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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x                              QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2005

OR

o                                 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 1-6510

MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

HAWAII

 

99-0107542

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

P. O. BOX 187, KAHULUI, MAUI, HAWAII  96733-6687

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (808) 877-3351

NONE

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report

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  o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  o    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes  o    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class

 

Outstanding at November 1, 2005

Common Stock, no par value

 

7,378,550 shares

 

 




MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC.
AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

 

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets,
September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 (Unaudited)

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings,
Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (Unaudited)

4

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings,
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (Unaudited)

5

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (Unaudited)

6

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (Unaudited)

6

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows,
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 and 2004 (Unaudited)

7

 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

8

 

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

14

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

26

 

Forward-Looking Statements and Risks

27

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

31

 

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

32

 

Item 6. Exhibits

32

 

Signatures

33

 

 

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PART I   FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.                        Financial Statements

MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

 

 

9/30/05

 

12/31/04

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current Assets

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

3,482

 

$

11,531

 

Accounts and notes receivable

 

18,654

 

12,716

 

Inventories

 

15,050

 

15,100

 

Other current assets

 

7,732

 

8,023

 

Total current assets

 

44,918

 

47,370

 

Property

 

250,451

 

240,466

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(156,603

)

(146,569

)

Property—net

 

93,848

 

93,897

 

Other Assets

 

37,182

 

19,656

 

Total

 

$

175,948

 

$

160,923

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

$

1,119

 

$

3,314

 

Trade accounts payable

 

13,110

 

12,703

 

Deferred revenue

 

8,867

 

13,018

 

Other current liabilities

 

12,212

 

7,151

 

Total current liabilities

 

35,308

 

36,186

 

Long-Term Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

Long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

15,461

 

13,953

 

Accrued retirement benefits

 

33,636

 

33,264

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

7,998

 

5,395

 

Total long-term liabilities

 

57,095

 

52,612

 

Minority Interest in Subsidiary

 

513

 

504

 

Stockholders’ Equity

 

 

 

 

 

Common stock, no par value—8,000,000 shares authorized, 7,232,050 and 7,266,550 issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively

 

13,523

 

13,335

 

Additional paid-in-capital

 

2,936

 

1,456

 

Retained earnings

 

70,714

 

60,971

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

(4,141

)

(4,141

)

Stockholders’ equity

 

83,032

 

71,621

 

Total

 

$

175,948

 

$

160,923

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

3




MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND RETAINED EARNINGS

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

    9/30/05    

 

    9/30/04    

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands
Except Share Amounts)

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

 

$

35,510

 

 

 

$

26,320

 

 

Operating income

 

 

8,557

 

 

 

8,151

 

 

Other income

 

 

35

 

 

 

115

 

 

Total Operating Revenues

 

 

44,102

 

 

 

34,586

 

 

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

18,570

 

 

 

16,403

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

9,462

 

 

 

9,195

 

 

Shipping and marketing

 

 

3,878

 

 

 

3,771

 

 

General and administrative

 

 

9,299

 

 

 

8,083

 

 

Total Operating Costs and Expenses

 

 

41,209

 

 

 

37,452

 

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

 

2,893

 

 

 

(2,866

)

 

Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates

 

 

30

 

 

 

(296

)

 

Interest expense

 

 

(71

)

 

 

(314

)

 

Interest income

 

 

158

 

 

 

3

 

 

Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

 

3,010

 

 

 

(3,473

)

 

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

 

 

1,006

 

 

 

(1,240

)

 

Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations

 

 

2,004

 

 

 

(2,233

)

 

Income From Discontinued Operations (net of income tax expense of $50)

 

 

 

 

 

80

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

 

2,004

 

 

 

(2,153

)

 

Retained Earnings, Beginning of Period

 

 

68,710

 

 

 

60,499

 

 

Retained Earnings, End of Period

 

 

$

70,714

 

 

 

$

58,346

 

 

Earnings Per Common Share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

 

$

0.28

 

 

 

$

(0.30

)

 

Diluted

 

 

$

0.27

 

 

 

$

(0.30

)

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

4




MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND RETAINED EARNINGS (Continued)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

9/30/05

 

9/30/04

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands
Except Share Amounts)

 

Operating Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

Net sales

 

$

106,789

 

$

77,571

 

Operating income

 

26,229

 

27,050

 

Other income

 

415

 

221

 

Total Operating Revenues

 

133,433

 

104,842

 

Operating Costs and Expenses

 

 

 

 

 

Cost of sales

 

53,968

 

47,679

 

Operating expenses

 

27,218

 

26,900

 

Shipping and marketing

 

10,845

 

11,843

 

General and administrative

 

25,801

 

22,290

 

Total Operating Costs and Expenses

 

117,832

 

108,712

 

Operating Income (Loss)

 

15,601

 

(3,870

)

Equity in earnings (losses) of affiliates

 

(186

)

5

 

Interest expense

 

(308

)

(966

)

Interest income

 

188

 

31

 

Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

 

15,295

 

(4,800

)

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

 

5,552

 

(1,678

)

Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations

 

9,743

 

(3,122

)

Income From Discontinued Operations (net of income tax expense of $70)

 

 

114

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

9,743

 

(3,008

)

Retained Earnings, Beginning of Period

 

60,971

 

61,354

 

Retained Earnings, End of Period

 

$

70,714

 

$

58,346

 

Earnings Per Common Share

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$

1.35

 

$

(0.42

)

Diluted

 

$

1.33

 

$

(0.42

)

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

5




MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

  9/30/05  

 

  9/30/04  

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

 

$

2,004

 

 

 

$

(2,153

)

 

Other Comprehensive Income

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

$

2,004

 

 

 

$

(2,153

)

 

 

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

  9/30/05  

 

  9/30/04  

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

 

$

9,743

 

 

 

$

(3,008

)

 

Other Comprehensive Income—Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment

 

 

 

 

 

111

 

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

 

 

$

9,743

 

 

 

$

(2,897

)

 

 

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

6




MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(UNAUDITED)

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

9/30/05

 

9/30/04

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

$

3,449

 

$

15,343

 

Investing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases of property

 

(11,250

)

(11,256

)

Proceeds from disposals of property

 

2,740

 

2,992

 

Other

 

(2,301

)

(2,824

)

Net Cash Used in Investing Activities

 

(10,811

)

(11,088

)

Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

 

Payments of long-term debt and capital lease obligations

 

(12,287

)

(17,548

)

Proceeds from long-term debt

 

11,600

 

10,000

 

Distribution to minority interest

 

 

(879

)

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

 

(687

)

(8,427

)

Net Decrease in Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

(8,049

)

(4,172

)

Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period

 

11,531

 

7,863

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period

 

$

3,482

 

$

3,691

 

 

Supplemental Disclosures of Cash Flow Information—Interest (net of amounts capitalized) of $316,000 and $994,000 was paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively. Income taxes of $303,000 and $1,831,000 were paid during the nine months ended September 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.

Non-Cash Investing Activities—For 2005, net cash sales proceeds of $14.6 million were available for re-investment on a tax-deferred basis.

See accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)

1.                 In the opinion of management, the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements contain all normal and recurring adjustments necessary to fairly present the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods ended September 30, 2005 and 2004.

2.                 The Company’s reports for interim periods utilize numerous estimates of production cost, general and administrative expenses, and other costs for the full year. Future actual amounts may differ from the estimates. Amounts in the interim reports are not necessarily indicative of results for the full year.

3.                 The effective tax rate for 2005 and 2004 differs from the statutory federal rate of 34% to 35% primarily because of the state tax provision and refundable state tax credits.

4.                 Accounts and notes receivable are reflected net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $656,000 and $825,000 at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively.

5.                 Inventories as of September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004 were as follows:

 

 

9/30/05

 

12/31/04

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Pineapple products

 

 

 

 

 

Finished goods

 

$

2,512

 

$

3,477

 

Work in progress

 

434

 

438

 

Raw materials

 

1,293

 

751

 

Real estate held for sale

 

3,067

 

2,966

 

Merchandise, materials and supplies

 

7,744

 

7,468

 

Total Inventories

 

$

15,050

 

$

15,100

 

 

The Company accounts for the costs of growing pineapple in accordance with the “annual accrual method,” which has been used by Hawaii’s pineapple and sugarcane growers since the 1950s. Under this method, revenues and costs are determined on the accrual basis, and pineapple production costs incurred during a year are charged to the costs of crops harvested during that year. These costs include land preparation and planting, cultivation, irrigation, crop development, harvesting and hauling to the cannery. They also include certain overhead costs that are directly related to the growing of pineapple. Accordingly, no costs are assigned to the growing (unharvested) crops.  The annual accrual method is the most appropriate method of accounting for the costs of growing pineapple because of the pineapple’s crop cycle (18 to 48 months) and the uncertainties about fruit quality and the number of crops to be harvested from each planting (one to three crops). AICPA Statement of Position No. 85-3 (SOP), “Accounting by Agricultural Producers and Agricultural Cooperatives,” states that all direct and indirect costs of growing crops should be accumulated and growing crops should be reported at the lower of cost or market. However, the SOP does not apply to growers of pineapple and sugarcane in tropical regions because tropical agriculture (of which pineapple and sugarcane production in Hawaii are examples) differs greatly from agriculture in temperate regions of the mainland United States. The Company’s growing (unharvested) crops at September 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, consisted of approximately 4,200 acres in various stages of growth that will be harvested principally in the years 2005 through 2008, and are expected to yield an average of approximately 30 tons per acre. The estimated average yield of tons per acre reflects the

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Company’s expectation that it will harvest second ratoon crops (fruit from the third harvest), which yield less tons per acre.

The Company uses the percentage-of-completion method to recognize revenues and profits from the sale of residential land parcels where the Company is obligated to construct improvements (roads, sidewalks, drainage, and utilities) after the closing of the sale. Under this method, revenues are recognized over the improvement construction period on the basis of costs incurred as a percentage of total costs to be incurred. The Company recognizes revenues and profits using the percentage of completion method for the sale of lots that closed escrow in Honolua Ridge Phase I and Phase II residential subdivision at the Kapalua Resort. In the nine-months ended September 30, 2005, seven lots closed escrow in the Honolua Ridge Phase I bringing the total lots sold to 24; and the first three lots in Honolua Ridge Phase II closed escrow in September 2005. At September 30, 2005, construction of the improvements for Honolua Phase I and Phase II was estimated to be approximately 96% and 14% complete, respectively. Costs of sales are allocated to each lot based on relative sales values. The estimated costs of the projects consist primarily of executed contracts with contractors. These estimates could be affected by construction or land conditions that were not anticipated that could result in additional change orders to the existing contracts or other unforeseen variables that may affect the total cost of the improvements to be constructed. At September 30, 2005, deferred revenues (current liability) on the Company’s balance sheet related to these projects were $8.5 million.

6.                 Real Estate Sales

In September 2005, the Company sold approximately 36 acres of Upcountry Maui land for $676,000 in cash, a promissory note for $1.2 million and a one-acre parcel of land in West Maui valued at $350,000. The promissory note is due in November 2005. Also in September 2005, the Company sold approximately 72 acres of Upcountry Maui land for $3.6 million cash.

In June 2005, the Company sold approximately 129 acres of Upcountry Maui land for $14 million, comprised of $11 million in cash and a promissory note for $3 million. In connection with the sale, the Company and the buyer executed a Water Development Agreement. Under the agreement, the Company will drill a new water well and construct a storage tank and a transmission line that would connect to the County of Maui water system. The well and storage tank will be constructed on a separate land parcel of Company-owned land. After the County’s approval of the completed project, the Company will dedicate the facilities to the County for use as part of the County’s Upcountry water system. In exchange for the dedication, the Company expects to receive access to a specified quantity of water. The cost to construct the water source is estimated at $6.4 million. Based on the expected water capacity, the buyer will be assigned 51% of the water source allocated to the Company by the County. Thus, in determining the profit to be recognized, 51% of the estimated total cost was allocated to the three parcels sold. The remainder of the cost (49%) will be deferred because the water source will benefit other Company projects in the Upcountry area. Because the cost to construct the water source can be reasonably estimated, $7.1 million of the profit on the transaction was allocated to the sale of the land parcels and $1.9 million was allocated to subsequent construction of the water source. Both of these activities will have the same rate of gross profit. This accounting is consistent with SFAS No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate. The $3.0 million note receivable is due on the date the buyer receives its allocated water source; accordingly, the $1.9 million of gross profit relating to construction of the water source will be recognized in future periods based on performance.

In June 2005, the Company also sold approximately 25 acres of land and improvements to the Hui No`eau Visual Arts Center for $2.7 million in cash and a promissory note of $856,000 that is due by December 31, 2005.

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These real estate sales transactions in the first nine months of 2005, resulted in net cash sales proceeds of $17.3 million, which have been or are expected to be re-invested on a tax deferred basis (Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 exchange). Proceeds of $2.6 million were used to purchase property to be used in the Company’s operations and, as of September 30, 2005, $14.6 million was on deposit with a qualified exchange intermediary. The gain on these sales recognized for financial statement purposes was $16.2 million.

The Company has a binding contract for the sale of approximately 323 acres of Upcountry Maui land that is scheduled to close in December 2005. The Company expects to realize cash proceeds and report a net gain of approximately $9 million. This parcel is currently cultivated in pineapple, and the Company will leaseback the parcel for approximately one year.

7.                 Deferred Costs

Pursuant to an April 30, 2004 letter of intent, the Company and Miraval Holding, LLC (Miraval) were negotiating the formation of a joint venture to create and manage a health and wellness community at the Kapalua Resort. In early May 2005, the parties agreed to discontinue negotiations and to not proceed with the joint venture, and the Company wrote-off legal, design and other deferred costs of $440,000 that related to the anticipated venture with Miraval. The Company plans to continue with the development of a health and wellness community in another area of the Kapalua Resort. On May 13, 2005, the Company’s Chairman, President & CEO, David C. Cole, resigned from the Board of Directors of Miraval. The Stephen M. Case Revocable Trust, which as of September 30, 2005 owns approximately 42% of the Company’s issued and outstanding common stock, controls an entity that owns 70% of Miraval.

8.                 Operating Segment Information:

 

 

Three Months
Ended September 30

 

Nine Months
Ended September 30

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

 

 

(Dollars in Thousands)

 

Revenues

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pineapple

 

$

20,295

 

$

19,008

 

$

52,338

 

$

57,604

 

Resort

 

10,256

 

10,007

 

32,374

 

32,522

 

Community Development

 

13,483

 

5,563

 

48,619

 

14,674

 

Other

 

68

 

8

 

102

 

42

 

Total Operating Revenues

 

$

44,102

 

$

34,586

 

$

133,433

 

$

104,842

 

Operating Profit (Loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pineapple

 

$

(2,490

)

$

(3,626

)

$

(7,181

)

$

(8,179

)

Resort

 

(2,106

)

(1,800

)

(4,040

)

(3,059

)

Community Development

 

7,535

 

2,254

 

26,777

 

7,601

 

Other

 

(16

)

10

 

(141

)

(228

)

Total Operating Profit (Loss)

 

2,923

 

(3,162

)

15,415

 

(3,865

)

Interest Expense

 

(71

)

(314

)

(308

)

(966

)

Interest Income

 

158

 

3

 

188

 

31

 

Income Tax (Expense) Benefit

 

(1,006

)

1,240

 

(5,552

)

1,678

 

Income (Loss)—Continuing Operations

 

2,004

 

(2,233

)

9,743

 

(3,122

)

Income—Discontinued Operations

 

 

80

 

 

114

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

$

2,004

 

$

(2,153

)

$

9,743

 

$

(3,008

)

 

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In 2005, responsibility for the real estate leasing activity that was accounted for in the Resort segment was transferred to the Community Development segment (previously called “Development” segment) and prior year amounts were restated for comparability. The Community Development segment as reorganized is comprised of all of the Company’s real estate entitlement, development, construction, sales and leasing activities. The Community Development segment also includes the Company’s 51% equity interest in Kapalua Bay Holdings LLC, the owner and operator of the Kapalua Bay Hotel. Remaining in the Resort segment are the operations of three championship golf courses, a tennis facility, ten retail outlets, a vacation rental program (The Kapalua Villas), and Public Utilities Commission regulated water and sewage transmission operations at the Kapalua Resort.

9.                 Discontinued Operations

In December 2003, in connection with the Company’s plan to cease a substantial portion of its foreign pineapple operations, the Company entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of its 51% owned Costa Rican pineapple subsidiary, and in 2003, title to all but two parcels of land in Costa Rica was transferred to the buyer. In the first quarter of 2004, the Company ceased the remainder of its foreign pineapple operations. In February and August of 2004, titles to the two remaining parcels were transferred to the buyer and the previously withheld sales price totaling $3.1 million was paid to the Company’s subsidiary. The results of these operations prior to the sales and the gains and other revenues and expenses realized after the sales are being reported as discontinued operations, with prior period amounts restated for comparability. Revenues and operating loss attributable to this discontinued operation were $386,000 and $130,000, respectively for the three months ended September 30, 2004. For the nine months ended September 30, 2004, revenues and operating profit from this discontinued operation was $2,126,000 and $182,000, respectively.

10.          Average Common Shares Outstanding Used to Compute Earnings Per Share

 

 

Three Months
Ended September 30

 

Nine Months
Ended September 30

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

Basic

 

7,230,319

 

7,197,819

 

7,228,501

 

7,196,485

 

Diluted

 

7,303,749

 

7,197,819

 

7,315,657

 

7,196,485

 

 

For the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004, potentially dilutive common shares from stock-based compensation arrangements are not included in the number of diluted common shares because to do so would have an antidilutive effect on the earnings per share amounts (i.e., decrease loss per common share). The potentially dilutive common shares were 31,951 and 37,183, for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2004, respectively.

11.          At September 30, 2005 and 2004, the Company did not hold any derivative instruments and did not enter into hedging transactions.

