FLYX 10-Q
Flyexclusive Inc. (FLYX)
10-Q
2024-11-14
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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, 2024
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |||||
For the transition period from ____ to ____
Commission file number 001-40444
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
(252 ) 208-7715
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
Redeemable warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share | ||||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports); and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes x No o
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).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer | o | Accelerated filer | o | ||||||||
x | 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. o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes o No x
The Registrant had outstanding 18,199,586 shares of Class A Common Shares, par value $0.0001 per share, and 59,930,000 shares of Class B Common Shares, par value $0.0001 per share as of September 30, 2024.
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EXPLANATORY NOTES
Unless the context otherwise requires, all references to “flyExclusive,” the “Company,” “PubCo,” “we,” “us” and “our” in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) refer to flyExclusive, Inc., and where appropriate, its consolidated subsidiaries, Exclusive Jets, LLC, Jetstream Aviation, LLC and LGM Enterprises, LLC.
All trade names, trademarks and service marks appearing in this Report are the property of their respective owners. We have assumed that the reader understands that all such terms are source-indicating. Accordingly, such terms, when first mentioned in this Report, appear with the trade name, trademark or service mark notice and then throughout the remainder of this report without trade name, trademark or service mark notices for convenience only and should not be construed as being used in a descriptive or generic sense.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains “forward-looking statements.” When contained in this Report, the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “future,” “opportunity,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions and variations of these words or similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions) are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance, conditions or results, and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are outside our management’s control, that could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are based on information available as of the date and current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing our views as of any subsequent date, and we do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they were made, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required under applicable securities laws.
Therefore, actual outcomes and results may, and are likely to, differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to numerous factors discussed from time to time in this Report as well as the risks described under Item 1A - “Risk Factors,” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and in other documents which we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). In addition, such statements could be affected by risks and uncertainties related to:
•the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations and identify and realize additional opportunities;
•our results of operations and financial condition;
•costs related to being a public company;
•the ability to recognize the anticipated benefits of the Business Combination;
•limited liquidity and trading of our securities;
•the ability to maintain the listing of our securities on the NYSE American LLC (“NYSE American”) or any other national securities exchange;
•that the price of our securities may be volatile due to a variety of factors, including changes in the competitive and highly regulated industry in which we operate, variations in operating performance across competitors, changes in laws and regulations affecting our business and any changes in our capital structure;
•the risks associated with our indebtedness, including the Senior Note (as defined herein), and our debt's potential impact on our business and financial condition;
•the risk of downturns in the aviation industry, including due to increases in fuel costs in light of the war in Ukraine, the Israel and Hamas conflict in Gaza and other global political and economic issues;
•a changing regulatory landscape in the highly competitive aviation industry; and
•risks associated with the overall economy, including any future increases in interest rates and the potential for recession.
Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may vary in material respects from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and we assume no obligation and do not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements
Index to Financial Statements of flyExclusive, Inc. | Page | ||||
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(in thousands, except share amounts) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current assets | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accounts receivable, net | |||||||||||
| Other receivables | |||||||||||
| Due from related parties, current portion | |||||||||||
| Notes receivable, current portion | |||||||||||
| Parts and supplies inventory, net | |||||||||||
| Investments in securities | |||||||||||
| Prepaid engine overhauls, current portion | |||||||||||
| Aircraft held for sale, current portion | |||||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Total current assets | |||||||||||
| Notes receivable, non-current portion, net | |||||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Aircraft held for sale, non-current portion | |||||||||||
| Operating lease right-of-use assets | |||||||||||
| Intangible assets, net | |||||||||||
| Prepaid engine overhauls, non-current portion | |||||||||||
| Other non-current assets | |||||||||||
| Total assets | $ | $ | |||||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (continued)
(in thousands, except share amounts) | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||
LIABILITIES, STOCKHOLDERS’ (DEFICIT) / MEMBERS' EQUITY, AND TEMPORARY EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Excise tax payable | |||||||||||
| Long-term notes payable, current portion | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue, current portion | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, current portion | |||||||||||
| Other current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Short-term notes payable | |||||||||||
| Short-term notes payable - related party | |||||||||||
| Total current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Long-term notes payable, non-current portion | |||||||||||
Long-term notes payable - related party, non-current portion | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities, non-current portion | |||||||||||
| Deferred revenue, non-current portion | |||||||||||
| Warrant liabilities | |||||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Total liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 23) | |||||||||||
| Temporary equity | |||||||||||
| Redeemable noncontrolling interest | ( | ||||||||||
Series A preferred stock, par value $ | |||||||||||
Series B preferred stock, par value $ | |||||||||||
Stockholders' equity (deficit) | |||||||||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income/(loss) | ( | ||||||||||
Class A common stock; par value $ | |||||||||||
Class B common stock; par value $ | |||||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | |||||||||||
| Accumulated deficit | ( | ( | |||||||||
Total flyExclusive stockholders’ (deficit) / equity | ( | ||||||||||
| Noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
Total stockholders’ (deficit) / equity | ( | ||||||||||
| Total liabilities, temporary equity and stockholders' / members' equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss (Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
(in thousands, except share amounts) | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Gain on forgiveness of CARES Act loan | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | ( | |||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to flyExclusive, Inc. | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||
| Add: Series A Preferred Dividends | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Add: Series B Preferred Dividends | $ | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||
Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share* | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (Basic & Diluted)* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive loss | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to flyExclusive, Inc. | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
| Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale debt securities | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comprehensive loss attributable to flyExclusive, Inc. | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
*Basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share has not been presented for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited). As a result of the Merger (as defined in Note 4 "Merger"), the Company's capital structure was significantly altered. The Company determined that presenting earnings per share for periods prior to the Merger would not result in values meaningful to the users of the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited). See Earnings per Share in Note 2 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" and Note 3 "Earnings (Loss) Per Share" for further discussion.
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) / Members' Equity (Deficit) and Temporary Equity (Unaudited)
| Temporary Equity | Permanent Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except share amounts) | Redeemable noncontrolling interest | Series A Preferred stock | Series B Preferred stock | Class A Common stock | Class B Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Accumulated deficit | Total flyExclusive stockholders’ equity (deficit) | Noncontrolling Interests | Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) / members' equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at December 31, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from non controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to non controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions of non controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Exchange of warrants for Class A common stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common stock upon cashless exercise of warrants | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Series A Preferred stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of Redeemable non controlling interest to redemption amount | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends payable on Series A Preferred temporary equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of discount on Series A Preferred temporary equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (loss) | ( | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at March 31, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from non controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to non controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions of non controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common stock upon cashless exercise of warrants | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of Redeemable non controlling interest to redemption amount | ( | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) / Members' Equity (Deficit) and Temporary Equity (Unaudited) (continued)
| Temporary Equity | Permanent Equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands, except share amounts) | Redeemable noncontrolling interest | Series A Preferred stock | Series B Preferred stock | Class A Common stock | Class B Common stock | Additional paid-in capital | Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Accumulated deficit | Total flyExclusive stockholders’ equity (deficit) | Noncontrolling Interests | Total stockholders’ equity (deficit) / members' equity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shares | Amount | Shares | Amount | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends payable on Series A Preferred temporary equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of discount on Series A Preferred temporary equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (loss) | ( | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at June 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Contributions from non controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to non controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acquisitions of non controlling interests | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Issuance of Class A common stock pursuant to Amended Underwriting Agreement | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of Series B Preferred stock | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Accretion of Redeemable non controlling interest to redemption amount | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends payable on Series A Preferred temporary equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of discount on Series A Preferred temporary equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dividends payable on Series B Preferred temporary equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortization of discount on Series B Preferred temporary equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | — | — | ( | — | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Income (loss) | ( | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ( | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Balances at September 30, 2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) / Members' Equity (Deficit) and Temporary Equity (Unaudited) (continued)
Permanent Equity | |||||||||||||||||
| (in thousands) | LGM Enterprises, LLC members' deficit | Accumulated other comprehensive loss | Total flyExclusive stockholders’ equity | Noncontrolling Interests | Total stockholders’ equity / members' equity | ||||||||||||
| Balances at December 31, 2022 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Contributions from members | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to members | ( | — | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | — | |||||||||||||||
Net Income (loss)* | ( | — | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Balances at March 31, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Contributions from members | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to members | ( | — | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||
| Net Income (loss) | — | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Balances at June 30, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Contributions from members | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Distributions to members | ( | — | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
| Other comprehensive income | — | ( | ( | — | ( | ||||||||||||
| Exchanges of aircraft ownership interests | — | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Net Income (loss) | ( | — | ( | ( | ( | ||||||||||||
Balances at September 30, 2023 | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | ( | $ | $ | ( | ||||||||
*The Merger occurred on December 27, 2023. During the pre-Merger period, net loss was attributable to LGM Enterprises, LLC and its noncontrolling interests.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | |||||||||||
| Amortization of contract costs | |||||||||||
| Non-cash interest income | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Non-cash interest expense | |||||||||||
| Non-cash rent expense | |||||||||||
| Gain on lease termination | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Loss (Gain) on aircraft held for sale | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | |||||||||||
| Provision for credit losses | ( | ||||||||||
| Realized losses on investment securities | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of private placement warrant liability | |||||||||||
| Change in fair value of penny warrant liability | ( | ||||||||||
| Change in fair value of public warrant liability | |||||||||||
| Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions: | |||||||||||
| Accounts receivable | ( | ||||||||||
| Accounts receivable - related parties | |||||||||||
| Other receivables | ( | ||||||||||
| Parts and supplies inventory, net | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | |||||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Other assets | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Accounts payable | ( | ||||||||||
| Other current liabilities | ( | ||||||||||
| Accounts payable - related parties | ( | ||||||||||
| Deferred revenue | |||||||||||
| Customer deposits | ( | ||||||||||
| Other non-current liabilities | |||||||||||
| Net cash flows from operating activities | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||
| Capitalized development costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchases of property and equipment | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sales of property and equipment | |||||||||||
| Purchases of engine overhauls | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Purchases of investments | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from sale of investments | |||||||||||
| Notes receivable paydowns | |||||||||||
| Net cash flows from investing activities | ( | ||||||||||
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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (continued)
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
(in thousands) | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||
| Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Proceeds from issuance of debt | |||||||||||
| Repayment of debt | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Payment of deferred financing costs | ( | ||||||||||
| Payment of debt issuance costs | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from notes receivable noncontrolling interest | |||||||||||
| Cash contributions from members | |||||||||||
| Cash distributions to members | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash contributions - noncontrolling interests | |||||||||||
| Cash distributions - noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Proceeds from preferred temporary equity issuance, net of issuance costs | |||||||||||
| Net cash flows from financing activities | |||||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | ( | ||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | |||||||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Exchange of public warrants for flyExclusive Class A common stock | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Change in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interest | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Excise tax payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| flyExclusive Class A common stock issued on cashless exercise of public warrants | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Issuance of penny warrants in connection with Series A Preferred Temporary Equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Issuance of penny warrants in connection with Series B Preferred Temporary Equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Dividends payable on Class A Temporary Equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Dividends payable on Class B Temporary Equity | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Transfers from prepaid engine overhaul to property and equipment | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Change in purchases of property and equipment in accounts payable | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Unrealized change in fair value of available-for-sale securities | $ | ( | $ | ||||||||
| Right of use asset impact for new leases | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Acquisitions of non-controlling interests | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-cash exchanges of aircraft ownership interests | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Non-cash aircraft sale-leaseback transactions | $ | $ | |||||||||
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
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(Amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)
1. Organization and Operations
Nature of the Business
flyExclusive, Inc. is a holding company that has no material assets other than its ownership in LGM Enterprises, LLC ("LGM"). flyExclusive, Inc. operates and controls all of the businesses and operations of LGM and LGM's subsidiaries. flyExclusive Inc. and its predecessor for accounting purposes, LGM, are collectively referred to herein as “flyExclusive” or the “Company.” flyExclusive is a premier owner, operator of jet aircraft and aircraft sales, with a focus on private jet charter. The Company's businesses provide separate offerings such as wholesale and retail ad hoc flights, a jet club program, partnership program, fractional program, and other services as well.
As part of its plan to become a full-service private aviation company, in 2021, the Company launched its maintenance, repair, and overhaul operations (“MRO”), offering maintenance, interior and exterior refurbishment to third parties in addition to maintaining its own fleet.
On December 27, 2023 (the "Closing Date"), EG Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation ("EGA"), and LGM, a North Carolina limited liability company, consummated a business combination (the "Merger", see Note 4 "Merger") pursuant to the equity purchase agreement dated October 17, 2022 and subsequent amendment to the equity purchase agreement dated April 21, 2023, (collectively, the "Equity Purchase Agreement" or "EPA"). In connection with the closing of the Merger, EGA changed its name to flyExclusive, Inc. The common stock of flyExclusive ("flyExclusive Common Stock" or the "Company's Common Stock") and the public warrants of flyExclusive (the “Public Warrants”) commenced trading on The NYSE American LLC under the symbol "FLYX" and "FLYX WS", respectively, on December 28, 2023.
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”) and with the rules and regulations of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).
In the opinion of management, the condensed consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, which are necessary for the fair presentation of the financial condition, and results of operations for the interim periods presented.
The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with the requirements for interim financial information. Accordingly, these interim financial statements have not been audited and exclude certain disclosures required for annual financial statements. Also, the operating results presented for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the entire year. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Principles of Consolidation
The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of flyExclusive, its wholly-owned subsidiaries, all majority owned subsidiaries where the ownership is more than 50% and the accounts of variable interest entities (“VIE”) for which flyExclusive or one of its subsidiaries is the primary beneficiary, regardless of the ownership percentage.
All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Where the Company’s ownership interest is less than 100%, the non-redeemable noncontrolling ownership interests held by third parties in the financial position and operating results of the Company’s subsidiaries and/or consolidated VIEs are reported as noncontrolling interest in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) within stockholders' / members' (deficit). Noncontrolling ownership interests that can be redeemed for cash where redemption is not within the sole control of the Company are classified as temporary equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 480-10-S99-3(A)(2).
Liquidity and Going Concern
Within the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company incurred net losses and has operated with a working capital deficit. To date, the Company has financed its operations primarily through a combination of operating cash flows, the sale of equity securities and convertible debt, proceeds from the Merger (which was accounted for as a
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reverse recapitalization), and borrowings under loan facilities. At September 30, 2024, the Company had an accumulated deficit of $201,590 and a working capital deficit, as defined by a shortfall of current assets as compared with current liabilities of $132,857 and $104,743 as at September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively. The Company’s net losses were $84,980 and $30,451 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. Net cash flows (used) provided by operating activities were $(54,434 ) and $3,617 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively. A significant component of the Company’s operating losses and working capital deficit resulted from increased general and administrative costs associated with becoming a public company. The Company expects to incur operating losses in the near term as the Company advances its fleet modernization and associated cost savings initiatives.
As of September 30, 2024, the Company had cash and cash equivalents of $18,654 .
The Company believes its cash and cash equivalents on hand, operating cash flows, and proceeds from the fractional program will be sufficient to fund operations, including capital expenditure requirements, for at least 12 months from the issuance date of these financial statements. However, the Company might need additional capital to fund growth plans or as circumstances change, which it would expect to obtain through equity issuances, refinancing existing debt or new borrowings. Adequate capital may not be available to the Company when needed or on acceptable terms. If the Company is unable to raise capital, it could be forced to delay, reduce, suspend or cease its working capital requirements, capital expenditures and business development efforts, which would have a negative impact on its business, prospects, operating results and financial condition.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Reclassification
Certain amounts presented in the Company’s previously issued financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. In the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) , the Company has made a reclassification of "Gain on sale of property and equipment" to a component of "Loss from operations," which was previously categorized within "Other income (Expenses)." This reclassification was made to better align with the current period’s financial statement presentation. The net loss for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and nine months ended September 30, 2023, remains unchanged from the previously issued financial statements. This reclassification had no impact on the Company's financial position, net loss, or cash flows for any period presented.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) as well as the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Estimates are based on several factors including the facts and circumstances available at the time the estimates are made, historical experience, risk of loss, general economic conditions and trends and the assessment of the probable future outcome. Subjective and significant estimates include, but are not limited to, determinations of the useful lives and expected future cash flows of long-lived assets, including intangibles, estimates of allowances for uncollectible accounts, parts and supplies inventory reserve, determination of impairment and fair value estimates associated with asset acquisitions and aircraft held for sale. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of changes, if any, are reflected in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited) in the period that they are determined.
Public Warrants, Private Warrants and Penny Warrants
As of September 30, 2024 the Company has the following warrants issued, (i) the Public Warrants initially included in the EGA units issued in EGA's initial public offering, (ii) the warrants of EGA held by EG Sponsor LLC (the “EGA Sponsor”) that were issued to the EGA Sponsor at the closing of EGA's initial public offering (the "Private Placement Warrants,"), (iii) warrants issued on March 4, 2024 in connection with the Series A Preferred Stock offering as described within Note 24 "Stockholders’ Equity / Members' Deficit and Noncontrolling Interests" (the "Series A Penny Warrants"), and (iv) warrants issued on August 8, 2024 and August 14, 2024 in connection with the Series B Preferred Stock offering as described within Note 24 "Stockholders' Equity/Members' Deficit and Noncontrolling Interests" (the "Series B Penny Warrants," together with the Series A Penny Warrants, the "Penny Warrants," and together with the Public Warrants, the Private Placement Warrants and the Series A Penny Warrants, the "Warrants").
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The Company determines the accounting classification of the Warrants as either liability or equity by first assessing whether the Warrants meet liability classification in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”). Under ASC 480, a financial instrument that embodies an unconditional obligation, or a financial instrument other than an outstanding share that embodies a conditional obligation, that the issuer must or may settle by issuing a variable number of its equity shares must be classified as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances) if, at inception, the monetary value of the obligation is based solely or predominantly on any one of the following: (a) a fixed monetary amount known at inception; (b) variations in something other than the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares; or (c) variations inversely related to changes in the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares. The Company determined that the Warrants should not be classified as liabilities under ASC 480.
If financial instruments, such as the Warrants, are not required to be classified as liabilities under ASC 480, the Company assesses whether such instruments are indexed to the Company's own stock under ASC 815-40. In order for an instrument to be considered indexed to an entity's own stock, its settlement amount must always equal the difference between the following: (a) the fair value of a fixed number of the Company's equity shares, and (b) a fixed monetary amount or a fixed amount of a debt instrument issued by the Company. As there are scenarios where the settlement amount would not equal the difference between the fair value of a fixed number of shares and a fixed monetary amount (or a fixed amount of a debt instrument), the Company determined that the Series A Penny Warrants, the Public Warrants, and the Private Placement Warrants were not indexed to the Company's own stock and therefore they must be classified as liabilities. The Company also determined that the Series A Penny Warrants, the Public Warrants, and the Private Placement Warrants met all criteria to meet the definition of a derivative under ASC 815-10-15-83. For the Series B Penny Warrants, the Company determined that they were indexed to the Company's own stock and would be settled in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock at an explicit share limit. As such, The Company concluded that the Series B Penny Warrants must be classified as permanent equity, and that the Series B Penny Warrants are not subject to remeasurement at each reporting date.
The Company recorded the Series A Penny Warrants, the Public Warrants, and the Private Placement Warrants as liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) at fair value, with subsequent changes in the fair value recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited) at each reporting date.
Fair Value Measurement
Certain assets and liabilities are carried at fair value under U.S. GAAP. Fair value is defined as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value must maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. Financial assets and liabilities carried at fair value are to be classified and disclosed in one of the following three levels of the fair value hierarchy, of which the first two are considered observable and the last is considered unobservable:
Level 1 — Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2— Observable inputs (other than Level 1 quoted prices), such as quoted prices in active markets for similar assets or liabilities, quoted prices in markets that are not active for identical or similar assets or liabilities, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 — Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity that are significant to determining the fair value of the assets or liabilities, including pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques.
The Company’s cash equivalents and investments in securities are carried at fair value in Level 1 or Level 2, determined according to the fair value hierarchy described above (see Note 5 "Fair Value Measurements").
