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Going Concern
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
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Note 2 - Going Concern


A fundamental principle of the preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America is the assumption that an entity will continue in existence as a going concern, which contemplates continuity of operations and the realization of assets and settlement of liabilities occurring in the ordinary course of business.  This principle is applicable to all entities except for entities in liquidation or entities for which liquidation appears imminent.  In accordance with this requirement, the Company has prepared its Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements on a going concern basis.


Management cannot provide any assurance that the Company would have sufficient cash and liquid assets to fund normal operations.  Further, the Company’s obligations under its pension plan exceeded plan assets by $4.7 million at March 31, 2014 and the Company had $1.4 million due under its pension plan over the next 12 months.  Additionally, if the Company is unable to cure the defaults on the Debentures and the Notes, the Debentures and the Notes could be called and be immediately due.  If the Debentures and Notes are called, the Company would need to obtain new financing.  There can be no assurance that the Company will be able to do so and, even if it obtains such financing, how the terms of such financing will affect the Company.  If the debt is called and new financing cannot be arranged, it is unlikely that the Company will be able to continue as a going concern.  The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or the amounts and classification of liabilities that may result from the outcome of this uncertainty.  See Note 8 - Long-Term Debt for further details.


Subsequent to March 31, 2014, the Company has made its regularly scheduled quarterly contribution of $280,000 to the Company’s pension plan.  The Company continues to consider further exchanges of the $1.1 million of remaining Notes and the $334,000 of remaining Debentures which started as part of our 2011 financial restructuring.  The Company is seeking additional financing in order to provide enough cash to cover our remaining current fixed cash obligations as well as providing working capital.  However, there can be no assurance as to the amounts, if any, the Company will receive in any such financing or the terms thereof.  To the extent the Company issues additional equity securities, it could be dilutive to existing shareholders.