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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
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[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2002
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from __________ to __________
Commission File Number: 0-29413
STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 65-0867684
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
1600 Market Street, Suite 1515, Philadelphia, PA 19103
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (215) 979-8370
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class: Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, par value American Stock Exchange
$.001 per share
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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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 Registrant
was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days. YES [X] NO [ ]
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405
of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the
best of registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements
incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this
Form 10-K. [ ]
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an accelerated filer
(as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act)
YES [ ] NO [X]
The aggregate market value of the Registrant's common stock held by
non-affiliates of the Registrant as of June 28, 2002 was $21,606,526 based upon
the closing sale price of the Registrant's common stock on the American Stock
Exchange of $1.10 on such date. See Footnote (1) below.
The number of shares outstanding of the Registrant's common stock as of
March 17, 2003 was 27,945,914.
Documents Incorporated by Reference: None
Index to Exhibits appears at page 41 of this Report
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(1) The information provided shall in no way be construed as an admission
that any person whose holdings are excluded from the figure is not an
affiliate or that any person whose holdings are included is an
affiliate and any such admission is hereby disclaimed. The
information provided is solely for recordkeeping purposes of the
Securities and Exchange Commission.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 2002
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I................................................................................................................1
Item 1. Business............................................................................................1
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Item 2. Properties.........................................................................................13
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Item 3. Legal Proceedings..................................................................................14
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Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders................................................15
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PART II..............................................................................................................15
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters...............................15
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Item 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data...............................................................18
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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations..............20
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Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.........................................30
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data........................................................30
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures..............30
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PART III.............................................................................................................30
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.................................................30
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Item 11. Executive Compensation.............................................................................32
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.....37
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.....................................................39
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Item 14. Controls and Procedures............................................................................40
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PART IV..............................................................................................................41
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K....................................41
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SIGNATURES...........................................................................................................72
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CERTIFICATIONS.......................................................................................................73
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PART I
This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We have based
these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections
about future events. These forward-looking statements are subject to known and
unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us and our subsidiaries, that
may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to
be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. In some
cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as "may,"
"will," "should," "could," "would," "expect," "plan," "anticipate," "believe,"
"estimate," "continue," or the negative of such terms or other similar
expressions. Factors that might cause or contribute to such a material
difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed elsewhere in this
Annual Report, including the section entitled "Risks Particular to Our Business"
and the risks discussed in our other Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our audited
Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes thereto included elsewhere
in this report.
Item 1. Business
Overview
We are a non-asset based third-party logistics services company providing
supply chain solutions on a global basis. We offer a full range of time-definite
transportation and distribution solutions through our Domestic Services platform
where we manage and arrange the movement of raw materials, supplies, components
and finished goods for our customers. These services are offered through our
domestic air and ground freight forwarding business. We offer a full range of
international logistics services including international air and ocean
transportation as well as customs house brokerage services through our
International Services platform. In addition to these core service offerings, we
also provide a broad range of value added supply chain management services,
including warehousing, order fulfillment and inventory management solutions. We
service a customer base of manufacturers, distributors and national retail
chains through a network of offices in 18 major metropolitan areas in North
America, plus two international locations, and an extensive network of over 200
independent carriers and over 150 service partners strategically located around
the world.
Our strategic objective is to build a leading global logistics services
organization that integrates established logistics companies with innovative
technologies. To that end, we are extending our network through a combination of
synergistic acquisitions and the organic expansion of our existing base of
logistics operations.
Our acquisition strategy focuses on acquiring and integrating logistics
businesses that will enhance operations within our current market areas as well
as extend our network to targeted locations in Asia, South America and Europe.
We select acquisition targets based upon their ability to demonstrate: (1)
historic levels of profitability; (2) a proven record of delivering superior
time-definite distribution and other value added services; (3) an established
customer base of large and mid-sized companies; and (4) opportunities for
significant growth within strategic segments of our business.
As we integrate these companies, we intend to create additional
shareholder value by: (1) improving productivity through the adoption of
enhanced technologies and business processes; (2) improving transportation
margins by leveraging our growing purchasing power; and (3) enhancing the
opportunity for organic growth by cross-selling and offering expanded services.
Our strategy is designed to take advantage of shifting market dynamics.
The third-party logistics industry continues to grow as an increasing number of
businesses outsource their logistics functions to more cost effectively manage
and extract value from their supply chains. Also, the industry is positioned for
further consolidation since it remains highly fragmented, and since customers
are demanding the types of sophisticated and broad reaching service offerings
that can more effectively be handled by larger and more diverse organizations.
Through December 31, 2002, we have completed the following four
acquisitions:
o On October 5, 2001, we acquired M.G.R., Inc., d/b/a "Air Plus Limited"
and its operating affiliates, a group of Minneapolis-based privately
held companies that provide a full range of logistics and
transportation services (collectively, "Air Plus"). Air Plus provides
the platform for our Domestic Services organization.
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o On April 4, 2002, we acquired Global Transportation Services, Inc.
("Global"), a Seattle-based privately held company that provides a
full range of international air and ocean logistics services. Global
provides the platform for our International Services organization.
o On May 30, 2002, we acquired United American Freight Services, Inc.
("United American"), a Detroit-based organization as an "add-on"
acquisition to our Domestic Services organization to expand our
service offering to include a time definite logistics service for the
automotive industry.
o On October 1, 2002, we acquired Transport Specialists, Inc. ("TSI"), a
Virginia-based organization as an "add-on" acquisition to our Domestic
Services organization to broaden our client base to include various
U.S. government agency and contractor relationships.
o We are also in the process of closing a transaction that will
significantly increase our presence in Asia. On March 12, 2003, we
announced an agreement to acquire a 70% interest in Singapore-based
G-Link Group, a "platform acquisition" that will provide the
foundation for our service offering in Southeast Asia. We expect to
close the transaction by no later than June 30, 2003, subject to
customary closing conditions, including securing third-party and
regulatory approvals and the completion of an audit for the year ended
December 31, 2002.
Beyond these immediate acquisition opportunities, we have also identified
a number of additional companies that may be suitable acquisition candidates and
we are in preliminary discussions with a select number of them.
Industry Overview
As business requirements for efficient and cost-effective distribution
services have increased, so has the importance and complexity of effectively
managing freight transportation. Businesses are increasingly striving to
minimize inventory levels, reduce order and cash-to-cash cycle lengths, perform
manufacturing and assembly operations in lowest cost locations and distribute
their products throughout global markets, often requiring expedited or
time-definite shipment services. Furthermore, customers are increasingly citing
an efficient supply chain as a critical element in achieving financial
performance. To remain competitive, successful companies need to not only
achieve success in their core businesses, they must execute quickly and
accurately.
To accomplish their goals, many businesses turn to organizations providing
a broad array of supply chain services. These service providers consist of
freight forwarders, customs brokers, warehouse operators and other value added
logistics service providers. We believe that these service providers must
possess state-of-the-art technology and the ability to provide global supply
chain management services to be responsive to the marketplace. Many logistics
providers are now providing their customers with customized solutions for the
planning and management of complex supply chains. The demand for these solutions
has risen as companies continue to outsource non-core competencies, globally
source goods and materials and focus on managing the overall cost of their
supply chain. These trends are further facilitated by the rapid growth of
technology including the growth of Web-based track and trace technology, and the
ability to create electronic interfaces between the systems of service providers
and their customers.
The Company believes it can differentiate itself by focusing on
time-definite supply chain solutions with capabilities across virtually every
mode of transportation, as well as combining these services with other
value-added logistics services, including pick-and-pack services,
merge-in-transit, inventory management, Web-based order management, warehousing,
reverse logistics, dedicated trucking and regional and local distribution. The
Company also believes that it has a competitive advantage resulting from its
extensive knowledge of logistics markets, information systems, the experience of
its logistics managers and the market information it possesses from its diverse
client base.
Market penetration of third-party logistics providers ("3PLs") is still
relatively low. According to industry sources, total revenue for the third-party
logistics services in the U.S. was approximately $61 billion in 2001,
representing about 8% of the total logistics market that could be outsourced to
3PLs. The market for third-party logistics services in the United States is
expected to grow at an average rate of about 15% over the next several years, or
to well over $100 billion by 2006. The total logistics market available to 3PLs
in the United States is expected to grow at an average rate of about 4% over the
next several years, to approximately $875 billion in 2006, from $720 billion in
2001.
Barring the risk of international crisis and armed conflicts, we believe
that the third-party logistics industry in general, and that time-definite
distribution in particular, is poised for continued growth. The growth in the
use of third-party logistics services is being driven by a number of factors,
including:
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o Outsourcing of non-core activities. Companies are increasingly
outsourcing freight forwarding, warehousing and other supply chain
activities to allow them to focus on their respective core
competencies. From managing purchase orders to the timely delivery of
products, companies turn to 3PLs to manage these functions at a lower
cost and more efficiently.
o Globalization of trade. As barriers to international trade are reduced
or eliminated, companies are increasingly sourcing their parts,
supplies and raw materials from the most cost competitive suppliers
throughout the world. This places a greater emphasis on international
freight management and just-in-time delivery. Outsourcing of
manufacturing functions to, or locating company-owned manufacturing
facilities in, low cost areas of the world also results in increased
volumes of world trade.
o Increased need for time-definite delivery. The need for just-in-time
and other time-definite delivery has increased as a result of the
globalization of manufacturing, greater implementation of
demand-driven supply chains, the shortening of product cycles and the
increasing value of individual shipments. Many businesses recognize
that increased spending on time-definite supply chain management
services can decrease overall manufacturing and distribution costs,
reduce capital requirements and allow them to manage their working
capital more efficiently by reducing inventory levels and inventory
loss.
o Consolidation of logistics function. As companies try to develop
"partnering" relationships with fewer suppliers, they are
consolidating the number of freight forwarders and supply chain
management providers they use. This trend places greater pressure on
regional or local freight forwarders and supply chain management
providers to grow or become aligned with a global network. Larger
freight forwarders and supply chain management providers benefit from
economies of scale which enable them to negotiate reduced
transportation rates with the carriers actually providing the
transportation services and to allocate their overhead over a larger
volume of transactions. Globally-integrated freight forwarders and
supply chain management providers are better situated to provide a
full complement of services, including pick-up and delivery, shipment
via air, sea and/or ground transport, warehousing and distribution,
and customs brokerage.
o Increased significance of technology. Advances in technology are
placing a premium on decreased transaction times and increased
business-to-business activity. Companies have recognized the benefits
of being able to transact business electronically. Accordingly,
businesses increasingly are seeking the assistance of supply chain
service providers with sophisticated information technology systems
which facilitate real-time transaction processing and Web-based
shipment monitoring.
According to a survey led by Dr. C. John Langley, Georgia Institute of
Technology, third-party logistics use among North American companies increased
to 78% in 2002, from 68% to 73% usage rates reported in the previous six years.
We expect the strategic role of information technology and the demand for
real-time information such as inventory visibility and order status updates to
have a positive impact on our business. According to Dr. Langley's survey, of
the top five information technologies which 3PLs provided to companies in 2002,
64% of the respondents utilized Web-enabled communications, a 33% increase over
2001, and 77% utilized warehouse/distribution center management technologies, a
7% increase from the previous year.
The growing emphasis on just-in-time inventory control processes has added
to the complexity and need for time-definite and other value added supply-chain
services. We believe that we can continue to differentiate ourselves by
combining our time-definite transportation solutions with other complementary
supply chain solutions. We expect to benefit from the intense corporate focus on
lower-cost services, which will positively impact those providers who have the
ability to leverage relationships with numerous carriers and shippers. We also
believe that we are well positioned to take advantage of the growing trend
toward international freight services and time-definite domestic ground
services, which have both increased in demand during the most recent economic
cycle.
Our Strategic Objectives
Our Business Strategy
Our objective is to provide customers with comprehensive value-added
logistics solutions on a global scale. We plan to achieve this goal through a
combination of growth through acquisition and accelerated organic growth. We
intend to carry out the following strategies.
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o Enter New and Expand Existing Markets through Acquisitions. We are
pursuing an aggressive acquisition strategy to enhance our position in
our current markets and to acquire operations in new markets. We
anticipate expanding into new and existing markets by acquiring
well-established logistics organizations that are leaders in their
regional markets. In particular, we intend to focus our acquisition
strategy on candidates that have historic levels of profitability, a
proven record of delivering superior time-definite distribution and
other value added services, an established customer base of large and
mid-sized companies and the potential to benefit from the synergies
offered by our acquisition strategy.
o Accelerate Organic Growth. A key component of our strategy is to
accelerate the organic growth of our existing business as well as the
business of the companies we acquire. We expect that internal growth
can be accelerated by cross-selling our domestic and international
capabilities to our existing customer base and deploying supply chain
technologies that will drive new customer acquisition.
o Development of Identity. We are also developing the "Stonepath
Logistics" brand and intend to leverage our broader set of
capabilities with the goal of capturing business opportunities which
would not normally be available to a regionally-oriented logistics
company.
Our Acquisition Strategy
We believe there are many attractive acquisition candidates in our
industry because of the highly fragmented composition of the marketplace, the
industry participants' need for capital and their owners' desire for liquidity.
We will continue to expand our Domestic and International service
platforms in the United States through a number of "add-on" acquisitions of
other companies with complementary geographical and logistics service offerings.