The Company’s Bridge Notes (as defined in Note 16 "Debt") contained an embedded derivative feature that was required to be bifurcated and remeasured to fair value at each reporting period based on significant inputs not observable in the market, and was classified as a Level 3 measurement according to the fair value hierarchy described above. The carrying amount of the Company’s Bridge Notes approximated its fair value as the interest rates of the Bridge Notes are based on prevailing market rates. The Bridge Notes were converted into shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock on the Closing Date causing the derivative liability on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) to be removed as of and for the year ended December 31, 2023.
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The Company’s Series A Penny Warrants (as defined in Note 18 "Warrant Liabilities") issued alongside the Series A Preferred Stock (as defined in Note 24 "Stockholders’ Equity / Members' Deficit and Noncontrolling Interests") represent a liability which is remeasured to fair value at each reporting period based on significant inputs not observable in the market. The fair value of the Penny Warrants is classified as a Level 3 measurement according to the fair value hierarchy described above due to the use of an unobservable inputs for volatility under the valuation method as described within Note 5 "Fair Value Measurements".
The closing price of the Public Warrants is used as the fair value of the Public Warrants and Private Warrants as of each relevant reporting date. The fair value of the Public Warrants is classified as a Level 1 fair value measurement due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market. The fair value of the Private Warrants is classified as a Level 2 fair value measurement due to the use of an observable market quote for the Public Warrants, which are considered to be a similar asset in an active market.
Receivables, Net of Allowance for Credit Losses
Noncontrolling interest
Noncontrolling interests represent ownership interests attributable to third parties in certain consolidated subsidiaries and VIEs. Noncontrolling interests are presented as a separate component of equity on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited), condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited), and condensed consolidated statements of shareholders' equity (deficit) / members' equity (deficit) and temporary equity (unaudited) attributed to controlling and noncontrolling interests.
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
In connection with the Merger, see Note 4 "Merger", the former holders (the "Existing Equityholders") of units of ownership interest in LGM (the "LGM Common Units") retained post-Merger ownership interests in LGM as noncontrolling interests. Pursuant to the Amendment and Restated Operating Agreement, dated December 27, 2023 (the "Operating Agreement"), upon the first anniversary of the Closing Date, the Existing Equityholders may redeem all or a portion of their LGM Common Units for either (a) shares of the Company's Class A common stock (“flyExclusive Class A Common Stock” or the “Class A Common Stock”) or b) an equivalent amount of cash as determined pursuant to the Operating Agreement.
While the Company determines whether redemption settlement is for cash or shares, settlement is not considered within the sole control of the Company as the holders of the Company's Class B common stock (“flyExclusive Class B Common Stock” or the “Class B Common Stock) will designate a majority of the members of the Company's board of directors (the "Board"). Since redemption for cash is not considered within the sole control of the Company, the noncontrolling interest is classified as temporary equity in accordance with ASC 480-10-S99-3(A)(2).
For periods when the noncontrolling interest is probable of becoming redeemable (but is not currently redeemable), the Company will accrete changes in its redemption value from the date it becomes probable that it will become redeemable (the Closing Date) to its earliest redemption date (first anniversary of the Closing Date). This measurement method is in accordance with ASC 480-10-S99-3(A)15a. The Company will adjust the carrying value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest based on the higher of (1) the initial carrying value, increased or decreased for the redeemable noncontrolling interest's share of net income or loss, or (2) the redemption value. The Company is required to either (1)
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accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance to the earliest redemption date of the instrument using an appropriate methodology, usually the interest method, or (2) recognize changes in the redemption value immediately as they occur and adjust the carrying value of the security to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period. The Company has elected to accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (the Closing Date) to the earliest redemption date (the one year anniversary of the Closing Date) using the interest method. Any change in the carrying value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest will be recorded against additional paid-in capital to the extent available, with the excess recorded against accumulated deficit within equity.
Temporary Equity
Aircraft Sales and Aircraft Held for sale
The Company occasionally sells aircraft held for use from its fleet. The (gain) or loss from each transaction is recognized upon completion of the sale as a loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited).
Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale consists of the (gain) or loss on aircraft previously held for use as property and equipment and subsequently elected to actively market for sale. When a decision is made to actively market for sale, depreciation is discontinued, and aircraft held for sale is recorded at the lower of carrying value and fair value less costs to sell. We present aircraft assets held for sale at the lower of their current carrying value or their fair market value less costs to sell including $18,867 classified within “Current assets” and $6,724 classified within "non current assets" on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) as of September 30, 2024. The fair values are based upon observable and unobservable inputs, including market trends and conditions. The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the assets held for sale are subject to inherent uncertainty and could produce a wide range of outcomes which the Company will continue to monitor in future periods as new information becomes available. Prior to the ultimate sale of the assets, subsequent changes in the estimate of the fair value of the assets held for sale will be recorded as a (gain) or loss with a corresponding adjustment to the assets’ carrying value.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company had 6 and 0 aircraft classified as held for sale, respectively. The following table summarizes the Company's held for sale activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||
| 2024 | |||||
Aircraft held for sale as of December 31, 2023 | $ | ||||
Aircraft sold | ( | ||||
Aircraft reclassified to held for sale | |||||
Impairment (gain) loss due to fair value adjustments | |||||
Aircraft held for sale as of September 30, 2024 | $ | ||||
Contract Acquisition Costs
The Company pays commissions on deposits from new and recurring Jet Club member contracts. These commissions are contract acquisition costs that are capitalized as an asset on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) as these are incremental amounts directly related to attaining contracts with customers. Sales commissions
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capitalized were $348 and $885 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $376 and $919 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, contract acquisition costs of $633 and $514 , respectively, were included within Prepaid expenses and other current assets and $706 and $631 , respectively, were included within Other non-current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited).
Capitalized contract costs are amortized on a straight-line basis concurrently over the same period of benefit in which the associated revenue is recognized. Amortization expense related to capitalized contract costs included in selling, general, and administrative expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited) was $274 and $821 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $219 and $558 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively.
Other Accounting Policies
See the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 for a description of other accounting principles upon which basis the accompanying consolidated financial statements were prepared.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
In August 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-06, Debt—Debt with Conversion and Other Options (Subtopic 470-20) and Derivatives and Hedging - Contracts in Entity’s Own Equity (Subtopic 815 - 40)” (“ASU 2020-06”). ASU 2020-06 simplifies the accounting for certain financial instruments with characteristics of liabilities and equity, including convertible instruments and contracts on an entity’s own equity. The ASU is part of the FASB’s simplification initiative, which aims to reduce unnecessary complexity in U.S. GAAP. The ASU’s amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this ASU in fiscal 2024 and it did not have a material effect on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
In March 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-01, which amends the application of ASU 2016-02, "Leases (Topic 842)", related to leases with entities under common control, also referred to as common control leases. The amendments to this update require an entity to consider the useful life of leasehold improvements associated with common control leases from the perspective of the common control group and amortize the leasehold improvements over the useful life of the assets to the common control group, instead of the term of the lease. Any remaining value for the leasehold improvement at the end of the lease would be adjusted through equity. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. The Company adopted this ASU in fiscal 2024 and it did not have a material effect on the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted
In November 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-07, Segment Reporting (Topic 280) (“ASU 2023-07”), which enhances the segment disclosure requirements for public entities on an annual and interim basis. ASU 2023-07 requires an entity to disclose significant segment expenses regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, a description of "other segment items," the title and position of the chief operating decision maker, and allows for more than one measure of a segment's profit or loss if used by the chief operating decision maker. The update also enhances interim disclosure requirements and requirements for entities with a single reportable segment. The amendments in ASU 2023-07 will become effective on a retrospective basis for annual disclosures for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, with interim period disclosures required effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption of ASU 2023-07 is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact ASU 2023-07 will have on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures ("ASU 2023-09"). ASU 2023-09 enhances the disclosures surrounding income taxes, specifically in relation to the rate reconciliation table and income taxes paid. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of ASU 2023-09 on its condensed consolidated financial statements.
3. Earnings (Loss) Per Share
The Company computes basic earnings (loss) per share using net loss attributable to Company common stockholders and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each period. As the Company has obligations under the Penny Warrants to issue shares for little or no cash consideration contingent only upon the passage of time (see
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Note 18 "Warrant Liabilities" for a description of the Penny Warrants), weighted average shares issuable under the Penny Warrants are included in the denominator in the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.
On December 27, 2023, EGA and LGM consummated the Merger pursuant to the Equity Purchase Agreement, which significantly altered the Company's capital structure. Prior to the closing of the Merger, the legal structure of LGM was a limited liability company with ownership interests consisting of members' units. Application of an exchange ratio of members' units for shares of common stock for periods prior to the Merger would not be representative of the capital structure of the Company after the Merger. As such, the Company determined that an exchange ratio should not be applied to periods before the Merger and therefore earnings (net loss) per unit for periods prior to the Merger should not be presented as it would not provide a meaningful comparison with earnings (net loss) per share for periods after the Merger. See Note 4 "Merger" for further discussion. Therefore, earnings (net loss) per share information has not been presented for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 within these condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited).
The following table sets forth the computation of the Company’s basic and diluted net (loss) income per share:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2024 | ||||||||||
Numerator: | |||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
| Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | ( | ||||||||||
| Add: Series A Preferred Dividends | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Add: Series B Preferred Dividends | ( | $ | ( | ||||||||
| Basic Net loss attributable to common stockholders | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
Denominator: | |||||||||||
| Weighted Average Class A Common Stock outstanding | |||||||||||
| Weighted Average Class A Common Stock issuable under Series A Penny Warrants | |||||||||||
| Weighted Average Class A Common Stock issuable under Series B Penny Warrants | |||||||||||
| Weighted Average Shares Outstanding - basic and diluted | |||||||||||
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share | |||||||||||
Basic | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
Diluted | $ | ( | $ | ( | |||||||
The following table summarizes potentially dilutive outstanding securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 which were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS, because their effect would have been anti-dilutive:
Public warrants | |||||
Private Placement Warrants | |||||
| Penny Warrants | |||||
Total anti-dilutive features | |||||
4. Merger
As discussed in Note 1 "Organization and Operations" on December 27, 2023, the Company completed the Merger. Upon the closing of the Merger, the following occurred:
•Each LGM Common Unit outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, which totaled 60,000,000 units (prior to the redemption and immediate transfer of the 70,000 shares to a third-party pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreement as defined below), was retained by the Existing Equityholders. Additionally, an equivalent number of shares of flyExclusive Class B Common Stock, which totaled 60,000,000 (prior to the
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transfer of the 70,000 shares to a third-party pursuant to the Non-Redemption Agreement as defined below), were issued to the Existing Equityholders.
•Each non-redeemable share of EGA Class A common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, which totaled 5,624,000 shares, was exchanged for, on a one -for-one basis, shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock.
•Each redeemable share of EGA Class A common stock subject to possible redemption that was not redeemed prior to the closing of the Merger, which totaled 1,306,922 shares, was exchanged for, on a one-for-one basis, shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock.
•Each share of EGA Class B common stock held by the EGA Sponsor issued and outstanding immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, which totaled 1,000 shares, was exchanged for, on a one-for-one basis, shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock.
•In connection with the closing of the Merger, EGA entered into agreements (the "Warrant Exchange Agreements") with certain holders of EGA's Public Warrants (the "Warrant Holders"). Pursuant to the Warrant Exchange Agreements, the Warrant Holders agreed to exchange a total of 1,694,456 EGA Public Warrants for 372,780 shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock. On the Closing Date, 433,332 of these EGA Public Warrants were exchanged for 95,333 shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock. On the Closing Date, the remaining issued and outstanding EGA Public Warrants after the exchange of these 433,332 EGA Public Warrants pursuant to the Warrant Exchange Agreements, which totaled 7,066,668 EGA Public Warrants, each became a warrant to purchase one share of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock.
•Each Private Placement Warrant to purchase one share of EGA Class A common stock held by the EGA Sponsor on the Closing Date, which totaled 4,333,333 Private Placement Warrants, became a warrant to purchase one share of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock.
•On December 26, 2023, the underwriter in EGA's initial public offering, purchased 75,000 shares of EGA Class A common stock on behalf of LGM. The shares were purchased by the underwriter from a public stockholder that elected to reverse its redemption of 75,000 shares of EGA Class A common stock. The shares were purchased for a total purchase price of $818 ($10.90 per share) and the underwriter received reimbursement of $800 of the purchase price from EGA’s Trust Account on December 27, 2023. Simultaneously with the closing of the merger between EGA and LGM on December 27, 2023, the 75,000 shares of EGA Class A common stock were automatically exchanged for shares of flyExclusive, Inc. Class A Common Stock and 73,600 shares (out of the above-mentioned 75,000 shares) were granted to employees of LGM as compensation for services provided (the grant date for the 73,600 shares was determined to be December 27, 2023).
•In connection with the Merger, EGA, LGM and Mr. Segrave, Jr. entered into an agreement (the “Non-Redemption Agreement”) with an unaffiliated third party pursuant to which such third party agreed not to redeem its shares of EGA Class A common stock subject to possible redemption. In exchange for agreeing not to redeem, Mr. Segrave transferred to the investor 70,000 shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, which were issued to Mr. Segrave upon the redemption of 70,000 LGM Common Units on the Closing Date. The redemption of 70,000 LGM Common Units immediately triggered the cancellation of 70,000 shares of flyExclusive Class B Common Stock.
•The outstanding principal balance under the Bridge Notes (as defined in Note 16 "Debt"), which, including additions to the principal balance as a result of the accumulation of paid in kind interest was $95,503 immediately prior to the closing of the Merger, was automatically converted into 9,550,274 shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock.
The Merger was accounted for as a reverse recapitalization in accordance with U.S. GAAP. Under this method of accounting, EGA was treated as the acquired company for financial reporting purposes, whereas LGM was treated as the accounting acquirer. Accordingly, for accounting purposes, the Merger was treated as the equivalent of LGM issuing shares for the net assets of EGA, accompanied by a recapitalization. The net assets of EGA were stated at historical cost with no goodwill or other intangible assets recorded, and operations prior to the Merger are those of LGM. As a result of the Merger, the Company is organized in an umbrella partnership corporation ("Up-C") structure in which substantially all of the assets of the combined company are held by LGM, and flyExclusive's only assets are its equity interests in LGM.
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The following table presents the total flyExclusive Common Stock outstanding immediately after the closing of the Merger:
| Number of Shares | |||||
| Exchange of EGA Class A Common stock subject to possible redemption for flyExclusive Class A common stock | |||||
| Exchange of EGA Class A common stock not subject to possible redemption held by EGA Sponsor for flyExclusive Class A common stock | |||||
| Exchange of EGA Class B common stock held by EGA Sponsor for flyExclusive Class A common stock | |||||
| Exchange of EGA public warrants for flyExclusive Class A common stock | |||||
| Subtotal - Merger, net of redemptions | |||||
| flyExclusive Class B common stock held by LGM Existing Equityholders | |||||
| Conversion of Bridge Notes held by affiliates of EGA Sponsor into shares of flyExclusive Class A common stock | |||||
| Conversion of Bridge Notes held by non-affiliates into shares of flyExclusive Class A common stock | |||||
| flyExclusive Class A common stock held by third party in accordance with execution of Non-Redemption Agreement | |||||
| Total - flyExclusive Class A common stock and Class B common stock outstanding as a result of Merger | |||||
Deferred Underwriting Fee Agreement
On December 27, 2023, in conjunction with the closing of the Merger, the Company and the underwriter entered into two agreements (the "Amended Underwriting Agreement" and the "Amended Letter Agreement") to amend the terms of the original deferred underwriting agreement (the "Underwriting Agreement"), dated May 25, 2021, and the original letter agreement (the "Letter Agreement"), dated August 1, 2022.
The Amended Underwriting Agreement changed the payment terms of the Underwriting Agreement from a payment of $7,875 to the underwriter at the closing of the Merger to a payment of $500 at the closing of the Merger and 300,000 shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock to be issued to the underwriter no later than five (5 ) days following the initial filing of a registration statement with the SEC. The Amended Underwriting Agreement includes a provision that states that if the registration statement is not deemed to be effective within sixty (60 ) business days of the closing of the Merger, the amount of share consideration payable to the underwriter shall increase by 50,000 shares (the "Additional Stock") of the Company's common stock per month on the first business day of each month until the registration statement is declared effective. On January 16, 2024, the Company entered into a waiver agreement with the underwriter to waive the Additional Stock penalty if the Form S-1 is not declared effective within sixty (60 ) business days after the consummation of the Merger.
The Company determined the obligation to issue shares to the underwriter was a registration payment arrangement that should be accounted for under ASC 825-20-25-1, "Financial Instruments - Registration Payment Arrangements", which indicates that the contingent obligation to issue additional stock should be treated as a separate unit of account.
The obligation to issue 300,000 shares meets the definition of a derivative under ASC 815. However, the obligation meets the derivative scope exception within ASC 815-40 and therefore is not accounted for as a derivative and is classified within stockholders' equity in the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited). Since the obligation to issue shares is equity-classified, the Company measured the fair value of the obligation to issue shares at inception and will not remeasure the fair value at each subsequent reporting period. The Company utilized a Finnerty Put Option Model to determine the fair value of the obligation to issue shares due to the presence of a discount for lack of marketability as the shares issuable to the underwriter will not be marketable until a registration statement is declared effective. The key inputs to the valuation model to estimate the fair value of the share obligation included volatility, share price, strike price, dividend yield, and the estimated registration effectiveness date. The Company issued 300,000 shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock to the underwriter as of February 8, 2024.
As of December 31, 2023, the registration payment arrangement to contingently issue 50,000 shares per month was classified as a contingent liability in accordance with ASC 825-20-30-5. The Company did not record a contingent liability
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on its consolidated balance sheet as it was not probable as of December 31, 2023 that any additional stock would have to be issued, as the Company determined it was probable that the registration statement will be deemed effective within sixty (60 ) business days of the closing of the Merger. The contingent liability was not relevant as of September 30, 2024 due to the waiver of the Additional Stock penalty as noted above.
The Amended Letter Agreement amended the timing of the one-time, $1,500 fee (the "Success Fee") payable to the underwriter from being due at the closing of the Merger to being due within sixty (60 ) days of the closing of the Merger, which was subsequently paid.
5. Fair Value Measurements
The following tables present the Company’s fair value hierarchy for its assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and indicate the level within the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques the Company utilized to determine such fair value:
| Fair Value Measurements at September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market mutual funds | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Investments in Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant liability - public warrants | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant liability - private placement warrants | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant liability - Series A penny warrants | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Total | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Assets: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cash equivalents: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Money market mutual funds | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Investments in Securities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Liabilities: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant liability - public warrants | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Warrant liability - private placement warrants | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||||||
The fair values of government money market funds have been measured on a recurring basis using Level 1 inputs, which are based on unadjusted quoted market prices within active markets. The short-term investments, including investments in fixed income securities, have been measured using quoted pricing on active markets for Level 1 investments and inputs based on alternative pricing sources and models utilizing observable market inputs for Level 2 investments.
The fair value of the Public Warrants is classified as Level 1 due to the use of an observable market quote in an active market. The fair value of the Private Placement Warrants is classified as Level 2 due to the use of an observable market quote for the Public Warrants, which are considered to be a similar asset in an active market. The warrant liability is calculated by multiplying the quoted market price of the Company’s Public Warrants by the total number of Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants.
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The Company’s Level 3 liability consists of the Series A Penny Warrants associated with the issuance of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock. This liability has been classified as Level 3 due to the use of unobservable inputs within the valuation, namely volatility.
