Long-Term Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

13.  Long-Term Debt

Long-term debt consists of the following:

In thousands	2013		2012
8¼% Limited convertible senior subordinated notes due 2012	$	1,083	$	1,096
9½% Subordinated debentures due 2012		334		334
Term loan		1,000		-
Revolving loan – bank secured		-		1,000
Real estate mortgage – secured, due in monthly installments through 2015		455		512
Long-term debt, including current portion		2,872		2,942
Less portion due within one year		2,478		2,487
Long-term debt	$	394	$	455

Payments of long-term debt due for the next five years are:

In thousands	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
Long-term debt due	$2,478	$394	$ -	$ -	$ -

The Company has $1.1 million of 8¼% Limited convertible senior subordinated notes due 2012 (the “Notes”) which are no longer convertible into common shares and which matured as of March 1, 2012; interest was payable semi-annually. As part of the Company’s restructuring plan, the Company offered the holders of the Notes the right to receive $225, without accrued interest, plus 10 shares of the Company’s Common Stock for each $1,000 Note exchanged.  The offer expired on October 31, 2011, but the Company continues to consider further exchanges of the Notes on the same terms as previously offered.  $9.0 million of the original $10.1 million of principal amount of the Notes have been exchanged, leaving $1.1 million outstanding.  Based on the payment schedule prior to the offer to exchange, the Company had not remitted the March 1, 2010 and 2011 and September 1, 2010 and 2011 semi-annual interest payments of $418,000 each and the March 1, 2012 semi-annual interest and principal payment of $1.4 million to the trustee.  The non-payments constituted an event of default under the Indenture governing the Notes.  The trustee, by notice to the Company, or the holders of 25% of the principal amount of the Notes outstanding, by notice to the Company and the trustee, may declare the outstanding principal plus interest due and payable immediately.  During the continuation of any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under any agreement under which Senior Indebtedness is issued, if the effect of such default is to cause or permit the holder of Senior Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity, no payment of principal, premium or interest shall be made on the Notes unless and until such default shall have been remedied, if written notice of such default has been given to the trustee by the Company or the holder of Senior Indebtedness.  If the holder of Senior Indebtedness accelerates the due date at any time, then no payment may be made until the default is cured or waived.  The Notes are subordinate to all Senior Indebtedness of the Company.

The Company has $334,000 of 9½% Subordinated debentures due 2012 (the “Debentures”) which matured on December 1, 2012; interest was payable semi-annually.  As part of the Company’s restructuring plan, the Company offered the holders of the Debentures the right to receive $100, without accrued interest, for each $1,000 Debenture exchanged.  The offer expired on October 31, 2011, but the Company continues to consider further exchanges of the Debentures on the same terms as previously offered.  $723,000 of the original $1.1 million principal amount of the Debentures have been exchanged, leaving $334,000 outstanding.  Based on the payment schedule prior to the offer to exchange, the Company had not remitted the December 1, 2009, 2010 and 2011 sinking fund payments of $106,000 each, the June 1, 2010, 2011 and 2012 and the December 1, 2010 and 2011 semi-annual interest payments of $50,000 each and the December 1, 2012 semi-annual interest and principal payment of $790,000 to the trustee.  The non-payments constituted an event of default under the Indenture governing the Debentures.  The trustee, by notice to the Company, or the holders of 25% of the principal amount of the Debentures outstanding, by notice to the Company and the trustee, may declare the outstanding principal plus interest due and payable immediately.  During the continuation of any event which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default under any agreement under which Senior Indebtedness is issued, if the effect of such default is to cause or permit the holder of Senior Indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity, no payment (including any required sinking fund payments) of principal, premium or interest shall be made on the Debentures unless and until such default shall have been remedied, if written notice of such default has been given to the trustee by the Company or the holder of Senior Indebtedness.  The Debentures are subordinate to all Senior Indebtedness of the Company.

As part of the Company’s restructuring plan, the Company recorded gains of $13,000 ($0.01 per share, basic and diluted) and $60,000 ($0.10 per share, basic and diluted) in 2013 and 2012, respectively, on debt extinguishment of principal and accrued interest on the Notes and Debentures that were exchanged.

As of December 31, 2012, the Company had a bank Credit Agreement, as amended, which provided for a revolving loan of up to $1.0 million, based on eligible accounts receivable, at a variable rate of interest of Prime plus 2.00%, which was due to mature on January 1, 2013.  In June 2013, the Company paid off the revolving loan in full and the Credit Agreement has been satisfied.  The Credit Agreement required an annual facility fee on the unused commitment of 0.25%, and required compliance with certain financial covenants, as defined in the Credit Agreement, which included a senior debt coverage ratio of not less than 1.75 to 1.00, a loan-to-value ratio of not more than 50% and a $1.0 million quarterly cap on capital expenditures. The amounts outstanding under the Credit Agreement were collateralized by all of the Digital display assets.

During 2013, the Company obtained a $1.0 million loan from Carlisle Investments, Inc. ("Carlisle") at a fixed interest rate of 10.00%, which matures June 1, 2014 with a bullet payment of all principal and accrued interest due at such time.  Mr. Marco Elser, a director of the Company, exercises voting and dispositive power as investment manager of Carlisle.  In connection with the Loan, the Company has granted to Carlisle a first-priority (excluding the liens held by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, which are senior to the liens and security interest granted in connection with the Loan) continuing security interest in and lien upon all assets of the Company (excluding those assets subject to the security interest granted to AXIS Capital, Inc. by the Company pursuant to that certain Master Agreement for Sale and Assignment of Leases dated as of June 2013), in accordance with the terms of a security agreement entered into between the parties and dated as of December 2, 2013.

The Company has a $455,000 mortgage on its facility located in Des Moines, Iowa at a fixed rate of interest of 6.50% payable in monthly installments, which matures March 1, 2015 and requires a compensating balance of $200,000.

On June 17, 2011, the Company entered into a subscription agreement for a private placement consisting of $650,000 of 4.00% secured notes of the Company pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Rule 506 promulgated thereunder.  In connection with the purchase of these notes, the subscriber received a five-year warrant to purchase 40,000 shares of the Company’s Common Stock at an exercise price of $2.50 per share.  The financing was collateralized by the land held for sale located in Silver City, New Mexico, which has been sold, and the notes have been satisfied.