UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
| x | Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2012
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: 0-9827
PHI, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Louisiana | 72-0395707 | |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
| 2001 SE Evangeline Thruway Lafayette, Louisiana |
70508 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (337) 235-2452
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes: x No: ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes: x No: ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer: | ¨ | Accelerated filer: | x | |||
| Non-accelerated filer: | ¨ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | 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: x
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
| Class |
Outstanding at October 26, 2012 | |
| Voting Common Stock | 2,852,616 shares | |
| Non-Voting Common Stock | 12,458,992 shares |
PHI, INC.
Part I Financial Information
| Item 1. |
Financial Statements Unaudited | |||||
| Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 |
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| Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows Nine Months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 |
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| Item 2. |
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations | 28 | ||||
| Item 3. |
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk | 38 | ||||
| Item 4. |
Controls and Procedures | 39 | ||||
| Part II Other Information | ||||||
| Item 1. |
Legal Proceedings | 40 | ||||
| Item 1.A. |
Risk Factors | 40 | ||||
| Item 2. |
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds | 40 | ||||
| Item 3. |
Defaults Upon Senior Securities | 40 | ||||
| Item 4. |
Mine Safety Disclosures | 40 | ||||
| Item 5. |
Other Information | 40 | ||||
| Item 6. |
Exhibits | 42 | ||||
| Signatures | 44 | |||||
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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION
| Item 1. | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
| September 30, 2012 |
December 31, 2011 |
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| ASSETS | ||||||||
| Current Assets: |
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| Cash |
$ | 1,788 | $ | 5,091 | ||||
| Short-term investments |
71,942 | 100,027 | ||||||
| Accounts receivable net |
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| Trade |
138,231 | 98,338 | ||||||
| Other |
3,812 | 958 | ||||||
| Inventories of spare parts net |
65,734 | 57,243 | ||||||
| Prepaid expenses |
18,534 | 15,302 | ||||||
| Other current assets |
71,621 | | ||||||
| Income taxes receivable |
712 | 346 | ||||||
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| Total current assets |
372,374 | 277,305 | ||||||
| Other |
32,022 | 27,071 | ||||||
| Property and equipment net |
712,835 | 659,756 | ||||||
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| Total assets |
$ | 1,117,231 | $ | 964,132 | ||||
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| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||
| Current Liabilities: |
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| Accounts payable |
$ | 29,963 | $ | 17,697 | ||||
| Accrued liabilities |
116,426 | 29,051 | ||||||
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| Total current liabilities |
146,389 | 46,748 | ||||||
| Long-term debt |
368,995 | 346,047 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes |
96,318 | 85,937 | ||||||
| Other long-term liabilities |
8,673 | 8,063 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities |
620,375 | 486,795 | ||||||
| Commitments and contingencies (Note 3) |
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| Shareholders Equity: |
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| Voting common stock par value of $0.10: 12,500,000 shares authorized, 2,852,616 issued and outstanding |
285 | 285 | ||||||
| Non-voting common stock par value of $0.10: 25,000,000 shares authorized, 12,458,992 issued and outstanding |
1,246 | 1,246 | ||||||
| Additional paid-in capital |
296,271 | 291,403 | ||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(58 | ) | (93 | ) | ||||
| Retained earnings |
199,112 | 184,496 | ||||||
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| Total shareholders equity |
496,856 | 477,337 | ||||||
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| Total liabilities and equity |
$ | 1,117,231 | $ | 964,132 | ||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Thousands of dollars and shares, except per share data)
(Unaudited)
| Quarter Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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| 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Operating revenues, net |
$ | 170,857 | $ | 145,576 | $ | 469,462 | $ | 401,192 | ||||||||
| Expenses: |
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| Direct expenses |
141,706 | 123,622 | 394,496 | 352,271 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
9,784 | 8,400 | 28,292 | 25,679 | ||||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets, net |
701 | 638 | 11 | 415 | ||||||||||||
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| 152,191 | 132,660 | 422,799 | 378,365 | |||||||||||||
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| Operating income |
18,666 | 12,916 | 46,663 | 22,827 | ||||||||||||
| Interest expense |
7,488 | 6,997 | 22,128 | 20,790 | ||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net |
(262 | ) | (50 | ) | (625 | ) | (686 | ) | ||||||||
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| 7,226 | 6,947 | 21,503 | 20,104 | |||||||||||||
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| Earnings before income taxes |
11,440 | 5,969 | 25,160 | 2,723 | ||||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
5,056 | 2,387 | 10,544 | 1,089 | ||||||||||||
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| Net earnings |
$ | 6,384 | $ | 3,582 | $ | 14,616 | $ | 1,634 | ||||||||
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| Weighted average shares outstanding: |
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| Basic |
15,312 | 15,312 | 15,312 | 15,312 | ||||||||||||
| Diluted |
15,522 | 15,474 | 15,481 | 15,474 | ||||||||||||
| Net earnings per share: |
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| Basic |
$ | 0.42 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.96 | $ | 0.11 | ||||||||
| Diluted |
$ | 0.41 | $ | 0.23 | $ | 0.94 | $ | 0.11 | ||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
Comprehensive income includes net earnings and other comprehensive income items such as revenues, expenses, gains or losses that under generally accepted accounting principles are included in comprehensive income, and therefore impact total shareholders equity, but are excluded from net earnings.
The following table summarizes the components of total comprehensive income (net of taxes):
| Quarter Ended September 30, |
Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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| 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Net earnings |
$ | 6,384 | $ | 3,582 | $ | 14,616 | $ | 1,634 | ||||||||
| Unrealized gain on short-term investments |
(18 | ) | (90 | ) | 49 | 61 | ||||||||||
| Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations |
(2 | ) | (11 | ) | (14 | ) | (10 | ) | ||||||||
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| Total comprehensive income |
$ | 6,364 | $ | 3,481 | $ | 14,651 | $ | 1,685 | ||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
(Thousands of dollars and shares)
(Unaudited)
| Additional Paid-in Capital |
Accumulated Other Com- prehensive Income (Loss) |
Retained Earnings |
Total Share- Holders Equity |
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| Balance at December 31, 2011 |
2,853 | $ | 285 | 12,459 | $ | 1,246 | $ | 291,403 | $ | (93 | ) | $ | 184,496 | $ | 477,337 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings |
| | | | | | 14,616 | 14,616 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on short-term investments |
| | | | | 49 | | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations |
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| Total comprehensive income, net of income taxes |
| | | | | | | 14,651 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of restricted stock units |
| | | | 4,868 | | | 4,868 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Balance at September 30, 2012 |
2,853 | $ | 285 | 12,459 | $ | 1,246 | $ | 296,271 | $ | (58 | ) | $ | 199,112 | $ | 496,856 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Voting Common Stock |
Non-Voting Common Stock |
Additional Paid-in Capital |
Accumulated Other Com- prehensive Income (Loss) |
Retained Earnings |
Total Share- Holders Equity |
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| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balance at December 31, 2010 |
2,853 | $ | 285 | 12,459 | $ | 1,246 | $ | 291,403 | $ | (162 | ) | $ | 179,644 | $ | 472,416 | |||||||||||||||||
| Net earnings |
| | | | | | 1,634 | 1,634 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gain on short-term investments |
| | | | | 61 | | 61 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations |
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| Total comprehensive income, net of income taxes |
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| Balance at September 30, 2011 |
2,853 | $ | 285 | 12,459 | $ | 1,246 | $ | 291,403 | $ | (111 | ) | $ | 181,278 | $ | 474,101 | |||||||||||||||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, |
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| 2012 | 2011 | |||||||
| Operating activities: |
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| Net earnings |
$ | 14,616 | $ | 1,634 | ||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating activities: |
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| Depreciation |
25,536 | 23,186 | ||||||
| Deferred income taxes |
10,566 | 1,122 | ||||||
| Loss on asset dispositions |
11 | 415 | ||||||
| Other |
3,725 | 832 | ||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities |
(28,418 | ) | (5,129 | ) | ||||
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| Net cash provided by operating activities |
26,036 | 22,060 | ||||||
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| Investing activities: |
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| Purchase of property and equipment |
(83,187 | ) | (66,747 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from asset dispositions |
9,702 | 3,804 | ||||||
| Purchase of short-term investments |
(167,952 | ) | (193,557 | ) | ||||
| Proceeds from sale of short-term investments |
194,957 | 241,989 | ||||||
| Payment of deposits on aircraft |
(11,176 | ) | (13,009 | ) | ||||
| Refund of deposits on aircraft |
5,369 | 1,000 | ||||||
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| Net cash used in investing activities |
(52,287 | ) | (26,520 | ) | ||||
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| Proceeds from line of credit |
91,863 | 44,617 | ||||||
| Payments on line of credit |
(68,915 | ) | (40,323 | ) | ||||
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| Net cash provided by financing activities |
22,948 | 4,294 | ||||||
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| Decrease in cash |
(3,303 | ) | (166 | ) | ||||
| Cash, beginning of period |
5,091 | 3,628 | ||||||
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| Cash, end of period |
$ | 1,788 | $ | 3,462 | ||||
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| Cash paid during the period for: |
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| Interest |
$ | 15,078 | $ | 15,186 | ||||
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| Income taxes |
$ | 563 | $ | 508 | ||||
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| Noncash investing activities: |
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| Other current liabilities and accrued payables related to purchase of property and equipment |
$ | 330 | $ | 326 | ||||
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. General
The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of PHI, Inc. and its subsidiaries (PHI or the Company or we or our). In the opinion of management, these condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of only normal, recurring adjustments, necessary to present fairly the financial results for the interim periods presented. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements contained in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and the accompanying notes.
The Companys financial results, particularly as they relate to the Companys Oil and Gas operations, are influenced by seasonal fluctuations as discussed in the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. For this and other reasons, the results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that may be expected for a full fiscal year.
2. Segment Information
PHI is primarily a provider of helicopter services, including helicopter maintenance and repair services. We use a combination of factors to identify reportable segments as required by Accounting Standards Codification 280, Segment Reporting. The overriding determination of our segments is based on how the Chief Executive Officer of our Company evaluates our results of operations. The underlying factors include customer bases, types of service, operational management, physical locations, and underlying economic characteristics of the types of work we perform.
A segments operating profit is its operating revenues less its direct expenses and selling, general and administrative expenses. Each segment has a portion of selling, general and administrative expenses that are charged directly to the segment and a portion that is allocated. Direct charges represent the vast majority of the segments selling, general and administrative expenses. Allocated selling, general and administrative expenses are based primarily on total segment direct expenses as a percentage of total direct expenses. Unallocated overhead consists primarily of corporate selling, general and administrative expenses that we do not allocate to the reportable segments.
Oil and Gas Segment. Our Oil and Gas segment, headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, provides helicopter services primarily for the major integrated and independent oil and gas production companies transporting personnel and/or equipment to offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. Our customers include Shell Oil Company, BP America Production Company, ExxonMobil Production Co., and ConocoPhillips Company, with whom we have worked for 30 or more years, and ENI Petroleum, with whom we have worked for more than 15 years. We currently operate 162 aircraft in this segment.
Operating revenue from the Oil and Gas segment is derived mainly from contracts that include a fixed monthly rate for a particular model of aircraft, plus a variable rate for flight time. Operating costs for the Oil and Gas operations are primarily aircraft operations costs, including costs for pilots and maintenance personnel. Total fuel cost is included in direct expense and reimbursement of a portion of these costs above a contracted per-gallon amount is included in revenue. Our Oil and Gas operations generated approximately 67% and 66% of our total operating revenue for the quarters ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and approximately 67% and 66% of our total operating revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Air Medical Segment. Air Medical operations are headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, where we maintain significant separate facilities and administrative staff dedicated to this segment. Those costs are charged directly to the Air Medical segment.
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We operate approximately 97 aircraft providing air medical transportation services for hospitals and emergency service agencies in 17 states at 69 separate locations. We also provide air medical transportation services in Saudi Arabia for the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA). This project will have eight locations once all aircraft are mobilized. Our Air Medical segment operates primarily under the independent provider model and, to a lesser extent, under the hospital-based model. Under the independent provider model, we have no contracts and no fixed revenue stream, and compete for transport referrals on a daily basis with other independent operators in the area. Under the hospital-based model, we contract directly with the hospital to provide their transportation services, with the contracts typically awarded on a competitive bid basis. For the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, approximately 32% of our total operating revenues were generated by our Air Medical operations.
As an independent provider, we bill for our services on the basis of a flat rate plus a variable charge per loaded mile, regardless of aircraft model. Revenues are recorded net of contractual allowances under agreements with third party payors and estimated uncompensated care when the services are provided. Contractual allowances and uncompensated care are estimated based on historical collection experience by payor category. The main payor categories are Medicaid, Medicare, Insurance, and Self-Pay. Payor mix and changes in reimbursement rates are the factors most subject to sensitivity and variability in calculating our allowances. We compute a historical payment analysis of accounts fully closed, by category. The allowance percentages calculated are applied to the payor categories, and the necessary adjustments are made to the revenue allowance. The allowance for contractual discounts was $57.1 million and $43.6 million as of September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively. The allowance for uncompensated care was $51.3 million and $38.4 million as of September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.
Provisions for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care for Air Medical operations as a percentage of gross billings are as follows:
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100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | 100 | % | ||||||||
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50 | % | 54 | % | 56 | % | 54 | % | ||||||||
| Provision for uncompensated care |
17 | % | 13 | % | 11 | % | 10 | % | ||||||||
The change in the percentage to gross billings for contractual discounts and uncompensated care are affected by rate increases and changes in the number of transports by payor mix.
Net reimbursement per transport from commercial payors generally increases when a rate increase is implemented. Net reimbursement from certain commercial payors, as well as Medicare and Medicaid, does not increase proportionately with rate increases.
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Net revenue attributable to Medicaid, Medicare, Insurance, and Self-Pay as a percentage of net Air Medical revenues are as follows:
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8 | % | 15 | % | 9 | % | 15 | % | ||||||||
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25 | % | 24 | % | 22 | % | 24 | % | ||||||||
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66 | % | 60 | % | 68 | % | 60 | % | ||||||||
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1 | % | 1 | % | 1 | % | 1 | % | ||||||||
We also have a limited number of contracts with hospitals under which we receive a fixed monthly rate for aircraft availability and an hourly rate for flight time. Those contracts generated approximately 18% and 19% of the segments revenues for the quarters ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and approximately 19% of the segments revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The SRCA contract is also structured as a hospital contract, but had minimal revenue in the third quarter 2012, with only two aircraft operational.
Technical Services Segment. The Technical Services segment provides helicopter repair and overhaul services for customer owned aircraft. Costs associated with these services are primarily labor, and customers are generally billed at a percentage above cost. We also currently operate six aircraft for the National Science Foundation in Antarctica under this segment.
Approximately 1% of our total operating revenues for the quarters ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 were generated by our Technical Services operations. Approximately 1% and 2% of our total operating revenues were generated by our Technical Services operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011, respectively.
