Industrial Services of America, Inc.
Annual Report 2015

Plain-text annual report

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2015 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 0-20979 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Exact Name of Registrant as specified in its Charter) Florida (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 59-0712746 (IRS Employer Identification No.) 7100 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky _____________ 40213 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (502) 368-1661 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Common Stock, $0.0033 par value NASDAQ Capital Market (Title of class) (Name of exchange on which registered) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None. 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 1 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (Section 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes No Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer Non-accelerated filer Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes No The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates based on the closing price per share of $3.93 for shares of the registrant’s common stock as reported by the Nasdaq Capital Market as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter was $24,459,868. Solely for the purposes of this calculation, shares held by directors, executive officers and 10% owners of the registrant have been excluded. Such exclusion should not be deemed a determination or an admission by the registrant that such individuals are, in fact, affiliates of the registrant. Number of shares of Common Stock, $0.0033 par value, outstanding as of the close of business on March 23, 2016: 8,018,932. ____________________________________________ DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement for the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference into Item 10 through Item 14 of Part III of this report. 2 Page 4 10 13 14 14 15 16 17 26 26 26 27 28 29 29 29 29 29 30 31 32 Table of Contents Part I Business Item 1. Item 1A. Risk Factors Item 2. Item 3. Item 4. Properties Legal Proceedings Mine Safety Disclosures Part II Market for ISA's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Selected Financial Data Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Item 5. Item 6. Item 7. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data Item 8. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure Item 9A. Controls and Procedures Item 9B. Other Information Part III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance Item 11. Item 12. Item 13. Item 14. Executive Compensation Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence Principal Accountant Fees and Services Part IV Item 15. Exhibits and Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules Signatures Index to Exhibits 3 PART I Item 1. Business. General Industrial Services of America, Inc. (herein “ISA,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” “our,” or other similar terms) is a Louisville, Kentucky-based company that buys, processes and markets ferrous and non-ferrous metals and other recyclable commodities and buys, dismantles and sells used auto parts. Prior to December 4, 2015, we were also a provider of waste services through our Waste Services Segment. Our only remaining segment is our Recycling Segment. The Recycling Segment collects, purchases, processes and sells ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal to steel mini-mills, integrated steel makers, foundries and refineries. We purchase ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal primarily from industrial and commercial generators of steel, iron, aluminum, copper, stainless steel and other metals as well as from scrap dealers and retail customers who deliver these materials directly to our facilities. We process scrap metal through our sorting, cutting, baling, and until May 2015, our shredding operations. Our non-ferrous scrap recycling operations consist primarily of collecting, sorting and processing various grades of copper, aluminum, stainless steel and brass. Our used automobile yard primarily purchases automobiles so that retail customers can locate and remove used parts for purchase. On December 4, 2015, the Company sold substantially all assets of its Waste Services Segment. The Waste Services Segment provided waste management services including contract negotiations with service providers, centralized billing, invoice auditing and centralized dispatching. This segment also rented, leased, sold and serviced waste handling and recycling equipment, such as trash compactors and balers, to end-use customers. The Waste Services Segment has been classified as discontinued operations in this Form 10-K in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 205-20-55. Results of discontinued operations are excluded from the consolidated financial information for all periods presented, unless otherwise noted. See Note 15 - Discontinued Operations in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Our core business is focused on the recycling industry. We intend to achieve steady growth at an acceptable profit, adding to our net worth and providing positive returns for our stockholders. We intend to increase efficiencies and productivity in our core business while remaining alert for possible acquisitions, strategic partnerships, mergers and joint-ventures that would improve our results of operations. On March 2, 2016, we announced that the Company has formed a special committee of independent board members to participate in the evaluation of growth and strategic options. Additional financial information about our segments can be found in Part II, Item 8, Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-K. Available Information We make available, free of charge, through our website www.isa-inc.com, our annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after we have electronically filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We also make available on our website our Board of Directors, committee charters, our Business Ethics Policy and Code of Conduct and our Code of Ethics for the CEO, CFO and senior financial officers. Please note that our Internet address is included in this annual report on Form 10-K as an inactive textual reference only. Information contained on our website www.isa-inc.com is not incorporated by reference into this annual report on Form 10-K and should not be considered a part of this report. Our Response to 2015 Commodity Markets and Liquidity Conditions During 2015, our average selling price decreased by 49.4% and 24.9% for ferrous and nonferrous material, respectively, compared to 2014. Due to these deteriorating metal commodity market conditions during 2015, ISA took significant steps to improve liquidity and pay down debt. These steps are described below. On February 27, 2015, the Company closed on the sale of its Seymour, Indiana property. During 2014, ISA made the decision to move its Seymour, Indiana facility from a company-owned property to a leased property. In conjunction with this decision, the Company signed an agreement to sell its Seymour facility in 2014. This property was classified as property available for sale on the December 31, 2014 consolidated balance sheet in the amount of $398.0 thousand and was held within the Recycling 4 Segment. Also, in conjunction with this decision, the Company signed a lease, effective December 1, 2014, to lease a facility in the Seymour area. See Note 4 - Lease Commitments and Note 10 - Related Party Transactions in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further lease information. Proceeds were used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. On April 30, 2015, LK Property Investments, LLC (LK Property), an entity principally owned by Daniel M. Rifkin, CEO of MetalX LLC (a related party), a scrap metal recycling company headquartered in Waterloo, Indiana, and the principal owner of Recycling Capital Partners, LLC (a related party) purchased a 4.4 acre parcel of real estate located at 6709 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY from ISA Real Estate LLC., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company for a purchase price of $1.0 million. The Company realized a loss of $102.0 thousand from this sale. Also on April 30, 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement with LK Property for a portion of the 4.4 acre parcel. See Note 4 - Lease Commitments in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further lease details. Proceeds were used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. On May 13, 2015, the Company announced the warm idle of the Company’s auto shredder. This action was in response to market conditions, primarily related to ferrous price volatility and lower ferrous volumes. Management will continue to monitor and analyze market conditions and to review the Company’s long-term options for its shredder and related downstream processing operation. The costs of idling were recognized in the 2015 financial statements. As a result of the continued operating losses from the shredder operations, management reviewed the carrying cost of the shredder, including the downstream processing system. The Company recognized an asset impairment charge of approximately $636.6 thousand related to the shredder’s downstream processing system. This charge is recorded in 2015 as an impairment charge on property and equipment within the cost of goods section in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. As of the date of this report, the shredder remains idled. Working capital, which would otherwise have been utilized in operating the shredder, was used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. On May 18, 2015, ISA Real Estate LLC agreed to sell to SG&D Ventures, LLC, an entity owned by shareholders of Algar, Inc. ("Algar"), including Sean Garber, the Company’s Vice Chairman of the Board and President, and the President of Algar, an approximately 1-acre parcel of non-essential real estate, located at 7017 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY, for an aggregate purchase price equal to independent third-party appraisal amount of $350.0 thousand. The purchase consideration consisted of $300.0 thousand in cash from the purchaser and a credit of $50.0 thousand against bonus compensation previously accrued but not paid to Algar as described in Note 10 - Related Party Transactions in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. This transaction closed on May 19, 2015. The gain on sale of this asset was $1.1 thousand. Proceeds were used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. On November 6, 2015, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Forbearance Agreement”) by and among the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ("Wells Fargo"). The Forbearance Agreement amended the Credit Agreement to reduce the Maximum Revolver Amount from $15 million to $5 million. The Forbearance Agreement also amended the Credit Agreement Maturity Date to March 15, 2016 from June 13, 2019. The Forbearance Agreement increased the interest rate on the outstanding indebtedness by approximately 100 basis points. Pursuant to the terms of the Forbearance Agreement, Wells Fargo agreed that it would forbear, until the Forbearance Termination Date (as defined below), from exercising certain rights and remedies with respect to or arising out of the existence and continuation of certain stipulated events of default under the Credit Agreement between the loan parties and Wells Fargo (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated January 15, 2015, the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated January 22, 2015, and the Forbearance Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”). Under the Forbearance Agreement, the Forbearance Termination Date was the earlier to occur of (i) Wells Fargo’s election following the failure of the Loan Parties to satisfy any of the Forbearance Conditions, and (ii) March 15, 2016. On December 4, 2015, the Company and WESSCO, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ISA ("WESSCO"), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Asset Purchase Agreement") with Compactor Rentals of America, LLC ("Compactor Rentals") pursuant to which the Company sold its “Waste Services Segment,” consisting of substantially all of the assets used in (i) the Company’s commercial, retail and industrial waste and recycling management services business which the Company operated under the name “Computerized Waste Systems” or “CWS,” and (ii) the Company’s equipment sales, rental and maintenance business for the commercial and industrial waste and recycling industry which the Company operated under the name “Waste Equipment Sales and Service Company." 5 The Company received cash consideration at closing of $7.5 million, less $150,000 retained by Compactor Rentals, which will be released to the Company or retained by Compactor Rentals in connection with any working capital adjustment. Compactor Rentals assumed certain liabilities relating to the Waste Services Segment, including but not limited to, current liabilities, warranty liabilities, and post-closing liabilities incurred in connection with transferred contracts. The sale included substantially all of the assets of the Waste Services Segment including, but not limited to, current assets, accounts receivable, tangible personal property, certain leases, inventory, intellectual property, rights under transferred contracts, rights of action and all associated goodwill and other intangible assets associated with the transferred assets. The Asset Purchase Agreement contains a restrictive covenant under which the Company is prohibited from competing with the Waste Services Segment for five years following the closing. In connection with the closing of the transaction, the Company entered into a transition services agreement with Compactor Rentals, pursuant to which the Company will provide certain services to Compactor Rentals for up to six months following the closing. The Company used the proceeds from the transaction to pay transaction expenses, to repay in full the Company’s outstanding indebtedness with Bank of Kentucky, Inc. ("KY Bank"), and to repay in full ISA’s term loan from Wells Fargo. The Company also used the proceeds to pay all outstanding amounts on ISA’s $5.0 million revolving line of credit with Wells Fargo which remained available following the closing. As of December 31, 2015, the revolving line of credit had an amount outstanding of approximately $19.7 thousand. On February 29, 2016, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the "2016 Loan") with MidCap Business Credit, LLC ("MidCap"). The 2016 Loan is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company. Proceeds from this loan were used to pay transaction expenses and to pay off and close the remaining balance on the Wells Fargo revolving line of credit. See Note 3 - Long Term Debt and Notes Payable To Bank in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details. Following the MidCap transaction, the Company believes its liquidity is sufficient to meet projected needs for at least one year. ISA Recycling Operating Division Our Recycling Segment sells processed ferrous and non-ferrous scrap material, including stainless steel, to end-users such as steel mini-mills, integrated steel makers and foundries and refineries. We purchase ferrous and non-ferrous scrap material primarily from industrial and commercial generators of steel, iron, aluminum, copper, stainless steel and other metals as well as from other scrap dealers who deliver these materials directly to our facilities. We process these materials by sorting, cutting and/or baling. Prior to May 2015, we also shredded material. We also operate the ISA Pick.Pull.Save used automobile parts yard, which is considered a product line within the Recycling Segment. We purchase automobiles for the yard through auctions, automobile purchase programs with various suppliers and general scrap purchases. Retail customers locate and remove used parts for purchase from automobiles within the yard. Fuel, Freon, tires and certain core automobile parts are also sold to various resellers for additional revenue. All automobiles are sold as scrap metal after a specified time period in the yard. Ferrous Operations Ferrous Scrap Purchasing - We purchase ferrous scrap from two primary sources: (i) industrial and commercial generators of steel and iron; and (ii) scrap dealers, peddlers, and other generators and collectors who sell us steel and iron scrap, known as obsolete scrap. Market demand and the composition, quality, size and weight of the materials are the primary factors that determine prices paid to these material providers. Ferrous Scrap Processing - We prepare ferrous scrap material for resale through a variety of methods including sorting, cutting, and baling. Prior to May 2015, we also shredded material. We produce a number of differently sized, shaped and graded products depending upon customer specifications and market demand. 6 • Sorting - After purchasing ferrous scrap material, we inspect it to determine how we should process it to maximize profitability. In some instances, we may sort scrap material and sell it without further processing. We separate scrap material for further processing according to its size, composition and grade by using conveyor systems, front-end loaders, crane-mounted electromagnets and claw-like grapples. • Cutting - Pieces of over-sized ferrous scrap material, such as obsolete steel girders and used pipe, which are too large for other processing, are cut with hand torches. • Baling - We process light-gauge ferrous materials such as clips, sheet iron and by-products from industrial and commercial processes, such as stampings, clippings and excess trimmings, by baling these materials into large, uniform blocks. We use cranes and conveyors to feed the material into a hydraulic press, which compresses the material into uniform blocks. • Shredding - In May 2015, we warm idled our shredder. Prior to this date, we shredded large pieces of ferrous scrap material, such as automobiles and major appliances, in our shredder by hammer mill action into pieces of a workable size that pass through magnetic separators to separate metal from synthetic foam, fabric, rubber, stone, dirt, etc. The metal we recovered from the shredding process was sold directly to customers or reused in some other metal blend. The residue by-product is usually referred to as “automobile shredder residue” (ASR) or “shredder fluff”. We disposed of the non-metal components, which can reduce the volume of the scrap as much as 25.0%, in a landfill. Ferrous Scrap Sales - We sell processed ferrous scrap material to end-users such as steel mini-mills, integrated steel makers and foundries, and brokers who aggregate materials for other large users. Most customers purchase processed ferrous scrap material through negotiated spot sales contracts, which establish the quantity purchased for the month and the pricing. The price we charge for ferrous scrap materials depends upon market supply and demand, as well as quality and grade of the scrap material. We deliver scrap ourselves or use third party carriers via truck, rail car, and/or barge. Some customers choose to send their own delivery trucks. These trucks are weighed and loaded at one of our sites based on the sales order. Auto Parts Operations - We operate a single self-service retail parts location. We generate revenue from the sale of parts, cores and scrap. Our location consists of an indoor retail facility combined with a fenced outdoor storage area for autos. We operate our self-service auto parts business under the name of ISA Pick.Pull.Save. Non-Ferrous Operations Non-Ferrous Scrap Purchasing - We purchase non-ferrous scrap from two primary sources: (i) industrial and commercial non- ferrous scrap material providers who generate or sell waste aluminum, copper, stainless steel, other nickel-bearing metals, brass and other metals; and (ii) peddlers, scrap dealers, generators and collectors who deliver directly to our facilities material that they collect from a variety of sources. We also collect non-ferrous scrap from sources other than those that are delivered directly to our processing facilities by placing retrieval boxes at these sources. We subsequently transport the boxes to our processing facilities. Non-Ferrous Scrap Processing - We prepare non-ferrous scrap metals, principally aluminum, copper, brass and stainless steel to sell by sorting, cutting, and baling. Prior to May 2015, we also shredded material. • Sorting - Our sorting operations separate and identify non-ferrous scrap by using front-end loaders, grinders, hand torches and spectrometers. Our ability to identify metallurgical composition maximizes margins and profitability. We sort non- ferrous scrap material for further processing according to type, grade, size and chemical composition. Throughout the sorting process, we determine whether the material requires further processing before we sell it. • Cutting - Pieces of over-sized non-ferrous scrap material, which are too large for other processing methods, are cut with hand torches. • Baling - We process non-ferrous metals such as aluminum cans, sheet and siding by baling these materials into large uniform blocks. We use front-end loaders and conveyors to feed the material into a hydraulic press, which compresses the material into uniform blocks. 7 • Shredding - In May 2015, we warm idled our shredder. Prior to this date, we shredded large pieces of nonferrous scrap material, such as steel drums, copper and aluminum cable, tubing, sheet metal, extrusions, and baled aluminum, in our shredder by hammer mill action into pieces of a workable size that pass through magnetic separators to separate metal from synthetic foam, fabric, rubber, stone, dirt, etc. The metal we recovered from the shredding process was sold directly to customers or reused in some other metal blend. We disposed of the non-metal components, which can reduce the volume of the scrap as much as 25.0%, in a landfill. Non-Ferrous Scrap Sales - We sell processed non-ferrous scrap material to end-users such as foundries, aluminum sheet and ingot manufacturers, copper refineries and smelters, steel mini-mills, integrated steel makers, steel foundries and refineries, and brass and bronze ingot manufacturers. Prices for the majority of non-ferrous scrap materials change based upon the daily publication of spot and futures prices on COMEX or the London Metals Exchange. We deliver scrap ourselves or use third party carriers via truck, rail car, and/or barge. Some customers choose to send their own delivery trucks. These trucks are weighed and loaded at one of our sites based on the sales order. Waste Services Operations (Discontinued Operations) On December 4, 2015, we sold substantially all assets of our Waste Services Segment. Our waste services operations were in the business of commercial, retail and industrial waste and recycling management services (operating under the name “Computerized Waste Systems” or “CWS”) and commercial and industrial waste and recycling handling equipment sales, rental and maintenance (operating under the name “Waste Equipment Sales and Service Company” or “WESSCO”). CWS offered a “total package” concept to commercial, retail and industrial customers for their waste and recycling management needs. Combining waste reduction and diversion, and waste equipment technology, CWS created waste and recycling programs tailored to each customer’s needs. The services we offered included locating and contracting with a hauling company and recycler at a reasonable cost for each participating location. CWS did not own waste-transporting trucks or landfills. We designed and developed proprietary computer software that provided our personnel with relevant information on each customer’s locations, as well as pertinent information on service providers, disposal rates, costs of equipment, including installation and shipping, disposal rates and recycling prices. Our commercial Waste Services Segment provided our customers evaluation, management, monitoring, auditing, cost reduction and containment of non-hazardous solid waste removal and recycling services. CWS had an active network of over 7,000 service companies and vendors in our database, which included haulers and recyclers, landfill and disposal facilities, and equipment manufacturers and maintenance service providers throughout the United States and Canada. Through this network, we were able to provide pricing estimates for current and potential customers. CWS customer service representatives had access to this information through the computer software designed and developed to enhance the value offered to our customers. Through this information retrieval system and database, customer service representatives reviewed and audited the accuracy of recent billings for hauling, landfill and recycling rates. By offering competitively priced waste and recycling handling equipment from a number of different manufacturers, WESSCO was able to tailor equipment packages for individual customer needs. We did not manufacture any equipment, but we did refurbish, recondition and add options when necessary. We sold, rented and repaired all types of industrial and commercial waste and recycling handling equipment such as trash compactors, balers and containers. Company Background ISA was incorporated in October 1953 in Florida under the name Alson Manufacturing, Inc. Alson Manufacturing, Inc. originally designed and manufactured various forms of electrical products. In 1984, ISA moved into waste handling and disposal equipment sales. In 1985, we began offering solid waste management consultations. We began focusing on ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal recycling in 1997 and expanded into the stainless steel and high- temperature alloys recycling business in 2009. 8 In 2010, we purchased certain intangibles, including the customer list and trade name, from Venture Metals, LLC, a company in the stainless steel and high-temperature alloys recycling business from which we had purchased certain inventories and fixed assets in a previous year, and entered into a non-compete agreement to protect our market position. In 2012, we opened the ISA Pick.Pull.Save used automobile yard. In 2013, we discontinued blending stainless steel, which is a subset of the stainless steel market. In 2015, as previously discussed, we exited the waste services business and idled our shredder. Competition The metal recycling business is highly competitive and is subject to significant changes in economic and market conditions. In late 2014 and early 2015, the metal commodity market saw increased volatility. Market prices traded down significantly lower, particularly during 2015. Given the strengthening dollar, exports were reduced and steel mills were able to buy large quantities of low-cost scrap. Pricing and proximity to a metal source are the major competitive factors in the metal recycling business. We compete for the purchase and sale of scrap metal with large, well-financed recyclers of scrap metal as well as smaller metal facilities and brokers/dealers. Although we expanded our facilities and increased our processing efficiencies in prior years, certain of our competitors have greater financial, marketing and physical resources. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain our desired market share based on the competitive nature of this industry. Dependence on Major Customer In 2014, we had sales to two major customers that totaled approximately 34.3% of our net sales for the year ended December 31, 2014. These customers were part of the stainless steel blending and shredder operations of our business. As a result of our decision in the fourth quarter of 2013 to cease our activity in the stainless steel blending line of business, and due to the May 2015 warm idle of our shredder, the sales to these two customers were de minimis in 2015. Employees As of March 3, 2016, we had 74 full-time employees. None of our employees are members of a union. Effect of State and Federal Environmental Regulations Although we believe that our business model adequately protects us from potential environmental liability, we also continue to use our best efforts to be in compliance with federal, state and local environmental laws, including but not limited to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, as amended, the Clean Air Act, as amended, and the Clean Water Act. Such compliance has not historically constituted a material expense to us. The recycling operations are subject to federal, state and local requirements, which regulate health, safety, the environment, zoning and land-use. Federal, state and local regulations vary, but generally govern hauling, disposal and recycling activities and the location and use of facilities and also impose restrictions to prohibit or minimize air and water pollution. In addition, governmental authorities have the power to enforce compliance with these regulations and to obtain injunctions or impose fines in the case of violations, including criminal penalties. The EPA and various other federal, state and local environmental, health and safety agencies and authorities, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor administer those regulations. We strive to conduct our operations in compliance with applicable laws and regulations. While such amounts expended in the past or that we anticipate spending in the future have not had and are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or operations, the possibility remains that technological, regulatory or enforcement developments, the results of environmental studies or other factors could materially alter this expectation. Each state in which we operate has its own laws and regulations governing solid waste disposal, water and air pollution and, in most cases, releases and cleanup of hazardous substances and liability for such matters. Several states have enacted laws that 9 will require counties to adopt comprehensive plans to reduce the volume of solid waste landfills through waste planning, composting, recycling, or other programs. Several states have recently enacted these laws. Legislative and regulatory measures to mandate or encourage waste reduction at the source and waste recycling also are under consideration by Congress and the EPA. Finally, various states have enacted, or are considering enacting, laws that restrict the disposal within the state of solid or hazardous wastes generated outside the state. While courts have declared unconstitutional laws that overtly discriminate against out of state waste, courts have upheld some laws that are less overtly discriminatory. Challenges to other such laws are pending. The outcome of pending litigation and the likelihood that jurisdictions will adopt other such laws that will survive constitutional challenge are uncertain. Item 1A. Risk Factors This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including, in particular, certain statements about our plans, strategies and prospects. Although we believe that our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that such plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. Important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements include those set forth in this Risk Factors section. All forward- looking statements attributable to us or any persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements set forth below. Unless the context requires otherwise, all references to the “Company,” “we,” “us” or “our” include Industrial Services of America, Inc. and subsidiaries. If any of the following risks, or other risks not presently known to us or that we currently believe to not be significant, develop into actual events, then our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows or prospects could be materially adversely affected. Risks Related to Our Operations Our business has a major involvement in ferrous and non-ferrous metals. This market is extremely competitive and prices are volatile. Changes in prices, demand, including foreign demand, regulation, economic slowdowns or increased competition could result in a reduction of our revenue and consequent decrease in our common stock price. The metal recycling business is highly competitive and is subject to significant changes in economic and market conditions. Metal prices were volatile during 2014 and especially in 2015. Pricing and proximity to a metal source are the major competitive factors in the metal recycling business. Volatility in the metals markets can adversely affect our revenues. Lower prices adversely affect revenues. Additionally, volatility can lower volumes of metal that our suppliers are willing to sell to us. Many companies offer or are engaged in the development of products or the provisions of services that may be or are competitive with our current products or services. Although we expanded our facilities and increased our processing efficiencies in previous years, certain of our competitors have greater financial, technical, manufacturing, marketing, distribution, and other resources and assets than we possess. In addition, the industry is constantly changing as a result of consolidation, which may create additional competitive pressures in our business environment. There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain our current market share or obtain our desired market share based on the competitive nature of this industry. Volatility in market prices of our scrap metal recycling inventory may cause us to re-assess the carrying value of our inventory and adversely affect our balance sheet. We make certain assumptions regarding future demand and net realizable value in order to assess that we record our ferrous and non-ferrous inventory properly at the lower of cost or market. We base our assumptions on historical experience, current market conditions and current replacement costs. If the anticipated future selling prices of scrap metal and finished steel products should decline due to the cyclicality of the business or otherwise, we would re-assess the recorded net realizable value of such inventory which could result in downward adjustments to reduce the value of such inventory (and increase cost of sales) to the lower of cost or market. 10 Volatility in market prices of the scrap metal recycling inventory experienced in late 2014 and through 2015 caused management to re-assess the carrying value of our inventory. In 2015 and 2014, we incurred a lower of cost or market inventory write-down of $1.3 million and $1.9 million, respectively. We have limited liquidity and may need to arrange for additional liquidity on terms that are unfavorable to our stockholders, if we are able to obtain additional liquidity at all. Our liquidity remains constrained such that it may not be sufficient to meet our cash operating needs in the long-term. Our ability to fund our working capital needs and capital expenditures is limited by the net cash provided by operations, cash on hand and the liquidity available under the credit facility. Additional declines in net cash provided by operations or further decreases in the availability under the credit facility could rapidly exhaust our liquidity. Our inability to increase our liquidity would adversely impact our future performance, operations and results of operations, along with constraining our ability to move forward with any possible acquisitions or other strategic alternatives. Our ability to obtain additional liquidity will depend upon a number of factors, including our future performance and financial results and general economic and capital market conditions. We cannot be sure that we will be able to raise additional capital on commercially reasonable terms, or at all. Due to reduced commodity prices and lower operating cash flows, we may be unable to maintain adequate liquidity and our ability to make interest payments in respect of our indebtedness could be adversely affected. Declines in commodity prices since the beginning of 2014 have caused a reduction in our available liquidity and we may not have the ability to generate sufficient cash flows from operations and, therefore, sufficient liquidity to meet our anticipated working capital, debt service and other liquidity needs. We cannot assure you that any of our strategies will yield sufficient funds to meet our working capital or other liquidity needs, including for payments of interest and principal on our debt in the future, and any such alternative measures may be unsuccessful or may not permit us to meet scheduled debt service obligations, which could cause us to default on our obligations. An increase in the price of fuel may adversely affect our business. Our operations are dependent upon fuel, which we generally purchase in the open market on a daily basis. Direct fuel costs include the cost of fuel and other petroleum-based products used to operate our fleet of cranes and heavy equipment, as well as our shredder when it is not idled. We are also susceptible to increases in indirect fuel costs which include fuel surcharges from vendors. When we have experienced increases in the cost of fuel and other petroleum-based products in the past, we were able to pass a portion of these increases on to our customers. However, because of the competitive nature of the industry, there can be no assurance that we will be able to pass on current or future increases in fuel prices to our customers. According to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report, the nationwide average price for one gallon of regular gasoline in 2015, 2014, and 2013 was $2.40, $3.34, and $3.49, respectively. The national average price of gas in 2015 was the second cheapest annual average of the past ten years. A significant increase in fuel costs could adversely affect our business, which adverse impact would be magnified if combined with a decrease in revenue caused by a decrease in commodity prices. We could incur substantial costs in order to comply with, or to address any violations under, environmental laws that could significantly increase our operating expenses and reduce our operating income. Our operations are subject to various environmental statutes and regulations, including laws and regulations addressing materials used in the processing of our products. In addition, certain of our operations are subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations that impose limitations on the discharge of pollutants into the air and water and establish standards for the treatment, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. Failure to maintain or achieve compliance with these laws and regulations or with the permits required for our operations could result in substantial operating costs and capital expenditures, in addition to fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third party claims for property damage or personal injury, cleanup costs or temporary or permanent discontinuance of operations. Certain of our facilities have been in operation for many years and, over time, we and other predecessor operators of these facilities have generated, used, handled and disposed of hazardous and other regulated wastes. Material environmental liabilities could exist, including cleanup obligations at these facilities or at off-site locations where we disposed of materials from our operations, which could result in future expenditures that we cannot currently estimate and which could reduce our profits. 