Consolidatd Water Co. Ltd
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 10-K
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ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
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For the transaction period from to
Commission File Number: 0-25248
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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CAYMAN ISLANDS
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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Regatta Office Park
Windward Three, 4th Floor, West Bay Road
P.O. Box 1114 GT
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Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrants Telephone number, including area code: (345) 945-4277
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class:
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Common Stock, $.60 Par Value
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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ Global
Select Market) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by
Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for
such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes
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Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is
not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in
definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this 10-K or
any amendments to this Form 10-K. [Not Applicable]
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer,
or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated files and large accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o Accelerated filer þ Non-accelerated filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act). Yes o No þ
The aggregate market value of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant, based on the
closing sales price for the registrants ordinary shares, as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select
Market on June 30, 2006, was $285,764,964.
As of March 9, 2007, 14,135,874 shares of the registrants ordinary shares were outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: None
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
This Annual Report on Form 10-K contains forward-looking statements, including but not limited to,
statements regarding our future revenues, future plans, objectives, expectations and events,
assumptions and estimates about. Forward-looking statements can be identified by use of the words
or phrases will, will likely result, are expected to, will continue, estimate, project,
potential, believe, plan, anticipate, expect, intend, or similar expressions and
variations of such words. Statements that are not historical facts are based on our current
expectations, beliefs, assumptions, estimates, forecasts and projections for our business and the
industry and markets related to our business.
The forward-looking statements contained in this report are not guarantees of future performance
and involve certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions which are difficult to predict. Actual
outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed in such forward-looking
statements. Important factors which may affect these actual outcomes and results include, without
limitation, tourism and weather conditions in the areas we service, scheduled new construction
within our operating areas, the economies of the U.S. and the areas we service, regulatory matters,
availability of capital to repay debt and for expansion of our operations, and other factors,
including those set forth under Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors in this Annual Report.
The forward-looking statements in this Annual Report speak as of its date. We expressly disclaim
any obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statement contained in this
Annual Report to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in
events, conditions or circumstances on which any forward-looking statement is based, except as may
be required by law.
Unless otherwise indicated, references to we, our, ours and us refer to Consolidated Water
Co. Ltd. and its subsidiaries.
Note Regarding Currency and Exchange Rates.
Unless otherwise indicated, all references to $ or US$ are to United States dollars.
The exchange rate for conversion of Cayman Island dollars (CI$) into US$, as determined by the
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority, has been fixed since April 1974 at US$1.20 per CI$1.00.
The exchange rate for conversion of Belize dollars (BZE$) into US$, as determined by the Central
Bank of Belize, has been fixed since 1976 at US$ 0.50 per BZE$1.00.
The exchange rate for conversion of Bahamian dollars (BAH$) into US$, as determined by the Central
Bank of The Bahamas, has been fixed since 1973 at US$1.00 per BAH$1.00.
The exchange rate for conversation of Barbados dollars (BDS$) into US$ as determined by the Central
Bank of Barbados has been fixed since 1975 at US$ 0.50 per BDS$1.00.
The official currency of the British Virgin Islands is the United States dollar.
PART I
ITEM 1. BUSINESS
Overview
We develop and operate seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas where
naturally occurring supplies of potable water are scarce or nonexistent. Through our subsidiaries
and affiliate, we operate 13 reverse osmosis desalination plants and provide the following services
to our customers in the Cayman Islands, Belize, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands and The
Bahamas:
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Retail Water Operations. We produce and supply water to end-users, including
residential, commercial and government customers in the Cayman Islands and a resort in The
Bahamas. In the Cayman Islands, we operate under an exclusive retail license issued by the
government to provide water in two of the most populated and rapidly developing areas in
the Cayman Islands. In 2006, our retail water operations generated approximately 47% of our
consolidated revenues. |
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Bulk Water Operations. We produce and supply water to government-owned distributors in
the Cayman Islands, Belize and The Bahamas. In 2006, our bulk water operations generated
approximately 48% of our consolidated revenues. |
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Services Operations. We provide engineering and management services for desalination
projects, including designing and constructing desalination plants and managing and
operating desalination plants owned by other companies. In 2006, our services operations
generated approximately 5% of our consolidated revenues. |
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Affiliate Operations. Our affiliate, Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. (OC-BVI), produces
and supplies bulk water to the British Virgin Islands Water and Sewerage Department. We
account for our interests in OC-BVI using the equity method of accounting and do not
consolidate OC-BVIs operating results in our financial statements. |
As of December 31, 2006, the number of plants we, or our affiliate, manage in each country and the
production capacities of these plants are as follows:
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6 |
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13 |
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19.4 |
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Owned and operated by OC-BVI. Does not include OC-BVIs recently constructed Bar Bay plant
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Strategy
Our strategy is to provide water services in areas where the supply of potable water is scarce and
we believe the production of potable water by reverse osmosis desalination is, or will be,
profitable. We have focused on the Caribbean basin and adjacent areas as our principal market
because of the following attractive characteristics of these areas:
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little or no naturally occurring fresh water; |
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limited regulations and taxes allowing for higher returns; |
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a large proportion of tourist properties, which historically have generated
higher volume sales than residential properties; and |
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growing populations and tourism levels. |
Although we are currently focused primarily on these areas, we believe that our potential market
includes any location with a demand for, but a limited supply of, potable water. The desalination
of seawater is the most widely used process for producing fresh water in areas with an insufficient
natural supply. In addition, in many locations, desalination is the only commercially viable means
to expand the existing water supply. We believe that our experience in the development and
operation of reverse osmosis desalination plants provides us with a competitive advantage to
successfully expand our operations.
Key elements of our strategy include:
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Maximizing the benefits of our exclusive retail license on Grand Cayman. We plan
to continue to increase operations within our exclusive retail license service area
through organic growth and possible further investments, if opportunities become
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Expanding our existing operations in the Cayman Islands, Belize, Barbados and
The Bahamas. We plan to continue to seek new water supply agreements and licenses
and focus on renewing our existing service contracts with extended terms and
greater production levels. |
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Penetrating new markets where there is demand for potable water and where we
believe production would be profitable. We plan to continue to seek opportunities
to expand our operations into new markets including, but not limited to, markets
throughout the Caribbean basin and Central America. We may pursue these
opportunities either on our own or through joint ventures and strategic alliances. |
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Broadening our existing and future operations into complementary services, such
as wastewater management. We continue to consider and pursue opportunities to
leverage our water-related expertise to enter complementary service industries,
such as wastewater management. |
Our Company
We conduct our operations in the Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands,
Belize and the United States through the following principal operating subsidiaries and affiliate:
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Consolidated Water (Belize) Limited (or CW-Belize). In 2000, we acquired
CW-Belize, (formerly Belize Water Limited), which has an exclusive contract to provide
bulk water to Belize Water Services Ltd., a water distributor that serves residential,
commercial and tourist properties in Ambergris Caye, Belize. |
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Cayman Water Company Limited (or Cayman Water). In 1998, we established Cayman
Water, which operates under an exclusive retail license granted by the Cayman Islands
government to provide water to customers within a prescribed service area, on Grand
Cayman that includes the Seven Mile Beach and West Bay areas, two of the three most
populated areas in the Cayman Islands. The only non-municipal public water utility on
Grand Cayman, Cayman Water owns and operates three desalination plants on Grand Cayman. |
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Ocean Conversion (Cayman) Limited (or OC-Cayman). We acquired OC-Cayman which
provides bulk water under various licenses and agreements to the Water
Authority-Cayman, a government-owned utility and regulatory agency, which distributes
the water to properties located outside our exclusive retail license service area in
Grand Cayman. OC-Cayman operates three desalination plants owned by Water
Authority-Cayman. |
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Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Limited (or CW-Bahamas). We acquired a 90.9% equity
interest in CW-Bahamas (formerly Waterfields Company Limited), which provides bulk
water under a long-term contract to the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The Bahamas,
a government agency. CW-Bahamas second desalination plant, our largest, was
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Aquilex, Inc. In 2005, we established Aquilex, a United States company, which
provides financial, engineering and supply chain management support services to our
subsidiaries and affiliate. |
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Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. (or OC-BVI). We acquired 50% of the voting stock of
OC-BVI, a British Virgin Islands company, which sells bulk water on a month-to-month
basis to the Government of The British Virgin Islands Water and
Sewage Department. We own an overall 43.5% equity interest in OC-BVI and
certain profit sharing rights that raise our effective interest in OC-BVIs profits to
45.1%. OC-BVI also pays us fees for providing certain engineering and administrative
services. |
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DesalCo Limited (or DesalCo). We acquired DesalCo, a Cayman Islands company, which
provides management, engineering and construction services for desalination projects
and is the exclusive Caribbean distributor of the DWEER energy recovery system, an
advanced technology used to recapture energy from the discharged brine that is a
by-product of the reverse osmosis desalination process. DesalCo is the parent company
of DesalCo (Barbados) Ltd. |
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DesalCo (Barbados) Ltd. (or DesalCo-Barbados). We acquired DesalCo-Barbados, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of DesalCo, with our acquisition of DesalCo. DesalCo-Barbados
operates a desalination plant in St. James, Barbados for a private owner. In addition
to our equity interest, DesalCo-Barbados pays us fees for providing engineering
services. |
In January 2007, our affiliate, Consolidated Water (Bermuda) Limited (CW-Bermuda) entered into a
design, build and operate agreement with the Government of Bermuda for a desalination plant located
on Tynes Bay along the northern coast of Bermuda. Under the agreement, CW-Bermuda, will construct
the plant and operate it for a minimum of 12 months after its commissioning. We will loan
CW-Bermuda the funds to construct the plant and we will manage the plants operations. We expect
construction of the Tynes Bay plant to be completed in January 2008.
Our Operations
We have three principal business segments: retail water operations, bulk water operations and
service operations. Through our retail water operations, we supply water to end-users, including
residential, commercial and government customers. Through our bulk water operations, we supply
water to distributors and commercial suppliers, including governments and wholesalers. Through our
retail and bulk operations, we provide water to customers in the Cayman Islands, Belize, Barbados,
the British Virgin Islands and The Bahamas. Through our services operations, we provide
engineering and management services, which include designing and constructing desalination plants,
and managing and operating plants owned by other companies.
For fiscal year 2006, our retail water, bulk water and service operations generated approximately
47%, 48% and 5%, respectively, of our consolidated revenues. For information about our business
segments and geographical information about our operating revenues and long-lived assets, see Note
18 to our audited consolidated financial statements set forth under Item 8 of this Annual Report.
Retail Water Operations
For fiscal years 2006, 2005 and 2004, our retail water operations accounted for approximately 47%,
51% and 52%, respectively of our consolidated revenues. These operations are comprised of
businesses in the Cayman Islands and The Bahamas that produce and supply water to end-users,
including residential, commercial and government customers.
Retail Water Operations in the Cayman Islands
In the Cayman Islands, we sell retail water to a variety of residential and commercial customers
through our wholly-owned subsidiary Cayman Water, which operates under an exclusive license issued
to us by the Cayman Islands government under The Water Production and Supply Law of 1979. Pursuant
to the license, we have the exclusive right to provide retail water within our licensed service
area which includes Grand Cayman the Seven Mile Beach and West Bay areas, two of the three most
populated areas in the Cayman Islands.
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Under our exclusive license, we pay a royalty to the government of 7.5% of our gross water sales
revenue. The selling price of water sold under the license, except for the prices under our
agreements with the Hyatt Hotel and Britannia Golf Course and Safehaven Golf Course, varies
depending upon the type and location of the customer and the monthly volume of water purchased. The
license provides for an automatic adjustment for inflation or deflation on an annual basis, subject
to temporary limited exceptions, and an automatic adjustment for the cost of electricity on a
monthly basis. The Water Authority-Cayman, on behalf of the government, reviews and approves the
calculations of the price adjustments for inflation and electricity costs. If we want to adjust
our prices for any reason other than inflation or electricity costs, we have to request prior
approval of the Cabinet of the Cayman Islands government. Disputes regarding price adjustments are
referred to arbitration. Our last price increase, requested in June 1985, was granted in full.
Under our exclusive license, we must provide any requested piped water service within our exclusive
retail license service area that is commercially feasible, as determined by the Cabinet of the
Cayman Islands government. Where service is not considered commercially feasible, we may require
the potential customer to contribute toward the capital costs of pipe-laying. We then repay these
contributions to the customer, without interest, by way of a 10% discount on future billings for
water sales until this advance in aid of construction has been repaid.
Unless renewed, our exclusive license expires in July 2010. Two years prior to the expiration of
the license, we have the right to negotiate with the government to extend the license for an
additional term. Unless we are in default under the license, the government may not grant a
license to any other party without first offering the license to us on terms that are no less
favorable than those which the government offers to a third party.
Facilities
Our retail operations in the Cayman Islands currently produce potable water at three reverse
osmosis seawater conversion plants in Grand Cayman: our Governors Harbour plant, West Bay plant
and Britannia plant. We own the land for our Governors Harbour and West Bay plants and have
entered into a lease for the land for our Britannia plant which has more than 19 years remaining.
The current production capacity of our Governors Harbour plant is 1.2 million U.S. gallons of
water per day, and we are in the process of expanding the production capacity of this plant to 2.2
million U.S. gallons of water per day. We expect this expansion to be completed by mid-2007. The
production capacities of the Britannia and West Bay plants are 750,000 and 710,000 U.S. gallons of
water per day. Since the Governors Harbour and West Bay plants began production of water, they
have consistently been capable of operating at or near their rated capacity. The Britannia plant
was destroyed by Hurricane Ivan in September 2004 but was rebuilt and placed back in operation in
October 2005.
Electricity to our plants is supplied by Caribbean Utilities Co. Ltd. (CUC), a publicly traded
utility company. At all three plant sites from which we supply water to our distribution pipeline,
we maintain diesel driven, standby generators with sufficient capacity to operate our distribution
pumps and other essential equipment, but not our reverse osmosis desalination equipment, during any
temporary interruptions in electricity supply. Feed water for the reverse osmosis units is drawn
from deep wells with associated pumps on the properties. Reject water is discharged into brine
wells on the properties at a deeper level than the feed water intakes.
Due to the substantial damage incurred as a result of Hurricane Ivan in September 2004 and the
costs incurred by CUC to quickly restore power, CUC imposed a significant electricity rate
surcharge which equated to an increase of 4.68% in the basic billing rate on all customers
beginning August 1, 2005 and ending on July 31, 2008. We do not expect this event to have a
material effect on our future financial results of operations.
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In the event of an emergency, our distribution system is connected to the George Town, Grand Cayman
distribution system of Water Authority-Cayman. In prior years in order to efficiently maintain our
equipment, we have purchased water from Water Authority-Cayman for brief periods of time. We have
also sold potable water to Water Authority-Cayman. After Hurricane Ivan, we purchased
approximately 1.6 million U.S. gallons of water from the Water Authority-Cayman while we were
making repairs to our own water production and distribution systems.
Our pipeline system in the Cayman Islands covers the Seven Mile Beach and West Bay areas of Grand
Cayman and consists of approximately 68 miles of PVC pipeline. We extend our distribution system
periodically as property developments are completed. We have a main pipe loop covering a major part
of the Seven Mile Beach area. We place extensions of smaller diameter pipe off our main pipe to
service new developments in our service area. This system of building branches from the main pipe
keeps construction costs low and allows us to provide service to new areas in a timely manner.
During 2005 and 2006, we completed a number of small pipeline extensions into newly developed
properties within our distribution system. Developers are responsible for laying the pipeline
within their developments at their own cost, but in accordance with our specifications. When a
development is completed, the developer then transfers operation and maintenance of the pipeline to
us.
We have a comprehensive layout of our pipeline system, which is maintained using a computer-aided
design system. This system is monitored with digital aerial photographs and a computer generated
hydraulic model, which allows us to accurately locate pipes and equipment in need of repair and
maintenance. It also helps us to plan extensions and upgrades.
Customers
We enter into standard contracts with hotels, condominiums and other properties located in our
existing licensed area to provide potable water. In the Seven Mile Beach area, our primary
customers are the hotels and condominium complexes that serve the tourist industry. In the West Bay
area, our primary customers are residential homes.
Although adversely impacted in 2004 and 2005 by Hurricane Ivan, which struck the island in
September 2004, development continues to take place on Grand Cayman, and particularly in our
licensed area to accommodate both the growing local population and the tourism market. Because our
license requires us to supply water to developments in our licensed area, the planning department
of the Cayman Islands government routinely advises us of proposed developments. This advance notice
allows us to manage our production capacity to meet anticipated demand. We believe that we have, or
have contracted for, a sufficient supply of water to meet the foreseeable future demand.
We bill on a monthly basis based on metered consumption and bills are typically collected within 30
to 35 days after the billing date and receivables not collected within 45 days subject the customer
to disconnection from water service. In 2006 and 2005, bad debts represented less than 1% of our
total annual sales. Customers who have had their service disconnected must pay re-connection
charges.
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The following table sets forth our total number of customer connections and the volume of water
sold in the Cayman Islands as of, and for the indicated years ended December 31:
Cayman Islands Retail Water Customer Connections and Volume of Water Sold
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Number of Customers Connections |
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4,300 |
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3,800 |
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3,600 |
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3,300 |
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Volume of Water Sold (U.S. Gallons, In Thousands): |
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Commercial |
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562,702 |
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427,439 |
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451,609 |
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429,013 |
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405,545 |
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Residential |
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173,665 |
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157,924 |
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122,699 |
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107,528 |
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103,661 |
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12,789 |
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8,929 |
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7,584 |
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6,164 |
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13,789 |
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Total |
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749,156 |
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594,292 |
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581,892 |
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542,705 |
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522,995 |
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The table above does not precisely represent our actual number of customers or facilities that
we serve. For example, in hotels and condominiums, we may only have a single customer who is the
operator of the hotel or the condominium, but we actually supply water to all of the units within
that hotel or condominium development. Of the customer connections indicated in the table above for
2006, 64% were residential, 35% were hotels, condominiums and other commercial customers and 1%
were government facilities.
Historically, demand on our pipeline distribution has varied throughout the year. Demand depends
upon the number of tourists visiting and the amount of rainfall during any particular time of the
year. In general, the majority of tourists come from the United States during the winter months.
Before 1991, any owner of property within our licensed area could install water-making equipment
for its own use. Since 1991, that option is only available to private residences, although water
plants in existence prior to 1991 can be maintained but not replaced or expanded. We know of only
one plant that continues to operate under such exemption at a hotel within our license area and we
believe that the amount of water produced by this plant is insignificant to our operations.
Retail Water Operations in The Bahamas
In The Bahamas, we sell retail water through our South Bimini operation.
Facilities
We own and operate a reverse osmosis seawater conversion plant on South Bimini Island, The Bahamas,
capable of producing 115,000 U.S. gallons of water per day.
Customers
We provide retail water to South Bimini International Ltd (SBI), a Bahamian company, pursuant to
a water supply agreement entered into with SBI in 2000. Under our agreement, we provide potable
water to Bimini Sands Resort, a marina and condominium development and Bimini Beach Hotel, a
40-room hotel. Under our agreement, SBI is committed to pay for a minimum of 3,000 U.S. gallons of
water per customer per month (36,000 U.S. gallons per customer per year) on a take or pay basis for
the Bimini Sands Resort. The price of water supplied is adjusted for inflation annually based on
Bahamian and U.S. government indices, and adjusted monthly for changes in the cost of electricity.
During 2006, we supplied SBI with 3.9 million U.S. gallons of water.
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We believe that water sales in Bimini will continue to be cyclical. We expect that our sales will
be higher during the summer months when tourists and fishermen arrive from the United States by
boat, and when several large angling tournaments are traditionally held in Bimini. We expect that
sales will be lower during winter months when the weather is not conducive to pleasure boat travel
from the United States.
Retail Water Demand and Average Sales Prices
The table below sets forth the total volume of water we supplied to our retail water customers on a
quarterly basis for the indicated years ended December 31:
Retail Water Total Volume by Quarter
(U.S. Gallons, In Thousands)
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2002 |
First Quarter |
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209,334 |
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146,461 |
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176,346 |
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141,575 |
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141,559 |
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Second Quarter |
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213,570 |
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159,745 |
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175,813 |
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144,134 |
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146,488 |
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Third Quarter |
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175,971 |
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137,881 |
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123,512 |
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125,510 |
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120,201 |
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Fourth Quarter |
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156,640 |
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154,972 |
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110,754 |
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|
|
134,957 |
|
|
|
119,231 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
755,515 |
|
|
|
599,059 |
|
|
|
586,425 |
|
|
|
546,176 |
|
|
|
527,479 |
|
Our average sales prices of potable water sold to our retail water customers for the
indicated years ended December 31 were:
Retail Water Average Sales Prices
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
Average Sales Price Per 1,000 U.S. Gallons |
|
$ |
23.82 |
|
|
$ |
22.32 |
|
|
$ |
20.62 |
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Bulk Water Operations
For fiscal years 2006, 2005 and 2004, our bulk water operations accounted for approximately 48%,
45% and 44%, respectively, of our consolidated revenues and are comprised of businesses in the
Cayman Islands, Belize, and The Bahamas. These businesses produce potable water from seawater and
sell this water to governments and private customers.
Bulk Water Operations in the Cayman Islands
In the Cayman Islands, we sell bulk water through our wholly-owned subsidiary OC-Cayman.
Facilities
We operate three reverse osmosis seawater conversion plants in Grand Cayman that are owned by Water
Authority-Cayman: the Red Gate Road plant, the Lower Valley plant and the North Sound plant, which
have production capacities of approximately 1.3 million, 1.1 million and 0.8 million U.S. gallons
of water per day, respectively. We are presently in the process of expanding the production
capacity of the North Sound plant to approximately 1.6 million U.S. gallons of water per day. Each
of these plants was damaged to varying degrees from Hurricane Ivan in September 2004 and was
restored to fully operational status and production capacity in the fourth quarter of 2004. The
plants that we operate for Water Authority-Cayman are located on land owned by the Cayman Islands
government.
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Customers
We provide bulk water on a take-or-pay basis to the Water Authority-Cayman, a government owned
utility and regulatory agency, under various licenses and agreements. The Water Authority-Cayman in
turn distributes that water to properties in the parts of Grand Cayman that are outside of our
retail licensed area. During 2006, we supplied the Water Authority-Cayman with 951 million U.S.
gallons of water.
In January 2001, we were granted a seven-year extension, effective December 2001, to the water
supply license by the Cayman Islands government to supply desalinated water from the Red Gate Road
plant through November 2008. Under the terms of this license, OC-Cayman is obligated to deliver to
the Water Authority-Cayman the amount of water it demands or 1.2 million U.S. gallons of water per
day on average each month, whichever is less.
In December 2001, we were granted a seven-year water supply license, effective November 2002, by
the Cayman Islands government to supply desalinated water from the North Sound plant through
November 2009. Under the terms of this license OC-Cayman is obligated to deliver to the Water
Authority-Cayman the amount of water it demands or 713,000 U.S. gallons of water per day on average
each month, whichever is less. In January 2007, we were granted an extension to this water supply
license for a period of seven years by the Cayman Island government, effective on the date that we
demonstrate that we can produce 1.6 million U.S. gallons of water per day of water from the North
Sound plant. Under the terms of this extension, we are presently expanding production capacity of
the North Sound plant to approximately 1.6 million U.S. gallons of water per day and anticipate
completing this expansion by April 2007.
In August 2005, we were granted a seven-year extension to the water supply license, with effect
from January 2006, by the Cayman Islands government to supply desalinated water from the Lower
Valley plant through January 2013. Under the terms of this license, we increased the capacity of
the Lower Valley plant to 1.1 million U.S. gallons of water per day in exchange for certain pricing
changes.
Bulk Water Operations in Belize
In Belize, we sell bulk water through our wholly-owned subsidiary CW-Belize.
Facilities
We own the reverse osmosis seawater conversion plant in Belize and lease the land on which our
plant is located from the Belize government at an annual rent of BZE$1.00. The lease, which was
entered into in April 1993 and extended in January 2004, expires in January 2037. We recently
expanded the production capacity of the plant to 470,000 U.S. gallons of water per day and expect
further expansions to keep pace with an increasing demand for water by our customer.
Electricity to our plant is supplied by Belize Electricity Limited. At the plant site, we maintain
a diesel driven, standby generator with sufficient capacity to operate our essential equipment
during any temporary interruption in the electricity supply. Feed water for the reverse osmosis
units is drawn from deep wells with associated pumps on the property. Reject water is discharged
into brine wells on the property at a level below that of the feed water intakes.
Customers
We are the exclusive provider of water to Belize Water Services Ltd. (BWSL), which distributes
the water through its own pipe line system to residential, commercial and tourist properties in
Ambergris
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Caye, Belize. BWSL distributes our water primarily to residential properties, small hotels, and
businesses that serve the tourist market. The base price of water supplied, and adjustments
thereto, are determined by the terms of the contracts, which provide for annual adjustments based
upon the movement in the government price indices specified in the contract, as well as monthly
adjustments for changes in the cost of diesel fuel and electricity. Demand is less cyclical than in
our other locations due to a higher proportion of residential to tourist demand. During 2006, we
supplied BWSL with 130.7 million U.S. gallons of water.
On September 17, 2003, we entered into an exclusive 23-year contract with BWSL to supply a minimum
of 1.75 million U.S. gallons of water per week, or upon demand up to 2.1 million U.S. gallons per
week, on a take or pay basis. This contract terminates on March 23, 2026. BWSL has the option to
advise us no later than six months before the termination date that it wishes to renew the contract
for a further 25-year period on the same terms and conditions.
On October 3, 2005, a controlling interest in BWSL was sold back to the Belize Government. This
transaction effectively reversed the privatization of BWSL. We do not anticipate that this change
in control of our customer will affect our contractual arrangement with BWSL.
Bulk Water Operations in The Bahamas
In The Bahamas, we sell bulk water through our majority-owned subsidiary, CW-Bahamas.
Facilities
We currently supply bulk water in The Bahamas from our Windsor plant and our Blue Hills plant. We
supply water from our Windsor plant under the terms of a 15-year water supply agreement dated May
7, 1996. In October 2005, we temporarily expanded this plants capacity from 2.6 to 4.1 million
U.S. gallons per day. During August 2006 we relocated some of the portable reverse osmosis units
used to expand our Windsor plant to our retail water operations in the Cayman Islands, reducing our
Windsor plant production capacity to 3.1 million U.S. gallons per day. We supply water from our
Blue Hills plant under the terms of a twenty-year water supply agreement dated May 20, 2005. The
Blue Hills plant was commissioned in July 2006 and is capable of producing 7.2 million U.S. gallons
of potable water per day and is our largest seawater conversion facility to date.
Electricity to our plants is supplied by Bahamas Electricity Corporation. We maintain a standby
generator with sufficient capacity to operate essential equipment at our Windsor and Blue Hills
plants and are able to produce water with these plants during any temporary interruptions in the
electricity supply.
Feed water for the reverse osmosis unit is drawn from deep wells with associated pumps on the
property. Reject water is discharged into brine wells on the property at a deeper level than the
feed water intakes.
Customers
We provide bulk water to the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The Bahamas (the WSC), which
distributes the water through its own pipeline system to residential, commercial and tourist
properties on the Island of New Providence. During 2006, CW-Bahamas supplied WSC with
approximately 2.3 billion U.S. gallons of water.
We are required to provide the WSC with at least 16.8 million U.S. gallons per week of potable
water from our Windsor plant, and the WSC has contracted to purchase at least that amount from us
on a take-or-pay basis. This water supply agreement expires on the later of March 1, 2013 or after
the plant has produced approximately 13.1 billion U.S. gallons of water. At the conclusion of the
initial term, the WSC has the option to:
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extend the term for an additional five years at a reduced rate specified in the
agreement; |
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exercise a right of first refusal to purchase any materials, equipment and facilities
that CW-Bahamas intends to remove from the site, and negotiate a purchase price with
CW-Bahamas; or |
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require CW-Bahamas to remove all materials, equipment and facilities from the site. |
Over the past three years, we have experienced various equipment failures and operational problems
which caused us to incur penalties for not supplying minimum water volumes to the WSC. We also
incurred penalties for not meeting diesel fuel and electricity efficiencies specified in our water
sale agreement with the WSC. These penalties totaled $367,257, $571,349, and $313,408 in 2006,
2005, and 2004, respectively. We have undertaken a program to replace certain equipment prone to
repetitive failure and to reduce the fouling tendency of the feed water to the plant.
We are required to provide the WSC with at least 33.6 million U.S. gallons per week of potable
water from the Blue Hills plant, and the WSC has contracted to purchase at least that amount from
us on a take-or-pay basis. This water supply agreement expires on the later of July 26, 2026 or
after the plant has produced 35.0 billion U.S. gallons of water. At the conclusion of the initial
term, the WSC has the option to:
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extend the term for an additional five years at a reduced rate specified in the
agreement; |
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exercise a right of first refusal to purchase any materials, equipment and facilities
that CW-Bahamas intends to remove from the site, and negotiate a purchase price with
CW-Bahamas; or |
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require CW-Bahamas to remove all materials, equipment and facilities from the site. |
Our agreement with the WSC for the Blue Hills plant contains a non-revenue water (NRW) component
that requires us to reduce the amount of water lost by the public water distribution system on New
Providence Island over a one year period by 438 million U.S. gallons. Until such time as we can
demonstrate to the WSC that we have achieved this reduction, we are required to provide 1.2 million
U.S. gallons of water per day to the WSC from the Blue Hills plant at no cost to the WSC. We are
solely responsible for the engineering, labor and materials costs incurred to effect the lost water
reduction. We believe we will meet this NRW requirement by achieving the necessary reduction in
lost water by the end of the third quarter of 2007.
Bulk Water Demand and Average Sales Prices
The table below sets forth the total volume of water we supplied to our bulk water customers on a
quarterly basis for the indicated years ended December 31:
Bulk Water Total Volume By Quarter
(U.S. Gallons, In Thousands)
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
First Quarter |
|
|
585,297 |
|
|
|
441,498 |
|
|
|
438,851 |
|
|
|
133,682 |
|
|
|
24,751 |
|
Second Quarter |
|
|
684,452 |
|
|
|
456,625 |
|
|
|
458,455 |
|
|
|
208,107 |
|
|
|
30,206 |
|
Third Quarter |
|
|
1,040,096 |
|
|
|
442,404 |
|
|
|
424,665 |
|
|
|
345,307 |
|
|
|
30,028 |
|
Fourth Quarter |
|
|
1,044,701 |
|
|
|
506,892 |
|
|
|
424,434 |
|
|
|
414,404 |
|
|
|
27,552 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Total |
|
|
3,354,546 |
|
|
|
1,847,419 |
|
|
|
1,746,405 |
|
|
|
1,101,500 |
|
|
|
112,537 |
|
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Our average sales prices of potable water sold to our bulk water customers for the
indicated years ended December 31 were as follows:
Bulk Water Average Sales Prices
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2006 |
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2005 |
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2004 |
Average Sales Price Per 1,000 U.S. Gallons |
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$ |
5.46 |
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$ |
6.35 |
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$ |
5.90 |
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Services Operations
For fiscal years 2006, 2005 and 2004, our services operations accounted for approximately 5%, 4%
and 4%, respectively, of our consolidated revenues and are comprised of businesses in the Cayman
Islands and Barbados. These businesses provide engineering and management services, including
designing and constructing desalination plants, and managing and operating plants owned by other
companies.
Engineering and Management Services Operations
We provide management, engineering and construction services for desalination projects and are the
exclusive agents for sales of DWEER energy recovery systems for desalination plants in the
Caribbean basin until October 2009. DesalCo, which is recognized by suppliers as an original
equipment manufacturer of reverse osmosis seawater desalination plants, also functions as the
primary purchasing agent for our Company.
In 2003, DWEER Technology Ltd. (DWEER Tech), the owner of the DWEER technology, licensed the
worldwide rights to the DWEER technology to Calder AG, a Swiss company. In February 26, 2004, we
entered into a new exclusive Caribbean distributorship agreement with Calder AG for the DWEER
technology, and amended the terms of our distributorship agreement with DWEER Tech. Our agreements
with Calder AG and DWEER Tech were amended in 2005 to allow DesalCo to manufacture components for
legacy DWEER systems that currently operate in the majority of our desalination facilities.
In late 2005, we established a wholly-owned U.S. subsidiary, Aquilex, Inc., to provide financial,
engineering and supply chain support services to certain of our operating segments.
Services Operations in Barbados
In Barbados, we provide desalination services through our DesalCo and DesalCo-Barbados
subsidiaries. Effective February 1, 2003, we acquired all of the issued and outstanding stock of
DesalCo, which owned all of the issued and outstanding stock of DesalCo-Barbados. DesalCo-Barbados
operates a desalination plant for Sandy Lane Properties Ltd. in St. James, Barbados.
Customers
Under the terms of a supply and operating agreement with Sandy Lane Properties Ltd., DesalCo
constructed and operates a seawater desalination plant which provides irrigation water for several
golf courses at the Sandy Lane Resort. Sandy Lane Properties Ltd. owns the plant and property and
DesalCo operates the plant under the terms of a five-year operating agreement, which was to expire
in January 2006 but was recently extended through June 2007.
In 2006, 2005 and 2004, we earned revenues of $430,309, $410,701 and $402,631, respectively, under
this agreement.
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Affiliate Operations
Our affiliate, OC-BVI, sells water to bulk customers in the British Virgin Islands. We own 50% of
the voting shares of OC-BVI and have an overall 43.5% equity interest in the profits of OC-BVI. We also own
separate profit sharing rights in OC-BVI that raise our effective interest in OC-BVIs profits from
43.5% to 45.1%. Sage Water Holdings (BVI) Limited (Sage) owns the remaining 50% of the voting
shares of OC-BVI and the remaining 54.9% interest in its profits. Under the Articles of
Association of OC-BVI, we have the right to appoint three of the six directors of the OC-BVI. Sage
is entitled to appoint the remaining three directors. In the event of a tied vote of the board,
the President of the Caribbean Water and Wastewater Association, a regional trade association
comprised primarily of government representatives, is entitled to appoint a junior director to cast
a deciding vote.
We provide certain engineering and administrative services to OC-BVI for a monthly fee and a bonus
arrangement which provides for payment of 4.0% of the net operating income of OC-BVI.
We account for our interests in OC-BVI using the equity method of accounting.
Customer
OC-BVI sells bulk water to the Government of The British Virgin Islands Water and Sewerage
Department (BVIW&S), which distributes the water through its own pipeline system to residential,
commercial and tourist properties on the islands of Tortola and Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin
Islands. During 2006, OC-BVI supplied BVIW&S with 470 million U.S. gallons of water from its
desalination plant located at Baughers Bay, Tortola, in the British Virgin Islands.
Facilities
OC-BVI operates a seawater reverse osmosis plant at Baughers Bay, Tortola, in the British Virgin
Islands, which has a production capacity of 1.7 million U.S. gallons per day. The plant has an
advanced energy recovery system, generates its own electrical power on site using two large
Caterpillar diesel driven generator units and also purchases electricity from the BVI Electric Co.
to power ancillary equipment and provide building lighting.
In October 2006, we were notified by OC-BVI that the Ministry of Communications and Works of the
Government of the British Virgin Islands (the Ministry) had asserted a purported right of
ownership of OC-BVIs Baughers Bay desalination plant pursuant to the terms of a Water Supply
Agreement dated May 1990 (the 1990 Agreement) and had invited OC-BVI to submit a proposal for its
continued involvement in the production of water at the Baughers Bay plant in light of the
Ministrys planned assumption of ownership.
Under the terms of the 1990 Agreement, upon the expiration of the initial seven year term in May
1999, the agreement would automatically be extended for another seven year term unless the Ministry
provided notice, at least eight months prior to such expiration, of its decision to purchase the
plant from OC-BVI for approximately $1.42 million.
In correspondence between the parties from late 1998 through early 2000, the Ministry indicated
that the government was prepared to exercise the option to purchase the plant but would be amenable
to negotiating a new water supply agreement, and that it considered the 1990 Agreement to be in
force on a monthly basis until negotiations between the government and OC-BVI were concluded. There
have been occasional discussions between the parties since 2000 without resolution of the matter.
OC-BVI has continued to supply water to the Ministry and has expended approximately $4.7 million to
significantly
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expand the production capacity of the plant beyond that contemplated in the 1990 Agreement.
OC-BVI has informed us that it and the Ministry have been and continue to be involved in amicable
discussions concerning a new contract for the Baughers Bay plant. OC-BVI has submitted a proposal
to continue to supply water from the Baughers Bay plant and has indicated to us that it believes
that the matter will be resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.
The Ministry is OC-BVIs sole customer and substantially all of OC-BVIs revenue is generated from
its operations at the Baughers Bay plant. As of December 31, 2006, the net book value of the
Baughers Bay plant as reflected on OC-BVIs balance sheet was approximately $2.7 million. For each
of the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, we recognized approximately $1.4 million in income
from our equity investment in the earnings of OC-BVI. For those same periods, we recognized
approximately $1.5 million and $653,000, respectively, in revenue from our management services
agreement with OC-BVI. We also recognized approximately $508,000 and $485,000 in other income for
the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively, from the profit-sharing rights agreement
we have with OC-BVI. As of December 31, 2006, our loans to, and equity investment in, OC-BVI
equaled approximately $15.5 million and the recorded value of management services agreement with
OC-BVI, which is reflected as an intangible asset on our balance sheet, was approximately $856,000.
If the Ministrys right of ownership under the 1990 Agreement is found to be enforceable, OC-BVI
may be forced to accept a water supply arrangement with the Ministry on less favorable terms, and
if the government exercises its purported right, OC-BVI could lose ownership of the Baughers Bay
plant. In either case, the value of our OC-BVI-related assets would decline, and we could be
required to record impairment charges to reduce the carrying values of these assets. Such
impairment charges would reduce our earnings and could have a significant adverse impact on our
results of operations and financial condition.
OC-BVI has constructed a 600,000 U.S. gallon per day desalination plant in Bar Bay, Tortola at a
cost of approximately $8.0 million. Pursuant to a loan agreement we loaned OC-BVI $3.0 million for
the construction of this plant. Principal on this loan is due and payable on June 1, 2007 and
interest accrues at LIBOR plus 3.5%. We may elect to extend the maturity date on this loan. OC-BVI
constructed this plant in response to what it believes is an extreme shortage of, and a pressing
demand for, potable water on the eastern end of Tortola and anticipates entering into a bulk water
supply agreement with the British Virgin Islands government. However, OC-BVI does not presently
have any type of agreement or understanding with the British Virgin Islands government, or any
other potential customer, for the purchase of the water to be produced by its Bar Bay plant.
