ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements

ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

(A Delaware Statutory Trust)

Consolidated Balance Sheets

ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

(A Delaware Statutory Trust)

Consolidated Statements of Operations

(unaudited)

ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

(A Delaware Statutory Trust)

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

(A Delaware Statutory Trust)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(unaudited)

(1)   Organization

ICON ECI Fund Sixteen (the “Fund”) was formed on October 11, 2012 as a Delaware statutory trust. When used in these notes to consolidated financial statements, the terms “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms refer to the Fund and its consolidated subsidiaries.

We are a direct financing fund that primarily makes investments in or that are collateralized by equipment and other corporate infrastructure (collectively, “Capital Assets”). The investments are in companies that utilize Capital Assets to operate their businesses. These investments are primarily structured as debt and debt-like financings such as loans, leases and other structured financing transactions in or that are collateralized by Capital Assets that ICON MT 16, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and our managing owner (the “Managing Owner”), believes will provide us with a satisfactory, risk-adjusted rate of return. Our Managing Owner makes investment decisions on our behalf and manages our business.

Our investment objectives are to preserve investors’ capital, provide distributions and provide a favorable total return. To meet our investment objectives, we have used the net proceeds from our offering and will use the cash generated from our investments to originate or acquire a diverse pool of investments described above, as well as other strategic investments collateralized by Capital Assets. ICON Capital, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and our affiliate, is our investment manager (the “Investment Manager”). Our Investment Manager originates and services our investments. Wilmington Trust, National Association (the “Trustee”) serves as our sole trustee pursuant to our Third Amended and Restated Trust Agreement (the “Trust Agreement”). The Trustee delegated to our Managing Owner all of the power and authority to manage our business and affairs and has only nominal duties and liabilities to us.

Our offering period commenced on July 1, 2013 and ended on December 31, 2014. Our Managing Owner determined to cease our offering period earlier than originally anticipated as a result of lower than expected offering proceeds being raised. Our operating period commenced on January 1, 2015. We offered to sell to the public any combination of two classes of shares, Class A shares and Class I shares (collectively, the “Shares”), on a “best efforts” basis with the intention of raising up to $250,000,000 of capital, of which $9,000,000 had been reserved for issuance pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRIP”). Other than differing allocable fees and expenses, Class A shares and Class I shares have identical rights and privileges, such as identical voting and distribution rights. We reserved the right to reallocate the offering amount between the primary offering and the DRIP.

As of November 12, 2013 (the “Initial Closing Date”), we raised a minimum of $1,200,000 from the sale of our Shares, at which time shareholders were admitted and we commenced operations. As of June 13, 2014, we raised the $12,500,000 minimum offering amount for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Subsequent to the Initial Closing Date, we returned the initial capital contribution of $1,000 to ICON Investment Group, LLC (the “Initial Shareholder”). From the commencement of our offering on July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014, we sold 17,189 Class A shares to 351 Class A shareholders and 410 Class I shares to six Class I shareholders,  of which 404 Class A shares and 12 Class I shares were issued pursuant to the DRIP, representing an aggregate of $17,469,610 of capital contributions.  From the Initial Closing Date through December 31, 2014, we incurred sales commissions to third parties of $1,198,531 and dealer-manager and distribution fees of $347,547 to CĪON Securities, LLC, formerly known as ICON Securities, LLC, the dealer-manager of our offering and an affiliate of our Investment Manager (“CĪON Securities”). In addition, organization costs of $8,418 and offering expenses of $161,422 were incurred by us during such period. Organization costs were expensed when incurred and offering expenses were recorded as a reduction of shareholders’ equity.

(2)   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

Our accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. In the opinion of our Managing Owner, all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.  These consolidated financial statements should be read together with the consolidated financial statements and notes

included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. The results for the interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results for the full year.

Credit Quality of Notes Receivable and Finance Leases and Credit Loss Reserve

Our Investment Manager monitors the ongoing credit quality of our financing receivables by (i) reviewing and analyzing a borrower’s financial performance on a regular basis, including review of financial statements received on a monthly, quarterly or annual basis as prescribed in the loan or lease agreement, (ii) tracking the relevant credit metrics of each financing receivable and a borrower’s compliance with financial and non-financial covenants, (iii) monitoring a borrower’s payment history and public credit rating, if available, and (iv) assessing our exposure based on the current investment mix. As part of the monitoring process, our Investment Manager may physically inspect the collateral or a borrower’s facility and meet with a borrower’s management to better understand such borrower’s financial performance and its future plans on an as-needed basis. 

