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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


FORM 10-Q


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

For the quarterly period ended: September 30, 2021

2022

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from             to             

Commission File Number: 001-36475


AEMETIS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


AEMETIS, INC.Delaware

26-1407544

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

26-1407544

(State or other jurisdiction

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation or organization)

Identification No.)

 

20400 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 700

Cupertino, CA 95014

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including zip code)

 

(408) 213-0940

(Registrant’sRegistrants telephone number, including area code)


 

Title of each class of registered securities

Trading Symbol

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value

AMTX

AMTX

NASDAQ

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes   No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes   No ☐

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

Large accelerated filer     ☐

Accelerated filer     ☐

Non-accelerated filer     ☐

Smaller reporting company     ☒

Large accelerated filer ☐ Accelerated filer ☑      Non-accelerated filer ☐ Smaller reporting company ☐ Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

 

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

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock on October 31, 20212022 was 33,250,80735,043,877 shares.



 

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AEMETIS, INC.

 

FORM 10-Q

 

Quarterly Period Ended September 30, 2021

INDEX

PART I--FINANCIAL INFORMATION2022

 

INDEX

PART I--FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1

Financial StatementsStatements.

4

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of OperationsOperations.

 34

33

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market RiskRisk.

 45

44

Item 4.

Controls and ProceduresProcedures.

44

 46

PART II--OTHER INFORMATION

PART II--OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

 47

45

Item 1A.

Risk FactorsFactors.

 47

45

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of ProceedsProceeds.

 47

45

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior SecuritiesSecurities.

 47

45

Item 4.

Mine Safety DisclosuresDisclosures.

 47

45

Item 5.

Other InformationInformation.

 47

45

Item 6.

ExhibitsExhibits.

 48

46

Signatures

 49

47

 

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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD—FORWARDLOOKING STATEMENTS

 

On one or more occasions, we may make forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including statements regarding our assumptions, projections, expectations, targets, intentions or beliefs about future events or other statements that are not historical facts. Forward-looking statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q include, without limitation, statements regarding management’s plans; trends in market conditions with respect to prices for inputs for our products versus prices for our products; our ability to leverage approved feedstock pathways; our ability to leverage our location and infrastructure; our ability to incorporate lower-cost, non-food advanced biofuels feedstock at the Keyes plant; our ability to adopt value-add by-product processing systems; our ability to expand into alternative markets for biodiesel and its by-products, including continuing to expand our sales into international markets; our ability to maintain and expand strategic relationships with suppliers; our ability to continue to develop new and to maintain and protect new and existing intellectual property rights; our ability to adopt, develop and commercialize new technologies; our ability to extend or refinance our senior debt on terms reasonably acceptable to us or at all; our ability to continue to fund operations and our future sources of liquidity and capital resources; our ability to fund, develop, build, maintain and operate digesters, facilities and pipelines for our Dairy Renewable Natural Gas segment; our ability to fund, develop and operate our CCS projects, including obtaining required permits; our ability to receive awarded grants by meeting all of the required conditions, including meeting the minimum contributions; our ability to sell additional notes under our EB-5 note program and our expectations regarding the release of funds from escrow under our EB-5 note program; our ability to improve margins; and our ability to raise additional capital. Words or phrases such as “anticipates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “projects,” “targets,” “will likely result,” “will continue” or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on current assumptions and predictions and are subject to numerous markets and uncertainties. Actual results or events could differ materially from those set forth or implied by such forward-looking statements and related assumptions due to certain factors, including, without limitation, the risks set forth under the caption “Risk Factors” below, which are incorporated herein by reference, as well as those business risks and factors described elsewhere in this report and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), including without limitation, our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1 - Financial Statements.Statements.

AEMETIS, INC.

 

AEMETIS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED BALANCE SHEETS

(Unaudited, In thousands except for par value)

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

September 30, 2022

  

December 31, 2021

 

Assets

 

(unaudited)

 

 

 

    

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents ($45 and $235 respectively from VIE)

 

$6,389

 

$592

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,404 and $1,260 as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020

 

1,621

 

1,821

 

Inventories

 

4,862

 

3,969

 

Prepaid expenses ($153 and $192 respectively from VIE)

 

3,596

 

750

 

Other current assets ($0 and $741 respectively from VIE)

 

 

545

 

 

 

1,551

 

Cash and cash equivalents ($0 and $19 respectively from VIE)

 $251  $7,751 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $0 and $1,404 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 9,127  1,574 

Inventories, net of allowance for excess and obsolete inventory of $1,040 as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively

 10,431  5,126 

Prepaid expenses ($223 and $335 respectively from VIE)

 3,671  5,598 

Other current assets

  571   644 

Total current assets

 

 

17,013

 

 

 

8,683

 

  24,051   20,693 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Property, plant and equipment, net ($33,402 and $22,628 respectively from VIE)

 

124,915

 

109,880

 

Operating lease right-of-use assets ($14 and $28 respectively from VIE)

 

2,572

 

2,889

 

Other assets ($24 and $24 respectively from VIE)

 

 

2,479

 

 

 

3,687

 

Property, plant and equipment, net ($63,961 and $39,625 respectively from VIE)

 169,485  135,101 

Operating lease right-of-use assets ($0 and $10 respectively from VIE)

 2,227  2,462 

Other assets ($584 and $38 respectively from VIE)

  3,112   2,575 

Total assets

 

$146,979

 

 

$125,139

 

 $198,875  $160,831 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities and stockholders' deficit

 

 

 

 

 

    

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts payable ($4,829 and $6,271 respectively from VIE)

 

$13,887

 

$20,739

 

Accounts payable ($11,545 and $4,950 respectively from VIE)

 $32,938  $16,415 

Current portion of long term debt

 

9,962

 

44,974

 

 10,204  8,192 

Short term borrowings

 

13,901

 

14,541

 

Short term borrowings ($9 and $9 respectively from VIE)

 18,816  14,586 

Mandatorily redeemable Series B convertible preferred stock

 

3,328

 

3,252

 

 3,992  3,806 

Accrued property taxes

 

6,801

 

5,674

 

Accrued property taxes ($0 and $121 respectively from VIE)

 1,028  6,830 

Accrued contingent litigation fees

 

6,200

 

6,200

 

 -  6,200 

Current portion of operating lease liability ($13 and $10 respectively from VIE)

 

286

 

316

 

Current portion of Series A preferred units ($8,660 and $2,015 respectively from VIE)

 

8,660

 

2,015

 

Other current liabilities ($393 and $129 respectively from VIE)

 

 

11,580

 

 

 

4,524

 

Current portion of operating lease liability ($6 and $11 respectively from VIE)

 267  260 

Current portion of Series A preferred units ($109,401 and $3,169 respectively from VIE)

 109,401  3,169 

Other current liabilities ($442 and $306 respectively from VIE)

  6,448   5,872 

Total current liabilities

 

 

74,605

 

 

 

102,235

 

  183,094   65,330 

Long term liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior secured notes and revolving notes

 

117,197

 

125,624

 

 151,086  121,451 

EB-5 notes

 

32,500

 

32,500

 

 31,000  32,500 

Other long term debt ($42 and $0 respectively from VIE)

 

11,418

 

11,980

 

Series A preferred units ($38,257 and $32,022 respectively from VIE)

 

38,257

 

32,022

 

Operating lease liability ($0 and $11 respectively from VIE)

 

2,381

 

2,578

 

Other long term liabilities ($0 and $74 respectively from VIE)

 

 

2,714

 

 

 

2,944

 

Other long term debt ($33 and $40 respectively from VIE)

 11,876  12,038 

Series A preferred units ($0 and $44,978 respectively from VIE)

 -  44,978 

Operating lease liability

 2,120  2,318 

Other long term liabilities

  4,589   2,454 

Total long term liabilities

 

 

204,467

 

 

 

207,648

 

  200,671   215,739 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders' deficit:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series B convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 7,235 authorized; 1,285 and 1,323 shares issued and outstanding each period, respectively (aggregate liquidation preference of $3,855 and $3,969 respectively)

 

1

 

1

 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 40,000 authorized; 32,564 and 22,830 shares issued and outstanding each period, respectively

 

33

 

23

 

Series B convertible preferred stock, $0.001 par value; 7,235 authorized; 1,270 and 1,275 shares issued and outstanding each period, respectively (aggregate liquidation preference of $3,810 and $3,825 respectively)

 1  1 

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 80,000 authorized; 35,043 and 33,461 shares issued and outstanding each period, respectively

 35  33 

Additional paid-in capital

 

192,520

 

93,426

 

 226,883  205,305 

Accumulated deficit

 

(320,346)

 

(274,080) (406,575) (321,227)

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

 

 

(4,301)

 

 

(4,114)  (5,234)  (4,350)

Total stockholders' deficit

 

 

(132,093)

 

 

(184,744)  (184,890)  (120,238)

Total liabilities and stockholders' deficit

 

$146,979

 

 

$125,139

 

 $198,875  $160,831 

 

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

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AEMETIS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE (LOSS)

(Unaudited, in thousands except for earningsloss per share)

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

  

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Revenues

 

$49,895

 

$40,923

 

$147,586

 

$128,227

 

 $71,831  $49,895  $189,781  $147,586 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

54,680

 

 

 

40,152

 

 

 

152,333

 

 

 

113,830

 

  72,935   54,680   194,184   152,333 

Gross profit (loss)

 

(4,785)

 

771

 

(4,747)

 

14,397

 

 (1,104) (4,785) (4,403) (4,747)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

22

 

37

 

66

 

175

 

 52  22  139  66 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

5,087

 

 

 

4,563

 

 

 

16,222

 

 

 

12,548

 

 6,867  5,087  21,234  16,222 

Operating income (loss)

 

(9,894)

 

(3,829)

 

(21,035)

 

1,674

 

Other operating (income)

  (428)  -   (68)  - 

Operating loss

 (7,595) (9,894) (25,708) (21,035)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expense (income):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate expense

 

4,408

 

5,796

 

14,902

 

16,956

 

 5,456  4,408  14,819  14,902 

Debt related fees and amortization expense

 

1,140

 

674

 

3,045

 

2,578

 

 1,633  1,140  5,199  3,045 

Accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units

 

2,185

 

1,765

 

7,928

 

4,087

 

 2,774  2,185  5,920  7,928 

Gain on debt extinguishment

 

0

 

0

 

(1,134)

 

0

 

Other expense (income)

 

 

(30)

 

 

153

 

 

 

483

 

 

 

393

 

Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment

 49,386  -  49,386  (1,134)

Gain on litigation

 -  -  (1,400) - 

Other (income) expense

  (2)  (30)  (14,297)  483 

Loss before income taxes

 

(17,597)

 

(12,217)

 

(46,259)

 

(22,340) (66,842) (17,597) (85,335) (46,259)

Income tax expense (benefit)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

7

 

 

 

(263)

Income tax expense

  3   -   13   7 

Net loss

 

$(17,597)

 

$(12,217)

 

$(46,266)

 

$(22,077) $(66,845) $(17,597) $(85,348) $(46,266)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other comprehensive (loss)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Foreign currency translation gain (loss)

 

 

22

 

 

 

314

 

 

 

(187)

 

 

(381)

Other comprehensive loss

 

Foreign currency translation loss

  (300)  22   (884)  (187)

Comprehensive loss

 

$(17,575)

 

$(11,903)

 

$(46,453)

 

$(22,458) $(67,145) $(17,575) $(86,232) $(46,453)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss per common share

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

$(0.55)

 

$(0.59)

 

$(1.55)

 

$(1.06) $(1.92) $(0.55) $(2.49) $(1.55)

Diluted

 

$(0.55)

 

$(0.59)

 

$(1.55)

 

$(1.06) $(1.92) $(0.55) $(2.49) $(1.55)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic

 

31,857

 

20,861

 

29,818

 

20,732

 

 34,769  31,857  34,344  29,818 

Diluted

 

31,857

 

20,861

 

29,818

 

20,732

 

 34,769  31,857  34,344  29,818 

 

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

 

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AEMETIS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

  

2021

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

    

Net loss

 

(46,266)

 

$(22,077) $(85,348) $(46,266)

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

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Share-based compensation

 

1,401

 

826

 

 4,934  1,401 

Depreciation

 

4,106

 

3,515

 

 4,039  4,106 

Debt related fees and amortization expense

 

3,045

 

2,578

 

 5,199  3,045 

Intangibles and other amortization expense

 

35

 

36

 

 35  35 

Accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units

 

7,928

 

4,087

 

 5,920  7,928 

Gain on debt extinguishment

 

(1,134)

 

0

 

Deferred tax benefit

 

0

 

(263)

Loss on asset disposals

 47  - 

Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment

 49,386  (1,134)

Gain on litigation

 (1,400) - 

Loss on lease termination

 736  - 

Provision for bad debts

 

144

 

647

 

 -  144 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

50

 

(1,902) (7,987) 50 

Inventories

 

(902)

 

1,542

 

 (5,639) (902)

Prepaid expenses

 

(2,847)

 

66

 

 2,786  (2,847)

Other assets

 

2,475

 

1,684

 

 (505) 2,475 

Accounts payable

 

(4,624)

 

330

 

 8,754  (4,624)

Accrued interest expense and fees

 

9,256

 

16,011

 

 12,801  9,256 

Other liabilities

 

 

7,340

 

 

 

(24)  (10,065)  7,340 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

 

 

(19,993)

 

 

7,056

 

Net cash used in operating activities

  (16,307)  (19,993)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

    

Capital expenditures

 

(18,771)

 

(14,921) (28,931) (18,771)

Grant proceeds received for capital expenditures

 

1,224

 

0

 

Note receivable

 

 

0

 

 

 

(3,687)

Grant proceeds and other reimbursements received for capital expenditures

  7,401   1,224 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

 

(17,547)

 

 

(18,608)  (21,530)  (17,547)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

    

Proceeds from borrowings

 

0

 

12,135

 

 39,860  - 

Repayments of borrowings

 

(53,523)

 

(11,792) (16,191) (53,523)

TEC debt renewal and waiver fee payments

 

(1,008)

 

(300)

Lender debt renewal and waiver fee payments

 (1,169) (1,008)

Grant proceeds received for capital expenditures

 

115

 

256

 

 -  115 

Payments on finance leases

 

(373)

 

(1,137) (314) (373)

Proceeds from issuance of common stock in equity offering

 

94,203

 

0

 

 7,996  94,203 

Proceeds from the exercise of stock options

 

1,104

 

260

 

 206  1,104 

Proceeds from Series A preferred units financing

 

3,130

 

11,564

 

 -  3,130 

Series A preferred financing redemption

 

 

(300)

 

 

0

 

  -   (300)

Net cash provided by financing activities

 

 

43,348

 

 

 

10,986

 

  30,388   43,348 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

(11)

 

 

(11)  (51)  (11)

Net change in cash and cash equivalents for period

 

5,797

 

(577) (7,500) 5,797 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

 

592

 

 

 

656

 

  7,751   592 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

 

6,389

 

 

$79

 

 $251  $6,389 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information, cash paid:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$5,646

 

$702

 

 $15,476  $5,646 

Income taxes paid

 

7

 

8

 

 10  7 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information, non-cash transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Subordinated debt extension fees added to debt

 

680

 

680

 

 680  680 

Debt fees added to revolving lines

 800  - 

Fair value of warrants issued to subordinated debt holders

 

1,546

 

181

 

 1,939  1,546 

TEC debt extension, waiver fees, promissory notes fees added to debt

 

608

 

1,793

 

Fair value of warrants issued for guarantee fees

 2,012  - 

Fair value of warrants issued to lender for debt issuance costs

 3,158  - 

Fair value of stock issued to lender

 1,335  - 

Lender debt extension, waiver, and other fees added to debt

 583  608 

Capital expenditures in accounts payable

 

4,695

 

1,182

 

 15,957  4,695 

Operating lease liabilities arising from obtaining right of use assets

 

0

 

2,688

 

Payment of debt added to revolving lines

 16,266  - 

Financing lease liabilities arising from obtaining right of use assets

 

113

 

2,988

 

 2,932  113 

Capital expenditures purchased on financing

 

55

 

5,652

 

 290  55 

Issuance of equity to pay off accounts payable

 

893

 

0

 

 -  893 

 

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

 

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AEMETIS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT

(Unaudited, in thousands)

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022

 
 

Series B Preferred Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

    

Accumulated Other

 

Total

 

 

 

Series B Preferred Stock

 

 

Common Stock

 

 Additional

 

 Accumulated

 

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

 

 Total Stockholders'

 

             

Paid-in

 

Accumulated

 

Comprehensive

 

Stockholders'

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Paid-in Capital

 

Deficit

 

Loss

 

deficit

 

 

Shares

  

Dollars

  

Shares

  

Dollars

  

Capital

  

Deficit

  

Loss

  

deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Balance at December 31, 2020

 

$1,323

 

$1

 

$22,830

 

$23

 

$93,426

 

$(274,080)

 

$(4,114)

 

$(184,744)

Balance at December 31, 2021

 1,275  $1  33,461  $33  $205,305  $(321,227) $(4,350) $(120,238)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Issuance of common stock

 

-

 

0

 

5,682

 

6

 

62,389

 

0

 

0

 

62,395

 

 -  -  341  1  3,348  -  -  3,349 

Series B conversion to common stock

 (5) -  1  -  -  -  -  - 

Stock options exercised

 

-

 

0

 

1,226

 

1

 

1,002

 

0

 

0

 

1,003

 

 -  -  263  -  196  -  -  196 

Stock-based compensation

 

-

 

0

 

-

 

0

 

835

 

0

 

0

 

835

 

 -  -  -  -  2,040  -  -  2,040 

Issuance and exercise of warrants

 

-

 

0

 

113

 

0

 

281

 

0

 

0

 

281

 

 -  -  113  -  4,550  -  -  4,550 

Foreign currency translation loss

 

-

 

0

 

-

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(25)

 

(25) -  -  -  -  -  -  (194) (194)

Net loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(18,112)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(18,112)  -   -   -   -   -   (18,294)  -   (18,294)

Balance at March 31, 2021

 

1,323

 

$1

 

29,851

 

$30

 

$157,933

 

$(292,192)

 

$(4,139)

 

$(138,367)

Balance at March 31, 2022

 1,270  $1  34,179  $34  $215,439  $(339,521) $(4,544) $(128,591)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Issuance of common stock

 

-

 

0

 

976

 

1

 

24,773

 

0

 

0

 

24,774

 

 -  -  400  1  5,123  -  -  5,124 

Stock options exercised

 

-

 

0

 

745

 

1

 

28

 

0

 

0

 

29

 

 -  -  3  -  4  -  -  4 

Stock-based compensation

 

-

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

281

 

0

 

0

 

281

 

 -  -  -  -  1,349  -  -  1,349 

Foreign currency translation loss

 

-

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(184)

 

(184) -  -  -  -  -  -  (390) (390)

Net loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(10,557)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(10,557)  -   -   -   -   -   (209)  -   (209)

Balance at June 30, 2021

 

1,323

 

$1

 

31,572

 

$32

 

$183,015

 

$(302,749)

 

$(4,323)

 

$(124,024)

Balance at June 30, 2022

 1,270  $1  34,582  $35  $221,915  $(339,730) $(4,934) $(122,713)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Issuance of common stock

 

 

 

 

 

576

 

1

 

7,883

 

0

 

0

 

7,884

 

 -  -  319  -  2,872  -  -  2,872 

Sereis B conversion to common stock

 

(38)

 

0

 

4

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Stock options exercised

 

 

 

 

 

299

 

0

 

72

 

0

 

0

 

72

 

 -  -  29  -  5  -  -  5 

Stock-based compensation

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

0

 

285

 

0

 

0

 

285

 

 -  -  -  -  1,545  -  -  1,545 

Issuance and exercise of warrants

 

 

 

 

 

113

 

0

 

1,265

 

0

 

0

 

1,265

 

 -  -  113  -  546  -  -  546 

Foreign currency translation gain

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

-

 

0

 

0

 

22

 

22

 

 -  -  -  -  -  -  (300) (300)

Net loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(17,597)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(17,597)  -   -   -   -   -   (66,845)  -   (66,845)

Balance at September 30, 2021

 

 

1,285

 

 

$1

 

 

 

32,564

 

 

$33

 

 

$192,520

 

 

$(320,346)

 

$(4,301)

 

$(132,093)

Balance at September 30, 2022

  1,270  $1   35,043  $35  $226,883  $(406,575) $(5,234) $(184,890)

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021

 
 

Series B Preferred Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

    

Accumulated Other

 

Total

 

 

Series B Preferred Stock

 

Common Stock

 

Additional

 

Accumulated

 

Accumulated Other

Comprehensive

 

Total Stockholders'

 

             

Paid-in

 

Accumulated

 

Comprehensive

 

Stockholders'

 

Description

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Shares

 

Amount

 

Paid-in Capital

 

Deficit

 

Loss

 

deficit

 

 

Shares

  

Dollars

  

Shares

  

Dollars

  

Capital

  

Deficit

  

Loss

  

deficit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Balance at December 31, 2019

 

1,323

 

$1

 

20,570

 

$21

 

$86,852

 

$(237,421)

 

$(3,825)

 

$(154,372)

Balance at December 31, 2020

 1,323  $1  22,830  $23  $93,426  $(274,080) $(4,114) $(184,744)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Issuance of common stock

 -  -  5,682  6  62,389  -  -  62,395 

Stock options exercised

 -  -  1,226  1  1,002  -  -  1,003 

Stock-based compensation

 

-

 

0

 

-

 

0

 

310

 

0

 

0

 

310

 

 -  -  -  -  835  -  -  835 

Issuance and exercise of warrants

 

-

 

0

 

113

 

0

 

93

 

0

 

0

 

93

 

 -  -  113  -  281  -  -  281 

Foreign currency translation loss

 

-

 

0

 

-

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(668)

 

(668) -  -  -  -  -  -  (25) (25)

Net loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(12,052)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(12,052)  -   -   -   -   -   (18,112)  -   (18,112)

Balance at March 31, 2020

 

1,323

 

$1

 

20,683

 

$21

 

$87,255

 

$(249,473)

 

$(4,493)

 

$(166,689)

Balance at March 31, 2021

 1,323  $1  29,851  $30  $157,933  $(292,192) $(4,139) $(138,367)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Issuance of common stock

 -  -  976  1  24,773  -  -  24,774 

Stock options exercised

 -  -  745  1  28  -  -  29 

Stock-based compensation

 

-

 

0

 

-

 

0

 

325

 

0

 

0

 

325

 

 -  -  -  -  281  -  -  281 

Issuance and exercise of warrants

 

-

 

0

 

-

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

Foreign currency translation loss

 

-

 

0

 

-

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

(27)

 

(27) -  -  -  -  -  -  (184) (184)

Net income

 

 

-

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,192

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,192

 

Balance at June 30, 2020

 

1,323

 

$1

 

20,683

 

$21

 

$87,580

 

$(247,281)

 

$(4,520)

 

$(164,199)

Net loss

  -   -   -   -   -   (10,557)  -   (10,557)

Balance at June 30, 2021

 1,323  $1  31,572  $32  $183,015  $(302,749) $(4,323) $(124,024)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                 

Issuance of common stock

 -  -  576  1  7,883  -  -  7,884 

Series B conversion to common stock

 (38) -  4  -  -  -  -  - 

Stock options exercised

 

-

 

0

 

232

 

0

 

260

 

0

 

0

 

260

 

 -  -  299  -  72  -  -  72 

Stock-based compensation

 

-

 

0

 

-

 

0

 

191

 

0

 

0

 

191

 

 -  -  -  -  285  -  -  285 

Issuance and exercise of warrants

 

-

 

0

 

112

 

0

 

88

 

0

 

0

 

88

 

 -  -  113  -  1,265  -  -  1,265 

Foreign currency translation gain

 

-

 

0

 

-

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

314

 

314

 

 -  -  -  -  -  -  22  22 

Net loss

 

 

-

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

(12,217)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(12,217)  -   -   -   -   -   (17,597)  -   (17,597)

Balance at September 30, 2020

 

 

1,323

 

 

$1

 

 

 

21,027

 

 

$21

 

 

$88,119

 

 

$(259,498)

 

$(4,206)

 

$(175,563)

Balance at September 30, 2021

  1,285  $1   32,564  $33  $192,520  $(320,346) $(4,301) $(132,093)

 

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

 

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1.Nature of Activities and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Nature of ActivitiesActivities. Founded in 2006. Headquartered and headquartered in Cupertino, California, Aemetis, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, “Aemetis,” the “Company,” “we,” “our” or “us”) is an international renewable natural gas, and renewable fuels and byproducts company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative negative carbon intensity products and technologies that replace traditional petroleum-based productsproducts. We operate in three reportable segments “California Ethanol”, “Dairy Renewable Natural Gas”, and reduce“India Biodiesel”. We have other operating segments determined not to be reportable segments and are collectively represented by the “All Other” category. At Aemetis, our mission is to generate sustainable and innovative renewable fuel solutions that benefit communities and restore our environment. We do this through leading the low-carbon fuels industry by building a circular bioeconomy utilizing agricultural waste to produce advanced renewable fuels that produce less greenhouse gas emissions.emissions and thereby improve air quality.