Reverse Osmosis Technology
The conversion of saltwater to potable water is called desalination. The two primary forms of
desalination are distillation and reverse osmosis. Both methods are used throughout the world and
technologies are improving to lower the costs of production. Reverse osmosis is a separation
process in which the water from a pressurized saline solution is separated from the dissolved
material by passing it over a semi-permeable membrane. An energy source is needed to pressurize the
saline (or feed) water for pretreatment, which consists of fine filtration and the addition of
precipitation inhibitors. Pre-treatment removes suspended solids, prevents salt precipitation and
keeps the membranes free of microorganisms. Next, a high-pressure pump enables the water to
actually pass through the membrane, while salts are rejected. The feed water is pumped into a
closed vessel where it is pressurized against the membrane. As a portion of the feed water passes
through the membrane, the remaining feed water increases in salt content. This remaining feed water
is discharged without passing through the membrane. As the discharged feed water leaves the
pressure vessel, its energy is captured by an energy recovery device which is used to pressurize
incoming feed water. The final step is post-treatment, which consists of
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stabilizing the water, removing undesirable dissolved gases and adjusting the pH and chlorination
to prepare it for distribution.
We use reverse osmosis technology to convert seawater to potable water. We believe that this
technology is the most effective and efficient conversion process for our market. However, we are
always seeking ways to maximize efficiencies in our current processes and to investigate new more
efficient processes to convert seawater to potable water. The equipment at our plants is among the
most energy efficient available and we monitor and maintain our equipment in an efficient manner.
As a result of our years of experience in seawater desalination, we believe that we have an
expertise in the development and operation of desalination plants which is easily transferable to
locations outside of our current operating areas.
Raw Materials and Sources of Supply
All materials, parts and supplies essential to our business operations can normally be obtained
from multiple sources, except for the DWEER energy recovery devices which are exclusively
manufactured by Calder AG, a Swiss company, and which we use at the majority of plants. We do not
manufacture any parts or components for equipment essential to our business. Our access to seawater
for processing into potable water is granted through our licenses and contracts with governments of
the various jurisdictions in which we have our operations.
Seasonal Variations in Our Business
Our operations are affected by the levels of tourism and are subject to seasonal variations in our
service areas. Demand for our water in the Cayman Islands, Belize and Bimini, The Bahamas is
affected by variations in the level of tourism and local weather, primarily rainfall. Tourism in
our service areas is affected by the economies of the tourists home countries, primarily the
United States and Europe, terrorist activity and perceived threats thereof, and increased costs of
fuel and airfares. We normally sell slightly more water during the first and second quarters, when
the number of tourists is greater and local rainfall is less, than in the third and fourth
quarters. We do not believe that our operations in Nassau and Tortola will be subject to
significant seasonal variations in demand. Our operation in Barbados has been subject to
significant demand variations since Sandy Lane finished constructing their three golf courses in
early 2003.
Government Regulations, Custom Duties and Taxes
Our operations and activities are subject to the governmental regulations and taxes of the
countries in which we operate. The following summary of regulatory developments and legislation
does not purport to describe all present and proposed regulation and legislation that may affect
our businesses. Legislative or regulatory requirements currently applicable to our businesses may
change in the future. Any such changes could impose new obligations on us that may adversely
affect our businesses and operating results.
The Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands are a British Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom and have had a stable
political climate since 1670, when the Treaty of Madrid ceded the Cayman Islands to England. The
Queen of England appoints the Governor of the Cayman Islands to make laws with the advice and
consent of the legislative assembly. There are 15 elected members of the legislative assembly and
three members appointed by the Governor from the Civil Service. The Cabinet is responsible for
day-to-day government operations. The Cabinet consists of five ministers who are chosen by the
legislative assembly from its 15
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popularly elected members, and the three Civil Service members. The Governor has reserved powers
and the United Kingdom retains full control over foreign affairs and defense. The Cayman Islands
are a common law jurisdiction and have adopted a legal system similar to that of the United
Kingdom.
The Cayman Islands have no local taxes on profits, income, distributions, capital gains or
appreciation. We have exemptions from, or receive concessionaire rates of customs duties on
capital expenditures for plant and major consumable spare parts and supplies imported into the
Cayman Islands as follows:
we do not pay import duty or taxes on reverse osmosis membranes, electric pumps and
motors and chemicals, but we do pay duty at the rate of 10% of the cost, including insurance
and transportation to the Cayman Islands, of other plant and associated materials and
equipment to manufacture or supply water in the Seven Mile Beach or West Bay areas; and
OC-Cayman pays all customs duties up to 10% with respect to materials and supplies imported
for the Red Gate plant and is reimbursed amounts in excess of this percentage by the Water
Authority-Cayman.
The stamp tax (4% 7.5% depending on location) on the transfer of ownership of land in the Cayman
Islands is a major source of revenue to the Cayman Islands government. To prevent stamp tax
avoidance by transfer of ownership of the shares of a company which owns land in the Cayman Islands
(as opposed to transfer of the land itself), The Land Holding Companies (Share Transfer Tax) Law
was passed in 1976. The effect of this law is to charge a company, which owns land or an interest
in land in the Cayman Islands, a tax based on the value of its land or interest in land
attributable to each share transferred. The stamp tax calculation does not take into account the
proportion which the value of a companys Cayman land or interest bears to its total assets and
whether the intention of the transfer is to transfer ownership or part of a companys entire
business or a part of its Cayman land or interest.
Prior to our common shares becoming publicly traded in the United States, we paid this tax on
private share transfers. We have never paid the tax on transfers of our publicly traded shares and
requested an exemption in 1994. On April 10, 2003, we received notice that the Cayman Islands
government had granted an exemption from taxation for all transfers of our shares. We believe it is
unlikely that government will seek to collect this tax on transfers of our publicly traded shares
during 1994 through April 10, 2003.
The Bahamas
The Bahamas is a constitutional parliamentary democracy with the Queen of England as the
constitutional head of state. The basis of Bahamian law and legal system is the English common law
tradition with a Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and a Magistrate court.
We have not been granted any tax exemptions for our Bahamian operations. Bahamian companies are
subject to an annual business license fee ranging from 1% to 2% of their gross revenues. We did not
pay any business license fees to the Bahamian government in respect of our Bimini retail water
operations since commencement of operations on July 11, 2001, other than contributions to the
National Insurance Board Social Security Fund on behalf of our employees. On January 1, 2006 we
transferred our Bimini assets to CW-Bahamas and expect to pay all applicable business license fees
in connection with the Bimini operations for 2006 and in the future. We estimate our potential tax
liability based on our gross revenues earned from commencement of operations through January 1,
2006 to be less than $11,000.
Belize
Belize (formerly British Honduras) achieved full independence from the United Kingdom in 1981.
Today,
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Belize is a constitutional monarchy with the adoption of a constitution in 1991. Based on the
British model with three independent branches, the Queen of England is the constitutional head of
state, represented by a Governor General in the government. A Prime Minister and cabinet make up
the executive branch, while a 29 member elected House of Representatives and a nine member
appointed Senate form a bicameral legislature. The cabinet consists of a prime minister, other
ministers and ministers of state who are appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the
Prime Minister, who has the support of the majority party in the House of Representatives. Belize
is an English common law jurisdiction with a Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and local Magistrate
Courts.
The Government of Belize has exempted CW-Belize from certain customs duties and all revenue
replacement duties until April 18, 2026, and had exempted CW-Belize from company taxes until
January 28, 2006. Belize levies a gross receipts tax on corporations at a rate varying between
0.75% and 25%, depending on the type of business, and a corporate income tax at a rate of 25% of
chargeable income. Gross receipts tax payable amounts are credited towards corporate income tax.
The Government of Belize recently implemented certain environmental taxes and a general sales tax
effective 1 July 2006 and increased certain business and personal taxes and created new taxes
effective March 1, 2005. Under the old tax structure without our exemption, we believe our
business would be subject to a 1.25% gross receipts tax and income tax. Belize levies import duty
on most imported items at rates varying between 0% and 45%, with most items attracting a rate of
20%. Under the terms of our water supply agreement with BWSL we are reimbursed by BWSL for all
taxes and customs duties that we are required to pay.
Barbados
Barbados is an independent island nation that was initially occupied by the British in 1627. It
remained a British colony until 1961 when it was granted internal autonomy. Barbados gained full
independence in 1966 but remains a member of the British Commonwealth that appoints the
Governor-General. The Governor-General approves members of the Cabinet on the advice of the prime
minister. The parliament consists of the senate whose 21 members are appointed by the Governor
General and the assembly whose 30 members are popularly elected to five-year terms. Barbados is an
English common law jurisdiction with a Supreme Court.
The net income of DesalCo-Barbados is subject to a 33% Barbados corporate tax, and all dividend
payments and supplier payments are subject to a Barbados withholding tax of 15%. DesalCo-Barbados
pays for all customs duties due on parts and equipment for the plant since a concession on such
duties held by Sandy Lane Properties Ltd. expired in March 2004. Value added taxes are paid by
Sandy Lane Properties Ltd. DesalCo-Barbados has made all necessary tax filings and payments.
The British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom that was first settled by
the Dutch in 1648 and annexed by the British in 1672. It adopted a constitution in 1977 and is now
a constitutional democracy with three branches of government: the Executive Council, the Judiciary
and the Legislative Council. Executive authority is vested in the Queen of England, exercised
through her representative, the Governor. The Governor has responsibility for the courts, public
service, police, and foreign affairs and full policy-making authority. The Governor is not a member
of the Executive Council but receives assistance with the day-to-day operations of the government.
The Executive Council is made up of various members of the legislature. The Parliament or
Legislative Council is made up of thirteen (13) seats with members elected by popular vote, serving
up to but no more than four-year terms. The British Virgin Islands are an English common law
jurisdiction with a Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and Magistrates Court.
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The British Virgin Islands imposes a corporate income tax at a rate of 15% of net income. However,
OC-BVI, received an exemption, under the water supply agreement with The British Virgin Islands
government, from all taxes, duties, levies and impositions on items, which it imports for the
Baughers Bay plant.
Market and Service Area
Although we currently operate in the Cayman Islands, Belize, Barbados, The British Virgin Islands
and The Bahamas, we believe that our potential market consists of any location where there is a
need for potable water. The desalination of seawater, either through distillation or reverse
osmosis, is the most widely used process for producing fresh water in areas with an insufficient
natural supply. We believe our experience in the development and operation of distillation and
reverse osmosis desalination plants as well as our exclusive rights in the Caribbean to the DWEER
energy recovery system provides us with a significant opportunity to successfully expand our
operations beyond the markets in which we currently operate.
Prior to our acquisition of OC-Cayman in February 2003, the market that we serviced under our
exclusive license in the Cayman Islands consisted of Seven Mile Beach and West Bay, Grand Cayman,
two of the three most populated areas in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands Government, through
Water Authority-Cayman, supplies water to parts of Grand Cayman, which are not within our licensed
area, as well as to Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. We operate all the reverse osmosis desalination
plants owned by Water Authority-Cayman on Grand Cayman and supply water under licenses and supply
agreements held by OC-Cayman with Water Authority-Cayman.
According to the most recent information published by the Economics and Statistics Office of the
Cayman Islands Government, the population of the Cayman Islands was estimated in December 2005 to
be approximately 52,000. According to the figures published by the Department of Tourism Statistics
Information Center, during the year ended December 31, 2006 tourist air arrivals increased by 59.3%
and tourist cruise ship arrivals increased 7.3% over the same period in 2005.
The decline in air travel in 2005 was primarily due to Hurricane Ivan, which impacted the tourist
industry throughout 2005. Total visitors for the year increased to 2.2 million from 2.0 million
over the same period in 2005. We believe that our water sales in the Cayman Islands are more
positively impacted by tourists that arrive by air than by those arriving by cruise ship, since
cruise ship tourists generally only remain on island for one day or less.
Tourist air arrivals increased 17.7% and cruise ship arrivals increased 6.7% in January 2007
compared to the same period in 2006. At this time we are not able to determine whether this
positive trend will continue through 2007.
In December 2005, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, condominiums and golf course development began
operations. This development is required to purchase potable water from us for the hotel and
condominiums under the terms of our exclusive license agreement, but not for its golf course.
During 2002, the government of the Cayman Islands amended the Development and Planning Law to
permit construction of buildings up to seven stories in certain zones within our license area,
including commercial and hotel zones. Previously, buildings in these zones were only permitted to
be built to three stories. We believe that this change in the law has and will continue to
facilitate the development of certain properties within our license area that may have otherwise
not developed under the old height restriction, and it has already facilitated the re-development
of three existing properties, which have been demolished and are being re-built as multi-story
structures.
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Our current operations in Belize are located on Ambergris Caye, which consists of residential,
commercial and tourist properties in the town of San Pedro. This town is located on the southern
end of Ambergris Caye. Ambergris Caye is one of many islands located east of the Belize mainland
and off the southeastern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula. Ambergris Caye is approximately 25 miles
long and, according to the Belize National Population Census 2000, has a population of about 4,500
residents, which has increased approximately 144% over the past ten years. We provide bulk potable
water to BWSL, which distributes this water to this market. BWSL currently has no other source of
potable water on Ambergris Caye. Our contract with BWSL makes us their exclusive producer of
desalinated water on Ambergris Caye though 2026.
A 185 mile long barrier reef, which is the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere, is
situated just offshore of Ambergris Caye. This natural attraction is becoming a choice destination
for scuba divers and tourists. According to information published by the Belize Trade and
Investment Development Service, tourism is Belizes second largest source of foreign income, next
to agriculture.
Our current operations in The Bahamas are located on South Bimini Island and in Nassau on New
Providence. The Bimini Islands consist of North Bimini and South Bimini, and are two of 700
islands which comprise The Bahamas. The Bimini Islands are located approximately 50 miles east of
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and are a premier destination for sport fishing enthusiasts. The population
of the Bimini Islands is approximately 1,600 persons and the islands have about 200 hotel and guest
rooms available for tourists. The total land area of the Bimini Islands is approximately 9 square
miles.
New Providence, Lyford Caye and Paradise Island, connected by several bridges, are located
approximately 150 miles east southeast of the Bimini Islands. With an area of 151 square miles and
a population of approximately 211,000, Nassau is the political capital and the commercial hub of
The Bahamas. As the largest city with its famed Cable Beach, it accounts for more than two-thirds
of the 4.0 million tourists who visit The Bahamas annually.
The British Virgin Islands are an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom and are situated east of
Puerto Rico. They consist of 16 inhabited and more than 20 uninhabited islands, of which Tortola
is the largest and most populated island. The islands are the center for many large
yacht-chartering businesses.
Barbados, located northeast of Venezuela between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, is
an independent sovereign nation member of the British Commonwealth. It has a population of
approximately 277,000 and was traditionally known for its cultivation of sugar cane. More
recently, the economy has diversified to include tourism and light manufacturing.
Competition
Cayman Islands. Pursuant to our license granted by the Cayman Islands government, we have the
exclusive right to provide retail water within our licensed service area on Grand Cayman. At the
present time, we are the only non-municipal public water utility on Grand Cayman. The Cayman
Islands government, through Water Authority-Cayman, supplies water to parts of Grand Cayman located
outside of our licensed service area. Although we have no competition within our exclusive retail
license service area, our ability to expand our service area is at the discretion of the Cayman
Island government.
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Prior to 1991, any owner of property within our exclusive retail license service area could install
water-making equipment for its own use. Since 1991, that option is only available to private
residences, although water plants in existence prior to 1991 can be maintained but not replaced or
expanded. The Cayman Islands government, through Water Authority-Cayman, supplies water to parts
of Grand Cayman outside of our licensed service area. We compete with such companies as GE Water,
Enerserve/Veolia, and IDE for bulk water supply contracts with the Water Authority-Cayman.
Belize. On Ambergris Caye in Belize, our water supply contract with Belize Water Services Limited
is exclusive, and Belize Water Services Limited can no longer seek contracts with other water
suppliers, or produce water themselves, to meet their future needs in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye,
Belize.
The Bahamas. On South Bimini Island in The Bahamas, we supply water to a private developer and do
not have competitors. AquaDesign/GE operates a seawater desalination plant on North Bimini Island.
We competed with companies such as GE Water, Enerserve/Veolia, IDE, Pridesa, Inima and Biwater for
the new contract with the Bahamian government to build and operate a seawater desalination plant at
Blue Hills, New Providence, Bahamas. We expect to compete with these companies and others for
future water supply contracts in The Bahamas.
British Virgin Islands. In the British Virgin Islands, GE Water operates seawater desalination
plants in West End and Sea Cows Bay, Tortola, and on Virgin Gorda and generally bids against OC-BVI
for projects.
Barbados. DesalCo-(Barbados) operates a seawater desalination plant which provides irrigation
water for several golf courses on the Sandy Lane Resort in St. James, Barbados. Ionics Inc.
competed with us for this operating agreement. We expect that Ionics and other companies of
comparable size and financial resources will compete with us for future agreements with the Sandy
Lane Resort as well as any other agreements which we may seek in Barbados.
To implement our growth strategy outside our existing operating areas, we will have to compete with
the same companies we competed with for the Blue Hills project in Nassau, Bahamas such as GE Water,
Enerserve/Veolia, IDE, Pridesa, Inima and Biwater. These companies currently operate in areas in
which we would like to expand our operations. These companies already maintain worldwide operations
and have greater financial, managerial and other resources than our company. We believe that our
low overhead costs, knowledge of local markets and conditions and our efficient manner of operating
desalinated water production and distribution equipment will provide us competitive advantage on
projects in the Caribbean basin and surrounding areas.
Environmental Matters
Cayman Islands. With respect to our Cayman Islands operations, although not required by local
government regulations, we operate our water plants in accordance with guidelines of the Cayman
Islands Department of Environment. We are licensed by the government to discharge concentrated
seawater, which is a byproduct of our desalination process, into deep disposal wells.
Our Cayman Islands license requires that our potable water quality meet the World Health
Organizations Guidelines for Drinking Water Quality and contain less than 200 mg/l of total
dissolved solids. We completed upgrades to our Governors Harbour, West Bay and Britannia plants
before October 1, 2003, and we meet all of the water quality requirements in our Cayman license. In
addition, noise levels at our plants cannot exceed the standards established by the U.S.
Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Belize, The Bahamas, British Virgin Islands. With respect to our Belize and Bahamas operations,
OC-BVIs British Virgin Islands operations, we and OC-BVI are required by our water supply
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take all reasonable measures to prevent pollution of the environment. We are licensed by the Belize
and Bahamian governments to discharge concentrated seawater, which is a byproduct of our
desalination process, into deep disposal wells. OC-BVI is licensed by the British Virgin Islands
government to discharge concentrated seawater into the sea. We operate our plants in a manner so as
to minimize the emission of hydrogen sulfide gas into the environment. We are not aware of any
existing or pending environmental legislation, which may affect our operations in Belize or The
Bahamas or OC-BVIs operations in the British Virgin Islands. To date we have not received any
complaints from any regulatory authorities regarding hydrogen sulfide gas emission, nor any other
matter relating to operations.
Barbados. We are not aware of any existing or pending environmental legislation which may affect
our operations in Barbados.
Employees
As of February 28, 2007, we employed a total of 121 persons, 65 in the Cayman Islands, 20 in The
Bahamas, 15 in the United States, six in Belize and four in Barbados. We also managed the 11
employees of OC-BVI in the British Virgin Islands. We have seven executive management personnel
and 26 administrative and clerical employees. The remaining employees are engaged in engineering,
purchasing, plant maintenance and operations, pipe laying and repair, leak detection, new customer
connections, meter reading and laboratory analysis of water quality. None of our employees is a
party to a collective bargaining agreement. We consider our relationships with our employees to be
good.
Available Information
Our website address is www.cwco.com. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by
reference into this annual report, and you should not consider information contained on our website
as part of this Annual Report.
We have adopted a written code of conduct and ethics that applies to all of our employees and
directors, including, but not limited to, our principal executive officer, principal financial
officer, and principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions.
The code of conduct and ethics, the charters of the audit, compensation, and nomination committees
of our Board of Directors, are available at the Investors portion of our website.
You may access, free of charge, our annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q,
and current reports on Form 8-K, plus amendments to such reports as filed or furnished pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on the website of the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) as soon as reasonably practicable after we
electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC. In addition, paper copies of
these documents may be obtained free of charge by writing us at the following address: Consolidated
Water Co. Ltd., P.O. Box 1114 GT, Regatta Business Park, Windward 3, 4th Floor, Grand
Cayman, Cayman Islands, Attention: Investor Relations; or by calling us at (345) 945-4277.
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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS
Investing in our ordinary shares involves risks. Prior to making a decision about investing in our
ordinary shares, you should consider carefully the factors discussed below and the information
contained in this Annual Report. Each of these risks, as well as other risks and uncertainties not
presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial, could adversely affect our business,
operating results, cash flows and financial condition, and cause the value of our ordinary shares
to decline, which may result in the loss of all or part of your investment.
Our exclusive license to provide water to retail customers in the Cayman Islands may not be renewed
in the future.
In the Cayman Islands, we provide water to retail customers under a license originally issued to us
in December 1979 by the Cayman Islands government that grants us the exclusive right to provide
water to retail customers within our licensed service area. Our service area is comprised of an
area on Grand Cayman that includes the Seven Mile Beach and West Bay areas, two of the three most
populated areas in the Cayman Islands. For the year ended December 31, 2006, we generated
approximately 47% of our consolidated revenue from our retail water operations conducted pursuant
to our exclusive license. Our license expires in July 2010. If we are not in default of any terms
of the license, we have a right of first refusal to renew the license on terms that are no less
favorable than those that the government offers to any third party. If we are unable to renew our
license or negotiate a new license on satisfactory terms, we could lose a significant portion of
our current revenues and our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be
adversely affected.
We rely on fixed-term water supply and/or service agreements with our bulk customers in the Cayman
Islands, Belize, Barbados and The Bahamas, which may not be renewed or may be renewed on terms less
favorable to us.
All of our bulk water supply agreements are for fixed terms ranging from seven to 23 years and with
a range of approximately two to 20 years remaining. Upon expiration, these agreements may not be
renewed or may be renewed on less favorable terms. In addition, certain of these agreements provide
for our customers to acquire or automatically assume ownership of the related plant upon expiration
of the contract term. If this occurs, we may no longer generate income from such plant. In
instances where we own the plant that produces the water under an agreement that is not renewed or
renewed with lower production quantities, we may not be able to find a new customer for the plants
excess production capacity. If our fixed-term agreements are not renewed or are renewed on less
favorable terms, our results of operations, cash flows and financial condition could be adversely
affected.
The water supply agreement between the British Virgin Islands Water and Sewerage Department and our
affiliate, OC-BVI, is on a month-to-month basis and could be cancelled or renegotiated on less
favorable terms.
Since the expiration of the initial term of their bulk water supply agreement in May 1999, OC-BVI
has supplied water to the British Virgin Islands Water and Sewerage Department under what it
considers to be a month-to-month supply arrangement. Under this arrangement, the British Virgin
Islands government could cease purchasing water from OC-BVI at any time. OC-BVI has made attempts
in the past to negotiate a new water supply agreement, and in August 2006 preliminary discussions
began for the renegotiation of this contract. However, this agreement may not be renewed and a new
agreement may not be reached. If a new agreement is obtained, it may be on terms less favorable to
OC-BVI than the current arrangement. For the year ended December 31, 2006 we recognized
approximately $1.4 million in
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income from our equity investment in the earnings of OC-BVI. For this same period, we recognized
approximately $1.5 million in revenue from our agreement to provide management services to OC-BVI.
We also recognized approximately $508,000 in other income for the year ended December 31, 2006 from
a profit-sharing agreement we have with OC-BVI. As of December 31, 2006, our loans to, and equity
investment in, OC-BVI equaled approximately $15.5 million and the recorded value of our management
services agreement, which is reflected on our balance sheet as an intangible asset, was
approximately $856,000. In the event that the British Virgin Islands government ceased purchasing
water from OC-BVI, or entered into a new contract with OC-BVI on less favorable terms than the
existing supply arrangement, the values of our investment in OC-BVI, loan to OC-BVI and OC-BVI
intangible asset would decline, and we could be required to record impairment charges to reduce the
carrying values of these assets. Such impairment charges would reduce our earnings and could have a
significant adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
The British Virgin Islands government has asserted a purported right of ownership of OC-BVIs
Baughers Bay plant. If this right is found to be enforceable and is exercised by the government,
OC-BVI will lose ownership of the Baughers Bay plant.
In October 2006, the British Virgin Islands government notified OC-BVI that it was asserting a
purported right of ownership of OC-BVIs desalination plant in Baughers Bay, Tortola pursuant to
the terms of a water supply agreement dated May 1990 (or the 1990 Agreement) and invited OC-BVI
to submit a proposal for its continued involvement in the production of water at the Baughers Bay
plant. While OC-BVI believes that the governments claim can be resolved to the satisfaction of
both parties through the negotiation of a new agreement, we cannot assure you that the government
shares this belief or that such a result will occur. For the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005
we recognized approximately $1.4 million and $1.4 million, respectively in income from our equity
investment in the earnings of OC-BVI and approximately $1.5 million and $653,000 in revenue,
respectively, from our agreement to provide management services to OC-BVI. We also recognized
approximately $508,000 and $485,000 in other income for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005,
respectively, from a profit-sharing agreement we have with OC-BVI. As of December 31, 2006, our
loans to, and equity investment in, OC-BVI totaled approximately $15.5 million and the recorded
value of our management services agreement, which is reflected on our balance sheet as an
intangible asset, was approximately $856,000. If the governments right of ownership under the 1990
Agreement is found to be enforceable, OC-BVI may be forced to accept a water supply arrangement
with the government on less favorable terms, and if the government exercises its purported right,
OC-BVI could lose ownership of the Baughers Bay plant. In either case, the value of our
OC-BVI-related assets would decline, and we could be required to record impairment charges to
reduce the carrying values of these assets. Such impairment charges would reduce our earnings and
could have a significant adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
We do not have sole control over our affiliate, OC-BVI. A divergence of our interests and the
interests of OC-BVIs other voting shareholder may adversely affect the operations of OC-BVI and in
turn decrease the value of our investment in OC-BVI.
We own 43.5% of the equity and 50% of the voting shares of OC-BVI. We and Sage, which owns the
remaining 50% of the voting shares, are each entitled to appoint three of the six directors of
OC-BVI. If there is a tied vote of the directors on any matter, the president of the Caribbean
Water and Wastewater Association, a regional trade association comprised primarily of government
representatives, is entitled to appoint a temporary director to cast the deciding vote. As a
result, although we provide operating management and engineering services to OC-BVI, we share the
overall management of OC-BVI with Sage and do not fully control its operations. A divergence of our
interests and the interests of Sage could adversely affect the operations of OC-BVI and in turn
decrease the value of our investment in OC-BVI, in which case we could be required to record an
impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of our
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investment in OC-BVI. Such an impairment charge would reduce our earnings and have a significant
adverse impact on our result of operations and financial condition.
The profitability of our plants is dependent upon our ability to accurately estimate the costs of
their construction and operation.
The cost estimates prepared in connection with the construction and operation of our plants are
subject to inherent uncertainties. Additionally, the terms of our supply contracts may require us
to guarantee the price of desalinated water on a per unit basis, subject to certain annual
inflation and monthly fuel cost adjustments, and to assume the risk that the costs associated with
producing this water may be greater than anticipated. Because we base our contracted price of water
in part on our estimation of future construction and operating costs, the profitability of our
plants is dependent on our ability to estimate these costs accurately. The cost of materials and
services and the cost of the delivery of such services may increase significantly after we submit
our bid for a plant, which could cause the gross margin and net return on investment for a plant to
be less than we anticipated when the bid was made. The profit margins we initially expect to
generate from a plant could be further reduced if future operating costs for that plant exceed our
estimates of such costs. These future operating costs could be affected by a variety of factors,
including lower than anticipated production efficiencies and hydrological conditions at the plant
site that differ materially from those that existed at the time we submitted our bid. Any
construction and operating costs for our plants that significantly exceed our initial estimates
could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.
A significant portion of our consolidated revenues are derived from two customers. A loss of, or a
less favorable relationship with either of these customers would adversely affect our results of
operations.
Our top two bulk water customers accounted for approximately 26% and 19% of our consolidated
revenues for the year ended December 31, 2006. If either of these customers terminate or decide not
to renew their contracts with us, or renew such contracts on terms that are less favorable to us,
our results of operations and financial condition would be adversely affected.
If OC-BVI does not obtain a customer to purchase water to be produced at its Bar Bay plant
currently under construction, it may not be able to recover the cost of its investment in the
plant, which could adversely affect its operations and in turn decrease the value of our investment
in OC-BVI.
OC-BVI has constructed a new desalination plant located on Bar Bay, Tortola, in the British Virgin
Islands. The total cost for this plant is approximately $8.0 million. We have provided $3.0 million
in loans for the construction of this plant as of December 31, 2006. OC-BVI has constructed this
plant in response to what it believes is an extreme shortage of, and a pressing demand for, potable
water on the eastern end of Tortola and anticipates entering into a bulk water supply agreement
with the British Virgin Islands government. However, OC-BVI does not presently have any type of
agreement or understanding with the British Virgin Islands government, or any other potential
customer, for the purchase of the water to be produced by its Bar Bay plant. If such an agreement
is not obtained, or is not obtained on sufficiently favorable terms, OC-BVI may not be able to
recover the cost of its investment in this plant, in which case we may be required to record an
impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of our loan to OC-BVI and our investment in OC-BVI.
Such an impairment charge would reduce our earnings and could have a significant adverse impact on
our results of operations and financial condition.
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Our operations are affected by tourism and are subject to seasonal fluctuations which could affect
demand for our water and impact our revenues and results of operations.
Our operations are affected by the levels of tourism and are subject to seasonal variations in our
service areas. Demand for our water in the Cayman Islands, Belize and Bimini, The Bahamas is
affected by variations in the level of tourism and local weather, primarily rainfall. Tourism in
our service areas is affected by the economies of the tourists home countries, primarily the
United States and Europe, terrorist activity and perceived threats thereof, and increased costs of
fuel and airfares. We normally sell slightly more water during the first and second quarters, when
the number of tourists is greater and local rainfall is less, than in the third and fourth
quarters. A downturn in tourism or greater than expected rainfall in the locations we serve could
adversely affect our revenues and results of operations.
We may have difficulty accomplishing our growth strategy within and outside of our current
operating areas.
Our expansion both within our current operating areas and into new areas involves significant
risks, including, but not limited to, the following:
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Even if we successfully expand our operations, we may have difficulty managing our growth. We
cannot assure you that any new operations within or outside of our current operating areas will
attain or maintain profitability or that the results from these new operations will not negatively
affect our overall profitability.
Continued production shortfalls under our Windsor supply contract could result in further rate
decreases or cancellation of the contract.
Our supply contract, through our subsidiary, CW-Bahamas, with the Water and Sewerage Corporation of
The Bahamas (WSC) to supply water from our Windsor plant located on the island of New Providence
in The Bahamas expires upon the earlier of either (i) March 2013 or (ii) CW-Bahamas supply of 13.1
billion gallons of water to the WSC. Since the plant was commissioned in 1996, fouling of its
reverse osmosis membrane elements has occurred several times. From time to time since October 2004,
we have been unable to deliver the minimum water volumes required under the contract because of
mechanical equipment problems and membrane fouling. As a result, we have been subject to water rate
decreases that decreased revenue by approximately $400,000, $600,000 and $300,000 in 2006, 2005 and
2004, respectively. We have implemented an extensive program to test and understand the cause of
the membrane fouling and have expanded the production capacity of the Windsor plant in order to
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production capacity that was lost because of membrane fouling. At present, we believe
we have resolved
the membrane fouling problem at the Windsor plant. However, membrane fouling may reoccur at the
Windsor plant, and if we are unable to meet the production minimums due to this or other operating
issues, we could be in technical default of the Windsor supply contract and subject to various
adverse consequences, including further water rate decreases or cancellation of the contract by the
WSC.
Our operations could be harmed by hurricanes or tropical storms.
A hurricane or tropical storm could cause major damage to our equipment and properties and the
properties of our customers, including the large tourist properties in our areas of operation. For
example, in September 2004 Hurricane Ivan caused significant damage to our plants and our
customers properties, which adversely affected our revenues. Any future damage could cause us to
lose use of our equipment and properties and incur additional repair costs. Damage to our
customers properties and the adverse impact on tourism could result in a decrease in water demand.
A hurricane or tropical storm could also disrupt the delivery of equipment and supplies, including
electricity, necessary to our operations. These and other possible effects of hurricanes or
tropical storms could have an adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition.
Contamination of our processed water may cause disruption in our services and adversely affect our
revenues.
Our processed water may become contaminated by natural occurrences and by inadvertent or
intentional human interference, including acts of terrorism. In the event that a portion of our
processed water is contaminated, we may have to interrupt the supply of water until we are able to
install treatment equipment or substitute the flow of water from an uncontaminated water production
source. In addition, we may incur significant costs in order to treat a contaminated source of
plant feed water through expansion of our current treatment facilities, or development of new
treatment methods. An inability by us to substitute processed water from an uncontaminated water
source or to adequately treat the contaminated plant feed water in a cost-effective manner may have
an adverse effect on our revenues and our results of operations.
Potential government decisions, actions and regulations could negatively affect our operations.
We are subject to the local regulations of the Cayman Islands, Belize, Barbados, the British Virgin
Islands and The Bahamas, all of which are subject to change. Any government that regulates our
operations may issue legislation or adopt new regulations, including but not limited to:
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As new laws and regulations are issued, we may be required to modify our operations and business
strategy, which we may be unable to do in a cost-effective manner. Failure by us to comply with
applicable regulations could result in the loss of our licenses or authorizations to operate, the
assessment of penalties or fines, or otherwise may have a material adverse effect on our results of
operations.
The rates we charge our retail customers in the Cayman Islands are subject to regulation. If we are
unable to obtain government approval of our requests for rate increases, or if approved rate
increases are untimely or inadequate to cover our projected expenses, our results of operations may
be adversely affected.
Under our exclusive retail license in the Cayman Islands, we must obtain prior approval from the
Cayman Islands government to increase our water supply rates, except for inflation-related
adjustments. However, the expenses we incur in supplying water under this license may increase due
to circumstances that were unforeseen at the time we entered into the license. We may incur
additional costs in attempting to obtain government approval of any rate increase, which may be
granted on a delayed basis, if at all. Failure to obtain timely and adequate rate increases could
have an adverse effect on our results of operations.
We rely on the efforts of key employees. Our failure to retain these employees could adversely
affect our results of operations.
Our success depends upon the abilities of our executive officers. In particular, the loss of the
services of Jeffrey Parker, our Chairman of the Board, or Fredrick W. McTaggart, our President and
Chief Executive Officer, could be detrimental to our operations and our continued success. Messrs.
Parker and McTaggart have employment agreements expiring on December 31, 2009. Each year, the term
of these agreements may be extended for an additional year. However, we cannot guarantee that
Messrs. Parker or McTaggart will continue to work for us during the term of their agreements or
will enter into any extensions thereof.
We are exposed to credit risk through our relationships with several customers and our affiliate.
We are subject to credit risk posed by possible defaults in payment by our bulk water customers in
the Cayman Islands, Belize, Barbados, the British Virgin Islands and The Bahamas and by possible
defaults in payment of loan receivables by OC-BVI and Water Authority-Cayman. Adverse economic
conditions affecting, or financial difficulties of, those parties could impair their ability to pay
us or cause them to delay payment. We depend on these parties to pay us on a timely basis. Our
outstanding accounts receivable are not covered by collateral or credit insurance. Any delay or
default in payment could adversely affect our cash flows, financial condition and results of
operations.
We are exposed to the risk of variations in currency exchange rates.
Although we report our results in United States dollars, the majority of our revenue is earned in
other currencies. All of the currencies in our operating areas have been fixed to the United States
dollar for over 20 years and we do not employ a hedging strategy against exchange rate risk
associated with our reporting in United States dollars. If any of these fixed exchange rates
becomes a floating exchange rate our results of operations and financial condition could be
adversely affected.
We may enter new markets in the future in which we do not have a contractual commitment for our
products or existing customers.
Our strategy contemplates potential entry into new markets where we believe a demand for potable
water exists beyond the current supply of potable water in those markets We may decide to enter
such markets by building new reverse osmosis desalination plants before we have obtained a contract
for the sale of water produced by the new plant or before we have established a customer base for
the water produced by
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the new plant. If after completing such plant we are unable to obtain a
contract or sufficient number of
customers for the plant, we may be unable to recover the cost of our investment in the plant, which
could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and cash
flows.
Future sales of our ordinary shares may depress the market price of our ordinary shares.
If we or our existing shareholders sell substantial amounts of ordinary shares or if it is
perceived that such sales could occur, the market price of our ordinary shares could decline. In
addition, if these sales were to occur, we may find it difficult to sell equity or equity-related
securities in the future at a time and price that we deem desirable.
We may not pay dividends in the future. If dividends are paid, they may be in lesser amounts than
past dividends.
Our shareholders may receive dividends out of legally available funds if, and when, they are
declared by our Board of Directors. We have paid dividends in the past, but may cease to do so at
any time. Under the agreements governing certain of our outstanding debt obligations, we may only
pay dividends from cash flows, defined under the applicable agreement as consolidated net income
plus non-cash charges less capital expenditures and scheduled debt repayment, calculated annually
on a fiscal year basis. We may incur increased capital requirements or additional indebtedness in
the future that may restrict our ability to declare and pay dividends. We may also be restricted
from paying dividends in the future due to restrictions imposed by applicable corporate laws, our
financial condition and results of operations, covenants contained in our financing agreements,
managements assessment of future capital needs and other factors considered by our Board of
Directors. There can be no assurance that we will continue to pay dividends in the future or, if
dividends are paid, that they will be in amounts similar to past dividends.
Service of process and enforcement of legal proceedings commenced against us in the United States
may be difficult to obtain.
We are incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and a substantial portion of our assets
are located outside of the United States. In addition, 12 out of 16 of our directors and officers
reside outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult for investors to effect service
of process within the United States upon us and such other persons, or to enforce judgments
obtained against such persons in United States courts, and bring any action, including actions
predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the United States securities laws. In addition,
it may be difficult for investors to enforce, in original actions brought in courts or
jurisdictions located outside of the United States, rights predicated upon the United States
securities laws.
Based on the advice of our Cayman Islands legal counsel, Myers and Alberga, we believe there is no
reciprocal statutory enforcement of foreign judgments between the United States and the Cayman
Islands, and that foreign judgments originating from the United States are not directly enforceable
in the Cayman Islands. A prevailing party in a United States proceeding against us or our officers
or directors would have to initiate a new proceeding in the Cayman Islands using the United States
judgment as evidence of the partys claim. A prevailing party could rely on the summary judgment
procedures available in the Cayman Islands, subject to available defenses in the Cayman Islands
courts, including, but not limited to, the lack of competent jurisdiction in the United States
courts, lack of due service of process in the United States proceeding and the possibility that
enforcement or recognition of the United States judgment would be contrary to the public policy of
the Cayman Islands.
