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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10 - Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended December 31, 2017

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from _______ to _______

 

PICTURE 1

 

ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Utah

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

 

 

 

001-33400

    

87-0454148

(Commission File Number)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

 

810 Flightline Blvd.

Deland, FL 32724

(Address of principal executive offices including zip code)

 

(303) 467-5236

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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 and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Date File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes ☒ No ☐

 

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

 

 

 

 

Large accelerated filer ☐

 

Accelerated filer ☐

 

 

 

Non-accelerated filer ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

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 in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes ☐  No ☒

 

As of February 5, 2018, the Registrant had 18,305,982 shares outstanding of its $.0005 par value common stock.

 

 

 

 


 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  

 

 

 

 

    

 

Item 1.  

Financial Statements

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

6

 

 

 

 

Item 2.  

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

 

18

 

 

 

 

Item 3.  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

27

 

 

 

 

Item 4.  

Controls and Procedures

 

27

 

 

 

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1A.  

Risk Factors

 

29

 

 

 

 

Item 6.  

Exhibits

 

29

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES  

 

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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATIO N

 

ITEM 1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENT S

 

ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operation s

(in thousands, except for share and per share amounts)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

January 1,

 

December 31,

 

January 1,

 

 

    

2017

    

2017

    

2017

    

2017

 

Sales

 

$

18,354

 

$

27,009

 

$

38,304

 

$

52,722

 

Cost of sales

 

 

18,724

 

 

22,505

 

 

37,251

 

 

43,539

 

Gross profit

 

 

(370)

 

 

4,504

 

 

1,053

 

 

9,183

 

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

3,552

 

 

4,660

 

 

7,038

 

 

9,517

 

Loss from operations

 

 

(3,922)

 

 

(156)

 

 

(5,985)

 

 

(334)

 

Other income, net

 

 

167

 

 

837

 

 

130

 

 

804

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(927)

 

 

(1,030)

 

 

(1,939)

 

 

(2,137)

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(723)

 

Loss before income taxes

 

 

(4,682)

 

 

(349)

 

 

(7,794)

 

 

(2,390)

 

Income tax benefit (expense)

 

 

366

 

 

(30)

 

 

194

 

 

1,301

 

Net loss from continuing operations

 

 

(4,316)

 

 

(379)

 

 

(7,600)

 

 

(1,089)

 

(Loss) gain on sale of subsidiaries and income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

 

(6)

 

 

(331)

 

 

(276)

 

 

3,986

 

Net (loss) income

 

 

(4,322)

 

 

(710)

 

 

(7,876)

 

 

2,897

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(22)

 

Discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(4)

 

Net income attributable to non-controlling interest

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(26)

 

Net (loss) income attributable to ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.

 

$

(4,322)

 

$

(710)

 

$

(7,876)

 

$

2,871

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income per common share, basic and diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Continuing operations

 

$

(0.24)

 

$

(0.02)

 

$

(0.42)

 

$

(0.06)

 

Discontinued operations

 

$

 —

 

$

(0.02)

 

$

(0.01)

 

$

0.22

 

Attributable to ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.

 

$

(0.24)

 

$

(0.04)

 

$

(0.43)

 

$

0.16

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted

 

 

18,265,323

 

 

18,123,883

 

 

18,229,320

 

 

18,123,883

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet s

(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

December 31, 2017

    

June 30, 2017

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash

 

$

387

 

$

593

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

 

10,769

 

 

10,488

 

Inventories, net

 

 

14,342

 

 

14,369

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

2,382

 

 

3,152

 

Current assets of discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

1,452

 

Total current assets

 

 

27,880

 

 

30,054

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

39,417

 

 

41,349

 

Goodwill

 

 

6,412

 

 

6,412

 

Intangible assets, net

 

 

17,942

 

 

19,624

 

Other

 

 

356

 

 

291

 

Long-term assets of discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

1,893

 

Total assets

 

$

92,007

 

$

99,623

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable

 

$

10,160

 

$

8,681

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

2,153

 

 

3,273

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

1,387

 

 

1,165

 

Bank borrowings, current portion of long-term debt

 

 

1,747

 

 

1,701

 

Capital lease obligations, current portion

 

 

1,455

 

 

1,470

 

Accrued escrow obligations, current portion

 

 

1,212

 

 

1,212

 

Current liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

283

 

Total current liabilities

 

 

18,114

 

 

17,785

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion

 

 

43,358

 

 

42,822

 

Capital lease obligations, net of current portion

 

 

1,196

 

 

1,888

 

Accrued escrow obligations, net of current portion

 

 

942

 

 

1,184

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

927

 

 

1,017

 

Long-term liabilities of discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

260

 

Total liabilities

 

 

64,537

 

 

64,956

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 2,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

Common stock, $0.0005 par value, 250,000,000 shares authorized; 18,282,681 shares issued and 18,274,280 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2017, and 18,180,027 shares issued and 18,171,626 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2017

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

Treasury stock, at cost; 8,401 shares at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017

 

 

(94)

 

 

(94)

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

 

31,675

 

 

31,109

 

Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)

 

 

(4,321)

 

 

3,569

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

 

200

 

 

73

 

Total equity

 

 

27,470

 

 

34,667

 

Total liabilities and equity

 

$

92,007

 

$

99,623

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow s

(in thousands)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

 

    

December 31, 2017

    

January 1, 2017

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 

$

(7,876)

 

$

2,897

 

Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

5,051

 

 

4,889

 

Share-based compensation expense

 

 

397

 

 

375

 

Loss (gain) on sale of subsidiaries

 

 

109

 

 

(5,418)

 

Bad debt expense and other

 

 

84

 

 

49

 

Deferred income taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

(286)

 

Changes in working capital:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

 

(137)

 

 

(621)

 

Inventory

 

 

(138)

 

 

(2,374)

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

 

609

 

 

(306)

 

Accounts payable

 

 

1,486

 

 

1,628

 

Accrued expenses and other current liabilities

 

 

(1,472)

 

 

(700)

 

Deferred revenue

 

 

222

 

 

(629)

 

Net cash used in operating activities

 

 

(1,665)

 

 

(496)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 

(1,500)

 

 

(2,901)

 

Proceeds from sale of subsidiary

 

 

3,000

 

 

10,538

 

Net cash provided by investing activities

 

 

1,500

 

 

7,637

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from debt issuance

 

 

49,533

 

 

48,773

 

Repayments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

 

(50,040)

 

 

(57,397)

 

Payment of distributions to non-controlling membership interests from the sale of subsidiary

 

 

 —

 

 

(438)

 

Purchase of non-controlling membership interests

 

 

 —

 

 

(200)

 

Issuance of common stock under employee stock purchase plan and exercise of stock options

 

 

155

 

 

 —

 

Net cash used in financing activities

 

 

(352)

 

 

(9,262)

 

Effect of exchange rates on cash

 

 

311

 

 

(284)

 

Net decrease in cash

 

 

(206)

 

 

(2,405)

 

Cash, beginning of period

 

 

593

 

 

3,620

 

Cash, end of period

 

$

387

 

$

1,215

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

1,244

 

$

1,913

 

Cash paid for income taxes, net of refunds

 

$

48

 

$

(877)

 

 

See accompanying notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

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ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

 

NOTE 1 – Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation

 

Nature of Operations

 

ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company” or “ARC”) is a global advanced manufacturer offering a full suite of products and services to our customers, with specific expertise in metal injection molding (“MIM”) and metal 3D printing (also referred to herein as additive manufacturing).  To further advance and support these core capabilities, the Company also offers complementary services including: (i) precision metal stamping; (ii) traditional and clean room plastic injection molding; and (iii) advanced rapid and conformal tooling.  Through its diverse product offering, the Company provides its customers with a holistic prototyping and full-run production solution for both precision metal and plastic fabrication.  The Company further differentiates itself from its competitors by providing innovative, custom capabilities, which improve high-precision manufacturing efficiency and speed-to-market for its customers.

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The Company’s fiscal year begins July 1 and ends June 30, and the quarters for interim reporting consist of thirteen weeks; therefore, the quarter end will not always coincide with the date of the calendar month-end.

 

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial statements and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).  In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of its financial position and results of operations.  Interim results of operations are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full year.  The consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2017, was derived from the audited financial statements as of that date, but does not include all disclosures, including notes required by GAAP.  As such, this quarterly report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.  The Company follows the same accounting policies for preparing quarterly and annual reports.  

 

Principles of Consolidation

 

The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of ARC and its controlled subsidiaries.  All material intercompany transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.   

 

NOTE 2 – Significant Accounting Policies

 

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 reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period.  Due to the inherent uncertainties in making estimates, actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements.

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

For each of the quarters and six months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, there were no material differences between net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss).

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases: Topic 842 (“ASU 2016-02”), to supersede nearly all existing lease guidance under GAAP.  ASU 2016-02 requires the recognition of lease assets and lease liabilities on the

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balance sheet by lessees for those leases currently classified as operating leases.  ASU 2016-02 also requires qualitative disclosures along with specific quantitative disclosures and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years.  Early application is permitted.  Entities are required to apply the amendments at the beginning of the earliest period presented using a modified retrospective approach.  The Company is evaluating the requirements of this guidance and has not yet determined the impact of the adoption on its consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows; however, the Company’s operating lease commitments are disclosed in Note 13, Commitments and Contingencies, of the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.

 

In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers: Topic 606 (“ASU 2014-09”), to supersede nearly all existing revenue recognition guidance under GAAP.  The core principle of ASU 2014-09 is to recognize revenues when promised goods or services are transferred to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration that is expected to be received for those goods or services.  ASU 2014-09 defines a five-step process to achieve this core principle and, in doing so, it is possible more judgment and estimates may be required within the revenue recognition process than required under existing GAAP including identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation.  In August 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-14 which defers the effective date for one year beyond the originally specified effective date.  ASU 2014-09 is effective in the Company’s first quarter of fiscal 2019 and may transition to the standard using either the full retrospective approach or retrospectively with a cumulative effect of initially applying the amendments recognized at the date of initial application.  The Company has completed its initial assessment of the effect of adoption.  Based on this initial assessment, the majority of the Company’s revenues will not be affected upon adoption.  The Company is still analyzing the disclosure requirements of this new standard.

 

NOTE 3 – Divestitures

 

General Flange & Forge LLC (“GF&F”)

 

On September 15, 2017, the Company sold substantially all of the assets of GF&F to GFFC Holdings, LLC (“GFFC”) for $3.0 million in cash.  GFFC is owned, in part, by Quadrant Management Inc., which is an affiliate of the Company.  The sale of GF&F is therefore a related party transaction.  The GF&F sale was made pursuant to an industry-wide auction undertaken on behalf of the Company by a registered investment banking organization that managed the sale process with prospective bidders.  GFFC entered into the bidding for the GF&F assets only after the first rounds of the auction indicated uncertainty both in respect to the timing for closing any prospective sale and achieving the Company’s valuation objectives.  Mr. Alan Quasha, CEO of Quadrant Management Inc. and Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors, recused himself from any deliberations or voting by the Board of Directors in respect of the sale of the GF&F assets to GFFC.  The Board of Directors appointed a special committee consisting solely of independent directors to oversee and negotiate the sale process.  The special committee engaged its own independent legal counsel to advise the special committee in respect of the drafting of the asset sale agreement and ancillary transaction documents in accordance with customary terms and conditions for transactions of this type.  In this manner, the special committee was able to conclude that the sale price and the terms and conditions for the transaction were superior to any other offers, as well as fair and reasonable to the Company and its shareholders.