As our financing receivables, generally notes receivable and finance leases, are limited in number, our Investment Manager is able to estimate the credit loss reserve based on a detailed analysis of each financing receivable as opposed to using portfolio-based metrics. Our Investment Manager does not use a system of assigning internal risk ratings to each of our financing receivables. Rather, each financing receivable is analyzed quarterly and categorized as either performing or non-performing based on certain factors including, but not limited to, financial results, satisfying scheduled payments and compliance with financial covenants. A financing receivable is usually categorized as non-performing only when a borrower experiences financial difficulties and has failed to make scheduled payments. Our Investment Manager then analyzes whether the financing receivable should be placed on a non-accrual status, a credit loss reserve should be established or the financing receivable should be restructured. As part of the assessment, updated collateral value is usually considered and such collateral value can be based on a third party industry expert appraisal or, depending on the type of collateral and accessibility to relevant published guides or market sales data, internally derived fair value. Material events would be specifically disclosed in the discussion of each financing receivable held. 

Financing receivables are generally placed on a non-accrual status when payments are more than 90 days past due. Additionally, our Investment Manager periodically reviews the creditworthiness of companies with payments outstanding less than 90 days and based upon our Investment Manager’s judgment, these accounts may be placed on a non-accrual status.

In accordance with the cost recovery method, payments received on non-accrual financing receivables are applied to principal if there is doubt regarding the ultimate collectability of principal. If collection of the principal of non-accrual financing receivables is not in doubt, interest income is recognized on a cash basis. Financing receivables on non-accrual status may not be restored to accrual status until all delinquent payments have been received, and we believe recovery of the remaining unpaid receivable is probable.

When our Investment Manager deems it is probable that we will not be able to collect all contractual principal and interest on a non-performing financing receivable, we perform an analysis to determine if a credit loss reserve is necessary. This analysis considers the estimated cash flows from the financing receivable, and/or the collateral value of the asset underlying the financing receivable when financing receivable repayment is collateral dependent. If it is determined that the impaired value of the non-performing financing receivable is less than the net carrying value, we will recognize a credit loss reserve or adjust the existing credit loss reserve with a corresponding charge to earnings.  We then charge off a financing receivable in the period that it is deemed uncollectible by reducing the credit loss reserve and the balance of the financing receivable.

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2015-01, Income Statement – Extraordinary and Unusual Items: Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items (“ASU 2015-01”), which simplifies income statement presentation by eliminating the concept of extraordinary items. We adopted ASU 2015-01 on January 1, 2016, which did not have an effect on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

In February 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02, Consolidation – Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis (“ASU

2015-02”), which modifies the evaluation of whether limited partnerships and similar legal entities are variable interest entities or voting interest entities, eliminates the presumption that a general partner should consolidate a limited partnership, and affects the consolidation analysis by reducing the frequency of application of related party guidance and excluding certain fees in the primary beneficiary determination. We adopted ASU 2015-02 on January 1, 2016, which did not have an effect on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

In April 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs (“ASU 2015-03”), which requires debt issuance costs related to a recognized debt liability to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying amount of such debt liability, consistent with debt discounts. In August 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-15, Interest – Imputation of Interest: Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-of-Credit Arrangements (“ASU 2015-15”), which further specifies the SEC Staff’s view on the presentation and subsequent measurement of debt issuance costs associated with line of credit arrangements. We adopted ASU 2015-03 on January 1, 2016, which did not have an effect on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016. In addition, we adopted ASU 2015-15 on January 1, 2016 and continue to present debt issuance costs associated with our revolving line of credit as other assets on our consolidated balance sheets.

Other Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), requiring revenue to be recognized in an amount that reflects the consideration expected to be received in exchange for goods and services. This new revenue standard may be applied retrospectively to each prior period presented, or retrospectively with the cumulative effect recognized as of the date of adoption. In August 2015, FASB issued ASU No. 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Deferral of the Effective Date (“ASU 2015-14”), which defers implementation of ASU 2014-09 by one year. Under such deferral, the adoption of ASU 2014-09 becomes effective for us on January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted, but not before our original effective date of January 1, 2017. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern: Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern (“ASU 2014-15”), which provides guidance about management's responsibility to evaluate whether there is substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern and to provide related footnote disclosures. The adoption of ASU 2014-15 becomes effective for us on our fiscal year ending after December 31, 2016, and all subsequent annual and interim periods. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2014-15 is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-01, Financial Instruments - Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (“ASU 2016-01”), which provides guidance related to accounting for equity investments, financial liabilities under the fair value option, and the presentation and disclosure requirements for financial instruments. In addition, FASB clarified guidance related to the valuation allowance assessment when recognizing deferred tax assets resulting from unrealized losses on available-for-sale debt securities. The adoption of ASU 2016-01 becomes effective for us on January 1, 2018, including interim periods within that reporting period. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-01 on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (“ASU 2016-02”), which requires lessees to recognize assets and liabilities for leases with lease terms greater than twelve months on the balance sheet and disclose key information about leasing arrangements. ASU 2016-02 implements changes to lessor accounting focused on conforming with certain changes made to lessee accounting and the recently released revenue recognition guidance. The adoption of ASU 2016-02 becomes effective for us on January 1, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, FASB issued ASU No. 2016-07, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures: Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting (“ASU 2016-07”), which eliminates the retroactive adjustments to an investment upon it qualifying for the equity method of accounting as a result of an increase in the level of ownership interest or degree of

