UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark one)
☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022
or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
For the transition period from
to
Commission file number 001-35476
Air T, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization
52-1206400
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
5930 Balsom Ridge Road, Denver, North Carolina 28037
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(828) 464 – 8741
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Common Stock
Alpha Income Preferred Securities (also referred to as
8% Cumulative Capital Securities) ("AIP")*
*Issued by Air T Funding
Trading
Symbol(s)
AIRT
AIRTP
Name of each exchange on which registered
NASDAQ Stock Market
NASDAQ Stock Market
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.
Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to
file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted
pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
that the registrant was required to submit such files).
Yes ☒ No ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller
reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,”
“smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated Filer ☐
Non-accelerated Filer ☒
Accelerated Filer
☐
Smaller reporting company ☒
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period
for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
☐.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the
effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C.
7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☐.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).
Yes ☐ No ☒
The aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of September
30, 2021 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) based upon the closing price of
the common stock on September 30, 2021 was approximately $29,663,000.
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Common Stock
Common Shares, par value of $.25 per share
Outstanding Shares at May 31, 2022
2,866,418
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2022 annual meeting of stockholders to be filed within 120 days of
the registrant's fiscal year end are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.
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AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
2022 ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Item 1.
Business
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Item 2.
Properties
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
PART I
PART II
Item 5.
Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities
Item 6.
[Reserved]
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
Item 11. Executive Compensation
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder
Matters
Item 12.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
Signatures
Interactive Data Files
PART IV
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PART I
Item 1.
Business
Air T, Inc. (the “Company,” “Air T,” “we” or “us” or “our”) is a holding company with a portfolio of operating businesses and
financial assets. Our goal is to prudently and strategically diversify Air T’s earnings power and compound the growth in its free
cash flow per share over time.
We currently operate in four industry segments:
Overnight air cargo, which operates in the air express delivery services industry;
Ground equipment sales, which manufactures and provides mobile deicers and other specialized equipment
products to passenger and cargo airlines, airports, the military and industrial customers;
Commercial jet engines and parts, which manages and leases aviation assets; supplies surplus and aftermarket
commercial jet engine components; provides commercial aircraft disassembly/part-out services; commercial
aircraft parts sales; procurement services and overhaul and repair services to airlines and;
Corporate and other, which acts as the capital allocator and resource for other consolidated businesses. Further,
Corporate and other is also comprised of insignificant businesses that do not pertain to other reportable segments.
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Acquisitions
Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC. On December 2, 2021, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC
("Wolfe Lake"), completed the purchase of the real estate located at 5000 36th Street West, St. Louis Park, Minnesota for $13.2
million pursuant to the real estate purchase agreement with WLPC East, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company dated
October 11, 2021. The real estate purchased consists of a 2-story office building, asphalt-paved driveways and parking areas,
and landscaping. The building was constructed in 2004 and contains an estimated 54,742 total square feet of space. Air T's
Minnesota executive office is currently located in the property. With this purchase, the Company assumed 11 leases from
existing tenants occupying the building. Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC is included within the Corporate and other segment. See Note 2
of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report.
GdW Beheer B.V. On February 10, 2022, the Company acquired GdW Beheer B.V. ("GdW"), a Dutch holding company in the
business of providing global aviation data and information for EUR 12.5 million. The acquisition was completed through a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Air T Acquisition 22.1, LLC ("Air T Acquisition 22.1", “Subsidiary”), a Minnesota
limited liability company, through its Dutch subsidiary, Shanwick B.V. ("Shanwick"), and was funded with cash, investment by
executive management of the underlying business, and the loans described in Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report. As part of the transaction, the executive management of the underlying
business purchased 30% of Shanwick. Air T Acquisition 22.1 and its consolidated subsidiaries are included within the
Corporate and other segment. See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this
report.
Unconsolidated Investments
On May 5, 2021, the Company helped form an aircraft asset management business called Contrail Asset Management, LLC
(“CAM”), and an aircraft capital joint venture called Contrail JV II LLC (“CJVII”). The Company and Mill Road Capital
(“MRC”) agreed to become common members in CAM. CAM serves two separate and distinct functions: 1) to direct the
sourcing, acquisition and management of aircraft assets owned by CJVII (“Asset Management Function”), and 2) to directly
invest into CJVII alongside other institutional investment partners (“Investment Function”). For the Asset Management
Function, CAM receives origination fees, management fees, consignment fees (where applicable) and a carried interest. For its
Investment Function, CAM has an initial commitment to CJVII of approximately $53.0 million, which is comprised of an $8.0
million initial commitment from the Company and an approximately $45.0 million initial commitment from MRC. Any
investment returns are shared pro-rata between the Company and MRC. See Note 24 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report.
The Company also has ownership interests in Insignia Systems, Inc. ("Insignia") and Cadillac Casting, Inc. ("CCI"). The
operations of these companies are not consolidated into the operations of the Company. See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report.
Each business segment has separate management teams and infrastructures that offer different products and services. We
evaluate the performance of our business segments based on operating income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA.
Discontinued Operations
On September 30, 2019, the Company completed the sale of Global Aviation Services, LLC ("GAS"). The results of operations
of GAS are reported as discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended
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March 31, 2021. Unless otherwise indicated, the disclosures accompanying the condensed consolidated financial statements
reflect the Company's continuing operations.
Certain financial data with respect to the Company’s geographic areas and segments is set forth in Notes 21 and 22 of Notes to
Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report.
Air T was incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware in 1980. The principal place of business of Air T and Mountain
Air Cargo, Inc. (“MAC”) is 5930 Balsom Ridge Road, Denver, North Carolina. The principal place of business of CSA Air,
Inc. (“CSA”) is Iron Mountain, Michigan. The principal place of business for Global Ground Support, LLC (“GGS”) is Olathe,
Kansas. The principal place of business of Delphax Technologies, Inc (“Delphax”) is Minneapolis, Minnesota. The principal
place of business for Delphax Solutions, Inc. (“DSI”) is Mississauga, Canada. The principal place of business of Contrail
Aviation Support, LLC (“Contrail”) is Verona, Wisconsin. The principal place of business of AirCo, LLC, AirCo 1, LLC,
AirCo 2, LLC and AirCo Services, LLC (collectively, "AirCo”) and Worthington Aviation, LLC (“Worthington”) is Eagan,
Minnesota. The principal place of business of Jet Yard, LLC (“Jet Yard”) and Jet Yard Solutions, LLC ("Jet Yard Solutions") is
Marana, Arizona. The principal place of business of Wolfe Lake is Minneapolis, Minnesota. The principal place of business of
GdW is Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
We maintain an Internet website at http://www.airt.net and our SEC filings may be accessed through links on our website. The
information on our website is available for information purposes only and is not incorporated by reference in this Annual
Report on Form 10-K.
Overnight Air Cargo.
The Company’s Overnight Air Cargo segment is operated through MAC and CSA. MAC and CSA have a relationship with
FedEx spanning over 40 years and represent two of seven companies in the U.S. that have North American feeder airlines under
contract with FedEx. MAC and CSA operate and maintain Cessna Caravan, ATR-42 and ATR-72 aircraft that fly daily small-
package cargo routes throughout the eastern United States and upper Midwest, and in the Caribbean. MAC and CSA’s revenues
are derived principally pursuant to “dry-lease” service contracts with FedEx. In these “dry- lease" contracts, FedEx provides the
aircraft while MAC and CSA provide their own crew and exercise operational control of their flights.
On June 1, 2021, MAC and CSA entered into new dry-lease agreements with FedEx which together cover all of the aircraft
operated by MAC and CSA and replaced all prior dry-lease service contracts. These dry-lease agreements provide for the lease
of specified aircraft by MAC and CSA in return for the payment of monthly rent with respect to each aircraft leased, which
monthly rent reflected an estimate of a fair market rental rate. These dry-lease agreements provide that FedEx determines the
type of aircraft and schedule of routes to be flown by MAC and CSA, with all other operational decisions made by MAC and
CSA, respectively. The current dry-lease agreements provide for the reimbursement of MAC and CSA’s costs by FedEx,
without mark up, incurred in connection with the operation of the leased aircraft for the following: fuel, landing fees, third-party
maintenance, parts and certain other direct operating costs. The current dry-lease agreement was most recently renewed on June
1, 2021 and is set to expire on August 31, 2026. The dry-lease agreements may be terminated by FedEx or MAC and CSA,
respectively, at any time upon 90 days’ written notice and FedEx may at any time terminate the lease of any particular aircraft
thereunder upon 10 days’ written notice. In addition, each of the dry-lease agreements provides that FedEx may terminate the
agreement upon written notice if 60% or more of MAC or CSA’s revenue (excluding revenues arising from reimbursement
payments under the dry-lease agreement) is derived from the services performed by it pursuant to the respective dry-lease
agreement, FedEx becomes MAC or CSA’s only customer, or MAC or CSA employs fewer than six employees. As of the date
of this report, FedEx would be permitted to terminate each of the dry-lease agreements under this provision. The Company
believes that the short-term nature of its agreements with FedEx is standard within the airfreight contract delivery service
industry, where performance is measured on a daily basis.
As of March 31, 2022, MAC and CSA had an aggregate of 72 aircraft under its dry-lease agreements with FedEx. Included
within the 72 aircraft, 2 Cessna Caravan aircraft are considered soft-parked. Soft-parked aircraft remain covered under our
agreements with FedEx although at a reduced administrative fee compared to aircraft that are in operation. MAC and CSA
continue to perform maintenance on soft-parked aircraft, but they are not crewed and do not operate on scheduled routes.
Revenues from MAC and CSA’s contracts with FedEx accounted for approximately 41% and 37% of the Company’s
consolidated revenue for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. The loss of FedEx as a customer would
have a material adverse effect on the Company. FedEx has been a customer of the Company since 1980. MAC and CSA are not
contractually precluded from providing services to other parties and MAC occasionally provides third-party maintenance
services to other airline customers and the U.S. military.
MAC and CSA operate under separate aviation certifications. MAC is certified to operate under Part 121, Part 135 and Part 145
of the regulations of the FAA. These certifications permit MAC to operate and maintain aircraft that can carry a maximum
cargo capacity of 7,500 pounds on the Cessna Caravan 208B under Part 135 and a maximum cargo capacity of 14,000 pounds
for the ATR-42 and 17,800 pounds for the ATR-72 aircraft under Part 121. CSA is certified to operate and maintain aircraft
under Part 135 of the FAA regulations. This certification permits CSA to operate aircraft with a maximum cargo capacity of
7,500 pounds.
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MAC and CSA, together, operated the following FedEx-owned cargo aircraft as of March 31, 2022:
Type of Aircraft
Cessna Caravan 208B (single turbo prop)
ATR-42 (twin turbo prop)
ATR-72 (twin turbo prop)
Model Year
1985-1996
Form of Ownership
Dry lease
1992
1992
Dry lease
Dry lease
Number
of
Aircraft
54
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The Cessna Caravan 208B aircraft are maintained under an FAA Approved Aircraft Inspection Program (“AAIP”). The
inspection intervals range from 100 to 200 hours. The current engine overhaul period on the Cessna aircraft is 8,000 hours.
The ATR-42 and ATR-72 aircraft are maintained under a FAA Part 121 continuous airworthiness maintenance program. The
program consists of A and C service checks as well as calendar checks ranging from weekly to 12 years in duration. The engine
overhaul period is 6,000 hours.
MAC and CSA operate in a niche market within a highly competitive contract cargo carrier market. MAC and CSA are two of
nine carriers that operate within the United States as FedEx feeder carriers. MAC and CSA are benchmarked against the other
five FedEx feeders based on safety, reliability, compliance with federal, state and applicable foreign regulations, price and other
service-related measurements. The Company believes accurate industry data is not available to indicate the Company’s position
within its marketplace (in large measure because all of the Company’s direct competitors are privately held), but management
believes that MAC and CSA, combined, constitute the largest contract carrier of the type described.
FedEx conducts periodic audits of MAC and CSA, and these audits are an integral part of the relationship between the carrier
and FedEx. The audits test adherence to the dry-lease agreements and assess the carrier’s overall internal control environment,
particularly as related to the processing of invoices of FedEx-reimbursable costs. The scope of these audits typically extends
beyond simple validation of invoice data against the third-party supporting documentation. The audit teams generally
investigate the operator’s processes and internal control procedures. The Company believes satisfactory audit results are critical
to maintaining its relationship with FedEx. The audits conducted by FedEx are not designed to provide any assurance with
respect to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, and investors, in evaluating the Company’s consolidated financial
statements, should not rely in any way on any such examination of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
The Company’s overnight air cargo operations are not materially seasonal.
Ground Equipment Sales.
GGS is located in Olathe, Kansas and manufactures, sells and services aircraft deicers and other specialized equipment sold to
domestic and international passenger and cargo airlines, ground handling companies, the United States Air Force (“USAF”),
airports and industrial customers. GGS’s product line includes aircraft deicers, scissor-type lifts, military and civilian
decontamination units, flight-line tow tractors, glycol recovery vehicles and other specialized equipment. In the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2022, sales of deicing equipment accounted for approximately 88% of GGS’s revenues, compared to 94% in
the prior fiscal year.
GGS designs and engineers its products. Components acquired from third-party suppliers are used in the assembly of its
finished products. Components are sourced from a diverse supply chain. The primary components for mobile deicing equipment
are the chassis (which is a commercial medium or heavy-duty truck), the fluid storage tank, a boom system, the fluid delivery
system and heating equipment. The price of these components is influenced by raw material costs, principally high-strength
carbon steels and stainless steel. GGS utilizes continuous improvements and other techniques to improve efficiencies and
designs to minimize product price increases to its customers, to respond to regulatory changes, such as emission standards, and
to incorporate technological improvements to enhance the efficiency of GGS’s products. Improvements have included the
development of single operator mobile deicing units to replace units requiring two operators, a patented premium deicing blend
system and a more efficient forced-air deicing system.
GGS manufactures five basic models of mobile deicing equipment with capacities ranging from 700 to 2,800 gallons. GGS also
offers fixed-pedestal-mounted deicers. Each model can be customized as requested by the customer, including single operator
configuration, fire suppressant equipment, open basket or enclosed cab design, a patented forced-air deicing nozzle, on-board
glycol blending system to substantially reduce glycol usage, and color and style of the exterior finish. GGS also manufactures
five models of scissor-lift equipment, for catering, cabin service and maintenance service of aircraft, and has developed a line of
decontamination equipment, flight-line tow tractors, glycol recovery vehicles and other special purpose mobile equipment.
GGS competes primarily on the basis of the quality and reliability of its products, prompt delivery, service and price. The
market for aviation ground service equipment is highly competitive. Certain of GGS' competitors may have substantially
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greater financial resources than we do. These entities or investors may be able to accept more risk than the Company believes is
in our best interest. In addition, the market for aviation ground services in the past has typically been directly related to the
financial health of the aviation industry, weather patterns and changes in technology.
GGS’s mobile deicing equipment business has historically been seasonal, with revenues typically being lower in the fourth and
first fiscal quarters as commercial deicers are typically delivered prior to the winter season. The Company has continued its
efforts to reduce GGS’s seasonal fluctuation in revenues and earnings by broadening its international and domestic customer
base and its product line.
In October 2021, GGS was awarded a new contract to supply deicing trucks to the USAF. This agreement renewed GGS'
original agreement with the USAF entered into in July 2009. Per the contract, GGS has to provide pricing that will be
contractual for each one-year period within the years that the contract is awarded. Further, based upon volume of commercial
items purchased during that year, there may be discounts calculated into the pricing and are reflective of the submitted pricing.
With all option years expected to be executed by the government, this contract would expire on October 21, 2027.
GGS sold a total of 7 and 47 deicers under the previous contract with the USAF including both GL 1800 and ER 2875 models
during fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, respectively and all of the units were accepted by the USAF.
GGS has already received confirmed orders of 18 deicers under the new agreement and currently expects delivery of both GL
1800 and ER 2875 models to begin in the second quarter of fiscal year 2023.
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts.
Contrail Aviation Support and Jet Yard (acquired during fiscal year 2017), AirCo (formed in May 2017), Worthington
(acquired in May 2018), and Jet Yard Solutions (formed in January 2021) comprise the commercial jet engines and parts
segment of the Company’s operations. Contrail Aviation Support is a commercial aircraft trading, leasing and parts solutions
provider. Its primary focus revolves around the CFM International CFM56-3/-5/-7 engines and the International Aero Engines
V2500A5 engine, which power the two most prevalent narrow body, single aisle aircraft that are currently flown commercially
—the Boeing 737 Classic / 737 NG and the Airbus A320 family. Contrail Aviation Support acquires commercial aircraft, jet
engines and components for the purposes of sale, trading, leasing and disassembly/overhaul. Contrail holds an ASA-100
accreditation from the Aviation Suppliers Association.
Jet Yard and Jet Yard Solutions offer commercial aircraft storage, storage maintenance and aircraft disassembly/part-out
services at facilities leased at the Pinal Air Park in Marana, Arizona. The prevailing climate in this area of Arizona provides
conditions conducive to long-term storage of aircraft. Jet Yard Solutions is registered to operate a repair station under Part 145
of the regulations of the FAA. Jet Yard leases approximately 48.5 acres of land under a lease agreement with Pinal County,
Arizona. Jet Yard was organized in 2014, entered into the lease in June 2016 and had maintained de minimus operations from
formation through the date it was acquired by the Company. Effective January 1, 2021, Jet Yard subleased the aforementioned
lease with Pinal County to Jet Yard Solutions.
AirCo operates an established business offering commercial aircraft parts sales, exchanges, procurement services, consignment
programs and overhaul and repair services. AirCo Services, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AirCo ("AirCo Services"), holds
FAA and European Aviation Safety Agency certifications covering aircraft instrumentation, avionics and a range of electrical
accessories for civilian, military transport, regional/commuter and business/commercial jet and turboprop aircraft. Customers of
AirCo include airlines and commercial aircraft leasing companies.
Worthington Aviation, like AirCo, operates an established business which supplies spare parts, repair programs and aircraft
maintenance services to the global aviation community of regional and business aircraft fleets. Worthington offers a globally
networked infrastructure and 24/7 support, ensuring fast delivery of spare parts and service, with four locations strategically
located in the United States, United Kingdom & Australia. In addition, Worthington operates two FAA and EASA Certificated
Repair Stations. The Tulsa maintenance, repair and overhaul ("MRO") facility provides composite aircraft structures, repair and
support services. As a strategic resource for flight control, exhaust system and line replacement components, Worthington
offers a wide array of services for complex operations. At the Eagan, Minnesota-based Repair Station, Worthington Repair
Services offers a wide range of capabilities for repair and overhaul of airframe, accessories and power plant components in
support of external as well as internal sales.
The Company’s commercial jet engines and parts operations are not materially seasonal.
Backlog.
GGS’s backlog consists of “firm” orders supported by customer purchase orders for the equipment sold by GGS. At March 31,
2022, GGS’s backlog of orders was $14.0 million, all of which GGS expects to be filled in the fiscal year ending March 31,
2023. At March 31, 2021, GGS’s backlog of orders was $10.3 million. Backlog is not meaningful for the Company’s other
business segments.
Governmental Regulation.
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The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to regulation by various governmental agencies.
The Department of Transportation (“DOT”) has the authority to regulate air service. The DOT has authority to investigate and
institute proceedings to enforce its economic regulations, and may, in certain circumstances, assess civil penalties, revoke
operating authority and seek criminal sanctions.
Under the Aviation and Transportation Security Act of 2001, as amended, the Transportation Security Administration (“TSA”),
an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, has responsibility for aviation security. The TSA requires MAC and
CSA to comply with a Full All-Cargo Aircraft Operator Standard Security Plan, which contains evolving and strict security
requirements. These requirements are not static but change periodically as the result of regulatory and legislative requirements,
imposing additional security costs and creating a level of uncertainty for our operations. It is reasonably possible that these rules
or other future security requirements could impose material costs on us.
The FAA has safety jurisdiction over flight operations generally, including flight equipment, flight and ground personnel
training, examination and certification, certain ground facilities, flight equipment maintenance programs and procedures,
examination and certification of mechanics, flight routes, air traffic control and communications and other matters. The FAA is
concerned with safety and the regulation of flight operations generally, including equipment used, ground facilities,
maintenance, communications and other matters. The FAA can suspend or revoke the authority of air carriers or their licensed
personnel for failure to comply with its regulations and can ground aircraft if questions arise concerning airworthiness. The
FAA also has power to suspend or revoke for cause the certificates it issues and to institute proceedings for imposition and
collection of fines for violation of federal aviation regulations. The Company, through its subsidiaries, holds all operating
airworthiness and other FAA certificates that are currently required for the conduct of its business, although these certificates
may be suspended or revoked for cause. The FAA periodically conducts routine reviews of MAC and CSA’s operating
procedures and flight and maintenance records.
The FAA has authority under the Noise Control Act of 1972, as amended, to monitor and regulate aircraft engine noise. The
aircraft operated by the Company are in compliance with all such regulations promulgated by the FAA. Moreover, because the
Company does not operate jet aircraft, noncompliance is not likely. Aircraft operated by us also comply with standards for
aircraft exhaust emissions promulgated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) pursuant to the Clean Air Act of
1970, as amended.
Jet Yard, Jet Yard Solutions and AirCo, like Worthington, operate repair stations licensed under Part 145 of the regulations of
the FAA. These certifications must be renewed annually, or in certain circumstances within 24 months. Certified repair stations
are subject to periodic FAA inspection and audit. The repair station may not be relocated without written approval from the
FAA.
Because of the extensive use of radio and other communication facilities in its aircraft operations, the Company is also subject
to the Federal Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
Maintenance and Insurance.
The Company, through its subsidiaries, is required to maintain the aircraft it operates under the appropriate FAA and
manufacturer standards and regulations.
The Company has secured public liability and property damage insurance in excess of minimum amounts required by the
United States Department of Transportation.
The Company maintains cargo liability insurance, workers’ compensation insurance and fire and extended coverage insurance
for owned and leased facilities and equipment. In addition, the Company maintains product liability insurance with respect to
injuries and loss arising from use of products sold and services provided.
In March 2014, the Company formed SAIC, a captive insurance company licensed in Utah. SAIC insures risks of the Company
and its subsidiaries that were not previously insured by the various Company insurance programs (including the risk of loss of
key customers and contacts, administrative actions and regulatory changes); and may from time to time underwrite third-party
risk through certain reinsurance arrangements. SAIC is included within the Company's Corporate and other segment.
Employees.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company and its subsidiaries had 500 full-time and full-time-equivalent employees. None of the
employees of the Company or any of its consolidated subsidiaries are represented by labor unions. The Company believes its
relations with its employees are good.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
General Business Risks
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Our business, financial condition and results of operations have been and may continue to be adversely affected by
global public health issues, including the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
Our business, financial condition and results of operations have been and may continue to be adversely affected if the
COVID-19 pandemic, or another global health crisis, impacts our employees, suppliers, customers, financing sources or others’
ability to conduct business or negatively affects consumer and business confidence or the global economy. The COVID-19
health crisis has affected large segments of the global economy, including the markets we operate in, disrupted global supply
chains, resulted in significant travel and transport restrictions, and created significant disruption of the financial markets.
Economic uncertainty as a result of any global health crisis could negatively affect our business, suppliers, distribution
channels, and customers, including as a result of business shutdowns or disruptions for an indefinite period of time, reduced
operations, restrictions on shipping, fabricating or installing products, reduced consumer demand or customers’ ability to make
payments. We have and may continue to experience additional operating costs due to increased challenges with our workforce
(including as a result of illness, absenteeism or government orders), implementing further precautionary measures to protect the
health of our workforce, orders put on hold or reduced access to supplies, capital, and fundamental support services (such as
shipping and transportation). Furthermore, we do operate and compete globally and the response to the COVID-19 pandemic by
domestic and foreign governments has been and may continue to be varied and those differences may impact our
competitiveness. Any resulting financial impact cannot be fully estimated at this time, but may materially affect our business,
financial condition, or results of operations.
The extent to which our operations may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic or any global health situation will depend
largely on future developments which are highly uncertain and we are unable to predict the ultimate impact that it may have on
our business, future results of operations, financial position or cash flows. Even while government restrictions and responses to
the COVID-19 pandemic have lessened, we may experience materially adverse impacts to our business due to any resulting
supply chain disruptions, economic recession or depression. Furthermore, the impacts of a potential worsening of global
economic conditions and the continued disruptions to and volatility in the financial markets remain unknown. Our management
team has, and will likely continue to, spend significant time, attention and resources monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic and
seeking to manage its effects on our business and workforce.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic may also exacerbate other risks discussed in this section, any of which could have a
material adverse effect on us. This pandemic is still ongoing and additional impacts may arise that we are not aware of
currently.
Market fluctuations may affect our operations.
Market fluctuations may affect our ability to obtain necessary funds for the operation of our businesses from current lenders or
new borrowings. In addition, we may be unable to obtain financing on satisfactory terms, or at all. Third-party reports relating
to market studies or demographics we obtained previously may no longer be accurate or complete. The occurrence of any of the
foregoing events or any other related matters could materially and adversely affect our business, financial condition, results of
operation and the overall value of our assets.
Rising inflation may result in increased costs of operations and negatively impact the credit and securities markets
generally, which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and the market price of our common
stock.
Inflation has accelerated in the U.S. and globally due in part to global supply chain issues, the Ukraine-Russia war, a rise in
energy prices, and strong consumer demand as economies continue to reopen from restrictions related to the COVID-19
pandemic. An inflationary environment can increase our cost of labor, as well as our other operating costs, which may have a
material adverse impact on our financial results. In addition, economic conditions could impact and reduce the number of
customers who purchase our products or services as credit becomes more expensive or unavailable. Although interest rates have
increased and are expected to increase further, inflation may continue. Further, increased interest rates could have a negative
effect on the securities markets generally which may, in turn, have a material adverse effect on the market price of our common
stock.
We could experience significant increases in operating costs and reduced profitability due to competition for skilled
management and staff employees in our operating businesses.
We compete with many other organizations for skilled management and staff employees, including organizations that operate in
different market sectors than us. Costs to recruit and retain adequate personnel could adversely affect results of operations.
Legacy technology systems require a unique technical skillset which is becoming scarcer.
The Company deploys legacy technology systems in several significant business units. As technology continues to rapidly
change, the available pool of individuals technically trained in and able to repair or perform maintenance on these legacy
systems shrinks. As this scarcity increases, the Company’s ability to efficiently and quickly repair its legacy systems becomes
increasingly difficult, which could have a significant impact on the Company’s day-to-day operations.
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Security threats and other sophisticated computer intrusions could harm our information systems, which in turn could
harm our business and financial results.
We utilize information systems and computer technology throughout our business. We store sensitive data and proprietary
information on these systems. Threats to these systems, and the laws and regulations governing security of data, including
personal data, on information systems and otherwise held by companies is evolving and adding layers of complexity in the form
of new requirements and increasing costs of attempting to protect information systems and data and complying with new
cybersecurity regulations. Information systems are subject to numerous and evolving cybersecurity threats and sophisticated
computer crimes, which pose a risk to the stability and security of our information systems, computer technology, and business.
Global cybersecurity threats can range from uncoordinated individual attempts to gain unauthorized access to our information
systems and computer technology to sophisticated and targeted measures known as advanced persistent threats and
ransomware. The techniques used in these attacks change frequently and may be difficult to detect for periods of time and we
may face difficulties in anticipating and implementing adequate preventative measures. A failure or breach in security could
expose our company as well as our customers and suppliers to risks of misuse of information, compromising confidential
information and technology, destruction of data, production disruptions, ransom payments, and other business risks which could
damage our reputation, competitive position and financial results of our operations. Further, our technology resources may be
strained due to an increase in the number of remote users. In addition, defending ourselves against these threats may increase
costs or slow operational efficiencies of our business. If any of the foregoing were to occur, it could have a material adverse
effect on our business and results of operations.
We sustained a cybersecurity attack in May 2022 involving ransomware that caused a network disruption and impacted certain
of our systems. Upon detection, we undertook steps to address the incident, including engaging a team of third-party forensic
experts and notifying law enforcement. We restored network systems and resumed normal operations. We are continuing to
assess all actions that we will take to improve our existing systems. While we do not believe this event or resultant actions will
have a material adverse effect on our business, this or similar incidents, or any other such breach of our data security
infrastructure could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
Although we maintain cybersecurity liability insurance, our insurance may not cover potential claims of these types or may not
be adequate to indemnify us for any liability that may be imposed. Any imposition of liability or litigation costs that are not
covered by insurance could harm our business.
We may not be able to insure certain risks adequately or economically.
We cannot be certain that we will be able to insure all risks that we desire to insure economically or that all of our insurers or
reinsurers will be financially viable if we make a claim. If an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits should occur,
or if we are required to pay a deductible for an insured loss, results of operations could be adversely affected.
Legal liability may harm our business.
