10-Q 1 d357380d10q.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

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

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2012

 

¨ 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 333-150749

 

 

AGY HOLDING CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   20-0420637

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

2556 Wagener Road

Aiken, South Carolina 29801

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(888) 434-0945

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

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 (§232.405 of this chapter) 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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large Accelerated Filer   ¨    Accelerated Filer   ¨
Non-Accelerated Filer   x    Smaller Reporting Company   ¨

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

There is no established trading market for the Common Stock of the registrant. The total number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of August 13, 2012 was 100.

 

 

 


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Part I.

  

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

ITEM 1.

  

Consolidated Financial Statements(Unaudited)

  
  

•       Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June  30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     3   
  

•        Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

     4   
  

•        Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

     4   
  

•        Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011

     5   
  

•       Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

     6   

ITEM 2.

  

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     27   

ITEM 3.

  

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     38   

ITEM 4.

  

Controls and Procedures

     39   

Part II.

  

OTHER INFORMATION

  

ITEM 1A.

  

Risk Factors

     40   

ITEM 4.

  

Mine Safety Disclosure

     40   

ITEM 6.

  

Exhibits

     40   

SIGNATURES

     41   

EXHIBIT INDEX

     42   

 

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. – Consolidated Financial Statements

AGY Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

 

     June 30,
2012
(Unaudited)
    December 31,
2011
 
Assets     

Current assets:

    

Cash

   $ 3,125     $ 2,268  

Trade accounts receivable, less allowances of $2,557 and $2,703 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     21,219       17,572  

Inventories, net

     28,168       30,795  

Deferred tax assets

     2,799       3,370  

Other current assets

     2,847       1,865  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     58,158        55,870  

Property, plant and equipment, and alloy metals, net

     155,926       165,052  

Restricted cash

     1,500       —     

Intangible assets, net

     17,776       17,185  

Other assets

     404       494  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 233,764     $ 238,601  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities, Obligation Under Put/Call for Noncontrolling Interest and Shareholder’s Deficit     

Current liabilities:

    

Accounts payable

   $ 16,838     $ 14,627  

Accrued liabilities

     17,286       11,896  

Short-term borrowings

     11,727       12,820  

Current portion of long-term debt

     27,479       27,568  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     73,330       66,911  

Long-term debt

     199,655       197,000  

Pension and other employee benefit plans

     8,232       8,434  

Deferred tax liabilities

     4,808       5,378  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     286,025       277,723  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Obligation under put/call for noncontrolling interest

     4,090       —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Shareholder’s equity (deficit):

    

Common stock, $.01 par value per share; 1,000 shares authorized; 100 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     —          —     

Additional paid-in capital

     122,451       122,386  

Accumulated deficit

     (180,312     (167,085

Accumulated other comprehensive deficit

     4,201       4,138  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total AGY Holding Corp. shareholder’s deficit

     (53,660     (40,561

Noncontrolling interest

     (2,691     1,439  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total shareholder’s deficit

     (56,351     (39,122
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

TOTAL

   $ 233,764     $ 238,601  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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AGY Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Operations

 

     (Unaudited)  
(Dollars in thousands)    Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Net sales

   $ 46,544     $ 50,006     $ 93,600     $ 94,938  

Cost of goods sold

     (38,140     (46,258     (80,492     (88,140
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     8,404       3,748       13,108       6,798  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (4,166     (3,769     (8,134     (7,750

Restructuring charges

     (2,736     (33     (5,668     (50

Amortization of intangible assets

     (251     (251     (502     (502

Other operating (expense) income

     (185     28       (346     (126
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     1,066       (277     (1,542     (1,630

Other non-operating (expense) income:

        

Interest expense

     (5,957     (5,886     (11,815     (11,645

Other income, net

     57       43       116       86  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income tax expense

     (4,834     (6,120     (13,241     (13,189

Income tax expense

     (29     (40     (29     (40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (4,863     (6,160     (13,270     (13,229

Less: Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     33       40       43       221  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to AGY Holding Corp.

   $ (4,830   $ (6,120   $ (13,227   $ (13,008
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AGY Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss

 

     (Unaudited)  
(Dollars in thousands)   

Three Months Ended

June 30,

   

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Net loss attributable to AGY Holding Corp.

   $ (4,830   $ (6,120   $ (13,227   $ (13,008

Pension and other postretirement benefit plans – net of tax of $0

     —          —          (54     —     

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     70       615       117       1,073  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to AGY Holding Corp.

     (4,760     (5,505     (13,164     (11,935

Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (33     (40     (43     (221

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (8     132       3       237  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (41     92       (40     16  

Net loss

     (4,864     (6,160     (13,270     (13,229

Pension and other postretirement benefit plans – net of tax of $0

     —          —          (54     —     

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     62       747       120       1,310  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss, including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest

   $ (4,802   $ (5,413   $ (13,204   $ (11,919
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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AGY Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Dollars in thousands)

 

     (Unaudited)  
    

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 
     2012     2011  

Cash flow from operating activities:

    

Net loss

   $ (13,270   $ (13,229

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation

     5,085       7,587  

Alloy metals depletion, net

     4,620       3,808  

Amortization of debt issuance costs

     417       378  

Amortization of intangibles with definite lives

     502       502  

Loss (gain) loss on sale, disposal or exchange of property and equipment and alloy metals

     60       1  

Stock compensation

     65       14  

Changes in assets and liabilities:

    

Trade accounts receivable

     (3,646     (6,300

Inventories

     2,627       (43

Other assets

     (867     (193

Accounts payable

     2,147       2,219  

Accrued liabilities

     5,411       (181

Pension and other employee benefit plans

     (256     (465
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used) in operating activities

     2,895       (5,902
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

    

Purchases of property and equipment and alloy metals

     (764     (3,962

Increase in restricted cash

     (1,500     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (2,264 )     (3,962
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Proceeds from Revolving Credit Facility borrowings

     33,369       43,984  

Payments on Revolving Credit Facility borrowings

     (30,714     (30,934

Payment on AGY Asia Credit Facility borrowings

     (1,049     (2,655

Debt issuance costs and others

     (1,509     (982
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     97       9,413  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     129       (76
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

     857       (527
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, beginning of period

     2,268       3,132  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 3,125     $ 2,605  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:

    

Cash paid for interest

   $ 11,429     $ 11,155  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash paid for income taxes

   $ —        $ 91  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of non-cash financing/investing activities:

    

Increase in minimum pension liability adjustment

   $ 54     $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Construction in-progress included in accounts payable

   $ 276     $ 325  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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AGY Holding Corp. and Subsidiaries

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Dollars in thousands, unless otherwise noted)

 

1. GENERAL

Overview — As used in this Form 10-Q and in these notes, the terms “AGY”, the “Company”, “we,” “us,” or “our” mean AGY Holding Corp. and subsidiary companies. The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements are those of AGY Holding Corp. and subsidiary companies. Refer to Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (the “2011 Form 10-K”) for a discussion of our significant accounting policies.

AGY Holding Corp. is a Delaware corporation with its headquarters in South Carolina. KAGY Holding Company, Inc. (“Holdings”) is the sole shareholder of the Company. AGY is a leading manufacturer of advanced glass fibers that are used as reinforcing materials in numerous diverse, high-value applications, including aircraft laminates, ballistic armor, pressure vessels, roofing membranes, insect screening, architectural fabrics, and specialty electronics. AGY is focused on serving end-markets that require glass fibers for applications with demanding performance criteria, such as the aerospace, defense, construction, electronics, automotive, and industrial end-markets.

Currently, the Company has two manufacturing facilities in the United States and one in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC” or “China”) and operates as two reportable segments (each a single operating segment) consisting of AGY U.S. manufacturing operations (“AGY US”) and AGY Asian manufacturing operations (“AGY Asia”).

Basis of Consolidation and Presentation — The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2011 was derived from audited 2011 consolidated financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of items of a normal recurring nature) considered necessary for a fair statement of financial condition and results of operations have been included. Interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full year.

The Company’s business is conducted through AGY Holding Corp., its two wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, AGY Aiken LLC and AGY Huntingdon LLC and its wholly-owned foreign subsidiaries, AGY Europe SARL (France) and AGY Cayman LLC (Cayman Islands). AGY Cayman LLC (Cayman Islands) is the holding company of the 70% controlling ownership in AGY Hong Kong Ltd. (formerly Main Union Industrial Ltd.) and its subsidiaries (which are collectively referred to herein as “AGY Asia”) since June 10, 2009. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2011 Form 10-K. The December 31, 2011 balances are derived from the audited financial statements in the 2011 Form 10-K.

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimates and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those identified in the “Risk Factors” section of our 2011 Form 10-K. Changes in facts and circumstances may have a significant impact on the resulting financial statements.

Operations and Liquidity Management — As of June 30, 2012, AGY US had total liquidity of $18.7 million, consisting of $0.6 million in unrestricted cash and approximately $18.1 million of borrowing availability under the Senior Secured revolving credit facility (“Amended Credit Facility”), excluding $6 million of availability that did not become effective until the amendment of the master lease agreement between the Company and Deutsche Bank Energy Trading LLC (“DB”), dated as of September 28, 2009 (the “Master Lease Agreement”) was consummated in July 2012. As further disclosed in Note 8, if our borrowing availability under the Amended Credit Facility falls below $6.25 million, we will be subject to a springing financial maintenance covenant that would likely result in a default under the Amended Credit

 

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Facility. The Company intends to manage its liquidity needs through enhancements to the gross margins from production process improvements, enhanced sales of higher margin products and other operations focused efforts.

The AGY Asia reporting segment has experienced declining operating profits, has significant debt service obligations coming due in 2012 and may require funding for the rebuilding of the furnace, located in Shanghai, PRC. As a result, in April 2012, we retained William Blair & Company, L.L.C. and its pan alliance partner Business Development Asia (HK) Ltd (“Blair” and “BDA” and together the “Advisor”) to provide certain investment banking services to evaluate and assist with a possible combination of AGY Asia with another party, a recapitalization of a significant portion of AGY Asia’s indebtedness or a change of control of AGY Asia in a transaction involving the Bank of Shanghai, which is the primary lender for the Asian operation. In connection with these potential transactions, several potential buyers have submitted non-binding offers and are currently conducting their due diligence analysis before submitting their final offers, which are expected during the third quarter of 2012.

We do not expect any possible transaction resulting from this engagement to impact the AGY US reporting segment as only approximately 1.5% of the reported revenue for AGY US was derived from products produced by AGY Asia over the last 12 months. Additionally, AGY US expects to maintain its commercial presence and sales channels for glass fibers produced in North America but sold to the Asian market, primarily for specialty electronics applications.

Adoption of New Accounting Standards — Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which requires an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of equity. We elected to present net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) in two separate, but consecutive, statements. This is a change in presentation only and the adoption of ASU 2011-05 did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards — There were no accounting standards issued during 2012 that the Company believes would have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

2. INVENTORIES, NET

Inventories, net of reserves for excess, obsolete, and write-downs to lower of cost or market adjustments of $2,298 and $2,684 as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, consist of the following:

 

     June 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Finished goods and work in process

   $ 19,298      $ 21,275  

Materials and supplies

     8,870        9,520  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 28,168      $ 30,795  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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3. PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT AND ALLOY METALS

Property, plant and equipment and alloy metals consist of the following:

 

     June 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

Land and land use rights

   $ 12,421     $ 12,456  

Buildings and leasehold improvements

     37,581       37,725  

Machinery and equipment

     105,608       105,893  

Alloy metals (net of depletion)

     69,750       74,411  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     225,360       230,485  

Less – Accumulated depreciation

     (70,278     (65,810
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     155,082       164,675  

Construction-in-progress

     844       377  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 155,926     $ 165,052  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation expense was $5,085 and $7,587 in the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Depletion of alloy metals was $4,620 and $3,808 (net of recoveries and excluding expense to process such recoveries) in the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

No alloy metals were sold during the first six months of 2011 and 2012.

During 2011, the Company determined the carrying value of the AGY Asia long-lived assets exceeded the fair value and recognized an impairment of $37,898 at December 31, 2011. As of June 30, 2012, the Company determined that no additional impairment needed to be recorded.

 

4. RESTRICTED CASH

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had restricted cash of $1.5 million that was posted as cash collateral in connection with the June 15, 2012 amendment of the Company’s revolving credit facility. The cash collateral secures amounts remaining to be paid under the equipment lease that was financed by the previous revolving lender. The collateral requirement will be reduced by $0.1 million at the end of each quarter beginning December 31, 2012 and ending in October 2015 when all of the scheduled lease payments have been made.

 

5. INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets subject to amortization and trademarks, which are not amortized, consist of the following:

 

     June 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
    Estimated  Useful
Lives
 

Intangible assets subject to amortization:

      

Customer relationships – U.S.