 

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Below is a summary of the loss on sale of discontinued operations (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Gross proceeds

 

$

3,000

 

 

 

 

Less:

 

 

 

Property and equipment, net

 

 

181

Accounts receivable

 

 

561

Inventory

 

 

882

Other current assets

 

 

42

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

 

(269)

Total net assets disposed

 

 

1,397

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

 

1,712

Transaction costs

 

 

394

Loss on sale of discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

$

(503)

 

The condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended December 31, 2017, includes the results of operations of GF&F through the sale date of September 15, 2017 and the loss on the sale of GF&F.  Financial information for discontinued operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended

 

For the six months ended

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

January 1, 2017

 

December 31, 2017

 

January 1, 2017

Sales

 

$

 —

 

$

1,191

 

$

726

 

$

2,304

Cost of sales

 

 

 —

 

 

(903)

 

 

(615)

 

 

(1,695)

Gross profit

 

 

 —

 

 

288

 

 

111

 

 

609

Selling, general and administrative

 

 

 —

 

 

(128)

 

 

(108)

 

 

(320)

Income from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

 

 —

 

 

160

 

 

 3

 

 

289

Loss on sale of discontinued operations

 

 

(21)

 

 

 —

 

 

(503)

 

 

 —

Total income (loss) from discontinued operations, before income taxes

 

 

(21)

 

 

160

 

 

(500)

 

 

289

Income tax benefit on discontinued operations

 

 

15

 

 

 —

 

 

224

 

 

 —

Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax

 

$

(6)

 

$

160

 

$

(276)

 

$

289

 

The following table presents the carrying amount as of June 30, 2017, of the major classes of assets and liabilities held for sale in the condensed consolidated balance sheet (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

June 30, 2017

Current assets:

 

 

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

$

687

Inventories, net

 

 

717

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

 

48

Total current assets

 

 

1,452

Property and equipment, net

 

 

181

Goodwill

 

 

1,712

Total assets of discontinued operations

 

$

3,345

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

 

$

283

Total current liabilities

 

 

283

Other long-term liabilities

 

 

260

Total liabilities of discontinued operations

 

$

543

 

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The following table presents depreciation and purchases of property and equipment of the discontinued operations related to GF&F (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the six months ended

 

December 31, 2017

 

January 1, 2017

Depreciation of property and equipment

$

 —

 

$

34

Purchases of property and equipment

 

 —

 

 

(47)

 

 

 

NOTE 4– Inventory

 

Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

December 31, 2017

    

June 30, 2017

 

Raw materials and supplies

 

$

5,331

 

$

5,357

 

Work-in-process

 

 

7,325

 

 

7,767

 

Finished goods

 

 

3,534

 

 

4,113

 

 

 

 

16,190

 

 

17,237

 

Reserve for obsolescence

 

 

(1,848)

 

 

(2,151)

 

Inventory of discontinued operations

 

 

 —

 

 

(717)

 

 

 

$

14,342

 

$

14,369

 

 

 

As part of the Company’s plan to reduce selected inventory to match current market conditions, the Company decreased inventory within certain business units comprising the Precision Components Group segment by $1.3 million during the six months ended December 31, 2017.  See Note 12, Segment Information, for a discussion about the Company’s segments.

 

 

 S

 

 

NOTE 5 – Property and Equipment

 

Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciable Life

 

December 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

    

(in years)

    

2017

    

2017

 

Land

 

 

 

 

$

1,264

 

$

1,264

 

Building and improvements

 

7

-

40

 

 

18,210

 

 

18,125

 

Machinery and equipment

 

3

-

12

 

 

41,871

 

 

40,715

 

Office furniture and equipment

 

3

-

10

 

 

1,249

 

 

1,280

 

Construction-in-process

 

 

 

 

 

2,016

 

 

2,462

 

Assets acquired under capital lease

 

 

 

 

 

 

7,274

 

 

7,235

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

71,884

 

 

71,081

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

 

 

 

 

(29,678)

 

 

(27,201)

 

Accumulated amortization on capital leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2,789)

 

 

(2,350)

 

Property and equipment of discontinued operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 —

 

 

(181)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

39,417

 

$

41,349

 

 

Depreciation expense totaled $1.7 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, respectively, and $3.4 million and $3.2 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, respectively.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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NOTE 6 – Goodwill and Intangible Assets

 

Goodwill

 

Total goodwill of $6.4 million is assigned to the Company’s Precision Components Group.  The Company performs a goodwill impairment assessment on at least an annual basis.  The Company conducts its annual goodwill impairment assessment during the fourth quarter, or more frequently, if indicators of impairment exist.  During the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2017, the Company assessed whether any such indicators of impairment existed and concluded there were none.

 

Intangible Assets

 

The following table summarizes the Company's intangible assets (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As of December 31, 2017

 

As of June 30, 2017

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Net Carrying

 

Carrying

 

Accumulated

 

Net Carrying

 

Intangible assets:

    

Amount

    

Amortization

    

Amount

     

Amount

    

Amortization

    

Amount

 

Patents and tradenames

 

$

3,418

 

 

(832)

 

$

2,586

 

$

3,418

 

$

(717)

 

$

2,701

 

Customer relationships

 

 

24,077

 

 

(9,632)

 

 

14,445

 

 

24,077

 

 

(8,429)

 

 

15,648

 

Non-compete agreements

 

 

3,642

 

 

(2,731)

 

 

911

 

 

3,642

 

 

(2,367)

 

 

1,275

 

Total

 

$

31,137

 

$

(13,195)

 

$

17,942

 

$

31,137

 

$

(11,513)

 

$

19,624

 

 

Intangible assets are amortized using the straight-line method over estimated useful lives ranging from five to fifteen years.  Amortization expense for identifiable intangible assets totaled $0.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, and $1.7 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017.  Estimated future amortization expense for the next five years as of December 31, 2017, is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fiscal Years

    

Amount

 

2018

 

$

1,682

 

2019

 

 

3,182

 

2020

 

 

2,636

 

2021

 

 

2,636

 

2022

 

 

2,636

 

Thereafter

 

 

5,170

 

Total

 

$

17,942

 

 

There were no impairments of long-lived assets during the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017.

 

NOTE 7 – Debt

 

Long-term debt payable consists of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of

 

 

    

December 31, 2017

    

June 30, 2017

 

Senior secured revolving loan

 

$

11,226

 

$

10,071

 

Senior secured mortgage-based term loans

 

 

19,761

 

 

20,493

 

Subordinated term loan

 

 

15,000

 

 

15,000

 

Total debt

 

 

45,987

 

 

45,564

 

Unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

(882)

 

 

(1,041)

 

Total debt, net

 

 

45,105

 

 

44,523

 

Current portion of long-term debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs

 

 

(1,747)

 

 

(1,701)

 

Long-term debt, net of current portion and unamortized deferred financing costs

 

$

43,358

 

$

42,822

 

 

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Senior Credit Agreement

 

On September 29, 2016, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries, entered into a new senior asset-based lending credit agreement with Citizens Bank, N.A. (the “Senior ABL Credit Facility”); subsequently the Company entered into amendments one through four.

 

The Senior ABL Credit Facility provides the Company with the following extensions of credit and loans: (1) a Revolving Commitment in the principal amount of $25.0 million (the “Revolving Loan”) and (2) a mortgage-based Term Loan Commitment in the principal amount of $17.5 million (the “Term Loan”).  The loans under the Senior ABL Credit Facility are secured by liens on substantially all domestic assets of the Company and guaranteed by the Company’s domestic subsidiaries who are not borrowers under the Senior ABL Credit Facility.

 

The aggregate amount of revolving loans permitted under the Senior ABL Credit Facility may not exceed a borrowing base consisting of: (i) the sum of 85% of certain eligible accounts receivable, plus (ii) the lesser of 65% of the value of certain eligible inventory and 85% of the net orderly liquidation value of certain eligible inventory, plus (iii) an amount not to exceed $4.2 million, which amount will be adjusted based on the face amount of certain letters of credit issued to Citizens Bank, N.A. in connection with certain operating leases and capitalized leases, minus (iv) reserves for any amounts which the lender deems necessary or appropriate.

 

Borrowings under the Senior ABL Credit Facility may be made as Base Rate Loans or Eurodollar Rate Loans.  The Base Rate loans will bear interest at the fluctuating rate per annum equal to (i) the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Rate plus 1/2 of 1.00%, (b) Citizens own prime rate; and (c) the adjusted Eurodollar rate on such day for an interest period of one (1) month plus 1.00%; and (ii) plus the Applicable Rate, as described below.  Eurodollar Rate Loans will bear interest at the rate per annum equal to (i) the ICE Benchmark Administration LIBOR Rate; plus (ii) the Applicable Rate.  The “Applicable Rate” will be (a) 2.50% with respect to Base Rate Loans that are Term Loans and 3.50% with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans that are Term Loans, and (b) 2.50% with respect to Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans and 3.50% with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans, in each case until December 31, 2016, and thereafter the Applicable Rate will be adjusted quarterly, responsive to the Company’s Quarterly Average Availability Percentage, ranging from 1.25% to 1.75% with respect to Base Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans and from 2.25% to 2.75% with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans that are Revolving Loans.  In addition to interest payments on the Senior ABL Credit Facility loans, the Company will pay commitment fees to the lender of 0.375% per quarter on undrawn Revolving Loans.  The Company will also pay other customary fees and reimbursements of costs and disbursements to the lender.

 

The Maturity Date with respect to the Revolving Loan and the Term Loan is August 11, 2019, provided, however, upon repayment of Company subordinated indebtedness the maturity date will automatically extend to five years after the Closing Date for Revolving Loans and Revolving Commitments, and with respect to the Term Loans, the earlier of the date that is (i) ten years after the Closing Date and (ii) the maturity date of the Revolving Loans.  The Senior ABL Credit Facility contains certain mandatory prepayment provisions, including mandatory prepayments due in respect of sales of assets, sales of equity securities, events of default and other customary events, with exceptions for non-core business dispositions.

 

The Senior ABL Credit Facility contains customary covenants and negative covenants regarding operation of the Company’s business, including maintenance of certain financial ratios, as well as restrictions on dispositions of Company assets.

 

In connection with the Senior ABL Credit Facility, the Company and the Borrowers together with certain subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantors”), have entered into an Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement with Citizens Bank, N.A. dated as of September 29, 2016, which secures all of the loans and credits drawn from the Senior ABL Credit Facility by the Borrowers.  The security interests established under the Amended and Restated Guarantee and Collateral Agreement include senior secured liens on substantially all of the assets of the Guarantors.  The Guarantors have agreed to guarantee the unconditional payment and performance to the lender of all obligations of the Borrowers under the Senior ABL Credit Facility.

 

On September 21, 2017, the Company entered into a third amendment to the Senior ABL Credit Facility to amend the definition of Consolidated EBITDA.

 

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On November 12, 2017, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment to the Senior ABL Credit Facility (the “Fourth Amendment”).  The Fourth Amendment suspends the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio covenant through December 31, 2018.  The suspension of the fixed charge coverage ratio covenant was effective as of October 1, 2017.  The Fourth Amendment also adds a minimum revolving credit availability financial covenant.  The Fourth Amendment also permits the Company to make infusions of junior capital, which may consist of subordinated debt and/or equity issuances.  The junior capital infusions made under the Fourth Amendment will not be subject to mandatory prepayment of the Senior ABL Credit Facility, but subject to certain limitations in respect of outstanding subordinated indebtedness.  Under the terms of the Fourth Amendment, the initial infusion of junior capital in amount of not less than $5.0 million must be completed by the Company no later than January 31, 2018.  The minimum revolving credit availability covenant requires the Company to maintain the following availability:  (a) at least $1,250,000 in revolving credit availability until the earlier of (i) the initial closing of the infusion of $5.0 million in junior capital and (ii) January 31, 2018; and (b) thereafter, at least $3,500,000 in such revolving credit availability.  The Fourth Amendment also reduces the Line Cap (consisting of the lesser of the aggregate revolving credit commitment and the borrowing base) in respect of certain prepayment obligations and conditions precedent to borrowing, by reducing the borrowing base by $1,250,000.  The Fourth Amendment contains customary representations and warranties regarding the status of the Company and compliance with all terms and conditions of the Senior ABL Credit Facility.

 

On February 9, 2018, the Company received a waiver from Citizens Bank, N.A. for any noncompliance with the minimum revolving credit availability covenant during the second fiscal quarter of 2018 and for not closing on the junior capital infusion prior to January 31, 2018.  The waiver is effective through February 28, 2018.

 

Prior Amended & Restated Credit Agreement

 

On September 29, 2016, the Company refinanced all of the existing long-term debt obligations with Citizens Bank, N.A. into the Senior ABL Credit Facility described above.  The Company accounted for the refinancing as an extinguishment of debt and wrote off $0.7 million of previously deferred financing fees.

 

Subordinated Term Loan Credit Agreement

 

On November 10, 2014, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries entered into a $20.0 million, five-year Subordinated Term Loan Credit Agreement (“Subordinated Loan Agreement”) with McLarty Capital Partners SBIC, L.P. (“McLarty”), which bears interest at 11% annually ; subsequently the Company entered into amendments one through five.  Upon an event of default under the Subordinated Loan Agreement, the interest rate increases automatically by 2.00% annually.  The proceeds were used to repay certain outstanding loans under the Company’s previous credit facility. ARC’s Chairman is indirectly related to McLarty; therefore, the Board of Directors appointed a special committee consisting solely of independent directors to assure that the Subordinated Loan Agreement is fair and reasonable to the Company and its shareholders. 

