As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2005
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
4731 (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number) |
65-0867684 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
World Trade Center
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98121
(206) 336-5400
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
Mr. Robert Arovas, President
Stonepath Group, Inc.
World Trade Center
2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 200
Seattle, Washington 98121
(206) 336-5400
Fax (206) 336-5401
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Please Address a Copy of All Communications to:
Brian S. North, Esquire
Buchanan Ingersoll PC
1835 Market Street, 14th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(215) 665-8700
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement also includes additional shares of common stock issuable upon stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered |
Amount to be Registered(1) |
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share(2) |
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2) |
Amount of Registration Fee |
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Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share | 15,481,482 | $0.85 | $13,159,260 | $1,548.84 | ||||
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling shareholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
Subject to Completion October 28, 2005
Prospectus
STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
15,481,482 shares of common stock
The selling shareholders identified in this prospectus may offer and sell up to 15,481,482 shares of our common stock which we may issue to them upon exercise of certain convertible securities, exchangeable securities, and warrants issued to them in private placement transactions. The selling shareholders may sell all or a portion of their shares through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices.
We will not receive any part of the proceeds from sales of these shares by the selling shareholders. However, we may receive the exercise price of the warrants held by them and we will retire any debt associated with the convertible and exchangeable securities upon their conversion into, or exchange for, shares of our common stock.
Our common stock is listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "STG." On October 26, 2005, the last sale price of our common stock reported on the American Stock Exchange was $0.85.
INVESTING IN OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 4 OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ADEQUACY OR ACCURACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The date of this prospectus is October [ ], 2005.
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS | 3 | |
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY | 3 | |
RISK FACTORS | 4 | |
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS | 11 | |
USE OF PROCEEDS | 11 | |
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS | 11 | |
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION | 13 | |
DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK | 15 | |
THE COMPANY | 16 | |
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA | 30 | |
MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS | 32 | |
CHANGE OF ACCOUNTANTS | 55 | |
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK | 56 | |
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 57 | |
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 60 | |
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS | 66 | |
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS | 68 | |
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION | 68 | |
LEGAL MATTERS | 69 | |
EXPERTS | 69 | |
INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS | F-1 |
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should rely only on the information provided in this prospectus and incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with information different from that contained or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. The selling shareholders are offering to sell, and seeking offers to buy, shares of common stock only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of common stock. The rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission may require us to update this prospectus in the future.
This summary highlights information contained elsewhere in this prospectus. However, it may not contain all of the information that is important to you. You should carefully read the entire prospectus, particularly the risks of investing in our securities discussed under"Risk Factors" and including the documents incorporated by reference.
Our Company
We are a non-asset-based third-party logistics services company providing supply chain solutions on a global basis. We offer a full range of time-definite transportation and distribution solutions through our Domestic Services platform which manages and arranges the movement of raw materials, supplies, components and finished goods for our customers. These services are offered through our domestic air and ground freight forwarding business. We also offer a full range of international logistics services including international air and ocean transportation as well as customs house brokerage services through our International Services platform. In addition to these core services, we provide a broad range of value-added supply chain management services, including warehousing, order fulfillment and inventory management solutions. We serve a customer base of manufacturers, distributors and national retail chains through a network of offices in 22 major metropolitan areas in North America and Puerto Rico, 17 locations in the Asia Pacific region, six locations in Brazil and one location in Europe, as well as through an extensive network of independent carriers and service partners strategically located throughout the world.
Our objective is to build a leading global logistics services organization that integrates established logistics companies with innovative technologies. To that end, we have built our network through a combination of synergistic acquisitions and the organic expansion of our existing operations.
We have completed the acquisition of 16 logistics companies. However, our current domestic credit facility requires the lender's consent for further acquisitions. If and when our acquisition program is permitted to resume, we do not expect it to continue at its historic pace because of our desire to optimize our existing footprints of offices and services.
Our Address and Phone Number
Our executive offices are located at World Trade Center, 2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 200, Seattle, Washington 98121 and our telephone number is (206) 336-5400. Our Internet address is www.stonepath.com. Information contained on our website should not be considered part of this prospectus.
The Offering
The selling shareholders identified in this prospectus may offer and sell up to 15,481,482 shares of our common stock which we may issue to them upon exercise of certain convertible securities, exchangeable securities, and warrants issued to them in private placement transactions. The selling shareholders may sell
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all or a portion of their shares through public or private transactions at prevailing market prices or at privately negotiated prices.
We will not receive any part of the proceeds from sales of these shares by the selling shareholders. However, we may receive the exercise price of the warrants held by them and we will retire any debt associated with the convertible and exchangeable securities upon their conversion into, or exchange for, shares of our common stock.
Our common stock is listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "STG."
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk, including the risks described below. You should carefully consider these risk factors and the other information in this prospectus before making an investment decision. The risks described below are the material risks we believe are associated with an investment in our common stock. If any of the following events do occur, our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected. This prospectus also contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of a number of factors, including the risks described below and elsewhere in this prospectus. You should read the section entitled "Forward-looking Statements" for a further discussion of these factors.
We have not been profitable in four out of the last five years.
We incurred net losses of $13.0 million in 2004, $0.8 million in 2003, $17.5 million in 2001 and $36.2 million in 2000. Since the adoption of our new business model of delivering non-asset-based third-party logistics services in 2001, we have incurred losses from continuing operations of $13.0 million in 2004 and $0.5 million in 2003. Although our 2004 results include restructuring and excess earn-out charges of $7.4 million, our ability to achieve profitability on a continuing basis in the future is dependent upon (a) the results of the efforts we began in the fourth quarter of 2004 to further integrate our business operations, (b) our ability to pass along added costs to customers, including escalating fuel charges, (c) our ability to improve our buying processes to reduce the costs of carrier services, (d) our ability to implement a new freight forwarding information system, and (e) our ability to retain and attract talented and experienced personnel in the future. There is no assurance that those results will achieve their intended effect or that we will be able to effectuate such actions.
If we are unable to profitably manage and integrate the companies we acquire or are unable to acquire additional companies, we will not achieve our growth and profit objectives.
Our goal is to build a global logistics services organization. Realizing this goal will require the acquisition of a number of diverse companies in the logistics industry covering a variety of geographic regions and specialized service offerings. There can be no assurance that, if we are able to make further acquisitions, we will be able to identify, acquire or profitably manage additional businesses or successfully integrate any acquired businesses without substantial costs, delays or other operational or financial problems. Further, acquisitions involve a number of risks, including possible adverse effects on our operating results, diversion of management resources, failure to retain key personnel, and risks associated with unanticipated liabilities, some or all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
We are unable to make further acquisitions without the consent of the lender under our domestic credit facility.
Our current domestic credit facility requires the lender's consent for further acquisitions. This may limit or slow our ability to achieve the critical mass we may need to achieve our strategic objectives.
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Additional long-term and equity financing will be required to implement our business and acquisition strategies and meet our existing earn-out obligations.
We believe that additional capital will be required to execute our strategy in the future as well as fund existing obligations from prior acquisitions. We intend to obtain that additional capital through a combination of debt and equity financing. There is no assurance that any such debt or equity can be raised on a cost effective basis or within the timeframe necessary to implement our strategy or to meet our existing obligations. In the event that our common stock does not attain a sufficient market value and potential acquisition candidates are otherwise unwilling to accept our securities as part of the purchase price for the sale of their businesses, our acquisition program will be in jeopardy.
Due to our acquisition strategy, our earnings will be adversely affected by non-cash charges relating to the amortization of intangibles.
Under applicable accounting standards, purchasers are required to allocate the total consideration paid in a business combination to the identified acquired assets and liabilities based on their fair values at the time of acquisition. The excess of the consideration paid in a business combination over the fair value of the identifiable tangible assets acquired is to be allocated among identifiable intangible assets and goodwill. The amount allocated to goodwill is not subject to amortization. However, it is tested at least annually for impairment. The amount allocated to identifiable intangibles, such as customer relationships and the like, is amortized over the life of these intangible assets. This subjects us to periodic charges against our earnings to the extent of the amortization incurred for that period. Because our business strategy focuses on growth through acquisitions, our future earnings will be subject to greater non-cash amortization charges than a company whose earnings are derived organically. As a result, we will experience an increase in non-cash charges related to the amortization of intangible assets acquired in our acquisitions. This will create the appearance, based on our consolidated financial statements, that our intangible assets are diminishing in value, when in fact they may be increasing because we are growing the value of our intangible assets (e.g., customer relationships).
Since we are not obligated to follow any particular criteria or standards for acquisition candidates, shareholders must rely solely on our ability to identify, evaluate and complete acquisitions.
Even though we have developed general acquisition guidelines, we are not obligated to follow any particular operating, financial, geographic or other criteria in evaluating candidates for potential acquisitions or business combinations. We target companies, in growing markets, which we believe will provide the best potential for long-term financial return for our shareholders and we determine the purchase price and other terms and conditions of acquisitions. Our shareholders will not have the opportunity to evaluate the relevant economic, financial and other information that we will use and consider in deciding whether or not to enter into a particular transaction.
The scarcity of, and competition for, acquisition opportunities makes it more difficult to complete acquisitions.
There are a limited number of operating companies available for acquisition which we consider desirable. In addition, there is a high level of competition to acquire these operating companies. A large number of established and well-financed entities are active in acquiring the type of companies we believe are desirable. Many of these entities have significantly greater financial resources than we have. Consequently, we are at a competitive disadvantage in negotiating and executing possible acquisitions of these businesses. Even if we are able to successfully compete with these entities, this competition may affect the terms of completed transactions and, as a result, we may pay more than we expected for potential acquisitions. We may find it difficult to identify operating companies that complement our strategy, and even if we identify a company that complements our strategy, we may be unable to complete an acquisition of such a company for many reasons, including:
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We will not be able to successfully implement our business plan if we are unable to successfully compete with other entities in acquiring the companies we target.
The issuance of additional securities may cause additional dilution to the interests of our existing shareholders.
The additional financing required to fund our acquisition strategy and other capital needs may require us to issue additional shares of common stock or common stock equivalents to generate the required financing. The issuance of such securities will further increase the number of shares outstanding and further dilute the interests of our existing shareholders. We may issue more shares of common stock for this purpose without prior notice to our shareholders.
We may also issue securities to, among other things, facilitate a business combination, acquire assets or stock of another business, compensate employees or consultants or for other valid business reasons at the discretion of our Board of Directors, which could further dilute the interests of our existing shareholders.
The exercise or conversion of our outstanding options, warrants or other convertible securities or any derivative securities we issue in the future will result in the dilution of our existing shareholders and may create downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock.
We are currently authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock. As of October 26, 2005, we had 43,712,726 outstanding shares of common stock. We may in the future issue up to 28,682,266 additional shares of our common stock upon conversion or exercise of existing outstanding convertible securities, options and warrants in accordance with the following schedule:
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Number of Shares |
Proceeds |
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Options outstanding under our stock option plan | 11,948,784 | $ | 18,019,685 | ||
Shares issuable upon conversion of Convertible Note | 9,259,259 | (1) | | ||
Shares issuable upon exchange of subsidiary Preferred Shares | 3,444,445 | (2) | | ||
Non-plan options | 552,000 | 920,750 | |||
Warrants | 3,477,778 | 10,952,889 | |||
Total | 28,682,266 | $ | 29,893,324 | ||
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Under the terms of our domestic credit facility, once the outstanding $10.0 million minimum borrowing note, or any subsequent minimum borrowing note in that amount, has been fully converted into shares of our common stock during the three year term of that facility, a new $10.0 million minimum borrowing note will be issued convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 115% of the average market price for the ten trading days preceding the issuance of that minimum borrowing note.
Even though the aggregate exercise of these securities could generate material proceeds for us, the issuance of these additional shares of common stock would result in the dilution of the ownership interests of our existing common shareholders and the market price of our common stock could be adversely affected.
We rely on a small number of large customers, the loss of which would have a negative effect on our results of operations.
Even though our customer base is diversifying as we grow, it remains concentrated. For the year ended December 31, 2004 our largest customer, Best Buy Co., Inc. ("Best Buy"), a national retail chain, accounted for approximately 13% of our total revenue. Our next five largest customers accounted for approximately 16% of our total revenue, with none of these customers accounting for 10% or more of our total revenue. We believe the risk posed by this concentration is mitigated by our longstanding and continuing relationships with these customers and we are confident that these relationships will remain ongoing for the foreseeable future. In March 2005, the Company entered into a new three-year contract with Best Buy. Consistent with prior agreements, there are no volume commitments within the agreement. We intend to continue to provide superior service to all of our customers and have no expectation that revenue from any of these customers will be reduced as a result of any factors within our control. However, adverse conditions in the industries of our customers could cause us to lose a significant customer or experience a decrease in shipment volume. Either of these events could negatively impact us. Our immediate plans, however, are to reduce our dependence on any particular customer or customers by increasing our sales and customer base by, among other things, diversifying our service offerings and continuing with our growth strategy.
The risks associated with international operations could adversely affect our operations and ability to grow outside of the United States.
A significant portion of our revenue is derived from our international operations and the growth of those operations is an important part of our business strategy. Our current international operations are focused on the shipment of goods into and out of the United States and are dependent on the volume of international trade with the United States. Our strategic plan contemplates the growth of those operations as well as expanding into the transportation of goods wholly outside of the United States. The following factors could adversely affect our current international operations as well as the growth of those operations:
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Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war may affect any market on which our shares trade, the markets in which we operate, our operations and our profitability.
Terrorist acts or acts of war or armed conflict could negatively affect our operations in a number of ways. Any of these acts could result in increased volatility in or damage to the United States and worldwide financial markets and economy. Acts of terrorism or armed conflict, and the uncertainty caused by such conflicts, could cause an overall reduction in worldwide sales of goods and corresponding shipments of goods. This would have a negative effect on our operations. Also, terrorist activities similar to the type experienced on September 11, 2001 could result in another halt of trading of securities on the American Stock Exchange, which could also have an adverse effect on the trading price of our shares and overall market capitalization.
We depend on the continued service of certain executive officers. We can not assure you that we will be able to retain these persons.
For the foreseeable future, our success will depend largely on the continued services of Dennis L. Pelino, our Chairman, Jason F. Totah, our Chief Executive Officer, and Robert Arovas, our President, because of their collective industry knowledge, marketing skills and relationships with major vendors and customers. We have employment agreements with each of these individuals which contain a non-competition covenant which survives their actual term of employment. Nevertheless, should any of these individuals leave the Company, it could have a material adverse effect on our future results of operations.
We face intense competition in our industry.
The freight forwarding, logistics and supply chain management industry is intensely competitive and is expected to remain so for the foreseeable future. We face competition from a number of companies, including many that have significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources. There are a large number of companies competing in one or more segments of the industry, although the number of firms with a global network that offer a full complement of freight forwarding and supply chain management services is more limited. Depending on the location of the customer and the scope of services requested, we must compete against both the niche players and larger entities. In addition, customers increasingly are turning to competitive bidding situations involving bids from a number of competitors, including competitors that are larger than we are.
Our stock price may be volatile due to factors under, as well as out of, our control.
The market price of our common stock has been highly volatile. Some factors that may affect the market price in the future include:
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Furthermore, the stock market has historically experienced volatility which has particularly affected the market prices of securities of many companies with a small market capitalization and which sometimes has been unrelated to the operating performances of such companies.
Our cash flow will be adversely affected in the future once we make use of our consolidated net operating loss carryforward available to offset future taxable income.
We have accumulated a net operating loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes. As of December 31, 2004, approximately $47.0 million of these losses were available to offset our taxable income until the losses are fully utilized. Once these available losses have been utilized, our cash flows will be affected accordingly. We do not anticipate paying federal income taxes in the near future as we expect that our existing net operating loss carryforward should be sufficient to offset any taxable income that is generated. However, additional sales of our securities could have the effect of significantly limiting our ability to utilize our existing net operating loss carryforward in the future.
If we fail to improve our management information and financial reporting systems, we may experience an adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.
Our management information and financial reporting systems need to be improved. Failure to enhance these systems could delay our receipt of management and financial information at the consolidated level which could disrupt our operations or impair our ability to monitor our operations and have a negative effect on our financial condition. We have completed our first assessment of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004. In making our assessment of internal control over financial reporting, management used the criteria issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission in "Internal Control-Integrated Framework." We have concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2004 based on that criteria.
Because we are a holding company, we depend on receiving distributions from our subsidiaries and we could be harmed if such distributions could not be made in the future.
We are a holding company and all of our operations are conducted through subsidiaries. Consequently, we rely on dividends or advances from our subsidiaries. The ability of our subsidiaries to pay dividends and our ability to receive distributions from those subsidiaries are subject to applicable local law and other restrictions including, but not limited to, applicable tax and exchange control laws. Such laws and restrictions could limit the payment of dividends and distributions to us which would restrict our ability to continue operations.
We believe our industry is consolidating and if we cannot gain sufficient market presence, we may not be able to compete successfully against larger global companies.
We believe the market trend within our industry is towards consolidation of the niche players into larger companies which are attempting to increase global operations through the acquisition of regional and local freight forwarders. If we cannot gain sufficient market presence or otherwise establish a successful strategy in our industry, we may not be able to compete successfully against larger companies in our industry with global operations.
We may be required to incur material expenses in defending or resolving outstanding lawsuits which would adversely affect our results of operations.
We are a defendant in a number of legal proceedings, including those we have identified as material in our periodic Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Although we believe that the claims asserted in these proceedings are without merit, and we intend to vigorously defend these matters, we could incur material expenses in the defense and resolution of these matters. Since we have not established any reserves in connection with these claims, any such liability would be recorded as an expense in the period
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incurred or estimated. This amount, even if not material to our overall financial condition, could adversely affect our results of operations in the period recorded.
We have a limited operating history upon which you can evaluate our prospects.
During 2001, we discontinued our former business model of developing early-stage technology businesses, and adopted a new model of delivering non-asset-based third-party logistics services. The first acquisition under our new business model occurred on October 5, 2001. Subsequent acquisitions were completed during 2002, 2003 and 2004. As a result, we have a limited operating history under our current business model. Even though we are managed by senior executives with significant experience in the industry, our limited operating history makes it difficult to predict the longer-term success of our business model.
Provisions of our charter and applicable Delaware law may make it more difficult to complete a contested takeover of our company.
Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "GCL") could deter a change in our management or render more difficult an attempt to obtain control of us, even if such a proposal is favored by a majority of our shareholders. For example, we are subject to the provisions of the GCL that prohibit a public Delaware corporation from engaging in a broad range of business combinations with a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns 15% or more of the corporation's outstanding voting shares (an "interested shareholder") for three years after the person became an interested shareholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. Finally, our certificate of incorporation includes undesignated preferred stock, which may enable our Board of Directors to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a tender offer, proxy contest, merger or otherwise.
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This prospectus includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us and our subsidiaries that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "could," "would," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "estimate," "project," "intend," or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. You should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the result of any revision of these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date they are made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. You should also know that such statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many of these risks and uncertainties are set forth in the "Risk Factors" section of this prospectus and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Should any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of our assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ materially from those included within the forward-looking statements.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of common stock by the selling shareholders. However, we may receive the exercise price of the warrants held by them and we will retire any debt associated with the convertible and exchangeable securities upon their conversion into, or exchange for, shares of our common stock.
On September 9, 2005, we completed a financing in a private placement transaction with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. ("Laurus") in connection with the refinancing of our domestic credit facility. The financing included the issuance of a $10.0 million note to Laurus. The principal amount of that note is convertible into 9,259,259 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $1.08 per share. We also issued a warrant to Laurus which is exercisable for 2,500,000 shares of our common stock for a period of five years, at an exercise price which varies with the number of shares purchased under that warrant. The exercise price is $1.13 for the first 900,000 shares purchased, $1.41 for the next 700,000 shares purchased, $4.70 for the next 450,000 shares purchased, and $7.52 for the last 450,000 shares purchased.
On October 26, 2005, we and our subsidiary, Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited ("Asia Holdings"), completed a private placement transaction with Hong Kong League Central Credit Union in which $3.0 million of the indebtedness of Asia Holdings was exchanged for 30,000 Preferred Shares of Asia Holdings. In connection with that transaction, we entered into an agreement which provides the holders of the Preferred Shares with the right to exchange the Preferred Shares for an aggregate 2,777,778 shares of our common stock. We also issued warrants to purchase 277,778 shares of our common stock to Hong Kong League Central Credit Union in that transaction which are exercisable for a four-year period at an exercise price of $1.13 per share.
The following table sets forth the name of the selling shareholders, the number of shares of common stock beneficially owned by them as of the date of this prospectus and the number of shares of our common stock which may be offered for sale pursuant to this prospectus by the selling shareholders. The table also sets forth any material relationship between the Company and each selling shareholder based upon information currently available to the Company and the number of shares beneficially owned and the percentage ownership of each selling shareholder after the offering. This table has been prepared based on
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the assumption that 43,712,726 shares of common stock will be outstanding as of the date of this prospectus.
Name |
Number of Shares of Common Stock Before Offering(1) |
Percentage Before Offering |
Number of Shares Offered Hereby(1) |
Number of Shares of Common Stock After Offering |
Percentage After Offering |
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Laurus Master Fund, Ltd c/o Laurus Capital Management, LLC 825 Third Avenue, 14th Floor New York, New York 10022 |
11,759,259 | (2) | 21.20 | %(2) | 11,759,259 | (2) | 0 | 0 | % | ||
Hong Kong League Central Credit Union Party Room I-2, G/F Kam Wah House Choi Hung Estate Kowloon, Hong Kong |
3,722,223 |
(3) |
7.85 |
%(3) |
3,722,223 |
(3) |
0 |
0 |
% |
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Total |
15,481,482 |
15,481,482 |
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The securities covered by this prospectus were purchased or acquired by the selling shareholders in the ordinary course of their business. At the time the securities were purchased or acquired by the selling shareholders, the selling shareholders had no agreements, understandings, directly or indirectly, with any person to distribute the securities. The selling shareholders, or their respective pledges, donees, transferees, or any of their successors in interest selling shares received from a named selling shareholder as a gift, partnership distribution or other non-sale related transfer after the date of this prospectus (all of whom may be selling shareholders), may sell the securities from time to time on any stock exchange or automated interdealer quotation system on which the securities are listed or quoted, in the over-the-counter market, in privately negotiated transactions or otherwise, at fixed prices that may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to prevailing market prices or at prices otherwise negotiated.
The selling shareholders may sell the securities by one or more of the following methods, without limitation:
The distribution of the shares may be effected from time to time in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed, at market prices prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices. We do not know of any arrangements by the selling shareholders for the sale of any of the securities.
The selling shareholders may engage brokers and dealers, and any brokers or dealers may arrange for other brokers or dealers to participate in effecting sales of the securities. These brokers, dealers or underwriters may act as principals, or as an agent of a selling shareholder. Broker-dealers may agree with a selling shareholder to sell a specified number of the securities at a stipulated price per security. If the broker-dealer is unable to sell securities acting as agent for a selling shareholder, it may purchase as principal any unsold securities at the stipulated price. Broker-dealers who acquire securities as principals may thereafter resell the securities from time to time in transactions in any stock exchange or automated interdealer quotation system on which the securities are then listed or quoted, at prices and on terms then prevailing at the time of sale, at prices related to the then-current market price or in negotiated transactions. Broker-dealers may use block transactions and sales to and through broker-dealers, including transactions of the nature described above. Assuming that required holding periods and other criteria are
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satisfied, the selling shareholders may also sell the securities in accordance with Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933 rather than pursuant to this prospectus, regardless of whether the securities are covered by this prospectus.
To the extent required under the Securities Act of 1933, the aggregate amount of any selling shareholder securities being offered and the terms of the offering, the names of any agents, brokers, dealers or underwriters and any applicable commission with respect to a particular offer will be set forth in a post-effective amendment or an accompanying prospectus supplement. Any underwriters, dealers, brokers or agents participating in the distribution of the securities may receive compensation in the form of underwriting discounts, concessions, commissions or fees from a selling shareholder and/or purchasers of selling shareholders' securities, for whom they may act (which compensation as to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions).
The selling shareholders and any underwriters, brokers, dealers or agents that participate in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, and any discounts, concessions, commissions or fees received by them and any profit on the resale of the securities sold by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions.
The selling shareholders may enter into hedging transactions with third parties, which may in turn engage in short sales of the securities in the course of hedging the position they assume. The selling shareholders may also enter into short positions or other derivative transactions relating to the securities, or interests in the securities, and deliver the securities, or interests in the securities, to close out their short or other positions or otherwise settle short sales or other transactions, or loan or pledge the securities, or interests in the securities, to third parties that in turn may dispose of these securities.
We have agreed to indemnify in certain circumstances certain of the selling shareholders against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. The selling shareholders have agreed to indemnify us in certain circumstances against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933. Insofar as we are permitted to indemnify the selling shareholders for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, we have been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is unenforceable.
The selling shareholders and other persons participating in the sale or distribution of the securities will be subject to applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations thereunder, including Regulation M. Under those rules and regulations, they
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of the shares by the selling shareholders, although we may receive the exercise price of the warrants held by them. We will pay the expenses of preparing this prospectus and the related registration statement.
We can not assure you that the selling shareholders will sell all or any portion of the securities offered hereby.
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General
We are authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, 43,712,726 of which were outstanding on October 26, 2005 and 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share, none of which are outstanding on the date of this prospectus.
The following discussion, which describes all material terms of our capital stock, is qualified in its entirety by reference to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws, copies of which are filed as exhibits to this registration statement.
Common Stock
The holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share held of record on all matters to be voted on by the stockholders. There is no cumulative voting with respect to the election of directors. Accordingly, holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our common stock can elect all members of our Board of Directors, and holders of the remaining shares by themselves cannot elect any member of the Board of Directors.
The holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends in the discretion of our Board of Directors. We may only pay dividends out of funds legally available for this purpose. In the event of the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company, the holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining available for distribution to them after payment of liabilities and after provision has been made for each class of stock, if any, having preference over our common stock. Holders of shares of our common stock, as such, have no conversion, preemptive or other subscription rights, and there are no redemptive provisions applicable to our common stock. All of the outstanding shares of our common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.
Preferred Stock
Our certificate of incorporation provides that our Board of Directors may establish one or more classes or series of preferred stock having such number of shares and relative voting rights, designation, dividend rates, liquidation and other rights, preferences and limitations as may be fixed by them without further stockholder approval. The holders of our preferred stock may be entitled to preferences over common stockholders with respect to dividends, liquidation, dissolution or our winding up in such amounts as are established by our Board of Directors' resolutions issuing such shares.
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Overview
We are a non-asset-based third-party logistics services company providing supply chain solutions on a global basis. We offer a full range of time-definite transportation and distribution solutions through our Domestic Services platform which manages and arranges the movement of raw materials, supplies, components and finished goods for our customers. These services are offered through our domestic air and ground freight forwarding business. We also offer a full range of international logistics services including international air and ocean transportation as well as customs house brokerage services through our International Services platform. In addition to these core services, we provide a broad range of value-added supply chain management services, including warehousing, order fulfillment and inventory management solutions. We serve a customer base of manufacturers, distributors and national retail chains through a network of offices in 22 major metropolitan areas in North America and Puerto Rico, 17 locations in the Asia Pacific region, six locations in Brazil and one in Europe, as well as through an extensive network of independent carriers and service partners strategically located throughout the world.
Our objective is to build a leading global logistics services organization that integrates established logistics companies with innovative technologies. To that end, we are extending our network through a combination of synergistic acquisitions and the organic expansion of our existing operations.
Our acquisition strategy focuses on acquiring and integrating logistics businesses that will enhance operations within our current market areas as well as extend our network to targeted locations in Asia, South America, Europe and the Middle East. We select acquisition targets based upon their ability to demonstrate: (1) historic levels of profitability; (2) a proven record of delivering superior time-definite distribution and other value-added services; (3) an established customer base of large and mid-sized companies; and (4) opportunities for significant growth within strategic segments of our business.
As we integrate these companies, we intend to create additional stockholder value by: (1) improving productivity by adopting enhanced technologies and business processes; (2) improving transportation margins by leveraging our growing purchasing power; (3) enhancing the opportunity for organic growth by cross-selling and offering expanded services; and (4) implementing standard management reporting systems.
Our strategy is designed to take advantage of shifting market dynamics. The third-party logistics industry continues to grow as an increasing number of businesses outsource their logistics functions to more cost effectively manage and extract value from their supply chains. Also, we believe the industry is positioned for further consolidation since it remains highly fragmented, and since customers are demanding the types of sophisticated and broad reaching services that can more effectively be handled by larger and more diverse organizations.
We have completed the acquisition of 16 logistics companies. The initial phase of our acquisition strategy was to develop a U.S.-based platform of service offerings. We accomplished this through the acquisition of M.G.R., Inc. (d/b/a "Air Plus") on October 5, 2001 and Global Transportation Services, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Global Container Line, Inc. (collectively "Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc." or "SLIS") on April 4, 2002. Founded in 1990, Air Plus is a leading time-definite logistics company providing a full range of domestic transportation and distribution solutions including warehousing and order fulfillment. Air Plus services a customer base of manufacturers, distributors and national retail chains through its network of offices in North America and an extensive network of over 200 agents. Founded in 1985, SLIS provides a full range of international transportation and logistics solutions to a customer base of manufacturers and national retail chains. SLIS also provides customs brokerage, ocean forwarding, NVOCC services, consolidation and deconsolidation services, air import and export services and warehousing and distribution services.
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The next phase of our acquisition strategy was to supplement the organic growth of our organization through targeted "add-on" acquisitions that were intended to fill a strategic industry niche and offer complementary services to our existing customer base. We accomplished this by acquiring United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. d/b/a United American Freight Services, Inc. ("United American") on May 30, 2002, Transport Specialists, Inc. ("TSI") on October 1, 2002, Transportation Rail Warehousing Logistics, Inc. ("TRWL") on January 31, 2003, Regroup Express LLC ("Regroup") on June 20, 2003 and Customs Services International, Inc. ("CSI") on July 16, 2003. United American, based in the Detroit, Michigan area, provides us with a division that supports the automotive industry, while both TSI and Regroup, based in Northern Virginia, and TRWL, based in Portland, Maine, service government agencies and the defense sector. CSI provides a full range of international freight forwarding and customs brokerage services out of its offices in Miami, Florida and El Paso, Texas, with a focus on Latin America, Europe and Asia.
In 2003 and 2004, we completed a series of acquisitions that increased our presence in Asia with the goal of building Stonepath into a leading worldwide integrated logistics service organization. On August 8, 2003, we acquired a controlling interest in the Singapore and Cambodia based operations of the G-Link Group of companies, a regional logistics business headquartered in Singapore, with offices throughout Southeast Asia. We then acquired three Malaysian-based offices of G-Link in December 2003. During December 2003, we also acquired controlling interests in East Ocean Logistics Ltd., a Hong Kong-based company that specializes in international ocean freight services, Planet Logistics Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based company that focuses on international and intra-Asia air cargo services, and Group Logistics Pte. Ltd., a start-up providing air cargo services in Shanghai, PRC. On February 9, 2004, we increased our presence in Shanghai by acquiring a majority interest in Shaanxi Sunshine Cargo Services International Company, Ltd. ("Shaanxi"), a Class A licensed freight forwarder headquartered in Shanghai that has been operated by founder and President Andy Tsai since 1993. Shaanxi provides a wide range of customized transportation and logistics services and supply chain solutions, including global freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution services, shipping services and special freight handling.
Our existing domestic credit facility requires the lender's consent for further acquisitions. If and when our acquisition program is permitted to resume, we do not expect it to continue at its historic pace because of benefits that can be derived by optimizing our existing footprints of offices and services.
There are a variety of risks associated with our ability to achieve our strategic objectives, including our ability to obtain additional capital, our ability to achieve profitability, our ability to acquire and profitably manage additional businesses, our current reliance on a small number of key customers, the risks inherent in international operations, and the intense competition in our industry for customers and for the acquisition of additional businesses. For a more detailed discussion of these risks, see the "Risk Factors" section of this prospectus.
Industry Overview
Businesses are increasingly focused on identifying ways to more efficiently manage their supply chainsan operational necessity as products are sourced and distributed globally, and a financial requirement as organizations have discovered the fiscal benefits of streamlining their logistics processesproviding an increased demand and opportunity for freight transportation and logistics providers. Companies increasingly strive to minimize inventory levels, reduce order and cash-to-cash cycle lengths, perform manufacturing and assembly operations in lowest cost locations and distribute their products throughout global markets, often requiring expedited or time-definite shipment services. Furthermore, customers increasingly cite an efficient supply chain as a critical element in improving their financial performance. To remain competitive, successful companies need to not only achieve success in their core businesses, they must execute quickly and accurately.
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To accomplish their goals, businesses turn to organizations providing a broad array of transportation supply chain services. These service providers consist of freight forwarders, customs brokers, warehouse operators and other value-added logistics service providers. They also have the option of utilizing asset-based providers who offer their services primarily through their own fleets of trucks, aircraft and vessels.
We believe that non-asset-based carriers are able to serve customers less expensively and with greater flexibility than asset-based providers because they select from various transportation options in routing customer shipments. To be competitive, these non-asset-based service providers must possess experienced and talented personnel armed with state-of-the-art technology and the ability to provide global supply chain management services to be responsive to the marketplace. Many logistics providers are now providing their customers with customized solutions for the planning and management of complex supply chains. The demand for these solutions has risen as companies continue to outsource non-core competencies, globally source goods and materials and focus on managing the overall cost of their supply chain. These trends are further facilitated by the rapid growth of technology including the growth of Web-based track and trace technology, and the ability to create electronic interfaces between the systems of service providers and their customers.
We believe we can differentiate ourselves by focusing on time-definite supply chain solutions with capabilities across virtually every mode of transportation, as well as combining these services with other value-added logistics services, including pick-and-pack services, merge-in-transit, inventory control, Web-based order management, warehousing and reverse logistics solutions. We also believe that we have a competitive advantage resulting from our extensive knowledge of logistics markets, information systems, the experience of our logistics managers and the market information we possess from our diverse customer base.
We believe that the third-party logistics industry in general, and that time-definite distribution in particular, is poised for continued growth. The growth in the use of third-party logistics services is being driven by a number of factors, including:
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enable them to negotiate reduced transportation rates with the carriers actually providing the transportation services, improve their mix of cargo to achieve desired densities and to allocate their overhead over a larger volume of transactions. Globally-integrated freight forwarders and supply chain management providers are better situated to provide a full complement of services, including pick-up and delivery, shipment via air, sea and/or ground transport, warehousing and distribution, and customs brokerage.
The growing emphasis on just-in-time inventory control processes has added to the complexity and need for time-definite and other value-added supply-chain services. We believe that we can continue to differentiate ourselves by combining our time-definite transportation solutions with other complementary supply chain solutions. We expect to benefit from the intense corporate focus on lower-cost services, which will positively impact those providers who have the ability to leverage relationships with numerous carriers and shippers. We also believe that we are well positioned to take advantage of the growing trend toward international freight services and time-definite domestic ground services, both of which have increased in demand during the most recent economic cycle.
Our Strategic Objectives
Our Business Strategy
Our objective is to provide customers with comprehensive value-added logistics solutions on a global scale. We plan to achieve this goal through a combination of growth through acquisition and continued organic growth. We intend to carry out the following strategies:
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Our Acquisition Strategy
We believe there are many attractive acquisition candidates in our industry because of the highly fragmented composition of the marketplace, the industry participants' need for capital and their owners' desire for liquidity.
We plan to continue to expand our Domestic and International Services platforms in the United States through "add-on" acquisitions of other companies with complementary geographical and logistics service offerings. These "add-on" acquisitions are generally expected to have pre-tax operating earnings of $1.0 million to $3.0 million. Companies in this range of earnings may be receptive to our acquisition program since they are often too small to be identified as acquisition targets by larger public companies or to independently attempt their own public offerings. In addition, we intend to continue to pursue "platform" acquisitions to expand in targeted markets in Asia, South America, Europe and the Middle East which will further enable our global supply-chain service capabilities and improve our overall profitability. We believe that our combined domestic and international capabilities will provide a significant competitive advantage in the marketplace.
A "platform" acquisition is defined by us as one that creates a significant new capability for the Company, or entry into a new global geography. When completing a platform acquisition, we would expect to retain the management as well as the operating, sales and technical personnel of the acquired company to maintain continuity of operations and customer service. The objective would be to increase an acquired company's revenue and improve its profitability by implementing our operating strategies for internal growth, internal controls and management controls.
An "add-on" acquisition, on the other hand, will more likely be regional in nature, will be smaller than a platform acquisition and will enable us to offer additional services or expand into new regional markets, or serve new industries. When justified by the size and service offerings of an add-on acquisition, we expect to retain the management, along with the operating, sales and technical personnel of the acquired company, while seeking to improve that company's profitability by implementing our operating strategies for internal growth, internal controls and management controls. In most instances where there is overlap of geographic coverage, operations acquired by add-on acquisitions will be integrated into our existing operations in that market, resulting in the elimination of duplicative overhead and operating costs.
We believe, given lender approval of proposed acquisitions, that we are well positioned to successfully pursue our acquisition strategy due to: (i) the highly fragmented composition of the market; (ii) our strategy for creating an organization with global reach, which should enhance an acquired company's ability to compete in its local and regional market through an expansion of offered services and lower operating costs; (iii) the potential for increased profitability as a result of our centralization of certain administrative functions, greater purchasing power, and economies of scale; (iv) our standing as a public corporation; (v) our management strategy and controls, which should, in most cases, enable the acquired company's management to remain involved in the operation of the business; and (vi) the ability of our experienced management to identify acquisition opportunities.
Our Operating Strategy
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Operations
Our primary business operations involve obtaining shipment or material orders from customers, creating and delivering a wide range of logistics solutions to meet customers' specific requirements for transportation and related services, and arranging and monitoring all aspects of material flow activity utilizing advanced information technology systems. These logistics solutions include domestic and international freight forwarding, customs brokerage and door-to-door delivery services using a wide range of transportation modes, including air, ocean and truck as well as customs brokerage, warehousing and other value-added services, such as inventory control, assembly, distribution and installation for manufacturers and retailers of commercial and consumer products.