11 Our financial statements are based upon estimates and assumptions that may differ from actual results. We have prepared our financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and necessarily include amounts based on estimates and assumptions we made. Actual results could differ from these amounts. Significant items subject to such estimates and assumptions include the carrying value of long-lived assets, valuation allowances for accounts receivable, inventory, lower of cost or market, stock option values, liabilities for potential litigation, claims and assessments, and liabilities for environmental remediation and deferred taxes. We depend on our senior management team and the loss of any member could prevent us from implementing our business strategy. Our success is dependent on the management and leadership skills of our senior management team. The loss of any members of our management team or the failure to attract and retain additional qualified personnel could prevent us from implementing our business strategy and continuing to grow our business at a rate necessary to achieve and maintain future profitability. Our exposure to credit risk could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. Our business is subject to the risks of nonpayment and nonperformance by our customers. Downturns in the economy led to bankruptcy filings by many of our customers in previous years, which could occur again and cause us to recognize more allowances for doubtful accounts receivable. While we believe our allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate, changes in economic conditions or any weakness in the steel and metals industries could cause potential credit losses from our significant customers, which could adversely impact our future earnings or financial condition. Our debt may increase our vulnerability to economic or business downturns. We are vulnerable to higher interest rates because interest expense on our borrowing is based on margins over a variable base rate. We may experience material increases in our interest expense as a result of increases in general interest rate levels. Upon a breach of covenants in our lending facility, our lender could exercise its remedies related to any material breaches, including acceleration of our payments and taking action with respect to its loan security. From time to time, we have relied upon and will rely on borrowings under various credit facilities and from other lenders to operate our business. We may not have the ability to borrow from other lenders to operate our business. Seasonal changes may adversely affect our business and operations. Our operations may be adversely affected by periods of inclement weather, which could decrease the collection and shipment volume of recycling materials. Risks Related to Our Common Stock Future sales of our common stock could depress our market price and diminish the value of your investment. Future sales of shares of our common stock could adversely affect the prevailing market price of our common stock. If our existing shareholders sell a large number of shares, or if we issue a large number of shares, the market price of our common stock could significantly decline. Moreover, the perception in the public market that our existing shareholders and, in particular, Kletter affiliates might sell shares of common stock could depress the market for our common stock. The market price for our common stock may be volatile. In recent periods, there has been volatility in the market price for our common stock. In addition, the market price of our common stock could fluctuate substantially in the future in response to a number of factors, including the following: • Our quarterly operating results or the operating results of our operations in the ferrous, non-ferrous and used auto parts industries; 12 • Changes in general conditions in the economy, the financial markets or the ferrous and non-ferrous recycling industry; • Loss of significant customers; and • Increases in materials and other costs. In addition, in recent years the stock market has experienced extreme price and volume fluctuations. This volatility has had a significant effect on the market prices of securities issued by many companies for reasons unrelated to their operating performance. These broad market fluctuations may materially adversely affect our stock price, regardless of our operating results. Item 2. Properties. The following table outlines our principal properties as of December 31, 2015: Property Address 6709 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY 7023-7103 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY Lease or own Lease (1) Own 7020/7100 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY Lease (K&R) (2) 7110 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY 7124 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY 7200-7210 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY 3409 Camp Ground Road, Louisville, KY Own Own Own Own 960 S, County Rd 900 W, North Vernon, IN 1617 State Road 111, New Albany, IN Lease (3) Own Segment Recycling & Other Recycling Recycling & Other Recycling Recycling Recycling Recycling Recycling Recycling Acreage 1.326 2.530 14.230 10.723 5.120 15.520 5.670 14.000 1.300 (1) See Note 10 - Related Party Transactions in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to the 6709 Grade Lane lease. (2) See Note 10 - Related Party Transactions in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to the K&R lease. (3) See Note 4 - Lease Commitments in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information related to the Seymour/North Vernon lease. These properties total 70.419 acres, which provides adequate space necessary to perform administrative and retail operation processes and store inventory. All facilities are insured. We do not expect any major land or building additions will be needed to increase capacity for our operations in the foreseeable future. 13 Item 3. Legal Proceedings. We have litigation from time to time, including employment-related claims, none of which we currently believe to be material. Our operations are subject to various environmental statutes and regulations, including laws and regulations addressing materials used in the processing of our products. In addition, certain of our operations are subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations that impose limitations on the discharge of pollutants into the air and water and establish standards for the treatment, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. Failure to maintain or achieve compliance with these laws and regulations or with the permits required for our operations could result in substantial operating costs and capital expenditures, in addition to fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third party claims for property damage or personal injury, cleanup costs or temporary or permanent discontinuance of operations. Certain of our facilities have been in operation for many years and, over time, we and other predecessor operators of these facilities have generated, used, handled and disposed of hazardous and other regulated wastes. Environmental liabilities in material amounts could exist, including cleanup obligations at these facilities or at off-site locations where we disposed of materials from our operations, which could result in future expenditures that we cannot currently estimate and which could reduce our profits. ISA records liabilities for remediation and restoration costs related to past activities when our obligation is probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Costs of future expenditures for environmental remediation are not discounted to their present value. Recoveries of environmental remediation costs from other parties are recorded as assets when their receipt is deemed probable. Costs of ongoing compliance activities related to current operations are expensed as incurred. Such compliance has not historically constituted a material expense to us. Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures. Not applicable. 14 PART II Item 5. Market for ISA’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. ISA common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “IDSA”. High and low sales prices of the common stock price are summarized as follows: Quarter Ended March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 2015 2014 High Low High Low $ $ $ $ 6.00 4.64 4.08 3.52 $ $ $ $ 4.13 3.36 3.35 1.24 $ $ $ $ 5.34 6.19 6.99 6.10 $ $ $ $ 2.81 4.27 4.95 3.80 There were approximately 140 shareholders of record as of December 31, 2015. Our Board of Directors did not declare any dividends in 2015 or 2014. Under our previous Wells Fargo and our current MidCap loan agreements, ISA covenants that so long as the lenders remain committed to make any advance or extend any other credit to us, or any obligations remain outstanding, ISA will not declare or pay any dividend or distribution (either in cash or any other property in respect of any stock) or redeem, retire, repurchase or otherwise acquire any stock, other than dividends and distributions by our subsidiaries to a parent. On November 15, 2005, our Board of Directors authorized a program to repurchase up to 300.0 thousand shares of our common stock at current market prices. We did not repurchase any shares in 2015 or 2014. There are approximately 133.3 thousand shares still available for repurchase under this program. 15 Item 6. Selected Financial Data. Selected Financial Data Year ended December 31: 2015 (Amounts in thousands, except per share data) 2013 2014 2012 2011 Total revenue Net loss from continuing operations Net (loss) income from discontinued operations Earnings (loss) per common share from continuing operations: Basic Diluted Earnings (loss) per common share from discontinued operations: Basic Diluted At year end: Total assets Current maturities of long-term debt Long-term debt, net of current maturities $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ 46,180 $ 110,091 (9,085) $ (8,686) $ $ 136,753 $ (13,816) $ 194,232 $ (6,620) $ 277,213 (3,881) 7,320 $ 1,413 * * * (1.14) $ (1.14) $ (1.15) $ (1.15) $ (1.96) $ (1.96) $ (0.95) $ (0.95) $ (0.56) (0.56) 0.92 0.92 0.19 0.19 * * * * * * 19,434 20 $ $ 37,790 15,911 $ $ 44,032 1,597 — $ — $ 16,295 $ $ $ 63,323 1,687 23,369 $ $ $ 80,970 1,821 26,688 The recycling business is highly competitive and is subject to various market and company risks. See Item 1A. - Risk Factors for a discussion of the material risks related to our operations. Due to these risks, past performance is not necessarily indicative of future financial condition or results of operations. * On December 4, 2015, the Company sold a majority of its Waste Services Segment assets. Years 2015 and 2014 have been adjusted to reflect discontinued operations of the Waste Services Segment. Years 2013 through 2011 have not been adjusted for discontinued operations of the Waste Services Segment. 16 Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the information set forth under Item 6, “Selected Financial Data” and our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto included elsewhere in this report. The following discussion and analysis contains certain financial predictions, forecasts and projections which constitute “forward- looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Actual results could differ materially from those financial predictions, forecasts and projections and there can be no assurance that we will achieve such financial predictions, forecasts and projections. Please see Item 1A, “Risk Factors” for items that could affect our financial predictions, forecasts and projections. General On December 2, 2013, we entered into a Management Services Agreement (the “Management Agreement”) with Algar, Inc. ("Algar"). Under the Management Agreement, Algar provides us with day-to-day senior executive level operating management services. Algar also provides business, financial, and organizational strategy and consulting services, as our board of directors may reasonably request from time to time. On December 4, 2015, the Company sold substantially all assets of its Waste Services Segment. The Waste Services Segment provided waste management services including contract negotiations with service providers, centralized billing, invoice auditing and centralized dispatching. Waste services also rented, leased, sold and serviced waste handling and recycling equipment, such as trash compactors and balers, to end-user customers. The Waste Services Segment is presented as discontinued operations in this Form 10-K. Our core business is focused on the recycling industry. We intend to achieve steady growth at an acceptable profit, adding to our net worth and providing positive returns for our stockholders. We intend to increase efficiencies and productivity in our core business while remaining alert for possible acquisitions, strategic partnerships, mergers and joint-ventures that would enhance our profitability. On March 2, 2016, we announced that the Company has formed a special committee of independent board members to participate in the evaluation of growth and strategic options. Our future success depends upon our ability to execute our business plan and our ongoing review of growth and strategic options. We are primarily focusing our attention in two key areas. First, we are focused on returning our Recycling Segment to profitability. Second, we are focused on the evaluation of growth and strategic options. We have operating locations in Louisville, Kentucky, and Seymour and New Albany, Indiana. We do not have operating locations outside the United States. Seymour is used interchangeably with North Vernon herein. Liquidity and Capital Resources Our cash requirements generally consist of working capital, capital expenditures and debt service. Our primary sources of liquidity are cash flows generated from operations and the various borrowing arrangements described below, including our revolving credit facility. We have also been able to manage liquidity by deferring certain rent payments made to related parties. See Note 10 - Related Party Transactions in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. We actively manage our working capital and associated cash requirements and continually seek more effective use of cash. As of December 31, 2015, we held cash and cash equivalents of $0.6 million. During 2015, the Company experienced significant liquidity challenges related to the severe metal market downturn and associated ISA loan defaults with our lenders. Management took the below steps. See Our Response to 2015 Commodity Markets and Liquidity Conditions in Item 1 of this Form 10-K for further discussion of these actions. In February 2015, the Company sold its Seymour, Indiana property and relocated its Seymour operations to a leased facility in the same general geographic area. The proceeds from the sale of this property were used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. In April 2015, the Company sold its property located at 6709 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY to a related party. The proceeds from the sale of this property were used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. 17 In May 2015, the Company warm idled its auto shredder. The proceeds associated with working capital reductions were used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. Also, in May 2015, the Company sold its property located at 7017 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY to a related party. The proceeds from the sale of this property were used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. In November 2015, the Company entered into a forbearance agreement with Wells Fargo, which required certain actions by the Company. In December 2015, the Company sold substantially all assets of the Company’s Waste Services Segment. Proceeds from the sale of this segment were used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. During 2015, the Company paid down debt by $16.3 million and favorably improved borrowing availability, primarily as a result of the above actions. As more fully described in Note 15 - Discontinued Operations in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, the Waste Services Segment provided positive operating cash flow that will no longer be available to the Company. Subsequent to December 31, 2015, the Company refinanced its Wells Fargo debt with a new lender, MidCap, which provides improved liquidity. Credit facilities and notes payable During 2015, the Company had certain loans with KY Bank and Wells Fargo (hereinafter “Wells Fargo”). As of December 31, 2014, the Company was in default under the Wells Fargo loans and during the second half of 2015 entered into a Forbearance Agreement with Wells Fargo whereby the due dates on the loans were accelerated and the Company was required to take certain actions. During 2015, as more fully described above, the Company took steps to pay down debt and increase liquidity. On December 4, 2015, in conjunction with the sale of substantially all assets of the Company’s Waste Services Segment, the Company paid off the KY Bank loans and certain Wells Fargo loans. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had an outstanding balance of $19.7 thousand to Wells Fargo. Subsequent to December 31, 2015, the Company closed on new financing with MidCap and paid off in full remaining amounts due to Wells Fargo. See Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and Note 3 - Long Term Debt and Notes Payable to Bank in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for further details on long term debt and notes payable. Swap agreements In October 2013, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with KY Bank swapping a variable rate based on LIBOR for a fixed rate. This swap agreement covered approximately $2.4 million in debt, commenced October 17, 2013 and was scheduled to mature on October 1, 2018. The swap agreement fixed our interest rate at 4.74%. The swap was settled for $15.0 thousand during 2015. Critical Accounting Policies In preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States ("GAAP"), we make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. We believe that we consistently apply judgments and estimates and that such consistent application results in financial statements and accompanying notes that fairly represent all periods presented. However, any errors in these judgments and estimates may have a material impact on our statement of operations and financial condition. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. Critical accounting policies, as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission, are those that are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and require our most difficult and subjective judgments and 18 estimates of matters that are inherently uncertain. We consider the following policies to be the most critical in understanding the judgments that are involved in preparing the consolidated financial statements. Revenue recognition We recognize revenues from processed ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metal sales when title passes to the customer, which generally is upon delivery of the related materials. We recognize revenues from services as the service is performed. We recognize revenue on auto parts when title passes to the customer. We accrue sales adjustments related to price and weight differences and allowances for uncollectible receivables against revenues as incurred. Inventory Our inventories primarily consist of ferrous and non-ferrous, including stainless steel, and scrap metals and are valued at the lower of average purchased cost or market using the specific identification method based on individual scrap commodities. Quantities of inventories are determined based on our inventory systems and are subject to periodic physical verification using estimation techniques including observation, weighing and other industry methods. We recognize inventory impairment when the market value, based upon current market pricing, falls below recorded value or when the estimated volume is less than the recorded volume of inventory. We record the loss in cost of sales in the period during which we identified the loss. Prices of commodities we own may be volatile. We are exposed to risks associated with fluctuations in the market price for both ferrous and non-ferrous metals, which are at times volatile. We attempt to mitigate this risk by seeking to rapidly turn our inventories. We make certain assumptions regarding future demand and net realizable value in order to assess whether inventory is properly recorded at the lower of cost or market. We base our assumptions on historical experience, current market conditions and current replacement costs. If the anticipated future selling prices of scrap metal and finished steel products should decline, we would re-assess the recorded net realizable value of our inventory and make any adjustments we feel necessary in order to reduce the value of our inventory (and increase cost of sales) to the lower of cost or market. Valuation of long-lived assets We regularly review the carrying value of certain long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be realizable. If an evaluation is required, we compare the estimated future undiscounted cash flows associated with the asset to the asset’s carrying amount to determine if an impairment of such asset is necessary. The effect of any impairment would be to expense the difference between the fair value of such asset and its carrying value. Income Taxes We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method. We recognize deferred tax assets and liabilities for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carry-forwards. We measure deferred tax assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which we expect to recover or settle those temporary differences. We recognize the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates in income in the period that includes the enactment date. We recognize interest accrued related to unrecognized tax positions in interest expense and penalties in operating expenses, if appropriate. We use the deferral method of accounting for the available state tax credits relating to the purchase of the shredder equipment. We recognize uncertain income tax positions using the "more-likely-than-not" approach as defined in the ASC. The amount recognized is subject to estimate and management’s judgment with respect to the most likely outcome for each uncertain tax position. The amount that is ultimately sustained for an individual uncertain tax position or for all uncertain tax positions in the aggregate could differ from the amount recognized. We have no liability for uncertain tax positions recognized as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. See also Note 7 - Income Taxes in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding income taxes and related assets. 19 Stock Incentive Plan We have a Long Term incentive Plan adopted in 2009 under which we may grant equity awards for up to 2.4 million shares of common stock, which are reserved by the board of directors for issuance of equity awards. We account for this plan based on FASB’s authoritative guidance titled "ASC Topic 718 - Compensation - Stock Compensation." We recognize share-based compensation expense for the fair value of the awards, as estimated using the Modified Black-Scholes-Merton Model, on the date granted on a straight-line basis over their vesting term. Compensation expense is recognized only for share-based payments expected to vest. We estimate forfeitures at the date of grant based on our historical experience and future expectations. Under the plan, the maximum term of an option is five years. Results of Operations Prior year balances have been recast to reflect the sale of the Company’s Waste Services Segment in the fourth quarter of 2015 in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 205-20-55 within discontinued operations. Results of discontinued operations are excluded from the accompanying results of operations for all periods presented, unless otherwise noted. See Note 15 - Discontinued Operations in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The following table presents, for the years indicated, the percentage relationship that certain captioned items in our Consolidated Statements of Operations bear to total revenues and other pertinent data: Year ended December 31, Consolidated Statements of Operations Data: Total revenue Total cost of sales Selling, general and administrative expenses Loss before other income (expense) 2015 2014 100.0 % 110.5 % 8.4 % (18.9)% 100.0 % 101.3 % 5.8 % (7.2)% The 9.2% increase in cost of sales as a percentage of revenue in 2015 as compared to 2014 is partially due to a fixed asset impairment charge of $0.6 million recorded in 2015 due to the May 2015 warm idle of the shredder. However, the primary driver of the increase relates to margin compression the Company faced in 2015 as the ferrous market, and to a lesser extent the nonferrous market, prices declined substantially during 2015. Selling, general and administration expenses decreased by $2.6 million in 2015 as compared to 2014, mainly due to a decrease in stock option expense of $2.3 million. However, selling, general and administrative expenses as a percentage of revenue in 2015 as compared to 2014 increased 2.6%. This increase is mainly due to substantially lower revenues associated with falling metal prices and the May 2015 warm idle of the shredder. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) Comprehensive income is net income plus certain other items that are recorded directly to shareholders’ equity. Amounts included in other accumulated comprehensive loss for our derivative instruments are recorded net of the related income tax effects. Refer to Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Derivative and Hedging Activities in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information about our derivative instruments. 20 The following table gives further detail regarding the composition of other accumulated comprehensive income (loss) at December 31, 2015 and 2014. Total accumulated other comprehensive loss as of 12/31/14 Unrealized loss on derivative instruments during 2015 Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income during 2015 Total accumulated other comprehensive loss as of 12/31/15 $ $ (10) (5) 15 — Year Ended December 31, 2015 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2014 Total revenue decreased $63.9 million or 58.0% to $46.2 million in 2015 compared to $110.1 million in 2014. This decrease was primarily due to the May 2015 warm idling of the Company's shredder operations and the significant decrease in metal commodity prices. Disruptions during late 2014 and early 2015 in the worldwide demand for finished goods metals led to a significant decline in metal commodity prices. This decrease in metal commodity prices also led to significantly lower scrap metal volumes, thereby further reducing revenue. Revenue from the Company's shredder operations were $11.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 and $53.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2014, a decrease of $41.7 million. The remaining decrease was primarily due to lower commodity prices and lower sales volume. The Company experienced a decrease in nonferrous material shipments of 9.2 million pounds, or 22.0%, along with a decrease in the average selling price of nonferrous material of $0.28 per pound, or 24.9%, for the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014. This was partially offset by an increase in ferrous material shipments of 11,410 tons, or 30.2%, from 2014 to 2015. This increase in ferrous material shipments was primarily a result of the May 2015 warm idle of the Company's shredder operations which led to materials previously sold and classified as shredder shipments being accounted for through the ferrous operations. For the year ended December 31, 2015 compared to the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company experienced a decrease in the average selling price of ferrous material of $179.63 per gross ton, or 49.4%. Total cost of sales decreased $60.5 million or 54.3% to $51.0 million in 2015 compared to $111.5 million in 2014. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease in the volume of shipments and the overall price for all commodities shipped for ferrous and nonferrous in 2015 compared to 2014, as well as the May 2015 warm idle of the shredder. Other notable decreases in the cost of sales include the following: • a decrease of $1.5 million in direct labor costs, employment taxes and fees, and insurance due to fewer average employees on the weekly payroll in 2015 as compared to 2014; • a decrease of $0.3 million in repairs and maintenance expense; and • a decrease of $0.5 million in fuel and lubricants. In 2015, we incurred a lower of cost or market inventory write-down of $1.3 million, or 2.8% of revenue. In 2014, we incurred a lower of cost or market inventory write-down of $1.9 million, or 1.7% of revenue. Additionally, in 2015, we incurred a $0.6 million lower-of-cost fixed asset write down. Management spent much of 2014 and early 2015 working to assess the Company's automobile shredder residue ("ASR") process. Significant process and strategy changes associated with the ASR process have been made. These changes, combined with the significant metals market decrease experienced in late 2014 and through 2015, caused management to also perform a lower of cost-or-market assessment on fixed assets, which led to the above noted fixed asset write down. See Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Inventories in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information. 21 Selling, general and administrative ("SG&A") expenses decreased $2.6 million or 39.7% to $3.9 million in 2015 compared to $6.4 million in 2014. The decrease in SG&A expenses was primarily due to the following: • a decrease in stock option expense of $2.3 million primarily relating to the Algar stock option agreement entered into in 2013; and • a decrease in bonus expense to Algar of $0.4 million. These decreases were partially offset by an increase in management fee, directors’ fees and consulting fees of $0.2 million. As a percentage of total revenue, selling, general and administrative expenses were 8.4% in 2015 compared to 5.8% in 2014. This increase is a result of the significant revenue decrease from 2014 to 2015. Interest expense decreased $0.2 million or 18.1% to $0.7 million in 2015 compared to $0.8 million in 2014 due to lower levels of debt held in 2015 as compared to 2014. The decrease in debt relates to principal payments made on existing debt in 2015 and holding a lower balance on the revolving credit facility with lenders in 2015 as compared to 2014. Other income was $27.0 thousand in 2015 compared to $8.6 thousand in 2014, an increase of $18.4 thousand, as outlined in the table below describing the significant components for each year. Significant components of other income (expense), in thousands, were as follows: Description Other Income (Expense) Income from settlements Other Total other income, net Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2015 2014 $ $ 34.0 (7.0) 27.0 $ $ — 8.6 8.6 The income tax expense decreased $25.0 thousand to a tax provision of $13.0 thousand in 2015 compared to a tax expense of $38.0 thousand in 2014. The effective tax rates, including the intangible impairment losses and the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, in 2015 and 2014 were (0.1)% and (0.4)%, respectively, based on federal and state statutory rates. Financial Condition at December 31, 2015 compared to December 31, 2014 Cash and cash equivalents decreased $0.4 million to $0.6 million as of December 31, 2015 compared to $1.1 million as of December 31, 2014. We generated net cash from operating activities of $5.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2015. The change in net cash from operating activities is adversely impacted by a net loss of $9.1 million. The change in net cash from operating activities is positively impacted by the Company's depreciation and amortization of $2.4 million, inventory write-down of $1.3 million, along with changes in accounts receivable and inventory of $7.3 million and $2.0 million, respectively. Inventory balances are affected additionally by the timing of shipments, receipts and payments throughout the period. Accounts receivable and payable balances are also affected by the timing of shipments, receipts and payments throughout the period. Further, the significant metals market price decrease experienced in late 2014 and through 2015 resulted in a decrease in the Company's volume as noted above, which in turn, led to a decrease in accounts receivable and inventory. We generated net cash from investing activities of $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2015 primarily a result of $2.1 million in proceeds from the sale of property and equipment during 2015. 22 Net cash used in financing activities was $16.0 million in the year ended December 31, 2015. During 2015, we made payments on debt obligations of $16.3 million and received $0.4 million in new borrowings. There were no cash dividends paid or common stock repurchases in 2015 or 2014. The results of the sale of the Waste Services Segment are shown in the cash flows from discontinued operations section of the statement of cash flows. The net cash provided by operating activities included net income from discontinued operations of $7.3 million offset by a gain on the sale of the business in the amount of $6.0 million. We generated net cash from investing activities of $6.6 million, which was primarily a result of proceeds from the sale of the Waste Services Segment of $7.0 million, offset by purchases of property and equipment of $432.0 thousand. Trade accounts receivable after allowances for doubtful accounts decreased $7.3 million or 81.3% to $1.7 million as of December 31, 2015 compared to $8.9 million as of December 31, 2014 due to the receipt of customer payments and a decrease in the volume of shipments of ferrous, nonferrous, and stainless steel material during 2015. In general, the accounts receivable balance fluctuates due to the timing of shipments and receipt of customer payments. Inventories at 2015 consist principally of ferrous and nonferrous scrap materials. We value inventory at the lower of cost or market. Inventory decreased $4.3 million or 64.2% to $2.4 million as of December 31, 2015 compared to $6.7 million as of December 31, 2014. This decrease was primarily due to the May 2015 warm idling of the Company's shredder operations and a lower of cost or market write-down of $1.3 million primarily related to shredder operations inventory items. Inventories, in thousands, as of December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted of the following: Ferrous, and non-ferrous materials Other Total inventories for sale Replacement parts Total inventories 2015 2014 $ $ 2,407 3 2,410 — 2,410 $ $ 5,347 11 5,358 1,371 6,729 As of December 31, 2015, ferrous inventory consisted of 7.4 thousand gross tons at a unit cost, including processing costs, of $85.06 per gross ton. As of December 31, 2014, ferrous inventory consisted of 20.3 thousand gross tons at a unit cost, including processing costs, of $154.75 per gross ton. As of December 31, 2015, nonferrous inventory consisted of 2.2 million pounds with a unit cost, including processing costs, of $0.66 per pound. As of December 31, 2014, nonferrous inventory consisted of 2.3 million pounds at a unit cost, including processing costs, of $0.96 per pound. For the year ended December 31, 2014, replacement parts included in inventory were expensed over a one-year life when placed in service and were used by the Company within the one-year period as these parts wear out quickly due to the high-volume and intensity of the shredder function. As of December 31, 2015, due to the idling of the shredder the Company has reclassified the replacement parts inventory to long term property and equipment. Other inventory includes fuel. We make certain assumptions regarding future demand and net realizable value in order to assess whether inventory is properly recorded at the lower of cost or market. We base our assumptions on historical experience, current market conditions and current replacement costs. Management spent much of 2014 and early 2015 working to assess the Company's automobile shredder residue ("ASR") process. Significant process and strategy changes associated with the ASR process have been made, including the May 2015 warm idle of the shredder. These changes, combined with the significant metals market reduction in demand and prices experienced in late 2014 and through 2015, caused management to perform a lower of cost-or-market assessment which resulted in inventory write-downs of $1.3 million and $1.9 million for the years of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. 23 Inventory aging for the period ended December 31, 2015 (Days Outstanding): Description 1 - 30 31 - 60 61 - 90 Over 90 Total (in thousands) Ferrous and non-ferrous materials Other Total $ 2,014 3 $ 2,017 $ $ 107 — 107 $ $ 74 — 74 $ $ 212 — 212 $ 2,407 3 $ 2,410 Inventory aging for the period ended December 31, 2014 (Days Outstanding): Description 1 - 30 31 - 60 61 - 90 Over 90 Total (in thousands) Ferrous and non-ferrous materials Replacement parts Other Total $ 3,804 1,371 $ $ 5,175 $ 250 — — 250 $ $ 394 — 1 395 $ $ 899 — 10 909 $ 5,347 1,371 11 $ 6,729 Inventory in the "Over 90 days" category decreased by $0.7 million from December 31, 2014 to December 31, 2015. This decrease was primarily due to the May 2015 warm idling of the Company's shredder operations and a lower of cost or market write-down of $1.3 million primarily related to shredder operations inventory items. The December 31, 2015 balance of $0.2 million is spread across various small items. Accounts payable trade decreased $0.5 million or 17.9% to $2.2 million as of December 31, 2015 compared to $2.6 million as of December 31, 2014. This decrease was primarily due to the significant metals market decrease experienced in late 2014 and through 2015. Our accounts payable payment policy in the Recycling Segment is consistent between years. In general, the timing of payments made to our vendors will also affect the accounts payable balance. Working capital increased $3.2 million to $0.8 million as of December 31, 2015 compared to $(2.4) million as of December 31, 2014. The following positive contributors were noted: • a decrease in current maturities of long-term debt of $15.9 million; and • a decrease in accounts payable of $0.5 million. Offset by the following: • a decrease in cash of $0.4 million; • a decrease in net accounts receivable of $7.3 million; • a decrease in related party receivable of $0.2 million; • a decrease in inventories of $4.3 million; • a decrease of $0.4 million in prepaid expenses and other current assets; and • an increase in related party payables of $0.3 million. 24 Contractual Obligations The following table provides information with respect to our known contractual obligations for the year ended December 31, 2015: Obligation Description Long-term debt obligations Operating lease obligations Deposit from related party Total Payments due by period (in thousands) Total Less than 1 year 1 - 2 years 3 - 5 years More than 5 years $ $ 20 3,000 500 3,520 $ $ 20 1,168 500 1,688 $ $ — $ 1,546 — 1,546 $ — $ 286 — 286 $ — — — — Inflation and Prevailing Economic Conditions To date, inflation has not and is not expected to have a significant impact on our operation in the near term. We have no long- term fixed-price contracts and we believe we will be able to pass through most cost increases resulting from inflation to our customers. We are susceptible to the cyclical nature of the commodity business. In late 2014 and during 2015, the metal commodity markets experienced significant disruptions. The Company addressed these conditions through actions that are described Part 1, Item 1. in this Form 10-K. Fluctuating commodity prices affect market risk in our Recycling Segment. We mitigate the risk by selling our product on a monthly contract basis. Each month we negotiate selling prices for all commodities. Based on these monthly agreements, we determine purchase prices based on a margin needed to cover processing and administrative expenses. We are exposed to commodity price risk, mainly associated with variations in the market price for stainless steel, ferrous and nonferrous metal, and other commodities. The timing and magnitude of industry cycles are difficult to predict and general economic conditions impact the cycles. We respond to changes in recycled metal selling prices by adjusting purchase prices on a timely basis and by turning rather than holding inventory in expectation of higher prices. However, an adverse impact on our financial results may occur if selling prices fall more quickly than we can adjust purchase prices or if levels of inventory have an anticipated net realizable value that is below average cost. Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in ASU 2014-09 affect any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards (e.g., insurance contracts or lease contracts). The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. The Company has not yet assessed the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40). The amendments in ASU 2014-15 are intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The amendments are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is permitted for annual or interim reporting periods for which the financial statements have not previously been issued. The Company expects no impact from the adoption of ASU 2014-15 on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest-Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The guidance requires an entity to present debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability, consistent with debt discounts, rather than as an asset. Amortization of debt issuance costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. Debt issuance costs related to revolving credit arrangements, however, will continue 25 to be presented as an asset and amortized ratably over the term of the arrangement. ASU 2015-03 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 including interim periods within those annual periods. Early application is permitted, and upon adoption, ASU 2015-03 should be applied on a retrospective basis. The Company does not expect the standard to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory, which simplifies the measurement principle of inventories valued under the First-In, First-Out ("FIFO") or weighted average methods from the lower of cost or market to the lower of cost and net realizable value. ASU 2015-11 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 including interim periods within those annual periods. The Company does not expect the standard to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent on the consolidated balance sheet. ASU 2015-17 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. Upon adoption, ASU 2015-17 may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. The Company does not expect the standard to have a material impact on its Consolidated Financial Statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. This ASU will require organizations that lease assets (“lessees”) to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset on its balance sheet for all leases with terms of more than twelve months. A lease liability is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis and a right-of-use asset represents the lessee’s right to use, or control use of, a specified asset for the lease term. The amendments in this ASU simplify the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. This ASU leaves the accounting for the organizations that own the assets leased to the lessee (“lessor”) largely unchanged except for targeted improvements to align it with the lessee accounting model and Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The amendments in ASU 2016-02 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Lessees (for capital and operating leases) and lessors (for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases) must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The modified retrospective approach would not require any transition accounting for leases that expired before the earliest comparative period presented. Lessees and lessors may not apply a full retrospective transition approach. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2016-02 on its Consolidated Financial Statements. Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. N/A - Not required for smaller reporting companies. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. Our consolidated financial statements required to be included in this Item 8 are set forth in Item 15 of this report and incorporated herein by reference. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. None. 26 Item 9A. Controls and Procedures. (a) Disclosure controls and procedures. ISA’s management, including ISA’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Based upon their evaluation, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that, as of December 31, 2015, ISA’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective for the purpose of ensuring that the information required to be disclosed in the reports that ISA files under the Exchange Act with the Securities and Exchange Commission (1) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and (2) is accumulated and communicated to ISA’s management, including our principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding the required disclosure. (b) Internal controls over financial reporting. Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act). Our internal control over financial reporting includes the process designed by, or under the supervision of, our CEO and CFO, and effected by our 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 and includes those policies and procedures that: pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect our transactions and dispositions of our assets; provide reasonable assurance that our transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of our financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on our financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting cannot prevent or detect every potential misstatement. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurances with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. 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 decline. Our management conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, based on the framework and criteria established in Internal Control -- Integrated Framework, issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2015, and concluded that such internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2015. This Annual Report on Form 10-K does not include an attestation report of our registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s report was not subject to attestation by our registered public accounting firm pursuant to rules of the SEC that require only management’s report in this Annual Report on Form 10- K. (c) Changes to internal control over financial reporting. There were no changes in ISA’s internal control over financial reporting during the year ended December 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to affect ISA’s internal control over financial reporting. 27 Item 9B. Other Information. On March 25, 2016, our Compensation Committee granted 32.0 thousand restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to Todd L. Phillips, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”), under the Industrial Services of America, Inc. 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (the “RSU Agreement”). Each RSU vests on March 31, 2016 and represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock upon the vesting of the RSU, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the RSU Agreement and the Plan. The RSUs were granted to the CFO in lieu of other compensation and as partial payment of the CFO’s bonus related to certain milestone accomplishments during 2015 and early 2016. The RSU Agreement is attached to this Annual Report on Form 10-K as Exhibit 10.39. The RSUs have been, and the shares of common stock underlying the RSUs will be, issued in reliance on the exemption from registration provided under Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, for transactions not involving any public offering. In addition, the securities were not offered pursuant to a general solicitation, no underwriter participated in the offer and sale of these securities, and no commission or other remuneration was paid or given directly or indirectly in connection therewith. Further, on March 25, 2016, the Company entered into a Retention Agreement with the CFO whereby the CFO will receive a cash retention bonus of $100.0 thousand if he remains employed with the Company as of December 31, 2016, and a cash retention bonus of $125.0 thousand if he remains employed with the Company as of December 31, 2017, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Retention Agreement. The Retention Agreement is attached to this Annual Report on Form 10-K as Exhibit 10.40. Additionally, the Company plans to submit a proposal to the shareholders to approve a one-time stock option exchange for the CFO as an alternative to a direct repricing of options previously granted to the CFO. The stock option exchange, if approved by the shareholders, would allow the Company to cancel 170.0 thousand stock options previously granted to the CFO in exchange for the grant of 90.0 thousand RSUs to the CFO. The Company expects to seek shareholder approval for the stock option exchange (repricing) of the CFO’s options at the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders. 28 PART III Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. * Item 11. Executive Compensation * Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. * Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence. * Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services. * * The information required by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 is or will be set forth in the definitive proxy statement relating to the 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of ISA which is to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days after ISA’s year end for the year covered by this report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such definitive proxy statement relates to an annual meeting of shareholders and the portions therefrom required to be set forth in this Form 10-K by Items 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 are incorporated herein by reference pursuant to General Instruction G(3) to Form 10-K. 29 Item 15. Exhibits and Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules. PART IV (a)(1) The following consolidated financial statements of Industrial Services of America, Inc. are filed as a part of this report: Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 Page F-1 F-2 F-4 Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 F-5 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 F-6 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-7 F-8 (a)(3) List of Exhibits Exhibits filed with, or incorporated by reference herein, this report are identified in the Index to Exhibits appearing in this report. Each management agreement or compensatory plan required to be filed as exhibits to this Form 10- K pursuant to Item 15(b) is noted by an asterisk (*) in the Index to Exhibits. (b) Exhibits. The exhibits listed on the Index to Exhibits are filed as a part of this report. 30 Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. SIGNATURES INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. Dated: March 25, 2016 By : /s/ Orson Oliver Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Orson Oliver, Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer Signature Title Date Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer March 25, 2016 March 25, 2016 March 25, 2016 March 25, 2016 March 25, 2016 March 25, 2016 March 25, 2016 /s/ Orson Oliver Orson Oliver /s/ Todd Phillips Todd Phillips /s/ Albert Cozzi Albert Cozzi /s/ Sean Garber Sean Garber /s/ Ronald Strecker Ronald Strecker /s/ Vince Tyra Vince Tyra (Principal Executive Officer) Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) Director Director, President Director Director /s/ William Yarmuth Director William Yarmuth 31 Exhibit Number 2.1 3.1 3.2 4.1 INDEX TO EXHIBITS Description of Exhibits ** Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of December 4, 2015, by and among Industrial Services of America, Inc., WESSCO, LLC, and Compactor Rentals of America, LLC. (Attachments and schedules have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. Industrial Services of America, Inc. hereby undertakes to furnish supplementally copies of any of the omitted attachments and schedules upon request by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.) (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 4, 2015) (File No. 0-20979). ** Industrial Services of America, Inc. Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 (File No. 0-20979). ** Amended and Restated By-laws of ISA, dated March 3, 2016. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 3, 2016) (File No. 0-20979). ** Securities Purchase Agreement dated as of June 13, 2014 between the Company and Recycling Capital Partners, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 19, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). 4.2 ** Registration Rights Agreement dated as of June 13, 2014 between the Company and Recycling Capital Partners, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 19, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). 4.3 ** Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated as of June 13, 2014 by the Company to Recycling Capital Partners, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 19, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). 10.1 ** Lease Agreement, dated January 1, 1998, by and between ISA and K&R, is incorporated by reference herein, to Exhibit 10.10 on Form 8-K of ISA, filed March 3, 1998 (File No. 0-20979). 10.2 ** Industrial Services of America, Inc. 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.57 to the Company's proxy statement on Form DEF 14A filed on April 30, 2009) (File No. 0-20979).* 10.3 ** Form of Stock Option Agreement issued in connection with the 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan is incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.57 of ISA's Report on Form 10-K, as filed on April 1, 2013 (File No. 0-20979).* 10.4 10.5 ** Promissory Note, dated October 15, 2013, by and between WESSCO, LLC and The Bank of Kentucky, Inc. in the amount of $3,000,000 payable to The Bank of Kentucky, Inc. is incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Report on Form 8-K, as filed on October 21, 2013 (File No. 0-20979). ** Promissory Note, dated October 15, 2013, by and between WESSCO, LLC and The Bank of Kentucky, Inc. in the amount of $1,000,000 payable to The Bank of Kentucky, Inc. is incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Report on Form 8-K, as filed on October 21, 2013 (File No. 0-20979). 10.6 ** Security Agreement, dated as of October 15, 2013, by and among WESSCO, LLC and The Bank of Kentucky, Inc. is incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company's Report on Form 8-K, as filed on October 21, 2013 (File No. 0-20979). 32 Exhibit Number 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.10 10.11 Description of Exhibits ** Guaranty of Payment, dated as of October 15, 2013, by and among Industrial Services of America, Inc. and The Bank of Kentucky, Inc. is incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company's Report on Form 8-K, as filed on October 21, 2013 (File No. 0-20979). ** Assignment of Promissory Note, dated as of October 15, 2013, by and among Industrial Services of America, Inc. and The Bank of Kentucky, Inc. is incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company's Report on Form 8-K, as filed on October 21, 2013 (File No. 0-20979). ** Promissory Note, dated October 15, 2013, by and between Industrial Services of America, Inc., and WESSCO, LLC, in the amount of $3,000,000 payable to WESSCO, LLC is incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company's Report on Form 8-K, as filed on October 21, 2013 (File No. 0-20979). ** Management Services Agreement dated as of December 1, 2013, between the Company and Algar, Inc., including the Stock Option Agreement attached thereto as Attachment A is incorporated by reference herein to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Report on Form 8-K, as filed on December 4, 2013 (File No. 0-20979).* ** Swap Confirmation, dated October 17, 2013, between WESSCO, LLC and The Bank of Kentucky, Inc. in the notional amount of $3,000,000 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.68 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, for the year ended December 31, 2013) ( (File No. 0-20979). 10.12 ** Director Designation Agreement dated as of June 13, 2014 between the Company and Recycling Capital Partners, LLC. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 19, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). 10.13 ** Credit Agreement dated as of June 13, 2014 between the Company and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 19, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). 10.14 ** Revolving Promissory Note dated as of June 13, 2014 by Industrial Services of America, Inc. in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 19, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). 10.15 ** Term Promissory Note dated as of June 13, 2014 by Industrial Services of America, Inc. in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 19, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). 10.16 ** Security Agreement dated as of June 13, 2014 between the Company, its subsidiaries and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 19, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). 10.17 10.18 10.19 ** Continuing Guaranty dated as of June 13, 2014 issued by the Company’s subsidiaries to Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s Report on Form 8-K as filed on June 19, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). ** Securities Purchase Agreement dated December 31, 2014 between the Company and Todd L. Phillips. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 31, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). * ** Executive Employment Agreement dated December 31, 2014 between the Company and Todd L. Phillips. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 31, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). * 33 Exhibit Number Description of Exhibits 10.20 ** Stock Option Agreement dated December 31, 2014 between the Company and Todd L. Phillips. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 31, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). * 10.21 ** Stock Option Agreement dated January 2, 2015 between the Company and Todd L. Phillips. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated December 31, 2014) (File No. 0-20979). * 10.22 ** Promissory Note, dated January 15, 2015, between WESSCO, LLC and The Bank of Kentucky, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 15, 2015) (File No. 0-20979). 10.23 10.24 10.25 10.26 10.27 10.28 ** First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated January 15, 2015 among the Company, its subsidiaries, and Wells Fargo Bank. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 15, 2015) (File No. 0-20979). ** Amended and Restated Subordination Agreement, dated January 15, 2015, between WESSCO, LLC and The Bank of Kentucky. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 15, 2015) (File No. 0-20979). ** Security Agreement, dated January 15, 2015 between WESSCO, LLC and The Bank of Kentucky, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 15, 2015) (File No. 0-20979). ** Guaranty of Payment, dated January 15, 2015, between the Company and The Bank of Kentucky, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 15, 2015) (File No. 0-20979). ** Offer to Purchase Real Estate dated April 30, 2015 from LK Property Investments, LLC to ISA Real Estate LLC. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 30, 2015) (File No. 0-20979). ** Lease Agreement dated April 30, 2015 by and between Industrial Services of America, Inc. and LK Property Investments, LLC. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 30, 2015) (File No. 0-20979). 10.29 ** Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of August 5, 2015, between Industrial Services of America, Inc. and Algar, Inc. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 5, 2015) (File No. 0-20979). * 10.30 ** Forbearance Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated November 6, 2015, between the Company, certain of its subsidiaries and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 6, 2015) (File No. 0-20979). 10.31 ** Loan and Security Agreement dated as of February 29, 2016 between the Company, its subsidiaries and MidCap Business Credit LLC. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 29, 2016) (File No. 0-20979). 10.32 10.33 ** Revolving Note made by the Company to the order of MidCap Business Credit LLC in face principal amount of $6,000,000. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 29, 2016) (File No. 0-20979). ** Pledge and Security Agreement dated as of February 29, 2016 between the Company, its subsidiaries and MidCap Business Credit LLC. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 29, 2016) (File No. 0-20979). 34 Exhibit Number 10.34 10.35 10.36 10.37 10.38 10.39 10.40 11 21 31.1 31.2 32.1 Description of Exhibits ** Guaranty and Suretyship Agreement of the Company’s subsidiaries as guarantors for the benefit of MidCap Business Credit LLC. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 29, 2016) (File No. 0-20979). Term Note, date February 29, 2016, issued by the Company to K&R, LLC. Term Note, date February 29, 2016, issued by the Company to 7100 Grade Lane, LLC. Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, dated February 29, 2016, among the Company and K&R, LLC for the benefit of MidCap Business Credit LLC. Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, dated February 29, 2016, among the Company and 7100 Grade Lane, LLC for the benefit of MidCap Business Credit LLC. Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement, dated March 25, 2016, between the Company and Todd L. Phillips.* Retention Agreement, dated March 25, 2016, between the Company and Todd L. Phillips.* Statement of Computation of Earnings Per Share (See Note 9 in the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements). List of subsidiaries of Industrial Services of America, Inc. Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Orson Oliver for the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Rule 13a-14(a) Certification of Todd Phillips for the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. Section 1350 Certification of Orson Oliver and Todd Phillips for the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. 101.INS XBRL Instance Document 101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document 101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Document 101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definitions Document 101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Document 101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Document *Denotes a management contract of ISA required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iii) of Regulation S-K. **Previously filed. 35 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES Louisville, Kentucky CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2015 and 2014 CONTENTS REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS F -1 F - 2 F - 4 F - 5 F - 6 F - 7 F - 8 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM Board of Directors and Shareholders Industrial Services of America, Inc. and Subsidiaries Louisville, Kentucky We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Industrial Services of America, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Industrial Services of America, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2015 and 2014, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP /s/ Mountjoy Chilton Medley LLP Louisville, Kentucky March 25, 2016 F - 1 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS December 31, 2015 and 2014 ASSETS Current assets Cash and cash equivalents Income tax receivable Accounts receivable – trade (after allowance for doubtful accounts of $35.0 thousand and $100.0 thousand in 2015 and 2014, respectively) (Note 1) Receivables from related parties (Note 10) Inventories (Note 1) Prepaid expenses and other current assets Assets held for sale, current (Note 15) Total current assets Net property and equipment (Note 1) Other assets Deferred income taxes (Note 7) Assets held for sale, non-current (Note 15) Other non-current assets Total other assets Total assets 2015 2014 (in thousands) $ 642 $ 1,059 14 — 1,669 208 2,410 160 — 5,103 14,152 97 — 82 179 8,947 409 6,729 535 1,183 18,862 17,563 97 1,191 77 1,365 $ 19,434 $ 37,790 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-2 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS December 31, 2015 and 2014 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Current liabilities Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 3) Bank overdrafts Accounts payable Income tax payable Interest rate swap agreement liability (Note 1) Payable to related parties (Note 10) Liabilities held for sale, current (Note 15) Other current liabilities Total current liabilities Long-term liabilities Long-term debt, net of current maturities (Note 3) Total long-term liabilities Shareholders’ equity Common stock, $0.0033 par value: 20.0 million shares authorized in 2015 and 2014; 8,049,622 shares issued in 2015 and 2014; 8,018,932 and 7,956,410 shares outstanding in 2015 and 2014, respectively Additional paid-in capital Stock warrants outstanding Retained (losses) earnings Accumulated other comprehensive loss Treasury stock at cost, 30,690 and 93,212 shares in 2015 and 2014, respectively Total shareholders’ equity Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 2015 2014 (in thousands) $ $ $ 20 — 2,152 — — 1,922 — 194 4,288 — — 27 23,555 1,025 (9,417) — (44) 15,146 19,434 $ 15,911 79 2,622 27 10 1,640 868 128 21,285 — — 27 23,249 1,025 (7,652) (10) (134) 16,505 37,790 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-3 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS Years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 2015 2014 Revenue from product sales Total revenue Cost of sales for product sales Impairment loss, property and equipment Inventory adjustment for lower of cost or market (Note 1) Total cost of sales Selling, general, and administrative expenses Total selling, general and administrative expenses Loss before other income (expense) Other income (expense) Interest expense, including loan fee amortization Gain on sale of assets Other income Total other expense Loss before income taxes Income tax provision (Note 7) Net loss from continuing operations Income from discontinued operations, net of tax, including gain of $6.0 million in 2015 Net Loss Net income (loss) per share of common stock: Basic: Continuing operations Discontinued operations Diluted: Continuing operations Discontinued operations $ (in thousands, except per share information) 110,091 $ 110,091 109,624 — 1,911 111,535 6,438 6,438 (7,882) 46,180 46,180 49,105 637 1,283 51,025 3,879 3,879 (8,724) (695) 320 27 (348) (9,072) 13 (9,085) 7,320 $ (1,765) $ (1.14) $ $ 0.92 (1.14) $ $ 0.92 (849) 74 9 (766) (8,648) 38 (8,686) 1,413 (7,273) (1.15) 0.19 (1.15) 0.19 $ $ $ $ $ $ See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-4 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME Years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 Net loss 2015 2014 (in thousands) (1,765) $ (7,273) $ Other comprehensive income: Unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (5) 15 61 — Comprehensive loss $ (1,755) $ (7,212) See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-5 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except share information) Common Stock Shares Amount Additional Paid-in Capital Stock Warrants Retained Earnings Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss Treasury Stock Shares Cost Total Balance as of December 31, 2013 7,192,479 $ 24 $ 18,649 — $ (379) $ (71) (123,212) (177) $ 18,046 Common stock and warrants 857,143 Unrealized gain on derivative instruments Stock option compensation Common shares granted Net loss — — — — 3 — — — — 1,952 1,025 — 2,591 57 — — — — — — — — — (7,273) — 61 — — — 30,000 — — — — 43 — — — — 3,023 61 2,591 57 (7,273) Balance as of December 31, 2014 8,049,622 $ 27 $ 23,249 $ 1,025 $ (7,652) $ (10) (93,212) $ (134) $ 16,505 Common stock Unrealized gain on derivative instruments Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income Stock option compensation Net loss — — — — — — — — — — 99 — — 207 — — — — — — — — — — (1,765) Balance as of December 31, 2015 8,049,622 $ 27 $ 23,555 $ 1,025 $ (9,417) $ — 62,522 90 — — — — 189 (5) 15 207 (1,765) — — — — (30,690) $ (44) $ 15,146 (5) 15 — — — See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-6 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 Cash flows from operating activities Net loss from continuing operations Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation and amortization Inventory write-down Stock option expense Impairment loss, property and equipment Gain on sale of property and equipment Amortization of loan fees included in interest expense Change in assets and liabilities Receivables Receivables from related parties Inventories Income tax receivable/payable Other assets Accounts payable Payables to related parties Other current liabilities Net cash from (used in) operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Proceeds from sale of property and equipment Purchases of property and equipment Net cash from investing activities Cash flows from financing activities Loan fees capitalized Proceeds from sale of common stock and warrants, net Change in bank overdrafts Proceeds from long-term debt Payments on long-term debt Net cash (used in) from financing activities Cash flows from discontinued operations Net cash provided by operating activities Net cash provided by investing activities Net cash from discontinued operations Net change in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year Cash and cash equivalents at end of year Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: Cash paid for interest Tax refunds received Cash paid for income taxes Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities: Increase (decrease) in equipment purchases accrual Common stock issued in exchange for a reduction of accrued but unpaid bonus compensation Real estate sale proceeds used to offset accrued but unpaid bonus compensation 2015 2014 (in thousands) $ (9,085) $ (8,686) 2,354 1,283 207 637 (320) 242 7,278 201 2,029 (41) 128 (470) 521 66 5,030 2,117 (21) 2,096 — — (79) 362 (16,253) (15,970) 1,783 6,644 8,427 (417) 1,059 $ $ $ 642 $ 532 $ 2 58 (30) $ 189 50 2,683 1,911 2,516 — (74) 73 1,233 (19) 88 34 (460) (2,712) 1,110 (128) (2,431) 82 (45) 37 (245) 3,063 (515) 12,500 (14,481) 322 1,832 (290) 1,542 (530) 1,589 1,059 838 2 6 30 — — See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-7 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS December 31, 2015 and 2014 NOTE 1 – SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Nature of Business: Industrial Services of America, Inc. (a Florida corporation) and its subsidiaries ("ISA" or the "Company") purchases and sells ferrous and nonferrous materials at its four Kentucky and Indiana locations. Additionally, ISA operates its Pick.Pull.Save used automobile parts yard. All of these activities operate under the Company's Recycling Segment. During 2015, ISA sold substantially all of its Waste Services Segment assets. See Note 15 - Discontinued Operations for further information. Accordingly, as of December 4, 2015, the Company's operations are solely in the Recycling Segment. Through the Waste Services Segment ("Waste Services" - see Segment information at Note 11), ISA provided products and services to meet the waste management needs of its customers related to ferrous, non-ferrous and corrugated scrap recycling, management services and waste equipment sales and rental. This segment maintained contracts with retail, commercial and industrial businesses to handle their waste disposal needs, primarily by subcontracting with commercial waste hauling and disposal companies. Each of our segments billed separately for its products or services. Generally, services and products were not bundled for sale to individual customers. The products or services had value to the customer on a standalone basis. Discontinued Operations: Prior year financial statements have been recast to reflect the sale of the Company’s Waste Services Segment assets in the fourth quarter of 2015 in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification 205-20-55 within discontinued operations. Results of discontinued operations are excluded from the accompanying Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for all periods presented, unless otherwise noted. See Note 15 - Discontinued Operations. The Company's Response to 2015 Commodity Markets and Liquidity Conditions: During 2015, our average selling price decreased by 49.4% and 24.9% for ferrous and nonferrous material, respectively, compared to 2014. Due to these deteriorating metal commodity market conditions during 2015, ISA took significant steps to improve liquidity and pay down debt. These steps are described below. On February 27, 2015, the Company closed on the sale of its Seymour, Indiana property. During 2014, ISA made the decision to move its Seymour, Indiana facility from a company-owned property to a leased property. In conjunction with this decision, the Company signed an agreement to sell its Seymour facility in 2014. This property was classified as property available for sale on the December 31, 2014 consolidated balance sheet in the amount of $398.0 thousand and was held within the Recycling Segment. Also, in conjunction with this decision, the Company signed a lease, effective December 1, 2014, to lease a facility in the Seymour area. See Note 4 - Lease Commitments for further lease information and Note 10 - Related Party Transactions for further related party details. Proceeds were used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. On April 30, 2015, LK Property Investments, LLC ("LK Property"), an entity principally owned by Daniel M. Rifkin, CEO of MetalX LLC ("MetalX"), (a related party) a scrap metal recycling company headquartered in Waterloo, Indiana, and the principal owner of Recycling Capital Partners, LLC ("RCP") (a related party) purchased a 4.4 acre parcel of real estate located at 6709 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY from ISA Real Estate LLC., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company for a purchase price of $1.0 million. The Company realized a loss of $102.0 thousand from this sale. Also on April 30, 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement with LK Property for a portion of the 4.4 acre parcel. See Note 4 - Lease Commitments for further lease details. Proceeds were used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. On May 13, 2015, the Company announced the warm idle of the Company’s auto shredder. This action was in response to market conditions, primarily related to ferrous price volatility and lower ferrous volumes. Management will continue to monitor and analyze market conditions and to review the Company’s long-term options for its shredder and related downstream processing operation. The costs of idling were recognized in the 2015 financial statements. As a result of the continued operating losses from the shredder operations, management reviewed the carrying cost of the shredder, including the downstream processing system. The Company recognized an asset impairment charge of approximately $636.6 thousand related to the shredder’s downstream processing system. This charge is recorded in 2015 as an impairment charge on property and equipment within the cost of goods section in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. As of the date of this report, the shredder F - 8 NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) remains idled. The Company continues to depreciate the assets associated with the shredder. Working capital, which would otherwise have been utilized in operating the shredder, was used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. On May 18, 2015, ISA Real Estate LLC agreed to sell to SG&D Ventures, LLC, an entity owned by shareholders of Algar, Inc. ("Algar"), including Sean Garber, the Company’s Vice Chairman of the Board and President, and the President of Algar, approximately 1-acre parcel of non-essential real estate, located at 7017 Grade Lane, Louisville, KY, for an aggregate purchase price equal to independent third-party appraisal amount of $350.0 thousand. The purchase consideration consisted of $300.0 thousand in cash from the purchaser and a credit of $50.0 thousand against bonus compensation previously accrued but not paid to Algar as described in Note 10 - Related Party Transactions. This transaction closed on May 19, 2015. The gain on sale of this asset was $1.1 thousand. Proceeds were used to reduce debt and improve liquidity. On November 6, 2015, the Company entered into a Forbearance Agreement and Third Amendment to Credit Agreement (the “Forbearance Agreement”) by and among the Company, certain of the Company’s subsidiaries, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association ("Wells Fargo"). The Forbearance Agreement amended the Credit Agreement to reduce the Maximum Revolver Amount from $15 million to $5 million. The Forbearance Agreement also amended the Credit Agreement Maturity Date to March 15, 2016 from June 13, 2019. The Forbearance Agreement increased the interest rate on the outstanding indebtedness by approximately 100 basis points. Pursuant to the terms of the Forbearance Agreement, Wells Fargo agreed that it would forbear, until the Forbearance Termination Date (as defined below), from exercising certain rights and remedies with respect to or arising out of the existence and continuation of certain stipulated events of default under the Credit Agreement between the loan parties and Wells Fargo (as amended by the First Amendment to Credit Agreement dated January 15, 2015, the Second Amendment to Credit Agreement dated January 22, 2015, and the Forbearance Agreement, the “Credit Agreement”). Under the Forbearance Agreement, the Forbearance Termination Date was the earlier to occur of (i) Wells Fargo’s election following the failure of the Loan Parties to satisfy any of the Forbearance Conditions, and (ii) March 15, 2016. On December 4, 2015, the Company and WESSCO, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of ISA ("WESSCO"), entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement (the "Asset Purchase Agreement") with Compactor Rentals of America, LLC ("Compactor Rentals") pursuant to which the Company sold its “Waste Services Segment,” consisting of substantially all of the assets used in (i) the Company’s commercial, retail and industrial waste and recycling management services business which the Company operated under the name “Computerized Waste Systems” or “CWS,” and (ii) the Company’s equipment sales, rental and maintenance business for the commercial and industrial waste and recycling industry which the Company operated under the name “Waste Equipment Sales and Service Company". The Company received cash consideration at closing of $7.5 million, less $150,000 retained by Compactor Rentals, which will be released to the Company or retained by Compactor Rentals in connection with any working capital adjustment. Compactor Rentals assumed certain liabilities relating to the Waste Services Segment, including but not limited to, current liabilities, warranty liabilities, and post-closing liabilities incurred in connection with transferred contracts. The sale included substantially all of the assets of the Waste Services Segment including, but not limited to, current assets, accounts receivable, tangible personal property, certain leases, inventory, intellectual property, rights under transferred contracts, rights of action and all associated goodwill and other intangible assets associated with the transferred assets. The Asset Purchase Agreement contains a restrictive covenant under which the Company is prohibited from competing with the Waste Services Segment for five years following the closing. In connection with the closing of the transaction, the Company entered into a transition services agreement with Compactor Rentals, pursuant to which the Company will provide certain services to Compactor Rentals for up to six months following the closing. See Note 15 - Discontinued Operations related to the sale of the Waste Services Segment. The Company used the proceeds from the transaction to pay transaction expenses, to repay in full the Company’s outstanding indebtedness with Bank of Kentucky, Inc., ("KY Bank") and to repay in full ISA’s term loan from Wells Fargo. The Company F - 9 NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) also used the proceeds to pay all outstanding amounts on ISA’s $5.0 million revolving line of credit with Wells Fargo which remained available following the closing. As of December 31, 2015, the revolving line of credit had an amount outstanding of approximately $19.7 thousand. On February 29, 2016, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement (the "2016 Loan") with MidCap Business Credit, LLC ("MidCap"). The 2016 Loan is secured by substantially all of the assets of the Company. Proceeds from this loan were used to pay transaction expenses and to pay off and close the remaining balance on the Wells Fargo revolving line of credit. See Note 3 - Long Term Debt and Notes Payable to Bank for further details. Following the MidCap transaction, the Company believes its liquidity is sufficient to meet projected needs for at least one year. Revenue Recognition: ISA records revenue for its recycling operations upon delivery of the related materials. Revenue for the equipment sales divisions was recorded upon delivery of the equipment to the customer. The Company provided installation and training on all equipment and it charged these costs to the customer, recording revenue in the period the service was provided. The Company was the middleman in the sale of the equipment and not a manufacturer. Any warranty was the responsibility of the manufacturer and therefore no estimates were made for warranty obligations. Allowances for equipment returns were made on a case-by-case basis. Historically, returns of equipment were not material. Our management services group provides our customers with evaluation, management, monitoring, auditing and cost reduction consulting of our customers’ non-hazardous solid waste removal activities. The Company recognizes revenue related to the management aspects of these services when it delivers the services. The Company records revenue related to this activity on a gross basis because the Company is ultimately responsible for service delivery, has discretion over the selection of the specific service provided and the amounts to be charged, and is directly obligated to the subcontractor for the services provided. ISA is an independent contractor. If the Company discovers that third party service providers have not performed, either by auditing of the service provider invoices or communications from our customers, then the service delivery dispute is resolved directly with the third party service supplier. Revenue from equipment rental is recognized monthly as earned. See Note 15 - Discontinued Operations for further details. Fair Value of Financial Instruments: The Company estimates the fair value of our financial instruments using relevant market information and other assumptions. Fair value estimates involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment regarding interest rates, prepayments and other factors. Changes in assumptions or market conditions could significantly affect these estimates. As of December 31, 2015, the estimated fair value of our debt instruments approximated book value. The fair value of our debt approximates its carrying value because the majority of our debt bears a floating rate of interest based on the LIBOR rate. There is no readily available market by which to determine fair value of our fixed term debt; however, based on existing interest rates and prevailing rates as of each year end, the Company has determined that the fair value of our fixed rate debt approximates book value. The Company carries certain of its financial assets and liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis. These financial assets and liabilities are composed of cash and cash equivalents and derivative instruments. Long-term debt is carried at cost, and the fair value is disclosed herein. In addition, the Company measures certain assets, such as long-lived assets, at fair value on a non- recurring basis to evaluate those assets for potential impairment. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. In accordance with applicable accounting standards, the Company categorizes its financial assets and liabilities into the following fair value hierarchy: Level 1 – Financial assets and liabilities with values based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market. Examples of Level 1 financial instruments include active exchange-traded securities. Level 2 – Financial assets and liabilities with values based on quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Examples of Level 2 financial instruments include various types of interest-rate and commodity-based derivative instruments, and various types of fixed-income investment securities. Pricing models are utilized to estimate fair value for certain financial assets and liabilities categorized in Level 2. F - 10 NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) Level 3 – Financial assets and liabilities with values based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable in the market and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s judgment about the assumptions that a market participant would use in pricing the asset or liability, and are based on the best available information, some of which is internally developed. When determining the fair value measurements for financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company considers the principal or most advantageous market in which it would transact and consider assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. When possible, ISA looks to active and observable markets to price identical assets or liabilities. When identical assets and liabilities are not traded in active markets, the Company looks to market observable data for similar assets and liabilities. Nevertheless, certain assets and liabilities are not actively traded in observable markets, and uses alternative valuation techniques to derive fair value measurements. The Company uses the fair value methodology outlined in the related accounting standards to value the assets and liabilities for cash, debt and derivatives. All of our cash is defined as Level 1 and all our debt and derivative contracts are defined as Level 2. In accordance with this guidance, the following tables represent our fair value hierarchy for Level 1 and Level 2 financial instruments, in thousands, at December 31, 2015 and 2014: Fair Value at Reporting Date Using Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets Level 1 Significant Other Observable Inputs Level 2 Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 Total $ $ 642 $ — $ — $ 642 — $ (20) $ — $ (20) Fair Value at Reporting Date Using Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets Level 1 Significant Other Observable Inputs Level 2 Significant Unobservable Inputs Level 3 Total 2015: Assets: Cash and cash equivalents Liabilities Long term debt 2014: Assets: Cash and cash equivalents Liabilities Long term debt Derivative contract - interest rate swap $ $ 1,059 $ — $ — $ 1,059 — $ — (15,911) $ (10) — $ — (15,911) (10) We have had no transfers in or out of Levels 1 or 2 fair value measurements. We have had no activity in Level 3 fair value measurements for the years ended December 31, 2015 or 2014. Estimates: In preparing the consolidated financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP"), management must make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the amounts reported for assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, as well as affecting the disclosures provided. Examples of estimates include the allowance for doubtful accounts, estimates of realizability of deferred income tax assets and liabilities, estimates of inventory balances and values, and estimates of stock option and warrant values. The Company also uses estimates when assessing fair values of assets and liabilities acquired in business acquisitions as well as any fair value and any related impairment charges related to the carrying value of inventory and machinery and equipment, and other long-lived assets. Despite F - 11 NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) the Company’s intention to establish accurate estimates and use reasonable assumptions, actual results may differ from these estimates. Principles of Consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Upon consolidation, all inter-company accounts, transactions and profits have been eliminated. Reclassifications: We have reclassified certain items within the accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for the prior years and prior quarters in order to be comparable with the current presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported net loss or shareholders' equity. Cash and Cash Equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents includes cash in banks with original maturities of three months or less. Cash and cash equivalents are stated at cost which approximates fair value, which in the opinion of management, are subject to an insignificant risk of loss in value. The Company maintains cash balances in excess of federally insured limits. Accounts Receivable and Allowance for Doubtful Accounts: Accounts receivable consists primarily of amounts due from customers from product and brokered sales. The allowance for doubtful accounts totaled $35.0 thousand and $100.0 thousand at December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Our determination of the allowance for doubtful accounts includes a number of factors, including the age of the balance, estimated settlement adjustments, past experience with the customer account, changes in collection patterns and general economic and industry conditions. Interest is not normally charged on receivables nor do we normally require collateral for receivables. Potential credit losses from our significant customers could adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition. While we believe our allowance for doubtful accounts is adequate, changes in economic conditions or any weakness in the steel and metals industry could adversely impact our future earnings. In general, we consider accounts receivable past due which are 30 to 60 days after the invoice date. We charge off losses to the allowance when we deem further collection efforts will not provide additional recoveries. Major Customer: In 2014, the Company had sales to two major customers that totaled approximately 34.3% of its net sales for the year ended December 31, 2014. The accounts receivable balance related to these two major customers was $1.0 million as of December 31, 2014. These customers were part of the stainless steel blending and shredder operations of our business. As a result of the Company's decision in the fourth quarter of 2013 to cease the activity in the stainless steel blending line of business, and due to the May 2015 warm idle of the shredder, the sales and accounts receivable balances for these two previously major customers were de minimis in 2015. Additionally, there were no customers as of December 31, 2015 with sales and accounts receivable that were greater than 10% of consolidated amounts. Inventories: Our inventories primarily consist of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap metals, including stainless steel, and are valued at the lower of average purchased cost or market based on the specific scrap commodity. Quantities of inventories are determined based on our inventory systems and are subject to periodic physical verification using estimation techniques including observation, weighing and other common industry methods. We recognize inventory impairment when the market value, based upon current market pricing, falls below recorded value or when the estimated volume (quantity) is less than the recorded volume of inventory. We record the loss in cost of sales in the period during which we identify a loss. We make certain assumptions regarding future demand and net realizable value in order to assess whether inventory is properly recorded at the lower of cost or market. We base our assumptions on historical experience, current market conditions and current replacement costs. If the anticipated future selling prices of scrap metal and finished steel products should decline, we would re-assess the recorded net realizable value ("NRV") of our inventory and make any adjustments we feel necessary in order to reduce the value of our inventory (and increase cost of sales) to the lower of cost or market. Management spent much of 2014 and early 2015 working to assess the Company's automobile shredder residue ("ASR") process. Significant process and strategy changes associated with the ASR process were made. These changes, combined with the significant metals market reduction in market demand and prices experienced in late 2014 and through 2015, caused management to perform a lower of cost-or-market assessment which resulted in inventory write-downs of approximately $1.3 million and $1.9 million for the years of December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Some commodities are in saleable condition at acquisition. We purchase these commodities in small amounts until we have a truckload of material available for shipment. Some commodities are not in saleable condition at acquisition. These commodities must be torched, shredded or baled. We do not have work-in-process inventory that needs to be manufactured to become finished goods. We include processing costs in inventory for all commodities by weight. F - 12 NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) Inventories as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 consist of the following: Ferrous and non-ferrous materials Other Total inventories Ferrous and non-ferrous materials Other Total inventories for sale Replacement parts Total inventories $ $ $ $ December 31, 2015 Raw Materials Finished Goods Processing Costs Total 1,354 — 1,354 $ $ (in thousands) 649 3 652 $ $ 404 — 404 $ $ 2,407 3 2,410 December 31, 2014 Raw Materials Finished Goods Processing Costs Total 3,827 — 3,827 1,371 5,198 $ $ $ (in thousands) 1,043 11 1,054 — 1,054 $ 477 — 477 — 477 $ $ 5,347 11 5,358 1,371 6,729 For the year ended December 31, 2014, replacement parts included in inventory were depreciated over a one-year life when placed in service and were used by the Company within the one-year period as these parts wear out quickly due to the high- volume and intensity of the shredder function. As of December 31, 2015, due to the idling of the shredder, the Company has reclassified the replacement parts inventory to long term property and equipment. Other inventory includes fuel and baling wire. Property and Equipment: Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the related property. Property and equipment, in thousands, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 consist of the following: Land Equipment and vehicles Office equipment Building and leasehold improvements Less accumulated depreciation Life 2015 2014 1-10 years 1-7 years 5-40 years $ $ $ 4,993 25,363 1,624 7,821 39,801 25,649 14,152 $ $ $ 5,745 25,181 2,057 8,602 41,585 24,022 17,563 Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $2.4 million and $2.7 million, respectively. Of the $2.4 million of depreciation expense recognized in 2015, $2.2 million was recorded in cost of sales, and $0.2 million was recorded in general and administrative expense. Of the $2.7 million of depreciation expense recognized in 2014, $2.4 million was recorded in cost of sales, and $0.3 million was recorded in general and administrative expense. Certain Banking Expenses: The Company has included certain banking expenses relating to our loans and loan restructuring within interest expense. The loan fees amortization totaled $242.4 thousand and $72.9 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. On November 6, 2015, the Company and Wells Fargo entered into a forbearance agreement that changed the maturity date of the debt related to these certain banking expenses to March 15, 2016. Additionally, on December F - 13 NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) 4, 2015 the Company paid in full a portion of the Wells Fargo debt related to these certain banking expenses. The Company adjusted the amortization period in 2015 for these certain banking expenses accordingly. Shipping and Handling Fees and Costs: Shipping and handling charges incurred by the Company are included in cost of sales and shipping charges billed to the customer are included in revenues in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Advertising Expense: Advertising costs are charged to expense in the period the costs are incurred. Advertising expense was $2.4 thousand and $0.5 thousand for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. Derivative and Hedging Activities: The Company is exposed to market risk stemming from changes in metal commodity prices, and interest rates. In the normal course of business, the Company actively manages its exposure to interest rate risks by entering into various hedging transactions, authorized under established policies that place clear controls on these activities. Derivative financial instruments currently used by us consist of interest rate swap contracts. Derivative financial instruments are accounted for under the provisions of the FASB's authoritative guidance titled “ASC 815 - Derivatives and Hedging.” Under these standards, derivatives are carried on the balance sheet at fair value. Our interest rate swaps are designated as a cash flow hedge, and the effective portions of changes in the fair value of the derivatives are recorded as a component of other comprehensive income or loss and are recognized in the statement of operations when the hedged item affects earnings. Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges are recognized in gain or loss on derivative liabilities. Cash flows related to derivatives are included in operating activities. The Company does not enter into any interest rate swap derivative instruments for trading purposes. The Company recognizes as an adjustment to interest expense the differential paid or received on interest rate swaps. The change in the fair value of the interest rate swap, which is established as an effective hedge, is included in other comprehensive income. The Company includes the required disclosures for interest rate swaps in Note 3 – Long Term Debt and Notes Payable to Bank. During 2015 and 2014, we did not use derivative instruments in the form of commodity hedges to assist in managing our commodity price risk. We do not enter into any commodity hedges for trading purposes. As of December 31, 2015, we do not have any interest rate swap instruments. Income Taxes: Deferred income taxes are recorded to recognize the tax consequences on future years of differences between the tax basis of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes, referred to as “temporary differences,” and for net operating loss carry-forwards subject to an ongoing assessment of realizability. Deferred income taxes are measured by applying current tax laws. The Company uses the deferral method of accounting for available state tax credits relating to the purchase of the shredder equipment. The FASB has issued guidance, included in the ASC, related to the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in financial statements. The Company recognizes uncertain income tax positions using the "more-likely-than-not" approach as defined in the ASC. The amount recognized is subject to estimate and management’s judgment with respect to the most likely outcome for each uncertain tax position. The amount that is ultimately sustained for an individual uncertain tax position or for all uncertain tax positions in the aggregate could differ from the amount recognized. The Company has no liability for uncertain tax positions recognized as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. As a policy, the Company recognizes interest accrued related to unrecognized tax positions in interest expense and penalties in operating expenses. The tax years 2012 through 2015 remain open to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and certain state taxing jurisdictions to which the Company is subject. See also Note 7 - Income Taxes for additional information relating to income taxes. Earnings (Loss) Per Share: Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of stock options and warrants. F - 14 NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss): Comprehensive income (loss) is net income (loss) plus certain other items that are recorded directly to shareholders’ equity. Amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss for our derivative instruments are not recorded net of tax in 2014 due to the valuation allowance recorded. There are no amounts included in accumulated other comprehensive loss for derivative instruments in 2015. See Note 7 - Income Taxes for additional information relating to the valuation allowance. Statement of Cash Flows: The statements of cash flows have been prepared using a definition of cash that includes deposits with original maturities of three months or less. Stock Option Arrangements: The Company has a Long Term Incentive Plan adopted in 2009 ("LTIP") under which it may grant equity awards for up to 2.4 million shares of common stock, which are reserved by the Board of Directors for issuance of equity awards. The Company provides compensation benefits by granting stock options to employees and directors. The exercise price of each option is equal to the market price of our stock on the date of grant. The maximum term of the option is five years. The plan is accounted for based on FASB’s authoritative guidance titled "ASC 718 - Compensation - Stock Compensation." The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense for the fair value of the awards, on the date granted on a straight- line basis over their vesting term. Compensation expense is recognized only for share-based payments expected to vest. The Company estimates forfeitures at the date of grant based on our historical experience and future expectations. Subject to shareholder approval and restrictions on exercisability set forth in a Stock Option Agreement entered into on December 2, 2013 between the Company and Algar (the “Stock Option Agreement”), the Company granted Algar an option to purchase a total of 1.5 million shares (in four tranches) of Company common stock (the "Algar Options") at an exercise price per share of $5.00. The Algar Options were not issued under the LTIP. The Company's shareholders approved the Algar Options on October 15, 2014. The Company uses the Modified Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model to value the Company's stock options for each employee stock option award. The Company uses the Lattice-Based model to value the Company's stock options for the Algar Options due to market and performance conditions. See Note 12 - Share Based Compensation. Using these option pricing models, the fair value of each employee stock option award is estimated on the date of grant. Additionally, the fair value of the Algar Options is estimated at the end of each quarter for two of the tranches due to ongoing performance conditions. For the first two tranches, the performance conditions were met. There are two significant inputs into the stock option pricing models: expected volatility and expected term. The Company estimates expected volatility based on traded option volatility of the Company's stock over a term equal to the expected term of the option granted. The expected term of stock option awards granted is derived from historical exercise experience under the Company's stock option plans and represents the period of time that stock option awards granted are expected to be outstanding. The expected term assumption incorporates the contractual term of an option grant, as well as the vesting period of an award. The risk-free interest rate is based on the implied yield on a U.S. Treasury constant maturity with a remaining term equal to the expected term of the option granted. The assumptions used in calculating the fair value of stock-based payment awards represent management's best estimates, but these estimates involve inherent uncertainties and the application of management's judgment. As a result, if factors change and different assumptions are used, stock-based compensation expense could be materially different in the future. In addition, the Company is required to estimate the expected forfeiture rate, and only recognize expense for those shares expected to vest. If our actual forfeiture rate is materially different from its estimate, the stock-based compensation expense could be significantly different from what was recorded in the current period. Treasury shares or new shares are issued for exercised options. The Company does not expect to repurchase any additional shares within the following annual period to accommodate the exercise of outstanding stock options. Under the LTIP, the Company may grant any of these types of awards: non-qualified and incentive stock options; stock appreciation rights; and other stock awards including stock units, restricted stock units, performance shares, performance units and restricted stock. The performance goals that the Company may use for such awards will be based on any one or more of the following performance measures: cash flow; earnings; earnings per share; market value added or economic value added; profits; return on assets; return on equity; return on investment; revenues; stock price; or total shareholder return. The LTIP is administered by a committee selected by the Board, initially our Compensation Committee, and consisting of two or more outside members of the Board. The Committee may grant one or more awards to our employees, including our officers, our directors and consultants, and will determine the specific employees who will receive awards under the plan and the type and amount of any such awards. A participant who receives shares of stock awarded under the plan must hold those shares for six months before the participant may dispose of such shares. F - 15 NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) For determining the grant date fair value of performance-based stock awards granted under the LTIP, the Company has assumed that the performance targets for awards granted in a specific year will be achieved, and the Company has assumed that performance targets for future years will not be achieved. Based on these assumptions, the Company uses the closing per share stock price on the date the contract is signed to calculate award values for recording purposes. These calculated amounts reflect the aggregate grant date fair value of the stock awards computed in accordance with ASC Topic 718. Subsequent Events: The Company has evaluated the period from December 31, 2015 through the date the financial statements herein were issued, for subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements and the following events were identified: On February 29, 2016, the Company entered into a Loan Agreement with MidCap as more fully described above and in Note 3 - Long Term Debt and Notes Payable to Bank. On February 29, 2016, the Company entered into an unsecured term note with K&R, LLC in the amount of $620.3 thousand and an unsecured term note with 7100 Grade Lane, LLC, in the amount of $883.8 thousand, both of which are related parties. Each term note has an interest rate of 5.00% and a maturity date of December 31, 2020. These notes replace amounts owed to K&R, LLC and 7100 Grade Lane, LLC of the same amounts. As of December 31, 2015, these amounts were shown as current related party liabilities. See Note 10 - Related Party Transactions for additional information. On March 21, 2016, the Company paid Algar $171.0 thousand, which represented amounts owed to Algar for accounts payable and bonus payable. Subsequent to this payment, the remaining amount owed to Algar was $46.0 thousand solely related to bonus payable. Additionally, on March 21, 2016, Algar paid the Company $146.0 thousand, which represented all amounts owed to the Company through March 21, 2016. The Company's amounts due to and due from Algar as of December 31, 2015 are further discussed in Note 10 - Related Party Transactions. On March 25, 2016, our Compensation Committee granted 32.0 thousand restricted stock units (“RSUs”) to Todd L. Phillips, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (the “CFO”), under the Industrial Services of America, Inc. 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) pursuant to a Restricted Stock Unit Grant Agreement (the “RSU Agreement”). Each RSU vests on March 31, 2016 and represents the right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock upon the vesting of the RSU, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the RSU Agreement and the Plan. The RSUs were granted to the CFO in lieu of other compensation and as partial payment of the CFO’s bonus related to certain milestone accomplishments during 2015 and early 2016. Further, on March 25, 2016, the Company entered into a Retention Agreement with the CFO whereby the CFO will receive a cash retention bonus of $100.0 thousand if he remains employed with the Company as of December 31, 2016, and a cash retention bonus of $125.0 thousand if he remains employed with the Company as of December 31, 2017, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Retention Agreement. Additionally, the Company plans to submit a proposal to the shareholders to approve a one-time stock option exchange for the CFO as an alternative to a direct repricing of options previously granted to the CFO. The stock option exchange, if approved by the shareholders, would allow the Company to cancel 170.0 thousand stock options previously granted to the CFO in exchange for the grant of 90.0 thousand RSUs to the CFO. The Company expects to seek shareholder approval for the stock option exchange (repricing) of the CFO’s options at the Company’s next annual meeting of shareholders. Impact of Recently Issued Accounting Standards: In May 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The amendments in ASU 2014-09 affect any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets unless those contracts are within the scope of other standards (e.g., insurance contracts or lease contracts). The core principle of the guidance is that an entity should recognize revenue to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is not permitted. We have not yet assessed the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on our Consolidated Financial Statements. In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements-Going Concern (Subtopic 205-40). The amendments in ASU 2014-15 are intended to define management’s responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial F - 16 NOTE 1 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) doubt about an organization’s ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The amendments are effective for annual periods ending after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early application is permitted for annual or interim reporting periods for which the financial statements have not previously been issued. The Company expects no impact from the adoption of ASU 2014-15 on our Consolidated Financial Statements. In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest-Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs. The guidance requires an entity to present debt issuance costs in the balance sheet as a direct reduction from the carrying amount of the debt liability, consistent with debt discounts, rather than as an asset. Amortization of debt issuance costs will continue to be reported as interest expense. Debt issuance costs related to revolving credit arrangements, however, will continue to be presented as an asset and amortized ratably over the term of the arrangement. ASU 2015-03 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015 including interim periods within those annual periods. Early application is permitted, and upon adoption, ASU 2015-03 should be applied on a retrospective basis. We do not expect the standard to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements. In July 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-11, Inventory, which simplifies the measurement principle of inventories valued under the First-In, First-Out ("FIFO") or weighted average methods from the lower of cost or market to the lower of cost and net realizable value. ASU 2015-11 is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016 including interim periods within those annual periods. We do not expect the standard to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements. In November 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-17, Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes, which requires that deferred tax assets and liabilities be classified as noncurrent on the consolidated balance sheet. ASU 2015-17 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, including interim periods within those annual periods. Early adoption is permitted as of the beginning of an interim or annual reporting period. Upon adoption, ASU 2015-17 may be applied either prospectively or retrospectively. We do not expect the adoption of this guidance to have a material impact on our Consolidated Financial Statements. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases, to improve financial reporting about leasing transactions. This ASU will require organizations that lease assets (“lessees”) to recognize a lease liability and a right-of-use asset on its balance sheet for all leases with terms of more than twelve months. A lease liability is a lessee’s obligation to make lease payments arising from a lease, measured on a discounted basis and a right-of-use asset represents the lessee’s right to use, or control use of, a specified asset for the lease term. The amendments in this ASU simplify the accounting for sale and leaseback transactions primarily because lessees must recognize lease assets and lease liabilities. This ASU leaves the accounting for the organizations that own the assets leased to the lessee (“lessor”) largely unchanged except for targeted improvements to align it with the lessee accounting model and Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. The amendments in ASU 2016-02 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Lessees (for capital and operating leases) and lessors (for sales-type, direct financing, and operating leases) must apply a modified retrospective transition approach for leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented in the financial statements. The modified retrospective approach would not require any transition accounting for leases that expired before the earliest comparative period presented. Lessees and lessors may not apply a full retrospective transition approach. The Company is evaluating the potential impact of ASU 2016-02 on its Consolidated Financial Statements. NOTE 2 - MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ALGAR, INC. On December 2, 2013, the Company and Algar entered into a Management Services Agreement (the “Management Agreement”). Under the Management Agreement, Algar provides the Company with day-to-day senior executive level operating management services. Algar also provides business, financial, and organizational strategy and consulting services, as the Company’s board of directors may reasonably request from time to time. The Management Agreement gives Algar the right to appoint the Company’s President and one additional executive officer of the Company. The Company is required to reimburse Algar on a monthly basis for its pre-approved expenses, as defined in the Management Agreement, including expenses associated with the salaries of its executive appointees and employees. The Management Agreement also provides that the Company’s board of directors will increase to up to seven members. The Company F - 17 and Algar have also agreed that Algar, subject to certain limitations and Nasdaq listing requirements, may cause the appointment of up to two members, one of whom will serve as Vice Chairman. Under the Management Agreement, Algar will be paid a bonus in an amount equal to 10.0% of any year-over-year increase in the Company’s pre-tax income during the term. See Note 10 - Related Party Transactions for discussion of amounts. The term of the Management Agreement is effective December 1, 2013 and extends through December 31, 2016, subject to earlier termination upon mutual agreement or upon circumstances set forth in the agreement. Subject to shareholder approval and restrictions on exercisability set forth in a Stock Option Agreement entered into on December 2, 2013 between the Company and Algar (the “Stock Option Agreement”), the Company granted Algar an option to purchase a total of 1.5 million shares of Company common stock at an exercise price per share of $5.00. The first 375.0 thousand share options vested and became exercisable on December 1, 2013. The second 375.0 thousand share options vested and became exercisable after the market price of our Common Stock reached $6.00 per share during 2014. The third 375.0 thousand share options vest and become exercisable only if and after the market price of our Common Stock reaches $8.00 per share or Company revenue following an acquisition increases by $90.0 million; these conditions have not been met as of December 31, 2015. The fourth 375.0 thousand share options vest and become exercisable only if and after the market price of our Common Stock reaches $9.00 per share or Company revenue following an acquisition increases by $120.0 million; these conditions have not been met as of December 31, 2015. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Stock Option Agreement, the options shall become immediately exercisable for all 1.5 million option shares upon the first to occur of any of the following: (i) the termination of Algar's services under the Management Agreement by the Company without cause; (ii) the termination of Algar's services under the Management Agreement by Algar for good reason; or (iii) upon the occurrence of a change in control (with such vesting and expiration timed to give Algar the right to exercise the options immediately before the expiration triggered by the change in control). All rights of Algar will terminate with respect to the options and Algar will have no further rights under the Stock Option Agreement if Algar's Services under the Management Agreement are terminated by the Company for cause, by Algar without good reason, or the Management Agreement is terminated automatically for legal or regulatory reasons. The options shall expire and be of no further force or effect on the earlier of (i) the closing of a change of control transaction, (ii) immediately upon termination of Algar's services under the Management Services Agreement by the Company for cause or by Algar without good reason, (iii) immediately if the issuance of the options is not ratified by the Company's shareholders at a special meeting, (iv) upon the expiration of the term of the Management Agreement, or (v) three years after the date of the Stock Option Agreement. At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company on October 15, 2014, shareholders approved the issuance of these options. See also Note 12 - Share Based Compensation for additional information about the accounting for these and other options outstanding. Sean Garber, Algar’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, formerly served as the Company’s President from 1997 to 2000. Mr. Garber is also Algar’s largest shareholder. Algar is located in Louisville, Kentucky and specializes in the procurement and sale of new and used auto parts as well as automotive and metal recycling. In connection with the Management Agreement, Mr. Garber and Orson Oliver, the Company’s interim Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the board of directors, received an Irrevocable Proxy from each of Harry Kletter, K & R, LLC (K&R) and the Harry Kletter Family Limited Partnership (collectively, “Kletter”), which provides Mr. Oliver and Mr. Garber joint voting authority over the shares owned by Kletter, approximately 25.7% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock. As of December 31, 2013, Kletter was the Company’s largest shareholder. Messrs. Oliver and Garber have entered into a separate agreement in which, among other things, they agree to vote their proxies in favor of matters approved by the Company’s board of directors. Under the Management Agreement, the Company and Algar have agreed to use their best efforts to effect a business combination between them as soon as is reasonably practicable. As of December 31, 2015, the Company and Algar have not effected a business combination transaction between them. A special committee of independent Board members is considering such a combination in connection with its review of the Company's growth and strategic options. F - 18 NOTE 2 - MANAGEMENT SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ALGAR, INC. (Continued) On December 2, 2013, in connection with the Management Agreement, the Company’s board of directors appointed Mr. Garber as President. Mr. Garber replaced Orson Oliver who had been serving as interim President. As of December 31, 2015, Mr. Oliver continues to serve as the Company’s Chairman and interim Chief Executive Officer. Under the Management Agreement, the Company is required to reimburse Algar for the portion of Mr. Garber’s salary that is attributable to Algar’s services under the Management Agreement in an amount not to exceed $20.8 thousand per month, or $250.0 thousand per year. The Company appointed Mr. Garber to the Company’s board of directors on October 15, 2014. Mr. Garber was also appointed Vice Chairman at that time. F - 19 NOTE 3 - LONG TERM DEBT AND NOTES PAYABLE TO BANK Summary: Prior to and during 2014, the Company had certain loans with Fifth Third Bank (Fifth Third) and certain loans with KY Bank. During 2014, the Company paid off the Fifth Third loans with new loans from Wells Fargo (hereinafter “Wells Fargo”). As of December 31, 2014, the Company was in default under the Wells Fargo loans and during the second half of 2015 entered into a Forbearance Agreement with Wells Fargo whereby the due dates on the loans were accelerated and the Company was required to take certain actions. During 2015, as more fully described in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, the Company took steps to pay down debt and increase liquidity. On December 4, 2015, in conjunction with the sale of substantially all assets of the Company’s Waste Services Segment, the Company paid off the KY Bank loans and certain Wells Fargo loans. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had an outstanding balance of $19.7 thousand to Wells Fargo. Subsequent to December 31, 2015, the Company closed on new financing with MidCap and paid off in full remaining amounts due to Wells Fargo. See Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and below for further details. MidCap: On February 29, 2016, the Company entered into the 2016 Loan, which is a $6 million senior, secured asset-based line of credit with MidCap. The Company may borrow up to the sum of (a) 85% of the value of its eligible domestic accounts receivable; (b) the lesser of (i) $2.5 million, and (ii) 75% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible inventory; and (c) the lesser of (i) $500,000, and (ii) 40% of appraised net forced liquidation value of eligible fixed assets (the "Equipment Sublimit"). The Equipment Sublimit shall amortize monthly on a straight line basis over sixty (60) months with no reduction to the overall line of credit availability. Proceeds from this loan were used to pay transaction expenses, pay off and close the remaining balance on the Wells Fargo revolving line of credit and fund working capital requirements. The interest rate on the 2016 Loan is equal to the prime rate (3.5% as of February 29, 2016) plus 250 basis points (2.50%). In the Event of a Default (as defined in the 2016 Loan Agreement), the interest rate will increase by 300 basis points (3.00%). The 2016 Loan also has a monthly collateral-monitoring fee equal to 27.5 basis points (0.275%) of the average daily balance, an annual facility fee of 100 basis points (1.00%) and an unused line fee equal to an annual rate of 50 basis points (0.50%) of the average undrawn portion of the 2016 Loan. The 2016 Loan has a maturity date of February 28, 2018. The Company is subject to a prepayment fee of $120,000 in the event the 2016 Loan is terminated or prepaid prior to the one year anniversary of the loan. The Company is subject to a prepayment fee of $60,000 in the event the 2016 Loan is terminated or prepaid subsequent to the one year anniversary of the loan. The $60,000 fee is reduced to zero if the 2016 Loan is refinanced by an FDIC insured institution after eighteen months from February 29, 2016. Interest and monthly fees under the 2016 Loan are payable monthly in arrears. The 2016 Loan Agreement contains a minimum line availability covenant equal to $350,000. This covenant may be replaced by a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio ("FCCR") covenant once the Company has achieved a FCCR of 1.0x on an annualized basis. The Company granted MidCap a first priority security interest in all of the assets of ISA pursuant to a Security Agreement. The Company is allowed to sell or refinance up to $3 million in fair market value of real property provided (i) the proceeds from such refinance or sale remain with the Company; and (ii) no event of default exists at the time of such refinance or sale. The 2016 Loan had an outstanding balance at the February 29, 2016 closing date of $472.6 thousand and additional availability of $2.4 million. F - 20 NOTE 3 - LONG TERM DEBT AND NOTES PAYABLE TO BANK (Continued) The Bank of Kentucky: On October 15, 2013, WESSCO signed two promissory notes (collectively, the "KY Bank Notes") in favor of KY Bank, one in the amount of $3.0 million (the "Term Note") and one in the amount of $1.0 million (the "Line of Credit Note"). The Company used the proceeds from the Term Note to pay $3.0 million against the Company’s loan from Fifth Third Bank. WESSCO used the Line of Credit Note to purchase additional equipment. The Company signed a $3.0 million demand promissory note (the “Company Note”) in favor of WESSCO in exchange for the proceeds of WESSCO’s Term Note. All amounts under the KY Bank Notes have been repaid as of December 4, 2015. During 2014, the draw period of the Line of Credit Note expired and the outstanding balance automatically converted into a term note ("Line of Credit Term Note") with a five year term. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, $0.0 thousand and $0.6 million were outstanding on this Line of Credit Term Note. On January 15, 2015, the Company signed a new line of credit ("2015 Line of Credit Note") in the amount of $1.0 million with KY Bank in order to purchase additional equipment. The draw period for the 2015 Line of Credit Note was set to expire on January 14, 2016. All amounts under the KY Bank loans were repaid on December 4, 2015. As security for the KY Bank Notes, WESSCO provided KY Bank a first priority security interest in all of its assets, including the Company Note, pursuant to a Security Agreement (the “Security Agreement”). The KY Bank Notes imposed a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio Covenant on WESSCO under which: (i) the sum of (a) WESSCO’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, rent, and interest expense, less distributions and (b) unfunded capital expenditures, divided by (ii) the sum of (x) the current portion of long term debt due for the period, (y) interest expense and (z) rent expense was required to be at least 1.15 to 1 at all times. The interest rate on the KY Bank Notes and the Company Note were equal to the one month LIBOR plus three and one-half percent (3.50%) adjusted automatically on the first day of each month during the term of the KY Bank Notes, which had a final maturity date of October 14, 2019. As of December 31, 2014, the interest rate was 3.65%. The principal under the Term Note was payable in sixty (60) monthly installments as follows: $45.3 thousand for the first year, $47.5 thousand for the second year, $49.9 thousand for the third year, $52.4 thousand for the fourth year, and $54.4 thousand for the eleven months of the final year. Interest was calculated as noted above and paid each month. The first payment commenced November 1, 2013, and the final unpaid principal amount of $60.0 thousand, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, charges, fees, or other advances, if any, was to be paid on November 1, 2018. As of December 31, 2015, the outstanding principal balance on the Term Note was $0.0 million. With respect to the Line of Credit Note, WESSCO requested advances up to $1.0 million for twelve (12) months after the effective date of the Line of Credit Note (the "Draw Period"). Advances were limited to eighty percent (80%) of the purchase price for equipment. Advances made to WESSCO that were repaid were eligible to be re-borrowed during the Draw Period. During the Draw Period, interest-only payments in the amount of all accrued and unpaid interest on the principal balance of the Line of Credit Note were made monthly. The total of all advances, less any repayments, through the end of the Draw Period, were equal to the principal balance of the Line of Credit Note, and no further advances were made after the Draw Period. At the conclusion of the Draw Period, the principal and interest were payable in sixty (60) monthly installments that commenced on the first day of the month immediately following the end of the Draw Period. Any unpaid principal amount due, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, charges, fees, or other advances, if any, were paid. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the outstanding principal balance on the Line of Credit Note was $0.0 thousand and $577.0 thousand, respectively. WESSCO could not make demand for payment of the Company Note before December 31, 2016. As of December 4, 2015, this note has been cancelled. F - 21 NOTE 3 - LONG TERM DEBT AND NOTES PAYABLE TO BANK (Continued) Wells Fargo: On June 13, 2014, the Company entered into a senior, secured credit facility (the "Credit Agreement") with Wells Fargo pursuant to which Wells Fargo granted the Company a revolving line of credit of up to $15.0 million (the "Revolving Loan"), up to $1.0 million of which was available to the Company as a sub-facility for letters of credit. As of December 31, 2015, all loans under the credit agreement except the Revolving Loan had been paid in full. The Company was able to borrow up to 85% of the value of its eligible accounts receivable and 65% of the value of eligible inventory under the Revolving Loan. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, an availability block that limits borrowings under the revolver in the amount of $1.6 million and $1.3 million, respectively, is in place. The Credit Agreement also provided the Company with a secured equipment term loan of $2.8 million (the "Term Loan"). The Company used the proceeds from the Credit Agreement to repay in full its prior credit facility with Fifth Third Bank (the "Prior Credit Agreement"). The interest rate on the Revolving Loan was equal to daily three month LIBOR plus three percent (3.00%). The interest rate on the Term Loan was equal to daily three month LIBOR plus three and 25/100 percent (3.25%). In the Event of a Default (as defined in the Credit Agreement) under either the Revolving Loan or the Term Loan, the interest rate would increase by two percent (2.0%). Each of the Revolving Loan and the Term Loan had a maturity date of June 13, 2019. During 2015, the lender temporarily decreased the borrowing base block, thereby increasing the availability of capital under our revolving line of credit by $350,000. The Company was charged $5,000 per week for each week in which it utilized this additional $350,000. The Company was subject to a prepayment fee of up to 2.00% of the maximum Revolving Loan and Term Loan amount in the event the Credit Agreement was terminated or prepaid prior to June 13, 2018. However, Wells Fargo waived these fees as part of the December 4, 2015 and February 29, 2016 payoffs. Interest under the Revolving Loan was payable monthly in arrears. Principal and interest under the Term Loan was payable in sixty (60) monthly installments, with the first payment commencing July 1, 2014, and the final unpaid principal amount, together with all accrued and unpaid interest, charges, fees, or other advances, if any, to be paid on June 13, 2019. The Credit Agreement contained customary covenants, including a minimum EBITDA covenant, a capital expenditure covenant, and a fixed charge coverage ratio covenant, measured monthly on a trailing twelve month basis at the end of each month, beginning with the month ending June 30, 2015 of not less than 1.25 to 1.00. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company was not in compliance with our bank financial covenants. Under GAAP, all of the Company’s debt was required to be classified in the accompanying balance sheets as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 as a current liability. As of December 31, 2015, the Company had $0.8 million under our existing credit facilities that it could use. The Company and each of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, other than WESSCO, granted Wells Fargo a first priority security interest in all of their assets pursuant to a Security Agreement, and each of the Company's subsidiaries guaranteed the Company's obligations under the Credit Agreement pursuant to a Continuing Guaranty; provided that WESSCO's guarantee was subordinated to its obligations to the KY Bank (described above), pursuant to a subordination agreement among Wessco, Wells Fargo and the KY Bank. The Company paid fees in 2014 totaling $245.0 thousand related to the Credit Agreement. F - 22 NOTE 3 - LONG TERM DEBT AND NOTES PAYABLE TO BANK (Continued) Swap agreements In October 2013, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with KY Bank swapping a variable rate based on LIBOR for a fixed rate. This swap agreement covers approximately $2.4 million in debt, commenced October 17, 2013 and was scheduled to mature on October 1, 2018. The swap agreement fixes our interest rate at 4.74%. At December 31, 2014, the Company recorded the estimated fair value of the liability related to this swap at approximately $10.0 thousand. The swap was settled for $15.0 thousand during 2015. The Company entered into the swap agreements for the purpose of hedging the interest rate market risk for the respective notional amounts and forecasted amounts. See Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies – Derivative and Hedging Activities for additional information about these derivative instruments. Our long term debt as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 consisted of the following: Revolving credit facility with Wells Fargo. See above description for additional details. Note payable to Wells Fargo in the original amount of $2.8 million secured by shredder system assets and other Recycling equipment. See above description for additional details. $ Note payable to the KY Bank in the original amount of $3.0 million secured by all WESSCO assets. See above description for additional details. Revolving credit facility converted to term loan with the Bank of Kentucky, Inc. See above description for additional details. Less current maturities $ 2015 2014 (in thousands) 20 $ 10,453 — — — 20 20 — $ 2,520 2,361 577 15,911 15,911 — The annual maturities of long term debt, in thousands, for the next five years and thereafter as of December 31, 2015 are as follows: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Total long-term debt $ $ 20 — — — — 20 NOTE 4 - LEASE COMMITMENTS Operating Leases: The Company leases a portion of our Louisville, Kentucky facility from a related party (see Note 10 - Related Party Transactions) under an operating lease expiring December 31, 2017. Effective January 1, 2013, the lease amount increased from $48.5 thousand to $53.8 thousand per month based on the CPI index as stated in the lease agreement. In addition, the Company is also responsible for real estate taxes, insurance, utilities and maintenance expense. The Company signed a lease, effective December 1, 2014, to lease a facility in the Seymour, Indiana area. This lease is for a period of three years. The Company has the option to extend the lease for three (3) additional three (3) year periods. Rent is $8.0 thousand per month and increases each year by $200 per month. In the event ISA exercises the option to renew the lease for a second three-year term, at the end of the second three-year term, ISA has the option to purchase the property. F - 23 The Company signed a lease, effective October 1, 2014, to lease three cranes for $28.9 thousand per month. This lease is for a period of five years. The Company signed a lease, effective December 1, 2010, to lease equipment from a related party (see Note 10 - Related Party Transactions) under an operating lease for a monthly payment of $5.5 thousand. The lease expired November 2015 and is now operating month to month. The Company signed a lease, effective December 1, 2010, to lease equipment from a related party (see Note 10 - Related Party Transactions) under an operating lease that expires May 2016 for a monthly payment of $5.0 thousand. The Company previously leased office space in Dallas, Texas. The lease was renewed effective October 1, 2014 for a period of six months with monthly payments of $1.0 thousand. The lease was not renewed as of April 15, 2015. The Company leased a lot in Louisville, KY for a term that commenced in March 2012 and ended in February 2016. The monthly payment amount from March 2012 through February 2014 was $3.5 thousand. Beginning March 2014, the monthly payment amount increased to $3.8 thousand for the remaining term. As of August 31, 2015, the Company entered into a settlement to abandon the leased property and pay the remaining balance of scheduled payments over a 19 month period, ending March 31, 2017. As the lease was terminated, future payments are not included in the future minimum lease payments table below. Future minimum lease payments for operating leases, in thousands, as of December 31, 2015 are as follows: 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 $ 1,168 1,142 404 286 — Future minimum lease payments $ 3,000 Total rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $1,357.4 thousand and $981.7 thousand, respectively. NOTE 5 - PROVISION FOR EMPLOYEE TERMINATIONS AND SEVERANCES For the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company expensed $9.9 thousand and $35.8 thousand, respectively, for costs related to employee terminations and severances. NOTE 6 - EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT PLAN The Company maintains a defined contribution retirement plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code which covers substantially all employees. Beginning January 1, 2013, eligible employees may contribute up to 100.0% of their annual salary to meet the IRS limit of $17.5 thousand. Under the plan, the Company matches 25.0% of each eligible employee’s voluntary contribution up to 6.0% of their gross salary. The Company also offers an additional discretionary match for eligible employees who contribute 7.0% - 10.0% of their weekly wages. In an effort to decrease expenses, the Company suspended the employee match under the plan for an undetermined period of time effective March 1, 2014. The expense under the plan for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 was $0.0 thousand and $6.6 thousand, respectively. F - 24 NOTE 7 - INCOME TAXES The income tax provision (benefit), in thousands, consists of the following for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014: Federal Current Deferred State and Local Current Deferred 2015 2014 $ $ — $ — — 13 — 13 13 $ — — — 38 — 38 38 A reconciliation of income taxes at the statutory rate to the reported provision (benefit), in thousands, is as follows: Federal income tax at statutory rate State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax effect Permanent differences Increase in deferred tax asset valuation allowance Other differences 2015 2014 (595) $ (77) — 716 (31) 13 $ (2,460) (221) — 3,035 (316) 38 $ $ F - 25 NOTE 7 - INCOME TAXES (Continued) Significant components of the Company’s deferred tax liabilities and assets, in thousands, as of December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows: Deferred tax liabilities Property and equipment Gross deferred tax liabilities Deferred tax assets Intangibles and goodwill Accrued property taxes Allowance for doubtful accounts Inventory capitalization Stock options Federal net operating loss carry forward State net operating loss carry forward State recycling equipment tax credit carry forward Interest rate swap Inventory valuation reserve Accrued expenses Other Gross deferred tax assets Valuation allowance Net deferred tax assets 2015 2014 $ (1,459) $ (1,459) (2,131) (2,131) 2,286 13 14 63 1,147 4,176 1,758 4,598 — 78 77 11 14,221 (12,665) 97 $ 2,535 13 41 83 1,084 3,920 1,659 4,604 4 — 223 11 14,177 (11,949) 97 $ At December 31, 2015, the Company had deferred recycling equipment state tax credit carry forwards of $4.6 million relating to our shredder purchase which do not expire. This tax credit is limited to our Kentucky state income tax liability which includes the Limited Liability Entity Tax, which is based on gross receipts or gross profits. The Company used the available state tax credits of $7.4 thousand and $16.4 thousand in 2015 and 2014, respectively. At December 31, 2015, the Company had a Federal net operating loss ("NOL") carry forward of $12.3 million which expires beginning in 2033. The Company also has state NOL carry forwards of $26.9 million as of December 31, 2015. The majority of the state NOL carry forwards relates to losses in Kentucky and expire beginning in 2031. A deferred tax asset valuation allowance is established if it is “more likely than not” that the related tax benefits will not be realized. In determining the appropriate valuation allowance, the Company considers the projected realization of tax benefits based on expected levels of future taxable income, considering recent operating losses, available tax planning strategies, reversals of existing taxable temporary differences and taxable income in the state in carry back years. As of December 31, 2015, management determined that only the state recycling equipment tax credit carry forwards would be realized to the extent of $97.0 thousand and reserved all other net deferred tax assets by increasing the related valuation allowance. The state tax credit carry forwards have been reduced to their net realizable value based upon estimates of future gross profits and utilization of the credit in the foreseeable future. The recorded valuation allowance, in thousands, consisted of the following at December 31, 2015 and 2014: Valuation allowance, beginning of year Increase in deferred tax asset valuation allowance Valuation allowance, end of year F - 26 Year Ended December 31, 2015 2014 $ $ 11,949 716 12,665 $ $ 8,914 3,035 11,949 NOTE 8 - CASH AND STOCK DIVIDENDS Under the previous Wells Fargo and the current MidCap loan agreements, the Company covenants that so long as the lender remains committed to make any advance or extend any other credit to us, or any obligations remain outstanding, the Company will not declare or pay any dividend or distribution (either in cash or any other property in respect of any stock) or redeem, retire, repurchase or otherwise acquire any stock, other than dividends and distributions by subsidiaries of parent to parent. In 2015 and 2014, the Board of Directors did not declare a cash or stock dividend. NOTE 9 – PER SHARE DATA The computation for basic and diluted loss per share is as follows: Continuing operations: Basic loss per share Net loss Weighted average shares outstanding Basic loss per share Diluted loss per share Net loss Weighted average shares outstanding Add dilutive effect of assumed exercising of stock options and warrants Diluted weighted average shares outstanding Diluted loss per share Discontinued operations: Basic loss per share Net loss Weighted average shares outstanding Basic loss per share Diluted loss per share Net loss Weighted average shares outstanding Add dilutive effect of assumed exercising of stock options and warrants Diluted weighted average shares outstanding Diluted loss per share 2015 2014 (in thousands, except per share information) (9,085) $ 7,989 (1.14) $ (9,085) $ 7,989 — 7,989 (1.14) $ (8,686) 7,559 (1.15) (8,686) 7,559 — 7,559 (1.15) 2015 2014 (in thousands, except per share information) $ $ $ 7,320 7,989 0.92 7,320 7,989 — 7,989 0.92 $ 1,413 7,559 0.19 1,413 7,559 — 7,559 0.19 $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ F - 27 NOTE 10 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS During the period ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company was involved in various transactions with related parties. A summary of transactions and related balances are as follows. The table at the end of this note should be used in referencing all below paragraphs. K&R and 7100 Grade Lane, LLC ("7100 LLC"): The Company was involved in various transactions with K&R, which is wholly-owned by Kletter Holdings LLC, the sole member of which was Harry Kletter, our founder and former Chief Executive Officer. After Mr. Kletter's passing in January 2014, our Chairman of the Board and interim Chief Executive Officer, Orson Oliver, assumed the roles of executor of Mr. Kletter’s estate and President of Kletter Holdings LLC. As of December 31, 2015, Mr. Kletter’s estate, K&R and the Harry Kletter Family Limited Partnership collectively, beneficially own in excess of 20% of the Company's issued and outstanding shares. The Company leases a portion of our Louisville, Kentucky facility from K&R under an operating lease expiring December 2017 (the "7100 Lease"). Additionally, the Company leases equipment from K&R under operating leases that expired November 2015 and expire May 2016. See Note 4 - Lease Commitments for additional information relating to the rent and lease agreements with K&R. During 2014, and to a lesser extent 2015, the Company deferred a portion of these lease payments. On September 13, 2013, K&R made a $500.0 thousand refundable, non-interest bearing deposit with the Company related to K&R's potential purchase of the Company's real property located at 1565 East 4th Street in Seymour, Indiana. The Company was permitted and has used the deposited funds for general corporate purposes. K&R did not acquire the property. Under the Company's lending arrangements, a refund of the deposit to K&R must be approved by the Company's lenders. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company had balances related to K&R pertaining to refundable lease and property deposits, rents payable to K&R, and rent expense. On February 29, 2016, K&R assigned its interest in the 7100 Lease to another entity, 7100 LLC, also controlled by Mr. Kletter’s estate. At that time, the total amount due to the estate’s various entities, which amounted to approximately $1,504.0 thousand, became a subordinated, unsecured debt (the "Kletter Notes") owed by the Company. A portion of the amount, approximately $620.3 thousand, is owed to K&R, with the remaining amount, approximating $883.8 thousand, is owed to 7100 LLC. Interest will accrue monthly at a per annum rate of five percent (5.00%). Interest will accrue until April 30, 2017 at which time interest will be paid monthly. Until maturity on December 31, 2020, the Kletter Notes are subject to intercreditor agreements between the respective Note holder and MidCap. This amount of $1,504.0 thousand represents all net amounts due to Kletter estate entities as of February 29, 2016 with the exception of a $32.0 thousand deposit owed by K&R to the Company. If the Company sells property it owns at 7110 Grade Lane, it shall make a principal payment to K&R of $500.0 thousand. Otherwise, all remaining principal is due at maturity. Algar, Inc. ("Algar"): Management Services Agreement with Algar: See Note 2 - Management Services Agreement with Algar, Inc. for details relating to the Management Agreement, the Stock Option Agreement and Mr. Garber's appointment as President. As of December 31, 2015 and 2014, the Company expensed management fees to Algar for the portion of Mr. Garber's salary, along with other management fees in connection with the Management Agreement. For the year ending December 31, 2014, Algar earned a bonus of $428.0 thousand. This amount was reduced by $50.0 thousand related to the real estate sale to SG&D Ventures, LLC described below. The bonus payable was further reduced on August 5, 2015, when the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Algar, whereby the Company issued 50.7 thousand shares of its common stock to Algar for aggregate consideration equal to $189.0 thousand based on the fair value of our common stock. The consideration was payable in the form of a reduction of the Company’s $378.0 thousand accrued but unpaid bonus compensation due to Algar, leaving a remainder of $189.0 thousand in the accrued but unpaid bonus compensation. For additional information see Note 12 - Share Based Compensation. F - 28 NOTE 10 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued) Other transactions with Algar: During 2015 and 2014, the Company participated in various other transactions with Algar. The Company sold scrap to Algar, bought scrap from Algar, and provided logistical and IT services to Algar. Related to these transactions, the Company has accounts receivable balances from Algar, an accounts payable balance to Algar, along with related income and expense as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. Board of Directors' fees and consulting fees: The Company pays board fees to non-employee directors. Additionally, the Company paid financial consulting fees to one of its directors in 2015 and 2014. All director compensation during 2015 was deferred and the Company plans to pay subsequent to December 31, 2015. Related to these transactions, the Company has accounts payable balances to the Board of Directors for fees and consulting fees, along with related expense at and as of December 31, 2015 and 2014. LK Property Investments, LLC: On April 30, 2015, ISA Real Estate LLC agreed to sell to LK Property, an entity principally owned by Daniel M. Rifkin, CEO of MetalX and the principal owner of RCP, a 4.4 acre parcel of real estate, located at 6709 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, for a purchase price of $1.0 million. The Company used the proceeds from the sale primarily for debt reduction and working capital. The loss on sale of this asset was $102.0 thousand. See Note 14 - Financing and Related Matters for discussion related to Mr. Rifkin. On April 30, 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement with LK Property, for a portion of the 4.4 acre parcel of real estate located at 6709 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky in the amount of $3.0 thousand per month. The lease terminates on April 14, 2019, but the Company has the right to terminate the lease and vacate the leased premises upon 90 days notice. The Company is required to reimburse the lessor for 40% of the property taxes on the parcel during the term. Metal X, LLC: During 2015 and 2014, the Company sold scrap material to MetalX and held accounts receivables balances from MetalX related to scrap sales. For additional information regarding MetalX, see Note 14 - Financing and Related Matters. SG&D Ventures, LLC. On May 18, 2015, ISA Real Estate LLC agreed to sell to SG&D Ventures, LLC (SG&D), an entity owned by shareholders of Algar, including Mr. Garber, an approximately 1-acre parcel of non-essential real estate, located at 7017 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, for an aggregate purchase price equal to independent third-party appraisal amount of $350.0 thousand. The Company received this appraisal before the sale. The purchase consideration consisted of $300.0 thousand in cash from SG&D and a credit of $50.0 thousand against bonus compensation previously accrued but not paid to Algar. The gain on sale of this asset was $1.1 thousand. F - 29 NOTE 10 - RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS (Continued) Related party balances as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 are as follows, in thousands: K&R, LLC: Deposit amounts owed to the Company by K&R Property deposit payable to K&R Facility rent payable to K&R Equipment rent payable to K&R Facility rent expense to K&R Equipment rent expense to K&R Algar, Inc.: Accounts receivable from Algar for scrap transactions Accounts receivable from Algar for logistical services Accounts payable to Algar Bonus payable to Algar Revenue from scrap sales to Algar Revenue from logistical services to Algar Revenue from IT services to Algar Scrap material purchases from Algar Management fee expense Bonus expense to Algar Other expenses to Algar Board of Directors: * Accounts payable to the Board of Directors for fees Accounts payable to the Board of Directors for consulting fees Board of director fee expense Board of director consulting expense LK Property Investments, LLC: Lease deposit to LK Property Accounts payable to LK Property Loss on the sale of assets to LK Property Rent expense to LK Property** Metal X, LLC: Accounts receivable from Metal X Revenue from product sales to Metal X SG&D Ventures, LLC: Gain on the sale of assets to SG&D (1) (2) (2) (2) (1) (1) (2) (2) (2) (2) (1) (2) 2015 2014 $ 74 $ 74 500 821 132 646 126 93 19 28 189 117 69 23 $ 500 462 116 646 126 80 5 39 428 442 59 7 $ 1,225 1,542 250 — 30 $ 250 $ — 180 25 250 428 109 55 40 100 15 $ 3 $ — 2 (102) 24 — — — (1) $ 19 $ 250 1,905 1,982 $ 1 $ — * Excludes insignificant amount of travel reimbursement. **Excludes amounts reimbursed to LK Properties for utilities and property tax. (1) Included in receivable from related parties on balance sheets (2) Included in payable to related parties on balance sheets F - 30 NOTE 11 - SEGMENT INFORMATION Prior to December 4, 2015, the Company’s operations included two primary segments: Recycling and Waste Services. The Recycling Segment ("Recycling") provides ferrous and non-ferrous recycling in four locations in the Midwest. The Waste Services Segment ("Waste Services") provided waste disposal services including contract negotiations with service providers, centralized billing, invoice auditing, and centralized dispatching. Waste Services also sold, leased, and serviced waste handling and recycling equipment, such as trash compactors and balers to end user customers. On December 4, 2015, the Company sold substantially all assets of the Waste Services Segment and discontinued those operations. The assets, liabilities, revenues, expenses, and cash flows of the Waste Services Segment are disclosed in Note 15 - Discontinued Operations. The Company’s two reportable segments were determined by the products and services that each offers. Recycling generates its revenues based on buying and selling of ferrous and non-ferrous, including stainless steel, scrap metals and automobile parts. The Company's ISA Pick.Pull.Save used automobile yard is considered a product line within Recycling. The Company purchases automobiles for the yard through auctions, automobile purchase programs with various suppliers, and general scrap purchases. Retail customers locate and remove used parts for purchase from automobiles within the yard. Fuel, Freon, tires and certain core automobile parts are also sold to various vendors for additional revenue. All automobiles are sold as scrap metal after a specified time period in the yard. Waste Services’ revenues consisted of charges to customers for waste disposal services and equipment sales and lease income. NOTE 12 - SHARE BASED COMPENSATION Following is a summary of stock option activity and number of shares reserved for outstanding options for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014: Total Options Outstanding at January 1, 2014 Granted Exercised Expired Outstanding at December 31, 2014 Granted Outstanding at December 31, 2015 Exercisable at December 31, 2015 Available for grant at December 31, 2015 Number of shares (in thousands) Weighted Average Exercise Price per Share Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value 180 $ 2,062 (30) (60) 2,152 20 2,172 1,302 1,603 $ $ $ 4.59 5.02 4.23 4.23 5.02 5.71 5.02 4.95 — $ — — — 2.7 years $ — $ 1.7 years 1.9 years $ $ 1.38 2.26 1.05 1.05 2.23 3.01 2.24 2.25 F - 31 NOTE 12 – SHARE BASED COMPENSATION (Continued) Following is a summary of the nonvested options issued and outstanding: Non-Vested Options Outstanding at January 1, 2014 Granted Vested Forfeited Outstanding at December 31, 2014 Granted Vested Forfeited Outstanding at December 31, 2015 Number of shares (in thousands) Weighted Average Grant Date Option Fair Value — $ 2,062 (1,072) — 990 20 (140) — 870 $ $ — 2.26 2.21 — 2.31 3.01 2.95 — 2.22 Option Grants: As of December 1, 2013, subject to shareholder approval (which was received during 2014) and vesting provisions, the Company granted options to purchase a total of 1.5 million shares of its Common Stock to Algar, Inc. at a per share exercise price of $5.00 pursuant to a Management Services Agreement (the "Management Agreement"). At the annual meeting of shareholders of the Company on October 15, 2014, shareholders approved the issuance of these options. The first 375.0 thousand share options vested and became exercisable on December 1, 2013. The second 375.0 thousand share options vested and became exercisable after the market price of our Common Stock reached $6.00 per share during 2014. The third 375.0 thousand share options vest and become exercisable only if and after the market price of our Common Stock reaches $8.00 per share or Company revenue following an acquisition increases by $90.0 million; these conditions have not been met as of December 31, 2015. The fourth 375.0 thousand share options vest and become exercisable only if and after the market price of our Common Stock reaches $9.00 per share or Company revenue following an acquisition increases by $120.0 million; these conditions have not been met as of December 31, 2015. See Note 2 - Management Services Agreement with Algar, Inc. for additional information relating to the Management Agreement and the related Stock Option Agreement. On January 16, 2014, the Company awarded options to purchase 30.0 thousand shares of its stock to a new independent director at a per share exercise price of $3.47, the fair value as of grant date. These options were fully vested when awarded and are outstanding as of December 31, 2015. The options expire January 15, 2019. As of May 16, 2014, the Company awarded options to purchase 292.0 thousand shares of its stock to its directors at a per share exercise price of $4.68, the fair value as of grant date. These options were fully vested when awarded and are outstanding as of December 31, 2015. The options expire May 15, 2019. As of October 15, 2014, the Company awarded options to purchase 30.0 thousand shares of its stock to each to the three new directors for a total of 90.0 thousand shares at a per share exercise price of $5.40, the fair value as of the grant date. These options vested October 14, 2015 and are outstanding as of December 31, 2015. These options expire in October 2019. As of December 31, 2014, the Company awarded options to purchase 150.0 thousand shares of its stock to its CFO. These options vest over a three-year period, with 1/3 vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and 1/6 vesting every six months thereafter until the three year anniversary of the grant date. The options expire December 30, 2019. The per share exercise price is $5.97, the fair value as of the grant date. In January 2015, the Company awarded options to purchase 20.0 thousand shares of its stock to its CFO. These options vest over a three-year period, with 1/3 vesting on the first anniversary of the grant date and 1/6 vesting every six months thereafter until the three year anniversary of the grant date. The options expire January 1, 2019. The per share exercise price is $5.71, the fair value as of the grant date. F - 32 NOTE 12 – SHARE BASED COMPENSATION (Continued) The weighted average assumptions relating to the valuation of the Company's stock options awarded in 2015 are shown below. Weighted average grant-date fair value of grants per option $ 3.01 $ 2.26 2015 2014 Volatility Risk-free interest rate Expected life (in years) Expected dividend yield Other Equity Transactions: 60.1% 2.3% 5 60.9% 2.2% 3 —% —% On June 26, 2014, we received $126.9 thousand from one of our directors as he exercised 30.0 thousand share options. On August 5, 2015, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Algar, whereby the Company issued 50.7 thousand shares of its common stock to Algar for aggregate consideration equal to $189.0 thousand based on the fair value of our common stock. The consideration was payable in the form of a reduction of the Company's $378.0 thousand accrued but unpaid bonus compensation due to Algar pursuant to the Management Services Agreement between the Company and Algar, dated December 1, 2013, leaving a remaining balance of $189.0 thousand in the accrued but unpaid bonus compensation. See Note 10 - Related Party Transactions. On