v3.22.4
Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

Note 5 - Debt

 

Antara Financing Agreement

On September 16, 2019, the Company entered into a $24.5 million financing agreement (the “Financing Agreement”) among the Company, each subsidiary of the Company, various lenders from time to time party thereto, and Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent. Pursuant to the Financing Agreement, the Company initially borrowed $22.4 million and borrowed the remaining $2.1 million during October 2019 (the “Term Loan”). All of the Company’s subsidiaries were originally guarantors under the Financing Agreement. The Term Loan is secured by all assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, including pledges of all equity in the Company’s subsidiaries and is not subject to registration rights. The Financing Agreement contains covenants, subject to specific exceptions, that limit (i) the making of investments, (ii) the incurrence of additional indebtedness, (iii) the incurrence of liens, (iv) payments and asset transfers with restricted junior loan parties or subsidiaries, including dividends, (v) transactions with shareholders and affiliates, (vi) asset dispositions and acquisitions, among others. The Term Loan bears interest at 12% per annum and had an original maturity date of September 16, 2022. Until December 31, 2019, interest on the Term Loan was paid in kind and capitalized as additional principal, and the Company had the option to pay interest on the capitalized interest in cash or in kind. After December 31, 2019, monthly interest payments were due in cash, and all outstanding principal and interest will be due on the maturity date. The Term Loan may be prepaid at any time, subject to payment of a prepayment premium of (1) 7% for each early payment made or coming due on or prior to September 16, 2020, (2) after September 16, 2020, 5% for each early payment made or coming due on or prior to September 16, 2021, and (3) thereafter, no premium shall be due. Proceeds were to be used to (i) effect the Ritter acquisition, (ii) to refinance and retire existing indebtedness, and (iii) general working capital needs.

 

Concurrently, and in connection with the Financing Agreement, the Company issued two warrants (the “$0.01 Warrant” and the “$2.50 Warrant” and collectively, the “Antara Warrants”) to Antara Capital to purchase an aggregate of 4,375,000 shares of common stock of the Company (the “Antara Warrant Shares”). The $0.01 Antara Warrant grants Antara Capital the right to purchase up to 3,350,000 Antara Warrant Shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share and is exercisable for five years from the date of issuance. The $2.50 Antara Warrant grants Antara Capital the right to purchase up to 1,025,000 Antara Warrant Shares at an exercise price of $2.50 per share, subject to adjustment for certain distributions, stock splits, and issuances of common stock, and is exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance. If the fair market value of the Antara Warrant Shares is greater than the related exercise price at the end of the exercise period (the Warrant Shares are “in the money”), then any outstanding Antara Warrants that are in the money will be automatically deemed to be exercised immediately prior to the end of the exercise period. Pursuant to the Antara Warrants, the Company granted Antara Capital preemptive rights to purchase its pro rata share, determined based on the number of shares held by Antara Capital or into which Antara Capital’s Antara Warrants are exercisable, of capital stock issued by the Company after the issuance date of the Antara Warrants, subject to certain excepted issuances.

 

The Company issued a warrant for 1,500,000 shares of common stock to Antara Capital at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (the “Side Letter Warrant”) subject to the Company's potential acquisition of LoadTrek, a GPS system designed for the trucking industry, owned by a related party. If the Company were to successfully complete an acquisition of certain assets of LoadTrek or meet financial performance metrics set forth in the warrant agreement, all or a portion of the shares underlying the Side Letter Warrant were subject to cancellation. The Company did not acquire the LoadTrek assets and the Side Letter Warrant was subsequently amended to remove the cancellation provision and, therefore, none of the shares underlying the warrant were cancelled.

 

Since the Term Loan, Antara Warrants, and Side Letter Warrant were negotiated in contemplation of each other and executed within a short period of time, the Company evaluated the debt and warrants as a combined arrangement. Since the Antara Warrants and Side Letter Warrants are liability classified we recorded these items at their fair value and the residual proceeds were allocated to the Term Loan. The non-lender fees incurred to establish the financing arrangement were allocated to the Term Loan and capitalized on the Company’s balance sheet as debt issuance costs, which are amortized using the effective interest method into interest expense over the term of the Term Loan.

 

The Term Loan was further evaluated for the existence of embedded features to be bifurcated from the amount allocated to the debt component. The Term Loan agreement contains a mandatory prepayment feature that was determined to be an embedded derivative, requiring bifurcation and fair value recognition for the derivative liability. The fair value of this derivative liability is remeasured at each reporting period, with changes in fair value recognized in the consolidated statement of operations. Any changes in the assumptions used in measuring the fair value of the derivative liability could result in a material increase or decrease in its carrying value. The allocation of the proceeds to the debt component and the bifurcation of the embedded derivative liability resulted in a $9.0 million debt discount that is amortized to interest expense over the term of the Term Loan.