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Summarized financial information concerning our reportable operating segments for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 is as follows:
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| Oil and Gas |
$ | 114,949 | $ | 96,611 | $ | 312,322 | $ | 264,292 | ||||||||
| Air Medical |
54,004 | 46,894 | 150,557 | 129,490 | ||||||||||||
| Technical Services |
1,904 | 2,071 | 6,583 | 7,410 | ||||||||||||
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| Total operating revenues |
170,857 | 145,576 | 469,462 | 401,192 | ||||||||||||
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| Oil and Gas |
94,563 | 82,196 | 263,829 | 231,573 | ||||||||||||
| Air Medical |
45,308 | 39,673 | 125,311 | 115,093 | ||||||||||||
| Technical Services |
1,835 | 1,753 | 5,356 | 5,605 | ||||||||||||
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| Total direct expenses |
141,706 | 123,622 | 394,496 | 352,271 | ||||||||||||
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| Oil and Gas |
1,002 | 905 | 2,810 | 2,670 | ||||||||||||
| Air Medical |
1,698 | 1,109 | 5,073 | 2,896 | ||||||||||||
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| Total selling, general and administrative expenses |
2,700 | 2,022 | 7,884 | 5,593 | ||||||||||||
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| Total direct and selling, general and administrative expenses |
144,406 | 125,644 | 402,380 | 357,864 | ||||||||||||
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| Oil and Gas |
19,384 | 13,510 | 45,683 | 30,049 | ||||||||||||
| Air Medical |
6,998 | 6,112 | 20,173 | 11,501 | ||||||||||||
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69 | 310 | 1,226 | 1,778 | ||||||||||||
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| Total |
26,451 | 19,932 | 67,082 | 43,328 | ||||||||||||
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| Other, net (2) |
(439 | ) | (588 | ) | 614 | 271 | ||||||||||
| Unallocated selling, general and administrative costs (1) |
(7,084 | ) | (6,378 | ) | (20,408 | ) | (20,086 | ) | ||||||||
| Interest expense |
(7,488 | ) | (6,997 | ) | (22,128 | ) | (20,790 | ) | ||||||||
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| Earnings before income taxes |
$ | 11,440 | $ | 5,969 | $ | 25,160 | $ | 2,723 | ||||||||
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| (1) | Included in direct expenses and unallocated selling, general, and administrative costs are the depreciation expense amounts below: |
| Quarter Ended September 30, |
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| 2012 | 2011 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||||||
| Oil and Gas |
$ | 6,018 | $ | 5,473 | $ | 17,545 | $ | 15,798 | ||||||||
| Air Medical |
2,453 | 2,095 | 7,118 | 6,354 | ||||||||||||
| Technical Services |
14 | (1 | ) | 58 | 95 | |||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 8,485 | $ | 7,567 | $ | 24,721 | $ | 22,247 | ||||||||
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| Unallocated SG&A |
$ | 270 | $ | 303 | $ | 815 | $ | 940 | ||||||||
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| (2) | Consists of gains on disposition of property and equipment, and other income. |
3. Commitments and Contingencies
Commitments In 2010, we executed a contract to acquire ten new medium aircraft related to a new contract with a major customer. Two of these aircraft were delivered in 2010, three in 2011, one in the second quarter of 2012, and one in the third quarter of 2012. The remaining three are scheduled for delivery in late 2012, with an aggregate acquisition cost of approximately $37.0 million. We traded in two aircraft in exchange for a credit towards these acquisition costs, of which a credit of $6.1 million remained as of September 30, 2012. The credit for the two aircraft traded is recorded in Other Assets (long-term assets).
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During the second quarter of 2011, we entered into a contract to acquire six new heavy transport aircraft for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $148.0 million. In 2011, we took delivery of four aircraft and in March 2012 the remaining two aircraft were delivered. All aircraft were funded with operating leases with commercial banks.
In the third quarter of 2011, we entered into a contract to acquire ten light aircraft, of which six have been delivered. There is one aircraft to be delivered in 2012, at a total cost of $2.5 million, and three to be delivered in 2013, at a total cost of $7.6 million.
During the first quarter of 2012, we exercised a contractual option to acquire two additional new heavy transport aircraft with delivery in August and September 2012, for a total cost of $50.9 million. These aircraft were funded with operating leases.
Also during the first quarter of 2012, we entered into a contract to acquire six new heavy transport aircraft with a total cost of $160.3 million, with deliveries from April 2013 to September 2013. We intend to also fund these acquisitions with operating leases.
At September 30, 2012, total aircraft deposits included in Other Assets was $21.7 million. At December 31, 2011, total aircraft deposits was $18.0 million. This amount represents deposits for the medium and heavy transport aircraft contracts.
As of September 30, 2012, we had options to purchase aircraft under lease becoming exercisable in 2012 ($15.7 million), 2013 ($38.8 million), 2014 ($114.4 million), 2016 ($35.9 million), and 2017 ($71.4 million). We intend to exercise these options as they become exercisable, subject to market conditions.
In April 2012, our subsidiary PHI Air Medical, L.L.C. entered into a three-year contract with the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) to provide helicopter emergency medical services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, subject to our receipt of the escrow payment described below. The contract calls for us to place eight medium aircraft in service during 2012. In connection with the contract, we have entered into an aircraft purchase agreement, pursuant to which we purchased seven new aircraft. After we complete and configure the aircraft for use in emergency medical services, we will sell the aircraft to SRCAs lessor, who will then lease the aircraft to SRCA. Funds for the purchase of the aircraft have been deposited into an escrow account by the company that will lease the aircraft to SRCA.
Environmental Matters We have recorded an aggregate estimated probable liability of $0.2 million as of September 30, 2012 for environmental response costs. The Company has conducted environmental surveys of its former Lafayette facility located at the Lafayette Regional Airport, which it vacated in 2001, and has determined that limited soil and groundwater contamination exists at the facility. The Company has installed groundwater monitoring wells at the facility and periodically monitors and reports on the contamination to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ). The Company previously submitted a Risk Evaluation Corrective Action Plan (RECAP) Standard Site Assessment Report to the LDEQ fully delineating the extent and type of contamination and updated the Report to include additional analytical data in April 2006. LDEQ reviewed the Assessment Report and requested a Corrective Action Plan from the Company. LDEQ approved the Corrective Action Plan (CAP) for the remediation of the former PHI Plant I location on August 23, 2010. All Louisiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) approvals were received and the project began on May 16, 2011. Initial work took three weeks. Groundwater sampling that was performed during December, 2011, March, 2012, and September, 2012 was evaluated to determine the effectiveness of remediation performed to date and whether additional remediation will be necessary. Based upon that review, a second round of injection in one of the two source areas will be performed during the fourth quarter 2012. Total cost for this project is anticipated to remain substantially below the current environmental reserve. Based upon the May 2003
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Site Assessment Report, the April 2006 update, ongoing monitoring, and the August 2010 CAP, the Company believes the ultimate remediation costs for the former Lafayette facility will not be material to its consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Legal Matters The Company is named as a defendant in various legal actions that have arisen in the ordinary course of business and have not been finally adjudicated. In the opinion of management, the amount of the liability with respect to these actions will not have a material effect on the Companys consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Superior Offshore International Inc. v. Bristow Group Inc., ERA Helicopters, LLC, Seacor Holdings Inc., ERA Group Inc., ERA Aviation, Inc., and PHI, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:09-cv-00438 on the docket of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. This purported class action was filed on June 12, 2009, on behalf of a class defined to include all direct purchasers of offshore helicopter services in the Gulf of Mexico from the defendants at any time from January 1, 2001 through December 31, 2005. The suit alleged that the defendants acted jointly to fix, maintain, or stabilize prices for offshore helicopter services during the above time frame in violation of the federal antitrust laws. The plaintiff sought unspecified treble damages, injunctive relief, costs, and attorneys fees. On June 23, 2011, the court granted the defendants motion for summary judgment, entered final judgment in favor of the defendants, and dismissed all of the plaintiffs claims. On July 22, 2011, the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit, and on July 27, 2012, that court affirmed the district courts grant of summary judgment, dismissing the case. The time for any further appeals by plaintiff has expired and this case is now concluded.
As previously reported, the Company has been involved in Federal Court litigation in the Western District of Louisiana and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals with the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU), the union representing the Companys domestic pilots. This litigation involves claims of bad faith bargaining, compensation of striking pilots both at the time of the strike and upon their return to work under both the Railway Labor Act (RLA) and Louisiana state law, and the terms of employment for the Companys pilots since the strike ended, including non-payment of retention bonuses. After approximately two years of bargaining between the Company and OPEIU for a second collective bargaining agreement, including negotiations mediated by the National Mediation Board, both parties entered a self-help period as defined by the applicable labor law, the RLA. At that time, the pilots commenced a strike in September 2006 and immediately prior to that strike, the Company implemented its own terms and conditions of employment for the pilots. The strike ended in November 2006 and a court-approved return to work process began in January 2007 for those pilots who had not already returned to work or left the Companys employment. This process was essentially completed in April 2007. The Companys pilots continue to work under the terms and conditions of employment determined by the Company since the strike began. By Order dated July 9, 2010, the Court dismissed both the Companys and OPEIUs claims that the other had violated the RLA by bargaining in bad faith before exercising self-help. By Order dated July 30, 2010, the Court dismissed all claims that the Company violated the RLA in the manner in which it returned pilots to work following the strike. Also, the Court dismissed all but claims by 47 pilots under Louisiana state law. On August 27, 2010, the OPEIU and the individual pilot plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Then, by Order entered September 27, 2010, the district court dismissed the Louisiana-law claims of the remaining 47 individual pilots. On October 22, 2010, the unions and the individual pilots filed a second notice of appeal to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, by which they appealed the district courts dismissal of all their RLA and Louisiana-law wage payment claims against PHI. On November 5, 2010, PHI filed a cross-appeal of the district courts dismissal of PHIs bad-faith bargaining claim against the unions. By orders dated September 12, 2011, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of all claims brought against PHI by the OPEIU and the individual pilots, whether under the RLA or Louisiana law. That Court also remanded the Return-to-Work case to the district court for the sole purpose of calculating court costs payable to PHI. The OPEIU and individual pilots did not seek rehearing of the Fifth Circuits judgment or review by the United States Supreme Court. Accordingly, all claims brought against PHI in these consolidated cases have now been conclusively resolved in PHIs favor. Subsequently, the Court denied PHIs motion to recover costs from the Unions in the approximate amount of $20,000. Because PHI chose not to appeal that decision, these consolidated cases are now concluded.
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On December 31, 2009, the OPEIU filed another case against the Company in the Western District of Louisiana in which the OPEIU asserts that its acceptance in 2009 of the terms and conditions of employment for the Companys pilots initially implemented by the Company prior to the strike has created a binding collective bargaining agreement and that the Company has inappropriately made unilateral revisions to those terms including failing to pay a retention bonus. The Court administratively stayed this case pending the completion of appellate briefing in the consolidated cases, which briefing concluded on April 15, 2011. The Court further administratively stayed this case pending the appellate courts decision in the consolidated cases described above, which cases have now been resolved by the September 12, 2011 judgments of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. At the district courts direction, the parties filed memoranda on January 27, 2012, presenting argument on the question of the extent, if any, to which these claims survive the Fifth Circuits resolution of the issues litigated in the consolidated cases, above. PHI argued that these claims do not survive. By Order dated April 26, 2012, the Court invited PHI to file a motion to dismiss the Unions claims. PHI filed such a motion on May 11, 2012, and by orders entered on September 24 and October 5, 2012, the Court dismissed all claims against PHI without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction to award the equitable relief sought in the complaint. The Court entered final judgment on October 15, 2012, and the OPEIU will have thirty (30) days in which to file a notice of appeal with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Operating Leases We lease certain aircraft, facilities, and equipment used in our operations. The related lease agreements, which include both non-cancelable and month-to-month terms, generally provide for fixed monthly rentals, and certain real estate leases also include renewal options. We generally pay all insurance, taxes, and maintenance expenses associated with these leases. Aircraft leases contain purchase options exercisable at certain dates in the lease agreements.
At September 30, 2012, we had approximately $222.6 million in aggregate commitments under operating leases of which approximately $10.0 million is payable through December 31, 2012. The total lease commitments include $207.1 million for aircraft and $15.5 million for facility lease commitments.
4. Long-term Debt
As of September 30, 2012, our total long-term indebtedness was $369.0 million, consisting of $300 million of our 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018 (the 8.625% Senior Notes) and $69.0 million borrowed under our senior secured revolving credit facility.
On March 28, 2012, we amended our senior secured revolving credit facility to increase the maximum borrowing available from $75.0 million to $100.0 million. On September 28, 2012, the facility was amended to extend the maturity to September 1, 2014. The facility bears interest at the prime rate plus 100 basis points, or one-month LIBOR plus three percent, at our option. The facility contains a borrowing base of 80% of eligible receivables and 50% of the value of parts located in the United States, of PHI, Inc. and our subsidiaries (not to exceed $100.0 million). As of September 30, 2012, pursuant to the borrowing base calculation, the maximum amount available for borrowing under the facility was $100.0 million. We may prepay the revolving credit facility at any time in whole or in part without premium or penalty. The facility contains a sublimit of $20 million for the issuance of stand-by letters of credit, and no letters of credit were outstanding under the facility as of September 30, 2012 or December 31, 2011.
As of September 30, 2012, we had $69.0 million in borrowings under the facility, and as of December 31, 2011 we had $46.0 million in borrowings under the facility. During the quarters ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, the weighted average effective interest rate on amounts borrowed under the facility was 4.25%. We reviewed interest expense for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 that could be capitalized for certain projects and any such amounts were immaterial.
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All obligations under the revolving credit facility are secured by a perfected first priority security interest in all of our and our subsidiaries accounts, including eligible receivables, and inventory located in the United States, including parts, and are guaranteed by certain of our domestic subsidiaries.
The revolving credit facility includes financial covenants related to working capital, funded debt to consolidated net worth, consolidated net worth, and a fixed charge coverage ratio, and other covenants including restrictions on additional debt, liens, and a change of control. Events of default include a change of control, a default in any other material credit agreement, including the 8.625% Senior Notes, and customary events of default. As of September 30, 2012, we were in compliance with all of the covenants under the revolving credit facility.
We maintain a separate letter of credit facility with a financial institution not party to our revolving credit facility that had $5.5 million outstanding at September 30, 2012, to support our workmens compensation program. We also have a letter of credit outstanding for $9.2 million supporting performance of our contractual obligation to the Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) described in Note 3.
On September 23, 2010, we issued $300 million 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018. The 8.625% Senior Notes bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 8.625%, payable semi-annually on April 15 and October 15, and are due October 15, 2018. The 8.625% Senior Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a senior basis by our domestic subsidiaries, and are general, unsecured obligations of ours and the subsidiary guarantors. We have the option to redeem some or all of the notes at any time on or after October 15, 2014 at specified redemption prices, and prior to that time pursuant to certain make-whole provisions.
The 8.625% Senior Notes contain restrictive covenants, including limitations on incurring indebtedness, creating liens, selling assets, and entering into certain transactions with affiliates. The covenants limit our ability to pay cash dividends on common stock, repurchase or redeem common or preferred equity, prepay subordinated debt, and make certain investments. There are no restrictions on dividends from a subsidiary to the parent company, nor any restrictions on contributions from the parent company to a subsidiary. Upon the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the indenture governing the notes), each holder of the notes will have the right to require us to purchase that holders notes for a cash price equal to 101% of their principal amount. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default (as defined in the indenture), the trustee or the holders of the notes may declare all of the outstanding notes to be due and payable immediately. We were in compliance with the covenants applicable to the notes as of September 30, 2012.
Because our 8.625% Senior Notes bear interest at a fixed rate, changes in market interest rates do not affect our interest payment obligations on the notes. The fair market value of our Senior Notes varies as changes occur to general market interest rates, the remaining maturity of the notes, and our credit worthiness. At September 30, 2012, the fair market value of our 8.625% Senior Notes was $314.2 million, based on quoted market indications.
Mr. Al A. Gonsoulin, our Chairman and CEO, and the Matzke Family Trust, of which Richard Matzke, one of our directors, is trustee, purchased $2.0 million and $1.0 million of the 8.625% Senior Notes, respectively.
Cash paid for interest was $0.8 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 and $0.07 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. Cash paid for interest for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $15.1 million and $15.2 million for the same period ended September 30, 2011.
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5. Valuation Accounts
We have established an allowance for doubtful accounts based upon factors surrounding the credit risk of specific customers, current market conditions, and other information. The allowance for doubtful accounts was approximately $0.1 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.
Revenues related to emergency flights generated by the Companys Air Medical segment are recorded net of contractual allowances under agreements with third party payors and estimated uncompensated care when the services are provided. The allowance for contractual discounts was $57.1 million and $39.6 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The allowance for uncompensated care was $51.3 million and $37.7 million as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
The allowance for contractual discounts and estimated uncompensated care as a percentage of gross accounts receivable are as follows:
| September 30, 2012 |
December 31, 2011 |
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| Gross Accounts Receivable |
100 | % | 100 | % | ||||
| Allowance for Contractual Discounts |
37 | % | 36 | % | ||||
| Allowance for Uncompensated Care |
33 | % | 34 | % | ||||
We have also established valuation reserves related to obsolete and excess inventory. The inventory valuation reserves were $12.2 million and $12.3 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
6. Employee Compensation
Employee Incentive Compensation The PHI, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Long-Term Incentive Plan), approved at the Companys 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders held May 4, 2012, permits grants of equity-based awards to eligible participants including the Companys executive officers. An aggregate of 750,000 shares of the Companys non-voting common stock are authorized for issuance under the Long-Term Incentive Plan and 567,594 shares were available for grant as of September 30, 2012. During 2012, the Compensation Committee awarded a total of 34,511 time-vested and 147,895 performance-based restricted stock units to employees, of which 99,721 performance-based restricted stock units were awarded to the Companys executive officers. The time-vest restricted stock units will vest and be payable in non-voting common stock three years from the grant date, if the recipient continues to be employed on that date. The performance-based restricted stock units will vest and be payable in non-voting common stock after a three-year period, subject to achievement of performance criteria. Vesting of all awards will be accelerated upon termination of employment due to death or disability, or if a change of control of the Company occurs.
