UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015

 

OR

 

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

 

Commission File No. 001-35210

 

 

 

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

   
Delaware 54-1708481

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

   

505 Huntmar Park Drive, Suite 325,

Herndon, VA

20170
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

 

(703) 456-4100

(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   x     No   ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of 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    x     No   ¨

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer ¨ Accelerated filer x
       
Non-accelerated filer ¨ Smaller reporting company ¨

 

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

 

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

 

Class

Outstanding as of April 30, 2015

Common Stock, $0.001 par value 25,487,023

 

 
 

 

HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

INDEX TO FORM 10-Q

 

     
   

Page No.

 

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION  
     
Item 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)  
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 3
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 4
  Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 5
  Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders’ Equity for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 6
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 7
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements 8
Item 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 35
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK 48
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES 48
Part II. OTHER INFORMATION  
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS 50
Item1A. RISK FACTORS 50
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS 50
Item 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES 50
Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES 50
Item 5. OTHER INFORMATION 50
Item 6. EXHIBITS 50
SIGNATURES 51
EXHIBIT INDEX 52

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HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.  

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2015   2014
Services revenue   $ 73,718     $ 43,354  
Sales revenue     128,090       —    
Net revenue     201,808       43,354  
Operating expenses:                
Cost of revenue  - services     61,920       41,107  
Cost of revenue - sales     110,536       —    
Selling, general and administrative     23,053       6,204  
Depreciation and amortization     5,006       210  
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets     473       (80 )
Total operating expenses     200,988       47,441  
Income/(loss) from operations     820       (4,087 )
Interest expense     (8,608 )     (1 )
Amortization of debt discount     (92 )     —    
Interest income and other expense, net     193       (49 )
Foreign currency transaction loss     (771 )     (34 )
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and loss from equity investees     (8,458 )     (4,171 )
Loss from equity investees     (2,688 )     —    
Income tax benefit (expense)     5,833       (9 )
Loss from continuing operations     (5,313 )     (4,180 )
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations     (9 )     17  
Loss from sale of discontinued operations     —         (784 )
Net loss     (5,322 )     (4,947 )
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest     261       —    
Net loss attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.     (5,061 )     (4,947 )
Less: Preferred stock dividends and accretion     1,088       —    
Net loss attributable to common stock and participating preferred stockholders   $ (6,149 )   $ (4,947 )
Basic loss per common share:                
Loss from continuing operations attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.29 )
Loss from discontinued operations     —         —    
Loss from sale of discontinued operations     —         (0.05 )
Net income (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.34 )
Diluted loss per common share:                
Loss from continuing operations attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.29 )
Loss from discontinued operations     —         —    
Loss from sale of discontinued operations     —         (0.05 )
Net loss attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.34 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding:                
Basic     24,146       14,631  
Diluted     24,146       14,631  
                 
Amounts attributable to common shareholders of HC2 Holdings, Inc.                
Loss from continuing operations attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.   $ (6,140 )   $ (4,180 )
Gain/(loss) from discontinued operations     (9 )     17  
Loss from sale of discontinued operations     —         (784 )
Net loss attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.   $ (6,149 )   $ (4,947 )

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(in thousands)

(UNAUDITED)

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2015   2014
Net income (loss)   $ (5,322 )   $ (4,947 )
Other comprehensive income (loss)                
Foreign currency translation adjustment     (4,361 )     (374 )
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax     (762 )     —    
Less: Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest     261       —    
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.   $ (10,184 )   $ (5,321 )

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(UNAUDITED)

 

    March 31,   December 31,
      2015     2014
Assets                
Current assets:                
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 128,872     $ 107,978  
Short-term investments     11,768       4,867  
Accounts receivable (net of allowance for doubtful accounts receivable of $2,675 and $2,760 at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively)     195,878       151,558  
Costs and recognized earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts     24,656       28,098  
Deferred tax asset - current     1,701       1,701  
Inventories     17,062       14,975  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     29,337       22,455  
Assets held for sale     11,485       3,865  
Total current assets     420,759       335,497  
Restricted cash     7,063       6,467  
Long-term investments     58,827       48,674  
Property, plant and equipment, net     224,815       239,851  
Goodwill     27,990       27,990  
Other intangible assets, net     30,067       31,144  
Deferred tax asset - long-term     15,198       15,811  
Other assets     18,334       18,614  
Total assets   $ 803,053     $ 724,048  
Liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders’ equity                
Current liabilities:                
Accounts payable   $ 61,888     $ 79,794  
Accrued interconnection costs     19,507       9,717  
Accrued payroll and employee benefits     22,883       20,023  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     40,183       34,042  
Billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings on uncompleted contracts     31,848       41,959  
Accrued income taxes     —         512  
Accrued interest     12,043       3,125  
Current portion of long-term debt     38,811       10,444  
Current portion of pension liability     5,697       5,966  
Total current liabilities     232,860       205,582  
Long-term debt     376,549       332,927  
Pension liability     28,384       31,244  
Other liabilities     8,002       1,617  
Total liabilities     645,795       571,370  
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 10)                
Temporary equity (See Note 12)                
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value – 20,000,000 shares authorized; Series A - 30,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014; Series A-1 - 10,500 and 11,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively; Series A-2 - 14,000  and 0 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively     53,444       39,845  
Stockholders’ equity:                
Common stock, $0.001 par value – 80,000,000 shares authorized; 25,400,886 and 23,844,711 shares issued and 25,369,260 and 23,813,085 shares outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively     25       24  
Additional paid-in capital     148,762       147,081  
Accumulated deficit     (46,941 )     (41,880 )
Treasury stock, at cost – 31,626  shares at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively     (378 )     (378 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss     (20,301 )     (15,178 )
Total HC2 Holdings, Inc. stockholders' equity before noncontrolling interest     81,167       89,669  
Noncontrolling interest     22,647       23,164  
Total stockholders' equity     103,814       112,833  
Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders' equity   $ 803,053     $ 724,048  

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands)

(UNAUDITED)

 

                            Accumulated    
                Additional           Other   Non-
               Common Stock        Paid-In        Treasury        Accumulated        Comprehensive        controlling  
       Total        Shares        Amount        Capital        Stock        Deficit        Income (Loss)        Interest  
Balance as of December 31, 2014   $ 112,833       23,813     $ 24     $ 147,081     $ (378 )   $ (41,880 )   $ (15,178 )   $ 23,164  
Share-based compensation expense     2,235       —         —         2,235       —         —         —         —    
Preferred stock dividend and accretion     (1,088 )     —         —         (1,088 )     —         —         —         —    
Issuance of common stock     —         2       —         —         —         —         —         —    
Issuance of restricted stock     1       1,436       1       —         —         —         —         —    
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock     500       118       —         500       —         —         —         —    
Acquisition of noncontrolling interest     (222 )     —         —         —         —         —         —         (222 )
Excess book value over fair value of purchased noncontrolling interest     —         —         —         34       —         —         —         (34 )
Net loss     (5,322 )     —         —         —         —         (5,061 )     —         (261 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment     (4,361 )     —         —         —         —         —         (4,361 )     —    
Unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities, net of tax     (762 )     —         —         —         —         —         (762 )     —    
Balance as of March 31, 2015   $ 103,814       25,369     $ 25     $ 148,762     $ (378 )   $ (46,941 )   $ (20,301 )   $ 22,647  

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(UNAUDITED)

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2015   2014
Cash flows from operating activities:                
Net income (loss)   $ (5,322 )   $ (4,947 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:                
Provision for doubtful accounts receivable     95       107  
Share-based compensation expense     2,235       238  
Depreciation and amortization     6,881       210  
Amortization of deferred financing costs     329       —    
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets     473       704  
(Gain) loss on sale of investments     (164 )     —    
Equity investment (income)/loss     2,688       —    
Amortization of debt discount     92       —    
Deferred income taxes     (387 )     1  
Unrealized foreign currency transaction (gain) loss on intercompany and foreign debt     172       (34 )
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions:                
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable     (45,764 )     2,767  
(Increase) decrease in costs and recognized earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts     3,468       —    
(Increase) decrease in inventories     (2,355 )     —    
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets     (1,492 )     6,662  
(Increase) decrease in other assets     (2,122 )     798  
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable     (18,908 )     (1,795 )
Increase (decrease) in accrued interconnection costs     10,111       (1,181 )
Increase (decrease) in accrued payroll and employee benefits     3,723       (846 )
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other current liabilities     5,995       279  
Increase (decrease) in billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings on uncompleted contracts     (10,116 )     —    
Increase (decrease) in accrued income taxes     (6,238 )     (4 )
Increase (decrease) in accrued interest     8,918       —    
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities     (146 )     (856 )
Increase (decrease) in pension liability     (1,125 )     —    
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities     (48,959 )     2,103  
Cash flows from investing activities:                
Purchase of property, plant and equipment     (3,124 )     (89 )
Sale of property and equipment and other assets     998       80  
Purchase of equity investments     (8,644 )     —    
Sale of equity investments     1,026       —    
Purchase of available-for-sale securities     (6,664 )     —    
Investment in debt securities     (3,250 )     —    
Purchase of noncontrolling interest     (222 )     —    
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash     (893 )     —    
Net cash used in investing activities     (20,773 )     (9 )
Cash flows from financing activities:                
Proceeds from long-term obligations     181,303       —    
Principal payments on long-term obligations     (103,690 )     —    
Payment of deferred financing costs     (1,136 )     —    
Proceeds from sale of preferred stock, net     14,032       —    
Proceeds from the exercise of warrants and stock options     —         2,891  
Payment of dividend equivalents     —         (550 )
Net cash provided by (used) in financing activities     90,509       2,341  
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents     117       (391 )
Net change in cash and cash equivalents     20,894       4,044  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period     107,978       8,997  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period   $ 128,872     $ 13,041  
                 
Supplemental cash flow information:                
Cash paid for interest   $ 1,287     $ 969  
Cash paid for taxes   $ 112     $ 22  
Preferred stock dividends and accretion   $ 1,088     $ —    
Non-cash investing and financing activities:                
Purchases of property, plant and equipment under financing arrangements   $ 1,808     $ —    
Property, plant and equipment included in accounts payable   $ 1,632     $ —    
Conversion of preferred stock to common stock   $ 500     $ —    

 

See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND BUSINESS

 

On May 29, 2014, HC2 Holdings, Inc. (“HC2” and, together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”, “we” and “our”) completed the acquisition of 2.5 million shares of common stock of Schuff International, Inc. (“Schuff”), a steel fabrication and erection company, and negotiated an agreement to purchase an additional 198,411 shares, representing an approximately 65% interest in Schuff. The aggregate consideration for the shares of Schuff acquired was approximately $85 million, which was funded using the net proceeds from (i) the issuance of $30 million of Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock of HC2 (the “Series A Preferred Stock”) and $6 million of common stock of HC2, and (ii) the entry into a senior secured credit facility providing for an eighteen month, floating interest rate term loan of $80 million (the “May Credit Facility”), each of which was also completed on May 29, 2014. Schuff repurchased a portion of its outstanding common stock in June 2014, which had the effect of increasing the Company’s ownership interest to 70%. During the fourth quarter of 2014, the final results of a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Schuff were announced and various open-market purchases were made, which resulted in the acquisition of 809,043 shares and an increase in our ownership interest to 91%. We intend to execute a short-form merger, which will increase our ownership of Schuff shares to 100%.

 

Schuff and its wholly-owned subsidiaries primarily operate as integrated fabricators and erectors of structural steel and heavy steel plates with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona and operations in Arizona, Georgia, Texas, Kansas and California. Schuff’s construction projects are primarily in the aforementioned states. In addition, Schuff has construction projects in select international markets, primarily Panama. Schuff has a 49% interest in Schuff Hopsa Engineering, Inc. (“SHE”), a Panamanian joint venture with Empresas Hopsa, S.A., that provides steel fabrication services. Schuff controls the operations of SHE, as provided in the operating agreement. Therefore, the assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses of SHE are included in the condensed consolidated financial statements of Schuff. Empresas Hopsa, S.A.’s 51% interest in SHE is presented as a noncontrolling interest component of total stockholders’ equity.

 

On August 1, 2014, the Company paid $15.5 million to acquire 15,500 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of American Natural Gas (“ANG”), representing an approximately 51% interest in ANG. ANG is a premier distributor of natural gas motor fuel headquartered in the Northeast that designs, builds, owns, acquires, operates and maintains compressed natural gas fueling stations for transportation.

 

On September 22, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of Bridgehouse Marine Limited (“Bridgehouse”), the parent holding company of Global Marine Systems Limited (“GMSL”). The purchase price reflects an enterprise value of approximately $260 million, including assumed indebtedness, and was funded using a portion of the net proceeds from (i) the issuance of $11 million of Series A-1 Convertible Participating Preferred Stock of HC2 (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”) and (ii) a senior secured credit facility providing for a twelve month, floating interest rate term loan of $214 million and a delayed draw term loan of $36 million (the “September Credit Facility”), each of which was also completed on September 22, 2014. With a portion of the proceeds from the September Credit Facility, the Company paid off its May Credit Facility and its senior unsecured credit facility consisting of a term loan of $17 million entered into on September 8, 2014 (the “Novatel Acquisition Term Loan”) for the purpose of acquiring an ownership interest in Novatel Wireless, Inc. The September Credit Facility was subsequently repaid using the proceeds from HC2’s issuance of its Existing Notes discussed below under Note 8—“Long-Term Obligations”. GMSL is a leading provider of engineering and underwater services on submarine cables. In conjunction with the acquisition, approximately 3% of the Company’s interest in GMSL was purchased by a group of individuals, leaving the Company’s controlling interest as of March 31, 2015 at approximately 97%.

 

In our Telecommunications segment, we operate a telecommunications business including a network of direct routes and provide premium voice communication services for national telecom operators, mobile operators, wholesale carriers, prepaid operators, Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) service operators and Internet service providers (“ISPs”) from our International Carrier Services (“ICS”) business unit.

 

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HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—CONTINUED

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

In our Life Sciences segment, we operate Pansend, LLC (“Pansend”), which has an 80% interest in Genovel Orthopedics, Inc., which seeks to develop products to treat early osteoarthritis of the knee, and a 61% interest in R2 Dermatology (f/k/a “GemDerm Aesthetics, Inc.”), which develops skin lightening technology.

 

Additionally, in 2014 we acquired a 100% ownership interest in DMi, Inc. (“DMi”), which owns licenses to create and distribute NASCAR ® video games.

 

The Company currently has six reportable operating segments based on management’s organization of the enterprise—Manufacturing (Schuff), Marine Services (GMSL), Utilities (ANG), Telecommunications (ICS), Life Sciences and Other, which includes operations that do not meet the separately reportable segment thresholds.

 

HC2 was formed as a corporation under the laws of Delaware in 1994 and operates as a holding company of operating subsidiaries primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

Basis of Presentation —The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of HC2 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial reporting and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regulations. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such principles and regulations. In the opinion of management, the financial statements reflect all adjustments (all of which are of a normal and recurring nature), which are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and comprehensive income (loss) for the interim periods. The results for the Company’s three months ended March 31, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015. The financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

Principles of Consolidation —The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, its wholly owned subsidiaries and all other subsidiaries over which the Company exerts control. All intercompany profits, transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. As of March 31, 2015, the Company has a 97% interest in GMSL, a 91% interest in Schuff, a 51% interest in ANG and a 100% interest in DMi. Through its subsidiary, Pansend, the Company has an 80% interest in Genovel Orthopedics, Inc. and a 61% interest in R2 Dermatology (f/k/a “GemDerm Aesthetics, Inc.”). The results of each of these entities are consolidated with the Company’s results from and after their respective acquisition dates based on guidance from the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) No. 810, “Consolidation” (“ASC 810”). The remaining interests not owned by the Company are presented as a noncontrolling interest component of total equity. Schuff uses a 4-4-5 week quarterly cycle, which for the first quarter of 2015 ended on March 29, 2015.

 

Foreign Currency Transactions —Foreign currency transactions are transactions denominated in a currency other than a subsidiary’s functional currency. A change in the exchange rates between a subsidiary’s functional currency and the currency in which a transaction is denominated increases or decreases the expected amount of functional currency cash flows upon settlement of the transaction. That increase or decrease in expected functional currency cash flows is reported by the Company as a foreign currency transaction gain (loss).

 

Foreign Currency Translation —The assets and liabilities of the Company’s foreign subsidiaries are translated at the exchange rates in effect on the reporting date. Income and expenses are translated at the average exchange rate during the period. The net effect of such translation gains and losses are reflected within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in the stockholders’ equity section of the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Inventories

 

Schuff—Inventories, primarily steel components, are stated at the lower of cost or market under the first-in, first-out method.

 

GMSL—Inventory is valued at the lower of cost or market value under the first-in first-out method. Provision for obsolescence is made where appropriate and is charged to cost of revenue in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Short-term work in progress on contracts is stated at cost less foreseeable losses. These costs include only direct labor and expenses incurred to date and exclude any allocation of overhead. The policy for long-term work in progress contracts is disclosed within the Revenue and Cost Recognition accounting policy for GMSL.

 

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HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—CONTINUED

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Short-term Investments —The current investments are classified as available-for-sale securities and the change in value is recognized within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

 

Long-term Investments —Investments in non-wholly-owned companies are generally consolidated if the Company’s interest exceeds 50% or if the Company has the power to direct the economic activities of the entity and the obligation to absorb losses, or accounted for under the equity method of accounting when the Company exercises significant influence over the venture.

 

Under the equity method of accounting, the Company records its proportionate interest in the underlying income or loss of the equity method investee. Additional investments made or distributions received are recorded as increases and decreases, respectively, to the carrying value of the equity method investment. Equity method investments are evaluated for potential impairment as circumstances warrant and an impairment charge is recorded when an impairment is deemed to be other-than-temporary.

 

When the Company’s investment in an equity method investee is greater than its proportionate share of the underlying net assets of that investee, a basis difference is created under ASC No. 323, “Investments—Equity Method and Joint Ventures” (“ASC 323”). When this situation occurs, the Company is required to determine the acquisition date fair value of the identifiable assets and assumed liabilities in the same manner as for a business combination under ASC No. 805, “Business Combinations” (“ASC 805”). If the basis difference is assigned to amortizable assets, it is amortized (net of tax) against the Company’s investment in the equity method investee.

 

Property, Plant and Equipment —Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation, which is provided on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Cost includes major expenditures for improvements and replacements which extend useful lives or increase capacity of the assets as well as expenditures necessary to place assets into readiness for use. Cost includes the original purchase price of the asset and the costs attributable to bringing the asset to its working condition for its intended use. Cost includes finance costs incurred prior to the asset being available for use. Expenditures for maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred. Depreciation is determined on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the assets, which range from 15 to 40 years for buildings and improvements, up to 35 years for cable-ships and submersibles, 3 to 15 years for machinery and equipment, and 3 to 20 years for plant and motor vehicles. Plant includes equipment on the cable-ships that is portable and can be moved around the fleet and computer equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the lives of the leases or estimated useful lives of the assets, whichever is shorter. Assets under construction are not depreciated until they are complete and available for use. Costs for internal use software that are incurred in the preliminary project stage and in the post-implementation stage are expensed as incurred. Costs incurred during the application development stage are capitalized and amortized over the estimated useful life of the software. When assets are sold or otherwise retired, the costs and accumulated depreciation are removed from the books and the resulting gain or loss is included in operating results. Property, plant and equipment that have been included as part of the assets held for sale are no longer depreciated from the time that they are classified as such. The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of its property, plant and equipment based upon the estimated cash flows to be generated by the related assets. If impairment is indicated, a loss is recognized.

 

Use of Estimates —The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of net revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from these estimates. Significant estimates include allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, the extent of progress towards completion on contracts, contract revenue and costs on long-term contracts, market assumptions used in estimating the fair values of certain assets and liabilities, the calculation used in determining the fair value of HC2’s stock options required by ASC No. 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”), income taxes and various other contingencies.

 

Estimates of fair value represent the Company’s best estimates developed with the assistance of independent appraisals or various valuation techniques and, where the foregoing have not yet been completed or are not available, industry data and trends and by reference to relevant market rates and transactions. The estimates and assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies beyond the control of the Company. Accordingly, the Company cannot provide assurance that the estimates, assumptions, and values reflected in the valuations will be realized, and actual results could vary materially.

 

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Revenue and Cost Recognition

 

GMSL —GMSL generates revenue by providing maintenance services for subsea telecommunications cabling. GMSL also generates revenue from the design and installation of subsea cables under contracts. GMSL also provides installation, maintenance and repair of fiber optic communication and power infrastructure to offshore oil and gas platforms and installs inter-array power cables for use in offshore wind farms and in the offshore wind market.

 

Telecommunication/Maintenance—GMSL provides vessels on standby to repair fiber optic telecommunications cables in defined geographic zones, and its maintenance business is provided through contracts with consortia of up to 60 global telecommunications providers. Typically, GMSL enters into five to seven year contracts to provide maintenance to cable systems that are located in specific geographical areas. Revenue from these maintenance agreements is recognized on a straight line basis unless the pattern of costs associated with repairs indicates otherwise.

 

Telecommunications/Installation—GMSL provides installation of cable systems including route planning, mapping, route engineering, cable laying, and trenching and burial. GMSL’s installation business is project-based with fixed price contracts typically lasting one to five months. Revenue is recognized as time and costs are incurred.

 

Charter hire rentals from short term operating leases in respect of vessels are recognized as revenue on a straight line basis over the term of the lease.

 

Oil & Gas GMSL provides installation, maintenance and repair of fiber optic communication and power infrastructure to offshore platforms. Its primary activities include providing power from shore, enabling fiber-based communication between platforms and shore-based systems and installing permanent reservoir monitoring systems which allow customers to monitor subsea seismic data. The majority of GMSL’s oil & gas business is contracted on a project-by-project basis with major energy producers or tier I engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors. Revenue is recognized as time and costs are incurred.

 

A loss is recognized immediately if the expected costs during any contract exceed expected revenues. Amounts billed in advance of revenue recognition are recorded as deferred revenue.

 

Schuff —Schuff performs its services primarily under fixed-price contracts and recognizes revenues and costs from construction projects using the percentage of completion method. Under this method, revenue is recognized based upon either the ratio of the costs incurred to date to the total estimated costs to complete the project or the ratio of tons fabricated to date to total estimated tons. Revenue recognition begins when work has commenced. Costs include all direct material and labor costs related to contract performance, subcontractor costs, indirect labor, and fabrication plant overhead costs, which are charged to contract costs as incurred. Revenues relating to changes in the scope of a contract are recognized when the work has commenced, Schuff has made an estimate of the amount that is probable of being paid for the change and there is a high degree of probability that the charges will be approved by the customer or general contractor. At March 31, 2015, Schuff had $66.9 million of unapproved change orders on open projects, for which it has recognized revenues on a percentage of completion basis. While Schuff has been successful in having the majority of its change orders approved in prior years, there is no guarantee that the unapproved change orders at March 31, 2015 will be approved. Revisions in estimates during the course of contract work are reflected in the accounting period in which the facts requiring the revision become known. Provisions for estimated losses on uncompleted contracts are made in the period a loss on a contract becomes determinable.

 

Construction contracts with customers generally provide that billings are to be made monthly in amounts which are commensurate with the extent of performance under the contracts. Contract receivables arise principally from the balance of amounts due on progress billings on jobs under construction. Retentions on contract receivables are amounts due on progress billings, which are withheld until the completed project has been accepted by the customer.

 

Costs and recognized earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts primarily represent revenue earned under the percentage of completion method which has not been billed. Billings in excess of related costs and recognized earnings on uncompleted contracts represent amounts billed on contracts in excess of the revenue allowed to be recognized under the percentage of completion method on those contracts.

 

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(UNAUDITED)

 

 

ICS —Net revenue is derived from carrying a mix of business, residential and carrier long-distance traffic, data and Internet traffic. For certain voice services, net revenue is earned based on the number of minutes during a call, and is recorded upon completion of a call. Revenue for a period is calculated from information received through the Company’s network switches. Customized software has been designed to track the information from the switch and analyze the call detail records against stored detailed information about revenue rates. This software provides the Company the ability to do a timely and accurate analysis of revenue earned in a period. Separate prepaid services software is used to track additional information related to prepaid service usage such as activation date, monthly usage amounts and expiration date. Revenue on these prepaid services is recognized as service is provided until expiration, when all unused minutes, which are no longer available to the customers, are recognized as revenue. Net revenue is also earned on a fixed monthly fee basis for unlimited local and long-distance voice plans and for the provision of data/Internet services (including retail VoIP), hosting, and colocation. In the United States, we charge customers Federal Universal Service Fund (“USF”) fees. We recognize revenue on a gross basis for USF and related fees. We record these fees as revenue when billed. Net revenue represents gross revenue, net of allowance for doubtful accounts receivable, service credits and service adjustments. Cost of revenue includes network costs that consist of access, transport and termination costs. The majority of the Company’s cost of revenue is variable, primarily based upon minutes of use, with transmission and termination costs being the most significant expense. Cost of revenue also includes fees such as Federal USF fees. Such costs are recognized when incurred in connection with the provision of telecommunications services.

 

Share-Based Compensation —The Company accounts for share-based compensation under ASC No. 718, “Compensation—Stock Compensation” (“ASC 718”), which addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions whereby an entity receives employee services in exchange for equity instruments, including stock options and restricted stock units. ASC 718 generally requires that share-based compensation be accounted for using a fair-value based method. The Company records share-based compensation expense for all new and unvested stock options that are ultimately expected to vest as the requisite service is rendered. The Company issues new shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options.

 

The Company elected to adopt the alternative transition method for calculating the tax effects of share-based compensation. The alternative transition method includes simplified methods to determine the beginning balance of the additional paid in capital (“APIC”) pool related to the tax effects of share-based compensation and to determine the subsequent impact on the APIC pool and the statement of cash flows of the tax effects of share-based awards that were fully vested and outstanding upon the adoption of ASC 718.

 

The Company uses a Black-Scholes option valuation model to determine the fair value of share-based compensation under ASC 718. The Black-Scholes model incorporates various assumptions including the expected term of awards, volatility of stock price, risk-free rates of return and dividend yield. The expected term of an award is no less than the option vesting period and is based on the Company’s historical experience. Expected volatility is based upon the historical volatility of the Company’s stock price. The risk-free interest rate is approximated using rates available on U.S. Treasury securities with a remaining term similar to the option’s expected life. The Company uses a dividend yield of zero in the Black-Scholes option valuation model as it does not anticipate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future that do not contain antidilution provisions requiring the adjustment of exercise prices and option shares. Share-based compensation is recorded net of expected forfeitures.

