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  SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D  

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q
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(Mark One)
X

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Fee Required)

For the quarter ended July 31, 2007

Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (No Fee Required)

For the quarter ended July 31, 2007

Commission File Number 0-1678


BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Kansas
(State of Incorporation)

41-0834293
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

19920 West 161st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062
(Address of Principal Executive Office)(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (913) 780-9595

Former name, former address and former fiscal year if changed since last report:
Not Applicable

Common Stock $.01 Par Value
(Title of Class)

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 twelve months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past ninety days: Yes X No ____

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act): Yes No X_

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

The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's Common Stock, $0.01 par value, as of September 7, 2007 was 53,812,469 shares.

BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

 

INDEX

 

PART I.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION:

PAGE NO.


Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - July 31, 2007 and April 30, 2007

3

 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - Three Months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006

4


Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Three months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006

5


Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

6


Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

7-10

 

Item 3 Quantitative & Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

10

 

Item 4 Controls and Procedures

10

PART II.

Other Information

11


Signatures

12

BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

ASSETS

 

07/31/07

 

4/30/07

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

07/31/07

 

4/30/07

   

unaudited

 

audited

     

unaudited

 

audited

CURRENT ASSETS:

         

CURRENT LIABILITIES:

       
 

Cash

$

1,579,657

$

1,789,169

   

Bank overdraft payable

$

129,721

$

186,646

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for

           

Promissory notes payable

 

242,573

 

749,784

 

doubtful accounts of $131,228 at July 31, 2007 and

           

Current maturities of long-term debt and capital lease

       
 

$154,233 at April 30, 2007

 

743,206

 

961,504

   

obligations

 

4,730,315

 

4,450,341

                 

Accounts payable

 

475,218

 

487,551

               

Customer deposits

 

45,000

 

558,020

 

Inventories -

           

Accrued liabilities

       
 

Raw materials

 

4,456,646

 

4,977,229

   

Compensation and compensated absences

 

505,534

 

500,843

 

Work in process

 

312,266

 

286,278

   

Other

 

443,692

 

343,281

 

Real estate construction in process

 

1,883,028

 

1,532,344

       

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Finished goods

 

92,124

 

73,817

   

Total current liabilities

 

6,572,053

 

7,276,466

 

Aircraft

 

5,049,118

 

5,049,118

             
     

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--------------

 

LONG-TERM DEBT AND CAPITAL LEASE, NET

       
     

11,793,182

 

11,918,786

   

OF CURRENT MATURITIES

 

2,426,453

 

2,521,380

 

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

112,740

 

112,333

             
     

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--------------

 

--------------

 

Total current assets

 

14,228,785

 

14,781,792

   

Total liabilities

 

8,998,506

 

9,797,846

                       
             

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

       

PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT:

         

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:

       
 

Land and building

 

2,312,856

 

2,311,656

   

Preferred stock, par value $5

       
 

Machinery and equipment

 

1,598,467

 

1,598,468

   

Authorized 50,000,000 shares, all classes

       
 

Office furniture and fixtures

 

710,289

 

688,823

   

Designated Classes A and B, 200,000 shares

       
 

Leasehold improvements

 

4,249

 

4,249

   

$1,000 Class A, 9.8%, cumulative if earned

               
     

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--------------

   

liquidation and redemption value $100,

       
 

 

4,625,861

 

4,603,196

   

no shares issued and outstanding

     

-

   

-

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(2,361,796)

 

(2,324,637)

   

$1,000 Class B, 6%, convertible cumulative,

               
     

--------------

 

--------------

   

liquidation and redemption value $1,000

       
     

2,264,065

 

2,278,559

   

no shares issued and outstanding

     

-

     

-

 
               

Common stock, par value $.01:

               

SUPPLEMENTAL TYPE CERTIFICATES

 

1,495,175

 

1,495,175

   

Authorized 100,000,000 shares

       
               

issued and outstanding 54,133,896 shares at

       
               

at July 31 and 53,824,701 at April 30, 2007

 

541,339

 

538,247

ADVANCES FOR INDIAN GAMING DEVELOPMENTS

           

Common stock, owed but not issued 278,573 shares

       
 

(net of reserves of $2,912,440)

 

1,806,551

 

1,806,551

   

at July 31 and 587,768 at April 30, 2007

 

2,786

 

5,877

               

Capital contributed in excess of par

 

10,817,791

 

10,817,792

               

Treasury stock at cost (600,000 shares)

 

(732,000)

 

(732,000)

               

Retained earnings

 