As a non-asset-based logistics provider, we arrange for and subcontract services on a non-committed basis to airlines, motor carriers, express companies, steamship lines and warehousing and distribution operators. By concentrating on network-based solutions, we avoid competition with logistics providers that offer dedicated outsourcing solutions for single elements of the supply chain. Such dedicated logistics companies typically provide expensive, customized infrastructure and systems for a customer's specific application and, as a result, dedicated solutions that are generally asset-intensive, inflexible and invariably localized to address only one or two steps in the supply chain. Our network-based services leverage common infrastructure and technology systems so that solutions are scalable, replicable and require a minimum amount of customization (typically only at the interface with the customer). This non-asset ownership approach maximizes our flexibility in creating and delivering a wide range of end-to-end logistics solutions on a global basis while simultaneously allowing us to exercise significant control over the quality and cost of the transportation services provided.
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Within the logistics industry, we target specific markets in which we believe we can achieve a competitive advantage and/or which are growing rapidly. For example, in the freight forwarding market, we arrange for the transportation of cargo that is generally larger and more complex than shipments handled by integrated carriers such as United Parcel Service, Inc. and FedEx Corporation. In addition, we provide specialized combinations of services that traditional freight forwarders cannot cost-effectively provide, including time-definite delivery requirements, direct-to-store distribution and merge-in-transit movement of products from various vendors in a single coordinated delivery to, and/or installation at, the end-user.
Our services are broadly classified into the following categories:
Other value-added services provided by us include:
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from diverse sources are organized and distributed to maximize efficiency of their sales and marketing programs.
Information Systems
A key component of our growth strategy is the regular enhancement of our information systems and ultimate migration of the information systems of our acquired companies to a common set of back-office and customer facing applications. We believe that the ability to provide accurate, real-time information on the status of shipments and the status, ownership and details of the accompanying inventory is paramount to our customers. We believe that our efforts in this area will provide competitive service advantages, new customers and an increase of business from existing accounts. In addition, we believe that centralizing our back-office operations and using our transportation management system to automate the rating, routing, tender and financial settlement processes for transportation movements will drive significant productivity improvement across our network.
To execute this strategy, we have and will continue to assess technologies obtained through our acquisition strategy in combination with commercially available supply chain technologies to launch our own "best-of-breed" solution set using a combination of owned and licensed technologies. We refer to this technology set as Tech-Logis (or Technology in Logistics). We are developing Tech-Logis to provide: (1) a customer-facing portal that unifies the look and feel of how customers, employees and suppliers work with and connect to us; (2) a robust supply chain operating system including order, inventory optimization, transportation, warehouse and supply chain event management for use across the organization; and (3) a common data repository for analysis and reporting to provide advanced metrics to management and our customers. We have completed the added value logistics portion of this integrated logistics and information platform. We did encounter difficulty, however, with the functionality for the multi-modal forwarding portion of the Tech-Logis platform in 2004. As a result, the Company wrote off its investment in this unsuitable system in the fourth quarter of 2004. The Company has redirected its efforts into a new solution to meet its increasingly sophisticated needs for leading edge technologies.
In executing this strategy, we have and will continue to invest significant management and financial resources to deliver these technologies. We believe these technologies will provide financial and competitive advantages in the years ahead and will increase our competitive differentiation.
Consolidation of Businesses
We began to make changes in the fourth quarter of 2004 to further consolidate our businesses and to improve our profitability. After a review of our entire business, we made a number of targeted reductions
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across our employee base. We also streamlined our line-haul trucking division, a strategic step to ensure that our core focus remains on providing non-asset-based logistics solutions to our clients. We also moved our corporate headquarters to Seattle, Washington in May 2005, in an effort to derive synergies from the integration of the Company's corporate team with its U.S. operating companies' support staff.
Sales and Marketing
We market services on a global basis using our senior management, sales executives, regional managers, terminal managers and our national service centers located strategically across the United States and in select international locations.
We seek to create long-term relationships with our customers and to increase the quantity and diversity of business from each customer over time. We also emphasize obtaining high-revenue national accounts with multiple shipping locations. These accounts typically impose numerous requirements on those competing for their freight business, including electronic data interchange and proof of delivery capabilities, the ability to track shipments, the ability to generate customized shipping reports and a nationwide network of terminals. These requirements often limit the competition for these accounts to a very small number of logistics providers, enabling us to more effectively compete for these accounts.
Our customers include large manufacturers and distributors of computers and other electronic and high-technology equipment, printed and publishing materials, automotive and aerospace components, trade show exhibit materials, telecommunications equipment, machinery and machine parts, apparel, entertainment products and household goods. For the year ended December 31, 2004, our largest customer, Best Buy, accounted for approximately 13% of our revenue. In 2003, Best Buy represented 24% of our revenue. The change was principally due to the Company's organic and acquired growth. In March 2005, the Company entered into a new three-year contract with Best Buy providing for an expansion of its existing expedited transportation and logistics services. Approximately 16% of our 2004 revenue was derived from our next five largest customers, none of which accounted for 10% or more of our 2004 revenue. As our current operations continue to diversify, and as we continue our acquisition strategy, our exposure to customer and industry concentrations should be significantly reduced.
Competition and Business Conditions
Our business is directly impacted by the volume of domestic and international trade. The volume of this trade is influenced by many factors, including economic and political conditions in the United States and abroad, major work stoppages, exchange controls, currency fluctuations, acts of war, terrorism and other armed conflicts, and United States and international laws relating to tariffs, trade restrictions, foreign investments and taxation.
The global logistics services and transportation industries are intensively competitive and are expected to remain so for the foreseeable future. We compete against other integrated logistics companies, as well as transportation services companies, consultants, information technology vendors and shippers' transportation departments. This competition is based primarily on capabilities, rates, quality of service (such as damage-free shipments, on-time delivery and consistent transit times), reliable pickup and delivery and scope of operations.
As a provider of third-party logistics services, we encounter competition from a large number of firms, much of it coming from local or regional firms which have only one or a small number of offices and do not offer the breadth of services and integrated approach that we offer. However, some of this competition comes from major United States and foreign-owned firms which have networks of offices and offer a wide variety of services. We believe that quality of service, including information systems capability, global network capacity, reliability, responsiveness, expertise, convenience, scope of operations, customized program design and implementation and price are important competitive factors in our industry.
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Competition within the domestic freight forwarding industry is also intense. Although the industry is highly fragmented with a large number of participants, we compete most often with a relatively small number of freight forwarders with nationwide networks and the capability to provide the breadth of services offered by us. We also encounter competition from passenger and cargo air carriers, trucking companies and others. As we expand our international operations, we expect to encounter increased competition from those freight forwarders that have a predominantly international focus, including DHL Danzas Air and Ocean, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., UPS Supply Chain Solutions (a unit of United Parcel Service, Inc.), UTi Worldwide, Inc. and Eagle Logistics, Inc. Many of our competitors have substantially greater financial resources than we do.
We also encounter competition from regional and local air freight forwarders, cargo sales agents and brokers, surface freight forwarders and carriers and associations of shippers organized for the purpose of consolidating their members' shipments to obtain lower freight rates from carriers. As an ocean freight forwarder, we encounter strong competition in every country in which we choose to operate. This includes competition from steamship companies and both large forwarders with multiple offices and local and regional forwarders with one or a small number of offices. We believe that quality of service, including reliability, responsiveness, expertise and convenience, scope of operations, information technology and price are the most important competitive factors in our industry.
Regulation
We do not believe that transportation related regulatory compliance has had a material adverse impact on operations to date. However, failure to comply with the applicable regulations or to maintain required permits or licenses could result in substantial fines or revocation of our operating permits or authorities. We cannot give assurance as to the degree or cost of future regulations on our business. Some of the regulations affecting our operations are described below.
Our air freight forwarding business is subject to regulation, as an indirect air cargo carrier, under the U.S. Department of Transportation's Transportation Security Administration. The air freight forwarding industry is subject to regulatory and legislative changes that can affect the economics of the industry by requiring changes in operating practices or influencing the demand for, and the costs of providing, services to customers.
Our surface freight forwarding operations are subject to various federal statutes and are regulated by the Surface Transportation Board. This federal agency has broad investigatory and regulatory powers, including the power to issue a certificate of authority or license to engage in the business, to approve specified mergers, consolidations and acquisitions, and to regulate the delivery of some types of domestic shipments and operations within particular geographic areas. The Surface Transportation Board and U.S. Department of Transportation also have the authority to regulate interstate motor carrier operations, including the regulation of certain rates, charges and accounting systems, to require periodic financial reporting, and to regulate insurance, driver qualifications, operation of motor vehicles, parts and accessories for motor vehicle equipment, hours of service of drivers, inspection, repair, maintenance standards and other safety related matters. The federal laws governing interstate motor carriers have both direct and indirect application to the Company. The breadth and scope of the federal regulations may affect our operations and the motor carriers we use to provide transportation services. In certain locations, state or local permits or registrations may also be required to provide or obtain intrastate motor carrier services for the Company. Our property brokerage operations similarly subject us to various federal statutes and regulation as a property broker by the Surface Transportation Board, and we have obtained a property broker license and posted a surety bond as required by federal law. Our international operations are subject to regulation by the Federal Maritime Commission, or FMC, as it regulates and licenses ocean forwarding operations. Indirect ocean carriers (non-vessel operating common carriers) are subject to FMC regulation, under the FMC tariff filing and surety bond requirements, and under the Shipping Act of 1984, particularly those terms proscribing rebating practices.
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Our customs brokerage operations are subject to the licensing requirements of the U.S. Treasury and are regulated by the U.S. Customs Service. Foreign customs brokerage operations are also licensed in and subject to the regulations of their respective countries.
In the United States, we are also subject to federal, state and local provisions relating to the discharge of materials into the environment or otherwise for the protection of the environment. Similar laws apply in many foreign jurisdictions in which we operate or may operate in the future. Although current operations have not been significantly affected by compliance with these environmental laws, governments are becoming increasingly sensitive to environmental issues, and we cannot predict what impact future environmental regulations may have on our business. We do not anticipate making any material capital expenditures for environmental control purposes.
Personnel
At September 30, 2005, we had 1,119 employees of which 770 employees were engaged in operations, 102 in sales and marketing, and 247 in finance, administration and management functions.
None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement, and we believe that we have a good relationship with our employees.
Discontinued Operations
Prior to the first quarter of 2001, our principal business was developing early-stage technology businesses with significant Internet features and applications. Largely as a result of the significant correction in the global stock markets which began during 2000, and the corresponding decrease in the valuation of technology businesses and contraction in the availability of venture financing, we changed our business strategy to focus on the acquisition of operating businesses within a particular industry segment.
After having evaluated a number of different industries, during the second quarter of 2001 we focused our acquisition efforts specifically on the transportation and logistics industry as it:
This decision occurred in conjunction with our June 21, 2001 appointment of Dennis L. Pelino as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining Stonepath, Mr. Pelino had over 25 years of logistics experience, including as President and Chief Operating Officer of Fritz Companies, Inc., where he was employed from 1987 to 1999.
To reflect the change in business model, our consolidated financial statements have been presented in a manner in which the assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows related to our former business have been segregated from those of our continuing operations and are presented as discontinued operations.
Corporate Information
Stonepath Group, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in 1998. Our principal executive offices are located at World Trade Center, 2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 200, Seattle, Washington 98121. Our telephone number is (206) 336-5400 and our Internet website address is www.stonepath.com. We make available free of charge on our website all materials that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and
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amendments to these reports as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials have been filed with, or furnished to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Segment Information
For additional information about our business segments, see the business segment information presented in Note 16 to the consolidated financial statements.
Properties
The Company does not own any real estate and currently leases all of its facilities. Our corporate headquarters is located at World Trade Center, 2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 200, Seattle, Washington 98121.
As of September 30, 2005, we leased and maintained logistics facilities in 26 locations throughout the United States plus one in Puerto Rico as well as 24 international locations. The majority of these locations are operating terminals that contain office space and warehouse or cross-dock facilities and range in size from approximately 1,200 square feet to 160,000 square feet. A few of these facilities are limited to a small sales and administrative office.
Lease terms for our principal properties are generally up to five years and terminate at various times through 2010, while a few of the smaller facilities are leased on a month-to-month basis. The Company believes that current leases can be extended and that suitable alternative facilities are available in the vicinity of existing facilities should extensions be unavailable or undesirable at the end of the current lease arrangements.
Our logistics facilities are situated in the following locations:
Atlanta | Los Angeles (2 locations) | St. Louis | ||
Binghamton, NY | Miami | Washington, D.C. | ||
Chicago (2 locations) | Milwaukee | San Juan, Puerto Rico | ||
Columbus | Minneapolis (2 locations) | Hong Kong | ||
Dallas/Fort Worth | New York (2 locations) | PRC (10 locations) | ||
Denver | Orlando | Singapore (2 locations) | ||
Detroit | Portland, ME | Malaysia (3 locations) | ||
El Paso | Salt Lake City | Cambodia | ||
Houston | San Francisco | Brazil (6 locations) | ||
Indianapolis | Seattle | Germany |
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Legal Proceedings
The Company was named as a defendant in eight purported class action complaints filed in the United States Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania between September 24, 2004 and November 19, 2004. Also named as defendants in these lawsuits were officers Dennis L. Pelino and Thomas L. Scully and former officer Bohn H. Crain. These cases have now been consolidated for all purposes in that Court under the caption In re Stonepath Group, Inc. Securities Litigation, Civ. Action No. 04-4515 and the lead plaintiff, Globis Capital Partners, LP, filed an amended complaint in February 2005. The lead plaintiff seeks to represent a class of purchasers of the Company's shares between March 29, 2002 and September 20, 2004, and alleges claims for securities fraud under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These claims are based upon allegations that certain public statements made during the period from March 29, 2002 through September 20, 2004 were materially false and misleading because they failed to disclose that the Company's Domestic Services operations had improperly accounted for accrued purchased transportation costs. The plaintiffs are seeking compensatory damages, attorneys' fees and costs, and further relief as may be determined by the Court. The Company and the individual defendants believe that this action is without merit, have filed a motion to dismiss this action, and intend to vigorously defend against the claims raised in this action. On October 27, 2005, the Court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss with leave to file an amended complaint.
The Company was named as a nominal defendant in a shareholder derivative action on behalf of the Company that was filed on October 12, 2004 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the caption Ronald Jeffrey Neer v. Dennis L. Pelino, et al., Civ. A. No. 04-cv-4971. Also named as defendants in the action were all of the individuals who were serving as directors of the Company when the complaint was filed (Dennis L. Pelino, J. Douglass Coates, Robert McCord, David R. Jones, Aloysius T. Lawn and John H. Springer), former directors Andrew Panzo, Lee C. Hansen, Darr Aley, Stephen George, Michela O'Connor-Abrams and Frank Palma, officer Thomas L. Scully and former officers Bohn H. Crain and Stephen M. Cohen. The derivative action alleges breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment and violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. These claims were based upon allegations that the defendants knew or should have known that the Company's public filings for fiscal years 2001, 2002 and 2003 and for the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2004, and certain press releases and public statements made during the period from January 1, 2001 through August 9, 2004, were materially misleading. The complaint alleged that the statements were materially misleading because they understated the Company's accrued purchase transportation liability and related costs of transportation in violation of generally accepted accounting principles and they failed to disclose that the Company lacked internal controls. The derivative action sought compensatory damages in favor of the Company, attorneys' fees and costs, and further relief as may be determined by the Court. The Court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss this action on September 27, 2005 and the plaintiff has filed a notice of appeal on October 26, 2005.
On October 22, 2004, Douglas Burke filed a two-count action against United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. ("UAF"), Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., and the Company in the Circuit Court for Wayne County, Michigan. Mr. Burke is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of UAF. The Company purchased the stock of UAF from Mr. Burke on May 30, 2002 pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement. At the closing of the transaction Mr. Burke received $5.1 million and received the right to receive an additional $11.0 million in four annual installments based upon UAF's performance in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement. Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc. and Mr. Burke also entered into an Employment Agreement. Mr. Burke's complaint alleges, among other things, that the defendants breached the terms of the Employment Agreement and Stock Purchase Agreement and seeks, among other things, the production of financial information, unspecified damages, attorney's fees and interest. In early October 2005, the Wayne County Circuit Court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss the lawsuit and to compel arbitration. The Court ordered, and the parties agreed, to submit the issues concerning the plaintiff's objections regarding the earn-out calculation under
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the Stock Purchase Agreement to a national accounting firm and to submit plaintiff's claims relating to the Employment Agreement and defendants' counterclaims to a different neutral arbitrator. The defendants believe that Mr. Burke's claims are without merit and intend to vigorously defend against them. In addition, the Company is seeking $0.5 million in excess earn-out payments that were made to Mr. Burke.
The Company has received notice that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") is conducting an informal inquiry to determine whether certain provisions of the federal securities laws have been violated in connection with the Company's accounting and financial reporting. As part of the inquiry, the staff of the Commission has requested information relative to the restatement amounts, personnel at the Air Plus subsidiary and Stonepath Group, Inc. and additional background information for the period from October 5, 2001 to December 2, 2004. The Company is voluntarily cooperating with the staff.
The Company is not able to predict the outcome of any of the foregoing actions at this time, since each action is in an early stage. An adverse determination in any of those actions could have a material and adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.
The Company is also involved in various other claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of those matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial positions results of operations or cash flows.
Market for Our Common Stock
Market Price
Our common stock is traded on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "STG." The table below sets forth the high and low prices for our common stock for the quarters included within 2005, 2004 and 2003.
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First quarter | $ | 1.44 | $ | 0.88 | |||
Second quarter | 1.08 | 0.67 | |||||
Third quarter | 1.24 | 0.86 | |||||
Fourth quarter (through October 26, 2005) | 0.98 | 0.83 | |||||
Year ended December 31, 2004 | |||||||
First quarter | 4.20 | 2.27 | |||||
Second quarter | 4.05 | 1.80 | |||||
Third quarter | 2.10 | 0.86 | |||||
Fourth quarter | 1.28 | 0.60 | |||||
Year ended December 31, 2003 | |||||||
First quarter | 1.84 | 1.40 | |||||
Second quarter | 2.79 | 1.75 | |||||
Third quarter | 3.14 | 2.00 | |||||
Fourth quarter | 2.99 | 2.26 |
On October 26, 2005, the last sale price of our common stock reported on the American Stock Exchange was $0.85.
Share Information
As of October 26, 2005 there were 43,712,726 shares of our common stock outstanding, owned by 224 registered holders of record. Management estimates there are over 7,300 stockholders holding stock in
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nominee name. We have not paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not anticipate or contemplate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We plan to retain any earnings for use in the operations of our business and to fund our acquisition strategy. Furthermore, we are limited in our ability to pay dividends under the terms of our domestic credit facility.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth information, as of December 31, 2004, with respect to the Company's stock option plan under which common stock is authorized for issuance, as well as other compensatory options granted outside of the Company's stock option plan.
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Equity compensation plans approved by security holders | 10,790,984 | $ | 1.61 | 2,772,923 | (1) | |||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders | 615,200 | $ | 3.29 | | ||||
Total | 11,406,184 | $ | 1.70 | 2,772,923 | ||||
The following selected financial data as of and for the dates indicated have been derived from our consolidated financial statements. You should read the following selected financial data together with the consolidated financial statements and related footnotes of the Company and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations."
The selected consolidated statement of operations data of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2004 and the consolidated balance sheet data of the Company as of December 31, 2004 are derived from the Company's consolidated financial statements that have been audited by Grant Thornton LLP and are included in this prospectus. The selected consolidated statement of operations data of the Company for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2003 and the consolidated balance sheet data of the Company as of December 31, 2003 are derived from the Company's consolidated financial statements that have been audited by KPMG LLP and are included in this prospectus. The selected consolidated statement of operations data of the Company for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 and the consolidated balance sheet data of the Company as of December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000 are derived from the Company's audited consolidated financial statements (after reclassification for discontinued operations, as discussed below) which are not included in this prospectus. The selected consolidated statement of operations data of the Company for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 and the consolidated balance sheet data of the Company as of June 30, 2005 are derived from the unaudited consolidated financial statements included in this prospectus. The unaudited consolidated financial statements include, in our opinion, all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair presentation. The historical results are not necessarily indicative of the operating results to be expected in the future.
From inception through the first quarter of 2001, our principal business strategy focused on the development of early-stage technology businesses with significant Internet features and applications. In
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June 2001, we adopted a new business strategy to build a global integrated logistics services organization by identifying, acquiring and managing controlling interests in profitable logistics businesses. On December 28, 2001, the Board of Directors approved a plan to dispose of all of the assets related to the former business, since the investments were incompatible with our new business strategy. Accordingly, for financial reporting purposes, the results of operations of our former line of business have been accounted for as a discontinued operation and have been reclassified and reported as a separate line item in the consolidated statements of operations.
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Total revenue | $ | 190,017 | $ | 146,694 | $ | 367,081 | $ | 220,084 | $ | 122,788 | $ | 15,598 | $ | | |||||||||
Cost of transportation | 147,480 | 110,878 | 282,359 | 158,106 | 86,085 | 10,009 | | ||||||||||||||||
Net revenue | 42,537 | 35,816 | 84,722 | 61,978 | 36,703 | 5,589 | | ||||||||||||||||
Operating expenses | 47,615 | 38,485 | 90,298 | 60,300 | 35,956 | 10,409 | 7,420 | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | (5,078 | ) | (2,669 | ) | (5,576 | ) | 1,678 | 747 | (4,820 | ) | (7,420 | ) | |||||||||||
Other income (expense) | (1,055 | ) | (3,205 | ) | (3,652 | ) | (1,278 | ) | 128 | 1,295 | 2,065 | ||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense and minority interest | (6,133 | ) | (5,874 | ) | (9,228 | ) | 400 | 875 | (3,525 | ) | (5,355 | ) | |||||||||||
Income tax expense | 1,208 | 643 | 2,395 | 736 | 421 | 71 | | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interest | (7,341 | ) | (6,517 | ) | (11,623 | ) | (336 | ) | 454 | (3,596 | ) | (5,355 | ) | ||||||||||
Minority interest | 605 | 552 | 1,395 | 187 | | | | ||||||||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | (7,946 | ) | (7,069 | ) | (13,018 | ) | (523 | ) | 454 | (3,596 | ) | (5,355 | ) | ||||||||||
Loss from discontinued operations | | | (25 | ) | (263 | ) | | (13,863 | ) | (30,816 | ) | ||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | (7,946 | ) | (7,069 | ) | (13,043 | ) | (786 | ) | 454 | (17,459 | ) | (36,171 | ) | ||||||||||
Preferred stock dividends | | | | | 15,020 | (4,151 | ) | (45,751 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $ | (7,946 | ) | $ | (7,069 | ) | $ | (13,043 | ) | $ | (786 | ) | $ | 15,474 | $ | (21,610 | ) | $ | (81,922 | ) | |||
Basic earnings (loss) per common share: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 0.70 | $ | (0.38 | ) | $ | (2.89 | ) | |||
Discontinued operations | | | | (0.01 | ) | | (0.68 | ) | (1.75 | ) | |||||||||||||
Basic earnings (loss) per common share | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.70 | $ | (1.06 | ) | $ | (4.64 | ) | |||
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share(1): | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (0.38 | ) | $ | (2.89 | ) | |||
Discontinued operations | | | | (0.01 | ) | | (0.68 | ) | (1.75 | ) | |||||||||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | (0.17 | ) | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.02 | $ | (1.06 | ) | $ | (4.64 | ) | |||
Weighted average common shares: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic | 43,465 | 39,073 | 38,972 | 29,626 | 22,155 | 20,510 | 17,658 | ||||||||||||||||
Diluted | 43,465 | 39,073 | 38,972 | 29,626 | 29,233 | 20,510 | 17,658 | ||||||||||||||||
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data: (In Thousands)
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Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,503 | $ | 2,801 | $ | 3,074 | $ | 2,266 | $ | 15,228 | $ | 29,100 | ||||||
Working capital | 9,274 | 257 | 13,127 | 4,709 | 15,081 | 27,713 | ||||||||||||
Total assets | 124,063 | 122,946 | 90,269 | 53,985 | 40,714 | 44,911 | ||||||||||||
Long-term debt | 16,320 | 1,897 | 1,135 | | | | ||||||||||||
Stockholders' equity | 38,105 | 44,969 | 56,323 | 33,165 | 32,092 | 43,326 |
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MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
This discussion is intended to further the reader's understanding of our financial condition and results of operations and should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere herein. This discussion also contains statements that are forward-looking. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of the risks and uncertainties set forth elsewhere in this prospectus and in our other SEC filings. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof.
Overview
We are a non-asset-based third-party logistics services company providing supply chain solutions on a global basis. We offer a full range of time-definite transportation and distribution solutions through our Domestic Services platform where we manage and arrange the movement of raw materials, supplies, components and finished goods for our customers. These services are offered through our domestic air and ground freight forwarding business. We offer a full range of international logistics services including international air and ocean transportation as well as customs house brokerage services through our International Services platform. In addition to these core service offerings, we also provide a broad range of value-added supply chain management services, including warehousing, order fulfillment and inventory control solutions. We serve a customer base of manufacturers, distributors and national retail chains through a network of offices in 22 major metropolitan areas in North America, one in Puerto Rico, 17 locations in Asia, six locations in Brazil and one location in Europe, as well as through an extensive network of independent carriers and service partners strategically located around the world.
As a non-asset-based provider of third-party logistics services, we seek to limit our investment in equipment, facilities and working capital through contracts and preferred provider arrangements with various transportation providers who generally provide us with favorable rates, minimum service levels, capacity assurances and priority handling status. The dollar volume of our purchased transportation services enables us to negotiate attractive pricing with our transportation providers.
Although our strategic objective is to build a leading global logistics services organization that integrates established operating businesses and innovative technologies, we identified a need to restructure certain of our businesses commencing in the fourth quarter of 2004. This restructuring involves the integration of duplicate facilities, abandonment of a major facility, rationalization of personnel and systems and certain other actions. We expect to complete the restructuring by the end of the second quarter of 2005. Our prior domestic credit facility prohibited further acquisitions (see Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements). However, we have replaced that facility with a new domestic credit facility that will permit further acquisitions with the lender's consent. Notwithstanding this condition in our domestic credit facility and our immediate-term focus on restructuring certain of the businesses within the United States, we remain committed to our acquisition strategy. We plan to achieve this objective by broadening our network through a combination of synergistic acquisitions (assuming we are allowed to continue our acquisition strategy) and the organic expansion of our existing base of operations. Once resumed, the focus of this strategy will be on acquiring businesses that have demonstrated historic levels of profitability, have a proven record of delivering high quality services, have a customer base of large and mid-sized companies and which otherwise may benefit from our long-term growth strategy and status as a public company.
Our acquisition strategy relies upon two primary factors: First, our ability to identify and acquire target businesses that fit within our general acquisition criteria and, second, the continued availability of capital and financing resources sufficient to complete these acquisitions and fund earn-out payments for previous acquisitions. Our growth strategy relies upon a number of factors, including our ability to efficiently integrate the businesses of the companies we acquire, generate the anticipated synergies from their integration, and maintain the historic sales growth of the acquired businesses so as to generate
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continued organic growth. The business risks associated with these factors are discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of this prospectus.
Our principal source of income is derived from freight forwarding services. As a freight forwarder, we arrange for the shipment of our customers' freight from point of origin to point of destination. Generally, we quote our customers a turnkey cost for the movement of their freight. Our price quote will often depend upon the customer's time-definite needs (same day or later as scheduled), special handling needs (heavy equipment, delicate items, environmentally sensitive goods, electronic components, etc.) and the means of transport (truck, air, ocean or rail). In turn, we assume the responsibility for arranging and paying for the underlying means of transportation.
We also provide a range of other services including customs brokerage, warehousing and other value-added logistics services which include customized distribution and inventory control services, fulfillment services and other value-added supply chain services.
Gross revenue represents the total dollar value of services we sell to our customers. Our cost of transportation includes direct costs of transportation, including motor carrier, air, ocean and rail services. We act principally as the service provider to add value in the execution and procurement of these services to our customers. Our net transportation revenue (gross transportation revenue less the direct cost of transportation) is the primary indicator of our ability to source, consolidate, add value and resell services provided by third parties, and is considered by management to be a key performance measure. Management believes that net revenue is also an important measure of economic performance. Net revenue includes transportation revenue and our fee-based activities, after giving effect to the cost of purchased transportation. In addition, management believes measuring operating costs as a function of net revenue provides a useful metric as our ability to control costs as a function of net revenue directly impacts operating earnings. With respect to our services other than freight transportation, net revenue is identical to gross revenue as the principal costs for these services are payroll and facility costs.
Our operating results will be affected as acquisitions occur. Since all acquisitions are made using the purchase method of accounting for business combinations, our consolidated financial statements will only include the results of operations and cash flows of acquired companies for periods subsequent to the date of acquisition. Starting in the second half of 2003, we began a program to establish an offshore network of owned offices with an initial focus in Asia. To help facilitate the consolidation, analysis and public reporting process, our offshore operations are included within our consolidated results on a one-month lag, or more specifically, our calendar year results will include results from offshore operations for the period December 1 though November 30.
Our GAAP based net income will also be affected by non-cash charges relating to the amortization of customer related intangible assets and other intangible assets arising from our completed acquisitions. Under applicable accounting standards, purchasers are required to allocate the total consideration in a business combination to the identified assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their fair values at the time of acquisition. The excess of the consideration paid over the fair value of the identifiable net assets acquired is to be allocated to goodwill, which is tested at least annually for impairment. Applicable accounting standards require the Company to separately account for and value certain identifiable intangible assets based on the unique facts and circumstances of each acquisition. As a result of the Company's acquisition strategy, our net income (loss) will include material non-cash charges relating to the amortization of customer related intangible assets and other intangible assets acquired in our acquisitions. Although these charges may increase as the Company completes more acquisitions, we believe we are actually growing the value of our intangible assets (e.g., customer relationships).
A significant portion of our revenue is derived from our international operations, and the growth of those operations is an important part of our business strategy. Our current international operations are focused on the shipment of goods into and out of the United States and are dependent on the volume of international trade with the United States. Our strategic plan contemplates the growth of those operations, as well as the expansion into the transportation of goods wholly outside of the United States. A list of the
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factors that could adversely affect our current international operations is included in the "Risk Factors" section of this prospectus.
Our operating results are also subject to seasonal trends when measured on a quarterly basis. Our first and second quarters are likely to be weaker as compared with our other fiscal quarters, which we believe is consistent with the operating results of other supply chain service providers. This trend is dependent on numerous factors, including the markets in which we operate, holiday seasons, consumer demand and economic conditions. Since our revenue is largely derived from customers whose shipments are dependent upon consumer demand and just-in-time production schedules, the timing of our revenue is often beyond our control. Factors such as shifting demand for retail goods and/or manufacturing production delays could unexpectedly affect the timing of our revenue. As we increase the scale of our operations, seasonal trends in one area may be offset to an extent by opposite trends in another area. We cannot accurately predict the timing of these factors, nor can we accurately estimate the impact of any particular factor, and thus we can give no assurance that historical seasonal patterns will continue in future periods.
Critical Accounting Policies
Accounting policies, methods and estimates are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements prepared by us and are based upon our current judgments. Those judgments are normally based on knowledge and experience with regard to past and current events and assumptions about future events. Certain accounting policies, methods and estimates are particularly sensitive because of their significance to the consolidated financial statements and because of the possibility that future events affecting them may differ from our current judgments. While there are a number of accounting policies, methods and estimates that affect our consolidated financial statements as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, areas that are particularly significant include revenue recognition, costs of purchased transportation, accounting for stock options, the assessment of the recoverability of long-lived assets, specifically goodwill and acquired intangibles, the establishment of an allowance for doubtful accounts, useful lives for tangible and intangible assets and the valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets.
The Company derives its revenue from three principal sources: freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and warehousing and other value-added services. As a freight forwarder, the Company is primarily a non-asset-based carrier that does not own or lease any significant transportation assets. The Company generates the majority of its revenue by purchasing transportation services from direct (asset-based) carriers and using those services to provide to its customers transportation of property for compensation. The Company is able to negotiate favorable buy rates from the direct carriers by consolidating shipments from multiple customers and concentrating its buying power, while at the same time offering lower sell rates than most customers would otherwise be able to negotiate themselves. When acting as an indirect carrier, the Company will enter into a written agreement with its customers or issue a tariff and a house bill of lading to customers as the contract of carriage. When the freight is physically tendered to a direct carrier, the Company receives a separate contract of carriage, or master bill of lading. In order to claim for any loss associated with the freight, the customer is first obligated to pay the freight charges. Based on the terms in the contract of carriage, revenue related to shipments where the Company issues a house bill of lading is recognized when the freight is delivered to the direct carrier at origin. Costs related to the shipment are also recognized at this same time. Most transportation costs are estimated at the time of shipment and such estimates are updated for differences between estimated and actual amounts at the time invoices are processed for payment. Our revised processes for domestic purchased transportation costs also require the assessment of the adequacy of the recorded estimates. All other revenue, including revenue for customs brokerage and warehousing and other value-added services, is recognized upon completion of the service.
In certain instances, accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America allow for the selection of alternative accounting methods. Two alternative methods for accounting for stock options are availablethe intrinsic value method and the fair value method. We use the intrinsic value
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method of accounting for stock options, and accordingly, no compensation expense is recognized for options issued at an exercise price equal to or greater than the quoted market price on the date of grant to employees, officers and directors. Under the fair value method, the determination of the pro forma amounts involves several assumptions including option life and volatility. If the fair value method were used, both basic and diluted loss per share would have increased by $0.15 in 2004.
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the goodwill arising from our acquisitions is not amortized, but instead is tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The impairment test requires several estimates including future cash flows, growth rates and the selection of a discount rate. In addition, the acquired intangibles arising from those transactions are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be recoverable. The recoverability of long-lived assets to be held and used (including our identifiable intangible assets) is assessed by comparing the carrying amount of the asset to the future net undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. In developing our future cash flow estimates, we incorporate assumptions that marketplace participants would use in their estimates, including, among other things, that (i) existing operations are evaluated on a stand-alone basis and, as such, achieve no revenue or cost synergies, (ii) no further acquisitions are made, (iii) formerly acquired companies achieve their earnings targets and their earn-outs are fully paid, (iv) future earnings are fully taxed and (v) no additional equity is raised. We cannot guarantee that our assets will not be impaired in future periods.
Acquired intangibles consist of customer related intangibles and non-compete agreements arising from the Company's acquisitions. Customer related intangibles are amortized using accelerated methods over five to seven years and non-compete agreements are amortized using the straight-line method over periods of three to five years.
We maintain reserves for specific and general allowances against accounts receivable. The specific reserves are established on a case-by-case basis by management. A general reserve is established for all other accounts receivable, based on a specified percentage of the accounts receivable balance. We continually assess the adequacy of the recorded allowance for doubtful accounts, based on our knowledge about the customer base. While credit losses have historically been within our expectations and the provisions established, we cannot guarantee that we will continue to experience the same credit loss rates that we have in the past.
Our discontinued operations, which focused on the development of early-stage technology businesses, and our continuing operations have generated significant net operating loss carryforwards (NOLs) which could have value in the future. After giving effect for certain annual limitations based on changes in ownership as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, we estimate that approximately $47.0 million in NOLs may be available to offset future federal taxable income. Under SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, we are required to provide a valuation allowance to offset deferred tax assets if, based upon available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. At December 31, 2004, the valuation allowance was $23.1 million. Given our historical losses and our limited track record to date, we maintained a full valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2004. We had deferred tax liabilities of approximately $1.7 million at December 31, 2004 and approximately $1.0 million at December 31, 2003, primarily related to the tax amortization of goodwill, which is deductible for tax purposes over a life of 15 years but is not amortized for book purposes. We do not anticipate paying federal income taxes in the near future as we expect that our existing NOLs will be sufficient to offset current taxable income, if any. However, additional sales of our securities could have the effect of significantly limiting our ability to utilize our existing NOLs in the future.
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Discontinued Operations
Prior to the first quarter of 2001, our principal business was developing early-stage technology businesses with significant Internet features and applications. Largely as a result of the significant correction in the global stock markets which began during 2000, and the corresponding decrease in the valuation of technology businesses and contraction in the availability of venture financing during 2001, we elected to shift our business strategy to focus on the acquisition of operating businesses within a particular industry segment. Following a wind down of the technology business during the second quarter of 2001, we focused our acquisition efforts specifically within the transportation and logistics industry. This decision occurred in conjunction with our June 21, 2001 appointment of Dennis L. Pelino as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Pelino brings to us over 25 years of logistics experience, including most recently, as President and Chief Operating Officer of Fritz Companies, Inc., where he was employed from 1987 to 1999.
To reflect the change in business model, our consolidated financial statements have been presented in a manner in which the assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows related to our former business have been segregated from that of our continuing operations and are presented as discontinued operations.