influence by the investor. ASU 2016-07 requires that the equity method investor add the cost of acquiring the additional interest in the investee to the current basis of the investor’s previously held interest and adopt the equity method of accounting as of the date the investment qualifies for equity method accounting. The adoption of ASU 2016-07 becomes effective for us on January 1, 2017, including interim periods within that reporting period. Early adoption is permitted. The adoption of ASU 2016-07 is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.  

(3)   Net Investment in Note Receivable

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had no net investment in note receivable on non-accrual status and no net investment in note receivable that was past due 90 days or more and still accruing.

Net investment in note receivable consisted of the following:

Assets for which Fair Value is Disclosed

Our fixed-rate note receivable, for which fair value is required to be disclosed, was valued using inputs that are generally unobservable and are supported by little or no market data and is therefore classified within Level 3. Under U.S. GAAP, we use projected cash flows for fair value measurements of this financial asset. Fair value information with respect to certain of our other assets and liabilities is not separately provided since (i) U.S. GAAP does not require fair value disclosures of lease arrangements and (ii) the carrying value of financial assets and liabilities, other than lease-related investments, approximates fair value due to their short-term maturities.

The estimated fair value of our fixed-rate note receivable was based on the discounted value of future cash flows related to the loan at inception, adjusted for changes in certain variables, including, but not limited to, credit quality, industry, financial markets and other recent comparables. As of March 31, 2016, the fair value of the principal outstanding on the fixed-rate note receivable was estimated to be $2,532,396 and was derived using a discount rate of 10.20% per year.

(4)   Net Investment in Finance Lease

 As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had no net investment in finance lease on non-accrual status and no net investment in finance lease that was past due 90 days or more and still accruing.

Net investment in finance lease consisted of the following:

(5)   Investment in Joint Ventures

On October 29, 2015, Murray Energy Corporation and certain of its affiliates purchased mining equipment from a joint venture owned 19.8% by us pursuant to the terms of the lease for $2,991,400. As a result, a gain on sale of assets of $448,710 was recognized by the joint venture, of which our share was $88,845. Pursuant to a remarketing agreement with a third party, the joint venture paid an aggregate remarketing fee of $766,466 as part of the transaction.

Information as to the results of operations of this joint venture is summarized as follows:

On January 14, 2016, D&T Holdings, LLC (“D&T”) satisfied its remaining lease obligations by making a prepayment of $8,000,000. In addition, D&T exercised its option to repurchase all assets under the lease for $1, upon which title was transferred. As a result of the prepayment, the joint venture owned 12.5% by us recognized finance income of approximately $1,400,000, of which our share was approximately $175,000.

Information as to the results of operations of this joint venture is summarized as follows:

On December 23, 2015, a joint venture owned 10% by us, 75% by ICON ECI Fund Fifteen, L.P. (“Fund Fifteen”) and 15% by ICON Equipment and Corporate Infrastructure Fund Fourteen, L.P. (“Fund Fourteen”), each an entity also managed by our Investment Manager, through two indirect subsidiaries, entered into memoranda of agreement to purchase two geotechnical drilling vessels, the Fugro Scout and the Fugro Voyager (collectively, the “Fugro Vessels”), from affiliates of Fugro N.V. (“Fugro”) for an aggregate purchase price of $130,000,000. The Fugro Scout and the Fugro Voyager were delivered on December 24, 2015 and January 8, 2016, respectively. The Fugro Vessels were bareboat chartered to affiliates of Fugro for a period of 12 years upon the delivery of each respective vessel, although such charters can be terminated by the indirect subsidiaries after year five. On December 24, 2015, the Fugro Scout was acquired for (i) $8,250,000 in cash, (ii) $45,500,000 of financing through a senior secured loan from ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (“ABN AMRO”), Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A. (“Rabobank”) and NIBC Bank N.V. (“NIBC”) and (iii) an advanced charter hire payment of $11,250,000. As of December 31, 2015, the cash portion of the purchase price for the Fugro Voyager of approximately $10,221,000 was being held by the applicable indirect subsidiary of the joint venture until delivery of the vessel. On January 8, 2016, the Fugro Voyager was also acquired for $8,250,000 in cash, $45,500,000 of financing through a senior secured loan from ABN AMRO, Rabobank and NIBC and an advanced charter hire payment of $11,250,000. The advanced charter hire payments were recorded at present value at inception in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The senior secured loans bear interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 2.95% per year, which was fixed at 4.117% after giving effect to the indirect subsidiaries’ interest rate swap agreements, and mature on December 31, 2020. Our contribution to the joint venture totaling $2,377,250 was made in December 2015.