 

Forbearance Agreement and Incremental Amendment to Financing Agreement

 

During February 2020, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement and Incremental Amendment to Financing Agreement (the “Incremental Amendment”), pursuant to which the Company obtained an additional $3.2 million of term loan commitments (the “Incremental Term Loans”) and borrowed $3.2 million from Antara Capital on the same terms as its existing term loan commitments provided under the Financing Agreement. The Incremental Term Loans bear interest at 12% per annum, with monthly interest payments due in cash and all outstanding principal and interest due on the maturity date. The Incremental Term Loans may be prepaid at any time, subject to payment of a prepayment premium equal to (i) 7% of each prepayment made on or prior to September 16, 2020, and (ii) 5% of each prepayment made after September 16, 2020, but on or prior to September 16, 2021, with no premium due after September 16, 2021. Pursuant to the Incremental Amendment, the collateral agent and other lenders agreed to forbear from exercising certain rights, remedies, powers, privileges, and defenses under the Financing Agreement and the other related loan documents during the forbearance period with respect to certain events of default and/or expected or anticipated events of default arising under the Financing Agreement. The Incremental Amendment also suspended the accrual of interest at the post-default rate until the end of the forbearance period. The Company paid a 2% financing fee in connection with its entry into the Incremental Amendment. The Company also reimbursed the Collateral Agent for $0.1 million of fees, costs, and expenses previously accrued under the Financing Agreement and in addition paid fees, costs, and expenses of the Collateral Agent and the lenders newly incurred in connection with the Incremental Amendment.

 

In connection with the Incremental Amendment, the Company issued a warrant (the “Antara Warrant 2020”) to Antara Capital to purchase 3,650,000 shares (the “Antara Warrant Shares 2020”) of the Company’s common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share, subject to adjustment for certain distributions, stock splits, and issuances of common stock, as an incentive. The issuance of this warrant results in an additional debt discount that is amortized to interest expense over the term of the debt using the effective interest method. The Antara Warrant 2020 is exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance. If the fair market value of the Antara Warrant Shares 2020 is greater than $2.50 at the end of the exercise period, then the Antara Warrant 2020 will be deemed to be exercised automatically and immediately prior to the end of the exercise period. Pursuant to the Antara Warrant 2020, the Company granted Antara Capital preemptive rights to purchase its pro rata share, determined based on the number of shares held by Antara Capital or into which warrants held by Antara Capital (including the Antara Warrant 2020) are exercisable, of capital stock issued by the Company after the issuance date of the Antara Warrant 2020, subject to certain excepted issuances.

 

The Company accounted for the Incremental Amendment as a modification of the Financing Agreement. The Company capitalized the estimated fair value of the Antara Warrant 2020 and fees paid to Antara Capital on its balance sheet as a discount on the Incremental Term Loans, which is amortized using the effective interest method into interest expense over the term of the Incremental Term Loans.

 

Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Second Incremental Amendment to Financing Agreement

 

During March 2020, the Company entered into an amendment to forbearance agreement and second incremental amendment to financing agreement (the “Second Incremental Amendment”), pursuant to which the Company obtained an additional $3.1 million in term loan commitments (the “Second Incremental Term Loans”) and borrowed $3.1 million from Antara Capital on the same terms as its existing term loan commitments provided under the Financing Agreement. The Second Incremental Term Loans bear interest at 12% per annum, with monthly interest payments due in cash and all outstanding principal and interest due on the maturity date. The Second Incremental Term Loans may be prepaid at any time, subject to payment of a prepayment premium equal to (i) 7% of each prepayment made on or prior to September 16, 2020 and (ii) 5% of each prepayment made after September 16, 2020 but on or prior to September 16, 2021, with no premium due after September 16, 2021. The Second Incremental Amendment also suspends the accrual of interest at the post-default rate until the end of the forbearance period. The forbearance period was scheduled to terminate on the earliest of (a) September 30, 2020, (b) the occurrence of any event of default other than the specified defaults, or (c) the date on which any breach of any of the conditions or agreements, including without limitation the affirmative covenants, provided in the Incremental Amendment or Second Incremental Amendment occurs. The Company paid all fees, costs, and expenses of the collateral agent and the lenders incurred in connection with the Incremental Amendment and the Second Incremental Amendment.

 

The Company accounted for the Second Incremental Amendment as a modification of the Financing Agreement. The Company capitalized the fees paid to Antara Capital on its balance sheet as a discount on the Second Incremental Term Loans, which is amortized using the effective interest method into interest expense over the term of the Second Incremental Term Loans.

 

Waiver and Agreement to Issue Warrant

 

Effective March 31, 2020, the Company entered into a Waiver and Agreement to Issue Warrant (the “Waiver Agreement”) with Antara Capital and the collateral agent, which modified a certain affirmative covenant and waived another affirmative covenant in the Financing Agreement and, in exchange, the Company agreed to issue to Antara Capital a warrant to purchase up to 3,250,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share as an incentive. The Company accounted for this issuance to Antara Capital as an extinguishment of the existing debt and the execution of a new debt instrument.

 

Second Amendment to Forbearance Agreement and Omnibus Amendment to Loan Agreement

 

During October 2020, the Company entered into a second amendment to forbearance agreement and omnibus amendment to loan documents (the “Omnibus Amendment”). The Omnibus Amendment (i) extended the forbearance period until December 31, 2020, (ii) joined EVO Holding as a borrower under the Financing Agreement, (iii) authorized the Company and/or its subsidiaries to incur unsecured indebtedness of up to $10,000,000 under the Paycheck Protection Program of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, and (iv) extended the timelines under which the Company and its subsidiaries are required to comply with certain affirmative covenants set forth in the Financing Agreement, Incremental Amendment, and Second Incremental Amendment.

