6. GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
Goodwill
The following table provides a rollforward of the Company’s goodwill for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
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Balance as of October 1, 2022 | $ | 157,825 | |
Acquisitions - DSA1 | 2,828 | |
Impairment - RMS | (66,367) | |
Balance as of September 30, 2023² | $ | 94,286 | |
Acquisitions - DSA | — | |
Impairment - RMS | — | |
Balance as of September 30, 20242,3 | $ | 94,286 | |
1Goodwill for DSA acquisitions relates to measurement period adjustments during fiscal 2023 related to the fiscal 2022 acquisitions, as disclosed in Note 3 - Business Combinations.
2The accumulated impairment loss for the RMS segment was $302,220 at each of September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023.
3All remaining goodwill relates to the DSA segment..
Fiscal Year 2024
There was no change in goodwill during fiscal year 2024.
Fiscal Year 2023
The change in goodwill during fiscal year 2023 related primarily to measurement period adjustments in the DSA segment from the acquisition of Protypia, offset by goodwill impairment related to the RMS reporting unit (which is reported within the RMS segment).
During December 2022, the Company determined that as a result of the November 16, 2022 event, which led to the Company’s decision to refrain from selling or delivering any of its Cambodian NHPs held in the U.S. at that time, the uncertainty related to the Company’s ability to import NHPs from Cambodia and the decrease in its stock price, the carrying value of goodwill as of December 31, 2022, was required to be quantitatively evaluated. The carrying value of the Company’s goodwill by reporting unit was determined utilizing the income approach. Based on the Company’s quantitative goodwill impairment test, the fair value of the RMS reporting unit was less than the RMS reporting unit’s carrying value. As a result, a goodwill impairment loss of $66,367 was recorded within the RMS segment.
Intangible Assets
The following table displays intangible assets, net by major class:
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| September 30, 2024 |
| Carrying Amount, Gross | | Accumulated Amortization | | Carrying Amount, Net |
Customer relationships | $ | 317,672 | | | $ | (82,683) | | | $ | 234,989 | |
Intellectual property | 56,442 | | | (18,718) | | | 37,724 | |
Other | 4,837 | | | (3,154) | | | 1,683 | |
| $ | 378,951 | | | $ | (104,555) | | | $ | 274,396 | |
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| September 30, 2023 |
| Carrying Amount, Gross | | Accumulated Amortization | | Carrying Amount, Net |
Customer relationships | $ | 316,820 | | | $ | (54,711) | | | $ | 262,109 | |
Intellectual property | 56,337 | | | (12,234) | | | 44,103 | |
Other | 4,837 | | | (2,621) | | | 2,216 | |
| $ | 377,994 | | | $ | (69,566) | | | $ | 308,428 | |
The decrease in intangible assets, net during fiscal years 2024 and 2023 related primarily to the amortization of all intangible assets, partially offset by foreign exchange rate impact.
Amortization expense of definite-lived intangible assets for fiscal years ended 2024 and 2023 was $34,790 and $34,681, respectively. As of September 30, 2024, estimated amortization of intangible assets for each of the next five fiscal years and in the aggregate thereafter is expected to be as follows:
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| RUL1 (in years) | | 2025 | | 2026 | | 2027 | | 2028 | | 2029 | | Thereafter | | Totals |
Customer relationships | 9.0 | | $ | 27,842 | | | $ | 27,780 | | | $ | 27,595 | | | $ | 27,461 | | | $ | 26,324 | | | $ | 97,987 | | | $ | 234,989 | |
Intellectual property | 5.9 | | 6,459 | | | 6,459 | | | 6,459 | | | 6,459 | | | 6,459 | | | 5,429 | | | 37,724 | |
Other | 6.2 | | 524 | | | 367 | | | 124 | | | 109 | | | 109 | | | 450 | | | 1,683 | |
Total | 8.4 | | $ | 34,825 | | | $ | 34,606 | | | $ | 34,178 | | | $ | 34,029 | | | $ | 32,892 | | | $ | 103,866 | | | $ | 274,396 | |
1RUL (in years) represents the weighted average remaining useful life
7. DEBT
Long term debt as of September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 is detailed in the table below.
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| September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
Seller Note – Bolder BioPath (Related party) | $ | 376 | | | $ | 602 | |
Seller Note – Preclinical Research Services | 464 | | | 541 | |
Seller Payable - Orient BioResource Center | 3,700 | | | 3,649 | |
Seller Note – Histion (Related party) | 84 | | | 229 | |
Seller Note – Protypia (Related party) | — | | | 400 | |
Economic Injury Disaster Loan | — | | | 140 | |
Second Lien Notes | 17,846 | | | — | |
Convertible Senior Notes | 109,979 | | | 110,651 | |
Term Loan Facility, DDTL and Incremental Term Loans | 272,840 | | | 272,930 | |
Total debt before unamortized debt issuance costs | $ | 405,289 | | | $ | 389,142 | |
Less: Debt issuance costs not amortized | (11,950) | | | (11,397) | |
Total debt, net of unamortized debt issuance costs | $ | 393,339 | | | $ | 377,745 | |
Less: Current portion | (3,538) | | | (7,950) | |
Total Long-term debt | $ | 389,801 | | | $ | 369,795 | |
The following table summarizes the amount of maturities of our total debt for each of the next five fiscal years and thereafter:
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| 2025 | | 2026 | | 2027 | | 2028 | | 2029 | | Thereafter | | Total |
Debt | $ | 3,538 | | | $ | 6,614 | | | $ | 285,158 | | | $ | 109,979 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | | | $ | 405,289 | |
Significant Transactions
On October 12, 2022, the Company drew its $35,000 delayed draw term loan (the “Additional DDTL”) allowed under the First Amendment to the Credit Agreement (“First Amendment”). A portion of the proceeds was used to repay the $15,000 balance on the Company’s revolving credit facility, while the remaining amount was drawn to fund a portion of the Company’s capital expenditures in fiscal year 2022 and those planned for fiscal year 2023.
On December 29, 2022 and January 9, 2023, the Company, the lenders party thereto, and Jefferies Finance LLC, as administrative agent (the “Agent”), entered into the Second and Third Amendments, respectively, to the Credit Agreement. Refer below for further information related to those amendments.
On May 14, 2024 and June 2, 2024, the Company, the lenders party thereto, and the Agent, entered into the Fourth and Fifth Amendments, respectively, to the Credit Agreement. Refer below for further information related to those amendments.
On August 7, 2024 and September 13, 2024, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the lenders party thereto entered into a Sixth and Seventh Amendments, respectively, to the Credit Agreement. The Sixth and Seventh Amendments waived the financial covenant tests under the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024 through the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025. Additionally, the Seventh Amendment permitted the issuance of the Second Lien Notes. Refer below for further information related to these amendments.
On September 13, 2024, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the lenders party thereto entered into the Seventh Amendment and the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors entered into the Purchase Agreement (as defined below), with the Purchasers. Pursuant to these agreements, the Purchasers acquired $22,000 in aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes from the Company ("Purchaser's Second Lien Notes") and warrants to purchase 3,946,250 shares of the Company’s common shares (such warrants, the “Warrants” and such common shares, the “Common Shares”) for consideration comprised of (i) $17,000 in cash and (ii) the cancellation of $8,333 of the Notes issued pursuant to the Convertible Bond Indenture (as defined below). Additionally, pursuant to the Fee Letter between the Company and the
structuring agent, the Company also issued to the structuring agent $550 aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes and additional warrants to purchase 200,000 Common Shares as compensation for its services as structuring agent.
In connection with these transactions, $8,333 of the Notes were cancelled by the Company under the terms of the Purchase Agreement on the same date, such that the aggregate principal amount of Notes that remains outstanding is $131,667, which resulted in a gain on extinguishment of $1,860. The gain on extinguishment of debt is presented in Other income.
Fair Value
Non-recurring
The Purchaser's Second Lien Notes and the Warrants were initially recorded based upon their respective relative fair values of the $22,000 aggregate principal of the Purchaser's Second Lien Notes. The assigned fair values were $17,232 for the Purchaser's Second Lien Notes and $4,768 for the Warrants. Refer to Note 13 - Stockholder's Equity for discussion of the determination of the initial fair value of the Warrants.
We utilized a third-party valuation firm to assist with the estimation of the fair value of the Purchaser's Second Lien Notes as of the issuance date (September 13, 2024). The fair value of the Purchaser's Second Lien Notes was determined utilizing the Black-Derman-Toy Lattice Model (a "BDT Model”), which is a form of the income approach that utilizes Level 3 inputs. The BDT Model is a single factor model that incorporates the issuer's option to prepay a debt instrument if optimal, which occurs when interest rates decline, indicating that the holding value of the instrument exceeds the prepayment price. The significant assumptions used in the BDT Model for the Purchaser's Second Lien Notes were as follows: expected term, which was based on the remaining contractual term before the maturity date (2.39 years as of September 13, 2024); interest rate, which is stated (15.00%); the yield volatility (17.50%) and the estimated spread over the yield curve (15.18%).
Recurring
As of September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the fair value of the Company’s term loan facility and the DDTL (as defined below) was $267,900 and $251,200, respectively, based on market pricing. As the fair value is based on significant other observable inputs, it is deemed to be Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
As of September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the fair value of the Notes was $34,233 and $70,000, respectively, based on market pricing. As the fair value is based on significant other observable inputs, it is deemed to be Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
As the fair value of the Second Lien Notes is based on significant unobservable inputs, it is deemed to be Level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. We utilized a third-party valuation firm to assist with the estimation of the fair value of the Second Lien Notes as of September 30, 2024. The fair value of the Second Lien Notes was determined by first utilizing a BDT Model. The significant assumptions used in the BDT model for the Second Lien Notes were as follows: expected term, which was based on the remaining contractual term before the maturity date (2.34 years as of September 30, 2024); interest rate, which is stated (15.00%); the yield volatility (17.50%) and the estimated spread over the yield curve (15.18%). Management reviewed the BDT Model in connection with other market activity and determined the fair value of the Second Lien Notes to be $16,897 as of September 30, 2024.
The book values of the Seller Notes and Seller Payable (as defined below), which are fixed rate loans carried at amortized cost, approximate the fair value based on current market pricing of similar debt. As the fair value is based on significant other observable outputs, it is deemed to be Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy.
Revolving Credit Facility
As of September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company had no outstanding balance on the revolving credit facility. Refer to the statements of cash flows for information related to borrowings and payments on the revolving credit facility during the twelve months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
Term Loan Facility, DDTL and Incremental Term Loans
Below are the weighted-average effective interest rates for the loans available under the Credit Agreement:
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| Twelve Months Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Effective interest rates: | | | |
Term Loan | 11.39 | % | | 10.41 | % |
Initial DDTL | 11.37 | % | | 10.41 | % |
Additional DDTL | 11.50 | % | | 10.57 | % |
Credit Agreement
On November 5, 2021, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and the Agent, entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit Agreement”). The Credit Agreement provides for a term loan facility (the "Term Loan") in the original principal amount of $165,000, a delayed draw term loan facility in the original principal amount of $35,000 (available to be drawn up to 18 months from the date of the Credit Agreement) (the “Initial DDTL” and together with the Additional DDTL, the “DDTL”) and a revolving credit facility in the original principal amount of $15,000. On November 5, 2021, the Company borrowed the full amount of the term loan facility, but did not borrow any amounts on the DDTL or the revolving credit facility.
