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Globalstar, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2013 June (Form 10-Q)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 (Mark One) 

  x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013

 

OR

 

  ¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from                  to                

Commission file number 001-33117

 

GLOBALSTAR, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware   41-2116508
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)    

 

300 Holiday Square Blvd.

Covington, Louisiana 70433

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (985) 335-1500

 

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes     ¨ No     x

 

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes     ¨ No     x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes      x  No      ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes      x  No      ¨

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. 

Large accelerated filer ¨   Accelerated filer     ¨
     
Non-accelerated filer x   Smaller reporting company  x
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes     ¨  No      x

 

As of August 2, 2013, 407,946,332 shares of voting common stock and 256,875,000 shares of nonvoting common stock were outstanding. Unless the context otherwise requires, references to common stock in this Report mean Registrant’s voting common stock.

 

 
 

 

GLOBALSTAR, INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

  Page
   
PART I -  Financial Information  
     
Item 1. Financial Statements 3
     
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 39
     
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk 51
     
Item 4. Controls and Procedures 52
     
PART II -  Other Information  
     
Item 1A.   Risk Factors 52
     
Item 6. Exhibits 53
     
Signatures 54

 

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GLOBALSTAR, INC.

  

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30,   June 30,   June 30,   June 30, 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
                 
Revenue:                    
Service revenues  $15,409   $14,150   $30,799   $26,777 
Subscriber equipment sales   4,426    5,831    8,369    9,942 
Total revenue   19,835    19,981    39,168    36,719 
Operating expenses:                    
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation, amortization, and accretion shown separately below)   7,205    7,542    14,732    14,803 
Cost of subscriber equipment sales   3,587    3,701    6,527    6,425 
Cost of subscriber equipment sales - reduction in the value of inventory   -    49    -    298 
Marketing, general, and administrative   6,577    7,018    13,501    13,637 
Reduction in the value of long-lived assets   -    7,139    -    7,218 
Contract termination charge   -    22,048    -    22,048 
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion   22,067    15,888    42,399    30,623 
Total operating expenses   39,436    63,385    77,159    95,052 
Loss from operations   (19,601)   (43,404)   (37,991)   (58,333)
Other income (expense):                    
Loss on extinguishment of debt   (47,240)   -    (47,240)   - 
Loss on future equity issuance   (13,969)   -    (13,969)   - 
Interest income and expense, net of amounts capitalized   (15,216)   (3,781)   (22,968)   (6,831)
Derivative gain (loss)   (29,903)   20,432    (29,377)   13,911 
Other   (224)   (632)   417    (500)
Total other income (expense)   (106,552)   16,019    (113,137)   6,580 
Loss before income taxes   (126,153)   (27,385)   (151,128)   (51,753)
Income tax expense   119    148    222    305 
Net loss  $(126,272)  $(27,533)  $(151,350)  $(52,058)
Loss per common share:                    
Basic  $(0.25)  $(0.07)  $(0.31)  $(0.14)
Diluted   (0.25)   (0.07)   (0.31)   (0.14)
Weighted-average shares outstanding:                    
Basic   496,169    379,433    484,244    368,482 
Diluted   496,169    379,433    484,244    368,482 
                     
Comprehensive loss  $(126,353)  $(27,443)  $(152,000)  $(51,509)

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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GLOBALSTAR, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except par value and share data)

 

   (Unaudited)   (Audited) 
   June 30, 2013   December 31, 2012 
ASSETS          
Current assets:          
Cash and cash equivalents  $6,237   $11,792 
Restricted cash   38,152    46,777 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $6,195 and $6,667, respectively   14,907    13,944 
Inventory   38,109    42,181 
Deferred financing costs   30,344    34,622 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   6,440    5,233 
Total current assets   134,189    154,549 
Property and equipment, net   1,207,810    1,215,156 
Deferred financing costs   15,917    16,883 
Advances for inventory   9,158    9,158 
Intangible and other assets, net   7,630    8,029 
Total assets  $1,374,704   $1,403,775 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY          
Current liabilities:          
Current portion of long-term debt  $585,670   $655,874 
Accounts payable, including contractor payables of $27,204 and $27,747, respectively   34,845    35,685 
Accrued contract termination charge   22,802    23,166 
Accrued expenses   27,106    28,164 
Payables to affiliates   316    230 
Derivative liabilities   40,660    - 
Deferred revenue   18,677    18,041 
Total current liabilities   730,076    761,160 
Long-term debt, less current portion   127,112    95,155 
Employee benefit obligations   7,216    7,221 
Derivative liabilities   69,855    25,175 
Deferred revenue   4,433    4,640 
Other non-current liabilities   14,756    15,880 
Total non-current liabilities   223,372    148,071 
           
Commitments and contingent liabilities (Notes 8 and 9)          
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
Preferred Stock of $0.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized and none issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:          
Series A Preferred Convertible Stock of $0.0001 par value; one share authorized and none issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012   -    - 
Voting Common Stock of $0.0001 par value; 865,000,000 shares authorized; 413,956,753 and 354,085,753 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively   41    35 
Nonvoting Common Stock of $0.0001 par value; 135,000,000 shares authorized; 135,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively   14    14 
Additional paid-in capital   889,912    864,175 
Future equity issuance of common stock to related party   52,969    - 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss   (2,408)   (1,758)
Retained deficit   (519,272)   (367,922)
Total stockholders’ equity   421,256    494,544 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $1,374,704   $1,403,775 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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GLOBALSTAR, INC.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

   Six Months Ended 
   June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012 
         
Cash flows provided by (used in) operating activities:          
Net loss  $(151,350)  $(52,058)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:          
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion   42,399    30,623 
Change in fair value of derivative assets and liabilities   28,472    (13,911)
Stock-based compensation expense   793    394 
Amortization of deferred financing costs   4,081    1,673 
Loss on equity method investments   -    210 
Noncash interest and accretion expense   12,083    2,884 
Reduction in the value of long-lived assets and inventory   -    7,516 
Provision for bad debts   794    281 
Contract termination charge   -    22,048 
Loss on extinguishment of debt   47,240    - 
Loss on future equity issuance   13,969    - 
Unrealized foreign currency loss   (1,176)   323 
Other, net   407    684 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Accounts receivable   (1,851)   202 
Inventory   3,493    317 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   (1,349)   891 
Other assets   556    146 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   (106)   (1,033)
Payables to affiliates   86    (208)
Other non-current liabilities   (837)   (540)
Deferred revenue   470    1,366 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   (1,826)   1,808 
Cash flows used in investing activities:          
Second-generation satellites, ground and related launch costs (including interest)   (27,666)   (33,562)
Property and equipment additions   (569)   (195)
Investment in businesses   (355)   (200)
Restricted cash   8,625    (700)
Net cash used in investing activities   (19,965)   (34,657)
Cash flows provided by financing activities:          
Borrowings from Facility Agreement   -    5,008 
Proceeds from contingent equity agreement   -    23,000 
Payments to reduce principal amount of exchanged 5.75% Notes   (13,544)     
Payments for 5.75% Notes not exchanged   (6,250)     
Payments to lenders and other fees associated with exchange   (2,482)     
Proceeds for future equity issuance to related party   39,000      
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and exercise of warrants   1,206    100 
Payment of deferred financing costs   (1,481)   (250)
Net cash provided by financing activities   16,449    27,858 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   (213)   (140)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents   (5,555)   (5,131)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period   11,792    9,951 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  $6,237   $4,820 
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:          
Cash paid for:          
Interest  $11,445   $16,894 
Income taxes   63    144 
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash financing and investing activities:          
Reduction in accrued second-generation satellites and ground costs   743    5,039 
Increase in non-cash capitalized interest for second-generation satellites and ground costs   2,910    2,473 
Capitalization of the accretion of debt discount and amortization of debt issuance costs   3,901    6,334 
Interest and other payments made in convertible notes and common stock   3,673    3,807 
Conversion of debt into common stock   8,615    - 
Reduction in debt discount and issuance costs related to note conversions   5,166    - 
Extinguishment of principal amount of 5.75% Notes   (71,804)   - 
Issuance of principal amount of 8% Notes Issued in 2013   54,611    - 
Issuance of common stock to exchanging note holders at fair value   12,127    - 
Fair value adjustment due to warrant conversions   -    420 
Conversion of contingent equity account derivative liability to equity   -    5,853 
Value of warrants issued in connection with the contingent equity account loan fee   -    2,226 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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GLOBALSTAR, INC.

  

NOTES TO UNAUDITED INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 

The Company has prepared the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally in financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission; however, management believes the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. These financial statements and notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Globalstar, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations herein.

 

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period condensed consolidated financial statements to conform to current year presentation. The Company evaluates estimates on an ongoing basis. Significant estimates include the value of derivative instruments, the allowance for doubtful accounts, the net realizable value of inventory, the useful life and value of property and equipment, the value of stock-based compensation, the reserve for product warranties, and income taxes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in the consolidation. In the opinion of management, the information included herein includes all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, that are necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations, condensed consolidated balance sheets, and condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods presented. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Globalstar and its majority owned or otherwise controlled subsidiaries. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year or any future period.

 

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

In February 2013, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2013-02, Reporting Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. This standard requires that companies present either in a single note or parenthetically on the face of the financial statements, the effect of significant amounts reclassified from each component of accumulated other comprehensive income based on its source and the income statement line items affected by the reclassification. ASU 2013-02 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2012. This adoption did not have an impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

2. MANAGEMENT’S PLANS REGARDING FUTURE OPERATIONS

 

Current sources of liquidity include cash on hand, cash flows from operations, funds which Thermo Funding Company LLC (including its affiliates, “Thermo”) has agreed to invest or arrange to be invested in the Company pursuant to the Equity Commitment, Restructuring Support and Consent Agreement dated as of May 20, 2013 among the Company, Thermo, BNP Paribas, as agent, and the lenders under the Facility Agreement (as defined below) (the “Consent Agreement”) and the Global Deed of Amendment and Restatement (the “GARA”) described below and funds available from the Company’s equity line agreement with Terrapin Opportunity, L.P. (“Terrapin”).

 

On July 31, 2013, the Company entered into the GARA with Thermo, the Company’s domestic subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), a syndicate of bank lenders, including BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Natixis, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and Credit Industrial et Commercial as arrangers and BNP Paribas as the security agent and COFACE Agent, providing for the amendment and restatement of Globalstar’s existing $586.3 million senior secured credit facility (the “Facility Agreement”) dated as of June 5, 2009 (as previously amended, the “Existing Credit Agreement”) and certain related credit documents. The GARA, when effective, will waive all of Globalstar’s existing defaults under the Existing Credit Agreement, extend the term of the facility by two and a half years (postponing an aggregate of $235.3 million in principal payments through 2019), and restructure the financial covenants. The GARA provides that, upon the effective date of the transactions contemplated by the GARA, the Existing Credit Agreement and certain related credit documents will be amended and restated in the forms attached to the GARA.

 

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As previously reported, the Company is required to meet certain conditions precedent to close the transactions contemplated by the GARA. The Company expects to fulfill these conditions precedent in the near future. However, the Company cannot guarantee if or when it will be able to satisfy these conditions. (See Notes 4 and 17 for further discussion.)

 

In order to continue as a going concern, the Company must fulfill the conditions precedent necessary for the effectiveness of the GARA, and execute its business plan, which assumes the modification of certain obligations and the funding of the financial arrangements with Thermo and Terrapin as discussed above. Substantial uncertainties remain related to the impact and timing of these events. If the resolution of these uncertainties materially and negatively impacts cash and liquidity, the Company’s ability to continue to execute its business plan will be adversely affected. The Company’s financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis, which contemplates continuity of operations, realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. The accompanying financial statements do not include any adjustments related to the recoverability and classification of recorded assets or the amounts and classification of liabilities that might result from the uncertainty associated with the items discussed below, except as otherwise disclosed.

 

The Company has taken the following steps towards improving operations; completing and maintaining its second-generation constellation and next-generation ground infrastructure; and obtaining additional financing:

   

Reduced operating expenses by, among other things, streamlining its supply chain and other operations, consolidating its world-wide operations, including the completion of the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Covington, Louisiana, and simplifying its product offerings. The Company has continued to maintain a low cost operating structure, while strategically investing in sales and marketing and new product development.

 

Increased revenues by transitioning legacy Duplex customers to more profitable plans, commensurate with the Company’s improved service coverage, and adding new subscribers to the network at growing rates.

 

Successfully launched all of its second-generation satellites, excluding one on-ground spare.

 

Entered into other financing arrangements with Thermo under which Thermo has provided or agreed to provide or arrange $85.0 million in equity or equity-linked financing.

 

Entered into a $30.0 million equity line agreement with Terrapin.

 

Drew $60.0 million from its contingent equity account.

 

Settled disputes with Thales Alenia Space (“Thales”) regarding prior contractual issues.

 

Implemented sales and marketing programs designed to take advantage of the continued expansion of the Company’s Duplex coverage, including entering into new sales agreements and introducing new pricing plans commensurate with improved service levels.

 

Commenced a proceeding before the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) seeking authority to utilize the Company’s MSS spectrum to offer mobile broadband services separate and apart from, but coordinated with, its satellite-based communications.

 

Introduced the SPOT Global Phone, which is meant to leverage the Company’s retailer distribution channels and SPOT brand name.

 

Introduced the SPOT Gen3™, the next generation of the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger™. SPOT Gen3™ offers enhanced functionality with more tracking features, improved battery performance and more power options including rechargeable and USB direct line power.

 

Issued in May 2013 $54.6 million principal amount of new 8.00% Convertible Senior Notes (the “8.00% Notes Issued in 2013”), together with cash and shares of its common stock, in exchange for all of the Company’s $71.8 million principal amount 5.75% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes (the “5.75% Notes”), which were in default.

 

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Signed the GARA in July 2013 (as discussed above), which will, when effective, significantly adjust the principal repayment schedule and covenant levels required under the Agreement.

 

The Company believes that these actions, combined with additional actions included in its operating plan, will result in improved cash flows from operations, provided the significant uncertainties described in the first section of this footnote are successfully resolved. These additional actions include, among other things, the following:  

 

Completing second-generation ground infrastructure upgrades that will permit the Company to offer a new suite of consumer and enterprise products that leverage the Company’s new, inexpensive chip architecture.

 

Negotiating agreements with third parties to restart operations at certain existing Globalstar gateways to make coverage in additional areas commercially viable.

 

Continuing to pursue numerous opportunities in the field of aviation; including next-generation “space-based” air traffic management services, in association with the Company’s technology partner, ADS-B Technologies, LLC.

 

Continuing to control operating expenses while redirecting available resources to the marketing and sale of product offerings.

 

Improving its key business processes and leveraging its information technology platform.

 

Introducing new and innovative Simplex, SPOT and Duplex products to the market that will further drive sales volume and revenue.

 

3. PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT

 

Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):

  

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2013   2012 
Globalstar System:          
Space component  $1,166,358   $934,900 
Ground component   48,335    49,089 
Construction in progress:          
Space component   79,317    280,729 
Ground component   106,457    102,903 
Prepaid long-lead items and other   17,670    17,920 
Total Globalstar System   1,418,137    1,385,541 
Internally developed and purchased software   14,844    14,414 
Equipment   12,727    12,800 
Land and buildings   3,848    4,003 
Leasehold improvements   1,499    1,512 
    1,451,055    1,418,270 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization   (243,245)   (203,114)
   $1,207,810   $1,215,156 

 

Amounts in the table above consist primarily of costs incurred related to the construction of the Company’s second-generation constellation, related launch services and ground upgrades. Amounts included in the Company’s construction in progress - space component balance as of June 30, 2013 consist primarily of costs related to the remaining second-generation satellite launched in February 2013 that has not yet been placed into commercial service as well as a spare satellite that will be included in a future launch of satellites. When the launched satellite is placed into commercial service, the estimated cost per satellite will be transferred from construction in progress to the Globalstar System space component. See Note 8 for further discussion of the Company’s contractual obligations.

 

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Capitalized Interest and Depreciation Expense

 

The following tables summarize capitalized interest for the periods indicated below (in thousands):

 

   As of 
   June 30,   December 31, 
   2013   2012 
Total interest capitalized  $228,058   $216,477 

 

   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012   June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012 
Interest cost eligible to be capitalized  $11,927   $14,783    25,732   $29,634 
Interest cost recorded in interest expense, net   (7,484)   (2,756)   (14,151)   (4,696)
Net interest capitalized   4,443    12,027    11,581    24,938 

  

 The following table summarizes depreciation expense for the periods indicated below (in thousands):

 

   Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended 
   June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012   June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012 
Depreciation expense  $21,817   $15,111   $41,690   $29,578 

 

4. LONG-TERM DEBT

 

Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands): 

 

   June 30, 2013   December 31, 2012 
   Principal   Carrying   Principal   Carrying 
   Amount   Value   Amount   Value 
Facility Agreement  $585,670   $585,670   $585,670   $585,670 
Subordinated Loan   56,809    53,358    53,499    49,822 
5.75% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes   -    -    71,804    70,204 
8.00% Convertible Senior Notes Issued in 2013   54,611    28,086    -    - 
5.0% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes   33,114    14,757    40,920    16,701 
8.00% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes Issued in 2009   49,665    30,911    48,228    28,632 
Total Debt   779,869    712,782    800,121    751,029 
Less: Current Portion   585,670    585,670    657,474    655,874 
Long-Term Debt  $194,199   $127,112   $142,647   $95,155 

 

The table above represents the principal amount and carrying value of long-term debt at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012. The principal amounts shown above include payment of in kind interest, if any. The carrying value is net of any discounts to the loan amounts at issuance, as further described below, including accretion.

 

Facility Agreement

 

The Company has $586.3 million principal amount of indebtedness under the Existing Facility Agreement that is scheduled to mature 84 months after the first principal repayment date. Semi-annual principal repayments are scheduled to begin in June 2013. The facility bears interest at a floating LIBOR rate, plus a margin of 2.25% through December 2017, increasing to 2.40% thereafter. Ninety-five percent of the Company’s obligations under the Existing Facility Agreement are guaranteed by COFACE, the French export credit agency. The Company’s obligations under the Existing Facility Agreement are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by all of its domestic subsidiaries and are secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of the assets of the Company and its domestic subsidiaries (other than their FCC licenses), including patents and trademarks, 100% of the equity of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the equity of certain foreign subsidiaries. The Existing Facility Agreement contains customary events of default and requires that the Company satisfy various financial and nonfinancial covenants.

 

The Existing Facility Agreement requires the Company to fund a total of $46.8 million to the debt service reserve account. The use of the funds in this account is restricted to making principal and interest payments under the Existing Facility Agreement. The minimum required balance, not to exceed $46.8 million, fluctuates over time based on the timing of principal and interest payment dates. In December 2012, the amount required to be funded into the debt service reserve account was reduced by approximately $8.9 million due to the timing of the first principal repayment date scheduled for June 2013. In January 2013, the agent for the Existing Facility Agreement permitted the Company to withdraw from the debt service reserve account $8.9 million that was in excess of the required balance to enable the Company to pay capital expenditure costs for the fourth launch of its second-generation satellites. As of June 30, 2013, the Company drew $8.7 million of the permitted $8.9 million to pay certain capital expenditures from the fourth launch and the Company classified approximately $38.1 million in the debt service reserve account as restricted cash.

 

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 As a result of the Thales arbitration ruling and the subsequent settlement agreements reached with Thales related to the arbitration ruling in 2012, the lenders concluded that events of default had occurred under the Existing Facility Agreement. The Company is also in default of certain other financial and nonfinancial covenants, including, but not limited to, lack of payment of principal in June 2013 in accordance with the terms of the Existing Facility Agreement, minimum required funding for the Company’s debt service account, and in-orbit acceptance of all of its second-generation satellites by April 2013. As of June 30, 2013, the borrowings were shown as current on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet in accordance with applicable accounting rules.

 

Due to the launch delays, the Company expects that it may not be in compliance with certain financial and nonfinancial covenants specified in the Existing Facility Agreement during the next 12 months.  If the Company cannot obtain either a waiver or an amendment, the failure to comply with these covenants would represent additional events of default. An event of default under the Existing Facility Agreement could permit the lenders to accelerate the indebtedness under the Existing Facility Agreement. That acceleration could permit acceleration of the Company’s obligations under other debt arrangements, as described below, that contain cross-acceleration provisions.