Information as to the results of operations of ICON Blackhawk, LLC, which is owned 10% by us, is summarized as follows:

Information as to the results of operations of ICON Challenge III, LLC, which is owned 25% by us, is summarized as follows:

(6)   Revolving Line of Credit, Recourse

We have an agreement with California Bank & Trust (“CB&T”) for a revolving line of credit through May 30, 2017 of up to $5,000,000 (the “Facility”), which is secured by all of our assets not subject to a first priority lien. Amounts available under the Facility are subject to a borrowing base that is determined, subject to certain limitations, by the present value of the future receivables under certain loans and lease agreements in which we have a beneficial interest.

The interest rate for general advances under the Facility is CB&T’s prime rate. We may elect to designate up to five advances on the outstanding principal balance of the Facility to bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.5% per year. In all instances, borrowings under the Facility are subject to an interest rate floor of 4.0% per year. In addition, we are obligated to pay an annualized 0.5% fee on unused commitments under the Facility. As of December 31, 2015, we had $1,500,000 outstanding under the Facility, of which we repaid $1,000,000 and $500,000 on February 9, 2016 and March 29, 2016, respectively. At March 31, 2016, there were no obligations outstanding under the Facility and we were in compliance with all covenants related to the Facility.

At March 31, 2016, we had $2,965,749 available under the Facility pursuant to the borrowing base.  

(7)   Transactions with Related Parties

We have entered into certain agreements with our Investment Manager and CĪON Securities whereby we paid or pay certain fees and reimbursements to these parties. We paid or pay CĪON Securities (i) a dealer-manager fee for Class A shares sold in the offering equal to 2% of gross offering proceeds from sales of such Class A shares for managing the offering and to reimburse the dealer-manager for wholesaling fees and expenses and (ii) a distribution fee equal to 0.55% of gross offering proceeds from Class I shares sold in the offering for managing the distribution of the Class I shares. We will continue to pay the distribution fee with respect to the Class I shares sold in the offering until the earlier to occur of: (i) total distribution fees paid with respect to the Class I shares following the completion of the offering equaling 10% of the gross proceeds received with respect to the issuance of such shares from the primary portion of the offering or (ii) our entry into our wind down period. The distribution fee is paid monthly in arrears. No dealer-manager or distribution fees were or will be paid on any Shares sold pursuant to the DRIP. During the three months ended March 31, 2016, we did not pay any distribution fees.

Our Managing Owner also has a 1% interest in our profits, losses, distributions and liquidation proceeds, subject to increase based on our investors achieving a preferred return. In addition, our Investment Manager and its affiliates were reimbursed for a portion of the organization and offering expenses incurred in connection with our organization and offering of Shares and will be reimbursed for administrative expenses incurred in connection with our operations. The reimbursement of organization and offering expenses was capped at the lesser of 1.44% of the maximum primary offering amount of $241,000,000 and the actual costs and expenses incurred by our Investment Manager and its affiliates. Through the end of our offering period, our Investment Manager and its affiliates incurred organization and offering expenses of $1,759,237 on our behalf, of which our Investment Manager and its affiliates determined only to seek reimbursement of $239,758.

We pay our Investment Manager (i) a management fee of 3.50% of the gross periodic payments due and paid from our investments and (ii) acquisition fees of 2.50% of the total purchase price (including indebtedness incurred or assumed therewith) of, or the value of the Capital Assets secured by or subject to, each of our investments.

Administrative expense reimbursements are costs incurred by our Investment Manager or its affiliates that are necessary to our operations. These costs include our Investment Manager’s and its affiliates’ legal, accounting, investor relations and operations personnel, as well as professional fees and other costs that are charged to us. Excluded are salaries and related costs, office rent, travel expenses and other administrative costs incurred by individuals with a controlling interest in our Investment Manager.