 

The Subordinated Loan Agreement has been subordinated to the Senior ABL Credit Facility pursuant to a First Lien Subordination Agreement.  The Subordinated Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, events of default, affirmative covenants, negative covenants, and prepayment terms that are similar to those contained in the Senior ABL Credit Facility described above.   

 

On September 22, 2017, the Company entered into a fourth amendment to the Subordinated Loan Agreement to amend the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and the Maximum Total Leverage Ratio.

 

On February 9, 2018, the Company entered into a fifth amendment to the Subordinated Loan Agreement to authorize discretionary omission by the administrative agent of certain non-cash items from the definition of Consolidated EBITDA and to include cash proceeds from the rights offering as excluded contributions of capital that will not be subject to mandatory prepayment under the terms of the Subordinated Loan Agreement. 

 

As of December 31, 2017, the Company was in compliance with its debt covenants under the Subordinated Credit Facility, after giving effect to the fifth amendment discussed above.

 

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Loan Contract

 

On March 23, 2016, AFT-Hungary Kft. (“AFT Hungary”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Loan Contract with Erste Bank Hungary Zrt. in an amount equal to €4.0 million (“Loan Contract”).  The initial funding of €4.0 million drawn on the Loan Contract occurred on March 31, 2016.  Approximately $3.0 million of the net proceeds from the Loan Contract were used to partially repay obligations outstanding under the Amended & Restated Credit Agreement, with the remaining net proceeds to be used for capital expenditures and other investments to facilitate the export of goods and services provided by AFT Hungary.

 

The loan matures on March 7, 2021, and bears interest at a fixed rate of 0.98% per annum.  The Company is required to make semi-annual principal payments in an amount equal to approximately €400,000 along with monthly interest payments.  The Loan Contract is secured by certain of AFT Hungary’s assets, including the real estate and selected machinery and equipment located in Retsag, Hungary.

 

Future Debt Payments

 

The following schedule represents the Company’s future debt payments as of December 31, 2017 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

2018 (1)

    

$

990

 

2019

 

 

1,834

 

2020

 

 

42,205

 

2021

 

 

958

 

2022

 

 

 —

 

Total

 

$

45,987

 


(1)

Represents long-term debt principal payments for the six months ending June 30, 2018.

 

 

NOTE 8 – Income Taxes

 

The income tax receivable was $0.7 million and $0.5 million at December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively, which are included in other current assets.  The long-term income tax receivable was $0.3 million at December 31, 2017, which is included in other non-current assets.  The Company had unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions of $0.9 million and $1.0 million on December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively, which are included in other long-term liabilities. 

 

On December 22, 2017, the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Tax Reform Act”) was signed into law by the President of the United States.  The Tax Reform Act significantly revised the U.S. corporate income tax regime by, among other things, lowering the U.S. corporate tax rate from 35% to 21% effective January 1, 2018.  GAAP requires that the impact of tax legislation be recognized in the period in which the law was enacted.  As a result of the Tax Reform Act, the Company recorded tax expense of $1.4 million due to a remeasurement of deferred tax assets and liabilities at a blended rate in the three months ended December 31, 2017, which is fully offset by a reduction in valuation allowance.  In addition, the Company recorded a tax benefit of $0.3 million due to reduction in the valuation allowance previously recognized on alternative minimum tax (“AMT”) credit carryforwards.  Under the Tax Reform Act, AMT credit carryforwards are refundable credits.  The tax expense and benefit are provisional amounts and the Company’s current best estimate.  Any adjustments recorded to the provisional amounts will be included in income from operations as an adjustment to tax expense, net of any related valuation allowance.  The provisional amount incorporates assumptions made based upon the Company’s current interpretation of the Tax Reform Act and may change as the Company receives additional clarification and implementation guidance.

 

NOTE 9 – Earnings Per Share

 

Net Income (Loss) Per Share – Basic and Diluted

 

Basic earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during each period.  Diluted earnings per share is computed by dividing net income available to common stockholders by the diluted weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding

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during each period.  As a result of the Company’s net loss from continuing operations, f or the three months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, approximately 69,357 and 437,804 shares, respectively, and for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, approximately 105,857 and 275,779 shares, respectively, were considered anti-dilutive and were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share.  

 

Rights Offering

 

On December 8, 2017, the Company filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC for a proposed rights offering to its existing shareholders.  The proposed rights offering consists of a public offering of non-transferable subscription rights to purchase shares of ARC common stock.  The basic subscription right will grant to each shareholder a proportionate number of the rights offered allocated by reference to the shareholder’s percentage ownership of the Company on the record date.  The rights offering also contains an over-subscription right.  The over-subscription right will allow a shareholder to participate if they have exercised their basic subscription rights in full and other shareholders do not fully exercise their basic subscription rights.  If the number of remaining shares is not sufficient to satisfy all of the over‑subscriptions, the available remaining shares will be prorated among those subscribers who exercise over‑subscription rights in proportion to their respective basic subscription rights subject to certain limitations and subject to allotment.  The Company has entered into backstop agreements with certain existing shareholders, including its majority shareholder Everest Hill Group Inc., to purchase any and all shares not purchased in the rights offering by other shareholders. The gross proceeds from the Company’s rights offering is expected to reach $10.0 million.

 

The purpose of the rights offering is to raise equity capital for general corporate purposes. 

 

NOTE 10 – Share-Based Compensation

 

The Company’s share-based compensation arrangements include grants of stock options under the ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. 2015 Equity Incentive Plan and the 2016 ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. Equity Incentive Plan and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.  The share-based compensation expense recognized during the three months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017 was $0.1 million and during the six months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017 was $0.4 million and is included in selling, general and administrative expense.  As of December 31, 2017, there was $0.5 million of total unrecognized compensation expense related to non-vested stock options, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.4 years.

 

NOTE 11 – Commitments and Contingencies

 

During the third quarter of fiscal 2017, the Company’s stamping operations located in Michigan experienced a wind-generated power disruption that temporarily halted production for several days and severely damaged key equipment.  The Company is insured for these business interruption and equipment repair costs and filed an insurance claim with its insurance provider.  The estimated ongoing loss of approximately $1.0 million is expected to be fully covered by insurance, and $0.9 million was collected through the second quarter of fiscal 2018.  The remaining $0.1 million is recorded as an insurance claim receivable at December 31, 2017. 

 

The Company leases land, facilities, and equipment under various non-cancellable operating lease agreements expiring through 2022, which contain various renewal options.  The Company also leases equipment and a building under non-cancellable capital lease agreements expiring through 2024.  The capital leases have interest rates ranging from 3.0% to 6.3%.

 

From time to time, the Company is a party to various litigation matters incidental to the conduct of its business.  As of December 31, 2017, the Company is not presently a party to any legal proceedings, the resolution of which, management believes, would have a material adverse effect on its business, operating results, financial condition, or cash flows.

 

NOTE 12 – Segment Information

 

During fiscal 2017, the Company sold its non-core subsidiaries, Tekna Seal and ARC Wireless.  Subsequently, in September 2017, the Company sold its non-core subsidiary, GF&F, which comprised the Flanges and Fittings Group segment.  The completed divestiture of these non-core businesses, along with the growth in its 3D metal printing business, has changed the way in which management and its chief operating decision maker evaluate performance and allocate resources.  As a result, during the quarter ended June 30, 2017, the Company revised its business segments,

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consistent with its management of the business and internal financial reporting structure.  Specifically, the Precision Components Group now includes the results of its plastic injection molding operations and its tooling product line, which were previously included within the 3DMT Group.  Results depicted in its 3DMT Group business unit now solely reflect those operations associated with metal 3D printing and associated services.  In addition, its precision metal stamping operations are now reported within the newly created Stamping Group, which were previously included in the Precision Components Group.

 

As a result of the above transactions, the Company will report three segments as part of continuing operations:  Precision Components Group, Stamping Group, and 3DMT Group.

 

·

The Precision Components Group companies provide highly engineered, precision metal components using processes consisting of metal injection molding. It also includes our tooling product line and plastic injection molding.  Industries served include aerospace, automotive, consumer durables, electronic devices, firearms and defense, and medical and dental devices.

 

·

The Stamping Group consists of our precision metal stamping operations, primarily servicing the automotive industry.

 

·

The 3DMT Group consists of 3D Material Technologies, LLC (“3DMT”), our metal 3D printing and additive manufacturing operations, primarily servicing the medical and dental, and firearms and defense industries.

 

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The historical results of Tekna Seal, which were included in the Precision Components Group segment, and the historical results of the Flanges and Fittings Group segment have been reflected as discontinued operations.  Historical segment information has been restated.  Summarized segment information for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

 

    

December 31,

    

January 1,

    

December 31,

    

January 1,

 

 

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

 

2017

 

Sales:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precision Components Group

 

$

13,069

 

$

20,773

 

$

27,402

 

$

40,778

 

Stamping Group

 

 

4,359

 

 

5,511

 

 

9,112

 

 

10,690

 

3DMT Group

 

 

926

 

 

568

 

 

1,790

 

 

856

 

Wireless Group

 

 

 —

 

 

157

 

 

 —

 

 

398

 

Consolidated sales

 

$

18,354

 

$

27,009

 

$

38,304

 

$

52,722

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating costs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precision Components Group

 

$

15,353

 

$

19,531

 

$

30,622

 

$

38,134

 

Stamping Group

 

 

4,746

 

 

5,431

 

 

9,748

 

 

10,400

 

3DMT Group

 

 

1,193

 

 

1,027

 

 

1,999

 

 

1,713

 

Wireless Group

 

 

 —

 

 

180

 

 

 —

 

 

425

 

Consolidated operating costs

 

$

21,292

 

$

26,169

 

$

42,369

 

$

50,672

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment operating income (loss):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precision Components Group

 

$

(2,284)

 

$

1,242

 

$

(3,220)

 

$

2,644

 

Stamping Group

 

 

(387)

 

 

80

 

 

(636)

 

 

290

 

3DMT Group

 

 

(267)

 

 

(459)

 

 

(209)

 

 

(857)

 

Wireless Group

 

 

 —

 

 

(23)

 

 

 —

 

 

(27)

 

Corporate (1)

 

 

(984)

 

 

(996)

 

 

(1,920)

 

 

(2,384)

 

Total segment operating loss

 

$

(3,922)

 

$

(156)

 

$

(5,985)

 

$

(334)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense, net

 

 

(927)

 

 

(1,030)

 

 

(1,939)

 

 

(2,137)

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

 —

 

 

(723)

 

Other income, net

 

 

167

 

 

837

 

 

130

 

 

804

 

Non-operating expense

 

 

(760)

 

 

(193)

 

 

(1,809)

 

 

(2,056)

 

Consolidated loss before income taxes and non-controlling interest

 

$

(4,682)

 

$

(349)

 

$

(7,794)

 

$

(2,390)

 


(1)

Corporate expense includes compensation and benefits, insurance, legal, accounting, consulting, and board of directors fees.

 

 

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NOTE 13 – Significant Customers

 

The concentration of the Company’s business with a relatively small number of customers may expose it to a material adverse effect if one or more of these large customers were to experience financial difficulty or were to cease being a customer for non-financial related issues.  The Company’s revenue concentrations of 5% or greater are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of Sales

 

 

 

 

Three months ended

 

Six months ended

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

January 1,

 

December 31,

 

January 1,

 

 

Customer

    

2017

    

2017

    

2017

    

2017

 

 

1 (b)

 

9.5

%  

7.2

%  

9.3

%  

6.1

%

 

2 (a)

 

7.6

%  

13.1

%  

9.0

%  

12.0

%

 

3 (a)

 

7.8

%  

7.0

%  

6.8

%  

7.6

%

 

4 (a)

 

7.8

%  

14.6

%  

6.6

%  

13.7

%

 

5 (b)

 

*

%  

5.8

%  

5.2

%  

6.6

%

 

6 (a)

 

*

%  

*

%  

*

%  

*

%

 

Total

 

32.7

%  

47.7

%  

36.9

%  

46.0

%

 


(a)

Revenue from this customer is generated through our Precision Components Group segment.

(b)

Revenue from this customer is generated through our Stamping Group segment.