 

Income (Loss) Per Common Share —Basic income (loss) per common share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted income (loss) per common share is computed using the weighted average number of shares of common stock, adjusted for the dilutive effect of potential common stock and related income from continuing operations, net of tax. Potential common stock, computed using the treasury stock method or the if-converted method, includes options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and convertible preferred stock.

 

In periods when the Company generates income, the Company calculates basic earnings per share using the two-class method, pursuant to ASC No. 260, “Earnings Per Share.” The two-class method is required as the shares of the Company’s Preferred Stock qualify as participating securities, having the right to receive dividends should dividends be declared on common stock. Under this method, earnings for the period are allocated on a pro-rata basis to the common stockholders and to the holders of preferred stock based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and the number of shares that could be converted. The Company does not use the two-class method in periods when it generates a loss as the holders of the Preferred Stock do not participate in losses.

 

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(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Reclassification —Certain previous year amounts have been reclassified to conform with current year presentations, as related to the reporting of new balance sheet line items.

 

Newly Adopted Accounting Principles

 

In April 2014, an update was issued to the Presentation of Financial Statements Topic No. 205 and Property, Plant and Equipment Topic No. 360, ASU 2014-08, “Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity”, which changes the criteria for reporting discontinued operations. The ASU revises the definition of a discontinued operation and expands the disclosure requirements. Entities should not apply the amendments to a component of an entity that is classified as held for sale before the effective date even if it is disposed of after the effective date. That is, the ASU must be adopted prospectively. Early adoption is permitted, but only for disposals (or classifications as held for sale) that have not been previously reported in the financial statements. On January 1, 2015, the Company adopted this update, which did not have a material impact on the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, “Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis”, which amends the consolidation requirements in ASC 810 and significantly changes the consolidation analysis required under U.S. GAAP relating to whether or not to consolidate certain legal entities. Early adoption is permitted. The Company’s effective date for adoption is January 1, 2016. The Company does not expect this accounting update to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements in future periods, although that could change.

 

In January 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-01, “Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items”, which eliminates the concept from U.S. GAAP the concept of an extraordinary item. Under the ASU, an entity will no longer (1) segregate an extraordinary item from the results of ordinary operations; (2) separately present an extraordinary item on its income statement, net of tax, after income from continuing operations; or (3) disclose income taxes and earnings-per-share data applicable to an extraordinary item. Early adoption is permitted. The Company’s effective date for adoption is January 1, 2016. The Company does not expect this accounting update to have a material effect on its consolidated financial statements in future periods, although that could change.

 

3. ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND CONTRACTS IN PROGRESS

 

Accounts receivable consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 31,    December 31,
    2015   2014
Contract receivables:                
  Contracts in progress   $ 134,457     $ 105,071  
  Unbilled retentions     35,213       32,850  
Trade receivables     28,667       16,202  
Other receivables     216       195  
Allowance for doubtful accounts     (2,675 )     (2,760 )
    $ 195,878     $ 151,558  

 

Costs and recognized earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts and billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings on uncompleted contracts consist of the following:

 

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     March 31,    December 31,
    2015   2014
Costs incurred on contracts in progress   $ 576,733     $ 531,129  
Estimated earnings     79,192       73,540  
      655,925       604,669  
Less progress billings     663,117       618,530  
    $ (7,192 )   $ (13,861 )
The above is included in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet under the following captions:                
Costs and recognized earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts     24,656       28,098  
Billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings on uncompleted contracts     (31,848 )     (41,959 )
    $ (7,192 )   $ (13,861 )

 

4. INVENTORIES

 

Inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     March 31,    December 31,
    2015   2014
Raw materials   $ 14,908     $ 12,956  
Work in process     1,918       1,779  
Finished goods     236       240  
    $ 17,062     $ 14,975  

 

5. BUSINESS COMBINATIONS

 

The Company’s acquisitions were accounted for using the acquisition method of accounting which requires, among other things, that assets acquired and liabilities assumed be recognized at their estimated fair values as of the acquisition date. Estimates of fair value included in the condensed consolidated financial statements, in conformity with ASC No. 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”), represent the Company’s best estimates and valuations developed with the assistance of independent appraisers and, where such valuations have not yet been completed or are not available, industry data and trends and by reference to relevant market rates and transactions. The following estimates and assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies beyond the control of the Company. Accordingly, the Company cannot provide assurance that the estimates, assumptions, and values reflected in the valuations will be realized, and actual results could vary materially.

 

Any changes to the initial estimates of the fair value of the assets and liabilities will be recorded as adjustments to those assets and liabilities and residual amounts will be allocated to goodwill. In accordance with ASC 805, if additional information is obtained about these assets and liabilities within the measurement period (not to exceed one year from the date of acquisition), including finalization of asset appraisals, the Company will refine its estimates of fair value to allocate the purchase price more accurately.

 

Schuff

 

On May 29, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of 2.5 million shares of common stock of Schuff, a steel fabrication and erection company and negotiated an agreement to purchase an additional 198,411 shares, representing an approximately 65% interest in Schuff. Schuff repurchased a portion of its outstanding common stock in June 2014, which had the effect of increasing the Company’s ownership interest to 70%. During the fourth quarter, the final results of a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Schuff were announced and various open-market purchases were made, which resulted in the acquisition of 809,043 shares and an increase in our ownership interest to 91%. We intend to execute a short-form merger, which will increase our ownership of Schuff shares to 100%. Schuff and its wholly-owned subsidiaries primarily operate as integrated fabricators and erectors of structural steel and heavy steel plates with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona and operations in Arizona, Georgia, Texas, Kansas and California. Schuff’s construction projects are primarily in the aforementioned states. In addition, Schuff has construction projects in select international markets, primarily Panama. The Company acquired Schuff to diversify its portfolio of holdings and saw Schuff as an opportunity to enter the steel fabrication and erection market.

 

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(UNAUDITED)

 

 

The table below summarizes the preliminary estimates of fair value of the Schuff assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The Company purchased 2.5 million shares of common stock of Schuff for $78.75 million. The purchase price of Schuff was valued at $31.50 per share which represented both the cash paid by the Company for its 60% interest, and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest of 40%.

 

The preliminary purchase price allocation is as follows (in thousands):

 

         
Cash and cash equivalents   $ (627 )
Investments     1,714  
Accounts receivable     130,622  
Costs and recognized earnings in excess of billings on uncompleted contracts     27,126  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     3,079  
Inventories     14,487  
Assets held for sale     —    
Property and equipment, net     85,662  
Goodwill     24,612  
Trade names     4,478  
Other assets     2,947  
Total assets acquired     294,100  
Accounts payable     37,621  
Accrued payroll and employee benefits     11,668  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     12,532  
Billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings on uncompleted contracts     65,985  
Accrued income taxes     1,202  
Accrued interest     76  
Current portion of long-term debt     15,460  
Liabilities held for sale     —    
Long-term debt     4,375  
Deferred tax liability     7,815  
Other liabilities     604  
Noncontrolling interest     4,365  
Total liabilities assumed     161,703  
Enterprise value     132,397  
Less fair value of noncontrolling interest     53,647  
Purchase price attributable to controlling interest   $ 78,750  

 

The acquisition of Schuff resulted in goodwill of approximately $24.6 million. Goodwill was the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets recognized and represents the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired that could not be individually identified and separately recognized. Goodwill was recognized as a new stand-alone reporting unit. Goodwill is not amortized and is not deductible for tax purposes.

 

The acquired amortizable intangible assets and the related estimated useful lives consist of the following (in thousands):

 

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Preliminary
Estimated
Useful
Lives

 

Preliminary
Estimated
Value
May 29,
2014

Trade names   15 years   $ 4,478  
Total intangible assets       $ 4,478  

 

ASC 810 requires that transactions that result in an increase in ownership of a subsidiary be accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest is adjusted to reflect the controlling interest’s decreased ownership interest in the subsidiary’s net assets and any difference between the consideration paid by the parent to a noncontrolling interest holder (or contributed by the parent to the net assets of the subsidiary) and the adjustment to the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest in the subsidiary is recognized directly in equity attributable to the controlling interest. Due to the increase of the Company’s ownership to 91% from the acquisition date through December 31, 2014, the Company recorded an adjustment of Schuff’s noncontrolling interest by $3.4 million and recorded as excess book value over fair value of purchased noncontrolling interest in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity. In the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company acquired an additional 6,800 shares of Schuff that resulted in less than $0.1 million of excess book value over fair value of purchased noncontrolling interest in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of stockholders’ equity. The ownership interest of 91% did not change.

 

ANG

 

On August 1, 2014, the Company paid $15.5 million to acquire 15,500 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of ANG (the “ANG Preferred Stock”), representing an approximately 51% interest in ANG. The ANG Preferred Stock is convertible into 1,033,333 shares of common stock and also has voting rights. The noncontrolling interest represents 1,000,000 shares of common stock; thereby giving the Company a controlling interest. ANG is a premier distributor of natural gas motor fuel headquartered in the Northeast that designs, builds, owns, operates and maintains compressed natural gas fueling stations for transportation. The Company acquired ANG for its strong growth potential which is in line with the Company’s strategy to find investments that can generate high returns and significant cash flow.

 

The table below summarizes the preliminary estimate of fair value of the ANG assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The purchase price of ANG was valued at $17.7 million which represented both the cash paid by the Company for its 51% interest ($15.5 million), and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest of 49%, which was determined by an outside appraisal to be $2.2 million.

 

The preliminary purchase price allocation is as follows (in thousands):

 

         
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 15,704  
Accounts receivable     306  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     31  
Inventories     27  
Property and equipment, net     1,921  
Customer contracts     2,700  
Trade names     6,300  
Other assets     2  
Total assets acquired     26,991  
Accounts payable     49  
Accrued payroll and employee benefits     5  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     26  
Billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings on uncompleted contracts     114  
Current portion of long-term debt     34  
Long-term debt     870  
Deferred tax liability     3,530  
Total liabilities assumed     4,628  
Fair value of net assets acquired     22,363  
Purchase price     17,689  
Excess of fair value of net assets over purchase price   $ 4,674  

 

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The acquisition of ANG resulted in an excess of the fair value of the net assets acquired over the purchase price of $4.7 million. The Company does not believe that the circumstances surrounding the transaction give rise to a bargain purchase. The existing shareholders of ANG continue to manage the day-to-day operations and own the noncontrolling interest. Accordingly, due to the related party nature of the transaction, management has recorded the excess of the fair value of the assets acquired over the purchase price in additional paid-in capital.

 

The acquired amortizable intangible assets and the related estimated useful lives consist of the following (in thousands):

 

         
   

Preliminary
Estimated
Useful
Lives

   

Preliminary
Estimated
Value
August 1,
2014

 
Customer contracts   10 years   $ 2,700  
Trade names   10 years     6,300  
Total intangible assets       $ 9,000  

 

GMSL

 

On September 22, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of Bridgehouse and its subsidiary, GMSL. The purchase price reflects an enterprise value of approximately $260 million, including assumed indebtedness of approximately $130 million leaving a net enterprise value of approximately $130 million. GMSL is a leading provider of engineering and underwater services on submarine cables. The Company acquired GMSL for its attractive valuation and strong cash position.

 

The table below summarizes the preliminary estimates of fair value of the GMSL assets acquired and liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date. The net enterprise value of GMSL was valued at $130.4 million which represented both the cash paid by the Company for its 97% interest, and the fair value of the noncontrolling interest of 3%.

 

The preliminary purchase price allocation is as follows (in thousands):

 

         
Cash and cash equivalents   $ 62,555  
Accounts receivable     26,183  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets     9,886  
Inventories     7,395  
Restricted cash     4,682  
Property and equipment, net     156,976  
Customer contracts     7,796  
Trade name     1,137  
Developed technology     1,624  
Investments     24,266  
Other assets     7,482  
Total assets acquired     309,982  
Accounts payable     8,965  
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities     34,767  
Accrued income taxes     1,251  
Current portion of long-term debt     8,140  
Long-term debt     78,356  
Pension liability     45,923  
Deferred tax liability     1,013  
Other liabilities     1,179  
Total liabilities assumed     179,594  
Enterprise value     130,388  
Less fair value of noncontrolling interest     3,803  
Purchase price attributable to controlling interest   $ 126,585  

 

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The values for customer contracts, trade name, developed technology and investments are estimates and may change.

 

The acquired amortizable intangible assets and the related estimated useful lives consist of the following (in thousands):

 

         
   

Preliminary
Estimated
Useful
Lives

   

Preliminary
Estimated
Value
September 22,
2014

 
Customer contracts   15 years   $ 7,796  
Trade name   3 years     1,137  
Developed technology   4 years     1,624  
Total intangible assets       $ 10,557  

 

Pro Forma Adjusted Summary

 

The results of operations for Schuff, ANG, and GMSL have been included in the consolidated financial statements subsequent to their acquisition dates.

 

The following schedule presents unaudited consolidated pro forma results of operations data as if the acquisitions had occurred on January 1, 2014. This information does not purport to be indicative of the actual results that would have occurred if the acquisitions had actually been completed on the date indicated, nor is it necessarily indicative of the future operating results or the financial position of the combined company (in thousands):

 

    Three Months Ended
    March 31, 2014
Net revenue   $ 193,632  
Net income (loss) from continuing operations     7,725  
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations     5  
Gain (loss) from sale of discontinued operations     (784 )
Net income (loss) attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.   $ 6,946  

 

All expenditures incurred in connection with the acquisitions were expensed and are included in selling, general and administrative expenses. The Company recorded revenue of $126.9 million and net income of $3.2 million from Schuff for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The Company recorded revenue of $1.2 million and net loss of $0.1 million from ANG for the three months ended March 31, 2015. The Company recorded revenue of $27.0 million and net income of $1.6 million from GMSL for the three months ended March 31, 2015.

 

6. INVESTMENTS

 

As of March 31, 2015, the Company had both current and long-term investments. The current investments are classified as available-for-sale securities and the change in value is recognized within accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). The fair market value is determined using quoted market prices (a Level 1 approach). The long-term investments are comprised of two types of investments; those accounted for under the equity method of accounting and investments in debt securities.

 

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The long-term investments accounted for under the equity method and cost method of accounting are as follows (in thousands):

 

Company   Investment   March 31, 2015   December 31, 2014
Equity Method                    
Global Cable Technology Ltd.    Stock   $ —       $ 49  
SB Submarine Systems Co., Ltd.    Stock     15,731       12,882  
International Cableship Pte., Ltd.    Stock     2,393       2,111  
Sembawang Cable Depot Ptd., Ltd.    Stock     874       808  
Huawei Marine Systems Co., Ltd.    Stock     8,090       10,087  
Visser Smit Global Marine Partnership    Stock     414       464  
Novatel Wireless, Inc.    11,473,799 shares and 1,593,583 warrants     19,368       13,419  
Kaneland, LLC    Stock     1,120       1,151  
NerVve Technologies, Inc.    885,286 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock     5,538       5,538  
Benevir Biopharm, Inc.    2,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock     1,799       1,915  
Cost Method                    
DTV America Corporation    Convertible Debt     3,000       —    
mParticle    Convertible Debt     500       250  
        $ 58,827     $ 48,674  

 

2015 Activity

 

Novatel Wireless, Inc. (“Novatel”)

 

In February 2015, the Company sold 586,095 shares of common stock and 293,047 warrants for $1.0 million which resulted in a gain of $0.2 million.

 

In March 2015, the Company exercised its warrants which converted into 3,824,600 shares of common stock for $8.6 million and also received a new warrant to purchase 1,593,583 shares of common stock at $5.50 per share.

 

The Company’s ownership increased to approximately 23% of Novatel’s common stock.

 

A basis difference, net of tax for the additional investment in March 2015 of $5.6 million consists of a trade name of $0.6 million (being amortized over 15 years), a technology and customer intangible of $0.8 million (being amortized over 7 years) and goodwill of $4.2 million.

 

DTV America Corporation (“DTV”)

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company purchased $3.0 million of convertible debt.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the Company recorded $2.7 million of equity in net loss from these investments.

 

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7. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS

 

Goodwill

 

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit for the three months ended March 31, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):

 

    Schuff   ICS   Total
Balance as of December 31, 2014   $ 24,612     $ 3,378     $ 27,990  
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates     —         —         —    
Acquisition of business     —         —         —    
Balance as of March 31, 2015   $ 24,612     $ 3,378     $ 27,990  

 

Amortizable Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets subject to amortization consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

    Schuff   GMSL   ANG   Pansend   Other   Corporate   Total
Trade names                                                        
Balance as of December 31, 2014   $ 4,304     $ 997     $ 6,037     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 11,338  
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates     —         (49 )     —         —         —         —         (49 )
Amortization     (75 )     (86 )     (158 )     —         —         —         (319 )
Acquisition of business     —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
Balance as of March 31, 2015   $ 4,229     $ 862     $ 5,879     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 10,970  
                                                         
Customer relationships                                                        
Balance as of December 31, 2014   $ —       $ 7,333     $ 4,881     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 12,214  
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates     —         (321 )     —         —         —         —         (321 )
Amortization     —         (119 )     (106 )     —         —         —         (225 )
Acquisition of business     —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
Balance as of March 31, 2015   $ —       $ 6,893     $ 4,775     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 11,668  
                                                         
Developed technology                                                        
Balance as of December 31, 2014   $ —       $ 1,456     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 1,456  
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates     —         (70 )     —         —         —         —         (70 )
Amortization     —         (93 )     —         —         —         —         (93 )
Acquisition of business     —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
Balance as of March 31, 2015   $ —       $ 1,293     $ —       $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 1,293  
                                                         
Other                                                        
Balance as of December 31, 2014   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 114     $ 6,000     $ 22     $ 6,136  
Amortization     —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
Acquisition of business/development     —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
Balance as of March 31, 2015   $ —       $ —       $ —       $ 114     $ 6,000     $ 22     $ 6,136  
                                                         
Total amortizable intangible assets                                                        
Balance as of December 31, 2014   $ 4,304     $ 9,786     $ 10,918     $ 114     $ 6,000     $ 22     $ 31,144  
Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates     —         (440 )     —         —         —         —         (440 )
Amortization     (75 )     (298 )     (264 )     —         —         —         (637 )
Acquisition of business     —         —         —         —         —         —         —    
Balance as of March 31, 2015   $ 4,229     $ 9,048     $ 10,654     $ 114     $ 6,000     $ 22     $ 30,067  

 

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8. LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS

 

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

 

     March 31,    December 31,
    2015   2014
Senior Secured Notes collaterized by the Company's assets, with interest payable semi-yearly based on a fixed annual interest rate of 11% with principal due in 2019   $ 300,000     $ 250,000  
Note payable collaterized by GMSL's assets, with
interest payable monthly at LIBOR plus 3.65% and principal payable monthly, maturing in 2019
    15,692       16,732  
Note payable collaterized by Schuff's real estate, with
 interest payable monthly at LIBOR plus 4% and principal payable monthly with one final balloon payment of $1.9 million, maturing in 2019
    4,479       4,635  
Note payable collaterized by Schuff's equipment, with
 interest payable monthly at LIBOR plus 4% and principal payable monthly with one final balloon payment of $1.9 million, maturing in 2019
    12,352       8,333  
Line of credit collaterized by Schuff's assets, with
 interest payable monthly at LIBOR plus 3%
    27,391       —    
Note payable collaterized by ANG's assets, with interest payable monthly at 5.5% and principal payable monthly, maturing in 2018     773       810  
Obligations under capital leases     56,648       65,176  
Other     28       30  
   Subtotal     417,363       345,716  
Original issue discount on Senior Secured Notes     (2,003 )     (2,345 )
   Subtotal     415,360       343,371  
Less: Current portion of long-term obligations     (38,811 )     (10,444 )
Total long-term obligations   $ 376,549     $ 332,927  

 

Aggregate debt maturities are as follows (in thousands):

 

  2015     $ 36,054  
  2016       11,771  
  2017       12,043  
  2018       15,107  
  2019       313,142  
  Thereafter       29,246  
        $ 417,363  

 

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Aggregate maturities for the capital leases are as follows (in thousands):

 

  2015     $ 5,137  
  2016       6,843  
  2017       6,834  
  2018       10,479  
  2019       10,478  
  Thereafter       31,813  
  Total minimum principal & interest payments       71,584  
  Less: Amount representing interest       (14,936 )
  Total capital lease obligations     $ 56,648  

 

The interest rates on the capital leases range from approximately 4% to 10.4%.

 

11% Senior Secured Notes due 2019

 

On November 20, 2014, the Company issued $250.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “Existing Notes”). The Existing Notes were issued at 99.05% of par, which resulted in a discount of $2.4 million. The net proceeds from the issuance of the Existing Notes were used to pay off the September Credit Facility entered into in connection with the GMSL acquisition. On March 26, 2015, the Company issued $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 (the “New Notes” and together with the Existing Notes, the “11% Notes). The New Notes were issued at 100.5% of par, plus accrued interest from November 20, 2014, which resulted in a premium of $0.3 million. The 11% Notes were issued under an indenture dated November 20, 2014, by and among HC2, the guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association (“U.S. Bank”), as trustee (the “11% Notes Indenture”).

 

Maturity and Interest . The 11% Notes mature on December 1, 2019. The 11% Notes accrue interest at a rate of 11% per year. Interest on the 11% Notes is paid semi-annually on December 1 and June 1 of each year.

 

Ranking . The 11% Notes and the guarantees thereof will be HC2’s and certain of its direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries’ (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) general senior secured obligations. The 11% Notes and the guarantees thereof will rank: (i) senior in right of payment to all of HC2’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ future subordinated debt; (ii) equal in right of payment with all of HC2’s and the Subsidiary Guarantors’ existing and future senior debt and effectively senior to all of its unsecured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral; and (iii) effectively subordinated to all liabilities of its non-guarantor subsidiaries.

 

Collateral. The 11% Notes and the guarantees thereof will be collateralized on a first-priority basis by substantially all of HC2’s assets and the assets of the Subsidiary Guarantors (except for certain “Excluded Assets,” and subject to certain “Permitted Liens,” each as defined in the 11% Notes Indenture). The 11% Notes Indenture permits the Company, under specified circumstances, to incur additional debt in the future that could equally and ratably share in the collateral. The amount of such debt is limited by the covenants contained in the 11% Notes Indenture.

 

Certain Covenants . The 11% Notes Indenture contains covenants limiting, among other things, the ability of HC2, and, in certain cases, HC2’s subsidiaries, to incur additional indebtedness; create liens; engage in sale-leaseback transactions; pay dividends or make distributions in respect of capital stock; make certain restricted payments; sell assets; engage in transactions with affiliates; or consolidate or merge with, or sell substantially all of its assets to, another person. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications. HC2 is also required to maintain compliance with certain financial tests, including minimum liquidity and collateral coverage ratios. As of March 31, 2015, HC2 was in compliance with these covenants.

 

Redemption Premiums . The Company may redeem the 11% Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the 11% Notes plus a make-whole premium before December 1, 2016. The make-whole premium is the greater of (i) 1% of principal amount or (ii) the excess of the present value of redemption price at December 1, 2016 plus all required interest payments through December 1, 2016 over the principal amount. After December 1, 2016, the Company may redeem the 11% Notes at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus accrued interest. The Company is required to make an offer to purchase the 11% Notes upon a change of control. The purchase price will equal 101% of the principal amount of the 11% Notes on the date of purchase plus accrued interest.

 

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Terminated HC2 Credit Facilities

 

In 2014, HC2 entered into (i) the May Credit Facility to finance a portion of the acquisition of Schuff, (ii) the Novatel Acquisition Term Loan to finance the acquisition of Novatel and (iii) the September Credit Facility to finance a portion of the acquisition of GMSL. HC2 used a portion of the proceeds from the September Credit Facility to repay the May Credit Facility and the Novatel Acquisition Term Loan. HC2 used the net proceeds from the issuance of the Existing Notes to repay the September Credit Facility.

 

Prior to the payoff of the May Credit Facility, the Company made partial principal payments according to covenants within the agreement that required that portions of escrows received and proceeds from the exercise of warrants be used to pay down the May Credit Facility. In connection with those partial prepayments, the Company wrote off $0.1 million of deferred financing costs and $0.2 million of original issue discount in the second quarter of 2014 to amortization of debt discount. In connection with those partial prepayments, the Company wrote off $0.1 million of deferred financing costs and $1.9 million of original issue discount in the third quarter of 2014 to loss on early extinguishment or restructuring of debt. In connection with the payoff of the remaining balance of the May Credit Facility, the Company incurred $0.9 million of prepayment premiums and wrote off $0.3 million of deferred financing costs and $2.5 million of original issue discount in the third quarter of 2014 to loss on early extinguishment or restructuring of debt. In connection with the payoff of the Novatel Acquisition Term Loan, the Company wrote off $0.4 million of deferred financing costs and $0.8 million of original issue discount in the third quarter of 2014 to loss on early extinguishment or restructuring of debt. In connection with the payoff of the September Credit Facility, the Company wrote off $0.5 million of deferred financing costs and $4.5 million of original issue discount, which is net of a credit for previous paid funding fees of $2.3 million during the fourth quarter of 2014 to loss on early extinguishment or restructuring of debt.

 

Schuff Credit Facilities

 

Schuff has a Credit and Security Agreement (“Schuff Facility”) with Wells Fargo Credit, Inc. (“Wells Fargo”), pursuant to which Wells Fargo agreed to advance up to a maximum amount of $50.0 million to Schuff. On October 21, 2014, Schuff amended the Schuff Facility, pursuant to which Wells Fargo allowed for the issuance of a note payable up to $10.0 million, collateralized by its machinery and equipment (“Real Estate (2) Term Advance (M&E)”) and the issuance of a note payable up to $5.0 million, collateralized by its real estate (“Real Estate (2) Term Advance (Working Capital)”). At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Schuff had borrowed $12.4 million and $8.3, respectively, under the Real Estate (2) Term Advance (M&E) and Real Estate (2) Term Advance (Working Capital). The Real Estate (2) Term Advance (M&E) and Real Estate (2) Term Advance (Working Capital) have a 5 year amortization period requiring monthly principal payments and a final balloon payment at maturity. The Real Estate (2) Term Advance (M&E) and Real Estate (2) Term Advance (Working Capital) have a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 4.0% and requires monthly interest payments.