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12.          Components of Net Periodic Benefit Cost

 

 

Three Months
Ended

 

Nine Months
Ended

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

2005

 

2004

 

Pension Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

$

346

 

$

424

 

$

1,204

 

$

1,273

 

Interest cost

 

706

 

699

 

2,268

 

2,096

 

Expected return on plan assets

 

(804

)

(748

)

(2,424

)

(2,243

)

Amortization of prior service cost

 

17

 

10

 

41

 

30

 

Amortization of transition liability

 

6

 

6

 

19

 

19

 

Special termination benefits

 

 

 

 

106

 

Recognized actuarial loss

 

33

 

100

 

285

 

301

 

Net expense

 

$

304

 

$

491

 

$

1,393

 

$

1,582

 

Other Benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service cost

 

109

 

82

 

292

 

245

 

Interest cost

 

232

 

215

 

712

 

645

 

Amortization of prior service cost

 

(31

)

(32

)

(96

)

(96

)

Special termination benefits

 

 

 

 

55

 

Recognized actuarial (gain)

 

(16

)

(70

)

(152

)

(210

)

Net Expense

 

$

294

 

$

195

 

$

756

 

$

639

 

 

The Company contributed $984,000 to its defined benefit pension plans in September 2005, and expects to contribute $675,000 to its other postretirement benefit plans in 2005. Special termination benefits for pension benefits and other benefits relate to management changes in 2004.

13.          Contingencies

Pursuant to a 1999 settlement agreement with the County of Maui, the Company and several chemical manufacturers have agreed that until December 1, 2039, they will pay for 90% of the capital cost to install filtration systems in any future water wells if the presence of a nematocide commonly known as DBCP exceeds specified levels, and for the ongoing maintenance and operating cost for filtration systems on existing and future wells. The Company estimated its share of the cost to operate and maintain the filtration systems for the existing wells and its share of the cost of a letter of credit used to secure its obligations, and recorded a liability of $250,000 in 1999. The Company recognized an additional liability and expense of $46,000 and $167,000 in September 2005 and December 2004, respectively, and paid $214,000 in September 2005 for its share of the capital costs to install a filtration system for an existing well. The Company is presently not aware of any plans by the County of Maui to install other filtration systems or to drill any water wells in areas affected by agricultural chemicals. Accordingly, a reserve for costs relating to any future wells was not recorded because the Company was not able to reasonably estimate the amount of liability (if any).

In 2001, in connection with pre-development planning for a land parcel in Upcountry Maui, pesticide residues in the parcel’s soil were discovered in levels that are in excess of Federal and Hawaii State limits. Studies by environmental consultants, in consultation with the State Department of Health, indicate that remediation probably will be necessary. Based on the possible land use alternatives and the remediation alternatives proposed by the environmental consultants, estimates of the future remediation cost range from -0- to $3.5 million, and a liability for this remediation was not recorded. In June 2005, the Company sold this land parcel and the buyer will be responsible for any future soil remediation.

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The Company has a 51% membership interest in Kapalua Bay Holdings LLC (“Bay Holdings”). Kapalua Bay LLC, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bay Holdings, secured a $45.0 million loan in connection with its purchase of the Kapalua Bay Hotel assets. The Company and the other Bay Holdings’ members (owners) executed a $5.0 million indemnity and guaranty agreement, pursuant to which each member is responsible for (and guarantees payment to the lenders of) their pro rata share of costs and losses incurred by the lenders as a result of the occurrence of specified triggering events during the term of the agreement. The maximum future payments the Company could be required to make is $2.55 million, plus interest. The Company has recognized a liability of $180,000, representing the estimated fair value of its obligation under this agreement.

In addition to the matters noted above, there are various other claims and legal actions pending against the Company. In the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, the resolution of these other matters is not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

The Company, as an investor in various affiliates (partnerships, limited liability companies), may under specific circumstances be called upon to make additional capital contributions.

At September 30, 2005, the Company had commitments under signed contracts totaling $21,132,000, which primarily relate to real estate development projects.

14.          Related Party Transaction

In June 2005, the Company purchased a residential property in Upcountry Maui that includes a house and cottage on approximately 4 acres of land for $2.6 million. The purchase was made to provide housing for one of its executive officers, and the Company entered into a one-year rental agreement at $4,000 per month with the executive.

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

Overview of the Company

The Company consists of a landholding and operating parent company and its principal subsidiaries, including Maui Pineapple Company, Ltd. and Kapalua Land Company, Ltd. The Company’s reportable operating segments are Pineapple, Resort and Community Development.

Pineapple

The Pineapple operating segment includes growing, packing and processing, and marketing of fresh and canned pineapple. The fruit grown by the Company principally consists of three types of pineapple: Hawaiian GoldTM (sold as fresh whole or canned fruit), Champaka (largely used for canning) and organic pineapple (sold as fresh whole fruit).

The Company is expanding its presence in the fresh fruit market, while selectively reducing its reliance on the canned fruit market. Therefore, over recent years, the Company has decreased the tonnage of fruit going to the cannery and, in 2004, began to commensurately reduce the number of markets that it serves. The Company’s strategy focuses on using the canned pineapple operations to complement the fresh operations, thereby allowing the Company to market only the highest quality fresh pineapple. The Company directs fruit to either the canned or the fresh pack facility at the time of harvest based on a variety of factors including: market conditions, fruit size and fruit quality. The transition of the Company’s pineapple operations continues with an emphasis on automating many labor-intensive functions and upgrading the workforce through selective training and performance based compensation programs.

The fresh fruit market is a year-round business, which requires consistency of supply. Over the past year, significant progress has been made in changing the Company’s agronomic practices and planting schedules to produce a more consistent and predictable supply of fruit throughout the year. In addition, significant progress has been made towards improved crop maintenance and agronomic practices that are beginning to result in improved plant yields (tons of fruit per acre) and vastly improved fruit quality.

In February 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors approved the capital expenditure of $17.2 million for multi-client processing facility that will replace the current cannery, can plant and fresh fruit processing facility. The new facility is expected to reduce the Company’s overall cost structure by integrating and streamlining the fresh fruit and canning processes and by upgrading much of the current equipment. The facility is expected to be completed by June 30, 2006.

Resort

The Resort segment consists of ongoing operations at the Kapalua Resort. These operations include three championship golf courses, a tennis facility, a vacation rental program (The Kapalua Villas), ten retail outlets and Public Utilities Commission regulated water and sewage transmission operations.

The Company began to implement the Kapalua Gold program to upgrade and standardize The Kapalua Villas as well as other initiatives to enhance and improve the Kapalua resort. The Company expects to have 25 to 30 Kapalua Gold Villas renovations completed in the fourth quarter of 2005. The Company has 265 units in its vacation rental program as of September 30, 2005.

Community Development

The Community Development segment includes the Company’s real estate entitlement, development, construction, sales and leasing activities. A large portion of the focus for this segment is on the luxury real estate market on Maui. The segment also includes the operations of Kapalua Realty Company, a general brokerage real estate company located within the Resort.

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Community Development includes the management of several leases, including the ground lease underlying the Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua and through August 31, 2004, the ground lease for the Kapalua Bay Hotel. Beginning August 31, 2004, the Community Development segment includes the Company’s 51% equity interest in Kapalua Bay Holdings LLC, the limited liability company that owns and operates the Kapalua Bay Hotel, and that has the landlord’s rights and interest in the adjacent retail shops, including the retail leases. Kapalua Bay Holdings LLC currently plans to demolish the hotel and shops after the land entitlements are secured, which is presently estimated to be in 2006, and develop new whole and fractional residential units, an ocean-side spa and a beach club.

The Company has approximately 1,800 acres of land in Maui that are at various stages in the land entitlement process. Land must be appropriately entitled if development or construction is the intended use. Securing proper land entitlement is a process that requires obtaining county, state and federal approvals, which can take several years to complete and entails a variety of risks.

The Community Development segment is working on a number of real estate development and Kapalua Resort revitalization projects, some of which are as follows: Honolua Ridge Phase I and Phase II are residential subdivisions of agricultural zoned lots at the Kapalua Resort, both of which are presently under construction and being sold. Pulelehua is a planned traditional community in West Maui for working families. The Company is currently in the entitlement phase of this project. Master planning work began in 2005 for Kapalua Mauka, a planned 690 unit residential community. Honolua Village (formerly known as Kapalua Village) is a planned commercial area in the Central Resort. Construction of the first phase of Honolua Village, comprised of 12,000 square feet of commercial space, is under construction and will house, among other tenants, Kapalua Realty.

Current Developments

In the third quarter of 2005, some of the Company’s significant transactions, events and key initiatives to meet its goals and objectives included:

·       The Company sold approximately 100 acres of Upcountry Maui land. The net cash proceeds from these land sales of approximately $4.2 million will be used to strengthen its Pineapple segment operations, reposition the Resort operations and to increase investments in its Community Development segment.

·       The sale of the agricultural home sites in Honolua Ridge Phase II began and three lot sales closed escrow in September. Construction of the offsite improvements for this 25-lot residential subdivision, ranging in size from 3 to 30 acres, began in August 2005 and is expected to be completed in October 2006.

·       The Company actively engaged in two Maui County Council Land Use Committee hearings regarding Kapalua Mauka. The Committee did not conclude on the change of zoning request from agricultural to urban, and a follow-up hearing is currently scheduled for November 2005.

·       Groundbreaking and a blessing for Honolua Village were held in September. Mass grading is completed and construction of the buildings is underway.

·       The Company’s second LifeFest Kapalua was held in September. This health and wellness event features lectures, workshops and panels by some of the country’s leading wellness and fitness experts.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Three Months Ended September 30, 2005 compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2004

CONSOLIDATED

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

   2005   

 

   2004   

 

inc (dec)

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in Millions, 
Except Per Share Amounts)

 

Consolidated Revenues

 

 

$

44.1

 

 

 

$

34.6

 

 

 

$

9.5

 

 

27

%

Net Income (Loss)

 

 

$

2.0

 

 

 

$

(2.2

)

 

 

$

4.2

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Common Share

 

 

$

0.28

 

 

 

$

(0.30

)

 

 

$

0.58

 

 

 

 

 

The Company reported net income of $2.0 million ($.28 per share) for the third quarter of 2005 compared to a net loss of $2.2 million ($.30 per share) for the third quarter of 2004. Consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2005 were $44.1 million compared to $34.6 million for the third quarter of 2004. The improved results in 2005 were primarily attributable to revenues and operating profit from the Community Development segment as a result of sales of real estate inventories and the sale of other real estate, as further described below.

General and Administrative

Consolidated general and administrative expenses increased by 15% to $9.3 million for the third quarter of 2005 from $8.1 million for the third quarter of 2004.

The major components of the difference in general and administrative expenses were as follows:

 

 

Three Months Ended 
September 30,

 

 

 

2005

 

2004

 

inc (dec)

 

 

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Salaries & wages

 

$

2.0

 

$

1.2

 

 

$

0.8

 

 

Employee incentives & stock compensation

 

0.7

 

0.3

 

 

0.4

 

 

Medical insurance premiums

 

0.8

 

1.2

 

 

(0.4

)

 

Professional services

 

1.8

 

0.9

 

 

0.9

 

 

Depreciation expense

 

1.4

 

0.5

 

 

0.9

 

 

Other (net)

 

2.6

 

4.0

 

 

(1.4

)

 

Total

 

$

9.3

 

$

8.1

 

 

$

1.2

 

 

 

The increase in salaries and wages is primarily the result of additional employees in the Community Development segment in 2005 compared to 2004. Further expansion of the Community Development staff is expected in order to accomplish the projects and initiatives for this segment. The increase in employee incentives and stock compensation expense was principally the result of accruals for performance-based incentives, reflecting the Company’s increased emphasis on performance-based pay plans.

The decrease in medical insurance premiums in 2005 largely reflects the reduction in the work force in the Pineapple segment.

The increase in professional services in 2005 reflects the cost of outside consultants primarily to assist the Company in documenting its internal controls and processes required, in part, by the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The increase in professional services also reflects charges incurred in 2005 for modifications and adjustments to the Company’s integrated accounting system and additional training of the Company’s employees on use of the system. The system was fully placed in

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service in January 2003 and reduction in staffing and staff turnover, particularly in the Pineapple segment, necessitated re-training in 2005.

The increase in depreciation charged to general and administrative expense for the third quarter of 2005 is due to a change in the estimated useful lives of certain Pineapple segment assets in 2005 as a result of the decision to construct a new plant to replace the current cannery, can plant and fresh fruit processing facility. The Company has tentatively concluded which equipment will not be incorporated into the new facility and has accelerated the depreciation of such equipment with total net book value of approximately $4.9 million, over the 16-month period ending June 30, 2006, the scheduled date of completion of the new processing plant. This has resulted in additional depreciation charges of $900,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2005.

General and administrative expenses are incurred at the corporate level and at the operating segment level. All general and administrative expenses incurred at the corporate level are allocated to the operating segments. Such allocations are consistent with management’s evaluation of the operating segments.

Interest Expense

Interest expense of $71,000 for the third quarter of 2005 was lower by 77% compared to the same period in 2004. The decrease in interest expense was due to lower average borrowings and to a higher amount of capitalized interest in 2005. Capitalized interest was $249,000 for the third quarter of 2005 compared to $33,000 for the third quarter of 2004 primarily as a result of construction activity at the Kapalua Resort. The Company’s effective interest rate on borrowings was slightly higher in 2005 due to higher borrowing rates from financial institutions.

PINEAPPLE

 

 

Three Months Ended 
September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

   2005   

 

  2004  

 

inc (dec)

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Revenues

 

 

$

20.3

 

 

 

$

19.0

 

 

 

$

1.3

 

 

 

7

%

 

% of consolidated revenues

 

 

46

%

 

 

55

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Loss

 

 

$

(2.5

)

 

 

$

(3.6

)

 

 

$

1.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pineapple segment produced an operating loss from continuing operations of $2.5 million for the third quarter of 2005 compared to an operating loss of $3.6 million for the third quarter of 2004. Revenues for the third quarter of 2005 of $20.3 million were 7% higher than the third quarter of 2004.

Pineapple segment revenues increased due to fresh pineapple sales more than offsetting lower revenues from canned pineapple. Operating losses reported by the Pineapple segment in 2005 include increased depreciation charges of $900,000, related to the planned replacement of the current cannery, can plant and fresh fruit packing facility, and costs associated with the modification and adjustment of the Company’s integrated accounting system, as mentioned above under “General and Administrative.”

As mentioned above, the Company’s new multi-client processing facility is presently being designed and physical construction work is expected to begin in November 2005. In connection with the new processing facility, and as the Company transitions its business to focus on the premium fresh fruit business, the Company will continue to restructure its workforce, which may result in additional charges to operating results.

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Canned and Fresh Operations

The case volume of canned pineapple sales decreased by 22% for the third quarter of 2005 as compared to the third quarter of 2004 primarily reflecting the Company’s strategy to sharply reduce supply to selected retail market segments. This market refinement has resulted in the average sales prices for the Company’s canned pineapple products to increase by approximately 17% for the third quarter compared to the third quarter of 2004.

Canned pineapple sold to the U. S. Government (primarily to the Department of Agriculture) comprised approximately 46% of the Company’s case volume of canned pineapple sales in the third quarter of 2005 compared to 29% in the third quarter of 2004. The increase in the percentage of canned pineapple sales to the U. S. Government is a result of lower overall canned pineapple sales and an increase in the Company’s participation in government programs that purchase pineapple for school lunches, needy families and other areas.

The case volume of fresh pineapple sales increased by 37% in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter of 2004. Revenues from fresh pineapple sales were approximately 38% of the Pineapple segment net sales for the third quarter of 2005, compared to approximately 27% for the third quarter of 2004. The Company’s average revenue per box of fresh pineapple sales increased by approximately 11% for the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter of 2004, primarily reflecting the improved quality of its products and related marketing efforts.

Pineapple cost of sales was higher by 6% in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter 2004, primarily reflecting the increased sales volume of fresh pineapple and higher per unit cost of sales for canned pineapple, partially offset by lower sales volume of canned pineapple. The average per unit cost of sales for canned pineapple was higher in 2005 compared to 2004 because, in 2004, cost of sales was reduced for the impact of a liquidation of inventory based on the LIFO (last-in, first-out) method of accounting for inventories.

Pineapple shipping and marketing cost decreased by $326,000 (11%) in the third quarter of 2005, compared to the same period in 2004, largely reflecting the lower sales volume of canned pineapple. An increase in shipments directly to the Company’s customers (as opposed to interim storage of inventory in public warehouses) also contributed to lower shipping and marketing cost in 2005. In addition, a lower average shipping cost for fresh pineapple due to increased use of surface shipment instead of the higher cost air shipment, was also responsible for the lower cost in 2005. The Company’s changes in cultivation practices, harvesting methods, and post-harvest handling have extended the shelf life of fresh fruit products thereby enabling a greater reliance on surface transport to reach North American markets.

RESORT

 

 

Three Months Ended 
September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

   2005   

 

   2004   

 

inc (dec)

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Revenues

 

 

$

10.3

 

 

 

$

10.0

 

 

 

$

0.3

 

 

 

2

%

 

% of consolidated revenues

 

 

23

%

 

 

29

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Loss

 

 

$

(2.1

)

 

 

$

(1.8

)

 

 

$

(0.3

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Resort segment reported an operating loss of $2.1 million for the third quarter of 2005 compared to an operating loss of $1.8 million for the third quarter of 2004. Resort revenues of $10.3 million for the third quarter of 2005 were approximately 2% higher than the third quarter of 2004.

Hotel and condominium room occupancies at the Resort, and to a somewhat lesser extent for Maui in general, largely drive the increase in resort activity as reflected by increased golf play and merchandise sales. Hotel and condominium room occupancies at Kapalua Resort increased by 8% in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter of 2004.

The closure of the Plantation Golf Course from April 1, 2005 through July 30, 2005 for extended green and fairway bunker renovations had a significant negative impact on the Resort operations for the third quarter of 2005. However, increased play at the Bay and Village golf courses and higher average green fees, along with increased hotel and villa occupancies, partially offset the negative impact of the Plantation Golf Course closure.

Higher operating expense at the Resort for electricity, repairs and maintenance costs, increased Kapalua Resort Association dues, and increased staffing costs at the Kapalua Villas were partially offset by lower workers’ compensation cost. Marketing expenses were higher in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the prior year because of greater emphasis on marketing the Kapalua Resort.

Golf, Merchandise and Villas

Revenues from golf operations increased by 3% for the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter of 2004. Lost revenues from the closure of the Plantation Course were more than offset by increased paid rounds and higher average green fees at the Bay Course and the Village Course. Overall, paid rounds of golf decreased by 9%, and average green and cart fees increased by 14% in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter of 2004.

Resort merchandise sales decreased by 2% in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter of 2004 due to the closure of the Plantation Course during July 2005. Increased sales at Kapalua Resort’s other retail outlets, in part attributed to higher room occupancies, partially offset the effect of the Plantation Course closure.