 

See Note 17 for discussion on subsequent events related to the Existing Facility Agreement, including the lenders’ waiver of the events of default occurring as of June 30, 2013 and amendments to the financial covenants included in the Existing Facility Agreement.

 

Contingent Equity Agreement

 

The Company has a Contingent Equity Agreement with Thermo whereby Thermo agreed to deposit $60.0 million into a contingent equity account to fulfill a condition precedent for borrowing under the Existing Facility Agreement. Under the terms of the Existing Facility Agreement, the Company has the right to make draws from this account if and to the extent it has an actual or projected deficiency in its ability to meet obligations due within a forward-looking 90-day period. Thermo pledged the contingent equity account to secure the Company’s obligations under the Existing Facility Agreement.

 

The Contingent Equity Agreement provides that the Company will pay Thermo an availability fee of 10% per year for maintaining funds in the contingent equity account. This annual fee is payable solely in warrants to purchase common stock at $0.01 per share with a five-year exercise period from issuance. The Company determined that the warrants issued in conjunction with the availability fee were derivatives and recorded the value of the derivatives as a component of other non-current liabilities, at issuance. The offset was recorded in other assets and is being amortized over the one-year availability period. The warrants issued on June 19, 2012 are not subject to a reset provision subsequent to issuance and are therefore not considered a derivative instrument. The value of the warrants issued was recorded as equity and the offset was recorded in other assets and was amortized over the one-year availability period.

 

When the Company made draws on the contingent equity account, it issued Thermo shares of common stock calculated using a price per share equal to 80% of the average closing price of the common stock for the 15 trading days immediately preceding the draw. The 20% discount on the value of the shares issued to Thermo is treated as a deferred financing cost and is amortized over the remaining term of the Existing Facility Agreement. The Company had drawn the entire $60.0 million from this account as of December 31, 2012. Approximately $1.1 million of interest earned from the funds previously held in this account remained in the account at June 30, 2013 and was available to be drawn by the Company, subject to lender approval. See Note 17 for discussion on subsequent events impacting the withdrawal of funds from this account.

 

Since the origination of the Contingent Equity Agreement, the Company has issued to Thermo warrants to purchase 41,467,980 shares of common stock for the annual availability fee and subsequent resets due to provisions in the Contingent Equity Agreement and 160,916,223 shares of common stock resulting from the Company’s draws on the contingent equity account pursuant to the terms of the Contingent Equity Agreement. As of June 30, 2013, no warrants issued in connection with the Contingent Equity Agreement had been exercised.

 

On June 19, 2012, the warrants issued on June 19, 2011 were no longer variable, and the related $5.9 million liability was reclassified to equity.

 

No voting common stock is issuable to Thermo or any of its affiliates if it would cause Thermo and its affiliates to own more than 70% of the Company’s outstanding voting stock. The Company may issue nonvoting common stock in lieu of common stock to the extent issuing common stock would cause Thermo and its affiliates to exceed this 70% ownership level.

 

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Subordinated Loan

 

The Company has a Loan Agreement with Thermo whereby Thermo agreed to lend the Company $25.0 million for the purpose of funding the debt service reserve account required under the Existing Facility Agreement. In 2011, this loan was increased to $37.5 million. This loan is subordinated to, and the debt service reserve account is pledged to secure, all of the Company’s obligations under the Existing Facility Agreement.  Amounts deposited in the debt service reserve account are restricted to payments due under the Existing Facility Agreement, unless otherwise authorized by the lenders. See Note 17 for discussion on subsequent events related to the Existing Facility Agreement.

 

The loan accrues interest at 12% per annum, which is capitalized and added to the outstanding principal in lieu of cash payments. The Company will make payments to Thermo only when permitted under the Existing Facility Agreement. The loan becomes due and payable six months after the obligations under the Existing Facility Agreement have been paid in full, the Company has a change in control or any acceleration of the maturity of the loans under the Existing Facility Agreement occurs. As additional consideration for the loan, the Company issued Thermo a warrant to purchase 4,205,608 shares of common stock at $0.01 per share with a five-year exercise period. No voting common stock is issuable upon such exercise if such issuance would cause Thermo and its affiliates to own more than 70% of the Company’s outstanding voting stock. The Company may issue nonvoting common stock in lieu of common stock to the extent issuing voting common stock would cause Thermo and its affiliates to exceed this 70% ownership level.

  

 The Company determined that the warrant was an equity instrument and recorded it as a part of stockholders’ equity with a corresponding debt discount of $5.2 million, which is netted against the principal amount of the loan. The Company is accreting the debt discount associated with the warrant to interest expense over the term of the loan agreement using an effective interest method. As of June 30, 2013, the remaining debt discount was $3.5 million, and $19.3 million of interest was outstanding; these amounts are included in long-term debt on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

5.75% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes

 

In 2008, the Company issued $150.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Notes, which were subject to repurchase by the Company for cash at the option of the holders in whole or part on April 1, 2013 at a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount ($71.8 million aggregate principal was outstanding at April 1, 2013) of the 5.75% Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any. 

 

On March 29, 2013, U.S. Bank National Association, the Trustee under the Indenture and the First Supplemental Indenture governing the 5.75% Notes, each dated as of April 15, 2008, between the Company and the Trustee (collectively, as amended and supplemented or otherwise modified, the "Indenture"), notified the Company in writing that holders of approximately $70.7 million principal amount of 5.75% Notes had exercised their purchase rights pursuant to the Indenture. Under the Indenture, the Company was required to deposit with the Trustee by 11 A.M. on April 1, 2013, the purchase price of approximately $70.7 million in cash to effect the repurchase of the 5.75% Notes from the exercising holders. The Company did not have sufficient funds to pay the purchase price.

 

In addition, the Indenture also required that, on April 1, 2013, the Company pay interest on the 5.75% Notes in the aggregate amount of approximately $2.1 million for the six months ended March 31, 2013. The Company did not make this payment. Under the Indenture, failure to pay this interest by April 30, 2013 constituted an event of default.

 

As discussed below, these events of default were cured pursuant to the Exchange Agreement transactions executed on May 20, 2013.

 

On May 20, 2013, the Company redeemed the remaining 5.75% Notes for cash equal to their principal amount.

 

Exchange Agreement

 

On May 20, 2013, the Company entered into an Exchange Agreement with the beneficial owners and investment managers for beneficial owners (the “Exchanging Note Holders”) of approximately 91.5% of its outstanding 5.75% Notes and completed the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement.

 

Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Exchanging Note Holders surrendered their 5.75% Notes (the “Exchanged Notes”) to the Company for cancellation in exchange for:

 

·Approximately $13.5 million in cash, with respect to the principal amount of the Exchanged Notes, plus approximately $0.5 million in cash, equal to all accrued and unpaid interest on the Exchanged Notes from April 1, 2013 to the closing;
·Approximately 30.3 million shares of voting common stock of the Company; and
·Approximately $54.6 million principal amount of the Company’s new 8.00% Convertible Senior Notes due April 1, 2028 (the “8.00% Notes Issued in 2013”), with an initial conversion price of $0.80 per share, subject to adjustment as described below.

 

In the Exchange Agreement, the Company also agreed that, if the Company grants certain liens to Thermo or its affiliates in connection with future financing transactions, the Exchanging Note Holders may participate in such transactions in an amount up to 50% of the participation of Thermo and its affiliates.

 

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Pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company also cured outstanding defaults under the 5.75% Notes by:

 

·Cancelling the Exchanged Notes as described above;
·Depositing with the Trustee approximately $2.1 million, an amount equal to the interest due on all of the 5.75% Notes on April 1, 2013 and accumulated interest thereon, for distribution to the holders of record of the 5.75% Notes as of March 15, 2013;
·Depositing with the Trustee approximately $6.3 million, an amount equal to the principal amount of the 5.75% Notes (other than the Exchanged Notes) and interest thereon from April 1, 2013 to June 26, 2013 and directing the Trustee to pay such amounts to the holders of the 5.75% Notes (other than the Exchanged Notes); and
·Redeeming the remaining 5.75% Notes.

 

Based on the Company’s evaluation of the exchange transaction, the Exchange Agreement discussed above was determined to be an extinguishment of the 5.75% Notes. As a result of this exchange, the Company recorded a loss on the extinguishment of debt of $47.2 million in its condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2013. This loss represents the difference between the carrying value of the 5.75% Notes and the fair value of the consideration given in the exchange (including the new 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, cash payments to both exchanging and non-exchanging holders, equity issued to the holders and other fees incurred in the exchange). See Note 6 for further discussion on the determination of the fair value of this instrument.

 

The Consent Agreement

 

In addition to the lenders’ consent to the transactions contemplated by the Exchange Agreement, the Consent Agreement contained a term sheet summarizing certain principal terms for the restructured Facility Agreement. Under the Consent Agreement, completion of the restructuring of the Existing Facility Agreement was subject to the execution of definitive documentation, receipt by each of the lenders and COFACE of final credit approval and satisfaction of the conditions precedent set forth therein.

 

Pursuant to the Consent Agreement, Thermo agreed that it would make, or arrange for third parties to make, cash contributions to the Company in exchange for equity, subordinated convertible debt or other equity-linked securities as follows:

 

·At the closing of the exchange transaction and thereafter each week until no later than July 31, 2013, an amount sufficient to enable the Company to maintain a consolidated unrestricted cash balance of at least $4.0 million;
·At the closing of the exchange transaction, $25.0 million to satisfy all cash requirements associated with the exchange transaction, including agreed principal and interest payments to the holders of the 5.75% Notes as contemplated by the Exchange Agreement, with any remaining portion being retained by the Company for working capital and general corporate purposes;
·Contemporaneously with, and as a condition to the closing of, any restructuring of the Facility Agreement, $20.0 million (less any amount contributed pursuant to the commitment described above with respect to the Company’s minimum cash balance);
·Subject to the prior closing of the Facility Agreement restructuring, on or prior to December 26, 2013, $20.0 million; and
·Subject to the prior closing of the Facility Agreement restructuring, on or prior to December 31, 2014, $20.0 million, less the amount by which the aggregate amount of cash received by the Company under the first, third and fourth commitments described above exceeds $40 million.

  

The parties agreed that the lenders could terminate the Consent Agreement if, among other things:

 

·The restructuring of the Existing Facility Agreement had not been consummated on or before June 28, 2013 (later extended to August 16, 2013 or such later date as the parties may agree); or
·The Company or Thermo materially breached any of its representations, warranties or covenants under the Consent Agreement, which breach was not cured (if curable) within 15 days of receipt of notice by the Company or Thermo, as the case may be.

 

Any termination of the Consent Agreement will not affect the validity of the lenders’ consent to the exchange transaction, which was a condition precedent to closing the Exchange Agreement and required under the Existing Facility Agreement. As of the date of this report, the Consent Agreement had not been cancelled.

 

The Common Stock Purchase Agreement

 

On May 20, 2013, the Company and Thermo entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Thermo purchased 78,125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for $25.0 million ($0.32 per share). Thermo also agreed to purchase additional shares of common stock at $0.32 per share as and when required to fulfill its equity commitment described above to maintain the Company’s consolidated unrestricted cash balance at not less than $4.0 million until the earlier of July 31, 2013 and the closing of a restructuring of the Existing Facility Agreement. In furtherance thereof, at the Closing, Thermo purchased an additional 15,625,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million. In June 2013, Thermo purchased an additional 28,125,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $9.0 million pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement.

 

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For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recognized a loss on the sale of these shares of approximately $14.0 million (included in Other income/expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations), representing the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the Company’s common stock (measured as the closing stock price on the date of each sale).

 

As of June 30, 2013, Thermo had purchased approximately 121.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement for an aggregate $39.0 million. Pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the shares of common stock are intended to be shares of non-voting common stock. As of May 20, 2013, the Company’s certificate of incorporation did not provide for any authorized but unissued shares of non-voting common stock. On July 8, 2013, the Company filed an amendment to its certificate of incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of non-voting common stock by 265.0 million shares to a total of 400.0 million shares and subsequently issued nonvoting shares to Thermo as previously purchased under the Common Stock Purchase Agreement. The Company recorded the fair value of these shares as a future equity issuance in the stockholders’ equity section of the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2013.

 

The terms of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement were approved by a special committee of the Company’s board of directors consisting solely of the Company’s unaffiliated directors. The committee, which was represented by independent legal counsel, determined that the terms of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement were fair and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The terms of future equity commitments provided to the Company by Thermo pursuant to the Consent Agreement will also be determined by this special committee.

 

Share Lending Agreement

 

Concurrently with the offering of the 5.75% Notes, the Company entered into a share lending agreement (the “Share Lending Agreement”) with Merrill Lynch International (the “Borrower”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to lend up to 36,144,570 shares of common stock (the “Borrowed Shares”) to the Borrower, subject to certain adjustments, for a period ending on the earliest of (i) at the Company’s option, at any time after the entire principal amount of the 5.75% Notes ceases to be outstanding, (ii) the written agreement of the Company and the Borrower to terminate, (iii) the occurrence of a Borrower default, at the option of Lender, and (iv) the occurrence of a Lender default, at the option of the Borrower. Pursuant to the Share Lending Agreement, upon the termination of the share loan, the Borrower must return the Borrowed Shares to the Company. Upon the conversion of 5.75% Notes (in whole or in part), a number of Borrowed Shares proportional to the conversion rate for such notes must be returned to the Company. At the Company’s election, the Borrower may deliver cash equal to the market value of the corresponding Borrowed Shares instead of returning to the Company the Borrowed Shares otherwise required by conversions of 5.75% Notes.

 

Pursuant to and upon the terms of the Share Lending Agreement, the Company will issue and lend the Borrowed Shares to the Borrower as a share loan. The Borrowing Agent also is acting as an underwriter with respect to the Borrowed Shares, which are being offered to the public. The Borrowed Shares included approximately 32.0 million shares of common stock initially loaned by the Company to the Borrower on separate occasions, delivered pursuant to the Share Lending Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement, and an additional 4.1 million shares of common stock that, from time to time, may be borrowed from the Company by the Borrower pursuant to the Share Lending Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement and subsequently offered and sold at prevailing market prices at the time of sale or negotiated prices. The Borrowed Shares are free trading shares. At each of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, approximately 17.3 million Borrowed Shares remained outstanding. 

 

During July 2013, in connection with the exchange or redemption of all of the 5.75% Notes, the Company and the Borrower terminated the Share Lending Agreement. In connection with this termination, the Borrower returned 10.2 million loaned shares to Globalstar and paid approximately $4.4 million in cash for the remaining 7.1 million shares.

 

8.00% Convertible Senior Notes Issued in 2013

 

On May 20, 2013, pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, the Company issued $54.6 million aggregate principal amount of 8.00% Convertible Senior Notes (the “8.00% Notes Issued in 2013”) to the Exchanging Note Holders. The 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 are convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion price of $0.80 per share of common stock, or 1,250 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, subject to adjustment as provided in the Fourth Supplemental Indenture between the Company and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, (the “New Indenture”). The conversion price of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 will be adjusted in the event of certain stock splits or extraordinary share distributions, or as a reset of the base conversion and exercise price as described below.

 

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The 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 are senior unsecured debt obligations of the Company and rank pari passu with the Company’s existing 5.0% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes and 8.00% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes Issued in 2009. There is no sinking fund for the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. The 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 will mature on April 1, 2028, subject to various call and put features as described below, and bear interest at a rate of 8.00% per annum. Interest on the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 is payable semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year, commencing on October 1, 2013. Interest is paid in cash at a rate of 5.75% per annum and additional 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 at a rate of 2.25% per annum.

  

Subject to certain conditions set forth in the New Indenture, including prior approval of the Majority Lenders (as defined in the Facility Agreement), the Company may redeem the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, in whole or in part, on December 10, 2013, if the average of the volume-weighted prices of the Company’s common stock for the 30-day period ending November 29, 2013, is less than $0.20, at a price equal to the principal amount of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 to be redeemed plus an amount equal to 32% of such principal amount minus all interest which is paid on the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 prior to their redemption. The Company may also redeem the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, with the prior approval of the Majority Lenders, in whole or in part, at any time on or after April 1, 2018, at a price equal to the principal amount of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 to be redeemed plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon.

 

A holder of 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 has the right, at the Holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase some or all of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 held by it on each of April 1, 2018 and April 1, 2023 at a price equal to the principal amount of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 to be purchased plus accrued and unpaid interest.

 

A holder of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 has the right, at the holder’s option, to require the Company to purchase some or all of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 held by it at any time if there is a Fundamental Change. A Fundamental Change occurs if the Company’s common stock ceases to be traded on a stock exchange or an established over-the-counter market or there is a change of control of the Company. If there is a Fundamental Change, the price of any 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 purchased by the Company will be equal to its principal amount plus accrued and unpaid interest and a Fundamental Change Make-Whole Amount calculated as provided in the New Indenture.

 

Subject to the procedures for conversion and other terms and conditions of the New Indenture, a holder may convert its 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 at its option at any time prior to the close of business on the business day immediately preceding April 1, 2028, into shares of common stock (or, at the option of the Company, cash in lieu of all or a portion thereof, provided that, under the Amended and Restated Facility Agreement, the Company may pay cash only with the consent of the Majority Lenders). Upon conversion, the holder will be entitled to receive shares of common stock, cash or a combination thereof (provided that, under the Amended and Restated Facility Agreement, the Company may pay cash only with the consent of the Majority Lenders), in such amounts and subject to terms and conditions set forth in the New Indenture. The Company will pay cash in lieu of fractional shares otherwise issuable upon conversion of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 as specified in the Indenture. As of June 30, 2013, no 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 had been converted.

 

A holder may elect to convert up to 15% of its 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 on each of July 19, 2013 and March 20, 2014. If a holder elects to convert on either of those dates, it will receive, at the Company’s option, either cash equal to the par value of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 plus accrued interest (provided that, under the Amended and Restated Facility Agreement, the Company may pay cash only with the consent of the Majority Lenders) or shares of the Company’s common stock equal to the principal amount of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 to be converted plus accrued interest divided by the lower of the average price of the common stock in a specified period and $0.50. $7.9 million principal amount (approximately 14.4% of the outstanding principal amount) of 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 was converted on July 19, 2013, , resulting in the issuance of 15.9 million shares.

 

The base conversion rate may be adjusted on each of April 1, 2014 and April 1, 2015 based on the average price of the Company’s common stock in the 30-day period ending on that date. If the base conversion rate is adjusted on April 1, 2014, the Company also will provide additional consideration to the holders of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 in an amount equal to 25% of the principal amount of the outstanding 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, payable in equity or cash at the Company’s election (provided, under the Facility Agreement, that the Company may pay cash only with the consent of the Majority Lenders). That consideration will not reduce the principal amount of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 or any interest otherwise payable on the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013.

 

The New Indenture also provides for other customary adjustments of the base conversion rate, including upon the Company’s sale of additional equity securities at a price below the then applicable conversion price. If a 8.00% Note Issued in 2013 is converted after May 20, 2014, the holder is entitled to receive additional shares of common stock as a make-whole premium equal to the first three years of interest on the Notes (i.e. 24% of the Notes less any interest already paid through the date of the conversion) as provided in the New Indenture. Due to common stock issuances by the Company since May 20, 2013, the current base conversion rate was reduced to $0.75 per share of common stock as of June 30, 2013.

 

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The New Indenture provides that the Company and its subsidiaries may not, with specified exceptions, including the liens securing the Facility and liens approved in writing by the Agent, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any lien on any of their assets, provided that if the Company or any of its subsidiaries creates, incurs or assumes any lien which is junior to the most senior lien securing the Facility Agreement (other than a lien pursuant to a restructuring of the Facility Agreement in which Thermo and its affiliates do not participate as a secured lender), the Company must promptly issue to the holders of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 $3,590,200 (representing 5.0% of the principal amount of the 5.75% Notes) of the Company’s common stock. At June 30, 2013, the Company did believe that a lien will be created that does not meet at least one of the specified exceptions in the New Indenture, and therefore no amount is accrued for this feature at June 30, 2013.