 

On May 6, 2014, Schuff amended the Schuff Facility, pursuant to which Wells Fargo extended the maturity date of the Schuff Facility to April 30, 2019, lowered the interest rate charged in connection with borrowings under the line of credit and allowed for the issuance of a note payable totaling $5.0 million, collateralized by its real estate (“Real Estate Term Advance”). At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Schuff had borrowed $4.5 million and $4.6 million, respectively, under the Real Estate Term Advance. The Real Estate Term Advance has a 5 year amortization period requiring monthly principal payments and a final balloon payment at maturity. The Real Estate Term Advance has a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 4.0% and requires monthly interest payments.

 

The Schuff Facility has a floating interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.00% (3.27% at March 31, 2015) and requires monthly interest payments. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, Schuff had $27.4 million and $0, respectively, outstanding under the Schuff Facility. The Schuff Facility is secured by a first priority, perfected security interest in all of Schuff’s assets, excluding the real estate, and its present and future subsidiaries and a second priority, perfected security interest in all of Schuff’s real estate. The security agreements pursuant to which Schuff’s assets are pledged prohibit any further pledge of such assets without the written consent of the bank. The Schuff Facility contains various restrictive covenants. At March 31, 2015, the Company was in compliance with these covenants.

 

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SHE has a Line of Credit Agreement (“International LOC”) with Banco General, S.A. (“Banco General”) in Panama pursuant to which Banco General agreed to advance up to a maximum amount of $2.5 million. The line of credit is secured by a first priority, perfected security interest in the SHE’s property and plant. The interest rate is 5.25% plus 1% of the special interest compensation fund (“FECI”). The line of credit contains covenants that, among other things, limit the SHE’s ability to incur additional indebtedness, change its business, merge, consolidate or dissolve and sell, lease, exchange or otherwise dispose of its assets, without prior written notice.

 

There was $3.9 million in outstanding letters of credit issued and $18.7 million available under the Schuff Facility at March 31, 2015. At March 31, 2015, Schuff had no borrowings and no outstanding letters of credit issued under its International LOC. There was $2.5 million available under Schuff’s International LOC at March 31, 2015.

 

GMSL Credit Facility

 

GMSL established a term loan with DVB Bank in January 2014 (the “GMSL Facility”). This GMSL facility has a 4.5 year term and bears interest at the rate of 3.65% plus the USD LIBOR rate. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $15.7 million and $16.7 million, respectively, remained outstanding under the GMSL Facility. The GMSL Facility contains various restrictive covenants. At March 31, 2015, GMSL was in compliance with these covenants.

 

ANG Term Loan

 

ANG established a term loan with Signature Financial in October 2013. This term loan has a 5 year term and bears interest at the rate of 5.5%. As of both March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $0.8 million remained outstanding under this term loan.

 

GMSL Capital Leases

 

GMSL is a party to two leases to finance the use of two vessels: the Innovator (such applicable lease, the “Innovator Lease”) and the Cable Retriever (such applicable lease, the “Cable Lease,” and together with the Innovator Lease, the “GMSL Leases”). The Innovator Lease expires in 2018, subject to the Company’s ability to extend the Innovator Lease for four one-year periods through 2022. The principal amount thereunder bears interest at the rate of approximately 10.4%. The Cable Lease expires in 2023. The principal amount thereunder bears interest at the rate of approximately 4.0%.

 

As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, $56.6 million and $65.2 million, respectively, in aggregate principal amount remained outstanding under the GMSL Leases.

 

9. INCOME TAXES

 

Income Tax Benefit

 

Income tax benefit was $5.8 million and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The tax provision benefit resulted primarily from the projected benefit as calculated under ASC 740 without applying a valuation allowance. The March 31, 2014 provision was under a full valuation allowance.

 

NOL Limitation

 

As of March 31, 2015, the Company had an estimated NOL carryforward in the amount of $60.1 million. This amount does not include 2015 activity. In the first quarter of 2014, substantial acquisitions of HC2 stock were reported by new beneficial owners of 5% or more of the Company’s common stock on Schedule 13D filings made with the SEC. On May 29, 2014, the Company issued 30,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 1,500,000 shares of common stock to finance the acquisition of Schuff. During the second quarter the Company completed a Section 382 review. The conclusions of this review indicate that an ownership change had occurred as of May 29, 2014. The Company’s annual Section 382 base limit following the ownership change is estimated to be $2.2 million per year.

 

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Unrecognized Tax Benefits

 

The Company follows the provision of ASC No. 740-10, “Income Taxes” which prescribes a comprehensive model for how a company should recognize, measure, present, and disclose in its financial statements uncertain tax positions that the Company has taken or expects to take on a tax return. The Company is subject to challenge from various taxing authorities relative to certain tax planning strategies, including certain intercompany transactions as well as regulatory taxes. The amount of unrecognized tax benefits may change in the next 12 months, however, the Company does not expect the change to have a significant impact on the results of operations or the financial position of the Company.

 

Examinations

 

The Company conducts business globally, and as a result, HC2 or one or more of its subsidiaries files income tax returns in the United States federal jurisdiction and various state and foreign jurisdictions. In the normal course of business the Company is subject to examination by taxing authorities throughout the world. The open tax years contain matters that could be subject to differing interpretations of applicable tax laws and regulations as they relate to the amount, character, timing or inclusion of revenue and expenses or the applicability of income tax credits for the relevant tax period. Given the nature of tax audits there is a risk that disputes may arise.  Tax years 2002 - 2014 remain open for examination.

 

10. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

Future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases as of March 31, 2015 are as follows (in thousands):

 

    Operating
Year Ending December 31,   Leases
  2015 (as of March 31, 2015)     $ 3,016  
  2016       3,804  
  2017       3,142  
  2018       2,356  
  2019       1,869  
  Thereafter       10,698  
  Total long-term obligations     $ 24,885  

 

The Company has contractual obligations to utilize an external vendor for certain customer support functions and to utilize network facilities from certain carriers with terms greater than one year.

 

The Company’s rent expense under operating leases was $1.8 million and $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The rent expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 includes costs associated with the terminations of facilities leases.

 

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Litigation

 

On November 6, 2014, a putative stockholder class action complaint challenging the buyout by HC2 Holdings, Inc. of the noncontrolling interest in Schuff International, Inc. (“Schuff International”) was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned Mark Jacobs v. Philip A. Falcone, Keith M. Hladek, Paul Voigt, Michael R. Hill, Rustin Roach, D. Ronald Yagoda, Phillip O. Elbert, HC2 Holdings, Inc., and Schuff International, Inc. , Civil Action No. 10323 (the “Complaint”). On November 17, 2014, a second lawsuit was filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, captioned Arlen Diercks v. Schuff International, Inc. Philip A. Falcone, Keith M. Hladek, Paul Voigt, Michael R. Hill, Rustin Roach, D. Ronald Yagoda, Phillip O. Elbert, HC2 Holdings, Inc. , Civil Action No. 10359. The Complaints allege, among other things, that in connection with the buyout, the individual members of the Schuff International board of directors and HC2 Holdings, the controlling stockholder of Schuff, breached their fiduciary duties to members of the plaintiff class. The Complaints seek a rescission of the buyout and/or compensatory damages, as well as attorney’s fees and other relief. On February 19, 2015, the court consolidated the actions (now designated as Schuff International, Inc. Stockholders Litigation ) and appointed lead plaintiff and counsel. No responsive pleading has been filed yet by the defendants. We believe that the allegations and claims set forth in the Complaint are without merit and intend to defend them vigorously.

 

On January 16, 2014, Xplornet Communications Inc. and Xplornet Broadband Inc. (“Xplornet”) instituted an action in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice styled Xplornet Communications Inc. and Xplornet Broadband Inc. vs. Inukshuk Wireless Inc., et al.  Other defendants include Globility Communications Corporation (“Globility”), MIPPS Inc. (“MIPPS”), Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc. and the Company (sued under its previous name). In such action, Xplornet alleges that it entered into an agreement to acquire certain licenses for radio spectrum in Canada from Globility, a former subsidiary of the Company. Xplornet alleges that Globility agreed to sell Xplornet certain spectrum licenses in a Letter of Intent dated July 12, 2011 but then breached the Letter of Intent by selling the licenses to Inukshuk Wireless Inc. (“Inukshuk”) and that Globility further failed to negotiate with Xplornet in good faith. Xplornet also alleges that it reached an agreement with Inukshuk to purchase the licenses on June 26, 2012, but that Inukshuk breached that agreement by not completing the sale. Xplornet claims that, as a result of the foregoing, it has been damaged in the amount of $50 million. Xplornet also seeks injunctive relief against Inukshuk, pre and post-judgment interest, and costs. We intend to assert that we have meritorious defenses in the foregoing matter and we intend to defend ourselves vigorously.

 

The Company is indemnifying Primus Telecommunications Canada, Inc., Globility, and MIPPS subject to a full reservation of rights pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement among PTUS, Inc., PTCAN, Inc. Primus Telecommunications Group, Incorporated, Primus Telecommunications Holding, Inc., Lingo Holdings, Inc. and Primus Telecommunications International, Inc. dated as of May 10, 2013 in connection with this case.

 

On March 13, 2015, Inukshuk Wireless Partnership filed a cross claim against Globility, MIPPS, Primus Telecommunications Canada Inc., and the Company. Inukshuk asserts that if Inukshuk is found liable to Xplornet, then Inukshuk is entitled to contribution and indemnity, compensatory damages, interest, and costs from the Company. Inukshuk alleges that Globility represented and warranted that it owned the licenses at issue, that Globility held the licenses free and clear, and that no third party had any rights to acquire them. Inukshuk claims breach of contract and misrepresentation if the Court finds that any of these representations are untrue. We intend to assert that we have meritorious defenses to the cross claim and we intend to defend ourselves vigorously.

 

The Company is subject to claims and legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. Such matters are inherently uncertain, and there can be no guarantee that the outcome of any such matter will be decided favorably to the Company or that the resolution of any such matter will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s business, consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flow. The Company does not believe that any of such pending claims and legal proceedings will have a material adverse effect on its business, consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flow.

 

Tax Matters

 

Currently, the Canada Revenue Agency (“CRA”) is auditing a subsidiary previously held by the Company.  The Company intends to cooperate in audit matters. To date, CRA has not proposed any specific adjustments and the audit is ongoing.

 

11. SHARE-BASED COMPENSATION

 

On April 11, 2014, HC2’s Board of Directors adopted the HC2 Holdings, Inc. 2014 Omnibus Equity Award Plan (the “Omnibus Plan”), which was approved by our stockholders at the annual meeting of stockholders held on June 12, 2014. The Omnibus Plan provides that no further awards will be granted pursuant to HC2’s Management Compensation Plan, as amended (the “Prior Plan”). However, awards that had been previously granted pursuant to the Prior Plan will continue to be subject to and governed by the terms of the Prior Plan. As of March 31, 2015, there were 469,871 shares of HC2 common stock underlying outstanding awards under the Prior Plan.

 

The Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the Board of Directors of HC2 administers HC2’s Omnibus Plan and the Prior Plan and has broad authority to administer, construe and interpret the plans.

 

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The Omnibus Plan provides for the grant of awards of non-qualified stock options, incentive (qualified) stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, other stock based awards, performance compensation awards (including cash bonus awards) or any combination of the foregoing. HC2 typically issues new shares of common stock upon the exercise of stock options, as opposed to using treasury shares. The Omnibus Plan authorizes the issuance of up to 5,000,000 shares of HC2 common stock, subject to adjustment as provided in the Omnibus Plan.

 

The Company follows guidance which addresses the accounting for share-based payment transactions whereby an entity receives employee services in exchange for either equity instruments of the enterprise or liabilities that are based on the fair value of the enterprise’s equity instruments or that may be settled by the issuance of such equity instruments. The guidance generally requires that such transactions be accounted for using a fair-value based method and share-based compensation expense be recorded, based on the grant date fair value, estimated in accordance with the guidance, for all new and unvested stock awards that are ultimately expected to vest as the requisite service is rendered.

 

There were 691,205 and 8,521 options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Of the 691,205 options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2015, 169,697 of such options were granted to Philip Falcone, pursuant to anti-dilution provisions of a standalone option agreement entered in connection with Mr. Falcone’s appointment as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of HC2, and not pursuant to the Omnibus Plan. The weighted average fair value at date of grant for options granted during the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $3.16 per option. The fair value of each option grant was estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model with the following assumptions shown as a weighted average for the year:

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2015   2014
Expected option life     5.25 years        6 years  
Risk-free interest rate     1.49 - 1.68%       2.62 - 2.73%  
Expected volatility     36.29- 39.58%       37.20%  
Dividend yield     0%     0%

 

Total share-based compensation expense recognized by the Company during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 was $2.2 million and $0.2 million, respectively. Most of HC2’s stock awards vest ratably during the vesting period. The Company recognizes compensation expense for equity awards, reduced by estimated forfeitures, using the straight-line basis.

 

Restricted Stock

 

A summary of HC2’s restricted stock activity during the three months ended March 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

        Weighted
        Average
        Grant Date
    Shares   Fair Value
  Unvested – December 31, 2014       338,702     $ 4.26  
  Granted       1,436,281     $ 9.00  
  Vested       (876,014 )   $ 8.99  
  Forfeitures       —       $ —    
  Unvested – March 31, 2015       898,969     $ 7.23  

 

As of March 31, 2015, the unvested restricted stock represented $5.7 million of compensation expense that is expected to be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.1 years. The number of shares of unvested restricted stock expected to vest is 898,969.

 

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Stock Options

 

A summary of HC2’s stock option activity during the three months ended March 31, 2015 is as follows:

 

        Weighted
        Average
    Shares   Exercise Price
  Outstanding – December 31, 2014       3,573,141     $ 4.27  
  Granted       691,205     $ 8.82  
  Exercised       —       $ —    
  Forfeitures       (4,335 )   $ 2.79  
  Outstanding – March 31, 2015       4,260,011     $ 5.01  
  Eligible for exercise       1,576,470     $ 5.16  

 

The following table summarizes the intrinsic values and remaining contractual terms of HC2’s stock options (in thousands):

 

        Weighted
        Average
    Intrinsic   Remaining
    Value   Life in Years
  Options outstanding – March 31, 2015     $ 26,781       9.4  
  Options exercisable – March 31, 2015     $ 9,649       9.3  

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, the intrinsic value of the exercised options was $0. As of March 31, 2015, the Company had 2,683,541 unvested stock options outstanding of which $3.1 million of compensation expense is expected to be recognized over the weighted average remaining vesting period of 1.2 years. The number of unvested stock options expected to vest is 2,683,541 shares, with a weighted average remaining life of 9.4 years, a weighted average exercise price of $5.01, and an intrinsic value of $26.8 million.

 

12. EQUITY

 

As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were 25,369,260 and 23,813,085 shares of common stock outstanding, respectively. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were 54,500 and 41,000 shares of Preferred Stock outstanding, respectively.

 

Preferred and Common Stock

 

On May 29, 2014, HC2 issued 30,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 1,500,000 shares of common stock, the proceeds of which were used to pay for a portion of the purchase price for the acquisition of Schuff. On September 22, 2014, HC2 issued 11,000 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock. Each share of Series A-1 Preferred Stock is convertible at a conversion price of $4.25. In connection with the issuance of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock, HC2 amended the certificate of designation governing the Series A Preferred Stock on September 22, 2014, which changed the applicable conversion price from $4.25 to $4.00, reflected the issuance of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock as a class of preferred stock which ranks at parity with the Series A Preferred Stock and made certain other changes to conform the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock to those of the Series A-1 Preferred Stock. On January 5, 2015, HC2 issued 14,000 shares of Series A-2 Convertible Participating Preferred Stock of HC2 (together with the Series A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”). Each share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock is convertible at a conversion price of $8.25. In connection with the issuance of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock, HC2 amended the certificates of designation governing the Series A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock on January 5, 2015, which reflected the issuance of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock as a class of preferred stock which ranks at parity with the Series A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock and made certain other changes to conform the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock to those of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock. The conversion prices for the Preferred Stock are subject to adjustments for dividends, certain distributions, stock splits, combinations, reclassifications, reorganizations, mergers, recapitalizations and similar events. The Preferred Stock will accrue a cumulative quarterly cash dividend at an annualized rate of 7.5%. The accrued value of the Preferred Stock will accrete quarterly at an annualized rate of 4% that will be reduced to 2% or 0% if the Company achieves specified rates of growth measured by increases in its net asset value.

 

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(UNAUDITED)

 

 

The Company recorded a beneficial conversion feature on both of its Series A and Series A-1 Preferred Stock as a result of the fair market value of the Company’s common stock exceeding the conversion price. The Company recorded a $0.3 million beneficial conversion feature on its Series A-1 Preferred Stock which was calculated using the intrinsic value ($4.36—$4.25) multiplied by the number of convertible common shares ($11,000,000 / $4.25). The Company recorded a $0.4 million beneficial conversion feature on its Series A Preferred Stock as a result of the adjustment to the conversion price from $4.25 to $4.00. The beneficial conversion feature was calculated using the intrinsic value ($4.05—$4.00) multiplied by the number of convertible common shares ($30,000,000 / $4.00).

 

Each share of Preferred Stock may be converted by the holder into common stock at any time based on the then-applicable conversion price. On the seventh anniversary of the issue date of the Series A Preferred Stock, holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cause the Company to redeem the Preferred Stock at the accrued value per share plus accrued but unpaid dividends. Each share of Preferred Stock that is not so redeemed will be automatically converted into shares of common stock at the conversion price then in effect. Upon a change of control, holders of the Preferred Stock shall be entitled to cause HC2 to redeem their Preferred Stock at a price per share equal to the greater of (i) the accrued value of the Preferred Stock, which amount would be multiplied by 150% in the event of a change in control occurring on or prior to the third anniversary of the issue date of the Series A Preferred Stock plus and accrued but unpaid dividends and (ii) the value that would be received if the share of Preferred Stock were converted into common stock immediately prior to the change of control.

 

At any time after the third anniversary of the issue date of the Series A Preferred Stock, HC2 may redeem the Preferred Stock, in whole but not in part, at a price per share generally equal to 150% of the accrued value per share plus accrued but unpaid dividends. After the third anniversary of the issue date of the Series A Preferred Stock, HC2 may force conversion of the Preferred Stock into common stock if the common stock’s thirty-day volume-weighted average price (“VWAP”) exceeds 150% of the then-applicable conversion price and the common stock’s daily VWAP exceeds 150% of the then-applicable conversion price for at least twenty trading days out of the thirty trading day period used to calculate the thirty-day VWAP.

 

In the three months ended March 31, 2015, 500 shares of Series A-1 Preferred Stock were converted into 117,763 shares of common stock at the option of the holder.

 

Dividends

 

During 2015, HC2’s Board of Directors declared cash dividends with respect to HC2’s issued and outstanding preferred stock, as presented in the following table (Total Dividend amount presented in thousands):

 

Declaration Date     March 31, 2015  
Holders of Record Date     March 31, 2015  
Payment/Accrual Date     April 15, 2015  
Total Dividend   $ 1,021  

 

13. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND DERIVATIVES

 

The carrying amounts reported in the condensed consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, costs and recognized earnings in excess of billings, accounts payable, accrued expenses, billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings, and other current assets and liabilities approximate fair value due to relatively short periods to maturity. The Company’s investments in available-for-sale securities, recorded at fair value using quoted market prices (a Level 1 approach), as of March 31, 2015 was $11.8 million. The estimated aggregate fair value of the Company’s debt, based on significant other observable inputs (a Level 2 approach) approximated $419.0 million at March 31, 2015.

 

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(UNAUDITED)

 

 

14. RELATED PARTIES

 

GMSL has investments in various entities for which it exercises significant influence. Summary of transactions with such entities during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and balances outstanding at March 31, 2015 is as follows (in thousands):

 

    Three Months Ended
    March 31, 2015
Revenue   $ 5,688  
Operating costs     970  
Capital lease interest     411  
Dividends received     —    
         

 

     March 31,
    2015
Accounts receivable   $ 3,473  
Obligations under capital leases     40,375  
Trade creditors     —    

 

15. OPERATING SEGMENT AND RELATED INFORMATION

 

The Company currently has two primary reportable geographic segments—United States and United Kingdom; and Other. The Company has six reportable operating segments based on management’s organization of the enterprise—Telecommunications, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Marine Services, Utilities and Other. The Company also has a non-operating Corporate segment. Net revenue and long-lived assets by geographic segment is reported on the basis of where the entity is domiciled. All inter-segment revenues are eliminated. The Company has no single customer representing greater than 10% of its revenues.

 

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(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Summary information with respect to the Company’s geographic and operating segments is as follows (in thousands):

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2015   2014
Net Revenue by Geographic Region                
United States   $ 147,135     $ 25,280  
United Kingdom     50,995       18,074  
Other     3,678       —    
Total   $ 201,808     $ 43,354  
Net Revenue by Segment                
Telecommunications   $ 46,717     $ 43,354  
Manufacturing     126,866       —    
Utilities     1,224       —    
Marine Services     27,001       —    
Total   $ 201,808     $ 43,354  
Income (Loss) from Operations                
Telecommunications     (207 )     333  
Life Sciences     (1,235 )     —    
Manufacturing     6,179       —    
Utilities     (216 )     —    
Marine Services     3,765       —    
Other     (241 )     —    
Corporate     (7,225 )     (4,420 )
Total   $ 820     $ (4,087 )
Capital Expenditures                
Telecommunications   $ (11 )   $ (67 )
Manufacturing     (1,157 )     —    
Utilities     (389 )     —    
Marine Services     (1,567 )     —    
Corporate     —         (22 )
Total   $ (3,124 )   $ (89 )

 

The above capital expenditures exclude assets acquired under terms of capital lease and vendor financing obligations.

 

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(UNAUDITED)

 

 

     March 31,    December 31,
    2015   2014
Long-term investments                
Life Sciences   $ 1,799     $ 1,916  
Marine Services     27,502       26,401  
Corporate     29,526       20,357  
Total   $ 58,827     $ 48,674  
                 

 

     March 31,    December 31,
    2015   2014
Property, Plant and Equipment – Net                
United States   $ 79,036     $ 87,091  
United Kingdom     140,462       147,323  
Other     5,317       5,437  
Total   $ 224,815     $ 239,851  
                 

 

     March 31,    December 31,
    2015   2014
Total Assets                
Telecommunications   $ 42,457     $ 24,501  
Life Sciences     10,235       11,007  
Manufacturing     289,892       281,067  
Utilities     24,481       25,391  
Marine Services     275,582       283,948  
Other (1)     6,610       6,369  
Corporate     153,796       91,765  
Total   $ 803,053     $ 724,048  

 

(1) Other also includes property, plant and equipment—net and total assets related to discontinued operations.

 

16. BACKLOG

 

Schuff’s backlog was $306.1 million ($253.3 million under contracts or purchase orders and $52.8 million under letters of intent) at March 31, 2015. Schuff’s backlog increases as contract commitments, letters of intent, notices to proceed and purchase orders are obtained, decreases as revenues are recognized and increases or decreases to reflect modifications in the work to be performed under the contracts, notices to proceed, letters of intent or purchase orders. Schuff’s backlog can be significantly affected by the receipt, or loss, of individual contracts. Approximately $172.4 million, representing 56.3% of Schuff’s backlog at March 31, 2015, was attributable to five contracts, letters of intent, notices to proceed or purchase orders. If one or more of these large contracts or other commitments are terminated or their scope reduced, Schuff’s backlog could decrease substantially.

 

17. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

 

On July 31, 2013, the Company completed the sale of Lingo, Inc., iPrimus, USA, Inc., 3620212 Canada Inc., Primus Telecommunications Canada, Telesonic Communications Inc., and Globility Communications Corporation to affiliates of York Capital Management, an investment firm (together “York”), for $129 million. The sale of Primus Telecommunications, Inc. (“PTI”) was also contemplated as part of this transaction but was deferred pending receipt of regulatory approval of such sale. The closing of the sale of PTI, which constituted the remainder of our North America Telecom segment, was completed on July 31, 2014 upon receipt of the necessary regulatory approval. The Company recorded a $13.8 million gain from the sale of this segment during the year ended December 31, 2013. In addition, the purchase agreement contains customary indemnification obligations, representations, warranties and covenants for a transaction of this nature. The Company received $126.0 million, net of $15.25 million held in escrow as part of the initial closing, with an additional $3.0 million held in escrow and paid upon closing of the sale of PTI.

 

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(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Pursuant to the terms of the purchase agreement, $6.45 million of the purchase price was placed in escrow to be released 14 months after the closing date, subject to any deductions required to satisfy indemnification obligations of HC2 under the purchase agreement, which amount was released to the Company in October 2014. In addition, $4.0 million of the purchase price was placed in escrow to cover any payments required in connection with the post-closing working capital and cash adjustments, of which $3.2 million was disbursed to the Company and $0.8 million was disbursed to York upon completion of such adjustments in February 2014. The $0.8 million was recorded as an adjustment to the gain that was recorded in 2013, which resulted in a net gain from this transaction of $13.0 million. Furthermore, $4.8 million of the purchase price was placed in escrow to cover certain tax liabilities, which escrow amount will be released after a positive ruling with respect to the underlying matter is received or 30 days after expiration of the applicable statute of limitations relating to the underlying matter. The $4.8 million escrow deposit is recorded in other assets in the condensed consolidated balance sheets, of which $0.4 million is reserved.

 

Summarized operating results of the discontinued operations are as follows (in thousands):

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2015   2014
Net revenue   $ —       $ 3,278  
Operating expenses     19       3,229  
   Income from operations     (19 )     49  
Interest income and other income (expense)     4       (26 )
Loss before income tax     (15 )     23  
Income tax benefit (expense)     6       (6 )
   Income from discontinued operations   $ (9 )   $ 17  

 

18. BASIC AND DILUTED INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

 

Basic income (loss) per common share is calculated by dividing income (loss) attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during the period. Diluted income per common share adjusts basic income per common share for the effects of potentially dilutive common share equivalents.

 

The Company had no dilutive common share equivalents during the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 due to the results of operations being a loss from continuing operations, net of tax. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, the following were potentially dilutive but were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per common share due to their antidilutive effect:

 

Three months ended March 31, 2015

 

1.8 million shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs under the Prior Plan and Omnibus Plan.