 

Founded in 2006, we have completed Phase 1 and are expanding a California biogas digester network and pipeline system to convert dairy waste gas into Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). We own and operate a 65 million gallon per year ethanol production facility located in Keyes, California (the “Keyes Plant”). In addition to low carbon renewable fuel ethanol, the Keyes Plant produces Wet Distillers Grains (“WDG”), Distillers Corn Oil (“DCO”), and Condensed Distillers Solubles (“CDS”), all of which are sold as animal feed to local dairies and feedlots as animal feed.feedlots. In the fourththird quarter of 2021, an 2022, a Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation ZEBREXTM ethanol membrane dehydration system was commissioned, ata key first step in the electrification of the Keyes Plant, a key part of increasing the electrificationwhich reduces our overall energy use and decreasing natural gas usage at the facility. This project reduces greenhouse gas (“GHG”) emissions and decreaseslowers the carbon intensity of fuel produced at the Keyes Plant, allowing us to realize a higher price for the ethanol produced and sold.our ethanol. 

 

We also own and operate a 50 million gallon per year renewable chemical and advanced fuel production facility (“Kakinada Plant”) on the East Coast of India that produces high quality distilled biodiesel and refined glycerin for customers in India and Europe. We are developing the Carbon Zero sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel fuel biorefineries in California to utilize distillers corn oil and other renewable oils to produce low carbon intensity renewable jet and diesel fuel using cellulosic hydrogen from waste orchard and forest wood, while pre-extracting cellulosic sugars from the waste wood to be processed into high value cellulosic ethanol at the Keyes plant. Additionally, we operate a research and development laboratory to develop efficient conversion technologies using waste feedstocks to produce biofuels and biochemicals. We hold a portfolio of patents and exclusive technology licenses to produce renewable fuels and biochemicals. We own a partially completed plant in Goodland, Kansas (the “Goodland Plant”) through our subsidiary Goodland Advanced Fuels, Inc., (“GAFI”), which was formed to acquire the Goodland Plant.

During 2018, Aemetis Biogas, LLC (“ABGL”) was formed to construct bio-methane anaerobic digesters at local dairies near the Keyes Plant, many of whom also purchase WDG produced at the Keyes Plant. The digesters are connected via aan underground private pipeline owned by ABGL to a gas cleanup and compression unit being built at the Keyes Plant to produce Renewable Natural Gasdairy renewable natural gas (“RNG”). During the third quarter of 2020, ABGL completed construction on the first two dairy digesters along with the pipeline that carries bio-methane from these dairies to the Keyes Plant. Upon receiving the bio-methane from the dairies, impurities are removed, and the bio-methane is converted to negative carbon intensity RNG where itthat will either be either injected into the localstatewide PG&E gas utility pipeline, supplied as renewable compressed natural gas (“RCNG”)RNG that will service local trucking fleets, or used as renewable process energy at the Keyes Plant.

 

During the first quarter of 2021, we announced our “Carbon Zero”Our Carbon Zero biofuels production plants are designed to produce biofuels, including renewable jetsustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) and diesel fuel utilizing cellulosicrenewable hydrogen and non-edible renewable oils sourced from our existing Aemetis biofuels plants and other sources. The first plant to be built in Riverbank, California, “Carbon Zero 1”, is expected to utilize hydroelectric and other renewable power available onsite to produce 4590 million gallons per year of jet fuel,SAF, renewable diesel, and other byproducts. The plant is expected to supply the aviation and truck markets with ultra-low carbon renewable fuels to reduce greenhouse gas (“GHG”)GHG emissions and other pollutants associated with conventional petroleum-based fuels.

The Company is continuing to develop a biomass-to-fuel technology to build a carbon zero production facility. By producing ultra-low carbon renewable fuels, the Company expects to capture higher value D3 RINs Renewable Identification Numbers (“RINs”) and California’s LCFS credits. D3 RINs have a higher value in the marketplace than D6 RINs due to D3 RINs’ relative scarcity and mandated pricing formula from the United States EPA.Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”).

 

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On April 1, 2021, we established Aemetis Carbon Capture, Inc. was formed to build carbon sequestrationCarbon Capture and Sequestration ("CCS") projects to generate LCFS and IRS 45Q credits by injecting CO₂ into wells which are monitored for emissions to ensure the long-term sequestration of carbon underground. California’s Central Valley isThe CCS projects are expected to capture and sequester up to two million metric tons per year of CO₂ at the two Aemetis biofuels plant sites in Keyes and Riverbank, California. In July 2022, Aemetis purchased 24 acres, on the Riverbank Industrial Complex site in Riverbank, California, to develop a CCS injection well. The Company plans to construct a characterization well established as a major regionto obtain both the data and well design information required for large-scale natural gas production andthe EPA Class VI CO₂ injection projects duewell permit application. The well is expected to the subsurface geologic formation that retains gases.sequester up to one million metric tons per year of CO₂.

 

We also own and operate a production facility on the Kakinada PlantEast Coast of India (the “Kakinada Plant”) with a nameplate capacity of 150 thousand metric tons per year, or about 50 million gallons per year, producing high quality distilled biodiesel and refined glycerin for customers in India and Europe. We believe the Kakinada Plant is one of the largest biodiesel production facilities in India on a nameplate capacity basis. The Kakinada Plant is capable of processing a variety of vegetable oils and animal fat waste feedstocks into biodiesel that meet international product standards. The Kakinada Plant also distills the crude glycerin byproduct from the biodiesel refining process into refined glycerin, which is sold to the pharmaceutical, personal care, paint, adhesive and other industries.

 

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Basis of Presentation and Consolidation.Consolidation. These consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Aemetis. Additionally, we consolidate all entities in which we have a controlling financial interest. A controlling financial interest is usually obtained through ownership of a majority of the voting interests. However, an enterprise must consolidate a variable interest entity (“VIE”) if the enterprise is the primary beneficiary of the VIE, even if the enterprise does not own a majority of the voting interests. The primary beneficiary is the party that has both the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. ABGL was assessed to be a VIE and through the Company'sCompany’s ownership interest in all of the outstanding common stock, the Company has been determined to be the primary beneficiary and accordingly, the assets, liabilities, and operations of ABGL are consolidated into those of the Company.

All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

 

The accompanying consolidated condensed balance sheet as of September 30, 2021,2022, the consolidated condensed statements of operations and comprehensive income (loss) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020,2021, the consolidated condensed statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020,2021, and the consolidated condensed statements of stockholders’ deficit for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 20202021 are unaudited. The consolidated condensed balance sheet as of December 31, 2020 2021 was derived from the 20202021 audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto. The consolidated condensed financial statements in this report should be read in conjunction with the 20202021 audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021. The accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

 

In the opinion of Company’s management, the unaudited interim consolidated condensed financial statements as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 20202021 have been prepared on the same basis as the audited consolidated statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 20202021 and reflect all adjustments, consisting primarily of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for the fair presentation of its statement of financial position, results of operations and cash flows. The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 20212022 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for any subsequent quarter, for the full fiscal year or any future periods.

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Use of Estimates. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. 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, revenues, and expenses during the reporting period. To the extent there are material differences between these estimates and actual results, the Company’s consolidated financial statements will be affected.

 

Revenue Recognition. We derive revenue primarily from sales of ethanol and related co-products in North America, and biodiesel and refined glycerin in India pursuant to supply agreements and purchase order contracts. We assessed the following criteria under the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 606 guidance: (i) identify the contracts with customer, (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract, (iii) determine the transaction price, (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations, and (v) recognize revenue when the entity satisfies the performance obligations.

 

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California Ethanol: Until North America:In North America, until May 13, 2020, we sold all our ethanol to J.D. Heiskell & Co. (“J.D. Heiskell”) under the Working Capital and Purchasing Agreement (the “J.D. Heiskell Purchasing Agreement”). On May 13, 2020, we entered into an amendment to the Corn Procurement and Working Capital Agreement with J.D. Heiskell (the “Corn Procurement and Working Capital”), under the terms of which we buy all corn from J.D. Heiskell and sell all WDG and corn oil we produce to J.D. Heiskell. Following May 13, 2020 and until October, 2021, we sold the majority of our fuel ethanol production to one customer, Kinergy Marketing, LLC (“Kinergy”), through individual sales transactions. We terminated the Ethanol Marketing Agreement with Kinergy as of September 30, 2021. Effective October 1, 2021, we entered into Fuel Ethanol Purchase and Sale Agreement with Murex LLC (“Murex”), in which we sell all our ethanol to Murex. Given the similarity of the individual sales transactions with Kinergy and Murex, we have assessed them as a portfolio of similar contracts. The performance obligation is satisfied by delivery of the physical product to one of our customer’s contracted trucking companies. Upon delivery, the customer has the ability to direct the use of the product and receive substantially all of its benefits. The transaction price is determined based on daily market prices negotiated by Kinergy and Murex for ethanol and by our marketing partner A.L. Gilbert Company (“A.L. Gilbert”) for WDG. There is noThe transaction price allocation needed.

During the first quarter of 2020, Aemetis began selling high-grade alcohol for consumer applications directlyis allocated to customers on the West Coast and Midwest using a variety of payment terms. These agreements and terms were evaluated according to ASC 606 guidance and such revenue is recognized upon satisfaction of theone performance obligation by delivery of the product based on the terms of the agreement. Sales of high-grade alcohol were minimal for the third quarter and year to date revenue for 2021 and were aggregated with ethanol sales for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021. Sales of high-grade alcohol represented 2% and 18% of revenue for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.obligation.

 

The below table shows our sales in North Americaour California Ethanol segment by product category:

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

  

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Ethanol and high-grade alcohol sales

 

$39,131

 

$24,825

 

$111,220

 

$86,387

 

 $44,673  $39,131  $130,224  $111,220 

Wet distiller's grains sales

 

8,919

 

7,143

 

30,584

 

22,983

 

 13,003  8,919  39,669  30,584 

Other sales

 

 

1,782

 

 

 

1,163

 

 

 

5,086

 

 

 

4,856

 

  3,231   1,782   8,947   5,086 

 

$49,832

 

 

$33,131

 

 

$146,890

 

 

$114,226

 

 $60,908 $49,832 $178,840 $146,890 

 

We have elected to adopt the practical expedient that allows for ignoring the significant financing component of a contract when estimating the transaction price when the transfer of promised goods to the customer and customer payment for such goods are expected to be within one year of contract inception. Further, we have elected to adopt the practical expedient in which incremental costs of obtaining a contract are expensed when the amortization period would otherwise be less than one year.

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We also assessed principal versus agent criteria as we buy our feedstock from our customers and process and sell finished goods to those customers in certain contractual agreements.

 

In North America,For our California Ethanol segment, we buy corn as feedstock for the production of ethanol, from our working capital partner J.D. Heiskell. Prior to May 13, 2020, we sold all our ethanol, WDG, and corn oil to J.D. Heiskell and we bought all our corn to process into ethanol from J.D. Heiskell. Subsequent to After May 13, 2020, we sold most of our fuel ethanol to one customer, Kinergy, and sold all WDG and corn oil to J.D. Heiskell. During the second quarter the Companyof 2021, we signed a biofuels offtake agreement with Murex, LLC, and beginning on October 1, 2021 the Company will sellwe sold all of our fuel ethanol to that customer.Murex. We only have customer relationships with Kinergy and Murex, hence the principal and agent criteria are not applied. However, we are still buying corn and selling WDG and corn oil to J.D.Heiskell. We analyzed the principal versus agent relationship criteria below.

 

We consider the purchase of corn as a cost of goods sold and the sale of ethanol,WDG and, corn oil, upon transfer totrucks leaving the common carrier,Keyes Plant, as revenue on the basis that (i) we control and bear the risk of gain or loss on the processing of corn which is purchased at market prices into ethanol and (ii) we have legal title to the goods during the processing time. The pricing for both WDG and corn and ethanoloil is set independently. Revenues from sales of ethanolWDG and its co-productscorn oil are billed net of the related transportation and marketing charges. The transportation component is accounted for in cost of goods sold and the marketing component is accounted for in sales, general and administrative expense. Transportation and marketing charges are known within days of the transaction and are recorded at the actual amounts. The Company hasWe have elected an accounting policy under which these charges have been treated as fulfillment activities provided after control has transferred. As a result, these charges are recognized in cost of goods sold and selling, general and administrative expenses, respectively, when revenue is recognized. Revenues are recorded at the gross invoiced amount. Hence, we are the principal in North America sales scenariosCalifornia Ethanol segment where our customer and vendor may be the same.

 

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas: All of our Dairy Renewable Natural Gas segment revenues during the India:three and nineIn months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were from sales of biogas to the Keyes Plant for use in boilers. This resulted in lowering the carbon intensity of the Keyes Plant and increased revenues on ethanol sold through the California Ethanol segment. These revenues have been eliminated once consolidated. Refer to Note 10 Segment Information for the unconsolidated revenue of our Dairy Renewable Natural Gas segment.

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India weBiodiesel: We sell products pursuant to purchase orders (written or verbal) or by contract with governmental or international parties, in which performance is satisfied by delivery and acceptance of the physical product. Given that the contracts are sufficiently similar in nature, we have assessed these contracts as a portfolio of similar contracts as allowed under the practical expedient. Doing so does not result in a materially different outcome compared to individually accounting for each contract. All domestic and international deliveries are subject to certain specifications as identified in the contracts. The transaction price is determined daily based on reference market prices for biodiesel, refined glycerin, and palm fatty acid distillate (“PFAD”) net of taxes. Transaction price allocation is not needed.allocated to one performance obligation.

 

The below table shows our sales in our India Biodiesel Segment by product category:

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

 

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

For the three months ended September 30,

  

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Biodiesel sales

 

$0

 

$7,325

 

$465

 

$12,267

 

 $10,828  $-  $10,828  $465 

Refined glycerin sales

 

0

 

449

 

125

 

909

 

PFAD sales

 

0

 

0

 

0

 

774

 

Other sales

 

 

63

 

 

 

18

 

 

 

106

 

 

 

51

 

  95   63   113   231 

 

$63

 

 

$7,792

 

 

$696

 

 

$14,001

 

 $10,923 $63 $10,941 $696 

 

In India, we also assessed principal versus agent criteria as we buy our feedstock from our customers and process and sell finished goods to those same customers in certain contractual agreements. In those cases, we receive the legal title to feedstock from our customers once it is on our premises. We control the processing and production of biodiesel based on contract terms and specifications. The pricing for both feedstock and biodiesel is set independently. We hold the title and risk to biodiesel according to agreements when we enter into in these situations. Hence, we are the principal in India sales scenarios where our customer and vendor may be the same.

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Cost of Goods Sold. Cost of goods sold includes those costs directly associated with the production of revenues, such as raw material consumed, factory overhead and other direct production costs. During periods of idle plant capacity, costs otherwise charged to cost of goods sold are reclassified to selling, general and administrative expense.

 

Shipping and Handling Costs. Shipping and handling costs are classified as a component of cost of goods sold in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

Research and Development. Research and development costs are expensed as incurred, unless they have alternative future uses to the Company.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. The Company considers all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. The Company maintains cash balances at various financial institutions domestically and abroad. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures domestic cash accounts. The Company’s accounts at these institutions may at times exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts.

Accounts Receivable. The Company sells ethanol and WDG through third-partythird-party marketing arrangements generally without requiring collateral and high-grade alcohol directly to customers on a variety of terms including advanced payment terms, based on the size and creditworthiness of the customer. DCO is marketed and sold to A.L. Gilbert and other customers under the J.D. Heiskell Purchasing Agreement. The Company sells CDS directly to customers on standard 30 day payment terms. The Company sells biodiesel, glycerin, and processed natural oils to a variety of customers and may require advanced payment based on the size and creditworthiness of the customer. Usually, invoices are due within 30-days30-days on net terms. Accounts receivables consist of product sales made to large creditworthy customers. Trade accounts receivable are presented at original invoice amount, net of any allowance for doubtful accounts.

 

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The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts for balances that appear to have specific collection issues. The collection process is based on the age of the invoice and requires attempted contacts with the customer at specified intervals. If, after a specified number of days, the Company has been unsuccessful in its collection efforts, a bad debt allowance is recorded for the balance in question. Delinquent accounts receivables are charged against the allowance for doubtful accounts once un-collectability has been determined. The factors considered in reaching this determination are the apparent financial condition of the customer and the Company’s success in contacting and negotiating with the customer. If the financial condition of the Company’s customers were to deteriorate, additional allowances may be required. We reserved $1.4 million and $1.3 million in the allowances for doubtful accounts as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.2021 and wrote off the balances as uncollectible during the second quarter of 2022.

 

Inventories. Finished goods, raw materials, and work-in-process inventories are valued using methods which approximate the lower of cost (first-in, first-out)(first-in, first-out) or net realizable value (“NRV”). Distillers’ grains and related products are stated at NRV. In the valuation of inventories, NRV is determined as estimated selling price in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal, and transportation.

 

Investments. The Company follows ASC 325-20, Cost Method Investments, to account for its ownership interest in noncontrolled entities. Under ASC 325-20, equity securities that do not have readily determinable guarants (i.e., non-marketable equity securities) and are not required to be accounted for under the equity method are typically carried at cost (i.e., cost method investments). Investments of this nature are initially recorded at cost. Income is recorded for dividends received that are distributed from net accumulated earnings of the noncontrolled entity subsequent to the date of investment. Dividends received in excess of earnings subsequent to the date of investment are considered a return of investment and are recorded as reductions in the cost of the investment. Investments are written down only when there is clear evidence that a decline in value that is other than temporary has occurred. During 2020, the Company received 489,716 preferred stock shares and 5,000,000 common stock shares in Nevo Motors, a privately held company, in exchange for conversion of its existing debt, carried at zero value, into equity. Due to the lack of operations, the carrying amount of our investment is zero at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

Variable Interest Entities. We determine at the inception of each arrangement whether an entity in which we have made an investment or in which we have other variable interests in is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”). We consolidate VIEs when we are the primary beneficiary. The primary beneficiary of a VIE is the party that meets both of the following criteria: (1)(1) has the power to make decisions that most significantly affect the economic performance of the VIE; and (2)(2) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits that in either case could potentially be significant to the VIE. Periodically, we assess whether any changes in our interest or relationship with the entity affectaffects our determination of whether the entity is still a VIE and, if so, whether we are the primary beneficiary. If we are not the primary beneficiary in a VIE, we account for the investment or other variable interests in a VIE in accordance with applicable U.S. GAAP.

 

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Property, Plant and Equipment. Property, plant, and equipment are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation after assets are placed in service and are comprised primarily of plant and buildings, furniture, machinery, equipment, land, and biogas dairy digesters. Capital expenses for in-process project are accumulated in construction in progress and will be capitalized and depreciated once the capital projects are finished and are in service. The Company’s plant in Goodland, PlantKansas (the ”Goodland Plant”) is partially completed and is not ready for operation. It is the Company’s policy to depreciate capital assets over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method.

 

The Company evaluates the recoverability of long-lived assets with finite lives in accordance with ASC Subtopic 360-10-35 360-10-35Property Plant and Equipment—EquipmentSubsequent Measurements, which requires recognition of impairment of long-lived assets whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable. When events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset group may not be recoverable, based on estimated undiscounted cash flows, the impairment loss would be measured as the difference between the carrying amount of the assets and its estimated fair value. The Company has not recorded any impairment during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020.2021.

 

California Energy Commission Low-Carbon Fuel Production Program. The Company has been awarded $4.2 million in matching grants from the California Energy Commission Low-Carbon Fuel Production Program (“LCFPP”). The LCFPP grant reimburses the Company for costs to design, procure, and install processing facility to clean-up, measure and verify negative-carbon intensity dairy renewable natural gas fuel at the production facility in Keyes, California. The Company has received $877 thousand$3.8 million from the LCFPP as of September 30, 20212022, as reimbursement for actual costs incurred. Due to the uncertainty associated with the approval process under the grant program, the Company recognizesrecognized the grant as a reduction of the costs in the period when approvalpayment is received.

 

California Department of Food and Agriculture Dairy Digester Research and Development Grant. In 2019, the Company was awarded $3.2 million in matching grants from the California Department of Food and Agriculture (“CDFA”) Dairy Digester Research and Development program. The CDFA grant reimburses the Company for costs required to permit and construct two of the Company’s biogas capture systems under contract with central California dairies. The Company received all the awarded grant proceeds as of the second quarter of 2021.

 

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In October 2020, the Company was awarded $7.8 million in matching grants from the CDFA Dairy Digester Research and Development program. The CDFA grant reimburses the Company for costs required to permit and construct six of the Company’s biogas capture systems under contract with central California dairies. The Company has received $33 thousand$2.3 million from the CDFA 2020 grant program as of September 30, 20212022, as reimbursement for actual costs incurred. Due to the uncertainty associated with the approval process under the grant program, the Company recognizesrecognized the grant as a reduction of the costs in the period when approvalpayment is received.received

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California Energy Commission Low Carbon Advanced Ethanol Grant Program. In May 2019, the Company was awarded the right to receive reimbursements from the California Energy Commission Community-Scale and Commercial-Scale Advanced Biofuels Production Facilities grant under the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program in an amount up to $5.0 million (the “CEC Reimbursement Program”) in connection with the Company’s expenditures toward the development of the Riverbank Cellulosic Ethanol Facility. To comply with the guidelines of the CEC Reimbursement Program, the Company must make a minimum of $7.9 million in matching contributions to the Riverbank project. The Company receives funds under the CEC Reimbursement Program for actual expenses incurred up to $5.0 million as long as the Company makes the minimum matching contribution. Given that the Company has not made the minimum matching contribution, the grant for reimbursement of capital expenditures of $115 thousand received during the first quarter of 2021, and $1.7 million from prior years were recorded as otheris presented with long-term liabilities as of September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021. Due to the uncertainty associated with meeting the minimum matching contribution, the reimbursement will be recognized when the Company makes the minimum matching contribution.

