UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 10-K

x

              Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the year ended December 31, 2020

         Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

For the transition period from        to

Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


For the year ended December 31, 2017

oTransition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


For the transition period from       to      

Commission File number 000-50687

ATEL Capital Equipment Fund X, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

68-0517690

(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)

(I. R. S. Employer
Identification No.)

The Transamerica Pyramid, 600 Montgomery Street, 9th Floor, San Francisco, California 94111

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(415) 989-8800

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(b) of the Act:None

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act:Limited Liability Company Units

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class:

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered:

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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.YesAct. Yes o Nox 

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Act of 1934.Yes1934. Yes o Nox 

Indicate by a 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.Yesdays. Yes  No x Noo

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. Yes  No x Noo

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.x

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Emerging growth company

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yeso Nox 

State the aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant: Not applicable

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold, or the average bid and asked price of such common equity, as of a specified date within the past 60 days. (See definition of affiliate in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.) Not applicable

The number of Limited Liability Company Units outstanding as of February 28, 20182021 was 13,971,486.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Prospectus dated March 12, 2003, filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) (Commission File No. 333-100452) is hereby incorporated by reference into Part IV hereof.hereof.


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PART I

Item 1.BUSINESS

Item 1. BUSINESS

General Development of Business

ATEL Capital Equipment Fund X, LLC (the “Company” or the “Fund”) was formed under the laws of the State of California on August 12, 2002 for the purpose of engaging in the sale of limited liability company investment units and acquiring equipment to engage in equipment leasing, lending and sales activities, primarily in the United States. The Managing Member of the Company is ATEL Financial Services, LLC (“AFS”), a California limited liability company. The Company may continue until December 31, 2022.

The Company conducted a public offering of 15,000,000 Limited Liability Company Units (“Units”), at a price of $10 per Unit. On April 9, 2003, subscriptions for the minimum number of Units (120,000, representing $1.2 million) had been received (excluding subscriptions from Pennsylvania investors) and AFS requested that the subscriptions be released to the Company. On that date, the Company commenced operations in its primary business. As of March 11, 2005, the offering was terminated. As of that date, subscriptions for 14,059,136 Units ($140.6 million) had been received, of which 87,650 Units ($720 thousand) were subsequently rescinded or repurchased (net of distributions paid and allocated syndication costs, as applicable) by the Company through December 31, 2017.2020. As of December 31, 2017,2020, 13,971,486 Units remain issued and outstanding.

The Company’s principal objectives have been to invest in a diversified portfolio of equipment that (i) preserves, protects and returns the Company’s invested capital; (ii) generates regular distributions to the members of cash from operations and cash from sales or refinancing, with any balance remaining after certain minimum distributions to be used to purchase additional equipment during the reinvestment period (“Reinvestment Period”) (defined as six full years following the year the offering was terminated) which ended on December 31, 2011 and (iii) provides additional distributions following the Reinvestment Period and until all equipment has been sold. The Company is governed by the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement (“Operating Agreement”), as amended. On January 1, 2012, the Company commenced liquidation phase activities pursuant to the guidelines of the Operating Agreement.

The Company hashad incurred debt to finance the purchase of a portion of its equipment portfolio. The amount of borrowings in connection with any equipment acquisition transaction was determined by, among other things, the credit of the lessee, the terms of the lease, the nature of the equipment and the condition of the money market. There was no limit on the amount of debt that may be incurred in connection with any single acquisition of equipment. However, the Company may not incur aggregate outstanding indebtedness in excess of 50% of the total cost of all equipment as of the date of the final commitment of the offering proceeds and, thereafter, as of the date of any subsequent indebtedness is incurred. The Company hashad borrowed amounts equal to such maximum debt level in order to fund a portion of its equipment acquisitions. There can be no assurance that such financing will continue to be available to the Company in the future.

The Company also incurred long-term recourse debt in the form of asset securitization transactions in order to obtain lower interest rates or other more desirable terms than may be available for individual nonrecourse debt transactions. In an “asset securitization,” the lender would receive a security interest in a specified pool of “securitized” Company assets or a general lien against all of the otherwise unencumbered assets of the Company. It had been the intention of AFS to use asset securitization primarily to finance assets leased to those credits which, in the opinion of AFS, had a relatively lower potential risk of lease default than those lessees with equipment financed with nonrecourse debt. AFS expected that an asset securitization financing would involve borrowing at a variable interest rate based on an established reference rate, and sought to limit the Company’s exposure to increases in the interest rate by engaging in hedging transactions that would effectively fix the interest rate obligation. As of April 4, 2013 the amountAll of such securitized borrowings were repaid in full.

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Pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreement, AFS and its affiliates receives compensation for services rendered and reimbursements for costs incurred on behalf of the Company (See Note 6 to the financial statements included in Item 8 of this report). The Company is required to maintain reasonable cash reserves for working capital, the repurchase of Units and contingencies. The repurchase of Units is solely at the discretion of AFS.

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Narrative Description of Business

The Company hashad acquired various types of equipment to lease pursuant to “Operating” leases and “High Payout” leases, whereby “Operating” leases are defined as leases in which the minimum lease payments during the initial lease term do not recover the full cost of the equipment and “High Payout” leases recover at least 90% of such cost. It was the intention of AFS that a majority of the aggregate purchase price of equipment would represent equipment leased under operating leases upon final investment of the net proceeds of the offering and that no more than 20% of the aggregate purchase price of equipment would be invested in equipment acquired from a single manufacturer.

The Company hashad only purchased equipment under pre-existing leases or for which a lease would be entered into concurrently at the time of the purchase. Through December 31, 2017,2020, the Company had purchased equipment with a total acquisition price of $193.8 million. The Company had also funded investments in notes receivable totaling $18.4 million through December 31, 2017.2020.

The Company’s objective hashad been to lease a minimum of 75% of the equipment acquired with the net proceeds of the offering to lessees that (i) havehad an aggregate credit rating by Moody’s Investors Service of Baa or better, or the credit equivalent as determined by AFS, with the aggregate rating weighted to account for the original equipment cost for each item leased or (ii) arewere established hospitals with histories of profitability or municipalities. The balance of the original equipment portfolio may includeincluded equipment leased to lessees which, although deemed creditworthy by AFS, would not satisfy the general credit rating criteria for the portfolio. In excess of 75% of the equipment acquired with the net proceeds of the offering (based on original purchase cost) was originally leased to lessees with an aggregate credit rating of Baa or better or to such hospitals or municipalities, as described in (ii) above.

The equipment leasing industry is highly competitive. Equipment manufacturers, corporations, partnerships and others offer users an alternative to the purchase of most types of equipment with payment terms that vary widely depending on the lease term, type of equipment and creditworthiness of the lessee. The ability of the Company to keep the equipment leased and/or operating and the terms of the acquisitions, leases and dispositions of equipment depends on various factors (many of which are not in the control of AFS or the Company), such as raw material costs to manufacture equipment as well as general economic conditions, including the effects of inflation or recession, and fluctuations in supply and demand for various types of equipment resulting from, among other things, technological and economic obsolescence.

AFS limited the amount invested in equipment to any single lessee to not more than 20% of the aggregate purchase price of equipment owned at any time during the Reinvestment Period.

The business of the Company is not seasonal. The Company has no full time employees. AFS’ employees provide the services the Company requires to effectively operate. The costs of these services are reimbursed by the Company to AFS per the Operating Agreement.

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Equipment Leasing Activities

The Company has acquired a diversified portfolio of equipment. The equipment has been leased to lessees in various industries.

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The following tables set forth the types of equipment acquired by the Company through December 31, 20172020 and the industries to which the assets have been leased (dollars in thousands):

  

Purchase Price

Percentage of

Asset Types Purchase Price
Excluding Acquisition Fees
 Percentage of
Total Acquisitions

Excluding Acquisition Fees

    

Total Acquisitions

Materials handling $  49,467     25.52

$

49,467

25.52

%

Transportation, other  37,956   19.58

 

37,956

19.58

%

Transportation, rail  32,123   16.57

 

32,123

16.57

%

Mining equipment  30,020   15.49

 

30,020

15.49

%

Manufacturing  15,946   8.23

 

15,946

8.23

%

Construction  13,059   6.74

 

13,059

6.74

%

Logging and lumber  4,728   2.44

 

4,728

2.44

%

Petro/natural gas  2,446   1.26

 

2,446

1.26

%

Other  8,068   4.17

 

8,068

4.17

%

 $193,813   100.00

$

193,813

  

100.00

%

  

Purchase Price

    

Percentage of

Industry of Lessee Purchase Price
Excluding Acquisition Fees
 Percentage of
Total Acquisitions

Excluding Acquisition Fees

Total Acquisitions

Mining $  38,670     19.95

$

38,670

 

19.95

%

Transportation, other  25,019   12.91

 

25,019

 

12.91

%

Manufacturing  20,502   10.58

 

20,502

 

10.58

%

Transportation, rail  16,809   8.67

 

16,809

 

8.67

%

Paper products  13,570   7.00

 

13,570

 

7.00

%

Wholesale  12,887   6.65

 

12,887

 

6.65

%

Retail  12,650   6.53

 

12,650

 

6.53

%

Wood/Lumber products  12,331   6.36

 

12,331

 

6.36

%

Health services  11,474   5.92

 

11,474

 

5.92

%

Minerals/Metal products  7,200   3.71

 

7,200

 

3.71

%

Food products  6,129   3.16

 

6,129

 

3.16

%

Industrial machinery  6,020   3.11

 

6,020

 

3.11

%

Construction  5,368   2.77

 

5,368

 

2.77

%

Other  5,184   2.68

 

5,184

 

2.68

%

 $193,813   100.00

$

193,813

 

100.00

%

From inception to December 31, 2017,2020, the Company has disposed of certain leased assets as set forth below (in thousands):

   

    

Original

    

    

Equipment Cost

Excluding

Asset Types Original
Equipment Cost
Excluding
Acquisition Fees
 Sale Price Gross Rents

Acquisition Fees

Sale Price

Gross Rents

Materials handling $  49,436  $  10,513  $  55,772 

$

50,047

$

10,594

$

56,916

Transportation, other  32,574   5,058   36,734 

 

36,048

 

5,668

 

40,576

Mining equipment  30,019   7,229   47,260 

 

30,019

 

7,229

 

47,260

Manufacturing  16,158   3,950   18,354 

 

16,158

 

3,950

 

18,354

Construction  11,952   4,712   12,995 

 

12,751

 

5,087

 

14,016

Transportation, rail  10,476   3,431   11,383 

 

15,625

 

4,607

 

16,255

Logging and lumber  4,728   2,032   5,216 

 

4,728

 

2,032

 

5,216

Petro/natural gas  1,976   290   2,882 

 

1,976

 

290

 

2,882

Other  6,633   1,776   6,461 

 

8,329

 

2,246

 

9,649

 $163,952  $38,991  $197,057 

$

175,681

$

41,703

$

211,124

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Proceeds from sales of lease assets are not expected to be consistent from one period to another. The Company is a finite life equipment leasing fund, which had acquired leasing transactions during the period ending six years after completion of its public offering. On the termination of leases, assets may be re-leased or sold. Sales of assets are not scheduled and are created by opportunities within the marketplace. The Company sought to acquire and lease a wide variety of assets and to enter into leases on a variety of terms. Some assets are expected to have little or no value for re-lease or sale upon termination of the initial leases, and the anticipated residual values are a key factor in pricing and terms structured for each lease. The Company’s goal is to seek maximum return on its leased assets and will determine when and under what terms to dispose of such assets during the course of its term. For further information regarding the Company’s equipment lease portfolio as of December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, see Note 4 to the financial statements, Investments in equipment andEquipment under operating leases, net, as set forth in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Notes Receivable Activities

The Company has financed a diversified portfolio of assets in diverse industries. The following tables set forth the types of assets financed by the Company through December 31, 20172020 and the industries to which the assets have been financed (dollars in thousands):

  

    

Amount

    

 

Financed

 

Excluding

Percentage of

Asset Types Amount
Financed
Excluding
Acquisition Fees
 Percentage of
Total Fundings

Acquisition Fees

Total Funding

Computers $  8,423     45.87

$

8,423

 

45.87

%

Aviation  2,680   14.60

 

2,680

 

14.60

%

Storage facility  2,503   13.63

 

2,503

 

13.63

%

Manufacturing  950   5.17

 

950

 

5.17

%

Furniture/Fixtures  499   2.72

 

499

 

2.72

%

Research  182   1.00

 

182

 

1.00

%

Other  3,124   17.01

 

3,124

 

17.01

%

 $18,361   100.00

$

18,361

 

100.00

%

  

    

Amount

    

 

Financed

 

Excluding

Percentage of

Industry of Borrower Amount
Financed
Excluding
Acquisition Fees
 Percentage of
Total Fundings

Acquisition Fees

Total Funding

Business services $  5,138     27.98

$

5,138

 

27.98

%

Communications  3,472   18.90

 

3,472

 

18.91

%

Manufacturing  3,086   16.80

 

3,086

 

16.80

%

Health services  2,708   14.75

 

2,708

 

14.75

%

Air transportation  2,680   14.60

 

2,680

 

14.60

%

Electronics  778   4.24

 

778

 

4.24

%

Other  499   2.73

 

499

 

2.72

%

 $18,361   100.00

$

18,361

 

100.00

%

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From inception to December 31, 2017,2020, assets financed by the Company that were associated with terminated loans are as follows (in thousands):

   

    

Amount

    

    

Financed

Early Termination

Excluding

of Notes

Total Payments

Asset Types Amount
Financed
Excluding
Acquisition Fees
 Early Termination
of Notes
Proceeds
 Total Payments
Received

Acquisition Fees

Proceeds

Received

Computers $  8,423  $  2,182  $  7,121 

$

8,423

$

2,182

$

7,121

Aviation  2,680   1,360   3,863 

 

2,680

 

1,360

 

3,863

Storage facility  2,503      3,623 

 

2,503

 

 

3,623

Manufacturing  950   19   1,233 

 

950

 

19

 

1,233

Furniture/Fixtures  499   82   493 

 

499

 

82

 

493

Research  182      210 

 

182

 

 

210

Other  3,124   897   2,667 

 

3,124

 

897

 

2,667

 $18,361  $4,540  $19,210 

$

18,361

$

4,540

$

19,210

The Company had no notes receivable as of December 31, 20172020 and 2016.2019.