 

The Omnibus Amendment contained the following additional covenants:

The Company was required to either (a) fully consummate the acquisition by EVO Equipment Leasing, LLC of 89 used CNG tractors on or before January 3, 2021 or (b) issue 1,174,800 shares of the Company’s common stock to the lenders. The Company did not fully consummate the acquisition of the used CNG tractors by January 3, 2021 and became obligated on that date to issue the 1,174,800 shares of the Company’s common stock to the lenders.
The Company was required to issue to each of the lenders ratably warrants authorizing such lender to, on or after January 1, 2021, purchase its ratable share of up to 500,000 shares of the voting common stock of the Company at the price of $0.01 per share with a 10 year expiration. If the Company or any of its subsidiaries had not repaid or partially repaid the obligations with the net proceeds (in the amount of at least $25.0 million) of a financing under the “Main Street Lending Program” on or before December 31, 2020, then the Company was required to issue an additional 1,000,000 warrants to the lenders. The Company had not repaid the $25.0 million by December 31, 2020. Therefore, the Company was required to issue warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to the lenders.
All warrants previously issued to lenders, at the election of the lender holding same, will be exchanged without any cash consideration for warrants to purchase for $0.01 per share voting common stock of the Company at the rate of 0.64 warrants for shares of voting common stock of the Company. As a result, warrants to purchase an aggregate of 7,925,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $2.50 per share were exchanged for an aggregate of 5,072,000 shares of the Company’s common stock at a price of $0.01 per share.

 

The Company accounted for the Omnibus Amendment as a modification of the Financing Agreement. The Company capitalized the estimated fair value of the warrants to purchase 500,000 shares of the voting common stock of the Company at the price of $0.01 per share, the change in fair value resulting from the warrant exchange, and the fees paid to Antara Capital on its balance sheet as an additional discount on the Financing Agreement, which is amortized using the effective interest method into interest expense over the term of the Financing Agreement. The Company recognized the estimated fair value of the 1,174,800 shares of the Company's common stock as interest expense during the first quarter of 2021.

 

Second Omnibus Amendment to Loan Documents

 

On December 14, 2020, the Company entered into a second omnibus amendment to loan documents (the “Second Omnibus Amendment”) to, among other things, authorize EVO Holding, Ritter Transport, Inc., John W. Ritter Trucking, Inc., Johmar Leasing Company, LLC, and Ritter Transportation Systems, Inc., each of which is a subsidiary owned directly or indirectly by the Company, to obtain a Main Street Loan in the amount of up to $17.0 million under the Main Street Priority Loan Program authorized by Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act. Pursuant to the Second Omnibus Amendment, the forbearance period was terminated and the collateral agent and other lenders agreed to waive all existing defaults or events of default under the Financing Agreement that occurred and were continuing as of the date of the Second Omnibus Amendment. The Second Omnibus Amendment also removed or revised certain covenants contained in the Financing Agreement and prior amendments to the Financing Agreement, including the EBITDA-based financial covenant included in the Financing Agreement, and extended the maturity date of the term loans under the Financing Agreement to the date that is ninety-one days after the fifth anniversary of the closing date of the Main Street Loan or the date that is ninety-one days after the date of payment in full in cash of all obligations in respect of the Main Street Loan, whichever occurs first

. Under the Second Omnibus Amendment, interest on the term loans under the Financing Agreement is payable in kind at the rate of 14.5% per annum for the first eight full or partial calendar quarters following the effective date of the Second Omnibus Amendment and is payable in cash, subject to satisfaction of certain unrestricted cash availability requirements, at the rate of 12.0% per annum commencing with the ninth calendar quarter following the effective date. As a result of the Main Street Loan, Second Omnibus Amendment, and related agreements, payment of the principal balance of the term loans is subject and subordinate to the prior payment in full of all obligations under the Main Street Loan. The Company accounted for the Second Omnibus Amendment as a modification of the Financing Agreement.

 

Main Street Priority Loan Program Facility with Commerce Bank of Arizona, Inc.

 

On December 29, 2020, EVO Holding, Ritter Transport, Inc., John W. Ritter Trucking, Inc., Johmar Leasing Company, LLC, and Ritter Transportation Systems, Inc. (collectively, the “Borrowers”), each of which is a subsidiary owned directly or indirectly by the Company, entered into a Loan Agreement dated December 14, 2020 (the “Loan Agreement”) and related documents (together with the Loan Agreement, the “Loan Documents”) for a loan in the amount of up to $17.0 million (the “Main Street Loan”) serviced by Commerce Bank of Arizona, Inc. (the “Bank”) as lender under the Main Street Priority Loan Program authorized by Section 13(3) of the Federal Reserve Act. The Borrowers and the Bank subsequently entered into a Modification Agreement to the Loan Agreement dated December 22, 2020 (the “Modification Agreement”) and a Second Modification Agreement to the Loan Agreement dated December 23, 2020 (the “Second Modification Agreement”). During the first quarter of 2021, the Borrowers used all of the net proceeds of the Main Street Loan to refinance a portion of the amount outstanding under the Financing Agreement discussed above under the caption “Forbearance Agreement and Incremental Amendment to Financing Agreement” and to pay related prepayment premiums.