 

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U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture Forest Service Grant. Aemetis Advanced Products Keyes (“AAPK”) has been awarded $245 thousand in matching grants from the U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture Forest Service (“US Forest Service”) under the Wood Innovation and Community Wood program. The grant reimburses the Company for continued development of technologies and processes to valorize forest waste for the production of cellulosic ethanol.  AAPK has received $73 thousand from the US Forest Service as reimbursement for actual allowable program costs incurred through September 30, 2022.

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California Energy Commission Grant for Solar Microgrid, DSC and Battery Backup System. Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes (“AAFK”) has been awarded an $8.0 million grant to design, construct and commission a grid-connected 1.56 MW photovoltaic microgrid and 1.25MW/2.5MWh Battery Energy Storage System integrated with an artificial intelligence-driven distributed control system (DCS). The grant requires $1.6 million in matching contribution in which the Company has made. AAFK received $3.9 million in grant funds from this program as reimbursement for actual expenditures incurred through September 30, 2022. Due to the uncertainty associated with the approval process under the grant program, the Company recognized the grant as a reduction of costs in the period when payment is received.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Grant. AAPK has been awarded $2 million in matching grants from the CAL FIRE Business and Workforce Development Grant Program (“CAL Fire”) in May 2022. This CAL Fire grant program reimburses AAPK for costs to design, construct, and commission a 2 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol facility that will convert conifer biomass from forested regions of the Sierra Nevada into an ultra‐low carbon biofuel derived from 100% forest biomass (“CAL Fire Conversion Program”). AAPK must contribute $5.8 million in cost share contributions to the project to receive grant proceeds. AAPK has received no grant funds from the CAL Fire Conversion Program as reimbursement for actual costs through September 30, 2022

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Grant. AAPK has been awarded $500 thousand in grants from CAL Fire in May 2022. This CAL Fire grant program reimburses AAPK for costs to advance a new‐to‐the world technology that circumvents current limitations surrounding the extraction of cellulosic sugars by pioneering a novel route for deconstructing woody biomass using ionic liquids (“CAL Fire Extraction Program”). AAPK has received no grant funds from the CAL Fire Extraction Program as reimbursement for actual costs through September 30, 2022

U.S Forest Service Community Wood Grant. Aemetis Advanced Products Riverbank (“AAPR”) has been awarded $642 thousand in matching grants from the U.S Forest Service Wood Innovations Program (“USFS”) in May 2022. The USFS grant program reimburses AAPR for costs to design, construct, and commission a plant to produce cellulosic ethanol using preliminary research and development in partnership with the Joint Bioenergy Institute (JBEI). USFS grant funds will be used to complete the FEL-3 design phase of the entire process, construct a biomass pretreatment unit to extract sugars at the Aemetis Riverbank site and ferment sugars into ethanol at the Keyes Plant. AAPR must contribute $2.4 million in cost share contributions to the project to receive grant proceeds. AAPK has received no grant funds from the USFS grant program as reimbursement for actual costs through September 30, 2022

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USDAs Biofuel Producer Program Grant. During the second quarter of 2022, a grant in the amount of $14.2 million was received from the USDA’s Biofuel Producer Program, created as part of the CARES Act, to compensate biofuel producers who experienced market losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was recorded in the other expense (income) section of the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

California Energy Commission Grant for Mechanical Vapor Recompression System. Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes (“AAFK”) has been awarded a $6.0 million grant to design, construct and commission a mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) system. The additional evaporation stages will eliminate natural gas consumption and related greenhouse gas emissions in the evaporation portion of the process by installing metering equipment and software to monitor and optimize the plant’s energy consumption. The MVR system will compress vapor to a higher pressure and temperature so that it can be recycled multiple times as steam heat in the evaporation process, which will dramatically reduce natural gas use. The grant requires $5.3 million in matching contributions. AAFK has received no grant funds from this program as reimbursement for actual expenditures incurred through September 30, 2022. Due to the uncertainty associated with the approval process under the grant program, the Company will recognize future grant proceeds received as a reduction of costs in the period when payment is received.

Basic and Diluted Net Loss per Share. Basic net loss per share is computed by dividing net loss attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net loss per share reflects the dilution of common stock equivalents such as options, convertible preferred stock, debt, and warrants to the extent the impact is dilutive. As the Company incurred net losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020,2021, potentially dilutive securities have been excluded from the diluted net loss per share computations as their effect would be anti-dilutive.

 

The following table shows the number of potentially dilutive shares excluded from the diluted net loss per share calculation as of September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020:2021:

 

 

As of

 

 

As of

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

 

September 30, 2020

 

 

September 30, 2022

  

September 30, 2021

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series B preferred (post split basis)

 

129

 

132

 

 127  129 

Common stock options and warrants

 

3,929

 

5,846

 

 5,064  3,929 

Debt with conversion feature at $30 per share of common stock

 

 

1,280

 

 

 

1,294

 

Debt with conversion feature at $30 per share of common stock

  1,256   1,280 

Total number of potentially dilutive shares excluded from the diluted net (loss) per share calculation

 

 

5,338

 

 

 

7,272

 

  6,447   5,338 

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss). ASC 220 ASC 220 Comprehensive Income (Loss) requires that an enterprise report, by major components and as a single total, the change in its net assets from non-owner sources. The Company’s other comprehensive loss and accumulated other comprehensive loss consists solely of cumulative currency translation adjustments resulting from the translation of the financial statements of its foreign subsidiary. The investment in this subsidiary is considered indefinitely invested overseas, and as a result, deferred income taxes are not recorded related to the currency translation adjustments.

 

Foreign Currency Translation/Transactions. Assets and liabilities of the Company’s non-U.S. subsidiary that operates in a local currency environment, where that local currency is the functional currency, are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the balance sheet date and the resulting translation adjustments directly recorded to a separate component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. Income and expense accounts are translated at average exchange rates during the year. Transactional gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are recorded in other (income) loss,expense, net.

 

Operating

Segments. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker, or decision-making group, in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company further evaluates its operating segments to determine its reportable segments. Aemetis recognized tworecognizes three reportable geographic segments: “North America”segments “California Ethanol”, “Dairy Renewable Natural Gas”, and “India.“India Biodiesel.

 

The “North America” operating“California Ethanol” reportable segment includes the Company’s 65 million gallonsgallon per year capacity Keyes Plant in California,plant and the ultra-low carbon renewable fuel project in Riverbank,adjacent land leased for the production of CO₂.

The “Dairy Renewable Natural Gas” reportable segment include, the dairy digesters, pipeline and gas condition hub for the production of biogas digesters onfrom dairies near Keyes, California, the Goodland Plant in Kansas and the research and development facility in Minnesota.California.

 

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The “India” operating“India Biodiesel” reportable segment includes the Company’s 50 million gallon per year nameplate capacity biodiesel manufacturing Kakinada Plant, in India, the administrative offices in Hyderabad, India, and the holding companies in Nevada and Mauritius. The Company’s biodiesel is marketed and sold primarily to customers in India through brokers and by the Company directly.

 

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The Company has additional operating segments that were determined not to be reportable segments, including the Carbon Zero 1 facility in Riverbank, the Goodland Plant in Kansas and the research and development facility in Minnesota. Refer to the “All Other” category.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments.Financial instruments include accounts receivable, accounts payable, accrued liabilities, current and non-current portion of subordinated debt, notes receivable, notes payable, seriesSeries A preferred units, and long-term debt.  Due to the unique terms of our notes payable and long-term debt and the financial condition of the Company, the fair value of the debt is not readily determinable.  The fair value determined using level 3 inputs, of all other current financial instruments is estimated to approximate carrying value due to the short-term nature of these instruments.

 

Share-Based Compensation. The Company recognizes share-based compensation expense in accordance with ASC 718Stock Compensation requiring the Company to recognize expenses related to the estimated fair value of the Company’s share-based compensation awards at the time the awards are granted, adjusted to reflect only those shares that are expected to vest.

 

Commitments and Contingencies.The Company records and/or discloses commitments and contingencies in accordance with ASC 450 Contingencies. ASC 450 applies to an existing condition, situation or set of circumstances involving uncertainty as to possible loss that will ultimately be resolved when one or more future events occur or fail to occur.

 

Convertible Instruments. The Company evaluates the impacts of convertible instruments based on the underlying conversion features. Convertible instruments are evaluated for treatment as derivatives that could be bifurcated and recorded separately. Any beneficial conversion feature is recorded based on the intrinsic value difference at the commitment date.

 

Debt Modification Accounting. The Company evaluates amendments to its debt in accordance with ASC 470-50 Debt–470-50DebtModification and Extinguishments for modification and extinguishment accounting. This evaluation includes comparing the net present value of cash flows of the new debt to the old debt to determine if changes greater than 10 percent occurred. In instances where the net present value of future cash flows changed more than 10 percent, the Company applies extinguishment accounting and determines the fair value of its debt based on factors available to the Company.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements.

ASU 2016-13: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. This ASU requires the use of an expected loss model for certain types of financial instruments and requires consideration of a broader range of reasonable and supportable information to calculate credit loss estimates. For trade receivables, loans and held-to-maturity debt securities, an estimate of lifetime expected credit losses is required. For available-for-sale debt securities, an allowance for credit losses will be required rather than a reduction to the carrying value of the asset. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. We are assessing the impact of adopting this standard on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

 

For a complete summary of the Company’s significant accounting policies, please refer to the Company’s audited financial statements and notes thereto for the years ended December 31, 20202021 and 20192020 included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2021.10, 2022.

 

2.Inventories

 

Inventories consist of the following:

 

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As of

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

September 30, 2022

  

December 31, 2021

 

Raw materials

 

$1,363

 

$1,382

 

 $1,526  $727 

Work-in-progress

 

1,274

 

1,266

 

 2,911  2,083 

Finished goods

 

 

2,225

 

 

 

1,321

 

  5,994   2,316 

Total inventories

 

$4,862

 

 

$3,969

 

 $10,431  $5,126 

 

As of September 30, 2021,2022, and December 31, 2020, 2021, the Company recognized a lower of cost or net realizable value impairment of none$667 thousand and $0.7 millionnone respectively, related to inventory.

 

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3.Property, Plant and Equipment

 

Property, plant and equipment consist of the following:

 

 

As of

 

 

As of

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

September 30, 2022

  

December 31, 2021

 

Land

 

$4,084

 

$4,092

 

 $7,352  $4,082 

Plant and buildings

 

97,168

 

97,398

 

 99,220  97,110 

Furniture and fixtures

 

1,305

 

1,195

 

 1,697  1,334 

Machinery and equipment

 

5,298

 

5,188

 

 15,613  5,294 

Tenant improvements

 56  - 

Construction in progress

 

44,322

 

25,397

 

 76,225  55,859 

Property held for development

 

15,414

 

15,408

 

 15,437  15,437 

Finance lease right of use assets

 

 

2,317

 

 

 

2,308

 

  3,045   2,317 

Total gross property, plant & equipment

 

169,908

 

150,986

 

 218,645  181,433 

Less accumulated depreciation

 

 

(44,993)

 

 

(41,106)  (49,160)  (46,332)

Total net property, plant & equipment

 

$124,915

 

 

$109,880

 

 $169,485  $135,101 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020,2021, interest capitalized in property, plant, and equipment was $1.4$3.1 million and $0.1$1.4 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020,2021, interest capitalized in property, plant, and equipment was $2.9$7.7 million and $0.3$2.9 million, respectively.

 

Construction in progress contains incurredincludes costs for the ABGL biogas project,construction projects (dairy digesters and pipeline), Riverbank project,projects (sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel plant as well as carbon capture characterization well), and energy efficient upgradesefficiency projects at the Keyes Plant. In the second quarter of 2020, the CO₂ Project commenced operations and was placed in service at that time. In the third quarter of 2020, two dairy digesters commenced operations and were placed in service at that time. Spending for ongoing capital projects is accumulated in construction in progress and will be capitalized with subsequent depreciation once the capital projects are finished and are in service. Depreciation on the components of property, plant and equipment is calculated using the straight-line method to allocate their depreciable amounts over their estimated useful lives as follows:

 

Years

Plant and buildings

20 - 30

Machinery and equipment

5 - 15

Furniture and fixtures

3 - 5

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020,2021, the Company recorded depreciation expense of $1.4 million and $1.3 million, for each period.respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020,2021, the Company recorded depreciation expense of $4.1$4.0 million and $3.5$4.1 million, respectively.

 

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Management is required to evaluate these long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. Management determined there was no impairment on the long-lived assets during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

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4.Debt

 

Debt consists of the following:

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

September 30, 2022

  

December 31, 2021

 

Third Eye Capital term notes

 

$7,093

 

$7,066

 

 $7,113  $7,095 

Third Eye Capital revolving credit facility

 

71,732

 

80,310

 

  57,950  75,980 

Third Eye Capital revenue participation term notes

 

11,914

 

11,864

 

  11,939  11,915 

Third Eye Capital acquisition term notes

 

26,457

 

26,384

 

  26,521  26,461 

Third Eye Capital promissory note

 

0

 

1,444

 

Third Eye Capital Fuels Revolving Line

  25,080  - 

Third Eye Capital Carbon Revolving Line

  22,484  - 

Cilion shareholder seller notes payable

 

6,386

 

6,274

 

  6,769  6,619 

Subordinated notes

 

13,229

 

12,745

 

  15,226  14,304 

EB-5 promissory notes

 

42,462

 

43,120

 

  41,204  40,692 

GAFI Term and Revolving loans

 

0

 

33,626

 

Term loans on capital expenditures

 

5,705

 

5,652

 

  5,983  5,701 

PPP loans

 

 

0

 

 

 

1,134

 

Working capital loans

  2,713  - 

Total debt

 

184,978

 

229,619

 

  222,982  188,767 

Less current portion of debt

 

 

23,863

 

 

 

59,515

 

  29,020   22,778 

Total long term debt

 

$161,115

 

 

$170,104

 

 $193,962  $165,989 

 

Third Eye Capital Note Purchase Agreement

 

On July 6, 2012, Aemetis, Inc. and Aemetis Advanced Fuels Keyes, Inc. (“AAFK”), entered into an Amended and Restated Note Purchase Agreement (the “Note Purchase Agreement”) with Third Eye Capital (the “Note Purchase Agreement”Corporation (“Third Eye Capital”). Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, Third Eye Capital extended credit in the form of (i) senior secured term loans in an aggregate principal amount of approximately $7.2 million to replace existing notes held by Third Eye Capital (the “Term Notes”); (ii) senior secured revolving loans in an aggregate principal amount of $18.0 million (the “Revolving Credit Facility”); (iii) senior secured term loans in the principal amount of $10.0 million to convert the prior revenue participation agreement to a note (the “Revenue Participation Term Notes”); and (iv) senior secured term loans in an aggregate principal amount of $15.0 million (the “Acquisition Term Notes”) used to fund the cash portion of the acquisition of Cilion, Inc. (the Term Notes, Revolving Credit Facility, Revenue Participation Term Notes and Acquisition Term Notes are referred to herein collectively as the “Original Third Eye Capital Notes”).

 

On April 1, 2020, the Company exercised the option to extend the maturity of Third Eye Capital Notes to April 1, 2021 for a fee of 1% of the outstanding note balance instead of agreed fee of 5% in Amendment No.14 to the Note Purchase Agreement. We have evaluated the reduction in extension fee to 1% in accordance with ASC 470-60 Troubled Debt Restructuring. According to the guidance, we considered the 1% extension fee to be a troubled debt restructuring.

On August 11, 2020, Third Eye Capital agreed to Limited Waiver and Amendment No. 17 to the Note Purchase Agreement (“Amendment No. 17”), to (i) provide that the maturity date of the Third Eye Capital Notes may be further extended at our election to April 1, 2022 in exchange for an extension fee equal to 1% of the Note Indebtedness in respect to each Note, provided that such fee may be added to the outstanding principal balance of each Note on the effective date of each such extension, (ii) provide for a waiver of the ratio of note indebtedness covenant for the quarters ended March 31, 2021 and June 30, 2021. As consideration for such amendment and waivers, the borrowers also agreed to pay Third Eye Capital an amendment and waiver fee of $0.3 million in cash (the “Amendment No. 17 Fee”). On November 5, 2020, Third Eye Capital agreed to Limited Waiver and Amendment No. 18 to the Note Purchase Agreement (“Amendment No. 18”) to provide for a waiver of the ratio of note indebtedness covenant for the quarter ended September 30, 2021. As consideration for such amendment and waivers, the borrowers also agreed to pay Third Eye Capital an amendment fee of $50 thousand. We have evaluated the $0.3 million waiver fee in Amendment No. 17 and the $50 thousand waiver fee in Amendment No. 18 in accordance with ASC 470-60 Troubled Debt Restructuring.

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According to the guidance, we considered the $0.3 million fee in Amendment No.17 and the $50 thousand waiver fee in Amendment No. 18 to be troubled debt restructurings. In order to assess whether the creditor granted a concession, we calculated the post-restructuring effective interest rate by projecting cash flows on the new terms and calculated a discount rate equal to the carrying amount of pre-restructuring of debt, and by comparing this calculation to the terms of Amendment No. 15, we determined that Third Eye Capital provided a concession in accordance with the provisions of ASC 470-60 and thus applied troubled debt restructuring accounting, resulting in no gain or loss from the application of this accounting. Using the effective interest method of amortization, the Amendment No. 17 waiver fee of $0.3 million is being amortized over the stated remaining life of the Third Eye Capital Notes.

On February 27, 2019, a promissory note (the “February“February 2019 Note”, together with the Original Third Eye Capital Notes, the “Third Eye Capital Notes”) for $2.1 million was advanced by Third Eye Capital to Aemetis, Inc., as a short-term credit facility for working capital and other general corporate purposes with an interest rate of 14% per annum maturing on the earlier of (a) receipt of proceeds from any financing, refinancing, or other similar transaction, (b) extension of credit by payee,Third Eye Capital, as lender or as agent on behalf of certain lenders, to the Company or its affiliates, or (c) April 30, 2019. In consideration of the February 2019 Note, $0.1 million of the total proceeds were paid to Third Eye Capital as financing charges. On April 30, 2019, the February 2019 Note was modified to remove the stated maturity date and instead be due on demand by Third Eye Capital. In third quarter of 2019, the February 2019 Note was modified to include additional borrowings of $0.7 million. In first quarter of 2020, the February 2019 Note was modified to include additional borrowings of $0.6 million. The February 2019 note was fully repaid in the first quarter of 2021.

 

On March 14, 2021, Third Eye Capital agreed to Limited Waiver and Amendment No.19 to the Note Purchase Agreement (“Amendment No.19”), to (i) provide for a waiver of the ratio of note indebtedness covenant for the quarter ended December 31, 2021, (ii)(ii) provide for a waiver of the consolidated unfunded capital expenditures covenant for the quarters through March 31, 2021. As consideration for such amendment and waivers, the borrowers also agreed to pay Third Eye Capital an amendment and waiver fee of $0.1 million in cash (the “Amendment No.19 Fee”). We gave the notice to extend the maturity date of the Notes to April 1, 2022 and the extension fee equal to 1% of the Note Indebtedness in respect to each Note, provided that half of such fee may be added to the outstanding principal balance of each Note on the effective date of each such extension and rest of the balance may be payable in cash or common stock within 60 days of the date of such relevant extension. We evaluated the terms of the Amendment No.19 and the maturity date extension and applied modification accounting treatment in accordance with ASC 470-50470-50 Debt – Modification and Extinguishment.

 

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On August 9, 2021, Third Eye Capital agreed to the Limited Waiver and Amendment No.20 to the Note Purchase Agreement (“Amendment No.20”) to: (i) provide that, upon written notice to Third Eye Capital, the maturity date may be further extended to April 1, 2023 in exchange for an extension fee equal to 1% of the Note Indebtedness in respect of each Note, where half of such fee may be added to the outstanding principal balance of each Note on the effective date of each such extension; (ii) provide for a waiver of the ratio of note indebtedness covenant for the quarters ended March 31, 2022, June 30, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2022; and (iii) provide for a waiver of the unfunded capital expenditures covenant for the quarter ended June 30, 2021 in which the Company exceeded the $100,000 capital expenditures limit. As consideration for such amendment and waivers, the borrowers also agreed to pay Third Eye Capital an amendment and waiver fee of $0.3 million in cash. We evaluated the terms of the Amendment No.20 and applied modification accounting treatment in accordance with ASC 470-50470-50 Debt – Modification and Extinguishment. In the first quarter of 2022, the Company exercised the option to extend the maturity of Third Eye Capital Notes to April 1, 2023.

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On November 5, 2021, Third Eye Capital agreed to the Limited Waiver and Amendment No.21 to the Note Purchase Agreement (“Amendment No.21”) to: (i) provide a waiver for the Blocked Account Agreement Violation in which the Borrowers failed to deliver Blocked Account Control Agreements by August 31, 2021 and (ii) provide for a waiver for the Subordinated Debt Violation, in which the Company made a repayment to a Subordinated Debt lender. As consideration for such amendment and waivers, the borrowers also agreed to pay Third Eye Capital an amendment and waiver fee of $0.1 million in cash. We will evaluate the terms of the Amendment No.21 in accordance with ASC 470-50470-50 Debt – Modification and Extinguishment.

 

On March 8, 2022, Third Eye Capital agreed to the Limited Waiver and Amendment No.22 to the Note Purchase Agreement (“Amendment No.22”) to: (i) provide a waiver for the Blocked Account Agreement Violation in which the Borrowers failed to deliver Blocked Account Control Agreements by December 31, 2021, (ii) provide for a waiver for the Subordinated Debt Violation, in which the Company made a repayment to a Subordinated Debt lender, and (iii) provide for a waiver of the consolidated unfunded capital expenditures covenant for the quarters through December 31, 2021.  As consideration for such waivers, the borrowers also agreed to pay Third Eye Capital an amendment and waiver fee of $0.1 million in cash.

On May 11, 2022, Third Eye Capital agreed to the Limited Waiver and Amendment No.23 to the Note Purchase Agreement (“Amendment No.23”) to: (i) provide a waiver for the Blocked Account Agreement Violation in which the Borrowers failed to deliver Blocked Account Control Agreements by March 31, 2022, (ii) provide for a waiver of the ratio of note indebtedness covenant for the quarter ended March 31, 2023 and (iii) provide for a waiver of the unfunded capital expenditures covenant for the quarter ended March 31, 2022 in which the Company exceeded the $100,000 capital expenditures limit. As consideration for such amendment and waivers, the borrowers also agreed to pay Third Eye Capital an amendment and waiver fee of $0.1 million.

On August 8th,2022, Third Eye Capital agreed to Limited Waiver and Amendment No.24 to the Note Purchase Agreement ("Amendment No.24") to: (i) provide that the maturity date of the Third Eye Capital Notes may be further extended at our election to April 1, 2024 in exchange for an extension fee equal to 1% of the Note Indebtedness in respect to each Note, provided that such fee may be added to the outstanding principal balance of each Note on the effective date of each such extension, and (ii) provide for a waiver for certain covenant defaults. As consideration for such amendment and waivers, the borrowers also agreed to pay Third Eye Capital an amendment and waiver fee of $0.3 million in cash (the "Amendment No.24 Fee").