 

Three months ended March 31, 2014

 

0.3 million shares issuable upon exercise of stock options and vesting of RSUs under the Prior Plan; and

 

18.6 million shares issuable upon exercise of Warrants.

 

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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—CONTINUED

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

A calculation of basic income (loss) per common share to diluted income (loss) per common share is set forth below
(in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2015   2014
Loss from continuing operations attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.     (6,140 )     (4,180 )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations     (9 )     17  
Loss from sale of discontinued operations     —         (784 )
Net loss - basic   $ (6,149 )   $ (4,947 )
Net loss - diluted   $ (6,149 )   $ (4,947 )
Weighted average common shares outstanding-basic     24,146       14,631  
Weighted average common shares outstanding-diluted     24,146       14,631  
Basic loss per common share:                
Loss from continuing operations attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.29 )
Income (loss) from discontinued operations     —         —    
Loss from sale of discontinued operations     —         (0.05 )
Loss attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.34 )
Diluted loss per common share:                
Loss from continuing operations attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.   $  (0.25)     $  (0.29)  
Income (loss) from discontinued operations     —         —    
Loss from sale of discontinued operations     —         (0.05 )
Net loss attributable to HC2 Holdings, Inc.   $ (0.25 )   $ (0.34 )

 

19. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

Purchase of United Teacher Associates Insurance Company and Continental General Insurance Company

 

On April 13, 2015, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Continental General Corporation and Great American Financial Resources, Inc. (collectively, the “Sellers”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of United Teacher Associates Insurance Company and Continental General Insurance Company (collectively, the “Targets”), as well as all assets owned by the Sellers or their affiliates that are used exclusively or primarily in the business of the Targets, subject to certain exceptions. The consideration payable by the Company at closing is approximately $7 million, which amount will be increased or decreased by the amount by which the Targets’ adjusted capital and surplus exceeds or falls short of, respectively, an agreed-upon target capital and surplus amount (the “Closing Purchase Price”). The Closing Purchase Price will be paid in a mix of cash, debt and/or common stock of the Company, depending on the amount of the Closing Purchase Price. The Company also agreed to contribute to the Targets, at the closing, $13 million in cash or assets (the “Reserve Release Amount”), and to pay to the Sellers, on an annual basis with respect to the years 2015 through 2019, the amount, if any, by which the Targets’ cash flow testing and premium deficiency reserves decrease from the amount of such reserves as of December 31, 2014, up to the Reserve Release Amount. The transaction is expected to close during the third quarter of 2015, subject to receipt of required governmental approvals.

 

Purchase of Convertible Debt of Gaming Nation Acquisition Corporation

 

In April 2015, the Company invested CAD$20 million (or approximately $16 million) in convertible debentures of Gaming Nation Acquisition Corporation. The convertible debentures, which have a maturity date of April 6, 2017, are convertible into future shares of common stock, by the holder at various percentages that are dependent upon the timing of the conversion. The convertible debentures accrue interest at 6% which is compounded annually.

 

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

 

You should read the following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations together with the information in our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto included herein, as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis includes forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should review the “Risk Factors” section in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the “Risk Factors” section in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 as well as the section below entitled “—Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis.

 

Unless the context otherwise requires, in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, “HC2” means HC2 Holdings, Inc. and the “Company,” “we” and “our” mean HC2 together with its subsidiaries. “U.S. GAAP” means accounting principles accepted in the United States of America.

 

Introduction and Overview of Operations

 

We are a diversified holding company with six reportable operating segments based on management’s organization of the enterprise—Manufacturing, Marine Services, Utilities, Telecommunications, Life Sciences and Other, which includes operations that do not meet the separately reportable segment thresholds. We expect to continue to focus on acquiring and investing in businesses with attractive assets that we consider to be undervalued or fairly valued and growing our acquired businesses.

 

On May 29, 2014, we completed the acquisition of 2.5 million shares of common stock of Schuff International, Inc. (“Schuff”), a steel fabrication and erection company and negotiated an agreement to purchase an additional 198,411 shares, representing an approximately 65% interest in Schuff. Schuff repurchased a portion of its outstanding common stock in June 2014, which had the effect of increasing the Company’s ownership interest to 70%. During the fourth quarter, the final results of a tender offer for all outstanding shares of Schuff were announced and various open-market purchases were made, which resulted in the acquisition of 809,043 shares and an increase in our ownership interest to 91%. We intend to execute a short-form merger, which will increase our ownership of Schuff shares to 100%. Schuff and its wholly-owned subsidiaries primarily operate as integrated fabricators and erectors of structural steel and heavy steel plates with headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona and operations in Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Kansas and California. Schuff’s construction projects are primarily in the aforementioned states. In addition, Schuff has construction projects in select international markets, primarily Panama.

 

On August 1, 2014, the Company paid $15.5 million to acquire 15,500 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock of American Natural Gas (“ANG”), representing an approximately 51% interest in ANG. ANG is a premier distributor of natural gas motor fuel headquartered in the Northeast that designs, builds, owns, acquires, operates and maintains compressed natural gas fueling stations for transportation.

 

On September 22, 2014, the Company completed the acquisition of Bridgehouse Marine Limited, the parent holding company of Global Marine Systems Limited (“GMSL”). The purchase price reflects an enterprise value of approximately $260 million, including assumed indebtedness, and was funded using the net proceeds from (i) the issuance of $11 million of Series A-1 Convertible Participating Preferred Stock of HC2 (the “Series A-1 Preferred Stock”) and (ii) a senior secured credit facility providing for a twelve month term loan of $214 million and a delayed draw term loan of $36 million (the “September Credit Facility”), each of which was also completed on September 22, 2014. With a portion of the proceeds from the September Credit Facility, the Company paid off its senior secured credit facility entered into on May 29, 2014 providing for an eighteen month term loan of $80 million and its senior unsecured credit facility entered into on September 8, 2014 consisting of a term loan of $17 million. The September Credit Facility was subsequently repaid using the proceeds from HC2’s issuance of its Existing Notes discussed below under—“Liquidity and Capital Resources”. GMSL is a leading provider of engineering and underwater services on submarine cables. In conjunction with the acquisition, approximately 3% of the Company’s interest in GMSL was purchased by a group of individuals, leaving the Company’s controlling interest as of March 31, 2015 at approximately 97%.

 

In our Telecommunications segment, we operate a telecommunications business including a network of direct routes and provide premium voice communication services for national telecom operators, mobile operators, wholesale carriers, prepaid operators, Voice over Internet Protocol (“VoIP”) service operators and Internet service providers (“ISPs”) from our International Carrier Services (“ICS”) business unit.

 

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In our Life Sciences segment, we operate Pansend, LLC, which has an 80% interest in Genovel Orthopedics, Inc., which seeks to develop products to treat early osteoarthritis of the knee, and a 61% interest in R2 Dermatology (f/k/a “GemDerm Aesthetics, Inc.”), which develops skin lightening technology.

 

Additionally, we acquired a 100% ownership interest in DMi, Inc., which owns licenses to create and distribute NASCAR ® video games.

 

We are evaluating several strategic and business alternatives, which may include the following: acquiring assets or businesses unrelated to our current or historical operations, operating, growing or acquiring additional assets or businesses related to our current or historical operations or winding down or selling our existing operations. As part of any acquisition strategy, we may raise capital in the form of debt or equity securities (including preferred stock) or a combination thereof. We have broad discretion in selecting a business strategy for the Company. If we elect to pursue an acquisition, we have broad discretion in identifying and selecting both the industries and the possible acquisition or business combination opportunities. We face significant competition for acquisition and business opportunities, including from numerous companies with a business plan similar to ours, and as such, there can be no assurance that any of these discussions will result in a definitive agreement and if they do, what the terms or timing of any agreement would be. While we search for additional acquisition opportunities, we manage a portion of our available cash and acquire interests in possible acquisition targets through our wholly-owned subsidiary, HC2 Investment Securities, Inc., a Delaware corporation.

 

Recent Developments

 

Offering of Senior Notes

 

On March 26, 2015, the Company issued $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2019. See Note 8—“Long-Term Obligations” for additional terms of the 11% Senior Secured Notes.

 

Preferred Stock Issuance

 

On January 5, 2015, HC2 issued 14,000 shares of Series A-2 Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (the “Series A-2 Preferred Stock”). Each share of Series A-2 Preferred Stock is convertible at a conversion price of $8.25. In connection with the issuance of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock, HC2 amended the certificates of designation governing the Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock (the “Series A Preferred Stock” and, together with the Series A-1 Preferred Stock and the Series A-2 Preferred Stock, the “Preferred Stock”) and Series A-1 Preferred Stock on January 5, 2015, which reflected the issuance of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock as a class of preferred stock which ranks at parity with the Series A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock and made certain other changes to conform the terms of the Series A Preferred Stock and Series A-1 Preferred Stock to those of the Series A-2 Preferred Stock. See Note 12—“Equity” for additional terms of the Preferred Stock.

 

Foreign Currency

 

Foreign currency can impact our financial results. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, approximately 27.1% of our net revenue from continuing operations was derived from sales and operations outside the U.S. The reporting currency for our condensed consolidated financial statements is the United States dollar (the “USD”). The local currency of each country is the functional currency for each of our respective entities operating in that country. In the future, we expect to continue to derive a portion of our net revenue and incur a portion of our operating costs from outside the U.S., and therefore changes in exchange rates may continue to have a significant, and potentially adverse, effect on our results of operations. Our risk of loss regarding foreign currency exchange rate risk is caused primarily by fluctuations in the USD/British pound sterling (“GBP”) exchange rate. Due to a percentage of our revenue derived outside of the U.S., changes in the USD relative to the GBP could have an adverse impact on our future results of operations. We have agreements with certain subsidiaries for repayment of a portion of the investments and advances made to these subsidiaries. As we anticipate repayment in the foreseeable future, we recognize the unrealized gains and losses in foreign currency transaction gain (loss) on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The exposure of our income from operations to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is reduced in part because a majority of the costs that we incur in connection with our foreign operations are also denominated in local currencies.

 

We are exposed to financial statement gains and losses as a result of translating the operating results and financial position of our international subsidiaries. We translate the local currency statements of operations of our foreign subsidiaries into USD using the average exchange rate during the reporting period. Changes in foreign exchange rates affect the reported profits and losses and cash flows of our international subsidiaries and may distort comparisons from year to year. By way of example, when the USD strengthens compared to the GBP, there could be a negative or positive effect on the reported results for our Telecommunications and Marine Services segments, depending upon whether such businesses are operating profitably or at a loss. It takes more profits in GBP to generate the same amount of profits in USD and a greater loss in GBP to generate the same amount of loss in USD. The opposite is also true. For instance, when the USD weakens against the GBP, there is a positive effect on reported profits and a negative effect on reported losses.

 

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For the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014, the USD was weaker on average as compared to the GBP. The following tables demonstrate the impact of currency fluctuations on our net revenue for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

 

Net Revenue by Location—in USD (in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2015   2014   Variance $   Variance %
United Kingdom     50,995       18,074       32,921       182.1 %

 

Net Revenue by Location—in Local Currencies (in thousands)

 

    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2015   2014   Variance $   Variance %
United Kingdom (in GBP)     33,702       10,927       22,775       208.4 %

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 for a detailed discussion of our critical accounting policies. These policies include revenue recognition, accounting for cost of revenue, goodwill and other intangible assets, valuation of long-lived assets and accounting for income taxes.

 

No significant changes in our critical accounting policies have occurred since December 31, 2014.

 

Financial Presentation Background

 

In the following presentations and narratives within this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, we compare the Company’s results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

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Results of Operations

 

Results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014

 

  The pro forma results of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 include pro forma financial information for the Manufacturing and Marine Services operating segments. These pro forma results give effect to the acquisitions of Schuff and GMSL as if they had occurred on January 1, 2014, but do not include any purchase price accounting adjustments (if applicable). The pro forma results of operations are limited to the discussion of net revenue, cost of revenue and selling, general and administrative expenses, as presented below.

 

Revenue

 

    Quarter Ended March 31,   Quarter-over-Quarter
    2015   2014    
    Net   % of   Net   % of        
(in thousands)   Revenue   Total   Revenue   Total   Variance   Variance %
Telecommunications     46,717       23.1 %     43,354       100.0 %     3,363       7.8 %
Manufacturing     126,866       62.9 %     —         0.0 %     126,866       100.0 %
Marine Services     27,001       13.4 %     —         0.0 %     27,001       100.0 %
Utilities     1,224       0.6 %     —         0.0 %     1,224       100.0 %
Total Net Revenue     201,808       100.0 %     43,354       100.0 %     158,454       365.5 %

 

Pro forma Revenue

 

    Quarter Ended March 31,   Quarter-over-Quarter
    2015   2014    
    Net   % of   Net   % of        
(in thousands)   Revenue   Total   Revenue   Total   Variance   Variance %
Telecommunications     46,717       23.1 %     43,354       22.4 %     3,363       7.8 %
Manufacturing     126,866       62.9 %     105,142       54.4 %     21,724       20.7 %
Marine Services     27,001       13.4 %     44,920       23.2 %     (17,919 )     -39.9 %
Utilities     1,224       0.6 %     —         0.0 %     1,224       100.0 %
Total Net Revenue     201,808       100.0 %     193,416       100.0 %     8,392       4.3 %

 

Net revenue: Net revenue increased $158.5 million, or 365.5%, to $201.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 from $43.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

Telecommunications : The increase in Telecommunications is primarily due to an increase in both domestic and international terminations year over year.

 

Manufacturing : On a pro forma basis, manufacturing revenue increased by $21.7 million or 20.7%. The increase in Manufacturing is primarily due to major commercial projects in the Southwest and Pacific regions of the United States that began in late 2014. Because of the timing of particular projects, there will be fluctuations in revenue throughout the year. Revenue from our Manufacturing segment was budgeted to be lower in the first quarter of 2015 as compared to the remaining portion of the year.

 

Marine Services : On a pro forma basis, marine services revenue decreased by $17.9 million or 39.9%. The decrease is primarily due to vessel charters and installation project work in Q1 of 2014 that were not repeated in 2015. Revenue from our Marine Services segment is impacted by the weather. In any particular year, revenue can fluctuate depending on the average temperature in the winter months and will generally be lower as temperatures are lower. Revenue from our Marine Services segment was budgeted to be lower in the first quarter of 2015 as compared to the remaining portion of the year.

 

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Cost of Revenue

 

    Quarter Ended March 31,   Quarter-over-Quarter
    2015   2014    
    Cost of   % of Net   Cost of   % of Net        
(in thousands)   Revenue   Revenue   Revenue   Revenue   Variance   Variance %
Telecommunications     45,278       96.9 %     41,107       94.8 %     4,171       10.1 %
Manufacturing     109,859       86.6 %     —         0.0 %     109,859       100.0 %
Marine Services     16,642       61.6 %     —         0.0 %     16,642       100.0 %
Utilities     677       55.3 %     —         0.0 %     677       100.0 %
Total Cost of Revenue     172,456       85.5 %     41,107       94.8 %     131,349       319.5 %

 

Pro forma Cost of Revenue

 

    Quarter Ended March 31,   Quarter-over-Quarter
    2015   2014    
    Cost of   % of Net   Cost of   % of Net        
(in thousands)   Revenue   Revenue   Revenue   Revenue   Variance   Variance %
Telecommunications     45,278       96.9 %     41,107       94.8 %     4,171       10.1 %
Manufacturing     109,859       86.6 %     88,701       84.4 %     21,158       23.9 %
Marine Services     16,642       61.6 %     30,357       67.6 %     (13,715 )     -45.2 %
Utilities     677       55.3 %     —         0.0 %     677       100.0 %
Total Cost of Revenue     172,456       85.5 %     160,165       82.8 %     12,291       7.7 %

 

Cost of revenue: Cost of revenue increased $131.3 million to $172.5 million, or 85.5% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 from $41.1 million, or 94.8% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

Telecommunications : The increase in Telecommunications is primarily due to the increase in net revenue in such segment. Cost of revenue as a percentage of net revenue for such segment increased 210 basis points quarter-over-quarter.

 

Manufacturing : On a pro forma basis, manufacturing cost of sales increased by $21.2 million or 23.9%. The increase in Manufacturing is primarily due to the increase in revenue.

 

Marine Services : On a pro forma basis, marine services cost of sales decreased by $13.7 million or 45.2%. The decrease is primarily due to a reduced cost base due to the non-recurring charters and installations in Q1 of 2014.

 

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

    Quarter Ended March 31,   Quarter-over-Quarter
    2015   2014    
        % of Net       % of Net        
(in thousands)   SG&A   Revenue   SG&A   Revenue   Variance   Variance %
Telecommunications     1,497       3.2 %     2,566       5.9 %     (1,069 )     -41.7 %
Life Sciences     1,234       0.0 %     —         0.0 %     1,234       100.0 %
Manufacturing     9,926       7.8 %     —         0.0 %     9,926       100.0 %
Marine Services     2,565       9.5 %     —         0.0 %     2,565       100.0 %
Utilities     365       29.8 %     —         0.0 %     365       100.0 %
Other     241       0.0 %     —         0.0 %     241       100.0 %
Corporate     7,225       0.0 %     3,638       0.0 %     3,587       98.6 %
Total SG&A     23,053       11.4 %     6,204       14.3 %     16,849       271.6 %

 

Pro forma Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

 

    Quarter Ended March 31,   Quarter-over-Quarter
    2015   2014    
        % of Net       % of Net        
(in thousands)   SG&A   Revenue   SG&A   Revenue   Variance   Variance %
Telecommunications     1,497       3.2 %     2,566       5.9 %     (1,069 )     -41.7 %
Life Sciences     1,234       0.0 %     —         0.0 %     1,234       100.0 %
Manufacturing     9,926       7.8 %     11,386       10.8 %     (1,460 )     -12.8 %
Marine Services     2,565       9.5 %     2,752       6.1 %     (187 )     -6.8 %
Utilities     365       29.8 %     —         0.0 %     365       100.0 %
Other     241       0.0 %     —         0.0 %     241       100.0 %
Corporate     7,225       0.0 %     3,638       0.0 %     3,587       98.6 %
Total SG&A     23,053       11.4 %     20,342       10.5 %     2,711       13.3 %

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses: Selling, general and administrative expenses increased $16.8 million to $23.1 million, or 11.4% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2015 from $6.2 million, or 14.3% of net revenue, for the three months ended March 31, 2014.

 

Telecommunications : The decrease in Telecommunications was primarily due to a $0.7 million decrease in salaries and benefits resulting from headcount reductions and a $0.3 million decrease in general and administrative expenses.

 

Manufacturing : On a pro forma basis, manufacturing selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $1.5 million or 12.8%. The decrease in Manufacturing is primarily due to lower employee-related and travel costs along with lower bonus expense due to a change in bonus plan structure in late 2014. We continue to make a concerted effort to control costs while continuing to invest in business development and information technology to increase profitability.

 

Marine Services : On a pro forma basis, marine services selling, general and administrative expenses decreased by $0.2 million or 6.8%. The decrease in Marine Services is primarily due to improved cost control measures across general and administrative expenses.

 

Corporate : The increase in Corporate included $3.5 million higher salaries and benefits resulting from increased headcount, $0.8 million higher professional fees related to our acquisition activity and $0.5 million higher general and administrative expenses partially offset by $1.5 million lower occupancy costs.

 

Depreciation and amortization expense: Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was $6.9 million, a portion of which was included in cost of revenue. Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $0.2 million.

 

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Gain/loss on sale or disposal of assets: Loss on sale or disposal of assets was $0.5 million and gain of $0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Interest expense: Interest expense was $8.6 million and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The increase in interest expense in 2015 was due to the issuance of HC2’s 11% Notes.

 

Foreign currency transaction loss: Foreign currency transactions resulted in a loss of $0.8 million and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The losses are attributable to transactions denominated in a currency other than the subsidiaries’ functional currency.

 

Loss from equity investees: Loss from equity investees was $2.7 million and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Income tax benefit: Income tax benefit was $5.8 million and $0 for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The tax provision benefit resulted primarily from the projected benefit as calculated under ASC 740 without applying a valuation allowance. The March 31, 2014 provision was under a full valuation allowance.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Other Information

 

Adjusted EBITDA

 

Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is significant to gaining an understanding of the Company’s results as it is frequently used by the financial community to provide insight into an organization’s operating trends and facilitates comparisons between peer companies, since interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization and the other items listed in the definition of Adjusted EBITDA below can differ greatly between organizations as a result of differing capital structures and tax strategies. Adjusted EBITDA can also be a useful measure of a company’s ability to service debt. While management believes that non-US GAAP measurements are useful supplemental information, such adjusted results are not intended to replace the Company’s US GAAP financial results.

 

    Schuff   GMSL   ICS   Other   HC2 Holdings, Inc.
    Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended   Three Months Ended
    March 31, 2015   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2015   March 31, 2015
Net income (loss)   $ 3,188     $ 1,607     $ (524 )   $ (9,332 )   $ (5,061 )
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to Adjusted EBIT:                                        
(Gain) loss on sale or disposal of assets     423       —         50       —         473  
Interest expense     344       996       —         7,268       8,608  
Amortization of debt discount     —         —         —         92       92  
Interest income and other expense, net     (17 )     —         (5 )     (171 )     (193 )
Foreign currency (gain) loss     —         448       322       1       771  
Income tax (benefit) expense     2,569       6       —         (8,408 )     (5,833 )
Loss from discontinued operations     9       —         —         —         9  
Noncontrolling interest     85       —         —         (346 )     (261 )
Share-based payment expense     —         —         —         2,235       2,235  
Adjusted EBIT     6,601       3,057       (157 )     (8,661 )     840  
Depreciation and amortization     478       4,030       98       400       5,006  
Depreciation and amortization (included in cost of revenue)     1,875       —         —         —         1,875  
Foreign currency (gain) loss (included in cost of revenue)     —         (1,823 )     —         —         (1,823 )
Adjusted EBITDA   $ 8,954     $ 5,264     $ (59 )   $ (8,261 )   $ 5,898  

 

The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA, as defined by us on a pro forma basis, consists of Net income (loss) as adjusted for asset impairment expense; gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets; amortization of debt discount; loss on early extinguishment or restructuring of debt; interest income and other income (expense), net; foreign currency transaction gain (loss); (gain) loss on sale of discontinued operations; gain (loss) from discontinued operations; income tax (benefit) expense; acquisition and related charges; non-controlling interests; share-based compensation expense; and depreciation and amortization expense.

 

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Pro forma Net Revenue, Cost of Revenue and SG&A

 

Pro forma Net Revenue, Pro forma Cost of Revenue and Pro forma SG&A include the as reported net revenue, cost of revenue and SG&A, respectively, for the comparable prior period adjusted for net revenues, cost of revenue and SG&A from acquired businesses, subsequent to that period’s end, made to facilitate direct comparison to the as reported amounts for the current period.

 

Management believes that presenting Pro forma Net Revenue, Pro Forma Cost of Revenue and Pro Forma SG&A is important to understanding the Company’s financial performance, providing better analysis of trends in our underlying businesses as it allows for comparability to prior period results.

 

Pro forma Net Revenue 

 

    Quarter Ended March 31,   Quarter-over-Quarter
    2015   2014    
    Net   % of   Net   % of        
(in thousands)   Revenue   Total   Revenue   Total   Variance   Variance %
Telecommunications     46,717       23.1 %     43,354       22.4 %     3,363       7.8 %
Manufacturing     126,866       62.9 %     105,142       54.4 %     21,724       20.7 %
Marine Services     27,001       13.4 %     44,920       23.2 %     (17,919 )     -39.9 %
Utilities     1,224       0.6 %     —         0.0 %     1,224       100.0 %
Total Net Revenue - pro forma     201,808       100.0 %     193,416       100.0 %     8,392       4.3 %
Less net revenue from:                                                
Manufacturing     —                 (105,142 )                        
Marine Services     —                 (44,920 )                        
Total Net Revenue - GAAP     201,808               43,354                          

 

Pro forma Cost of Revenue

 

    Quarter Ended March 31,   Quarter-over-Quarter
    2015   2014    
    Cost of   % of Net   Cost of   % of Net        
(in thousands)   Revenue   Revenue   Revenue   Revenue   Variance   Variance %
Telecommunications     45,278       96.9 %     41,107       94.8 %     4,171       10.1 %
Manufacturing     109,859       86.6 %     88,701       84.4 %     21,158       23.9 %
Marine Services     16,642       61.6 %     30,357       67.6 %     (13,715 )     -45.2 %
Utilities     677       55.3 %     —         0.0 %     677       100.0 %
Total Cost of Revenue - pro forma     172,456       85.5 %     160,165       82.8 %     12,291       7.7 %
Less cost of revenue from:                                                
Manufacturing     —                 (88,701 )                        
Marine Services     —                 (30,357 )                        
Total Cost of Revenue - GAAP     172,456               41,107                          

   

Pro forma SG&A

 

    Quarter Ended March 31,   Quarter-over-Quarter
    2015   2014    
        % of Net       % of Net        
(in thousands)   SG&A   Revenue   SG&A   Revenue   Variance   Variance %
Telecommunications     1,497       3.2 %     2,566       5.9 %     (1,069 )     -41.7 %
Life Sciences     1,234       0.0 %     —         0.0 %     1,234       100.0 %
Manufacturing     9,926       7.8 %     11,386       10.8 %     (1,460 )     -12.8 %
Marine Services     2,565       9.5 %     2,752       6.1 %     (187 )     -6.8 %
Utilities     365       29.8 %     —         0.0 %     365       100.0 %
Other     241       0.0 %     —         0.0 %     241       100.0 %
Corporate     7,225       0.0 %     3,638       0.0 %     3,587       98.6 %
Total SG&A - pro forma     23,053       11.4 %     20,342       10.5 %     2,711       13.3 %
Less SG&A from:                                                
Manufacturing     —                 (11,386 )                        
Marine Services     —                 (2,752 )                        
Total SG&A - GAAP     23,053               6,204                          

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Issuance of 11% Senior Secured Notes

 

On March 26, 2015, the Company issued an additional $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2019. See Note 8—“Long-Term Obligations” for additional terms of the 11% Senior Secured Notes. The Company intends to use net proceeds from the issuance of the Notes for working capital for the Company and its subsidiaries and for general corporate purposes.