 

The Company’s accounts receivable concentrations of 5% or greater for the above-listed customers are as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage of Receivables

 

 

 

 

 

December 31,

 

June 30,

 

 

 

Customer

    

2017

    

2017

 

    

 

1

 

**

%  

6.8

%

 

 

2

 

6.4

%  

11.6

%

 

 

3

 

8.6

%  

**

%

 

 

4

 

7.7

%  

**

%

 

 

5

 

**

%  

**

%

 

 

6

 

6.6

%  

**

%

 

 

Total

 

29.3

%  

18.4

%

 

 

 

 

NOTE 14 – Subsequent Events

 

The Company’s registration statement on Form S-1, as amended, pertaining to the rights offering, was declared effective  by the SEC on February 9, 2018.  The securities constituting the rights offering may be offered and sold only pursuant to the prospectus forming a part of the registration statement.  The rights will be issued to holders of the Company’s common stock as of the record date of February 6, 2018.  The subscription price for the purchase of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the rights offering is $2.00 per share.  The rights offering will expire on February 25, 2018.

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

 

This discussion should be read in conjunction with the condensed consolidated financial statements and notes included elsewhere in this report and the consolidated financial statements and notes in the ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. (“ARC,” “our,” “we,” or “us”) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

 

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

 

The information contained in this Quarterly Report (this “Report”) may contain certain statements about ARC that are or may be “forward-looking statements,” that is, statements related to future, not past, events, including forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  These statements are based on the current expectations of the management of ARC and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause our results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to, factors detailed in our reports filed with the SEC, including further but not limited to those discussed in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.  In addition, these statements are based on a number of assumptions that are subject to change.  The forward-looking statements contained in this Report may include all other statements in this document other than historical facts.  Without limitation, any statements preceded or followed by, or that include the words “targets,” “plans,” “believes,” “expects,” “aims,” “intends,” “will,” “may,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “approximates,” “projects,” “seeks,” “sees,” “should,” “would,” “expect,” “positioned,” “strategy,” or words or terms of similar substance or derivative variation or the negative thereof, are forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements include statements relating to the following: (1) future capital expenditures, expenses, revenues, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, losses, and future prospects; (2) business and management strategies and the expansion and growth of ARC; (3) the effects of government regulation on ARC’s business; and (4) our plans, objectives, expectations and intentions generally.

 

There are a number of factors that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.  Additional particular uncertainties that could cause our actual results to be materially different than those expressed in forward-looking statements include: risks associated with our international operations; significant movements in foreign currency exchange rates; changes in the general economy, as well as the cyclical nature of our markets; availability and cost of raw materials, parts and components used in our products; the competitive environment in the areas of our planned industrial activities; our ability to identify, finance, acquire and successfully integrate attractive acquisition targets; expected earnings of ARC; the amount of and our ability to estimate known and unknown liabilities; material disruption at any of our significant manufacturing facilities; the solvency of our insurers and the likelihood of their payment for losses; our ability to manage and grow our business and execution of our business and growth strategies; our ability and the ability our customers to access required capital at a reasonable costs; our ability to expand our business in our targeted markets; the level of capital investment and expenditures by our customers in our strategic markets; our financial performance; our ability to identify, address and remediate any material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting; our ability to achieve or maintain credit ratings and the impact on our funding costs and competitive position if we do not do so; and other risks.  Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also cause actual results to differ materially from those in any forward-looking statement.

 

Due to such uncertainties and risks, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.  ARC undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.  Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to be a forecast, projection or estimate of the future financial performance of ARC unless otherwise expressly stated.

 

Overview

 

ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. is a global advanced manufacturer offering a full suite of products and services to our customers, with specific expertise in metal injection molding (“MIM”) and metal 3D printing (also referred to herein as additive manufacturing).  To further advance and support these core capabilities, the Company also offers complementary services including: (i) precision metal stamping; (ii) traditional and clean room plastic injection molding;

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and (iii) advanced rapid and conformal tooling.  Through our diverse product offering, we provide our customers with a holistic prototyping and full-run production solution for both precision metal and plastic fabrication.  We further differentiate ourselves from our competitors by providing innovative, custom capabilities, which improve high-precision manufacturing efficiency and speed-to-market for our customers.

 

Our business model is to accelerate the widespread adoption of MIM and additive manufacturing, along with other key technologies, including automation, robotics, and production software in traditional manufacturing, thereby benefiting from the elimination of inefficiencies currently present in the global supply chain.  More specifically, the two key pillars of our business strategy are centered on the following areas:

 

·

Holistic Manufacturing Solution.  The metal and plastic fabrication industries are highly fragmented sectors with numerous single-solution providers.  Given the inefficiencies associated with working with these disjointed groups, many manufacturers seek to improve their supplier base by working with more scaled, holistic providers.  Our strategy is to facilitate the consolidation and streamlining of global supply chains by offering a holistic solution to our customers’ manufacturing needs.  In particular, ARC provides a “one-stop shop” solution to our customers by offering a spectrum of highly advanced products, processes, and services, thereby delivering highly-engineered precision components at efficient production yields.

·

Accelerating Speed-to-Market.  The traditional prototype-to-production process is often subject to lengthy bottlenecks and is characterized by inefficient price quoting delays, time-consuming tooling procedures, and outdated production methodologies.  To differentiate itself from competitors, ARC focuses on reducing inefficiencies in the development cycle by offering the seamless integration of a wide-variety of proprietary technologies in order to dramatically reduce the time and cost associated with new product development.  Specifically, the Company has developed rapid and instant online quoting solutions, rapid prototype solutions, short-run production services, in-house rapid and advanced conformal tooling, and rapid full production capabilities.

Separately, U.S. manufacturing has been rejuvenated as global wage disparities mitigate and traditional labor-intensive processes are displaced by technology.  These macroeconomic trends will aid in the adoption of our business strategy.

Our key fundamental strengths are built upon core capabilities, including:

·

Metal Injection Molding.  We are a large and well-respected MIM provider.  As a pioneer of MIM technology, and driven by our material science understanding, powder metallurgy experience, and established global facilities, we are one of the most advanced MIM operators in the marketplace.  ARC provides high-quality, complex, precise, net-shape metal components to market-leading companies in numerous sectors, including the medical and dental, firearm and defense, automotive, aerospace, consumer durable, and electronic device industries.  Further, our process is highly automated, utilizing advanced robotics and automation to ensure high levels of quality and efficiency.

 

·

Metal 3D Printing.  We offer a variety of 3D printing solutions, with an emphasis on metal 3D printing.  In general, given promising signs of growth and related barriers to entry, we believe the metal 3D printing sector is one of the more attractive segments of the overall additive manufacturing industry.  Furthermore, metal 3D printing, while a complex technology still in its early stages, shares several fundamental similarities with our MIM business, thereby helping to accelerate our research and development.  Separately, our metal 3D printing capabilities enable ARC to offer a variety of new services, including rapid prototyping, rapid tooling and short-run production, helping our customers improve their product speed-to-market.  Given our established customer base, diverse metallurgy background, and scalable injection molding capabilities, we believe we are well-positioned in the industrial metal 3D printing market.

 

·

Additional Complementary Metal and Plastic Fabrication Capabilities.  We offer a number of additional specialty metal and plastic fabrication capabilities that enable us to provide our customers with a full suite of custom-component products.  Our specialty capabilities include plastic injection molding (including medical clean room applications), precision stamping, magnesium injection molding and computer numerical control machining.

 

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Our overall growth strategy is centered on:

·

Driving organic improvement through the expansion and cross-selling of our core services to existing clients;

·

Accelerating the adoption of our technology by new customers in traditional manufacturing markets;

·

Expanding our holistic service offerings through strategic vertical and horizontal acquisitions; and

·

Improving financial and operational results from the implementation of operational best practices.

 

Accordingly, all of our business divisions are managed consistently with this strategy in order to drive organic sales growth and cash flow generation, while improving quality, speed, and service to our customers.

 

Results of Operations – Three and Six Months Ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017

 

The following tables present information about our reportable segments for the respective periods:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

January 1, 2017

 

 

 

Amount
(in thousands)

 

Percent of Total

    

Amount
(in thousands)

 

Percent of Total

 

Sales:

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precision Components Group

 

$

13,069

 

71.2%

 

$

20,773

 

76.9%

 

Stamping Group

 

 

4,359

 

23.8%

 

 

5,511

 

20.4%

 

3DMT Group

 

 

926

 

5.0%

 

 

568

 

2.1%

 

Wireless Group

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

157

 

0.6%

 

Total

 

$

18,354

 

100.0%

 

$

27,009

 

100.0%

 

$ Change

 

$

(8,655)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% Change

 

 

-32.04%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Profit:

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross Margin

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross Margin

 

Precision Components Group

 

$

(364)

 

-2.8%

 

$

3,942

 

19.0%

 

Stamping Group

 

 

67

 

1.5%

 

 

576

 

10.5%

 

3DMT Group

 

 

(73)

 

-7.9%

 

 

(59)

 

-10.4%

 

Wireless Group

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

45

 

28.7%

 

Total

 

$

(370)

 

-2.0%

 

$

4,504

 

16.7%

 

$ Change

 

$

(4,874)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% Change

 

 

-108.21%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Six Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

January 1, 2017

 

 

 

Amount
(in thousands)

 

Percent of Total

    

Amount
(in thousands)

 

Percent of Total

 

Sales:

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Precision Components Group

 

$

27,402

 

71.5%

 

$

40,778

 

77.3%

 

Stamping Group

 

 

9,112

 

23.8%

 

 

10,690

 

20.3%

 

3DMT Group

 

 

1,790

 

4.7%

 

 

856

 

1.6%

 

Wireless Group

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

398

 

0.8%

 

Total

 

$

38,304

 

100.0%

 

$

52,722

 

100.0%

 

$ Change

 

$

(14,418)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% Change

 

 

-27.35%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gross Profit:

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross Margin

 

Gross Profit

 

Gross Margin

 

Precision Components Group

 

$

619

 

2.3%

 

$

7,921

 

19.4%

 

Stamping Group

 

 

276

 

3.0%

 

 

1,273

 

11.9%

 

3DMT Group

 

 

158

 

8.8%

 

 

(128)

 

-15.0%

 

Wireless Group

 

 

 —

 

 —

 

 

117

 

29.4%

 

Total

 

$

1,053

 

2.7%

 

$

9,183

 

17.4%

 

$ Change

 

$

(8,130)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

% Change

 

 

-88.53%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to the Three Months Ended January 1, 2017

 

·

Precision Components Group sales during the three months ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $7.7 million, or 37.1%, due to lower MIM sales of $4.0 million and lower plastic and tooling sales of $3.7 million, declines primarily associated with customers in the firearms and defense industries.

 

·

Stamping Group sales during the three months ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $1.2 million, or 20.9%, due to certain program completions being partially offset by the awarding of replacement programs to us primarily in the automotive industry. 

 

·

3DMT sales during the three months ended December 31, 2017 increased by $0.4 million, or 63.1%, primarily due to higher sales to defense customers.  This level of sales represented a record quarter in our 3DMT segment.

 

For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to the Six Months Ended January 1, 2017

 

·

Precision Components Group sales during the six months ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $13.4 million, or 32.8%, due to lower MIM sales of $7.0 million and lower plastic and tooling sales of $6.4 million, declines primarily associated with customers in the firearms and defense industries.

 

·

Stamping Group sales during the six months ended December 31, 2017 decreased by $1.6 million, or 14.8%, primarily due to a wind-generated power disruption in late fiscal 2017 and certain program completions, being partially offset by the awarding of replacement programs to us primarily in the automotive industry.  The Company expects insurance to cover generally all damages and business interruption associated with the power disruption.

 

·

3DMT sales during the six months ended December 31, 2017 increased by $0.9 million, or 109.1%, primarily due to higher sales to defense customers.

 

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Gross Profit and Gross Margin

 

Gross profit is affected by a number of factors including product mix, cost of labor and raw materials, unit volumes, pricing, competition, new products and services as a result of acquisitions and new customer programs, and capacity utilization.  In the case of acquisitions and new customer programs, profitability normally lags revenue growth due to product start-up costs, lower manufacturing volumes in the start-up phase, operational inefficiencies, and under-absorbed overhead.  Gross margin can improve over time if manufacturing volumes increase, as our utilization rates and overhead absorption improves.  As a result of these various factors, our gross margin varies from period to period.