We paid distributions to our Managing Owner of $3,539 and $3,466 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Additionally, our Managing Owner’s interest in the net income attributable to us was $2,388 and $239 for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

Fees and other expenses incurred by us to our Investment Manager or its affiliates were as follows:

At March 31, 2016, we had a net payable of $124,102 due to our Investment Manager and affiliates that primarily consisted of administrative expense reimbursements of $111,011. At December 31, 2015, we had a net payable of $553,021 due to our Investment Manager and affiliates that primarily consisted of acquisition fees of $399,865 and administrative expense reimbursements of $188,537. 

(8)   Commitments and Contingencies

At the time we acquire or divest of our interest in Capital Assets, we may, under very limited circumstances, agree to indemnify the seller or buyer for specific contingent liabilities.  Our Managing Owner believes that any liability of ours that may arise as a result of any such indemnification obligations will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole.

Item 2. Managing Owner's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following is a discussion of our current financial position and results of operations. This discussion should be read together with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and our audited consolidated financial statements and related notes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015. This discussion should also be read in conjunction with the disclosures below regarding “Forward-Looking Statements.”

As used in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, references to “we,” “us,” “our” or similar terms include ICON ECI Fund Sixteen and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements within this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”). These statements are being made pursuant to the PSLRA, with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the “safe harbor” provisions of the PSLRA, and, other than as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or supplement such statements. Forward-looking statements are those that do not relate solely to historical fact. They include, but are not limited to, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance, achievements or events. You can identify these statements by the use of words such as “may,” “would,” “could,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “continue,” “further,” “plan,” “seek,” “intend,” “predict” or “project” and variations of these words or comparable words or phrases of similar meaning. These forward-looking statements reflect our current beliefs and expectations with respect to future events. They are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors outside of our control that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update publicly or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.

Overview

We are a direct financing fund that primarily makes investments in domestic and international businesses, which investments are primarily structured as debt and debt-like financings (such as loans, leases and other structured financing transactions) in or that are collateralized by Capital Assets utilized by such companies to operate their businesses, as well as other strategic investments in or collateralized by Capital Assets that our Managing Owner believes will provide us with a satisfactory, risk-adjusted rate of return. We were formed as a Delaware statutory trust and are treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes.

Our offering period commenced on July 1, 2013 and ended on December 31, 2014. Our Managing Owner determined to cease our offering period earlier than originally anticipated as a result of lower than expected offering proceeds being raised. Our operating period commenced on January 1, 2015. As of the Initial Closing Date, we raised a minimum of $1,200,000 from the sale of our Shares, at which time shareholders were admitted and we commenced operations. As of June 13, 2014, we raised the $12,500,000 minimum offering amount for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Subsequent to the Initial Closing Date, we returned the initial capital contribution of $1,000 to the Initial Shareholder. From the commencement of our offering on July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2014, we sold 17,189 Class A shares to 351 Class A shareholders and 410 Class I shares to six Class I shareholders, of which 404 Class A shares and 12 Class I shares were issued pursuant to the DRIP, representing an aggregate of $17,469,610 of capital contributions. From Initial Closing Date through December 31, 2014, we incurred sales commissions to third parties of $1,198,531 and dealer-manager and distribution fees to CĪON Securities of $347,547. In addition, organization costs of $8,418 and offering expenses of $161,422 were incurred by us during such period.

After the net offering proceeds were invested, additional investments have been and will continue to be made with the cash generated from our initial investments to the extent that cash is not used for our expenses, reserves and distributions to our shareholders. The investment in additional Capital Assets in this manner is called “reinvestment.” We anticipate investing and reinvesting in Capital Assets from time to time during our five year operating period, which may be extended, at our Managing Owner’s discretion, for up to an additional three years. After the operating period, we will then sell our assets and/or let our investments mature in the ordinary course of business, during a time frame called the “wind down period.”

Our Trustee serves as our sole trustee pursuant to the Trust Agreement and has delegated to our Managing Owner all of the power and authority to manage our business and affairs, including, but not limited to, our investments in Capital Assets.  Pursuant to the terms of our investment management agreement, our Managing Owner has engaged our Investment Manager to, among other things, originate and service our investments.