249,554

 

17,715

OTHER ASSETS

 

83,400

 

83,400

   

 

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--------------

               

Total stockholders' equity

 

10,879,470

 

10,647,631

     

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--------------

       

--------------

 

--------------

Total assets

$

19,877,976

$

20,445,477

 

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity

$

19,877,976

$

20,445,477

     

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The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements

 

BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

 
   
 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

 

July 31,

   

2007

 

2006

   

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

REVENUES

       

Aircraft / Modifications

$

1,894,679

$

2,041,446

Avionics / Defense

 

1,659,311

 

204,595

Management / Professional Services

 

1,153,338

 

830,021

   

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--------------

Net Revenues

 

4,707,328

 

3,076,062

         

COST OF SALES

       

Aircraft / Modifications

 

1,636,587

 

1,593,731

Avionics / Defense

 

946,738

 

233,708

Management / Professional Services

 

599,562

 

263,572

   

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Total Cost of Sales

 

3,182,887

 

2,091,011

   

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GROSS PROFIT

 

1,524,441

 

985,051

         

SELLING, GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

1,114,216

 

821,146

   

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--------------

OPERATING INCOME

 

410,225

 

163,905

         

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE)

       

Interest expense

 

(132,639)

 

(120,060)

Other

   

-

 

130

   

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--------------

Other expense

 

(132,639)

 

(119,930)

         

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

 

277,586

 

43,975

         

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

 

(45,747)

   

-

   

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--------------

NET INCOME

$

231,839

$

43,975

   

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BASIC EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

$

.00

$

.01

   

========

 

========

Shares used in per share calculation

 

53,245,642

 

53,051,837

   

========

 

========

DILUTED EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

$

.00

$

.01

   

========

 

========

Shares used in per share calculation

 

53,358,984

 

53,160,066

   

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========

         

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

BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
   
 

THREE MONTHS ENDED

 

July 31,

   

2007

 

2006

   

(unaudited)

 

(unaudited)

       

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

       

Net income (loss)

$

231,839

$

43,975

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by

       

(used in) operations -

       

Depreciation

 

37,160

 

38,962

         

Changes in assets and liabilities:

       

Accounts receivable

 

218,298

 

(91,108)

Contracts in process

 

(350,684)

 

(85,629)

Inventories

 

476,288

 

(171,306)

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

 

(407)

 

(6,083)

Accounts payable

 

(69,258)

 

(175,695)

Customer deposits

 

(513,020)

   

-

Accrued liabilities

 

105,102

 

(88,531)

   

--------------

 

--------------

Cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

135,318

 

(535,415)

   

--------------

 

--------------

         

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

       

Capital expenditures

 

(22,666)

   

-

   

--------------

 

-------------

Cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(22,666)

   

-

         

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

       

Borrowings under promissory notes, net

 

(507,211)

 

226,910

Repayments of long-term debt, net

 

185,047

 

(53,123)

   

--------------

 

--------------

Cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(322,164)

 

173,787

   

--------------

 

--------------

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH

 

(209,512)

 

(361,628)

         

CASH, beginning of period

 

1,789,169

 

925,577

   

--------------

 

--------------

CASH, end of period

$

1,579,657

$

563,949

   

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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION

       

Interest paid

$

132,639

$

120,060

Income taxes paid

 

15,747

 

7,000

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these statements.

BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q of Regulation S-X and do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. Therefore, these financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual report on Form 10-K dated April 30, 2007. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three months ended July 31, 2007 are not indicative of the results of operations that may be expected for the year ending April 30, 2008.

Certain reclassifications within the condensed financial statement captions have been made to maintain consistency in presentation between years.

2. Advances for Indian Gaming Developments: We are advancing funds for the establishment of Indian gaming. These funds have been capitalized in accordance with Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 67 "Accounting for Costs and Initial Rental Operations of Real Estate Projects." Such standard requires costs associated with the acquisition, development, and construction of real estate and real estate related projects to be capitalized as part of that project.

Our advances to the tribes for gaming developments are capitalized. These advances represent costs to be reimbursed upon approval of Indian gaming in several locations. We have agreements in place which require payments of advances to be made to us upon opening of Indian gaming facilities. Once gaming facilities have gained proper approvals, we plan to enter into a note receivable arrangement with the Tribe to secure reimbursement of advanced funds for that particular project. Reserves have been recorded for advances for the Indian gaming development costs when we are unable to determine whether reimbursement from the Tribes will occur.