   $ 4,800     $ 4,800       11 years   

Process technology

     10,200       10,200       18 years   

Deferred financing fees

     7,586       6,077       4 to 8 years   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Sub-total

     22,586       21,077    

Less – Accumulated amortization

     (10,423     (9,505  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   
     12,163       11,572    

Trademarks – not amortized

     5,613       5,613    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

Net intangible assets

   $ 17,776     $ 17,185    
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

In June 2012, the Company entered into the Amended Credit Facility for AGY US and incurred approximately $1.5 million in debt issuance costs. These costs are treated as additional deferred financing fees amortized by the straight-line method over the remaining life of the Amended Credit Facility, which approximates the effective interest method.

The Company’s process technology consists of several patents that relate to the design, application or manufacturing for key products, and its estimated useful life is based on the average legal life of the patents and the Company’s estimated economic life of the processes.

 

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6. RESTRUCTURING INITIATIVES

AGY US

In the fourth quarter of 2011, we initiated actions in our AGY US segment to improve our cost structure and mitigate the adverse impact of the decline in precious metals markets on our borrowings availability. The approved plan included (a) the severance of 13 salaried positions, and (b) the engagement of a global professional services firm to lead rapid operational improvement opportunities and to provide interim senior management services following the change in our leadership organization. These initiatives continued through the second quarter of 2012 and resulted in a restructuring charge of $2.1 million in the second quarter of 2012 and $5.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The remaining reserve of $4.4 million at June 30, 2012 for the above initiatives is expected to be paid in 2012 . Additionally, the Company recently announced its decision to initiate a process to sell its CFM business, including the wound products and conductive roving business located in its Huntingdon Pennsylvania facilities, and we expect to incur additional professional advisory services fees throughout 2012.

The following table summarizes the status of unpaid liabilities from the Company’s restructuring initiatives:

 

     Employee
Related
Costs
    Professional
services
    Others     Total  

Balance as of December 31, 2011

   $ 567     $ 695     $ —        $ 1,262  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Restructuring costs incurred

     422       4,377       172       4,971  

Payments

     (626     (1,122     (66     (1,814
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of June 30, 2012

   $ 363     $ 3,950     $ 106     $ 4,419  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

AGY Asia

In the first quarter of 2012, our AGY Asia segment engaged a global professional services firm to lead the refinancing of the AGY Asia financing agreements or a change in control of AGY Asia. This initiative resulted in a restructuring charge of $0.6 million in the second quarter of 2012 and $0.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The remaining reserve of $0.2 million at June 30, 2012 for the above initiatives is expected to be paid in 2012 and AGY Asia expects to incur additional professional advisory services throughout 2012.

 

7. ACCRUED LIABILITIES

Accrued liabilities consist of the following:

 

     June 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Vacation

   $ 1,811      $ 1,820  

Real and personal property taxes

     1,941        1,232  

Payroll and benefits

     1,463        1,835  

Variable compensation

     756        —     

Restructuring reserve (Note 6)

     4,591        1,262  

Interest

     2,495        2,567  

Current portion of pension and other employee benefits

     774        774  

Amount due for pension and retiree medical reimbursement

     1,317        1,182  

Accrued nonrefundable PRC value added tax

     736        620  

Sponsor management fees

     375        —     

Other

     1,027        604  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total accrued liabilities

   $ 17,286      $ 11,896  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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8. DEBT

Principal amounts of indebtedness outstanding under the Company’s financing arrangements consist of the following:

 

     June 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

Senior secured notes

   $ 172,000     $ 172,000  

Senior secured revolving credit facility

     27,655       25,000  

AGY Asia credit facility – non-recourse

     39,206       40,388  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total debt

     238,861       237,388  

Less – Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt – AGY Asia

     (39,206     (40,388
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

   $ 199,655     $ 197,000  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior Secured Notes

Interest on our Senior Secured Notes due 2014 (the “Notes”) is payable semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of each year. Our obligations under the Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a second-priority basis, by each of our existing and future domestic subsidiaries, other than immaterial subsidiaries, that guarantee the indebtedness of the Company, including the Amended Credit Facility, or the indebtedness of any restricted subsidiaries.

As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the estimated fair value of the Notes was $80,800 and $82,560, respectively, compared to a recorded book value of $172,000 for both periods. The fair value of the Notes is estimated on the basis of quoted market prices; however, trading in these securities is limited and may not reflect fair value. The fair value is subject to fluctuations based on, among other things, the Company’s performance, its credit rating and changes in interest rates for debt securities with similar terms.

The indenture governing the Notes contains a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (calculated based on “Consolidated Cash Flow” (as defined therein)), which is used to determine our ability to make restricted payments, incur additional indebtedness, issue preferred stock and enter into mergers or consolidations or sales of substantially all assets. The indenture does not allow us to pay dividends or distributions on our outstanding capital stock (including to our parent) and limits or restricts our ability to incur debt, repurchase securities, make certain prohibited investments, create liens, transfer or sell assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, issue or sell stock of a subsidiary or merge or consolidate. The indenture does not contain any financial maintenance covenants.

Under certain events of default, including defaults under the Amended Credit Facility, payment of the outstanding principal and interest could be accelerated.

Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility

On June 15, 2012, the Company entered into the Second Amended Credit Facility that provides for an expanded credit facility of up to $60,000 and matures on the earlier of June 15, 2016 or 90 days prior to the maturity date of the senior secured notes (“Amended Credit Facility”).

Availability under the facility is determined by a borrowing base equal to the sum of: (i) an advance rate against eligible accounts receivable of up to 85%, plus (ii) the lesser of (A) 65% of the book value of eligible inventory (valued at the lower of cost or market) and (B) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value for eligible inventory, plus (iii) up to $40,000 of eligible alloy inventory, plus (iv) subject to the extension, replacement or renewal of on terms and conditions satisfactory to Agent, the lesser of (x) 70% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible equipment plus 50% of the fair market value of eligible real estate, (y) an amount equal to $6 million on the Closing Date and reduced by $375,000 on the day after the last day of each full Fiscal Quarter thereafter and (z) 15% of the Borrowing Base (which amount was not included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base until July 25, 2012, when the Master Lease Agreement was amended), minus (v) 100% of mark-to-market risk on certain interest hedging arrangements, minus (vi) a reserve of $2.5 million, and minus (vii) other reserves as the lender may determine in its permitted discretion. This amended definition of the borrowing base calculation resulted in lower reserves and higher advance rates on certain of our assets when compared to the definition that was in effect prior to the amendment of the credit facility as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012.

The interest rate for borrowings is LIBOR plus 4.0% or Base Rate plus 3.0% and may be adjusted downward to LIBOR plus 3.5% or Base Rate plus 2.5%, depending on the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, there are customary commitment and letter of credit fees under the Amended Credit Facility.

 

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All obligations under the Amended Credit Facility are guaranteed by Holdings. The Company’s obligations under the Amended Credit Facility are secured, subject to permitted liens and other agreed upon exceptions, by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets.

Proceeds from the Amended Credit Facility loan were used to repay all amounts and terminate all commitments outstanding under our previous $50,000 Amended Credit Facility and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the refinancing.

The Company incurred approximately $1,500 in issuance costs, which will be expensed over the life of the Amended Credit Facility.

The Amended Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers and consolidations, dividends and other payments in respect to capital stock, transactions with affiliates, and optional payments and modifications of subordinated and other debt instruments.

In addition, the agreement contains a “springing financial maintenance covenant.” Specifically, if any revolving credit facility commitments are outstanding and after the occurrence of (a) a default or an event of default, or (b) the availability under the facility falling below the greater of $6,250 and 12.5% of the Borrowing Base (as defined) as of the last day of the most recent fiscal month ended, the Company must maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.0 to 1.0 for each period of four fiscal quarters ended during, or on the last day of, the fiscal quarter immediately before the events listed in (a) and (b) above.

The agreement governing the Amended Credit Facility permits the lenders to accelerate payment of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest and/or to terminate their commitment to lend any additional amounts upon certain events of default, including but not limited to failure to pay principal or interest or other amounts when due, breach of certain covenants or representations including breach of the springing covenant, cross-defaults to certain other agreements and indebtedness in excess of specified amounts, a change of control, or default under our obligation regarding the AGY Asia option exercise. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of June 30, 2012.

On July 25, 2012, the Company amended the Amended Credit Facility to, among other things, permit the amendment of the Master Lease Agreement, to require delivery of certain additional reports and to add a minimum Fully Adjusted EBITDA financial covenant, as defined in the Amended Master Lease Agreement, which is measured as of each calendar quarter end based on the last four quarters Fully Adjusted EBITDA. Had the minimum Fully Adjusted EBITDA covenant been in effect as of June 30, 2012, the Company would have been in compliance with such covenant as of June 30, 2012.

As of June 30, 2012, our borrowing base, calculated in accordance with the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, was $48,700. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had issued letters of credit totaling approximately $2,900 and had cash borrowings of $27,700 under the facility. The weighted average interest rate for cash borrowings outstanding as of June 30, 2012 was 4.4%. Borrowing availability after giving effect to the borrowing base at June 30, 2012 was approximately $18,100, which as mentioned previously excludes the $6,000 advance on eligible equipment and real estate that became available in July 2012.

As of December 31, 2011, our borrowing base, calculated in accordance with the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, was $40,700. As of December 31, 2011, the Company had issued letters of credit totaling approximately $2,900 and had cash borrowings of $25,000 under the facility. The weighted average interest rate for cash borrowings outstanding as of December 31, 2011 was 3.4%. Borrowing availability after giving effect to the borrowing base at December 31, 2011 was approximately $12,800.

AGY Asia Credit Facility- Non-recourse

The AGY Asia financing arrangement (“AGY Asia Credit Facility”) consists of a term loan with an original maturity of five years and a one-year working capital loan with original commitments of approximately $43,300 and $12,500, respectively, converted at the then-current exchange rate. Proceeds from the loans were used principally to repay the $37,600 outstanding at the time of the refinancing under AGY Asia’s prior credit agreements.

In April 2012, the remaining unused commitment of approximately $2,500 under the term loan and the working capital loan was terminated by the AGY Asia lender. As a result, there is no remaining availability under the AGY Asia Credit Facility.

Term loan

The term loan is secured by AGY Asia’s building, alloy metals and equipment and bears interest annually at the rate of either the five-year lending rate as published by the People’s Bank of China, plus a margin, or six-month LIBOR plus 3.0%. Term loan borrowings may be made in both local currency and US dollars, up to certain

 

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limits. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, AGY Asia had borrowings of approximately $27,500 under the term loan, consisting of a local currency loan of RMB 148,500, or approximately $23,500 converted at the period-end exchange rate, and a U.S.-dollar-denominated loan of $4,000. The weighted average interest rate for cash borrowings outstanding as of June 30, 2012 was 6.8%.

There are semi-annual mandatory payments of principal on the term loan borrowings. At June 30, 2012, the remaining mandatory payments of principal were as follows:

 

2012

   $ 10,538  

2013

     12,567  

2014

     4,374  
  

 

 

 
   $ 27,479  
  

 

 

 

In April and July 2012 AGY Asia and its lender amended the term loan amortization to defer initially until July 2012 and then subsequently until October 2012, the $5.1 million required principal payment originally due in April 2012. In addition, the lender has the right to accelerate the loan repayment at any time if the lender deems that no substantial progress on AGY Asia refinancing, recapitalization or change of control is being made. There is no assurance that we will be able to permanently revise the term loan amortization schedule on terms acceptable to us or at all. If AGY Asia is unable to reach agreement with its lender to modify the term loan amortization schedule beyond October 2012, then AGY Asia may default under its loan agreement and the total outstanding debt of $27,500 million may be accelerated. As a result of this uncertainty, all the outstanding borrowings under the term loan were classified as current liabilities as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

Working Capital Loan

The working capital loan facility is secured by existing and future equipment and assets acquired by AGY Asia and bears interest annually at the rate of either the one-year lending rate as published by the People’s Bank of China, or three-month LIBOR plus 3.0%. Working capital loan borrowings may be made in both local currency and US Dollars, up to certain limits.

In July 2012, AGY Asia received an extension of the working capital loan facility to October 2012. However, there is no assurance that we will be able to obtain an extension of the commitment beyond October 2012 on terms acceptable to us or at all.

At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had borrowings of approximately $11,500 outstanding under the working capital loan consisting of (i) a local currency loan of RMB 66,500, or approximately $10,500 converted at the period-end exchange rate, and (ii) a U.S.-dollar-denominated loan of $1,000. The weighted average interest rate for cash borrowings outstanding as of June 30, 2012, was 7.0%.