Results Of Operations
Six months ended June 30, 2005 compared to six months ended June 30, 2004
The following table summarizes our total revenue, net transportation revenue and other revenue (in thousands):
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Total revenue | $ | 190,017 | $ | 146,694 | $ | 43,323 | 29.5 | % | |||||
Transportation revenue | $ | 177,406 | $ | 135,634 | 41,772 | 30.8 | |||||||
Cost of transportation | 147,480 | 110,878 | 36,602 | 33.0 | |||||||||
Net transportation revenue | 29,926 | 24,756 | 5,170 | 20.9 | |||||||||
Net transportation margin | 16.9 | % | 18.3 | % | |||||||||
Customs brokerage | 4,178 | 5,101 | (923 | ) | (18.1 | ) | |||||||
Warehousing and other value added services | 8,433 | 5,959 | 2,474 | 41.5 | |||||||||
Total net revenue | $ | 42,537 | $ | 35,816 | $ | 6,721 | 18.8 | % | |||||
Net revenue margin | 22.4 | % | 24.4 | % | |||||||||
Total revenue was $190.0 million in the first six months of 2005, an increase of 29.5% over total revenue of $146.7 million in the first half of 2004. $11.0 million or 25.3% of the increase in total revenue was attributable to same store growth with $33.3 million or 74.7% of the increase in total revenue attributable to acquisitions made in China and South America in the first quarter of 2004. The Domestic Services platform recorded $62.0 million in total revenue for the first half of 2005, a decline of 8.6% compared to $67.8 million in same period in 2004. There were no domestic acquisitions in 2005 or 2004 affecting the comparability of this platform's results. The decline in Domestic Services total revenue was due to lower automotive related business caused by the difficult economic conditions of domestic automobile manufacturers and reduced volume from a major customer. The decline in revenue from this major customer, which was approximately $11.3 million less in the first half of 2005 than was recorded in the first half of 2004, resulted from the customer selling a line of business we serviced and realigning a distribution program to an in-house operation. The International Services platform recognized $128.0 million in total revenue for the first six months of 2005, a year over year improvement of
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$49.1 million or 62.3%, with $16.7 million of the increase coming from same store growth and the remaining $32.4 million improvement attributed to our acquisitions.
Net transportation revenue was $29.9 million in the first half of 2005, an increase of 20.9% over net transportation revenue of $24.8 million in the first half of 2004. $2.4 million, or 46.3% of the increase in net transportation revenue, was attributable to same store growth with $2.8 million, or 53.7% of the increase, attributable to acquisitions. The Domestic Services platform recorded $14.9 million in net transportation revenue for the first quarter of 2005, the same as recorded in the first half of 2004 in spite of reduced volumes. The International Services platform recognized $15.0 million in net transportation revenue for the first half of 2005, a year over year improvement of $5.2 million or 53.1%, with $2.4 million of the increase resulting from same store growth and the remaining $2.8 million improvement attributed to acquisitions.
Net transportation margins decreased to 16.9% for the first half of 2005 from 18.3% for the same period in 2004. For the first half of 2005, net transportation margins for the Domestic Services platform improved to 27.1% from 23.9% in the same period a year ago. Domestic margins were favorably impacted by price increases implemented during the first half of 2005 on certain significant customer relationships and reductions in less profitable business. For the International Services platform, net transportation margins declined to 12.3% from 14.2% driven primarily by the mix of lower margin business acquired with the Shaanxi transaction coupled with lower margins on existing and new business.
Net revenue was $42.5 million in the first half of 2005, an increase of 18.8% over net revenue of $35.8 million in the first half of 2004. $3.9 million, or 58.8% of the increase in net revenue, was attributable to same store growth, with $2.8 million, or 41.2% of the increase, attributable to acquisitions. The Domestic Services platform delivered $21.9 million in net revenue for the first half of 2005 a 8.4% increase over the $20.2 million in net revenue recorded in the first half of 2004. The International Services platform recorded $20.6 million in net revenue for the first half of 2005, a year over year improvement of $5.0 million or 32.3%, with $2.2 million of the increase resulting from same store growth and the remaining $2.8 million improvement attributed to acquisitions.
Net revenue margins decreased to 22.4% for the first half of 2005 compared to 24.4% for the same prior in the year period. Net revenue margins for Domestic Services improved to 35.4% from 29.9%. For the International Services platform, net transportation margins declined to 16.1% from 19.7%.
The following table compares certain consolidated statement of operations data as a percentage of our net revenue (in thousands):
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Net revenue | $ | 42,537 | 100.0 | % | $ | 35,816 | 100.0 | % | $ | 6,720 | 18.8 | % | ||||
Personnel costs | 23,043 | 54.2 | 22,566 | 63.0 | 477 | 2.1 | ||||||||||
Other selling, general and administrative costs | 18,827 | 44.2 | 13,935 | 38.9 | 4,892 | 35.1 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,297 | 5.4 | 1,984 | 5.6 | 313 | 15.8 | ||||||||||
Restructuring charges | 3,448 | 8.1 | | | 3,448 | NM | ||||||||||
Total operating costs | 47,615 | 111.9 | 38,485 | 107.5 | 9,130 | 23.7 | ||||||||||
Loss from operations | (5,079 | ) | (11.9 | ) | (2,669 | ) | (7.5 | ) | (2,410 | ) | (90.3 | ) | ||||
Provision for excess earn-out payments | | | (3,075 | ) | (8.6 | ) | 3,075 | NM | ||||||||
Other income (expense), net | (1,054 | ) | (2.5 | ) | (130 | ) | (0.3 | ) | (924 | ) | NM | |||||
Loss before income tax expense and minority interest | (6,133 | ) | (14.4 | ) | (5,874 | ) | (16.4 | ) | (259 | ) | (4.4 | ) | ||||
Income tax expense | 1,208 | 2.9 | 643 | 1.8 | 565 | 87.9 | ||||||||||
Loss before minority interest | (7,341 | ) | (17.3 | ) | (6,517 | ) | (18.2 | ) | (824 | ) | (12.6 | ) | ||||
Minority interest | 605 | 1.4 | 552 | 1.5 | 53 | 9.6 | ||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (7,946 | ) | (18.7 | )% | $ | (7,069 | ) | (19.7 | )% | $ | (877 | ) | (12.4 | )% | |
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Personnel costs were $23.0 million for the first half of 2005, an increase of 2.1% compared to $22.6 million recorded in the first half of 2004. $1.1 million of incremental personnel costs were attributable to costs assumed as part of our acquisition program with the remaining decline of $0.7 million attributable to restructuring efforts afforded our U.S. operations. Personnel costs as a percentage of net revenue decreased to 54.2% in the first half of 2005 from 63.0% in the first half of 2004. Compared to June 30, 2004, headcount decreased by 6.4% or 75 employees to a total of 1,101. Headcount has also decreased 5.8% or 68 employees since December 31, 2004. We have been aggressively rationalizing our U.S. operations, including our employment level, as part of our previously announced restructuring program.
Other selling, general and administrative costs were $18.8 million for the first half of 2005, an increase of 35.1% over $13.9 million for the first half of 2004. $1.0 million of the increase is attributable to incremental costs assumed as part of our acquisition program with the remaining $3.9 million attributable to increased costs of the base business. Negatively impacting this category of expense were approximately $1.0 million in higher legal, technology and Sarbanes-Oxley and audit related expenses incurred in the first quarter of 2005. As a percentage of net revenue, other selling, general and administrative costs increased to 44.2% in the first half of 2005 from 38.9% in the first half of 2004.
Depreciation and amortization was $2.3 million in the first half of 2005, an increase of 15.8% over $2.0 million in the first half of 2004. Depreciation and amortization as a percentage of net revenue decreased to 5.4% in the first half of 2005 from 5.6% in the first half of 2004. The increase in this category of expense is due to higher depreciation from technology and equipment assets acquired since the first quarter of 2004 and increases in intangible asset amortization resulting from the Shaanxi acquisition.
As part of our restructuring initiative announced in January 2005, we have rationalized the number of facilities in which we operate and the level of employment in the U.S. We have completed the majority of this initiative as of the end of the second quarter but will continue to pursue opportunities in the future to reduce costs while maintaining a high level of service to our customers. Restructuring charges recorded in the first half of 2005 due to this initiative were $3.4 million. We do not anticipate incurring significant additional restructuring charges during the balance of 2005.
The provision for excess earn-out payments recorded in the first quarter of 2004 represented a valuation adjustment for amounts paid to former shareholders of acquired companies that, as a result of the restatement of our financial performance for 2003, was in excess of the amount that would have been paid out based upon the restated financial results for 2003. Due to differing interpretations between the Company and the selling shareholders of the earn-out provisions of the purchase agreements, we determined that the resulting receivable from the former shareholders should be fully reserved. If in the future, excess amounts paid are recovered, those proceeds would be reflected as other income in our consolidated statement of operations.
Other income (expense) principally consists of interest expense. Interest expense for the first half of 2005 was $1.2 million compared to $0.1 million in the first half of 2004. The increase in expense was due to higher average borrowings in the U.S. and Asia used to fund operating and investing activities coupled with higher interest rates resulting from an amendment in April 2005 to our revolving credit agreement. Average borrowings were also affected by our Asia borrowings, which did not exist in the prior year.
Income tax expense for the first half of 2005 was $1.2 million compared to $0.6 million in the first half of 2004. A portion of our tax expense is associated with earnings from our overseas operations. The foreign income tax provision amounted to $0.8 million or 64.3% of the consolidated income tax provision. The balance is due to state income taxes and deferred income taxes resulting from the amortization of goodwill for income tax purposes. We have accumulated U.S. federal net operating losses and had carryforwards of approximately $47.0 million as of December 31, 2004.
Net loss was $7.9 million in the first half of 2005, compared to a net loss of $7.1 million in the first half of 2004. Basic and diluted loss per common share was $0.18 for the first six months of 2005 compared to a net loss of $0.17 per common share for the same period in 2004.
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Year ended December 31, 2004 compared to year ended December 31, 2003
The following table summarizes our total revenue, net transportation revenue and other revenue (in thousands):
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Total revenue | $ | 367,081 | $ | 220,084 | $ | 146,997 | 66.8 | % | |||||
Transportation revenue | $ | 343,460 | $ | 203,187 | $ | 140,273 | 69.0 | ||||||
Cost of transportation | 282,359 | 158,106 | 124,253 | 78.6 | |||||||||
Net transportation revenue | 61,101 | 45,081 | 16,020 | 35.5 | |||||||||
Net transportation margin | 17.8 | % | 22.2 | % | |||||||||
Customs brokerage | 9,393 | 10,027 | (634 | ) | (6.3 | ) | |||||||
Warehousing and other value-added services | 14,228 | 6,870 | 7,358 | 107.1 | |||||||||
Net revenue | $ | 84,722 | $ | 61,978 | $ | 22,744 | 36.7 | % | |||||
Net revenue margin | 23.1 | % | 28.2 | % | |||||||||
Total revenue was $367.1 million in 2004, an increase of 66.8% over total revenue of $220.1 million in 2003. $39.4 million or 26.8% of the increase in total revenue was attributable to same store growth with $107.6 million or 73.2% of the increase in total revenue attributable to acquisitions. The Domestic Services platform delivered $145.2 million in total revenue in 2004, an improvement of $15.7 million or 12.1% over the same prior year period with $14.0 million of the increase coming from same store growth and the remaining $1.7 million coming from acquisitions. The International Services platform delivered $221.9 million in total revenue for 2004, a period over period improvement of $131.3 million or 144.9%, with $25.3 million of the increase coming from same store growth and the remaining $106.0 million improvement attributed to acquisitions, primarily Shaanxi.
Net transportation revenue was $61.1 million in 2004, an increase of 35.5% over net transportation revenue of $45.1 million in 2003. $4.0 million or 25.0% of the increase was attributable to same store growth with $12.0 million or 75.0% of the increase in net transportation revenue attributable to acquisitions. The Domestic Services platform delivered $32.6 million of net transportation revenue in 2004, a decrease of $0.8 million or 2.4% compared to the same prior year period with a $1.2 million decrease in same store activity, which was driven by low margin transportation business under a broad services contract with a large customer and higher fuel surcharges absorbed by the business, partially offset by an increase of $0.4 million from acquisitions. The International Services platform delivered $28.5 million of net transportation revenue in 2004, a period over period improvement of $16.8 million or 143.3%, with $3.9 million of the increase coming from same store growth and the remaining $12.9 million improvement attributed to acquisitions, primarily Shaanxi.
Net transportation margin decreased to 17.8% for the year ended December 31, 2004 from 22.2% for the comparable period in 2003 primarily driven by the change in revenue mix resulting from the recent acquisitions within the International Services platform, which generally operate at lower margins than those found in the Domestic Services platform. The International Services expansion has added significantly to our global capabilities required by our customers. For the International Services platform, net transportation margin has declined in line with previous expectations to 13.6% from 14.9% as a result of the general rate increases and fuel surcharges imposed by the underlying asset-based carriers as well as the impact of the Shaanxi transaction in early 2004. Shaanxi operates principally as a wholesaler of air freight which carries lower margins but provides the International Services platform with the opportunity for growth in the higher-margin retail component of the air freight business. Net transportation margin for the Domestic Services platform decreased to 24.5% for the year ended December 31, 2004 from 26.9% for
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the comparable period in 2003 driven primarily by one low margin piece of business that the Company exited in 2004 and higher fuel surcharges.
Customs brokerage and other value-added services revenue was $23.6 million in 2004, an increase of 39.8% over $16.9 million in 2003. $6.5 million or 96.3% of the increase was attributable to same store growth with $0.2 million or 3.7% of the increase attributable to acquisitions. The Domestic Services platform delivered $12.2 million of revenue from these services in 2004, an improvement of $7.0 million or 128.3% over the same prior year period with $6.5 million of the increase coming from same store growth, driven by the start-up of a significant new account, and the remaining $0.5 million coming from acquisitions. The International Services platform delivered $11.4 million of revenue from these services in 2004, a period over period decrease of $0.3 million or 2.2%, driven primarily by a decline in activity from a large customer. The customs brokerage and other value-added services revenue from this large customer is expected to continue at this level through 2005.
Net revenue was $84.7 million in 2004, an increase of 36.7% over net revenue of $62.0 million in 2003. $10.4 million or 45.7% of the increase was attributable to same store growth with $12.3 million or 54.3% of the increase attributable to acquisitions. The Domestic Services platform delivered $44.8 million of net revenue in 2004, an improvement of $6.2 million or 16.0% over the same prior year period with $5.2 million of the increase coming from same store growth and the remaining $1.0 million coming from acquisitions. The International Services platform delivered $39.9 million of net revenue in 2004, a period over period improvement of $16.5 million or 70.9%, with $5.2 million of the increase coming from same store growth and the remaining $11.3 million improvement attributable to acquisitions.
Net revenue margin decreased to 23.1% for 2004 compared to 28.2% for 2003. This decrease in net revenue margin is primarily the result of the expansion of our International Services platform, which traditionally has lower margins, through multiple acquisitions in 2003 and 2004 which added significantly to our global capabilities. Net revenue margin for the Domestic Services platform increased to 30.9% for the year ended December 31, 2004 from 29.8% for the comparable period in 2003 driven primarily by growth in other value-added services provided in connection with the start-up of a significant new account. This increase was partially offset by higher fuel surcharges absorbed by the business and one low margin piece of business that the Company exited in 2004. Net revenue margin for the International Services platform decreased in line with previous expectations to 18.0% for the year ended December 31, 2004 from 25.8% for the comparable period in 2003 as a result of the general rate increases and fuel surcharges imposed by the underlying asset-based carriers as well as the impact of the Shaanxi transaction in early 2004. Shaanxi operates principally as a wholesaler of air freight which carries lower margins but provides the International Services platform with the opportunity for growth in the higher-margin retail component of the air freight business.
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The following table summarizes certain consolidated statement of operations data as a percentage of our net revenue (in thousands):
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Net revenue | $ | 84,722 | 100.0 | % | $ | 61,978 | 100.0 | % | $ | 22,744 | 36.7 | % | ||||
Personnel costs | 44,988 | 53.1 | 31,888 | 51.5 | 13,100 | 41.1 | ||||||||||
Other selling, general and administrative costs | 36,753 | 43.4 | 24,583 | 39.7 | 12,170 | 49.5 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 4,189 | 4.9 | 2,660 | 4.3 | 1,529 | 57.5 | ||||||||||
Restructuring charges | 4,368 | 5.2 | | | 4,368 | NM | ||||||||||
Litigation settlement and nonrecurring costs | | | 1,169 | 1.8 | (1,169 | ) | (100.0 | ) | ||||||||
Total operating costs | 90,298 | 106.6 | 60,300 | 97.3 | 29,998 | 49.7 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from operations | (5,576 | ) | (6.6 | ) | 1,678 | 2.7 | (7,254 | ) | NM | |||||||
Provisions for excess earn-out payments | (3,075 | ) | (3.6 | ) | (1,270 | ) | (2.1 | ) | (1,805 | ) | (142.1 | ) | ||||
Interest income | 62 | 0.1 | 49 | 0.1 | 13 | 26.5 | ||||||||||
Interest expense | (640 | ) | (0.8 | ) | (142 | ) | (0.2 | ) | (498 | ) | (350.7 | ) | ||||
Other income, net | 1 | | 85 | 0.1 | (84 | ) | (98.8 | ) | ||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest | (9,228 | ) | (10.9 | ) | 400 | 0.6 | (9,628 | ) | NM | |||||||
Income tax expense | 2,395 | 2.8 | 736 | 1.2 | 1,659 | 225.4 | ||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations before minority interest | (11,623 | ) | (13.7 | ) | (336 | ) | (0.6 | ) | (11,287 | ) | (3,359.2 | ) | ||||
Minority interest | 1,395 | 1.7 | 187 | 0.3 | 1,208 | 646.0 | ||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations | (13,018 | ) | (15.4 | ) | (523 | ) | (0.9 | ) | (12,495 | ) | (2,389.1 | ) | ||||
Loss from discontinued operations | (25 | ) | | (263 | ) | (0.4 | ) | 238 | 90.5 | |||||||
Net loss | $ | (13,043 | ) | (15.4 | )% | $ | (786 | ) | (1.3 | )% | $ | (12,257 | ) | (1,559.4 | )% | |
Personnel costs were $45.0 million in 2004, an increase of 41.1% over $31.9 million in 2003. $8.0 million or 61.1% of the increase was attributable to same store growth with $5.1 million or 38.9% of the increase attributable to acquisitions. The Domestic Services platform incurred $25.1 million in personnel costs in 2004, an increase of $5.1 million or 25.6% over the same prior year period with $4.3 million of the increase coming from same store growth and the remaining $0.8 million coming from acquisitions. The International Services platform incurred $19.9 million in personnel costs for 2004, a period over period increase of $8.0 million or 67.0%, with $3.7 million of the increase coming from same store growth and the remaining $4.3 million increase attributed to acquisitions. As a percentage of net revenue, personnel costs increased in 2004 to 53.1% compared to 51.5% in 2003. This increase was due to staff increases in sales and marketing in the International Services platform in the second half of 2004 partially offset by operations and sales and marketing staff reductions in the Domestic Services platform.
The number of employees increased to 1,169 at December 31, 2004 from 827 at December 31, 2003, an increase of 342 employees or 41.4%. Of the total number of employees, 866 or 74.1% of the employees are engaged in operations; 86 or 7.4% of the employees are engaged in sales and marketing; and 217 or 18.5% of the employees are engaged in finance, administration, and management functions. Additionally, approximately 335 or 98.0% of the total increase in employees was attributable to acquisitions, while same store employee headcount increased by seven or 2.0% of the total increase in employees.
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Other selling, general and administrative costs were $36.8 million in 2004, an increase of 49.5% over $24.6 million in 2003. $8.2 million or 66.9% of the increase was attributable to same store growth including increased expenses for leased equipment and facilities to support a broad services contract with a large customer and $4.0 million or 33.1% of the increase attributable to acquisitions. The Domestic Services platform incurred $26.6 million of other selling, general and administrative costs in 2004, an increase of $6.9 million or 35.4% over the same prior year period with $5.9 million of the increase coming from same store growth and the remaining $1.0 million coming from acquisitions. The International Services platform had $10.1 million in other selling, general and administrative costs for 2004, a period over period increase of $5.2 million or 106.3%, with $2.2 million of the increase coming from same store growth and the remaining $3.0 million increase attributed to acquisitions. As a percentage of net revenue, other selling, general, and administrative costs increased in 2004 to 43.4% compared to 39.7% in 2003. This increase was primarily due to non-recurring charges incurred in the first quarter of 2004 related to bad debts, communications and technology costs and higher than expected costs related to our Sarbanes-Oxley compliance initiatives.
Depreciation and amortization amounted to $4.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2004, an increase of $1.5 million or 57.5% over the comparable period in 2003 principally due to amortization of intangible assets acquired in the Shaanxi and other Asian transactions. See Notes 5 and 6 to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Restructuring costs were $4.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 and are comprised of $3.6 million related to the write-off of certain technology assets, $0.7 million of personnel related charges and $0.1 million of lease termination charges.
Litigation and nonrecurring costs were $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2003 and are comprised of $0.8 million paid to settle litigation commenced against the Company in August 2000 in a combination of $0.4 million in cash and $0.4 million in Company stock, and $0.4 million associated with the Commission's review and delayed effectiveness of a registration statement filed in connection with a March 2003 private placement.
Loss from operations was $5.6 million in 2004, compared to income from operations of $1.7 million for 2003.
Provisions for excess earn-out payments represent the amount paid to former owners of acquired businesses that, as a result of the restatement of our financial performance for 2003, was in fact in excess of the amount that would have been paid out based on the restated financial results for 2003. Due to the uncertainty of collecting the excess payments, the Company has fully reserved for the resulting receivable from the former owners. If excess amounts paid are recovered in the future, those proceeds would be reflected as other income in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.
Interest income was relatively flat in 2004 and 2003, and remained an insignificant component of the Company's overall financial performance.
Interest expense was $0.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2004 compared to $0.1 million in the comparable prior year period driven by advances on our revolving credit facility used to fund acquisitions and working capital during 2004.
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest was $9.2 million in 2004 compared to income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest of $0.4 million in 2003.
As a result of historical losses related to investments in early-stage technology businesses and our subsequent transition to a third-party logistics services provider, the Company has accumulated federal NOLs. The Company has approximately $47.0 million of NOLs as of December 31, 2004 to offset future federal taxable income. The Company does not anticipate paying significant federal income taxes in the
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near future because it expects that the NOLs will be sufficient to offset substantially all of its federal income tax liability, if any. In addition to minor state income taxes and approximately $1.7 million of foreign income taxes, the Company recorded deferred income taxes amounting to $0.6 million in each of the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, primarily related to amortization of goodwill for income tax purposes. This provision will increase as the goodwill related to the Company's U.S.-based operations is amortized over its tax life of fifteen years.
Loss from continuing operations before minority interest was $11.6 million in 2004, compared to a loss of $0.3 million in 2003.
Minority interest for the year ended December 31, 2004 was $1.4 million compared to $0.2 million in 2003. The increase was primarily related to the Shaanxi operation, acquired in February 2004, of which the Company owns a 55% interest.
Loss from discontinued operations was nominal in 2004. The loss from discontinued operations in 2003 reflects the costs associated with the remaining lease liability of a property used in the Company's former internet business, as well as a payment made to a consultant for services provided in 2000.
Net loss was $13.0 million in 2004, compared to $0.8 million in 2003. Basic and diluted loss per share was ($0.33) for 2004 compared to a loss of ($0.03) per basic and diluted share for 2003.
Year ended December 31, 2003 compared to year ended December 31, 2002
The following table summarizes our total revenue, net transportation revenue and other revenue (in thousands):
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Total revenue | $ | 220,084 | $ | 122,788 | $ | 97,296 | 79.2 | % | |||||
Transportation revenue | $ | 203,187 | $ | 113,510 | $ | 89,677 | 79.0 | ||||||
Cost of transportation | 158,106 | 86,085 | 72,021 | 83.7 | |||||||||
Net transportation revenue | 45,081 | 27,425 | 17,656 | 64.4 | |||||||||
Net transportation margin | 22.2 | % | 24.2 | % | |||||||||
Customs brokerage | 10,027 | 6,290 | 3,737 | 59.4 | |||||||||
Warehousing and other value-added services | 6,870 | 2,988 | 3,882 | 129.9 | |||||||||
Net revenue | $ | 61,978 | $ | 36,703 | $ | 25,275 | 68.9 | ||||||
Net revenue margin | 28.2 | % | 29.9 | % | |||||||||
Total revenue was $220.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2003, an increase of $97.3 million or 79.2% over total revenue of $122.8 million for the comparable period in 2002. $17.1 million or 17.6% of the increase in total revenue was attributable to the operations of the businesses we acquired in 2003; $24.3 million or 25.0% was due to an increase in same store growth; and the remaining $55.9 million or 57.4% of the increase was attributable to operations acquired or launched as new operations over the course of 2002 which included the Global and United American acquisitions as well as the office in Hong Kong that was opened in the third quarter of 2002.
Net transportation revenue was $45.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2003, an increase of $17.7 million or 64.4% over net transportation revenue of $27.4 million for the comparable period in 2002. $3.8 million or 21.5% of the increase in net transportation revenue was attributable to the operations of the businesses we acquired in 2003; $5.1 million or 28.8% was due to same store growth; and the remaining $8.8 million or 49.7% of the increase was attributable to operations acquired or launched as new
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operations over the course of 2002 which included the Global and United American acquisitions as well as the office in Hong Kong that was opened in the third quarter of 2002.
Net transportation margin decreased to 22.2% for the year ended December 31, 2003 from 24.2% for the comparable period in 2002. This decrease in net transportation margin is primarily the result of the addition in the second quarter of 2002 of our International Services platform, which traditionally has lower margins, and its expansion through our 2003 acquisitions of CSI and G-Link Singapore and Cambodia. Net transportation margin for the International Services platform, while still reducing the consolidated net transportation margin, did increase to 14.9% for the year ended December 31, 2003 from 13.9% for the comparable period in 2002 driven primarily by increased capacity purchasing power at our emerging Hong Kong facility. Net transportation margin for the Domestic Services platform decreased to 26.9% for the year ended December 31, 2003 from 29.2% for the comparable period in 2002 driven primarily by one low margin piece of business that the Company ultimately exited in 2004.
Customs brokerage and other value-added services revenue was $16.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2003, an increase of $7.6 million over customs brokerage and other value-added services revenue of $9.3 million in the comparable period of 2002. $3.1 million or 40.8% of the increase was attributable to same store growth; $0.3 million or 3.9% of the increase was attributable to operations of the businesses we acquired in 2003; and the remaining $4.2 million or 55.3% of the increase was attributable to operations acquired or launched as new operations over the course of 2002, which included the Global and United American acquisitions as well as the office in Hong Kong that was opened in the third quarter of 2002.
Net revenue was $62.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2003, an increase of $25.3 million or 68.9% over net revenue of $36.7 million for the comparable period in 2002. $4.1 million or 16.2% of the increase in net revenue was attributable to the operations of the businesses we acquired in 2003; $8.3 million or 32.8% was due to same store growth; and the remaining $12.9 million or 51.0% of the increase was attributable to an incremental quarter of Global and United American results and an incremental three quarters of Hong Kong results in 2003 over 2002.
Net revenue margin decreased to 28.2% for 2003 compared to 29.9% for 2002. This decrease in net revenue margin is primarily the result of the addition in the second quarter of 2002 of our International Services platform, which traditionally has lower margins, and its expansion through our 2003 acquisitions of CSI and G-Link Singapore and Cambodia. Net revenue margin for the International Services platform decreased to 25.8% for the year ended December 31, 2003 from 27.5% for the comparable period in 2002. Net revenue margin for the Domestic Services platform decreased to 29.8% for the year ended December 31, 2003 from 31.2% for the comparable period in 2002 driven primarily by one low margin piece of business that the Company ultimately exited in 2004.
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The following table summarizes certain consolidated statement of operations data as a percentage of our net revenue (in thousands):
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Net revenue | $ | 61,978 | 100.0 | % | $ | 36,703 | 100.0 | % | $ | 25,275 | 68.9 | % | ||||
Personnel costs | 31,888 | 51.5 | 19,089 | 52.0 | 12,799 | 67.0 | ||||||||||
Other selling, general and administrative costs | 24,583 | 39.7 | 14,680 | 40.0 | 9,903 | 67.5 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,660 | 4.3 | 2,187 | 6.0 | 473 | 21.6 | ||||||||||
Litigation settlement and nonrecurring costs | 1,169 | 1.8 | | | 1,169 | NM | ||||||||||
Total operating costs | 60,300 | 97.3 | 35,956 | 98.0 | 24,344 | 67.7 | ||||||||||
Income from operations | 1,678 | 2.7 | 747 | 2.0 | 931 | 124.6 | ||||||||||
Provisions for excess earn-out payments | (1,270 | ) | (2.1 | ) | | | (1,270 | ) | NM | |||||||
Interest income | 49 | 0.1 | 91 | 0.3 | (42 | ) | (46.2 | ) | ||||||||
Interest expense | (142 | ) | (0.2 | ) | | | (142 | ) | NM | |||||||
Other income, net | 85 | 0.1 | 37 | 0.1 | 48 | 129.7 | ||||||||||
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest | 400 | 0.6 | 875 | 2.4 | (475 | ) | (54.3 | ) | ||||||||
Income tax expense | 736 | 1.2 | 421 | 1.2 | 315 | 74.8 | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interest | (336 | ) | (0.6 | ) | 454 | 1.2 | (790 | ) | NM | |||||||
Minority interest | 187 | 0.3 | | | 187 | NM | ||||||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | (523 | ) | (0.9 | ) | 454 | 1.2 | (977 | ) | NM | |||||||
Loss from discontinued operations | (263 | ) | (0.4 | ) | | | (263 | ) | NM | |||||||
Net income (loss) | (786 | ) | (1.3 | ) | 454 | 1.2 | (1,240 | ) | NM | |||||||
Preferred stock dividends | | | 15,020 | 40.9 | (15,020 | ) | (100.0 | ) | ||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $ | (786 | ) | (1.3 | )% | $ | 15,474 | 42.1 | % | $ | (16,260 | ) | NM | |||
Personnel costs were $31.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2003, an increase of $12.8 million or 67.0% over personnel costs of $19.1 million for the comparable period in 2002. $1.4 million or 10.9% of the increase in personnel costs was attributable to the operations of the businesses we acquired in 2003; $4.2 million or 32.8% was due to same store growth; and $7.2 million or 56.3% of the increase was attributable to operations acquired or launched as new operations over the course of 2002 which included the Global and United American acquisitions as well as the office in Hong Kong that was opened in the third quarter of 2002. Personnel costs as a percentage of net revenue decreased to 51.5% from 52.0% year over year.
The number of employees increased to 827 at December 31, 2003 from 510 at December 31, 2002, an increase of 317 employees or 62.2%. Of the total number of employees, 622 or 75.2% of the employees are engaged in operations; 57 or 6.9% of the employees are engaged in sales and marketing; and 148 or 17.9% of the employees are engaged in finance, administration, and management functions. Additionally, approximately 185 or 58.4% of the total increase in employees was attributable to acquisitions, while approximately 130 employees or 41.6% were added to meet the demands of the increase in our business in 2003.
Other selling, general and administrative costs were $24.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2003, an increase of $9.9 million or 67.5% over other selling, general and administrative costs of
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$14.7 million for the comparable period in 2002. $1.7 million or 17.2% of the increase was attributable to the operations of the businesses we acquired in 2003; $5.3 million or 53.5% was due to same store growth; and $2.9 million or 29.3% of the increase was attributable to operations acquired or launched as new operations over the course of 2002 which included the Global and United American acquisitions as well as the office in Hong Kong. As a percentage of net revenue, other selling, general and administrative costs decreased to 39.7% from 40.0% year over year.
Depreciation and amortization amounted to $2.7 million for the year ended December 31, 2003, an increase of $0.5 million or 21.6% over the comparable period in 2002 principally due to amortization of intangible assets acquired in the Regroup and G-Link transactions. See Note 6 to the Company's consolidated financial statements.
Litigation and nonrecurring costs were $1.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2003 and are comprised of $0.8 million paid to settle litigation commenced against the Company in August 2000 in a combination of $0.4 million in cash and $0.4 million in Company stock, and $0.4 million associated with the Commission's review and delayed effectiveness of a registration statement filed in connection with a March 2003 private placement.
Income from operations was $1.7 million in 2003, compared to $0.7 million for 2002.
Provisions for excess earn-out payments represent the amount paid to former owners of acquired businesses that, as a result of the restatement of our financial performance for 2003, was in fact in excess of the amount that would have been paid out based on the restated financial results for 2003. Due to the uncertainty of collecting the excess payments, the Company has determined that the resulting receivable from the former owners should be fully reserved for. If excess amounts paid are recovered in the future, those proceeds would be reflected as other income in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.
Interest income was nominal for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to interest income of $0.1 million for the comparable prior year period. With year over year cash balances being reduced as a result of our acquisition program, interest income remained an insignificant component of the Company's overall financial performance.
Interest expense was $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2003 compared to no interest expense in the comparable prior year period driven by advances on our revolving credit facility used to fund acquisitions and working capital during 2003.
Income from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest was $0.4 million in 2003 compared to $0.9 million in 2002.
As a result of historical losses related to investments in early-stage technology businesses and our subsequent transition to a third-party logistics services provider, the Company has accumulated federal NOLs. In addition to minor state and foreign income taxes, the Company recorded deferred income taxes amounting to $0.6 million and $0.4 million for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, respectively, primarily related to amortization of goodwill for income tax purposes. This provision will increase as the goodwill related to the Company's U.S.-based operations is amortized over its tax life of fifteen years.
Loss from continuing operations before minority interest was $0.3 million in 2003, compared to income of $0.5 million in 2002.
Minority interest for the year ended December 31, 2003 was $0.2 million and was primarily related to the G-Link operations, acquired in August 2003, of which the Company owns a 70% interest.
The losses from discontinued operations in 2003 reflect the costs associated with the remaining lease liability of a property used in the Company's former internet business, as well as a payment made to a consultant for services provided in 2000.
Net loss was $0.8 million in 2003, compared to net income of $0.5 million in 2002.
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In 2002, the Company recorded a net non-cash benefit of $15.0 million associated with the restructuring of our Series C Preferred stock, after giving effect to $1.9 million in preferred stock dividends. See Note 12 to the consolidated financial statements.
Net loss attributable to common stockholders was $0.8 million in 2003, compared to net income attributable to common stockholders of $15.5 million in 2002. Basic loss per share was ($0.03) for 2003 compared to earnings per share of $0.70 for 2002. Diluted loss per share was ($0.03) for 2003 compared to earnings per share of $0.02 for 2002. Diluted earnings per share for 2002 excludes the net effect of the Series C exchange transaction.
Disclosures About Contractual Obligations
The following table aggregates all contractual commitments and commercial obligations that affect the Company's financial condition and liquidity position as of December 31, 2004 (in thousands):
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Operating lease obligations | $ | 8,578 | $ | 12,522 | $ | 1,952 | $ | 1,516 | $ | 24,568 | |||||
Capital lease obligations | 1,510 | | | | 1,510 | ||||||||||
Earn-outs payable | 2,646 | | | | 2,646 | ||||||||||
Other long-term liabilities reflected on the Company's consolidated balance sheet under GAAP(a) | | 1,898 | | | 1,898 | ||||||||||
Lines of credit | 16,912 | | | | 16,912 | ||||||||||
Letter of credit | 150 | | | | 150 | ||||||||||
Total contractual obligations | 29,796 | 14,420 | 1,952 | 1,516 | 47,684 | ||||||||||
Contingent earn-out obligations(b)(c) | | 27,453 | 3,417 | | 30,870 | ||||||||||
Total contractual and contingent obligations | $ | 29,796 | $ | 41,873 | $ | 5,369 | $ | 1,516 | $ | 78,554 | |||||
Financial Outlook
We believe that gross revenues will be approximately $400 million in 2005, which is consistent with amounts mentioned previously in public announcements. While we were pleased with the improvement in our second quarter operating performance in comparison to the first quarter of 2005, we continue to look for opportunities to grow the business, improve net revenue margins and reduce costs while maintaining a high level of service to our customers. Notwithstanding our outlook, we are seeing downward pressure on volumes and net revenues due to a strike affecting two principal airlines servicing the China market and the effects of record setting increases in fuel prices.
Sources of Growth
Management believes that a comparison of "same store" growth is critical in the evaluation of the quality and extent of the Company's internally generated growth. This "same store" analysis isolates the
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revenue contributions from operations that have been included in the Company's operating results for the full comparable prior year period. The table below presents "same store" comparisons for the year ended December 31, 2004 (which is the measure of any increase from the same period of 2003).
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International | 29.9 | % | |
Total | 18.7 | % |
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As we approach the next stage of our development, we need to augment our capital structure by obtaining additional capital from other sources and assess the benefits and potential of replacing or further modifying our revolving credit facilities to provide enhanced flexibility. Additional forms of capital could take the form of subordinated debt, convertible preferred stock and/or common stock, among others. Such enhancements to our capital structure would permit continued expansion. There is no assurance we can raise additional capital from other sources or modify our credit facilities with terms that are favorable to us.
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $4.5 million and $2.8 million as of June 30, 2005 and December 31, 2004, respectively. Working capital was $9.3 million at June 30, 2005 compared to $0.3 million at December 31, 2004. The increase in working capital was primarily due to a change in classification of borrowings under our amended revolving credit agreement from a current obligation to a long-term obligation.
Net cash provided by operating activities was $1.1 million for the first half of 2005 compared to cash used of $2.7 million in the first half of 2004. The change was driven principally by improved receivable collections and increases in current payables.
Net cash used in investing activities during the first six months of 2005 was $2.8 million compared to $13.0 million in the first six months of 2004. Investing activities in 2005 consisted primarily of $2.4 million in earn-out payments made in relation to 2004 performance targets. Investing activities in 2004 were driven principally by cash paid in connection with the Shaanxi acquisition, $2.8 million spent primarily on the development of a technology platform and approximately $3.4 million in earn-out payments made in relation to 2003 performance targets.
Net cash provided by financing activities during the first half of 2005 was approximately $3.2 million compared to $13.9 million in the first half of 2004. Financing activities in 2005 consisted of $4.4 million in proceeds from our line of credit and capital lease payments of $1.2 million. Capital lease payments include a $1.0 million payoff of obligations initially incurred to finance the acquisition of a technology platform. Financing activities in 2004 consisted of $12.2 million in proceeds from our line of credit and $2.0 million from the issuance of common stock upon the exercises of options and warrants, offset by principal payments of $0.4 million for a capital lease.