Gross revenues attributable to the Kapalua Villas increased by approximately 35% in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter of 2004 reflecting higher average room rates and occupancies.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

 

 

Three Months Ended
September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

    2005    

 

    2004    

 

inc (dec)

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Revenues

 

 

$

13.5

 

 

 

$

5.6

 

 

 

$

7.9

 

 

141

%

% of consolidated revenues

 

 

31

%

 

 

16

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Profit

 

 

$

7.5

 

 

 

$

2.3

 

 

 

$

5.2

 

 

 

 

 

The Community Development segment reported an operating profit of $7.5 million for the third quarter of 2005 compared to $2.3 million for the third quarter of 2004. Revenues from this operating segment were $13.5 million for the third quarter of 2005 compared to $5.6 million for the third quarter of 2004.

Operating profit for the third quarter of 2005 includes $56,000 of losses from the Company’s equity interest in Kapalua Bay Holdings LLC, compared to $91,000 for the third quarter of 2004.

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Real Estate Sales

In the third quarter of 2005, the Company concluded three Upcountry Maui land sales transactions and recognized revenues of $6.0 million and pre-tax gains of $5.6 million. The land sold had been earmarked for disposition as “non-core” to the Company’s strategic plan. The Company has other under-performing fields and pasturelands leased to other parties in Upcountry Maui, as well as other real estate that has been assessed as non-core that may also be disposed of in 2005 and 2006.

The sale of two lots at Honolua Ridge Phase I and three lots at Honolua Ridge Phase II closed escrow, and the Company recognized revenues of $5.8 million from these sales in the third quarter of 2005. Honolua Ridge Phase I began sales in July of 2004 and ten lots were sold during the third quarter of 2004. Revenues of $4.0 million were recognized in the third quarter of 2004 using the percentage of completion method.

Realty and Leasing

Kapalua Realty’s commission income from the resale of residential units in the Kapalua Resort was higher in the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter in 2004, because of a higher number of transactions, partially offset by lower average resale prices in 2005.

Revenues from leasing activities decreased by about 23% for the third quarter of 2005 compared to the third quarter of 2004. The decrease primarily reflects the absence of lease revenues from the Kapalua Shops retail leases and from the Kapalua Bay Hotel ground lease, effective August 31, 2004.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2005 Compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2004

CONSOLIDATED

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

     2005     

 

     2004     

 

 inc (dec) 

 

   %   

 

 

 

(Dollars in Millions, Except Per Share Amounts)

 

Consolidated Revenues

 

 

$

133.4

 

 

 

$

104.8

 

 

 

$

28.6

 

 

 

27

%

 

Net Income (Loss)

 

 

$

9.7

 

 

 

$

(3.0

)

 

 

$

12.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Common Share

 

 

$

1.35

 

 

 

$

(0.42

)

 

 

$

1.77

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the first nine months of 2005, the Company’s net income was $9.7 million ($1.35 per share) compared to a net loss of $3.0 million for the same period in 2004. For the first nine months of 2005, consolidated revenues were $133.4 million ($.42 per share) compared to $104.8 million for the first nine months of 2004. The improved results in 2005 were primarily attributable to revenues and operating profit from the Community Development segment as a result of sales of real estate inventories and the sale of other real estate, as further described below.

General and Administrative

For the first nine months of 2005, general and administrative expenses increased by 16% to $25.8 million compared to $22.3 million for the first nine months of 2004.

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The major components of the difference in general and administrative expenses were as follows:

 

 

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

 

 

    2005    

 

    2004    

 

  inc (dec)  

 

 

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Salaries & wages

 

 

$

6.3

 

 

 

$

4.5

 

 

 

$

1.8

 

 

Employee incentives & stock compensation

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

 

1.4

 

 

Employee severance expense

 

 

0.6

 

 

 

1.8

 

 

 

(1.2

)

 

Medical insurance premiums

 

 

2.8

 

 

 

3.4

 

 

 

(0.6

)

 

Professional services

 

 

4.0

 

 

 

2.4

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

Depreciation expense

 

 

3.9

 

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

2.3

 

 

Other (net)

 

 

6.1

 

 

 

7.9

 

 

 

(1.8

)

 

Total

 

 

$

25.8

 

 

 

$

22.3

 

 

 

$

3.5

 

 

 

The increase in salaries and wages is primarily the result of additional employees in the Community Development segment in 2005. Further expansion of the Community Development staff is expected in order to accomplish the projects and initiatives for this segment. The increase in employee incentives and stock compensation expense was principally the result of accruals for performance-based incentives, reflecting the Company’s increased emphasis on performance-based pay plans.

Employee severance expense was lower in the first nine months of 2005 because of management changes at the corporate level in the first nine months of 2004. In addition, employee severance charges, arising from reduction in the work force in the Pineapple segment, were approximately $700,000 in the first nine months of 2004, compared to $365,000 in the first nine months of 2005. The decrease in medical insurance premiums in the first nine months of 2005 largely reflects the reduction in the work force in the Pineapple segment that occurred in 2004 and in the first nine months of 2005.

The increase in professional services in 2005 reflects the cost of outside consultants primarily to assist the Company in documenting its internal controls and processes required, in part, by the requirements Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The increase in professional services also reflects charges incurred in 2005 for modifications and adjustments to the Company’s integrated accounting system and additional training of the Company’s employees on use of the system. The system was fully placed in service in January 2003; however, reduction in staffing and staff turnover, particularly in the Pineapple segment, necessitated re-training in 2005.

The increase in depreciation charged to general and administrative expense for the first nine months of 2005 is due to a change in the estimated useful lives of certain Pineapple segment assets in 2005 as a result of the decision to construct a new plant to replace the current cannery, can plant and fresh fruit processing facility. The Company currently estimates that assets with a net book value of approximately $4.9 million will be expensed over the 16-month period ending June 30, 2006. This has resulted in additional depreciation charges of $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2005.

General and administrative expenses are incurred at the corporate level and at the operating segment level. All general and administrative expenses incurred at the corporate level are allocated to the operating segments. Such allocations are consistent with management’s evaluation of the operating segments.

Interest Expense

Interest expense of $308,000 for the first nine months of 2005 was lower by 68% compared to the same period in 2004. The decrease in interest expense was due to lower average borrowings and to a higher amount of capitalized interest in 2005 (see Liquidity and Capital Resources, Debt Position). Capitalized interest was $586,000 for the first nine months of 2005 compared to $62,000 for the first nine months of 2004, primarily as a result of construction activity at the Kapalua Resort. The Company’s effective interest rate on borrowings was slightly higher in 2005 due to higher borrowing rates from financial institutions.

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PINEAPPLE

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

    2005    

 

    2004    

 

inc (dec)

 

  %  

 

 

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Revenues

 

 

$

52.3

 

 

 

$

57.6

 

 

 

$

(5.3

)

 

 

-9

%

 

% of consolidated revenues

 

 

39

%

 

 

55

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Loss

 

 

$

(7.2

)

 

 

$

(8.2

)

 

 

$

1.0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Pineapple segment produced an operating loss from continuing operations of $7.2 million for the first nine months of 2005 compared to an operating loss of $8.2 million for the first nine months of 2004. Revenues for the first nine months of 2005 of $52.3 million were 9% lower than the first nine months of 2004.

Lower Pineapple segment revenues in 2005 was due to a reduced sales volume of canned pineapple sales, which was partially offset by increased fresh pineapple sales volume.

Operating losses reported by the Pineapple segment in 2005 include increased depreciation charges of $2.2 million related to the planned replacement of the current cannery, can plant and fresh fruit packing facility, and costs associated with the modification and adjustment of the Company’s integrated accounting system, as mentioned above under General and Administrative.

Canned and Fresh Operations

The case volume of canned pineapple sales decreased by 28% for the first nine months of 2005 as compared to the same period in 2004, primarily reflecting the Company’s strategy to sharply reduce supply to selected retail market segments. This market refinement has resulted in the average sales prices for the Company’s canned pineapple products to increase by approximately 8% for the first nine months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. The Company implemented price increases for its canned product lines in March, June and August of 2004, and in August 2005.

Canned pineapple sold to the U. S. Government (primarily to the Department of Agriculture) comprised approximately 41% of the Company’s case volume of canned pineapple sales in first nine months 2005 compared to approximately 25% in the first nine months of 2004. The increase in the percentage of canned pineapple sales to the U. S. Government is a result of lower overall canned pineapple sales and an increase in the Company’s participation in government programs that purchase pineapple for school lunches, needy families and other areas.

The case volume of fresh pineapple sales increased by 22% in the first nine months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. Revenues from fresh pineapple sales were approximately 35% and 24% of the Pineapple segment net sales for the first nine months of 2005 and 2004, respectively. The Company’s average revenue per box of fresh pineapple sales increased by approximately 7% in the first nine months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004 primarily reflecting the improved quality of its products and related marketing efforts.

Pineapple cost of sales was lower by 9% for first nine months of 2005 as compared to the same period in 2004, primarily reflecting lower sales volume of canned pineapple. The average per unit cost of sales was higher in 2005 compared to 2004 because, in 2004, cost of sales was reduced for the impact of a liquidation of inventory based on the LIFO (last-in, first-out) method of accounting for inventories.

Pineapple shipping and marketing cost decreased by $2.3 million (25%) in the first nine months of 2005, compared to the same period in 2004, largely reflecting the lower sales volume of canned pineapple. Reductions in the work force at the Company’s sales and marketing office and an increase in shipments

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directly to the Company’s customers (as opposed to interim storage of inventory in public warehouses), also contributed to lower shipping and marketing cost in 2005. In addition, increased use of surface shipment, instead of the higher cost air shipment, was also responsible for the lower cost in 2005. The Company’s changes in cultivation practices, harvesting methods, and post-harvest handling have extended the shelf life of fresh fruit products enabling the company to increase its reliance on surface transport to reach North American markets. In the first nine months of 2005, the Company shipped approximately 85% of its Hawaiian GoldTM fresh pineapple by surface, rather than by air, compared to about 66% in the first nine months of 2004.

RESORT

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

    2005    

 

    2004    

 

inc (dec)

 

  %  

 

 

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Revenues

 

 

$

32.4

 

 

 

$

32.5

 

 

 

$

(0.1

)

 

 

0

%

 

% of consolidated revenues

 

 

24

%

 

 

31

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Loss

 

 

$

(4.0

)

 

 

$

(3.1

)

 

 

$

(0.9

)

 

 

 

 

 

                                                                                               

The Resort segment reported an operating loss of $4.0 million for the first nine months of 2005 compared to an operating loss of $3.1 million for the first nine months of 2004. Resort revenues of $32.4 million for the first nine months of 2005 were less than 1% lower than the same period in 2004.

Hotel and condominium room occupancies at the Resort, and to a somewhat lesser extent for Maui in general, largely drive the increase in resort activity as reflected by increased golf play, merchandise sales and increased lease revenues. Hotel and condominium room occupancies at Kapalua Resort increased by 6% in the first nine of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. Occupancies for the island of Maui increased by 13% and for the State of Hawaii, occupancies increased by 7% in the first nine months 2005 compared to the first nine months of 2004.

The closure of the Plantation Golf Course as of April 1, 2005 for extended green and fairway bunker renovations was the single largest contributor to the increased operating losses in 2005. The renovations were completed on schedule and the course reopened on July 31, 2005.

Higher operating expenses at the Resort were attributable to increases in staffing at the Kapalua Villas, and higher electricity, repairs and maintenance costs, Kapalua Resort Association dues, and increased costs for outside consultants. These increases were partially offset by lower workers’ compensation cost. Marketing expenses were higher in nine months of 2005 compared to the prior year because of greater emphasis on marketing the Kapalua Resort.

Golf, Merchandise and Villas

Revenues from golf operations decreased by 2% in the first nine months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. Lost revenues from the closure of the Plantation Course were partially offset by increased paid rounds and higher average green fees at the Bay Course and the Village Course. Overall, paid rounds of golf decreased by 11% for the first nine months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. Average green and cart fees increased by 10% in the first nine months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004.

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The closure of the Plantation Course from April 1, 2005 through July 30, 2005 also negatively affected the Resort’s merchandise sales, which decreased by 5% for the first nine months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. Increased sales at Kapalua Resort’s other retail outlets, in part attributed to higher room occupancies, partially offset the effect of the Plantation Course closure.

Gross revenues from the Kapalua Villas increased by approximately 18% for the first nine months of 2005 compared to the first nine months of 2004, reflecting both higher average room rates and occupancies.

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

Change

 

 

 

  2005  

 

  2004  

 

inc (dec)

 

%

 

 

 

(Dollars in Millions)

 

Revenues

 

 

$

48.6

 

 

 

$

14.7

 

 

 

$

33.9

 

 

231

%

% of consolidated revenues

 

 

36

%

 

 

14

%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating Profit

 

 

$

26.8

 

 

 

$

7.6

 

 

 

$

19.2

 

 

 

 

 

The Community Development segment reported an operating profit of $26.8 million for the first nine months of 2005 compared to $7.6 million for the first nine months of 2004. Revenues from this operating segment were $48.6 million for the first nine months of 2005 compared to $14.7 million for the first nine months of 2004.

Operating profit for the first nine months of 2005 includes $196,000 of losses from the Company’s equity interest in Kapalua Bay Holdings LLC, compared to $91,000 for the first nine months of 2004.

Real Estate Sales

The first nine months of 2005 includes the sales of approximately 260 acres of Upcountry Maui properties, which resulted in revenues of $20.5 million and operating profit of $16.2 million. Approximately 88 acres of the land had been planned for development and subsequent bulk sale, potentially in 2007. The remaining property was comprised of sub-standard agricultural lands and property that had been earmarked for disposition as “non-core” to the Company’s strategic plan. The Company has other under-performing fields and pasturelands leased to other parties in Upcountry Maui, as well as other real estate that has been assessed as non-core that may also be disposed of in 2005 and 2006.

Revenues for the first nine months of 2005 include $23.0 million from the sale of lots at the Honolua Ridge Phase I and II residential subdivisions. Revenues and profit from these projects are being recognized using the percentage-of-completion method as the subdivision improvements are completed. At September 30, 2005, Honolua Ridge Phase I was approximately 96% compete and Honolua Ridge Phase II, which began construction in August 2005, was approximately 14% completed. The Company’s balance sheet at September 30, 2005, includes $8.5 million of deferred revenues (current liability) related to Honolua Ridge and $1.9 million of deferred profit (offset against the related note receivable, which is included in non-current other assets) related to a June 2005 sale of Upcountry Maui properties. See Note 6 to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

Honolua Ridge Phase I began sales in July of 2004 and ten lots were sold in August and September of 2004. Revenues of $4.0 million were recognized in the nine-month period ended September 30, 2004 using the percentage of completion method. Revenues for the first nine months of 2004 also include $4.3 million from the March 2004 sale of a 6.5-acre parcel at Kapalua and $810,000 from the May 2004 sale of a custom home at Pineapple Hill Estates that the Company constructed as part of a joint venture.

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Realty and Leasing

Kapalua Realty’s commission income from the resale of residential units in the Kapalua Resort was lower in the first nine months of 2005 compared to the same period in 2004, primarily because of fewer transactions, partially offset by higher average resale prices in 2005.

Revenues from leasing activities decreased by about 39% for the nine months ended September 30, 2005 compared to the same period in 2004. The decrease primarily reflects the absence of lease revenues from the Kapalua Shops retail leases and from the Kapalua Bay Hotel ground lease, effective August 31, 2004.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Debt Position

At September 30, 2005, the Company’s total debt, including capital leases, was $16.6 million, compared to $17.3 million at December 31, 2004. The year 2005 began with no borrowings under the Company’s revolving credit lines and $11.5 million in cash and cash equivalents. Such cash and cash equivalents were used to fund cash flows used in investing activities in the first nine months of 2005 and the scheduled repayments of existing debt. At September 30, 2005, the Company had unused long-term credit lines of $28.4 million.

Effective September 2005, the Company’s $13.5 million term loan was amended and restated to: (1) convert it to a revolving loan; (2) modify financial covenants and interest rates to be similar to the Company’s $30 million revolving credit agreement; and (3) release one of the land parcels previously securing the loan.

Operating Cash Flows

In the first nine months of 2005, cash flows from operating activities were $3.4 million. Operating activities for the first nine months of 2004 provided $15.3 million of net cash flows. By operating segment, these cash flows were approximately as follows:

 

 

Nine Months Ended
September 30,

 

 

 

  2005  

 

  2004  

 

 

 

(Dollars in
Millions)

 

Pineapple

 

 

$

0.7

 

 

 

$

3.6

 

 

Resort

 

 

1.6

 

 

 

0.7

 

 

Community Development

 

 

8.4

 

 

 

18.7

 

 

Corporate expense, taxes, interest & other

 

 

(7.3

)

 

 

(7.7

)

 

Total

 

 

$

3.4

 

 

 

$

15.3

 

 

 

In the first nine months of 2004, the large amount of cash from operating activities in the Pineapple segment was primarily due to a higher than normal level of sales realized in the latter part of 2003 and collected in early 2004.

The reduction in cash flows from operating activities from the Community Development segment is principally due to cash flows of $16.5 million in the first nine months of 2005 from the sale of lots at Honolua Ridge being partially offset by construction cost of approximately $7.8 million for infrastructure improvements for the subdivision and the cost of administration of the operating segment. Non-core land sales in the first nine months of 2005 (see Note 6 to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements) are reported as non-cash Investing Activities because the proceeds were on deposit with a qualified exchange

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intermediary. In addition, cash flows from the Community Development segment for 2004 includes approximately $4 million from the sale of a 6.5-acre parcel at Kapalua.

Real Estate Sales Proceeds

In the first nine months of 2005, the Company closed five real estate sales transactions, which resulted in net cash sales proceeds of $17.3 million that the Company intends to reinvest on a tax-deferred basis (Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 exchange). Proceeds of $2.7 million were used to purchase property to be used in the Company’s operations and $14.6 million was available at September 30, 2005 to re-invest on a tax-deferred basis.

Future Cash Outflows

The Company expects that, in 2005, it will have total expenditures or commitments for capital assets and deferred development costs of approximately $25.6 million. The anticipated expenditures for 2005 does not include approximately $4 million of capital expenditures that have been postponed to better coincide with Resort development plans and approximately $39 million of projects which will be carried over to 2006 and 2007. The Company expects to secure project specific long-term financing for some of the capital expenditures. Cash from operating activities in 2005 and available lines of credit are anticipated to fund most of these expenditures through the planning and design phases before project specific financing is secured. Based on preliminary discussions with lenders, the Company believes that it will be able to secure the additional financing needed to fund these projects.