We have advanced and invested a total of $4,718,991 in Indian gaming developments. We have reserves of $2,912,440, at July 31, 2007 and April 30, 2007. Based on the information available to us we believe that our advances for Indian gaming developments will be totally reimbursed as casinos are opened. Due to the fact that all of the proposed casinos are involved in legal and governmental actions whose outcome is not certain nor is there any time frame for resolution we believe it is necessary to establish reserves against the advances. The reserve amount is an estimate of the value we would receive if a Tribal casino was not opened and we were forced to liquidate the assets that we have acquired with our advances. The assets are intended to be used with Tribal casinos and consist of the purchase of land, land improvements, professional design fees, and other consulting and legal costs related to the development of Indian gaming facilities. The land purchases are located adjacent to residential developments. We believe that these tracts could be developed and sold for residential and commercial use to recover advances if the gaming enterprises do not open.

3. Earnings Per Share: Earnings per common share is based on the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the year. Stock options have been considered in the dilutive earnings per share calculation.

4. Research and Development: We charge to operations research and development costs. The amount charged in the three months ended July 31, 2007 and 2006 was approximately $569,519 and $498,631 respectively.

5. Borrowings: A line of credit in the amount of $1,224,285 was entered into on July 7, 2006. An additional line of credit in the amount of $1,508,000 was entered into on October 25, 2006. Both lines of credit are to be used for the BCS Design, Inc. construction projects in Junction City, Kansas. As of July 31, 2007 we have borrowed $1,111,000 and $762,663 respectively.

 

MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

RISK FACTORS

The information set forth below includes "forward-looking" information and is subject to Risk Factors as outlined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The Risk Factors listed under Item 1A of our Form 10-K and the Cautionary Statements, filed by us as Exhibit 99 to our Form 10-K, are incorporated herein by reference and you are specifically referred to such Risk Factors and Cautionary Statements for a discussion of factors which could affect our operations and forward-looking statements contained herein.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2008 COMPARED TO FIRST QUARTER FISCAL 2007

Our sales for the three months ended July 31, 2007 were $4,707,328, an increase of 53% from the three months ended July 31, 2006 with sales of $3,076,062. We experienced a 531% increase in earnings before taxes from the first quarter of 2006 to the first quarter of 2007. Our operating profit for the three months ended July 31, 2007 was $410,225, compared to $163,905 for the three months ended July 31, 2006, an increase of 150%.

Discussion of the specific changes by operation at each business segment follows:

Aircraft Modifications: Sales from Aircraft Modifications including modified aircraft decreased 7.2% from $2,041,446 in the first three months of fiscal year 2007 to $1,894,679 in the current three months of fiscal 2008. The modifications segment had an operating profit of $112,972 in the three months ended July 31, 2007, compared to a profit of $309,584 in the three months ended July 31, 2006. Avcon RVSM sales increased by approximately $234,982. Revenues generated from other modification services decreased $381,748 in the three months ended July 31, 2007.

We believe we will sell and install approximately an additional 25 to 50 Lear 20 & 30 series RVSM kits during the next two years. In addition to the RVSM sales, we expect to experience some increase in our base modification sales. As the economy grows aircraft owners may elect to update, modify, and purchase business aircraft. A shift to business aircraft ownership positively impacts our aircraft modification revenues. Although we cannot anticipate the future we must always consider the negative impact of items such as the 9-11 event, increases in fuel prices and general economic downturns.

Aircraft Acquisitions and Sales: There was no activity in the three months ended July 31, 2006 or in the three months ended July 31, 2007. We acquired no aircraft during the three months ended July 31, 2007.
Management expects this business segment to have increased sales in the next year. FAA required modifications to the business aircraft fleet may increase customer demand for company owned aircraft.


Avionics: Sales from Avionics increased 711%, from $204,595 in the three months ended July 31, 2006, to $1,659,311 in the three months ended July 31, 2007. This increase is directly related to sales of defense products. Operating profits increased from a loss of $163,497 for the three months ended July 31, 2006 to a profit of $516,259 for the three months ended July 31, 2007. The increase in operating profit is related to an increase in sales in the first quarter.
Management expects this business segment to significantly increase in future years due to the addition of new fuel system protection devices like the TSD, GFI, and other classic aviation defense products.