The Company could have elected to borrow on each of the loan facilities at either an adjusted LIBOR rate of interest or an adjusted prime rate of interest. Adjusted LIBOR rate loans accrued interest at an annual rate equal to the LIBOR rate plus a margin of between 6.00% and 6.50%, depending on the Company’s then current Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The LIBOR rate had to be a minimum of 1.00%. The initial adjusted LIBOR rate of interest was the LIBOR rate plus 6.25%. Adjusted prime rate loans accrued interest at an annual rate equal to the prime rate plus a margin of between 5.00% and 5.50%, depending on the Company’s then current Secured Leverage Ratio. The initial adjusted prime rate of interest was the prime rate plus 5.25%.
The Company must pay (i) a fee based on a percentage per annum equal to 0.50% on the average daily undrawn portion of the commitments in respect of the revolving credit facility and (ii) a fee based on a percentage per annum equal to 1.00% on the average daily undrawn portion of the commitments in respect of the delayed draw loan facility. In each case, such fee shall be paid quarterly in arrears.
Each of the term loan facility and delayed draw term loan facility require annual principal payments in an amount equal to 1.00% of their respective original principal amounts. The Company shall also repay the term loan facility on an annual basis in an amount equal to a percentage of its Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement), which percentage will be determined by its then current Secured Leverage Ratio. Each of the loan facilities may be repaid at any time. Voluntary prepayments were subject to a 1.00% prepayment premium if made on or prior to November 5, 2023 and other breakage penalties, as defined in the Credit Agreement. Voluntary prepayments made after November 5, 2023 are not subject to any prepayment premium.
The Company is required to maintain a Secured Leverage Ratio of not more than 4.25 to 1.00 for the Company's fiscal quarters through the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023, 3.75 to 1.00 beginning with the Company’s fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2023, and 3.00 to 1.00 beginning with the Company’s fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2025. The Company is required to maintain a minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement), which ratio was 1.00 to 1.00 during the first year of the Credit Agreement and is 1.10 to 1.00 from and after the Credit Agreement’s first anniversary.
Each of the loan facilities is secured by all assets (other than certain excluded assets) of the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors. Repayment of each of the loan facilities is guaranteed by each of the Subsidiary Guarantors.
On January 7, 2022, the Company drew $35,000 on the Initial DDTL. Amounts outstanding under the Initial DDTL accrued interest at an annual rate equal to the LIBOR rate plus a margin of between 6.00% and 6.50%, depending on the
Company’s then current Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The initial adjusted LIBOR rate of interest was the LIBOR rate plus 6.25%.
The Term Loan and the Initial DDTL will mature on November 5, 2026.
First Amendment to Credit Agreement
On January 27, 2022, the Company, Subsidiary Guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and the Agent entered into the First Amendment to the existing Credit Agreement. The First Amendment provides for, among other things, an increase to the existing term loan facility in the amount of $40,000 (the “Incremental Term Loans”) and the Additional DDTL in the original principal amount of $35,000, which amount is available to be drawn up to 24 months from the date of the First Amendment. The Incremental Term Loans and any amounts borrowed under the Additional DDTL are referred to herein as the “Additional Term Loans”. On January 27, 2022, the Company borrowed the full amount of the Incremental Term Loans, and on October 12, 2022, the Company borrowed the full $35,000 under the Additional DDTL.
Amounts outstanding under the Additional Term Loans accrued interest at an annual rate equal to the LIBOR rate plus a margin of between 6.00% and 6.50%, depending on the Company’s then current Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). The initial adjusted LIBOR rate of interest was the LIBOR rate plus 6.25%.
The Additional Term Loans require annual principal payments in an amount equal to 1.00% of the original principal amount. Voluntary prepayments of the Additional Term Loans were subject to a 1.00% prepayment premium if made on or prior to November 5, 2023 and other breakage penalties, as defined in the Credit Agreement. Voluntary prepayments made after November 5, 2023 are not subject to any prepayment premium.
The Company shall also repay the term loans on an annual basis in an amount equal to a percentage of its Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Credit Agreement), which percentage will be determined by its then current Secured Leverage Ratio.
The Additional Term Loans are secured by all assets (other than certain excluded assets) of the Company and each of the Subsidiary Guarantors. Repayment of the Additional Term Loans is guaranteed by each of the Subsidiary Guarantors.
The Additional Term Loans will mature on November 5, 2026.
Second Amendment to Credit Agreement
On December 29, 2022, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and the Agent, entered into a Second Amendment (the “Second Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement.
The Second Amendment provided for, among other things, an extension of the deadline for the Company to provide to the lenders the audited financial statements for the Company’s fiscal year ended September 30, 2022 and an annual budget for 2023; the Company satisfied these requirements by the extended deadline. The Second Amendment added a requirement that the Company provide, within 30 days after the end of each month, an unaudited consolidated balance sheet, statement of income and statement of cash flows as of the end of, and for, such month, as well as a “key performance indicator” report. The Second Amendment also requires that, within 10 business days after the end of each month, the Company will provide a rolling 13-week cash flow forecast prepared on a monthly basis. The Second Amendment further provides that, upon the request of the Required Lenders (as defined in the Credit Agreement), the Company will permit a financial advisor designated by the Required Lenders to meet with management of the Company to discuss the affairs, finances, accounts and condition of the Company during the six-month period following the effective date of the Second Amendment. In addition, the Second Amendment requires the Company to deliver an updated organization chart and certain supplemental information regarding the Company’s subsidiaries in connection with each quarterly report required pursuant to the Credit Agreement.
Under the Second Amendment, the Company could have elected to borrow on each of the loan facilities at either an adjusted term secured overnight financing rate (“Term SOFR”) rate of interest or an alternate base rate of interest. Term SOFR loans accrued interest at an annual rate equal to the applicable Term SOFR rate plus (i) an adjustment percentage equal to between 0.11448% and 0.42826%, depending on the term of the loan (“Adjusted Term SOFR”); provided that, Adjusted Term SOFR could never be less than 1.00%, and (ii) a margin of between 6.00% and 6.50%, depending on the Company’s then current Secured Leverage Ratio (as defined in the Credit Agreement). Alternate base rate loans could
accrue interest at an annual rate equal to (i) the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 0.50%, (b) the Agent’s prime rate and (c) Adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month tenor plus 1.00% (the “Second Amendment Alternate Base Rate”); provided that, the Second Amendment Alternate Base Rate could never be less than 2.00%, plus (ii) a margin of between 5.00% and 5.50%, depending on the Company’s then current Secured Leverage Ratio.
The Second Amendment also provides that the Company may not request any credit extensions under the revolving credit facility under the Credit Agreement, if any of the conditions precedent set forth in Section 4.02 of the Credit Agreement cannot be satisfied, including, without limitation, the making of the representation and warranty that as of the date of the most recent audited financial statements delivered to the Agent, no event, change, circumstance, condition, development or occurrence has had, or would reasonably be expected to result in, either individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect (as defined in the Credit Agreement).
In addition, the Second Amendment provided that, no later than January 13, 2023 (or such later date as the Required Lenders shall agree in their discretion), the Company shall (i) appoint a financial advisor on terms reasonably acceptable to the Required Lenders and the Company for a term of at least six months, (ii) provide a 13-week budget to the Agent, and (iii) deliver a perfection certificate supplement updating certain information previously provided with respect to each of the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors, including information regarding certain collateral and other assets owned by such parties. The Company timely satisfied each of these requirements.
Third Amendment to Credit Agreement
On January 9, 2023, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the lenders party thereto, and the Agent, entered into a Third Amendment (“Third Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. The Third Amendment provides that, among other things, during the period beginning on January 9, 2023 and, subject to the terms of the Credit Agreement, ending on the date on which financial statements for the Company’s fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2024 are delivered or are required to be delivered, as long as no event of default has occurred (the “Amendment Relief Period”):
•the Cambodian NHP-related matters, to the extent existing and disclosed to the lenders prior to December 29, 2022, shall not constitute a Material Adverse Effect under the Credit Agreement and will not restrict the Company’s ability to request credit extensions under the revolving credit facility;
•the use of borrowings under the revolving credit facility is limited to funding operational expenses of the Company in the ordinary course and cannot be used for the making or funding of investments, permitted acquisitions or restricted payments, payments or purchases with respect to any indebtedness, bonuses or executive compensation, or judgments, fines or settlements; and
•additional limitations are imposed on the Company under the Credit Agreement, including restrictions on permitted asset sales, a prohibition on making permitted acquisitions, and significant limitations on the ability to incur additional debt, make investments and make restricted payments.
The Third Amendment provides that from and after the date thereof, no incremental facilities under the Credit Agreement may be established or incurred. The Third Amendment also provides for additional mandatory prepayments of borrowed amounts following the receipt by the Company of certain cash receipts, including proceeds from certain equity issuances and cash received by the Company not in the ordinary course of business. Under the Third Amendment, after any draw on the revolving credit facility, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents held on hand domestically within the U.S. cannot exceed $10,000.
Under the Third Amendment, the Company may elect to borrow on each of the loan facilities accruing interest at either an adjusted Term SOFR or an alternate base rate of interest. Term SOFR loans shall accrue interest at an annual rate equal to the applicable Term SOFR rate plus (i) an adjustment percentage equal to between 0.11448% and 0.42826%, depending on the term of the loan, provided that, the Adjusted Term SOFR shall never be less than 1.00% per annum, plus (ii) an applicable margin of 6.75% per annum for term loans maintained as SOFR loans or 9.50% per annum for revolving loans maintained as SOFR loans. Alternate base rate loans shall accrue interest at an annual rate equal to (i) the highest of (a) the Federal Funds Effective Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 0.50%, (b) the Agent’s prime rate and (c) Adjusted Term SOFR for a one-month tenor plus 1.00% (the “Alternate Base Rate”), provided that, the Alternate Base Rate is subject to a floor of 2.00% per annum plus (ii) an applicable margin of 5.75% per annum for term loans maintained as Alternate Base Rate loans or 8.50% per annum for revolving loans maintained as Alternate Base Rate loans.
The fee consideration payable by the Company for each consenting lender party to the Third Amendment is: (i) 0.50% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the term loans held by each consenting term loan lender, to be paid in-kind and capitalized to the principal amounts of the term loans held by such lender; (ii) 0.50% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the term loans held by each consenting term loan lender, to be paid in cash upon the occurrence of certain prepayments of the term loan under the Credit Agreement; and (iii) 7.00% of the aggregate amount of the revolving commitments held by each consenting revolving lender, to be paid in cash upon the occurrence with certain permanent reductions of the revolving loans under the Credit Agreement.
Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement
On May 14, 2024, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the lenders party thereto entered into a Fourth Amendment (the “Fourth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. The Fourth Amendment provided that any charges or expenses attributable to or related to an agreement in principle (subsequently replaced by the Resolution Agreement and Plea Agreement) could be added back to the Company’s Consolidated EBITDA (up to $26,500) for purposes of the financial covenants under the Credit Agreement. Refer to Note 16 - Contingencies for further discussion of the Resolution Agreement and Plea Agreement.
The fee consideration payable by the Company for each consenting lender party to the Fourth Amendment is 0.50% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the term loans held by each consenting term loan lender, to be paid in-kind and capitalized to the principal amounts of the term loans held by such lender.
Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement
On June 2, 2024, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the lenders party thereto entered into a Fifth Amendment (the “Fifth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. The Fifth Amendment, among other changes, permits charges or expenses attributable to or related to the Resolution Agreement and the Plea Agreement to be added back to the Company’s Consolidated EBITDA in an amount up to $28,500; excludes any direct effects to the Company resulting from the Resolution Agreement and the Plea Agreement from being deemed a material adverse effect under the Credit Agreement; permits liens on the Company and certain subsidiaries in favor of DOJ in connection with the Resolution Agreement and the Plea Agreement; provides that certain uncured or unwaived breaches of the terms and conditions of the Resolution Agreement and the Plea Agreement shall be considered an event of default under the Credit Agreement; and enables the lenders to cause, at their discretion, material foreign subsidiaries to be joined as guarantors of the Company’s obligations under the Credit Agreement. Refer to Note 16 - Contingencies for further discussion of the Resolution Agreement and Plea Agreement.
The fee consideration payable by the Company for each consenting lender party to the Fifth Amendment is 0.50% of the aggregate outstanding principal amount of the term loans held by each consenting term loan lender, to be paid in-kind and capitalized to the principal amounts of the term loans held by such lender.
Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement
On August 7, 2024, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the lenders party thereto entered into a Sixth Amendment (the “Sixth Amendment”) to the Credit Agreement. The Sixth Amendment among other changes, waived the financial covenant tests set out under the Credit Agreement for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2024, established a new weekly liquidity reporting requirement to the lenders, and established a new minimum weekly liquidity requirement of $7,000 for each of the weeks ended August 16, 2024, August 23, 2024 and August 30, 2024, $17,500 for each of the weeks ended October 11, 2024, October 18, 2024 and October 25, 2024 and $10,000 for each other week thereafter.
Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement
On September 13, 2024, the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and the lenders party thereto entered into the Seventh Amendment to the Credit Agreement. The Seventh Amendment, among other changes, permitted the incurrence of the issuance of the Second Lien Notes in an aggregate amount of $22,550, made certain changes to the component definitions of the financial covenants, including the definition of Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, and increased the cash netting capability in the Secured Leverage Ratio covenant. The Seventh Amendment included the addition of a maximum capital expenditure limit and a minimum EBITDA test effective as of the closing date, waived the existing financial covenants from the date of the Seventh Amendment until June 30, 2025, and established new financial covenant tests for the fiscal quarters starting June 30, 2025 and thereafter. The Seventh Amendment also capped the reinvestment of funds from extraordinary receipts and asset sales and casualty events at $5,000 in the aggregate, and established a non-voting third
party observer to the Company’s board of directors meetings, as elected by the lenders. Additionally, the Seventh Amendment permits charges or expenses attributable to or related to the Resolution Agreement and the Plea Agreement to be added back to the Company’s Consolidated EBITDA in an amount up to $32,000 for purposes of the financial covenants under the Credit Agreement. This is an update to the $28,500 provided in the Fifth Amendment.
Second Lien Notes
Purchase Agreement
The Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors entered into a Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”), dated September 13, 2024, with the Purchasers, pursuant to which the Purchasers acquired $22,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Second Lien Notes and Warrants to purchase 3,946,250 Common Shares for consideration comprised of (i) $17,000 in cash and (ii) the cancellation of approximately $8,333 of the Company’s Notes held by certain of the Purchasers. In connection with the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, and pursuant to a Fee Letter between the Company and the structuring agent, the Company also issued to the structuring agent $550 aggregate principal amount of the Second Lien Notes and additional warrants to purchase 200,000 Common Shares as compensation for its services as structuring agent for the transactions. In connection therewith, $8,333 of the Notes were cancelled by the Company under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, such that the aggregate principal amount of Notes that remains outstanding is $131,667.
Second Lien Indenture
The Second Lien Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture (the “Second Lien Indenture”), dated as of September 13, 2024, by and between the Company, the Subsidiary Guarantors and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (the “Second Lien Trustee”). The Second Lien Notes are the Company’s senior secured second lien obligations and are secured by substantially all of the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ assets, and are guaranteed on a senior secured second lien basis by the Subsidiary Guarantors.
Interest on the Second Lien Notes is payable in kind. The Second Lien Notes accrue interest at a rate of 15.00% per annum, payable quarterly in arrears on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 of each year, with the initial payment on December 31, 2024. The Second Lien Notes will mature on February 4, 2027, unless earlier repurchased or redeemed.
The Second Lien Notes will be redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option at any time on or prior to March 13, 2026, at a cash redemption price equal to 100.00% of the principal amount of the Second Lien Notes redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, plus a make-whole premium, as further described in the Second Lien Indenture. The Second Lien Notes may be redeemed on or after March 14, 2026 through and including September 13, 2026, at a redemption price of 102.00% of the principal amount of the Second Lien Notes to be redeemed and (ii) on and after September 14, 2026, at a redemption price of 100.00% of the principal amount of the Second Lien Notes to be redeemed, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The Second Lien Indenture contains covenants restricting the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ ability to incur indebtedness, incur liens, make investments, make restricted payments, make asset sales and engage in transactions with affiliates, subject to certain baskets. The Second Lien Indenture requires the Company to add future assets to the collateral under the Security Agreement (as defined below) and to add future subsidiaries as guarantors under the Security Agreement.
The Second Lien Notes have customary provisions relating to the occurrence of “Events of Default” (as defined in the Second Lien Indenture), which include, among others, the following: (i) certain payment defaults on the Second Lien Notes (which, in the case of a default in the payment of interest on the Second Lien Notes, will be subject to a 30-day cure period); (ii) a default by the Company in its obligations or agreements under the Second Lien Indenture or the Second Lien Notes if such default is not cured or waived within certain grace periods; (iii) certain defaults by the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to indebtedness for borrowed money of at least $8,625 during the Amendment Relief Period (as defined in the Second Lien Indenture) or of at least $17,250 thereafter; (iv) certain defaults by the Company or any of its subsidiaries with respect to the Credit Agreement; (v) subject to certain exceptions, the rendering of certain judgments against the Company or any of its subsidiaries for the payment of at least $8,625 during the Amendment Relief Period or of at least $17,250 thereafter, where such judgments are not discharged or stayed within 90 days after the date on which the right to appeal has expired or on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished; (vi) the occurrence of certain ERISA events; (vii) the loss of material security interests and liens and guarantees, subject to certain exceptions; (viii) certain payment defaults in excess of $11,500 owned by the Company or any of its subsidiaries under the 2024 Settlement (as
defined in the Second Lien Indenture) and other failures to perform any term, covenant, condition or agreement contained in the 2024 Settlement that is capable of being cured and that is not cured within 30 days after receipt by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of written notice of such failure; (ix) any note Document (as defined in the Second Lien Indenture) or material provision thereof being declared null and void by a court of competent jurisdiction and (x) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization involving the Company or any of the Company’s significant subsidiaries.
If an Event of Default involving bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization events with respect to the Company occurs, then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Second Lien Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any person. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then, the Second Lien Trustee, by notice to the Company, or noteholders of at least 30.00% of the aggregate principal amount of Second Lien Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the Second Lien Trustee, may declare the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Second Lien Notes then outstanding to be due and payable immediately.
Security Agreement
On September 13, 2024, the Company and the Subsidiary Guarantors entered into a Security Agreement (the “Security Agreement”) with the U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as the collateral agent for the Second Lien Notes (the “Collateral Agent”). Pursuant to the Security Agreement, the Company and Subsidiary Guarantors granted the Collateral Agent a second lien security interest in substantially all of their assets, including but not limited to certain accounts, equipment, fixtures and intellectual property, in order to secure the payment and performance of all of the Obligations, as defined in the Second Lien Indenture.
Convertible Senior Notes
On September 27, 2021, the Company issued $140,000 principal amount of the Notes. The Notes were issued pursuant to, and are governed by, an indenture, dated as of September 27, 2021, among the Company, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, BAS Evansville, Inc., as guarantor (the “Guarantor”), and U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee (the “Convertible Bond Indenture”). Pursuant to the purchase agreement between the Company and the initial purchaser of the Notes, the Company granted the initial purchaser an option to purchase, for settlement within a period of 13 days from, and including, the date the Notes were first issued, up to an additional $15,000 principal amount of the Notes. The Notes issued on September 27, 2021 included $15,000 principal amount of the Notes issued pursuant to the full exercise by the initial purchaser of such option. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes, together with borrowings under a new senior secured term loan facility, to fund the cash portion of the purchase price of the Envigo acquisition and related fees and expenses.
In connection with the Purchase Agreement, $8,333 of the Notes were cancelled by the Company under the terms of the Purchase Agreement, such that the aggregate principal amount of Notes that remains outstanding is $131,667.
The Notes are the Company’s senior, unsecured obligations and are (i) equal in right of payment with the Company’s existing and future senior, unsecured indebtedness; (ii) senior in right of payment to the Company’s existing and future indebtedness that is expressly subordinated to the Notes; (iii) effectively subordinated to the Company’s existing and future secured indebtedness, to the extent of the value of the collateral securing that indebtedness; and (iv) structurally subordinated to all existing and future indebtedness and other liabilities, including trade payables, and (to the extent the Company is not a holder thereof) preferred equity, if any, of the Company’s non-guarantor subsidiaries. The Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, on a senior, unsecured basis, by the Guarantor.
The Notes accrue interest at a rate of 3.25% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears on April 15 and October 15 of each year, beginning on April 15, 2022. The Notes will mature on October 15, 2027, unless earlier repurchased, redeemed or converted. Before April 15, 2027, noteholders have the right to convert their Notes only upon the occurrence of certain events. From and after April 15, 2027, noteholders may convert their Notes at any time at their election until the close of business on the scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date. The Company will settle conversions by paying or delivering, as applicable, cash, its common shares or a combination of cash and its common shares, at the Company’s election. The initial conversion rate is 21.7162 common shares per $1 principal amount of Notes, which represents an initial conversion price of approximately $46.05 per common share. The conversion rate and conversion price are subject to customary adjustments upon the occurrence of certain events. In addition, if certain corporate events that constitute a “Make-Whole Fundamental Change” (as defined in the Convertible Bond Indenture) occur, then the conversion rate will, in certain circumstances, be increased for a specified period of time.
As of September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, there were $3,031 and $4,172, respectively, in unamortized debt issuance costs related to the Notes. For the twelve months ended September 30, 2024, the total interest expense was $11,745, including coupon interest expense of $4,529, accretion expense of $6,270, and the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs of $946. During the twelve months ended September 30, 2023, the total interest expense was $11,089, including coupon interest expense of $4,515, accretion expense of $5,686, and the amortization of debt discount and issuance costs of $888.