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The Company operates in one reportable operating segment in the United States. For further information regarding the Company’s geographic revenues and assets, and major customers, see Notes 2 and 3 to the financial statements as set forth in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Item 2.PROPERTIES

Item 2. PROPERTIES

The Company does not own or lease any real property, plant or material physical properties other than the equipment held for lease as set forth in Item 1, Business.

Item 3.LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

In the ordinary course of conducting business, there may be certain claims, suits, and complaints filed against the Company. In the opinion of management, the outcome of such matters, if any, will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial position or results of operations. No material legal proceedings are currently pending against the Company or against any of its assets.

Item 4.MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Item 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

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PART II

Item 5.MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Item 5.  MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

Market Information

There are certain material conditions and restrictions on the transfer of Units imposed by the terms of the Operating Agreement. Consequently, there is no public market for Units and it is not anticipated that a public market for Units will develop. In the absence of a public market for the Units, there is no currently ascertainable fair market value for the Units.

Holders

As of December 31, 2017,2020, a total of 3,3343,370 investors were Unitholders of record in the Company.

Fund Valuation

Background to Fund Valuation

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), in conjunction with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) updated rules for the presentation of account statement values relative to pricing of Direct Placement Program (“DPP”) shares. Under FINRA Notice 15-02 (the “Notice”) the SEC approved amendments to National Association of Securities Dealers (“NASD”) Rule 2340, Customer Account Statements, and FINRA rule 2310, which address a FINRA member firm’s participation in a public offering of a DPP. In summary, the amendments require a FINRA member firm to include in the account statements for customers holding DPP securities a per share value for the DPP. This per share value must be prepared by, or with the material assistance or confirmation of, a third-party valuation expert or service. The results of this valuation must be disclosed in the issuer’s reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. A valuation in compliance with the Notice must be undertaken and published on at least an annual basis.

The effective date of the Notice was April 11, 2016.

Methodologies

Broker dealers are required to provide a per share estimated value on the customer account statements for each non-listed DPP security held by their customers. Such estimated value must have been developed in a manner reasonably designed to provide a reliable value. Two valuation methodologies have been defined by FINRA, which by such designation are presumed to be reliable.

Net Investment Methodology

The amendments to NASD Rule 2340(c)(1)(A) require “net investment” to be based on the “amount available for investment” percentage disclosed in the “Estimated Use of Proceeds” section of the issuer’s offering prospectus. In essence, such value is equal to the offering price less selling commissions, other offering and organization expenses, and capital reserves. This method may be used for up to 150 days following the second anniversary of a Fund breaking escrow.

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Appraised Value Methodology

As amended, Rule NASD 2340(c)(1)(B) requires that the per share estimated value disclosed in an issuer’s most recent periodic or current report be based upon an appraisal of the assets and liabilities of the program by, or with the material assistance or confirmation of, a third-party valuation expert or service, in conformity with standard industry valuation practice as it relates to both the aforementioned assets and liabilities. No later than 150 days following the second anniversary of the issuer’s break of escrow for its minimum offering, this methodology must be used to establish the required estimated values.

Unit Valuation

The per Unit valuation estimate forATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND X, LLChas been conducted, and the results disclosed herein, in compliance with the mandates of the Notice.

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ForATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND X, LLC, its estimated value per Unit reflects the Manager’s estimate of current portfolio valuation of all assets and liabilities of the Fund, calculated on a per Unit basis, and as such, does not represent a market value for the Units and may not accurately reflect the value of the Fund Units to the Unit holders if held over time to Fund maturity.

In connection with any estimate of per Unit value, Unit holders and all parties are reminded that no public market for the Units exists. Additionally, in order to preserve the Fund’s pass-through status for federal income tax purposes, the Fund will not permit a secondary market or the substantial equivalent of a secondary market for the Units. In the absence of a public market for the Units, there is no currently ascertainable fair market value for the Units.

The estimate of per Unit value does not take into account any extraordinary potential future business activity of the Fund; rather the valuation represents a snapshot view of the Fund’s portfolio as of the valuation date. In addition, the Fund does not include any analysis of the distributions that have already been paid by the Fund, nor the anticipated returns to Unit holder over the full course of the Fund life cycle, which will be dependent on many factors.

Disclosure

The estimated value per Unit reported in this Form 10-K has been calculated using the “Appraised Value Methodology” described above under “Methodologies” above, as of December 31, 2017.2020.

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND X,LLC, will satisfy the disclosure requirements for providing estimated per Unit values pursuant to the Notice as follows:

For these disclosures, subsequent to the Fund’s initial compliance with FINRA 15-02, annual disclosures of estimated per Unit values, through the termination of the Fund, will be accomplished and included on an annual basis in a document filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission available to the public.

Specifics Underlying Valuation Methodology:


Notes and Explanation of Valuation Components and Calculation

A.Fund Assets and Liabilities (other than as specifically identified below): The estimated values for non-interest bearing items such as current assets and liabilities are assumed to equal their reported GAAP balances as an appropriate approximation of their fair values. Debt (interest bearing) is assumed to equal the fair values of the debt as disclosed in the footnotes of the financial statements.

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B.Investments inEquipment under Operating Leases (net of fees and expenses): The estimated values for Investments in Leasesequipment under operating leases are based on calculating the present value of the projected future cash flows. Projected future cash flows include both the remaining contractual lease payments, plus assumptions on lease renewals and sale value of the residuals. Projected future cash flows are net of projected future fees and expenses including:
management fees applicable for the Fund (3.75% of revenue)
carried interest applicable for the Fund (7.50% of distributions)

management fees applicable for the Fund (3.75% of revenue)
carried interest applicable for the Fund (7.5% of distributions)
operating expenses which are assumed to be 3% of original equipment costs for the Fund

Projected future cash flows have been discounted back to present value at discount rates based on like-term U.S. Treasury yields (as of the valuation date) plus a 400 basis point spread, to account for the credit risk differentials between the instrument being valued and U.S. Treasury security yields.

Residual values assumptions used in the cash flow projections are as follows:

For On-Lease and Month-to-Month Lease:  Considers realized residual as a percent of book residual of 165.9%169.5%, based on ATEL’s historical track record as of December 31, 2017.2020.

For Off-Lease:  A fair market value of off lease equipment is based upon estimates from ATEL’s seasoned Asset Management Group.

Special Situation Leases:  The valuation of certain leases has been performed outside of the above noted protocol based upon specific lease assumptions different than the macro assumptions above, due to the specific situations of those leases.

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C.Investments in Notes Receivable:  The estimated values for Investments in Notes Receivable are assumed to approximate the reported GAAP balances.
D.Investments in Securities:  The estimated values for Investments in Securities have been based on the estimated net book value as of the valuation date (with impairment adjustments), plus any unrealized gain on equity. The unrealized gain on equity is based on either: a) the most recent round of financing, b) the most recent 409A valuation provided by the underlying companies of the warrants, or c) the Manager’s estimate of the company valuations based on all available information, including company financials, company valuation reports, public press releases, and other sources.
E.Warrants Outstanding:  The estimated values for Warrants Outstanding considers the reported GAAP balances to be an appropriate approximation of their fair values.
F.D.Accrued distributions: Accrued distributions, which are payable to the Unit holders have been removed from the balance sheet liability section because they are not a liability to a third party.

ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND X, LLC Unit Valuation

The Manager’s estimated per Unit value of ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND X, LLC at December 31, 20172020 as determined, and derived under the guidelines of the Appraised Value Methodology, and pursuant to the above specific enumerated component valuation methodologies and calculations, equals $0.96.$0.50. An independent national public accounting firm with valuation expertise was retained to examine, attest and confirm ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND X, LLC’s per Unit valuation and its component methodologies and calculation as it relates to compliance with the regulatory mandate defined in the Notice. In this regard, they examined the components of the valuation methodologies and determined them to be reasonable and within industry standards. Other component attributes, including the bases and related key assumptions of the calculation were tested for their completeness, underlying documentation support and mathematical accuracy. Upon completion of their efforts, their attestation report confirmed that the per unit valuation of ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND X, LLC, and the related notes, in all material respects, was based upon industry practice as described in the Manager’s valuation approach.

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Disclaimer

The foregoing Fund per Unit valuation has been performed solely for the purpose of providing an estimated value per Unit in accordance with a regulatory mandate, in order to provide the broker dealer and custodian community with a valuation on a reasonable and attested basis for use in assigning an estimation of a Unit holder’s account value. Any report or disclosure of such estimated per Unit valuation is to be accompanied by statements that the value does not represent an estimate of the amount a Unit holder would receive if the Unit holder were to seek to sell the Units, and that the Fund intends to liquidate its assets in the ordinary course of its business and over the Fund’s term. Further, each statement of the Fund’s estimated per Unit valuation is to be accompanied by a disclosure that there can be no assurance as to (1) when the Fund will be fully liquidated, (2) the amount the Fund may actually receive if and when the Fund seeks to liquidate its assets, (3) the amount of lease or loan payments the Fund will actually receive over the remaining term, (4) the amount of asset disposition proceeds the Fund will actually receive over the remaining term, and (5) the amounts that may actually be received in distributions by Unit holders over the course of the remaining term.

Distributions

The Unitholders of record are entitled to certain distributions as provided under the Operating Agreement.

AFS has sole discretion in determining the amount of distributions; provided, however, that AFS will not reinvest in equipment, but will distribute, subject to payment of any obligations of the Company, such available cash from operations and cash from sales or refinancing as may be necessary to cause total distributions to the Members for each year during the Reinvestment Period to equal an amount of $0.80 per Unit.

The monthly distributions were discontinued in 2012 as the Company entered its liquidation phase. The Company made distributions to Other Members in 2017 at a rate of $0.25$0.11 per Unit at January 31, 2017in 2020 and $0.20$0.16 per Unit at June 30, 2017. The Company made distributions to Other Members in 2016 at a rate of $0.25 per Unit at June 30, 2016.2019. The rates and frequency of periodic distributions paid by the Fund during its liquidation phase are solely at the discretion of the Manager.

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The following table presents summarized information regarding distributions to members other than the Managing Member (“Other Members”):

  
 2017 2016

    

2020

    

2019

Net income per Unit, based on weighted average Units outstanding $  0.02  $  0.24 

$

0.02

$

0.09

Return of investment  0.43   0.01 

 

0.09

 

0.07

Distributions declared per Unit, based on weighted average Other Member Units outstanding  0.45   0.25 

 

0.11

 

0.16

Differences due to timing of distributions      

 

 

Actual distributions paid per Unit $0.45  $0.25 

$

0.11

$

0.16

Item 6.SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

A smaller reporting company is not required to present selected financial data in accordance with item 301(c) of Regulation S-K.

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Item 7.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Item 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Statements contained in this Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” (“MD&A”) and elsewhere in this Form 10-K, which are not historical facts, may be forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. In particular, economic recession and changes in general economic conditions, including fluctuations in demand for equipment, lease rates, and interest rates, may result in delays in investment and reinvestment, delays in leasing, re-leasing, and disposition of equipment, and reduced returns on invested capital. The Company’s performance is subject to risks relating to lessee defaults and the creditworthiness of its lessees. The Fund’s performance is also subject to risks relating to the value of its equipment at the end of its leases, which may be affected by the condition of the equipment, technological obsolescence and the markets for new and used equipment at the end of lease terms. Investors are cautioned not to attribute undue certainty to these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Form 10-K. We undertake no obligation to publicly release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this Form 10-K or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, other than as required by law.