Depending on the nature of damages awarded, civil liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (or the Securities Act), or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or the
Exchange
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Act), for original actions instituted outside the Cayman Islands may or may not be
enforceable. For
example, a United States judgment awarding remedies unobtainable in any legal action in the courts
of the Cayman Islands, such as treble damages, would likely not be enforceable under any
circumstances.
Low trading volume of our stock may limit your ability to sell your shares at or above the price
you pay for them.
During the year ended December 31, 2006, the average daily trading volume of our ordinary shares
was approximately 62,000 shares, a much lower trading volume than the stock of many other companies
listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market. A public trading market having the desired
characteristics of depth, liquidity and orderliness depends on the presence in the market of
willing buyers and sellers of our ordinary shares at any given time. This presence in turn depends
on the individual decisions of investors and general economic and market conditions over which we
have no control. As a consequence of the limited volume of trading in our ordinary shares, an
investor in our stock may have difficulty selling a large number of our ordinary shares in the
manner or at the price that might be attainable if our ordinary shares were more actively traded.
In addition, as a result of our low trading volume, the market price of our ordinary shares may not
accurately reflect their value.
Competition may threaten the sustainability and growth of our current operations and impede the
expansion of our operations into new areas.
We face competition in our areas of operation in renewing our present supply contracts and in our
efforts to expand our current operations within those areas. We also face competition in attempting
to expand our operations to new areas. We often compete with larger companies, including units of
General Electric Company and Veolia Environment. Some of our current and potential competitors have
technical and financial resources and marketing and service organizations that are significantly
greater than ours. Moreover, our competitors may forecast the course of market developments more
accurately and could in the future develop new technologies that compete with our services.
Additional competitors with significant market presence and financial resources may enter those
markets, thereby further intensifying competition. These competitors may be able to reduce our
market share by adopting more aggressive pricing policies than we can adopt or by developing
technology and services that gain wider market acceptance than our technology and/or services. If
we do not compete successfully, we may be unable to maintain or increase our operations and our
results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected.
We are subject to anti-takeover measures that may discourage, delay or prevent changes of control
of Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.
Classified Board of Directors. We have a classified Board that consists of three groups of
directors. Only one group of directors is elected each year. Our classified Board may increase the
length of time necessary for an acquirer to change the composition of a majority of directors in
order to gain control of our Board.
Option Deed. Our Board of Directors has adopted an Option Deed that is intended to improve the
bargaining position of our Board of Directors in the event of an unsolicited offer to acquire our
outstanding stock. Under the terms of the Option Deed, a stock purchase right is attached to each
of our current or future outstanding ordinary shares issued prior to the time the purchase rights
become exercisable, are redeemed or expire. The purchase rights will become exercisable only if an
individual or group has acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, or announced a tender or
exchange offer that if consummated would result in such individual or group acquiring beneficial
ownership of 20% or more of our outstanding ordinary shares. Upon the occurrence of a triggering
event, the rights will entitle every holder of our ordinary shares, other than the acquirer, to
purchase our shares or shares of our successor on
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terms that would likely be economically dilutive
to the acquirer. Under certain circumstances, instead of
ordinary shares, our Board of Directors may issue cash or debt securities. Our Board of Directors,
however, has the power to amend the Option Deed so that it does not apply to a particular
acquisition proposal or to redeem the rights for a nominal value before they become exercisable.
These features will likely encourage an acquirer to negotiate with our Board of Directors before
commencing a tender offer or to condition a tender offer on our Board of Directors taking action to
prevent the purchase rights from becoming exercisable. The Option Deed was extended by our Board in March 2007, through July 2017.
As a result of these anti-takeover measures, we could deter efforts to make changes to, or exercise
control over, current management. In addition, our shareholders may not have an opportunity to sell
their ordinary shares to a potential acquirer at the acquirers offering price, which is typically
at a premium to market price.
Restrictive covenants in our credit facilities and trust deeds could adversely affect our business
by limiting our flexibility; our failure to comply with these covenants could cause foreclosure on
our assets.
Our credit facilities and the trust deeds governing the terms of our debt securities contain
restrictive covenants. These covenants and requirements limit our ability, without approval of the
lender or trustee, to take various actions, including incurring additional debt, making capital
expenditures, guaranteeing indebtedness, engaging in various types of transactions, including
mergers and sales of assets, and paying dividends and making distributions or other restricted
payments. These covenants could place us at a disadvantage compared to some of our competitors
which may not be required to operate under these or similar restrictions. Further, these covenants
could have an adverse effect on our business by limiting our ability to take advantage of
financing, acquisition or investment opportunities. A material breach of any of these covenants
would constitute a default under our credit facilities or trust deeds. In the event of default, the
lender or trustee may accelerate repayment of our outstanding indebtedness. If we are unable to
repay the amounts accelerated, the lender or trustee has the right to foreclose on substantially
all of our assets, which we have pledged to secure that indebtedness. Foreclosure upon our assets
would have a significant adverse affect on our results of operations, financial condition and our
ability to continue operations.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
None.
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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Cayman Island Properties
Governors Harbour Plant
We own our Governors Harbour plant and the 8,745 square feet of buildings, which contain the water
treatment facility, and operate and maintain the plant through our wholly-owned subsidiary
OC-Cayman. The plant is located on 3.2 acres, including 485 feet of waterfront. The current water
production capacity of our Governors Harbour plant is 1.2 million U.S. gallons per day. On this
site we also have three 1.0 million U.S. gallon potable water storage tanks, which were constructed
in 2003 to replace our previous 2.0 million U.S. gallon fabric-lined storage tanks. The property
surrounding the facility has yet to be fully developed, although these areas are being developed
for residential and tourist accommodations.
West Bay Plant
We own, operate and maintain our West Bay plant in Grand Cayman, which is located on 6.1 acres in
West Bay. The plant began operating on June 1, 1995 and was expanded in February 1998 and again in
February 2000. On this site, we have a 2,600 square foot building which houses our water production
facilities, a 2,400 square foot building which houses the potable water distribution pumps, a water
quality testing laboratory, office space and water storage capacity consisting of three 1.0 million
U.S. gallon potable water tanks. The current capacity of our West Bay plant is 710,000 U.S. gallons
per day.
Britannia Plant
On February 1, 2002, we purchased the Britannia seawater desalination plant in Grand Cayman, which
consists of four seawater reverse osmosis production units with a combined nominal production
capacity of 440,000 U.S. gallons of water per day, an 840,000 U.S. gallon bolted steel water tank,
potable water high service pumps, and various ancillary equipment to support the operation. We have
entered into a lease of the 0.73 acre site and steel frame building, which houses the plant, from
Cayman Hotel and Golf Inc., for a term of 25 years at an annual rent of $1.00. In September, 2004
the seawater reverse osmosis production units and potable water high service pumps were destroyed
by Hurricane Ivan. The depreciated value of this equipment was written off in 2004 and the full
cost of replacement was funded from the proceeds of an insurance settlement. The production
capacity of the plant has been expanded to 750,000 U.S. gallons per day and was re-commissioned in
October 2005.
Distribution System
We own our Seven Mile Beach and West Bay potable water distribution systems in Grand Cayman. The
combined systems consist of polyvinyl chloride and polyethylene water pipes, valves, curb stops,
meter boxes, and water meters installed in accordance to accepted engineering standards in the
United States of America.
Leased Properties
In addition to the properties where our water plants are located, we lease approximately 5,451
square feet of office space at the Regatta Business Park, West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, Cayman
Islands. The term of the lease is three years from April 1, 2005 and upon expiration may be renewed
at our option for a further three-year period.
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OC-Cayman Properties
Following completion of our acquisition of all of the outstanding stock of each of DesalCo and
OC-Cayman, we assumed operational control over four water production plants in the Cayman Islands,
one of which we already owned, but had contracted with OC-Cayman to operate until December 2004.
Red Gate Road Plant
Under the terms of the water production and supply license between OC-Cayman and the government of
the Cayman Islands, OC-Cayman is allowed to use the property on which the plant is located to
produce approximately 1.3 million U.S. gallons of desalinated water per day for sale to the Water
Authority-Cayman. OC-Cayman owns all of the buildings, equipment feed water wells and brine
disposal wells with the exception of the piping from the wells to the plant (including feed water
and brine disposal) and the main electrical service disconnect, both of which are owned by Water
Authority-Cayman. The property on which the plant is located is also owned by Water
Authority-Cayman. The plant was originally powered only by electricity, but was upgraded in 1994
to include diesel driven high-pressure pumps. Upon expiration of the water production and supply
license on November 30, 2008, Water Authority-Cayman will take possession of the plant for no
consideration. This license was extended in November 2001 for a period of seven years and no
further extension options are included in the present license.
Lower Valley Plant
OC-Cayman provided the plant and equipment to Water Authority-Cayman under a
vendor-financed sale and operating agreement which has been extended on two occasions. OC-Cayman operates the electrically-powered 1,100,000
U.S. gallons per day rated plant and supplied approximately 951,000 U.S. gallons of desalinated
water per day to Water Authority-Cayman.
In 2005 Water Authority-Cayman accepted our proposal to increase the capacity of the Lower Valley
plant to 1.06 million U.S. gallons per day in exchange for a seven-year extension of the license.
OC-Cayman leases the property on which the plant is located from Water Authority-Cayman for a
minimal annual rent for the duration of the operating agreement, which originally was set
to expire on March 9, 2006, but was extended with the seven-year extension of the license.
Responsibility for operation of the plant passes to Water Authority-Cayman upon expiration of the
lease-purchase and operating agreement.
North Sound Plant
Construction of this plant was completed in November 2002. OC-Cayman provided the plant and
equipment to Water Authority-Cayman under a seven-year vendor-financed sale and operating
agreement. OC-Cayman operates the electrically powered plant and supplies approximately 792,000
U.S. gallons of desalinated water per day to Water Authority-Cayman. OC-Cayman leases the property
on which the plant is located from Water AuthorityCayman for a minimal annual rent, for the
duration of the sale and operating agreement. The sale and operating agreement and property lease were recently extended and are expected to expire in the first quarter of 2014. Responsibility for operation of the plant passes to
Water Authority-Cayman upon expiration of the sale and operating agreement.
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Belize Properties
We own our San Pedro water production facility in Ambergris Caye, Belize. The plant consists of a
one story concrete block building, which contains a seawater RO water production plant with a
production capacity of 465,000 U.S. gallons per day. We lease from the Government of Belize at an
annual rent of BZ$1.00, land on which our plant is located. The lease commenced on April 27, 1993
and expires in 2026.
Bahamas Properties
We own the water production facility in South Bimini. The facility consists of a 250,000 U.S.
gallon bolted steel potable water tank and two 40 foot long standard shipping containers which
contain a seawater reverse osmosis production plant with a rated capacity of 115,000 U.S. gallons
per day, a high service pump skid and an office. The facility is located on a parcel of land owned
by South Bimini International Ltd., and we are allowed, under the terms of our agreement, to
utilize the land for the term of the agreement without charge.
We own a water production facility, the Windsor plant, located in Nassau, New Providence, with a
production capacity of 2.6 million U.S. gallons per day. The plant is powered by a combination of
diesel engine-driven high-pressure pumps, and electrical power purchased from the Bahamas
Electricity Corporation to power all other loads in the plant. The plant is contained within a
13,000 sq. ft. concrete and steel building that also contains a warehouse, workshop and offices. It
is located on land owned by the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The Bahamas and our 15 year water
sales agreement gives us a license to use the land throughout the term of that agreement.
In July 2006, we substantially completed construction of a second water production facility in
Nassau, New Providence: the Blue Hills plant. With a production capacity of 7.2 million U.S.
gallons per day this plant is the largest desalination plant we have built or operated to date. The
plant is powered by a combination of diesel engine-driven high-pressure pumps, and electrical power
purchased from the Bahamas Electricity Corporation to power all other loads in the plant. The plant
is contained within a 16,000 sq. ft. concrete and steel building that also contains a warehouse,
workshop and offices. It is located on land owned by the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The
Bahamas and our 20 year water sales agreement gives us a license to use the land throughout the
term of that agreement.
U.S. Property
In July 2005, the Company guaranteed the financial obligations of a five year lease for about 7,200
square feet for Aquilex, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company incorporated in the United
States for the purpose of providing financial, engineering and supply chain management support
services to operating segments of the Company.
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ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
On November 17, 2006, Gruppozecca Bahamas Limited ("GBL") filed a Statement of
Claim in the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas against
CW-Bahamas, seeking damages in excess of $950,000
for CW-Bahamas alleged breach of its obligations under an agreement
between GBL and CW-Bahamas relating to the construction of our
Blue Hills desalination plant in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas.
We believe that the claims made by GBL against
CW-Bahamas are without merit, and intend to vigorously
defend against such claims.
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
No matter was submitted during the fourth quarter of the fiscal year covered by this Annual Report
to a vote of security holders, through the solicitation of proxies or otherwise.
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PART II
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ITEM 5. |
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MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF
EQUITY SECURITIES |
Market Information
Our Class A common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and trades under the symbol
CWCO. Listed below, for each quarter of the last two fiscal years, are the high and low sales
prices for the common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market.
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Low |
First Quarter 2006 |
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$ |
28.40 |
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$ |
19.85 |
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Second Quarter 2006 |
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31.32 |
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23.40 |
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Third Quarter 2006 |
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28.09 |
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21.13 |
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Fourth Quarter 2006 |
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28.62 |
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23.51 |
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First Quarter 2005 |
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17.00 |
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$ |
14.20 |
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Second Quarter 2005 |
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19.87 |
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16.40 |
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Third Quarter 2005 |
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22.24 |
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18.15 |
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Fourth Quarter 2005 |
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20.70 |
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15.30 |
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On August 17, 2005 our shareholders approved a 2-for-1 stock split of our common stock payable to
the shareholders of record on August 24, 2005. On August 25, 2005, the Companys common stock began
trading on the post-split basis. The stock split reduced the par value of our common stock to
US$0.60 (approx. CI$0.50) from US$1.20 (approx. CI$1.00).
All share and dividend amounts presented here have been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock
split.
No trading market exists for our redeemable preferred shares, which are only issued to, or
purchased by, long-term employees of our company and must be held by these employees for a period
of four years before they vest.
On October 1, 2005, we issued 8,970 shares of common stock to our directors under the Non-Executive
Directors Share Plan. On October 18, 2006, we issued 5,907 shares of common stock to our
directors under the Non-Executive Directors Share Plan.
On September 27, 2005, the Company entered into a Second Deed of Amendment (the Amendment) to its
Option Deed dated as of August 6, 1997 and as amended on August 8, 2005 between the Company and
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (the Option Deed).
The Option Deed granted to each holder of a common and preferred share an option to purchase one
one-hundredth of a class B common share at an exercise price of $100.00, subject to adjustment. If
an attempt to take over control of the Company occurs, each shareholder of the Company would be
able to exercise the option and receive common shares with a value equal to twice the exercise
price of the option. Under circumstances described in the Option Deed, as amended, instead of
receiving common shares, the Company may issue to each shareholder (i) cash; (ii)other equity or
debt securities of the Company; or
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(iii) the equity securities of the acquiring company, as the case may be, with a value equal to
twice the exercise price of the option.
Pursuant to the Amendment to the Option Deed, each holder of a common and redeemable preferred
share has the option to purchase one one-hundredth of a class B common share at an exercise price
of $50.00, subject to adjustment. The Amendment does not modify the Option Deed in any other
material respect.
The options are attached to each common share and redeemable preferred share, and presently have no
monetary value. The options will not trade separately from the Companys shares unless and until
they become exercisable. The options, which expire on July 31, 2017, may be redeemed, at the
option of the Companys board of directors, at a price of CI$.01 per option at any time until ten
business days following the date that a group or person acquires ownership of 20% or more of the
Companys outstanding common shares.
Our 2,023,850 Bahamian Depository Receipts (BDRs) are listed and traded only on the Bahamian
International Stock Exchange (BISX). Currently 404,770 shares of our common stock underlie the
BDRs and are held in a custodial account in The Bahamas. The BDRs are subject to dividend payments
in proportion to their relative value our common shares when and if declared.
Holders
On
March 9, 2007, we had 835 holders of record of our common stock.
Dividends
We have paid dividends to owners of our ordinary shares and redeemable preference shares since we
began declaring dividends in 1985 and these dividends have increased consistently since 1985. In
the past our board of directors had established a policy, but not a binding obligation, that we
would seek to maintain a dividend payout ratio in the range of 50% to 60% of net income, based on
trailing earnings. As a result of the increasing capital requirements to support our growth and
other considerations, our board has recently modified our dividend policy, and we will no longer
seek to maintain a dividend payout based upon a percentage range of trailing earnings. Payment of
any future cash dividends will depend upon our earnings, financial condition, cash flows, capital
requirements and other factors our board deems relevant in determining the amount and timing of
such dividends.
The board of directors declares and approves all interim dividends. It is a requirement of our
Articles of Association for the board of directors to seek shareholder approval of the final
dividend, if any, at the annual meeting of our shareholders.
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Listed below, for each quarter of the last two fiscal years, is the amount of interim dividends
declared on our issued and outstanding shares of common stock and redeemable preferred shares. No
final dividend was declared during the last two fiscal years.
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First Quarter 2006 |
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$ |
0.0600 |
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Per Share |
Second Quarter 2006 |
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0.0600 |
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Per Share |
Third Quarter 2006 |
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0.0600 |
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Per Share |
Fourth Quarter 2006 |
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0.0600 |
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Per Share |
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First Quarter 2005 |
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$ |
0.0575 |
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Per Share |
Second Quarter 2005 |
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0.0600 |
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Per Share |
Third Quarter 2005 |
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0.0600 |
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Per Share |
Fourth Quarter 2005 |
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0.0600 |
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Per Share |
Exchange Controls and Other Limitations Affecting Security Holders
Our Company is not subject to any governmental laws, decrees or regulations in the Cayman Islands
which restrict the export or import of capital, or that affect the remittance of dividends,
interest or other payments to non-resident holders of our securities. The Cayman Islands does not
impose any limitations on the right of non-resident owners to hold or vote our common stock other
than stated below. There are no exchange control restrictions in the Cayman Islands.
Taxation
The Cayman Islands presently impose no taxes on profit, income, distribution, capital gains, or
appreciations of our Company and no taxes are currently imposed in the Cayman Islands on profit,
income, capital gains, or appreciations of the holders of our securities or in the nature of estate
duty, inheritance, or capital transfer tax. There is no income tax treaty between the United States
and the Cayman Islands.
As discussed in Part I, Item 1, we were subject in the Cayman Islands to a stamp tax when our
shares are transferred. Prior to our common shares becoming quoted in the United States, we paid
this tax on private share transfers. We have never paid the tax on transfers of our publicly traded
shares. Since 1994, we requested that the Cayman Islands government exempt us from the share
transfer tax. On April 10, 2003, we received notice that the Cayman Islands government had granted
an exemption from taxation for all transfers of our shares. The government has not, and we believe
it is unlikely that government will, seek to collect this tax on transfers of our publicly traded
shares during the period 1994 through April 10, 2003.
The information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K is provided under Item 12 of this Annual
Report.
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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA
The table below contains selected financial data, expressed in U.S. dollars, derived from our
audited consolidated financial statements for each of the years in the five-year period ended
December 31, 2006. Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with the
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (US-GAAP). As a result, all
financial information presented herein has been prepared in accordance with US-GAAP. This selected
financial data should be read in conjunction with Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations and with our consolidated financial statements and
related notes thereto contained elsewhere in this Annual Report. Year-to-year comparisons of this
selected financial data are significantly affected by our acquisitions. We acquired OC-Cayman,
DesalCo, DesalCo-Barbados, and our interest in OC-BVI in February 2003. The operating results of
Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Limited have been included in our financial statements since August
2003. The financial data for the year ended December 31, 2004 includes other income of
approximately $591,000 related to insurance proceeds received in connection with Hurricane Ivan.
Historical per share information set forth below has been retroactively adjusted to reflect our
2-for-1 stock split on August 25, 2005.
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|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, |
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
|
2003 |
|
2002 |
Statement of Income Data: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue |
|
$ |
38,229,208 |
|
|
$ |
26,187,205 |
|
|
$ |
23,281,413 |
|
|
$ |
19,054,205 |
|
|
$ |
12,154,689 |
|
Net Income |
|
|
7,521,126 |
|
|
|
5,514,258 |
|
|
|
6,197,383 |
|
|
|
4,177,081 |
|
|
|
2,576,310 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
Balance Sheet Data: |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total Assets |
|
|
138,961,343 |
|
|
|
88,365,191 |
|
|
|
70,825,049 |
|
|
|
68,562,126 |
|
|
|
25,507,637 |
|
Long Term Debt Obligations |
|
|
23,500,593 |
|
|
|
19,378,212 |
|
|
|
12,856,226 |
|
|
|
16,633,437 |
|
|
|
2,074,609 |
|
Redeemable Preferred Stock |
|
|
14,983 |
|
|
|
19,382 |
|
|
|
16,705 |
|
|
|
16,302 |
|
|
|
23,688 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends Declared Per Share |
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
|
$ |
0.24 |
|
|
$ |
0.23 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
|
$ |
0.21 |
|
Basic Earnings Per Share |
|
$ |
0.60 |
|
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
|
$ |
0.43 |
|
|
$ |
0.33 |
|
Weighted Average Number of
Shares |
|
|
12,440,195 |
|
|
|
11,767,573 |
|
|
|
11,474,264 |
|
|
|
9,834,366 |
|
|
|
7,939,722 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted Earnings Per Share |
|
$ |
0.59 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
|
$ |
0.42 |
|
|
$ |
0.32 |
|
Weighted Average Number of
Shares |
|
|
12,737,486 |
|
|
|
12,161,407 |
|
|
|
11,759,010 |
|
|
|
10,075,060 |
|
|
|
8,175,064 |
|
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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Overview
Our objective is to provide water services in areas where the supply of potable water is scarce and
where the use of reverse osmosis (RO) technology to produce potable water is economically
feasible.
We intend to increase revenues by developing new business opportunities both within our current
service areas and in new areas. We expect to maintain operating efficiencies by continuing to focus
on our successful business model and by properly executing our equipment maintenance and water loss
mitigation programs. We also believe that many Caribbean basin and adjacent countries, being water
scarce, present opportunities for operation of our plants in favorable regulatory environments.
Our operations and activities are conducted at thirteen plants in four countries: the Cayman Islands,
Belize, Barbados, and The Bahamas and in three business segments: retail, bulk and services. Our
affiliate, OC-BVI sells bulk water to a customer in the British Virgin Islands. The following
table sets forth the comparative combined production capacity of our retail, bulk and affiliate
operations as of December 31 of each year.
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Comparative Operations |
2006 |
|
2005 |
Location |
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Plants |
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Capacity(1) |
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Location |
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Plants |
|
Capacity(1) |
Cayman Islands |
|
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6 |
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|
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5.9 |
|
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Cayman Islands |
|
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6 |
|
|
|
5.5 |
|
Bahamas |
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
10.0 |
|
|
Bahamas |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
Belize |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
0.5 |
|
|
Belize |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
0.4 |
|
Barbados |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
|
Barbados |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
1.3 |
|
British Virgin Islands |
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|
2 |
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|
|
1.7 |
(2) |
|
British Virgin Islands |
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|
2 |
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|
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1.7 |
(2) |
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
13 |
|
|
|
19.4 |
|
|
Total |
|
|
12 |
|
|
|
13.1 |
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(1) |
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In millions of U.S. gallons per day. |
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(2) |
|
Owned and operated by our affiliate OC-BVI. Does not include OC-BVIs recently
constructed Bar Bay plant that is currently not in use. |
Cayman Islands
We have been operating our business on Grand Cayman Island since 1973 and have been using RO
technology to convert seawater to potable water since 1989. There is a limited natural supply of
fresh water on the Cayman Islands. We currently have an exclusive license from the Cayman Islands
government to process potable water from seawater and then sell and distribute that water by
pipeline to Seven Mile Beach and West Bay, Grand Cayman. Our operations consist of six reverse
osmosis seawater conversion plants which provide water to
approximately 4,300 retail residential
and commercial customers within a government licensed area and bulk water sales to the Water
Authority-Cayman. Our pipeline system in the Cayman Islands covers the Seven Mile Beach and West
Bay areas of Grand Cayman and consists of approximately 68 miles of polyvinyl chloride pipe.
During 2006, we supplied approximately 749 million U.S. gallons (2005: 594 million U.S. gallons) of
water to our retail water
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customers and 951 million U.S. gallons (2005: 878 million U.S. gallons) to our bulk customers in
Grand Cayman.
Belize
Our Belize operation, which was acquired on July 21, 2000, consists of one reverse osmosis seawater
conversion plant on Ambergris Caye, Belize, Central America capable of producing 465,000 U.S.
gallons per day. We sell water to one customer, Belize Water Services Limited, which then
distributes the water through its own distribution system to residential, commercial and tourist
properties on Ambergris Caye. During 2006, we supplied approximately 131 million U.S. gallons
(2005: 116 million U.S. gallons) of water to our Bulk water customer in Belize.
Bahamas
Our Bimini plant is capable of producing 115,000 U.S. gallons per day and provides potable water to
Bimini Sands Resort and to the Bimini Beach Hotel. During 2006, we supplied approximately 6
million U.S. gallons (2005: 5 million U.S. gallons) of water to our retail water customer in
Bimini, Bahamas.
As a result of our acquisition of CW-Bahamas in August 2003, we acquired an additional reverse
osmosis seawater conversion plant in The Bahamas. CW-Bahamas produces potable water from two
reverse osmosis seawater conversion plants, the Windsor plant and the Blue Hills plant, in New
Providence and has a total installed capacity of 9.8 million U.S. gallons per day. CW-Bahamas
supplies water on a take or pay basis to the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The Bahamas under
long-term build, own and operate supply agreements. During 2006, we supplied approximately 2.3
billion U.S. gallons (2005: 853 million U.S. gallons) of water to the Water and Sewerage
Corporation.
Barbados
The Barbados operation consists of a service agreement to operate one reverse osmosis seawater
conversion plant with a capacity of 1.3 million U.S. gallons per day, which is owned by Sandy Lane
Resort. This plant is operated by DesalCo-Barbados, the wholly-owned subsidiary of DesalCo. The
plant provides water to the Sandy Lane Resort and during 2006 we produced approximately 100 million
U.S. gallons (2005: 124 million U.S. gallons). This service agreement expired in January 2006 but
has been extended through June 2007.
British Virgin Islands
We are in the market in the British Virgin Islands with an equity position in, and shared
management of, OC-BVI. This affiliate produces potable water from one reverse osmosis seawater
conversion plants in Tortola. This plant has a total installed capacity of 1.7 million U.S.
gallons per day and provides water to the Department of Water and Sewerage of the Ministry of
Communications and Works of the Government of the British Virgin Islands. During 2006, OC-BVI
supplied approximately 470 million U.S. gallons (2005: 479 million U.S. gallons) of water to its
bulk water customer.
Critical Accounting Policies
We have identified the accounting policies below as those policies critical to our business
operations and the understanding of results of operations. The preparation of consolidated
financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported
amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities. On an on-going basis,
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we evaluate our estimates, including those related to trade accounts receivable, goodwill and other
intangible assets and property, plant and equipment. We base our estimates on historical experience
and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the
results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and
liabilities that may not be readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from
these estimates under different assumptions and conditions. We believe the following critical
accounting policies are most important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of
operations and require managements more significant judgments and estimates in the preparation of
our condensed consolidated financial statements.
Goodwill and other intangible assets: Goodwill represents the excess costs over fair value of the
assets of an acquired business. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a business combination
accounted for as a purchase and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but
are tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 142,
Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. SFAS No. 142 also requires that intangible assets with
estimable useful lives be amortized over their respective estimated useful lives to their estimated
residual values, and reviewed for impairment in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for
Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. We periodically evaluate the possible impairment of
goodwill. Management identifies its reporting units and determines the carrying value of each
reporting unit by assigning the assets and liabilities, including the existing goodwill and
intangible assets, to those reporting units. We determine the fair value of each reporting unit
and compare it to the carrying amount of the reporting unit. To the extent the carrying amount of
the reporting unit exceeds the fair value of the reporting unit, we are required to perform the
second step of the impairment test, as this is an indication that the reporting unit goodwill may
be impaired. In this step, we compare the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill with
the carrying amount of the reporting unit goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is
determined by allocating the fair value of the reporting unit to all the assets (recognized and
unrecognized) and liabilities of the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price
allocation, in accordance with SFAS No. 141, Business Combinations. The residual fair value
after this allocation is the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill. If the implied
fair value is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is recorded. Our annual tests
have resulted in no goodwill impairment.
Property, plant and equipment: Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation commences in the month the asset is placed in service and is calculated
using a straight-line method with an allowance for estimated residual value. Rates are determined
based on the estimated useful lives of the assets as follows:
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|
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Buildings
|
|
5 to 40 years |
Plant and equipment
|
|
4 to 40 years |
Distribution system
|
|
3 to 40 years |
Office furniture, fixtures and equipment
|
|
3 to 10 years |
Vehicles
|
|
3 to 10 years |
Leasehold improvements
|
|
lesser of 5 years or operating lease term |
Lab equipment
|
|
5 to 10 years |
Additions to property, plant and equipment are comprised of the cost of the contracted services,
direct labor and materials. Assets under construction are recorded as additions to property, plant
and equipment upon completion of a project. Improvements that significantly increase the value of
property, plant and equipment are capitalized. Maintenance, repairs and minor improvements are
charged to expense as incurred.
Construction in progress: The cost of borrowed funds directly attributable to the acquisition and
construction of qualifying assets, which are assets that necessarily take a substantial period of
time to be ready for their intended use, are added to the cost of those assets until such time as
the assets are
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substantially ready for use or sale.
Trade accounts receivable: We maintain an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated losses
resulting from the inability of our customers to make payments. Management continuously evaluates
the collectibility of accounts receivable and records allowances based on estimates of the level of
actual write-offs that might be experienced. These estimates are based on, among other things,
comparisons of the relative age of accounts and consideration of actual write-off history.
Quarterly Results of Operations
The following table presents unaudited quarterly results of operations for the eight quarters ended
December 31, 2006. We believe that all necessary adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments, have been included in the amounts stated below to present fairly such quarterly
information.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, 2006 |
|
|
First |
|
Second |
|
Third |
|
Fourth |
|
|
Quarter |
|
Quarter |
|
Quarter |
|
Quarter |
Total revenue |
|
$ |
9,243,564 |
|
|
$ |
9,626,979 |
|
|
$ |
10,010,365 |
|
|
$ |
9,348,300 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
4,773,348 |
|
|
|
4,409,485 |
|
|
|
3,808,822 |
|
|
|
2,622,151 |
|
Net income |
|
|
3,078,011 |
|
|
|
2,522,029 |
|
|
|
1,247,040 |
|
|
|
674,046 |
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
|
0.24 |
|
|
|
0.20 |
|
|
|
0.10 |
|
|
|
0.05 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, 2005 |
|
|
First |
|
Second |
|
Third |
|
Fourth |
|
|
Quarter |
|
Quarter |
|
Quarter |
|
Quarter |
Total revenue |
|
$ |
6,057,485 |
|
|
$ |
6,552,868 |
|
|
$ |
6,204,386 |
|
|
$ |
7,372,466 |
|
Gross profit |
|
|
2,397,860 |
|
|
|
2,782,229 |
|
|
|
2,202,414 |
|
|
|
2,971,894 |
|
Net income |
|
|
1,374,051 |
|
|
|
1,481,359 |
|
|
|
1,009,349 |
|
|
|
1,649,499 |
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
0.12 |
|
|
|
0.08 |
|
|
|
0.13 |
|
Results of Operations
The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should
be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes
included under Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report
Year Ended December 31, 2006 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2005
Consolidated Results
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $7,521,126 ($0.59 per share on a fully-diluted
basis), up 36% from the $5,514,258 ($0.45 per share) reported for the year ended December 31, 2005.
The earnings improvement for 2006 reflects a substantial increase in consolidated gross profit
attributable to revenue growth. Consolidated revenues for 2006 amounted to $38,229,208 as compared
to $26,187,205 for 2005. Additional revenues were earned by all three business segments as retail
sales, bulk sales and services revenues for 2006 exceeded those for 2005. Consistent with the
growth in revenues, consolidated gross profit increased from $10,354,397 in 2005 to $15,613,806 in
2006. Please refer to Results by Segment below for a more detailed discussion of our revenues
and gross profit for the year ended December 31, 2006.
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General and administrative (G&A) expenses were $8,421,815 and $6,115,297 on a consolidated basis
for 2006 and 2005, respectively. The majority of the increase in G&A expenses for 2006 is
attributable to personnel costs, which exceeded those for the prior year by approximately $1.5
million. The personnel costs for our accounting, engineering and supply chain support
office/subsidiary in Deerfield Beach, Florida that opened in November 2005 grew by approximately
$713,000 from 2005 to 2006 and our Cayman subsidiaries incurred approximately $722,000 more in
personnel costs in 2006 as a result of incremental hires, pay raises and bonus accruals. The
overall growth in 2006 G&A expense also reflects increases in depreciation expense, insurance
expense and directors expenses of approximately $177,000, $169,000 and $107,000, respectively and
the other various G&A costs for our Deerfield Beach office, which exceeded those for 2005 by
approximately $388,000.
Interest expense for 2006 was $1,886,518, as compared to $885,628 for 2005. The greater interest
expense for 2006 reflects the increase in average outstanding borrowings in 2006 (which were
incurred to complete construction of our Blue Hills plant in The Bahamas) and the cessation of the
capitalization of interest costs for our Blue Hills plant upon the commissioning of that plant in
July 2006.
Results by Segment
Retail Segment:
Revenues generated by our retail water operations were $18,003,456 and $13,372,103 for 2006 and
2005, respectively. The 35% increase in revenues from 2005 to 2006 resulted from increased demand
in Grand Cayman, particularly in our Seven Mile Beach service area. By volume of gallons sold, our
retail sales increased 26% in 2006 when compared to 2005. During 2005 our retail sales were
adversely affected by the continuing impact of Hurricane Ivan, which damaged a number of hotel and
tourist properties in September 2004, thereby reducing the level of tourism and the demand for
water for most of 2005. Many of the damaged properties have reopened, new properties have been
constructed, and consequently 2006 water demand in our Seven Mile Beach service area exceeded that
for 2005.
In 2006 the retail segment generated $11,367,577 in gross profit (63% of sales), as compared to
$8,002,553 (60% of sales) in 2005. Total 2006 gross profit for retail sales increased as compared
to 2005 because of the increased retail water sales. Retail segment gross profit as a percentage of
sales improved from 2005 to 2006 as output and revenues for the retail plants grew at a rate faster
than overall plant operating costs, as a significant portion of these costs are relatively fixed.
Consistent with prior periods we record all non-direct G&A expenses in our retail business segment
and do not allocate any of these non-direct costs to our other two business segments. Retail G&A
expenses for 2006 were $7,086,511, up 33% from the $5,320,301 in retail G&A for 2005. The 2006
personnel costs of our accounting, engineering and supply chain support subsidiary in Deerfield
Beach, Florida exceeded those for 2005 by approximately $713,000, and the other 2006 G&A expenses
for this subsidiary exceeded 2005s by approximately $465,000, as this subsidiary commenced its
activities in the fourth quarter of 2005. The remainder of the 2006 growth in G&A expenses for the
retail segment consists primarily of personnel costs for the other retail segment subsidiaries
arising from incremental hires, pay raises and bonuses.
Bulk Segment:
Bulk water sales for 2006 and 2005 were $18,303,479 and $11,724,438, respectively. The growth in
bulk sales from 2005 to 2006 of $6,579,041, or 56%, reflects added production capacity and reduced
production penalties at the Windsor plant (which was temporarily expanded from October 2005 to
August 2006) which increased 2006 sales for that plant by $610,119 from 2005. In addition, we
recognized
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incremental sales of $4,707,399 for 2006 attributable to the opening our Blue Hills plant in July
2006 and increased sales of $1,068,656 to our customer, Water Authority-Cayman, in the Cayman
Islands. The Bulk water sales includes revenues to the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The
Bahamas (WSC) and the Water Authority-Cayman totaling $9,912,088 (2005: $4,594,570) and $7,088,782 (2005:
$6,020,125), respectively, which represented 26% (2005: 18%) and 19% (2005: 23%) of total revenues,
respectively.
The gross profit on our bulk water sales declined from 23% of sales for the nine months ended
September 30, 2006 to 19% of sales for the year ended December 31, 2006. This decline in overall
gross profit from the end of the third quarter to year end represents the impact of approximately
$1.7 million in sales from our Blue Hills plant during the three months ended December 31, 2006
made at essentially a break even gross margin. Our agreement with the WSC for the Blue Hills plant contains a non-revenue water (NRW) component
that requires us to reduce the amount of water lost by the public water distribution system on New
Providence Island over a one year period by 438 million U.S. gallons. Until such time as we can
demonstrate to the WSC that we have achieved this reduction, we are required to provide 1.2 million
U.S. gallons of water per day to the WSC from the Blue Hills plant at no cost to the WSC. The
costs associated with providing this free water to WSC are significant to overall plant operating
costs and greatly reduced the overall gross margin on total water sales from the Blue Hills plant
during the fourth quarter of 2006.
The lack of gross margin on these sales made by the Blue Hills facility is attributable to higher operational costs related to plant start-up and our current obligations with respect
to the NRW reduction component of the Blue Hills contract. We are taking aggressive actions to address these start-up issues and to complete the NRW project in order to reduce operating costs
and improve the profitability of the Blue Hills operation.
However the gross profit of our bulk water
segment in future periods may continue to be adversely affected by the results for our Blue Hills
plant.
Bulk segment gross profit for 2006 was $3,424,748, or 19% of sales, as compared to $1,892,329, or
16% of sales, for 2005. In 2006 total bulk segment gross profit dollars increased as compared to
the prior year because of the increased bulk water sales. Gross profit for bulk water sales
improved as a percentage of sales from 2005 to 2006 primarily due to operational efficiencies
associated with the use of containerized units in the temporary expansion of the Windsor plant and
to a lesser extent of the Lower Valley plant.
Bulk segment G&A expenses for 2006 and 2005 were $1,222,177 and $744,275 respectively. The overall
increase in bulk G&A reflects increases in a variety of expense categories including personnel
costs, insurance, and professional fees.
