10-Q 1 body.htm THIRD QUARTER 2014 FINANCIALS  

 

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, 2014

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:

                                                      333-185144

 

ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

 

80-0860084

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3 Park Avenue, 36th Floor

 

 

New York, New York

 

10016

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

(212) 418-4700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes     No o

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 Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes     No o

 

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 o

                          

   Accelerated filer  o

 

Non-accelerated filer  o (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 o    No

Number of outstanding Class A and Class I shares of the registrant on November 10, 2014 is 16,133 and 408, respectively.

                     

  

 


 

ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

Table of Contents

PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

Page

Consolidated Balance Sheets           

Consolidated Statements of Operations

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

1

2

3

4

5

Item 2. Managing Owner’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

11

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

18

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

18

PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

19

Item 1A. Risk Factors

19

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

19

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

19

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

19

Item 5. Other Information  

19

Item 6. Exhibits

20

Signatures

21

 

 

 

  

 


PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

 

ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

(A Delaware Statutory Trust)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

 

 

September 30,

 

December 31,

 

2014

 

2013

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Assets

 

Cash

$

2,047,874

 

$

1,027,327

 

Net investment in note receivable

 

2,649,857

 

 

 -  

 

Net investment in finance lease

 

10,270,681

 

 

 -  

 

Investment in joint ventures

 

4,603,756

 

 

897,996

 

Other assets

 

11,668

 

 

18,693

Total assets

$

19,583,836

 

$

1,944,016

Liabilities and Equity

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Due to Investment Manager and affiliates

$

798,441

 

$

105,564

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

482,854

 

 

92,513

 

 

Total liabilities

 

1,281,295

 

 

198,077

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies (Note 8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders' capital

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

13,052,153

 

 

1,693,429

 

 

Class I

 

339,703

 

 

52,510

 

 

 

Total shareholders' capital

 

13,391,856

 

 

1,745,939

 

Noncontrolling interests

 

4,910,685

 

 

 -  

 

 

Total equity

 

18,302,541

 

 

1,745,939

Total liabilities and equity

$

19,583,836

 

$

1,944,016

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

(A Delaware Statutory Trust)

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

September 30, 2014

 

September 30, 2014

Revenue:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance income

$

93,093

 

$

93,093

 

Income from investment in joint ventures

 

166,547

 

 

365,552

 

Other income

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

Total revenue

 

259,651

 

 

458,656

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Management fees

 

27,702

 

 

62,075

 

Administrative expense reimbursements

 

132,432

 

 

459,505

 

General and administrative

 

51,197

 

 

205,699

 

Interest

 

7,236

 

 

17,166

 

Organization costs

 

1,047

 

 

6,622

 

 

Total expenses

 

219,614

 

 

751,067

Net income (loss)

 

40,037

 

 

(292,411)

 

Less: net income attributable to noncontrolling interests

 

43,768

 

 

43,768

Net loss attributable to Fund Sixteen

$

(3,731)

 

$

(336,179)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Fund Sixteen allocable to:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Class A and Class I shareholders

$

(3,694)

 

$

(332,817)

 

Managing Owner

 

(37)

 

 

(3,362)

 

 

 

$

(3,731)

 

$

(336,179)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Class A shares:

 

Net loss attributable to Fund Sixteen allocable to additional Class A shareholders

$

(3,687)

 

$

(328,189)

 

Weighted average number of additional Class A shares outstanding

 

14,502

 

 

10,101

 

Net loss attributable to Fund Sixteen per weighted average additional Class A share

$

(0.25)

 

$

(32.49)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Class I shares:

 

Net loss attributable to Fund Sixteen allocable to additional Class I shareholders

$

(7)

 

$

(4,628)

 

Weighted average number of additional Class I shares outstanding

 

328

 

 

190

 

Net loss attributable to Fund Sixteen per weighted average additional Class I share

$

(0.02)

 

$

(24.36)

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.   

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ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

(A Delaware Statutory Trust)

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

 

 

Class A

 

Class I

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Managing Owner

 

Additional Shareholders

 

Total Class A

 

Additional Shareholders

 

 

 

Total

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Noncontrolling Interests

 

Shares

 

Amount

Balance, December 31, 2013

0.001

 

$

(1,161)

 

2,016

 

$

1,694,590

 

2,016

 

$

1,693,429

 

65

 

$

52,510

 

$

 -  

 

2,081

 

$

1,745,939

 

Net loss

 -  

 

 

(1,848)

 

 -  

 

 

(180,661)

 

 -  

 

 

(182,509)

 

 -  

 

 

(2,300)

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

(184,809)

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

 -  

 

 

 -  

 

6,005

 

 

5,968,452

 

6,005

 

 

5,968,452

 

 -  

 

 

 -  

 

 

 -  

 

6,005

 

 

5,968,452

 

Sales and offering expenses

 -  

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

(587,385)

 

 -  

 

 

(587,385)

 

 -  

 

 

(1,308)

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

(588,693)

 

Distributions

 -  

 

 

(625)

 

 -  

 

 

(60,524)

 

 -  

 

 

(61,149)

 

 -  

 

 

(1,273)

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

(62,422)

Balance, March 31, 2014

0.001

 

 

(3,634)

 

8,021

 

 

6,834,472

 

8,021

 

 

6,830,838

 

65

 

 

47,629

 

 

 -  

 

8,086

 

 

6,878,467

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 -  

 

 

(1,477)

 

 -  

 

 

(143,841)

 

 -  

 

 

(145,318)

 

 -  

 

 

(2,321)

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

(147,639)

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

 -  

 

 

 -  

 

5,458

 

 

5,422,039

 

5,458

 

 

5,422,039

 

158

 

 

147,100

 

 

 -  

 

5,616

 

 

5,569,139

 

Sales and offering expenses

 -  

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

(541,813)

 

 -  

 

 

(541,813)

 

 -  

 

 

(6,237)

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

(548,050)

 

Distributions

 -  

 

 

(1,834)

 

 -  

 

 

(209,055)

 

 -  

 

 

(210,889)

 

 -  

 

 

(3,403)

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

(214,292)

Balance, June 30, 2014            

0.001

 

 

(6,945)

 

13,479

 

 

11,361,802

 

13,479

 

 

11,354,857

 

223

 

 

182,768

 

 

 -  

 

13,702

 

 