Amendments No.19 through No. 20, and No 2124 waived certain covenants for the periods between September 30, 2022 and March 31, 2023. According to ASC 470-10-45 Debt–Other Presentation Matters, if it is probable that the Company will not be able to cure the default at measurement dates within the next 12 months, the related debt needs to be classified as current. To assess this guidance, the Company performed ratio and cash flow analysis using its cash flow forecast and debt levels. The Company forecasted sufficient cash flows over the next four quarters,12 months to reduce debt levels of Third Eye Capital and meet operations of the Company. Based on this analysis, the Company believes that it is reasonably possible that through a combination of cash flows from operations, sales from EB-5 investments, and proceeds from the sale of common stock, it will be able to meet the ratio of the note indebtedness covenant over the next 12 months. As such, the notes are classified as long-term debt.

 

On March 6, 2020, we and a subsidiary entered into a one-yearone-year reserve liquidity facility governed by a promissory note, payable to Third Eye Capital, in the principal amount of $18 million. On March 14, 2021, Third Eye Capital agreed to increase the amount available under the reserve liquidity facility to $70.0 million and extend the maturity date to April 1, 2022.million. Borrowings under the reserve liquidity facility are available from March 14, 2021 until maturity on April 1, 2022. 2023. Interest on borrowed amounts accrues at a rate of 30% per annum, paid monthly in arrears and may be capitalized and due upon maturity, or 40% if an event of default has occurred and continues. The outstanding principal balance of the indebtedness evidenced by the promissory note, plus any accrued but unpaid interest and any other sums due thereunder, shall be due and payable in full at the earlier to occur of (a) receipt by the Company or its affiliates of proceeds from any sale, merger, equity or debt financing, refinancing or other similar transaction from any third party and (b) April 1, 2022. 2023. Any amounts may be re-borrowed up to repaid amounts up until the maturity date of April 1, 2022. 2023. The promissory note is secured by liens and security interests upon the property and assets of the Company. In return, the Company will pay a non-refundable standby fee at 2% per annum of the difference between the aggregate principal amount outstanding and the commitment, payable monthly in cash. In addition, if any initial advances are drawn under the facility, the Company will pay a non-refundable one-timeone-time fee in the amount of $0.5 million provided that such fee may be added to the principal amount of the promissory note on the date of such initial advance. On August 9, 2021, Third Eye Capital agreed to decrease the amount available under the reserve liquidity notes governed by a promissory note to $40.0 million.

 

On August 9, 2021, Third Eye Capital agreed to decrease the amount available under the reserve liquidity facility notes governed by a promissory note to $40.0 million. Interest on borrowed amounts accrues at a rate

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Terms of Third Eye Capital Notes

A.

Term Notes.Notes.  As of September 30, 2021,2022, the Company had $7.1 million in principal and interest outstanding net of $36$52 thousand unamortized debt issuance costs under the Term Notes. The Term Notes accrue interest at 14% per annum. The Term Notes mature on April 1, 2022*2023*.

B.

B

Revolving Credit Facility. The Revolving Credit Facility accrues interest at the prime rate plus 13.75% (17.00%(20.00% as of September 30, 2021)2022) payable monthly in arrears. The Revolving Credit Facility matures on April 1, 2022*2023*. As of September 30, 2021,2022, AAFK had $72.4$57.9 million in principal and interest and waiver fees outstanding net of $671 thousand$1.1 million unamortized debt issuance costs under the Revolving Credit Facility.

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C.

Revenue Participation Term Notes. The Revenue Participation Term Note bears interest at 5% per annum and matures on April 1, 2022*2023*. As of September 30, 2021,2022, AAFK had $12.0$11.9 million in principal and interest outstanding net of $56$92 thousand unamortized debt issuance costs on the Revenue Participation Term Notes.

 

D.

Acquisition Term Notes. The Acquisition Term Notes accrue interest at the prime rate plus 10.75% (14.00%(17.00% per annum as of September 30, 2021)2022) and mature on April 1, 2022*2023*. As of September 30, 2021,2022, Aemetis Facility Keyes, Inc. had $26.6$26.5 million in principal and interest and redemption fees outstanding net of $95$167 thousand unamortized debt issuance costs. The outstanding principal balance includes a total of $7.5 million in redemption fees.

 

E.

Reserve Liquidity Notes. The Reserve Liquidity Notes, with available borrowing capacity in the amount of $40.0 million, accrues interest at the rate of 30% per annum and are due and payable upon the earlier of: (i) the closing of receipt by the Companynew debt or its affiliates of proceedsequity financings, (ii) receipt from any sale, merger, debt or equity financing, or debt financing, refinancing or other similar transaction from any third party and (iii) April 1, 2022. 2023. We have no borrowings outstanding under the Reserve Liquidity Notes as of September 30, 2021.2022.

 

*The note maturity date can be extended by the Company to April 2023.

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The note maturity date can be extended by the Company to April 2024. As a condition to any such extension, the Company would be required to pay a fee of 1% of the carrying value of the debt of which 50% can be paid 50% in cash or stock and 50% can be added to the outstanding debt. As a result of this ability to extend the maturity at the Company’s will, the Third Eye Capital Notes are classified as non-current debt.

 

The Third Eye Capital Notes contain various covenants, including but not limited to, debt to plant value ratio, minimum production requirements, and restrictions on capital expenditures. The terms of the Third Eye Capital Notes allow the lender to accelerate the maturity in the occurrence of any event that could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company, such as any change in the business, operations, or financial condition. The Company has evaluated the likelihood of such an acceleration event and determined such an event to not be probable in the next twelve months. The terms of the notes allow interest to be capitalized.

 

The Third Eye Capital Notes are secured by first priority liens on all real and personal property of, and assignment of proceeds from all government grants and guarantees from the Company’s North American subsidiaries. The Third Eye Capital Notes all contain cross-collateral and cross-default provisions. McAfee Capital, LLC (“McAfee Capital”), owned by Eric McAfee, the Company’s Chairman and CEO, provided a guaranty of payment and performance secured by all of its Company shares. In addition, Eric McAfee provided a blanket lien on substantially all of his personal assets, and McAfee Capital provided a guarantee in the amount of $8.0 million.

 

Cilion shareholder seller notes payable. In connection with the Company’s merger with Cilion, Inc., (“Cilion”) on July 6, 2012, the Company issued $5.0 million in notes payable to Cilion shareholders as merger compensation subordinated to the senior secured Third Eye Capital Notes. The liability bears interest at 3% per annum and is due and payable after the Third Eye Capital Notes have been paid in full. As

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GAFI Term loanLoan and Revolving loan.Loan. On July 10, 2017, GAFI entered into a Note Purchase Agreement (“Note Purchase Agreement”) with Third Eye Capital. See further discussion regarding GAFI in Note 6. Pursuant to the Note Purchase Agreement, Third Eye Capital agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of the Note Purchase Agreement and relying on each of the representations and warranties set forth therein, to make (i) a single term loan to GAFI in an aggregate amount of $15 million (“Term Loan”) and (ii) revolving advances not to exceed $10 million dollars in the aggregate (the “Revolving Loans”). The interest rate applicable to the Term Loan is equal to 10% per annum. The interest rate applicable to the Revolving Loans is the greater of prime rate plus 7.75% and 12.00% per annum. The maturity date of the loans was extended to July 10, 2021 by exercising an option to extend the GAFI Loan Maturity Date for a fee of $0.5 million.

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The Company fully repaid the GAFI notes in the first quarter of 2021. 2021 and replaced the Note Purchase Agreement with the New Credit Facility, as described below.

Third Eye Capital Revolving Credit Facility for Fuels and Carbon Lines. On March 2, 2022, GAFI and Aemetis Carbon Capture, Inc. (“ACCI”) entered into an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (“Credit Agreement”) with Third Eye Capital , as administrative agent and collateral agent, and the lender party thereto (the “New Credit Facility”). The New Credit Facility provides for two credit facilities with aggregate availability of up to $100 million, consisting of a revolving credit facility with GAFI for up to $50 million (the “Fuels Revolving Line”) and a revolving credit facility with ACCI for up to $50 million (the “Carbon Revolving Line” and together with the Fuels Revolving Line, the “Revolving Lines”). The revolving loans made under the Fuels Revolving Line have a maturity date of March 1, 2025 and will accrue a rate of interest per annum equal to the greater of (i) the prime rate plus 6.00% and (ii) ten percent (10.0%), and the revolving loans made under the Carbon Revolving Line will have a maturity date of March 1, 2026 and accrue a rate of interest per annum equal to the greater of (i) the prime rate plus 4.00% and (ii) eight percent (8.0%). The revolving loans made under the Fuels Revolving Line are available for working capital purposes and the revolving loans made under the Carbon Revolving Line are available for projects that reduce, capture, use or sequester carbon with the objective of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. In connection with the New Credit Facility, the Company agreed to issue to the lender under the New Credit Facility: (i) warrants entitling the lender to purchase 50,000 shares of common stock of the Company at an exercise price equal to $10.20 per share, exercisable for a five-year period from March 2, 2022; and (ii) warrants entitling holders thereof to purchase 250,000 shares of common stock of the Company, at an exercise price equal to $20.00 per share, exercisable for a ten-year period from March 2, 2022. In addition, under the Fuels Revolving Line, we issued 100,000 shares of common stock to existing note holders under the GAFI note purchase agreement. The shares were accounted at fair value and are being amortized over the life of the Fuels Revolving Line. Upon closing of the New Credit Facility, the Company drew on the revolving lines to repay $16.0 million on the higher interest rate AAFK Revolving Credit Facility, $6.1 million in property taxes, and to fund the capital projects and working capital projects.

As of September 30, 2021,2022, GAFI had $25.1 million in principal and interest outstanding net of $1.7 million unamortized debt issuance costs. As of September 30, 2022, ACCI had $22.5 million in principal and interest outstanding net of $2.6 million in unamortized debt issuance costs.

Cilion shareholder seller notes payable. In connection with the Company’s merger with Cilion, Inc. (“Cilion”), on July 6, 2012, the Company issued $5.0 million in notes payable to Cilion shareholders as merger compensation subordinated to the senior secured Third Eye Capital Notes. The liability bears interest at 3% per annum and is due and payable after the Third Eye Capital Notes have been paid in full. As of September 30, 2022, Aemetis Facility Keyes, Inc. had $6.8 million in principal and interest outstanding under the Cilion shareholder seller notes payable.

Subordinated Notes. On January 6 and January 9, 2012, AAFK entered into Note and Warrant Purchase Agreements with two accredited investors pursuant to which it issued $0.9 million and $2.5 million in original notes to the investors (“Subordinated Notes”). The Subordinated Notes mature every six months. Upon maturity, the Subordinated Notes are generally extended with a fee of 10% added to the balance outstanding plus issuance of warrants exercisable at $0.01 with a two-year term. Interest accrues at 10% per annum and is due at maturity. Neither AAFK nor Aemetis may make any principal payments under the Subordinated Notes until all loans made by Third Eye Capital to AAFK are paid in full.

On January 1, 2022, the maturity on two Subordinated Notes’ was extended until the earlier of (i) June 30, 2022; (ii) after the occurrence of an Event of Default, including failure to pay interest or principal when due and breaches of note covenants. A $90 thousand and $250 thousand cash extension fee was paid by adding the fee to the balance of the new Subordinated Notes and 113 thousand common stock warrants were granted with a term of two years and an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

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On July 1,2022, the maturity on two Subordinated Notes’ was extended until the earlier of (i) December 31, 2022; (ii) after the occurrence of an Event of Default, including failure to pay interest or principal when due and breaches of note covenants. A $90 thousand and $250 thousand cash extension fee was paid by adding the fee to the balance of the new Subordinated Notes and 113 thousand common stock warrants were granted with a term of two years and an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

The Company evaluated the January 1, 2022 and July 1 2022 amendments and the refinancing terms of the notes and applied modification accounting treatment in accordance with ASC 470-50 Debt – Modification and Extinguishment.

At September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had, in aggregate, the amount of $15.2 million and $14.3 million in principal and interest outstanding, respectively, under the Subordinated Notes.

EB-5 promissory notes. EB-5 is a U.S. government program authorized by the Immigration and Nationality Act designed to foster employment-based visa preference for immigrant investors to encourage the flow of capital into the U.S. economy and to promote employment of U.S. workers. The Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement dated March 4, 2011 (as further amended on January 19, 2012 and July 24, 2012) with Advanced BioEnergy, LP, a California limited partnership authorized as a “Regional Center” to receive EB-5 investments, for the issuance of up to 72 subordinated convertible promissory notes (the “EB-5 Notes”) bearing interest at 2-3%. Each note was issued in the principal amount of $0.5 million and due and payable four years from the date of each note, for a total aggregate principal amount of up to $36.0 million (the “EB-5 Phase I funding”). The original maturity date on the promissory notes can be extended automatically for a one- or two-year period initially and is eligible for further one-year automatic extensions as long as there is no notice of non-extension from investors and the investors’ immigration process is in progress. On February 27, 2019, Advanced BioEnergy, LP, and the Company entered into an Amendment to the EB-5 Notes which restated the original maturity date on the promissory notes with automatic six-month extensions as long as the investors’ immigration processes are in progress. Except for six early investor EB-5 Notes, the Company was granted 12 months from the date of the completion of immigration process to redeem these EB-5 Notes. Given the COVID-19 pandemic and processing delays for immigration process, Advanced BioEnergy, LP extended the maturity dates for debt repayment based on their projected processing timings as long as the investors do not give notice of withdrawal or an I-829 gets approved. Accordingly, the notes have been recognized as long-term debt while investor notes who obtained green card approval have been classified as current debt. The EB-5 Notes are convertible after three years at a conversion price of $30 per share.  

The Company has sold an aggregate principal amount of $36.0 million of EB-5 Notes under the EB-5 Phase I funding since 2012 to the date of this filing. As of September 30, 2022, $35.5 million has been released from the escrow amount to the Company, with $0.5 million remaining to be funded to escrow. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, $37.0 million and $36.6 million was outstanding, respectively, on the EB-5 Notes sold under the EB-5 Phase I funding.

On October 16, 2016, the Company launched its EB-5 Phase II funding (the “EB-5 Phase II Funding”), with plans to issue $50.0 million in additional EB-5 Notes on substantially similar terms and conditions as those issued under the Company’s EB-5 Phase I funding, to refinance indebtedness and capital expenditures of Aemetis, Inc. and Goodland Advanced Fuels Inc., (“GAFI”). On November 21, 2019, the minimum investment was raised from $0.5 million per investor to $0.9 million per investor. The Company entered into a Note Purchase Agreement dated with Advanced BioEnergy II, LP, a California limited partnership authorized as a Regional Center to receive EB-5 Phase II funding investments, for the issuance of up to 100 EB-5 Notes bearing interest at 3%. On May 1, 2020 GAFI had noneSupplement No.3 amended the offering documents and $22.2lowered the total eligible new EB-5 Phase II funding investors to 60. Eight EB-5 investors have funded at the $0.5 million netper investor amount, with 52 new EB-5 Phase II funding investors remaining eligible at the new $0.9 million per investors amount under the current offering. Job creation studies show it may be possible to add additional investors and increase the total offering amount in the future. Each EB-5 note will be issued in the principal amount and due and payable five years from the date of debt issuance costseach EB-5 note, for a total aggregate principal amount of noneup to $50.8 million.

The Company has sold an aggregate principal amount of $4.0 million of EB-5 Notes under the EB-5 Phase II funding since 2016 to the date of this filing. As of September 30, 2022, $4.0 million has been released from escrow to the Company and $0.4$46.8 million remains to be funded to escrow. As of September 30, 2022, $4.2 million was outstanding on the Term LoanEB-5 Notes under the EB-5 Phase II funding.

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Secunderabad Oils Operating Agreement. In November 2008, the Company entered into an operating agreement with Secunderabad Oils Limited (“Secunderabad Oils”). The 2008 agreement provided the working capital and nonehad the first priority lien on assets in return for 30% of the plant’s monthly net operating profit. These expenses were recognized as selling, general, and $11.8administrative expenses by the Company in the financials. All terms of the 2008 agreement with Secunderabad Oils were terminated to amend the agreement as below. On July 15, 2017, the agreement with Secunderabad Oils was amended to provide the working capital funds for British Petroleum business operations only in the form of inter-corporate deposit for an amount of approximately $2.3 million over a 95 day period at the rate of 14.75% per annum interest rate. The term of the agreement continues until either party terminates it. Secunderabad Oils has a second priority lien on the Revolving Loan respectively, classified as current portionassets of long-term debt.the Company’s Kakinada Plant after this agreement. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had no balance outstanding under this agreement.

 

Payroll Protection Program.Working capital loans. On May 5, 2020, certain wholly owned subsidiariesJuly 26, 2022, the Company entered into a short-term loan with Secunderabad Oils Limited in an amount not to exceed $1.88 million. On August 1, 2022, the Company entered into a short-term loan with Leo Edibles & Fats Limited in an amount not to exceed $1.27 million. The loans bears interest at 18% and are payable monthly.  The loans are repayable on demand by the lender or within one year from the date of issuance.  As of September 30, 2022, $2.7 million was outstanding under these agreements.

Construction Loan Agreement. On October 4, 2022, the Company entered into a Construction Loan Agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with Greater Nevada Credit Union (“GNCU”). Pursuant to the Loan Agreement, the lender has made available an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25 million. The loan is secured by all personal property collateral and real property collateral of the Company receivedAemetis Biogas 1 LLC. The loan bears interest at a rate of 5.95% per annum and has an USDA annual renewal fee of 0.25%, with interest only payments to be paid in monthly installments, and a maturity date of March 4, 2023, at which time the entire unpaid principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest, is expected to be repaid from the proceeds of approximately $1.1 million; (“PPP Loans”)a term loan this is 80% USDA guaranteed and issued by GNCU pursuant to a USDA Conditional Commitment. The Loan Agreement contains certain financial covenants to be measured as of the last day of each fiscal year beginning fiscal year end 2023, and annually for the term of the loan. The Loan Agreement also contains other affirmative and negative covenants, representations and warranties and events of default customary for loan agreements of this nature. As of September 30, 2022, the Company had no outstanding balance under the Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”). In the second quarter of 2021, the Company received notification from the Small Business Administration that all loan proceeds received by the Company were forgiven. Due to the forgiveness of the loan, the Company recorded a gain on debt extinguishment in the statements of operations and comprehensive loss in the amount of approximately $1.1 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the company recorded no gain or loss on extinguishment.Loan Agreement.

 

Financing Agreement for capital expenditures. The Company entered into an agreement with Mitsubishi Chemical America, Inc. (“Mitsubishi”) to purchase ZEBREXTMmembrane dehydration equipment to saveconserve energy used inand improve operating efficiencies at the Keyes Plant. The Company also entered into a financing agreement with Mitsubishi for $5.7 million for this equipment. Payments pursuant to the financing transaction will commence after the installation date and interest will be charged based on the certain performance metrics after operation of the equipment. The equipment was delivered in March 2020; however, the installation has been delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hence, weWe recorded the asset in property, plant and equipment, net and recorded the related liability of $0.7$0.9 million in short term borrowings and $5.0$5.1 million in other long-term debt, respectively as of September 30, 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2021, the dehydration equipment was commissioned.2022.

 

Scheduled debt repayments for the Company’s loan obligations follow:by year are as follows:

 

Twelve months ended September 30,

 

Debt Repayments

 

2022

 

$23,863

 

Twelve Months ended September 30,

 

Debt Repayments

 

2023

 

147,749

 

 $29,020 

2024

 

7,445

 

 136,757 

2025

 

4,581

 

 32,240 

2026

 

945

 

 28,612 

2027

 985 

There after

 

 

1,253

 

  1,136 

Total debt

 

185,836

 

 228,750 

Debt issuance costs

 

 

(858)  (5,768)

Total debt, net of debt issuance costs

 

$184,978

 

 $222,982 

 

5. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Leases

 

We have identified assets as the corporate office, warehouse, monitoring equipment and laboratory facilities over which we have control and obtain economic benefits fully. We classified these identified assets as operating leases after assessing the terms under classification guidance. We have entered into several leases for trailers and carbon units with purchase option at the end of the term. We have concluded that it is reasonably certain that we would exercise the purchase option at the end of the term, hence the leases were classified as finance leases. All of our leases have remaining term of less than a year to 715 years.

 

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We made an accounting policy election to keep leases with an initial term of 12 months or less off of the balance sheet. We will recognize those lease payments in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as we incur the expenses.

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When discount rates implicit in leases cannot be readily determined, the Company uses the applicable incremental borrowing rate at lease commencement to perform lease classification tests on lease components and measure lease liabilities and right-of-use (“ROU”) assets. The incremental borrowing rate used by the Company was based on weighted average baseline rates commensurate with the Company’s secured borrowing rate over a similar term. At each reporting period, when there is a new lease initiated, the rates established for that quarter will be used.

 

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On December 14, 2021, we entered into a real estate purchase agreements and lease disposition and development agreement with the City of Riverbank. We plan to utilize the purchased and leased properties, located at 5300 Claus Road in the city of Riverbank, California, for the construction of the Carbon Zero 1 Facility. The lease commenced on April 1, 2022. The Company evaluated the lease in accordance with ASC 842 – Lease Accounting and classified the lease as a finance lease.

