As of September 30, 2021, and through the filing date of this report, the Company does not believe the resolution of any legal proceedings or claims of which it is aware or any potential actions will have a material effect on its financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - CONTINUED

(In thousands, except share and per share data, or as otherwise noted)

September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

 

17. Subsequent Events

 

The Company evaluates subsequent events and transactions that occur after the balance sheet date up to the date that the condensed consolidated financial statements are issued.

 

On November 2, 2021, the Company announced that it had signed a definitive agreement for a registered direct offering with an institutional investor of 2,500,000 shares (the “Registered Shares”) of its common stock at a purchase price of $2.00 per share and a warrant (the “Series B Warrant”) to purchase an additional 2,500,000 shares of common stock, for total gross proceeds of $5,000, before payment of commissions and expenses. The Company will receive an additional $5,000 in gross proceeds if the Series B Warrant is exercised in full. The Series B Warrant has an exercise price of $2.00 per share, is exercisable on the date of issuance and expires two years from the date of issuance. Commencing ten trading days after the issuance of the Series B Warrant, the Company may force the investor to exercise its Series B Warrant in the event shares of the Company’s common stock trade at or above $2.40/share for a period of 5 consecutive trading days, subject to certain conditions, including equity conditions.

 

In a concurrent private placement, the institutional investor received from the Company an unregistered warrant (the “Series A Warrant”) to purchase, initially, an additional 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. In addition, for each share of common stock purchased by the institutional investor upon the exercise of the Series B Warrant, the Series B Warrant will become exercisable to purchase one additional share of common stock.

 

The Series A Warrant has an exercise price of $2.00 per share, is exercisable on the date of issuance, and expires five years from the date of issuance.

 

The consummation of the issuance and sale of the Registered Shares, the Series B Warrant and the Series A Warrant occurred on November 5, 2021. The Company plans to use the net proceeds of approximately $4,500 from the offering for reduction of debt and working capital. Northland Capital Markets served as sole placement agent in the transaction. The offering of the Registered Shares and the Series B Warrant (and underlying shares of common stock) was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 previously filed with the SEC.

 

Other than as disclosed in this note and as may be disclosed elsewhere in the accompanying notes, there were no subsequent events that required adjustment or disclosure in the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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

 

References in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” or the “Company” refer to American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. (or “AVCT”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. References to our “management” or our “management team” refer to our officers and directors. The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements (including the notes thereto) contained elsewhere in this report. Certain information contained in the discussion and analysis set forth below includes forward-looking statements that involve risk and uncertainties.

 

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act that are not historical facts, and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected and projected. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this Form 10-Q including, without limitation, statements in this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” regarding the Company’s financial position, business strategy and the plans and objectives of management for future operations, are forward-looking statements. Words such as “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “seek” and variations and similar words and expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements relate to future events or future performances, but reflect management’s current beliefs, based on information currently available. A number of factors could cause actual events, performances or results to differ materially from the events, performance and results discussed in the forward-looking statements. For information identifying important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in the forward-looking statements, please refer to Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly report and the Risk Factors section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, filed on May 14, 2021 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). The Company’s securities filings can be accessed on the EDGAR section of the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. Except as expressly required by applicable securities law, the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

Overview

 

We are a Delaware-incorporated entity with operating locations in Minnesota, Michigan, Florida, Texas, Ottawa, North Carolina and Mexico City.

 

On April 7, 2020, AVCT (formerly known as Pensare Acquisition Corp.), consummated a business combination (the “Computex Business Combination“) in which it acquired Stratos Management Systems, Inc. (“Computex”), a private operating company that does business as Computex Technology Solutions. In connection with the Computex Business Combination, the Company changed its name to American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.

 

On December 1, 2020, we acquired the Kandy Communications business (“Kandy”) from Ribbon Communications, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (“Ribbon”), by acquiring certain assets, assuming certain liabilities and acquiring all of the outstanding interests of Kandy Communications LLC.

 

Computex is a leading multi-brand technology solutions provider to large global customers, providing a comprehensive and integrated set of technology solutions, through its extensive hardware, software and value-added service offerings. Computex designs best-fit solutions, and with the help of leading vendors in the industry, helps its customers with the procurement of suitable hardware and software that are appropriate for their specific needs. With primary operating locations in Minnesota, Michigan, Florida and Texas, services offered by Computex include directory and messaging, enterprise networking, cybersecurity, collaboration, data center services, integration, storage, backup, virtualization, converged infrastructures and unified communications-as-a-service (“UCaaS”).

 

Kandy, a provider of cloud-based enterprise services, globally deploys a white-label, carrier-grade cloud-based platform for UCaaS, communications platform as a service (“CPaaS”) and contact center as a service (“CCaaS”) for mid-market and enterprise customers across a proprietary multi-tenant, highly scalable cloud platform. The Kandy platform also includes pre-built customer engagement tools, based on web real-time communication technology (“WebRTC technology”), known as Kandy Wrappers, and provides white-labeled services to a variety of customers including communications service providers and systems integrators. With Kandy, companies can quickly embed real-time communications capabilities into their existing applications and business processes.

 

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Recent development

 

On September 16, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing that as a result of a decision by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) to explore strategic alternatives previously announced on April 7, 2021, the Board had authorized the Company to focus its strategy on acquisitions and organic growth in its cloud technologies business as well as to explore strategic opportunities for its IT solutions business, including the planned divestiture of Computex. The Company believes that the change will allow it to optimize resource allocation, focus on core competencies, and improve its ability to invest in areas of maximal growth potential. Proceeds from any potential sale transaction are expected to be used to further deleverage the balance sheet and provide working capital.

 

Computex was not classified as held for sale as of September 30, 2021 as the criteria for the reporting unit to be classified as held for sale were not met as of September 30, 2021. However, in connection with the potential sale of Computex, the Company compared the expected proceeds less costs to sell with the carrying value of the reporting unit and in connection therewith recorded a noncash goodwill impairment charge of $20,500 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

 

Growth strategy

 

The acquisition of Kandy has given us the opportunity to provide a full suite of UCaaS, CPaaS, and CCaaS products to serve the rapidly growing cloud communications market.  Customers today demand a highly reliable, secure, and scalable communications platform along with a world class customer experience.

 

With demand for cloud technology increasing, we believe that the already sizable total addressable market (“TAM”) for cloud communications is on track to continue to expand and we believe that we are positioned to monetize mega trends in enterprise cloud communications, gain market share as a premier white-label cloud communications provider, checking the CPaaS, CCaaS & UCaaS boxes, while also capitalizing on our direct to enterprise capabilities (for example, Tier 1 support) to sell through our partners or sell directly.

 

Certain areas of our growth plan, which also includes continued investment in research and development, are as follows:

 

Channel (white label) - Target technology providers, such as Service Providers (SPs), Resellers, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), and System Integrators (SIs) through:

 

o Strategic Alliances with companies looking to co-invest to monetize cloud communication technology; and
o Our partners that are looking to white label or resell cloud technologies, which we believe offer significant opportunity to grow revenue with existing partners while identifying new ones.

 

Direct to Enterprise - Target enterprises looking to deploy their own cloud technology using APIs/SDKs (application programming interface/software development kit) and/or looking to enable cloud communications to support their business and customer communications and interactions either:

 

o Organically - By targeting select vertical markets with high growth potential for example, government, retail, financial, & healthcare; or
o Inorganically - By making selective acquisitions to expand the use of the Kandy platform.

 

Key trends affecting our results of operations

 

The following are key trends that we believe can positively impact our results of operations:

 

The acceleration of digital transformation

The change in how people work, including the “work from anywhere” mindset

The increased complexity in mid & large enterprises and the desire by enterprises for integrated internal and external communications for UCaaS, CPaaS and CCaaS

The demand for services similar to WebEx, Teams, & Zoom and partners that can add to and/or complement such tools and players

The trend towards CPaaS technology – Product developers & Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) are increasingly seen as the influencers

The general trend towards movement to the cloud

The lack of sufficient internal IT resources at mid-sized and large enterprises, and the scarcity of IT personnel in certain high-demand disciplines
Disruptive technologies that are creating complexity and challenges for customers and vendors
The recognition that certain IT services provide the opportunity of funding via recurring payments over a period of time, rather than large upfront payments
The increasing use of multi-cloud strategies, whereby cloud architectures and cloud-enabled frameworks, whether public, private, or hybrid, provide the core foundation of modern IT
The explosive growth in remote workforce needs.

 

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Covid-19

 

The novel strain of coronavirus (“COVID-19”) continues to significantly impact local, regional, and global economies, businesses, supply chains, production and sales across a range of industries. The extent of its impact on our operational and financial performance is uncertain and difficult to predict and we remain cautious about the global recovery. To protect the health and safety of our employees, our daily execution has evolved into a largely virtual model. However, we have found ways to continue to engage with and assist our customers and partners as they work to navigate the current environment. We will continue to monitor the current environment and may take further actions that may be required by federal, state or local authorities or that we determine to be in the interests of our employees, customers, and partners.

 

Nature of revenue categories discussed below

 

Hardware revenue is generated from the sale of data storage, desktops, servers, and other hardware which are sourced from a network of leading manufacturers.

 

Third party software and maintenance revenue include licensing, licensing management, software solutions and other services, which typically are delivered as part of a complete technology solution. Such solutions range from configuration services for computer devices to fully integrated solutions such as virtualization, collaboration, security, mobility, data center optimization and cloud computing. Such services also include complementary services including installations, warranty services and certain managed services such as remote network and data center monitoring.