11,537,625

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

 -  

 

 

(37)

 

 -  

 

 

(3,687)

 

 -  

 

 

(3,724)

 

 -  

 

 

(7)

 

 

43,768

 

 -  

 

 

40,037

 

Proceeds from sale of shares

 -  

 

 

 -  

 

2,221

 

 

2,209,624

 

2,221

 

 

2,209,624

 

 183  

 

 

169,860

 

 

 -  

 

2,404

 

 

2,379,484

 

Sales and offering expenses

 -  

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

(220,718)

 

 -  

 

 

(220,718)

 

 -  

 

 

(6,380)

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

(227,098)

 

Distributions

 -  

 

 

(2,848)

 

 -  

 

 

(285,038)

 

 -  

 

 

(287,886)

 

 -  

 

 

(6,538)

 

 

(347,473)

 

 -  

 

 

(641,897)

 

Investment by noncontrolling

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

interests

 -  

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

 -  

 

 -  

 

 

 -  

 

 

5,214,390

 

 -  

 

 

5,214,390

Balance, September 30, 2014

0.001

 

$

(9,830)

 

15,700

 

$

13,061,983

 

15,700

 

$

13,052,153

 

406

 

$

339,703

 

$

4,910,685

 

16,106

 

$

18,302,541

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                                           

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ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

(A Delaware Statutory Trust)

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

September 30, 2014

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

Net loss

$

(292,411)

 

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Finance income

 

5,467

 

 

Income from investment in joint ventures

 

(365,552)

 

 

Interest expense from amortization of debt financing costs

 

7,025

 

 

Interest expense, other

 

5,973

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Due to Investment Manager and affiliates, net

 

427,891

 

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

40,532

 

 

Distributions from joint ventures

 

345,936

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

174,861

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

Purchase of equipment

 

 (10,798,469) 

 

Investment in note receivable

 

 (2,626,471) 

 

Principal received on finance lease

 

522,739

 

Investment in joint ventures

 

(4,904,295)

 

Distributions received from joint ventures in excess of profit

 

1,319,675

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(16,486,821)

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

Sale of Class A and Class I shares

 

13,917,075

 

Sales and offering expenses paid

 

(880,347)

 

Investment by noncontrolling interests

 

5,214,390

 

Distributions to noncontrolling interests

 

 (347,473) 

 

Distributions to shareholders

 

(571,138)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

17,332,507

Net increase in cash

 

1,020,547

Cash, beginning of period

 

1,027,327

Cash, end of period

$

2,047,874

 

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:

 

 

 

Offering expenses payable to Investment Manager charged to equity

$

128,540

 

Distribution fees payable to dealer-manager

$

11,135

 

Sales commission trail payable to third parties

$

343,836

 

Acquisition fee payable to Investment Manager

$

125,328

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

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ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

  (A Delaware Statutory Trust) 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

September 30, 2014

(unaudited)

 

(1)   Organization

 

ICON ECI Fund Sixteen (the “Fund”) was formed on October 11, 2012 as a Delaware statutory trust. When used in these notes to consolidated financial statements, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms refer to the Fund.

 

We are a direct financing fund that primarily makes investments in or that are collateralized by equipment and other corporate infrastructure (collectively, “Capital Assets”). The investments are in companies that utilize Capital Assets to operate their businesses. These investments are primarily structured as debt and debt-like financings such as loans, leases and other structured financing transactions in or that are collateralized by Capital Assets that ICON MT 16, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and our managing owner (the “Managing Owner”), believes will provide us with a satisfactory, risk-adjusted rate of return. Our Managing Owner makes investment decisions on our behalf and manages our business.

 

Our investment objectives are to preserve investors’ capital, provide distributions and provide a favorable total return. To meet our investment objectives, we will use the net proceeds from our offering to originate or acquire a diverse pool of investments described above, as well as other strategic investments collateralized by Capital Assets. ICON Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and our affiliate, is our investment manager (the “Investment Manager”). Our Investment Manager originates and services our investments. Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Trustee”) serves as our sole trustee pursuant to our Third Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trustee delegated to the Managing Owner all of the power and authority to manage our business and affairs and has only nominal duties and liabilities to us.

 

Our offering period commenced on July 1, 2013. We are offering to sell to the public any combination of two classes of shares, Class A shares and Class I shares (collectively, the “Shares”), on a “best efforts” basis with the intention of raising up to $250,000,000 of capital, of which $9,000,000 has been reserved for issuance pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRIP”). Other than differing allocable fees and expenses, Class A shares and Class I shares have identical rights and privileges, such as identical voting and distribution rights. We reserve the right to reallocate the offering amount between the primary offering and the DRIP.

 

As of November 12, 2013 (the “Initial Closing Date”), we raised a minimum of $1,200,000 from the sale of our Shares, at which time shareholders were admitted and we commenced operations. As of June 13, 2014, we raised the $12,500,000 minimum offering amount for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. From the commencement of our offering period on July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, we sold 15,700 Class A shares to 314 Class A shareholders and 406 Class I shares to six Class I shareholders, representing an aggregate of $15,987,969 of capital contributions.  From July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, we incurred sales commissions to third parties of $1,098,828 and dealer-manager and distribution fees in the amount of $320,071 to ICON Securities, LLC, formerly known as ICON Securities Corp., the dealer-manager of our offering and an affiliate of our Investment Manager (“ICON Securities”). In addition, organization costs of $7,791 and offering expenses of $147,473 were incurred by us during such period and are included in due to Investment Manager and affiliates on our consolidated balance sheets. Organization costs are expensed when incurred and offering expenses are recorded as a reduction of shareholders’ equity.

 

(2)   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation

 

Our accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. In the opinion of our Managing Owner, all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  These consolidated financial statements should be read together with the financial statements and notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. The results for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

 

Credit Quality of Notes Receivable and Finance Leases and Credit Loss Reserve

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ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

  (A Delaware Statutory Trust) 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

September 30, 2014

(unaudited)

 

 

Our Investment Manager weighs all credit decisions based on a combination of external credit ratings as well as internal credit evaluations of all borrowers. A borrower’s credit is analyzed using those credit ratings as well as the borrower’s financial statements and other financial data deemed relevant.