The Notes are redeemable, in whole and not in part, at the Company’s option at any time on or after October 15, 2024 and on or before the 40th scheduled trading day immediately before the maturity date, but only if the last reported sale price per common share of the Company exceeds 130.00% of the conversion price on (i) each of at least 20 trading days, whether or not consecutive, during the 30 consecutive trading days ending on, and including, the trading day immediately before the date the Company sends the related redemption notice; and (ii) the trading day immediately before the date the Company sends such notice. The redemption price is a cash amount equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the redemption date. In addition, calling the Notes for redemption pursuant to the provisions described in this paragraph will constitute a Make-Whole Fundamental Change, which will result in an increase to the conversion rate in certain circumstances for a specified period of time.
If certain corporate events that constitute a “Fundamental Change” (as defined in the Convertible Bond Indenture) occur, then noteholders may require the Company to repurchase their Notes at a cash repurchase price equal to the principal amount of the Notes to be repurchased, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the Fundamental Change repurchase date. The definition of Fundamental Change includes certain business combination transactions involving the Company and certain de-listing events with respect to the Company’s common shares.
The Notes have customary provisions relating to the occurrence of “Events of Default” (as defined in the Convertible Bond Indenture), which include the following: (i) certain payment defaults on the Notes (which, in the case of a default in the payment of interest on the Notes, are subject to a 30-day cure period); (ii) the Company’s failure to send certain notices under the Convertible Bond Indenture within specified periods of time; (iii) the failure by the Company or the Guarantor to comply with certain covenants in the Convertible Bond Indenture relating to the ability of the Company or the Guarantor to consolidate with or merge with or into, or sell, lease or otherwise transfer, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or substantially all of the assets of the Company or the Guarantor, as applicable, and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, to another person; (iv) a default by the Company or the Guarantor in its other obligations or agreements under the Convertible Bond Indenture or the Notes if such default is not cured or waived within 60 days after notice is given in accordance with the Convertible Bond Indenture; (v) certain defaults by the Company, the Guarantor or any of their respective subsidiaries with respect to indebtedness for borrowed money of at least $20,000; (vi) the rendering of certain judgments against the Company, the Guarantor or any of their respective subsidiaries for the payment of at least $20,000, where such judgments are not discharged or stayed within 60 days after the date on which the right to appeal has expired or on which all rights to appeal have been extinguished; (vii) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency and reorganization involving the Company, the Guarantor or any of their respective significant subsidiaries; and (viii) the guarantee of the Notes ceases to be in full force and effect (except as permitted by the Convertible Bond Indenture) or the Guarantor denies or disaffirms its obligations under its guarantee of the Notes.
If an Event of Default involving bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization events with respect to the Company or the Guarantor (and not solely with respect to a significant subsidiary of the Company or the Guarantor) occurs, then the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding will immediately become due and payable without any further action or notice by any person. If any other Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then the trustee, by notice to the Company, or noteholders of at least 25.00% of the aggregate principal amount of Notes then outstanding, by notice to the Company and the trustee, may declare the principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest on, all of the Notes then outstanding to become due and payable immediately. However, notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company may elect, at its option, that the sole remedy for an Event of Default relating to certain failures by the Company to comply with certain reporting covenants in the Convertible Bond Indenture consists exclusively of the right of the noteholders to receive special interest on the Notes for up to 180 days at a specified rate per annum not exceeding 0.50% on the principal amount of the Notes.
At issuance, the Company evaluated the convertible feature of the Notes and determined it was required to be bifurcated as an embedded derivative and did not qualify for equity classification. In subsequent periods, the Notes conversion rights met all equity classification criteria and the fair value of the embedded derivative was reclassified to additional paid-in-capital. The discount resulting from the initial fair value of the embedded derivative has and will continue to be amortized to
interest expense using the effective interest method. Non-cash interest expense during the period primarily related to this discount.
Acquisition-related Debt (Seller Notes)
In addition to the indebtedness described above, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries have issued unsecured notes as partial payment of the purchase prices of certain acquisitions as described herein. Each of these notes is subordinated to the indebtedness under the Credit Agreement.
As part of acquisition of Pre-Clinical Research Services, Inc. ("PCRS"), the Company issued an unsecured subordinated promissory note payable to the PCRS seller in the initial principal amount of $800. The promissory note bears interest at a rate of 4.50% per annum with monthly payments of principal and interest and a maturity date of December 1, 2024.
As part of the acquisition of Bolder BioPATH, the Company issued unsecured subordinated promissory notes payable to the former shareholders of Bolder BioPATH in an aggregate principal amount of $1,500. As part of the working capital adjustment in March 2022, a reduction of the promissory note of $470 was recorded. The promissory notes bear interest at a rate of 4.50% per annum, with monthly payments of principal and interest and a maturity date of May 1, 2026.
As part of the acquisition of Plato BioPharma, Inc. ("Plato"), the Company issued unsecured subordinated promissory notes payable to the former shareholders of Plato in an aggregate principal amount of $3,000. The promissory notes bore interest at a rate of 4.50% per annum, with monthly payments of principal and interest and a maturity date of June 1, 2023. The promissory notes were paid in full as of June 1, 2023.
As part of the acquisition of Orient BioResource Center, Inc. ("OBRC"), the Company agreed to leave in place a payable (the "Seller Payable") owed by OBRC to Orient Bio, Inc. (the "Seller") in the amount of $3,700, which the Company determined to have a fair value of $3,325 as of January 27, 2022. The Seller Payable did not bear interest and was originally required to be paid to the Seller 18 months after the closing date of January 27, 2022. The Company has the right to set off against the Seller Payable any amounts that become payable by the Seller on account of indemnification obligations under the purchase agreement. On April 4, 2023, the Company and the Seller entered into a First Amendment to extend the maturity date of the Seller Payable to July 27, 2024. On May 24, 2024, the Company and the Seller entered into a Second Amendment to extend the maturity date of the Seller Payable to July 27, 2025. Further, beginning on July 27, 2024, the note bears interest at a rate of 4.60% per annum. Accrued interest and principal will be paid at the maturity date. Neither the first nor the second amendment to the Seller Payable affected the rights and remedies of any party under the stock purchase agreement, nor did either alter, modify or amend or in any way affect any of the terms and conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the stock purchase agreement. On October 24, 2024, the Company and the Seller entered into a Third Amendment to extend the maturity date of the Seller Payable to January 27, 2026.
As part of the acquisition of Histion, the Company issued unsecured subordinated promissory notes payable to the former shareholders of Histion in an aggregate principal amount of $433. The promissory notes bear interest at a rate of 4.50% per annum, with monthly payments of principal and interest and a maturity date of April 1, 2025.
As part of the acquisition of Protypia, the Company issued unsecured subordinated promissory notes payable to the former shareholders of Protypia in an aggregate principal amount of $600. The promissory notes bore interest at a rate of 4.50% per annum, with monthly interest payments, as well as principal payments on July 7, 2023 and on the maturity date, January 7, 2024. These notes were paid in full on January 7, 2024.
8. SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
As of September 30, 2024, no client of the RMS segment made up more than 10.0% of the Company's total trade receivables balance. As of September 30, 2023, one client of the RMS segment made up 13.6% of the Company's total trade receivables balance.
Trade receivables and contract assets, net consisted of the following:
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| September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
Trade receivables | $ | 65,867 | | | $ | 77,618 | |
Unbilled revenue | 14,624 | | | 17,211 | |
Total | 80,491 | | | 94,829 | |
Less: Allowance for credit losses | (6,931) | | | (7,446) | |
Trade receivables and contract assets, net of allowances for credit losses | $ | 73,560 | | | $ | 87,383 | |
Inventories, net consisted of the following:
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| September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
Raw materials | $ | 1,868 | | | $ | 2,259 | |
Work in progress | 61 | | | 124 | |
Finished goods | 4,174 | | | 4,439 | |
Research Model Inventory | 14,870 | | | 52,524 | |
Total | 20,973 | | | 59,346 | |
Less: Obsolescence reserve | (2,800) | | | (3,244) | |
Inventories, net | $ | 18,173 | | | $ | 56,102 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
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| September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
Advances to suppliers | $ | 36,516 | | | $ | 19,247 | |
Prepaid research models | 4,993 | | | 4,300 | |
Tax-related receivables | 2,602 | | | 1,813 | |
Note receivable | 1,280 | | | 1,226 | |
Other | 4,857 | | | 6,822 | |
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | $ | 50,248 | | | $ | 33,408 | |
The composition of other assets is as follows:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
Long-term advances to suppliers | $ | 6,082 | | | $ | 3,681 | |
Funded status of defined benefit plan | 3,142 | | | 3,036 | |
Other | 2,549 | | | 3,362 | |
Other assets | $ | 11,773 | | | $ | 10,079 | |
The composition of property and equipment, net is as follows:
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| September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
Land and land improvements | $ | 30,768 | | | $ | 30,710 | |
Buildings and building improvements | 140,485 | | | 120,932 | |
Machinery and equipment | 93,880 | | | 81,372 | |
Furniture and fixtures | 4,542 | | | 3,223 | |
Other | 3,355 | | | 3,664 | |
Construction in progress | 9,489 | | | 25,804 | |
Total Cost | 282,519 | | | 265,705 | |
Accumulated depreciation | (94,191) | | | (74,637) | |
| $ | 188,328 | | | $ | 191,068 | |
Accrued expenses consisted of the following:
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| September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
Accrued compensation | $ | 10,851 | | | $ | 12,966 | |
Non-income taxes | 4,409 | | | 4,596 | |
Accrued interest | 3,017 | | | 2,975 | |
Other | 4,941 | | | 5,239 | |
Resolution and Plea Agreements (Note 1) | 5,000 | | | — | |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | 28,218 | | | $ | 25,776 | |
The composition of fees invoiced in advance is as follows:
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| September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
Client deposits | $ | 24,898 | | | $ | 36,689 | |
Deferred revenue | 17,088 | | | 18,933 | |
Fees invoiced in advance | $ | 41,986 | | | $ | 55,622 | |
The composition of other liabilities is as follows:
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| September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
Long-term client deposits | $ | 16,966 | | | $ | 5,250 | |
Other | 997 | | | 1,123 | |
Resolution and Plea Agreements (Note 1) | 17,000 | | | — | |
Other liabilities | $ | 34,963 | | | $ | 6,373 | |
9. POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
Defined Benefit Plan
The Company has a defined benefit plan in the U.K., the Harlan Laboratories UK Limited Occupational Pension Scheme (the "Pension Plan"), which operated through April 2012. As of April 30, 2012, the accumulation of plan benefits of employees in the Pension Plan was permanently suspended and therefore the Pension Plan was curtailed.
The following tables summarize the changes in the benefit obligation funded status of the Pension Plan and amounts reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2024 and 2023.