At September 30, 2005, the Pineapple segment had $21.3 million of planned capital expenditures, including $17.2 million for the new multi-client processing facility that will replace the present pineapple cannery, can plant and fresh fruit packing facility, of which $18.1 million will be expended in the fourth quarter of 2005 and in 2006. The planned capital expenditures for 2005 also include $1.1 million for replacement of existing equipment.

Capital expenditures for the Resort segment are expected to be $3.5 million in 2005. These expenditures include renovation of the Plantation Course greens and fairway bunkers, the Bay Course Clubhouse restaurant, and other miscellaneous renovation or replacement projects.

At September 30, 2005, the Community Development segment had planned capital expenditures and expenditures for deferred development cost pending entitlements of $37.0 million of which $9.0 million was committed or incurred, and the remainder would be expended in the fourth quarter of 2005, and in 2006 and 2007.

Expenditures for Honolua Ridge Phase II, which the Company began selling in September 2005, are expected to be approximately $9 million in 2005; and expenditures for Honolua Ridge Phase I are expected to be $7 million in 2005. These expenditures for subdivision infrastructure improvements to date have been funded by proceeds from pre-sale of the lots. Twenty-two lots in Phase II remain to be sold and one lot in Phase I remained in inventory at September 30, 2005.

Item 3.                        Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

The Company’s primary market risk exposure with regard to financial instruments is to changes in interest rates. The Company attempts to manage this risk by monitoring interest rates and future cash requirements, and evaluating opportunities to refinance borrowings at various maturities and interest rates. There were no material changes to the Company’s market risk exposure during the first nine months of 2005.

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AND RISKS

This and other reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission contain forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate strictly to historical or current facts. They contain words such as “may,” “will,” “project,” “might,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “could,” “would,” “estimate,” “continue” or “pursue,” or the negative or other variations thereof or comparable terminology. In particular, they include, among others, statements relating to:

·       the timing and success of the Kapalua Bay Hotel redevelopment;

·       the closing of lot sales at the Honolua Ridge residential subdivisions;

·       the timing, cost and efficiency of the planned multi-client processing facility;

·       the timing and success of sale of “non-core” properties;

·       the timing and success of the Kapalua Resort initiatives to enhance and improve the resort, including renovations of the Plantation Golf Course, the Bay Club, the Bay Course restaurant and the Villas;

·       new procedures and practices to balance revenue sources and timing of production volume to strengthen the pineapple operations;

·       reduction in the number of types of products canned and sold;

·       expectations as to the Company’s cash commitments;

·       expectations as to the Company’s cash flows from operating and investing activities;

·       recoverability from operations of real estate development deferred costs and the net book value of Pineapple segment assets;

·       shifting towards greater levels of fresh fruit production;

·       the future cost of compliance with environmental laws;

·       improvement of practices in areas of soil, water and energy conservation;

·       the effect of assumption changes on net periodic pension and other benefit costs; and

·       the impact from the continuation of work force restructuring of the Pineapple segment.

In addition, from time to time, the Company may publish forward-looking statements as to those matters or other aspects of the Company’s anticipated financial performance, business prospects, new products, marketing initiatives or similar matters.

Any forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company has based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events.

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The Company cautions the reader that forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted or quantified and, consequently, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following factors as well as other factors described from time to time in the Company’s reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:

Dependency on certain key personnel.

The Company is currently dependent upon the ability and experience of certain key management employees. There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to retain their services. The Company does not currently carry key man insurance on any of these individuals, and loss of one or more could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial results.

Real Estate Investments are subject to numerous risks.

The Company is subject to the risks that generally relate to investments in real property because it develops and sells real property, primarily for residential use. Also, the Company has a 51% ownership interest in Kapalua Bay Holdings LLC, which owns and operates the Kapalua Bay Hotel. When interest rates increase, the cost of acquiring, developing, expanding or renovating real property increases and real property values may decrease as the number of potential buyers decreases. Similarly, as financing becomes less available, it becomes more difficult both to acquire and to sell real property. Under eminent domain laws, governments can take real property. Sometimes this taking is for less compensation than the owner believes the property is worth. Any of these factors could have a material adverse impact on our results of operations or financial condition. In addition, equity real estate investments may be difficult to sell quickly and the Company may not be able to adjust its portfolio of properties quickly in response to changes in economic conditions.

If the Company is unable to complete land development projects within forecasted timing and budgeting, or at all, financial results may be negatively affected.

The Company intends to develop resort properties, as suitable opportunities arise, taking into consideration the general economic climate. New project developments have a number of risks, including risks associated with:

·       construction delays or cost overruns that may increase project costs;

·       receipt of zoning, occupancy and other required governmental permits and authorizations;

·       development costs incurred for projects that are not pursued to completion;

·       earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires or other natural disasters that could adversely impact a project;

·       defects in design or construction that may result in additional costs to remedy or require all or a portion of a property to be closed during the period required to rectify the situation;

·       ability to raise capital;

·       governmental restrictions on the nature or size of a project or timing of completion; and

·       potential lack of adequate building/construction capacity for large development projects.

If any development project is not completed on time or within budget, it may have a material adverse affect on the Company’s financial results.

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If the Company is unable to obtain required land use entitlements at reasonable costs, or at all, its operating results would be adversely affected.

The Company’s financial results are highly dependent on its real estate development business segment. The financial performance of the Company’s real estate development segment is closely related to our success in obtaining land use entitlements for proposed development projects. Obtaining all of the necessary entitlements to develop a parcel of land is often difficult, costly and may take several years, or more, to complete. In some situations, the Company may be unable to obtain the necessary entitlements to proceed with a real estate development or may be required to alter its plans for the development. Delays or failures to obtain these entitlements may have a material adverse affect on the Company’s financial results.

If the planning and construction of infrastructure in Maui is not improved, particularly in the area of transportation, this could result in additional difficulty or the inability of the Company to move forward with its planned development projects, which could negatively impact its financial results.

The roads and highways in Maui are currently inadequate to accommodate the planned growth of the island. Planning and construction of this infrastructure has not been done with a long-term perspective and in coordination with the needs of the community. This lack of comprehensive planning may result in infrastructure stress in Maui and may be a major impediment to future development. Infrastructure stress can also lead to a deterioration of the visitor experience and the quality of life for residents, which in turn can impact the Company’s ability to attract discriminating customers, employees, vendors and contractors.

The historical price and market for luxury real estate on Maui has been highly cyclical and if the market demand for luxury real estate were to decrease, the Company’s operating results could be adversely affected.

The highs and lows in the market cycle can prevail for multiple years at a time. During low periods of demand, real estate may remain in inventory for much longer than expected or be sold at lower than expected returns, or even at a loss, which could impair the Company’s liquidity and ability to proceed with additional land development projects and negatively affect its operating results.

If the Company is unable to successfully compete with other developers of luxury real estate on Maui, its financial results could be materially affected.

The Company’s real estate development projects face competition from other luxury resort real estate properties on Maui, and from other luxury resort residential property in Hawaii and the mainland United States. In many cases, the Company’s competitors are larger than it is and have greater resources and access to capital. If the Company is unable to compete with these larger competitors, its financial results could be materially and adversely affected.

If the Company cannot attract and retain skilled workers for its resort operations, its financial results could be negatively impacted. There is a potential lack of adequate skilled workers on Maui for larger development projects.

The Company’s three golf courses require a large number of course and facility maintenance and operations workers, and the hotel and villas require housekeepers, food and beverage servers, front desk, and other operational and hospitality workers. Overall, the Company’s resort operations require a large number of workers to maintain the quality and level of service that it strives to provide to its customers. The Company’s plans for development projects require that there be adequate labor in all of the construction trades. The labor market on Maui is very competitive, with the labor premium in West Maui being even greater than elsewhere on Maui. The cost and insufficient supply of housing and the absence of adequate public services, such as schools, continue to be an impediment to attracting and retaining labor.

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If the Company and other Maui businesses are unable to work with the government to allow for the expansion of affordable housing and to implement plans to provide a higher level of public services, including schools, further development in West Maui could be severely restricted, which in turn could have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations.

The Company may be subject to certain environmental regulations under which it may have additional liability and experience additional costs for land development.

Various federal, state, and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations regulate the Company’s properties and could make it liable for the costs of removing or cleaning up hazardous or toxic substances on, under, or in property it currently owns or operates or that it previously owned or operated. These laws could impose liability without regard to whether the Company knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of hazardous or toxic substances. The presence of hazardous or toxic substances, or the failure to properly clean up such substances when present, could jeopardize the Company’s ability to develop, use, sell or rent the real property or to borrow using the real property as collateral. If the Company arranges for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic wastes, it could be liable for the costs of removing or cleaning up wastes at the disposal or treatment facility, even if it never owned or operated that facility. Certain laws, ordinances and regulations, particularly those governing the management or preservation of wetlands, coastal zones and threatened or endangered species, could limit the Company’s ability to develop, use, sell or rent its real property.

The Company’s pineapple operations face significant competition from companies with greater financial resources and from foreign competition with lower cost structures.

The Company sells its products in competition with both foreign and United States companies. Its principal competitors are three United States companies, Dole Food Company, Inc., Del Monte Food Co., and Del Monte Fresh Produce Company, each of which produces substantial quantities of pineapple products, a significant portion of which is produced in Central America and Southeast Asia. Other producers of pineapple products in Central America, Thailand and Indonesia also are a major source of competition. Producers of pineapple in foreign countries have substantially lower labor costs than the Company’s.

The Company’s marketing strategy is to compete based on the premium quality of our fresh pineapple product and being the only company that cans all of its pineapple in the United States. If the Company cannot compete effectively with these larger companies and lower cost producers, its financial results could be adversely affected.

If the Company is unable to successfully compete with other producers of fresh and canned pineapple, its financial results could be materially affected.

The fresh and canned pineapple markets are highly competitive. A decline in the price of pineapple or increases in the price of fuel or packaging materials could adversely affect operating results. The growing, planting and harvesting of crops can be affected by adverse weather conditions, thereby increasing costs and eroding profit margins. Agricultural chemicals used in the past have resulted in contingent liabilities that could result in future claims against the Company.

If the multi-client processing facility is not able to sufficiently reduce the Company’s cost of processing and packing pineapple, the Company’s financial results could be adversely affected.

The Company is in the planning and design phase for the construction of a multi-client processing facility that will replace the present pineapple cannery, can plant and fresh fruit packing facility. The Company’s current high cost structure is expected to be reduced because of the efficiency of the new facility. While the Company’s personnel and outside consultants have thoroughly evaluated the

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requirements of the new facility, variances from the estimates of the cost, timing of completion or the efficiency of the new processing facility could adversely affect the Company’s financial results.

One customer has provided a substantial portion of the Company’s canned pineapple sales; the loss of this customer may have a material adverse effect on operating results.

The United States government represented approximately 35% and 20% of the Company’s canned pineapple sales for 2004 and 2003, respectively; and 41% of the Company’s canned pineapple sales for the first nine months of 2005. It is difficult to predict whether the United States government will continue to represent such a significant portion of the Company’s canned pineapple sales in the future because there is no long-term contract. If the Company were to lose this customer, operating results would be negatively affected.

Because the Company is located in Hawaii and therefore apart from the mainland United States, it is more sensitive to certain economic factors, which may adversely affect operating results.

The Community Development segment and the Resort segment are dependent on attracting visitors to Kapalua, Maui and the state of Hawaii as a whole. Economic factors that affect the number of visitors, their length of stay or expenditure levels will affect our financial performance. Factors such as the cost of energy, events in the airline industry that affect passenger capacity or traveling cost, and the threat, or perceived threat, of heightened terrorist activity in the United States, could affect a potential visitor’s choice of vacation destination or second home location.

The Company’s pineapple operations are dependent on ocean, surface and air freight to transport canned and fresh pineapple to customers on the mainland United States. Increases in the cost of energy, and other factors that affect the cost and reliability of ocean, surface and air freight will affect the financial results of the Pineapple segment.

Item 4.                        Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, the Company’s management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and the Company’s management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.

As required by Rule 13a-15(b) and 15d-15(b) under the Exchange Act, the Company carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the fiscal quarter covered by this report. Based upon the foregoing, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective in reaching a level of reasonable assurance in achieving the Company’s desired control objectives.

There have been no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

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PART II   OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.                        Legal Proceedings

There are no known material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or to which any of their property is subject. Certain of the Company’s subsidiaries are involved in ordinary routine litigation incidental to their respective businesses.

Item 6.                        Exhibits

The following exhibits are filed herewith:

(4)                       Instruments Defining the Rights of Security Holders.
Revolving Line of Credit Loan Agreement between American AgCredit, FLCA, successor in interest to Pacific Coast Farm Credit Services, ACA and Maui Land Pineapple Company, Inc., dated as of September 1, 2005

(31)                Rule 13a – 14(a) Certifications

(32)                Section 1350 Certifications

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SIGNATURE

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.

MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC.

November 14, 2005

 

/s/ FRED W. RICKERT

 

Date

Fred W. Rickert

 

Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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EX-4 2 a05-18410_1ex4.htm INSTRUMENTS DEFINING THE RIGHTS OF SECURITY HOLDERS, INCLUDING INDENTURES

Exhibit 4

 

REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT LOAN AGREEMENT

 

This REVOLVING LINE OF CREDIT LOAN AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) is entered into as of September 1, 2005 (the “Effective Date”) by and between AMERICAN AGCREDIT, FLCA, successor in interest to Pacific Coast Farm Credit Services, ACA (“Lender”), and MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC., a Hawaii corporation (“Borrower”).

 

Recitals

 

A.            Borrower and Lender are parties to that certain Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 1, 1999 (as amended from time to time, the “Term Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which Lender converted a previously advanced bridge loan to a term loan with multiple tranches in the aggregate principal amount of Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) (the “Term Loan”).

 

B.            Borrower has requested, and Lender has agreed, to amend and restate the Term Loan Agreement in its entirety to convert the Term Loan into a revolving loan (“Loan”), on the terms and conditions set forth below.

 

Agreement

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and covenants set forth below, the parties hereby agree that the Term Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows effective from and after the Effective Date:

 

1.             Definitions and Rules of Construction.

 

(a)           Definitions. The following terms used in this Agreement shall have the following meanings:

 

“Advance” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.

 

“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) each Person that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, whether beneficially, or as a trustee, guardian or other fiduciary, ten percent (10%) or more of the Stock having ordinary voting power in the election of directors of such Person, (ii) each Person that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Person or any Affiliate of such Person, or (iii) each of such Person’s officers, directors, joint venturers and partners. For the purpose of this definition, “control” of a Person shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of its management or policies, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

 

“Agreement” shall mean this Revolving Line of Credit Loan Agreement, together with Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto, and as hereafter amended, restated, modified, or supplemented.

 

“Applicable Spread” shall mean, (i) with respect to that portion of the Loan bearing interest at the Base Rate, zero (0) basis points, and (ii) with respect to any Fixed Rate Tranche, one hundred sixty-five (165) basis points; provided that the Applicable Spread may be adjusted pursuant to Section 4(d)(3).

 

“Base Rate” means the Prime Rate plus the Applicable Spread.

 

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“Business Day” shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on which banks are required or permitted to be closed in the State of California.

 

“Capital Expenditures” shall mean, for any period, the aggregate of all expenditures (whether paid in cash or other consideration or accrued as a liability and including that portion of Capital Leases that is capitalized on the balance sheet of Borrower including in connection with a sale-leaseback transaction) by Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the acquisition or leasing of fixed or capital assets or additions to equipment (including replacements, capitalized repairs and improvements during such period) which are required to be capitalized under GAAP on a consolidated balance sheet of Borrower and its Subsidiaries. Capital Expenditures shall not include (i) the actual value received for existing equipment either traded-in at time of purchase of new equipment or sold in the ordinary course of business (but only to the extent such equipment is replaced), and (ii) expenditures made from insurance proceeds.

 

“Capital Lease” shall mean any lease of any property (whether real, personal or mixed) by Borrower or a Subsidiary as lessee that, in accordance with GAAP, either would be required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of Borrower or such Subsidiary or otherwise be disclosed as such in a note to such balance sheet.

 

“Cash Equivalents” shall mean any of the following: (i) certificates of deposit or other depository accounts with commercial banks organized under the laws of the United States or a state thereof, to the extent such certificates or accounts are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; (ii) treasury bills, and other marketable obligations issued or fully guaranteed by, or backed by the full faith and credit of, the United States and maturing not more than one (1) year from the date of issuance; or (iii) open market commercial paper rated at least “A 1” or “P 1 “ or higher by a national credit rating agency and maturing not more than two hundred seventy (270 ) days from the date of issuance.

 

“Closing Date” shall mean the date on which all of the conditions precedent described in Section 2 shall have been satisfied or waived by Lender, and the Loan has been funded or applied by Lender to refinance the Term Loan.

 

“Collateral” shall mean all of the real property and interests in property described in Section 9, and all other property and interests in property that now or hereafter secure the payment of any of the Obligations.

 

“Consolidated EBIT” shall mean, for any period, for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum (without duplication) of: (a) Consolidated Net Income; plus (b) the sum of (i) Federal, state, local, and foreign income taxes, and (ii) interest expense (including the interest portion of any capitalized lease obligations).

 

“Consolidated Funded Debt” shall mean, as at any date of determination, for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, all indebtedness for borrowed money evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures, or similar evidences of indebtedness, and which by its term matures more than one year from, or is directly or indirectly renewable or extendible at such Person’s option under a revolving credit or similar agreement obligating the lender or lenders thereunder to extend credit over a period of more than one year from the date of

 

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creation thereof, and specifically including (i) capital lease obligations, (ii) current maturities of long-term debt, (iii) revolving credit and short-term debt extendible beyond one year at the option of the debtor, and (iv) the Obligations.

 

“Consolidated Indebtedness” shall mean, as at any date of determination, for Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, the sum (without duplication) of (i) all obligations for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services (including the present value of capitalized lease obligations) which, in accordance with GAAP, would be included in determining total liabilities as shown on the liability side of a balance sheet as of the date at which such indebtedness is to be determined; (ii) guarantees; and (iii) letters of credit (other than letters of credit to support trade payables) and endorsements (other than of notes, bills, and checks presented to banks for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), in each case to support obligations for borrowed money of others.

 

“Consolidated Net Income” shall mean, for any period, on a consolidated basis, the net income, if any, of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Consolidated Net Loss” shall mean, for any period, on a consolidated basis, the net loss, if any, of Borrower and its Subsidiaries, determined in accordance with GAAP.