 

As our financing receivables, generally notes receivable and finance leases (including financing receivables held by our joint ventures) are limited in number, our Investment Manager is able to estimate the credit loss reserve based on a detailed analysis of each financing receivable as opposed to using portfolio-based metrics. Financing receivables are analyzed quarterly and categorized as either performing or non-performing based on payment history. If a financing receivable becomes non-performing due to a borrower’s missed scheduled payments or failed financial covenants, our Investment Manager analyzes whether a credit loss reserve should be established or whether the financing receivable should be restructured. Material events would be specifically disclosed in the discussion of each financing receivable held.

 

Financing receivables are generally placed in a non-accrual status when payments are more than 90 days past due. Additionally, our Investment Manager periodically reviews the creditworthiness of companies with payments outstanding less than 90 days and based upon our Investment Manager’s judgment, these accounts may be placed in a non-accrual status.

 

In accordance with the cost recovery method, payments received on non-accrual financing receivables are applied to principal if there is doubt regarding the ultimate collectability of principal. If collection of the principal of non-accrual financing receivables is not in doubt, interest income is recognized on a cash basis. Financing receivables in non-accrual status may not be restored to accrual status until all delinquent payments have been received, and we believe recovery of the remaining unpaid receivable is probable.

 

When our Investment Manager deems it is probable that we will not be able to collect all contractual principal and interest on a non-performing financing receivable, we perform an analysis to determine if a credit loss reserve is necessary. This analysis considers the estimated cash flows from the financing receivable, or the collateral value of the asset underlying the financing receivable when financing receivable repayment is collateral dependent. If it is determined that the impaired value of the non-performing financing receivable is less than the net carrying value, we will recognize a credit loss reserve or adjust the existing credit loss reserve with a corresponding charge to earnings. We then charge off a financing receivable in the period that it is deemed uncollectible by reducing the credit loss reserve and the balance of the financing receivable.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), requiring revenue to be recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for goods and services. The adoption of ASU 2014-09 becomes effective for us on January 1, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is not permitted.  We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In August 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern: Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (“ASU 2014-15”), which provides guidance about management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The adoption of ASU 2014-15 becomes effective for us on our fiscal year ending December 31, 2016, and all subsequent annual and interim periods. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2014-15 is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

 

(3)   Net Investment in Note Receivable

 

Net investment in note receivable consisted of the following:

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ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

  (A Delaware Statutory Trust) 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

September 30, 2014

(unaudited)

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

Principal outstanding

$

2,500,000

 

Initial direct costs

 

199,718

 

Deferred fees

 

(49,861)

 

     Net investment in note receivable

$

2,649,857

 

 

 

 

On September 24, 2014, we, ICON Leasing Fund Twelve, LLC (“Fund Twelve”), ICON Equipment and Corporate Infrastructure Fund Fourteen, L.P. (“Fund Fourteen”) and ICON ECI Fund Fifteen, L.P. (“Fund Fifteen”), each an entity also managed by our Investment Manager, entered into a secured term loan credit facility agreement with Premier Trailer Leasing, Inc. (“Premier Trailer”) to provide a credit facility of up to $20,000,000, of which our commitment of $2,500,000 was funded on such date. The loan bears interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), subject to a 1% floor, plus 9% per year, and is for a period of six years. The loan is secured by a second priority security interest in all of Premier Trailer’s assets, including, without limitation, its fleet of trailers, and the equity interests of Premier Trailer.

 

Assets for which Fair Value is Disclosed

 

Certain of our financial assets, which include a fixed-rate note receivable, for which fair value is required to be disclosed, was valued using inputs that are generally unobservable and are supported by little or no market data and are therefore classified within Level 3. Under U.S. GAAP, we use projected cash flows for fair value measurements of this financial asset. Fair value information with respect to certain of our other assets and liabilities is not separately provided since (i) U.S. GAAP does not require fair value disclosures of lease arrangements and (ii) the carrying value of financial assets, other than lease-related investments, approximates fair value due to their short-term maturities and variable interest rates.

 

The estimated fair value of our fixed-rate note receivable was based on the discounted value of future cash flows related to the loan based on recent transactions of this type. Principal outstanding on the fixed-rate note receivable was discounted at a rate of 10% per year. As of September 30, 2014, the fair value of the fixed-rate note receivable approximates the carrying value.

 

(4)   Net Investment in Finance Lease

 

 Net investment in finance lease consisted of the following:

 

September 30, 2014

 

Minimum rents receivable

$

10,491,239

 

Estimated unguaranteed residual values

 

1,601,552

 

Initial direct costs

 

218,216

 

Unearned income

 

(2,040,326)

 

     Net investment in finance lease

$

10,270,681

 

On September 4, 2014, a joint venture owned 52% by us, 33.5% by Fund Fourteen and 14.5% by ICON ECI Partners L.P. (“ECI Partners”), an entity also managed by our Investment Manager, purchased certain land-based seismic testing equipment for approximately $10,677,000. Simultaneously, the seismic testing equipment was leased to Geokinetics Inc., Geokinetics USA, Inc. and Geokinetics Acquisition Company (collectively, “Geokinetics”) for three years.

 

(5)   Investment in Joint Ventures

 

On September 12, 2013, a joint venture owned by us, ICON Leasing Fund Eleven, LLC (“Fund Eleven”), an entity also managed by our Investment Manager, and Fund Twelve purchased mining equipment for approximately $15,107,000. The equipment is subject to a 24-month lease with Murray Energy Corporation and certain of its affiliates (collectively, “Murray”), which expires on September 30, 2015. On December 1, 2013 and February 1, 2014, we contributed capital of approximately

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ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

  (A Delaware Statutory Trust) 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

September 30, 2014

(unaudited)

 

$934,000 and $1,726,000, respectively, to the joint venture, inclusive of acquisition fees. Subsequent to our second capital contribution, the joint venture is owned 19.8% by us, 67.0% by Fund Eleven and 13.2% by Fund Twelve.

 

Information as to the results of operations of ICON Murray VI, LLC is summarized as follows:  

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

September 30, 2014

 

Revenue

 

$

1,906,537

 

$

5,719,612

 

Net income

 

$

330,567

 

$

842,761

 

Our share of net income

 

$

58,419

 

$

132,839

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On March 4, 2014, a joint venture owned 10% by us, 60% by Fund Twelve, 15% by Fund Fourteen and 15% by Fund Fifteen purchased mining equipment from an affiliate of Spurlock Mining, LLC (f/k/a Blackhawk Mining, LLC) (“Spurlock”). Simultaneously, the mining equipment was leased to Spurlock and its affiliates for four years. The aggregate purchase price for the mining equipment of approximately $25,359,000 was funded by approximately $17,859,000 in cash and $7,500,000 of non-recourse long-term debt. Our contribution to the joint venture was approximately $1,796,000.