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| Fiscal Year Ended September 30, | Fiscal Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 |
| | |
Accumulated benefit obligation: | $ | 15,545 | | $ | 12,957 | |
| | |
Change in projected benefit obligation: | | |
Projected benefit obligation, beginning of period | $ | 12,957 | | $ | 12,812 | |
Other | 254 | | — | |
Interest cost | 741 | | 733 | |
Benefits paid | (684) | | (570) | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 1,328 | | 1,235 | |
Actuarial gains (losses) | 949 | | (1,253) | |
Projected benefit obligation at end of period | 15,545 | | 12,957 | |
| | |
Change in fair value of plan assets: | | |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of period | $ | 15,993 | | $ | 14,385 | |
Actual gain (loss) on plan assets | 1,764 | | (427) | |
Employer contributions | — | | 1,226 | |
Foreign currency translation adjustment | 1,614 | | 1,379 | |
Benefits paid | (684) | | (570) | |
Fair value of plan assets, end of period | 18,687 | | 15,993 | |
Funded status | $ | 3,142 | | $ | 3,036 | |
In July 2024, the U.K. Court of Appeal upheld a ruling in the matter of Virgin Media Limited v NTL Pension Trustees II Limited, a decision that the Company was not a party to or involved in, that certain historical amendments for contracted out defined benefit schemes were invalid if they were not accompanied by the correct actuarial confirmation. The Company and its U.K. pension scheme trustee are reviewing this development and considering whether this decision has any implications for the Pension Plan.
The net periodic benefit costs, which are presented within general and administrative expenses, under the Pension Plan were as follows:
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| Fiscal Year Ended September 30, | Fiscal Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 |
Components of net periodic benefit expense: | | |
Interest cost | 741 | | 733 | |
Expected return on assets | (786) | | (798) | |
Amortization of prior gain | (142) | | (152) | |
Net periodic benefit cost | $ | (187) | | $ | (217) | |
Gains Related to Changes in Benefit Obligation
The actuarial gains during the twelve months ended September 30, 2024 were primarily due to decreased discount rate assumptions as a result of interest rate trends in the U.K. The actuarial gains during the twelve months ended
September 30, 2023 were due to a significant increase in the discount rate as a result of rising interest rates in the U.K. The remainder of the changes in both periods were cumulative translation adjustments and gains in asset values.
The Company uses the corridor approach when amortizing actuarial gains and losses. Under the corridor approach, the actuarial gains and actuarial losses in excess of 10% of the greater of the beginning of year benefit obligation or market related value of plan assets are amortized over a fixed period of 10 years. This is a shorter period than the expected average life expectancy of the members in the Plan.
Assumptions
The major assumptions used in determining the net periodic benefit costs for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
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| Fiscal Year Ended September 30, | Fiscal Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 |
Discount rate | 5.67 | % | 5.33 | % |
Expected return on plan assets | 4.85 | % | 4.96 | % |
Our expected return on plan asset assumption, used to determine benefit obligations, is based on historical long-term rates of return on investments. Many factors, including portfolio allocation, target portfolio allocation and expected expenses, are evaluated during the process of determining the expected return on plan assets.
Discount rates were determined for the defined benefit retirement plan at the measurement date to reflect the yield of a portfolio of high-quality bonds matched against the timing and amounts of projected future benefit payments.
At September 30, 2024, we are increasing our long-term rate of return assumption to 5.20% for pension plan assets. The major assumptions used in determining benefit obligations were as follows:
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| Fiscal Year Ended September 30, | Fiscal Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 |
Discount rate | 5.04 | % | 5.67 | % |
Rate of compensation increases | 0.00 | % | 0.00 | % |
Pension Plan Assets
The Company maintains target allocation percentages among various asset categories based on an investment policy designed to achieve long-term objectives of return, while mitigating downside risk and considering expected cash flows. The Company’s investment policy is reviewed from time to time to ensure consistency with long-term objectives.
Plan assets distribution was as follows:
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| Fiscal Year Ended September 30, | Fiscal Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | 2023 |
Cash | 2.69 | % | 3.31 | % |
Equity securities | 3.47 | | 2.35 | |
Debt securities | 91.05 | | 91.23 | |
Real estate mutual fund | 1.10 | | 1.20 | |
Other | 1.69 | | 1.91 | |
Total | 100.00 | % | 100.00 | % |
The fair value of total plan assets by asset category and fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2024 were as follows:
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| Fair value as of September 30, 2024 | | Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using: |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Cash | $ | 432 | | | $ | 432 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Fixed income securities: | | | | | | | |
Investment grade corporate bonds | 9,300 | | | — | | | 9,300 | | | — | |
Government bonds | 7,360 | | | — | | | 7,360 | | | — | |
Other types of investments: | | | | | | | |
Multi-asset fund | 1,595 | | | — | | | 1,595 | | | |
Total | $ | 18,687 | | | $ | 432 | | | $ | 18,255 | | | $ | — | |
The method of calculation of the fair value of each level of investment is described in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
The fair value of total plan assets by asset category and fair value hierarchy levels as of September 30, 2023 were as follows:
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| Fair value as of September 30, 2023 | | Fair Value Measurements at Reporting Date Using: |
| | Level 1 | | Level 2 | | Level 3 |
Cash | $ | 431 | | | $ | 431 | | | $ | — | | | $ | — | |
Fixed income securities: | | | | | | | |
Investment grade corporate bonds | 14,184 | | | — | | | 14,184 | | | — | |
Other types of investments: | | | | | | | |
Multi-asset fund | 1,378 | | | — | | | 1,378 | | | — | |
Total | $ | 15,993 | | | $ | 431 | | | $ | 15,562 | | | $ | — | |
The method of calculation of the fair value of each level of investment is described in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.
Pension Funding and Payments
During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, the Company did not contribute to the Pension Plan and does not expect to contribute any amounts to the Pension Plan within the next twelve months.
Estimated pension benefit payments expected to be paid in cash in each of the next five years and in the aggregate for the following five years thereafter are as follows:
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| 2025 | | 2026 | | 2027 | | 2028 | | 2029 | | Thereafter | | Total |
Projected Benefit Payments | $ | 726 | | | $ | 863 | | | $ | 1,080 | | | $ | 908 | | | $ | 897 | | | $ | 4,786 | | | $ | 9,260 | |
Defined Contribution Plans
The Company has defined contribution benefit plans that cover its employees in the U.S., U.K. (the Group Personal Pension Plan) and the Netherlands. Defined contribution benefit expense for the twelve months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were $2,807 and $4,596, respectively. During April 2024, the Company ceased contributing to its U.S. defined contribution plans.
10. OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE
Other operating expense consisted of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fiscal Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Acquisition and integration costs | $ | 70 | | | $ | 1,228 | |
Restructuring costs1 | 3,374 | | | 4,625 | |
Startup costs | 3,278 | | | 6,858 | |
Remediation costs | 1,404 | | | 2,357 | |
Resolution and plea agreements | 28,500 | | | — | |
Other costs | 5,916 | | | 3,469 | |
| $ | 42,542 | | | $ | 18,537 | |
1Restructuring costs represent costs incurred in connection with our site closures and site optimization strategy. See Note 11 – Restructuring and Assets Held for Sale for additional information.
11. RESTRUCTURING AND ASSETS HELD FOR SALE
During June 2022, the Company approved and announced a plan to close its facility in Cumberland, Virginia. Further, the Company’s restructuring and site optimization plan includes the following sites, which were identified for relocation of operations: Dublin, Virginia, Gannat, France, Blackthorn, U.K., RMS St. Louis, Missouri, Spain, Boyertown, Pennsylvania, and Haslett, Michigan.
For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company incurred immaterial expenses that qualify as exit and disposal costs under GAAP, and does not expect further material charges as a result of the closures and planned site consolidations. Exit and disposal costs were charged to other operating expense. As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, the liability balance for exit and disposal costs that qualify as employee-related exit and disposal costs was $16 and $585, respectively.
Cumberland and Dublin
During June 2022, the Company approved and announced a plan to close its facility in Cumberland, Virginia ("Cumberland facility") and to close and relocate its operations in Dublin, Virginia ("Dublin facility") into its other existing facilities, as a part of the Company's restructuring and site optimization plan. The Cumberland facility exit was also a part of the settlement, as further described in Note 16 – Contingencies. The Cumberland facility exit was completed in September 2022 and initially met the criteria for assets held for sale as of March 31, 2023. Further, in connection with this conclusion, the Company determined that the carrying value exceeded the fair value of the real property at the Cumberland facility less costs to sell. As a result, an asset impairment charge of $890 was recorded within the RMS reportable segment during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023. The Cumberland facility was sold in June 2024. The Dublin facility transition was completed in November 2022 and initially met the criteria for assets held for sale as of December 31, 2023. The Dublin facility was sold in March 2024. The operations at both the Cumberland facility and the Dublin facility were within the RMS reporting segment.
Gannat, Blackthorn, Spain and RMS St. Louis
As of March 31, 2023, the Company completed its consultation with employee representatives at the Gannat and Blackthorn facilities and the closures of both facilities were approved. The consolidation of operations at Gannat with the operations in Horst, the Netherlands was completed in June 2023 and initially met the criteria for assets held for sale as of June 30, 2023. The Gannat facility was sold in December 2023. As of June 30, 2023, the real property of the Blackthorn facility initially met the criteria for assets held for sale. The Blackthorn facility sold in February 2024, which the Company leased back until September 2024. As of September 30, 2024 the consolidation of the operations at our Blackthorn, U.K., facility with the operations in Hillcrest, U.K., was completed and the Company is no longer leasing back the facility. In July 2023, the Company decided to close its Spain facility. The exit of the facility in Spain was completed in September 2023 and initially met the criteria for assets held for sale as of September 30, 2023. The facility in Spain was sold in November 2023. The leased RMS St. Louis facility closed in June 2023 and the GEMS operations at the RMS St. Louis
facility were relocated to the DSA St. Louis facility and other operational facilities. The operations at the Gannat, Blackthorn, Spain and RMS St. Louis facilities were within the RMS reportable segment.
Boyertown and Haslett
Prior to the acquisition of Envigo, the Boyertown and Haslett facilities were identified for relocation of operations to the Denver, Pennsylvania facility. The exits of the Boyertown and Haslett facilities were completed in March 2023 and both facilities initially met the criteria for assets held for sale as of March 31, 2023. The Boyertown facility was sold in September 2023. The facility in Haslett was sold during April 2024.
Israel
As of December 31, 2022, the assets and liabilities related to the Israel RMS and Israel CRS businesses (the “Israeli Businesses”) initially met the held for sale criteria and, in August 2023, the Company sold its ownership interest in the Israeli Businesses, which were previously reflected in the RMS reportable segment.
Consideration for the sale consisted of (i) $1,000 in cash, (ii) an excess cash adjustment of $316, (iii) real property valued at $3,700, and (iv) a promissory note receivable in the aggregate amount of $2,453. The promissory note bears interest at a rate of 5.00% per annum, with quarterly payments of interest and principal payments on the first anniversary of the closing date, which we received during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, and at maturity on August 29, 2025. The sale included the Company’s 100.00% ownership in Israel RMS and Israel RMS’s 62.50% ownership interest in Israel CRS. Prior to the sale, the management team owned a 37.50% non-controlling ownership position in Israel CRS. The gain of $1,377 on the sale is presented within other income (expense). The combined (loss) income before taxes of the Israeli Businesses for fiscal year ended September 30, 2023 was $62.