 

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Pro Forma Capital Expenditures

 

Pro forma capital expenditures for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 include pro forma financial information for the Manufacturing and Marine Services operating segments. These pro forma capital expenditures give effect to the acquisitions of Schuff and GMSL as if they had occurred on January 1, 2014. Pro forma capital expenditures consist of the following (in thousands):

 

    As Reported   Pro Forma
    Three Months Ended March 31,
    2015   2014
  Schuff       1,157       7,839  
  GMSL       1,567       3,491  
  ICS (1)       11       67  
  ANG       389       —    
  Other       —         22  
       Total       3,124       11,419  

 

(1) ICS activity does not include any pro forma adjustments

 

The above capital expenditures exclude assets acquired under terms of capital lease and vendor financing obligations.

 

Changes in Cash Flows

 

Our principal liquidity requirements arise from cash used in operating activities, purchases of network equipment, including switches, related transmission equipment and capacity, steel manufacturing equipment and subsea cable equipment, development of back-office systems and income taxes. We have financed our growth and operations to date through public offerings and private placements of debt and equity securities, credit facilities, vendor financing, capital lease financing and other financing arrangements.

 

Net cash used in operating activities was $49.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to net cash provided of $2.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, net income, net of non-cash operating activity, provided $7.1 million of cash. Other major drivers included an increase in accounts receivable of $45.8 million, a decrease in accounts payable of $18.9 million, a decrease in billings in excess of costs and recognized earnings on uncompleted contracts of $10.1 million and a decrease in accrued income taxes of $6.2 million, partially offset by an increase in accrued interconnection costs of $10.1 million, an increase in accrued interest of $8.9 million and an increase in accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $6.0 million. For the three months ended March 31, 2014, net income, net of non-cash operating activity, used $3.7 million of cash. Other major drivers included a decrease in accounts payable of $1.8 million and a decrease in accrued interconnection costs of $1.2 million, offset by a decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $6.7 million and a decrease in accounts receivable of $2.8 million.

 

Net cash used in investing activities was $20.8 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to a negligible amount for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 included a purchase of $8.6 million in equity investments, a purchase of $6.7 million in marketable securities, $3.1 million of capital expenditures and a purchase of $3.3 million in debt securities. Net cash used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 included $0.1 million of capital expenditures, offset by $0.1 million of proceeds from the sale of property and equipment.

 

Net cash provided by financing activities was $90.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014. Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2015 included $181.3 million of proceeds from credit facilities and the 11% Notes and $14.0 million of proceeds from the issuance of Preferred Stock, partially offset by $103.7 million used to make principal payments on our credit facilities. Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 included $2.9 million of proceeds from the exercise of warrants and stock options, partially offset by $0.6 million used to pay dividend equivalents to our shareholders.

 

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Short- and Long-Term Liquidity Considerations and Risks; Contractual Obligations

 

As of March 31, 2015, we had $128.9 million of cash and cash equivalents. We believe that our existing cash and cash equivalents will be sufficient to fund our fixed obligations (such as operating leases), and other cash needs for our operations for at least the next twelve months. As of March 31, 2015, we had $415.4 million of indebtedness.

 

HC2 is a holding company and its liquidity needs are primarily for dividend payments on its Preferred Stock, interest payments on any long-term debt, professional fees (including advisory services, legal and accounting fees), salaries and benefits, office rent, insurance costs and certain support services. HC2’s current source of liquidity is its cash, cash equivalents and investments, and distributions from its subsidiaries.

 

The ability of HC2’s subsidiaries to generate sufficient net income and cash flows to make upstream cash distributions is subject to numerous factors, including restrictions contained in such subsidiary’s financing agreements, availability of sufficient funds in such subsidiary and the approval of such payment by such subsidiary’s board of directors, which must consider various factors, including general economic and business conditions, tax considerations, strategic plans, financial results and condition, expansion plans, any contractual, legal or regulatory restrictions on the payment of dividends, and such other factors such subsidiary’s board of directors considers relevant. In addition, one or more subsidiaries may issue, repurchase, retire or refinance, as applicable, their debt or equity securities for a variety of purposes, including in order to grow their business, pursue acquisition activities or to manage their liquidity needs. Any such issuance may limit such subsidiary’s ability to make upstream cash distributions. HC2’s liquidity may also be impacted by the capital needs of its current and future subsidiaries. Such entities may require additional capital to maintain or grow their businesses, or make payments on their indebtedness.

 

We expect our cash, cash equivalents and investments to continue to be a source of liquidity except to the extent they may be used to fund investments in operating businesses or assets. Depending on a variety of factors, including the general state of capital markets, operating needs or acquisition size and terms, HC2 and its subsidiaries may raise additional capital through the issuance of equity, debt or both. There is no assurance, however, that such capital will be available at that time, in the amounts necessary or on terms satisfactory to HC2. We expect to service any such new additional debt through raising dividends received from our subsidiaries. We may also seek to repurchase, retire or refinance, as applicable, all or a portion of, our indebtedness or our common or preferred stock through open market purchases, tender offers, negotiated transactions or otherwise.

 

The obligations set forth in the table below reflect the contractual payments of principal and interest that existed as of March 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

    Payments Due By Period
Contractual Obligations     Total       Less than 1 year       1-3 years       3-5 years       More than 5 years  
Operating leases   $ 24,885     $ 3,016     $ 6,946     $ 4,225     $ 10,698  
Capital leases     71,584       5,137       13,677       20,957       31,813  
Notes payable (1)     529,163       67,465       83,562       378,136       —    
Total contractual obligations   $ 625,632     $ 75,618     $ 104,185     $ 403,318     $ 42,511  

 

(1) Interest is calculated using stated interest rates as shown in Note 8—“Long Term Obligations” to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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We have contractual obligations to utilize network facilities from certain carriers with terms greater than one year. We generally do not purchase or commit to purchase quantities in excess of normal usage or amounts that cannot be used within the contract term.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

Schuff

 

Schuff’s off-balance sheet arrangements at March 31, 2015 included letters of credit of $3.9 million under the Schuff Facility and performance bonds of $13.5 million.

 

Schuff’s letters of credit are issued for the benefit of its workers’ compensation insurance carrier. Schuff’s workers’ compensation insurance carrier requires standby letters of credit to be issued as collateral on all of its outstanding indemnity cases. The amount of collateral required is determined each year and is provided to the carrier for outstanding indemnity claims not greater than 54 months old. The prior years’ levels of required collateral can be adjusted each year based upon the costs incurred and settlements reached on the outstanding indemnity cases.

 

Schuff’s contract arrangements with customers sometimes require Schuff to provide performance bonds to partially secure its obligations under its contracts. Bonding requirements typically arise in connection with public works projects and sometimes with respect to certain private contracts. Schuff’s performance bonds are obtained through surety companies and typically cover the entire project price.

 

New Accounting Pronouncements

 

For a discussion of our “New Accounting Pronouncements,” refer to Note 2—“Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Related Party Transactions

 

HC2 has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and executive officers. These agreements require HC2 to indemnify such individuals, to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, for certain liabilities to which they may become subject as a result of their affiliation with the Company. For a further discussion of related party transactions, refer to Note 14—“Related Parties” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains or incorporates a number of “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements are based on current expectations, and are not strictly historical statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “if,” “may,” “should,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “future,” “forward,” “potential,” “estimate,” “opportunity,” “goal,” “objective,” “growth,” “outcome,” “could,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan,” “strategy,” “provide,” “commitment,” “result,” “seek,” “pursue,” “ongoing,” “include” or in the negative of such terms or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements inherently involve certain risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of performance, results, or the creation of shareholder value, although they are based on our current plans or assessments which we believe to be reasonable as of the date hereof.

 

HC2

 

Factors or risks that could cause HC2’s actual results to differ materially from the results we anticipate include, but are not limited to:

 

the possibility of indemnification claims arising out of divestitures of businesses;

 

uncertain global economic conditions in the markets in which our operating segments conduct their businesses;

 

the ability of our operating segments to attract and retain customers;

 

increased competition in the markets in which our operating segments conduct their businesses;

 

our possible inability to generate sufficient liquidity, margins, earnings per share, cash flow and working capital from our operating segments;

 

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our expectations regarding the timing, extent and effectiveness of our cost reduction initiatives and management’s ability to moderate or control discretionary spending;

 

management’s plans, goals, forecasts, expectations, guidance, objectives, strategies and timing for future operations, acquisitions, synergies, asset dispositions, fixed asset and goodwill impairment charges, tax and withholding expense, selling, general and administrative expenses, product plans, performance and results;

 

management’s assessment of market factors and competitive developments, including pricing actions and regulatory rulings;

 

limitations on our ability to successfully identify any strategic acquisitions or business opportunities and to compete for these opportunities with others who have greater resources;

 

the impact of additional material charges associated with our oversight of acquired or target businesses and the integration of our financial reporting;

 

the impact of expending significant resources in considering acquisition targets or business opportunities that are not consummated;

 

tax consequences associated with our acquisition, holding and disposition of target companies and assets;

 

our dependence on distributions from our subsidiaries to fund our operations and payments on our obligations;

 

the impact of covenants in the certificates of designation governing HC2’s Preferred Stock, the 11% Notes Indenture, the credit agreements governing the Schuff Facility and the GMSL Facility and future financing or refinancing agreements, on our ability to operate our business and finance our pursuit of acquisition opportunities;

 

the impact on the holders of HC2’s common stock if we issue additional shares of HC2 common stock or preferred stock;

 

the impact of decisions by HC2’s significant stockholders, whose interest may differ from those of HC2’s other stockholders, or their ceasing to remain significant stockholders;

 

the effect any interests our officers, directors, stockholders and their respective affiliates may have in certain transactions in which we are involved;

 

our dependence on certain key personnel;

 

our ability to effectively increase the size of our organization, if needed, and manage our growth;

 

the impact of a determination that we are an investment company or personal holding company;

 

the impact of delays or difficulty in satisfying the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 or negative reports concerning our internal controls;

 

the impact on our business and financial condition of our substantial indebtedness and the significant additional indebtedness and other financing obligations we may incur;

 

our possible inability to raise additional capital when needed or refinance our existing debt, on attractive terms, or at all; and

 

our possible inability to hire and retain qualified executive management, sales, technical and other personnel.

 

Marine Services / GMSL

 

Factors or risks that could cause GMSL’s, and thus our Marine Services segment’s, actual results to differ materially from the results we anticipate include, but are not limited to:

 

the possibility of global recession or market downturn with a reduction in capital spending within the targeted market segments the business operates in;

 

project implementation issues and possible subsequent overruns;

 

risks associated with operating outside of core competencies when moving into different market segments;

 

possible loss or severe damage to marine assets;

 

vessel equipment aging or reduced reliability;

 

risks associated with operating two joint ventures in China (China Telecom, Huawei);

 

risks related to foreign corrupt practices;

 

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changes to the local laws and regulatory environment in different geographical regions;

 

loss of key senior employees;

 

difficulties attracting enough skilled technical personnel;

 

foreign exchange rate risk;

 

liquidity risk; and

 

potential for financial loss arising from the failure by customers to fulfil their obligations as and when these obligations fall due.

 

Manufacturing / Schuff

 

Factors or risks that could cause Schuff’s, and thus our Manufacturing segment’s, actual results to differ materially from the results we anticipate include, but are not limited to:

 

its ability to realize cost savings from expected performance of contracts, whether as a result of improper estimates, performance, or otherwise;

 

uncertain timing and funding of new contract awards, as well as project cancellations;

 

cost overruns on fixed-price or similar contracts or failure to receive timely or proper payments on cost-reimbursable contracts, whether as a result of improper estimates, performance, disputes, or otherwise;

 

risks associated with labor productivity, including performance of subcontractors that Schuff hires to complete projects;

 

its ability to settle or negotiate unapproved change orders and claims;

 

changes in the costs or availability of, or delivery schedule for, equipment, components, materials, labor or subcontractors;

 

adverse impacts from weather affecting Schuff’s performance and timeliness of completion of projects, which could lead to increased costs and affect the quality, costs or availability of, or delivery schedule for, equipment, components, materials, labor or subcontractors;

 

fluctuating revenue resulting from a number of factors, including the cyclical nature of the individual markets in which our customers operate;

 

adverse outcomes of pending claims or litigation or the possibility of new claims or litigation, and the potential effect of such claims or litigation on Schuff’s business, financial condition, results of operations or cash flow; and

 

lack of necessary liquidity to provide bid, performance, advance payment and retention bonds, guarantees, or letters of credit securing Schuff’s obligations under bids and contracts or to finance expenditures prior to the receipt of payment for the performance of contracts.

 

Telecommunications / ICS

 

Factors or risks that could cause ICS’s, and thus our Telecommunications segment’s, actual results to differ materially from the results we anticipate include, but are not limited to:

 

our expectations regarding increased competition, pricing pressures and usage patterns with respect to ICS’s product offerings;

 

significant changes in ICS’s competitive environment, including as a result of industry consolidation, and the effect of competition in its markets, including pricing policies;

 

its compliance with complex laws and regulations in the U.S. and internationally; and

 

further changes in the telecommunications industry, including rapid technological, regulatory and pricing changes in its principal markets.

 

Other unknown or unpredictable factors could also affect our business, financial condition and results. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, there can be no assurance that any of the estimated or projected results will be realized. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date hereof. Subsequent events and developments may cause our views to change. While we may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, we specifically disclaim any obligation to do so.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

 

Our primary market risk exposures relate to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

 

Foreign currency can impact our financial results. During the three months ended March 31, 2015, approximately 27.1% of our net revenue from continuing operations was derived from sales and operations outside the U.S. The reporting currency for our condensed consolidated financial statements is the United States dollar (the “USD”). The local currency of each country is the functional currency for each of our respective entities operating in that country. In the future, we expect to continue to derive a portion of our net revenue and incur a portion of our operating costs from outside the U.S., and therefore changes in exchange rates may continue to have a significant, and potentially adverse, effect on our results of operations. Our risk of loss regarding foreign currency exchange rate risk is caused primarily by fluctuations in the USD/British pound sterling (“GBP”) exchange rate. Due to a percentage of our revenue derived outside of the U.S., changes in the USD relative to the GBP could have an adverse impact on our future results of operations. We have agreements with certain subsidiaries for repayment of a portion of the investments and advances made to these subsidiaries. As we anticipate repayment in the foreseeable future, we recognize the unrealized gains and losses in foreign currency transaction gain (loss) on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The exposure of our income from operations to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is reduced in part because a majority of the costs that we incur in connection with our foreign operations are also denominated in local currencies.

 

We are exposed to financial statement gains and losses as a result of translating the operating results and financial position of our international subsidiaries. We translate the local currency statements of operations of our foreign subsidiaries into USD using the average exchange rate during the reporting period. Changes in foreign exchange rates affect the reported profits and losses and cash flows of our international subsidiaries and may distort comparisons from year to year. By way of example, when the USD strengthens compared to the GBP, there could be a negative or positive effect on the reported results for our Telecommunications and Marine Services segments, depending upon whether such businesses are operating profitably or at a loss. It takes more profits in GBP to generate the same amount of profits in USD and a greater loss in GBP to generate the same amount of loss in USD. The opposite is also true. For instance, when the USD weakens against the GBP, there is a positive effect on reported profits and a negative effect on reported losses.

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 as compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014, the USD was weaker on average as compared to the GBP. As a result, the revenue of our subsidiaries whose local currency is GBP increased 208.4% in their local currencies compared to the three months ended March 31, 2014 and increased 182.1% in USD.

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

The Company has interest rate risk with respect to its long-term debt and credit facilities discussed in Note 8—“Long-Term Obligations” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. As of March 31, 2015, we have a substantial amount of debt with variable rates based generally on LIBOR. Increases in interest rates could therefore significantly increase the associated interest payments that we are required to make on this debt.

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

 

Our management evaluated, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of the period covered by this report, the material weakness described in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K regarding our disclosure controls and procedures related to the preparation and review of our income tax provisions and related accounts was remediated and our disclosure controls and procedures are effective. Disclosure controls and procedures mean our controls and other procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in our reports that we file or submit under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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Changes in Internal Control.

 

Except as stated below related to the steps taken in order to improve the internal control over income taxes, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect materially, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

In response to the material weakness described in the Company’s 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K, the Company has implemented a number of remediation steps to address such matter and to improve its internal control over income tax accounting. Specifically, the following have been implemented: dedicated additional internal and external personnel resources with the appropriate level of proficiency to identify, evaluate, and review complex tax accounting matters; organizational structure changes which better integrate the tax accounting and finance functions; enhancement of our processes and procedures for determining, documenting and calculating our income tax provision; and increasing the level of certain tax review activities throughout the year and during the financial statement close process.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

For a description of certain pending legal proceedings, see Note 11—“Commitments and Contingencies—Litigation” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included in HC2’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as updated in Note 10—“Commitments and Contingencies—Litigation” to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

 

ITEM  1A. RISK FACTORS

 

There have been no material changes to the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014.

 

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

 

None.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM  4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM  6. EXHIBITS

 

(a) Exhibits (see Exhibit Index following signature page below)

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on May 11, 2015.

 

       
    HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.
       
Date: May 11, 2015   By:

/s/  MESFIN DEMISE

     

Mesfin Demise

Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer,

Corporate Controller and Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

   

Exhibit

Number

Description

   
  3.1 Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of HC2 Holdings, Inc. (“HC2”) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to HC2’s Form 8-A, filed on June 20, 2011) (File No. 001-35210).
   
  3.2 Certificate of Ownership of HC2 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to HC2’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on October 18, 2013) (File No. 001-35210).
   
  3.3 Certificate of Ownership and Merger (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to HC2’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on April 11, 2014) (File No. 001-35210).
   
  3.4 Certificate of Amendment (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to HC2’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 18, 2014) (File No. 001-35210).
   
  4.1 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock of HC2 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to HC2’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 9, 2015) (File No. 001-35210).
   
  4.2 Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Designation of Series A-1 Convertible Participating Preferred Stock of HC2 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to HC2’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 9, 2015) (File No. 001-35210).
   
  4.3 Certificate of Designation of Series A-2 Convertible Participating Preferred Stock of HC2 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to HC2’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 9, 2015) (File No. 001-35210).
   
10.1.1 Seventh Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of February 19, 2015, by and among Schuff, as Borrower, and Wells Fargo Credit, Inc. (filed herewith).  
   
 10.2 Employment Agreement, dated October 1, 2014, by and between HC2 and Paul Voigt (filed herewith).
   
 10.3 Employment Agreement, dated May 12, 2014, by and between HC2 and Ian Estus (filed herewith).
   
   31 Certifications (filed herewith).
   
   32* Certification (filed herewith).
   
  101 The following materials from the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2015, formatted in extensible business reporting language (XBRL); (i) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, (ii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, (iii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, (iv) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Permanent Equity for the three months ended March 31, 2015, (v) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, and (vi) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (filed herewith).

 

 

* These certifications are being “furnished” and will not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section. Such certifications will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.

 

^ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

 

 

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Exhibit 10.1.1

 

SEVENTH AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

 

                     THIS SEVENTH AMENDMENT (the “Amendment”), dated February 19, 2015, is entered into by and between SCHUFF INTERNATIONAL, INC. , a Delaware corporation, and the other Persons listed in Schedule 1.1 of the Credit Agreement, as hereafter defined (collectively, jointly and severally the “Borrower”), and WELLS FARGO CREDIT, INC. , a Minnesota corporation (“Lender”).

 

RECITALS

 

                    The Borrower and the Lender are parties to a Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement dated August 14, 2013 (as amended from time to time, the “Credit Agreement”). Capitalized terms used in these recitals have the meanings given to them in the Credit Agreement unless otherwise specified.

 

                    NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants and agreements herein contained, it is agreed as follows:

 

                    1.        Credit Agreement Amendment . The Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

 

                              (a)      The definition of “Borrowing Base” contained in Section 1.1 of the Credit Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced as follows:.

 

                    “Borrowing Base” means at any time the lesser of:

 

                    the Maximum Line; or

 

                    the sum of:

     
            (i)       the lesser of (a) $30,000,000.00, or (b) 35% of Eligible Non-Quincy Accounts, plus  
     
            (ii)      the lesser of (a) $5,083,000.00, which amount shall be automatically reduced by $225,000.00 on the first day of each month commencing on March 1, 2015, by all amounts which are paid to Lender pursuant to Section 6.2(c) of the Credit Agreement and by all amounts paid to Lender pursuant to Section 6.28 of the Credit Agreement until such time as said amount is equal to $0.00), or (b) 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of Eligible Equipment, plus  
     
            (iii)     the lesser of (a) 85% of the Net Orderly Liquidation Value of the Eligible Inventory, or (b) $15,000,000.00, plus  
     
            (iv)     the lesser of (a) $6,437,500.00 (which amount shall automatically be reduced by $62,500.00 on March 1, 2015, and on the first day of each month thereafter through and until the Real Estate Facility Termination Date, at which point it shall be equal to $0.00), or (b) 20% of the fair market value of the Real Property, as determined by appraisals which are acceptable to the Lender in its sole discretion (such lesser amount, the “Real Estate Sublimit”), minus  

 

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            (vi)     $5,000,000.00.  

 

                    2.        No Other Changes . Except as explicitly amended by this Amendment, all of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and shall apply to any advance or letter of credit thereunder.

 

                    3.        Conditions Precedent . This Amendment shall be effective when the Lender shall have received an executed original hereof, together with each of the following, each in substance and form acceptable to the Lender in its sole discretion:

 

                              (a)     A Certificate of the Secretary of the Borrower certifying as to (i) the resolutions of the board of directors of the Borrower approving the execution and delivery of this Amendment, (ii) the fact that the articles of incorporation and bylaws or articles of organization and operating agreement, as applicable, of the Borrower, which were certified and delivered to the Lender pursuant to a previous Certificate of Authority of the Borrower’s secretary or assistant secretary continue in full force and effect and have not been amended or otherwise modified except as set forth in the Certificate to be delivered, and (iii) certifying that the officers and agents of the Borrower who have been certified to the Lender, pursuant to a previous Certificate of Authority of the Borrower’s secretary or assistant secretary, as being authorized to sign and to act on behalf of the Borrower continue to be so authorized or setting forth the sample signatures of each of the officers and agents of the Borrower authorized to execute and deliver this Amendment and all other documents, agreements and certificates on behalf of the Borrower.

 

                              (b)     Payment of the fee detailed in Section 9 below.

 

                              (c)     Such other matters as the Lender may reasonably require.

 

                    4.        Representations and Warranties . The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender as follows:

 

                              (a)     The Borrower has all requisite power and authority to execute this Amendment and any other agreements or instruments required hereunder and to perform all of its obligations hereunder, and this Amendment and all such other agreements and instruments has been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable in accordance with its terms.

 

                              (b)     The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this Amendment and any other agreements or instruments required hereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not (i) require any authorization, consent or approval by any governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign, (ii) violate any provision of any law, rule or regulation or of any order, writ, injunction or decree presently in effect, having applicability to the Borrower, or the articles of incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower, or (iii) result in a breach of or constitute a default under any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other agreement, lease or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected.

 

                              (c)     All of the representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement are correct on and as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date, except to the extent that such representations and warranties relate solely to an earlier date.

 

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                    5.        References . All references in the Credit Agreement to “this Agreement” shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby; and any and all references in the Security Documents to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to refer to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby.

 

                    6.        No Waiver . The execution of this Amendment and the acceptance of all other agreements and instruments related hereto shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any Default or Event of Default under the Credit Agreement or a waiver of any breach, default or event of default under any Security Document or other document held by the Lender, whether or not known to the Lender and whether or not existing on the date of this Amendment.

 

                    7.        Release . The Borrower hereby absolutely and unconditionally releases and forever discharges the Lender, and any and all participants, parent corporations, subsidiary corporations, affiliated corporations, insurers, indemnitors, successors and assigns thereof, together with all of the present and former directors, officers, agents and employees of any of the foregoing, from any and all claims, demands or causes of action of any kind, nature or description, whether arising in law or equity or upon contract or tort or under any state or federal law or otherwise, which the Borrower has had, now has or has made claim to have against any such person for or by reason of any act, omission, matter, cause or thing whatsoever arising from the beginning of time to and including the date of this Amendment, whether such claims, demands and causes of action are matured or unmatured or known or unknown.

 

                    8.        Costs and Expenses . The Borrower hereby reaffirms its agreement under the Credit Agreement to pay or reimburse the Lender on demand for all costs and expenses incurred by the Lender in connection with the Loan Documents, including without limitation all title insurance premiums and all reasonable fees and disbursements of legal counsel. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower specifically agrees to pay all reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel to the Lender for the services performed by such counsel in connection with the preparation of this Amendment and the documents and instruments incidental hereto. The Borrower hereby agrees that the Lender may, subject to the terms of this Amendment, in its sole discretion and without further authorization by the Borrower, make a loan to the Borrower under the Credit Agreement, or apply the proceeds of any loan, for the purpose of paying any such fees, disbursements, costs and expenses.

 

                    9.        Amendment Fee . The Borrower shall pay to the Lender, on the date hereof, a fully earned, non-refundable amendment fee in the amount of $12,500.00.

 

                    10.      Miscellaneous . This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed an original and all of which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.

 

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

         
For Each Person Comprising the Borrower   SCHUFF INTERNATIONAL, INC., a
      Delaware corporation

c/o Schuff International, Inc.

1841 W. Buchanan Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85007

Telecopier: (602) 452-4465

  By  
Attention: Michael R. Hill     Michael R. Hill
e-mail:       Its: Vice President and CFO
         
     

SCHUFF STEEL COMPANY, a

Delaware corporation

         
      By:  
        Michael R. Hill
      Its: Vice President and CFO
         
     

SCHUFF STEEL – ATLANTIC, LLC., a Florida

limited liability company

         
      By:

Schuff Steel Company, a Delaware corporation

Its Managing Member

           
        By:  
          Michael R. Hill
        Its: Vice President and CFO
           
     

QUINCY JOIST COMPANY, a Delaware corporation

           
      By:  
        Michael R. Hill
        Its: Vice President and CFO
         
      SCHUFF STEEL – GULF COAST, INC., a Delaware corporation
         
      By:  
        Michael R. Hill
        Its: Vice President and CFO

 

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ON-TIME STEEL MANAGEMENT

HOLDING, INC., a Delaware corporation

         
      By:  
        Michael R. Hill
        Its: Vice President and CFO
         
      SCHUFF HOLDING CO., a Delaware corporation
         
      By  
        Michael R. Hill
        Its: President
         
      ADDISON STRUCTURAL SERVICES, INC., a Florida corporation
         
      By  
        Michael R. Hill
        Its: President
         
      SCHUFF STEEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY- SOUTHEAST L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
         
      By  
      Name: Michael R. Hill, Manager
         
      SCHUFF STEEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY- SOUTHWEST, INC., a Delaware corporation
         
      By:  
        Michael R. Hill
        Its: Vice President and CFO
         
      SCHUFF STEEL MANAGEMENT COMPANY- COLORADO, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
         
      By:  
        Michael R. Hill, Manager

 

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SCHUFF PREMIER SERVICES LLC, a

Delaware limited liability company

         
      By:  
      Name: Michael R. Hill, Manager
         
      WELLS FARGO CREDIT, INC.
         