The components of lease expense and sublease income waswere as follows:

 

 

Three Months ended September 30,

 

Nine Months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

  

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Operating lease cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

Operating lease expense

 

$204

 

$201

 

$612

 

$561

 

 $159  $204  $506  $612 

Short term lease expense

 

28

 

75

 

138

 

104

 

 44  28  146  138 

Variable lease expense

 

 

30

 

 

 

29

 

 

 

84

 

 

 

89

 

  23   30   68   84 

Total operating lease cost

 

$262

 

 

$305

 

 

$834

 

 

$754

 

 $226  $262  $720  $834 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance lease cost

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

$58

 

$94

 

$168

 

$155

 

 $26  $58  $115  $168 

Interest on lease liabilities

 

 

20

 

 

 

26

 

 

 

61

 

 

 

44

 

  98   20   217   61 

Total finance lease cost

 

$78

 

 

$120

 

 

$229

 

 

$199

 

 $124  $78  $332  $229 

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

 

Three Months ended September 30,

 

Nine Months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

  

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Operating cash flows used in operating leases

 

$179

 

$131

 

$519

 

$448

 

 $184  $179  $522  $519 

Operating cash flows used in finance leases

 

20

 

26

 

61

 

44

 

 98  20  216  61 

Financing cash flows used in finance leases

 

$126

 

435

 

$374

 

1,137

 

 $132  $126  $314  $373 

 

Supplemental non-cash flow information related to ROU asset and lease liabilities was as follows for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020:2021:

 

 

Three Months ended September 30,

 

Nine Months ended September 30,

 

 

Three months ended September 30,

  

Nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Operating leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        

Accretion of the lease liability

 

$93

 

$101

 

$288

 

$160

 

 $83  $93  $262  $288 

Amortization of right-of-use assets

 

111

 

100

 

324

 

402

 

 76  111  244  324 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

 

6.4 years

 

 

 

 

 

Finance leases

 

 

 

2.6 years

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases (in years)

 5.6       

Finance leases (in years)

 14.2       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted Average Discount Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating leases

 

 

 

14.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 14.0%       

Finance leases

 

 

 

5.9%

 

 

 

 

 

 13.2%       

 

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Supplemental balance sheet information related to leases was as follows:

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

September 30, 2022

  

December 31, 2021

 

Operating leases

 

 

 

 

 

    

Operating lease right-of-use assets

 

$2,572

 

$2,889

 

 $2,227  $2,462 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion of operating lease liability

 

286

 

316

 

 267  260 

Long term operating lease liability

 

 

2,381

 

 

 

2,578

 

  2,120   2,318 

Total operating lease liabilities

 

 

2,667

 

 

 

2,894

 

  2,387   2,578 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Finance leases

 

 

 

 

 

    

Property and equipment, at cost

 

$2,317

 

$2,308

 

 $3,045  $2,317 

Accumulated depreciation

 

 

(313)

 

 

(249)  (79)  (376)

Property and equipment, net

 

 

2,004

 

 

 

2,059

 

  2,966   1,941 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other current liability

 

541

 

417

 

 118  550 

Other long term liabilities

 

 

840

 

 

 

1,164

 

  2,854   720 

Total finance lease liabilities

 

 

1,381

 

 

 

1,581

 

  2,972   1,270 

 

Maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows:

 

Twelve Months ended September 30,

 

Operating leases

 

 

Finance leases

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2021

 

$632

 

 

$611

 

2022

 

 

572

 

 

 

528

 

2023

 

 

586

 

 

 

324

 

2024

 

 

603

 

 

 

31

 

2025

 

 

622

 

 

 

0

 

There after

 

 

1,076

 

 

 

0

 

Total lease payments

 

 

4,091

 

 

 

1,494

 

Less imputed interest

 

 

(1,424)

 

 

(113)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total lease liability

 

$2,667

 

 

$1,381

 

Property taxes

Twelve months ended September 30,

 

Operating leases

  

Finance leases

 
         

2023

 $572  $479 

2024

  586   204 

2025

  603   176 

2026

  622   145 

2027

  641   145 

There after

  442   11,000 

Total lease payments

  3,466   12,149 

Less imputed interest

  (1,079)  (9,177)

Total lease liability

 $2,387  $2,972 

 

The Company entered intoacts as sublessor in certain leasing arrangements, primarily related to land and buildings.  Fixed sublease payments received are recognized on a payment plan withstraight-line basis over the sublease term. Sublease income and head lease expense for these transactions are recognized on a gross basis on the consolidated financial statements. This was recorded in the other operating income section of the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

The components of lease income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2021 were as follows:

  

September 30, 2022

  

September 30, 2021

 

Lease income

 $804  $- 

Future lease commitments to be received by the Company as of September 30, 2022 were as follows:

Twelve months ended September 30,

    

2023

 $858 

2024

  643 

2025

  521 

2026

  474 

2027

  474 

There after

  1,184 

Total future lease commitments

 $4,154 

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Property taxes

On March 3, 2022, the Company paid $6.1 million to Stanislaus County for unpaid property taxes for the Keyes Plant site on June 28, 2018 by paying $1.5 million as a first payment. Under the annual payment plan, the Company was set to pay 20% of the outstanding redemption amount, in addition to the current year property taxes and any interest incurred on the unpaid balance to date annually, on or before April 10 starting in 2019. After making one payment, the Company defaulted on the payment plan and as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the balance in property tax accrual was $6.8 million and $5.7 million, respectively. Stanislaus County agreed not to enforce collection actions and we are now in discussions with Stanislaus County regarding a payment plan.past due.

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Legal Proceedings

 

On August 31, 2016, the Company filed a lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court against defendant EdenIQ, Inc. (“EdenIQ”). The lawsuit was based on EdenIQ’s wrongful termination of a merger agreement that would have effectuated the merger of EdenIQ into a new entity that would be primarily owned by Aemetis. The lawsuit asserted that EdenIQ had fraudulently induced the Company into assisting EdenIQ to obtain EPA approval for a new technology that the Company would not have done but for the Company’s belief that the merger would occur. The relief sought included EdenIQ’s specific performance of the merger, monetary damages, as well as punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs. In response to the lawsuit, EdenIQ filed a cross-complaint asserting causes of action relating to the Company’s alleged inability to consummate the merger, the Company’s interactions with EdenIQ’s business partners, and the Company’s use of EdenIQ’s name and trademark in association with publicity surrounding the merger. Further, EdenIQ named Third Eye Capital Corporation (“TEC”) as a defendant in a second amended cross-complaint alleging that TEC had failed to disclose that its financial commitment to fund the merger included terms that were not disclosed. Finally, EdenIQ claimed that TEC and the Company concealed material information surrounding the financing of the merger. By way of its cross-complaint, EdenIQ sought monetary damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees and costs. In November 2018, the claims asserted by the Company were dismissed on summary judgment and the Company filed a motion to amend its claims, which remains pending. In December 2018, EdenIQ dismissed all of its claims prior to trial. In February 2019, the Company and EdenIQ each filed motions seeking reimbursement of attorney fees and costs associated with the litigation. On July 24, 2019, the court awarded EdenIQ a portion of the fees and costs it had sought in the amount of approximately $6.2 million. Themillion and the Company recorded these fees based on the $6.2court order. On May 6, 2022 the parties settled the dispute for $4.8 million as loss contingencyby entering into a settlement agreement. The settlement was paid and a gain on litigation duringof $1.4 million was recognized on the year ended December 31, 2019. The Company’s ability to amend its claims and present its claims toincome statement in the court or a jury could materially affect the court’s decision to award EdenIQ its fees and costs. In addition to further legal motions and a potential appealsecond quarter of the Court’s summary judgment order, the Company plans to appeal the court’s award of EdenIQ’s fees and costs. The Company intends to continue to vigorously pursue its legal claims and defenses against EdenIQ.2022.

 

6. Aemetis Biogas LLC Series A Preferred Financing and Variable Interest Entity

 

On December 20, 2018, ABGL entered into a Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement for the sale of Series A Preferred Units to Protair-XProtair-X Americas, Inc., with Third Eye Capital acting as an agent.

 

ABGL is authorized to issue 11,000,000 common units, and up to 6,000,000 convertible, redeemable, secured, preferred membership units (the “Series A Preferred Units”). ABGL issued 6,000,000 common units to the Company at $5.00 per common unit for a total of $30,000,000 in funding. Additionally, 5,000,000 common units of ABGL are held in reserve as potential conversion units issuable to the Purchaser upon certain triggering events discussed below.

 

The Preferred Unit Agreement includes (i) preference payments of $0.50 per unit on the outstanding Series A Preferred Units commencing on the second anniversary, with any outstanding preference payments shall have an interest per annum rate equal to ten percent (ii) conversion rights for up to 1,200,000 common units or up to maximum number of 5,000,000 common units (also at a one Series A Preferred Unit to one common unit basis) if certain triggering events occur, (iv) one board seat of the three available to be elected by Series A Preferred Unit holders, (iii) mandatory redemption value at $15 per unit payable at an amount equal to 75% of free cash flow generated by ABGL, up to $90 million in the aggregate (if all units are issued), (iv) full redemption of the units on the sixth anniversary, (v) minimum cash flow requirements from each digester, and (vi) $0.9 million paid as fees to the Agent from the proceeds. Until paid, the obligations of ABGL under the Preferred Unit Agreement are secured by the assets of ABGL in an amount not to exceed the sum of (i) $30,000,000, plus (ii) all interest, fees, charges, expenses, reimbursement obligations and indemnification obligations of ABGL.

 

Triggering events occur upon ABGL’s failure to redeem units, comply with covenants, any other defaults or cross defaults, or to perform representations or warranties. Upon a triggering event: (i) the obligation of the Purchaser to purchase additional Series A Preferred Units is terminated, (ii) cash flow payments for redemption payments increases from 75% to 100% of free cash flows, and (iii) total number of common units into which preferred units may be converted increases from 1,200,000 common units to 5,000,000 common units on a one for one basis. As of September 30, 2021,2022, ABGL has not generated minimum quarterly operating cash flows by operating the dairies. As a result of the violation of this covenant, free cash flows, when they occur, may be applied for redemption payments at the increased rate of 100% instead of the initial rate of 75% of free cash flows.

 

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On August 8th,2022, ABGL, Protair-X America, Inc. (“Protair”), and Third Eye Capital entered into a Waiver and Amendment to Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement (“PUPA Amendment") which amends that certain Series A Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement (“PUPA”) dated as of December 20, 2018. The PUPA Amendment provides for: (i) a waiver of certain covenants prohibiting the internal reorganization of ABGL subsidiaries and the incurrence of indebtedness by ABGL and its subsidiaries pursuant to a USDA loan, provided that, among other things, Third Eye Capital shall have received a repayment of at least $7.3 million to be applied to the Carbon Revolving Line contemporaneously with the closing of the Construction Loan Agreement; (ii) a waiver of certain operational defaults under the PUPA; and (iii) an amendment which (a) requires ABGL to redeem all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units by December 31, 2022 (the “Final Redemption Date”) for $116 million; and (b) provides ABGL the right to redeem all of the outstanding Series A Preferred Units by September 30, 2022 for $106 million. The PUPA Amendment further provides the failure to redeem the Series A Preferred Units by the Final Redemption Date would constitute a triggering event requiring ABGL to enter into a credit agreement with Protair and Third Eye Capital effective as of January 1, 2023. We evaluated the terms of the PUPA Amendment and applied extinguishment accounting treatment in accordance with ASC 470-50 Debt – Modification and Extinguishment and recorded a loss on extinguishment of $49.4 million.

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From inception of the agreement to date, ABGL issued 3,200,000 Series A Preferred Units on first tranche for a value of $16.0 million and also issued 2,800,000 of Series A Preferred Units on second tranche for a value of $14.0 million, reduced by a redemption of 20,000 Series A Preferred Units for $0.3 million. The Company is accreting these two tranches from an initial fair value at August 8, 2022 of $105.8 million to the redemption value of $89.7$116 million over the estimated future cash flow periods of six years next three months ending December 31, 2022 using the effective interest method. In addition, the Company identified freestanding future tranche rights and the accelerated redemption feature related to a change in control provision as derivatives which required bifurcation. These derivative features were assessed to have minimal value as of September 30, 20212022 and December 31, 20202021 based on the evaluation of the other conditions included in the agreement.

 

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DuringIn the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2021, ABGL issued no Series A Preferred Units. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, ABGL issued 626,000 of Series A Preferred Units for incremental proceeds of $3.1 million as part of the second tranche of the Preferred Unit Agreement and redeemed 20,000 of Series A Preferred Units for $0.3 million. Consistent with the previous issuances which were treated as a liability as the conversion option was deemed to be non-substantive, the current issuances are treated as a liability as the conversion option was still deemed to be non-substantive.

 

The Company recorded Series A Preferred Unit liabilities, net of unit issuance costs and inclusive of accretive preference pursuant to this agreement, and accrued preference payments, classified as current portion of Series A Preferred Units, of $8.7$109.4 million and $2.0$3.2 million, and long-term liabilities of $38.3 million$0 and $32.0$45.0 million as of September 30, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively.

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 the Company recorded Series A Preferred Units accretion expense of $2.3 million and $1.8 million and accrued preference payments expense of $0.8 million and none. This was partially offset by capitalized interest of $1.0 million.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 the Company recorded Series A Preferred Units accretion expense of $7.7 million and $4.1 million and accrued preference payments expense of $2.4 million and none. This was partially offset by capitalized interest of $2.1 million.

Variable interest entity assessment

 

After consideration of ABGL’s operations and the above agreement, we concluded that ABGL did not have enough equity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support. ABGL is capitalized with Series A Preferred Units that are recorded as liabilities under U.S. GAAP. Hence, we concluded that ABGL is a VIE. Through the Company's ownership interest in all of the outstanding common stock, its current ability to control the board of directors, the management fee paid to Aemetis and control of subordinated financing decisions, Aemetis has been determined to be the primary beneficiary and accordingly, the assets, liabilities, and operations of ABGL are consolidated into those of the Company. Total assets, before intercompany eliminations, of ABGL as of September 30, 2022were $34.8$67.2 million primarily related to biodigesters at two dairies and a pipeline which serve as collateral for the Series A Preferred Unit totaling $46.9$109.4 million. The Series A Preferred Units are not collateralized by any other assets or guarantees from Aemetis or its subsidiaries.

 

7. Stock-Based Compensation

 

2019 Stock Plan

 

On April 29, 2019, the Aemetis 2019 Stock Plan (the “2019“2019 Stock Plan”) was approved by stockholders of the Company. This plan permits the grant of Incentive Stock Options, Non-Statutory Stock Options, Stock Appreciation Rights, Restricted Stock, Restricted Stock Units, Performance Units, Performance Shares and other stock or cash awards as the administrator of 2019 Stock plan Administrator may determine in its discretion. The 2019 Stock Plan’s term is 10 years and supersedes all prior plans. The 2019 Stock Plan authorized the issuance of 200,000 shares of common stock for the 2019 calendar year, in addition to permitting the transfertransferring and grant ofgranting any available and unissued or expired options under the prior Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Plan in an amount up to 177,246 options.shares of common stock.

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With the approval of the 2019 Stock Plan, the Zymetis 2006 Stock Plan, and the Amended and Restated 2007 Stock Plan (the “Prior Plans,” and together with the 2019 Stock Plan,(collectively, the “Stock Plans”) are terminated for granting any options under either plan. However, any options granted before the 2019 Stock Plan was approved will remain outstanding and can be exercised, and any expired options issued pursuantwill be available to the Prior Plans can be grantedgrant under the 2019 Stock Plan.

 

During the year ended December 31, 2020, 2,320,0002021, 120,000 restricted stock awards and 1,140,000 stock option grants were issued and approved by the BoardCompany’s board of directors (“Board”) for employees and directors under the 2019 Stock Plan with 10-year terms and vesting terms ranging from immediately to 3 years.

 

On January 7, 2021, 945,000During the nine months ended September 2022, the company issued 1.3 million incentive stock option grants were issued for employees and directors under the 2019 Stock Plan. In addition, 5,20089,000 restricted stock award grants, with a weighted average fair value on date of $3.09grant of $10.92 per award, were issued to the Company’s board of directors (“Board”) with the restriction that this grant would satisfy board compensation fees.Board.

 

On April 8, 2021, 34,114 restricted stock award grants, with a fair value

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On June 3, 2021, 30,000 stock option grants were approved by the Board for new employees under the 2019 Stock Plan with 10-year term and 3-year vesting.

As of September 30, 2021, 3.9 million options are outstanding under the Stock Plans.

Common Stock Reserved for Issuance

 

The following is a summary of awards granted under the Stock Plans:

 

 

Shares

Available for

Grant

 

Number of

Shares

Outstanding

 

Weighted-

Average

Exercise Price

 

 

Shares Available for Grant

  

Number of Shares Outstanding

  

Weighted-Average Exercise Price

 

Balance as of December 31, 2020

 

380

 

5,327

 

$1.14

 

Balance as of December 31, 2021

 142  3,763  $2.29 

Authorized

 

816

 

-

 

-

 

 1,338  -  - 

Options Granted

 

(975)

 

975

 

3.40

 

 (1,307) 1,307  10.97 

RSAs Granted

 

(39)

 

-

 

-

 

 (89) -  - 

Exercised

 

-

 

(2,228)

 

1.42

 

 -  (294) 0.93 

Forfeited/expired

 

 

200

 

 

 

(200)

 

 

1.78

 

  67   (67)  11.44 

Balance as of September 30, 2021

 

 

382

 

 

 

3,874

 

 

$

1.49

 

Balance as of September 30, 2022

  151   4,709  $4.65 

 

As of September 30, 2021,2022, there were 2.42.9 million options vested under the Stock Plans.

 

Stock-based compensation for employees

 

Stock-based compensation is accounted for in accordance with the provisions of ASC 718Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation expense for all stock-based awards made to employees and directors based on estimated fair values on the grant date. We estimate the fair value of stock-based awards on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The value of the portion of the award that is ultimately expected to vest is recognized as expense over the requisite service periods using the straight-line method.

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded stock compensation expense in the amount of $285 thousand and $191 thousand, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company recorded stock compensation expense in the amount of $1.4 million and $826 thousand, respectively.

Valuation and Expense Information

 

All issuances of stock options or other issuances of equity instruments to employees as the consideration for services received by us are accounted for based on the fair value of the equity instrument issued. The fair value of options granted to employees is estimated on the grant date using the Black-Scholes option valuation model. This valuation model for stock based compensation expense requires us to make assumptions and judgments about the variables used in the calculation, including the fair value of our common stock, the expected term (the period of time that the options granted are expected to be outstanding), the volatility of our common stock, a risk-free interest rate, and expected dividends. Under ASU 2016-09 2016-09Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payments Accounting, we have elected to recognize forfeitures as they occur. We use the simplified calculation of expected life described in the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin No.107, Share-Based Payment, and volatility is based on an average of the historical volatilities of the common stock of four entities with characteristics similar to those of the Company. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant for periods corresponding with the expected life of the option. We use an expected dividend yield of zero, as we do not anticipate paying any dividends in the foreseeable future. Expected forfeitures are assumed to be zero due to the small number of plan participants.

 

During the three months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020, none2021, the company granted 369,000 and 13,000no options, were granted respectively. The weighted average fair value calculations for the options granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020these periods are based on the following assumptions:

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022

 

Description

2021

 

2020

 

 

2022

  

2021

 

Dividend-yield

 

0%

 

0% -% -%

Risk-free interest rate

 

0.68%

 

0.94% 2.03% 0.83%

Expected volatility

 

98.23%

 

88.15% 117.21% 100.47%

Expected life (years)

 

6.53

 

6.55

 

 7.00  6.59 

Market value per share on grant date

 

$3.40

 

$0.69

 

 $10.97  $5.30 

Fair value per share on grant date

 

$2.72

 

$0.52

 

Fair value per option on grant date

 $9.71  $4.68 

 

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As of September 30, 2021,2022, the Company had $2.1$12.3 million of total unrecognized compensation expense for employees, which the Company will amortize over the 2.12.3 years of weighted average remaining term.

 

8. Agreements Outstanding Warrants

 

The weighted average fair value calculations for warrants granted are based on the following weighted average assumptions:

  

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022

 

Description

 

2022

  

2021

 

Dividend-yield

  -%  -%

Risk-free interest rate

  1.75%  0.19%

Expected volatility

  151.41%  139.35%

Expected life (years)

  3.52   2.00 

Exercise price per warrant

 $10.47  $0.01 

Market value per share on grant date

 $11.29  $6.83 

Fair value per warrant on grant date

 $9.68  $6.82 

A summary of historical warrant activity follows:

  

Warrants Outstanding & Exercisable

  

Weighted - Average Exercise Price

  

Average Remaining Term in Years

 

Outstanding December 31, 2020

  95  $2.59   4.95 

Granted

  292   0.01     

Exercised

  (332)  0.32     

Outstanding December 31, 2021

  55  $2.59   3.95 

Granted

  527   10.46     

Exercised

  (227)  0.01     

Outstanding September 30, 2022

  355  $15.92   7.74 

All of the above outstanding warrants are vested and exercisable as of September 30, 2022. As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company had no unrecognized compensation expense related to warrants, respectively.

9. Agreements

Working Capital Arrangement.Pursuant to a Corn Procurement and Working Capital Agreement with J.D. Heiskell, the Company agreed to procure whole yellow corn and grain sorghum, primarily from J.D. Heiskell. The Company has the ability to obtain grain from other sources subject to certain conditions; however, in the past all the Company’s grain purchases have been from J.D. Heiskell. Title and risk of loss of the corn pass to the Company when the corn is deposited into the Keyes Plant weigh bin. The term of the Corn Procurement and Working Capital Agreement expires on December 31, 2021 2022 and the term can be automatically renewed for additional one-yearone-year terms. J.D. Heiskell further agreesWDG continues to sell all WDG the Company producesbe sold to A.L. Gilbert. The Company marketsA.L.Gilbert and sells DCO is sold to A.L. Gilbert and other third partiescustomers under the J.D. Heiskell PurchasingJ.D.Heiskell Purchase Agreement. The Company’s relationships with J.D. Heiskell, and A.L. Gilbert are well established, and the Company believes that the relationships are beneficial to all parties involved in utilizing the distribution logistics, reaching out to widespread customer base, managing inventory, and building working capital relationships. These agreements are ordinary purchase and sale agency agreements for the Keyes Plant. On May 13, 2020, J.D. Heiskell and the Company entered into Amendment No.1 to the J.D. Heiskell Purchasing Agreement to remove J.D. Heiskell’s obligations to purchase ethanol from the Company under the J.D. Heiskell Purchasing Agreement.

 

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As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, Aemetis had prepayments to J.D. Heiskell of $0.9 million and $4.0 million, respectively.

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The J.D. Heiskell sales and purchases activity associated with the J.D. Heiskell Purchase Agreement and J.D. Heiskell Procurement Agreement during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 20202021 were as follows:

 

 

As of and for the three months ended

September 30,

 

As of and for the nine months ended

September 30,

 

 

As of and for the three months ended September 30,

  

As of and for the nine months ended September 30,

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

2021

 

2020

 

2022

  

2021

  

2022

  

2021

 

Ethanol sales

 

$0

 

$0

 

$0

 

$26,049

 

Wet distiller's grains sales

 

8,919

 

7,143

 

30,584

 

22,983

 

 $13,003  $8,919  $39,669  $30,584 

Corn oil sales

 

1,515

 

827

 

4,252

 

2,806

 

 2,917  1,515  8,067  4,252 

Corn purchases

 

39,058

 

25,513

 

119,217

 

77,268

 

 53,063  39,058  151,425  119,217 

Accounts receivable

 

88

 

161

 

88

 

161

 

 106  88  106  88 

Accounts payable

 

307

 

1,978

 

307

 

1,978

 

 540  307  540  307 

 

Ethanol and Wet Distillers Grains Marketing Arrangement. The Company entered into an Ethanol Marketing Agreement with Kinergy and a Wet Distillers Grains Marketing Agreement with A.L. Gilbert. Under the terms of the agreements the Wet Distillers Grains Marketing Agreement matures on December 31, 2021 2022, with automatic one-yearone-year renewals thereafter. We terminated the Ethanol Marketing Agreement with Kinergy as of September 30, 2021. Effective October 1, 2021, we entered into Fuel Ethanol Purchase and Sale Agreement with Murex LLC.Murex. Under the terms of the agreement, the initial term matures on October 31, 2023, with automatic one-yearone-year renewals thereafter.

Accounts receivable associated with our marketing partners was $0.2 million and $1.2 million as of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

For the three months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020,2021, the Company expensed marketing costs of $0.8 million and $0.7 million, respectively and $0.6for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company expensed marketing costs of $2.2 million and $2.1 million, respectively, under the terms of each agreement. Forboth the nine months ended Ethanol Marketing Agreement and the Wet Distillers Grains Marketing Agreement. These marketing costs are and are presented as a part of Selling, General, and Administration expense.

Supply Trade Agreement. On July 1,2022, the Company entered into an operating agreement with Gemini Edibles and Fats India Private Limited (“Gemini”). Under this agreement, Gemini agreed to provide the Company with a supply of feedstock up to a credit limit of $12.7 million. If the Company fails to pay the invoice within the ten-day credit period, the outstanding amount will bear interest at 12%.  The term of the agreement is for one year. Either party can terminate the agreement by giving notice one month notice in writing. As of September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, and 2020, the Company expensed marketing costs of $2.1had $5.3 million and $1.7 million for each periodno outstanding balance, respectively, under the terms of eachthis agreement.