The fair value of the Series A Penny Warrant liability as of March 4, 2024 and September 30, 2024 was determined utilizing a Monte Carlo simulation valuation method, using the following inputs and assumptions:
$ in thousands, except for Stock price, Strike price, and share amounts | March 4, 2024 | ||||
| Warrant Shares | |||||
| Aggregate Value Cap | $ | ||||
| Stock price | $ | ||||
| Strike price | $ | ||||
| Term (in years) | |||||
| Volatility | % | ||||
| Risk free rate | % | ||||
| Dividend Rate | % | ||||
$ in thousands, except for Stock price, Strike price, and share amounts | September 30, 2024 | ||||
| Warrant Shares | |||||
| Aggregate Value Cap | $ | ||||
| Stock price | $ | ||||
| Strike price | $ | ||||
| Term (in years) | |||||
| Volatility | % | ||||
| Risk free rate | % | ||||
| Dividend Rate | % | ||||
6. Variable Interest Entities
As part of the organizational structure, the Company has established numerous single-asset LLC entities (“SAEs”) each for the primary purpose of holding a single identifiable asset, individual planes / aircraft and leasing the asset to the Company through its wholly-owned subsidiaries. There are SAEs in which the Company has less than 100% equity interest (generally 50% or less) (“SAEs with Equity”). There are also SAEs in which the Company holds zero equity interests. Generally, in these instances, the Company initially acquired the aircraft, contributed the aircraft to the SAE, and subsequently sold 100% of the equity interests in the SAE and leased the aircraft back from the third-party in a sale-leaseback structured transaction (“SAEs without Equity”). The Company also has a 50 % noncontrolling ownership interest in an entity that operates an aircraft paint facility (“paint entity”).
Management analyzes the Company’s variable interests including loans, guarantees, and equity investments, to determine if the Company has any variable interests in these entities. This analysis includes both qualitative and quantitative reviews. Qualitative analysis is based on an evaluation of the design and primary risk of these entities, their organizational structures including decision making abilities, and financial and contractual agreements. Quantitative analysis is based on these entities’ equity interests and investment. The Company determined it has variable interests in the paint entity and SAEs with Equity as a result of its equity interest in these entities. For those SAEs without Equity that the Company has a (a) lease agreement for the aircraft which is the primary asset of these entities (the “lessor SAEs without Equity”), and (b) either (i) has a call option and/or (ii) a lessor put option for a fixed purchase price, it is determined that the Company has variable interests in the lessor SAEs without Equity.
The Company then determines whether the entities that the Company has variable interests in are VIEs. ASC Topic 810, Consolidation, defines a VIE as an entity that either (i) lacks sufficient equity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties; or (ii) whose equity holders, as a group, lack the
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characteristics of a controlling financial interest. Paint entity, SAEs with Equity and lessor SAEs without Equity are VIEs as they met at least one of the criteria above.
A VIE is consolidated by its primary beneficiary, which is defined as the party who has a controlling financial interest in the VIE through (a) power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly affect the VIE’s economic performance, and (b) obligation to absorb losses or right to receive benefits of the VIE that could be significant to the VIE.
The Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) include the following assets and liabilities of these VIEs:
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Cash | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | |||||||||||
| Long-term notes payable, current portion | |||||||||||
| Long-term notes payable, non-current portion | |||||||||||
The Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited) include the following expenses of these VIEs:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | ||||||||||||||||||||
The assets of the Company’s VIEs are only available to settle the obligations of these entities. Creditors of each of the VIEs have no recourse to the general credit of the Company.
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7. Revenue
Disaggregation of Revenue
The following table disaggregates revenue by service type and the timing of when these services are provided to the member or customer:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Services transferred at a point in time: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Flights | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Aircraft Management Services | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Services transferred over time: | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Memberships | ||||||||||||||||||||
| MRO | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Fractional ownership purchase price | ||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||
Transaction Price
The transaction prices for each of the primary revenue streams are as follows:
•Jet Club and Charter – Membership fees (less credits issued), and flight related charges based on trips flown
•Guaranteed Revenue Program – Fleet minimums with additional charges for flight services over the guarantee
•MRO – Time and materials incurred for services performed
•Fractional Ownership – The portion of fractional interest purchase price allocated to revenue, and flight related charges based on trips flown
•Aircraft Management Services – Fixed monthly management fees charged to third-party aircraft owners
The following tables provide a rollforward of deferred revenue for the nine months ended September 30, 2024:
| Amount | |||||
| Balance as of December 31, 2023 | $ | ||||
| Revenue recognized | |||||
| Revenue deferred | ( | ||||
| Balance as of September 30, 2024 | $ | ||||
8. Other Receivables
Other receivables consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Rebate receivables | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Federal excise tax receivable | |||||||||||
| Insurance settlement in process | |||||||||||
| Income tax receivable | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
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9. Parts and Supplies Inventory
Parts and supplies inventory, net consists primarily of aircraft parts and materials and supplies. Parts and supplies inventory, net, net of reserve of $165 and $0 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively, consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Aircraft parts | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Materials and supplies | |||||||||||
Less: parts and supplies inventory reserve | ( | ||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
10. Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Prepaid vendor expenses | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Prepaid insurance | |||||||||||
| Prepaid directors and officers insurance | |||||||||||
| Prepaid maintenance | |||||||||||
| Prepaid non-aircraft subscriptions | |||||||||||
| MRO revenue in excess of billings | |||||||||||
| Deferred commission | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
11. Investments in Securities
The cost and fair value of marketable securities are as follows:
| September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Municipal bonds | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate/government bonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other bonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amortized Cost | Gross Unrealized Gains | Gross Unrealized Losses | Fair Value | ||||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. Treasury bills | $ | $ | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| Municipal bonds | ( | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Corporate/government bonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other bonds | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| $ | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
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12. Property and Equipment, Net
Property and equipment, net consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Transportation equipment | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Office furniture and equipment | |||||||||||
| Leasehold improvements | |||||||||||
| Construction in progress | |||||||||||
| Deposits on transportation equipment | |||||||||||
| Less: Accumulated depreciation | ( | ( | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | $ | $ | |||||||||
Depreciation expense of property and equipment was $5,774 and $18,291 , respectively for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, and $6,416 and $19,341 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023. The net carrying value of disposals of long-lived assets as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $23,435 and $66,986 , respectively.
Interest payments on borrowings to acquire aircraft are capitalized for the month of acquisition when the aircraft’s in-service date begins following the 15th of the month. Interest payments for the month of acquisition would be expensed if the aircraft is placed into service before the 15th of the month. Capitalized interest was $0
13. Intangible Assets
Intangible assets, net are as follows:
| September 30, 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intangible Assets, Gross | Accumulated Amortization | Intangible Assets, Net | Weighted-Average Useful Life (in years) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Software - in service | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| FAA certificate | — | Indefinite | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total acquired intangible assets | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intangible Assets, Gross | Accumulated Amortization | Intangible Assets, Net | Weighted-Average Useful Life (in years) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Software - in service | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
| FAA certificate | — | Indefinite | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total acquired intangible assets | $ | $ | ( | $ | |||||||||||||||||||
Amortization of intangible assets was $317 and $918 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $324 and $835 for three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. The Company did not
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record any impairment charges related to intangible assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023.
The following is a schedule of estimated amortization expense for the following periods:
| Fiscal Year | Amount | ||||
| Remainder of 2024 | $ | ||||
| 2025 | |||||
| 2026 | |||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| $ | |||||
14. Other Current Liabilities
Other current liabilities consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Accrued vendor payments | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Accrued ERC payments | |||||||||||
| Accrued underwriter fees | |||||||||||
| Accrued directors and officers insurance | |||||||||||
| Accrued employee-related expenses | |||||||||||
| Accrued engine expenses | |||||||||||
| Accrued tax expenses | |||||||||||
| Accrued interest | |||||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”)
The CARES Act, which was enacted on March 27, 2020, provides an ERC that is a refundable tax credit against certain employer taxes. The ERC was subsequently amended by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, the Consolidated Appropriation Act of 2021, and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, all of which amended and extended the ERC availability and guidelines under the CARES Act. The goal of the ERC program is to encourage employers to retain and continue paying employees during periods of pandemic-related reduction in business volume even if those employees are not actually working, and therefore, are not providing a service to the employer.
Under the Act, eligible employers could take credits up to 70% of qualified wages with a limit of $7 per employee per quarter for the first three quarters of calendar year 2022. In order to qualify for the ERC in 2022, organizations generally have to experience a more than 20% decrease in gross receipts in the quarter compared to the same quarter in calendar year 2019 or its operations are fully or partially suspended during a calendar quarter due to “orders from an appropriate governmental authority limiting commerce, travel, or group meetings (for commercial, social, religious, or other purposes)” due to COVID-19. The credit is taken against the Company’s share of Social Security Tax when the Company’s payroll provider files, or subsequently amends the applicable quarterly employer tax filings.
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15. Other Non-Current Liabilities
Other non-current liabilities consisted of the following:
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Fractional ownership deposits | $ | $ | |||||||||
| Other | |||||||||||
| $ | $ | ||||||||||
16. Debt
The components of the Company’s outstanding Short-term notes payable consisted of the following:
| Interest Rates | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| Short-term notes payable | |||||||||||||||||
| Bank 2 | % | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||
| Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||
| Total short-term notes payable | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||
In October 2022, the Company entered into a short-term loan agreement for a principal amount of $3,756 bearing interest at 6.5 % and was initially maturing in April 2023. In April 2023, the Company extended its maturity date to October 2023 and amended its interest rate to 7.75 %. The loan was collateralized by the aircraft it financed and required monthly interest payments. The principal balance of $3,756 was paid off in September 2023.
In June 2023, the Company entered into two new short-term loan agreements in the amounts of $8,000 and $6,400 principal. Both loans bear an interest rate of 7.75 %, with a maturity date of six months from the loan date. In December 2023, the Company extended the maturity dates to June 2024, one year from the loan dates. In June 2024, the Company extended the short-term loan with an original principal of $6,400 with a maturity date of six months from the loan date.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, unamortized debt issuance costs were $13 and $4 , respectively for short-term notes payable.
During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 the Company recorded $13 and $78 , respectively, in amortization of debt issuance cost within interest expense and during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 the Company recorded $18 and $100 , respectively in amortization of debt issuance costs within interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited).
Total interest expense related to short-term debt was $122 and $414 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and total interest expense related to short-term debt was $370 and $571 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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The components of the Company’s outstanding long-term debt consisted of the following:
| Interest Rates | Amounts | Maturity Dates | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term notes payable with banks for the purchase of aircrafts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bank 1 | $ | $ | Sep 2025 - Feb 2029 | Aug 2025 - Feb 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bank 2 | Dec 2025 - Apr 2029 | Dec 2025 - Jun 2028 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bank 3 | Feb 2026 | Jan 2024 - Oct 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bank 4 | n/a | n/a | Sep 2024 - Dec 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bank 5 | Jul 2030 - Sep 2030 | Jul 2030 - Sep 2030 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bank 6 | Jan 2030 | Jan 2030 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bank 7 | Sep 2027 | Sep 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bank 8 | n/a | May 2029 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term notes payable with financial institutions for the purchase of aircrafts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Institution 1 | Dec 2027 | Dec 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Institution 2 | Nov 2026 - May 2027 | Nov 2026 - May 2027 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Institution 3 | Sep 2030 - Mar 2034 | Sep 2033 - Dec 2033 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit facilities with financial institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Financial Institution 4 | See disclosure below | See disclosure below | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bridge Notes | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | See disclosure below | See disclosure below | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other long-term debt payable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| EID loan | See disclosure below | See disclosure below | See disclosure below | See disclosure below | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term debt from VIEs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Long-term notes payable | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Unamortized debt issuance costs and debt discount | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: current portion | ( | ( | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long-term notes payable, non-current portion | $ | $ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*The payment terms dictate that the Note shall bear interest at a rate equal to the Prime Rate plus 275 6 5
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The Company (the “borrowers”) routinely enters into long-term loan agreements with various lenders for the purpose of financing purchases of aircraft. These loans usually have an initial term between 2 to 15 years and sometimes the borrowers negotiate with the lenders to extend the maturity date at the end of the initial term. The Company will refinance as needed to meet its obligations as they become due within the next 12 months. The Company has maintained a positive relationship with the lenders and has not historically had any difficulty refinancing these debt obligations. Based on historical experience and the fact that the Company has not suffered any decline in creditworthiness, it expects that cash on hand and cash earnings will enable it to secure the necessary refinancing. Amendments are executed at times when interest rates and terms are changed. Under these long-term loan agreements, these borrowers usually pay principal and interest payments each month, followed by a balloon payment of all unpaid principal and accrued and unpaid interest due upon maturity, and when applicable, a loan origination fee upon execution. Each note payable is collateralized by the specific aircraft financed and is guaranteed by the owners of the borrowers.
The lender may impose a restriction that the outstanding balance of the note may not exceed a percentage of the retail value of the collateral. In the event the outstanding value of the loan exceeds the percentage threshold of the collateralized aircraft, the borrowers may be required to make a payment in order to reduce the balance of the loan. Pursuant to the loan agreements, the borrowers must maintain certain debt service ratios (such as cash flow to leverage or certain EBITDA to total borrowings) specific to each lender as long as the borrowers hold outstanding loans. There were approximately thirty separate loan agreements (each loan agreement includes the initial agreement and amendments if applicable) with note payable balances outstanding as of September 30, 2024, down from forty separate loan agreements as of December 31, 2023.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, unamortized debt issuance costs were $251 and $151 for long-term notes payable (excluding convertible note), respectively.
During the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, the Company recorded $21 and $14 , respectively, in amortization of debt issuance cost within interest expense and during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 the Company recorded $88 and $55 , respectively in amortization of debt issuance within interest expense in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited).
Total interest expense related to long-term debt (excluding convertible note and VIEs) was $3,026 and $2,316 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and total interest expense was $8,820 and $5,931 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The table below presents the Company’s contractual principal payments (not including debt issuance costs) as of September 30, 2024 under then-outstanding long-term debt agreements in each of the next five calendar years (does not include VIE loans):
| Fiscal year | Amount | ||||
| 2024 | $ | ||||
| 2025 | |||||
| 2026 | |||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| Long-term notes payable from VIE | |||||
| Debt issuance costs | ( | ||||
| Total long-term notes payable | $ | ||||
Credit Facility (Term Loan)
In August 2018, the Company entered into a term loan agreement with a financial institution (the “Lender”) to provide a term loan with a maximum borrowing amount of $12,255 , each borrowing considered a loan with a separate promissory note (the “Credit Facility”). Each term loan will be used to finance the purchase of aircraft and shall not exceed certain appraised value of the aircraft that is being financed.
Interest accrues on the unpaid principal balance at a rate equal to the Overnight LIBOR-Based Rate (a per annum rate of interest which is equal to the greater of: (i) the floor rate 2.25 %, and (ii) the sum of Overnight LIBOR plus 2.25 %
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(Overnight LIBOR Margin) at the execution date of the promissory note. Interest on each loan will be paid in arrears on the same day of each month, commencing on the one-month anniversary of the promissory note. In addition to the interest payments, a principal payment of each loan will be paid monthly based on an amortization schedule of twelve years . The entire remaining principal balance of the loan, plus all accrued but unpaid interest shall be due and payable on the fifth-year anniversary of the promissory note (the “Term Loan Maturity Date”). Any installment of principal or interest on the loans which are not paid when due shall bear a default interest rate equal to the lesser of (i) the applicable LIBOR-based rate plus 3 % per annum, or (ii) the highest rate then permitted by applicable law. A late charge of 5 % of any payment will be imposed on any regularly scheduled payment not received by the Lender on or before 15 days from the date such payment is due.
The Lender has the right to have any financed aircraft appraised during any outstanding obligations, at the Company’s sole cost and expense. In the event the loan is revealed to have a value greater than a certain percentage of the aircraft, the Company must make a mandatory repayment of the applicable loan to an amount that will reduce the loan to be less than the required percentage of the applicable appraised value. Pursuant to the term loan agreement, the Company must maintain a certain debt service coverage ratio (the ratio calculated by dividing EBITDA and sum of all loan payments), tested annually. There is also an optional prepayment clause which specifies that the Company may prepay any loans in whole or in part, and all prepayments of principal shall include interest accrued to the date of the prepayment on the principal amount being prepaid.
The Credit Facility contains clauses requiring the Company to maintain their limited liability companies’ existence and to not permit any of the subsidiaries to liquidate, dissolve, change their names, or consolidate with other corporations without prior consent of the Lender. The original loan agreement states that the Company may not re-borrow any amounts repaid to the Lender. The term loan is collateralized by substantially all assets of the borrower and initially expires August 2019. The Credit Facility also contains other customary covenants, representations and events of default.
In August 2019, the Company entered into the First Amendment of the original term loan agreement which increased the maximum available borrowings of the Credit Facility to $22,255 and extended the Term Loan Maturity Date to November 2020. The First Amendment also amended the covenant to require the Company to maintain a certain Fixed Charge Coverage ratio tested on the date immediately preceding each borrowing and upon receipt of quarterly financial statements.
In November 2020, the Company entered into the Second Amendment of the term loan agreement which increased the maximum available borrowings of the Credit Facility to $27,250 and extended the Term Loan Maturity Date to November 2022.
In September 2022, the Company entered into the Third Amendment of the term loan agreement which increased maximum available borrowings of the Credit Facility to $32,250 and extended the Term Loan Maturity Date to September 2024. The Third Amendment also states that the Company may repay any outstanding loan at any time and any amounts so repaid may be reborrowed, up to the Maximum Loan Amount at the time of such borrowing. The Third Amendment also amended the interest rate terms and provided the option to elect a rate per year equal to SOFR-Based Rate or the Prime-Based Rate.
In December 2023, the Company entered into the Fourth Amendment of the term loan agreement which decreased maximum available borrowings of the Credit Facility to $15,250 . The Company elected to utilize the SOFR-Based Rate upon execution of the amendment and continued to pay interest based on the SOFR-Based Rate as of September 30, 2024.
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the aggregate outstanding balances on the term loan were $6,330 and $13,148 , respectively, and the Company had approximately $8,920 and $2,102 additional available borrowing capacity under the term loan, respectively. As of September 30, 2024 the term loans bear maturity dates from December 2024 to April 2027.
Credit Facility (Revolving Line of Credit)
In March 2023, the Company entered into a revolving uncommitted line of credit loan with the lender (the “LOC Master Note”). The LOC Master Note provides a line of credit of up to $60,000 and the Company may request one or more loans from time to time until the scheduled maturity date of March 9, 2024 (“LOC Master Note Maturity Date”). The LOC Master Note is collateralized by the Company’s investment accounts and money market accounts with the financial institution.
At the Company’s option, the interest rate on term loans drawn from the LOC Master Note is equal to either the Prime-Based Rate, defined as the greater of 1.25 % or the prime rate minus 1.88 %, or the Daily Simple SOFR-Based Rate,
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defined as the greater of 1.25 % or the Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.25 % (“Interest Rate Option”). The Company agrees to pay accrued interest monthly on the 9th day of each month, beginning with the first of such dates to occur after the date of the first Loan, at maturity of this note, and upon payment in full, whichever is earlier or more frequent. After maturity, whether by acceleration or otherwise, interest shall be payable upon demand. The Company may prepay any principal bearing interest at any Interest Rate Option in whole or in part without breakage fee, penalty or premium; provided, however, that if a swap agreement with a Daily Simple SOFR-Based Rate is in effect between Lender and the Company in connection with a Loan made pursuant to this LOC Master Note, any applicable swap breakage fees, penalties, premiums and costs will apply. There is no swap agreement in place as of September 30, 2024.
The LOC Master Note contains customary representations and warranties and financial and other affirmative and negative covenants and is subject to acceleration upon certain specified events of default, including failure to make timely payments, breaches of certain representations or covenants, failure to pay other material indebtedness, failure to maintain the market value of the collateral such that at all times it equals or exceeds the Minimum Liquidity Balance and certain other events of default.
All payments shall be made in immediately available funds and shall be applied first to accrued interest and then to principal; however, if an Event of Default occurs, Lender may in its sole discretion, and in such order as it may choose, apply any payment to interest, principal and/or lawful charges and expenses then accrued.
