-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, JEpw6lH1e8CzNIq1F8c7ikF2oFjNA60GYQKHwDAGAjKpBm/8iJcH64c1VVLuwYFw wfeAAMCwqKe4omTFccPg0w== /in/edgar/work/20000814/0000950152-00-006081/0000950152-00-006081.txt : 20000921 0000950152-00-006081.hdr.sgml : 20000921 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950152-00-006081 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 10-Q PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 12 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20000630 FILED AS OF DATE: 20000814 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: LEXINGTON PRECISION CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000012570 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: [3060 ] IRS NUMBER: 221830121 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 10-Q SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 000-03252 FILM NUMBER: 699651 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 767 THIRD AVE 29TH FL CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10017 BUSINESS PHONE: 2123194657 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 30195 CHAGRIN BLVD STREET 2: SUITE 208W CITY: CLEVELAND STATE: OH ZIP: 44124-5755 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: BLASIUS INDUSTRIES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19890116 10-Q 1 e10-q.txt LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION 10-Q 1 ================================================================================ 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 PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2000 OR [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 0-3252 LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) DELAWARE 22-1830121 (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NO.) 767 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10017 (ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE) (ZIP CODE) (212) 319-4657 (REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE) NOT APPLICABLE (FORMER NAME, FORMER ADDRESS, AND FORMER FISCAL YEAR, IF CHANGED SINCE LAST REPORT DATE) 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 X No --- --- COMMON STOCK, $0.25 PAR VALUE, 4,828,036 SHARES AS OF AUGUST 10, 2000 (INDICATE THE NUMBER OF SHARES OUTSTANDING OF EACH OF THE ISSUER'S CLASSES OF COMMON STOCK, AS OF THE LATEST PRACTICABLE DATE) ================================================================================ 2 LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE ---- PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Item 1. Financial Statements.................................................1 Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations..........................................15 Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk..........29 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION Item 3. Defaults on Senior Securities.......................................30 Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.................30 Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K....................................31
i 3 PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, EXCEPT PER SHARE DATA) (UNAUDITED)
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 JUNE 30 -------------------- -------------------- 2000 1999 2000 1999 ---- ---- ---- ---- Net sales $35,596 $36,042 $73,262 $70,538 Cost of sales 31,882 29,691 63,716 59,095 ------- ------- ------- ------- Gross profit 3,714 6,351 9,546 11,443 Selling and administrative expenses 2,720 3,257 5,739 6,323 ------- ------- ------- ------- Income from operations 994 3,094 3,807 5,120 Interest expense 2,496 2,408 4,933 4,750 ------- ------- ------- ------- Income (loss) before income taxes and extraordinary item (1,502) 686 (1,126) 370 Income tax provision (73) 171 40 92 ------- ------- ------- ------- Income (loss) before extraordinary item (1,429) 515 (1,166) 278 Extraordinary gain on repurchase of debt, net of applicable income taxes -- -- -- 1,371 ------- ------- ------- ------- Net income (loss) $(1,429) $ 515 $(1,166) $ 1,649 ======= ======= ======= ======= BASIC NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE: Income (loss) before extraordinary item $ (0.30) $ 0.12 $ (0.25) $ 0.06 Extraordinary gain on repurchase of debt, net of applicable income taxes -- -- -- 0.32 ------- ------- ------- ------- Basic net income (loss) available to common stockholders $ (0.30) $ 0.12 $ (0.25) $ 0.38 ======= ======= ======= ======= DILUTED NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE: Income (loss) before extraordinary item $ (0.30) $ 0.11 $ (0.25) $ 0.06 Extraordinary gain on repurchase of debt, net of applicable income taxes -- -- -- 0.32 ------- ------- ------- ------- Diluted net income (loss) available to common stockholders $ (0.30) $ 0.11 $ (0.25) $ 0.38 ======= ======= ======= =======
See notes to consolidated financial statements. - 1 - 4 LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) (UNAUDITED)
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 2000 1999 -------- ------------ ASSETS: Current assets: Cash $ 120 $ 8 Accounts receivable 23,071 24,098 Inventories 10,485 9,492 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,514 2,229 Deferred income taxes 1,676 1,676 -------- -------- Total current assets 38,866 37,503 -------- -------- Plant and equipment: Land 2,344 1,570 Buildings 23,914 23,566 Equipment 104,124 96,694 -------- -------- 130,382 121,830 Accumulated depreciation 64,172 60,041 -------- -------- Plant and equipment, net 66,210 61,789 -------- -------- Excess of cost over net assets of businesses acquired 8,304 8,462 -------- -------- Other assets 2,869 3,573 -------- -------- $116,249 $111,327 ======== ========
See notes to consolidated financial statements. (continued on next page) - 2 - 5 LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET (CONTINUED) (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) (UNAUDITED)
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 2000 1999 -------- ------------ LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT: Current liabilities: Accounts payable $ 15,360 $ 8,597 Accrued expenses 10,811 9,794 Short-term debt 67,958 98,069 Debt in default 27,412 -- -------- -------- Total current liabilities 121,541 116,460 -------- -------- Long-term debt, excluding current portion 110 116 -------- -------- Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities 1,899 1,884 -------- -------- Series B preferred stock, at redemption value of $200 per share 660 660 Excess of redemption value over par value (330) (330) -------- -------- Series B preferred stock, at par value of $100 per share 330 330 -------- -------- Stockholders' deficit: Common stock, $0.25 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, 4,828,036 and 4,348,951 shares issued, respectively 1,207 1,087 Additional paid-in-capital 12,947 12,160 Accumulated deficit (21,785) (20,493) Cost of common stock in treasury, 85,915 shares at December 31, 1999 -- (217) -------- -------- Total stockholders' deficit (7,631) (7,463) -------- -------- $116,249 $111,327 ======== ========
See notes to consolidated financial statements. - 3 - 6 LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS (THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS) (UNAUDITED)
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 ------------------------ 2000 1999 ---- ---- OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income (loss) $ (1,166) $ 1,649 Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities: Extraordinary gain on repurchase of debt -- (1,828) Depreciation 5,862 5,394 Amortization included in operating expense 739 837 Amortization included in interest expense 98 108 Changes in operating assets and liabilities that provided (used) cash: Accounts receivable 1,027 (3,116) Inventories (993) 264 Prepaid expenses and other current assets (857) (53) Accounts payable 6,763 (2,081) Accrued expenses 1,017 668 Other 285 423 -------- ------- Net cash provided by operating activities 12,775 2,265 -------- ------- INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchases of plant and equipment (10,918) (5,005) Decrease in equipment deposits 342 142 Proceeds from sales of equipment 237 20 Expenditures for tooling owned by customers (536) (512) -------- ------- Net cash used by investing activities (10,875) (5,355) -------- ------- FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Net increase (decrease) in short-term debt (145) 4,624 Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt 2,460 10,244 Repayment of long-term debt (4,020) (9,326) Repurchase of debt -- (1,980) Other (83) (266) -------- ------- Net cash provided (used) by financing activities (1,788) 3,296 -------- ------- Net increase in cash 112 206 Cash at beginning of period 8 103 -------- ------- Cash at end of period $ 120 $ 309 ======== =======
See notes to consolidated financial statements. - 4 - 7 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) NOTE 1 -- BASIS OF PRESENTATION The unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Lexington Precision Corporation and its subsidiaries (collectively, the "Company"). The consolidated financial statements have been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, the consolidated financial statements do not include all the information and footnotes included in the Company's annual consolidated financial statements. Significant accounting policies followed by the Company are set forth in Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in the Company's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999. In the opinion of management, the unaudited interim consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company at June 30, 2000, and the Company's results of operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, and the Company's cash flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999. All such adjustments were of a normal recurring nature. The results of operations for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2000, are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year or for any succeeding quarter. The Company's consolidated financial statements have been presented on a going concern basis, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The Company's 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes, which have an outstanding principal balance of $27,412,000, matured on February 1, 2000. The Company is in default in respect of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes because it did not make the payments of principal, in the amount of $27,412,000, and interest, in the amount of $1,748,000, on the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes that were due on the maturity date. On December 28, 1999, the Company commenced a consent solicitation seeking consents of the holders of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes to extend the maturity date of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes to February 1, 2003. At the date of issuance of this Form 10-Q, sufficient consents had not been received to effect the extension. The consent solicitation has been extended several times and is currently scheduled to expire on August 31, 2000. The holders of substantially all of the Company's other indebtedness have waived cross-default provisions with respect to the default on the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes and have granted extensions of loans that have been scheduled to mature. The actions of the various lenders are set forth below. o The lenders providing loans under the Company's revolving line of credit and the lenders providing secured, amortizing term loans have waived the cross-default provisions with respect to the default relating to the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes and have amended certain covenants to eliminate defaults that would otherwise have occurred because all of the Company's secured, amortizing term loans have been classified as current liabilities in the consolidated financial statements. o The holder of the Company's 12% secured term note, in the outstanding principal amount of $1,370,000, has extended the maturity date of that note to October 31, 2000. - 5 - 8 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) o The holder of the Company's 10 1/2% senior note, in the outstanding principal amount of $7,500,000, has extended the maturity date of that note to November 1, 2000, and has waived the cross-default provision with respect to the default relating to the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. o The holder of the Company's 14% junior subordinated non-convertible notes, in the outstanding principal amount of $347,000, has extended the maturity date of those notes to November 1, 2000, has deferred the interest payments on those notes that were due on February 1, May 1, and August 1, 2000, to November 1, 2000, and has waived the cross-default provisions with respect to the default relating to the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. o The holders of the Company's 14% junior subordinated convertible notes, which were outstanding on December 31, 1999, in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000, have deferred the interest payments on those notes that were due on February 1, 2000, to November 1, 2000, and have waived the cross-default provisions with respect to the default relating to