Emergence from the Chapter 11 Cases

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2022

Emergence From The Chapter [Abstract]

EMERGENCE FROM THE CHAPTER 11 CASES

3. EMERGENCE FROM THE CHAPTER 11 CASES

On March 29, 2021, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries in the U.S. filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court. The Chapter 11 Cases are being jointly administered under the caption In re: AeroCentury Corp., et al., Case No. 21-10636.

On July 14, 2021, the Debtors filed the Combined Disclosure Statement and Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization of AeroCentury Corp, and Its Affiliated Debtors Docket No. 0282, with the Bankruptcy Court (the “Combined Plan Statement”). On August 16, 2021, the Company filed the Notice of Filing of Plan Supplement to the Combined Disclosure Statement and Joint Chapter 11 Plan of AeroCentury Corp., and its Affiliated Debtors, Docket No. 0266, with the Bankruptcy Court (as may be later amended or supplemented, the “Plan Supplement”). On August 30, 2021, the Company filed the Second Plan Supplement to the Combined Disclosure Statement and Joint Chapter 11 Plan of AeroCentury Corp., and its Affiliated Debtors, Docket No. 0288, with the Bankruptcy Court. On August 31, 2021, the Bankruptcy Court entered an order, Docket No. 282 (the “Confirmation Order”), confirming the Plan as set forth in the Combined Plan Statement and Plan Supplement.

The principal terms of the Plan Sponsor Agreement were below:

● Plan Sponsor Equity Investment. The Plan Sponsor Agreement provided for the issuance by the Company of 2,870,927 of Common Stock (“New ACY Shares”) at a purchase price equal to $3.85 per share, for an aggregate purchase price of US$11 million. The New ACY Shares issuance resulted in post-issuance pro forma ownership percentages of the Company common stock of (a) 65% held by the Plan Sponsor, and (b) 35% held by existing shareholders of the Company on the Effective Date (the “Legacy ACY Shareholders”).

● New Capital Structure for JetFleet Holding Corp. (“JHC”). On the Effective Date, the following transactions relating to JHC equity ownership was executed:

a) Cancellation of the Company’s Equity in JHC. All outstanding stock of JetFleet Holding Corp. (“JHC”) currently held 100% by the Company, was canceled.

b) JHC Common Stock Issuance to Plan Sponsor and JHC Management. Plan Sponsor acquired 35,000 shares of common stock of JHC, and certain employees of JHC (“JHC Management”) who would be appointed to continue the legacy aircraft leasing business of the Company through JHC shall acquire 65,000 shares of common stock of JHC. All shares of common stock of JHC would be purchased at a price of $1 per share.

c) JHC Series A Preferred Stock Issuance to the Company. The Company used $2 million of its proceeds from the Plan Sponsor’s purchase of New ACY Shares to purchase new JHC Series A Preferred Stock from JHC. The JHC Series A Preferred Stock shall carry a dividend rate of 7.5% per annum, shall be non-convertible and non-transferable, should be redeemable by JHC at any time, but shall only be redeemable by the Company after 7 years. The JHC Series A Preferred Stockholders shall in the aggregate constitute 74.83% of the voting equity of JHC, voting as a single class together with the outstanding JHC Common Stock.

d) Distribution of Trust Interest in JHC Series B to Legacy ACY Shareholders. A trust (“Legacy Trust”) was established for the benefit of the Legacy ACY Shareholders, and JHC issued new JHC Series B Preferred Stock to the Legacy Trust. The JHC Series B Preferred Stock issued to the Legacy Trust will have an aggregate liquidation preference of $1, non-convertible, non-transferable, non-voting, will not pay a dividend, and will contain a mandatory, redeemable provision. The JHC Series B Preferred Stock was redeemable for an aggregate amount equal to (i) $1,000,000, if the JHC Series B Preferred Stock is redeemed after the first fiscal year for which JHC reports positive EBITDA for the preceding 12-month period, or (ii) $0.001 per share, if the JHC Series B Preferred Stock is redeemed prior the first fiscal year for which JHC reports positive EBITDA for the preceding 12-month period.

On September 30, 2021 (“Effective Date”) and pursuant to the Plan Sponsor Agreement, the Company entered into and consummated (the “Closing”) the transactions contemplated by a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Securities Purchase Agreement”) with the Plan Sponsor, and Yucheng Hu, in the capacity as the representative for the Plan Sponsor  thereunder, pursuant to which the Company issued and sold, and the Plan Sponsor purchased, 14,354,635 shares of common stock (given effect to five for one forward stock split), par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (the “ACY Common Stock”) at $0.77 (given effect to five for one forward stock split) for each share of Common Stock, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $11,053,100 (the “Purchase Price”). The Securities Purchase Agreement contained customary representations, warranties and covenants by the parties to such agreement.

On the Effective Date, the Debtors satisfied all conditions precedent required for consummation of the Plan as set forth in the Plan, the Plan became effective in accordance with its terms and the Debtors emerged from the Chapter 11 Cases without any need for further action or order of the Bankruptcy Court.