Overview

ATEL Capital Equipment Fund X, LLC (the “Company” or the “Fund”) is a California limited liability company that was formed in August 2002 for the purpose of engaging in the sale of limited liability company investment units and acquiring equipment to generate revenues from equipment leasing, lending and sales activities, primarily in the United States. The Managing Member of the Company is AFS, a California limited liability company.

The Company conducted a public offering of 15,000,000 Limited Liability Company Units (“Units”), at a price of $10 per Unit. The offering was terminated in March 2005. During 2005, the Company completed its initial acquisition stage with the investment of the net proceeds from the public offering of Units. Subsequently, during the reinvestment period (“Reinvestment Period”) (defined as six full years following the year the offering was terminated), the Company has reinvested cash flow in excess of certain amounts required to be distributed to the Other Members and/or utilized its credit facilities to acquire additional equipment.

The Company may continue until December 31, 2022. However, pursuant to the guidelines of the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement (“Operating Agreement”), the Company commenced liquidation phase activities subsequent to the end of the Reinvestment Period which ended on December 31, 2011. Periodic distributions will be paid at the discretion of the Managing Member.

Results of Operations

It is the

The Company’s objective has been to maintain a 100% utilization rate for all equipment purchased in any given year. All equipment acquisition transactions arehave been acquired subject to binding lease commitments, so equipment utilization is expected to remain high throughout the reinvestment stage, which endsended six years after the end of the Company’s public offering of Units. Initial lease terms of these leases are generally from 36 to 120 months, and as they expire, the Company

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will attempt to re-lease or sell the equipment; as such, utilization rates may tend to decrease during the current ongoing liquidation stage of the Company. All of the Company’s equipment on lease was acquired in the years 2005 through 2011. The utilization percentages of existing assets under lease were 77%80% and 76%84% as of December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively.

Cost reimbursements to the Managing Member are based on its costs incurred in performing administrative services for the Company. These costs are allocated to each managed entity based on certain criteria such as total assets, number of investors or contributed capital based uponconsidering the type of cost incurred. AFS believes that the costs reimbursed are the lower of (i) actual costs incurred on behalf of the Company or (ii) the amount the Company would be required to pay independent parties for comparable administrative services in the same geographic location.

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The Operating Agreement places an annual limit and a cumulative limit for cost reimbursements to AFS and/or affiliates. Any reimbursable costs incurred by AFS and/or affiliates during the year exceeding the annual and/or cumulative limits cannot be reimbursed in the current year, though such costs may be reimbursable in future years to the extent such amounts may be payable if within the annual and cumulative limits in such future years. As of December 31, 2017,2020, the Company has not exceeded the annual and/or cumulative limitations discussed above. (See Note 6 to the financial statements, Relatedrelated party transactions, as set forth in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data).

2017 versus 2016

Results of Operations

The Company had a net income of $781$374 thousand and $3.7$1.5 million for the years ended December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively. The net results for 2017 reflect2020 reflected decreases in both total operating revenues and total operating expenses, and an increase in other income when compared to the prior year.

Revenues

Total operating revenues were $1.3 million and $2.8 million for 2017 decreased by $3the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The $1.5 million, or 46%54%, as compared to prior year. Such decreaseyear over year decline in revenue was largely due to a $1.1 million, or 98%, decrease due to one-time deferred maintenance fees charged on returned equipment receivedcomprised of decreases in the third quarter of 2016; a $1 million, or 99%, decrease in direct financing leaseother revenue, operating leases revenues, largely due to run-off of the lease portfolio, as well as the sale of certain lease assets; a $785 thousand, or 24%, decrease in operating lease revenues, the result of continued portfolio run-off and the sales of lease assets; and a $113 thousand, or 12%, decrease in gain on sales of equipment.

Other revenue declined by $1.1 million as the prior year amount included an approximate $1.0 million from a lease settlement related to a previously terminated lease. Operating lease revenues on equipment was lower by $319 primarily due to run-off and dispositions of lease assets. Such decline in total operating revenues is consistent with a fund in its liquidating stage where lease assets are sold as lease commitments end. Gains on sales of lease assets decreased by $67 thousand mostly due to a change in the mix of assets sold.

Expenses

Total operating expenses were $1.1 million and $1.4 million for 2017 decreased by $76the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The $266 thousand, or 3%20%, as compared to prior year. Such decrease was mainly attributed to a $143 thousand, or 12%,net decrease in depreciation expense, the result of portfolio run-off and sales of lease assets; a $137 thousand, or 54%, decreasetotal operating expenses was primarily due to reductions in asset management feesimpairment losses on equipment, cost reimbursements to the Managing Member, reflecting a diminished leveland franchise taxes offset by increases in storage fees and depreciation.

Impairment losses on equipment declined by $281 thousand as the prior year included adjustments of operatingthe same amount to reduce the carrying value of certain assets deemed impaired. There were no assets deemed impaired during 2020. Cost reimbursements paid to the Managing Member decreased by $36 thousand resulting from lower allocated costs reflective of the Fund’s declining assets; and direct finance lease revenues which is consistent with the Company’s continued liquidation phase activities; and a $118franchise taxes declined by $25 thousand or 97%, reduction in interest expense due to a lower non-recourse debt balance;estimated tax liability. As a partial offset, storage fees increased by $65 thousand largely due to a timing difference in part, by a $236 thousandreceipt of services and billings, and an increase in franchise fees and taxes, attributedreturned equipment. In addition, depreciation increased due to an approximate $17 thousand of additional depreciation recorded to reflect year-to-date changes in estimated residual values of certain equipment generating revenue under month-to-month extensions.

During 2020, the Company recorded other income totaling $156 thousand related to the accrual estimates and timingfair valuation of tax payments to various jurisdictions; a $34 thousand, or 7%, increase in cost reimbursement to the managing member and/or affiliates, the result of higher cost allocations, a result of refinement of cost allocation methodology; and a $31 thousand, or 30%, increase in outside services, indicative of additional efforts required to comply with certain regulatory requirements.its investment securities. There was no such income during 2019.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

At December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents totaled $4.0$1.4 million and $8.7$2.0 million, respectively. The liquidity of the Company varies, increasing to the extent cash flows from leases and proceeds of asset sales exceed expenses and decreasing as distributions are made to the Other Members and to the extent expenses exceed cash flows from leases and proceeds from asset sales.

The primary source of liquidity for the Company is its cash flow from leasing activities. As initial lease terms expire, the Company re-leases or sells the equipment. The future liquidity beyond the contractual minimum rentals will depend on the Company’s success in remarketing or selling the equipment as it comes off rental.

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The Company currently believes it has available adequate reserves available to meet its immediate cash requirements and those of the next twelve months, but in the event those reserves wereare found to be inadequate, the Company would likely be in a position to borrow against its current portfolio to meet such requirements. AFS envisions no such requirements for operating purposes.

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Cash Flows

The following table sets forth summary cash flow data (in thousands):

 

 

2020

    

2019

Net cash provided by (used in):

 

  

 

  

Operating activities

$

513

$

798

Investing activities

 

433

 

782

Financing activities

 

(1,586)

 

(2,416)

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

$

(640)

$

(836)

  
 2017 2016
Net cash provided by (used in):
          
Operating activities $    962  $   5,057 
Investing activities  1,437   10,175 
Financing activities  (7,044  (10,582
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents $(4,645 $4,650 

2017 versus 2016

During 2017the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2016,2019, the Company’s primary sources of liquidity were cash flows from its portfolio of operating and direct financing lease contracts. In addition, the Company realized $1.4 million$433 thousand and $7.4 million$782 thousand of proceeds from sales or dispositions of equipmentlease assets during 2020 and received principal payments on direct financing leases of $14 thousand and $2.7 million during2019, respectively.

During the respectivesame comparative years, ended December 31, 2017 and 2016.

The primary uses of cash during 2017 and 2016 werewas primarily used to pay distributions to both the Other Members and the Managing Member, and to pay down debt. Total distributionsMember. Distributions paid to Members totaled $6.8$1.6 million and $6.4 million for both 2017 and 2016, respectively, while total debt repaid amounted to $247 thousand and $4.2$2.4 million for the same respective years.years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. In addition, cash was also used to pay invoices related to management fees and expenses, and other payables.payables in both years.

Non-Recourse Long-Term Debt

As of December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, the Company had no non-recourse long-term debt totaling $83 thousand and $330 thousand, respectively. Such non-recourse notes payable do not contain any material financial covenants. The notes are secured by a specific lien granted by the Company to the non-recourse lenders on (and only on) the discounted lease transactions. The lenders have recourse only to the following collateral: the leased equipment; the related lease chattel paper; the lease receivables; and proceeds of the foregoing items.debt.

The Operating Agreement limits aggregate borrowings to 50% of the total cost of equipment. For detailed information on the Company’s debt obligations, see Note 7 to the financial statements as set forth in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Distributions

The Company commenced periodic distributions, based on cash flows from operations, beginning with the month of April 2003. The monthly distributions were discontinued in 2012 as the Company entered its liquidation phase. The rates and frequency of periodic distributions paid by the Fund during its liquidation phase are solely at the discretion of the Manager. See Item 5, Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities, for additional information regarding the distributions.

Commitments and Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

Commitments and Contingencies

At December 31, 2017,2020, the Company had no commitments to purchase lease assets or fund investments in notes receivable.

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

None.

Item 8.FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

See the Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Financial Statements and Notes to Financial Statements attached hereto at pages 1214 through 3032.

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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

The Members

ATEL Capital Equipment Fund X, LLC

Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of ATEL Capital Equipment Fund X, LLC (the “Company”), as of December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, the related statements of income, changes in members’ capital, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Management of the Company’s Managing Member. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures to respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

Critical audit matters are matters arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. We determined that there are no critical audit matters.

/s/ Moss Adams LLP

San Francisco, California

March 26, 201829, 2021

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2007.

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ATEL CAPITAL EQUIPMENT FUND X, LLC

BALANCE SHEETS

DECEMBER 31, 20172020 AND 2016
2019

(In Thousands)

  
 2017 2016

    

2020

    

2019

ASSETS
          

Cash and cash equivalents $  4,035  $  8,680 

$

1,401

$

2,041

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $16 at December 31, 2017 and $2 at December 31, 2016  156   195 

Accounts receivable, net

33

81

Investment in securities

 

200

 

44

Equipment under operating leases, net

3,222

3,792

Prepaid expenses and other assets  118   118 

6

 

104

Investment in securities  55   65 
Investments in equipment and leases, net accumulated depreciation of $20,750 at December 31, 2017 and $23,365 at December 31, 2016  6,875   8,457 
Total assets $11,239  $17,515 

$

4,862

$

6,062

LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ CAPITAL
          

 

  

 

  

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities:
          

 

  

 

  

Managing Member $11  $22 
Due to affiliates  38    

Due to Managing Member and/or affiliates

$

12

$

17

Other  1,267   1,304 

50

58

Deposits due lessees  6   4 

 

1

 

1

Non-recourse debt  83   330 
Unearned operating lease income  58   63 

 

42

 

17

Total liabilities  1,463   1,723 

 

105

 

93

Commitments and contingencies
          

 

  

 

  

Members’ capital:
          

 

  

 

  

Managing Member      

 

 

Other Members  9,776   15,792 

 

4,757

 

5,969

Total Members’ capital  9,776   15,792 

 

4,757

 

5,969

Total liabilities and Members’ capital $11,239  $17,515 

$

4,862

$

6,062

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF INCOME

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 20172020 AND 2016
2019

(In Thousands Except for Units and Per Unit Data)

  
 2017 2016

2020

    

2019

Revenues:
          

  

 

  

Leasing and lending activities:
          
Operating leases $   2,543  $   3,328 
Direct financing leases  12   1,054 
Gain on sales of lease assets  864   977 
Unrealized loss on fair value adjustment for warrants     (29
Other  26   1,078 
Total revenues  3,445   6,408 

Leasing activities:

  

 

  

Operating leases revenues, net

$

1,266

$

1,585

Gain on sales of equipment under operating leases

 

40

 

107

Other revenue

 

2

 

1,126

Total operating revenues

 

1,308

 

2,818

Expenses:
          

 

  

 

  

Depreciation of operating lease assets  1,007   1,150 

 

174

 

130

Asset management fees to Managing Member and/or affiliates  116   253 

 

85

 

87

Costs reimbursed to Managing Member and/or affiliates  537   503 

 

159

 

195

Amortization of initial direct costs  2   2 

 

3

 