Services Segment:
Our 2006 revenues from services provided were $1,922,273 as compared to $1,090,664 for 2005.
Service revenues rose from 2005 to 2006 as a result of increased engineering and design fees
received from OC-BVI in connection with the construction of the Bar Bay plant.
The gross profit of $821,481 for 2006 exceeded the gross profit reported for this segment for 2005
by $361,966 as a result of increased design fees while maintaining relatively fixed operating
costs.
G&A expenses for the services segment from 2006 to 2005 remained relatively unchanged at $113,127
and $50,721, respectively.
Net Income
Net income increased 36% from $5,514,258 to $7,521,126 for the year ended December 31, 2006 when
compared to the same period in 2005.
Year Ended December 31, 2005 Compared to Year Ended December 31, 2004
Revenue
Total revenue increased by 12% from $23,281,413 to $26,187,205 for the year ended December 31, 2005
when compared to the same period in 2004.
Revenue from Retail increased 11% from $12,089,491 to $13,372,103 in 2005 when compared to 2004.
This variation primarily reflected increased demand by residential customers in Grand Cayman,
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particularly in the West Bay service area, which experienced a 29.0% increase in volume sales. We
believe many residents relocated to West Bay in the wake of Hurricane Ivans damage in late 2004.
Revenue from bulk operations increased 14% from $10,303,074 to $11,724,438 for the year ended
December 31, 2005 when compared to the same period in 2004. This increase was primarily the twofold
result of additional consumption by our customer (Water Authority-Cayman) in the Cayman Islands and
to a lesser extent increased consumption by our customer in Belize.
In addition, although we did experience higher revenue related to the recovery of energy costs at
our Windsor plant in The Bahamas, this was more than offset by pricing adjustments of approximately
$571,000 in 2005 and $313,000 in 2004 related to reduced deliveries associated with the fouling of
RO membrane elements throughout 2005 and 2004.
Services revenue increased 23% from $888,848 to $1,090,664 for the year ended December 31, 2005
when compared to the same period in 2004 due to additional engineering fees charged to our
affiliate, OC-BVI, for work on the Bar Bay plant in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
Cost of Sales
Total cost of sales increased by 16% from $13,671,713 to $15,832,808 for the year ended December
31, 2005 when compared to the same period in 2004.
Cost of retail sales increased 2% from $5,250,372 to $5,369,550 for the year ended December 31,
2005 compared to the same period in 2004 due to additional variable costs associated with the 11%
increase in sales.
Cost of bulk sales increased 26% from $7,798,225 to $9,832,109 for the year ended December 31, 2005
when compared to the same period in 2004. The increase in cost of sales is disproportionately
higher than the corresponding increase in revenues due to the additional operating costs related to
fouling of RO membrane elements and higher energy costs at our Windsor plant in The Bahamas.
Cost of sales from services increased by $8,033 (1.3%) for the year ended December 31, 2005 when
compared to the same period in 2004 due to additional payroll expense and employee recruiting fees
associated with the general expansion of our business.
Gross Profit
The gross profit margin decreased from 41 % to 40% for the year ended December 31, 2005 when
compared to the same period in 2004, for the reasons explained above.
General and Administrative Expense
Total G&A expense increased by $894,706 (17.1%) from $5,220,591 to $6,115,297 for the year ended
December 31, 2005 when compared to the same period in 2004. G&A was 23% and 22% of total revenue
for the respective years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.
Retail G&A increased by $1,019,385 (24%) from $4,300,916 to $5,320,301 for the year ended December
31, 2005 when compared to the same period in 2004 due to (i) an additional $400,000 in audit,
accounting and legal fees involving the Sarbanes-Oxley internal control review and certification
process, (ii) increase in the number of Directors meetings held during the year, (iii) increased
legal fees associated with our
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enhanced level of contract bidding, contract awards and financing initiatives and (iv) a general
increase in expenses to support our higher level of activity. Our policy is and has been to
allocate all non-direct corporate G&A to the retail segment.
Bulk G&A decreased $94,321 (11%) from $838,596 to $744,275 for the year ended December 31, 2005
when compared to the same period in 2004.
Services G&A decreased $30,358 to $50,721 for the 2005 year.
Other Income (Expense)
Total other income increased by 5% from $1,216,870 to $1,275,158 for the year ended December 31,
2005 when compared to the same period in 2004.
Although interest expense increased $202,884 due to rising LIBOR rates, this was more than offset
by an increase in both profit sharing and equity income from the investment in OC-BVI, which has
benefited from higher sales since the customer made significant repairs to their distribution
system.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview
Our sources of cash are operations, borrowings under our term loans and credit facilities and sales
of our debt and equity securities.
Our cash flows from operations are derived from distributions from, and the management fees paid to
us by, our operating subsidiaries. Cash flows from our subsidiaries operations are dependent upon
the revenue amounts generated which are affected by primarily by tourism, weather conditions,
changes in our customer base, the timing and level of rate increases, overall economic conditions
and other factors and the timing of the collection of these revenues from our customers.
Distributions from CW-Bahamas to us are subject to certain restrictions under the terms of its
credit facility. See Borrowings Outstanding CW-Bahamas Credit Facility Refinancing.
Our ability to access the debt and equity capital markets is impacted by our current and
anticipated financial results, financial condition; existing level of borrowings; the terms of our
debt agreements (including our compliance therewith), and the conditions in the debt and equity
markets affecting our offerings.
Our primary uses of cash are construction costs and capital expenditures, including plant expansion
and new plant construction. Other significant uses include payment of dividends, repayment of debt
and pursuit of new business opportunities. In connection with the Government of Bermudas
acceptance in October 2006 of our bid to design, build and operate the Tynes Bay desalination
plant, we intend to loan necessary funds for construction to CW-Bermuda, which will construct and
operate the plant under the expected terms of the definitive agreement.
Cash Flows for the Year Ended December 31, 2006
Our cash and cash equivalents increased from $11,955,589 at December 31, 2005 to $37,310,699 at
December 31, 2006.
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Cash Flows from Operating Activities
Operating activities provided net cash for the year ended December 31, 2006 of $11,574,025. This
cash provided reflects net income generated for the year of approximately $7.5 million, as adjusted
for various items which impact net income but do require an outlay of cash, such as depreciation
and amortization, stock compensation, loss on early extinguishment of debt, and other items. An
increase in accounts payable and other liabilities of $1,819,452 in 2006 was offset by growth in
accounts receivable and inventory balances of $571,743 and $762,683, respectively.
Cash Flows used in Investing Activities
Our investing activities used $25,907,088 in net cash during the year ended December 31, 2006.
Approximately $21.8 million was used to fund construction of our desalination plant at Blue Hills
and other capital projects. We had miscellaneous other property additions of approximately $4.1
million. We loaned $2,200,000 to our affiliate, OC-BVI, during the year. We completed a rights
offering for CW-Bahamas during the year that generated proceeds of $652,756 from the sale of
minority interests in this subsidiary, received a distribution from OC-BVI of $757,500 and
collected $770,276 on our loans receivable.
Cash Flows from Financing Activities
We obtained $39,688,173 in net cash from our financing activities during the year ended December
31, 2006. We completed an offering of 1,725,000 of our ordinary shares in December that raised
approximately $40.1 million in net proceeds. We used approximately $8,785,714 of these proceeds to
payoff our outstanding loan balance payable to Scotia Bank. In August we received $14,445,720 in
net proceeds from our offering of $15,771,997 principal amount of 5.95% secured bonds. The
exercise of stock options by some of our employees provided approximately $1.2 million, and we
received $5,659,608 in cash under a line of credit which was repaid during the year. We made
$4,263,730 in scheduled payments on our debt and paid dividends of $3.1 million during the year.
Financial Position
Our total assets increased from approximately $88.4 million at December 31, 2005 to $139.0 million
at December 31, 2006.
Accounts receivable at December 31, 2006 were approximately $6.2 million, up almost $0.6 million
from December 31, 2005. This increase in accounts receivable reflects incremental receivables of
approximately $0.8 million for CW-Bahamas resulting from the added revenues generated by our Blue
Hills plant.
Our inventory growth from approximately $2.0 million at December 31, 2005 to approximately $2.8
million at December 31, 2006 represents purchases for our Blue Hills plant and to support our
overall increase in revenues.
Prepaid expenses and other current assets increased by approximately $241,000 from December 31,
2005 to December 31, 2006 due to prepaid insurance premiums and a utility deposit paid for the Blue
Hills plant.
The substantial fluctuation in construction in progress and property, plant and equipment balances
from December 31, 2005 to December 31, 2006 reflects the added construction costs incurred during
the year for our Blue Hills plant and the completion of this plant during the quarter ended
September 30, 2006. Under the contract for our Blue Hills plant, we were required to supply and
install materials and equipment and to provide technical services in order to reduce the amount of
water lost by the distribution
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system of the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The Bahamas. The costs incurred in connection
with this component of our Blue Hills contract, which amounted to approximately $2.3 million at
December 31, 2006 and are being amortized over the life of our Blue Hills contract, constitute the
increase in our other assets balance to approximately $2.8 million at December 31, 2006.
Borrowings Outstanding
As of December 31, 2006, we had borrowings outstanding aggregating $24,654,660 that primarily
consisted of term loans and bonds payable.
5.95% Secured Bonds
In August 2006, we issued $15,771,997 principal amount secured fixed rate bonds in a private
offering and received net proceeds (excluding issuance costs and after the offering discount) of
$14,445,720. These bonds bear interest at a rate of 5.95%, are repayable in quarterly principal
and interest installments of $526,010 and mature in 2016. We have the right to redeem the bonds in
full at any time after August 4, 2009 at a premium of 1.5% of the outstanding principal and accrued
interest on the bonds on the date of redemption. As of December 31, 2006, $15,480,595 in
principal amount was outstanding on these secured bonds.
Our obligations under the bonds are secured by fixed and floating charges (i) on all of our assets,
including an equitable charge of all of the shares of Cayman Water, and (ii) on all of Cayman
Waters assets including its real estate. Cayman Water has also guaranteed our payment obligations
under the bonds.
The trust deed for these bonds restricts our ability to enter into new borrowing agreements or any
new guarantees without prior approval of the trustee and limits our capital expenditures, with the
exception of capital expenditures to be incurred on certain defined projects, to $2,000,000
annually without prior approval by the trustee. The trust deed also contains financial covenants
that require us to maintain a debt service coverage ratio of not less than 1.25 to 1, a ratio of
long term debt to EBITDA (i.e. earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for
the 12 months preceding the ratio calculation date) not greater than 2.5 to 1 and a ratio of long
term debt to equity equal to or less than 1.5 to 1. As of December 31, 2006, we were in compliance
with the covenants under the trust deed.
Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Limited (CW-Bahamas) Series A Bonds
In February 2005, The Bahamas government accepted CW-Bahamas bid to build the Blue Hills plant,
temporarily expand our existing Windsor plant and to provide engineering services and equipment to
reduce the amount of water that is lost throughout the Governments pipeline distribution system on
New Providence. To finance a portion of this project, in July 2005, CW-Bahamas sold $10,000,000
Series A bonds to Bahamian citizens and permanent resident investors in The Bahamas. The bonds
mature on June 30, 2015 and accrue interest at the annual fixed rate of 7.5%. Interest is payable
quarterly. CW-Bahamas has the option to redeem the bonds in whole or in part without penalty
commencing after June 30, 2008. We have guaranteed CW-Bahamas repayment obligations upon an event
of default as defined in the guarantee agreement. If we pay any amounts pursuant to the
guarantee, we will be subrogated to all rights of the bondholders in respect of any such payments.
The guarantee is a general unsecured
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obligation junior to our other secured obligations. As of December 31, 2006, $10,000,000 of the
Series A bonds was outstanding.
CW-Bahamas Credit Facility
In October 2006, CW-Bahamas entered into a new $5.6 million credit facility with Royal Bank of
Canada, replacing its previous $5.4 million credit facility with that lender. This credit facility
consists of (i) a BAH$500,000 revolving working capital loan (the Working Capital Revolver); (ii)
term loans of US$38,062 (Term Loan A) and BAH$127,276 (Term Loan B, together with Term Loan A,
the Term Loans) and (iii) bank guarantees (the Guarantees ) totaling BAH$4.98 million. The
obligations under the credit facility are secured by the assets CW-Bahamas. Borrowings under the
Working Capital Revolver accrue interest at the Nassau Prime rate plus 1.50% per annum; borrowings
under Term Loan A and Term Loan B accrue interest at the 90 day LIBOR rate plus 1.75% per annum and
the Nassau Prime rate plus 1.50% per annum, respectively; and fees for the Guarantees equal 1.0% of
the guarantee amounts, subject to annual renegotiation. Outstanding borrowings under the credit
facility at December 31, 2006 include US$nil under the Term Loan A, BAH$92,498 under the Term Loan
B and approximately BAH$4.88 million under the Guarantees. No amounts were outstanding under the
Working Capital Revolver.
The credit facility contains certain covenants applicable to CW-Bahamas, including restrictions on
additional debt, guarantees and sale of assets. The credit facility limits the payment of dividends
by CW-Bahamas to available cash flow (as defined in the governing loan agreement). The credit
facility also contains a financial covenant requiring CW-Bahamas to maintain a ratio of total
liabilities to tangible net worth (each as defined in the loan agreement) of not greater than 2 to
1.
All obligations under the credit facility are repayable on demand by the Lender. Until demand is
made, CW-Bahamas is required to repay any borrowings under the Term Loans in quarterly payments
based on a ten year amortization schedule. The Guarantees expire annually or upon certain events as
set forth in the loan agreement. CW-Bahamas was not in compliance with the liabilities to tangible
net worth covenant as of December 31, 2006. CW-Bahamas repaid the term loans outstanding under
this facility in March 2007.
Material Commitments, Expenditures and Contingencies
The following table summaries our contractual obligations as of December 31, 2006:
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2014 and |
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Total |
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2007 |
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2008 - 2010 |
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2011 - 2013 |
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Thereafter |
Secured 5.95% bonds (1) |
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$ |
19,442,438 |
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|
$ |
1,944,011 |
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|
$ |
5,876,837 |
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|
$ |
5,984,213 |
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|
$ |
5,637,377 |
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Series A bonds (1) |
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16,562,500 |
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937,500 |
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|
|
2,250,000 |
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|
|
2,250,000 |
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|
|
11,125,000 |
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Employment agreements |
|
|
1,754,379 |
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|
|
1,081,022 |
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|
|
673,357 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Operating leases |
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|
710,227 |
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|
|
319,087 |
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|
|
363,290 |
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|
|
27,850 |
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|
|
|
|
Other |
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|
442,126 |
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|
|
189,307 |
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|
|
202,819 |
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50,000 |
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(1) |
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Includes interest costs to be incurred. |
In addition to the commitments in the table above, we estimate the costs as of December 31,
2006 to complete the expansion of the North Sound and Governors Harbour plants on Grand Cayman to
be approximately $0.8 million and project that these costs will be incurred through the first
quarter of 2007.
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We have two contracts, one for our Windsor plant and one for our Blue Hills plant, to supply water
to the Water and Sewer Corporation of the Government of The Bahamas (WSC). Each contract
requires us to guarantee delivery of a minimum quantity of water per week. If we do not meet this
minimum, we are required to pay to the WSC for the difference between the minimum and actual
gallons delivered at a per gallon rate equal to the price per gallon that WSC is currently paying
us under the contract. The Blue Hills and Windsor contracts expire in 2026 and 2013, respectively
and require us to deliver 28.0 million imperial gallons and 14.0 million imperial gallons,
respectively, of water each week. We are required to provide the WSC with performance and
operating guarantees, in the form of bank-issued performance bonds, to secure any payments we may
be required to make under the minimum delivery requirements of these contracts. As of December 31,
2006, a $1.91 million performance bond was outstanding for the Windsor plant, and a $2.97 million
construction bond was outstanding for the Blue Hills plant and we expect to arrange the issuance of
a performance bond for approximately $4.0 million for the Blue Hills plant sometime during 2007.
In January 2007, our recently formed affiliate, CW-Bermuda, signed a contract with the Government
of Bermuda to design, build and operate a desalination plant at Tynes Bay on the northern coast of
Bermuda. The project includes the desalination plant which will have a production capacity of
600,000 U.S. gallons per day, a standby electrical power plant and 1.27 miles of main water
delivery pipelines. The plant design provides for a future increase in production capacity to 1.2
million U.S. gallons per day. CW-Bermuda will construct and operate the plant. Under the terms of
the contract, CW-Bermuda is required to complete construction and commission the plant and pipeline
by mid-December 2007 and will operate the plant for at least 12 months after commissioning. We
have agreed to loan CW-Bermuda up to $7.5 million to complete construction of the project and have
entered into a management agreement with CW-Bermuda to oversee construction of the plant and to
operate the plant once it is completed. The total revenues to be received under this contract for
the desalination plant and management agreement are estimated to be approximately $10.5 million.
Dividends
On January 31, 2006, we paid a dividend of $0.06 to shareholders of record on December 31, 2005,
and on April 30, 2006, we paid a dividend of $0.06 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2006.
On July 31, 2006, we paid a dividend of $0.06 to shareholders of record on June 30, 2006, and on
October 31, 2006 we paid a dividend of $0.06 to shareholders of record on September 30, 2006.
On January 31, 2007, we paid a dividend $0.06 to shareholders of record on December 31, 2006.
On March 5, 2007 our Board declared a dividend of $0.065 payable on April 30, 2007 to shareholders of record on March 31, 2007.
We have paid dividends to owners of our ordinary shares and redeemable preference shares since we
began declaring dividends in 1985 and these dividends have consistently increased since 1985. In
the past our board of directors had established a policy, but not a binding obligation, that we
would seek to maintain a dividend payout ratio in the range of 50% to 60% of net income, based on
trailing earnings. As a result of the increasing capital requirements to support our growth and
other considerations, our board has recently modified our dividend policy, and we will no longer
seek to maintain a dividend payout
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based upon a percentage range of trailing earnings. Payment of any future cash dividends will
depend upon our earnings, financial condition, cash flows, capital requirements and other factors
our board deems deem relevant in determining the amount and timing of such dividends.
Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock Purchase Plan.
This program is available to our shareholders, who may reinvest all or a portion of their common
cash dividends into shares of common stock at prevailing market prices. It also accepts optional
cash payments to purchase additional shares at prevailing market prices.
Impact of Inflation
Under the terms of our Cayman Islands license and our water sales agreements in Belize, Bahamas,
British Virgin Islands and Barbados, our water rates are automatically adjusted for inflation on an
annual basis, subject to temporary exceptions. We, therefore, believe that the impact of inflation
on our net income, measured in consistent dollars, will not be material.
ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
Credit Risk
We are not exposed to significant credit risk on retail customer accounts in the Cayman Islands and
Bimini, Bahamas, as our policy is to cease supply of water to customers whose accounts are more
than 45 days overdue. Our primary exposure to credit risk is from bulk water sales customers in
Belize, The Islands of The Bahamas, The British Virgin Islands, Barbados and the Cayman Islands.
In addition, the entire balance of our loan receivable is due from the Water Authority-Cayman.
Also, we have loaned $3.0 million to OC-BVI which is due to be repaid on June 1, 2007. We may
elect to extend the maturity date on this loan
Interest Rate Risk
We are not exposed to significant interest rate risk. The annual interest rates on our Series A
bonds and 5.95% bonds are fixed at 7.5% and 5.95%, respectively, and the remainder of our
outstanding debt was repaid in March 2007.
Foreign Exchange Risk
All of our foreign currencies have fixed exchanged rates to the U.S. dollar. If any of these fixed
exchange rates become a floating exchange rate, however, our results of operation could be
adversely affected.
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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
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53 |
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55 |
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56 |
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57 |
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58 |
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59 |
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OCEAN CONVERSION (BVI) LTD. |
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INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS |
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81 |
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83 |
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84 |
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85 |
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86 |
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87 |
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
Board of Directors and Stockholders
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and
subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income,
stockholders equity and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys 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 Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years then
ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), the effectiveness of Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. s internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, 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 13, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion on
managements assessment of, and an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of, internal control
over financial reporting.
/s/ Rachlin Cohen & Holtz, LLP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
March 13, 2007
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity, and cash
flows of Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2004. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated 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 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 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 results of operations and cash flows of Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and
subsidiaries for the year ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.
/s/ KPMG
George Town, Cayman Islands
April 15, 2005
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CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(Expressed in United States dollars)
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December 31, |
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|
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2006 |
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2005 |
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ASSETS |
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Current assets |
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|
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Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
37,310,699 |
|
|
$ |
11,955,589 |
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Accounts receivable, net |
|
|
6,231,718 |
|
|
|
5,659,975 |
|
Inventory |
|
|
2,794,892 |
|
|
|
2,032,209 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
|
|
1,099,619 |
|
|
|
858,870 |
|
Current portion of loans receivable |
|
|
735,632 |
|
|
|
669,855 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
48,172,560 |
|
|
|
21,176,498 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Loans receivable |
|
|
1,697,648 |
|
|
|
1,636,702 |
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Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
|
60,229,358 |
|
|
|
32,667,615 |
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Construction in progress |
|
|
3,339,011 |
|
|
|
12,172,402 |
|
Investment in and loans to affiliate |
|
|
15,470,330 |
|
|
|
12,117,731 |
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Intangible assets, net |
|
|
3,670,559 |
|
|
|
4,491,501 |
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Goodwill |
|
|
3,587,754 |
|
|
|
3,568,374 |
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Other assets |
|
|
2,794,123 |
|
|
|
534,368 |
|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
|
|
|
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|
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Total assets |
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$ |
138,961,343 |
|
|
$ |
88,365,191 |
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LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
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|
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Current liabilities |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends payable |
|
$ |
970,081 |
|
|
$ |
828,709 |
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Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
|
5,498,209 |
|
|
|
3,939,538 |
|
Current portion of long term debt |
|
|
1,154,067 |
|
|
|
3,472,330 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
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Total current liabilities |
|
|
7,622,357 |
|
|
|
8,240,577 |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long term debt |
|
|
23,500,593 |
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|
|
19,378,212 |
|
Security deposits and other liabilities |
|
|
497,985 |
|
|
|
349,628 |
|
Minority interest in Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Limited |
|
|
1,495,753 |
|
|
|
833,695 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
33,116,688 |
|
|
|
28,802,112 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable preferred stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized
200,000 shares; issued and outstanding 24,971 shares and
32,304 shares, respectively |
|
|
14,983 |
|
|
|
19,382 |
|
Class A common stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized 19,680,000
shares; issued and outstanding 14,132,860 shares and
12,181,778 shares, respectively |
|
|
8,479,716 |
|
|
|
7,309,066 |
|
Class B common stock, $0.60 par value. Authorized 120,000
shares; none issued or outstanding |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
76,071,710 |
|
|
|
35,367,037 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
21,278,246 |
|
|
|
16,867,594 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity |
|
|
105,844,655 |
|
|
|
59,563,079 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
|
$ |
138,961,343 |
|
|
$ |
88,365,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
55
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
(Expressed in United States dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Retail water sales |
|
$ |
18,003,456 |
|
|
$ |
13,372,103 |
|
|
$ |
12,089,491 |
|
Bulk water sales |
|
|
18,303,479 |
|
|
|
11,724,438 |
|
|
|
10,303,074 |
|
Services revenue |
|
|
1,922,273 |
|
|
|
1,090,664 |
|
|
|
888,848 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total revenues |
|
|
38,229,208 |
|
|
|
26,187,205 |
|
|
|
23,281,413 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Retail cost of sales |
|
|
6,635,879 |
|
|
|
5,369,550 |
|
|
|
5,250,372 |
|
Bulk cost of sales |
|
|
14,878,731 |
|
|
|
9,832,109 |
|
|
|
7,798,225 |
|
Services cost of sales |
|
|
1,100,792 |
|
|
|
631,149 |
|
|
|
623,116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cost of sales |
|
|
22,615,402 |
|
|
|
15,832,808 |
|
|
|
13,671,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
15,613,806 |
|
|
|
10,354,397 |
|
|
|
9,609,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
8,421,815 |
|
|
|
6,115,297 |
|
|
|
5,220,591 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net insurance recovery from Hurricane Ivan |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
591,404 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
|
|
7,191,991 |
|
|
|
4,239,100 |
|
|
|
4,980,513 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
304,945 |
|
|
|
208,375 |
|
|
|
81,560 |
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(1,886,518 |
) |
|
|
(885,628 |
) |
|
|
(682,744 |
) |
Profit
sharing income from affiliate |
|
|
507,849 |
|
|
|
485,193 |
|
|
|
434,258 |
|
Other income |
|
|
241,338 |
|
|
|
76,904 |
|
|
|
99,716 |
|
Equity in earnings of affiliate |
|
|
1,402,249 |
|
|
|
1,390,314 |
|
|
|
1,284,080 |
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt, net |
|
|
(240,728 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense), net |
|
|
329,135 |
|
|
|
1,275,158 |
|
|
|
1,216,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
7,521,126 |
|
|
$ |
5,514,258 |
|
|
$ |
6,197,383 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per common share |
|
$ |
0.60 |
|
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per common share |
|
$ |
0.59 |
|
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common
shares used in the determination of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic earnings per share |
|
|
12,440,195 |
|
|
|
11,767,573 |
|
|
|
11,474,264 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Diluted earnings per share |
|
|
12,737,486 |
|
|
|
12,161,407 |
|
|
|
11,759,010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
56
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
FOR EACH OF THE YEARS IN THE THREE YEAR PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Expressed in United States dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable preferred |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
stock |
|
|
Common stock |
|
|
paid-in |
|
|
Retained |
|
|
stockholders |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Dollars |
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Dollars |
|
|
capital |
|
|
earnings |
|
|
equity |
|
Balance at December 31, 2003 |
|
|
27,170 |
|
|
$ |
16,302 |
|
|
|
11,374,020 |
|
|
$ |
6,824,412 |
|
|
$ |
26,794,836 |
|
|
$ |
10,612,977 |
|
|
$ |
44,248,527 |
|
Issue of share capital |
|
|
5,448 |
|
|
|
3,269 |
|
|
|
128,174 |
|
|
|
76,905 |
|
|
|
412,818 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
492,992 |
|
Conversion of preferred shares |
|
|
(4,776 |
) |
|
|
(2,866 |
) |
|
|
4,776 |
|
|
|
2,866 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,197,383 |
|
|
|
6,197,383 |
|
Dividends declared |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,661,828 |
) |
|
|
(2,661,828 |
) |
Issue of options and share grants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
94,820 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2004 |
|
|
27,842 |
|
|
|
16,705 |
|
|
|
11,506,970 |
|
|
|
6,904,183 |
|
|
|
27,302,474 |
|
|
|
14,148,532 |
|
|
|
48,371,894 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public offering of common
shares, net of issuance costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
404,770 |
|
|
|
242,862 |
|
|
|
6,476,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,718,862 |
|
Issue of share capital |
|
|
8,644 |
|
|
|
5,187 |
|
|
|
265,856 |
|
|
|
159,511 |
|
|
|
1,429,792 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,594,490 |
|
Conversion of preferred shares |
|
|
(4,182 |
) |
|
|
(2,510 |
) |
|
|
4,182 |
|
|
|
2,510 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,514,258 |
|
|
|
5,514,258 |
|
Dividends declared |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,795,196 |
) |
|
|
(2,795,196 |
) |
Issue of options and share grants |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
158,771 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
158,771 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2005 |
|
|
32,304 |
|
|
|
19,382 |
|
|
|
12,181,778 |
|
|
|
7,309,066 |
|
|
|
35,367,037 |
|
|
|
16,867,594 |
|
|
|
59,563,079 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public offering of common
shares, net of issuance costs |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,725,000 |
|
|
|
1,035,000 |
|
|
|
39,104,899 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40,139,899 |
|
Conversion of preferred shares |
|
|
(12,244 |
) |
|
|
(7,346 |
) |
|
|
12,244 |
|
|
|
7,346 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issue of
share capital |
|
|
4,911 |
|
|
|
2,947 |
|
|
|
213,838 |
|
|
|
128,304 |
|
|
|
1,458,606 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,589,857 |
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,521,126 |
|
|
|
7,521,126 |
|
Dividends declared |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,110,474 |
) |
|
|
(3,110,474 |
) |
Issue of options |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
141,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
141,168 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2006 |
|
|
24,971 |
|
|
$ |
14,983 |
|
|
|
14,132,860 |
|
|
$ |
8,479,716 |
|
|
$ |
76,071,710 |
|
|
$ |
21,278,246 |
|
|
$ |
105,844,655 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
57
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Expressed in United States dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Cash flows provided by operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
7,521,126 |
|
|
$ |
5,514,258 |
|
|
$ |
6,197,383 |
|
Add (deduct) items not affecting cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation and amortization |
|
|
4,777,868 |
|
|
|
3,188,063 |
|
|
|
3,096,682 |
|
Stock compensation on share grants |
|
|
372,425 |
|
|
|
256,032 |
|
|
|
155,388 |
|
Loss on early extinguishment of debt |
|
|
240,728 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss on disposal of fixed assets |
|
|
433,834 |
|
|
|
37,585 |
|
|
|
1,331,563 |
|
Undistributed income from affiliate |
|
|
(1,910,098 |
) |
|
|
(1,875,508 |
) |
|
|
(1,718,338 |
) |
Minority interest expense (recovery) |
|
|
(10,258 |
) |
|
|
(27,768 |
) |
|
|
52,259 |
|
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
|
|
(571,743 |
) |
|
|
(780,565 |
) |
|
|
(1,019,914 |
) |
(Increase) decrease in insurance claim receivable |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,932,905 |
|
|
|
(1,932,905 |
) |
(Increase) decrease in inventory |
|
|
(762,683 |
) |
|
|
(402,861 |
) |
|
|
(83,163 |
) |
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
(336,626 |
) |
|
|
(233,307 |
) |
|
|
(38,416 |
) |
Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities |
|
|
1,819,452 |
|
|
|
215,738 |
|
|
|
1,793,729 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
11,574,025 |
|
|
|
7,824,572 |
|
|
|
7,834,268 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment and construction in progress |
|
|
(25,887,620 |
) |
|
|
(18,172,679 |
) |
|
|
(2,695,887 |
) |
Distribution of income from affiliate |
|
|
757,500 |
|
|
|
1,628,625 |
|
|
|
681,750 |
|
Proceeds from sale of minority interest in subsidiary, net |
|
|
652,756 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans to affiliate |
|
|
(2,200,000 |
) |
|
|
(800,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
Collections of loans receivable |
|
|
770,276 |
|
|
|
887,789 |
|
|
|
1,098,732 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |
|
|
(25,907,088 |
) |
|
|
(16,456,265 |
) |
|
|
(915,405 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends paid |
|
|
(3,110,473 |
) |
|
|
(2,750,341 |
) |
|
|
(2,564,092 |
) |
Net proceeds from issuance of common shares |
|
|
40,139,899 |
|
|
|
6,718,862 |
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from issuance of 5.95% bonds |
|
|
14,445,720 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from issuance of redeemable preference shares |
|
|
18,191 |
|
|
|
31,035 |
|
|
|
7,410 |
|
Proceeds from exercises of stock options |
|
|
1,244,280 |
|
|
|
1,321,155 |
|
|
|
425,014 |
|
Borrowings under line of credit |
|
|
5,659,608 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Line of credit repayment |
|
|
(5,659,608 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net proceeds from issuance of Series A bonds |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,788,491 |
|
|
|
|
|
Prepayment of long term debt |
|
|
(4,263,730 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal repayments of long term debt |
|
|
(8,785,714 |
) |
|
|
(3,738,828 |
) |
|
|
(3,807,211 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
39,688,173 |
|
|
|
11,370,374 |
|
|
|
(5,938,879 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
25,355,110 |
|
|
|
2,738,681 |
|
|
|
979,984 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year |
|
|
11,955,589 |
|
|
|
9,216,908 |
|
|
|
8,236,924 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year |
|
$ |
37,310,699 |
|
|
$ |
11,955,589 |
|
|
$ |
9,216,908 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid in cash (net of capitalized interest of $375,000, $375,000
and $nil in 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively) |
|
$ |
1,427,908 |
|
|
$ |
777,262 |
|
|
$ |
591,795 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest received in cash |
|
$ |
95,032 |
|
|
$ |
197,584 |
|
|
$ |
81,560 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
58
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Principal activity
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd., and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Company) use reverse osmosis
technology to produce fresh water from seawater. The Company processes and supplies water to its
customers in the Cayman Islands, Belize, Bahamas, and Barbados. The Company sells water to a
variety of customers, including public utilities, commercial and tourist properties, residential
properties and government facilities. The base price of water supplied by the Company, and
adjustments thereto, are generally determined by the terms of the license and contracts, which
provide for adjustments based upon the movement in the government price indices specified in the
license and contracts, as well as monthly adjustments for changes in the cost of energy. The
Company also provides engineering and design services and manages and operates plants owned by
other companies.
2. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation: The consolidated financial statements presented are prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Use of estimates: The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity 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 consolidated financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Significant items subject to estimates and assumptions include the carrying value of property,
plant and equipment, intangible assets, goodwill, allowances for receivables and inventory. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
Basis of consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the
Companys wholly-owned subsidiaries Cayman Water Company Limited, Consolidated Water (Belize) Limited (formerly, Belize Water Limited), Ocean
Conversion (Cayman) Limited, DesalCo Limited, DesalCo (Barbados) Ltd, Aquilex, Inc. and its
majority owned subsidiary Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Limited (formerly, Waterfields Company
Limited). All inter-company balances and transactions have been eliminated.
Foreign currency: The Companys reporting currency is the United States dollar. The functional
currency of the Company and its foreign subsidiaries is the currency for each respective country.
The exchange rates between the Cayman Islands dollar, the Belize dollar, the Bahamian dollar and
the Barbados dollar have been fixed to the United States dollar during all periods presented.
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rates of
exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Foreign currency transactions are translated at the
rate ruling on the date of the transaction. Net exchange gains and losses are included in other
income in the consolidated statements of income.
Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash at banks on call and highly
liquid deposits with an original maturity of three months or less.
Trade accounts receivable: Trade accounts receivable are recorded at invoiced amounts based on
meter readings or minimum take-or-pay amounts per contractual agreements. The allowance for
doubtful accounts is the Companys best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the
Companys existing accounts receivable balance. The Company determines the allowance for doubtful
accounts based on historical write-off experience and monthly review of delinquent accounts. Past
due balances are reviewed individually for collectibility and disconnection. Account balances are
charged off against the allowance for doubtful accounts after all means of collection have been
exhausted and the potential for recovery is considered by management to be remote.
Inventory: Inventory primarily includes replacement spares and parts that are valued at the lower
of cost and net realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis. Inventory also includes potable
water held in the Companys reservoirs. The carrying amount of the water inventory is the lower of
the average cost of producing or purchasing water during the year or its net realizable value.
59
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Accounting policies (continued)
Loans receivable: Loans receivable relate to amounts advanced to customers to facilitate the
construction of water desalination plants. The allowance for loan losses, if any, is the Companys
best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the Companys existing loans and is
determined on an individual loan basis.
Property, plant and equipment: Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using a straight line method with an allowance for
estimated residual values. Rates are determined based on the estimated useful lives of the assets
as follows:
|
|
|
Buildings |
|
5 to 40 years |
Plant and equipment |
|
4 to 40 years |
Distribution system |
|
3 to 40 years |
Office furniture, fixtures and equipment |
|
3 to 10 years |
Vehicles |
|
3 to 10 years |
Leasehold improvements |
|
Shorter of 5 years or operating lease term outstanding |
Lab equipment |
|
5 to 10 years |
Additions to property, plant and equipment are comprised of the cost of the contracted services,
direct labor and materials. Assets under construction are recorded as additions to property, plant
and equipment upon completion of the projects. Depreciation commences in the month of addition.
Construction in progress: Interest costs directly attributable to the acquisition and construction
of qualifying assets, which are assets that necessarily take a substantial period of time to be
ready for their intended use, are added to the cost of those assets until such time as the assets
are substantially ready for use or sale.
Goodwill and intangible assets: Goodwill represents the excess costs over fair value of the assets
of an acquired business. Goodwill and intangible assets acquired in a business combination
accounted for as a purchase and determined to have an indefinite useful life are not amortized, but
are 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. SFAS No.
142 also requires that intangible assets with estimatable useful lives be amortized over their
respective estimated useful lives to their estimated residual values, and reviewed for impairment
in accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. The
Company periodically evaluates the possible impairment of goodwill. Management identifies its
reporting units and determines the carrying value of each reporting unit by assigning the assets
and liabilities, including the existing goodwill and intangible assets, to those reporting units.
The Company determines the fair value of each reporting unit and compares it to the carrying amount
of the reporting unit. To the extent the carrying amount of the reporting unit exceeds the fair
value of the reporting unit, the Company is required to perform the second step of the impairment
test, as this is an indication that the reporting unit goodwill may be impaired. In this step, the
Company compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit goodwill with the carrying amount of
the reporting unit goodwill. The implied fair value of goodwill is determined by allocating the
fair value of the reporting unit to all the assets (recognized and unrecognized) and liabilities of
the reporting unit in a manner similar to a purchase price allocation, in accordance with SFAS No.
141, Business Combinations. The residual fair value after this allocation is the implied fair
value of the reporting unit goodwill. If the implied fair value is less than its carrying amount,
the impairment loss is recorded. The Companys annual impairment valuation resulted in no goodwill
impairment.
Investments: Investments where the Company does not exercise significant influence over the
operating and financial policies of the investee and holds less than 20% of the voting stock are
recorded at cost. Investments where the Company has significant influence over the operating and
financial policies of the investee and holds 20% to 50% of the voting stock are recorded using the
equity method of accounting for investments in common stock. The Company recognizes an impairment
loss on declines in value that are other than temporary.
Other assets: Under the terms of the contract with the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The
Bahamas for the purchase of water from the Companys Blue Hills desalination plant, the Company is
required to reduce the amount of water lost by the public water distribution system on New
Providence Island, The Bahamas, over a one year
60
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Accounting policies (continued)
period by 438 million U.S. gallons. The Company is solely responsible for the engineering, labor
and materials costs incurred to effect the reduction in lost water, which are capitalized and
amortized on a straight-line basis over the remaining life of the Blue Hills contract. Such costs
and related amortization are included in other assets and aggregated $2,333,993 and $49,759,
respectively, at December 31, 2006.
Other liabilities: Other liabilities consist of security deposits and advances in aid of
construction. Security deposits are received from large customers as security for trade
receivables. Advances in aid of construction are recognized as a liability when advances are
received from condominium developers in the licensed area to help defray the capital expenditure
costs of the Company. These advances do not represent loans to the Company and are interest free.