 

Professional and managed services revenue include managed IT services, virtualization, storage, networking and data center services. These services include customized solutions for business continuity, back-up and recovery, capacity on-demand, regulatory compliance and data center best practice methodologies as well as infrastructure as a service (“IaaS”) and software as a service (“SaaS”). These solutions are used by customers to optimize investments in IT infrastructure and data centers.

 

Cloud subscription and software revenue include subscriptions to the Company’s cloud-based technology platform.

 

Financial statement presentation and results of operations

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company include the accounts of AVCT and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. As discussed in Note 3 of the condensed consolidated financial statements, the financial position, results of operations and cash flows described herein for the dates and periods prior to April 7, 2020 relate to the operations of Computex. The historical financial information of AVCT prior to the Computex Business Combination (a special purpose acquisition company, or “SPAC”) has not been reflected in the Predecessor financial statements as these historical amounts have been determined to be not useful information to a user of the financial statements.

 

To distinguish between the different bases of accounting due to the Computex Business Combination that occurred on April 7, 2020, certain tables in this quarterly report include a blackline between certain columns to separate: (1) the periods prior to the closing date of April 7, 2020 (“Predecessor”) and (2) the period that started on April 7, 2020 (“Successor”). We refer to the periods before April 7, 2020 as the “Predecessor” periods and refer to the periods that started on April 7, 2020 as the “Successor” periods.

 

For the reasons discussed above, management believes it remains useful to review the operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 with the operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Accordingly, in the discussion below, for purposes of a year-to-date (YTD) comparison, the financial information for the period January 1, 2020 through April 6, 2020 is combined with the financial information for the period April 7, 2020 through September 30, 2020 and, together, is referred to as the “S/P combined YTD period ended September 30, 2020.” Accordingly, in addition to presenting our results of operations in our condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with GAAP, the tables and certain discussions below present the non-GAAP combined results for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

 

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3rd Quarter of 2021 versus the 3rd Quarter of 2020

 

    3rd Quarter  
    2021     2020  
    In thousands  
Revenues:            
Hardware   $ 13,000     $ 16,428  
Third party software and maintenance     2,080       1,202  
Managed and professional services     8,623       8,204  
Cloud subscription and software     3,575       -  
Other     233       134  
Total revenues     27,511       25,968  
Cost of revenue     20,281       18,445  
Gross profit     7,230       7,523  
Goodwill impairment     20,500       -  
Research and development     4,508       -  
Selling, general and administrative     20,099       9,929  
Loss from operations     (37,877 )     (2,406 )
Other (expense) income                
Gain on extinguishment of debt     4,177       -  
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities     3,064       (783 )
Interest expense (1)     (6,631 )     (2,379 )
Other expense     (33 )     (12 )
Total other income (expenses)     577       (3,174 )
Loss before income taxes     (37,300 )     (5,580 )
Provision for income taxes     (17 )     (41 )
Net loss   $ (37,317 )   $ (5,621 )

 

 

(1) Interest expense in the 3rd quarter of 2021 and the 3rd quarter of 2020 include related party interest of $4,602 and $1,613, respectively.

 

Net loss

 

Net loss for the 3rd quarter of 2021 was $37.3 million compared with $5.6 million for the 3rd quarter of 2020. Discussed below are the revenue and expense factors that primarily contributed to the quarter over quarter net loss change.

 

Hardware revenue

 

Hardware revenue is seasonal and tends to be higher in the fourth quarter of each year. Our hardware revenue was $13.0 million in the 3rd quarter of 2021 compared with $16.4 million in the 3rd quarter of 2020, a decrease of $3.4 million, or 20.9%. We attribute the decrease to the normalization of demand for equipment that were in higher demand in 2020 and early 2021 due to COVID-19, as well as to the negative impact of product-related order backlog at our Computex subsidiary. The margin on hardware revenue was 22.2%, a 130-basis points increase compared with the 20.9% recorded in the 3rd quarter of 2020. We attribute the basis points increase to a more favorable price structure in the 3rd quarter of 2021.

 

Third party software and maintenance revenue

 

Revenues from third party software and maintenance, which are recorded net of direct expenses, was $2.1 million in the 3rd quarter of 2021 compared to $1.2 million in the 3rd quarter of 2020, an increase of $0.9 million or 73.0%. We attribute the increase to continued customer penetration in the retail and hospitality sector. Since this revenue is recorded net, the revenue is also the gross margin.

 

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Managed and professional services revenue

 

Primarily as a result of the Kandy acquisition, managed and professional services revenues increased 5.1% or $0.4 million to $8.6 million in the 3rd quarter of 2021 compared with the $8.2 million that was recorded in the 3rd quarter of 2020. Of the total managed and professional services revenue generated by the Company in the 3rd quarter of 2021, approximately 93.3% or $8.0 million, was generated by the Computex segment, while $0.6 million was generated by our Kandy segment. Compared to 3rd quarter 2020, managed and professional services revenue for our Computex segment was relatively flat, while the margin decreased from 34.8% in the 3rd quarter of 2020 to 28.4% in the 3rd quarter of 2021, a 640-basis points decrease. We attribute this decrease to increased investments in direct labor and software tools to support an increasing customer base as well as to the normalization of demand for certain services that were in higher demand in 2020 due to Covid-19.

 

Cloud subscription and software revenue

 

Cloud subscription and software revenue was $3.6 million in the 3rd quarter of 2021 and represents revenue from subscriptions to the Company’s cloud-based technology platform as well as revenue from the Company’s on-premise software, both of which are offered by the Company’s recently-acquired Kandy segment, which the Company acquired in December 2020.

 

Other revenue

 

Other revenue, which consists primarily of freight and reimbursables, including travel, meals and entertainment, was $0.2 million and $0.1 million for the 3rd quarter of 2021 and the 3rd quarter of 2020, respectively. By its nature, this type of revenue fluctuates depending on the revenue of the other product lines.

 

Total revenue, cost of revenue and gross margin

 

Aggregate revenue for the five product lines together was $27.5 million in the 3rd quarter of 2021, an increase of $1.5 million, or 5.9%, from the $26.0 million recorded in the 3rd quarter of 2020. The increase was due to the Kandy acquisition, partially offset by a decrease in total revenue at our Computex segment. The Kandy segment generated revenue of $4.1 million in the 3rd quarter of 2021. Revenues from the Computex segment decreased $2.6 million or 10.0%. Factors causing the decrease in revenue at our Computex segment are discussed above.

 

Aggregate gross profit was $7.2 million in the 3rd quarter of 2021 compared with $7.5 million in the 3rd quarter of 2020, a decrease of $0.3 million, or 3.9%, primarily due to a gross profit decrease at our Computex segment, which recorded a decrease of $0.2 million. Aggregate gross profit was negatively impacted by lower gross profit on managed and professional services as well as a lower gross profit on hardware revenue, which were partially offset by an increase in the gross profit on software and maintenance revenue.

 

Aggregate gross margin percent decreased 270 basis points from 29.0% in the 3rd quarter of 2020 to 26.3% in the 3rd quarter of 2021, due primarily to the impact of the Kandy acquisition. Gross margin for our Computex segment in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was 31.4%, a 240-basis point increase from the 29.0% recorded in the 3rd quarter of 2020, primarily as a result of improved margins on software and maintenance revenue and on hardware revenue. Though the Kandy segment contributed revenues of $4.1 million in the quarter, the revenue was exceeded by direct expenses as the Company continues to ramp up costs in the segment as part of its strategic investment in the Kandy segment.

 

Goodwill impairment

 

The noncash goodwill impairment charge recorded during the 3rd quarter of 2021 is discussed in Note 1 of the condensed consolidated financial statements and relates to goodwill of the Computex reporting unit. In connection with the potential sale of Computex, the Company compared the expected proceeds less costs to sell with the carrying value of the reporting unit and in connection therewith recorded a noncash goodwill impairment charge of $20,500 during the quarter.

 

Research and development

 

The Company began recognizing research and development expenses when it acquired Kandy in December 2020. In the 3rd quarter of 2021, research and development expenses were $4.5 million and represent research and development costs related to certain proprietary software incurred in an agile software environment with releases broken down into several iterations called sprints involving short cycles of development (typically 4-6 weeks in duration) in which the research and development teams create potentially shippable products. Currently, such costs are expensed as incurred, and include personnel-related costs, depreciation related to engineering and test equipment, allocated costs of facilities and information technology, outside services and consultants, supplies, software tools and product certification.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the 3rd quarter of 2021 and the 3rd quarter of 2020 consisted of the components in the following table (in thousands):

 

    3rd Quarter     Increase  
    2021     2020     (decrease)  
    (In thousands)  
                   
Salaries, benefits, subcontracting & personnel administration costs   $ 13,959     $ 6,436     $ 7,523  
Building occupancy costs, utilities, office supplies & repairs and maintenance     1,050       564       486  
Depreciation and amortization     738       884       (146 )
Dues, subscriptions and memberships     462       235       227  
Sales and marketing     944       184       760  
Vendor marketing funds     (189 )     (110 )     (79 )
Meals, entertainment & travel     50       17       33  
Management fees     -       -       -  
Professional fees     1,604       1,266       338  
Insurance     616       414       202  
Other     865       39       826  
    $ 20,099     $ 9,929     $ 10,170  

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $10.2 million, primarily as a result of added expenses related to the Kandy acquisition ($4.2 million of the increase), certain termination expenses recorded in the 3rd quarter of 2021 and increased stock compensation expenses. The termination expenses, which were approximately $3.1 million (excluding stock compensation expenses related to the termination), were primarily recorded in July 2021 and were primarily due to a reduction in the Company’s corporate workforce. Stock compensation expenses increased approximately $2.1 million in the 3rd quarter of 2021 compared with the 3rd quarter of 2020 due to certain amounts related to the terminations discussed previously as well as to an increase in the number of awardees.