 

The Main Street Loan has a five-year term and bears interest at a rate equal to the sum of (i) 3% percent per year plus (ii) the rates per year quoted by Bank as Bank’s three month LIBOR rate based upon quotes of the London Interbank Offered Rate, as quoted for U.S. Dollars by Bloomberg, or other comparable services selected by the Bank (the “LIBOR Index”). Such interest rate will change once every third month on the fifth day of the month and will be the LIBOR Index on the day which is two banking days prior to the date the change becomes effective.

 

Accrued but unpaid interest on the Main Street Loan for loan year one (i.e., the period of December 14, 2020 to December 14, 2021) will be added to the principal amount of the Main Street Loan on December 14, 2021. Following the end of loan year one, interest on the Main Street Loan will be payable quarterly on the 14th day of the last month of each calendar quarter (i.e., March 14, June 14, September 14, and December 14 of each year), with the first interest payment due on March 14, 2022. In addition, on December 14, 2023 and December 14, 2024, the Borrowers must make an annual payment of principal plus accrued but unpaid interest in an amount equal to fifteen percent (15%) of the outstanding principal balance of the Main Street Loan. The entire outstanding principal balance of the Main Street Loan, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is due and payable in full on December 14, 2025. The Borrowers may prepay the Main Street Loan at any time without incurring any prepayment penalties.

 

The Loan Documents contain customary events of default, including, among others, those relating to a failure to make payment, bankruptcy, cross default under other credit facilities, breaches of representations and covenants, and the occurrence of certain events. The Loan Documents also contain customary remedies for a facility of this type, exercisable following the occurrence of an event of default, including, among others, the rights to terminate the Bank’s commitment under Loan Agreement, accelerate the maturity date, foreclose the liens and security interests securing the Main Street Loan, and all other rights and remedies available under the Loan Documents and applicable law. As security for the Main Street Loan, the Borrowers granted the Bank a security interest in and to substantially all of their respective properties, and the Company guaranteed the payment and performance of the Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents.

 

In connection with the Main Street Loan, the Company contributed 100% of the issued and outstanding equity of Environmental Alternative Fuels, LLC (“EAF”) to EVO Holding with the consent of Danny Cuzick as the holder of certain previously disclosed promissory notes that are secured in part by the assets of EAF. In consideration of Danny Cuzick’s consent to the contribution, the Company agreed to (a) indemnify Danny Cuzick for up to $0.5 million in connection with Danny Cuzick’s guaranty of certain obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries to Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA LLC and (b) issue to Danny Cuzick a warrant (the “Cuzick Warrant”) to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of common stock of the Company at the cost of $0.01 per share. Danny Cuzick is a member of the Company’s Board. The Company capitalized the estimated fair value of the Cuzick Warrant on its balance sheet as a discount on the Main Street Loan, which is amortized using the effective interest method into interest expense over the term of the Main Street Loan.

 

Bridge Loan and Executive Loans

 

On March 11, 2022, the Company and certain subsidiary guarantors of the Company entered into a Senior Secured Loan and Executive Loan Agreement (the "Bridge Loan Agreement") with Antara Capital and each of Thomas J. Abood, the Company's chief executive officer, Damon R. Cuzick, the Company's chief operating officer, Bridgewest Growth Fund LLC, an entity affiliated with Billy (Trey) Peck Jr., the Company's executive vice president - business development, and Batuta Capital Advisors LLC ("Batuta" and together with Mr. Abood, Mr. Cuzick, and Bridgewest Growth Fund LLC, the "Executive Lenders"), an entity affiliated with Alexandre Zyngier, a member of the Company's board of directors.

 

Pursuant to the Bridge Loan Agreement, the Company borrowed $9 million (the "Bridge Loan") from Antara Capital and had the ability to borrow up to an additional $3 million from Antara Capital prior to May 31, 2022, and also borrowed $0.8 million (the "Executive Loans") from the Executive Lenders. $0.2 million of the amount the Company borrowed from the Executive Lenders was borrowed in exchange for Batuta's surrender of a Secured Convertible Note in the principal amount of $0.2 million dated August 8, 2018 that Batuta previously purchased from Dane Capital Fund LP. The Bridge Loan bears interest at 14% per annum and has a maturity date of the earlier of (i) demand by Antara Capital at any time prior to the date on which a collateral agent designated by Antara Capital has been granted a valid and enforceable, perfected, first priority lien on the collateral described in the Bridge Loan Agreement, subject only to permitted liens, on terms reasonably acceptable to Antara Capital, and (ii) May 31, 2022. The Executive Loans bear interest at 14% per annum and have a maturity date of June 3, 2022 (although all payments in respect of the Executive Loans are subordinated in right and time of payment to all payments in respect of the Bridge Loan). Interest on the Bridge Loan and Executive Loans will accrue until the principal balances are repaid. No principal and interest payments are due until maturity. Refer to Note 12, Subsequent Events, for discussion regarding the extensions of the original maturity dates for the Bridge Loan and the Executive Loans, and the subsequent assignment of certain amounts owed to Antara Capital.

 

In the event of a default, the lenders have the right to terminate their obligations under the Bridge Loan Agreement and to accelerate the payment on any unpaid principal amount of all outstanding loans. As defined in the Bridge Loan Agreement, events of default include, but are not limited to: failure by the Company to pay any amount due under the Bridge Loan Agreement when due; default by the Company or any of its subsidiaries for failure to pay amounts due and payable under any indebtedness in an amount in excess of $0.1 million if the effect of such default is to accelerate the maturity of any such indebtedness; and any representation or warranty made in connection with the Bridge Loan Agreement being materially false.