We paid $6.5 million in cash for earn-outs on or around March 31, 2004 based initially on the 2003 performance of certain of our acquired companies relative to their respective pre-tax earnings targets that we believed to be accurate at the time of the payments. Based on restated financial results for the year ended December 31, 2003, we have determined that amounts were paid in excess of amounts due by approximately $3.1 million. We have fully reserved these receivables because of differing interpretations, by the Company and the selling shareholders, of the earn-out provisions of the purchase agreements. We will attempt to recover the excess amounts paid from the former owners of the acquired businesses. Any amounts we recover will result in the recognition of non-operating income in the period recovered.
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We may receive proceeds in the future from the exercise of warrants and options outstanding as of October 26, 2005 in accordance with the following schedule:
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Options outstanding under our stock option plan | 11,948,784 | $ | 18,019,685 | ||
Shares issuable on conversion of Convertible Note | 9,259,259 | | |||
Shares issuable upon exchange of subsidiary Preferred Shares | 3,444,445 | | |||
Non-plan options | 552,000 | 920,750 | |||
Warrants | 3,477,778 | 10,952,889 | |||
Total | 28,682,266 | $ | 29,893,324 | ||
Under the terms of our domestic credit facility, once the outstanding $10.0 million minimum borrowing note, or any subsequent minimum borrowing note in that amount, has been fully converted into shares of our common stock during the three year term of that facility, a new $10.0 million minimum borrowing note will be issued convertible into shares of our common stock at a conversion price equal to 115% of the average market price for the ten trading days preceding the issuance of that minimum borrowing note.
On August 31, 2005, the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries entered into several agreements with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. ("Laurus") providing for, among other things, a new $25.0 million domestic revolving credit facility. The agreements include a Secured Convertible Minimum Borrowing Note, a Secured Revolving Note, a Common Stock Purchase Warrant, a Security Agreement and a Registration Rights Agreement, each dated August 31, 2005. The following is a summary of each of those agreements.
Secured Convertible Minimum Borrowing Note
The Secured Convertible Minimum Borrowing Note (the "Minimum Borrowing Note") has a principal amount of $10.0 million and has a three-year maturity. It bears an annual interest rate of prime plus 1.0%, subject to a floor of 5.5%. Amounts due under the Minimum Borrowing Note are convertible into the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $1.08 per share, subject to customary antidilution adjustments. If the Company has registered the resale of the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Minimum Borrowing Note and the Common Stock Purchase Warrant and the market price for the Company's common stock for the last five trading days of any month exceeds $1.08 per share by at least 25%, the interest rate on the Minimum Borrowing Note for the next month will be reduced by 200 basis points for each incremental 25% increase in market price above $1.08. The obligations under the Minimum Borrowing Note are secured by a global security interest in the assets of the Company's domestic subsidiaries, excluding any stock held in a foreign subsidiary.
In the event that the Minimum Borrowing Note has been converted in full into the Company's common stock and there is at least $11.0 million outstanding under the domestic revolving credit facility, a new Minimum Borrowing Note will be issued by the Company. The terms of each such New Minimum Borrowing Note would be the same as the Minimum Borrowing Note it replaces, except for the conversion price, which would be 115% of the average closing price of the Company's common stock for the ten trading days immediately prior to the date such new Minimum Borrowing Note is issued, but in no event greater than 120% of the closing price of the common stock on such date.
In the event that the conversion price of any new Minimum Borrowing Note or Notes would, together with shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, result in more than 8,738,173 shares of the Company's common stock being issuable for a purchase price of less
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than $0.91 per share, such shares in excess of that amount for that price cannot be obtained upon conversion of the Minimum Borrowing Note unless and until approved by the Company's stockholders.
The Minimum Borrowing Note may be prepaid, subject to a prepayment premium of 23% in the first year, 22% in the second year, and 21% in the third year of the Minimum Borrowing Note. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default under the Minimum Borrowing Note, the holder of the note may require the repayment of 120% of the outstanding principal amount, in addition to interest and other amounts due under the Minimum Borrowing Note.
Secured Revolving Note
The Secured Revolving Note (the "Revolving Note") covers the amount outstanding under the domestic credit facility from time to time which is not represented by the Minimum Borrowing Note. The Revolving Note also has a three-year maturity and bears interest at an annual rate of prime plus 3.5%, subject to a floor of 8.0%. The Revolving Note is not convertible into any securities and is secured by a global security interest in the assets of the Company's domestic subsidiaries, excluding any stock held in a foreign subsidiary.
The Revolving Note may be prepaid, subject to a prepayment premium of 3% in the first year, 2% in the second year, and 1% in the third year of the Revolving Note. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default under the Revolving Note, the holder of the note may require the repayment of 120% of the outstanding principal amount, in addition to interest and other amounts due under the Revolving Note.
Common Stock Purchase Warrant
The Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the "Warrant") entitles the holder to purchase 2,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock for a period of five years, at an exercise price which varies with the number of shares purchased under the Warrant. The exercise price is $1.13 for the first 900,000 shares purchased, $1.41 for the next 700,000 shares purchased, $4.70 for the next 450,000 shares purchased, and $7.52 for the last 450,000 shares purchased under the Warrant.
Security Agreement
The Security Agreement provides the formula for loans to be made under this domestic credit facility and evidenced by the Minimum Borrowing Note and the Revolving Note. It generally provides for an advance rate of 90% of eligible receivables, which advance rate is subject to adjustment and to the establishment of reserves by Laurus. While the Security Agreement does not contain any financial covenants, it does have certain affirmative and negative covenants, including the requirement of Laurus' consent for various actions including acquisitions, cash dividends, and mergers. It also provides Laurus with a right of first refusal for additional convertible debt issuances by the Company. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, Laurus may convert the credit facility into a receivables purchase arrangement.
Registration Rights Agreement
The Registration Rights Agreement requires the Company to file a registration statement for the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Minimum Borrowing Note and exercise of the Warrant within 60 days, to have the registration statement effective within 120 days, and to keep the registration statement effective for up to five years. If the Company fails to meet the deadlines for the filing or the effectiveness of the registration statement or, subject to certain "black out" periods of up to 45 days in any 12 month period, if the registration is unavailable after it becomes effective, the Company is required to pay liquidated damages of approximately $5,000 per day. The Registration Rights Agreement provides for customary indemnification for the Company, Laurus, and each of their affiliates.
The proceeds from this new domestic credit facility were used, in part, to prepay our outstanding indebtedness under our prior domestic credit facility.
As of October 26, 2005 we had advances of $17.1 million and we had eligible accounts receivable sufficient to support $19.8 million in borrowings under this new facility.
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On October 27, 2004, Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited ("Asia Holdings") entered into a term credit facility with Hong Kong League Central Credit Union collateralized by the accounts receivable of the Company's Hong Kong and Singapore operations and an unsecured guarantee from Stonepath Group, Inc. Advances in the aggregate amount of $5.0 million were subsequently made under that facility. On October 26, 2005, Asia Holdings issued 30,000 Preferred Shares to retire $3.0 million of that indebtedness. The Preferred Shares are exchangeable for shares of common stock of Stonepath Group, Inc. at a conversion price of $1.08 per share. The remaining $2.0 million principal outstanding under the facility bears interest at an annual rate of 12% and is unsecured. The outstanding principal must be repaid in an amount of $1.0 million on November 4, 2005, with the remaining $1.0 million of principal payable on November 4, 2007.
Below are descriptions of material acquisitions made since 2001 including a breakdown of consideration paid at closing and future potential earn-out payments. We define "material acquisitions" as those with aggregate potential consideration of $5.0 million or more.
On October 5, 2001, we acquired Air Plus, a group of Minneapolis-based privately held companies that provide a full range of logistics and transportation services. The total value of the transaction was $34.5 million, consisting of cash of $17.5 million paid at closing and a four-year earn-out arrangement of $17.0 million. In the earn-out, we agreed to pay the former Air Plus shareholders installments of $3.0 million in 2003, $5.0 million in 2004, $5.0 million in 2005 and $4.0 million in 2006, with each installment payable in full if Air Plus achieves pre-tax income of $6.0 million in each of the years preceding the year of payment. In the event there is a shortfall in pre-tax income, the earn-out payment will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent of the shortfall. Shortfalls may be carried over or carried back to the extent that pre-tax income in any other payout year exceeds the $6.0 million level. Based upon restated financial results, the cumulative adjusted earnings for Air Plus from date of acquisition through December 31, 2003 was $8.1 million compared to the previously calculated amount of $12.7 million. As a result, the Company believes that it has paid approximately $3.9 million to selling shareholders in excess of amounts that should have been paid. As a consequence of the restatements, the amounts paid in 2004 and 2003 in excess of earn-out payments due were reclassified from goodwill to advances due from shareholders. At December 31, 2004, the excess earn-out payments related to the 2003 and 2002 results of operations have been fully reserved for because of differing interpretations, by the Company and the selling shareholders, of the earn-out provisions of the purchase agreement. However, the Company will seek the refund of such excess payments.
On April 4, 2002, we acquired SLIS, a Seattle-based privately held company which provides a full range of international air and ocean logistics services. The transaction was valued at up to $12.0 million, consisting of cash of $5.0 million paid at the closing and up to an additional $7.0 million payable over a five-year earn-out period based upon the future financial performance of SLIS. We agreed to pay the former SLIS shareholders a total of $5.0 million in base earn-out payments payable in installments of $0.8 million in 2003, $1.0 million in 2004 through 2007 and $0.2 million in 2008, with each installment payable in full if SLIS achieves pre-tax income of $2.0 million in each of the years preceding the year of payment (or the pro rata portion thereof in 2002 and 2007). In the event there is a shortfall in pre-tax income, the earn-out payment will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. Shortfalls may be carried over or carried back to the extent that pre-tax income in any other payout year exceeds the $2.0 million level. We also provided the former SLIS shareholders with an additional incentive to generate earnings in excess of the base $2.0 million annual earnings target ("SLIS's tier-two earn-out"). Under SLIS's tier-two earn-out, the former SLIS shareholders are also entitled to receive 40% of the cumulative pre-tax earnings in excess of $10.0 million generated during the five-year earn-out period subject to a maximum additional earn-out opportunity of $2.0 million. SLIS would need to generate cumulative earnings of $15.0 million over the five-year earn-out period to receive the full $7.0 million in contingent earn-out payments. Based upon 2004 performance, the former SLIS shareholders received $1.0 million in April 2005. On a cumulative basis, SLIS has generated $13.5 million in adjusted earnings, providing its former shareholders with a total of $2.8 million in cash earn-out payments and excess earnings of $8.0 million to carryforward and apply to future earnings targets.
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On May 30, 2002, we acquired United American, a Detroit-based privately held provider of expedited transportation services. The United American transaction provided us with a new time-definite service offering focused on the automotive industry. The transaction was valued at up to $16.1 million, consisting of cash of $5.1 million paid at closing and a four-year earn-out arrangement based upon the future financial performance of United American. We agreed to pay the former United American shareholder a total of $5.0 million in base earn-out payments payable in installments of $1.25 million in 2003 through 2006, with each installment payable in full if United American achieves pre-tax income of $2.2 million in each of the years preceding the year of payment. In the event there is a shortfall in pre-tax income, the earn-out payment will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent of the shortfall. Shortfalls may be carried over or carried back to the extent that pre-tax income in any other payout year exceeds the $2.2 million level. The Company has also provided the former United American shareholder with an additional incentive to generate earnings in excess of the base $2.2 million annual earnings target ("United American's tier-two earn-out"). Under United American's tier-two earn-out, the former United American shareholder is also entitled to receive 50% of the cumulative pre-tax earnings generated by a certain pre-acquisition customer in excess of $8.8 million during the four-year earn-out period subject to a maximum additional earn-out opportunity of $6.0 million. United American would need to generate cumulative earnings of $20.8 million over the four-year earn-out period to receive the full $11.0 million in contingent earn-out payments. Based upon restated financial results, the cumulative adjusted earnings for United American from the date of acquisition through December 31, 2003 was $1.7 million compared to the previously calculated amount of $2.4 million. The Company believes that it has paid approximately $0.5 million to the selling shareholder in excess of amounts due. As a consequence of the restatements, the amounts paid in 2004 and 2003 in excess of earn-out payments due were reclassified from goodwill to advances due from shareholders. At December 31, 2004, the excess earn-out payment related to the 2003 and 2002 results of operations have been fully reserved for because of differing interpretations, by the Company and the selling shareholder, of the earn-out provisions of the purchase agreement. However, the Company will seek the refund of such excess payment.
On June 20, 2003, through our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc. (f/k/a TSI) we acquired the business of Regroup, a Virginia limited liability company. The Regroup transaction enhanced our presence in the Washington, D.C. market and provided a platform to focus on the logistics needs of U.S. government agencies and contractors. The transaction was valued at up to $27.2 million, consisting of cash of $3.7 million and $1.0 million of Company stock paid at closing, and a five-year earn-out arrangement. The Company agreed to pay the members of Regroup a total of $10.0 million in base earn-out payments payable in equal installments of $2.5 million in 2005 through 2008, if Regroup achieves pre-tax income of $3.5 million in each of the years preceding the year of payment. In the event there is a shortfall in pre-tax income, the earn-out payment will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Shortfalls may be carried over or carried back to the extent that pre-tax income in any other payout year exceeds the $3.5 million level. The Company also agreed to pay the former members of Regroup an additional $2.5 million if Regroup earned $3.5 million in pre-tax income during the 12-month period commencing July 1, 2003, however no payment was required based on Regroup's actual results. In addition, the Company has also provided the former members of Regroup with an additional incentive to generate earnings in excess of the base $3.5 million annual earnings target ("Regroup's tier-two earn-out"). Under Regroup's tier-two earn-out, the former members of Regroup are also entitled to receive 50% of the cumulative pre-tax earnings in excess of $17.5 million generated during the five-year earn-out period subject to a maximum additional earn-out opportunity of $10.0 million. Regroup would need to generate cumulative earnings of $37.5 million over the five-year earn-out period in order for the former members to receive the full $22.5 million in contingent earn-out payments.
On August 8, 2003, through two indirect international subsidiaries, we acquired a seventy (70%) percent interest in the assets and operations of the Singapore and Cambodia based operations of the G-Link Group, which provide a full range of international logistics services, including international air and ocean transportation, to a worldwide customer base of manufacturers and distributors. This transaction
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substantially increased our presence in Southeast Asia and expanded our network of owned offices through which to deliver global supply chain solutions. The transaction was valued at up to $6.2 million, consisting of cash of $2.8 million, $0.9 million of the Company's common stock paid at the closing and an additional $2.5 million payable over a four-year earn-out period based upon the future financial performance of the acquired operations. We agreed to pay $2.5 million in base earn-out payments payable in installments of $0.3 million in 2004, $0.6 million in 2005 through 2006 and $1.0 million in 2007, with each installment payable in full if the acquired operations achieve pre-tax income of $1.8 million in each of the years preceding the year of payment (or the pro rata portion thereof in 2003 and 2006). In the event there is a shortfall in pre-tax income, the earn-out payment will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis. Shortfalls may be carried over or carried back to the extent that pre-tax income in any other payout year exceeds the $1.8 million level. As additional purchase price, the Company also agreed to pay G-Link for excess net assets amounting to $1.5 million through the issuance of Company common stock, on a post-closing basis. Based upon 2004 performance, G-Link received $0.5 million in April 2005.
On February 9, 2004, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, we acquired a 55% interest in Shanghai-based Shaanxi. Shaanxi provides a wide range of customized transportation and logistics services and supply chain solutions. The transaction was valued at up to $11.0 million, consisting of cash of $3.5 million paid at the closing and shares of the Company's common stock having a value of $2.0 million at the time of the closing, plus up to an additional $5.5 million payable over a five-year period based upon the future financial performance of Shaanxi. The shares of common stock issued at the closing were subject to forfeiture based upon a formula that compares the actual pre-tax income of Shaanxi through December 31, 2004 with a targeted level of $4.0 million (on an annualized basis). Also, if the trading price of the Company's common stock was less than $3.17 per share at the end of a one year restriction on resale, the Company was obligated to issue additional shares to the seller. As a result of the operation of those two provisions, the seller forfeited 37,731 shares of the Company's common stock and the Company will issue 158,973 additional shares of its common stock. The earn-out payments are due in five installments of $1.1 million beginning in 2005, with each installment payable in full if Shaanxi achieves pre-tax income of at least $4.0 million in each of the earn-out years. In the event there is a shortfall in pre-tax income, the earn-out payment for that year will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the amount of the shortfall. Shortfalls may be carried over or back to the extent that pre-tax income in any other payout year exceeds the $4.0 million level. As additional purchase price, on a post-closing basis the Company agreed to pay Shaanxi for 55% of its closing date working capital, which amounted to $1.9 million. On March 21, 2005, the Company and the selling shareholder entered into a financial arrangement whereby the amount due became subject to a note payable due March 31, 2006 with interest at 10% per annum. Based upon 2004 performance, the shareholder of Shaanxi received $0.9 million in April 2005.
We may be required to make significant payments in the future if the earn-out installments under our various acquisitions become due. While we believe that a significant portion of the required payments will be generated by the acquired subsidiaries, we may have to secure additional sources of capital to fund some portion of the earn-out payments as they become due. This presents us with certain business risks relative to the availability and pricing of future fund raising, as well as the potential dilution to our stockholders if the fund raising involves the sale of equity.
The following table summarizes our maximum possible contingent base earn-out payments for the years indicated based on results of the prior year as if pre-tax earnings targets associated with each
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acquisition were achieved although the Company does not expect the Domestic Services pre-tax earnings levels to be fully achieved (in thousands)(1)(2):
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Domestic | $ | 8,050 | $ | 2,500 | $ | 2,500 | $ | | $ | 13,050 | |||||||
International | 5,131 | 5,503 | 3,769 | 3,417 | 17,820 | ||||||||||||
Total earn-out payments | $ | 13,181 | $ | 8,003 | $ | 6,269 | $ | 3,417 | $ | 30,870 | |||||||
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Domestic | $ | 12,306 | $ | 3,500 | $ | 3,500 | $ | | $ | 19,306 | |||||||
International | 12,446 | 13,502 | 8,840 | 7,723 | 42,511 | ||||||||||||
Total pre-tax earnings targets | $ | 24,752 | $ | 17,002 | $ | 12,340 | $ | 7,723 | $ | 61,817 | |||||||
Domestic | 65.4 | % | 71.4 | % | 71.4 | % | | 67.6 | % | ||||||||
International | 41.2 | % | 40.8 | % | 42.6 | % | 44.2 | % | 41.9 | % | |||||||
Combined | 53.3 | % | 47.1 | % | 50.8 | % | 44.2 | % | 49.9 | % |
The Company is a defendant in a number of legal proceedings. Although we believe that the claims asserted in these proceedings are without merit, and we intend to vigorously defend these matters, there is the possibility that the Company could incur material expenses in the defense and resolution of these matters. Furthermore, since the Company has not established any reserves in connection with such claims, such liability, if any, would be recorded as an expense in the period incurred or estimated. This amount, even if not material to the Company's overall financial condition, could adversely affect the Company's results of operations and cash flows in the period recorded.
New Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 123 (revised), "Share-Based Payment" ("SFAS No. 123R"), which replaced SFAS No. 123, "Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation," and superseded Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, "Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees." SFAS No. 123R will require compensation cost related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the financial statements. As permitted by SFAS No. 123, we currently follow the guidance of APB Opinion No. 25, which allows the use of the intrinsic value method of accounting to value share-based payment transactions with employees. SFAS No. 123R requires measurement of the cost of share-based payment transactions to employees at the fair value of the award on the grant date and recognition of expense over the requisite service or vesting period. SFAS No. 123R allows implementation using a modified version of prospective application, under which compensation expense for the unvested portion of previously granted awards and all new awards will be recognized on or after the date of adoption. SFAS No. 123R also allows companies to implement it by restating previously issued financial statements, basing the amounts on the expense previously calculated and reported in their pro forma footnote disclosures required under SFAS No. 123. We will adopt SFAS No. 123R using the modified prospective method beginning January 1, 2006. The impact of adopting SFAS
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No. 123R on our consolidated results of operations is not expected to differ materially from the pro forma disclosures currently required by SFAS No. 123 (see Note 2j to our consolidated financial statements).
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, "Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets." This statement addresses the fair value concepts contained in APB Opinion No. 29, "Accounting for Nonmonetary Transactions," which included certain exceptions to the concept that exchanges of similar productive assets should be recorded at the carrying value of the asset relinquished. SFAS No. 153 eliminates that exception and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that lack commercial substance. Only nonmonetary exchanges in which an entity's future cash flows are expected to significantly change as a result of the exchange will be considered to have commercial substance. SFAS No. 153 must be applied to nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Adoption of SFAS No. 153 is not expected to have a significant effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
The FASB issued two final FASB Staff Positions ("FSPs") addressing the financial accounting for certain provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the "Act"). A provision of the Act allows taxpayers a deduction equal to a percentage of the lesser of the taxpayer's qualified domestic production activities income or taxable income, subject to a limitation of 50% of annual wages paid. FSP 109-1, "Application of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004," addresses whether the qualified domestic production activities should be treated as a special deduction or a rate reduction under SFAS No. 109.
Additionally, another provision of the Act provides taxpayers a special, one-time 85% dividend received deduction for certain foreign earnings that are repatriated in either a company's first taxable year beginning on or after the date of the Act's enactment or the last taxable year beginning before such date. Some companies have requested that clarification be provided on certain aspects of the repatriation provisions of the Act. Until these clarifications are made, we are unable to conclude whether we will repatriate earnings or how much that repatriation will be.
On June 17, 2004, the Company dismissed KPMG LLP ("KPMG") as its independent accountants. On June 24, 2004, the Company engaged Grant Thornton LLP ("Grant Thornton") as its new independent accountants.
KPMG's audit reports on the Company's consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003 did not contain an adverse opinion or a disclaimer of opinion, nor were such reports qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.
The decision to change accountants was made by the Company's Audit Committee.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2003, and the subsequent interim period through the Company's change in independent accountants, there were no disagreements with KPMG on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure, or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements, if not resolved to KPMG's satisfaction, would have caused KPMG to make reference to the subject matter of the disagreements in connection with its report.
There were no reportable events (as defined in Regulation S-K, Item 304(a)(1)(v)) during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003 and the subsequent interim period through the Company's change in independent accountants, except for the reportable condition described in the third paragraph of Item 9A of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2004.
During the fiscal years ended December 31, 2002 and 2003 and during the subsequent interim period through the Company's engagement of Grant Thornton, neither the Company nor anyone on its behalf consulted with Grant Thornton regarding the application of accounting principles to any transactions,
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either completed or proposed; or the type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Company's consolidated financial statements, in each case with respect to which either a written report or oral advice was provided that Grant Thornton concluded was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the issue.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
Currently, our exposure to foreign currency exchange risk is not significant, although, as our international operations expand, that exposure could increase. Our exposure to market risk relates primarily to changes in interest rates and the resulting impact on our interest incurred and our cash flows. We place our cash with high credit quality financial institutions and invest that cash in money market funds and investment grade securities with maturities of less than 90 days. We are averse to principal loss and ensure the safety and preservation of our invested funds by investing in only highly rated investments and by limiting our exposure in any one issuance. Our credit facility bears interest at a variable rate. If market interest rates had changed by 100 basis points, interest expense and our cash flows would have changed by approximately $0.1 million and $0.1 million, respectively for the year ended December 31, 2004. We do not invest in derivative financial instruments.
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DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Our directors and executive officers as of October 26, 2005 were as follows:
Name |
Age |
Position |
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Dennis L. Pelino | 58 | Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
Jason F. Totah | 46 | Chief Executive Officer | ||
Robert Arovas | 62 | President | ||
Thomas L. Scully | 56 | Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Secretary | ||
J. Douglass Coates | 63 | Director | ||
John H. Springer(2) | 49 | Director | ||
David R. Jones(1)(2) | 56 | Director | ||
Aloysius T. Lawn, IV(1)(2) | 46 | Director | ||
Robert McCord(1) | 47 | Director |
The following is a brief summary of the business experience of the foregoing directors and executive officers.
Dennis L. Pelino has served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors since June 21, 2001 and was also our Chief Executive Officer from that date until October 2004. Mr. Pelino has over two decades of executive experience in the logistics industry. From 1986 to 1999, he was employed by Fritz Companies, Inc., initially as director of International Operations and Sales and Marketing, in 1993 as its Chief Operating Officer and commencing in 1996, also as its President. Mr. Pelino was also a member of the Board of Directors of Fritz Companies from 1991 to 1999. During Mr. Pelino's tenure, he acquired or started over 50 companies for Fritz as it became one of the leading global logistics companies. Prior to Fritz, Mr. Pelino held senior executive positions in the container shipping industry and in the domestic full-service truck leasing industry. From 1999 through 2001, Mr. Pelino was involved as a director and principal of a number of private ventures which explored opportunities in the logistics industry and which provided consulting services relative to business opportunities in Latin America, China and other Far Eastern regions.
Jason F. Totah has served as our Chief Executive Officer since October 2004. Prior to then, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc. (f/k/a Global Transportation Services, Inc. or "Global"). Mr. Totah joined Global in 1990 and has held several positions including Seattle branch manager and Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, and Senior Vice President of Sales and Operations. Prior to joining Global, he worked in international logistics for Amoco Petroleum, stationed in various locations around the world. He graduated from Oregon State in 1983 with a degree in Agriculture Engineering.
Robert Arovas has served as our President since October 2004. From June 1999 to July 2002, Mr. Arovas was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Geologistics Corporation, a privately held global logistics provider. Prior to that, Mr. Arovas was the Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Fritz Companies, Inc. from 1997 to 1999. Earlier in his career, Mr. Arovas held executive positions at various companies, including The Pittston Company and Burlington Air Express and has a background in public accounting. Since 2002, Mr. Arovas has been on the board of directors of a privately held company, provided consulting services and served as part of an acquisition group in the logistics area, among other activities.
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Thomas L. Scully has served as our Vice President since November 19, 2001, as our Chief Financial Officer since November 2004, as our Secretary since January 2005, as our Controller from November 2001 through April 2005, and as our Treasurer from January 2005 through April 2005. Before joining Stonepath, Mr. Scully was a senior manager within the assurance and advisory services of Deloitte & Touche, LLP ("Deloitte & Touche") from December 1996 to November 2001. Prior to Deloitte & Touche, from October 1980 to June 1996, Mr. Scully was an audit partner at BDO Seidman, LLP ("BDO") where he led numerous accounting, auditing and tax engagements for publicly traded and privately held local, national and international clients. Prior to BDO, he held the position of audit supervisor at Coopers & Lybrand, LLP. Mr. Scully is a certified public accountant and earned a B.S. in Accounting from St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia.
J. Douglass Coates has served as a member of our Board of Directors since August 2001. He has been a principal of Manalytics International, Inc., a transportation, logistics and supply chain consulting firm based in San Francisco, California, since 1992. He was previously President of ACS Logistics, a division of American President Lines, and President of Milne Truck Lines, then a subsidiary of the Sun Company. Mr. Coates holds a B.S. in Engineering from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
John H. Springer has served as a member of our Board of Directors since May 2003. Mr. Springer has extensive global supply chain management and logistics experience, having held both domestic U.S. and international logistics positions at IBM Corporation, Union Pacific Corporation's third-party logistics unit, and at Dell Computer from 1995 to 2002. Mr. Springer joined Nike Inc. in 2002 and is its Director of Global OperationsNike Golf. Mr. Springer has been active in the Council of Logistics Management throughout his career, including holding the position of President for the Central Texas region. He earned his B.S. at Syracuse University in Transportation & Distribution Management, and his MBA from St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas.
David R. Jones has served as a member of our Board of Directors since September 2000. Mr. Jones has been President of DR Jones Financial, Inc., a privately held consulting firm since its formation in September 1995. He is presently a director of Financial Asset Securities Corporation, an affiliate of Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. Prior to forming DR Jones Financial, Inc., Mr. Jones was Senior Vice President-Asset Backed Finance of Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. from 1989 to 1995. Mr. Jones served as a Vice President, and subsequently as a Managing Director of The First Boston Corporation, an investment banking firm, from 1982 to 1989 and as Manager-Product Development of General Electric Credit Corp., an asset-based lender and financial services company, from 1981 to 1982. Mr. Jones is a graduate of Harvard College and has an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration.
Aloysius T. Lawn, IV has served as a member of our Board of Directors since February 2001. Mr. Lawn is the Executive Vice PresidentGeneral Counsel and Secretary of Talk America Holdings, Inc., an integrated communications service provider with programs designed to benefit the residential and small business markets. Prior to joining Talk America Holdings, Inc. in 1996, Mr. Lawn was an attorney in private practice with extensive experience in private and public financings, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation and corporate governance from 1985 through 1995. Mr. Lawn graduated from Yale University and Temple University School of Law.
Robert McCord has served as a member of our Board of Directors since March 2001. He is also a Managing Director of PA Early Stage, an affiliated fund of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. At PA Early Stage, which he co-founded in 1997, Mr. McCord specializes in business development for their portfolio companies. He also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern Technology Council, a consortium of more than 1,200 technology-oriented companies. At the Technology Council he provides contacts, capital and information for senior executives. Mr. McCord co-founded and also serves as a principal of the Eastern Technology Fund, which provides seed and early-stage funding for technology companies in the eastern corridor. Previously, he served as Vice President of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a
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leader in identifying, developing and operating premier technology companies. Before joining Safeguard, Mr. McCord spent a decade on Capitol Hill where he served as Chief of Staff, Speechwriter and Budget Analyst in a variety of congressional offices. He specialized in budget and deregulatory issues and, as Chief Executive Officer of the bipartisan Congressional Institute for the Future, he ran a staff which tracked legislation and provided policy analyses and briefings. Mr. McCord earned his B.S., with high honors, from Harvard University and his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Audit Committee Financial Expert
The Audit Committee of our Board of Directors is responsible for monitoring the integrity of the Company's consolidated financial statements and reporting processes and systems of internal control regarding finance, accounting, and legal compliance and approving the engagement of its independent auditors. The members of the Audit Committee are David R. Jones, Chairman, as well as Aloysius T. Lawn, IV, and Robert McCord. The Board has determined that Mr. Jones is independent and qualifies as an "audit committee financial expert" as defined in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission by virtue of his education and experience in complex financial matters and the analysis and review of financial statements and has designated Mr. Jones as the "audit committee financial expert."
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The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation paid or accrued for the three fiscal years ended December 31, 2004 to or for the benefit of our Chief Executive Officer and our four most highly compensated executive officers whose total annual salary and bonus compensation exceeded $100,000 (the "Named Executive Officers").
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Annual Compensation |
Long-Term Compensation Awards |
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Name and Principal Position |
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Salary |
Bonus |
Restricted Stock Awards |
Number of Options |
All Other Compensation(1) |
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Dennis L. Pelino, Chairman |
2004 2003 2002 |
$ $ $ |
360,000 360,000 360,000 |
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1,034,600 700,000 1,900,000 |
(2) (3) (4) |
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Jason F. Totah, Chief Executive Officer |
2004 2003 2002 |
$ $ $ |
325,476 259,436 187,500 |
$ $ $ |
150,000 150,000 131,250 |
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493,100 250,000 |
(5) (6) |
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Thomas L. Scully, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Controller, Secretary and Treasurer |
2004 2003 2002 |
$ $ $ |
116,750 105,000 105,000 |
$ $ |
5,000 12,500 |
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56,000 33,300 25,000 |
(7) (8) (9) |
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Bohn H. Crain, former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
2004 2003 2002 |
$ $ $ |
210,000 200,000 200,000 |
$ |
37,500 |
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423,300 325,000 350,000 |
(10) (11) (12) |
$ |
44,000 |
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Gary A. Koch, former Chief Executive Officer of Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc. |
2004 2003 2002 |
$ $ $ |
194,228 270,509 264,497 |
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150,000 |
(13) |
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Employment Agreements
On March 11, 2004, effective as of January 1, 2004, we entered into an amended employment agreement with our Chairman, Dennis L. Pelino. This agreement amended our prior agreements with Mr. Pelino dated February 22, 2002 and June 21, 2001. Pursuant to this amendment, we agreed to extend the term of employment of Mr. Pelino through June 2009. The amendment also increased the annual compensation payable to Mr. Pelino by granting him, in addition to his current base salary of $360,000, options to purchase 359,000 shares of our common stock which vest in equal installments over the term of his employment. This grant of options was intended to provide Mr. Pelino with incremental compensation of $700,000 over the term of his employment. In addition to his base salary, Mr. Pelino is entitled to bonus compensation based upon the achievement of certain target objectives, as well as discretionary merit bonuses that can be awarded at the discretion of our Board of Directors. Mr. Pelino is also entitled to certain severance benefits upon his death, disability or termination of employment. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Pelino is also entitled to fringe benefits including participation in pension, profit sharing and bonus plans, as applicable, and life insurance, hospitalization, major medical, paid vacation and expense reimbursement.
In connection with our acquisition of Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., we entered into an employment agreement with Jason F. Totah, then the President and Chief Executive Officer of that subsidiary and the current Chief Executive Officer of the Company. On April 1, 2004, we amended Mr. Totah's employment agreement to extend the term of his employment until April 1, 2009. Mr. Totah's employment agreement provides him with the right to a base annual salary of no less than $250,000, subject to minimum annual cost-of-living increases of five percent, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors. Mr. Totah is entitled to an annual performance bonus at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Mr. Totah is also entitled to certain severance benefits upon his death, disability or termination of employment. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Totah is also entitled to fringe benefits including participation in pension, profit sharing and bonus plans, as applicable, and life insurance, hospitalization, major medical, paid vacation and expense reimbursement.
On February 3, 2005, we entered into an employment agreement with our President, Robert Arovas providing for an employment term of five years ending on October 14, 2009. It provides Mr. Arovas with
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the right to an annual salary of $250,000 (which may be increased or decreased by our Board of Directors, but not to an amount less than $250,000), annual bonuses at our discretion, and options to purchase 200,000 shares of our common stock. Mr. Arovas is also entitled to certain severance benefits upon his death, disability or termination of employment. Pursuant to the employment agreement, Mr. Arovas is also entitled to fringe benefits including participation in pension, profit sharing and bonus plans, as applicable, and life insurance, hospitalization, major medical, paid vacation and expense reimbursement.
On November 12, 2004, the Company entered into a letter agreement with its then Chief Financial Officer, Bohn Crain (the "Agreement"). The Agreement provided for the continuation of his role as Chief Financial Officer of the Company until December 31, 2004 or such earlier date requested by the Company. It also provided for his continuing service as a consultant to the Company during 2005. Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Crain was entitled to receive his current base salary through December 31, 2004. During 2005, Mr. Crain is entitled to receive monthly payments in the amount of $75,250 for each of January and February and then monthly payments of $30,100 for the remainder of the year.
Change in Control Arrangements
Our Chairman and our President are each employed under agreements that contain change in control arrangements. If employment of any of these officers is terminated following a change in control (other than for cause), then we must pay such terminated employee a termination payment equal to 2.99 times his salary and bonus, based upon the average annual bonus paid to him prior to termination of his employment. In addition, all of their unvested stock options shall immediately vest as of the termination date of their employment due to a change in control. In each of their agreements, a change in control is generally defined as the occurrence of any one of the following:
Under Mr. Arovas' employment agreement, a change of control would also occur if Dennis L. Pelino is no longer the Chairman of the Company and his direct superior.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a "change of control" is not deemed to have occurred (i) in the event of a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of substantially all of our assets to, or a merger, consolidation or other reorganization involving, any entity in which the affected employee has, directly or indirectly, at least a 25% equity or ownership interest; or (ii) in a transaction otherwise commonly referred to as a "management leveraged buy-out."
In addition, the existing stock options granted to these executive officers fully vest upon a "change in control," as defined within our Stock Incentive Plan.
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Directors Compensation
Non-employee directors are paid $3,750 per quarter, provided that each member attends 75% of all meetings. A quarterly fee of $5,750 is paid to the chairman of the Audit and Compensation Committees and a quarterly fee of $1,000 is paid to all other members of these committees. Upon joining our Board of Directors, each of our non-employee directors received an option to purchase 50,000 shares of our common stock with an exercise price equal to the closing price of our common stock on the trading day prior to the date of grant. One-half of these options vested on the first anniversary of the director's membership on the Board, and the balance vest on the second anniversary of Board membership. On November 5, 2002, each member of our Audit Committee received options to purchase 15,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $1.45 per share (of which 50% vested on November 5, 2003 and the balance vested on November 5, 2004). On January 23, 2004, the chairmen of each of our Audit Committee and Compensation Committee received options to purchase 25,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $3.05 per share (of which 50% vested on January 23, 2005 and the balance vest on January 23, 2006, contingent upon continued Board service). On June 8, 2004, the Chairmen of our Audit Committee and Compensation Committee received options to purchase 30,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $2.35 (of which 50% vested on June 8, 2005 and the balance vest on June 8, 2006, contingent on continued Board service). In addition, on October 7, 2005, the chairman of our Audit Committee and Compensation Committee received options to purchase 30,000 shares of our common stock and the other members of those Committees each received 20,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $0.91 (all of which vested immediately).
Stock Options and Warrants
The following table sets forth information on option grants in fiscal 2004 to the Named Executive Officers.
