UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 FORM 10-K/A

Amendment No. 1

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

 For the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015

or

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

Commission File No. 000-19621

 APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		41-1454591 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
7400 Excelsior Boulevard, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Address of principal executive offices)		55426-4517 (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  952-930-9000

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

Common Stock, without par value Title of each class		NASDAQ Capital Market Name of each exchange on which registered

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. o Yes ý No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. o Yes ý No

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. ý Yes o No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such file). ý Yes o No

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

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

Large accelerated filer o		Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)		Smaller reporting company x

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

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the closing price of $4.04 per share, as of June 28, 2014 (the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was $21.3 million.

 As of March 19, 2015, there were outstanding 5,800,818 shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, without par value.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 18, 2015 are incorporated by reference into Part III hereof.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment No. 1 amends the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015, filed by Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on March 30, 2015 (the “Original Filing”). The Company is filing this Amendment No. 1 to update the date on the cover page for the 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 18, 2015.   Except as described above, this Amendment No. 1 does not amend any other information set forth in the Original Filing, and the Company has not updated disclosures included therein to reflect any subsequent events.

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

April 14, 2015	APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS OF AMERICA, INC. (Registrant)
	By	/s/ Mark G. Eisenschenk
		Mark G. Eisenschenk
		President and Chief Executive Officer

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

Signature		Title		Date
Principal Executive Officer
/s/ Mark G. Eisenschenk		Chief Executive Officer and President		April 14, 2015
Mark G. Eisenschenk
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
/s/ Jeffery Ostapeic		Chief Financial Officer		April 14, 2015
Jeffery Ostapeic
Directors
/s/ Edward R. Cameron		Chairman of the Board		April 14, 2015
Edward R. Cameron
/s/ Steve Lowenthal		Director		April 14, 2015
Steve Lowenthal
/s/ Randy Pearce		Director		April 14, 2015
Randy Pearce
/s/ Dean R. Pickerell		Director		April 14, 2015
Dean R. Pickerell

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Index to Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.		Description
3.1		Restated Articles of Incorporation of Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. [filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 2, 1999 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
3.2		Bylaws of Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc. as amended December 26, 2007 [filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on January 2, 2008 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.1*		Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan, effective April 25, 2002 [filed as Exhibit 28.1 to Post-Effective Amendment to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-28571) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.2*		2006 Stock Option Plan [filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-163804) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.3*		2011 Stock Compensation Plan [filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-176591) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.4*		Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated February 9, 2015, between Mark Eisenschenk and the Company [filed as Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K dated February 9, 2015 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.5*		Employment Agreement dated February 9, 2015, between Jeffery Ostapeic and the Company [filed as Exhibit No. 10.2 to the Company's Form 8-K dated February 9, 2015 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.6		Lease Agreement for Leaseback of St. Louis Park Building [filed as Exhibit No. 10.37 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 3, 2009 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.7‡		Appliance Sales and Recycling Agreement dated October 21, 2009, between General Electric Company and the Company [filed as Exhibit No. 10.38 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 2, 2010 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.8‡		Amendment No. 3, dated July 1, 2013, to the Appliance Sales and Recycling Agreement dated October 21, 2009, between General Electric Company and the Company [filed as Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2013 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.9		Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated January 24, 2011, between PNC Bank, National Association and the Company [filed as Exhibit No. 10.11 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2011 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.10		Amendment No. 1, dated December 30, 2011, to Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated January 24, 2011, between PNC Bank, National Association and the Company [filed as Exhibit No. 10.8 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.11		Amendment No. 2, dated March 22, 2012, to Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated January 24, 2011, between PNC Bank, National Association and the Company [filed as Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2012 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.12		Amendment No. 3, dated March 14, 2013, to Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated January 24, 2011, between PNC Bank, National Association and the Company [filed as Exhibit No. 10.10 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 29, 2012 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.13		Amendment No. 4, dated September 27, 2013, to Revolving Credit, Term Loan and Security Agreement dated January 24, 2011, between PNC Bank, National Association and the Company [filed as Exhibit No. 10.3 to the Company's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 28, 2013 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.14		Term Loan dated January 24, 2011, between PNC Bank, National Association and ARCA Advanced Processing, LLC [filed as Exhibit No. 10.12 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended January 1, 2011 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].

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10.15		Term Loan facility dated March 10, 2011, between Susquehanna Bank and ARCA Advanced Processing, LLC, pursuant to the guidelines of the U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) Loan Program, including $2,100,000 term loan, $1,400,000 term loan and $1,250,000 term loan, guaranties by the Company and others, and security agreements [filed as Exhibit No. 10.13 to the Company’s Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2011 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
10.16		ARCA Advanced Processing, LLC Joint Venture Agreement dated October 20, 2009, between 4301 Operations, LLC and the Company, as amended by Amendment No.1 dated June 3, 2010, and Amendment No. 2 dated February 15, 2011 [filed as Exhibit No. 10.16 to the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2013 (File No. 0-19621) and incorporated herein by reference].
21.1+		Subsidiaries of Appliance Recycling Centers of America, Inc.
23.1+		Consent of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
31.1+		Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2+		Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1†		Certification by Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2†		Certification by Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101**		The following materials from our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2015, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity, (v) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, and (vI) document and entity information.
*		Items that are management contracts or compensatory plans or arrangements required to be filed as an exhibit pursuant to Item 14(a)3 of this Form 10-K.
+		Filed herewith.
†		Furnished herewith.
‡		Portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to a request for confidential treatment.
**		Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL related information in Exhibit 101 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be deemed part of a registration statement, prospectus or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filings.