      By   
        Its Authorized Signatory

 

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Exhibit 10.2

 

Execution Copy

 

THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of October 1, 2014 (the “ Effective Date ”) is entered into by and between HC2 Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”), and Paul Voigt (“ Executive ”).

 

WHEREAS, the Company has offered to employ Executive, and Executive has agreed to be employed by the Company, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as set forth below:

       
  1. Term; Effectiveness . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to employ Executive and Executive agrees to be employed by the Company as an at-will employee as of the Effective Date. As an at-will employee, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment at any time, with or without reason, and Executive may resign at any time, with or without reason, both subject to the notice provisions in Section 5. The provisions of this Agreement will continue to apply unless and until Executive is informed in writing that it is being prospectively modified by the Company or until it is superseded by a subsequent written agreement between Executive and the Company. The entire period during which Executive is employed by the Company is at times referred to herein as the “ Employment Period .”
       
  2. Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms, as used herein, shall have the definitions set forth below.
     
    (a) Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such specified Person, provided that, in any event, any business in which the Company has a direct or indirect ownership interest of more than five (5) percent shall be treated as an Affiliate of the Company.
       
    (b) Control ” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
       
    (c) Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental or regulatory body or other entity.
       
    (d) Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation of which at least a majority of the voting power with respect to the capital stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, any of its other Subsidiaries or any combination thereof or (ii) any Person other than a corporation in which such Person, any of its other Subsidiaries or any combination thereof has, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the total equity or other ownership interest therein.

 

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    (e) Termination Date ” means the last day that Executive is employed by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the Termination Date shall mean the last date of employment, whether such day is selected by mutual agreement with Executive or unilaterally by the Company or by Executive and whether with or without advance notice.
       
  3. Duties and Responsibilities .
     
    (a) Executive agrees to be employed by the Company and be actively engaged in the business and activities of the Company and its Affiliates during the Employment Period, and to devote considerable time and attention to the Company and its Affiliates and the promotion of its business and interests and in no event less time than is reasonably required for the full performance of Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder. During the Employment Period, Executive agrees to use his reasonable best efforts to ensure that the business and activities of the Company and its Affiliates are conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in all material respects. Executive shall be employed hereunder with the title Senior Managing Director, Investments of the Company with such duties and responsibilities as directed from time to time by the Company and reporting solely to the Chief Executive Officer. Executive agrees to cooperate with reasonable requests of the Company to provide services to the Company’s Affiliates (including Harbinger Group Inc. and its Affiliates) in accordance with Company policies.
       
    (b) During the Employment Period, Executive shall use Executive’s best efforts to faithfully and diligently serve the Company and shall not act in any capacity that is in conflict with Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder, except for Executive’s services related to Harbinger Capital Partners, LLC and its affiliates (“ HCP ”). For the avoidance of doubt, during the Employment Period except for services related to HCP, Executive shall not (i) be permitted to become employed by, engaged in or to render services for any Person other than the Company and its Affiliates, (ii) be permitted to be a member of the board of directors of any Person (other than charitable or nonprofit organizations), in any case without the consent of the Company, and (iii) be directly or indirectly materially engaged or interested in any business activity, trade or occupation (other than employment with the Company and its Affiliates as contemplated by the Agreement); provided that nothing herein shall preclude Executive from engaging in charitable or community affairs and managing his personal investments to the extent that such other activities do not, subject to Section 7, conflict in any material way with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder.

 

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  4. Compensation and Related Matters .
     
    (a) Base Compensation . During the Employment Period, for all services rendered under this Agreement, Executive shall receive aggregate annual base salary (“ Base Salary ”) at a rate of $300,000 per annum, payable in accordance with payroll practices applicable to Company employees.
       
    (b) Annual Bonus . The Compensation Committee may authorize the Company to adopt an annual bonus plan payments under which are intended to qualify as performance based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (an “Annual Bonus”). In addition to a Base Salary, the Compensation Committee, in its discretion, and in consultation with Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, may choose to include Executive under the Bonus Plan or to provide for a discretionary annual cash bonus to Executive. If granted, Executive shall be entitled to payment of the Annual Bonus, if any, only if Executive is employed by the Company on the payment date.
       
    (c) Benefits and Perquisites . During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the benefit plans and programs commensurate with Executive’s position that are provided by the Company from time to time for comparable executives generally, subject to the terms and conditions of such plans. The Company may alter, modify, add to or delete from, or terminate any of its employee benefit plans at any time as it, in its sole judgment, determines to be appropriate, without recourse by Executive, except that no such action shall adversely affect any previously vested rights of Executive under such plans.
       
    (d) Business Expense Reimbursements . The Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable and properly documented business expenses incurred during the Employment Period in accordance with the Company’s then-prevailing policies and procedures for expense reimbursement.
       
    (e) Vacation . During the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible for paid time off (“ PTO ”) of twenty-seven (27) days annually as provided in applicable Company policies.
       
    (f) Initial Equity Grants . Within thirty (30) days (“ Grant Date ”) following the Effective Date, the Executive shall receive the following equity awards:
       
      (i) 125,000 shares of Restricted Stock. The Restricted Stock shall vest and the restrictions shall lapse for one-third of the shares on the Grant Date and an additional one-third of the shares on each of the first and second anniversaries of the Effective Date, subject to the Executive’s continued employment on such date. The Restricted Stock shall be subject to the terms of the underlying award agreements and the Company’s equity plan in effect from time to time.

 

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      (ii) stock options to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “ Option ”). The Option shall be exercisable for one-third of the shares subject to the Option on the Grant Date and an additional one-third of the shares covered by the Option shall become exercisable on each of the first and second anniversaries of the Effective Date, subject to the Executive’s continued employment on such date. The Option shall be subject to the terms of the underlying award agreements and the Company’s equity plan in effect from time to time. The exercise price for the Option shall be the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Grant Date.
         
    (g) Signing Bonus . Executive shall be entitled to receive a one-time signing bonus of $100,000, payable in accordance with the Company’s payroll practices and policies and subject to applicable withholding of income taxes, social security taxes and other such other payroll deductions as are required by law or applicable employee benefit programs.
       
  5. Termination of Employment .
     
    (a) Executive’s employment shall automatically and immediately terminate upon Executive’s death. Executive’s employment may be terminated by the Company at any time because of Disability (defined below), or for Cause (defined below), or for any reason other than Cause or Disability (“ Without Cause ”), by delivering notice of such termination, and may be terminated by Executive at any time for Good Reason (defined below) or for any other reason, provided , however , Executive shall be required to give the Company at least 30 days advance written notice of any resignation, and the Company shall be required to give Executive at least 30 days advance written notice of any termination Without Cause. The Company may, in its discretion, require Executive to cease performing services for the Company, in whole or part, during any portion of such 30 day notice period, in which event the Company will continue to pay Base Salary, if any, and provide benefits and calculate bonuses, if any, through the end of such 30 day period.
       
    (b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease as of the Termination Date, except as otherwise provided herein, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary, if any, and PTO and unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(d) incurred through the Termination Date, (ii) for the payment of any non-deferred cash portion of any discretionary Bonus awarded in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which termination of employment occurs but unpaid as of the Termination Date (which will be paid when such non-deferred cash portion of the discretionary Bonus would otherwise be payable), (iii) as set forth in any other benefit plans, programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates, and (iv) as otherwise expressly required by applicable statute. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement (including the above provisions of this paragraph), if Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause or if Executive resigns without Good Reason, Executive shall not be entitled to receive any previously unpaid portion of the current or any prior fiscal year’s discretionary bonus.

 

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    (c) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason (defined below), then, in addition to the entitlements described in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to severance payments and benefits in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, the Company’s Severance Guidelines in effect as of the Termination Date. For purposes of this Agreement:
       
      (i) Cause ” means: (A) Executive’s willful misconduct in the performance of his duties for the Company that causes material injury to the Company, (B) Executive’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony (or the equivalent of a felony in a jurisdiction other than the United States), or Executive’s willfully engaging in illegal conduct that is detrimental to the Company, (C) Executive’s material breach of Sections 7, 8 or 10 of this Agreement, (D) Executive’s willful violation of the Company’s written policies in a manner that is detrimental to the best interests of the Company; (E) Executive’s fraud or misappropriation, embezzlement, or misuse of funds or property belonging to the Company; (F) Executive’s act of personal dishonesty that results in personal profit in connection with Executive’s employment with the Company; (G) Executive’s breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Company; or (H) Executive’s willful negligence of his duties, which results in the loss of a material amount of capital of the Company or its Affiliates (the Company shall make the determination of materiality and shall promptly communicate such determination to Executive); provided , however , that Executive shall be provided a ten (10)-day period to cure any of the events or occurrences described in the immediately preceding clauses (C) or (D) hereof, to the extent curable. For purposes hereof, no act, or failure to act, on the part of Executive shall be considered “ willful ” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. An act, or failure to act, based on specific authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board shall be presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.

 

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      (ii) Disability ” means Executive’s incapacity, due to mental, physical or emotional injury or illness, such that Executive is substantially unable to perform his duties hereunder for a continuous period of ninety calendar days, or for more than a total of 85 business days during any 12 month period, subject to reasonable accommodation provisions of applicable laws.
         
      (iii) Good Reason ” means the occurrence, without Executive’s express written consent, of a material diminution in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities or Executive shall give the Company a written notice specifying in detail the event or circumstances claimed to give rise to Good Reason within 25 days after Executive has knowledge that an event or circumstances constituting Good Reason has occurred, and if Executive fails to provide such timely notice, then such event or circumstances will no longer constitute Good Reason. The Company shall have 30 days to cure the event or circumstances described in such notice, and if such event or circumstances are not timely cured, then Executive must actually terminate employment within 90 days following the specified event or circumstances constituting Good Reason; otherwise, such event or circumstances will no longer constitute Good Reason.
         
    (d) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof (and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company) to the extent Executive is then serving thereon.
       
    (e) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder. Subject to Section 20 and applicable laws, the Company may offset any amounts due and payable by Executive to the Company or its Subsidiaries against any amounts the Company owes Executive hereunder.

 

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  6. Acknowledgments .
     
    (a) Executive acknowledges that the Company has expended and shall continue to expend substantial amounts of time, money and effort to develop business strategies, employee and customer relationships and goodwill and build an effective organization. Executive acknowledges that Executive is and shall become familiar with the Company’s Confidential Information (as defined below), including trade secrets, and that Executive’s services are of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Executive acknowledges that the Company has a legitimate business interest and right in protecting its Confidential Information, business strategies, employee and customer relationships and goodwill, and that the Company would be seriously damaged by the disclosure of Confidential Information and the loss or deterioration of its business strategies, employee and customer relationships and goodwill.
       
    (b) Executive acknowledges (i) that the business of the Company and its Affiliates is global in scope, without geographical limitation, and capable of being performed from anywhere in the world, and (ii) notwithstanding the jurisdiction of formation or principal office of the Company, or the location of any of their respective executives or employees (including, without limitation, Executive), it is expected that the Company and its Affiliates will have business activities and have valuable business relationships within their respective industries throughout the world.
       
    (c) Executive acknowledges that Executive has carefully read this Agreement and has given careful consideration to the restraints imposed upon Executive by this Agreement, and is in full accord as to the necessity of such restraints for the reasonable and proper protection of the Confidential Information, business strategies, employee and customer relationships and goodwill of the Company and its Affiliates now existing or to be developed in the future. Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that each and every commitment and restraint imposed by this Agreement is reasonable with respect to subject matter, time period and geographical area, in light of (i) the scope of the business of the Company and its Affiliates, (ii) the importance of Executive to the business of the Company and its Affiliates, (iii) Executive’s position with the Company, (iv) Executive’s knowledge of the business of the Company and its Affiliates and (v) Executive’s relationships with the Company’s clients or customers. Accordingly, Executive agrees (x) to be bound by the provisions of Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, it being the intent and spirit that such provisions be valid and enforceable in all respects and (y) acknowledges and agrees that Executive shall not object to the Company, (or any other intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement) or any of their respective successors in interest enforcing Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 of this Agreement. Executive further acknowledges that although Executive’s compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 may prevent Executive from earning a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company, Executive’s experience and capabilities are such that Executive has other opportunities to earn a livelihood and adequate means of support for Executive and Executive’s dependents.

 

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7. Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation .
       
  (a) Executive agrees that Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, whether by Executive, through an Affiliate or in partnership or conjunction with, or as an employee, officer, director, manager, member, owner, consultant or agent of, any other Person:
       
    (i) while an employee of the Company and during the same number of months as the Executive is provided severance pursuant to the Company Severance Guidelines, engage, directly or indirectly, in activities or businesses (including without limitation by owning any interest in, managing, controlling, participating in, consulting with, advising, rendering services for, or in any manner engaging in the business of owning, operating or managing any business) within the United States (including its territories or possessions), and/or other territories (in which the Company, its Affiliates or Subsidiaries conduct business as of the Termination Date) that competes in the United States and/or such other territories with the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (“ Competitive Activities ”) or any business that acquires all or substantially all of the assets of, or is otherwise a successor to, the Company (an “ Other Employing Entity ”);
       
    (ii) while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the eighteen (18) month anniversary of Executive’s Termination Date, solicit, entice, encourage or intentionally influence, or attempt to solicit, entice, encourage or influence, any employee of, or other Person who performs services for the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries to resign or leave the employ or engagement of the Company or any of their respective Affiliates or otherwise hire, employ, engage or contract any such employee or Person, or any other Person who provided services to the Company or any of their respective Affiliates during the six (6) months prior to such hiring, employment, engagement or contracting, to perform services other than for the benefit of the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries;

 

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    (iii) while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the 18 month anniversary of Executive’s Termination Date, solicit, entice, encourage, influence, accept payment from, or provide services to, or attempt to solicit, entice, encourage, influence or accept payment from, or assist any other Person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly, in the solicitation of or providing services to, any Client (as defined below) or any Prospective Client (as defined below), for the direct or indirect benefit of any competitor of the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries, in each case other than in the fulfillment of Executive’s duties to the Company;
       
    (iv) while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the 18 month anniversary of Executive’s date of termination of employment, directly or indirectly request or advise any Client or Prospective Client to alter, reduce, terminate, withdraw, curtail, or cancel the Client’s or Prospective Client’s business with the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries, in each case other than in the fulfillment of Executive’s duties to the Company; or
       
    (v) while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the 18 month anniversary of Executive’s Termination Date, solicit any agents, advisors, independent contractors or consultants of the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries who are under contract or doing business with the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries to terminate, reduce or divert business with or from the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
       
    (vi) For purposes of this Agreement, “ Client ” means a Person to whom the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates sold goods or provided services, and with whom Executive had substantial contacts, dealings or client relationship responsibilities (either directly or through supervising other employees who had such responsibilities) on behalf of the Company, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates, at any time while Executive is employed by the Company (the “ Look Back Period ”) (but if Executive is not employed by the Company at the time of any activity described in Section 7(a)(iii) and 7(a)(iv), then the Look Back Period will not be longer than one (1) year prior to Executive’s last day of employment), provided, however, a Client does not include any Person who became a client of the Company, its Affiliates or Subsidiaries both (A) as a result of a professional or social relationship that Executive developed with such Person before becoming employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates, and (B) without investment or assistance by the Company; and “ Prospective Client ” shall mean those Persons (X) that the Company is actively soliciting or is planning to solicit; and (Y) with whom Executive has met or with respect to which Executive has obtained Confidential Information in the course of or as a result of his performance of his duties to the Company.

 

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  (b) Notwithstanding Section 7(a), it shall not constitute a violation of Section 7(a) for Executive to hold not more than two percent (2%) of the outstanding securities of any class of any publicly-traded securities of a company that is engaged in Competitive Activities.
       
  (c) The restrictive periods set forth in the Section 7(a) shall be deemed automatically extended by any period in which Executive is in violation of any of the provisions of Section 7(a), to the extent permitted by law.
       
  (d) If a final and non-appealable judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that any of the provisions of this Section 7 constitutes an unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Section 7 will not be rendered void but will be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary to remain in force and effect for the longest period and largest geographic area that would not constitute such an unreasonable or unenforceable restriction (and such court shall have the power to reduce the duration or restrict or redefine the geographic scope of such provision and to enforce such provision as so reduced, restricted or redefined).
       
  (e) Moreover, and without limiting the generality of Section 13, notwithstanding the fact that any provision of this Section 7 is determined not to be specifically enforceable, the Company will nevertheless be entitled to recover monetary damages as a result of Executive’s breach of any such provision.
     
8. Nondisclosure of Confidential Information .
     
  (a) Executive acknowledges that the Confidential Information obtained by Executive while employed hereunder by the Company and its Affiliates is the property of the Company or its Affiliates, as applicable. Therefore, Executive agrees that Executive shall not, whether during or after the Employment Period, disclose, share, transfer or provide access to any unauthorized Person or use for Executive’s own purposes or any unauthorized Person any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Company, unless and to the extent that the aforementioned matters become generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of Executive’s acts or omissions in violation of this Agreement; provided , however , that if Executive receives a request to disclose Confidential Information pursuant to a deposition, interrogation, request for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand, governmental or regulatory process or similar process, (A) Executive shall, unless prohibited by law, promptly notify in writing the Company, and consult with and assist the Company in seeking a protective order or request for other appropriate remedy, (B) in the event that such protective order or remedy is not obtained, or if the Company waives compliance with the terms hereof, Executive shall disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information which is legally required to be disclosed and shall exercise reasonable efforts to provide that the receiving Person shall agree to treat such Confidential Information as confidential to the extent possible (and permitted under applicable law) in respect of the applicable proceeding or process and (C) the Company shall be given an opportunity to review the Confidential Information prior to disclosure thereof.

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    (b) For purposes of this Agreement, “ Confidential Information ” means information, observations and data concerning the Company and its Affiliates, or any of their respective present or former members, partners, directors, employees or agents, or the family members thereof, including, without limitation, all business information (whether or not in written form) which relates to any of the foregoing Persons, or any of their respective customers, suppliers or contractors or any other third parties in respect of which the Company or any of its Affiliates has a business relationship or owes a duty of confidentiality, or their respective businesses or products, and which is not known to the public generally other than as a result of Executive’s breach of this Agreement, including but not limited to: investment methodologies, investment advisory contracts, fees and fee schedules; investment performance of the accounts managed by the Company or its respective Affiliates (“ Track Records ”); technical information or reports; brand names, trademarks, formulas; trade secrets; unwritten knowledge and “know-how”; operating instructions; training manuals; customer or investor lists; customer buying records and habits; product sales records and documents, and product development, marketing and sales strategies; market surveys; marketing plans; profitability analyses; product cost; analyses or plans relating to the acquisition or development of businesses, or relating to the sale of Subsidiaries or Company assets; information relating to pricing, competitive strategies and new product development; information relating to any forms of compensation, employee evaluations, or other personnel-related information; contracts; and supplier lists. Without limiting the foregoing, Executive agrees to keep confidential the existence of, and any information concerning, any dispute between Executive and the Company or their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates, except that Executive may disclose information concerning such dispute to the court or arbitrator that is considering such dispute or to their respective legal counsel (provided that such counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of such dispute). Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Track Records were the work of teams of individuals and not any one individual and are the exclusive property of the Company and its Affiliates, and agrees that he shall in no event claim the Track Records as his own following termination of his employment for the Company.

 

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    (c) Except as set forth otherwise in this Agreement, Executive agrees that Executive shall not disclose the terms of this Agreement, except to Executive’s immediate family and Executive’s financial and legal advisors, or if previously disclosed by the Company in any public filing, or as may be required by law or ordered by a court or applicable under Section 12 of this Agreement. Executive further agrees that any disclosure to Executive’s financial and legal advisors will only be made after such advisors acknowledge and agree to maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement and its terms.
       
    (d) Executive further agrees that Executive will not improperly use or disclose any confidential information or trade secrets, if any, of any former employers or any other Person to whom Executive has an obligation of confidentiality, and will not bring onto the premises of the Company or its Affiliates any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former employer or any other Person to whom Executive has an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by the former employer or other Person.
       
  9. Return of Property . Executive acknowledges that all notes, memoranda, specifications, devices, formulas, records, files, lists, drawings, documents, models, equipment, property, computer, software or intellectual property relating to the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, in whatever form (including electronic), and all copies thereof, that arc received or created by Executive while employed hereunder by the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including but not limited to Confidential Information and Inventions (as defined below)) are and shall remain the property of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and Executive shall immediately return such property to the Company upon the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder and, in any event, at the Company’s request. Executive further agrees that any property situated on the premises of, and owned by, the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, including disks and other storage media, filing cabinets or other work areas, is subject to inspection by Company’s personnel at any time with or without notice.

 

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  10. Intellectual Property Rights .
     
    (a) Executive agrees that the results and proceeds of Executive’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including, but not limited to, any trade secrets, products, services, processes, know-how, Track Record, designs, developments, innovations, analyses, drawings, reports, techniques, formulas, methods, developmental or experimental work, improvements, discoveries, inventions, ideas, source and object codes, programs, matters of a literary, musical, dramatic or otherwise creative nature, writings and other works of authorship) resulting from, or developed in the course of, services performed by Executive for the Company while employed by the Company and any works in progress, whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes, that were made, developed, conceived or reduced to practice or learned by Executive, either alone or jointly with others (collectively, “ Inventions ”), shall be works-made-for-hire and the Company (or, if applicable or as directed by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) shall be deemed the sole owner throughout the universe of any and all trade secret, patent, copyright and other intellectual property rights (collectively, ‘‘ Proprietary Rights ”) of whatsoever nature therein, whether or not now or hereafter known, existing, contemplated, recognized or developed, with the right to use the same in perpetuity in any manner the Company determines in its sole discretion, without any further payment to Executive whatsoever. If, for any reason, any of such results and proceeds shall not legally be a work-made-for-hire and/or there are any Proprietary Rights which do not accrue to the Company (or, as the case may be, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) under the immediately preceding sentence, then Executive hereby irrevocably assigns and agrees to assign any and all of Executive’s right, title and interest thereto, including any and all Proprietary Rights of whatsoever nature therein, whether or not now or hereafter known, existing, contemplated, recognized or developed, to the Company (or, if applicable or as directed by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), and the Company or such Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall have the right to use the same in perpetuity throughout the universe in any manner determined by the Company or such Subsidiaries or Affiliates without any further payment to Executive whatsoever. As to any invention that Executive is required to assign, Executive shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company all information known to Executive concerning such Invention.
       
    (b) Executive agrees that, from time to time, as may be requested by the Company and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, Executive shall do any and all reasonable and lawful things that the Company may reasonably deem useful or desirable to establish or document the Company’s exclusive ownership throughout the United States of America or any other country of any and all Proprietary Rights in any such Inventions, including the execution of appropriate copyright and/or patent applications or assignments. To the extent Executive has any Proprietary Rights in the Inventions that cannot be assigned in the manner described above, Executive unconditionally and irrevocably waives the enforcement of such Proprietary Rights. This Section 10(b) is subject to and shall not be deemed to limit, restrict or constitute any waiver by the Company of any Proprietary Rights of ownership to which the Company may be entitled by operation of law by virtue of Executive’s employment by the Company. Executive further agrees that, from time to time, as may be requested by the Company and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, Executive shall assist the Company in every reasonable, proper and lawful way to obtain and from time to time enforce Proprietary Rights relating to Inventions in any and all countries. To this end, Executive shall execute, verify and deliver such documents and perform such other acts (including appearances as a witness) as the Company may reasonably request for use in applying for, obtaining, perfecting, evidencing, sustaining, and enforcing such Proprietary Rights and the assignment thereof. In addition, Executive shall execute, verify, and deliver assignments of such Proprietary Rights to the Company or its designees. Executive’s obligation to provide reasonable assistance to the Company with respect to Proprietary Rights relating to such Inventions in any and all countries shall continue beyond the termination of the Employment Period.

 

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    (c) Executive hereby waives and quitclaims to the Company any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, that Executive now or may hereafter have for infringement of any Proprietary Rights assigned hereunder to the Company.
       
  11. Nondisparagement .
       
    (a) During Executive’s employment with the Company and thereafter, Executive agrees not to make, publish or communicate at any time to any person or entity, including, but not limited to, customers, clients and investors of the Company, its Affiliates and their respective present or former members, partners, directors, employees or agents, and the family members thereof, any Disparaging (defined below) remarks, comments or statements concerning the Company its Affiliates, any entity affiliated with Philip A. Falcone or any of his family members, or any of their respective present and former members, partners, directors, officers, employees or agents.
       
    (b) In the event (i) Executive’s employment terminates for any reason; and (ii) Executive provides the Company with an irrevocable waiver and general release in favor of the Released Parties in the Company’s customary form that has become effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms, the Company agrees that the Chief Executive Officer and Board shall not make, publish, or communicate at any time to any person or entity any Disparaging (defined below) remarks, comments or statements concerning Executive, except nothing herein shall prevent the Company from making truthful statements regarding Executive’s termination as required or, in the discretion of the Board, deemed advisable to be made in the Company’s or any Affiliate’s public filings.

 

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    (c) For the purposes of this Section 11, “ Disparaging ” remarks, comments or statements are those that impugn the character, honesty, integrity, morality, business acumen or abilities of the individual or entity being disparaged.
       
    (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 11 does not apply to (i) any truthful testimony, pleading, or sworn statements in any legal proceeding; (ii) attorney-client communications; or (iii) any communications with a government or regulatory agency, and further, it shall not be construed to prevent Executive from filing a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or a comparable state or local agency.
       
  12. Notification of Employment or Service Provider Relationship . Executive hereby agrees that prior to accepting employment with, or agreeing to provide services to, any other Person during any period during which Executive remains subject to any of the covenants set forth in Section 7, Executive shall provide such prospective employer with written notice of such provisions of this Agreement, with a copy of such notice delivered to the Company not later than seven (7) days prior to the date on which Executive is scheduled to commence such employment or engagement.
     