the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. On February 1, 2000, the 14% junior subordinated convertible notes were converted into 440,000 shares of the Company's common stock. o Effective June 30, 2000, a covenant limiting the amount of past due accounts payable was amended. The Company currently believes that, during the third quarter of 2000, it will be in violation of a covenant in one of its loan agreements requiring the maintenance of a certain minimum tangible net worth. The Company plans to seek an amendment that would eliminate the violation, however, there can be no assurance that it will be successful. If the Company violates the covenant, the lender would have the right to declare the indebtedness under the loan agreement to be immediately due and payable and the violation might trigger cross-default provisions under substantially all of the Company's other indebtedness. In those circumstances, the holders of that indebtedness, would, among other things, have the right to declare the indebtedness to be immediately due and payable, in which event, the Company might be required to consider alternatives, including seeking relief from its creditors. Any action of this type by creditors could have a material adverse effect upon the Company. Since January 31, 2000, the Company has made all scheduled payments of interest and principal on all of its indebtedness other than the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes, and the Company has continued to borrow under its revolving line of credit and has borrowed an aggregate of $2,460,000 under two of its equipment lines of credit. The Company has reached an agreement in principle with the holder of the 10 1/2% senior note on an amendment that will extend the maturity date of that note to August 1, 2002, increase the interest rate thereon to 12 1/2% for the twelve-month period August 1, 2000, through July 31, 2001, and 14% for the twelve-month period August 1, 2001, through July 31, 2002, and provide for quarterly principal payments of $500,000 each, commencing on May 1, 2001. The agreement in principle is subject to the Company's obtaining an amendment, on satisfactory terms, extending the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes, and obtaining amendments, on satisfactory terms, from the Company's secured creditors that - 6 - 9 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) provide the Company with adequate extensions of maturity and sufficient financing to make the payments required when the various amendments become effective. At the date of issuance of this Form 10-Q, the Company has not been able to obtain the necessary consents to extend the maturity date of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. If the Company is unable to restructure or refinance the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes or any of the other indebtedness maturing during 2000, or if the Company is unable to obtain the necessary amendments to its secured credit facilities, the Company may be forced to seek relief from its creditors under the Federal bankruptcy code. Any proceeding under the Federal bankruptcy code could have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of operations and financial position. The consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to the amounts or classification of assets or liabilities to reflect this uncertainty. NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENT - REVENUE RECOGNITION IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS In December 1999, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" ("SAB 101"), which summarizes the staff's views regarding the accounting for selected revenue recognition issues in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. SAB 101 must be adopted no later than the fourth quarter of 2000 and is retroactive to January 1, 2000. The Company is currently waiting for interpretive guidance on SAB 101, which it believes will be issued in the next several months by the SEC, to complete its assessment of the impact, if any, that SAB 101 may have on the Company's results of operations or financial position. NOTE 2 -- INVENTORIES Inventories at June 30, 2000, and December 31, 1999, are set forth below (dollar amounts in thousands):
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 2000 1999 -------- ------------ Finished goods $ 3,565 $3,565 Work in process 3,173 2,503 Raw materials and purchased parts 3,747 3,424 ------- ------ $10,485 $9,492 ======= ======
NOTE 3 -- ACCRUED EXPENSES At June 30, 2000, and December 31, 1999, accrued expenses included accrued interest expense of $3,487,000 and $1,751,000, respectively. - 7 - 10 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) NOTE 4 -- DEBT Debt at June 30, 2000, and December 31, 1999, is set forth below (dollar amounts in thousands):
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 2000 1999 -------- ------------ Short-term debt: Revolving line of credit $21,323 $21,468 Secured, amortizing term loans 37,406 38,960 12% secured term note 1,370 1,370 10 1/2% senior note 7,500 7,500 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes -- 27,412 14% junior subordinated notes 347 1,347 ------- ------- Subtotal 67,946 98,057 Plus current portion of long-term Debt 12 12 ------- ------- Total short-term debt 67,958 98,069 ------- ------- Debt in default: 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes 27,412 -- ------- ------- Long-term debt: Retirement obligations 122 128 Less current portion 12 12 ------- ------- Total long-term debt 110 116 ------- ------- Total debt $95,480 $98,185 ======= =======
REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT Although the revolving line of credit expires on April 1, 2002, loans outstanding thereunder have been classified as short-term debt because the Company's cash receipts are automatically used to reduce such loans on a daily basis, by means of a lock-box sweep arrangement, and the lender has the ability to modify certain terms of the revolving line of credit without the approval of the Company. The loans were also classified as short-term debt because the Company has only received a waiver through November 1, 2000, of the cross-default provisions of the revolving line of credit. At June 30, 2000, availability under the revolving line of credit totaled $2,291,000, before outstanding checks of $1,696,000 were deducted. At June 30, 2000, and December 31, 1999, loans outstanding under the revolving line of credit accrued interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 2 1/2% and the prime rate. At June 30, 2000, the prime rate was 9 1/2% and LIBOR was 6.64%. - 8 - 11 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) SECURED, AMORTIZING TERM LOANS Secured, amortizing term loans outstanding at June 30, 2000, and December 31, 1999, are set forth below (dollar amounts in thousands):
JUNE 30, DECEMBER 31, 2000 1999 -------- ------------ Term loans payable in equal monthly principal installments based on a 180-month amortization schedule, final maturities in 2001, 8.37% $ 2,571 $ 2,688 Term loans payable in equal monthly principal installments, final maturities in 2002, LIBOR plus 2 3/4% 1,464 1,837 Term loan payable in equal monthly principal installments based on a 180-month amortization schedule, final maturity in 2002, 9.37% 1,244 1,298 Term loan payable in equal monthly principal installments based on a 180-month amortization schedule, final maturity in 2002, 9% 2,430 2,531 Term loans payable in equal monthly principal installments, final maturities in 2002, prime rate and LIBOR plus 2 1/2% 1,681(1) 2,139(1) Term loan payable in equal monthly principal installments, final maturity in 2003, prime rate 499 590 Term loan payable in equal monthly principal installments, final maturity in 2003, prime rate and LIBOR plus 2 1/2% 311(1) 371(1) Term loans payable in equal monthly principal installments, final maturities in 2004, LIBOR plus 2 3/4% 1,312 1,479 Term loan payable in equal monthly principal installments, final maturity in 2004, prime rate and LIBOR plus 2 1/2% 1,064 1,199 Term loans payable in equal monthly principal installments, final maturities in 2004, prime rate and LIBOR plus 2 1/2% 10,541(1) 11,947(1) Term loan payable in equal monthly principal installments, final maturity in 2005, LIBOR plus 2 3/4% 907 1,067 Term loan payable in equal monthly principal installments, final maturity in 2005, prime rate and LIBOR plus 2 1/2% 1,215(1) 1,336(1) Term loan payable in equal monthly installments, final maturity in 2005, LIBOR plus 2 3/4% 1,120 -- Term loan payable in equal monthly principal installments, final maturity in 2006, prime rate 477 518 Term loans payable in equal monthly principal installments, final maturities in 2006, prime rate and LIBOR plus 2 1/2% 9,246(1) 9,960(1) Term loans payable in equal monthly installments, final maturity in 2007, prime rate and LIBOR plus 2 1/2% 1,324(1) -- ------- ------- $37,406 $38,960 ======= =======
(1) Maturity date can be accelerated by the lender if the Company's revolving line of credit expires prior to the stated maturity date of the term loan. The loans outstanding under the Company's revolving line of credit and the secured, amortizing term loans listed above are collateralized by substantially all of the assets of the Company, including - 9 - 12 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) accounts receivable, inventories, equipment, certain real estate, and the stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Lexington Rubber Group, Inc. 10 1/2% SENIOR NOTE The 10 1/2% senior note, due November 1, 2000, is an unsecured obligation of the Company. The holder of this note has waived the cross-default provision with respect to the default relating to the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. These notes are senior in right of payment to the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes and the 14% junior subordinated notes. Effective August 1, 2000, the effective interest rate on the 10 1/2% senior note increased to 12 1/2%. 12 3/4% SENIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES The 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes, which matured on February 1, 2000, are unsecured obligations of the Company that are subordinated in right of payment to all of the Company's existing and future senior debt, including loans under the revolving line of credit, the secured, amortizing term loans, the 12% secured term note, and the 10 1/2% senior note. The Company is in default in respect of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes because it did not make the payments of principal, in the amount of $27,412,000, and interest, in the amount of $1,748,000, on the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes that were due on February 1, 2000. For more information regarding the status of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes, refer to Note 1, "Basis of Presentation." 14% JUNIOR SUBORDINATED NOTES The 14% junior subordinated convertible notes and the 14% junior subordinated nonconvertible notes are unsecured obligations of the Company. The 14% junior subordinated convertible notes, which had an aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000, were converted into 440,000 shares of common stock on February 1, 2000. The 14% junior subordinated nonconvertible notes are due on November 1, 2000, and are subordinated in right of payment to all existing and future senior debt of the Company, including loans under the revolving line of credit, the secured, amortizing term loans, the 12% secured term note, the 10 1/2% senior note, and the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. The holders of the 14% junior subordinated notes have deferred, until November 1, 2000, the interest payments that were due on February 1, May 1, and August 1, 2000, and waived the cross-default provisions with respect to the default relating to the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS Certain of the Company's financing arrangements contain covenants that set minimum levels of working capital, net worth, and cash flow coverage. The covenants also place certain restrictions and limitations on the Company's business and operations, including the incurrence or assumption of additional debt, the level of past-due trade accounts payable, the sale of all or substantially all of the Company's assets, the purchase of plant and equipment, the purchase of common stock, the redemption of preferred stock, and the payment of cash dividends. In addition, substantially all of the Company's financing agreements include cross-default provisions. From time to time, certain of the financial covenants contained in the Company's various loan agreements have been amended or waived in order to maintain or otherwise ensure current or future compliance by the Company. For more information regarding recent amendments to and waivers of provisions of the Company's various loan agreements, refer to Note 1, "Basis of Presentation." - 10 - 13 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) NOTE 5 -- INCOME TAXES At June 30, 2000, and December 31, 1999, the Company's net deferred income tax assets were fully offset by a valuation allowance. NOTE 6 -- NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE The calculations of basic and diluted net income or loss per common share for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, are set forth below (in thousands, except per share amounts).
THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS ENDED ENDED JUNE 30 JUNE 30 ------------------- -------------------- 2000 1999 2000 1999 ---- ---- ---- ---- Numerators: Income (loss) before extraordinary item $(1,429) $ 515 $(1,166) $ 278 Preferred stock dividends (6) (7) (13) (15) Excess of redemption value over par value of preferred stock redeemable during the year (11) (11) (22) (22) ------- ------ ------- ------ Numerator for basic net income (loss) per share-- income available to common stockholders before extraordinary item (1,446) 497 (1,201) 241 ------- ------ ------- ------ Effect of assumed conversion of dilutive securities: 14% junior subordinated convertible notes -- 26 -- -- ------- ------ ------- ------ Numerator for diluted net income (loss) per share-- income available to common stockholders before extraordinary items (1,446) 523 (1,201) 241 Extraordinary gain, net of applicable income taxes -- -- -- 1,371 ------- ------ ------- ------ Numerator for net income (loss) per share-- income available to common stockholders after extraordinary item and assumed conversions $(1,446) $ 523 $(1,201) $1,612 ======= ====== ======= ====== Denominators: Denominator for basic net income (loss) per share-- weighted-average common shares 4,828 4,263 4,735 4,263 Adjustments to derive denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share: Conversion of 14% junior subordinated convertible notes into 440,000 common shares -- 440 75 -- Issuance of 125,000 shares of restricted common stock -- -- 18 -- ------- ------ ------- ------ Denominator for diluted net income (loss) per share-- adjusted weighted average common shares 4,828 4,703 4,828 4,263 ======= ====== ======= ======
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THREE MONTHS SIX MONTHS ENDED ENDED JUNE 30 JUNE 30 ------------------- -------------------- 2000 1999 2000 1999 ---- ---- ---- ---- Basic net income (loss) per common share: Income (loss) before extraordinary item $ (0.30) $ 0.12 $ (0.25) $ 0.06 Extraordinary gain, net of applicable income taxes -- -- -- 0.32 ------- ------ ------- ------ Basic net income (loss) available to common stockholders $ (0.30) $ 0.12 $ (0.25) $ 0.38 ======= ====== ======= ====== Diluted net income (loss) per common share: Income (loss) before extraordinary item $ (0.30) $ 0.11 $ (0.25) $ 0.06 Extraordinary gain, net of applicable income taxes -- -- -- 0.32 ------- ------ ------- ------ Diluted net income (loss) available to common stockholders $ (0.30) $ 0.11 $ (0.25) $ 0.38 ======= ====== ======= ======
- 12 - 15 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) NOTE 7 -- SEGMENTS Information relating to the Company's operating segments and its corporate office for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, is summarized below (dollar amounts in thousands):
THREE MONTHS ENDED SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 JUNE 30 ----------------------- ----------------------- 2000 1999 2000 1999 ---- ---- ---- ---- NET SALES: Rubber Group $ 26,762 $ 26,206 $ 55,733 $ 51,166 Metals Group 8,834 9,836 17,529 19,372 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total net sales $ 35,596 $ 36,042 $ 73,262 $ 70,538 ======== ======== ======== ======== INCOME (LOSS) FROM OPERATIONS: Rubber Group $ 2,052 $ 4,117 $ 5,771 $ 7,433 Metals Group (592) (294) (889) (989) Corporate office (466) (729) (1,075) (1,324) -------- -------- -------- -------- Total income from operations $ 994 $ 3,094 $ 3,807 $ 5,120 ======== ======== ======== ======== ASSETS: Rubber Group $ 76,365 $ 69,635 $ 76,365 $ 69,635 Metals Group 36,434 37,651 36,434 37,651 Corporate office 3,450 3,011 3,450 3,011 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total assets $116,249 $110,297 $116,249 $110,297 ======== ======== ======== ======== DEPRECIATION AND AMORTIZATION (1): Rubber Group $ 2,086 $ 2,061 $ 4,125 $ 4,025 Metals Group 1,224 1,081 2,434 2,187 Corporate office 23 14 42 19 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total depreciation and amortization $ 3,333 $ 3,156 $ 6,601 $ 6,231 ======== ======== ======== ======== CAPITAL EXPENDITURES: Rubber Group $ 4,099 $ 2,532 $ 8,166 $ 3,556 Metals Group 668 564 2,751 1,379 Corporate office -- 21 1 70 -------- -------- -------- -------- Total capital expenditures $ 4,767 $ 3,117 $ 10,918 $ 5,005 ======== ======== ======== ========
(1) Does not include amortization of deferred financing expenses, which totaled $98,000 and $108,000 during the six-month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999, respectively. - 13 - 16 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED) NOTE 8 -- EXTRAORDINARY ITEM During the three-month period ended March 31, 1999, the Company repurchased $3,808,000 principal amount of its 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes for $1,980,000 plus accrued interest. The Company recorded an extraordinary gain, net of applicable income taxes, of $1,371,000 as a result of the repurchase. NOTE 9 -- PLANT CLOSURE In May 1999, the Company closed a 21,000 square foot diecasting facility in Manchester, New York. For the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 1999, the Manchester facility had net sales of $446,000 and $894,000, respectively, and losses from operations of $95,000 and $214,000, respectively. In addition, during the second quarter of 1999, the company recorded expenses related to the closure and disposal of the facility in the amount of $590,000. - 14 - 17 ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION ANDRESULTS OF OPERATIONS OVERVIEW Some of our statements in this section are "forward-looking statements," as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements usually can be identified by our use of words like "believes," "expects," "may," "will," "should," "anticipates," "estimates," "projects," or the negative thereof. They may be used when we discuss strategy, which typically involves risk and uncertainty, and they generally are based upon projections and estimates rather than historical facts and events. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results or performance to be materially different from the future results or performance expressed in or implied by those statements. Some of those risks and uncertainties are: o increases and decreases in business awarded to us by our customers, o unanticipated price reductions for our products as a result of competition, o unanticipated operating results and cash flows, o increases or decreases in capital expenditures, o changes in economic conditions, o strength or weakness in the North American automotive market, o changes in the competitive environment, o changes in interest rates, o the possibility of product warranty claims, o labor interruptions at our facilities or at our customers' facilities, o the impact on our operations of the defaults on our indebtedness and the delays in paying our accounts payable, and o our inability to obtain additional borrowings or to refinance our existing indebtedness. Because we have substantial borrowings for a company our size and because those borrowings require us to make substantial interest and principal payments, any negative event may have a greater adverse effect upon us than it would have on a company of the same size that has less debt. Our results of operations for any particular period are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any one or more succeeding periods. Consequently, the use of forward-looking statements should not be regarded as a representation that any of the projections or estimates expressed in or implied by those forward-looking statements will be realized, and actual results may vary materially. We cannot assure you that any of the forward-looking statements contained herein will prove to be accurate. All forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by the discussion above. - 15 - 18 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS-- SECOND QUARTER OF 2000 VERSUS SECOND QUARTER OF 1999 The following table sets forth our consolidated operating results for the second quarters of 2000 and 1999 (dollar amounts in thousands):
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 -------------------------------------- 2000 1999 ----------------- ----------------- Net sales $35,596 100.0% $36,042 100.0% Cost of sales 31,882 89.5 29,691 82.4 ------- ----- ------- ----- Gross profit 3,714 10.5 6,351 17.6 Selling and administrative expenses 2,720 7.6 3,257 9.0 ------- ----- ------- ----- Income from operations 994 2.9 3,094 8.6 Add back depreciation and amortization (1) 3,333 9.4 3,156 8.7 ------- ----- ------- ----- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (2) $ 4,327 12.3% $ 6,250 17.3% ======= ===== ======= ===== Net cash provided by operating activities (3) $ 4,573 12.9% $ 1,751 4.9% ======= ===== ======= =====
(1) Does not include amortization of deferred financing expenses, which totaled $49,000 and $58,000 during the second quarters of 2000 and 1999, respectively, and which is included in interest expense in the consolidated financial statements. (2) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, which is commonly referred to as EBITDA, is not a measure of performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be used as a substitute for income from operations, net income, net cash provided by operating activities, or other operating or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. We have presented data related to EBITDA because we believe that EBITDA is used by investors as supplemental information to evaluate the operating performance of a business, including its ability to incur and to service debt. In addition, our definition of EBITDA may not be the same as the definition of EBITDA used by other companies. (3) The calculation of net cash provided by operating activities is detailed in the consolidated statement of cash flows that is part of our consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1. The discussion that follows sets forth our analysis of the operating results of the Rubber Group, the Metals Group, and the corporate office for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999. - 16 - 19 RUBBER GROUP The Rubber Group manufactures silicone and organic rubber components primarily for automotive industry customers. Any material reduction in the level of activity in the automotive industry may have a material adverse effect on the results of operations of the Rubber Group and on our company taken as a whole. The following table sets forth the operating results of the Rubber Group for the second quarters of 2000 and 1999 (dollar amounts in thousands):
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 -------------------------------------- 2000 1999 ----------------- ----------------- Net sales $26,762 100.0% $26,206 100.0% Cost of sales 23,138 86.5 20,420 77.9 ------- ----- ------- ----- Gross profit 3,624 13.5 5,786 22.1 Selling and administrative expenses 1,572 5.9 1,669 6.4 ------- ----- ------- ----- Income from operations 2,052 7.6 4,117 15.7 Add back depreciation and amortization 2,086 8.0 2,061 7.9 ------- ----- ------- ----- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization $ 4,138 15.6% $ 6,178 23.6% ======= ===== ======= =====
During the second quarter of 2000, net sales of the Rubber Group increased by $556,000, or 2.1%, compared to the second quarter of 1999. This increase was primarily due to increased unit sales of connector seals for automotive wiring systems, and, to a lesser extent, increased unit sales of components for medical devices, offset, in part, by reduced sales of tooling and price reductions on certain automotive components. During the second quarter of 2000, income from operations totaled $2,052,000, a decrease of $2,065,000, or 50.2%, compared to the second quarter of 1999. Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased during the second quarter of 2000 to 86.5% of net sales from 77.9% of net sales during the second quarter of 1999, primarily due to reduced operating efficiencies and increased levels of scrap at the Company's insulator division. In an attempt to improve operating performance at the insulator division a number of management changes were effected during the second quarter. Since April, a consulting firm has been retained to assist the management team of the insulator division in implementing enhanced operating systems. Cost of sales for the second quarter of 2000 included $599,000 of expenses related to the consulting firm's services. Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased during the second quarter of 2000 compared to the second quarter of 1999, primarily because those expenses are partially fixed in nature and because of a reduction in consulting fees associated with the installation of new computer hardware and software at certain of the Group's facilities. - 17 - 20 During the second quarter of 2000, EBITDA decreased to $4,138,000, a decrease of $2,040,000, or 33.0%, compared to the second quarter of 1999. METALS GROUP The Metals Group manufactures aluminum die castings and machines aluminum, brass, and steel components, primarily for automotive industry customers. Any material reduction in the level of activity in the automotive industry may have a material adverse effect on the results of operations of the Metals Group and on our company taken as a whole. Since 1997, we have been implementing a strategy designed to improve the profitability and growth potential of the Metals Group by eliminating the production of a large number of diverse, short-run components and by building productive capacity to manufacture higher-volume components for customers in target markets. The repositioning has entailed a shift to a new customer base and has required that our manufacturing facilities be structured and equipped to run high-volume parts efficiently and accurately. The repositioning of the Metals Group has caused us to experience underabsorption of fixed overhead expenses resulting from the cut-back in short-run business. Additionally, the Metals Group has incurred expenses for the implementation of improved quality systems, expenses related to moving equipment and upgrading buildings, costs related to establishing relationships with major new customers, and costs resulting from inefficiencies experienced during the rollout of new products. Certain of these factors and the fact that new, high-volume business is limited at this stage of the transition adversely affected the results of operations of the Metals Group during the second quarters of 2000 and 1999. In May 1999, we closed a 21,000 square foot diecasting facility in Manchester, New York. For the three-month period ended June 30, 1999, the Manchester facility had net sales of $446,000 and a loss from operations of $95,000. During the second quarter of 1999, the Company also recorded expenses related to the closure and disposal of the facility in the amount of $590,000. - 18 - 21 The following table sets forth the operating results of the Metals Group for the second quarters of 2000 and 1999 (dollar amounts in thousands):
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 ------------------------------------- 2000 1999 ----------------- ---------------- Net sales $8,834 100.0% $9,836 100.0% Cost of sales 8,744 99.0 9,271 94.3 ------ ----- ------ ----- Gross profit 90 1.0 565 5.7 Selling and administrative expenses 682 7.7 859 8.7 ------ ----- ------ ----- Loss from operations (592) (6.7) (294) (30) Add back depreciation and amortization 1,224 13.9 1,081 11.0 ------ ----- ------ ----- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization $ 632 7.2% $ 787 8.0% ====== ===== ====== =====