The Company drew an initial $44,527 principal amount in March 2023, with the selected interest option of SOFR plus 1.25 %. In April, September, and October 2023, the Company drew additional $3,300 , $8,713 and $3,000 principal amounts, respectively, under the LOC Master Note with the selected interest option of SOFR plus 1.25 59,540 with the selected interest option of SOFR plus 1.25 %.
On March 9, 2024, the Company entered into an amendment to the LOC Master Note to extend the maturity date to September 9, 2025. The Master Note continues to provide a line of credit up to $60,000 . Pursuant to the amendment, the Company elected the updated interest rate option of SOFR plus 1.50 %. As of September 30, 2024, the Company has an outstanding balance of $59,540 .
Debt Covenants
Financial covenants contained in the debt borrowings mandate that the Company maintains certain financial metrics, including, but not limited to, debt service coverage ratios, fixed charge cover ratios, or cash flow cover ratios. If the Company is unable to maintain the financial metric, it is a breach of the debt covenant and is considered an event of default. An event of default can result in all loans and other obligations becoming immediately due and payable, including the advance of any sums necessary to cure the event of default, allowing the lenders to seize the collateralized assets, aircraft and the debt agreements being terminated. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company was not in compliance with certain financial covenants and obtained waiver request letters from the various lenders. Pursuant to the waiver letters, the lenders agreed to waive the financial covenants as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023. The aggregate balances of outstanding debt obligations for which waiver letters were received was $6,330 and $42,675 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Bridge Notes
On October 17, 2022, the Company entered into the EPA with EGA (see Note 1 "Organization and Operations"). In combination with the EPA, the Company entered into a senior subordinated convertible note agreement (the "Bridge Notes") with an investor (“Noteholder”). Pursuant to the convertible note agreement, the Company borrowed and agreed to repay the Noteholder a principal amount of $50,000 , which can be increased to a maximum borrowing of $85,000 . On October 28, 2022, the Company requested and received the additional $35,000 incremental note funding, bringing the total borrowing amount to $85,000 .
The Bridge Notes accrued interest daily at the applicable rate which is 10 %. Pursuant to the convertible note agreement, interest is payable in kind (“PIK”, instead of paying cash, accrued interest will be added to the outstanding principal balance and will be deemed paid) annually on the anniversary of the closing date of the Bridge Notes of October 17, 2022.
The Company assessed all terms and features of the Bridge Notes in order to identify any potential embedded features that would require bifurcation. As part of this analysis, the Company assessed the economic characteristics and risks of the Bridge Notes, including the conversion, put and call features. In consideration of the conversion provision, the Company concluded the conversion feature required bifurcation as a derivative. The fair value of the conversion feature
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derivative was determined based on the difference between the fair value of the Bridge Notes with the conversion option and the fair value of the Bridge Notes without the conversion option. The Company determined that the fair value of the derivative upon issuance of the Bridge Notes was $1,441 and recorded this amount as a derivative liability and the offsetting amount as a debt discount as a reduction to the carrying value of the Bridge Notes on the Bridge Note's closing date of October 17, 2022.
Upon closing of the Merger, the outstanding principal balance of the Bridge Notes of $85,000 and accrued PIK interest of $10,503 were automatically converted into 9,550,274 shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock, settling the Company's repayment obligation (See Note 4 "Merger"). Immediately prior to the conversion on the Closing Date, the Company remeasured the associated derivative liability to its fair value as of the Closing Date of $0 .
Upon conversion, the Company removed the associated unamortized debt issuance costs of $717 and derivative liability of $0 from the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) as of December 31, 2023. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recognized an unrealized loss of $3,684 and $3,577 , respectively, related to the change in fair value of derivative liability within other income (expense), net in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited).
As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, unamortized debt issuance costs related to the Bridge Notes was $0
Economic Injury Disaster Loans (“EID”)
In August 2020, the Company executed the standard loan documents required for securing loans offered by the SBA under its EID loan assistance program and received the loan proceeds of $122 . The proceeds from the EID Loan must be used for working capital. The EID Loan has a thirty-year term and bears interest at a rate of 3.75 % per annum with monthly principal and interest payments being deferred for 12 months after the date of disbursement. On March 11, 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 was enacted, which extended the first due date for repayment of EIDLs made in 2020 from 12 months to 24 months from the date of the note. The EID loan may be prepaid at any time prior to maturity with no prepayment penalties. The Loan Authorization and Agreement and the note executed by the Company in connection with the EID Loan contains events of default and other provisions customary for a loan of this type and the EID loan is secured by a security interest on all of the Company’s assets.
Issuance of Promissory Notes
In February 2024, the Company entered into a long-term promissory note in the amount of $4,200 . The note bears a fixed interest rate of 7.25 %, with a maturity date of five years from the note date. In March 2024, the Company entered into two long-term promissory notes in the amount of $6,964 9.45 ten years
In April 2024, the Company entered into an amendment of a short-term promissory note, which as of March 2024, had a maturity date of June 2024, to extend the maturity date to April 2029. The note bears a principal amount of $7,822 and a fixed interest rate of 7.75 %. In May 2024, the Company entered into a long-term promissory note in the amount of $12,600 . The note bears a fixed interest rate of 8.81 %, with a maturity date of five years from the note date.
17. Leases
The Company’s lease arrangements generally pertain to real estate leases and aircraft. The Company leases real estate including hangars and office space under operating leases, ranging from to thirty years . As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company operated 32 and 42 aircraft, respectively, under operating leases ranging from 1 to 6 years for charter flight services. For the Company’s aircraft leases, in addition to the fixed lease payments for the use of the aircraft, the Company is also obligated to pay into aircraft engine reserve programs and additional variable costs which are expensed as incurred and are not included in the measurement of our leases. These payments amounted to $2,401 and $10,640 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $3,772 and $8,481 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. During the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company entered into sale-leaseback transactions for two aircraft and recognized an aggregate gain of $501 from the transactions. The sale-leaseback transactions qualified as a sale and the associated assets were removed from Property and equipment, net and recorded as Operating lease right-of-use assets on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited).
Vehicle leases typically have month-to-month lease terms and are classified as short-term leases.
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The following table sets forth information about the Company’s operating lease costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023:
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Operating lease cost | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
| Short-term lease cost | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total lease costs | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||||||
The following table sets forth supplemental cash flow information about the leases for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023:
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| ROU assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities | $ | $ | |||||||||
Supplemental balance sheet information related to the leases is as follows:
| September 30, 2024 | December 31, 2023 | ||||||||||
| Weighted-average remaining lease term – operating leases | |||||||||||
| Weighted-average discount rate – operating leases | % | % | |||||||||
The Company’s future lease payments under operating leases as of September 30, 2024 are as follows:
| Fiscal Year | Amount | ||||
| Remainder of 2024 | $ | ||||
| 2025 | |||||
| 2026 | |||||
| 2027 | |||||
| 2028 | |||||
| Thereafter | |||||
| Total undiscounted cash flows | |||||
| Less: Imputed interest | ( | ||||
| Present value of lease liabilities | $ | ||||
18. Warrant Liabilities
In connection with the Merger, the Company assumed the 7,066,668 Public Warrants issued by EGA and the 4,333,333 Private Placement Warrants issued by EGA which were outstanding at December 31, 2023.
Each such Warrant is exercisable at an exercise price of $11.50 for one share of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock, subject to adjustments. The Warrants may be exercised for a whole number of shares of the Company. No fractional shares will be issued upon exercise of the Warrants. The Warrants will expire on December 27, 2028, or earlier upon redemption or liquidation.
The Private Placement Warrants are identical to the Public Warrants except that the Private Placement Warrants are exercisable on a cashless basis and are non-redeemable so long as they are held by the EGA Sponsor or their permitted transferees. If the private warrants are held by someone other than the initial purchasers or their permitted transferees, the private warrants will be redeemable by the Company and exercisable by such holders on the same basis as the Public Warrants.
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Once the warrants become exercisable, the Company may redeem the outstanding warrants for cash (except as described herein with respect to the Private Placement Warrants):
•in whole and not in part;
•at a price of $0.01 per warrant;
•upon not less than 30 days’ prior written notice of redemption (the“30 -day redemption period”) to each warrant holder; and
•if, and only if, the reported last sale price of the Class A Common Stock equals or exceeds $18.00 per share (as adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, reorganizations, recapitalizations and the like) for any 20 trading days within a 30 -trading day period ending business days before the Company sends the notice of redemption to the warrant holders.
If the Company calls the Public Warrants for redemption, management will have the option to require all holders that wish to exercise the Public Warrants to do so on a “cashless basis,” as described in the warrant agreement that governs the Public Warrants. The exercise price and number of the common stock issuable upon exercise of the Public Warrants may be adjusted in certain circumstances including in the event of a stock dividend, consolidation, combination, reverse stock split, or reclassification.
In connection with the securities purchase agreement, on March 4, 2024, the Company issued to EnTrust Emerald (Cayman) LP the Series A Penny Warrants. The Series A Penny Warrants grant the holder the right to purchase shares of Common Stock in an aggregate amount equal to one and one-half (1½) percent of the outstanding Class A Common Stock on a fully diluted basis (the “Share Count Cap”), calculated in accordance with the terms of the Warrant Agreement, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The Series A Penny Warrants are exercisable beginning on the second anniversary of the Effective Date (as defined in the warrant agreement that governs the Series A Penny Warrants) as to 50 % of the Share Count Cap and, beginning on the third anniversary, as to 100 11,250 , calculated in accordance with the terms of the Series A Penny Warrants.
The Warrants are classified as derivative liabilities because they do not meet the criteria in ASC 815-40 to be considered indexed to the entity’s own stock as the warrants could be settled for an amount that is not equal to the difference between the fair value of a fixed number of the entity’s shares and a fixed monetary amount. The Warrants are measured at fair value both on the date of issuance and on subsequent accounting period ending dates, with all changes in fair value after the issuance date recorded in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited) as a gain or loss. (see Note 5 "Fair Value Measurements" for additional information regarding fair value).
On March 4, 2024, the Company recorded a warrant liability of $3,746 based on the fair value of the Series A Penny Warrants issued as of the Closing Date of the Series A Preferred Issuance (see Note 24 "Stockholders’ Equity / Members' Deficit and Noncontrolling Interests" for additional information regarding the Series A Preferred issuance).
On January 3, 2024, 925,000 Public Warrants were exchanged for 203,500 shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock. On February 27, 2024, the remaining 336,124 Public Warrants subject to the Warrant Exchange Agreements were exchanged, for 73,947 shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, holders of Public Warrants exercised 0 and 3,283,941 warrants, respectively, on a cashless basis, in accordance with the terms of the Public Warrants, resulting in an issuance of 967,045 shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. As of September 30, 2024, there were 4,333,333 Private Placement Warrants and 2,519,869 Public Warrants outstanding in addition to the Penny Warrants.
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19. Employee Benefits
Defined Contribution Plan
The Company established the flyExclusive 401(k) Plan (the “401k Plan”) under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. Under the 401k Plan, employees (or “Participants”) with greater than two months of service may contribute up to the lesser of Internal Revenue Service guidelines or 100 % of their compensation per year subject to the elective limits as defined by IRS guidelines. The Company may make discretionary matching contributions in amounts equal to a uniform percentage or dollar amount of employees’ elective deferrals each plan year. The Company is matching 50 % of the first 8 % of base compensation that participants contribute to the 401k Plan. Vesting in the Company’s contribution portion of their accounts is based on years of continuous service. A participant is 100% vested after 2 years of credited service.
Investment selections consist of mutual funds. The Company’s contributions to the 401k Plan amounted to $369 and $1,208 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, respectively, and $349 and $1,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Health and Welfare Benefits
The Company provides health and welfare benefits to its employees, including health, life, dental and disability insurance, among others.
20. Stock-based Compensation
2023 Equity Incentive Plan
The aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for future issuance under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan is 6,000,000 shares. The number of shares available for issuance under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan will be proportionately adjusted for (i) any increase or decrease in the number of issued and outstanding shares resulting from a stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or reclassification of the shares, or similar transaction affecting the shares, (ii) any other increase or decrease in the number of issued and outstanding shares effected without receipt of consideration by the Company, or (iii) any other transaction with respect to the Company’s Class A Common Stock including a corporate merger, consolidation, acquisition of property or stock, separation (including a spin-off or other distribution of stock or property), reorganization, liquidation (whether partial or complete) or any similar transaction; provided, however that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company will not be deemed to have been effected without receipt of consideration. The 2023 Equity Incentive Plan will continue in effect for a period of 10 years from the Incentive Plan Effective Date unless sooner terminated. 4,800,000 No 1,200,000 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock were available for future issuance under the 2023 Equity Incentive Plan.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
In connection with the Merger, the Board approved the flyExclusive, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), on November 10, 2023 (the "ESPP Effective Date"), at which time the ESPP became effective, subject to stockholder approval. The ESPP was subsequently approved by the stockholders on December 18, 2023. The ESPP provides eligible employees with a means of acquiring an equity interest in the Company through payroll deductions. The aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock reserved for future employee purchases under the ESPP is 1,500,000 shares. The ESPP will expire on October 31, 2033, unless sooner terminated by the Board, or when all available shares have been purchased. As of September 30, 2024, no shares had been purchased by employees under the ESPP.
21. Income Taxes
The Company is subject to U.S. federal, state and local income taxes with respect to its allocable share of any taxable income or loss as well as any standalone income or loss that flyExclusive, Inc. generates.
LGM was historically and remains a partnership for U.S. Federal income tax purposes with each partner being separately taxed on its share of taxable income or loss. The Company is subject to U.S. Federal income taxes, in addition to
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state and local income taxes, with respect to its distributive share of any net taxable income or loss and any related tax credits of LGM.
The Company’s effective tax rate was 0
The Company has assessed the realizability of its net deferred tax assets and in that analysis has considered the relevant positive and negative evidence available to determine whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. The Company had recorded a full valuation allowance against its deferred tax assets as of September 30, 2024, which will be maintained until there is sufficient evidence to support the reversal of all or some portion of these allowances.
22. Related Party Transactions
The Company regularly enters into related party transactions with entities associated with, and under control of, the majority owner of the Company. Management believes some transactions were conducted on terms equivalent to those prevailing in an arm’s-length transaction. However, some amounts earned or that were charged under these arrangements were not negotiated at arm’s length and may not represent the terms that the Company might have obtained from an unrelated third party. See below for a description of transactions with related parties.
Purchases from Related Parties
LGM Ventures, LLC (“LGMV”) is an entity owned by Thomas James Segrave, Jr. Carolina Air Center, LLC, Crystal Coast Aviation, LLC, and Kinston Jet Center, LLC are subsidiaries of LGMV and sellers of fuel. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company purchased a total of $327 and $1,220 in fuel from subsidiaries of LGMV, respectively. This fuel represents approximately 2 249 and $1,550 in fuel from subsidiaries of LGMV, respectively. This fuel represents approximately 3
Leases from Related Parties
Kinston Jet Center, LLC, Kinston Jet House, LLC, JS Longitude, and LGM Auto, LLC are subsidiaries of LGMV and lessors of real property and equipment (such as trucks, trailers and vans). During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 the Company incurred rent expense to subsidiaries of LGMV totaling $815 and $2,877 , respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 the Company incurred rent expense to subsidiaries of LGMV totaling $422 and $1,078 . See Note 17 "Leases" for further details.
Due to Related Parties
Outstanding accounts payable to related parties for fuel and lease purchases from LGMV as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 were $314 and $0 , respectively.
Sales to Related Parties
The Company allows owners of subsidiaries and lessor SAEs without Equity (“lessor VIEs”) to charter flights at a reduced rate. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded $4,446 and $14,137 in charter flight revenue from owners of subsidiaries and lessor VIEs, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recorded $40 and $40 in charter flight revenue from non-owner related parties. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded $6,034 and $18,387 in charter flight revenue from owners of subsidiaries and lessor VIEs, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company recorded zero and $101 in charter flight revenue from non-owner related parties.
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Receivables from Related Parties
Short term accounts receivable from related parties are comprised of these customer flight activity charges that exceed the prepaid balances of the respective customer’s account and totaled $1,892 and $1,911 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Related party receivables from LGMV are $177 as of September 30, 2024 and $0 as of December 31, 2023, respectively.
Notes Receivable
In the normal course of its business, the Company finances upfront third-party buyers of their SAEs and holds notes receivable from these buyers. Notes receivable was comprised of $2,305 of a related parties' purchases of 99 % ownership of a consolidated subsidiary as of September 30, 2024. During the nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company applied $3,973 in notes receivable from a related party towards the Company's purchase of their 99 % ownership interest.
Notes receivable was comprised of $2,404 of a related party’s purchase of 99 % ownership of a consolidated subsidiary and $2,433 of another related party’s purchase of 99 % ownership of a consolidated subsidiary as of December 31, 2023.
Notes Payable to Related Parties - Short Term
In December 2023, the Company issued $15,871 in principal amount of senior secured notes due in December 2024 in a private offering. The notes were issued with a stated rate of 14 % and interest is payable monthly in arrears. The senior secured notes will mature one year from the issuance date at which time the full principal amount will be due, along with any accrued unpaid interest. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 unamortized debt issuance cost related to the short term senior secured note was $177 and $879 , respectively.
Total interest expense related to the senior secured note was $809 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and total interest expense related to the senior secured note was $2,372 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
On December 27, 2023, the Company entered into an additional promissory note with the EGA Sponsor with a principal amount of $3,947 . The promissory note bears an annual interest rate of 8 % with a maturity date of September 18, 2024. Total accrued interest related to the EGA Sponsor note was $132 and $0 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Total interest expense related to the EGA sponsor note was $79 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and total interest expense related to the EGA sponsor note was $237 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
The balance of the Short-term notes payable - related party on the consolidated balance sheets was $22,455 and $18,939 as of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.
Issuance of Senior Secured Note
On January 26, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), FlyExclusive Jet Share, LLC (the “Borrower”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of LGM, which is the operating company of flyExclusive, Inc. (the “Company,” and together with LGM as guarantors; in such capacity, the “Parent Guarantors”) entered into a Senior Secured Note (the “Note”) with ETG FE LLC (a related party of the Company through its affiliation with the EGA Sponsor), as the initial holder of the Note (the “Noteholder”), Kroll Agency Services, Limited, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and Kroll Trustee Services, Limited, (the “Collateral Agent”).
The Note covers borrowings of an aggregate principal amount of up to approximately $25,773 , up to $25,000 of which is to finance the purchase or refinancing of aircraft relating to the Company’s fractional ownership program (the “Revolving Loan”). The Note matures on January 26, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”), at which time the aggregate outstanding principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest (including accrued and unpaid fees and expenses) payable under the Note shall be due and payable. The full amount available for borrowings under the Note has been funded by the placement thereof into a cash escrow account, which will be released to the Borrower upon the satisfaction of certain conditions precedent contained in the Note. The Borrower may re-borrow repaid funds up until the Maturity Date unless it chooses to permanently reduce the borrowing availability under the Note and pays a prepayment premium equal to (i) if prior to January 26, 2025, the make-whole fee as detailed in the Note, or (ii) thereafter, the outstanding principal amount being prepaid multiplied by 3.00 %.
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Following the occurrence of any Prepayment Event (as defined in the Note), at the option of the then majority Noteholders, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts in cash necessary to pay the Note in full. A Prepayment Event is the occurrence of any of the following: (i) a Change in Control (as defined in the Note); (ii) the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries incurring debt to refinance the Note; or (iii) the Borrower or any of its subsidiaries incurring debt in violation of the Note. A Change in Control is the occurrence of any of the following: (i) Thomas James Segrave, Jr. (the “Personal Guarantor”) ceasing to directly or indirectly own, free and clear of all liens or other encumbrances, at least 51 % of the outstanding voting equity interests of the Company on a fully diluted basis; (ii) the Company ceasing to own, directly or indirectly, less than 100 % of the outstanding equity interests of LGM; (iii) LGM ceasing to own, directly or indirectly, less than 100 % of the outstanding equity interests of the Borrower; (iv) the occurrence of any “change of control” or similar provision under any agreement governing debt of the Parent Guarantors, the Borrower, or any of their respective subsidiaries; or (v) a sale, lease or other disposition (including by casualty or condemnation) of all, substantially all, or more than 50 % of the consolidated assets of the Parent Guarantors, the Borrower, and their respective subsidiaries.