 

For the Three Months Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to the Three Months Ended January 1, 2017

 

·

Precision Components Group gross profit decreased $4.3 million and gross margin decreased 21.8% during the three months ended December 31, 2017.  The decreases in gross profit and gross margin were related to the decrease in revenue and customer volumes, primarily in the firearm and defense industries, as well as planned inventory reduction initiatives, coupled with an associated under-utilization of capacity in our Colorado facilities.  Decreases in inventory resulted in a corresponding increase in expense recognition, negatively impacting gross profit by $0.7 million in the quarter, or 16.2%, of the overall decrease in gross margin.  Further, the inventory reduction program also resulted in a significant reduction in production hours at these facilities, which had a further incremental impact on gross profit due to reduced cost absorption.

 

·

Stamping Group gross profit decreased $0.5 million and gross margin decreased 9.0% during the three months ended December 31, 2017.  The primary reasons for the decreases in gross profit and gross margin were lower sales and lower margin tooling sales related to new product launches.

 

·

3DMT gross profit decreased $14 thousand during the three months ended December 31, 2017.  Negative margin decreased to 7.9% in the three months ended December 31, 2017, compared with negative margin of 10.4% in the prior year period.

 

For the Six Months Ended December 31, 2017 Compared to the Six Months Ended January 1, 2017

 

·

Precision Components Group gross profit decreased $7.3 million and gross margin decreased 17.1% during the six months ended December 31, 2017.  The decreases in gross profit and gross margin were related to the decrease in revenue and customer volumes, primarily in the firearm and defense industries, as well as planned inventory reduction initiatives, coupled with an associated under-utilization of capacity in our Colorado facilities.  Decreases in inventory resulted in a corresponding increase in expense recognition, negatively impacting gross profit by $1.3 million in the quarter, or 17.8%, of the overall decrease in gross margin.  Further, the inventory reduction program also resulted in a significant reduction in production hours at these facilities, which had a further incremental impact on gross profit due to reduced cost absorption.

 

·

Stamping Group gross profit decreased $1.0 million and gross margin decreased 8.9% during the six months ended December 31, 2017.  The primary reasons for the decreases in gross profit and gross margin were lower sales and lower margin tooling sales related to new product launches.

 

·

3DMT gross profit increased $0.3 million during the six months ended December 31, 2017.  Gross margin increased to 8.8% in the six months ended December 31, 2017, compared with negative margin of 15.0% in the prior year period.

 

The following paragraphs discuss other items affecting the results of our operations for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017.

 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

Selling, general and administrative expense (“SG&A”) from continuing operations totaled $3.6 million, or 19.4% of sales, for the three months ended December 31, 2017, compared with $4.7 million, or 17.3% of sales, for the three months ended January 1, 2017.  SG&A from continuing operations totaled $7.0 million, or 18.4% of sales, for the six months ended December 31, 2017, compared with $9.5 million, or 18.1% of sales, for the six months ended January 1,

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2017.  The decreases in SG&A expense for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 were primarily due to lower labor and labor related costs. 

 

Other Income, Net

 

Other income, net was $0.2 million and $0.8 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, respectively, and was $0.1 million and $0.8 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, respectively.  The decrease in other income, net during the three and six months periods ended December 31, 2017 was primarily due to a gain of $0.4 million related to a reduction in the Kecy escrow in fiscal 2017.

 

Interest Expense, Net

 

Interest expense, net was $0.9 million and $1.0 million for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, respectively, and was $1.9 million and $2.1 million for the six months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, respectively.  The decrease in interest expense, net for the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 was primarily due to the refinancing of the Company’s senior secured credit facility.

 

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

 

During the first quarter of fiscal 2017, approximately $0.7 million of unamortized deferred financing costs were expensed as a result of the extinguishment of our First Amended and Restated Credit Agreement.

 

Discontinued Operations

 

On September 15, 2017, the Company sold its subsidiary GF&F.  Income from continuing operations for the six months ended December 31, 2017 excludes the income from discontinued operations, before tax, of $3 thousand and the loss on disposition of this business, after tax, of $0.3 million.

 

In September 2016, the Company sold its subsidiary Tekna Seal LLC pursuant to the terms and conditions of a Membership Interests Purchase Agreement.  Income from continuing operations for the six months ended January 1, 2017 excludes the income from discontinued operations, before tax, of $0.1 million and the gain on disposition of this business, after tax, of $3.7 million. 

 

Income Tax

 

Income tax benefit from continuing operations was $0.4 million and income tax expense was $30 thousand for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and January 1, 2017, respectively.  Income tax benefit was $0.2 million and $1.3 million for the six months ended December 31, 2018 and January 1, 2017, respectively.

 

The primary reason for the income tax benefit in the three and six months ended December 31, 2017 was due to the impact of the Tax Reform Act enacted on December 22, 2017, primarily reducing the U.S. corporate income tax rate from a maximum of 35% to 21% and reducing the valuation allowance previously recognized on AMT credit carryforwards, which will be refundable credits.  The primary reason for the income tax benefit in the prior year period was due to our net loss from continuing operations.   

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

We had cash and cash equivalents of $0.4 million and $0.6 million as of December 31, 2017 and June 30, 2017, respectively, held in financial institutions outside the United States.  Our Hungarian subsidiary, where these funds are held, is taxed in a similar manner to our domestic subsidiaries.  Thus, we would not incur a material tax obligation should we decide to repatriate these funds.

 

Under our Senior ABL Credit Facility with Citizens Bank, N.A., we will not maintain any cash on hand in our domestic bank accounts by design.  Instead, we maintain a $25.0 million asset-based revolver loan, which includes an automatic cash sweep feature that identifies any cash available in our bank accounts at the end of a banking business day and then applies that cash to reduce our outstanding revolver loan balance.  The automatic cash sweep feature serves to decrease

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our daily interest expense.  Disbursements are paid daily from cash being made available under our revolver loan based on a borrowing base calculation.

 

As discussed in Note 9, Earnings Per Share, we have filed with the SEC a registration statement relating to a proposed public offering of non-transferrable subscription rights to purchase shares of ARC common stock.  The registration statement was declared effective February 9, 2018.  We expect to receive gross proceeds of approximately $10.0 million before expenses and use such proceeds for general working capital needs. 

 

The securities constituting the rights offering may be offered and sold only pursuant to the prospectus forming a part of the registration statement.  The rights will be issued to holders of the Company’s common stock as of the record date of February 6, 2018.  The subscription price for the purchase of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the rights offering is $2.00 per share.  The rights offering will expire on February 25, 2018.  A copy of the prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement may be obtained free of charge at the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by contacting the Company’s subscription agent for the rights offering, Broadridge Corporate Issuer Solutions, Inc., toll-free at (855) 793-5068.

 

Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations, cash on hand, and revolving loans permitted under the Senior ABL Credit Facility.  As of December 31, 2017, $11.2 million of borrowings were outstanding under the senior secured revolving loan, with additional borrowings subject to compliance with the terms of our Senior ABL Credit Facility as described in Note 7.  While we believe these sources of liquidity, along with the proposed rights offering, to be sufficient to maintain ongoing operations for the next twelve months, we may seek additional sources of capital to provide incremental liquidity, to assist in the acceleration of organic growth, and to support the achievement of other strategic and financial objectives.

 

Operating Activities

 

Cash used in operating activities during the six months ended December 31, 2017 was $1.7 million, which consisted of the following:

 

·

Net loss of $7.9 million included $5.6 million of non-cash expenses, which consisted primarily of $5.0 million of depreciation and amortization, $0.4 million of share-based compensation and a loss on the sale of GF&F of $0.1 million; and

·

Cash provided by working capital of $0.6 million primarily resulted from a cash inflow of prepaids related to the net recognition of revenue related to tooling work in process.

 

Investing Activities

 

During the six months ended December 31, 2017, cash provided by investing activities was $1.5 million primarily due to the following:

 

·

Proceeds received from the sale of our subsidiary, GF&F, of $3.0 million; and

·

$1.5 million was invested in property and equipment primarily in our Precision Components Group segment to address customer requirements.

 

Financing Activities

 

During the six months ended December 31, 2017, cash used in financing activities was $0.4 million, primarily due to the following:

 

·

Net repayments on our long-term debt and capital lease obligations of $0.5 million; and

·

Receipt of $0.2 million from the issuance of stock through our employee stock purchase plan and the exercise of stock options.

 

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Debt and Credit Arrangements

 

For a discussion of our long-term debt, see Note 7, Debt, to our condensed consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1 to this Report incorporated herein by reference thereto and Note 8, Debt, to the consolidated financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.

 

The descriptions of the Senior ABL Credit Facility and the Subordinated Term Loan Agreement (together, our “Credit Facilities”) do not purport to be complete and are subject to, and are qualified in their entirety by, the full text of the respective documents.

 

Financial Ratio Covenants

 

The terms and conditions of the Credit Facilities require us to comply with a number of financial and other covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios in certain situations and maintaining insurance coverage. These covenants may limit our flexibility in our operations, and breaches of these covenants could result in defaults under the instruments governing the applicable indebtedness even if we had satisfied our payment obligations.  If we were to default on the credit agreements or other debt instruments, our financial condition would be adversely affected.

 

Non-compliance by us with any of the covenants would constitute events of default under both of the Credit Facilities pursuant to cross-default provisions and could result in acceleration of payment obligations for all outstanding principal and interest for loans made under both of the Credit Facilities, unless such defaults were waived or subject to forbearance by the respective creditors.  

 

Senior ABL Credit Facility Financial Covenant.  Our Senior ABL Credit Facility contains a financial covenant, summarized as follows:

 

Minimum Availability .  We are required to maintain the following availability:  (a) at least $1,250,000 in revolving credit availability until the earlier of (i) the initial closing of the infusion of $5.0 million in junior capital, which must be completed not later than January 31, 2018, and (ii) January 31, 2018; and (b) thereafter, at least $3,500,000 in such revolving credit availability.  

 

As of December 31, 2017, we were not in compliance with our minimum availability covenant under the Senior ABL Credit Facility.  We received a waiver from Citizens Bank, N.A., which is effective through February 28, 2018.

 

Subordinated Loan Agreement Financial Ratios .  Our Subordinated Loan Agreement contains the following financial ratio covenants, summarized as follows:

 

Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio .  We may not permit the Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending during any period set forth in the table below, to be less than the ratio set forth opposite such period in the table below.  The Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio is defined as the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA minus the unfinanced portion of capital expenditures, excluding tooling, minus expense for taxes paid in cash (other than certain federal and state taxes excluded under the McLarty Second Amendment); to (b) fixed charges, all calculated on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

 

 

 

 

Period

    

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio

March 26, 2017 through September 23, 2017

 

1.05:1.00

September 24, 2017 through March 24, 2018

 

1.10:1.00

March 25, 2018 through September 29, 2018

 

1.15:1.00

September 30, 2018 and thereafter

 

1.20:1.00

 

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The summary calculation of our Subordinated Loan Agreement Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of December 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except ratio)

    

Amount

 

Consolidated EBITDA

 

$

12,334

 

Less unfinanced portion of capital expenditures

 

 

(2,396)

 

Less expense for taxes paid in cash

 

 

(9)

 

Coverage Amount (a)

 

$

9,929

 

Fixed Charges (b)

 

$

6,516

 

Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (a:b)

 

 

1.52:1.00

 

 

Maximum Total Leverage Ratio .  We may not have a Total Leverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending during any period set forth in the table below, to exceed the ratio set forth opposite such period in the table below.  The Total Leverage Ratio means the ratio of (a) our funded indebtedness as of such date, to (b) Consolidated EBITDA for the Test Period ended as of such date.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period

    

 

Total Leverage Ratio

 

June 30, 2017 through June 30, 2018

 

 

4.00:1.00

 

July 1, 2018 and thereafter

 

 

3.50:1.00

 

 

The summary calculation of our Subordinated Loan Agreement Total Leverage Ratio as of December 31, 2017 is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

(in thousands, except ratio)

    

Amount

 

Funded Indebtedness (a)

 

$

48,639

 

Consolidated EBITDA (b)

 

$

12,334

 

Maximum Total Leverage Ratio (a:b)

 

 

3.94:1.00

 

 

As of December 31, 2017, we were in compliance with our debt covenants under our Subordinated Loan Agreement.

 

GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation

 

Fixed Charges and Consolidated EBITDA used in our debt covenant calculations are non-GAAP financial measures.  We have provided this non-GAAP financial information to aid in better understanding our financial ratios as used in our debt covenant calculations.  The methodology used is defined in our debt agreements.  Non-GAAP financial measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, GAAP.  The non-GAAP financial measures are not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for comparable GAAP financial measures, and should be read only in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP.

 

Fixed Charges consist of interest payments, principal payments on our debt, and capital lease payments for the prior four quarters.  Consolidated EBITDA used in our debt covenant calculations is based on the sum of the prior four quarter actual amounts. 