During the second quarter of 2000, net sales of the Metals Group decreased by $1,002,000, or 10.2%, compared to the second quarter of 1999. This decrease resulted primarily from a reduction in low-volume business, the shutdown of the Manchester facility, and reduced sales of tooling. The Metals Group recorded a loss from operations of $592,000 during the second quarter of 2000, compared to a loss from operations of $294,000 during the second quarter of 1999. The loss for the second quarter of 2000 includes a loss of $303,000 on the disposal and write-down of assets held for sale, which was charged to cost of sales. The loss for the second quarter of 1999 includes a loss from operations of $94,000 and a shutdown provision of $590,000 related to the Group's Manchester facility. Of the $590,000 shutdown provision, $535,000 was charged to cost of sales and $55,000 was charged to selling and administrative expenses. Excluding the $303,000 loss on the disposal and write-down of assets held for sale and the $535,000 of Manchester closure expenses charged to cost of sales, cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased from 88.8% during the second quarter of 1999 to 95.6% during the second quarter of 2000 primarily due to underabsorption of fixed overhead resulting from reduced net sales, increased depreciation expense, and higher employee benefit costs. Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased during the second quarter of 2000 compared to the second quarter of 1999, primarily due to reduced consulting fees related to the installation of new computer systems, and elimination of certain expenses as a result of the shutdown of the Group's Manchester facility. During the second quarter of 2000, EBITDA decreased to $632,000, a decrease of $155,000, or 19.7%, compared to the second quarter of 1999. CORPORATE OFFICE Expenses of the corporate office, which are not included in the operating results for the Rubber Group or the Metals Group, represent administrative expenses incurred primarily at our New York and - 19 - 22 Cleveland offices. Expenses of the corporate office are consolidated with the selling and administrative expenses of the Rubber Group and the Metals Group in our consolidated financial statements. The following table sets forth the operating results of the corporate office for the second quarters of 2000 and 1999 (dollar amounts in thousands):
THREE MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 --------------------- 2000 1999 ---- ---- Loss from operations (466) (729) Add back depreciation and amortization 23 14 ---- ---- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (443) (715) ==== ====
Corporate office expenses decreased by $263,000 during the second quarter of 2000 compared to the second quarter of 1999, primarily because of a reduced provision for management incentive compensation. INTEREST EXPENSE During the second quarters of 2000 and 1999, interest expense totaled $2,496,000 and $2,408,000, respectively. Interest expense includes amortization of deferred financing expenses, which totaled $49,000 and $58,000, during the second quarters of 2000 and 1999, respectively. The increase in interest expense was primarily the result of increases in average interest rates on our floating rate debt. INCOME TAXES At June 30, 2000, and December 31, 1999, our net deferred income tax assets were fully offset by a valuation allowance. - 20 - 23 RESULTS OF OPERATIONS-- FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2000 VERSUS FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 1999 The following table sets forth our consolidated operating results for the first six months of 2000 and 1999 (dollar amounts in thousands):
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 -------------------------------------- 2000 1999 ----------------- ----------------- Net sales $73,262 100.0% $70,538 100.0% Cost of sales 63,716 86.9 59,095 83.8 ------- ----- ------- ----- Gross profit 9,546 13.1 11,443 16.2 Selling and administrative expenses 5,739 7.8 6,323 8.9 ------- ----- ------- ----- Income from operations 3,807 5.3 5,120 7.3 Add back depreciation and amortization (1) 6,601 9.0 6,231 8.8 ------- ----- ------- ----- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (2) $10,408 14.3% $11,351 16.1% ======= ===== ======= ===== Net cash provided by operating activities (3) $12,775 17.4% $ 2,265 3.2% ======= ===== ======= =====
(1) Does not include amortization of deferred financing expenses, which totaled $98,000 and $108,000 during the first six months of 2000 and 1999, respectively, and which is included in interest expense in the consolidated financial statements. (2) Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization, which is commonly referred to as EBITDA, is not a measure of performance under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be used as a substitute for income from operations, net income, net cash provided by operating activities, or other operating or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. We have presented data related to EBITDA because we believe that EBITDA is used by investors as supplemental information to evaluate the operating performance of a business, including its ability to incur and to service debt. In addition, our definition of EBITDA may not be the same as the definition of EBITDA used by other companies. (3) The calculation of net cash provided by operating activities is detailed in the consolidated statement of cash flows that is part of our consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1. The discussion that follows sets forth our analysis of the operating results of the Rubber Group, the Metals Group, and the corporate office for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2000 and 1999. - 21 - 24 RUBBER GROUP The following table sets forth the operating results of the Rubber Group for the first six months of 2000 and 1999 (dollar amounts in thousands):
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 -------------------------------------- 2000 1999 ----------------- ----------------- Net sales $55,733 100.0% $51,166 100.0% Cost of sales 46,719 83.8 40,442 79.0 ------- ----- ------- ----- Gross profit 9,014 16.2 10,724 21.0 Selling and administrative expenses 3,243 5.8 3,291 6.4 ------- ----- ------- ----- Income from operations 5,771 10.4 7,433 14.5 Add back depreciation and amortization 4,125 7.4 4,025 7.9 ------- ----- ------- ----- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization $ 9,896 17.8% $11,458 22.4% ======= ===== ======= =====
During the first six months of 2000, net sales of the Rubber Group increased by $4,567,000, or 8.9%, compared to the first six months of 1999. This increase was primarily due to increased unit sales of connector seals for automotive wiring systems, and, to a lesser extent, increased unit sales of insulators for automotive ignition wire sets and components for medical devices, offset, in part, by reduced tooling sales and price reductions on certain automotive components. During the first six months of 2000, income from operations totaled $5,771,000, a decrease of $1,662,000, or 22.4%, compared to the first six months of 1999. Cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased during the first six months of 2000 to 83.8% of net sales from 79.0% of net sales during the first six months of 1999, primarily due to reduced operating efficiencies and increased levels of scrap at the Company's insulator division. In an attempt to improve operating performance at the insulator division a number of management changes were effected during the first six months of 2000. Since April, a consulting firm has been retained to assist the management team of the insulator division in implementing enhanced operating systems. Cost of sales for the first six months of 2000 included $599,000 of expenses related to the consulting firm's services. Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased during the first six months of 2000 compared to the first six months of 1999, primarily because those expenses are partially fixed in nature and because of a reduction in consulting fees associated with the installation of new computer hardware and software at certain of the Group's facilities. During the first six months of 2000, EBITDA decreased to $9,896,000, a decrease of $1,562,000, or 13.6%, compared to the first six months of 1999. - 22 - 25 METALS GROUP The following table sets forth the operating results of the Metals Group for the first six months of 2000 and 1999 (dollar amounts in thousands):
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 --------------------------------------- 2000 1999 ----------------- ----------------- Net sales $17,529 100.0% $19,372 100.0% Cost of sales 16,997 97.0 18,653 96.3 ------- ----- ------- ----- Gross profit 532 3.0 719 3.7 Selling and administrative expenses 1,421 8.1 1,708 8.8 ------- ----- ------- ----- Loss from operations (889) (5.1) (989) (5.1) Add back depreciation and amortization 2,434 13.9 2,187 11.3 ------- ----- ------- ----- Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization $ 1,545 8.8% $ 1,198 6.2% ======= ===== ======= =====
During the first six months of 2000, net sales of the Metals Group decreased by $1,843,000, or 9.5%, compared to the first six months of 1999. This decrease resulted primarily from a reduction in low-volume business, the shutdown of the Manchester facility, and reduced sales of tooling. The Metals Group recorded a loss from operations of $889,000 during the first six months of 2000, compared to a loss from operations of $989,000 during the first six months of 1999. The loss for the first six months of 2000 includes a loss of $305,000 on the disposal and write-down of assets held for sale, which was charged to cost of sales. The loss for the first six months of 1999 includes a loss from operations of $214,000 and a shutdown provision of $590,000 related to the Group's Manchester facility. Of the $590,000 shutdown provision, $535,000 was charged to cost of sales and $55,000 was charged to selling and administrative expenses. Excluding the $305,000 loss on the disposal and write-down of assets held for sale and the $535,000 of Manchester closure expenses charged to cost of sales, cost of sales as a percentage of net sales increased from 93.5% during the first six months of 1999 to 95.2% during the first six months of 2000 primarily due to underabsorption of fixed overhead resulting from reduced net sales, increased depreciation expense, and higher employee benefit costs. Selling and administrative expenses as a percentage of net sales decreased during the first six months of 2000 compared to the first six months of 1999, primarily due to reduced consulting fees related to the installation of new computer systems, and elimination of certain expenses as a result of the shutdown of the Group's Manchester facility. During the first six months of 2000, EBITDA increased to $1,545,000, an increase of $347,000, or 28.9%, compared to the first six months of 1999. - 23 - 26 CORPORATE OFFICE Expenses of the corporate office, which are not included in the operating results for the Rubber Group or the Metals Group, represent administrative expenses incurred primarily at our New York and Cleveland offices. Expenses of the corporate office are consolidated with the selling and administrative expenses of the Rubber Group and the Metals Group in our consolidated financial statements. The following table sets forth the operating results of the corporate office for the first six months of 2000 and 1999 (dollar amounts in thousands):
SIX MONTHS ENDED JUNE 30 ------------------------ 2000 1999 ------ ------ Loss from operations (1,075) (1,324) Add back depreciation and amortization 42 19 ------ ------ Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (1,033) (1,305) ====== ======
Corporate office expenses decreased by $249,000 during the first six months of 2000 compared to the first six months of 1999, primarily because of a reduced provision for management incentive compensation. INTEREST EXPENSE During the first six months of 2000 and 1999, interest expense totaled $4,933,000 and $4,750,000, respectively. Interest expense includes amortization of deferred financing expenses, which totaled $98,000 and $108,000, during the first six months of 2000 and 1999, respectively. The increase in interest expense was primarily the result of increases in average interest rates on our floating rate debt. INCOME TAXES At June 30, 2000, and December 31, 1999, our net deferred income tax assets were fully offset by a valuation allowance. LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES OPERATING ACTIVITIES During the first six months of 2000, our operating activities provided $12,775,000 of cash. Accounts payable increased by $6,763,000. This increase was caused primarily by our decision to delay the payment of accounts payable in order to preserve liquidity. Our ability to continue this practice is dependent upon the maintenance of good relationships with vendors. This practice and any change in those relationships could have an adverse impact on us. - 24 - 27 INVESTING ACTIVITIES During the first six months of 2000, our investing activities used $10,875,000 of cash, primarily for capital expenditures. Capital expenditures attributable to the Rubber Group, the Metals Group, and the corporate office totaled $8,166,000, $2,751,000, and $1,000, respectively. Capital expenditures for the first six months of 2000 included $9,796,000 for equipment and $1,122,000 for land and building improvements. We presently project that capital expenditures will total approximately $17,800,000 during 2000, including $16,400,000 for equipment and $1,400,000 for land and building improvements. Capital expenditures for the Rubber Group and the Metals Group are projected to total approximately $12,800,000 and $5,000,000, respectively. At June 30, 2000, we had outstanding commitments to purchase plant and equipment of $4,818,000, of which $4,156,000 is expected to be purchased during 2000, and $662,000 is expected to be purchased in 2001. (See also "Liquidity," in Part I, Item 2.) FINANCING ACTIVITIES During the first six months of 2000, our financing activities used $1,788,000 of cash, primarily to make schedule monthly payments on our secured, amortizing term loans. On February 1, 2000, our 14% junior subordinated convertible notes, in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000, were converted into 440,000 shares of common stock. During the second quarter, we obtained three new secured, amortizing term loans in the aggregate amount of $2,460,000, which refinanced $1,623,000 of loans outstanding under the revolving line of credit and funded $837,000 of capital expenditures. LIQUIDITY We finance our operations with cash from operating activities and a variety of financing arrangements, including term loans and loans under our revolving line of credit. Our ability to borrow under our revolving line of credit, which expires on April 1, 2002, is subject to covenant compliance and certain availability formulas based on the levels of our accounts receivable and inventories. At August 10, 2000, availability under our revolving line of credit totaled $1,429,000 before outstanding checks of $1,135,000 were deducted. We have substantial borrowings for a company our size. Because those borrowings require us to make substantial interest and principal payments, any negative event may have a greater adverse effect upon us than if we had less debt. During the first six months of 2000, our aggregate indebtedness, excluding accounts payable, decreased by $2,705,000. Assuming we obtain the necessary consents to extend the maturity date of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes and pay the interest that became due on the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes on February 1 and August 1, 2000 (as discussed more fully below), during the second half of 2000, interest expense is estimated to be approximately $5,400,000 and cash interest payments are estimated to be approximately $7,000,000. Principal payments on secured, amortizing term loans during the second half of 2000 are projected to total approximately $4,700,000. We had a net working capital deficit of $82,675,000 at June 30, 2000, compared to a net working capital deficit of $78,957,000 at December 31, 1999. Substantially all of our assets are pledged as collateral for certain of our indebtedness. Certain of our financing arrangements contain covenants with respect to the maintenance of minimum levels of working capital, net worth, and cash flow coverage and other covenants that place certain restrictions on our business and operations, including covenants relating to the incurrence or assumption of additional debt, the level of past-due trade accounts payable, the sale of all or substantially all of our assets, the purchase of plant and equipment, the purchase of common stock, the redemption of preferred stock, and - 25 - 28 the payment of cash dividends. In addition, substantially all of our financing agreements include cross-default provisions. From time to time, certain of the financial covenants contained in our various loan agreements have been amended or waived in order to maintain or otherwise ensure our current or future compliance. Effective June 30, 2000, a covenant limiting the amount of past due accounts payable was amended. We currently believe that, during the third quarter of 2000, we will be in violation of a covenant in one of our loan agreements requiring the maintenance of a certain minimum tangible net worth. We plan to seek an amendment that would eliminate the violation, however, there can be no assurance that we will be successful. If we violate the covenant, the lender would have the right to declare the indebtedness under the loan agreement to be immediately due and payable and the violation might trigger cross-default provisions under substantially all of our other indebtedness. In those circumstances, the holders of that indebtedness, would, among other things, have the right to declare the indebtedness to be immediately due and payable, in which event, we might be required to consider alternatives, including seeking relief from our creditors. Any action of this type by creditors could have a material adverse effect upon us. On December 28, 1999, we commenced a consent solicitation seeking consents of the holders of our 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes to an extension of the maturity date of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes to February 1, 2003, and providing for a 1% fee to consenting holders and increases in the interest rate payable on the notes to the rates set forth in the following table:
PERIOD INTEREST RATE ------ ------------- February 1, 2000 - January 31, 2001 13 1/2% February 1, 2001 - July 31, 2001 15 1/2% August 1, 2001 - January 31, 2002 16% February 1, 2002 - July 31, 2002 17% August 1, 2002 - January 31, 2003 18%
During the term of the consent solicitation, we have been communicating with the principal non-consenting holders of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. As a result of those communications, we have recently offered to reduce the term of the extension by six months and to increase the fee to consenting holders to 2%. We are in default in respect of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes because we did not make the payments of principal, in the amount of $27,412,000, and interest, in the amount of $1,748,000, on the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes that were due on February 1, 2000. We have extended the consent solicitation through August 31, 2000, and we plan to amend the consent solicitation to seek waivers of the events of default that occurred as a result of our failure to make the payments of principal and interest. We can give no assurance that we will be able to obtain the necessary consents to extend the maturity date of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. The holders of substantially all of our other indebtedness have waived cross-default provisions with respect to the default on the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes and have granted extensions of loans that have been scheduled to mature. The actions of the various lenders are set forth below. o The lenders providing loans under our revolving line of credit and the lenders providing secured, amortizing term loans have waived the cross-default provisions with respect to the default relating to the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes through November 1, 2000, and have amended certain covenants to eliminate defaults that would otherwise have - 26 - 29 occurred because all of our secured, amortizing term loans were classified as current liabilities in our consolidated financial statements. o The holder of our 12% secured term note, in the outstanding principal amount of $1,370,000, has extended the maturity date of that note from January 31, 2000, to April 30, 2000, then to July 31, 2000, and, most recently, to October 31, 2000; that note has no cross-default provision with respect to the default relating to the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. o The holder of our 10 1/2% senior note, in the outstanding principal amount of $7,500,000, has extended the maturity date of that note from February 1, 2000, to May 1, 2000, then to August 1, 2000, and, most recently, to November 1, 2000, and has waived the cross-default provisions with respect to the default relating to the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. We have reached an agreement in principle with the holder of our 10 1/2% senior note, which provides that, if the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes are extended to August 1, 2002, and certain other conditions are met, the 10 1/2% senior notes will be extended to August 1, 2002, the interest rate thereon will be increased to 12 1/2% through July 31, 2001, and 14% thereafter, and quarterly principal payments of $500,000 will commence on May 1, 2001. In connection with that agreement in principle, we have agreed to increase the interest rate on the note to 12 1/2% for the three-month period ending October 31, 2000. o The holder of our 14% junior subordinated nonconvertible notes, in the outstanding principal amount of $347,000, has extended the maturity date of those notes from May 1, 2000, to August 1, 2000, and most recently, to November 1, 2000, has deferred the interest payments on those notes that were due on February 1, May 1, and August 1, 2000, to November 1, 2000, and has waived the cross-default provisions with respect to the default relating to the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. o The holders of our 14% junior subordinated convertible notes, which were outstanding on December 31, 1999, in the aggregate principal amount of $1,000,000, have deferred the interest payments on those notes that were due on February 1, 2000, to November 1, 2000, and have waived the cross-default provision with respect to the default relating to the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. On February 1, 2000, the 14% junior subordinated convertible notes were converted into 440,000 shares of our common stock. Since January 31, 2000, we have made all scheduled payments of interest and principal on all of our indebtedness, other than the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes, and we have continued to borrow under our revolving line of credit and have borrowed an aggregate of $2,460,000 under two of our equipment lines of credit. To date, we have been unable to obtain the necessary consents to the extension of our 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes. If we are unable to restructure or refinance all of our matured or maturing indebtedness, we may be forced to seek relief from our creditors under the Federal bankruptcy code. Any proceeding under the Federal bankruptcy code could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position. We estimate that, in addition to our cash flow from operations and borrowings available under our revolving line of credit, we will require approximately $11,500,000 of new borrowings during the - 27 - 30 second half of 2000 to meet our working capital requirements, fund our projected capital expenditures, reduce our trade accounts payable to levels considered customary for the industries in which we operate, and meet our anticipated debt service requirements, including the amounts we would have to pay to the holders of our 10 1/2% senior note, our 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes, and our 14% junior subordinated notes if we were to complete the consent solicitation on the terms we are currently proposing. If we are unable to obtain additional financing in the amount set forth, we may be unable to complete the extensions of our matured and maturing indebtedness as contemplated in the consent solicitation, in which case we may be forced to seek relief from our creditors under the Federal bankruptcy code. Any proceeding under the Federal bankruptcy code could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION STAFF ACCOUNTING BULLETIN 101, REVENUE RECOGNITION IN FINANCIAL STATEMENTS In December 1999, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 101, Revenue Recognition in Financial Statements" ("SAB 101"), which summarizes the staff's views regarding the accounting for selected revenue recognition issues in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. SAB 101 must be adopted no later than the fourth quarter of 2000 and is retroactive to January 1, 2000. We are currently waiting for interpretive guidance on SAB 101, which we believe will be issued in the next several months by the SEC, to complete our assessment of the impact, if any, that SAB 101 may have on our results of operations or financial position. - 28 - 31 ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK We do not invest in or trade market risk sensitive instruments. We also do not have any foreign operations or any significant amount of foreign sales and, therefore, we believe that our exposure to foreign currency exchange rate risk is minimal. At June 30, 2000, we had $52,484,000 of outstanding floating-rate debt at interest rates equal to either LIBOR plus 2 1/2%, LIBOR plus 2 3/4%, or the prime rate. Currently we do not purchase derivative financial instruments to hedge or reduce our interest rate risk. As a result, changes in either LIBOR or the prime rate affect the rates at which we borrow funds under these agreements. At June 30, 2000, we had outstanding $42,996,000 of fixed rate long-term debt with a weighted-average interest rate of 11.76%, of which $36,629,000 has matured or is scheduled to mature during 2000. If we are able to refinance or extend the matured or maturing debt, it may be at interest rates that are significantly higher than the weighted-average interest rate on the matured or maturing debt. In connection with our solicitation of consents to extend the maturity date of our $27,412,000 of outstanding 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes from February 1, 2000, to February 1, 2003, we have offered to increase the interest rates thereon to the rates set forth in the following table:
PERIOD INTEREST RATE ------ ------------- February 1, 2000 - January 31, 2001 13 1/2% February 1, 2001 - July 31, 2001 15 1/2% August 1, 2001 - January 31, 2002 16% February 1, 2002 - July 31, 2002 17% August 1, 2002 - January 31, 2003 18%
If the consent solicitation is successful and assuming the maturity date of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes were extended to February 1, 2003, and all of the notes were to remain outstanding during 2000, 2001, and 2002, we would pay $188,000, $765,000, and $1,256,000 more interest during those respective periods than if the interest rate were to remain at 12 3/4%. In addition, if the 10 1/2% senior note were amended in accordance with our agreement in principle, we would pay $63,000, $177,000, and $109,000 more during 2000, 2001, and 2002, respectively, than if the interest rate were to remain at 10 1/2%. For more information regarding the status of the consent solicitation, you should refer to "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity," in Part I, Item 2, and Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements in Part I, Item 1. - 29 - 32 PART II. OTHER INFORMATION ITEM 3. DEFAULTS ON SENIOR SECURITIES (a) We are in default in respect of our 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes because we did not make the payments of principal, in the amount of $27,412,000, and interest, in the amount of $1,748,000, that were due on February 1, 2000. For more information regarding the default in respect of the 12 3/4% senior subordinated notes, refer to "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Liquidity," in Part I, Item 2, which is incorporated by reference herein. (b) We did not pay dividends on our $8 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B, during the six-month period ended June 30, 2000, in the aggregate amount of $13,000. The total amount of dividends in arrears as of June 30, 2000, was $13,000. ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS (a) The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Company was held on May 23, 2000. (b) The matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting and the results of the voting on each matter are set forth below: (i) A proposal to elect four directors (Messrs. William B. Conner, Warren Delano, Kenneth I. Greenstein, and Michael A. Lubin). Mr. Conner: Votes for Mr. Conner 4,482,778 Votes withheld from Mr. Conner 16,323 Mr. Delano: Votes for Mr. Delano 4,482,778 Votes withheld from Mr. Delano 16,323 Mr. Greenstein: Votes for Mr. Greenstein 4,477,449 Votes withheld from Mr. Greenstein 21,652 Mr. Lubin: Votes for Mr. Lubin 4,482,778 Votes withheld from Mr. Lubin 16,323 (ii) The ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2000. Votes for Ernst & Young LLP 4,482,626 Votes against Ernst & Young LLP 2,300 Abstentions 10,175 There were no broker non-votes in respect of the foregoing matters. - 30 - 33 ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) EXHIBITS The following exhibits are filed herewith: 10-1 Promissory Note dated June 26, 2000, between Lexington Precision Corporation ("LPC") and CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. ("CIT") 10-2 Amendment No.4 to Loan and Security Agreement dated June 26, 2000, between LPC and CIT 10-3 Agreement relating to 14% Junior Subordinated Notes dated July 31, 2000, between LPC and Michael A. Lubin 10-4 Agreement relating to Junior Subordinated Convertible Increasing Rate Note dated July 31, 2000, among LPC, Michael A. Lubin, and Warren Delano 10-5 Note Amendment No. 3 to Note dated as of July 31, 2000, between LPC and Tri-Links Investment Trust, as successor to Nomura Holding America, Inc. 10-6 Fifth Amendment Agreement dated July 31, 2000, between Lexington Rubber Group, Inc. ("LRGI") and Paul H. Pennell 10-7 Agreement dated as of July 31, 2000, among LPC, LRGI, and Congress Financial Corporation 10-8 Agreement dated as of July 31, 2000, between LPC and CIT 10-9 Agreement dated as of July 31, 2000, among LPC, LRGI, and Bank One, NA 10-10 Congress Covenant Waiver 27-1 Financial Data Schedule (b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K No reports on Form 8-K were filed with the Securities and Exchange commission during the second quarter of 2000. - 31 - 34 LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION FORM 10-Q JUNE 30, 2000 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. LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION (Registrant) August 10, 2000 By: /s/ Michael A. Lubin - --------------- --------------------- Date Michael A. Lubin Chairman of the Board August 10, 2000 By: /s/ Warren Delano - --------------- ------------------ Date Warren Delano President August 10, 2000 By: /s/ Dennis J. Welhouse - --------------- ----------------------- Date Dennis J. Welhouse Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer - 32 - 35 EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number Exhibit Location ------ ------- -------- 10-1 Promissory Note dated June 26, 2000, Filed with this Form 10-Q Between Lexington Precision Corporation ("LPC") and CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. ("CIT") 10-2 Amendment No. 4 to Loan and Security Filed with this Form 10-Q Agreement dated June 26, 2000, between LPC and CIT 10-3 Agreement relating to 14% Junior Subordinated Filed with this Form 10-Q Notes dated July 31, 2000, between LPC and Michael A. Lubin 10-4 Agreement relating to Junior Subordinated Filed with this Form 10-Q Convertible Increasing Rate Note dated July 31, 2000, among LPC, Michael A. Lubin, and Warren Delano 10-5 Note Amendment No. 3 to Note dated as of Filed with this Form 10-Q July 31, 2000, between LPC and Tri-Links Investment Trust, as successor to Nomura Holding America, Inc. 10-6 Fifth Amendment Agreement dated July 31, Filed with this Form 10-Q 2000, between LRGI and Paul H. Pennell 10-7 Agreement dated as of July 31, 2000, among Filed with this Form 10-Q LPC, LRGI, and Congress Financial Corporation ("Congress") 10-8 Agreement dated as of July 31, 2000, between Filed with this Form 10-Q LPC and CIT 10-9 Agreement dated as of July 31, 2000, among Filed with this Form 10-Q LPC, LRGI, and Bank One, NA 10-10 Congress Covenant Waiver Filed with this Form 10-Q 27-1 Financial Data Schedule Filed with this Form 10-Q