The Note carries an interest rate of 3.00 % per annum for the outstanding principal amount on deposit in the cash escrow account and 13.00 % per annum for the outstanding principal amount that is withdrawn and released to the Borrower. All accrued and unpaid interest is due and payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar month (a “Payment Date”), commencing with the last day of the first calendar month following the first borrowing date and continuing until payment in full. On each Payment Date, the Borrower shall make a payment of the outstanding principal amount equal to 1.00 % of each advance amount withdrawn from the cash escrow account and released to the Borrower and that has been outstanding for more than thirty (30 ) days.
The obligations of the Borrower under the Note are secured on a first lien basis by the Collateral (as defined in the Security Agreement (as defined in the Note), and consisting generally of all sale proceeds from the disposition of fractional interests in aircraft or whole aircraft, certain rights in aircraft and all deposit accounts of the Borrower), and on a second lien basis by the pledged membership interests of the Borrower held by LGM. The Note includes customary affirmative and negative covenants, including certain limitations on the incurrence of additional indebtedness and liens, as well as usual and customary events of default for notes of this nature.
The obligations of the Borrower under the Note are guaranteed by the Parent Guarantors and by the Personal Guarantor. As of the date that these condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) were available to be issued, the Company has drawn $25,643 under the Note. As of September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023 unamortized debt issuance cost related to the Senior Secured Note was $638 and $0 , respectively.
Total interest expense related to the Senior Secured Note was $962 and $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively and total interest expense related to the Senior Secured Note was $2,450 and $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
Other Transactions with Related Parties
The Company is a guarantor to a term note, dated January 29, 2021, between Sea Jay, LLC and a financial institution where the initial principal balance is in the amount of $11,900 . Sea Jay, LLC is wholly owned by LGMV.
The Company is a guarantor to two term notes, dated February 25, 2022 and November 17, 2023, between Kinston Jet Center, LLC and a financial institution where the initial principal balances are in the amounts of $5,280 and $1,800 , respectively.
On September 14, 2023, the Company exercised its repurchase option on a 50 % interest of an aircraft co-owned with Peter Hopper, Director, which resulted in the termination of an aircraft lease with DH Aviation, LLC and subsequent purchase of 50 % of the underlying aircraft. This purchase option was settled with a cashless transaction, in which the Company received the aircraft interest in exchange for settling $1,650 of trade receivables the seller had with the Company. The nature of this transaction was agreed upon in the early stages of the relationship.
On December 15, 2023, the Company distributed 100 % of the equity interests in its wholly-owned subsidiary, JS Longitude, LLC ("JS Longitude"), to the Existing Equityholders, and concurrent with this distribution the Existing Equityholders transferred these equity interests to LGMV. The Company will continue to lease the aircraft held by JS Longitude for Segrave's business and personal use at a rate of $200 per month. In conjunction with the transfer, $16,004 in debt related to the purchase of the aircraft held by JS Longitude was transferred to LGMV.
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23. Commitments and Contingencies
Legal Proceedings
flyExclusive Litigation
On June 30, 2023, Exclusive Jets, LLC (“flyExclusive”) served Wheels Up Partners, LLC (“WUP”) a Notice of Termination of the parties’ Fleet Guaranteed Revenue Program Agreement, dated November 1, 2021 (the “GRP Agreement”) following material breaches of the GRP Agreement by WUP, including WUP’s failure to pay outstanding amounts owed to flyExclusive under the GRP Agreement. Subsequently, on July 5, 2023, WUP filed a lawsuit against flyExclusive in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Initial Lawsuit”), alleging that flyExclusive breached the GRP Agreement and the implied duty of good faith and fair dealing therein by wrongfully terminating the GRP Agreement. WUP contends that flyExclusive did not have a right to terminate the GRP Agreement, that the termination was thus ineffective, and instead constituted a material breach of the GRP Agreement. WUP alleges this gave WUP the right to terminate the GRP Agreement, which WUP alleges it has done. WUP seeks compensatory damages in an unspecified amount and attorney’s fees and costs.
On August 23, 2023, prior to flyExclusive filing a responsive pleading in the Initial Lawsuit, WUP voluntarily dismissed the Initial Lawsuit. That same day, WUP re-filed the same lawsuit against flyExclusive in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County Of New York (the “State Lawsuit”). On September 12, 2023, flyExclusive removed the State Lawsuit to the Southern District of New York (the “Court”), where the lawsuit is currently pending as case number 1:23-cv-08077-VSB. On September 19, 2023, flyExclusive filed a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction or, in the alternative, motion to transfer the lawsuit to the U.S District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina (“Motion to Dismiss”). On October 9, 2023, WUP filed a motion to remand the State Lawsuit back to state court (“Motion to Remand”) contending that the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction because there is not complete diversity of citizenship between the parties. WUP’s Motion to Remand and flyExclusive’s Motion to Dismiss are pending before the Court.
On October 31, 2024, flyExclusive filed an answer denying that WUP is entitled to any of the relief sought by WUP, and also filed a Counterclaim for breach of contract against WUP seeking damages in excess of $75,000 . The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact of these events and an estimate cannot be made at this time.
Other Litigation
The Company is subject to certain claims and contingent liabilities that arise in the normal course of business. While we do not expect that the ultimate resolution of any of these pending actions will have a material effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or cash flows, litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties. As such, there can be no assurance that any pending legal action, which we currently believe to be immaterial, does not become material in the future.
Repurchase Contingencies
The Company has entered into sale and leaseback transactions in the ordinary course of business (see Note 6, "Variable Interest Entities"), and the Company has certain repurchase contingencies at the option of the lessors. These transactions typically require the aircraft lessor to provide the Company with formal notice of the exercise of the put option associated with the lease no later than 60 or 90 days in advance of the end of the lease term, with the aircraft repurchase to occur at the end of the lease term. Each lease with an associated put option has a lease term of typically 5 to 10 years from the date the aircraft is added by the FAA to the Company’s Charter Certificate Operation Specifications, and occasionally has a lease term beginning on the effective date of the lease agreement or the date the aircraft is delivered to the Company. Additionally, the put option purchase price is typically reduced dollar for dollar by the amount of each monthly payment or flight credit over the course of the lease term, but not reduced below a certain threshold.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)
The following is a schedule by years of future repurchase contingencies under the leases as of nine months ended September 30, 2024:
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24. Stockholders’ Equity / Members' Deficit and Noncontrolling Interests
On December 27, 2023, in connection with the closing of the Merger, the Company entered into the Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Charter"). The total number of shares of all classes of stock the Company is authorized to issue pursuant to the Charter is 350,000,000 shares, consisting of the following:
Preferred Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock at a par value of $0.0001 50,510
Issuance of Series A Preferred Temporary Equity and Warrants
On March 4, 2024, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with EnTrust Emerald (Cayman) LP (a related party of the Company through its affiliation with the EGA Sponsor) pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to EnTrust Emerald (Cayman) LP 25,000 shares of Series A non-convertible redeemable preferred stock ("Series A Preferred Stock"), par value $0.0001 per share, with an initial stated value of $1 (one-thousand dollars) per share.
The Series A Preferred Stock does not entitle the holder to vote on any matters submitted to the Company's stockholders for approval except as otherwise required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), other applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, or the Series A Certificate of Designation. In any case in which the holders shall be entitled to vote pursuant to the DGCL, other applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, or the Series A Certificate of Designation, each holder will be entitled to one vote with respect to such matter per share of Series A Preferred Stock.
Each share of Series A Preferred Stock shall accrue dividends on a daily basis in arrears beginning on the date of issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock at the applicable dividend rate then in effect (the “Dividend Rate”). From and after the issuance date until the first-year anniversary of the issuance date, the Dividend Rate for the Series A Preferred Stock is 10.00 % per annum. From and after the first-year anniversary of the issuance date until the second-year anniversary of the issuance date, the Dividend Rate for the Series A Preferred Stock is 12.00 % per annum. From and after the second-year anniversary of the issuance date until the third-year anniversary of the issuance date, the Dividend Rate is 14.00 % per annum. From and after the third-year anniversary of the issuance date, the Dividend Rate is 16.00 % per annum.
Dividends are due and payable annually in arrears on March 4 (the “Dividend Payment Date”) by either (A) cash payment or (B) to the extent not declared and paid in cash on the Dividend Payment Date, automatically compounded; provided that, the Company may not declare and pay in cash any dividends prior to the third Dividend Payment Date. On the third Dividend Payment Date, the Company must declare and pay at least 43 % of the dividends in cash, and with respect to each subsequent Dividend Payment Date, the Company must pay 100 % of the dividends in cash.
We have recorded both an accretion of dividends payable of $1,458 on Series A Preferred Stock, which equates to $58.32 per share, as well as amortization of discount of $173 and $611 for the three and nine months ended September 30,
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2024 . These amounts are recorded as an accretion to temporary equity and a reduction in the accumulated deficit within the condensed consolidated statements of shareholders' equity (deficit) / members' equity (deficit) and temporary equity (unaudited).
With respect to (a) payment of dividends, (b) distribution of assets and (c) all other liquidation, winding up, dissolution, dividend and redemption rights, the Series A Preferred Stock shall rank senior in priority of payment to all Junior Stock (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation) in any liquidation, dissolution, winding up or distribution of the Company, and junior to any existing or future secured or unsecured debt and other liabilities (including trade payables) of the Company and any Senior Stock (as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation).
After the first-year anniversary of the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, to the extent not prohibited by law, the Company may elect to redeem all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any portion thereof, for cash at a redemption price per share as detailed in the Series A Certificate of Designation. After the fifth-year anniversary of the issuance of the Series A Preferred Stock, each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock may elect to require the Company to redeem all of its outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any portion thereof, for cash at a redemption price per share as detailed in the Series A Certificate of Designation. The Series A Certificate of Designation also describes events triggering mandatory redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock, including a Bankruptcy Event or a Change of Control Event, each as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation.
The prior written consent of the holders of a majority of the then outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock is required for the Company to effect certain enumerated actions in the Series A Certificate of Designation for so long as any shares of Series A Preferred Stock are outstanding.
The Series A Preferred Stock features certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, 25,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock subject to possible redemption are presented within temporary equity on the condensed consolidated statements of shareholders' equity (deficit) / members' equity (deficit) and temporary equity (unaudited).
In connection with the securities purchase agreement, on March 4, 2024, EnTrust Emerald (Cayman) LP was issued a Series A Penny Warrant to purchase shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 . This warrant granted the holder the right to purchase shares of Common Stock in an aggregate amount equal to one and one-half (1½) percent of the outstanding Common Stock on a fully diluted basis (the “Share Count Cap”), calculated in accordance with the terms of the warrant agreement, at an exercise price of $0.01 per share. See Note 18 "Warrant Liabilities" for additional information regarding these warrants.
Issuance of Series B Preferred Temporary Equity and Warrants
On August 8, 2024 the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with EnTrust Emerald (Cayman) LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“EnTrust”), and the EGA Sponsor (collectively with EnTrust, the “Purchasers”) (related parties of the Company through its affiliation with the EGA Sponsor), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchasers an aggregate of 25,510 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), and Series B Penny Warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The Company issued 20,408 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and a Series B Penny Warrant to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock to EnTrust on the Initial Closing Date and received gross proceeds of approximately $20.4 million. Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, on August 14, 2024 (the "Subsequent Closing Date"), the Company (i) issued the remaining 5,102 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and a Series B Penny Warrant to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock to EG Sponsor and (ii) received additional gross proceeds of approximately $5.1 million on the Subsequent Closing Date.
Except as otherwise required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), other applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, or the Series B Certificate of Designation, holders of Series B Preferred Stock are not entitled to any vote on matters submitted to the Company’s stockholders for approval. In any case in which the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote pursuant to the DGCL, other applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, or the Series B Certificate of Designation, each holder will be entitled to one vote with respect to such matter per share of Series B Preferred Stock.
Each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall accrue dividends on a daily basis in arrears beginning on the Initial Issue Date at the applicable dividend rate then in effect (the “Dividend Rate”). From and after the Initial Issue Date, the Dividend Rate for Series B Preferred Stock shall be 12.00 % per annum. From and after February 1, 2025 until July 31,
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2025, the Dividend Rate for Series B Preferred Stock shall be 16.00 % per annum. From and after August 1, 2025, the Dividend Rate for Series B Preferred Stock shall be 20.00 % per annum.
Dividends will be due and payable quarterly in arrears on the first Trading Day of each fiscal quarter of the Issuer (the “Dividend Payment Date”) by either (A) cash payment or (B) to the extent not declared and paid in cash on the Dividend Payment Date, automatically compounded; provided that, the Company may not declare and pay in cash any dividends prior to the first quarter of the Fiscal Year 2025 Dividend Payment Date. On the Dividend Payment Date with respect to the first fiscal quarter of the Fiscal Year 2025, the Company must declare and pay 50 % of the dividends with respect to the period commencing February 1, 2025 and ending March 31, 2025 in cash. On the Dividend Payment Date with respect to the second fiscal quarter of the Fiscal Year 2025, the Company must declare and pay 50 % of the dividends with respect to the full Dividend Period (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation) with respect to such quarter in cash. On the Dividend Payment Date with respect to the third fiscal quarter of the Fiscal Year 2025, the Company must declare and pay 50 % of the dividends with respect to the period commencing July 1, 2025 and ending July 31, 2025 in cash, and the Company must declare and pay 100 % of the dividends with respect to the period commencing August 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2025 in cash. Thereafter, on each subsequent Dividend Payment Date, the Company must declare and pay 100 % of the dividends in cash.
With respect to (a) payment of dividends, (b) distribution of assets and (c) all other liquidation, winding up, dissolution, dividend and redemption rights, Series B Preferred Stock shall rank senior in priority of payment to all Junior Stock (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation) in any liquidation, dissolution, winding up or distribution of the Company, on a parity with the Parity Stock (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation), and junior to any existing or future secured or unsecured debt and other liabilities (including trade payables) of the Company and any Senior Stock (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation).
From and after August 8, 2025 until the Automatic Conversion Date, each holder of Series B Preferred Stock may elect to require the Company to redeem all of its outstanding shares of Series B Preferred Stock, or any portion thereof, for cash at a redemption price per share as detailed in the Series B Certificate of Designation. The Series B Certificate of Designation also describes events triggering mandatory redemption of Series B Preferred Stock, including a Bankruptcy Event or a Change of Control Event, each as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation.
Each share of Series B Preferred Stock will automatically convert into a number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock on the earlier of December 31, 2025 and the closing of the Subsequent Capital Raise (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation) (the “Automatic Conversion Date”) at an initial conversion price of $5.00 (“Conversion Price”), subject to adjustment as provided in the Series B Certificate of Designation (including adjustments due to anti-dilution provisions). In the event that the VWAP on the Trading Day (each as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation) immediately preceding the Automatic Conversion Date is less than the Conversion Price, the Conversion Rate (as defined in the Series B Certificate of Designation) with respect to each share of Series B Preferred Stock will be increased by the requisite number of shares of Common Stock such that the value of the shares of Common Stock issuable in respect of the initial stated value of each share of Series B Preferred Stock equals $1,000.00 (subject to adjustment). No fractional shares will be issued upon conversion; rather any fractional share will be rounded down to the nearest whole share.
The Series B Penny Warrant is exercisable beginning on the issue date and until the fifth anniversary of the issue date with an exercise price of $0.01 per share. The Series B Penny Warrants were deemed to be equity-classified instruments and were recorded within additional paid-in capital as of the issuance dates of the Series B Preferred Stock.
Class A Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 200,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of September 30, 2024, there were 18,199,586
Class B Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock at a par value of $0.0001 per share. As of September 30, 2024, there were 59,930,000 one share of Class A Common Stock or cash, at the election of the Board. For each LGM Common Unit that is redeemed, one Class B Common Stock will be automatically cancelled.
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Common Stock Voting Rights
The holders of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will vote together as a single class on all matters submitted to the stockholders for their vote or approval except as required by law or as provided in the Charter.
Common Stock Dividends
The holders of Class A Common Stock will be entitled to receive dividends, if declared by the Board, out of the assets of the Company that are available at the time and in the amounts as the Board in its discretion may determine. With respect to stock dividends, holders of Class A Common Stock must receive shares of Class A Common Stock. The holders of Class B Common Stock will not have any right to receive dividends other than stock dividends consisting of shares of Class B Common Stock, in each case paid proportionally with respect to each outstanding share of Class B Common Stock.
Common Stock Liquidation
Upon the Company's voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution, the holders of all classes of Common Stock are entitled to their respective par value, and the holders of Class A Common Stock will then be entitled to share ratably in those assets that are legally available for distribution to stockholders after payment of liabilities and subject to the prior rights of any holders of preferred stock then outstanding. Other than their par value, the holders of Class B Common Stock will not have any right to receive a distribution upon a liquidation or dissolution of the Company.
Treasury Stock
On December 26, 2023, the underwriter purchased 75,000 shares of EGA Class A common stock on behalf of the Company. The shares were purchased by the underwriter from a public stockholder that elected to reverse its redemption of 75,000 shares of EGA Class A common stock. The shares were purchased for a total purchase price of $818 ($10.90 per share) and the underwriter received reimbursement of $800 from EGA’s Trust Account on December 27, 2023, as well as reimbursement for the remaining $18 from the Company on January 2, 2024. Simultaneously with the closing of the Merger, the 75,000 shares of EGA Class A common stock were automatically exchanged for shares of non-redeemable flyExclusive, Inc. Class A Common Stock and 73,600 shares (out of the above-mentioned 75,000 shares) were granted to employees of the Company as compensation for services provided (the grant date for the 73,600 shares was determined to be December 27, 2023). The shares of flyExclusive Class A Common Stock were fully vested upon grant. As of December 31, 2023, all 75,000 shares were still legally considered to be owned by the underwriter. On January 2, 2024, the 75,000 shares were transferred from the underwriter to the Company, at which time the Company became the owner of record. On January 9, 2024, 73,600 shares were transferred from flyExclusive, Inc.’s ownership to the employee grantees and these 73,600 shares all had flyExclusive employees listed as the owners of record. The 1,400 shares of Class A Common Stock not issued to employees were still held by the Company and classified as treasury stock as of September 30, 2024.
Events Related to the Amended Underwriting Agreement
On May 10, 2024, the Company filed a registration statement on amended Form S-1, subsequently amended, that was declared effective on September 20, 2024, to register (a) the issuance of up to an aggregate of 2,521,569 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of our Public Warrants and (b) the resale from time to time of (i) up to an aggregate of 15,545,274 outstanding shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) 4,333,333 Private Placement Warrants, (iii) up to an aggregate of 4,333,333 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of the Private Placement Warrants, and (iv) up to an aggregate of 59,930,000 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the redemption of LGM Common Units.
Noncontrolling Interest
The Company held a controlling interest in several entities that are not wholly-owned as described above (see Note 6, "Variable Interest Entities") and net income or net loss of such entities is allocated on a straight percentage basis based on the given terms of each entity’s operating agreement (see percentage below). Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 was $653 and $(6,997 ), and $(2,503 ) and $(6,762 ), respectively.
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As of September 30, 2024, the noncontrolling interests in the Company’s consolidated entities are comprised of the following (12 entities):
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On March 26, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with the noncontrolling interests of certain controlled and consolidated aircraft leasing entities to exchange ownership interests involving seven aircraft and their related entities. The purpose of the transactions was to give the Company 100 % ownership of certain aircraft. These transfers are accounted for as equity transactions and no
As of December 31, 2023, the noncontrolling interests in the Company’s consolidated entities were comprised of the following (11 entities):
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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest
The redeemable noncontrolling interest relates to the 59,930,000 LGM Common Units held by the Class B Common Stockholders. On the Closing Date of the merger (Refer to Note 4 "Merger"), the redeemable noncontrolling interest was established and calculated as the product of its ownership percentage in the Company on the Closing Date, and the carrying value of the LGM net liabilities immediately prior to the Closing Date. This resulted in a negative initial carrying value of $35,525 at December 31, 2023, presented within temporary equity on the condensed consolidated statements of shareholders' equity (deficit) / members' equity (deficit) and temporary equity (unaudited).