3

Interest expense  4   122 

Impairment losses on equipment

281

Railcar maintenance  131   136 

 

142

 

112

Provision for credit losses  15    
Provision for losses on investment in securities  10   9 

Impairment losses on investment in securities

 

 

11

Professional fees  158   141 

 

157

 

179

Franchise fees and taxes  236    

 

9

 

34

Outside services  133   102 

 

104

 

113

Insurance  39   37 

 

22

 

34

Printing and photocopying  36    
Storage fees  125   143 

 

138

 

73

Other  115   142 

Other expenses

 

97

 

104

Total operating expenses  2,664   2,740 

 

1,090

 

1,356

Income from operations

218

1,462

Other income:

Unrealized gain on fair value adjustment for investment securities

 

156

 

Total other income

156

Net income $781  $3,668 

$

374

$

1,462

Net income:
          

 

  

 

  

Managing Member $510  $283 

$

119

$

181

Other Members  271   3,385 

 

255

 

1,281

 $781  $3,668 

$

374

$

1,462

Net income per Limited Liability Company Unit (Other Members) $0.02  $0.24 

$

0.02

$

0.09

Weighted average number of Units outstanding  13,971,486   13,971,486 

 

13,971,486

 

13,971,486

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ CAPITAL

FOR THE YEARS ENDED

DECEMBER 31, 20172020 AND 2016
2019

(In Thousands Except for Units and Per Unit Data)

    
  Amount
   Units Other
Members
 Managing
Member
 Total
Balance December 31, 2015  13,971,486  $  15,900  $  —  $  15,900 
Distributions to Other Members ($0.25 per Unit)     (3,493     (3,493
Distributions to Managing Member        (283  (283
Net income     3,385   283   3,668 
Balance December 31, 2016  13,971,486   15,792      15,792 
Distributions to Other Members ($0.45 per Unit)     (6,287     (6,287
Distributions to Managing Member        (510  (510
Net income     271   510   781 
Balance December 31, 2017  13,971,486  $9,776  $  $9,776 

Amount

Other

Managing

    

Units

    

Members

Member

    

Total

Balance December 31, 2018

 

13,971,486

$

6,923

$

$

6,923

Distributions to Other Members ($0.16 per Unit)

 

 

(2,235)

 

 

(2,235)

Distributions to Managing Member

 

 

 

(181)

 

(181)

Net income

 

 

1,281

 

181

 

1,462

Balance December 31, 2019

 

13,971,486

5,969

5,969

Distributions to Other Members ($0.11 per Unit)

 

 

(1,467)

 

 

(1,467)

Distributions to Managing Member

 

 

 

(119)

 

(119)

Net income

 

 

255

 

119

 

374

Balance December 31, 2020

 

13,971,486

$

4,757

$

$

4,757

See accompanying notes.

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STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 20172020 AND 2016
2019

(In Thousands)

  
 2017 2016

2020

    

2019

Operating activities:
          

  

 

  

Net income $   781  $  3,668 

$

374

$

1,462

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:
          

 

  

 

Gain on sales of lease assets  (864  (977

Gain on sales of equipment under operating leases

 

(40)

 

(107)

Unrealized gains on fair value adjustment for investment securities

(156)

Depreciation of operating lease assets  1,007   1,150 

 

174

 

130

Amortization of initial direct costs  2   2 

 

3

 

3

Impairment losses on equipment

281

Provision for credit losses  15    

 

27

 

89

Provision for losses on investment in securities  10   9 
Unrealized loss on fair value adjustment for warrants     29 

Impairment losses on investment in securities

 

 

11

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
          

 

Accounts receivable  24   310 

 

21

 

(74)

Due from affiliates

 

 

15

Prepaid expenses and other assets     (3

 

98

 

8

Accounts payable, Managing Member and affiliates  27   (75

 

(5)

 

17

Accounts payable, other  (37  985 
Accrued interest payable     (21
Deposits due lessees  2   4 

Accounts payable, Other

 

(8)

 

(1,037)

Unearned operating lease income  (5  (24

 

25

 

Net cash provided by operating activities  962   5,057 

 

513

 

798

Investing activities:
          

 

  

 

  

Proceeds from sales of lease assets    1,432   7,433 
Payments of initial direct costs  (9  (1
Principal payments received on direct financing leases  14   2,743 

Proceeds from sales of equipment under operating leases

 

433

 

782

Net cash provided by investing activities  1,437   10,175 

 

433

 

782

Financing activities:
          

 

  

 

  

Repayments under non-recourse debt  (247  (4,163
Distributions to Other Members  (6,287  (5,938

 

(1,467)

 

(2,235)

Distributions to Managing Member  (510  (481

 

(119)

 

(181)

Net cash used in financing activities  (7,044  (10,582

 

(1,586)

 

(2,416)

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents  (4,645  4,650 

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

 

(640)

 

(836)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year  8,680   4,030 

 

2,041

 

2,877

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $4,035  $8,680 

$

1,401

$

2,041

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
          

 

  

 

  

Cash paid during the year for interest $4  $143 
Cash paid during the year for taxes $161  $86 

$

14

$

44

See accompanying notes.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.     Organization and Limited Liability Company matters:

ATEL Capital Equipment Fund X, LLC (the “Company” or the “Fund”) was formed under the laws of the State of California on August 12, 2002 for the purpose of engaging in the sale of limited liability company investment units and acquiring equipment to engage in equipment leasing, lending and sales activities, primarily in the United States. The Managing Member of the Company is ATEL Financial Services, LLC (“AFS”), a California limited liability company. The Company may continue until December 31, 2022.

The Company conducted a public offering of 15,000,000 Limited Liability Company Units (“Units”), at a price of $10 per Unit. On April 9, 2003, subscriptions for the minimum number of Units (120,000, representing $1.2 million) had been received (excluding subscriptions from Pennsylvania investors) and AFS requested that the subscriptions be released to the Company. On that date, the Company commenced operations in its primary business. As of March 11, 2005, the offering was terminated. As of that date, subscriptions for 14,059,136 Units ($140.6 million) had been received, of which 87,650 Units ($720 thousand) were subsequently rescinded or repurchased (net of distributions paid and allocated syndication costs, as applicable) by the Company through December 31, 2017.2020. As of December 31, 2017,2020, 13,971,486 Units remain issued and outstanding.

The Company’s principal objectives have been to invest in a diversified portfolio of equipment that (i) preserves, protects and returns the Company’s invested capital; (ii) generates regular distributions to the members of cash from operations and cash from sales or refinancing, with any balance remaining after certain minimum distributions to be used to purchase additional equipment during the reinvestment period (“Reinvestment Period”) (defined as six full years following the year the offering was terminated) which ended on December 31, 2011 and (iii) provides additional distributions following the Reinvestment Period and until all equipment has been sold. The Company is governed by the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement (“Operating Agreement”), as amended. On January 1, 2012, the Company commenced liquidation phase activities pursuant to the guidelines of the Operating Agreement.

Pursuant to the terms of the Operating Agreement, AFS receives compensation and reimbursements for services rendered on behalf of the Company (See Note 6). The Company is required to maintain reasonable cash reserves for working capital, the repurchase of Units and contingencies. The repurchase of Units is solely at the discretion of AFS.

The Company will pay AFS and affiliates of AFS substantial fees which may result in a conflict of interest. The Company will pay substantial fees to AFS and its affiliates before distributions are paid to investors even if the Company does not produce profits. Therefore, the financial position of the Company could change significantly.

2.      Summary of significant accounting policies:

Basis of presentation:

The accompanying balance sheets as of December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, and the related statements of income, changes in members’ capital, and cash flows for the years then ended, have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no significant effect on the reported financial position or results of operations.

Footnote and tabular amounts are presented in thousands, except as to Units and per Unit data.

In preparing the accompanying financial statements, the Company has reviewed, as determined necessary by the Managing Member, events that have occurred after December 31, 2017,2020, up until the issuance of the financial statements. No events were noted which would require additional disclosure in the footnotes to the financial statements.

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Cash and cash equivalents:

Cash and cash equivalents include cash in banks and cash equivalent investments such as U.S. Treasury instruments with original and/or purchased maturities of ninety days or less.

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Use of estimates:

The preparation of 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 assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Such estimates primarily relate to the determination of residual values at the end of the lease term and expected future cash flows used for impairment analysis purposes and determination of the allowances for doubtful accounts and reserve for credit losses on notes receivable.accounts.

Accounts receivable:

Accounts receivable represent the amounts billed under operating and direct financing lease contracts, and notes receivable which are due to the Company. Allowances for doubtful accounts are typically established based on historical charge off and collection experience and the collectability of specifically identified lessees and borrowers, and invoiced amounts. Accounts receivable deemed uncollectible are charged off to the allowance on a specific identification basis. Amounts recovered that were previously written-off are recorded as other income in the period received.

Credit risk:

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk include cash and cash equivalents, operating and direct financing lease receivables, notes receivable and accounts receivable. The Company places the majority of its cash deposits in noninterest-bearing accounts with financial institutions that have no less than $10 billion in assets. Such deposits are insured up to $250 thousand. The remainder of the Funds’Company’s cash is temporarily invested in U.S. Treasury denominated instruments. The concentration of such deposits and temporary cash investments is not deemed to create a significant risk to the Company. Accounts and notes receivable represent amounts due from lessees or borrowers in various industries, related to equipment on operating and direct financing leases or notes receivable.

Equipment on operating leases and related revenue recognition:

Equipment subject to operating leases is stated at cost. Depreciation is being recognized on a straight-line method over the terms of the related leases to the equipment’s estimated residual values. Off-lease equipment is generally not subject to depreciation. The Company depreciates all lease assets, in accordance with guidelines consistent with ASC 840-20-35-3,Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-20-35-3, over the periods of the lease terms contained in each asset’s respective lease contract to the estimated residual value at the end of the lease contract. All lease assets are purchased only concurrent with the execution of a lease commitment by the lessee. Thus, the original depreciation period corresponds with the term of the original lease. Once the term of an original lease contract is completed, the subject property is typically sold to the existing user, re-leased to the existing user, or, when off-lease, is held for sale. Assets which are re-leased continue to be depreciated using the terms of the new lease agreements and the estimated residual values at the end of the new lease terms, adjusted downward as necessary. Assets classified as held-for-sale are carried at the lower of carrying amount, or the fair value less cost to sell.sell (ASC 360-10-35-43).

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The Company does not use the equipment held in its portfolio, but holds it solely for lease and ultimate sale. In the course of marketing equipment that has come off-lease, management may determine at some point that re-leasing the assets may provide a superior return for investors and would then execute another lease. Upon entering into a new lease contract, management will estimate the residual value once again and resume depreciation. If, and when, the Company, at any time, determines that depreciation in value may have occurred with respect to an asset held-for-sale, the Company would review the value to determine whether a material reduction in value had occurred and recognize any appropriate impairment. All lease assets, including off-lease assets, are subject to the Company’s quarterly impairment analysis, as described below. Maintenance costs associated with the Fund’s portfolio of leased assets are expensed as incurred. Major additions and betterments are capitalized.

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Operating lease revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the underlying leases. The initial lease terms will vary as to the type of equipment subject to the leases, the needs of the lessees and the terms to be negotiated, but initial leases are generally on terms from 36 to 120 months. The difference between rent received and rental revenue recognized is recorded as unearned operating lease income on the balance sheet.

Operating leases are generally placed in a non-accrual status (i.e., no revenue is recognized) when payments are more than 90 days past due. Additionally, management considers the equipment underlying the lease contracts for impairment and periodically reviews the credit worthiness of all operating lessees with payments outstanding less than 90 days. Based upon management’s judgment, the related operating leases may be placed on non-accrual status. Leases placed on non-accrual status are only returned to an accrual status when the account has been brought current and management believes recovery of the remaining unpaid lease payments is probable. Until such time, revenues are recognized on a cash basis.

Direct financing leases and related revenue recognition:

Income from direct financing lease transactions is reported using the financing method of accounting, in which the Company’s investment in the leased property is reported as a receivable from the lessee to be recovered through future rentals. The interest income portion of each rental payment is calculated so as to generate a constant rate of return on the net receivable outstanding.

Allowances for losses on direct financing leases are typically established based on historical charge off and collection experience and the collectability of specifically identified lessees and billed and unbilled receivables. Direct financing leases are charged off to the allowance as they are deemed uncollectible.

Direct financing leases are generally placed in a non-accrual status (i.e., no revenue is recognized) and deemed impaired when payments are more than 90 days past due. Additionally, management periodically reviews the creditworthiness of all direct finance lessees with payments outstanding less than 90 days. Based upon management’s judgment, the related direct financing leases may be placed on non-accrual status. Leases placed on non-accrual status are only returned to an accrual status when the account has been brought current and management believes recovery of the remaining unpaid lease payments is probable. Until such time, all payments received are applied only against outstanding principal balances.