However, the Company allows a discount of ten percent on future supplies of water to these
developments until the aggregate discounts allowed are equivalent to advances received. Discounts
are charged against advances received.
Income taxes: The Company opened Aquilex, Inc. in the United States in 2005 and has accounted for
income taxes under the provisions of SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. Prior to 2005,
the Company was only located in jurisdictions where its operations were exempt from income taxes.
Pursuant to SFAS No. 109, income taxes are accounted for under the asset and liability method.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities, if any, are recognized for the future tax consequences
attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and
liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to
taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or
settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized
in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance is provided to the
extent any deferred tax asset may not be realized.
Shares repurchased: Under Cayman Islands law, shares repurchased out of capital by the Company are
treated as cancelled upon redemption, and the Companys issued share capital is reduced by the par
value of those shares, with the difference being adjusted to additional paid up capital.
Stock and stock option incentive plans: The Company issues stock under incentive plans that form
part of employees and non-executive directors remuneration. The Company also grants options to
purchase ordinary shares as part of remuneration for certain long-serving employees and certain
management employees.
Prior to January 1, 2006, the Company accounted for its stock-based compensation under the
recognition and measurement principles of APB Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to
Employees and related interpretations (APB 25). Under APB No. 25, stock-based compensation
cost was reflected in net income for grants of stock by the Company prior to fiscal year 2006 when
the exercise prices for stock options granted by the Company were less than the
market values of the underlying ordinary shares on the dates of the grants.
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which requires the measurement and recognition of compensation
cost at fair value for all share-based payments, including stock options. The Company is using the
modified prospective application method in which compensation cost is recognized for new
share-based awards and for share-based awards granted prior to, but not yet vested, as of January
1, 2006. The adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) did not have a material impact on the Companys financial
position or results of operations.
The following table illustrates the effect on net income if the fair-value-based method had been
applied to all outstanding and unvested awards in each period.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Net income, as reported |
|
$ |
5,514,258 |
|
|
$ |
6,197,383 |
|
Add stock-based employee compensation expense included
in reporting net income |
|
|
256,032 |
|
|
|
155,388 |
|
Deduct total stock-based employee compensation expense
determined under fair-value-based method for all rewards |
|
|
(330,308 |
) |
|
|
(216,346 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pro forma net income |
|
$ |
5,439,982 |
|
|
$ |
6,136,425 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Earnings per share: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Basic as reported |
|
$ |
0.47 |
|
|
$ |
0.54 |
|
Basic pro forma |
|
$ |
0.46 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
Diluted as reported |
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
$ |
0.53 |
|
Diluted pro forma |
|
$ |
0.45 |
|
|
$ |
0.52 |
|
61
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Accounting policies (continued)
Upon exercise
of options, proceeds up to the par value of the stock issued are credited to ordinary share
capital; any proceeds in excess of the par value of the stock issued are credited to additional
paid in capital in the period in which the options are exercised.
Revenue and cost of sales: Customers are billed monthly based on meter readings performed at or
near each month end and in accordance with contractual agreements which stipulate minimum monthly
charges for water service. An accrual, where necessary, is made for water delivered but unbilled
at year end when readings are not performed at the year end date. The accrual is matched with the
direct costs of producing, purchasing and delivering water.
Consulting revenue is recognized on the accrual basis based upon time spent at agreed upon rates
and is included under services revenue.
Interest income is recognized by the Company over the term of a loan based on the interest rate
stated in the loan and is included in interest income.
Comparative figures: Certain prior year amounts have been adjusted to conform to the current
years presentation. On August 25, 2005, the Companys common stock began trading on a post-split
2-for-1 basis. The stock split reduced the par value of the Companys common stock to $0.60 from
$1.20. The record date was August 17, 2005. All shares and dividend amounts presented here have
been retroactively adjusted to reflect the stock split. These adjustments have no impact on the
net income of the Company.
3. Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents are not restricted as to withdrawal or use. As of December 31, the
equivalent United States dollars are denominated in the following currencies:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Bank accounts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States dollar |
|
$ |
4,298,418 |
|
|
$ |
2,303,660 |
|
Cayman Islands dollar |
|
|
2,014,485 |
|
|
|
930,228 |
|
Bahamian dollar |
|
|
664,626 |
|
|
|
1,356 |
|
Belize dollar |
|
|
228,806 |
|
|
|
126,354 |
|
Barbadian dollar |
|
|
104,364 |
|
|
|
88,824 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,310,699 |
|
|
|
3,450,422 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short term deposits |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States dollar |
|
|
30,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
Bahamian dollar |
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,505,167 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
30,000,000 |
|
|
|
8,505,167 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
37,310,699 |
|
|
$ |
11,955,589 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
62
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
4. Accounts receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Trade accounts receivable |
|
$ |
6,053,612 |
|
|
$ |
5,777,190 |
|
Other accounts receivable |
|
|
340,227 |
|
|
|
90,015 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,393,839 |
|
|
|
5,867,205 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
|
(162,121 |
) |
|
|
(207,230 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,231,718 |
|
|
$ |
5,659,975 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The activity for the allowance for doubtful accounts consisted of:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Opening allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
$ |
207,230 |
|
|
$ |
165,342 |
|
Provision for doubtful accounts |
|
|
130,202 |
|
|
|
41,888 |
|
Accounts written off during the year |
|
|
(175,311 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending allowance for doubtful accounts |
|
$ |
162,121 |
|
|
$ |
207,230 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Significant concentrations of credit risk are disclosed in Note 22.
5. Insurance claim
Hurricane Ivan struck the Cayman Islands in September 2004, damaging the Companys seawater
conversion plants and temporarily interrupting its operations. The recorded value of the property
destroyed and the costs incurred to rebuild the Cayman Island operations amounted to $2,541,501.
The Company received insurance recoveries of $3,132,905 (of which $1,932,905 was outstanding at
December 31, 2004) for damaged property, rebuilding costs and lost profits, resulting in a net gain
to the Company of $591,404 for the year ended December 31, 2004.
6. Inventory
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Water stock |
|
$ |
48,104 |
|
|
$ |
44,624 |
|
Consumables stock |
|
|
407,313 |
|
|
|
318,945 |
|
Spare parts stock |
|
|
2,339,475 |
|
|
|
1,668,640 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
2,794,892 |
|
|
$ |
2,032,209 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
63
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7. Loans receivable
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Due from Water Authority-Cayman: Original
loan of $1,216,000, non-interest bearing,
in monthly installments of $14,476 to
November 30, 2008. Loan secured by Red
Gate plant, machinery and equipment. |
|
$ |
332,952 |
|
|
$ |
506,667 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due from Water Authority-Cayman: Two loans
originally aggregating $1,168,600, bearing
interest at 5% per annum, receivable in
combined monthly installments of principal
and interest of $16,516 to March 2006, and
secured by Lower Valley plant, machinery
and equipment. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
49,140 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due from Water Authority-Cayman: Two
non-interest bearing loans originally
aggregating $3,129,000, receivable in
monthly installments of $37,250 to
November 2009, and secured by North Sound
Road plant, machinery and equipment. |
|
|
1,303,750 |
|
|
|
1,750,750 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due from Water Authority-Cayman: Two loans
originally aggregating $897,000, bearing
interest at 5% per annum, receivable in
combined monthly installments of principal
and interest of $12,678 to January 2013,
and secured by Lower Valley plant,
machinery and equipment. |
|
|
796,578 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total loans receivable |
|
|
2,433,280 |
|
|
|
2,306,557 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less current portion |
|
|
735,632 |
|
|
|
669,855 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loans receivable, excluding current portion |
|
$ |
1,697,648 |
|
|
$ |
1,636,702 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8. Property, plant and equipment and construction in progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Land |
|
$ |
1,081,045 |
|
|
$ |
475,679 |
|
Buildings |
|
|
11,686,321 |
|
|
|
4,388,100 |
|
Plant and equipment |
|
|
42,364,299 |
|
|
|
20,279,578 |
|
Distribution system |
|
|
19,244,035 |
|
|
|
18,560,540 |
|
Office furniture, fixtures and equipment |
|
|
1,608,082 |
|
|
|
1,272,159 |
|
Vehicles |
|
|
1,014,408 |
|
|
|
812,609 |
|
Leasehold improvements |
|
|
202,592 |
|
|
|
186,387 |
|
Lab equipment |
|
|
26,705 |
|
|
|
21,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
77,227,487 |
|
|
|
45,996,752 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less accumulated depreciation |
|
|
16,998,129 |
|
|
|
13,329,137 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
$ |
60,229,358 |
|
|
$ |
32,667,615 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction in progress |
|
$ |
3,339,011 |
|
|
$ |
12,172,402 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
64
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
8. Property, plant and equipment and construction in progress (continued)
As of December 31, 2006, the Company had outstanding capital commitments of approximately $900,000.
It is the Companys policy to maintain adequate insurance for loss or damage to all fixed assets
that may be susceptible to loss. The Company does not insure its underground distribution system,
which cost approximately $9.8 million. During the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005,
$27,663,291 and $nil of construction in progress was placed in service, respectively. Depreciation expense was $3,723,438, $2,156,478 and $2,079,475
for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, respectively.
9. Investment in affiliate
The Company acquired 50% and 100% of the outstanding voting common shares and non-voting common
shares, respectively, of Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. (OC-BVI). On May 9, 2003, the Company sold
100% of its non-voting shares in OC-BVI to Sage Water Holdings (BVI) Limited for $2,120,250. The
Company now owns 50% of the voting common shares of OC-BVI, and a 45.1% interest in the profits of
the company.
The Companys investment in OC-BVI is accounted for using the equity method of accounting.
The excess cost over the Companys share of fair value net assets acquired of OC-BVI is $6,654,362,
which is considered equity-method goodwill. In accordance with SFAS No. 142, this equity-method
goodwill is not being amortized, but is analyzed for impairment. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005,
management believes there is no impairment of this equity-method goodwill.
Summarized financial information of OC-BVI is presented as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Current assets |
|
$ |
4,212,588 |
|
|
$ |
4,736,398 |
|
Non-current assets |
|
|
10,557,481 |
|
|
|
5,226,212 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
14,770,069 |
|
|
$ |
9,962,610 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
$ |
4,477,184 |
|
|
$ |
1,369,094 |
|
Non-current liabilities |
|
|
2,145,188 |
|
|
|
2,341,979 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
$ |
6,622,372 |
|
|
$ |
3,711,073 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Water sales |
|
$ |
8,047,783 |
|
|
$ |
7,715,827 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of water sales |
|
$ |
3,251,740 |
|
|
$ |
3,003,920 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
|
$ |
2,922,317 |
|
|
$ |
2,893,678 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
3,171,160 |
|
|
$ |
3,019,328 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
65
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10. Intangible assets
Effective February 1, 2003, the Company acquired 100% of the outstanding voting common shares of
DesalCo Limited, its wholly-owned subsidiary DesalCo (Barbados) Ltd., and Ocean Conversion (Cayman)
Limited. A portion of the purchase price was allocated to the following identifiable intangible
assets.
(a) As part of the acquisition of DesalCo Limited, the Company originally attributed $726,902 to an
intangible asset which was adjusted in 2004 by $129,454 for a total balance of $856,356. This
represents the fair value of a Management Services Agreement originally dated December 4, 2000,
under which DesalCo Limited provides management and engineering services to Ocean Conversion (BVI)
Ltd., an affiliated company. The original agreement was amended on February 7, 2003 such that
there is no expiration term. Management of the Company has determined that this intangible asset
has an indefinite life, and therefore it is not being amortized.
(b) As part of the acquisition of DesalCo Limited, the Company attributed $337,149 to another
intangible asset, the DWEER Distribution Agreement between DesalCo Limited and DWEER Technology
Limited, which expires on October 31, 2009. Under this agreement, DesalCo Limited was granted an
exclusive right, within certain geographical areas in the Caribbean, Central and South America, to
distribute certain patented equipment which can increase the operational efficiency of reverse
osmosis seawater desalination plants. The estimated fair value attributable to the intangible
asset of the DWEER Distribution Agreement is being amortized over the remaining term of the
seven-year agreement and has a weighted average remaining useful life of 2.9 years.
(c) As part of the acquisition of DesalCo Limited, the Company attributed $104,050 to an intangible
asset which represents the fair value of an operations agreement between Sandy Lane Properties Ltd.
and DesalCo (Barbados) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of DesalCo Limited. Under the terms of
the agreement, DesalCo (Barbados) Limited provides operations and maintenance services for a
seawater reverse osmosis desalination plant. The carrying amount attributable to the intangible
asset of the operations agreement was fully amortized at December 31, 2006.
(d) As part of the acquisition of Ocean Conversion (Cayman) Limited, the Company originally
attributed $4,598,785 to intangible assets, which was adjusted in 2004 by $213,289 for a total
balance of $4,385,496. This represents the fair value of three Water Production and Supply
Agreements between Ocean Conversion (Cayman) Limited and the Government of the Cayman Islands,
dated April 25, 1994, June 18, 1997 and December 31, 2001. Under these agreements, Ocean
Conversion (Cayman) Limited built reverse osmosis seawater desalination plants for the Government
of the Cayman Islands. Ocean Conversion (Cayman) Limited operates the plants until the expiration
of the agreement term, as extended, at which time the plant operations will be transferred to the
Government of the Cayman Islands for no consideration. The carrying amounts attributable to the
intangible assets of the Water Production and Supply Agreements are being amortized over the
remaining term of the agreements, which are approximately 6, 3 and 7 years, respectively, and have
a weighted average remaining useful life of 2.1 years.
(e) On September 17, 2003, the Company signed a new agreement with its Belize customer for the
provision of water from a seawater desalination plant for an initial term of 23 years. The new
agreement was effective on June 1, 2004 after certain conditions precedent were met or waived.
The carrying amount of the Belize Water Production and Supply Agreement was revalued in 2003 to its
fair market value upon signing of the new agreement. The revised carrying amount which was
previously being amortized over its weighed average useful life of 10.75 years is now being
amortized over the term of the new 23-year agreement and now has a weighted average remaining useful life of
19.1 years.
66
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10. Intangible assets (continued)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Cost |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Non-amortizable intangible asset
management service agreement |
|
$ |
856,356 |
|
|
$ |
856,356 |
|
Amortizable intangible assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DWEERTM distribution agreement |
|
|
337,149 |
|
|
|
337,149 |
|
Operations agreement with Sandy Lane |
|
|
104,050 |
|
|
|
104,050 |
|
Cayman water production and supply agreements |
|
|
4,385,496 |
|
|
|
4,385,496 |
|
Belize water production and supply agreement |
|
|
1,522,419 |
|
|
|
1,522,419 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,205,470 |
|
|
|
7,205,470 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated amortization |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
DWEERTM distribution agreement |
|
|
(193,339 |
) |
|
|
(143,976 |
) |
Operations agreement with Sandy Lane |
|
|
(104,050 |
) |
|
|
(101,160 |
) |
Cayman water production and supply agreements |
|
|
(2,976,985 |
) |
|
|
(2,274,488 |
) |
Belize water production and supply agreement |
|
|
(260,537 |
) |
|
|
(194,345 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(3,534,911 |
) |
|
|
(2,713,969 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets, net |
|
$ |
3,670,559 |
|
|
$ |
4,491,501 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Amortization for each of the next five years is as follows: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
788,659 |
|
2008 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
639,249 |
|
2009 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
234,855 |
|
2010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
154,327 |
|
2011 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
66,192 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
|
|
|
|
930,921 |
|
11. Goodwill
As of January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 142 Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and
in accordance with this statement goodwill is not amortized, but is analyzed for impairment
annually.
The reporting segments are tested for impairment in the fourth quarter by comparing the fair value
of the reporting segments to the carrying value. The fair value is determined using discounted
cash flow methodology based on managements best estimates for each segment. As of December 31,
2006, the Companys impairment tests did not result in an impairment loss.
12. Dividends
Quarterly interim dividends were declared in respect of Class A common stock and redeemable
preferred stock as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
2005 |
|
2004 |
March 31 |
|
$ |
0.0600 |
|
|
$ |
0.0575 |
|
|
$ |
0.0575 |
|
June 30 |
|
|
0.0600 |
|
|
|
0.0600 |
|
|
|
0.0575 |
|
September 30 |
|
|
0.0600 |
|
|
|
0.0600 |
|
|
|
0.0575 |
|
December 31 |
|
|
0.0600 |
|
|
|
0.0600 |
|
|
|
0.0575 |
|
67
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
12. Dividends (continued)
Dividends as stated have been adjusted for a 2-for-1 stock split in August, 2005.
Interim dividends for the first three quarters were paid during each respective year. The Board of
Directors declared an interim dividend for the fourth quarter of 2006 in November 2006. These
quarterly interim dividends are subject to no further ratification and consequently the fourth
quarter interim dividends have been recorded as a liability in each respective year. Included in
dividends payable at December 31, 2006 are unclaimed dividends of $120,140 (2005: $120,574).
13. Long term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Fixed rate bonds bearing interest at a
rate of 5.95%; repayable in quarterly
installments of $526,010; secured
through an inter-creditor agreement with
the Republic Bank & Trust by
substantially all of the Companys
assets. Redeemable in full at any time
after August 4, 2009 at a premium of
1.5% of the outstanding principal and
accrued interest on the bonds on the
date of redemption. |
|
$ |
15,480,595 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotiabank $20,000,000 term loan bearing
interest at an annually adjusted
floating rate of LIBOR plus 1.5% to
3.0%, depending on the ratio of the
Companys consolidated debt to its
consolidated earnings before interest,
taxes and depreciation; payable in
quarterly installments of $714,286 plus
interest; due February 6, 2010 (6.11% at
December 31, 2005). Repaid on December
29, 2006, including premium. |
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
12,142,858 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Scotiabank $1,428,000 term loan due
December 31, 2007, bearing interest at
3-month LIBOR plus 1.5%; payable in
semi-annual installments of $240,000
plus interest (6.03% at December 31,
2005). Repaid on June 30, 2006, |
|
|
|
|
|
|
228,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Royal Bank of Canada loan due in 2007,
bearing interest at LIBOR plus 1.75%;
payable in quarterly installments of
principal and interest (6.16% at
December 31, 2005). Repaid on December
11, 2006. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
251,633 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Royal Bank of Canada loan due in 2007,
bearing interest at Nassau Prime Lending
Rate plus 1.5%; payable in quarterly
installments of principal and Interest
(7.0% as of December 31, 2006 and 7.0%
as of December 31, 2005). |
|
|
92,498 |
|
|
|
228,051 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Series A bonds bearing interest at the
annual fixed rate of 7.5%, payable
quarterly; maturing on June 30, 2015. |
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
10,000,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long term debt |
|
|
25,573,093 |
|
|
|
22,850,542 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less discount |
|
|
918,433 |
|
|
|
|
|
Less current portion |
|
|
1,154,067 |
|
|
|
3,472,330 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long term debt, excluding current portion |
|
$ |
23,500,593 |
|
|
$ |
19,378,212 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
68
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
13. Long term debt (continued)
In addition to these facilities, as of December 31, 2006, the Company has available but unused
lines of credit with Scotiabank for $2,000,000, bearing interest at the floating base rate as
established by Cayman Islands Class A licensed banks from time to time, and with Royal Bank of
Canada for $500,000, bearing interest at the Nassau Prime Lending Rate plus 1.0%.
The Company has collateralized all borrowings under the Scotiabank term loan due February 6, 2010
and the $2,000,000 unused line of credit by providing Scotiabank with a first debenture over fixed
and floating assets, a first legal charge over land and buildings, a security interest in all
insurance policies and claims, a reimbursement agreement for standby letters of credit, a pledge of
capital stock of each subsidiary and guarantees and negative pledges from each company where a
majority interest exists.
On July 1, 2005, CW-Bahamas sold $10,000,000 Series A bonds solely to Bahamian citizens and
permanent resident investors in The Bahamas. The bonds mature on June 30, 2015, at which time the
outstanding principal amount must be paid in full. The bonds accrue interest at the annual fixed
rate of 7.5% of the outstanding principal amount and interest payments are payable to the
bondholders each year in March, June, September and December. Waterfields has the option to redeem
the bonds in whole or in part without penalty commencing after June 30, 2008.
In October 2006, CW-Bahamas entered into a new $5.6 million credit facility with Royal Bank of
Canada, replacing its previous $5.4 million credit facility with that lender. This credit facility
consists of (i) a BAH$500,000 revolving working capital loan (the Working Capital Revolver); (ii)
term loans of US$38,062 (Term Loan A) and BAH$127,276 (Term Loan B, together with Term Loan A,
the Term Loans) and (iii) bank guarantees (the Guarantees ) totaling BAH$4.98 million. The
obligations under the credit facility are secured by the assets CW-Bahamas. Borrowings under the
Working Capital Revolver accrue interest at the Nassau Prime rate plus 1.50% per annum; borrowings
under Term Loan A and Term Loan B accrue interest at the 90 day LIBOR rate plus 1.75% per annum and
the Nassau Prime rate plus 1.50% per annum, respectively; and fees for the Guarantees equal 1.0% of
the guarantee amounts, subject to annual renegotiation. Outstanding borrowings under the credit
facility at December 31, 2006 include US$nil under the Term Loan A, BAH$92,498 under the Term Loan
B and approximately BAH$4.88 million under the Guarantees. No amounts were outstanding under the
Working Capital Revolver.
The credit facility contains certain covenants applicable to CW-Bahamas, including restrictions on
additional debt, guarantees and sale of assets. The credit facility limits the payment of dividends
by CW-Bahamas to available cash flow (as defined in the governing loan agreement). The credit
facility also contains a financial covenant requiring CW-Bahamas to maintain a ratio of total
liabilities to tangible net worth (each as defined in the loan agreement) of not greater than 2 to
1.
All obligations under the credit facility are repayable on demand by the Lender. Until demand
is made, CW-Bahamas is required to repay any borrowings under the Term Loans in quarterly payments
based on a ten year amortization schedule. The Guarantees expire annually or upon certain events as
set forth in the loan agreement. CW-Bahamas was not in compliance with the liabilities to tangible
net worth covenant as of December 31, 2006. CW-Bahamas repaid the term loans outstanding balance
of $92,498 under this facility in March 2007. The assets of CW-Bahamas collateralize the two
Royal Bank of Canada loans.
As of December 31, 2006,
the aggregate debt repayment obligations over
the next five years are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
$ |
1,154,067 |
|
2008 |
|
|
1,142,255 |
|
2009 |
|
|
1,229,071 |
|
2010 |
|
|
1,322,483 |
|
2011 |
|
|
1,422,991 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
18,383,794 |
|
14. Share capital and additional paid-in capital and stock split
Redeemable preferred stock (preferred shares) is issued under the Companys Employee Share
Incentive Plan as discussed in Note 21 and carries the same voting and dividend rights as ordinary
shares of common stock (ordinary share). Preferred shares vest over four years and convert to
common stock on a share for share basis on the fourth anniversary of each grant date. Preferred
shares are only redeemable with the Companys agreement. Upon liquidation, preferred shares rank
in preference to the ordinary shares to the extent of the par value of the preferred shares and any
related additional paid in capital.
The Company has an Option Deed in place which is designed to deter coercive takeover tactics.
Pursuant to this plan, holders of ordinary shares and preferred shares were granted options which
entitle them to purchase 1/100 of a share of Class B stock at an exercise price of $50.00 if a
person or group acquires or commences a tender offer for 20% or more of the Companys ordinary
shares. Option holders (other than the acquiring person or group) will also be entitled to buy, for
the $37.50 exercise price, ordinary shares with a then market value of $100.00 in the event a
person or group actually acquires 20% or more of the Companys ordinary shares. Options may be
redeemed at $0.01 under certain circumstances. 145,000 of the Companys authorized but unissued
ordinary shares have been reserved for issue as Class B stock. The Class B stock has priority
over ordinary shares with respect to dividend and voting rights. No Class B stock options have
been exercised or redeemed up to December 31, 2006.
On August 25, 2005, the Companys common stock began trading on a post-split 2-for-1 basis. The
stock split reduced the par value of the Companys common stock to $0.60 from $1.20. The record
date was August 17, 2005. Certain prior year amounts have been adjusted to conform to the current
years presentation post-split. These adjustments have no impact on the net income of the Company.
In December 2006, the Company completed an offering of 1,725,000 of common shares that raised approximately $40.1 million in net proceeds.
69
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
15. Costs of Sales and General and Administrative Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Cost of water sales consist of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Water purchases |
|
$ |
167,839 |
|
|
$ |
93,433 |
|
|
$ |
76,399 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
3,490,929 |
|
|
|
2,033,464 |
|
|
|
1,945,476 |
|
Amortization of intangible assets |
|
|
820,943 |
|
|
|
929,880 |
|
|
|
926,739 |
|
Employee costs |
|
|
3,383,892 |
|
|
|
2,857,676 |
|
|
|
2,906,249 |
|
Fuel oil |
|
|
4,565,862 |
|
|
|
2,244,204 |
|
|
|
1,536,780 |
|
Royalties |
|
|
1,256,257 |
|
|
|
930,602 |
|
|
|
868,324 |
|
Electricity |
|
|
3,018,311 |
|
|
|
3,015,037 |
|
|
|
2,586,723 |
|
Insurance |
|
|
840,201 |
|
|
|
670,339 |
|
|
|
516,133 |
|
Maintenance |
|
|
3,135,004 |
|
|
|
2,063,985 |
|
|
|
1,712,673 |
|
Other |
|
|
1,936,164 |
|
|
|
994,188 |
|
|
|
596,217 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
22,615,402 |
|
|
$ |
15,832,808 |
|
|
$ |
13,671,713 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative
expenses consist of: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employee costs |
|
$ |
3,680,386 |
|
|
$ |
2,230,891 |
|
|
$ |
2,475,511 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
282,267 |
|
|
|
104,911 |
|
|
|
122,932 |
|
Professional fees |
|
|
1,172,685 |
|
|
|
1,328,272 |
|
|
|
961,851 |
|
Insurance |
|
|
537,011 |
|
|
|
368,172 |
|
|
|
287,068 |
|
Directors fees and expenses |
|
|
622,750 |
|
|
|
515,546 |
|
|
|
348,439 |
|
Maintenance |
|
|
105,909 |
|
|
|
84,914 |
|
|
|
28,086 |
|
Other |
|
|
2,020,807 |
|
|
|
1,482,591 |
|
|
|
996,704 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
8,421,815 |
|
|
$ |
6,115,297 |
|
|
$ |
5,220,591 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
16. Earnings per share
Basic earnings per common share (EPS) is calculated by dividing net income available to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The
computation of diluted EPS assumes the issuance of common shares for all potential common shares
outstanding during the reporting period. In addition, the dilutive effect of stock options is
considered in earnings per common share calculations, if dilutive, using the treasury stock method.
The following summarizes information related to the computation of basic and diluted earnings per
share for each of the three years ended December 31, 2006:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Net income |
|
$ |
7,521,126 |
|
|
$ |
5,514,258 |
|
|
$ |
6,197,383 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends paid and earnings attributable on preferred shares |
|
|
(6,461 |
) |
|
|
(9,128 |
) |
|
|
(7,751 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income available to common shares in the determination
of basic earnings per common share |
|
$ |
7,514,665 |
|
|
$ |
5,505,130 |
|
|
$ |
6,189,632 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of common shares in the
determination of basic earnings per ordinary share |
|
|
12,440,195 |
|
|
|
11,767,573 |
|
|
|
11,474,264 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Plus: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of preferred shares outstanding
during the year |
|
|
28,502 |
|
|
|
27,757 |
|
|
|
27,148 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Potential dilutive effect of unexercised options |
|
|
268,789 |
|
|
|
366,077 |
|
|
|
257,598 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of shares used for determining
diluted earnings per common share |
|
|
12,737,486 |
|
|
|
12,161,407 |
|
|
|
11,759,010 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
71
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
17. Segment information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2006 |
|
|
|
Retail |
|
|
Bulk |
|
|
Service |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
18,003,456 |
|
|
$ |
18,303,479 |
|
|
$ |
1,922,273 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
38,229,208 |
|
Total cost of sales |
|
|
6,635,879 |
|
|
|
14,878,731 |
|
|
|
1,100,792 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
22,615,402 |
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
11,367,577 |
|
|
|
3,424,748 |
|
|
|
821,481 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,613,806 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General & administrative expenses |
|
|
7,086,511 |
|
|
|
1,222,177 |
|
|
|
113,127 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,421,815 |
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
|
|
4,281,066 |
|
|
|
2,202,571 |
|
|
|
708,354 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7,191,991 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
329,135 |
|
|
|
329,135 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
7,521,126 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property plant and equipment, net |
|
$ |
20,812,109 |
|
|
$ |
36,850,558 |
|
|
$ |
2,566,691 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
60,229,358 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
|
1,990,079 |
|
|
|
1,121,762 |
|
|
|
227,170 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,339,011 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
97,097,587 |
|
|
|
36,075,509 |
|
|
|
5,788,247 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
138,961,343 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2005 |
|
|
|
Retail |
|
|
Bulk |
|
|
Service |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
13,372,103 |
|
|
$ |
11,724,438 |
|
|
$ |
1,090,664 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
26,187,205 |
|
Total cost of sales |
|
|
5,369,550 |
|
|
|
9,832,109 |
|
|
|
631,149 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
15,832,808 |
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
8,002,553 |
|
|
|
1,892,329 |
|
|
|
459,515 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,354,397 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General & administrative expenses |
|
|
5,320,301 |
|
|
|
744,275 |
|
|
|
50,721 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,115,297 |
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
|
|
2,682,252 |
|
|
|
1,148,054 |
|
|
|
408,794 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,239,100 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,275,158 |
|
|
|
1,275,158 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
5,514,258 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property plant and equipment, net |
|
$ |
21,938,568 |
|
|
$ |
7,919,173 |
|
|
$ |
2,809,874 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
32,667,615 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
|
166,924 |
|
|
|
12,005,478 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12,172,402 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
54,209,101 |
|
|
|
29,502,302 |
|
|
|
4,653,788 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
88,365,191 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
As of and for the year ended December 31, 2004 |
|
|
|
Retail |
|
|
Bulk |
|
|
Service |
|
|
Other |
|
|
Total |
|
|
Total revenues |
|
$ |
12,089,491 |
|
|
$ |
10,303,074 |
|
|
$ |
888,848 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
23,281,413 |
|
Total cost of sales |
|
|
5,250,372 |
|
|
|
7,798,225 |
|
|
|
623,116 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
13,671,713 |
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
6,839,119 |
|
|
|
2,504,849 |
|
|
|
265,732 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,609,700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General & administrative expenses |
|
|
4,300,916 |
|
|
|
838,596 |
|
|
|
81,079 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5,220,591 |
|
Net insurance recovery |
|
|
591,404 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
591,404 |
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
|
|
3,129,607 |
|
|
|
1,666,253 |
|
|
|
184,653 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,980,513 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income, net |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,216,870 |
|
|
|
1,216,870 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
6,197,383 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property plant and equipment, net |
|
$ |
18,090,702 |
|
|
$ |
9,115,889 |
|
|
$ |
11,998 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
27,218,589 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
|
890,849 |
|
|
|
746,085 |
|
|
|
5,879 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,642,813 |
|
Total assets |
|
|
48,205,461 |
|
|
|
18,922,720 |
|
|
|
3,696,868 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
70,825,049 |
|
72
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
17. Segment information (continued)
Revenues from the Cayman Island operations were $21,812,403 in 2006 (2005: $19,931,745 and 2004:
$17,514,609). Revenues from all foreign country operations were
$16,416,805 in 2006 (2005:
$6,255,460 and 2004: $5,766,804). Included in the revenues from foreign countries is
$10,107,906 in 2006 (2005: $4,735,016 and 2004: $4,374,135) from the operations in
Bahamas, $1,302,609 in 2006 (2005: $1,109,743 and 2004: $990,039) from our operations in
Belize and $430,309 in 2006 (2005: $410,701 and 2004: $402,631) from our operations in Barbados.
For the year ended December 31, 2006, revenues in the amount of $9,912,088 in 2006 (2005:
$4,594,570 and 2004: $4,247,031) were earned from the Water and Sewerage Corporation of The Bahamas
(WSC) and revenues in the amount of $7,088,782 (2005: $6,020,125 and 2004: $5,066,004) were
earned from the Water Authority-Cayman . Revenues from the WSC represented 26% (2005: 18% and
2004: 18%) of total revenues and revenues from the Water Authority-Cayman represented 19% (2005:
23% and 2004: 22%) of total revenues. These revenues are included in the Bulk segment.
During the year ended December 31, 2006, revenues which were earned in the Service segment from the
Bulk segment through various management service agreements and an engineering service agreement
amounted to $1,491,964 (2005: $679,963 and 2004: $486,217). Any intercompany amounts included in
this amount have been eliminated in accordance with the basis of consolidation.
As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, property, plant and equipment located in the Cayman Islands was
$22,569,023 and $22,803,620, respectively. Property, plant and equipment in all the foreign country
operations was $37,660,335 and $9,863,995 at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
Included in property, plant and equipment from foreign operations is $35,630,151 in 2006 and
$7,830,973 in 2005, from the operations in the Bahamas and $1,842,798 in 2006 and
$1,109,743 in 2005 from our operations in Belize.
18. Related party transactions
In 2003, DWEER Technology Ltd., the owner of the DWEER technology, licensed the worldwide rights
to the DWEER technology to Calder AG, a Swiss company. On February 26, 2004, we entered into a
distributorship agreement with Calder AG, pursuant to which we have the exclusive right to
distribute and sell in the Caribbean the products manufactured by Calder AG using the DWEER
technology. The agreement expires in October 2009. William T. Andrews, Ph.D, a director of our
Company, and his spouse indirectly own 35% of the issued and outstanding shares of Calder AG. Dr.
Andrews also is the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Calder AG. In addition, Dr. Andrews
and his spouse own 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of DWEER Technology Ltd. During 2006,
we paid US$1,089,160 to Calder AG under the distributorship agreement.
On May 25, 2005, the Company entered into a loan agreement with an affiliate of the Company, OC-BVI
pursuant to which the Company has agreed to loan up to $3.0 million for the design and construction
of a 500,000 Imperial gallon per day seawater desalination plant in Tortola, British Virgin
Islands. As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the outstanding loan balance was $3.0 million and
$800,000, respectively.
On May 25, 2005, OC-BVI entered into a twenty-five year lease agreement with Bar Bay Estate
Holdings Limited (Bar Bay), a private company incorporated in the Territory of the British Virgin
Islands, pursuant to which OC-BVI agreed to lease from Bar Bay approximately 50,000 square feet of
land on Tortola, British Virgin Islands on which the above mentioned seawater desalination plant
and wells will be constructed. Under the terms of the lease agreement, a lease premium payment of
$750,000 was made on June 10, 2005, annual lease and easement payments of $15,020 are due annually
and royalty payments of 2.87% of annual sales are payable quarterly.
A Director of Sage Water Holdings (BVI) Limited, the latter of which currently owns 100% of the
non-voting stock, 50% of the voting common stock and 50% of the profit sharing rights of OC-BVI, is
also a Director of OC-BVI and holds 50% of the outstanding shares of Bar Bay.
As of December 31, 2006, the amounts receivable from OC-BVI relating to revenue earned of
$1,491,963
73
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(2005: $679,963) was $387,862 (2005: $180,196).
19. Commitments and contingencies
The Company leased a premise in the Cayman Islands for a period of three years from February 1,
2005 to January 31, 2008 at approximately $119,000 per annum. On March 4, 2005, the Company
exercised its right to terminate this lease and this lease was terminated on March 26, 2005.
On April 1, 2005, the Company signed a lease for approximately 5,451 square feet of office space at
the Regatta Business Park, West Bay Road, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. The term of the lease is
three years at $196,240 per annum and upon expiration may be renewed at our option for a further
three-year period.
On July 25, 2005, the Company entered into a lease agreement with KTR Quorum LLC (KTR), pursuant
to which its wholly-owned subsidiary Aquilex, Inc. agreed to lease from KTR approximately 7,142
square feet of office and warehouse space in Deerfield Beach, Florida for a period of five years.
The aggregate total of the monthly rental payments over the five-year period will be approximately
$492,000.
The Company is obligated to supply water, where feasible, to customers in the Cayman Islands within
its license area in accordance with the terms of the license. Royalties are paid to the Government
of the Cayman Islands at the rate of 7.5% of gross water sales.
The Company has seven water supply agreements under which it is required to provide minimum water
quantities.
As part of the acquisition of the Companys interests in Ocean Conversion (Cayman) Limited, with
the approval of Scotiabank (Cayman Islands) Ltd., the Company has guaranteed the performance of
Ocean Conversion (Cayman) Limited to the Cayman Islands government, pursuant to the water supply
contract with the Water Authority-Cayman dated April 25, 1994, as amended.
The Company has guaranteed to Scotiabank 50% of the OC-BVI loan in the original amount of $880,056.
As of December 31, 2006 the outstanding balance of this loan was $nil.
As a result of the Companys acquisition of interests in CW-Bahamas, it guaranteed the performance
of CW-Bahamas to the Water & Sewerage Corporation of the Bahamas (WSC) in relation to the water
supply contract between CW-Bahamas and the WSC. In the event that CW-Bahamas cannot provide the minimum water quantity per the contract, it
must reimburse the WSC for the cost of water they have to obtain from other sources, at the per
U.S. gallon rate charged by CW-Bahamas to the WSC.
Through performance and operation bonds, the Royal Bank of Canada, Nassau, has made guarantees in
the amount of $3,910,775 to WSC that the Company shall duly perform and observe all terms and
provisions pursuant to contracts between the parties. In the event of default, the Royal Bank of
Canada, Nassau, shall satisfy and discharge any damages sustained by WSC up to the guaranteed
amount. The Company has guaranteed reimbursement to the bank for any payments made thereon.
On November 17, 2006, Gruppozecca Bahamas Limited (GBL) filed a Statement of Claim in the Supreme
Court of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas against Consolidated Water
(Bahamas) Limited (CW-Bahamas) seeking damages in excess of $950,000 for CW-Bahamas alleged breach of its obligations under an
agreement between GBL and CW-Bahamas relating to the construction of a desalination plant in the
Commonwealth of the Bahamas. The Company believes that the claims made by GBL against CW-Bahamas
are without merit, and intends to vigorously defend against such claims.