These "add-on" acquisitions are generally expected to have pre-tax operating
earnings of $1.0 to $3.0 million. Companies in this range of earnings may be
receptive to our acquisition program since they are often too small to be
identified as acquisition targets by larger public companies or to independently
attempt their own public offerings. In addition, we will continue to pursue
"platform" acquisitions to expand in targeted markets in Asia, South America and
Europe which will further enable our global supply-chain execution capabilities
and improve our overall profitability. We believe that our combined domestic and
international capabilities provide a significant competitive advantage in the
marketplace.
A "platform" acquisition is defined by us as one that creates a
significant new capability for the Company, or entry into a new global
geography. When completing a platform acquisition, we would expect to retain the
management as well as the operating, sales and technical personnel of the
acquired company to maintain continuity of operations and customer service. The
objective would be to increase an acquired company's revenues and improve its
profitability by implementing our operating strategies for internal growth.
An "add-on" acquisition, on the other hand, will more likely be regional
in nature, will be smaller than a platform acquisition and will enable us to
offer additional services or expand into new regional markets, or serve new
industries. When justified by the size and service offerings of an add-on
acquisition, we expect to retain the management, along with the operating, sales
and technical personnel of the acquired company, while seeking to improve that
company's profitability by implementing our operating strategies. In most
instances where there is overlap of geographic coverage, operations acquired by
add-on acquisitions can be integrated into our existing operations in that
market, resulting in the elimination of duplicative overhead and operating
costs.
We believe we can successfully implement our acquisition strategy due to:
(i) the highly fragmented composition of the market; (ii) our strategy for
creating an organization with global reach, which should enhance an acquired
company's ability to compete in its local and regional market through an
expansion of offered services and lower operating costs; (iii) the potential for
increased profitability as a result of our centralization of certain
administrative functions, greater purchasing power, and economies of scale; (iv)
our standing as a public corporation; (v) a decentralized management strategy,
which should, in most cases, enable the acquired company's management to remain
involved in the operation of the Company; and (vi) the ability to utilize our
experienced management in identifying acquisition opportunities.
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Our Operating Strategy
o Foster a Decentralized Entrepreneurial Environment. A key element of
our operating strategy is to foster a decentralized, entrepreneurial
environment for our employees. We intend to foster this environment by
continuing to build on the names, reputations and customer
relationships of acquired companies and by sharing their operating
policies, procedures and expertise across the organization to develop
new ideas to best serve the prospects of the Company. An
entrepreneurial business atmosphere is likely to allow our regional
offices to quickly and creatively respond to local market demands and
enhance our ability to motivate, attract and retain managers to
maximize growth and profitability.
o Develop and Maintain Strong Customer Relationships. We seek to develop
and maintain strong, interactive customer relationships by
anticipating and focusing on our customers' needs. We emphasize a
relationship-oriented approach to business, rather than the
transaction or assignment-oriented approach used by many of our
competitors. To develop close customer relationships, we regularly
meet with both existing and prospective clients to help design
solutions for, and identify the resources needed to execute, their
supply chain strategies. We believe that this relationship-oriented
approach results in greater customer satisfaction and reduced business
development expense.
o Centralize Administrative Functions. We seek to maximize our
operational efficiencies by integrating general and administrative
functions at the corporate level, and reducing or eliminating
redundant functions and facilities at acquired companies. This enables
us to quickly realize potential savings and synergies, efficiently
control and monitor our operations and allows acquired companies to
focus on growing their sales and operations.
Operations
Our primary business operations involve obtaining shipment or material
orders from customers, creating and delivering a wide range of logistics
solutions to meet customers' specific requirements for transportation and
related services, and arranging and monitoring all aspects of material flow
activity utilizing advanced information technology systems. These logistics
solutions include domestic and international freight forwarding, customs
brokerage and door-to-door delivery services using a wide range of
transportation modes, including air, ocean and truck as well as customs
brokerage, warehousing and other value-added services, such as inventory
management, assembly, distribution and installation for manufacturers and
retailers of commercial and consumer products.
As a non-asset-based logistics provider, we arrange for and subcontract
services on a non-committed basis to airlines, motor carriers, express
companies, steamship lines and warehousing and distribution operators. By
concentrating on network-based solutions, we avoid competition with logistics
providers that offer dedicated outsourcing solutions for single elements of the
supply chain. Such dedicated logistics companies typically provide expensive,
customized infrastructure and systems for a customer's specific application and,
as a result, dedicated solutions that are generally asset-intensive, inflexible
and invariably localized to address only one or two steps in the supply chain.
Our network-based services leverage common infrastructure and technology systems
so that solutions are scaleable, replicable and require a minimum amount of
customization (typically only at the interface with the customer). This
non-asset ownership approach maximizes our flexibility in creating and
delivering a wide range of end-to-end logistics solutions on a global basis
while simultaneously allowing us to exercise significant control over the
quality and cost of the transportation services provided.
Within the logistics industry, we target specific markets in which we
believe we can achieve a competitive advantage. For example, in the freight
forwarding market, we arrange for the transportation of cargo that is generally
larger and more complex than shipments handled by integrated carriers such as
United Parcel Service and Federal Express Corporation. In addition, we provide
specialized combinations of services that traditional freight forwarders cannot
cost-effectively provide, including time-definite delivery requirements,
direct-to-store distribution and merge-in-transit movement of products from
various vendors in a single coordinated delivery to, and/or installation at, the
end-user.
Our services can be broadly classified into the following categories:
o Freight Forwarding Services. We offer domestic and international air,
ocean and ground freight forwarding for shipments that are generally
larger than shipments handled by integrated carriers of primarily
small parcels such as Federal Express Corporation and United Parcel
Service. Our basic freight forwarding business is complemented by
customized and information technology-based options to meet customers'
specific needs. Our Domestic Services organization offers same day,
one, two, and three to five day service along with expedited ground
service within North America and Puerto Rico through our network of
asset based carriers. On a limited basis, we also provide motor
carrier services through one of our own affiliates.
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o Customs Brokerage Services. Our International Services organization
provides customs brokerage services in the United States and will
provide similar services in other countries in which we choose to
operate. Within each country, the rules and regulations vary along
with the level of expertise that is required to perform the customs
brokerage services. Our customs brokers and support staff have
substantial knowledge of the complex tariff laws and customs
regulations governing the payment of duty, as well as valuation and
import restrictions in their respective countries.
o Warehousing and Other Value Added Services. Our warehousing services
primarily relate to storing goods and materials to meet our customers'
production or distribution schedules. Other value added services
include receiving, deconsolidation and decontainerization, sorting,
put away, consolidation, assembly, inspection services, cargo loading
and unloading, assembly of freight, customer inventory management and
protective packing and storage. We receive storage charges for use of
our warehouses and fees for our other services.
Other value added services provided by the Company include:
o Direct to store logistics for retail clients involving coordination of
product received directly from manufacturers and dividing large
shipments from manufacturers into numerous smaller shipments for
delivery directly to retail outlets or distribution centers to meet
time-definite product launch dates.
o Merge-in-transit logistics involving movement of products from various
vendors at multiple locations to a Company facility and the subsequent
merger of the various deliveries into a single coordinated delivery to
the final destination. For example, such services are useful to
retailers where deliveries from diverse sources are organized and
distributed to maximize efficiency of the customer's sales and
marketing programs.
o Web-based fulfillment solutions in which we provide order management
as well as the subsequent pick, pack and shipment for our clients.
o Value-added, high-speed, time-definite, total-destination programs
that include packaging, transportation, unpacking and placement of new
products and equipment.
o Packaging, transportation, unpacking and stand installation for
domestic trade shows and major expositions.
o Reverse logistics involving the return of products from end users to
manufacturers, retailers, resellers or remanufacturers, including
verification of working order, defect analysis, serial number
tracking, and inventory management.
Information Services
The regular enhancement of our information systems and ultimate migration
of the information systems of our acquired companies to a common set of
back-office and customer facing applications is a key component of our growth
strategy. We believe that the ability to provide accurate real-time information
on the status of shipments will become increasingly important and that our
efforts in this area will result in competitive service advantages in winning
new customers and growing business in existing accounts. In addition, through
the process of centralizing our back-office operations and using our
transportation management system to automate the rating, routing, tender and
financial settlement processes for transportation movements, we believe we will
drive significant productivity improvement across our Stonepath network.
To execute this strategy, we have and will continue to assess technologies
obtained through our acquisition strategy in combination with commercially
available supply chain technologies to launch our own "best-of-breed" solution
set using a combination of owned and licensed technologies. We refer to this
technology set as Tech-LogisTM (or Technology in Logistics). We intend to use
Tech-LogisTM to provide: (1) a customer-facing portal that unifies the look and
feel of how customers, employees and suppliers work with and connect to us; (2)
a robust supply chain operating system including order, inventory,
transportation, warehouse, and supply chain event management for use across the
organization; and (3) a common data repository for analysis and reporting to
provide advanced metrics to management and our customers.
This strategy will result in the investment of significant management and
financial resources to deliver these enabling technologies and deliver financial
and competitive advantage in the years ahead.
Sales and Marketing
We market services on a global basis supported by the sales efforts of
senior management, sales executives, regional managers, terminal managers and
our national service centers located strategically across the United States and
in select international locations.
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We seek to create long-term relationships with our clients and when
achievable, to increase the quantity of business transacted with each client
over time. Additionally, we have increased our emphasis on obtaining
high-revenue national accounts with multiple shipping locations. These accounts
typically impose numerous requirements on those competing for their freight
business, including electronic data interchange and proof of delivery
capabilities, the ability to generate customized shipping reports and a
nationwide network of terminals. These requirements often limit the competition
for these accounts to a very small number of logistics providers, enabling us to
more effectively compete for and obtain these accounts.
Our customers include large manufacturers and distributors of computers
and other electronic and high-technology equipment, printed and publishing
materials, automotive and aerospace components, trade show exhibit materials,
telecommunications equipment, machinery and machine parts, apparel,
entertainment products, and household goods. For the year ended December 31,
2002, our largest customer, a national retail chain, accounted for approximately
29% of our revenues. Our next five largest customers accounted for approximately
21% of our revenue, with no one of these customers accounting for 10% or more of
our revenue. As our current companies continue to diversify, and as we continue
our acquisition strategy, our exposure to customer and industry concentrations
should be significantly reduced.
We have begun to place an increased emphasis on the development of a
global brand platform. Over the course of 2003, we will begin to operate all of
our businesses under the single global brand "Stonepath Logistics," which we
believe will help us reach our organic expansion goals.
Competition and Business Conditions
Our business is directly impacted by the volume of domestic and
international trade. The volume of such trade is influenced by many factors,
including economic and political conditions in the United States and abroad,
major work stoppages, exchange controls, currency fluctuations, acts of war,
terrorism and other armed conflicts, and United States and international laws
relating to tariffs, trade restrictions, foreign investments and taxation.
The global logistics services and transportation industries are
intensively competitive and are expected to remain so for the foreseeable
future. We compete against other integrated logistics companies, as well as
transportation services companies, consultants, information technology vendors
and shippers' transportation departments. This competition is based primarily on
rates, quality of service (such as damage-free shipments, on-time delivery and
consistent transit times), reliable pickup and delivery and scope of operations.
As a provider of third-party logistics services, we encounter competition
from a large number of firms, much of it coming from local or regional firms
which have only one or a small number of offices and do not offer the breadth of
services and integrated approach as we offer. However, some of this competition
comes from major United States and foreign-owned firms which have networks of
offices and offer a wide variety of services. We believe that quality of
service, including information systems capability, global network capacity,
reliability, responsiveness, expertise and convenience, scope of operations,
customized program design and implementation and price are important competitive
factors in our industry.
Competition within the domestic freight forwarding industry is also
intense. Although the industry is highly fragmented with a large number of
participants, we compete most often with a relatively small number of freight
forwarders with nationwide networks and the capability to provide the breadth of
services offered by us. We also encounter competition from passenger and cargo
air carriers, trucking companies and others. As we expand our international
operations, we expect to encounter increased competition from those freight
forwarders that have a predominantly international focus, including Danzas AEI
Intercontinental, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., UPS Supply Chain
Solutions (a unit of United Parcel Service) and Eagle Logistics, Inc. Many of
our competitors have substantially greater financial resources than we do.
We also encounter competition from regional and local air freight
forwarders, cargo sales agents and brokers, surface freight forwarders and
carriers and associations of shippers organized for the purpose of consolidating
their members' shipments to obtain lower freight rates from carriers. As an
ocean freight forwarder, we will encounter strong competition in every country
in which we choose to operate. This includes competition from steamship
companies and both large forwarders with multiple offices and local and regional
forwarders with one or a small number of offices. Quality of service, including
reliability, responsiveness, expertise and convenience, scope of operations,
information technology and price are the most important competitive factors in
our industry.
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Regulation
We do not believe that transportation related regulatory compliance has
had a material adverse impact on operations to date. However, failure to comply
with the applicable regulations or to maintain required permits or licenses
could result in substantial fines or revocation of our operating permits or
authorities. We cannot give assurance as to the degree or cost of future
regulations on our business. Some of the regulations affecting our operations
are described below.
Our air freight forwarding business is subject to regulation, as an
indirect air cargo carrier, under the U.S. Department of Transportation's
Transportation Security Administration. The airfreight forwarding industry is
subject to regulatory and legislative changes that can affect the economics of
the industry by requiring changes in operating practices or influencing the
demand for, and the costs of providing, services to customers.