Under the Companys Amended and Restated 1995 Incentive Plan (the 1995 Incentive Plan), the Company is authorized to issue up to 175,000 shares of voting common stock and 575,000 shares of non-voting common stock. The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors is authorized under the 1995 Incentive Plan to grant stock options, restricted stock, stock appreciation rights, performance shares, stock awards, and cash awards. At September 30, 2012, there were 32,542 voting shares and 738 non-voting shares available for grant under the 1995 Incentive Plan. During 2012, 6,331 time-vested restricted stock units were awarded to employees under this Plan.
Pursuant to our equity-based incentive compensation plans, we recorded $1.7 million and $3.1 million of expense for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we accrued $0.5 million.
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We also have a Safety Incentive Plan related to Occupational Safety and Health Administration recordable incidents, for which we expensed $0.2 million and $0.6 million for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively. For the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we expensed $0.1 million and $0.5 million, respectively.
7. Fair Value Measurements
Accounting standards require that assets and liabilities carried at fair value will be classified and disclosed in one of the following three categories:
Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.
The following table summarizes the valuation of our short-term investments and financial instruments by the above pricing levels as of the valuation dates listed:
| September 30, 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Total | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | ||||||||||
| (Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||
| Short-term investments: |
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| Money Market Mutual Funds |
$ | 19,837 | $ | 19,837 | $ | | ||||||
| Commercial Paper |
6,996 | | 6,996 | |||||||||
| Corporate bonds and notes |
45,109 | | 45,109 | |||||||||
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| 71,942 | 19,837 | 52,105 | ||||||||||
| Investments in other assets |
2,905 | 2,905 | | |||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 74,847 | $ | 22,742 | $ | 52,105 | ||||||
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| December 31, 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Total | (Level 1) | (Level 2) | ||||||||||
| (Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||
| Short-term investments: |
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| Money Market Mutual Funds |
$ | 47,140 | $ | 47,140 | $ | | ||||||
| Commercial Paper |
15,678 | | 15,678 | |||||||||
| Corporate bonds and notes |
37,209 | | 37,209 | |||||||||
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| 100,027 | 47,140 | 52,887 | ||||||||||
| Investments in other assets |
2,807 | 2,807 | | |||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 102,834 | $ | 49,947 | $ | 52,887 | ||||||
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The Company holds its short-term investments in an investment fund consisting of investment grade money market instruments of governmental and private issuers, which is classified as short-term investments. Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. These items are traded with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing on an ongoing basis. The fair values of the shares of these funds are based on observable market prices, and therefore, have been categorized in Level 1 in the fair value hierarchy. Level 2 inputs reflect quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities that are not active. These items may not be traded daily; examples include corporate bonds and U.S. government agencies. Assets are valued based on prices derived by independent third parties that use inputs such as benchmark yields, reported trades, broker/dealer quotes, and issuer spreads. Investments included in other assets, which relate to the liability for the Officers Deferred Compensation Plan, consist mainly of multiple investment funds that are highly liquid and diversified.
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Cash and our revolving credit facility had fair values approximating their carrying amounts at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. Our determination of the estimated fair value of our senior notes is derived from quoted market indications (Level 1 inputs as defined in the accounting guidance). Our determination of the estimated fair value of our revolving credit facility is derived using Level 2 inputs, including quoted market indications of similar publicly-traded debt.
8. Investments
We classify all of our short-term investments as available-for-sale. We carry these at fair value and report unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, in other comprehensive income until realized. These gains and losses are reflected as a separate component of shareholders equity in our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders Equity. Cost, gains, and losses are determined using the specific identification method.
Investments consisted of the following as of September 30, 2012:
| Cost | Unrealized Gains |
Unrealized Losses |
Fair Value | |||||||||||||
| (Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments: |
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| Money Market Mutual Funds |
$ | 19,837 | $ | | $ | | $ | 19,837 | ||||||||
| Commercial Paper |
6,995 | 1 | | 6,996 | ||||||||||||
| Corporate bonds and notes |
45,090 | 22 | (3 | ) | 45,109 | |||||||||||
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| Subtotal |
71,922 | 23 | (3 | ) | 71,942 | |||||||||||
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| Investments in other assets |
2,905 | | | 2,905 | ||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 74,827 | $ | 23 | $ | (3 | ) | $ | 74,847 | |||||||
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| Cost | Unrealized Gains |
Unrealized Losses |
Fair Value |
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| (Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||||||||||
| Short-term investments: |
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| Money Market Mutual Funds |
$ | 47,140 | $ | | $ | | $ | 47,140 | ||||||||
| Commercial Paper |
15,690 | | (12 | ) | 15,678 | |||||||||||
| Corporate bonds and notes |
37,299 | 26 | (116 | ) | 37,209 | |||||||||||
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| Subtotal |
100,129 | 26 | (128 | ) | 100,027 | |||||||||||
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| Investments in other assets |
2,807 | | | 2,807 | ||||||||||||
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| Total |
$ | 102,936 | $ | 26 | $ | (128 | ) | $ | 102,834 | |||||||
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The following table presents the cost and fair value of our debt investments based on maturities as of September 30, 2012.
| Amortized Cost |
Fair Value |
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| (Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||
| Due in one year or less |
$ | 52,085 | $ | 52,105 | ||||
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The following table presents the cost and fair value of our debt investments based on maturities as of December 31, 2011.
| Amortized Costs |
Fair Value |
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| (Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||
| Due in one year or less |
$ | 49,667 | $ | 49,569 | ||||
| Due within two years |
3,322 | 3,318 | ||||||
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| Total |
$ | 52,989 | $ | 52,887 | ||||
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The following table presents the average coupon rate percentage and the average days to maturity of our debt investments as of September 30, 2012.
| Average Coupon Rate (%) |
Average Days To Maturity |
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| Commercial Paper |
0.247 | 85 | ||||||
| Corporate bonds and notes |
3.727 | 133 | ||||||
The following table presents the average coupon rate percentage and the average days to maturity of our debt investments as of December 31, 2011.
| Average Coupon Rate (%) |
Average Days To Maturity |
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| Commercial Paper |
0.191 | 116 | ||||||
| Corporate bonds and notes |
4.921 | 228 | ||||||
The following table presents the fair value and unrealized losses related to our investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months as of September 30, 2012.
| Fair Value | Unrealized Losses |
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| (Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||
| Corporate bonds and notes |
$ | 12,822 | $ | (2 | ) | |||
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| $ | 12,822 | $ | (2 | ) | ||||
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The following table presents the fair value and unrealized losses related to our investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than twelve months as of December 31, 2011.
| Fair Value | Unrealized Losses |
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| (Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||
| Commercial Paper |
$ | 15,678 | $ | (12 | ) | |||
| Corporate bonds and notes |
17,226 | (48 | ) | |||||
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| $ | 32,904 | $ | (60 | ) | ||||
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The following table presents the fair value and unrealized losses related to our investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or more as of September 30, 2012.
| Fair Value | Unrealized Losses |
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| Corporate bonds and notes |
$ | 3,080 | $ | (1 | ) | |||
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| $ | 3,080 | $ | (1 | ) | ||||
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The following table presents the fair value and unrealized losses related to our investments that have been in a continuous unrealized loss position for twelve months or more as of December 31, 2011.
| Fair Value | Unrealized Losses |
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| (Thousands of dollars) | ||||||||
| Corporate bonds and notes |
$ | 5,172 | $ | (68 | ) | |||
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| $ | 5,172 | $ | (68 | ) | ||||
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We consider the decline in market value to be due to market conditions, and we do not plan to sell these investments prior to a recovery of cost. For these reasons, we do not consider any of our investments to be other than temporarily impaired at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The assessment of whether an investment in a debt security has suffered an other-than-temporary impairment is based on whether the Company has the intent to sell or more likely than not will be required to sell the debt security before recovery of its amortized costs. Further, if the Company does not expect to recover the entire amortized cost basis of the debt security, an other-than-temporary impairment is considered to have occurred and it is measured by the present value of cash flows expected to be collected less the amortized cost basis (credit loss). The Company did not have any other-than-temporary impairments relating to credit losses on debt securities for the quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2012.
9. Shareholders Equity
We had weighted average common shares (voting and non-voting) outstanding for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011 of 15.3 million.
Accumulated other comprehensive loss is included in the shareholders equity section of the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets of the Company. Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets included the following components:
| September 30, 2012 |
December 31, 2011 |
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| Unrealized gain (loss) on short-term investments |
$ | (12 | ) | $ | (61 | ) | ||
| Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations |
(46 | ) | (32 | ) | ||||
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| $ | (58 | ) | $ | (93 | ) | |||
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10. Condensed Consolidating Financial Information
PHI, Inc. issued $300 million 8.625% Senior Notes in September 2010 that are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several, senior basis by all of our domestic subsidiaries. All of our domestic subsidiaries are 100% owned.
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The following supplemental condensed financial information sets forth, on a consolidated basis, the balance sheet, statement of operations, and statement of cash flows information for PHI, Inc. (Parent Company Only) and the guarantor subsidiaries. The eliminating entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries, intercompany balances, and intercompany revenues and expenses. The condensed consolidating financial statements have been prepared on the same basis as the consolidated financial statements of PHI, Inc. The equity method is followed by the parent company within these financial statements.
PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
| September 30, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company Only (issuer) |
Guarantor Subsidiaries (1) |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
| Current Assets: |
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| Cash |
$ | 606 | $ | 1,182 | $ | | $ | 1,788 | ||||||||
| Short-term investments |
71,942 | | | 71,942 | ||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable net |
88,542 | 53,501 | | 142,043 | ||||||||||||
| Intercompany receivable |
47,636 | | (47,636 | ) | | |||||||||||
| Inventories of spare parts net |
65,600 | 134 | | 65,734 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses |
15,869 | 2,665 | | 18,534 | ||||||||||||
| Other current assets |
| 71,621 | | 71,621 | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes receivable |
712 | | | 712 | ||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total current assets |
290,907 | 129,103 | (47,636 | ) | 372,374 | |||||||||||
| Investment in subsidiaries and other |
93,078 | | (93,078 | ) | | |||||||||||
| Other assets |
29,506 | 2,516 | | 32,022 | ||||||||||||
| Property and equipment net |
523,136 | 189,699 | | 712,835 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total assets |
$ | 936,627 | $ | 321,318 | $ | (140,714 | ) | $ | 1,117,231 | |||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||||||||||
| Current Liabilities: |
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| Accounts payable |
$ | 25,317 | $ | 4,646 | $ | | $ | 29,963 | ||||||||
| Accrued liabilities |
31,398 | 85,028 | | 116,426 | ||||||||||||
| Intercompany payable |
| 47,636 | (47,636 | ) | | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total current liabilities |
56,715 | 137,310 | (47,636 | ) | 146,389 | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt |
368,995 | | | 368,995 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities |
14,061 | 90,930 | | 104,991 | ||||||||||||
| Shareholders Equity: |
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| Common stock and paid-in capital |
297,802 | 2,674 | (2,674 | ) | 297,802 | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(58 | ) | | | (58 | ) | ||||||||||
| Retained earnings |
199,112 | 90,404 | (90,404 | ) | 199,112 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total shareholders equity |
496,856 | 93,078 | (93,078 | ) | 496,856 | |||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
$ | 936,627 | $ | 321,318 | $ | (140,714 | ) | $ | 1,117,231 | |||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| (1) | Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors subsidiaries amounts. |
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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEETS
(Thousands of dollars)
| December 31, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company Only (issuer) |
Guarantor Subsidiaries (1) |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| ASSETS | ||||||||||||||||
| Current Assets: |
||||||||||||||||
| Cash |
$ | 4,313 | $ | 778 | $ | | $ | 5,091 | ||||||||
| Short-term investments |
100,027 | | | 100,027 | ||||||||||||
| Accounts receivable net |
91,144 | 8,152 | | 99,296 | ||||||||||||
| Intercompany receivable |
| 97,381 | (97,381 | ) | | |||||||||||
| Inventories of spare parts net |
57,243 | | | 57,243 | ||||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses |
14,349 | 953 | | 15,302 | ||||||||||||
| Income taxes receivable |
346 | | | 346 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total current assets |
267,422 | 107,264 | (97,381 | ) | 277,305 | |||||||||||
| Investment in subsidiaries and others |
80,992 | | (80,992 | ) | | |||||||||||
| Other assets |
27,050 | 21 | | 27,071 | ||||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net |
651,046 | 8,710 | | 659,756 | ||||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total assets |
$ | 1,026,510 | $ | 115,995 | $ | (178,373 | ) | $ | 964,132 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
|
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| LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY | ||||||||||||||||
| Current Liabilities: |
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| Accounts payable |
$ | 12,693 | $ | 5,004 | $ | | $ | 17,697 | ||||||||
| Accrued liabilities |
24,018 | 5,033 | | 29,051 | ||||||||||||
| Intercompany payable |
97,381 | | (97,381 | ) | | |||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total current liabilities |
134,092 | 10,037 | (97,381 | ) | 46,748 | |||||||||||
| Long-term debt |
346,047 | | | 346,047 | ||||||||||||
| Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities |
69,034 | 24,966 | | 94,000 | ||||||||||||
| Shareholders Equity: |
||||||||||||||||
| Common stock and paid-in capital |
292,934 | 2,674 | (2,674 | ) | 292,934 | |||||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss |
(93 | ) | | | (93 | ) | ||||||||||
| Retained earnings |
184,496 | 78,318 | (78,318 | ) | 184,496 | |||||||||||
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total shareholders equity |
477,337 | 80,992 | (80,992 | ) | 477,337 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Total liabilities and shareholders equity |
$ | 1,026,510 | $ | 115,995 | $ | (178,373 | ) | $ | 964,132 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| (1) | Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors subsidiaries amounts. |
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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
| For the quarter ended September 30, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company Only |
Guarantor Subsidiaries (1) |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| Operating revenues, net |
$ | 109,255 | $ | 61,602 | $ | | $ | 170,857 | ||||||||
| Expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
| Direct expenses |
92,980 | 48,726 | | 141,706 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
7,995 | 1,789 | | 9,784 | ||||||||||||
| Management fees |
(2,464 | ) | 2,464 | | | |||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets, net |
701 | | | 701 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 99,212 | 52,979 | | 152,191 | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Operating income |
10,043 | 8,623 | | 18,666 | ||||||||||||
| Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries |
(5,174 | ) | | 5,174 | | |||||||||||
| Interest expense |
7,488 | | | 7,488 | ||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net |
(262 | ) | | | (262 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 2,052 | | 5,174 | 7,226 | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Earnings before income taxes |
7,991 | 8,623 | (5,174 | ) | 11,440 | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
1,607 | 3,449 | | 5,056 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Net earnings |
$ | 6,384 | $ | 5,174 | $ | (5,174 | ) | $ | 6,384 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| For the quarter ended September 30, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company Only |
Guarantor Subsidiaries (1) |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| Operating revenues, net |
$ | 130,180 | $ | 15,396 | $ | | $ | 145,576 | ||||||||
| Expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
| Direct expenses |
111,133 | 12,489 | | 123,622 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
8,076 | 324 | | 8,400 | ||||||||||||
| Management fees |
(616 | ) | 616 | | | |||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets, net |
638 | | | 638 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 119,231 | 13,429 | | 132,660 | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Operating income |
10,949 | 1,967 | | 12,916 | ||||||||||||
| Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries |
(1,181 | ) | | 1,181 | | |||||||||||
| Interest expense |
6,997 | | | 6,997 | ||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net |
(50 | ) | | | (50 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 5,766 | | 1,181 | 6,947 | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes |
5,183 | 1,967 | (1,181 | ) | 5,969 | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
1,601 | 786 | | 2,387 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Net earnings |
$ | 3,582 | $ | 1,181 | $ | (1,181 | ) | $ | 3,582 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| (1) | Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors subsidiaries amounts. |
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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
| For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company Only |
Guarantor Subsidiaries (1) |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| Operating revenues, net |
$ | 303,623 | $ | 165,839 | $ | | $ | 469,462 | ||||||||
| Expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
| Direct expenses |
260,796 | 133,700 | | 394,496 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative |
||||||||||||||||
| Expenses |
22,942 | 5,350 | | 28,292 | ||||||||||||
| Management fees |
(6,634 | ) | 6,634 | | | |||||||||||
| Loss on disposal of assets, net |
11 | | | 11 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 277,115 | 145,684 | | 422,799 | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Operating income |
26,508 | 20,155 | | 46,663 | ||||||||||||
| Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries |
(12,086 | ) | | 12,086 | | |||||||||||
| Interest expense |
22,116 | 12 | | 22,128 | ||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net |
(625 | ) | | | (625 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| 9,405 | 12 | 12,086 | 21,503 | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Earnings before income taxes |
17,103 | 20,143 | (12,086 | ) | 25,160 | |||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
2,487 | 8,057 | | 10,544 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Net earnings |
$ | 14,616 | $ | 12,086 | $ | (12,086 | ) | $ | 14,616 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company Only |
Guarantor Subsidiaries (1) |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| Operating revenues, net |
$ | 354,614 | $ | 46,578 | $ | | $ | 401,192 | ||||||||
| Expenses: |
||||||||||||||||
| Direct expenses |