 

“Consolidated Net Worth” shall mean, as at any date of determination, on a consolidated basis, the gross book value of the assets of Borrower, minus the sum of (i) all reserves applicable thereto, and (ii) all liabilities of Borrower (including subordinated liabilities).

 

“Consolidated Total Capitalization” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the sum of (i) Consolidated Funded Debt, plus (ii) Consolidated Net Worth.

 

“Default” shall mean the occurrence of any event or circumstance which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or both, would become an Event of Default.

 

“Default Rate” shall mean a rate of interest that is three percent (3.00%) higher than the rate otherwise applicable.

 

“Discounted Value” shall mean, with respect to any Prepayment, the amount obtained by discounting all Remaining Scheduled Payments with respect to such Prepayment from their respective scheduled due dates to the payment date with respect to such Prepayment, in accordance with accepted financial practice and at a discount factor (applied on the same periodic basis as that on which interest is payable for such Prepayment) equal to the Reinvestment Yield with respect to such Prepayment.

 

“Environmental Laws” shall mean all applicable federal, state, local and foreign laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, standards and regulations, now or hereafter in effect, and any applicable judicial or administrative interpretation thereof, including any applicable judicial or administrative order, consent decree, order or judgment, imposing liability or standards of conduct for or relating to the regulation and protection of human health, safety, the environment and natural resources (including ambient air, surface water, groundwater, wetlands, land surface or subsurface strata, wildlife, aquatic species and vegetation). Environmental Laws include: the Comprehensive Environmental Response,

 

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Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.) (“CERCLA”); the Hazardous Materials Transportation Authorization Act of 1994 (49 U.S.C. §§ 5 101 et seq.); the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. §§ 136 et seq.); the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et seq.); the Toxic Substance Control Act (15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.); the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.); the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.); the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq.); the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. §§ 300(f) et seq.); and any and all regulations promulgated thereunder, and all analogous state, local and foreign counterparts or equivalents and any transfer of ownership notification or approval statutes.

 

“Environmental Liabilities” shall mean, with respect to any Person, all liabilities, obligations, responsibilities, response, remedial and removal costs, investigation and feasibility study costs, capital costs, operation and maintenance costs, losses, damages, punitive damages, property damages, natural resource damages, consequential damages, treble damages, costs and expenses (including all fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel, experts and consultants), fines, penalties, sanctions and interest incurred as a result of or related to any claim, suit, action, investigation, proceeding or demand by any Person, whether based in contract, tort, implied or express warranty, strict liability, criminal or civil statute or common law, including any arising under or related to any Environmental Laws, environmental permits, or in connection with any release or threatened release or presence of a Hazardous Material whether on, at, in, under, from or about or in the vicinity of any real or personal property.

 

“Event of Default” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 13.

 

“Fiscal Quarter” shall mean any of the quarterly accounting periods of Borrower.

 

“Fiscal Year” shall mean the 12-month period of Borrower ending December 31 of each year. Subsequent changes of the fiscal year of Borrower shall not change the term “Fiscal Year,” unless Lender shall consent in writing to such change.

 

“Fixed Rate” means, with respect to any portion of the Loan that Borrower elects at any time pursuant to Section 3(d) to convert to a fixed rate of interest based on the LIBOR Rate, the applicable LIBOR Rate as of the date of such election plus a margin equal to the Applicable Spread.

 

“Fixed Rate Tranche” shall mean any one of the four interest rate components (each such interest rate component being referred to individually as a “Fixed Rate Tranche,” and all such interest rate components being referred to collectively as the “Fixed Rate Tranches”) of the Loan established pursuant to Section 3, consisting of the Thirty Day Fixed Rate Tranche, the Three Month Fixed Rate Tranche, the Six Month Fixed Rate Tranche and the One Year Fixed Rate Tranche.

 

“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles.

 

“Guarantor” shall mean any Person that has guaranteed to Lender all or any portion of the Loan.

 

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“Guaranty Agreement” shall mean any Continuing Guaranty or other agreement by which a Guarantor has guaranteed all or any portion of the Loan.

 

“Hazardous Material” shall mean any substance, material or waste that is regulated by or forms the basis of liability now or hereafter under, any Environmental Laws, including any material or substance that is (a) defined as a “solid waste,” “hazardous waste,” “hazardous material,” “hazardous substance,” “extremely hazardous waste,” “restricted hazardous waste,” “pollutant,” “contaminant,” “hazardous constituent,” “special waste,” “toxic substance” or other similar term or phrase under any Environmental Laws, (b) petroleum or any fraction or by-product thereof, asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), or any radioactive substance.

 

“Indemnified Person” shall mean all Persons indemnified by Borrower pursuant to Section 15.

 

“Interest Coverage Ratio” shall mean, as at any date of determination, the ratio of Consolidated EBIT for any period to interest expense for such period.

 

“Interest Determination Date” means the date, as designated by Borrower, on which a portion of the Loan shall begin to bear interest at a Fixed Rate.

 

“Interest Period” means, with respect to any portion of the Loan that Borrower elects to have bear interest at a Fixed Rate, a period beginning on the Interest Determination Date and ending, at Borrower’s election, either one (1) month, three (3) months, six (6) months, or twelve (12) months thereafter.

 

“Investments” shall mean all expenditures by Borrower and its Subsidiaries, other than Capital Expenditures, made for the purpose of acquiring, increasing, or supplementing equity interests of any nature in partnerships, joint ventures, corporations, trusts, associations, or other business entities, or in real or personal property of any kind and as reflected as investments in Borrower’s financial statements.

 

“LIBOR Rate” means, for any Interest Determination Date, the rate offered from time to time for U.S. Dollar deposits for the Interest Period selected, as quoted by Telerate News Service as of 11:00 A.M. London setting time (or, at Lender’s option, a comparable reference on the Reuters Screen LIBOR Page or such other quotation service as may be chosen by Lender) on the first Eurodollar business day of the Interest Period; provided, that if two or more of such offered rates appear on Telerate (or on the Reuters Screen LIBOR Page or alternative service, as the case may be), the “LIBOR Rate” shall be highest of the two rates quoted.

 

“Lien” shall mean any mortgage or deed of trust, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, lien, charge, claim, security interest or encumbrance, or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including any lease or title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing).

 

“Make-Whole Amount” shall mean, with respect to any Prepayment of any Fixed Rate Tranche, the amount, if any, by which the Discounted Value of the Remaining

 

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Scheduled Payments with respect to the Prepayment exceeds the amount of such Prepayment; provided, that the Make-Whole Amount shall in no event be less than zero.

 

“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a Material Adverse Effect with respect to (i) the business, assets, operations, prospects, or financial or other condition of Borrower or any Guarantor, (ii) Borrower’s ability to pay its obligations to Lender under this Agreement, or (iii) Lender’s rights and remedies under this Agreement or any Guaranty Agreement.

 

“Maturity Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.

 

“Modification Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.

 

“Obligations” shall mean all loans, advances, debts, liabilities, and obligations, for the performance of covenants, tasks or duties or for payment of monetary amounts (whether or not such performance is then required or contingent, or amounts are liquidated or determinable and whether or not allowed as a claim in any proceeding referred to in Section 13(f)) owing by Borrower to Lender, and all covenants and duties regarding such amounts, of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or not evidenced by any note, agreement or other instrument, arising under any of the Other Documents.  This term includes the Loan, all principal, interest, fees, charges, expenses, attorneys’ fees and any other sum chargeable to Borrower under this Agreement or any of the Other Documents.

 

“One Year Fixed Rate Tranche” shall mean a Fixed Rate Tranche utilizing a fixed rate Interest Period of one year, established pursuant to Section 3.

 

“Other Documents” shall mean all of the documents listed in Exhibit A.

 

“Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean the following encumbrances: (i) Liens for taxes or assessments or other governmental charges or levies, either not yet due and payable or to the extent that nonpayment thereof is permitted by the terms of this Agreement; (ii) pledges or deposits securing obligations under workmen’s compensation, unemployment insurance, social security or public liability laws or similar legislation; (iii) pledges or deposits securing bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money) or leases to which Borrower or any Guarantor is a party as lessee made in the ordinary course of business; (iv) workers’, mechanics’, suppliers’ or similar Liens arising in the ordinary course of business that are either not yet due and payable or that are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which Borrower or any Guarantor has established adequate reserves; (v) carriers’, warehousemen’s, or other similar possessory Liens arising in the ordinary course of business; (vi) an attachment or judgment Lien, but only for a period of thirty (30) days following attachment of such Lien and such attachment or judgment lien shall cease to be a Permitted Encumbrance if the obligation that it secures has not been satisfied or bonded during such thirty (30) day period; (vii) zoning restrictions, easements, licenses, or other restrictions on the use of real property or other minor irregularities in title (including leasehold title) thereto, so long as the same do not materially impair the use, value, or marketability of such real property, leases or leasehold estates; (viii) Liens securing indebtedness owed by a Subsidiary to Borrower; (ix) security interests securing purchase money indebtedness in capital assets, the acquisition of which is permitted by this Agreement, and so long as the security interest does not encumber any asset other than the asset acquired; (x) any Lien listed as a

 

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Permitted Encumbrance on the Disclosure Schedule referred to in Exhibit A; (xi) the refinancing of the real property mortgages referred to in the Disclosure Schedule referred to in Exhibit A, provided that such refinancing covers the same property covered by the original mortgages, secures a principal amount not in excess of that secured by such mortgages on the date of refinancing, and the terms of such refinancing have all been negotiated at arms length and are on fair market terms; and (xii) other Liens securing Consolidated Indebtedness not exceeding Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000) in the aggregate outstanding at any time, so long as such other Liens do not attach to any of the Collateral.

 

“Person” shall mean any individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, joint venture, trust, unincorporated organization, association, corporation, limited liability company, institution, public benefit corporation, entity or government (whether federal, state, county, city, municipal or otherwise, including, without limitation, any instrumentality, division, agency, body or department thereof).

 

“Prepayment” shall mean a prepayment, prior to the Maturity Date, of all or any portion of the principal amount of the Loan.

 

“Prime Rate” means, on any given day, the “Prime” rate as published from time to time in the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street Journal, or the highest such rate if more than one is shown, regardless of whether such rate is actually charged by any bank, or, in the event that The Wall Street Journal ceases publication of such rate, in such other nationally recognized financial publication of general circulation as Lender may, from time to time, designate in writing based on Lender’s reasonable determination that the rate so published is comparable to the “Prime” rate published in the Eastern Edition of The Wall Street Journal.

 

“Processing Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5.

 

“Reinvestment Yield” shall mean, with respect to any Prepayment of any Fixed Rate Tranche, the yield to maturity implied by (i) the yields reported, as of 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on the second Business Day preceding the payment date with respect to such Prepayment, on the display designated as “Page PX 1 “ or other applicable “PX” page of the Bloomberg Financial Markets Services Screen (or such other display as may replace Page PX1 or such other page on the Bloomberg Financial Markets Services Screen) for actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Prepayment as of such payment date, or (ii) if such yields are not reported as of such time or the yields reported as of such time are not ascertainable, the Treasury Constant Maturity Series Yields reported, for the latest date for which such yields have been so reported as of the second Business Day preceding the payment date with respect to such Prepayment, in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) (or any comparable successor publication) for actively traded U.S. Treasury securities having a constant maturity equal to the Remaining Average Life of such Prepayment as of such payment date.  Such implied yield will be determined, if necessary, by (a) converting U.S. Treasury bill quotations to bond-equivalent yields in accordance with accepted financial practice and (b) interpolating linearly between (1) the actively traded U.S. Treasury security with the maturity closest to and greater than the Remaining Average Life and (2) the actively traded U.S. Treasury security with the maturity closest to and less than the Remaining Average Life.

 

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“Remaining Average Life” shall mean, with respect to any Prepayment of any Fixed Rate Tranche, the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth year) obtained by: (i) multiplying (a) the principal component of each Remaining Scheduled Payment covered by such Prepayment by (b) the number of years (calculated to the nearest one-twelfth year) that will elapse between the date of such Prepayment and the scheduled due date of such Remaining Scheduled Payment; (ii) adding the products of each such calculation; and (iii) dividing the resulting sum by the amount of such Prepayment.

 

“Remaining Scheduled Payments” shall mean, with respect to any Prepayment of any Fixed Rate Tranche, all payments and interest that would be due after the date of the Prepayment and on or prior to the next Reset Date with respect to the principal prepaid if such Prepayment were not made; provided, that if such payment date is not a date on which interest payments are due to be made under the terms of this Agreement, then the amount of the next succeeding scheduled interest payment will be reduced by the amount of interest accrued to such payment date and required to be paid on such payment date pursuant to this Agreement.

 

“Reset Date” shall mean (i) with respect to the Three Year Fixed Rate Tranche, December 1, 2005, (ii) with respect to a Fixed Rate Tranche, expiration of the applicable Interest Rate Period, and (iii) with respect to all other portions of the Loan, daily.

 

“Restricted Payments” shall mean (i) dividends or other distributions or payments on account of or with respect to any capital stock of Borrower or of any Guarantor, except distributions consisting of such stock or, in the case of a Guarantor, distributions or payments made to Borrower, (ii) the redemption or acquisition of such stock or of warrants, rights, or other options to purchase such stock, except, in the case of a Guarantor, redemption or acquisition of stock held by Borrower, and (iii) any payment, repayment, redemption, retirement, repurchase or other acquisition, direct or indirect, by Borrower, any Guarantor or any Subsidiary of Borrower or any Guarantor of any principal portion of any obligation or indebtedness that has been subordinated to the indebtedness owed by Borrower to Lender.

 

“Revolving Loan” means the revolving line of credit referred to in Section 3 of this Agreement.

 

“Six Month Fixed Rate Tranche” shall mean a Fixed Rate Tranche utilizing a fixed rate Interest Period of six months, established pursuant to Section 3.

 

“Stock” shall mean all shares, options, warrants, general or limited partnership interests, participations or other equivalents (regardless of how designated) of or in a corporation, partnership or equivalent entity whether voting or nonvoting, including, without limitation, common stock, preferred stock, or any other “equity security” (as such term is defined in Rule 3a11-1 of the General Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended).

 

“Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, (i) any corporation of which an aggregate of more than fifty percent (50%) of the outstanding Stock having ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether, at the time, Stock of any other class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the

 

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time, directly or indirectly, owned legally or beneficially by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person, or with respect to which any such Person has the right to vote or designate the vote of fifty percent (50%) or more of such Stock whether by proxy, agreement, operation of law or otherwise and (ii) any partnership, trust, limited liability company, or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person shall have an interest (whether in the form of voting or participation in profits or capital contribution) of more than fifty percent (50%) or of which any such Person is a general partner or may exercise the powers of a general partner.

 

“Term Loan” shall mean the $15,000,000 term loan advanced by Lender to Borrower pursuant to and in accordance with the Term Loan Agreement.  As of the Effective Date the outstanding principal balance of the Term Loan was Thirteen Million Five Hundred Thousand ($13,500,000).

 

“Thirty-Day Fixed Rate Tranche” shall mean a Fixed Rate Tranche utilizing a fixed rate Interest Period of thirty days, established pursuant to Section 3.

 

“Three Month Fixed Rate Tranche” shall mean a Fixed Rate Tranche utilizing a fixed rate Interest Period of three months, established pursuant to Section 3.

 

“Three Year Fixed Rate Tranche” shall mean the Fixed Rate Tranche for Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000) previously established pursuant to Section 2 of the Term Loan Agreement.

 

(b)           Rules of Construction. Unless otherwise specified, references in this Agreement to a Section, Subsection, clause, Exhibit, or Schedule refer to such Section, Subsection, clause, Exhibit, or Schedule as contained in this Agreement. The words “herein,” hereof,” and “hereunder” and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole, including all Exhibits and Schedules hereto, as the same may from time to time be amended, restated, modified or supplemented. Wherever from the context it appears appropriate, each term stated in either the singular or plural shall include the singular and the plural. The words “including,” “includes,” and “include” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without limitation”; references to persons include their respective successors and assigns, to the extent permitted by the loan documents executed in connection with this Agreement, or, in the case of governmental persons, persons succeeding to the relevant functions of such persons; all references to statutes and related regulations shall include any amendments of the same and any successor statutes and regulations; whenever any provision in this Agreement or any such loan document refers to the knowledge (or analogous phrase) of Borrower or any Affiliate of Borrower, such words are intended to signify that Borrower or such Affiliate has actual knowledge or awareness of a particular fact or circumstance of that Borrower or such Affiliate, if it had exercised reasonable due diligence, would have known or been aware of such fact or circumstance.

 

2.             Conditions Precedent. Lender’s obligation to make any Advances under the Loan hereunder is subject to the following conditions precedent:

 

(a)           Required Documents. Lender must have received from Borrower either an executed original, or a facsimile of the signature page of an executed original, of this Agreement

 

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as well as all of the other documents (the “Other Documents”) listed in Exhibit A, each of which must be satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion.

 

(b)           INTENTIONALLY OMITTED 

 

(c)           Approvals. Lender shall have received evidence satisfactory to Lender that all consents and approvals which are necessary for or required as a condition of the validity and enforceability of this Agreement and all documents and instruments contemplated hereby, have been obtained and are in full force and effect.

 

(d)           Event of Default. No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and no default or event of default shall have occurred and be continuing under this Agreement.

 

(e)           Loan Fees. Borrower shall have paid to Lender the Modification Fee and the Processing Fee required by Section 5.

 

(f)            Continuing Guaranty Agreements. Borrower shall have delivered to Lender continuing guaranty agreements, in form and substance satisfactory to Lender, from the persons identified on Exhibit A pursuant to which such Persons guarantee to Lender all of Borrower’s obligations to Lender under this Agreement.

 

(g)           Title Insurance Endorsements. Borrower shall have caused Lender’s title insurer to issue to Lender, at Borrower’s expense, a revolving credit endorsement to Lender’s title insurance policy together with such other and additional endorsements as lender may require.

 

3.             Conversion to Revolving Loan; Base Rate; Fixed Rate Tranches.

 

(a)           Loan Conversion. On the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, Lender agrees to make available, from time to time, until the Maturity Date, advances (each, an “Advance”, and collectively, the “Revolving Loan”) to Borrower, so long as such advance shall not cause the aggregate principal balance of the Loan to at any time exceed Thirteen Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($13,500,000).  The amount of any Advance shall be not less than Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) and shall be in integral multiples of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).  When all conditions precedent set forth in Section 2 have been satisfied, the Revolving Loan shall be used to refinance all obligations of Borrower to Lender under the Term Loan other than those encompassed by the Three Year Fixed Rate Tranche.  On December 1, 2005, the then outstanding balance of the Three Year Fixed Rate Tranche shall be added to the outstanding balance of the Revolving Loan.