12. LEASES
Right-of-use ("ROU") lease assets and lease liabilities that are reported in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets are as follows:
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| September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
Operating ROU assets, net | $ | 49,165 | | | $ | 38,866 | |
| | | |
Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 11,774 | | | 10,282 | |
Long-term operating lease liabilities | 40,010 | | | 29,614 | |
Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 51,784 | | | $ | 39,896 | |
The increase in right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities in the twelve months ended September 30, 2024 was primarily due to the amendment of real estate leases in California, Indiana, and Wisconsin and due to entering into leases at St. Louis University. The increase in right-of-use lease assets and lease liabilities in the twelve months ended September 30, 2023 was primarily due to entering into leases for two facilities in Maryland.
Lease expense for lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term. The components of lease expense related to the Company’s leases for the twelve months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were:
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| Fiscal Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Operating lease costs: | | | |
Fixed operating lease costs | $ | 13,474 | | | $ | 11,790 | |
Short-term lease costs | — | | | 175 | |
Lease income | (3,003) | | | (3,039) | |
The Company serves as lessor to a lessee in six facilities. The gross rental income and underlying lease expense are presented net in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. The gross rent receivables and underlying lease liabilities are presented gross in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Supplemental cash flow information related to leases was as follows:
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| Fiscal Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Cash flows included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | | | |
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 12,003 | | | $ | 11,252 | |
| | | |
Non-cash lease activity: | | | |
ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | $ | 19,301 | | | $ | 15,831 | |
The weighted average remaining lease term and discount rate for the Company’s operating leases as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 were:
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| Fiscal Years Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Weighted-average remaining lease term (in years) | | | |
Operating lease | 9.25 | | 6.71 |
Weighted-average discount rate (in percentages) | | | |
Operating lease | 11.71 | % | | 9.36 | % |
Lease duration was determined utilizing renewal options that the Company is reasonably certain to execute.
As of September 30, 2024, maturities of operating lease liabilities for each of the following five fiscal years and a total thereafter were as follows:
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| Operating Leases |
2025 | $ | 10,879 | |
2026 | 11,173 | |
2027 | 9,299 | |
2028 | 7,988 | |
2029 | 7,122 | |
Thereafter | 47,413 | |
Total minimum future lease payments | 93,874 | |
Less interest | (42,090) | |
Total lease liability | 51,784 | |
13. STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY AND LOSS PER SHARE
Share numbers and per share amounts are not presented in thousands within this Note 13.
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred Shares
As of September 30, 2024 and 2023, no preferred shares were outstanding.
Warrants
The Warrants are classified as equity instruments, have an exercise price of $1.57 per share, are exercisable at any time on or after the Closing Date until September 13, 2034 and were initially recorded at a fair value of $4,768. Refer to Note 7 - Debt for further discussion of the transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Fee Letter. The initial fair value of the Warrants was determined utilizing a Black-Scholes-Merton option pricing model ("Black-Scholes Model"), which is a form of the income approach. Significant assumptions utilized in the Black-Scholes Model included stock price ($1.56 on September 13, 2024), volatility (70%), expected term (10 years) which is based on the remaining contractual time to expiration, and the risk free rate (3.66%).
Open Market Sales Agreement
On August 9, 2024, the “Company entered into an Open Market Sale AgreementSM with Jefferies LLC (the “Sale Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company may offer and sell up to $50,000 of the Company’s common shares (the "ATM Shares") from time to time in at-the-market offerings, through Jefferies LLC (“Jefferies”), acting as sales agent. Sales pursuant to the Sale Agreement will be made only upon instructions by the Company to Jefferies, and the Company cannot provide any assurances that it will issue any ATM Shares pursuant to the Sales Agreement. The Company has not yet sold any ATM Shares as of September 30, 2024.
Loss Per Share
The Company computes basic loss per share using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding. The Company computes diluted earnings per share using the if-converted method for preferred shares and convertible debt, if any, and the treasury stock method for stock options and restricted stock units.
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(in thousands) | Fiscal Years Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Numerator: | | | |
Consolidated net loss | $ | (108,885) | | | $ | (104,902) | |
Less: Net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests | (440) | | 238 |
Net loss attributable to common shareholders | (108,445) | | | (105,140) | |
| | | |
Denominator: | | | |
Weighted-average shares outstanding - Basic and Diluted | 25,897 | | 25,641 |
Anti-dilutive common share equivalents (1) | 10,935 | | 5,763 |
(1) For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, anti-dilutive common share equivalents are comprised of stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock awards, 2,859,306 common shares issuable upon conversion of the Notes and 4,146,250 common shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrants. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2023, anti-dilutive common share equivalents are comprised of stock options, restricted stock units, restricted stock awards and 3,040,268 common shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Notes. These common share equivalents were outstanding for the periods presented, but were not included in the computation of diluted loss per share for those periods because their inclusion would have had an anti-dilutive effect.
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
Within the statement of operations, foreign exchange gains and losses are recognized as a result of translations of non-functional currencies. In relation to the translation into U.S. dollars, except for defined benefit pension costs of the Pension Plan, the assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated using the current exchange rate. For those operations, changes in exchange rates generally do not affect cash flows; therefore, resulting translation adjustments are made in shareholders' equity rather than in the consolidated statements of operations. The Pension Plan relates to a U.K. subsidiary, which currently records a valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets.
As a result, income tax effects on the net activity have not been presented related to each component of other comprehensive loss for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
14. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION
Summary of Equity Plans and Activity
The Company has stock-based compensation plans under which employees and non-employee directors may be granted stock-based awards such as stock options, restricted stock (“RSAs”), and restricted stock units (“RSUs”).
During fiscal years 2024 and 2023, the following share-based awards were made to certain employees, and their general terms and conditions are as follows:
•Stock options, which entitle the holder to purchase a specified number of shares of common stock at an exercise price equal to the closing market price of common stock on the date of grant; typically vest over 3 years; and typically expire 10 years from date of grant or 30 days post-termination. In the case of the options issued in relation to the Envigo acquisition, the options expire 10 years from date of grant or 1 year post-termination.
•RSAs, which are shares granted at no cost on the grant date and typically vest over 2 years. With respect to RSAs, recipients do have voting rights on the stock during the vesting period.
•RSUs, which represent an unsecured promise to grant at no cost a set number of shares of common stock upon the completion of the vesting schedule, and typically vest from 1 to 5 years. With respect to RSUs, recipients do not have voting rights on the stock during the vesting period.
On March 14, 2024, the Company's shareholders approved the Inotiv, Inc 2024 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2024 Plan"). The 2024 Plan provides for the issuance of up to 1,500,000 of the Company's common shares, plus the number of common shares remaining available for future grants under the Amended and Restated 2018 Equity Incentive Plan (the "2018 Plan") as of March 14, 2024. Any common shares subject to an award under the 2024 Plan or 2018 Plan that expires, are forfeited or cancelled, are settled for cash or are exchanged will become available for future awards under the 2024 Plan. Following the shareholders' approval of the 2024 Plan, no further awards will be granted under the 2018 Plan.
The Company currently grants equity awards from the 2024 Plan. At September 30, 2024, 271,087 shares remained available for grants under the 2024 Plan.
The Company recognizes expense for all awards subject to graded vesting using the straight-line attribution method. The Company adjusts stock-based compensation expense for forfeitures in the period that a forfeiture occurs. The Company expenses the estimated fair value of stock options over the vesting periods of the grants.
The following table provides stock-based compensation by the financial statement line item in which it is reflected:
| | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fiscal Years Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
General and administrative | $ | 6,740 | | | $ | 7,844 | |
Stock-based compensation, before income taxes | 6,740 | | | 7,844 | |
Provision for income taxes | (306) | | | (311) | |
Stock-based compensation, net of income taxes | $ | 6,434 | | | $ | 7,533 | |
No stock-based compensation related costs were capitalized in fiscal years 2024 and 2023.
The weighted-average assumptions used to compute the fair value of options granted under the Black-Scholes model for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 were as follows:
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| 2024 | | 2023 |
Risk-free interest rate | 3.99 | % | | 4.29 | % |
Dividend yield | — | % | | — | % |
Volatility of the expected market price of the Company’s common shares | 117.16 | % | | 100.59 | % |
Expected life of the options (years) | 3.54 | | 3.57 |
The volatility assumption used to determine the fair values of options granted for fiscal years 2024 and 2023 is based on historical stock price activity.
A summary of the Company’s stock option activity and related information for the year ended September 30, 2024, is as follows:
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| Options | | Weighted-Average Exercise Price | | Weighted-Average Remaining Contractual Life | | Aggregate Intrinsic Value |
| (in thousands) | | | | (in years) | | (in thousands) |
Outstanding as of September 30, 2023 | 1,747 | | $ | 12.06 | | | | | |
Granted | 917 | | 1.94 | | | | | | |
Exercised | (7) | | 1.68 | | | | | | |
Cancelled | (266) | | 10.71 | | | | | | |
Outstanding as of September 30, 2024 | 2,392 | | $ | 8.35 | | | 7.06 | | $ | 36 | |
Exercisable as of September 30, 2024 | 1,329 | | $ | 11.79 | | | 5.15 | | $ | 36 | |
Expected to vest as of September 30, 2024 | 1,063 | | $ | 4.05 | | | 9.44 | | $ | — | |
The weighted-average grant date fair value of stock options granted was $1.44 and $5.72 for fiscal years 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The total intrinsic value of options exercised during fiscal years 2024 and 2023 was $23 and $230, respectively, with intrinsic value defined as the difference between the market price on the date of exercise and the exercise price.
A summary of the Company’s RSA activity for the year ended September 30, 2024 is as follows:
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| Restricted Shares (in thousands) | | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Outstanding (non-vested) – September 30, 2023 | 39 | | $ | 25.03 | |
Granted | — | | | $ | — | |
Vested | (30) | | $ | 30.43 | |
Forfeited | — | | | $ | — | |
Outstanding (non-vested) – September 30, 2024 | 9 | | $ | 6.80 | |
As of September 30, 2024, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted shares was $11 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average service period of 0.38 years. The total fair value of the restricted shares granted during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $0 and $102, respectively. The total fair value of restricted shares vested during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $146 and $620, respectively.
A summary of the Company’s RSUs for the year ended September 30, 2024 is as follows:
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| Restricted Stock Units (in thousands) | | Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value |
Outstanding (non-vested) – September 30, 2023 | 936 | | $ | 14.29 | |
Granted | 901 | | $ | 1.68 | |
Vested | (231) | | $ | 14.66 | |
Forfeited | (79) | | $ | 8.27 | |
Outstanding (non-vested) – September 30, 2024 | 1,527 | | $ | 7.10 | |
As of September 30, 2024, the total unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested restricted stock units was $6,438 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average service period of 1.90 years. The total fair value of the restricted stock units granted during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $1,513 and $3,908, respectively. The total fair value of restricted stock units vested during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $1,666 and $940, respectively.