 

As of September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company has no forward sales commitments.

 

9. 10.Segment Information

 

Aemetis recognizes twothree reportable geographic segments: “North America”“California Ethanol”, “Dairy Renewable Natural Gas”, and “India.“India Biodiesel.

The “North America” operating“California Ethanol” reportable segment includes the Company’s 65 million gallonsgallon per year capacity Keyes Plant, in California,and the ultra-low carbon renewable fuel project in Riverbank,adjacent land leased for the production of CO₂.

The “Dairy Renewable Natural Gas” reportable segment includes, the dairy digesters, pipeline and gas condition hub for the production of biogas digesters onfrom dairies near Keyes, California, the Goodland Plant in Kansas and the research and development facility in Minnesota.California.

 

The “India” operating“India Biodiesel” reportable segment includes the Company’s 50 million gallon per year nameplate capacity biodiesel manufacturing Kakinada Plant, in India, the administrative offices in Hyderabad, India, and the holding companies in Nevada and Mauritius. The Company’s biodiesel is marketed and sold primarily to customers in India through brokers and by the Company directly.

 

The Company has additional operating segments that were determined not to be reportable segments, including the Carbon Zero 1 facility in Riverbank, the Goodland Plant, and the research and development facility in Minnesota. Refer to the “All Other” category.

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Summarized financial information by reportable segment for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 20202021 follows: 

  

For the three months ended September 30, 2022

 
  

California Ethanol

  

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas

  

India Biodiesel

  

All other

  

Total

 
                     

Revenues from external customers

 $60,908  $-  $10,923  $-  $71,831 

Intersegment revenues

  -   308   -   -   308 

Gross profit (loss)

  (3,763)  (179)  2,841   (3)  (1,104)
                     

Interest expense

  4,744   1   69   2,275   7,089 

Accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units

  -   2,774   -   -   2,774 

Capital expenditures

  210   3,626   -   2,577   6,413 

Depreciation

  1,023   156   161   38   1,378 

Total Assets

  65,567   65,076   22,415   45,817   198,875 

  

For the three months ended September 30, 2021

 
  

California Ethanol

  

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas

  

India Biodiesel

  

All other

  

Total

 
                     

Revenues from external customers

 $49,832  $-  $63  $-  $49,895 

Intersegment revenues

  -   355   -   -   355 

Gross profit (loss)

  (4,413)  (397)  47   (22)  (4,785)
                     

Interest expense

  5,563   3   -   (18)  5,548 

Accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units

  -   2,185   -   -   2,185 

Capital expenditures

  749   3,111   21   1,955   5,836 

Depreciation

  1,020   145   155   22   1,342 

Total Assets

  69,454   34,769   11,259   31,497   146,979 

A reconciliation of reportable segment revenues to total consolidated revenue for the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 follows:

 

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For the three months ended September 30, 2021

 

 

For the three months ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

 

North America

 

 

India

 

 

Total Consolidated

 

 

North America

 

 

India

 

 

Total Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

$49,832

 

 

$63

 

 

$49,895

 

 

$33,131

 

 

$7,792

 

 

$40,923

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

 

54,664

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

54,680

 

 

 

33,534

 

 

 

6,618

 

 

 

40,152

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

 

 

(4,832)

 

 

47

 

 

 

(4,785)

 

 

(403)

 

 

1,174

 

 

 

771

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

37

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

37

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

 

4,637

 

 

 

450

 

 

 

5,087

 

 

 

4,340

 

 

 

223

 

 

 

4,563

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

5,548

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

5,548

 

 

 

6,461

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

6,470

 

 

Accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units

 

 

 

2,185

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

2,185

 

 

 

1,765

 

 

 

0

 

1,765

 

Gain on debt extinguishment

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Other expense (income)

 

 

 

(1)

 

 

(29)

 

 

(30)

 

 

155

 

 

 

(2)

 

 

153

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

 

$(17,223)

 

$(374)

 

$(17,597)

 

$(13,161)

 

$944

 

 

$(12,217)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

 

$5,815

 

 

$21

 

 

$5,836

 

 

$6,187

 

 

$113

 

 

$6,300

 

Depreciation

 

 

 

1,187

 

 

 

155

 

 

 

1,342

 

 

 

1,085

 

 

 

168

 

 

 

1,253

 

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021

 

 

For the nine months ended September 30, 2020

 

 

 

North America

 

 

India

 

 

Total Consolidated

 

 

North America

 

 

India

 

 

Total Consolidated

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues

 

$146,890

 

 

$696

 

 

$147,586

 

 

$114,226

 

 

$14,001

 

 

$128,227

 

Cost of goods sold

 

 

151,614

 

 

 

719

 

 

 

152,333

 

 

 

101,231

 

 

 

12,599

 

 

 

113,830

 

Gross profit (loss)

 

 

(4,724)

 

 

(23)

 

 

(4,747)

 

 

12,995

 

 

 

1,402

 

 

 

14,397

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other expenses (income)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research and development expenses

 

 

66

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

66

 

 

 

175

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

175

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

 

 

15,016

 

 

 

1,206

 

 

 

16,222

 

 

 

11,206

 

 

 

1,342

 

 

 

12,548

 

Interest expense

 

 

17,947

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

17,947

 

 

 

19,490

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

19,534

 

Accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units

 

 

7,928

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

7,928

 

 

 

4,087

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

4,087

 

Gain on debt extinguishment

 

 

(1,134)

 

 

0

 

 

 

(1,134)

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

 

 

0

 

Other (income) expense

 

 

561

 

 

 

(78)

 

 

483

 

 

 

416

 

 

 

(23)

 

 

393

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

$(45,108)

 

$(1,151)

 

$(46,259)

 

$(22,379)

 

$39

 

 

$(22,340)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital expenditures

 

$18,632

 

 

 

139

 

 

 

18,771

 

 

$13,571

 

 

$1,350

 

 

$14,921

 

Depreciation

 

 

3,593

 

 

 

513

 

 

 

4,106

 

 

 

3,030

 

 

 

485

 

 

 

3,515

 

  

2022

  

2021

 

Total revenues for reportable segments

 $72,139  $50,250 

Elimination of intersegment revenues

  (308)  (355)

Total consolidated revenues

 $71,831  $49,895 

 

Summarized financial information by reportable segment for the North America.nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 follows:

  

For the nine months ended September 30, 2022

 
  

California Ethanol

  

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas

  

India Biodiesel

  

All other

  

Total

 
                     

Revenues from external customers

 $178,840  $-  $10,941  $-  $189,781 

Intersegment revenues

  -   940   -   -   940 

Gross profit (loss)

  (6,795)  (454)  2,859   (13)  (4,403)
                     

Interest expense

  15,258   12   69   4,679   20,018 

Accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units

  -   5,920   -   -   5,920 

Capital expenditures

  7,379   15,771   136   5,645   28,931 

Depreciation

  3,011   456   493   79   4,039 

Total Assets

  65,567   65,076   22,415   45,817   198,875 

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For the nine months ended September 30, 2021

 
  

California Ethanol

  

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas

  

India Biodiesel

  

All other

  

Total

 
                     

Revenues from external customers

 $146,890  $-  $696  $-  $147,586 

Intersegment revenues

  -   1,090   -   -   1,090 

Gross profit (loss)

  (4,172)  (482)  (23)  (70)  (4,747)
                     

Interest expense

  16,248   9   -   1,690   17,947 

Accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units

  -   7,928   -   -   7,928 

Capital expenditures

  1,524   10,006   139   7,102   18,771 

Depreciation

  3,122   429   513   42   4,106 

Total Assets

  69,454   34,769   11,259   31,497   146,979 

A reconciliation of reportable segment revenues to total consolidated revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 follow:

  

2022

  

2021

 

Total revenues for reportable segments

 $190,721  $148,676 

Elimination of intersegment revenues

  (940)  (1,090)

Total consolidated revenues

 $189,781  $147,586 

California Ethanol: The Company amended the Corn Procurement and Working Capital Agreement and the J.D. Heiskell Purchasing Agreement to procure corn from J.D. Heiskell and sell all WDG and corn oil the Company produces to J.D. Heiskell. Sales of ethanol, WDG, corn oil to two customers accounted for 73% and 26% of the Company’s California Ethanol segment revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2022. Sales of ethanol, WDG, and corn oil to two customers accounted for 77% and 21% of the Company’s North AmericaCalifornia Ethanol segment revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2021.2021. Sales of ethanol, WDG, corn oil to two customers accounted for 73% and 27% of the Company’s California Ethanol segment revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. Sales of ethanol, WDG, and corn oil to two customers accounted for 75% and 24% of the Company’s North AmericaCalifornia Ethanol segment revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.2021.

 

SalesDairy Renewable Natural Gas: Substantially all of our Dairy Renewable Natural Gas segment revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 were from sales of biogas to the Keyes Plant for use in boilers, which allowed qualification of carbon credits for the ethanol WDG, corn oil, and high-grade alcohol to twoproduced in the Keyes Plant.

India Biodiesel: Three biodiesel customers sales customers accounted for 72%52%, 23%, and 24%22% of the Company’s North Americaconsolidated India segment revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020. Sales to three customers accounted for 45%, 32% and 11% of the Company’s North America segment revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

India2022. . Two other sales customers accounted for 71% and 23% of the Company’s consolidated India segment revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2021. One biodiesel customer accounted for 66% of the Company’s consolidated India segment revenues while one refined glycerin other sales customer accounted for 16% of such revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

 

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Two biodiesel customers accounted for 56% and 26% of the Company’s consolidated India segment revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2020, while none of the refined glycerin customers accounted for more than 10% of such revenues for the three months ended September 30, 2020. Two biodiesel customers accounted for 51% and 33% of the Company’s consolidated India segment revenues while none of the refined glycerin customers accounted for more than 10% of such revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Total assets by segment consist of the following:

 

 

As of

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$135,720

 

 

$112,312

 

India

 

 

11,259

 

 

 

12,827

 

Total Assets

 

$146,979

 

 

$125,139

 

10. 11.Related Party Transactions

 

The Company owes Eric McAfee, the Company’s Chairman and CEO, and McAfee Capital LLC (“McAfee Capital”), owned by Eric McAfee, $0.5$0.4 million in connection with employment agreements and expense reimbursements previously accrued as salaries expense and accrued liabilities. The Company previously prepaid $0.2 million to Redwood Capital, a company controlled by Eric McAfee, for the Company’s use of flight time on a corporate jet. As of September 30, 2021,2022, $0.1 million remained as a prepaid expense.

 

On May 7, 2020, November 4, 2021, the Audit Committee of the Company approved a guarantyguarantee fee of $0.4 million to Eric McAfee of 0.1% quarterly on the outstanding balance of Third Eye Capital Notes for 2020 annual fee.Mr. McAfee. The balance of $0.2 millionnone and $0.8$0.3 million, for guaranty fees, remained as an accrued liability as of September 30, 20212022 and December 31, 2020,2021, respectively. On January 12, 2022, the Audit Committee of the Company approved a one-time guarantee fee of $2.0 million to McAfee Capital in connection with McAfee Capital’s extension of certain guarantees of the Company’s indebtedness with Third Eye Capital. The Company paid this fee by issuing 180,000 shares of common stock of the Company.

 

The Company owes various members of the Board amounts totaling $0.1 million$0.3 and $1.2$0.2 million as of September 30, 20212022 and December 31, 2020, for each period,2021, in connection with board compensation fees, which are included in accounts payable on the balance sheet. For the three months ended September 30, 2021 2022 and 2020,2021, the Company expensed $0.1 million respectively, in connection with board compensation fees. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, the Company expensed $0.3 million and $0.2 million, in connection with board compensation fees during each period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the Company expensed $0.3 million during each period, in connection with board compensation fees. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021 the company issued $0.9 million of restricted stock awards to pay off outstanding accounts payable owed to members of the Board.

12.Subsequent Events

 

11. Subsequent Events

Third Eye Capital Limited Waiver and Amendment No. 21Construction Loan Agreement 

 

On November 5, 2021, Third Eye Capital agreedOctober 4, 2022, the Company entered into a Construction Loan Agreement (“Loan Agreement”) with Greater Nevada Credit Union (“GNCU”). Pursuant to the Limited WaiverLoan Agreement, the lender has made available an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $25 million. The loan is secured by all personal property collateral and Amendment No. 21real property collateral of the Aemetis Biogas 1 LLC. The loan bears interest at a rate of 5.95% per annum and has an USDA annual renewal fee of 0.25%, with interest only payments to be paid in monthly installments, and a maturity date of March 4, 2023, at which time the Note Purchaseentire unpaid principal amount, together with accrued and unpaid interest, is expected to be repaid from the proceeds of a term loan that is 80% USDA guaranteed and issued by GNCU pursuant to a USDA Conditional Commitment. The Loan Agreement (“Amendment No. 21”) to: (i) provide a waivercontains certain financial covenants to be measured as of the last day of each fiscal year beginning fiscal year end 2023, and annually for the Blocked Accountterm of the loan. The Loan Agreement Violation in which the Borrowers failed to deliver Blocked Account Control Agreements by August 31, 2021also contains other affirmative and (ii) providenegative covenants, representations and warranties and events of default customary for a waiver for the Subordinated Debt Violation, in which loan agreements of this nature. As of September 30, 2022, the Company made a repayment to a Subordinated Debt lender. As consideration for such amendment and waivers,had no outstanding balance under the borrowers also agreed to pay Third Eye Capital an amendment and waiver fee of $0.1 million in cash.Loan Agreement.

 

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12. Management’s Plans13.Managements Plan

 

The accompanying financial statements have been prepared contemplating the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities in the normal course of business. As a result of negative capital and negative operating results, and collateralization of substantially all of the company assets, the Company has been reliant on its senior secured lender to provide additional funding and has been required to remit substantially all excess cash from operations to the senior secured lender. In order to meet its obligations during the next twelve months, the Company will need to either refinance the Company’s debt or receive the continued cooperation of its senior lender. This dependence on the senior lender raises substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company plans to pursue the following strategies to improve the course of the business.

 

For the Keyes plant,Plant, we plan to operate the plant and continue to improve financial performance by adopting new technologies or process changes that allow for energy efficiency, cost reduction or revenue enhancements, execute upon awarded grants that improve energy and operational efficiencies resulting in lower cost, lower carbon demands and overall margin improvement.

 

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For the ABGL biogas project,Aemetis Biogas we plan to operate the biogas digesters to capture and monetize biogas as well as continue to build new dairy digesters and extend the existing pipeline in order to capture the higher carbon credits available in California. Funding for continued construction is based upon extending the existing Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, obtaining government guaranteed loans and executing on existing and new state grant programs.

 

For the Riverbank project, we plan to raise the funds necessary to construct and operate the Carbon Zero 1 plant and the Riverbank Cellulosic Ethanol Facility using loan guarantees and public financings based upon the licensed technology that generate federal and state carbon credits available for ultra-low carbon fuels utilizing lower cost, non-food advanced feedstocks to significantly increase margins.

 

For the India plant,Kakinada Plant, we plan to secure higher volumes of shipments of fuels at the India plant by developing thedevelop sales channels for domestic products as the costs of feedstock normalize against the price of diesel, as recently announced governmental incentives take effect to promote the blending of biodiesel, and expandingas feedstocks such as refined animal tallow are used domestically and exported. Additionally, we are in the existing domesticprocess of obtaining approval to export refined animal tallow and biodiesel produced using animal tallow into international markets or exporting to North America markets.as the use of refined animal tallow received approval from the Pollution Control Board of India for production of biodiesel.

 

In addition to the above we plan to continue to locate funding for existing and new business opportunities through a combination of working with our senior lender, restructuring existing loan agreements, selling bonds in the taxable and tax-exempt markets, selling equity through the ATM and otherwise, selling the current EB-5EB-5 Phase II offering, or by vendor financing arrangements.

 

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Item 2.Management’sManagements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Our Management’sManagements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A) is provided in addition to the accompanying consolidated condensed financial statements and notes to assist readers in understanding our results of operations, financial condition, and cash flows. MD&A is organized as follows:

 

·

Overview. Discussion of our business and overall analysis of financial and other highlights affecting us, to provide context for the remainder of MD&A.

·

Results of Operations. An analysis of our financial results comparing the three and nine months ended September 30, 20212022 and 2020.2021.

·

Liquidity and Capital Resources. An analysis of changes in our balance sheets and cash flows and discussion of our financial condition.

·

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates. Accounting policies and estimates that we believe are important to understanding the assumptions and judgments incorporated in our reported financial results and forecasts.

 

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our consolidated condensed financial statements and accompanying notes included elsewhere in this report. The following discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our plans, estimates and beliefs. Our actual results could differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to these differences include those discussed below and elsewhere in this Report, particularly under “PartPart II, Item 1A. Risk Factors, and in other reports we file with the SEC. All references to years relate to the calendar year ended December31 of the particular year.

 

Overview

 

HeadquarteredFounded in 2006 and headquartered in Cupertino, California, we are an international renewable natural gas, and renewable fuels and byproducts company focused on the acquisition, development and commercialization of innovative negative carbon intensity products and technologies that replace traditional petroleum-based products. We operate in twothree reportable geographic segments: “North America”segments “California Ethanol”, “Dairy Renewable Natural Gas”, and “India.”“India Biodiesel”. We have other operating segments determined not to be reportable segments and are collectively represented by the “All Other” category. At Aemetis, our mission is to generate sustainable and innovative renewable fuel solutions that benefit communities and restore our environment. We do this through leading the low-carbon fuels industry by building a circular bioeconomy utilizing agricultural waste to produce advanced renewable fuels that produce less greenhouse gas emissions and thereby improve air quality.

 

Founded in 2006, we have completed Phase 1 and are expanding aOur California biogas digester network and pipeline system to convert dairy waste gas into Renewable Natural Gas (RNG). We own and operateEthanol segment consists of a 65 million gallon per year ethanol production facility located in Keyes, California (the “Keyes Plant”). that we own and operate. In addition to low carbon renewable fuel ethanol, the Keyes Plant produces Wet Distillers Grains (“WDG”), Distillers Corn Oil (“DCO”), and Condensed Distillers Solubles (“CDS”), all of which are sold as animal feed to local dairies and feedlots as animal feed.feedlots. In the fourththird quarter of 2021, an2022, a Zebrex ethanol membrane dehydration system was commissioned, ata key first step in the electrification of the Keyes Plant, a key partwhich will significantly reduce the use of increasing the electrification and decreasingpetroleum based natural gas usage atas process energy. The electrification, along with the facility. This project reduces greenhouse gas (“GHG”)future installation of a two-megawatt zero carbon intensity solar microgrid system and a mechanical vapor recompression (MVR) system will greatly reduce GHG emissions and decreases the carbon intensity of fuel produced at the Keyes Plant, allowing us to realize a higher price for the ethanol produced and sold.

 

During 2018,Our Dairy Renewable Natural Gas segment consists of our subsidiary, Aemetis Biogas, LLC (“ABGL”), which was formed to construct bio-methane anaerobic digesters at local dairies near the Keyes Plant, many of whom also purchase WDG produced at the Keyes Plant. The digesters are connected via aan underground private pipeline owned by ABGL to a gas cleanup and compression unit being built at the Keyes Plant to produce Renewable Natural Gas (“RNG”). During the third quarter of 2020, ABGL completed construction on the first two dairy digesters along with the pipeline that carries bio-methane from these dairies to the Keyes Plant.RNG. Upon receiving the bio-methane from the dairies, we removeimpurities are removed, and the impurities and convert itbio-methane is converted to negative carbon intensity RNG where it will be either injected into the localstatewide PG&E gas utility pipeline, supplied as renewable compressed natural gas (“RCNG”)RNG that will service local trucking fleets, or used as renewable process energy at the Keyes Plant.  ABGL has completed 35 miles of our California biogas digester network and pipeline system that converts waste dairy methane gas into RNG, including two operational dairies.

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During the firstsecond quarter of 2021, we announced our “Carbon Zero”2022, Aemetis completed construction and is in the process of commissioning a third dairy digester and centralized gas cleanup facility and utility gas interconnect located at the Keyes Plant where dairy biogas will be upgraded to RNG and injected into the utility pipeline. Upon receiving pathway certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), the fuel is expected to be delivered into the Northern California gas delivery system. ABGL is also in the process of constructing several additional dairy digesters.

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Our Carbon Zero biofuels production plants are designed to produce biofuels, including renewable jetsustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) and diesel fuel utilizing cellulosicrenewable hydrogen and non-edible renewable oils sourced from existing Aemetis biofuels plants and other sources. The first plant to be built in Riverbank, California, “Carbon Zero 1”, is expected to utilize hydroelectric and other renewable power available onsite to produce 4590 million gallons per year of jet fuel,SAF, renewable diesel, and other byproducts. The plant is expected to supply the aviation and truck markets with ultra-low carbon renewable fuels to reduce GHG emissions and other pollutants associated with conventional petroleum-based fuels.

The Company is continuing to develop a biomass-to-fuel technology to build a carbon zero production facility. By producing ultra-low carbon renewable fuels, the Company expects to capture higher value D3 RINsRenewable Identification Numbers (“RINs”) and California’s LCFS credits. D3 RINs have a higher value in the marketplace than D6 RINs due to D3 RINs’ relative scarcity and mandated pricing formula from the United States EPA.Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”).

 

On April 1, 2021, we established Aemetis Carbon Capture, Inc. was established to build carbon sequestrationCarbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) projects tothat generate LCFS and IRS 45Q credits by injecting CO₂ into wells which are monitored for emissions to ensure the long-term sequestration of carbon underground. California’s Central Valley is well establishedhas been identified as a majorthe state’s most favorable region for large-scale natural gas production and CO₂ injection projects due to the subsurface geologic formation that absorbs and retains gases.

We operate a research The CCS projects are expected to capture and development laboratorysequester up to develop efficient conversion technologies using waste feedstocks to producetwo million metric tons per year of CO₂ at the two Aemetis biofuels plant sites in Keyes and biochemicals. We are continuingRiverbank, California. In July 2022, Aemetis purchased 24 acres, on the Riverbank Industrial Complex site in Riverbank, California, to develop a biomass-to-fuel technologyCCS injection well. The Company plans to buildconstruct a carbon zero production facility. By producing ultra-low carbon renewable fuels, we expectcharacterization well to capture higher value D3 RINsobtain both the data and California’s LCFS credits. D3 RINs have a higher value inwell design information required for the marketplace than D6 RINs dueEPA Class VI CO₂ injection well permit application. The well is expected to D3 RINs’ relative scarcity and mandated pricing formula from the United States EPA.sequester up to one million metric tons per year of CO₂.

 

We also own and operateOur India Biodiesel segment consist of the Kakinada Plant with a nameplate capacity of 150 thousand metric tons per year, or about 50 million gallons per year, producing high quality distilled biodiesel and refined glycerin for customers in India and Europe. We believe the Kakinada Plant is one of the largest biodiesel production facilities in India on a nameplate capacity basis. The Kakinada Plant is capable of processing a variety of vegetable oils and animal fat waste feedstocks into biodiesel that meet international product standards. The Kakinada Plant also distills the crude glycerin byproduct from the biodiesel refining process into refined glycerin, which is sold to the pharmaceutical, personal care, paint, adhesive and other industries.