 

(b)           Revolving Nature of Loan. The Loan is a revolving line of credit and Borrower may borrow, repay principal, and reborrow in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.  Borrower may request advances in amounts of not less than $250,000 per draw and in multiples of $50,000 by delivering to Lender at its office located at  5560 South Broadway, Eureka California a written request by no later than 11:00 a.m. PST on the day of the proposed disbursement.  Advances will be disbursed via wire transfer of federal funds to Borrower’s account no. 61-058745 at Bank of Hawaii.

 

(c)           Base Rate. The Loan shall bear interest at the Base Rate, unless Borrower elects to convert the interest rate to the Fixed Rate in accordance with the provisions of Section

 

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3(d).  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement to the contrary, until but not including December 1, 2005, the Three Year Fixed Rate Tranche shall bear interest at the fixed rate of 5.98% per annum.

 

(d)           Fixed Rate Options.

 

(1)           Fixed Rate Based on the LIBOR Rate. Borrower may, from time to time, elect to convert all or a portion of the Loan to a Fixed Rate based on the LIBOR Rate for the LIBOR Interest Period specified by Borrower; provided, that (i) at least three (3) Business Days prior to the proposed Interest Determination Date, Borrower has provided Lender with written notice of such election, the requested Interest Determination Date, and the amount of the Advances to be converted, (ii) at the time of delivery of such written notice and upon the date of conversion, no Default or Event of Default exists under this Agreement, (iii) at no time shall there be more than six (6) outstanding tranches of the Loan bearing interest at the LIBOR Fixed Rate, (iv) the last day of the Interest Period chosen by Borrower shall not extend beyond the Maturity Date, and (v) the amount converted to the LIBOR Fixed Rate at any one time shall be not less than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) and any amounts in excess thereof shall be in integral multiples of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).

 

(2)           Elections Are Irrevocable; Automatic Conversion to Base Rate if No Additional Fixed Rate Election. Any election by Borrower pursuant to this Section 3(d)(2) shall be irrevocable during the Interest Period selected by Borrower, and that portion of the Loan so converted shall bear interest at the applicable Fixed Rate until the expiration of the applicable Interest Period at which time, unless another Fixed Rate has been duly elected by Borrower pursuant to this Section 3(d)(2), the interest rate for such portion of the Loan will automatically convert to the Base Rate.

 

(e)           No Designation Upon Occurrence of a Default or Event of Default. If a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred, then, during the continuance of such Default or Event of Default, Borrower shall have no right to designate the Fixed Rate for any portion of the Loan.  If an Event of Default shall have occurred and is continuing, any portion of the Loan bearing interest at the Fixed Rate shall, at the end of the relevant Interest Period, convert to the Default Rate calculated with reference to the Base Rate. If such Default or Event of Default shall subsequently be cured, Borrower may thereafter designate Interest Periods in accordance with this Agreement.

 

(f)            Computation of Interest. All computations of interest at the Fixed Rate shall be made by Lender on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest is payable.  All computations of interest at the Base Rate shall be made by Lender on the basis of a three hundred sixty five (365) day year, in each case for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest is payable.  Interest determined by reference to the Base Rate shall be determined on a daily basis for use in calculating the interest that is payable for such day, and any change in the Base Rate shall become effective on the day such change occurs.  Each determination by Lender of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error or bad faith.

 

(g)           Default Rate. Any overdue principal or interest with respect to any portion of the Loan, and the amount of any fees, costs, or expenses that Borrower is obligated to pay to

 

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Lender under this Agreement not paid when due, shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate.  In addition, upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default and continuing until such Event of Default has been cured or waived in writing by Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, interest shall accrue on all obligations owed by Borrower hereunder at the Default Rate.  The interest rate increase to the Default Rate shall take effect immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, without prior notice to Borrower.

 

(h)           Interest Not to Exceed Maximum Lawful Rate. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, if at any time until payment in full of all of obligations under this Agreement, the rate of interest payable hereunder exceeds the highest rate of interest permissible under any law which a court of competent jurisdiction shall, in a final determination, deem applicable hereto (the “Maximum Lawful Rate”), then in such event and so long as the Maximum Lawful Rate would be so exceeded, the rate of interest payable hereunder shall be equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate; provided, that if at any time thereafter the rate of interest payable hereunder is less than the Maximum Lawful Rate, Borrower shall continue to pay interest hereunder at the Maximum Lawful Rate until such time as the total interest received by Lender is equal to the total interest which Lender would have received had the interest rate payable hereunder been (but for the operation of this Section 3(h) the interest rate payable since the date of this Agreement. Thereafter, the interest rate payable hereunder shall be the rate of interest set forth herein, unless and until the rate of interest again exceeds the Maximum Lawful Rate, in which event this paragraph shall again apply. In no event shall the total interest received by Lender pursuant to the terms hereof exceed the amount which Lender could lawfully have received had the interest due hereunder been calculated for the full term hereof at the Maximum Lawful Rate. In the event the Maximum Lawful Rate is calculated pursuant to this Section 3(h), such interest shall be calculated at a daily rate equal to the Maximum Lawful Rate divided by the number of days in the year in which such calculation is made. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction, notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 3(h), shall make a final determination that Lender has received interest hereunder in excess of the Maximum Lawful Rate, Lender shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, promptly apply such excess first to any interest due and not yet paid, then to the outstanding principal of the Loan (without premium or penalty), and then to any other unpaid obligations owed by Borrower under this Agreement and thereafter shall refund any excess to Borrower or as a court of competent jurisdiction may otherwise order.

 

(i)            Additional Fixed Rate Provisions. If at any time Lender reasonably determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate or any other index hereunder or the LIBOR Rate or any such index generally becomes unavailable to Lender, Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to Borrower and shall designate an alternative index that is reasonably comparable to the LIBOR Rate or such other index; provided, that Lender’s determination under this Section 3(i) as to Borrower shall be in accordance with its treatment of other borrowers under commercial loans generally. In the event that any law, treaty, rule, regulation, or determination of a court or governmental authority or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by Lender or Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or governmental authority:

 

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(1)           shall subject Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to any LIBOR Rate, or change the basis of taxation of payments to Lender of principal, interest or any other amount payable under this Agreement (except for changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of Lender); or

 

(2)           shall impose, modify, or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by, any office of Lender; or

 

(3)           shall impose on Lender any other condition; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Lender of making, renewing, or maintaining any portion of the Loan with interest rates tied to the LIBOR Rate and/or to reduce any amount receivable by Lender in connection therewith; then in any such case, Borrower shall pay to Lender, immediately upon demand, such amount or amounts as may be necessary to compensate Lender for any additional costs incurred by Lender and/or reductions in amounts received by Lender which are attributable to LIBOR Rates made available to Borrower hereunder. In determining which costs incurred by Lender or reductions in amounts received by Lender are attributable to such LIBOR Rates, any reasonable allocation made by Lender among its operations shall be conclusive and binding upon Borrower; provided, that Lender’s determination under this Section 3(i)(3) as to Borrower is in accordance with its treatment of other borrowers under commercial loans generally.

 

4.             Repayment Terms.

 

(a)           Interest Only. Borrower shall pay interest on the Loan, in arrears, every three (3) months, commencing on September 1, 2005, and continuing on the first day of each December, March, June and September thereafter; provided, that interest accrued on the Loan but not otherwise due and payable at the expiration of an Interest Period or on the Maturity Date shall become due and payable on such expiration date or the Maturity Date, respectively.  If any installment of interest or any other amount payable hereunder or under any Other Document becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the payment date for such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal or other payments that bear interest (other than interest first due on such date), interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable rate during such extension; provided, that if any installment of interest shall become due and payable on a Friday or Saturday, the payment date for such payment shall be the immediately preceding Business Day.

 

(b)           Maturity Date. If not sooner paid, the Loan shall be due and payable in full on June 1, 2009 (the “Maturity Date”); provided, that if the Obligations shall become due and payable in accordance with Section 14 or any other provision of this Agreement prior to such date, then the Maturity Date shall be the date on which the Obligations become due and payable.

 

(c)           Payments Due on Business Days. If any installment of interest or any other amount payable under any Loan Document becomes due and payable on a day other than a Business Day, the payment date for such payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal or other payments that bear interest (other than interest first due on such date), interest thereon shall be payable at the then applicable

 

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rate during such extension; provided, however, if any installment of interest at the Fixed Rate shall become due and payable on a Saturday, the payment date for such payment shall be the preceding Business Day.

 

(d)           Interest Rates.

 

(1)           Base Rate. The Loan shall bear interest at the Base Rate, unless Borrower elects to convert the interest rate to a Fixed Rate in accordance with the provisions of Section 3(d).

 

(2)           Interest on Fixed Rate Tranches. Each Fixed Rate Tranche shall bear interest, from the Closing Date through the date on which such Fixed Rate Tranche is paid in full, at a rate per annum equal to the sum of (i) the applicable LIBOR Rate for such Fixed Rate Tranche, plus (ii) the Applicable Spread for the Interest Period then in effect for such Fixed Rate Tranche.

 

(3)           Adjustment in Applicable Spread. Commencing with the receipt of the quarterly financial statements of Borrower for the period ended June 30, 2005, and continuing quarterly thereafter within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter, the Applicable Spreads for the Interest Period then in effect for each Fixed Rate Tranche and for that portion of the Loan bearing interest at the Base Rate shall be determined, in the manner set forth below, to be the Applicable Spread for the Interest Period then in effect for such Fixed Rate Tranche or otherwise for that portion of the Loan bearing interest at the Base Rate, based on Borrower’s Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated Net Worth Ratio, for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year:

 

Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated
Net Worth Ratio Level

 

Applicable Spread

 

 

 

LIBOR FIXED RATE

 

BASE RATE

 

Less than or equal to 0.25

 

140

 

0

 

Greater than 0.25 but less than or equal to 0.50

 

165

 

0

 

Greater than 0.50 but less than or equal to 0.75

 

190

 

0

 

Greater than 0.75 but less than or equal to 1.00

 

215

 

25

 

Greater than 1.00

 

240

 

75

 

 

Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary: (i) the Applicable Spread for any Fixed Rate Tranche shall not adjust until the Reset Date for such Fixed Rate Tranche immediately following Borrower’s delivery to Lender of the annual, audited financial statements required pursuant to Section 11(g)(1) confirming any such adjustment; (ii) if either (x) Borrower fails to deliver to Lender, on a timely basis, the annual, audited financial statements required pursuant to Section 11(g)(1), and such failure is not waived by Lender, or (y) any other Default or Event of Default occurs and is continuing, then from and after such failure or Default or Event of Default the Applicable Margin for interest payable at the Base Rate and for each Fixed Rate Tranche shall be that set forth in the row above entitled “Greater than 1.00;” and (iii) the Applicable Spread for any Fixed Rate Tranche shall not adjust retroactively for any Interest Period that has expired prior to such Reset Date.  The Applicable Spread shall not include any prepayment surcharge that may be payable pursuant to Section 6(d).

 

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(4)           Calculation of Interest. All calculations of interest for any Fixed Rate Tranche shall be made by Lender on the basis of a three hundred sixty (360) day year consisting of twelve (12) months of thirty (30) days per month. Each determination by Lender of an interest rate hereunder shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error or bad faith.

 

(5)           Default Rate. Any overdue principal or interest with respect to any portion of the Loan, and the amount of any fees, costs, or expenses that Borrower is obligated to pay to Lender under this Agreement not paid when due, shall bear interest, payable on demand, for each day until paid at a rate per annum equal to the Default Rate. In addition, upon and after the occurrence of an Event of Default and continuing until such Event of Default has been cured or waived in writing by Lender in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, interest shall accrue on all obligations owed by Borrower to Lender hereunder at the Default Rate. The interest rate increase to the Default Rate shall take effect immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, without prior notice to Borrower.

 

(6)           Additional Fixed Rate Provisions. If at any time Lender reasonably determines that for any reason adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the LIBOR Rate or any other index hereunder, or any such rate or index generally becomes unavailable to Lender, Lender shall promptly give notice thereof to Borrower and shall designate an alternative index that is reasonably comparable to the LIBOR or such other index; provided, that Lender’s determination under this Section 4(d)(6) as to Borrower shall be in accordance with its treatment of other borrowers under commercial loans generally. In the event that any law, treaty, rule, regulation, or determination of a court or governmental authority or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof or compliance by Lender with any request or directive (whether or not having the force of law) from any central bank or governmental authority:

 

(A)          shall subject Lender to any tax of any kind whatsoever with respect to any rate, or change the basis of taxation of payments to Lender of principal, interest or any other amount payable under this Agreement (except for changes in the rate of tax on the overall net income of Lender); or

 

(B)           shall impose, modify, or hold applicable any reserve, special deposit, compulsory loan, or similar requirement against assets held by, or deposits or other liabilities in or for the account of, advances or loans by, or other credit extended by, or any other acquisition of funds by Lender; or

 

(C)           shall impose on Lender any other condition; and the result of any of the foregoing is to increase the cost to Lender of making, renewing, or maintaining any portion of the Loan with interest rates tied to rate and/or to reduce any amount receivable by Lender in connection therewith;

 

then in any such case, Borrower shall pay to Lender, immediately upon demand, such amount or amounts as may be necessary to compensate Lender for any additional costs incurred by Lender and/or reductions in amounts received by Lender which are attributable to such rates made available to Borrower hereunder. In determining which costs incurred by Lender or reductions in amounts received by Lender are attributable to such rates, any reasonable allocation made by Lender among its operations shall be conclusive and binding upon

 

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Borrower; provided, that Lender’s determination under this Section 4(d)(6) as to Borrower is in accordance with its treatment of other borrowers under commercial loans generally.

 

(e)           Unused Commitment Fee. In consideration of Lender remaining committed to fund the full amount of the Loan regardless of Borrower’s actual utilization of the entire commitment, Borrower shall pay to Lender a quarterly unused commitment fee (the “Unused Commitment Fee”) equal to quantity obtained by multiplying the average daily balance of the unfunded commitment during the quarter most recently ended by one quarter of one percent (0.25%) (the “Unused Commitment Fee Percentage”).  The Unused Commitment Fee shall be paid to Lender on the first (1st) day of each calendar quarter, commencing on September 1, 2005, with respect to the previous calendar quarter and on the Maturity Date with respect to the period from the last full calendar quarter through the Maturity Date.  Commencing with the receipt of the quarterly financial statements of Borrower for the period ended September 30, 2005, and continuing quarterly thereafter within thirty (30) days after the end of each calendar quarter, the Unused Commitment Fee Percentage shall be adjusted, in the manner set forth below, to be equal to the percentage set forth in the table below, based on Borrower’s Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated Net Worth Ratio, for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year:

 

Consolidated Funded Debt to Consolidated
Net Worth Ratio Level

 

Unused Commitment Fee

 

Less than or equal to 0.25

 

.25%

 

Greater than 0.25 but less than or equal to 0.50

 

.25%

 

Greater than 0.50 but less than or equal to 0.75

 

.30%

 

Greater than 0.75 but less than or equal to 1.00

 

.35%

 

Greater than 1.00

 

.40%

 

 

5.             Modification and Processing Fees. In consideration of the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Lender, Borrower shall pay to Lender a loan modification fee of Thirteen Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($13,575) (the “Modification Fee”), which Modification Fee is equal to one tenth of one percent (0.10%) of the revolving loan commitment made available to Borrower by Lender, and a processing fee in the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000).  The Modification Fee and the Processing Fee shall be due and payable upon the Closing Date.  The full amount of the Modification Fee and Processing Fee shall be considered earned upon receipt and no portion of the either the Modification Fee or the Processing Fee shall be refundable to Borrower under any circumstances.

 

6.             Prepayments.

 

(a)           Prepayment in Full of Loan. Borrower shall have the right at any time to make a voluntary Prepayment of the entire amount of the Loan and to terminate this Agreement upon at least thirty (30) Business Days prior notice to Lender and payment, in full, of the Loan and all interest, fees, reimbursable expenses, and other Obligations as of the date of such Prepayment and, if such Prepayment does not occur on a date that is a Reset Date for each Fixed Rate Tranche, the surcharge or surcharges described in Section 6(d) shall apply.

 

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(b)           Prepayment of any Fixed Rate Tranche on Reset Date. Borrower shall have the right at any time to make a voluntary Prepayment of the entire amount or any portion of any Fixed Rate Tranche upon any Reset Date for such Fixed Rate Tranche, without premium or surcharge, upon at least thirty (30) Business Days prior notice to Lender.  If such Prepayment is for the entire amount of such Fixed Rate Tranche, such Prepayment must include all accrued interest on such Fixed Rate Tranche as of the date of such Prepayment. Each such partial Prepayment of a Fixed Rate Tranche shall be applied in inverse order of maturity, and shall not result in an extension or other adjustment of the existing amortization schedule for such Fixed Rate Tranche.

 

(c)           Partial Prepayment of Loan Other Than on Reset Date. Borrower shall have the right at any time to make such Prepayment of any portion of the Loan on any date other than a Reset Date for such portion, so long as Borrower provides at least five (5) Business Days notice to Lender and pays the surcharges calculated in accordance with Section 6(d).  Unless otherwise approved by Lender, in its discretion, all such partial Prepayments shall be applied by Lender on a pro rata basis to each Fixed Rate Tranche then outstanding in the same proportion as the principal balance of such Fixed Rate Tranche bears to the aggregate principal balance of the Loan then outstanding.  Each such partial Prepayment of the Loan shall be applied in inverse order of maturity to the Fixed Rate Tranches to which it is applied, and shall not result in an extension or other adjustment of the existing amortization schedule for any Fixed Rate Tranche.

 

(d)           Prepayment Surcharges. Except to the extent otherwise provided in Sections 6(a) and (b), at the time that Borrower makes a Prepayment, whether or not such Prepayment is voluntary by or on behalf of Borrower and specifically including a prepayment occurring as the result of an acceleration of the Loan, Borrower shall simultaneously pay to Lender a prepayment surcharge for each Fixed Rate Tranche of the Loan so prepaid determined as follows:

 

(1)           the prepayment surcharge applicable to a Prepayment of the One Month Fixed Rate Tranche or the Three Month Fixed Rate Tranche or the Six Month Fixed Rate Tranche or the One Year Fixed Rate Tranche shall be an amount equal to any loss of earnings through the next Reset Date for such Fixed Rate Tranche, plus any other expense of Lender or its participants incurred or projected by Lender as a result of such Prepayment, in each case as reasonably determined by Lender; and

 

(2)           the prepayment surcharge applicable to a Prepayment of the Three Year Fixed Rate Tranche shall equal the Make-Whole Amount.