December 31, 2014, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement with an officer whereby the Company issued 8.2 thousand shares of Common Stock to the officer for an aggregate offering price of $40.0 thousand. This agreement was in connection with this officer accepting employment with the Company. In December 2014, the Company issued 3.7 thousand shares of stock to six employees at a fair value of $16.6 thousand. These stock grants were issued in lieu of cash bonuses that were earned by the employees during 2014. See Note 14 - Financing and Related Matters for details on an additional equity transaction. RSUs: See Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Subsequent Events for additional information related to issuance of RSUs subsequent to December 31, 2015. Other: As of December 31, 2015, we had unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to non-vested option awards in the amount of $356.5 thousand. The amount of unrecognized stock-based compensation cost related to the Algar options is $1.5 thousand and will fluctuate based on changes in option value at the end of each quarter. Stock compensation charged to operations relating to stock options was $0.2 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively. F - 33 NOTE 13 - LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS The Company has litigation from time to time, including employment-related claims, none of which the Company currently believes to be material. Our operations are subject to various environmental statutes and regulations, including laws and regulations addressing materials used in the processing of our products. In addition, certain of our operations are subject to federal, state and local environmental laws and regulations that impose limitations on the discharge of pollutants into the air and water and establish standards for the treatment, storage and disposal of solid and hazardous wastes. Failure to maintain or achieve compliance with these laws and regulations or with the permits required for our operations could result in substantial operating costs and capital expenditures, in addition to fines and civil or criminal sanctions, third party claims for property damage or personal injury, cleanup costs or temporary or permanent discontinuance of operations. Certain of the Company's facilities have been in operation for many years and, over time, the Company and other predecessor operators of these facilities have generated, used, handled and disposed of hazardous and other regulated wastes. Environmental liabilities in material amounts could exist, including cleanup obligations at these facilities or at off-site locations where the Company disposed of materials from its operations, which could result in future expenditures that the Company cannot currently estimate and which could reduce its profits. The Company records liabilities for remediation and restoration costs related to past activities when its obligation is probable and the costs can be reasonably estimated. Costs of future expenditures for environmental remediation are not discounted to their present value. Recoveries of environmental remediation costs from other parties are recorded as assets when their receipt is deemed probable. Costs of ongoing compliance activities related to current operations are expensed as incurred. Such compliance has not historically constituted a material expense to the Company. NOTE 14 - FINANCING AND RELATED MATTERS Securities Purchase Agreement On June 13, 2014, the Company issued 857,143 shares of the Company's common stock pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Securities Purchase Agreement") to RCP (the "Investor"), an investment entity principally owned by Daniel M. Rifkin, former president of OmniSource Corporation and the founder and CEO of MetalX LLC for an aggregate purchase price of $3.0 million. Pursuant to the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company also issued to the Investor a five-year warrant to purchase 857,143 additional shares of the Company's common stock, exercisable 6 months after the date of the Securities Purchase Agreement for an exercise price of $5.00 per share and expiring June 13, 2019. The net proceeds were allocated between common stock and warrants based on the relative fair value of the common stock and the warrants. The fair value of the warrants was estimated using a pricing model similar to that used for stock options. The Securities Purchase Agreement provides the Investor with preemptive rights and a right of first refusal with respect to future securities offerings by the Company. The Company used the proceeds from the Securities Purchase Agreement for general corporate purposes including debt reduction, growth initiatives, capital expenditures, and potential acquisitions. Costs of $104.5 thousand related to the Securities Purchase Agreement have been netted against the proceeds in the statement of shareholders' equity. Director Designation Agreement On June 13, 2014, in connection with the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Investor entered into a Director Designation Agreement (the "Director Designation Agreement") pursuant to which the Investor will have the right to designate, and require the Company's Board to appoint, up to two directors (each, a "Designated Director"). As of the date of this report, the Investor had the right to designate one director. A Designated Director will hold office until (i) his or her term expires and such Designated Director's successor designated by the Investor has been appointed or (ii) such Designated Director's earlier death, disability, disqualification, resignation or removal, and the Investor shall have the right to appoint any successor to such Designated Director. The Investor's designation rights terminate at such time that the Investor and its affiliates collectively hold less than 5% of the Company's outstanding common stock. Pursuant to the Director Designation Agreement, the Company and the Investor agreed that the designation and appointment of the Designated Director nominees will not violate applicable law and will not cause the Company to become delisted from any securities exchange or other trading market. F - 34 NOTE 15 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS As discussed in Note 1 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, on December 4, 2015, the Company and WESSCO entered into the Asset Purchase Agreement with Compactor Rentals pursuant to which the Company sold its “Waste Services Segment,” consisting of substantially all of the assets used in (i) the Company’s commercial, retail and industrial waste and recycling management services business which the Company operated under the name “Computerized Waste Systems” or “CWS,” and (ii) the Company’s equipment sales, rental and maintenance business for the commercial and industrial waste and recycling industry which the Company operated under the name “Waste Equipment Sales and Service Company. The Company received cash consideration at closing of $7.5 million, less $150,000 retained by Compactor Rentals which will be released to the Company or retained by Compactor Rentals in connection with any working capital adjustment. Compactor Rentals assumed certain liabilities relating to the Waste Services Segment, including but not limited to, current liabilities, warranty liabilities, and post-closing liabilities incurred in connection with transferred contracts. The transaction expenses related to the sale were $350.0 thousand and a gain of $6,031.0 thousand was recorded. The sale included substantially all of the assets of the Waste Services Segment including, but not limited to, current assets, accounts receivable, tangible personal property, certain leases, inventory, intellectual property, rights under transferred contracts, rights of action and all associated goodwill and other intangible assets associated with the transferred assets. The Company's policy was to not allocate interest to discontinued operations. The Asset Purchase Agreement contains standard and customary representations, warranties and covenants, including a restrictive covenant under which the Company will be prohibited from competing with the Waste Services Segment for five years following the closing. Assets held for sale, current on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2014 includes $398.0 thousand related to property available for sale. Financial information for the Waste Services discontinued operations is summarized as follows: 2014 in thousands $ $ $ $ 737 48 785 1,179 12 1,976 828 40 868 ASSETS Current assets Accounts receivable - trade, net Inventories Total current assets Net property and equipment Other assets Total Assets LIABILITIES Current liabilities Accounts payable Other current liabilities Total current liabilities F - 35 NOTE 15 - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS (Continued) 2015 2014 Revenue from services and product sales Cost of sales for services Selling, general, and administrative expenses Gain on the sale of business Gain on the sale of equipment Net income $ $ $ (in thousands) 7,402 5,486 678 6,031 51 7,320 $ 7,313 5,188 746 — 34 1,413 Cash flows from operating activities Net income from discontinued operations Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities: Depreciation and amortization Gain on sale of property and equipment Gain on sale of business Change in assets and liabilities Receivables Inventories Other assets Accounts payable Other current liabilities Net cash from operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Proceeds from sale of property and equipment Proceeds from sale of business, net of disposal costs Purchases of property and equipment Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities 2015 2014 (in thousands) $ 7,320 $ 1,413 402 (51) (6,031) (103) 10 12 172 52 1,783 76 7,000 (432) 6,644 $ $ $ $ 436 (34) — 223 6 168 (352) (28) 1,832 57 — (347) (290) A pro forma summary of continuing operations for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 assuming the Waste Services Segment was sold at the beginning of the quarter is as follows (unaudited): Total revenue Net loss from continuing operations Net income (loss) Net loss from continuing operations per share Net income (loss) per share 2015 2014 (in thousands, except per share data) $ 6,555 (2,351) 3,680 (0.29) $ 0.46 26,619 (6,503) (6,503) (0.82) (0.82) $ $ F - 36 Exhibit 10.35 ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY WITH RESPECT HERETO, THE PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AND CERTAIN OF THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER HEREOF ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT DATED ON OR ABOUT THE DATE HEREOF (AS AMENDED, RESTATED, SUPPLEMENTED, OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT”), BY AND AMONG MIDCAP BUSINESS CREDIT LLC, AS SENIOR LENDER, K&R, LLC AS SUBORDINATED LENDER, AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AS DEBTORS. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THIS TERM NOTE, THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL. TERM NOTE $620,328 Louisville, Kentucky February 29, 2016 For value received, INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., a Florida limited liability company (“Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of K&R, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“Lender”), at 7100 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40213, or such other location as Lender may from time to time designate, the principal sum of SIX HUNDRED TWENTY THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY EIGHT and no/100s DOLLARS, together with interest thereon as provided below from the date hereof until paid, all in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds. 1. 2. 3. 4. Rate of Interest. The outstanding principal balance of this Note will bear interest at a rate per annum of five and 0/100 percent (5.00%). In no event will the rate of interest hereunder exceed the highest rate permitted by applicable law. Payments and Application of Payments. On the date of the sale of the real property located at 7110 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky, Borrower shall make a principal payment in the amount of $500,000. Beginning on April 30, 2017, and on the last day of each month thereafter until December 31, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”), accrued interest will be due and payable monthly. On the Maturity Date, the entire outstanding principal balance hereunder and all accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable. Security. This Note shall be unsecured. Events of Default. Immediately and automatically upon (i) Borrower’s failure to pay any amounts hereunder when due, or (ii) the filing by or against Borrower of a petition in bankruptcy, for a reorganization, arrangement or debt adjustment, or for a receiver, trustee, or similar creditors’ representative for its, his or her property or any part thereof, or of any other proceeding under any federal or state insolvency or similar law (and if such petition or proceeding is an involuntary petition or proceeding filed against Borrower without its acquiescence therein or thereto at any time, the same is not promptly contested and, within 60 days of the filing of such involuntary petition or proceeding, dismissed or discharged), or (iii) the making of any general assignment by Borrower for the benefit of creditors, or Borrower dissolves or is the subject of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation or, (iv) at the option of Lender, immediately upon the occurrence of any other event of default, in any case without demand or notice of any kind (which are hereby expressly waived): (x) the outstanding principal balance hereunder, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon will be accelerated and become immediately due and payable, (y) Borrower will pay to Lender all reasonable costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable Attorneys’ Fees) incurred by Lender in connection with Lender’s efforts to collect the indebtedness evidenced hereby, and (z) Lender may exercise from time to time any of the rights and remedies available to Lender under applicable law. Borrower, all other makers, co-signers and indorsers waive presentment, demand, protest, and notice of demand, protest, non-payment and dishonor. Borrower also waives all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral. 5. Miscellaneous. 5.1 5.2 This Note will bind Borrower and the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns of Borrower, and the benefits hereof will inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns. All references herein to the “Borrower” and “Lender” will include the respective successors, and assigns thereof; provided, however, that Borrower may not assign, delegate, or transfer its obligations under this Note in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Lender and Lender at any time may assign this Note in whole or in part (but no assignment by the Lender of less than all of this Note will operate to relieve Borrower from any duty to Lender with respect to the unassigned portion of this Note). Any purported assignment, delegation, or transfer in violation of this Section is void. If any provision of this Note is prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision and without invalidating any other provision in this Note; provided, however, that if the provision that is the subject of such prohibition or invalidity pertains to repayment of this Note, then, at the option of Lender, all of the obligations hereunder will become immediately due and payable. 5.3 Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if from any circumstances whatsoever the fulfillment of any provision of this Note involves transcending the limit of validity prescribed by any applicable usury statute or any other applicable law with regard to obligations of like character and amount, then the obligation to be fulfilled will be reduced to the limit of such validity as provided in such statute or law, so that in no event will any exaction of interest be possible under this Note in excess of the limit of such validity and the right to demand any such excess is hereby expressly waived by Lender. As used in this paragraph, “applicable usury statute” and “applicable law” mean such statute and law in effect on the date hereof, subject to any change therein that results in a higher permissible rate of interest. 5.4 No delay or failure on the part of Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or power hereunder or under applicable law will impair or waive any such right, remedy, or power (or any other right, remedy or power), be considered a waiver of or an acquiescence in any breach, Default, or Event of Default or affect any other or 5.5 5.6 subsequent breach, Default, or Event of Default of the same or a different nature. No waiver of any breach, Default, or Event of Default, nor any modification, waiver, discharge, or termination of any provision of this Note, nor consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom, will be established by conduct, custom, or course of dealing; and no modification, waiver, discharge, termination, or consent will in any event be effective unless the same is in writing, signed by Lender and specifically refers to this Note, and then such modification, waiver, discharge, or termination or consent will be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on Borrower in any case will entitle Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in the same or any similar or other circumstance. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy by Lender will preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. All remedies hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity are cumulative and none of them will be exclusive of the others or of any other right or remedy. All such rights and remedies may be exercised separately, successively, concurrently, independently, or cumulatively from time to time and as often and in such order as Lender may deem appropriate. If at any time all or any part of any payment or transfer of any kind received by Lender with respect to all or any part of this Note is repaid, set aside or invalidated by reason of any judgment, decree, or order of any court or administrative body, or by reason of any agreement, settlement, or compromise of any claim made at any time with respect to the repayment, recovery, setting aside, or invalidation of all or any part of such payment or transfer, Borrower’s obligations under this Note will continue (and/or be reinstated) and Borrower will be and remain liable, and will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lender for, the amount or amounts so repaid, recovered, set aside, or invalidated and all other claims, demands, liabilities, judgments, losses, damages, costs, and expenses incurred in connection therewith. The provisions of this Section will be and remain effective notwithstanding any contrary action which may have been taken by Borrower in reliance upon such payment or transfer, and any such contrary action so taken will be without prejudice to Lender’s rights hereunder and will be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment or transfer having become final and irrevocable. The provisions of this Section will survive any termination, cancellation or discharge of this Note. 5.7 Time is of the essence in the performance of this Note. 5.8 This Note has been delivered to and accepted by Lender and will be deemed to be made in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (the “State”). This Note will be interpreted and the rights and liabilities of the parties hereto determined in accordance with the laws of the State, excluding its conflict of laws rules, and will include all matters arising out of or relating to this Note, including without limitation claims as to its validity, interpretation, construction, performance, and all claims sounding in tort, and will include all matters arising out of or relating to this Note, including without limitation claims as to its validity, interpretation, construction, performance, and all claims sounding in tort. Borrower hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court in Jefferson County, Kentucky; provided that nothing contained in this Agreement will prevent Lender from bringing any action, enforcing any award or judgment or exercising any rights against Borrower individually, against any security or against any property of Borrower within any other county, state or other foreign or domestic jurisdiction. Lender and Borrower agree that the venue provided above is the most convenient forum for both Lender and Borrower. Borrower waives any objection to venue and any objection based on a more convenient forum in any action instituted under this Note. 5.9 THE PARTIES HERETO EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS NOTE, ANY DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE, OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED IN ANY OF SUCH DOCUMENTS. THE PARTIES HERETO EACH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER IS KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY. Borrower acknowledges that Borrower has read and understood all the provisions of this Note, including the waiver of jury trial, and has been advised by counsel as necessary or appropriate. INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. By: /s/ Sean Garber Sean Garber, President Exhibit 10.36 ANYTHING HEREIN TO THE CONTRARY NOTWITHSTANDING, THE EXERCISE OF ANY RIGHT OR REMEDY WITH RESPECT HERETO, THE PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS HEREUNDER AND CERTAIN OF THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDER HEREOF ARE SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT DATED ON OR ABOUT THE DATE HEREOF (AS AMENDED, RESTATED, SUPPLEMENTED, OR OTHERWISE MODIFIED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE “INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT”), BY AND AMONG MIDCAP BUSINESS CREDIT LLC, AS SENIOR LENDER, 7100 GRADE LANE, LLC AS SUBORDINATED LENDER, AND INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. AND CERTAIN OF ITS SUBSIDIARIES, AS DEBTORS. IN THE EVENT OF ANY CONFLICT BETWEEN THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT AND THIS TERM NOTE, THE TERMS OF THE INTERCREDITOR AGREEMENT SHALL GOVERN AND CONTROL. TERM NOTE $883,800 Louisville, Kentucky February 29, 2016 For value received, INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., a Florida limited liability company (“Borrower”), promises to pay to the order of 7100 GRADE LANE, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“Lender”), at 7100 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky 40213 Louisville, Kentucky, or such other location as Lender may from time to time designate, the principal sum of EIGHT HUNDRED EIGHTY THREE THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED and no/100s DOLLARS, together with interest thereon as provided below from the date hereof until paid, all in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds. 1. 2. 3. 4. Rate of Interest. The outstanding principal balance of this Note will bear interest at a rate per annum of five and 0/100 percent (5.00%). In no event will the rate of interest hereunder exceed the highest rate permitted by applicable law. Payments and Application of Payments. Beginning on April 30, 2017, and on the last day of each month thereafter until December 31, 2020 (the “Maturity Date”), accrued interest will be due and payable monthly. On the Maturity Date, the entire outstanding principal balance hereunder and all accrued and unpaid interest will be due and payable. Security. This Note shall be unsecured. Events of Default. Immediately and automatically upon (i) Borrower’s failure to pay any amounts hereunder when due, or (ii) the filing by or against Borrower of a petition in bankruptcy, for a reorganization, arrangement or debt adjustment, or for a receiver, trustee, or similar creditors’ representative for its, his or her property or any part thereof, or of any other proceeding under any federal or state insolvency or similar law (and if such petition or proceeding is an involuntary petition or proceeding filed against Borrower without its acquiescence therein or thereto at any time, the same is not promptly contested and, within 60 days of the filing of such involuntary petition or proceeding, dismissed or discharged), or (iii) the making of any general assignment by Borrower for the benefit of creditors, or Borrower dissolves or is the subject of any dissolution, winding up or liquidation or, (iv) at the option of Lender, immediately upon the occurrence of any other event of default, in any case without demand or notice of any kind (which are hereby expressly waived): (x) the outstanding principal balance hereunder, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon will be accelerated and become immediately due and payable, (y) Borrower will pay to Lender all reasonable costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable Attorneys’ Fees) incurred by Lender in connection with Lender’s efforts to collect the indebtedness evidenced hereby, and (z) Lender may exercise from time to time any of the rights and remedies available to Lender under applicable law. Borrower, all other makers, co-signers and indorsers waive presentment, demand, protest, and notice of demand, protest, non-payment and dishonor. Borrower also waives all defenses based on suretyship or impairment of collateral. 5. Miscellaneous. 5.1 5.2 This Note will bind Borrower and the heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns of Borrower, and the benefits hereof will inure to the benefit of Lender and its successors and assigns. All references herein to the “Borrower” and “Lender” will include the respective successors, and assigns thereof; provided, however, that Borrower may not assign, delegate, or transfer its obligations under this Note in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Lender and Lender at any time may assign this Note in whole or in part (but no assignment by the Lender of less than all of this Note will operate to relieve Borrower from any duty to Lender with respect to the unassigned portion of this Note). Any purported assignment, delegation, or transfer in violation of this Section is void. If any provision of this Note is prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision will be ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without invalidating the remainder of such provision and without invalidating any other provision in this Note; provided, however, that if the provision that is the subject of such prohibition or invalidity pertains to repayment of this Note, then, at the option of Lender, all of the obligations hereunder will become immediately due and payable. 5.3 Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, if from any circumstances whatsoever the fulfillment of any provision of this Note involves transcending the limit of validity prescribed by any applicable usury statute or any other applicable law with regard to obligations of like character and amount, then the obligation to be fulfilled will be reduced to the limit of such validity as provided in such statute or law, so that in no event will any exaction of interest be possible under this Note in excess of the limit of such validity and the right to demand any such excess is hereby expressly waived by Lender. As used in this paragraph, “applicable usury statute” and “applicable law” mean such statute and law in effect on the date hereof, subject to any change therein that results in a higher permissible rate of interest. 5.4 No delay or failure on the part of Lender to exercise any right, remedy, or power hereunder or under applicable law will impair or waive any such right, remedy, or power (or any other right, remedy or power), be considered a waiver of or an acquiescence in any breach, Default, or Event of Default or affect any other or subsequent breach, Default, or Event of Default of the same or a different nature. No waiver of any breach, Default, or Event of Default, nor any modification, waiver, 5.5 5.6 discharge, or termination of any provision of this Note, nor consent to any departure by Borrower therefrom, will be established by conduct, custom, or course of dealing; and no modification, waiver, discharge, termination, or consent will in any event be effective unless the same is in writing, signed by Lender and specifically refers to this Note, and then such modification, waiver, discharge, or termination or consent will be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No notice to or demand on Borrower in any case will entitle Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in the same or any similar or other circumstance. No single or partial exercise of any right or remedy by Lender will preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. All remedies hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity are cumulative and none of them will be exclusive of the others or of any other right or remedy. All such rights and remedies may be exercised separately, successively, concurrently, independently, or cumulatively from time to time and as often and in such order as Lender may deem appropriate. If at any time all or any part of any payment or transfer of any kind received by Lender with respect to all or any part of this Note is repaid, set aside or invalidated by reason of any judgment, decree, or order of any court or administrative body, or by reason of any agreement, settlement, or compromise of any claim made at any time with respect to the repayment, recovery, setting aside, or invalidation of all or any part of such payment or transfer, Borrower’s obligations under this Note will continue (and/or be reinstated) and Borrower will be and remain liable, and will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Lender for, the amount or amounts so repaid, recovered, set aside, or invalidated and all other claims, demands, liabilities, judgments, losses, damages, costs, and expenses incurred in connection therewith. The provisions of this Section will be and remain effective notwithstanding any contrary action which may have been taken by Borrower in reliance upon such payment or transfer, and any such contrary action so taken will be without prejudice to Lender’s rights hereunder and will be deemed to have been conditioned upon such payment or transfer having become final and irrevocable. The provisions of this Section will survive any termination, cancellation or discharge of this Note. 5.7 Time is of the essence in the performance of this Note. 5.8 This Note has been delivered to and accepted by Lender and will be deemed to be made in the Commonwealth of Kentucky (the “State”). This Note will be interpreted and the rights and liabilities of the parties hereto determined in accordance with the laws of the State, excluding its conflict of laws rules, and will include all matters arising out of or relating to this Note, including without limitation claims as to its validity, interpretation, construction, performance, and all claims sounding in tort, and will include all matters arising out of or relating to this Note, including without limitation claims as to its validity, interpretation, construction, performance, and all claims sounding in tort. Borrower hereby irrevocably consents to the exclusive jurisdiction of any state or federal court in Jefferson County, Kentucky; provided that nothing contained in this Agreement will prevent Lender from bringing any action, enforcing any award or judgment or exercising any rights against Borrower individually, against any security or against any property of Borrower within any other county, state or other foreign or domestic jurisdiction. Lender and Borrower agree that the venue provided above is the most convenient forum for both Lender and Borrower. Borrower waives any objection to venue and any objection based on a more convenient forum in any action instituted under this Note. 5.9 THE PARTIES HERETO EACH WAIVE ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS NOTE, ANY DOCUMENTS EXECUTED IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE, OR ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED IN ANY OF SUCH DOCUMENTS. THE PARTIES HERETO EACH ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE FOREGOING WAIVER IS KNOWING AND VOLUNTARY. Borrower acknowledges that Borrower has read and understood all the provisions of this Note, including the waiver of jury trial, and has been advised by counsel as necessary or appropriate. INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. By: /s/ Sean Garber Sean Garber, President Exhibit 10.37 INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT THIS INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” as further defined below) is entered into as of this 29th day of February, 2016 by K&R, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“Subordinated Lender” as further defined below), INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., a Florida corporation (“Company”) and the other “Debtors” signatory hereto, for the benefit of MIDCAP BUSINESS CREDIT LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Senior Lender” as further defined below). RECITALS WHEREAS, Borrowers (as defined below), Guarantors (as defined below) and Senior Lender have entered into the Senior Loan Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to which Senior Lender has agreed to extend, or continue to extend, a revolving credit facility (as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, extended, renewed, replaced and/or restructured from time to time, the “Senior Loan Facility”) to Borrowers, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Senior Loan Agreement; and WHEREAS, Company is or is about to become indebted to Subordinated Lender; and Debtors and Subordinated Lender have requested that Senior Lender provide the Senior Loan Facility to Borrowers; and Senior Lender is willing to do so, provided Subordinated Lender agrees that all present and future indebtedness of Debtors to Subordinated Lender shall be subordinated to all present and future indebtedness of Debtors to Senior Lender. NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Definitions (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Senior Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Senior Loan Agreement. (b) The following terms shall have the following meanings: “Agreement” means this Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. “Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. “Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code and any similar Federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors. “Borrowers” means, collectively, (i) Company, (ii) any other person that at any time after the date hereof becomes a borrower party in respect of any of the Senior Debt, and (iii) the respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing; sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Borrower”. “Collateral” means the collective reference to any and all property from time to time subject to security interests to secure payment or performance of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations. “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. “Debtors” means, collectively, (i) Borrowers, (ii) Guarantors, (iii) any other person that at any time becomes a party to a guarantee in favor of Senior Lender in respect of any of the Senior Debt, and (iv) the respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing; sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Debtor”. “Guarantors” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Loan Agreement. “Insolvency Event” means (i) the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries commencing any Proceeding; (ii) there being commenced against the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries any Proceeding which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of sixty (60) days; (iii) there being commenced against the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days from the entry thereof; (iv) the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries taking any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above; or (v) the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries generally not paying, or being unable to pay, or admitting in writing its inability to pay, its or their debts as they become due. “Person” means any natural person, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, firm, trust, association, government, governmental agency or other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity. “Proceeding” means any (i) voluntary or involuntary insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, compromise, composition, arrangement or assignment for the benefit of creditors (or any class of creditors); (ii) appointment of a custodian, receiver, conservator, administrator, trustee, liquidator or other officer with similar powers or any other proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of a Person under any Bankruptcy Law; or (iii) marshalling of the assets of a Person. “Senior Event of Default” means an “Event of Default” under the Senior Loan Agreement. “Senior Lender” means, individually and collectively, (i) MidCap Business Credit LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and (ii) its successors and assigns. “Senior Loan Facility” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. “Senior Loan Agreement” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement (All Assets) dated as of the date of this Agreement among Borrowers, the other Debtors party thereto and Senior Lender, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, including, without limitation, amendments, modifications, supplements and restatements thereof giving effect to increases, renewals, extensions, refundings, deferrals, restructurings, replacements or refinancings of, or additions to, the arrangements provided in such Loan and Security Agreement (All Assets) (whether provided by the original Senior Lender or a successor Senior Lender or other lenders). “Senior Loan Documents” means the collective reference to the Senior Loan Agreement, the Senior Security Documents and all other agreements, documents and instruments that from time to time evidence the Senior Obligations or secure payment or performance thereof. “Senior Obligations” means all “Obligations” as such term is defined in the Senior Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description owing by any Debtor to Senior Lender, including principal, interest, charges, fees, premiums, indemnities and expenses, however evidenced, whether as principal, surety, endorser, guarantor or otherwise, arising under any of the Senior Loan Documents, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the initial or any renewal term of the Senior Loan Documents or after the commencement of any Proceeding with respect to any Debtor under any Bankruptcy Law (and including, without limitation, any principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses and other amounts, which would accrue and become due but for the commencement of such case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable in whole or in part in such case or similar proceeding), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or not due, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured. “Senior Security Documents” means the collective reference to all agreements, documents and instruments, now existing or hereafter arising, which create or purport to create a security interest in property to secure payment or performance of the Senior Obligations. “Subordinated Lender” means, individually and collectively, (i) K&R, LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company, and (ii) its successors and assigns. “Subordinated Loan Documents” means the collective reference to all promissory notes, agreements, documents and instruments at any time executed and/or delivered by any Debtor or any other Person to, with or in favor of Subordinated Credit in connection with or relating to the Subordinated Obligations, as all of the foregoing now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated, refinanced, replaced or restructured. “Subordinated Loans” means the loans and other financial accommodations made by Subordinated Lender pursuant to the Subordinated Loan Documents. “Subordinated Obligations” means all of the obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (primary, secondary, direct, contingent, sole, joint or several) heretofore, now or hereafter contracted or acquired of the Debtors and/or the Debtors and others to Subordinated Lender, which as of the date of this Agreement, is in the original principal amount of $620,328.00. “Subordinated Obligations Prepayment Date” means the date of the disposition of the Real Property located 7110 Grade Lane, Louisville, Kentucky in accordance with the terms of the Senior Loan Agreement. (c) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and section and paragraph references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. (d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. (e) Any terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Senior Loan Agreement. 