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
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% of Total Options Granted to Employees in Fiscal-Year |
Exercise Price |
Market Price on Date of Grant |
Expiration Date |
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5% |
10% |
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Dennis L. Pelino | 550,000 | 15.32 | % | $ | 3.05 | $ | 3.05 | January 2014 | $ | 1,054,971 | $ | 2,673,503 | ||||||
Dennis L. Pelino | 125,600 | 3.50 | 3.38 | 3.38 | February 2014 | 266,983 | 676,588 | |||||||||||
Dennis L. Pelino | 359,000 | 10.00 | 3.75 | 3.75 | March 2014 | 846,649 | 2,145,576 | |||||||||||
Jason F. Totah | 80,000 | 2.23 | 2.38 | 2.38 | January 2014 | 119,742 | 303,449 | |||||||||||
Jason F. Totah | 13,100 | 0.36 | 3.38 | 3.38 | February 2014 | 27,846 | 70,568 | |||||||||||
Jason F. Totah | 400,000 | 11.14 | 0.75 | 0.75 | October 2014 | 188,668 | 478,123 | |||||||||||
Thomas L. Scully | 25,000 | 0.70 | 2.38 | 2.38 | January 2014 | 37,419 | 94,828 | |||||||||||
Thomas L. Scully | 6,000 | 0.17 | 3.38 | 3.38 | February 2014 | 12,754 | 32,321 | |||||||||||
Thomas L. Scully | 25,000 | 0.70 | 2.18 | 2.18 | May 2014 | 34,275 | 86,859 | |||||||||||
Bohn H. Crain | 100,000 | 2.79 | 2.38 | 2.38 | January 2014 | 149,677 | 379,311 | |||||||||||
Bohn H. Crain | 23,300 | 0.65 | 3.38 | 3.38 | February 2014 | 49,528 | 125,514 | |||||||||||
Bohn H. Crain | 300,000 | 8.36 | 2.37 | 2.37 | May 2014 | 447,144 | 1,133,151 | |||||||||||
Gary A. Koch | 150,000 | 4.18 | 2.38 | 2.38 | January 2014 | 224,515 | 568,966 |
The following table sets forth information concerning year-end option values for fiscal 2004 for the Named Executive Officers. The value of the options was based on the closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2004 of $1.20.
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Number of Unexercised Options at Fiscal Year End |
Value of Unexercised In-The-Money Options at Fiscal Year End |
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Shares Acquired on Exercise |
Value Realized |
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Exercisable |
Unexercisable |
Exercisable |
Unexercisable |
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Dennis L. Pelino | | | 3,865,029 | 1,569,571 | $ | 684,000 | $ | | ||||||
Jason F. Totah | | | 348,100 | 395,000 | 60,000 | 120,000 | ||||||||
Thomas L. Scully | 6,900 | 15,699 | 60,875 | 71,525 | | | ||||||||
Bohn H. Crain | | | 1,098,300 | | | | ||||||||
Gary A. Koch | | | | | | |
Outstanding Stock Options
The Amended and Restated Stonepath Group, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, (the "Stock Incentive Plan") covers 15,000,000 shares of common stock. Under its terms, employees, officers and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries are currently eligible to receive non-qualified stock options, restricted stock awards and incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). In addition, advisors and consultants who perform services for the Company or its subsidiaries are eligible to receive non-qualified stock options under the Stock Incentive Plan. The Stock Incentive Plan is administered by the Board of Directors or a committee designated by the Board of Directors.
All stock options granted under the Stock Incentive Plan are exercisable for a period of up to ten years from the date of grant. The Company may not grant incentive stock options pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan at exercise prices which are less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The term of an incentive stock option granted under the Stock Incentive Plan to a stockholder owning more than 10% of the issued and outstanding common stock may not exceed five years and the exercise price of an incentive stock option granted to such stockholder may not be less than 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The Stock Incentive Plan contains certain limitations on the maximum number of shares of the common stock that may be awarded in any calendar year to any one individual for the purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.
Generally, most of the options under the Stock Incentive Plan are granted subject to periodic vesting over a period of between three and four years, contingent upon continued employment with the Company. In addition to the stock options covered by the Stock Incentive Plan, the Company has outstanding options to purchase 552,000 shares of common stock. The following schedule identifies the vesting schedule associated with all of the Company's outstanding options as of October 26, 2005.
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Plan |
Non-Plan |
Total |
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Vested as of 12/31/04 | 7,402,195 | 552,000 | 7,954,195 | |||
To vest in 2005 | 3,202,700 | | 3,202,700 | |||
To vest in 2006 | 561,946 | | 561,946 | |||
To vest in 2007 | 469,445 | | 469,445 | |||
To vest in 2008 | 312,498 | | 312,498 | |||
11,948,784 | 552,000 | 12,500,784 | ||||
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At October 26, 2005, these options were outstanding at the following exercise prices:
Number of Options |
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Range of Exercise Prices |
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Plan |
Non-Plan |
Total |
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4,988,334 | 422,000 | 5,410,334 | $0.50 to $ 1.00 | |||
4,014,950 | | 4,014,950 | $1.01 to $ 2.00 | |||
2,945,500 | 120,000 | 3,065,500 | $2.01 to $ 4.00 | |||
| 10,000 | 10,000 | $6.38 to $17.50 | |||
11,948,784 | 552,000 | 12,500,784 | ||||
On April 30, 2005, the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors approved the acceleration of the vesting of unvested stock options having an exercise price of more than $0.92 per share granted under the Company's Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan that are held by the Company's employees, including executive officers. As a result of this action, options to purchase 1,931,244 shares of the Company's common stock became immediately exercisable, representing approximately 17.2% of the Company's total outstanding options. Because the accelerated options had exercise prices in excess of the current market value of the Company's common stock, they were not fully achieving their original objectives of incentive compensation and employee retention. The Company expects the acceleration to have a positive effect on employee morale, retention and perception of value. The acceleration is also intended to eliminate future compensation expense the Company would otherwise have to recognize in its statement of operations, aggregating approximately $0.5 million for the years ending December 31, 2006 through 2009, with respect to the accelerated options once SFAS No. 123R becomes effective.
Outstanding Warrants
As of October 26, 2005, warrants to purchase 3,477,778 shares of common stock were outstanding. Most of these warrants were granted in connection with investment-related transactions and have the following exercise prices:
Number of Shares |
Exercise Price |
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1,177,778 | $1.13 | |
50,000 | 1.23 | |
700,000 | 1.41 | |
50,000 | 1.49 | |
450,000 | 4.70 | |
600,000 | 5.00 | |
450,000 | 7.52 |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS
AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
The following tables set forth information with respect to the beneficial ownership of common stock owned, as of October 26, 2005, by:
As of October 26, 2005, an aggregate of 43,712,726 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding. For purposes of computing the percentages under the following tables, it is assumed that all options and warrants to acquire common stock which have been issued to the directors, executive officers and the holders of more than 5% of common stock and are fully vested or will become fully vested within 60 days from October 26, 2005 have been exercised by these individuals and the appropriate number of shares of common stock have been issued to these individuals.
COMMON STOCK |
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Name of Beneficial Owner |
Position |
Shares Owned Beneficially and of Record(1) |
Percentage of Class |
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Gruber and McBaine Capital Management, LLC. 50 Osgood Place, Penthouse, San Francisco, CA 94133(2) |
Beneficial Owner | 2,478,200 | 5.67 | |||
Dennis L. Pelino(3) World Trade Center 2200 Alaskan Way, Suite 200 Seattle, WA 98121 |
Director |
6,065,822 |
12.30 |
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Jason F. Totah(4) |
Officer |
748,100 |
1.68 |
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Robert Arovas(5) |
Officer |
261,111 |
* |
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Thomas L. Scully(6) |
Officer |
140,179 |
* |
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David R. Jones(7) |
Director |
217,500 |
* |
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Aloysius T. Lawn, IV(8) |
Director |
122,500 |
* |
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Robert McCord(9) |
Director |
132,500 |
* |
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J. Douglass Coates(10) |
Director |
62,500 |
* |
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John H. Springer(11) |
Director |
97,500 |
* |
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All directors and executive officers as a group (9 people) |
7,847,712 |
15.42 |
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of, or within 60 days of October 26, 2005. Beneficial ownership may be disclaimed as to certain of the securities.
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CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
Loans to Officers
In connection with our acquisition of SLIS on April 4, 2002, we advanced the sum of $350,000 to Jason F. Totah. Mr. Totah was a former shareholder of SLIS and is now the Chief Executive Officer of the Company. The advance to Mr. Totah is to be repaid through 2006 by offset against the earn-out amounts that are otherwise due to Mr. Totah under the Stock Purchase Agreement. The balance of Mr. Totah's advance was $87,500 at December 31, 2004.
Amendment and Restatement of Employment Arrangements with Executive Officers
On March 11, 2004, we entered into an amended employment agreement with our former Chief Executive Officer, Dennis L. Pelino. This agreement amended our prior agreements with Mr. Pelino dated February 22, 2002 and June 21, 2001 to extend the term of his employment through June 2009, and to award Mr. Pelino a salary increase in the form of additional options that vest over the period of the employment agreement. On October 18, 2001, we amended the terms of the options granted to Mr. Pelino under his original employment agreement dated June 21, 2001. We further amended the terms of Mr. Pelino's options on July 3, 2002, when we accelerated the vesting of his original options to purchase 1,800,000 shares of our common stock and granted him options to purchase an additional 1,900,000 shares of our common stock.
On April 1, 2004, we amended the employment agreement of Jason F. Totah, our Chief Executive Officer, to extend the term of his employment until April 1, 2009.
On November 12, 2004, we entered into a letter agreement with our then Chief Financial Officer, Bohn Crain (the "Agreement"). The Agreement provided for the continuation of his role as Chief Financial Officer of the Company until December 31, 2004 or such earlier date as the Company may request. It also provided for his continuing service as a consultant to the Company during 2005. Under the terms of the Agreement, Mr. Crain was entitled to receive his current base salary through December 31, 2004. During 2005, Mr. Crain is entitled to receive monthly payments in the amount of $75,250 for each of January and February and then monthly payments of $30,100 for the remainder of the year.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and special reports, as well as proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any document we file with the Commission at their Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain further information about the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our Commission filings are also available to the public over the Internet at the Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov, which contains reports, proxy statements and other information regarding registrants like us that file electronically with the Commission. You can also inspect our reports, proxy statements, and other information at the offices of the American Stock Exchange.
We have filed with the Commission, in Washington, D.C., a registration statement under the Securities Act with respect to the common stock offered hereby. This prospectus is a part of the registration statement and, as permitted by the Commission's rules, does not contain all of the information presented in the registration statement. For further information with respect to us and the common stock offered hereby, reference is made to the registration statement and the exhibits and any schedules filed therewith. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document referred to are not necessarily complete and in each instance, if such contract or document is filed as an exhibit, reference is made to the copy of such contract or other document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, each statement being qualified in all respects by such reference.
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You should rely only on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with different information. We are not making an offer of these securities in any state where the offer is not permitted. You should not assume that the information provided by this prospectus is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations, and prospectus may have changed since that date.
The validity of the shares offered by this prospectus have been passed upon for the Company by Buchanan Ingersoll PC, 14th Floor, 1835 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103.
The consolidated financial statements and schedule of the Company as of December 31, 2004 and for the year then ended included in this prospectus have been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm as stated in their report appearing herein, and have been so included in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements and schedule of the Company as of December 31, 2003 and for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2003, have been included herein and in the registration statement in reliance upon the reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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Audited Consolidated Financial Statements | ||
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting | F-2 | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-4 | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-6 | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-7 | |
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2004 and 2003 | F-8 | |
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 | F-9 | |
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 | F-10 | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 | F-12 | |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-13 | |
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | F-42 | |
Schedule IIValuation and Qualifying Accounts | F-43 | |
Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements |
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Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2005 | F-44 | |
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Six Months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 | F-45 | |
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 | F-46 | |
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements | F-47 |
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EXTRACTED FROM PAGES 42 THROUGH 44 OF THE COMPANY'S 2004 FORM 10-K
Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting
Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company. The Company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed under the supervision of the Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of the Company's consolidated financial statements for external reporting purposes in accordance with the U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Management, together with independent consultants, has made a comprehensive review, evaluation and assessment of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004. In making its assessment of internal control over financial reporting, management used the criteria issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission ("COSO") in "Internal ControlIntegrated Framework." In accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, management has made the following assessment:
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was responsible for initiating and approving contracts. This individual also had the ability to initiate and approve the recording of related transactions to contracts. We noted that this individual was responsible for establishing policies and procedures, establishing limits of authority, and approving customers.
A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. These control deficiencies identified above resulted in the need to restate the Company's consolidated financial statements as described above. Accordingly, management has determined that these conditions constitute material weaknesses. Because of these material weaknesses, we have concluded that the Company did not maintain effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 based on the criteria in the "Internal ControlIntegrated Framework."
Management's assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 has been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report (which disclaimed an opinion on management's assessment and on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004) which appears on pages F-4 and F-5.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Stockholders
and Board of Directors
Stonepath Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
We were engaged to audit management's assessment included in the accompanying Management's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting that Stonepath Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on the criteria established in the Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company's management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting.
A material weakness is a control deficiency, or combination of control deficiencies, that results in more than a remote likelihood that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected. The following material weaknesses have been identified and included in management's assessment:
The Company had inadequate controls related to its assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Management was not able to complete their assessment in a timely manner and completed their assessment on February 11, 2005, which did not allow adequate time for the external auditors to complete their audit of management's report on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
The Company has inadequate controls related to its consolidation process. The Company's consolidation process is a manual process performed by individuals with the ability to initiate and record adjustments within the consolidation. Certain reporting subsidiaries maintain two general ledger applications which creates the potential for errors as a result of entering information twice. The Company has a large number of entities and a large number of different applications. The Company's process for the consolidation of accounting information from this number of entities and applications is error prone. In addition, the corporate office has the ability to make adjustments to the consolidation without any documented level of approval.
The Company had inadequate controls related to the accounting for purchased transportation. The Company's public filings for fiscal years 2003 and 2002, and for the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2004 have been restated due to control deficiencies related to the accrued purchased transportation. The process for accounting for accrued purchased transportation did not accurately account for the differences between the estimates and the actual freight costs incurred. This allowed for an accumulation of previously unrecorded purchased transportation costs to accumulate (such amounts should have been reflected as purchased transportation costs). In addition, the error resulted in the Company making earn-out payments to selling shareholders in amounts greater than what otherwise would have been owed.
The Company had inadequate controls related to the approval of contracts, and initiating and approving adjustments related to claims. A key member of management of a Company subsidiary was responsible for initiating and approving contracts. This individual also had the ability to initiate and approve the recording of related transactions to contracts. We noted that this individual was responsible for establishing policies and procedures, establishing limits of authority, and approving customers.
The Company had inadequate controls related to application access rights at its International Services subsidiary. Various employees have access to numerous application programs that are outside of the employees' job requirements. For example, of the 82 employees of the subsidiary, 34 have the
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ability to add, delete, or modify vendors and 27 employees have the ability to issue checks. Of the 60 users who have the ability to initiate a payment, 28 are authorized signatories with the bank. In addition, all users have access to enter payment information into the accounts payable subsystem regardless of job responsibility.
We believe these conditions are material weaknesses in the design or operation of the internal control of the Company in effect at December 31, 2004. Although the Company has implemented new controls before and after December 31, 2004, the new controls were either not in operation for a sufficient period of time to enable us to obtain sufficient evidence about their operating effectiveness or the new controls were not in operation during the period under audit.
A company's internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company's internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company's assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Because management was not able to complete their assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting in a timely manner and we were unable to apply other procedures to satisfy ourselves as to the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting, the scope of our work was not sufficient to enable us to express, and we do not express, an opinion either on management's assessment or on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, (United States), the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2004 and related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders' equity, and cash flows for the year then ended of Stonepath Group, Inc. and subsidiaries and our reported dated March 30, 2005 expressed an unqualified opinion on those financial statements.
GRANT THORNTON LLP | ||||
Minneapolis, Minnesota March 30, 2005 |
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Stockholders
and Board of Directors
Stonepath Group, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Stonepath Group, Inc. (a Delaware corporation) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss), and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Stonepath Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2004, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying Schedule II of Stonepath Group, Inc. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2004 is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic consolidated financial statements. This schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic consolidated financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic consolidated 2004 financial statements taken as a whole.
Additionally, we were engaged to audit, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) and our report dated March 30, 2005, disclaimed an opinion on management's assessment of the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting and disclaimed an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting.
/s/ GRANT THORNTON LLP
Minneapolis,
Minnesota
March 30, 2005
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Board of Directors and Stockholders of Stonepath Group, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Stonepath Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2003. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Stonepath Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003 and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2003, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
/s/ KPMG LLP |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 24, 2004
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2004 and 2003
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2004 |
2003 |
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Assets | |||||||||
Current assets: | |||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 2,800,645 | $ | 3,074,151 | |||||
Accounts receivable, less allowances for doubtful accounts of $1,872,000 and $1,055,000 at 2004 and 2003, respectively | 64,064,382 | 38,250,610 | |||||||
Loans receivable from related parties | | 14,597 | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 2,559,858 | 2,216,700 | |||||||
Total current assets | 69,424,885 | 43,556,058 | |||||||
Goodwill | 37,278,661 | 31,508,931 | |||||||
Technology, furniture and equipment, net | 7,595,859 | 7,062,956 | |||||||
Acquired intangibles, net | 7,079,986 | 6,775,893 | |||||||
Note receivable, related party | 87,500 | 175,000 | |||||||
Other assets | 1,479,181 | 1,189,917 | |||||||
Total assets | $ | 122,946,072 | $ | 90,268,755 | |||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | |||||||||
Current liabilities: | |||||||||
Lines of credit | $ | 16,911,700 | $ | | |||||
Accounts payable | 38,537,750 | 22,412,287 | |||||||
Earn-outs payable | 2,645,695 | 3,548,534 | |||||||
Accrued payroll and related expenses | 3,192,889 | 1,975,859 | |||||||
Accrued restructuring costs | 741,637 | | |||||||
Capital lease obligationcurrent portion | 1,510,461 | 671,197 | |||||||
Accrued expenses | 5,627,276 | 1,821,671 | |||||||
Total current liabilities | 69,167,408 | 30,429,548 | |||||||
Capital lease obligationnet of current portion | | 1,134,815 | |||||||
Other long-term liabilities | 2,064,128 | | |||||||
Deferred tax liability | 1,650,900 | 1,035,600 | |||||||
Total liabilities | 72,882,436 | 32,599,963 | |||||||
Minority interest | 5,094,336 | 1,345,790 | |||||||
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 10 and 11) | |||||||||
Stockholders' equity: | |||||||||
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; Series D, convertible, issued and outstanding: 310,477 shares at 2003 | | 310 | |||||||
Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; issued and outstanding: 42,839,795 and 37,449,944 shares at 2004 and 2003, respectively | 42,840 | 37,450 | |||||||
Additional paid-in capital | 221,728,796 | 220,067,956 | |||||||
Accumulated deficit | (176,806,892 | ) | (163,763,537 | ) | |||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 35,856 | 1,997 | |||||||
Deferred compensation | (31,300 | ) | (21,174 | ) | |||||
Total stockholders' equity | 44,969,300 | 56,323,002 | |||||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 122,946,072 | $ | 90,268,755 | |||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002
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2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
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Total revenue | $ | 367,080,665 | $ | 220,084,190 | $ | 122,787,625 | ||||
Cost of transportation | 282,358,647 | 158,105,595 | 86,084,863 | |||||||
Net revenue | 84,722,018 | 61,978,595 | 36,702,762 | |||||||
Personnel costs |
44,987,407 |
31,887,773 |
19,089,069 |
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Other selling, general and administrative costs | 36,753,275 | 24,583,040 | 14,679,960 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 4,189,040 | 2,659,882 | 2,186,951 | |||||||
Restructuring charges | 4,368,250 | | | |||||||
Litigation settlement and nonrecurring costs | | 1,169,035 | | |||||||
Income (loss) from operations | (5,575,954 | ) | 1,678,865 | 746,782 | ||||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||||
Provisions for excess earn-out payments | (3,075,190 | ) | (1,270,141 | ) | | |||||
Interest income | 61,964 | 48,909 | 90,680 | |||||||
Interest expense | (639,491 | ) | (141,859 | ) | | |||||
Other income | 1,024 | 84,850 | 37,311 | |||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes and minority interest | (9,227,647 | ) | 400,624 | 874,773 | ||||||
Income tax expense | 2,395,812 | 735,886 | 421,177 | |||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interest | (11,623,459 | ) | (335,262 | ) | 453,596 | |||||
Minority interest | 1,394,896 | 187,310 | | |||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | (13,018,355 | ) | (522,572 | ) | 453,596 | |||||
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax | (25,000 | ) | (263,031 | ) | | |||||
Net income (loss) | (13,043,355 | ) | (785,603 | ) | 453,596 | |||||
Preferred stock dividends and effect of redemption | | | 15,020,148 | |||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $ | (13,043,355 | ) | $ | (785,603 | ) | $ | 15,473,744 | ||
Basic earnings (loss) per common share |
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Continuing operations | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 0.70 | ||
Discontinued operations | | (0.01 | ) | | ||||||
Earnings (loss) per common share | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.70 | ||
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share | ||||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.02 | ) | $ | 0.02 | ||
Discontinued operations | | (0.01 | ) | | ||||||
Earnings (loss) per common share | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.02 | ||
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding | 38,971,526 | 29,625,585 | 22,154,861 | |||||||
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 38,971,526 | 29,625,585 | 29,232,568 | |||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
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Years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002
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Balances at January 1, 2002 | 3,750,479 | $ | 3,750 | | $ | | 20,903,110 | $ | 20,903 | $ | 210,730,999 | |||||||||
Net income | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||
Exercise of options and warrants | | | | | 440,808 | 441 | 424,740 | |||||||||||||
Series C Preferred Stock conversion | (3,913,220 | ) | (3,913 | ) | 360,742 | 361 | 2,109,496 | 2,109 | (16,971,597 | ) | ||||||||||
Preferred stock dividends | 162,741 | 163 | | | | | 1,952,729 | |||||||||||||
Compensatory common stock, options and warrants issued, net of cancellations | | | | | | | 95,000 | |||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred stock-based compensation | | | | | | | 3,193 | |||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2002 | | | 360,742 | 361 | 23,453,414 | 23,453 | 196,235,064 | |||||||||||||
Net loss | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | ||||||||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | | | | | 10,453,500 | 10,454 | 18,054,961 | |||||||||||||
Exercise of options and warrants | | | | | 920,739 | 921 | 649,858 | |||||||||||||
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock conversion | | | (50,265 | ) | (51 | ) | 502,650 | 503 | (452 | ) | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in lieu of cash for earn-out | | | | | 254,825 | 255 | 402,745 | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in lieu of cash for legal settlement | | | | | 271,339 | 271 | 583,279 | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for acquisitions | | | | | 1,593,477 | 1,593 | 4,142,501 | |||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred stock-based compensation | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2003 | | | 310,477 | 310 | 37,449,944 | 37,450 | 220,067,956 | |||||||||||||
Net loss | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | ||||||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | ||||||||||||||||||||
Exercise of options and warrants | | | | | 2,119,108 | 2,119 | 1,269,631 | |||||||||||||
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock conversion | | | (310,477 | ) | (310 | ) | 3,104,770 | 3,105 | (2,795 | ) | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock to Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | | | | 123,238 | 123 | 224,047 | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for acquisitions | | | | | 42,735 | 43 | 99,957 | |||||||||||||
Options issued to consultant | | | | | | | 70,000 | |||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred stock-based compensation | | | | | | | | |||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2004 | | $ | | | $ | | 42,839,795 | $ | 42,840 | $ | 221,728,796 | |||||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (continued)
Years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002
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Accumulated deficit |
Accumulated other comprehensive income |
Deferred stock- based compensation |
Total |
Total comprehensive income (loss) |
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Balances at January 1, 2002 | $ | (178,451,678 | ) | $ | | $ | (211,638 | ) | $ | 32,092,336 | |||||||
Net income | 453,596 | | | 453,596 | $ | 453,596 | |||||||||||
Exercise of options and warrants | | | | 425,181 | |||||||||||||
Series C Preferred Stock conversion | 16,973,040 | | | | |||||||||||||
Preferred stock dividends | (1,952,892 | ) | | | | ||||||||||||
Compensatory common stock, options and warrants issued, net of cancellations | | | | 95,000 | |||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred stock-based compensation | | | 95,232 | 98,425 | |||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2002 | (162,977,934 | ) | | (116,406 | ) | 33,164,538 | |||||||||||
Net loss | (785,603 | ) | | | (785,603 | ) | $ | (785,603 | ) | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | 1,997 | | 1,997 | 1,997 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | $ | (783,606 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs | | | | 18,065,415 | |||||||||||||
Exercise of options and warrants | | | | 650,779 | |||||||||||||
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock conversion | | | | | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in lieu of cash for earn-out | | | | 403,000 | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in lieu of cash for legal settlement | | | | 583,550 | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for acquisitions | | | | 4,144,094 | |||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred stock-based compensation | | | 95,232 | 95,232 | |||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2003 | (163,763,537 | ) | 1,997 | (21,174 | ) | 56,323,002 | |||||||||||
Net loss | (13,043,355 | ) | | | (13,043,355 | ) | $ | (13,043,355 | ) | ||||||||
Other comprehensive income: | |||||||||||||||||
Foreign currency translation adjustment | | 33,859 | | 33,859 | 33,859 | ||||||||||||
Comprehensive loss | $ | (13,009,496 | ) | ||||||||||||||
Exercise of options and warrants | | | | 1,271,750 | |||||||||||||
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock conversion | | | | | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock to Employee Stock Purchase Plan | | | | 224,170 | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock for acquisitions | | | | 100,000 | |||||||||||||
Options issued to consultant | | | (70,000 | ) | | ||||||||||||
Amortization of deferred stock-based compensation | | | 59,874 | 59,874 | |||||||||||||
Balances at December 31, 2004 | $ | (176,806,892 | ) | $ | 35,856 | $ | (31,300 | ) | $ | 44,969,300 | |||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002
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2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
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Cash flows from operating activities: | |||||||||||||
Net income (loss) | $ | (13,043,355 | ) | $ | (785,603 | ) | $ | 453,596 | |||||
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used in operating activities, net of acquisitions: | |||||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 615,300 | 574,800 | 389,300 | ||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 4,189,040 | 2,659,882 | 2,186,951 | ||||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 59,874 | 95,232 | 98,425 | ||||||||||
Minority interest in income of subsidiaries | 1,394,896 | 187,310 | | ||||||||||
Loss from disposal of furniture and equipment | 8,350 | | 4,560 | ||||||||||
Non-cash restructuring charges | 3,556,133 | | | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in litigation settlement | | 350,000 | | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock to vendor of former business | | 135,000 | | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in offering penalty | | 98,550 | | ||||||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions: | |||||||||||||
Accounts receivable | (11,957,872 | ) | (11,187,538 | ) | (5,731,830 | ) | |||||||
Other assets | 11,973 | (887,891 | ) | (160,903 | ) | ||||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 13,587,422 | 4,771,653 | 2,176,634 | ||||||||||
Net cash used in operating activities | (1,578,239 | ) | (3,988,605 | ) | (583,267 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | |||||||||||||
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired | (8,004,253 | ) | (9,385,908 | ) | (10,497,306 | ) | |||||||
Purchases of technology, furniture and equipment | (4,909,148 | ) | (4,183,201 | ) | (1,812,750 | ) | |||||||
Loans made | (75,000 | ) | (130,000 | ) | (350,000 | ) | |||||||
Payment of earn-out | (3,431,285 | ) | (2,206,715 | ) | | ||||||||
Discontinued operations: | |||||||||||||
Proceeds from sale of ownership interests in affiliate companies | | | 115,000 | ||||||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (16,419,686 | ) | (15,905,824 | ) | (12,545,056 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock | | 18,185,415 | | ||||||||||
Payment of equity financing fees | | | (25,000 | ) | |||||||||
Payment of debt financing fees | (250,000 | ) | | (233,580 | ) | ||||||||
Proceeds from line of credit, net | 16,911,700 | | | ||||||||||
Proceeds from financing of equipment | | 2,049,638 | | ||||||||||
Principal payments on capital lease | (753,959 | ) | (265,178 | ) | | ||||||||
Proceeds related to minority interest in subsidiary | | 81,818 | | ||||||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of options and warrants | 1,782,819 | 650,779 | 425,181 | ||||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 17,690,560 | 20,702,472 | 166,601 | ||||||||||
Effect of foreign currency translation | 33,859 | | | ||||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | (273,506 | ) | 808,043 | (12,961,722 | ) | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year | 3,074,151 | 2,266,108 | 15,227,830 | ||||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year | $ | 2,800,645 | $ | 3,074,151 | $ | 2,266,108 | |||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 617,007 | $ | 189,359 | $ | | |||||||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 157,145 | $ | 373,832 | $ | 84,959 | |||||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in satisfaction of earn-out | $ | | $ | 403,000 | $ | | |||||||
Increase in goodwill related to accrued earn-out payments | 2,615,946 | 3,636,034 | 2,697,215 | ||||||||||
Issuance of warrants in connection with consulting services | 70,000 | | 95,000 | ||||||||||
Offset of related party loan against earn-out | 87,500 | 87,500 | 87,500 | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions | 100,000 | 4,144,094 | | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock from conversion of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock | 310 | 51 | | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with cashless exercise of options | 511,068 | | | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 224,170 | | | ||||||||||
Increase in technology, furniture and equipment from capital lease obligations | 458,408 | | |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002
(1) Nature of Operations
Stonepath Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") is a non-asset-based third-party logistics services company providing supply chain solutions on a global basis. A full range of time-definite transportation and distribution solutions is offered through its Domestic Services platform, where the Company manages and arranges the movement of raw materials, supplies, components and finished goods for its customers. These services are offered through the Company's domestic air and ground freight forwarding business. A full range of international logistics services including international air and ocean transportation as well as customs house brokerage services is offered through the Company's International Services platform. In addition to these core service offerings, the Company also provides a broad range of value-added supply chain management services, including warehousing, order fulfillment and inventory management. The Company serves a customer base of manufacturers, distributors and national retail chains through a network of owned offices in North America and Puerto Rico, strategic locations in Asia and Brazil, and service partners strategically located around the world.
The Company has experienced losses from operations, and has an accumulated deficit. In addition the Company has experienced negative cash flow from operations. In view of these matters, recoverability of a major portion of the recorded asset amounts shown in the accompanying balance sheet is dependent upon continued profitable operations of the Company and generation of cash flow sufficient to meet its obligations. The Company believes that planned operating improvements and cost reductions and the availability on its credit facilities will provide the Company with adequate liquidity to provide uninterrupted support for its business operations through December 31, 2005.
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
a) Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Stonepath Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its wholly- and majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company's foreign subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements on a one month lag to facilitate timely reporting. The Company does not have any variable interest entities whose financial results are not included in the consolidated financial statements.
b) Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements and related disclosures in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Such estimates include revenue recognition, accruals for the cost of purchased transportation, accounting for stock options, the assessment of the recoverability of long-lived assets (specifically goodwill and acquired intangibles), the establishment of an allowance for doubtful accounts and the valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed periodically and the effects of revisions are reflected in the period that they are determined to be necessary. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
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c) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and investments in money market funds and investment grade securities held with high quality financial institutions. The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with a remaining maturity of 90 days or less at the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.
d) Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash investments and accounts receivable.
The Company maintains its cash accounts with high quality financial institutions. With respect to accounts receivable, such receivables are primarily from manufacturers, distributors and major retailers located throughout the United States, Asia and South America. Credit is granted to customers on an unsecured basis, and generally provides for 30-day payment terms. For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, the Company's largest customer, a national retail chain, accounted for approximately 13%, 24% and 33% of revenue, respectively, and approximately 5% and 16% of the accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, respectively. No other customer accounted for greater than 10% of revenue. To reduce credit risk, the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers' financial conditions. The Company maintains reserves for specific and general allowances against accounts receivable. The specific reserves are established on a case-by-case basis by management. A general reserve is established for all other accounts receivable, based on a specified percentage of the accounts receivable balance. Management continually assesses the adequacy of the recorded allowance for doubtful accounts, based on its knowledge about the customer base. Credit losses have been within management's expectations.
e) Technology, Furniture and Equipment
Technology, furniture and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated useful lives of the respective assets. Depreciation is computed using three- to ten-year lives for furniture and office equipment, a three-year life for computer software, the shorter of the lease term or useful life for leasehold improvements and a three-year life for vehicles. Upon retirement or other disposition of these assets, the cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the accounts and the resulting gain or loss, if any, is reflected in results of operations. Expenditures for maintenance, repairs and renewals of minor items are charged to expense as incurred. Major renewals and improvements are capitalized.
Under the provisions of Statement of Position 98-1, Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use, the Company capitalizes costs associated with internally developed and/or purchased software systems that have reached the application development stage and meet recoverability tests. Capitalized costs include external direct costs of materials and services utilized in developing or obtaining internal-use software, payroll and payroll-related expenses for employees who are directly associated with and devote time to the internal-use software project and capitalized interest, if appropriate. Capitalization of such costs begins when the preliminary project stage is complete and ceases no later than the point at which the project is substantially complete and ready for its intended purpose.
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Costs for general and administrative, overhead, maintenance and training, as well as the cost of software that does not add functionality to existing systems, are expensed as incurred.
f) Goodwill
Goodwill consists of the excess of cost over the fair value of net assets acquired in business combinations accounted for as purchases (see Note 5).
The Company follows the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 142 requires an annual impairment test for goodwill and intangible assets with indefinite lives. Under the provisions of SFAS No. 142, the first step of the impairment test requires that the Company determine the fair value of each reporting unit, and compare the fair value to the reporting unit's carrying amount. To the extent a reporting unit's carrying amount exceeds its fair value, an indication exists that the reporting unit's goodwill may be impaired and the Company must perform a second more detailed impairment assessment. The second impairment assessment involves allocating the reporting unit's fair value to all of its recognized and unrecognized assets and liabilities in order to determine the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill as of the assessment date. The implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill is then compared to the carrying amount of goodwill to quantify an impairment charge as of the assessment date. The Company performed its annual impairment test effective October 1, 2004 and noted no impairment for either of its reporting units. In the future, the Company will continue to perform the annual test during its fiscal fourth quarter unless events or circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred before that time.
g) Long-Lived Assets
Acquired intangibles consist of customer related intangibles and non-compete agreements arising from the Company's acquisitions. Customer related intangibles are amortized using accelerated methods over five to seven years and non-compete agreements are amortized using the straight-line method over periods of three to five years.
The Company follows the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which establishes accounting standards for the impairment of long-lived assets such as property, plant and equipment and intangible assets subject to amortization. The Company reviews long-lived assets to be held-and-used for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the assets may not be recoverable. If the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows over the remaining useful life of a long-lived asset is less than its carrying amount, the asset is considered to be impaired. Impairment losses are measured as the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset. When fair values are not available, the Company estimates fair value using the expected future cash flows discounted at a rate commensurate with the risks associated with the recovery of the asset. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell.
h) Income Taxes
Taxes on income are provided in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been reflected in the consolidated financial statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the book values and the tax bases of particular assets and
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liabilities and the tax effects of net operating loss and capital loss carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using tax rates in effect for the years in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided to offset the net deferred tax assets if, based upon the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
i) Revenue Recognition and Purchased Transportation Costs
The Company derives its revenue from three principal sources: freight forwarding, customs brokerage, and warehousing and other value-added services.
As a freight forwarder, the Company is primarily a non-asset-based carrier that does not own or lease any significant transportation assets. The Company generates the majority of its revenue by purchasing transportation services from direct (asset-based) carriers and using those services to provide transportation of property for compensation to its customers. The Company is able to negotiate favorable buy rates from the direct carriers by consolidating shipments from multiple customers and concentrating its buying power, while at the same time offering lower sell rates than most customers would otherwise be able to negotiate themselves. When acting as an indirect carrier, the Company will enter into a written agreement with its customers or issue a tariff and a house bill of lading to customers as the contract of carriage. When the freight is physically tendered to a direct carrier, the Company receives a separate contract of carriage, or master bill of lading. In order to claim for any loss or damage associated with the freight, the customer is first obligated to pay the freight charges. Based on the terms in the contract of carriage, revenue related to shipments where the Company issues a house bill of lading is recognized when the freight is delivered to the direct carrier at origin. All other revenue, including revenue for customs brokerage and warehousing and other value-added services, is recognized upon completion of the service.
At the time of delivery to the direct carrier, the Company records costs related to the shipment based on estimates of total purchased transportation costs. The estimates are based upon anticipated margins, contractual arrangements with direct carriers and other known factors. The estimates are routinely monitored and compared to actual invoiced costs. The estimates are adjusted as deemed necessary by the Company to reflect differences between the original accruals and actual costs of purchased transportation.
j) Stock-Based Compensation
As permitted by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, the Company has elected to account for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations. Accordingly, compensation cost for stock options granted to employees and members of the board of directors is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the Company's common stock at the date of the grant over the amount the grantee must pay to acquire the stock. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to non-employees (including directors who provide services outside their capacity as members of the board) in accordance with SFAS No. 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services. The Company has implemented the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based CompensationTransition and Disclosure.
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The table below illustrates the effect on net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and income (loss) per share as if the fair value of options granted had been recognized as compensation expense in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123. See Notes 12 and 13 for additional information regarding options and warrants.
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2003 |
2002 |
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Year ended December 31: | |||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders: As reported | $ | (13,043,355 | ) | $ | (785,603 | ) | $ | 15,473,744 | |||
Add: stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net income (loss) | 21,174 | 95,232 | 92,566 | ||||||||
Deduct: total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value method for all awards | (5,848,264 | ) | (2,306,736 | ) | (1,922,051 | ) | |||||
Pro forma | $ | (18,870,445 | ) | $ | (2,997,107 | ) | $ | 13,644,259 | |||
Basic earnings (loss) per common share: | |||||||||||
As reported | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.70 | |||
Pro forma | (0.48 | ) | (0.10 | ) | 0.62 | ||||||
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share: | |||||||||||
As reported | $ | (0.33 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | 0.02 | |||
Pro forma | (0.48 | ) | (0.10 | ) | (0.05 | ) |
The weighted average fair value of employee options granted during 2004, 2003 and 2002 was $2.16, $1.05 and $0.89 per share, respectively. The fair value of options granted were estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, with the following assumptions:
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2003 |
2002 |
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Dividend yield | None | None | None | |||
Expected volatility | 83.8% | 55.8% | 93.8% | |||
Average risk free interest rate | 4.25% | 1.56% | 1.36% | |||
Average expected lives | 9.3 years | 6.9 years | 6.8 years |
k) Restructuring Charges
The Company accounts for restructuring charges in accordance with SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities and SFAS No. 144. SFAS No. 146 requires that a liability for costs associated with an exit or disposal activity be recognized when the liability is incurred.
l) Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per common share and diluted earnings (loss) per common share are presented in accordance with SFAS No. 128, Earnings per Share. Basic earnings (loss) per common share has been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per common share incorporates the incremental shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of stock options and warrants and upon the assumed conversion of the Company's preferred stock,
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if dilutive. Certain stock options, stock warrants, and convertible securities were excluded because their effect was antidilutive. The total numbers of such shares excluded from diluted earnings (loss) per common share are 7,799,763, 7,443,299 and 1,336,825 for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, respectively.