 

In connection with the Bridge Loan Agreement, and as a condition to the Company drawing the Bridge Loan pursuant to the Bridge Loan Agreement, on March 11, 2022, the Company granted Antara Capital 11,969,667 warrants to purchase Company common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share and granted the Executive Lenders an aggregate of 1,097,219 warrants to purchase Company common stock at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (collectively, the "Bridge Loan Warrants"), subject to certain adjustments. Each Bridge Loan Warrant may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, pursuant to the terms of such warrants, for a period of five years from the date of issuance. The estimated fair value of the liability-classified Bridge Loan Warrants upon issuance was $12.8 million and a) the Company capitalized $9.6 million on its balance sheet as a discount on the Bridge Loan and Executive Loans, which is amortized into interest expense over the term of the Bridge Loan and Executive Loans; b) the Company immediately recorded $2.9 million as interest expense, which represents the estimated fair value of the Bridge Loan Warrants in excess of the principal due on the Bridge Loan and Executive Loans; and c) the Company recorded a $0.2 million loss on extinguishment of the Batuta Secured Convertible Note.

 

Amendments to and Conversion of Secured Convertible Promissory Notes

 

On March 11, 2022, the Company entered into amendments (the "Convertible Note Amendments") to certain secured convertible promissory notes (the "Convertible Notes") dated February 1, 2017 with Danny Cuzick, individually and as holders representative on behalf of each of Damon Cuzick, Thomas Kiley, and Theril Lund. The Convertible Note Amendments permitted the holder of each note and Danny Cuzick in his capacity as holders representative to convert the full amount of outstanding principal and accrued interest, without limitation related to trading volume of the Company's common stock, into either shares of common stock of the Company or warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. On March 11, 2022, Danny Cuzick, individually and as holders representative on behalf of each of Damon Cuzick, Thomas Kiley, and Theril Lund, exercised the right to convert the Convertible Notes into warrants to purchase shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. As a result, the Company granted Messrs. Cuzick, Cuzick, Kiley, and Lund an aggregate of 7,533,750 warrants to purchase Company common stock at $0.01 per share (collectively, the "Convertible Note Warrants"). Each Convertible Note Warrant may be exercised for cash or on a cashless basis, pursuant to the terms of such warrants, for a period of five years from the date of issuance.

 

The Company accounted for the Convertible Note Amendments as an extinguishment of the existing debt and the execution of a new debt instrument. As a result, the Company recorded a $5.2 million loss on extinguishment of debt, which represents the $9.0

million estimated fair value of the amended Convertible Notes in excess of the $3.8 million carrying value of the original Convertible Notes. The Company accounted for the issuance of the Convertible Note Warrants as an extinguishment of the new debt instrument. As a result, the Company recorded the $9.0 million carrying value of the amended Convertible Notes and the $0.7 million of accrued interest as an increase in additional paid-in capital.

 

Debt (with unrelated parties) consists of:

 

($ in thousands)

 

March 31,
2022

 

 

December 31,
2021

 

 

(a) Main Street Loan

 

$

17,552

 

(1)

$

17,552

 

(2)

(b) $1.3 million note payable

 

 

508

 

 

 

544

 

 

(c) $4.0 million Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (“Secured Convertible Notes”)

 

 

306

 

 

 

538

 

 

(d) $0.3 million note payable

 

 

55

 

 

 

74

 

 

(e) Thunder Ridge supplier advance

 

 

822

 

 

 

833

 

 

(f) Various notes payable acquired from JB Lease

 

 

444

 

 

 

564

 

 

(g) $0.8 million note payable

 

 

543

 

 

 

604

 

 

(h) $3.8 million note payable

 

 

1,489

 

 

 

1,703

 

 

(i) Failed sale-leaseback obligations

 

 

4,829

 

 

 

5,131

 

 

(j) Notes payable to three financing companies

 

 

1,589

 

 

 

1,704

 

 

(k) Finkle equipment notes

 

 

1,226

 

 

 

1,535

 

 

Total before debt issuance costs and debt discount

 

 

29,363

 

 

 

30,782

 

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(860

)

 

 

(919

)

 

Debt discount

 

 

(255

)

 

 

(273

)

 

 

 

 

28,248

 

 

 

29,590

 

 

Less current portion

 

 

(21,829

)

 

 

(22,135

)

 

Long-term debt, less current portion

 

$

6,419

 

 

$

7,455

 

 

(1) Classified as a current liability as of March 31, 2022 due to the existence of one or more covenant violations.

(2) Classified as a current liability as of December 31, 2021 due to the existence of one or more covenant violations.

(a)
Main Street Loan

The $17.6 million loan bears interest at a rate equal to 3% percent per year plus the LIBOR Index. Beginning December 14, 2022, the Borrowers must make quarterly interest payments, and the Borrowers must make payments equal to 15% of the face amount of the principal balance plus capitalized interest on each of December 14, 2023 and December 14, 2024. The entire outstanding principal balance, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, is due and payable in full on December 14, 2025.