 

Gain on extinguishment of debt

 

The gain on extinguishment of debt of $4.2 million in the 3rd quarter of 2021 was due to the forgiveness, in July 2021, of a PPP loan plus related accrued interest. Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients had the option to apply for forgiveness for all or a portion of such loans, if the loan was used for eligible purposes, including to fund payroll costs.

 

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

 

The change in the fair value of warrant liabilities in the 3rd quarter of 2021 and 2020 represent mark-to-market fair value adjustments related to certain warrants issued in connection with the IPO in 2017. Such changes primarily result from changes in the Company’s stock price.

 

Interest expense

 

Interest expense in the 3rd quarter of 2021 increased compared with the 3rd quarter of 2020, due in part to an increase in interest on Debentures due to new issuances as well as to the compounding effect of paid-in-kind interest. The Debentures were converted to common stock during the 3rd quarter of 2021 (on September 8, 2021), but prior to conversion, bore interest at the rate of 10.00% per annum compounded quarterly. Interest expense, which was also impacted by increases in Debenture discount amortization charges consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

    3rd Quarter  
    2021     2020  
    (In thousands)  
Amortization of debenture discount   $ 2,792     $ 994  
Debenture interest paid-in-kind     2,518       1,097  
Amortization of debenture deferred fees     565       -  
Interest on term note and line of credit     340       230  
Interest on related party promissory note     389       -  
Other     27       58  
    $ 6,631     $ 2,379  

 

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YTD period ended September 30, 2021 versus the S/P Combined YTD period ended September 30, 2020

 

    YTD period     April 7,
2020
    January 1,
2020
    S/P Combined YTD period  
    Ended     through     through     ended  
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
    April 6,
2020
    September 30,
2020
 
    Successor     Successor     Predecessor     (Non-GAAP)  
    (In thousands)     (In thousands)     (In thousands)     (In thousands)  
Revenues:                        
Hardware   $ 39,219     $ 26,870     $ 10,587     $ 37,457  
Third party software and maintenance     5,115       2,734       1,459       4,193  
Managed and professional services     26,323       15,188       6,880       22,068  
Cloud subscription and software     10,790       -       -       -  
Other     793       273       111       384  
Total revenues     82,240       45,065       19,037       64,102  
Cost of revenue     60,152       31,362       12,426       43,788  
Gross profit     22,088       13,703       6,611       20,314  
Goodwill impairment     20,500       -       -       -  
Research and development     13,606       -       -       -  
Selling, general and administrative     51,484       17,617       7,835       25,452  
Loss from operations     (63,502 )     (3,914 )     (1,224 )     (5,138 )
Other (expense) income                                
Gain on extinguishment of debt     4,177       -       -       -  
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities     3,041       (1,980 )     -       (1,980 )
Interest expense (1)     (19,446 )     (4,540 )     (384 )     (4,924 )
Other (expense) income     (52 )     (25 )     31       6  
Total other expenses     (12,280 )     (6,545 )     (353 )     (6,898 )
Loss before income taxes     (75,782 )     (10,459 )     (1,577 )     (12,036 )
Provision for income taxes     (68 )     (33 )     (12 )     (45 )
Net loss   $ (75,850 )   $ (10,492 )   $ (1,589 )   $ (12,081 )

 

 

(1) Interest expense in the YTD period ended September 30, 2021 and the period April 7, 2020 through September 30, 2020 include related party interest of $14,611 and $3,078, respectively.

 

Net loss

 

Net loss for the YTD period ended September 30, 2021 was $75.9 million compared with $12.1 million for the S/P Combined YTD period ended September 30, 2020. Discussed below are the revenue and expense factors that primarily contributed to the net loss change.

 

Hardware revenue

 

Hardware revenue was $39.2 million in the YTD period ended September 30, 2021 compared with $37.5 million in the S/P Combined YTD period ended September 30, 2020, an increase of $1.8 million, or 4.7%. We attribute this increase to the impact of COVID-19 due to increased demand for equipment in the manufacturing, logistics and public sectors in the earlier part of 2021, as more customers transitioned to remote work. There was some normalization of the demand for hardware in the 3rd quarter of 2021, however, the positive impact of the higher demand in the earlier part of 2021 more than offset the impact that the flattening of hardware demand in the 3rd quarter of 2021 had on the YTD period ended September 30, 2021. The gross margin on hardware revenue was 21.9% for the YTD period ended September 30, 2021, an 80-basis points decrease from the 22.7% recorded in the S/P Combined YTD period ended September 30, 2020. We attribute the basis points decrease to a shift in product mix towards lower margin products during the period.

 

Third party software and maintenance revenue

 

Revenues from software and maintenance, which are recorded net of direct expenses, increased to $5.1 million in the YTD period ended September 30, 2021 from $4.2 million in the YTD period ended September 30, 2020, an increase of 22.0% or $0.9 million. Similar to the quarter over quarter increase, we attribute this increase to continued customer penetration in the retail and hospitality sector. As previously mentioned, since this revenue is recorded net, the revenue is also the gross margin.

 

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Managed and professional services revenue

 

Managed and professional services revenues increased $4.3 million, or 19.3%, to $26.3 million in the YTD period ended September 30, 2021 from $22.1 million in the S/P Combined YTD period ended September 30, 2020. Of the $4.3 million increase, $1.8 million is attributable to the Kandy acquisition. We attribute the remaining increase to increasing demand for infrastructure assessment, cyber security and managed services monitoring at our Computex segment, primarily in the 1st half of the year. Though revenues from managed and professional services in the Computex segment increased $2.4 million, the margin decreased from 34.1% to 29.0 %, a decrease of 510 basis points. We attribute the basis points decrease to the same factors discussed in the quarter over quarter comparison.

 

Cloud subscription and software revenue

 

Cloud subscription and software revenue, offered by our Kandy segment, was $10.8 million in the YTD period ended September 30, 2021. The nature of this revenue is discussed in the quarter over quarter discussion above.

 

Other revenue

 

Other revenue, which is discussed above in the quarter over quarter comparison, was $0.8 million and $0.4 million in the YTD period ended September 30, 2021 and the S/P Combined period ended September 30 2020, respectively.

 

Total revenue, cost of revenue and gross margin

 

Aggregate revenue for the five product lines together was $82.2 million in the YTD period ended September 30, 2021, compared with $64.1 million in the S/P Combined period ended September 30 2020, an increase of $18.1 million, or 28.3%. Of the $18.1 million revenue increase, $12.6 million was related to the Kandy acquisition. The remainder of the increase is due to an increase in each of the four product lines at the Computex segment.

 

Aggregate gross profit was also up, reflecting an increase of $1.8 million, or 8.7%, due in part to the Kandy acquisition, which contributed $1.1 million to the increase. The remaining increase in aggregate gross profit was due primarily to the gross profit increase in software and maintenance revenue.

 

Though gross profit increased, aggregate gross margin percent decreased from 31.7% in the S/P Combined YTD period ended September 30, 2020 to 26.9%, a 480-basis points decrease, primarily due to the Kandy acquisition. Aggregate gross margin percent for our Computex segment was 30.2%, for the YTD period ended September 30, 2021 compared with 31.6% for the S/P Combined period ended September 30 2020, a 140-basis point decrease primarily due to increased investments in direct labor and telecommunications in the managed and professional services line of business. Gross margin at our Kandy segment was 9% in the YTD period ended September 30, 2021 as the Company continues to ramp up costs in the segment as part of its strategic investment in the Kandy segment.

 

Goodwill impairment

 

The noncash goodwill impairment charge recorded during the YTD period ended September 30, 2021 is discussed in the quarter over quarter comparison above.

 

Research and development

 

Research and development expenses, which are discussed in the quarter over quarter discussion, were $13.6 million in the YTD period ended September 30, 2021.

 

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Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the YTD period ended September 30, 2021 and the S/P Combined YTD period ended September 30, 2020 consisted of the components in the following table (in thousands):

 

    YTD period Ended     S/P Combined
YTD period ended
     
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
    Increase
(decrease)
 
    Successor     (Non-GAAP)        
    (In thousands)     (In thousands)     (In thousands)  
Salaries, benefits, subcontracting & personnel administration costs   $ 35,157     $ 18,235     $ 16,922  
Building occupancy costs, utilities, office supplies & repairs and maintenance     2,657       1,510       1,147  
Depreciation and amortization     2,449       2,186       263  
Dues, subscriptions and memberships     1,227       629       598  
Sales and marketing     2,321       448       1,873  
Vendor marketing funds, net of vendor fees     (405 )     (590 )     185  
Meals, entertainment & travel     110       163       (53 )
Management fees     -       80       (80 )
Professional fees     4,562       1,489       3,073  
Insurance     1,564       852       712  
Other     1,842       450       1,392  
    $ 51,484     $ 25,452     $ 26,032  

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $26.0 million, primarily as a result of added expenses related to the Kandy acquisition ($11.0 million of the increase), an increase in personnel-related costs and professional fees. Personnel-related expenses increased, in part, as a result of the termination expenses in July 2021 that were previously mentioned in the quarter over quarter discussion and increased stock compensation expenses of approximately $5.3 million. The reasons for the stock compensation increases are discussed in the quarter over quarter comparison. Increased professional fees are related to the Company’s expanded public company activities.

 

Change in fair value of warrant liabilities

 

The nature of the change in the fair value of warrant liabilities is discussed in the quarter over quarter comparison.