Initial direct costs:

The Company capitalizes initial direct

Incremental costs (“IDC”)of a lease that would not have been incurred if the lease had not been obtained are capitalized and amortized over the lease term. All other costs associated with the origination and funding of lease assets and investments in notes receivable. IDC includes both internal costs (e.g., the costs of employees’ activities in connection with successful lease and loan originations) and external broker fees incurred with such originations. The costs are amortized on a lease by lease (or note by note) basis based on actual contract term using a straight-line method for operating leases and the effective interest rate method for direct financing leases and notes receivable. Upon disposalexecution of the underlying lease and loan assets, both the initial direct costs and the associated accumulated amortization are relieved. Costs related toCompany’s leases or notes receivable that are not consummated are not eligible for capitalization as initial direct costs and are expensed as acquisition expense.

Acquisition expense:

Acquisition expense represents costs which include, but are not limited to, legal fees and expenses, travel and communication expenses, cost of appraisals, accounting fees and expenses and miscellaneous expenses related to the selection and acquisition of equipment which are reimbursable to the Managing Member under the terms of the Operating Agreement. As the costs are not eligible for capitalization as initial direct costs, such amounts are expensed as incurred.

Asset valuation:

Recorded values of the Company’s leased asset portfolio are reviewed each quarter to confirm the reasonableness of established residual values and to determine whether there is indication that an asset impairment might have taken place. The Company uses a variety of sources and considers many factors in evaluating whether the respective book

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values of its assets are appropriate. In addition, the company may direct a residual value review at any time if it becomes aware of issues regarding the ability of a lessee to continue to make payments on its lease contract. An impairment loss is measured and recognized only if the estimated undiscounted future cash flows of the asset are less than their net book value. The estimated undiscounted future cash flows are the sum of the residual value of the asset at the end of the asset’s lease contract and undiscounted future rents from the existing lease contract. The residual value assumes, among other things, that the asset is utilized normally in an open, unrestricted and stable market. Short-term fluctuations in the marketplace are disregarded and it is assumed that there is no necessity either to dispose of a significant number of the assets, if held in quantity, simultaneously or to dispose of the asset quickly. Impairment is measured as the difference between the fair value (as determined by a valuation method using discounted estimated future cash flows, third party appraisals or comparable sales of similar assets as applicable based on asset type) of the asset and its carrying value on the measurement date. Upward adjustments for impairments recognized in prior periods are not made in any circumstances.

Segment reporting:

The Company is not organized by multiple operating segments for the purpose of making operating decisions or assessing performance. Accordingly, the Company operates in one reportable operating segment in the United States.North America.

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The Company’s principal decision makers are the Managing Member’s Chief Executive Officer and its Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. The Company believes that its equipment leasing business operates as one reportable segment because: a) the Company measures profit and loss at the equipment portfolio level as a whole; b) the principal decision makers do not review information based on any operating segment other than the equipment leasing transaction portfolio; c) the Company does not maintain discrete financial information on any specific segment other than its equipment financing operations; d) the Company has not chosen to organize its business around different products and services other than equipment lease financing; and e) the Company has not chosen to organize its business around geographic areas.

The primary geographic region in which the Company sought leasing opportunities was North America. The table below summarizes geographic information relating to the sources, by nation, of the Company’s total revenues for the years ended December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, and long-lived tangible assets as of December 31, 20172020 and December 31, 20172019 (dollars in thousands):

    
 For the Year ended December 31,
 2017 % of Total 2016 % of Total

Year Ended December 31, 

 

    

2020

    

% of Total

    

2019

    

% of Total

 

Revenue
                    

United States $  3,380     98 $  6,394     100

$

1,247

 

95

%  

$

2,774

 

98

%

Canada  65   2  14   0

 

61

 

5

%  

 

44

 

2

%

Total $3,445   100 $6,408   100

$

1,308

 

100

%  

$

2,818

 

100

%

    
 As of December 31,
 2017 % of Total 2016 % of Total

As of December 31, 

2020

    

% of Total

2019

    

% of Total

Long-lived assets
                    

United States $  6,784     99 $  8,419     100

$

3,163

 

98

%  

$

3,701

 

98

%

Canada  91   1  38   0

 

59

 

2

%  

 

91

 

2

%

Total $6,875   100 $8,457   100

$

3,222

 

100

%  

$

3,792

 

100

%

Foreign currency transactions:

Foreign currency transaction gains and losses are reported in the results of operations as “other income” or “other expense” in the period in which they occur. Currently, the Company does not use derivative instruments to hedge its economic exposure with respect to assets, liabilities and firm commitments as the foreign currency transactions risks to date have not been significant. During the years ended December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, all foreign currency transaction gains and losses were nominal in value.

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Investment in securities:

From time to time, the Company may purchase securities of its borrowers or receive warrants to purchase securities in connection with its lending arrangements.

Purchased securities

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Purchased securities are generally not

Purchased securities registered for public sale and are carried at cost.fair value. Such securities with readily determinable fair values are adjusted tomeasured at fair value if thewith any changes in fair value is less thanrecognized in the carrying valueCompany's results of operations. The Company's investment securities that do not have readily determinable fair values are measured at cost minus impairment, and such impairment is deemed by the Managing Member to be other than temporary.adjusted for changes in observable prices. Factors considered by the Managing Member in determining fair value include, but are not limited to, available financial information, the issuer’s ability to meet its current obligations and indications of the issuer’s subsequent ability to raise capital. Based upon theThe Company’s reviewinvestment securities totaled $200 thousand and $44 thousand at December 31, 2020 and 2019, respectively. There were minimal amount of its portfolio, the Company recorded fair value adjustments of $10 thousand and $9 thousand to reduce the cost basis on certain investment securities deemed impairedwith readily determinable fair values for both years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019. There were $156 thousand of fair value adjustments to investment securities that do not have readily determinable fair values for the year end December 31, 2020. There were no such fair value adjustments recorded in 2019. Cumulatively, the Fund recorded $58 thousand of adjustments to increase the fair value of such investments based on changes in observable prices. Impairment losses on investment securities totaled $11 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2019. There were no such losses during 2017 and 2016, respectively. Therethe current year. Also, there were no investment securities sold or disposed of during 2017for the years end December 31, 2020 and 2016.2019.

Warrants

Warrants owned by the Company are not registered for public sale, but are considered derivatives and are reflected at an estimated fair value on the balance sheet as determined by the Managing Member. During 2016, the Company recorded unrealized losses of $29 on the fair valuation of its warrant holdings. There were no exercises of warrants, net or otherwise, during 2016.

Unearned operating lease income:

The Company records prepayments on operating leases as a liability under the caption of unearned operating lease income. The liability is recorded when prepayments are received and recognized as operating lease revenue over the period to which the prepayments relate using a straight-line method.

Income taxes:

The Company is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 701 of the Internal Revenue Code, a partnership is not subject to federal income taxes. Accordingly, the Company has provided current franchise income taxes for only those states which levy income taxes on partnerships. For the years ended December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, the related provision for state income taxes was $236$9 thousand and nominal,$34 thousand, respectively. The Company does not have any entity level uncertain tax positions. The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions and is generally subject to examination by U.S. federal (or state and local) income tax authorities for three years from the filing of a tax return.

The tax bases of the Company’s net assets and liabilities vary from the amounts presented in these financial statements at December 31, 20172020 and 20162019 (in thousands):

  
 2017 2016

    

2020

    

2019

Financial statement basis of net assets $  9,776  $   15,792 

$

4,757

$

5,969

Tax basis of net assets (unaudited)  21,644   26,496 

 

20,214

 

20,853

Difference $(11,868 $(10,704

$

(15,457)

$

(14,884)

The primary differences between the tax bases of net assets and the amounts recorded in the financial statements are the result of differences in accounting for syndication costs and differences between the depreciation methods used in the financial statements and the Company’s tax returns.

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The following reconciles the net income reported in these financial statements to the income reported on the Company’s federal tax return (unaudited) for each of the years ended December 31, 20172020 and 20162019 (in thousands):

  
 2017 2016

    

2020

    

2019

Net income per financial statements $    781  $  3,668 

$

374

$

1,462

Tax adjustments (unaudited):
          

 

  

 

  

Adjustment to depreciation expense  591   (288

 

174

 

131

Provision for losses and doubtful accounts  15    

 

157

 

89

Adjustments to revenues/other expenses  8   2,749 
Adjustments to gain on sales of assets  567   6,457 

 

242

 

674

Other  10   10 

 

1

 

292

Income per federal tax return (unaudited) $1,972  $12,596 

$

948

$

2,648

Per Unit data:

Net income and distributions per Unit are based upon the weighted average number of Other Members’ Units outstanding during the year.

Recent accounting pronouncements:

In August 2016,March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-15 — Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash PaymentsASU No. 2020-03, Codification Improvements to Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-15”2020-03”). ASU 2016-15 addresses specific cash flow2020-03 improves and clarifies various financial instruments topics, including the current expected credit losses (CECL) standard issued in 2016. ASU 2020-03 includes seven different issues withthat describe the objectiveareas of reducingimprovement and the existing diversity in practice.related amendments to GAAP that are intended to make the standards easier to understand and apply by eliminating inconsistencies and providing clarifications. The amendments inhave different effective dates. Management is currently evaluating the effect of adopting this Update are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2017, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Thisnew accounting guidance is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018. Thebut does not expect adoption of ASU 2016-15 did notwill have a material impact on itsthe Fund’s financial statements and disclosures.

In June 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-13, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (Topic 326) (“ASU 2016-13”). The main objective of this Update is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial instruments and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. To achieve this objective, the amendments in this Update replace the incurred loss impairment methodology in current GAAP with a methodology that reflects expected credit losses and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to inform credit loss estimates. The amendments affect entities holding financial assets and net investment inequipment under operating leases that are not accounted for at fair value through net income. The amendments affect loans, debt securities, trade receivables, net investments in leases,equipment under operating lease, off-balance-sheet credit exposures, reinsurance receivables, and any other financial assets not excluded from the scope that have the contractual right to receive cash. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019, including interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. Management is currently evaluating the standard and expects the Updateupdate may potentially result in anthe increase in the allowance for credit losses given the change to estimated losses over the contractual life adjusted for expected prepayments.

In February 2016,November 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842)2018-19, Codification Improvements to Topic 326, Financial Instruments — Credit Losses (“ASU 2016-02”2018-19”). The new standard will require lessees to recognize lease assets and lease liabilitiesclarifies certain aspects of the new CECL impairment model in ASU 2016-13. The amendment clarifies that receivables arising from operating leases with lease terms greaterare within the scope of ASC 842, rather than 12 months in the statement of financial position. Lessor accounting per ASU 2016-02 is mostly unchanged from the previous lease accounting under GAAP. Certain changes were made to the lessor accounting guidance in order to align the lessor accounting with the lessee accounting model and Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Similar to the previous guidance, lessors will classify leases as operating, direct financing, or sales-type. Lessors in operating leases will continue to recognize the underlying asset and recognize income on a straight-line basis. Lessors determine whether a lease is a sale of the underlying asset based on whether the lessee effectively obtains control of the underlying assets. ASU 2016-02 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. While early adoption is permitted, the Company does not expect to elect that option. The Company expects to adopt the guidance in the first quarter 2019 using the modified retrospective method.

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ASC 326. Management is currently evaluating the impact of thisthe standard on the financial statements and its operational and related disclosure requirements,requirements.

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On August 15, 2019, the FASB issued a proposed ASU that would grant certain companies additional time to implement FASB standards on CECL, and hedging. The proposed ASU defers the effective date for CECL to fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2022, including interim periods within those fiscal years; and defers the impacteffective dates for hedging to fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2020, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2021. The ASU was approved on October 16, 2019. In February 2020, the Company’s current lease portfolio from a lessor perspective. GivenFASB issued ASU 2020-02 and delayed the limited changes to lessor accounting, Management does not expect material changes to recognition or measurement, but the Company is early in the implementation process and will continue to evaluate the impact.effective date of Topic 326 until fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022.