 

Information as to the results of operations of ICON Blackhawk, LLC is summarized as follows:  

  

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

September 30, 2014

 

Revenue

 

$

727,311

 

$

1,638,798

 

Net income

 

$

555,156

 

$

1,303,866

 

Our share of net income

 

$

56,119

 

$

131,793

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On March 28, 2014, a joint venture owned 12.5% by us, 60% by Fund Twelve and 27.5% by Fund Fifteen purchased trucks, trailers and other equipment from subsidiaries of D&T Holdings, LLC (“D&T”) for $12,200,000. Simultaneously, the trucks, trailers and other equipment were leased to D&T and its subsidiaries for 57 months. Our contribution to the joint venture was approximately $1,485,000. On September 15, 2014, the lease agreement with D&T was amended to allow D&T to increase its capital expenditure limit. In consideration for agreeing to such increase, lease payments of approximately $1,500,000 that were scheduled to be paid in 2018 were paid by October 31, 2014.  In addition, the joint venture received an amendment fee of $100,000.

 

Information as to the results of operations of ICON 1845, LLC is summarized as follows:

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30, 2014

 

September 30, 2014

 

Revenue

 

$

413,524

 

$

803,778

 

Net income

 

$

413,524

 

$

802,139

 

Our share of net income

 

$

52,009

 

$

100,920

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(6)   Revolving Line of Credit, Recourse

 

On December 26, 2013, we entered into an agreement with California Bank & Trust (“CB&T”) for a revolving line of credit through March 31, 2015 of up to $5,000,000 (the “Facility”), which is secured by all of our assets not subject to a first priority lien. The interest rate for general advances under the Facility is CB&T’s prime rate. We may elect to designate up to five advances on the outstanding principal balance of the Facility to bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.5% per year. In all instances, borrowings under the Facility are subject to an interest rate floor of 4.0% per year. In addition, we are obligated to pay an annualized 0.5% fee on unused commitments under the Facility. At September 30, 2014, there were no obligations outstanding under the Facility and we were in compliance with all covenants related to the Facility. Amounts available under the Facility are subject to a borrowing base that is determined, subject to certain limitations, by the present value of the future receivables

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ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

  (A Delaware Statutory Trust) 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

September 30, 2014

(unaudited)

 

under certain loans and lease agreements in which we have a beneficial interest. At September 30, 2014, we had $1,072,041 available under the Facility pursuant to the borrowing base.

 

(7)   Transactions with Related Parties

 

We have entered into certain agreements with our Investment Manager and ICON Securities whereby we pay certain fees and reimbursements to these parties. We will pay ICON Securities (i) a dealer-manager fee for Class A shares sold in the offering equal to 2% of gross offering proceeds from sales of such Class A shares for managing the offering and to reimburse the dealer-manager for wholesaling fees and expenses and (ii) a distribution fee equal to 0.55% of gross offering proceeds from Class I shares sold in the offering for managing the distribution of the Class I shares. We will continue to pay the distribution fee with respect to the Class I shares sold in the offering until the earlier to occur of: (i) total distribution fees paid with respect to the Class I shares following the completion of the offering equaling 10% of the gross proceeds received with respect to the issuance of such shares from the primary portion of the offering or (ii) our entry into our wind down period. The distribution fee will be paid monthly in arrears. No dealer-manager or distribution fees will be paid on any Shares sold pursuant to the DRIP.

 

Our Managing Owner also has a 1% interest in our profits, losses, distributions and liquidation proceeds, subject to increase based on our investors achieving a preferred return. In addition, our Investment Manager and its affiliates will be reimbursed for organization and offering expenses incurred in connection with our organization and offering of Shares and administrative expenses incurred in connection with our operations. The reimbursement of organization and offering expenses will be capped at the lesser of 1.44% of the maximum primary offering amount of $241,000,000 and the actual costs and expenses incurred by our Investment Manager and its affiliates.

 

We pay our Investment Manager (i) a management fee of 3.50% of the gross periodic payments due and paid from our investments and (ii) acquisition fees of 2.50% of the total purchase price (including indebtedness incurred or assumed therewith) of, or the value of the Capital Assets secured by or subject to, each of our investments.

 

Administrative expense reimbursements are costs incurred by our Investment Manager or its affiliates that are necessary to our operations. These costs include our Investment Manager’s and its affiliates’ legal, accounting, investor relations and operations personnel, as well as professional fees and other costs that are charged to us. Excluded are salaries and related costs, office rent, travel expenses and other administrative costs incurred by individuals with a controlling interest in our Investment Manager.

 

We paid distributions to our Managing Owner of $2,848 and $5,307 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.  Additionally, our Managing Owner’s interest in the net loss attributable to us was $37 and $3,362 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

 

Fees and other expenses incurred by us to our Investment Manager or its affiliates were as follows:

 

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ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

  (A Delaware Statutory Trust) 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 

September 30, 2014

(unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Nine Months Ended

 

Entity

 

Capacity

 

Description

 

September 30, 2014

 

September 30, 2014

 

ICON Capital, LLC

 

Investment Manager

 

Offering expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reimbursements (1)

 

$

22,619

 

$

128,540

 

ICON Capital, LLC

 

Investment Manager

 

Organization cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reimbursements (2)

 

 

1,047

 

 

6,622

 

ICON Capital, LLC

 

Investment Manager

 

General and administrative

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reimbursements (2)

 

 

1,745

 

 

43,389

 

ICON Capital, LLC

 

Investment Manager

 

Management fees (2)

 

 

27,702

 

 

62,075

 

ICON Securities, LLC

 

Dealer-manager

 

Dealer-manager and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

distribution fees (1)

 

 

47,457

 

 

277,664

 

ICON Capital, LLC

 

Investment Manager

 

Administrative expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

reimbursements (2)

 

 

132,432

 

 

459,505

 

ICON Capital, LLC

 

Investment Manager

 

Acquisition fees (3)

 

 

339,075

 

 

440,599

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

572,077

 

$

1,418,394

 

(1)  Amount charged directly to shareholders' equity. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)  Amount charged directly to operations. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(3)  Amount capitalized and amortized to operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At September 30, 2014, we had a net payable of approximately $798,000 due to our Investment Manager and its affiliates that primarily consisted of administrative expense reimbursements of approximately $493,000, acquisition fees of approximately $125,000 and management fees of approximately $64,000. At December 31, 2013, we had a net payable of approximately $106,000 due to our Investment Manager and its affiliates that primarily consisted of administrative expense reimbursements of approximately $80,000 and offering expenses of approximately $19,000.