Many aspects of our businesses involve substantial risks of liability, and, in the normal course of business, we have been named
as a defendant or co-defendant in lawsuits involving primarily claims for damages. The risks associated with potential legal
liabilities often may be difficult to assess or quantify and their existence and magnitude often remain unknown for substantial
periods of time. The expansion of our businesses, including expansions into new products or markets, impose greater risks of
liability. In addition, unauthorized or illegal acts of our employees could result in substantial liability. Substantial legal liability
could have a material adverse financial effect or cause us significant reputational harm, which in turn could seriously harm our
businesses and our prospects. Although our current assessment is that there is no pending litigation that could have a significant
adverse impact, if our assessment proves to be in error, then the outcome of such litigation could have a significant impact on
our consolidated financial statements.
Our business might suffer if we were to lose the services of certain key employees.
Our business operations depend upon our key employees, including our executive officers. Loss of any of these employees,
particularly our Chief Executive Officer, could have a material adverse effect on our businesses as our key employees have
knowledge of our industry and customers that would be difficult to replace.
Risks Related to Our Segment Operations
The operating results of our four segments may fluctuate, particularly our commercial jet engine and parts segment.
The operating results of our four segments have varied from period to period and comparisons to results for preceding periods
may not be meaningful. Due to a number of factors, including the risks described in this section, our operating results may
fluctuate. These fluctuations may also be caused by, among other things:
the economic health of the economy and the aviation industry in general;
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the timing and number of purchases and sales of engines or aircraft;
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the timing and amount of maintenance reserve revenues recorded resulting from the termination of long term leases,
for which significant amounts of maintenance reserves may have accumulated;
the termination or announced termination of production of particular aircraft and engine types;
the retirement or announced retirement of particular aircraft models by aircraft operators;
the operating history of any particular engine, aircraft or engine or aircraft model;
the length of our operating leases; and
the timing of necessary overhauls of engines and aircraft.
These risks may reduce our operating segment’s results including particularly our commercial jet engines and parts segment.
These risks may reduce the commercial jet engines and parts segment’s engine utilization rates, lease margins, maintenance
reserve revenues and proceeds from engine sales, and result in higher legal, technical, maintenance, storage and insurance costs
related to repossession and the cost of engines being off-lease. As a result of the foregoing and other factors, the availability of
engines for lease or sale periodically experiences cycles of oversupply and undersupply of given engine models and generally.
The incidence of an oversupply of engines may produce substantial decreases in engine lease rates and the appraised and resale
value of engines and may increase the time and costs incurred to lease or sell engines. We anticipate that supply fluctuations
from period to period will continue in the future. As a result, comparisons to results from preceding periods may not be
meaningful and results of prior periods should not be relied upon as an indication of our future performance.
Our Air Cargo Segment is dependent on a significant customer.
Our Air Cargo business is significantly dependent on a contractual relationship with FedEx Corporation (“FedEx”), the loss of
which would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position. In the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2022, 41% of our consolidated operating revenues, and 97% of the operating revenues for our overnight air cargo
segment, arose from services we provided to FedEx. While FedEx has been our customer since 1980 under similar terms, our
current agreements may be terminated by FedEx upon 90 days’ written notice and FedEx may at any time terminate the lease of
any particular aircraft thereunder upon 10 days’ written notice. In addition, FedEx may terminate the dry-lease agreement with
MAC or CSA upon written notice if 60% or more of MAC or CSA’s revenue (excluding revenues arising from reimbursement
payments under the dry-lease agreement) is derived from the services performed by it pursuant to the respective dry-lease
agreement, FedEx becomes its only customer, or either MAC or CSA employs less than six employees. As of the date of
issuance of this report, FedEx would be permitted to terminate each of the dry-lease agreements under this provision. The loss
of these contracts with FedEx would have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial position.
Our dry-lease agreements with FedEx subject us to operating risks.
Our dry-lease agreements with FedEx provide for the lease of specified aircraft by us in return for the payment of monthly rent
with respect to each aircraft leased. The dry-lease agreements provide for the reimbursement by FedEx of our costs, without
mark up, incurred in connection with the operation of the leased aircraft for the following: fuel, landing fees, third-party
maintenance, parts and certain other direct operating costs. Under the dry-lease agreements, certain operational costs incurred
by us in operating the aircraft are not reimbursed by FedEx at cost, and such operational costs are borne solely by us.
Because of our dependence on FedEx, we are subject to the risks that may affect FedEx’s operations.
Because of our dependence on FedEx, we are subject to the risks that may affect FedEx’s operations. These risks are discussed
in FedEx’s periodic reports filed with the SEC including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended May 31,
2021. These risks include but are not limited to the following:
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Additional changes in international trade policies and relations could significantly reduce the volume of goods
transported globally and adversely affect our business and results of operations.
The price and availability of fuel.
Dependence on its strong reputation and value of its brand;
Potential disruption to operations resulting from a significant data breach or other disruption to FedEx’s technology
infrastructure;
The continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic;
The impact of being self-insured for certain costs;
The transportation infrastructure continues to be a target for terrorist activities;
Any inability to execute and effectively operate, integrate, leverage and grow acquired businesses and realize the
anticipated benefits of acquisitions, joint ventures or strategic alliances;
FedEx's ability to manage capital and its assets, including aircraft, to match shifting and future shipping volumes;
Intense competition;
Its autonomous delivery strategy is dependent upon the ability to successfully mitigate unique technological,
operational and regulatory risks.
The failure to successfully implement its business strategy and effectively respond to changes in market dynamics and
customer preferences;
Failure to attract and maintain employee talent or maintain company culture, as well as increases in labor and
purchased transportation cost;
Labor organizations attempt to organize groups of our employees from time to time, and potential changes in labor
laws could make it easier for them to do so.
FedEx Ground relies on service providers to conduct its linehaul and pickup-and-delivery operations, and the status of
these service providers as direct employers of drivers providing these services is being challenged.
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Disruptions, modifications in service or changes in the business or financial soundness of the United States Postal
Service, a significant customer and vendor of FedEx;
The impact of proposed pilot flight and duty time regulations;
Increasing costs, the volatility of costs and funding requirements and other legal mandates for employee benefits,
especially pension and healthcare benefits;
The impact of global climate change or by legal, regulatory or market responses to such change;
Potentially being unable to achieve our goal of carbon neutrality for its global operations by calendar 2040;
Any inability to quickly and effectively restore operations following adverse weather or a localized disaster or
disturbance in a key geography;
Evolving Government regulation and enforcement;
Any adverse changes in regulations and interpretations or challenges to its tax positions;
Complex and evolving U.S. and foreign laws and regulations regarding data protection;
The regulatory environment for global aviation or other transportation rights;
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widespread outbreak of an illness or any other communicable disease, or any other public health crisis;
the increasing costs of compliance with federal, state and foreign governmental agency mandates (including
the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the U.K. Bribery Act) and defending against inappropriate or
unjustified enforcement or other actions by such agencies;
changes in foreign currency exchange rates, especially in the euro, Chinese yuan, British pound, Canadian
dollar, Australian dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Mexican peso, Japanese yen and Brazilian real, which can affect
our sales levels and foreign currency sales prices;
any liability resulting from and the costs of defending against class-action, derivative and other litigation,
such as wage-and-hour, joint employment, securities and discrimination and retaliation claims, and any other
legal or governmental proceedings;
the impact of technology developments on our operations and on demand for our services, and our ability to
continue to identify and eliminate unnecessary information-technology redundancy and complexity
throughout the organization;
governmental underinvestment in transportation infrastructure, which could increase our costs and adversely
impact our service levels due to traffic congestion, prolonged closure of key thoroughfares or sub-optimal
routing of our vehicles and aircraft;
disruptions in global supply chains, which can limit the access of FedEx and our service providers to vehicles
and other key capital resources and increase our costs;
stockholder activism, which could divert the attention of management and our board of directors from our
business, hinder execution of our business strategy, give rise to perceived uncertainties as to our future and
cause the price of our common stock to fluctuate significantly;
constraints, volatility or disruption in the capital markets, our ability to maintain our current credit ratings,
commercial paper ratings, and senior unsecured debt and pass-through certificate credit ratings, and our
ability to meet credit agreement financial covenants; and
the alternative interest rates we are able to negotiate with counterparties pursuant to the relevant provisions of
our credit agreements following cessation of the publication of the London Interbank Offered Rate in the
event the euro interbank offered rate also ceases to exist and we make borrowings under the agreements.
A material reduction in the aircraft we fly for FedEx could materially adversely affect our business and results of
operations.
Under our agreements with FedEx, we are not guaranteed a number of aircraft or routes we are to fly and FedEx may reduce the
number of aircraft we lease and operate upon 10 days’ written notice. Our compensation under these agreements, including our
administrative fees, depends on the number of aircraft leased to us by FedEx. Any material permanent reduction in the aircraft
we operate could materially adversely affect our business and results of operations. A temporary reduction in any period could
materially adversely affect our results of operations for that period.
Sales of deicing equipment can be affected by weather conditions.
Our ground equipment sales segment’s deicing equipment is used to deice commercial and military aircraft. The extent of
deicing activity depends on the severity of winter weather. Mild winter weather conditions permit airports to use fewer deicing
units, since less time is required to deice aircraft in mild weather conditions. As a result, airports may be able to extend the
useful lives of their existing units, reducing the demand for new units.
We are affected by the risks faced by commercial aircraft operators and MRO companies because they are our
customers.
Commercial aircraft operators are engaged in economically sensitive, highly cyclical and competitive businesses. We are a
supplier to commercial aircraft operators and MROs. As a result, we are indirectly affected by all of the risks facing commercial
aircraft operators and MROs, with such risks being largely beyond our control. Our results of operations depend, in part, on the
financial strength of our customers and our customers’ ability to compete effectively in the marketplace and manage their risks.
Our engine values and lease rates, which are dependent on the status of the types of aircraft on which engines are
installed, and other factors, could decline.
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The value of a particular model of engine depends heavily on the types of aircraft on which it may be installed and the available
supply of such engines. Values of engines generally tend to be relatively stable so long as there is sufficient demand for the host
aircraft. However, the value of an engine may begin to decline rapidly once the host aircraft begins to be retired from service
and/or used for spare parts in significant numbers. Certain types of engines may be used in significant numbers by commercial
aircraft operators that are currently experiencing financial difficulties. If such operators were to go into liquidation or similar
proceedings, the resulting over-supply of engines from these operators could have an adverse effect on the demand for the
affected engine types and the values of such engines.
Upon termination of a lease, we may be unable to enter into new leases or sell the airframe, engine or its parts on
acceptable terms.
We directly or indirectly own the engines or aircraft that we lease to customers and bear the risk of not recovering our entire
investment through leasing and selling the engines or aircraft. Upon termination of a lease, we seek to enter a new lease or to
sell or part-out the engine or aircraft. We also selectively sell engines on an opportunistic basis. We cannot give assurance that
we will be able to find, in a timely manner, a lessee or a buyer for our engines or aircraft coming off-lease or for their associated
parts. If we do find a lessee, we may not be able to obtain satisfactory lease rates and terms (including maintenance and
redelivery conditions), and we cannot guarantee that the creditworthiness of any future lessee will be equal to or better than that
of the existing lessees of our engines. Because the terms of engine leases may be less than 12 months, we may frequently need
to remarket engines. We face the risk that we may not be able to keep our engines on lease consistently.
Failures by lessees to meet their maintenance and recordkeeping obligations under our leases could adversely affect the
value of our leased engines and aircraft which could affect our ability to re-lease the engines and aircraft in a timely
manner following termination of the leases.
The value and income producing potential of an engine or aircraft depends heavily on it being maintained in accordance with an
approved maintenance system and complying with all applicable governmental directives and manufacturer requirements. In
addition, for an engine or aircraft to be available for service, all records, logs, licenses and documentation relating to
maintenance and operations of the engine or aircraft must be maintained in accordance with governmental and manufacturer
specifications. Under our leases, our lessees are primarily responsible for maintaining our aircraft and engines and complying
with all governmental requirements applicable to the lessee and the aircraft and engines, including operational, maintenance,
government agency oversight, registration requirements and airworthiness directives. However, over time, certain lessees have
experienced, and may experience in the future, difficulties in meeting their maintenance and recordkeeping obligations as
specified by the terms of our leases. Failure by our lessees to maintain our assets in accordance with requirements could
negatively affect the value and desirability of our assets and expose us to increased maintenance costs that may not be
sufficiently covered by supplemental maintenance rents paid by such lessees.
Our ability to determine the condition of the engines or aircraft and whether the lessees are properly maintaining our assets is
generally limited to the lessees’ reporting of monthly usage and any maintenance performed, confirmed by periodic inspections
performed by us and third-parties. A lessee’s failure to meet its maintenance or recordkeeping obligations under a lease could
result in:
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a grounding of the related engine or aircraft;
a repossession that would likely cause us to incur additional and potentially substantial expenditures in restoring the
engine or aircraft to an acceptable maintenance condition;
a need to incur additional costs and devote resources to recreate the records prior to the sale or lease of the engine or
aircraft;
a decline in the market value of the aircraft or engine resulting in lower revenues upon a subsequent lease or sale;
loss of lease revenue while we perform refurbishments or repairs and recreate records; and
a lower lease rate and/or shorter lease term under a new lease entered into by us following repossession of the engine
or aircraft.
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Any of these events may adversely affect the value of the engine, unless and until remedied, and reduce our revenues and
increase our expenses. If an engine is damaged during a lease and we are unable to recover from the lessee or though insurance,
we may incur a loss.
We may experience losses and delays in connection with repossession of engines or aircraft when a lessee defaults.
We may not be able to repossess an engine or aircraft when the lessee defaults, and even if we are able to repossess the engine
or aircraft, we may have to expend significant funds in the repossession, remarketing and leasing of the asset. When a lessee
defaults and such default is not cured in a timely manner, we typically seek to terminate the lease and repossess the engine or
aircraft. If a defaulting lessee contests the termination and repossession or is under court protection, enforcement of our rights
under the lease may be difficult, expensive and time-consuming. We may not realize any practical benefits from our legal rights
and we may need to obtain consents to export the engine or aircraft. As a result, the relevant asset may be off-lease or not
producing revenue for a prolonged period of time. In addition, we will incur direct costs associated with repossessing our
engine or aircraft, including, but not limited to, legal and similar costs, the direct costs of transporting, storing and insuring the
engine or aircraft, and costs associated with necessary maintenance and recordkeeping to make the asset available for lease or
sale. During this time, we will realize no revenue from the leased engine or aircraft, and we will continue to be obligated to pay
any debt financing associated with the asset. If an engine is installed on an airframe, the airframe may be owned by an aircraft
lessor or other third party. Our ability to recover engines installed on airframes may depend on the cooperation of the airframe
owner.
Our commercial jet engine and parts segment and its customers operate in a highly regulated industry and changes in
laws or regulations may adversely affect our ability to lease or sell our engines or aircraft.
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Certain of the laws and regulations applicable to our business, include:
Licenses and consents. A number of our leases require specific governmental or regulatory licenses, consents or approvals.
These include consents for certain payments under the leases and for the export, import or re-export of our engines or aircraft.
Consents needed in connection with future leasing or sale of our engines or aircraft may not be received timely or have
economically feasible terms. Any of these events could adversely affect our ability to lease or sell engines or aircraft.
Export/import regulations. The U.S. Department of Commerce (the “Commerce Department”) regulates exports. We are
subject to the Commerce Department’s and the U.S. Department of State’s regulations with respect to the lease and sale of
engines and aircraft to foreign entities and the export of related parts. These Departments may, in some cases, require us to
obtain export licenses for engines exported to foreign countries. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, through the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection, enforces regulations related to the import of engines and aircraft into the United States for
maintenance or lease and imports of parts for installation on our engines and aircraft.
Restriction Lists. We are prohibited from doing business with persons designated by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) on its “Specially Designated Nationals List,” and must monitor our operations and
existing and potential lessees and other counterparties for compliance with OFAC’s rules. Similarly, sanctions issued by the
United Nations, the U.S. government, the European Union or other foreign governments could prohibit or restrict us from doing
business in certain countries or with certain persons. As a result, we must monitor our operations and existing and potential
lessees and other counterparties for compliance with such sanctions.
Anti-corruption Laws. As a U.S. corporation with international operations, we are required to comply with a number of U.S.
and international laws and regulations which combat corruption. For example, the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the
“FCPA”) and similar world-wide anti-bribery laws generally prohibit improper payments to foreign officials for the purpose of
influencing any official act or decision or securing any improper advantage. The scope and enforcement of such anti-corruption
laws and regulations may vary. Although our policies expressly mandate compliance with the FCPA and similarly applicable
laws, there can be no assurance that none of our employees or agents will take any action in violation of our policies. Violations
of such laws or regulations could result in substantial civil or criminal fines or penalties. Actual or alleged violations could also
damage our reputation, be expensive to defend, and impair our ability to do business.
Civil aviation regulation. Users of engines and aircraft are subject to general civil aviation authorities, including the FAA and
the EASA, who regulate the maintenance of engines and issue airworthiness directives. Airworthiness directives typically set
forth special maintenance actions or modifications to certain engine and aircraft types or a series of specific engines that must
be implemented for the engine or aircraft to remain in service. Also, airworthiness directives may require the lessee to make
more frequent inspections of an engine, aircraft or particular engine parts. Each lessee of an engine or aircraft generally is
responsible for complying with all airworthiness directives. However, if the engine or aircraft is off lease, we may be forced to
bear the cost of compliance with such airworthiness directives. Additionally, even if the engine or aircraft is leased, subject to
the terms of the lease, if any, we may still be forced to share the cost of compliance.
Our aircraft, engines and parts could cause damage resulting in liability claims.
Our aircraft, engines or parts could cause bodily injury or property damage, exposing us to liability claims. Our leases require
our lessees to indemnify us against these claims and to carry insurance customary in the air transportation industry, including
general liability and property insurance at agreed upon levels. However, we cannot guarantee that one or more catastrophic
events will not exceed insurance coverage limits or that lessees’ insurance will cover all claims that may be asserted against us.
Any insurance coverage deficiency or default by lessees under their indemnification or insurance obligations may reduce our
recovery of losses upon an event of loss.
We have risks in managing our portfolio of aircraft and engines to meet customer needs.
The relatively long life cycles of aircraft and jet engines can be shortened by world events, government regulation or customer
preferences. We seek to manage these risks by trying to anticipate demand for particular engine and aircraft types, maintaining
a portfolio mix of engines that we believe is diversified, has long-term value and will be sought by lessees in the global market
for jet engines, and by selling engines and aircraft that we expect will not experience obsolescence or declining usefulness in
the foreseeable future. There is no assurance that the engine and aircraft types owned or acquired by us will meet customer
demand.
Liens on our engines or aircraft could exceed the value of such assets, which could negatively affect our ability to
repossess, lease or sell a particular engine or aircraft.
Liens that secure the payment of repairers’ charges or other liens may, depending on the jurisdiction, attach to engines and
aircraft. Engines also may be installed on airframes to which liens unrelated to the engines have attached. These liens may
secure substantial sums that may, in certain jurisdictions or for certain types of liens, exceed the value of the particular engine
or aircraft to which the liens have attached. In some jurisdictions, a lien may give the holder the right to detain or, in limited
cases, sell or cause the forfeiture of the engine or aircraft. Such liens may have priority over our interest as well as our creditors’
interest in the engines or aircraft. These liens and lien holders could impair our ability to repossess and lease or sell the engines
or aircraft. We cannot give assurance that our lessees will comply with their obligations to discharge third-party liens on our
assets. If they do not, we may, in the future, find it necessary to pay the claims secured by such liens to repossess such assets.
In certain countries, an engine affixed to an aircraft may become an addition to the aircraft and we may not be able to
exercise our ownership rights over the engine.
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In certain jurisdictions, an engine affixed to an aircraft may become an addition to the aircraft such that the ownership rights of
the owner of the aircraft supersede the ownership rights of the owner of the engine. If an aircraft is security for the owner’s
obligations to a third-party, the security interest in the aircraft may supersede our rights as owner of the engine. Such a security
interest could limit our ability to repossess an engine located in such a jurisdiction in the event of a lessee bankruptcy or lease
default. We may suffer a loss if we are not able to repossess engines leased to lessees in these jurisdictions.
Higher or volatile fuel prices could affect the profitability of the aviation industry and our lessees’ ability to meet their
lease payment obligations to us.
Historically, fuel prices have fluctuated widely depending primarily on international market conditions, geopolitical and
environmental factors and events and currency exchange rates. Natural and other disasters can also significantly affect fuel
availability and prices. The cost of fuel represents a major expense to airlines that is not within their control, and significant
increases in fuel costs or hedges that inaccurately assess the direction of fuel costs can materially and adversely affect their
operating results. Due to the competitive nature of the aviation industry, operators may be unable to pass on increases in fuel
prices to their customers by increasing fares in a manner that fully offsets the increased fuel costs they may incur. In addition,
they may not be able to manage this risk by appropriately hedging their exposure to fuel price fluctuations. The profitability and
liquidity of those airlines that do hedge their fuel costs can also be adversely affected by swift movements in fuel prices if such
airlines are required to post cash collateral under hedge agreements. Therefore, if for any reason fuel prices return to historically
high levels or show significant volatility, our lessees are likely to incur higher costs or generate lower revenues, which may
affect their ability to meet their obligations to us.
Interruptions in the capital markets could impair our lessees’ ability to finance their operations, which could prevent
the lessees from complying with payment obligations to us.
The global financial markets can be highly volatile and the availability of credit from financial markets and financial
institutions can vary substantially depending on developments in the global financial markets. Our lessees depend on banks and
the capital markets to provide working capital and to refinance existing indebtedness. To the extent such funding is unavailable,
or available only on unfavorable terms, and to the extent financial markets do not provide equity financing as an alternative, our
lessees’ operations and operating results may be materially and adversely affected and they may not comply with their
respective payment obligations to us.
Our lessees may fail to adequately insure our aircraft or engines which could subject us to additional costs.
While an aircraft or engine is on lease, we do not directly control its operation. Nevertheless, because we hold title to the
aircraft or engine, we could, in certain jurisdictions, be held liable for losses resulting from its operation. At a minimum, we
may be required to expend resources in our defense. We require our lessees to obtain specified levels of insurance and
indemnify us for, and insure against, such operational liabilities. However, some lessees may fail to maintain adequate
insurance coverage during a lease term, which, although constituting a breach of the lease, would require us to take some
corrective action, such as terminating the lease or securing insurance for the aircraft or engines. Therefore, our lessees’
insurance coverage may not be sufficient to cover all claims that could be asserted against us arising from the operation of our
aircraft or engines. Inadequate insurance coverage or default by lessees in fulfilling their indemnification or insurance
obligations to us will reduce the insurance proceeds that we would otherwise be entitled to receive in the event we are sued and
are required to make payments to claimants. Moreover, our lessees’ insurance coverage is dependent on the financial condition
of insurance companies and their ability to pay claims. A reduction in insurance proceeds otherwise payable to us as a result of
any of these factors could materially and adversely affect our financial results.
If our lessees fail to cooperate in returning our aircraft or engines following lease terminations, we may encounter
obstacles and are likely to incur significant costs and expenses conducting repossessions.
Our legal rights and the relative difficulty of repossession vary significantly depending on the jurisdiction in which an aircraft
or engines are located. We may need to obtain a court order or consents for de-registration or re-export, a process that can differ
substantially from county to country. When a defaulting lessee is in bankruptcy, protective administration, insolvency or similar
proceedings, additional limitations may also apply. For example, certain jurisdictions give rights to the trustee in bankruptcy or
a similar officer to assume or reject the lease, to assign it to a third party, or to entitle the lessee or another third party to retain
possession of the aircraft or engines without paying lease rentals or performing all or some of the obligations under the relevant
lease. Certain of our lessees are partially or wholly owned by government-related entities, which can further complicate our
efforts to repossess our aircraft or engines in that government’s jurisdiction. If we encounter any of these difficulties, we may
be delayed in, or prevented from, enforcing certain of our rights under a lease and in re-leasing the affected aircraft or engines.
When conducting a repossession, we are likely to incur significant costs and expenses that are unlikely to be recouped. These
include legal and other expenses related to legal proceedings, including the cost of posting security bonds or letters of credit
necessary to effect repossession of the aircraft or engines, particularly if the lessee is contesting the proceedings or is in
bankruptcy. We must absorb the cost of lost revenue for the time the aircraft or engines are off-lease. We may incur substantial
maintenance, refurbishment or repair costs that a defaulting lessee has failed to pay and are necessary to put the aircraft or
engines in suitable condition for re-lease or sale. We may also incur significant costs in retrieving or recreating aircraft records
required for registration of the aircraft and in obtaining the certificate of airworthiness for an aircraft. It may be necessary to pay
to discharge liens or pay taxes and other governmental charges on the aircraft to obtain clear possession and to remarket the
aircraft effectively, including, in some cases, liens that the lessee may have incurred in connection with the operation of its
other aircraft. We may also incur other costs in connection with the physical possession of the aircraft or engines.
If our lessees fail to discharge aircraft liens for which they are responsible, we may be obligated to pay to discharge the
liens.
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In the normal course of their businesses, our lessees are likely to incur aircraft and engine liens that secure the payment of
airport fees and taxes, custom duties, Eurocontrol and other air navigation charges, landing charges, crew wages, and other liens
that may attach to our aircraft. Aircraft may also be subject to mechanic’s liens as a result of routine maintenance performed by
third parties on behalf of our customers. Some of these liens can secure substantial sums, and if they attach to entire fleets of
aircraft, as permitted for certain kinds of liens, they may exceed the value of the aircraft itself. Although the financial
obligations relating to these liens are the contractual responsibility of our lessees, if they fail to fulfill their obligations, the liens
may ultimately become our financial responsibility. Until they are discharged, these liens could impair our ability to repossess,
re-lease or sell our aircraft or engines. In some jurisdictions, aircraft and engine liens may give the holder thereof the right to
detain or, in limited cases, sell or cause the forfeiture of the aircraft. If we are obliged to pay a large amount to discharge a lien,
or if we are unable take possession of our aircraft subject to a lien in a timely and cost-effective manner, it could materially and
adversely affect our financial results.
If our lessees encounter financial difficulties and we restructure or terminate our leases, we are likely to obtain less
favorable lease terms.
If a lessee delays, reduces, or fails to make rental payments when due, or has advised us that it will do so in the future, we may
elect or be required to restructure or terminate the lease. A restructured lease will likely contain terms that are less favorable to
us. If we are unable to agree on a restructuring and we terminate the lease, we may not receive all or any payments still
outstanding, and we may be unable to re-lease the aircraft or engines promptly and at favorable rates, if at all.
Withdrawal, suspension or revocation of governmental authorizations or approvals could negatively affect our business.
We are subject to governmental regulation and our failure to comply with these regulations could cause the government to
withdraw or revoke our authorizations and approvals to do business and could subject us to penalties and sanctions that could
harm our business. Governmental agencies throughout the world, including the FAA, highly regulate the manufacture, repair
and operation of aircraft operated in the United States and equivalent regulatory agencies in other countries, such as the EASA
in Europe, regulate aircraft operated in those countries. With the aircraft, engines and related parts that we purchase, lease and
sell to our customers, we include documentation certifying that each part complies with applicable regulatory requirements and
meets applicable standards of airworthiness established by the FAA or the equivalent regulatory agencies in other countries.
Specific regulations vary from country to country, although regulatory requirements in other countries are generally satisfied by
compliance with FAA requirements. With respect to a particular engine or engine component, we utilize FAA and/or EASA
certified repair stations to repair and certify engines and components to ensure marketability. The revocation or suspension of
any of our material authorizations or approvals would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations. New and more stringent government regulations, if enacted, could have an adverse effect on our business, financial
condition and results of operations. In addition, certain product sales to foreign countries require approval or licensing from the
U.S. government. Denial of export licenses could reduce our sales to those countries and could have a material adverse effect on
our business.
Risks Related to Our Structure and Financing/Liquidity Risks
Our holding company structure may increase risks related to our operations.
Our business, financial condition and results of operations are dependent upon those of our individual businesses, and our
aggregate investment in particular industries. We are a holding company with investments in businesses and assets in a number
of industries. Our business, financial condition and results of operations are dependent upon our various businesses and
investments and their management teams. Each of our businesses generally operate independently and in a decentralized
manner. Additionally, in the ordinary course of business we guarantee the obligations of entities that we manage and/or invest
in. Any material adverse change in one of our businesses, investments or management teams, or in a particular industry in
which we operate or invest, may cause material adverse changes to our business, financial condition and results of operations.
The more capital we devote to a particular investment or industry may increase the risk that such investment could significantly
impact our financial condition and results of operations, possibly in a material adverse way.
A small number of stockholders has the ability to control the Company.