 

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The reconciliation of GAAP net income to Consolidated EBITDA under our Subordinated Loan Agreement is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

For the twelve months ended:

 

December 31, 2017

Net loss

    

$

(20,948)

Share-based compensation

 

 

773

Impairments

 

 

3,303

Interest expense, net

 

 

3,833

Income taxes

 

 

(1,575)

Depreciation and amortization

 

 

10,055

Transaction related expenses  (1)

 

 

763

Restructuring and severance expenses

 

 

732

Non-recurring expenses

 

 

124

Other non-recurring expenses (2)

 

 

2,348

Other non-cash adjustments

 

 

7,296

Inventory write-offs and reserve adjustments

 

 

5,320

Pro-forma EBITDA adjustment to exclude discontinued subsidiaries

 

 

310

Consolidated EBITDA (3)

 

$

12,334


(1)

Transaction related expenses relate to legal fees incurred to amend certain debt agreements and the sale of our non-core subsidiaries.

(2)

Other non-recurring expenses relate to certain capitalized tooling costs, an insurance claim for lost production at our Kecy facility, costs incurred to relocate our plastic injection molding operations, and certain projected cost reductions allowed as an adjustment to Consolidated EBITDA.

(3)

Consolidated EBITDA excludes interest expense, net and income taxes because these items are associated with our capitalization and tax structures.  Consolidated EBITDA excludes depreciation and amortization expense because these non-cash expenses reflect the impact of prior capital expenditure decisions which may not be indicative of future capital expenditure requirements.  Share-based compensation, transaction related costs, restructuring and severance expenses, non-recurring gains, and pro-forma EBITDA adjustment to exclude discontinued subsidiaries are adjustments made in accordance with our bank debt covenants.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We had no off-balance sheet arrangements that would have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows as of December 31, 2017.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

 

The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect amounts reported therein, including estimates about the effects of matters or future events that are inherently uncertain.  Policies determined to be critical are those that have the most significant impact on our financial statements and require management to use a greater degree of judgment and/or estimates.  For a discussion of our critical accounting policies, see Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operation, in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017.

 

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Pursuant to permissive authority under Regulation S-K, Rule 305, we have omitted Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our filings with the SEC is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time period specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our interim

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Chief Executive and Chief Financial Officer, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure based on the definition of “disclosure controls and procedures” as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Report, and under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures.  Based on this evaluation, we have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2017, at the reasonable assurance level due to weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting.

 

We previously reported material weaknesses that were identified as of June 30, 2015.  Our information technology and accounting infrastructure was inadequate, which could lead to the untimely identification and resolution of accounting and disclosure matters. 

 

Plan for Remediation of the Material Weaknesses in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

To address the material weaknesses associated with the Company’s information technology and accounting infrastructure, planned actions in fiscal year 2018 include:

 

·

Upgrade of our accounting and manufacturing software system to the latest version in our Colorado facilities. This upgrade will be coupled with a standardization of processes;

·

Reorganization of global finance team to consolidate operations, thereby creating greater efficiency and separation of duties;

·

Complete the implementation of our consolidation software package; and

·

Strengthen the documentation of processes, procedures, and the review and approval of financial activities at our facilities.

 

During fiscal year 2018, we implemented the following changes in our internal control over financial reporting to address the previously reported material weakness and to enhance our overall financial control environment:

 

·

We sold GF&F, which was a smaller, non-core subsidiary;

·

In November 2017, the Company hired a Chief Financial Officer, who is also a Certified Public Accountant, with significant experience in accounting, audit, finance, IT, treasury, risk management and U.S. listed company experience; and

·

Our Tooling business continues to improve its processes and procedures.  Accounting practices are becoming more standardized across our Colorado facilities and greater efficiencies have resulted as we move towards a single, shared services accounting department in Colorado.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

Except as described above, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarterly period ended December 31, 2017, that would have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our control over financial reporting.

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2017, except with respect to the risk factors applicable to our rights offering, as set forth in the registration statement on Form S-1, as amended and filed with the SEC on February 7, 2018 and declared effective on February 9, 2018, as to which all such risk factors under the caption “RISK FACTORS” and set forth pages 16 through 20 of the prospectus constituting part of the registration statement are incorporated herein by reference thereto.

 

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Item 6.  Exhibits

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

 

 

Exhibit Number

    

Description

10.1*

 

Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement by and among ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries as borrowers, and Citizens Bank, N.A., dated as of November 12, 2017 .

10.2*

 

Waiver Letter between ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. and Citizens Bank, N.A., dated as of February 9, 2018.

10.3*

 

Fifth Amendment to the Subordinated Loan Agreement by and among ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries as borrowers, and McLarty Capital Partners SBIC, L.P, dated as of February 9, 2018.

31.1*

 

Officers’ Certifications of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2*

 

Officers’ Certifications of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1&

 

Officers’ Certifications of Periodic Report pursuant to Section 906 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

99.1

 

Risk factors under the caption “RISK FACTORS” on Pages 16 through 20 of the prospectus constituting part of the registration statement on Form S-1, as amended and filed with the Commission on February 7, 2018 and declared effective on February 9, 2018, incorporated herein by reference thereto.

101.INS*

 

XBRL Instance Document

101.SCH*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Schema

101.CAL*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Calculation Linkbase

101.DEF*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Definition Linkbase

101.LAB*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase

101.PRE*

 

XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase

 

 

 

 

 

 


* Filed with this Form 10-Q.

& This certification is deemed not filed for purposes of section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended or the Exchange Act.

 

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.

 

 

ARC GROUP WORLDWIDE, INC.

 

 

Date:  February 9 , 2018

/s/ Drew M. Kelley

 

Name:

Drew M. Kelley

 

 

Interim Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

 

Date:  February 9 , 2018

/s/ Brian Knaley

 

Name:

Brian Knaley

 

 

Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT 10.1

FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT

This FOURTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), is entered into as of November 12, 2017, by and among ARC GROUP WORLDWIDE, INC., a Utah corporation (the “ Parent ”), ADVANCED FORMING TECHNOLOGY, INC. a Colorado corporation (“ AFT ”), ARC WIRELESS, INC., a Delaware corporation (“ Wireless ”), FLOMET LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Flomet ”), 3D MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ 3D Material ”), QUADRANT METALS TECHNOLOGIES LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Quadrant ”), ARC METAL STAMPING, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“ Stamping ”), ADVANCE TOOLING CONCEPTS, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“ Tooling ”), and THIXOFORMING LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (“ Thixoforming ” and together with AFT, Wireless, Flomet, 3D Material, Quadrant, Stamping and Tooling, each a “ Borrower ” and collectively, the “ Borrowers ”), the Lenders party hereto, and the Administrative Agent (as defined below).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the Parent, the Borrowers, the Lenders and Citizens Bank, N.A., as administrative agent (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”) and Collateral Agent, are parties to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2016, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of March 21, 2017, as further amended by that certain Second Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated of May 12, 2017, and as further amended by that certain Third Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated of September 21, 2017 (as the same may be further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”).  Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement; and

WHEREAS, the Parent and the Borrowers wish to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein; and

WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are willing to amend the Credit Agreement as provided for herein.

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1. Interpretation.

1.1 Interpretation .  This Amendment shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the rules of construction set forth in Sections 1.02 ,   1.03 ,   1.04 ,   1.05 and 1.06 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 2. Amendment to Credit Agreement.

2.1 Amendment of Section 1.01 (Defined Terms) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new defined terms in appropriate alphabetical order:

Availability Block Amount ” means $1,250,000.”

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Fourth Amendment Effective Date ” means November 12, 2017.”

Fourth Amendment Liquidity Infusion ” means receipt by Parent after the Fourth Amendment Effective Date of Net Cash Proceeds from junior capital (including by means of an issuance of Equity Interests permitted hereunder) or Other Subordinated Debt, in each case, on terms and conditions acceptable to the Administrative Agent.

Other Subordinated Creditor ” means any holder of Other Subordinated Debt from time to time.”

Other Subordinated Debt ” means unsecured Indebtedness incurred by the Parent to any Other Subordinated Creditor, on terms and conditions acceptable to the Administrative Agent including maturity, fees, repayment, covenants, subordination and interest (including that the interest rate applicable to any such Indebtedness shall in no event be in excess of the interest rate payable on the Closing Date Subordinated Indebtedness as in effect on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date and any interest payable on such Indebtedness shall only be payable in kind).”

Other Subordinated Loan Documents ” means all agreements, instruments and documents now or hereafter executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent by the Parent or any of its Subsidiaries related to the Other Subordinated Debt.”

Subordinated Interest Reserve ” means a reserve against the Borrowing Base and Availability, in an amount as the Administrative Agent shall deem necessary or appropriate in its reasonable credit judgment exercised in good faith, with respect to interest payments on the Closing Date Subordinated Indebtedness projected by the Administrative Agent to be paid or accrued during the twelve month period commencing on the Fourth Amendment Effective Date.

2.2 Amendment of Section 1.01 (Defined Terms) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of “Line Cap” in its entirety as follows:

Line Cap ” means at any time, the lesser of (a) the aggregate Revolving Commitment and (b) the Borrowing Base; provided that for any determination of “Line Cap” pursuant to Sections 2.01, 2.03 and 4.02(d), the Borrowing Base shall be deemed to be reduced by the Availability Block Amount.

2.3 Amendment of Section 1.01 (Defined Terms) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of “Reserves” in its entirety as follows:

Reserves ” means reserves in such amounts, and with respect to such matters, as the Administrative Agent shall deem necessary or appropriate in its reasonable credit judgment exercised in good faith, against the Borrowing Base or Availability, including without limitation with respect to (i) price adjustments, damages, unearned discounts, returned products or other matters for which credit memoranda are issued in the ordinary

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course of any Loan Party’s business; (ii) potential dilution related to Accounts; (iii) shrinkage, spoilage and obsolescence of any Loan Party’s Inventory; (iv) slow moving Inventory; (v) other sums chargeable against the Borrowers as Revolving Loans under any section of this Agreement; (vi) amounts owing by any Loan Party to any Person to the extent secured by a Lien on, or trust over, any interest in any kind of property or asset of any Loan Party, whether real, personal or mixed, or tangible or intangible; (vii) amounts owing by any Loan Party in connection with Obligations under Secured Hedge Agreements and Cash Management Obligations; (viii) rent for locations at which Inventory is stored and as to which the Collateral Agent has not received a satisfactory landlord’s agreement or bailee letter, as applicable, (ix) the Colorado Environmental Reserve, (x) the Subordinated Interest Reserve and (xi) such other specific events, conditions or contingencies as to which the Administrative Agent, in its reasonable credit judgment exercised in good faith, determines reserves should be established from time to time hereunder; provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Administrative Agent shall not establish any Reserves in respect of any matters relating to any items of Collateral that have been taken into account in determining Eligible Accounts or Eligible Inventory, as applicable.

2.4 Amendment of Section 2.03 (Prepayments) Section 2.03(b)(v) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“(v) Not later than the fifth Business Day after the closing of any offering or sale of Equity Interests by or any capital contribution to the Parent (other than to the extent constituting any Fourth Amendment Liquidity Infusion and other than to the extent constituting any Excluded Contribution, but including any Cure Amount), the Borrowers will prepay the Loans hereunder in an amount equal to 100% of the amount, if any, of such Net Cash Proceeds.”

2.5 Amendment of Article VI Article VI of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new Section 6.22 as follows:

“Section 6.22.  Fourth Amendment Liquidity Infusion .  On or prior to January 31, 2018, Parent shall have received aggregate Net Cash Proceeds from one or more Fourth Amendment Liquidity Infusions of not less than $5,000,000 disregarding any Net Cash Proceeds used to replace, retire or otherwise replace any prior Fourth Amendment Liquidity Infusion.”

2.6 Amendment of Section 7.03 (Indebtedness) Section 7.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “and” immediately following the semicolon at the end of subclause (t), adding “and” immediately following the semicolon at the end of subclause (u), adding the following new subclause (v):

“(v) Indebtedness under the Other Subordinated Loan Documents in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed 85% of the amount permitted to be incurred pursuant to Section 7.03 of the Closing Date Subordinated Loan Agreement (and the corresponding provision of any other Subordinated Loan Agreement), but only if such Indebtedness is effectively subordinated to the Obligations pursuant to the terms of a

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subordination agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, between the applicable Other Subordinated Creditor and the Administrative Agent.”