Recent Significant Transactions

We engaged in the following significant transactions since December 31, 2015:

Geotechnical Drilling Vessels

On December 23, 2015, a joint venture owned 10% by us, 75% by Fund Fifteen and 15% by Fund Fourteen, through two indirect subsidiaries, entered into memoranda of agreement to purchase the Fugro Vessels from affiliates of Fugro for an aggregate purchase price of $130,000,000. The Fugro Vessels were bareboat chartered to affiliates of Fugro for a period of 12 years upon the delivery of each respective vessel, although such charters can be terminated by the indirect subsidiaries after year five. The Fugro Scout was acquired in December 2015. On January 8, 2016, the Fugro Voyager was acquired for $8,250,000 in cash, $45,500,000 of financing through a senior secured loan from ABN AMRO, Rabobank and NIBC and an advanced charter hire payment of $11,250,000.  The advanced charter hire payment was recorded at present value at inception in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The senior secured loan matures on December 31, 2020. On February 8, 2016, the two indirect subsidiaries entered into interest rate swap agreements to effectively fix the interest rate of the senior secured loans related to the Fugro Scout and the Fugro Voyager from a variable rate of LIBOR plus 2.95% per year to a fixed rate of 4.117% per year. Our contribution to the joint venture totaling $2,377,250 was made in December 2015.

Trucks and Trailers

On January 14, 2016, D&T satisfied its remaining lease obligations by making a prepayment of $8,000,000. In addition, D&T exercised its option to repurchase all assets under the lease for $1, upon which title was transferred. As a result of the prepayment, the joint venture owned 12.5% by us recognized finance income of approximately $1,400,000, of which our share was approximately $175,000.

The following table includes information on the significant transactions that we engaged in from the Initial Closing Date through March 31, 2016:

Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-01, Income Statement – Extraordinary and Unusual Items: Simplifying Income Statement Presentation by Eliminating the Concept of Extraordinary Items, which we adopted on January 1, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2015-01 did not have an effect on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

In February 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation – Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which we adopted on January 1, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2015-02 did not have an effect on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

In April 2015 and August 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest – Imputation of Interest: Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs, and ASU 2015-15, Interest – Imputation of Interest: Presentation and Subsequent Measurement of Debt Issuance Costs Associated with Line-Of-Credit Arrangements, respectively, each of which we adopted on January 1, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2015-03 and ASU 2015-15 did not have an effect on our consolidated financial statements as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Other Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. In August 2015, FASB issued ASU 2015-14, Revenue from Contracts with Customers – Deferral of the Effective Date, which defers implementation of ASU 2014-09 by one year. ASU 2014-09 will become effective for us on January 1, 2018. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2014-09 on our consolidated financial statements.

In August 2014, FASB issued ASU 2014-15, Presentation of Financial Statements – Going Concern: Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity’s Ability to Continue as a Going Concern, which will become effective for us on our fiscal year ending after December 31, 2016. The adoption of ASU 2014-15 is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

In January 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-01, Financial Instruments – Overall: Recognition and Measurement of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities, which will become effective for us on January 1, 2018. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-01 on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases, which will become effective for us on January 1, 2019. We are currently in the process of evaluating the impact of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 on our consolidated financial statements.

In March 2016, FASB issued ASU 2016-07, Investments – Equity Method and Joint Ventures: Simplifying the Transition to the Equity Method of Accounting, which will become effective for us on January 1, 2017. The adoption of ASU 2016-07 is not expected to have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

We do not believe any other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements, if currently adopted, would have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

Results of Operations for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2016 (the “2016 Quarter”) and 2015 (the “2015 Quarter”)

The following percentages are only as of a stated period and are not expected to be comparable in future periods. Further, these percentages are only representative of the percentage of the carrying value of such assets or finance income as of each stated period, and as such are not indicative of the concentration of any asset type or customer by the amount of equity invested or our investment portfolio as a whole.

Financing Transactions

As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the net investment in finance lease amount presented on our consolidated balance sheets is secured by our ownership of seismic testing equipment. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, the net investment in note receivable amount presented on our consolidated balance sheets is secured by a second priority security interest in all of the borrower’s assets, including trailers and equity interests.

During the 2016 Quarter and the 2015 Quarter, certain customers generated significant portions (defined as 10% or more) of our total finance income as follows:

Interest income from our net investment in note receivable and finance income from our net investment in finance lease are included in finance income in our consolidated statements of operations.

Revenue for the 2016 Quarter and the 2015 Quarter is summarized as follows:

Total revenue for the 2016 Quarter increased $231,721, or 67.4%, as compared to the 2015 Quarter. The increase was due to an increase in income from investment in joint ventures as a result of the prepayment by D&T during the 2016 Quarter and entering into new joint ventures related to Challenge Mfg. Company, LLC and Fugro subsequent to the 2015 Quarter. The increase was partially offset by a decrease in finance income due to damage to certain of the assets on lease to Geokinetics, Inc. (“Geokinetics”) in 2015, which accelerated income recognition related to such assets based on the stipulated loss values and the declining nature of recognizing income using the effective interest rate method.