EX-10.1 2 ex10-1.txt EXHIBIT 10.1 1 EXHIBIT 10.1 PROMISSORY NOTE New York, New York $1,119,851.64 June 26, 2000 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION ("Debtor") promises to pay to the order of THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC. ("CIT"), at such address as CIT may designate, in lawful money of the United States, the principal sum of ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED NINETEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-ONE AND 64/100 DOLLARS ($1,119,851.64) in sixty (60) consecutive monthly installments, commencing on August 1, 2000 with the following installments on the same day of each month thereafter until payment in full of this Note. The first fifty-nine (59) monthly installments shall be level payments of principal each in the amount of $18,664.19, and the sixtieth (60th) and final payment shall be a payment of principal in the amount of $18,664.43. Debtor shall pay interest together with such installment of principal, in like money, from the date hereof until payment in full, on the unpaid principal balance hereof at an interest rate per annum equal to two and fifty hundredths percent (2.50%) above the LIBOR Rate. Each payment shall be applied first to the payment of any unpaid interest on the principal sum and then to payment of principal. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and actual number of days elapsed. Any amount not paid when due under this Note shall bear late charges thereon, calculated at the Late Charge Rate, from the due date thereof until such amount shall be paid in full. Any payment received after the maturity of any installment of principal shall be applied first to the payment of unpaid late charges, second to the payment of any unpaid interest on said principal, and third to the payment of principal. This Note is one of the Notes referred to in the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 19, 1997 between Debtor and CIT (herein, as the same may from time to time be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, called the "Agreement"), is secured as provided in the Agreement, and is subject to prepayment only as provided therein, and the holder hereof is entitled to the benefits thereof. Terms defined in the Agreement shall have the same meaning when used in this Note, unless the context shall otherwise require. Except as provided in Section 6 of the Agreement, Debtor hereby waives presentment, demand of payment, notice of dishonor, and any and all other notices or demands in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default or enforcement of this Note and hereby consents to any extensions of time, renewals, releases of any party to this Note, waivers or modifications that may be granted or consented to by the holder of this Note. Upon the occurrence of any one or more of the Events of Default specified in the Agreement, the amounts then remaining unpaid on this Note, together with any interest accrued, may be declared to be (or, with respect to certain Events of Default, automatically shall become) immediately due and payable as provided therein. In the event that any holder shall institute any action for the enforcement or the collection of this Note, there shall be immediately due and payable, in addition to the unpaid balance hereof, all late charges and all costs and expenses of such action, including reasonable attorneys' fees. In accordance with the provisions of the Agreement, DEBTOR AND CIT WAIVE TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION RELATING TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS NOTE IN WHICH THEY SHALL BE ADVERSE PARTIES, and Debtor hereby waives the right to interpose any setoff, counterclaim or defense of any nature or description whatsoever, but Debtor shall have the right to assert in an 2 independent action against CIT any such defense, offset or counterclaim (including any compulsory counterclaim) which it may have which has not otherwise been waived pursuant to the Agreement. Debtor agrees that its liabilities hereunder are absolute and unconditional without regard to the liability of any other party, and that no delay on the part of the holder hereof in exercising any power or right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any power or right hereunder preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power or right. If at any time this transaction would be usurious under applicable law, then regardless of any provision contained in the Agreement, in this Note or in any other agreement made in connection with this transaction, it is agreed that (a) the total of all consideration which constitutes interest under applicable law that is contracted for, charged or received upon the Agreement, this Note or any such other agreement shall under no circumstances exceed the maximum rate of interest authorized by applicable law and any excess shall be credited to Debtor and (b) if CIT elects to accelerate the maturity of, or if CIT permits Debtor to prepay the indebtedness described in, this Note, any amounts which because of such action would constitute interest may never include more than the maximum rate of interest authorized by applicable law and any excess interest, if any, shall be credited to Debtor automatically as of the date of acceleration or prepayment. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION By: Warren Delano -------------------------- Title: President ----------------------- EX-10.2 3 ex10-2.txt EXHIBIT 10.2 1 EXHIBIT 10.2 AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT This Amendment No. 4 (the "Amendment") dated as of June 26, 2000 to Loan and Security Agreement by and between THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC. (`Lender"), Lexington Precision Corporation ("LPC"). WHEREAS, Lender and LPC are parties to a Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 19, 1997, including Rider A thereto (the "Agreement"). WHEREAS, LPC and Lender desire to amend the Agreement as provided herein. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows: 1. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Agreement. 2. Section 2 of Rider A to the Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "2. LOAN AND COMMITMENT. The aggregate principal amount of all Loans shall not exceed the lesser of (a) $8,500,000 and (b) 100% of the Cost of new items of Equipment and 90% of the Cost of used items of Equipment. Each Loan shall be in a principal amount of not less than $300,000, and CIT shall not make more than six (6) Loans. Each Loan shall be amortized in sixty (60) level payments of principal. Interest on the unpaid principal balance shall be payable at the rate specified in the Notes. Interest shall be payable monthly on the first day of each calendar month commencing with the second calendar month after the day the Loan is made. CIT's Commitment shall terminate on June 30, 2000. The proceeds of each Loan shall be to finance the purchase of, or reimburse Debtor for the cost of, the Equipment." 3. Except as specifically amended herein, the Agreement remains in effect in accordance with its terms. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of the day and year first written above. THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC. By: Fritz Brown --------------------------------- Title: Assistant Vice President/Credit --------------------------------- LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION By: Warren Delano --------------------------------- Title: President --------------------------------- EX-10.3 4 ex10-3.txt EXHIBIT 10.3 1 EXHIBIT 10.3 AGREEMENT (14% Junior Subordinated Notes) This Agreement dated as of July 31, 2000 (the "Agreement"), between Lexington Precision Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Michael A. Lubin ("Holder"). WHEREAS, Holder is the holder of certain 14% Junior Subordinated Notes due August 1, 2000, of the Company in the aggregate original principal amount of the U.S. $346,666.67 (individually, a "Note" and collectively, the "Notes"); WHEREAS, the Company and Holder desire to, among other things, extend the maturity date of the Notes, defer the payment of certain interest on the Notes, and provide for the waiver of certain events of default, all on and subject to the terms hereof; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 1. WAIVER. Subject to paragraph 2 hereof, the Holder hereby waives any Event of Default under the Notes resulting solely from the failure of the Company to pay any principal or interest due on February 1, 2000 in respect of the Company's 12 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due February 1, 2000 (the "Other Indebtedness"). 2. RESCISSION OF WAIVERS. The waivers in paragraph 1(b) hereof shall be automatically rescinded, without notice to the Company, in the event that the holders of the Other Indebtedness, or the trustee in respect thereof, seeks to enforce or exercise any remedies in respect thereof. 3. MODIFICATION OF NOTES. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Notes, the Company and the Holder hereby agree that (a) the maturity date of the Notes is extended to November 1, 2000, and (b) the interest on the Notes that is due and payable on August 1, 2000 (the "August 2000 Interest Payment"), will be deemed to be Defaulted Interest but will be payable on the earlier of (i) November 1, 2000, or (ii) a date that is substantially contemporaneous with the amendment of the Other Indebtedness, as contemplated by the Company's Consent Solicitation Statement dated December 28, 1999. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY; LEGEND. This Agreement shall be deemed effective as of July 31, 2000. This Agreement shall modify each Note and any replacement note issued upon transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of any Note or any replacement note. Holder agrees that Holder will cause the following legend to be placed prominently on each Note and that any replacement note or notes issued by the Company upon transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of the Note or any replacement note shall have such legend placed thereon: THIS NOTE HAS BEEN MODIFIED PURSUANT TO THOSE CERTAIN AGREEMENTS DATED AS OF JANUARY 31, 2000, APRIL 30, 2000, AND JULY 31, 2000, COPIES OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE OFFICES OF THE 2 COMPANY AT 767 THIRD AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE THERETO FOR THE TERMS THEREOF. 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each of the parties represents and warrants that: (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite action on his or its part; and (b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by him or it and constitutes his or its legal, valid, and binding agreement, enforceable against him or it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally or general equitable principles. 6. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS. Except as expressly amended, waived, modified, and supplemented hereby, each Note shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth in Section 1, 2 or 3 of this Agreement, nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies of the Holder upon the occurrence of any Event of Default. 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Notes. (b) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed by the parties in any number of counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Amendment may be signed by facsimile transmission of the relevant signature pages hereof. (c) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. (d) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto and any and all transferees and holders of the Notes or any replacement note. (e) HEADINGS. The paragraph headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement. 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Holder have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above. LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION By: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------------- Name: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------------- Title: Chairman of the Board ------------------------------------- Michael A. Lubin -------------------------------------------- Michael A. Lubin EX-10.4 5 ex10-4.txt EXHIBIT 10.4 1 EXHIBIT 10.4 AGREEMENT (Junior Subordinated Convertible Increasing Rate Notes) This Agreement dated as of July 31, 2000 (the "Agreement"), among Lexington Precision Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), Michael A. Lubin ("Lubin"), and Warren Delano ("Delano"; Lubin and Delano are sometimes referred to herein individually as "Holder" and collectively as the "Holders"). WHEREAS, Lubin and Delano were the holders of certain Junior Subordinated Convertible Increasing Rate Notes due May 1, 2000, of the Company in the aggregate original principal amounts of U.S. $505,000 and $495,000, respectively (individually, a "Note" and collectively, the "Notes"); WHEREAS, on January 31, 2000, the Holders agreed to defer the payment of certain Defaulted Interest to May 1, 2000; WHEREAS, on April 30, 2000, the Holders agreed to further defer the payment of such Defaulted Interest to August 1, 2000; WHEREAS, on February 1, 2000, the Holders converted the Notes into shares of common stock, par value $.25 per share, of the Company; WHEREAS, the Company and Holders desire to, among other things, further defer the payment of such Defaulted Interest and provide for the waiver of certain events of default, all on and subject to the terms hereof; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 1. WAIVER. Subject to paragraph 2 hereof, each Holder hereby waives any Event of Default under the Notes resulting solely from the failure of the Company to pay any principal or interest due on February 1, 2000, in respect of the Company's 12 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due February 1, 2000 (the "Other Indebtedness"). 2. RESCISSION OF WAIVERS. The waivers in paragraph 1(b) hereof shall be automatically rescinded, without notice to the Company, in the event that the holders of the Other Indebtedness, or the trustee in respect thereof, seeks to accelerate the maturity of any such Other Indebtedness or to enforce or exercise any remedies in respect thereof. 3. MODIFICATION OF ORIGINAL NOTES. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Notes, the Company and each Holder hereby agree that the interest on the Notes which is due and payable on August 1, 2000 (the "August 2000 Interest Payment"), will be deemed to be Defaulted Interest but will be payable on the earlier of (i) November 1, 2000, or (ii) a date that is substantially contemporaneous with the amendment of the Other Indebtedness, as contemplated by the Company's Consent Solicitation Statement dated December 28, 1999. 