 

From October 1, 2014 through November 10, 2014, we raised an additional $429,316 in capital contributions and incurred dealer-manager and distribution fees in the amount of $7,490.

 

(8)   Commitments and Contingencies

 

At the time we acquire or divest of our interest in Capital Assets, we may, under very limited circumstances, agree to indemnify the seller or buyer for specific contingent liabilities.  Our Managing Owner believes that any liability of ours that may arise as a result of any such indemnification obligations will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole.

 

As of September 30, 2014, our Investment Manager and its affiliates incurred organization and offering costs of $1,712,306 on our behalf in accordance with the terms of our Trust Agreement. Of this amount, the Investment Manager has sought reimbursement of $219,975, which is included in due to Investment Manager and affiliates on our consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2014. Should the Investment Manager seek reimbursement of the remaining $1,492,331, we expect $442,957 to be charged to earnings and $1,049,374 to be charged to shareholders’ equity. The decision to pay organization and offering costs on our behalf and the decision to seek reimbursement for such costs is solely at the discretion of our Investment Manager and its affiliates. Accordingly, we may or may not be required to reimburse any remaining organization and offering expenses that have been or will be incurred by our Investment Manager and its affiliates.

  

 

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Item 2. Managing Owner's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

The following is a discussion of our current financial position and results of operations. This discussion should be read together with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our audited financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013. This discussion should also be read in conjunction with the disclosures below regarding “Forward-Looking Statements.”

 

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms include ICON ECI Fund Sixteen.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”). These statements are being made pursuant to the PSLRA, with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the “safe harbor” provisions of the PSLRA, and, other than as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or supplement such statements. Forward-looking statements are those that do not relate solely to historical fact. They include, but are not limited to, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance, achievements or events. You can identify these statements by the use of words such as “may,” “would,” “could,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “continue,” “further,” “plan,” “seek,” “intend,” “predict” or “project” and variations of these words or comparable words or phrases of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements reflect our current beliefs and expectations with respect to future events. They are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors outside of our control that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

 

Overview

 

We are a direct financing fund that primarily makes investments in domestic and international businesses, which investments are primarily structured as debt and debt-like financings (such as loans, leases and other structured financing transactions) in, or that are collateralized by, Capital Assets utilized by such companies to operate their businesses, as well as other strategic investments in or collateralized by Capital Assets that our Managing Owner believes will provide us with a satisfactory, risk-adjusted rate of return. We were formed as a Delaware statutory trust and are treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.

 

As of the Initial Closing Date, we raised a minimum of $1,200,000 from the sale of our Shares, at which time shareholders were admitted and we commenced operations. As of June 13, 2014, we raised the $12,500,000 minimum offering amount for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Subsequent to the Initial Closing Date, we returned the initial capital contribution of $1,000 to ICON Investment Group, LLC (the “Initial Shareholder”). From the commencement of our offering on July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, we sold 15,700 Class A shares to 314 Class A shareholders and 406 Class I shares to six Class I shareholders, representing an aggregate of $15,987,969 of capital contributions. From July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, we incurred sales commissions to third parties of $1,098,828 and dealer-manager and distribution fees to ICON Securities of $320,071. In addition, organization costs of $7,791 and offering expenses of $147,473 were incurred by us during such period and are included in due to Investment Manager and affiliates on our consolidated balance sheets. During the period from July 1, 2013 through November 10, 2014, we raised $16,417,285 in total equity and will continue to raise equity until no later than July 1, 2015.

 

After the net offering proceeds have been invested, it is anticipated that additional investments will be made with the cash generated from our initial investments to the extent that cash is not used for our expenses, reserves and distributions to our shareholders. The investment in additional Capital Assets in this manner is called “reinvestment.” We anticipate investing and reinvesting in Capital Assets from time to time for five years from the date we complete our offering.  This time frame is called the “operating period” and may be extended, at our Managing Owner’s discretion, for up to an additional three years. After the operating period, we will then sell our assets and/or let our investments mature in the ordinary course of business, during a time frame called the “wind down period.”

 

We seek to generate returns in three ways. We seek to:

 

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·         generate current cash flow from payments of principal and/or interest (in the case of secured loans and other financing transactions) and rental payments (in the case of leases);

·         generate deferred cash flow by realizing the value of certain Capital Assets that we lease at the maturity of the investment; and

·         generate a combination of both current and deferred cash flow from other structured investments.

 

In the case of secured loans and other financing transactions, the principal and interest payments due under the loan are expected to provide a return of and a return on the amount we lend. In the case of leases where there is significant current cash flow generated during the primary term of the lease and the value of the Capital Assets at the end of the term will be minimal or is not considered a primary reason for making the investment, the rental payments due under the lease are expected to be, in the aggregate, sufficient to provide a return of and a return on our investment.

 

In the case of investments in leased Capital Assets that decline in value at a slow rate due to the long economic life of such Capital Assets, we expect that we will generate sufficient net proceeds at the end of the investment from the sale or re-lease of such Capital Assets. In the case of operating leases, we expect most, if not all, of the return of and the return on such investments to be realized upon the sale or re-lease of the Capital Assets. For leveraged leases, we expect the rental income we receive to be less than the purchase price of the Capital Assets because we will structure these transactions to utilize some or all of the lease rental payments to reduce the amount of non-recourse indebtedness used to acquire such assets.

 

In some cases with respect to the above investments, we may acquire equity interests, as well as warrants or other rights to acquire equity interests in the borrower or lessee that may increase the expected return on our investments.

 

In addition, we have established a cash reserve of approximately 0.5% of the gross offering proceeds. As of September 30, 2014, the cash reserve was $79,940.