 

2.7 Amendment of Section 7.13 (Payments, Prepayments, etc. of Indebtedness; Earn-Out Payments) Section 7.13(a) of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting “and” immediately following the semicolon at the end of subclause (iv), adding “and” immediately following the semicolon at the end of subclause (v), and adding the following new subclause (vi):

“(vi) on or prior to the fifth Business Day after the closing of any Fourth Amendment Liquidity Infusion resulting from an offering of Equity Interests, or such later date as agreed to in writing by the Administrative Agent, the Borrowers shall be allowed to prepay the Other Subordinated Debt, if any, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of Net Cash Proceeds of such offering of Equity Interests.”

 

2.8 Amendment of Section 7.14 (Financial Covenant) .  Effective as of October 1, 2017, Section 7.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

“Section 7.14.  Financial Covenant

(a) Permit the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio as of the last day of any period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on or after December 31, 2018 to be less than the greater of (i) 1.10 to 1.00 and (ii) the maximum fixed charge coverage ratio (as such term is defined in the Subordinated Loan Documents) or equivalent ratio permitted under the Subordinated Loan Documents as of such day.

(b) At any time on or prior to December 31, 2018, permit Availability to be less than (i) until the earlier of (A) the date of the Fourth Amendment Liquidity Infusion and (B) January 31, 2018, $1,250,000 and (ii) at any time thereafter, $3,500,000.

2.9 Amendment of Section 8.04 (Equity Cure) Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing each reference to “Section 7.14” contained therein with “Section 7.14(a)”.

Section 3. Effectiveness.

3.1 Conditions Precedent .  The effectiveness of this Amendment is subject to the satisfaction of the following condition precedent:

(a) this Amendment shall have been (i) executed by the Parent, each Borrower, the Administrative Agent and each Lender and (ii) acknowledged by each of the other Loan Parties, and in each case, counterparts hereof as so executed or acknowledged shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Parent;

(b) and all fees of counsel to the Administrative Agent incurred in connection with this Amendment that are required to be paid pursuant to Section 10.04 of the Credit Agreement and for which the Borrowers shall have received an invoice on or prior to the date hereof shall have been or will be substantially simultaneously paid; and

(c) the Parent shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent an executed fee letter, dated as of the date hereof, in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, documenting the

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payment of fees to the Administrative Agent as separately agreed, and such fees shall have been or will be substantially simultaneously paid.

3.2 Amendment Effective Date .  So long as the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.1 above are satisfied on or prior to November 12, 2017, this Amendment shall be effective as of November 12, 2017.

Section 4. Affirmation.

Each of the Loan Parties hereby consents and agrees to and acknowledges and affirms the terms of this Amendment.  Each of the Loan Parties hereby further agrees that their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Guarantee and Collateral Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and shall be unaffected hereby.

Section 5. Representations and Warranties .     Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto as follows:

5.1 Power and Authority .   It has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and perform its obligations hereunder.

5.2 Authorization .  It has taken all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable, to duly authorize the execution and delivery of, and performance of its obligations under, this Amendment and this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer or officers.

5.3 Non-Violation .  The execution and delivery of this Amendment and the performance and observance by it of the terms and provisions hereof (a) do not violate or contravene its Organization Documents or any applicable Laws or (b) conflict with or result in a breach or contravention of any provision of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement, instrument or document binding upon or enforceable against it.

5.4 Validity and Binding Effect .  Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 above, this Amendment shall constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of such Loan Party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity and principles of good faith and fair dealing.

5.5 Representations and Warranties in the Credit Agreement .  The representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in the Credit Agreement as modified hereby are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such earlier date.

5.6 No Consent .  No consent, exemption, authorization or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with this Amendment or the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Amendment, except consents, exemptions, authorizations, approvals, filings and actions which have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect.

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5.7 No Event of Default .  No Default or Event of Default exists before, nor will occur immediately after, giving effect to this Amendment or as a result of observing any provision hereof.

Section 6. Miscellaneous.

6.1 Successors and Assigns .  This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.

6.2 Survival of Representations and Warranties .  All representations and warranties made hereunder shall survive the execution and delivery of this Amendment.

6.3 Severability .  Any provision of this Amendment that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

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

6.5 Loan Documents Unaffected .  Each reference to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall hereafter be construed as a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.  Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Amendment shall not, by implication or otherwise, limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, the guarantees, pledges and grants of security interests, as applicable, under each of the Collateral Documents, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  This Amendment is a Loan Document.

6.6 Entire Agreement .  This Amendment, together with the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents, integrates all the terms and conditions mentioned herein or incidental hereto and supersede all oral representations and negotiations and prior writings with respect to the subject matter hereof.

6.7 Acknowledgments .  Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that:

(a) it has consulted and been advised by its own legal counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and it has consulted its own accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate;

(b) it is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and by the other Loan Documents;

(c) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Loan Party arising out of or in connection with this Amendment or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor;

(d) the Lenders have no obligation to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and by the other Loan Documents, except any obligations expressly set forth in this Amendment and in the other Loan Documents;

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(e) the Lenders and their Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and the Lenders have no obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates; and

(f) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Loan Parties and the Lenders.

6.8 Release .  Immediately upon the execution and acceptance of this Amendment, each Loan Party and each of their respective successors, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates, insurers, employees, attorneys, agents, representatives and other persons and/or entities connected therewith, hereby fully and forever compromises, settles, releases, acquits and discharges the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, the Arranger and their respective Affiliates and each of their and their Affiliates’ present, former and future directors, officers, employees, agents, partners, trustees, advisors or other representatives and other persons and/or entities connected therewith (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”) from any and all debts, claims, demands, liabilities, responsibilities, disputes, causes, damages, actions, causes of action (whether at law and/or in equity) and obligations of every nature whatsoever (whether liquidated or unliquidated, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent) that each Loan Party has, had and/or may claim to have against any of the Released Parties which arise from or relate to any actions which any of the Released Parties have and/or may have taken or have and/or may have omitted to take prior to the date this Agreement was executed and, without limiting the foregoing, with respect to the Credit Agreement and/or any documents executed and/or delivered in connection with the foregoing.

6.9 Counterparts .  This Amendment may be executed by the parties hereto separately in one or more counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.  Transmission by a party to another party (or its counsel) via facsimile or electronic mail of a signed copy of this Amendment (or a signature page of this Amendment) shall be as fully effective as delivery by such transmitting party to the other parties hereto of a counterpart of this Amendment that had been manually signed by such transmitting party.

6.10 Governing Law .  THIS AMENDMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER AND THEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND BE GOVERNED BY THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES (OTHER THAN SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).  TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE PARENT, EACH BORROWER, AND EACH GUARANTOR BY ITS ACKNOWLEDGMENT HEREOF HEREBY UNCONDITIONALLY AND IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM TO ASSERT THAT THE LAW OF ANY JURISDICTION OTHER THAN THE STATE OF NEW YORK GOVERNS THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS.

6.11 Jury Trial Waiver .  EACH OF THE PARTIES TO THIS AMENDMENT HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS OR OTHER MODIFICATIONS RELATING TO ANY OF THE FOREGOING), OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.

[ Signature page follows ]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

 

Advanced Forming Technology, Inc. , as a Borrower

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley

Name: Drew M. Kelley

Title: CFO

 

ARC WIRELESS, INC. , as a Borrower

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley

Name: Drew M. Kelley

Title: CFO

 

FLOMET LLC , as a Borrower

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley

Name: Drew M. Kelley

Title: CFO

 

 

3D MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES ,   LLC , as a Borrower

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley

Name: Drew M. Kelley

Title: CFO

 

QUADRANT METALS TECHNOLOGIES LLC, as a Borrower

 

 

By:  /s/ Drew M. Kelley

Name:  Drew M. Kelley

Title:  CFO

 

 


 

THIXOFORMING LLC , as a Borrower

By:  /s/ Drew M. Kelley

Name:  Drew M. Kelley

Title:  CFO

ARC METAL STAMPING, LLC , as a Borrower

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley

Name:  Drew M. Kelley

Title:  CFO

 

ADVANCE TOOLING CONCEPTS, LLC,  as a Borrower

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley

Name:  Drew M. Kelley

Title:  CFO

ARC GROUP WORLDWIDE, INC., as the Parent

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley

Name: Drew M. Kelley

Title: CFO

 

 

 

 

 

CITIZENS BANK, N.A. , as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent and as a Lender

By:

/s/ Kenneth Wales

 

Name:

Kenneth Wales

 

Title:

Vice President

 

 


EXHIBIT 10.2

WAIVER

 

February 9, 2018

 

ARC Group Worldwide, Inc.

as the Parent under

the Credit Agreement referred to below

Ladies and Gentlemen:

We refer to the Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (as amended, restated, amended and restated and otherwise modified from time to time, the “ Credit Agreement ”), dated as of September 29, 2016, among ARC Group Worldwide, Inc., a Utah corporation (the “ Parent ”), each of the Borrowers party thereto (collectively, the “ Borrowers ” and, each a “ Borrower ”), the Lenders from time to time party thereto and Citizens Bank, N.A., as Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent.  Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Credit Agreement. 

 

The Parent and each of the Borrowers have notified the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders that the Borrowers have been or will be in violation of Section 7.14(b) of the Credit Agreement from the period (the “ Waiver Period ”) commencing on December 22, 2017 and ending on February 28, 2018, and that each such violation of Section 7.14(b) of the Credit Agreement constituted or will constitute an Event of Default under the Credit Agreement (all such violations of Section 7.14(b) of the Credit Agreement during the Waiver Period are herein referred to as the “ Specified Events of Default ”). 

 

Effective as of and from the date upon which the Parent, the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders execute this waiver letter (this “ Waiver ”), the Administrative Agent and the Required Lenders waive the Specified Events of Default.

 

Nothing in this Waiver shall directly or indirectly: (i) create any obligation to forbear from taking any enforcement action other than with respect to the Specified Events of Default, (ii) constitute a consent to or waiver of any past, present or future default or Event of Default or other violation of any provisions of the Credit Agreement other than the Specified Events of Default, (iii) amend, modify or operate as a waiver of any provision of the Credit Agreement or any right, power, privilege or remedy of the Administrative Agent and/or Lenders thereunder or under applicable law or constitute an agreement to forbear or to restructure the loans and other obligations of Borrowers under the Credit Agreement except as specifically provided by this Waiver, or (iv) constitute a course of dealing or other basis for altering any rights or obligations of the Administrative Agent and/or the Lenders under the Credit Agreement, or any obligations of the Borrowers under the Credit Agreement.

 


 

Immediately upon the execution and acceptance of this Waiver, Parent and its successors, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates, insurers, employees, attorneys, agents, representatives and other persons and/or entities connected therewith, hereby fully and forever compromises, settles, releases, acquits and discharges the Administrative Agent and the Lenders (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”) and each of the Released Parties’ present, former and future employees, successors, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates, insurers, attorneys, agents, representatives and other persons and/or entities connected therewith (collectively, the “ Releasees ”) from any and all debts, claims, demands, liabilities, responsibilities, disputes, causes, damages, actions, causes of action (whether at law and/or in equity) and obligations of every nature whatsoever (whether liquidated or unliquidated, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent) that each such Person has, had and/or may claim to have against any of the Releasees which arise from or relate to any actions which any of the Releasees have and/or may have taken or have and/or may have omitted to take prior to the date this Agreement was executed and, without limiting the foregoing, with respect to the Credit Agreement and/or any documents executed and/or delivered in connection with the foregoing.

 

This Waiver shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York.

This Waiver may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original, and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement. Delivery of an executed signature page of this Waiver by facsimile transmission or other electronic means shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.

This Waiver shall be effective when executed and delivered by the Required Lenders and the Administrative Agent.

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

CITIZENS BANK, N.A. , as the Administrative Agent and as a Lender

 

By :__/s/ Kenneth Wales___________________

Name:  Kenneth Wales

Title:  Vice President

 

 

 


 

Acknowledged and agreed:

ARC GROUP WORLDWIDE, INC. ,  

as the Parent 

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley
Name:  Drew M. Kelley

Title:  Interim Chief Executive Officer

 

 


EXHIBIT 10.3

FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

This FIFTH AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT (this “ Amendment ”), is entered into as of February 9, 2018, by and among ARC Group Worldwide, Inc., a Utah corporation (the “ Parent ”), the other Loan Parties party hereto, the Lenders (as defined below) party hereto, and the Administrative Agent (as defined below).