During the second quarter of 2011, AGY Asia entered into a letter of credit (“LC”) discounting arrangement whereby certain trade receivables backed by LCs may be discounted with recourse and borrowed against at a nominal interest cost. At June 30, 2012, AGY Asia had discounted LCs with a face value of approximately $237 (which amount is recorded in trade receivables at June 30, 2012), receiving proceeds of approximately $213 and maintaining equity of approximately $24 in such receivables. At June 30, 2012, proceeds of $213 received from discounting were recorded as short-term debt payable.

In July 2012, the lender declined extending the letter of credit facility in support of trade supplier payments that was previously in place.

The loan agreements contain customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, interest coverage, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers and consolidations, dividends and other payments in respect to capital stock, and transactions with affiliates. The loan agreements also include customary events of default, including a default upon a change of control. AGY Asia was in compliance with all such covenants at June 30, 2012.

All amounts borrowed under the AGY Asia Credit Facility are non-recourse to AGY Holding Corp. or any other domestic subsidiary of AGY Holding Corp.

Maturities of Long-Term Debt

As discussed above, we classified all AGY Asia borrowings outstanding under the term loan as current as of June 30, 2012 due to the uncertainty of AGY Asia’s ability to make required principal payments and/or to consummate a refinancing, which would create an event of default and activate an acceleration clause. As a result, maturities of long-term debt at June 30, 2012 only relate to AGY US and consist of the following:

 

     North America      China –
Non-recourse
     Total  

2013

   $ —         $ —         $ —     

2014

   $ 199,655       $ —         $ 199,655   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 199,655       $ —         $ 199,655  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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9. TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES

As discussed in Note 11 of our 2011 Form 10-K, the Company has a management agreement with the principal shareholder of Holdings pursuant to which this party provides management and other advisory services to the Company. This agreement requires AGY to pay an annual management fee of $750 and to reimburse this party for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with its services.

In the fourth quarter of 2011 the Company entered into an agreement with the principal shareholder of Holdings, pursuant to which this party agreed to guarantee in case of default, the Company’s payment of up to approximately $2.9 million for interim management and corporate advisory services to be rendered by a global professional services firm. Such fees, incurred since September 2011, have been accrued and expensed as of June 30, 2012 as restructuring costs (see Note 6).

 

10. CAPITAL STOCK AND EQUITY

The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of a total of 1,000 shares of common stock with a par value of $0.01 per share. All 100 outstanding shares of the Company have been owned by Holdings since the Acquisition on April 7, 2006. The holder of each share has the right to one vote for each share of common stock held and no shareholder has special voting rights other than those afforded all shareholders generally under Delaware law. Shareholders will share ratably, based on the number of shares held, in any and all dividends the Company may declare. As indicated in Note 8, the payment of dividends is restricted by the Amended Credit Facility and the Notes and no dividends were paid in either the three months ended June 30, 2012 or 2011.

 

11. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

Pension and Other Post-retirement Benefits

Pension Benefits — As described more fully in our 2011 Form 10-K, we have a reimbursement obligation to Owens Corning (“OC”) under OC’s defined benefit pension plan covering certain of our employees. Our obligation to OC is unfunded. We do not have a defined benefit pension plan.

Other Post-retirement Benefits — We have a post-retirement benefit plan that covers substantially all of our domestic employees. Upon the attainment of age sixty-two and the completion of ten years of continuous service, an employee may elect to retire. Employees eligible to retire may receive limited post-retirement health and life insurance benefits. We also have an unfunded reimbursement obligation to OC for certain of our retirees who retired under OC’s retiree medical plan.

Net periodic benefit costs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, are as follows:

 

     For the Three Months Ended June 30,     For the Six Months Ended June 30,  
    

Pension

Benefits

     Post-Retirement
Benefits
   

Pension

Benefits

     Post-Retirement
Benefits
 
     2012      2011      2012     2011     2012      2011      2012     2011  

Service cost

   $ —         $ —         $ 60     $ 72     $ 0       $ —         $ 120     $ 144  

Interest cost

     25         39        62       55       50         78        124       137  

Settlement

     33        —           —          —          93         —           0       —     

Amortization of unrecognized gains

     26        12        (38     (71     50         24        (76     (142
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net periodic benefit cost

   $ 84       $ 51      $ 84     $ 56     $ 193      $ 102      $ 168      $ 139  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Expected net employer contributions for the OC defined benefit plan for the year ending December 31, 2012 are $218. Expected net employer contributions for the postretirement benefit plan for the year ending December 31, 2012 are $556.

Defined Contribution Plan

The Company has a defined contribution 401(k) plan that allows qualifying employees to contribute up to 30% of their annual pretax or after-tax compensation subject to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) limitations. AGY may provide a voluntary matching employer contribution of 50% on up to 6% of each participant’s before-tax salary deferral. In addition, AGY may make an employer contribution to the plan based on the Company’s annual financial performance. Effective December 2011 and January 2012, the Company suspended matching contributions for hourly employees at its Aiken SC location and for all salaried employees, and for hourly employees at the Huntingdon PA location, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, the Company contributed nil and $293, respectively.

 

12. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

Our stock-based compensation includes stock options and restricted stock as described in our 2011 Form 10-K. Total stock-based compensation was $65 and $7 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, no additional stock options or restricted stock were granted, exercised, or expired but 70,000 stock options were forfeited.

The following table summarizes the Company’s activity in stock options:

 

     Number of options    

Weighted-Average

Remaining
Contractual Life
(In Years)

    

Weighted-Average

Remaining Exercise

Price

 

Outstanding – January 1, 2012

     1,020,000       4.3      $ 8.40  

Granted

     —          

Exercised

     —          

Expired or forfeited

     (70,000 )     
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Outstanding – June 30, 2012

     950,000       3.8      $ 8.54  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Exercisable – June 30, 2012

     513,333       3.8      $ 10.00  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

At June 30, 2012 the outstanding options had no intrinsic value.

 

13. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Company from time to time enters into fixed-price agreements for the natural gas commodity requirements of our AGY US segment to reduce the variability of the cash flows associated with forecasted purchases of natural gas. Although these contracts are considered derivative instruments, they typically meet the normal purchases exclusion contained in ASC 815, and are therefore exempted from the related accounting requirements. At June 30, 2012, the Company had existing contracts for physical delivery of natural gas at its Aiken, SC and Huntingdon, PA facilities that fix the commodity cost of natural gas for approximately 60% and 80%, respectively, of its estimated natural gas purchase requirements in the next six months.

At June 30, 2012, the Company also had existing contracts for physical delivery of electricity at its Huntingdon, PA facility that fix the commodity cost of all of its estimated electricity purchase requirements through December 2013.

The Company also uses, on occasion, foreign currency derivatives to manage the risk associated with fluctuations in foreign exchange rates. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, the Company had no foreign currency hedging agreements in effect.

 

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14. ALLOY METAL LEASES

The Company leases under short-term operating leases (with lease terms of twelve months or less) a significant portion of the alloy metals needed to support its manufacturing operations. During the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, total lease costs of alloy metals were approximately $2,123 and $2,005, respectively, and were classified as a component of cost of goods sold. In July 2012, we entered into an amended and restated master lease agreement (the “Amended Master Lease Agreement”) with DB, which extended the maturity date to May 31, 2013 from October 7, 2012. The Amended Master Lease Agreement allows AGY to enter into leases of alloy metals, up to 51,057 ounces of platinum and up to 3,308 ounces of rhodium, with terms of one to twelve months. Lease costs are determined by the quantity of metal leased, multiplied by a benchmark value of the applicable precious metal and a margin above the lease rate index based on DB’s daily precious metal rates. The Amended Master Lease Agreement is secured by a security interest in rhodium up to a value that is the lesser of 35% of the leased platinum or $24,400. The Amended Master Lease Agreement is guaranteed by AGY’s domestic subsidiaries and contains customary events of default, including, without limitation, nonpayment of lease payments, inaccuracy of representations and warranties in any material respect and a cross-default provision with any credit facility or leasing facility greater than $500, including the Amended Credit Facility and the Notes. In addition, the Amended Master Lease Agreement requires us to maintain minimum Fully Adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the Amended Master Lease Agreement) of not be less than $16.5 million for the 12-month period ending June 30, 2012, $17.25 million for the 12-month period ending September 30, 2012, $17.75 million for the 12-month period ending December 31, 2012 and $18.25 million for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2013. Had the Amended Master Lease Agreement been in effect as of June 30, 2012, the Company would have been in compliance with the minimum Fully Adjusted EBITDA covenant as of June 30, 2012.

At June 30, 2012, we leased approximately 49,751 ounces of platinum and 3,285 ounces of rhodium under the Master Lease Agreement, with a notional value of approximately $81,500 and $4,800, respectively. All of the leases outstanding at June 30, 2012 had initial terms of one to twelve months, maturing no later than October 2012 (with future minimum rentals of approximately $850 until maturity in October 2012). Under the Amended Lease Agreement that was consummated in July 2012, the prior leases were terminated and we commenced new leases with terms of five to ten months, maturing no later than May 31, 2013 (with future minimum rentals of approximately $4,400 until maturity in May 2013).

The Company is currently seeking a replacement lessor for DB to extend the lease facility beyond its new maturity date in May 2013, but there is no assurance that we will be able to obtain replacement financing on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to refinance the facility by May 31, 2013 in a manner acceptable to our senior secured revolving lenders, this will be an event of default under that agreement and the lenders may accelerate amounts due under that facility, which could then trigger a default under our senior second lien Notes.

 

15. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company utilized the valuation hierarchy provided in ASC 820-10 to determine the fair value of assets measured on a non-recurring basis in periods subsequent to the initial adoption of ASC 820-10:

 

   

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for assets or liabilities. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to Level 1 inputs.

 

   

Level 2: Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly based on inputs not quoted on active markets, but corroborated by market data.

 

   

Level 3: Unobservable inputs are used when little or no market data is available. The fair value hierarchy gives the lowest priority to Level 3 inputs.

In determining fair value, the Company utilizes valuation techniques that maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs to the extent possible.

At June 30, 2012, there were no assets or liabilities required to be measured at fair value in periods subsequent to their initial recognition.

At December 31, 2011, long-lived assets of AGY Asia were tested for impairment. Accordingly, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $37.9 million based on the orderly liquidation value in exchange basis of the long-lived assets given the uncertainty for AGY Asia to operate as a going concern beyond 2012. The valuation methodologies used to determine fair value, with the assistance of a third party valuation specialist, were a market approach for those assets where a secondary market exists and a replacement cost approach for the remainder. Since there were primarily unobservable inputs, management concluded that this was a Level 3 fair value measurement.

The fair value of the Notes for AGY US was approximately $80,800 and $82,560 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The debt fair value estimates are classified under Level 2 because such estimates are based on readily available market prices of our debt at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, or similar debt with the same maturities, rating and interest rates.

 

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16. NONCONTROLLING INTEREST

On June 10, 2009 the Company purchased a 70% controlling interest in AGY Asia. The 30% noncontrolling interest (“NCI”) was recorded at the acquisition date at a fair value of $12,431, which was derived from an option agreement, pursuant to which the Company has the right to purchase the remaining 30% NCI at a stipulated multiple of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization if certain financial performances are achieved. Grace Technology Investment Co., Ltd and Grace THW Holding Limited (together, “Grace”) have the right to put their remaining 30% ownership to the Company after the one-year anniversary of the execution of the AGY Asia Purchase Agreement at a stipulated multiple of earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. The put option became exercisable upon the first anniversary of the completion date of the AGY Asia acquisition, June 10, 2010, and will expire on December 31, 2013.

The Company assessed the option agreement under the guidance of ASC 815 and ASC 480-10 and determined it was not a freestanding financial instrument but a redeemable equity interest, which is not solely within the control of the Company. Therefore, at the acquisition date, the fair value of the redeemable portion of the NCI was reclassified as temporary, or mezzanine, equity presented in the accompanying consolidated balance sheet between total liabilities and shareholder’s equity.

At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company recorded the attribution of the NCI net loss and other comprehensive income according to ASC 810-10-65 and performed a subsequent measurement of the probable redemption amount per ASC 480-10-S99. As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 the equity instrument is redeemable but remains below its carrying value and was nil as of December 31, 2011. Therefore, only the redemption amount assessed as of the end of the period is classified in mezzanine equity and any NCI above this amount is presented in permanent equity.