We have a very concentrated stockholder base. As of March 31, 2022, our three largest stockholders beneficially owned or had
the ability to direct the voting of shares of our common stock representing approximately 64% of the outstanding shares. As a
result, these stockholders have the power to determine the outcome of substantially all matters submitted to our stockholders for
approval, including the election of our board of directors. In addition, future sales by these stockholders of substantial amounts
of our common stock, or the potential for such sales, could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our securities.
An increase in interest rates or in our borrowing margin would increase the cost of servicing our debt and could reduce
our cash flow and negatively affect the results of our business operations.
A portion of our outstanding debt bears interest at floating rates. As a result, to the extent we have not hedged against rising
interest rates, an increase in the applicable benchmark interest rates would increase the cost of servicing our debt and could
materially and adversely affect our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows. In addition, if we
refinance our indebtedness and interest rates or our borrowing margins increase between the time an existing financing
arrangement was consummated and the time such financing arrangement is refinanced, the cost of servicing our debt would
increase and our results of operations, financial condition, liquidity and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected.
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Our inability to maintain sufficient liquidity could limit our operational flexibility and also impact our ability to make
payments on our obligations as they come due.
In addition to being capital intensive and highly leveraged, our aircraft and engine business requires that we maintain sufficient
liquidity to enable us to contribute the non-financed portion of engine and aircraft purchases as well as to service our payment
obligations to our creditors as they become due, despite the fact that the timing and amounts of our revenues do not match the
timing under our debt service obligations. Our restricted cash is unavailable for general corporate purposes. Accordingly, our
ability to successfully execute our business strategy and maintain our operations depends on our ability to continue to maintain
sufficient liquidity, cash and available credit under our credit facilities. Our liquidity could be adversely impacted if we are
subjected to one or more of the following:
a significant decline in revenues,
a material increase in interest expense that is not matched by a corresponding increase in revenues,
a significant increase in operating expenses,
a reduction in our available credit under our credit facilities, or
general economic or national events.
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If we do not maintain sufficient liquidity, our ability to meet our payment obligations to creditors or to borrow additional funds
could become impaired.
Future cash flows from operations or through financings may not be sufficient to enable the Company to meet its
obligations.
Future cash flow of the Company’s operations can fluctuate significantly. If future cash flows are not sufficient to permit the
Company to meet its obligations, this would likely have a material adverse effect on the Company, its businesses, financial
condition and results of operations. Additionally, credit market volatility may affect our ability to refinance our existing debt,
borrow funds under our existing lines of credit or incur additional debt. There can be no assurance that the Company or its
subsidiaries will continue to have access to their lines of credit if their financial performance does not satisfy the financial
covenants set forth in the applicable financing agreements. If the Company or its subsidiaries do not meet certain of its financial
covenants, and if they are unable to secure necessary waivers or other amendments from the respective lenders on terms
acceptable to management and to renew or replace financing arrangements that mature during the current fiscal year, their
ability to access available lines of credit could be limited, their debt obligations could be accelerated by the respective lenders
and liquidity could be adversely affected.
The Company and/or its subsidiaries may be required to seek additional or alternative financing sources if the Company’s or its
subsidiaries’ cash needs are significantly greater than anticipated or they do not materially meet their business plans, or there
are unanticipated downturns in the markets for the Company’s and its subsidiaries’ products and services. Future disruption and
volatility in credit market conditions could have a material adverse impact on the Company’s ability, or that of its subsidiaries,
to refinance debt when it comes due on terms similar to our current credit facilities, to draw upon existing lines of credit or to
incur additional debt if needed. There can be no assurance therefore that such financing will be available or available on
acceptable terms. The inability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations or through financings or disruptions in the
credit markets could impair the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ liquidity and would likely have a material adverse effect on their
businesses, financial condition and results of operations.
A large proportion of our capital is invested in physical assets and securities that can be hard to sell, especially if market
conditions are poor.
Because our investment strategy can involve public company securities, we may be restricted in our ability to effect sales
during certain time periods. A lack of liquidity could limit our ability to vary our portfolio or assets promptly in response to
changing economic or investment conditions. Additionally, if financial or operating difficulties of other competitors result in
distress sales, such sales could depress asset values in the markets in which we operate. The restrictions inherent in owning
physical assets could reduce our ability to respond to changes in market conditions and could adversely affect the performance
of our investments, our financial condition and results of operations. Because there is significant uncertainty in the valuation of,
or in the stability of the value of illiquid or non-public investments, the fair values of such investments do not necessarily reflect
the prices that would actually be obtained when such investments are realized.
To service our debt and meet our other cash needs, we will require a significant amount of cash, which may not be
available.
Our ability to make payments on, or repay or refinance, our debt, will depend largely upon our future operating performance.
Our future performance, to a certain extent, is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and
other factors that are beyond our control. In addition, our ability to borrow funds in the future to make payments on our debt
will depend on our maintaining specified financial ratios and satisfying financial condition tests and other covenants in the
agreements governing our debt. Our business may not generate sufficient cash flow from operations and future borrowings may
not be available in amounts sufficient to pay our debt and to satisfy our other liquidity needs.
If our cash flows and capital resources are insufficient to fund our debt service obligations, we may be forced to seek
alternatives.
If we cannot meet our debt service obligations, we may be forced to reduce or delay investments and aircraft or engine
purchases, sell assets, seek additional capital or restructure or refinance our indebtedness. Our ability to restructure or refinance
our debt will depend on the condition of the capital markets and our financial condition at such time. Any refinancing of our
debt could be at higher interest rates and might require us to comply with more onerous covenants, which could further restrict
our business operations. The terms of our debt instruments may restrict us from adopting some of these alternatives. These
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alternative measures may not be successful and may not permit us to meet our scheduled debt service obligations or to meet our
aircraft or engine purchase commitments as they come due.
The transition away from LIBOR may adversely affect our cost to obtain financing and may potentially negatively
impact our interest rate swap agreements.
It is expected that a transition away from the widespread use of London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR") to alternative rates
will occur over the course of the next few years. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York and various other authorities have
commenced the publication of reforms and actions relating to alternatives to U.S. dollar LIBOR. The full impact of such
reforms and actions, together with any transition away from LIBOR remains unclear. These changes may have a material
adverse impact on the availability and cost of our financing, including LIBOR-based loans, as well as our interest rate swap
agreements.
Despite our substantial indebtedness, we might incur significantly more debt, and cash may not be available to meet our
financial obligations when due or enable us to capitalize on investment opportunities when they arise.
We employ debt and other forms of leverage in the ordinary course of business to enhance returns to our investors and finance
our operations, and despite our current indebtedness levels, we expect to incur additional debt in the future to finance our
operations, including purchasing aircraft and engines and meeting our contractual obligations as the agreements relating to our
debt, including our indentures, term loan facilities, revolving credit facilities, and other financings do not entirely prohibit us
from incurring additional debt. We also enter into financing commitments in the normal course of business, which we may be
required to fund. If we are required to fund these commitments and are unable to do so, we could be liable for damages pursued
against us or a loss of opportunity through default under contracts that are otherwise to our benefit could occur. We are
therefore subject to the risks associated with debt financing and refinancing, including but not limited to the following: (i) our
cash flow may be insufficient to meet required payments of principal and interest; (ii) payments of principal and interest on
borrowings may leave us with insufficient cash resources to pay operating expenses and dividends; (iii) if we are unable to
obtain committed debt financing for potential acquisitions or can only obtain debt at high interest rates or on other unfavorable
terms, we may have difficulty completing acquisitions or may generate profits that are lower than would otherwise be the case;
(iv) we may not be able to refinance indebtedness at maturity due to company and market factors such as the estimated cash
flow produced by our assets, the value of our assets, liquidity in the debt markets, and/or financial, competitive, business and
other factors; and (v) if we are able to refinance our indebtedness, the terms of a refinancing may not be as favorable as the
original terms for such indebtedness. If we are unable to refinance our indebtedness on acceptable terms, or at all, we may need
to utilize available liquidity, which would reduce our ability to pursue new investment opportunities, dispose of one or more of
our assets on disadvantageous terms, or raise equity, causing dilution to existing stockholders.
The terms of our various credit agreements and other financing documents also require us to comply with a number of
customary financial and other covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios, adequate insurance
coverage and certain credit ratings. These covenants may limit our flexibility in conducting our operations and breaches of these
covenants could result in defaults under the instruments governing the applicable indebtedness, even if we have satisfied and
continue to satisfy our payment obligations. Regulatory changes may also result in higher borrowing costs and reduced access
to credit.
Our current financing arrangements require compliance with financial and other covenants and a failure to comply
with such covenants could adversely affect our ability to operate.
The terms of our various credit agreements and other financing documents also require us to comply with a number of
customary financial and other covenants, such as maintaining debt service coverage and leverage ratios, adequate insurance
coverage and certain credit ratings. These covenants may limit our flexibility in conducting our operations and breaches of these
covenants could result in defaults under the instruments governing the applicable indebtedness, even if we have satisfied and
continue to satisfy our payment obligations. Regulatory changes may also result in higher borrowing costs and reduced access
to credit.
Future acquisitions and dispositions of businesses and investments are possible, changing the components of our assets
and liabilities, and if unsuccessful or unfavorable, could reduce the value of the Company and its securities.
Any future acquisitions or dispositions may result in significant changes in the composition of our assets and liabilities, as well
as our business mix and prospects. Consequently, our financial condition, results of operations and the trading price of our
securities may be affected by factors different from those affecting our financial condition, results of operations and trading
price at the present time.
We face numerous risks and uncertainties as we expand our business.
We expect the growth and development of our business to come primarily from internal expansion and through acquisitions,
investments, and strategic partnering. As we expand our business, there can be no assurance that financial controls, the level
and knowledge of personnel, operational abilities, legal and compliance controls and other corporate support systems will be
adequate to manage our business and growth. The ineffectiveness of any of these controls or systems could adversely affect our
business and prospects. In addition, if we acquire new businesses and/or introduce new products, we face numerous risks and
uncertainties concerning the integration of their controls and systems, including financial controls, accounting and data
processing systems, management controls and other operations. A failure to integrate these systems and controls, and even an
inefficient integration of these systems and controls, could adversely affect our business and prospects.
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Our business strategy includes acquisitions, and acquisitions entail numerous risks, including the risk of management
diversion and increased costs and expenses, all of which could negatively affect the Company’s ability to operate
profitably.
Our business strategy includes, among other things, strategic and opportunistic acquisitions. This element of our strategy entails
several risks, including, but not limited to the diversion of management’s attention from other business concerns and the need to
finance such acquisitions with additional equity and/or debt. In addition, once completed, acquisitions entail further risks,
including: unanticipated costs and liabilities of the acquired businesses, including environmental liabilities, that could
materially adversely affect our results of operations; difficulties in assimilating acquired businesses, preventing the expected
benefits from the transaction from being realized or achieved within the anticipated time frame; negative effects on existing
business relationships with suppliers and customers; and losing key employees of the acquired businesses. If our acquisition
strategy is not successful or if acquisitions are not well integrated into our existing operations, the Company’s operations and
business results could be negatively affected.
Strategic ventures may increase risks applicable to our operations.
We may enter into strategic ventures that pose risks, including a lack of complete control over the enterprise, and other potential
unforeseen risks, any of which could adversely impact our financial results. We may occasionally enter into strategic ventures
or investments with third parties in order to take advantage of favorable financing opportunities, to share capital or operating
risk, or to earn aircraft management fees. These strategic ventures and investments may subject us to various risks, including
those arising from our possessing limited decision-making rights in the enterprise or over the related aircraft. If we were unable
to resolve a dispute with a strategic partner in such a venture that retains material managerial veto rights, we might reach an
impasse which may lead to operational difficulties in the venture and increases costs or the liquidation of our investment at a
time and in a manner that would result in our losing some or all of our original investment and/or the occurrence of other losses,
which could adversely impact our financial results.
Rapid business expansions or new business initiatives may increase risk.
Certain business initiatives, including expansions of existing businesses such as the relatively recent expansion at our
commercial jet engines and parts segment and the establishment of a large aircraft asset management business and a new
aircraft capital joint venture, may bring us into contact, directly or indirectly, with individuals and entities that are not within
our traditional client and counterparty base and may expose us to new asset classes, new business plans and new markets. These
business activities expose us to new and enhanced risks, greater regulatory scrutiny of these activities, increased credit-related,
sovereign and operational risks, and reputational concerns regarding the manner in which these assets are being operated or
held. There is no assurance that prior year activity and results will occur in future periods.
Our policies and procedures may not be effective in ensuring compliance with applicable law.
Our policies and procedures designed to ensure compliance with applicable laws may not be effective in all instances to prevent
violations. We could become subject to various governmental investigations, audits and inquiries, both formal and informal.
Such investigations, regardless of their outcome, could be costly, divert management attention, and damage our reputation. The
unfavorable resolution of such investigations could result in criminal liability, fines, penalties or other monetary or non-
monetary sanctions and could materially affect our business or results of operations.
Compliance with the regulatory requirements imposed on us as a public company results in significant costs that may
have an adverse effect on our results.
As a public company, we are subject to various regulatory requirements including, but not limited to, compliance with the rules
and regulations of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Compliance with
these rules and regulations results in significant additional costs to us both directly, through increased audit and consulting fees,
and indirectly, through the time required by our limited resources to address such regulations.
Deficiencies in our public company financial reporting and disclosures could adversely impact our reputation.
As we expand the size and scope of our business, there is a greater susceptibility that our financial reporting and other public
disclosure documents may contain material misstatements and that the controls we maintain to attempt to ensure the complete
accuracy of our public disclosures may fail to operate as intended. The occurrence of such events could adversely impact our
reputation and financial condition. Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over
financial reporting to give our stakeholders assurance regarding the reliability of our financial reporting and the preparation of
financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). However,
the process for establishing and maintaining adequate internal controls over financial reporting has inherent limitations,
including the possibility of human error. Our internal controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements
in our financial disclosures on a timely basis, or at all. Some of these processes may be new for certain subsidiaries in our
structure, and in the case of acquisitions, may take time to be fully implemented. Our disclosure controls and procedures are
designed to provide assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under U.S. securities
laws is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods. Our policies and procedures governing
disclosures may not ensure that all material information regarding us is disclosed in a proper and timely fashion or that we will
be successful in preventing the disclosure of material information to a single person or a limited group of people before such
information is generally disseminated.
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Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments
Not applicable.
Item 2.
Properties.
The Company owns approximately 4.626 acres in Denver, North Carolina, which houses the operations of Air T and MAC and
a 55,000 square feet office building in St. Louis Park, Minnesota that is partially leased to tenants and is the location of the
Company's Minnesota executive office.
The Company leases approximately 1,950 square feet of office space and approximately 4,800 square feet of hangar space at
the Ford Airport in Iron Mountain, Michigan. CSA’s operations are headquartered at these facilities which are leased from a
third party under an annually renewable agreement.
The Company leases approximately 53,000 square feet of a 66,000 square foot aircraft maintenance facility located in Kinston,
North Carolina under an agreement that extends through January 2023, with the option to extend the lease for four additional
five-year periods thereafter. The rental rate under the lease increases by increments for each of the five-year renewal periods.
GGS leases an 112,500 square foot production facility in Olathe, Kansas. The facility is leased from a third party under a lease
agreement, which expires in August 2024.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company leased hangar, maintenance and office space from third parties at a variety of other
locations, at prevailing market terms.
Contrail leases a 21,000 square foot facility in Verona, Wisconsin. This is a lease from a related party. See Note 15 “Related
Party Matters” of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report. This lease expires on
July 17, 2026. Contrail also leases a 1,453 square foot office space in Denver, Colorado. The lease is a 60 month lease that
extends through June 2026.
Jet Yard leases approximately 48.5 acres of land from Pinal County at the Pinal Air Park in Marana, Arizona. The lease expires
in May 2046, though Jet Yard has an option to renew the lease for an additional 30-year period (though the lease to a 2.6-acre
parcel of the leased premises may be terminated by Pinal County upon 90 days’ notice). The lease agreement permits Pinal
County to terminate the lease if Jet Yard fails to make substantial progress toward the construction of facilities on the leased
premises in phases in accordance with a specified timetable. On May 27, 2020, Pinal County and Jet Yard entered into the first
amendment to the lease agreement in which Pinal County agreed to the terms of Jet Yard's ground hardening civil improvement
project ("ground hardening improvements") on areas under lease to improve its aircraft parking facilities. Starting in fiscal
2021, Jet Yard subleased the aforementioned lease along with the ground hardening improvements to Jet Yard Solutions.
DSI leases 12,206 square feet of space in a building located in Mississauga, Canada. The lease expires on July 31, 2023. The
lease required Air T to deposit six months' rent as a cash deposit.
AirCo and Worthington began work in mid-2019 to consolidate back office operations. This process began with the move of
AirCo’s inventory from Wichita to Eagan, MN. In parallel to this, Worthington worked with the landlord and property manager
on a tenant expansion project to add an additional 2,546 square feet of office space and 11,214 square feet of warehouse to the
Eagan, MN facility to consolidate inventory and support operations into one facility. AirCo Services occupied the Wichita
facility through the end of the lease on April 30, 2020 at which time the Repair Station moved to Eagan, MN.
Worthington and AirCo lease a 41,280 square-foot facility in Eagan, Minnesota. The lease for this facility expires in December
2027. In addition, Worthington also leases a 12,000 square-foot storage facility in Hastings, Minnesota. The lease for this
facility expires in July 2022. Worthington has two leases in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One lease is 22,582 square feet and expires in
January 2027. The other lease is 10,000 square feet, renewable every six months, with the latest renewal expiring in September
2022. Additionally, Worthington also has two facility leases in Australia: Unit E3 is 1,195 square feet and Unit B5 is 1,442
square feet, both of which expire in January 2025.
Item 3.
Legal Proceedings.
The Company and its subsidiaries are subject to legal proceedings and claims that arise in the ordinary course of their business.
We believe that our current proceedings will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, liquidity or results of
operations. We record a liability when a loss is considered probable, and the amount can be reasonably estimated.
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Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.
The Company’s common stock is publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “AIRT.”
As of March 31, 2022, the approximate number of holders of record of the Company’s Common Stock was 157.
The Company has not paid any cash dividends since 2014.
On May 14, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized a program to repurchase up to 750,000
shares (adjusted to 1,125,000 shares after the stock split on June 10, 2019) of the Company’s common stock from time to time
on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, in compliance with SEC Rule 10b-18, over an indefinite period. The
Company purchased 15,435 shares pursuant to this authorization during the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
The equity compensation plan information called for by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K is set forth in Item 12 “Security
Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters” of Part III of this report under the
heading “Equity Compensation Plan Information”.
Purchases of shares of common stock during the fourth quarter are described below:
Dates of
Shares Purchased
Total Number of
Shares Purchased
Average Price
Paid per Share
Total Number of
Shares
Purchased as Part of
Public Announced
Plans or Programs
Maximum Number of
Shares that May Yet
Be
Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs
Jan 1 - Jan 31, 2022
Feb 1 - Feb 28, 2022
March 1 - March 31, 2022
5,660 $
9,775 $
— $
25.47
24.65
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178,970
188,745
188,745
933,282
923,507
923,507
As of March 31, 2022, the Company did not sell any securities within the past three years that were not registered under the
Securities Act.
Item 6.
[Reserved]
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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
Overview
Air T, Inc. (the “Company,” “Air T,” “we” or “us” or “our”) is a holding company with a portfolio of operating businesses and
financial assets. Our goal is to prudently and strategically diversify Air T’s earnings power and compound the growth in its free
cash flow per share over time.
We currently operate in four industry segments:
Overnight air cargo, which operates in the air express delivery services industry;
Ground equipment sales, which manufactures and provides mobile deicers and other specialized equipment
products to passenger and cargo airlines, airports, the military and industrial customers;
Commercial aircraft, engines and parts, which manages and leases aviation assets; supplies surplus and
aftermarket commercial jet engine components; provides commercial aircraft disassembly/part-out services;
commercial aircraft parts sales; procurement services and overhaul and repair services to airlines and;
Corporate and other, which acts as the capital allocator and resource for other consolidated businesses. Further,
Corporate and other is also comprised of insignificant businesses that do not pertain to other reportable segments.
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Acquisitions
Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC. On December 2, 2021, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Wolfe Lake, completed the
purchase of the real estate located at 5000 36th Street West, St. Louis Park, Minnesota for $13.2 million pursuant to the real
estate purchase agreement with WLPC East, LLC, a Minnesota limited liability company dated October 11, 2021. The real
estate purchased consists of a 2-story office building, asphalt-paved driveways and parking areas, and landscaping. The
building was constructed in 2004 and contains an estimated 54,742 total square feet of space. Air T's Minnesota executive
office is currently located in the building. With this purchase, the Company assumed 11 leases from existing tenants occupying
the building. Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC is included within the Corporate and other segment. See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report.
GdW Beheer B.V. On February 10, 2022, the Company, acquired GdW, a Dutch holding company in the business of providing
global aviation data and information for EUR 12.5 million. The acquisition was completed through a wholly-owned subsidiary
of the Company, Air T Acquisition 22.1, a Minnesota limited liability company, through its Dutch subsidiary, Shanwick, and
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was funded with cash, investment by executive management of the underlying business, and the loans described in Note 14 of
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report. As part of the transaction, the
executive management of the underlying business purchased 30% of Shanwick. Air T Acquisition 22.1 and its consolidated
subsidiaries are included within the Corporate and other segment. See Note 2 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
included under Part II, Item 8 of this report.
Unconsolidated Investments
On May 5, 2021, the Company helped form an aircraft asset management business called CAM, and a new aircraft capital joint
venture called CJVII. The Company and MRC agreed to become common members in CAM. CAM serves two separate and
distinct functions: 1) to direct the sourcing, acquisition and management of aircraft assets owned by CJVII, and 2) to directly
invest into CJVII alongside other institutional investment partners. For the Asset Management Function, CAM receives
origination fees, management fees, consignment fees (where applicable) and a carried interest. For its Investment Function,
CAM has an initial commitment to CJVII of approximately $53.0 million, which is comprised of an $8.0 million initial
commitment from the Company and an approximately $45.0 million initial commitment from MRC. Any investment returns are
shared pro-rata between the Company and MRC. See Note 24 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under
Part II, Item 8 of this report.
The Company also has ownership interests in Insignia and CCI. The operations of these companies are not consolidated into the
operations of the Company. See Note 10 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this
report.
Each business segment has separate management teams and infrastructures that offer different products and services. We
evaluate the performance of our business segments based on operating income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA.
Discontinued Operations
On September 30, 2019, the Company completed the sale of GAS. The results of operations of GAS are reported as
discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2021. Unless
otherwise indicated, the disclosures accompanying the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the Company's
continuing operations.
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Forward Looking Statements
Certain statements in this Report, including those contained in “Overview,” are “forward-looking” statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the Company’s financial condition, results of
operations, plans, objectives, future performance and business. Forward-looking statements include those preceded by, followed
by or that include the words “believes”, “pending”, “future”, “expects,” “anticipates,” “estimates,” “depends” or similar
expressions. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those
contemplated by such forward-looking statements, because of, among other things, potential risks and uncertainties, such as:
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Economic and industry conditions in the Company’s markets;
The risk that contracts with FedEx could be terminated or adversely modified;
The risk that the number of aircraft operated for FedEx will be reduced;
The risk that GGS customers will defer or reduce significant orders for deicing equipment;
The impact of any terrorist activities on United States soil or abroad;
The Company’s ability to manage its cost structure for operating expenses, or unanticipated capital requirements, and
match them to shifting customer service requirements and production volume levels;
The Company's ability to meet debt service covenants and to refinance existing debt obligations;
The risk of injury or other damage arising from accidents involving the Company’s overnight air cargo operations,
equipment or parts sold and/or services provided;
Competition from other providers of similar equipment and services;
Changes in government regulation and technology;
Changes in the value of marketable securities held as investments;
• Market acceptance of the Company’s commercial and military equipment and services;
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• Mild winter weather conditions reducing the demand for deicing equipment;
• Market acceptance and operational success of the Company’s relatively new aircraft asset management business and
related aircraft capital joint venture; and
The length and severity of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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A forward-looking statement is neither a prediction nor a guarantee of future events or circumstances, and those future events or
circumstances may not occur. We are under no obligation, and we expressly disclaim any obligation, to update or alter any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Results of Operations
Outlook
COVID-19 and its impact on the current financial, economic and capital markets environment, and future developments in these
and other areas present uncertainty and risk with respect to our financial condition and results of operations. Each of our
businesses implemented measures to attempt to limit the impact of COVID-19 but we still experienced a substantial number of
disruptions, and we experienced and continue to experience a reduction in demand for commercial aircraft, jet engines and parts
compared to historical periods. Many of our businesses may continue to generate reduced operating cash flow and may operate
at a loss beyond fiscal 2022. We expect that the impact of COVID-19 will continue to some extent. The fluidity of this situation
precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact of COVID-19 on economic and market conditions and our business
in particular, and, as a result, present material uncertainty and risk with respect to us and our results of operations.
Fiscal 2022 vs. 2021
Consolidated revenue increased by $2.0 million (1%) to $177.1 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 compared to
the prior fiscal year. Following is a table detailing revenue (after elimination of intercompany transactions), in thousands:
Overnight Air Cargo
Ground Equipment Sales
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts
Corporate and Other
Total
Year ended March 31,
2022
2021
Change
$
74,409 $
66,251 $
8,158
42,239
57,689
2,740
60,679
46,793
1,398
$
177,077 $
175,121 $
(18,440)
10,896
1,342
1,956
12 %
(30) %
23 %
96 %
1 %
Revenues from the air cargo segment increased by $8.2 million (12%) compared to the prior fiscal year, principally attributable
to higher FedEx pass through revenues, higher admin fee as a result of increased contract rates starting in June 2021 and higher
maintenance labor revenue. In addition, maintenance revenue with customers outside of FedEx also increased compared to the
prior year. Pass-through costs under the dry-lease agreements with FedEx totaled $23.0 million and $19.9 million for the years
ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
The ground equipment sales segment contributed approximately $42.2 million and $60.7 million to the Company’s revenues for
the fiscal periods ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, representing a $18.4 million (30%) decrease in the current
year. The decrease was primarily driven by a lower volume of truck sales to the USAF in the current fiscal year. At March 31,
2022, the ground equipment sales segment’s order backlog was $14.0 million compared to $10.3 million at March 31, 2021.
The commercial jet engines and parts segment contributed $57.7 million of revenues in fiscal year ended March 31, 2022
compared to $46.8 million in the prior fiscal year which is an increase of $10.9 million (23%). The increase is primarily
attributable to the fact that all the companies within this segment had higher component sales as the aviation industry started to
see more activity in the current year as COVID-19 related restrictions continued to loosen.
Following is a table detailing operating income (loss) by segment, net of intercompany during Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal 2021 (in
thousands):
Overnight Air Cargo
Ground Equipment Sales
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts
Corporate and Other
Total
Year ended March 31,
Change
2022
2021
$
2,794 $
2,178 $
3,220
3,619
(878)
8,948
(10,882)
(9,419)
$
8,755 $
(9,175) $
616
(5,728)
14,501
8,541
17,930
Consolidated operating income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 was $8.8 million compared to consolidated operating
loss of $9.2 million in the prior fiscal year.
Operating income for the air cargo segment increased by $0.6 million in the current fiscal year, due primarily to having higher
segment revenues as described above, offset by higher pilot and staff salaries as well as contract labor.
The ground equipment sales segment operating income decreased by $5.7 million from $8.9 million in the prior year to $3.2
million in the current year. This decrease was primarily attributable to the decreased sales noted in the segment revenue
discussion above.
Operating income of the commercial jet engines and parts segment was $3.6 million compared to operating loss of $10.9
million in the prior year. The change was primarily attributable to the increased component sales with more favorable margin as
the aviation industry started to see more activity as explained in the segment revenue discussion above. In addition, this
segment incurred an inventory write-down of $6.4 million in the prior year compared to only $0.8 million in the current year.
The table below provides Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
Twelve Months Ended
Change
March 31, 2022
March 31, 2021
Overnight Air Cargo
Ground Equipment Sales
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts
Corporate and Other
Adjusted EBITDA
$
$
$
2,854
3,455
5,200
(103)
11,406
$
2,248
9,132
(3,933)
(8,777)
(1,330)
606
(5,677)
9,133
8,674
12,736
Consolidated Adjusted EBITDA for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 was $11.4 million, an increase of $12.7 million
compared to the prior fiscal year.
Adjusted EBITDA for the air cargo segment increased by $0.6 million in the current fiscal year, due primarily to having higher
segment operating income as described above.
The ground equipment sales segment Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $5.7 million from $9.1 million in the prior year to $3.5
million in the current year. This decrease was primarily attributable to the decreased operating income noted in the discussion
above.
Adjusted EBITDA of the commercial jet engines and parts segment was $5.2 million, an increase of $9.1 million from the prior
fiscal year. The increase was primarily driven by the change in operating income (loss) as described above, partially offset by a
lower EBITDA adjustment in inventory write-down of $5.5 million in this fiscal year compared to the prior fiscal year.