 

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Interest expense

 

The primary reasons for the increase in interest expense are discussed in the quarter over quarter comparison. For the YTD period ended September 30, 2021 and the S/P Combined YTD period ended September 30, 2020, interest expense consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

    YTD period Ended
    S/P Combined
YTD period ended
 
    September 30,
2021
    September 30,
2020
 
    Successor     (Non-GAAP)  
    (In thousands)     (In thousands)  
Amortization of debenture discount   $ 9,253     $ 1,921  
Debenture interest paid-in-kind     8,257       2,112  
Amortization of debenture deferred fees     628       -  
Interest on term note and line of credit     739       780  
Interest on related party promissory note     389       -  
Other     180       111  
    $ 19,446     $ 4,924  

 

Benefit/provision for income taxes

 

For all periods presented, the benefit/provision for income taxes consists of provisions for state taxes. The effective tax rates differ from the federal statutory rate as a result of certain expenses being deductible for financial reporting purposes that are not deductible for tax purposes, the existence of research and development tax credits, operating loss carryforwards, and adjustments to previously recorded deferred tax assets and liabilities related to the enactment of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017. For the Successor periods, the benefit/provision for income taxes also reflects the impact of amortization of intangible assets recognized as of the Computex Closing Date and the Kandy Closing Date.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Overview

 

Historically, the Company’s primary sources of liquidity have been cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations (when available) and cash flows from financing activities, including funding under its Credit Agreement (defined and more fully discussed in Note 8 of the condensed consolidated financial statements). From time to time, the Company may also choose to access the debt and equity markets to fund acquisitions, fund working capital and to diversify its capital sources. The Company’s current principal capital requirements are to fund working capital, fund capital expenditures and make investments that are in line with its business strategy.

 

On September 30, 2021, the Company had unrestricted cash of $4.2 million in its operating bank account and, as of October 1, 2021, had availability under its line of credit of $4.2 million. Current liabilities exceeded current assets by $26.6 million primarily as a result of the classification of certain debt as current, specifically, the components of the Credit Agreement and all promissory notes.

 

The Credit Agreement, as amended, matures on December 31, 2021, and, as of September 30, 2021, provides for maximum borrowings of $13.0 million on the line of credit portion with scheduled reductions of $1.0 million in availability on October 1, 2021, November 1, 2021 and December 1, 2021, which can be impacted by the borrowing base as, based on a ninth amendment entered into on November, 1, 2021, such availability is the lower of such amounts and the borrowing base. The borrowing base is determined weekly and is primarily based on certain percentages of accounts receivable and inventory. As amended, the Credit Agreement provides for a minimum monthly liquidity (defined as unrestricted cash plus availability under the line of credit) of $3.0 million. As amended, the Credit Agreement limits unfinanced capital expenditures to $3.0 million. As of October 1, 2021, maximum borrowings under the line of credit were $12,000, of which $4,183 was available.

 

As of September 30, 2021, amounts outstanding under the term loan and the line of credit with Comerica Bank were $3.2 million and $8.8 million, respectively. Principal payments of $1.6 million and $0.8 million are due in November and December, respectively on the term loan plus accrued interest. See Note 8 for a more detailed discussion of the Credit Agreement.

 

On or before the maturity date of the Credit Agreement, the Company expects to seek to either negotiate an extension of the Credit Agreement or enter into a new agreement with another lender. In addition to 43,778 units of securities of the Company (as described in Note 9 to the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements, “Units”), issued to Ribbon as consideration for Kandy, in December 2020, the Company raised additional capital of $11.0 million via the sale of Units consisting of Debentures and warrants, and, during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (all prior to the 3rd quarter), raised an additional $24.0 million through the sale of additional Units, which was used to fund expansion, capital expenditures and working capital. See Note 9 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information. Pursuant to the terms of the Debentures, on September 8, 2021, the Debentures with related accrued interest were converted to shares of common stock.

 

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In July 2021, the Company’s application for forgiveness of a PPP loan of $4.1 million was approved. Under the terms of the CARES Act, PPP loan recipients had the option to apply for forgiveness for all or a portion of such loans, if the loan was used for eligible purposes, including to fund payroll costs.

 

Also in July 2021, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-3 containing the following two prospectuses:

 

a base prospectus for the sale and issuance by us of up to $100 million of our common stock, preferred stock, warrants, subscriptions rights, debt securities and/or units; and
a resale prospectus covering the resale by certain selling stockholders of up to 67,797,774 shares of common stock.

 

On September 16, 2021, the Company borrowed $5.0 million under a subordinated promissory note (the “2021 Note”), which is secured by a shareholder that owns more than five percent of the Company’s shares. The 2021 Note matures on the earliest of (a) September 16, 2022, (b) the Company’s consummation of a debt financing resulting in the receipt of gross proceeds of not less than $20.0 million, (c) the Company’s consummation of primary sales of registered equity securities resulting in receipt of gross proceeds of not less than $20.0 million, (d) the Company’s consummation of the sale of Computex and (e) the date of any event of default. The 2021 Note is subordinate to any amounts owed under the Credit Agreement and has a minimum return of 25% over the applicable period.

 

On November 2, 2021, the Company announced that it had signed a definitive agreement for a registered direct offering with an institutional investor of 2,500,000 shares (the “Registered Shares”) of its common stock at a purchase price of $2.00 per share and a warrant (the “Series B Warrant”) to purchase an additional 2,500,000 shares of common stock, for total gross proceeds of $5.0 million, before payment of commissions and expenses. The Company will receive an additional $5.0 million in gross proceeds if the Series B Warrant is exercised in full. The Series B Warrant has an exercise price of $2.00 per share, is exercisable on the date of issuance and expires two years from the date of issuance. Commencing ten trading days after the issuance of the Series B Warrant, the Company may force the investor to exercise its Series B Warrant in the event shares of the Company’s common stock trade at or above $2.40/share for a period of 5 consecutive trading days, subject to certain conditions, including equity conditions.
 

In a concurrent private placement, the institutional investor received from the Company an unregistered warrant (the “Series A Warrant”) to purchase, initially, an additional 2,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. In addition, for each share of common stock purchased by the institutional investor upon the exercise of the Series B Warrant, the Series B Warrant will become exercisable to purchase one additional share of common stock.

The Series A Warrant has an exercise price of $2.00 per share, is exercisable on the date of issuance, and expires five years from the date of issuance.

 

The Company plans to use the net proceeds of approximately $4.5 million from the offering for reduction of debt and working capital.

 

As COVID-19 continues to negatively impact global supply chains, revenues and liquidity at our Computex subsidiary have been negatively impacted. The current computer chip and other component shortages, along with elongated product shipping transit times have caused an increase in product-related order backlog at Computex, increasing from a typical product-related order backlog of approximately $6.8 million as of December 31, 2020 to approximately $16.0 million as of September 30, 2021. Computex primarily sources its products from distributors who generally consider backlogged orders outstanding when computing the subsidiary’s credit limit usage. Hence, higher backlog orders negatively impact such credit limit usage and therefore negatively impact the subsidiary’s cash flows.

 

Whereas the Company continues to analyze its liquidity to ensure that it is able to execute on its operational plan, it expects that cash anticipated to be generated from future operations, as well as borrowings from lending and project financing sources and proceeds from equity and debt offerings will provide sufficient liquidity to fund operations for at least one year after the date the financial statements are issued. However, if the Company is unable to achieve its forecasts, fails to meet any of the financial covenants in the Credit Agreement and is unable to obtain a waiver or an amendment under the Credit Agreement to allow it to continue to borrow, is unable to extend or refinance its existing Credit Agreement, or is unable to raise additional equity or debt capital, the Company may need to pursue one or more alternatives, such as to reduce or delay investments in its business, or seek additional financing. The Company can provide no assurance that future funding will be available if and when required or that such funding will be available on terms that it finds acceptable. Any projection is based on the Company’s current expectations regarding new project financing and product sales and service, cost structure, cash burn rate and other operating assumptions.

 

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Successor cash flows (Nine months ended September 30, 2021 and April 7, 2020 to September 30, 2020)

 

Operating activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $28.9 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, which included operating expenses for Kandy’s operations, including its research and development activities.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $12.6 million in the period April 7, 2020 through September 30, 2020, which was the result of an increase in receivables, due primarily to the acquisition of Kandy, and lower current liabilities at September 30, 2020 compared with April 6, 2020, as a substantial portion of the current liabilities at April 6, 2020 was converted to common stock and Debentures (and therefore reflected in increases in cash provided by financing activities). Current liabilities of $2.6 million as of April 6, 2020 were converted to Debentures, and $1.5 million was converted to common stock.

 

Investing activities

 

Investing activities used net cash of $3.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and primarily consisted of capital expenditures.

 

Investing activities used net cash of $0.1 million in the period April 7, 2020 through September 30, 2020 and consisted of capital expenditures of $0.4 million, partially offset by cash acquired from the Computex acquisition of $0.3 million.

 

Financing activities

 

Financing activities provided net cash of $25.6 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and was generated from the issuance of Debentures of $24.0 million, proceeds of $5.0 million from the issuance of a related party promissory note and drawdowns of $1.5 million under the line of credit, partially offset by debt repayments of $2.8 million, payments of deferred financing fees of $1.0 million and payments for shares withheld of $1.1 million related to employee tax withholding associated with the delivery of vested RSUs under the Company’s equity incentive plan.

 

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Financing activities provided $15.3 million in the period April 7, 2020 through September 30, 2020 and was generated from the issuance of $12.1 million in Debentures, $4.1 million in new debt and $1.5 million from the issuance of common stock, partially offset by net debt repayments of $1.3 million, redemption of shares held in trust of $1.0 million and payment of deferred financing fees of $0.1 million.

 

Predecessor cash flows (January 1, 2020 to April 6, 2020)

 

Operating activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $1.6 million for the period January 1, 2020 through April 6, 2020 and primarily consisted of funding for inventory and the impact of changes in deferred revenue, partially offset by funds provided by accounts receivable.