 

The New Indenture requires that on or before December 31, 2013, but subject to the conditions described below, the Company must cause all of its subsidiaries that guaranty the obligations of the Company under the Amended and Restated Facility Agreement or any notes of another series issued under the Indenture dated as of April 15, 2008 (the “Base Indenture”) to execute and deliver to the Trustee a guaranty of the Company’s obligations under the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 in the form attached to the New Indenture. The subsidiaries’ obligations under the guaranty will be subordinated to their obligations under their guaranty of the Amended and Restated Facility Agreement. The execution and delivery of the guaranty is conditioned on the prior completion of the restructuring of the Existing Facility Agreement, the absence of any payment default under the Amended and Restated Facility Agreement, and the absence of any breach by Thermo of its obligations to provide funds to the Company (the “Contribution Obligations”) as required by the Consent Agreement (or, as applicable, the anticipated corresponding provision in the Amended and Restated Facility Agreement. If the guaranty agreement is not executed and delivered on or before December 31, 2013, the Company must by January 2, 2014, issue to the holders of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 approximately 11.2 million shares of the Company’s common stock. The issuance of these shares will not reduce the principal of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 or interest otherwise payable by the Company with respect to the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 and will not relieve its subsidiaries of the obligation to execute and deliver the guaranty at a later date if the conditions described above are then met. As of June 30, 2013, the Company expected its subsidiaries to issue the guarantee required by this provision on or before December 31, 2013, and therefore no amount is accrued for this feature at June 30, 2013.

 

The New Indenture provides for customary events of default, including without limitation, failure to pay principal or premium on the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 when due or to distribute cash or shares of common stock when due as described above; failure by the Company to comply with its obligations and covenants in the New Indenture; default by the Company in the payment of principal or interest on any other indebtedness for borrowed money with a principal amount in excess of $10.0 million, if such indebtedness is accelerated and not rescinded with 30 days; rendering of certain final judgments; failure by Thermo to fulfill the Contribution Obligations (as described above); and certain events of insolvency or bankruptcy. If there is an event of default, the Trustee may, at the direction of the holders of 25% or more in aggregate principal amount of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, accelerate the maturity of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. The Company was not in default under the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 as of June 30, 2013.

 

The Company evaluated the various embedded derivatives within the New Indenture. The Company determined that the conversion option and the contingent put feature within the New Indenture required bifurcation from the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. The conversion option and the contingent put feature were not deemed clearly and closely related to the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 and were separately accounted for as a standalone derivative. The Company recorded this compound embedded derivative liability as a non-current liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheet with a corresponding debt discount which is netted against the face value of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013.

 

The Company is accreting the debt discount associated with the compound embedded derivative liability to interest expense through the first put date of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 (April 1, 2018) using an effective interest rate method. The fair value of the compound embedded derivative liability is being marked-to-market at the end of each reporting period, with any changes in value reported in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company determined the fair value of the compound embedded derivative using a Monte Carlo simulation model.

 

The Company netted the debt discount associated with compound embedded derivative against the fair value of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 to determine the carrying amount of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. The accretion of the debt discount will increase the carrying amount of the debt through April 1, 2018 (the first put date of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013). The Company allocated the fair value at issuance as follows (in thousands):

 

Senior notes  $27,890 
Compound embedded derivative liability   56,752 
Fair value of 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013  $84,642 

 

5.00% Convertible Senior Notes

 

In 2011, the Company issued $38.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.0% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes (the “5.0% Notes”) and warrants (the “5.0% Warrants”) to purchase 15,200,000 shares of voting common stock of the Company. The 5.0% Notes are convertible into shares of common stock at an initial conversion price of $1.25 per share of common stock, or 800 shares of the Company’s common stock per $1,000 principal amount of the 5.0% Notes, subject to adjustment in the manner set forth in the Indenture. The 5.0% Notes are guaranteed on a subordinated basis by substantially all of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”), on an unconditional joint and several basis, pursuant to a Guaranty Agreement (the “Guaranty”). The 5.0% Warrants are exercisable until five years after their issuance. The 5.0% Notes and 5.0% Warrants have anti-dilution protection in the event of certain stock splits or extraordinary share distributions, and a reset of the conversion and exercise price on April 15, 2013 if the Company’s common stock is below the initial conversion and exercise price at that time. 

 

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The 5.0% Notes are senior unsecured debt obligations of the Company and rank pari passu with the Company’s existing 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 and 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 and are subordinated to the Company’s obligations pursuant to its Existing Facility Agreement. There is no sinking fund for the 5.0% Notes. The 5.0% Notes will mature at the earlier to occur of (i) December 14, 2021, or (ii) six months following the maturity date of the Amended and Restated Facility Agreement and bear interest at a rate of 5.0% per annum. Interest on the 5.0% Notes is payable in-kind semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year. Under certain circumstances, interest on the 5.0% Notes will be payable in cash at the election of the holder if such payments are permitted under the Facility Agreement. The indenture governing the 5.0% Notes contains customary events of default. No event of default existed as of June 30, 2013.

 

The Company is accreting the debt discount associated with the 5.0% Notes and 5.0% Warrants to interest expense over the term of the agreement using the effective interest rate method.

 

 Due to the terms in the indenture, on April 15, 2013, the base conversion rate for the 5.0% Notes and the exercise price of the 5.0% Warrants were reset to $0.50 and $0.32, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2013, approximately $8.6 million of 5.0% Notes had been converted resulting in the issuance of 21.3 million shares of Company common stock and 5.0% Warrants to purchase 3.2 million shares of common stock had been exercised, which resulted in the Company receiving $1.0 million upon exercise.

 

8.00% Convertible Senior Notes Issued 2009

 

In 2009, the Company issued $55.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.00% Convertible Senior Unsecured Notes (the “8.00% Notes Issued in 2009”) and warrants (the “8.00% Warrants”) to purchase shares of the Company’s common stock. The 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 will mature on June 19, 2019 and bear interest at a rate of 8.00% per annum. Interest on the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 is payable in the form of additional 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 or, subject to certain restrictions, in common stock at the option of the holder. Interest is payable semi-annually in arrears on June 15 and December 15 of each year. The 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 are subordinated to all of the Company’s obligations under the Existing Facility Agreement. The 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 are the Company’s senior unsecured debt obligations and rank pari passu with the Company’s 5.0% Notes and 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. The indenture governing the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 contains customary events of default. No event of default existed as of June 30, 2013.

 

The Company is accreting the debt discount associated with the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 and 8.00% Warrants to interest expense over the term of the Notes using an effective interest rate method.

 

As of June 30, 2013, the current exercise price of the 8.00% Warrants was $0.32 per share of common stock and the base conversion price of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 is $1.19 per share of common stock.

 

As of June 30, 2013 approximately $17.6 million of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 had been converted, resulting in the issuance of approximately 16.1 million shares of common stock. No 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 were converted during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and no 8.00% Warrants were exercised during the six months June 30, 2013.

 

Terrapin Opportunity, L.P. Common Stock Purchase Agreement

 

On December 28, 2012 the Company entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Terrapin Opportunity, L.P. ("Terrapin") pursuant to which the Company may, subject to certain conditions, require Terrapin to purchase up to $30.0 million of shares of voting common stock over the 24-month term following the effectiveness of a resale registration statement. This type of arrangement is sometimes referred to as a committed equity line financing facility. From time to time over the 24-month term, and in the Company’s sole discretion, the Company may present Terrapin with up to 36 draw down notices requiring Terrapin to purchase a specified dollar amount of shares of voting common stock, based on the price per share per day over 10 consecutive trading days (a "Draw Down Period"). The per share purchase price for these shares equals the daily volume weighted average price of common stock on each date during the Draw Down Period on which shares are purchased, less a discount ranging from 3.5% to 8.0% based on a minimum price that the Company solely specifies. In addition, in the Company’s sole discretion, but subject to certain limitations, the Company may require Terrapin to purchase a percentage of the daily trading volume of its common stock for each trading day during the Draw Down Period. The Company has agreed not to sell to Terrapin a number of shares of voting common stock which, when aggregated with all other shares of voting common stock then beneficially owned by Terrapin and its affiliates, would result in the beneficial ownership by Terrapin or any of its affiliates of more than 9.9% of the then issued and outstanding shares of voting common stock.

  

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When the Company makes a draw under the Terrapin equity line agreement, it will issue Terrapin shares of common stock calculated using a price per share as specified in the agreement. As of June 30, 2013 the Company had not required Terrapin to purchase any shares of common stock.

 

Warrants Outstanding

 

As a result of the Company’s borrowings described above, as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 there were warrants outstanding to purchase 119.3 million and 122.5 million shares, respectively, of the Company’s common stock as shown in the table below: 

 

   Outstanding Warrants   Strike Price 
   June 30,
 2013
   December 31, 
2012
   June 30,
 2013
   December 31,
2012
 
Contingent Equity Agreement   41,467,980    41,467,980   $0.01   $0.01 
Subordinated Loan   4,205,608    4,205,608    0.01    0.01 
5.0% Notes (1)   12,000,000    15,200,000    0.32    1.25 
8.00% Notes (2)   61,606,706    61,606,706    0.32    0.32 
    119,280,294    122,480,294           

 

(1)On April 15, 2013, the exercise price of the 5.0% Warrants was reset to $0.32 due to the reset provision in the agreement.
(2)According to the terms of the agreement, additional 8.00% Warrants may be issued to holders if shares of common stock are issued below the then current warrant strike price.

  

5. DERIVATIVES

 

The following tables disclose the fair values and locations of the derivative instruments on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets and condensed consolidated statements of operations (in thousands):

 

   June 30, 2013   December 31, 2012 
Intangible and other assets:          
Interest rate cap  $200   $84 
Total intangible and other assets  $200   $84 
           
Derivative liabilities, current and non-current:          
Compound embedded conversion option with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009  $(11,410)  $(4,163)
Warrants issued with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009   (40,660)   (18,034)
Contingent put feature embedded in the 5.0% Notes   (1,693)   (2,978)
Compound embedded derivative with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013   (56,752)   - 
Total derivative liabilities, current and non-current  $(110,515)  $(25,175)

 

   Three Months Ended 
   June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012 
Interest rate cap  $101   $(93)
Compound embedded conversion option with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009   (7,127)   5,887 
Warrants issued with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009   (23,411)   14,412 
Warrants issued in conjunction with contingent equity agreement   -    263 
Contingent put feature embedded in the 5.0% Notes   1,439    (37)
Compound embedded derivative with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013   (905)   - 
Total derivative gain (loss)  $(29,903)  $20,432 

 

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   Six Months Ended 
   June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012 
Interest rate cap  $116   $(122)
Compound embedded conversion option with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009   (7,247)   3,704 
Warrants issued with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009   (22,626)   9,932 
Warrants issued in conjunction with contingent equity agreement   -    301 
Contingent put feature embedded in the 5.0% Notes   1,285    96 
Compound embedded derivative with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013   (905)   - 
Total derivative gain (loss)  $(29,377)  $13,911 

 

None of the derivative instruments are designated as a hedge.

  

Interest Rate Cap

 

In June 2009, in connection with entering into the Existing Facility Agreement, which provides for interest at a variable rate, the Company entered into five ten-year interest rate cap agreements. The interest rate cap agreements reflect a variable notional amount ranging from $586.3 million to $14.8 million at interest rates that provide coverage to the Company for exposure resulting from escalating interest rates over the term of the Existing Facility Agreement. The interest rate cap provides limits on the six-month Libor rate (“Base Rate”) used to calculate the coupon interest on outstanding amounts on the Existing Facility Agreement and is capped at 5.50% should the Base Rate not exceed 6.5%. Should the Base Rate exceed 6.5%, the Company’s Base Rate will be 1% less than the then six-month Libor rate. The Company paid an approximately $12.4 million upfront fee for the interest rate cap agreements. The interest rate cap did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, and changes in the fair value of the agreements are included in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

Compound Embedded Conversion Option with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009

 

The Company recorded the conversion rights and features embedded within the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 as a compound embedded derivative liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheets with a corresponding debt discount, which is netted against the principal amount of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009. The Company is accreting the debt discount associated with the compound embedded derivative liability to interest expense over the term of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 using the effective interest rate method. The fair value of the compound embedded derivative liability is marked-to-market at the end of each reporting period, with any changes in value reported in its condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company determined the fair value of the compound embedded derivative using a Monte Carlo simulation model.

 

Warrants Issued with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009

 

Due to the cash settlement provisions and reset features in the 8.00% Warrants issued with the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009, the Company recorded the 8.00% Warrants as an embedded derivative liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheets with a corresponding debt discount, which is netted against the principal amount of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009. The Company is accreting the debt discount associated with the warrant liability to interest expense over the term of the 8.00% Warrants using the effective interest rate method. The fair value of the warrant liability is marked-to-market at the end of each reporting period, with any changes in value reported in its condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company determined the fair value of the warrant derivative using a Monte Carlo simulation model. As the exercise period for the 8.00% Warrants ends in June 2014, the Company has classified this derivative liability as current on its condensed consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2013.

 

Warrants Issued in Conjunction with Contingent Equity Agreement

 

Prior to June 19, 2012, the Company determined that the warrants issued in conjunction with the availability fee for the Contingent Equity Agreement were a liability at issuance. The offset was recorded in other non-current assets and was amortized over the one-year availability period. The fair value of the warrant liability was marked-to-market at the end of each reporting period, with any changes in value reported in its condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company determined the principal amount of the warrant derivative using a Monte Carlo simulation model.

 

On June 19, 2012, the Company issued additional warrants in conjunction with the availability fee for the Contingent Equity Agreement. This tranche of warrants was not subject to a reset provision and therefore is not marked-to-market at the end of each reporting period. The Company determined that the warrant was an equity instrument and recorded it as equity on its condensed consolidated balance sheets.

 

Contingent Put Feature Embedded in the 5.0% Notes

 

The Company evaluated the embedded derivative resulting from the contingent put feature within the Indenture for bifurcation from the 5.0% Notes. The contingent put feature was not deemed clearly and closely related to the 5.0% Notes and was bifurcated as a standalone derivative. The Company recorded this embedded derivative liability as a non-current liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheets with a corresponding debt discount, which is netted against the principal amount of the 5.0% Notes.  The fair value of the contingent put feature liability is marked-to-market at the end of each reporting period, with any changes in value reported in its condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company determined the fair value of the contingent put feature derivative using a Monte Carlo simulation model based upon a risk-neutral stock price model. 

 

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Compound Embedded Derivative with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013

 

The Company evaluated the various embedded derivatives within the New Indenture. The Company determined that the conversion option and contingent put feature within the New Indenture required bifurcation from the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. The conversion option and the contingent put feature were not deemed clearly and closely related to the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 and were separately accounted for as a standalone derivative. The Company recorded this compound embedded derivative liability as a non-current liability on its condensed consolidated balance sheet with a corresponding debt discount which is netted against the face value of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. The fair value of the compound embedded derivative liability is marked-to-market at the end of each reporting period, with any changes in value reported in its condensed consolidated statements of operations. The Company determined the fair value of the compound embedded derivative liability using a Monte Carlo simulation model. 

 

6. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

 

The Company follows the authoritative guidance for fair value measurements relating to financial and non-financial assets and liabilities, including presentation of required disclosures herein.  This guidance establishes a fair value framework requiring the categorization of assets and liabilities into three levels based upon the assumptions (inputs) used to price the assets and liabilities.  Level 1 provides the most reliable measure of fair value, whereas Level 3 generally requires significant management judgment.  The three levels are defined as follows:

 

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical assets or liabilities.

 

Level 2: Quoted prices in markets that are not active or inputs which are observable, either directly or indirectly, for substantially the full term of the asset or liability.

 

Level 3: Prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable (i.e., supported by little or no market activity).

 

Recurring Fair Value Measurements

 

The following table provides a summary of the financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

 

   Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2013: 
   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   Total 
Balance
 
Assets:                    
Interest rate cap  $-   $200   $-   $200 
Total assets measured at fair value  $-   $200   $-   $200 
                     
Liabilities:                    
Liability for contingent consideration  $-   $-   $(3,234)  $(3,234)
Compound embedded conversion option with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009   -    -    (11,410)   (11,410)
Warrants issued with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009   -    -    (40,660)   (40,660)
Contingent put feature embedded in 5.0% Notes   -    -    (1,693)   (1,693)
Compound embedded derivative with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013   -    -    (56,752)   (56,752)
Total liabilities measured at fair value  $-   $-   $(113,749)  $(113,749)

 

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   Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012: 
   (Level 1)   (Level 2)   (Level 3)   Total
Balance
 
Assets:                    
Interest rate cap  $-   $84   $-   $84 
Total assets measured at fair value  $-   $84   $-   $84 
                     
Liabilities:                    
Liability for contingent consideration  $-   $-   $(3,916)  $(3,916)
Compound embedded conversion option with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009   -    -    (4,163)   (4,163)
Warrants issued with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009   -    -    (18,034)   (18,034)
Contingent put feature embedded in 5.0% Notes   -    -    (2,978)   (2,978)
Total liabilities measured at fair value  $-   $-   $(29,091)  $(29,091)

 

Interest Rate Cap

 

The fair value of the interest rate cap is determined using observable pricing inputs including benchmark yields, reported trades, and broker/dealer quotes at the reporting date. See Note 5 for further discussion.

 

Liability for Contingent Consideration

 

In connection with the acquisition of Axonn LLC (“Axonn”) in December 2009, the Company is obligated to pay up to an additional $10.8 million in contingent consideration for earnouts based on sales of existing and new products over a five-year earnout period beginning January 1, 2010. The Company will make earnout payments in stock not to exceed 26,684,807 shares of common stock (10% of the Company’s pre-transaction outstanding shares of common stock), but at its option may make payments in cash after 13 million shares have been issued. The Company’s initial estimate of the total earn-out expected to be paid was $10.8 million. Since the earnout period started, the Company has made revisions to this estimate, which is currently $10.3 million. Through June 30, 2013, the Company had made $6.2 million in earnout payments by issuing 16,816,838 shares of voting common stock.

 

The fair value of the accrued contingent consideration was determined using a probability-weighted discounted cash flow approach at the acquisition date and reporting date. The approach is based on significant inputs that are not observable in the market, which are referred to as Level 3 inputs. The fair value is based on the Company reaching specific performance metrics through the remaining earnout period. The change in fair value of the contingent consideration is recorded through accretion expense in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s liability for contingent consideration are projected future sales of existing and new products as well as earnout payments made each quarter determined by actual product sales. Decreases in forecasted sales would result in a lower fair value measurement.

 

Compound Embedded Conversion Options with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009

 

The derivative liabilities in Level 3 include the compound embedded conversion option in the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009. See Note 5 for further discussion. The Company marks-to-market this liability at each reporting date with the changes in fair value recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company utilized third party consultants to prepare valuation models that rely exclusively on Level 3 inputs including, among other things: (i) the underlying features of the compound embedded conversion option, including payment in kind interest payments, make whole premiums, automatic conversions, and future equity issuances; (ii) stock price volatility ranges from 33% - 107%; (iii) risk-free interest rates ranges from 0.02% - 2.52%; (iv) base conversion price of $1.19; and (v) market price of common stock at the valuation date of $0.55.

 

As of December 31, 2012, the Company utilized third party consultants to prepare valuation models that rely exclusively on Level 3 inputs including, among other things: (i) the underlying features of the compound embedded conversion option, including payment in kind interest payments, make whole premiums, automatic conversions, and future equity issuances; (ii) stock price volatility ranges from 34% - 107%; (iii) risk-free interest rates ranges from 0.02% - 1.78%; (iv) base conversion price of $1.59; and (v) market price of common stock at the valuation date of $0.31.

 

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s compound embedded conversion option within the Company’s 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 are future equity issuances and expected volatility. The Company is obligated to make certain future equity issuances under various agreements, including the earnout agreement with Axonn, the equity line with Terrapin and the Consent Agreement with Thermo. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009, the base conversion rate cannot reset to lower than $1.00; therefore if the Company makes future equity issuances at prices below the current conversion price, this conversion price may be adjusted downward to as low as $1.00, as applicable. Certain issuances of common stock may cause the base conversion rate of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009 to be adjusted, which will increase the fair value of the conversion option liability. The simulated fair value of this liability is also sensitive to changes in the Company’s expected volatility. Decreases in expected volatility would result in a lower fair value measurement.