2. Subordination. (a) Each of the Debtors and Subordinated Lender agree, for itself and each future holder of the Subordinated Obligations, that the Subordinated Obligations are expressly “subordinate and junior in right of payment” (as that phrase is defined in Section 2(b)) to all Senior Obligations. (b) “Subordinate and junior in right of payment” means that (i) no part of the Subordinated Obligations shall have any claim to the assets of the Debtors on a parity with or prior to the claim of the Senior Obligations; and (ii) unless and until the Senior Obligations have been paid in full and the obligation of Senior Lender to extend credit to Borrowers under the Senior Loan Documents shall have been irrevocably terminated, without the express prior written consent of Senior Lender, Subordinated Lender will not take, demand or receive from the Debtors, and the Debtors will not make, give or permit, directly or indirectly, by set-off, redemption, purchase or in any other manner, any payment of (of whatever kind or nature, whether in cash, property, securities or otherwise) or security for the whole or any part of the Subordinated Obligations, including, without limitation, any letter of credit or similar credit support facility to support payment of the Subordinated Obligations; except, that, (A) on the Subordinated Obligations Prepayment Date, (1) the Debtors may make, and Subordinated Lender may receive and retain, a payment in the amount of $500,000, and (2) the Debtors may receive, and Subordinated Lender shall issue and/or apply, a back-rent credit, in each case under this clause (A), in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Loan Documents as in effect on the date hereof; and (B) from and after the Subordinated Obligations Prepayment Date, the Debtors may make, and Subordinated Lender may receive and retain, regularly scheduled payments of interest, on an unaccelerated non-default basis, in respect of the Subordinated Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Loan Documents as in effect on the date hereof, so long as, with respect to any such payment, immediately prior to and after giving effect to any such payment, no Senior Event of Default has occurred. (c) The expressions “prior payment in full”, “payment in full”, “paid in full” and any other similar terms or phrases when used herein with respect to the Senior Obligations shall mean the payment in full, in immediately available funds, of all of the Senior Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Senior Loan Agreement. 3. Additional Provisions Concerning Subordination. (a) Insolvency Event: Each of the Debtors and Subordinated Lender agree that upon the occurrence of any (iii) all Senior Obligations shall be paid in full before any payment or distribution of whatever kind or nature is made with respect to the Subordinated Obligations; and (iv) any payment or distribution of assets of the Debtors, whether in cash, property or securities, to which Subordinated Lender would be entitled except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid or delivered by the Debtors, or any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, disbursing agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, directly to Senior Lender, to the extent necessary to pay in full all Senior Obligations, before any payment or distribution of any kind or nature shall be made to Subordinated Lender. (b) Upon the occurrence of any Insolvency Event: (i) Subordinated Lender irrevocably authorizes and empowers Senior Lender (C) to demand, sue for, collect and receive every payment or distribution on account of the Subordinated Obligations payable or deliverable in connection with such event or proceeding and give acquittance therefor, and (D) to file claims and proofs of claim in any statutory or non-statutory proceeding and take such other actions, in its own name as Senior Lender, or in the name of Subordinated Lender or otherwise, as Senior Lender may deem necessary or advisable for the enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing authorization and empowerment imposes no obligation on Senior Lender to take any such action; (ii) Subordinated Lender shall take such action, duly and promptly, as Senior Lender may request from time to time (A) to collect the Subordinated Obligations for the account of Senior Lender and (B) to file appropriate proofs of claim in respect of the Subordinated Obligations; and (iii) Subordinated Lender shall execute and deliver such powers of attorney, assignments or proofs of claim or other instruments as Senior Lender may request to enable Senior Lender to enforce any and all claims in respect of the Subordinated Obligations and to collect and receive any and all payments and distributions which may be payable or deliverable at any time upon or in respect of the Subordinated Obligations. (c) If any payment or distribution, whether consisting of money, property or securities, shall be collected or received by Subordinated Lender in respect of the Subordinated Obligations, Subordinated Lender forthwith shall deliver the same to Senior Lender, in the form received, duly indorsed to Senior Lender, if required, to be applied to the payment or prepayment of the Senior Obligations until the Senior Obligations are paid in full. Until so delivered, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust by Subordinated Lender as the property of Senior Lender, segregated from other funds and property held by Subordinated Lender. 4. Rights in Collateral. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Senior Loan Agreement, any Senior Security Document, any other Senior Loan Document or any Subordinated Loan Document and irrespective of: (iv) the time, order or method of attachment or perfection of the security interests created by any Senior Security Document or any Subordinated Loan Document; (v) the time or order of filing or recording of financing statements or other documents filed or recorded to perfect security interests in any Collateral; (vi) anything contained in any filing or agreement to which Senior Lender or Subordinated Lender now or hereafter may be a party; and (vii) the rules for determining perfection or priority under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other law governing the relative priorities of secured creditors, any security interest in any Collateral pursuant to any Senior Security Document has and shall have priority, to the extent of any unpaid Senior Obligations, over any security interest in such Collateral pursuant to any Subordinated Loan Document. (b) So long as the Senior Obligations have not been paid in full and any Senior Loan Document remains in effect, whether or not any Insolvency Event has occurred: (i) Debtors shall not grant to Subordinated Creditor, and Subordinated Creditor shall not have, seek to have, or take or accept any lien on or security interest in any Debtors’ assets or properties, now owned or hereafter acquired or created. (ii) Subordinated Lender will not (A) exercise or seek to exercise any rights or exercise any remedies with respect to any Collateral or (B) institute any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies, including without limitation, any action of foreclosure or (C) contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding, postpetition financing, use of cash collateral or action brought by Senior Lender or any other exercise by Senior Lender of any rights and remedies under any Senior Loan Documents; and (iii) Senior Lender shall have the exclusive right to enforce rights and exercise remedies with respect to the Collateral and Senior Lender shall not be required to marshal any Collateral. (c) In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, Senior Lender may enforce the provisions of the Senior Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder and under any other Senior Loan Documents, all in such order and in such manner as it may determine in the exercise of their sole business judgment. Such exercise and enforcement shall include, without limitation, the rights to sell or otherwise dispose of Collateral, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured lender under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction. (d) When all Senior Obligations have been paid in full and the Senior Loan Documents no longer are in effect, Subordinated Lender shall have the right to enforce the provisions of the Subordinated Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of Subordinated Lender, any right, power or privilege under the Subordinated Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof. (e) Any money, property or securities realized upon the sale, disposition or other realization by Senior Lender upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by Senior Lender in the following order: (i) First, to the payment in full of all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements) paid or incurred by Senior Lender in connection with the such realization on the Collateral or the protection of their rights and interests therein; (ii) Second, to the payment in full of all Senior Obligations in such order as Senior Lender may elect in its sole discretion; (iii) Third, to the payment in full of all Subordinated Obligations then due and which are secured by such Collateral; and (iv) Fourth, to pay to the Debtors, or its representative or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct, any surplus then remaining. (f) Senior Lender’s rights with respect to the Collateral include, without limitation, the right to release any or all of the Collateral from the Lien of any Senior Security Document or Subordinated Loan Document (if applicable) in connection with the sale of such Collateral, notwithstanding that the net proceeds of any such sale may not be used to permanently prepay any Senior Obligations or Subordinated Obligations. If Senior Lender shall determine, in connection with any sale of Collateral, that the release of the Lien (if applicable) of any Subordinated Loan Document on such Collateral in connection with such sale is necessary or advisable, Subordinated Lender shall execute such release documents and instruments and shall take such further actions as Senior Lender shall request. Subordinated Lender hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Senior Lender and any officer or Senior Lender, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of Subordinated Lender and in the name of Subordinated Lender or in Senior Lender’s own name, from time to time in Senior Lender’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including, without limitation, any financing statements, endorsements, assignments or other instruments of transfer or release. Subordinated Lender hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done pursuant to the power of attorney granted in this paragraph. 5. Consent of Subordinated Lender (a) Subordinated Lender consents that, without the necessity of any reservation of rights against Subordinated Lender, and without notice to or further assent by Subordinated Lender: (iv) any demand for payment of any Senior Obligations made by Senior Lender may be rescinded in whole or in part by Senior Lender, and any Senior Obligation may be continued, and the Senior Obligations, or the liability of the Debtors or any guarantor or any other party upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, or any obligation or liability of the Debtors or any other party under the Senior Loan Agreement or any other agreement, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered, or released by Senior Lender; and (v) the Senior Loan Agreement and any other Senior Loan Document may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as Senior Lender may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security at any time held by Senior Lender for the payment of any of the Senior Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released, in each case, all without notice to or further assent by Subordinated Lender, which will remain bound under this Agreement, and all without impairing, abridging, releasing or affecting the subordination provided for herein. (b) Subordinated Lender waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Senior Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by Senior Lender upon this Agreement. The Senior Obligations, and any of them, shall be deemed conclusively to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and all dealings between the Debtors and Senior Lender shall be deemed to have been consummated in reliance upon this Agreement. Subordinated Lender acknowledges and agrees that Senior Lender has relied upon the subordination provided for herein in entering into the Senior Loan Agreement and in making funds available to Borrowers thereunder. Subordinated Lender waives notice of or proof of reliance on this Agreement and protest, demand for payment and notice of default. Negative Covenants of Subordinated Lender. So long as any of the Senior Obligations shall 6. remain outstanding or the obligation of Senior Lender to extend credit to Borrowers remains in effect, Subordinated Lender shall not, without the prior written consent of Senior Lender: (a) sell, assign, or otherwise transfer, in whole or in part, the Subordinated Obligations or any interest therein to any other Person (a “Transferee”) or create, incur or suffer to exist any security interest, lien, charge or other encumbrance whatsoever upon the Subordinated Obligations in favor of any Transferee unless (i) such action is made expressly subject to this Agreement and (ii) the Transferee expressly acknowledges to Senior Lender, by a writing in form and substance satisfactory to Senior Lender, the subordination provided for herein and agrees to be bound by all of the terms hereof; (b) permit any of the Subordinated Loan Documents to be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented; or (c) Proceeding. commence, or join with any creditors other than Senior Lender in commencing any Senior Obligations Unconditional. All rights and interests of Senior Lender hereunder, and 7. all agreements and obligations of Subordinated Lender and the Debtors hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Senior Security Documents or any other Senior Loan Documents; (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Senior Obligations, or any amendment or waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of the Senior Loan Agreement or any other Senior Loan Document; (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any security interest in any Collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the Senior Obligations or any guarantee thereof; or (d) any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Debtors in respect of the Senior Obligations, or of either Subordinated Lender or the Debtors in respect of this Agreement. Representations and Warranties. Subordinated Lender represents and warrants to Senior 8. Lender that: (a) the Subordinated Loan Documents (v) have been issued to it for good and valuable consideration, (vi) are owned by the Subordinated Lender free and clear of any security interests, liens, charges or encumbrances whatsoever arising from, through or under Subordinated Lender, other than the interest of Senior Lender under this Agreement, (vii) are payable solely and exclusively to Subordinated Lender and to no other Person and are payable without deduction for any defense, offset or counterclaim, and (viii) constitute the only evidence of the obligations evidenced thereby; (b) Subordinated Lender has the organizational power and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; (c) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Subordinated Lender; (d) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate any provision of any applicable law or contractual obligations of Subordinated Lender and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the properties or revenues of Subordinated Lender pursuant to any applicable law affecting or any contractual obligation of Subordinated Lender, except the interest of Senior Lender under this Agreement; and (e) no consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder or creditor of Subordinated Lender), is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement. 9. No Representation by Senior Lender. Senior Lender has not made and does not hereby or otherwise makes to Subordinated Lender, any representations or warranties, express, or implied, nor does Senior Lender assume any liability to Subordinated Lender with respect to: (a) the financial or other condition of obligors under any instruments of guarantee with respect to the Senior Obligations,;(b) the enforceability, validity, value or collectibility of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations, any collateral therefor, or any guarantee or security which may have been granted in connection with any of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations; or (c) the Debtors’ title or right to transfer any collateral or security. 10. Waiver of Claims. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Subordinated Lender waives any claim it might have against Senior Lender with respect to, or arising out of, any action or failure to act or any error of judgment, negligence, or mistake or oversight whatsoever on the part of Senior Lender, or its directors, officers, employees or agents with respect to any exercise of rights or remedies under the Senior Loan Documents or any transaction relating to the Collateral. Neither Senior Lender, nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of the Debtors or Subordinated Lender or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. 11. Provisions Applicable After Bankruptcy: No Turnover. The provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the occurrence of any Insolvency Event. To the extent that Subordinated Lender has or acquires any rights under Section 362, 363 or 364 of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Collateral, Subordinated Lender hereby agrees not to assert such rights without the prior written consent of Senior Lender; provided, that, if requested by Senior Lender, Subordinated Lender shall seek to exercise such rights in the manner requested by Senior Lender, including the rights in payments in respect of such rights. Subordinated Lender (both in its capacity as Subordinated Lender and in its capacity as a party which may be obligated to Debtors or any of Debtors’ Affiliates with respect to contracts which are part of Senior Lender’s Collateral) agrees not to initiate or prosecute or encourage any other Person to initiate or prosecute any claim, action, objection or other proceeding (a) challenging the enforceability of Senior Lender’s claim (b) challenging the enforceability of any liens or security interests in assets securing the Senior Obligations or (c) asserting any claims which the Debtors may hold with respect to Senior Lender, (d) objecting to any sale or other disposition of Debtors’ assets consented to by Senior Lender in any Proceeding or any borrowing or grant of any lien by Debtors consented to by Senior Lender in any such Proceeding. 12. Further Assurances. Subordinated Lender and the Debtors, at their own expense and at any time from time to time, upon the written request of Senior Lender will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as Senior Lender reasonably may request for the purposes of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted. 13. Expenses. (a) The Debtors will pay or reimburse Senior Lender, upon demand, for all its costs and expenses in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel to Senior Lender. (b) The Debtors will pay, indemnify, and hold each Senior Lender harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions (whether sounding in contract, tort or on any other ground), judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of, or in any other way arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Senior Lender with respect to any of the foregoing. 14. Provisions Define Relative Rights. This Agreement is intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of Senior Lender on the one hand and Subordinated Lender on the other, and no other Person shall have any right, benefit or other interest under this Agreement. 15. Legend. Subordinated Lender and the Debtors will cause each of the Subordinated Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any promissory notes evidencing the Subordinated Obligations) to bear upon its face a legend referring to this Agreement and indicating that such documents are subordinated as provided herein. Powers Coupled With An Interest. All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in 16. this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until the Senior Obligations are paid in full and the obligation of Senior Lender to extend credit under the Senior Loan Documents is irrevocably terminated. 17. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon Senior Lender, the Debtors or Subordinated Lender to be effective shall be in writing (or by telex, fax or similar electronic transfer confirmed in writing) and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (a) when delivered by hand or (b) if given by mail, when deposited in the mails by certified mail, return receipt requested, or (c) if by telex, fax or similar electronic transfer, when sent and receipt has been confirmed, addressed as follows: If to Senior Lender: MidCap Business Credit LLC 433 South Main Street West Hartford, CT 06110 Attention: Portfolio Manager for Industrial Services of America, Inc. (800) 217-0500 Fax No.: with a copy to: Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 100 Park Avenue, Suite 3210 New York, NY 10017 Attention: Gary P. Scharmett, Esq. Fax No.: (646) 862-7180 If to Subordinated Lender: K&R, LLC If to the Debtors: 1208 Park Hills Court Louisville, Kentucky 40207 Attention: Orson Oliver Fax No.: E-mail: None ooliver@aljsco.com Industrial Services Of America, Inc. 7100 Grade Lane Louisville, Kentucky 40213 Attention: Todd Phillips Fax No.: E-mail: None TPhillips@isa-inc.com Senior Lender, the Debtors and Subordinated Lender may change their respective addresses and transmission numbers for notices by notice in the manner provided in this Section. 18. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or other electronic communication shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any 19. jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. 20. Integration. This Agreement represents the agreement of Senior Lender and Subordinated Lender with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no promises or representations by Senior Lender or Subordinated Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not reflected herein. 21. Amendments in Writing; No Waiver: Cumulative Remedies. (a) None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by Senior Lender, the Debtors and Subordinated Lender; provided that any provision of this Agreement may be waived by Senior Lender in a letter or agreement executed by Senior Lender or by telex or facsimile transmission from Senior Lender. (b) No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of Senior Lender or Subordinated Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. (c) The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law. 22. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof. 23. Successors and Assigns. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors, heirs, administrators, executors and assigns of the Debtors and Subordinated Lender and shall inure to the benefit of Senior Lender and their successors and assigns. (b) Upon a successor Senior Lender becoming Senior Lender under the Senior Loan Agreement, such successor Senior Lender automatically shall become Senior Lender hereunder with all the rights and powers of Senior Lender hereunder without the need for any further action on the part of any party hereto. 24. Invalidated Payments. To the extent that Senior Lender receives payments on, or proceeds of Collateral for, the Senior Obligations which are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to Debtors, a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law, or equitable cause, then to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the Senior Obligations, or part thereof, intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect as if such payments or proceeds had not been received by Senior Lender. 25. Specific Performance. Senior Lender is hereby authorized to demand specific performance of this Agreement at any time when Subordinated Lender shall have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to Subordinated Lender whether or not the Debtors shall have complied with any of the provisions hereof applicable to the Debtors, and Subordinated Lender hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law which might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance. GOVERNING LAW: CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE. EXCEPT AS 26. OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. EACH OF THE DEBTORS, SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SENIOR LENDER HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN CONNECTICUT SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES AMONG THE DEBTORS, SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SENIOR LENDER PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE SENIOR LOAN DOCUMENTS, PROVIDED, THAT THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF CONNECTICUT AND, PROVIDED, FURTHER THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE SENIOR LENDER FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE SENIOR OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGEMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF SENIOR LENDER. EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND SUBORDINATED LENDER EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND SUBORDINATED LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS. EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND SUBORDINATED LENDER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR BENEATH ITS SIGNATURE LINE BELOW, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF THE DEBTORS’ OR SUBORDINATED LENDER’S ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE U.S. MAILS, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID. 27. MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE SENIOR LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO. [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound jointly and/or severally, have duly executed this Agreement the day and year first written above. SUBORDINATED LENDER: K&R, LLC /s/ Orson Oliver By: Name: Orson Oliver Title: Sole member [Signatures Continued on Following Page] [Signatures Continued from Previous Page] SENIOR LENDER: MIDCAP BUSINESS CREDIT LLC /s/ Steven A. Samson By: Name: Steven A. Samson Title: President [Signatures Continued on Following Page] [Signatures Continued from Previous Page] DEBTORS: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President ISA INDIANA INC. /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President ISA LOGISTICS LLC By: Industrial Services of America, Inc., its Sole Member /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President ISA REAL ESTATE, LLC By: Algar, Inc., its Manager /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President ISA INDIANA REAL ESTATE, LLC By: Algar, Inc., its Manager /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President [Signatures Continued on Following Page] [Signatures Continued from Previous Page] DEBTORS: 7021 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company By: Algar, Inc., its Manager /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President 7124 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company By: Algar, Inc., its Manager /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President 7200 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company By: Algar, Inc., its Manager /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President Exhibit 10.38 INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT THIS INTERCREDITOR AND SUBORDINATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement” as further defined below) is entered into as of this 29th day of February, 2016 by 7100 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company (“Subordinated Lender” as further defined below), INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC., a Florida corporation (“Company”) and the other “Debtors” signatory hereto, for the benefit of MIDCAP BUSINESS CREDIT LLC, a Texas limited liability company (“Senior Lender” as further defined below). RECITALS WHEREAS, Borrowers (as defined below), Guarantors (as defined below) and Senior Lender have entered into the Senior Loan Agreement (as defined below) pursuant to which Senior Lender has agreed to extend, or continue to extend, a revolving credit facility (as the same may be amended, amended and restated, modified, extended, renewed, replaced and/or restructured from time to time, the “Senior Loan Facility”) to Borrowers, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Senior Loan Agreement; and WHEREAS, Company is or is about to become indebted to Subordinated Lender; and Debtors and Subordinated Lender have requested that Senior Lender provide the Senior Loan Facility to Borrowers; and Senior Lender is willing to do so, provided Subordinated Lender agrees that all present and future indebtedness of Debtors to Subordinated Lender shall be subordinated to all present and future indebtedness of Debtors to Senior Lender. NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Definitions (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in the Senior Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Senior Loan Agreement. (b) The following terms shall have the following meanings: “Agreement” means this Intercreditor and Subordination Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time. “Bankruptcy Code” means Title 11 of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, and any successor statute and all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. “Bankruptcy Law” means the Bankruptcy Code and any similar Federal, state or foreign law for the relief of debtors. “Borrowers” means, collectively, (i) Company, (ii) any other person that at any time after the date hereof becomes a borrower party in respect of any of the Senior Debt, and (iii) the respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing; sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Borrower”. “Collateral” means the collective reference to any and all property from time to time subject to security interests to secure payment or performance of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations. “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. “Debtors” means, collectively, (i) Borrowers, (ii) Guarantors, (iii) any other person that at any time becomes a party to a guarantee in favor of Senior Lender in respect of any of the Senior Debt, and (iv) the respective successors and assigns of each of the foregoing; sometimes being referred to herein individually as a “Debtor”. “Guarantors” shall have the meaning set forth in the Senior Loan Agreement. “Insolvency Event” means (i) the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries commencing any Proceeding; (ii) there being commenced against the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries any Proceeding which (A) results in the entry of an order for relief or any such adjudication or appointment or (B) remains undismissed, undischarged or unbonded for a period of sixty (60) days; (iii) there being commenced against the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries any case, proceeding or other action seeking issuance of a warrant of attachment, execution, distraint or similar process against all or any substantial part of its assets which results in the entry of an order for any such relief which shall not have been vacated, discharged, or stayed or bonded pending appeal within sixty (60) days from the entry thereof; (iv) the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries taking any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to, approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the acts set forth in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above; or (v) the Debtors or any of their Subsidiaries generally not paying, or being unable to pay, or admitting in writing its inability to pay, its or their debts as they become due. “Person” means any natural person, corporation, general or limited partnership, limited liability company, firm, trust, association, government, governmental agency or other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity. “Proceeding” means any (i) voluntary or involuntary insolvency, bankruptcy, receivership, custodianship, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, compromise, composition, arrangement or assignment for the benefit of creditors (or any class of creditors); (ii) appointment of a custodian, receiver, conservator, administrator, trustee, liquidator or other officer with similar powers or any other proceeding for the liquidation, dissolution or other winding up of a Person under any Bankruptcy Law; or (iii) marshalling of the assets of a Person. “Senior Event of Default” means an “Event of Default” under the Senior Loan Agreement. “Senior Lender” means, individually and collectively, (i) MidCap Business Credit LLC, a Texas limited liability company, and (ii) its successors and assigns. “Senior Loan Facility” shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. “Senior Loan Agreement” means that certain Loan and Security Agreement (All Assets) dated as of the date of this Agreement among Borrowers, the other Debtors party thereto and Senior Lender, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, including, without limitation, amendments, modifications, supplements and restatements thereof giving effect to increases, renewals, extensions, refundings, deferrals, restructurings, replacements or refinancings of, or additions to, the arrangements provided in such Loan and Security Agreement (All Assets) (whether provided by the original Senior Lender or a successor Senior Lender or other lenders). “Senior Loan Documents” means the collective reference to the Senior Loan Agreement, the Senior Security Documents and all other agreements, documents and instruments that from time to time evidence the Senior Obligations or secure payment or performance thereof. “Senior Obligations” means all “Obligations” as such term is defined in the Senior Loan Agreement, including, without limitation, obligations, liabilities and indebtedness of every kind, nature and description owing by any Debtor to Senior Lender, including principal, interest, charges, fees, premiums, indemnities and expenses, however evidenced, whether as principal, surety, endorser, guarantor or otherwise, arising under any of the Senior Loan Documents, whether now existing or hereafter arising, whether arising before, during or after the initial or any renewal term of the Senior Loan Documents or after the commencement of any Proceeding with respect to any Debtor under any Bankruptcy Law (and including, without limitation, any principal, interest, fees, costs, expenses and other amounts, which would accrue and become due but for the commencement of such case, whether or not such amounts are allowed or allowable in whole or in part in such case or similar proceeding), whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, joint or several, due or not due, primary or secondary, liquidated or unliquidated, secured or unsecured. “Senior Security Documents” means the collective reference to all agreements, documents and instruments, now existing or hereafter arising, which create or purport to create a security interest in property to secure payment or performance of the Senior Obligations. “Subordinated Lender” means, individually and collectively, (i) 7100 Grade Lane LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company, and (ii) its successors and assigns. “Subordinated Loan Documents” means the collective reference to all promissory notes, agreements, documents and instruments at any time executed and/or delivered by any Debtor or any other Person to, with or in favor of Subordinated Credit in connection with or relating to the Subordinated Obligations, as all of the foregoing now exist or may hereafter be amended, modified, supplemented, extended, renewed, restated, refinanced, replaced or restructured. “Subordinated Loans” means the loans and other financial accommodations made by Subordinated Lender pursuant to the Subordinated Loan Documents. “Subordinated Obligations” means all of the obligations, liabilities and indebtedness (primary, secondary, direct, contingent, sole, joint or several) heretofore, now or hereafter contracted or acquired of the Debtors and/or the Debtors and others to Subordinated Lender, which as of the date of this Agreement, is in the original principal amount of $883,800.00. (c) The words “hereof,” “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement, and section and paragraph references are to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. (d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. (e) Any terms not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Senior Loan Agreement. 2. Subordination. (a) Each of the Debtors and Subordinated Lender agree, for itself and each future holder of the Subordinated Obligations, that the Subordinated Obligations are expressly “subordinate and junior in right of payment” (as that phrase is defined in Section 2(b)) to all Senior Obligations. (b) “Subordinate and junior in right of payment” means that (i) no part of the Subordinated Obligations shall have any claim to the assets of the Debtors on a parity with or prior to the claim of the Senior Obligations; and (ii) unless and until the Senior Obligations have been paid in full and the obligation of Senior Lender to extend credit to Borrowers under the Senior Loan Documents shall have been irrevocably terminated, without the express prior written consent of Senior Lender, Subordinated Lender will not take, demand or receive from the Debtors, and the Debtors will not make, give or permit, directly or indirectly, by set-off, redemption, purchase or in any other manner, any payment of (of whatever kind or nature, whether in cash, property, securities or otherwise) or security for the whole or any part of the Subordinated Obligations, including, without limitation, any letter of credit or similar credit support facility to support payment of the Subordinated Obligations; except, that, the Debtors may make, and Subordinated Lender may receive and retain, regularly scheduled payments of interest, on an unaccelerated non-default basis, in respect of the Subordinated Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Subordinated Loan Documents as in effect on the date hereof, so long as, with respect to any such payment, immediately prior to and after giving effect to any such payment, no Senior Event of Default has occurred. (c) The expressions “prior payment in full”, “payment in full”, “paid in full” and any other similar terms or phrases when used herein with respect to the Senior Obligations shall mean the payment in full, in immediately available funds, of all of the Senior Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Senior Loan Agreement. 