Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

8. Commitments and Contingencies

The Company has a contingent liability related to the termination of an employment agreement for Nicholas D. Trbovich, Jr., a former Executive Officer of the Company, effective October 20, 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 defending its decision to terminate the employment agreement through arbitration and has not considered the risk of loss to be probable, accordingly, no additional liability has been accrued for the periods ended March 31, 2014 or December 31, 2013 related to this item.

The Company has pending litigation relative to leases of certain equipment and real property with a former related party, Aero Inc. 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 month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 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 4, Property, Plant and Equipment and Note 5, Long-Term Debt 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 28,000 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. There were no material commitments of financial resources at March 31, 2014, however the Company expects to make the initial equipment purchases and to break ground on the facility expansion in the second quarter of 2014. The Ontario Knife Company was awarded certain incentives from the County of Cattaraugus Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) in connection with a proposed expansion of The Ontario Knife Company’s facility in Franklinville, New York and other proposed capital expenditures. The incentives include certain real property tax and sales tax abatements in connection with the proposed project. The Ontario Knife Company entered into customary lease and leaseback arrangements with the CCIDA to facilitate the various tax incentives. The Company has also been awarded a $300,000 grant from Cattaraugus County, New York. The grant can be used towards the payment or reimbursement for work and/or materials, incurred or to be incurred in connection with the proposed expansion project. As part of the terms of the Grant Contract with Cattaraugus County, The Ontario Knife Company has agreed to maintain certain employment levels for a period of five years from the date of the agreement. The Company also received a $416,000 New York State Community Development Block Grant from the Office of Community Renewal. The grant can be used towards the purchase of equipment in connection with the proposed expansion project.