The Company classified the $17.6 million unpaid principal balance, which includes $0.6 million of capitalized interest, as a current liability as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 due to the existence of one or more covenant violations. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the unamortized debt discount was $0.3 million and $0.3 million, respectively, and the unamortized debt issuance costs were $0.9 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

(b)
$1.3 million note payable

The $1.3 million note payable was issued December 31, 2014, with interest adjusted to the SBA LIBOR base rate, plus 2.35%. The note matures March 2024, is secured by substantially all of Titan’s business assets and is personally guaranteed by certain former members of Titan including a member of our board of directors and certain of his relatives, and beneficial owners of more than 5% of our undiluted shares of common stock. The note is a co-borrower arrangement between Titan and El Toro with the proceeds received by El Toro.

(c)
$4.0 million Secured Convertible Promissory Notes (“Secured Convertible Notes”)

The Secured Convertible Notes were issued during August 2018. The Company paid debt issuance costs of $0.5 million in connection with the Secured Convertible Notes. They bear interest at 9%, compounded quarterly, with principal due two years after issuance and are secured by all the assets of the Company. The holder may agree, at its discretion, to add accrued interest in lieu of payment to the principal balance of the Secured Convertible Notes on the first day of each calendar quarter.

The Secured Convertible Notes are convertible into shares (the “Note Shares”) of the Company’s common stock at a conversion rate of $2.50 per share of common stock at the Holder’s option: 1) at any time after the first anniversary of the date of issuance or 2) at any time within 90 days after a “triggering event,” including a sale, reorganization, merger, or similar transaction where the Company is not the surviving entity. The Secured Convertible Notes are also subject to mandatory conversion at any time after the first anniversary of the date of issuance if the average volume of shares of common stock traded on the Nasdaq Capital Market,

NYSE American Market or a higher tier of either exchange is 100,000 or more for the 10 trading days prior to the applicable date. Such a mandatory conversion has not occurred.

The Secured Convertible Notes also provide that the Company will prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), as promptly as reasonably practical following the issuance date of the Secured Convertible Notes, but in no event later than 45 days following the issuance date, a registration statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) covering the resale of the common stock and the warrant shares and as soon as reasonably practical thereafter to effect such registration. The Company is required to pay liquidated damages of 1% of the outstanding principal amount of the Secured Convertible Notes each 30 days if the Registration Statement is not declared effective by the SEC within 180 days of the filing date of the Registration Statement. During the three months ended March 31, 2022, the Company incurred $0 and paid $0 in liquidated damages to noteholders. During the three months ended March 31, 2021, the Company incurred $0.1 million and paid $0 in liquidated damages to noteholders.

As additional consideration for the Secured Convertible Notes, the Company issued warrants to the Holders to purchase 1,602,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share, exercisable for ten years from the date of issuance. The fair value of the warrants issued determined using the Black Scholes pricing model was $0.7 million, calculated with a ten-year term; 65% volatility; 2.89%, 2.85% or 3.00% discount rates and the assumption of no dividends.

Pursuant to the March 2022 Bridge Loan Agreement, the Company borrowed $9 million from Antara Capital and also borrowed $0.8 million from the Executive Lenders. $0.2 million of the amount the Company borrowed from the Executive Lenders was borrowed in exchange for Batuta's surrender of a Secured Convertible Note in the principal amount of $0.2 million dated August 8, 2018, which the Company accounted for as the extinguishment of the $0.2 million Secured Convertible Note.

(d)
$0.3 million note payable

The $0.3 million note payable was issued during November 2018, with interest at 3% and a maturity date of October 2022. The note calls for quarterly principal payments on January, April, July, and October 1st of $18,750 plus the related accrued interest.

(e)
Thunder Ridge supplier advance

Thunder Ridge signed an agreement with a supplier on August 31, 2017, in which $1.0 million was advanced to Thunder Ridge during 2017. The advance bears interest at 8.5%, is collateralized by substantially all of Thunder Ridge’s assets, is guaranteed by a member of management, and has a July 2022 maturity date. Refer to Note 12, Subsequent Events, for discussion regarding the restructuring of the Thunder Ridge supplier advance.

(f)
Various notes payable acquired from JB Lease

The various notes payable acquired from JB Lease were issued to multiple lenders with interest rates ranging from 3.9% to 5.1% per annum. The notes have maturity dates ranging from September 2019 to August 2024. These notes are collateralized by transportation equipment and guaranteed by certain stockholders of the Company.

(g)
$0.8 million note payable

The $0.8 million note payable to a financing company was issued February 11, 2019, with interest at 10.2% per annum and a maturity date of February 11, 2023. The note is collateralized by certain equipment and guaranteed by a member of management. During December 2021, a $0.4 million note payable was issued to the same financing company that is collateralized by the same equipment. Such note payable bears interest at 6% per annum and has a maturity date of November 2025.

(h)
$3.8 million note payable

The $3.8 million note payable to a financing company was issued January 23, 2019, with interest at 10.1% per annum and a maturity date of February 23, 2024. The note is collateralized by certain equipment and guaranteed by a member of management.