In January 2016,August 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2016-01, Financial Instruments — Overall (Subtopic 825-10): Recognition and2018-13, Fair Value Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”2018-13”). The new standard provides guidance related to accounting for equity investments and financial liabilities under, which amends the disclosure requirements on fair value option, and the presentation andmeasurements in Topic 820, Fair Value Measurement. This ASU modifies disclosure requirements for financial instruments. ASU 2016-01, among other things, (i) requires equity investments, with certain exceptions, to be measured at fair value with changesmeasurements by removing, modifying or adding certain disclosures. The amendments in fair value recognized in net income, (ii) simplifies the impairment assessment of equity investments without readily determinable fair values by requiring a qualitative assessment to identify impairment, (iii) eliminates the requirementthis Update are effective for public businessall entities to disclose the method(s)for fiscal years, and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value that is required to be disclosed for financial instruments measured at amortized cost on the balance sheet, (iv) requires public business entities to use the exit price notion when measuring the fair value of financial instruments for disclosure purposes, and (v) requires separate presentation of financial assets and financial liabilities by measurement category and form of financial asset on the balance sheet or the accompanying notes to the financial statements. ASU 2016-01 is effective forinterim periods within those fiscal years, beginning after December 15, 2017, including2019. The amendments on changes in unrealized gains and losses, the range and weighted average of significant unobservable inputs used to develop Level 3 fair value measurements, and the narrative description of measurement uncertainty should be applied prospectively for only the most recent interim or annual period presented in the initial fiscal year of adoption. All other amendments should be applied retrospectively to all periods within those fiscal years.presented upon their effective date. The guidance is effective for the Company beginningFund adopted ASU 2018-13 on January 1, 2018. The2020. Such adoption of ASU 2016-01 did not have a materialsignificant impact on itsthe Fund’s financial statements and disclosures.related disclosure requirements.

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which amends the existing accounting standards for revenue recognition. ASU 2014-09 is based on principles that govern the recognition of revenue at an amount an entity expects to be entitled when products are transferred to customers. On July 9, 2015, the FASB approved the deferral of the effective date of ASU 2014-09 by one year and in August 2015, issued Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606): Deferral of the Effective Date (“ASU 2015-14”). ASU 2015-14 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Earlier application is permitted only as of annual reporting periods beginning after December 31, 2016, including interim reporting periods within that reporting period. The new revenue standard may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of adoption. This guidance is effective for the Company beginning on January 1, 2018. Management’s evaluation of the impact of such adoption on the financial statements of the Fund indicates that such impact is non-material as the new revenue guideline does not affect revenues from leases and loans, which comprise the majority of the Company’s revenues.

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3.     Concentration of credit risk and major customers:

The Company leases equipment to lessees in diversified industries. Leases are subject to AFS’s credit committee review. The leases provide for the return of the equipment to the Company upon default.

As of December 31, 20172020, and 2016, there were2019, concentrations (greater than or equal to 10% as a percentage of total equipment cost) of equipment leased to lessees in certain industries were as follows:

  
 Percentage of
Total Equipment Cost

Percentage of Total

Industry 2017 2016

Equipment Cost

    

2020

2019

Transportation    37    73

86

%  

38

%

Wholesale  21  * 

 

*

  

42

%  

Minerals/Non-metal products  13  * 
*Less than 10%.

*Less than 10%

During 20172020 and 2016,2019, certain lessees generated significant portions (defined as greater than or equal to 10%) of the Company’s total leasing revenues, excluding gains or losses on disposition of assets, were as follows:

   

Percentage of Total
Lease Revenues

Lessee Type of Equipment 2017 2016

    

Type of Equipment

    

2020

2019

MRXX-Interstate Commodities  Transportation, rail   15  * 

Kankakee, Beaverville & Southern Railroad

Transportation, rail

25

%  

*

Interstate Commodities  Transportation, rail   14  * 

 

Transportation, rail

 

15

%  

*

Aircraft Service International  Aviation   14  * 

 

Aviation

 

14

%  

16

%

Wal-mart Transportation, LLC  Transportation, other   10  12
The Sabine Mining Company  Mining   *   23

MRXX-Interstate Commodities

 

Transportation, rail

 

*

20

%

*Less than 10%

 

 

 

*Less than 10%.

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4.     Investment in equipment andEquipment under operating leases, net:

The Company’s investment inequipment under operating leases, net consists of the following (in thousands):

    
 Balance
December 31,
2016
 Reclassifications,
Additions/
Dispositions
 Depreciation/
Amortization
Expense or
Amortization of
Leases
 Balance
December 31,
2017
Net investment in operating leases $  5,319  $    59  $  (1,006 $  4,372 
Net investment in direct financing leases  20   (6  (14   
Assets held for sale or lease, net  3,116   (621  (1  2,494 
Initial direct costs, net of accumulated amortization of $5 at December 31, 2017 and $4 at December 31, 2016  2   9   (2  9 
Total $8,457  $(559 $(1,023 $6,875 

Depreciation/

Amortization

Balance

Reclassifications

Expense or

Balance

December 31, 

Additions / Dispositions

Amortization

December 31, 

    

2019

    

and Impairment Losses

    

of Leases

    

2020

Equipment under operating leases, net

$

2,592

$

(440)

$

(174)

$

1,978

Assets held for sale or lease, net

 

1,196

 

44

 

 

1,240

Initial direct costs, net

 

4

 

3

 

(3)

 

4

Total

$

3,792

$

(393)

$

(177)

$

3,222

During the year ended December 31, 2019, the Company recorded $281 thousand of impairment losses to reduce the fair value of certain equipment, there was no such loss recorded for the year ended December 31, 2020.

The Company utilizes a straight line depreciation method for equipment in all of the categories currently in its portfolio of operating lease transactions. Depreciation expense on the Company’s equipment was approximately $1.0 million$174 thousand and $1.2 million$130 thousand for 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively. IDC amortization expense related to operating leases and direct financing leases totaled $2$3 thousand for botheach of the respective years ended December 31, 20172020 and 2016.2019.

Total depreciation for 2020 includes $17 thousand of additional depreciation which was recorded to reflect year-to-date changes in estimated residual values of certain equipment generating revenue under month-to-month extensions. Such estimated residual values of equipment associated with leases on month-to-month extensions are evaluated at least semi-annually, and depreciation recorded for the change in estimated reduction in value. There were no such additional adjustments to depreciation recorded during the year ended December 31, 2019.

All of the leased property was acquired in the years beginning with 2005 through 2011.

As of December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, there were no lease contracts placed in non-accrual status. As of the same dates, the Company may have had certain other leases that have related accounts receivable aged 90 days or more that have not been placed on non-accrual status. In accordance with Company policy, such receivables are fully reserved. Management continues to closely monitor these leases, and all other lease contracts, for any actual change in collectability status and indication of necessary valuation adjustments.

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4. Investment in equipment and leases, net: - (continued)

Operating leases:

Property on operating leases consisted of the following (in thousands):

    
 Balance
December 31,
2016
 Additions Reclassifications
or Dispositions
 Balance
December 31,
2017

Balance

Balance

December 31, 

Reclassification

December 31, 

    

2019

    

Additions

    

/Dispositions

    

2020

Transportation, rail $  14,796  $    —  $  (1,077 $  13,719 

$

12,150

$

$

(1,088)

$

11,062

Transportation, other  3,491         3,491 

Trucks and trailers

 

83

 

 

261

 

344

Aircraft  3,026      (1,038  1,988 

 

1,732

 

 

(1,439)

 

293

Construction        799   799 
Manufacturing  624         624 

 

624

 

 

 

624

Petro/natural gas  470         470 

 

470

 

 

 

470

Materials handling  474      (72  402 

 

131

 

 

(41)

 

90

Agriculture  193      (193   
Other  1      (1   
  23,075      (1,582  21,493 

 

15,190

 

 

(2,307)

 

12,883

Less accumulated depreciation  (17,756  (1,006  1,641   (17,121

 

(12,598)

 

(174)

 

1,867

 

(10,905)

Total $5,319  $(1,006 $59  $4,372 

$

2,592

$

(174)

$

(440)

$

1,978

The average estimated residual value for assets on operating leases was 23%13% and 22%17% of the assets’ original cost for the years ended at December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively.

Direct financing leases:

As of There were no operating lease in non-accrual status at December 31, 2017, the Company had no investment in direct financing leases. As of December 31, 2016, such investment generally consisted of materials handling, mining, construction2020 and agriculture equipment. The components of the Company’s investment in direct financing leases as of December 31, 2016 were as follows (in thousands):2019.

 
 December 31,
2016
Total minimum lease payments receivable $   26 
Estimated residual values of leased equipment (unguaranteed)  6 
Investment in direct financing leases  32 
Less unearned income  (12
Net investment in direct financing leases $20 
Net investment in direct financing leases placed in non-accrual status $ 

At December 31, 2017,2020, the aggregate amounts of future minimum lease payments receivable were as follows (in thousands):

 
 Operating
Leases
Year ending December 31, 2018 $  1,363 
2019  567 
2020  284 
2021  75 
2022  25 
   $2,314 

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Operating

Leases

Year ending December 31, 2021

$

681

2022

 

561

2023

 

112

2024

65

2025

19

Thereafter

43

$

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4. Investment in equipment and leases, net: - (continued)

The useful lives for each category of leases is reviewed at a minimum of once per quarter. As of December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, the respective useful lives of each category of lease assets in the Company’s portfolio were as follows (in years):

Equipment category

Useful Life

Transportation, rail

35 – 40

- 50

Aircraft

20 - 30

Manufacturing

10 - 15

Petro/natural gas

10 - 15

Agriculture

Materials handling

7 - 10

Construction7 – 10
Materials handling7 – 10

Transportation, other

7 - 10

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5.     Allowance for credit losses:

The Company’s allowance for credit losses totaled $16$347 thousand and $2$190 thousand at December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, respectively. All of such allowance were related to delinquent operating lease receivables. Per ASU 2016-02, the current year credit loss of $27 thousand is netted against operating lease revenues in the statements of income. The Company had neither financing receivables in non-accrual status nor impaired financing receivables at both December 31, 20172020 and 2016.2019.

The Company’s allowance for credit losses as follows (in thousands):

Allowance for

Doubtful Accounts

Operating Leases

Balance December 31, 2018

$

101

Provision for credit losses

89

Balance December 31, 2019

190

Provision for credit losses

27

Balance December 31, 2020

$

217

6.     Related party transactions:

The terms of the Operating Agreement provide that AFS and/or affiliates are entitled to receive certain fees for equipment management and resale and for management of the Company.

The Operating Agreement allows for the reimbursement of costs incurred by AFS in providing administrative services to the Company. Administrative services provided include Company accounting, finance/treasury, investor relations, legal counsel and lease and equipment documentation. AFS is not reimbursed for services whereby it is entitled to receive a separate fee as compensation for such services, such as management of equipment. The Company will be liable for certain future costs to be incurred by AFS to manage the administrative services provided to the Company.

Each of ATEL Leasing Corporation (“ALC”) and AFS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ATEL Capital Group and performs services for the Company. Acquisition services, equipment management, lease administration and asset disposition services are performed by ALC; investor relations, communications services and general administrative services for the Company are performed by AFS.

Cost reimbursements to the Managing Member are based on its costs incurred in performing administrative services for the Company. These costs are allocated to each managed entity based on certain criteria such as total assets, number of investors or contributed capital based upon the type of cost incurred.

During the years ended December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, AFS and/or affiliates earned fees and reimbursements, pursuant to the Operating Agreement were as follows (in thousands):

  
 2017 2016

 

2020

    

2019

Costs reimbursed to Managing Member and/or affiliates $  537  $  503 

$

159

$

195

Asset management fees to Managing Member and/or affiliates  116   253 

85

87

 $653  $756 

$

244

$

282

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Fund’sCompany’s Operating Agreement places an annual and cumulative limit for cost reimbursements to AFS and/or its affiliates. Any reimbursable costs incurred by AFS and/or affiliates during the year exceeding the annual and/or cumulative limits cannot be reimbursed in the current year, though such costs may be reimbursable in future years to the extent such amounts may be payable if within the annual and cumulative limits in such future years. The Fund is a finite life and self-liquidating entity, and AFS and its affiliates have no recourse against the Fund for the amount of any unpaid excess reimbursable administrative expenses. The Fund will continue to require administrative services from AFS and its affiliates through the end of its term, and will therefore continue to incur reimbursable administrative

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

6. Related party transactions: - (continued)

expenses in each year. The Fund has determined that payment of any amounts in excess of the annual and cumulative limits is not probable, and the date any portion of such amount may be paid, if ever, is uncertain. When the Fund completes its liquidation stage and terminates, any unpaid amount will expire unpaid, with no claim by AFS or its affiliates against any liquidation proceeds or any party for the unpaid balance. As of December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, the Company has not exceeded the annual and/or cumulative limitations discussed above.

7.     Non-recourse debt:

Commitments:

At December 31, 2017, non-recourse debt consists of a note payable to financial institutions. The note is due in monthly installments. Interest on the note is at a fixed rate of 1.97%. The note is secured by assignments of lease payments and pledges of assets. At December 31, 2017, gross operating lease rentals totaled approximately $83 thousand over the remaining lease terms; and the carrying value of the pledged assets is $417 thousand. The note matures in 2018.