The corporate and other segment Adjusted EBITDA increased by $8.7 million from fiscal 2021 to fiscal 2022. The increase was
driven by the $9.1 million offset to general and administrative expenses in the current fiscal year as a result of the ERC credit.
Following is a table detailing consolidated non-operating income (expense), net of intercompany during fiscal 2022 and fiscal
2021 (in thousands):
Interest expense, net
Gain on forgiveness of Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP")
Income (loss) from equity method investments
Other
Total
Year Ended March 31,
Change
2022
2021
$
(4,948) $
(4,624) $
8,331
37
1,221
—
(723)
2,741
$
4,641 $
(2,606) $
(324)
8,331
760
(1,520)
7,247
The Company had net non-operating income of $4.6 million for the year ended March 31, 2022, an increase of $7.2 million
from $2.6 million non-operating expense in the prior year. The increase was primarily attributable to the $8.3 million gain
recognized on the SBA's forgiveness of the Company's PPP loan offset by a decrease of $1.5 million in other income primarily
driven by prior-year's unrealized and realized gain on sale of investments that did not recur in the current-year.
During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded $1.2 million of income tax expense related to continuing
operations, which yielded an effective rate of 8.7%. The primary factors contributing to the difference between the federal
statutory rate of 21% and the Company’s effective tax rate for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 were the estimated benefit
for the exclusion of income for the Company’s captive insurance company subsidiary under §831(b), the exclusion of the
minority owned portion of pretax income of Contrail, state income tax expense, the exclusion of PPP loan forgiveness proceeds
from taxable income, and changes in the valuation allowance. The change in the valuation allowance is primarily due to
unrealized losses on investments and the generation of foreign tax credits through the NOL carryback claim that the Company
expects to expire before they are fully utilized, and attribute reduction incurred by Delphax related to dissolution of its French
subsidiary.
During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, the Company recorded $3.4 million of income tax benefit related to continuing
operations at an effective tax rate of 28.8%. The primary factors contributing to the difference between the federal statutory rate
of 21% and the Company’s effective tax rate for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021 were the estimated benefit for the
exclusion of income for the Company’s captive insurance company subsidiary under §831(b), the exclusion of the minority
owned portion of pretax income of Contrail, state income tax expense, the rate differential for the Net Operating Loss ("NOL")
carryback claim and changes in the valuation allowance. The change in the valuation allowance is primarily due to unrealized
losses on investments and the generation of foreign tax credits through the NOL carryback claim that the Company expects to
expire before they are fully utilized.
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Market Outlook
COVID-19 and its impact on the current financial, economic and capital markets environment, and future developments in these
and other areas (such as inflation and supply chain issues) present uncertainty and risk with respect to our financial condition
and results of operations. Each of our businesses implemented measures to attempt to limit the impact of COVID-19 but we still
experienced a substantial number of disruptions, and we experienced and continue to experience a reduction in demand for
commercial aircraft, jet engines and parts compared to historical periods. Many of our businesses may continue to generate
reduced operating cash flow and could operate at a loss from time to time beyond fiscal 2022. We expect that the impact of
COVID-19 will continue to some extent. The fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact
of COVID-19 on economic and market conditions and our businesses in particular, and, as a result, present material uncertainty
and risk with respect to us and our results of operations.
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of March 31, 2022, the Company held approximately $8.4 million in total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. Of
which, $2.3 million related to cash collateral for three Opportunity Zone fund investments. The Company also held $1.7 million
in restricted investments held as statutory reserve of SAIC. The Company also has approximately $0.9 million of marketable
securities.
As of March 31, 2022, the Company’s working capital amounted to $97.3 million, an increase of $19.7 million compared to
March 31, 2021, primarily driven by the $9.1 million Employee Retention Credit ("ERC") receivable and an increase of $13.2
million in accounts receivable.
The Company’s Credit Agreement with Minnesota Bank & Trust, a Minnesota state banking corporation (“MBT”) (the Air T
debt in Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report) includes several
covenants that are measured once a year at March 31, including but not limited to, a negative covenant requiring a debt service
coverage ratio of 1.25. The AirCo 1 Credit Agreement (the AirCo 1 debt in Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial
Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report) contains an affirmative covenant relating to collateral valuation. The
Contrail Credit Agreement (the Contrail debt in Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II,
Item 8 of this report) contains affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants that restrict the ability of Contrail and its
subsidiaries to, among other things, incur or guarantee indebtedness, incur liens, dispose of assets, engage in mergers and
consolidations, make acquisitions or other investments, make changes in the nature of its business, and engage in transactions
with affiliates. The Contrail Credit Agreement also contains quarterly financial covenants applicable to Contrail and its
subsidiaries, including a minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.0 and a minimum tangible net worth ("TNW") of $8
million. The obligations of Contrail under the Contrail Credit Agreement are guaranteed by the Company, up to a maximum of
$1.6 million, plus costs of collection. The Company is not liable for any other assets or liabilities of Contrail and there are no
cross-default provisions with respect to Contrail’s debt in any of the Company’s debt agreements with other lenders. As of
March 31, 2022, the Company, AirCo 1 and Contrail were in compliance with all financial covenants.
In April 2020, the Company obtained loans under the PPP loan, as authorized by the CARES Act, of $8.2 million to help pay
for payroll costs, mortgage interest, rent and utility costs. As of March 31, 2022, the Company's PPP Loan was fully forgiven
by the SBA. As such, the Company accounted for its then outstanding principal and accrued interest as a gain on
extinguishment in accordance with ASC 470.
As mentioned in Note 14 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report, during
fiscal 2022, the Company received $8.5 million in gross proceeds from the sale of TruPs through a S-3 Registration Statement
filed by the Company. The TruPs were sold and issued under the S-3 “shelf” Registration Statement base prospectus filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2021 and declared effective by the SEC on March 19, 2021, and under
an At the Market Offering Agreement and a First Amendment to the At the Market Offering Agreement filed with the SEC on
May 14, 2021 and November 19, 2021, respectively, and prospectus supplements filed with the SEC on May 14, 2021 and
November 19, 2021, respectively.
The Shelf Registration Statement registers a number of securities that may be issued by the Company in a maximum aggregate
amount of up to $15 million. The Registration Statement is subject to the offering limits set forth in General Instruction I.B.6 of
Form S-3 because the Company’s public float is less than $75 million. For so long as the Company's public float is less than
$75 million, the aggregate market value of securities sold by the Company under the Shelf Registration Statement pursuant to
Instruction I.B.6 to Form S-3 during any 12 consecutive months may not exceed one-third of the Company’s public float. For
purposes of this limitation, the aggregate market value of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates, or public float,
was $23.7 million, based on 1.0 million shares of our outstanding common stock held by non-affiliates and a price of $22.75
per share, which was the price as of March 31, 2022, a date within 60 days of the date that our common stock was last sold on
The Nasdaq Global Market on May 26, 2022, calculated in accordance with General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3. After giving
effect to the $7.9 million offering limit imposed by General Instruction I.B.6 of Form S-3, we have now reached the offering
limit under the current Prospectus Supplement.
As mentioned in Note 24 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report, Contrail
entered into an Operating Agreement with the Seller providing for the put and call options with regard to the 21% non-
controlling interest retained by the Seller. The Seller is the founder of Contrail and its current Chief Executive Officer. The Put/
Call Option permits the Seller to require Contrail to purchase all of the Seller’s equity membership interests in Contrail
commencing on July 18, 2021 ("Contrail RNCI"). As of the date of this filing, neither the Seller nor Air T has indicated an
intent to exercise the put and call options. If either side were to exercise the option, the Company anticipates that the price
would approximate the fair value of the Contrail RNCI, as determined on the transaction date. The Company currently expects
that it would fund any required payment from cash provided by operations.
As mentioned in Note 24 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included under Part II, Item 8 of this report, on May 5,
2021, the Company formed a new aircraft asset management business called CAM and a new aircraft capital joint venture
called CJVII. The new venture will focus on acquiring commercial aircraft and jet engines for leasing, trading and disassembly.
CJVII will target investments in current generation narrow-body aircraft and engines, building on Contrail’s origination and
asset management expertise. CAM will serve two separate and distinct functions: 1) to direct the sourcing, acquisition and
management of aircraft assets owned by CJVII, and 2) to directly invest into CJVII alongside other institutional investment
partners. CAM has an initial commitment to CJVII of approximately $53 million, which is comprised of an $8 million initial
commitment from the Company and an approximately $45 million initial commitment from MRC. As of March 31, 2022,
CAM's remaining capital commitments are approximately $2.0 million from the Company and $22.0 million from MRC. CJVII
will initially be capitalized with up to $408.0 million of equity from the Company and three institutional investor partners,
consisting of $108.0 million in initial commitments and $300.0 million in upsize capacity, contingent on underwriting and
transaction appeal. As of the date of this filing, $75.8 million of capital has been deployed to CJVII. The timing of the
remaining capital commitment is not yet known at this time.
The Company believes it is probable that the cash on hand (including that obtained from the PPP and other current financings),
net cash provided by operations from its remaining operating segments, together with its current revolving lines of credit, as
amended or replaced, will be sufficient to meet its obligations as they become due in the ordinary course of business for at least
12 months following the date these financial statements are issued.
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Cash Flows
Following is a table of changes in cash flow from continuing operations for the respective years ended March 31, 2022 and
2021 (in thousands):
Net Cash Used in Operating Activities
Net Cash (Used) Provided by Investing Activities
Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates
Year Ended March 31,
Change
2022
2021
$
(33,084) $
(1,823) $
(33,388)
59,254
(341)
2,516
71
(412)
(31,261)
(35,904)
59,183
71
Net (Decrease) Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash $
(7,559) $
352 $
(7,911)
Cash used in operating activities was $33.1 million in fiscal year 2022 compared to cash used in operating activities of $1.8
million in fiscal year 2021. During fiscal year 2022, the Company's purchase of engines and components received into
inventory exceeded amounts spent in fiscal year 2021 by $17.5 million. Further, less cash was collected this year due to timing
and less concentration of cash receipts compared to the prior year as accounts receivable increased by $13.2 million.
Cash used in investing activities for fiscal year 2022 was $33.4 million compared to cash provided by investing activities for
the prior fiscal year of $2.5 million. This difference was primarily driven by cash used for the acquisitions of Wolfe Lake assets
of $13.4 million, GdW's acquisition of $12.8 million, and investment in unconsolidated entities of $6.8 million.
Cash provided by financing activities for fiscal year 2022 was $59.2 million more compared to the prior fiscal year. This was
primarily due to the current year's increase in net proceeds from lines of credit of $33.0 million, increase in proceeds received
from issuance of Trust Preferred Securities ("TruPs") of $10.0 million, and decrease in payments on line of credit of $21.0
million compared to prior year, offset by prior year's proceeds from PPP loan of $8.2 million that did not recur in the current
year.
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Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Company defines an off-balance sheet arrangement as any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement
involving an unconsolidated entity under which a Company has (1) made guarantees, (2) a retained or a contingent interest in
transferred assets, (3) an obligation under derivative instruments classified as equity, or (4) any obligation arising out of a
material variable interest in an unconsolidated entity that provides financing, liquidity, market risk or credit risk support to the
Company, or that engages in leasing, hedging, or research and development arrangements with the Company. The Company is
not currently engaged in the use of any of these arrangements.
Supply Chain and Inflation
The Company continues to monitor a wide range of health, safety, and regulatory matters related to the continuing COVID-19
pandemic including its impact on our business operations. In particular, ongoing supply chain disruptions have impacted
product availability and costs across all markets including the aviation industry in which our Company operates. Additionally,
the United States is experiencing an acute workforce shortage and increasing inflation which has created a hyper-competitive
wage environment. Thus far, the direct impact of these items on our businesses have been immaterial. However, ongoing or
future disruptions to consumer demand, our supply chain, product pricing inflation, our ability to attract and retain employees,
or our ability to procure products and fulfill orders, could negatively impact the Company’s operations and financial results in a
material manner. We continue to look for proactive ways to mitigate potential impacts of supply chain disruptions at our
businesses.
The Company believes that inflation has not had a material effect on its manufacturing and commercial jet engine and parts
operations, because increased costs to date have been passed on to customers. Under the terms of its overnight air cargo
business contracts the major cost components of that segment's operations, consisting principally of fuel, crew and other direct
operating costs, and certain maintenance costs are reimbursed by its customer. Significant increases in inflation rates could,
however, have a material impact on future revenue and operating income.
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The Company uses adjusted earnings before taxes, interest, and depreciation and amortization ("Adjusted EBITDA"), a non-
GAAP financial measure as defined by the SEC, to evaluate the Company's financial performance. This performance measure
is not defined by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should be considered in addition to, and not
in lieu of, GAAP financial measures.
Adjusted EBITDA is defined as earnings before taxes, interest, and depreciation and amortization, adjusted for specified items.
The Company calculates Adjusted EBITDA by removing the impact of specific items and adding back the amounts of interest
expense and depreciation and amortization to earnings before income taxes. When calculating Adjusted EBITDA, the Company
does not add back depreciation expense for aircraft engines that are on lease, as the Company believes this expense matches
with the corresponding revenue earned on engine leases. Depreciation expense for leased engines totaled $0.3 million and $1.9
million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Management believes that Adjusted EBITDA is a useful measure of the Company's performance because it provides investors
additional information about the Company's operations allowing better evaluation of underlying business performance and
better period-to-period comparability. Adjusted EBITDA is not intended to replace or be an alternative to operating income
(loss) from continuing operations, the most directly comparable amounts reported under GAAP.
The table below provides a reconciliation of operating income (loss) from continuing operations to Adjusted EBITDA for the
fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
Twelve Months Ended
March 31, 2022
March 31, 2021
Operating income (loss) from continuing operations
Depreciation and amortization (excluding leased
engines depreciation)
Asset impairment, restructuring or impairment charges
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment
Security issuance expenses
Adjusted EBITDA
$
8,755
$
1,589
805
5
252
$
11,406
$
(9,175)
1,231
6,592
(10)
32
(1,330)
Included in the asset impairment, restructuring or impairment charges for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 was a write-
down of $0.8 million on the commercial jet engines and parts segment's inventory. The write-down was attributable to our
evaluation of the carrying value of inventory as of March 31, 2022, where we compared its cost to its net realizable value and
considered factors such as physical condition, sales patterns and expected future demand to estimate the amount necessary to
write down any slow moving, obsolete or damaged inventory.
The table below provides Adjusted EBITDA by segment for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
Overnight Air Cargo
Ground Equipment Sales
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts
Corporate and Other
Adjusted EBITDA
Twelve Months Ended
March 31, 2022
March 31, 2021
2,854
$
3,455
5,200
(103)
11,406
$
2,248
9,132
(3,933)
(8,777)
(1,330)
$
$
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Seasonality
The ground equipment sales segment business has historically been seasonal, with the revenues and operating income typically
being higher in the second and third fiscal quarters as commercial deicers are typically delivered prior to the winter season.
Other segments are typically not susceptible to material seasonal trends.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.
The Company’s significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included
under Part II, Item 8 of this report. The preparation of the Company’s consolidated financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires the use of estimates and assumptions to determine certain
assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses. Management bases these estimates and assumptions upon the best information
available at the time of the estimates or assumptions. The Company’s estimates and assumptions could change materially as
conditions within and beyond our control change. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from estimates. The
Company believes that the following are its most critical accounting policies:
Business Combinations. The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards
Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, Business Combinations. Consistent with ASC 805, the
Company accounts for each business combination by applying the acquisition method. Under the acquisition method, the
Company records the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their respective fair values on the acquisition date.
Goodwill is recognized for the excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired.
Included in purchase consideration is the estimated acquisition date fair value of any earn-out obligation incurred. For business
combinations where non-controlling interests remain after the acquisition, assets (including goodwill) and liabilities of the
acquired business are recorded at the full fair value and the portion of the acquisition date fair value attributable to non-
controlling interests is recorded as a separate line item within the equity section or, as applicable to redeemable non-controlling
interests, between the liabilities and equity sections of the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. There are various estimates
and judgments related to the valuation of identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, goodwill and non-controlling
interests. These estimates and judgments have the potential to materially impact the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
Inventories – Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Within the Company’s commercial jet engines
and parts segment, there are various estimates and judgments made in relief of inventory as parts are sold from established
groups of parts from one engine or airframe purchase. The estimates and judgments made in relief of inventory are based on
assumptions that are consistent with a market participant’s future expectations for the commercial aircraft, jet engines and parts
industry and the economy in general and our expected intent for the inventory. These assumptions and estimates are complex
and subjective in nature. Changes in economic and operating conditions, including those occurring as a result of the impact of
the COVID-19 pandemic or its effects could impact the assumptions and result in future losses to our inventory.
The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of inventory. In these evaluations, the Company is required to make
estimates regarding the net realizable value, which includes the consideration of sales patterns and expected future demand.
Any slow moving, obsolete or damaged inventory and inventory with costs exceeding net realizable value are evaluated for
write-downs. These estimates could vary significantly from actual amounts based upon future economic conditions, customer
inventory levels, or competitive factors that were not foreseen or did not exist when the estimated write-downs were made.
Valuation of Assets on Lease or Held for Lease - Engine assets on lease or held for lease are stated at cost, less accumulated
depreciation. On a quarterly basis, we monitor the portfolio for events which may indicate that a particular asset may need to be
evaluated for potential impairment. These events may include a decision to part-out or sell an asset, knowledge of specific
damage to an asset, or supply/demand events which may impact the Company’s ability to lease an asset in the future. On an
annual basis, even absent any such ‘triggering event’, we evaluate the assets in our portfolio to determine if their carrying
amount may not be recoverable. If an asset is determined to be unrecoverable, the asset is written down to fair value. When
evaluating for impairment, we test at the individual asset level (e.g., engine, airframe or aircraft), as each asset generates its own
stream of cash flows, including lease rents and maintenance reserves.
The Company must make significant and subjective estimates in determining whether any impairment exists. Those estimates
are as follows:
•
•
Fair value – we determine fair value by reference to independent appraisals, quoted market prices (e.g., an offer to
purchase) and other factors such as current data from airlines, engine manufacturers and MRO providers as well as
specific market sales and repair cost data.
Future cash flows – when evaluating the future cash flows that an asset will generate, we make assumptions regarding
the lease market for specific engine models, including estimates of market lease rates and future demand. These
assumptions are based upon lease rates that we are obtaining in the current market as well as our expectation of future
demand for the specific engine/aircraft model.
If the forecasted undiscounted cash flows and fair value of our long-lived assets decrease in the future, we may incur
impairment charges.
Accounting for Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest. Policies related to redeemable non-controlling interests involve judgment
and complexity, specifically on the classification of the non-controlling interests in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet,
and the accounting treatment for changes in the fair value or estimated redemption value for non-controlling interests that are
redeemed at other than fair value. Further, there is significant judgment in determining whether an equity instrument is
currently redeemable or not currently redeemable but probable that the equity instrument will become redeemable.
Additionally, there are also significant estimates made in the valuation of the Contrail's redeemable non-controlling interest.
The fair value of Contrail's non-controlling interest is determined using a combination of the income approach, utilizing a
discounted cash flow analysis, and the market approach, utilizing the guideline public company method. Contrail's discounted
cash flow analysis requires significant management judgment with respect to forecasts of revenue, operating margins, capital
expenditures, and the selection and use of an appropriate discount rate. Contrail’s market approach requires management to
make significant assumptions related to market multiples of earnings derived from comparable publicly-traded companies with
similar operating characteristics as Contrail. There are also significant estimates made to determine the estimated redemption
value of Shanwick's redeemable non-controlling interest ("Shanwick RNCI"). The analysis uses significant inputs such as
forecasted earnings before interest and taxes ("EBIT"), discount rate and expected volatility, which require significant
management judgment and assumptions.
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
The Company is subject to the risk of fluctuating interest rates in the normal course of business, primarily as a result of its
variable rate borrowing. The Company has entered into variable to fixed rate interest-rate swap agreements to effectively reduce
its exposure to interest rate fluctuations.
We are also exposed to certain losses in the event of nonperformance by the counterparties under the swaps. We regularly
evaluate the financial condition of our counterparties. Based on this review, we currently expect the counterparties to perform
fully under the swaps. However, if a counterparty defaults on its obligations under a swap, we could be required to pay the full
rates on the applicable debt, even if such rates were in excess of the rate in the contract.
See “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity and Capital
Resources” and the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for a description of our accounting policies and other
information related to these financial instruments.
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Item 8.
Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AIR T, INC. CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) for the Years Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
Consolidated Statements of Equity for the Years Ended March 31, 2022 and 2021
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Page
35
37
38
39
40
41
42
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the shareholders and the Board of Directors of Air T, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Air T, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") as of March
31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of income (loss), comprehensive income (loss), equity, and cash flows,
for each of the two years in the period ended March 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial
statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the
Company as of March 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the
period ended March 31, 2022, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on
the Company's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company
Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in
accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to
error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over
financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting
but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.
Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due
to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis,
evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current-period audit of the financial statements that
was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that
are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The
communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and
we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the
accounts or disclosures to which it relates.
Redeemable non-controlling interest – valuation of Contrail Aviation Support, LLC — Refer to Notes 1 and 4 to the
financial statements
Critical Audit Matter Description
The Company has a 79% controlling interest in Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and is party to an operating agreement with the
owner of the remaining 21% ownership interest in Contrail Aviation Support, LLC, that contains certain future redemption
features that are outside the control of the Company.
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This arrangement is recorded and disclosed as a redeemable non-controlling interest at fair value of $7.2 million as of March
31, 2022. The Company adjusts the redeemable non-controlling interest each reporting period to the higher of the redemption
value or carrying value, using a combination of the income approach, utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis, and the market
approach, utilizing the guideline public company method. The determination of fair value includes estimation uncertainty under
both approaches.
The income approach requires significant management judgment with respect to forecasts of future revenue, operating margins,
and capital expenditures, and the selection and use of an appropriate discount rate. The market approach requires management
to make significant assumptions related to market multiples of earnings derived from comparable publicly-traded companies
with similar operating characteristics as Contrail Aviation Support, LLC. We identified the valuation of redeemable non-
controlling interest in Contrail Aviation Support, LLC as a critical audit matter given the significant judgments and assumptions
required by management to estimate the fair value of the redeemable non-controlling interest, as well as the fact that performing
audit procedures required a high degree of auditor judgment and an increased extent of effort, including the need to involve our
fair value specialists.
How the Critical Audit Matter Was Addressed in the Audit
Our audit procedures related to the significant judgments and assumptions utilized in the valuation of the redeemable non-
controlling interest in Contrail Aviation Support, LLC, included the following, among others:
• We evaluated the reasonableness of management’s forecasts of future revenue and operating margins by comparing the
forecasts to:
◦
◦
Historical results of Contrail Aviation Support, LLC, and
Forecasted information included in industry reports.
• We considered the impact of industry and market conditions on management’s forecasts for Contrail Aviation Support,
LLC.
• We involved our fair value specialists to assist in the evaluation of:
◦
◦
◦
The valuation methodologies used by the Company to determine whether they were consistent with generally
accepted valuation practices, and reasonably weighted.
The discount rates, including testing the underlying source information and the mathematical accuracy of the
calculations, and developing a range of independent estimates and comparing those to the discount rates
selected by management.
Earnings multiples, including testing the underlying source information and mathematical accuracy of the
calculations, and evaluating the appropriateness of the Company’s selection of companies in its industry
comparable groups.
• We performed sensitivity analyses with regard to forecasted revenue and the discount rate to evaluate the changes in
the fair value of the redeemable non-controlling interest in Contrail Aviation Support, LLC, that would result from
changes in those significant assumptions.
• We evaluated whether the business and valuation assumptions used were consistent with evidence obtained in other
areas of the audit.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
June 28, 2022
We have served as the Company's auditor since 2018.
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AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (LOSS)
(In thousands, except per share data)
Operating Revenues:
Overnight air cargo
Ground equipment sales
Commercial jet engines and parts
Corporate and other
Operating Expenses:
Overnight air cargo
Ground equipment sales
Commercial jet engines and parts
General and administrative
Depreciation and amortization
Write-down of inventory
Impairment of property and equipment
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2021
$
74,409 $
42,239
57,689
2,740
66,251
60,679
46,793
1,398
177,077
175,121
65,694
33,538
36,603
29,817
1,860
768
37
5
58,351
45,282
36,710
34,264
3,107
6,405
187
(10)
168,322
184,296
Operating Income (Loss) from continuing operations
8,755
(9,175)
Non-operating Income (Expense):
Interest expense, net
Gain on forgiveness of PPP
Income (loss) from equity method investments
Other
(4,948)
(4,624)
8,331
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1,221
4,641
—
(723)
2,741
(2,606)
Income (Loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
13,396
(11,781)
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)
Net Income (Loss) from continuing operations
1,169
(3,387)
12,227
(8,394)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax
—
4
Net Income (Loss)
12,227
(8,390)
Net (Income) Loss Attributable to Non-controlling Interests
(1,299)
1,113
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Air T, Inc. Stockholders
$
10,928 $
(7,277)
Income (loss) from continuing operations per share (Note 23)
Basic
Diluted
Income from discontinued operations per share (Note 23)
Basic
Diluted
Income (Loss) per share (Note 23)
Basic
Diluted
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic
Diluted
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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$
$
$
$
$
$
3.79 $
3.78 $
(2.53)
(2.53)
— $
— $
—
—
3.79 $
3.78 $
(2.53)
(2.53)
2,880
2,888
2,882
2,882
AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(In thousands)
Net Income (Loss)
Other Comprehensive Loss:
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2021
$
12,227 $
(8,390)
Foreign currency translation loss
(549)
(409)
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps, net of tax of $294 and $78
Reclassification of interest rate swaps into earnings
Total Other Comprehensive Loss
929
41
421
262
(18)
(165)
Total Comprehensive Income (Loss)
12,648
(8,555)
Comprehensive (Income) Loss Attributable to Non-controlling Interests
(1,299)
1,113
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Air T, Inc. Stockholders
$
11,349 $
(7,442)
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except per share data)
ASSETS
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
Marketable securities
Restricted cash
Restricted investments
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,368 and $1,177
Income tax receivable
Inventories, net
Employee retention credit receivable
Other current assets
Total Current Assets
Assets on lease or held for lease, net of accumulated depreciation of $780 and $436
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation of $5,405 and $4,510
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $2,947 and $2,467
Right-of-use assets
Equity method investments
Goodwill
Other assets
Total Assets
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable
Income tax payable
Accrued expenses and other (Note 12)
Current portion of long-term debt
Short-term lease liability
Total Current Liabilities
Long-term debt
Deferred income tax liabilities, net
Long-term lease liability
Other non-current liabilities
Total Liabilities
Redeemable non-controlling interest
Commitments and contingencies (Note 24)
Equity:
Air T, Inc. Stockholders' Equity:
Preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 50,000 shares authorized
Common stock, $0.25 par value; 4,000,000 shares authorized, 3,022,745 shares issued,
2,866,418 and 2,881,853 shares outstanding
Treasury stock, 156,327 at $19.20 and 140,892 shares at $18.58
Additional paid-in capital
Retained earnings
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
Total Air T, Inc. Stockholders' Equity
Non-controlling Interests
Total Equity
Total Liabilities and Equity
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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March 31,
2022
March 31,
2021
$
5,616 $
10,996
859
2,752
1,691
19,684
3,230
75,167
9,138
10,106
1,407
4,931
1,507
6,505
4,389
71,971
—
4,068
128,243 $
105,774
14,509
21,212
13,260
7,354
9,864
10,126
3,031
2,131
8,519
1,600
7,757
4,475
4,227
6,267
207,599
140,750
9,397
194
13,391
6,482
1,443
30,907
129,326
2,812
6,734
1,342
8,344
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12,787
5,639
1,370
28,179
81,857
595
7,075
1,732
171,121 $
119,438
10,761
6,598
—
756
(3,002)
393
26,729
(263)
24,613
1,104
25,717
—
756
(2,617)
—
16,270
(684)
13,725
989
14,714
$
207,599 $
140,750
AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income (loss)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income tax
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization
Profit from sale of assets on lease and held for lease
Gain on forgiveness of PPP loan
Write-down of inventory
Other
Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable
Inventories
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses
Employee retention credit receivable
Other
Total adjustments
Net cash used in operating activities - continuing operations
Net cash provided by operating activities - discontinued operations
Net cash used in operating activities
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of marketable securities
Sale of marketable securities
Proceeds from sale of assets on lease and held for lease
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
Investment in unconsolidated entities
Acquisition of assets
Capital expenditures related to property & equipment
Capital expenditures related to assets on lease or held for lease
Other
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities - continuing operations
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities - discontinued operations
Net cash (used) provided by investing activities
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from lines of credit
Payments on lines of credit
Proceeds from term loan
Payments on term loan
Proceeds from PPP loan
Proceeds received from issuance of TruPs
Other
Net cash provided by financing activities - continuing operations
Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND
RESTRICTED CASH
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT BEGINNING OF
PERIOD
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH AT END OF PERIOD
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH ACTIVITIES:
Non-cash capital expenditures related to property & equipment
Equipment leased or held for lease transferred to Inventory
Equipment in Inventory transferred to Assets on Lease
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
Operating cash payments for operating leases
Cash paid during the year for interest
Cash paid during the year for income taxes
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2021
$
12,227 $
(8,390)
—
12,227
1,860
—
(8,331)
768
876
(12,654)
(17,602)
1,050
(485)
(9,138)
(1,655)
(40,484)
(33,084)
—
(4)
(8,394)
3,107
(1,473)
—
6,405
1,019
6,074
(129)
(2,521)
(341)
—
(5,570)
(2,487)
(1,823)
4
(33,084)
(1,819)
—
815
—
(12,804)
(6,797)
(13,408)
(1,530)
(28)
364
(33,388)
—
(33,388)
(659)
2,452
8,183
(536)
—
—
(3,899)
(2,106)
(919)
2,516
—
2,516
99,363
66,383
(84,551)
(105,552)
34,232
(3,813)
—
11,278
2,745
59,254
(341)
59,278
(27,275)
8,215
1,341
(2,319)
71
(412)
(7,559)
356
15,927
8,368
15,571
15,927
13
12
13,100
1,824
1,523
$
429 $
31
19,623
—
1,683
2,732
477
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AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(In thousands)
Common Stock
Treasury Stock
Shares
Amount
Share
Amount
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Non-controlling
Interests*
Total
Equity
Balance, March 31, 2020
3,023 $
756
141 $
(2,617) $
2,636 $
23,768 $
(537) $
1,005 $
25,011
Net loss*
—
—
—
Foreign currency translation loss
— $
—
—
—
—
—
—
(7,277)
—
(16)
(7,293)
—
(409)
—
(409)
Adjustment to fair value of redeemable
non-controlling interest
Unrealized gain of interest rate swaps,
net of tax
—
—
—
—
(2,636)
(221)
—
—
(2,857)
—
—
—
—
—
—
262
—
262
Balance, March 31, 2021
3,023 $
756
141 $
(2,617) $
— $
16,270 $
(684) $
989 $
14,714
(In thousands)
Common Stock
Treasury Stock
Share
Amount
Share
Amount
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Non-controlling
Interests*
Total
Equity
Balance, March 31, 2021
3,023 $
756
141 $
(2,617) $
— $
16,270 $
(684) $
989 $
14,714
Net income*
Repurchase of common stock
Stock compensation expense
Foreign currency translation loss
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
15
(385)
—
—
—
—
Adjustment to fair value of redeemable
non-controlling interest
—
—
—
Unrealized gain on interest rate swaps,
net of tax
—
—
—
Put option issued to co-investor in
CAM
—
—
—
Reclassification of interest rate swaps
into earnings
—
—
—
—
—
393
—
—
—
10,928
—
—
—
531
—
—
(1,000)
—
—
—
—
—
(549)
—
929
—
41
115
11,043
—
—
—
—
—
(385)
393
(549)
531
929
—
(1,000)
—
41
—
—
—
—
—
—
Balance, March 31, 2022
3,023 $
756
156 $
(3,002) $
393 $
26,729 $
(263) $
1,104 $
25,717
*Excludes amount attributable to redeemable non-controlling interest in Contrail and Shanwick.