The following table indicates the calculation of earnings per share related to continuing operations for the year ended December 31, 2002:
Year ended December 31, 2002: | |||||||||
Income from continuing operations | $ | 453,596 | |||||||
Less: preferred stock dividend | (1,952,892 | ) | |||||||
Plus: redemption of Series C Preferred Stock in exchange transaction (see Note 12) | 16,973,040 | ||||||||
Basic Earnings per Common Share | |||||||||
Income from continuing operations attributable to common stockholders | 15,473,744 | 22,154,861 | $ | 0.70 | |||||
Effect of Dilutive Securities | |||||||||
Options and warrants | | 3,331,275 | |||||||
Convertible preferred stock | (15,020,148 | ) | 3,746,432 | ||||||
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share | |||||||||
Net income attributable to common stockholders plus assumed conversions | $ | 453,596 | 29,232,568 | $ | 0.02 | ||||
m) New Accounting Pronouncements
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued SFAS No. 123 Revised, Share-Based Payment ("SFAS No. 123R"), which will replace SFAS No. 123 and supersede APB Opinion No. 25. SFAS No. 123R will require compensation cost related to share-based payment transactions to be recognized in the consolidated financial statements. As permitted by SFAS No. 123, the Company currently follows the guidance of APB Opinion No. 25, which allows the use of the intrinsic value method of accounting to value share-based payment transactions with employees. SFAS No. 123R requires measurement of the cost of share-based payment transactions to employees at the fair value of the award on the grant date and recognition of expense over the requisite service or vesting period. SFAS No. 123R allows implementation using a modified version of prospective application, under which compensation expense for the unvested portion of previously granted awards and all new awards will be recognized on or after the date of adoption. SFAS No. 123R also allows companies to implement it by restating previously issued financial statements, basing the amounts on the expense previously calculated and reported in their pro forma footnote disclosures required under SFAS No. 123. The Company will adopt SFAS No. 123R using the modified prospective method beginning January 1, 2006. The impact of adopting SFAS No. 123R on the Company's consolidated results of operations is not expected to differ materially from the pro forma disclosures currently required by SFAS No. 123.
In December 2004, the FASB issued SFAS No. 153, Exchanges of Nonmonetary Assets. This statement addresses the fair value concepts contained in APB Opinion No. 29, Accounting for
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Nonmonetary Transactions which included certain exceptions to the concept that exchanges of similar productive assets should be recorded at the carrying value of the asset relinquished. SFAS No. 153 eliminates that exception and replaces it with a general exception for exchanges of nonmonetary assets that lack commercial substance. Only nonmonetary exchanges in which an entity's future cash flows are expected to significantly change as a result of the exchange will be considered to have commercial substance. SFAS No. 153 must be applied to nonmonetary asset exchanges occurring in fiscal periods beginning after June 15, 2005. Adoption of SFAS No. 153 is not expected to have a significant effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
The FASB issued two final FASB Staff Positions ("FSPs") addressing the financial accounting for certain provisions of the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 (the "Act"). A provision of the Act allows taxpayers a deduction equal to a percentage of the lesser of the taxpayer's qualified domestic production activities income or taxable income, subject to a limitation of 50% of annual wages paid. FSP 109-1, Application of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, to the Tax Deduction on Qualified Production Activities Provided by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004, addresses whether the qualified domestic production activities should be treated as a special deduction or a rate reduction under SFAS No. 109.
Additionally, another provision of the Act provides taxpayers a special, one-time 85% dividend received deduction for certain foreign earnings that are repatriated in either a company's first taxable year beginning on or after the date of the Act's enactment or the last taxable year beginning before such date. Some companies have requested that clarification be provided on certain aspects of the repatriation provisions of the Act. Until these clarifications are made, the Company is unable to conclude whether it will repatriate earnings or how much that repatriation will be.
(3) Restructuring Charges
In November 2004, the Company commenced a restructuring program, engineered to accelerate the integration of its businesses and improve the Company's overall profitability. During the first half of 2005, the Company will consolidate its corporate headquarters and the domestic and international divisional headquarters into one central management facility in Seattle, Washington. This streamlining will eliminate unnecessary duplication of efforts as well as provide a much more cohesive day to day management coordination capability. In addition, the restructuring initiative includes the rationalization of technology systems, personnel and facilities. In connection with this plan, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $4,368,250 for the year ended December 31, 2004. The pre-tax restructuring charges are composed of:
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Restructuring Charges |
Non-Cash Charges |
Cash Payments |
Liability Balance, December 31, 2004 |
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Systems | $ | 3,556,134 | $ | (3,556,134 | ) | $ | | $ | | ||||
Personnel | 666,408 | | | 666,408 | |||||||||
Lease terminations: | |||||||||||||
Building | 75,229 | | | 75,229 | |||||||||
Truck | 70,479 | | (70,479 | ) | | ||||||||
$ | 4,368,250 | $ | (3,556,134 | ) | $ | (70,479 | ) | $ | 741,637 | ||||
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The systems charges relate to impairment of the Company's corporate freight software systems in 2004 which were in development. The personnel charges relate to corporate contractual obligations incurred in 2004 with certain former executives. The lease terminations relate to vacating certain Domestic facilities in 2004 and the cancellation of truck leases in 2004. Except for the systems charges, all restructuring charges will result in cash outflows. The Company expects to complete its restructuring activities by the end of the second quarter of 2005 and anticipates that additional costs of approximately $3,000,000 will be incurred.
(4) Discontinued Operations
On December 28, 2001, the Board of Directors approved a plan to dispose of all of the assets related to the Company's former business of investing in early-stage technology companies, since these investments were incompatible with the Company's current strategy of building a global integrated logistics services organization. Therefore, for financial reporting purposes, results of operations and cash flows of the former business have been segregated from those of the continuing operations and are presented in the Company's consolidated financial statements as discontinued operations. The Company never recognized any revenue from its former business model. At December 31, 2004 and 2003, there were no assets or liabilities of the discontinued operations remaining on the Company's consolidated balance sheets.
During the second quarter of 2003, the Company recorded a liability for $135,000 related to services rendered in 2000 by a consultant. The liability was satisfied in the third quarter of 2003 through the issuance of common stock. Also during the second quarter of 2003, a subtenant defaulted on the payment of sublease rentals related to a property occupied by the Company's former business. The Company recorded a liability for the remaining rental payments and recognized a loss of approximately $239,000. During the fourth quarter of 2003, the Company entered into a new sublease agreement and reduced the rental liability by approximately $92,000, which represents the amount of rentals to be received under the new agreement. The total loss recognized related to discontinued operations in 2003, net of income taxes, amounts to approximately $263,000, and is reflected as loss from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2003.
The Company settled the suit brought by Emergent Capital Investment LLC in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in exchange for the payment by the Company of $50,000. The settlement, net of insurance recoveries amounting to $25,000, is included in loss from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2004.
(5) Acquisitions
On February 9, 2004, the Company acquired, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, a 55% interest in Shaanxi Sunshine Cargo Services International Co., Ltd. ("Shaanxi"). Shaanxi is a Class A licensed freight forwarder headquartered in Shanghai, PRC and provides a wide range of customized transportation and logistics services and supply chain solutions, including global freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution, shipping services and special freight handling. As consideration for the purchase, which was effective as of March 1, 2004, the Company paid $5,500,000 consisting of $3,500,000 in cash, financed through its revolving credit agreement, and $2,000,000 of the Company's common stock. The common shares issued in the transaction are subject to a one-year
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restriction on sale and are subject to a pro rata forfeiture based upon a formula that compares the actual pre-tax income of Shaanxi through December 31, 2004 with the targeted level of income of $4,000,000 (on an annualized basis). Also, if the trading price of the Company's common stock is less than $3.17 per share at the end of the one-year restriction, the Company will issue up to 169,085 additional shares to the seller. Because the common shares issued in connection with this transaction are subject to forfeiture, they are accounted for as contingent consideration. When the number of common shares to be retained by the seller is ultimately determined, such shares will be valued at their then fair value and will result in additional goodwill being recorded. Based upon the actual pre-tax income through December 31, 2004, the seller forfeited 37,731 shares of common stock. As provided for in the purchase agreement, the amount of $119,608, which represents the original fair value of the forfeited shares at the date of acquisition, will be added ratably to the future earn-outs. Because the quoted market price of the Company's common stock was less than $3.17 on February 9, 2005, the Company will issue 158,973 additional shares of its common stock. As of February 9, 2005, the Company has issued 752,157 shares of its common stock in connection with this transaction. The Company will record additional goodwill amounting to $752,157 in the first quarter of 2005. The seller may receive additional consideration of up to $5,619,608 under an earn-out arrangement payable at the rate of $1,100,000 in the first year and $1,254,902 per year over the next four years based on the future financial performance of Shaanxi.
In addition, the Company agreed to pay the seller 55% of Shaanxi's accounts receivable balances, net of assumed liabilities (the "Effective Date Net Accounts Receivable"), existing on the date of acquisition realized in cash within 180 days following the acquisition with a targeted distribution date in August 2004. Effective September 20, 2004, the Company amended the purchase agreement for a change in the settlement date from August 2004 to an initial payment of $1,045,000 on or before November 15, 2004, and the final payment of $868,000 on or before March 31, 2005. The amendment also fixed the date of distribution for collections in cash after the initial 180 day working capital assessment period from being due when collected to March 31, 2005. On March 21, 2005, the Company and the seller entered into a financing arrangement whereby the amount due on March 31, 2005 would become subject to a note payable due March 31, 2006 with interest at 10% per annum. Due to this financing arrangement, the balance due to the seller amounting to $1,897,539 is included in other long-term liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2004.
The acquisition, which significantly enhances the Company's presence in the region, was accounted for as a purchase and accordingly, the results of operations and cash flows of Shaanxi have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements prospectively from the date of acquisition. Because the Company consolidates its foreign subsidiaries on a one-month lag, such information has been reflected in the consolidated statement of operations effective for the period from March 1, 2004 through November 30, 2004. At December 31, 2004, the total purchase price, including acquisition expenses of $269,000, but excluding the contingent consideration, was $6,650,000. The following table summarizes the
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allocation of the purchase price based on the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at March 1, 2004 (in thousands):
Current assets | $ | 15,090 | |||
Furniture and equipment | 157 | ||||
Goodwill | 2,161 | ||||
Other intangible assets | 1,453 | ||||
Total assets acquired | 18,861 | ||||
Current liabilities assumed | (9,727 | ) | |||
Minority interest | (2,484 | ) | |||
Net assets acquired | $ | 6,650 | |||
The acquired intangible assets have a weighted average life of 6.6 years. The intangible assets include a customer related intangible of $1,112,100 with a 7.1 year life and a covenant-not-to-compete of $341,000 with a five year life. The $2,161,100 of goodwill was assigned to the Company's International Services business unit and is not deductible for income tax purposes.
The following unaudited pro forma information is presented as if the acquisition of Shaanxi had occurred on December 1, 2002, using the one-month lag consolidation policy (in thousands, except earnings per share):
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2003 |
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Total revenue | $ | 391,637 | $ | 287,785 | ||||
Loss from continuing operations | (12,245 | ) | (56 | ) | ||||
Net loss | (12,295 | ) | (56 | ) | ||||
Earnings per share: | ||||||||
Basic | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) | ||
Diluted | $ | (0.31 | ) | $ | (0.01 | ) |
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(6) Acquired Intangible Assets
Information with respect to acquired intangible assets is as follows:
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December 31, |
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2004 |
2003 |
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Accumulated Amortization |
Gross Carrying Amount |
Accumulated Amortization |
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Amortizable intangible assets: | ||||||||||||||
Customer related | $ | 11,042,100 | $ | 4,813,229 | $ | 8,970,000 | $ | 2,923,033 | ||||||
Covenants-not-to-compete | 1,506,000 | 654,885 | 1,119,000 | 390,074 | ||||||||||
Total | $ | 12,548,100 | $ | 5,468,114 | $ | 10,089,000 | $ | 3,313,107 | ||||||
Aggregate amortization expense: | ||||||||||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2004 | $ | 2,282,887 | ||||||||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2003 | 1,615,662 | |||||||||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2002 | 1,404,778 | |||||||||||||
Estimated aggregate amortization expense: | ||||||||||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2005 | $ | 1,859,000 | ||||||||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2006 | 1,547,000 | |||||||||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2007 | 1,254,000 | |||||||||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2008 | 931,000 | |||||||||||||
For the year ended December 31, 2009 | 607,000 |
(7) Technology, Furniture and Equipment
Technology, furniture and equipment consists of the following:
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December 31, |
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2004 |
2003 |
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Furniture and office equipment | $ | 6,105,146 | $ | 3,396,048 | |||
Computer software | 3,845,479 | 5,006,495 | |||||
Leasehold improvements | 1,037,696 | 593,425 | |||||
Vehicles | 241,179 | 62,334 | |||||
11,229,500 | 9,058,302 | ||||||
Less: accumulated depreciation | (3,633,641 | ) | (1,995,346 | ) | |||
$ | 7,595,859 | $ | 7,062,956 | ||||
(8) Credit Facilities
In May 2002, the Company secured a $15,000,000 revolving credit facility (the "U.S. Facility") which was increased to $20,000,000 during 2003 and to $25,000,000 in 2004. The U.S. Facility is collateralized by accounts receivable and other assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. Under the original U.S. Facility, the Company had the option to elect to pay interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.25% or the prime rate. The Company also paid a commitment fee of 0.5% per annum on the average unused balance of the U.S. Facility. The Company could use advances under the U.S. Facility to finance future acquisitions, capital expenditures or other corporate purposes. Borrowings under the original U.S. Facility could be
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limited based upon measures of the Company's cash flow, as well as a covenant that limited funded debt (the "Funded Debt Covenant") to a multiple of consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA") generated from the operations of the United States subsidiaries. At December 31, 2004, the outstanding balance on the U.S. Facility was $13,911,700; based on available collateral and an outstanding $150,000 letter of credit commitment, there was $7,565,700 available for borrowing under the U.S. Facility.
On July 28, 2004, the Company amended its U.S. Facility to provide a bridge loan with a principal amount of $5,000,000, a term of 120 days and interest at 200 basis points above the prime rate. The amendment modified certain financial covenants, including but not limited to, cash flow coverage ratio test, funded debt limitations and domestic and worldwide funded debt to consolidated EBITDA. The Company borrowed the full $5,000,000 available under the bridge loan on August 24, 2004 and subsequently repaid the bridge loan facility by November 26, 2004.
The Company restated its consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2003 and 2002 and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2003, which resulted in the technical default of certain financial covenants of the U.S. Facility, as amended. These defaults were waived and the Company entered into a further amended revolving credit facility, dated November 17, 2004. This amendment reduced the U.S. Facility term from May 15, 2007 to January 31, 2006, reduced the maximum availability under the U.S. Facility from $25,000,000 to $22,500,000, established minimum quarterly EBITDA targets for the Company and defined segments commencing in the quarter ended December 31, 2004, precluded acquisitions, eliminated LIBOR based borrowings, fixed the interest rate at the lender's prime rate plus 200 basis points and imposed semi-annual fees of approximately $125,000, among other changes to the agreement. At December 31, 2004, the Company was in default of the EBITDA target for the quarter ended December 31, 2004, and, as a result of a cross default provision, the Company was in default of its Master Lease Agreement dated June 6, 2003. On March 16, 2005, these defaults were waived by the lender and lessor; however, future lease payments to July 1, 2006 under the Master Lease Agreement have been accelerated to March 31, 2005. Accordingly, the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2004 reflects all future payments under the Master Lease Agreement as current liabilities. See also Note 18 for additional information about the U.S. Facility.
Effective October 27, 2004, a subsidiary of the Company, Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited ("Asia Holdings") entered into a Term Credit Agreement with Hong Kong Central League Credit Union (the "Lender") and SBI Advisors, LLC, as agent for the Lender. The Term Credit Agreement provides Asia Holdings with the right to borrow an initial amount of $3,000,000 and up to an additional $7,000,000 upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. The obligations of Asia Holdings under the Term Credit Agreement are secured by floating charges on the foreign accounts receivable of three of its subsidiaries, Planet Logistics Express (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., GLink Express (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., and Stonepath Logistics (Hong Kong) Limited. Asia Holdings borrowed $3,000,000 on November 4, 2004 and $2,000,000 on February 16, 2005. There is no assurance that the remaining $5,000,000 will be available to Asia Holdings under the Term Credit Agreement. All borrowings under the Term Credit Agreement bear interest at an annual rate of 15% and must be repaid on or before November 4, 2005. The obligation to repay the borrowings under the Term Credit Agreement may be accelerated by the Lender upon the occurrence of events of default customary for loan transactions. Stonepath Group, Inc. has guaranteed the
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obligations of Asia Holdings under the Term Credit Agreement. The outstanding balance on the Term Credit Agreement was $3,000,000 at December 31, 2004.
During the year ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, the Company incurred interest costs of $701,391 and $189,359, respectively, of which $61,900 and $47,500, respectively, was capitalized.
(9) Income Taxes
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based upon the estimated future tax effects of temporary differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities, as well as for operating and capital loss carryforwards, using the current enacted tax rates. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are classified as current and noncurrent based on the financial reporting classification of the related assets and liabilities that give rise to the temporary difference. The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company's deferred tax accounts are as follows:
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2003 |
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Deferred tax assets: | |||||||||
Accruals | $ | 527,000 | $ | 191,000 | |||||
Equity in losses of affiliate companies | 373,000 | 384,000 | |||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 422,000 | 616,000 | |||||||
Deferred compensation and warrants | 1,403,000 | 3,044,000 | |||||||
Capital loss carryforward | 2,137,000 | 2,201,000 | |||||||
Federal and state deferred tax benefits arising from net operating loss carryforwards | 18,220,000 | 9,550,000 | |||||||
Total gross deferred tax assets | 23,082,000 | 15,986,000 | |||||||
Less: valuation allowance | (23,082,000 | ) | (15,986,000 | ) | |||||
Net total deferred tax assets | | | |||||||
Deferred tax liabilities: | |||||||||
Amortization of goodwill for tax purposes | (1,600,900 | ) | (985,600 | ) | |||||
Foreign taxes | (50,000 | ) | (50,000 | ) | |||||
Total gross deferred tax liabilities | (1,650,900 | ) | (1,035,600 | ) | |||||
Net deferred tax liabilities | $ | (1,650,900 | ) | $ | (1,035,600 | ) | |||
The Company has not recorded deferred income taxes on the undistributed earnings of its foreign subsidiaries because it is management's intention to reinvest such earnings for the foreseeable future. At December 31, 2004, the undistributed earnings of the foreign subsidiaries amounted to approximately $2,268,000. Upon distribution of these earnings in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company may be subject to U.S. income taxes and foreign withholding taxes. It is not practical, however, to estimate the amount of taxes that may be payable on the eventual remittance of these earnings.
In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of
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deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which the temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income, management believes that a valuation allowance against the gross deferred tax assets is appropriate.
The net change in the valuation allowance for the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003 was an increase of $7,096,000 and a decrease of $6,042,000, respectively. The increase in 2004 was principally due to the increase in the amount of the deferred tax asset related to the Company's net operating loss carryforward. The decrease in 2003 was principally due to a reduction in the amount of the deferred tax asset related to stock-based compensation. As of December 31, 2004, the Company had net operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes amounting to approximately $47,000,000 and $50,000,000, respectively. The federal net operating loss carryforwards expire beginning 2018 through 2024, and the state net operating loss carryforwards expire beginning in 2005. The use of certain net operating losses may be subject to annual limitations based on changes in the ownership of the Company's common stock, as defined by Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code.
Income tax expense attributable to continuing operations is as follows:
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2003 |
2002 |
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Current: | ||||||||||
Federal | $ | | $ | | $ | | ||||
State | 109,337 | 40,000 | 30,000 | |||||||
Foreign | 1,671,175 | 121,086 | 1,877 | |||||||
1,780,512 | 161,086 | 31,877 | ||||||||
Deferred: | ||||||||||
Federal | 572,600 | 448,800 | 309,500 | |||||||
State | 42,700 | 76,000 | 79,800 | |||||||
Foreign | | 50,000 | | |||||||
615,300 | 574,800 | 389,300 | ||||||||
$ | 2,395,812 | $ | 735,886 | $ | 421,177 | |||||
In addition to the amounts reflected above, an income tax benefit of approximately $19,000 has been allocated to discontinued operations for the year ended December 31, 2003.
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The following table reconciles income taxes based on the U.S. statutory tax rate to the Company's income tax expense related to continuing operations.
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2003 |
2002 |
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Tax at statutory rate | 34.0 | % | 34.0 | % | 34.0 | % | |
Amortization of goodwill | (6.2 | ) | 112.0 | 35.4 | |||
Change in valuation allowance | (50.7 | ) | 22.5 | (44.0 | ) | ||
State taxes | (1.3 | ) | 29.0 | 12.5 | |||
Effect of tax rates of foreign subsidiaries | (0.7 | ) | (39.1 | ) | (0.2 | ) | |
Non-deductible items | (1.1 | ) | 25.3 | 10.4 | |||
Income tax expense | (26.0 | )% | 183.7 | % | 48.1 | % | |
(10) Commitments
Employment Agreements
At December 31, 2004, the Company had employment agreements with three of its officers for an aggregate annual base salary of $810,000 plus bonus and increases in accordance with the terms of the agreements. The contracts are for varying terms through October 2009.
Leases
The Company leases equipment, office and warehouse space under operating leases expiring at various times through 2010. During 2004, the Company entered into various capital leases aggregating $458,409 for certain equipment utilized in its Domestic Services segment. During 2003, the Company entered into a capital lease for certain technology and hardware related to its Tech-Logisproject. Total
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rent expense for the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002 was $9,150,000, $7,451,000 and $4,750,000, respectively. Future minimum lease payments are as follows:
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Capital Lease |
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2005 | $ | 8,578,000 | $ | 94,000 | $ | 8,672,000 | $ | 914,491 | |||||
2006 | 5,792,000 | | 5,792,000 | 604,507 | |||||||||
2007 | 3,862,000 | | 3,862,000 | 85,891 | |||||||||
2008 | 2,868,000 | | 2,868,000 | | |||||||||
2009 | 1,952,000 | | 1,952,000 | | |||||||||
Thereafter | 1,516,000 | | 1,516,000 | | |||||||||
Total minimum lease payments | $ | 24,568,000 | $ | 94,000 | $ | 24,662,000 | 1,604,888 | ||||||
Less: Amount representing interest | 94,427 | ||||||||||||
Present value of minimum lease payments | 1,510,461 | ||||||||||||
Less: Current portion of capital lease obligation | 1,510,461 | ||||||||||||
Long-term portion of capital lease obligation | $ | | |||||||||||
Property under capital leases consists of the following:
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December 31, |
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2003 |
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Software | $ | | $ | 2,049,638 | ||
Equipment | 458,409 | | ||||
Accumulated amortization | (119,397 | ) | | |||
$ | 339,012 | $ | 2,049,638 | |||
Employee Benefit Plan
The Company sponsors voluntary defined contribution savings plans covering all U.S. employees. Company contributions are discretionary. For the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002, total Company contributions amounted to $629,000, $547,000 and $260,000, respectively.
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(11) Contingencies
Acquisition Agreements
Assuming minimum pre-tax income levels are achieved by the acquired companies, the Company will be required to make future contingent consideration payments by April 1 of the respective year as follows (in thousands)(1)(2):
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2008 |
2009 |
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Earn-out payments: | ||||||||||||||||||
Domestic | $ | 8,050 | $ | 2,500 | $ | 2,500 | $ | | $ | 13,050 | ||||||||
International | 5,131 | 5,503 | 3,769 | 3,417 | 17,820 | |||||||||||||
Total earn-out payments | $ | 13,181 | $ | 8,003 | $ | 6,269 | $ | 3,417 | $ | 30,870 | ||||||||
Prior year pre-tax earnings targets(3) | ||||||||||||||||||
Domestic | $ | 12,306 | $ | 3,500 | $ | 3,500 | $ | | $ | 19,306 | ||||||||
International | 12,446 | 13,502 | 8,840 | 7,723 | 42,511 | |||||||||||||
Total pre-tax earnings targets | $ | 24,752 | $ | 17,002 | $ | 12,340 | $ | 7,723 | $ | 61,817 | ||||||||
Domestic | 65.4 | % | 71.4 | % | 71.4 | % | | 67.6 | % | |||||||||
International | 41.2 | % | 40.8 | % | 42.6 | % | 44.2 | % | 41.9 | % | ||||||||
Combined | 53.3 | % | 47.1 | % | 50.8 | % | 44.2 | % | 49.9 | % |
Legal Proceedings
The Company was named as a defendant in eight purported class action complaints filed in the United States Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania between September 24, 2004 and November 19, 2004. Also named as defendants in these lawsuits were officers Dennis L. Pelino and Thomas L. Scully and former officer Bohn H. Crain. These cases have now been consolidated for all purposes in that Court under the caption In re Stonepath Group, Inc. Securities Litigation, Civ. Action No. 04-4515 and the lead plaintiff, Globis Capital Partners, LP, filed an amended complaint in February 2005. The lead plaintiff seeks to represent a class of purchasers of the Company's shares between March 29, 2002 and September 20, 2004, and allege claims for securities fraud under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These claims are based upon the allegation that certain public statements made
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during the period from March 29, 2002 through September 20, 2004 were materially false and misleading because they failed to disclose that the Company's Domestic Services operations had improperly accounted for accrued purchased transportation costs. The plaintiffs are seeking compensatory damages, attorneys' fees and costs, and further relief as may be determined by the Court. The Company and the individual defendants believe that the plaintiffs' claims are without merit and intend to vigorously defend against them.
The Company has been named as a nominal defendant in a shareholder derivative action on behalf of the Company that was filed on October 12, 2004 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the caption Ronald Jeffrey Neer v. Dennis L. Pelino, et al., Civ. A. No. 04-cv-4971. Also named as defendants in the action are all of the individuals who were serving as directors of the Company when the complaint was filed (Dennis L. Pelino, J. Douglass Coates, Robert McCord, David R. Jones, Aloysius T. Lawn and John H. Springer), former directors Andrew Panzo, Lee C. Hansen, Darr Aley, Stephen George, Michela O'Connor-Abrams and Frank Palma, officer Thomas L. Scully and former officers Bohn H. Crain and Stephen M. Cohen. The derivative action alleges breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment and violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. These claims are based upon the allegation that the defendants knew or should have known that the Company's public filings for fiscal years 2001, 2002 and 2003 and for the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2004, and certain press releases and public statements made during the period from January 1, 2001 through August 9, 2004, were materially misleading. The complaint alleges that the statements were materially misleading because they understated the Company's accrued purchase transportation liability and related costs of transportation in violation of generally accepted accounting principles and they failed to disclose that the Company lacked internal controls. The derivative action seeks compensatory damages in favor of the Company, attorneys' fees and costs, and further relief as may be determined by the Court. The defendants believe that this action is without merit, have filed a motion to dismiss this action, and intend to vigorously defend themselves against the claims raised in this action.
On October 22, 2004, Douglas Burke filed a two-count action against United American Acquisitions, Inc. ("UAF"), Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., and the Company in the Circuit Court for Wayne County, Michigan. Mr. Burke is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of UAF. The Company purchased the stock of UAF from Mr. Burke on May 30, 2002 pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement. At the closing of the transaction Mr. Burke received $5,100,000 and received the right to receive an additional $11,000,000 in four annual installments based upon UAF's performance in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement. Subject to the purchase, Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc. and Mr. Burke entered into an Employment Agreement. Mr. Burke's complaint alleges that the defendants breached the terms of the Employment Agreement and Stock Purchase Agreement and seeks, among other things, the production of financial information, unspecified damages, attorney's fees and interest. The defendants believe that Mr. Burke's claims are without merit and intend to vigorously defend against them. In addition, the Company is seeking $456,000 in excess earn-out payments that were paid to Mr. Burke.
The Company has received notice that the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") is conducting an informal inquiry to determine whether certain provisions of the federal securities laws have been violated in connection with the Company's accounting and financial reporting. As part of the
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inquiry, the staff of the Commission has requested information relating to the restatement amounts, personnel at the Air Plus subsidiary and Stonepath Group, Inc. and additional background information for the period from October 5, 2001 to December 2, 2004. The Company is voluntarily cooperating with the staff.
By letter dated March 25, 2005, the court-appointed receiver (the "Receiver") of Lancer Management Group, LLC and certain related parties asserted that he has determined that payments made by Lancer Partners, L.P. totaling $3,000,000 and payments made by related entities totaling $5,349,000 were avoidable as fraudulent transfers. Lancer Partners, L.P. and certain related entities purchased securities of the Company in past private placement transactions. The letter provides no basis for the Receivers's determination and seeks evidence from the Company establishing that the payments were not avoidable or the payment of $8,349,000. The Company is in the process of reviewing the transactions identified in the Receiver's letter.
The Company is not able to predict the outcome of any of the foregoing actions at this time, since each action is in an early stage. An adverse determination in any of those actions could have a material and adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.
The Company settled the suit brought by Emergent Capital Investment LLC in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York in exchange for the payment by the Company of $50,000. The settlement, net of insurance recoveries amounting to $25,000, is included in loss from discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2004.
On May 6, 2003, the Company elected to settle litigation instituted on August 20, 2000 by Austost Anstalt Schaan, Balmore Funds, S.A. and Amro International, S.A. Although the Company believed that the plaintiffs' claims were without merit, the Company chose to settle the matter in order to avoid future litigation costs and to mitigate the diversion of management's attention from operations. The total settlement costs of $787,500, paid $437,500 in cash and $350,000 in shares of the Company's common stock, are included in litigation and nonrecurring costs in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2003.
The Company is also involved in various other claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of those matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity. No accruals have been established for any pending legal proceedings.
(12) Stockholders' Equity
The Company has two classes of authorized stock: common stock and preferred stock.
a) Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share. The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share and are entitled to dividends as declared.
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Dividends are subject to the preferential rights of the holders of the Company's preferred stock. The Company has never declared dividends on its common stock.
In March 2003, the Company completed a private placement of 4,470,000 shares of its common stock at a price of approximately $1.35 per share realizing gross proceeds of $6,072,500. This placement yielded net proceeds of $5,512,468 for the Company, after the payment of placement agent fees and other out-of-pocket costs associated with the placement.
In October 2003, the Company completed a private placement of 5,983,500 shares of its common stock at a price of $2.20 per share realizing gross proceeds of $13,163,700. This placement yielded net proceeds of $12,552,947 for the Company, after the payment of placement agent fees and other out-of-pocket costs associated with the placement.
On February 9, 2004 the Company filed a shelf registration statement with the Commission. This registration statement, filed on Form S-3, had been declared effective, and permitted the Company to sell, in one or more public offerings, shares of common stock, preferred stock, or warrants for proceeds of up to an aggregate amount of $50,000,000. In view of the Company's late filing of its Form 10-Q for the three and nine month periods ending September 30, 2004, the aforementioned Form S-3 is not available for use by the Company at this time.
b) Preferred Stock
The Company's Board of Directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $.001 per share, that may be issued in one or more series and with such terms as may be determined by the Board of Directors. At December 31, 2004, there are no preferred shares of any series outstanding.
Series C Preferred Stock
In March 2000, the Company completed a private placement transaction in which it issued 4,166,667 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase 416,667 additional shares of common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $50,000,000.
The terms of the Series C Preferred Stock initially required the Company to use the proceeds from this offering solely for investments in early stage Internet companies. In February 2001, the Company received consents (the "Consents") from the holders of more than two-thirds of its issued and outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock to modify this restriction to permit it to use the proceeds to make any investments in the ordinary course of business, as from time-to-time determined by the Board of Directors, or for any other business purpose approved by the Board of Directors.
In exchange for the Consents, the Company agreed to a private exchange transaction (the "Exchange Transaction") in which it would issue to the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock as of July 18, 2002 (the "conversion date"), additional warrants to purchase up to a maximum of 2,692,195 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, and reduce the per share exercise price from $26.58 to $1.00 for 307,805 existing warrants owned by the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock. As a condition to receiving the additional warrants and having their existing warrants re-priced, the holders of the Series C
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Preferred Stock agreed to convert their shares of preferred stock into shares of common stock on the conversion date.
At the request of the largest holder of Series C Preferred Stock (because of legal limitations in its governing instruments which prevented it from holding investments in common stock), the Company expanded the Exchange Transaction to include an additional alternative. Holders of the Series C Preferred Stock as of the conversion date were provided with the alternative of exchanging the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock, the additional warrants and re-priced warrants, for shares of a newly designated Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.
As a result of the exercise of these rights by the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock, as of July 19, 2002, all of the Company's shares of Series C Preferred Stock, representing approximately $44,600,000 in liquidation preferences, together with warrants to purchase 307,805 shares of the Company's common stock, were surrendered and retired in exchange for a combination of securities consisting of:
The 1,911,071 shares of common stock and the 1,543,413 warrants to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 were issued in exchange for 1,911,071 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and warrants to purchase 158,349 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise price of $26.58 per share. The exchange of the common stock for the Series C Preferred Stock was accounted for as a conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock pursuant to its terms. The estimated fair value of the additional warrants and the re-priced warrants had been previously recorded by the Company in 2001 as a dividend, so no further amount was recorded in 2002.
The remaining 1,803,725 shares of Series C Preferred Stock were converted into 1,803,725 shares of common stock. In addition, the Company issued 1,307,130 additional warrants to purchase shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share and re-priced 149,457 warrants to purchase shares of the Company's common stock (the re-priced warrants were re-priced from an exercise price of $26.58 per share to an exercise price of $1.00 per share). The common stock, additional warrants and re-priced warrants were then immediately surrendered by the holders in exchange for 360,745 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.
EITF Topic D-42, The Effect on the Calculation of Earnings per Share for the Redemption or Induced Conversion of Preferred Stock, indicates that the excess of the carrying amount of preferred stock over the fair value of the consideration transferred to the holders of the preferred stock should be added to net income. The Series C Preferred Stock which was converted into Series D Convertible Preferred Stock had a carrying value of approximately $21,645,000. The Company obtained an independent appraisal which valued the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock at approximately $4,672,000. The excess of the carrying value of the Series C Preferred Stock over the fair value of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock was added to net income for purposes of computing net income attributable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2002. The Exchange Transaction had no effect on the cash flows of the Company.
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The holders of the Series C Preferred Stock earned 162,741 additional shares of Series C Preferred Stock from payment of preferred stock dividends during the year ended December 31, 2002.
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
Each share of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock was convertible into ten shares of common stock of the Company. The conversion terms were negotiated to be similar to the terms of the Exchange Transaction. During the years ended December 31, 2004 and 2003, 310,477 shares and 50,265 shares, respectively, of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock were converted into 3,104,770 shares and 502,650 shares, respectively, of common stock of the Company.
Preferred Stock Dividends
For the year ended December 31, 2002, the components of the preferred stock dividends were as follows:
Series C Preferred Stock dividend payable in kind | $ | (1,952,892 | ) | |
Non-cash credit: excess of carrying value of Series C Preferred Stock over the fair value of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock | 16,973,040 | |||
$ | 15,020,148 | |||
c) Deferred Stock-Based Compensation
The Company records deferred compensation when it makes restricted stock awards or compensatory stock option grants to employees and consultants. In the case of stock option grants to employees, the amount of deferred compensation initially recorded is the difference, if any, between the exercise price and quoted market value of the common stock on the date of grant. Such deferred compensation is fixed and remains unchanged for subsequent increases or decreases in the market value of the Company's common stock. In the case of options granted to consultants, the amount of deferred compensation recorded is the fair value of the stock options on the grant date as determined using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company records deferred compensation as a reduction to stockholders' equity and an offsetting increase to additional paid-in capital. The Company then amortizes deferred compensation into stock-based compensation expense over the performance period, which typically coincides with the vesting period of the stock-based award of three to four years.
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The components of deferred compensation are as follows:
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Employees |
Consultants |
Total |
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Balance at January 1, 2002 | $ | 211,638 | $ | | $ | 211,638 | ||||
Deferred compensation recorded | | 3,193 | 3,193 | |||||||
Amortization to stock-based compensation | (95,232 | ) | (3,193 | ) | (98,425 | ) | ||||
Balance at December 31, 2002 | 116,406 | | 116,406 | |||||||
Amortization to stock-based compensation | (95,232 | ) | | (95,232 | ) | |||||
Balance at December 31, 2003 | 21,174 | | 21,174 | |||||||
Deferred compensation recorded | | 70,000 | 70,000 | |||||||
Amortization to stock-based compensation | (21,174 | ) | (38,700 | ) | (59,874 | ) | ||||
Balance at December 31, 2004 | $ | | $ | 31,300 | $ | 31,300 | ||||
Stock-based compensation is included in personnel costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
(13) Stock Options and Warrants
a) Stock Options
The Amended and Restated Stonepath Group, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan, (the "Stock Incentive Plan") covers 15,000,000 shares of common stock. Under its terms, employees, officers and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries are currently eligible to receive non-qualified and incentive stock options and restricted stock awards. Options granted generally vest over three to four years and expire ten years following the date of grant. The Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines the exercise price of options granted.
