April 1, 2023. Under the transaction, the Company has no further financial obligations or requirements to Wagz going forward beyond the initial working capital loan. The Company agreed to work with Wagz as an EMS provider pursuant to a manufacturing agreement but did not commit to extending any further financial support. The Company expects that the transaction will allow it to potentially recover some of the assets that it will write off as of April 30, 2023 (Fiscal Year End).
In conjunction with the transaction, the Secured Lenders have agreed to waive all covenant violations and events of default under our credit agreements through March 31, 2023. In addition, the agreements have been amended going forward under terms that the Company believes will support its EMS business. With all such covenant violations and events of default being waived and with amended agreements in place, the Company believes it is now in a position to complete its third quarter financial statements and file its Form 10-Q prior to the Nasdaq compliance deadline of May 22, 2023. Once that report is filed, the Company will work on its fourth quarter and fiscal year financial statements and currently expects that those will be timely filed.
Gary R. Fairhead, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said, “During this period, the Company’s EMS business has remained robust. We have seen some modest signs of a slowing economy and continue to experience supply chain shortages. However, at this time, we are cautiously optimistic that the revenue volume will continue, and we expect to add additional business based on the opportunities we are working on at this time. Regarding Wagz, we believe that the opportunities they are pursuing in the Pet Tech market remain attractive and we are hopeful that our continuing minority ownership interest in the company will yield benefits to the Company in the future. The Company is thankful for the support of its Secured Lenders and for working with the Company as it worked through this transition.”
About SigmaTron International, Inc.
Headquartered in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, SigmaTron International, Inc. now operates in one reportable segment as an independent provider of electronic manufacturing services (“EMS”). The Company includes printed circuit board assemblies, electro-mechanical subassemblies and completely assembled (box-build) electronic products. SigmaTron International, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries operate manufacturing facilities in Elk Grove Village, Illinois; Acuna, Chihuahua, and Tijuana Mexico; Union City, California; Suzhou, China, and Biên Hòa City, Vietnam. In addition, the Company maintains an International Procurement Office and Compliance and Sustainability Center (“IPO”) in Taipei, Taiwan. The Company also provides design services in Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
Forward-Looking Statements
Note: This press release contains forward-looking statements. Words such as “continue,” “anticipate,” “will,” “expect,” “believe,” “plan,” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on the current expectations of the Company. Because these forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, the Company’s plans, actions and actual results could differ materially. Such statements should be evaluated in the context of the direct and indirect risks and uncertainties inherent in the Company’s business including, but not necessarily limited to, the risks inherent in any merger; the Company’s continued dependence on certain significant customers; the continued market acceptance of products and services offered by the Company and its customers; pricing pressures from the Company’s customers, suppliers and the market; the activities of competitors, some of which may have greater financial or other resources than the Company; the variability of the Company’s operating results; the results of long-lived assets and goodwill impairment testing; the ability to achieve the expected benefits of acquisitions as well as the expenses of acquisitions; the collection of aged account receivables; the variability of the Company’s customers’ requirements; the