The non-recourse debt does not contain any material financial covenants. The debt is secured by a specific lien granted by the Company to the non-recourse lenders on (and only on) the discounted lease transactions. The lenders have recourse only to the following collateral: the leased equipment; the related lease chattel paper; the lease receivables; and proceeds of the foregoing items. The non-recourse obligation is payable solely out of the respective specific security and the Company does not guarantee (nor is the Company otherwise contractually responsible for) the payment of the non-recourse debt as a general obligation or liability of the Company. Although the Company does not have any direct or general liability in connection with the non-recourse debt apart from the security granted, the Company is directly and generally liable and responsible for certain representations, warranties, and covenants made to the lenders, such as warranties as to genuineness of the transaction parties’ signatures, as to the genuineness of the respective lease chattel paper or the transaction as a whole, or as to the Company’s good title to or perfected interest in the secured collateral, as well as similar representations, warranties and covenants typically provided by non-recourse borrowers and customary in the equipment finance industry, and are viewed by such industry as being consistent with non-recourse discount financing obligations. Accordingly, as there are no financial covenants or ratios imposed on the Company in connection with the non-recourse debt, the Company has determined that there are no material covenants with respect to the non-recourse debt that warrant footnote disclosure.

8. Commitments:

At December 31, 2017,2020, the Company had no commitments to purchase lease assets or fund investments in notes receivable.

9.

8.     Guarantees:

The Company enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Company’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Company has not had prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

The Managing Member knows of no facts or circumstances that would make the Company’s contractual commitments outside standard mutual covenants applicable to commercial transactions between businesses. Accordingly, the Company believes that these indemnification obligations are made in the ordinary course of business as part of standard commercial and industry practice, and that any potential liability under the Company’s similar commitments is remote. Should any such indemnification obligation become payable, the Company would separately record and/or disclose such liability in accordance with GAAP.

10.

9.     Members’ capital:

Units issued and outstanding were 13,971,486 at both December 31, 20172020 and 2016.2019. The Company was authorized to issue up to 15,000,000 Units in addition to the Units issued to the initial members (50 Units). The Company ceased offering Units on March 11, 2005.

The Company has the right, exercisable at the Managing Member’s discretion, but not the obligation, to repurchase Units of a Unitholder who ceases to be a U.S. Citizen, for a price equal to 100% of the holder’s capital account. The

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

10. Members’ capital: - (continued)

Company is otherwise permitted, but not required, to repurchase Units upon a holder’s request. The repurchase of Fund Units is made in accordance with Section 13 of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement. The repurchase would be at the discretion of the Managing Member’s on terms it determines to be appropriate under given circumstances, in the event that the Managing Member’s deems such repurchase to be in the best interest of the Company; provided, the Company is never required to repurchase any Units. Upon the repurchase of any Units by the Fund, the tendered Units are cancelled. Units repurchased in prior periods were repurchased at amounts representing the original investment less cumulative distributions made to the Unitholder with respect to the Units. All Units repurchased during a quarter are deemed to be repurchased effective the last day of the preceding quarter, and are not deemed to be outstanding during, or entitled to allocations of net income, net loss or distributions for the quarter in which such repurchase occurs.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

As defined in the Operating Agreement, the Company’s Net Income, Net Losses, and Distributions are to be allocated 92.5% to the Members and 7.5% to AFS. In accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement, additional allocations of income were made to AFS in 20172020 and 2016.2019. The amounts allocated were determined to bring AFS’s ending capital account balance to zero at the end of each year.

Distributions to the Other Members were as follows (in thousands, except as to Units and per Unit data):

  
 2017 2016

2020

    

2019

Distributions declared $  6,287  $  3,493 

$

1,467

$

2,235

Weighted average number of Units outstanding  13,971,486   13,971,486 

 

13,971,486

 

13,971,486

Weighted average distributions per Unit $0.45  $0.25 

$

0.11

$

0.16

11.

10.     Fair value measurements:

Under applicable accounting standards, fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date.

Fair value measurements and disclosures are based on a fair value hierarchy as determined by significant inputs used to measure fair value. The three levels of inputs within the fair value hierarchy are defined as follows:

Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities. An active market for the asset or liability is a market in which transactions for the asset or liability occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis, generally on a national exchange.

Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuations in which all significant inputs are observable in the market.

Level 3 – Valuation is modeled using significant inputs that are unobservable in the market. These unobservable inputs reflect the Company’s own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.

At

The Company had no warrants at December 31, 20172020 and 2016, only the Company’s warrants were measured on a recurring basis. During the same comparative years, the Company recorded non-recurring adjustments to reduce the cost basis of certain assets deemed impaired. Such non-recurring adjustments reduced the cost basis of investment securities during 2017 and 2016.2019.

The Company’s valuation policy is determined by members of the Asset Management, Credit and Accounting departments. Whenever possible, the policy is to obtain quoted market prices in active markets to estimate fair values for recognition and disclosure purposes. Where quoted market prices in active markets are not available, fair values are estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, broker quotes, information from third party remarketing agents, third party appraisals of collateral and/or other valuation techniques. These techniques are significantly affected by certain of the Company’s assumptions, including discount rates and estimates of future cash flows. Potential taxes and other transaction costs are not considered in estimating fair values. As the Company is responsible for determining fair value, an analysis is performed on prices obtained from third parties. Such analysis is performed by asset management and credit department personnel who are familiar with the Company’s investments in equipment, notes receivable and equity securities of venture companies. The analysis may include a periodic review of price fluctuations and validation of numbers obtained from a specific third party by reference to multiple representative sources.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

11. Fair value measurements: - (continued)

Such fair value adjustments utilized the following methodology:

Warrants

Investment in securities (recurring)

Warrants owned by the Company are not

The Company’s investment in securities registered for public sale butthat have readily determinable fair values are considered derivatives and are carried on the balance sheetmeasured at an estimated fair value atwith any changes in fair value recognized in the endCompany’s results of the period.operations. The valuation of the warrants was determined using a Black-Scholes formulation of valueCompany’s investments in publicly traded investment securities are valued based upon the stock price(s), the exercise price(s), the volatility of comparable venture companies, and a risk free interest rate for the term(s) of the warrant exercise(s). As ofon their quoted market prices. At December 31, 2017 and 20162020, the calculated fair valuesvalue of the Company's warrant portfoliothese investments in securities were deemed nominal.

Impaired investment securities (non-recurring)

The Company’s investment securities are not registered for public sale and are carried at cost. The investment securities are adjusted for impairment, if any, based upon factors which include, but are not limited to, available financial information, the issuer’s ability to meet its current obligations and indications of the issuer’s subsequent ability to raise capital.

During 2017 and 2016, the Company recorded fair value adjustments of $10 thousand and $9 thousand, respectively, to reduce the cost basis of certain impaired investment securities. A majority of the reduction in value was based on a market approach technique and uses inputs that reflect qualitative and quantitative information provided by the management of the investee, which indicated reduced growth opportunity and eventual reduction in cash flows and revenues. Under the Fair Value Measurements Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification, the fair value of the aforementioned impaired investment securities were classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy.

During 2017 and 2016, due to fair value adjustments, certain investment securities were written down to $0.

The following disclosure of the estimated fair value of financial instruments is made in accordance with the guidance provided by the Financial Instruments Topic of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification. Fair value estimates, methods and assumptions, set forth below for the Company’s financial instruments, are made solely to comply with the requirements of the Financial Instruments Topic and should be read in conjunction with the Company’s financial statements and related notes.

The Company has determined the estimated fair value amounts by using market information and valuation methodologies that it considers appropriate and consistent with the fair value accounting guidance. Considerable judgment is required to interpret market data to develop the estimates of fair value. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.

Cash and cash equivalents

The recorded amounts of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents approximate fair value because of the liquidity and short-term maturity of these instruments.

Investment in securities

The Company’s investment securities are not registered for public sale and are carried at cost which management believes approximates fair value, as appropriately adjusted for impairment.

Non-recourse debt

The fair value of the Company’s non-recourse debt is estimated using discounted cash flow analyses, based upon current market borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements.

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NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

11. Fair value measurements: - (continued)

Commitments and Contingencies

Management has determined that no recognition for the fair value of the Company’s loan commitments is necessary because their terms are made on a market rate basis and require borrowers to be in compliance with the Company’s credit requirements at the time of funding.

The fair value of contingent liabilities (or guarantees) is not considered material because management believes there has been no event that has occurred wherein a guarantee liability has been incurred or will likely be incurred.

The following tables present a summary of the carrying value and fair value by level of financial instruments on the Company’s balance sheetsheets at December 31, 20172020 and 20162019 (in thousands):

     
 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2017
   Carrying Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets:
                         
Cash and cash equivalents $   4,035  $   4,035  $   —  $   —  $   4,035 
Investment in securities  55         55   55 
Financial liabilities:
                         
Non-recourse debt  83         83   83 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2020

Carrying

    

Value

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

Financial assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,401

$

1,401

$

$

$

1,401

     
 Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2016
   Carrying Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Financial assets:
                         
Cash and cash equivalents $   8,680  $   8,680  $   —  $   —  $  8,680 
Investment in securities  65         65   65 
Financial liabilities:
                         
Non-recourse debt  330         329   329 

Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2019

Carrying

    

Value

    

Level 1

    

Level 2

    

Level 3

    

Total

Financial assets:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

2,041

$

2,041

$

$

$

2,041

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11.     Global health emergency:

On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency. The Fund’s operations is located in California, which has restricted gatherings of people due to the coronavirus outbreak. At present, the Fund’s operations have not been adversely affected and continues to function effectively. Due to the dynamic nature of these unprecedented circumstances and possible business disruption, the Fund will continue to monitor the situation closely, but given the uncertainty about the situation, an estimate of the future impact, if any, cannot be made at this time.

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Item 9.CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS’ ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES

Item 9.  CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND

FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES

None.

Item 9A.CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Item 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

The Company’s Managing Member’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer (“Management”), evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on the evaluation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures, Management concluded that as of the end of the period covered by this report, the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

The Company does not control the financial reporting process, and is solely dependent on the Management of the Managing Member, who is responsible for providing the Company with financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States. The Managing Member’s disclosure controls and procedures, as they are applicable to the Company, means controls and other procedures of an issuer that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act (15 U.S.C. 78aet seq.) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by an issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is accumulated and communicated to the issuer’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

The Management of the Managing Member is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as that term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f) for the Company, and for performing an assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016.2020. The internal control process of the Managing Member, as it is applicable to the Company, was designed to provide reasonable assurance to Management regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements, and includes those policies and procedures that:

(1)Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States, and that the Company’s receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorization of the Management of the Managing Member; and
(2)Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the Company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

All internal control processes, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those processes determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to the reliability of financial statement preparation and presentation. Further, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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Management of the Managing Member assessed the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting, as it is applicable to the Company, as of December 31, 2017.2020. In making this assessment, it used the criteria set forth inInternal Control — Integrated Framework(2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on its assessment, Management of the Managing Member concluded that the Managing Member’s internal control over financial reporting, as it is applicable to the Company, was effective as of December 31, 2017.2020.

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This annual report does not include an audit report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm regarding internal control over financial reporting. Management’s internal controls over financial reporting was not subject to audit by the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm pursuant to Section 989G of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which exempts non-accelerated filers from Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

Changes in internal control

There were no changes in the Managing Member’s internal control over financial reporting, as it is applicable to the Company, during the year ended December 31, 20172020 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Managing Member’s internal control over financial reporting, as it is applicable to the Company.

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PART III

Item 10.DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Item 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

The registrant is a Limited Liability Company and, therefore, has no officers or directors.

ATEL Financial Services, LLC (“AFS”) is the Company’s Managing Member or Manager. AFS is controlled by ATEL Capital Group (“ACG” or “ATEL”), a holding company formed to control AFS and affiliated companies. The outstanding voting capital stock of ATEL Capital Group is owned 100% by Dean Cash.

Each of ATEL Leasing Corporation (“ALC”) and AFS is a wholly-owned subsidiary of ACG and performs services for the Company. Acquisition services, equipment management, lease administration and asset disposition services are performed by ALC; and investor relations, communications and general administrative services are performed by AFS.