Changes in noncontrolling interest are set forth below:

 

     Mezzanine
Equity
    Permanent
Equity
    Total NCI  

Balance as of January 1, 2011

   $ 3,401     $ 9,762     $ 13,163  

Net income attributable to NCI – AGY Asia

     (12,240     —          (12,240

Other comprehensive income attributable to NCI – AGY Asia

     516       —          516  

Adjustment to NCI Redemption amount assessment

     8,323       (8,323     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of December 31, 2011

     —          1,439       1,439  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) attributable to NCI – AGY Asia

     (43     —          (43

Other comprehensive income attributable to NCI – AGY Asia

     3       —          3  

Adjustment to NCI Redemption amount assessment

     4,130       (4,130     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance as of June 30, 2012

   $ 4,090     $ (2,691   $ 1,399  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

17. INCOME TAXES

During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s effective tax rate was (0.6%) and (0.2%) respectively. This rate varied from the statutory rate of 34% due primarily to increases in the valuation allowance for domestic and foreign deferred tax assets which are not more-likely-than-not to be realized, losses on domestic and foreign subsidiaries with no tax benefit, state taxes and foreign rate differential. Generally, the Company can recognize deferred tax assets for the losses incurred until such time that the aggregate deferred tax assets exceed aggregate deferred tax liabilities that do not relate to assets with an indefinite useful life.

During the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company’s effective tax rate was (0.7%) and (0.3%) respectively. This rate varied from the statutory rate of 34% due primarily to increases in the valuation allowance for domestic and foreign deferred tax assets which are not more-likely-than-not to be realized, losses on domestic and foreign subsidiaries with no tax benefit, state taxes and foreign rate differential.

 

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18. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

There may be insignificant levels of asbestos in certain manufacturing facilities, however, the Company does not expect to incur costs (which are undeterminable) in the foreseeable future to remediate any such asbestos. Accordingly, management did not record a conditional asset retirement obligation related to such asbestos remediation because, in accordance with the guidance of ASC 410, the Company does not have sufficient information to estimate the fair value of the asset retirement obligation.

In addition to the alloy metal leases discussed in Note 14, we also lease other equipment and property under operating leases. Total rent expense for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, was approximately $700 and $820, respectively.

We are not a party to any significant litigation or claims, other than routine matters incidental to the operation of the Company. We do not expect that the outcome of any pending claims will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.

 

19. SEGMENT INFORMATION

Since the acquisition of AGY Asia on June 10, 2009, the Company has two reportable segments, each a separate operating segment. The AGY US segment includes the US manufacturing operations and its sales of advanced glass fibers that are used worldwide as reinforcing materials in numerous high-value applications and end-markets through AGY Holding Corp., its wholly-owned domestic and French subsidiaries. The AGY Asia segment includes the manufacturing operations of the Company’s 70% controlling interest in AGY Hong Kong Ltd. and its sales of advanced glass fibers that are used primarily in the Asian electronics markets. The Company’s operating segments are managed separately based on differences in their manufacturing and technology capabilities, products and services and their end-markets as well as their distinct financing agreements. The financial results for our operating segments are prepared using a management approach, which is consistent with the basis and manner in which we internally segregate financial information for the purpose of making internal operating decisions. We evaluate the performance of our operating segments based on operating profit. Corporate and certain other expenses are not allocated to the operating segments, except to the extent that the expense can be directly attributable to the operating segment.

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2012    AGY US      AGY Asia      Corporate
and Other
    Total  

Total net sales

   $ 39,373      $ 7,171      $ —        $ 46,544  

Operating income (loss) (i)

     2,945         459        (2,338     1,066  

Depreciation and amortization

     2,311        482        —          2,793  

Alloy metals depletion, net

     1,043        116        —          1,159  

 

(i) Operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2012 within the corporate and other segment primarily includes $2,117 of restructuring expense for AGY US (discussed in Note 6), stock compensation expense, and the management fees payable to our sponsor.

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011    AGY US     AGY Asia      Corporate
and Other
    Total  

Total net sales

   $ 42,207      $ 7,799       $ —        $ 50,006   

Operating loss (i)

     (482 )     435         (230     (277

Depreciation and amortization

     2,490        1,495         —          3,985   

Alloy metals depletion, net

     2,031        158         —          2,189   

 

(i) Operating loss for the three months ended June 30, 2011 within the corporate and other segment primarily includes stock compensation expense and the management fees payable to our sponsor.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2012    AGY US      AGY Asia      Corporate
and Other
    Total  

Total net sales

   $ 79,454      $ 14,146      $ —        $ 93,600  

Operating income (loss) (i)

     2,873        1,004        (5,419     (1,542

Depreciation and amortization

     4,696        891        —          5,587  

Alloy metals depletion, net

     4,404        216        —          4,620  

Property, plant and equipment, and alloy metals, net

     107,021        48,905        —          155,926  

Carrying amount of intangible assets

     17,776        —           —          17,776  

Total assets

     171,303        62,461        —          233,764  

 

(i) Operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2012 within the corporate and other segment primarily includes $4,971 of restructuring expense for AGY US (discussed in Note 6), stock compensation expense, and the management fees payable to our sponsor.

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011    AGY US     AGY Asia      Corporate
and Other
    Total  

Total net sales

   $ 80,185     $ 14,753      $ —        $ 94,938  

Operating (loss) income (i)

     (1,612     423        (441     (1,630

Depreciation and amortization

     5,119       2,970        —          8,089  

Alloy metals depletion, net

     3,516       292        —          3,808  

Property, plant and equipment, and alloy metals, net

     125,927       88,829        —          214,756  

Carrying amount of intangible assets

     18,055       —           —          18,055  

Total assets

     193,998       104,578        —          298,576  

 

(i) Operating loss for the six months ended June 30, 2011 within the corporate and other segment primarily includes the management fees payable to our sponsor and stock compensation expense.

 

20. CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As described in Note 8, an aggregate of $172,000 of the Notes remain outstanding at June 30, 2012. The Notes are guaranteed, fully, unconditionally and jointly and severally, by each of AGY Holding Corp.’s existing and future wholly-owned domestic subsidiaries, other than immaterial subsidiaries (collectively, the “Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries”).

For the purpose of this footnote:

 

   

AGY Holding Corp. is referred to as “Parent”;

 

   

The Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries represent all subsidiaries other than the Combined Non-Guarantor subsidiaries defined below; and

 

   

The “Combined Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries” as of June 30, 2012 include only the subsidiaries forming AGY Asia: AGY Cayman LLC, AGY Hong Kong Ltd and AGY Shanghai.

The following supplemental condensed consolidating financial information is presented on the equity method and reflects the Parent’s separate accounts, the accounts of the Combined Guarantor Subsidiaries, the accounts of the Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries, the consolidating adjustments and eliminations and the total consolidated accounts for the dates and periods indicated.

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

 

     As of June 30, 2012  
     Parent     Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

           

Total current assets

   $ 4,770     $ 40,247      $ 13,141     $ —        $ 58,158   

Due from (to) affiliates

     (60,367     61,842        (1,475     —          —     

Property, plant and equipment, net

     60,703       46,318        48,905       —          155,926  

Intangible assets, net

     3,411       14,365        —          —          17,776  

Investment in unconsolidated entities

     151,179       —           —          (151,179     —     

Other assets

     1,500        —           404       —          1,904   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 161,196     $ 162,772      $ 60,975     $ (151,179   $ 233,764  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, OBLIGATION UNDER PUT/CALL FOR NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

  

Total current liabilities

   $ 15,201     $ 15,122      $ 43,007     $ —        $ 73,330  

Long-term debt

     199,655       —           —          —          199,655  

Other long-term liabilities

     —          12,903        137       —          13,040  

Obligation under put/call for noncontrolling interest

     —          —           4,090       —          4,090  

Parent’s shareholder’s equity

     (53,660     134,747        16,432       (151,179     (53,660

Noncontrolling interest equity

     —          —           (2,691     —          (2,691
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 161,196     $ 162,772      $ 60,975     $ (151,179   $ 233,764  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2012  
     Parent     Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net sales

   $ —        $ 39,373     $ 7,437     $ (266   $ 46,544  

Cost of goods sold

     —          (32,764     (5,642     266       (38,140
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     —          6,609       1,795       —          8,404  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (221     (3,228     (717     —          (4,166

Restructuring charges

     (2,117     —          (619     —          (2,736

Amortization of intangible assets

     —          (251     —          —          (251

Other operating expense

     —          (185     —          —          (185
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

     (2,338     2,945       459       —          1,066  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

     (5,278     —          (679     —          (5,957

Equity losses (earnings) in unconsolidated entities

     2,753       —          —          (2,753     —     

Other income, net

     —          (50     107       —          57  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income tax expense

     (4,863     2,895       (113     (2,753     (4,834

Income tax expense

     —          (29     —          —          (29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (4,863     2,866       (113     (2,753     (4,863

Less: Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     33       —          33       (33     33  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to AGY Holding Corp.

   $ (4,830   $ 2,866     $ (80   $ (2,786   $ (4,830
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income, including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest

   $ (4,864 )   $ 2,865     $ (50 )   $ (2,753 )   $ (4,802 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     Six Months Ended June 30, 2012  
     Parent     Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net sales

   $ —        $ 79,454     $ 14,609     $ (463   $ 93,600  

Cost of goods sold

     —          (69,451     (11,504     463       (80,492
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     —          10,003       3,105       —          13,108  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (448     (6,282     (1,404     —          (8,134

Restructuring charges

     (4,971     —          (697     —          (5,668

Amortization of intangible assets

     —          (502     —          —          (502

Other operating (expense) income

     —          (346     —          —          (346
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Loss) income from operations

     (5,419     2,873       1,004       —          (1,542
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

     (10,503     —          (1,312     —          (11,815

Equity losses (earnings) in unconsolidated entities

     2,652       —          —          (2,652     —     

Other (expense) income, net

     —          (46     162       —          116  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income tax expense

     (13,270     2,827       (146     (2,652     (13,241

Income tax expense

     —          (29     0       0       (29
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (13,270     2,798       (146     (2,652     (13,270

Less: Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     43       —          43        (43 )     43  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to AGY Holding Corp.

   $ (13,227   $ 2,798     $ (103   $ (2,695   $ (13,227
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income, including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest

   $ (13,270 )   $ 2,746     $ (28 )   $ (2,652 )   $ (13,204
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

 

     Six Months Ended June 30, 2012  
     Parent     Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

          

Net loss

   $ (13,270   $ 2,798     $ (146   $ (2,652   $ (13,270

Equity losses in unconsolidated entities

     (2,652     —          —          2,652       —     

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

          

Depreciation, alloy metals depletion and amortization

     417       9,101       1,106       —          10,624  

Loss on sale, disposal of assets or exchange of property and equipment and alloy metals

     —          60       —          —          60  

Stock compensation

     65       —          —          —          65  

Change in assets and liabilities

     3,690       1,488       238       —          5,416  

Parents loans and advances

     12,152       (12,651     499       —          0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     402       796       1,697       —          2,895  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

          

Purchase of property, plant and equipment and alloy metals

     —          (796     32       —          (764

Increase in restricted Cash

     (1,500           (1,500
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (1,500     (796     32       —          (2,264
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Net payments on Revolving Credit Facility

     2,655       —          —          —          2,655  

Net payment on AGY Asia Credit Facility borrowings

     —          —          (1,049     —          (1,049

Debt issuances and others

     (1,509     —          —          —          (1,509 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used by financing activities

     1,146       —          (1,049     —          97  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     2       —          127       —          129  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash

     50       —          807       —          857  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, beginning of period

     504       —          1,764       —          2,268  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 554     $ —        $ 2,571     $ —        $ 3,125  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

 

     As of June 30, 2011  
     Parent     Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
     Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

ASSETS

           

Total current assets

   $ 3,190     $ 46,585      $ 15,160     $ —        $ 64,935  

Due from (to) affiliates

     (32,927     34,942        (2,015     —          —     

Property, plant and equipment, net

     73,004       52,923        88,829       —          214,756  

Intangible assets, net

     2,687       15,368        —          —          18,055  

Investment in unconsolidated entities

     164,305       —           —          (164,305     —     

Other assets

     19       222        589       —          830  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 210,278     $ 150,040      $ 102,563     $ (164,305   $ 298,576  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

LIABILITIES, OBLIGATION UNDER PUT/CALL FOR NONCONTROLLING INTEREST AND SHAREHOLDER’S EQUITY

   

Total current liabilities

   $ 7,046     $ 13,348      $ 25,289     $ —        $ 45,683  

Long-term debt

     203,000       —           20,496       —          223,496  

Other long-term liabilities

     —          15,620        366       —          15,986  

Obligation under put/call for noncontrolling interest

     —          —           6,138       —          6,138  

Parent’s shareholder’s equity

     232       121,072        43,233       (164,305     232  

Noncontrolling interest equity

     —          —           7,041       —          7,041  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 210,278     $ 150,040      $ 102,563     $ (164,305   $ 298,576  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

 

     Three Months Ended June 30, 2011  
     Parent     Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net sales

   $ —        $ 42,207     $ 8,212     $ (413   $ 50,006  

Cost of goods sold

     —          (39,535     (7,256     533       (46,258
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     —          2,672       956       120       3,748  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (199     (2,929     (521     (120     (3,769

Restructuring charges

     —          (33     —          —          (33

Amortization of intangible assets

     —          (251     —          —          (251

Other operating (expense) income

     —          28       —          —          28  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (199     (513     435       —          (277
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

     (5,259     —          (627     —          (5,886

Equity losses in unconsolidated entities

     (702     —          —          702       —     

Other income, net

     —          (13     56       —          43  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income tax expense

     (6,160     (526     (136     702       (6,120

Income tax expense

     —          (40     —          —          (40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (6,160     (566     (136     702       (6,160

Less: Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     40       —          40       (40     40  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to AGY Holding Corp.