 

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Warrants Issued with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009

 

The derivative liabilities in Level 3 include the 8.00% Warrants issued with the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009. See Note 5 for further discussion. The Company marks-to-market this liability at each reporting date with the changes in fair value recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company utilized third party consultants to prepare valuation models that rely exclusively on Level 3 inputs including, among other things: (i) the underlying features of the warrants issued, including reset features and future equity issuances; (ii) stock price volatility ranges from 33% - 107%; (iii) risk-free interest rates ranges from 0.02% - 2.52%; (iv) warrant exercise price of $0.32; and (v) market price of common stock at the valuation date of $0.55.

 

As of December 31, 2012, the Company utilized third party consultants to prepare valuation models that rely exclusively on Level 3 inputs including, among other things: (i) the underlying features of the warrants issued, including reset features and future equity issuances; (ii) stock price volatility ranges from 34% - 107%; (iii) risk-free interest rates ranges from 0.02% - 1.78%; (iv) warrant exercise price of $0.32; and (v) market price of common stock at the valuation date of $0.31.

 

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s 8.00% Warrants are future equity issuances and expected volatility. The Company is obligated to make certain future equity issuances under various agreements, including the earnout agreement with Axonn, the equity line with Terrapin and the Consent Agreement. Additionally, pursuant to the terms of the 8.00% Warrants, there is no floor within the reset feature for the exercise price of the 8.00% Warrants; therefore if the Company makes future equity issuances at prices below the current exercise price, this exercise price may be adjusted downward, as applicable. If the stock price on the issuance date is less than the current exercise price of the outstanding 8.00% Warrants, additional warrants may be issued, which will increase the fair value of the warrant liability. The simulated fair value of this liability is also sensitive to changes in the Company’s expected volatility. Decreases in expected volatility would result in a lower fair value measurement.

 

Contingent Put Feature Embedded in 5.0% Notes

 

The derivative liabilities in Level 3 include the contingent put feature embedded in the 5.0% Notes. See Note 5 for further discussion. The Company marks-to-market this liability at each reporting date with the changes in fair value recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company utilized third party consultants to prepare valuation models that rely exclusively on Level 3 inputs including, among other things: (i) the underlying features of the notes issued including the probability of change of control of the Company, payment in kind interest and reset features; (ii) stock price volatility ranges from 33% - 107%; (iii) risk-free interest rates ranges from 0.02% - 2.52%; (iv) base conversion price of $0.50; and (v) market price of common stock at the valuation date of $0.55.

 

As of December 31, 2012, the Company utilized third party consultants to prepare valuation models that rely exclusively on Level 3 inputs including, among other things: (i) the underlying features of the warrants issued including the probability of change of control of the Company, payment in kind interest and reset features; (ii) stock price volatility ranges from 34% - 107%; (iii) risk-free interest rates ranges from 0.02% - 1.78%; (iv) base conversion price of $1.25; and (v) market price of common stock at the valuation date of $0.31.

 

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s contingent put feature embedded in the Company’s 5.0% Notes are the assumed probability of a change of control occurring within each year through maturity of the 5.0% Notes and the Company’s expected volatility. Significant increases or decreases in assumed probability of a change in control would result in a significant change in the fair value measurement. As the probability of change of control increases, the value of the liability also increases. The simulated fair value of this liability is also sensitive to changes in the Company’s expected volatility. Decreases in expected volatility would result in a lower fair value measurement.

 

Compound Embedded Derivative with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013

 

The derivative liabilities in Level 3 include the compound embedded derivative in the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. See Note 5 for further discussion. The value of this derivative was bifurcated from the value of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 and will be marked-to-market at each reporting date with the changes in fair value recognized in the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations.

 

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The Company obtained the fair value of the embedded conversion option and contingent put feature as issuance date of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. The Company utilized third party consultants to prepare valuation models that rely exclusively on Level 3 inputs including, among other things: (i) the underlying features of the compound embedded derivative, including payment in kind interest payments, make whole premiums, automatic conversions, future equity issuances and probability of change of control of the Company; (ii) stock price volatility ranges from 65% - 100%; (iii) a risk-free interest rates of 0.9%; (iv) discount rate of 27%; (v) base conversion price of $0.80; and (vi) market price of common stock at the valuation date of $0.40.

 

The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s compound embedded derivative within the Company’s 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 are future equity issuances, assumptions for probability of special distributions and certain put and call features within the notes, assumed probability of a change of control occurring within each year through the first put date of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, and expected volatility. The Company is obligated to make certain future equity issuances under various agreements, including the earnout agreement with Axonn, the equity line with Terrapin and the Consent Agreement with Thermo. Certain issuances of common stock may cause the base conversion rate of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 to be adjusted, which will increase the fair value of the conversion option liability. Significant increases or decreases in assumed probability of a change in control could result in a significant change in the fair value measurement. As the probability of change of control increases, the value of the liability also increases. The simulated fair value of this liability is also sensitive to changes in the Company’s expected volatility. Decreases in expected volatility would result in a lower fair value measurement.

 

The following tables present a roll-forward for all liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 as follows (in thousands):

 

Balance at March 31, 2013  $(28,625)
Issuance of compound embedded derivative with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013   (56,752)
Third party issuance costs expensed to derivative gain (loss) in connection with Issuance of 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013   (905)
Earnout payments made related to liability for contingent consideration   204 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration   522 
Unrealized loss, included in derivative gain (loss)   (28,193)
Balance at June 30, 2013  $(113,749)
      
Balance at December 31, 2012  $(29,091)
Issuance of compound embedded derivative with 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013   (56,752)
Third party issuance costs expensed to derivative gain (loss) in connection with Issuance of 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013   (905)
Earnout payments made related to liability for contingent consideration   392 
Change in fair value of contingent consideration   291 
Unrealized loss, included in derivative gain (loss)   (27,684)
Balance at June 30, 2013  $(113,749)

 

Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements

 

8.00% Notes Issued in 2013

 

The liabilities measured on a nonrecurring basis in Level 3 include the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. Level 3 inputs were required to be used as there was not an active market for a substantial period of time between the issuance date and the balance sheet date. The Company was required to record these Notes initially at fair value as the issuance was considered to be an extinguishment of debt. As of the issuance date, the fair value of the Notes was $27.9 million and the fair value of the compound embedded derivative liability was $56.7 million, for a total fair value of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 of $84.6 million. As stated above, the value of the compound embedded derivative was bifurcated from the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 and will be marked to market on a recurring basis. A loss on extinguishment of debt of $47.2 million was recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2013. This loss was computed as the difference between the net carrying amount of the old 5.75% Notes of $71.8 million and the fair value of consideration given in the exchange of $119.0 million (including the new 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, cash payments to both exchanging and non-exchanging holders, equity issued to the exchanging holders and other fees incurred for the exchange). See Notes 4 and 5 for further discussion.

 

The Company obtained the fair value as of the issuance date of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. The Company utilized third party consultants to prepare valuation models that rely exclusively on Level 3 inputs including, among other things: (i) the underlying features of the compound embedded derivative, including payment in kind interest payments, make whole premiums, automatic conversions, future equity issuances and probability of change of control of the Company; (ii) stock price volatility ranges from 65% - 100%; (iii) a risk-free interest rates of 0.9%; (iv) discount rate of 27%; (v) base conversion price of $0.80; and (vi) market price of common stock at the valuation date of $0.40. Certain issuances of common stock may cause the base conversion rate of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 to be adjusted, which will increase the fair value of the conversion option liability.

 

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The significant unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of the Company’s 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 are future equity issuances, assumptions for probability of special distributions and certain put and call features within the notes, assumed probability of a change of control occurring within each year through the first put date of the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, and expected volatility. The Company is obligated to make certain future equity issuances under various agreements, including the earnout agreement with Axonn, the equity line with Terrapin and the Consent Agreement with Thermo. Significant increases or decreases in assumed probability of a change in control could result in a significant change in the fair value measurement. As the probability of change of control increases, the value of the liability also increases. The simulated fair value of this liability is also sensitive to changes in the Company’s expected volatility. Decreases in expected volatility would result in a lower fair value measurement.

 

Equity issued in connection with the Exchange Agreement

 

The stockholders’ equity balances measured on a nonrecurring basis in Level 1 include the approximately 30.3 million shares of voting common stock of the Company issued to Exchanging Note Holders in partial payment for exchanged 5.75% Notes in connection with the Exchange Agreement. The Company was required to record this equity issuance at fair value initially as the Exchange Agreement was considered to be an extinguishment of debt. See Note 4 for further discussion. A loss on extinguishment of debt of $47.2 million was recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2013. This loss was computed as the difference between the net carrying amount of the old 5.75% Notes of $71.8 million and the fair value of consideration given in the exchange of $119.0 million (including the new 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, cash payments to both Exchanging and non-Exchanging Note Holders, equity issued to the Exchanging Note Holders and other fees incurred for the exchange). The aggregate fair value of the shares issued of approximately $12.1 million was calculated using the closing stock price on the issuance date (May 20, 2013) and is included in stockholders’ equity in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2013.

 

On May 20, 2013, the Company and Thermo entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Thermo purchased 78,125,000 shares of the Company’s common stock for $25.0 million ($0.32 per share). Thermo also agreed to purchase additional shares of common stock at $0.32 per share as and when required to fulfill its equity commitment described above to maintain the Company’s consolidated unrestricted cash balance at not less than $4.0 million until the earlier of July 31, 2013 and the closing of a restructuring of the Facility Agreement. In furtherance thereof, at the Closing of the Exchange Agreement, Thermo purchased an additional 15,625,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million. In June 2013, Thermo purchased an additional 28,125,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $9.0 million. The stockholders’ equity balances measured on a nonrecurring basis in Level 1 include the equity purchased by Thermo during the second quarter of 2013. As of June 30, 2013, Thermo had purchased approximately 121.9 million shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement for an aggregate $39.0 million. The Company calculated the fair value of the Company’s common stock issued to Thermo based on the closing stock price on the date of each sale. This aggregate fair value of approximately $53.0 million is included in stockholders’ equity as a future equity issuance of common stock to related party in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2013.

 

7. ACCRUED EXPENSES AND NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES

 

Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

 

   June 30, 2013   December 31, 2012 
Accrued interest  $5,251   $5,620 
Accrued compensation and benefits   3,800    4,076 
Accrued property and other taxes   6,465    6,329 
Accrued customer liabilities and deposits   2,895    2,961 
Accrued professional and other service provider fees   867    1,006 
Accrued liability for contingent consideration   2,293    2,585 
Accrued commissions   865    685 
Accrued telecommunications expenses   766    713 
Accrued satellite and ground costs   -    373 
Other accrued expenses   3,904    3,816 
   $27,106   $28,164 

 

Other accrued expenses primarily include outsourced logistics services, storage, inventory in transit, warranty reserve and maintenance.

 

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Non-current liabilities consist of the following (in thousands):

 

   June 30, 2013   December 31, 2012 
Long-term accrued interest  $543   $457 
Asset retirement obligation   1,040    998 
Deferred rent   492    579 
Liabilities related to the Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the State of Louisiana   1,626    1,949 
Long-term portion of liability for contingent consideration   941    1,332 
Uncertain income tax positions   5,286    5,571 
Foreign tax contingencies   4,828    4,994 
   $14,756   $15,880 

 

8. COMMITMENTS

 

Contractual Obligations

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had purchase commitments with Thales, Arianespace, Ericsson Inc. (“Ericsson”), Hughes Network Systems, LLC (“Hughes”) and other vendors related to the procurement and deployment of the second-generation network.

 

Second-Generation Satellites

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had a contract with Thales for the construction of the Company’s second-generation low-earth orbit satellites and related services. The Company has successfully launched all of these second-generation satellites, excluding one on-ground spare. Six satellites were launched in each of October 2010, July 2011, December 2011, and February 2013.

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had a contract with Arianespace for the launch of the Company’s second-generation satellites and certain pre and post-launch services under which Arianespace agreed to make four launches of satellites. The Company has successfully completed all of these launches. The Company has also incurred additional costs, which are owed to Arianespace for launch delays.

 

Next-Generation Gateways and Other Ground Facilities

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had a contract with Hughes under which Hughes will design, supply and implement (a) the Radio Access Network (RAN) ground network equipment and software upgrades for installation at a number of the Company’s satellite gateway ground stations and (b) satellite interface chips to be a part of the User Terminal Subsystem (UTS) in various next-generation Globalstar devices.

 

In January 2013, the Company and Hughes amended the contract to extend the schedule of the RAN and UTS program and to revise the remaining payment milestones and program milestones to reflect the revised program timeline. This amendment extended certain payments previously due in 2013 to 2014 and beyond.

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had recorded $15.8 million, excluding interest, in accounts payable related to this contract and had incurred and capitalized $72.6 million, excluding interest, of costs related to this contract. These costs are recorded as an asset in property and equipment.

 

In August 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with Hughes which specified a payment schedule for the approximately $15.8 million deferred amount outstanding under the agreement. The Company must make payments of $5.8 million in August 2013, $5.0 million in October 2013, and $5.0 million in December 2013. Under the terms of the amended agreement the Company will also be required to pay interest of approximately $4.9 million in January 2014 for amounts accrued at a rate of 10% on previously deferred balances. Hughes will also have the option to receive all or any portion of the deferred payments and accrued interest in Globalstar common stock. If Hughes chooses to receive any payment in stock, shares will be provided at a 7% discount based upon a trailing volume weighted average price calculation. Hughes will re-start work under the contract upon the Company’s payment of the amounts described above and an advance payment for the next milestone pursuant to the terms of the contract. If Globalstar does not make the payments described above by a specified date in the agreement, these amounts will accrue interest at a rate of 15% per annum. If the Company terminates the contract for convenience, the Company must make a final payment of $20.0 million (less any amounts previously paid to reduce the $15.8 million total deferred amount) in cash to Hughes to satisfy its obligations under the contract.

 

As of June 30, 2013, the Company had an agreement with Ericsson. Ericsson will work with the Company to develop, implement and maintain a ground interface, or core network system that will be installed at a number of the Company’s satellite gateway ground stations.

 

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In June 2013, the Company entered into an agreement with Ericsson which deferred to September 1, 2013 or the close of a financing approximately $2.4 million in milestone payments scheduled under the contract, provided the Company make one payment of $0.1 million in June 2013. The Company has made this payment. The remaining milestone payments previously due under the contract were deferred to later in 2013 and beyond. The deferred payments continue to incur interest at a rate of 6.5% per annum. As of June 30, 2013, the Company had recorded $2.3 million in accounts payable related to these required payments and has incurred and capitalized $6.8 million of costs related to this contract. The costs are recorded as an asset in property and equipment. If the Company is unable to modify successfully the contract payment terms, the contract may be terminated, and the Company may be required to record an impairment charge. If the contract is terminated for convenience, the Company must make a final payment of $10.0 million in either cash or Company common stock at the Company’s election.  If the Company elects to make payment in common stock, Ericsson will have the option either to accept the common stock or instruct the Company to complete a block sale of the common stock and deliver the proceeds to Ericsson. If Ericsson chooses to accept common stock, the number of shares it will receive will be calculated based on the final payment amount plus 5%.

 

The Company issued separate purchase orders for additional phone equipment and accessories under the terms of executed commercial agreements with Qualcomm. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, total advances to Qualcomm for inventory were $9.2 million. This contract was cancelled in March 2013, and the parties are seeking to resolve issues related to the contract termination.

 

9. CONTINGENCIES

 

Arbitration

 

On June 3, 2011, Globalstar filed a demand for arbitration against Thales before the American Arbitration Association to enforce certain rights to order additional satellites under the Amended and Restated Contract for the construction of the Globalstar Satellite for the Second Generation Constellation dated and executed in June 2009 (“2009 Contract”). Globalstar did not include within its demand any claims that it had against Thales for work previously performed under the contract to design, manufacture and timely deliver the first 25 second-generation satellites. On May 10, 2012, the arbitration tribunal issued its award in which it determined that Globalstar materially breached the contract by failing to pay to Thales termination charges in the amount of €51,330,875.00 by October 9, 2011, and that absent further agreement between the parties, Thales has no further obligation to manufacture or deliver satellites under Phase 3 of the 2009 Contract. The award also required Globalstar to pay Thales approximately €53 million in termination charges and interest by June 9, 2012. On May 23, 2012, Thales commenced an action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by filing a petition to confirm the arbitration award (the “New York Proceeding”). Thales and the Company entered into a Tolling Agreement as of June 13, 2013 under which Thales dismissed the New York Proceeding without prejudice. Thales may refile the petition at a later date and pursue the confirmation of the arbitration award, which Globalstar will oppose. Should Thales be successful in confirming the arbitration award, this would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition and liquidity.

 

On June 24, 2012, the Company and Thales agreed to settle their prior commercial disputes, including those disputes that were the subject of the arbitration award. In order to effectuate this settlement, the Company and Thales entered into a Release Agreement, a Settlement Agreement and a Submission Agreement. Under the terms of the Release Agreement, Thales agreed unconditionally and irrevocably to release and forever discharge the Company from any obligation to pay €35,623,770 of the termination charges awarded in the arbitration together with all interest on the award amount effective upon the earlier of December 31, 2012 and the effective date of the financing for the purchase of any additional second-generation satellites. Under the terms of the Release Agreement, Globalstar agreed unconditionally and irrevocably to release and forever discharge Thales from any and all claims related to Thales’ work under the 2009 satellite construction contract, including any obligation to pay liquidated damages, effective upon the earlier of December 31, 2012 and the effective date of the financing for the purchase of any additional second-generation satellites. In connection with the Release Agreement, the Company recorded a contract termination charge of approximately €17.5 million which is recorded in the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the period ended June 30, 2013. The releases became effective on December 31, 2012.

 

Under the terms of the Settlement Agreement, Globalstar agreed to pay €17,530,000 to Thales, representing one-third of the termination charges awarded to Thales in the arbitration, subject to certain conditions, on the later of the effective date of the new contract for the purchase of any additional second-generation satellites and the effective date of the financing for the purchase of these satellites. Any party may terminate the Settlement Agreement if the effective date of the new contract for the purchase of additional second-generation satellites does not occur on or prior to February 28, 2013. No satellite contract was in effect as of June 30, 2013. If any party terminates the Settlement Agreement, all parties’ rights and obligations under the Settlement Agreement shall terminate. However, the Release Agreement provides that it will survive a termination of the Settlement Agreement. As of June 30, 2013, no party had terminated the Settlement Agreement.

 

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Litigation

 

Due to the nature of the Company's business, the Company is involved, from time to time, in various litigation matters or subject to disputes or routine claims regarding its business activities. Legal costs related to these matters are expensed as incurred. In management's opinion, there is no pending litigation, dispute or claim, other than the New York Proceeding discussed above, that may have a material adverse effect on the Company's financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

 

10. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

Payables to Thermo and other affiliates relate to normal purchase transactions and were $0.3 million and $0.2 million at June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively.

 

Transactions with Thermo

 

Thermo incurs certain expenses on behalf of the Company.  The table below summarizes the total expense for the periods indicated below (in thousands):

 

   Three Months Ended
June 30,
   Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
General and administrative expense  $155   $200   $155   $200 
Non-cash expenses   137    132    274    264 
Loss on sale of future equity issuance   13,969    -    13,969    - 
Total  $14,261   $332   $14,398   $464 

 

General and administrative expenses are related to expenses incurred by Thermo on the Company’s behalf which are charged to the Company. Non-cash expenses are related to services provided by executive officers of Thermo (who are also directors of the Company) who receive no cash compensation from the Company which are accounted for as a contribution to capital. The Thermo expense charges are based on actual amounts (with no mark-up) incurred or upon allocated employee time.

 

Since June 2009, Thermo and its affiliates have also deposited $60.0 million into a contingent equity account to fulfill a condition precedent for borrowing under the Existing Facility Agreement, purchased $20.0 million of the Company’s 5.0% Notes, purchased $11.4 million of the Company's 8.00% Notes Issued in 2009, provided a $2.3 million short-term loan to the Company (which was subsequently converted into nonvoting common stock), and loaned $37.5 million to the Company to fund the debt service reserve account.