  13. Remedies and Injunctive Relief . Executive acknowledges that a violation by Executive of any of the covenants contained in Section 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 would cause irreparable damage to the Company in an amount that would be material but not readily ascertainable, and that any remedy at law (including the payment of damages) would be inadequate. Accordingly, Executive agrees that, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company may be entitled (without the necessity of showing economic loss or other actual damage and without the requirement to post a bond) to injunctive relief (including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and/or permanent injunctions) in any court of competent jurisdiction for any actual or threatened breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies it may have. The preceding sentence shall not be construed as a waiver of the rights that the Company may have for damages under this Agreement or otherwise, and all of the Company’s rights shall be unrestricted.
     
  14. Representations of Executive; Advice of Counsel .
     
    (a) Executive represents, warrants and covenants that as of the date hereof: (i) Executive has the full right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and perform Executive’s obligations hereunder, (ii) Executive is not bound by any agreement that conflicts with or prevents or restricts the full performance of Executive’s duties and obligations to the Company hereunder during or after the Employment Period and (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall not result in any breach or violation of, or a default under, any existing obligation, commitment or agreement to which Executive is subject.

 

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    (b) Prior to execution of this Agreement, Executive was advised by the Company of Executive’s right to seek independent advice from an attorney of Executive’s own selection regarding this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that Executive has entered into this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily and with full knowledge and understanding of the provisions of this Agreement after being given the opportunity to consult with counsel. Executive further represents that in entering into this Agreement, Executive is not relying on any statements or representations made by any of the Company’s directors, officers, employees or agents which are not expressly set forth herein, and that Executive is relying only upon Executive’s own judgment and any advice provided by Executive’s attorney.
       
  15. Cooperation . Executive agrees that, upon reasonable notice and without the necessity of the Company obtaining a subpoena or court order, Executive shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with any suit, action or proceeding (or any appeal from any suit, action or proceeding), or the decision to commence on behalf of the Company any suit, action or proceeding, and any investigation and/or defense of any claims asserted against any of the Company’s or its Affiliates’ current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing, which relates to events occurring during Executive’s employment hereunder by the Company as to which Executive may have relevant information (including but not limited to furnishing relevant information and materials to the Company or its designee and/or providing testimony at depositions and at trial), provided that with respect to such cooperation occurring following termination of the Employment Period, the Company shall reimburse Executive for expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith and shall schedule such cooperation to the extent reasonably practicable so as not to unreasonably interfere with Executive’s business or personal affairs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event the Company requests cooperation from Executive after his employment with the Company has terminated and at a time when Executive is not receiving any severance pay from the Company, Executive shall not be required to devote more than forty (40) hours of his time per year with respect to this Section 15, except that such forty (40) hour cap shall not include or apply to any time spent testifying at a deposition or at trial, or spent testifying before or being interviewed by any administrative or regulatory agency.
     
  16. Withholding . The Company may deduct and withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other taxes as are required or permitted to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.

 

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  17. Assignment .
     
    (a) This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by Executive, and any assignment in violation of this Agreement shall be void.
       
    (b) This Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties to it and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns (including, without limitation, successors by merger, consolidation, sale or similar transaction and in the event of Executive’s death, Executive’s estate and heirs in the case of any payments due to Executive hereunder).
       
    (c) Executive acknowledges and agrees that all of Executive’s covenants and obligations to the Company, as well as the rights of the Company hereunder, shall run in favor of and shall be enforceable by the Company and any successor or assign to all or substantially all of the Company’s business or assets.
       
  18. Arbitration . Any controversy, claim or dispute between the parties relating to Executive’s employment or termination of employment, whether or not the controversy, claim or dispute arises under this Agreement (other than any controversy or claim arising under Section 7 or Section 8), shall be resolved by arbitration in New York County, New York, in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures (“ Rules ”) of the American Arbitration Association through a single arbitrator selected in accordance with the Rules. The decision of the arbitrator shall be rendered within thirty (30) days of the close of the arbitration hearing and shall include written findings of fact and conclusions of law reflecting the appropriate substantive law. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof in the State of New York. In reaching his or her decision, the arbitrator shall have no authority (a) to authorize or require the parties to engage in discovery (provided, however, that the arbitrator may schedule the time by which the parties must exchange copies of the exhibits that, and the names of the witnesses whom, the parties intend to present at the hearing), (b) to interpret or enforce Section 7 or Section 8 of the Agreement (for which Section 19 shall provide the sole and exclusive venue), (c) to change or modify any provision of this Agreement, (d) to base any part of his or her decision on the common law principle of constructive termination, or (e) to award punitive damages or any other damages not measured by the prevailing party’s actual damages and may not make any ruling, finding or award that does not conform to this Agreement. Each party shall bear all of his or its own legal fees, costs and expenses of arbitration to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and one-half (1/2) of the costs of the arbitrator.

 

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  19. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, except that Section 18 and any arbitration proceeding pursuant to Section 18 shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (“ FAA ”) to the extent it is applicable and by New York law to the extent that the FAA is not applicable. Furthermore, as to Section 7 and Section 8, Executive and the Company each agrees and consents to submit to personal jurisdiction in the state of New York in any state or federal court of competent subject matter jurisdiction situated in New York County, New York. Executive and the Company further agree that the sole and exclusive venue for any suit arising out of, or seeking to enforce, the terms of Section 7 and Section 8 of this Agreement shall be in a state or federal court of competent subject matter jurisdiction situated in New York County, New York. In addition, Executive and the Company waive any right to challenge in another court any judgment entered by such New York County court or to assert that any action instituted by the Company in any such court is in the improper venue or should be transferred to a more convenient forum, Further, Executive and the Company waive any right he may otherwise have to a trial by jury in any action to enforce the terms of this Agreement. The parties hereto irrevocably consent to the service of any and all process in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement by the mailing of copies of such process to such party at such party’s address specified in Section 26, or such other updated address as has been provided to the other party from time to time in accordance with Section 26. Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses (including their respective attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in connection with any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
     
  20. Amendment; No Waiver; Section 409A
     
    (a) No provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified, waived or discharged except by a written document signed by Executive and a duly authorized officer of the Company (other than Executive).
       
    (b) The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right or power hereunder will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment of any steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.
       
    (c) It is the intention of the Company and Executive that this Agreement comply with the requirements of Section 409A, and this Agreement will be interpreted in a manner intended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A. The Company and Executive agree to negotiate in good faith to make amendments to this Agreement as the parties mutually agree are necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on or for the account of Executive in connection with this Agreement (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A), and neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold Executive (or any beneficiary) harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.

 

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    (d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that Executive is deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), no payments hereunder that are “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A shall be made to Executive prior to the date that is six (6) months after the date of Executive’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A) or, if earlier, Executive’s date of death. Following any applicable six (6) month delay, all such delayed payments will be paid in a single lump sum on the earliest permissible payment date. For purposes of Section 409A, each of the payments that may be made under this Agreement are designated as separate payments.
       
    (e) For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to payments of any amounts that are considered to be “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, references to “termination of employment” (and substantially similar phrases) shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 409A relating to “separation from service”.
       
    (f) To the extent that any reimbursements pursuant to Section 4(e), 4(g) or 15 are taxable to Executive, any such reimbursement payment due to Executive shall be paid to Executive as promptly as practicable, and in all events on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. The reimbursements pursuant to Section 4(e), 4(g) and 15 are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits and reimbursements that Executive receives in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such benefits or reimbursements that Executive receives in any other taxable year.
       
  21. Severability . If any provision or any part thereof of this Agreement, including Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 hereof, as applied to either party or to any circumstances, shall be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall in no way affect any other provision or remaining part thereof of this Agreement, which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid or unenforceable provision or part thereof, or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.

 

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  22 Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral), between Executive and the Company, relating to such subject matter. None of the parties shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations and warranties or covenants relating to such subject matter except as specifically set forth herein.
     
  23. Survival . The rights and obligations of the parties under the provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, Sections 7 through 13 and Section 15) shall survive, and remain binding and enforceable, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder or any settlement of the financial rights and obligations arising from Executive’s employment hereunder, to the extent necessary to preserve the intended benefits of such provisions.
     
  24. No Construction against Drafter . No provision of this Agreement or any related document will be construed against or interpreted to the disadvantage of any party hereto by any court or other governmental or judicial authority by reason of such party having or being deemed to have structured or drafted such provision.
     
  25. Clawback . Executive acknowledges that to the extent required by applicable law or written company policy adopted to implement the requirements of such law (including without limitation Section 304 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act and Section 954 of the Dodd Frank Act), the Discretionary Bonus and any other incentive compensation shall be subject to any required clawback, forfeiture, recoupment or similar requirement.
     
  26. Notices . All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile or sent, postage prepaid, by registered, certified or express mail or overnight courier service and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand or facsimile, or if mailed, three days after mailing (one business day in the case of express mail or overnight courier service) to Executive at the most recent address listed in Company records and to the Company at the following address (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

     
  If to the Company: Andrea Mancuso
    Attn: Legal Department
    460 Herndon Parkway, Suite 150
    Herndon, VA 20170
    Email: legal@HC2.com

 

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  27. Background Check . Upon execution, this Agreement is offer of employment that is contingent upon the completion of a background investigation (including a drug screening, credit check, criminal history check, confirmation of prior employment, and confirmation of educational background) satisfactory to the Company in its sole discretion and the Executive providing legally required documentation of eligibility to work in the United States (“ Background Check ”). Following the successful completion of the Background Check this Agreement shall be a binding agreement of the parties in accordance with its terms; provided that, the Company may waive the requirement to obtain or complete a Background Check at any time. The Executive agrees to submit to a drug screening, to execute all documentations and take all action required in connection with the completion of the Background Check. The Executive acknowledges that he or she is not an employee of the Company until the Employee has received notification from the Company that the Background Check has been completed to the satisfaction of the Company in its sole discretion.
     
  28. Headings and References . The headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and neither constitute a part of this Agreement nor affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. When a reference in this Agreement is made to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.
     
  29. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including via facsimile and electronic image scan (PDF), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

 

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Execution Copy

 

IN WINTESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties as of the date first written above.

   
  HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.
   
  By:   -S- KEITH M. HLADEK  
  Name:  Keith M. Hladek  
  Title:    Chief Operating Officer  
   
  Paul Voigt
  -S- PAUL VOIGT    
       
[Signature Page to Employment Agreement]
 
 

Exhibit 10.3

 

Execution Copy

 

           THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “ Agreement ”), dated as of May 12, 2014 (the “ Effective Date ”) is entered into by and between HC2 Holdings, Inc. (the “ Company ”), and Ian Estus (“ Executive ”).

 

           WHEREAS, the Company has offered to employ Executive, and Executive has agreed to be employed by the Company, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement,

 

           NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements, provisions and covenants contained herein, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto agree as set forth below:

       
  1. Term; Effectiveness . Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Company agrees to employ Executive and Executive agrees to be employed by the Company as an at-will employee as of the Effective Date. As an at-will employee, the Company may terminate Executive’s employment at any time, with or without reason, and Executive may resign at any time, with or without reason, both subject to the notice provisions in Section 5. The provisions of this Agreement will continue to apply unless and until Executive is informed in writing that it is being prospectively modified by the Company or until it is superseded by a subsequent written agreement between Executive and the Company. The entire period during which Executive is employed by the Company is at times referred to herein as the “ Employment Period ,”
     
  2. Definitions . For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms, as used herein, shall have the definitions set forth below.
       
    (a) Affiliate ” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other Person that directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, Controls, is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such specified Person, provided that, in any event, any business in which the Company has a direct or indirect ownership interest of more than five (5) percent shall be treated as an Affiliate of the Company.
       
    (b) Control ” means the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
       
    (c) Person ” means any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated organization, governmental or regulatory body or other entity.
       
    (d) Subsidiary ” means, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation of which at least a majority of the voting power with respect to the capital stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person, any of its other Subsidiaries or any combination thereof or (ii) any Person other than a corporation in which such Person, any of its other Subsidiaries or any combination thereof has, directly or indirectly, at least a majority of the total equity or other ownership interest therein.

 

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    (e) Termination Date ” means the last day that Executive is employed by the Company. For the avoidance of doubt, the Termination Date shall mean the last date of employment, whether such day is selected by mutual agreement with Executive or unilaterally by the Company or by Executive and whether with or without advance notice.
       
  3. Duties and Responsibilities .
       
    (a) Executive agrees to be employed by the Company and be actively engaged in the business and activities of the Company and its Affiliates during the Employment Period, and to devote considerable time and attention to the Company and its Affiliates and the promotion of its business and interests and in no event less time than is reasonably required for the full performance of Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder. During the Employment Period, Executive agrees to use his reasonable best efforts to ensure that the business and activities of the Company and its Affiliates are conducted in compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations in all material respects. Executive shall be employed hereunder with the title Managing Director, Investments of the Company with such duties and responsibilities as directed from time to time by the Company and reporting solely to the Chief Executive Officer. Executive agrees to cooperate with reasonable requests of the Company to provide services to the Company’s Affiliates (including Harbinger Group Inc. and its Affiliates) in accordance with Company policies.
       
    (b) During the Employment Period, Executive shall use Executive’s best efforts to faithfully and diligently serve the Company and shall not act in any capacity that is in conflict with Executive’s duties and responsibilities hereunder, except for Executive’s services related to Harbinger Capital Partners, LLC and its affiliates (“ HCP ”). For the avoidance of doubt, during the Employment Period except for services related to HCP, Executive shall not (i) be permitted to become employed by, engaged in or to render services for any Person other than the Company and its Affiliates, (ii) be permitted to be a member of the board of directors of any Person (other than charitable or nonprofit organizations), in any case without the consent of the Company, and (iii) be directly or indirectly materially engaged or interested in any business activity, trade or occupation (other than employment with the Company and its Affiliates as contemplated by the Agreement); provided that nothing herein shall preclude Executive from engaging in charitable or community affairs and managing his personal investments to the extent that such other activities do not, subject to Section 7, conflict in any material way with the performance of Executive’s duties hereunder.
       

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  4. Compensation and Related Matters .
         
    (a) Base Compensation . During the Employment Period, for all services rendered under this Agreement, Executive shall receive aggregate annual base salary (“ Base Salary ”) at a rate of $300,000 per annum, payable in accordance with payroll practices applicable to Company employees.
         
    (b) Annual Bonus . The Compensation Committee may authorize the Company to adopt an annual bonus plan payments under which are intended to qualify as performance based compensation under Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (an “Annual Bonus”). In addition to a Base Salary, the Compensation Committee, in its discretion, and in consultation with Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, may choose to include Executive under the Bonus Plan or to provide for a discretionary annual cash bonus to Executive. If granted. Executive shall be entitled to payment of the Annual Bonus, if any, only if Executive is employed by the Company on the payment date.
         
    (c) Benefits and Perquisites . During the Employment Period, Executive shall be entitled to participate in the benefit plans and programs commensurate with Executive’s position that are provided by the Company from time to time for comparable executives generally, subject to the terms and conditions of such plans. The Company may alter, modify, add to or delete from, or terminate any of its employee benefit plans at any time as it, in its sole judgment, determines to be appropriate, without recourse by Executive, except that no such action shall adversely affect any previously vested rights of Executive under such plans.
         
    (d) Business Expense Reimbursements . The Company shall reimburse Executive for reasonable and properly documented business expenses incurred during the Employment Period in accordance with the Company’s then-prevailing policies and procedures for expense reimbursement.
         
    (e) Vacation . During the Employment Period, Executive shall be eligible for paid time off (“ PTO ”) of twenty-seven (27) days annually as provided in applicable Company policies.
         
    (f) Initial Equity Grants . Within thirty (30) days (“ Grant Date ”) following the approval by the stockholders of an equity plan in the form and with such terms and conditions as determined in the sole discretion of the Company (the Company herby agreeing to use its reasonable efforts to have the stockholders approve such equity plan at the 2014 Annual Stockholders Meeting), the Executive shall receive the following equity awards:
         
      (i) 62,500 shares of Restricted Stock. The Restricted Stock shall vest and the restrictions shall lapse for one-third of the shares on the Grant Date and an additional one-third of the shares on each of the first and second anniversaries of the Effective Date, subject to the Executive’s continued employment on such date. The Restricted Stock shall he subject to the terms of the underlying award agreements and the Company’s equity plan in effect from time to time.

 

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      (ii) stock options to purchase 12.500 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0,001 per share (the “ Option ”). The Option shall be exercisable for one-third of the shares subject to the Option on the Grant Date and an additional one-third of the shares covered by the Option shall become exercisable on each of the first and second anniversaries of the Effective Date, subject to the Executive’s continued employment on such date. The Option shall be subject to the terms of the underlying award agreements and the Company’s equity plan in effect from time to time. The exercise price for the Option shall be the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the Grant Date.
         
  5. Termination of Employment .
     
    (a) Executive’s employment shall automatically and immediately terminate upon Executive’s death. Executive’s employment may be terminated by the Company at any time because of Disability (defined below), or for Cause (defined below), or for any reason other than Cause or Disability (“ Without Cause ’’), by delivering notice of such termination, and may be terminated by Executive at any time for Good Reason (defined below) or for any other reason, provided , however , Executive shall be required to give the Company at least 30 days advance written notice of any resignation, and the Company shall be required to give Executive at least 30 days advance written notice of any termination Without Cause. The Company may, in its discretion, require Executive to cease performing services for the Company, in whole or part, during any portion of such 30 day notice period, in which event the Company will continue to pay Base Salary, if any, and provide benefits and calculate bonuses, if any, through the end of such 30 day period.
       
    (b) Following any termination of Executive’s employment, notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement, the obligations of the Company to pay or provide Executive with compensation and benefits under Section 4 shall cease as of the Termination Date, except as otherwise provided herein, and the Company shall have no further obligations to provide compensation or benefits to Executive hereunder except (i) for payment of any accrued but unpaid Base Salary, if any, and PTO and unreimbursed expenses under Section 4(d) incurred through the Termination Date, (ii) for the payment of any non-deferred cash portion of any discretionary Bonus awarded in respect of the fiscal year prior to the fiscal year in which termination of employment occurs but unpaid as of the Termination Date (which will be paid when such non-deferred cash portion of the discretionary Bonus would otherwise be payable), (iii) as set forth in any other benefit plans, programs or arrangements applicable to terminated employees in which Executive participates, and (iv) as otherwise expressly required by applicable statute. Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in this Agreement (including the above provisions of this paragraph), if Executive’s employment is terminated for Cause or if Executive resigns without Good Reason, Executive shall not be entitled to receive any previously unpaid portion of the current or any prior fiscal year’s discretionary bonus.

 

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    (c) If Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company Without Cause or by Executive for Good Reason (defined below), then, in addition to the entitlements described in Section 5(b), Executive shall be entitled to severance payments and benefits in accordance with, and subject to the terms of, the Company’s Severance Benefits Policy in effect as of the Termination Date. For purposes of this Agreement:
       
      (i) Cause ” means: (A) Executive’s willful misconduct in the performance of his duties for the Company that causes material injury to the Company, (B) Executive’s conviction of, or plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony (or the equivalent of a felony in a jurisdiction other than the United States), or Executive’s willfully engaging in illegal conduct that is detrimental to the Company, (C) Executive’s material breach of Sections 7, 8 or 10 of this Agreement, (D) Executive’s willful violation of the Company’s written policies in a manner that is detrimental to the best interests of the Company; (E) Executive’s fraud or misappropriation, embezzlement, or misuse of funds or property belonging to the Company; (F) Executive’s act of personal dishonesty that results in personal profit in connection with Executive’s employment with the Company; (G) Executive’s breach of fiduciary duty owed to the Company; or (H) Executive’s willful negligence of his duties, which results in the loss of a material amount of capital of the Company or its Affiliates (the Company shall make the determination of materiality and shall promptly communicate such determination to Executive); provided , however , that Executive shall be provided a ten (10)-day period to cure any of the events or occurrences described in the immediately preceding clauses (C) or (D) hereof, to the extent curable. For purposes hereof, no act, or failure to act, on the part of Executive shall be considered “ willful ” unless it is done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in bad faith or without reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission was in the best interests of the Company. An act, or failure to act, based on specific authority given pursuant to a resolution duly adopted by the Board shall be presumed to be done, or omitted to be done, by Executive in good faith and in the best interests of the Company.

 

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      (ii) Disability ” means Executive’s incapacity, due to mental, physical or emotional injury or illness, such that Executive is substantially unable to perform his duties hereunder for a continuous period of ninety calendar days, or for more than a total of 85 business days during any 12 month period, subject to reasonable accommodation provisions of applicable laws.
         
      (iii) Good Reason ” means the occurrence, without Executive’s express written consent, of a material diminution in Executive’s authority, duties or responsibilities or Executive shall give the Company a written notice specifying in detail the event or circumstances claimed to give rise to Good Reason within 25 days after Executive has knowledge that an event or circumstances constituting Good Reason has occurred, and if Executive fails to provide such timely notice, then such event or circumstances will no longer constitute Good Reason. The Company shall have 30 days to cure the event or circumstances described in such notice, and if such event or circumstances are not timely cured, then Executive must actually terminate employment within 90 days following the specified event or circumstances constituting Good Reason; otherwise, such event or circumstances will no longer constitute Good Reason.
         
    (d) Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, and regardless of whether Executive continues as a consultant to the Company, upon the Company’s request Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of such termination of employment or such other date requested, from the Board and any committees thereof (and, if applicable, from the board of directors (and any committees thereof) of any Affiliate of the Company) to the extent Executive is then serving thereon.
         
    (e) The payment of any amounts accrued under any benefit plan, program or arrangement in which Executive participates shall be subject to the terms of the applicable plan, program or arrangement, and any elections Executive has made thereunder. Subject to Section 20 and applicable laws, the Company may offset any amounts due and payable by Executive to the Company or its Subsidiaries against any amounts the Company owes Executive hereunder.

 

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  6. Acknowledgments .
     
    (a) Executive acknowledges that the Company has expended and shall continue to expend substantial amounts of time, money and effort to develop business strategies, employee and customer relationships and goodwill and build an effective organization. Executive acknowledges that Executive is and shall become familiar with the Company’s Confidential Information (as defined below), including trade secrets, and that Executive’s services are of special, unique and extraordinary value to the Company, its Subsidiaries and Affiliates. Executive acknowledges that the Company has a legitimate business interest and right in protecting its Confidential Information, business strategies, employee and customer relationships and goodwill, and that the Company would be seriously damaged by the disclosure of Confidential Information and the loss or deterioration of its business strategies, employee and customer relationships and goodwill.
       
    (b) Executive acknowledges (i) that the business of the Company and its Affiliates is global in scope, without geographical limitation, and capable of being performed from anywhere in the world, and (ii) notwithstanding the jurisdiction of formation or principal office of the Company, or the location of any of their respective executives or employees (including, without limitation, Executive), it is expected that the Company and its Affiliates will have business activities and have valuable business relationships within their respective industries throughout the world.
       
    (c) Executive acknowledges that Executive has carefully read this Agreement and has given careful consideration to the restraints imposed upon Executive by this Agreement, and is in full accord as to the necessity of such restraints for the reasonable and proper protection of the Confidential Information, business strategies, employee and customer relationships and goodwill of the Company and its Affiliates now existing or to be developed in the future. Executive expressly acknowledges and agrees that each and every commitment and restraint imposed by this Agreement is reasonable with respect to subject matter, time period and geographical area, in light of (i) the scope of the business of the Company and its Affiliates, (ii) the importance of Executive to the business of the Company and its Affiliates, (iii) Executive’s position with the Company, (iv) Executive’s knowledge of the business of the Company and its Affiliates and (v) Executive’s relationships with the Company’s clients or customers. Accordingly, Executive agrees (x) to be bound by the provisions of Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, it being the intent and spirit that such provisions be valid and enforceable in all respects and (y) acknowledges and agrees that Executive shall not object to the Company, (or any other intended third-party beneficiary of this Agreement) or any of their respective successors in interest enforcing Sections 7, 8. 9, 10 and 11 of this Agreement. Executive further acknowledges that although Executive’s compliance with the covenants contained in Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11 may prevent Executive from earning a livelihood in a business similar to the business of the Company, Executive’s experience and capabilities are such that Executive has other opportunities to earn a livelihood and adequate means of support for Executive and Executive’s dependents.

 

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  7. Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation .
     
    (a) Executive agrees that Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, whether by Executive, through an Affiliate or in partnership or conjunction with, or as an employee, officer, director, manager, member, owner, consultant or agent of, any other Person:
       
      (i) while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the 12 month anniversary of Executive’s Termination Date, engage, directly or indirectly, in activities or businesses (including without limitation by owning any interest in, managing, controlling, participating in, consulting with, advising, rendering services for, or in any manner engaging in the business of owning, operating or managing any business) within the United States (including its territories or possessions), and/or other territories (in which the Company, its Affiliates or Subsidiaries conduct business as of the Termination Date) that competes in the United States and/or such other territories with the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (“ Competitive Activities ”) or any business that acquires all or substantially all of the assets of, or is otherwise a successor to, the Company (an “ Other Employing Entity ”);
         
      (ii) while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the eighteen (18) month anniversary of Executive’s Termination Date, solicit, entice, encourage or intentionally influence, or attempt to solicit, entice, encourage or influence, any employee of, or other Person who performs services for the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries to resign or leave the employ or engagement of the Company or any of their respective Affiliates or otherwise hire, employ, engage or contract any such employee or Person, or any other Person who provided services to the Company or any of their respective Affiliates during the six (6) months prior to such hiring, employment, engagement or contracting, to perform services other than for the benefit of the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries;
         
      (iii) while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the 18 month anniversary of Executive’s Termination Date, solicit, entice, encourage, influence, accept payment from, or provide services to, or attempt to solicit, entice, encourage, influence or accept payment from, or assist any other Person, firm or corporation, directly or indirectly, in the solicitation of or providing services to, any Client (as defined below) or any Prospective Client (as defined below), for the direct or indirect benefit of any competitor of the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries, in each case other than in the fulfillment of Executive’s duties to the Company;

 

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      (iv) while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the 18 month anniversary of Executive’s date of termination of employment, directly or indirectly request or advise any Client or Prospective Client to alter, reduce, terminate, withdraw, curtail, or cancel the Client’s or Prospective Client’s business with the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries, in each case other than in the fulfillment of Executive’s duties to the Company; or
         
      (v) while an employee of the Company and during the period ending on the 18 month anniversary of Executive’s Termination Date, solicit any agents, advisors, independent contractors or consultants of the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries who are under contract or doing business with the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries to terminate, reduce or divert business with or from the Company, any Other Employing Entity or any of their respective Affiliates or Subsidiaries.
         