316,236 | 36,035 | | 352,271 | ||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expenses |
24,806 | 873 | | 25,679 | ||||||||||||
| Management fees |
(1,863 | ) | 1,863 | | | |||||||||||
| Loss on dispositions of assets, net |
415 | | | 415 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 339,594 | 38,771 | | 378,365 | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Operating income |
15,020 | 7,807 | | 22,827 | ||||||||||||
| Equity in net income of consolidated subsidiaries |
(4,684 | ) | | 4,684 | | |||||||||||
| Interest expense |
20,790 | | | 20,790 | ||||||||||||
| Other (income) expense, net |
(686 | ) | | | (686 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| 15,420 | | 4,684 | 20,104 | |||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Earnings before income taxes |
(400 | ) | 7,807 | (4,684 | ) | 2,723 | ||||||||||
| Income tax expense |
(2,034 | ) | 3,123 | | 1,089 | |||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Net earnings |
$ | 1,634 | $ | 4,684 | $ | (4,684 | ) | $ | 1,634 | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| (1) | Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors subsidiaries amounts. |
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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
| For the quarter ended September 30, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company Only |
Guarantor Subsidiaries (1) |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| Net earnings |
$ | 6,384 | $ | 5,174 | $ | (5,174 | ) | $ | 6,384 | |||||||
| Unrealized gain on short-term investments |
(18 | ) | | | (18 | ) | ||||||||||
| Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations |
(2 | ) | | | (2 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| $ | 6,364 | $ | 5,174 | $ | (5,174 | ) | $ | 6,364 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
| For the quarter ended September 30, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company Only |
Guarantor Subsidiaries (1) |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| Net earnings |
$ | 3,582 | $ | 1,181 | $ | (1,181 | ) | $ | 3,582 | |||||||
| Unrealized gain on short-term investments |
(90 | ) | | | (90 | ) | ||||||||||
| Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations |
(11 | ) | | | (11 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| $ | 3,481 | $ | 1,181 | $ | (1,181 | ) | $ | (3,481 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| (1) | Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors subsidiaries amounts. |
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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
| For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company Only |
Guarantor Subsidiaries (1) |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| Net earnings |
$ | 14,616 | $ | 12,086 | $ | (12,086 | ) | $ | 14,616 | |||||||
| Unrealized gain on short-term investments |
49 | | | 49 | ||||||||||||
| Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations |
(14 | ) | | | (14 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| $ | 14,651 | $ | 12,086 | $ | (12,086 | ) | $ | 14,651 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
| For the nine months ended September 30, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company Only |
Guarantor Subsidiaries (1) |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| Net earnings |
$ | 1,634 | $ | 4,684 | $ | (4,684 | ) | $ | 1,634 | |||||||
| Unrealized gain on short-term investments |
61 | | | 61 | ||||||||||||
| Changes in pension plan assets and benefit obligations |
(10 | ) | | | (10 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| $ | 1,685 | $ | 4,684 | $ | (4,684 | ) | $ | (1,685 | ) | |||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| (1) | Foreign subsidiaries represent minor subsidiaries and are included in the guarantors subsidiaries amounts. |
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PHI, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Thousands of dollars)
(Unaudited)
| For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||
| Parent Company Only |
Guarantor Subsidiaries (1) |
Eliminations | Consolidated | |||||||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
$ | 25,632 | $ | 404 | $ | | $ | 26,036 | ||||||||
| Investing activities: |
||||||||||||||||
| Purchase of property and equipment |
(83,187 | ) | | | (83,187 | ) | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from asset dispositions |
9,702 | | | 9,702 | ||||||||||||
| Purchase of short-term investments |
(167,952 | ) | | | (167,952 | ) | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of short-term investments |
194,957 | | | 194,957 | ||||||||||||
| Payments for deposits on aircraft, net of refunds |
(5,807 | ) | | | (5,807 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Net cash used in investing activities |
(52,287 | ) | | | (52,287 | ) | ||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Financing activities: |
||||||||||||||||
| Proceeds on line of credit, net |
22,948 | | | 22,948 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities |
22,948 | | | 22,948 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Increase (decrease) in cash |
(3,707 | ) | 404 | | (3,303 | ) | ||||||||||
| Cash, beginning of period |
4,313 | 778 | | 5,091 | ||||||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
| Cash, end of period |
$ | 606 | $ | 1,182 | $ | | $ | 1,788 | ||||||||
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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| Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |
$ | 22,068 | $ | (8 | ) | $ | | $ | 22,060 | |||||||
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| Purchase of property and equipment |
(66,747 | ) | | | (66,747 | ) | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from asset dispositions |
3,804 | | | 3,804 | ||||||||||||
| Purchase of short-term investments |
(193,557 | ) | | | (193,557 | ) | ||||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of short-term investments |
241,989 | | | 241,989 | ||||||||||||
| Payments for deposits on aircraft, net of refunds |
(12,009 | ) | | | (12,009 | ) | ||||||||||
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4,294 | | | 4,294 | ||||||||||||
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4,294 | | | 4,294 | ||||||||||||
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(158 | ) | (8 | ) | | (166 | ) | |||||||||
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| Item 2. | MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS |
This discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto as well as our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, managements discussion and analysis, risk factors and other information contained therein.
Forward-Looking Statements
All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this Form 10-Q and other periodic reports filed by PHI, Inc. (PHI or the Company or we or our) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and other written or oral statements made by it or on its behalf, are forward-looking statements. When used herein, the words anticipates, expects, believes, goals, intends, plans, projects and similar words and expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on a number of assumptions about future events and are subject to significant risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may cause the Companys actual results to differ materially from the expectations, beliefs, and estimates expressed or implied in such forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such assumptions will prove correct or even approximately correct. Factors that could cause the Companys results to differ materially from the expectations expressed in such forward-looking statements include but are not limited to the following: unexpected variances in flight hours, the effect on demand for our services caused by volatility of oil and gas prices and the level of exploration and production activity in the Gulf of Mexico, the effect on the demand for our services as a result of the Macondo incident, the effect on our operating costs of volatile fuel prices, the availability of capital required to acquire aircraft, environmental risks, hurricanes and other adverse weather conditions, the activities of our competitors, changes in government regulation, unionization, operating hazards, risks related to operating in foreign countries, the ability to obtain adequate insurance at an acceptable cost and the ability of the Company to develop and implement successful business strategies. For a more detailed description of risks, see the Risk Factors section in Item 1.A. of our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and in Part II Item 1.A. of our subsequently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q (the SEC Filings). All forward-looking statements in this document are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements in this paragraph and the Risk Factors section of our SEC Filings. PHI undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
Overview
Operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were $170.9 million, compared to $145.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $25.3 million. Oil and Gas segment operating revenues increased $18.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, related primarily to increased medium and heavy aircraft flight hours and revenues resulting mainly from the continuing improvement in deepwater drilling activity since the Macondo incident in 2010. Operating revenues in the Air Medical segment increased $7.1 million primarily due to an increase in revenues in the independent provider programs of $6.0 million. This increase was due to increased patient transports, improvement in the payor mix, and also due to rate increases implemented in the prior and current years. Operating revenues related to hospital based contracts increased $1.1 million, primarily due to revenue recorded in the quarter related to aircraft mobilization for the SRCA project.
In April 2012, our subsidiary PHI Air Medical, L.L.C. entered into a three-year contract with the SRCA to provide helicopter emergency medical services in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. See Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, Note 3. Commitments and Contingencies regarding a description of this contract. As of September 30, 2012, all seven of the new aircraft have been delivered by the manufacturer to PHI. We commenced flight operations in late September 2012, with two aircraft in service.
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Flight hours for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 were 40,789 compared to 39,223 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. Oil and Gas segment flight hours increased 1,707 hours due to increases in medium and heavy aircraft flight hours attributable to improvements in deepwater drilling activity subsequent to the Macondo incident. Air Medical segment flight hours decreased 141 hours for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, due to decreased flight hours in the hospital-based programs. Individual patient transports in the Air Medical segment were 4,986 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to transports of 4,881 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.
Net Oil and Gas segment profit was $19.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to $13.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. The increase of $5.9 million was due to increased revenues of $18.4 million, primarily in medium and heavy aircraft revenue, partially offset by an increase in direct expense of $12.4 million, discussed further in the Segment Discussion below.
Net segment profit for the Air Medical segment was $7.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to $6.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. The increase in segment profit in the Air Medical segment was primarily due to increased revenues of $7.1 million, partially offset by an increase in direct expense of $5.6 million, as discussed in the Segment Discussion below.
Net earnings for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 was $6.4 million, or $0.41 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $3.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, or $0.23 per diluted share. Pre-tax earnings were $11.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to pre-tax earnings of $6.0 million for the same period in 2011. The SRCA contract is structured as a hospital contract, but had minimal revenue in the third quarter 2012, with only two aircraft operational. This project reflected a pre-tax loss of $2.8 million for the third quarter due only to startup delays. However, we expect the SRCA project to generate slightly positive earnings for 2012 due to revenue operations increasing throughout the fourth quarter for aircraft and contracted ground resources.
Year to date operating revenues for September 30, 2012 were $469.5 million, compared to $401.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $68.3 million. Oil and Gas operating revenues increased $48.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, related primarily to increased medium and heavy aircraft flight hours and revenues, attributable mainly to the continuing improvement in deepwater drilling activity since the Macondo incident in 2010. Operating revenues in the Air Medical segment increased $21.1 million primarily due to increased revenues in the independent provider programs of $17.7 million, primarily due to increased patient transports, improvement in the payor mix, and rate increases implemented in the prior and current years. Revenues related to hospital based contracts increased $3.3 million, including revenue of $1.5 million recorded in the nine months ended September 30, 2012 related to aircraft mobilization for the SRCA project.
Flight hours for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were 115,034 compared to 110,395 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Oil and Gas segments flight hours increased 4,004 hours due to an increase in medium and heavy aircraft flight hours. Air Medical segment flight hours increased 647 hours for the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Individual patient transports in the Air Medical segment were 13,954 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to transports of 13,441 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of 513 transports.
Net Oil and Gas segment profit was $45.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $30.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase of $15.7 million was primarily due to increased revenues of $48.0, primarily in medium and heavy aircraft revenue, partially offset by an increase in direct expense of $32.2 million, discussed further in the Segment Discussion.
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Net segment profit for the Air Medical segment was $20.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $11.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in segment profit in the Air Medical segment was primarily due to the increased revenues in the independent provider programs, partially offset by an increase in direct expenses of $10.2 million, discussed further in the Segment Discussion.
Net earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $14.6 million, or $0.94 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, or $0.11 per diluted share. Pre-tax earnings were $25.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to pre-tax earnings of $2.7 million for the same period in 2011. The SRCA project reflected a pre-tax loss of $3.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, due only to startup delays. However, the SRCA project is expected to generate slightly positive earnings for 2012 due to revenue operations increasing throughout the fourth quarter for aircraft and contracted ground resources.
Our Oil and Gas segment continues to improve with additional deepwater drilling activity by our customers, with such activity projected to exceed pre-Macondo levels by the end of 2012 and require us to provide additional medium and heavy aircraft.
Also, in our Air Medical segment, we have recently commenced the startup of several projects, including the SRCA contract, which collectively we believe will have a favorable effect on net segment profit particularly in 2013 and 2014.
Operating Statistics
The following tables present certain non-financial operational statistics for the quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011:
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31,608 | 29,901 | 88,155 | 84,151 | ||||||||||||
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9,181 | 9,322 | 26,329 | 25,682 | ||||||||||||
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| (1) | Flight hours include 2,542 flight hours associated with hospital-based contracts, compared to 2,729 flight hours in the prior year quarter, and 7,340 flight hours year-to-date, compared to 7,415 in the prior year-to-date. |
| (2) | Represents individual patient transports for the period. |
| (3) | Includes nine aircraft as of September 30, 2012 and 2011 that are customer owned. |
| (4) | Includes 13 aircraft as of September 30, 2012 and seven aircraft as of September 30, 2011 that are customer owned. |
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Results of Operations
Quarter Ended September 30, 2012 compared with Quarter Ended September 30, 2011
Combined Operations
Revenues Operating revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2012 were $170.9 million, compared to $145.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $25.3 million. Oil and Gas operating revenues increased $18.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, related primarily to increased medium and heavy aircraft flight hours and revenues. Operating revenues in the Air Medical segment increased $7.1 million primarily due to increased revenues in the independent provider programs due to $6.0 million to improvements in the payor mix, rate increases implemented in the prior and current years, and increased patient transports. Operating revenues related to hospital based contracts increased $1.1 million, primarily due to revenue recorded in the quarter related to aircraft mobilization for the SRCA project.
Flight hours for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 were 40,789 compared to 39,223 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. Oil and Gas segments flight hours increased 1,707 hours due to increases in medium and heavy aircraft flight hours. Air Medical segment flight hours decreased 141 hours for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, due to decreased flight hours in the traditional programs. Individual patient transports in the Air Medical segment were 4,986 for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to transports of 4,881 for the quarter ended September 30, 2011.
Direct Expenses Direct operating expense was $141.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $123.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $18.1 million. Aircraft rent increased ($3.6 million) due to the acquisition of four heavy aircraft in 2011 and four heavy aircraft in 2012 funded with operating leases. We also experienced increases in aircraft maintenance costs due to an increase in warranty costs ($2.7 million). Aircraft maintenance expense represents approximately 15% of total direct expense. Employee compensation expenses increased ($9.6 million). Employee compensation expense represents approximately 45% of total direct expense. Aircraft depreciation increased ($0.9 million) due to additional aircraft. Fuel expenses increased ($1.2 million) due to increases in per-gallon costs and also due to additional flight hours in heavy and medium aircraft. Fuel expense represents approximately 8% of total direct expense. Other items increased, net ($0.1 million). Included in the foregoing direct expense categories was a total of $3.6 million related to start up and operational delays on the SRCA project.
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses Selling, general and administrative expenses were $9.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $8.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The $1.4 million increase is due to increased employee compensation expenses ($1.2 million), related to restricted stock units issued under the PHI, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan discussed in Note 6.
Interest Expense Interest expense was $7.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $7.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase is due to the increased balance on the revolving credit facility.
Other Expense Losses on asset dispositions were $0.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to a loss of $0.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
Income Taxes Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $5.1 million compared to $2.4 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The effective tax rate was 44% for the three months ended September 30, 2012, and 40% for the three months ended September 30, 2011. We recorded a valuation allowance against our foreign tax credit carryforwards of $0.5 million in the third quarter of 2012.
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Net Earnings Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $6.4 million compared to net income of $3.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Earnings before income taxes for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was $11.4 million compared to earnings before tax of $6.0 million for the same period in 2011. Earnings per diluted share was $0.41 for the current quarter compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.23 for the prior year quarter. We had 15.3 million weighted average common shares outstanding during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. The increase in earnings before taxes for the quarter ended September 30, 2012 is primarily due to increased revenues and segment operating profit in the Oil and Gas and Air Medical segments. Earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2012 also included an operating loss before tax of $2.8 million for the SRCA project due only to operational delays in startup of the project. However, the SRCA project is expected to generate slightly positive earnings for 2012 due to revenue operations increasing throughout the fourth quarter for aircraft and contracted ground resources.
Segment Discussion
Oil and Gas Oil and Gas segment revenues were $115.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $96.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $18.4 million. Flight hours were 31,608 for the current quarter compared to 29,901 for the same quarter in the prior year. The increase in revenue is primarily due to increased medium and heavy aircraft flight hours and revenues, due to an increase in deepwater drilling activity compared to the same period in 2011 when there was no significant deepwater drilling activity due to the Deepwater Horizon incident.
The number of aircraft in the segment was 162 at September 30, 2012 and 164 at September 30, 2011. We have sold or disposed of nine light and two medium aircraft in the Oil and Gas segment since September 30, 2011. We added 14 new aircraft to the Oil and Gas segment since September 30, 2011, consisting of five light, three medium and six heavy aircraft. Inter-segment aircraft transfers account for the remaining amount.
