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Commitments and Contingencies
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
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Commitments and Contingencies

14.Commitments and Contingencies

 

The Company leases facilities under non-cancellable operating leases. The leases expire at various dates through fiscal 2018 and frequently include renewal provisions for varying periods of time, provisions which require us to pay taxes, insurance and maintenance costs, and provisions for minimum rent increases. Minimum leases payments, including scheduled rent increases are recognized as rent expenses on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

 

Concentration of Risk

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, one automotive OEM customer accounted for 54% and 60%, respectively of the Company’s revenues and for the six months ended June 30, 2016 and 2015, 55% and 59%, respectively. This customer accounted for 36% and 31% of the Company’s accounts receivable at June 30, 2016 and December 31, 2015, respectively. No other customers accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s revenues or accounts receivable for these periods.

 

For the periods presented below, certain vendors accounted for 10% or more of the Company’s raw material purchases as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

Vendor

 

Supplies

 

2016

 

2015

 

2016

 

2015

 

A

 

Substrates

 

34%

 

34%

 

35%

 

37%

 

B

 

Substrates

 

*

 

13%

 

*

 

12%

 

 

 

* less than 10%

 

Litigation

 

The Company is involved in legal proceedings from time to time in the ordinary course of its business. Management does not believe that any of these claims and proceedings against it is likely to have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Accordingly, the Company cannot determine the final amount, if any, of its liability beyond the amount accrued in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2016, nor is it possible to estimate what litigation-related costs will be in the future.

 

California Air Resources Board (“CARB”)

 

By email dated June 26, 2015, CARB asserted the Company had deficiencies in compliance with the Verification Procedure, Aftermarket Parts Regulations and the Vehicle Code. The initial penalty calculated by CARB for these alleged violations was $1.8 million, with the largest component relating to the use of empty center bodies to allow trucks to be placed back in service while warranty claims are being evaluated. This process is now explicitly permitted by regulation, but was not permitted at the time of the alleged violation. Although the Company disagreed, and continues to disagree, with CARB’s findings, the Company has cooperated with CARB’s investigation and is discussing with CARB whether and to what extent the payment of monetary penalties would be appropriate. After review and evaluation of CARB’s findings and publicly available CARB settlements for similar matters, the Company has accrued an expense of less than $0.1 million as of December 31, 2015 for a proposed settlement provided to CARB to resolve this matter. During 2016, CARB responded to the Company’s proposed settlement with a counter-proposal of $0.8 million by cutting certain components of their initial penalty in half and reducing certain penalties. In April 2016, the Company responded to CARB with a counter offer that was less than $0.1 million. CARB then responded with a counter offer of approximately $0.2 million. In July 2016, the Company provided a counter offer of $0.1 million.  In the event that a mutually satisfactory agreement cannot be reached, the Company plans to defend any formal action taken by CARB. After review and evaluation of CARB’s findings and publicly available CARB settlements for similar matters, the Company has accrued an expense of $0.1 million as of June 30, 2016.

 

For information related to commitments and contingencies related to Applied Utility Systems, a former subsidiary of the Company that was sold in 2009, refer to Note 16, “Discontinued Operations”.

 

Indemnification Agreements

 

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into agreements of varying scope and terms pursuant to which we agree to indemnify customers, vendors, lessors, business partners and other parties with respect to certain matters, including, but not limited to, losses arising out of breach of such agreements, services to be provided by us or from intellectual property infringement claims made by third parties. In addition, we have entered into indemnification agreements with directors and certain officers and employees that will require us, among other things, to indemnify them against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors, officers or employees. No demands have been made upon the Company to provide indemnification under such agreements and there are no claims that the Company is aware of that could have a material effect on the consolidated financial position and results of operations.