(i)
Failed sale-leaseback obligations

Certain notes payable acquired from Sheehy were payable to a bank with interest rates of 4.35% to 4.375% per annum and were scheduled to mature between September 2020 and December 2021. During September 2020, the Company sold certain assets that are collateral for the notes payable to a third party for aggregate proceeds of $0.7 million, used such proceeds to extinguish the notes payable, and entered into a lease agreement with the third party under which the Company agreed to lease back the assets. In addition, during 2021 the Company entered into five sale-leaseback arrangements to provide approximately $5.2

million in cash proceeds for previously purchased equipment. Because these lease backs are classified as finance leases, the Company determined that it did not relinquish control of the assets to the buyer-lessor. Therefore, the Company accounted for the transactions as failed sale-leasebacks whereby the Company continues to depreciate the assets and recorded financing obligations for the consideration received from the buyer-lessor. No gain or loss was recognized on these transactions. Refer to Note 12, Subsequent Events, for discussion regarding the refinancing of two failed sale-leaseback obligations.

(j)
Notes payable to three financing companies

Notes payable to three financing companies issued in February and October 2019 and the fourth quarter of 2021 with maturity dates in March 2023, October 2024 and the fourth quarter of 2025, respectively. The interest rates range from 4.5% to 8.94%, and the notes are collateralized by certain equipment.

(k)
Finkle equipment notes

Equipment notes payable with interest rates ranging from 5.2% to 11.8% and maturity dates between May 2020 and September 2025. The notes are collateralized by equipment.

Debt (with related parties) consists of:

 

($ in thousands)

 

March 31,
2022

 

 

December 31,
2021

 

 

(a) Antara Financing Agreement

 

$

19,383

 

(1)

$

18,697

 

(2)

(b) Four promissory notes with an aggregate principal amount of $9.5 million

 

 

 

 

 

9,500

 

 

(c) Bridge loan and Executive loans

 

 

9,825

 

 

 

 

 

(d) $3.8 million senior promissory note

 

 

3,800

 

(1)

 

3,800

 

(2)

(e) $4.0 million promissory note

 

 

4,000

 

(1)

 

4,000

 

(2)

(f) $2.5 million promissory note - stockholder

 

 

1,446

 

 

 

1,506

 

 

(g) $6.4 million promissory note - stockholder

 

 

6,354

 

 

 

6,361

 

 

(h) Notes payable acquired from Ritter

 

 

388

 

 

 

399

 

 

Total before debt issuance costs and debt discount

 

 

45,196

 

 

 

44,263

 

 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(17

)

 

 

(18

)

 

Debt discount

 

 

(8,432

)

 

 

(7,058

)

 

 

 

 

36,747

 

 

 

37,187

 

 

Less current portion

 

 

(36,405

)

 

 

(33,164

)

 

Long-term debt, less current portion - related party

 

$

342

 

 

$

4,023

 

 

(1) Classified as a current liability as of March 31, 2022 due to the existence of one or more covenant violations.

(2) Classified as a current liability as of December 31, 2020 due to the probability of recurrence of covenant violations, other than the EBITDA-based covenant, during 2021.

(a)
Antara Financing Agreement

The $19.4 million of Term Loans bear interest at 14.5% per annum. The maturity date is ninety-one days after the fifth anniversary of the closing date of the Main Street Loan (March 15, 2026) or the date that is ninety-one days after the date of payment in full in cash of all obligations in respect of the Main Street Loan, whichever occurs first. Beginning with the Omnibus Amendment and ending on December 14, 2020, interest was paid in kind at a rate of 17% per annum. Beginning December 14, 2020, interest on the Term Loans is payable in kind at 14.5% per annum for the first eight full or partial calendar quarters following December 14, 2020 and is payable in cash at the rate of 12.0% per annum commencing with the ninth calendar quarter following the effective date. All outstanding principal and interest is due on the maturity date.

The Company classified the $19.4 million and $18.7 million unpaid principal balances, which include capitalized interest, as current liabilities as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, due to the existence of one or more covenant violations. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the unamortized debt discount was $0.9 million and $1.0 million, respectively.

(b)
Four promissory notes with an aggregate principal amount of $9.5 million

 

The four promissory notes were issued to the former EAF members with interest at 1.5%, issued February 1, 2017, and mature February 1, 2026. These convertible promissory notes are secured by substantially all of the assets of EAF. The Company imputed an interest rate of 5.1% on the promissory notes. The discount is accreted over the period from the date of issuance to the date the promissory notes are due using the effective interest rate method. These promissory notes were convertible into 7,000,000 shares

of the Company's common stock. The holder’s conversion option was limited on a monthly basis to the number of shares of common stock equal to 10% of the thirty (30) day average trading volume of shares of common stock during the prior calendar month. Further, $35,000 was the minimum amount of principal or capitalized interest the holder must convert per conversion.

 

Refer to the discussion above regarding the Convertible Note Amendments, dated March 11, 2022, which resulted in the extinguishment of the four promissory notes due to their conversion into the Convertible Note Warrants. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the unamortized debt discount was $0 and $5.8 million, respectively.

(c)
Bridge Loan and Executive Loans

On March 11, 2022, the $9 million Bridge Loan was issued to Antara Capital and the $0.8 million Executive Loans were issued to the Executive Lenders. The Bridge Loan bears interest at 14% per annum and has an original maturity date of the earlier of (i) demand by Antara Capital at any time prior to the date on which a collateral agent designated by Antara Capital has been granted a valid and enforceable, perfected, first priority lien on the collateral described in the Bridge Loan Agreement, subject only to permitted liens, on terms reasonably acceptable to Antara Capital, and (ii) May 31, 2022. The Executive Loans bear interest at 14% per annum and have an original maturity date of June 3, 2022 (although all payments in respect of the Executive Loans are subordinated in right and time of payment to all payments in respect of the Bridge Loan). Interest on the Bridge Loan and Executive Loans will accrue until the principal balances are repaid. No principal and interest payments are due until maturity. Refer to Note 12, Subsequent Events, for discussion regarding the extensions of the original maturity dates for the Bridge Loan and the Executive Loans, and the subsequent assignment of certain amounts owed to Antara Capital.

