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DEBT
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
DEBT [Abstract]  
Debt Disclosure [Text Block]
DEBT
 
PEM Credit Agreement
 
EMRISE Corporation (including each of its direct subsidiaries) (the "Borrowers"), are parties to a Credit Agreement, initially entered into in November 2007 and subsequently amended, with GVEC Resources IV, and affiliate of PEM, providing for a credit facility in the aggregate amount of $26 million (the "PEM Credit Agreement").  The PEM Credit Agreement consisted of a revolver and three term loans (i) a term loan in the original principal amount of $6 million (“Term Loan A”), (ii) a term loan in the original principal amount of $10 million (“Term Loan B”) and (iii) a term loan in the original principal amount of $3 million (“Term Loan C”).  Term Loan A was fully funded on November 30, 2007 while Term Loans B and C were fully funded on August 20, 2008 in connection with the acquisition of ACC. In March 2009, $6.8 million of Term Loan B and all of Term Loan C was repaid in connection with the sale of the Digitran Operations.  The remaining outstanding principal balance of Term Loan B of $2.1 million and $4.0 million of Term Loan A was repaid on August 31, 2010 in connection with the ACC Transaction.
 
On August 31, 2010, the Borrowers and PEM entered into Amendment Number 16 to Loan Documents (“Amendment 16.  Pursuant to Amendment 16, PEM, among other things, (i) provided a term loan of up to $1 million to the Borrowers, (ii) terminated and released all of PEM’s security interests in the assets of ACC and CCI, (iii) provided consent to the consummation of the transactions contemplated by a Master Agreement, dated June 7, 2010, by and among the Company (including certain subsidiaries, the “Master Agreement”), as further described below, (iv) waived approximately $0.2 million in amendment and waiver fees owing to PEM, and (v) provided for the execution and delivery of the Deeds of Priority in favor of Lloyds with respect to the Receivables Finance Agreements described above. See Note 22 - Subsequent Events for further update on the PEM Credit Agreement.

As of December 31, 2011, the Company owed a total of $1.0 million under the terms of the PEM Credit Agreement. 

Former Shareholder Debt
 
In connection with the ACC Transaction, pursuant to the Master Agreement, EEC used a portion of the proceeds from the sale of ACC to pay approximately half of the $6.6 million secured debt owed to the Former Shareholders, which amounts were owed in connection with deferred purchase price obligations, contingent notes and other related payments.  Such payments were made, in part, to repay Mr. Gaffney, one of the Former Shareholders, in full.  In addition, Mr. Brand another Former Shareholder also accepted $450,000 worth of the Company’s common stock as partial payment on his Amended Subordinated Contingent Note pursuant to a Stock Issuance Agreement, dated August 31, 2010, by and between Mr. Brand and the Company (the “Stock Issuance Agreement”).  See Note 10.
 
The Former Shareholders’ subordinated secured contingent promissory notes, which EEC issued in May 2008 and which were subsequently amended in November 2009, were amended by Amendment No. 2, effective August 31, 2010 (the “Amended Subordinated Contingent Notes”).  The Amended Subordinated Contingent Notes bear interest at the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal plus 1% and mature on August 31, 2013 (the “Maturity Date”).  Interest is payable quarterly beginning October 1, 2010 through the Maturity Date.  No principal payments are due until October 1, 2012, when quarterly principal payments in the amount of $0.2 million will be paid with the outstanding principal balance due at the Maturity Date.  As of December 31, 2011, the Company had $2.9 million outstanding principal balance under the Amended Subordinated Contingent Notes.
 
Lloyds TSB Bank Term Loan
 
On August 2, 2011, EMRISE Electronics Limited (“EEL”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of EMRISE Corporation, entered into a term loan with Lloyds TSB Bank plc (“Lloyds Bank”) in the amount of £750,000 (or $1.2 million based on the exchange rate at December 31, 2011) (“Lloyds Term Loan”).  As a condition to issuing the Lloyds Term Loan, each of the operating subsidiaries of EEL, Pascall and XCEL, were required to provide £125,000 to an escrow account in each of the subsidiary's name. The funds are to be held in escrow through September 2012 at which time, Lloyds Bank can review and either renew or release the funds. Since the timing of release of the restricted funds is uncertain and Lloyds Bank is allowed to renew the restriction annually for the term of the loan, the total amount of £250,000 ($386,000 based on the exchange rate at December 31, 2011) is included in the accompanying balance sheet as a non-current asset. The Lloyds Term Loan bears interest at a fixed rate of the aggregate of 4.75% per annum and the rate quoted by the Lloyds Bank Wholesale Markets division at or about the time of borrowing.  Principal and interest are payable monthly over 60 months commencing one month after the date of borrowing.  The loan is subject to a financial covenant requiring a minimum net worth at EEL from and after December 31, 2011 of not less than £4,200,000 and shall increase annually by not less than £200,000.  The Lloyds Term Loan was funded on August 30, 2011. As of December 31, 2011, $1.1 million was outstanding under the Lloyds Term Loan.
 
Capital Leases
 
The Company has capital leases relating to capital equipment.  The leases generally contain bargain purchase options and expire at various dates through December 31, 2014.  Capitalized lease obligations are calculated using interest rates appropriate at the inception of the lease and range from 6% to 18%.  Leases are amortized over the lease term using the effective interest method.
 
The following table is a summary of long-term debt, as of December 31 (in thousands):
 
 
 
2011
 
2010
Term Loan A
 
$
1,000

 
$
1,000

Lloyds Term Loan
 
1,093

 
—

Notes payable to Former Shareholders
 
2,877

 
2,877

Capitalized lease obligations
 
258

 
256

 
 
5,228

 
4,133

Unamortized premium on debt
 
45

 
131

 
 
5,273

 
4,264

Current portion of long-term debt
 
(1,658
)
 
(172
)
Long-term debt
 
$
3,615

 
$
4,092


Principal maturities related to debt, including loans from stockholders, as of December 31, 2011, were as follows (in thousands):
 
 
 
Term
Loan A
 
Lloyds Term Loan
 
Notes
Payable to
Former
Shareholders
 
Capitalized
Lease
Obligations
 
Total
Year ending December 31,
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

2012
 
$
1,045

 
$
207

 
$
240

 
$
166

 
$
1,658

2013
 
—

 
221

 
2,637

 
70

 
2,928

2014
 
—

 
236

 
—

 
22

 
258

2015
 
—

 
252

 
—

 
—

 
252

2016
 
—

 
177

 
—

 
—

 
177

 
 
$
1,045

 
$
1,093

 
$
2,877

 
$
258

 
$
5,273