The redeemable noncontrolling interest is not redeemable until the one year anniversary date of the Closing Date, or December 27, 2024; however, as of its establishment on the Closing Date it was probable of becoming redeemable as its potential future redemption was only dependent upon the passage of time. Therefore, the subsequent measurement of the redeemable noncontrolling interest at each reporting date is determined as the higher of (1) the initial carrying value, increased or decreased for the redeemable noncontrolling interest's share of net income or loss, or (2) the redemption value.
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited) (continued)
In determining the measurement method of redemption value, the Company elected to accrete changes in the redemption value over the period from the date of issuance (the Closing Date) to the earliest redemption date (December 27, 2024) of the instrument using the interest method. Changes in the redemption value are considered to be changes in accounting estimates
As of both September 30, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the Company held a 22 22
The net loss attributable to the redeemable noncontrolling interest for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $18,515 and $60,715 , respectively.
Changes in the carrying value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest for the period from the nine months through September 30, 2024 were as follows:
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25. Subsequent Events
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read together with our financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Report. Management’s discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements, such as statements of our plans, objectives, expectations, and intentions. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements. When used, the words “believe,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “target,” “estimate,” “expect” and the like, and/or future tense or conditional constructions (“will,” “may,” “could,” “should,” etc.), or similar expressions, identify these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties including those under "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements" elsewhere in this Report and “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements in this Report. Our actual results and the timing of events could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of several factors. We do not undertake any obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the filing date of this Report.
Overview of Our Business
flyExclusive is a premier owner and operator of curated private aviation experiences dedicated to surpassing passenger expectations for quality, convenience, and safety. Our mission is to be the world’s most vertically integrated private aviation company through capital-efficient program growth, an industry-leading pricing model, optimal dispatch availability, in-house training, and a controlled premium customer experience on modernized aircraft. As of September 30, 2024, we had 88 aircraft in our owned and leased fleet that includes light, midsize, super-midsize, and large jets. As one of the nation’s largest Citation operators, flyExclusive has curated a versatile fleet of Citation CJ3 / CJ3+, Citation Excel / XLS / XLS+, Citation Encore+, Citation Sovereign, Citation X, and Challenger 350 aircraft. We have a long track record of success and growth across a full range of industry services. Our core competitive advantage is the purpose-built, in-house control of decisions and processes needed to operate a successful private aviation company through a range of market environments.
We have a diversified and evolving business model generating charter revenue through our jet club membership program, guaranteed revenue program (“GRP”, which ended in June 2023), fractional program, and maintenance, repair, and overhaul (“MRO”) program. Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer review the financial information presented on a consolidated basis, and accordingly, we operate under one reportable segment, which is charter aviation services.
Jet club revenue is generated from flight operations as well as membership fees. Jet club members are guaranteed access to our fleet of light, midsize and super-midsize aircraft. New members pay a minimum deposit of $0.1 million up to a maximum of $0.5 million depending on their level of membership. Membership levels determine the daily rate a member is charged for future flights. Membership and incidental fees are also applied against a member’s account. The initial and all subsequent deposits to replenish the member’s account are non-refundable.
GRP revenue is derived from contracts with wholesale customers whereby the customer commits to utilize a specified minimum number of hours per quarter in exchange for guaranteed access to aircraft. Each aircraft requires a deposit that is recorded on the balance sheet. Revenue is billed weekly and guaranteed based on contract rates for light, midsize, and super-midsize aircraft. Contract terms allow us to bill for ancillary services based on the circumstances of a flight. Rates are assessed each quarter to account for changes in fuel cost. We did not derive any revenue from GRP subsequent to June 30, 2023 and do not anticipate future revenue from GRP. See discussion of the termination of the GRP Agreement in the following section.
Fractional ownership members purchase a fractional ownership interest in an aircraft for a contractual term of up to five years, which grants the member access to our light, midsize and super mid-size fleets. Fractional members pay daily and hourly rates for each flight. The first stage of the fractional revenue stream is the pre-owner stage where the member signs a letter of intent and interim use agreement, which may be before the aircraft is available. At this time, the member pays two deposits: one deposit is towards the purchase of the fractional interest and the second deposit is to have the ability to use the fleet in the interim period prior to owning the fractional interest. Upon completion of enrollment in the program, fractional members who purchase new aircraft obtain ownership when the aircraft is delivered, expected to be approximately one year from when the aircraft is ordered from the manufacturer. Fractional members have the ability to advance ownership if they purchase an interest in one of our pre-owned fractional aircraft. Once the transfer of interest in
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the aircraft is complete, the member becomes a fractional owner in the aircraft. With the transfer of interest, flyExclusive is still able to utilize these aircraft to service other channels, providing us with a capital-light way to grow our fleet.
Our MRO program services include 24/7 maintenance, interior, and exterior refurbishment services to third parties in addition to maintaining our own fleet. MRO revenue is recognized over time based on the cost of parts and supplies inventory consumed and labor hours worked for each service provided. Any billing for MRO services that exceeds revenue earned to date is included in deferred revenue on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited).
On September 2, 2024, the Company entered into an Aircraft Management Services Agreement (the “Volato Agreement”) with Volato Group, Inc. (“Volato”). Pursuant to the Volato Agreement, Volato engaged the Company as an independent contractor to provide certain aircraft management services and agreed that the Company will be the exclusive provider of such services to Volato. As consideration payable to the Company for providing the services, the Company will be entitled to retain the excess of revenue collected over expenses in connection with its delivery of services under the Volato Agreement.
The Volato Agreement has a term of twelve months and may be terminated by the Company immediately upon a material breach of the Agreement by Volato or upon 30 days’ written notice to Volato. Volato may terminate the Agreement immediately upon a material breach of the Agreement by the Company. During the term of the Agreement, certain Volato employees will provide consulting services to the Company, including consulting services related to software development, sales, and other professional services. The cost to the Company of these consulting services will be the current salaries and benefit costs of the Volato employees engaged to provide the services, plus reasonable out-of-pocket expenses. Volato has also agreed to grant the Company a non-exclusive license to Volato’s proprietary software pursuant to the terms and conditions of a mutually agreeable software license, with a license fee equal to the documented, out-of-pocket expenses incurred by Volato with third-party vendors and only to the extent related solely and directly to the software. Under the terms of the agreement, the Company will manage flight operations, sales and expenses of Volato’s fleet, consisting of 13 fully fractionalized aircraft, 8 leased aircraft and 4 managed aircraft. The aircraft will remain on Volato's Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") certificate until they are potentially moved to the Company's FAA certificate.
Key Factors Affecting Results of Operations
We believe that the following factors have affected our financial condition and results of operations and are expected to continue to have a significant effect:
Economic Conditions
If demand for private aviation services were to decrease, it could result in slower jet club growth, members declining to renew their memberships and reduced interest in the fractional and partnership programs, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, our customers may consider private air travel through our products and services to be a luxury item, especially when compared to commercial air travel or not traveling by air at all. As a result, any general downturn in economic, business and financial conditions which has an adverse effect on our customers’ spending habits could cause them to travel less frequently and, to the extent they travel, to travel using commercial air carriers or other means considered to be more economical than our products and services. In addition, in cases where significant hours of private flight are needed, many of the companies and high-net-worth individuals to whom we provide products and services have the financial ability to purchase their own aircraft or operate their own corporate flight department should they elect to do so.
Competition
Many of the markets in which we operate are competitive as a result of the expansion of existing private aircraft operators, expanding private aircraft ownership and alternatives such as luxury commercial airline service. We compete against a number of private aviation operators with different business models, and local and regional private charter operators. Factors that affect competition in our industry include price, reliability, safety, regulations, professional reputation, aircraft availability, equipment, the quality, consistency and ease of service, willingness and ability to serve specific airports or regions and investment requirements. Our competitors might capture a share of our present or potential customer base, which could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.
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Pilot Availability and Attrition
In recent years, we have experienced significant volatility in our attrition, including volatility resulting from training delays, pilot wage and bonus increases with other industry participants and the growth of cargo, low-cost and ultra-low-cost airlines. In prior periods, these factors, at times, caused our pilot attrition rates to be higher than our ability to hire and retain replacement pilots. If our attrition rates are higher than our ability to hire and retain replacement pilots, our operations and financial results could be materially and adversely affected.
Wheels Up (“WUP”) Termination
On June 30, 2023, we served WUP a Notice of Termination of the parties’ Fleet Guaranteed Revenue Program Agreement, dated November 1, 2021 (the “GRP Agreement”). As a result of the termination, the GRP program did not generate revenue following the date of the GRP Agreement’s termination, which had a material impact on the financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2023. For some time prior to the termination of the GRP Agreement we were planning, for the strategic reasons of avoiding excessive reliance on a single customer and shifting towards focusing on wholesale and contractual retail customers, to scale down business with WUP, and we had already reflected scaled down revenue accordingly in our publicly disclosed projections. However, the termination of the GRP Agreement might have a material impact on the financial statements beyond 2023 until we are able to successfully effectuate this planned strategic shift and replace the revenue lost from the termination of the GRP Agreement. Additionally, as of June 27, 2023, WUP accounted for $15.7 million in receivables, which was a significant majority of total receivables at that time. When the agreement with WUP was terminated on June 30, 2023 the receivable balances were eliminated, as allowable under relevant accounting standards, by being applied against existing deposits held under the GRP Agreement. The GRP Agreement provided for an orderly draw down period of the designated aircraft at a maximum of two aircraft per month. The Company submitted a bill for monies due under the GRP Agreement during the draw down period through July 31, 2024. Billed but unrecorded amounts through September 30, 2024 totaled $59.0 million.
See the section entitled “Risk Factors — Risks Relating to LGM - On June 30, 2023, we terminated our agreement with Wheels Up that accounted for a significant portion of our total revenues the past two years. Such termination could have an adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition if we fail to materially replace the revenue derived from Wheels Up moving forward as expected” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023 and Note 23 "Commitments and Contingencies" of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report, for more information on the WUP termination.
Fleet Modernization
During the fourth quarter of 2023, we began the process of modernizing our fleet. Our plan is to sell a portion of our fleet that is older and non-performing and replace those aircraft with newer models, which will grant our customers access to newer aircraft. In connection with this effort, within the first nine months of 2024, we recorded a portion of the fleet as being held for sale. We expect the fleet modernization to take place over the next two years and do not anticipate a material decline to revenue as we will replace sold models with the newer aircraft which offer increased availability and operating efficiency.
Business Impact of COVID-19
In March 2020, the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. During the first half of 2020, in order to minimize the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our operating costs and cash flows we took a number of temporary actions, including offering voluntary furloughs to our employees, implementing a mandatory reduction in all work schedules and delaying certain planned initiatives and internal investments. Since that time, we have reduced or eliminated the majority of these temporary actions. However, as a result of the increased rate of COVID-19 spread during a portion of the fourth quarter of 2021 and into the first quarter of 2022, flight volumes were negatively impacted, primarily due to a combination of customer cancellations, access to third-party supply and reduced crew availability resulting from COVID-19 exposure. These negative impacts could occur again at any time. Moving forward, however, we believe that COVID-19 pandemic has led to a shift in consumer prioritization of wellness and safety, with private aviation viewed increasingly by those in the addressable market as a health-conscious decision rather than a discretionary luxury. We believe this will translate into an increase in flight demand over time.
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CARES Act
On March 27, 2020, the CARES Act was signed into law. The CARES Act provided the airline industry with up to (i) $25.0 billion in grants with assurances the support is to be used exclusively for employee salaries, wages and benefits, and (ii) $25.0 billion in secured loans.
We applied to the Treasury for assistance under the Payroll Support Program and the Paycheck Protection Program as established by the CARES Act. We were awarded $23.6 million to support ongoing operations, all of which has been received.
The CARES Act support payments were conditioned, including certain restrictions on executive and other employee compensation and severance through April 1, 2023, and certain ongoing reporting obligations through April 1, 2023. While we believe that we are fully compliant with all requirements of the CARES Act and the Payroll Support Program Agreements, including the requirement to use the awards only for payment of certain employment costs (i.e. wages, salaries and benefits), if we were found to be not in compliance with such requirements, the Treasury has sole discretion to impose any remedy it deems appropriate, including requiring full repayment of the awards with appropriate interest. The imposition of any such remedy could have a material and adverse effect on our financial condition.
The CARES Act also provides an Employee Retention Credit (“ERC”) program. The goal of the ERC program is to encourage employers to retain and continue paying employees during periods of pandemic-related reduction in business volume even if those employees are not actually working, and therefore, are not providing a service to the employer. Under the Act, eligible employers could take credits up to 70% of qualified wages with a limit of $7 thousand per employee per quarter for the first three quarters of calendar year 2021. In order to qualify for the ERC in 2021, organizations generally have to experience a more than 20% decrease in gross receipts in the quarter compared to the same quarter in calendar year 2019 or its operations are fully or partially suspended during a calendar quarter due to “orders from an appropriate governmental authority limiting commerce, travel, or group meetings (for commercial, social, religious, or other purposes)” due to COVID-19. The credit is taken against our share of Social Security Tax when our payroll provider files, or subsequently amends the applicable quarterly employer tax filings.
As of September 30, 2024, we had applied for $9.5 million and received $9.0 million of ERC. Our legal counsel has issued a legal opinion that we, more likely than not, qualified for the ERC. However, it remains uncertain whether we meet the qualifications required to receive the ERC. Therefore, the balance was included in accrued expenses and other current liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets should we be required to potentially repay the ERC.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to our results of operations below, we report certain key financial measures that are not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP.
These non-GAAP financial measures are an addition, and not a substitute for or superior to, measures of financial performance prepared in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as an alternative to any performance measures derived in accordance with GAAP. We believe that these non-GAAP financial measures of financial results provide useful supplemental information to investors about us. However, there are a number of limitations related to the use of these non-GAAP financial measures and their nearest GAAP equivalents, including that they exclude significant expenses that are required by GAAP to be recorded in our financial measures. In addition, other companies may calculate non-GAAP financial measures differently or may use other measures to calculate their financial performance, and therefore, our non-GAAP financial measures might not be directly comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Adjusted EBITDA
We calculate Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) adjusted for (i) interest income (expense), (ii) income tax expense, (iii) depreciation and amortization, (iv) equity-based compensation, (v) dividends from redeemable preferred stock, (vi) public company readiness expenses, (vii) non-cash loss on assets held for sale, which represents the impairment charges recognized on assets designated for sale prior to their disposal, (viii) realized losses on aircraft sold as part of fleet modernization efforts, (ix) gain on forgiveness of CARES Act Loan, (x) change in fair value of derivative liability, and (xi) change in fair value of warrant liabilities.
We include Adjusted EBITDA as a supplemental measure for assessing operating performance in conjunction with related GAAP amounts and for the following:
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•Strategic internal planning, annual budgeting, allocating resources and making operating decisions.
•Historical period-to-period comparisons of our business, as it removes the effect of certain non-cash expenses and expenses and revenue unrelated to our core ongoing business.
The following table reconciles Adjusted EBITDA to net loss, the most directly comparable GAAP measure (in thousands):
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Net loss | $ | (84,980) | $ | (30,451) | |||||||
| Add (deduct): | |||||||||||
| Interest income | (3,419) | (2,989) | |||||||||
| Interest expense | 15,940 | 15,601 | |||||||||
| Income tax benefit | — | — | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 19,283 | 20,176 | |||||||||
| Equity-based Compensation | — | — | |||||||||
| Dividends from redeemable preferred stock | 2,708 | — | |||||||||
Public company readiness expenses(1) | — | 7,506 | |||||||||
| Non-cash loss on assets held for sale | 1,231 | — | |||||||||
Realized (gains)/losses due to fleet modernization(2) | 1,312 | — | |||||||||
| Gain on forgiveness of CARES Act Loan | — | (339) | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | — | 3,577 | |||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 2,179 | — | |||||||||
| Adjusted EBITDA | $ | (45,746) | $ | 13,081 | |||||||
(1)Includes costs primarily associated with compliance and consulting in advance of LGM Enterprises transitioning to a public company as a result of the Merger.
(2)Represents losses incurred on sales of aircraft that the Company previously identified as part of our fleet modernization efforts that are outside of the normal course of business.
Key Operating Metrics
In addition to financial measures, we regularly review certain key operating metrics to evaluate our business, determine the allocation of resources and make decisions regarding business strategies. We believe that these metrics can be useful for understanding the underlying trends in our business. Pursuant to the Volato Agreement, effective September 1, 2024, the Company operated certain legacy Volato aircraft under the Volato certificate. The Company also provided services to Volato legacy members and fractional owners. As a result, we have included the aircraft on Volato's certificate, hours flown on those aircraft, and the members and fractional owners in the operating metrics below for completeness.
The following table summarizes our key operating metrics:
| September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Ending aircraft on certificate | 88 | 100 | |||||||||
| Aircraft operated under the Volato Agreement | 25 | — | |||||||||
Total aircraft operated | 113 | 100 | |||||||||
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| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Members contributing to revenues* | 1,005 | 836 | |||||||||
| Active members | 854 | 747 | |||||||||
| Average aircraft on certificate | 104 | 94 | |||||||||
| Aircraft contributing to revenues | 112 | 98 | |||||||||
| Total flight hours** | 48,862 | 40,561 | |||||||||
| Total hours per aircraft*** | 468 | 431 | |||||||||
| Members per aircraft* | 9 | 9 | |||||||||
*Members contributing to revenues are defined as the number of contractual retail members - club, fractional, and partnership members - that contributed to revenues during the reporting period. GRP customers do not represent contractual retail, and thus are not considered “members”.
**The Company’s historical flight hours for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, without flight hours derived from GRP were as follows: 48,862 hours for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 32,706 hours for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
***The Company’s historical hours per aircraft for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, without flight hours derived from GRP were as follows: 468 hours per aircraft for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 348 hours per aircraft for the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
Members contributing to revenues
We define members contributing to revenues as the number of club, fractional, and partnership members that contributed to revenues during the reporting period. We believe that membership growth is strategically correlated to aircraft additions, and the evolution of our business from non-contractual wholesale customers prior to 2020 to contractually committed members, which provides greater revenue visibility. Due to the nature of our business, we have periods of time in which not every member utilizes our services.
Active Members
We define active members as members that have taken at least one flight during the reporting period.
Average aircraft on certificate
We define average aircraft on certificate as the average number of airworthy aircraft in our fleet as certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) deeming the aircraft operational. We believe that our growth has been fueled by a disciplined, strategic approach to adding aircraft, either via fractional or whole ownership or via lease from a third party. The time between the purchase or lease of an aircraft and the aircraft’s certification is critical because revenue cannot be earned on the aircraft until it is certified by the FAA. Thus, we use average aircraft on certificate as a key operating metric within a given reporting period.
Ending aircraft on certificate
We define ending aircraft on certificate as the number of airworthy aircraft in our fleet as certified by the FAA at the end of a given reporting period. We use ending aircraft on certificate to measure fleet growth in comparison to historical periods.
Aircraft contributing to revenues
We define aircraft contributing to revenues as the number of aircraft on certificate that completed a customer flight leg during the reporting period. Aircraft contributing to revenues during a given reporting period is lower than the number of aircraft on certificate due to unavailable aircraft resulting from maintenance and/or refurbishment.
Total flight hours
We define total flight hours as the actual flight time from the moment of aircraft lift-off at the departure airport until it touches ground at the end of a flight. We believe total flight hours are a useful metric to measure the usage of our programs and the scale of our fleet and revenue growth.
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Total hours per aircraft
We define total hours per aircraft as the total flight hours divided by the average number of aircraft on our operating certificates during the reporting period. We use total hours per aircraft to assess operational efficiency as it pertains to aircraft utilization and mitigation of downtime, which can result from maintenance and/or crew availability.