Our surface freight forwarding operations are subject to various federal
statutes and are regulated by the Surface Transportation Board. This federal
agency has broad investigatory and regulatory powers, including the power to
issue a certificate of authority or license to engage in the business, to
approve specified mergers, consolidations and acquisitions, and to regulate the
delivery of some types of domestic shipments and operations within particular
geographic areas. The Surface Transportation Board and U.S. Department of
Transportation also have the authority to regulate interstate motor carrier
operations, including the regulation of certain rates, charges and accounting
systems, to require periodic financial reporting, and to regulate insurance,
driver qualifications, operation of motor vehicles, parts and accessories for
motor vehicle equipment, hours of service of drivers, inspection, repair,
maintenance standards and other safety related matters. The federal laws
governing interstate motor carriers have both direct and indirect application to
the Company. The breadth and scope of the federal regulations may affect the
operations of the Company and the motor carriers which we use to provide
transportation services. In certain locations, state or local permits or
registrations may also be required to provide or obtain intrastate motor carrier
services for the Company. Our property brokerage operations similarly subject us
to various federal statutes and regulation as a property broker by the Surface
Transportation Board, and we have obtained a property broker license and posted
a surety bond as required by federal law. Our international operations are
subject to regulation by the Federal Maritime Commission, or FMC, as it
regulates and licenses ocean forwarding operations. Indirect ocean carriers
(non-vessel operating common carriers) are subject to FMC regulation, under the
FMC tariff filing and surety bond requirements, and under the Shipping Act of
1984, particularly those terms proscribing rebating practices.
Our customs brokerage operations are subject to the licensing requirements
of the U.S. Treasury and are regulated by the U.S. Customs Service. Foreign
customs brokerage operations are also licensed in and subject to the regulations
of their respective countries.
In the United States, we are also subject to federal, state and local
provisions relating to the discharge of materials into the environment or
otherwise for the protection of the environment. Similar laws apply in many
foreign jurisdictions in which we operate or may operate in the future. Although
current operations have not been significantly affected by compliance with these
environmental laws, governments are becoming increasingly sensitive to
environmental issues, and we cannot predict what impact future environmental
regulations may have on our business. We do not anticipate making any material
capital expenditures for environmental control purposes during the remainder of
the current or succeeding years.
Personnel
At December 31, 2002, we had approximately 510 total employees.
Approximately 410 employees were engaged principally in operations, 30 in sales
and marketing, and 70 in finance, administration and management functions.
None of our employees are covered by a collective bargaining agreement,
and we believe that we have a good relationship with our employees.
Discontinued Operations
Prior to the first quarter of 2001, our principal business was developing
early-stage technology businesses with significant Internet features and
applications. Largely as a result of the significant correction in the global
stock markets which began during 2000, and the corresponding decrease in the
valuation of technology businesses and contraction in the availability of
venture financing, we changed our business strategy to focus on the acquisition
of operating businesses within a particular industry segment.
After having evaluated a number of different industries, during the second
quarter of 2001 we focused our acquisition efforts specifically within the
transportation and logistics industry as it:
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o demonstrates significant growth characteristics as an increasing
number of businesses outsource their supply-chain management in order
to achieve cost-effective logistics solutions;
o is positioned for further consolidation as many sectors of the
industry remain fragmented; and
o is capable of achieving enhanced efficiencies through the adoption of
e-commerce and other technologies.
This decision occurred in conjunction with our June 21, 2001 appointment of
Dennis L. Pelino as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Pelino brings
to us over 25 years of logistics experience, including as President and Chief
Operating Officer of Fritz Companies, Inc., where he was employed from 1987 to
1999.
To reflect the change in business model, our financial statements have
been presented in a manner in which the assets, liabilities, results of
operations and cash flows related to our former business have been segregated
from those of our continuing operations and are presented as discontinued
operations.
Corporate Information
Stonepath Group, Inc. was incorporated in Delaware in 1998. Our principal
executive offices are located at 1600 Market Street, Suite 1515, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. Our telephone number is (215) 979-8370 and our Internet website
address is www.stonepath.com. We make available free of charge on our web site
all materials that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q,
Current Reports on Form 8-K and amendments to these reports as soon as
reasonably practicable after such materials have been filed with, or furnished
to, the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Segment Information
For additional information about our business segments, see the business
segment information presented in Note 15 to our Consolidated Financial
Statements.
Risks Particular to our Business
o If we are unable to profitably manage and integrate the companies we
acquire or are unable to acquire additional companies, we will not achieve our
growth and profit objectives.
Our goal is to build a global logistics services organization. Realizing
this goal will require the acquisition of a number of diverse companies in the
logistics industry covering a variety of geographic regions and specialized
service offerings. There can be no assurance that we will be able to identify,
acquire or profitably manage additional businesses or successfully integrate any
acquired businesses without substantial costs, delays or other operational or
financial problems. Further, acquisitions involve a number of risks, including
possible adverse effects on our operating results, diversion of management
resources, failure to retain key personnel, and risks associated with
unanticipated liabilities, some or all of which could have a material adverse
effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
o Additional financing will be required to implement our business strategy.
Through cash resources and our existing credit facility, we believe we
have sufficient capital to implement our acquisition strategy in the short term.
However, we will need additional financing to pursue our acquisition strategy in
the longer term. We intend to obtain the additional financing through a
combination of additional commercial debt financing or the placement of debt and
equity securities. We may finance some portion of our future acquisitions by
using shares of our common stock for all or a substantial portion of the
purchase price. In the event that our common stock does not attain or maintain a
sufficient market value, or potential acquisition candidates are otherwise
unwilling to accept common stock as part of the consideration for the sale of
their businesses, we may be required to use more cash to maintain our
acquisition program. If we do not have sufficient cash resources, our growth
could be limited unless we are able to obtain additional capital through debt or
equity financings.
o Earn-out payments due in connection with our acquisitions could require
us to incur additional indebtedness or issue additional equity securities.
We are required to make significant cash payments in the future when the
earn-out installments for our acquisitions become due. While we believe that a
material portion of the required cash will be generated by each of the acquired
subsidiaries, we most likely will have to secure additional sources of capital
to fund some portion of the earn-out payments as they become due. This may
require us to incur additional indebtedness or issue additional equity
securities. We cannot be certain that we will be able to borrow any funds for
this purpose on terms acceptable to us, if at all, or that once we incur such
indebtedness, that we will be able to operate profitably. Additional
indebtedness could negatively impact our cash flow and ability to make further
acquisitions. Issuing additional shares of common stock or common stock
equivalents to generate the required financing would increase the number of
shares outstanding and further dilute the interests of our existing
shareholders.
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o Our credit facility places certain limits on the type and number of
acquisitions we may make.
We have obtained a $15 million credit facility from LaSalle Business
Credit, Inc. to provide additional funding for acquisitions and for our on-going
working capital requirements. Under the terms of the credit facility, we are
permitted to make additional acquisitions without the lender's consent only if
certain conditions are satisfied. The credit facility also limits the number of
those acquisitions to four per year after the date of the facility (excluding
any acquisitions made only with our stock). In the event that we were not able
to satisfy the conditions of the credit facility in connection with a proposed
acquisition, we would have to forego the acquisition unless we either obtained
the lender's consent or retired the credit facility. This may limit or slow our
ability to achieve the critical mass we may need to achieve our strategic
objectives.
o Since we are not obligated to follow any particular criteria or standards
for acquisition candidates, shareholders must rely solely on our ability to
identify, evaluate and complete acquisitions.
Even though we have developed general acquisition guidelines, we are not
obligated to follow any particular operating, financial, geographic or other
criteria in evaluating candidates for potential acquisitions or business
combinations. We target companies which we believe will provide the best
potential long-term financial return for our shareholders and we determine the
purchase price and other terms and conditions of acquisitions. Our shareholders
will not have the opportunity to evaluate the relevant economic, financial and
other information that we will use and consider in deciding whether or not to
enter into a particular transaction.
o The scarcity of and competition for acquisition opportunities makes it
more difficult to complete acquisitions.
There are a limited number of operating companies available for
acquisition which we consider desirable. In addition, there is a high level of
competition among companies seeking to acquire these operating companies. A
large number of established and well-financed entities are active in acquiring
the type of companies we believe are desirable. Many of these entities have
significantly greater financial resources than we have. Consequently, we are at
a competitive disadvantage in negotiating and executing possible acquisitions of
these businesses. Even if we are able to successfully compete with these
entities, this competition may affect the terms of completed transactions and,
as a result, we may pay more than we expected for potential acquisitions. We may
find it difficult to identify operating companies that complement our strategy,
and even if we identify a company that complements our strategy, we may be
unable to complete an acquisition of such a company for many reasons, including:
o a failure to agree on the terms necessary for a transaction, such as
purchase price;
o incompatibility of operating strategies and management philosophies;
o competition from other acquirers of operating companies;
o insufficient capital to acquire a profitable logistics company; and
o the unwillingness of a potential acquiree to work with our management
or our affiliated companies.
If we are unable to successfully compete with other entities in acquiring
the companies we target, we will not be able to successfully implement our
business plan.
o The issuance of additional securities may cause additional dilution to the
interests of our existing stockholders.
The additional financing required to fund our acquisition strategy may
require us to issue additional shares of common stock or common stock
equivalents to generate the required financing. For example, we recently issued
4,470,000 shares of our common stock in a private placement transaction that
closed on March 6, 2003. This issuance, plus any subsequent issuances of
securities, will further increase the number of shares outstanding and further
dilute the interests of our existing stockholders. We may issue more shares of
common stock for this purpose without prior notice to our stockholders.
We may also issue securities to, among other things, facilitate a business
combination, acquire assets or stock of another business, compensate employees
or consultants or for other valid business reasons in the discretion of our
Board of Directors, which could further dilute the interests of our existing
stockholders.
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o The exercise or conversion of our outstanding options, warrants or other
convertible securities or any derivative securities we issue in the future will
result in the dilution of the ownership interests of our existing stockholders
and may create downward pressure on the trading price of our common stock.
We are currently authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock.
As of March 17, 2003, we have 27,945,914 outstanding shares. We may in the
future issue up to 16,828,043 additional shares of our common stock upon
exercise or conversion of the following existing outstanding convertible
securities:
Number of Shares Proceeds
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Upon conversion of our Series D Preferred Stock 3,607,450 $ --
Options granted under our Stock Option Plan 8,145,600 9,568,060
Non-plan options 2,282,900 5,981,650
Warrants 2,792,093 3,012,908
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Total 16,828,043 $18,562,618
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Even though the aggregate exercise of these securities could generate
material proceeds for us, the issuance of these additional shares would result
in the dilution of the ownership interests of our existing common shareholders
and the market price of our common stock could be adversely affected.
o We rely on a small number of key customers, the loss of any of which would
have a negative effect on our results of operations.
Even though our customer base will likely diversify as we grow through
acquisitions, our customer base has been highly concentrated. For the year ended
December 31, 2002 our largest customer, a national retail chain, accounted for
approximately 29% of our total revenues. Our next five largest customers
accounted for approximately 21% of our total revenues, with none of these
customers accounting for 10% or more of our total revenues. We believe the risk
posed by this concentration is mitigated by our long standing and continuing
relationships with these customers and we are confident that these relationships
will remain ongoing for the foreseeable future. We intend to continue to provide
superior service to all of our customers and have no expectation that revenues
from any of these customers will be reduced as a result of any factors within
our control. However, adverse conditions in the industries of our customers
could cause us to lose a significant customer or experience a decrease in
shipment volume. Either of these events could negatively impact us. Our
immediate plans, however, are to reduce our dependence on any particular
customer or customers by increasing our sales and customer base by, among other
things, diversifying our service offerings and continuing with our growth
strategy.
o Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war may affect any market
on which our shares trade, the markets in which we operate, our operations and
our profitability.
Terrorist acts or acts of war or armed conflict could negatively affect
our operations in a number of ways. Primarily, any of these acts could result in
increased volatility in or damage to the U.S. and worldwide financial markets
and economy. They could also result in a continuation of the current economic
uncertainty in the United States and abroad. Acts of terrorism or armed
conflict, and the uncertainty caused by such conflicts, could cause an overall
reduction in worldwide sales of goods and corresponding shipments of goods. This
would have a corresponding negative effect on our operations. Also, terrorist
activities similar to the type experienced on September 11, 2001 could result
in another halt of trading of securities on the American Stock Exchange which
could also have an adverse effect on the trading price of our shares and overall
market capitalization.
o We depend on the continued service of certain executive officers. We can
not assure you that we will be able to retain these persons.
For the foreseeable future, our success will depend largely on the
continued services of our Chief Executive Officer, Dennis L. Pelino, as well as
certain of the other key executives of our operating companies, because of their
collective industry knowledge, marketing skills and relationships with major
vendors and customers. We have employment agreements with each of these
individuals which contain a non-competition covenant which survives their actual
term of employment. Nevertheless, should any of these individuals leave the
Company, it could have a material adverse effect on our future results of
operations.
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o We face intense competition in our industry.
The freight forwarding, logistics and supply chain management industry is
intensely competitive and is expected to remain so for the foreseeable future.
We face competition from a number of companies, including many that have
significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources. There are a
large number of companies competing in one or more segments of the industry,
although the number of firms with a global network that offer a full complement
of freight forwarding and supply chain management services is more limited.
Depending on the location of the customer and the scope of services requested,
we must compete against both the niche players and larger entities. In addition,
customers increasingly are turning to competitive bidding situations involving
bids from a number of competitors, including competitors that are larger than we
are.
o Our stock price may be volatile due to factors under, as well as out of,
our control.
The market price of our common stock could be highly volatile. Some
factors that may affect the market price include:
- actual or anticipated fluctuations in our operating results;
- announcements of technological innovations or new commercial products
or services by us or our competitors;
- a continued weakening of general market conditions which in turn could
have a depressive effect on the volume of goods shipped and shipments
that we manage or arrange;
- acts of global terrorism or armed conflicts; and
- changes in recommendations or earnings estimates by us or by
securities analysts.