2 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICABILITY; LEGEND. This Agreement shall be deemed effective as of July 31, 2000. This Agreement shall modify each Note and each replacement note issued upon transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of any Note or any replacement note. Each Holder agrees that the Holder will cause the following legend to be placed prominently on each Note and that any replacement note or notes issued by the Company upon transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of the Note or any replacement note shall have such legend placed thereon: THIS NOTE HAS BEEN MODIFIED PURSUANT TO THOSE CERTAIN AGREEMENTS DATED AS OF JANUARY 31, 2000, APRIL 30, 2000, AND JULY 31, 2000, COPIES OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE OFFICES OF THE COMPANY AT 767 THIRD AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE THERETO FOR THE TERMS THEREOF. 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each of the parties represents and warrants that: (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite action on his or its part; and (b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by him or it and constitutes his or its legal, valid, and binding agreement, enforceable against him or it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally or general equitable principles. 6. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS. Except as expressly amended, waived, modified, and supplemented hereby, each Note shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth in Section 1, 2 or 3 of this Agreement, nothing herein shall constitute a waiver of any rights or remedies of any Holder upon the occurrence of any Event of Default. 7. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Notes. (b) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed by the parties in any number of counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be signed by facsimile transmission of the relevant signature pages hereof. (c) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. (d) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the heirs, successors, and assigns of the parties hereto and any and all transferees and holders of the Notes or any replacement note. -2- 3 (e) HEADINGS. The paragraph headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and each Holder have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above. LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION By: Michael A. Lubin ----------------------------------- Name: Michael A. Lubin ----------------------------------- Title: Chairman of the Board ----------------------------------- Michael A. Lubin ---------------------------------- Michael A. Lubin Warren Delano ---------------------------------- Warren Delano -3- EX-10.5 6 ex10-5.txt EXHIBIT 10.5 1 EXHIBIT 10.5 NOTE AMENDMENT (10 1/2% Senior Unsecured Note) This Amendment No. 3 to Note dated as of July 31, 2000 (the "Amendment"), between Lexington Precision Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Tri-Links Investment Trust, a Delaware trust (as successor-in-trust to Nomura Holding America, Inc.) ("Tri-Links"). WHEREAS, Tri-Links is the holder of that certain 10 1/2% Senior Unsecured Note due August 1, 2000, of the Company in the original principal amount of the U.S. $7,500,000, dated October 27, 1997, No. SU-1, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of January 31, 2000, and Amendment No. 2 dated as of April 30, 2000 (the "Note"); WHEREAS, the Company and Tri-Links desire to amend the Note on and subject to the terms hereof; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 1. AMENDMENT OF NOTE. The first paragraph on page 1 of the Note is hereby amended to extend the maturity date of the Note from August 1, 2000, to November 1, 2000, by replacing the reference to "August 1, 2000," with "November 1, 2000." 2. WAIVER. Subject to paragraph 3, hereof, Tri-Links hereby waives, until November 1, 2000, any Event of Default under the Note resulting solely from the failure of the Company to pay any principal or interest due on February 1, 2000 in respect of the Company's 12 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due February 1, 2000 ("Other Indebtedness"). 3. RESCISSION OF WAIVER. The foregoing waiver shall be automatically rescinded, without notice to the Company, in the event that the holders of the Other Indebtedness, or the trustee in respect thereof, seek to enforce or exercise any remedies in respect thereof. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Amendment shall be deemed effective as of July 31, 2000. Tri-Links hereby waives any Default or Event of Default as a result of the failure to pay the principal amount of the Note on August 1, 2000. The Company and Tri-Links agree that, during the period from August 1, 2000 through October 31, 2000, the provisions of paragraph 4(b) of the Note shall apply with respect to the entire principal amount of the Note and interest shall be payable at the rate provided in paragraph 4(b). -1- 2 5. APPLICABILITY; LEGEND. This Amendment shall amend the Note and each replacement note issued upon transfer of, in exchange for or in lieu of the Note. Tri-Links agrees that it will cause the following legend to be placed prominently on the Note and that any replacement notes issued by the Company upon transfer of, in exchange for, or in lieu of the Note shall have such legend placed thereon: THIS NOTE HAS BEEN AMENDED PURSUANT TO THAT CERTAIN AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO NOTE DATED AS OF July 31, 2000, A COPY OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE OFFICES OF THE COMPANY AT 767 THIRD AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, AND REFERENCE SHOULD BE MADE THERETO FOR THE TERMS THEREOF. 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each of the parties represents and warrants that: (a) the execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment have been duly authorized by all requisite action on its part; and (b) this Amendment has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid, and binding agreement, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally or general equitable principles. 7. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS. Except as expressly amended, waived, modified, and supplemented hereby, the Note shall remain in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. 8. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Note. (b) COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed by the parties in any number of counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Amendment may be signed by facsimile transmission of the relevant signature pages hereof. (c) GOVERNING LAW. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. (d) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto and any and all transferees and holders of the Note or any replacement note. (e) HEADINGS. The paragraph headings of this Amendment are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Amendment. -2- 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and Tri-Links have caused this Amendment to be duly executed and delivered by their respective proper and duly authorized officers effective as of the first date written above. LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION By: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Name: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Title: Chairman of the Board ------------------------------- TRI-LINKS INVESTMENT TRUST * By: David A. Vanaskey, Jr. ------------------------------- Name: David A. Vanaskey, Jr. ------------------------------- Title: Vice President ------------------------------- * WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee CONSENT ------- The undersigned, Lexington Rubber Group, Inc. (formerly Lexington Components, Inc.), a Delaware corporation, hereby consents to Amendment No. 3 to Note (the "Amendment") dated and effective as of July 31, 2000, between Lexington Precision Corporation (the "Company") and Tri-Links Investment Trust (as successor-in-interest to Nomura Holding America, Inc.), which amends the Company's 10 1/2% Senior Unsecured Note due August 1, 2000 (the "Note"), as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of January 31, 2000, and Amendment No. 2 dated as of April 30, 2000, and hereby confirms and agrees that its Guarantee of the Note shall continue to be in full force and effect and shall apply to the Note as amended by the Amendment and that all references in said Guarantee to "Note" or "Notes" shall refer to the Note as amended by the Amendment. LEXINGTON RUBBER GROUP, INC. By: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Name: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Title: Chairman of the Board ------------------------------- -3- EX-10.6 7 ex10-6.txt EXHIBIT 10.6 1 Exhibit 10.6 FIFTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT FIFTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT dated as of July 31, 2000 between Lexington Rubber Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("LRGI"), formerly known as Lexington Components, Inc., which, in turn, was formerly known as EPI Acquisitions Corp. ("EPI"), and Paul H. Pennell ("Pennell"). WHEREAS, EPI and Pennell entered into certain financing agreements pursuant to that certain Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 30, 1988 (the `Purchase Agreement"), between EPI and Pennell; WHEREAS, such financings agreements consist of a Promissory Note dated November 30, 1988, from EPI to Pennell in the original principal amount of $3,530,000 (the "Note"; the Note, as heretofore amended and as amended by this Amendment Agreement, is referred to as the "Amended Note"), a Mortgage dated as of November 30, 1988, from EPI to Pennell (the "Mortgage") and a Security Agreement dated as of November 30, 1988, between EPI and Pennell (the "Security Agreement"; the Note, the Mortgage and the Security Agreement, as the same have heretofore have been or contemporaneously are being amended, modified or supplemented, are herein collectively referred to as the "Financing Agreements"); WHEREAS, the Note was amended by that certain Amendment Agreement dated as of November 30, 1991, and recorded with the Clerk of Court of York County, South Carolina as Book 355 at Page 195 on December 16, 1991. WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms thereof, the principal amount of the Note and the term thereof have been amended as a result of that certain Release and Notice Agreement dated as of March 31, 1993, between LCI and Pennell; WHEREAS, the Note was amended by that certain Second Amendment Agreement dated as of June 23, 1998 and effective on May 1, 1998, and recorded with the Clerk of Court of York County, South Carolina, in Volume 2294 at Page 107 on June 24, 1998; WHEREAS, the Note was amended by that certain Third Amendment Agreement dated as of January 31, 2000, and recorded with the Clerk of Court of York County, South Carolina, in Volume ___ at page ___ on _________, 2000; WHEREAS, the Note was amended by that certain Fourth Amendment Agreement dated as of April 30, 2000, and recorded with the Clerk of Court of York County, South Carolina, in Volume ___ at page ___ on _________, 2000; and WHEREAS, LRGI and Pennell desire to further amend the Note in the manner set forth below; NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, LRGI and Pennell, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: -1- 2 1. AMENDMENT OF NOTE. (a) The Note, as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting therefrom the second and third paragraph on page 1 thereof in their entirety and substituting therefor the following paragraph: The principal of and interest on this Note shall be payable as follows: (i) Monthly interest only payments in the amount of $13,700.16 each shall be payable on the last day of each month commencing May 31, 1998, and on the last day of each month thereafter until October 31, 2000. Simple interest on the principal amount hereunder shall accrue at the rate of 12% per annum until the principal balance is paid in full; (ii) The principal sum of the Note, together with all accrued and unpaid interest thereon, if any, shall be due and payable on October 31, 2000; and (iii) Any payment which is required to be made on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday shall be payable on the next succeeding day which is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. (b) Pennell shall cause the following legend to be placed prominently on the Note; THIS NOTE HAS BEEN AMENDED BY A FIFTH AMENDMENT AGREEMENT DATED AS OF JULY 31, 2000, A COPY OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT THE OFFICES OF BUYER AT 767 THIRD AVENUE, 29TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NEW YORK. (c) To the extent that this Fifth Amendment Agreement amends the Note, as heretofore amended, the Note is hereby amended. All references to the Note in the Purchase Agreement and the Financing Agreements or any other agreement or document relating to the Financing Agreements shall be deemed to refer to the Amended Note. 2. FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each of the parties hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take such additional actions as may be requested by the other party to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Fifth Amendment Agreement. In connection therewith, LRGI shall cause Lexington Precision Corporation to execute and deliver to Pennell a consent in the form of Exhibit A hereto (the "Consent"). 3. MORTGAGE. For purposes of notifying persons of the amendment of the Note pursuant to this Fifth Amendment Agreement and the effect thereof upon the Mortgage, it is intended that this Fifth Amendment Agreement shall be filed with the real estate mortgages of York County, South Carolina. For purposes of the foregoing, EXHIBIT B hereto sets forth a description of the real property to which the Mortgage relates. 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. LRGI hereby represents and warrants to Pennell that: (a) LRGI has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Fifth Amendment Agreement; (b) this Fifth Amendment Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of LRGI, enforceable against LRGI in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforceability of creditors' -2- 3 rights generally or equitable principles at the time in effect; (c) the execution, delivery and performance by LRGI of this Fifth Amendment Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite corporate action of LRGI; and (d) the execution and delivery by LRGI of this Fifth Amendment Agreement and the performance by LRGI of the Amended Note will not (i) violate any law or regulation binding upon LRGI or the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of LRGI, (ii) violate or constitute (with due notice or lapse of time or both) a default under any indenture, agreement, license or other instrument to which LRGI is a party or by which it or any of its properties may be bound, (iii) violate any order of any court, tribunal or governmental agency binding upon LRGI or its properties, (iv) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien of any nature whatsoever upon any properties or assets of LRGI other than pursuant to the Financing Agreements, or (v) require any license, consent or approval of any governmental agency or regulatory authority. 