 

Investing activities

 

Investing activities used $0.2 million of cash for the period January 1, 2020 through April 6, 2020, which consisted of funding for capital expenditures.

 

Financing activities

 

Financing activities provided $2.0 million of cash for the period January 1, 2020 through April 6, 2020, consisting primarily of net funds from the line of credit of $3.0 million, partially offset by debt repayments of $1.0 million.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

On September 30, 2021, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements as defined in Item 303(a)(4)(ii) of Regulation S-K and had not guaranteed any debt or commitments of other entities or entered into any options on non-financial assets.

 

Critical Accounting Policies, Judgements and Estimates

 

Except for the adoption of ASU No. 2020-06, which is discussed in Note 4 of the condensed consolidated financial statements, there were no significant changes to our critical accounting policies and estimates from those disclosed in the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020, as amended.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Issued and Adopted

 

See Note 4 of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Foreign exchange risk

 

Our business is primarily conducted within US markets and, hence our exposure to currency fluctuations is limited. International revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was 6.9% and 7.6% of revenues, respectively.

 

Interest rate risk

 

Interest rate risks are inherent in the Credit Agreement. See Note 8 of the condensed consolidated financial statements. Currently, management does not view this exposure to be a significant risk.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Disclosure controls and procedures are controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As required by Rules 13a-15 and 15d-15 under the Exchange Act, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer carried out an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15 (e) and 15d-15 (e) under the Exchange Act) were not effective as of September 30, 2021 due solely to the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting described below in “Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.” In light of such material weakness, we performed additional analysis as deemed necessary to ensure that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Accordingly, management believes that the financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q present fairly in all material respects our financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented.

 

Management’s Report on Internal Controls Over Financial Reporting

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process used to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Internal control over financial reporting includes policies and procedures that pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets; provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of our financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with the authorization of our board of directors and management; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements.

 

An internal control system over financial reporting has inherent limitations and may not prevent or detect misstatements. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. However, these inherent limitations are known features of the financial reporting process. Therefore, it is possible to design safeguards into the process to reduce, though not fully eliminate, risk.

 

Due solely to the events that led to the restatement of our December 2020 consolidated financial statements, management has identified a material weakness in internal controls related to the accounting for warrants issued by Pensare Acquisition Corp. (“Pensare”) issued in connection with the initial public offering, as described in the section titled, “Restatement of Previously Issued Financial Statements” in Note 3 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended.

 

Management is implementing remediation steps to address the material weakness and to improve our internal control over financial reporting. Such remediation steps will include an expansion and improvement of our review process for complex securities and related accounting standards by engaging expert third-party professionals with whom to consult regarding complex accounting applications and consideration.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

During the most recently completed fiscal quarter, there has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

 

Currently, there are no material litigation, arbitration, governmental proceeding or any other legal proceeding currently pending or known to be contemplated against us or any members of our management team in their capacity as such.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

 

Factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in this quarterly report are any of the risks described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2021. Any of these factors could result in a significant or material adverse effect on our results of operations, financial condition or cash flows. Additional risk factors not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business. As of the date of this quarterly report, there have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2021, other than the amended and restated risk factors set forth below and except as may otherwise be disclosed in this quarterly report. We may disclose changes to such factors or disclose additional factors from time to time in our future filings with the SEC.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic and related impact on global economies may continue to materially and adversely impact global supply chains and therefore adversely impact the Company’s financial position and results of operations.

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on global economies, has caused disruptions in manufacturing and financial markets, has caused an increase in volatility, and has impeded global supply chains, including those of our vendors. Our ability to deliver our solutions to our customers depends in large part on the ability of our vendors and other business partners to deliver products we have procured from them. If the COVID-19 pandemic impairs the ability of our business partners to support us on a timely basis, or negatively impacts the demand for our products and services, our ability to fulfil orders from our customers as well as the demand for our solutions may be negatively impacted. Disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the Company’s ability, particularly the ability of Computex, to get product on the same cycle time as historically typical, thereby causing an increase in order backlog, due to various factors impacting our vendors, including workforce disruptions due to illness, quarantines, government actions, facility closures, and other actions that limit the capacity of production facilities.

 

The degree to which the global supply chain disruption will continue to impact our business, financial position and results of operations will depend on future developments, some of which are beyond our control, including the frequency and duration of any waves of infection, the effectiveness and timing of any vaccines, the extent of actions to contain or treat the virus, and the timing and extent to which normal economic and operating conditions can resume locally and internationally.

 

We may not complete the planned divestiture of Computex on our anticipated timeline or at all, and, even if completed, we may not achieve the benefits we anticipate.

 

In September 2021, we announced that our Board had authorized us to explore strategic opportunities for our IT solutions business, including the planned divestiture of Computex (the “Divestiture”). We believe that the change will allow us to optimize resource allocation, focus on core competencies, and improve our ability to invest in areas of maximal growth potential. We expect that the proceeds from any potential sale transaction will be used to further deleverage our balance sheet and provide working capital.

 

We may not be able to find an acquiror for Computex on terms acceptable to us, or at all. Even if the Divestiture is completed, we may not achieve some or all of the anticipated benefits, including those described above, and our future investments and other business opportunities that we anticipate will be facilitated by the Divestiture may not be successful and may prove not to be superior alternatives to the continued operation of Computex. Further, execution of the Divestiture will require significant time and attention from management and other employees, including following the closing of the Divestiture, which may divert the attention of our management and other employees from the execution of our other initiatives and could adversely affect our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

We have identified a material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting related to the restatement described in our Annual Report on Form 10K, as amended, which, if not remediated, could result in material misstatements in our financial statements.

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). Internal control over financial reporting is a process used to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Management is also likewise required, on a quarterly basis, to evaluate the effectiveness of our internal controls and to disclose any changes or material weaknesses identified as a result of such evaluation. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis.

 

As described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, we identified a material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting related to accounting for the Private Placement and EBC Warrants issued in connection with Pensare Acquisition Corp.’s initial public offering in 2017. As a result of this material weakness, management concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of September 30, 2021. This material weakness resulted in the need to restate certain financial statement line items in our previously issued financial statements for the period ended December 31, 2020.

 

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Any failure to maintain effective internal control over financial reporting or disclosure controls and procedures could adversely impact our ability to report our financial position and results of operations on a timely and accurate basis. If our financial statements are not accurate, investors may not have a complete understanding of our operations. Likewise, if our financial statements are not filed on a timely basis, we could be subject to sanctions or investigations by the stock exchange on which our common stock and public warrants are listed, the SEC or other regulatory authorities. In either case, there could result a material adverse effect on our business. Such material weakness could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock.

 

We can give no assurance that the measures we have taken and plan to take in the future will remediate the material weakness identified or that any additional material weaknesses or restatements of financial results will not arise in the future due to a failure to implement and maintain adequate internal control over financial reporting or circumvention of these controls. In addition, even if we are successful in strengthening our controls and procedures, in the future those controls and procedures may not be adequate to prevent or identify irregularities or errors or to facilitate the fair presentation of our financial statements.

 

We may face litigation and other risks as a result of the material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting.

 

We identified a material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting. As a result of such material weakness, the restatement described elsewhere in this Report, the change in accounting for the Company’s Private Placement and EBC warrants, and other matters raised or that may in the future be raised by the SEC, the Company could potentially face litigation or other disputes which could include, among others, claims invoking the federal and state securities laws, contractual claims or other claims arising from the restatement and material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting and the preparation of our financial statements. As of the date of this Report, we have no knowledge of any such litigation or dispute. However, we can provide no assurance that any such litigation or dispute will not arise in the future. Any such litigation or dispute, whether successful or not, could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition or our ability to complete a business combination.

 

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

 

None

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES.

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

 

On September 22, 2021, the Company and Comerica Bank entered into an eighth amendment to the Credit Agreement to allow the Company to incur borrowings of $5,000,000 under a subordinated promissory note. On November 1, 2021, the Company and Comerica Bank entered into a ninth amendment to the Credit Agreement pursuant to which a payment of principal that was scheduled for October 1, 2021 was agreed to be paid in November, and availability under the line of credit was revised to be based on the lower of the amount determined based on (i) the borrowing base and (ii) the line of credit availability amounts in the seventh amendment to the Credit Agreement  

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

 

10.1(1)   Separation Agreement and Release between the Company and Xavier Williams.
10.2**   Eighth Amendment to Loan Documents, dated as of September 22, 2021
10.3**   Ninth Amendment to Loan Documents, dated as of November 1, 2021.
31.1*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2*   Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32*   Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS   Inline XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE   Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101).

 

(1) Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on July 22, 2021

 

* Furnished herewith.
** 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.

 

AMERICAN VIRTUAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
Date: November 12, 2021   /s/ Darrell J. Mays
  Name:  Darrell J. Mays
  Title: Chief Executive Officer
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
    /s/ Thomas H. King
  Name:  Thomas H. King
  Title Chief Financial Officer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS

 

THIS EIGHTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS (this “Amendment”), dated as of September __, 2021, is among Stratos Management Systems, Inc. (f/k/a Tango Merger Sub Corp.), a Delaware corporation (“Stratos”), American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. (f/k/a Pensare Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (“Parent” and together with Stratos, collectively and individually, “Borrower”), COMPUTEX, INC., a Texas corporation (“Computex”), FIRST BYTE COMPUTERS, INC., a Minnesota corporation (“First Byte”), ENETSOLUTIONS, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (“eNET”), AVCTECHNOLOGIES USA INC., a Delaware corporation (“AVCT”), and KANDY COMMUNICATIONS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KC”, and together with AVC, eNet, Computex, and First Byte, the “Guarantors” and individually, a “Guarantor”), and COMERICA BANK (“Bank”).