 

On May 20, 2013, as discussed above, the Company exchanged 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013 for 5.75% Notes. As a result of this exchange, the Company entered into the Consent Agreement and the Common Stock Purchase Agreement (see Note 4 for further discussion). As of June 30, 2013, Thermo and its affiliates had funded $39.0 million in accordance with the Consent Agreement and the Common Stock Purchase Agreement. In addition, in July 2013, Thermo funded an additional $6.0 million to the Company on terms not yet determined. Thermo has committed to provide or arrange additional funding to the Company through 2014.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, the Company recognized a loss on the sale of these shares of approximately $14.0 million (included in Other income/expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations), representing the difference between the purchase price and the fair value of the Company’s common stock (measured as the closing stock price on the date of each sale).

 

The terms of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement were approved by a special committee of the Company’s board of directors consisting solely of the Company’s unaffiliated directors. The committee, which was represented by independent legal counsel, determined that the terms of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement were fair and in the best interests of the Company and its shareholders. The terms of future equity commitments provided to the Company by Thermo pursuant to the Consent Agreement will also be determined by this special committee. See Note 4 for further discussion.

 

11. INCOME TAXES

 

The Company follows authoritative guidance surrounding accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. It is the Company's policy to recognize interest and applicable penalties, if any, related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. For the periods ending June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the net deferred tax assets were fully reserved.

 

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In January 2012, the Company’s Canadian subsidiary was notified that its income tax returns for the years ended October 31, 2008 and 2009 had been selected for audit. The Company’s Canadian subsidiary is in the process of collecting and providing the information required by the Canada Revenue Agency.

 

Except for the audit noted above, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is currently under audit by the IRS or by any state jurisdiction in the United States. The Company's corporate U.S. tax returns for 2009 and subsequent years remain subject to examination by tax authorities. State income tax returns are generally subject to examination for a period of three to five years after filing of the respective return. The state impact of any federal changes remains subject to examination by various states for a period of up to one year after formal notification to the states.

 

Through a prior foreign acquisition the Company acquired a tax liability for which the Company has been indemnified by the previous owners. As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, the Company had recorded a tax liability of $2.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively, to the foreign tax authorities with an offsetting tax receivable from the previous owners.

 

12. ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

 

Accumulated other comprehensive loss includes all changes in equity during a period from non-owner sources. The change in accumulated other comprehensive loss for all periods presented resulted from foreign currency translation adjustments.

 

The components of accumulated other comprehensive loss were as follows (in thousands):

 

   Three months ended   Six months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, March 31, 2013 and 2012 and December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively  $(2,327)  $(2,641)  $(1,758)  $(3,100)
Other comprehensive income (loss):                    
Foreign currency translation adjustments   (81)   90    (650)   549 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively  $(2,408)  $(2,551)  $(2,408)  $(2,551)

 

As stated in Note 1, the Company has adopted ASU 2013-02, Reporting of Amounts Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, no amounts were reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive loss.

 

13. STOCK COMPENSATION

 

The Company’s 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (“Equity Plan”) provides long-term incentives to the Company’s key employees, including officers, directors, consultants and advisers (“Eligible Participants”) and to align stockholder and employee interests.  Under the Equity Plan, the Company may grant incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, and other stock based awards or any combination thereof to Eligible Participants.  The Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors establishes the terms and conditions of any awards granted under the plans.

 

Grants to Eligible Participants of incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, and restricted stock units during the period are indicated in the table below (in thousands):

 

   Three months ended   Six months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
Grants of restricted stock awards and restricted stock units   838    50    838    383 
Grants of options to purchase common stock   319    40    605    380 
Total   1,157    90    1,443    763 

 

Nonstatutory Stock Option

 

In October 2011, the Company granted to eligible participants nonstatutory stock options for 2,710,000 shares of common stock and 273,000 restricted shares that vest and become exercisable on the earlier of (i) the first trading day after the Company’s common stock shall have traded on the then-applicable national or regional securities exchange or market system constituting the primary market for the stock, as reported in The Wall Street Journal, or such other source as the Company deems reliable, including without limitation if then-applicable, the NASDAQ Stock Market, for more than ten consecutive trading days at or above a per-share closing price of $2.50 or (ii) the day that a binding written agreement is signed for the sale of the Company, as determined by the Company’s board of directors in its discretion reasonably exercised.

 

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In July 2013, the Compensation Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors modified this award to revise the vesting terms from $2.50 to $0.80. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact this modification will have on the fair value of the grant.

 

For each of the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded expense for the fair value of the grant of less than $0.1 million and for each of the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded expense for the fair value of the grant of $0.1 million. The expense recorded for the fair value of the grant is reflected in marketing, general and administrative expenses.

 

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

 

The Company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Plan”) provides eligible employees of the Company and its subsidiaries with an opportunity to acquire shares of its common stock at a discount. The Plan permits eligible employees to purchase shares of common stock during two semi-annual offering periods beginning on June 15 and December 15, unless adjusted by the Board or one of its designated committees (the “Offering Periods”). Eligible employees may purchase shares in an amount of up to 15% of their total compensation per pay period, but may purchase no more than the lesser of $25,000 of the fair market value of common stock or 500,000 shares of common stock in any calendar year, as measured as of the first day of each applicable Offering Period. The price an employee pays is 85% of the fair market value of the common stock.  Fair market value is equal to the lesser of the closing price of a share of common stock on either the first or last day of the Offering Period.

 

For each of the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded expense for the fair value of the grant under the Plan of less than $0.1 million and for each the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, the Company recorded expense for the fair value of the grant of $0.1 million. The expense recorded for the fair value of the grant under the Plan is reflected in marketing, general and administrative expenses. Through June 30, 2013, the Company had issued 1,868,401 shares of common stock pursuant to this stock purchase plan.

 

14. HEADQUARTERS RELOCATION

 

During 2010 the Company announced the relocation of its corporate headquarters to Covington, Louisiana. In addition, the Company relocated its product development center, international customer care operations, call center and other global business functions including finance, accounting, sales, marketing and corporate communications. The Company completed the relocation in 2011.

 

In connection with its relocation, the Company entered into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the Louisiana Department of Economic Development (“LED”) whereby the Company would be reimbursed for certain qualified relocation costs and lease expenses. In accordance with the terms of the agreement, these reimbursement costs, not to exceed $8.1 million, will be reimbursed to the Company as incurred provided the Company maintains required annual payroll levels in Louisiana through 2019.

 

Since announcing its relocation, the Company has incurred qualifying relocation expenses. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company was reimbursed a total of $4.2 million for qualifying relocation and lease expenses and $1.3 million for facility improvements and replacement equipment in connection with the relocation through June 30, 2013 by LED. LED will continue to reimburse the Company approximately $352,000 per year through 2019 for certain qualifying lease expenses, provided the Company meets the required payroll levels set forth in the agreement.

 

If the Company fails to meet the required payroll in any project year, the Company will reimburse LED for a portion of the shortfall not to exceed the total reimbursement received from LED. Due to a plan to improve its cost structure by reducing headcount, the Company projected that it would not meet the required payroll levels set forth in the agreement and recorded a liability of $1.3 million at June 30, 2013 for the estimated impact of the payroll shortfall in future years. This liability is included in current and non-current liabilities in the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheet.

 

15.  GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

 

The Company attributes equipment revenue to various countries based on the location equipment is sold.  Service revenue is attributed to the various countries based on where the service is processed.  Long-lived assets consist primarily of property and equipment and are attributed to various countries based on the physical location of the asset at a given fiscal year-end, except for the satellites which are included in the long-lived assets of the United States.  The Company’s information by geographic area is as follows (in thousands):

 

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   Three months ended
June 30,
   Six months ended
June 30,
 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
Revenues:                    
Service:                    
United States  $11,048   $10,099   $22,225   $18,874 
Canada   3,035    2,634    5,677    4,992 
Europe   771    691    1,551    1,491 
Central and South America   633    643    1,293    1,257 
Others   (78)   83    53    163 
Total service revenue  $15,409   $14,150   $30,799   $26,777 
Subscriber equipment:                    
United States   2,828    4,182    5,068    7,092 
Canada   978    1,045    1,763    1,667 
Europe   401    386    900    652 
Central and South America   206    198    534    482 
Others   13    20    104    49 
Total subscriber equipment revenue  $4,426   $5,831   $8,369   $9,942 
Total revenue  $19,835   $19,981   $39,168   $36,719 

 

   June 30,   December 31, 
   2013   2012 
Long-lived assets:          
United States  $1,202,336   $1,209,374 
Canada   224    277 
Europe   424    474 
Central and South America   3,481    3,463 
Others   1,345    1,568 
Total long-lived assets  $1,207,810   $1,215,156 

 

16. LOSS PER SHARE

 

The Company is required to present basic and diluted earnings per share. Basic earnings per share are computed based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Common stock equivalents are included in the calculation of diluted earnings per share only when the effect of their inclusion would be dilutive.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, diluted net loss per share of common stock was the same as basic net loss per share of common stock, because the effects of potentially dilutive securities are anti-dilutive.

 

As of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, 17.3 million Borrowed Shares related to the Company’s Share Lending Agreement remained outstanding. The Company does not consider the Borrowed Shares to be outstanding for the purposes of computing and reporting its earnings per share. Effective in July 2013, the Company and the Borrower terminated the Share Lending Agreement resulting in the Borrower’s returning 10.2 million loaned shares to Globalstar and agreeing to pay a cash settlement for the remaining 7.1 million shares at an average of the volume weighted stock prices over a 20-day trading period ending in August 2013.

 

Pursuant to the terms of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement and the Consent Agreement entered into in connection with the exchange of the Company’s 5.75% Notes, approximately 121.9 million nonvoting shares of common stock were issued to Thermo in July 2013. See Note 4 for further discussion.

 

17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

On July 4, 2013, the Company signed a letter agreement pursuant to which the lenders under the Existing Facility Agreement temporarily waived the first principal repayment due in June 2013 to the later of July 31, 2013 or the formal approval of the Lenders and COFACE. Upon the formal approval of the Lenders and COFACE, the payment default will be waived.

 

On July 31, 2013, the Company entered into the GARA with Thermo, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Lenders and BNP Paribas as the security agent and COFACE Agent, providing for the amendment and restatement of the Existing Credit Agreement and certain related credit documents.

 

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The GARA, when effective, will waive all of Globalstar’s existing defaults under the Existing Credit Agreement, extend the term of the facility by two and a half years (postponing an aggregate of $235.3 million in principal payments through 2019), and restructure the financial covenants.

 

The GARA provides that, upon the effective date of the transactions contemplated by the GARA (the “Effective Date”), the Existing Credit Agreement and certain related credit documents will be amended and restated in the forms attached to the GARA.

 

The GARA also provides that:

 

·On the Effective Date, Globalstar will pay the Lenders a restructuring fee plus an additional underwriting fee to COFACE in the aggregate amount of approximately $13.9 million, representing 40% of the total restructuring and underwriting fee, the balance of which will be paid no later than December 31, 2017. Globalstar is also required to pay all outstanding incurred transaction expenses for the Lenders.

 

·On the Effective Date, Globalstar may draw the remaining approximately $0.7 million not borrowed under the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

·On the Effective Date, all amounts remaining under the Thermo Contingent Equity Account (approximately $1.1 million) and approximately $0.2 million in the Debt Service Reserve Account will be paid to the Company’s Launch Services Provider for the account of Globalstar.

 

·Thermo confirms its obligations under the Consent Agreement as a condition to the issuance of any subsidiary guarantees under the terms of the Company’s 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, to make, or arrange for third parties to make, cash contributions to the Company in exchange for equity, subordinated convertible debt or other equity-linked securities, of $20 million on or prior to December 26, 2013, and an additional amount of up to $20 million on or prior to December 31, 2014.

 

·On the Effective Date, the Lenders will waive all existing defaults or events of default under the Existing Credit Agreement.

 

In addition to delivery of standard items, effectiveness of the GARA is conditioned upon the following occurring by August 16, 2013 (or such later date as the parties may agree):

 

·No material adverse change in Globalstar since May 10, 2013.

 

·The Lenders’ receipt of evidence that Thermo has invested $45 million in Globalstar since May 20, 2013 as contemplated by the Consent Agreement. Thermo has invested this amount as required through investments in May, June and July.

 

·The Lenders’ receipt of evidence that the Debt Service Reserve Account is fully funded.

 

·The absence of any undisclosed litigation against Globalstar and its subsidiaries.

 

·The Lenders’ receipt of evidence of the restructuring of Globalstar’s obligations to certain of its vendors.

 

·Thermo’s entering into an amended and restated subordination agreement with respect to the Loan Agreement dated as of June 25, 2009 (the “Thermo Loan Agreement”) which prohibits any payment of principal or interest to Thermo while the Amended and Restated Credit Facility is outstanding. Previously, Thermo was permitted to receive first payments from excess cash flow generated by Globalstar.

 

The amended and restated Existing Credit Facility (the “Amended and Restated Credit Facility”) will make the following material changes to the terms of the Existing Credit Facility:

 

·The initial principal payment date, formerly June 30, 2013, has been postponed to December 31, 2014, and extending the final maturity date from June 30, 2020 to December 31, 2022.

 

·The remaining principal payments, with the final payment due December 31, 2022, have also been restructured, resulting in an aggregate postponement of $235.3 million in principal payments through 2019.

 

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·The annual interest rate will increase by 0.5% at the Effective Date to LIBOR plus 2.75% and, beginning on June 1, 2017, by an additional 0.5% each year to a maximum rate of LIBOR plus 5.75%.

 

·Expanding mandatory prepayments in specified circumstances and amounts, including if the Company generates excess cash flow, monetizes its spectrum rights, receives the proceeds of certain assets dispositions or receives more than $145 million from the sale of additional debt or equity securities (excluding the Thermo commitments described above and up to $19.5 million under the Company’s equity line with Terrapin.).

 

·Modifying the financial covenants, including changing the amount of permitted capital expenditures, reducing the required minimum liquidity amount from $5 million to $4 million, restructuring the other existing financial covenants to correspond to the Company’s revised business plan reflecting the delays in delivery of the Company’s second-generation satellites, and adding a new covenant with respect to the Company’s interest coverage ratio.

 

·Amending the definition of Change of Control to require a mandatory prepayment of the entire facility if Thermo and certain of his affiliates own less than 51% of the Company’s common stock.

 

·Fixing the required balance of the Debt Service Reserve Account at the current amount of approximately $37.9 million for the length of the facility.

 

·Requiring that any new subordinated indebtedness of the Company not mature or pay cash interest prior to the final maturity date of the Amended and Restated Credit Facility.

 

·Prohibiting the Company, while the Amended and Restated Credit Facility is outstanding, from paying any cash dividends or repaying any principal or interest with respect to its indebtedness to Thermo under the Thermo Loan Agreement.

 

·Prohibiting the Company from amending its material agreements without the lenders’ prior consent.

 

·Adding an event of default if any litigation against the Company results in a final judgment that imposes a material liability that was not anticipated by the Company’s business plan.

 

In connection with Thermo’s agreement to enter into the amended and restated subordination agreement described above and to reaffirm its obligation to make or arrange the capital contribution, Thermo and Globalstar agreed to amend and restate the Thermo Loan Agreement. Pursuant to that agreement, Thermo had provided $37.5 million in credit to Globalstar. The debt bore interest at 12% per annum, which was deferred and capitalized until payment was permitted under the Existing Facility Agreement and was subordinated to all of Globalstar’s obligations under the Existing Facility Agreement. As of July 31, 2013, the amount of the indebtedness, including capitalized interest, was approximately $57.4 million.

 

The amended and restated Thermo Loan Agreement will make the following changes:

 

·Providing that the indebtedness would be represented by a promissory note.

 

·Providing that if a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Fourth Supplemental Indenture with respect to the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013) occurs prior to the repayment of the indebtedness, the Company would pay Thermo an amount equal to the Fundamental Make-Whole Amount (as defined in that indenture).

 

·Provided that the indebtedness will be convertible into common stock of Globalstar on substantially the same terms as the 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013.

 

The terms of the amended and restated Thermo Loan Agreement were approved by a special committee of the Company’s board of directors consisting solely of the Company’s unaffiliated directors. The committee was represented by independent legal counsel.

 

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18. SUPPLEMENTAL CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

In connection with the Company’s issuance of the 5.0% Notes and 5.0% Warrants, certain of the Company’s domestic subsidiaries (the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”), fully, unconditionally, jointly, and severally guaranteed the payment obligations under the 5.0% Notes.  The following supplemental financial information sets forth, on a consolidating basis, the balance sheets, statements of operations and statements of cash flows for Globalstar, Inc. (the “Parent Company”), for the Guarantor Subsidiaries and for the Parent Company’s other subsidiaries (the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”).

 

The supplemental condensed consolidating financial information has been prepared pursuant to the rules and regulations for condensed financial information and does not include disclosures included in annual financial statements.  The principal eliminating entries eliminate investments in subsidiaries, intercompany balances and intercompany revenues and expenses.

 

Globalstar, Inc.

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

           Non-         
   Parent   Guarantor   Guarantor         
   Company   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated 
   (In thousands) 
Revenue:                         
Service revenues  $16,598   $2,479   $4,269   $(7,937)  $15,409 
Subscriber equipment sales   54    2,903    10,196    (8,727)   4,426 
Total revenue   16,652    5,382    14,465    (16,664)   19,835 
Operating expenses:                         
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation, amortization, and accretion shown separately below)   2,556    2,334    2,290    25    7,205 
Cost of subscriber equipment sales   1    2,388    10,204    (9,006)   3,587 
Cost of subscriber equipment sales - reduction in the value of inventory   -    -    -    -    - 
Marketing, general and administrative   1,042    3,480    3,168    (1,113)   6,577 
Reduction in the value of long-lived assets   -    -    -    -    - 
Contract termination charge   -    -    -         - 
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion   17,416    5,394    5,689    (6,432)   22,067 
Total operating expenses   21,015    13,596    21,351    (16,526)   39,436 
Loss from operations   (4,363)   (8,214)   (6,886)   (138)   (19,601)
Other income (expense):                         
Loss on extinguishment of debt   (47,240)   -    -    -    (47,240)
Loss on future equity issuance   (13,969)   -    -    -    (13,969)
Interest income and expense, net of amounts capitalized   (14,669)   (5)   (542)   -    (15,216)
Derivative gain (loss)   (29,903)   -    -    -    (29,903)
Equity in subsidiary earnings   (15,724)   1,794    -    13,930    - 
Other   (339    (65)   133    47    (224)
Total other income (loss)   (121,844)   1,724    (409)   13,977    (106,552)
Loss before income taxes   (126,207)   (6,490)   (7,295)   13,839    (126,153)
Income tax expense   65    21    33    -    119 
Net loss  $(126,272)  $(6,511)  $(7,328)  $13,839   $(126,272)
                          
Comprehensive loss  $(126,272)  $(6,511)  $(7,409)  $13,839   $(126,353)

 

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Globalstar, Inc.

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

Three Months Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

           Non-         
   Parent   Guarantor   Guarantor         
   Company   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated 
   (In thousands) 
Revenue:                         
Service revenues  $11,081   $15,661   $3,956   $(16,548)  $14,150 
Subscriber equipment sales   393    5,119    1,365    (1,046)   5,831 
Total revenue   11,474    20,780    5,321    (17,594)   19,981 
Operating expenses:                         
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation, amortization, and accretion shown separately below)   2,234    2,946    2,076    286    7,542 
Cost of subscriber equipment sales   122    2,437    353    789    3,701 
Cost of subscriber equipment sales - reduction in the value of inventory   -    -    49    -    49 
Marketing, general and administrative   3,830    1,076    3,081    (969)   7,018 
Reduction in the value of long-lived assets   -    7,139    -    -    7,139 
Contract termination charge   22,048    -    -    -    22,048 
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion   10,291    16,832    4,310    (15,545)   15,888 
Total operating expenses   38,525    30,430    9,869    (15,439)   63,385 
Loss from operations   (27,051)   (9,650)   (4,548)   (2,155)   (43,404)
Other income (expense):                         
Interest income and expense, net of amounts capitalized   (3,364)   (4)   (409)   (4)   (3,781)
Derivative gain   20,432    -    -    -    20,432 
Equity in subsidiary earnings   (17,336)   2,627    -    14,709    - 
Other   (126)   235    (787)   46    (632)
Total other income (loss)   (394)   2,858    (1,196)   14,751    16,019 
Loss before income taxes   (27,445)   (6,792)   (5,744)   12,596    (27,385)
Income tax expense   88    40    20    -    148 
Net loss  $(27,533)  $(6,832)  $(5,764)  $12,596   $(27,533)
                          
Comprehensive loss  $(27,533)  $(6,832)  $(5,674)  $12,596   $(27,443)

 

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Globalstar, Inc.