Direct expense in our Oil and Gas segment was $94.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $82.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $12.4 million. Aircraft rent expense increased ($3.3 million) due to the acquisition of four heavy aircraft in 2011 and four heavy aircraft in 2012, funded with operating leases. Employee compensation expenses increased ($6.1 million) due to compensation rate increases and an increase in the number of employees in the Oil and Gas segment. Aircraft warranty costs increased ($2.3 million) due to increased flight hours. Other items increased, net ($0.7 million).
Our Oil and Gas segment profit was $19.4 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to $13.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. Operating margins (segment profit divided by operating revenues) were 17% for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 14% for the three months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in segment profit of $5.9 million was primarily due to increased revenues of $18.4 million, partially offset by increased direct expenses of $12.4 million as previously discussed. The Oil and Gas segment revenues are primarily driven by contracted aircraft and flight hours. Costs are primarily fixed, and are driven by the number of aircraft, and a portion is variable which is driven by flight hours.
Air Medical Air Medical segment revenues were $54.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $46.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $7.1 million. The increase was primarily due to increased revenue of $6.0 million in the independent provider programs related to improved payor mix, rate increases implemented in 2011 and 2012, and increased patient transports. Operating revenues related to hospital based contracts increased $1.1 million primarily due to revenue recorded in the quarter related to aircraft mobilization for the SRCA project. Total patient transports were 4,986 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 4,881 for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
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Flight hours were 9,181 for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 9,322 for the three months ended September 30, 2011 due to decreased flight hours in the traditional programs. The number of aircraft in the segment was 97 at September 30, 2012 and 88 at September 30, 2011. Since September 30, 2011, we added seven medium aircraft related to the SRCA project. These aircraft will ultimately be owned by the lessor who is leasing the aircraft to SRCA. We sold or disposed of two light aircraft. Inter-segment aircraft transfers account for the remaining amount.
Direct expense in our Air Medical segment was $45.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $39.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. There was an increase in employee compensation expense ($3.5 million) due to additional employees and rate increases. There was also increases in aircraft rent ($0.3 million) and aircraft depreciation ($0.3 million) due to additional aircraft added to the fleet. Aircraft warranty costs increased ($0.3 million) and component repair costs increased ($1.9 million). Other items decreased, net ($0.7 million). Included in the above categories was $3.6 million direct expense related to the startup and operational delays on the SRCA project.
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $1.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Allocations of shared services increased the segments quarterly expense $0.3 million. There was also an increase in employee compensation expenses ($0.3 million).
Our Air Medical segments profit was $7.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, compared to $6.1 million for the quarter ended September 30, 2011. Operating margins were 13% for the three months ended September 30, 2012, and the three months ended September 30, 2011. The improvement in segment operating income was primarily due to an increase in transports, increase in rates in 2011 and 2012, closure of unprofitable bases, and cost reductions. Earnings for the three months ended September 30, 2012 also included a net loss before tax of $2.8 million for the SRCA project due to operational delays in startup of the project. However, the SRCA project is expected to generate slightly positive earnings for 2012 due to revenue operations increasing throughout the fourth quarter for aircraft and contracted ground resources.
Technical Services Technical Services revenues were $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Direct expenses in our Technical Services segment were $1.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, and for the three months ended September 30, 2011. Our Technical Services segments operating income was $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011.
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 compared with Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Combined Operations
Revenues Operating revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were $469.5 million, compared to $401.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $68.3 million. Oil and Gas operating revenues increased $48.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, related primarily to increased medium and heavy aircraft revenue due to increased flight hours attributable to the continuing improvement in deepwater drilling activity since the Macondo incident in 2010. Operating revenues in the Air Medical segment increased $21.1 million primarily due to increased revenues in the independent provider programs of $17.7 million, primarily due to increased patient transports, improvement in the payor mix, and rate increases implemented in the prior and current years. Revenues related to hospital based contracts increased $3.3 million, with revenue of $1.5 million recorded in the nine month period related to aircraft mobilization for the SRCA project.
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Flight hours for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were 115,034 compared to 110,395 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Oil and Gas segments flight hours increased 4,004 hours due to an increase in deepwater drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico. Air Medical segment flight hours increased 647 hours for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, primarily due to increased flight hours in the independent provider programs. Transports in the independent provider programs were 13,954 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 13,441 transports for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Direct Expenses Direct operating expense was $394.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $352.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $42.2 million. There was an increase in employee compensation expense ($22.5 million) due to additional employees and rate increases compared to the prior year. Employee compensation expense represents approximately 45% of total direct expense. We also experienced increases in aircraft rent ($8.1 million) and aircraft depreciation ($2.5 million) due to additional aircraft added to the fleet. Fuel expense increased ($3.7 million) due to increased flight hours, particularly in medium and heavy aircraft. Fuel expense represents approximately 7% of total direct expense. Aircraft maintenance costs increased due to increases in aircraft warranty costs ($6.6 million), and component repair costs ($5.2 million). Aircraft maintenance expense represents approximately 15% of total direct expense. There were decreases in aircraft parts usage ($7.1 million). Other items increased, net ($0.7 million). Included in the above categories of expense is a total of $5.0 million representing startup costs and operational delays on the SRCA project. This amount includes employee compensation costs ($2.6 million), airfares, lodging, freight costs ($1.4 million), pilot training cost ($0.4 million), base operating costs ($0.3 million) and other items ($0.3 million).
Selling, General, and Administrative Expenses Selling, general and administrative expenses were $28.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $25.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The $2.6 million increase was primarily due to increased employee compensation expense ($3.0 million), partially offset by decreases in legal and accounting fees ($0.8 million). Other items increased, net ($0.4 million).
Interest Expense Interest expense was $22.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $20.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This increase is due to the increased balance on the revolving credit facility.
Other Expense Loss on dispositions of assets was less than $0.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to a loss of $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. These amounts represent losses on sales of aircraft that no longer meet our strategic needs.
Other income was $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $0.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Other income consists primarily of interest income.
Income Taxes Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $10.5 million compared to income tax expense of $1.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The effective tax rate was 42% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, and 40% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. A valuation allowance against foreign tax credit carryforwards of $0.5 million is included in the nine months ended September 30, 2012.
Net Earnings Our net earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $14.6 million compared to net earnings of $1.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Earnings per diluted share was $0.94 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to earnings per diluted share of $0.11 for the prior year period. We had 15.3 million common shares outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011. Earnings before taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was $25.2 million, compared to $2.7 million for the same period in 2011. The increase was primarily due to an increase in Oil and Gas segment earnings of $15.6 million and an increase in Air
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Medical segment earnings of $8.7 million. Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 also included a net loss before tax of $3.7 million for the SRCA project due only to operational delays in startup of the project. However, the SRCA project is expected to generate slightly positive earnings for 2012 due to revenue operations increasing throughout the fourth quarter for aircraft and contracted ground resources.
Segment Discussion
Oil and Gas Oil and Gas segment revenues were $312.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $264.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $48.0 million. Flight hours were 88,155 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 84,151 for the same period in 2011. The increase in Oil and Gas revenues was related primarily to increased medium and heavy aircraft flight hours and revenue due to increased deepwater drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico. In 2011, there was no significant deepwater drilling activity following the Macondo incident in 2010.
Direct expense in our Oil and Gas segment was $263.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $231.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $32.2 million. Employee compensation expense increased ($17.5 million) due to an increase in employees and rate increases. Fuel expense increased ($3.2 million) as a result of increased flight hours. Total fuel cost is included in direct expense and reimbursement of a portion of these costs above a contracted per-gallon amount is included in revenue. Aircraft rent expense increased ($6.8 million) and aircraft depreciation increased ($1.8 million) due to additional aircraft added to the fleet. Aircraft warranty costs also increased ($6.1 million), and component repair costs increased ($1.8 million). There were decreases in aircraft parts usage ($4.5 million) and other items, net ($0.5 million).
Selling, general and administrative expenses were $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $2.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Our Oil and Gas net segment profit was $45.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $30.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The $15.7 million increase was due to the increase in revenues of $48.0 million, partially offset by an increase in direct expenses of $32.2 million. Operating margins were 15% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 11% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The increase in operating income and margin is primarily due to increased medium and heavy aircraft revenue attributable to increased deepwater drilling activity in the Gulf of Mexico, as discussed above. The Oil and Gas segment revenues are primarily driven by contracted aircraft and flight hours. Costs are primarily fixed and are driven by the number of aircraft, and a portion is variable which is driven by flight hours.
Air Medical Air Medical segment revenues were $150.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $129.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of $21.1 million or 17%. Revenues in the independent provider programs increased $17.7 million, primarily due to increased patient transports, improvement in the payor mix, and rate increases implemented in the prior and current years. Revenues related to hospital based contracts increased $3.3 million with revenue of $1.5 million recorded related to aircraft mobilization for the SRCA project. Patient transports were 13,954 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 13,441 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, an increase of 513 transports. Flight hours were 26,329 for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 25,682 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Direct expense in our Air Medical segment was $125.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $115.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The $10.2 million increase is primarily due to aircraft rent ($1.3 million) and aircraft depreciation ($0.8 million) due to additional aircraft added to the fleet. There were also increases in employee compensation expense ($4.8 million) primarily due to increased employees and compensation rate increases, and component repair costs ($3.5 million). Other items decreased, net ($0.2 million).
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Selling, general and administrative expenses were $5.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $2.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Allocations of shared services increased the segments year to date expense $0.8 million. Other increases include employee compensation expenses ($0.8 million), legal fees ($0.3 million), other items, net ($0.3 million).
Our Air Medical net segment profit was $20.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $11.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Operating margins were 13% and 9% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The increase in segment operating income was primarily due to an increase in transports, increase in rates in 2011 and 2012, closure of unprofitable bases, and cost reductions. Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 also included a net loss before tax of $3.7 million for the SRCA project due only to operational delays in startup of the project. However, the SRCA project is expected to generate slightly positive earnings for 2012 due to revenue operations increasing throughout the fourth quarter for aircraft and contracted ground resources.
Technical Services Technical Services revenues were $6.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $7.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Direct expenses in our Technical Services segment were $5.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $5.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Our Technical Services segments operating income was $1.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $1.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Operating margins were 19% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to 24% for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Technical Services provides maintenance and repairs performed for our existing customers that own their aircraft. These services are generally labor intensive with higher operating margins as compared to other segments. In addition, the Technical Services segment conducts flight operations for the National Science Foundation in Antarctica, which are typically conducted in the first and fourth quarters each year.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
General
Our ongoing liquidity requirements arise primarily from the funding of working capital needs, the purchase or leasing of aircraft, the maintenance and refurbishment of aircraft, improvement of facilities, and acquisition of equipment and inventory. Our principal sources of liquidity historically have been net cash provided by our operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facility, senior notes, and the sale of non-voting common stock in 2005 and 2006. To the extent we do not use cash, short-term investments or borrowings to finance our aircraft acquisitions, we can typically enter into operating leases to fund these acquisitions.
On March 28, 2012, we amended our senior secured revolving credit facility, primarily to increase the maximum borrowing capacity from $75.0 million to $100.0 million. The amended facility is described in Note 4 to the financial statements included in this report.
We expect our existing cash and short-term investments, cash flow from operations and borrowings under our revolving credit facility will fund our cash requirements for the next twelve months.
Cash Flow
Our cash position was $1.8 million at September 30, 2012, compared to $5.1 million at December 31, 2011. Short-term investments were $71.9 million at September 30, 2012, and $100.0 million at December 31, 2011. Working capital was $226.0 million at September 30, 2012, compared to $230.6
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million at December 31, 2011, a decrease of $4.6 million. There was a decrease in investments of $28.1 million due to the purchase of two heavy aircraft off of lease. Accounts payable increased primarily due to increased operating activity, and also included an increase in interest payable of $6.2 million related to our Senior Notes due to timing of interest payments, which are October 15 and April 15 and commenced April 15, 2011. Trade accounts receivable increased $39.9 million, primarily due to increased operating revenues, and inventory increased $8.4 million. Other current assets consist of the cost incurred for the seven new aircraft for the SRCA project. Additionally, included in accrued liabilities is $67.2 million representing funds advanced to date from the company that will lease the aircraft to SRCA. Remaining amounts to fund the aircraft were previously deposited into an escrow account.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $26.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $22.1 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $3.9 million. Net earnings adjusted for non-cash items contributed $54.5 million of cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $27.2 million for the same period in 2011, an increase of $27.3 million, primarily due to the increase in earnings. Changes in working capital account balances provided an offsetting decrease of $23.3 million when comparing the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to the same period in 2011.
Net cash used in investing activities was $52.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $26.5 million cash used in investing activities for the same period in 2011. Purchases and sales of short-term investments provided $26.0 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to net cash provided of $48.4 million in the comparable prior year period. Capital expenditures were $83.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $66.8 million for the same period in 2011. Capital expenditures for 2012 included $71.0 million for aircraft purchases, upgrades, and refurbishments. Capital expenditures for 2011 included $62.7 million for aircraft purchases, upgrades, and refurbishments. Gross proceeds from asset dispositions were $9.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, compared to $3.8 million for the same period in 2011.
Financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 include only proceeds of and payments on the revolving credit facility. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we had net cash provided of $22.9 million, compared to net cash provided of $4.3 for the same period in 2011.
Long Term Debt
As of September 30, 2012, our total long-term debt was $369.0 million, consisting of our $300 million 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018 and $69.0 million outstanding on our revolving credit facility. For a description of our 8.625% Senior Notes and our senior secured revolving credit facility, see Note 4 to our financial statements included in this report.
At September 30, 2012, we had $69.0 million in borrowings under our senior secured revolving credit facility. During the quarter ended September 30, 2012, $76.5 million was the highest loan balance, with a weighted average balance of $72.1 million. During the same period for 2011, $35.4 million was the highest loan balance, with a weighted average balance of $24.8 million.
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Contractual Obligations
The table below sets out our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2012 related to our operating lease obligations, aircraft purchase commitments, revolving credit facility, and the 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018. The operating leases are not recorded as liabilities on our balance sheet. Each contractual obligation included in the table contains various terms, conditions, and covenants that, if violated, accelerate the payment of that obligation. We were in compliance with the covenants applicable to these contractual obligations as of September 30, 2012, and expect to remain in compliance through the year ending December 31, 2012. As of September 30, 2012, we leased 24 aircraft included in the lease obligations below.
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| (1) | For information about these aircraft purchase commitments, see Note 3 to the financial statements in this report. |
As of September 30, 2012, we had options to purchase aircraft under lease becoming exercisable in 2012 ($15.7 million), 2013 ($38.8 million), 2014 ($114.4 million), 2016 ($35.9 million), and 2017 ($71.4 million). We intend to exercise these options as they become exercisable, subject to market conditions.
| Item 3. | QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK |
Our earnings are subject to changes in short-term interest rates due to the variable interest rate on our revolving credit facility. Based on the $69.0 million in borrowings outstanding at September 30, 2012, a 10% increase (0.425%) in the interest rate would reduce our annual pre-tax earnings approximately $0.3 million.
Our $300 million outstanding 8.625% Senior Notes due 2018 bear interest at a fixed rate of 8.625% and therefore changes in market interest rates do not affect our interest payment obligations on the notes. The fair market value of our 8.625% Senior Notes will vary as changes occur to general market interest rates, the remaining maturity of the notes, and our creditworthiness. At September 30, 2012, the market value of the notes was approximately $314.2 million, based on quoted market indications.
Market risk is the risk of changes in the value of financial instruments, or in future net income or cash flows, in response to changing market conditions. The Company holds financial instruments that are exposed to the following significant market risks: the interest rate risk associated with the Companys investments in money market funds, U.S. Government Agencies, commercial paper, and corporate bonds and notes. See Note 8 to the financial statements in this report for details regarding our short-term investments.
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| Item 4. | CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES |
The Companys management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of such date to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in the reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the Securities and Exchange Commission, including to ensure that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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| Item 1. | LEGAL PROCEEDINGS |
For information regarding legal proceedings, see Legal Matters in Note 3 to our financial statements included in this report, which is incorporated herein by reference. These legal matters were also discussed in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and in our Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 and June 30, 2012.
| Item 1. A. | RISK FACTORS |
Item 1.A. Risk Factors of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 includes a discussion of our risk factors. Except as described below, there have been no significant changes to our risk factors.
We must obtain additional financing in order to fund our aircraft purchase and other obligations.