RECITALS:

WHEREAS, the Parent, the Borrowers party thereto, the lenders from time to time party thereto (the “ Lenders ”), and McLarty Capital Partners SBIC, L.P., as administrative agent (in such capacity, including any successor thereto, the “ Administrative Agent ”), are parties to the Credit Agreement, dated as of November 10, 2014, (as amended by that certain First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of December 29, 2014, as amended by that certain Second Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of April 20, 2016, as amended by that certain Consent, Release and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2017, as amended by that certain Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of September 22, 2017, and as the same may be further amended, restated, amended and restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time (including by this Amendment), the “ Credit Agreement ”; capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement);

WHEREAS, the Parent and the Borrowers wish to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms set forth herein;

WHEREAS, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders are willing to amend the Credit Agreement as provided for herein;

NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the agreements herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

Section 1.  Interpretation.

1.1 Interpretation .  This Amendment shall be construed and interpreted in accordance with the rules of construction set forth in Sections 1.02 ,   1.03 ,   1.04 ,   1.05 and 1.06 of the Credit Agreement.

Section 2. Amendment to Credit Agreement.

2.1 Amendment of Section 1.01 (Defined Terms) .  (a) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new defined term in the appropriate alphabetical order:

Fourth Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement ” means that certain Fourth Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, entered into as of November 12, 2017, by and among the Borrowers party thereto, Parent, and Senior Administrative Agent.


 

Rights Offering ” means that certain offering of rights to the stockholders of the Parent, to subscribe and purchase up to Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000) in value of shares of Parent common stock, par value $.0005 per share, pursuant to the terms and conditions described in that certain registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under Registration No. 333-221967.  

(b) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new subclause (f) to the definition of “Excluded Contribution”:

“(f) the Net Cash Proceeds from the Rights Offering.” 

(c)  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending the definition of “Consolidated EBITDA” by deleting “and” at the end of clause (b)(xii) thereof, and inserting “and” at the end of clause (b)(xiii) and adding the following at the end of clause (b)(xiii) thereof as clause (b)(xiv):

“(xiii) to the extent agreed to in writing by Administrative Agent in its sole discretion, such additional non-cash amounts as set forth in a Test Period Calculation Schedule delivered by the Borrowers to Administrative Agent, on behalf of the Lenders.”

For the avoidance of doubt, the treatment of non-cash charges permissible by the above revisions to Section 1.01, and incurred in the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2017, are separate and distinct from those permissible as set forth in the Test Period Calculation Schedule, dated March 31, 2017 and September 22, 2017.

(d) Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by amending and restating the definition of “Senior Credit Agreement” in its entirety as set forth below:

Senior Credit Agreement” means that certain Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of September 29, 2016, by and among the Senior Administrative Agent, the other financial institutions party thereto as lenders, and the Borrowers, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated or replaced.”

2.2 Section 7.14 (Financial Covenants)   Section 7.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new Section 7.14(c) as follows:

(c) At any time on or prior to December 31, 2018, permit Availability (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement (as amended by the Fourth Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement))  to be less than: (i) until the earlier of (A) the date of the Fourth Amendment Liquidity Infusion (as defined in the Senior Credit Agreement (as amended by the Fourth Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement)) and (B) January 31, 2018, $1,062,500 and (ii) at any time thereafter, $2,975,000.

2.3 Section 8.04 (Equity Cure) .   Section 8.04 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing each reference to “Section 7.14” contained therein with “Sections 7.14(a) and (b)”.


 

Section 3. Effectiveness.

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

(a) this Amendment shall have been duly executed by the Parent, the other Loan Parties, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and, in each case, counterparts hereof as so executed shall have been delivered to the Administrative Agent, sufficient in number for distribution to the Administrative Agent, each Lender and the Parent;

(b) the Senior Credit Agreement (as amended by the Fourth Amendment to Senior Credit Agreement) shall be in full force and effect as of the date hereof;

(c) the Loan Parties shall have paid all reasonable legal fees and expenses of the Administrative Agent and Lenders in connection with the preparation, negotiation and execution of this Amendment and the other documents being executed or delivered in connection therewith;

(d) The representations and warranties contained in Section 5 of this Amendment shall be true and correct in all material respects (except to the extent any such representation or warranty is qualified by materiality, in which case such representation or warranty shall be true and correct in all respects), in each case, with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the Fifth Amendment Effective Date (except to the extent any such representation or warranty related to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall have been true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date); and

(e) No Default or Event of Default exists under any of the Loan Documents or the Senior Documents, and none will occur as a result of observing any provision hereof.

3.2 Amendment Effective Date .  So long as the conditions precedent set forth in Section 3.1 above are satisfied on or prior to February 9, 2018, this Amendment shall be deemed effective as of October 2, 2017 (such date, the “ Amendment Effective Date ”).

Section 4.   Affirmation.

Each of the Loan Parties hereby consents and agrees to and acknowledges and affirms the terms of this Amendment.  Each of the Loan Parties hereby further agrees that their respective obligations under the Credit Agreement, the Guarantee Agreement and each of the other Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect and shall be unaffected hereby.

Section 5.  Representations and Warranties .     Each Loan Party hereby represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders party hereto as follows:

5.1 Power and Authority .  It has all requisite power and authority to execute and deliver this Amendment and perform its obligations hereunder.


 

5.2 Authorization .  It has taken all necessary corporate or limited liability company action, as applicable, to duly authorize the execution and delivery of, and performance of its obligations under, this Amendment and this Amendment has been duly authorized and duly executed and delivered by its duly authorized officer or officers.

5.3 Non-Violation .  The execution and delivery of this Amendment and the performance and observance by it of the terms and provisions hereof (a) do not violate or contravene its Organization Documents or any applicable Laws or (b) conflict with or result in a breach or contravention of any provision of, or constitute a default under, any other agreement, instrument or document binding upon or enforceable against it.

5.4 Validity and Binding Effect .  Upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 3.1 above, this Amendment shall constitute a legal, valid and binding agreement of such Loan Party, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by Debtor Relief Laws and by general principles of equity and principles of good faith and fair dealing.

5.5 Representations and Warranties in Credit Agreement .  The representations and warranties of each Loan Party contained in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties shall be true and correct in all material respects (without duplication of any materiality qualifier contained therein) as of such earlier date.

5.6 No Consent .  No consent, exemption, authorization or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority is required in connection with this Amendment or the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Amendment, except consents, exemptions, authorizations, approvals, filings and actions which have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect.

5.7 No Event of Default .  No Default or Event of Default exists or will occur as a result of observing any provision hereof.

Section 6.  Miscellaneous.

6.1 Incorporation by Reference. Sections 10.01 (Amendments, etc.), 10.02 (Notices and Other Communications; Facsimile Copies), 10.04 (Attorney Costs and Expenses), 10.05 (Indemnification by the Borrowers), 10.07 (Successors and Assigns), 10.11 (Counterparts; Integration; Effectiveness), 10.12 (Electronic Execution of Assignments and Certain Other Documents), 10.13 (Survival of Representations and Warranties), 10.14 (Severability), 10.15 (GOVERNING LAW), and 10.16 (WAIVER OF RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY) of the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference, mutatis mutandis .

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


 

6.3 Loan Documents Unaffected .  Each reference to the Credit Agreement in any Loan Document shall hereafter be construed as a reference to the Credit Agreement as modified hereby.  Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Amendment shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of any party under, the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, nor alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any provision of the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, including, without limitation, the guarantees, pledges and grants of security interests, as applicable, under each of the Loan Documents, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect.  This Amendment is a Loan Document.

6.4 Acknowledgments .  Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that:

(a) it has consulted and been advised by its own legal counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Amendment and the other Loan Documents and it has consulted its own accounting, regulatory and tax advisors to the extent it has deemed appropriate;

(b) it is capable of evaluating, and understands and accepts, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and by the other Loan Documents;

(c) neither the Administrative Agent nor any Lender has any fiduciary relationship with or duty to any Loan Party arising out of or in connection with this Amendment or any of the other Loan Documents, and the relationship between the Administrative Agent and the Lenders, on one hand, and the Loan Parties, on the other hand, in connection herewith or therewith is solely that of debtor and creditor;

(d) the Lenders have no obligation to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Amendment and by the other Loan Documents, except any obligations expressly set forth in this Amendment and in the other Loan Documents;

(e) the Lenders and their Affiliates may be engaged in a broad range of transactions that involve interests that differ from those of the Loan Parties and their respective Affiliates, and the Lenders have no obligation to disclose any of such interests to the Loan Parties or any of their respective Affiliates; and

(f) no joint venture is created hereby or by the other Loan Documents or otherwise exists by virtue of the transactions contemplated hereby among the Lenders or among the Loan Parties and the Lenders.

6.5 Release . Immediately upon the execution and acceptance of this Amendment, each Loan Party and each of their respective successors, assigns, subsidiaries, affiliates, insurers, employees, attorneys, agents, representatives and other persons and/or entities connected therewith, hereby fully and forever compromises, settles, releases, acquits and discharges the Administrative Agent, the Lenders, and their respective Affiliates (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”) and each of the Released Parties’ present, former and future directors, officers, employees, agents, partners, trustees, attorneys, advisors or other representatives and other persons


 

and/or entities connected therewith (collectively, the “ Releasees ”) from any and all debts, claims, demands, liabilities, responsibilities, disputes, causes, damages, actions, causes of action (whether at law and/or in equity) and obligations of every nature whatsoever (whether liquidated or unliquidated, known or unknown, asserted or unasserted, foreseen or unforeseen, matured or unmatured, fixed or contingent) that each Loan Party has, had and/or may claim to have against any of the Releasees which arise from or relate to any actions which any of the Releasees have and/or may have taken or have and/or may have omitted to take prior to the date this Amendment was executed and, without limiting the foregoing, with respect to the Credit Agreement and/or any documents executed and/or delivered in connection with the foregoing.

 

[ Signature page follows ]

 


 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.

ARC GROUP WORLDWIDE, INC.


By :/s/ Drew M. Kelley
Name:  Drew M. Kelley

Title: Interim CEO

 

ADVANCED FORMING TECHNOLOGY, INC. ,  

as a Borrower

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley
Name: Drew M. Kelley

Title: Interim CEO

flomet llc ,

as a Borrower

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley
Name:  Drew M. Kelley

Title: Interim CEO

 

3d material technologies, llc ,

as a Borrower
By:
/s/ Drew M. Kelley
Name: Drew M. Kelley

Title: Interim CEO


 

QUADRANT METALS TECHNOLOGIES LLC ,

as a Borrower

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley
Name: Drew M. Kelley

Title: Interim CEO

 

ARC Metal Stamping, LLC ,  

as a Guarantor

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley
Name: Drew M. Kelley

Title: Interim CEO

 

Advance tooling concepts, LLC ,

as a Guarantor

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley
Name:  Drew M. Kelley

Title: Interim CEO

 

ThixoforMing LLC ,

as a Guarantor

By: /s/ Drew M. Kelley
Name: Drew M. Kelley

Title:     Interim CEO


 

 

MCLARTY CAPITAL PARTNERS SBIC, L.P.,

as Administrative Agent and as a Lender

 

By: McLarty Capital Partners SBIC, LLC, its general partner

 

By : /s/ Christopher D. Smith___________________________________________________________________

Name: Christopher D. Smith

Title: Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 


EXHIBIT 31.1

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Drew M. Kelley, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of ARC Group Worldwide, 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(s) 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(s) 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.

 

e

 

 

Date: February 9, 2018

 

 

 

 

/s/ Drew M. Kelley

 

Name:

Drew M. Kelley

 

Title:

Interim Principal Executive Officer

 

 


EXHIBIT 31.2

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Brian Knaley, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this Form 10-Q of ARC Group Worldwide, 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(s) 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(s) 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.

 

eb

 

 

Date: February 9, 2018

 

 

 

 

/s/ Brian Knaley

 

Name:

Brian Knaley

 

Title:

Principal Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer

 


EXHIBIT 32.1

 

CERTIFICATION 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 on Form 10-Q (the “Report”) of ARC Group Worldwide, Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended December 31, 2017, the undersigned hereby certifies pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to the best of the undersigned knowledge and belief:

 

(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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: February 9, 2018

 

 

 

 

/s/ Drew M. Kelley

 

Name:

Drew M. Kelley

 

Title:

Interim Principal Executive Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: February 9, 2018

 

 

 

 

/s/ Brian Knaley

 

Name:

Brian Knaley

 

Title:

Principal Financial Officer and

 

 

Chief Accounting Officer