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

Six Months Ended June 30, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

           Non-         
   Parent   Guarantor   Guarantor         
   Company   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated 
   (In thousands) 
Revenue:                         
Service revenues  $31,626   $6,066   $8,380   $(15,273)  $30,799 
Subscriber equipment sales   159    5,764    12,194    (9,748)   8,369 
Total revenue   31,785    11,830    20,574    (25,021)   39,168 
Operating expenses:                         
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation, amortization, and accretion shown separately below)   5,108    4,821    4,850    (47)   14,732 
Cost of subscriber equipment sales   -    4,714    12,504    (10,691)   6,527 
Cost of subscriber equipment sales - reduction in the value of inventory   -    -    -    -    - 
Marketing, general and administrative   2,548    7,044    6,121    (2,212)   13,501 
Reduction in the value of long-lived assets   -    -    -    -    - 
Contract termination charge   -    -    -    -    - 
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion   32,893    11,022    10,682    (12,198)   42,399 
Total operating expenses   40,549    27,601    34,157    (25,148)   77,159 
Loss from operations   (8,764)   (15,771)   (13,583)   127    (37,991)
Other income (expense):                         
Loss on extinguishment of debt   (47,240)   -    -    -    (47,240)
Loss on future equity issuance   (13,969)   -    -    -    (13,969)
Interest income and expense, net of amounts capitalized   (22,092)   (36)   (836)   (4)   (22,968)
Derivative gain (loss)   (29,377)   -    -    -    (29,377)
Equity in subsidiary earnings   (30,223)   (1,065)   -    31,288    - 
Other   436    1    (103)   83    417 
Total other income (loss)   (142,465)   (1,100)   (939)   31,367    (113,137)
Loss before income taxes   (151,229)   (16,871)   (14,522)   31,494    (151,128)
Income tax expense   121    29    72    -    222 
Net loss  $(151,350)  $(16,900)  $(14,594)  $31,494   $(151,350)
                          
Comprehensive loss  $(151,350)  $(16,900)  $(15,244)  $31,494   $(152,000)

 

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Globalstar, Inc.

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited)

 

           Non-         
   Parent   Guarantor   Guarantor         
   Company   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated 
   (In thousands) 
Revenue:                         
Service revenues  $21,313   $19,695   $7,607   $(21,838)  $26,777 
Subscriber equipment sales   554    8,191    2,735    (1,538)   9,942 
Total revenue   21,867    27,886    10,342    (23,376)   36,719 
Operating expenses:                         
Cost of services (exclusive of depreciation, amortization, and accretion shown separately below)   6,073    3,784    4,234    712    14,803 
Cost of subscriber equipment sales   150    4.678    1.597    -    6,425 
Cost of subscriber equipment sales - reduction in the value of inventory   2    247    49    -    298 
Marketing, general and administrative   8,078    1,913    5,718    (2,072)   13,637 
Reduction in the value of long-lived assets   79    7,139    -    -    7,218 
Contract termination charge   22,048    -    -    -    22,048 
Depreciation, amortization, and accretion   19,476    23,035    8,005    (19,893)   30,623 
Total operating expenses   55,906    40,796    19,603    (21,253)   95,052 
Loss from operations   (34,039)   (12,910)   (9,261)   (2,123)   (58,333)
Other income (expense):                         
Interest income and expense, net of amounts capitalized   (5,954)   (6)   (867)   (4)   (6,831)
Derivative gain   13,911    -    -    -    13,911 
Equity in subsidiary earnings   (25,617)   4,498    -    21,119    - 
Other   (231)   104    (381)   8    (500)
Total other income   (17,891)   4,596    (1,248)   21,123    6,580 
Loss before income taxes   (51,930)   (8,314)   (10,509)   19,000    (51,753)
Income tax expense   128    48    129    -    305 
Net loss  $(52,058)  $(8,362)  $(10,638)  $19,000   $(52,058)
                          
Comprehensive loss  $(52,058)  $(8,362)  $(10,087)  $18,998   $(51,509)
                          

 

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Globalstar, Inc.

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of June 30, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

   Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Elimination   Consolidated 
   (In thousands) 
ASSETS                         
Current assets:                         
Cash and cash equivalents  $4,698   $-   $1,539   $-   $6,237 
Restricted cash   38,152    -    -    -    38,152 
Accounts receivable   4,168    6,026    4,713    -    14,907 
Intercompany receivables   659,811    400,049    17,040    (1,076,900)   - 
Inventory   448    15,058    22,603    -    38,109 
Deferred financing costs   30,344    -    -    -    30,344 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   3,449    426    2,565    -    6,440 
Total current assets   740,070    421,559    48,460    (1,076,900)   133,008 
Property and equipment, net   1,098,254    21,353    86,007    2,196    1,207,810 
Restricted cash   -    -    -    -    - 
Intercompany notes receivable   14,067    -    1,800    (15,867)   - 
Investment in subsidiaries   (171,852)   1,065         170,787    - 
Deferred financing costs   15,917    -    -    -    15,917 
Advances for inventory   9,158    -    -    -    9,158 
Intangible and other assets, net   4,192    1,405    2,048    (15)   7,630 
Total assets  $1,710,806   $445,382   $138,315   $(919,799)  $1,374,704 
                          
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                         
Current liabilities:                         
Current portion of long-term debt  $585,670   $-   $-   $-   $585,670 
Accounts payable   14,298    2,073    18,474    -    34,845 
Accrued contract termination charge   22,802    -    -    -    22,802 
Accrued expenses   5,314    9,071    12,721    -    27,106 
Intercompany payables   405,673    497,926    170,034    (1,073,633)   - 
Payables to affiliates   316    -    -    -    316 
Derivative liabilities   40,660    -    -    -    40,660 
Deferred revenue   4,540    12,615    1,522    -    18,677 
Total current liabilities   1,079,273    521,685    202,751    (1,073,633)   730,076 
Long-term debt, less current portion   127,112    -    -    -    127,112 
Employee benefit obligations   7,216    -    -    -    7,216 
Intercompany notes payable   -    -    14,967    (14,967)   - 
Derivative liabilities   69,855    -    -    -    69,855 
Deferred revenue   3,975    458    -    -    4,433 
Other non-current liabilities   2,119    1,846    10,791    -    14,756 
Total non-current liabilities   210,277    2,304    25,758    (14,967)   223,372 
Stockholders’ equity   421,256    (78,607)   (90,194)   168,801    421,256 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $1,710,806   $445,382   $138,315   $(919,799)  $1,374,704 

 

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Globalstar, Inc.

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

As of December 31, 2012

(Audited)

 

   Parent
Company
   Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Non-
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
   Elimination   Consolidated 
   (In thousands) 
ASSETS                         
Current assets:                         
Cash and cash equivalents  $10,220   $251   $1,321   $-   $11,792 
Restricted cash   46,777    -    -    -    46,777 
Accounts receivable   3,814    4,875    5,255    -    13,944 
Intercompany receivables   613,426    411,764    5,534    (1,030,724)   - 
Inventory   262    6,966    34,953    -    42,181 
Deferred financing costs   34,622    -    -    -    34,622 
Prepaid expenses and other current assets   2,177    388    2,668    -    5,233 
Total current assets   711,298    424,244    49,731    (1,030,724)   154,549 
Property and equipment, net   1,095,973    31,382    86,762    1,039    1,215,156 
Restricted cash   -    -    -    -    - 
Intercompany notes receivable   15,783    -    1,800    (17,583)   - 
Investment in subsidiaries   (144,323)   (8,232)   -    152,555    - 
Deferred financing costs   16,883    -    -    -    16,883 
Advances for inventory   9,158    -    -    -    9,158 
Intangible and other assets, net   3,991    1,781    2,273    (16)   8,029 
Total assets  $1,708,763   $449,175   $140,566   $(894,729)  $1,403,775 
                          
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                         
Current liabilities:                         
Current portion of long-term debt  $655,874   $-   $-   $-   $655,874 
Accounts payable   12,055    2,410    21,220    -    35,685 
Accrued contract termination charge   23,166    -    -    -    23,166 
Accrued expenses   6,492    9,798    11,874    -    28,164 
Intercompany payables   377,526    494,686    156,166    (1,028,378)   - 
Payables to affiliates   230    -    -    -    230 
Deferred revenue   4,576    12,674    791    -    18,041 
Total current liabilities   1,079,919    519,568    190,051    (1,028,378)   761,160 
Long-term debt, less current portion   95,155    -    -    -    95,155 
Employee benefit obligations   7,221    -    -    -    7,221 
Intercompany notes payable   -    -    16,683    (16,683)   - 
Derivative liabilities   25,175    -    -    -    25,175 
Deferred revenue   4,306    334    -    -    4,640 
Other non-current liabilities   2,443    2,233    11,204    -    15,880 
Total non-current liabilities   134,300    2,567    27,887    (16,683)   148,071 
Stockholders’ equity   494,544    (72,960)   (77,372)   150,332    494,544 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity  $1,708,763   $449,175   $140,566   $(894,729)  $1,403,775 

 

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Globalstar, Inc.

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended June 30, 2013

(Unaudited)

 

           Non-         
   Parent   Guarantor   Guarantor         
   Company   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated 
   (In thousands) 
                     
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  $(2,575)  $58   $691   $-   $(1,826)
                          
Cash flows from investing activities:                         
Second-generation satellites, ground and related launch costs   (27,666)   -    -    -    (27,666)
Property and equipment additions   -    (309)   (260)   -    (569)
Investment in businesses   (355)   -    -    -    (355)
Restricted cash   8,625    -    -    -    8,625 
Net cash used in investing activities   (19,396)   (309)   (260)   -    (19,965)
                          
Cash flows from financing activities:                         
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and stock options   1,206    -    -    -    1,206 
Payments to reduce principal amount of exchanged 5.75% Notes   (13,544)   -    -    -    (13,544)
Payments to reduce principal amount of 5.75% Notes not exchanged   (6,250)   -    -    -    (6,250)
Payments to lenders and other fees associated with exchange   (2,482)   -    -    -    (2,482)
Proceeds for future equity issuance to related party   39,000    -    -    -    39,000 
Payment of deferred financing costs   (1,481)   -    -    -    (1,481)
Net cash from by financing activities   16,449    -    -    -    16,449 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   -    -    (213)   -    (213)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (5,522)   (251)   218    -    (5,555)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   10,220    251    1,321    -    11,792 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $4,698   $-   $1,539   $-   $6,237 

 

Globalstar, Inc.

Supplemental Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

(Unaudited

 

           Non-         
   Parent   Guarantor   Guarantor         
   Company   Subsidiaries   Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Consolidated 
   (In thousands) 
                     
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities  $1,439   $186   $183   $-   $1,808 
                          
Cash flows from investing activities:                         
Second-generation satellites, ground and related launch costs   (33,562)   -    -    -    (33,562)
Property and equipment additions   (107)   (74)   (14)   -    (195)
Investment in businesses   (200)   -    -    -    (200)
Restricted cash   (700)   -    -    -    (700)
                          
Net cash used in investing activities   (34,569)   (74)   (14)   -    (34,657)
                          
Cash flows from financing activities:                         
Proceeds from issuance of common stock and stock options   100    -    -    -    100 
Borrowings from Facility Agreement   5,008    -    -    -    5,008 
Proceeds from contingent equity account   23,000    -    -    -    23,000 
Payment of deferred financing costs   (250)   -    -    -    (250)
Net cash from by financing activities   27,858    -    -    -    27,858 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents   -    -    (140)   -    (140)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents   (5,272)   112    29    -    (5,131)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   7,343    587    2,021    -    9,951 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $2,071   $699   $2,050   $-   $4,820 

 

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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this Report, other than purely historical information, including, but not limited to, estimates, projections, statements relating to our business plans, objectives and expected operating results, and the assumptions upon which those statements are based, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words "believe," "project," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "strategy," "plan," "may," "should," "will," "would," "will be," "will continue," "will likely result," and similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations and assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties which may cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements, such as the statements regarding our ability to develop and expand our business, our anticipated capital spending, our ability to manage costs, our ability to exploit and respond to technological innovation, the effects of laws and regulations (including tax laws and regulations) and legal and regulatory changes, the opportunities for strategic business combinations and the effects of consolidation in our industry on us and our competitors, our anticipated future revenues, our anticipated financial resources, our expectations about the future operational performance of our satellites (including their projected operational lives), the expected strength of and growth prospects for our existing customers and the markets that we serve, commercial acceptance of new products, problems relating to the ground-based facilities operated by us or by independent gateway operators, worldwide economic, geopolitical and business conditions and risks associated with doing business on a global basis and other statements contained in this Report regarding matters that are not historical facts, involve predictions. Risks and uncertainties that could cause or contribute to such differences include, without limitation, those described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

  

New risk factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all risk factors, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements. You should not rely upon forward-looking statements as predictions of future events or performance. We cannot assure you that the events and circumstances reflected in the forward-looking statements will be achieved or occur. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.

 

This "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition" should be read in conjunction with the "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition" and information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012.

 

Overview 

 

Globalstar, Inc. (“we,” “us” or “the Company”) is a leading provider of Mobile Satellite Services (“MSS”) including voice and data communications services globally via satellite. By providing wireless services in areas not served or underserved by terrestrial wireless and wireline networks, we seek to meet our customers' increasing desire for connectivity. We offer voice and data communication services over our network of in-orbit satellites and our active ground stations (or “gateways”), which we refer to collectively as the Globalstar System.

  

In 2006 we began a process of designing, manufacturing and deploying a second-generation constellation of Low Earth Orbit (“LEO”) satellites to replace our first-generation constellation. Our second-generation satellites are designed to last twice as long in space, have 40% greater capacity and be built at a significantly lower cost compared to our first-generation satellites. This effort has culminated in the successful launch of our second-generation satellites, with the fourth launch occurring on February 6, 2013. Three prior launches of second-generation satellites were successfully completed in October 2010, July 2011 and December 2011. We are integrating all of the new second-generation satellites with certain of our first-generation satellites to form our second-generation constellation. The restoration of our constellation’s Duplex capabilities will be complete after the final satellite from our February 2013 launch is placed into service, which is scheduled for August 2013. The restoration of Duplex capabilities will result in a substantial increase in service levels, which we expect will result in our products and services becoming more desirable to existing and potential customers. Existing subscribers have started to utilize our services more, measured by minutes of usage on the Globalstar System year over year, a trend that we expect to continue. For our existing customers, increases in usage on the Globalstar System may not correlate directly with increased revenue due to the number of subscribers who use our popular unlimited usage rate plans. As we continue to improve Duplex capability, we expect to gain new customers, including winning back former customers, which will result in increased Duplex revenue in the future. We continue to offer a range of price-competitive products to the industrial, governmental and consumer markets. Due to the unique design of the Globalstar System (and based on customer input), we believe that we offer the best voice quality among our peer group.

 

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We define a successful level of service for our customers as measured by their ability to make uninterrupted calls of average duration for a system-wide average number of minutes per month. Our goal is to provide service levels and call success rates equal to or better than our MSS competitors so our products and services are attractive to potential customers. We define voice quality as the ability to easily hear, recognize and understand callers with imperceptible delay in the transmission. Due to the unique design of the Globalstar System, we outperform on this measure versus geostationary satellite (“GEO”) competitors due to the difference in signal travel distance, approximately 42,000 additional nautical miles for GEO satellites, which introduces considerable delay and signal degradation to GEO calls. For our competitors using cross-linked satellite architectures, which require multiple inter-satellite connections to complete a call, signal degradation and delay can result in compromised call quality as compared to that experienced over the Globalstar System.

 

We also compete aggressively on price. We were the first MSS company to offer bundled pricing plans that we adapted from the terrestrial wireless industry. We expect to continue to innovate and retain our position as the low cost, high quality leader in the MSS industry.  

 

Our satellite communications business, by providing critical mobile communications to our subscribers, serves principally the following markets: recreation and personal; government; public safety and disaster relief; oil and gas; maritime and fishing; natural resources, mining and forestry; construction; utilities; and transportation.

 

At June 30, 2013, we served approximately 562,000 subscribers. We increased our net subscribers by 6% from June 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013. Beginning in 2013, we initiated a process to deactivate certain suspended subscribers in our SPOT subscriber base, whereby 36,000 subscribers were deactivated during the first quarter of 2013. We count "subscribers" based on the number of devices that are subject to agreements which entitle them to use our voice or data communications services rather than the number of persons or entities who own or lease those devices.

 

We currently provide the following communications services via satellite:

two-way voice communication and data transmissions, which we call “Duplex,” between mobile or fixed devices; and
one-way data transmissions between a mobile or fixed device that transmits its location and other information to a central monitoring station, which includes the SPOT and Simplex products.

  

Our services are available only with equipment designed to work on our network. The equipment we offer to our customers consists principally of:

Duplex products, including voice and two-way data;
Consumer retail SPOT products; and
Commercial Simplex one-way transmission products.

 

We designed our second-generation constellation to support our current lineup of Duplex, SPOT and Simplex data products. With the improvement in both coverage and service quality for our Duplex product offerings resulting from the deployment of our second-generation constellation, we anticipate an expansion of our subscriber base and increases in our average revenue per user, or “ARPU.”

 

 In May 2013, we introduced the SPOT Global Phone, meant to leverage our retail distribution channels and SPOT brand name. The related service and subscriber equipment revenue generated from this new product is classified in our Duplex line of business.

 

In July 2013, we introduced the SPOT Gen3™, the next generation of the SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger. SPOT Gen3™ offers enhanced functionality with more tracking features, improved battery performance and more power options including rechargeable and USB direct line power.

 

Our products and services are sold through a variety of independent agents, dealers and resellers, and independent gateway operators (“IGOs”). Our success in marketing these products and services is enhanced through diversification of our distribution channels, consumer and commercial markets, and product offerings.

 

Performance Indicators

 

Our management reviews and analyzes several key performance indicators in order to manage our business and assess the quality of and potential variability of our earnings and cash flows. These key performance indicators include:

 

total revenue, which is an indicator of our overall business growth;
subscriber growth and churn rate, which are both indicators of the satisfaction of our customers;
average monthly revenue per user, or ARPU, which is an indicator of our pricing and ability to obtain effectively long-term, high-value customers. We calculate ARPU separately for each type of our Duplex, Simplex, SPOT, and IGO revenue;
operating income and adjusted EBITDA, which are both indicators of our financial performance; and
capital expenditures, which are an indicator of future revenue growth potential and cash requirements.

 

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Comparison of the Results of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

  

Revenue:

 

Three and Six Months

 

Total revenue decreased by $0.2 million, or less than 1%, to $19.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $20.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. This decrease was due primarily to a $1.4 million decrease in subscriber equipment sales which offset a $1.2 million increase in service revenue. Total revenue increased by $2.5 million, or approximately 7%, to $39.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $36.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. This increase was due primarily to a $4.0 million increase in service revenue offset by a $1.6 million decrease in subscriber equipment sales. We continue to see increased service revenue as a result of growth in our SPOT and Simplex subscriber base. We also experienced an increase in Duplex service revenue during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same periods in 2012 due primarily to new subscriber activations as a result of equipment sales over the past 12 months and subscribers moving to higher rate plans.