As of September 30, 2012, we had obligations related to aircraft purchase commitments totaling approximately $207.4 million due in 2012 and 2013, along with other significant contractual obligations as described in this report. As of September 30, 2012, we had approximately $73.9 million in cash and short-term investments and $30.1 million available under our $100.0 million revolving credit facility. We intend to seek to obtain operating leases and/or additional debt financing to fund these obligations. We have no current commitments or arrangements with respect to such financing, and no assurances can be given that such financing will be available to us on acceptable terms. Our inability to obtain such financing could have a material adverse affect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
| Item 2. | UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS |
None.
| Item 3. | DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES |
None.
| Item 4. | MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES |
None.
| Item 5. | OTHER INFORMATION |
Trudy McConnaughhay has been named to succeed Michael J. McCann as the Companys Chief Financial Officer in anticipation of and effective upon Mr. McCanns previously announced retirement on or about November 5, 2012. As Chief Financial Officer, Ms. McConnaughhay will also serve as the Companys Principal Accounting Officer and Secretary.
Ms. McConnaughhay, 53, served as Vice-President, Principal Accounting Officer and Corporate Controller of Global Industries, Ltd. from October 2005 to September 2011. She joined Global Industries in 1999 and held several accounting, financial management and tax roles including Director of Finance and Tax and Corporate Controller. Prior to its acquisition by Technip in November 2011, Global Industries was a publicly traded leading provider of offshore construction and support services to the oil and gas industry worldwide, with $1.2 billion in total assets as of September 30, 2011. From September 2011 to July, 2012, she served as Chief Financial Officer of Dynamic Group Holdings, LLC, a private company servicing the offshore and onshore oil and gas industry, including U.S. and international onshore and offshore construction and equipment rental. From July 30, 2012 until her appointment as
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Chief Financial Officer, she has served as the Companys Director of Special Projects, Finance. She is a graduate of McNeese State University and a Certified Public Accountant, and has more than 30 years of experience in both public and private accounting.
Ms. McConnaughhay will receive an annual salary of $275,000 and participate in the Senior Management Incentive Bonus Plan for 2012 at the same level as the current CFO, prorated for the time she is employed by the Company during 2012. She is also eligible to participate in the Officers Deferred Compensation Plan. The Company will provide her with relocation assistance consisting of reasonable closing costs on the sale of her home and purchase of a new home, and moving costs. On August 2, 2012, the Compensation Committee of the Companys Board of Directors awarded Ms. McConnaughhay 10,110 time-vested restricted stock units. The time-vested restricted stock units will vest and be payable in non-voting common stock on August 2, 2015 if she continues to be employed on that date. The Committee also granted Ms. McConnaughhay, effective as of the date she becomes the Chief Financial Officer, performance-based restricted stock units, in such number equal to 50% of her annual salary divided by the average closing price of the Companys non-voting common stock in the month before the effective date of the grant, October 2012, prorated at the number of days during the 2012-2014 performance period that she is employed by the Company as its Chief Financial Officer. The performance-based restricted stock units will vest and be payable in non-voting common stock after a three-year performance period ending December 31, 2014, subject to achievement of performance criteria. Vesting of all restricted stock unit awards will be accelerated upon termination of employment due to death or disability, or if a change of control of the Company occurs.
On November 2, 2012, PHI Inc. (the Company) entered into an Agreement, Release and Waiver (the Severance Agreement) with Michael J. McCann, the Companys Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, in connection with his retirement. Under the terms of the Severance Agreement, Mr. McCann will receive a lump-sum retirement benefit equal to two weeks of base salary for each year of service with the Company, for a total of approximately $157,000. Mr. McCann will also be paid a pro-rated amount with respect to the bonus for 2012 under the Senior Management Incentive Bonus Plan, if the plan targets are met. Additionally, Mr. McCanns outstanding 14,216 time-vested restricted stock units have vested, and will be paid in January, 2013. He will forfeit his performance-based restricted stock units, pursuant to their terms. The Company agreed to pay 50% of the medical plan coverage elected by Mr. McCann for 18 months following his retirement and 50% of the applicable premium for coverage for Mr. McCann and one additional eligible family member thereafter until Mr. McCann is eligible for Medicare or covered by another employers plan. On November 5, 2012, the Company also entered into a related six-month Consultant Agreement with Mr. McCann, pursuant to which he has agreed to make himself available at the Companys request to consult with officers and employees of the Company at a rate of $150 per hour. In consideration of the benefits provided under the Severance Agreement, Mr. McCann has agreed to maintain the confidentiality of the Companys confidential information, not to solicit customers or employees for two years, not to perform work or provide services as an employee, consultant or contractor to PHIs competitors and to release the Company from claims he may have concerning his employment with the Company.
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| Item 6. | EXHIBITS |
| (a) | Exhibits |
| 3.1 | (i) | Composite Articles of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to PHIs Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 7, 2008). | ||
| (ii) | Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(ii) to PHIs Report on Form 8-K filed October 13, 2011). | |||
| 4.1 | Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 by and among PHI, Inc., Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc. (formerly Evangeline Airmotive, Inc.), and International Helicopter Transport, Inc. and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to PHIs Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 8, 2008). | |||
| 4.2 | First Amendment dated as of August 5, 2009 to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 by and among PHI, Inc., Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc. (formerly Evangeline Airmotive, Inc.), and International Helicopter Transport, Inc. and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to PHIs Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 10, 2009). | |||
| 4.3 | Second Amendment dated September 13, 2010 to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated March 31, 2008 by and among PHI, Inc., Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc. and International Helicopter Transport, Inc., and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to PHIs Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 8, 2010). | |||
| 4.4 | Third Amendment dated September 26, 2011 to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated March 31, 2008 by and among PHI, Inc., PHI Air Medical, L.L.C., successor to Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc. and International Helicopter Transport, Inc., and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to PHIs Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2011). | |||
| 4.5 | Fourth Amendment dated March 28, 2012 to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated March 31, 2008 by and among PHI, Inc., PHI Air Medical, L.L.C., successor to Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc. and International Helicopter Transport, Inc., and Whitney National Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.5 to PHIs Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 9, 2012). | |||
| 4.6 | Fifth Amendment dated September 28, 2012 to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated March 31, 2008 by and among PHI, Inc., PHI Air Medical, L.L.C., successor to Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc. and International Helicopter Transport, Inc., and Whitney National Bank. | |||
| 4.7 | Indenture dated as of September 23, 2010 by and among PHI, Inc., the subsidiary guarantors and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to PHIs Report on Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2010). | |||
| 4.8 | Form of 8.625% Senior Note due 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to PHIs Report on Form 8-K filed on September 23, 2010). | |||
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| 10.1 | Terms of Employment of Trudy M. McConnaughhay, dated July 6, 2012. | |
| 10.2 | Agreement, Release and Waiver by and between Michael J. McCann and the Company dated as of November 2, 2012. | |
| 10.3 | Consulting Agreement by and between Michael J. McCann and the Company dated as of November 2, 2012. | |
| 31.1 | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Al A. Gonsoulin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. | |
| 31.2 | Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Michael J. McCann, Chief Financial Officer. | |
| 32.1 | Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Al A. Gonsoulin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. | |
| 32.2 | Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by Michael J. McCann, Chief Financial Officer. | |
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Pursuant to the requirements 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.
| PHI, Inc. | ||||||
| November 5, 2012 | By: | /s/ Al A. Gonsoulin | ||||
| Al A. Gonsoulin | ||||||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
| November 5, 2012 | By: | /s/ Michael J. McCann | ||||
| Michael J. McCann | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
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EXHIBIT 4.6
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT
This FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AMENDED AND RESTATED LOAN AGREEMENT (the Fifth Amendment), dated and effective as of September 28, 2012 (the Effective Date), is by and among Whitney Bank, a Louisiana state chartered bank, (Bank), PHI Inc., formerly named Petroleum Helicopters, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as PHI), PHI Air Medical, L.L.C., successor to Air Evac Services, Inc., PHI Tech Services, Inc., formerly named Evangeline Airmotive, Inc., and International Helicopter Transport, Inc., (individually, collectively and interchangeably, the Subsidiary Guarantors).
WHEREAS, PHI, Subsidiary Guarantors and Bank entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of March 31, 2008 (the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement) pursuant to which Bank issued a Revolving Line of Credit (as defined therein) in the amount of $50,000,000,00 to PHI, which was amended by (i) First Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of August 5, 2009 (the First Amendment), pursuant to which the Revolving Line of Credit was increased to $75,000,000 and the maturity thereof was extended to September 1, 2011, (ii) Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement dated as of September 13, 2010 (the Second Amendment), pursuant to which the maturity of the Revolving Line of Credit was extended to September 1, 2012, and certain covenants and terms were added, (iii) Third Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated as of September 26, 2011, to which the maturity of the Revolving Line of Credit was extended to September 1, 2013, (the Third Amendment), and (iv) Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, dated March 28, 2012, pursuant to which the Revolving Line of Credit was increased to $100,000,000.00 and certain covenants and terms were added, (with the Amended and Restated Loan Agreement, the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, Third Amendment and Fourth Amendment collectively referred to as the Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time);
WHEREAS, PHI, Subsidiary Guarantors and Bank desire to amend the Agreement to extend the maturity of the Revolving Line of Credit to September 1, 2014 and make a modification to the Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio;
NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereby agree as follows:
1. As used herein, capitalized terms not defined herein shall have the meanings attributed to them in the Agreement.
2. Section A of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated in full as follows:
A. THE LOAN OR LOANS. Provided PHI timely performs all obligations in favor of Bank contained in this Agreement and in any other agreement, whether now existing or hereafter arising:
Bank shall make available to PHI a secured revolving line of credit (the Revolving Line of Credit) in the principal amount of ONE HUNDRED MILLION AND NO/100 ($100,000,000.00) DOLLARS, that may be drawn upon by PHI on any business day of Bank during the period hereof until and including September 1, 2014 on at least one days
telephonic notice to Bank. The Revolving Line of Credit shall be evidenced by a commercial note, payable to Bank (the Note) and shall contain additional terms and conditions and be identified with this Agreement.
A sublimit of TWENTY MILLION AND NO/100 ($20,000,000.00) DOLLARS is hereby established for the issuance of stand-by letters of credit with a maturity not exceeding that of the Note, which may be issued by Bank or any bank participating in the Revolving Line of Credit upon application by PHI. The aggregate face amount of such letters of credit shall reduce the amount that may be borrowed under the Revolving Line of Credit.
3. Section C(8) (d) of the Agreement is hereby amended and restated as follows:
| (8) | Financial Covenants and Ratios. |
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(d) Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. PHI shall not at any time permit the ratio, calculated quarterly on a trailing twelve month basis over the life of the Revolving Line of Credit, of Cash Flow divided by Fixed Charges to be less than 1.10 to 1.00.
Cash Flow shall mean the consolidated net income of PHI and its subsidiaries during such period plus to the extent deducted in determining net income all provisions for any federal, state, local and/or international income taxes plus all interest, depreciation, amortization and rental or lease expenses (including any rent or other payments for capital leases and other leases) and all other non-cash items of expense of PHI and its subsidiaries during such period.
Fixed Charges shall mean during such period the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of all principal payments contractually due during such period, including any due during such period on any long term debt of PHI and its subsidiaries, (ii) all interest contractually due on any obligation of PHI and its subsidiaries, (iii) all expenses and rent owed under any lease entered into by PHI and its subsidiaries (including but not limited to capital leases), (iv) all capital expenditures incurred by PHI and its subsidiaries to maintain its assets, including all of its aircrafts (excluding all capital expenditures to acquire new aircrafts and those which are acquired as a result of the exercise of a lease purchase option of aircraft contained in any capital lease by PHI and its subsidiaries), provided however such capital expenditures shall be deemed to be not less than fifty (50%) percent of the consolidated depreciation expenses of PHI and its subsidiaries; and (v) all federal, state, local, municipal and international charges or assessments incurred against the consolidated income, revenue, or assets of PHI and its subsidiaries and shall include all income and franchise taxes.
4. In connection with the foregoing and only in connection with the foregoing, the Agreement is hereby amended, but in all other respects all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and all collateral documents, security agreements and guaranties (the Collateral Documents) remain unaffected. PHI agrees that this Fifth Amendment amends, modifies and confirms the Agreement but is not a novation of any of its terms.
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5. PHI and the Subsidiary Guarantors acknowledge and agree that this Fifth Amendment shall not constitute a waiver of any default(s) under the Agreement, the Collateral Documents or any documents executed in connection therewith, all of Banks rights and remedies being preserved and maintained. As of the Effective Date, PHI and the Subsidiary Guarantors hereby represent and warrant to Bank that (i) no default has occurred under the Agreement and there has not occurred any condition, event or act which constitutes, or with notice or lapse of time (or both) would constitute, a default under the Agreement, (ii) all representations and warranties contained in the Agreement remain true and correct and (iii) all covenants contained in the Agreement have been timely and completely performed, except as same may have been waived in writing by Bank. PHI and the Subsidiary Guarantors further acknowledge that the Collateral Documents, including but not limited to the Subsidiary Guaranties, remain in full force and effect and continue to secure the payment and performance of all obligations of PHI to Bank, including but not limited to the Revolving Line of Credit, whether presenting existing or in the future, in accordance with their terms.
6. This Fifth Amendment may be executed in two or more counterparts, and it shall not be necessary that the signatures of all parties hereto be contained on any one counterpart hereof; each counterpart shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Fifth Amendment is executed as of the Effective Date.
| PHI, INC. | WHITNEY BANK | |||||||
| By: | /s/ Michael J. McCann |
By: | /s/ H. Elder Gwin | |||||
| Michael J. McCann | H. Elder Gwin | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | Title: | Vice President | |||||
SUBSIDIARY GUARANTORS:
PHI Air Medical, L.L.C.
| By: | /s/ Michael J. McCann | |
| Michael J. McCann | ||
| Title: | Manager |
INTERNATIONAL HELICOPTER TRANSPORT, INC.
| By: | /s/ Michael J. McCann | |
| Michael J. McCann | ||
| Title: | Vice-President | |
| PHI TECH SERVICES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael J. McCann | |
| Michael J. McCann | ||
| Title: | Vice-President | |
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| EXHIBIT 10.1 | POST OFFICE BOX 90808 | |||
| LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA 70509 USA | ||||
| TELEPHONE: 337 235 2452 | ||||
AL A. GONSOULIN
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
July 6, 2012
Ms. Trudy McConnaughhay
3584 Sierra Circle
Sulphur, LA 70665
Dear Trudy:
On behalf of PHI, Inc. and its Board of Directors, I am pleased to confirm our offer of employment under the following terms and conditions.
Your initial position will be Director of Special Projects, Finance and your employment will commence on July 30, 2012. You will report to me (with a dotted line to Lance Bospflug, our President and COO), and your starting base salary will be $22,916.66 per month (or if you wish to convert this to an annual salary, $275,000 per year). Subject to Board approval in the August 2012 meeting, you will be eligible for an annual Senior Management Bonus (see attached memo describing the 2012 Plan), which upon achievement of certain business goals, provides for a cash bonus of 25% to 65% of your base salary (with an opportunity to increase these percentages up to 30% based on Company performance in safety and flight accidents). Since you will be joining us later in the year, any bonus paid under this plan would be pro-rated from the date of your employment for 2012. Also subject to Board approval in August, and in anticipation of your transition to the Chief Financial Officer position later this year, you will be eligible for participation in PHIs Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP), with an initial award of 100% of your annual salary in Restricted Share Units of PHI non-voting stock, and a pro-rated Performance component LTIP award of 50% of your annual salary (pro-rated form the date you transition to the CFO position) in Restricted Share Units for the plan period January 2012 through the end of 2014. Details of the LTIP are attached for your review. You will also receive an annual performance and salary review after you have completed one year of employment and generally in the August time frame.
As an Officer of PHI, you will be covered by the exculpation provisions of its Articles of Incorporation, the indemnification provisions of it Articles and Bylaws, and its Directors and Officers Liability insurance policies.
You are immediately eligible for the Officers Deferred Compensation Plan (ODP), under which you may tax defer up to 25% of your annual salary and up to 100% of any bonus under the Senior Management Bonus Plan. The ODP is covered under a Rabbi Trust, and is considered a mirror 401(k) plan, whereby you may elect certain performance tracking funds through the Plans current investment advisor, Rick Frayard of UBS Financial Services.
Ms. Trudy McConnaughhay
July 6, 2012
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As a result of your employment with PHI, you will also be eligible to participate in all employee benefits programs such as PHIs health insurance, dental, 401(k), life insurance, sick leave, holidays, vacation, etc. As an Executive of PHI you will be immediately eligible for three (3) weeks of vacation each year, which will be allocated to you on January 1st of each calendar year. Vacation for 2012 will be pro-rated for the period August through December 2012.