Furthermore, the stock market has historically experienced volatility
which has particularly affected the market prices of securities of many
companies with small market capitalization and which sometimes has been
unrelated to the operating performances of such companies.
o Our cash flow may be adversely affected in the future once we fully
utilize our consolidated net operating loss carryforward.
Due to losses we incurred in our former business model, we have
accumulated a net operating loss carryforward for federal income tax purposes.
As of December 31, 2002, we expect that approximately $21.7 million of these
losses will be available to offset our future taxable income until the losses
are fully utilized. Once these losses have been fully utilized, our cash flows
will be affected accordingly.
o If we fail to improve our management information and financial reporting
systems, we may experience an adverse effect on our operations and financial
condition.
Our management information and financial reporting systems need to be
improved at the consolidated level. We may experience delays, disruptions and
unanticipated expenses in implementing, integrating and operating our
consolidated management information and financial reporting systems. Failure to
enhance these systems could delay our receipt of management and financial
information at the consolidated level which could disrupt our operations or
impair our ability to monitor our operations and have a negative effect on our
financial condition.
o Because we are a holding company, we depend on receiving distributions
from our subsidiaries and we could be harmed if such distributions could not be
made in the future.
We are a holding company and all of our operations are conducted through
subsidiaries. Consequently, we rely on dividends or advances from our
subsidiaries. The ability of such subsidiaries to pay dividends and our ability
to receive distributions on our investments in other entities is subject to
applicable local law and other restrictions including, but not limited to,
applicable tax laws. Such laws and restrictions could limit the payment of
dividends and distributions to us which would restrict our ability to continue
operations.
o Our industry is consolidating and if we cannot gain sufficient market
presence, we may not be able to compete successfully against larger global
companies.
The marked trend within our industry is towards consolidation of the niche
players into larger companies which are attempting to increase global operations
through the acquisition of regional and local freight forwarders. If we cannot
gain sufficient market presence or otherwise establish a successful strategy in
our industry, we may not be able to compete successfully against larger
companies in our industry with global operations.
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o We may be required to incur material expenses in defending or resolving
outstanding lawsuits which would adversely affect our results of operations.
We are a defendant in a number of legal proceedings. Although we believe
that the claims asserted in these proceedings are without merit, and we intend
to vigorously defend these matters, we could incur material expenses in the
defense and resolution of these matters. Since we have not established any
reserves in connection with these claims, any such liability would be recorded
as an expense in the period incurred or estimated. This amount, even if not
material to our overall financial condition, could adversely affect our results
of operations in the period recorded. See Item 3, Legal Proceedings.
o We have a very limited operating history upon which you can evaluate our
prospects.
During 2001, we discontinued our former business model of developing
early-stage technology businesses, and adopted a new model of delivering
non-asset based third-party logistics services. The first acquisition under our
new business model occurred on October 5, 2001. Subsequent acquisitions were
completed on April 4, 2002, May 30, 2002 and October 1, 2002. As a result, we
have a very limited operating history under our current business model. Even
though we are managed by senior executives with significant experience in the
industry, our limited operating history makes it difficult to predict the
longer-term success of our business model.
o Provisions of our charter and applicable Delaware law may make it more
difficult to complete a contested takeover of our Company.
Certain provisions of our certificate of incorporation and the General
Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "GCL") could deter a change in our
management or render more difficult an attempt to obtain control of us, even if
such a proposal is favored by a majority of our shareholders. For example, we
are subject to the provisions of the GCL that prohibit a public Delaware
corporation from engaging in a broad range of business combinations with a
person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns 15% or more of the
corporation's outstanding voting shares (an "interested shareholder") for three
years after the person became an interested shareholder, unless the business
combination is approved in a prescribed manner. Finally, our certificate of
incorporation includes undesignated preferred stock, which may enable our Board
of Directors to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a
tender offer, proxy contest, merger or otherwise.
Item 2. Properties
The Company does not own any real estate and currently leases all of its
facilities.
Our corporate headquarters is located at 1600 Market Street, Suite 1515,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where we lease approximately 4,000 square feet of
office space.
In addition, we lease and maintain logistics facilities in 18 locations
throughout the United States plus two international locations. The majority of
these locations are operating terminals that contain office space and warehouse
or cross-dock facilities and range in size from approximately 1,200 square feet
to 160,000 square feet. A few of these facilities are limited to a small sales
and administrative office.
Lease terms for our principal properties are generally five years and
terminate at various times through 2010, while a few of the smaller facilities
are leased on a month-to-month basis. The Company believes that current leases
can be extended and that suitable alternative facilities are available in the
vicinity of existing facilities should extensions be unavailable or undesirable
at the end of the current lease arrangements.
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Our facilities are situated in the following locations:
Philadelphia, Corporate Headquarters
Minneapolis
Seattle
Chicago
Detroit
Dallas/Fort Worth
St. Louis
Atlanta
Indianapolis
Phoenix
Salt Lake City
Washington, D.C.
Norfolk
New York, NY
Boston
Portland
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Miami
St. Just, Puerto Rico
Hong Kong
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
On October 12, 2000, Emergent Capital Investment Management, LLC
("Emergent") filed suit against the Company and two of its officers contending
that it was misled by statements made by the defendants in connection with the
offering of the Company's Series C Preferred Stock which closed in March 2000.
Specifically, Emergent alleges that it is entitled to rescind the transaction
because it was allegedly represented that the size of the offering would be
$20.0 million and the Company actually raised $50.0 million. Emergent seeks a
return of its $2.0 million purchase price of Series C shares. In June of 2001,
the Company moved for summary judgment in this case.
After the summary judgment motion was filed, Emergent filed a second
action against the Company and two of its officers alleging different
allegations of fraud in connection with the Series C offering. In the new
complaint, Emergent alleges that oral statements and written promotional
materials distributed by the Company at a meeting in connection with the Series
C offering were materially inaccurate with respect to the Company's investment
in Net Value, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Emergent also
contends that the defendants failed to disclose certain allegedly material
transactions in which an officer was involved prior to his affiliation with the
Company. The Company filed a motion to dismiss this new action for failure to
state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
On October 2, 2001, the Court entered an order granting summary judgment
to the defendants in the first case filed by Emergent and dismissing Emergent's
second complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.
The Court allowed Emergent 20 days to file a second amended complaint as to the
second action only. On October 21, 2001, Emergent did file a second amended
complaint in the second action. The second amended complaint does not raise any
new factual allegations regarding Emergent's participation in the offering.
The Company filed a motion to dismiss Emergent's second amended complaint.
On April 15, 2002, the United States District Court for the Southern District of
New York entered an order granting the motion to dismiss Emergent's second
amended complaint against the Company and its former officers. The Court refused
to grant Emergent an additional opportunity to re-plead its claims against the
defendants and a final order dismissing the matter has been entered. Emergent
thereafter filed a notice of appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for
the Second Circuit, which is currently pending. The Company believes that it has
meritorious defenses to the plaintiff's claims and intends to vigorously defend
this action.
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On August 22, 2000, Austost Anstalt Schaan, Balmore Funds, S.A. and Amro
International, S.A., purchasers of the Company's convertible promissory notes,
filed suit against the Company in the United States District Court for the
District of Delaware. The plaintiffs allege that, contrary to the Company's
covenant in the subscription agreement they executed, which required Stonepath
to "use reasonable commercial efforts to register" the shares of its common
stock underlying the convertible promissory notes "at some future date," the
Company verbally agreed to register such shares in the first registration
statement it filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission subsequent to the
transaction. The plaintiffs assert claims for breach of contract and the duty of
good faith and fair dealing, fraud, violation of federal securities laws,
estoppel, and reformation and seek damages in excess of $20.0 million, plus
attorneys' fees and costs. In response to a motion to dismiss that was filed by
the Company, the Court dismissed the federal securities law and estoppel claims
and denied the motion as to all other claims. Discovery in this case has
concluded, and the Company recently filed a motion for summary judgment as to
all counts of the complaint. This motion has been briefed and is pending. The
Company believes it has meritorious defenses to the remaining claims and intends
to defend the matter vigorously.
The Company may become involved in various other claims and legal actions
arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management, the
ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on
the Company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or
liquidity.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
None
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Stock and Related Stockholder Matters
Our common stock is traded on The American Stock Exchange under the symbol
"STG." The table below sets forth the high and low prices for our common stock
for the quarters included within 2002 and 2001.
High Low
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Year ended December 31, 2001
First quarter $1.13 $0.38
Second quarter 1.33 0.57
Third quarter 1.88 0.97
Fourth quarter 2.10 0.90
Year ended December 31, 2002
First quarter 2.15 1.20
Second quarter 2.95 1.10
Third quarter 1.70 0.95
Fourth quarter 1.74 1.01
Share Information
As of March 17, 2003, there were 27,945,914 shares of our common stock
outstanding, owned by 276 registered holders of record. Management estimates
there are approximately 3,700 additional stockholders holding their stock in
nominee name. We have not paid cash dividends on our common stock and do not
anticipate or contemplate paying cash dividends in the foreseeable future. We
plan to retain any earnings for use in the operations of our business and to
fund our acquisition strategy. Furthermore, we are limited in our ability to pay
dividends pursuant to the terms of our outstanding credit facility.
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Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table sets forth information, as of December 31, 2002, with
respect to the Company's Stock Option Plan under which common stock is
authorized for issuance, as well as other compensatory options granted outside
of the Company's Stock Option Plan.
(a) (b) (c)
Number of securities remaining
Number of securities to Weighted-average available for future issuance
be issued upon exercise exercise price of under equity compensation
of outstanding options, outstanding options, plan (excluding securities
Plan Category warrants and rights warrants and rights reflected in column (a))
Equity compensation plans approved by
security holders 7,164,000 $1.09 2,426,417(1)
Equity compensation plans not approved by
security holders 2,283,300 $2.62 --
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Total 9,447,300 $1.46 2,426,417
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(1) Does not include exercised options to purchase 409,583 shares of our
common stock under the Company's Stock Option Plan.
Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities
1. In May 2000, we issued 113,214 shares of our common stock to Webmodal,
Inc. in conjunction with a cash investment, pursuant to which we purchased
563,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock of Webmodal, Inc. We issued these
shares of common stock in a transaction exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, pursuant to Section 4(2) thereunder.
2. During 2001, we issued 77,916 shares of our common stock, cumulatively,
to a group of 16 former employees as severance and in exchange for the
cancellation of their options to purchase 1,309,917 shares of our common stock.
We issued these shares of common stock in a transaction exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, pursuant to Section
4(2) thereunder.
3. During 2001, we issued options to purchase 245,000 shares of our common
stock in consideration for services provided. 50,000 options were issued on
March 7, 2001 at an exercise price of $0.70 per share, and 20,000 options were
issued on June 21, 2001 at an exercise price of $1.00 per share, to various
outside attorneys for services rendered. 75,000 options were issued in March
2001 to PMG Capital at an exercise price of $0.70 per share in consideration for
investment banking services. 100,000 options were issued on June 30, 2001 to
Brown Simpson Partners I, Ltd. at an exercise price of $0.82 per share in
consideration for advisory services. All of these options were issued in a
transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, pursuant to Section 4(2) thereunder.
4. On or about July 19, 2002, we completed a private exchange transaction
resulting in the restructuring of our outstanding shares of Series C Preferred
Stock. In the restructuring, all of the Company's shares of Series C Preferred
Stock, representing approximately $44.6 million in liquidation preferences, were
surrendered and retired in exchange for a combination of securities consisting
of: (i) 1,911,071 shares of our common stock upon conversion of the Series C
Preferred Stock; (ii) warrants to purchase 1,543,413 shares of common stock at
an exercise price of $1.00 through July 18, 2005 (including an amendment to the
158,348 Series C warrants that were originally granted in March 2000 for the
purpose of reducing the exercise price thereof from $26.58 to $1.00 per share
and extending the exercise period from March 2003 to July 18, 2005); and (iii)
360,745 shares of a newly designated class of Series D Convertible Preferred
Stock which in the future are convertible into 3,607,450 shares of our common
stock.
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Each holder of our Series D Convertible Preferred Stock has the right to
convert at any time all or a portion of his Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
into ten (10) shares of common stock for each share of Series D Convertible
Preferred Stock converted, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments. Any
shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock that are outstanding after
December 31, 2004 will automatically be converted into common stock. Automatic
conversion will also occur: (i) once the average closing price of our common
stock is over $7.50 for thirty (30) consecutive trading days; (ii) upon a merger
or sale transaction after December 31, 2003, unless the transaction otherwise
provides for the exchange of the outstanding shares of Series D Convertible
Preferred Stock for a like-kind preferred stock of the acquiror/surviving
corporation; or (iii) upon the affirmative vote of holders of eighty (80%)
percent of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.
The warrants and shares of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock were
issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder. The
shares of our common stock issued upon conversion of our Series C Preferred
Stock were issued in a transaction exempt from the registration requirements of
the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 3(a)(9) thereunder.
5. On October 16, 2002, we issued warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of
our common stock to affiliates of Stonegate Securities, Inc. at an exercise
price of $1.23 per share. The warrants were issued in connection with services
to be rendered by Stonegate Securities, Inc. under a Placement Agency Agreement
with the Company dated October 16, 2002. The warrants were issued in a
transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, pursuant to Section 4(2) thereunder.