The officers and directors of ATEL and its affiliates are as follows:

Dean L. Cash

President and Chief Executive Officer of ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member)

Paritosh K. Choksi

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member)

Vasco H. Morais

Executive Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel of ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member)

Dean L. Cash, age 67,70, became chairman, president and chief executive officer of ATEL in April 2001. Mr. Cash joined ATEL as director of marketing in 1980 and served as a vice president since 1981, executive vice president since 1983 and a director since 1984. Prior to joining ATEL, Mr. Cash was a senior marketing representative for Martin Marietta Corporation, data systems division, from 1979 to 1980. From 1977 to 1979, he was employed by General Electric Corporation, where he was an applications specialist in the medical systems division and a marketing representative in the information services division. Mr. Cash was a systems engineer with Electronic Data Systems from 1975 to 1977, and was involved in maintaining and developing software for commercial applications. Mr. Cash received a B.S. degree in psychology and mathematics in 1972 and an M.B.A. degree with a concentration in finance in 1975 from Florida State University. Mr. Cash is an arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association and is qualified as a registered principal with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

Paritosh K. Choksi, age 64,67, joined ATEL in 1999 as a director, senior vice president and its chief financial officer. He became its executive vice president and CFO/COO in April 2001. Prior to joining ATEL, Mr. Choksi was chief financial officer at Wink Communications, Inc. from 1997 to 1999. From 1977 to 1997, Mr. Choksi was with Phoenix American Incorporated, a financial services and management company, where he held various positions during his tenure, and was senior vice president, chief financial officer and director when he left the company. Mr. Choksi was involved in all corporate matters at Phoenix and was responsible for Phoenix’s capital market needs. He also served on the credit committee overseeing all corporate investments, including its venture lease portfolio. Mr. Choksi was a part of the executive management team which caused Phoenix’s portfolio to increase from $50 million in assets to over $2 billion. Mr. Choksi is a member of the board of directors of Syntel, Inc. Mr. Choksi received a bachelor of technology degree in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; and an M.B.A. degree from the University of California, Berkeley.

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Vasco H. Morais, age 59,62, joined ATEL in 1989 as general counsel. Mr. Morais manages ATEL’s legal department, which provides legal and contractual support in the negotiating, documenting, drafting, reviewing and funding of lease transactions. In addition, Mr. Morais advises on general corporate law matters, and assists on securities law issues. From 1986 to 1989, Mr. Morais was employed by the BankAmeriLease Companies, Bank of America’s equipment leasing subsidiaries, providing in-house legal support on the documentation of tax-oriented and non-tax oriented direct and leveraged lease transactions, vendor leasing programs and general corporate matters. Prior to the BankAmeriLease Companies, Mr. Morais was with the Consolidated Capital Companies in the Corporate and Securities Legal Department involved in drafting and reviewing contracts, advising on corporate law matters and securities law issues. Mr. Morais received a B.A. degree in 1982 from the University of California in Berkeley, a J.D. degree in 1986 from Golden Gate University Law School; and an M.B.A. (Finance) degree from Golden Gate University in 1997. Mr. Morais, an active member of the State Bar of California since 1986, served as co-chair of the Uniform Business Law Section of the State Bar of California and was inducted as a fellow of the American College of Commercial Finance Lawyers in 2010.

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Audit Committee

The board of directors of the Managing Member acts as the audit committee of the Company. Dean L. Cash and Paritosh K. Choksi are members of the board of directors of the Managing Member and are deemed to be financial experts. They are not independent of the Company.

Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting ComplianceCompliance

Based solely on a review of Forms 3, 4 and 5, the Company is not aware of any failures to file reports of beneficial ownership required to be filed during or for the year ended December 31, 2017.2020.

Code of Ethics

A Code of Ethics that is applicable to the Company, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of its Managing Member, AFS, or persons acting in such capacity on behalf of the Company, is included as Exhibit 14.1 to this report.

Item 11.EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The registrant is a Limited Liability Company and, therefore, has no officers or directors.

Set forth hereinafter is a description of the nature of remuneration paid and to be paid to AFS and its affiliates. The amount of such remuneration paid in 20172020 and 20162019 is set forth in Item 8 of this report under the caption “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Notes to Financial Statements — Related party transactions,” at Note 6 thereof, which information is hereby incorporated by reference.

Asset Management Fee

The Company pays AFS an Asset Management Fee in an amount equal to 4% of Operating Revenues, which includes Gross Lease Revenues and Cash from Sales or Refinancing. The Asset Management Fee is paid on a monthly basis. The amount of the Asset Management Fee payable in any year is reduced for that year to the extent it would otherwise exceed the Asset Management Fee Limit, as described below. The Asset Management Fee is paid for services rendered by AFS and its affiliates in determining portfolio and investment strategies (i.e., establishing and maintaining the composition of the Equipment portfolio as a whole and the Company’s overall debt structure) and generally managing or supervising the management of the Equipment.

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AFS supervises performance of among others activities, collection of lease revenues, monitoring compliance by lessees with the lease terms, assuring that Equipment is being used in accordance with all operative contractual arrangements, paying operating expenses and arranging for necessary maintenance and repair of Equipment in the event a lessee fails to do so, monitoring property, sales and use tax compliance and preparation of operating financial data. AFS intends to delegate all or a portion of its duties and the Asset Management Fee to one or more of its affiliates who are in the business of providing such services.

Asset Management Fee Limit:

The Asset Management Fee is subject to the Asset Management Fee Limit. The Asset Management Fee Limit is calculated each year during the Company’s term by calculating the total fees that would be paid to AFS if AFS were to be compensated on the basis of an alternative fee schedule, to include an Equipment Management Fee, Incentive Management Fee, and Equipment Resale/Re-Leasing Fee, plus AFS’s Carried Interest, as described below. To the extent that the amount paid to AFS as the Asset Management Fee plus its Carried Interest for any year would exceed the aggregate amount of fees calculated under this alternative fee schedule for the year, the Asset Management Fee and/or Carried Interest for that year is reduced to equal the maximum aggregate fees under the alternative fee schedule.

To the extent any such fees are reduced, the amount of such reduction will be accrued and deferred, and such accrued and deferred compensation would be paid to AFS in a subsequent period, but only if and to the extent that such deferred compensation would be payable within the Asset Management Fee Limit for the subsequent period. Any deferred fees which cannot be paid under the applicable limitations in any subsequent period through the date of liquidation would be forfeited by AFS upon liquidation.

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Alternative Fee Schedule:

For purposes of the Asset Management Fee Limit, the Company will calculate an alternative schedule of fees, including a hypothetical Equipment Management Fee, Incentive Management Fee, Equipment Resale/Re-Leasing Fee, and Carried Interest as follows:

An Equipment Management Fee will be calculated to equal the lesser of (i) 3.5% of annual Gross Revenues from Operating Leases and 2% of annual Gross Revenues from Full Payout Leases which contain Net Lease Provisions, or (ii) the fees customarily charged by others rendering similar services as an ongoing public activity in the same geographic location and for similar types of equipment. If services with respect to certain Operating Leases are performed by nonaffiliated persons under the active supervision of AFS or its affiliate, then the amount so calculated shall be 1% of Gross Revenues from such Operating Leases.

An Incentive Management Fee will be calculated to equal 4% of Distributions of Cash from Operations until Holders have received a return of their Original Invested Capital plus a Priority Distribution, and, thereafter, to equal a total of 7.5% of Distributions from all sources, including Sale or Refinancing Proceeds. In subordinating the increase in the Incentive Management Fee to a cumulative return of a Holder’s Original Invested Capital plus a Priority Distribution, a Holder would be deemed to have received Distributions of Original Invested Capital only to the extent that Distributions to the Holder exceed the amount of the Priority Distribution.

An Equipment Resale/Re-Leasing Fee will be calculated in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) 3% of the sale price of the Equipment, or (ii) one-half the normal competitive equipment sale commission charged by unaffiliated parties for resale services. Such fee would apply only after the Holders have received a return of their Original Invested Capital plus a Priority Distribution.

In connection with the releasing of Equipment to lessees other than previous lessees or their affiliates, the fee would be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the competitive rate for comparable services for similar equipment, or (ii) 2% of the gross rental payments derived from the re-lease of such Equipment, payable out of each rental payment received by the Company from such re-lease.

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See Note 6 to the financial statements included in Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, for amounts paid.

Managing Member’s Interest in Operating Proceeds

As defined in the Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement, the Company’s Net Income, Net Losses, and Distributions are to be allocated 92.5% to the Members and 7.5% to AFS. In accordance with the terms of the Operating Agreement, as amended, additional allocations of income were made to AFS in 20172020 and 2016.2019. The amounts allocated were determined to bring AFS’s ending capital account balance to zero at the end of each year. See financial statements as set forth in Part II, Item 8, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of this report for amounts allocated to AFS in 20172020 and 2016.2019.

Item 12.SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners

At December 31, 2017,2020, no investor is known to hold beneficially more than 5% of the issued and outstanding Units.

Security Ownership of Management

The parent of AFS is the beneficial owner of Limited Liability Company Units as follows:

(1)

Title of Class
(2)
Name and Address of
Beneficial Owner
(3)
Amount and Nature of Beneficial
Ownership
(4)
Percent of
Class
Limited Liability
Company Units
ATEL Capital Group
The Transamerica Pyramid
600 Montgomery Street, 9th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Initial Limited Liability
Company Units
50 Units ($500)
0.0004%

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(1)

    

(2)

    

(3)

    

(4)

Name and Address of

Amount and Nature of Beneficial

Percent of

Title of Class

 

Beneficial Owner

 

Ownership

 

Class

Limited Liability

 

ATEL Capital Group

 

Initial Limited Liability

 

0.0004

%

Company Units

 

The Transamerica Pyramid

 

Company Units

600 Montgomery Street, 9th Floor

50 Units ($500)

San Francisco, CA 94111

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Changes in Control

The Members have the right, by vote of the Members owning more than 50% of the outstanding Limited Liability Company Units, to remove a Managing Member.

AFS may at any time call a meeting of the Members or a vote of the Members without a meeting, on matters on which they are entitled to vote, and shall call such meeting or for vote without a meeting following receipt of a written request therefore of members holding 10% or more of the total outstanding Limited Liability Company Units.

Item 13.CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

The responses to Item 1 of this report under the caption “Equipment Leasing Activities,” Item 8 of this report under the caption “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data — Notes to Financial Statements — Related party transactions” at footnote 6 thereof, and Item 11 of this report under the caption “Executive Compensation,” are hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 14.PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

Item 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

During the years ended December 31, 20172020 and 2016,2019, the Company incurred audit fees with its principal auditors totaling $97$86 thousand and $79$108 thousand, respectively.

Audit fees consist of the aggregate fees and expenses billed in connection with the audit of the Company’s annual financial statements and the review of the financial statements included in the Company’s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q.

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The board of directors of the Managing Member acts as the audit committee of the registrant. Engagements for audit services, audit related services and tax services are approved in advance by the Chief Financial Officer of the Managing Member acting on behalf of the board of directors of the Managing Member in its role as the audit committee of the Company.

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Item 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Item 15.EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)

(a)

Financial Statements and Schedules

1.Financial Statements

2.

Financial Statement Schedules

All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable and, therefore, have been omitted.

(b)Exhibits

(3) and (4) Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, included as Exhibit B to the Prospectus included in the registrant’s registration statement on form S-1 effective March 12, 2003, (File Number 333-100452) is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

(b)

Exhibits

(3) and (4) Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, included as Exhibit B to the Prospectus included in the registrant’s registration statement on form S-1 effective March 12, 2003, (File Number 333-100452) is hereby incorporated herein by reference.

(4.1)Description of the Registrant’s Securities pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(14.1)

Code of Ethics

(31.1)

Certification of Dean L. Cash pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

(31.2)

Certification of Paritosh K. Choksi pursuant to Rules 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)

(32.1)

Certification of Dean L. Cash pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350

(32.2)

Certification of Paritosh K. Choksi pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350

(101.INS)

(101.INS)    XBRL Instance Document

(101.SCH)

(101.SCH)   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document

(101.CAL)

(101.CAL)   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document

(101.LAB)

(101.DEF)   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

(101.LAB)   XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document

(101.PRE)

(101.PRE)    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

(101.DEF)XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.

Date: March 26, 201829, 2021

ATEL Capital Equipment Fund X, LLC
(Registrant)

(Registrant)

By:

ATEL Financial Services, LLC

Managing Member of Registrant

By:

/s/ Dean L. Cash

Dean L. Cash

President and Chief Executive Officer of
ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member)

By:

/s/ Paritosh K. Choksi

Paritosh K. Choksi

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Operating Officer of ATEL Financial Services, LLC
(Managing (Managing Member)

By:

/s/ Samuel Schussler

Samuel Schussler

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of
ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

SIGNATURE

CAPACITIES

DATE

/s/ Dean L. Cash

Dean L. Cash

President and Chief Executive

Officer of
ATEL Financial Services, LLC, (Managing Member)

March 26, 201829, 2021

Dean L. Cash

/s/ Paritosh K. Choksi

Paritosh K. Choksi

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial

Officer and Chief Operating Officer of
ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member)

March 26, 201829, 2021

Paritosh K. Choksi

/s/ Samuel Schussler

Samuel Schussler

Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of

ATEL Financial Services, LLC (Managing Member)

March 26, 201829, 2021

Samuel Schussler

No proxy materials have been or will be sent to security holders. An annual report will be furnished to security holders subsequent to the filing of this report on Form 10-K, and copies thereof will be furnished supplementally to the Commission when forwarded to the security holders.

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