74
20. Stock Based Compensation
The Company has the following stock compensation plans that form part of employees remuneration:
Employee Share Incentive Plan (Preferred Shares)
The Company awards preferred shares for $nil consideration under the Employee Share Incentive Plan
as part of compensation for certain eligible employee, excluding Directors and Officers, that
require future services as a condition to the delivery of ordinary shares. In addition, options
are granted to purchase preferred shares at a fixed price, determined annually, which will
typically represent a discount to the market value of the common stock. In consideration for
preferred shares, the Company issues shares of common stock on a share for share basis. Under the
plan, the conversion is conditional on the grantees satisfying requirements outlined in the award
agreements. Preferred shares are only redeemable with the Companys approval. Each employees
option to purchase preferred shares must be exercised within 30 days of the grant date, which is
the 90th day after the date of the auditors opinion on the financial statements for the
relevant year
Employee Share Option Plan (Common Stock Options)
In 2001, the Company introduced an employee stock option plan for certain long-serving employees of
the Company. Under the plan, these employees are granted in each calendar year, as long as the
employee is a participant in the Employee Share Incentive Plan, options to purchase ordinary
shares. The price at which the option may be exercised will be the closing market price on the
grant date, which is the 90th day after the date of the auditors opinion on the
financial statements for the relevant year. The number of options each employee is granted is
equal to five times the sum of (i) the number of preferred shares which that employee receives for
$nil consideration and (ii) the number of preferred share options which that employee exercises in
that given year. Options may be exercised during the period commencing on the fourth anniversary
of the grant date and ending on the thirtieth day after the fourth anniversary of the grant date.
Non-Executive Directors Share Plan
In 1999, the Company introduced a stock grant plan, which forms part of Directors remuneration.
Under the plan, Directors receive a combination of cash and common stock in consideration of
remuneration for their participation in Board meetings. All Directors are eligible except Executive
Officers, who are covered by individual employment contracts, and the Government elected board
member. The number of common stock granted is calculated with reference to a strike price that is
set on October 1 of the year preceding the grant. Stock granted during the year ended December 31,
2006 totaled 5,907 (2005: 8,970) at a strike price of $19.30 (2005: $11.98).
Directors and Senior Management Stock Compensation
Effective January 1, 2004, the option plan for senior management was amended as part of
renegotiations of employee contracts. The amended contracts terminated the stock option plans for
all years commencing from January 1, 2004.
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, which
requires the measurement and recognition of compensation cost at fair value for all share-based
payments, including stock options. As a result of adopting SFAS 123(R), stock compensation expense
of $372,425 was charged to earnings for the year ended December 31, 2006. The impact of adopting
SFAS 123(R) on basic and diluted earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2006 was $0.03
per share. For the
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years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, $256,032 and $155,388 was charged to earnings in accordance
with APB Opinion No. 25.
The fair value of each option award is estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes
option-pricing model that uses the assumptions noted in the table below. Expected volatilities are
based on historical volatilities of the Companys common stock. The Company uses historical data to
estimate option exercise and post-vesting termination behavior. The expected term of options
granted is based on historical data and represents the period of time that options granted are
expected to be outstanding,. The Company uses historical data to estimate stock option exercises
and forfeitures within its valuation model. The risk-free interest rate for the expected term of
the option is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant.
The significant weighted average assumptions for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
were as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Risk free interest rate |
|
|
5.05 |
% |
|
|
3.79 |
% |
|
|
2.65 |
% |
Expected option life |
|
2.90 years |
|
2.49 years |
|
2.82 years |
Expected volatility |
|
|
33.66 |
% |
|
|
30.81 |
% |
|
|
36.28 |
% |
Expected dividend yield |
|
|
0.90 |
% |
|
|
1.22 |
% |
|
|
1.90 |
% |
A summary of the Companys stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2006 is as
follows:.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remaining |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average |
|
|
Contractual Life |
|
|
Aggregate Intrinsic |
|
|
|
Options |
|
|
Exercise Price |
|
|
(Years) |
|
|
Value (1) |
|
Outstanding at beginning of year |
|
|
600,650 |
|
|
$ |
8.63 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Granted |
|
|
6,742 |
|
|
|
19.20 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercised |
|
|
(207,120 |
) |
|
|
6.04 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forfeited |
|
|
(25,513 |
) |
|
|
7.91 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding at end of year |
|
|
374,759 |
|
|
$ |
10.22 |
|
|
1.10 years |
|
$ |
5,496,290 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Exercisable at end of year |
|
|
331,504 |
|
|
$ |
10.03 |
|
|
0.27 years |
|
$ |
4,941,067 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
|
The intrinsic value of a stock option represents the amount by which the
fair value of the underlying stock, measured by reference to the closing price of the ordinary
shares of $24.93 in the Nasdaq Global Select Market on December 31, 2006, exceeds the exercise
price of the option. |
As of December 31, 2006, the range of exercise prices on exercisable outstanding options was
$5.97 $13.74.
At December 31, 2006, 43,255 non-vested options were outstanding with a weighted average exercise
price of $12.09 and an average remaining contractual life of 2.14 years. The total remaining
unrecognized compensation costs related to unvested stock-based arrangements was $225,230 at
December 31, 2006 and is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.10 years.
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The following table summarizes the weighted average fair value of options at date of grant and the
intrinsic value of options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Options granted with an exercise price
below market price on the date of grant: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Employees preferred shares |
|
$ |
15.93 |
|
|
$ |
10.35 |
|
|
$ |
6.26 |
|
Overall weighted average |
|
$ |
15.93 |
|
|
$ |
10.35 |
|
|
$ |
6.26 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options granted with an exercise price
at market price on the date of grant: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Management employees |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Employees ordinary share options |
|
$ |
8.08 |
|
|
$ |
5.39 |
|
|
$ |
3.33 |
|
Overall weighted average |
|
$ |
8.08 |
|
|
$ |
5.39 |
|
|
$ |
3.33 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total intrinsic value of options exercised |
|
$ |
4,252,174 |
|
|
$ |
2,754,336 |
|
|
$ |
738,309 |
|
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CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
21. Pension benefits
Staff pension plans are offered to all employees in the Cayman Islands. The plans are administered
by third party pension plan providers and are defined contribution plans whereby the Company
matches the contribution of the first 5% of each participating employees salary up to $72,000.
The total amount recognized as an expense under the plan during the year ended December 31, 2006
was $150,997 (2005: $146,241 and 2004: $145,234).
22. Financial instruments
Credit risk:
The Company is not exposed to significant credit risk on the vast majority of customer accounts as
the policy is to cease supply of water to customers accounts that are more than 45 days overdue.
The Companys exposure to credit risk is concentrated on receivables from its Bulk water customers.
The balances from these customers are current or an allowance has been made for collection as at
December 31, 2006. Management does not anticipate any significant losses on these concentrations.
Interest rate risk:
Substantially all of the Companys outstanding debt consists of fixed rate obligations and
therefore the Company is not subject to interest-rate risk arising from fluctuations of LIBOR or
prime lending rates. The Company has a $30 million short term certificate of deposit.
Foreign exchange risk:
All relevant foreign currencies have fixed exchange rates to the United States dollar as detailed
under the foreign currency accounting policy note. If any of these fixed exchange rates become
floating exchange rates, the Companys results of operations could be adversely affected.
Fair values:
As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts
receivable, accounts payable and other liabilities and dividends payable approximate fair values
due to the short term maturities of these assets and liabilities. Management considers that the
carrying amounts for loans receivable and long term debt due to Republic Bank & Trust, the Royal
Bank of Canada and Series A bond holders at December 31, 2006 approximate their fair value.
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23. Non-cash transactions
The Company executed the following non-cash transactions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Note received for plant facility sold. |
|
$ |
897,000 |
|
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
|
|
Issuance of 2,135, 8,970 and 9,260,
respectively, of common shares for
services rendered. |
|
|
43,326 |
|
|
|
150,716 |
|
|
|
95,568 |
|
Issuance of 3,587, 5,544 and 3,920,
respectively, of redeemable preferred
shares for services rendered. |
|
|
130,078 |
|
|
|
111,434 |
|
|
|
53,292 |
|
Issuance of 9,364 of common shares issued
under senior management employment
agreements in lieu of cash bonuses. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
145,040 |
|
|
|
|
|
Conversion of 12,244, 4,182 and 4,776
shares in 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively, of redeemable preferred
shares to common shares. |
|
|
7,346 |
|
|
|
2,510 |
|
|
|
2,866 |
|
Dividends declared but not paid. |
|
|
849,470 |
|
|
|
828,709 |
|
|
|
783,854 |
|
24. Impact of recent accounting standards pronouncements
Adoption of New Accounting Standards:
Effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS)
No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment. See Stock Compensation above for further discussion of the
effect of adopting this standard.
In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued SFAS No. 154, Accounting for
Changes and Error Corrections, a replacement of APB Opinion No. 20 and SFAS No. 3. The standard is
effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after
December 15, 2005. The application of this standard did not have an effect on the Companys
financial statements.
In March 2005, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement
Obligations, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143 (FIN 47). The application of this
Interpretation did not have an effect on the Companys financial statements.
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CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
24. Impact of recent accounting standards pronouncements (continued)
In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released Staff Accounting
Bulletin No. 108, Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying
Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (SAB 108), which is effective for fiscal years
ending on or after November 15, 2006. SAB 108 provides guidance on how the effects of prior-year
uncorrected financial statement misstatements should be considered in quantifying a current year
misstatement. SAB 108 requires public companies to quantify misstatements using both an income
statement (rollover) and balance sheet (iron curtain) approach and evaluate whether either approach
results in a misstatement that, when all relevant quantitative and qualitative factors are
considered, is material. If prior year errors that had been previously considered immaterial now
are considered material based on either approach, no restatement is required so long as management
properly applied its previous approach and all relevant facts and circumstances were considered.
Adjustments considered immaterial in prior years under the method previously used, but now
considered material under the dual approach required by SAB 108, are to be recorded upon initial
adoption of SAB 108. There were no cumulative effect adjustments recorded in 2006.
Effect of Newly Issued But Not Yet Effective Accounting Standards:
In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial
Instruments-an amendment to FASB Statements No. 133 and 140. SFAS No. 155 permits fair value
re-measurement for any hybrid financial instruments, clarifies which instruments are subject to the
requirements of SFAS No. 133, and establishes a requirement to evaluate interests in securitized
financial assets and other items. The new standard is effective for financial assets acquired or
issued after the beginning of the entitys first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006.
Management does not expect the adoption of this statement to have a material impact on the
Companys consolidated financial position or results of operations.
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS No. 157). SFAS No.
157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures
about fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy about the
assumptions used to measure fair value and clarifies assumptions about risk and the effect of a
restriction on the sale or use of an asset. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning
after November 15, 2007. The Company has not completed its evaluation of the impact of the adoption
of this standard.
In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income
Taxes an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48), which prescribes a recognition
threshold and measurement attribute for a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax
return. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties,
accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. FIN 48 is effective for fiscal years
beginning after December 15, 2006. The Company has determined that the adoption of FIN 48 will not
have a material effect on the financial statements.
25. Subsequent event
In January 2007, an affiliate of the Company, Consolidated Water (Bermuda) Limited (CW-Bermuda)
entered into a design, build and operate agreement with the Government of Bermuda for a
desalination plant located on Tynes Bay along the northern coast of Bermuda. Under the agreement,
CW-Bermuda, will construct the plant and operate it for a minimum of 12 months after its
commissioning. The Company will loan CW-Bermuda up to $7.5 million to construct the plant and
manage the plants operations. The construction of the Tynes Bay plant is expected to be completed
in January 2008.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd.
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. and its
subsidiary (the Company) as of December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated
statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows for the years then ended. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys 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 auditing 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. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its
internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control
over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the
circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the
Companys internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the
financial statements, also 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 aspects, the financial position of Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. and subsidiary as of
December 31, 2006 and 2005, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the years
then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America.
/s/ RACHLIN COHEN & HOLTZ, LLP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
March 13, 2007
81
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board
of Directors
Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity and cash
flows of Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. and its subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2004. These
consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our
audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards as established by
the Auditing Standards Board (United States) and in accordance with the auditing 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. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an
audit of its internal controls over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express
no such opinion. 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 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 results of operations and cash flows of Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. and its
subsidiary for the year ended December 31, 2004, in conformity with U.S generally accepted
accounting principles.
/s/ KPMG
George Town, Cayman Islands
April 15, 2005
82
OCEAN CONVERSION (BVI) LTD.
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
DECEMBER 31, 2006 and 2005
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
ASSETS |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents |
|
$ |
1,353,105 |
|
|
$ |
944,574 |
|
Accounts receivable |
|
|
2,399,575 |
|
|
|
3,418,922 |
|
Inventory |
|
|
425,222 |
|
|
|
344,348 |
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets |
|
|
34,686 |
|
|
|
28,554 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current assets |
|
|
4,212,588 |
|
|
|
4,736,398 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
|
2,929,953 |
|
|
|
3,200,618 |
|
Construction in progress |
|
|
7,627,528 |
|
|
|
2,025,594 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets |
|
$ |
14,770,069 |
|
|
$ |
9,962,610 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current liabilities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities |
|
$ |
1,477,184 |
|
|
$ |
1,114,094 |
|
Current portion of long term debt, including $3,000,000 to
affiliate in 2006 |
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
255,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total current liabilities |
|
|
4,477,184 |
|
|
|
1,369,094 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit sharing obligation |
|
|
2,111,412 |
|
|
|
1,508,714 |
|
Due to affiliate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
800,000 |
|
Minority interest in JVD Ocean Desalination Ltd. |
|
|
33,776 |
|
|
|
33,265 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities |
|
|
6,622,372 |
|
|
|
3,711,073 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Commitments |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders equity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Class A, voting shares, $1 par value. Authorized 600,000 shares: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
issued and outstanding 555,000 shares in 2006 and 2005 |
|
|
555,000 |
|
|
|
555,000 |
|
Class B, voting shares, $1 par value. Authorized 600,000 shares: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
issued and outstanding 555,000 shares in 2006 and 2005 |
|
|
555,000 |
|
|
|
555,000 |
|
Class C, non-voting shares, $1 par value. Authorized 600,000 shares: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
issued and outstanding 165,000 in 2006 and 2005 |
|
|
165,000 |
|
|
|
165,000 |
|
Additional paid-in capital |
|
|
225,659 |
|
|
|
225,659 |
|
Retained earnings |
|
|
6,647,038 |
|
|
|
4,750,878 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total stockholders equity |
|
|
8,147,697 |
|
|
|
6,251,537 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total liabilities and stockholders equity |
|
$ |
14,770,069 |
|
|
$ |
9,962,610 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
83
OCEAN CONVERSION (BVI) LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Water sales |
|
$ |
8,047,783 |
|
|
$ |
7,715,827 |
|
|
$ |
6,872,366 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of water sales |
|
|
(3,251,740 |
) |
|
|
(3,003,920 |
) |
|
|
(2,475,304 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit |
|
|
4,796,043 |
|
|
|
4,711,907 |
|
|
|
4,397,062 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses |
|
|
(1,873,726 |
) |
|
|
(1,818,229 |
) |
|
|
(1,642,862 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income from operations |
|
|
2,922,317 |
|
|
|
2,893,678 |
|
|
|
2,754,200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other income (expense) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest income |
|
|
363,420 |
|
|
|
202,428 |
|
|
|
57,081 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense |
|
|
(114,065 |
) |
|
|
(62,150 |
) |
|
|
(31,557 |
) |
Other income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
111 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
249,355 |
|
|
|
140,389 |
|
|
|
25,524 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Income before minority interest |
|
|
3,171,672 |
|
|
|
3,034,067 |
|
|
|
2,779,724 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Minority interest |
|
|
(512 |
) |
|
|
(14,739 |
) |
|
|
(8,526 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
3,171,160 |
|
|
$ |
3,019,328 |
|
|
$ |
2,771,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
84
OCEAN CONVERSION (BVI) LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
FOR EACH OF THE YEARS IN THE THREE YEAR PERIOD ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Additional |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
|
Common stock |
|
|
paid-in |
|
|
Retained |
|
|
stockholders |
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
Dollars |
|
|
capital |
|
|
earnings |
|
|
equity |
|
Balance at December 31, 2003 |
|
|
1,275,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,275,000 |
|
|
$ |
225,659 |
|
|
$ |
2,849,273 |
|
|
$ |
4,349,932 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2,771,198 |
|
|
|
2,771,198 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,147,500 |
) |
|
|
(1,147,500 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2004 |
|
|
1,275,000 |
|
|
|
1,275,000 |
|
|
|
225,659 |
|
|
|
4,472,971 |
|
|
|
5,973,630 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,019,328 |
|
|
|
3,019,328 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,741,421 |
) |
|
|
(2,741,421 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31,2005 |
|
|
1,275,000 |
|
|
|
1,275,000 |
|
|
|
225,659 |
|
|
|
4,750,878 |
|
|
|
6,251,537 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,171,160 |
|
|
|
3,171,160 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends declared |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1,275,000 |
) |
|
|
(1,275,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance at December 31, 2006 |
|
|
1,275,000 |
|
|
$ |
1,275,000 |
|
|
$ |
225,659 |
|
|
$ |
6,647,038 |
|
|
$ |
8,147,697 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
85
OCEAN CONVERSION (BVI) LTD.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004
(Expressed in United States Dollars)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Cash flows from operating activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net income |
|
$ |
3,171,160 |
|
|
$ |
3,019,328 |
|
|
$ |
2,771,198 |
|
Add/(deduct) items not affecting cash |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation |
|
|
403,255 |
|
|
|
713,687 |
|
|
|
719,163 |
|
Amortization of bank fees |
|
|
3,837 |
|
|
|
7,564 |
|
|
|
7,567 |
|
Profit sharing |
|
|
1,007,697 |
|
|
|
970,386 |
|
|
|
868,515 |
|
Minority interest |
|
|
512 |
|
|
|
14,739 |
|
|
|
8,526 |
|
(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable |
|
|
1,012,626 |
|
|
|
(543,934 |
) |
|
|
(2,178,171 |
) |
(Increase) decrease in inventory |
|
|
(80,874 |
) |
|
|
5,478 |
|
|
|
(132,221 |
) |
(Increase) decrease in other assets |
|
|
(3,248 |
) |
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Increase in accounts payable and other liabilities |
|
|
363,090 |
|
|
|
278,506 |
|
|
|
78,856 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by operating activities |
|
|
5,878,055 |
|
|
|
4,465,759 |
|
|
|
2,143,433 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from investing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of property, plant and equipment |
|
|
(132,590 |
) |
|
|
(17,010 |
) |
|
|
(212,362 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Expenditures for construction in progress |
|
|
(4,201,934 |
) |
|
|
(1,785,413 |
) |
|
|
(84,217 |
) |
Proceeds from sale of assets |
|
|
|
|
|
|
52,288 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities |
|
|
(4,334,524 |
) |
|
|
(1,750,135 |
) |
|
|
(296,579 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows from financing activities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit sharing rights paid |
|
|
(405,000 |
) |
|
|
(870,750 |
) |
|
|
(364,500 |
) |
Minority interest from affiliate |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10,000 |
|
Proceeds from loan from affiliate |
|
|
800,000 |
|
|
|
800,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Principal repayments of long term debt |
|
|
(255,000 |
) |
|
|
(250,000 |
) |
|
|
(250,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Dividends paid |
|
|
(1,275,000 |
) |
|
|
(2,741,421 |
) |
|
|
(1,147,500 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |
|
|
(1,135,000 |
) |
|
|
(3,062,171 |
) |
|
|
(1,752,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents |
|
|
408,531 |
|
|
|
(346,547 |
) |
|
|
94,854 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year |
|
|
944,574 |
|
|
|
1,291,121 |
|
|
|
1,196,267 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year |
|
$ |
1,353,105 |
|
|
$ |
944,574 |
|
|
$ |
1,291,121 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest paid in cash |
|
$ |
17,851 |
|
|
$ |
19,088 |
|
|
$ |
20,659 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest received in cash |
|
$ |
283,236 |
|
|
$ |
184,389 |
|
|
$ |
11,013 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
86
OCEAN CONVERSION (BVI) LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
1. Principal activity
Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. (OC-BVI) was incorporated in the British Virgin Islands under the
Companies Act, Cap 285, on May 14, 1990 and is engaged in the production and sale of potable water
to the Government of the British Virgin Islands (the Government). The Company has an agreement
with the Government, its sole customer, to produce and supply a guaranteed quantity and quality of
potable water. This agreement provides for specific penalties should the Company not be able to
provide the guaranteed quantity of water.
On January 24, 1992, OC-BVI amended the original agreement with the Government to allow for the
expansion of its plant in order to increase its production capacity from 360,000 imperial gallons
of water to 510,000 imperial gallons per day. Under this agreement, the Government had the option
to purchase the facility in May 1999 at a cost of $1,420,000 or renew the agreement for a period of
seven years. The Government did not exercise its option to purchase the plant but advised OC-BVI
of its desire to continue the agreement on a month-to-month basis until a new agreement is
negotiated. In October 2006, the Government of the British Virgin Islands notified the Company that it was asserting a right of ownership of the Baughers Bay plant and invited the Company to submit a proposal for continued involvement in the production of water at the Baughers Bay plant. OC-BVI has submitted a proposal to continue to supply water from the Baughers Bay
plant and believes that the matter will be resolved to the satisfaction of both parties.
JVD Ocean Desalination Ltd. (JVD), a majority owned affiliate of OC-BVI, was incorporated on
January 2, 2003 and began producing potable water for the Government on July 10, 2003. On February
5, 2005, JVD executed a contract with the Government of the British Virgin Islands with the
agreement that all water delivered before the contract was signed would be invoiced upon signing of
the contract.
2. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation: The consolidated financial statements presented are prepared in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Basis of consolidation: The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of
Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. and its majority owned subsidiary, JVD Ocean Desalination Ltd.,
together the Company. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been
eliminated.
Use of estimates: The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management of the
Company 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 consolidated
financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period.
Significant items subject to estimates and assumptions include the carrying value of property,
plant and equipment and inventory. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Cash and cash equivalents: Cash and cash equivalents are comprised of cash at banks on call and
highly liquid deposits with an original maturity of three months or less. Cash and cash
equivalents are not restricted as to withdrawal or use.
Trade accounts receivable: Trade accounts receivable are recorded at the invoiced amounts based on
meter readings reduced by appropriate allowances for estimated uncollectible amounts. The allowance
for doubtful accounts is the Companys best estimate of the amount of probable credit losses in the
Companys existing accounts receivable balance. The Company determines the allowance based on
historical write-off experience.
Interest income: The Company earns interest income on trade accounts receivable based on the
overdue invoices from its customer. The interest is recorded on an accrual basis.
87
OCEAN CONVERSION (BVI) LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
2. Accounting policies (continued)
Inventory: Inventory primarily includes replacement spares and parts that are valued at the lower
of cost or net realizable value on a first-in, first-out basis.
Impairment of long-lived assets: In accordance with SFAS No. 144, long-lived assets, such as
property, plant and equipment, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Recoverability
of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to
estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying
amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized by
the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds the fair value of the asset.
Property, plant and equipment: Property, plant and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated
depreciation. Depreciation is calculated using a straight line method with an allowance for
estimated residual values. Rates are determined based on the estimated useful lives of the assets
as follows:
|
|
|
|
|
Plant and equipment |
|
|
4 to 40 years |
|
Office furniture, fixtures and equipment |
|
|
3 to 10 years |
|
Vehicles |
|
|
3 to 10 years |
|
Lab equipment |
|
|
3 to 10 years |
|
Additions to property, plant and equipment consist of the cost of the contracted services, direct
labor and materials. Assets under construction are recorded as additions to property, plant and
equipment upon completion of the projects. Depreciation commences in the month of addition.
Construction in progress: The cost of borrowed funds directly attributable to the acquisition and
construction of qualifying assets, which are assets that necessarily take a substantial period of
time to be ready for their intended use, are added to the cost of those assets until such time as
the assets are substantially ready for use or sale.
Water sales and cost of water sales: The Government is billed monthly based on meter readings
performed at or near each month end and in accordance with the water sales agreement, which
stipulates minimum monthly charges for water service.
Repairs and maintenance: All repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.
Comparative amounts: Certain prior year amounts have been adjusted to conform to the current
years presentation.
3. Trade accounts receivable
Trade accounts receivable is comprised of amounts due from our sole customer, the Government.
Significant concentrations of credit risk are disclosed in Note 13.
88
OCEAN CONVERSION (BVI) LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
4. Inventory
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Consumables stock |
|
$ |
55,543 |
|
|
$ |
43,679 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Spare parts stock |
|
|
369,679 |
|
|
|
300,669 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
425,222 |
|
|
$ |
344,348 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
5. Property, plant and equipment and construction in progress
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Plant and equipment |
|
$ |
9,517,475 |
|
|
$ |
9,416,015 |
|
Office furniture, fixtures and equipment |
|
|
61,363 |
|
|
|
37,027 |
|
Vehicles |
|
|
71,600 |
|
|
|
71,600 |
|
Tools & test equipment |
|
|
18,431 |
|
|
|
11,637 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9,668,869 |
|
|
|
9,536,279 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accumulated depreciation |
|
|
(6,738,916 |
) |
|
|
(6,335,661 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Property, plant and equipment, net |
|
$ |
2,929,953 |
|
|
$ |
3,200,618 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Construction in progress |
|
$ |
7,627,528 |
|
|
$ |
2,025,594 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
89
OCEAN CONVERSION (BVI) LTD.
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
6. Long term debt
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Scotiabank (Cayman Islands) loan bearing
interest at three month LIBOR plus 1.5% per
annum, with interest calculated daily and
payable quarterly. Principal is repayable in
semi-annual installments of $125,000 through
May 31, 2006. |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
255,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CWCO loan bearing interest at three month
LIBOR plus 3.5% per annum, with interest
calculated daily and payable quarterly.
Principal is due June 1, 2007. |
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
800,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total long term debt |
|
|
3,000,000 |
|
|
|
1,055,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Less current portion |
|
|
(3,000,000 |
) |
|
|
(255,000 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Long term debt, excluding current portion |
|
$ |
|
|
|
$ |
800,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Any amounts drawn under the Scotiabank facility are collateralized by a fixed and floating charge
of $1,250,000. The fixed and the floating charge covers all other assets of the Company. The
Scotiabank facility has been guaranteed equally by Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and Sage Water
Holdings (BVI) Ltd.
On May 25, 2005, the Company entered into a loan agreement with an affiliate, Consolidated Water
Co. Ltd. (CWCO), pursuant to which CWCO has agreed to lend the Company up to $3.0 million for the
design and construction of a 500,000 Imperial gallon per day seawater desalination plant in
Tortola, British Virgin Islands. The loan principal is due and payable on June 1, 2007 and interest
accrues at the LIBOR rate plus 3.5% and is payable quarterly on amounts drawn down commencing July
2005. The loan can be repaid at any time without penalty and is subordinated to existing bank
indebtedness. The balance outstanding at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $3.0 million and $800,000,
respectively.
7. Commitments
The Company leases property adjacent to the Baughers Bay plant upon which it has installed walls
and pipelines necessary for the production of water, with lease payments totaling $18,075 annually
through the year 2015.
In addition, on May 25, 2005, the Company entered into a twenty five year lease agreement with Bar
Bay Estate Holdings Limited (Bar Bay), a private company incorporated in the Territory of the
British Virgin Islands, pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease from Bar Bay approximately
50,000 square feet of land on Tortola, British Virgin Islands on which a seawater desalination
plant and wells will be constructed. Under the terms of the lease agreement, a lease premium
payment of $750,000 was made on June 10, 2005, annual lease and easement payments of $15,020 are
due annually and royalty payments of 2.87% of annual sales, as defined in the lease agreement, are
payable quarterly.
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
7. Commitments (continued)
Future minimum lease payments under non-cancelable operating leases at December 31, 2006 are as
follows:
|
|
|
|
|
2007 |
|
$ |
33,075 |
|
2008 |
|
|
33,075 |
|
2009 |
|
|
33,075 |
|
2010 |
|
|
33,075 |
|
2011 |
|
|
33,075 |
|
Thereafter |
|
|
357,599 |
|
Total rental expense for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004 was $33,655, $33,655
and $17,015, respectively.
8. Expenses
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
|
2004 |
|
Cost of water sales comprise the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fuel oil |
|
$ |
658,938 |
|
|
$ |
625,316 |
|
|
$ |
532,933 |
|
Electricity |
|
|
820,134 |
|
|
|
529,905 |
|
|
|
151,726 |
|
Maintenance |
|
|
558,653 |
|
|
|
436,104 |
|
|
|
296,361 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
402,150 |
|
|
|
712,582 |
|
|
|
718,611 |
|
Employee costs |
|
|
446,126 |
|
|
|
381,613 |
|
|
|
468,506 |
|
Insurance |
|
|
78,822 |
|
|
|
80,138 |
|
|
|
78,008 |
|
Other direct costs |
|
|
286,917 |
|
|
|
238,262 |
|
|
|
229,159 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
3,251,740 |
|
|
$ |
3,003,920 |
|
|
$ |
2,475,304 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
General and administrative expenses
comprise the following: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Profit sharing |
|
$ |
1,007,698 |
|
|
$ |
970,386 |
|
|
$ |
868,515 |
|
Management fees, related parties |
|
|
620,448 |
|
|
|
561,605 |
|
|
|
567,802 |
|
Directors fees and expenses |
|
|
65,456 |
|
|
|
67,091 |
|
|
|
79,589 |
|
Professional fees |
|
|
33,418 |
|
|
|
29,980 |
|
|
|
24,399 |
|
Employee costs |
|
|
50,622 |
|
|
|
36,686 |
|
|
|
25,689 |
|
Maintenance costs |
|
|
160 |
|
|
|
991 |
|
|
|
474 |
|
Depreciation |
|
|
1,105 |
|
|
|
1,105 |
|
|
|
552 |
|
Other indirect costs |
|
|
94,819 |
|
|
|
150,385 |
|
|
|
75,842 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
$ |
1,873,726 |
|
|
$ |
1,818,229 |
|
|
$ |
1,642,862 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
9. Related party transactions
On May 25, 2005, the Company entered into a loan agreement with an affiliate, CWCO, pursuant to
which CWCO has agreed to lend the Company up to $3.0 million for the design and construction of a
500,000 Imperial gallon per day seawater desalination plant in Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
(See Note 7).
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
9. Related party transactions (continued)
On May 25, 2005, the Company entered into a twenty-five year lease agreement with Bar Bay Estate
Holdings Limited (Bar Bay), a private company incorporated in the Territory of the British Virgin
Islands, pursuant to which the Company agreed to lease from Bar Bay approximately 50,000 square
feet of land on Tortola, British Virgin Islands, on which a seawater desalination plant and wells
will be constructed. Under the terms of the lease agreement, a lease premium payment of $750,000
was made on June 10, 2005, annual lease and easement payments of $15,020 are due annually and
royalty payments of 2.87% of annual sales, as defined in the lease agreement, are payable
quarterly.
A director of Sage Water Holdings (BVI) Limited, the latter of which currently owns 100% of the
non-voting stock, 50% of the voting common stock and 50% of the profit sharing rights of OC-BVI, is
also a Director of OC-BVI and holds 50% of the outstanding shares of Bar Bay.
Pursuant to an amended and restated Management Services Agreement dated December 1, 2003 between
DesalCo Ltd. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.) and the Company, DesalCo
Ltd. provides the Company with management, administration, finance, operations, maintenance,
engineering and purchasing services, and is entitled to be reimbursed for all reasonable expenses
incurred on behalf of the Company. The Company incurred fees of $466,401, $452,843 and $442,444
related to this management service agreement for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively, and as of December 31, 2006 had accounts payable of $890,299 (2005: $812,140) due
to DesalCo Ltd. for fees and expenses paid by DesalCo Ltd. on behalf of the Company.
Pursuant to a Management Services Memorandum effected January 1, 2004 between the Class B Directors
who at any point in time represent Sage Water Holdings (BVI) Limited, and the Company, the Class B
directors provide the Company with delegated operational matters, general management of local
business matters, donation, sponsorship and public relations activities, and are entitled to an
annual fixed fee of $60,000 and a profit sharing bonus equal to 1% of the Companys income before
depreciation, interest (income and expense), and other expenses not directly related to the
operation of the Company. The Company incurred fees of $154,047, $108,762 and $125,358 related to
this management service memorandum for the years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004,
respectively and as at December 31, 2006 had accounts payable of $26,030 (2005: $9,026) due to Sage
Water Holdings (BVI) Ltd.
As at December 31, 2006, the Company had accounts payable of $119,367 (2005: $21,183) related to
the reimbursement of expenses from Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and DesalCo (Barbados) Limited.
10. Profit sharing obligation
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
December 31, |
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Opening balance |
|
$ |
1,508,714 |
|
|
$ |
1,409,078 |
|
Additions |
|
|
1,007,698 |
|
|
|
970,386 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Distributions |
|
|
(405,000 |
) |
|
|
(870,750 |
) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ending balance |
|
$ |
2,111,412 |
|
|
$ |
1,508,714 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
10. Profit sharing obligation (continued)
In 1993, the Company and its existing shareholders at that time, entered into two Share Repurchase
and Profit Sharing Agreements (the Agreements) to repurchase 225,000 shares each from those
shareholders (the Parties), whose shares were issued in exchange for guarantees of the Companys
long term debt. The Agreements were subsequently approved by special resolution at an
Extraordinary Meeting of all the Companys shareholders.
Under the terms of the Agreements, the Company, in exchange for the above-mentioned shares, granted
the Parties, profit sharing rights in the Companys profits for as long as the Company remains in
business as a going concern. The Agreement states that where the Company has profits available for
the payment of dividends and pays a dividend from there, a distribution shall be made to each of
the Parties equal to 202,500 (2005: 202,500) times the dividend per share received by the remaining
shareholders and paid concurrently with such dividend. The factor of 202,500 (2005: 202,500) shall
be subject to amendment by the same proportion and at the same time as changes take place or
adjustments are made in respect of the remaining shareholders.
The current shareholders and an affiliate of a current shareholder have acquired these profit
sharing rights. The Company has recorded an obligation at December 31, 2006 for the maximum profit
shares payable to the Parties if all retained earnings were to be distributed as dividends and
profit shares.
11. Taxation
Under the terms of the water sale agreements with the Government, the Company is exempt from all
non-employee taxation in the British Virgin Islands.
12. Pension plan
Effective December 1, 2003, the Company established the MWM Global Retirement Plan (the Plan).
The Plan is a defined contribution plan whereby the Company will contribute 5% of each
participating employees salary to the Plan. The total amount recognized as an expense under the
plan during the year ended December 31, 2006 was $11,230 (2005: $9,621 and 2004: $6,776).
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NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
13. Financial instruments
Credit risk:
Financial assets that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk consist
principally of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable and intercompany loans receivable.
The Companys cash is placed with high credit quality financial institutions. The accounts
receivable are due from the Companys sole customer, the Government (Note 3). As a result, the
Company is subject to credit risk to the extent of any non-performance by the Government.
Interest rate risk:
The interest rates and terms of the Companys loans are presented in Note 6 of these consolidated
financial statements. The Company is subject to interest rate risk to the extent that the LIBOR
rate may fluctuate.
Fair values:
As of December 31, 2006 and 2005, the carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts
receivable, prepaid expenses and other assets, accounts payable and accrued liabilities approximate
fair values due to the short term maturities of these assets and liabilities. Management considers
that the carrying amount for long-term debt approximates fair value.
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ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.
None.
ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange
Act), as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report, the Companys management
conducted an evaluation with the participation of the Companys Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer (collectively, the Certifying Officers) regarding the effectiveness of the
design and operation of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules
13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act). The Companys management with the participation
of the Certifying Officers also conducted an evaluation of the Companys internal control over
financial reporting.
Based on this evaluation and in accordance with the requirements of Auditing Standard No. 2 of the
Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
concluded that the Companys disclosure controls and procedures were effective and that the Company
maintained effective control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006.
The Companys management, including the Certifying Officers, does not expect that the Companys
disclosure controls and procedures will prevent all errors and all improper conduct. A control
system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute
assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Further, the design of a control system
must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints, and the benefits of controls must be
considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations of a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error
or fraud may occur and may not be detected. Despite these limitations, the Certifying Officers have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (1) are designed to provided reasonable assurance
of achieving their objectives and (2) do provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.
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Managements Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Companys management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control
over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act. The
Companys 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, and
includes those policies and procedures that:
|
|
|
pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly
reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; |
|
|
|
|
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 authorization of management and directors of the Company; and |
|
|
|
|
provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized
acquisition, use or disposition of the Companys assets that could have a material effect
on the financial statements. |
The Companys management, including the Certifying Officers, assessed as of December 31, 2006, the
effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial reporting. In making this
assessment, management used the criteria set forth in the framework in Internal Control
Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission
(COSO).
As of December 31, 2006, the Companys management, including the Certifying Officers, has concluded
that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting.
Managements assessment of the effectiveness of the Companys internal control over financial
reporting as of December 31, 2006 has been audited by Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP, an independent
registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report which is included elsewhere in this
Annual Report.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in the Companys internal control over financial reporting identified in
connection with the evaluation of such internal control that occurred during the Companys last
fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the
Companys internal control over financial reporting.
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Board of Directors and Stockholders
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd
We have audited managements assessment, included in the accompanying Managements Annual Report on
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, that Consolidated Water Co. Ltd maintained effective
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, based on criteria established in
Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the
Treadway Commission (COSO). Consolidated Water Co. Ltd 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. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on managements assessment and an opinion on the effectiveness of the Companys internal
control over financial reporting 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 effective internal control over financial reporting was
maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal
control over financial reporting, evaluating managements assessment, testing and evaluating the
design and operating effectiveness of internal control, and performing such other procedures as we
considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis
for our opinion.
A companys 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
companys 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 companys 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.
In our opinion, managements assessment that Consolidated Water Co. Ltd maintained effective
internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, is fairly stated, in all
material respects, based on criteria established in Internal ControlIntegrated Framework issued by
the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). Also, in our opinion,
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over
financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, based on criteria established in Internal
ControlIntegrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway
Commission (COSO).
We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States), the December 31, 2006 consolidated balance sheet and the related 2006
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consolidated statements of income, stockholders equity and cash flows of Consolidated Water Co.
Ltd, and our report dated March 13, 2007 expressed an unqualified opinion.