6. On March 6, 2003, we issued 4,470,000 shares of our common stock
consisting of the sale of 4,270,000 shares at $1.35 per share and 200,000 shares
at $1.54 per share, to the accredited investors identified below in a private
placement transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to Section 4(2) and Rule 506 thereunder as an
issuer transaction not involving a public offering. In connection with this
transaction, we realized gross proceeds of approximately $6.1 million and paid a
brokerage fee consisting of cash commissions of approximately $364,000 and
placement agent warrants to purchase 297,000 shares of our common stock to
Stonegate Securities, Inc. at an exercise price of $1.49 per share. The
placement agent warrants were also issued in a transaction exempt from
registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.
Name Shares of Common Stock Price
---- ---------------------- -----
George B. Clairmont 5-8-51 Trust 60,000 $1.35
George B. Clairmont 60,000 $1.35
Ponte Vedra Partners Ltd. 100,000 $1.35
Ingleside Company 200,000 $1.35
Oberweis Micro-Cap Portfolio 100,000 $1.35
BFS US Special Opportunities Trust PLC 400,000 $1.35
Renaissance US Growth Investment Trust PLC 200,000 $1.35
Renaissance Capital Growth & Income Fund III, Inc. 200,000 $1.35
Sherleigh Associates Inc. Profit Sharing Plan 400,000 $1.35
SBL Fund Series V 520,000 $1.35
Security Equity Fund - Mid Cap Value Series 480,000 $1.35
MidSouth Investor Fund LP 100,000 $1.35
Atlas Capital (Q.P.), L.P. 59,025 $1.35
Atlas Capital Master Fund, Ltd. 190,975 $1.35
A. Spector Capital, LLC 500,000 $1.35
Crestview Capital Fund I, L.P. 185,000 $1.35
Crestview Capital Fund II, L.P. 235,000 $1.35
Crestview Capital Offshore Fund, Inc. 30,000 $1.35
Gryphon Master Fund, LP 200,000 $1.35
London Family Trust 50,000 $1.35
London Family Trust 25,000 $1.54
Scott R. Griffith SEP IRA 31,800 $1.54
Stonegate Securities, Inc. 43,200 $1.54
Dennis L. Pelino 100,000 $1.54
7. Thirty-one employees of one of the Company's subsidiaries directed the
plan administrator of its 401(k) plan to make open market purchases of, in the
aggregate, 263,439 shares of the Company's common stock for allocation to their
individual participant accounts from September 2001 through November 2002. The
Company did not receive any of the proceeds from such transactions and it
believes such sales are exempt from registration by Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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Item 6. Selected Consolidated Financial Data
The following tables present portions of our financial statements and are
not complete. You should read the following selected consolidated financial data
together with the Company's consolidated financial statements and related
footnotes and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations." The selected historical consolidated statement of
operations data for each of the years in the three-year period ended December
31, 2002 and the balance sheet data as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 are derived
from the Company's consolidated financial statements that have been audited by
KPMG LLP. The selected historical consolidated statement of operations data for
each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 1999 and the balance
sheet data as of December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998 are derived from the Company's
audited consolidated financial statements (after reclassification for
discontinued operations, as discussed below) which are not included in this
Annual Report on Form 10-K.
From inception through the first quarter of 2001, our principal business
strategy focused on the development of early-stage technology businesses with
significant Internet features and applications. In June 2001, we adopted a new
business strategy to build a global integrated logistics services organization
by identifying, acquiring and managing controlling interests in profitable
logistics businesses. On December 28, 2001, the Board of Directors approved a
plan to dispose of all of the assets related to the former business, since the
investments were incompatible with our new business strategy. Accordingly, for
financial reporting purposes, the results of operations of our former line of
business have been accounted for as a discontinued operation and have been
reclassified and reported as a separate line item in the statements of
operations.
Due to the significance of the effects on the consolidated financial
statements of the change in business strategy and the discontinuation of our
former business, we have presented below selected unaudited pro forma
information, as if the discontinuation of our former line of business and our
acquisitions had occurred as of January 1, 2001. The unaudited pro forma
financial data are not necessarily indicative of results of operations that
would have occurred had these acquisitions been consummated at the beginning of
the periods presented or that might be attained in the future.
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Consolidated Statement of Operations Data:
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Pro forma (1)
(Unaudited) Historical
Year ended December 31 Year ended December 31
----------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
2002 2001 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
---------- ------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Revenues $ 165,853 $ 133,193 $ 139,649 $ 15,598 $ - $ - $ -
Cost of transportation 120,699 95,791 101,339 8,819 - - -
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Net revenues 45,154 37,402 38,310 6,779 - - -
Operating expenses 38,746 34,104 34,770 11,068 7,419 2,761 -
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Income (loss) from operations 6,408 3,298 3,540 (4,289) (7,419) (2,761) -
Other income (expense) 14 (13) 128 1,295 2,064 (2,812) -
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Income (loss) from continuing
operations before income taxes 6,422 3,285 3,668 (2,994) (5,355) (5,573) -
Income taxes 175 90 102 - - - -
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Income (loss) from continuing
operations 6,247 3,195 3,566 (2,994) (5,355) (5,573) -
Loss from discontinued operations - - - (13,863) (30,816) (18,258) (12,737)
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Net income (loss) 6,247 3,195 3,566 (16,857) (36,171) (23,831) (12,737)
Preferred stock dividends 15,020 (4,151) 15,020 (4,151) (45,751) (6,605) (15,251)
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
Net income (loss) attributable to
common stockholders $ 21,267 $ (956) $ 18,586 $ (21,008) $ (81,922) $ (30,436) $ (27,988)
========== ========= ========= ========= ========== ========== =========
Basic earnings (loss) per common
share:
Continuing operations $ 0.96 $ (0.05) $ 0.84 $ (0.34) $ (2.89) $ (1.15) $ -
Discontinued operations - - - (0.68) (1.75) (1.73) (5.94)
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
$ 0.96 $ (0.05) $ 0.84 $ (1.02) $ (4.64) $ (2.88) $ (5.94)
========== ========= ========= ========= ========== ========== =========
Diluted earnings (loss) per common
share:(2)
Continuing operations $ 0.21 $ (0.05) $ 0.12 $ (0.34) $ (2.89) $ (1.15) $ -
Discontinued operations - - - (0.68) (1.75) (1.73) (5.94)
---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------
$ 0.21 $ (0.05) $ 0.12 $ (1.02) $ (4.64) $ (2.88) $ (5.94)
========== ========= ========= ========= ========== ========== =========
Weighted average common shares:
Basic 22,155 20,510 22,155 20,510 17,658 10,558 4,711
========== ========= ========= ========= ========== ========== =========
Diluted 29,233 20,510 29,233 20,510 17,658 10,558 4,711
========== ========= ========= ========= ========== ========== =========
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data:
(in thousands)
Historical
December 31
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2002 2001 2000 1999 1998
------------ ------------- ------------- ------------ -------------
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,266 $ 15,228 $ 29,100 $ 3,127 $ 1
Working capital (deficit) 5,634 15,259 27,713 (4,213) (8,750)
Total assets 56,614 41,066 44,911 13,989 372
Long-term debt and redeemable preferred stock - - - 4,516 -
Stockholders' equity (deficit) 36,879 32,694 43,326 1,701 (8,750)
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(1) The unaudited pro forma consolidated statement of operations information
provided above includes the costs associated with the continuing
operations of Stonepath, plus the historical results of Air Plus, Global
and United American adjusted to reflect contractual changes in officers'
compensation and to reflect amortization of acquired intangibles.
The unaudited pro forma results of operations for 2001 exclude the losses
from operations discontinued in that year.
(2) Diluted earnings per common share for 2002 (historical and pro forma)
excludes the impact of the July 18, 2002 exchange transaction with the
holders of the Company's Series C Preferred Stock.
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Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
This discussion is intended to further the reader's understanding of our
financial condition and results of operations and should be read in conjunction
with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere
herein. This discussion also contains statements that are forward-looking. Our
actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these
forward-looking statements as a result of the risks and uncertainties set forth
elsewhere in this Annual Report and in our other SEC filings. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which
speak only as of the date hereof.
Overview
We are a non-asset based third-party logistics services company providing
supply chain solutions on a global basis. We offer a full range of time-definite
transportation and distribution solutions through our Domestic Services platform
where we manage and arrange the movement of raw materials, supplies, components
and finished goods for our customers. These services are offered through our
domestic air and ground freight forwarding business. We offer a full range of
international logistics services including international air and ocean
transportation as well as customs house brokerage services through our
International Services platform. In addition to these core service offerings, we
also provide a broad range of value added supply chain management services,
including warehousing, order fulfillment and inventory management solutions. We
service a customer base of manufacturers, distributors and national retail
chains through a network of offices in 18 major metropolitan areas in North
America, plus two international locations, using an extensive network of over
200 independent carriers and over 150 service partners strategically located
around the world.
As a non-asset based provider of third-party logistics services, we seek
to limit our investment in equipment, facilities and working capital through
contracts and preferred provider arrangements with various transportation
providers who generally provide us with favorable rates, minimum service levels,
capacity assurances and priority handling status. The volume of our flow of
freight enables us to negotiate attractive pricing with our transportation
providers.
Our strategic objective is to build a leading global logistics services
organization that integrates established operating businesses and innovative
technologies. We plan to achieve this objective by broadening our network
through a combination of synergistic acquisitions and the organic expansion of
our existing base of operations. We are currently pursuing an aggressive
acquisition strategy to enhance our position in our current markets and to
acquire operations in new markets. The focus of this strategy is on acquiring
businesses that have demonstrated historic levels of profitability, have a
proven record of delivering high quality services, have a customer base of large
and mid-sized companies and which otherwise may benefit from our long term
growth strategy and status as a public company.
Our acquisition strategy relies upon two primary factors: first, our
ability to identify and acquire target businesses that fit within our general
acquisition criteria and, second, the continued availability of capital and
financing resources sufficient to complete these acquisitions. Our growth
strategy relies upon a number of factors, including our ability to efficiently
integrate the businesses of the companies we acquire, generate the anticipated
economies of scale from the integration, and maintain the historic sales growth
of the acquired businesses so as to generate continued organic growth. The
business risks associated with these factors are discussed at Item 1 of this
Report under the heading "Risks Particular to our Business."
Our principal source of income is derived from freight forwarding
services. As a freight forwarder, we arrange for the shipment of our customers'
freight from point of origin to point of destination. Generally, we quote our
customers a turn key cost for the movement of their freight. Our price quote
will often depend upon the customer's time-definite needs (first day through
fifth day delivery), special handling needs (heavy equipment, delicate items,
environmentally sensitive goods, electronic components, etc.) and the means of
transport (truck, air, ocean or rail). In turn, we assume the responsibility for
arranging and paying for the underlying means of transportation.
We also provide a range of other services including customs brokerage,
warehousing and other services which include customized distribution and
inventory management services, fulfillment services and other value added supply
chain services.
Gross revenues represent the total dollar value of services we sell to our
customers. Our cost of transportation includes direct costs of transportation,
including motor carrier, air, ocean and rail services. We act principally as the
service provider to add value in the execution and procurement of these services
to our customers. Our net transportation revenues (gross transportation revenues
less the direct cost of transportation) are the primary indicator of our ability
to source, add value and resale services provided by third parties, and are
considered by management to be a key performance measure. Management believes
that net revenues are also an important measure of economic performance. Net
revenues include transportation revenues and our fee-based activities, after
giving effect to the cost of purchased transportation. In addition, management
believes measuring its operating costs as a function of net revenues provides a
useful metric as our ability to control costs as a function of net revenues
directly impacts operating earnings. With respect to our services other than
freight transportation, net revenues are identical to gross revenues.
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Our operating results will be affected as acquisitions occur. Since all
acquisitions are made using the purchase method of accounting for business
combinations, our financial statements will only include the results of
operations and cash flows of acquired companies periods subsequent to the date
of acquisition. Accordingly, our results of operations only reflect the
operations of: Air Plus for periods subsequent to October 5, 2001; Global for
periods subsequent to April 4, 2002; United American for periods subsequent to
May 30, 2002, and TSI for periods subsequent to October 1, 2002.
Our operating results are also subject to seasonal trends when measured on
a quarterly basis. Our first and second quarters are likely to be weaker as
compared with our other fiscal quarters, which we believe is consistent with the
operating results of other supply chain service providers. This trend is
dependent on numerous factors, including the markets in which we operate,
holiday seasons, consumer demand and economic conditions. Since our revenues are
largely derived from customers whose shipments are dependent upon consumer
demand and just-in-time production schedules, the timing of our revenues are
often out of our control. Factors such as shifting demand for retail goods
and/or manufacturing production delays, could unexpectedly affect the timing of
our revenues. As we increase the scale of our operations, seasonal trends in one
area may be offset to an extent by opposite trends in another area. We cannot
accurately predict the timing of these factors, nor can we accurately estimate
the impact of any particular factor, and thus we can give no assurance that
historical seasonal patterns will continue in future periods.
Critical Accounting Policies
Accounting policies, methods and estimates are an integral part of the
consolidated financial statements prepared by us and are based upon our current
judgments. Those judgments are normally based on knowledge and experience with
regard to past and current events and assumptions about future events. Certain
accounting policies, methods and estimates are particularly sensitive because of
their significance to the consolidated financial statements and because of the
possibility that future events affecting them may differ from our current
judgments. While there are a number of accounting policies, methods and
estimates that affect our consolidated financial statements as described in Note
2 to the consolidated financial statements, areas that are particularly
significant include the assessment of the recoverability of long-lived assets,
specifically goodwill and acquired intangibles, the establishment of an
allowance for doubtful accounts and the valuation allowance for deferred income
tax assets.