 

The following table sets forth amounts and percentages of our revenue by type of service for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 

   Three months ended
June 30, 2013
   Three months ended
June 30, 2012
   Six months ended
June 30, 2013
   Six months ended
June 30, 2012
 
   Revenue   % of Total
Revenue
   Revenue   % of Total
Revenue
   Revenue   % of Total
Revenue
   Revenue   % of Total
Revenue
 
Service Revenues:                                        
Duplex  $5,363    27%  $4,490    22%  $10,208    26%  $8,690    24%
SPOT   6,853    35    6,496    33    13,939    36    11,807    32 
Simplex   1,634    8    1,354    7    3,449    9    2,664    7 
IGO   256    1    195    1    488    1    382    1 
Other   1,303    7    1,615    8    2,715    7    3,234    9 
Total Service Revenues  $15,409    78%  $14,150    71%  $30,799    79%  $26,777    73%

 

 The following table sets forth amounts and percentages of our revenue for equipment sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 

   Three months ended
June 30, 2013
   Three months ended
June 30, 2012
   Six months ended
June 30, 2013
   Six months ended
June 30, 2012
 
   Revenue   % of Total
Revenue
   Revenue   % of Total
Revenue
   Revenue   % of Total
Revenue
   Revenue   % of Total
Revenue
 
Equipment Revenues:                                        
Duplex  $1,923    9%  $682    3%  $3,032    8%  $1,435    4%
SPOT   938    5    1,727    9    1,864    5    2,754    7 
Simplex   1,346    7    2,992    15    2,895    7    5,022    14 
IGO   179    1    285    1    476    1    516    1 
Other   40    -    145    1    102    -    215    1 
Total Equipment Revenues  $4,426    22%  $5,831    29%  $8,369    21%  $9,942    27%

 

The following table sets forth our average number of subscribers, ARPU, and ending number of subscribers by type of revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. The following numbers are subject to immaterial rounding inherent to calculating averages.

 

   Three months ended   Six months ended 
   June 30,   June 30, 
   2013   2012   2013   2012 
Average number of subscribers for the period (three and six months ended):                    
Duplex   83,974    89,433    84,377    90,274 
SPOT   213,788    218,522    228,775    214,734 
Simplex   201,834    156,519    200,942    153,103 
IGO   40,360    42,325    40,652    42,700 
                     
ARPU (monthly):                    
Duplex  $21.29   $16.74   $20.16   $16.04 
SPOT   10.69    9.91    10.15    9.16 
Simplex   2.70    2.88    2.86    2.90 
IGO   2.11    1.54    2.00    1.49 
                     
Number of subscribers (end of period):                    
Duplex   84,423    88,500    84,423    88,500 
SPOT   216,469    226,726    216,469    226,726 
Simplex   213,726    165,445    213,726    165,445 
IGO   40,158    42,043    40,158    42,043 
Other   6,976    7,436    6,976    7,436 
Total   561,752    530,150    561,752    530,150 

 

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Other service revenue includes revenue generated from engineering services and third party sources, which are not subscriber driven. Accordingly, we do not present average subscribers or ARPU for other revenue in the above charts.

 

Service Revenue

 

Three and Six Months:

 

Duplex revenue increased approximately 19% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. Duplex revenue increased approximately 17% for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. During 2012, we began a process to convert certain Duplex customers to higher rate plans commensurate with our improving service levels. This process resulted in churn among lower rate paying subscribers. However, this churn was offset by the transition of subscribers to higher rate plans and the addition of new subscribers at higher rate plans, resulting in increases to service revenue and ARPU. We have also experienced an increase in Duplex equipment units sold over the past 12 months, which has further contributed to the increase in Duplex service revenue as more customers are activating units on our network. Our Duplex subscriber base decreased approximately 5% from June 30, 2013 compared to June 30, 2012. We have worked over the past several years to improve our coverage, which was impacted by Duplex limitations in our first-generation satellites. However, as our second-generation constellation nears completion, Duplex service levels have improved. New pricing plans are driving increases in Duplex revenue even though some subscribers deactivate when we discontinue lower priced legacy plans.

 

SPOT service revenue increased approximately 6% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.  SPOT service revenue increased approximately 18% for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012.  SPOT subscribers decreased 5% from June 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013. Our subscriber count includes suspended subscribers, which are subscribers who have activated their devices, have access to our network, but from which no service revenue is being recognized while we are in the process of collecting payment of their fees.  These suspended accounts represented 6% and 19% of our total SPOT subscribers as of June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. As stated above, we initiated a process in the beginning of 2013 whereby we deactivated approximately 36,000 suspended subscribers during the first quarter of 2013. This increase in our non-suspended SPOT subscriber base generated the increase in SPOT service revenue during 2013. 

 

Simplex revenue increased approximately 21% and 29% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2012.  We generated increased Simplex service revenue due to a 29% increase in our Simplex subscribers from June 30, 2012 to June 30, 2013. Throughout 2012, we experienced high demand for our Simplex products, resulting in increased subscriber activations, thus generating additional Simplex service revenue. Revenue growth for our Simplex customers is not necessarily commensurate with subscriber growth due to the various competitive pricing plans we offer, as well as product mix.

 

Other revenue decreased approximately 19% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. Other revenue decreased approximately 16% for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. This decrease was due primarily to the timing and amount of engineering service revenue recognized in the second quarter of 2013 compared to the second quarter of 2012.

 

Equipment Revenue

 

Three Months:

 

Duplex equipment sales almost tripled for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. As a result of launching and placing into service our second-generation satellites, we are experiencing increased demand for our Duplex two-way voice and data products. In May 2013, we introduced the SPOT Global Phone, which is targeted to our consumer market. This product contributed to the increase in equipment sales for the second quarter of 2013.

 

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SPOT equipment sales decreased 45% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. During the second quarter of 2012, the Company experienced increased demand for SPOT2, resulting in a few large volume sales to certain customers; these sales were included in our second quarter 2012 equipment sales and did not recur in 2013. In July 2013, we introduced SPOT Gen3™ and expect this new product to increase equipment sales in future periods.

 

Simplex equipment sales decreased approximately 55% for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. We continue to experience demand for our commercial applications for M2M asset monitoring and tracking, however, revenue related to these products decreased in 2013 from the second quarter of 2012 due to the mix of products sold during the current quarter as well as increased demand for products in the previous year.

 

Six Months:

 

Duplex equipment sales increased by over 100% for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. As a result of launching and placing into service our second-generation satellites, we are experiencing increased demand for our Duplex two-way voice and data products.

 

 Our inventory balance was $38.1 million as of June 30, 2013 compared with subscriber equipment sales of $8.4 million for the first six months of 2013. A significant portion of our inventory consists of Duplex products which are designed to operate with both our first-generation and our second-generation satellites.

 

 During the last several years, we sold a limited number of Duplex products compared to the high level of inventory on hand. With the improvement of both the coverage and quality of our Duplex services resulting from the deployment of our second-generation constellation, we are experiencing an increase in the sale of Duplex products. We have several initiatives underway intended to increase future sales of Duplex products. The success of these initiatives will depend upon our successfully completing the deployment of our second-generation constellation and continuing to execute our sales and marketing initiatives. An increase in the sale of Duplex products would result in a reduction in the inventory currently on hand.

 

SPOT equipment sales decreased 32% for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. As stated above, we experienced higher demand for our SPOT2 in 2012 that did not recur in 2013. In anticipation of the release of SPOT Gen3™, sales of our SPOT2 slowed in our reseller channel during the first half of 2013. In July 2013, we introduced SPOT Gen3™ we expect this new product to increase equipment sales in future periods.

 

Simplex equipment sales decreased approximately 42% for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012. We continue to experience demand for our commercial applications for M2M asset monitoring and tracking, however, revenue related to these products decreased in 2013 from the first six months of 2012 due to the mix of products sold during 2013 as well as increased demand for products 2012.

 

Operating Expenses:

 

Three and Six Months:

 

Total operating expenses decreased $24.0 million, or approximately 38%, to $39.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $63.4 million for the same period in 2012 and decreased $17.9 million, or approximately 19%, to $77.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $95.1 million for the same period in 2012. The decrease in operating expenses year over year is due primarily to the $22.0 million agreed termination charge related to the settlement with Thales regarding the construction of Phase 3 satellites, as well as the recognition of a loss of approximately $7.1 million related to an adjustment made to the carrying value of our first-generation constellation that we recognized in 2012 that did not recur in 2013.

 

Excluding these one-time items, operating expenses increased $5.2 million, or 15%, for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from the same period in 2012 and $11.3 million or 17%, for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from the same period in 2012. Although we experienced decreases in certain components of operating expenses, we attribute the overall increase in operating expenses in 2013 primarily to higher non-cash depreciation expense as a result of additional second-generation satellites coming into service throughout 2012 and the first half of 2013.

 

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Cost of Services

 

Three and Six Months:

 

Cost of services decreased $0.3 million, or approximately 4%, to $7.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $7.5 million during the same period in 2012 and decreased $0.1 million, or approximately 1%, to $14.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $14.8 million during the same period in 2012. Cost of services comprises primarily network operating costs, which are generally fixed in nature. The decrease in cost of services during the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 was due primarily to additional cost savings experienced as a result of our recently increased focus on monitoring telecommunication service expenses; this decrease was offset slightly by increased salaries as we expand our gateway operations and timing of costs incurred related to our engineering service contracts in the current and prior quarters. The decrease in cost of services for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to the same period in 2012 was due primarily to the timing of costs incurred related to our engineering service contracts that did not recur in the current quarter offset slightly by increased salaries as we expand our gateway operations.

 

Cost of Subscriber Equipment Sales

 

Three and Six Months:

 

Cost of subscriber equipment sales decreased $0.1 million, or approximately 3%, to $3.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $3.7 million for the same period in 2012 and increased $0.1 million, or approximately 2%, to $6.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $6.4 million for the same period in 2012. The fluctuations in cost of subscriber equipment sales are due primarily to the mix of products sold during the current quarter.

 

Cost of Subscriber Equipment Sales - Reduction in the Value of Inventory

 

Three and Six Months:

 

Cost of subscriber equipment sales - reduction in the value of inventory was less than $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. During the first six months of 2012, we recorded an inventory reserve of $0.3 million in total for component parts that will not be utilized in the manufacturing and production of current or future products. These charges did not recur in 2013.

 

Marketing, General and Administrative

 

Three and Six Months:

 

Marketing, general and administrative expenses decreased $0.4 million, or approximately 6%, to $6.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $7.0 million for the same period in 2012 and decreased $0.1 million, or approximately 1%, to $13.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $13.6 million for the same period in 2012. The decreases in both periods were due primarily to the nonrecurrence of higher legal fees incurred in 2012 related to the 2012 Thales arbitration. These decreases were offset primarily by strategic investments made for our sales and marketing initiatives.

 

Reduction in the Value of Long-Lived Assets

 

Three and Six Months:

 

During the second quarter of 2012, we recorded a loss of approximately $7.1 million. This loss reflected a reduction to the carrying value of our first-generation constellation. This charge did not recur in 2013.

 

Contract Termination Charge

 

Three and Six Months:

 

During the second quarter of 2012, we recorded a contract termination charge of €17.5 million. This charge resulted from the agreement between us and Thales regarding the termination charge related to the construction of Phase 3 second-generation satellites. See Note 9 for further discussion. This charge did not recur in 2013.

 

Depreciation, Amortization and Accretion

 

Three and Six Months:

 

Depreciation, amortization, and accretion expense increased $6.2 million, or approximately 39%, to $22.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $15.9 million for the same period in 2012 and increased $11.8 million, or approximately 38%, to $42.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $30.6 million for the same period in 2012. This increase relates primarily to additional depreciation expense for the second-generation satellites placed into service throughout 2012 and the first half of 2013.  

 

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Other Income (Expense):

 

Loss on Extinguishment of Debt

 

Three and Six Months 

 

As previously disclosed in Note 4, in May 2013 we entered into the Exchange Agreement with the holders of approximately 91.5% of our outstanding 5.75% Notes. The Exchanging Note Holders received a combination of cash, equity and 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. We redeemed the remaining 5.75% Notes for cash in an amount equal to their outstanding principal amount. As a result of the exchange and redemption, we recorded a loss on extinguishment of debt of approximately $47.2 million, representing the difference between the net carrying amount of the old 5.75% Notes and the fair value of consideration given in the exchange (including the new 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, cash payments to both Exchanging and non-Exchanging Note Holders, equity issued to the Exchanging Note Holders and other fees incurred for the exchange).

 

Loss on Future Equity Issuance

 

Three and Six Months 

 

As previously disclosed in Note 4, we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Thermo in May 2013. On May 20, 2013, Thermo purchased 78,125,000 shares of our common stock for $25.0 million ($0.32 per share). Thermo also agreed to purchase additional shares of common stock at $0.32 per share as and when required to fulfill its equity commitment described in Note 4 to maintain our consolidated unrestricted cash. In furtherance thereof, Thermo purchased an additional 15,625,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million at the closing of the debt exchange, and in June 2013, Thermo purchased an additional 28,125,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $9.0 million.

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2013, we recognized a loss on the sale of these shares of $14.0 million, representing the difference between the purchase price of our common stock and its fair value on the date of each sale.

 

Interest Income and Expense

 

Three and Six Months 

 

Interest income and expense, net, increased by $11.4 million to $15.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from $3.8 million for the same period in 2012 and increased by $16.1 million to $22.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from $6.8 million for the same period in 2012. During the second quarter of 2013, certain holders of our 5% Notes converted approximately $8.6 million principal amount of Notes. These conversions resulted in the recognition of approximately $6.5 million in interest expense. Similar charges did not occur in 2012.

 

The increase in interest expense was also due to a reduction in our capitalized interest due to the decline in our construction in progress. As we place satellites into service, our construction in progress balance related to our second-generation satellites decreases, which reduces the amount of interest we can capitalize under GAAP. As a result of this decrease in our construction in progress balance, we recorded approximately $7.5 million and $2.8 million in interest expense during the three months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively, and we recorded approximately $14.2 million and $4.7 million in interest expense during the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively.

 

Derivative Gain (Loss)

 

Three and Six Months 

 

Derivative gain (loss) fluctuated by $50.3 million to a loss of $29.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 from a gain of $20.4 million for the same period in 2012, and fluctuated by $43.3 million to a loss of $29.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 from a gain of $13.9 million for the same period in 2012. Fluctuations in derivative gain (loss) are due primarily to changes in our stock price and the valuation of certain embedded features within the debt instruments that require standalone derivative accounting. 

 

Other

 

Other income (expense) fluctuated by $0.4 million to expense of $0.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2013 compared to expense of $0.6 million for the same period in 2012 and fluctuated by $0.9 million to income of $0.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to expense of $0.5 million for the same period in 2012.  Changes in other income (expense) are due primarily to foreign currency gains and losses recognized during the respective periods. In February 2013, the Venezuelan government devalued its currency. As a result of this devaluation, we recorded a foreign currency gain of approximately $0.8 million during the first quarter of 2013. This gain was offset by other foreign currency losses recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013. We do not expect the Venezuela currency devaluation to have a material impact on our operations or financial performance in the future.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our principal liquidity requirements are to meet capital expenditure needs, including deploying our second-generation constellation, making improvements to our ground infrastructure, repayment of our current and long-term debt, operating costs, and working capital. Our principal sources of liquidity include cash on hand ($6.2 million at June 30, 2013), cash flows from operations and funds available under the Consent Agreement ($46.0 million was available at June 30, 2013, subject to certain restrictions). We also have an equity line agreement with Terrapin under which we may require Terrapin to purchase up to $30.0 million of our common stock. See below for further discussion.

 

Comparison of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012

 

The following table shows our cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities for the six months ended June 30, 2013 and 2012 (in thousands):

 

   Six Months Ended 
   June 30, 2013   June 30, 2012 
Net cash used in (provided by) operating activities  $(1,826)  $1,808 
Net cash used in investing activities   (19,965)   (34,657)
Net cash provided by financing activities   16,449    27,858 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash   (213)   (140)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents  $(5,555)  $(5,131)

 

Cash Flows Used by Operating Activities

 

Net cash used in operating activities during the six months ended June 30, 2013 was $1.8 million compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $1.8 million in the first six months of 2012. We experienced unfavorable changes in operating assets and liabilities during the six months ended June 30, 2013 which resulted in an increase in cash used in operating activities for the first six months of 2013.

 

Cash Flows Used in Investing Activities

 

Cash used in investing activities was $20.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2013 compared to $34.7 million for the same period in 2012. During the first quarter of 2013, we used $8.6 million of excess funds held in our debt service reserve account to pay launch related expenses. The decrease in cash used in investing activities also resulted from decreased payments related to the construction of our second-generation constellation as the constellation neared completion and the deferral of payments to contactors working on the construction of our next-generation ground upgrades.

 

We expect to continue to incur capital expenditures throughout 2013 relating to capital expenditures to upgrade our gateways and other ground facilities.

 

Cash Flows Provided by Financing Activities

 

The cash provided by financing activities during the six months ended June 30, 2013 was due primarily to the May 2013 exchange of our 5.75% Notes for new 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013. In connection with this exchange, we received $39.0 million from Thermo pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement and the Consent Agreement (See Note 4 for further discussion), which is recorded in future equity issuance to related party on our condensed consolidated balance sheet. $39.0 million was received to pay a portion of the principal amount of 5.75% Notes for both Exchanging and non-Exchanging Note Holders as well as to maintain our unrestricted cash balance as required by the Consent Agreement. We also made payments for financing costs as we continue to seek to amend existing debt arrangements and obtain additional external financing. Cash provided by financing activities during the same period in 2012 consisted of borrowings on our Existing Facility Agreement and proceeds from our contingent equity account, which did not recur in the first quarter of 2013.

 

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Cash Position and Indebtedness

 

As of June 30, 2013, cash and cash equivalents were $6.2 million; cash available under our Existing Facility Agreement was $0.7 million (subject to certain restrictions, see below for further discussion); interest earned on funds previously held in our contingent equity account was $1.1 million (subject to certain restrictions, see below for further discussion), and excess funds held in our debt service reserve account were $0.2 million (subject to certain restrictions, see below for further discussion); compared to cash and cash equivalents of $11.8 million; cash available under our Existing Facility Agreement of $0.7 million; interest earned on funds previously held in our contingent equity account of $1.1 million, and excess funds held in our debt service reserve account of $8.9 million at December 31, 2012. At June 30, 2013, we also had funds available under the Consent Agreement of $46.0 million, which is subject to certain restrictions. We also have an equity line agreement with Terrapin under which we may require Terrapin to purchase up to $30.0 million of our common stock. See below for further discussion. 

 

The carrying amount of our current and long-term debt outstanding was $585.7 million and $127.1 million, respectively, at June 30, 2013 compared to $655.9 million and $95.1 million, respectively, at December 31, 2012. The fluctuations in our debt balances from December 31, 2012 to June 30, 2013 are due to the exchange of our 5.75% Notes in May 2013. As the first put date of the 5.75% Notes was April 1, 2013, the debt was classified as current on our December 31, 2012 condensed consolidated balance sheet. As a result of exchanging these Notes for 8.00% Notes Issued in 2013, the new debt is classified as noncurrent on our June 30, 2013 condensed consolidated balance sheet. (See Note 4 for further discussion.)

 

Facility Agreement

 

On June 5, 2009, we entered into the $586.3 million Existing Facility Agreement with a syndicate of bank lenders, including BNP Paribas, Natixis, Société Générale, Caylon, Crédit Industriel et Commercial as arrangers and BNP Paribas as the security agent and the agent for the lenders under our Existing Facility Agreement. COFACE, the French export credit agency, has provided a 95% guarantee to the lending syndicate of our obligations under the Existing Facility Agreement. 

 

 The facility is scheduled to mature 84 months after the first repayment date, as amended. Semi-annual principal repayments were scheduled to begin in June 2013. The facility bears interest at a floating LIBOR rate, plus a margin of 2.25% through December 2017 and 2.40% thereafter. Interest payments are due on a semi-annual basis.

 

Our obligations under the Existing Facility Agreement are guaranteed on a senior secured basis by all of our domestic subsidiaries and are secured by a first priority lien on substantially all of our assets and those of our domestic subsidiaries (other than FCC licenses), including patents and trademarks, 100% of the equity of our domestic subsidiaries and 65% of the equity of certain foreign subsidiaries.