Expenses for the 2016 Quarter and the 2015 Quarter are summarized as follows:

Total expenses for the 2016 Quarter increased $44,833, or 20.8%, as compared to the 2015 Quarter. The increase was primarily due to an increase in general and administrative expenses related to taxes, partially offset by lower consulting and legal expenses incurred during the 2016 Quarter as compared to the 2015 Quarter.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests decreased $27,974, from $104,557 in the 2015 Quarter to $76,583 in the 2016 Quarter. The decrease was a result of lower net income generated by our finance lease related to Geokinetics during the 2016 Quarter as compared to the 2015 Quarter.

Net Income Attributable to Fund Sixteen

As a result of the foregoing factors, net income attributable to us for the 2016 Quarter and the 2015 Quarter was $238,769 and $23,907, respectively. Net income attributable to us per weighted average additional Class A share and Class I share outstanding for the 2016 Quarter was $13.43 and $13.64, respectively. Net income attributable to us per weighted average additional Class A share and Class I share outstanding for the 2015 Quarter was $1.34 and $1.58, respectively.

Financial Condition

This section discusses the major balance sheet variances at March 31, 2016 compared to December 31, 2015.

Total Assets 

Total assets decreased $2,311,138, from $19,122,189 at December 31, 2015 to $16,811,051 at March 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to existing cash and cash generated by our investments being partially used to (i) repay the total amount outstanding on our Facility, (ii) pay distributions to our shareholders and noncontrolling interests and (iii) repay certain of our related party payable during the 2016 Quarter.

Total Liabilities 

Total liabilities decreased $1,984,265, from $2,625,490 at December 31, 2015 to $641,225 at March 31, 2016. The decrease was primarily due to the repayment of our Facility and certain of our related party payable during the 2016 Quarter.

Equity 

Equity decreased $326,873, from $16,496,699 at December 31, 2015 to $16,169,826 at March 31, 2016.  The decrease was primarily due to distributions to our shareholders and noncontrolling interests, partially offset by our net income in the 2016 Quarter.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Summary

At March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had cash of $771,260 and $1,672,868, respectively. Pursuant to the terms of our offering, we have established a cash reserve in the amount of 0.50% of the gross offering proceeds from the sale of our Shares. As of March 31, 2016, the cash reserve was $87,348. During our operating period, which commenced on January 1, 2015, our main source of cash will be from the collection of income and principal on our note receivable and finance lease and distributions from our joint ventures. Our main use of cash will be for distributions to our shareholders and noncontrolling interests. Our liquidity will vary in the future, increasing to the extent cash flows from investments and proceeds from the sale of our investments exceed expenses and decreasing as we make new investments, pay distributions to our shareholders and noncontrolling interests and to the extent that expenses exceed cash flows from operations and proceeds from the sale of our investments.

We believe that cash generated from the expected results of our operations will be sufficient to finance our liquidity requirements for the foreseeable future, including distributions to our shareholders and noncontrolling interests, general and administrative expenses, new investment opportunities, management fees and administrative expense reimbursements.

Our ability to generate cash in the future is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, regulatory and other factors that affect us and our borrowers’ and lessees’ businesses that are beyond our control.

We have used the net proceeds of our offering and will use the cash generated from our investments to invest in Capital Assets located in North America and other developed markets, including those in Asia and elsewhere.  We have sought and continue to seek to acquire a portfolio of Capital Assets that is comprised of transactions that generate (a) current cash flow from payments of principal and/or interest (in the case of secured loans and other financing transactions) and rental payments (in the case of leases), (b) deferred cash flow by realizing the value of Capital Assets or interests therein at the maturity of the investment, or (c) a combination of both from other structured investments.

Unanticipated or greater than anticipated operating costs or losses (including a borrower’s inability to make timely loan payments or a lessee’s inability to make timely lease payments) would adversely affect our liquidity. To the extent that working capital may be insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, we anticipate that we would fund our operations from cash flow generated by investing and financing activities. At March 31, 2016, we had $2,965,749 available under the Facility pursuant to the borrowing base to fund our short-term liquidity needs. For additional information, see “Financings and Borrowings – Revolving Line of Credit, Recourse” below and Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements. Our Managing Owner does not intend to fund any cash flow deficit of ours or provide other financial assistance to us.

Cash Flows

Operating Activities 

Cash flows from operating activities decreased $363,277, from a source of cash of $253,035 in the 2015 Quarter to a use of cash of $110,242 in the 2016 Quarter. The decrease was primarily due to the use of cash to repay certain of our liabilities during the 2016 Quarter, partially offset by an increase in distributions from our joint ventures during the 2016 Quarter as compared to the 2015 Quarter.