In certain instances, accounting principles generally accepted in the
United States of America allow for the selection of alternative accounting
methods. Two alternative methods for accounting for stock options are available,
the intrinsic value method and the fair value method. We use the intrinsic value
method of accounting for stock options, and accordingly, no compensation expense
has been recognized for options issued at an exercise price equal to or greater
than the quoted market price on the date of grant to employees, officers and
directors. Under the fair value method, the determination of the pro forma
amounts involves several assumptions including option life and volatility. If
the fair value method were used, basic earnings per share and diluted earnings
per share would have decreased by $0.08 and $0.06, respectively, in 2002.
As discussed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the
goodwill arising from the our acquisitions is not amortized, but instead is
tested for impairment at least annually in accordance with the provisions of
SFAS No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets. The impairment test requires
several estimates including future cash flows, growth rates and the selection of
a discount rate. In addition, the acquired intangibles arising from those
transactions are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the asset may not be
recoverable. The recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by
comparing the carrying amount of the asset to the future net undiscounted cash
flows expected to be generated by the asset. We cannot guarantee that our assets
will not be impaired in future periods.
We maintain reserves for specific and general allowances against accounts
receivable. The specific reserves are established on a case-by-case basis by
management. A general reserve is established for all other accounts receivable,
based on a specified percentage of the accounts receivable balance. We
continually assesses the adequacy of the recorded allowance for doubtful
accounts, based on our knowledge concerning the customer base. While credit
losses have historically been within our expectations and the provisions
established, we cannot guarantee that we will continue to experience the same
credit loss rates that we have in the past.
Our discontinued operations, which focused on the development of
early-stage technology businesses, generated significant net operating loss
carryforwards (NOLs) which could have value in the future. After giving effect
for certain annual limitations based on changes in ownership as defined in
Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code, we estimate that as much as $21.7
million in NOLs may be available to offset current and future federal taxable
income. Under SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, we are required to
provide a valuation allowance to offset any net deferred tax assets, if, based
upon available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the
deferred tax assets will not be realized. Given our historical losses and our
limited track record of profitability to date, we maintained a full valuation
allowance against our deferred tax assets as of December 31, 2002 which is
consistent with what was done in the prior year. If we continue to operate
profitably in 2003, we believe that we may be able to demonstrate that it is
more likely than not that we will be able to use some or all of the NOLs in the
future. When, and if, we can cross the threshold of "more likely than not", we
would reduce our valuation allowance against all or a portion of the deferred
tax asset.
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Discontinued Operations
Prior to the first quarter of 2001, our principal business was developing
early-stage technology businesses with significant Internet features and
applications. Largely as a result of the significant correction in the global
stock markets which began during 2000, and the corresponding decrease in the
valuation of technology businesses and contraction in the availability of
venture financing during 2001, we elected to shift our business strategy to
focus on the acquisition of operating businesses within a particular industry
segment. Following a wind down of the technology business, during the second
quarter of 2001 we focused our acquisition efforts specifically within the
transportation and logistics industry. This decision occurred in conjunction
with our June 21, 2001 appointment of Dennis L. Pelino as our Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer. Mr. Pelino brings to us over 25 years of logistics
experience, including most recently, as President and Chief Operating Officer of
Fritz Companies, Inc., where he was employed from 1987 to 1999.
To reflect the change in business model, our financial statements have
been presented in a manner in which the assets, liabilities, results of
operations and cash flows related to our former business have been segregated
from that of our continuing operations and are presented as discontinued
operations.
Results of Operations
Basis of Presentation
Our results of operations are presented in a manner that is intended to
provide meaningful data with respect to our transition to and ongoing operations
as a third-party logistics company. Accordingly, unaudited pro forma results of
operations for 2002 and 2001 are first presented as if we had discontinued our
former business model and acquired Air Plus, Global and United American
(collectively the "Material Acquisitions") as of January 1, 2001. The unaudited
pro forma results reflect a consolidation of the historical results of
operations of the Material Acquisitions, as adjusted to reflect contractual
adjustments to officers' compensation at the companies comprising the Material
Acquisitions and to reflect amortization of acquired intangibles. The unaudited
pro forma results also exclude losses associated with our discontinued
operations as well as the impact of the July 18, 2002 exchange transaction with
the holders of our Series C Preferred Stock. We have also presented our
historical results of operations for 2002 and 2001. For 2001, our historical
results only reflect the operations of Air Plus for the period of October 1,
2001 through December 31, 2001. For 2002, our historical results include 12
months of operations for Air Plus, but they only reflect the results of Global,
United American and TSI from their various acquisition dates in 2002. As a
result of the non-comparative nature of our business in 2002 and 2001, we have
only provided limited comparative analysis of our historical results.
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Year ended December 31, 2002 (pro forma and unaudited) compared to year
ended December 31, 2001 (pro forma and unaudited)
The following table summarizes our net transportation revenues and
revenues by service line on a pro forma basis (in thousands):
Percent
2002 2001 Change
------------ ------------ ------------
Transportation revenues $ 154,261 $ 124,925 23.5%
Cost of transportation 120,699 95,791 26.0
---------- ----------
Net transportation revenues 33,562 29,134 15.2
Net transportation margins 21.8% 23.3%
Customs brokerage 8,333 6,799 22.6
Warehousing and other
value added services 3,259 1,469 121.9
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Total net revenues $ 45,154 $ 37,402 20.7%
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The following table summarizes certain statement of operations data as a
percentage of our net revenues on a pro forma basis (in thousands):
2002 2001 Change
----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
---------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- -----------
Net revenue $ 45,154 100.0% $ 37,402 100.0% $ 7,752 20.7%
--------- -------- --------- ------ ---------
Personnel costs 22,214 49.2 17,377 46.5 4,837 27.8
Other selling, general and administrative 16,532 36.6 16,727 44.7 (195) (1.2)
--------- -------- --------- ------ ---------
Total operating costs 38,746 85.8 34,104 91.2 4,642 13.6
--------- -------- --------- ------ ---------
Income from operations 6,408 14.2 3,298 8.8 3,110 94.3
Other income (expense) 14 - (13) - 27 207.7
--------- -------- --------- ------ ---------
Income from continuing operations
before income taxes 6,422 14.2 3,285 8.8 3,137 95.5
Income taxes 175 0.4 90 0.3 85 94.4
--------- -------- --------- ------ ---------
Income from continuing operations $ 6,247 13.8% $ 3,195 8.5% $ 3,052 95.5%
========= ======== ========= ====== =========
Despite 2002's sluggish economy, gross revenues were $165.9 million in
2002, an increase of 24.5% over gross revenues of $133.2 million in 2001. Net
transportation revenues were $33.6 million in 2002, an increase of 15.2% over
net transportation revenues of $29.1 million in 2001. Net revenues were $45.2
million in 2002, an increase of 20.7% over net revenues of $37.4 million in
2001.
Personnel costs were $22.2 million for 2002, an increase of 27.8% over
$17.4 million for 2001. Personnel costs as a percentage of net revenues
increased to 49.2% from 46.5% in 2001. This increase is primarily attributable
to the Company's efforts to position itself for continued growth through
additional resources deployed in sales, technology and back-office operations.
Other selling, general and administrative expenses were $16.5 million for
2002, relatively flat compared to $16.7 million in 2001. As a percentage of net
revenues, other selling, general and administrative expenses decreased to 36.6%
from 44.7% in 2001 and is indicative of the scalability of our business model.
Income from operations was $6.4 million in 2002, an increase of 94.3% over
$3.3 million for 2001. Income from operations as a percentage of net revenues
increased to 14.2% from 8.8% in 2001.
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Other income and expenses improved modestly in 2002 compared to 2001. With
year over year cash balances being reduced as a result of our acquisition
strategy, interest income was insignificant to the Company's overall financial
performance for 2002 falling to less than $0.1 million compared to $0.3 million
in 2001. The overall positive variance relates to $0.3 million in interest
expense and losses incurred on the sale of marketable securities in 2001.
As a result of historical losses related to investments in early-stage
technology businesses, the Company has accumulated net operating loss
carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes amounting to
approximately $21.7 million and $16.2 million, respectively. Although a portion
of this loss may be subject to certain limitations, it appears that we may be
able to use approximately $21.7 million of the loss to offset current and future
federal taxable income. As a result, the Company is currently only subject to
certain state and local taxes which on a pro forma basis results in a tax
provision of $0.2 million for 2002 and $0.1 million for 2001.
Net income was $6.2 million in 2002, an increase of 95.5% compared to $3.2
million in 2001. Pro forma net income per share in 2002 was $0.28 per basic
share and $0.21 per diluted share.
Year ended December 31, 2002 (historical) compared to year ended December
31, 2001 (historical)
The following table summarizes our historical net transportation revenues
and revenues by service line:
Percent
2002 2001 Change
------------- ----------- -------------
Transportation revenues $130,371 $15,174 759.2%
Cost of transportation 101,339 9,741 940.3
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Net transportation revenues 29,032 5,433 434.5
Net transportation margins 22.3% 35.8%
Customs brokerage 6,290 - NM
Warehousing and other
value added services 2,988 424 604.7
-------- -------
Total net revenues $ 38,310 $ 5,857 554.2%
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The following table summarizes certain historical consolidated statement
of operations data as a percentage of our net revenues:
2002 2001 Change
------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
Amount Percent Amount Percent Amount Percent
----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------
Net revenue $38,310 100.0% $5,857 100.0% $32,453 554.1%
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Personnel costs 19,089 49.8 5,997 102.4 13,092 218.3
Other selling, general and administrative 15,681 40.9 4,149 70.9 11,532 277.9
------- ------ -------- ------- -------
Total operating costs 34,770 90.7 10,146 173.3 24,624 242.7
------- ------ -------- ------- -------
Income (loss) from operations 3,540 9.3 (4,289) (73.3) 7,829 182.5
Other income (expense) 128 0.3 1,295 22.1 (1,167) (90.1)
------- ------ -------- ------- -------
Income (loss) from operations before
income taxes 3,668 9.6 (2,994) (51.1) 6,662 222.5
Income taxes 102 0.3 -- -- 102 NM
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Income (loss) from continuing
operations 3,566 9.3 (2,994) (51.1) 6,560 219.1
Loss from discontinued operations -- -- (13,863) (236.7) 13,863 100.0
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Net income (loss) 3,566 9.3 (16,857) (287.9) 20,423 121.2
Preferred stock dividends 15,020 39.2 (4,151) (70.9) 19,171 461.8
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Net income (loss) attributable to common
stockholders $18,586 48.5% $(21,008) (358.8)% $39,594 188.5%
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Gross revenues were $139.6 million in 2002, compared to $15.6 million in
2001. Net transportation revenues were $29.0 million in 2002, compared to $5.4
million in 2001. Net revenues were $38.3 million in 2002, compared to $5.9
million in 2001.
Personnel costs were $19.1 million for 2002, compared to $6.0 million for
2001.
Other selling, general and administrative expenses were $15.7 million for
2002, compared to $4.1 million in 2001.
Income from operations was $3.5 million in 2002, compared to a loss of
$4.3 million for 2001.
Other income and expense was $0.1 million in 2002, a decrease from $1.3
million in 2001.
As a result of historical losses related to investments in early-stage
technology business, the Company has accumulated a federal net operating loss
carryforwards. Although a portion of this loss may be subject to certain
limitations, the Company expects it will be able to use approximately $21.7
million of the loss to offset current and future federal taxable income. As a
result, the Company is currently only subject to certain state and local taxes
which resulted in a state tax provision of $0.1 million in 2002.
There were no losses from discontinued operations in 2002 as compared to
losses from discontinued operations of $13.9 million in 2001. These 2001 losses
reflect the costs associated with our holdings in early-stage technology
businesses for our previous business model, including investment losses,
personnel and office costs.
Net income was $3.6 million in 2002, compared to a net loss of $16.9
million in 2001.
The Company recorded a net non-cash benefit of $15.0 million associated
with the restructuring of our Series C Preferred stock, after giving effect to
$1.9 million in preferred stock dividends, compared to preferred stock dividends
of $4.2 million in 2001. See Note 11 to the consolidated financial statements.
Net income attributable to common stockholders was $18.6 million in 2002,
compared to a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $21.0 million in
2001. Basic earnings per share was $0.84 for 2002 compared to a loss of $1.02
per basic share for 2001. Diluted earnings per share for 2002 excludes the net
effect of the Series C exchange transaction and was $0.12 per diluted share for
2002 compared to a loss of $1.02 per diluted share for 2001.
Financial Outlook
We completed our transformation into a global logistics enterprise in 2002
and now we offer a robust set of domestic and international supply chain
services. Based on existing operations, we expect to generate approximately $7.0
million of pre-tax operating income in 2003 on an estimated $180.0 million in
revenues. Our revenue and net income estimates have been developed based on a
number of principal assumptions including, among others: (i) that revenue and
net income will continue to grow at an annual rate that is consistent with
recent results; (ii) that operating margins will remain at least at current
levels; (iii) that no material economic or customer disruptions will occur; (iv)
that each of our operating companies on a stand-alone basis will deliver the
level of pre-tax operating income necessary to fully achieve the earn-out
payments under each of their acquisition agreements; and (v) that the risks
otherwise identified in "Risks Particular to our Business" will not have an
adverse effect on our operations.
We may record a non-cash tax benefit in 2003 in recognition of the value
associated with our net deferred tax assets. Given the possibility of
recognizing this non-cash benefit some time in the future and under the
assumption that over time we will make use of the NOLs available to us and
become a "full taxpayer", a key measurement of our on-going financial
performance will be the period-on-period change in pre-tax operating income.