See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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AIR T, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 2022 AND 2021
Air T, Inc. (the “Company,” “Air T,” “we” or “us” or “our”) is a holding company with a portfolio of operating businesses and
financial assets. Our goal is to prudently and strategically diversify Air T’s earnings power and compound the growth of free
cash flow per share over time.
We currently operate in four industry segments:
•
•
•
•
Overnight air cargo, which operates in the air express delivery services industry;
Ground equipment sales, which manufactures and provides mobile deicers and other specialized equipment
products to passenger and cargo airlines, airports, the military and industrial customers;
Commercial aircraft, engines and parts, which manages and leases aviation assets; supplies surplus and
aftermarket commercial jet engine components; provides commercial aircraft disassembly/part-out services;
commercial aircraft parts sales; procurement services and overhaul and repair services to airlines and;
Corporate and other, which acts as the capital allocator and resource for other consolidated businesses. Further,
Corporate and other is also comprised of insignificant businesses that do not pertain to other reportable segments.
Each business segment has separate management teams and infrastructures that offer different products and services. We
evaluate the performance of our business segments based on operating income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA.
Discontinued Operations
On September 30, 2019, the Company completed the sale of GAS. The results of operations of GAS are reported as
discontinued operations in the condensed consolidated statements of operations for the year ended March 31, 2021. Unless
otherwise indicated, the disclosures accompanying the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the Company's
continuing operations.
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1.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation – The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries as well as its non-wholly owned subsidiaries, Contrail, Shanwick and Delphax. All intercompany transactions and
balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior period amounts to
conform to the current presentation.
Accounting Estimates – The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of
assets and liabilities and amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those
estimates.
COVID-19 and its impact on the current financial, economic and capital markets environment, and future developments in these
and other areas present uncertainty and risk with respect to our financial condition and results of operations. Each of our
businesses implemented measures to attempt to limit the impact of COVID-19 but we still experienced a number of disruptions,
and we experienced and continue to experience to a lesser degree a reduction in demand for commercial aircraft, jet engines and
parts compared to historical periods. Many of our businesses may continue to generate reduced operating cash flow and may
continue to operate at a loss from time to time beyond fiscal 2022. We expect that the impact of COVID-19 will continue to
some extent. The fluidity of this situation precludes any prediction as to the ultimate adverse impact of COVID-19 on economic
and market conditions, and, as a result, present material uncertainty and risk with respect to us and our results of operations.
The Company believes the estimates and assumptions underlying the Company’s consolidated financial statements are
reasonable and supportable based on the information available as of March 31, 2022, however; uncertainty over the ultimate
direct and indirect impact COVID-19 will have on the global economy generally, and the Company’s business in particular,
makes any estimates and assumptions as of March 31, 2022 inherently less certain than they would be absent the current and
potential impacts of COVID-19.
Segments - The Company has four reportable operating segments: overnight air cargo, ground equipment sales, commercial jet
engine and parts and corporate and other. The Company assesses the performance of these segments on an individual basis (see
Note 22).
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is
evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and
in assessing performance. The Company’s chief operating decision maker is its Chief Executive Officer. The Company’s Chief
Executive Officer reviews financial information by business segment for purposes of allocating resources and evaluating
financial performance. Each business segment has separate management teams and infrastructures that offer different products
and services. We evaluate the performance of our business segments based on operating income (loss) and Adjusted EBITDA.
Variable Interest Entities – In accordance with the applicable accounting guidance for the consolidation of variable interest
entities, the Company analyzes its variable interests to determine if an entity in which we have a variable interest is a variable
interest entity. Our analysis includes both quantitative and qualitative reviews to determine if we must consolidate a variable
interest entity as its primary beneficiary.
Business Combinations – The Company accounts for business combinations in accordance with Financial Accounting
Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 805, Business Combinations. Consistent with ASC
805, the Company accounts for each business combination by applying the acquisition method. Under the acquisition method,
the Company records the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their respective fair values on the acquisition
date. Goodwill is recognized for the excess of the purchase consideration over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired.
Included in purchase consideration is the estimated acquisition date fair value of any earn-out obligation incurred. For business
combinations where non-controlling interests remain after the acquisition, assets (including goodwill) and liabilities of the
acquired business are recorded at the full fair value and the portion of the acquisition date fair value attributable to non-
controlling interests is recorded as a separate line item within the equity section or, as applicable to redeemable non-controlling
interests, between the liabilities and equity sections of the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
The acquisition method permits the Company a period of time after the acquisition date during which the Company may adjust
the provisional amounts recognized in a business combination. This period of time is referred to as the “measurement period”.
The measurement period provides an acquirer with a reasonable time to obtain the information necessary to identify and
measure the assets acquired and liabilities assumed. If the initial accounting for a business combination is incomplete by the end
of the reporting period in which the combination occurs, the Company reports in its consolidated financial statements
provisional amounts for the items for which the accounting is incomplete. Accordingly, the Company is required to recognize
adjustments to the provisional amounts, with a corresponding adjustment to goodwill, in the reporting period in which the
adjustments to the provisional amounts are determined. Thus, the Company would adjust its consolidated financial statements
as needed, including recognizing in its current-period earnings the full effect of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other
income effects, by line item, if any, as a result of the change to the provisional amounts calculated as if the accounting had been
completed at the acquisition date.
Income statement activity of an acquired business is reflected within the Company’s consolidated statements of income (loss)
commencing with the date of acquisition. Amounts for pre-acquisition periods are excluded.
Acquisition-related costs are costs the Company incurs to affect a business combination. Those costs may include such items as
finder’s fees, advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees, and general administrative costs.
The Company accounts for such acquisition-related costs as expenses in the period in which the costs are incurred and the
services are received.
Changes in estimates of the fair value of earn-out obligations subsequent to the acquisition date are not accounted for as part of
the acquisition, rather, they are recognized directly in earnings.
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Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash equivalents consist of liquid investments with maturities of three months or less when
purchased.
Financial Instruments Designated for Trading – Except for short sales of equity securities, the Company accounts for all other
financial instruments (including derivative instruments) designated for trading in accordance with ASC 815. All changes in the
fair value of the financial instruments designated for trading are recognized in earnings as they occur. Further, all gains and
losses on derivative instruments designated for trading are presented net on the consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). The
fair value of derivative instruments designated for trading in a gain position are recorded in Other Current Assets and the fair
value of derivative instruments designated for trading in a loss position are recorded in Accrued Expenses and Other on the
consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company accounts for short sales of equity securities in accordance with ASC 942 and ASC 860. The obligations incurred
in short sales are reported in Accrued Expenses and Other on the consolidated Balance Sheets. They are subsequently measured
at fair value through the income statement at each reporting date with gains and losses on securities. Interest on the short
positions are accrued periodically and reported as interest expense. The market value of the Company’s equity securities and
cash held by the broker are used as collateral against any outstanding margin account borrowings for purposes of short selling
equities. This collateral is recorded in Other Current Assets on the consolidated Balance Sheets.
The Company reports all cash receipts and payments resulting from the purchases and sales of securities, loans, and other assets
that are acquired specifically for resale as operating cash flows.
Inventories – Inventories are carried at the lower of cost or net realizable value. When finished goods units are leased to
customers under operating leases, the units are transferred to Assets on Lease or Held For Lease. The classification of cash
flows associated with the purchase and sale of finished goods is based on the activity that is likely to be the predominant source
or use of cash flows for the items. Consistent with aviation industry practice, the Company includes expendable aircraft parts
and supplies in current assets, although a certain portion of these inventories may not be used or sold within one year.
The Company periodically evaluates the carrying value of inventory. In these evaluations, the Company is required to make
estimates regarding the net realizable value, which includes the consideration of sales patterns and expected future demand.
Any slow moving, obsolete or damaged inventory and inventory with costs exceeding net realizable value are evaluated for
write-downs. These estimates could vary significantly from actual amounts based upon future economic conditions, customer
inventory levels, or competitive factors that were not foreseen or did not exist when the estimated write-downs were made.
In accordance with industry practice, all inventories are classified as a current asset including portions with long production
cycles, some of which may not be realized within one year.
Investments under the Equity Method – The Company utilizes the equity method to account for investments when the Company
possesses the ability to exercise significant influence, but not control, over the operating and financial policies of the investee.
The Company applies the equity method to investments in common stock and to other investments when such other investments
possess substantially identical subordinated interests to common stock. For investments that have a different fiscal year-end, if
the difference is not more than three months, the Company elects a 3-month lag to record the change in the investment.
The Company assesses the carrying value of its investments whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the
carrying amounts may not be recoverable. The recoverability is measured by comparing the carrying amount of the investment
to the estimated future undiscounted cash flows of the investment, which take into account current, and expectations for future,
market conditions and the Company’s intent with respect to holding or disposing of the investment. Changes in economic and
operating conditions, including those occurring as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, that occur subsequent to a
current impairment analysis and the Company’s ultimate use of the investment could impact the assumptions and result in
future impairment losses to the investments. If the Company’s analysis indicates that the carrying value is not recoverable on an
undiscounted cash flow basis, the Company will recognize an impairment loss for the amount by which the carrying value
exceeds the fair value. The fair value is determined through quoted prices in active markets or various valuation techniques,
including internally developed discounted cash flow models or comparable market transactions.
Goodwill - The Company evaluates goodwill on an annual basis or anytime events or circumstances change that would more
likely than not reduce the fair value of a reporting unit below its carrying value.
The Company is permitted to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood
of more than 50 percent) that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value, including goodwill. In qualitatively
evaluating whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, the Company
assesses relevant events and circumstances such as macroeconomic conditions, industry and market developments, cost factors,
and the overall financial performance of the reporting unit. If, after assessing these events and circumstances, it is determined
that there may be an impairment, then a quantitative analysis is performed. In the first step of the quantitative method,
recoverability of goodwill is evaluated by estimating the fair value of the reporting unit’s goodwill using multiple techniques,
including a discounted cash flow model income approach and a market approach. The estimated fair value is then compared to
the carrying value of the reporting unit. The Company will recognize an impairment charge for the amount by which the
carrying value of the reporting unit exceeds its fair value, if any.
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Goodwill consisted of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended March 31,
2021
2022
Goodwill, at original cost
$
10,502 $
4,603
Less accumulated impairment
$
Goodwill, net of impairment
(376)
10,126 $
(376)
4,227
As of March 31, 2022, $4.2 million of the goodwill balance is attributable to the acquisition of Contrail and included within the
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts segment. $5.9 million of the goodwill balance is attributable to the acquisition of GdW in
February 2022, and included within the Corporate and Other segment.
We performed our annual impairment assessment for goodwill of the Contrail reporting unit at March 31, 2022. In the fiscal
year 2022, COVID-19 continued to greatly impact the macroeconomic conditions and the outlook of the airline industry. Due to
this, the Company performed a quantitative analysis using a combination of the income approach, utilizing a discounted cash
flow analysis, and the market approach, utilizing the guideline public company method. Contrail's discounted cash flow
analysis requires significant management judgment with respect to forecasts of revenue, operating margins, capital
expenditures, and the selection and use of an appropriate discount rate. The forecasts and assumptions are based on our annual
and long-term business plans. Contrail’s market approach requires management to make significant assumptions related to
market multiples of revenue and earnings derived from comparable publicly-traded companies with similar operating
characteristics as Contrail.
Based on the results of our annual quantitative assessment conducted as of March 31, 2022, the fair value of our Contrail
reporting unit exceeded its carrying value, and management concluded that no impairment charge was warranted.
Intangible Assets – Amortizable intangible assets consist of acquired patents, tradenames, customer relationships, and other
finite-lived identifiable intangibles. Such intangibles are initially recorded at fair value and subsequently subject to
amortization. Amortization is recorded using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. In
accordance with the applicable accounting guidance, the Company evaluates the recoverability of amortizable intangible assets
whenever events occur that indicate potential impairment. In doing so, the Company assesses whether the carrying amount of
the asset is unrecoverable by estimating the sum of the future cash flows expected to result from the asset, undiscounted and
without interest charges. If the carrying amount is more than the recoverable amount, an impairment charge must be recognized
based on the estimated fair value of the asset.
The estimated amortizable lives of the intangible assets are as follows:
Purchased software
Internally developed software
In-place lease and other intangibles
Trade names
Certification
Non-compete
License
Patents
Customer relationships
Years
3
10-15
Over lease term
5
5
5
5
9
10-15
Property and Equipment and Assets on Lease or Held for Lease – Property and equipment is stated initially at cost, or fair value
if purchased as part of a business combination. Depreciation and amortization are provided on a straight-line basis over the
asset’s useful life. Equipment leased to customers is depreciated using the straight line method. Useful lives range from three
years for computer equipment, seven years for flight equipment, ten years for deicers and other equipment leased to customers
and thirty years for buildings.
Engine assets on lease or held for lease are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation. Certain costs incurred in connection
with the acquisition of engine assets are capitalized as part of the cost of such assets. If assets are not actively being leased (i.e.
held for lease), then they are not being depreciated. Major overhauls which improve functionality or extend original useful life
are capitalized and depreciated over the engine assets' useful life to a residual value. The Company depreciates the engines on a
straight-line basis over the assets' useful life from the acquisition date to a residual value. The Company adjusts its estimates
annually for these older generation assets, including updating estimates of an engine’s or aircraft’s remaining operating life. The
Company believes this methodology accurately reflects the typical holding period for the assets and, that the residual value
assumption, which is dependent on the Company's eventual plan for the engine assets (i.e. whole asset sale, part-out, etc.),
reasonably approximates the selling price of the assets.
When engine assets are committed for sales, the assets are transferred to Inventory. The classification of cash flows associated
with the purchase and sale of engine assets is based on the activity that is likely to be the predominant source or use of cash
flows for the items.
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The Company assesses long-lived assets for impairment when events and circumstances indicate the assets may be impaired
and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their carrying amount. When evaluating
the future cash flows that an asset will generate, we make assumptions regarding the lease market for specific engine models,
including estimates of market lease rates and future demand. These assumptions are based upon lease rates that we are
obtaining in the current market as well as our expectation of future demand for the specific engine/aircraft model. We determine
fair value of the assets by reference to independent appraisals, quoted market prices (e.g., an offer to purchase) and other factors
such as current data from manufacturers as well as specific market sales. In the event it is determined that the carrying values of
long-lived assets are in excess of the estimated undiscounted cash flows from those assets, the Company then will write-down
the value of the assets by the excess of carrying value over fair value.
Accounting for Debt - Trust Preferred Securities and Warrant Liability – On June 10, 2019, the Company issued an aggregate
of 1.6 million TruPs in the amount of $4.0 million in a non-cash transaction. In connection with the issuance of these TruPs, the
Company also issued an aggregate of 8.4 million warrants (representing warrants to purchase $21.0 million in stated value of
TruPs). A warrant for mandatorily redeemable shares conditionally obligates the issuer to ultimately transfer assets—the
obligation is conditioned only on the warrant's being exercised because the shares will be redeemed. Thus, warrants for
mandatorily redeemable shares are liabilities under ASC 480. Accordingly, the Warrants are recorded within "Other non-
current liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheets. The Warrants are recorded at fair value. Fair value measurement was
based on quoted price for a similar asset or liability as observed on the NASDAQ Global Market. The liability is classified as
Level 2 in the hierarchy. As of March 31, 2022, 5.3 million Warrants were exercised. The remaining 3.1 million Warrants were
not exercised and expired on August 30, 2021.
On May 14, 2021, the Company entered into an At the Market Offering Agreement (the “ATM Agreement”) with Ascendiant
Capital Markets, LLC (the “sales agent” or “Ascendiant”), pursuant to which it may sell and issue its TruPs having an aggregate
offering price of up to $8.0 million from time to time. The Company has no obligation to sell any TruPs, and may at any time
suspend offers under the ATM Agreement or terminate the ATM Agreement.
These TruPs are mandatorily redeemable preferred security obligations of the Company. In accordance with ASC 480, the
Company presented mandatorily redeemable preferred securities that do not contain a conversion option as a liability on the
balance sheet. Further, as the redemption date and the redemption amount are both fixed, in accordance with ASC 825, we
measured these TruPs at the present value of the amount to be paid at settlement, discounted by using the implicit rate at
inception.
Income Taxes – Income taxes have been provided using the asset and liability method. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of
existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax
laws and rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be
recovered or settled. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the
period that includes the enactment date.
A valuation allowance against net deferred tax assets is recorded when it is more likely than not that such assets will not be
fully realized. Tax credits are accounted for as a reduction of income taxes in the year in which the credit originates. All
deferred income taxes are classified as non-current in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company recognizes the benefit of a
tax position taken on a tax return, if that position is more likely than not of being sustained on audit, based on the technical
merits of the position. An uncertain income tax position is not recognized if it has a less than a 50% likelihood of being
sustained.
Accounting for Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest – In 2016, in connection with the Company's acquisition of Contrail,
Contrail entered into an Operating Agreement (the “Operating Agreement”) with the Seller providing for the governance of and
the terms of membership interests in Contrail. The Operating Agreement includes put and call options (“Contrail Put/Call
Option”) with regard to the 21% non-controlling interest retained by the Seller. The Seller is the founder of Contrail and its
current Chief Executive Officer. The Contrail Put/Call Option permits the Seller to require Contrail to purchase all of the
Seller’s equity membership interests in Contrail commencing on the fifth anniversary of the acquisition, which was on July 18,
2021. Per the agreement, the price is to be agreed upon by the parties or, failing such agreement, to be determined pursuant to
third-party appraisals in a process specified in the agreement.
In February 2022, in connection with the Company's acquisition of GdW, a consolidated subsidiary of Shanwick, the Company
entered into a shareholder agreement with the 30% non-controlling interest owners of Shanwick, providing for the governance
of and the terms of membership interests in Shanwick. The shareholder agreement includes put and call options (“Shanwick
Put/Call Option”) with regard to the 30% non-controlling interest. The non-controlling interest holders are the executive
management of the underlying business. The Shanwick Put/Call Option grants the Company an option to purchase the 30%
interest at the call option price ("Call Option") that equals to the average EBIT over the 3 Financial Years prior to the exercise
of the Call Option multiplied by 8. In addition, the Shanwick Put/Call Option also grants the non-controlling interest owners an
option ("Put Option") to require Air T to purchase from them their respective ownership interests at the Put Option price, that is
equal to the average EBIT over the 3 Financial Years prior to the exercise of the Put Option multiplied by 7.5. The Call Option
and the Put Option may be exercised at any time from the fifth anniversary of the shareholder agreement and then only at the
end of each fiscal year of Air T.
Applicable accounting guidance requires an equity instrument that is redeemable for cash or other assets to be classified outside
of permanent equity if it is redeemable (a) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (b) at the option of
the holder, or (c) upon the occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the issuer. As a result of this feature,
the Company recorded the non-controlling interests as redeemable and classified them in temporary equity within its
Consolidated Balance Sheets initially at their acquisition-date estimated redemption value or fair value.
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Per the Operating Agreement, the Contrail's non-controlling interest is redeemable at fair value, which is determined using a
combination of the income approach, utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis, and the market approach, utilizing the guideline
public company method. Contrail's discounted cash flow analysis requires significant management judgment with respect to
forecasts of revenue, operating margins, capital expenditures, and the selection and use of an appropriate discount rate. The
forecasts and assumptions are based on our annual and long-term business plans. Contrail’s market approach requires
management to make significant assumptions related to market multiples of earnings derived from comparable publicly-traded
companies with similar operating characteristics as Contrail. The Contrail's non-controlling interest is adjusted each reporting
period for income (or loss) attributable to the non-controlling interest as well as any applicable distributions made. A
measurement period adjustment, if any, is then made to adjust the non-controlling interest to the higher of the redemption value
(fair value) or carrying value each reporting period. These fair value adjustments are recognized through retained earnings and
are not reflected in the Company's Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss). When calculating earnings per share attributable
to the Company, the Company adjusts net income attributable to the Company for the measurement period adjustment to the
extent the redemption value exceeds the fair value of the non-controlling interest on a cumulative basis. As of March 31, 2022,
the fair value of the Contrail's redeemable non-controlling interest is $7.2 million. See Note 24, Commitments and
Contingencies.
The Shanwick's non-controlling interest is redeemable at established multiples of EBIT and, as such, is considered redeemable
at other than fair value. It is recorded on our consolidated balance sheets at estimated redemption value within redeemable non-
controlling interests, and changes in its estimated redemption value are recorded on our consolidated statements of operations
within non-controlling interests. As of March 31, 2022, the estimated redemption value of Shanwick's redeemable non-
controlling interest is $3.6 million. See Note 24, Commitments and Contingencies.
Revenue Recognition – Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is derived from contracts with an initial expected duration
of one year or less. As a result, the Company has applied the practical expedient to exclude consideration of significant
financing components from the determination of transaction price, to expense costs incurred to obtain a contract, and to not
disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations.We evaluate gross versus net presentation on revenues from products
or services purchased and resold in accordance with the revenue recognition criteria outlined in ASC 606-10, Principal Agent
Considerations.
The Company, under the terms of its overnight air cargo dry-lease service contracts, passes through to its air cargo customer
certain cost components of its operations without markup. The cost of fuel, landing fees, outside maintenance, parts and certain
other direct operating costs are included in operating expenses and billed to the customer, at cost, and included in overnight air
cargo revenue on the accompanying statements of income (loss). These pass-through costs totaled $23.0 million and $19.9
million for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Liquidity – The Company’s Credit Agreement with MBT (the Air T debt in Note 14) includes several covenants that are
measured once a year at March 31, including, but not limited to, a financial covenant requiring a debt service coverage ratio of
1.25. The AirCo 1 Credit Agreement (the AirCo 1 debt in Note 14) contains an affirmative covenant relating to collateral
valuation. As of March 31, 2022, the Company and AirCo 1 were in compliance with all financial covenants.
The Contrail Credit Agreement (the Contrail debt in Note 14) contains affirmative and negative covenants, including covenants
that restrict the ability of Contrail and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur or guarantee indebtedness, incur liens,
dispose of assets, engage in mergers and consolidations, make acquisitions or other investments, make changes in the nature of
its business, and engage in transactions with affiliates. The Contrail Credit Agreement also contains quarterly financial
covenants applicable to Contrail and its subsidiaries, including a minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.25 to 1.0 and a
minimum TNW of $8 million. As of March 31, 2022, Contrail was in compliance with all financial covenants.
The Company believes it is probable that the cash on hand (including that obtained from other current financings), net cash
provided by operations from its remaining operating segments, together with its current revolving lines of credit, as amended or
replaced, will be sufficient to meet its obligations as they become due in the ordinary course of business for at least 12 months
following the date these financial statements are issued.
Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04- Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference
Rate Reform on Financial Reporting. The amendments in this Update provide optional expedients and exceptions for applying
GAAP to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met.
The amendments in this Update apply only to contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions that reference LIBOR or
another reference rate expected to be discontinued because of reference rate reform. The expedients and exceptions provided by
the amendments do not apply to contract modifications made and hedging relationships entered into or evaluated after
December 31, 2022, except for hedging relationships existing as of December 31, 2022, that an entity has elected certain
optional expedients for and that are retained through the end of the hedging relationship. The amendments are effective for all
entities from the beginning of an interim period that includes the issuance date of this ASU. An entity may elect to apply the
amendments prospectively through December 31, 2022. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on
our contracts, hedging relationships, and other transactions affected by reference rate reform.
In July 2021, the FASB updated the Leases (Topic 842): Lessors—Certain Leases with Variable Lease Payments. The
amendments in this Update address stakeholders’ concerns by amending the lease classification requirements for lessors to
align them with practice under Topic 840. Lessors should classify and account for a lease with variable lease payments that do
not depend on a reference index or a rate as an operating lease if both of the following criteria are met:
1. The lease would have been classified as a sales-type lease or a direct financing lease in accordance with the
classification criteria in paragraphs 842-10-25-2 through 25-3.
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2. The lessor would have otherwise recognized a day-one loss.
When a lease is classified as operating, the lessor does not recognize a net investment in the lease, does not derecognize the
underlying asset, and, therefore, does not recognize a selling profit or loss. The leased asset continues to be subject to the
measurement and impairment requirements under other applicable GAAP. The amendments in this Update are effective for
fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021, for all entities, and interim periods within those fiscal years for public business
entities. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of this amendment on its consolidated financial statements and
disclosures.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In October 2021, the FASB updated the 2021-08—Business Combinations (Topic 805): Accounting for Contract Assets and
Contract Liabilities from Contracts with Customers. The amendments in this Update require that an entity (acquirer) recognize
and measure contract assets and contract liabilities acquired in a business combination in accordance with Topic 606. At the
acquisition date, an acquirer should account for the related revenue contracts in accordance with Topic 606 as if it had
originated the contracts. To achieve this, an acquirer may assess how the acquiree applied Topic 606 to determine what to
record for the acquired revenue contracts. Generally, this should result in an acquirer recognizing and measuring the acquired
contract assets and contract liabilities consistent with how they were recognized and measured in the acquiree’s financial
statements (if the acquiree prepared financial statements in accordance with GAAP). However, there may be circumstances in
which the acquirer is unable to assess or rely on how the acquiree applied Topic 606, such as if the acquiree does not follow
GAAP, if there were errors identified in the acquiree’s accounting, or if there were changes identified to conform with the
acquirer’s accounting policies. In those circumstances, the acquirer should consider the terms of the acquired contracts, such as
timing of payment, identify each performance obligation in the contracts, and allocate the total transaction price to each
identified performance obligation on a relative standalone selling price basis as of contract inception (that is, the date the
acquiree entered into the contracts) or contract modification to determine what should be recorded at the acquisition date. The
amendments in this Update also provide certain practical expedients for acquirers when recognizing and measuring acquired
contract assets and contract liabilities from revenue contracts in a business combination.