 

Recent Significant Transactions

 

We engaged in the following significant transactions since December 31, 2013:

 

Note Receivable

 

On September 24, 2014, we, Fund Twelve, Fund Fourteen and Fund Fifteen entered into a secured term loan credit facility agreement with Premier Trailer to provide a credit facility of up to $20,000,000, of which our commitment of $2,500,000 was funded on such date. The loan bears interest at LIBOR, subject to a 1% floor, plus 9% per year, and is for a period of six years. The loan is secured by a second priority security interest in all of Premier Trailer’s assets, including, without limitation, its fleet of trailers, and the equity interests of Premier Trailer.

 

Mining Equipment

 

On September 12, 2013, a joint venture owned by us, Fund Eleven and Fund Twelve purchased mining equipment for approximately $15,107,000. The equipment is subject to a 24-month lease with Murray, which expires on September 30, 2015. On December 1, 2013 and February 1, 2014, we contributed capital of approximately $934,000 and $1,726,000, respectively, to the joint venture, inclusive of acquisition fees. Subsequent to our second capital contribution, the joint venture is owned 19.8% by us, 67.0% by Fund Eleven and 13.2% by Fund Twelve.

 

On March 4, 2014, a joint venture owned 10% by us, 60% by Fund Twelve, 15% by Fund Fourteen and 15% by Fund Fifteen purchased mining equipment from an affiliate of Spurlock. Simultaneously, the mining equipment was leased to Spurlock and its affiliates for four years. The aggregate purchase price for the mining equipment of approximately $25,359,000 was funded by approximately $17,859,000 in cash and $7,500,000 of non-recourse long-term debt. Our contribution to the joint venture was approximately $1,796,000.

 

Trucks and Trailers

 

On March 28, 2014, a joint venture owned 12.5% by us, 60% by Fund Twelve and 27.5% by Fund Fifteen purchased trucks, trailers and other equipment from subsidiaries of D&T for $12,200,000. Simultaneously, the trucks, trailers and other equipment were leased to D&T and its subsidiaries for 57 months. Our contribution to the joint venture was approximately $1,485,000. On September 15, 2014, the lease agreement with D&T was amended to allow D&T to increase its capital expenditure limit. In consideration for agreeing to such increase, lease payments of approximately $1,500,000 that were

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scheduled to be paid in 2018 were paid by October 31, 2014.  In addition, the joint venture received an amendment fee of $100,000.

 

Seismic Testing Equipment

 

On September 4, 2014, a joint venture owned 52% by us, 33.5% by Fund Fourteen and 14.5% by ECI Partners purchased certain land-based seismic testing equipment for approximately $10,677,000. Simultaneously, the seismic testing equipment was leased to Geokinetics for three years.

 

The following table includes additional information on the significant transactions that we engaged in from the Initial Closing Date through September 30, 2014:

 

 

 

Portfolio Company

 

Structure

 

Equity Invested

 

Interest Rate

 

Expiration Date

 

Collateral/ Priority

 

Net Carrying Value

 

Credit Loss Reserve

 

Current Status

 

Murray Energy Corporation (1)

 

Lease

 

$2,659,195

 

N/A

 

9/30/2015

 

Ownership of mining equipment

 

$1,739,768  (2) 

 

None

 

Performing

 

Spurlock Mining, LLC (1)

 

Lease

 

$1,795,597

 

N/A

 

2/28/2018

 

Ownership of mining equipment

 

$1,678,438  (2) 

 

None

 

Performing

 

D&T Holdings, LLC (1)

 

Lease

 

$1,484,705

 

N/A

 

12/31/2018

 

Ownership of trucks, trailers and equipment

 

$1,185,550  (2) 

 

None

 

Performing

 

Geokinetics, Inc.

 

Lease

 

$5,690,851

 

N/A

 

8/31/2017

 

Ownership of seismic equipment

 

$5,359,998  (3) 

 

None

 

Performing

 

Premier Trailer Leasing, Inc.

 

Loan

 

$2,626,471

 

LIBOR, subject to 1% floor, plus 9%

 

9/24/2020

 

Second priority in all assets and equity interests

 

$2,649,857  (4) 

 

None

 

Performing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1) Our investment in this portfolio company is through a joint venture and is accounted as investment in joint venture on the consolidated balance sheets.

 

(2) Net carrying value of our investment in joint ventures is calculated as follows: investment at cost plus/less our share of the cumulative net income/loss of the joint venture and less distributions received since the date of our initial investment.

 

(3) This investment is through a joint venture that we consolidated and presented on our consolidated balance sheets as net investment in finance lease. Net carrying value includes the recognition of an investment by noncontrolling interests for the share of such investment held by the joint venture’s noncontrolling interest holders. Net investment in finance lease is the sum of the remaining minimum lease payments receivable, the estimated residual value of the asset and the unamortized initial direct costs, less unearned income.

 

(4) Net carrying value of our investment in note receivable is the sum of the remaining principal outstanding and the unamortized initial direct costs, less unearned income.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acquisition Fees

 

We incurred acquisition fees to our Investment Manager of $339,075 and $440,599 during the three and nine months ended  September 30, 2014, respectively. Acquisition fees payable of $125,328 is included in due to our Investment Manager and affiliates on our consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2014.

  

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which will become effective for us on January 1, 2017. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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In August 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern: Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, which will become effective for us on our fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2014-15 is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

 

We do not believe any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

 

Financing Transactions

 

The net investment in finance lease amount presented on the consolidated balance sheets is secured by our ownership of seismic testing equipment. The net investment in note receivable amount presented on the consolidated balance sheets is secured by a second priority security interest in all of the borrower’s assets, including trailers and equity interests. Total finance income presented on the consolidated statements of operations was generated by two customers during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014.

 

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2014 (the “2014 Quarter”)

 

Total revenue for the 2014 Quarter was $259,651, which was primarily attributable to income generated from our three joint ventures with Fund Eleven, Fund Twelve, Fund Fourteen and/or Fund Fifteen and from our investment in a new finance lease.

 

Total expenses for the 2014 Quarter were $219,614, which were primarily comprised of administrative expense reimbursements and management fees due to our Investment Manager and other general and administrative expenses. Administrative expense reimbursements are costs incurred by our Investment Manager or its affiliates that are necessary for our operations.

