Note 15 - Subsequent Events
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Aug. 31, 2012
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NOTE
15: SUBSEQUENT
EVENTS
As
described in Note 7 – Long Term Debt
and Operating Lease, HP A&M began defaulting on
promissory notes secured by deeds of trust on the
Company’s Arkansas River properties and water rights in
June 2012. On July 2, 2012, the Company formally
notified HP A&M that its failure to pay the promissory
notes constituted an Event of Default under the Seller Pledge
Agreement and a default of a material covenant under the
Arkansas River Agreement. On August 3, 2012, the
Company formally terminated the Property Management
Agreement. The consequences of such termination
are described in more detail below.
As
of the date of this filing, HP A&M has defaulted on over
50% of the notes and informed the Company that it does not
intend to pay any of the remaining notes. HP
A&M currently owes approximately $9.6 million of
principal and accrued interest on notes secured by
approximately 14,000 acres of farm land and 16,882 FLCC
shares representing water rights owned by the Company.
Foreclosure
Sale of Common Stock Pledged by HP A&M
Due
to the default by HP A&M in fiscal 2012 on the promissory
notes secured by the Company’s Arkansas River
properties, the Company foreclosed on the Pledged
Shares. The Pledged Shares were sold at an auction
open only to pre-qualified accredited investors for $3.5
million, or $2.35 per share, on September 27, 2012.
After
the sale of the HP A&M Pledged Shares, HP A&M is no
longer considered to be a related party of the
Company. Subsequent to the sale of the Pledged
Shares, HP A&M owns 1.5 million shares of the
Company’s common stock which is approximately
6%. This 6% ownership level falls short of the 10%
criteria to continue to be considered a related party of the
Company.
Refinancing
of HP A&M Mortgages
Subsequent
to fiscal 2012, the Company began acquiring the
defaulted and non-defaulted promissory notes that are payable
by HP A&M. As of the filing date, the Company
has successfully acquired $5.1 million of the notes payable
by HP A&M in exchange for a combination of cash and
secured notes. The majority of the notes issued by
the Company have a five-year term, bear interest at an annual
rate of five percent (5%) and require bi-annual payments with
a straight-line amortization schedule. The notes
purchased by the Company continue to be due and payable by HP
A&M to the Company as the new note holder.
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