   $ (6,120   $ (566   $ (96   $ 662     $ (6,120
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income, including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest

   $ (6,160 )   $ (560 )   $ 605     $ 702     $ (5,413
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations

 

     Six Months Ended June 30, 2011  
     Parent     Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Net sales

   $ —        $ 80,185     $ 15,166     $ (413   $ 94,938  

Cost of goods sold

     —          (75,102     (13,571     533       (88,140
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     —          5,083       1,595       120       6,798  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (391     (6,187     (1,172     —          (7,750

Restructuring charges

     —          (50     —          —          (50

Amortization of intangible assets

     —          (502     —          —          (502

Other operating (expense) income

     —          (6     —          (120     (126
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from operations

     (391     (1,662     423       —          (1,630
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense

     (10,389     —          (1,256     —          (11,645

Equity losses in unconsolidated entities

     (2,449     —          —          2,449       —     

Other income, net

     —          (10     96       —          86  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income tax expense

     (13,229     (1,672     (737     2,449       (13,189

Income tax expense

     —          (40     —          —          (40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (13,229     (1,712     (737     2,449       (13,229

Less: Net loss attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     221       —          221       (221     221  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to AGY Holding Corp.

   $ (13,008   $ (1,712   $ (516   $ 2,228     $ (13,008
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) income, including portion attributable to noncontrolling interest

   $ (13,229 )   $ (1,705 )   $ 566     $ 2,449     $ (11,919
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows

 

     Six Months Ended June 30, 2011  
     Parent     Combined
Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Combined
Non-Guarantor
Subsidiaries
    Eliminations     Consolidated  

Cash flows from operating activities:

          

Net loss

   $ (13,229   $ (1,712   $ (737   $ 2,449     $ (13,229

Equity losses in unconsolidated entities

     2,449       —          —          (2,449     —     

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:

          

Depreciation, alloy metals depletion and amortization

     378       8,635       3,262       —          12,275  

Loss on sale, disposal of assets or exchange of property and equipment and alloy metals

     —          1       —          —          1  

Stock compensation

     14       —          —          —          14  

Change in assets and liabilities

     (233     (4,400     (330     —          (4,963

Parents loans and advances

     (1,244     1,161       83       —          —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (11,865     3,685       2,278       —          (5,902
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

          

Purchase of property, plant and equipment and alloy metals

     —          (3,685     (277     —          (3,962
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities

     —          (3,685     (277     —          (3,962
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

          

Net proceeds from Revolving Credit Facility

     13,050       —          —          —          13,050  

Net payments on AGY Asia Credit Facility

         (2,655       (2,655

Debt issuance costs and others

     (982     —          —          —          (982
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided (used) by financing activities

     12,068       —          (2,655     —          9,413  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     6       —          (82     —          (76
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash

     209       —          (736     —          (527 )
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, beginning of period

     565       —          2,567       —          3,132  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash, end of period

   $ 774     $ —        $ 1,831     $ —        $ 2,605  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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ITEM 2. – Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements with respect to our operations, industry, financial condition and liquidity. These statements reflect our management’s assessment of a number of risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from the results anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of certain factors identified in this Quarterly Report and in our 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K (the “2011 Form 10-K”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. An additional statement made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and summarizing certain of the principal risks and uncertainties inherent in our business is included herein under the caption “Disclosure Regarding Forward- Looking Statements.” You are encouraged to read this statement carefully.

You should read the following discussion and analysis in conjunction with the accompanying financial statements and related notes, and with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our 2011 Form 10-K.

Unless the context requires otherwise, the terms “AGY”, the “Company”, “we” and “our” in this report refer to AGY Holding Corp. and its subsidiaries.

GENERAL

We are a leading manufacturer of advanced glass fibers that are used as reinforcing materials in numerous diverse high-value applications, including aircraft laminates, ballistic armor, pressure vessels, roofing membranes, insect screening, architectural fabrics and specialty electronics. We are focused on serving end-markets that require glass fibers for applications with demanding performance criteria, such as the aerospace, defense, construction, electronics, automotive and industrial end-markets.

Since the acquisition of AGY Asia in 2009, the Company has two reportable segments, each a separate operating segment. The AGY US segment includes the U.S. manufacturing operations and its sale of advanced glass fibers that are used worldwide as reinforcing materials in numerous high-value applications and end-markets through AGY Holding Corp. and its wholly-owned domestic and French subsidiaries. The AGY Asia segment includes the manufacturing operations of the Company’s 70% controlling interest in AGY Hong Kong Ltd. and its sale of advanced glass fibers that are used primarily in the Asian electronics markets. The Company’s operating segments are managed separately based on differences in their manufacturing and technology capabilities, products and services and their end-markets as well as their distinct financing agreements. AGY Holding Corp. is a Delaware corporation and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of KAGY Holding Company, Inc. (“Holdings”). Holdings acquired all of our outstanding stock in April 2006 (the “Acquisition”). Our principal executive office is located at 2556 Wagener Road, Aiken, South Carolina 29801 and our telephone number is (888) 434-0945. Our website address is http://www.agy.com.

We believe the AGY US segment is making progress to improve operating efficiency, to expand its product offerings, its markets, and its customer base and to effectively manage its liquidity needs through enhancements to the gross margins and improved management of its working capital requirements.

The AGY Asia reporting segment has experienced declining operating profits, has significant debt service obligations coming due in 2012 and may require funding for the rebuilding of the furnace, located in the People’s Republic of China. As a result, in April 2012, we retained an Advisor to provide certain investment banking services to evaluate and assist with a possible combination of AGY Asia with another party, a recapitalization of a significant portion of AGY Asia’s indebtedness or a change of control of AGY Asia in a transaction involving the primary lender for the Asian operation. We do not expect any possible transaction resulting from this agreement to impact the AGY US reporting segment as only approximately 1.5% of the reported revenue for AGY US was derived from products produced by AGY Asia over the last 12 months. Additionally, AGY US expects to maintain its commercial presence and sales channels for glass fibers produced in North America but sold to the Asian market, primarily for specialty electronics applications. While we have reported the need to complete a rebuild of the furnace in Asia, we are evaluating alternatives to extend the life of the furnace.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In preparing our financial

 

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statements, we are required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses included in the financial statements. Estimates are based on historical experience and other information then currently available, the results of which form the basis of such estimates. While we believe our estimation processes are reasonable, actual results could differ from our estimates. The critical accounting policies that affect the Company’s more complex judgments and estimates are described in our 2011 Form 10-K.

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, which requires an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income, and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of equity. We elected to present net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) in two separate, but consecutive, statements. This is a change in presentation only and the adoption of ASU 2011-05 did not an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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Results of Operations

The following tables summarize our results of operations in dollars and as a percentage of net sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (dollars in thousands):

 

                                                           
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Net Sales

        

AGY US

   $ 39,373     $ 42,207     $ 79,454     $ 80,185  

AGY Asia

     7,437       8,212       14,609       15,166  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     46,810       50,419       94,063       95,351  

Intersegment sales

     (266 )     (413     (463     (413
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales

     46,544       50,006       93,600       94,938  

Cost of goods sold

     (38,140 )          (46,258 )          (80,492 )          (88,140 )     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     8,404       3,748       13,108       6,798  

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (4,166     (3,769     (8,134     (7,750

Restructuring charges

     (2,736     (33     (5,668     (50

Amortization of intangible assets

     (251     (251     (502     (502

Other operating (expense) income, net

     (185     28       (346     (126
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     1,066       (277     (1,542     (1,630

Other non-operating income, net

     57       43       116       86  

Interest expense

     (5,957     (5,886     (11,815     (11,645
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (4,834     (6,120     (13,241     (13,189

Income tax expense

     (29     (40     (29     (40
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (4,863     (6,160     (13,270     (13,229

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     33       40       43       221  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to AGY Holding Corp.

   $ (4,830   $ (6,120   $ (13,227   $ (13,008
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                                           
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2012     2012     2011  

Net Sales

        

AGY US

     84.6   %      84.4   %      84.9   %      84.4   % 

AGY Asia

     16.0   %      16.4   %      15.6   %      16.0   % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
         100.6   %          100.8   %          100.5   %          100.4   % 

Intersegment sales

     (0.6 ) %      (0.8 ) %      (0.5 ) %      (0.4 ) % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total net sales

     100.0   %      100.0   %      100.0   %      100.0   % 

Cost of goods sold

     (81.9 ) %      (92.5 ) %      (86.0 ) %      (92.8 ) % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     18.1   %      7.5   %      14.0   %      7.2   % 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     (9.0 ) %      (7.5 ) %      (8.7 ) %      (8.2 ) % 

Restructuring charges

     (5.9 ) %      (0.1 ) %      (6.0 ) %      (0.1 ) % 

Amortization of intangible assets

     (0.5 ) %      (0.5 ) %      (0.5 ) %      (0.5 ) % 

Other operating (expense) income, net

     (0.4 ) %      0.1   %      (0.4 ) %      (0.1 ) % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income (loss) from operations

     2.3   %      (0.5 ) %      (1.6 ) %      (1.7 ) % 

Other non-operating income, net

     0.1   %      0.1   %      0.1   %      0.1   % 

Interest expense

     (12.8 ) %      (11.8 ) %      (12.6 ) %      (12.3 ) % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes

     (10.4 ) %      (12.2 ) %      (14.1 ) %      (13.9 ) % 

Income tax expense

     (0.1 ) %      (0.1 ) %      —     %      (0.0 ) % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss

     (10.5 ) %      (12.3 ) %      (14.1 ) %      (13.9 ) % 

Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest

     0.1   %      0.1   %      —     %      0.2   % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to AGY Holding Corp.

     (10.4 ) %      (12.2 ) %      (14.1 ) %      (13.7 ) % 
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As further discussed below, we use EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures, to measure our operating performance.

 

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EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA (which are defined below) are reconciled from net income (loss) determined under GAAP as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

                                                           
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Statement of operations data:

        

Net loss

   $ (4,863   $ (6,160   $ (13,270   $ (13,229

Interest expense

     5,957       5,886       11,815       11,645  

Income tax expense

     29       40       29       40  

Depreciation and amortization

     2,794       3,985       5,587       8,089  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

EBITDA

   $ 3,917     $ 3,751     $ 4,161     $ 6,545  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                                           
     Three Months Ended
June  30,
    Six Months Ended
June  30,
 
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

EBITDA

   $ 3,917     $ 3,751     $ 4,161     $ 6,545  

Adjustments to EBITDA:

        

Alloy depletion charge, net (a)

     1,159       2,189       4,620       3,808  

Non-cash compensation charges (b)

     29        7       65        14  

Management fees (c)

     192        189       383        377  

Restructuring charges (d)

     2,736       33       5,668       50  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA

     8,033       6,169       14,897       10,794  

Less: Adjusted EBITDA attributable to the noncontrolling interest

     (535     (643     (891     (1,134
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Adjusted EBITDA attributable to AGY Holding Corp.

   $ 7,498     $ 5,526     $ 14,006     $ 9,660  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

                                                                   
     Three Months Ended
June  30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012      2011      2012      2011  

Adjusted EBITDA allocated to AGY Holding Corp. segment breakdown:

           

AGY US and Corporate

   $ 6,249      $ 4,026      $ 11,927      $ 7,013  

AGY Asia

     1,249        1,500        2,079        2,647  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 7,498      $ 5,526      $ 14,006       $ 9,660  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) We purchase or lease alloy metals that are used in our manufacturing process. During the manufacturing process a small portion of the alloy metal is physically consumed. When the metal is actually consumed we recognize a non-cash charge. This expense is recorded net of the amount of metal that can be recovered after some specific treatment and net of the charges associated with such recovery treatment.
(b) Reflects the non-cash compensation expenses related to awards under Holdings’ 2006 Stock Option Plan and Holdings’ restricted stock granted to certain members of management.
(c) Reflects the elimination of the management fee payable to our sponsor, Kohlberg & Company, LLC, pursuant to a management agreement entered into in connection with the Acquisition.
(d) Reflects the elimination of the restructuring charges associated primarily with the engagement of a global professional services firm in 2012 (i) to lead rapid operational improvement opportunities and provide interim senior management services for the AGY US segment and (ii) to lead refinancing, recapitalization discussions with the lenders or change in control for AGY Asia.