We look to continue to drive shareholder value through four areas of
growth:
o Organic Growth - Although the overall industry is projected to grow at
a rate in the range of 15.0%-20.0% per year, we are targeting organic
annual growth rates in the range of 10.0% -12.0%.
o Acquisitive Growth - We expect to deploy $10.0 to $20.0 million in
acquisition capital over the course of 2003, funded through a
combination of existing cash, draws upon our credit facility, the
proceeds of new financings and the value of newly issued securities.
Based on our acquisition model, this could generate incremental
annualized pre-tax operating income in the range of $4.0 to $8.0
million per year.
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o Margin Expansion - Our business model is scaleable in nature and as we
aggregate and leverage our purchasing power and grow our business, we
expect to deliver year on year improvement in our operating margins.
o Price/Earnings ("P/E") Expansion - On a P/E basis, we are trading at a
considerable discount to other publicly traded third-party logistics
companies. As we execute our plans and become better known by the
investment community, we would expect to receive a P/E closer to that
of our peers.
Assuming we can continue to execute on our business plan and acquisition
model without any material disruptions, and identify and close transactions
similar to transactions accomplished to date, it is our goal to generate $500.0
million in run-rate revenues by the end of 2006.
Notwithstanding our expectations regarding our ability to deliver these
results, we can never be certain that future revenue or earnings will be
achieved at any particular level. Estimates of future financial performance are
forward-looking statements and are subject to uncertainty created by the risk
elements identified in "Risks Particular to our Business." Furthermore, even
though we believe our current operations will achieve a certain level of
earnings on an annual basis, our results are subject to seasonal trends. For
2002 and 2001, on a pro forma basis, approximately 21.2% of our annual revenues
and a small percentage of our annual income were generated in the first quarter.
Thereafter, volume and income accelerates for the remainder of the year, with
the third and fourth quarters showing the greatest improvement.
Disclosures About Contractual Obligations
The following table aggregates all contractual commitments and commercial
obligations that affect the Company's financial condition and liquidity position
as of December 31, 2002:
Payments Due By Period
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Less than More than
Contractual Obligations 1 year 1 - 3 years 3- 5 years 5 years Total
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Operating lease obligations $3,782,000 $ 5,726,000 $2,435,000 $611,000 $12,554,000
Other long-term liabilities reflected on
the Registrant's balance sheet under GAAP 3,880,000 - - - 3,880,000
Letter of credit 160,000 - - - 160,000
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Total contractual obligations $7,822,000 $ 5,726,000 $2,435,000 $611,000 $16,594,000
Contingent earn-out obligations (a) - 14,900,000 7,450,000 255,000 22,605,000
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Total contractual and contingent obligations $7,822,000 $20,626,000 $9,885,000 $866,000 $39,199,000
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(a) Consists of potential obligations related to earn-out payments to the
former owners of our existing subsidiaries, as discussed under Liquidity
and Capital Resources.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Prior to the adoption of our current business model, our operations
consisted of developing early-stage technology businesses. These operations did
not generate sufficient operating funds to meet our cash needs, and, as a
result, we funded our historic operations with the proceeds from a number of
private placements of debt and equity securities. With the advent of our new
business model, we expect to be able to fund our operations with the cash flow
generated by the subsidiaries we acquire. We are also in an acquisition mode and
expect to deploy material amounts of capital as we execute our business plan.
Therefore, it is likely that we will need to raise additional capital in the
future. There can be no assurance that we will be able to raise additional
capital on terms acceptable to us, if at all.
Cash and cash equivalents totaled $2.3 million and $15.2 million as of
December 31, 2002 and 2001. Working capital totaled $5.6 million and $15.3
million at December 31, 2002 and 2001.
Cash used in operating activities was $0.6 million for 2002 compared to
$0.5 million used in 2001. Before growth in working capital accounts driven
principally by the acquisition of new businesses, the Company generated cash
from operations in 2002 of $4.7 million compared to a net use of $1.1 million in
cash from operations in 2001.
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Net cash used in investing activities was $12.5 million in 2002 compared
to $12.1 million in 2001. Investing activities were driven principally by the
acquisition of new businesses. The Company deployed $10.5 million for the
acquisition of new businesses in 2002 compared to $18.0 million in 2001. The
cash used in the acquisition of Air Plus in 2001 was partially offset by
approximately $7.0 million from the sale of our interest in Webmodal, Inc.
(including $1.0 million from the repayment of prior advances).
Cash from financing activates generated $0.2 million in 2002 compared to a
use of cash of $1.2 million in 2001. The 2001 use of cash was primarily related
to the repayment of short-term notes payable to the former shareholders of Air
Plus.
We expect to pay approximately $3.9 million in earn-outs on April 1, 2003,
based on the performance of our acquired companies relative to their respective
pre-tax earnings targets. Approximately $3.5 million will be paid in cash with
the balance payable through the issuance of shares of our common stock.
On July 18, 2002 we completed a private exchange transaction that
eliminated approximately $44.6 million of our Series C preferred stock. The
terms of the Series C preferred stock would have significantly constrained our
future growth opportunities. In return for eliminating the Series C preferred
stock, we issued 1,911,071 shares of common stock, warrants to purchase
1,543,413 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share for a
term of three (3) years, and a new class of Series D preferred stock that will
convert into 3,607,450 shares of our common stock no later than December 31,
2004. The terms of the Series D preferred stock were structured to make it much
like a common equity equivalent in that (1) it receives no dividend, (2) it is
subordinated to new rounds of equity, and (3) it holds a limited liquidation
preference (expiring at the end of 2003). In addition, the holders of the Series
D preferred stock are restricted from selling the common stock received upon
exercise of the Series D preferred stock until July 19, 2003 (or earlier if the
stock trades at $4.50) and then permits limited resale based on trading volume
through July 19, 2004.
In March 2003, we completed a private placement of 4,470,000 shares of our
common stock in exchange for gross proceeds of approximately $6.1 million. This
placement yielded net proceeds of $5.7 million for the Company, after the
payment of placement agent fees and other out-of-pocket costs associated with
the placement.
We may also receive proceeds in the future from the exercise of existing
options and warrants. As of March 17, 2003, approximately 13,220,000 options and
warrants were outstanding. Of the outstanding securities, there are
approximately 300,000 that have an exercise price of $5.00 per share or higher.
If we exclude those options and warrants from our fully diluted share count, our
outstanding fully diluted shares, as adjusted, would be approximately 44,500,000
shares. Excluding options and warrants with an exercise price of $5.00 or
higher, the proceeds received by the Company, if all of the remaining options
and warrants were exercised, would be approximately $15.0 million.
We believe that our current working capital and anticipated cash flow from
operations are adequate to fund existing operations. Through cash resources and
our existing credit facility, we believe we have sufficient capital to implement
our acquisition strategy in the short term. However, we will need additional
financing to pursue our acquisition strategy in the longer term. We intend to
finance these acquisitions primarily through the use of cash, funds from our
debt facility, and shares of our common stock or other securities. In the event
that our common stock does not attain or maintain a sufficient market value or
potential acquisition candidates are otherwise unwilling to accept our
securities as part of the purchase price for the sale of their businesses, we
may be required to utilize more of our cash resources, if available, in order to
continue our acquisition program. If we do not have sufficient cash resources
through either operations or from debt facilities, our growth could be limited
unless we are able to obtain such additional capital.
To ensure that we have adequate near-term liquidity, we maintain a
revolving credit facility of $15.0 million (the "Facility") with LaSalle
Business Credit, Inc. that is collateralized by accounts receivable and other
assets of the Company and its subsidiaries. The Facility requires the Company
and its subsidiaries to comply with certain financial covenants. Advances under
the Facility are available to fund future acquisitions, capital expenditures or
for other corporate purposes. There were no advances against the Facility at
December 31, 2002. We expect that the cash flow from our existing operations and
any other subsidiaries acquired during the year will be sufficient to support
our corporate overhead and some portion, if not all, of the contingent earn-out
payments or other cash requirements associated with our acquisitions. Therefore,
we anticipate that our primary uses of capital in the near term will be to
finance the cost of new acquisitions and to pay any portion of existing earn-out
arrangements that cash flow from operations is otherwise unable to fund.
The acquisition of Air Plus was completed subject to an earn-out
arrangement of $17.0 million. We agreed to pay the former Air Plus shareholders
installments of $3.0 million in 2003, $5.0 million in 2004, $5.0 million in 2005
and $4.0 million in 2006, with each installment payable in full if Air Plus
achieves pre-tax income of $6.0 million in each of the years preceding the year
of payment. In the event there is a shortfall in pre-tax income, the earn-out
payment will be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent of the
shortfall. Shortfalls may be carried over or carried back to the extent that
pre-tax income in any other pay-out year exceeds the $6.0 million level. Based
upon 2002 performance, former Air Plus shareholders are entitled to receive $3.0
million on April 1, 2003, and will have excess earnings of $0.3 million as a
carryforward to future earnings targets. Former Air Plus shareholders have
elected to take $2.6 million in cash with the balance payable in Company stock.
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On April 4, 2002, we acquired Global, a Seattle-based privately held
company that provides a full range of international air and ocean logistics
services. The transaction was valued at up to $12.0 million, consisting of cash
of $5.0 million paid at the closing and up to an additional $7.0 million payable
over a five year earn-out period based upon the future financial performance of
Global. We agreed to pay the former Global shareholders a total of $5.0 million
base earn-out payments in installments of $0.8 million in 2003, $1.0 million in
2004 through 2007 and $0.2 million in 2008, with each installment payable in
full if Global achieves pre-tax income of $2.0 million in each of the years
preceding the year of payment (or the pro rata portion thereof in 2002 and
2007). In the event there is a shortfall in pre-tax income, the earn-out payment
will be reduced on a pro-rata basis. Shortfalls may be carried over or carried
back to the extent that pre-tax income in any other pay-out year exceeds the
$2.0 million level. The Company has also provided former Global shareholders
with additional incentive to generate earnings in excess of the base $2.0
million annual earnings target ("tier-two earn-out"). Under Global's tier-two
earn-out, former Global shareholders are also entitled to received 40% of the
cumulative pre-tax earnings in excess of $10.0 million generated during the five
year earn-out period subject to a maximum additional earn-out opportunity of
$2.0 million. Global would need to generate cumulative earnings of $15.0 million
over the five year earn-out period to receive the full $7.0 million in
contingent earn-out payments. Based upon 2002 performance, former Global
shareholders will receive $0.8 million on April 1, 2003, and will have excess
earnings of $2.5 million as a carryforward to future earnings targets.
On May 30, 2002 we acquired United American, a Detroit-based privately
held provider of expedited transportation services. The United American
transaction provided us with a new time-definite service offering focused on the
automotive industry. The transaction is valued at up to $16.1 million,
consisting of cash of $5.1 million paid at closing and a four-year earn-out
arrangement based upon the future financial performance of United American. We
agreed to pay the former United American shareholder a total of $5.0 million
base earn-out payments in installments of $1.25 million in 2003 through 2006,
with each installment payable in full if United American achieves pre-tax income
of $2.2 million in each of the years preceding the year of payment. In the event
there is a shortfall in pre-tax income, the earn-out payment will be reduced on
a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent of the shortfall. Shortfalls may be
carried over or carried back to the extent that pre-tax income in any other
pay-out year exceeds the $2.2 million level. The Company has also provided the
former United American shareholder with additional incentive to generate
earnings in excess of the base $2.2 million annual earnings target ("tier-two
earn-out"). Under United American's tier-two earn-out, the former United
American shareholder is also entitled to receive 50% of the cumulative pre-tax
earnings generated by a certain pre-acquisition customer in excess of $8.8
million during the four year earn-out period subject to a maximum additional
earn-out opportunity of $6.0 million. United American would need to generate
cumulative earnings of $20.8 million over the four year earn-out period to
receive the full $11.0 million in contingent earn-out payments. Based upon 2002
performance, the former United American shareholder will receive $0.2 million on
April 1, 2003, and has an earnings shortfall of $1.0 million. In future years,
earnings in excess of the $2.2 million earnings target would first be applied
against the $1.0 million shortfall.
On October 1, 2002 we acquired TSI, a Northern Virginia-based privately
held provider of expedited domestic and international transportation services.
The TSI transaction capitalized on TSI's existing base of government contract
work in the Washington metropolitan area and served as a supplement to an
existing Company-operated facility in that area. The transaction was valued at
up to $1.1 million, consisting of cash of $0.5 million paid at closing, and a
three-year earn-out arrangement. The Company agreed to pay the former TSI
shareholder $0.2 million for each year in the three year earn-out period ending
December 31, 2005, based upon the annual net revenue targets of $1.6 million. In
the event there is a shortfall in net revenues, the earn-out payment will be
reduced proportionally to the extent of the shortfall, provided no earn-out
payment shall be made if net revenues for the year fall below $1.0 million.
Shortfalls may be carried over or carried back to the extent that net revenues
in any other pay-out year exceeds the $1.6 million level.