5. MISCELLANEOUS. (a) This Fifth Amendment Agreement shall be governed by and construed and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference to its principles of conflicts of law. (b) Except as expressly amended hereby, all terms and conditions of the Financing Agreements and all rights of Pennell and obligations of LRGI thereunder and under all related documents, shall remain in full force and effect. (c) LRGI hereby agrees to pay on demand all costs and expenses (including without limitation the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel to Pennell) incurred by Pennell in connection with the negotiation, preparation, execution and delivery of this Fifth Amendment Agreement and all related documents. (d) This Fifth Amendment Agreement may be executed by one or more of the parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts, and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Fifth Amendment Agreement as of the date first above written. IN THE PRESENCE OF: LEXINGTON RUBBER GROUP, INC. (SEAL) Michele Thompson By: Warren Delano - -------------------------------------------- ----------------------------- Witness (as to Lexington Rubber Group, Inc.) Warren Delano President Frank Di Blasi - -------------------------------------------- Witness (as to Lexington Rubber Group, Inc.) Larry Montgomery Paul H. Pennell (SEAL) - --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------- Witness (as to Paul H. Pennell) Paul H. Pennell Phyllis Pennell - --------------------------------------------- Witness (as to Paul H. Pennell) -3- EX-10.7 8 ex10-7.txt EXHIBIT 10.7 1 EXHIBIT 10.7 AGREEMENT This Agreement dated as of July 31, 2000 (the "Agreement"), among Lexington Precision Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "LPC"), Lexington Rubber Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Lexington Components, Inc. ("LRG"; LPC and LRG are referred to individually as "Borrower" and collectively as the "Borrowers"), and Congress Financial Corporation ("Congress"). WHEREAS, Congress and each of the Borrowers have entered into an Accounts Financing Agreement [Security Agreement] dated as of January 11, 1990, as amended, and all supplements thereto and related financing and security agreements (all of the foregoing, as the same have been or may be amended, replaced, extended, modified, or supplemented, are referred to as the "Financing Agreements"). NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 1. WAIVER. Subject to paragraph 2 hereof, Congress hereby waives, until November 1, 2000, any Event of Default resulting solely from the failure of the LPC to pay any principal or interest due on February 1, 2000, May 1, 2000, or August 1, 2000, in respect of (a) LPC's 14% Junior Subordinated Notes due August 1, 2000, (b) LPC's Junior Subordinated Convertible Increasing Rate Notes due May 1, 2000, and/or (c) LPC's 12 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due February 1, 2000 (the indebtedness referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) is referred to herein as the "Other Indebtedness"). 2. RESCISSION OF WAIVERS. The foregoing waivers shall be automatically rescinded, without notice to LPC or LRG, in the event that the holder of any Other Indebtedness or trustee in respect thereof seeks to accelerate the maturity of any such Other Indebtedness or to enforce or exercise any remedies in respect thereto. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Agreement shall be deemed effective as of July 31, 2000. 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each of the parties represents and warrants that: (a) the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite action on its part; and (b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid, and binding agreement, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally or by general equitable principles. 5. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS. Except as set forth herein, all terms and provisions of the Financing Agreements among Congress, LPC and LRG shall remain in full force and effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, no other or further amendment, waiver or consent is implied by, and LPC and LRG shall not be entitled to, any other or further amendment, waiver or consent by virtue of the provisions of this Agreement. In addition, without limiting the foregoing, the waivers of Congress set forth herein do not constitute an 2 agreement to, and LPC and LRG acknowledge that Congress may decline to, grant any other or further waivers with respect to the subject matter hereof or any other matters regardless of whether or not there occurs any change in facts or circumstances relating to LPC and/or LRG. 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Financing Agreements. (b) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed by the parties in any number of counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be signed by facsimile transmission of the relevant signature pages hereof. (c) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. (d) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. (e) HEADINGS. The paragraph headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement. -2- 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Borrower and Congress have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above. LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION By: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Name: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Title: Chairman of the Board ------------------------------- LEXINGTON RUBBER GROUP, INC. By: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Name: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Title: Chairman of the Board ------------------------------- CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION By: Herbert C. Korn ------------------------------- Name: Herbert C. Korn ------------------------------- Title: Vice President ------------------------------- -3- EX-10.8 9 ex10-8.txt EXHIBIT 10.8 1 EXHIBIT 10.8 AGREEMENT This Agreement dated as of July 31, 2000 (the "Agreement"), between Lexington Precision Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "LPC"), and The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc. ("Lender"). WHEREAS, Lender and LPC have entered into a certain Loan and Security Agreement dated as of March 19, 1997, including Rider A thereto, as amended, and certain supplements, documents, instruments, and agreements in connection therewith and LPC has executed certain promissory notes in connection therewith (all of the foregoing, as amended, modified, and supplemented, being referred to collectively as the "Loan Documents"). NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 1. WAIVER. Subject to paragraph 2, hereof, the Lender hereby waives, until November 1, 2000, any Default or Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents, resulting solely from the failure of LPC to pay any principal or interest due on February 1, 2000, May 1, 2000, or August 1, 2000, in respect of (a) LPC's 14% Junior Subordinated Notes due August 1, 2000, (b) LPC's Junior Subordinated Convertible Increasing Rate Notes due May 1, 2000, and/or (c) LPC's 12 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due February 1, 2000 (the indebtedness referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) is referred to herein as the "Other Indebtedness"). 2. RESCISSION OF WAIVERS. The foregoing waivers shall be automatically rescinded, without notice to LPC, in the event that the holder of any Other Indebtedness or trustee in respect thereof seeks to accelerate the maturity of any such Other Indebtedness or to enforce or exercise any remedies in respect thereto. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Agreement shall be deemed effective as of July 31, 2000. 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each of the parties represents and warrants that: (a) the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite action on its part; and (b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid, and binding agreement, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally or by general equitable principles. 5. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS. Except as set forth herein, all terms and provisions of the Loan Documents among Lender and LPC shall remain in full force and effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, no other or further amendment, waiver or consent is implied by, and LPC shall not be entitled to, any other or further amendment, waiver or consent by virtue of the provisions of this Agreement. In addition, without limiting the foregoing, the waivers of Lender set forth herein do not constitute an agreement to, and LPC acknowledges that Lender may decline to, grant any other or further waivers with respect to the subject 2 matter hereof or any other matters regardless of whether or not there occurs any change in facts or circumstances relating to LPC. 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Loan Documents. (b) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed by the parties in any number of counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be signed by facsimile transmission of the relevant signature pages hereof. (c) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. (d) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. (e) HEADINGS. The paragraph headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement. -2- 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, LPC and Lender have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above. LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION By: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Name: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Title: Chairman of the Board ------------------------------- THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC. By: Anthony Joseph ------------------------------- Name: Anthony Joseph ------------------------------- Title: Vice President ------------------------------- -3- EX-10.9 10 ex10-9.txt EXHIBIT 10.9 1 EXHIBIT 10.9 AGREEMENT This Agreement dated as of July 31, 2000 (the "Agreement"), among Lexington Precision Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "LPC"), Lexington Rubber Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation formerly known as Lexington Components, Inc. ("LRG"; LPC and LRG are referred to individually as "Borrower" and collectively as the "Borrowers"), and Bank One, NA (formerly known as Bank One, Akron, NA) ("Lender"). WHEREAS, Lender and each of the Borrowers have entered into a certain Credit Facility and Security Agreement dated as of January 31, 1997, including Rider A thereto, as amended, modified, and supplemented, and certain mortgages, security agreements, deeds of trust and other documents, instruments, and agreements in connection therewith, and the Borrowers have executed certain promissory notes in connection therewith (all of the foregoing, as amended, modified, and supplemented, being referred to collectively as the "Loan Documents"). NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows: 1. WAIVER. Subject to paragraph 2 hereof, the Lender hereby waives, until November 1, 2000, any Default or Event of Default under any of the Loan Documents resulting solely from the failure of LPC to pay any principal or interest due on February 1, 2000, May 1, 2000, or August 1, 2000, in respect of (a) LPC's 14% Junior Subordinated Notes due August 1, 2000, (b) LPC's Junior Subordinated Convertible Increasing Rate Notes due May 1, 2000, and/or (c) LPC's 12 3/4% Senior Subordinated Notes due February 1, 2000 (the indebtedness referred to in clauses (a), (b) and (c) is referred to herein as the "Other Indebtedness"). 2. RESCISSION OF WAIVERS. The foregoing waivers shall be automatically rescinded, without notice to LPC or LRG, in the event that the holder of any Other Indebtedness or trustee in respect thereof seeks to accelerate the maturity of any such Other Indebtedness or to enforce or exercise any remedies in respect thereto. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Agreement shall be deemed effective as of July 31, 2000. 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Each of the parties represents and warrants that: (a) the execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all requisite action on its part; and (b) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes its legal, valid, and binding agreement, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, or similar laws affecting the enforceability of creditors' rights generally or by general equitable principles. 5. NO OTHER AMENDMENTS. Except as set forth herein, all terms and provisions of the Loan Documents among Lender, LPC and LRG shall remain in full force and effect. Except as expressly set forth herein, no other or further amendment, waiver or consent is implied by, and LPC and LRG shall not be entitled to, 2 any other or further amendment, waiver or consent by virtue of the provisions of this Agreement. In addition, without limiting the foregoing, the waivers of Lender set forth herein do not constitute an agreement to, and LPC and LRG acknowledge that Lender may decline to, grant any other or further waivers with respect to the subject matter hereof or any other matters regardless of whether or not there occurs any change in facts or circumstances relating to LPC and/or LRG 6. GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) DEFINED TERMS. Capitalized terms used herein, unless otherwise defined herein, shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Loan Documents. (b) COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed by the parties in any number of counterparts and all of said counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. This Agreement may be signed by facsimile transmission of the relevant signature pages hereof. (c) GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of New York. (d) SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns of the parties hereto. (e) HEADINGS. The paragraph headings of this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and are not to be considered in construing this Agreement. -2- 3 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each Borrower and Lender have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the date first written above. LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION By: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Name: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Title: Chairman of the Board ------------------------------- LEXINGTON RUBBER GROUP, INC. By: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Name: Michael A. Lubin ------------------------------- Title: Chairman of the Board ------------------------------- BANK ONE, NA By: Rudolf G. Bentlage ------------------------------- Name: Rudolf G. Bentlage ------------------------------- Title: Vice President ------------------------------- -3- EX-10.10 11 ex10-10.txt EXHIBIT 10.10 1 EXHIBIT 10.10 LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION LEXINGTON RUBBER GROUP, INC. 767 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10017 August 11, 2000 Congress Financial Corporation 1133 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10036 Gentlemen: Reference is made to the Covenants Supplement to Accounts Financing Agreement [Security Agreement] dated January 11, 1990, as amended (the "LPC Supplement"), by and between Congress Financial Corporation ("Congress") and Lexington Precision Corporation ("LPC") and the Covenants Supplement to Accounts Financing Agreement [Security Agreement] dated January 11, 1990, as amended (the "LRGI Supplement"), by and between Congress and Lexington Rubber Group, Inc. ("LRGI"). Congress, LPC, and LRGI hereby agree that subparagraph IV (f) of each of the LPC Supplement and the LRGI Supplement is hereby amended by changing the dollar amount of aggregate trade accounts payable that are permitted to be past due more than sixty (60) days from $1,500,000 to $2,250,000. By the signatures hereto of their duty authorized officers, the parties hereto mutually covenant, warrant, and agree as set forth herein. Very truly yours, LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION By: Warren Delano --------------------------------- Warren Delano President LEXINGTON RUBBER GROUP, INC. By: Warren Delano --------------------------------- Warren Delano President AGREED AND ACCEPTED: CONGRESS FINANCIAL CORPORATION By: Herbert C. Korn ---------------------------- Title: Vice President ------------------------- EX-27 12 ex27.txt EXHIBIT 27
5 THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. 1,000 6-MOS DEC-31-2000 JAN-01-2000 JUN-30-2000 120 0 23,071 0 10,485 38,866 130,382 64,172 116,249 121,541 110 330 0 1,207 (8,838) 116,249 73,262 73,262 63,716 63,716 0 0 4,933 (1,126) 40 (1,166) 0 0 0 (1,166) (.25) (.25)
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