 

North AmericaCalifornia Ethanol Revenue

 

Our revenue development strategy in North America has historically relied onfor our California Ethanol segment relies upon supplying ethanol into the transportation fuel market in Northern California and supplying feed products to dairy and other animal feed operations in Northern California. We are actively seeking higher value markets for our ethanol in an effort to improve our overall margins and to add incremental income to the North AmericaCalifornia Ethanol segment, including, the development of the Carbon Zero Plants, the expansion of the Biogas Project, and the implementation of the Solar Microgrid System, the installation of the membraneZebrex ethanol dehydration system and other energy efficiency technologies. We are also actively working with local dairy and feed potential customers to promote the value of our WDG product in an effort to strengthen demand for this product.

 

During the firstthird quarter of 2021,2022, we produced five products at the Keyes Plant: denatured fuel ethanol, WDG, DCO, CO₂, and CDS. During the first quarter of 2020, we started transitioningtransitioned from selling the ethanol we produce to J.D. Heiskell pursuant to the J.D. Heiskell Purchase Agreement, to a model where the ethanol is sold directly to our fuel marketing customers. We own the ethanol stored in our finished goods tank. WDG continues to be sold to A.L. Gilbert and DCO is sold to other customers under the J.D. Heiskell Purchase Agreement. Smaller amounts of CDS were sold to various local third parties. We began selling CO₂ to Messer Gas in the second quarter of 2020. We began selling high-grade alcohol in March 2020 directly to various customers throughout the West Coast and we also produced and sold Aemetis hand sanitizer through our Aemetis Health Products, Inc. subsidiary in the fourth quarter of 2020.

 

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North AmericanCalifornia Ethanol revenue is dependent on the price of ethanol, WDG, high-grade alcohol, and DCO. Ethanol pricing is influenced by local and national inventory levels, local and national ethanol production, imported ethanol, corn prices and gasoline demand, and is determined pursuant to a marketing agreement with a single fuel marketing customer and is generally based on daily and monthly pricing for ethanol delivered to the San Francisco Bay Area, California, as published by Oil Price Information Service (“OPIS”), as well as quarterly contracts negotiated by our marketing customer with local fuel blenders. The price for WDG is influenced by the price of corn, the supply and price of distillers dried grains, and demand from the local dairy and feed markets and determined monthly pursuant to a marketing agreement with A.L. Gilbert and is generally determined in reference to the local price of dried distillers’ grains and other comparable feed products. High-grade alcohol pricing is based on the supply and demand restrictions in the current market. Our revenue is further influenced by the price of natural gas, our decision to operate the Keyes Plant at various capacity levels, conduct required maintenance, and respond to biological processes affecting output.

 

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas Revenue

In December 2018, we utilized our relationships with California’s Central Valley dairy farmers by signing leases and raising funds to construct dairy digesters, a 40 mile pipeline, and a biogas-to-RNG facility to initially use biogas to power our Keyes Plant and later deliver fuels for sale to utility gas pipeline. We are currently producing RNG from two digesters connected to 35 miles of pipeline, then flowing this gas to our RNG cleanup and compression hub at the Keyes Plant. The RNG upgrade unit at the Keyes Plant is designed to enable the production and delivery of utility-grade RNG for sale as transportation fuel to California customers via pipeline delivery.

In addition to the existing and operating dairy digesters, we currently have three additional dairy digesters that are under construction. We have 24 signed agreements with additional dairies to construct dairy digesters. Our revenue development strategy for the Dairy Renewable Natural Gas segment relies upon continuing to collect bio-methane gas from the existing dairy digesters, continuing to build out the network of dairy digesters, extending the pipeline in Northern California to grow the supply of RNG available for sale and utilizing the biogas-to-RNG upgrade unit to distribute utility-grade RNG to customers statewide. We plan to store the RNG until the LCFS credit pathway for each dairy has been established, after which we will sell the stored gas by delivering it into the utility gas pipeline.

India Biodiesel Revenue

 

Our revenue strategy in India is based on continuing to sell biodiesel to our bulk fuel customers, fuel station customers, mining customers, industrial customers and tender offers placed by Government Oil Marketing Companies (“OMCs”) for bulk purchases of fuels. In 2020,Recently, the government of India updated the national biofuels policy and adopted a new tax on diesel to promote biodiesel blending.  As a result, the OMCs are pricing the tenders were delayed dueat economically viable levels, allowing for biodiesel producers in India to COVID-19, and ultimately changed in format to allow for monthly bidding on volumes at a price set by the OMCs on an annual basis. The Company plans to participate in these tenders during 2021 when the price of feedstock allows for profitable operation at the OMCs set bid price.begin production.

 

During the firstthird quarter, we received an OMC's tender offer for 26,000 metric tons which will be fulfilled by October 2022.  We are pursuing future tenders which may be announced in November 2022. 

Other Income

During the second quarter of 2021, the Company was approved by the Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corp. (“APSRTC”), of India, to supply approximately 800,000 gallons per month of biodiesel to fuel public transport buses2022, a grant in the region. The arrangement is expectedamount of $14.2 million was received from the USDA’s Biofuel Producer Program, created as part of the CARES Act, to be ongoing to meet the needs of APSRTC, however it has been delayedcompensate biofuel producers who experienced market losses due to COVID-19.the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Results of Operations

 

Results of Operations

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021,2022, Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 20202021

 

Revenues

 

Our revenues are derived primarily from sales of ethanol and WDG in North America andfor our California Ethanol segment, renewable natural gas for our Dairy Renewable Natural Gas segment, biodiesel and refined glycerin in India.for our India Biodiesel, and sublease rental income from All Other.

 

Three Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

 

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Inc/(dec)

 

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$49,832

 

 

$33,131

 

 

$16,701

 

 

 

50%

India

 

 

63

 

 

 

7,792

 

 

 

(7,729)

 

 

-99%

Total

 

$49,895

 

 

$40,923

 

 

$8,972

 

 

 

22%

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2022

  

2021

  

Inc/(dec)

  

% change

 

California Ethanol

 $60,908  $49,832  $11,076   22.2%

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas*

  308   355   (47)  (13.2)%

India Biodiesel

  10,923   63   10,860   17238.1%

All other

  -   -   -   0.0%

Eliminations

  (308)  (355)  47   (13.2)%

Total

 $71,831  $49,895  $21,936   44.0%

 

North America.*All Dairy Renewable Natural Gas revenue is intercompany.

California Ethanol. For the three months ended September 30, 2022, the Company generated 73% of revenue from sales of ethanol, 21% from sales of WDG, and 5% from sales of corn oil, CDS, CO₂, and other sales. Plant production averaged 114% of the 55 million gallon per year nameplate capacity. The increase in revenues duringwas due to the increase in volume of ethanol gallons sold to 15.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2022, compared to 13.8 million for the same period ended September 30, 2021, while the price of ethanol per gallon increased slightly to $2.86 per gallon from $2.84 per gallon. The average price of WDG increased by 33% to $127 per ton for the three months ended September 30, 2022 while WDG sales volume increased by 10% to 102 thousand tons in the three months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 93 thousand tons in the three months ended September 30, 2021.

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas. During the three months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we recognized revenue of $308 thousand and $355 thousand, respectively, to an intercompany party. The decrease in the three months ended September 30, 2022 revenue compared to the three months ended September 30, 2021 was due to LCFS pathway being approved in the second quarter of 2021, which applied retroactively since the inception of the first two dairy digesters. For revenue on a 79% increase in average pricecomparable basis the dairy digesters produced and sold MMBTU of ethanol to $2.84 per gallon, compared to $1.59 per gallon16.8 thousand and 15.8 thousand in the three months ended September 30, 2020, while the gallons of ethanol sold decreased to 13.8 million gallons from 15.0 million gallons. In2022 and 2021.

India Biodiesel.  For the three months ended September 30, 2020, ethanol revenues included2022, we generated 99% of our revenues from high grade alcohol. WDGthe sale of biodiesel, and 1% of our sales volume decreasedfrom other sales compared to 93 thousand tons during100% of our sales from other sales for the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared2021. The increase in revenues was primarily attributable to 94 thousandthe Kakinada Plant obtaining and executing on the Indian government tenders. Biodiesel sales volume increased by 100% to 6,990 metric tons in the three months ended September 30, 2020, and the average price of WDG increased by 26%2022compared to $96 per ton0 metric tons in the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to $76 per ton in the three months ended September 30, 2020. During the three months ended September 30, 2021, plant production averaged 100% of the 55 million gallon per year nameplate capacity, compared to 111% for the three months ended September 30, 2020. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we generated 79% of our North America revenues from sales of ethanol, 18% from sales of WDG, and 3% from sales of DCO, CO₂, and CDS, compared to 72% of our North America revenues from sales of ethanol, 22% from sales of WDG, and 6% from sales of DCO, CO₂, and CDS for the three months ended September 30, 2020.2021. 

 

India. The decrease in revenues was primarily attributable to the COVID-19 shutdown and higher feedstock costs making conversion to biodiesel unviable. Biodiesel sales volume decreased to zero as no metric tons were sold in the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to 8.1 thousand metric tons sold in the three months ended September 30, 2020. In addition, refined glycerin sales volume decreased to zero as no metric tons were sold in the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to 556 metric tons sold in the three months ended September 30, 2020. For the three months ended September 30, 2021, we generated 100%

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Cost of Goods Sold

 

Three Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Inc/(dec)

 

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$54,664

 

 

$33,534

 

 

$21,130

 

 

 

63%

India

 

 

16

 

 

 

6,618

 

 

 

(6,602)

 

 

-100%

Total

 

$54,680

 

 

$40,152

 

 

$14,528

 

 

 

36%
  

2022

  

2021

  

Inc/(dec)

  

% change

 

California Ethanol

 $64,671  $54,245  $10,426   19.2%

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas

  487   752   (265)  (35.2)%

India Biodiesel

  8,082   16   8,066   50412.5%

All other

  3   22   (19)  (86.4)%

Eliminations

  (308)  (355)  47   (13.2)%

Total

 $72,935  $54,680  $18,255   33.4%

 

North America. California Ethanol.We ground 4.85.5 million and 5.24.8 million bushels of corn in the three months ended September 30, 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively. Our average cost of feedstock per bushel increased to $7.99$9.59 per bushel during the three months ended September 30, 20212022 compared to $4.92$7.99 per bushel for the three months ended September 30, 2020.2021. In addition, for the three months ended September 30, 2021,2022, we incurred $1.0$1.3 million more in natural gas costs, and $0.5$0.1 million more in chemical costs.and denaturant costs, and $1.0 million more in transportation costs compared to the same period in 2021.

 

India. Dairy Renewable Natural Gas. Cost of Goods Sold expenses relate to dairy manure payments, maintenance on the dairy digesters, production bonuses, and depreciation.

India Biodiesel.The decreaseincrease in costs of goods sold was attributable to the decreaseincrease in biodiesel and refined glycerin sales as production of these products became unviable. Biodieselbiodiesel to meet the India government's tender offer. In the three months ended September 30, 2022 biodiesel feedstock volume was none9,401 metric tons, compared to 0 metric tons in the same period as 2021.  During the three months ended September 30, 2022 the average price per biodiesel metric ton was $889 compared to $0 in the same period as 2021.

Gross profit (loss)

Three Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

  

2022

  

2021

  

Inc/(dec)

  

% change

 

California Ethanol

 $(3,763) $(4,413) $650   (14.7)%

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas

  (179)  (397)  218   (54.9)%

India Biodiesel

  2,841   47   2,794   5944.7%

All other

  (3)  (22)  19   (86.4)%

Total

 $(1,104) $(4,785) $3,681   (76.9)%

California Ethanol. Gross loss decreased by 15% in the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared2022 primarily due to 7.8 thousand metric tonsincreases in sales volume of ethanol and WDG, partially offset by the increases in the prices of corn, natural gas and transportation costs.

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas. The decrease in gross loss in the three months ended September 30, 2020. The average price of biodiesel feedstock was $621 per metric ton during the three months ended September 30, 2020. Refined glycerin feedstock volumes decreased2022 relates to none in the three months ended September 30, 2021, compared to 632 metric tons in the three months ended September 30, 2020, while the average price of refined glycerin feedstock was $589 per metric ton in the three months ended September 30, 2020.

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Gross profit (loss)

Three Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Inc/(dec)

 

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$(4,832)

 

$(403)

 

$(4,429)

 

 

-1099%

India

 

 

47

 

 

 

1,174

 

 

 

(1,127)

 

 

-96%

Total

 

$(4,785)

 

$771

 

 

$(5,556)

 

 

-721%

North America. Gross profit decreased due a decrease in the volume of ethanol sold from 15.0 million gallonstaxes and payments to dairies in the three months ended September 30, 2020, compared to 13.8 million gallons for the same period in 2021 coupled with an increase in feedstock cost per bushel from $4.92 in the three months ended September 30, 2020, to $7.99 in the same period in 2021.prior period.

 

India. India Biodiesel. The decreaseincrease in gross profit was attributable to the decreaseincrease in sales and production of biodiesel and refined glycerin metric tons sold as production of these products became unviable.to fulfill the government's tender offer.

 

Operating Expenses(income)/expense and non-operating (income)/expense

 

R&DSubstantially all of our research and development expenses were related to research and development activities in Minnesota.

 

Three Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Inc/(dec)

 

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$22

 

 

$37

 

 

$(15)

 

 

-41%

India

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0%

Total

 

$22

 

 

$37

 

 

$(15)

 

 

-41%

R&D expense remained consistent for the three months ended September 30, 2021Selling, general, and 2020.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (SG&A)

Three Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Inc/(dec)

 

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$4,637

 

 

$4,340

 

 

$297

 

 

 

7%

India

 

 

450

 

 

 

223

 

 

 

227

 

 

 

102%

Total

 

$5,087

 

 

$4,563

 

 

$524

 

 

 

11%

administrative (“SG&A&A”) expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses for employees, marketing expenses related to sales of ethanol and WDG in North AmericaCalifornia Ethanol and biodiesel and other products in India Biodiesel, as well as professional fees, other corporate expenses, and related facilities expenses.

 

North America. The increase in SG&A expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2021 was due to increases in salaries and wagesOther operating income consists of $0.2 million, in insurance expense of $0.3 million, in other taxes, interest and penalties of $0.1 million, in professional fees of $0.1 million, and in marketing costs and other of $0.2 million. This was partially offset by a decrease in bad debt expense of $0.6 million. SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue in the three months ended September 30, 2021 decreased to 9% as compared to 13% in the corresponding period of 2020.sublease rental income.

 

India. SG&A expenses increased as result

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Other Income and Expense

Three Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Inc/dec

 

 

% change

 

North America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate expense

 

$4,408

 

 

$5,787

 

 

$(1,379)

 

 

-24%

Debt related fees and amortization expense

 

 

1,140

 

 

 

674

 

 

 

466

 

 

 

69%

Accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units

 

 

2,185

 

 

 

1,765

 

 

 

420

 

 

 

24%

Other expense

 

 

(1)

 

 

155

 

 

 

(156)

 

 

101%

India

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

(9)

 

 

-100%

Other income

 

 

(29)

 

 

(2)

 

 

(27)

 

 

-1350%

Total

 

$7,703

 

 

$8,388

 

 

$(685)

 

 

-8%

Other (Income)/Expense. Otherexpense (income) expense consists primarily of interest and amortization expense attributable to debt facilities acquired by our parent company and our subsidiaries. When the debt facilities include stock or warrants issued as fees, the fair value of stock and warrants is amortized as amortization expense, except when the extinguishment accounting method is applied, in which case refinanced debt costs are recorded as extinguishment expense.

North America. Interest expense decreased in the three months ended September 30, 2021 due to principal debt payments made to Third Eye Capital in the second quarter of 2021. Debt related fees and amortization increased as the Subordinated Notes were extended in July of 2021 and were amortized during the third quarter. The increase in accretion and other expenses of the Series A Preferred Units was due to the issuance of additional units from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2021, coupled with accrued preference payments. Other expenses decreased due to a non-recurring guarantee fee of $0.2 million during the three months ending September 30, 2020.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

Revenues

Our revenues are derived primarily from sales of ethanol and WDG in North America and biodiesel and glycerin in India.

Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Inc/(dec)

 

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$146,890

 

 

$114,226

 

 

$32,664

 

 

 

29%

India

 

 

696

 

 

 

14,001

 

 

 

(13,305)

 

 

-95%

Total

 

$147,586

 

 

$128,227

 

 

$19,359

 

 

 

15%

North America. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company generated 76% of revenue from sales of ethanol, 21% from sales of WDG, and 3% from sales of corn oil, CDS, CO₂, and other sales. During the nine months ended September 30, 2021, plant production averaged 108% of the 55 million gallon per year nameplate capacity. The increase in revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was due to the increase in volume of ethanol sold to 44.6 million gallons for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to 40.5 million gallons sold for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 coupled with an increase in the price of ethanol per gallon to $2.49 for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to $1.55 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. In the nine months ended September 30, 2020, 21% of revenue was from sales of high-grade alcohol which was included in ethanol revenues. The average price of WDG increased by 30% to $102 per ton for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 while WDG sales volume also increased by 2% to 299 thousand tons in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to 292 thousand tons in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

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India. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the Company generated 67% of revenue from sales of biodiesel, 18% of sales from refined glycerin, and 15% from other sales, compared to 88% of sales from biodiesel, 6% from sales of refined glycerin, and 6% from other sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease in revenues for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was due to a 97% decrease in the sales volume of biodiesel to 455 metric tons. The decrease in biodiesel volumes was due to the COVID-19 pandemic and unfavorable feedstock pricing. The average sales price of biodiesel increased to $1,024 per metric ton during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $855 per metric ton in the same period in 2020. The sales volume of refined glycerin decreased by 88% to 130 metric tons while the average price of glycerin increased by 17% to $956 per metric ton in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Cost of Goods Sold

Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Inc/(dec)

 

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$151,614

 

 

$101,231

 

 

$50,383

 

 

 

50%

India

 

 

719

 

 

 

12,599

 

 

 

(11,880)

 

 

-94%

Total

 

$152,333

 

 

$113,830

 

 

$38,503

 

 

 

34%

North America. We grounded 15.6 million bushels of corn during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to 15.8 million bushels in the same period in 2020. Our average cost of corn per bushel increased by 56% to $7.62 per bushel in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, we incurred $2.1 million more in natural gas costs, and $1.2 million more in more chemical costs.

India. The decrease in cost of goods sold during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to September 30, 2020 was attributable to a decrease in the volume of biodiesel feedstock by 97% to 465 metric tons during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to 13.5 thousand tons during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 coupled with a decrease in the average price of biodiesel feedstock by 3% to $619 compared to $637 in the same period in 2020. In addition, the volume of refined glycerin feedstock decreased by 90% to 117 metric tons in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, partially offset by an increase in the average price of the refined glycerin feedstock by 12% to $619 per metric ton in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the same period in 2020.

Gross Profit (loss)

Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Inc/(dec)

 

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$(4,724)

 

$12,995

 

 

$(17,719)

 

 

-136%

India

 

 

(23)

 

 

1,402

 

 

 

(1,425)

 

 

-102%

Total

 

$(4,747)

 

$14,397

 

 

$(19,144)

 

 

-133%

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North America. Gross profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020 decreased due to the decrease in demand for high-grade alcohol coupled with the increased price of corn.

India. The decrease in gross profit was attributable to decrease in the sales volume of all products of 96% to 584 metric tons.

Operating Expenses

R&D

Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Inc/(dec)

 

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$66

 

 

$175

 

 

$(109)

 

 

-62%

India

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

0%

Total

 

$66

 

 

$175

 

 

$(109)

 

 

-62%

R&D expenses decreased in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 due to decreases in expenses related to research subcontract work of $84 thousand and lab supplies of $19 thousand.

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (SG&A)

Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Inc/(dec)

 

 

% change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

North America

 

$15,016

 

 

$11,206

 

 

$3,810

 

 

 

34%

India

 

 

1,206

 

 

 

1,342

 

 

 

(136)

 

 

-10%

Total

 

$16,222

 

 

$12,548

 

 

$3,674

 

 

 

29%

SG&A expenses consist primarily of salaries and related expenses for employees, marketing expenses related to sales of ethanol and WDG in North America and biodiesel and other products in India, as well as professional fees, other corporate expenses and related facilities expenses.

North America. SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 remained consistent at 10% in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. The increase in SG&A expenses in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily due to an increase in salaries and stock compensation of $1.0 million, supplies, services and utilities of $0.1 million, insurance of $0.8 million, other taxes and penalties of $0.1 million, professional fees of $1.2 million, termination charges of $0.6 million and marketing fees of $0.4 million, which was partially offset by a decrease in bad debt expense of $0.5 million as compared to the SG&A expenses during nine months ended September 30, 2020.

India. SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 increased to 173% as compared to 10% in the corresponding period of 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing a slowdown in sales. The decrease in SG&A expenses on an absolute level was due to decreases in utilities and other of $119 thousand and professional fees of $260 thousand, partially offset by an increases in salaries and wages of $139 thousand and in miscellaneous expense and other of $231 thousand during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

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Other Income and Expense

Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

 

 

2021

 

 

2020

 

 

Inc/dec

 

 

% change

 

North America

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate expense

 

$14,902

 

 

$16,912

 

 

$(2,010)

 

 

-12%

Debt related fees and amortization expense

 

 

3,045

 

 

 

2,578

 

 

 

467

 

 

 

18%

Accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units

 

 

7,928

 

 

 

4,087

 

 

 

3,841

 

 

 

94%

Gain on debt extinguishment

 

 

(1,134)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(1,134)

 

 

-100%

Other expense

 

 

561

 

 

 

416

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

35%

India

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate expense

 

 

-

 

 

 

44

 

 

 

(44)

 

 

-100%

Other income

 

 

(78)

 

 

(23)

 

 

(55)

 

 

239%

Total

 

$25,224

 

 

$24,014

 

 

$1,210

 

 

 

5%

Other (Income)/Expense. Other (income) expense consists primarily of interest rate and amortization expenses attributable to our debt facilities and those of our subsidiaries and interest accrued on the judgments obtained by Cordillera Fund and The Industrial Company.accretion of our Series A preferred units. The debt facilities include stock or warrants issued as fees. The fair value of stock and warrants are amortized as amortization expense, except when the extinguishment accounting method is applied, in which case refinanced debt costs are recorded as extinguishment loss or gain.expense.

 

North America. Interest expense decreasedThree Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

  

2022

  

2021

  

Inc/(dec)

  

% change

 

Research and development expenses

 $52  $22  $30   136.4%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  6,867   5,087   1,780   35.0%

Other operating income

  (428)  -   (428)  0.0%

Other expense (income):

                

Interest expense

                

Interest rate expense

 $5,456  $4,408  $1,048   23.8%

Debt related fees and amortization expense

  1,633   1,140   493   43.2%

Accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units

  2,774   2,185   589   27.0%

Loss on debt extinguishment

  49,386   -   49,386   0.0%

Other expense (income)

  (2)  (30)  28   (93.3)%

The increase in SG&A expenses for the ninethree months ended September 30, 20212022 was principally due to principal debt payments made to Third Eye Capitalincreases in stock compensation and salaries and wages of $1.7 million, as part of the development of our ultra-low carbon initiatives. SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue increased in the second quarter of 2021.three months ended September 30, 2022 to 10% compared to the comparable period in 2021 at 10%.