Investing Activities    

Cash provided by investing activities increased $158,087, from $1,216,930 in the 2015 Quarter to $1,375,017 in the 2016 Quarter. The increase was due to an increase in distributions from our joint ventures in excess of profits during the 2016 Quarter, partially offset by a decrease in principal received on our finance lease with Geokinetics.

Financing Activities   

Cash used in financing activities increased $1,375,787, from $790,596 in the 2015 Quarter to $2,166,383 in the 2016 Quarter. The increase was primarily due to the repayment of our Facility during the 2016 Quarter, partially offset by distributions paid to shareholders and noncontrolling interests.

Financings and Borrowings

Revolving Line of Credit, Recourse

We have an agreement with CB&T for our Facility, which is secured by all of our assets not subject to a first priority lien.  Amounts available under the Facility are subject to a borrowing base that is determined, subject to certain limitations, by the present value of the future receivables under certain loans and lease agreements in which we have a beneficial interest. 

The interest rate for general advances under the Facility is CB&T’s prime rate. We may elect to designate up to five advances on the outstanding principal balance of the Facility to bear interest at LIBOR plus 2.5% per year. In all instances, borrowings under the Facility are subject to an interest rate floor of 4.0% per year. In addition, we are obligated to pay an annualized 0.5% fee on unused commitments under the Facility. On February 9, 2016 and March 29, 2016, we repaid $1,000,000 and $500,000, respectively, of the outstanding balance under the Facility. At March 31, 2016, there were no obligations outstanding under the Facility and we were in compliance with all covenants related to the Facility. 

At March 31, 2016, we had $2,965,749 available under the Facility pursuant to the borrowing base.

Distributions

We, at our Managing Owner’s discretion, pay monthly distributions to our shareholders beginning with the first month after each such shareholder’s admission and expect to continue to pay such distributions until the termination of our operating period.  During the 2016 Quarter, we paid distributions to our Managing Owner, Class A additional shareholders and Class I shareholders of $3,539, $342,218 and $8,162, respectively. We also paid distributions to our noncontrolling interests of $288,306 in the 2016 Quarter.

Commitments and Contingencies and Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

Commitments and Contingencies

At the time we acquire or divest of our interest in Capital Assets, we may, under very limited circumstances, agree to indemnify the seller or buyer for specific contingent liabilities.  Our Managing Owner believes that any liability of ours that may arise as a result of any such indemnification obligations will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial condition or results of operations taken as a whole. We are a party to the Facility, as discussed in “Financings and Borrowings – Revolving Line of Credit, Recourse” above. We had no borrowings under the Facility at March 31, 2016.

Off-Balance Sheet Transactions

None.

Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

In connection with the preparation of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2016, our Managing Owner carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the management of our Managing Owner, including its Co-Chief Executive Officers and the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our Managing Owner’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  Based on the foregoing evaluation, the Co-Chief Executive Officers and the Principal Financial and Accounting Officer concluded that our Managing Owner’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

In designing and evaluating our Managing Owner’s disclosure controls and procedures, our Managing Owner recognized that disclosure controls and procedures, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the disclosure controls and procedures are met.  Our Managing Owner’s disclosure controls and procedures have been designed to meet reasonable assurance standards. Disclosure controls and procedures cannot detect or prevent all error and fraud. Some inherent limitations in disclosure controls and procedures include costs of implementation, faulty decision-making, simple error and mistake. Additionally, controls can be circumvented by the individual acts of some persons, by collusion of two or more people, or by management override of the controls. The design of any system of controls is based, in part, upon certain assumptions about the likelihood of future events, and there can be no assurance that any design will succeed in achieving its stated goals under all anticipated and unanticipated future conditions. Over time, controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or the degree of compliance with established policies or procedures.

Evaluation of internal control over financial reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the three months ended March 31, 2016 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings  

In the ordinary course of conducting our business, we may be subject to certain claims, suits, and complaints filed against us.  In our Managing Owner’s opinion, the outcome of such matters, if any, will not have a material impact on our consolidated financial position or results of operations.  We are not aware of any material legal proceedings that are currently pending against us or against any of our assets.  

Item 1A. Risk Factors

Smaller reporting companies are not required to provide the information required by this item.

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

We did not sell or repurchase any Shares during the three months ended March 31, 2016.

Item 3.  Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.  Other Information

Not applicable.

Item 6. Exhibits

SIGNATURES

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

ICON ECI Fund Sixteen

(Registrant)

By: ICON MT 16, LLC

      (Managing Owner of the Registrant)

May 10, 2016