Services - SCADA Systems and Monitoring Services: Revenue increased from $399,849 for the three months ended July 31, 2006 to $471,610 for the three months ended July 31, 2007, an increase of 17.9%. During the three months ended July 31, 2007 we maintained a relatively level volume of long-term contracts with municipalities. We had increased revenue due to a significant contract for the rehabilitation of city lift stations. We anticipate the revenues from additional lift station rehabilitations to continue for the next few years. Revenue fluctuates due to the introduction of new products and services and the related installations of these types of products. Our contracts with our two largest customers have been renewed through fiscal 2008.

Gaming: Revenues from management services related to gaming decreased 2.5% from $360,409 for the three months ended July 31, 2006 compared to $351,277 for the three months ended July 31, 2007. This decrease was due to a flood that occurred in Oklahoma which caused the Stables to be shut down for seven days.

During the three months ended July 31, 2007 we expensed approximately $170,000 for the development of Gaming in Kansas compared to approximately $57,000 for the three months ended July 31, 2006 an increase of 200%. We expect these increased costs to continue for the remainder of the year.

Corporate / Professional Services: These services include the architectural services of BCS Design, Inc., arrangements for financing, on site contract management of gaming establishments, flight, and engineering services. Management consulting and professional fees, including sales related to completed projects, were $330,451 for the three months ended July 31, 2007 and $69,762 for the three months ended July 31, 2006, an increase of 373%. Projects under construction were approximately $1,883,000 at July 31, 2007.

Selling, General and Administrative (SG&A): Expenses were $1,114,216 or 24% of revenues for the three months ended July 31, 2007 compared to 26.6% of revenues for the three months ending July 31, 2006. Business overhead expenses were maintained at relatively the same level as last year.

Other Income (Expense): Other expenses increased from $119,930 in the three months ended July 31, 2006 to $132,639 for the three months ended July 31, 2007. The additional interest expenses of $12,709 were a combination of increased interest rates and additional borrowings.

Earnings: Our net income for the prior three months period ended July 31, 2006 was $43,975. Our net income for the current three months ended July 31, 2007 was $231,839.

Employees: We employed 88 at July 31, 2007 and 93 at July 31, 2006.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We believe that our current banks will provide the necessary capital for our business operations. However, we continue to maintain contact with other banks that have an interest in funding our working capital needs to continue our growth in operations in fiscal 2008 and beyond.

We do not, as of July 31, 2007, have any material commitments for other capital expenditures other than the terms of the Indian Gaming Management Agreements should any additional casinos materialize. We will need additional funds to complete our planned Indian gaming opportunities. We will use current cash available as well as additional funds, for the start up and construction of gaming facilities. We anticipate initially obtaining these funds from internally generated working capital and borrowings.

Analysis and Discussion of Cash Flow

During the first quarter of fiscal year 2008 our cash position decreased by $209,512 and can be attributed to the following. Cash provided by operating activities improved by $135,318. During the first quarter fiscal 2008 we reported net income of $231,839. Adjustments to net income provided by operations consisted of a non-cash deduction for depreciation of $37,160. Cash used for operating activities resulted in a reduction of accounts receivable of $218,298. Inventories were reduced by $476,288. We used funds for real-estate projects under construction of $350,684. We have reduced our build up of inventory for the avionics and aircraft modification divisions but continue to have approximately six months of additional inventory for the defense product components and RVSM components. Lead-time for the components is dictated by the market place resulting in the build up of inventory to support sales and avoid halting production because of material shortages. We believe our inventory will be realized in the normal course of business. Prepaid expenses and accounts payable used $69,665. Our defense customers decreased deposits with us resulting in a change of $513,000 during the first quarter fiscal 2008.

We have invested approximately $23,000 for computer hardware and software in the first quarter of fiscal 2008.

Cash used by financing activities was $322,164. We reduced our line of credit borrowing by approximately $500,000 while increasing our borrowings by a net of $185,047 of which can be attributed to real estate projects under construction.

Revenue Recognition: We perform aircraft modifications under fixed-price contracts. Revenues from fixed-price contracts are recognized on the percentage-of-completion method, measured by the direct labor costs incurred compared to total estimated direct labor costs. Revenue for off-the-shelf items and aircraft sales is recognized on the date of sale.

Revenue from Avionics are recognized when shipped and payment for materials are due within 30 days of invoicing. Revenue for SCADA services, Gaming Management, and other Corporate/Professional Services are recognized on a monthly basis as services are rendered. Payments for these services are received within 30 days of invoicing.

In regard to warranties and returns, our products are special order and are not suitable for return. Our products are unique upon installation and tested prior to their release and have been accepted by the customers. In the rare event of a warranty claim, the claim is processed through the normal course of business; this may include additional charges to the customer. In our opinion any future warranty work would not be material to the financial statements.