Other operating income is related to Riverbank sublease rental income.

Interest expense increased in the three months ended September 30, 2022 due to obtaining and drawing on the Revolving Loans. Debt related fees and amortization increased due to debt issuance costs and extension fees being incurred in 2021.2022 related to extending the Third Eye Capital debt and obtaining the Revolving Loans. The increase in accretion and other expenses of the Series A Preferred Units was due to accelerated accretion due to the issuance of additional units from September 30, 2020 to September 30, 2021, coupled with accrued preference payments. Other income related to gainPUPA Amendment.  The loss on debt extinguishment was related to the PUPA Amendment.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

Revenues

Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

  

2022

  

2021

  

Inc/(dec)

  

% change

 

California Ethanol

 $178,840  $146,890  $31,950   21.8%

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas*

  940   1,090   (150)  (13.8)%

India Biodiesel

  10,941   696   10,245   1472.0%

All other

  -   -   -   0.0%

Eliminations

  (940)  (1,090)  150   (13.8)%

Total

 $189,781  $147,586  $42,195   28.6%

*All Dairy Renewable Natural Gas revenue is intercompany.

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California Ethanol. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the Company generated 73% of revenue from sales of ethanol, 22% from sales of WDG, and 5% from sales of corn oil, CDS, CO₂, and other sales. Plant production averaged 110% of the 55 million gallon per year nameplate capacity. The increase in revenues was due to an increase in price of ethanol to $2.86 per gallon for the PPP Loans being forgiven. Other expense increasednine months ended September 30, 2022, compared to $2.49 per gallon for the same period ended September 30, 2021, and due to termination chargesan increase in volume of ethanol gallons sold from 44.6 million gallons for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 to 45.5 million gallons for the nine months ended September 30, 2022. The average price of WDG increased by 26% to $129 per ton for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 while WDG sales volume increased to 307 thousand tons in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 299 thousand tons in the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, we recognized revenue of $940 thousand and $1.1 million, respectively to an intercompany party. The decrease was due to a drop in carbon intensity prices.

India Biodiesel. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we generated 99% of our revenues from the sale of biodiesel, and 1% from other sales, compared to 67% of our revenues from the sale of biodiesel, and 33% of our sales from other sales for the nine months ended September 30, 2021. The increase in revenues was primarily attributable to the Kakinada Plant receiving orders from the Indian government in September of 2022. Biodiesel sales volume increased to 6,990 metric tons in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 compared to 455 metric tons in the nine months ended September 30, 2021. 

Cost of Goods Sold

Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

  

2022

  

2021

  

Inc/(dec)

  

% change

 

California Ethanol

 $185,635  $151,062  $34,573   22.9%

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas

  1,394   1,572   (178)  (11.3)%

India Biodiesel

  8,082   719   7,363   1024.1%

All other

  13   70   (57)  (81.4)%

Eliminations

  (940)  (1,090)  150   (13.8)%

Total

 $194,184  $152,333  $41,851   27.5%

California Ethanol. We ground 15.9 million and 15.6 million bushels of corn in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively. Our average cost of feedstock per bushel increased to $9.53 per bushel during the nine months endingended September 2021, while guarantee fees of $0.5 million were added during30, 2022 compared to $7.62 per bushel for the nine months endingended September 30, 2020.2021. In addition, for the nine months ended September 30, 2022, we incurred $3.6 million more in natural gas costs, $1.0 million more in chemical and denaturant costs, and $1.8 million more in transportation costs.

 

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas. Cost of Goods Sold expenses relate to dairy manure payments, maintenance on the dairy digesters, production bonuses, and depreciation.

India. Biodiesel. The increase in costs of goods sold was attributable to the increase in biodiesel production to fulfill the Indian government's tender offers. In the nine months ended September 30, 2022 biodiesel feedstock volume was 9,401 metric tons, compared to 465 metric tons in the same period as 2021.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, the average price of biodiesel feedstock was $889 per metric ton compared to $619 per metric ton in the same period as 2021.

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Gross profit (loss)

Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

  

2022

  

2021

  

Inc/(dec)

  

% change

 

California Ethanol

 $(6,795) $(4,172) $(2,623)  62.9%

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas

  (454)  (482)  28   (5.8)%

India Biodiesel

  2,859   (23)  2,882   (12530.4)%

All other

  (13)  (70)  57   (81.4)%

Total

 $(4,403) $(4,747) $344   (7.2)%

California Ethanol. Gross loss increased in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 primarily due to increases in the prices of corn, natural gas, chemical costs, and transportation costs.

Dairy Renewable Natural Gas. The gross loss decrease in the nine months ended September 30, 2022, is related to slightly higher payments to dairies in the prior period.

India Biodiesel. The increase in gross profit was attributable to the increase in sales and production of biodiesel to fulfill the government's tender offer.  During the nine months ended September 30, 2022, India Biodiesel did not participate in the government's tenders as the COVID-19 shutdown caused higher feedstock costs making conversion to biodiesel unviable.

Operating (income)/expense and non-operating (income)/expense

Nine Months Ended September 30, (in thousands)

  

2022

  

2021

  

Inc/(dec)

  

% change

 

Research and development expenses

 $139  $66  $73   110.6%

Selling, general and administrative expenses

  21,234   16,222   5,012   30.9%

Other operating income

  (68)  -   (68)  0.0%

Other expense (income):

                

Interest expense

                

Interest rate expense

 $14,819  $14,902  $(83)  (0.6)%

Debt related fees and amortization expense

  5,199   3,045   2,154   70.7%

Accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units

  5,920   7,928   (2,008)  (25.3)%

Loss (gain) on debt extinguishment

  49,386   (1,134)  50,520   (4455.0)%

Gain on litigation

  (1,400)  -   (1,400)  0.0%

Other expense (income)

  (14,297)  483   (14,780)  (3060.0)%

The increase in SG&A expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2022 was due to increases in stock compensation and salaries and wages as of $4.4 million, as two stock option grants occurred during the year and due to an increase in taxes, insurance, rent and utilities, of $0.5 million. SG&A expenses as a percentage of revenue in the nine months ended September 30, 2022 stayed consistent at 11% compared to the corresponding period of 2021.

Other operating income is related to Riverbank sublease rental income, partially offset by a loss on lease termination caused by the termination of two finance leases.

Interest expense decreased as workingin the nine months ended September 30, 2022 due to principal debt payments made to Third Eye Capital in the first and second quarter of 2022, coupled with capitalizing interest on our capital lines have been repaidprojects. Debt related fees and amortization increased due to debt issuance costs and extension fees being incurred in 2022 related to extending the Third Eye Capital debt and obtaining the Revolving Loans. The decrease in accretion and other income increased becauseexpenses of the Series A Preferred Units was due to capitalized interest income.related to the ABGL project increasing and offsetting accretion. For the nine months ended September 30, 2022 and 2021 capitalized interest was $7.7 million and $2.9 million, respectively. The Gain on debt extinguishment was related to the PPP loan being forgiven in the 2021. Gain on litigation arose from the settlement of the EdenIQ lawsuit in the second quarter. Other expense (income) change is related to a grant in the amount of $14.2 million received from the USDA's Biofuel Producer Program, created as part of the CARES Act, to compensate biofuel producers who experienced market losses due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents were $6.4$0.3 million at September 30, 2021,2022, of which $4.6$0.2 million werewas held in North America and the rest was held at our Indian subsidiary. Our current ratio at September 30, 20212022 was 0.23,0.13, compared to a current ratio of 0.080.32 at December 31, 2020.2021. We expect that our future available liquidity resources will consist primarily of cash generated from operations, remaining cash balances, borrowings available, if any, under our senior debt facilities and our subordinated debt facilities, and any additional funds raised through sales of equity. The use of proceeds from all equity raises and debt financings are subject to approval by our senior lender.

 

Liquidity

Cash and cash equivalents, current assets, current liabilities and debt at the end of each period were as follows (in thousands):

 

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As of

 

 

As of

 

 

September 30, 2021

 

December 31, 2020

 

 

September 30, 2022

  

December 31, 2021

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$6,389

 

$592

 

 $251  $7,751 

Current assets (including cash, cash equivalents, and deposits)

 

17,013

 

8,683

 

 24,051  20,693 

Current and long term liabilities (excluding all debt)

 

94,094

 

80,264

 

Current & long term debt

 

184,978

 

229,619

 

Current and long-term liabilities (excluding all debt)

 160,783  92,302 

Current & long-term debt

 222,982  188,767 

 

Our principal sources of liquidity have been cash provided by the sale of equity, operations, and borrowings under various debt arrangements.

 

We launched an EB-5 Phase II funding in 2016, under which we expect to issue $50.8 million in additional EB-5 Notes on substantially similar terms and conditions as those issued under our EB-5 Phase I funding. On November 21, 2019, the minimum investment amount was raised from $0.5 million per investor to $0.9 million per investor. As of September 30, 2021,2022, EB-5 Phase II funding in the amount of $4.0 million had been released from escrow to us. Our principal uses of cash have been to refinance indebtedness, fund operations, and for capital expenditures. We anticipate these uses will continue to be our principal uses of cash in the future. Global financial and credit markets have been volatile in recent years, and future adverse conditions of these markets could negatively affect our ability to secure funds or raise capital at a reasonable cost, or at all.

 

We operate in a volatile market in which we have limited control over the major components of input costs and product revenues and are making investments in future facilities and facility upgrades that improve the overall margin while lessening the impact of these volatile markets.  As such, we expect cash provided by operating activities to fluctuate in future periods primarily because of changes in the prices for corn, ethanol, WDG, DCO, CDS, biodiesel, waste fats and oils, glycerin, non-refined palm oil and natural gas. To the extent that we experience periods in which the spread between ethanol prices, and corn and energy costs narrow or the spread between biodiesel prices and waste fats and oils or palm oil and energy costs narrow, we may require additional working capital to fund operations.

 

As a result of negative capital and negative operating results, and collateralization of substantially all of the company assets, the Company has been reliant on its senior secured lender to provide additional funding.funding and has been required to remit substantially all excess cash from operations to the senior secured lender. In order to meet its obligations during the next twelve months, the Companycompany will need to either refinance the Company’scompany's debt or receive the continued cooperation of its senior lender. This dependence on the senior lender raises substantial doubt about the Company’scompany's ability to continue as a going concern. The Company plans to pursue the following strategies to improve the course of the business.

 

For the Keyes Plant, we plan to operate the plant and continue to improve financial performance by adopting new technologies or process changes that allow for energy efficiency, cost reduction or revenue enhancements, execute upon awarded grants that improve energy and operational efficiencies resulting in lower cost, lower carbon demands and overall margin improvement.

 

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For the Biogas Project,ABGL project, we plan to operate the biogas digesters to capture and monetize biogas as well as continue to build new dairy digesters and extend the existing pipeline in order to capture the higher carbon credits available in California. Funding for continued construction is based upon, extending the existing Preferred Unit Purchase Agreement, obtaining government guaranteed loans and executing on existing and new state grant programs.

 

For the Riverbank project, we plan to raise the funds necessary to construct and operate the Carbon Zero 1 plant and the Riverbank Cellulosic Ethanol Facility using loan guarantees and public financings based upon the licensed technology that generate federal and state carbon credits available for ultra-low carbon fuels utilizing lower cost, non-food advanced feedstocks to significantly increase margins.

 

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For the India plant,Kakinada Plant, we plan to secure higher volumes of shipments of fuels at the India plant by developing thedevelop sales channels for domestic products as the costs of feedstock normalize against the price of diesel, as recently announced governmental incentives take effect to promote the blending of biodiesel, and expandingas feedstocks such as refined animal tallow are used domestically and exported. Additionally, we are in the existing domesticprocess of obtaining approval to export refined animal tallow and biodiesel produced using animal tallow into international markets or exporting to North America markets.as the use of refined animal tallow received approval from the Pollution Control Board of India for production of biodiesel.

 

In addition to the above we plan to continue to locate funding for existing and new business opportunities through a combination of working with our senior lender, restructuring existing loan agreements, selling bonds in the taxable and tax-exempt markets, selling equity through the ATM and otherwise, selling the current EB-5 Phase II offering, or by vendor financing arrangements.

 

At September 30, 2021,2022, the outstanding balance of principal, interest and fees, net of discounts, on all Third Eye Capital Notes equaled $117$151 million. The current maturity datedates for all of the Third Eye Capital financing arrangements isare April 1, 2022, however,2023, for $104 million with the Company has the rightability to extend the maturity date of the Third Eye Capital Notes to April 1, 2023 upon notice2024, March 1, 2025, for $25 million and payment of a 1% extension fee, pursuant to Amendment No. 20. The GAFI notes were fully repaid in the first quarter of 2021.March 1, 2026, for $22 million.

 

As of the date of this report, the Company has $40.0 million additional borrowing capacity to fund future cash flow requirements under the Reserve Liquidity Notes due on April 1, 2022.2023.

 

We also rely on our working capital lines with Gemini and Secunderabad Oils in India to fund our commercial arrangements for the acquisitions of feedstock. We currently provide our own working capital for the Keyes Plant; Gemini and Secunderabad Oils currently provide us with working capital for the Kakinada Plant. The ability of Gemini, and Secunderabad Oils to continue to provide us with working capital depends in part on both of their respective financial strength and banking relationships.

 

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Change in Working Capital and Cash Flows

 

The below table (in thousands) describes the changes in current and long-term debt during the nine months ended September 30, 2021:2022:

 

Increases to debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accrued interest

 

$15,187

 

 

 

 $15,759    

Maturity date extension fee added to senior debt and waiver fees

 

1,615

 

 

 

Maturity date extension fee and other fees added to senior debt

 2,337    

Sub debt extension fees

 

680

 

 

 

 680    

Fuels Revolving Line draw

 26,500    

Carbon Revolving Line draw

 27,600     

Working capital loan draw

 2,723    

Financing for equipment term loan

 

55

 

 

 

 290     

Total increases to debt

Total increases to debt

 

$17,537

 

    $75,889 

Decreases to debt:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal, fees, and interest payments to senior lender

 

$(23,859)

 

 

 

 $(36,026)   

Principal and interest payments to EB-5 investors

 

(1,472)

 

 

 

 (160)   

GAFI interest and principal payments

 

(34,846)

 

 

 

PPP loan forgiveness

 

(1,134)

 

 

 

Change in debt issuance costs, net of amortization

 (5,420)   

Term loan payments

 

(2)

 

 

 

 (7)    

Change in debt issuance costs, net of amortization

 

(865)

 

 

 

Working capital loan payments

 (61)    

Total decreases to debt

Total decreases to debt

 

$(62,178)    $(41,674)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in total debt

Change in total debt

 

$(44,641)    $34,215 

 

Working capital changes resulted in (i) a $0.9$5.3 million increase in inventories, due toand a $1.3 million increase in North America inventory, partially offset by a decrease of $0.4 million in India, (ii) a $0.2$7.6 million decreaseincrease in accounts receivable due a $0.7 million decreaseto an increase in India’s accounts receivable,India Biodiesel revenue, partially offset by a $0.5 million increase in North America’s accounts receivable, (iii) a $2.8$1.9 million increasedecrease in prepaid expenses mainly due to $2.0 million dollar prepayment tothe use of a J.D. Heiskell coupled with a $0.8 million prepayment for natural gas,pre-payment, partially offset by an increase in prepaid guarantee fees, (iv) a decrease in other current assets in India operations of $0.6$0.1 million, coupled with a decrease of $0.4 million in North America operations, and (v) a $5.8$7.5 million increasedecrease in cash due to funds raised through the at-the-market offering program.cash.

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Net cash used in operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 20212022, was $20.0$16.3 million, consisting of non-cash charges of $15.5$68.9 million, net cash used in inprovided by operating assets and liabilities of $10.7$0.1 million, and net loss of $46.3$85.3 million. The non-cash charges consisted of: (i) $3.1$5.2 million in amortization of debt issuance costs and other intangible assets, (ii) $4.1$4.0 million in depreciation expenses, (iii) $1.4$4.9 million in stock-based compensation expense, (iv) $7.9$5.9 million in preferred unit accretion and other expenses of Series A preferred units, (v) a gainloss on lease termination of $0.7 million, (vi) a loss on debt extinguishment of $1.1$49.4 million, and (vi) an increase in the provision for bad debts(vii) a gain on litigation of $0.1$1.4 million. Net changes in operating assets and liabilities consisted primarily of (i) an increase in accrued interest of $12.8 million, (ii) prepaid expenses decrease of $2.8 million, and (iii) an increase in accounts payable of $8.8 million.  This was partially offset by an increase in (i) inventories of $0.9$5.6 million, (ii) prepaid expenses of $2.8 million, and (iii) a decreasean increase in accounts payablereceivable of $4.6$8.0 million, partially offset by (iv)(iii) an increase in other liabilitiesassets of $7.3$0.5 million, (v)and (iv) a decrease in other assetsliabilities of $2.5 million, and (vi) an increase in accrued interest of $9.3$10.1 million.

 

Cash used by investing activities was $17.5$21.5 million, of which $18.7$28.9 million were used by capital projects. This wasprojects, partially offset by North America grant proceeds receivedand other reimbursements of $1.2$7.4 million.

 

Cash provided by financing activities was $43.3$30.4 million, consisting primarily of $94.2 million raised from issuance of common stock in equity offerings, $3.1 million received for issuing Series A Preferred Units, $1.1$0.2 million from exercises of stock options, $8.0 million from issuance of common stock and $0.1$39.9 million received for grant matching programfrom proceeds from borrowings, partially offset by repayments of borrowings of $53.5 million, Series A Preferred Units redemption of $0.3$16.2 million, debt renewal and waiver fee payments of $1.0$1.2 million, and payments on finance leases of $0.4$0.3 million.

 

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

Our discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments 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 amount of net sales and expenses for each period. We believe that of our most significant accounting policies and estimates, defined as those policies and estimates that we believe are the most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and that require management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effects of matters that are inherently uncertain are: revenue recognition; recoverability of long-lived assets, Series A Preferred unit liability, and debt modification and extinguishment accounting. These significant accounting principles are more fully described in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Critical Accounting Policies” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021.

 

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Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

 

None reported beyond those disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021.

 

Off Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

We had no off-balance sheet arrangements during the three months ended September 30, 2021.2022.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

 

Not Applicable.

 

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

 

Management (with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), carried outconducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). Based on this evaluation, our CEO and CFO concluded that, although remediation plans were initiated to address the material weaknessweaknesses over financial reporting as identified in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020,2021, the disclosure controls and procedures along with the related internal controls over financial reporting were not effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed by us in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and is accumulatedcompiled and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There were no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

As discussed in greater detail under Item 9A, Controls and Procedures, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020,2021, we initiated a remediation plan to address the material weaknessweaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting identified as of the fiscal year then ended. Our efforts to improve our internal controls are ongoing.

 

For a more comprehensive discussion of the material weaknessweaknesses in internal control over financial reporting identified by management as of December 31, 2020,2021, and the remedial measures undertaken to address thisthese material weakness,weaknesses, investors are encouraged to review Item 9A, Controls and Procedures, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.2021.

 

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PART II -- OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

 

On August 31, 2016, the Company filed a lawsuit in Santa Clara County Superior Court against defendant EdenIQ, Inc. (“EdenIQ”). The lawsuit was based on EdenIQ’s wrongful termination of a merger agreement that would have effectuated the merger of EdenIQ into a new entity that would be primarily owned by Aemetis. The lawsuit asserted that EdenIQ had fraudulently induced the Company into assisting EdenIQ to obtain EPA approval for a new technology that the Company would not have done but for the Company’s belief that the merger would occur. The relief sought included EdenIQ’s specific performance of the merger, monetary damages, as well as punitive damages, attorneys’ fees, and costs. In response to the lawsuit, EdenIQ filed a cross-complaint asserting causes of action relating to the Company’s alleged inability to consummate the merger, the Company’s interactions with EdenIQ’s business partners, and the Company’s use of EdenIQ’s name and trademark in association with publicity surrounding the merger. Further, EdenIQ named Third Eye Capital Corporation (“TEC”) as a defendant in a second amended cross-complaint alleging that TEC had failed to disclose that its financial commitment to fund the merger included terms that were not disclosed. Finally, EdenIQ claimed that TEC and the Company concealed material information surrounding the financing of the merger. By way of its cross-complaint, EdenIQ sought monetary damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, attorneys’ fees and costs. In November 2018, the claims asserted by the Company were dismissed on summary judgment and the Company filed a motion to amend its claims, which remains pending. In December 2018, EdenIQ dismissed all of its claims prior to trial. In February 2019, the Company and EdenIQ each filed motions seeking reimbursement of attorney fees and costs associated with the litigation. On July 24, 2019, the court awarded EdenIQ a portion of the fees and costs it had sought in the amount of approximately $6.2 million and the Company recorded these fees based on the court order. The Company’s ability to amend its claims and present its claims to the court or a jury could materially affect the court’s decision to award EdenIQ its fees and costs. In addition to further legal motions and a potential appeal of the Court’s summary judgment order, the Company plans to appeal the court’s award of EdenIQ’s fees and costs. The Company intendshas been named in, various lawsuits or threatened actions that are incidental to continue to vigorously pursue its legal claimsour ordinary business. For additional information regarding such matters, see “Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements – Note 5. Commitments and defenses against EdenIQ.Contingencies - Legal Proceedings.”

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.Factors.

 

No change inExcept as described below, there are no material changes to the risk factors since the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20202021 filed with the SEC on March 15, 2021.10, 2022. We urge you to read the risk factors contained therein.

 

Inflation, including as a result of commodity price inflation or supply chain constraints due to the war in Ukraine, may adversely impact our results of operations.

We have experienced inflationary impacts on key production inputs, feedstock, wages and other costs of labor, equipment, services, and other business expenses. Commodity prices and transportation costs in particular have risen significantly over the past year. Inflation and its negative impacts could escalate in future periods. In addition, inflation is often accompanied by higher interest rates.

Ukraine is the third largest exporter of grain in the world. Russia is one of the largest producers of natural gas and oil. The commodity price impact of the war in Ukraine has been a sharp rise in grain and energy prices, including corn and natural gas, two of our primary production input commodities. In addition, the war in Ukraine has and may continue to adversely affect global supply chains resulting in further commodity price inflation for our production inputs. Also, given high global grain prices, U.S. farmers may prefer to lock in prices and export additional volumes, reducing domestic grain supplies and resulting in further inflationary pressures.

In an inflationary environment, such as the current economic environment, depending on other economic conditions, we may be unable to raise prices of our fuels or products to keep up with the rate of inflation, which would reduce our profit margins. As a result, inflation may have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

None.During the third quarter of 2022, we issued 113 thousand shares of our common stock to certain subordinated promissory note holders pursuant to the note holders’ warrant exercise at an exercise price of $0.01 per share.

 

The above issuance was exempt from registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as sales of securities not involving any public offering.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

 

No unresolved defaults on senior securities occurred during the threenine months ended September 30, 2021.2022.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

 

None.

 

Item 5. Other Information.

 

None.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

 

31.1

Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2

Certifications pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) or 15d-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1

Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2

Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

AEMETIS, INC.

 

By:

/s/ Eric A. McAfee

Eric A. McAfee

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 12, 20217, 2022

 

By:

/s/ Todd Waltz

Todd Waltz

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: November 12, 20217, 2022

 

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