Note 26 - Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

26. Related Party Transactions

Related party receivables consist of the following:

	June 30, 2013		June 24, 2012
Dillon Yarn Corporation	$	198	$	7
Cupron, Inc.		6		—
American Drawtech Company, Inc.		—		104
Total related party receivables (included within Receivables, net)	$	204	$	111

Related party payables consist of the following:

	June 30, 2013		June 24, 2012
Salem Leasing Corporation	$	267	$	270
Cupron, Inc.		218		—
Dillon Yarn Corporation		135		206
American Drawtech Company, Inc.		17		20
Total related party payables (included within Accounts payable)	$	637	$	496

Related party transactions consist of the following:

		For the Fiscal Years Ended
Affiliated Entity	Transaction Type	June 30, 2013		June 24, 2012		June 26, 2011
Dillon Yarn Corporation	Yarn purchases	$	2,523	$	2,333	$	2,302
Dillon Yarn Corporation	Sales service agreement costs		349		845		1,300
Dillon Yarn Corporation	Sales		182		134		51
Dillon Yarn Corporation	Reimbursement of equipment relocation costs		75		—		—
Salem Leasing Corporation	Transportation equipment costs		3,077		3,096		3,400
American Drawtech Company, Inc.	Sales		884		2,876		4,042
American Drawtech Company, Inc.	Yarn purchases		56		147		129
Cupron, Inc.	Sales		236		116		26

In fiscal year 2007, the Company purchased the polyester and nylon texturing operations of Dillon Yarn Corporation (“Dillon”).  In connection with the Dillon acquisition, the Company and Dillon entered into an agreement under which the Company agreed to pay Dillon for certain sales and services to be provided by Dillon's sales staff and executive management. This agreement expired pursuant to its terms on December 31, 2012. In addition, the Company recorded sales to and commission income from Dillon and has purchased products from Dillon. Mr. Mitchel Weinberger, a member of the Board, is Dillon’s president and chief operating officer.

On April 8, 2013, the Company entered a commissioning agreement with Dillon for an initial term of nine months. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company agreed to move Dillon’s draw winding equipment from Dillon’s facility in Dillon, South Carolina and install it in the Company’s polyester texturing facility in Yadkinville, North Carolina. The Company expects that the movement, installation and start-up process related to the Dillon equipment will be substantially completed during the first quarter of fiscal year 2014. During the initial nine month term of the commissioning agreement, the Company will operate the draw winding equipment on behalf of and for the benefit of Dillon. At any time during the term of the commissioning agreement, the Company has the option to purchase the Dillon draw winding assets, operations and business, excluding any and all liabilities of Dillon, for a purchase price equal to one half of the operating profits of the business, which would be payable to Dillon quarterly over a five year period from the closing date of the purchase. If the Company chooses to exercise its option to purchase the Dillon draw winding business, it will also purchase all of Dillon’s draw winding on-hand inventory at fair market value.

During fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company had sales to and yarn purchases from American Drawtech Company, Inc. (“ADC”). Mr. Weinberger is an Executive Vice President of ADC. 

During fiscal years 2013, 2012 and 2011, the Company had sales to Cupron, Inc. (“Cupron”). Mr. William J. Armfield, IV, a member of the Board, holds an indirect minority equity interest in Cupron.

Mr. Kenneth G. Langone, a member of the Board, is a director, stockholder, and Chairman of the Board of Salem Holding Company. The Company leases tractors and trailers from Salem Leasing Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Salem Holding Company. In addition to the monthly minimum lease payments, the Company also incurs expenses for routine repair and maintenance and other expenses related to the leased tractors and trailers. The leases do not contain renewal, purchase options or escalation clauses with respect to the minimum lease charges.

On November 19, 2012, the Company entered into a capital lease with Salem Leasing Corporation for certain transportation equipment. The amount due under the fifteen year term of the lease is $1,234 and payments are made monthly. The implicit annual interest rate under the lease is approximately 4.6%. The balance of the capital lease obligation as of June 30, 2013 was $1,203.

On March 22, 2013, the Company entered into a Stock Purchase Agreement with Dillon. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, the Company repurchased 500 shares of the Company’s common stock from Dillon for an aggregate amount of $8,500. The Company and Dillon negotiated the $17.00 per share price based on approximately a 10% discount to the closing price of the stock on March 20, 2013. The Board approved this transaction in accordance with its related person transactions approval policy. Mr. Weinberger was not involved in any decisions by the Board, or any committee thereof, with respect to this stock repurchase transaction.

During fiscal year 2013, the Company repurchased 568 shares of its common stock through open market transactions. Invemed Associates LLC (“Invemed”) provided brokerage services to the Company for the repurchase of these shares. The Company paid a commission of $.02 per share to Invemed. Mr. Langone, is the founder and chairman of Invemed.

On August 30, 2012, a foreign subsidiary of the Company entered into an unsecured loan agreement with its unconsolidated affiliate U.N.F. Industries Ltd. (“UNF”) and borrowed $1,250. The loan bears interest at 3% with interest payable semi-annually. The loan does not amortize and has a maturity date of August 30, 2014 at which time the entire principal balance is due.