(d)
$3.8 million senior promissory note

The $3.8 million senior promissory note was issued on February 1, 2017, to a former EAF member with interest at 7.5% and default interest of 12.5% per annum, an original maturity of the earlier of (a) December 2017; (b) ten days after the initial closing of a private offering of capital stock of the Company in an amount not less than $10 million; or (c) an event of default. During April 2018, the promissory note’s maturity date was extended to July 2019. The senior promissory note is unsecured. No principal and interest payments are due until maturity.

In connection with the Financing Agreement and the Main Street Loan, amounts due under the senior promissory note were subordinated and extended to the earlier of March 2026 and the payment in full of the Financing Agreement and the Main Street Loan. Additionally, the holder agreed not to receive, accept, or demand payment under the subordinated obligation until all obligations under the Financing Agreement have been paid in full, except that the holder may continue to receive regularly scheduled interest payments so long as holder has not been informed that an event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Financing Agreement.

Also in connection with the Financing Agreement and as consideration for the subordination of the subordinated promissory note and the promissory note described below, the Company issued a warrant to the holder to purchase an aggregate of 350,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The warrant is exercisable for five years from the date of issuance. The Company calculated the fair value of the warrant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the portion of the fair value attributable to the senior promissory note was $0.2 million. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the remaining unamortized debt discount was $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The Company classified the $3.8 million unpaid principal balance as a current liability as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021 due to the existence of one or more covenant violations. Refer to Note 12, Subsequent Events - Creditor Exchange Agreements, for discussion regarding the exchange of the promissory note for warrants and a new promissory note.

(e)
$4.0 million promissory note

 

The $4.0 million promissory note was issued on February 1, 2017, to a former EAF member with interest at 7.5% and an original maturity date of February 2020. The note is guaranteed by substantially all the assets of EAF and the Company. No principal and interest payments are due until maturity.

 

 

In connection with the Financing Agreement and the Main Street Loan, amounts due under the promissory note were subordinated and extended to the earlier of March 2026 and the payment in full of the Financing Agreement and the Main Street Loan. Additionally, the holder agreed not to receive, accept, or demand payment under the subordinated obligation until all obligations under the Financing Agreement have been paid in full, except that the holder may continue to receive regularly scheduled interest payments so long as holder has not been informed that an event of default has occurred and is continuing under the Financing Agreement.

 

Also in connection with the Financing Agreement and as consideration for the subordination of the promissory note and the senior promissory note described above, the Company issued a warrant to the holder to purchase an aggregate of 350,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The warrant is exercisable for five years from the date of issuance. The Company calculated the fair value of the warrant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, and the portion of the fair value attributable to the promissory note was $0.3 million. As of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the remaining unamortized debt discount was $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively. The Company classified the $4.0 million unpaid principal balance as a current liability as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2021 due to the existence of one or more covenant violations. Refer to Note 12, Subsequent Events - Creditor Exchange Agreements, for discussion regarding the exchange of the promissory note for warrants and a new promissory note.

(f)
$2.5 million promissory note - stockholder

In connection with the Company's June 1, 2018 acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Thunder Ridge, this $2.5 million promissory note was issued to a stockholder, with interest at 6% (interest in the event of a default at 9%) and a maturity date of the earlier of (a) the date the Company raises $40.0 million in public or private offerings of debt or equity; (b) December 31, 2018, or (c) termination of Trey Peck’s employment with the Company by the Company without cause or by Trey Peck for good reason. The note is collateralized by all of the assets of Thunder Ridge and is also secured by the Thunder Ridge Shares (“TR Shares”). The maturity date of the promissory note has been subsequently amended to extend it to November 30, 2022. Effective with the most recent extension in August 2019, the Company paid Peck approximately $0.15 million in principal and increased the monthly principal payments to $20,000. The note calls for monthly principal payments, with all accrued and unpaid interest due and payable on the maturity date. If the Company fails to repay the amounts outstanding under the note on or before November 30, 2022, then at the option of Peck, the Company shall immediately surrender all right, title and interest in all of the outstanding shares of stock in Thunder Ridge to Peck. Refer to Note 12, Subsequent Events - Creditor Exchange Agreements, for discussion regarding the exchange of the promissory note for warrants and a new promissory note.

(g)
$6.4 million promissory note – stockholder

 

The $6.4 million promissory note was issued February 2, 2019 to a stockholder, with interest at 9% per annum and an original maturity date of August 31, 2020. The note is collateralized by all of the assets of Ursa and JB Lease. Principal and interest payments commenced June 1, 2019, with a final payment of $6.4 million due at maturity. On August 30, 2019, the note was extended to November 2022. Refer to Note 12, Subsequent Events - Creditor Exchange Agreements, for discussion regarding the exchange of the promissory note for warrants and a new promissory note.

(h)
Notes payable acquired from Ritter

 

Note payable to a related party that was assumed as a liability in the Ritter acquisition. The note has an interest rate of 7.0% and matures in December 2028.