      (vi) For purposes of this Agreement, “ Client ” means a Person to whom the Company, its Subsidiaries or Affiliates sold goods or provided services, and with whom Executive had substantial contacts, dealings or client relationship responsibilities (either directly or through supervising other employees who had such responsibilities) on behalf of the Company, its Subsidiaries or its Affiliates, at any time while Executive is employed by the Company (the “ Look Back Period ”) (but if Executive is not employed by the Company at the time of any activity described in Section 7(a)(iii) and 7(a)(iv), then the Look Back Period will not be longer than one (1) year prior to Executive’s last day of employment), provided, however, a Client does not include any Person who became a client of the Company, its Affiliates or Subsidiaries both (A) as a result of a professional or social relationship that Executive developed with such Person before becoming employed by the Company or any of its Affiliates, and (B) without investment or assistance by the Company; and “ Prospective Client ” shall mean those Persons (X) that the Company is actively soliciting or is planning to solicit; and (Y) with whom Executive has met or with respect to which Executive has obtained Confidential Information in the course of or as a result of his performance of his duties to the Company.

 

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    (b) Notwithstanding Section 7(a), it shall not constitute a violation of Section 7(a) for Executive to hold not more than two percent (2%) of the outstanding securities of any class of any publicly-traded securities of a company that is engaged in Competitive Activities.
         
    (c) The restrictive periods set forth in the Section 7(a) shall be deemed automatically extended by any period in which Executive is in violation of any of the provisions of Section 7(a), to the extent permitted by law.
         
    (d) If a final and non-appealable judicial determination is made by a court of competent jurisdiction that any of the provisions of this Section 7 constitutes an unreasonable or otherwise unenforceable restriction against Executive, the provisions of this Section 7 will not be rendered void but will be deemed to be modified to the minimum extent necessary to remain in force and effect for the longest period and largest geographic area that would not constitute such an unreasonable or unenforceable restriction (and such court shall have the power to reduce the duration or restrict or redefine the geographic scope of such provision and to enforce such provision as so reduced, restricted or redefined).
         
    (e) Moreover, and without limiting the generality of Section 13, notwithstanding the fact that any provision of this Section 7 is determined not to be specifically enforceable, the Company will nevertheless be entitled to recover monetary damages as a result of Executive’s breach of any such provision.
       
  8. Nondisclosure of Confidential Information .
         
    (a) Executive acknowledges that the Confidential Information obtained by Executive while employed hereunder by the Company and its Affiliates is the property of the Company or its Affiliates, as applicable. Therefore, Executive agrees that Executive shall not, whether during or after the Employment Period, disclose, share, transfer or provide access to any unauthorized Person or use for Executive’s own purposes or any unauthorized Person any Confidential Information without the prior written consent of the Company, unless and to the extent that the aforementioned matters become generally known to and available for use by the public other than as a result of Executive’s acts or omissions in violation of this Agreement; provided , however , that if Executive receives a request to disclose Confidential Information pursuant to a deposition, interrogation, request for information or documents in legal proceedings, subpoena, civil investigative demand, governmental or regulatory process or similar process, (A) Executive shall, unless prohibited by law, promptly notify in writing the Company, and consult with and assist the Company in seeking a protective order or request for other appropriate remedy, (B) in the event that such protective order or remedy is not obtained, or if the Company waives compliance with the terms hereof, Executive shall disclose only that portion of the Confidential Information which is legally required to be disclosed and shall exercise reasonable efforts to provide that the receiving Person shall agree to treat such Confidential Information as confidential to the extent possible (and permitted under applicable law) in respect of the applicable proceeding or process and (C) the Company shall be given an opportunity to review the Confidential Information prior to disclosure thereof.

 

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    (b) For purposes of this Agreement. “ Confidential Information ” means information, observations and data concerning the Company and its Affiliates, or any of their respective present or former members, partners, directors, employees or agents, or the family members thereof, including, without limitation, all business information (whether or not in written form) which relates to any of the foregoing Persons, or any of their respective customers, suppliers or contractors or any other third parties in respect of which the Company or any of its Affiliates has a business relationship or owes a duty of confidentiality, or their respective businesses or products, and which is not known to the public generally other than as a result of Executive’s breach of this Agreement, including but not limited to: investment methodologies, investment advisory contracts, fees and fee schedules; investment performance of the accounts managed by the Company or its respective Affiliates (“ Track Records ”); technical information or reports; brand names, trademarks, formulas; trade secrets; unwritten knowledge and “know-how”; operating instructions; training manuals; customer or investor lists; customer buying records and habits; product sales records and documents, and product development, marketing and sales strategies; market surveys; marketing plans; profitability analyses; product cost; analyses or plans relating to the acquisition or development of businesses, or relating to the sale of Subsidiaries or Company assets; information relating to pricing, competitive strategies and new product development; information relating to any forms of compensation, employee evaluations, or other personnel-related information; contracts; and supplier lists. Without limiting the foregoing, Executive agrees to keep confidential the existence of, and any information concerning, any dispute between Executive and the Company or their respective Subsidiaries and Affiliates, except that Executive may disclose information concerning such dispute to the court or arbitrator that is considering such dispute or to their respective legal counsel (provided that such counsel agrees not to disclose any such information other than as necessary to the prosecution or defense of such dispute). Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Track Records were the work of teams of individuals and not any one individual and are the exclusive property of the Company and its Affiliates, and agrees that he shall in no event claim the Track Records as his own following termination of his employment for the Company.

 

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    (c) Except as set forth otherwise in this Agreement, Executive agrees that Executive shall not disclose the terms of this Agreement, except to Executive’s immediate family and Executive’s financial and legal advisors, or if previously disclosed by the Company in any public filing, or as may be required by law or ordered by a court or applicable under Section 12 of this Agreement. Executive further agrees that any disclosure to Executive’s financial and legal advisors will only be made after such advisors acknowledge and agree to maintain the confidentiality of this Agreement and its terms.
         
    (d) Executive further agrees that Executive will not improperly use or disclose any confidential information or trade secrets, if any, of any former employers or any other Person to whom Executive has an obligation of confidentiality, and will not bring onto the premises of the Company or its Affiliates any unpublished documents or any property belonging to any former employer or any other Person to whom Executive has an obligation of confidentiality unless consented to in writing by the former employer or other Person.
         
  9. Return of Property . Executive acknowledges that all notes, memoranda, specifications, devices, formulas, records, files, lists, drawings, documents, models, equipment, property, computer, software or intellectual property relating to the businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, in whatever form (including electronic), and all copies thereof, that are received or created by Executive while employed hereunder by the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including but not limited to Confidential Information and Inventions (as defined below)) are and shall remain the property of the Company and its Subsidiaries and Affiliates, and Executive shall immediately return such property to the Company upon the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder and, in any event, at the Company’s request. Executive further agrees that any property situated on the premises of, and owned by, the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates, including disks and other storage media, filing cabinets or other work areas, is subject to inspection by Company’s personnel at any time with or without notice.

 

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  10. Intellectual Property Rights .
         
    (a) Executive agrees that the results and proceeds of Executive’s employment by the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates (including, but not limited to, any trade secrets, products, services, processes, know-how, Track Record, designs, developments, innovations, analyses, drawings, reports, techniques, formulas, methods, developmental or experimental work, improvements, discoveries, inventions, ideas, source and object codes, programs, matters of a literary, musical, dramatic or otherwise creative nature, writings and other works of authorship) resulting from, or developed in the course of, services performed by Executive for the Company while employed by the Company and any works in progress, whether or not patentable or registrable under copyright or similar statutes, that were made, developed, conceived or reduced to practice or learned by Executive, either alone or jointly with others (collectively, “ Inventions ”), shall be works-made-for-hire and the Company (or, if applicable or as directed by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) shall be deemed the sole owner throughout the universe of any and all trade secret, patent, copyright and other intellectual property rights (collectively, “ Proprietary Rights ”) of whatsoever nature therein, whether or not now or hereafter known, existing, contemplated, recognized or developed, with the right to use the same in perpetuity in any manner the Company determines in its sole discretion, without any further payment to Executive whatsoever. If, for any reason, any of such results and proceeds shall not legally be a work-made-for-hire and/or there are any Proprietary Rights which do not accrue to the Company (or, as the case may be, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates) under the immediately preceding sentence, then Executive hereby irrevocably assigns and agrees to assign any and all of Executive’s right, title and interest thereto, including any and all Proprietary Rights of whatsoever nature therein, whether or not now or hereafter known, existing, contemplated, recognized or developed, to the Company (or, if applicable or as directed by the Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates), and the Company or such Subsidiaries or Affiliates shall have the right to use the same in perpetuity throughout the universe in any manner determined by the Company or such Subsidiaries or Affiliates without any further payment to Executive whatsoever. As to any Invention that Executive is required to assign, Executive shall promptly and fully disclose to the Company all information known to Executive concerning such Invention.
         
    (b) Executive agrees that, from time to time, as may be requested by the Company and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, Executive shall do any and all reasonable and lawful things that the Company may reasonably deem useful or desirable to establish or document the Company’s exclusive ownership throughout the United States of America or any other country of any and all Proprietary Rights in any such Inventions, including the execution of appropriate copyright and/or patent applications or assignments. To the extent Executive has any Proprietary Rights in the Inventions that cannot be assigned in the manner described above, Executive unconditionally and irrevocably waives the enforcement of such Proprietary Rights. This Section 10(b) is subject to and shall not be deemed to limit, restrict or constitute any waiver by the Company of any Proprietary Rights of ownership to which the Company may be entitled by operation of law by virtue of Executive’s employment by the Company. Executive further agrees that, from time to time, as may be requested by the Company and at the Company’s sole cost and expense, Executive shall assist the Company in every reasonable, proper and lawful way to obtain and from time to time enforce Proprietary Rights relating to Inventions in any and all countries. To this end, Executive shall execute, verify and deliver such documents and perform such other acts (including appearances as a witness) as the Company may reasonably request for use in applying for, obtaining, perfecting, evidencing, sustaining, and enforcing such Proprietary Rights and the assignment thereof. In addition, Executive shall execute, verify, and deliver assignments of such Proprietary Rights to the Company or its designees. Executive’s obligation to provide reasonable assistance to the Company with respect to Proprietary Rights relating to such Inventions in any and all countries shall continue beyond the termination of the Employment Period.

 

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    (c) Executive hereby waives and quitclaims to the Company any and all claims, of any nature whatsoever, that Executive now or may hereafter have for infringement of any Proprietary Rights assigned hereunder to the Company.
         
  11. Nondisparagement .
         
    (a) During Executive’s employment with the Company and thereafter, Executive agrees not to make, publish or communicate at any time to any person or entity, including, but not limited to, customers, clients and investors of the Company, its Affiliates and their respective present or former members, partners, directors, employees or agents, and the family members thereof, any Disparaging (defined below) remarks, comments or statements concerning the Company its Affiliates, any entity affiliated with Philip A. Falcone or any of his family members, or any of their respective present and former members, partners, directors, officers, employees or agents.
         
    (b) In the event (i) Executive’s employment terminates for any reason; and (ii) Executive provides the Company with an irrevocable waiver and general release in favor of the Released Parties in the Company’s customary form that has become effective and irrevocable in accordance with its terms, the Company agrees that the Chief Executive Officer and Board shall not make, publish, or communicate at any time to any person or entity any Disparaging (defined below) remarks, comments or statements concerning Executive, except nothing herein shall prevent the Company from making truthful statements regarding Executive’s termination as required or, in the discretion of the Board, deemed advisable to be made in the Company’s or any Affiliate’s public filings.
         
    (c) For the purposes of this Section 11, “ Disparaging ” remarks, comments or statements are those that impugn the character, honesty, integrity, morality, business acumen or abilities of the individual or entity being disparaged.

 

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    (d) Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Section 11 does not apply to (i) any truthful testimony, pleading, or sworn statements in any legal proceeding; (ii) attorney-client communications; or (iii) any communications with a government or regulatory agency, and further, it shall not be construed to prevent Executive from filing a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or a comparable state or local agency.
       
  12. Notification of Employment or Service Provider Relationship . Executive hereby agrees that prior to accepting employment with, or agreeing to provide services to, any other Person during any period during which Executive remains subject to any of the covenants set forth in Section 7, Executive shall provide such prospective employer with written notice of such provisions of this Agreement, with a copy of such notice delivered to the Company not later than seven (7) days prior to the date on which Executive is scheduled to commence such employment or engagement.
       
  13. Remedies and Injunctive Relief . Executive acknowledges that a violation by Executive of any of the covenants contained in Section 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 would cause irreparable damage to the Company in an amount that would be material but not readily ascertainable, and that any remedy at law (including the payment of damages) would be inadequate. Accordingly, Executive agrees that, notwithstanding any provision of this Agreement to the contrary, the Company may be entitled (without the necessity of showing economic loss or other actual damage and without the requirement to post a bond) to injunctive relief (including temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions and/or permanent injunctions) in any court of competent jurisdiction for any actual or threatened breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section 7, 8, 9, 10 or 11 in addition to any other legal or equitable remedies it may have. The preceding sentence shall not be construed as a waiver of the rights that the Company may have for damages under this Agreement or otherwise, and all of the Company’s rights shall be unrestricted.
       
  14. Representations of Executive; Advice of Counsel .
       
    (a) Executive represents, warrants and covenants that as of the date hereof: (i) Executive has the full right, authority and capacity to enter into this Agreement and perform Executive’s obligations hereunder, (ii) Executive is not bound by any agreement that conflicts with or prevents or restricts the full performance of Executive’s duties and obligations to the Company hereunder during or after the Employment Period and (iii) the execution and delivery of this Agreement shall not result in any breach or violation of, or a default under, any existing obligation, commitment or agreement to which Executive is subject.

 

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    (b) Prior to execution of this Agreement, Executive was advised by the Company of Executive’s right to seek independent advice from an attorney of Executive’s own selection regarding this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that Executive has entered into this Agreement knowingly and voluntarily and with full knowledge and understanding of the provisions of this Agreement after being given the opportunity to consult with counsel. Executive further represents that in entering into this Agreement, Executive is not relying on any statements or representations made by any of the Company’s directors, officers, employees or agents which are not expressly set forth herein, and that Executive is relying only upon Executive’s own judgment and any advice provided by Executive’s attorney.
       
  15. Cooperation . Executive agrees that, upon reasonable notice and without the necessity of the Company obtaining a subpoena or court order, Executive shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with any suit, action or proceeding (or any appeal from any suit, action or proceeding), or the decision to commence on behalf of the Company any suit, action or proceeding, and any investigation and/or defense of any claims asserted against any of the Company’s or its Affiliates’ current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing, which relates to events occurring during Executive’s employment hereunder by the Company as to which Executive may have relevant information (including but not limited to furnishing relevant information and materials to the Company or its designee and/or providing testimony at depositions and at trial), provided that with respect to such cooperation occurring following termination of the Employment Period, the Company shall reimburse Executive for expenses reasonably incurred in connection therewith and shall schedule such cooperation to the extent reasonably practicable so as not to unreasonably interfere with Executive’s business or personal affairs. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, in the event the Company requests cooperation from Executive after his employment with the Company has terminated and at a time when Executive is not receiving any severance pay from the Company, Executive shall not be required to devote more than forty (40) hours of his time per year with respect to this Section 15, except that such forty (40) hour cap shall not include or apply to any time spent testifying at a deposition or at trial, or spent testifying before or being interviewed by any administrative or regulatory agency.
       
  16. Withholding . The Company may deduct and withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other taxes as are required or permitted to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
       
  17. Assignment .
       
    (a) This Agreement is personal to Executive and without the prior written consent of the Company shall not be assignable by Executive, and any assignment in violation of this Agreement shall be void.
       
    (b) This Agreement shall be binding on, and shall inure to the benefit of, the parties to it and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns (including, without limitation, successors by merger, consolidation, sale or similar transaction and in the event of Executive’s death, Executive’s estate and heirs in the case of any payments due to Executive hereunder).

 

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    (c) Executive acknowledges and agrees that all of Executive’s covenants and obligations to the Company, as well as the rights of the Company hereunder, shall run in favor of and shall be enforceable by the Company and any successor or assign to all or substantially all of the Company’s business or assets.
       
  18. Arbitration . Any controversy, claim or dispute between the parties relating to Executive’s employment or termination of employment, whether or not the controversy, claim or dispute arises under this Agreement (other than any controversy or claim arising under Section 7 or Section 8), shall be resolved by arbitration in New York County, New York, in accordance with the Employment Arbitration Rules and Mediation Procedures (“ Rules ”) of the American Arbitration Association through a single arbitrator selected in accordance with the Rules. The decision of the arbitrator shall be rendered within thirty (30) days of the close of the arbitration hearing and shall include written findings of fact and conclusions of law reflecting the appropriate substantive law. Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof in the State of New York. In reaching his or her decision, the arbitrator shall have no authority (a) to authorize or require the parties to engage in discovery (provided, however, that the arbitrator may schedule the time by which the parties must exchange copies of the exhibits that, and the names of the witnesses whom, the parties intend to present at the hearing), (b) to interpret or enforce Section 7 or Section 8 of the Agreement (for which Section 19 shall provide the sole and exclusive venue), (c) to change or modify any provision of this Agreement, (d) to base any part of his or her decision on the common law principle of constructive termination, or (e) to award punitive damages or any other damages not measured by the prevailing party’s actual damages and may not make any ruling, finding or award that does not conform to this Agreement. Each party shall bear all of his or its own legal fees, costs and expenses of arbitration to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, and one-half (½) of the costs of the arbitrator.

 

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  19. Governing Law . This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without reference to its conflict of law provisions, except that Section 18 and any arbitration proceeding pursuant to Section 18 shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act (“ FAA ”) to the extent it is applicable and by New York law to the extent that the FAA is not applicable. Furthermore, as to Section 7 and Section 8, Executive and the Company each agrees and consents to submit to personal jurisdiction in the state of New York in any state or federal court of competent subject matter jurisdiction situated in New York County, New York. Executive and the Company further agree that the sole and exclusive venue for any suit arising out of, or seeking to enforce, the terms of Section 7 and Section 8 of this Agreement shall be in a state or federal court of competent subject matter jurisdiction situated in New York County, New York. In addition, Executive and the Company waive any right to challenge in another court any judgment entered by such New York County court or to assert that any action instituted by the Company in any such court is in the improper venue or should be transferred to a more convenient forum. Further, Executive and the Company waive any right he may otherwise have to a trial by jury in any action to enforce the terms of this Agreement. The parties hereto irrevocably consent to the service of any and all process in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement by the mailing of copies of such process to such party at such party’s address specified in Section 26, or such other updated address as has been provided to the other party from time to time in accordance with Section 26. Each party shall bear its own costs and expenses (including their respective attorneys’ fees and expenses) incurred in connection with any dispute arising out of or relating to this Agreement.
       
  20. Amendment; No Waiver; Section 409A
       
    (a) No provisions of this Agreement may be amended, modified, waived or discharged except by a written document signed by Executive and a duly authorized officer of the Company (other than Executive).
       
    (b) The failure of a party to insist upon strict adherence to any term of this Agreement on any occasion shall not be considered a waiver of such party’s rights or deprive such party of the right thereafter to insist upon strict adherence to that term or any other term of this Agreement. No failure or delay by either party in exercising any right or power hereunder will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will any single or partial exercise of any such right or power, or any abandonment of any steps to enforce such a right or power, preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.
       
    (c) It is the intention of the Company and Executive that this Agreement comply with the requirements of Section 409A, and this Agreement will be interpreted in a manner intended to comply with or be exempt from Section 409A. The Company and Executive agree to negotiate in good faith to make amendments to this Agreement as the parties mutually agree are necessary or desirable to avoid the imposition of taxes or penalties under Section 409A. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive shall be solely responsible and liable for the satisfaction of all taxes and penalties that may be imposed on or for the account of Executive in connection with this Agreement (including any taxes and penalties under Section 409A), and neither the Company nor any Affiliate shall have any obligation to indemnify or otherwise hold Executive (or any beneficiary) harmless from any or all of such taxes or penalties.

 

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    (d) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event that Executive is deemed to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(B)(i), no payments hereunder that are “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A shall be made to Executive prior to the date that is six (6) months after the date of Executive’s “separation from service” (as defined in Section 409A) or, if earlier, Executive’s date of death. Following any applicable six (6) month delay, all such delayed payments will be paid in a single lump sum on the earliest permissible payment date. For purposes of Section 409A, each of the payments that may be made under this Agreement are designated as separate payments.
       
    (e) For purposes of this Agreement, with respect to payments of any amounts that are considered to be “deferred compensation” subject to Section 409A, references to “termination of employment” (and substantially similar phrases) shall be interpreted and applied in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of Section 409A relating to “separation from service”.
       
    (f) To the extent that any reimbursements pursuant to Section 4(e), 4(g) or 15 are taxable to Executive, any such reimbursement payment due to Executive shall be paid to Executive as promptly as practicable, and in all events on or before the last day of Executive’s taxable year following the taxable year in which the related expense was incurred. The reimbursements pursuant to Section 4(e), 4(g) and 15 are not subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit and the amount of such benefits and reimbursements that Executive receives in one taxable year shall not affect the amount of such benefits or reimbursements that Executive receives in any other taxable year.
       
  21. Severability . If any provision or any part thereof of this Agreement, including Sections 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 hereof, as applied to either party or to any circumstances, shall be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable, the same shall in no way affect any other provision or remaining part thereof of this Agreement, which shall be given full effect without regard to the invalid or unenforceable provision or part thereof, or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement. Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the transactions contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest extent possible.
       
  22. Entire Agreement . This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement and understanding between the Company and Executive with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether written or oral), between Executive and the Company, relating to such subject matter. None of the parties shall be liable or bound to any other party in any manner by any representations and warranties or covenants relating to such subject matter except as specifically set forth herein.

 

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  23. Survival . The rights and obligations of the parties under the provisions of this Agreement (including without limitation, Sections 7 through 13 and Section 15) shall survive, and remain binding and enforceable, notwithstanding the termination of this Agreement, the termination of Executive’s employment hereunder or any settlement of the financial rights and obligations arising from Executive’s employment hereunder, to the extent necessary to preserve the intended benefits of such provisions.
     
  24. No Construction against Drafter . No provision of this Agreement or any related document will be construed against or interpreted to the disadvantage of any party hereto by any court or other governmental or judicial authority by reason of such party having or being deemed to have structured or drafted such provision.
     
  25. Clawback . Executive acknowledges that to the extent required by applicable law or written company policy adopted to implement the requirements of such law (including without limitation Section 304 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act and Section 954 of the Dodd Frank Act), the Discretionary Bonus and any other incentive compensation shall be subject to any required clawback, forfeiture, recoupment or similar requirement.
     
  26. Notices . All notices or other communications required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be delivered by hand or sent by facsimile or sent, postage prepaid, by registered, certified or express mail or overnight courier service and shall be deemed given when so delivered by hand or facsimile, or if mailed, three days after mailing (one business day in the case of express mail or overnight courier service) to Executive at the most recent address listed in Company records and to the Company at the following address (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):
       
    If to the Company:   Andrea Mancuso
       Attn: Legal Department
       460 Herndon Parkway, Suite 150
       Herndon, VA 20170

 

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  27. Background Check . Upon execution, this Agreement is offer of employment that is contingent upon the completion of a background investigation (including a drug screening, credit check, criminal history check, confirmation of prior employment, and confirmation of educational background) satisfactory to the Company in its sole discretion and the Executive providing legally required documentation of eligibility to work in the United States (“ Background Check ”). Following the successful completion of the Background Check this Agreement shall be a binding agreement of the parties in accordance with its terms; provided that, the Company may waive the requirement to obtain or complete a Background Check at any time. The Executive agrees to submit to a drug screening, to execute all documentations and take all action required in connection with the completion of the Background Check. The Executive acknowledges that he or she is not an employee of the Company until the Employee has received notification from the Company that the Background Check has been completed to the satisfaction of the Company in its sole discretion.
     
  28. Headings and References . The headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and neither constitute a part of this Agreement nor affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. When a reference in this Agreement is made to a Section, such reference shall be to a Section of this Agreement unless otherwise indicated.
     
  29. Counterparts . This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts (including via facsimile and electronic image scan (PDF), each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other parties.

 

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Execution Copy

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties as of the date first written above.

         
  PTGi HOLDING, INC.  
         
  By: -S- ANDREA L. MANCUSO  
  Name: Andrea L. Mancuso  
  Title: Acting General Counsel  
         
  Ian Estus  
         

 

[Signature Page to Employment Agreement]

 

 
 

 

Execution Copy

 

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Agreement has been duly executed by the parties as of the date first written above.

         
  HC2 HOLDINGS, INC.  
         
  By:   -S- ANDREA L. MANCUSO  
  Name: Andrea L. Mancuso  
  Title: Acting General Counsel  
         
  Ian Estus  
         

 

[Signature Page to Employment Agreement]

 

 

Exhibit 31

 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Philip A. Falcone, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of HC2 Holdings, 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.

 

Dated: May 11, 2015 By: /S/ Philip A. Falcone       
  Name: Philip A. Falcone
  Title:

Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer  

(Principal Executive Officer)  

 

 
 

CERTIFICATIONS

 

I, Mesfin Demise, certify that:

 

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of HC2 Holdings, 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.

 

Dated: May 11, 2015 By: /S/ MESFIN DEMISE      
  Name: Mesfin Demise
  Title: Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Controller and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

 
 

Exhibit 32

 

CERTIFICATION

 

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted), Philip A. Falcone, the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) of HC2 Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), and Mesfin Demise, the Chief Financial Officer, Corporate Controller and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) of the Company, each hereby certifies that, to the best of his knowledge:

 

1. The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015, to which this Certification is attached as Exhibit 32 (the “Periodic Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

2. The information contained in the Periodic Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition of the Company at the end of the period covered by the Periodic Report and results of operations of the Company for the period covered by the Periodic Report.

 

Dated: May 11, 2015

 

/S/ PHILIP A. FALCONE            /S/ MESFIN DEMISE         
Philip A. Falcone   Mesfin Demise

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer  

(Principal Executive Officer)  

  Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance Officer, Corporate Controller and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)