15. INCOME TAXES
The components of loss before income taxes are presented below:
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| Fiscal Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Loss before income taxes: | | | |
U.S. | $ | (135,913) | | | $ | (121,245) | |
Non-U.S. | 5,153 | | | (2,997) | |
Total loss before income taxes | $ | (130,760) | | | $ | (124,242) | |
Significant components of the benefit for income taxes are presented below:
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| Fiscal Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Current: | | | |
Federal | $ | 198 | | | $ | 4,490 | |
State and local | 5 | | | 967 | |
Foreign | 1,193 | | | 944 | |
Deferred: | | | |
Federal | (18,954) | | | (20,560) | |
State and local | (4,019) | | | (4,807) | |
Foreign | (298) | | | (374) | |
Income tax benefit | $ | (21,875) | | | $ | (19,340) | |
The effective income tax rate on continuing operations varied from the statutory federal income tax rate as follows:
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| Fiscal Year Ended September 30, |
| 2024 | | 2023 |
Federal statutory income tax rate | 21.0 | % | | 21.0 | % |
Increases (decreases): | | | |
State and local income taxes, net of Federal tax benefit, if applicable | 3.2 | % | | 3.3 | % |
Goodwill | — | % | | (3.5) | % |
Impact of foreign operations | (1.2) | % | | (0.3) | % |
Sale of Israeli businesses | — | % | | (0.8) | % |
Fines and penalties | (4.6) | % | | — | % |
Other | (0.8) | % | | 1.1 | % |
Valuation allowance changes | (0.9) | % | | (5.2) | % |
Effective income tax rate | 16.7 | % | | 15.6 | % |
Significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities are presented below as of the Company's fiscal year-end:
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| September 30, 2024 | | September 30, 2023 |
Deferred tax assets: | | | |
Inventory | $ | 1,009 | | | $ | 2,792 | |
Allowance for credit losses | 1,676 | | | 1,487 | |
Domestic net operating loss carryforwards | 16,343 | | | 8,813 | |
Foreign net operating loss carryforwards | 10,170 | | | 11,302 | |
Foreign tax credit carryforwards | 3,861 | | | 2,811 | |
Capital loss carryforward | 1,870 | | | 1,693 | |
Stock compensation expense | 3,017 | | | 3,059 | |
Business Interest Limitation | 19,948 | | | 10,615 | |
Lease liabilities | 12,450 | | | 9,878 | |
Goodwill | 7,739 | | | 9,468 | |
Other | 194 | | | 1,271 | |
Total deferred tax assets | 78,277 | | | 63,189 | |
| | | |
Deferred tax liabilities: | | | |
Prepaid expenses | (333) | | | (643) | |
Lease ROU assets | (12,123) | | | (9,511) | |
Accreted interest on convertible debt | (5,240) | | | (7,170) | |
Basis difference for property and equipment | (13,374) | | | (12,689) | |
Basis difference for intangible assets | (56,041) | | | (66,865) | |
Total deferred tax liabilities | (87,111) | | | (96,878) | |
| | | |
Total net deferred tax liabilities | (8,834) | | | (33,689) | |
| | | |
Valuation allowance for net deferred tax assets | (18,207) | | | (16,375) | |
| | | |
Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | (27,041) | | | $ | (50,064) | |
U.S. GAAP requires that valuation allowances should be established against deferred tax assets based on consideration of all available evidence, both positive and negative, using a “more likely than not” standard. The Company assesses its deferred income taxes to determine if valuation allowances are required or should be adjusted. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and amount of recent losses, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, and tax planning strategies. In making such judgments, significant weight is given to evidence that can be objectively verified.
The Company’s U.S. tax reporting group has a cumulative three-year loss. The valuation allowance related to the Company’s U.S. tax reporting group as of September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $7,114 and $4,618, respectively, and the valuation allowance related to the Company's non-U.S. entities was $11,093 and $11,757, respectively, as the Company does not believe that certain deferred tax assets will be realized in the foreseeable future. Payments made in fiscal years 2024 and 2023 for income taxes, net of refunds, amounted to $1,843 and $7,146, respectively.
The Company’s non-U.S. subsidiaries’ except the Deemed Repatriated Entities (as defined below) cumulative undistributed earnings, projected as of September 30, 2024, are considered to be indefinitely reinvested. Accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal and state income taxes or withholding taxes has been made in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company’s intent regarding repatriation of retained earnings at certain non-U.S. subsidiaries, Envigo RMS Sarl, Envigo RMS GmbH, and Envigo RMS, S.L. (collectively, “Deemed Repatriated Entities”), is primarily
driven from a change in our transfer pricing policy and reduction in operational needs at each of the Deemed Repatriated Entities. Further, a determination of the unrecognized deferred tax liability for the amount indefinitely reinvested is not practicable due to the complexities in the tax laws and assumptions we would have to make. Therefore, no deferred tax related to these provisions has been recorded as of September 30, 2024. Each of the countries associated to the Deemed Repatriated Entities (France, Germany and Spain) are members to a tax treaty with the United States. As no withholding tax is expected to be incurred upon repatriation, no deferred tax has been recorded as of September 30, 2024.
At September 30, 2024, the Company had domestic net operating loss carryforwards for federal tax purposes of $52,194, all of which may be carried forward indefinitely. State and local loss carryforwards totaled approximately $108,067. The majority expire from September 30, 2028 through 2044; however, approximately $31,365 may be carried forward indefinitely, as they relate to states conforming to the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act which allowed for an indefinite carryforward period of losses generated after December 31, 2017. The Company had non-U.S. net operating loss carryforwards of $41,644, which have been fully offset by valuation allowance. These losses may be carried forward indefinitely.
The Company may recognize the tax benefit from an uncertain tax position only if it is more likely than not to be sustained upon regulatory examination based on the technical merits of the position. The amount of the benefit for which an exposure exists is measured as the largest amount of benefit determined on a cumulative probability basis that we believe is more likely than not to be realized upon ultimate settlement of the position. As of September 30, 2024, there were no material uncertain tax positions based on any federal or state tax position. In fiscal year 2022, the Company established an uncertain tax position of $1,861 in accordance with ASC 805-740 to directly offset acquired foreign net operating losses of $2,222 within the foreign net deferred tax liability. The position was settled during fiscal year 2023.
The Company is no longer subject to U.S. Federal tax examinations for years before 2020 or state and local for years before 2019, with limited exceptions. For federal purposes, the tax attributes carried forward could be adjusted through the examination process and are subject to examination 3 years from the date of utilization.
16. CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
Envigo RMS, LLC (“Envigo RMS”) is a defendant in a purported class action and a related action under California’s Private Attorney General Act of 2004 (“PAGA”) brought by Jacob Greenwell, a former non-exempt employee of Envigo RMS, on June 25, 2021 in the Superior Court of California, Alameda County. The complaints allege that Envigo RMS violated certain wage and hour requirements under the California Labor Code. PAGA authorizes private attorneys to bring claims on behalf of the State of California and aggrieved employees for violations of California’s wage and hour laws. The class action complaint seeks certification of a class of similarly situated employees and the award of actual, consequential and incidental losses and damages for the alleged violations. The PAGA complaint seeks civil penalties pursuant to the California Labor Code and attorney’s fees. On June 2, 2023, Envigo RMS and the plaintiff signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) that sets forth the parties’ intent to settle these matters for $795 which includes attorneys’ fees. The MOU provides that the parties will negotiate and enter into a definitive settlement agreement, which will be subject to court approval. The MOU contains no admission of liability or wrongdoing by Envigo RMS. The MOU provides that, if the settlement is approved by the court, the settlement amount would be paid in four quarterly installments, with the first one to be funded after the court’s final approval of the settlement, and the following ones in the three subsequent quarters. The parties are in the process of finalizing the long-form settlement agreement. While the timeline for final court approval is not yet determined, the Company took a reserve equal to the proposed settlement amount, which is included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities.
On June 23, 2022, a putative securities class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, naming the Company and Robert W. Leasure and Beth A. Taylor as defendants, captioned Grobler v. Inotiv, Inc., et al., Case No. 4:22-cv-00045 (N.D. Ind.). The complaint alleged violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, based on alleged false and misleading statements and material omissions regarding the Company’s acquisition of Envigo RMS and its regulatory compliance. On September 12, 2022, Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System was appointed by the Court as lead plaintiff. Thereafter, on November 14, 2022, the lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint against the same defendants, in addition to John E. Sagartz and Carmen Wilbourn, that asserted the same claims along with a claim under Section 14(a) of the Exchange Act. On November 23, 2022, the lead plaintiff filed a further amended complaint against the aforementioned defendants asserting the same claims as the amended complaint and further alleging that false and
misleading statements and material omissions were made concerning the Company’s non-human primate business. The purported class in the operative complaint includes all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired the Company’s common stock between September 21, 2021 and November 16, 2022, and the complaint seeks an unspecified amount of monetary damages, interest, fees and expenses of attorneys and experts, and other relief. On January 27, 2023, the defendants filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint. That motion was fully briefed by April 28, 2023. On March 29, 2024, the Court issued a decision denying, in part, Defendants’ motion to dismiss. The case is now in discovery. While the Company cannot predict the outcome of this matter, the Company believes the class action to be without merit and plans to vigorously defend itself. We cannot reasonably estimate the maximum potential exposure or the range of possible loss for this matter.
On September 9, 2022, a purported shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, naming Robert W. Leasure, Beth A. Taylor, Gregory C. Davis, R. Matthew Neff, Richard A. Johnson, John E. Sagartz, Nigel Brown, and Scott Cragg as defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant, captioned Grobler v. Robert W. Leasure, et al., Case No. 4:22-cv-00064 (N.D. Ind.) (the “Grobler Derivative Action”). On January 4, 2023, an additional shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, naming Robert W. Leasure, Beth A. Taylor, Gregory C. Davis, R. Matthew Neff, Richard A. Johnson, John E. Sagartz, Nigel Brown, and Scott Cragg as defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant, captioned Burkhart v. Robert W. Leasure, et al., Case No 4:23-cv-00003 (N.D. Ind.) (the “Burkhart Derivative Action,” and together with the Grobler Derivative Action, the “Federal Derivative Actions”). The Federal Derivative Actions collectively assert claims for breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, and waste of corporate assets, as well as violations of Sections 10(b), 14(a), and 21D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 arising out of the Company’s acquisition of Envigo and its regulatory compliance. The Court entered orders on November 15, 2022 and May 8, 2023 in the Grobler and Burkhart Derivative Actions, respectively, staying each Action pending a resolution of a motion to dismiss in the securities class action. The stays expired following the March 29, 2024 decision on the motion to dismiss in the securities class action. The Court consolidated the Federal Derivative Actions on April 24, 2024, and Plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint on June 24, 2024. The consolidated Federal Derivative Actions are currently stayed. While the Company cannot predict the outcome of these matters, the Company believes the consolidated Federal Derivative Actions to be without merit and plans to vigorously defend itself. We cannot reasonably estimate the maximum potential exposure or the range of possible loss for any of these matters.