 

RECITALS:

 

A. Borrower and Bank are party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 18, 2017 (as the same has been or may hereafter be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).

 

B.  In connection with the Credit Agreement, Borrower executed (i) that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Master Revolving Note dated June 24, 2021 in the original principal amount of $13,000,000.00 payable to the order of Bank (as the same has been and may be amended, restated or modified from time to time, the “Revolving Credit Note”), and (ii) that certain Third Amended and Restated Term Note dated June 24, 2021 in the original principal amount of $4,000,000.00 payable to the order of Bank (as the same has been and may be amended, restated or modified from time to time, the “Term Note”).

 

C. In connection with the Credit Agreement, (i) Borrower, eNet, Computex, and First Byte are party to that certain Security Agreement dated as of December 18, 2017 in favor of Bank, (ii) Parent is party to that certain Security Agreement dated as of April 7, 2020 in favor of Bank and (iii) AVCT and KC are party to that certain Security Agreement dated as of December 1, 2020 in favor of Bank (collectively, as the same have been or may be amended, restated or modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”).

 

D. In connection with the Credit Agreement, (i) eNet, Computex, and First Byte are party to that certain Guaranty dated as of December 18, 2017 in favor of Bank, and (ii) Parent is party to that certain Guaranty dated as of April 7, 2020 in favor of Bank and (iii) AVCT and KC are party to that certain Guaranty dated as of December 1, 2020 in favor of Bank (collectively, as the same have been or may hereafter be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranties”).

 

E. In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and Guarantors are party to that certain Advance Formula Agreement dated as of December 18, 2017 (as the same has been or may hereafter be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Advance Formula Agreement”).

 

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F. Borrower, Guarantors, and Bank now desire to amend the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as provided herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows (all provisions of this Amendment being effective as of the date hereof unless otherwise stated herein):

 

ARTICLE I

Definitions

 

Section 1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment, to the extent not otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meanings as in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

 

ARTICLE II

Amendments to Loan Documents

 

Section 2.1 Amendment to Section 2(c) of the Credit Agreement. Section 2(c)(ii) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

(ii) $50,000 shall be due and payable on September __, 2021.

 

Section 2.2 Amendment to Section 5(d) of the Credit Agreement. Section 5(d) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

(d) Debt. Incur, create, assume or permit to exist any Debt of any kind or nature whatsoever, except (without duplication) for (i) the Indebtedness, (ii) Subordinated Debt, (iii) existing indebtedness (if any) to the extent set forth in the Schedule of Debt attached hereto or in the most recent financial statements of Borrower delivered to Bank prior to the date of this Agreement, (iv) unsecured trade indebtedness, utility indebtedness and non-extraordinary accounts payable incurred and paid in the ordinary course of business, (v) purchase money indebtedness and lease obligations (whether in respect of capitalized leases, operating leases or otherwise, but not leases in respect of real property pursuant to which the Loan Parties are a tenant), not otherwise disclosed in said Schedule of Debt or such most recent financial statements, not to exceed $1,000,000, in aggregate, at any time, (vi) Debt owing solely between or among Loan Parties, (vii) Debt owed by any Foreign Subsidiary to a Loan Party in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $100,000 at any time, (viii) Ingram Micro Debt, (ix) other unsecured Debt not to exceed $100,000, in aggregate, at any time outstanding; (x) any Debt incurred in connection with any Capital Expenditure set forth on the Schedule of Permitted Capital Expenditures, (xi) unsecured Debt incurred for the sole purpose of financing insurance premiums, including without limitation, directors and officers liability insurance premiums, all on terms acceptable to Bank, in an aggregate outstanding amount not to exceed $2,200,000 at any time, (xii) the Permitted PPP Loan so long as (1) it is unsecured and (2) the aggregate principal amount of the Permitted PPP Loan shall not exceed $4,200,000 at any one time outstanding; (xiii) the 2020 Subordinated Debt; (xiv) that certain Promissory Note, dated September 16, 2021 by American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. to a noteholder previously disclosed to and acceptable to Bank, unsecured by any assets of the Loan Parties, in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 in principal in the aggregate so long as all proceeds thereunder are deposited into an operating account maintained with Bank; and (xv) any Debt incurred to refinance any Debt referred to in this Section 5(d); provided, that the principal amount of the Indebtedness secured thereby is not increased.

 

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Section 2.3 Deferral of Principal Payments under Term Note. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the Term Note, during the period beginning October 1, 2021, Bank and Borrower agree the scheduled payment of principal under the Term Note that would otherwise be due and payable during such period shall instead be deferred until November 1, 2021, at which time all such outstanding deferred amounts under the Term Note shall be due and payable in immediately available funds so long as Borrower has delivered to Bank a commitment letter or other similar agreement or document, together with a detailed term sheet providing for payment in full of all Indebtedness under the Credit Agreement with a proposed closing date of no later than December 1, 2021.

 

ARTICLE III

Limited Consent; No Other Consent or Waiver

 

Section 3.1 Limited Consent to the Transactions. Borrower has requested that Bank expressly consent to incurrence of the debt of AVCT (the “Bridge Debt”), unsecured by any assets of the Loan Parties, as evidenced by that certain Promissory Note dated September 16, 2021 in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $5,000,000.00 by AVCT and payable to a noteholder previously disclosed to and acceptable to Bank, notwithstanding any restrictions to the contrary in the Credit Agreement. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Amendment, Bank hereby consents to the Bridge Debt so long as all proceeds of the Bridge Debt are deposited into an operating account maintained with the Bank. This consent shall be effective only in this specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it is given, and this consent shall not entitle the Borrower to any other or further consent in any similar or other circumstances.

 

Section 3.2 No Other Consent or Waiver. Except as contained in Section 3.1, nothing contained herein shall be construed as a consent to or waiver of any Default or Event of Default, which may now exist or hereafter occur or any violation of any term, covenant or provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. All rights and remedies of Bank are hereby expressly reserved with respect to any such Default or Event of Default. Nothing contained herein shall affect or diminish the right of Bank to require strict performance by each Loan Party of each provision of any Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party, except as expressly provided herein. Except as amended hereby, all terms and provisions and all rights and remedies of Bank under the Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect and are hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects. The limited consent in Section 3.1 shall be effective only in this specific instance and for the specific purpose for which it is given, and this limited consent shall not entitle the Borrower or Guarantors to any other further waiver or consent in any similar or other circumstances.

 

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ARTICLE IV

Conditions Precedent

 

Section 4.1 Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a) Bank shall have received this Amendment properly executed by Borrower, Guarantors and Bank.

 

(b) Bank shall have received payment of the portion of the Amendment Fee more specifically described in Section 2(c)(ii) of the Credit Agreement, as amended herein.

 

(c) The representations and warranties contained herein and in all other Loan Documents, as amended hereby, shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof.

 

(d) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

ARTICLE V

Ratifications, Representations and Warranties

 

Section 5.1 Ratifications. The terms and provisions set forth in this Amendment shall modify and supersede all inconsistent terms and provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement and except as expressly modified and superseded by this Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect. Each of Borrower, Guarantors and Bank agree that the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents shall continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. Each Guarantor hereby consents and agrees to this Amendment and agrees that each Loan Document to which such Person is a party shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue to (a) in the case of the Guaranty, guarantee the Indebtedness (as defined in the Guaranty) and the other amounts and obligations as provided in the Guaranty, and (b) be the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person and enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 5.2 Representations and Warranties. Each of Borrower and Guarantors hereby represents and warrants to the Bank that (a) with respect to Borrower, the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and any and all other Loan Documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith have been authorized by all requisite company or other action on the part of Borrower and will not violate the charter or organizational documents of Borrower, (b) the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof (except for such representations and warranties as are limited by their express terms to a specific date), and (c) effective upon the execution of this Amendment and the Loan Documents executed in connection herewith, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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ARTICLE VI

Miscellaneous

 

Section 6.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made in this Amendment or any other document executed in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment, and no investigation by Bank or any closing shall affect the representations and warranties or the right of Bank to rely upon them.

 

Section 6.2 Reference to Agreement. Each of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents and any and all other agreements, documents, or instruments now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents, as amended hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference in such documents to the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall mean a reference to the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents as amended hereby.

 

Section 6.3 Expenses of Bank. As provided in the Credit Agreement, each of Borrower agrees to pay on written demand all reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Amendment and any other documents executed pursuant hereto and any and all amendments, modifications, and supplements thereto, including without limitation the reasonable costs and fees of Bank’s legal counsel, and all costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, or any other document executed in connection therewith, including without limitation the costs and reasonable fees of Bank’s legal counsel.

 

Section 6.4 Severability. Any provision of this Amendment held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this Amendment and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable.

 

Section 6.5 Applicable Law. This Amendment and all other documents executed pursuant hereto shall be deemed to have been made and to be performable in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.

 

Section 6.6 Successors and Assigns. This Amendment is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Bank, each Borrower, each Guarantor, and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and personal representatives, except neither Borrower, nor any Guarantor may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Bank.

 

Section 6.7 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The signature of a party to any counterpart shall be sufficient to legally bind such party. Bank may remove the signature pages from one or more counterparts and attach them to any other counterpart for the purpose of having a single document containing the signatures of all parties. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile, emailed portable document format (“pdf”), or tagged image file format (“tiff”) or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment. Any party sending an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile, pdf, tiff or any other electronic means shall also send the original thereof to Bank within five (5) days thereafter, but failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability, or binding effect of this Amendment.

