Liability Related to the Sale of Future Proceeds from Disposition of Subsidiary

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

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LIABILITY RELATED TO THE SALE OF FUTURE PROCEEDS FROM DISPOSITION OF SUBSIDIARY

NOTE 11. LIABILITY RELATED TO THE SALE OF FUTURE PROCEEDS FROM DISPOSITION OF SUBSIDIARY

In connection with the sale of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, AMK Welding, Inc. ("AMK") to Meyer Tool, Inc., ("Meyer") in 2017, Meyer was obligated to pay the Company within 30 days after the end of each calendar quarter, commencing April 1, 2017, an amount equal to five (5%) percent of the net sales of AMK for that quarter until the aggregate payments made to the Company (the "Meyer Agreement") equals $1,500,000 (the "Maximum Amount").

As of December 31, 2018, the Company received an aggregate of $363,000 under the Meyer Agreement.

In order to increase liquidity, on January 15, 2019, the Company entered into a "Purchase Agreement" with 15 accredited investors (the "Purchasers"), including Michael and Robert Taglich, pursuant to which the Company assigned to the Purchasers all of their rights, title and interest to the remaining $1,137,000 of the $1,500,000 in payments due from Meyer for the sale of AMK (the "Remaining Amount") for an immediate payment of $800,000, including $100,000 from each of Michael and Robert Taglich, and $75,000 for the benefit of the children of Michael Taglich. The timing of the payments is based upon the net sales of AMK. If the Purchasers have not received the entire Remaining Amount by March 31, 2023, they have the right to demand payment of their pro rata portion of the unpaid Remaining Amount from the Company ("Put Right"). To the extent the Purchasers exercise their Put Right, the remaining payments from Meyer will be retained by the Company.

The Purchasers have agreed to pay Taglich Brothers a fee equal to 2% per annum of the purchase price paid by such Purchasers, payable quarterly, to be deducted from the payments of the Remaining Amount, for acting as paying agent in connection with the payments from Meyer.

Although the Company sold all of its rights to the Remaining Amount, as a result of its obligation to the Purchasers, the Company is required to account for the Remaining Amount or portion thereof as income when earned. The Company recorded the $800,000 in proceeds as a liability on its consolidated balance sheet, net of transaction costs of $3,000. Transaction costs will be amortized to interest expense over the estimated life of the Purchase Agreement.

As payments are remitted to the Purchasers, the balance of the recorded liability will be effectively repaid over the life of the Purchase Agreement. To determine the amortization of the recorded liability, the Company is required to estimate the total amount of future payment to be received by the Purchasers. The Company estimates that the entire Remaining Amount will be received, and accordingly, the Remaining Amount less the $800,000 purchase price received (the "Discount") will be amortized into the liability balance and recorded as interest expense. The Discount will be amortized through the earliest date that the Purchasers can exercise their Put Right, using the straight line method (which is not materially different than the effective interest method) over the estimated life of the Purchase Agreement with the Purchasers. Periodically, the Company will assess the estimated payments to be made to the Purchasers related to the Meyer Agreement, and to the extent the amount or timing of the payments is materially different from their original estimates, the Company will prospectively adjust the amortization of the liability. The amount or timing of the payments from Meyer are not within the Company's control. Since the inception of the Purchase Agreement, the Company estimates the effective annual interest rate over the life of the agreement to be approximately 18%.

The liability is classified between the current and non-current portion of liability related to sale of future proceeds from disposition of subsidiary based on the estimated recognition of the payments to be received by the purchasers in the next 12 months from the financial statements reporting date.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recognized $282,000 of non-cash income reflected in "other income, net" on the consolidated statement of operations and recorded $85,000 of related non-cash interest expense related to the Purchase Agreement.

The table below shows the activity within the liability account for the year ended December 31, 2019:

Liabilities related to sale of future proceeds from disposition of subsidiaries - beginning balance	$	-
Cash received from sale of future proceeds from disposition of subsidiary		800,000
Non-Cash other income recognized		(282,000	)
Non-Cash interest expense recognized		85,000
Liabilities related to sale of future proceeds from disposition of subsidiary - ending balance		603,000
Less: unamortized transaction costs		(3,000	)
Liability related to sale of future proceeds from disposition of subsidiary, net	$	600,000