EBITDA is generally defined as earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. EBITDA is a measure used by management to measure operating performance. EBITDA is not a recognized term under GAAP and does not purport to be an alternative (a) to net income as a measure of operating performance or (b) to cash flows from operating activities as a measure of liquidity. Additionally, EBITDA is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow available for management’s discretionary use, as it does not consider certain cash requirements such as interest payments, tax payments, capital expenditures and debt service requirements.

 

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Management believes EBITDA is helpful in highlighting trends because EBITDA excludes the results of decisions that are outside the control of operating management and can differ significantly from company to company depending on long-term strategic decisions regarding capital structure, the tax jurisdictions in which companies operate and capital investments. In addition, management believes that EBITDA provides more comparability between our historical results and our recent results that reflect purchase accounting and changes in our capital structure. Management compensates for the limitations of using non-GAAP financial measures by using them to supplement GAAP results to provide a more complete understanding of the factors and trends affecting the business than GAAP results alone. Because not all companies use identical calculations, these presentations of EBITDA may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures of other companies.

Adjusted EBITDA is a non-GAAP financial measure which is defined as EBITDA further adjusted to exclude unusual items and other adjustments permitted in calculating covenant compliance and calculated in the same manner as “Consolidated Cash Flow” under the indenture governing our Notes, which is used by management in calculating our fixed charge coverage ratio under the indenture governing our Notes. We believe that the inclusion of supplementary adjustments to EBITDA applied in presenting Adjusted EBITDA is appropriate to provide additional information to investors.

Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 Compared to Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

Net sales. Net sales decreased $3.5 million, or 7%, to $46.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $50 million during the comparable quarter of 2011. The $2.8 million, or 6.7% net decrease in sales attributable to AGY US in the second quarter of 2012, compared to the same period of 2011, was primarily due to $4.9 million of lower sales volumes partly offset by $2.1 million of favorable product mix. Aerospace revenues were $10.8 million, or up 1% when compared to the second quarter of 2011, reflecting continued robust demand for both aircraft retrofit and new build activity with an on-going bias toward lighter-weight interior materials. Defense revenues increased $1.1 million, or 47%, compared to the same period of 2011 due to new international structural armor programs in 2012. The electronics market revenues decreased $3.5 million to $6.6 million, or 35% compared to the second quarter of 2011, which had benefited from filling at a price premium product shortages in the Asian market associated with the 2011 Japanese natural disaster. The industrial market revenues of the U.S. operating segment decreased to $18.7 million, or 3% compared to the second quarter of 2011. The $0.5 million decrease was largely caused by $0.8 million lower construction market revenues, driven by product rationalization and mix enrichment actions. This decrease was partially offset by a continued robust demand for certain industrial applications such as fire retardant mattresses, and a stable demand for our Continuous Filament Mat (“CFM”) business with revenues of $4.5 million comparable to the second quarter of 2011. AGY Asia’s contribution to consolidated net sales was $7.2 million, or $0.6 million lower than the second quarter of 2011 level due to a softer Asian electronic market in 2012.

Gross profit. Consolidated gross profit was $8.4 million, or 18.1% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $3.7 million, or 7.5% during the comparable quarter of 2011. Gross profit for AGY US increased $3.9 million during the second quarter of 2012. This increase reflects $2.7 million lower manufacturing cash costs in 2012 from the execution of operational improvement projects and cost control initiatives in a stable manufacturing environment. Additionally, the AGY US segment results were positively impacted in 2012 decreases of by $1.9 million in non-cash costs due primarily to (i) $1.0 million of lower metal operating losses resulting primarily from higher 2012 metal recoveries, and (ii) $0.9 million decrease of cost of goods sold as a result of higher indirect overhead absorption in 2012. These gains were offset by $0.6 million of lower margin attributable to sales resulting from lower volumes only partly offset by a more favorable product mix. AGY Asia segment gross profit increased $0.8 million as inflation in labor and energy costs was more than offset by $1.1 million of lower depreciation expense and alloy metal depletion. The decrease in depreciation and alloy metal resulted from the impairment of AGY Asia long-lived assets, which was recorded as of December 31, 2011.

Selling, general and administrative expenses. Selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses increased $0.4 million, or 10%, to $4.2 million during the second quarter of 2011 compared to $3.8 million during the second quarter of 2012. This reflects a $0.3 million decrease of SG&A for AGY US as the benefit of reduced headcount was partly offset by a variable compensation accrual recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2012 when compared to the same period of 2011. The $0.1 million increase in AGY Asia SG&A related primarily to higher labor costs. SG&A expenses increased from 7.5% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to 9.0% of net sales for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

Restructuring charges. In the three months ended June 30, 2012, we recorded $2.7 million in restructuring charges, of which (i) $2.1 million resulted from the actions we initiated in our AGY US segment during the last nine months to improve our cost structure and liquidity position, and (ii) $0.6 million were primarily in

 

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conjunction with the engagement of advisors in 2012 to assist with the refinancing or a possible combination of AGY Asia with another party. For both business segments, the restructuring charges related primarily to professional fees.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased $0.1 million from $5.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to $6.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The increase was primarily due to higher borrowing costs for AGY US in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 2011.

Income tax expense. Income tax expense was not significant for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 due to the limitation on recording tax benefits from net operating losses. The effective tax rate was (0.6%) and (0.7%) for the second quarter of 2012 and 2011, respectively. For both periods, this rate varied from the statutory rate of 34% due primarily to change of valuation allowance for domestic and foreign deferred tax assets, which are not more-likely-than-not to be realized, losses on domestic and foreign subsidiaries with no tax benefit, state taxes and foreign rate differential. Generally, the Company can recognize deferred tax assets for the losses incurred until such time that the aggregate deferred tax assets exceed aggregate deferred tax liabilities that do not relate to assets with an indefinite useful life.

Net loss. As a result of the aforementioned factors including $2.7 million of restructuring costs which offset improved AGY US operating performances, we reported a net loss attributable to AGY Holding Corp. of $4.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012, compared to a net loss of $6.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. The net result attributable to the 30% noncontrolling interest in AGY Asia not owned by AGY Holding Corp. was not significant for the second quarter of 2012 and 2011.

Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 Compared to Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

Net sales. Net sales decreased $1.3 million, or 1.4%, to $93.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $94.9 million for the first six months of 2011. The $0.7 million, or 0.9% net decrease in sales generated by AGY US in the first half of 2012, compared to the first half of 2011 was primarily due to $3.4 million of lower sales volumes, while a favorable product mix and pricing actions accounted for an increase in sales of $2.7 million. Aerospace revenues were $22.3 million, or up 12% when compared to the first half of 2011, reflecting continued robust demand for both aircraft retrofit and new build activity with an on-going bias toward lighter-weight interior materials. Defense revenues were $5.5 million, or up 10%, compared to the same period of 2011 due to new international structural armor programs in 2012. The electronics market revenues decreased to $13.2 million, or 25%, compared to the first six months of 2011 reflecting lower demand, competitive pressure and the second quarter of 2011 benefit from filling at a price premium product shortages in the Asian market place associated with the 2011 natural disaster in Japan. The industrial market revenues of the U.S. operating segment increased $0.8 million to $38.4 million, reflecting a robust demand during the first half of 2012 for industrial applications such as oil and gas drilling, and fire retardant mattresses, and a strong recovery in our CFM business, which led sales to increase $1.3 million to $9.3 million. These increases were partially offset by $1.6 million and $0.8 million lower construction and automotive revenues, respectively, driven by product rationalization and mix enrichment actions. AGY Asia’s contribution to consolidated net sales was $14.1 million, or a $0.6 million decrease in revenues compared to the first six months of 2011 (after accounting for the elimination of $0.5 and $0.4 million of intercompany sales in 2012 and 2011, respectively) due primarily to pricing pressure in the Asian electronics market.

Gross profit. Consolidated gross profit was $13.1 million, or 14% of net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to a $6.8 million, or 7.2% of net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Gross profit for AGY US increased $4.9 million during the first half quarter of 2012 compared to the same period of 2011, reflecting a $0.2 million of increased margin from sales as a more favorable product mix offset the negative impact from lower volumes. Additionally, the AGY US segment results were positively impacted in 2012 by $6.5 million of lower manufacturing cash costs from the execution of operational improvement projects and cost control initiatives in a stable manufacturing environment. These gains were offset by $1.5 million non-cash costs due primarily to (i) $0.9 million of higher metal operating losses resulting primarily from the advanced sale of 2012 metal recoveries in late 2011, (ii) $1.0 million increase of cost of goods sold from the sale of inventory with lower margins due primarily to the change in absorption of manufacturing variances capitalized in prior periods and standard costs revaluations occurring during the first quarter of 2012, offset by (iii) $0.4 lower depreciation expense. AGY Asia segment gross profit increased $1.4 million as inflation in labor and energy costs was more than offset by $2.2 million of lower depreciation expense and alloy metal depletion. The decrease in depreciation and alloy metal resulted from the impairment of AGY Asia long-lived assets, which was recorded as of December 31, 2011.

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SG&A for AGY US as the benefit of reduced headcount and overhead spending was offset by a $0.5 million variable compensation accrual recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2012 when compared to the same period of 2011. The $0.2 million increase in AGY Asia SG&A related primarily to higher labor costs. Selling, general and administrative expenses increased from 8.2% of net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to 8.7% of net sales for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Restructuring charges. In the six months ended June 30, 2012, we recorded $5.7 million in restructuring charges, of which (i) $5.0 million resulted from the actions we initiated in our AGY US segment during the last nine months to improve our cost structure and liquidity position, and (ii) $0.7 million were primarily in conjunction with the engagement of advisors in 2012 to assist with the refinancing or a possible combination of AGY Asia with another party. For both business segments, the restructuring charges related primarily to professional fees.

Other operating expense. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, other operating expense of $0.3 million consisted primarily of accrued penalty and interest on the deferred payment of certain AGY US property tax bills and on a disputed prior year sales tax audit assessment. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, other non-operating expense was not significant.

Interest expense. Interest expense increased $0.2 million from $11.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $11.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The increase was primarily due to higher borrowing costs for AGY US in the first half of 2012 compared to 2011.

Income tax expense. Income tax expense was not significant for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 due to the limitation on recording tax benefits from net operating losses. The effective tax rate was (0.2%) and (0.3%) for the first half of 2012 and 2011, respectively. For both periods, this rate varied from the statutory rate of 34% due primarily to change of valuation allowance for domestic and foreign deferred tax assets, which are not more-likely-than-not to be realized, losses on domestic and foreign subsidiaries with no tax benefit, state taxes and foreign rate differential. Generally, the Company can recognize deferred tax assets for the losses incurred until such time that the aggregate deferred tax assets exceed aggregate deferred tax liabilities that do not relate to assets with an indefinite useful life.

Net loss. As a result of the aforementioned factors including $5.7 million of restructuring costs which offset improved AGY US operating performances, we reported a net loss attributable to AGY Holding Corp. of $13.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to a net loss of $13.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The net result attributable to the 30% noncontrolling interest in AGY Asia not owned by AGY Holding Corp. was not significant and a $0.2 million loss for the first half of 2012 and 2011, respectively.

LIQUIDITY, CAPITAL RESOURCES AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS

AGY Holding Corp. and its Domestic Subsidiaries’ Liquidity

In the first six months of 2012 our principal sources of domestic liquidity were operating cash and our cash on hand. Our domestic need for liquidity arises primarily from interest payments on the outstanding $172.0 million principal amount of our Notes, interest and principal payments on our Amended Credit Facility, the funding of capital expenditures, alloy metals, strategic initiatives, restructuring expenses, normal recurring operating expenses and working capital requirements. At June 30, 2012, AGY US had total liquidity of $18.7 million, consisting of $0.6 million in unrestricted cash and approximately $18.1 million of borrowing availability under the Amended Credit Facility. The Amended Credit Facility that was consummated in June 2012 provided a net $11.6 million increase in borrowing availability, calculated as of June 30, 2012, including the additional $6 million that became available in July 2012 concurrently with the extension of the Amended Master Lease Agreement.

If our borrowing availability under the Amended Credit Facility falls below $6.25 million, we will be subject to a springing financial maintenance covenant under which we would likely be in default. In the next 12 months, interest payments of $19.0 million will be due under AGY’s Senior Second Lien Notes, which we expect to be able to meet with our current and projected sources of liquidity and current precious metal prices. In the event we are not able to meet those payments, we will seek one or more options to strengthen our liquidity, including a sale of assets or other financing arrangements. Please refer to 2011 Form 10-K “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Indebtedness” for additional discussion regarding our liquidity.