 

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Section 6.8 Headings. The headings, captions, and arrangements used in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment.

 

Section 6.9 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS, DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS EXECUTED AND DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR THIS AMENDMENT EMBODY THE FINAL, ENTIRE AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO AND SUPERSEDE ANY AND ALL PRIOR COMMITMENTS, AGREEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT, AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED OR VARIED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO. THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO.

 

Section 6.10 INDEMNIFICATION OF BANK. EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY BANK AND EACH AFFILIATE THEREOF AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS, AFFILIATES, AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, “RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM, AND HOLD EACH OF THEM HARMLESS AGAINST, ANY AND ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, JUDGMENTS, DISBURSEMENTS, COSTS, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) TO WHICH ANY OF THEM MAY BECOME SUBJECT WHICH DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISE FROM OR RELATE TO (a) ANY AND ALL FAILURES BY SUCH LOAN PARTY TO COMPLY WITH ITS AGREEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, (b) THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION, DELIVERY, PERFORMANCE, ADMINISTRATION, OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF, (c) ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE LOAN DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF, (d) ANY BREACH PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF BY SUCH LOAN PARTY OR SUMMIT OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, COVENANT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR (e) ANY INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY THREATENED INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING (COLLECTIVELY, “RELEASED CLAIMS”). WITHOUT LIMITING ANY PROVISION OF THIS AMENDMENT, IT IS THE EXPRESS INTENTION OF THE PARTIES HERETO THAT EACH PERSON TO BE INDEMNIFIED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE INDEMNIFIED FROM AND HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, JUDGMENTS, DISBURSEMENTS, COSTS, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH PERSON; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, NO PERSON SHALL BE INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDER FOR ITS OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

 

Section 6.11 WAIVER AND RELEASE. TO INDUCE BANK TO AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AMENDMENT, EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT AS OF THE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT IT OR HE HAS NO CLAIMS AGAINST RELEASED PARTIES AND IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH IT:

 

(a) WAIVER. WAIVES ANY AND ALL SUCH CLAIMS, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ARISING PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT; AND

 

(b) RELEASE. RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES RELEASED PARTIES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW, FROM ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, INDEBTEDNESS, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES, COSTS, DEBTS, SUMS OF MONEY, ACCOUNTS, BONDS, BILLS, RIGHTS, CAUSES OF ACTION OR DEMANDS WHATSOEVER, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHICH SUCH LOAN PARTY EVER HAD, NOW HAS, CLAIMS TO HAVE OR MAY HAVE AGAINST ANY RELEASED PARTY ARISING PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF AND FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.

 

Section 6.12 COVENANT NOT TO SUE. EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES FURTHER COVENANTS NOT TO SUE THE RELEASED PARTIES ON ACCOUNT OF ANY OF THE RELEASED CLAIMS, AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL DEFENSES IT OR HE MAY HAVE IN CONNECTION WITH ITS OR HIS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AMENDMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. THIS SECTION IS IN ADDITION TO AND SHALL NOT IN ANY WAY LIMIT ANY OTHER RELEASE, COVENANT NOT TO SUE, OR WAIVER BY SUCH LOAN PARTY IN FAVOR OF THE RELEASED PARTIES.

 

[Remainder of Page Intentionally Left Blank. Signature Pages Follow.]

 

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Executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BORROWER:
     
  Stratos Management Systems, Inc.
(f/k/a Tango Merger Sub Corp.) and
     
  By: /s/ Thomas H. King
    Thomas H. King
    Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and  Secretary
     
  American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.
  (f/k/a Pensare Acquisition Corp.)
     
  By: /s/ Thomas H. King
    Thomas H. King
    Chief Financial Officer
     
  GUARANTORS:
     
  COMPUTEX, INC.
  FIRST BYTE COMPUTERS, INC.
  eNETsolutions, L.L.C.
  KANDY COMMUNICATIONS LLC
     
  By: /s/ Thomas H. King
    Thomas H. King
    Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and
    Secretary of each entity listed above
     
  AVCTECHNOLOGIES USA INC.
     
  By: /s/ Thomas H. King
    Thomas H. King
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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  BANK:
     
  COMERICA BANK
     
  By: /s/ Chris D. Reed
    Chris D. Reed
    Vice President

 

 

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Exhibit 10.3

 

EXECUTION VERSION

 

NINTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS

 

THIS NINTH AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS (this “Amendment”), dated effective as of November 1, 2021, is among Stratos Management Systems, Inc. (f/k/a Tango Merger Sub Corp.), a Delaware corporation (“Stratos”), American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. (f/k/a Pensare Acquisition Corp.), a Delaware corporation (“Parent” and together with Stratos, collectively and individually, “Borrower”), COMPUTEX, INC., a Texas corporation (“Computex”), FIRST BYTE COMPUTERS, INC., a Minnesota corporation (“First Byte”), ENETSOLUTIONS, L.L.C., a Texas limited liability company (“eNET”), AVCTECHNOLOGIES USA INC., a Delaware corporation (“AVCT”), and KANDY COMMUNICATIONS LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“KC”, and together with AVC, eNet, Computex, and First Byte, the “Guarantors” and individually, a “Guarantor”), and COMERICA BANK (“Bank”).

 

RECITALS:

 

A. Borrower and Bank are party to that certain Credit Agreement dated as of December 18, 2017, as amended by, among other things, that certain Eighth Amendment to Loan Documents dated as of September 22, 2021 (“Eighth Amendment”) (as the same has been or may hereafter be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”).

 

B. In connection with the Credit Agreement, Borrower executed (i) that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Master Revolving Note dated June 24, 2021 in the original principal amount of $13,000,000.00 payable to the order of Bank (as the same has been and may be amended, restated or modified from time to time, the “Revolving Credit Note”), and (ii) that certain Third Amended and Restated Term Note dated June 24, 2021 in the original principal amount of $4,000,000.00 payable to the order of Bank (as the same has been and may be amended, restated or modified from time to time, the “Term Note”).

 

C. In connection with the Credit Agreement, (i) Borrower, eNet, Computex, and First Byte are party to that certain Security Agreement dated as of December 18, 2017 in favor of Bank, (ii) Parent is party to that certain Security Agreement dated as of April 7, 2020 in favor of Bank and (iii) AVCT and KC are party to that certain Security Agreement dated as of December 1, 2020 in favor of Bank (collectively, as the same have been or may be amended, restated or modified from time to time, the “Security Agreement”).

 

D. In connection with the Credit Agreement, (i) eNet, Computex, and First Byte are party to that certain Guaranty dated as of December 18, 2017 in favor of Bank, and (ii) Parent is party to that certain Guaranty dated as of April 7, 2020 in favor of Bank and (iii) AVCT and KC are party to that certain Guaranty dated as of December 1, 2020 in favor of Bank (collectively, as the same have been or may hereafter be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranties”).

 

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E. In connection with the Credit Agreement, the Borrower and Guarantors are party to that certain Advance Formula Agreement dated as of December 18, 2017 (as the same has been or may hereafter be amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Advance Formula Agreement”).

 

F. Borrower, Guarantors, and Bank now desire to amend the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as provided herein.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows (all provisions of this Amendment being effective as of the date hereof unless otherwise stated herein):

 

ARTICLE I

Definitions

 

Section 1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment, to the extent not otherwise defined herein, shall have the same meanings as in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

 

ARTICLE II

Amendments to Loan Documents

 

Section 2.1 Amendment to Section 1(a) of the Credit Agreement. The following definition in Section 1(a) of the Credit Agreement is amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

Revolving Credit Maximum Amount” shall mean the lesser of (a) (i) $12,000,000 from November 1, 2021 through and including November 30, 2021, and (ii) $10,000,000 from December 1, 2021 and thereafter, or (b) the maximum amount permitted by the Advance Formula Agreement.

 

Section 2.2 Amendment to Payments under Term Note. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the Term Note and in Section 2.3 of the Eighth Amendment, Bank and Borrower agree the scheduled payment of principal under the Term Note that would otherwise be due and payable on November 1, 2021 shall instead be payable as follows: (a) during the period beginning on November 1, 2021 through and including November 22, 2021, a weekly principal payment of $400,000, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, shall be payable on each Monday of each calendar week during such period and (b) on December 1, 2021 and thereafter, principal and interest payments shall resume as provided in the Term Note.

 

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ARTICLE III

No Waiver

 

Section 3.1 No Waiver. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as a consent to or waiver of any Default or Event of Default, which may now exist or hereafter occur or any violation of any term, covenant or provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document. All rights and remedies of Bank are hereby expressly reserved with respect to any such Default or Event of Default. Nothing contained herein shall affect or diminish the right of Bank to require strict performance by each Loan Party of each provision of any Loan Document to which such Loan Party is a party, except as expressly provided herein. Except as amended hereby, all terms and provisions and all rights and remedies of Bank under the Loan Documents shall continue in full force and effect and are hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects.

 

ARTICLE IV

Conditions Precedent

 

Section 4.1 Conditions Precedent. The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:

 

(a) Bank shall have received this Amendment properly executed by Borrower, Guarantors and Bank.

 

(b) The representations and warranties contained herein and in all other Loan Documents, as amended hereby, shall be true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof as if made on the date hereof.

 

(c) No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.

 

ARTICLE V

Ratifications, Representations and Warranties

 

Section 5.1 Ratifications. The terms and provisions set forth in this Amendment shall modify and supersede all inconsistent terms and provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement and except as expressly modified and superseded by this Amendment, the terms and provisions of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are ratified and confirmed and shall continue in full force and effect. Each of Borrower, Guarantors and Bank agree that the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents shall continue to be legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance with their respective terms. Each Guarantor hereby consents and agrees to this Amendment and agrees that each Loan Document to which such Person is a party shall remain in full force and effect and shall continue to (a) in the case of the Guaranty, guarantee the Indebtedness (as defined in the Guaranty) and the other amounts and obligations as provided in the Guaranty, and (b) be the legal, valid and binding obligation of such Person and enforceable against such Person in accordance with its terms.