Members per aircraft
We define members per aircraft as members contributing to revenues divided by aircraft contributing to revenues. We use members per aircraft to control the customer experience through the management of our customer to aircraft ratio. For the nine months ended September 30, 2024, 98.8% of our customers were fulfilled on our fleet without the potential high-cost of reliance of third parties to meet demand. An optimal customer to aircraft ratio allows us to gain a competitive advantage by having sufficient aircraft available to meet member demand and be flexible to backfill unused aircraft for wholesale use.
Components of Results of Our Operations
The key components of our results of operations include:
Revenue
We derive revenue from charter flights, which include our jet club, GRP (until June 30, 2023), fractional programs, wholesale, and retail. We also derive revenue from our MRO services and management fees related to the Volato Agreement.
Customers prepay us in advance for member flights based on contractual rates depending on the type of flight. We then recognize revenue from these prepayments upon completion of a flight.
Jet club members pay an initial non-refundable flight deposit where the amount of the flight deposit impacts the contractual rates paid. We recognize this kind of revenue and membership fees monthly as the Company stands ready to provide flight services as requested by the customer, thereby satisfying our related performance obligation.
Revenue for flights and related services is recognized when such services are provided to the customers. Fluctuations in revenue during any given period in the flights and related services portion of our jet club program are directly correlated to customer demand.
We derive GRP revenue from contracts with wholesale customers whereby the customer commits to purchase a specified minimum number of hours per quarter in exchange for guaranteed access to specific aircraft. The customer pays daily and hourly rates depending upon aircraft type as well as other incidental fees. Although the customer is committed to a minimum number of flight hours per aircraft and a minimum number of aircraft, actual GRP revenue is highly variable as the customer controls the timing, frequency and total volume of usage, sometimes resulting in significant revenue above or below the contractual minimum. We recognize the monthly minimum as revenue ratably over time and any variable consideration generated from flight services above the minimum in the period of performance. We received no GRP revenue after June 30, 2023 due to the termination of the GRP Agreement.
We recognize fractional revenue from the sales of fractional ownership interests in aircraft over the term of the agreement. In certain contracts the customer can require us to repurchase the interest after a fixed period of time but prior to the contractual termination date of the contract. This is accounted for as a right of return. The consideration from the fractional ownership interest, as adjusted for any customer right of return, is recognized over the term of the contract on a straight-line basis. Variable consideration generated from flight services is recognized in the period of performance.
MRO services are comprised of a single performance obligation for aircraft maintenance services such as modifications, repairs and inspections. MRO revenue is recognized over time based on the cost of parts and supplies consumed and labor hours worked for each service provided. Any billing for MRO services that exceeds revenue earned to date is included in deferred revenue on the consolidated balance sheets.
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Costs and expenses
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue primarily consists of direct expenses incurred to provide flight services and facilitate operations, including aircraft lease costs, fuel, payroll expenses including wages and employee benefits for employees directly providing and facilitating flight services, crew travel, insurance, maintenance, subscriptions, and third-party flight costs.
Selling, general and administrative
Selling, general and administrative expense primarily consists of non-flight related employee compensation wages and benefits in our finance, executive, human resources, legal and other administrative functions, employee training, third-party professional fees, corporate travel, advertising, and corporate related lease expenses.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense primarily consists of depreciation of capitalized aircraft. Depreciation and amortization also includes amortization of capitalized software development costs.
Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale
Consists of aircraft sales in excess (gain) or below (loss) their net book value, in addition to the recognized (loss) on aircraft classified as held for sale where the fair value less costs to sell are below (loss) their net book value.
Other income (expense)
Interest income
Interest income consists of interest earned on municipal bond funds and U.S. Treasury bills.
Interest expense
Interest expense primarily consists of interest paid or payable and the amortization of debt discounts and deferred financing costs on our loans.
Change in fair value of derivative liability
Change in fair value of derivative liability reflects the non-cash change in the fair value of our embedded derivatives attributed to our convertible notes.
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities reflects the non-cash change in fair value of our warrant liabilities attributed to our warrants.
Other expense
Other expense consists of dividend income, realized gain/loss on sales of investment securities, and state tax payments.
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Results of Operations
Results of Our Operations for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 compared to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 and 2023 (in thousands, except percentages):
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | Change in | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 235,908 | $ | 239,397 | $ | (3,489) | (1.5 | %) | |||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 215,227 | 193,564 | 21,663 | 11.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 66,674 | 51,957 | 14,717 | 28.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 19,283 | 20,176 | (893) | (4.4 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale | 4,897 | (12,435) | 17,332 | 139.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 306,081 | 253,262 | 52,819 | 20.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (70,173) | (13,865) | (56,308) | (406.1) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 3,419 | 2,989 | 430 | 14.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (15,940) | (15,601) | (339) | (2.2 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on forgiveness of CARES Act loan | — | 339 | (339) | (100.0 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | — | (3,577) | 3,577 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | (2,179) | — | (2,179) | (100.0 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense | (107) | (736) | 629 | 85.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | (14,807) | (16,586) | 1,779 | 10.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (84,980) | (30,451) | (54,529) | (179.1 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | (84,980) | (30,451) | (54,529) | (179.1 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | (60,715) | — | (60,715) | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests | (6,997) | (6,762) | (235) | (3.5 | %) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to flyExclusive, Inc. | $ | (17,268) | $ | (23,689) | $ | 6,421 | 27.1 | % | |||||||||||||||
Revenue
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | Amount | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jet club and charter | $ | 216,503 | $ | 166,168 | $ | 50,335 | 30.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Guaranteed revenue program | — | 66,916 | (66,916) | (100.0) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fractional ownership | 13,599 | 3,281 | 10,318 | 314.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maintenance, repair, and overhaul | 5,255 | 3,032 | 2,223 | 73.3 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aircraft management services | 551 | — | 551 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 235,908 | $ | 239,397 | $ | (3,489) | (1.5 | %) | |||||||||||||||
Jet club and charter revenue increased by $50.3 million, or 30%, to $216.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. Jet club and charter flight hours increased by 47%, partially offset by a 11% decrease in effective hourly rates during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023.
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GRP revenue decreased by $66.9 million, or 100%, to $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was due to the termination of the WUP agreement that occurred on June 30, 2023, resulting in no GRP revenue during 2024.
Fractional ownership revenue increased by $10.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to fractional membership growth.
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul revenue increased by $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to an increase in external services for outside customers.
Aircraft management services revenue increased by $0.6 million, or 100%, from $0 for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 due to the Company providing certain aircraft management services for third-party aircraft owners under the Volato Agreement.
We expect our revenue to increase over time as a result of adding aircraft to our fleet and forecasted membership growth.
Costs and expense
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue increased by $21.7 million, or 11%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to:
-An increase of $4.2 million for salaries and wage related expense;
-An increase of $2.2 million for aircraft lease expense;
-An increase of $5.8 million for aircraft repair and maintenance;
-An increase of $5.3 million for affiliate lift expense;
-An increase of $2.9 million in overhaul program expense;
-An increase of $1.1 million for ground expenses;
-An increase of $0.7 million for fuel expenses; and
-A decrease of $0.5 million for insurance and aircraft Wi-Fi.
Selling, general and administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $14.7 million, or 28%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to:
-An increase of $9.8 million in personnel-related expenses;
-An increase of $1.9 million in bad debt expense; and
-An increase of $2.8 million in insurance expense.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $0.9 million, or 4%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to an decrease in depreciation expense resulting from a decrease in owned aircraft.
Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale
Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale changed by $17.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as a result of a portion of the fleet being classified as held for sale at the current period-end without similar activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and as a result of the favorable environment for selling aircraft for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2024.
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Other income (expense)
Interest income
Interest income increased by $0.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily as a result of an increase in interest income on U.S. Treasury bills.
Change in fair value of derivative liability
Change in fair value of derivative liability changed by $3.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to the identification and measurement of an embedded derivative related to our convertible notes in 2023. There was no comparable activity in 2024 due to the conversion of the note in the prior year.
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities changed by $2.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023 due to warrants recorded during the fourth quarter of 2023 as a result of the Merger as well as additional warrants issued in the first and third quarters of 2024. There was no comparable activity in the first nine months of 2023.
Other expense
Other expense changed by $0.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2023, primarily as a result of a $0.2 million decrease in realized losses on securities.
Results of Our Operations for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 compared to the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023.
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024 and three months ended September 30, 2023 (in thousands, except percentages):
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| Three Months Ended September 30, | Change in | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | $ | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 76,923 | $ | 62,027 | $ | 14,896 | 24.0 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 68,238 | 63,290 | 4,948 | 7.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Selling, general and administrative | 20,001 | 17,472 | 2,529 | 14.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 6,110 | 6,699 | (589) | (8.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale | 3,480 | (9,570) | 13,050 | 136.4 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 97,829 | 77,891 | 19,938 | 25.6 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loss from operations | (20,906) | (15,864) | (5,042) | (31.8) | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (expense) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interest income | 979 | 796 | 183 | 23.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Interest expense | (5,619) | (5,674) | 55 | 1.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of derivative liability | — | (3,684) | 3,684 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Change in fair value of warrant liabilities | 1,500 | — | 1,500 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Other expense | (90) | (144) | 54 | 37.5 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total other income (expense), net | (3,230) | (8,706) | 5,476 | 62.9 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Loss before income taxes | (24,136) | (24,570) | 434 | 1.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Income tax benefit | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss | (24,136) | (24,570) | 434 | 1.8 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Net loss attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests | (18,515) | — | (18,515) | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests | 653 | (2,503) | 3,156 | 126.1 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Net loss attributable to flyExclusive, Inc. | $ | (6,274) | $ | (22,067) | $ | 15,793 | 71.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
Revenue
| Three Months Ended September 30, | Change | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | Amount | % | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Jet club and charter | $ | 69,586 | $ | 59,340 | $ | 10,246 | 17.3 | % | |||||||||||||||
| Fractional ownership | 5,265 | 1,472 | 3,793 | 257.7 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maintenance, repair, and overhaul | 1,521 | 1,215 | 306 | 25.2 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aircraft management services | 551 | — | 551 | 100.0 | % | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total revenue | $ | 76,923 | $ | — | $ | 62,027 | $ | 14,896 | 24.0 | % | |||||||||||||
Jet club and charter revenue increased by $10.2 million, or 17%, to $69.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. Jet club and charter flight hours increased by 23%, partially offset by a 4% decrease in effective hourly rates during the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023.
Fractional ownership revenue increased by $3.8 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to fractional membership growth.
Maintenance, repair, and overhaul revenue increased by $0.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to an increase in external services for outside customers.
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Aircraft management services revenue increased by $0.6 million, or 100%, from $0 for the three months ended September 30, 2024 due to the Company providing certain aircraft management services for third-party aircraft owners under the Volato Agreement.
Costs and expense
Cost of revenue
Cost of revenue increased by $4.9 million, or 8%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily due to:
-An increase of $1.4 million for salaries and wage related expense;
-An decrease of $0.7 million for aircraft lease expense;
-An increase of $1.9 million for aircraft repair and maintenance;
-An increase of $1.1 million for affiliate lift expense;
-An increase of $0.2 million for ground expenses;
-An increase of $0.1 million for fuel expense; and
-An increase of $0.7 million for insurance and aircraft Wi-Fi.
Selling, general and administrative
Selling, general and administrative expenses increased by $2.5 million, or 14%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses was primarily attributable to:
-A decrease of $0.3 million in professional fees, advertising, and marketing costs;
-An increase of $2.4 million in personnel-related expenses;
-An increase of $0.2 million in rent and software-related expense;
-An decrease of $0.6 million in training expense; and
-An increase of $0.5 million in insurance expense.
Depreciation and amortization
Depreciation and amortization expenses decreased by $0.6 million, or 9%, for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023. The decrease was primarily due to an decrease in depreciation expense resulting from a decrease in owned aircraft.
Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale
Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale changed by $13.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 as a result of a portion of the fleet being classified as held for sale at the current period-end without similar activity for the three months ended September 30, 2023, and as a result of the favorable environment for selling aircraft for the three months ended September 30, 2023 as compared to the three months ended September 30, 2024.
Other income (expense)
Interest income
Interest income increased by $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023, primarily as a result of an increase in interest income on U.S. Treasury bills.
Change in fair value of derivative liability
Change in fair value of derivative liability changed by $3.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to the identification and measurement of an embedded derivative related to our convertible notes in 2023. There was no comparable activity in 2024 due to the conversion of the note in the prior year.
Change in fair value of warrant liabilities
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Change in fair value of warrant liabilities changed by $1.5 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023 due to warrants recorded during the fourth quarter of 2023 as a result of the Merger as well as additional warrants issued in the first and third quarters of 2024. There was no comparable activity in the third quarter of 2023.
Other expense
Other expense changed by $0.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2024 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2023.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Liquidity
Our principal sources of liquidity have historically consisted of financing activities, including proceeds from equity sales and notes payable, and operating activities, primarily from the increase in deferred revenue associated with prepaid flights. As of September 30, 2024, we had $18.7 million of cash and cash equivalents, $61.4 million in short-term investments in securities and $8.9 million available borrowing capacity under the 2018 Term Loan. As of September 30, 2024, we had $0.5 million of available borrowing capacity under the 2023 Revolving Line of Credit. Our cash equivalents primarily consist of liquid money market funds, and our investments primarily consist of fixed-income securities including corporate bonds, government bonds, municipal issues, and U.S. Treasury bills.
We have consistently maintained a working capital deficit, in which our current liabilities exceed our current assets. We believe the working capital deficit is common within the private aviation industry and is primarily, but not wholly, due to the nature of our deferred revenue, primarily related to prepaid flights, which are performance obligations generally for future flights. Our primary needs for liquidity are to fund working capital, debt service requirements, lease and purchase obligations, capital expenditures, and for general corporate purposes. Our cash needs vary from period to period, primarily based on the timing of aircraft purchases and the costs of aircraft engine overhauls, repairs, and maintenance.
We believe factors that could affect our liquidity include our rate of revenue growth, changes in demand for our services, competitive pricing pressures, other growth initiatives, our ability to keep increases in operating expenses in line with growth in revenues, and overall economic conditions. In addition, because of the current disparity between the $11.50 per share exercise price of our outstanding Public Warrants and Private Placement Warrants and the current trading price of the Class A Common Stock, which closed on November 1, 2024, at $2.10 per share, we are unlikely to receive significant proceeds from the exercise of warrants in the near term. To the extent that our current liquidity is insufficient to fund future activities, we would need to raise additional funds. In the future, we may attempt to raise additional capital through the sale of equity securities or through debt financing arrangements. If we raise additional funds by issuing equity securities, the ownership of existing shareholders will be diluted. The incurrence of additional debt financing might be restricted or prohibited by the terms of our current or future debt obligations and would result in debt service obligations, and any such debt could include operating and financing covenants that could restrict our operations. In the event that additional funds are required from outside sources, we might not be able to raise funds on terms acceptable to us or at all. If we are unable to source external financing, we could be forced to delay, reduce, suspend or cease our working capital requirements, capital expenditures and business development efforts, which would have a negative impact on our business, prospects, operating results and financial condition.
We believe that our existing cash on hand, cash generated from operations and available borrowings under our debt arrangement will enable us to secure refinancing as needed to meet our obligations as they become due within the next 12 months. If we are not able to refinance, our liquidity and business would be materially adversely impacted.
Cash Requirements
Our material cash requirements include the following contractual and other obligations:
Debt
See Note 16 "Debt" to our financial statements included elsewhere in this Report for further information on the debt arrangements discussed below.
Short Term Notes Payable
We have entered into multiple short-term loan agreements with various lenders for the purpose of financing the purchase of aircraft. The loan agreements have varying interest rates, maturity dates and-lender imposed restrictions.
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Credit Facility (Term Loan)
In August 2018, we entered into a term loan agreement with a maximum borrowing capacity of $12.3 million. We have since entered into amended term loan agreements, which raised the maximum borrowing capacity to $15.3 million, of which we had borrowed $6.3 million as of September 30, 2024. In August 2024, there were two payoffs of sub-notes totaling $4.3 million.
The current iteration of the term loan agreement matured September 2024 and allows the option to elect an interest rate equal to the SOFR-Based Rate or the Prime-Based Rate. Maturity of the term loan agreement does not affect the existing debt, but precludes the ability to originate new debt under the agreement. We are exploring renewal of the term loan agreement under a new covenant structure.
Credit Facility (Revolving Line of Credit)
In March 2023, the Company entered into a revolving uncommitted line of credit loan (the “Master Note”). The Master Note provides a line of credit of up to $60.0 million. At the Company’s option, the annual interest rate on term loans drawn from the Master Note is equal to either the Prime-Based Rate, defined as the greater of 1.25% or the prime rate minus 1.88%, or the Daily Simple SOFR-Based Rate, defined as the greater of 1.25% or the Daily Simple SOFR plus 1.25%. On March 9, 2024, we entered into an amendment to extend the maturity date of the Master Note from March 9, 2024 to September 9, 2025.
We drew an initial $44.5 million principal amount in March 2023, with the selected interest option of SOFR plus 1.25%. In April, September and October 2023, we drew additional $3.3 million, $8.7 million and $3.0 million principal amounts, respectively, under the Master Note with the selected interest option of SOFR plus 1.25%.
Senior Secured Notes
In December 2023, we issued $15.7 million in principal amount of senior secured notes due in December 2024 in a private offering. The notes were issued with a stated rate of 14% and interest is payable monthly in arrears. The senior secured notes will mature one year from closing date, in which the full principal amount will be due, along with any accrued unpaid interest. The Company will use the proceeds from the issuance to fund aircraft purchases.
Long-Term Loan Agreement
In connection with the acquisition of a new aircraft in February 2024, the Company entered into a long-term promissory note agreement with a principal amount of of $4.2 million. The note bears a fixed interest rate of 7.25% and has a maturity date five years from the note agreement date.
In March 2024, the Company entered into a long-term promissory note agreement with a principal amount of $13.9 million. The note bears a fixed interest rate of 9.45% and has a maturity date ten years from the note agreement date.
In April 2024, the Company entered into an amendment of a short-term promissory note agreement, to extend the maturity date to a long-term promissory note maturing in April 2025 with a principal amount of $7.8 million. The note bears a fixed interest rate of 7.75% and has a maturity date five years from the note amendment.
In May 2024, the Company entered into a long-term promissory note agreement with a principal amount of $12.6 million. The note bears a fixed interest rate of 8.81% and has a maturity date five years from the note agreement date.
January 2024 Senior Secured Note
On January 26, 2024 (the “Effective Date”), FlyExclusive Jet Share, LLC (the “Borrower”), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company, entered into a Senior Secured Note (the “Senior Secured Note”) with ETG FE LLC (the “Noteholder”), Kroll Agency Services, Limited, as administrative agent (the “Administrative Agent”) and Kroll Trustee Services, Limited, (the “Collateral Agent”).
The Senior Secured Note covers borrowings of an aggregate principal amount of up to approximately $25.8 million, up to $25.0 million of which is to finance the purchase or refinancing of aircraft relating to the Company’s fractional ownership program (the “Revolving Loan”). The Senior Secured Note matures on January 26, 2026 (the “Maturity Date”), at which time the aggregate outstanding principal amount and all accrued and unpaid interest (including accrued and unpaid fees and expenses) shall be due and payable.
Following the occurrence of any Prepayment Event (as defined in the Senior Secured Note), at the option of the then majority Noteholders, the Borrower shall prepay the outstanding principal amount, all accrued and unpaid interest, and all other amounts in cash necessary to pay the Senior Secured Note in full.
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The Senior Secured Note carries an interest rate of 3.00% per annum for the outstanding principal amount on deposit in the cash escrow account and 13.00% per annum for the outstanding principal amount that is withdrawn and released to the Borrower. All accrued and unpaid interest is due and payable in arrears on the last day of each calendar month (a “Payment Date”), commencing with the last day of the first calendar month following the first borrowing date and continuing until payment in full. On each Payment Date, the Borrower shall make a payment of the outstanding principal amount equal to 1.00% of each advance amount withdrawn from the cash escrow account and released to the Borrower and that has been outstanding for more than thirty (30) days.