There are no mandatory payments of principal on the Amended Credit Facility or on the Notes scheduled prior to their earliest maturity in August 2014 and November 2014, respectively.

AGY Asia’s Liquidity

AGY Asia’s cash requirements stem primarily from interest and principal payments, capital expenditures, alloy metals, strategic initiatives, normal recurring operating expenses and working capital requirements and have been funded by cash on hand, cash from operations and borrowings under the AGY Asia Credit Facility.

 

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As of June 30, 2012, AGY Asia had total liquidity of $2.6 million, consisting of unrestricted cash. In April 2012, the remaining unused commitment of approximately $2.5 million under the term loan and the working capital loan was terminated by the AGY Asia lender. As a result, there are no amounts available to be borrowed under the AGY Asia Credit Facility. In 2012, semi-annual mandatory principal repayments totaling $10.6 million are due under the AGY Asia Credit Facility and AGY Asia requires funding for rebuilding of its furnace. In July 2012, AGY Asia and its lender amended the term loan amortization to defer the April 2012 $5.1 million required principal payment to October 2012. However, the lender retains the right to accelerate the loan repayment at any time if the lender deems that no substantial progress on AGY Asia refinancing, recapitalization or change of control is being made. We may be unable to make the principal payments without one or more of the following occurrences: a refinancing of our AGY Asia Credit Facility, an amendment to our AGY Asia Credit Facility, a sale of assets or other financing arrangements.

In July 2012, AGY Asia’s lender extended the maturity of the working capital loan facility to October 2012. However, there is no assurance that we will be able to obtain an extension of the commitment beyond October 2012 on terms acceptable to us or at all.

Please refer to 2011 Form 10-K “Risk Factors — Risks Related to our Indebtedness” for additional discussion regarding the liquidity of AGY Asia.

Working capital

The Company has historically defined working capital as total current assets, excluding unrestricted cash, less total current liabilities, including short-term borrowings and the current portion of long-term debt. We reported a negative working capital of $16.8 million and $13.3 million on June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The $3.5 million decrease related to (a) a $5.3 million increase in AGY US accrued liabilities due primarily to the interest accrual for our Notes and the increase of accrued restructuring expenses, (b) a $1.9 million increase in AGY US trade payables from extending payment terms with suppliers, (c) a $2.2 million reduction in inventories and a $0.6 million decrease in current deferred tax, offset by (d) increases of $3.3 million, $1.5 million and $1.1 million in trade receivables, restricted cash and other assets, respectively, and (e) a $0.6 million increase in the working capital of AGY Asia, due to a decrease in short-term borrowings.

Other balance sheet items

Net Property, Plant and Equipment and Alloy Metals. Net property, plant and equipment and alloy metals decreased $9.1 million from December 31, 2011 to June 30, 2012, primarily due to $9.7 million of depreciation and alloy metals depletion expenses. We expended $0.8 million for capital projects primarily in AGY US, including accrued construction in progress. Additionally AGY Asia had $0.2 million of currency translation adjustments.

Long Term Debt. Long-term debt increased $2.7 million from December 31, 2011 to June 30, 2012 as a result of higher borrowings under our Amended Credit Facility due primarily to $3.0 million in debt issuance costs and in restricted cash to provide collateral support for equipment leases in conjunction with the recent amendment of AGY US Amended Credit Facility.

Six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to six months ended June 30, 2011

Cash flows from operating activities

Cash provided by operating activities was $2.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $5.9 million used during the three months ended June 30, 2011. The $8.8 million increase in cash provided by operating activities is attributed to a global $5.4 million decrease in operating working capital during the first half of 2012 as compared to a $5.0 million increase during the first six months of 2011. This increase in cash provided by working capital components was offset in part by a $2.5 million loss (as adjusted for non cash items) recognized during the period compared to a $0.9 million loss (as adjusted for non cash items) recognized during the comparable period of 2011.

Cash flow from investing activities

Cash used by investing activities was $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, compared to $4.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The $1.7 million decrease in cash used by investing activities was primarily due by a decrease in capital spending of our AGY US and AGY Asia segment, partly offset by a $1.5 million increase in restricted cash to provide collateral support for equipment leases in conjunction with the recent amendment of the AGY US Amended Credit Facility.

Cash flow from financing activities

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million decrease in cash provided by revolver loans to AGY US (ii) a $1.7 million decrease in AGY Asia loan repayments due mainly to the temporary deferral of scheduled principal payments, and (iii) $1.5 million of debt issuance costs incurred by AGY US in the first half of 2012 compared to $1.0 million in the first half of 2011 related to our Amended Credit Facility.

Indebtedness

AGY US

On June 15, 2012, the Company entered into the Second Amended and Restated Credit Facility that provides for an expanded credit facility of up to $60 million and matures on the earlier of June 15, 2016 or 90 days prior to the maturity date of the senior secured notes (“Amended Credit Facility”).

Availability under the facility is determined by a borrowing base equal to the sum of: (i) an advance rate against eligible accounts receivable of up to 85%, plus (ii) the lesser of (A) 65% of the book value of eligible inventory (valued at the lower of cost or market) and (B) 85% of the net orderly liquidation value for eligible inventory, plus (iii) up to $40 million of eligible alloy inventory, plus (iv) subject to the extension, replacement or renewal of the DB Lease Agreement on terms and conditions satisfactory to Agent, the lesser of (x) 70% of the net orderly liquidation value of eligible equipment plus 50% of the fair market value of eligible real estate, (y) an amount equal to $6 million on the Closing Date and reduced by $375,000 on the day after the last day of each full Fiscal Quarter thereafter and (z) 15% of the Borrowing Base (which amount was not included in the calculation of the Borrowing Base until July 25, 2012, when the Master Lease Agreement was amended), minus (v) 100% of mark-to-market risk on certain interest hedging arrangements, minus (vi) a reserve of $2.5 million, and minus (vii) other reserves as the lender may determine in its permitted discretion. This amended definition of the borrowing base calculation resulted in lower reserves and higher advance rates on certain of our assets when compared to the definition that was in effect prior to the amendment of the credit facility as disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 30, 2012.

The interest rate for borrowings is LIBOR plus 4.0% or Base Rate plus 3.0% and may be adjusted downward to LIBOR plus 3.5% or Base Rate plus 2.5%, depending on the Company’s fixed charge coverage ratio. In addition, there are customary commitment and letter of credit fees under the Amended Credit Facility.

All obligations under the Amended Credit Facility are guaranteed by Holdings. The Company’s obligations under the Amended Credit Facility are secured, subject to permitted liens and other agreed upon exceptions, by a first-priority security interest in substantially all of the Company’s assets.

Proceeds from the Amended Credit Facility loan were used to repay all amounts and terminate all commitments outstanding under our previous $50 million Amended Credit Facility and to pay fees and expenses in connection with the refinancing.

The Company incurred approximately $1,500 in issuance costs, which will be expensed over the life of the Amended Credit Facility.

The Amended Credit Facility contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers and consolidations, dividends and other payments in respect to capital stock, transactions with affiliates, and optional payments and modifications of subordinated and other debt instruments.

In addition, the agreement contains a “springing financial maintenance covenant.” Specifically, if any revolving credit facility commitments are outstanding and after the occurrence of (a) a default or an event of default, or (b) the availability under the facility falling below the greater of $6.25 million and 12.5% of the Borrowing Base (as defined) as of the last day of the most recent fiscal month ended, the Company must maintain a fixed charge coverage ratio of at least 1.0 to 1.0 for each period of four fiscal quarters ended during, or on the last day of, the fiscal quarter immediately before the events listed in (a) and (b) above.

The agreement governing the Amended Credit Facility permits the lenders to accelerate payment of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest and/or to terminate their commitment to lend any additional amounts upon certain events of default, including but not limited to failure to pay principal or interest or other amounts when due, breach of certain covenants or representations including breach of the springing covenant, cross-defaults to certain other agreements and indebtedness in excess of specified amounts, a change of control, or default under our obligation regarding the AGY Asia option exercise. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of June 30, 2012.

 

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On July 25, 2012, the Company amended the Amended Credit Facility to, among other things, permit the amendment of the Master Lease Agreement, to require delivery of certain additional reports and to add a minimum Fully Adjusted EBITDA financial covenant, as defined in the Amended Master Lease Agreement, which is measured as of each calendar quarter end based on the last four quarters Fully Adjusted EBITDA. Had the minimum Fully Adjusted EBITDA covenant been in effect as of June 30, 2012, the Company would have been in compliance with such covenant as of June 30, 2012.

As of June 30, 2012 our borrowing base, calculated in accordance with the terms of the Amended Credit Facility, was $48.7 million. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had issued letters of credit totaling approximately $2.9 million and had cash borrowings of $27.7 million under the facility. Borrowing availability after giving effect to the borrowing base at June 30, 2012 was approximately $18.1 million. The Amended Credit Facility that was consummated in June 2012 provided a net $11.6 million increase in borrowing availability, calculated as of June 30, 2012, including the additional $6 million that became available in July 2012 concurrently with the extension of the Amended Master Lease Agreement.

In connection with our refinancing on October 25, 2006, we issued $175.0 million aggregate principal amount of 11% senior second lien notes (“Old Notes”) to an initial purchaser, which were subsequently resold to qualified institutional buyers and non-U.S. persons in reliance upon Rule 144A and Regulation S under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We consummated an exchange offer of the Old Notes in June 2008 for the Notes. Interest on the Notes is payable semi-annually on May 15 and November 15 of each year. Our obligations under the Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, on a second-priority basis, by each of our existing and future domestic subsidiaries, other than immaterial subsidiaries, that guarantee our indebtedness, including our Amended Credit Facility, or the indebtedness of any our restricted subsidiaries. The indenture does not allow us to pay dividends or distributions on our outstanding capital stock (including to our parent) and limits or restricts our ability to incur additional debt, repurchase securities, make certain prohibited investments, create liens, transfer or sell assets, enter into transactions with affiliates, issue or sell stock of a subsidiary or merge or consolidate. The indenture permits the trustee or the holders of 25% or more of the Notes to accelerate payment of the outstanding principal and accrued and unpaid interest upon certain events of default, including failure to make required payments of principal and interest when due, uncured violations of the material covenants under the indenture or if lenders accelerate payment of the outstanding principal and accrued unpaid interest due to an event of default with respect to at least $15.0 million of our other debt, such as our Credit Facility.

The indenture does not contain any financial maintenance covenants.

In February 2009, we repurchased $3.0 million face amount of Notes for $1.8 million plus accrued interest and commission, resulting in a net gain on extinguishment of debt of approximately $1.1 million (net of deferred financing fees written off), classified as “other non-operating income”.

As of June 30, 2012, the estimated fair value of the Notes was $80.8 million compared to a recorded book value of $172 million.

AGY Asia

The AGY Asia financing arrangement (“AGY Asia Credit Facility”) consists of a term loan with an original maturity of five years and a one-year working capital loan with original commitments of approximately $43.3 million and $12.5 million, respectively, converted at the then-current exchange rate. Proceeds from the loans were used principally to repay the $37.6 million outstanding at the time of the refinancing under AGY Asia’s prior credit agreements.

In April 2012, the remaining unused commitment of approximately $2.5 million under the term loan and the working capital loan was terminated by the AGY Asia lender. As a result, there is no remaining availability under the AGY Asia credit facility.

The term loan is secured by AGY Asia’s building, alloy metals and equipment and bears interest annually at the rate of either the five-year lending rate as published by the People’s Bank of China, plus a margin, or six-month LIBOR plus 3.0%. Term loan borrowings may be made in both local currency and US dollars, up to certain limits. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, AGY Asia had borrowings of approximately $27.5 million under the term loan, consisting of a local currency loan of RMB 148.5 million, or approximately $23.5 million converted at the period-end exchange rate, and a U.S.-dollar-denominated loan of $4 million. The weighted average interest rate for cash borrowings outstanding as of June 30, 2012, was 6.8%.

The working capital loan facility is secured by existing and future equipment and assets acquired by AGY Asia and bears interest annually at the rate of either the one-year lending rate as published by the People’s Bank of China, or three-month LIBOR plus 3.0%. Working capital loan borrowings may be made in both local currency and US Dollars, up to certain limits.

 

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At June 30, 2012, the Company had approximately $11.5 million of borrowings outstanding under the working capital loan consisting of a local currency loan of RMB 66.5 million, or approximately $10.5 million, converted at the period-end exchange rate, and a US-dollar-denominated loan of $1.0 million. The weighted average interest rate for cash borrowings outstanding as of June 30, 2012, was 7.0%.

In July 2012, the lender declined extending the letter of credit facility for trade supplier payments that was previously in place.