 

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the 2014 Quarter was $43,768, which was a result of our investment in a new finance lease, which Fund Fourteen and ECI Partners have a noncontrolling interest, during the 2014 Quarter.

 

Net Loss Attributable to Fund Sixteen

 

As a result of the foregoing factors, net loss attributable to us for the 2014 Quarter was $3,731. Net loss attributable to us per weighted average additional Class A share and Class I share outstanding for the 2014 Quarter was $0.25 and $0.02, respectively.

 

Results of Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014 (the “2014 Period”)

 

Total revenue for the 2014 Period was $458,656, which was primarily attributable to income generated from our investment in three joint ventures with Fund Eleven, Fund Twelve, Fund Fourteen and/or Fund Fifteen and from our investment in a new finance lease.

 

Total expenses for the 2014 Period were $751,067, which were primarily comprised of administrative expense reimbursements and management fees due to our Investment Manager and other general and administrative expenses. Administrative expense reimbursements are costs incurred by our Investment Manager or its affiliates that are necessary for our operations.

 

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

 

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests for the 2014 Period was $43,768, which was a result of our investment in a new finance lease, which Fund Fourteen and ECI Partners have a noncontrolling interest, during the 2014 Period.

 

Net Loss Attributable to Fund Sixteen

 

As a result of the foregoing factors, net loss attributable to us for the 2014 Period was $336,179. Net loss attributable to us per weighted average additional Class A share and Class I share outstanding for the 2014 Period was $32.49 and $24.36, respectively.

 

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Financial Condition

 

This section discusses the major balance sheet variances at September 30, 2014 compared to December 31, 2013.

 

Total Assets 

Total assets increased $17,639,820, from $1,944,016 at December 31, 2013 to $19,583,836 at September 30, 2014.  The increase was primarily due to proceeds from the sale of our Shares, some of which were used to make (i) an investment in a new note receivable, (ii) an investment in a new finance lease and (iii) investments in new joint ventures during the 2014 Period.

 

Total Liabilities 

Total liabilities increased $1,083,218, from $198,077 at December 31, 2013 to $1,281,295 at September 30, 2014.  The increase was primarily due to administrative expense reimbursements, offering expenses and acquisition fees payable to our Investment Manager and its affiliates and the sales commission trail we accrued on the sale of our Class A shares during the 2014 Period.

 

Equity 

Equity increased $16,556,602, from $1,745,939 at December 31, 2013 to $18,302,541 at September 30, 2014.  The increase was primarily due to the sale of our Shares during the 2014 Period.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Summary

 

At September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, we had cash of $2,047,874 and $1,027,327, respectively. Pursuant to the terms of our offering, we have established a cash reserve in the amount of 0.50% of the gross offering proceeds from the sale of our Shares. As of September 30, 2014, the cash reserve was $79,940. During our offering period, our main source of cash is from financing activities and our main use of cash is in investing activities.

 

We are offering our Shares on a “best efforts” basis with the current intention of raising up to $250,000,000.  As additional Shares are sold, we will experience a relative increase in liquidity as cash is received, and then a relative decrease in liquidity as cash is expended to make investments.

 

We will use the net proceeds of our offering to invest in Capital Assets located in North America, Europe and other developed markets, including those in Asia, South America and elsewhere.  We seek to acquire a portfolio of Capital Assets that is comprised of both transactions that generate (a) current cash flow from payments of principal and/or interest (in the case of secured loans and other financing transactions) and rental payments (in the case of leases), (b) deferred cash flow by realizing the value of certain Capital Assets that we lease at the maturity of the investment, or (c) a combination of both current and deferred cash flow from other structured investments.

 

Unanticipated or greater than anticipated operating costs or losses (including a borrower’s inability to make timely loan payments or a lessee’s inability to make timely lease payments) would adversely affect our liquidity. To the extent that working capital may be insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we anticipate that we would fund our operations from cash flow generated by operating and financing activities. Our Managing Owner does not intend to fund any cash flow deficit of ours or provide other financial assistance to us.

 

From the commencement of our offering on July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, we sold 15,700 Class A shares to 314 Class A shareholders and 406 Class I shares to six Class I shareholders, representing an aggregate of $15,987,969 of capital contributions.  From July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, we incurred sales commissions to third parties of $1,098,828 and dealer-manager and distribution fees to ICON Securities of $320,071.  In addition, organization costs of $7,791 and offering expenses of $147,473 were incurred by us during such period and are included in due to Investment Manager and affiliates on our consolidated balance sheets. Organization costs are expensed when incurred and offering expenses are recorded as a reduction of shareholders’ equity.

 

Cash Flows

 

Operating Activities 

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Cash provided by operating activities in the 2014 Period of $174,861 was primarily due to distributions received on income from our investment in joint ventures, partially offset by general and administrative expenses paid during the 2014 Period.

 

Investing Activities    

 

Cash used in investing activities in the 2014 Period of $16,486,821 was related to our investment in (i) a new finance lease, (ii) three new joint ventures and (iii) a new note receivable, partially offset by distributions received from our joint ventures in excess of profits and principal received on our finance lease.

 

Financing Activities   

 

Cash provided by financing activities in the 2014 Period of $17,332,507 was primarily related to net proceeds from the sale of our Shares and an investment by noncontrolling interests, partially offset by distributions to shareholders and noncontrolling interests.

 

Sources of Liquidity

 

We believe that cash generated from the sale of our Shares pursuant to our offering and other financing activities, as well as our expected results of operations, will be sufficient to finance our liquidity requirements for the foreseeable future, including distributions to our shareholders, general and administrative expenses, new investment opportunities, management fees and administrative expense reimbursements.

 

Our ability to generate cash in the future is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors that affect us and our lessees’ and borrowers’ businesses that are beyond our control.

 

Financings and Borrowings

 

Revolving Line of Credit, Recourse

 

On December 26, 2013, we entered into the Facility, which is secured by all of our assets not subject to a first priority lien.  The interest rate for general advances under the Facility is CB&T’s prime rate. We may elect to designate up to five advances on the outstanding principal balance of the Facility to bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.5% per year. In all instances, borrowings under the Facility are subject to an interest rate floor of 4.0% per year. In addition, we are obligated to pay an annualized 0.5% fee on unused commitments under the Facility. At September 30, 2014, there were no obligations outstanding under the Facility and we were in compliance with all covenants related to the Facility.  Amounts available under the Facility are subject to a borrowing base that is determined, subject to certain limitations, by the present value of the future receivables under certain loans and lease agreements in which we have a beneficial interest.  At September 30, 2014, we had $1,072,041 available under the Facility pursuant to the borrowing base.