The following summarizes the Company's stock option activity and related information:
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Shares |
Range of exercise prices |
Weighted average exercise price |
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Outstanding at January 1, 2002 | 6,282,883 | $0.5017.50 | $ | 1.47 | |||
Granted | 3,648,000 | 1.302.30 | 1.37 | ||||
Exercised | (409,583 | ) | 0.501.00 | 0.96 | |||
Expired | (74,400 | ) | 0.701.58 | 0.98 | |||
Outstanding at December 31, 2002 | 9,447,300 | 0.5017.50 | 1.46 | ||||
Granted | 1,862,100 | 1.532.85 | 1.95 | ||||
Exercised | (307,916 | ) | 0.701.30 | 1.04 | |||
Expired | (273,600 | ) | 9.2710.00 | 9.27 | |||
Cancelled | (123,750 | ) | 1.212.00 | 1.34 | |||
Outstanding at December 31, 2003 | 10,604,134 | 0.5017.50 | 1.36 | ||||
Granted | 3,774,700 | 0.753.75 | 2.25 | ||||
Exercised | (2,089,094 | ) | 0.601.38 | 0.85 | |||
Expired | (24,000 | ) | 2.50 | 2.50 | |||
Cancelled | (859,556 | ) | 1.302.85 | 1.89 | |||
Outstanding at December 31, 2004 | 11,406,184 | $0.5017.50 | $ | 1.70 | |||
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The following table summarizes information about options outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2004:
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Number Outstanding |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
Number Exercisable |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
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$0.50$1.00 | 3,895,334 | 7.0 years | $ | 0.79 | 3,157,833 | $ | 0.80 | |||||
$1.01$2.00 | 4,189,619 | 7.5 years | 1.47 | 2,863,412 | 1.45 | |||||||
$2.01$4.00 | 3,248,031 | 7.8 years | 2.78 | 1,922,950 | 2.72 | |||||||
$6.38 | 10,000 | 4.5 years | 6.38 | 10,000 | 6.38 | |||||||
$17.50 | 63,200 | 2.7 years | 17.50 | 63,200 | 17.50 | |||||||
Total | 11,406,184 | 7.4 years | $ | 1.70 | 8,017,395 | $ | 1.63 | |||||
On October 5, 2001, February 28, 2002 and July 3, 2002, the Company modified the existing option arrangements with its Chairman such that, effective as of July 3, 2002, vesting was fully accelerated on options to purchase 1,800,000 shares of the Company's common stock. Based on the excess of the trading price of the common stock on the dates of the modifications over the exercise price, the Company could incur a non-cash charge to its earnings of approximately $870,000 if the Chairman leaves the employment of the Company prior to the vesting dates specified in the original option grant.
b) Warrants
The following summarizes warrant activity and related information:
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Shares |
Range of Exercise Prices |
Weighted Average Exercise Price |
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Outstanding at January 1, 2002 | 3,473,051 | $0.8226.58 | $ | 6.67 | |||
Issued | 1,693,413 | 1.001.23 | 1.02 | ||||
Exercised | (31,225 | ) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
Expired | (1,780,027 | ) | 2.4010.00 | 5.16 | |||
Cancelled | (407,806 | ) | 0.8226.58 | 20.26 | |||
Outstanding at December 31, 2002 | 2,947,406 | 1.0026.58 | 2.51 | ||||
Issued | 297,000 | 1.49 | 1.49 | ||||
Exercised | (923,040 | ) | 1.001.49 | 1.13 | |||
Expired | (437,970 | ) | 6.0026.58 | 11.12 | |||
Outstanding at December 31, 2003 | 1,883,396 | 1.001.49 | 1.03 | ||||
Issued | 600,000 | 5.00 | 5.00 | ||||
Exercised | (525,612 | ) | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
Outstanding at December 31, 2004 | 1,957,784 | $1.005.00 | $ | 2.26 | |||
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These warrants were issued primarily in connection with former borrowing arrangements, the Series C Preferred Stock issuance, the receipt of consulting services and services to be rendered in connection with a private placement of the Company's common stock. In 2002, the Company recorded $95,000 of deferred offering costs for warrants that were issued in connection with an anticipated private placement of the Company's common stock.
(14) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
At December 31, 2004 and 2003, the carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, loans receivable, accounts payable and lines of credit approximated their fair values as they are short-term and are generally receivable or payable on demand. At December 31, 2004, the carrying value of the capital leases approximated their fair value, since they are payable in full on March 31, 2005. Other long-term liabilities represented amounts payable to the former shareholder of Shaanxi and approximated their fair value since they are now the subject of a recently-negotiated note payable, due March 31, 2006.
(15) Related Party Transactions
During 2002, the Company purchased certain computer equipment and peripherals for $28,000 from a company owned by the Company's Chairman.
During 2002, the Company paid a total of $60,000 to two of its directors as a placement fee related to the employment of the Company's former Chief Financial Officer.
During 2003, the Company paid $25,872 for consulting services received from a company owned by a director.
At December 31, 2003, a former officer was indebted to the Company for a loan with an aggregate unamortized balance of $14,597. This loan is generally forgivable over a three-year term and for accounting purposes was amortized evenly to expense over the term which ended in April 2004.
Certain real estate is leased under an operating lease from the former principal shareholder of M.G.R., Inc. d/b/a Air Plus, which the Company acquired on October 5, 2001. Rent under this arrangement was determined by a survey of comparable building rents and totaled $187,000 for each of the years ended December 31, 2004, 2003 and 2002.
At December 31, 2004, a former principal shareholder of Global was indebted to the Company for a loan amounting to $87,500. The loan is repayable by offset against his portion of the contingent consideration payment to be made in 2006.
(16) Segment Information
SFAS No 131, Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information, established standards for reporting information about operating segments in financial statements. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company identifies operating segments based on the principal service provided by the business unit. The Company determined that it has two operating segments: the Domestic Services platform, which provides a full range of logistics and transportation
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services throughout North America, and its International Services platform, which provides international air and ocean logistics services. Each segment has a separate management structure. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as described in Note 2. Segment information, in which corporate expenses (other than the legal settlement and nonrecurring costs) have been fully allocated to the operating segments, is as follows (in thousands):
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Year Ended December 31, 2004 |
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Domestic Services |
International Services |
Corporate |
Total |
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Revenue from external customers | $ | 145,172 | $ | 221,909 | $ | | $ | 367,081 | |||||
Inter-segment revenue | 18 | 350 | | 368 | |||||||||
Revenue from significant customer | 46,998 | | | 46,998 | |||||||||
Segment operating income (loss) | (9,879 | ) | 4,303 | | (5,576 | ) | |||||||
Segment assets | 42,278 | 76,420 | 4,248 | 122,946 | |||||||||
Segment goodwill | 19,641 | 17,638 | | 37,279 | |||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,551 | 1,638 | | 4,189 | |||||||||
Capital expenditures | 1,887 | 716 | 2,765 | 5,368 |
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Year Ended December 31, 2003 |
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Domestic Services |
International Services |
Corporate |
Total |
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Revenue from external customers | $ | 129,474 | $ | 90,610 | $ | | $ | 220,084 | ||||
Inter-segment revenue | 56 | 124 | | 180 | ||||||||
Revenue from significant customer | 53,582 | | | 53,852 | ||||||||
Segment operating income (loss) | (1,465 | ) | 4,312 | (1,169 | ) | 1,678 | ||||||
Segment assets | 49,780 | 36,577 | 3,912 | 90,269 | ||||||||
Segment goodwill | 19,641 | 11,868 | | 31,509 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,259 | 401 | | 2,660 | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | 643 | 140 | 3,400 | 4,183 |
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Year Ended December 31, 2002 |
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Domestic Services |
International Services |
Corporate |
Total |
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Revenue from external customers | $ | 78,319 | $ | 44,469 | $ | | $ | 122,788 | ||||
Inter-segment revenue | 76 | 15 | | 91 | ||||||||
Revenue from significant customer | 40,164 | | | 40,164 | ||||||||
Segment operating income (loss) | (1,023 | ) | 1,770 | | 747 | |||||||
Segment assets | 40,682 | 13,867 | (564 | ) | 53,985 | |||||||
Segment goodwill | 13,923 | 5,208 | | 19,131 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,036 | 151 | | 2,187 | ||||||||
Capital expenditures | 788 | 349 | 676 | 1,813 |
The revenue in the table below is allocated to geographic areas based upon the location of the customer (in thousands):
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Year Ended December 31, |
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2004 |
2003 |
2002 |
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Total revenue: | |||||||||||
United States | $ | 239,389 | $ | 208,591 | $ | 121,111 | |||||
Asia | 116,388 | 8,003 | 1,076 | ||||||||
North America (excluding the United States) | 220 | 1,360 | 55 | ||||||||
Europe | 6,507 | 1,287 | 344 | ||||||||
South America | 2,605 | | | ||||||||
Other | 1,972 | 843 | 202 | ||||||||
Total | $ | 367,081 | $ | 220,084 | $ | 122,788 | |||||
The following table presents long-lived assets by geographic area (in thousands):
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December 31, |
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2004 |
2003 |
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United States | $ | 6,797 | $ | 6,737 | ||
Asia | 691 | 326 | ||||
South America | 108 | | ||||
$ | 7,596 | $ | 7,063 | |||
Cash on deposit with foreign banks amounted to $6,005,000 at December 31, 2004.
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(17) Quarterly Information (Unaudited)
The following is a summary of certain unaudited quarterly financial information for fiscal 2004 and 2003:
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March 31 |
June 30 |
September 30 |
December 31 |
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Total revenue | $ | 60,224,390 | $ | 86,469,712 | $ | 109,711,414 | $ | 110,675,149 | |||||||
Cost of transportation | 43,472,712 | 67,404,844 | 84,638,366 | 86,842,725 | |||||||||||
Net revenue | $ | 16,751,678 | $ | 19,064,868 | $ | 25,073,048 | $ | 23,832,424 | |||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | (5,700,446 | ) | $ | (1,368,806 | ) | $ | 105,767 | $ | (6,054,870 | ) | ||||
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations | | | (50,000 | ) | 25,000 | ||||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $ | (5,700,446 | ) | $ | (1,368,806 | ) | $ | 55,767 | $ | (6,029,870 | ) | ||||
Loss per common share: | |||||||||||||||
Basic | |||||||||||||||
Continuing | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | | $ | (0.15 | ) | ||||
Discontinued operations | | | | | |||||||||||
Earnings per common share | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | | $ | (0.15 | ) | ||||
Diluted | |||||||||||||||
Continuing | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | | $ | (0.15 | ) | ||||
Discontinued operations | | | | | |||||||||||
Earnings per common share | $ | (0.15 | ) | $ | (0.03 | ) | $ | | $ | (0.15 | ) | ||||
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March 31 |
June 30 |
September 30 |
December 31 |
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Total revenue | $ | 38,572,441 | $ | 46,333,989 | $ | 65,507,874 | $ | 69,669,977 | ||||||
Cost of transportation | 26,634,489 | 34,392,588 | 47,554,483 | 49,524,035 | ||||||||||
Net revenue | $ | 11,937,952 | $ | 11,941,401 | $ | 17,953,391 | $ | 20,145,942 | ||||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations | $ | (1,656,934 | ) | $ | (1,792,020 | ) | $ | 1,307,951 | $ | 1,618,431 | ||||
Gain (loss) from discontinued operations | | (354,991 | ) | | 91,960 | |||||||||
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders | $ | (1,656,934 | ) | $ | (2,147,011 | ) | $ | 1,307,951 | $ | 1,710,391 | ||||
Earnings (loss) per common share: | ||||||||||||||
Basic | ||||||||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.05 | ||||
Discontinued operations | | (0.01 | ) | | | |||||||||
Earnings per common share | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | 0.04 | $ | 0.05 | ||||
Diluted | ||||||||||||||
Continuing operations | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.04 | ||||
Discontinued operations | | (0.01 | ) | | | |||||||||
Earnings per common share | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | (0.07 | ) | $ | 0.03 | $ | 0.04 | ||||
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(18) Subsequent Events
On March 21, 2005, the Company and the former Shaanxi shareholder entered into a financing agreement whereby the amount payable to the former shareholder for 55% of Shaanxi's working capital at the date of the acquisition (approximately $1,900,000) became subject to a note payable due March 31, 2006 with interest at 10% per annum.
As of March 2, 2005, the Company failed to deliver to the lender a compliance certificate and certain financial statements as of and for the period ended January 31, 2005 as required by its U.S. Facility. On March 30, 2005, the Company obtained a waiver of the breach of these covenants as well as an extension of the term of the agreement from January 31, 2006 to May 31, 2006. The Company incurred a fee of $50,000 in connection with this waiver. The lender also requires the Company to secure additional financing of $5,000,000 by April 30, 2005 or have availability under the U.S. Facility reduced by $250,000 and incur a fee of $100,000. Similar fees and reductions in availability will occur on each of May 31, 2005, June 30, 2005, September 30, 2005, January 31, 2006 and April 30, 2006. If the financing is received, the Company will incur fees of $100,000 and availability reductions of $250,000 on each of August 31, 2005, November 30, 2005 and February 28, 2005. In connection with the extension of the term of the loan agreement, the payoff of the leases referred to in Note 8 have been modified from full payment on March 31, 2005 to $438,000 on March 31, 2005 and the remaining balance of $904,000 on April 30, 2005.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders of Stonepath Group, Inc.:
Under date of February 24, 2004, we reported on the consolidated balance sheet of Stonepath Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2003, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2003. In connection with our audits of the aforementioned consolidated financial statements, we also audited the related financial statement schedule as of and for the years ended December 31, 2003 and 2002, as listed in the accompanying index. This financial statement schedule is the responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on this financial statement schedule based on our audits.
In our opinion, such financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.
/s/ KPMG LLP |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
January 31, 2005
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SCHEDULE IIVALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
STONEPATH GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
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Column A Description |
Column B Balance at beginning of period |
(1) Charged to costs and expenses |
(2) Charged to other accounts describe |
Column D Deductions describe(a) |
Column E Balance at end of period |
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Allowance for doubtful accounts: | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2004 | $ | 1,055,000 | $ | 1,838,000 | $ | | $ | (1,340,000 | ) | $ | 1,553,000 | |||||
Year ended December 31, 2003 | $ | 320,000 | $ | 771,000 | $ | | $ | (36,000 | ) | $ | 1,055,000 | |||||
Year ended December 31, 2002 | $ | 167,000 | $ | 153,000 | $ | | $ | | $ | 320,000 | ||||||
Reserve for excess earn-out payments: | ||||||||||||||||
Year ended December 31, 2004 | $ | 1,270,141 | $ | 3,075,190 | $ | | $ | | $ | 4,345,331 | ||||||
Year ended December 31, 2003 | $ | | $ | 1,270,141 | $ | | $ | | $ | 1,270,141 | ||||||
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheet
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June 30, 2005 |
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Assets | ||||||
Current assets | ||||||
Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 4,502,720 | ||||
Accounts receivable, net | 63,118,103 | |||||
Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 3,420,682 | |||||
Total current assets | 71,041,505 | |||||
Goodwill | 38,189,684 | |||||
Technology, furniture and equipment, net | 6,933,245 | |||||
Acquired intangibles, net | 6,087,071 | |||||
Note receivable, related party | 87,500 | |||||
Other assets | 1,723,642 | |||||
Total assets | $ | 124,062,647 | ||||
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity | ||||||
Current liabilities: | ||||||
Lines of credit | $ | 5,000,000 | ||||
Note payable | 1,897,539 | |||||
Accounts payable | 43,365,590 | |||||
Earn-outs payable | 340,045 | |||||
Accrued payroll and related expenses | 2,584,117 | |||||
Accrued restructuring costs | 2,513,386 | |||||
Capital lease obligation | 376,012 | |||||
Accrued expenses | 5,691,234 | |||||
Total current liabilities | 61,767,923 | |||||
Long-term debt | 16,320,414 | |||||
Other long-term liabilities | 159,227 | |||||
Deferred tax liability | 2,010,317 | |||||
Total liabilities | 80,257,881 | |||||
Minority interest | 5,699,438 | |||||
Commitments and contingencies (Note 6) | ||||||
Stockholders' equity: | ||||||
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued | | |||||
Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 43,712,726 shares issued and outstanding | 43,713 | |||||
Additional paid-in capital | 222,639,560 | |||||
Accumulated deficit | (184,753,117 | ) | ||||
Accumulated other comprehensive income | 175,172 | |||||
Total stockholders' equity | 38,105,328 | |||||
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity | $ | 124,062,647 | ||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(UNAUDITED)
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2004 |
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Total revenue | $ | 190,016,600 | $ | 146,694,102 | ||||
Cost of transportation | 147,480,141 | 110,877,557 | ||||||
Net revenue | 42,536,459 | 35,816,545 | ||||||
Personnel costs | 23,043,458 | 22,566,111 | ||||||
Other selling, general and administrative costs | 18,826,998 | 13,934,885 | ||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,296,681 | 1,983,778 | ||||||
Restructuring charges | 3,448,209 | | ||||||
Loss from operations | (5,078,887 | ) | (2,668,229 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense): | ||||||||
Provision for excess earn-out payments | | (3,075,190 | ) | |||||
Interest expense | (1,133,230 | ) | (95,043 | ) | ||||
Other income (expense), net | 78,670 | (35,284 | ) | |||||
Loss before income tax expense and minority interest | (6,133,447 | ) | (5,873,746 | ) | ||||
Income tax expense | 1,207,676 | 643,471 | ||||||
Loss before minority interest | (7,341,123 | ) | (6,517,217 | ) | ||||
Minority interest | 605,102 | 552,036 | ||||||
Net loss | $ | (7,946,225 | ) | $ | (7,069,253 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted loss per common share | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | (0.17 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted weighted average common shares outstanding | 43,465,177 | 39,072,856 | ||||||
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(UNAUDITED)
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2004 |
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Cash flow from operating activities: | ||||||||||
Net loss | $ | (7,946,225 | ) | $ | (7,069,253 | ) | ||||
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities: | ||||||||||
Deferred income taxes | 359,417 | 242,000 | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,296,681 | 1,983,778 | ||||||||
Stock-based compensation | 31,300 | 25,074 | ||||||||
Minority interest in income of subsidiaries | 605,102 | 552,036 | ||||||||
Gain on disposal of technology, furniture and equipment and other | (27,318 | ) | 10,450 | |||||||
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions: | ||||||||||
Accounts receivable | 946,279 | (7,802,841 | ) | |||||||
Prepaid expenses and assets | (1,323,804 | ) | 103,020 | |||||||
Accounts payable and accrued expenses | 6,175,408 | 9,301,286 | ||||||||
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities | 1,116,801 | (2,654,450 | ) | |||||||
Cash flows from investing activities: | ||||||||||
Purchases of technology, furniture and equipment | (444,191 | ) | (2,796,233 | ) | ||||||
Payment of earn-out | (2,362,125 | ) | (3,431,285 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from sales of technology, furniture and equipment | 48,622 | | ||||||||
Acquisition of business, net of cash acquired | | (6,741,230 | ) | |||||||
Loans made | | (75,000 | ) | |||||||
Net cash used in investing activities | (2,757,694 | ) | (13,043,748 | ) | ||||||
Cash flows from financing activities: | ||||||||||
Proceeds from line of credit, net | 4,408,714 | 12,225,100 | ||||||||
Principal payments on capital lease | (1,205,062 | ) | (351,583 | ) | ||||||
Proceeds from issuance of common stock upon exercise of options and warrants | | 2,006,989 | ||||||||
Net cash provided by financing activities | 3,203,652 | 13,880,506 | ||||||||
Effect of foreign currency translation | 139,316 | 47,895 | ||||||||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | 1,702,075 | (1,769,797 | ) | |||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | 2,800,645 | 3,074,151 | ||||||||
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | $ | 4,502,720 | $ | 1,304,354 | ||||||
Cash paid for interest | $ | 1,028,449 | $ | 123,380 | ||||||
Cash paid for income taxes | $ | 12,541 | $ | 87,261 | ||||||
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities: | ||||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with acquisitions | $ | 854,548 | $ | 100,000 | ||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with Employee Stock Purchase Plan | 57,089 | | ||||||||
Increase in technology, furniture and equipment and capital lease obligation | | 390,754 | ||||||||
Increase in common stock from conversion of Series D convertible preferred stock | | 149 | ||||||||
Issuance of common stock in connection with exercise of options | | 200,240 | ||||||||
Issuance of warrants for consulting services | | 70,000 |
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements
June 30, 2005
(1) Nature of Operations and Basis of Presentation
Stonepath Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") is a non-asset based third-party logistics services company providing supply chain solutions on a global basis. A full range of time-definite transportation and distribution solutions is offered through the Company's Domestic Services platform, where the Company manages and arranges for the movement of raw materials, supplies, components and finished goods for its customers. These services are offered through the Company's domestic air and ground freight forwarding business. A full range of international logistics services including international air and ocean transportation as well as customs house brokerage services is offered through the Company's International Services platform. In addition to these core service offerings, the Company also provides a broad range of value added supply chain management services, including warehousing, order fulfillment and inventory management. The Company services a customer base of manufacturers, distributors and national retail chains through a network of owned offices in North America and Puerto Rico, strategic locations in Asia, Brazil and Europe, and service partners strategically located around the world.
The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements were prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements have been condensed or omitted pursuant to the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") relating to interim financial statements. These statements reflect all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the Company's financial position, operations and cash flows for the periods indicated. While the Company believes that the disclosures presented are adequate to make the information not misleading, these unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. Interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year because our operating results are subject to seasonal trends when measured on a quarterly basis. Our first and second quarters are likely to be weaker as compared with our other fiscal quarters, which we believe is consistent with the operating results of other supply chain service providers.
The Company has experienced losses from operations, and has an accumulated deficit. In addition the Company has experienced negative cash flow from operations in earlier years. In view of these matters, recoverability of a major portion of the recorded asset amounts shown in the accompanying balance sheet is dependent upon profitable future operations of the Company and generation of cash flow sufficient to meet its obligations. The Company believes that operating improvement and cost reduction actions implemented in the first half of 2005 coupled with existing availability on its credit facilities will provide the Company with adequate liquidity to provide uninterrupted support for its business operations through at least June 30, 2006.
Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified in the consolidated financial statements to conform to the classification used in 2005.
(2) Restructuring Charges
In November 2004, the Company commenced a restructuring program, engineered to accelerate the integration of its businesses and improve the Company's overall profitability. Currently, the Company has consolidated its corporate headquarters and is in the process of consolidating its domestic and international divisional headquarters into one central management facility in Seattle, Washington. This streamlining will eliminate unnecessary duplication of efforts as well as provide a much more cohesive day-to-day management coordination capability and improved internal controls. In addition, the
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restructuring initiative included the rationalization of technology systems, personnel and facilities throughout the U.S. In connection with this plan, the Company recorded pre-tax restructuring charges of $3,448,209 for the six-month period ended June 30, 2005. A summary of 2005 restructuring charges, cash payment and related liabilities is as follows:
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Liability Balance, December 31, 2004 |
Restructuring Charges |
Cash Payments |
Liability Balance, June 30, 2005 |
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Personnel | $ | 666,408 | $ | 657,289 | $ | (696,747 | ) | $ | 626,950 | ||||
Lease terminations: | |||||||||||||
Building | 75,229 | 2,200,010 | (388,803 | ) | 1,886,436 | ||||||||
Equipment | | 590,910 | (590,910 | ) | | ||||||||
$ | 741,637 | $ | 3,448,209 | $ | (1,676,460 | ) | $ | 2,513,386 | |||||
Personnel charges primarily relate to contractual obligations incurred in 2005 with certain executives. Lease termination costs relate to vacating certain Domestic Services facilities, vacating and relocating the Company's former corporate headquarters in Philadelphia, and the abandonment of related leased equipment. All restructuring charges will result in cash payments in future periods through 2008. The Company does not expect to incur significant additional restructuring costs during the remainder of 2005.
(3) Stock-Based Compensation
As permitted by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, the Company has elected to account for stock-based compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in Accounting Principles Board ("APB") Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations. Accordingly, compensation cost for stock options granted to employees and members of the board of directors is measured as the excess, if any, of the quoted market price of the Company's common stock at the date of the grant over the amount the grantee must pay to acquire the stock. The Company accounts for stock-based compensation to non-employees (including directors who provide services outside their capacity as members of the board) in accordance with SFAS No. 123 and Emerging Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 96-18, Accounting for Equity Instruments That are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services. The table below illustrates the effect on net loss attributable to common stockholders and loss per common share as if the fair value of options granted had been recognized as compensation expense in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123.
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2004 |
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Net loss: | ||||||||
As reported | $ | (7,946,225 | ) | $ | (7,069,253 | ) | ||
Add: stock-based employee compensation expense included in reported net loss | | 21,174 | ||||||
Deduct: total stock-based compensation expense determined under fair value method for all awards | (1,775,788 | ) | (3,096,089 | ) | ||||
Pro forma net loss | $ | (9,722,013 | ) | $ | (10,144,168 | ) | ||
Basic and diluted loss per common share: | ||||||||
As reported | $ | (0.18 | ) | $ | (0.17 | ) | ||
Pro forma | (0.22 | ) | (0.26 | ) |
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(4) Acquisitions
On February 9, 2004, the Company acquired, through its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, a 55% interest in Shaanxi Sunshine Cargo Services International Co., Ltd. ("Shaanxi"). Shaanxi is a Class A licensed freight forwarder headquartered in Shanghai, PRC and provides a wide range of customized transportation and logistics services and supply chain solutions, including global freight forwarding, warehousing and distribution, shipping services and special freight handling. As consideration for the purchase, which was effective as of March 1, 2004, the Company paid $3,500,000 in cash, financed through its revolving credit agreement, and 630,915 shares of the Company's common stock which had a value of $2,000,000 on the date of the transaction. The common shares issued in the transaction were subject to a one-year restriction on sale and were subject to a pro rata forfeiture based upon a formula that compares the actual pre-tax income of Shaanxi through December 31, 2004 with the targeted level of income of $4,000,000 (on an annualized basis). Also, if the trading price of the Company's common stock was less than $3.17 per share at the end of the one-year restriction, the Company could issue up to 169,085 additional shares to the seller. Because the common shares issued in connection with this transaction were subject to forfeiture, they were accounted for as contingent consideration. Based upon the actual pre-tax income through December 31, 2004, the seller forfeited 37,731 shares of common stock. As provided for in the purchase agreement, the amount of $119,608, which represents the original fair value of the forfeited shares at the date of acquisition, will be added ratably to the future earn-outs. Because the quoted market price of the Company's common stock was less than $3.17 on February 9, 2005, the Company issued 158,973 additional shares of its common stock. As of February 9, 2005, the Company had issued 752,157 shares of its common stock in connection with this transaction. The Company recorded additional goodwill amounting to $752,157 in the first quarter of 2005. The seller may receive additional consideration of up to $5,619,608 under an earn-out arrangement payable at the rate of $1,100,000 in the first year and $1,129,902 per year over the next four years based on the future financial performance of Shaanxi.
In addition, the Company agreed to pay the seller 55% of Shaanxi's accounts receivable balances, net of assumed liabilities, existing on the date of acquisition realized in cash within 180 days following the acquisition with a targeted distribution date in August 2004. Effective September 20, 2004, the Company amended the purchase agreement for a change in the settlement date from August 2004 to an initial payment of $1,045,000 on or before November 15, 2004, and the final payment of $868,000 on or before March 31, 2005. The amendment also fixed the date of distribution for collections in cash after the initial 180 day working capital assessment period from being due when collected to March 31, 2005. On March 21, 2005, the Company and the seller entered into a financing arrangement whereby the amount due on March 31, 2005 was extended to March 31, 2006 through the execution of a note between the seller and the Company with interest at 10% per annum. The note balance of $1,897,539 is classified in current liabilities under the caption note payable in the consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2005.
The acquisition, which significantly enhances the Company's presence in the region, was accounted for as a purchase and accordingly, the results of operations and cash flows of Shaanxi have been included in the Company's consolidated financial statements prospectively from the date of acquisition. Because the Company consolidates its foreign subsidiaries on a one-month lag, such information has been reflected in the consolidated statement of operations effective for periods subsequent to April 1, 2004. The total purchase price, including acquisition expenses of $269,000, was $7,402,000. The following table summarizes
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the allocation of the purchase price based on the fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed (in thousands):
Current assets | $ | 15,090 | |||
Furniture and equipment | 157 | ||||
Goodwill | 2,913 | ||||
Other intangible assets | 1,453 | ||||
Total assets acquired | 19,613 | ||||
Current liabilities assumed | (9,727 | ) | |||
Minority interest | (2,484 | ) | |||
Net assets acquired | $ | 7,402 | |||
The acquired intangible assets have a weighted average life of 6.6 years. The intangible assets include a customer related intangible of $1,112,100 with a 7.1 year life and a covenant-not-to-compete of $341,000 with a five year life. The $2,913,300 of goodwill was assigned to the Company's International Services business unit and is not deductible for income tax purposes.
The following unaudited pro forma information for the six months ended June 30, 2004 is presented as if the acquisition of Shaanxi had occurred on December 1, 2003, using the one month lag consolidation policy (in thousands, except earnings per share):
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Total revenue | $ | 171,250 | |||
Net loss | (6,331 | ) | |||
Loss per share: | |||||
Basic and diluted | $ | (0.16 | ) |
(5) Revolving Credit Facilities
At June 30, 2005, the Company maintained a $25,000,000 revolving credit facility (the "U.S. Facility") collateralized by the accounts receivable and certain other assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. In April and May 2005 the Company amended the U.S. Facility to assign its interests to a new lender in addition to making changes to other key terms, including changes to certain restrictive covenants. Advances under the amended facility may be used to fund capital expenditures, working capital requirements and earn-out payments from previous acquisitions. The facility prohibits the use of proceeds to fund new acquisitions. The U.S. facility, which expires May 31, 2007, bears interest at Libor plus 800 basis points and carries a commitment fee on the unused portion of the facility of 1.0% per annum. At June 30, 2005, the Company had $16,320,414 of outstanding borrowings under the facility and based on the level of available collateral there was additional borrowing availability of $2,824,000. The Company was in compliance with all restrictive covenants as of June 30, 2005.
In October 2004, a subsidiary of the Company, Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited ("Asia Holdings") entered into a Term Credit Agreement with Hong Kong League Central Credit Union (the "Lender") and SBI Advisors, LLC, as agent for the Lender. The Term Credit Agreement provided Asia Holdings with the right to borrow an initial amount of $3,000,000 and up to an additional $7,000,000 upon the satisfaction of certain conditions. Asia Holdings borrowed $3,000,000 on November 4, 2004 and
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$2,000,000 on February 16, 2005. There is no assurance that the remaining $5,000,000 will be available to Asia Holdings under the Term Credit Agreement. The borrowings under the Term Credit Agreement are secured by floating charges on the foreign accounts receivable of three of its subsidiaries, Planet Logistics Express (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., G-Link Express (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., and Stonepath Logistics (Hong Kong) Limited. All borrowings under the Term Credit Agreement bear interest at an annual rate of 15% and must be repaid on or before November 4, 2005. The obligation to repay the borrowings under the Term Credit Agreement may be accelerated by the Lender upon the occurrence of events of default customary for loan transactions. Stonepath Group, Inc. has guaranteed the obligations of Asia Holdings under the Term Credit Agreement. The outstanding balance on the Term Credit Agreement was $5,000,000 at June 30, 2005.
(6) Commitments and Contingencies
The Company was named as a defendant in eight purported class action complaints filed in the United States Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania between September 24, 2004 and November 19, 2004. Also named as defendants in these lawsuits were officers Dennis L. Pelino and Thomas L. Scully and former officer Bohn H. Crain. These cases have now been consolidated for all purposes in that Court under the caption In re Stonepath Group, Inc. Securities Litigation, Civ. Action No. 04-4515 and the lead plaintiff, Globis Capital Partners, LP, filed an amended complaint in February 2005. The lead plaintiff seeks to represent a class of purchasers of the Company's shares between March 29, 2002 and September 20, 2004, and alleges claims for securities fraud under Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These claims are based upon the allegation that certain public statements made during the period from March 29, 2002 through September 20, 2004 were materially false and misleading because they failed to disclose that the Company's Domestic Services operations had improperly accounted for accrued purchased transportation costs. The plaintiffs are seeking compensatory damages, attorneys' fees and costs, and further relief as may be determined by the Court. The Company and the individual defendants believe that this action is without merit, have filed a motion to dismiss this action and intend to vigorously defend against the claims raised in this action.
The Company has been named as a nominal defendant in a shareholder derivative action on behalf of the Company that was filed on October 12, 2004 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the caption Ronald Jeffrey Neer v. Dennis L. Pelino, et al., Civ. A. No. 04-cv-4971. Also named as defendants in the action are all of the individuals who were serving as directors of the Company when the complaint was filed (Dennis L. Pelino, J. Douglas Coates, Robert McCord, David R. Jones, Aloysius T. Lawn and John H. Springer), former directors Andrew Panzo, Lee C. Hansen, Darr Aley, Stephen George, Michela O'Connor-Abrams and Frank Palma, officer Thomas L. Scully and former officers Bohn H. Crain and Stephen M. Cohen. The derivative action alleges breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, gross mismanagement, waste of corporate assets, unjust enrichment and violations of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. These claims are based upon the allegation that the defendants knew or should have known that the Company's public filings for fiscal years 2001, 2002 and 2003 and for the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2004, and certain press releases and public statements made during the period from January 1, 2001 through August 9, 2004, were materially misleading. The complaint alleges that the statements were materially misleading because they understated the Company's accrued purchase transportation liability and related costs of transportation in violation of generally accepted accounting principles and they failed to disclose that the Company lacked internal controls. The derivative action seeks compensatory damages in favor of the Company, attorneys' fees and costs, and further relief as may be determined by the Court. The defendants believe that this action is
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without merit, have filed a motion to dismiss this action, and intend to vigorously defend themselves against the claims raised in this action.
On October 22, 2004, Douglas Burke filed a two-count action against United American Acquisitions, Inc. ("UAF"), Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., and the Company in the Circuit Court for Wayne County, Michigan. Mr. Burke is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of UAF. The Company purchased the stock of UAF from Mr. Burke on May 30, 2002 pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement. At the closing of the transaction Mr. Burke received $5,100,000 and received the right to receive an additional $11,000,000 in four annual installments based upon UAF's performance in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement. Subject to the purchase, Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc. and Mr. Burke entered into an Employment Agreement. Mr. Burke's complaint alleges that the defendants breached the terms of the Employment Agreement and Stock Purchase Agreement and seeks, among other things, the production of financial information, unspecified damages, attorney's fees and interest. The defendants believe that Mr. Burke's claims are without merit and intend to vigorously defend against them. In addition, the Company is seeking $456,000 in excess earn-out payments that were paid to Mr. Burke.
By letter dated March 25, 2005, the court-appointed receiver (the "Receiver") of Lancer Management Group, LLC and certain related parties asserted that he has determined that payments made by Lancer Partners, L.P. totaling $3,000,000 and payments made by related entities totaling $5,349,000 were avoidable as fraudulent transfers. Lancer Partners, L.P. and certain related entities purchased securities of the Company in past private placement transactions. As a result of discussions with the Receiver's counsel, the Company learned that the Receiver had filed a complaint against the Company relating to this matter and had filed a complaint against the Company relating to another matter. The Receiver has voluntarily dismissed each of those complaints, without prejudice.
The Company has received notice that the Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is conducting an informal inquiry to determine whether certain provisions of the federal securities laws have been violated in connection with the Company's accounting and financial reporting. As part of the inquiry, the staff of the Commission has requested information relating to the restatement amounts, personnel at the Air Plus subsidiary and Stonepath Group, Inc. and additional background information for the period from October 5, 2001 to December 2, 2004. The Company is voluntarily cooperating with the staff.
The Company is not able to predict the outcome of any of the foregoing actions at this time, since each action is in an early stage. An adverse determination in any of those actions could have a material and adverse effect on the Company's financial position, results of operations and/or cash flows.
The Company is also involved in various other claims and legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of those matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or liquidity. No accruals have been established for any pending legal proceedings.
(7) Stockholders' Equity
In connection with the December 2003 acquisition of the Malaysia operations of the G Link Group, the Company agreed to pay $102,000 through the issuance of common stock, as additional consideration on a post-closing basis, for net assets acquired. In May 2005, 41,757 shares of the Company's common stock were issued to complete this transaction.
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In connection with the Shaanxi acquisition, as of February 9, 2005 the Company had issued 752,157 shares of its common stock. Because the ultimate number of shares issued in connection with the transaction were contingent on the financial performance of Shaanxi through December 31, 2004 and the trading price of the Company's common stock on February 9, 2005, such shares were not reflected as outstanding securities in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for periods prior to February 9, 2005.
Stock option activity for the six months ended June 30, 2005 included the grant to an employee of 30,000 options to purchase common shares at a price of $0.70 per share. The option price was the trading price of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant. Additionally, 163,832 options were cancelled and 5,591 warrants expired during the first six months of 2005.
On April 29, 2005, 79,016 shares of common stock were issued to satisfy obligations to employees under the Company's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
During the six-month period ended June 30, 2004, holders converted 149,293 shares of the Company's Series D Preferred Stock into 1,492,293 shares of the Company's common stock.
(8) Loss per Share
Basic loss per common share and diluted loss per common share are presented in accordance with SFAS No. 128, "Earnings per Share." Basic loss per common share has been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per common share incorporates the incremental shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of stock options and warrants and upon the assumed conversion of the Company's preferred stock, if dilutive. For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, all stock options, stock warrants, and convertible securities were excluded because their effect was antidilutive. The total number of such shares excluded from diluted loss per common share are 8,133,922 and 9,798,859 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
Also, the 630,915 shares of common stock issued in connection with the Shaanxi acquisition were subject to pro rata forfeiture based upon the financial performance of Shaanxi through December 31, 2004. Accordingly, such shares have been excluded from the calculation of basic and diluted loss per common share for the six-month period ended June 30, 2004.
(9) Income Taxes
The components of income tax expense consist of the following:
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2004 |
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U.S. federal | $ | 310,800 | $ | 210,200 | ||
State | 119,493 | 80,800 | ||||
Foreign | 777,383 | 352,471 | ||||
$ | 1,207,676 | $ | 643,471 | |||
The Company has accumulated net operating losses (NOLs). Due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of the NOLs, the Company has placed a valuation allowance on its deferred tax assets. Income
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tax expense for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 resulted primarily from non-U.S.-based earnings, state income taxes and deferred income taxes arising from the amortization of goodwill for income tax purposes.