 

Section 5.2 Representations and Warranties. Each of Borrower and Guarantors hereby represents and warrants to the Bank that (a) with respect to Borrower, the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and any and all other Loan Documents executed and/or delivered in connection herewith have been authorized by all requisite company or other action on the part of Borrower and will not violate the charter or organizational documents of Borrower, (b) the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement and each other Loan Document are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof (except for such representations and warranties as are limited by their express terms to a specific date), and (c) effective upon the execution of this Amendment and the Loan Documents executed in connection herewith, no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.

 

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ARTICLE VI

Miscellaneous

 

Section 6.1 Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties made in this Amendment or any other document executed in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment, and no investigation by Bank or any closing shall affect the representations and warranties or the right of Bank to rely upon them.

 

Section 6.2 Reference to Agreement. Each of the Credit Agreement, the Loan Documents and any and all other agreements, documents, or instruments now or hereafter executed and delivered pursuant to the terms hereof or pursuant to the terms of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents, as amended hereby, are hereby amended so that any reference in such documents to the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents shall mean a reference to the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents as amended hereby.

 

Section 6.3 Expenses of Bank. As provided in the Credit Agreement, each of Borrower agrees to pay on written demand all reasonable and documented costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the preparation, negotiation, and execution of this Amendment and any other documents executed pursuant hereto and any and all amendments, modifications, and supplements thereto, including without limitation the reasonable costs and fees of Bank’s legal counsel, and all costs and expenses incurred by Bank in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, or any other document executed in connection therewith, including without limitation the costs and reasonable fees of Bank’s legal counsel.

 

Section 6.4 Severability. Any provision of this Amendment held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable shall not impair or invalidate the remainder of this Amendment and the effect thereof shall be confined to the provision so held to be invalid or unenforceable.

 

Section 6.5 Applicable Law. This Amendment and all other documents executed pursuant hereto shall be deemed to have been made and to be performable in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas.

 

Section 6.6 Successors and Assigns. This Amendment is binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of Bank, each Borrower, each Guarantor, and their respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors and personal representatives, except neither Borrower, nor any Guarantor may assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Bank.

 

Section 6.7 Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties on separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. The signature of a party to any counterpart shall be sufficient to legally bind such party. Bank may remove the signature pages from one or more counterparts and attach them to any other counterpart for the purpose of having a single document containing the signatures of all parties. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile, emailed portable document format (“pdf”), or tagged image file format (“tiff”) or any other electronic means that reproduces an image of the actual executed signature page shall be effective as delivery of an original executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment. Any party sending an executed counterpart of a signature page to this Amendment by facsimile, pdf, tiff or any other electronic means shall also send the original thereof to Bank within five (5) days thereafter, but failure to do so shall not affect the validity, enforceability, or binding effect of this Amendment.

 

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Section 6.8 Headings. The headings, captions, and arrangements used in this Amendment are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Amendment.

 

Section 6.9 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. THE CREDIT AGREEMENT, THIS AMENDMENT AND ALL OTHER INSTRUMENTS, DOCUMENTS AND AGREEMENTS EXECUTED AND DELIVERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR THIS AMENDMENT EMBODY THE FINAL, ENTIRE AGREEMENT AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO AND SUPERSEDE ANY AND ALL PRIOR COMMITMENTS, AGREEMENTS, REPRESENTATIONS AND UNDERSTANDINGS, WHETHER WRITTEN OR ORAL, RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT, AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED OR VARIED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OR DISCUSSIONS OF THE PARTIES HERETO. THERE ARE NO ORAL AGREEMENTS AMONG THE PARTIES HERETO.

 

Section 6.10 INDEMNIFICATION OF BANK. EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES HEREBY AGREES TO INDEMNIFY BANK AND EACH AFFILIATE THEREOF AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, SHAREHOLDERS, EMPLOYEES, ATTORNEYS, AFFILIATES, AND AGENTS (COLLECTIVELY, “RELEASED PARTIES”) FROM, AND HOLD EACH OF THEM HARMLESS AGAINST, ANY AND ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, JUDGMENTS, DISBURSEMENTS, COSTS, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) TO WHICH ANY OF THEM MAY BECOME SUBJECT WHICH DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ARISE FROM OR RELATE TO (a) ANY AND ALL FAILURES BY SUCH LOAN PARTY TO COMPLY WITH ITS AGREEMENTS CONTAINED IN THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, (b) THE NEGOTIATION, EXECUTION, DELIVERY, PERFORMANCE, ADMINISTRATION, OR ENFORCEMENT OF ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF, (c) ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE LOAN DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF, (d) ANY BREACH PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF BY SUCH LOAN PARTY OR SUMMIT OF ANY REPRESENTATION, WARRANTY, COVENANT, OR OTHER AGREEMENT CONTAINED IN ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR (e) ANY INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY THREATENED INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING (COLLECTIVELY, “RELEASED CLAIMS”). WITHOUT LIMITING ANY PROVISION OF THIS AMENDMENT, IT IS THE EXPRESS INTENTION OF THE PARTIES HERETO THAT EACH PERSON TO BE INDEMNIFIED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL BE INDEMNIFIED FROM AND HELD HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, JUDGMENTS, DISBURSEMENTS, COSTS, AND EXPENSES (INCLUDING ATTORNEYS’ FEES) ARISING OUT OF OR RESULTING FROM THE SOLE OR CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE OF SUCH PERSON; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, NO PERSON SHALL BE INDEMNIFIED HEREUNDER FOR ITS OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.

 

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Section 6.11 WAIVER AND RELEASE. TO INDUCE BANK TO AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AMENDMENT, EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT AS OF THE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT IT OR HE HAS NO CLAIMS AGAINST RELEASED PARTIES AND IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH IT:

 

(a) WAIVER. WAIVES ANY AND ALL SUCH CLAIMS, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, ARISING PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THIS AMENDMENT; AND

 

(b) RELEASE. RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER DISCHARGES RELEASED PARTIES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAW, FROM ANY AND ALL OBLIGATIONS, INDEBTEDNESS, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, COUNTERCLAIMS, CONTROVERSIES, COSTS, DEBTS, SUMS OF MONEY, ACCOUNTS, BONDS, BILLS, RIGHTS, CAUSES OF ACTION OR DEMANDS WHATSOEVER, WHETHER KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, SUSPECTED OR UNSUSPECTED, IN LAW OR EQUITY, WHICH SUCH LOAN PARTY EVER HAD, NOW HAS, CLAIMS TO HAVE OR MAY HAVE AGAINST ANY RELEASED PARTY ARISING PRIOR TO THE DATE HEREOF AND FROM OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AMENDMENT, THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY CONTEMPLATED THEREBY.

 

Section 6.12 COVENANT NOT TO SUE. EACH OF THE LOAN PARTIES FURTHER COVENANTS NOT TO SUE THE RELEASED PARTIES ON ACCOUNT OF ANY OF THE RELEASED CLAIMS, AND EXPRESSLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL DEFENSES IT OR HE MAY HAVE IN CONNECTION WITH ITS OR HIS OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS AMENDMENT OR THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS. THIS SECTION IS IN ADDITION TO AND SHALL NOT IN ANY WAY LIMIT ANY OTHER RELEASE, COVENANT NOT TO SUE, OR WAIVER BY SUCH LOAN PARTY IN FAVOR OF THE RELEASED PARTIES.

 

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Executed as of the date first written above.

 

  BORROWER:
     
  Stratos Management Systems, Inc.
(f/k/a Tango Merger Sub Corp.)
     
  By: /s/ Thomas H. King
    Thomas H. King
    Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary

 

  American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc.
  (f/k/a Pensare Acquisition Corp.)
     
  By: /s/ Thomas H. King
    Thomas H. King
    Chief Financial Officer

 

  GUARANTORS:
     
  COMPUTEX, INC.
  FIRST BYTE COMPUTERS, INC.
  eNETsolutions, L.L.C.
  KANDY COMMUNICATIONS LLC
     
  By: /s/ Thomas H. King
  Thomas H. King
  Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and
    Secretary of each entity listed above

 

  AVCTECHNOLOGIES USA INC.
     
By: /s/ Thomas H. King
    Thomas H. King
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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  BANK:
     
  COMERICA BANK
     
  By: /s/ Chris D. Reed
    Chris D. Reed
    Vice President

 

 

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Exhibit 31.1

 

CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Darrell J. Mays, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Virtual Cloud Technologies, 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 (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) 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.

 

Dated: November 12, 2021 /s/ Darrell J. Mays
  Darrell J. Mays
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal executive officer)

 

 

 

Exhibit 31.2

 

CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO
RULES 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a),
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

I, Thomas H. King, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of American Virtual Cloud Technologies, 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 (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) 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.

 

Dated November 12, 2021 /s/ Thomas H. King
  Thomas H. King
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal financial and accounting officer)

 

 

Exhibit 32

 

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of American Virtual Cloud Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, Darrell J. Mays, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, and Thomas H. King, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) 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.

 

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350 and is not being filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

Dated: November 12, 2021 /s/ Darrell J. Mays
  Darrell J. Mays
  Chief Executive Officer
  (Principal executive officer)
   
Dated: November 12, 2021 /s/ Thomas H. King
  Thomas H. King
  Chief Financial Officer
  (Principal financial and accounting officer)