Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

10. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has a contingent liability related to the termination of an employment agreement for a former Executive Officer of the Company, effective September 29, 2012. The Company is unable to reasonably or accurately estimate the amount of the liability at this time. Under the terms of the agreement, management estimates that the compensation in the form of future medical benefits and severance payments could result in additional liabilities as high as approximately $1,400,000. The Company is disputing these amounts through arbitration, accordingly, no additional liability has been accrued as of September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012 related to these items since the likelihood, if any, cannot be determined or reliably measured at this time.

The Company has pending litigation relative to leases of certain equipment and real property with a former related party, Aero Inc. (see Note 7, Capital Lease – Related Party, and Note 11, Related Party Transactions). Aero Inc. is suing Servotronics, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary and has alleged damages in the amount of $3,000,000. The Company has filed a response to the Aero, Inc. lawsuit and has also filed a counter-claim in the amount of $3,191,000. The Company has not considered the risk of loss to be probable, but is unable to reasonably or accurately estimate the likelihood and amount of any liability or benefit that may be realized as a result of this litigation.

The Company leases certain equipment pursuant to operating lease arrangements. Total rental expense in the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2013 and 2012 and future minimum payments under such leases are not material to the consolidated financial statements. The Company also leases certain real property being accounted for under capital leases. See also Note 5, Property, Plant and Equipment, Note 6, Long-Term Debt, Note 7, Capital Lease – Related Party and Note 11, Related Party Transactions of the accompanying consolidated financial statements for information on the leases.

The Company anticipates a multi-year investment plan designed to consolidate the operations of the CPG. The five year plan includes the construction of an approximate 25,000 square foot addition, capital improvements to the existing plant, the reconfiguration of its production process within the expanded facility, and the addition of new state of the art knife-making equipment. The timing, nature and extent of the expansion and renovation project are dependent upon the ability of the Company to secure financial assistance from various governmental assistance programs that it has applied for. At this time there are no material commitments of financial resources.