Critical Accounting Policies

Bad Debts: Bad debts are calculated on the historical write-off of bad debts of the individual subsidiaries. Invoices are considered a bad debt if no payment has been made in the past 90 days. We review these policies on quarterly basis, and based on these reviews we believe we maintain adequate reserves. We do not anticipate substantial changes to these estimates in the future.

Use of Estimates: The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Long-lived assets: Long-lived assets and identifiable intangibles to be held and used are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. Impairment is measured by comparing the carrying value of the long-lived asset to the estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to result from use of the assets and their eventual disposition. We determined that as of July 31, 2007, there had been no impairment in the carrying value of long-lived assets.

Supplemental Type Certificates: Supplemental Type Certificates (STCs) are authorizations granted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for specific modification of a certain aircraft. The STC authorizes us to perform modifications, installations and assemblies on applicable customer-owned aircraft. Costs incurred to obtain STCs are capitalized and subsequently amortized against revenues being generated from aircraft modifications associated with the STC. The costs are expensed as services are rendered on each aircraft through costs of sales using the units of production method. The legal life of an STC is indefinite. We believe we have enough future sales to fully amortize our STC development costs.

Advances for Indian Gaming Developments: We are advancing funds for the establishment of Indian gaming. These funds have been capitalized in accordance with Statements of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) 67 "Accounting for Costs and Initial Rental Operations of Real Estate Projects." Such standard requires costs associated with the acquisition, development, and construction of real estate and real estate-related projects to be capitalized as part of that project.

Our advances represent costs to be reimbursed upon approval of Indian gaming in several locations. We have agreements in place which require payments to be made to us for the respective projects upon opening of Indian gaming facilities. Once gaming facilities have gained proper approvals, we plan to enter into a note receivable arrangement with the Tribe to secure reimbursement of advanced funds for that particular project.

We have advanced and invested a total of $4,718,991 in Indian gaming developments. We have reserves of $2,912,440, at July 31, 2007 and July 31, 2006. We believe that our advances for Indian gaming developments will be totally reimbursed as casinos are opened. We believe it is necessary to establish reserves against the advances due to the fact that all of the proposed casinos are involved in legal and governmental actions whose outcome is not certain nor is there any time frame for resolution. The reserve amount is an estimate of the value we would receive if a Tribal casino was not opened and we were forced to liquidate the assets that we have acquired with our advances. These assets were intended to be used with Tribal casinos and consist of the purchase of land and land improvements related to the development of Indian Gaming facilities. We believe that these tracts could be developed and sold for residential and commercial use to recover our advances if the gaming enterprises do not open.

Changing Prices and Inflation

We did experience some pressure from inflation in fiscal 2008. These include increases in airplane travel and transportation costs. This additional cost may not be transferable to our customers resulting in lower income. We anticipate long-term fuel costs and interest rates to continue to rise.


Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

We do not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.


Part I Item 3:

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.

None

Part I Item 4

Controls and Procedures
We maintain a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our filings under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission's rules and forms. Our principal executive and financial officers have evaluated our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and have determined that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

PART II.
OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1

Legal Proceedings
None

Item 1A.

Risk Factors
There are no material changes to the risk factors disclosed under Item 1A of our Form 10-K.

Item 2

Unregistered Shares of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None

Item 3

Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None

Item 4

Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders
None

Item 5

Other Information
None

Item 6

Exhibits

3.1

Articles of Incorporation, as amended and restated are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of our Form DEF 14A filed on December 26, 2001.

3.2

Bylaws, as amended, are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of our Form DEF 14A filed on December 15, 2003.

 

31.1

Certificate of Chief Executive Officer

 

31.2

Certificate of Chief Financial Officer

 

32.1

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

 

32.2

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

 

99

Exhibit Number 99
Cautionary Statements for Purposes of the "Safe Harbor" Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, are incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99 of the Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2007.


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.

 

BUTLER NATIONAL CORPORATION
(Registrant)

September 14, 2007
Date

/S/ Clark D. Stewart
Clark D. Stewart
(President and Chief Executive Officer)

September 14, 2007
Date

/S/ Angela D. Shinabargar
Angela D. Shinabargar
(Chief Financial Officer)


Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

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4/30/0810-K
Filed on:9/14/07
9/7/07
For Period End:7/31/07
4/30/0710-K
10/25/06
7/31/0610-Q,  4
7/7/06
12/15/03DEF 14A
12/26/01DEF 14A
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