For public business entities, the amendments in this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022,
including interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning
after December 15, 2023, including interim periods within those fiscal years. The amendments in this Update should be applied
prospectively to business combinations occurring on or after the effective date of the amendments.
Early adoption of the amendments is permitted, including adoption in an interim period. An entity that early adopts in an
interim period should apply the amendments (1) retrospectively to all business combinations for which the acquisition date
occurs on or after the beginning of the fiscal year that includes the interim period of early application and (2) prospectively to
all business combinations that occur on or after the date of initial application.
The Company early adopted the amendments as of April 1, 2021. As a result, we recognized and measured contract assets and
contract liabilities acquired from the acquisition of GdW in accordance with Topic 606 as if we had originated the contracts.
In November 2021, the FASB issued an update on the 2021-10—Government Assistance (Topic 832): Disclosures by Business
Entities about Government Assistance. The amendments in this Update apply to business entities that account for a transaction
with a government by applying a grant or contribution accounting model by analogy to other accounting guidance (for example,
a grant model within IAS 20, Accounting for Government Grants and Disclosure of Government Assistance, or Subtopic
958-605, Not-For-Profit Entities—Revenue Recognition).
The amendments in this Update require the following annual disclosures about transactions with a government that are
accounted for by applying a grant or contribution accounting model by analogy:
1. Information about the nature of the transactions and the related accounting policy used to account for the
transactions
2. The line items on the balance sheet and income statement that are affected by the transactions, and the amounts
applicable to each financial statement line item
3. Significant terms and conditions of the transactions, including commitments and contingencies.
The amendments in this Update are effective for all entities within their scope for financial statements issued for annual periods
beginning after December 15, 2021. Early application of the amendments is permitted. An entity should apply the amendments
in this Update either (1) prospectively to all transactions within the scope of the amendments that are reflected in financial
statements at the date of initial application and new transactions that are entered into after the date of initial application or (2)
retrospectively to those transactions.
On January 24, 2022, the Company filed an application with the Internal Revenue Service for an ERC in an amount
approximating $9.1 million. The Company early adopted the amendments as of April 1, 2021 and made all the required
disclosures pertaining to our ERC application in Note 11.
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2.
Acquisitions
Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC
On December 2, 2021, the Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Wolfe Lake HQ, LLC, completed the purchase of
the real estate located in St. Louis Park, Minnesota pursuant to the real estate purchase agreement with WLPC East, LLC, a
Minnesota limited liability company dated October 11, 2021. The real estate purchased consists of a 2-story office building,
asphalt-paved driveways and parking areas, and landscaping. The building was constructed in 2004 with an estimated 54,742
total square feet of space. The real estate purchased is where the Air T's executive office is currently located. With this
purchase, the Company assumed 11 leases from existing tenants occupying the building.
The total amount recorded for the real estate was $13.4 million, which included the purchase price of $13.2 million and total
direct capitalized acquisition costs of $0.2 million. The consideration paid for the real estate consisted of approximately $3.3
million in cash and a new secured loan from Bridgewater Bank ("Bridgewater") with an aggregate principal amount of $9.9
million and a fixed interest rate of 3.65% which matures on December 2, 2031. See Note 14.
In accordance with ASC 805, the purchase price consideration was allocated as follows (in thousands):
Land
Building
Site Improvements
Tenant Improvements
In-place lease and other intangibles
$
$
2,794
8,439
798
269
1,108
13,408
GdW Beheer B.V.
On February 10, 2022, the Company acquired GdW, a Dutch holding company in the business of providing global aviation data
and information. The acquisition was completed through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Air T Acquisition 22.1,
LLC ("Air T Acquisition 22.1", “Subsidiary”), a Minnesota limited liability company, through its Dutch subsidiary, Shanwick,
and was funded with cash, investment by executive management of the underlying business, and the loans described in Note 14.
As part of the transaction, the executive management of the underlying business purchased 30% of Shanwick. Air T Acquisition
22.1 and its consolidated subsidiaries are included within the Corporate and other segment.
Total consideration is summarized in the table below (in thousands):
Consideration paid
Less: Cash acquired
Less: Net assets acquired
Goodwill
February 10, 2022
$
$
15,256
(2,452)
(6,855)
5,949
The transaction was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC Topic 805 "Business Combinations."
Assets acquired and liabilities assumed were recorded in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at their fair values as of
February 10, 2022, with the excess of total consideration over fair value of net assets acquired recorded as goodwill. The
following table outlines the consideration transferred and purchase price allocation at the respective fair values as of February
10, 2022 (in thousands):
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February 10, 2022
ASSETS
Accounts Receivable
Other current assets
Property, plant and equipment, net
Intangible - Proprietary Database
Intangible - Customer Relationships
$
Total assets
LIABILITIES
Accounts payable
Accrued expenses and deferred revenue
Deferred income tax liabilities, net
Total liabilities
715
67
40
2,936
7,354
11,112
15
1,670
2,572
4,257
Net assets acquired
$
6,855
As of March 31, 2022, the purchase price allocation is considered preliminary. The Company’s initial accounting for this
acquisition is incomplete as of the date of this report. Therefore, as permitted by applicable accounting guidance, the foregoing
amounts are provisional. All relevant facts and circumstances are still being considered by management prior to finalization of
the purchase price allocation.
The following table sets forth the revenue and expenses of GdW, prior to intercompany eliminations, that are included in the
Company’s condensed consolidated statement of income for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022 (in thousands):
Revenue
Cost of Sales
Operating Expenses
Operating Income
Non-operating income
Net income
Income Statement
Post-Acquisition
$
$
887
145
701
41
19
60
Pro forma financial information is not presented as the results are not material to the Company’s consolidated financial
statements.
3.
MAJOR CUSTOMER
Approximately 41% and 37% of the Company’s consolidated revenues were derived from services performed for FedEx
Corporation in fiscal 2022 and 2021, respectively. Approximately 15% and 35% of the Company’s consolidated accounts
receivable at March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, were due from FedEx Corporation.
4.
FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
The Company measures and reports financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Fair value measurement is classified and
disclosed in one of the following three categories:
Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical,
unrestricted assets or liabilities.
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Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for
substantially the full term of the asset or liability.
Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and
unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).
Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The following consolidated balance sheet items are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (in thousands):
Fair Value Measurements
at March 31,
2022
2021
Marketable securities (including restricted investments) (Level 1) $
2,550
$
2,914
Interest rate swaps (Level 2)
Warrants Liability (Level 2)
889
—
593
414
Contrail's redeemable non-controlling interest (Level 3)
$
7,178
$
6,598
The fair values of our interest rate swaps are based on the market standard methodology of netting the discounted expected
future variable cash receipts and the discounted future fixed cash payments. The variable cash receipts are based on an
expectation of future interest rates derived from observed market interest rate forward curves. Since these inputs are observable
in active markets over the terms that the instruments are held, the derivatives are classified as Level 2 in the hierarchy. See Note
9.
The fair value of Contrail's redeemable non-controlling interest is based on a combination of market approach and income
approach and is classified as Level 3 in the hierarchy. See Note 24.
The fair value measurements which use significant observable inputs (Level 3), changed due to the following (in thousands):
Contrail's
Redeemable Non-
Controlling
Interest
Beginning Balance as of April 1, 2021
Contribution from non-controlling member
Distribution to non-controlling member
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
Fair value adjustment - Contrail (Note 24)
Ending Balance as of March 31, 2022
$
$
6,598
285
—
826
(531)
7,178
The carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts
receivable, notes receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair values at March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Assets Measured and Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
The Company determines fair value of engine assets on lease or held for lease by reference to independent appraisals, quoted
market prices (e.g. an offer to purchase) and other factors such as current data from manufacturers as well as specific market
sales. An impairment charge is recorded when the carrying value of the asset exceeds its fair value. The Company used Level 2
inputs to measure write-downs of engine assets on lease or held for lease. As of March 31, 2022, as a result of our year-end
valuation, we did not identify any impairment on our engine assets on lease or held for lease.
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5.
INVENTORIES
Inventories consisted of the following (in thousands):
Overnight air cargo
Ground equipment manufacturing:
Raw materials
Work in process
Finished goods
Corporate and other:
Raw materials
Finished goods
Commercial jet engines and parts:
Total inventories
Reserves
Year Ended March 31,
2021
2022
$
28 $
—
4,688
2,437
9,264
705
728
60,439
78,289
(3,122)
4,695
5,820
1,691
462
889
60,516
74,073
(2,102)
71,971
Total inventories, net of reserves
$
75,167 $
A write-down of $0.8 million was recorded on the inventory of the commercial jet engines and parts segment during the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2022. The write-down was attributable to our evaluation of the carrying value of inventory as of
March 31, 2022, where we compared its cost to its net realizable value and considered factors such as physical condition, sales
patterns and expected future demand to estimate the amount necessary to write down any slow moving, obsolete or damaged
inventory.
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6.
LESSOR ARRANGEMENTS
Assets on lease
The Company leases equipment to third parties, primarily through Contrail which leases engines to aviation customers with
lease terms between 1 and 3 years under operating lease agreements. For the assets currently on lease, there are no options for
the lessees to purchase the assets at the end of the leases. The Company depreciates the engines on a straight-line basis over the
assets' useful life from the acquisition date to a residual value. Depreciation expense relating to engines on lease was $0.3
million and $1.9 million for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Future minimum rental payments to be received do not include contingent rentals that may be received under certain leases
because amounts are based on usage. Contingent rent earned totaled approximately $0.1 million and $4.9 thousand for the fiscal
years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively. As of March 31, 2022, future minimum rental payments to be received
under non-cancelable leases are as follows (in thousands):
Year ended March 31,
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter
Total
$
$
4,380
72
—
—
—
—
4,452
As of March 31, 2022, Contrail has one engine on lease that includes a return-to-condition compensation ("engine
compensation") provision upon the lease termination in December 2022. The engine compensation is determined as the sum of
$3.6 million, plus a variable component calculated based on various escalation factors, including usage of flight hours and
consumption of material, labor and utility. The Company estimated the engine compensation as of March 31, 2022 to be $4.4
million, which was recorded within "Other current assets" on our consolidated balance sheets. $3.6 million of the engine
compensation is fixed, and thus is included within the $4.4 million of future rental payments to be received during the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2023.
Office leases
The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Wolfe Lake, leases offices to third parties with lease terms between 5 and
29 years under operating lease agreements. For the offices currently on lease, there are no options for the lessees to purchase the
spaces at the end of the leases. The Company depreciates the assets on a straight-line basis over the assets' useful life.
Depreciation expense relating to office leases was $0.1 million for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022.
We recognized rental and other revenues related to operating lease payments of $0.4 million, of which variable lease payments
were $0.2 million during the year ended March 31, 2022. Future minimum rental payments to be received do not include
variable lease payments that may be received under certain leases because amounts are based on usage. The following table sets
forth the undiscounted cash flows for future minimum base rents to be received from customers for office leases in effect at
March 31, 2022:
Year ended March 31,
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter
Total
$
$
827
780
774
746
728
3,729
7,584
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7.
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT
Property and equipment consisted of the following (in thousands):
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
Leasehold improvements
Building
$
Less: accumulated depreciation
Property and equipment, net
$
Year Ended March 31,
2021
2022
6,470 $
6,297
13,850
26,617
(5,405)
21,212 $
4,852
5,541
2,636
13,029
(4,510)
8,519
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8.
INTANGIBLES
Intangibles consisted of the following (in thousands):
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2021
Purchased software
$
447
$
Internally developed software
In-place lease and other intangibles
Customer relationships
Patents
Other
Less: accumulated amortization
In-process software
Intangible assets, total
4,112
1,108
7,694
1,112
1,391
15,864
(2,947)
12,917
343
$
13,260
$
407
828
—
451
1,112
1,024
3,822
(2,467)
1,355
245
1,600
The components of purchased intangible assets for Wolfe Lake were as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2022
Average
Remaining
Amortization
Period
Gross Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Amount
In-place lease and other intangibles
9 years, 3 months
$
1,108
$
63
$
1,045
The components of purchased intangible assets for GdW were as follows (in thousands):
March 31, 2022
Average Remaining
Amortization Period
Gross Carrying
Amount
Accumulated
Amortization
Net Amount
Internally developed software
9 years, 10 months
$
Customer relationship
14 years, 10 months
13 years, 5 months
$
2,892
7,243
10,135
$
$
$
49
82
131
$
2,843
7,161
10,004
Based on the intangible assets recorded at March 31, 2022 and assuming no subsequent additions to or impairment of the
underlying assets, the remaining estimated annual amortization expense is expected to be as follows:
(In thousands)
Amortization
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter
$
1,312
1,181
1,107
1,037
997
7,283
$
12,917
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9.
INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES AND DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
As part of the Company’s interest rate risk management strategy, the Company, from time to time, uses derivative instruments
to minimize significant unanticipated earnings fluctuations that may arise from rising variable interest rate costs associated with
existing borrowings (Air T - Term Note A and Air T - Term Note D). To meet these objectives, the Company entered into
interest rate swaps with notional amounts consistent with the outstanding debt to provide a fixed rate of 4.56% and 5.09%,
respectively, on Term Notes A and D. The swaps mature in January 2028.
On August 31, 2021, Air T and MBT refinanced Term Note A and fixed its interest rate at 3.42%. As a result of this
refinancing, the Company determined that the interest rate swap on Term Note A was no longer an effective hedge. The
Company will amortize the fair value of the interest-rate swap contract included in accumulated other comprehensive income
(loss) associated with Term Note A at the time of de-designation into earnings over the remainder of its term. In addition, any
changes in the fair value of Term Note A's swap after August 31, 2021 are recognized directly into earnings. The remaining
swap contract associated with Term Note D is designated as an effective cash flow hedging instrument in accordance with ASC
815.
On January 7, 2022, Contrail completed an interest rate swap transaction with Old National Bank ("ONB") with respect to the
$43.6 million loan made to Contrail in November 2020 pursuant to the Main Street Priority Loan Facility as established by the
U.S. Federal Reserve ("Contrail - Term Note G"). The purpose of the floating-to-fixed interest rate swap transaction was to
effectively fix the loan interest rate at 4.68%. As of February 24, 2022, this swap contract has been designated as a cash flow
hedging instrument and qualified as an effective hedge in accordance with ASC 815. During the period between January 7,
2022 and February 24, 2022, the Company recorded a loss of approximately $0.1 million in the consolidated statement of
income (loss) due to the changes in the fair value of the instrument prior to the designation and qualification of this instrument
as an effective hedge. After it was deemed an effective hedge, the Company recorded changes in the fair value of the instrument
in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss).
For the swaps related to Air T Term Note D and Contrail - Term Note G, the effective portion of changes in the fair value on
these instruments is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and is reclassified into the consolidated statement of income
(loss) as interest expense in the same period in which the underlying hedged transactions affect earnings. The interest rate
swaps are considered Level 2 fair value measurements. As of March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, the fair value of the interest-
rate swap contracts was an asset of $0.9 million and a liability of $0.6 million, respectively, which is included within other
assets and other non-current liabilities, respectively in the consolidated balance sheets. During the twelve months ended
March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company recorded a gain of approximately $0.9 million and $0.3 million, net of tax,
respectively, in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income (loss) for changes in the fair value of the instruments.
The Company may, from time to time, employ trading strategies designed to profit from market anomalies and opportunities it
identifies. Management uses derivative financial instruments to execute those strategies, which may include options, and futures
contracts. These derivative instruments are priced using publicly quoted market prices and are considered Level 1 fair value
measurements. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the Company did not record any gain or loss related to these
derivative instruments. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021, the Company had a gross gain aggregating to $0.8 million
and a gross loss aggregating to $23.7 thousand related to these derivative instruments.
The Company also invests in exchange-traded marketable securities and accounts for that activity in accordance with ASC 321,
Investments- Equity Securities. Marketable equity securities are carried at fair value, with changes in fair market value included
in the determination of net income (loss). The fair market value of marketable equity securities is determined based on quoted
market prices in active markets. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the Company had a gross unrealized gain
aggregating to $2.8 million and a gross unrealized loss aggregating to $2.4 million. During the fiscal year ended March 31,
2021, the Company had a gross unrealized gain aggregating to $1.2 million and a gross unrealized loss aggregating to $1.2
million. These unrealized gains and losses are included in Other income (loss) on the consolidated statement of income (loss).
The market value of the Company’s equity securities and cash held by the broker are periodically used as collateral against any
outstanding margin account borrowings. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no outstanding borrowings under
its margin account. As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company had cash margin balances related to exchange-traded equity
securities and securities sold short of $0 and $0.9 million, respectively, which is reflected in other current assets on the
consolidated balance sheets.
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10.
EQUITY METHOD INVESTMENTS
The Company’s investment in Insignia is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. The Company has elected a
three-month lag upon adoption of the equity method. As of March 31, 2022, the number of Insignia's shares owned by the
Company was adjusted to 0.5 million, representing approximately 27% of the outstanding shares. During the fiscal year ended
March 31, 2021, due to loss attributions and impairments taken in prior fiscal years, the Company's net investment basis in
Insignia was reduced to $0. As such, the Company did not record any additional share of Insignia's net loss for the fiscal year
ended March 31, 2022. On August 23, 2021, Insignia restated its 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020 and its 10-
Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2021. The Company evaluated these restatements and determined that they would not result
in any additional impact on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
The Company's 18.98% investment in CCI is accounted for under the equity method of accounting. Due to the differing fiscal
year-ends, the Company has elected a three-month lag to record the CCI investment at cost, with a basis difference of
$0.3 million. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2022, the Company recorded a loss of $0.8 million as its share of CCI's net
loss for the twelve months ended December 31, 2021, along with a basis difference adjustment of $50.0 thousand. Additionally,
due to the adverse financial results as reported in CCI's financial statements for the quarters ended June 30, 2021 and September
30, 2021, in addition to consideration of industry reports and other qualitative factors, the Company determined that it suffered
from an other-than-temporary impairment in its investment in CCI. As such, the Company recorded an impairment charge of
$0.3 million during the quarter ended December 31, 2021. The Company's net investment basis in CCI is $2.6 million as of
March 31, 2022.
Summarized audited financial information for the Company's equity method investees for the twelve months ended December
31, 2021 and December 31, 2020 are as follows (in thousands):
Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2021
Twelve Months Ended
December 31, 2020
Revenue
Gross Profit
Operating loss
Net loss
Net loss attributable to Air T, Inc. stockholders
$
$
57
115,051 $
5,642
(9,627)
(7,473)
(815) $
91,245
4,589
(10,551)
(1,960)
(760)
11.
EMPLOYEE RETENTION CREDIT
The ERC, as originally enacted on March 27, 2020 by the CARES Act, is a refundable tax credit against certain employment
taxes equal to 50% of the qualified wages an eligible employer pays to employees after March 12, 2020, and before January 1,
2021. The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act (the “Relief Act”), enacted on December 27, 2020, amended, and
extended the ERC. The Relief Act extended and enhanced the ERC for qualified wages paid after December 31, 2020 through
June 30, 2021. Under the Relief Act, eligible employers may claim a refundable tax credit against certain employment taxes
equal to 70% of the qualified wages an eligible employer pays to employees after December 31, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
Under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("ARPA"), which was signed into law on March 11, 2021, the ERC was further
extended through December 31, 2021. The purpose of the ERC is to encourage employers to keep employees on the payroll,
even if they are not working during the covered period because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Company qualified for federal government assistance through the ERC provisions for the period between January 1, 2021
and September 30, 2021. We recognize government grants for which there is a reasonable assurance of compliance with grant
conditions and receipt of credits. As of March 31, 2022, the Company's expected one-time refunds totaling $9.1 million, are
included on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as an Employee Retention Credit receivable, as well as on the Consolidated
Statements of Income (Loss) as an offset to the related employee expenses within general and administrative expenses.
We expect to receive the employee retention credit payment in fiscal 2023. Upon receipt, we expect to allocate these funds
towards a combination of further investment in our team members, growth investments, capital expenditures, and deferred
maintenance capital spending.
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12.
ACCRUED EXPENSES
(In thousands)
Year ended March 31,
2022
2021
Salaries, wages and related items $
4,232
$
5,427
Profit sharing and bonus
Other deposits
Other
Total
1,365
2,948
4,846
2,706
1,251
3,403
$
13,391
$
12,787
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13.
LESSEE ARRANGEMENTS
The Company has operating leases for the use of real estate, machinery, and office equipment. The majority of our leases have a
lease term of 2 to 5 years; however, we have certain leases with longer terms of up to 30 years. Many of our leases include
options to extend the lease for an additional period.
The lease term for all of the Company’s leases includes the non-cancellable period of the lease, plus any additional periods
covered by either a Company option to extend the lease that the Company is reasonably certain to exercise, or an option to
extend the lease controlled by the lessor that is considered likely to be exercised.
Payments due under the lease contracts include fixed payments plus, for some of our leases, variable payments. Variable
payments are typically operating costs associated with the underlying asset and are recognized when the event, activity, or
circumstance in the lease agreement on which those payments are assessed occurs. Our leases do not contain residual value
guarantees.
The Company has elected to combine lease and non-lease components as a single component and not to recognize leases on the
balance sheet with an initial term of one year or less.
The interest rate implicit in lease contracts is typically not readily determinable, and as such the Company utilizes the
incremental borrowing rate to calculate lease liabilities, which is the rate incurred to borrow on a collateralized basis over a
similar term an amount equal to the lease payments in a similar economic environment.
The components of lease cost for the twelve months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 are as follows (in thousands):
Twelve Months Ended
March 31, 2022
Twelve Months Ended
March 31, 2021
Operating lease cost $
Short-term lease cost
Variable lease cost
Total lease cost
$
2,102 $
603
722
3,427 $
2,134
316
760
3,210
Amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for leases where we are the lessee as of the years ended March 31, 2022
and 2021 were as follows (in thousands):
Operating leases
Operating lease ROU assets
Operating lease liabilities
March 31, 2022
March 31, 2021
$
$
7,354
8,177
$
$
7,757
8,445
Weighted-average remaining lease term
Operating leases
13 years, 5 months
13 years, 9 months
Weighted-average discount rate
Operating leases
4.33 %
4.37 %
Maturities of lease liabilities under non-cancellable leases where we are the lessee as of the year ended March 31, 2022 are as
follows (in thousands):
2023 $
2024
2025
2026
2027
Total undiscounted lease payments
Thereafter
Less: Interest
Less: Discount
Total lease liabilities $
Operating Leases
1,736
1,375
1,119
870
704
5,300
11,104
(2,446)
(481)
8,177
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14.
FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS
Borrowings of the Company and its subsidiaries are summarized below at March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021, respectively.
On April 13, 2020, the Company entered into a loan with MBT in a principal amount of $8.2 million pursuant to a PPP Loan
under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”). As of March 31, 2022, the Company's PPP
Loan was fully forgiven by the SBA. As such, the Company accounted for its then outstanding principal and accrued interest as
a gain on extinguishment in accordance with ASC 470.
As mentioned in Note 2, on February 10, 2022, the Company acquired GdW, a Dutch holding company in the business of
providing global aviation data and information. The acquisition was completed through a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
Company, Air T Acquisition 22.1, a Minnesota limited liability company, through its Dutch subsidiary, Shanwick, and was
funded with cash, investment by executive management of the underlying business, and loans as described below. As part of the
transaction, Shanwick obtained a EUR 4.0 million loan package from ING Bank ("ING") to further fund this transaction. The
ING loan package includes a EUR 3.0 million term loan (translated into $3.3 million Term Loan A - ING below) which carries
an interest rate of 3.5% and a maturity date of February 1, 2027, and a EUR 1.0 million term loan (translated into $1.1 million
Term Loan B - ING below) which carries an interest rate of 4% and a maturity date of May 1, 2027. The ING loan is non-
recourse to the Company and Subsidiary and is secured by the shares of GdW.
The Company secured the funds necessary to fund its portion of the GdW acquisition consideration on February 8, 2022
through (i) a new secured loan from Bridgewater Bank ("Bridgewater"), a Minnesota banking corporation and (ii) cash. The
loan is in the principal amount of $5.0 million and bears a fixed interest rate of 4.00%. The loan provides for monthly payments
of accrued interest and annual principal payments of $0.5 million each for years 2023 through 2027, and matures on February 8,
2027 at which time the entire unpaid balance will be due and payable in full. In addition, the loan agreement contains
affirmative and negative covenants. The loan is secured by a first lien on all of the assets of the Subsidiary, a pledge of
$5.0 million 8.0% TruPs, and a personal guaranty of the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Nicholas
Swenson.
The following table provides certain information about the current financing arrangements of the Company's and its subsidiaries
as of March 31, 2022 and 2021:
(In Thousands)
Air T Debt
March 31,
2022
March 31,
2021
Maturity
Date
Interest Rate
Unused
commitments
Revolver - MBT
$
10,969 $
—
8/31/2023
Greater of 2.50% or
Prime - 1.00%
$
6,031
Term Note A - MBT
Term Note B - MBT
8,542
3,014
6,750
3,375
8/31/2031
8/31/2031
Term Note D - MBT
1,405
1,472
1/1/2028
3.42%
3.42%
1-month LIBOR +
2.00%
Greater of LIBOR +
1.50% or 2.50%
8.00%
1.00%
2,316
25,567
—
51,813
4,706
6/25/2025
6/7/2049
14,289
8,215 12/24/20221
38,807
Term Note E - MBT
Debt - Trust Preferred Securities
PPP Loan
Total
AirCo 1 Debt
Term Loan - Park State Bank ("PSB")
Total
Jet Yard Debt
Term Loan - MBT
Total
Contrail Debt
Revolver - ONB
6,393
6,393
1,943
1,943
6,200
12/11/2025
6,200
3-month LIBOR +
3.00%
8/31/2031
4.14%
—
—
3,843
—
9/5/2023
Term Loan G - ONB
44,918
43,598
11/24/2025
Term Loan H - ONB
Total
8,698
57,459
—
8/18/2023
43,598
21,157
1-month LIBOR +
3.45%
1-month LIBOR +
3.00%
Wall Street Journal
(WSJ) Prime Rate +
0.75%
Delphax Solutions Debt
Canadian Emergency Business Account
Loan
Total
Wolfe Lake Debt
Term Loan - Bridgewater
Total
Air T Acquisition 22.1
Term Loan - Bridgewater
Term Loan A - ING
Term Loan B - ING
Total
Total Debt
32
32
9,837
9,837
5,000
3,341
1,114
9,455
12/31/2025
5.00%
12/2/2031
3.65%
2/8/2027
2/1/2027
5/1/2027
4.00%
3.50%
4.00%
32
32
—
—
—
—
—
—
136,932
88,637
Less: Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs
(1,124)
(1,141)
Total Debt, net
$ 135,808 $
87,496
1 The PPP loan was fully forgiven by the SBA in September 2021.
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Fiscal 2022's weighted average interest rate on short term borrowings outstanding was 3.90% . The weighted average interest
rate on short term borrowings outstanding as of March 31, 2021 was 0.00%, due to the fact that all short-term borrowings
outstanding as of March 31, 2021 have zero balances.
The Air T revolving credit facility and the Contrail revolving credit facility contain affirmative and negative covenants,
including covenants that restrict the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to, among other things, incur or guarantee
indebtedness, incur liens, dispose of assets, engage in mergers and consolidations, make acquisitions or other investments,
make changes in the nature of its business, and engage in transactions with affiliates.
The obligations of Contrail under the Contrail Credit Agreement with ONB are secured by a first-priority security interest in
substantially all of the assets of Contrail. The obligations of Contrail under the Contrail Credit Agreement are also guaranteed
by the Company, up to a maximum of $1.6 million, plus costs of collection. The Company is not liable for any other assets or
liabilities of Contrail and there are no cross-default provisions with respect to Contrail’s debt in any of the Company’s debt
agreements with MBT.
At March 31, 2022, our contractual financing obligations, including payments due by period, are as follows (in thousands):
Fiscal year ended
Amount
2023 $
2024
2025
2026
2027
Thereafter
Less: Unamortized Debt Issuance Costs
6,482
29,854
10,242
41,459
5,354
43,541
136,932
(1,124)
$
135,808
The Company assumes various financial obligations and commitments in the normal course of its operations and financing
activities. Financial obligations are considered to represent known future cash payments that the Company is required to make
under existing contractual arrangements such as debt and lease agreements.
Fair Value of Debts - As of March 31, 2022 and 2021, the carrying amounts reported in the consolidated balance sheets for the
Company’s debt instruments approximate the fair values. Estimated fair values are determined by comparing current borrowing
rates and risk spreads offered in the market (Level 2 fair value measures) or quoted market prices (Level 1 fair value measures),
when available, to the stated interest rates and spreads on the Company’s debts.