(10) Segment Information
SFAS No. 131, "Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information," established standards for reporting information about operating segments in financial statements. Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities about which separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker or group in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. The Company identifies operating segments based on the principal service provided by the business unit. Each segment has a separate management structure. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. Segment information, in which corporate expenses have been fully allocated to the operating segments, is as follows (in thousands):
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Domestic Services |
International Services |
Corporate |
Total |
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Revenue from external customers | $ | 61,937 | $ | 128,080 | $ | | $ | 190,017 | |||||
Intersegment revenue | 75 | 107 | | 182 | |||||||||
Segment operating income (loss) | (5,899 | ) | 820 | | (5,079 | ) | |||||||
Segment assets | 40,087 | 81,588 | 2,388 | 124,063 | |||||||||
Segment goodwill | 19,641 | 18,549 | | 38,190 |
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Domestic Services |
International Services |
Corporate |
Total |
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Revenue from external customers | $ | 67,863 | $ | 78,831 | $ | | $ | 146,694 | |||||
Intersegment revenue | 9 | 95 | | 104 | |||||||||
Segment operating income (loss) | (4,783 | ) | 2,115 | | (2,668 | ) | |||||||
Segment assets | 41,355 | 65,959 | 8,592 | 115,906 | |||||||||
Segment goodwill | 19,551 | 15,238 | | 34,789 |
The revenue in the table below is allocated to geographic areas based upon the location of the customer (in thousands):
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2004 |
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United States | $ | 113,044 | $ | 107,996 | ||
Asia | 69,092 | 29,946 | ||||
North America (excluding the United States) | 254 | 938 | ||||
Europe | 3,665 | 3,849 | ||||
South America | 2,913 | 1,890 | ||||
Other | 1,049 | 2,075 | ||||
Total | $ | 190,017 | $ | 146,694 | ||
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The following table presents long-lived assets by geographic area (in thousands):
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2004 |
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United States | $ | 6,153 | $ | 9,132 | ||
Asia | 662 | 574 | ||||
South America | 109 | 121 | ||||
Europe | 9 | | ||||
Total long-lived assets | $ | 6,933 | $ | 9,827 | ||
Cash held with foreign banks amounted to $6,698,655 at June 30, 2005.
(11) Subsequent Events
On August 31, 2005, the Company and certain of its domestic subsidiaries entered into several agreements with Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. ("Laurus") providing for, among other things, a new $25,000,000 domestic revolving credit facility. The agreements include a Secured Convertible Minimum Borrowing Note, a Secured Revolving Note, a Common Stock Purchase Warrant, a Security Agreement and a Registration Rights Agreement, each dated August 31, 2005. The following is a summary of each of those agreements.
Secured Convertible Minimum Borrowing Note
The Secured Convertible Minimum Borrowing Note (the "Minimum Borrowing Note") has a principal amount of $10,000,000 and has a three year maturity. It bears an annual interest rate of prime plus 1.0%, subject to a floor of 5.5%. Amounts due under the Minimum Borrowing Note are convertible into the Company's common stock at a conversion price of $1.08 per share, subject to customary antidilution adjustments. If the Company has registered the resale of the common stock issuable upon conversion of the Minimum Borrowing Note and the Common Stock Purchase Warrant and the market price for the Company's common stock for the last five trading days of any month exceeds $1.08 per share by at least 25%, the interest rate on the Minimum Borrowing Note for the next month will be reduced by 200 basis points for each incremental 25% increase in market price above $1.08. The obligations under the Minimum Borrowing Note are secured by a global security interest in the assets of the Company's domestic subsidiaries, excluding any stock held in a foreign subsidiary.
In the event that the Minimum Borrowing Note has been converted in full into the Company's common stock and there is at least $11,000,000 outstanding under this domestic revolving credit facility, a new Minimum Borrowing Note will be issued by the Company. The terms of each such New Minimum Borrowing Note would be the same as the Minimum Borrowing Note it replaces, except for the conversion price, which would be 115% of the average closing price of the Company's common stock for the ten trading days immediately prior to the date such new Minimum Borrowing Note is issued, but in no event greater than 120% of the closing price of the common stock on such date.
In the event that the conversion price of any new Minimum Borrowing Note or Notes would, together with shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of the Common Stock Purchase Agreement, result in more than 8,738,173 shares of the Company's common stock being issuable for a purchase price of less than $0.91 per share, such shares in excess of that amount for that price cannot be obtained upon conversion of the Minimum Borrowing Note unless and until approved by the Company's stockholders.
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The Minimum Borrowing Note may be prepaid, subject to a prepayment premium of 23% in the first year, 22% in the second year, and 21% in the third year of the Minimum Borrowing Note. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default under the Minimum Borrowing Note, the holder of the note may require the repayment of 120% of the outstanding principal amount, in addition to interest and other amounts due under the Minimum Borrowing Note.
Secured Revolving Note
The Secured Revolving Note (the "Revolving Note") covers the amount outstanding under the domestic credit facility from time to time which is not represented by the Minimum Borrowing Note. The Revolving Note also has a three year maturity and bears interest at an annual rate of prime plus 3.5%, subject to a floor of 8.0%. The Revolving Note is not convertible into any securities and is secured by a global security interest in the assets of the Company's domestic subsidiaries, excluding any stock held in a foreign subsidiary.
The Revolving Note may be prepaid, subject to a prepayment premium of 3% in the first year, 2% in the second year, and 1% in the third year of the Revolving Note. Following the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default under the Revolving Note, the holder of the note may require the repayment of 120% of the outstanding principal amount, in addition to interest and other amounts due under the Revolving Note.
Common Stock Purchase Warrant
The Common Stock Purchase Warrant (the "Warrant") entitles the holder to purchase 2,500,000 shares of the Company's common stock for a period of five years, at an exercise price which varies with the number of shares purchased under the Warrant. The exercise price is $1.13 for the first 900,000 shares purchased, $1.41 for the next 700,000 shares purchased, $4.70 for the next 450,000 shares purchased, and $7.52 for the last 450,000 shares purchased under the Warrant.
Security Agreement
The Security Agreement provides the formula for loans to be made under this domestic credit facility and evidenced by the Minimum Borrowing Note and the Revolving Note. It generally provides for an advance rate of 90% of eligible receivables, which advance rate is subject to adjustment and to the establishment of reserves by Laurus. While the Security Agreement does not contain any financial covenants, it does have certain affirmative and negative covenants, including the requirement of Laurus' consent for various actions including acquisitions, cash dividends, and mergers. It also provides Laurus with a right of first refusal for additional convertible debt issuances by the Company. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default, Laurus may convert the credit facility into a receivables purchase arrangement.
Registration Rights Agreement
The Registration Rights Agreement requires the Company to file a registration statement for the resale of the shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the Minimum Borrowing Note and exercise of the Warrant within 60 days, to have the registration statement effective within 120 days, and to keep the registration statement effective for up to five years. If the Company fails to meet the deadlines for the filing or the effectiveness of the registration statement or, subject to certain "black out" periods of up to 45 days in any 12 month period, if the registration is unavailable after it becomes effective, the Company is required to pay liquidated damages of approximately $5,000 per day. The Registration Rights Agreement provides for customary indemnification for the Company, Laurus, and each of their affiliates.
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On October 27, 2004, Asia Holdings entered into a Term Credit Facility with Hong Kong League Central Credit Union collateralized by the accounts receivable of the Company's Hong Kong and Singapore operations and an unsecured guarantee from Stonepath Group, Inc. Advances in the aggregate amount of $5,000,000 were subsequently made under that facility. On October 26, 2005, Asia Holdings issued 30,000 preferred shares to retire $3,000,000 of that indebtedness. The Company also issued warrants to purchase 277,778 shares of common stock of Stonepath Group, Inc. for a four-year period at an exercise price of $1.13. The preferred shares are exchangeable for shares of common stock of Stonepath Group, Inc. at a conversion price of $1.08 per share. The remaining $2,000,000 principal outstanding under the facility bears interest at an annual rate of 12% and is unsecured. The outstanding principal must be repaid in an amount of $1,000,000 on November 4, 2005, with the remaining $1,000,000 of principal payable on November 4, 2007.
On September 27, 2005, the Court granted the defendants' motion to dismiss the shareholder derivative action. On October 26, 2005, the plaintiff filed a notice of appeal. See Note 6 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
On October 27, 2005, the Court granted defendants' motion to dismiss the class action complaint with leave to file an amended complaint. See Note 6 to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.
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Stonepath Group, Inc.
15,481,482 Shares of Common Stock
PROSPECTUS
We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information or represent anything contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information. This prospectus does not offer to sell nor does it solicit to buy any shares of common stock in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful. The information in this prospectus is current as of October , 2005.
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 13. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution
The following is an estimate of the expenses which will be incurred by the Company in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered.
SEC filing fee | $ | 1,549 | ||
Legal fees and expenses | 25,000 | |||
Accountants' fees and expenses | 15,000 | |||
Miscellaneous expenses | 15,000 | |||
Total | $ | 56,549 | ||
Item 14. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws reflect the adoption of the provisions of Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law, which eliminate or limit the personal liability of a director to our stockholders or us for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty under certain circumstances. If applicable Delaware law is amended to authorize corporate action further eliminating or limiting personal liability of directors, our certificate of incorporation provides that the liability of a director shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by applicable Delaware law.
Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws also provide that we shall indemnify any person who was or is a party to a proceeding by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of ours, or is or was serving at our request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement and attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with a proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, in accordance with, and to the full extent permitted by, applicable Delaware law. The determination of whether indemnification is proper under the circumstances, unless made by a court, shall be determined by our Board of Directors.
We maintain, at our expense, an insurance policy which insures our directors and officers, subject to certain exclusions and deductions as are usual in such insurance policies, against certain liabilities which may be incurred in those capacities.
Item 15. Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
On or about July 19, 2002, we completed a private exchange transaction resulting in the restructuring of our outstanding shares of Series C Preferred Stock. In the restructuring, all of the Company's shares of Series C Preferred Stock, representing approximately $44.6 million in liquidation preferences, were surrendered and retired in exchange for a combination of securities consisting of: (i) 1,911,071 shares of our common stock upon conversion of the Series C Preferred Stock; (ii) warrants to purchase 1,543,413 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 through July 18, 2005 (including an amendment to the 158,348 Series C warrants that were originally granted in March 2000 for the purpose of reducing the exercise price thereof from $26.58 to $1.00 per share and extending the exercise period from March 2003 to July 18, 2005); and (iii) 360,745 shares of a newly designated class of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock which was convertible into 3,607,450 shares of our common stock.
The warrants and shares of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock were issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder. The shares of our common stock issued upon conversion of our Series C Preferred
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Stock were issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) thereunder. The holders of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock have converted all of their shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock into shares of our common stock.
On October 16, 2002, we issued warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of our common stock to affiliates of Stonegate Securities, Inc. at an exercise price of $1.23 per share. The warrants were issued in connection with services to be rendered by Stonegate Securities, Inc. under a Placement Agency Agreement with the Company dated October 16, 2002. The warrants were issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, pursuant to Section 4(2) thereunder.
On March 6, 2003, we issued 4,470,000 shares of our common stock consisting of the sale of 4,270,000 shares at $1.35 per share and 200,000 shares at $1.54 per share, to the accredited investors identified below in a private placement transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder as an issuer transaction not involving a public offering. In connection with this transaction, we realized gross proceeds of approximately $6.1 million and paid a brokerage fee consisting of cash commissions of approximately $364,000 and placement agent warrants to purchase 297,000 shares of our common stock to Stonegate Securities, Inc. at an exercise price of $1.49 per share. The placement agent warrants were also issued in a transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Name |
Shares of Common Stock |
Price |
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George B. Clairmont 5-8-51 Trust | 60,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
George B. Clairmont | 60,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Ponte Vedra Partners Ltd. | 100,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Ingleside Company | 200,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Oberweis Micro-Cap Portfolio | 100,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
BFS US Special Opportunities Trust PLC | 400,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Renaissance US Growth Investment Trust PLC | 200,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. | 200,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Sherleigh Associates Inc. Profit Sharing Plan | 400,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
SBL Fund Series V | 520,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Security Equity FundMid Cap Value Series | 480,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
MidSouth Investor Fund LP | 100,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Atlas Capital (Q.P.), L.P. | 59,025 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Atlas Capital Master Fund, Ltd. | 190,975 | $ | 1.35 | ||
A. Spector Capital, LLC | 500,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Crestview Capital Fund I, L.P. | 185,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Crestview Capital Fund II, L.P. | 235,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Crestview Capital Offshore Fund, Inc. | 30,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
Gryphon Master Fund, LP | 200,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
London Family Trust | 50,000 | $ | 1.35 | ||
London Family Trust | 25,000 | $ | 1.54 | ||
Scott R. Griffith SEP IRA | 31,800 | $ | 1.54 | ||
Stonegate Securities, Inc. | 43,200 | $ | 1.54 | ||
Dennis L. Pelino | 100,000 | $ | 1.54 |
On or about October 16, 2003, we issued 5,983,500 shares of our common stock for aggregate gross proceeds of $13,163,700 to the accredited investors identified below in a private placement transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder as an issuer transaction not involving a public offering. Stonegate Securities, Inc.
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acted as placement agent in the transaction and received compensation consisting of a four percent (4%) cash fee of $526,548.
Name |
Shares of Common Stock |
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A. Spector Capital, LLC | 100,000 | ||
Atlas Capital (Q.P.), L.P | 47,125 | ||
Atlas Capital Master Fund, L.P | 141,375 | ||
Boston Partners Asset Management, L.P | 50,000 | ||
Chilton Small Cap Partners, LP | 131,976 | ||
Chilton Small Cap International, LP | 268,024 | ||
George B. Clairmont 5-8-51 Trust | 1,702 | ||
Crestview Capital Fund II, L.P. | 100,000 | ||
The Frost National Bank | 80,672 | ||
f/b/o Renaissance US Growth Investment Trust PLC | |||
The Frost National Bank | 80,672 | ||
f/b/o Renaissance Capital Growth and Income Fund III, Inc. | |||
Gryphon Master Fund, LP | 100,000 | ||
HSBC Global Custody, Nominee (U.K.) Limited | 161,345 | ||
Designation No. 896414 | |||
Ingleside Company | 155,672 | ||
MicroCapital Fund, LP | 100,000 | ||
Peter A. Massaniso | 50,000 | ||
Porter Partners, LP | 100,000 | ||
Pequot Scout Fund, LP | 125,000 | ||
Pequot Navigator Onshore Fund, LP | 125,000 | ||
Sherleigh Associates, Inc. | 711,345 | ||
Profit Sharing Plan, Jack Silver Trustee | |||
Smith Barney Investment Funds, Inc. | 850,000 | ||
Smith Barney Small Cap Value Fund | |||
Southwell Partners, L.P. | 1,300,000 | ||
Weiss, Peck & Greer Investments | 342,400 | ||
Westpark Capital, LP | 45,000 | ||
WPG Tudor Fund | 157,600 |
On or about October 24, 2003, we issued 41,408 shares of our common stock in lieu of approximately $98,550 of liquidated damages that were owed by us as a result of a delay in the registration of shares of common stock issued in a private placement transaction completed earlier that year. The transaction was exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder as an issuer transaction not involving a public offering There were no fees associated with the private placement of the 41,408 shares.
Thirty-one employees of one of the Company's subsidiaries directed the plan administrator of its 401(k) plan to make open market purchases of, in the aggregate, 263,439 shares of the Company's common stock for allocation to their individual participant accounts from September 2001 through November 2002. The Company did not receive any of the proceeds from such transactions and it believes such sales are exempt from registration by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
On November 26, 2003, we issued an aggregate of 592,273 shares of our common stock to G-Link Express Pte., Ltd. and G-Link Express (Cambodia) Pte., Ltd., in consideration for the excess working capital component associated with the acquisition of the assets and operations of the Singapore and Cambodia offices of the G-Link Group of companies. The shares were valued at $1,516,220 ($2.56 per share) and were issued in a private placement transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the
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Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder, as an issuer transaction not involving a public offering, and pursuant to Regulation S.
On December 17, 2003, we issued 87,164 shares of our common stock to East Ocean Logistics Ltd. as partial consideration for the acquisition of the assets and operations associated with the Hong Kong-based business of East Ocean Logistics Ltd. The shares were valued, for purposes of the acquisition, at $227,500 ($2.61 per share), and were issued in a private placement transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder, as an issuer transaction not involving a public offering, and pursuant to Regulation S.
On December 22, 2003, we issued an aggregate of 48,676 shares of our common stock to GLE Transport Services Sdn. Bhd., GLE Shipping Penang Sdn. Bhd. and GLE Shipping (Johor Bahru) Sdn. Bhd. as partial consideration for the acquisition of the assets and operations of three Malaysian offices of the G-Link Group of companies. The shares were valued, for purposes of the acquisition, at $119,355 ($2.452 per share), and were issued in a private placement transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder, as an issuer transaction not involving a public offering, and pursuant to Regulation S.
On December 22, 2003, we issued 66,284 shares of our common stock to Planet Logistics Pte. Ltd. as partial consideration for the acquisition of the assets and operations associated with the Singapore-based business of Planet Logistics Pte. Ltd. The shares were valued, for purposes of the acquisition, at $173,000 ($2.61 per share), and were issued in a private placement transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder, as an issuer transaction not involving a public offering, and pursuant to Regulation S.
On February 9, 2004, we issued 630,915 shares of our common stock to Andy Tsai as partial consideration for the acquisition of an interest in the freight forwarding business formerly operated by Mr. Tsai as the Shanghai branch of Shaanxi Sunshine Express International Co., Ltd. The shares were valued, for purposes of the acquisition, at $2,000,000 ($3.17 per share), and were issued in a private placement transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder, as an issuer transaction not involving a public offering, and pursuant to Regulation S.
On August 31, 2005, in connection with our new domestic credit facility, we delivered into escrow a $10,000,000 note convertible into 9,259,259 shares of our common stock at a conversion price of $1.08 per share and warrants to purchase a total of 2,500,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise price per share of $1.31 for the first 900,000 shares, $1.41 for the next 700,000 shares, $4.70 for the next 450,000 shares and $7.52 for the remaining 450,000 shares. The convertible note and warrants were released from escrow to Laurus Master Fund, Ltd. on September 9, 2005 in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder as an issuer transaction not involving a public offering.
On October 26, 2005, we entered into an agreement providing the holders of the Preferred Shares of our subsidiary Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited with the right to exchange those Preferred Shares for 2,777,778 shares of our common stock. We also issued to those holders warrants to purchase 277,778 shares of our common stock for a four-year period at an exercise price of $1.13. This agreement and these warrants were part of a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder as an issuer transaction not involving a public offering.
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Item 16. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules
The following is a complete list of Exhibits filed as part of this Registration Statement, which are incorporated herein:
Exhibit Number |
Document |
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2.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Stonepath Logistics, Inc., Stonepath Group, Inc. and M.G.R., Inc, Distribution Services, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., the Shareholders of M.G.R., Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Contract Air, Inc. and Gary A. Koch (as shareholders' agent) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 19, 2001) | |
2.2 | First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Stonepath Logistics, Inc., Stonepath Group, Inc. and M.G.R., Inc, Distribution Services, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., the Shareholders of M.G.R., Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Contract Air, Inc. and Gary A. Koch (as shareholders' agent) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 19, 2001) | |
2.3 | Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 5, 2002 by and among Stonepath Group, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc. and Global Transportation Services, Inc. and the Shareholders of Global Transportation Services, Inc. and Jason F. Totah (as shareholders' agent) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2002) | |
2.4 | Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 9, 2002 by and among Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc. and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc., d/b/a United American Freight Services, Inc. and Douglas Burke (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2002) | |
2.5 | Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 30, 2002 by an among Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc., d/b/a United Freight Services, Inc. and Douglas Burke (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2002) | |
2.6 | Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc. (f/k/a "Transport Specialists, Inc."), Regroup Express L.L.C. and Jed J. Shapiro and Charles R. Cain, the sole members of Regroup Express LLC, dated June 4, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2003) | |
2.7 | Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, G Link Express Logistics (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, G Link Express Pte. Ltd and the shareholders of G Link Express Pte. Ltd, dated August 8, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 13, 2003) | |
2.8 | Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, G Link Express (Cambodia) Pte. Ltd and the shareholders of G Link Express (Cambodia) Pte. Ltd. dated August 8, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.8 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 13, 2003) | |
2.9 | Amended and Restated Contract for the Sale of Assets by and between Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited and Andy Tsai dated November 10, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.9 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 24, 2004) | |
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2.10 | Letter Agreement dated February 9, 2004 amending the Amended and Restated Contract for the Sale of Assets by and between Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited and Andy Tsai dated November 10, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.10 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 24, 2004) | |
3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Stonepath Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-88629) | |
3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Stonepath Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 2, 2001) | |
3.3 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Stonepath Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 2, 2001) | |
4.1 | Specimen Common Stock Certificate for Stonepath Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.25 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-91240) filed on July 31, 2002) | |
4.2 | Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued in connection with the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 17, 2000) | |
4.3 | Form of Amendment to Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued upon conversion of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock effective as of July 19, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.30 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2002) | |
4.4 | Form of Contingent Warrant issued upon conversion of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock effective as of July 19, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.29 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2002) | |
4.5 | Form of Exchange Agreement by and between the Company and certain holders of the Company's Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.26 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-91240) filed on July 31, 2002) | |
4.6* | Stonepath Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Schedule 14A Proxy Statement filed on April 8, 2004) | |
4.7* | Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-74918) filed on December 11, 2001) | |
4.8* | Form of Non-Plan Option to Purchase Common Stock of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-74918) filed on December 11, 2001) | |
4.9 | Form of Subscription Agreement by and between the Company and certain purchasers of common shares (including exhibit providing for registration rights) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.19 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2003) | |
4.10 | Placement Agency Agreement between the Company and Stonegate Securities, Inc. dated October 16, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.20 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2003) | |
4.11* | 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-109249) filed on September 29, 2003) | |
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4.12 | Form of Initial Warrants issued to Stonegate Securities, Inc. as of October 16, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.24 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-104228) filed on April 1, 2003) | |
4.13 | Form of Representative's Warrants issued to Stonegate Securities, Inc. as of March 6, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.25 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-104228) filed on April 1, 2003) | |
4.14 | Form of subscription agreement by and between the Company and certain holders of common stock (including the exhibit providing for registration rights) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.27 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-110231) filed on November 4, 2003 | |
4.15 | Amendment to Placement Agency Agreement between the Company and Stonegate Securities, Inc. dated as of July 29, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.28 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-110231) filed on November 4, 2003 | |
4.16 | Form of subscription agreement by and between the Company and the holders of 41,408 common shares (including exhibit providing for registration rights) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.29 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-110231) filed on November 4, 2003) | |
5.1 | Opinion of Buchanan Ingersoll PC (to be filed by amendment) | |
10.1* | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Dennis L. Pelino dated February 22, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2002) | |
10.2* | Modification to Employment Agreement of Dennis L. Pelino dated March 11, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2004) | |
10.3* | Executive Employment Agreement between Global Transportation Services, Inc. and Jason F. Totah dated April 4, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2003) | |
10.4* | Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement of Jason F. Totah dated April 1, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2004) | |
10.5* | Employment Agreement dated February 2, 2005 by and between Stonepath Group, Inc. and Robert Arovas (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on February 7, 2005) | |
10.6* | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Bohn H. Crain dated February 24, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2003) | |
10.7* | Letter Agreement dated November 12, 2004 between the Company and Bohn H. Crain (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2004) | |
10.8* | Stonepath Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-103439) filed on February 25, 2003) | |
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10.9 | Loan and Security Agreement dated as of May 15, 2002 between LaSalle Business Credit, Inc. and Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Transportation Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., d/b/a Air Plus Limited, Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc. and Stonepath Operations, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2002) | |
10.10 | Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated May 15, 2003 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc., and Transport Specialists, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2004) | |
10.11 | Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated September 5, 2003 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 9, 2003) | |
10.12 | Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated December 23, 2003 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2004) | |
10.13 | Fourth Amendment and Consent Agreement to Loan and Security Agreement dated January 30, 2004 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2004) | |
10.14 | Fifth Amendment and Joinder to Loan and Security Agreement dated April 6, 2004 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. D/B/A United American Freight Services, Inc., and Stonepath Offshore Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2004) | |
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10.15 | Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated July 28, 2004 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. D/B/A United American Freight Services, Inc., and Stonepath Offshore Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2004) | |
10.16 | Seventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated November 17, 2004 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. D/B/A United American Freight Services, Inc., and Stonepath Offshore Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2004) | |
10.17 | Term Credit Agreement Dated October 27, 2004 By And Between Stonepath Holdings, (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong League Central Credit Union, and SBI Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on January 6, 2005) | |
10.18 | Guaranty of Stonepath Group, Inc., in favor of Hong Kong League Central Credit Union (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on January 6, 2005) | |
10.19 | Waiver and Rider No. 7 to Equipment Lease Agreement dated as of March 30, 2005 between Stonepath Group, Inc., MGR, Inc. d/b/a Air Plus Limited, Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc. and LaSalle National Leasing Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 1, 2005) | |
10.20 | Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated March 30, 2005 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc. d/b/a Air Plus Limited, Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc. f/k/a Global Transportation Services, Inc., Stonepath Offshore Holding, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. d/b/a United American Freight Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 1, 2005) | |
10.21 | Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated April 6, 2005 by and among Zohar II 2005-1, Limited, Patriarch Partners Agency Services, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc. d/b/a Air Plus Limited, Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc. f/k/a Global Transportation Services, Inc., Stonepath Offshore Holding, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. d/b/a United American Freight Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 8, 2005) | |
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10.22 | Tenth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated May 12, 2005 by and among Zohar II 2005-1, Limited, Patriarch Partners Agency Services, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc. d/b/a Air Plus Limited, Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc. f/k/a Global Transportation Services, Inc., Stonepath Offshore Holding, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. d/b/a United American Freight Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2005) | |
10.23 | Security Agreement dated August 31, 2005 by and among Laurus Master Fund, Ltd, the Company, and the subsidiaries identified therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005) | |
10.24 | Secured Convertible Minimum Borrowing Note dated August 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005) | |
10.25 | Secured Revolving Note dated August 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005) | |
10.26 | Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated August 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005) | |
10.27 | Minimum Borrowing Note Registration Rights Agreement dated August 31, 2005 by and among the Company and Laurus Master Fund (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005) | |
10.28 | Escrow Letter dated August 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005) | |
10.29 | Exchange Agreement dated October 20, 2005 by and among the Company, Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong League Central Credit Union and SBI Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 26, 2005) | |
10.30 | Preferred Shares Exchange Agreement dated October 26, 2005 by and among the Company, Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong League Central Credit Union and SBI Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2005) | |
10.31 | Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated October 26, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2005) | |
10.32 | Amendment to Term Credit Agreement dated October 26, 2005 by and among Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong League Central Credit Union, and SBI Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2005) | |
21.1 | Subsidiaries of Stonepath Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 1, 2005) | |
23.1 | Consent of Grant Thornton LLP | |
23.2 | Consent of KPMG LLP | |
23.3 | Consent of Buchanan Ingersoll PC (to be filed by amendment) | |
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24.1 | Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the registration statement) |
The following schedule is filed with this registration statement and can be found starting on page F-38 of the prospectus included herein:
Report
of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Schedule IIValuation of Qualifying Accounts and Reserves
Item 17. Undertakings
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Form S-1 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Seattle, State of Washington, on October 28, 2005.
STONEPATH GROUP, INC. | |||
By: |
/s/ JASON F. TOTAH Jason F. Totah (Chief Executive Officer) |
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By: |
/s/ THOMAS L. SCULLY Thomas L. Scully (Chief Financial Officer) |
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By: |
/s/ ROBERT T. CHRISTENSEN Robert T. Christensen (Chief Accounting Officer) |
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KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert Arovas and Robert Christensen, and each of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent with full power of substitution and revocation, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following person in the capacity indicated on October 28, 2005.
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/s/ DENNIS L. PELINO Dennis L. Pelino |
Chairman and Director |
October 28, 2005 |
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/s/ J. DOUGLASS COATES J. Douglass Coates |
Director |
October 28, 2005 |
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/s/ JOHN SPRINGER John Springer |
Director |
October 28, 2005 |
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/s/ ALOYSIUS T. LAWN IV Aloysius T. Lawn IV |
Director |
October 28, 2005 |
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/s/ ROBERT MCCORD Robert McCord |
Director |
October 28, 2005 |
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/s/ DAVID JONES David Jones |
Director |
October 28, 2005 |
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The following documents are filed as Exhibits to this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 on Form S-1 or incorporated by reference herein. Any document incorporated by reference is identified by a parenthetical reference to the SEC filing which included such document.
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2.1 | Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Stonepath Logistics, Inc., Stonepath Group, Inc. and M.G.R., Inc, Distribution Services, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., the Shareholders of M.G.R., Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Contract Air, Inc. and Gary A. Koch (as shareholders' agent) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 19, 2001) | |
2.2 | First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Stonepath Logistics, Inc., Stonepath Group, Inc. and M.G.R., Inc, Distribution Services, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., the Shareholders of M.G.R., Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Contract Air, Inc. and Gary A. Koch (as shareholders' agent) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 19, 2001) | |
2.3 | Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 5, 2002 by and among Stonepath Group, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc. and Global Transportation Services, Inc. and the Shareholders of Global Transportation Services, Inc. and Jason F. Totah (as shareholders' agent) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.4 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 19, 2002) | |
2.4 | Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 9, 2002 by and among Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc. and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc., d/b/a United American Freight Services, Inc. and Douglas Burke (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.5 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2002) | |
2.5 | Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 30, 2002 by an among Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc., d/b/a United Freight Services, Inc. and Douglas Burke (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 12, 2002) | |
2.6 | Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc. (f/k/a "Transport Specialists, Inc."), Regroup Express L.L.C. and Jed J. Shapiro and Charles R. Cain, the sole members of Regroup Express LLC, dated June 4, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.6 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 7, 2003) | |
2.7 | Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, G Link Express Logistics (Singapore) Pte. Ltd, G Link Express Pte. Ltd and the shareholders of G Link Express Pte. Ltd, dated August 8, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.7 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 13, 2003) | |
2.8 | Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, G Link Express (Cambodia) Pte. Ltd and the shareholders of G Link Express (Cambodia) Pte. Ltd. dated August 8, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.8 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 13, 2003) | |
2.9 | Amended and Restated Contract for the Sale of Assets by and between Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited and Andy Tsai dated November 10, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.9 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 24, 2004) | |
2.10 | Letter Agreement dated February 9, 2004 amending the Amended and Restated Contract for the Sale of Assets by and between Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited and Andy Tsai dated November 10, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.10 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 24, 2004) | |
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3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Stonepath Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-88629) | |
3.2 | Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of Stonepath Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 2, 2001) | |
3.3 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Stonepath Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 2, 2001) | |
4.1 | Specimen Common Stock Certificate for Stonepath Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.25 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-91240) filed on July 31, 2002) | |
4.2 | Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued in connection with the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 17, 2000) | |
4.3 | Form of Amendment to Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued upon conversion of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock effective as of July 19, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.30 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2002) | |
4.4 | Form of Contingent Warrant issued upon conversion of the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock effective as of July 19, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.29 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2002) | |
4.5 | Form of Exchange Agreement by and between the Company and certain holders of the Company's Series C Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.26 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-91240) filed on July 31, 2002) | |
4.6* | Stonepath Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A to the Schedule 14A Proxy Statement filed on April 8, 2004) | |
4.7* | Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-74918) filed on December 11, 2001) | |
4.8* | Form of Non-Plan Option to Purchase Common Stock of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-74918) filed on December 11, 2001) | |
4.9 | Form of Subscription Agreement by and between the Company and certain purchasers of common shares (including exhibit providing for registration rights) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.19 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2003) | |
4.10 | Placement Agency Agreement between the Company and Stonegate Securities, Inc. dated October 16, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.20 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2003) | |
4.11* | 2003 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-109249) filed on September 29, 2003) | |
4.12 | Form of Initial Warrants issued to Stonegate Securities, Inc. as of October 16, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.24 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-104228) filed on April 1, 2003) | |
4.13 | Form of Representative's Warrants issued to Stonegate Securities, Inc. as of March 6, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.25 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-104228) filed on April 1, 2003) | |
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4.14 | Form of subscription agreement by and between the Company and certain holders of common stock (including the exhibit providing for registration rights) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.27 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-110231) filed on November 4, 2003 | |
4.15 | Amendment to Placement Agency Agreement between the Company and Stonegate Securities, Inc. dated as of July 29, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.28 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-110231) filed on November 4, 2003 | |
4.16 | Form of subscription agreement by and between the Company and the holders of 41,408 common shares (including exhibit providing for registration rights) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.29 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-110231) filed on November 4, 2003) | |
5.1 | Opinion of Buchanan Ingersoll PC (to be filed by amendment) | |
10.1* | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Dennis L. Pelino dated February 22, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 29, 2002) | |
10.2* | Modification to Employment Agreement of Dennis L. Pelino dated March 11, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 of the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2004) | |
10.3* | Executive Employment Agreement between Global Transportation Services, Inc. and Jason F. Totah dated April 4, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2003) | |
10.4* | Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement of Jason F. Totah dated April 1, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on May 10, 2004) | |
10.5* | Employment Agreement dated February 2, 2005 by and between Stonepath Group, Inc. and Robert Arovas (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Current Report on Form 8-K/A filed on February 7, 2005) | |
10.6* | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company and Bohn H. Crain dated February 24, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2003) | |
10.7* | Letter Agreement dated November 12, 2004 between the Company and Bohn H. Crain (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.18 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2004) | |
10.8* | Stonepath Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-103439) filed on February 25, 2003) | |
10.9 | Loan and Security Agreement dated as of May 15, 2002 between LaSalle Business Credit, Inc. and Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Transportation Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., d/b/a Air Plus Limited, Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc. and Stonepath Operations, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 20, 2002) | |
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10.10 | Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated May 15, 2003 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc., and Transport Specialists, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2004) | |
10.11 | Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated September 5, 2003 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 9, 2003) | |
10.12 | Third Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated December 23, 2003 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2004) | |
10.13 | Fourth Amendment and Consent Agreement to Loan and Security Agreement dated January 30, 2004 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 15, 2004) | |
10.14 | Fifth Amendment and Joinder to Loan and Security Agreement dated April 6, 2004 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. D/B/A United American Freight Services, Inc., and Stonepath Offshore Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2004) | |
10.15 | Sixth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated July 28, 2004 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. D/B/A United American Freight Services, Inc., and Stonepath Offshore Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.17 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2004) | |
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10.16 | Seventh Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated November 17, 2004 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc., Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. D/B/A United American Freight Services, Inc., and Stonepath Offshore Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on November 18, 2004) | |
10.17 | Term Credit Agreement Dated October 27, 2004 By And Between Stonepath Holdings, (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong League Central Credit Union, and SBI Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on January 6, 2005) | |
10.18 | Guaranty of Stonepath Group, Inc., in favor of Hong Kong League Central Credit Union (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on January 6, 2005) | |
10.19 | Waiver and Rider No. 7 to Equipment Lease Agreement dated as of March 30, 2005 between Stonepath Group, Inc., MGR, Inc. d/b/a Air Plus Limited, Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc. and LaSalle National Leasing Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 1, 2005) | |
10.20 | Eighth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated March 30, 2005 by and among LaSalle Business Credit, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc. d/b/a Air Plus Limited, Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc. f/k/a Global Transportation Services, Inc., Stonepath Offshore Holding, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. d/b/a United American Freight Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.20 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 1, 2005) | |
10.21 | Ninth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated April 6, 2005 by and among Zohar II 2005-1, Limited, Patriarch Partners Agency Services, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc. d/b/a Air Plus Limited, Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc. f/k/a Global Transportation Services, Inc., Stonepath Offshore Holding, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. d/b/a United American Freight Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 8, 2005) | |
10.22 | Tenth Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement dated May 12, 2005 by and among Zohar II 2005-1, Limited, Patriarch Partners Agency Services, LLC, Stonepath Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution Services, Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc. d/b/a Air Plus Limited, Net Value, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics Government Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc. f/k/a Global Transportation Services, Inc., Stonepath Offshore Holding, Inc., Stonepath Operations Inc., and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. d/b/a United American Freight Services, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.22 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on August 9, 2005) | |
10.23 | Security Agreement dated August 31, 2005 by and among Laurus Master Fund, Ltd, the Company, and the subsidiaries identified therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.23 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005) | |
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10.24 | Secured Convertible Minimum Borrowing Note dated August 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.24 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005) | |
10.25 | Secured Revolving Note dated August 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.25 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005) | |
10.26 | Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated August 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.26 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005) | |
10.27 | Minimum Borrowing Note Registration Rights Agreement dated August 31, 2005 by and among the Company and Laurus Master Fund (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.27 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005) | |
10.28 | Escrow Letter dated August 31, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 7, 2005) | |
10.29 | Exchange Agreement dated October 20, 2005 by and among the Company, Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong League Central Credit Union and SBI Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.29 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 26, 2005) | |
10.30 | Preferred Shares Exchange Agreement dated October 26, 2005 by and among the Company, Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong League Central Credit Union and SBI Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.30 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2005) | |
10.31 | Common Stock Purchase Warrant dated October 26, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2005) | |
10.32 | Amendment to Term Credit Agreement dated October 26, 2005 by and among Stonepath Holdings (Hong Kong) Limited, Hong Kong League Central Credit Union, and SBI Advisors, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.32 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 27, 2005) | |
21.1 | Subsidiaries of Stonepath Group, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on April 1, 2005) | |
23.1 | Consent of Grant Thornton LLP | |
23.2 | Consent of KPMG LLP | |
23.3 | Consent of Buchanan Ingersoll PC (to be filed by amendment) | |
24.1 | Power of Attorney (included on the signature page of the registration statement) |
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