Your location of employment will be Lafayette, Louisiana; however, periodic travel will be required to all PHI locations and to meet other requirements of our business.
You will be required to provide verification of your college degree and your CPA certification. You must also clear background screening, and you must successfully pass PHIs required pre-employment drug test.
PHI will provide the following relocation assistance when you relocate (no later than December 31, 2014):
| | PHI will pay reasonable closing costs on the sale of your home in Sulphur, LA, which includes real estate fees (limited to 6%) and legal fees but excludes any item related to equity of your home. |
| | Costs associated with the movement of your household effects to Lafayette. |
| | Costs to move one automobile per licensed driver (maximum two automobiles). |
| | Closing costs of purchase of your new residence in Lafayette, which includes legal fees and appraisal costs but excludes any loan origination points or discount points. |
Trudy, after you have had a chance to review this offer, I would appreciate you indicating acceptance by signing in the space provided below, and returning this letter to me as soon as possible. If you have any questions regarding this offer, please contact Richard Rovinelli at (337) 272-4547. We look forward to having you join our team and becoming an integral part of our Company.
| Sincerely, |
| /s/ Al A. Gonsoulin |
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Ms. Trudy McConnaughhay
July 6, 2012
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| c: | Mr. Art Breault, Chairman Compensation Committee |
Mr. Lance Bospflug, President & Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Richard Rovinelli, Chief Administrative Officer/Director of Human Resources
ACCEPTED:
| Signature: | /s/ Trudy M. McConnaughhay |
Date: | July 9, 2012 |
EXHIBIT 10.2
AGREEMENT, RELEASE AND WAIVER
This Agreement, Release and Waiver (Agreement) is entered into by and between
PHI, Inc. (PHI)
And
Michael J. McCann, Employee No. 1739 (EMPLOYEE)
PHI and the EMPLOYEE mutually agree to a severance of the EMPLOYEEs employment with PHI pursuant to and subject to the terms of this Agreement. You are advised to consult an attorney before signing this Agreement.
| 1. | PHI will pay the EMPLOYEE a lump sum retirement benefit equal to two (2) weeks of base pay per year of service (to nearest one-tenth of a year). Base pay is defined as annual salary divided by 52 weeks. |
| 2. | EMPLOYEE will be paid for all accrued vacation at time of termination, and as soon as practical, all monies due under the PHI Senior Management Deferred Compensation Plan. |
| 3. | EMPLOYEE will be issued his Time-vested Restricted Shares Award as awarded by PHIs Board of Directors in November 2010 within thirty (30) days of January 1, 2013. |
| 4. | EMPLOYEE will be paid on or about March 15, 2013 a pro-rated bonus under the 2012 Senior Management Bonus Plan, if the Plan meets its EBIT and safety targets, in compliance with Section 5(c) of the Plan, even though EMPLOYEE will not be employed by PHI at that time. |
| 5. | The EMPLOYEE who is participating in PHIs group medical, dental and/or vision plans may continue coverage under those plans as a Retiree, subject to the terms of the plans. |
| (a) | PHI will pay 50% of the premium for the Retiree medical plan coverage elected by the EMPLOYEE for the first eighteen (18) months (or shorter period) that Retiree coverage is available. For any period of Retiree medical coverage that exceeds eighteen (18) months, PHI will pay 50% of the applicable premium for Employee Only coverage or Employee plus one coverage elected by the EMPLOYEE. |
| (b) | With respect to Retiree coverage under the dental and vision plans, the EMPLOYEE is required to pay the full premium to maintain coverage. |
| (c) | Retiree coverage ends for the EMPLOYEE under the medical, dental and vision plans on the date the EMPLOYEE is eligible to enroll in Medicare or the date the Employee becomes eligible for medical, dental and/or vision coverage under another employers group welfare plan of the same type. |
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| (d) | If Retiree coverage under the medical plan ends because the EMPLOYEE becomes Medicare eligible, the spouse (to whom the EMPLOYEE is married at the time he terminates employment) can continue Retiree coverage under the medical plan until the earlier of (i) five years from the date of the EMPLOYEEs Medicare eligibility, (ii) the date the spouse is eligible to enroll in Medicare or (iii) the date the spouse is eligible for medical coverage under another employers group health plan. |
| (e) | If Retiree coverage under the dental or vision plan ends because the EMPLOYEE becomes Medicare eligible, the spouse shall have only such remaining coverage as is available under COBRA, if any. |
| (f) | A Retirees right to medical, dental or vision benefits is subject to the terms of the applicable welfare plan document. These plans are governed by and subject to ERISA (the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended). Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to modify or enlarge the rights and benefits available under the plan documents, including, but not limited to, PHIs right to amend or terminate the welfare plans. |
| (g) | Retiree coverage runs concurrently with COBRA. To the extent the required COBRA period has not ended, the Retiree or spouse can elect COBRA continuation coverage for the remainder of the time her or she is eligible for COBRA by paying the full COBRA premium. |
| (h) | Coverage for the EMPLOYEEs dependents is limited to the COBRA period. |
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration for the mutual promises and agreements herein contained and other good and valuable consideration, receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
| 1. | Date of Severance. EMPLOYEE and PHI mutually agree that EMPLOYEEs employment with PHI will end no later than November 5, 2012, and that EMPLOYEE must remain in PHIs employ through that date to be eligible for any benefits under this Agreement. However, should PHI decide to terminate EMPLOYEE before November 5, 2012, or should EMPLOYEE die or become physically or mentally unable to perform the duties of his job with PHI before November 5, 2012, benefits under this Agreement shall become available to EMPLOYEE as of the date of such earlier event. Payment of severance benefits under this Agreement will be made within seven (7) calendar days of the later of: 1) the date of the Employees actual termination; or 2) the date of the execution of this Agreement. |
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| 2. | Agreement to Provide Consulting Services. EMPLOYEE agrees to provide consulting services to PHI under the terms and conditions of attached Consulting Agreement. |
| 3. | Requirement to Notify PHI of Alternative Health Coverage. EMPLOYEE agrees and further declares that he will promptly notify PHI if he, his spouse or other dependent becomes eligible to enroll in medical coverage under another employers group medical plan or becomes eligible to enroll in Medicare. |
| 4. | Exclusive Right to Payment from PHI. EMPLOYEE further declares that he has no right to any salary, severance benefit or other payment or benefit (other than his benefit under the PHI 401(k) Plan, and as provided under COBRA except as are expressly set out in this Agreement. |
| 5. | Release of Claims. EMPLOYEE does hereby unconditionally release, acquit and forever discharge PHI, its subsidiaries or affiliates, as well as any successors or assigns, together with all officers, directors, shareholders, managers, employees and agents thereof, from any and all claims, demands, rights, liabilities, damages, injuries, costs, attorneys fees, or causes of action whatsoever, known or unknown, rising out of EMPLOYEES employment relationship with PHI and/or the termination of that employment relationship, including without limitation claims and demands relating to wages, benefits, or any other terms and conditions of employment, any claims for breach of contract (either actual or implied), wrongful discharge, intentional or negligent infliction of emotional harm, or any tort claims, as well as any claims under Federal, State or local law prohibiting employment discrimination, including specifically; (i) the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; (ii) the Older Worker Benefit Protection Act of 1990; (iii) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; (iv) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; (v) the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended; and (vi) any counterpart statutes under the laws of Louisiana or the other states and localities in which PHI conducts business (including, but not limited to the EMPLOYEES right to make a claim on his own behalf or by any third party on his behalf). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the EMPLOYEE does not waive rights or claims that may arise after the date this waiver is executed, but he does agree to waive any and all rights to reinstatement or employment with PHI. |
| 6. | Effect of Agreement on Certain Claims. This Agreement does not release workers compensation or unemployment compensation claims or waive any rights or claims that may arise after the date this Agreement is executed. This Agreement also does not prohibit the EMPLOYEE from filing a charge with a government agency, but this Agreement does release any claim which the EMPLOYEE has or may have for monetary relief, reinstatement, or for any other remedy for the EMPLOYEE personally, arising out of any proceeding before any government agency or court. If any agency or court should take jurisdiction over any matter in which the EMPLOYEE has or may have any personal interest, |
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whether initiated by the EMPLOYEE or otherwise, the EMPLOYEE will promptly inform that agency or court that this Agreement constitutes a full and final settlement by the EMPLOYEE of all claims released under this Agreement (which released claims do not include workers compensation and unemployment compensation claims and any claim that may arise after the date this Agreement is executed). The EMPLOYEE will not participate voluntarily or assist in the filing or prosecution of any lawsuit brought against PHI based upon EMPLOYEEs employment, retirement or termination from employment.
The EMPLOYEE understands that this promise does not restrict his right to seek a ruling determining whether this Agreement is legally valid. The EMPLOYEE understands that any such action must be brought at the EMPLOYEEs own expense and that if he should not prevail, he will be liable for the attorneys fees and other legal costs incurred by PHI, provided such recovery is authorized by federal or other law because the EMPLOYEEs challenge was legally unwarranted or frivolous. If the EMPLOYEE prevails and obtains a judgment against PHI, the EMPLOYEE agrees that the judgment amount shall be offset by the value of the consideration provided under this Agreement and by any party released pursuant to this Agreement. EMPLOYEE further agrees that, if the judgment amount is less than the value of the consideration PHI provided, he may have no recovery from PHI.
| 7. | Covenant Not to Disclose Confidential Information. During the remainder of EMPLOYEEs employment with the PHI and thereafter, EMPLOYEE will not, except as required in the performance of his job duties for PHI or as authorized in writing by an authorized agent of PHI, use, publish or disclose any Confidential Information, as defined below, proprietary information or trade secrets, whether original, duplicated, computerized, memorized, handwritten, or in any other form, that EMPLOYEE may in any way acquire knowledge of as a result of his employment with PHI. |
Confidential Information, for purposes of this Agreement, shall mean all confidential and/or proprietary information and materials, in whatever form, whether tangible or intangible, of PHI or its subsidiaries obtained from any person or entity to which the PHI or its subsidiaries owes a duty of confidentiality, whether or not labeled or identified as proprietary or confidential, including all copies, portions, extracts and derivatives thereof, except to the extent that EMPLOYEE can prove that such information or materials (i) are or become generally known to the public through lawful means and through no act or omission of EMPLOYEE, (ii) were part of EMPLOYEEs general knowledge prior to employment by PHI or (iii) are disclosed to EMPLOYEE without restriction by a third party who rightfully possesses the information and is under no duty of confidentiality with respect thereto.
Confidential Information specifically includes, but is not limited to, such information related to PHIs or its subsidiaries pricing and marketing strategies
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and characteristics, financial statements and related information, profit margins, methods of operation and sales, production processes, computer software, current and future development and expansion or contraction plans, information concerning personnel assignments, supplier and vendor information, and customer information such as names, contact persons, needs and requirements, contract renewal dates for existing or prospective customers, training manuals and related materials and any other information relating to PHIs or its subsidiaries business that is treated by PHI as confidential.
Confidential Information also includes all intellectual property of PHI or its subsidiaries, whether or not patentable or registered under copyright or similar statutes including, but not limited to, all inventions, improvements, discoveries, software developed by or for the benefit of PHI and related source code and programming information, design technology and know-how, trade secrets, formulas, manufacturing and/or design techniques, plans for research and development of new products, works of authorship, other copyrighted materials created by or for the benefit of PHI, and any other information or material considered proprietary by PHI, designated Confidential Information by PHI, or not generally known by the public.
| 8. | Non-Solicitation Covenant. During EMPLOYEEs employment with PHI and for two (2) years following the termination of employment, EMPLOYEE agrees not to, directly or indirectly, solicit or attempt to solicit any business from any of PHIs or its subsidiaries customers, including actively sought prospective customers, with whom EMPLOYEE has or had material contact during employment with PHI for purposes of providing products or services that are competitive with those provided by PHI within the Geographic Territory set forth below. For purposes of this Agreement, the term material contact exists between EMPLOYEE and each customer: (i) that EMPLOYEE regularly dealt with during the last twelve (12) months of EMPLOYEEs employment with PHI, (ii) whose dealings with PHI EMPLOYEE coordinated or supervised during the last twelve (12) months of EMPLOYEEs employment with PHI, or (iii) about whom EMPLOYEE has obtained Confidential Information, proprietary information and/or trade secret information as a result of EMPLOYEEs association with PHI. |
| 9. | Non-Recruiting Covenant. EMPLOYEE recognizes and understands that PHI and its subsidiaries have invested substantial time and effort in assembling its current personnel and that certain information related its personnel constitutes Confidential Information as set forth above. Accordingly, during EMPLOYEEs employment and for two (2) years following the termination of EMPLOYEEs employment with the Company, EMPLOYEE agrees that EMPLOYEE will not directly or indirectly recruit or otherwise induce any employee of PHI or its subsidiaries either working at the location where EMPLOYEE is and/or was employed by PHI or about whom EMPLOYEE has obtained Confidential Information as a result of EMPLOYEEs employment with PHI to terminate employment with PHI or to compete against PHI. |
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| 10. | Covenant Not to Compete. EMPLOYEE agrees that during his employment with PHI and for a period of one (1) year after the termination of such employment, EMPLOYEE will not provide services to or become associated with any person, entity or company (either as a member, partner, agent, employee, officer, contractor or consultant) engaged in a trade, business or enterprise that is competitive with the Companys business (providing helicopter services to businesses engaged in and/or supporting the offshore production of oil and gas and providing air medical transport throughout the United States) within the Geographic Territory set forth below. The prohibitions contained in this provision expressly include, but are not limited to, employment with Bristow Group, Inc., Era Helicopters, LLC, Tex-Air Helicopters, Inc., Air Methods Corp, or any other Air Medical competitor (and/or their related entities) in the Geographic Territory described below. |
| 11. | Geographic Territory. For purposes of the Non-Solicitation Covenant and Covenant Not to Compete, EMPLOYEE agrees to refrain from performing any of the restricted actions within the following geographic areas: |
| 1. | Louisiana: The Parishes of Lafayette, Cameron, Calcasieu, Vermillion, St. Mary, Jefferson, Houma, Terrebonne and Plaquemines. |
| 2. | Texas: The Counties of Angelina, Bell, Brazos, Collin, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jefferson, Matagorda, Montgomery, Navarro, San Patricio, Tarrant, Victoria, and Williamson. |
| 3. | Mississippi: The Counties of Hinds and Lauderdale. |
| 4. | Alabama: The County of Mobile. |
| 5. | Gulf of Mexico |
| 6. | The States of Arizona, Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana in regards to its Air Medical operations. |
| 12. | Acknowledgement of Reasonableness of Covenants. EMPLOYEE agrees and acknowledges that the limitations as to time, Geographical Territory and scope of activity to be restrained are reasonable and are not greater than necessary to protect the goodwill or other business interests PHI. EMPLOYEE further agrees and acknowledges that such investments are worthy of protection, and that PHIs need for the protection afforded is greater than any hardship EMPLOYEE might experience by complying with its terms. |
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| 13. | Breach of Agreement. In the event that the EMPLOYEE breaches any of the obligations contained in this Agreement, PHI is entitled to cease all payments or benefits not yet paid and obtain all other rights, remedies or relief permitted by law or equity. |
| 14. | Agreement Binding on Employee and Spouse. EMPLOYEE expressly represents and warrants that he has entered into this Agreement individually, and for and on behalf of the benefit of his marital community and that this Agreement is binding on his heirs and assigns. |
| 15. | Acceptance of Agreement. If EMPLOYEE decides to accept this Agreement, he must sign it and return it by mail, postmarked no later than {DATE} to PHI, Inc, Human Resources Department, Attention: Richard Rovinelli, 2001 SE Evangeline Throughway, Lafayette, LA 70508. He may return the signed Agreement in person by {DATE} to Richard Rovinelli at PHIs Administrative Offices at the above address. If the EMPLOYEE does not sign and return the Agreement as described above, this offer shall be null and void. |
| 16. | Remedies and Injunctive Relief. EMPLOYEE agrees that nothing in this Agreement is intended to limit any remedy of PHI under any law concerning Confidential Information, proprietary rights, inventions, trade secrets, or other confidential information. EMPLOYEE further agrees that breach of the restrictive covenants in this Agreement will irreparably harm PHI for which PHI may not have an adequate remedy at law. As such, EMPLOYEE agrees that PHI shall be entitled to any proper injunction, including but not limited to temporary, preliminary, final injunctions, temporary restraining orders, and temporary protective orders, to enforce said covenants in the event of breach or threatened breach by EMPLOYEE, in addition to any other remedies available to PHI at law or in equity. The restrictive covenants contained in this Agreement are independent of any other obligations between the parties, and the existence of any other claim or cause of action against PHI is not a defense to enforcement of these covenants by injunction. |
| 17. | Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the parties hereto, and fully supercedes any and all prior discussions, agreements or understandings between the parties. EMPLOYEE acknowledges that this release constitutes a waiver of all claims against PHI, including any claim of age discrimination. |
| 18. | Acknowledgement of Effect of Executing Agreement. This Agreement was first tendered to EMPLOYEE on November 2, 2012. EMPLOYEE has forty-five (45) days in which to consider this Agreement and the accompanying information. Failure of EMPLOYEE to execute this Agreement within the forty-five (45) day period specified above shall result in automatic revocation of the offer. EMPLOYEE additionally acknowledges that he has been advised by PHI to consult with an attorney prior to executing this Agreement. |
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| 19. | Right of Revocation. EMPLOYEE understands that by law, he may revoke this Agreement at any time within seven calendar days of signing it. To be effective, EMPLOYEES revocation must be in writing and delivered to PHI, Inc., 2001 SE Evangeline Throughway, Lafayette, LA 70508, to the attention of Richard Rovinelli, either by hand or by mail within that seven (7) day period. If sent by mail, the revocation must be: (i) postmarked within the seven (7) day period; (ii) properly addressed as set forth above; and (iii) sent by certified mail, return receipt requested. |
| 20. | Severability. If any of the provisions of this Agreement is found to be invalid or unenforceable, it shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Agreement which shall remain enforceable. |
| 21. | Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Louisiana. |
| 22. | Accompanying Information. EMPLOYEE acknowledges receipt of the information contained in Appendix A listing (i) the job classifications of individuals affected by the termination program; (ii) job classifications and ages of these individuals being terminated due to this program; and (iii) the ages of all individuals in the same job classifications who have not been selected for termination due to this program. |
The undersigned EMPLOYEE state that he has carefully read the foregoing and understands the contents thereof, and has entered into this Agreement voluntarily.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this AGREEMENT, RELEASE, AND WAIVER.