Interest Expense, net - The components of net interest expense during the years ended March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021
are as follows (in thousands):
Contractual interest
$
4,808 $
4,352
March 31,
2022
March 31,
2021
Amortization of deferred financing costs
Interest income
Total
367
(227)
288
(16)
$
4,948 $
4,624
Other - On June 10, 2019, the Company completed a transaction with all holders of the Company’s Common Stock to receive a
special, pro-rata distribution of the securities enumerated below:
•
•
A dividend of one additional share for every two shares already held (a 50% stock dividend, or the equivalent
of a 3-for-2 stock split). See Note 23.
The Company issued and distributed to existing common shareholders, via a non-cash transaction from
equity, an aggregate of 1.6 million trust preferred capital security shares (aggregate $4.0 million stated value)
and an aggregate of 8.4 million warrants (representing warrants to purchase $21.0 million in stated value of
TruPs).
On January 14, 2020, Air T effected a one-for-ten reverse split of its TruPs. As a result of the reverse split, the stated value of
the TruPs currently is $25.00 per share. Further, each Warrant conferred upon its holder the right to purchase one-tenth of a
share of TruPs for $2.40, representing a 4% discount to the new stated value of $2.50 for one-tenth of a share. As of March 31,
2022, approximately 5.3 million Warrants were exercised. The remaining 3.1 million Warrants were not exercised and expired
on August 30, 2021.
During fiscal 2022, the Company received $8.5 million in gross proceeds from the sale of TruPs through a S-3 Registration
Statement filed by the Company. The TruPs were sold and issued under the S-3 “shelf” Registration Statement base prospectus
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 10, 2021 and declared effective by the SEC on March 19, 2021,
and under an At the Market Offering Agreement and a First Amendment to the At the Market Offering Agreement filed with
the SEC on May 14, 2021 and November 19, 2021, respectively, and prospectus supplements filed with the SEC on May 14,
2021 and November 19, 2021, respectively.
The amount outstanding on the Company's Debt - Trust Preferred Securities is $25.6 million as of March 31, 2022.
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15.
RELATED PARTY MATTERS
Contrail Aviation Support, LLC leases its corporate and operating facilities at Verona, Wisconsin from Cohen Kuhn Properties,
LLC, a limited liability company whose membership interests are owned by Mr. Joseph Kuhn, Contrail's Chief Executive
Officer and Mrs. Miriam Cohen-Kuhn, Contrail's Chief Financial Officer, equally. The facility consists of approximately
21,000 square feet of warehouse and office space. The Company paid aggregate rental payments of approximately $0.2 million
to Cohen Kuhn Properties, LLC pursuant to such lease during the period from April 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022. This lease
expires on July 17, 2026. The lease agreement provides that the Company shall be responsible for maintenance of the leased
facilities and for utilities, taxes and insurance. The Company believes that the terms of such leases are no less favorable to the
Company than would be available from an independent third party.
Gary S. Kohler, a director of the Company, entered into an employment agreement with Blue Clay Capital Management, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, in the Corporate and other segment, to serve as its Chief Investment Officer in return
for an annual salary of $50.0 thousand plus variable compensation based on the management and incentive fees to be paid to the
subsidiary by certain of these investment funds and eligibility to participate in discretionary annual bonuses.
Nick Swenson, CEO of the Company, is also the majority shareholder of CCI. As of March 31, 2022, Mr. Swenson owned
66.9% of ownership interests in CCI. Under the VIE model, Mr. Swenson is the primary beneficiary of CCI due to the high
extent of his ownership relative to other shareholders of CCI, and the lack of shared power between Mr. Swenson and the
Company ("the related party group") to direct the activities of CCI that most significantly impact CCI’s economic performance.
As mentioned in Note 14, Air T Acquisition 22.1's term loan with Bridgewater is secured by a first lien on all of the assets of
the Subsidiary, a pledge of $5.0 million 8.0% TruPs, and a personal guaranty of the Company’s Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer Nicholas Swenson.
In November 2021, Air T engaged Thomas Funds Americas, LLC ("TFA") to perform certain investment consultation services
for the Company. Manit Rye, an employee of Air T, is the managing member of TFA. As of March 31, 2022, the Company has
paid approximately $0.2 million to TFA to compensate for services rendered.
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16.
EMPLOYEE AND NON-EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS
Air T, Inc. maintains two stock option plans for the benefit of certain eligible employees and directors. The first Air T stock
option plan is the 2012 Stock Option Plan. The second Air T stock option plan is the 2020 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan.
In addition, Delphax maintains a number of stock option plans. Compensation expense is recognized over the requisite service
period for stock options which are expected to vest based on their grant-date fair values. The Company uses the Black-Scholes
option pricing model to value stock options granted under the Air T, Inc. plans and the Delphax plans. The key assumptions for
this valuation method include the expected term of the option, stock price volatility, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield.
Many of these assumptions are judgmental and highly sensitive in the determination of compensation expense.
Air T's 2012 Stock Option Plan
No options were granted under Air T, Inc.’s 2012 Stock Option Plan during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
No stock-based compensation expense with respect to this plan was recognized for the year ended March 31, 2022 and 2021,
respectively. At March 31, 2022, there was no unrecognized compensation expense related to the Air T's 2012 stock options.
Option activity during the fiscal years ended March 31, 2021 and 2022 is summarized below:
Outstanding at March 31, 2020
11,250 $
6.61
3.07 $
66,388
Weighted
Average
Exercise Price
Per Share
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Life (Years)
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value
Shares
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
Repurchased
Outstanding at March 31, 2021
Granted
Exercised
Forfeited
Repurchased
Outstanding at March 31, 2022
Exercisable at March 31, 2022
—
—
—
—
11,250
—
—
—
—
11,250
11,250 $
—
—
—
—
6.61
—
—
—
—
6.61
6.61
2.07
193,063
1.07
1.07 $
182,000
182,000
Air T's 2020 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan
On December 29, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors unanimously approved the 2020 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan
(the "Plan"), which was subsequently approved by the Company's stockholders at the August 18, 2021 Annual Meeting of
Stockholders. The total number of shares authorized under the Plan is 420,000. Among other instruments, the Plan permits the
Company to grant stock option awards. Through March 31, 2022, options to purchase up to 326,000 shares have been granted
under the Plan. Vesting of options is based on the grantee meeting specified service conditions. Furthermore, the number of
vested options that a grantee is able to exercise, if any, is based on the Company’s stock price as of the vesting dates specified
in the respective option grant agreements. The Company uses the Black-Scholes option pricing model to value stock options
granted under the Air T's 2020 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan. We determined that the fair value of the Plan is $1.3 million.
The key assumptions used in the Plan's Black-Scholes option pricing model are as follows:
Risk-free interest rate
Expected dividend yield
Expected term
Expected volatility
0.94 %
—
10 years
44.29 %
We do not anticipate significant forfeitures and elected to account for forfeitures as they occur. As of March 31, 2022, total
compensation cost recognized under the Plan was $0.4 million. The unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested
awards is $0.9 million, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 9.25 years.
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17.
REVENUE RECOGNITION
Performance Obligations
Substantially all of the Company’s non-lease revenue is derived from contracts with an initial expected duration of one year or
less. As a result, the Company has applied the practical expedient to exclude consideration of significant financing components
from the determination of transaction price, to expense costs incurred to obtain a contract, and to not disclose the value of
unsatisfied performance obligations.
The following is a description of the Company’s performance obligations as of March 31, 2022:
Type of Revenue Nature, Timing of Satisfaction of Performance Obligations, and Significant Payment Terms
Product Sales
The Company generates revenue from sales of various distinct products such as parts, aircraft equipment,
printing equipment, jet engines, airframes, and scrap metal to its customers. A performance obligation is
created when the Company accepts an order from a customer to provide a specified product. Each product
ordered by a customer represents a performance obligation.
The Company recognizes revenue when obligations under the terms of the contract are satisfied; generally,
this occurs at a point-in-time upon shipment or when control is transferred to the customer. Transaction
prices are based on contracted terms, which are at fixed amounts based on standalone selling prices. While
the majority of the Company's contracts do not have variable consideration, for the limited number of
contracts that do, the Company records revenue based on the standalone selling price less an estimate of
variable consideration (such as rebates, discounts or prompt payment discounts). The Company estimates
these amounts based on the expected incentive amount to be provided to customers and reduces revenue
accordingly. Performance obligations are short-term in nature and customers are typically billed upon
transfer of control. The Company records all shipping and handling fees billed to customers as revenue.
The terms and conditions of the customer purchase orders or contracts are dictated by either the Company’s
standard terms and conditions or by a master service agreement or by the contract.
Support Services The Company provides a variety of support services such as aircraft maintenance, printer maintenance, and
short-term repair services to its customers. Additionally, the Company operates certain aircraft routes on
behalf of FedEx. A performance obligation is created when the Company agrees to provide a particular
service to a customer. For each service, the Company recognizes revenues over time as the customer
simultaneously receives the benefits provided by the Company's performance. This revenue recognition can
vary from when the Company has a right to invoice to the output or input method depending on the
structure of the contract and management’s analysis.
For repair-type services, the Company records revenue over-time based on an input method of costs
incurred to total estimated costs. The Company believes this is appropriate as the Company is performing
labor hours and installing parts to enhance an asset that the customer controls. The vast majority of repair-
services are short term in nature and are typically billed upon completion of the service.
Some of the Company’s contracts contain a promise to stand ready as the Company is obligated to perform
certain maintenance or administrative services. For most of these contracts, the Company applies the 'as
invoiced' practical expedient as the Company has a right to consideration from the customer in an amount
that corresponds directly with the value of the entity's performance completed to date. A small number of
contracts are accounted for as a series and recognized equal to the amount of consideration the Company is
entitled to less an estimate of variable consideration (typically rebates). These services are typically
ongoing and are generally billed on a monthly basis.
In addition to the above type of revenues, the Company also has Leasing Revenue, which is in scope under Topic 842 (Leases)
and out of scope under Topic 606 and Other Revenues (Freight, Management Fees, etc.) which are immaterial for disclosure
under Topic 606. In the current fiscal year, the Company also generated revenue from the sale of assets on lease or held for
lease.
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The following table summarizes disaggregated revenues by type (in thousands):
Year Ended
March 31, 2022
Year Ended
March 31, 2021
Product Sales
Air Cargo
Ground equipment sales
Commercial jet engines and parts
Corporate and other
Support Services
Air Cargo
Ground equipment sales
Commercial jet engines and parts
Corporate and other
Leasing Revenue
Air Cargo
Ground equipment sales
Commercial jet engines and parts
Corporate and other
Other
Air Cargo
Ground equipment sales
Commercial jet engines and parts
Corporate and other
$
23,011
$
40,676
49,356
285
51,344
518
7,049
1,167
—
383
1,156
571
54
662
128
717
19,892
59,794
40,066
327
46,330
291
4,743
132
—
149
1,730
136
29
445
254
803
Total
$
177,077
$
175,121
See Note 21 for the Company's disaggregated revenues by geographic region and Note 22 for the Company’s disaggregated
revenues by segment. These notes disaggregate revenue recognized from contracts with customers into categories that depict
how the nature, amount, timing, and uncertainty of revenue and cash flows are affected by economic factors.
Contract Balances and Costs
Contract liabilities relate to deferred revenue and advanced customer deposits with respect to product sales. The following table
presents outstanding contract liabilities as of April 1, 2021 and March 31, 2022 and the amount of contract liabilities that were
recognized as revenue during the year ended March 31, 2022 (in thousands):
Outstanding Contract Liabilities
Outstanding Contract Liabilities
Recognized as Revenue
As of March 31, 2022
As of April 1, 2021
$
For the Year ended March 31, 2022
4,727
1,358
$
(1,183)
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18.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
The Company has a 401(k) defined contribution plan covering domestic employees and an 1165(e) defined contribution plan
covering Puerto Rico based employees (“Plans”). All employees of the Company are immediately eligible to participate in the
Plans. The Company’s contribution to the Plans for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 was approximately $0.6 million
and $0.5 million, respectively, and was recorded in the consolidated statements of income (loss).
The Company, in each of the past three years, has paid a discretionary profit sharing bonus in which all employees have
participated. Profit sharing expense in fiscal 2022 and 2021 was approximately $2.0 million and $1.5 million, respectively, and
was recorded in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of income (loss).
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19.
INCOME TAXES
Income tax expense (benefit) attributable to (loss) income from continuing operations consists of (in thousands):
Current:
Federal
State
Foreign
$
Total current
Deferred:
Federal
State
Total deferred
Year Ended March 31,
2021
2022
1,358 $
44
134
1,536
(507)
140
(367)
(3,330)
130
39
(3,161)
91
(317)
(226)
Total
$
1,169 $
(3,387)
Income tax expense attributable to income (loss) from continuing operations differed from the amounts computed by applying
the U.S. Federal income tax rate of 21% to pretax income (loss) from continuing operations as follows (in thousands):
Expected Federal income tax expense (benefit) U.S.
statutory rate
State income taxes, net of federal benefit
Permanent Items
Micro-captive insurance benefit
Change in valuation allowance
Income attributable to minority interest - Contrail
Write-off Delphax Tech SAS
PPP Loan Forgiveness
NOL Carryback - Rate Differential
Other differences, net
Income tax expense (benefit)
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2021
$
2,813
21.0 % $
177
(165)
(233)
(2,251)
(174)
2,225
(1,650)
—
427
1,169
$
1.3 %
-1.2 %
-1.8 %
-16.8 %
-1.3 %
16.6 %
-12.3 %
0.0 %
3.2 %
8.7 % $
(2,472)
(271)
—
(217)
621
247
—
—
(1,468)
173
(3,387)
21.0 %
2.3 %
1.8 %
-5.3 %
-2.1 %
0.0 %
0.0 %
12.5 %
-1.4 %
28.8 %
The Company did not record any liabilities for uncertain tax positions for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2022 and March 31,
2021.
The Company has state gross operating losses of $3.9 million at March 31, 2022. These net operating losses will begin to expire
in tax year 2031. The Company has foreign tax credits of $0.3 million that will begin to expire in tax year 2027.
DSI and Delphax (collectively known as the “Delphax entities”) are not included in Air T’s consolidated tax return. During the
year ended March 31, 2022, DSI and Delphax accounted for $0.2 million and $(2.2) million, respectively, of fiscal year 2022's
valuation allowance effect. During the year ended March 31, 2021, each entity, respectively, accounted for $0.3 million and
$(0.1) million of the fiscal year 2021's valuation allowance effect. Impairment on investments and changes in unrealized losses
related to available-for-sale securities and foreign tax credits accounted for the valuation allowance effect for each year.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities were comprised of the following (in thousands):
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2022
2021
Net operating loss & attribute carryforwards
$
3,794 $
Unrealized losses on investments
Investment in foreign subsidiaries
Inventory reserve
Accrued vacation
Foreign tax credit
Accounts and notes receivable
Interest rate swaps
Investment in partnerships
Lease liabilities
Other deferred tax assets
Bargain purchase gain
Property and equipment
Right-of-use assets
Capital gain deferment
GdW intangible assets
Other deferred tax liabilities
1,669
—
682
327
263
235
138
671
1,691
286
9,756
(447)
(1,532)
(1,511)
(1,696)
(2,572)
(36)
(7,794)
Total deferred tax assets
Total deferred tax liabilities
4,094
1,504
1,331
489
339
535
221
149
821
1,999
258
11,740
(470)
(1,184)
(1,838)
(1,782)
—
(35)
(5,309)
Net deferred tax asset $
1,962 $
6,431
Less valuation allowance
(4,774)
(7,026)
Net deferred tax liability $
(2,812) $
(595)
Delphax entities
Effective on November 24, 2015, Air T, Inc. purchased interests in Dephax. With an equity investment level by the Company
of approximately 67%, Delphax is required to continue filing a separate United States corporate tax return. Furthermore,
Delphax historically had foreign subsidiaries located in France, Canada and the United Kingdom; all of which file(d) tax returns
in those jurisdictions. With few exceptions, Delphax, is no longer subject to examinations by income tax authorities for tax
years before 2016.
Delphax maintains a September 30 fiscal year end and DSI maintains a March 31 fiscal year end. The returns for the fiscal
years ended September 30, 2021 and March 31, 2022 have not yet been filed. Included in the deferred tax balances above and
related to the Delphax entities are estimated foreign, U.S. federal and U.S. state loss carryforwards of $4.3 million, $8.4 million
and $2.2 million, respectively. The net operating losses expire in varying amounts beginning in the tax year 2027.
The provisions of ASC 740 require an assessment of both positive and negative evidence when determining whether it is more-
likely-than-not that deferred tax assets will be recovered. In accounting for the Delphax entities' tax attributes, the Company has
established a full valuation allowance of $3.1 million at March 31, 2022, and $5.0 million at March 31, 2021. The cumulative
tax losses incurred by the Delphax entities in recent years was the primary basis for the Company’s determination that a full
valuation allowance should be established against the Delphax entities’ net deferred tax assets.
The Company continues to assert that it will permanently reinvest any foreign earnings of DSI in a foreign country and will not
repatriate those earnings back to the U.S. As a result of its permanent reinvestment assertion, the Company has not recorded
deferred taxes related to DSI under the indefinite exception.
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20.
QUARTERLY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except per share data)
2022
Operating Revenues
Operating Income (Loss), net of tax
Less: Income attributable to non-controlling interests
Income (Loss) attributable to Air T, Inc. Stockholders
Basic Income (Loss) per share
Diluted Income (Loss) per share
Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of income (loss) per share
2021
Operating Revenues
(Loss) Income from continuing operations, net of tax
Less: Loss attributable to non-controlling interests
(Loss) Income from continuing operations attributable to Air T, Inc. Stockholders
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax
Basic (Loss) Income per share from continuing operations
Basic Income (Loss) per share from discontinued operations
Basic (Loss) Income per share
Diluted (Loss) Income per share from continuing operations
Diluted Income (Loss) per share from discontinued operations
Diluted (Loss) Income per share
Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of income (loss) per share from
continuing operations
Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of income (loss) per share from
discontinued operations
Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of income (loss) per share
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
$
70
First
Quarter
Second
Quarter
Third
Quarter
Fourth
Quarter
$
36,968 $
43,238 $
45,433 $
327
(38)
289
0.10 $
0.10 $
—
8,003
(448)
7,555
(1,189)
(73)
(1,262)
2.62 $
2.60 $
—
(0.44) $
(0.44) $
11
36,970
(956)
115
(841)
—
35,604
(3,357)
433
(2,924)
4
55,819
1,763
335
2,098
—
(0.29) $
— $
(0.29) $
(1.01) $
— $
(1.01) $
(0.29) $
(1.01) $
— $
— $
(0.29) $
(1.01) $
5
—
5
5
—
5
0.73 $
— $
0.73 $
0.73 $
— $
0.73 $
—
—
—
51,438
5,086
(740)
4,346
1.51
1.51
—
46,728
(5,844)
230
(5,614)
—
(1.96)
—
(1.96)
(1.96)
—
(1.96)
8
—
8
21.
GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Total tangible long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation, located in the United States, the Company's country of
domicile, and similar tangible long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation, held outside the United States are summarized
in the following table as of March 31, 2022 and March 31, 2021 (in thousands):
March 31,
2022
March 31,
2021
United States
Foreign
Total tangible long-lived assets, net $
$
34,067 $
1,654
35,721 $
8,632
2,018
10,650
The Company’s tangible long-lived assets, net of accumulated depreciation, held outside of the United States represent
primarily engines on lease or held for lease at March 31, 2022. The net book value located within each individual country at
March 31, 2022 is listed below (in thousands):
Country
Macau
Other
Total tangible long-lived assets, net
March 31,
2022
March 31,
2021
$
$
1,351 $
303
1,654 $
1,896
122
2,018
Total revenue, located in the United States, and outside the United States is summarized in the following table as of March 31,
2022 and March 31, 2021 (in thousands):
United States
Foreign
Total revenue
March 31,
2022
March 31,
2021
$
$
142,898 $
34,179
177,077 $
147,010
28,111
175,121
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22.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
The Company has four reportable segments: overnight air cargo, ground equipment sales, commercial jet engine and parts and
corporate and other. We have presented prior periods based on the current presentation. Segment data is summarized as follows
(in thousands):
(In Thousands)
Operating Revenues:
Overnight Air Cargo:
Domestic
International
Total Overnight Air Cargo
Ground Equipment Sales:
Domestic
International
Total Ground Equipment Sales
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts:
Domestic
International
Total Commercial Jet Engines and Parts
Corporate and Other:
Domestic
International
Total Corporate and Other
Total
Operating Income (Loss):
Overnight Air Cargo
Ground Equipment Sales
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts
Corporate and Other
Total
Capital Expenditures:
Overnight Air Cargo
Ground Equipment Sales
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts
Corporate and Other
Total
Depreciation and Amortization:
Overnight Air Cargo
Ground Equipment Sales
Commercial Jet Engines and Parts
Corporate and Other
Total
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2021
$
65,441 $
66,251
8,968
74,409
35,089
7,150
42,239
40,798
16,891
57,689
1,571
1,169
2,740
177,077
—
66,251
51,558
9,121
60,679
28,235
18,558
46,793
967
431
1,398
175,121
2,794
3,220
3,619
(878)
8,755
2,178
8,948
(10,882)
(9,419)
(9,175)
148
156
1,204
50
1,558
58
234
965
603
$
1,860 $
74
124
5,774
33
6,005
66
184
2,438
419
3,107
The table below provides a reconciliation of operating income (loss) to Adjusted EBITDA by reportable segment for the fiscal
year ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 (in thousands):
Operating income (loss) from continuing
operations
Depreciation and amortization (excluding leased
engines depreciation)
Asset impairment, restructuring or impairment
charges
Loss on sale of property and equipment
Security issuance expenses
Adjusted EBITDA
—
2,854
$
$
—
3,455
$
—
5,200
$
252
(103) $
Fiscal year 2022
Overnight
Air Cargo
Ground
Equipment
Sales
Commercial
Jet Engines
and Parts
Corporate
and Other
Total
$
2,794
$
3,220
$
3,619
$
(878) $
8,755
58
—
2
234
—
1
694
885
2
603
(80)
—
1,589
805
5
252
11,406
Fiscal year 2021
Overnight
Air Cargo
Ground
Equipment
Sales
Commercial
Jet Engines
and Parts
Corporate
and Other
Total
$
2,178
$
8,948
$
(10,882) $
(9,419) $ (9,175)
184
—
—
—
9,132
562
6,405
(18)
419
187
4
1,231
6,592
(10)
—
(3,933) $
32
32
(8,777) $ (1,330)
$
Operating income (loss) from continuing
operations
Depreciation and amortization (excluding
leased engines depreciation)
Asset impairment, restructuring or impairment
charges
Loss (gain) on sale of property and equipment
66
—
4
Security issuance expenses
Adjusted EBITDA
—
2,248
$
$
72
23.
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic earnings per share has been calculated by dividing net income (loss) attributable to Air T, Inc. stockholders by the
weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. For purposes of calculating diluted earnings per
share, shares issuable under stock options were considered potential common shares and were included in the weighted average
common shares unless they were anti-dilutive.
The computation of earnings per common share is as follows (in thousands, except per share data):
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
Net (income) loss from continuing operations attributable to non-controlling
interests
Net income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to Air T, Inc.
Stockholders
Income (loss) from continuing operations per share:
Basic
Diluted
Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of income (loss) per share
from continuing operations
Gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of tax
Gain from discontinued operations attributable to Air T, Inc. stockholders
Income from discontinued operations per share:
Basic
Diluted
Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of income per share from
discontinued operations
Income (loss) per share:
Basic
Diluted
$
$
$
$
$
$
Year Ended March 31,
2022
2021
$
12,227 $
(8,394)
(1,299)
1,113
10,928
(7,281)
3.79 $
3.78 $
(2.53)
(2.53)
—
—
—
— $
— $
—
3.79 $
3.78 $
6
4
4
—
—
—
(2.53)
(2.53)
6
2,882
2,882
Antidilutive shares excluded from computation of income (loss) per share
—
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
Basic
Diluted
24.
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
2,880
2,888
Contrail entered into an Operating Agreement in connection with the acquisition of Contrail providing for the governance of
and the terms of membership interests in Contrail and including put and call options with the Seller of Contrail. The Contrail
Put/Call Option permits the Seller to require Contrail to purchase all of the Seller’s equity membership interests in Contrail
commencing on the fifth anniversary of the acquisition, which was on July 18, 2021. The Company has presented this
redeemable non-controlling interest in Contrail between the liabilities and equity sections of the accompanying consolidated
balance sheets. In addition, the Company has elected to recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur
and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Contrail
RNCI is a Level 3 fair value measurement that is valued at $7.2 million as of March 31, 2022. The change in the redemption
value compared to March 31, 2021 is an increase of $0.6 million. The increase was driven by $0.3 million of contributions
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made from the non-controlling interest and $0.8 million of net income attributable to the non-controlling interest, offset by $0.5
million of the net change in fair value. As of the date of this filing, neither the Seller nor Air T has indicated an intent to
exercise the put and call options. If either side were to exercise the option, the Company anticipates that the price would
approximate the fair value of the Contrail RNCI, as determined on the transaction date. The Company currently expects that it
would fund any required payment from cash provided by operations.
On May 5, 2021, the Company formed an aircraft asset management business called CAM, and an aircraft capital joint venture
called CJVII. The new venture focuses on acquiring commercial aircraft and jet engines for leasing, trading and disassembly.
CJVII targets investments in current generation narrow-body aircraft and engines, building on Contrail’s origination and asset
management expertise. CAM serves two separate and distinct functions: 1) to direct the sourcing, acquisition and management
of aircraft assets owned by CJVII, and 2) to directly invest into CJVII alongside other institutional investment partners. CAM
has an initial commitment to CJVII of approximately $53.0 million, which is comprised of an $8.0 million initial commitment
from the Company and an approximately $45.0 million initial commitment from MRC. As of March 31, 2022, CAM's
remaining capital commitments are approximately $2.0 million from the Company and $22.0 million from MRC. In connection
with the formation of CAM, MRC has a fixed price put option of $1 million to sell its common equity in CAM to Air T at each
of the first 3 anniversary dates. At the later of (a) 5 years after execution of the agreement and (b) distributions to MRC per the
waterfall equal to their capital contributions, Air T has a call option and MRC has a put option on the MRC common interests in
CAM. If either party exercises the option, the exercise price will be fair market value if Air T pays in cash at closing or 112.5%
of fair market value if Air T opts to pay in three equal annual installments after exercise. As of March 31, 2022, Air T recorded
MRC's $1.0 million put option within "Other non-current liabilities" on our consolidated balance sheets. We also reflected it
within on our consolidated statements of equity as "Put option issued to co-investor in CAM".
In February 2022, in connection with the Company's acquisition of GdW, a consolidated subsidiary of Shanwick, the Company
entered into a shareholder agreement with the 30% non-controlling interest owners of Shanwick, providing for the governance
of and the terms of membership interests in Shanwick. The shareholder agreement includes the Shanwick Put/Call Option with
regard to the 30% non-controlling interest. The non-controlling interest holders are the executive management of the underlying
business. The Shanwick Put/Call Option grants the Company an option to purchase the 30% interest at the call option price that
equals to the average EBIT over the 3 Financial Years prior to the exercise of the Call Option multiplied by 8. In addition, the
Shanwick Put/Call Option also grants the non-controlling interest owners an option to require Air T to purchase from them their
respective ownership interests at the Put Option price, that is equal to the average EBIT over the 3 Financial Years prior to the
exercise of the Put Option multiplied by 7.5. The Call Option and the Put Option may be exercised at any time from the fifth
anniversary of the shareholder agreement and then only at the end of each fiscal year of Air T.
The Company has presented this redeemable non-controlling interest in Shanwick between the liabilities and equity sections of
the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets. In addition, the Company has elected to recognize changes in the
redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the instrument to equal the estimated redemption
value at the end of each reporting period. As the Shanwick RNCI will be redeemed at established multiples of EBIT, it is
considered redeemable at other than fair value. Changes in its estimated redemption value are recorded on our consolidated
statements of operations within non-controlling interests. The Shanwick RNCI's estimated redemption value is at $3.6 million
as of March 31, 2022, which was comprised of the following (in thousands):
Shanwick's Redeemable Non-
Controlling
Interest
Beginning Balance as of April 1, 2021
Contribution from non-controlling members
Distribution to non-controlling members
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
Redemption value adjustments
Ending Balance as of March 31, 2022
$
$
—
3,226
—
10
348
3,584
25.
SHARES REPURCHASE
On May 14, 2014, the Company announced that its Board of Directors had authorized a program to repurchase up to 750,000
(retrospectively adjusted to 1,125,000 after the stock split on June 10, 2019) shares of the Company’s common stock from time
to time on the open market or in privately negotiated transactions, in compliance with SEC Rule 10b-18, over an indefinite
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period. During the year ended March 31, 2022, the Company repurchased 15,435 shares at an aggregate cost of $0.4 million, in
which all were recorded as treasury shares. The Company has a total of 156,327 treasury shares as of March 31, 2022.