 

We may not re-borrow amounts repaid. We must repay the loans (a) in full upon a change in control or (b) partially (i) if there are excess cash flows on certain dates, (ii) upon certain insurance and condemnation events and (iii) upon certain asset dispositions. In addition to the financial covenants described below, the Existing Facility Agreement places limitations on our ability and the ability of our subsidiaries to incur debt, create liens, dispose of assets, carry out mergers and acquisitions, make loans, investments, distributions or other transfers and capital expenditures or enter into certain transactions with affiliates.

  

Pursuant to the terms of the Existing Facility Agreement, in June 2009 we were required to fund a total of $46.8 million to the debt service reserve account. The required amount was to be funded until the date that was six months prior to the first principal repayment date, scheduled for June 2013. The minimum required balance fluctuates over time based on the timing of principal and interest payment dates. In December 2012, the amount required to be funded into the debt service reserve account was reduced by approximately $8.9 million due to the timing of the first principal repayment date. The agent for our Existing Facility Agreement permitted us to withdraw this amount to pay certain capital expenditure costs associated with the fourth launch of our second-generation satellites in February 2013. 

 

As a result of the Thales arbitration ruling and the settlement agreements reached with Thales in 2012 related to the arbitration ruling, the lenders concluded that events of default occurred under the Existing Facility Agreement. We are also in default of certain other financial and nonfinancial covenants, including, but not limited to, lack of payment of principal in June 2013 in accordance with the terms of the Existing Facility Agreement, required minimum funding of our debt service account and in-orbit acceptance of all of our second-generation satellites by April 2013. As of June 30, 2013, the borrowings were shown as current on our condensed consolidated balance sheet in accordance with applicable accounting rules.

 

On July 4, 2013, we signed a letter agreement pursuant to which the Lenders temporarily waived the first principal repayment due in June 2013 to the later of July 31, 2013 or the formal approval of the Lenders and COFACE. Upon the formal approval of the Lenders and COFACE, the payment default was waived.

 

On July 31, 2013, we entered into the GARA with Thermo, our domestic subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”), the Lenders and BNP Paribas as the security agent and COFACE Agent, providing for the amendment and restatement of our Existing Facility Agreement and certain related credit documents.

 

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The GARA, when effective, will waive all of our existing defaults under the Existing Credit Agreement, extend the term of the facility by two and a half years (postponing an aggregate of $235.3 million in principal payments through 2019), and restructure the financial covenants.

 

The GARA provides that, upon the effective date of the transactions contemplated by the GARA (the “Effective Date”), the Existing Credit Agreement and certain related credit documents will be amended and restated in the forms attached to the GARA.

 

The Existing Credit Agreement, as previously amended, requires that:

 

following December 31, 2014, we maintain a minimum liquidity of $5.0 million;

 

we achieve for each period the following minimum adjusted consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Existing Facility Agreement):

 

Period   Minimum Amount  
7/1/12-6/30/13   $ 65.0 million  
1/1/13-12/31/13   $ 78.0 million  

 

beginning in June 2013, we maintain a minimum debt service coverage ratio of 1.00:1.00, gradually increasing to a ratio of 1.50:1.00 through 2019; and

 

beginning in June 2013, we maintain a maximum net debt to adjusted consolidated EBITDA ratio of 7.25:1.00 on a last twelve months basis, gradually decreasing to 2.50:1.00 through 2019.

 

Due to the launch delays, we expect that we may not be in compliance with certain financial and nonfinancial covenants specified in the Existing Facility Agreement during the next 12 months.  Projected noncompliance with covenants include, but are not limited to, minimum consolidated adjusted EBITDA, minimum debt service coverage ratio and minimum net debt to adjusted consolidated EBITDA. If we cannot obtain either a waiver or an amendment, any of these failures to comply would represent an additional event of default. An event of default under the Existing Facility Agreement would permit the lenders to accelerate the indebtedness under the Existing Facility Agreement. That acceleration would permit acceleration of our obligations under other indebtedness that contains cross-acceleration provisions.

 

As discussed above, we have signed the GARA. Upon satisfaction of the conditions precedent, the GARA will become effective and all events of default will be waived. Additionally, the financial covenants with which we are not projected to be in compliance will be amended.

 

See Note 4 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the Existing Facility Agreement and other current and long-term debt.

 

The Consent Agreement and the Common Stock Purchase Agreement

 

The Consent Agreement

 

On May 20, 2013, we entered into the Consent Agreement with Thermo. Pursuant to the Consent Agreement, Thermo agreed that it would make, or arrange for third parties to make, cash contributions to us in exchange for equity, subordinated convertible debt or other equity-linked securities as follows:

 

·At the closing of the exchange transaction and thereafter each week until the earlier of the restructuring of the Existing Facility Agreement and July 31, 2013, an amount sufficient to enable us to maintain a consolidated unrestricted cash balance of at least $4.0 million;
·At the closing of the exchange transaction, $25.0 million to satisfy all cash requirements associated with the exchange transaction, including agreed principal and interest payments to the holders of the 5.75% Notes as contemplated by the Existing Exchange Agreement, with any remaining portion being retained by us for working capital and general corporate purposes;
·Contemporaneously with, and as a condition to the closing of, any restructuring of the Existing Facility Agreement, $20.0 million (less any amount contributed pursuant to the commitment described above with respect to our minimum cash balance);
·Subject to the prior closing of the Existing Facility Agreement restructuring, on or prior to December 26, 2013, $20.0 million; and
·Subject to the prior closing of the Existing Facility Agreement restructuring, on or prior to December 31, 2014, $20.0 million, less the amount by which the aggregate amount of cash received by us under the first, third and fourth commitments described above exceeds $40 million.

 

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The parties agreed that the Lenders may terminate the Consent Agreement if, among other things:

 

·The restructuring of the Existing Facility Agreement has not been consummated on or before June 28, 2013 (later extended to August 16, 2013); or
·Globalstar or Thermo materially breaches any representations, warranties or covenants under the Consent Agreement, which breach is not cured (if curable) within 15 days of receipt of notice by us or Thermo, as the case may be.

 

Any termination of the Consent Agreement will not affect the validity of the consent to the exchange transaction, which was a condition precedent to closing the Exchange Agreement and required under the Existing Facility Agreement. As of the date of this report, the Consent Agreement had not been cancelled.

 

The Common Stock Purchase Agreement

 

 On May 20, 2013, we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Thermo pursuant to which Thermo purchased 78,125,000 shares of our common stock for $25.0 million ($0.32 per share). Thermo also agreed to purchase additional shares of common stock at $0.32 per share as and when required to fulfill its equity commitment described above to maintain our consolidated unrestricted cash balance at not less than $4.0 million until the earlier of July 31, 2013 and the closing of a restructuring of the Existing Facility Agreement. In furtherance thereof, at the closing of the exchange transaction, Thermo purchased an additional 15,625,000 shares of common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $5.0 million.

 

In June and July 2013, Thermo had contributed an additional $9.0 million and $6.0 million, respectively. $9.0 million was contributed pursuant to the terms of the Consent Agreement. An additional $6.0 million has been contributed on terms not yet determined.

 

Pursuant to the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, the shares of common stock are intended to be shares of non-voting common stock. As of May 20, 2013, our certificate of incorporation did not provide for any authorized but unissued shares of non-voting common stock. On July 8, 2013, we filed an amendment to our certificate of incorporation increasing the number of authorized shares of non-voting common stock, and we subsequently delivered Thermo shares of our nonvoting common stock.

 

The terms of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement were approved by a special committee of our board of directors consisting solely of our unaffiliated directors. The Committee, which was represented by independent legal counsel, determined that the terms of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement were fair and in the best interests of us and our shareholders. The terms of future equity investments provided to us by Thermo pursuant to the Consent Agreement will also be determined by this Committee.

 

See Note 4 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the Consent Agreement and the Common Stock Purchase agreement.

 

Terrapin Common Stock Purchase Agreement

 

On December 28, 2012 we entered into a Common Stock Purchase Agreement with Terrapin pursuant to which we may, subject to certain conditions, require Terrapin to purchase up to $30.0 million of shares of our voting common stock over the 24-month term following the effective date of a resale registration statement. This type of arrangement is sometimes referred to as a committed equity line financing facility. From time to time over the 24-month term, and in our sole discretion, we may present Terrapin with up to 36 draw down notices requiring Terrapin to purchase a specified dollar amount of shares of our voting common stock. We will not sell Terrapin a number of shares of voting common stock which, when aggregated with all other shares of voting common stock then beneficially owned by Terrapin and its affiliates, would result in the beneficial ownership by Terrapin or any of its affiliates of more than 9.9% of our then issued and outstanding shares of voting common stock. As of June 30, 2013, we have not required Terrapin to purchase any shares of our common stock.

 

See Note 4 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of the Terrapin agreement.

 

Capital Expenditures

 

We have entered into various contractual agreements related to the procurement and deployment of our second-generation constellation and next-generation ground upgrades, as summarized below. The discussion below is based on our current contractual obligations to these contractors.

 

Second-Generation Satellites

 

We have a contract with Thales for the construction of the second-generation low-earth orbit satellites and related services. We successfully completed launches of our second-generation satellites in October 2010, July 2011, December 2011 and February 2013.

 

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We have a contract with Arianespace for the launch of these second-generation satellites and certain pre and post-launch services. We have also incurred additional costs which are owed to Arianespace for launch delays. These amounts are included in “Other Capital Expenditures and Capitalized Labor” in the table below.

  

The amount of capital expenditures incurred as of June 30, 2013 and estimated future capital expenditures (excluding capitalized interest) related to the construction and deployment of the satellites for our second-generation constellation and the launch services contract is presented in the table below (in thousands):

  

   Payments
through
June 30,
   Estimated Future Payments 
Capital Expenditures  2013   Remaining
2013
   2014   Thereafter   Total 
Thales Second-Generation Satellites  $622,018    672   $-   $-   $622,690 
Arianespace Launch Services   216,000    -    -    -    216,000 
Launch Insurance   39,903    -    -    -    39,903 
Other Capital Expenditures and Capitalized Labor   52,149    9,238    -    -    61,387 
Total  $930,070   $9,910   $-   $-   $939,980 

 

As of June 30, 2013, we had recorded $9.1 million of these capital expenditures in accounts payable.

 

Next-Generation Gateways and Other Ground Facilities

 

In May 2008, we entered into an agreement with Hughes to design, supply and implement (a) RAN ground network equipment and software upgrades for installation at a number of our satellite gateway ground stations and (b) satellite interface chips to be a part of the UTS in various next-generation Globalstar devices. This contract has been subsequently amended to revise certain payment milestones and add additional features to the contract.

 

In October 2008, we signed an agreement with Ericsson, a leading global provider of technology and services to telecom operators. According to the contract, including subsequent additions, Ericsson will work with us to develop, implement and maintain a ground interface, or core network, system that will be installed at our satellite gateway ground stations.

 

The amount of capital expenditures incurred as of June 30, 2013 and estimated future capital expenditures (excluding interest) related to the construction of the ground component and related costs is presented in the table below (in thousands): 

 

   Payments 
through
June 30,
   Estimated Future Payments 
Capital Expenditures  2013   Remaining
2013
   2014   Thereafter   Total 
Hughes second-generation ground component (including research and development expense)  $62,241   $15,832   $11,204   $12,098   $101,375 
Ericsson ground network   4,484    2,295    1,664    20,593    29,036 
Other Capital Expenditures   1,181    402    -    -    1,583 
Total  $67,906   $18,529   $12,868   $32,691   $131,994 

 

As of June 30, 2013, we recorded $18.1 million of these capital expenditures in accounts payable.

  

As of June 30, 2013, we recorded $15.8 million, excluding interest, in accounts payable related to this contract and had incurred and capitalized $72.6 million, excluding interest, of costs related to this contract. These costs are recorded as an asset in property and equipment.

 

In August 2013, we entered into an agreement with Hughes which specified a payment schedule for the total deferred amount outstanding under the agreement of approximately $15.8 million. We must make payments of $5.8 million in August 2013, $5.0 million in October 2013, and $5.0 million in December 2013. Under the terms of the amended agreement we will also be required to pay interest of approximately $4.9 million in January 2014 for amounts accrued at a rate of 10% on previously deferred balances. Hughes will also have the option to receive all or any portion of the deferred payments and accrued interest in our common stock. If Hughes chooses to receive any payment in stock, shares will be provided at a 7% discount based upon a trailing volume weighted average price calculation. Hughes will re-start work under the contract upon our payment of the amounts described above and an advance payment for the next milestone pursuant to the terms of the contract. If we do not make the payments described above by a specified date in the agreement, these amounts will accrue interest at a rate of 15% per annum. If we terminate the contract for convenience, we must make a final payment of $20.0 million (less any amounts previously paid to reduce the $15.8 million total deferred amount) in cash to Hughes to satisfy our obligations under the contract.

 

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In June 2013, we entered into an agreement with Ericsson which deferred to the earlier of September 1, 2013, or the close of a financing, approximately $2.4 million in milestone payments due under the contract, provided we make one payment of $0.1 million in June 2013. We have made this payment. The remaining milestones previously scheduled under the contract were deferred to later in 2013 and beyond. The deferred payments will continue to incur interest at a rate of 6.5% per annum. As of June 30, 2013, we had incurred and capitalized $6.8 million of costs related to this contract, of which we recorded $2.3 million in accounts payable. If we terminate the contract for convenience, we must make a final payment of $10.0 million in either cash or our common stock at our election. If we elect to make payment in common stock, Ericsson will have the option either to accept the common stock or instruct us to complete a block sale of the common stock and deliver the proceeds to Ericsson. If Ericsson chooses to accept common stock, the number of shares it will receive will be calculated based on the final payment amount plus 5%.

 

 Liquidity

 

As discussed in Note 2 to our Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements, we have developed a plan to improve operations and maintain our second-generation constellation and continue to upgrade our next-generation ground infrastructure. In order to continue as a going concern, we must fulfill the conditions precedent to close the GARA (as discussed in Note 4) and execute our business plan, which assumes the modification of certain obligations and the funding of the financial arrangements with Thermo and Terrapin as discussed in Note 2. Substantial uncertainties remain related to the impact and timing of these items. If the resolution of these uncertainties materially and negatively impacts cash and liquidity, our ability to continue to execute our business plans will be adversely affected. Completion of the foregoing actions is not solely within our control and we may be unable to successfully complete one or all of these actions.

 

Our principal long-term liquidity needs include maintaining service coverage levels and continuing to make improvements to our ground infrastructure, funding our working capital and cash operating needs, including any growth in our business, and to fund repayment of our indebtedness, both principal and interest, when due. We expect sources of long-term liquidity to include the exercise of warrants and other additional debt and equity financings, which have not yet been arranged. We cannot assure you that we can obtain sufficient additional financing on acceptable terms, if at all. We also expect cash flows from operations to be a source of long-term liquidity once we have fully deployed our second-generation satellite constellation. We are not in a position to estimate when, or if, these longer-term plans will be completed and the effect this will have on our performance and liquidity.

 

Contractual Obligations and Commitments

 

There have been no other significant changes to our contractual obligations and commitments since December 31, 2012 except those discussed above.

 

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

 

We have no material off-balance sheet transactions.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

 

Our services and products are sold, distributed or available in over 120 countries. Our international sales are made primarily in U.S. dollars, Canadian dollars, Brazilian Reais and Euros. In some cases, insufficient supplies of U.S. currency may require us to accept payment in other foreign currencies. We reduce our currency exchange risk from revenues in currencies other than the U.S. dollar by requiring payment in U.S. dollars whenever possible and purchasing foreign currencies on the spot market when rates are favorable. We currently do not purchase hedging instruments to hedge foreign currencies. We are obligated to enter into currency hedges with the original lenders no later than 90 days after any fiscal quarter during which more than 25% of revenues is denominated in a single currency other than U.S. or Canadian dollars. Otherwise, we cannot enter into hedging agreements other than interest rate cap agreements or other hedges described above without the consent of the agent for the Facility Agreement, and with that consent the counterparties may only be the original lenders.

 

We have entered into two separate contracts with Thales to construct low earth orbit satellites for satellites in our second-generation satellite constellation and to provide launch-related and operations support services. A substantial majority of the payments under the Thales agreements are denominated in Euros.

 

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Our interest rate risk arises from our variable rate debt under our Existing Facility Agreement, under which loans bear interest at a floating rate based on the LIBOR. In order to minimize the interest rate risk, we completed an arrangement with the lenders under the Existing Facility Agreement to limit the interest to which we are exposed. The interest rate cap provides limits on the 6-month Libor rate (Base Rate) used to calculate the coupon interest on outstanding amounts on the Existing Facility Agreement to be capped at 5.50% should the Base Rate not exceed 6.5%. Should the Base Rate exceed 6.5%, our base rate will be 1% less than the then 6-month Libor rate. The applicable margin from the Base Rate ranges from 2.07% to 2.4% through the termination date of the facility. Assuming that we borrowed the entire $586.3 million under the Existing Facility Agreement, a 1.0% change in interest rates would result in a change to interest expense of approximately $5.9 million annually.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

(a) Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

 

Our management, with the participation of our Principal Executive and Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as of June 30, 2013, the end of the period covered by this Report. The evaluation included certain internal control areas in which we have made and are continuing to make changes to improve and enhance controls. This evaluation was based on the guidelines established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

 

Based on this evaluation, our Principal Executive and Financial Officer concluded that as of June 30, 2013 our disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Principal Executive and Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

We believe that the condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Report fairly present, in all material respects, our condensed consolidated financial position and results of operations as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2013.

 

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

 

As of June 30, 2013, our management, with the participation of our Principal Executive and Financial Officer, evaluated our internal control over financial reporting. Based on that evaluation, our Principal Executive and Financial Officer concluded that no changes in our internal control over financial reporting occurred during the quarter ended June 30, 2013 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

PART II: OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

 

You should carefully consider the risks described in this Report and all of the other reports that we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), in evaluating and understanding us and our business. Additional risks not presently known or that we currently deem immaterial may also impact our business operations and the risks identified in this Report may adversely affect our business in ways we do not currently anticipate. Our financial condition or results of operations also could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. There have been no material changes to the risk factors disclosed in Part I. Item 1A."Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the SEC on March 15, 2013.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

  Description
4.1*   Fourth supplemental Indenture between Globalstar, Inc. and U.S. Bank, National Association as Trustee dated as of May 20, 2013, including Form of Global 8% Convertible Senior Note due 2028 (Exhibit 4.1 to Form 8-k dated May 20, 2013)
     
10.1†   Letter Agreement by and between Globalstar, Inc. and Ericsson Inc. dated as of June 20, 2013
     
10.2†   Letter Agreement by and between Globalstar, Inc. and Hughes Network Systems, LLC dated June 28, 2013
     
10.3†   2013 Annual Key Employee Bonus Plan
     
10.4*  

Equity Commitment Restructuring Support and Consent Agreement by and among Globalstar, Inc., Thermo Funding Company LLC, BNP Paribas, as facility agent, security agent and chef de File under the COFACE Facility Agreement dated as of June 5, 2009 and the lenders who are parties to the facility, dated as of May 20, 2013 (Exhibit 10.1 to form 8-K dated May 20, 2013)

     
10.5*  

Exchange Agreement by and among GlobalStar Inc. and certain exchanging note holders dated as of May 20, 2013 (Exhibit 10.2 to Form 8-K dated May 20, 2013)

     
10.6*  

Common Stock Purchase Agreement between Globalstar, Inc. and there no funding Company LLC dated as of May 20, 2013 (Exhibit 10.3 to Form 8-K dated May 20, 2013)

     
31.1   Section 302 Certification
     
32.1   Section 906 Certification
     
101.INS**   XBRL Instance Document
     
101.SCH**   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
101.CAL**   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
101.DEF**   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
     
101.PRE**   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
     
101.LAB**   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

 

Portions of the exhibits have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment filed with the Commission. The omitted portions have been filed with the Commission.

  

  * Incorporated by reference.

 

**Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

    GLOBALSTAR, INC.
     
    By:
    /s/ James Monroe III
Date: August 14, 2013    
    James Monroe III
    Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive and Financial Officer)

 

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