 

7.             Manner and Time of Payment. Borrower shall make all payments by wire transfer of immediately available funds as follows:

 

To:

 

US AgBank

 

 

Wichita, Kansas

 

 

 

ABA Routing No.:

 

101104562A

Account Number:

 

11575000

Account Name:

 

American AgCredit, FLCA

Reference:

 

Loan # 0426195000

Attention:

 

Tina Anaya, Accounting

 

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P.O. Box 1120, Santa Rosa, CA 95492

 

 

Tel: (707) 545-1200

 

 

Fax: (707) 545-4446

Tax ID No.:

 

94-1160795

 

(or to such other account as Lender may designate by notice). Borrower shall give Lender telephonic notice no later than 12:00 noon Pacific Time of its intent to make a wire transfer. Wire transfers received after 2:00 p.m. Pacific Time shall be credited on the next Business Day.

 

8.             Capitalization.  Borrower agrees to make such investments in Lender as Lender may from time to time require in accordance with Lender’s bylaws and capital plan. In connection with the foregoing, the Borrower hereby acknowledges receipt, prior to the execution of this document, of copies of the following: Notice Regarding Your Required Investment in this Association, 2004 Annual Report, and the Association’s Capitalization Plan and Bylaws.  All such investments and all other equities which the Borrower may now own or hereafter acquire or be allocated in Lender shall be subject to a statutory first lien in favor of Lender to secure any indebtedness of Borrower to Lender.

 

At the option of Lender, any amounts borrowed to purchase capital stock or participation certificates, and any amounts repaid from redemption of such stock or certificates, may be recorded as part of the loan accounting in the transaction summary, or in a separate stock or loan account.

 

A certificate will not be issued for capital stock or participation certificates, but ownership will be evidenced by the records of Lender. THE OWNERSHIP OF THE CAPITAL STOCK OR PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATES WILL BE REGISTERED ON THE RECORDS OF LENDER AS FOLLOWS: MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC., A HAWAII CORPORATION.

 

Borrower hereby grants to Lender a security interest in and lien upon all capital stock and participation certificates as collateral for the Loan. Upon an Event of Default, Lender may but is not required to apply all or part of the proceeds from such capital stock or participation certificates against the Loan.

 

UNTIL WRITTEN NOTICE OF REVOCATION IS RECEIVED BY LENDER, FRED RICKERT IS AUTHORIZED TO VOTE FOR THE ABOVE-NAMED BORROWER AND IS AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST THE CONVERSION FROM ONE CLASS TO ANOTHER OF ALL SHARES OF CAPITAL STOCK WHICH MAY BE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF BORROWER.

 

As required by Lender’s bylaws and the federal income tax law, Borrower agrees that the amount of any distribution of patronage made by written notice of allocation to Borrower after the date of this Agreement will be included in the Borrower’s gross income for the purpose of federal income tax for the year in which the notice is received.

 

Lender hereby confirms that, as of the date of this Agreement, Borrower has made all investments in Lender currently required under its bylaws and capital plan.

 

9.             Collateral; No Subordination. The obligations of Borrower to Lender hereunder shall be secured as follows: (i) Lender shall have first priority Liens on Borrower’s fee interests in the real property located on the Island and County of Maui, State of Hawaii and identified as

 

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Tax Map Key parcel numbers (2) 2-4-001-003, (2) 2-3-002-008, (2) 2-3-009-008,  and (2) 4-3-001-031; (ii) Lender shall have the lien referred to in Section 8 and any other liens provided by the Farm Credit Act; and (iii) Lender shall have, and Borrower hereby grants Lender a security interest in, all cash, accounts, securities, investment property, instruments, documents, or other property of Borrower that is in Lender’s possession or under its control (the items described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) collectively, the “Collateral”). The obligations of Borrower to Lender under this Agreement shall constitute senior indebtedness and are not subordinate in payment or priority to any other obligations of Borrower.

 

10.           Representations and Warranties. Borrower represents and warrants to Lender that, except as may be set forth in the disclosure schedule referred to in Exhibit A (the “Disclosure Schedule”) or in a subsequent written disclosure to Lender, each of the following statements is true and correct on the date hereof and shall also be true and correct on the date that Borrower requests the Loan and at all times thereafter:

 

(a)           Corporate Existence; Compliance with Law and Agreements. Borrower and each Guarantor: (i) are corporations duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Hawaii; (ii) are duly qualified as foreign corporations and in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where their ownership or lease of property or the conduct of their businesses require such qualification (except for jurisdictions in which such failure to so qualify or to be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect); (iii) have the requisite corporate power and authority and the legal right to own, pledge, mortgage, or otherwise encumber and operate all real property that they own, to lease the real property they operate under lease, and to conduct their businesses as now, heretofore, and proposed to be conducted; (iv) have all material licenses, permits, consents, or approvals from or by, and have made all material filings with, and have given all material notices to, all governmental authorities having jurisdiction, to the extent required for such ownership, operation, and conduct; (v) are in compliance with their articles or certificates of incorporation and by-laws; (vi) are in compliance with all applicable provisions of law where the failure to comply would have a Material Adverse Effect, and (vii) are not in default, and, to Borrower’s knowledge, no third party is in default, under or with respect to any contract, agreement, lease or other instrument to which Borrower or any Guarantor is a party which default in each case or in the aggregate would have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(b)           Corporate Power; Authorization; Enforceable Obligations. The execution, delivery, and performance by Borrower of the Agreement, and any Other Documents to which Borrower is a party, and by each Guarantor of such Guarantor’s Guaranty Agreement: (i) are within Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s corporate power; (ii) have been duly authorized by all necessary or proper corporate action; (iii) are not in contravention of any provision of Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s articles of or certificate of incorporation or by-laws; (iv) will not violate any law or regulation, or any order or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality; (v) will not conflict with or result in the breach or termination of, constitute a default under or accelerate any performance required by, any material indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, lease, agreement or other instrument to which Borrower or any Guarantor is a party or by which Borrower or any Guarantor or any of Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s property is bound; (vi) will not result in the creation or imposition of any lien upon any of the property of Borrower or any Guarantor; and (vii) do not require the consent or approval of any governmental authority or any other Person, except

 

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for consents or approvals which have been duly obtained, made, or complied with. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of Borrower enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except for general principles of equity and the effect of bankruptcy, insolvency, and other laws affecting the rights of creditors generally.

 

(c)           Financial Statements and Condition; Disclosure. The current audited and unaudited financial statements previously delivered by Borrower to Lender, and all financial statements to be delivered by Borrower to Lender pursuant to Section 11(g) fairly present in all material respects the financial position of Borrower as of the dates specified in such financial statements, (i) have been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied throughout the periods involved except as set forth in the notes thereto (subject, in the case of any interim financial statements, to normal year-end adjustments), and (ii) do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein not misleading in light of the circumstances under which they were made. There has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, operations, business, properties or prospects of Borrower since the date of such financial statements except changes that individually or in the aggregate could not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. There is no fact or circumstance known to Borrower that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Borrower is solvent and will continue to be solvent after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. There is no action, claim or proceeding now pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened against Borrower before any court, board, commission, agency, or instrumentality of any federal, state, or local government or of any agency or subdivision thereof, or before any arbitrator or panel of arbitrators, which, if determined adversely, could have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(d)           Taxes. Borrower and each Guarantor have filed all tax returns that are required to have been filed in any jurisdiction and have paid all taxes shown to be due and payable on such returns and all other taxes and assessments levied upon it or its properties, assets, income or franchises, to the extent such taxes and assessments have become due and payable and before they have become delinquent, except for any taxes and assessments (i) the amount of which is not individually or in the aggregate material or (ii) the amount, applicability or validity of which is currently being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and with respect to which Borrower or such Guarantor has established adequate reserves in accordance with GAAP. Borrower knows of no basis for any other tax or assessment that could reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.

 

(e)           Licenses; Permits; Intellectual Property Rights. Borrower and each Guarantor own or possess all licenses, permits, franchises, authorizations, patents, copyrights, service marks, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto, that individually or in the aggregate are necessary to the conduct of Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s business, without known conflict with the rights of others. To the best knowledge of Borrower, no product of Borrower or any Guarantor infringes in any material respect any license, permit, franchise, authorization, patent, copyright, service mark, trademark and trade name or other right owned by any other Person. To the best knowledge of Borrower, there is no material violation by any Person of any right of Borrower or Guarantor with respect to any patent, copyright, service mark, trademark and trade name or other right owned by Borrower or any Guarantor.

 

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(f)                                    Labor Matters. There are no strikes or other labor disputes against Borrower or any Guarantor that are pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened which would have a Material Adverse Effect. All payments due from Borrower or any Guarantor on account of employee health and welfare insurance which would have a Material Adverse Effect if not paid have been paid or accrued as a liability on the books of Borrower or such Guarantor.

 

(g)                                 Investment Company Act. Neither Borrower nor any Guarantor is an “investment company” or an “affiliated Person” of, or “promoter” or “principal underwriter” for, an “investment company,” as such terms are defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

 

(h)                                 Margin Regulations. Neither Borrower nor any Guarantor owns any “margin security”, as that term is defined in Regulations G and U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve Board”).

 

(i)                                     ERISA. Each “Plan” (as defined below) is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable provisions of ERISA and the Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) and with respect to each Plan, other than a Qualified Plan, all required contributions and benefits have been paid in accordance with the provisions of each such Plan to the extent that the failure to pay any such contribution or benefit would have a Material Adverse Effect. There are no pending or, to Borrower’s knowledge, threatened claims, actions or lawsuits (other than claims for benefits in the normal course), asserted or instituted against Borrower or any Guarantor or any Plan or its assets. Neither Borrower, any Guarantor, nor any ERISA Affiliate of either has incurred or reasonably expects to incur any Withdrawal Liability under Section 4201 of ERISA as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from a Multiemployer Plan. Neither Borrower nor any Guarantor has engaged in a prohibited transaction, as defined in Section 4975 of the IRC or Section 406 of ERISA, in connection with any Plan, which would subject Borrower or such Guarantor (after giving effect to any exemption) to a material tax on prohibited transactions imposed by Section 4975 of the IRC or any other material liability. As used above, the term “Plan” shall mean, with respect to Borrower or any Guarantor or any ERISA Affiliate of either, at any time, an employee benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, which Borrower maintains, contributes to or has an obligation to contribute to on behalf of participants who are or were employed by any of them. The terms “Qualified Plan” and “Multiemployer Plan” shall have the meaning given them in ERISA.

 

(j)                                     Brokers. No broker or finder acting on behalf of Borrower or any Guarantor brought about the obtaining, making, or closing of the Loan and neither Borrower nor any Guarantor nor Lender have any obligation to any Person in respect of any finder’s or brokerage fees in connection with the Loan.

 

(k)                                  Environmental Matters. Except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule, and except for matters that do not relate to any of the Collateral and do not, individually or in the aggregate, constitute a Material Adverse Effect, as of the date of this Agreement: (i) all of Borrower’s real property is free of contamination from any Hazardous Material except for such contamination that would not adversely impact the value or marketability of such real property and that would not result in Environmental Liabilities that could reasonably be expected to exceed $100,000; (ii) Borrower has not caused or suffered to occur any release of Hazardous Materials on, at, in, under, above, to, from or about any of its real property; (iii) Borrower is and has been in compliance with all Environmental Laws, except for such noncompliance

 

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which would not result in Environmental Liabilities which could reasonably be expected to exceed $100,000; (iv) Borrower has obtained, and is in compliance with, all environmental permits required by Environmental Laws for the operations of its respective businesses as presently conducted or as proposed to be conducted, except where the failure to so obtain or comply with such environmental permits would not result in Environmental Liabilities that could reasonably be expected to exceed $100,000, and all such Environmental Permits are valid, uncontested and in good standing; (v) Borrower is not involved in operations and does not know of any facts, circumstances or conditions, including any releases of Hazardous Materials, that are likely to result in any Environmental Liabilities of Borrower that could reasonably be expected to exceed $100,000, and Borrower has not permitted any current or former tenant or occupant of any of its real property to engage in any such operations; (vi) there is no litigation arising under or related to any Environmental Laws, environmental permits or Hazardous Material that seeks damages, penalties, fines, costs or expenses in excess of $50,000 or injunctive relief against, or that alleges criminal misconduct by, Borrower; (vii) no notice has been received by Borrower identifying it as a “potentially responsible party” or requesting information under CERCLA or analogous state statutes, and to the knowledge of Borrower, there are no facts, circumstances or conditions that may result in Borrower being identified as a “potentially responsible party” under CERCLA or analogous state statutes; and (viii) Borrower has provided to Lender copies of all existing, material environmental reports, reviews and audits and all written information pertaining to actual or potential Environmental Liabilities, in each case relating to Borrower.

 

11.                                 Affirmative Covenants. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Lender, while this Agreement is in effect whether or not any indebtedness is outstanding hereunder, Borrower agrees to, and, except with respect to the covenant contained in Section 11(a), to cause each Guarantor to:

 

(a)                                  Eligibility. Maintain its status as an entity eligible to borrow from Lender.

 

(b)                                 Corporate Existence. Preserve and keep in full force its corporate status, existence and good standing in the jurisdiction of its organization, its qualifications to transact business in all places required by law, and all licenses, certificates, permits, authorizations, approvals and the like which are material to the conduct of its business or required by law.

 

(c)                                  Compliance with Laws. Comply in all material respects with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, codes, and orders (collectively “Laws”). Without limiting the foregoing, Borrower agrees to comply in all material respects, and to cause all Guarantors and all Persons occupying or present on any properties of Borrower or any Guarantor to so comply, with all Laws relating to environmental protection.

 

(d)                                 Property Maintenance. Maintain all of its property that is necessary to or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.

 

(e)                                  Books and Records. Keep adequate records and books of account in which complete entries will be made in accordance with past practices.

 

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(f)                              Inspection. Permit Lender or its agents, during normal business hours or at such other times as the parties may agree, to examine Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s properties, books, and records, and to discuss Borrower’s or any Guarantor’s affairs, finances, and accounts with its respective officers, directors, employees, and independent certified public accountants.

 

(g)                           Reports and Notices. Furnish to Lender:

 

(1)                                  Annual Financial Statements. As soon as possible, but in no event later than ninety (90) days after the end of any Fiscal Year of Borrower occurring during the term hereof, annual financial statements of Borrower prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. Such financial statements shall: (i) be audited by independent certified public accountants selected by Borrower and acceptable to Lender; (ii) be accompanied by a report of such accountants containing an opinion acceptable to Lender; (iii) be accompanied by a compliance certificate from Borrower’s chief financial officer, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, certifying that as of the date of such financial statement there did not exist a Default or Event of Default under this Agreement; (iv) be prepared in reasonable detail and in comparative form; (v) include a balance sheet, a statement of income, a statement of retained earnings, a statement of all cash flows and all notes and schedules relating thereto;

 

(2)                                  Quarterly Financial Statements. No later than sixty (60) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, internally prepared quarterly financial statements containing the same information regularly generated by Borrower on its internal quarterly financial statements and its quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 10-Q, accompanied by a compliance certificate from Borrower’s chief financial officer, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B, certifying that as of the date of such financial statement there did not exist a Default or Event of Default under this Agreement;

 

(3)                                  Annual Capital Expenditures Budget. No later than November 30th of each year, Borrower’s capital expenditures budget for the forthcoming Fiscal Year;

 

(4)                                  Annual Budget and Three Year Plan. No later than thirty (30) days prior to the beginning of each Fiscal Year, Borrower’s annual budget for the forthcoming Fiscal Year and rolling three-year plan for the forthcoming three-year period;

 

(5)                                  Modifications to Six Quarter Rolling Budget. No later than sixty (60) days after the end of each Fiscal Quarter, any modification or group of related modifications to Borrower’s capital expenditures budget, its annual budget, or its rolling six quarter budget; if such modification or group of related modifications increases or decreases the expenditures or revenues described therein by One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or more;

 

(6)                                  Notice of Default. Promptly after becoming aware thereof, notice of the occurrence of a Default or Event of Default;

 

(7)                                  Tax Returns. Within thirty (30) days after filing of such tax returns, a copy of such portions of every federal income tax return filed by Borrower as are necessary to enable Lender to verify Borrower’s calculations and, if requested by Lender, a signed copy of the entire tax return;

 

(8)                                  Notice of Non-Environmental Litigation. Promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of the commencement of all actions, suits, or proceedings

 

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before any court, arbitrator, or governmental department, commission, board, bureau, agency, or instrumentality affecting Borrower or any Guarantor which, if determined adversely to Borrower or such Guarantor, could have a Material Adverse Effect;

 

(9)                                  Notice of Environmental Litigation, Etc. Promptly after receipt thereof, notice of the receipt of all pleadings, orders, complaints, indictments, or any other communication alleging a condition that may require Borrower or Guarantor to undertake or to contribute to a cleanup or other response under environmental laws, or which seeks penalties, damages, injunctive relief, or criminal sanctions related to alleged violations of such Laws, or which claims personal injury or property damage to any Person as a result of environmental factors or conditions, in each case to the extent such communication relates to any of the Collateral or to matters that could reasonably be deemed to constitute a Material Adverse Effect; and

 

(10)                            Other Information. Such other information regarding the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of Borrower or any Guarantor as Lender may, from time to time, reasonably request.

 

(h)                           Insurance. At Borrower’s sole cost and expense, maintain, with financially sound and reputable insurers, insurance providing for the following types of coverages in at least the following amounts: (i) ”All Risk” physical damage insurance on all of Borrower’s tangible real and personal property and assets, including volcanic activity (but not eruption) coverage; (ii) comprehensive general liability insurance on an “occurrence basis” against claims for personal injury, bodily injury and property damage with a minimum limit of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000) in the aggregate, which coverage shall include premises/operations, broad form contractual liability, underground, explosion and collapse hazard, independent contractors, broad form property coverage, products and completed operations liability; (iii) with respect to worker’s compensation insurance, either self-insurance through reserves in excess of the minimum required amounts, or commercial insurance within the applicable statutory limits, in either case which includes coverage for employee’s occupational disease and employer’s liability within such legal amounts or limits; (iv) automobile liability insurance for all owned, non-owned or hired automobiles against claims for personal injury, bodily injury, and property damage with a minimum combined single limit of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence; and (v) umbrella insurance of Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) per occurrence and Fifty Million Dollars ($50,000,000) in the aggregate.

