Commitments and Contingencies
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3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 30, 2013
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Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract] | |
Commitments and Contingencies |
Note 10 – Commitments and Contingencies Facilities Leases The Company’s corporate headquarters and warehouse facilities are located in Carson, California. As of March 30, 2013, we maintained multiple separate leases for the Carson, California facilities. The Company’s corporate headquarters has an initial lease term of five years through October 2016, and optional renewals through January 2020. The Company also leases warehouse space in Chesapeake, Virginia under an agreement scheduled to expire in June 2016. The Company also leases office and warehouse space in Independence, Ohio on a month-to-month basis since the agreement expired in January 2013. The Company’s Philippines subsidiary leases office space under a sixty-three month agreement through May 2015, renewable for an additional sixty months through April 2020. As of the date hereof, the Company has not committed to any facilities lease renewals. Facility rent expense for the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 was $0.6 million and $0.6 million, respectively. The Company’s facility rent expense was inclusive of amounts charged from a related party during the thirteen weeks ended March 30, 2013 and March 31, 2012 of $94,000 each. On April 17, 2013, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Whitney Automotive Group, Inc. closed the sale of its facility in LaSalle, Illinois. Under the terms of the Purchase and Sale Agreement (“Agreement”), simultaneously with the execution of the Agreement and the closing of the sale of the property, the Company entered into a lease agreement with STORE Master Funding III, LLC for 20 years commencing upon the execution of the lease and terminating on April 30, 2033. The Company’s initial base annual rent is $853,125 for the first year subject to an annual increase by the lesser of 1.5% or 1.25 times the change in the Consumer Price Index. Refer to “Note 13 – Subsequent Events” for additional details.
Legal Matters Asbestos. A wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Automotive Specialty Accessories and Parts, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary WAG, are named defendants in several lawsuits involving claims for damages caused by installation of brakes during the late 1960’s and early 1970’s that contained asbestos. WAG marketed certain brakes, but did not manufacture any brakes. WAG maintains liability insurance coverage to protect its and the Company’s assets from losses arising from the litigation and coverage is provided on an occurrence rather than a claims made basis, and the Company is not expected to incur significant out-of-pocket costs in connection with this matter that would be material to its consolidated financial statements. The Company is subject to legal proceedings and claims which arise in the ordinary course of its business. As of the date hereof, the Company believes that the final disposition of such matters will not have a material adverse effect on the financial position, results of operations or cash flow of the Company. The Company maintains liability insurance coverage to protect the Company’s assets from losses arising out of or involving activities associated with ongoing and normal business operations. |