/s/ Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
March 13, 2007
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Our Directors and Executive Officers
This table lists information concerning our executive officers and directors:
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|
|
|
|
|
|
Name |
|
Age |
|
Position |
Jeffrey M. Parker
|
|
|
62 |
|
|
Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Frederick W. McTaggart
|
|
|
44 |
|
|
Director, President, Chief Executive Officer |
David W. Sasnett
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
Director, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer |
Gregory S. McTaggart
|
|
|
43 |
|
|
Vice President of Cayman Operations |
Robert B. Morrison
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
Vice President of Purchasing and Information Technology |
Gerard J. Pereira
|
|
|
36 |
|
|
Vice President of Engineering |
Ramjeet Jerrybandan
|
|
|
38 |
|
|
Vice President of Overseas Operations |
William T. Andrews
|
|
|
58 |
|
|
Director |
Brian E. Butler *
|
|
|
57 |
|
|
Director |
Steven A. Carr *
|
|
|
56 |
|
|
Director |
Carson K. Ebanks *
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
Director |
Richard
L. Finlay *
|
|
|
48 |
|
|
Director |
Clarence B. Flowers, Jr. *
|
|
|
51 |
|
|
Director |
Wilmer Pergande *
|
|
|
67 |
|
|
Director |
Leonard J. Sokolow*
|
|
|
50 |
|
|
Director |
Raymond Whittaker *
|
|
|
53 |
|
|
Director |
|
|
|
* |
|
The Board of Directors has determined that each of such persons is an independent
director under the corporate governance rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ) |
Jeffrey M. Parker has been a director of our Company since 1980 and the Chairman of the Board since
1982. On January 1, 2004, Mr. Parker resigned as Chief Executive Officer, a position he held since
1994 but remained employed by the Company as Director responsible for investor relations and
business expansion and Chairman of the Board. In addition to serving as our Chairman of the Board,
Mr. Parker is a Chartered Accountant and practices as Moore Stephens (Cayman Islands) Ltd., a
member of Moore Stephens International Ltd. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Parker served as a director of
The International Desalination Association representing the Caribbean & Latin America. Mr. Parker
received his ACA designation as a chartered accountant in England and Wales in 1967, and his FCA
designation in 1977.
Frederick W. McTaggart has been a director of our company since 1998, President since October 2000
and Chief Executive Officer since January 1, 2004. Also on January 1, 2004, Mr. McTaggart resigned
as Chief Financial Officer, a position he held since February 2001. From April 1994 to October
2000, Mr. McTaggart was the Managing Director of the Water Authority-Cayman, the government-owned
water utility serving certain areas of the Cayman Islands. He received his B.S. degree in Building
Construction from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1985. Mr. McTaggart is the brother of Mr.
Gregory S. McTaggart, the Vice President of Cayman Operations.
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David W. Sasnett has served as a director of our Company since December 2004 and in June 2006
became our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From October 2005 until June 2006
Mr. Sasnett was the Chief Financial Officer of VoIP, Inc., a publicly-traded provider of
communication services utilizing voice over internet protocol technology. Mr. Sasnett is an
Executive Vice President and the former President of Secure Enterprises, LLC, a marketer and
distributor of consumer products, a company he co-founded in 2003. During 2004, he was the Vice
President of Finance and Controller for MasTec, Inc., a publicly-traded specialty contractor and
infrastructure provider. Mr. Sasnett was employed from 1994 to 2002 by Catalina Lighting, Inc. and
from 1996 to 2002 served as the Chief Financial Officer of Catalina Lighting, Inc., a
publicly-traded manufacturer and distributor of residential lighting and other consumer products.
After leaving Catalina Lighting, Mr. Sasnett was employed through 2002 in an executive and
consulting capacity by Platinum Products, Inc., a privately-held consumer products importer and
distributor. Mr. Sasnett is presently serving on the Board of Directors of WQN, Inc., a
publicly-traded company. His experience also includes more than 12 years with the accounting,
auditing and consulting firm of Deloitte & Touche, LLP.
Gregory S. McTaggart is our Vice President of Cayman Operations. Mr. McTaggart joined our Company
in January 1991 as our resident engineer and has served in his current capacity since 1994. For
three years before joining us, Mr. McTaggart worked for the Caribbean Utilities Company, the
electrical utility on Grand Cayman, as a mechanical engineer. Mr. McTaggart obtained his Bachelor
of Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1986. Mr. McTaggart is the
brother of Frederick W. McTaggart, who is the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of
our Company.
Robert B. Morrison was appointed Vice President of Purchasing & Information Technology in March
2003. Mr. Morrison holds the designation Certified Professional Purchaser and has over twenty- five
years experience in the purchasing and logistics field. He joined DesalCo Limited as Purchasing
Manager in June of 1996 in which position he also employed his more than 20 years of information
technology experience as software and systems developer, network administrator and end user support
resource for PC and mainframe environments. Prior to this, Mr. Morrison was Principal Purchasing
Officer for the Ministry of Works & Engineering of the Bermuda government and Purchasing Manager
for American-Standard in Toronto, Canada.
Gerard J. Pereira was appointed Vice President of Engineering in March 2003. Mr. Pereira obtained
his BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and joined
Ocean Conversion (Cayman) Limited as Operations Engineer in 1995. He was promoted to Operations
Manager of Ocean Conversion (Cayman) Limited in 1998, which post he held until our acquisition of
that company.
Ramjeet Jerrybandan joined our Company in 1998 as the Operations Engineer in Grand Cayman. He was
promoted to Operations Manager (Cayman) in 2005 and became our Vice President of Overseas
Operations in May 2006. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering and
his Master of Science degree in Engineering Management at the University of the West Indies. Mr.
Jerrybandan holds an Advanced Diploma in Business Administration from the Association of Business
Executives of London. He also has extensive training in the Information Technology field including
industrial automation systems.
William T. Andrews became a director of our Company upon completion of our acquisition of DesalCo
Limited in February 2003. Since 2002, he has been Managing Director of DWEER Technology Ltd.,
which designs and manufactures patented high efficiency energy reduction pumping equipment for
seawater reverse osmosis desalination. From 1991 to 2003, Dr. Andrews has been Managing Director
of
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DesalCo Limited. He was formerly President of Reliable Water Inc., and Vice President of
Polymetrics Inc., focusing on seawater reverse osmosis desalination in both cases. Dr. Andrews
attended universities in England, receiving a bachelors degree in Physics from the University of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and a doctorate in Atomic Physics at Oxford University, as a Rhodes Scholar.
He is a registered Mechanical Engineer in California and Bermuda. Since 1976, Dr. Andrews has
continuously been a member of the International Desalination Association (IDA). He has been a
director of IDA since 1995, and had served as President until October 2003. He is a member of the
European Desalination Society.
Brian E. Butler has been a director of our Company since 1983. Mr. Butler, a full time resident of
the Cayman Islands, has been the president since 1977 of Butler Property Development Group, a
consortium of property development companies specializing in luxury resort projects in the Cayman
Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands and British Columbia, Canada.
Steven A. Carr has served as a director of the Company since 1998. Mr. Carr is the President of
Carr & Associates, a private investment firm located in Bryan, Texas. Mr. Carr received his
Bachelor of Science degree from Texas A&M University in 1973 and his Master of Arts degree from the
University of Texas in 1980. From 1972 to 1994, Mr. Carr held executive positions and participated
in the ownership and management of a number of broadcast and telecommunications ventures throughout
the United States. From 1998 to 2000, Mr. Carr served as an alternate director on our board of
directors and was elected as a full director in May 2000. Mr. Carr is a director and chairman of
the Trust Committee of the First National Bank of Bryan, and a director of Consolidated Water
(Bahamas) Limited. He is Senior Lecturer at Texas A&M Universitys Mays Business School, a
councilor of the Texas A&M Research Foundation, director of the 12th Man Foundation and
serves on numerous other boards and councils.
Carson K. Ebanks became the Cayman Islands government nominated director of our Company in May of
2001. Mr. Ebanks was the Director of Planning for the Cayman Islands from 1991 1997. Since
1997, he has served the Cayman Islands Government as a Permanent Secretary currently for the
Ministry of Community Services, Youth, Sports and Gender Affairs. Mr. Ebanks is a Justice of the
Peace, a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and a member of the American Planning Association
and a member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire. He holds a Bachelor of
Environmental Studies (Hons. Urban and Regional Planning Peace and Conflict Studies Minor) from
the University of Waterloo and a Master of Arts Planning in Community and Regional Planning from
the University of British Columbia. He is a Director of The National Housing and Community
Development Trust and a trustee of the National Gallery of the Cayman Islands. Mr. Ebanks has
served on the Boards of the Trustees for the Cayman Islands Museum, the Cayman Islands Civil
Service Co-operative Credit Union, the Housing Development Corporation, the Water Authority-Cayman
and is the Vice President of the Cayman Islands Olympic Committee.
Richard L. Finlay has served as a director of our Company since 1995. Mr. Finlay is an attorney and
notary public and has practiced law in the Cayman Islands since 1992. Prior to that, Mr. Finlay
served as Director of Legal Studies of the Cayman Islands Government from 1989 to 1992. From 1983
to 1989, Mr. Finlay was a partner with a Canadian law firm located in Regina, Canada. Mr. Finlay
has served as the Cayman Islands representative to the International Company and Commercial Law
Review and is a former editor of the Cayman Islands Law Bulletin.
Clarence B. Flowers, Jr. has been a director of our Company since 1991. Mr. Flowers is, and has
been since 1985, the principal of Orchid Development Company, a real estate developer in the Cayman
Islands. Mr. Flowers also serves as a director of C.L. Flowers & Son, which is the largest
manufacturer of wall systems in the Cayman Islands, and Cayman National Bank, a retail bank.
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Wilmer Pergande has been a director of our Company since 1978. Mr. Pergande is the principal of WF
Pergande Consulting LLC currently providing consulting engineering services in the areas of
desalination, fluid dynamics and process separation technologies. He retired in 2005 as Global
Leader for Desalination and Process Equipment, GE Infrastructure, Water and Process Technologies, a
water desalination company, which position he held since 2002. Mr. Pergande previously held the
position of Vice-President of Special Projects, and CEO of a subsidiary, of Osmonics, Inc., a
publicly-traded water filtration company, until its acquisition by General Electric Co. Before
joining Osmonics, Mr. Pergande was the Chief Executive Officer of Licon International, Inc., a
publicly traded manufacturer of liquid processing equipment. Previously, Mr. Pergande was the
President of Mechanical Equipment Company, Inc., and held executive managerial positions with
AquaChem Inc. both companies being manufacturers of seawater desalination equipment.
Leonard J. Sokolow became a director of our Company on June 1, 2006. From November 1999 until
January 2007, Mr. Sokolow has been CEO and President of vFinance, Inc., a publicly-traded financial
services company, which he co-founded. Since January 2007 Mr. Sokolow has been the Chairman and
CEO of vFinance, Inc. Mr. Sokolow was Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Americas
Growth Fund, Inc., a closed-end 1940 Act management investment company, from 1994 to 1998. From
1988 until 1993 Mr. Sokolow was EVP and General Counsel of Applica, Inc., a publicly-traded
appliance marketing and distribution company. From 1982 until 1988 Mr. Sokolow practiced
corporate, securities and tax law and was one of the founding attorneys and a partner of an
international boutique law firm. From 1980 until 1982 he worked as a CPA for Ernst & Young and
KPMG Peat Marwick.
Raymond Whittaker has served as a director of our Company since 1988. Mr. Whittaker was the
Managing Director of TransOcean Bank & Trust, Ltd., a bank and trust company located in the Cayman
Islands and a subsidiary of Johnson International, Inc., a bank holding company located in Racine,
Wisconsin from 1984 to December 2000. He is now the principal of his own company and management
firm, FCM Ltd.
Composition of the Board of Directors
The board of directors is organized into three groups. Each group holds office for a three-year
period and re-election of the board members is staggered so that two-thirds of the board members
are not subject to re-election in any given year. The groups are organized alphabetically as
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The directors of Group 3 were re-elected at our annual shareholders meeting in 2006. The directors
in Group 1 will be eligible for re-election in 2007, Group 2 in 2008 and then Group 3 again in
2009.
Under our exclusive retail license in the Cayman Islands, which was transferred to our wholly-owned
subsidiary, Cayman Water Company Limited in July 2003, the Cayman Islands government may nominate
three persons to serve on the board of directors of the license holder. We must cause one of the
persons nominated by the government to be elected as a director. In May 2001, when the license was
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by our parent company, Carson K. Ebanks, JP was elected as the governments nominee and was elected
to our board. The Government has not yet nominated their director for Cayman Water Company
Limited.
Governance of the Company
Pursuant to the Companys Memorandum of Association, Articles of Association and Cayman Islands
law, the Companys business, property and affairs are managed under the direction of the Board of
Directors. Members of the Board of Directors are kept informed of the Companys business through
discussions with the Chief Executive Officer and other senior officers, by reviewing materials
provided to them and by participating in meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees.
The Company typically schedules a meeting of the Board of Directors quarterly and in conjunction
with its Annual General Meeting and expects that all Directors will attend, absent a valid reason,
such as a scheduled conflict.
The Board of Directors has also adopted a Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all
of our Directors, officers (including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer
and principal accounting officer) and employees. Our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is posted
on the Investor Relations Corporate Governance section of the Companys website:
http://www.cwco.com.
If, in the future, the Board of Directors amends the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics or grants
a waiver to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer or principal accounting
officer with respect to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, the Company will post the
amendment or a description of the waiver on the Investor Relations-Corporate Governance section
of the Companys website.
Committees of the Board of Directors
The Board of Directors has the following four committees: (1) Executive, (2) Compensation, (3)
Audit and (4) Nominations. Except for the Executive Committee, the Board of Directors has adopted a
written charter for each of the other committees. Such charters are posted on the Investor
Relations-Corporate Governance section of the Companys website: http://www.cwco.com.
Executive Committee
The Executive Committee is comprised of Messrs. Frederick McTaggart, Finlay, Flowers, Parker and
Whittaker. The functions of the Executive Committee include meeting to review the operations of
the Company, ensuring that any matters, which must be dealt with before the next Board of Directors
meeting, are addressed in a timely matter.
Compensation Committee
The Compensation Committee is comprised of Messrs. Ebanks, Flowers, Finlay, Pergande and Sokolow.
The Compensation Committee is responsible for reviewing and approving the executive compensation
program for the Company and its subsidiaries, assessing executive performance, making grants of
salary and annual incentive compensation, approving certain employment agreements and reviewing and
consulting with the Companys management regarding the Compensation Discussion and Analysis that is
included in the Companys proxy statement for each annual meeting. The Board of Directors has
adopted a written charter for the Compensation Committee. The Board of Directors has determined
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members of the Compensation Committee are independent directors, as such term is defined under
the applicable rules of NASDAQ.
Audit Committee
The Board of Directors has an Audit Committee, which is comprised of Messrs. Butler, Carr, Finlay,
Sokolow and Whittaker.
The Audit Committee assists the Board of Directors in monitoring the financial reporting process,
the internal control structure and the independence and performance of the internal audit
department and the independent public accountants. Its primary duties are to serve as an
independent and objective party to monitor the Companys financial process and internal control
system, to review and appraise the audit effort of the Companys independent accountants and to
provide an open avenue of communications among the independent accountants, financial and senior
management and the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has adopted a written charter for
the Audit Committee and the Audit Committee reviews and reassesses the adequacy of its charter on
an annual basis. During the year, the Board of Directors examined the composition of the Audit
Committee in light of NASDAQs corporate governance rules and the regulations promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) applicable to audit committees. Based upon this
examination, the Board of Directors has determined that all members of the Audit Committee are
independent directors within the meaning of applicable rules and regulations of NASDAQ and the
SEC. The Board of Directors has also determined that Mr. Sokolow qualifies as an audit committee
financial expert as defined under applicable rules and regulations of NASDAQ and the SEC.
Nominations Committee
The Board of Directors has a Nominations Committee, which is comprised of Messrs. Carr, Pergande
and Sokolow.
The Nominations Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding the size and
composition of the Board of Directors, establishes procedures for the nomination process,
recommends candidates for election to the Board of Directors and nominates officers for election by
the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors has determined that all members of the Nominations
Committee are independent directors, as such term is defined under the applicable rules of
NASDAQ.
To recommend a prospective nominee for the Nominations Committees consideration, a shareholder may
submit the candidates name and qualifications in writing to the Secretary of the Company,
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd., Regatta Office Park, Windward Three, Fourth Floor, Grand Cayman,
Cayman Islands.
Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance
As a foreign private issuer, we are not subject to the requirements of Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
COMPENSATION DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS
In this section, we will give an overview and analysis of our compensation program and policies,
the material compensation decisions we have made under those programs and policies, and the
material factors that we considered in making compensation decisions for our Named Executive
Officers, as defined under the heading Additional Information Regarding Executive Compensation.
Specific information regarding the compensation earned by or paid to our Named Executive Officers
in 2006 is set forth in a series of tables under the heading Additional Information Regarding
Executive Compensation. The discussion below is intended to help you understand the detailed
information provided in those tables and put that information into context within our overall
compensation program.
Overview of Compensation Program
The Compensation Committee (the Committee) of our Board of Directors has responsibility for
establishing, implementing and continually monitoring adherence with our compensation philosophy,
maintaining competitive compensation and structuring compensation to achieve our compensation
objectives. Generally, the types of compensation and benefits we provide to our Named Executive
Officers are similar to those provided to our other executive officers.
Compensation Philosophy and Objectives
The Committee believes that compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers should be directly
aligned with our performance, and that compensation should be structured to ensure that a
significant portion of our named executives officers compensation opportunities are directly
related to achievement of our financial and operational goals, such as meeting profitability
targets, operating within the capital expenditures budget, securing new projects within the
Caribbean, obtaining contract extensions with current customers and keeping current on the
industrys engineering advances in seawater conversion technology, all of which impact shareholder
value. The Committee evaluates both performance and compensation to ensure that we maintain our
ability to attract and retain highly skilled and motivated employees in key positions and that
compensation provided to key employees remains competitive relative to the compensation paid to
similarly situated executives of our peer companies (our Peer Companies), which include
California Water Service Company, American Water, Middlesex Water Company, York Water Company,
United Utilities PLC, GE Water and Southwest Water Company. To that end, the Committee believes that the
executive compensation packages we provide to our executives, including our Named Executive
Officers, should include a mix of base salary and equity-based and incentive-based compensation.
Our compensation decisions with respect to our Named Executive Officer compensation opportunities
are influenced by (a) the executives level of responsibility and function within the Company, (b)
our overall performance and profitability, and (c) our assessment of the competitive marketplace,
including our competitors in our geographical business area such as GE Water, TSG Water Resources, Inc.,
VWNA Caribbean, LLC and BiWater PLC.
Setting Executive Compensation
Based on the foregoing philosophy and objectives, the Committee has structured our Named Executive
Officers base salary and equity-based and incentive-based compensation to motivate executives to
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achieve our business goals and reward the executives for achieving such goals. In furtherance of
this, the Committee recently engaged Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (Janney Montgomery), an outside
financial consulting firm and lead underwriter in our last public offering, to conduct an annual
review of our total compensation program for our most highly compensated executive officers
beginning in 2007. In the second quarter of 2007, the Committee intends to seek additional
information from Janney Montgomery or a similar firm regarding alternative compensation structures
to consider when making compensation decisions regarding our Named Executive Officers.
In determining the compensation of our Named Executive Officers as set forth in their most recent
employment agreements, the Committee reviewed the American Water Works Associations 2002 Water
Utility Compensation Survey, which covered salaries paid during 2000-2002 to executives employed by
the top 625 water utility companies in the United States and again plans to purchase this survey
based on 2006 salaries. The Committee also reviewed compensation paid to executives working at
publicly-traded U.S. companies for which this information was available that are operating in the
water business, including California Water Service Company, American Water, Middlesex Water
Company, York Water Company and Southwest Water Company. Using this information, the Committee
determined the total compensation of our Named Executive Officers, pursuant to their current
employment agreements, adjusting upward between 25-30% to account for the cost of living in the
Cayman Islands as compared to that of the United States.
We compete with many companies for top executive-level management and technical talent and have
been unsuccessful in the past when we attempted to recruit executives to relocate to the Cayman
Islands. As such, the Committee generally sets compensation targets for our Named Executive
Officers who live in the Cayman Islands that are 25-30% above the compensation paid to similarly
situated U.S. executives of our Peer Companies in order to attract and to retain our Cayman Islands based Named
Executive Officers. However, the Committee may set compensation for our Named Executive Officers
above or below this standard as dictated by the experience level of the individual and market
factors.
A significant percentage of the total compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers is
allocated to incentive-based compensation, as a result of the philosophy and objectives mentioned
above. In 2006, the annual cash bonuses paid to our Named Executive
Officers ranged from 30% to
160% of the total compensation paid to our Named Executive Officers.
Role of Chief Executive Officer in Compensation Decisions
Our Chief Executive Officer recommends to the Compensation Committee a base salary within a
designated range for each of our Vice-Presidents and our Chief Financial Officer. The Compensation
Committee makes the final decision regarding base salary, based upon the range suggested by our
Chief Executive Officer, and sets their other compensation components. Our Chief Executive Officer
is not involved with the setting of compensation for the Chairman or himself.
2006 Executive Compensation Components
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, the principal components of compensation for our Named
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Base Salary
Base salaries for our executives are established based on the scope of their responsibilities and
their prior relevant background, training, and experience, taking into account competitive market
compensation paid by the companies represented in the compensation data the Committee reviewed for
similar positions and the overall market demand for such executives at the time of hire or entry
into employment agreements. As with total compensation, we believe that executive base salaries
should be competitive with the salaries paid to executives in similar positions and with similar
responsibilities in the companies of similar size to us represented in the compensation data
reviewed. An executives base salary is also evaluated together with other components of the
executives other compensation to ensure that the executives total compensation is in line with
our overall compensation philosophy and objectives.
Base salaries are reviewed annually and increased based upon (i) a need to realign base salaries
with market levels for the same positions in the companies of similar size to us represented in the
compensation data reviewed; (ii) an internal review of the executives compensation, both
individually and relative to other executive officers; (iii) the individual performance of the
executive and (iv) an assessment of whether significant corporate goals were achieved.
Additionally, we adjust base salaries as warranted throughout the year for promotions or other
changes in the scope or breadth of an executives role or responsibilities.
Equity-Based Compensation
Under the terms of our Chief Financial Officers employment agreement, he is entitled to receive
the equivalent in value of US$40,000 of our ordinary shares annually. Such shares will vest
quarterly in increments of 12.5% over a two-year period beginning on the date of grant. If our
shareholders do not approve the issuance of ordinary shares to our Chief Financial Officer at the
2007 Annual General Meeting, we will pay US$40,000 in cash to our Chief Financial Officer. For
purposes of determining the number of ordinary shares equivalent in value to US$40,000, we use the
average of the closing bid and ask prices of the ordinary shares on the principal market on which
our ordinary shares are traded for the five business days prior to the date that the ordinary
shares are issued to our Chief Financial Officer.
We believe that equity ownership resulting from equity-based compensation earned by our Chief
Financial Officer is an effective means of creating a long-term link between the compensation
provided to our Chief Financial Officer with gains realized by our shareholders.
Incentive-Based Compensation
Annual Bonus. A significant amount of total compensation for which our Named Executive Officers
are entitled is comprised of an annual bonus. Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are
entitled to an annual performance bonus equal to 1.5% and 2%, respectively, of net profit, subject
to a cap measured as 40% and 50% of their respective base salaries. Our Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer are also entitled to an annual incremental bonus equal to 15% and 5%,
respectively, of the increase (if any) of net profit for a financial year over all prior years
highest net profit. The annual bonuses paid to our Chairman and our Chief Executive Officer are
paid 75% in cash and 25% in ordinary shares. Our Chief Financial Officer is entitled to an annual
bonus in an amount not less than 25% of his then current base salary based on meeting certain
performance goals agreed to with our Chief Executive Officer. In 2006 our Chief Executive Officer
set performance goals for the Chief Financial Officer with respect to capital formation, various
financial initiatives and the financial reporting process. The bonus paid to our Chief Financial
Officer is paid in cash. All Vice Presidents, except our Chief Financial Officer, are entitled to
an annual bonus equal to 2.5% of the increase (if any) of net profit for a financial year over all
prior years highest
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net profit, subject to a cap measured as 40% of their respective, then current base salaries. The
annual bonuses, if any, paid to our Vice-Presidents may be paid, upon election by such
Vice-President, in cash, in our ordinary shares or in a combination thereof (upon approval of our
shareholders with regard to the ordinary shares to be issued).
In its discretion, the Committee may award bonus payments to our Vice-Presidents or our Chief
Financial Officer above or below the amounts specified in their respective employment agreements.
These bonus provisions are intended, in accord with our compensation philosophies and objectives,
to align executive interests with shareholder interests.
Unless the provisions in our Chief Executive Officer and Chairmans employment agreements relating
to incentive compensation are amended, they will continue to receive incentive-based compensation
as set forth above. The Committee plans to use the information to be provided by Janney Montgomery
to determine if they consider our Named Executive Officers salaries to be competitive. As the
employment agreements of our other Named Executive Officers come up for renewal, the Committee
plans to review the information to be provided by Janney Montgomery to determine if our Named
Executive Officers compensation levels are competitive and have the right mix of incentive-based
compensation.
Equity Incentives. Our Vice-Presidents are eligible to participate in an employee share incentive
plan for our long-term employees who are not directors. We believe that equity ownership is one of
the more effective means of creating a long-term link between the compensation provided to our
Named Executive Officers and other key management personnel with gains realized by our
shareholders.
Under the plan, employees are issued redeemable preferred shares on an annual basis at no cost
based on a formula which takes into consideration the employees salary and the total dividend paid
to ordinary shareholders as a percentage of the total shareholders equity in each year. If an
employee remains employed by us for at least four years, we are obligated to exchange the
redeemable preferred shares (whether or not the redeemable preferred shares have been held for four
years) for the same number of ordinary shares. We are also obligated to exchange the redeemable
preferred shares for an equal number of ordinary shares if an employees employment with us or any
of our affiliates terminates by reason of the employees death, permanent disability or the
employee reaches the age of 65 years. However, if an employees employment with us or any of our
affiliates terminates for any other reason, we may at any time up to and including the first
anniversary of such termination, redeem the employees redeemable preferred shares for cash equal
to 75% of the average of the closing market price for our ordinary shares on each of the first
seven trading days in the month of October of the year in which the redeemable preferred shares
were issued to the employee.
Additionally, when an employee is issued redeemable preferred shares, the employee is also granted
an option to purchase an equal number of redeemable preferred shares at approximately 75% of the
average market price of the ordinary shares. The exercise price is determined using the average of
the closing market price for our ordinary shares on each of the first seven trading days in the
month of October of the year in which the redeemable preferred shares were issued to the employee.
The grant date is determined as 90 days after the date of the auditors certificate on the
financial statements for the relevant year. This option expires, unless exercised by the employee,
within thirty (30) days after the date of grant.
Pension Plan
As with every employer in the Cayman Islands, we are required by the National Pension Law to
provide a pension plan for our employees in the Cayman Islands. We belong to both the Cayman
Islands Chamber Pension Plan and the Ocean Conversion Staff Pension Plan in the Cayman Islands.
The Chamber Pension Plan is a non-profit entity, which is administered by the Bank of Butterfield,
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Staff Pension Plan has as its trustee Colonial Private Trustee Limited and is administered by the
British Caymanian Insurance Company Ltd.
Under the Cayman Islands National Pensions Law, all employees between the ages of 18 and 60 must
contribute a specified minimum percentage of their earnings to a pension plan. Until recently, the
exact percentage of contributions varied according to the age of each employee. Since June 1,
2002, however, all employees must contribute 5% of their earnings to a pension plan. An employee
also has the option of contributing more than the prescribed minimum. We are required to match the
contribution of the first 5% of each participating employees salary to a maximum of $72,000.
Employees earning more than $72,000 are not required to make contributions on amounts over
$72,000. All contributions by our employees are collected by us and paid into the various
pension plans on a monthly basis.
Both plans are defined contribution plans, and as such the amount that an employee receives upon
retirement is directly related to the amount contributed to the plan by the employee while working.
Once an employee retires (employees become eligible for retirement at age 60 in the Cayman
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Perquisites and Other Personal Benefits
Pursuant to our Chief Executive Officers employment agreement, we provide our Chief Executive
Officer with a suitable vehicle, the monthly expense of which was $250 in 2006. Pursuant to our
Chief Financial Officers employment agreement, we provide our Chief Financial Officer with a
$700 monthly automobile expense allowance. Such allowance automatically increases by $50 per
month at the end of each completed year of employment through the term of our Chief Financial
Officers employment agreement.
Termination-Based Compensation
Termination
Our Named Executive Officers employment agreements may be terminated upon the occurrence of the
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conviction of a felony or his commission of an act or omission that could result in material harm
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Our other Named Executive Officers employment agreements may be terminated due to conduct by such
Named Executive Officer justifying dismissal under Cayman Island law.
Upon termination due to the Named Executive Officers inability to discharge his duties due to
physical or mental illness for a period of more than 60 day, the Named Executive Officer will be
relieved of his duties. In the case of all Named Executive Officers other than our Chief Financial
Officer, we will pay such Named Executive Officer $1,000 per year, provide medical insurance for
him and his family, and contribute to a pension fund for the Named Executive Officer for a period
of two years. In the case of our Chief Financial Officer, we will pay him $1,000 per year and
provide medical insurance for him and his family for a period of one year.
If our Chief Financial Officers employment agreement is terminated by our Chief Financial Officer
upon six months notice or due to his commission of an act or omission that could result in
material harm to us, he will forfeit all unvested shares issued pursuant to his employment
agreement. If his employment agreement is otherwise terminated or upon a Change in Control, as
defined below, all unvested shares issued pursuant to his employment agreement will vest
immediately.
Severance
Upon termination of employment, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are entitled to receive
severance payments under their employment agreements. In determining whether to approve and
setting the terms of such severance arrangements, the Committee recognizes that executives,
especially highly ranked executives, often face challenges securing new employment following
termination. Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officers respective employment agreements provide
for a lump sum severance payment equal to 24 months of their then current respective base salary if
their employment is terminated without cause. The Committee negotiated our Chairman and Chief
Executive Officers severance packages to provide them an amount equal to their base salary for the
length of their non-competition arrangement with us. Based upon the data reviewed by the
Committee, we believe that our Chairman and Chief Executive Officers severance packages are
generally in line with severance packages offered to executive chairmen and chief executive
officers of the companies of similar size and employee base.
Change in Control
Upon a Change in Control, as defined below, our Chief Financial Officer may elect to terminate
his employment and receive a lump sum payment equal to twice his then current base salary. In
determining whether to approve and setting the terms of such Change in Control arrangement, the
Committee recognizes the importance to the Company and our shareholders of avoiding the distraction
and loss of key management personnel that may occur in connection with rumored or actual
fundamental corporate changes. A properly arranged Change in Control provision protects
shareholder interests by enhancing employee focus during rumored or actual Change in Control
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his employment upon a Change in Control and receive a payment of 24 months of base his then current
base salary. After reviewing the practices of companies represented in the compensation data we
obtained, the Committee negotiated our Chief Financial Officers Change in Control arrangement to
provide him an amount equal to his base salary for twice the length of his non-competition
arrangement with us. We believe that our Chief Financial Officers Change in Control arrangement
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arrangements offered to chief financial officers of the companies of similar size to us represented
in the compensation data reviewed.
For the purposes of this discussion, a Change of Control means where: (i) any person, including a
group as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, publicly
announces that such person or group has become the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the
combined voting power (Controlling Voting Power) of our then outstanding securities that may be
cast for the election of directors and (ii) the persons who were our directors before such event
shall cease to constitute a majority of our Board of Directors, or any successor, as the direct or
indirect result of any person or group acquiring Controlling Voting Power.
Compensation Committee Report
The Committee, comprised of independent directors, reviewed and discussed the above Compensation
Discussion & Analysis (CD&A) with the Companys management. Based on the review and discussions,
the Committee recommended to the Companys Board of Directors that the CD&A be included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Compensation Committee
Carson K. Ebanks
Clarence B. Flowers, Jr.
Wilmer Pergande
Leonard J. Sokolow
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table summarizes the compensation of our (1) Chief Executive Officer, (2) Chief
Financial Officer and (3) our three other most highly compensated executive officers based upon
total compensation (collectively, our Named Executive Officers) for the fiscal year ended
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Non-Equity |
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Option |
|
Incentive Plan |
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Stock |
|
Awards |
|
Compensation |
|
All Other |
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|
Name and Principal Position |
|
Year |
|
Salary ($) |
|
Bonus ($) |
|
Awards($) |
|
($) |
|
($) |
|
Compensation ($) |
|
Total($) |
(a) |
|
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(d)(3) |
|
(e)(4) |
|
(f)(5) |
|
(g)(6) |
|
(i)(7) |
|
(j) |
Frederick W.
McTaggart
Chief Executive
Officer |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
223,416 |
|
|
|
175,379 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,600 |
|
|
|
405,395 |
|
David W. Sasnett (1)
Executive VP & Chief
Financial Officer |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
155,000 |
|
|
|
67,500 |
|
|
|
20,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
8,400 |
|
|
|
250,900 |
|
Jeffrey M. Parker
Chairman |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
184,318 |
|
|
|
272,484 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,600 |
|
|
|
460,402 |
|
Gregory S. McTaggart
VP Cayman Operations |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
125,000 |
|
|
|
35,816 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,600 |
|
|
|
164,416 |
|
Robert B. Morrison
VP IT & Purchasing |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
125,000 |
|
|
|
35,867 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3,600 |
|
|
|
164,467 |
|
Joseph Pivinski (2)
Former Chief
Financial Officer |
|
|
2006 |
|
|
|
60,417 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
157,583 |
|
|
|
218,000 |
|
|
|
|
1) |
|
Mr. Sasnett assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer effective June 3,
2006. The information presented herein represents annualized compensation amounts rather than
actual amounts paid for the period from June 3, 2006 to December 31, 2006. |
|
2) |
|
Mr. Pivinski resigned from the position of Chief Financial Officer effective May 11,
2006. Other compensation paid to Mr. Pivinski was in accordance with the terms of his
separation agreement. |
|
3) |
|
Bonus amounts have been determined pursuant to the bonus terms outlined in our Named
Executive Officers respective employment agreements. |
|
4) |
|
Under the terms of Mr. Sasnetts employment agreement, he is entitled to receive the
equivalent in value of $40,000 of our ordinary shares annually. Such shares vest quarterly in
increments of 12.5% over a two-year period beginning on the date of grant. The issuance of
shares requires shareholder approval at our 2007 Annual General Meeting. The amount presented
above represents the annualized cash equivalent for 2006. |
|
5) |
|
There were no option awards during 2006 to Executive Management. |
|
6) |
|
There was no non-equity incentive plan compensation during 2006 to Executive Management. |
|
7) |
|
Represents (i) pension plan contributions of $3,600 for each of Frederick and Gregory
McTaggart, Jeff Parker and Robert Morison, (ii) car allowance of $8,400 for Mr. Sasnett; and
(iii) the cost to us in the amount of $3,000 for the automobile used by Frederick McTaggart. |
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Grants of Plan-Based Awards
Under the terms of Mr. Sasnetts employment agreement, he is entitled to receive the equivalent in
value of $40,000 of our ordinary shares annually. Such shares vest quarterly in increments of
12.5% over a two-year period beginning on the date of grant. The issuance of shares requires
shareholder approval at our 2007 Annual General Meeting and accordingly no shares were issued to
Mr. Sasnett in 2006. The cash equivalent earned in 2006 related to this stock award in 2006 was
$10,000.
Employment Agreements
Frederick W. McTaggartPresident and Chief Executive Officer
On January 1, 2004, we entered into a three-year employment agreement with Frederick W. McTaggart,
our President and Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to which he is paid US$200,000 per annum. This
agreement is subject to extension each year upon mutual agreement and shall be extended such that
the term shall be for three years from January 1st of the next following year. If we
terminate Mr. Frederick McTaggart without cause, he is entitled to twice the annual remuneration
set out in this agreement, adjusted for any annual increases received.
For each completed financial year, Mr. Frederick McTaggart will be paid a bonus calculated as (a)
2% of the net profits for that financial year, before charging this bonus, dividends, or crediting
any amounts arising from the re-valuation of our assets to a maximum of 50% of Mr. Frederick
McTaggarts annual remuneration and (b) 5% of the amount by which our net profits for that
financial year (calculated in the same manner as in (a) above) exceed the highest annual net
profits earned by us in any prior financial year. This bonus shall be paid as to 75% in cash and
25% in our ordinary shares valued at the market price at the close of trading of the same on
December 31st of the relevant financial year.
Jeffrey M. ParkerChairman of the Board of Directors
On January 1, 2004, we entered into a three-year employment agreement with Jeffrey M. Parker, our
Chairman of the Board of Directors, pursuant to which he is paid US$165,000 per annum. This
agreement is subject to extension each year upon mutual agreement and shall be extended such that
the term shall be for three years from January 1st of the next following year. If we
terminate Mr. Parker without cause, he is entitled to twice the annual remuneration set out in this
agreement, adjusted for any annual increases received.
For each completed fiscal year, Mr. Parker will be paid a bonus calculated as (a) 1.5% of the net
profits for that financial year, before charging this bonus, dividends, or crediting any amounts
arising from the re-valuation of our assets to a maximum of 40% of Mr. Parkers annual remuneration
and (b) 15% of the amount by which our net profits for that financial year (calculated in the same
manner as in (a) above) exceed the highest annual net profits earned by us in any prior financial
year. This bonus shall be paid as to 75% in cash and 25% in our ordinary shares valued at the
market price at the close of trading of the same on December 31st of the relevant
financial year.
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David W. SasnettExecutive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
On May 22, 2006, we entered into a 19-month employment agreement with David W. Sasnett, pursuant to
which Mr. Sasnett will serve as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective
June 3, 2006. Under the terms the employment agreement, Mr. Sasnett is entitled to an annual base
salary of US$155,000, and a performance bonus equal to 25% of Mr. Sasnetts then current salary if
benchmarks to be agreed upon by our Chief Executive Officer and Mr. Sasnett are met. Subject to
approval of the shareholders, we will issue Mr. Sasnett a number of our ordinary shares having an
aggregate value of US$40,000. Such shares vest quarterly in increments of 12.5% over a two-year
period beginning on May 22, 2006. If Mr. Sasnett terminates the Employment Agreement upon giving
90 days notice after a Change of Control, we will pay Mr. Sasnett an amount equal to twice his
then current salary.
If Mr. Sasnett remains employed by us, we will issue Mr. Sasnett an additional number our ordinary
shares having an aggregate value of US$40,000 on each anniversary of the Employment Agreement,
which shares will vest quarterly in increments of 12.5% over a two-year period beginning on the
date of each such grant. The number of ordinary shares equivalent in value to US$40,000 shall be
determined using the average of the closing bid and asked prices of the ordinary shares on the
principal market on which such ordinary shares are traded for the five business days prior to the
date that such ordinary shares are issued to Mr. Sasnett. Additionally, we will provide Mr. Sasnett
with a monthly automobile allowance of US$700.