March 2024 Non-Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock
On March 4, 2024 (the “Effective Date” or the “Initial Issue Date”), flyExclusive, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”) entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with EnTrust Emerald (Cayman) LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (the “Purchaser”), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchaser 25,000 shares of Series A Non-Convertible Redeemable Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), at a purchase price of $1,000 per share and a warrant (the “Warrant”) to purchase shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The transaction closed on the Effective Date and provides the Company approximately $25 million of capital.
Dividends will be due and payable annually in arrears on March 4 (the “Dividend Payment Date”) by either (A) cash payment or (B) to the extent not declared and paid in cash on the Dividend Payment Date, automatically compounded; provided that, the Company may not declare and pay in cash any dividends prior to the third Dividend Payment Date. On the third Dividend Payment Date, the Company must declare and pay at least 43% of the dividends in cash, and with respect to each subsequent Dividend Payment Date, the Company must pay 100% of the dividends in cash.
After the first-year anniversary of the Initial Issue Date, to the extent not prohibited by law, the Company may elect to redeem all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any portion thereof, for cash at a redemption price per share as detailed in the Series A Certificate of Designation. After the fifth-year anniversary of the Initial Issue Date, each holder of the Series A Preferred Stock may elect to require the Company to redeem all of its outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock, or any portion thereof, for cash at a redemption price per share as detailed in the Series A Certificate of Designation. The Series A Certificate of Designation also describes events triggering mandatory redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock, including a Bankruptcy Event or a Change of Control Event, each as defined in the Series A Certificate of Designation.
Issuance of Series B Preferred Temporary Equity and Warrants
On August 8, 2024 the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with EnTrust Emerald (Cayman) LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“EnTrust”), and the EGA Sponsor (collectively with EnTrust, the “Purchasers”) (related parties of the Company through its affiliation with the EGA Sponsor), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchasers an aggregate of 25,510 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), and Series B Penny Warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The Company issued 20,408 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and a Series B Penny Warrant to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock to EnTrust on the Initial Closing Date and received gross proceeds of approximately $20.4 million. Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, on August 14, 2024 (the "Subsequent Closing Date"), the Company (i) issued the remaining 5,102 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and a Series B Penny Warrant to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock to EG Sponsor and (ii) received additional gross proceeds of approximately $5.1 million on the Subsequent Closing Date.
Except as otherwise required by the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”), other applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, or the Series B Certificate of Designation, holders of Series B Preferred Stock are not entitled to any vote on matters submitted to the Company’s stockholders for approval. In any case in which the holders of Series B Preferred Stock shall be entitled to vote pursuant to the DGCL, other applicable law, the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, or the Series B Certificate of Designation, each holder will be entitled to one vote with respect to such matter per share of Series B Preferred Stock.
Each share of Series B Preferred Stock shall accrue dividends on a daily basis in arrears beginning on the Initial Issue Date at the applicable dividend rate then in effect (the “Dividend Rate”). From and after the Initial Issue Date, the Dividend Rate for Series B Preferred Stock shall be 12.00% per annum. From and after February 1, 2025 until July 31, 2025, the Dividend Rate for Series B Preferred Stock shall be 16.00% per annum. From and after August 1, 2025, the Dividend Rate for Series B Preferred Stock shall be 20.00% per annum.
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Leases
We have entered into various lease arrangements for vehicles, hangars, office space and aircraft. In addition to leases of aircraft, we are obligated to pay into aircraft reserve programs.
The duration of our leases varies from two to 30 years, and the leases are generally operating leases. Our vehicle leases are typically month-to-month and are classified as short-term leases.
See Note 17 "Leases" to our financial statements included elsewhere in this Report for further detail of our lease arrangements.
Short-Term Expenditures
We currently anticipate that cash required for expenditures for the next 12 months is approximately $177.4 million, which includes accounts payable of $26.1 million, accrued expenses and other current liabilities of $26.7 million, short-term notes payable of $28.5 million, the current portion of long-term debt contractual principal payments due of $81.4 million and lease payments of $14.7 million. We plan to refinance contractual principal payments that comprise the short-term debt liability as they become due. As stated above, we have maintained a positive relationship with our debtholders and have not historically had any difficulty refinancing our debt obligations. Based on our historical experience and the fact that we have not suffered any decline in creditworthiness, we expect that our cash on hand and cash earnings will enable us to secure the necessary refinancing. The accounts payable, accrued expenses, and lease liabilities will be settled using a combination of cash generated by operations, sale of investments and incremental borrowing activity, if necessary.
Our future capital requirements and the adequacy of available funds will depend on many factors, including those set forth in Item 1A, "Risk Factors — Risks Related to Our Business and Industry." as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Cash Flows
The following table summarizes our cash flows for the periods indicated (in thousands):
| Nine Months Ended September 30, | |||||||||||
| 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||
| Net cash (used in) provided by: | |||||||||||
| Operating activities | $ | (54,434) | $ | 3,617 | |||||||
| Investing activities | 22,095 | (44,113) | |||||||||
| Financing activities | 39,367 | 27,582 | |||||||||
| Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $ | 7,028 | $ | (12,914) | |||||||
Net cash flows from operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $54.4 million, resulting from our net loss of $85.0 million, $19.3 million of depreciation and amortization, a $0.8 million in amortization of contract costs, $1.1 million in non-cash interest expense, $15.8 million in non-cash rent expense, $4.9 million loss on aircraft held for sale, a $2.1 million increase in the provision for credit losses, $0.4 million change in fair value of a Private Placement Warrant liability, a $4.0 million change in the fair value of the Public Warrant liability, and a $13.5 million decrease from net changes in operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by a $2.1 million change in non-cash interest income and a $2.2 million change in the fair value of Penny Warrant liability. The $13.5 million outflow from operating assets and liabilities is primarily due to a $1.8 million decrease from other receivables, $0.8 million decrease from parts and supplies inventory, a $16.0 million decrease from operating lease liabilities, a $4.1 million decrease from accounts payable, a $2.9 million decrease from other current liabilities, and a $0.7 million decrease in accounts receivable, partially offset by a $6.3 million increase from deferred revenue, a $6.4 million increase from other non-current liabilities, and a $0.3 million increase from prepaid and other current assets.
Net cash from operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $3.6 million resulting from our net loss of $30.5 million, $20.2 million of depreciation and amortization, $7.4 million in non-cash interest expense, $12.5 million in non-cash rent expense, and a $4.4 million increase from net changes in operating assets and liabilities, partially offset by non-cash interest income of $2.3 million and gain on aircraft held for sale of $12.4 million. The $4.4 million cash inflow provided by operating assets and liabilities is due to a $23.7 million increase from deferred revenue, a $14.8 million cash inflow from accounts receivable, a $6.9 million cash inflow from other non-current liabilities, a $5.8 million cash inflow from other current liabilities, a $0.9 million cash inflow from other receivables, a $0.8 million increase
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from prepaid expenses and other current assets, partially offset by a $37.5 million cash outflow from customer deposits, a $11.1 million cash outflow from operating lease liabilities, and a $0.8 million decrease from parts and supplies inventory.
Net cash flows from investing activities
Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $22.1 million, primarily due to proceeds from the sale of property and equipment of $28.5 million, proceeds from the sale of investments of $57.4 million, and the paydown of notes receivable of $15.0 million. Partially offsetting the increase in net cash provided by investing activities were purchases of property and equipment of $14.7 million, purchases of engine overhauls of $18.4 million, and purchases of investments of $45.5 million.
Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $44.1 million primarily due to purchases of property and equipment of $67.0 million, purchases of engine overhauls of $14.5 million, and purchases of investments of $68.8 million. Partially offsetting the increase in net cash used in investing activities were proceeds from sales of property and equipment of $38.1 million and proceeds from sales of investments of $68.7 million.
Net cash flows from financing activities
Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2024 was $39.4 million, resulting primarily from proceeds from debt of $71.4 million to fund purchases of property and equipment, and proceeds from the issuance of preferred equity of $29.8 million. Partially offsetting the increase in net cash provided by financing activities was repayment of debt of $50.3 million, payment of debt issuance costs of $4.0 million, and net cash distributions to noncontrolling interests of $7.6 million.
Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 was $27.6 million primarily resulting from proceeds from debt of $97.8 million, million, partially offset by repayments of debt of $32.5 million, repayments of deferred financing costs of $1.5 million and net cash distributions to members and noncontrolling interests of $36.2 million.
Contractual Obligations, Commitments and Contingencies
Our principal commitments consist of contractual cash obligations under our borrowings with banks, and operating leases for certain controlled aircraft, corporate headquarters, and operational facilities, including aircraft hangars. Our obligations under our borrowing arrangements are described in Note 16 "Debt" and for further information on our leases, see Note 17 "Leases" of the accompanying consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report.
From time to time, we are involved in various litigation matters arising in the ordinary course of business. We believe that we have meritorious arguments in our current litigation matters and that any outcome, either individually or in the aggregate, will not be material to our financial position or results of operations.
Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
There have been no significant changes to the Company's critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2024 as compared with those disclosed within Part II, Item 7 — “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations - Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, aside from those included below:
Public Warrants, Private Warrants and Penny Warrants
As of September 30, 2024 the Company has the following warrants issued, (i) the Public Warrants initially included in the EGA units issued in EGA's initial public offering, (ii) the warrants of EGA held by EG Sponsor LLC (the “EGA Sponsor”) that were issued to the EGA Sponsor at the closing of EGA's initial public offering (the "Private Placement Warrants,"), (iii) warrants issued on March 4, 2024 in connection with the Series A Preferred Stock offering as described within Note 24 "Stockholders’ Equity / Members' Deficit and Noncontrolling Interests" (the "Series A Penny Warrants"), and (iv) warrants issued on August 8, 2024 and August 14, 2024 in connection with the Series B Preferred Stock offering as described within Note 24 "Stockholders' Equity/Members' Deficit and Noncontrolling Interests" (the "Series B Penny Warrants," together with the Series A Penny Warrants, the "Penny Warrants," and together with the Public Warrants, the Private Placement Warrants and the Series A Penny Warrants, the "Warrants").
The Company determines the accounting classification of the Warrants as either liability or equity by first assessing whether the Warrants meet liability classification in accordance with ASC 480, Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity (“ASC 480”). Under ASC 480, a financial instrument that embodies an unconditional obligation, or a financial instrument other than an outstanding share that embodies a conditional obligation, that the issuer must or may settle by issuing a
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variable number of its equity shares must be classified as a liability (or an asset in some circumstances) if, at inception, the monetary value of the obligation is based solely or predominantly on any one of the following: (a) a fixed monetary amount known at inception; (b) variations in something other than the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares; or (c) variations inversely related to changes in the fair value of the issuer’s equity shares. The Company determined that the Warrants should not be classified as liabilities under ASC 480.
If financial instruments, such as the Warrants, are not required to be classified as liabilities under ASC 480, the Company assesses whether such instruments are indexed to the Company's own stock under ASC 815-40. In order for an instrument to be considered indexed to an entity's own stock, its settlement amount must always equal the difference between the following: (a) the fair value of a fixed number of the Company's equity shares, and (b) a fixed monetary amount or a fixed amount of a debt instrument issued by the Company. As there are scenarios where the settlement amount would not equal the difference between the fair value of a fixed number of shares and a fixed monetary amount (or a fixed amount of a debt instrument), the Company determined that the Series A Penny Warrants, the Public Warrants, and the Private Placement Warrants were not indexed to the Company's own stock and therefore they must be classified as liabilities. The Company also determined that the Series A Penny Warrants, the Public Warrants, and the Private Placement Warrants met all criteria to meet the definition of a derivative under ASC 815-10-15-83. For the Series B Penny Warrants, the Company determined that they were indexed to the Company's own stock and would be settled in shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock at an explicit share limit. As such, The Company concluded that the Series B Penny Warrants must be classified as permanent equity, and that the Series B Penny Warrants are not subject to remeasurement at each reporting date.
The Company recorded the Series A Penny Warrants, the Public Warrants, and the Private Placement Warrants as liabilities on the condensed consolidated balance sheets (unaudited) at fair value, with subsequent changes in the fair value recognized in the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited) at each reporting date.
Temporary Equity
The Company accounts for its common and preferred stock subject to possible redemption in accordance with the guidance in ASC Topic 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity.” Common and preferred stock subject to mandatory redemption (if any) is classified as a liability instrument and is measured at fair value. Conditionally redeemable common and preferred stock (including common stock that feature redemption rights that are either within the control of the holder or subject to redemption upon the occurrence of uncertain events not solely within our control) is classified as temporary equity. At all other times, common stock is classified as stockholders’ equity. Our Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock (as defined within Note 24 "Stockholders’ Equity / Members' Deficit and Noncontrolling Interests") feature certain redemption rights that are considered to be outside of our control and subject to the occurrence of uncertain future events. Accordingly, 25,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 25,510 shares of Series B Preferred Stock subject to possible redemption are presented at redemption value as temporary equity, outside of the stockholders’ equity section of our balance sheets at September 30, 2024.
Aircraft Sales and Aircraft Held for sale
The Company occasionally sells aircraft held for use from its fleet. The (gain) or loss from each transaction is recognized upon completion of the sale as a Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited).
Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale consists of the (gain) or loss on aircraft previously held for use as property and equipment and subsequently elected to actively market for sale. When a decision is made to actively market for sale, depreciation is discontinued, and aircraft held for sale is recorded at the lower of carrying value and fair value less costs to sell. We presented aircraft assets held for sale at the lower of their current carrying value or their fair market value less costs to sell. The fair values are based upon observable and unobservable inputs, including market trends and conditions. The assumptions used to determine the fair value of the assets held for sale are subject to inherent uncertainty and could produce a wide range of outcomes which the Company will continue to monitor in future periods as new information becomes available. Prior to the ultimate sale of the assets, subsequent changes in the estimate of the fair value of the assets held for sale will be recorded as a (gain) or loss with a corresponding adjustment to the assets’ carrying value. Impairment is included within Loss (gain) on aircraft held for sale within the loss from operations on the Company’s condensed consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive loss (unaudited).
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Recently Issued/Adopted Accounting Standards
Refer to the sections titled "Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements" and “Recently Issued Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted” in Note 2 "Summary of Significant Accounting Policies" of the notes to condensed consolidated financial statements (unaudited) included in this Report.
JOBS Act Accounting Election
In April 2012, the JOBS Act was signed into law. The JOBS Act contains provisions that, among other things, reduce certain reporting requirements for an “emerging growth company.” We have elected to use this extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards that have different effective dates for public and private companies until the earlier of the date that we (i) are no longer an emerging growth company or (ii) affirmatively and irrevocably opt out of the extended transition period provided in the JOBS Act. As a result, our audited financial statements may not be comparable to companies that comply with the new or revised accounting pronouncements as of public company effective dates.
We have chosen to rely on the other exemptions and reduced reporting requirements provided by the JOBS Act. Subject to certain conditions set forth in the JOBS Act, as an “emerging growth company” we are not required to, among other things, (i) provide an auditor’s attestation report on our system of internal control over financial reporting pursuant to Section 404 of SOX, (ii) provide all of the compensation disclosure that may be required of non-emerging growth public companies, (iii) comply with any requirement that may be adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) regarding mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor’s report providing additional information about the audit and the consolidated financial statements (auditor discussion and analysis) and (iv) disclose certain executive compensation-related items, such as the correlation between executive compensation and performance and comparisons of the chief executive officer’s compensation to median employee compensation. We may remain an “emerging growth company” until the last day of the fiscal year following the fifth anniversary of the completion of this offering. However, if certain events occur prior to the end of such five-year period, including if we become a “large accelerated filer,” our annual gross revenue equals or exceeds $1.07 billion or we issue more than $1.0 billion of non-convertible debt in any three-year period, we will cease to be an “emerging growth company” prior to the end of such five-year period.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
In the ordinary course of operating our business, we are exposed to market risks. Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position or results of operations due to adverse changes in financial market prices and rates. Our principal market risks are related to interest rates and aircraft fuel costs. There have not been any material changes to the market risks described in Part II, Item 7A — “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
The Company’s management, with the participation of its principal executive officer and principal financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of its disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2024. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the rules and forms promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. Management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives and management necessarily applies its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
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Based on their evaluation, we concluded that, at the end of the period covered by this Report, our disclosure of controls and procedures were not effective due to material weaknesses in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Except for the continuing remediation efforts previously reported in Part II, Item 9A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2024, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Please see Note 23 "Commitments and Contingencies" to our condensed consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Report for a description of legal proceedings.
Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes to the Company’s risk factors as disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
As previously reported, on August 8, 2024 the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the “Agreement”) with EnTrust Emerald (Cayman) LP, a Cayman Islands limited partnership (“EnTrust”), and the EGA Sponsor (collectively with EnTrust, the “Purchasers”) (related parties of the Company through its affiliation with the EGA Sponsor), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Purchasers an aggregate of 25,510 shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Series B Preferred Stock”), and the Series B Penny Warrants to purchase, in the aggregate, up to 5,000,000 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”). The Company issued 20,408 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and a Series B Penny Warrant to purchase up to 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock to EnTrust on the Initial Closing Date and received gross proceeds of approximately $20.4 million. Pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, on August 14, 2024 (the “Subsequent Closing Date”), the Company (i) issued the remaining 5,102 shares of Series B Preferred Stock and a Series B Penny Warrant to purchase up to 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock to EG Sponsor and (ii) received additional gross proceeds of approximately $5.1 million on the Subsequent Closing Date. Gregg S. Hymowitz, a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, to which position he was designated by an affiliate of the Purchaser, serves as the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of EnTrust Global Partners LLC (“EnTrust Global”), which is an affiliate of the Preferred Purchaser and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of approximately 21.0% of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock. Each of EnTrust Global and Mr. Hymowitz disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest therein. Gary Fegel is also a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, to which position he was designated by an affiliate of the Preferred Purchaser. As required by the Company’s internal policies, this transaction was approved by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors, which consists of independent disinterested directors, and was also approved by the Company’s Board of Directors, with only disinterested directors voting (which excluded Mr. Hymowitz and Mr. Fegel).
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
We did not make any purchases of our common stock during the three months ended September 30, 2024, which is the third quarter of our fiscal year.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
None.
Item 5. Other Information
Insider Trading Arrangements - During the quarter ended September 30, 2024, none of our directors or officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) adopted terminated
Item 6. Exhibits
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EXHIBIT NO. | DESCRIPTION | FILED HEREWITH | FORM | EXHIBIT | FILING DATE | ||||||||||||
| 3.1 | 8-K | 3.1 | 8/12/2024 | ||||||||||||||
| 4.1 | 8-K | 4.1 | 8/12/2024 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.1 | 8-K | 10.1 | 8/12/2024 | ||||||||||||||
| 10.2 | 8-K | 10.1 | 8/12/2024 | ||||||||||||||
10.3† | 8-K | 10.1 | 9/27/2024 | ||||||||||||||
10.4† | 8-K | 10.2 | 9/27/2024 | ||||||||||||||
10.5† | 8-K | 10.3 | 9/27/2024 | ||||||||||||||
31.1 | X | ||||||||||||||||
31.2 | X | ||||||||||||||||
32.1 | X | ||||||||||||||||
| 101 | The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, were formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iii) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity (Deficit) / Members' Equity (Deficit) and Temporary Equity , (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document. | X | |||||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL. | X | |||||||||||||||
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* Certain information, schedules and exhibits to this Exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) or Item 601(b)(10)(iv), as applicable, of Regulation S-K. The Registrant agrees to furnish supplemental copies of all omitted exhibits and schedules to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request
† Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| FLYEXCLUSIVE, INC. | ||||||||
Dated: November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Thomas James Segrave, Jr. | ||||||
| Name: | Thomas James Segrave, Jr. | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | |||||||
Dated: November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Brad G. Garner | ||||||
| Name: | Brad G. Garner | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||||
Dated: November 14, 2024 | By: | /s/ Zachary M. Nichols | ||||||
| Name: | Zachary M. Nichols | |||||||
| Title: | Chief Accounting Officer | |||||||
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