On April 20, 2023, a purported shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the State of Indiana Tippecanoe County Circuit Court, naming Robert W. Leasure, Beth A. Taylor, Gregory C. Davis, R. Matthew Neff, Richard A. Johnson, John E. Sagartz, Nigel Brown, and Scott Cragg as defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant, captioned Whitfield v. Gregory C. Davis, et al., Case No. 79C01-2304-PL-000048 (Tippecanoe Circuit Court) (the “Whitfield Derivative Action”). On June 2, 2023, an additional shareholder derivative lawsuit was filed in the Indiana Commercial Court of Marion County, naming Robert W. Leasure, Beth A. Taylor, Carmen Wilbourn, Gregory C. Davis, R. Matthew Neff, Richard A. Johnson, John E. Sagartz, Nigel Brown, and Scott Cragg as defendants, and the Company as a nominal defendant, captioned Castro v. Robert W. Leasure, et al., Case No. 49D01-2306-PL-022213 (Marion Superior Court 1) (the “Castro Derivative Action,” and together with the Whitfield Derivative Action, the “State Derivative Actions”). The State Derivative Actions collectively assert claims for breach of fiduciary duty, unjust enrichment, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, and waste of corporate assets arising out of the Company’s acquisition of Envigo and its regulatory compliance, and the Company’s non-human primate business. On August 24, 2023, the Castro Derivative Action was transferred to the Tippecanoe County Circuit Court and consolidated with the Whitfield Derivative Action. The consolidated State Derivative Actions are currently stayed. While the Company cannot predict the outcome of these matters, the Company believes the consolidated State Derivative Actions to be without merit and plans to vigorously defend itself. We cannot reasonably estimate the maximum potential exposure or the range of possible loss for any of these matters.
The Company is party to certain other legal actions arising out of the normal course of its business. In management's opinion, none of these actions will have a material effect on the Company's operations, financial condition or liquidity.
Government Investigations and Actions
The Company is subject to and/or involved in various government investigations, inquiries and actions, including those described below. Given their inherent uncertainty, except as otherwise noted, the Company cannot predict the duration or outcome of the pending matters described below. An adverse outcome of any of the following matters could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s operations, financial condition, operating results and cash flows.
During the period from July 2021 through March 2022, Envigo RMS’s Cumberland facility was inspected on several occasions by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”). USDA issued inspection reports with findings of non-compliance with certain USDA laws and regulations. Envigo RMS formally appealed certain of the findings, and made multiple remediations and improvements at the Cumberland facility, of which it kept USDA apprised.
On May 18, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), together with federal and state law enforcement agents, executed a search and seizure warrant on the Cumberland facility. The warrant was issued by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia on May 13, 2022. In 2022, Envigo Global Services, Inc. ("EGSI") and Inotiv received grand jury subpoenas and other requests from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Virginia (“USAO-WDVA”) for documents and information related to the companies’ compliance with the Animal Welfare Act (“AWA”), the Clean Water Act (“CWA”), the Virginia State Water Control Law and local pretreatment requirements from January 2017 to present. On July 23, 2023, EGSI and Inotiv received a grand jury subpoena from USAO-WDVA for documents related to the Cumberland facility’s compliance with the Clean Air Act, Virginia Air Pollution Control Laws and Regulations, and local requirements from January 1, 2017 to present. Also on July 23, 2023, Inotiv received a grand jury subpoena from USAO-WDVA for documents and information related to the Company’s Alice, Texas facilities’ compliance with the CWA, the Texas State Water Control Law, and local pretreatment requirements from January 1, 2020 to present. Certain current and former employees have also received subpoenas for testimony and documents related to these matters.
On June 3, 2024, the Company reached agreement to resolve this criminal investigation by the DOJ and other federal and state law enforcement agencies as to the Company, EGSI and Envigo RMS. In connection with such resolution, the Company and its related entities entered into a Resolution Agreement (the “Resolution Agreement”) with the DOJ and the USAO-WDVA, and Envigo RMS and EGSI entered into a Plea Agreement (the “Plea Agreement”) with the DOJ and the USAO-WDVA. On June 3, 2024, before the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia ("Court"), Envigo RMS pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of conspiracy to violate the Animal Welfare Act and EGSI pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to violate the Clean Water Act. On October 24, 2024, the Court sentenced Envigo RMS and EGSI according to the terms agreed to between the DOJ and the Company in the Resolution Agreement and Plea Agreement. The Company has and continues to comply with all obligations of the Resolution Agreement and Plea Agreement. Refer to the "Resolution Agreement and Plea Agreement" section below for further information.
As previously disclosed, on May 19, 2022, a civil complaint was filed by DOJ against Envigo RMS in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia alleging violations of the AWA at the Cumberland facility. On July 15, 2022, the court approved a settlement entered into by Envigo RMS, DOJ and the USDA in this civil case, which also comprised USDA’s administrative claims against Envigo RMS for the Cumberland facility, and the civil and administrative complaints were dismissed with prejudice on September 14, 2022. This matter is now fully resolved.
On June 15, 2021, EGSI, a subsidiary of the Company acquired in the Envigo acquisition, received a grand jury subpoena requested by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida (“USAO-SDFL”) for the production of documents related to the procurement of NHPs from foreign suppliers for the period January 1, 2018 through June 1, 2021. The subpoena relates to an earlier grand jury subpoena requested by the USAO-SDFL and received by EGSI’s predecessor entity, Covance Research Products, in April 2019. Envigo acquired EGSI from Covance, Inc., a subsidiary of Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, in June 2019.
On January 27, 2022, EGSI acquired OBRC, which owns and operates a primate quarantine and holding facility located near Alice, Texas. In 2019, OBRC received grand jury subpoenas requested by the USAO-SDFL requiring the production of documents and information related to its importation of NHPs into the United States. On June 16, 2021, OBRC received a grand jury subpoena requested by the USAO-SDFL requiring the production of documents related to the procurement of NHPs from foreign suppliers for the period January 1, 2018 through June 1, 2021. The OBRC purchase agreement provides for indemnification of EGSI and its officers, directors and affiliates by the Seller, Orient Bio, Inc., for liabilities resulting from actions, inactions, errors or omissions of Orient Bio, Inc. or OBRC related to any period prior to the closing date.
On November 16, 2022 the Company disclosed that employees of the principal supplier of NHPs to the Company, along with two Cambodian government officials, had been criminally charged by the USAO-SDFL with conspiring to illegally import NHPs into the United States from December 2017 through January 2022 and in connection with seven specific imports between July 2018 and December 2021. One of these Cambodian officials was tried in March 2024 and prevailed on all charges.
In connection with the matters described herein, on July 23, 2024, USAO-SDFL informed the Company that it was no longer investigating the Company or its subsidiaries with respect to their procurement of NHPs from foreign suppliers or NHP importation practices.
On May 23, 2023, Inotiv received a voluntary request from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) seeking documents and information for the period December 1, 2017 to the present regarding the Company, EGSI, and OBRC’s importation of NHPs from Asia, including information relating to whether their importation practices complied with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. In March 2024, the SEC provided the Company a formal order of investigation concerning this matter that is dated January 9, 2024, and on April 12, 2024, the SEC provided supplemental document requests to the Company. The Company is cooperating with the SEC.
Resolution Agreement and Plea Agreement
On June 3, 2024, the Company announced that it had reached agreement with the DOJ to resolve a previously-announced criminal investigation into its shuttered canine breeding facility located in Cumberland, Virginia, which was operated originally by Envigo RMS in November 2021. In connection with such resolution, the Company and its related entities entered into the Resolution Agreement with the DOJ and the USAO-WDV, and Envigoentered into the Plea Agreement (the “Plea Agreement”) with the DOJ and the USAO-WDV. On June 3, 2024, before the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, Envigo RMS pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count of conspiracy to violate the Animal Welfare Act and EGSI pleaded guilty to one felony count of conspiracy to violate the Clean Water Act. On October 24, 2024, the Court sentenced Envigo RMS and EGSI according to the terms agreed to between the DOJ and the Company in the Resolution Agreement and Plea Agreement.
Pursuant to the Resolution Agreement and the Plea Agreement, the Company and Envigo, among other matters, have agreed to: (i) make payments totaling $22,000 in fines, with $5,000 payable on each of June 3, 2025, 2026 and 2027, and $7,000 (plus accrued interest beginning on the sentencing date) payable on June 3, 2028; (ii) on June 3, 2024, pay $3,000, split between the Virginia Animal Fighting Taskforce and the Humane Society of the United States in recognition of assistance provided to the U.S. Government’s investigation; (iii) on June 3, 2024, pay $3,500 to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to fund environmental projects, studies, and initiatives in Cumberland County, Virginia; (iv) expend at least $7,000 ($2,500 by June 3, 2025, $2,500 by June 3, 2026, and $2,000 by June 3, 2027) for improvements to its facilities and personnel related to the welfare of animals; (v) provide a lien to the United States against sufficient Company assets to secure the deferred payments in connection with the $22,000 fine, which lien will be junior to only the lien provided by the Company to lenders under its credit facility as of April 1, 2024 and additional liens to secure up to $100,000 of additional debt; (vi) meet specified standards with respect to the health, safety and well-being of animals under the Company’s care; (vii) develop, adopt, implement, fund and comply with a comprehensive nationwide compliance plan related to applicable laws; and (viii) the appointment of a Compliance Monitor to review the Company’s care of animals and compliance with certain laws, and to pay all associated costs, which Compliance Monitor shall serve for a term that expires five years after the completion of the selection process for the Compliance Monitor, unless Envigo is released from probation prior to completion of the five-year term, in which case the monitorship term shall expire three years after the completion of the selection process, or two months after the completion of probation, whichever is later. In addition, the pleas result in Envigo RMS and EGSI being subject to probation for up to five years, with the potential to end the term early at a minimum of three years if the Company complies with the elements of the resolution.
For the twelve months ended September 30, 2024, the Company has expensed $28,500 related to the Resolution and Plea Agreements, which is presented within other operating expense in the Company’s Consolidated Statement of Operations. In line with the Resolution and Plea Agreements, the Company paid $6,500 during the twelve months ended September 30, 2024 and expects to pay an additional $22,000 over multiple years. Accordingly, the Company has included $5,000 in accrued expenses and other current liabilities on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and within “Changes in operating assets and liabilities – accrued expenses and other current liabilities” in its Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the twelve months ended September 30, 2024 and the Company has included $17,000 in other long-term liabilities on its Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2024 and “Changes in operating assets and liabilities – other assets and liabilities” in its Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the twelve months ended September 30, 2024. The total $28,500 charge is reflected in the operating loss of the RMS segment. The charge of $28,500 is non-deductible for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Further, there were multiple amendments to the Credit Agreement, which, among other changes, permit charges or expenses attributable to or related to the Resolution Agreement and the Plea Agreement to be added back to the Company’s Consolidated EBITDA for purposes of the financial covenants under the Credit Agreement. The Company expects to have additional cash outlays in connection with certain costs related to the Resolution Agreement, which would be paid over the next three to five years. The additional cash outlays could include ongoing
monitoring and compliance costs, legal expenses and other payments required to comply with the Resolution Agreement, subject to final approvals, and at this time, the Company expects that such costs would be expensed as incurred.