During the second quarter of 2011, AGY Asia entered into a letter of credit (“LC”) discounting arrangement whereby certain trade receivables backed by LCs may be discounted with recourse and borrowed against at a nominal interest cost. At June 30, 2012, AGY Asia had discounted LCs with a face value of approximately $0.2 million (which amount is recorded in trade receivables at June 30, 2012), receiving proceeds of approximately $0.2 million and maintaining equity of nil. At June 30, 2012, proceeds of $0.2 million received from discounting were recorded as short-term debt payable.

The loan agreements contain customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, interest coverage, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers and consolidations, dividends and other payments in respect to capital stock, and transactions with affiliates. The loan agreements also include customary events of default, including a default upon a change of control. AGY Asia was in compliance with all such covenants at June 30, 2012.

All amounts borrowed under the AGY Asia Credit Facility are non-recourse to AGY Holding Corp. or any other domestic subsidiary of AGY Holding Corp.

OTHER FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS

We lease under short-term operating leases a significant portion of the alloy needed to support our manufacturing operations. At June 30, 2012, we leased in our AGY US segment approximately 49,800 ounces of platinum and 3,300 ounces of rhodium under the Master Lease Agreement, with a notional value of approximately $81.5 million and $4.8 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, total lease costs of alloy metals were approximately $2.1 million, and were classified as a component of cost of goods sold. Our lease expense is dependent on several factors, including the amount of alloy leased, market spot rates for the alloy and associated lease rates. Market spot rates are subject to daily fluctuation and this fluctuation could result in material changes to our alloy lease expense. All of the leases outstanding at June 30, 2012 had initial terms of one to twelve months, maturing no later than October 2012 (with future minimum rentals of approximately $850 until maturity in October 2012). Under the Amended Master Lease Agreement that was consummated in July 2012, the prior leases were terminated and we commenced new leases with terms of five to ten months, maturing no later than May 31, 2013 (with future minimum rentals of approximately $4.4 million until maturity in May 2013).

We also have various operating leases for certain manufacturing equipment, personal and real property.

As discussed in Note 3 of our Consolidated Financial Statements in our 2011 Form 10-K, in connection with the purchase of AGY Asia, we entered into an option agreement with Grace pursuant to which Grace granted AGY a call option and AGY granted Grace a put option in respect of the 30% interest held by Grace in AGY Asia, in each case until December 31, 2013, unless mutually extended. The option price is determined by a formula outlined in the agreement. The exercise of the call option requires certain minimum financial performance levels to be reached by AGY Asia and the put option became exercisable in June 2010. As of June 30, 2012 the redemption amount of the put option was $4.1 million compared to an initial carrying value of $12.4 million.

We are not a party to any significant litigation or claims, other than routine matters incidental to the operation of the Company. We do not expect that the outcome of any pending claims will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations includes “forward-looking statements.” All statements included herein, other than statements of historical fact, may constitute forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, among others, the following factors: competition from other suppliers of glass fibers, as well as suppliers of competing products; the cyclical nature of certain of the end-markets for our

 

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products; adverse macroeconomic and business conditions, continued disruption in credit markets and government policy generally leading to global market downturn; an inability to develop product innovations and improve our production technology and expertise; the loss of a large customer or end-user application; a decision by an end-user to modify or discontinue production of an end-product that has specified the use of our product; an inability to protect our intellectual property rights; liability for damages based on product liability claims; increases in energy costs and other raw materials; fluctuation in the market price of alloy metals, which could reduce our AGY US borrowing base and subsequently impair its liquidity, or could increase the cost of acquiring or leasing alloy metals required for the production of glass fibers; labor disputes or increases in labor costs; difficulties and delays in manufacturing; a reliance on Owens Corning for some of our bushing fabrication; an inability to successfully implement our cost reduction initiatives relating to efficiency, throughput and process technology developments; our inability to refinance AGY US alloy metals lease facility; our inability to service our AGY Asia mandatory term loan payments, to refinance the working loan, and/or to fund the rebuilding of the furnace located in PRC; an inability to successfully integrate future acquisitions including AGY Asia; our inability to successfully implement our cost reduction initiatives; interest rate and foreign exchange rate fluctuations; business risks associated with doing business internationally; the loss of key members of our management; an inability or failure to comply with environmental, health or safety laws and regulations; our limited history of profitable operations since our emergence from Chapter 11 protection on April 2, 2004; our substantial indebtedness; and certain covenants in our debt documents, including a minimum EBITDA covenant and the triggering of a springing covenant if our AGY US borrowing capacity declines below $6.25 million, which would require a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio that we would not currently satisfy and would result in an event of default under our AGY US Credit Facility.

We do not have any intention or obligation to update forward-looking statements included in this management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations.

ITEM 3. – Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

INTEREST RATE RISK

We are subject to interest rate risk in connection with our short- and long-term debt. Our principal interest rate exposures relate to the AGY US $60 million Amended Credit Facility and our AGY Asia Credit Facility. Assuming the AGY US Amended Credit Facility is fully drawn, each 100 basis point change in interest rates would result in approximately a $0.6 million change in annual interest expense on our revolving credit facility. For amounts borrowed under AGY Asia Credit Facility, each 100 basis point change in interest rates would result in approximately a $0.4 million change in annual interest expense for AGY Asia.

NATURAL GAS COMMODITY RISK AND PLATINUM/RHODIUM RISK

Due to the nature of our manufacturing operations, we are exposed to risks due to changes in natural gas and electricity commodity prices. We may utilize derivative financial instruments in order to reduce some of the variability of the cash flows associated with our forecasted purchases of natural gas. At June 30, 2012, we had existing contracts for physical delivery of natural gas at our Aiken, SC and Huntingdon, PA facilities that fix the commodity cost of natural gas for approximately 60% and 80%, respectively, of our estimated natural gas purchase requirements in the next six months. We also had existing contracts for physical delivery of electricity at our Huntingdon, PA facility that fix the commodity cost of all of our estimated electricity purchase requirements through December 2013. Although these contracts are considered derivative instruments, they meet the normal purchases exclusion contained in ASC 815, and are, therefore, exempted from the related accounting requirements.

In addition, because we use bushings made with a platinum-rhodium alloy as part of our manufacturing process, we are exposed to risks due to changes in the prices and lease rates of these metals. AGY US’s borrowing capacity is also directly tied, in part, to fluctuations in the market price of alloy metals, particularly platinum and rhodium, for the metals we own and that secure the Amended Credit Facility. At June 30, 2012, the market price per ounce of Platinum and Rhodium was $1,450 and $1,250 respectively. For every $100 reduction in the market price per ounce of Platinum and Rhodium, our ability to borrow under the Amended credit Facility would be reduced by approximately $1.9 million.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RISK

We are subject to inherent risks attributed to operating in a global economy. For AGY US, all of our debt and most of our costs are denominated in US dollars. Approximately 2% percent of our sales are denominated in currencies other than the US dollar. Although our level of foreign currency exposure is limited, we may utilize derivative financial instruments to manage foreign currency exchange rate risks.

 

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Approximately 15% of the debt of our subsidiary, AGY Asia, is denominated in U.S. dollars, with the balance denominated in Chinese RMB. In addition, approximately 65% of the sales of AGY Asia are denominated in U.S. dollars, while approximately 70% of its costs are denominated in Chinese RMB.

At June 30, 2012, we had no foreign currency hedging agreements in effect.

We may be exposed to credit loss in the event of non-performance by the other parties to the derivative financial instruments. We mitigate this risk by entering into agreements directly with counterparties that meet our credit standards and that we expect to fully satisfy their contractual obligations. We view derivative financial instruments purely as a risk management tool and, therefore, do not use them for speculative trading purposes.

IMPACT OF INFLATION AND ECONOMIC TRENDS

Historically, inflation has not had a material effect on our results of operations, as we have been able to offset most of the impact of inflation through price increases for our products. However, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to offset any future price increases in energy, commodities and precious metals through price increases to our customers.

ITEM 4. – Controls and Procedures

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have conducted an evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures. Based on their evaluation, the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including the Company’s Principal Executive Officer and the Company’s Principal Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

As required by Rule 13a-15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company’s management, including the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer, conducted an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting to determine whether any changes occurred during the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Based on that evaluation, the Principal Executive Officer and the Principal Financial Officer concluded no such changes during the quarter ended June 30, 2012 materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1A. Risk Factors

Other than described below, there have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which should be read together with the other risk factors and information disclosed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our other reports filed with the SEC.

The following disclosure supplements the risk factors included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 under the heading “Risks Related to Our Business”:

We may not be able to satisfy the new financial covenants contained in the Amended Credit Facility and Amended Master Lease Agreement, which would result in default under these agreements and may result in default under our other loan agreements, which would have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition.

The amendments to the Amended Credit Facility and to the Master Lease Agreement signed in July 2012 added a minimum Fully Adjusted EBITDA financial covenant for AGY US, which is required to be tested on a quarterly basis. Had the minimum Fully Adjusted EBITDA covenant been in effect as of June 30, 2012, the Company would have been in compliance with such covenant. However, there is no assurance that we will be able to satisfy this financial covenant in the future, which would result in an event of default under these two agreements. Any acceleration action taken by our lenders as a result of this or any other event of default could result in cross-acceleration default triggers under the Notes, ultimately causing the Notes, Amended Credit Facility and Amended Master Lease Agreement to immediately become due and payable. If the acceleration of any of the Amended Credit Facility, Notes, or the Amended Master Lease Agreement were to occur, we would not be able to repay such amounts when due, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity and financial condition, and there is no assurance that we would be able to obtain replacement financing on terms acceptable to us or at all.

ITEM 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

Not applicable.

ITEM 6. – Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  10.22    Amendment to AGY Shanghai Term Loan Agreement dated April 19,2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of Form 10-Q (File No. 333-150749) filed May 15, 2012)
  10.23    Separation Agreement among AGY Holding Corp., KAGY Holding Company and Steven Smoot dated April 23, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of Form 10-Q (File No. 333-150749) filed May 15, 2012)
  10.24    Consulting Services Agreement between AGY Holding Corp. and Jay Ferguson dated April 9, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of Form 10-Q (File No. 333-150749) filed May 15, 2012)
  10.25    Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June 15, 2012, among AGY Holding Corp., AGY Aiken LLC, AGY Huntingdon LLC, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, UBS Securities LLC and the Lenders party thereto from time to time (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K (File 333-150749) filed June 21, 2012)
  10.26    First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 25, 2012, among AGY Holding Corp., AGY Aiken LLC, AGY Huntingdon LLC, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, UBS Securities LLC and the Lenders party thereto from time to time+
  10.27    Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement dated as of July 25, 2012, among AGY Holding Corp., AGY Aiken LLC, AGY Huntingdon LLC and DB Energy Trading LLC+ *
  31.1    Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer+
  31.2    Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer+
  32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer+
  32.2    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer+
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.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

 

+ Filed herewith.
* Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of the document, which portions have been omitted and filed separately with the Security and Exchange Commission.

 

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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.

 

      AGY Holding Corp.
Date:  

August 14, 2012

      By:   /s/ Jay W. Ferguson
         

Jay W. Ferguson

Interim Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

  10.22    Amendment to AGY Shanghai Term Loan Agreement dated April 19,2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 of Form 10-Q (File No. 333-150749) filed May15, 2012)
  10.23    Separation Agreement among AGY Holding Corp., KAGY Holding Company and Steven Smoot dated April 23, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 of Form 10-Q (File No. 333-150749) filed May 15, 2012)
  10.24    Consulting Services Agreement between AGY Holding Corp. and Jay Ferguson dated April 9, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 of Form 10-Q (File No. 333-150749) filed May 15, 2012)
  10.25    Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of June 15, 2012, among AGY Holding Corp., AGY Aiken LLC, AGY Huntingdon LLC, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, UBS Securities LLC and the Lenders party thereto from time to time (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of Form 8-K (File 333-150749) filed June 21, 2012)
  10.26    First Amendment to Second Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of July 25, 2012, among AGY Holding Corp., AGY Aiken LLC, AGY Huntingdon LLC, UBS AG, Stamford Branch, UBS Securities LLC and the Lenders party thereto from time to time+
  10.27    Amended and Restated Master Lease Agreement dated as of July 25, 2012, among AGY Holding Corp., AGY Aiken LLC, AGY Huntingdon LLC and DB Energy Trading LLC+*
  31.1    Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Executive Officer +
  31.2    Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) Certification of Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer +
  32.1    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Executive Officer +
  32.2    Section 1350 Certification of Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer+
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.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Presentation Linkbase Document

 

+ Filed herewith.
* Confidential treatment has been requested for certain portions of the document, which portions have been omitted and filed separately with the Security and Exchange Commission.

 

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