26.
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Sale of CF34-3B engines
On May 3, 2022, wholly-owned subsidiary AirCo1 completed an agreement to sell two CF34-3B engine leases to an outside
party. Previous to the sale, the engines were leased by AirCo1 to an unrelated third party and the leases were included in the
transaction. Total proceeds for the transaction were $3.9 million.
Amendment No.1 to Third Amended And Restated Credit Agreement with MBT and Overline Note
On June 9, 2022, the Company, Jet Yard and MBT entered into Amendment No. 1 to Third Amended and Restated Credit
Agreement (“Amendment”) and a related Overline Note (“Overline Note”) in the original principal amount of $5.0 million. The
Amendment and Note memorialize an increase to the amount that may be drawn by the Company on the MBT revolving credit
agreement from $17.0 million to $22.0 million. The total amount of borrowings under the facility as revised is now the
Company’s calculated borrowing base or $22.0 million. The borrowing base calculation methodology remains unchanged.
The interest rate on borrowings under the facility that are less than $17 million remains at the greater of 2.50% or Prime minus
1%. The interest rate applicable to borrowings under the facility that exceed $17.0 million is the greater of 2.50% or Prime plus
0.5%. The commitment fee on unused borrowings below $17.0 million remains at 0.11%. The commitment fee on unused
borrowings above $17.0 million is 0.20%. The Amendment also includes an additional covenant to the credit agreement,
namely the requirement that the Company provide inventory appraisals for AirCo, AirCo Services and Worthington to MBT
twice a year.
The Overline loan and commitment mature on the earlier of March 31, 2023 or the date on which the Company receives all
funds from the Company’s ERC application (estimated at approximately $9.1 million) filed on or about January 24, 2022 plus
the full receipt of the Company’s carryback tax refund for the year (estimated at approximately $2.6 million) filed on or about
August 19, 2021. Both were applied for under different components of the CARES Act. It is not possible to estimate when, or
if, these funds may be received.
Each of the Company subsidiaries that has guaranteed the MBT revolving facility executed a guaranty acknowledgment in
which they agreed to guaranty the Overline Loan and acknowledged, among other things, that the Overline Loan would not
impair the lenders rights under the previously executed guaranty or security agreement.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls
Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, referred to collectively herein as the Certifying Officers, are
responsible for establishing and maintaining our disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information
relating to the Company required to be disclosed in the reports that the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s rules and forms, including ensuring that such information is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s
management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions
regarding required disclosure. The Certifying Officers have reviewed and evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 240.13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934) as of March 31, 2022. Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of
March 31, 2022, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective. In addition, we believe that the consolidated
financial statements in this annual report fairly present, in all material respects, the Company’s consolidated financial condition
as of March 31, 2022, and consolidated results of its operations and cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S.
GAAP.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
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Internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act, is a
process designed by, or under the supervision of, the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, or
persons performing similar functions, and effected by the Company's board of directors, management and other personnel, to
provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The Company's management, with the
participation of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for establishing and
maintaining policies and procedures designed to maintain the adequacy of the Company's internal control over financial
reporting, including those policies and procedures that:
(1) Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and
dispositions of the assets of the Company;
(2) Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements
in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are
being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the Company; and
(3) Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition
of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
The Company's management has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of
March 31, 2022 based on the criteria established in a report entitled Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013), issued by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on our assessment and those criteria, the
Company's management has concluded that the Company's internal control over financial reporting was effective at the
reasonable assurance level as of March 31, 2022.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also,
projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate
because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with the evaluation required by
paragraph (d) of Exchange Act Rules 13a-15 or 15d-15 that occurred during fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2022 that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Item 9B. Other Information.
(a) Other Information
Not Applicable.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not Applicable.
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
The information contained under the headings “Proposal 1 - Election of Directors,” “Executive Officers,” “ Committees of the
Board of Directors,” and “Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports” in our Proxy Statement to be filed within 120 days of our fiscal
year end, is incorporated herein by reference.
Audit Committee Report
The Audit Committee reviews the Company’s financial reporting process on behalf of the Board of Directors. Management has
the primary responsibility for the financial statements and the reporting process.
In this context, the Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed with management and the independent registered public
accounting firm the audited financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2022. The Audit Committee has
discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the matters required to be discussed by Auditing Standard No.
1301, Communications with Audit Committee, as adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and currently
in effect. In addition, the Audit Committee discussed with the independent registered public accounting firm the written
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disclosures and letter required by Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Ethics and Independence Rule 3526,
Communication with Audit Committees Concerning Independence, regarding the independent registered public accounting
firm’s communication with the Audit Committee concerning independence and discussed with them their independence from
the Company and its management. The Audit Committee also has considered whether the independent registered public
accounting firm’s provision of non-audit services to the Company is compatible with their independence.
Based on the reviews and discussions referred to above, the Audit Committee recommended to the Board of Directors that the
audited financial statements be included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2022 for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
June 28, 2022
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Travis Swenson, Chair
Peter McClung
Ray Cabillot
Code of Ethics
The Company has adopted a code of ethics applicable to its executive officers and other employees. A copy of the code of
ethics is available on the Company’s internet website at http://www.airt.net. The Company intends to post waivers of and
amendments to its code of ethics applicable to its principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting
officer or controller or persons performing similar functions on its Internet website.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information contained under the heading “Executive Compensation,” “Base Salary,” “Incentive and Bonus Compensation,”
“Retirement and Other Benefits,” “Executive Compensation Tables,” “Employment Agreement and Retirement Savings Plan”
and “Director Compensation” in our Proxy Statement to be filed within 120 days of our fiscal year end, is incorporated herein
by reference..
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information contained under the heading “Certain Beneficial Owners of Common Stock,” “Director and Executive Officer
Stock Ownership,” in our Proxy Statement to be filed within 120 days of our fiscal year end, is incorporated herein by
reference.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides information as of March 31, 2022, regarding shares outstanding and available for issuance under
Air T, Inc.’s existing equity compensation plans.
Number of
securities
to be issued upon
exercise of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
Weighted-average
exercise price of
outstanding
options,
warrants and
rights
Number of
securities
remaining
available
for future issuance
under equity
compensation
plans
(excluding
securities
listed in first
column)
11,250 $
326,000
—
337,250 $
6.61
N/A
—
6.61
—
94,000
—
94,000
Plan Category
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders:
Air T 2012 Stock Option Plan
Air T 2020 Omnibus Stock Option Plan
Equity compensation plans not approved by security
holders:
Total
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and Director Independence.
The information contained under the heading “Director Independence” and “Certain Transactions” in our Proxy Statement to be
filed within 120 days of our fiscal year end, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
Information about aggregate fees billed to us by our principal accountant, Deloitte & Touche LLP (PCAOB ID No. 34) will be
presented under the caption “Audit Committee Pre-approval of Auditor Engagements” and “Audit Fees” in our Proxy Statement
to be filed within 120 days of our fiscal year end, is incorporated herein by reference.
PART IV
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Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
1.
Financial Statements
a. The following are incorporated herein by reference in Item 8 of Part II of this report:
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm – Deloitte & Touche LLP
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the years ended March 31,
2022 and 2021.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended March 31, 2022 and 2021.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
2.
Exhibits
No.
3.1
3.2
4.1
Description
Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated October 30, 2001, Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of
Incorporation dated September 25, 2008, Certificate of Designation dated March 26, 2012, and Certificate of
Designation dated December 15, 2014, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2014 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated November 21, 2012 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Air T, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s
Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1/A dated January 22, 2019 (Registration Number 333-228485)
4.2
Description of Registered Securities
10.1
10.2
10.3
10.4
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
Premises and Facilities Lease dated November 16, 1995 between Global TransPark Foundation, Inc. and Mountain
Air Cargo, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-Q/A to the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 1995 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Second Amendment to Premises and Facilities Lease dated as of October 15, 2015 between Global TransPark
Foundation, Inc. and Mountain Air Cargo, Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Air T, Inc. 2005 Equity Incentive Plan, incorporated by reference to Annex C to the Company’s proxy statement on
Schedule 14A for its annual meeting of stockholders on September 28, 2005, filed with the SEC on August 12, 2005
(Commission File No. 001-35476)*
Form of Air T, Inc. Director Stock Option Agreement (2005 Equity Incentive Plan), incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2006
(Commission File No. 001-35476)*
Employment Agreement dated as of March 26, 2014 between the Company and Nicholas J. Swenson, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 26, 2014 (Commission File
No. 001-35476)*
Promissory Note and Business Loan Agreement executed as of September 14, 2018 between Contrail Aviation
Support, LLC and Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC as Borrower and Old National Bank as the Lender, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 20, 2018
(Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Air T, Inc. Term Note A in the principal amount of $10,000,000 to Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 18, 2017 (Commission
File No. 001-35476)
Amended and Restated Term Note A of Air T, Inc. in the principal amount of $9,000,000 in favor of Minnesota
Bank & Trust dated August 31, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated August 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
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10.9
10.10
10.11
10.12
10.13
10.14
10.15
10.16
10.17
10.18
10.19
10.20
10.21
10.22
10.23
10.24
Form of Air T, Inc. Term Note B in the principal amount of $5,000,000 to Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 18, 2017 (Commission
File No. 001-35476)
Amended and Restated Term Note B of Air T, Inc. in the principal amount of $3,166,666.52 in favor of Minnesota
Bank & Trust dated August 31, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated August 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Air T, Inc. Term Note D in the principal amount of $1,680,000 to Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 20, 2018 (Commission File
No. 001-35476)
Form of Credit Agreement between Air T, Inc. and Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 18, 2017 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Amendment No. 1 to Credit Agreement between Air T, Inc. and Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 20, 2018 (Commission File
No. 001-35476)
Form of Amendment No. 2 to Credit Agreement between Air T, Inc. and Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30,
2018 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement between Air T, Inc. and Minnesota Bank & Trust dated as of August
31, 2021, without exhibits or schedules, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K dated August 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Air T, Inc. Revolving Credit Note in the principal amount of $10,000,000 to Minnesota Bank & Trust dated
December 21, 2017, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
December 18, 2017 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Note in the principal amount of $17,000,000 to Minnesota Bank
& Trust dated March 28, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K dated April 4, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Air T, Inc. Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Note in the principal amount of $13,000,000 to
Minnesota Bank & Trust dated November 12, 2018, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2018 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Amended and Restated Security Agreement in favor of Minnesota Bank & Trust dated March 28, 2019,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 4, 2019
(Commission File No. 001-35476)
Amended and Restated Security Agreement by and amount Air T, Inc., the guarantors listed and Minnesota Bank &
Trust dated August 31, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-
K dated August 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Amended and Restated Guaranty in favor of Minnesota Bank & Trust dated March 28, 2019, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 4, 2019 (Commission File
No. 001-35476)
Amended and Restated Guaranty of various Air T subsidiaries in favor of Minnesota Bank & Trust dated August 31,
2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 31,
2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Amended and Restated Security Agreement in favor of Minnesota Bank & Trust dated April 3, 2019,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 9, 2019
(Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Subordination Agreement among AirCo 1, LLC, Air T, Inc. and Minnesota Bank & Trust dated April 3,
2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 9, 2019
(Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.25
Agreement as to Expenses dated as of June 10, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 13, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
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10.26
10.27
10.28
10.29
10.30
10.31
10.32
10.33
10.34
10.35
Form of Capital Securities Certificate of Air T Funding, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 13, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Capital Securities Guarantee dated as of June 10, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 13, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Amendment to Capital Securities Guarantee Agreement, effective as of March 31, 2021, dated as of March 31, 2021,
by and between Air T, Inc. and Delaware Trust Company incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 31, 2021 (Commission File Nos. 001-35476 and 001-38928)
Indenture for the Debentures dated as of June 10, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 13, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Supplemental Indenture dated as of March 3, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 3, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Debenture dated as of June 10, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated June 13, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Common Securities Certificate of Air T Funding issued to Air T, Inc. dated as of June 10, 2019, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.7 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 13, 2019 (Commission File No.
001-35476)
Form of Warrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June
13, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Interim Trust Agreement, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 of the Company’s Registration Statement on
Form S-1 dated November 20, 2018 (Registration Number 333-228485)
Second Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated as of June 23, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.31 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 25, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.36
Certificate of Interim Trust dated September 28, 2018, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.14 of the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated November 20, 2018 (Registration Number 333-228485)
10.37 Warrant Agency Agreement dated as of June 10, 2019, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.11 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 13, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.38
Employment Agreement between Air T, Inc. and Brian Ochocki dated June 12, 2019, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 18, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.39 Master Loan Agreement, dated June 24, 2019 by and between Contrail Aviation Support, LLC, Contrail Aviation
Leasing, LLC and Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.40
10.41
Air T, Inc. Continuing Guaranty in favor of Old National Bank, dated June 24, 2019, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019
(Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC Continuing Guaranty in favor of Old National Bank, dated June 24, 2019,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
10.42
Supplement #3 to Master Loan Agreement, dated June 24, 2019 by and between Contrail Aviation Support, LLC,
Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC and Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
10.43
Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC First Amended and Restated Promissory Note
Term Note B in the principal amount of $18,000,000.00 to Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.9 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 (Commission File
No. 001-35476)**
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10.44
10.45
10.46
Supplement #4 to Master Loan Agreement, dated August 16, 2019 by and between Contrail Aviation Support, LLC,
Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC and Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 (Commission File No.
001-35476)**
Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC Term Note C in the principal amount of
$13,000,594.00 to Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Trustee Aircraft Security Agreement, dated August 16, 2019 by and between Wells Fargo Trust Company, National
Association, Contrail Aviation Support, LLC, Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC, and Old National Bank, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30,
2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
10.47
Beneficial Interest Pledge Agreement, dated August 16, 2019 by and between Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC, and
Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the period ended September 30, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
10.48
10.49
10.50
10.51
10.52
10.53
10.54
10.55
10.56
10.57
Form of Declaration of Trust (MSN 29922), dated June 26, 2019 by and between Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC,
Wilmington Trust SP Services (Dublin) Limited, and Contrail Aviation Support, LLC, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.18 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019
(Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Supplement #5 to Master Loan Agreement, dated October 30, 2019 by and between Contrail Aviation Support, LLC,
Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC and Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 (Commission File No.
001-35476)**
Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC Term Note D in the principal amount of
$7,553,165.00 to Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Company’s Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Trustee Aircraft Security Agreement, dated October 30, 2019 by and between Wilmington Trust SP Services
(Dublin) Limited, Contrail Aviation Support, LLC, Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC, and Old National Bank,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended
September 30, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Beneficial Interest Pledge Agreement, dated October 30, 2019 by and between Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC and
Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the period ended September 30, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Third Trust Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated July 26, 2019 by and between Sapphire Finance I
Holding Designated Activity Company and Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit
10.35 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 (Commission File
No. 001-35476)**
Amendment Number Five to Aircraft Lease Agreement, dated June 20, 2019 by and between Wells Fargo Trust
Company, National Association and Sun Country, Inc. d/b/a Sun Country Airlines, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.37 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019
(Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated September 24, 2019 by and between Air T,
Inc. and Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.38 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Form of Master Short-Term Engine Lease Agreement, IATA Document No. 5016-01, dated October 2012,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 9, 2019
(Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Purchase Agreement, dated December 13, 2019 by and between Wilmington Trust Services (Dublin) Limited and
KG Aircraft Rotables Co., Ltd., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K dated December 19, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
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10.58
10.59
10.60
10.61
10.62
10.63
10.64
10.65
10.66
10.67
10.68
10.69
10.70
10.71
10.72
Deed of Lease Novation, dated December 20, 2019 by and between Leasing Ireland DAC, CRO No. 662616, MAM
Seldon Aviation 2 Designated Activity Company, and SmartLynx Airlines Estonia Oü, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 26, 2019 (Commission File No.
001-35476)**
Form of Supplement #6 to Master Loan Agreement, dated December 19, 2019 by and between Contrail Aviation
Support, LLC, Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC, Contrail Aviation Leasing Ireland DAC, CRO No. 662616 and Old
National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
December 26, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Form of Contrail Aviation Support, LLC, Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC, and Contrail Aviation Leasing Ireland
DAC, CRO No. 662616 Term Note E in the principal amount of $6,894,790.00 to Old National Bank, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 26, 2019 (Commission
File No. 001-35476)**
Form of Aircraft Security Agreement, dated December 19, 2019 by and between Contrail Aviation Support, LLC,
Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC, Contrail Aviation Leasing Ireland DAC, CRO No. 662616, and Old National Bank,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 26, 2019
(Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Form of Air T, Inc. Amendment to Continuing Guaranty in favor of Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.8 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 26, 2019 (Commission File No.
001-35476)**
Form of Indemnity and Guaranty Agreement, dated December 19, 2019 by and between Contrail Aviation Support,
LLC and Contrail Aviation Leasing Ireland DAC, CRO No. 662616, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 of the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 26, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Form of Amendment No. 2 to Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated December 31, 2019 by and between
Air T, Inc. and Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report
on Form 8-K dated January 7, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Form of Collateral Account Agreement, dated December 31, 2019, by and between Air T OZ 1, LLC and Minnesota
Bank & Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 7, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Form of Collateral Account Agreement, dated December 31, 2019, by and between Air T OZ 2, LLC and Minnesota
Bank & Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 7, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Form of Collateral Account Agreement, dated December 31, 2019, by and between Air T OZ 3, LLC and Minnesota
Bank & Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 7, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)**
Form of Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC Term Note E, dated December 19,
2019, in the principal amount of $6,894,790 to Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.47 to the
Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2019 (Commission File No.
001-35476)
Form of First Amendment to Supplement #2 to Master Loan Agreement, dated June 24, 2019 by and between
Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 24, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Second Amendment to Supplement #2 to Master Loan Agreement, dated January 24, 2020 by and between
Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated June 24, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Second Amended and Restated Promissory Note Revolving Note, dated January 24, 2020 in the principal
amount of $40,000,000 to Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated June 24, 2019 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Third Amended and Restated Promissory Note Revolving Note of Contrail Aviation Support, LLC to Old National
Bank dated September 2, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K dated September 2, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
83
10.73
10.74
10.75
10.76
10.77
10.78
10.79
10.80
10.81
10.82
10.83
10.84
10.85
10.86
10.87
10.88
Form of Supplement #7 to Master Loan Agreement, dated February 3, 2020 by and between Contrail Aviation
Support, LLC, Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC and Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 3, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC Term Note F, dated February 3, 2020
in the principal amount of $8,500,000 to Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 3, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Aircraft Assets Security Agreement, dated February 3, 2020 by and between Contrail Aviation Support,
LLC, Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC and Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 3, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Amendment No. 1 to Loan Agreement, dated February 25, 2020 by and between AirCo 1, LLC and
Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated February 25, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Air T, Inc. Promissory Note, in the principal amount of $8,215,000 in favor of Minnesota Bank & Trust,
dated April 10, 2020, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
April 10, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of June 26, 2020, by and between Air T, Inc.,
and Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.99 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form
10-K dated June 26, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Term Note E, in the principal amount of $9,463,000, dated as of June 26, 2020, by and between Air T, Inc., and
Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.100 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-
K dated June 26, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Amended and Restated Term Note E of Air T, Inc. in the principal amount of $3,655,819.22 in favor of Minnesota
Bank & Trust dated August 31, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated August 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Agreement, in the principal amount of $17,000,000, dated as of June 26,
2020, by and between Air T, Inc., and Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.101 to the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 26, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Note of Air T, Inc. to Minnesota Bank & Trust in the amount of
$17,000,000 dated August 31, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated August 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
“Jet Yard Collateral Account Agreements” dated as of June 26, 2020, by and between Jet Yard, LLC, and Minnesota
Bank & Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.102 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated
June 26, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Amended and Restated Collateral Account Agreement between Jet Yard, LLD and Minnesota Bank & Trust dated
August 31, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
August 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
“Ambry Hill Collateral Account Agreements” dated as of June 26, 2020, by and between Jet Yard, LLC, and
Minnesota Bank & Trust, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.103 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-
K dated June 26, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Amended and Restated Collateral Account Agreement between Ambry Hill Technologies, LLC and Minnesota Bank
& Trust dated August 31, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated August 31, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Form of Third Amendment to Supplement #2 to Master Loan Agreement with Exhibit A, dated September 25, 2020
by and between Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and Old National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 30, 2020) (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Fourth Amendment to Supplement #2 to Master Loan Agreement between Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and Old
National Bank effective September 2, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated September 2, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
84
10.89
10.90
10.91
10.92
10.93
10.94
10.95
10.96
10.97
10.98
10.99
Supplement #8 to Master Loan Agreement dated November 24, 2020 between Borrowers Contrail Aviation Support,
LLC and Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC and Lender Old National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1
to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 2020) (Commission File No. 001-35476)
$43,598,000 Promissory Note – Term Note G of Contrail Aviation Support, LLC and Contrail Aviation Leasing,
LLC in favor of Old National Bank dated November 24, 2020. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the
Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 2020) (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Commercial Security Agreement of Contrail Aviation Support, LLC dated November 24, 2020, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 2020 (Commission
File No. 001-35476)
Commercial Security Agreement of Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC dated November 24, 2020., incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 2020 (Commission
File No. 001-35476)
First Amendment to Master Loan Agreement, dated November 24, 2020 between Contrail Aviation Support, LLC,
Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC and Old National Bank, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Term Loan Agreement for Mail Street Priority Loan Facility by and between Park State Bank and AirCo 1, LLC
dated as of December 11, 2020, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form
8-K dated December 23, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
$6,200,000 Main Street Priority Loan Facility Term of AirCo 1, LLC in favor of Park State Bank dated December
11, 2020, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December
23, 2020) (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Security Agreement of AirCo 1, LLC dated as of December 11, 2020, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to
the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 23, 2020) (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Pledge Agreement by and between AirCo, LLC and Park State Bank dated as of December 11, 2020, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 23, 2020 (Commission
File No. 001-35476)
At the Market Offering Agreement dated as of May 14, 2021, by and among the Air T, Inc., Air T Funding and
Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated May 14, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
First Amendment to At the Market Offering Agreement, dated November 18, 2021, by and between Air T, Inc., Air
T Funding and Ascendiant Capital Markets, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 18, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.100 Form of Contrail Asset Management, LLC Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement dated
May 5, 2021, by and among the Members listed therein, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s
Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 5, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)*
10.101 Form of Engine Purchase Agreement, dated December 23, 2020, by and between Equipment Lease Finance
Corporation and Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated March 26, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)*
10.102 Form of Assignment, Assumption and Amendment Agreement dated March 30, 2021, by and among Engine Lease
Finance Corporation, Companhia de Transportes Aereos Air Macau, SARL, and Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 26, 2021
(Commission File No. 001-35476)*
10.103 Air T, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan , incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 to the Company’s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated February 12, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)*
10.104 Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement under 2020 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated February 12,
2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)*
10.105 Form of Air T, Inc. Promissory Note, in the principal amount of $8,215,000 in favor of Minnesota Bank & Trust,
dated April 10, 2020, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
dated August 14, 2020 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
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10.106 Aircraft dry lease and services agreement between FedEx and CSA Air, Inc. dated June 1, 2021, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10.97 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 25, 2021 (Commission File
No. 001-35476)
10.107 Aircraft dry lease and services agreement between FedEx and Mountain Air Cargo, Inc. dated June 1, 2021,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.98 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 25, 2021
(Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.108
Joinder to Security Agreement between Minnesota Bank & Trust and Air'Zona Aircraft Services, Inc. dated June 23,
2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.99 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 25,
2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.109
Joinder to Guaranty of Air'Zona Aircraft Services, Inc. in favor of Minnesota Bank & Trust dated June 23, 2021,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.100 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 25, 2021
(Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.110
Joinder to Security Agreement between Minnesota Bank & Trust and Jet Yard Solutions, LLC dated June 23, 2021,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.101 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 25, 2021
(Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.111
Joinder to Guaranty of Jet Yard Solutions, LLC in favor of Minnesota Bank & Trust dated June 23, 2021,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.102 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated June 25, 2021
(Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.112
Jet Yard Term Note in the principal amount of $2,000,000 in favor of Minnesota Bank & Trust dated August 31,
2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 31,
2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.113 Guaranty of Jet Yard, LLC in favor of Minnesota Bank & Trust dated August 31, 2021, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 31, 2021 (Commission File No.
001-35476)
Guaranty of Air T, Inc. in favor of Minnesota Bank & Trust dated August 31, 2021, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.9 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 31, 2021 (Commission File No.
001-35476)
Cooperation Agreement by and among Insignia Systems, Inc., Nicholas J. Swenson, Air T, Inc., Groveland Capital
LLC; AO Partners I, L.P.; AO Partners, LLC and Glenhurst Co., dated October 11, 2021, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 11, 2021 (Commission File No.
001-35476)
Real Estate Purchase Agreement between Air T, Inc. and WLPC East, LLC dated October 11, 2021, without
exhibits, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated October 14,
2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
Opinion of Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5.1 to the Company's Current Report
on Form 8-K dated November 19, 2021 (Commission file No. 001-35476).
Promissory Note with Bridgewater Bank dated December 2, 2021 in the principal amount of $9,900,000,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 2, 2021
(Commission File No. 001-35476)
Combination Mortgage, Security Agreement, Assignment of Leases and Rents and Fixture Financing Statement with
Bridgewater Bank dated December 2, 2021, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated December 2, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. 2002 Master Agreement dated as of December 28, 2021
between Old National Bank and Contrail Aviation Support, LLC & Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC., incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 7, 2022 (Commission File
No. 001-35476)
10.114
10.115
10.116
10.117
10.118
10.119
10.120
10.121 Schedule to the 2002 Master Agreement dated as of December 28, 2021 between Old National Bank and Contrail
Aviation Support, LLC & Contrail Aviation Leasing, LLC, including Swap Transaction Confirmation dated January
7, 2022, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 7,
2022 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.122 Form of Engine Sale Agreement between Finnair Aircraft Finance Oy and Contrail Aviation Support, LLC dated
January 19, 2022.*, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
January 19, 2022 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
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10.123 Form of Agreement for the Sale and Purchase of Shares in the share capital of GdW Beheer B.V. Between Mr G. de
Wit (as the Seller), Decision Company B.V. and Ubi Concordia B.V. (as the Warrantors) And Shanwick B.V. (as the
Purchaser) dated February 10, 2022, without exhibits or schedules (English Translation), incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 8, 2022 (Commission File No.
001-35476)
10.124 Form of Loan Agreement between Air T Acquisition 22.1, LLC and Bridgewater Bank dated February 8, 2022,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 8, 2022
(Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.125 Form of Air T Acquisition 22.1, LLC $5,000,000 Promissory Note to Bridgewater Bank dated February 8, 2022,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 8, 2022
(Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.126 Supplement #9 to Master Loan Agreement dated June 24, 2019 by and between CAS and Old National Bank dated
February 18, 2022, without exhibits, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on
Form 8-K dated February 15, 2022 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.127 Promissory Note Term Note H in the principal amount of $14,875,000 from CAS to Old National Bank dated
February 18, 2022, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated
February 15, 2022 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.128 Form of Security Agreement from CAS to Old National Bank dated February 18, 2022, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 15, 2022 (Commission File No.
001-35476)
10.129 Air T, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan**, incorporated by reference to the Company's Definitive Proxy
Statement as Appendix A on Form DEF 14A dated July 19, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.130 Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement under 2020 Omnibus Stock and Incentive Plan**,
incorporated by reference to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement as Appendix B on Form DEF 14A dated
July 19, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.131 The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated August 12, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.132 The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated November 12, 2021 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
10.133 The Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q dated February 14, 2022 (Commission File No. 001-35476)
21.1
23.1
31.1
31.2
32.1
32.2
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List of subsidiaries of the Company (filed herewith)
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP (filed herewith)
Section 302 Certification of Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith)
Section 302 Certification of Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith)
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer (filed herewith)
Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer (filed herewith)
The following financial information from the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2022,
formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss)
and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (ii) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders Equity, and (v) the Notes to the Consolidated Financial
Statements (filed herewith).
* Management compensatory plan or arrangement required to be filed as an exhibit to this report.
** Certain information has been omitted from this exhibit pursuant to the request for confidential treatment submitted
to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The omitted information has been separately filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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Item 16. Form 10-K Summary
We have chosen not to include an optional summary of the information required by this Form 10-K. For a reference to the
information in this Form 10-K, investors should refer to the Table of Contents to this Form 10-K.
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
authorized.
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SIGNATURES
AIR T, INC.
/s/ Nick Swenson
Nick Swenson, Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/ Brian Ochocki
Brian Ochocki, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Raymond Cabillot
Raymond Cabillot, Director
/s/ William R. Foudray
William R. Foudray, Director
/s/ Gary S. Kohler
Gary S. Kohler, Director
/ s/ Peter McClung
Peter McClung, Director
/s/ Travis Swenson
Travis Swenson, Director
Date: June 28, 2022
Date: June 28, 2022
Date: June 28, 2022
Date: June 28, 2022
Date: June 28, 2022
Date: June 28, 2022
Date: June 28, 2022
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