 

All of such policies shall at all times remain in full force and effect and in form and with insurers recognized as adequate by Lender, and provide coverage of such risks and for such amounts as are customarily maintained for businesses of the scope and size of Borrower’s and Guarantor’s and as otherwise acceptable to Lender. Lender reserves the right at any time, upon a review of Borrower’s and Guarantors’ risk profile, to require additional forms and limits of insurance. Borrower shall, if requested by Lender, provide Lender with a report of Borrower’s insurance broker concerning Borrower’s and Guarantors’ insurance policies.

 

12.                                 Negative Covenants. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Lender, while this Agreement is in effect, Borrower will not, and will not permit any Guarantor to:

 

(a)                                  Mergers, Acquisitions, Etc.

 

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(1)                                  Merge or consolidate with any other entity, or commence operations under any other name.

 

(2)                                  Without the prior, written consent of Lender, (i) acquire all or substantially all of the assets of any Person or entity, (ii) form or create any new Subsidiary or Affiliate, or (iii) enter into any business venture, including any joint venture, partnership, or limited liability company other than in the ordinary course of business, as conducted on the Closing Date; provided, that Lender’s consent to any of the foregoing shall not be unreasonably withheld.

 

(b)                                 Transfer of Assets. Sell, transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose of any of its assets, except (i) in the ordinary course of Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s business (including dispositions of real property, other than Collateral, held for investment), (ii) transactions outside the ordinary course of Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s business, but only to the extent that the aggregate amount of all assets involved in such transactions from and after the date of this Agreement have a fair market value of less than Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000), (iii) disposal of worn-out or obsolete assets, (iv) disposal of equipment that is being replaced by equipment having a similar value and serving a similar function, (v) transfers between Borrower and any Guarantor or between any Guarantors of assets other than the Collateral, but only to the extent that the aggregate amount of all assets involved in such transfers during any Fiscal Year have a fair marked value of less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000), (vi) transfers to Subsidiaries of Borrower that are specifically identified on the Disclosure Schedule, and (vii) other transfers, excluding transfers of Collateral, to the extent that the greater of (x) the aggregate book value of such transferred assets, or (y) the fair market value of such transferred assets, is less than fifteen percent (15%) of the total book value of Borrower’s assets (net of reserves), on a consolidated basis; provided, that any transfer of assets under clause (vii) in excess of such fifteen percent (15%) level is permitted if the proceeds of such sale are used, within 180 days of such sale either (I) to acquire assets of a similar type and of equal or greater value, or (II) to reduce Consolidated Indebtedness; and provided, further, that each such transaction referred to in clauses (i) through (vii) above shall be at arm’s length and for fair market value.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 12(b) shall not apply to (A) the transfer of the land beneath the Kapalua Bay Hotel, the adjacent parking lot and the Kapalua Bay shops to a joint venture with Marriott International and Exclusive Resorts for the purpose of redeveloping the property, or (B) the transfer of any of the assets listed on Schedule 12(b) attached hereto.

 

(c)                                  Change in Business. Engage in any business activities or operations substantially different from or unrelated to Borrower’s or such Guarantor’s present business activities or operations.

 

(d)                                 Liens. Create or permit any Lien on any Collateral except for Permitted Encumbrances.

 

(e)                                  Capital Expenditures. Make Capital Expenditures in excess of Forty Million Dollars ($40,000,000) in any given Fiscal Year commencing with Fiscal Year 2005.

 

(f)                                    Investments. Make any investment in or loan to any person, other than: (i) cash and Cash Equivalents; (ii) loans to wholly-owned Subsidiaries; (iii) loans to employees, so long as any such loan in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) is disclosed

 

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to and approved by Lender; (iv) loans to Affiliates, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 12(h); (v) existing investments set forth in the Disclosure Schedule; and (vi) Investments to acquire the assets of any Person, form or create any Subsidiary or Affiliate, or enter into any business venture, in each case that is related to Borrower’s core businesses as of the date of this Agreement.

 

(g)                                 Restricted Payments. Make any Restricted Payments unless each and every one of the following conditions has been fulfilled: (i) no Default or Event of Default then exists or has occurred within the twelve (12) month period preceding the making of such Restricted Payment, nor shall a Default or Event of Default occur from the making of such Restricted Payment, (ii) the amount of the Restricted Payment, together with the aggregate amount of all other Restricted Payments made during any Fiscal Year, shall not exceed the lesser of (x) fifty percent (50%) of Borrower’s Consolidated Net Income for the immediately preceding Fiscal Year, or (y) seventy-five percent (75%) of Borrower’s Consolidated Net Cash Flow for such immediately preceding Fiscal Year.

 

(h)           Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction or arrangement with any Affiliate, or permit any Subsidiary to enter into any transaction. or arrangement with any Affiliate of it (including the purchase from, sale to, or exchange of. property with, or the rendering of any service by or for any Affiliate), that is not entered into in the ordinary course of business and upon fair and reasonable terms that are no less favorable to Borrower or such Subsidiary than would be obtained in a comparable arms-length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate, other than (i) any transaction between Borrower and any Guarantor, or (ii) any transaction between Borrower and any Subsidiary entered into in the ordinary course of Borrower’s business for interest-free loans to Borrower as part of Borrower’s customary cash-management practices.

 

(i)                                     Financial Covenants.

 

(1)                                  Minimum Net Worth. Borrower shall not permit its Consolidated  Net Worth, as of the last day of the Fiscal Quarter ending June 30, 2005 to be less than the sum of Sixty Six Million Dollars ($66,000,000) and for each Fiscal Quarter thereafter,  to be less than the sum of (i) Sixty Six Million Dollars ($66,000,000), plus  fifty percent (50%) of the aggregate amount of Borrower’s Consolidated Net Income, to the extent positive, for Fiscal Year 2005 and each Fiscal Year thereafter (on a cumulative basis).

 

(2)                                  Funded Debt to Capitalization. Borrower shall not permit Consolidated Funded Debt to exceed fifty-five percent (55%) of Consolidated Total Capitalization.

 

(3)                                  Interest Coverage Ratio. Borrower shall not permit its Interest Coverage Ratio to be less than 2.50:1 for any Fiscal Year

 

(j)                                     Indebtedness. Incur any Indebtedness if after such Indebtedness is incurred the aggregate amount of all such Indebtedness of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall exceed One Hundred Twenty-Two Million Dollars ($122,000,000).

 

13.                                 Events of Default. Each of the following shall constitute an “Event of Default” hereunder:

 

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(a)                                  Payment Default. Failure by Borrower to make any payment of principal or interest required to be made under this Agreement within three (3) days of the date when due, or failure to pay any other amount owed to Lender hereunder on the date when due.

 

(b)                                 Representations and Warranties. Any representation or warranty made by Borrower herein or in any agreement, certificate, or document related hereto or furnished in connection herewith, or by any Guarantor in any Guaranty Agreement or in any agreement, certificate, or document related to such Guaranty Agreement, shall prove to have been false or misleading in any material respect on or as of the date made.

 

(c)                                  Other Covenants and Agreements. Borrower fails to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those referred to in Section 13(a)) or any Guarantor fails to perform or comply with any covenant or agreement contained in any Guaranty Agreement; provided, that if such failure is by its nature capable of being cured, then such failure shall not become an Event of Default unless such failure remains uncured for fifteen (15) days.

 

(d)                                 Other Indebtedness. Borrower or any Guarantor shall fail to pay when due any Consolidated Indebtedness for borrowed money or any other event occurs which, under any agreement or instrument relating to such Consolidated Indebtedness, has the effect of accelerating or permitting the acceleration of such Consolidated Indebtedness, whether or not such Consolidated Indebtedness is actually accelerated.

 

(e)                                  Judgments. A judgment, decree, or order for the payment of money in excess of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) shall be rendered against Borrower or any Guarantor, the amount of which judgment, decree, or order is not subject to undisputed insurance coverage, and either: (i) enforcement proceedings shall have been commenced; or (ii) such judgment, decree, or order shall continue unsatisfied and in effect for a period of twenty (20) consecutive days without being vacated, discharged, satisfied, or stayed pending appeal.

 

(f)                                    Insolvency, Etc. Borrower or any Guarantor: (i) shall become insolvent or shall generally not, or shall be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they come due; or (ii) shall suspend its business operations or a material part thereof or make an assignment for the benefit of creditors; or (iii) shall apply for, consent to, or acquiesce in the appointment of a trustee, receiver, or custodian for it or any of its property; or (iv) shall commence or have commenced against it any proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution, or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction.

 

(g)                                 Material Adverse Change. Any material adverse change occurs, as reasonably determined by Lender, in Borrower’s ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

 

14.                                 Remedies Upon Events of Default. Upon the occurrence of and during the continuance of each and every Event of Default:

 

(a)                                  Termination of Rights; Acceleration. Lender may, without notice to Borrower, declare the entire unpaid principal balance under this Agreement, all accrued

 

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interest thereon and all other amounts payable under this Agreement, to be immediately due and payable. Upon such a declaration, the unpaid principal balance under this Agreement and all such other amounts shall become immediately due and payable, without protest, presentment, demand, or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by Borrower.

 

(b)                                 Enforcement. Lender may proceed to protect, exercise, and enforce such rights and remedies against Borrower and against the Collateral as may be provided by this Agreement, by any Guaranty Agreement, by any Other Document, or under law, each and every one of such rights and remedies shall be cumulative and may be exercised from time to time, and no failure on the part of Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right or remedy shall operate as a waiver thereof, or the exercise of any other right. Without limiting the foregoing, Lender may, as provided in the Farm Credit Act of 1971, as amended, retire and cancel all or any portion of Borrower’s stock or other equities in Lender and apply the proceeds thereof against Borrower’s indebtedness to Lender. In addition, Lender may hold, set off, sell, and/or apply against Borrower’s indebtedness any and all cash, accounts, securities, instruments, documents, or other property in Lender’s possession or under its control. If, at the conclusion of any foreclosure or collection of any Collateral, the proceeds of such foreclosure or collection are insufficient to pay and discharge the Obligations in full, then Borrower shall remain liable for the full amount of the remaining Obligations, and Lender shall have all legal rights, remedies, and recourse against Borrower and any remaining Collateral for such remaining Obligations.

 

(c)                                  Application of Funds. All amounts received by Lender shall be applied to amounts owing under this Agreement in such order and manner as Lender may in its sole discretion elect.

 

15.                                 Indemnity. Borrower shall indemnify and hold harmless each of Lender and its Affiliates, and each such Person’s respective officers, directors, employees, attorneys, agents and representatives (each, an “Indemnified Person”), from and against any and all suits, actions, proceedings, claims, damages, losses, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and other costs of investigation or defense, including those incurred upon any appeal) that may be instituted or asserted against or incurred by any such Indemnified Person as the result of credit having been extended, suspended or terminated under this Agreement and the other Loan Documents and the administration of such credit, and in connection with or arising out of the transactions contemplated hereunder and thereunder and any actions or failures to act in connection therewith, including any and all Environmental Liabilities and legal costs and expenses arising out of or incurred in connection with disputes between or among any parties to any of the Loan Documents (collectively, “Indemnified Liabilities”); provided, that Borrower shall not be liable for any indemnification to an Indemnified Person to the extent that any such suit, action, proceeding, claim, damage, loss, liability or expense results solely from that Indemnified Person’s gross negligence or willful misconduct, as finally determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 

16.                                 Complete Agreement; Amendments. This Agreement and all documents and instruments contemplated hereby are intended by the parties to be a complete and final expression of their agreement.  No amendment, modification, or waiver of any provision hereof or thereof, nor any consent to any departure of Borrower herefrom or therefrom, shall be

 

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effective unless approved by Lender and contained in a writing signed by or on behalf of Lender and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given.  This Agreement amends and restates, in its entirety, the Term Loan Agreement.

 

17.                                 Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be executed in any number of separate counterparts, each or which shall collectively and separately constitute one agreement. This Agreement shall become effective upon execution by each party and delivery to the other parties of either an executed original of the signature pages hereof or of a facsimile of such executed original of the signature pages hereof.

 

18.                                 Applicable Law. Except to the extent governed by applicable federal law, this Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California, without reference to choice of law doctrine.

 

19.                                 MUTUAL WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. BECAUSE DISPUTES ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH COMPLEX FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS ARE MOST QUICKLY AND ECONOMICALLY RESOLVED BY AN EXPERIENCED AND EXPERT PERSON AND THE PARTIES WISH APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS TO APPLY (RATHER THAN ARBITRATION RULES), THE PARTIES DESIRE THAT THEIR DISPUTES BE RESOLVED BY A JUDGE APPLYING SUCH APPLICABLE LAWS. THEREFORE, TO ACHIEVE THE BEST COMBINATION OF THE BENEFITS OF THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM AND OF ARBITRATION, THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, SUIT, OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT TO ENFORCE OR DEFEND ANY RIGHTS OR REMEDIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, OR TO RESOLVE ANY DISPUTE, WHETHER SOUNDING IN CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF, CONNECTED WITH, RELATED TO, OR INCIDENTAL TO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

 

20.                                 Notices. All notices hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to be duly given upon delivery, if personally delivered, delivered by messenger service, or sent by telegram or facsimile transmission, or three (3) days after mailing if sent by express, certified or registered mail, to the parties at the following addresses (or such other address for a party as shall be specified by like notice):

 

If to Lender as follows:

 

American AgCredit, FLCA

5560 South Broadway

Eureka, CA 95503

Attn: Account Officer — Maui Land & Pineapple

Fax No.: (707) 442-1268

 

and to

 

American AgCredit, FLCA

200 Concourse Blvd.

Santa Rosa, CA 95403

P.O. Box 1330

 

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Santa Rosa, CA 95402

Attn: Account Officer — Maui Land & Pineapple

Fax No.: (707) 545-7200

 

If to Borrower, as follows;

 

Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.

PO Box 187

Kahului, Hawaii 96732-0187

Attn: Executive Vice President-Finance

Fax No.: (808) 871-0953

 

21.                                 Costs and Expenses. Borrower shall pay all costs incurred by Lender, including reasonable attorneys fees, in connection with the preparation for, negotiation of, and documentation of this Agreement, the Other Documents, and any Guaranty Agreement. If in the future Lender shall employ the services of legal counsel or any other professional or any third party in connection with (i) any request made by Borrower to Lender for a modification, amendment, waiver, or consent in connection with this Agreement, any Other Document, or any Guaranty Agreement, (ii) rendering advice or other services to Lender regarding Lender’s rights or obligations under this Agreement or any Other Document or any Guaranty Agreement, whether or not an Event of Default has occurred, (iii) representing the interests of Lender in any judicial or nonjudicial action, suit or proceeding instituted by Lender or any other Person connected with or related to or with reference to the Loan or to reclaim, seek relief from a judicial or statutory stay, sequester, protect, preserve or enforce Lender’s interests, then in such event Borrower promises to pay reasonable attorney’s fees and reasonable costs and expenses incurred by Lender and/or its attorney in connection with the above-mentioned events. Such amounts shall be payable upon demand.

 

22.                                 Effectiveness; Severability. This Agreement shall continue in effect until all indebtedness and obligations of Borrower hereunder shall have been repaid and all commitments of Lender hereunder have terminated. Any provision of this Agreement or of any instrument or document contemplated hereby which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or thereof.

 

23.                                 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of Borrower and Lender and their respective successors and assigns except that Borrower may not assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of Lender. Lender may assign all or any portion of its obligations under this Agreement without prior notice to Borrower and such assignment shall relieve Lender of any future obligations hereunder. Lender may grant or sell participation interests in its interests under this Agreement without notice to Borrower.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date shown above.

 

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BORROWER:

 

MAUI LAND & PINEAPPLE COMPANY, INC., a Hawaii corporation

 

 

By:

/S/ FRED W. RICKERT

 

Title:

Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

By:

/S/ ADELE H. SUMIDA

 

Title:

Controller & Secretary

 

 

 

LENDER:

 

AMERICAN AGCREDIT, successor in interest to Pacific Coast Farm Credit Services, ACA

 

 

By:

/S/ SEAN P. O’DAY

 

 

Sean P. O’Day, Regional Vice-President

 

 

GUARANTORS:

 

The undersigned Guarantors hereby consent to, ratify and approve the terms, covenants, conditions and provisions of the foregoing Agreement and agree that the guaranty(ies) executed by them shall be extended to include the obligations of the Borrower under the Term Loan Agreement as amended and restated by this Agreement.

 

KAPALUA LAND COMPANY, LTD., a Hawaii corporation

 

 

By:

/S/ FRED W. RICKERT

 

 

/S/ ADELE H. SUMIDA

 

Title:

Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Controller & Secretary

 

 

 

MAUI PINEAPPLE COMPANY, LTD., a Hawaii corporation

 

 

By:

/S/ FRED W. RICKERT

 

 

/S/ ADELE H. SUMIDA

 

Title:

Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

 

 

Controller & Secretary

 

 

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EX-31 3 a05-18410_1ex31.htm 302 CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 31

 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, David C. Cole, certify that:

 

1.                           I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.;

 

2.                           Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.                           Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.                           The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)           Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(c)           Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.                           The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:

 

(a)                                  All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)                                 Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:

  November 14, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

/S/ DAVID C. COLE

 

 

Name:

David C. Cole

 

 

Title:

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

 



 

CERTIFICATION

 

I, Fred W. Rickert, certify that:

 

1.               I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc.;

 

2.               Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.               Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:

 

(a)           Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

(b)           Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

 

(c)           Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.               The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors:

 

(a)           All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

 

(b)           Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date:

  November 14, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

 

/S/ FRED W. RICKERT

 

 

Name:

Fred W. Rickert

 

 

Title:

Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

 


EX-32 4 a05-18410_1ex32.htm 906 CERTIFICATION

Exhibit 32

 

The following certifications are being furnished solely to accompany the Report pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350 and in accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8238.  These certifications shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall be incorporated by reference in any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

 

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

 

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), we, David C. Cole and Fred W. Rickert, respectively, the Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer and Vice President/Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

 

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

 

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 

/S/ DAVID C. COLE

 

David C. Cole

Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

November 14, 2005

 

 

Date

 

 

/S/ FRED W. RICKERT

 

Fred W. Rickert

Vice President/Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

November 14, 2005

 

 

Date

 

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

 


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