 

Distributions

 

We, at our Managing Owner’s discretion, pay monthly distributions to our shareholders beginning with the first month after each such shareholder’s admission and expect to continue to pay such distributions until the termination of our operating period.  During the 2014 Period, we paid distributions to our Managing Owner, Class A additional shareholders and Class I shareholders of $5,307, $554,617 and $11,214, respectively.

 

Commitments and Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

 

Commitments and Contingencies

 

At the time we acquire or divest of an interest in Capital Assets, we may, under very limited circumstances, agree to indemnify the seller or buyer for specific contingent liabilities.  Our Managing Owner believes that any liability of ours that may arise as a result of any such indemnification obligations will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole. We are a party to the Facility, as discussed in “Financings and Borrowings – Revolving Line of Credit, Recourse” above. We had no borrowings under the Facility at September 30, 2014.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

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As of September 30, 2014, our Investment Manager and its affiliates incurred organization and offering costs of $1,712,306 on our behalf in accordance with the terms of our Trust Agreement. Of this amount, the Investment Manager has sought reimbursement of $219,975, which is included in due to Investment Manager and affiliates on our consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2014. The decision to pay organization and offering costs on our behalf and the decision to seek reimbursement for such costs is solely at the discretion of our Investment Manager and its affiliates. Accordingly, we may or may not be required to reimburse any remaining organization and offering expenses that have been or will be incurred by our Investment Manager and its affiliates.

  

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

 

In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2014, our Managing Owner carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the management of our Managing Owner, including its Co-Chief Executive Officers and the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our Managing Owner’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Based on the foregoing evaluation, the Co-Chief Executive Officers and the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer concluded that our Managing Owner’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

 

In designing and evaluating our Managing Owner’s disclosure controls and procedures, our Managing Owner recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met.  Our Managing Owner’s disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to meet reasonable assurance standards. Disclosure controls and procedures cannot detect or prevent all error and fraud. Some inherent limitations in disclosure controls and procedures include costs of implementation, faulty decision-making, simple error and mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based, in part, upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all anticipated and unanticipated future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with established policies or procedures.

 

Evaluation of internal control over financial reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended September 30, 2014 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings  

 

In the ordinary course of conducting our business, we may be subject to certain claims, suits, and complaints filed against us.  In our Managing Owner’s opinion, the outcome of such matters, if any, will not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.  We are not aware of any material legal proceedings that are currently pending against us or against any of our assets.  

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

 

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

On November 9, 2012, we were capitalized with (i) our Investment Manager’s capital contribution of $1.00 in exchange for an interest in our cash flow and 0.001 Class A share and (ii) the issuance to the Initial Shareholder of one Class A share for a purchase price of $1,000. The Class A shares were purchased for investment and for the purpose of organizing us. We issued the Class A shares in reliance on an exemption from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

On January 25, 2013, our Investment Manager transferred its interest in us to our Managing Owner in exchange for $1.00.

 

Our Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, was declared effective by the SEC on July 1, 2013 (SEC File No. 333-185144).  Our offering period commenced on July 1, 2013 and will end no later than July 1, 2015, unless extended by our Managing Owner.

 

Our Initial Closing Date was November 12, 2013, at which time shareholders were admitted and we commenced operations. Subsequent to the Initial Closing Date, we returned the initial capital contribution of $1,000 to the Initial Shareholder. As of June 13, 2014, we raised the $12,500,000 minimum offering amount for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. From the commencement of our offering on July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, we received additional capital contributions of $15,987,969.  From July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014, we incurred sales commissions to third parties of $1,098,828 and dealer-manager and distribution fees to ICON Securities of $320,071.  In addition, organization costs of $7,791 and offering expenses of $147,473 were incurred by us during such period and are included in due to Investment Manager and affiliates on our consolidated balance sheets.  Net offering proceeds to us after deducting the expenses described were $14,413,806 during this period.

 

From October 1, 2014 through November 10, 2014, we received additional capital contributions in the amount of $429,316.  For the period from October 1, 2014 through November 10, 2014, we incurred sales commissions to third parties of $29,065 and dealer-manager and distribution fees to ICON Securities of $7,490.

 

See the disclosure under “Recent Significant Transactions” in Item 2 of Part I for a discussion of the investments we have made with our net offering proceeds.

 

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 5.  Other Information

 

Not applicable.

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

3.1

Certificate of Trust of Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on November 26, 2012 (File No. 333-185144)).

 

  

   

4.1

Form of Third Amended and Restated Trust Agreement of Registrant (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to Registrant’s Prospectus Supplement No. 4 filed with the SEC on April 2, 2014 (File No. 333-185144)).

 

  

10.1

Form of Investment Management Agreement, by and between ICON ECI Fund Sixteen and ICON Capital, LLC (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the SEC on February 1, 2013 (File No. 333-185144)).

 

10.2  

 

Commercial Loan Agreement, by and between California Bank & Trust and ICON ECI Fund Sixteen, dated as of December 26, 2013 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed March 28, 2014).

31.1

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer.

 

  

31.2

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer.

 

  

31.3

Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer.

 

  

32.1

Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

  

32.2

Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

  

32.3

Certification of Principal Financial and Accounting Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. §1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

  

101.INS*

XBRL Instance Document.

 

  

101.SCH*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.

 

  

101.CAL*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.

 

  

101.DEF*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.

 

  

101.LAB*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Labels Linkbase Document.

 

  

101.PRE*

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document.

 

  

 *

XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) information is furnished and not filed or a part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, is deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.

   
   

  

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SIGNATURES

 

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.

 

ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

(Registrant)

 

By: ICON MT 16, LLC

      (Managing Owner of the Registrant)

 

November 13, 2014

 

By: /s/ Michael A. Reisner

Michael A. Reisner

Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President

(Co-Principal Executive Officer)

  

By: /s/ Mark Gatto

Mark Gatto

Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-President

(Co-Principal Executive Officer)

         

By: /s/ Christine H. Yap

Christine H. Yap

Principal Financial and Accounting Officer

 

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