Note 3 Acquisition

On the Merger Date, the Company consummated the Merger with New Colt, a privately-held company, which is a world leader in the design, development and manufacture of pistols and revolvers. As a result of the Merger, the two manufacturers of Colt-branded firearms were consolidated into a single enterprise providing Colt Defense direct access to the commercial market for Colt Defense’s rifles and carbines, ownership of the Colt brand name and other related trademarks, and the technology and production facilities for the full line of Colt handguns.

Prior to determining the purchase price allocation of the Merger consideration, Colt Defense recorded the effective settlement of a pre-existing relationship with New Colt related to Colt Defense’s license agreement (the “License”) with New Colt for the use of certain Colt trademarks. As a result of the effective settlement of the pre-existing relationship, Colt Defense recorded a gain in the third quarter of 2013 of $15,264 (“Settlement Gain”), which equals the calculated gain of $16,320 reduced by the write-off of Colt Defense’s prepaid license balance of $1,056. A third-party valuation firm assisted management’s calculation of the gain by comparing the value of the royalty rate in the License to the current market rate for such a license.

The Company acquired New Colt for an aggregate purchase price of $82,543, which included the Settlement Gain of $15,264. The cash portion of the purchase price was funded by the proceeds from a new $50,000 senior secured term loan (“Term Loan”), cash on hand and $9,000 of consideration from the issuance and sale of the Company’s common units, of which $5,000 was paid in cash and $4,000 was related to Merger consideration reinvested by certain New Colt investors into Colt Defense.

The following table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed at the Merger Date:

Cash and cash equivalents	$	3,791
Accounts receivable	3,318
Inventories	7,585
Property and equipment	5,182
Other assets	3,090
Intangible assets with finite lives	9,340
Trademarks	50,100
Goodwill	36,974
Total assets acquired	119,380

Accounts payable and accrued expenses	8,808
Customer advances and deferred revenue	1,832
Capital lease obligations	393
Pension and retirement liabilities	9,357
Deferred tax liabilities	16,447
Total liabilities assumed	36,837
Net assets acquired	$	82,543

The Company believes that this information is a reasonable estimate of the fair values of assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

The Company, with the assistance of a third party valuation firm, valued the Colt brand and related trademarks by comparing the value of the royalty rate inherent in the prepaid license fee to the current market rate for such a license based upon both the value of the Colt brand and related trademarks in both the defense and commercial marketplace utilizing a relief from royalty methodology.

The Company, with the assistance of a third party valuation firm, determined the fair value of the finite-lived intangible assets which includes $5,240 of existing license agreements, valued based on a discounted cash flow approach, which represents the estimated fair value of New Colt license agreements for licensing the Colt trademarks to various third parties, $2,970 of developed technology, valued based on a relief from royalty method, which represents the estimated fair value of designs, trade secrets, materials, specifications and other proprietary intellectual property included in the technical data packages and related manufacturing processes and know-how and $1,130 of backlog, valued based on an excess earnings method, which represents the estimated fair value of unfilled contractual orders from customers. The weighted average useful lives of the acquired existing license agreements, developed technology and backlog were 6 years, 20 years, and 3 years respectively. In addition, the Company, with the assistance of a third party valuation firm, valued the Colt brand and related trade marks by comparing the value of the royalty rate inherent in the license (see Note 8,”Goodwill, Trademarks and Other Intangible Assets”) to the current market rate for such a license based upon both the value of the Colt brand and related trade marks in both the defense and the commercial marketplace utilizing a relief from royalty methodology.

Deferred income taxes arise from temporary differences between tax and financial statement recognition of revenue and expense. In evaluating the Company’s ability to recover the deferred tax assets acquired through the acquisition of New Colt, the Company considered all available positive and negative evidence, including scheduled reversals of deferred tax assets and liabilities, projected future taxable income, tax-planning strategies and results of recent operations. In projecting future taxable income for New Colt, the Company began with historical results adjusted to include the $50,000 Term Loan (see Note 9, “Notes Payable and Long-Term Debt”) and related interest expense, incorporated assumptions including the amount of future state and federal pre-tax operating income, the reversal of temporary differences and the implementation of feasible and prudent tax-planning strategies. These assumptions require significant judgment about the forecasts of future taxable income and are consistent with the plans and estimates the Company is using to manage the underlying business. Based on the analysis performed, the Company believes, as of the acquisition date, that it is more likely than not that the benefit from New Colt’s deferred tax assets will not be realized. In recognition of this risk, the Company provided a valuation allowance against New Colt’s deferred tax assets as part of the Company’s purchase accounting adjustments.

Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price of an acquired business over the fair value of net assets acquired. Goodwill will not be amortized but instead will be tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if indicators of impairment arise. The $36,974 of goodwill is not deductible for federal income tax purposes.

The following table reflects the unaudited pro forma operating results of the Company for three and six months ended June 30, 2013, which gives effect to the Merger with New Colt as if it had occurred on January 1, 2012. The pro forma results are based on assumptions that the Company believes are reasonable under the circumstances. The pro forma results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results that would have occurred had the Merger been effective January 1, 2012, nor are they intended to be indicative of results that may occur in the future. The underlying pro forma information includes historical financial results of the Company and New Colt adjusted for certain items including depreciation and amortization expense associated with the assets acquired, the Company’s expense related to financing arrangements and the elimination of intercompany transactions. The pro forma information does not include the effects of any synergies or cost reduction initiatives related to the Merger.

	Unaudited Pro Forma		Unaudited Pro Forma
	Three Months Ended		Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2013		June 30, 2013
	(As Revised)		(As Revised)
Net sales	$	85,209	$	167,022
Net income (loss)	4,709		10,254

Pro forma net income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 were adjusted to include $1,579 and $3,208, respectively, of additional interest expense related to the Company’s $50,000 Term Loan and to include $664 and $1,328, respectively, of additional expense related to the amortization of finite-lived intangible assets.