3. Additional Provisions Concerning Subordination. (a) Insolvency Event: Each of the Debtors and Subordinated Lender agree that upon the occurrence of any (iii) all Senior Obligations shall be paid in full before any payment or distribution of whatever kind or nature is made with respect to the Subordinated Obligations; and (iv) any payment or distribution of assets of the Debtors, whether in cash, property or securities, to which Subordinated Lender would be entitled except for the provisions hereof, shall be paid or delivered by the Debtors, or any receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, liquidating trustee, disbursing agent or other Person making such payment or distribution, directly to Senior Lender, to the extent necessary to pay in full all Senior Obligations, before any payment or distribution of any kind or nature shall be made to Subordinated Lender. (b) Upon the occurrence of any Insolvency Event: (i) Subordinated Lender irrevocably authorizes and empowers Senior Lender (A) to demand, sue for, collect and receive every payment or distribution on account of the Subordinated Obligations payable or deliverable in connection with such event or proceeding and give acquittance therefor, and (B) to file claims and proofs of claim in any statutory or non-statutory proceeding and take such other actions, in its own name as Senior Lender, or in the name of Subordinated Lender or otherwise, as Senior Lender may deem necessary or advisable for the enforcement of the provisions of this Agreement; provided, however, that the foregoing authorization and empowerment imposes no obligation on Senior Lender to take any such action; (ii) Subordinated Lender shall take such action, duly and promptly, as Senior Lender may request from time to time (A) to collect the Subordinated Obligations for the account of Senior Lender and (B) to file appropriate proofs of claim in respect of the Subordinated Obligations; and (iii) Subordinated Lender shall execute and deliver such powers of attorney, assignments or proofs of claim or other instruments as Senior Lender may request to enable Senior Lender to enforce any and all claims in respect of the Subordinated Obligations and to collect and receive any and all payments and distributions which may be payable or deliverable at any time upon or in respect of the Subordinated Obligations. (c) If any payment or distribution, whether consisting of money, property or securities, shall be collected or received by Subordinated Lender in respect of the Subordinated Obligations, Subordinated Lender forthwith shall deliver the same to Senior Lender, in the form received, duly indorsed to Senior Lender, if required, to be applied to the payment or prepayment of the Senior Obligations until the Senior Obligations are paid in full. Until so delivered, such payment or distribution shall be held in trust by Subordinated Lender as the property of Senior Lender, segregated from other funds and property held by Subordinated Lender. 4. Rights in Collateral. (a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the Senior Loan Agreement, any Senior Security Document, any other Senior Loan Document or any Subordinated Loan Document and irrespective of: (iv) the time, order or method of attachment or perfection of the security interests created by any Senior Security Document or any Subordinated Loan Document; (v) the time or order of filing or recording of financing statements or other documents filed or recorded to perfect security interests in any Collateral; (vi) anything contained in any filing or agreement to which Senior Lender or Subordinated Lender now or hereafter may be a party; and (vii) the rules for determining perfection or priority under the Uniform Commercial Code or any other law governing the relative priorities of secured creditors, any security interest in any Collateral pursuant to any Senior Security Document has and shall have priority, to the extent of any unpaid Senior Obligations, over any security interest in such Collateral pursuant to any Subordinated Loan Document. (b) So long as the Senior Obligations have not been paid in full and any Senior Loan Document remains in effect, whether or not any Insolvency Event has occurred: (i) Debtors shall not grant to Subordinated Creditor, and Subordinated Creditor shall not have, seek to have, or take or accept any lien on or security interest in any Debtors’ assets or properties, now owned or hereafter acquired or created. (ii) Subordinated Lender will not (A) exercise or seek to exercise any rights or exercise any remedies with respect to any Collateral or (B) institute any action or proceeding with respect to such rights or remedies, including without limitation, any action of foreclosure or (C) contest, protest or object to any foreclosure proceeding, postpetition financing, use of cash collateral or action brought by Senior Lender or any other exercise by Senior Lender of any rights and remedies under any Senior Loan Documents; and (iii) Senior Lender shall have the exclusive right to enforce rights and exercise remedies with respect to the Collateral and Senior Lender shall not be required to marshal any Collateral. (c) In exercising rights and remedies with respect to the Collateral, Senior Lender may enforce the provisions of the Senior Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder and under any other Senior Loan Documents, all in such order and in such manner as it may determine in the exercise of their sole business judgment. Such exercise and enforcement shall include, without limitation, the rights to sell or otherwise dispose of Collateral, to incur expenses in connection with such sale or disposition and to exercise all the rights and remedies of a secured lender under the Uniform Commercial Code of any applicable jurisdiction. (d) When all Senior Obligations have been paid in full and the Senior Loan Documents no longer are in effect, Subordinated Lender shall have the right to enforce the provisions of the Subordinated Loan Documents and exercise remedies thereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of Subordinated Lender, any right, power or privilege under the Subordinated Loan Documents shall operate as a waiver thereof. (e) Any money, property or securities realized upon the sale, disposition or other realization by Senior Lender upon all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by Senior Lender in the following order: (i) First, to the payment in full of all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees and disbursements) paid or incurred by Senior Lender in connection with the such realization on the Collateral or the protection of their rights and interests therein; (ii) Second, to the payment in full of all Senior Obligations in such order as Senior Lender may elect in its sole discretion; (iii) Third, to the payment in full of all Subordinated Obligations then due and which are secured by such Collateral; and (iv) Fourth, to pay to the Debtors, or its representative or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct, any surplus then remaining. (f) Senior Lender’s rights with respect to the Collateral include, without limitation, the right to release any or all of the Collateral from the Lien of any Senior Security Document or Subordinated Loan Document (if applicable) in connection with the sale of such Collateral, notwithstanding that the net proceeds of any such sale may not be used to permanently prepay any Senior Obligations or Subordinated Obligations. If Senior Lender shall determine, in connection with any sale of Collateral, that the release of the Lien (if applicable) of any Subordinated Loan Document on such Collateral in connection with such sale is necessary or advisable, Subordinated Lender shall execute such release documents and instruments and shall take such further actions as Senior Lender shall request. Subordinated Lender hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Senior Lender and any officer or Senior Lender, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of Subordinated Lender and in the name of Subordinated Lender or in Senior Lender’s own name, from time to time in Senior Lender’s discretion, for the purpose of carrying out the terms of this paragraph, to take any and all appropriate action and to execute any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to accomplish the purposes of this paragraph, including, without limitation, any financing statements, endorsements, assignments or other instruments of transfer or release. Subordinated Lender hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done pursuant to the power of attorney granted in this paragraph. 5. Consent of Subordinated Lender (a) Subordinated Lender consents that, without the necessity of any reservation of rights against Subordinated Lender, and without notice to or further assent by Subordinated Lender: (iv) any demand for payment of any Senior Obligations made by Senior Lender may be rescinded in whole or in part by Senior Lender, and any Senior Obligation may be continued, and the Senior Obligations, or the liability of the Debtors or any guarantor or any other party upon or for any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect thereto, or any obligation or liability of the Debtors or any other party under the Senior Loan Agreement or any other agreement, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered, or released by Senior Lender; and (v) the Senior Loan Agreement and any other Senior Loan Document may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as Senior Lender may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security at any time held by Senior Lender for the payment of any of the Senior Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released, in each case, all without notice to or further assent by Subordinated Lender, which will remain bound under this Agreement, and all without impairing, abridging, releasing or affecting the subordination provided for herein. (b) Subordinated Lender waives any and all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the Senior Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by Senior Lender upon this Agreement. The Senior Obligations, and any of them, shall be deemed conclusively to have been created, contracted or incurred in reliance upon this Agreement, and all dealings between the Debtors and Senior Lender shall be deemed to have been consummated in reliance upon this Agreement. Subordinated Lender acknowledges and agrees that Senior Lender has relied upon the subordination provided for herein in entering into the Senior Loan Agreement and in making funds available to Borrowers thereunder. Subordinated Lender waives notice of or proof of reliance on this Agreement and protest, demand for payment and notice of default. Negative Covenants of Subordinated Lender. So long as any of the Senior Obligations shall 6. remain outstanding or the obligation of Senior Lender to extend credit to Borrowers remains in effect, Subordinated Lender shall not, without the prior written consent of Senior Lender: (a) sell, assign, or otherwise transfer, in whole or in part, the Subordinated Obligations or any interest therein to any other Person (a “Transferee”) or create, incur or suffer to exist any security interest, lien, charge or other encumbrance whatsoever upon the Subordinated Obligations in favor of any Transferee unless (i) such action is made expressly subject to this Agreement and (ii) the Transferee expressly acknowledges to Senior Lender, by a writing in form and substance satisfactory to Senior Lender, the subordination provided for herein and agrees to be bound by all of the terms hereof; (b) permit any of the Subordinated Loan Documents to be amended, modified or otherwise supplemented; or (c) Proceeding. commence, or join with any creditors other than Senior Lender in commencing any Senior Obligations Unconditional. All rights and interests of Senior Lender hereunder, and 7. all agreements and obligations of Subordinated Lender and the Debtors hereunder, shall remain in full force and effect irrespective of: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability of any Senior Security Documents or any other Senior Loan Documents; (b) any change in the time, manner or place of payment of, or in any other term of, all or any of the Senior Obligations, or any amendment or waiver or other modification, whether by course of conduct or otherwise, of the terms of the Senior Loan Agreement or any other Senior Loan Document; (c) any exchange, release or non-perfection of any security interest in any Collateral, or any release, amendment, waiver or other modification, whether in writing or by course of conduct or otherwise, of all or any of the Senior Obligations or any guarantee thereof; or (d) any other circumstances which otherwise might constitute a defense available to, or a discharge of, the Debtors in respect of the Senior Obligations, or of either Subordinated Lender or the Debtors in respect of this Agreement. Representations and Warranties. Subordinated Lender represents and warrants to Senior 8. Lender that: (a) the Subordinated Loan Documents (v) have been issued to it for good and valuable consideration, (vi) are owned by the Subordinated Lender free and clear of any security interests, liens, charges or encumbrances whatsoever arising from, through or under Subordinated Lender, other than the interest of Senior Lender under this Agreement, (vii) are payable solely and exclusively to Subordinated Lender and to no other Person and are payable without deduction for any defense, offset or counterclaim, and (viii) constitute the only evidence of the obligations evidenced thereby; (b) Subordinated Lender has the organizational power and authority and the legal right to execute and deliver and to perform its obligations under this Agreement and has taken all necessary corporate or other organizational action to authorize its execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; (c) this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Subordinated Lender; (d) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement will not violate any provision of any applicable law or contractual obligations of Subordinated Lender and will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any of the properties or revenues of Subordinated Lender pursuant to any applicable law affecting or any contractual obligation of Subordinated Lender, except the interest of Senior Lender under this Agreement; and (e) no consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other Person (including, without limitation, any stockholder or creditor of Subordinated Lender), is required in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement. 9. No Representation by Senior Lender. Senior Lender has not made and does not hereby or otherwise makes to Subordinated Lender, any representations or warranties, express, or implied, nor does Senior Lender assume any liability to Subordinated Lender with respect to: (a) the financial or other condition of obligors under any instruments of guarantee with respect to the Senior Obligations,;(b) the enforceability, validity, value or collectibility of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations, any collateral therefor, or any guarantee or security which may have been granted in connection with any of the Senior Obligations or the Subordinated Obligations; or 10. the Debtors’ title or right to transfer any collateral or security. 11. Waiver of Claims. To the maximum extent permitted by law, Subordinated Lender waives any claim it might have against Senior Lender with respect to, or arising out of, any action or failure to act or any error of judgment, negligence, or mistake or oversight whatsoever on the part of Senior Lender, or its directors, officers, employees or agents with respect to any exercise of rights or remedies under the Senior Loan Documents or any transaction relating to the Collateral. Neither Senior Lender, nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be liable for failure to demand, collect or realize upon any of the Collateral or for any delay in doing so or shall be under any obligation to sell or otherwise dispose of any Collateral upon the request of the Debtors or Subordinated Lender or any other Person or to take any other action whatsoever with regard to the Collateral or any part thereof. 12. Provisions Applicable After Bankruptcy: No Turnover. The provisions of this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the occurrence of any Insolvency Event. To the extent that Subordinated Lender has or acquires any rights under Section 362, 363 or 364 of the Bankruptcy Code with respect to the Collateral, Subordinated Lender hereby agrees not to assert such rights without the prior written consent of Senior Lender; provided, that, if requested by Senior Lender, Subordinated Lender shall seek to exercise such rights in the manner requested by Senior Lender, including the rights in payments in respect of such rights. Subordinated Lender (both in its capacity as Subordinated Lender and in its capacity as a party which may be obligated to Debtors or any of Debtors’ Affiliates with respect to contracts which are part of Senior Lender’s Collateral) agrees not to initiate or prosecute or encourage any other Person to initiate or prosecute any claim, action, objection or other proceeding (a) challenging the enforceability of Senior Lender’s claim (b) challenging the enforceability of any liens or security interests in assets securing the Senior Obligations or (c) asserting any claims which the Debtors may hold with respect to Senior Lender, (d) objecting to any sale or other disposition of Debtors’ assets consented to by Senior Lender in any Proceeding or any borrowing or grant of any lien by Debtors consented to by Senior Lender in any such Proceeding. 13. Further Assurances. Subordinated Lender and the Debtors, at their own expense and at any time from time to time, upon the written request of Senior Lender will promptly and duly execute and deliver such further instruments and documents and take such further actions as Senior Lender reasonably may request for the purposes of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted. 14. Expenses. (a) The Debtors will pay or reimburse Senior Lender, upon demand, for all its costs and expenses in connection with the enforcement or preservation of any rights under this Agreement, including, without limitation, fees and disbursements of counsel to Senior Lender. (b) The Debtors will pay, indemnify, and hold each Senior Lender harmless from and against any and all other liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions (whether sounding in contract, tort or on any other ground), judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to the execution, delivery, enforcement, performance and administration of, or in any other way arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any action taken or omitted to be taken by any Senior Lender with respect to any of the foregoing. 15. Provisions Define Relative Rights. This Agreement is intended solely for the purpose of defining the relative rights of Senior Lender on the one hand and Subordinated Lender on the other, and no other Person shall have any right, benefit or other interest under this Agreement. 16. Legend. Subordinated Lender and the Debtors will cause each of the Subordinated Loan Documents (including, without limitation, any promissory notes evidencing the Subordinated Obligations) to bear upon its face a legend referring to this Agreement and indicating that such documents are subordinated as provided herein. Powers Coupled With An Interest. All powers, authorizations and agencies contained in 17. this Agreement are coupled with an interest and are irrevocable until the Senior Obligations are paid in full and the obligation of Senior Lender to extend credit under the Senior Loan Documents is irrevocably terminated. 18. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon Senior Lender, the Debtors or Subordinated Lender to be effective shall be in writing (or by telex, fax or similar electronic transfer confirmed in writing) and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (a) when delivered by hand or (b) if given by mail, when deposited in the mails by certified mail, return receipt requested, or (c) if by telex, fax or similar electronic transfer, when sent and receipt has been confirmed, addressed as follows: If to Senior Lender: with a copy to: MidCap Business Credit LLC 433 South Main Street West Hartford, CT 06110 Attention: Portfolio Manager for Industrial Services of America, Inc. (800) 217-0500 Fax No.: Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP 100 Park Avenue, Suite 3210 New York, NY 10017 Attention: Gary P. Scharmett, Esq. Fax No.: (646) 862-7180 If to Subordinated Lender: If to the Debtors: 7100 Grade Lane LLC 1208 Park Hills Court Louisville, Kentucky 40207 Attention: Orson Oliver Fax No.: E-mail: None ooliver@aljsco.com Industrial Services Of America, Inc. 7100 Grade Lane Louisville, Kentucky 40213 Attention: Todd Phillips Fax No.: E-mail: None TPhillips@isa-inc.com Senior Lender, the Debtors and Subordinated Lender may change their respective addresses and transmission numbers for notices by notice in the manner provided in this Section. 19. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed signature page to this Agreement by facsimile transmission or other electronic communication shall be as effective as delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Agreement. 20. Severability. Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction. Integration. This Agreement represents the agreement of Senior Lender and Subordinated 21. Lender with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no promises or representations by Senior Lender or Subordinated Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not reflected herein. 22. Amendments in Writing; No Waiver: Cumulative Remedies. (a) None of the terms or provisions of this Agreement may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by Senior Lender, the Debtors and Subordinated Lender; provided that any provision of this Agreement may be waived by Senior Lender in a letter or agreement executed by Senior Lender or by telex or facsimile transmission from Senior Lender. (b) No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of Senior Lender or Subordinated Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. (c) The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or remedies provided by law. 23. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof. 24. Successors and Assigns. (a) This Agreement shall be binding upon the successors, heirs, administrators, executors and assigns of the Debtors and Subordinated Lender and shall inure to the benefit of Senior Lender and their successors and assigns. (b) Upon a successor Senior Lender becoming Senior Lender under the Senior Loan Agreement, such successor Senior Lender automatically shall become Senior Lender hereunder with all the rights and powers of Senior Lender hereunder without the need for any further action on the part of any party hereto. Invalidated Payments. To the extent that Senior Lender receives payments on, or proceeds 25. of Collateral for, the Senior Obligations which are subsequently invalidated, declared to be fraudulent or preferential, set aside and/or required to be repaid to Debtors, a trustee, receiver or any other party under any bankruptcy law, state or federal law, common law, or equitable cause, then to the extent of such payment or proceeds received, the Senior Obligations, or part thereof, intended to be satisfied shall be revived and continue in full force and effect as if such payments or proceeds had not been received by Senior Lender. 26. Specific Performance. Senior Lender is hereby authorized to demand specific performance of this Agreement at any time when Subordinated Lender shall have failed to comply with any of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to Subordinated Lender whether or not the Debtors shall have complied with any of the provisions hereof applicable to the Debtors, and Subordinated Lender hereby irrevocably waives any defense based on the adequacy of a remedy at law which might be asserted as a bar to such remedy of specific performance. GOVERNING LAW: CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND VENUE. EXCEPT AS 27. OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, IN ALL RESPECTS, INCLUDING ALL MATTERS OF CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND PERFORMANCE, THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OBLIGATIONS ARISING HEREUNDER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT APPLICABLE TO CONTRACTS MADE AND PERFORMED IN SUCH STATE, AND ANY APPLICABLE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. EACH OF THE DEBTORS, SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SENIOR LENDER HEREBY CONSENTS AND AGREES THAT THE STATE OR FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN CONNECTICUT SHALL HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR AND DETERMINE ANY CLAIMS OR DISPUTES AMONG THE DEBTORS, SUBORDINATED LENDER AND SENIOR LENDER PERTAINING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR TO ANY MATTER ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE SENIOR LOAN DOCUMENTS, PROVIDED, THAT THE PARTIES HERETO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT ANY APPEALS FROM THOSE COURTS MAY HAVE TO BE HEARD BY A COURT LOCATED OUTSIDE OF CONNECTICUT AND, PROVIDED, FURTHER THAT NOTHING IN THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED OR OPERATE TO PRECLUDE SENIOR LENDER FROM BRINGING SUIT OR TAKING OTHER LEGAL ACTION IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION TO REALIZE ON THE COLLATERAL OR ANY OTHER SECURITY FOR THE SENIOR OBLIGATIONS, OR TO ENFORCE A JUDGEMENT OR OTHER COURT ORDER IN FAVOR OF SENIOR LENDER. EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND SUBORDINATED LENDER EXPRESSLY SUBMITS AND CONSENTS IN ADVANCE TO SUCH JURISDICTION IN ANY ACTION OR SUIT COMMENCED IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND SUBORDINATED LENDER HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION WHICH IT MAY HAVE BASED UPON LACK OF PERSONAL JURISDICTION, IMPROPER VENUE OR FORUM NON CONVENIENS. EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND SUBORDINATED LENDER HEREBY WAIVES PERSONAL SERVICE OF THE SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS ISSUED IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR SUIT AND AGREES THAT SERVICE OF SUCH SUMMONS, COMPLAINTS AND OTHER PROCESS MAY BE MADE BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL ADDRESSED TO IT AT THE ADDRESS SET FORTH IN THE CREDIT AGREEMENT OR BENEATH ITS SIGNATURE LINE BELOW, AS THE CASE MAY BE, AND THAT SERVICE SO MADE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETED UPON THE EARLIER OF THE DEBTORS’ OR SUBORDINATED LENDER’S ACTUAL RECEIPT THEREOF OR THREE (3) DAYS AFTER DEPOSIT IN THE U.S. MAILS, PROPER POSTAGE PREPAID. 28. MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE, BETWEEN THE PARTIES ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THEM IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE SENIOR LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED THERETO. [SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS] IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned, intending to be legally bound jointly and/or severally, have duly executed this Agreement the day and year first written above. SUBORDINATED LENDER: 7100 GRADE LANE LLC By: The Harry Kletter Family Limited Partnership, a Kentucky limited partnership By: Kletter Holding, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, its General Partner /s/ Orson Oliver By: Name: Orson Oliver Title: President [Signatures Continued on Following Page] [Signatures Continued from Previous Page] SENIOR LENDER: MIDCAP BUSINESS CREDIT LLC /s/ Steven A. Samson By: Name: Steven A. Samson Title: President [Signatures Continued on Following Page] [Signatures Continued from Previous Page] DEBTORS: INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President ISA INDIANA INC. /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President ISA LOGISTICS LLC /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President ISA REAL ESTATE, LLC /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President ISA INDIANA REAL ESTATE, LLC /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President 7021 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President [Signatures Continued on Following Page] [Signatures Continued from Previous Page] DEBTORS: 7124 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President 7200 GRADE LANE LLC, a Kentucky limited liability company /s/ Sean Garber By: Name: Sean Garber Title: President Exhibit 10.39 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT GRANT AGREEMENT This Restricted Stock Unit (“RSU”) Grant Agreement (this “Agreement” or “Award”) dated as of March 25, 2016 (the “Grant Date”), is between Industrial Services of America, Inc. (the “Company”) and Todd L. Phillips (the “Grantee”). RECITALS A. B. The Company has adopted the Industrial Services of America, Inc. 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “Plan”), which provides for the issuance of equity incentive awards, such as stock options, restricted stock, restricted stock units and stock appreciation rights, in order to retain qualified personnel. The Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Committee”). The Committee has designated the Grantee as a Participant in the Plan to recognize the Grantee for his hard work and significant efforts in leading the Company through a difficult period, and wishes to set forth in this Agreement the Grantee's right to receive up to that number of RSUs set forth herein in lieu of a cash bonus. Each RSU represents the right to receive one share of the Company's common stock (“Common Stock”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement and the Plan. AGREEMENTS The Grantee and the Company agree as follows: 1. Grant of Restricted Stock Units. The Company grants to Grantee 32,000 RSUs (the “Maximum Number”) on the terms and conditions set forth below and in the Plan. 2. Transfer Restriction. Until the delivery of shares of Common Stock with respect to the RSUs in accordance with the terms of this Award, the RSUs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, exchanged, hypothecated or otherwise disposed of, other than by will or pursuant to the applicable laws of descent and distribution. Any attempted sale, transfer, pledge, exchange, hypothecation or other disposition of the RSUs not specifically permitted by the Plan or this Award shall be null and void and without effect. 3. Investment Representations. Grantee understands that upon delivery of shares of Common Stock with respect to the RSUs in accordance with the terms of this Award, (i) the shares of Common Stock to be delivered have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and are “restricted securities” within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities Act, (ii) the shares of Common Stock to be delivered cannot be sold, transferred, or otherwise disposed of unless they are subsequently registered under the Securities Act or an exemption from registration is then available, (iii) in any event, the exemption from registration under Rule 144 will not be available for at least six months and unless the other terms and conditions of Rule 144 are complied with. 4. Vesting and Payment. If and to the extent that Grantee remains employed by the Company on March 31, 2016, seven (7) days from the Grant Date (the “Service Period”), the Maximum Number of RSUs shall vest and become nonforfeitable. 5. Tax Withholding. The Company shall withhold from wages otherwise due, or retain from any payment to Grantee in respect of the RSUs, or take such other action which Company deems necessary to satisfy any income or other tax withholding requirements as a result of the vesting of RSUs and issuance of Common Stock related thereto. Unless an affirmative election is made by the Participant before the end of the Service Period to remit already-owned shares of Common Stock or a cash payment or to have amounts debited from other wages due, or some combination thereof, Grantee shall be deemed to have elected to satisfy any federal and state tax withholding requirements through a reduction in the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon vesting, equal to their Fair Market Value (as defined in the Plan) based on the amount of withholding taxes reasonably estimated by the Company to be due upon vesting. 6. Definitions. Unless provided to the contrary in this Agreement, the definitions contained in the Plan and any amendments thereto shall apply to this Agreement. 7. Restrictions Imposed by Law. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, Grantee agrees that the Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Common Stock if counsel to the Company determines that such exercise, delivery or payment would violate any law or regulation of any governmental authority or any agreement between the Company and any national securities exchange upon which the Common Stock is listed. 8. No Shareholder Status; No Dividends. Grantee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to any RSUs or shares of Common Stock under this Agreement until such shares have been duly issued and delivered to Grantee, and no adjustment shall be made for dividends of any kind or description whatsoever or for distributions of other rights of any kind or description whatsoever respecting the shares prior to such issuance. 9. Provisions Consistent with Plan. This Agreement is intended to be construed to be consistent with, and is subject to, all applicable provisions of the Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this Agreement and the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall prevail. INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. By: /s/ Sean Garber Sean Garber Title: President Date: March 25, 2016 GRANTEE: /s/ Todd Phillips Todd L. Phillips (acknowledging receipt and conditions set out above) Date: March 25, 2016 RETENTION AGREEMENT Exhibit 10.39 This is a Retention Agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into between Industrial Services of America, Inc. (“ISA”) and Todd L. Phillips (“Phillips”) effective as of March 25, 2016. Recital ISA wishes to avoid the serious disruption to the business that would occur if Phillips terminated his employment with ISA to pursue other opportunities, by providing a strong incentive to Phillips to remain employed with ISA. Under this Agreement, Phillips will receive retention bonus payments for a period of two years as an inducement to continue employment with ISA. 1. Amount and Timing of Retention Payments. Agreement (a) ISA will pay Phillips two retention payments, subject to his continued employment by ISA on each payment date (collectively, the “Retention Bonus”). The first payment of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) (the “First Payment”) will be made if Phillips is employed with ISA through December 31, 2016. The First Payment will be made on the first payroll period after December 31, 2016, but no later than January 12, 2017. The second payment of one hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($125,000) (the “Second Payment”) will be made if Phillips is employed with ISA through December 31, 2017. The Second Payment will be made on the first payroll period after December 31, 2017, but no later than January 11, 2018. (b) Each retention payment under paragraph 1(a) above is conditioned on Phillips’ continued employment with ISA until, in the case of the First Payment, December 31, 2016 and, in the case of the Second Payment, December 31, 2017. Except as set forth in paragraph 1(c) or 1(d) below, if Phillips’ employment with ISA terminates (including by Phillips’ resignation), Phillips will not be entitled to any retention payments scheduled to be earned after the last day Phillips is an employee of ISA. (c) If Phillips’ employment is terminated by ISA without Cause or if Phillips resigns for Good Reason on or before December 31, 2016, ISA will pay Phillips an amount equal to the product of (i) $100,000 times (ii) the quotient of the number of full months employed in 2016 divided by 12. ISA will pay Phillips the amount due in equal installments over the 12 months following such termination without Cause but no later than March 14, 2017, with each installment on ISA’s regular payroll schedule and the last installment on or before March 14, 2017 containing the full amount remaining to be paid; provided, however, that payments will cease or not be made, as applicable, if Phillips violates any restrictive covenants in Sections 8 through 11 of the Executive Employment Agreement dated December 31, 2014, between Phillips and ISA (the “Employment Agreement”). Installment payments of the retention pay will be treated as a series of separate payments. For purposes of this Agreement, Cause and Good Reason shall have the meaning set forth in the Executive Employment Agreement. 1 (d) If Phillips’ employment is terminated by ISA without Cause or if Phillips resigns for Good Reason after December 31, 2016, but on or before December 31, 2017, ISA will pay Phillips an amount equal to the product of (i) $125,000 times (ii) the quotient of the number of full months employed in 2017 divided by 12. ISA will pay Phillips the amount due in equal installments over the 12 months following such termination without Cause but no later than March 14, 2018, with each installment on ISA’s regular payroll schedule and the last installment on or before March 14, 2018 containing the full amount remaining to be paid; provided, however, that payments will cease or not be made, as applicable, if Phillips violates any restrictive covenants in Sections 8 through 11 of the Executive Employment Agreement. Installment payments of the retention pay will be treated as a series of separate payments. 2. Tax Withholding. ISA will withhold all applicable taxes and amounts from payments under this Agreement as required by law. 3. No Change in Employment Terms. This Agreement supplements the Executive Employment Agreement, and is subject to the terms of that agreement, including ISA's right to terminate Phillips’ employment at any time (subject to any severance obligations under that Executive Employment Agreement). 4. Exemptions and Compliance Under Code Section 409A. The Retention Bonus under this Agreement is exempt from Code §409A deferred compensation requirements as a short term deferral. This Agreement shall be interpreted, construed, and administered in accordance with this agreed intent. However, ISA makes no commitment regarding tax treatment of obligations hereunder. 5. Entire Agreement. ISA has made no promises to Phillips with respect to the subject matter hereof other than those set forth in this Agreement. ISA, by its duly authorized representative, and Phillips, have caused this Agreement to be signed on the dates set forth below. Industrial Services of America, Inc. /s/ Sean Garber By: Sean Garber Title: President Date: March 25, 2016 /s/ Todd Phillips Todd Phillips, Chief Financial Officer Date: March 25, 2016 2 EXHIBIT 21 INDUSTRIAL SERVICES OF AMERICA, INC. LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015 NAME OF ENTITY STATE OF INCORPORATION ISA Indiana, Inc. ISA Indiana Real Estate, LLC ISA Logistics LLC ISA Real Estate, LLC 7021 Grade Lane LLC 7124 Grade Lane LLC 7200 Grade Lane LLC Indiana Indiana Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky Kentucky I, Orson Oliver, certify that: CERTIFICATIONS Exhibit 31.1 1. I have reviewed this Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 of Industrial Services of America, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in the report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. March 25, 2016 Date /s/ Orson Oliver Orson Oliver, Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) CERTIFICATIONS Exhibit 31.2 I, Todd Phillips, certify that: 1. I have reviewed this Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015 of Industrial Services of America, Inc.; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in the report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting. March 25, 2016 Date /s/ Todd Phillips Todd Phillips, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) CERTIFICATIONS Exhibit 32.1 Orson Oliver and Todd Phillips, being the Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, of Industrial Services of America, Inc., hereby certify as of this 25th day of March, 2016, that the Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Industrial Services of America, Inc. /s/ Orson Oliver Orson Oliver, Chairman of the Board and Interim Chief Executive Officer /s/ Todd Phillips Todd Phillips, Chief Financial Officer 

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