PHI, INC.
| /s/ Richard A. Rovinelli |
November 2, 2012 | |||
| Richard A. Rovinelli | DATE | |||
| Chief Administrative Officer/Director of Human Resources |
EMPLOYEE:
| /s/ Michael J. McCann |
November 2, 2012 | |||
| Michael J. McCann, PHI EMPLOYEE No. 1739 | DATE |
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EXHIBIT 10.3
CONSULTANT AGREEMENT
THIS CONSULTANT AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is made and entered into by and between PHI, Inc., a Louisiana corporation, with offices at 2001 S.E. Evangeline Thruway, Lafayette, Louisiana 70508 (the Company) and Michael J. McCann, an individual having an address at 105 Berwick Circle, Lafayette, LA 70508, (the Consultant), to be effective the weekday date immediately following his retirement from PHI in 2012 (the Effective Date).
In consideration of the mutual covenants, promises and representations contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and Consultant agree as follows:
| 1. | Extent of Consulting Services and Duties of Consultant. |
1.1. During the Term (as defined in Article 9), Consultant agrees to serve as a consultant of the Company in accordance with the provisions of this Article 1. During the Term, Consultant shall strive to make himself available to the Company as requested by the Companys President and Chief Operating Officer, currently Lance Bospflug (the Authorized Officer), or his delegate. When so requested, and Consultant is available, Consultant will consult with officers and employees of the Company and others as may be designated by the Authorized Officer, pertaining to special projects or performing services in business related financial or risk management matters and/or federal or state regulations or litigation involving the Company within Consultants knowledge and experience (the Consulting Services). The purpose of Consultants duties during the Term is to provide expertise and/or advice with regard to the Companys business, financial, regulatory or legal matters. Consultant will not have a role in the management decisions of the Company, nor shall Consultant be involved in the Companys strategic plans or in representing that strategy to others. The particular amount of time Consultant may spend in fulfilling his Consulting Services obligations may vary from day to day or week to week, but Consultant shall use his reasonable efforts to be prepared and available at such times as are reasonably requested by the Company, which shall normally be conducted in Lafayette Parish, and will not normally exceed two (2) days per month except when the parties mutually agree to additional days in which Consultant provides services under this Agreement. Consultant shall perform his services hereunder in accordance with his best professional judgment; provided as long as such services are provided in good faith and in accordance with Consultants professional judgment, the services are provided hereunder as is with no other warranty whatsoever provided by Consultant.
1.2. During the Term, Consultant agrees that he shall not knowingly become involved in a conflict of interest with the Company or its subsidiaries or affiliates, or upon discovery thereof, allow such a conflict to continue. Moreover, Consultant agrees that he shall disclose to or discuss with the Authorized Officer any facts or circumstances which might involve such a conflict of interest. The Company and Consultant recognize that it is impossible to provide an exhaustive list of actions or interests which constitute a conflict of interest. Moreover, the Company and Consultant recognize that there are many borderline situations. In some instances, full disclosure of facts by the Consultant to the Authorized Officer may be all that is necessary to enable the Company to protect its interests. In others, if no improper motivation appears to exist and the interests of the Company have not suffered, prompt elimination of the outside interest will suffice.
| 2. | Consulting Fee. |
2.1. The Company shall pay to Consultant a consulting fee of one-hundred and fifty dollars ($150.00) per hour (the Consulting Fee) for each hour Consultant is approved to provide services to the Company, for the Term of this Agreement. For any day in which Consultant is approved to provide services, a normal workday shall be eight (8) hours, and will include approved travel time when such travel exceeds ten (10) miles for any given day Consultant is requested to provide and does in fact does provide services to the Company; however, all such approved travel time for a given day shall be limited to eight (8) chargeable hours. For any day Consultant is approved to provide services other than by telephone for the Company, he shall be paid a minimum of four (4) hours and a maximum of eight (8) hours for that day, unless approved for additional hours by the Authorized Officer. Services provided by Consultant via telephone shall be billed as actual time (to nearest one-quarter of an hour) required for the telephone call. The Company shall provide or reimburse Consultant for pre-approved travel expenses (when required and approved for Consultant to work outside Lafayette Parish) for: (a) actual costs of air and ground transportation, including either fuel and rental fees for rental vehicles, or mileage at IRS approved reimbursement rates for use of personal vehicle; and (b) reasonable lodging accommodations and meals incurred by Consultant in accordance with Companys existing policies for reimbursement of such expenses. Consultant will be reimbursed for Business Class travel for travel to a foreign country, so long as the total flight time each way exceeds four (4) hours.
2.2. Consultant shall maintain appropriate time and expense records pertaining to the services performed under this Agreement. Consultant shall submit all time worked and approved expenses no less than once for each calendar month, but may submit such records bi-weekly. Such records shall be subject to examination and audit by the Company until the expiration of one (1) year after final payment hereunder.
2.3. Consultant shall not be entitled to participate in, and receive benefits under, any and all pension, insurance, hospitalization, medical or disability programs or policies of the Company, except as provided for under the Separation Agreement, Release and Waiver executed by the parties on or about {DATE}.
2.4. Consultant shall pay all social security, federal income taxes, unemployment insurance, pensions, annuities or other liabilities or taxes incurred by or on behalf or for the benefit of Consultant arising out of the performance by Consultant of its obligations under this Agreement.
2.5 It is agreed by both parties, Consultant and Company, that Consultant agrees to and will be covered by applicable workers compensation law and that the Company will extend benefits under same to Consultant for any injury sustained while Consultant performs services for PHI within the course and scope of this agreement.
3. Independent Contractor Relationship. Throughout the Term of this Agreement, Consultant shall be an independent contractor with the full power and authority to select the means, methods and manner of performing Consulting Services hereunder; provided, however, that Consultant shall secure the approval of the Company as to the means, methods, and manner in which the Company and its affiliates are represented. Consultant will in no way be considered to be an agent, employee, or servant of the Company. Consultant shall have no authority to bind the
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Company in any capacity for any purpose. It is not the purpose or intention of this Agreement or the parties to create, and the same shall not be construed as creating, any partnership, partnership relation, joint venture, agency, or employment relationship.
| 4. | Protection of Confidential Information. |
4.1. Consultant acknowledges that the Companys business is highly competitive and that the Companys methods, strategies, books, records and documents, the Companys technical information concerning its products, prospects, equipment, services and processes, procurement procedures and pricing techniques, and the names of and other information (such as credit and financial data) concerning the Companys customers and business affiliates, all comprise confidential business information and trade secrets of the Company which are valuable, special, and unique assets of the Company which the Company uses in its business to obtain a competitive advantage over the Companys competitors which do not know or use this information. Consultant further acknowledges that protection of the Companys confidential business information and trade secrets against unauthorized disclosure and use is of critical importance to the Company in maintaining its competitive position. Accordingly, Consultant hereby agrees that notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, he will not at any time make any unauthorized disclosure of any confidential business information or trade secrets of the Company (Confidential Information), or make any unauthorized use thereof, except for Confidential Information that is in the public domain through no fault of Consultant or as is required by law, including deposition or trial testimony by Consultant pursuant to subpoena, provided that if Consultant is requested or required (by oral question, interrogatories, request for information or documents, subpoena, civil investigative demand or similar process) to disclose any Confidential Information, Consultant will promptly notify the Company of such request or requirement so that the Company may seek an appropriate protective order or waive compliance with provisions of this Agreement. In the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, Consultant may disclose only such Confidential Information to the party compelling disclosure as is required by law. Consultant further agrees that he will cooperate with the Company in its efforts to obtain a protective order or other reliable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Confidential Information.
| 5. | Ownership of Intellectual Property. |
5.1 The Company owns and will own all copyrights, patents, trade secrets, trademarks, marketing strategies, marketing programs, and other intellectual property rights, title and interest in, and pertaining to, all graphics, photographs, art work, text, drawings, brochures, videotapes, materials and other creations authored, created, written or otherwise generated, invented and/or created by Consultant (Intellectual Property) in connection with Consulting Services performed under this Agreement.
5.2 All Intellectual Property generated, invented or created under this Agreement shall be considered a work made for hire and owned by the Company. Consultant agrees to assign all worldwide right, title and interest to the Company in and to any and all copyrights, patents, trademarks and other intellectual property rights in any Intellectual Property developed under this Agreement or connection with Consultants services and work for the Company. The Consultant hereby grants to the Company, its successors and assigns, the right to file copyright and patent applications in the United States and throughout the world for the Intellectual Property in the name
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of the Company, its successors and assigns. Consultant hereby agrees that the Company, its successors and assigns may act as Consultants attorney-in-fact to execute any document that the Company, its successors and assigns, deem necessary to record this grant with the United States Copyright office or elsewhere. If requested, Consultant hereby agrees to execute any and all copyright, patent, or trade secret assignments, certificates, applications or documents requested by the Company, its successors and assigns.
5.3 Consultant agrees to promptly return, on the termination of this Agreement, or upon earlier request by the Company, all Intellectual Property, including without limitation notes, drafts, models and computer data in his control and/or possession whether supplied by the Company or authored, created or generated by Consultant in the performance of this Agreement.
6. Publishing Statements. Consultant shall refrain, both during the consulting relationship and after the consulting relationship terminates, from publishing any oral or written statements about the Company, any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of such entities officers, employees, agents or representatives that are slanderous, libelous, or defamatory; or that disclose private or confidential information about the Company, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of such entities business affairs, officers, employees, agents, or representatives; or that constitute an intrusion into the seclusion or private lives of such entities or any of their subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of such parties families, officers, employees, agents, or representatives; or that give rise to unreasonable publicity about the private lives of such entities officers, employees, agents, or representatives; or that place the Company, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of such entities officers, employees, agents, or representatives in a false light before the public; or that constitute a misappropriation of the name or likeness of the Company, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or any of such entities officers, employees, agents, or representatives.
7. Opportunities Entrusted to Consultant. Consultant shall not, either during the existence of the consulting relationship or thereafter, use or appropriate, directly or indirectly, for Consultants own benefit or for the benefit of another, any of the business opportunities concerning the subject matter of the consulting relationship that were entrusted to Consultant by the Company.
8. Indemnity.
8.1 The Company agrees to defend, indemnify and hold Consultant harmless from all claims, demands or causes of action (Claim) for bodily injury, death or property damage by whomsoever made to the extent, but only to extent caused by the acts or omissions of Company or Companys breach of its obligations under this Agreement.
8.2 Consultant agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold the Company harmless from and against any Claim for bodily injury, death or property damage, by whomsoever made to the extent, but only to the extent caused by the acts or omissions of Consultant as Consultants breach of his obligations under this Agreement.
8.3 Upon written request by a party entitled to indemnification pursuant to this Article 8 (the Indemnitee), the other party (the Indemnitor) shall pay the reasonable expenses incurred in defending any Claim in advance of its final disposition. Each party shall promptly notify the other party of the existence of any claim, or the threat of any claim, to which the Indemnification Obligations might apply. The Indemnitor shall select, manage, and pay the legal defense costs as a
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part of the indemnity obligation including any judgment amounts awarded. Each Indemnitee shall have the right, at its option and sole expense, to participate in the defense or claim without relieving the Indemnitor of any obligation hereunder. The Indemnitee shall cooperate and comply with all reasonable requests that the Indemnitor may make in connection with the defense and any settlement of a claim.
8.4 The Indemnification Obligations shall continue after the termination of this Agreement, solely as to Claims arising during the Term of this Agreement, and all rights associated with the Indemnification Obligations shall inure to the benefit of the successors or assigns of the Company and Consultant.
8.5 Neither party shall be liable to the other party for any consequential, incidental, indirect or punitive damages of any kind or character suffered by such party, including, but not limited to, loss of use, loss of profit, loss of revenue, loss of product or production whenever arising under this Agreement or as a result of, relating to or in connection with the work or services hereunder, and no such claim shall be made by either party against the other party.
9. Term and Termination.
9.1. The term of this Agreement (the Term) shall extend from the Effective Date for a period of six (6) months. Any extension(s) beyond the initial six (6) month term must be in writing and by mutual consent between the parties.
9.2. Company shall have the right to immediately terminate this Agreement in the event Consultant breaches this Agreement.
10. Miscellaneous.
10.1. The obligations of Consultant herein to the Company are personal to Consultant and may not be assigned by Consultant without the express written consent of the Company.
10.2. The laws of the State of Louisiana will govern the interpretation, validity and effect of this Agreement without regard to the place of execution or place of performance thereof and any disputes arising out of this Agreement shall be litigated in federal district court or state district court in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana.
10.3. If any portion of this Agreement or the release granted in this Agreement should be declared unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such unenforceable portion shall be severed and the remainder of this Agreement and the release granted by this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable.
10.5. This Agreement replaces all previous agreements or discussions relating to the subject matters hereof, and this Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Company and Consultant with respect to the subject matters of this Agreement. This Agreement may not be modified in any respect by any verbal statement, representation or agreement made by any employee, officer or representative of the Company, or by any written document unless it is signed by an officer of the Company.
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10.6 This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original, but all of which will constitute one and the same agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement in duplicate originals effective as of the Effective Date stated above.
| PHI, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Richard A. Rovinelli | |
| Name: | Richard A. Rovinelli | |
| Title: | CAO/Director of Human Resources | |
| Date: | November 2, 2012 | |
| CONSULTANT: | ||
| Michael J. McCann | ||
| Signature: | /s/ Michael J. McCann | |
| Date: | November 2, 2012 | |
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Exhibit 31.1
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
CERTIFICATION UNDER
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Al A. Gonsoulin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of PHI, 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 registrants other certifying officer 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 registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: November 5, 2012
| By: | /s/ Al A. Gonsoulin | |
| Al A. Gonsoulin | ||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 31.2
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICERS
CERTIFICATION UNDER
SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Michael J. McCann, Chief Financial Officer, certify that:
| 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of PHI, 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 registrants other certifying officer 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 registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and |
| d) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting; and |
| 5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrants auditors and the audit committee of the registrants 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 registrants 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 registrants internal control over financial reporting. |
Date: November 5, 2012
| By: | /s/ Michael J. McCann | |
| Michael J. McCann | ||
| Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 32.1
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Al A. Gonsoulin, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PHI, Inc. (the Company), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
| 1. | the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: November 5, 2012
| By: | /s/ Al A. Gonsoulin | |
| Al A. Gonsoulin | ||
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
Exhibit 32.2
Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Michael J. McCann, Chief Financial Officer of PHI, Inc. (the Company), certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:
| 1. | the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2012 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the Report) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Date: November 5, 2012
| By: | /s/ Michael J. McCann | |
| Michael J. McCann | ||
| Chief Financial Officer |