Joseph PivinskiSenior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
On April 1, 2005, we entered into a two-year employment agreement with Joseph Pivinski as Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, with annual remuneration of US$145,000 per annum. Mr.
Pivinski was entitled to receive a maximum cash bonus of up to 25% of his annual remuneration for
the completion of certain agreed to performance goals. This agreement was mutually terminated as of
May 11, 2006 pursuant to a settlement and consultant agreement with Mr. Pivinski. For a discussion
of the payments we made to Mr. Pivinski under this agreement, see Potential Payments Upon
Termination or Change of Control Severance.
Gregory S. McTaggartVice President of Cayman Operations
On January 18, 2005, we entered into a two-year employment agreement with Gregory S. McTaggart, our
Vice President of Cayman Operations, pursuant to which he is paid US$105,000 per annum. This
agreement is subject to extension each year if the Chief Executive Officer so determines and shall
be extended for a further term not exceeding two years.
For each completed financial year, Mr. Gregory McTaggart will be paid a bonus calculated as 2.5% of
the amount by which our net profits for that financial year (before charging this bonus, dividends,
or crediting any amounts arising from the re-valuation of our assets) exceed the highest annual net
profits earned by us in any prior financial year to a maximum of 40% of Mr. Gregory McTaggarts
annual remuneration. This bonus shall be paid as to in cash or in our ordinary shares valued at the
market price at the close of trading on December 31st of the relevant financial year (or if such
day is not a trading day, at the close of trading on the preceding trading day), or as a
combination of both at the Vice President election.
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Robert B. MorrisonVice President of Purchasing and Information Technology
On January 17, 2005, we entered into a two-year employment agreement with Robert B. Morrison, our
Vice President of Purchasing and Information Technology, pursuant to which he is paid US$100,000
per annum. This agreement is subject to extension each year if the Chief Executive Officer so
determines and shall be extended for a further term not exceeding two years.
For each completed financial year, Mr. Morrison will be paid a bonus calculated as 2.5% of the
amount by which our net profits for that financial year (before charging this bonus, dividends, or
crediting any amounts arising from the re-valuation of our assets) exceed the highest annual net
profits earned by us in any prior financial year to a maximum of 40% of Mr. Morrisons annual
remuneration. This bonus shall be paid as to in cash or in our ordinary shares valued at the market
price at the close of trading on December 31st of the relevant financial year (or if such day is
not a trading day, at the close of trading on the preceding trading day), or as a combination of
both at the Vice President election.
Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End
The following table shows and grants of unvested stock awards outstanding on December 31, 2006 to
each of our Named Executive Officers.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Options Awards |
|
|
Number of |
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Securities |
|
Securities |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Underling |
|
Underling |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unexercised |
|
Unexercised |
|
Option |
|
Option |
|
|
Options |
|
Options |
|
Exercise |
|
Expiration |
Name |
|
Exercisable (#) |
|
Unexercisable (#) |
|
Price ($) |
|
Date |
(a) |
|
(b) |
|
(c) |
|
(e) |
|
(f) |
Rick McTaggart |
|
|
87,580 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.03 |
|
|
April 8, 2007 |
David Sasnett |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeff Parker |
|
|
90,194 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.03 |
|
|
April 8, 2007 |
Greg McTaggart |
|
|
63,444 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10.03 |
|
|
April 8, 2007 |
Bob Morrison |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option Exercises and Stock Vested
The following table shows the number of our ordinary shares acquired during 2006 upon the exercise
of options.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Option Awards |
|
Stock Awards |
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Shares |
|
|
|
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
Acquired on |
|
Value Realized |
|
Shares Acquired |
|
Value Realized |
Name |
|
Exercise (#) |
|
on Exercise ($) |
|
on Vesting (#) |
|
on Vesting ($) |
Rick McTaggart |
|
|
52,854 |
|
|
|
1,117,598 |
|
|
|
87,580 |
|
|
|
1,305,380 |
|
David Sasnett |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeff Parker |
|
|
52,318 |
|
|
|
1,121,960 |
|
|
|
90,194 |
|
|
|
1,344,342 |
|
Greg McTaggart |
|
|
38,650 |
|
|
|
787,880 |
|
|
|
63,444 |
|
|
|
945,633 |
|
Bob Morrison |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Pension Benefits
We do not have any defined benefit plans and only offer defined contribution plans.
Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation
We do not have any non-qualified deferred contribution plans or other deferred compensation plans.
Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change of Control
The section below describes the payments that may be made to Named Executive Officers upon
termination or Change in Control, as defined below, pursuant to individual agreements. For payments
made to a participant upon a retirement other than in connection with termination or a Change in
Control, see Pension Benefits above.
Termination
Our Named Executive Officers employment agreements may be terminated upon the occurrence of the
following:
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|
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the death of the Named Executive Officer; |
|
|
|
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the Named Executive Officer being adjudicated bankrupt; |
|
|
|
|
the Named Executive Officer giving six months notice of termination; and |
|
|
|
|
the Named Executive Officer being unable to discharge his duties due to
physical or mental illness for a period of more than 60 days. |
Additionally, our Chief Financial Officers employment agreement may be terminated due to his
conviction of a felony or his commission of an act or omission that could result in material harm
to us. Our other Named Executive Officers employment agreements may be terminated due to conduct
by such Named Executive Officer justifying dismissal under Cayman Island law.
Upon termination due to the Named Executive Officers inability to discharge his duties due to
physical or mental illness for a period of more than 60 days, the Named Executive Officer will be
terminated. In the case of all Named Executive Officers other than our Chief Financial Officer, we
will pay such Named Executive Officer $1,000 per year, provide medical insurance for him and his
family, and contribute to a pension fund for the Named Executive Officer for a period of two years.
In the case of our Chief Financial Officer, we will pay him $1,000 per year and provide medical
insurance for him and his family for a period of one year.
Assuming our Named Executive Officers employment were terminated on December 31, 2006 due to the
Named Executive Officers inability to discharge his duties due to physical or mental illness for a
period of more than 60 day, the compensation due to our Named Executive Officers would be as set
forth in the following table.
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|
|
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|
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Medical |
|
Pension Fund |
|
Total |
|
|
Salary |
|
Insurance |
|
Contribution |
|
Compensation |
Name |
|
($) |
|
($) |
|
($) |
|
($) |
Rick McTaggart |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
21,161 |
|
|
|
7,200 |
|
|
|
30,376 |
|
David Sasnett (1) |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
16,716 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
18,716 |
|
Jeff Parker |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
7,135 |
|
|
|
7,200 |
|
|
|
16,335 |
|
Greg McTaggart |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
7,135 |
|
|
|
7,200 |
|
|
|
16,335 |
|
Bob Morrison |
|
|
2,000 |
|
|
|
16,140 |
|
|
|
7,200 |
|
|
|
25,340 |
|
|
|
|
1) |
|
At the present time Mr. Sasnett is not participating in our health insurance plan. |
If our Chief Financial Officer terminates his employment agreement with six months prior notice or
if we terminate his employment agreement due to his commission of an act or omission that could
result in material harm to us, he will forfeit all unvested shares issued pursuant to his
employment agreement. If his employment agreement is otherwise terminated or upon a Change in
Control, as defined below, all unvested shares issued pursuant to his employment agreement will
vest immediately.
Severance
Upon termination of employment, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer are entitled to receive
severance payments under their employment agreements. Our Chairman and Chief Executive Officers
respective employment agreements provide for a lump sum severance payment equal to 24 months of
their then current respective base salary if their employment is terminated without cause. The
Committee negotiated our Chairman and Chief Executive Officers severance packages to provide them
an amount equal to their base salary for the length of their non-competition arrangement with us.
If our Chairman and Chief Executive Officers employment agreements were terminated on December 31,
2006, they would have received a lump sum payment of $368,636 and $446,832, respectively.
Effective May 11, 2006, we entered into a settlement and consultant agreement with Joseph Pivinski,
pursuant to which Mr. Pivinskis employment agreement was terminated and Mr. Pivinski agreed to
serve as a consultant to our Chief Financial Officer from May 12, 2006 to December 31, 2006. We
paid Mr. Pivinski a total of US$90,625. In addition to $14,000 in payment for services, we made the following
severance payments to Mr. Pivinski of $157,583 in 2006 and $72,000 in 2007.
Change in Control
Upon a Change in Control, as defined below, our Chief Financial Officer may elect to terminate
his employment and receive a lump sum payment equal to twice his then current base salary. In
determining whether to approve and setting the terms of such Change in Control arrangement, the
Committee recognizes the importance to us and our shareholders of avoiding the distraction and loss
of key management personnel that may occur in connection with rumored or actual fundamental
corporate changes. A properly arranged Change in Control provision protects shareholder interests
by enhancing employee focus during rumored or actual Change in Control activity through:
|
|
|
Incentives to remain with us despite uncertainties while a transaction is
under consideration or pending; and |
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|
|
Assurance of compensation for terminated employees after a Change in
Control. |
Our Chief Financial Officers employment agreement provides that, at his election, he may terminate
his employment upon a Change in Control and receive a payment of 24 months of his then current base
salary. After reviewing the practices of companies represented in the compensation data we
obtained, the Committee negotiated our Chief Financial Officers Change in Control arrangement to
provide him an amount equal to his base salary for twice the length of his non-competition
arrangement with us. We believe that our Chief Financial Officers Change in Control arrangement
is generally in line with such arrangements offered to chief financial officers of the companies of
similar size to us represented in the compensation data reviewed. If our Chief Financial Officers
employment agreement had been terminated on December 31, 2006, he would have received a lump sum
payment of US$310,000.
For the purposes of this discussion, a Change of Control means where: (i) any person, including a
group as defined in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, publicly
announces that such person or group has become the beneficial owner of more than 50% of the
combined voting power (Controlling Voting Power) of our then outstanding securities that may be
cast for the election of directors and (ii) the persons who were our directors before such event
shall cease to constitute a majority of our Board of Directors, or any successor, as the direct or
indirect result of any person or group acquiring Controlling Voting Power.
Director Compensation
The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation earned by our non-employee directors
and/or paid to certain of our non-employee directors in 2006.
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|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fees Earned or |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Paid in Cash |
|
Stock Awards |
|
Total |
Name |
|
($) |
|
($) |
|
($) |
Jeffrey M. Parker |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Frederick W. McTaggart |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
David W. Sasnett |
|
|
16,900 |
|
|
|
6,600 |
|
|
|
23,500 |
|
William T. Andrews |
|
|
24,400 |
|
|
|
9,600 |
|
|
|
34,000 |
|
Brian E. Butler * |
|
|
23,900 |
|
|
|
9,600 |
|
|
|
33,500 |
|
Steven A. Carr * |
|
|
22,800 |
|
|
|
10,200 |
|
|
|
33,000 |
|
Carson K. Ebanks * |
|
|
12,400 |
|
|
|
3,600 |
|
|
|
16,000 |
|
Richard L. Finlay * |
|
|
29,300 |
|
|
|
13,200 |
|
|
|
42,500 |
|
Clarence B. Flowers, Jr. * |
|
|
30,299 |
|
|
|
13,200 |
|
|
|
43,499 |
|
Wilmer Pergande * |
|
|
31,500 |
|
|
|
15,000 |
|
|
|
46,500 |
|
Leonard J. Sokolow* |
|
|
17,300 |
|
|
|
7,200 |
|
|
|
24,500 |
|
Raymond Whittaker * |
|
|
33,200 |
|
|
|
13,800 |
|
|
|
47,000 |
|
|
|
|
* |
|
The Board of Directors has determined that each of such persons is an independent director
under the corporate governance rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (NASDAQ) |
Director Compensation Policy
Each director who is not an executive officer is entitled to an annual retainer of US$4,000 and an
attendance fee of US$2,800 for each Board of Directors meeting attended. Each director who is a
member of the Audit Committee is entitled to an attendance fee of US$900 for each Audit Committee
meeting attended, except for the chairman of the Audit Committee who is entitled to US$1,650 for
each Audit Committee meeting attended. Each director who is a member of any other Committee is
entitled to an attendance fee of US$400 for each Committee meeting attended, except each chairman
of the Committees who are entitled to an attendance fee of US$900 for each Committee meeting
attended. In addition, under the non-executive directors share grant plan, a director receives
ordinary shares worth the share equivalent of US$1,200 for each Board of Directors meeting and
US$600 for each Committee meeting attended. The ordinary shares are calculated by dividing the
accumulated share attendance fees by the prevailing market price on October 1st of the preceding
year.
Directors who are executive officers on our Board of Directors are not entitled to an annual
retainer or any attendance fees.
Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation in Compensation Decisions
The Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors consists of Carson K. Ebanks, Clarence B.
Flowers, Jr., Wilmer Pergande, Leonard J. Sokolow. No member of the Compensation Committee is, or
at any time in the past has been, an officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries.
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ITEM 12. |
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SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND
MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDERS MATTERS |
The
table below sets forth the beneficial ownership of our common shares,
par value $0.60 per share, of which 14,135,874 are outstanding as of
March 9, 2007 and our redeemable preferred shares, par value $0.60 per
share, of which 23,957 are outstanding as of March 9, 2007 by:
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each person or entity that we know beneficially owns more than 5% of our ordinary
shares or redeemable preference shares; |
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|
each of our directors; |
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|
|
our Chief Executive Officer and each person who served as our Chief Financial
Officer during the year ended December 31, 2006, and the three other most highly
compensated executive officers who were serving as executive officers on December 31,
2006; and |
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|
|
all of our executive officers and directors as a group. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identity of |
|
Amount |
|
Percentage |
Title of Class |
|
Person or Group |
|
Owned |
|
of Class |
Ordinary Shares
|
|
PowerShares Exchange
|
|
|
1,456,557 |
|
|
|
10.30 |
% |
|
|
Traded Fund Trust (1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
AMVESCAP PLC (2)
|
|
|
1,310,105 |
|
|
|
9.27 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Pictet Asset Management SA
(3)
|
|
|
830,900 |
|
|
|
5.88 |
% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Thomson, Horstmann, &
|
|
|
709,350 |
|
|
|
5.02 |
% |
|
|
Bryant, Inc. (4) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Jeffrey M. Parker,
|
|
|
480,131 |
|
|
|
3.40 |
% |
|
|
Director, Chairman of the |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Board of Directors (5) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Frederick W. McTaggart,
|
|
|
174,080 |
|
|
|
1.23 |
% |
|
|
Director, President and Chief |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive Officer (6) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
David W. Sasnett,
|
|
|
1,518 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Director, Executive Vice |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
President and Chief Financial |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Officer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Gregory S. McTaggart,
|
|
|
152,692 |
|
|
|
1.11 |
% |
|
|
Vice President of Cayman |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Operations (7) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Robert B. Morrison,
|
|
|
3,986 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Vice President of Purchasing |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
and IT (8) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
119
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identity of |
|
Amount |
|
Percentage |
Title of Class |
|
Person or Group |
|
Owned |
|
of Class |
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Joseph Pivinski,
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Senior Vice President and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief Financial Officer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
William T. Andrews,
|
|
|
1,865 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Brian E. Butler,
|
|
|
43,744 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Steven A. Carr,
|
|
|
80,543 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Director (9) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Carson K. Ebanks,
|
|
|
287 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Richard L. Finlay,
|
|
|
9,294 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Clarence B. Flowers, Jr.,
|
|
|
13,000 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Wilmer Pergande,
|
|
|
13,257 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Leonard J. Sokolow,
|
|
|
218 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Raymond Whittaker,
|
|
|
29,624 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ordinary Shares
|
|
Directors and Executive
|
|
|
1,004,239 |
|
|
|
7.1 |
% |
|
|
Officers as a Group (10) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Redeemable Preference Shares
|
|
Margaret Julier,
|
|
|
2,140 |
|
|
|
8.93 |
% |
|
|
Officer Manager |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
120
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Identity of |
|
Amount |
|
Percentage |
Title of Class |
|
Person or Group |
|
Owned |
|
of Class |
Redeemable
|
|
Elizabeth Triana,
|
|
|
1,658 |
|
|
|
5.1 |
% |
Preference Shares
|
|
Customer Service |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Indicates less than 1% |
|
|
|
** |
|
Unless
otherwise indicated, to our knowledge, the persons named in the table
above have sole voting and investment power with respect to the
shares listed. In computing the number of shares beneficially owned
by a person and the percentage ownership of that person, shares
issuable under stock options exercisable within 60 days after
March 9, 2007 are deemed outstanding for that person but are not
deemed outstanding for computing the percentage of ownership of any
other person.
|
|
(1) |
|
On May 19, 2006, PowerShares Capital Management, as investment adviser to
PowerShares Exchange Traded Fund Trust, filed a Schedule 13G (Schedule 13G) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Schedule 13G states that PowerShares
Exchange Traded Fund Trust has sole voting power over 1,456,557 shares of common
stock and sole dispositive power over 1,456,557 shares. The address of PowerShares
Capital Management is 301 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, Illinois 60187. |
|
|
(2) |
|
On March 9, 2007, AMVESCAP PLC, on its own behalf and on behalf of its subsidiary,
PowerShares Capital Management LLC, filed an amended Schedule 13G (Schedule 13G) with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Schedule 13G states that PowerShares Capital
Management LLC has sole voting power over 1,310,105 shares of common stock and sole
dispositive power over 1,310,105 shares. The address of AMVESCAP PLC is 30 Finsbury Square,
London, EC2A 1AG, England.
|
|
|
(3) |
|
On February 12, 2007, Pictet Asset Management SA filed a Schedule 13G
(Schedule 13G) with Securities and Exchange Commission. The Schedule 13G states that
Pictet Asset Management SA has sole voting power over 830,900 shares of common stock
and sole dispositive power over 830,900 shares. The address of Pictet Asset Management
SA is 60 Route des Acacias, Geneva 73, Switzerland, CH-12 11. |
|
|
(4) |
|
On January 29, 2007, Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. filed a Schedule 13G
(Schedule 13G) with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Schedule 13G states
that Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. has sole voting power over 709,350 shares of
common stock and sole dispositive power over 709,350 shares. The address of the
Thomson Horstmann & Bryant, Inc. is Park 80 West, Plaza One, Saddle Brook, NJ 07663. |
|
|
(5) |
|
Of the
480,131 ordinary shares owned by Mr. Parker, 90,194 are ordinary
shares underlying options granted to Mr. Parker, which may be
exercised within 60 days after March 9, 2007 and
389,937 shares are owned by the Parker Settlement Trust (the Trust). Mr. Parker disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned
by the Trust. The 389,937 shares owned by the Trust have been pledged.
|
|
|
(6) |
|
Of the
174,080 ordinary shares owned by Mr. Frederick McTaggart, 32,324
have been pledged and 87,850 are ordinary shares underlying options
granted to Mr. McTaggart, which may be exercised within
60 days after March 9, 2007. |
|
|
(7) |
|
Of the
152,692 ordinary shares owned by Mr. Gregory McTaggart, 63,444
are ordinary shares underlying options granted to Mr. McTaggart,
which may be exercised within 60 days after March 9, 2007. |
|
|
(8) |
|
Of the 3,986 ordinary shares owned by Mr. Morrison, 3,206 have
shared investment power.
|
|
|
(9) |
|
Of the 80,543 ordinary shares owned by Mr. Car, 77,452 are in a
trust, for which Mr. Car indirectly owns the shares as co
trustee. |
|
|
(10) |
|
Of the 1,004,239 ordinary shares owned by the Directors and executive
officers as a group, 240,984 are ordinary shares underlying options
which may be exercised within 60 days after March 9, 2007,
3,206 have shared investment power, 77,452 are indirectly owned, and
422,261 are pledged, including 389,937 disclaimed as beneficially
owned.
|
121
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth certain information as of December 31, 2006, with respect to
compensation plans (including individual compensation arrangements) under which our equity
securities are authorized for issuance under:
|
|
|
all compensation plans previously approved by our security holders; and |
|
|
|
|
all compensation plans not previously approved by our security holders. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Number of securities |
|
|
Number of |
|
|
|
|
|
remaining available for |
|
|
securities |
|
|
|
|
|
future issuance under |
|
|
to be issued upon |
|
Weighted-average |
|
equity compensation |
|
|
exercise of |
|
exercise price of |
|
plans (excluding |
|
|
outstanding options, |
|
outstanding options, |
|
securities |
|
|
warrants and rights |
|
warrants and rights |
|
reflected in column (a)) |
Plan category |
|
(a) |
|
(b) |
|
(c) |
Equity compensation plans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
approved by security holders |
|
|
526,860 |
|
|
$ |
8.52 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity compensation plans |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
not approved by security |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
holders |
|
|
73,790 |
** |
|
$ |
9.39 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
600,650 |
|
|
$ |
8.63 |
|
|
|
* |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Our equity compensation plans do not have any limits on the amount of shares reserved for
issuance under the plans. |
|
** |
|
All of the 73,790 shares are issuable pursuant to our Employee Share Option Plan. See Note 21
to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |
123
|
|
|
ITEM 13. |
|
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE |
Transactions With Related Persons
In 2003, DWEER Technology Ltd., the owner of the DWEER technology, licensed the worldwide rights
to the DWEER technology to Calder AG, a Swiss company. On February 26, 2004, we entered into a
distributorship agreement with Calder AG, pursuant to which we have the exclusive right to
distribute and sell in the Caribbean the products manufactured by Calder AG using the DWEER
technology. The agreement expires in October 2009. William T. Andrews, Ph.D, a director of our
Company, and his spouse indirectly own 35% of the issued and outstanding shares of Calder AG. Dr.
Andrews also is the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors of Calder AG. In addition, Dr. Andrews
and his spouse own 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of DWEER Technology Ltd. During 2006,
we paid US$1,089,160 to Calder AG under the distributorship agreement.
The Company has a written policy regarding the review, approval or ratification of related person
transactions. A related person transaction for the purposes of the policy is a transaction between
the company and one of the Companys directors or nominees for director, executive officers or 5%
shareholders, or a member of one of these persons immediate family, in which such person has a
direct or indirect material interest and involves more than $120,000. Under this policy, related
person transactions are prohibited unless the Audit Committee has determined in advance that the
transaction is in the best interests of the Company. In the event the Company enter into such a
transaction without Audit Committee approval, the Audit Committee must promptly review its terms
and may ratify the transaction if it determines it is appropriate.
Director Independence
The Board of Directors has determined that all of the current Directors, as well as J. Bruce Bugg,
Jr. who resigned from the Board of Directors on September 27, 2006, other than Messrs. Parker,
McTaggart, Sasnett and Andrews, are independent as such term is defined by the applicable listing
standards of NASDAQ. The Board of Directors based this determination primarily on a review of the
responses of the Directors to questions regarding their employment, affiliations and family and
other relationships.
124
|
|
|
ITEM 14. |
|
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES |
The following table shows the fees that the Company paid or accrued for the audit and other
services provided by Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006 and
2005.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 |
|
|
2005 |
|
Audit |
|
$ |
502,885 |
|
|
$ |
397,000 |
|
Audit-Related |
|
|
63,320 |
|
|
|
|
|
Tax |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All Other |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
566,205 |
|
|
|
397,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Audit Fees: This category includes the fees for the examination of the Companys
consolidated financial statements and internal controls, review of the Companys Annual Report on
Form 10-K and the quarterly reviews of the interim financial statements included in the Companys
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.
Audit-Related Fees: This category consists of services that are closely related to the
financial audit process and primarily consists of review of reports filed and to be filed with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and accounting advice relating thereto.
Tax Fees: This category relates to professional services for tax compliance, tax advice, and
tax planning. No such services were provided to the Company during the years ended December 31,
2006 and 2005.
All audit services performed by Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP were approved by the Audit
Committee. The Audit Committee gives due consideration to the potential effect of non-audit
services on maintaining the auditors independence.
125
PART IV
|
|
|
|
|
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SCHEDULES |
(a) |
|
1. Financial Statements |
|
|
|
The Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. financial statements found in ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA are incorporated herein by reference. |
|
|
|
|
Pursuant to Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X, when either the first or third condition set forth
in Rule 1-02(w), substituting 20 percent for 10 percent, is met by a 50
percent-or-less-owned person accounted for by the equity method separate financial
statements shall be filed. The Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. financial statements found in
ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA are incorporated herein by reference. |
|
|
2. |
|
Financial Statement Schedules |
|
|
|
|
None |
|
|
3. |
|
Exhibits |
|
|
|
|
The Exhibits listed in the Exhibit Index immediately preceding the Signatures are filed as
part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. |
126
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/ Jeffrey M. Parker |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey M. Parker
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Dated: March 16, 2007
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been
signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Signature |
|
Title |
|
Date |
By:
|
|
/s/ Jeffrey M. Parker |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jeffrey M. Parker
|
|
Chairman of the Board of
|
|
March 16, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
Directors |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/ Frederick W. McTaggart |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Frederick W. McTaggart
|
|
Director, Chief Executive
|
|
March 16, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
Officer and President (Principal |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Executive Officer) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/ David W. Sasnett
|
|
Director, Executive Vice
|
|
March 16, 2007 |
|
|
David W. Sasnett
|
|
President & |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chief Financial Officer |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Principal Financial and |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounting Officer) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/ William T. Andrews |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
William T. Andrews
|
|
Director
|
|
March 16, 2007 |
127
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Signature |
|
Title |
|
Date |
By:
|
|
/s/ Brian E. Butler |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brian E. Butler
|
|
Director
|
|
March 16, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/ Steven A. Carr |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Steven A. Carr
|
|
Director
|
|
March 16, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/ Carson K. Ebanks |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Carson K. Ebanks
|
|
Director
|
|
March 16, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
|
|
|
Director
|
|
March 16, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Richard L. Finlay |
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clarence B. Flowers, Jr.
|
|
Director
|
|
March 16, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
|
/s/ Wilmer Pergande |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Wilmer Pergande
|
|
Director
|
|
March 16, 2007 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By:
|
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/s/ Leonard J. Sokolow |
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Leonard J. Sokolow
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Raymond Whittaker
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CONSOLIDATED WATER CO. LTD.
INDEX TO EXHIBITS FILED WITH 10-K
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Exhibit Description |
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2.1.1
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Share Sale Agreement dated October 4, 2002 among Consolidated Water
Co. Ltd. and William T. Andrews and Margaret D. Andrews
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.1 filed as a part of
our Form 8-K dated February 13, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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2.1.2
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Agreement to Amend Share Sale Agreement dated November 29, 2002
between the Company and William T. Andrews and Margaret D. Andrews
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.2 filed as a part of
our Form 8-K dated February 13, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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2.1.3
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Second Agreement to Amend Share Sale Agreement dated December 30,
2002 between the Company and William T. Andrews and Margaret D.
Andrews (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.3 filed as a
part of our Form 8-K dated February 13, 2003, Commission File No.
0-25248) |
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2.1.4
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Third Agreement to Amend Share Sale Agreement dated January 31,
2003 between the Company and William T. Andrews and Margaret D.
Andrews (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.4 filed as a
part of our Form 8-K dated February 13, 2003, Commission File No.
0-25248) |
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2.1.5
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Share Sale Agreement dated October 4, 2002 among Consolidated Water
Co. Ltd., North American Mortgage & Finance Corporation and
Transcontinental Finance Corporation Ltd. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 2.5 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated
February 13, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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2.2.1
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Agreement to Amend Share Sale Agreement dated November 29, 2002
among the Company North-American Mortgage & Finance Corporation and
Transcontinental Finance Corporation Limited (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 2.6 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated
February 13, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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2.2.2
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Second Agreement to Amend Share Sale Agreement dated December 30,
2002 among the Company North-American Mortgage & Finance
Corporation and Transcontinental Finance Corporation Limited
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.7 filed as a part of
our Form 8-K dated February 13, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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Exhibit Description |
2.2.3
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Third Agreement to Amend Share Sale Agreement dated January 31, 2003
among the Company North-American Mortgage & Finance Corporation and
Transcontinental Finance Corporation Limited (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 2.8 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated
February 13, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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2.3.1
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Agreement dated October 8, 2002 between Consolidated Water Co. Ltd.
and Sage Water Holdings (BVI) Limited (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 2.9 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated
February 13, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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2.3.2
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Amending Agreement dated November 15, 2002 between the Company and
Sage Water Holdings (BVI) Limited (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 2.10 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated February 13,
2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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2.3.3
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Second Amending Agreement dated December 18, 2002 between the
Company and Sage Water Holdings (BVI) Limited (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 2.11 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated
February 13, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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2.3.4
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Third Amending Agreement dated January 28, 2003 between the Company
and Sage Water Holdings (BVI) Limited (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 2.12 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated
February 13, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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2.4
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Share Sale Agreement dated December 16, 2002 between Consolidated
Water Co. Ltd. and Bacardi & Co. Ltd. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 2.14 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated
February 13, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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2.5
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Registration Rights Agreement dated February 7, 2003 between
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and North American Mortgage & Finance
Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 2.15 filed
as a part of our Form 8-K dated February 13, 2003, Commission File
No. 0-25248) |
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3.1
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Amended and Restated Memorandum of Association of Consolidated Water
Co. Ltd. dated August 17, 2005 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.1 filed as part of our Form F-3 filed October 12, 2006, Commission
File No. 333-137970) |
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3.2
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Amended and Restated Articles of Association of Consolidated Water
Co. Ltd. dated May 10, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4.2 filed as part of our Form F-3 filed October 12, 2006, Commission
File No. 333-137970) |
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Exhibit Description |
4.1
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Option Deed, dated August 6, 1997, between Cayman Water Company
Limited and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company (incorporated
herein by reference to the exhibit filed on our Form 6-K, dated
August 7, 1997, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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4.2
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Deed of Amendment of Option Deed dated August 8, 2005 (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 filed as a part of our Form 8-K
dated August 11, 2005, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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4.3
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Second Deed of Amendment of Option Deed, dated September 27, 2005
(incorporated herein by reference to the exhibit filed as a part of
our Form 8-K dated October 3, 2005, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.1.1
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License Agreement dated July 11, 1990 between Cayman Water Company
Limited and the Government of the Cayman Islands (incorporated
herein by reference to the exhibit filed as a part of our Form 20-F
dated December 7, 1994, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.1.2
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First Amendment to License Agreement dated September 18, 1990
between Cayman Water Company Limited and the Government of the
Cayman Islands. (incorporated herein by reference to the exhibit
filed as a part of our Form 20-F dated December 7, 1994, Commission
File No. 0-25248) |
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10.1.3
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Second Amendment to License Agreement dated February 14, 1991
between Cayman Water Company Limited and the Government of the
Cayman Islands. (incorporated herein by reference to the exhibit
filed as a part of our Form 20-F dated December 7, 1994, Commission
File No. 0-25248 |
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10.1.4
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Third Amendment to a License to Produce Potable Water dated August
15, 2001 between Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. by the Government of
the Cayman Islands (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.4 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2001, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.1.5
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Fourth Amendment to a License to Produce Potable Water dated
February 1, 2003 between Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. by the
Government of the Cayman Islands (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.5 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2002, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.2
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Agreement dated December 19, 2002 between Consolidated Water Co.
Ltd. (formerly Cayman Water Company Limited) and Safe Haven Ltd.
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 filed as a part
of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002,
Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.3
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Water Supply Agreement dated December 18, 2000 between Consolidated
Water Co. Ltd. and South Bimini International Ltd. (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed as a part of our Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, Commission File
No. 0-25248) |
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Exhibit Description |
10.4*
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Employment contract dated September 30, 2003 between Peter Ribbins
and Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.12 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.5*
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Employment contract dated December 5, 2003 between Jeffrey Parker
and Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.16 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.6*
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Employment contract dated December 5, 2003 between Frederick
McTaggart and Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.18 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.7*
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Engagement Agreement dated May 22, 2006 between David Sasnett and
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.1 filed as part of our Form 8-K filed May 26, 2006,
Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.8*
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Employment contract dated January 18, 2005 between Gregory
McTaggart and Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.55 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated
January 14, 2005, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.9*
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Employment contract dated January 14, 2005 between Gerard Pereira
and Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.57 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated January 14,
2005, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.10*
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Employment contract dated January 17, 2005 between Robert Morrison
and Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.56 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated January 14,
2005, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.11
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Consultancy Agreement dated January 1, 2006 between Mr. Wilmer
Pergande and Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.64 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.12
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Consulting Agreement dated November 17, 1998 between Cayman Water
Company Limited and R.J. Falkner & Company, Inc. (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.30 filed as part of our
Registration Statement on Form F-2 dated May 17, 2000, Commission
File No. 333-35356) |
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10.13
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Specimen Service Agreement between Cayman Water Company Limited and
consumers (incorporated herein by reference to the exhibit filed as
part of our Registration Statement on Form F-1 dated March 26,
1996) |
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Exhibit Description |
10.14*
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Summary Share Grant Plan for Directors (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.24 filed as part of our Registration
Statement on Form F-2 dated May 17, 2000, Commission File No.
333-35356) |
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10.15*
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Employee Share Option Plan (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.26 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2001, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.16
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Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated December 10, 2001, among
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd., Cayman Hotel and Golf Inc., Ellesmere
Britannia Limited and Hyatt Britannia Corporation Ltd.
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.30 filed as part
of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001,
Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.17
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Agreement dated February 1, 2002 between Consolidated Water Co.
Ltd. and Cayman Hotel and Golf Inc. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.52 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, Commission File No.
0-25248) |
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10.18
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Agreement dated July 24, 1995 between Cayman Water Company Limited
and Galleon Beach Resort Limited (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.33 filed as part of our Registration Statement on
Form F-2 dated May 17, 2000, Commission File No. 333-35356) |
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10.19
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Agreement dated February 9, 1994 between Cayman Water Company
Limited and Widar Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.33 filed as part of our Registration Statement on Form
F-2 dated May 17, 2000, Commission File No. 333-35356) |
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10.20
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Lease of Part dated October 13, 2000 between Consolidated Water
Co. Ltd. and Colmar Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.49 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2000, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.21
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Lease of Part dated March 1, 2003 between Consolidated Water Co.
Ltd. and Colmar Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.32 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.22
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Lease of Part dated July 1, 2003 between Consolidated Water Co.
Ltd. and Colmar Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
10.33 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.23
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Lease dated December 10, 2001 between Cayman Hotel and Golf Inc.
and Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 10.52 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2001, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.24.1
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Lease dated April 27, 1993 signed July 18, 2001 between Government
of Belize and Belize Water Limited (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.53 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001, Commission File No.
0-25248) |
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10.24.2
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Amended lease dated April 27, 1993 signed January 2, 2004 between
Government of Belize and Belize Water Limited (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 10.36 |
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filed as a part of our Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003, Commission File No.
0-25248) |
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10.25
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Loan Agreement dated February 7, 2003 between Consolidated Water
Co. Ltd. and Scotiabank (Cayman Islands) Ltd. (incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated
February 13, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.26.1
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Distributorship Agreement dated September 24, 2002 between DWEER
Technology Ltd. and DesalCo Limited (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.58 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, Commission File No.
0-25248) |
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10.26.2
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Amendment to the Distributorship Agreement dated September 24,
2002 between DWEER Technologies Ltd. and DesalCo Limited
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.43 filed as a part
of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003,
Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.27.1
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Distributorship Agreement dated February 26, 2004 between Calder
AG and DesalCo Limited (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.44 filed as a part of our Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2003, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.27.2
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First Amendment to the Distributorship Agreement dated August 30,
2005 among Calder AG, DessalCo Limited and DWEER Technologies Ltd. |
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10.27.3
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Amended and Restated Distributorship Agreement dated August 30,
2005 between Calder AG and DesalCo Limited. |
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10.28
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Loan Agreement dated May 25, 2005 between Ocean Conversion (BVI),
Ltd. and Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 99.1 filed as a part of our Form 8-K dated
June 1, 2005, Commission File No. 0-25248) |
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10.29
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Trust Deed dated August 4, 2006 between Consolidated Water Co.
Ltd. and Dextra Bank & Trust Co. Ltd. (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed as a part of our Form 8-K filed
August 9, 2006, File No. 0-25248) |
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10.30
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Subscription Agreement dated August 4, 2006 between Consolidated
Water Co. Ltd. and Scotiatrust and Merchant Bank Trinidad & Tobago
Limited (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.2 filed as
a part of our Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006, File No. 0-25248) |
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10.31
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Deed of Second Debenture dated August 4, 2006 between Consolidated
Water Co. Ltd. and Dextra Bank & Trust Co. Ltd. (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.5 filed as a part of our Form
8-K filed August 9, 2006, File No. 0-25248) |
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10.32
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Deed of Second Collateral Debenture dated August 4, 2006 between
Cayman Water Company Limited and Dextra Bank & Trust Co. Ltd.
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.6 filed as a part
of our Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006, File No. 0-25248) |
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10.33
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Equitable Charge of Shares dated August 4, 2006 between
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. and Dextra Bank & Trust Co. Ltd.
(incorporated herein by reference to |
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Exhibit 10.7 filed as a part
of our Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006, File No. 0-25248) |
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10.34
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Intercreditor Deed dated August 4, 2006 among Scotiabank & Trust
(Cayman) Ltd., Dextra Bank & Trust Co. Ltd., Consolidated Water
Co. Ltd. and Cayman Water Company Limited (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 10.8 filed as a part of our Form 8-K filed
August 9, 2006, File No. 0-25248) |
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10.35
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Cayman Islands Collateral Charge, West Bay Beach South Property,
Block 12D, Parcel 79REM1/2 (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 10.9 filed as a part of our Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006,
File No. 0-25248) |
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10.36
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Cayman Islands Collateral Charge, West Bay Beach North, Block 11D,
Parcel 40 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.10 filed
as a part of our Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006, File No. 0-25248) |
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10.37
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Cayman Islands Collateral Charge, West Bay Beach North, Block 11D,
Parcel 8 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.11 filed
as a part of our Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006, File No. 0-25248) |
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10.38
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Cayman Islands Collateral Charge, West Bay North East, Block 9A,
Parcel 8 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.12 filed as
a part of our Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006, File No. 0-25248) |
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10.39
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Cayman Islands Collateral Charge, West Bay North East, Block 9A,
Parcel 469 (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.13 filed
as a part of our Form 8-K filed August 9, 2006, File No. 0-25248) |
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10.40
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Loan Agreement dated as of October 4, 2006, by and between Royal
Bank of Canada and Consolidated Water (Bahamas) Ltd. (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 filed as a part of our Form 8-K
filed October 6, 2006, File No. 0-25248) |
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21.1
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Subsidiaries of the Registrant |
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23.1
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Consent of Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. |
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23.2
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Consent of Rachlin Cohen & Holtz LLP Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. |
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23.3
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Consent of KPMG Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. |
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23.4
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Consent of KPMG Ocean Conversion (BVI) Ltd. |
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31.1
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Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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31.2
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Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.1
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Certification by the Chief
Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
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32.2
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Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
* Indicates a management contract or compensatory plan.