We are also in the process of closing a transaction that will
significantly increase our presence in Asia. On March 12, 2003, we announced our
agreement to acquire a 70.0% interest in Singapore-based G-Link Group
("G-Link"), a platform acquisition that will provide the foundation for our
service offering in Southeast Asia. As currently structured, we are expected to
pay at closing approximately $2.4 million in cash and $1.2 million of our common
stock to the G-Link shareholders. We would also expect to pay the G-Link
shareholders for working capital balances. The amount, estimated to be in the
range of $1.0 to $2.0 million, would be paid using Company common stock. The
G-Link shareholders would be entitled to a four year earn-out arrangement based
upon the future financial performance of G-Link. The earn-out is expected to be
$2.4 million, payable in installments of $0.6 million per year. The transaction
is expected to close by no later than June 30, 2003, and is subject to customary
closing conditions, including the securing of third-party and regulatory
consents, as well as the completion of an audit of G-Link for the year ended
December 31, 2002.
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We will be required to make significant payments in the future if the
earn-out installments under our various acquisitions become due. While we
believe that a significant portion of the required payments will be generated by
the acquired subsidiaries, we may have to secure additional sources of capital
to fund some portion of the earn-out payments as they become due. This presents
us with certain business risks relative to the availability and pricing of
future fund raising, as well as the potential dilution to our stockholders if
the fund raising involves the sale of equity.
The following table summarizes our contingent base earn-out payments (in
thousands)(1)(2)
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
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Earn-out payments:
Domestic $ 6,450 $ 6,450 $ 5,450 $ - $ - $ 18,350
International 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 255 4,255
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Total earn-out payments $ 7,450 $ 7,450 $ 6,450 $ 1,000 $ 255 $ 22,605
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Prior year pre-tax earnings targets:
Domestic $ 8,686 $ 8,686 $ 8,686 $ - $ - $ 26,058
International 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 510 8,510
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Total pre-tax earnings targets $ 10,686 $ 10,686 $ 10,686 $ 2,000 $ 510 $ 34,568
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Earn-outs as a percentage of prior year pre-tax earnings targets:
Domestic 74.3% 74.3% 62.7% -- -- 70.4%
International 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% 50.0%
Combined 69.7% 69.7% 60.4% 50.0% 50.0% 65.4%
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(1) Excludes the impact of prior year's pre-tax earnings carryforwards (excess
or shortfalls versus earnings targets).
(2) During the 2003-2007 earn-out period, there is an additional contingent
obligation related to tier-two earn-outs that could be as much as $8.0
million if the applicable acquired companies generate an incremental $17.0
million in pre-tax earnings.
The Company is a defendant in a number of legal proceedings. Although we
believe that the claims asserted in these proceedings are without merit, and we
intend to vigorously defend these matters, there is the possibility that the
Company could incur material expenses in the defense and resolution of these
matters. Furthermore, since the Company has not established any reserves in
connection with such claims, any such liability, if at all, would be recorded as
an expense in the period incurred or estimated. This amount, even if not
material to the Company's overall financial condition, could adversely affect
the Company's results of operations in the period recorded.
New Accounting Pronouncements
On January 1, 2002, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standards ("SFAS") No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of
Long-Lived Assets, which establishes criteria and methodologies for the
measurement, recognition and classification of long-lived assets. The adoption
of SFAS No. 144 did not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated
financial statements.
In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued
SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities,
requiring companies to recognize liabilities and costs associated with exit or
disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002 when they are incurred,
rather than when management commits to an exit or disposal plan. SFAS No. 146
also requires that such liabilities be measured at fair value. SFAS No. 146 had
no impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements but may affect the
measurement and recognition of any future restructuring activities.
In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor's
Accounting and Disclosure of Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect
Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, which elaborates on the existing
disclosure requirements for guarantees and provides clarification on when a
company must measure and recognize a liability related to guarantees issued. The
disclosure requirements of Interpretation No. 45 are effective for the Company's
consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002. The
measurement and recognition provisions are to be applied on a prospective basis
for guarantees issued or modified after December 31, 2002. The adoption of
Interpretation No. 45 did not require additional disclosures and is not expected
to impact the Company's consolidated financial statements as the Company does
not typically issue guarantees related to third-party indebtedness or
performance.
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In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation - Transition and Disclosure, which (i) amends SFAS No. 123,
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation, to provide alternative methods of
transition for an entity that voluntarily changes the fair value based method of
accounting for stock-based employee compensation, (ii) amends the disclosure
provisions of SFAS No. 123 to require prominent disclosure about the effects on
reported net income of an entity's accounting policy decisions with respect to
stock-based employee compensation and (iii) amends Accounting Principles Board
Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require disclosure about those
effects in interim financial information. Items (ii) and (iii) in the new
requirements of SFAS No. 148 are effective for financial statements for fiscal
years ending after December 15, 2002. The Company has included the requirements
of item (ii) in Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies and will
include the requirements of item (iii) beginning with its first interim report
as of and for the period ending March 31, 2003.
In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation of
Variable Interest Entities, which provides new guidance with respect to the
consolidation of all unconsolidated entities, including special purpose
entities. The adoption of Interpretation No. 46 in 2003 is not expected to
impact the Company's consolidated financial statements as the Company does not
have investments in any unconsolidated special purpose or variable interest
entities.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Our exposure to market risk relates primarily to changes in interest rates
and the resulting impact on our invested cash. We place our cash with high
credit quality financial institutions and invest that cash in money market funds
and investment grade securities with maturities of less than 90 days. We are
averse to principal loss and ensure the safety and preservation of our invested
funds by investing in only highly rated investments and by limiting our exposure
in any one issuance. If market interest rates were to increase immediately and
uniformly by 10% from levels at December 31, 2002, the fair value of our
portfolio would decline by an immaterial amount. We do not invest in derivative
financial instruments.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Our financial statements as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and for each of
the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2002 and footnotes related
thereto are included within Item 15(a) of this Report and may be found at pages
45 through 70. Schedule II -- Valuation and Qualifying Accounts, may be found on
page 71.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
Financial Disclosures
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant
Our directors, executive officers and significant employees as of March 17, 2003
were as follows:
Name Age Position
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Dennis L. Pelino 55 Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer
Gary Koch 44 Significant Employee - Chief Executive Officer of
Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc.
Jason Totah 43 Significant Employee - President of
Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc.
Bohn H. Crain 39 Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Stephen M. Cohen 46 Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Thomas L. Scully 53 Vice President and Controller/Principal Accounting Officer
Douglass Coates 60 Director
Frank Palma (1)(2) 65 Director
David R. Jones (1)(2) 54 Director
Aloysius T. Lawn, IV (1)(2) 44 Director
Robert McCord 44 Director
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(1) Member of Audit Committee
(2) Member of Compensation Committee
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The following is a brief summary of the business experience of the
foregoing directors, executive officers and significant employees.
Dennis L. Pelino has served as our Chairman of the Board of Directors and
Chief Executive Officer since June 21, 2001. Mr. Pelino has over two decades of
executive experience in the logistics industry. From 1986 to 1999, he was
employed by Fritz Companies, Inc., initially as director of International
Operations and Sales and Marketing, in 1993 as its Chief Operating Officer and
commencing in 1996, also as its President. Mr. Pelino was also a member of the
Board of Directors of Fritz Companies from 1991 to 1999. During Mr. Pelino's
tenure, he acquired or started over 50 companies for Fritz as it became one of
the leading global logistics companies. Prior to Fritz, Mr. Pelino held senior
executive positions in the container shipping industry and in the domestic
full-service truck leasing industry. Most recently, from 1999 through 2001, Mr.
Pelino has been involved as a director and principal of a number of private
ventures which explored opportunities in the logistics industry and which
provided consulting services relative to business opportunities in Latin
America, China and other Far Eastern regions.
Gary Koch is a significant employee of the Company and serves as the Chief
Executive Officer of Air Plus and Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc.
Mr. Koch co-founded Air Plus in May 1990. In ten years, he built Air Plus into a
transportation logistics company serving a customer base of manufacturing
distributors and national retail chains with close to $60.0 million in annual
revenues, over 200 employees and 16 offices in North American cities. Mr. Koch
has over twenty years of logistics experience in the U.S. and Canadian markets
with expertise in traditional air freight and distribution logistics. Mr. Koch
received a B.S. in Marketing from Purdue University.
Jason Totah is a significant employee of the Company and serves as the
President of Global and Stonepath Logistics International Services, Inc. Mr.
Totah joined Global in 1990 and has held several positions including Seattle
Branch manager and Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, and Senior Vice
President of Sales and Operations. Prior to Global, he worked in international
logistics for Amoco Petroleum, stationed in various locations around the world.
He graduated from Oregon State in 1983 with a degree in Agriculture Engineering.
Bohn H. Crain has served as our Chief Financial Officer since January 10,
2002 and our Treasurer since May 30, 2002. Mr. Crain has over 15 years of
experience in finance and accounting as well as extensive knowledge of
transportation and logistics. Prior to joining Stonepath's executive team, he
served from January 2001 to September 2001 as Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer for Schneider Logistics, Inc., a third-party logistics
company. Before Schneider, Mr. Crain served from May 2000 to January 2001 as
Vice President and Treasurer for Florida East Coast Industries, Inc., and from
June 1989 to May 2000, he held various Vice-President and treasury positions
with CSX and various of its subsidiaries. Mr. Crain holds a B.S. in Business
Administration - Accounting from the University of Texas.
Stephen M. Cohen has served as the Company's Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary since April 2000. Since 1980, Mr. Cohen has been
engaged in the practice of law, having most recently been a shareholder of
Buchanan Ingersoll Professional Corporation from March 1996 to April 2000 and a
partner of Clark Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young from March 1990 to March 1996. Mr.
Cohen's practice focused on corporate finance and federal securities matters.
Mr. Cohen received a B.S. in Accounting from the School of Commerce and Finance
of Villanova University, a J.D. from Temple University and a L.L.M. in Taxation
from Villanova University School of Law.
Thomas L. Scully has served as our Vice President and Controller since
November 19, 2001. Before joining Stonepath, Mr. Scully was a senior manager
within the assurance and advisory services of Deloitte & Touche, LLP from
December 1996 to November 2001. Prior to Deloitte & Touche, from October 1980 to
June 1996, Mr. Scully was an audit partner at BDO Seidman, LLP where he led
numerous accounting, auditing and tax engagements for publicly traded and
privately-held local, national, and international clients. Prior to BDO, he held
the position of audit supervisor at Coopers & Lybrand, LLP. Mr. Scully is a
certified public accountant and earned a B.S. in Accounting from St. Joseph's
University, Philadelphia.
J. Douglass Coates has served as a member of our Board of Directors since
August 2001. He has been principal of Manalytics International, Inc., a
transportation, logistics and supply chain consulting firm based in San
Francisco, California, since 1992. He was previously President of ACS Logistics,
a division of American President Lines, and President of Milne Truck Lines, then
a subsidiary of the Sun Company. Mr. Coates holds a B.S. in Engineering from
Pennsylvania State University and an MBA from the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania.
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Frank Palma has served as a member of our Board of Directors since August
2001. Mr. Palma has significant experience in the field of executive search and
human resources. Since August 2000, Mr. Palma has been the principal and Chief
Executive Officer of Frank Palma Associates, LLC, an executive recruiting firm.
Briefly before that, he was the Chief Operating Officer of Global Sources, Inc.,
a human resources firm, and from 1985 to 2000, he was an Executive Vice
President with Goodrich & Sherwood Associates, Inc., a human resource consulting
services firm. Mr. Palma holds a B.S. in Business Management from the City
College of New York and has completed graduate course work at Cornell University
and New York University.
David Jones has served as a member of our Board of Directors since
September 2000. Mr. Jones has been President of DR Jones Financial, Inc., a
privately-held consulting firm since its formation in September 1995. He is
presently a director of Financial Asset Securities Corporation, an affiliate of
Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. Prior to forming DR Jones Financial, Inc., Mr.
Jones was Senior Vice President-Asset Backed Finance of Greenwich Capital
Markets, Inc. from 1989 to 1995. Mr. Jones served as a Vice President, and
subsequently as a Managing Director of The First Boston Corporation, an
investment banking firm, from 1982 to 1989 and as Manager-Product Development of
General Electric Credit Corp., an asset-based lender and financial services
company, from 1981 to 1982. Mr. Jones is a graduate of Harvard College and has
an MBA from the Amos Tuck School of Business Administration.
Aloysius T. Lawn has served as a member of our Board of Directors since
February 2001. Mr. Lawn is the Executive Vice President - General Counsel and
Secretary of Talk America Holdings, Inc., an integrated communications service
provider with programs designed to benefit the residential and small business
markets. Prior to joining Talk America Holdings, Inc. in 1996, Mr. Lawn was an
attorney in private practice with extensive experience in private and public
financings, mergers and acquisitions, securities regulation and corporate
governance from 1985 through 1995. Mr. Lawn graduated from Yale University and
Temple University School of Law.
Robert McCord has served as a member of our Board of Directors since March
2001. He is also a Managing Director of PA Early Stage, an affiliated fund of
Safeguard Scientifics Inc. At PA Early Stage, which he co-founded in 1997, Mr.
McCord specializes in business development for their portfolio companies. He
also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Eastern Technology
Council, a consortium of more than 1,200 technology-oriented companies. At the
Technology Council he provides contacts, capital and information for senior
executives. Mr. McCord co-founded and also serves as a principal of the Eastern
Technology Fund, which provides seed and early-stage funding for technology
companies in the eastern corridor. Previously, he served as Vice President of
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., a leader in identifying, developing and operating
premier technology companies. Before joining Safeguard, Mr. McCord spent a
decade on Capitol Hill where he served as Chief of Staff, Speechwriter and
Budget Analyst in a variety of congressional offices. He specialized in budget
and deregulatory issues and, as Chief Executive Officer of the bipartisan
Congressional Institute for the Future, he ran a staff which tracked legislation
and provided policy analyses and briefings. Mr. McCord earned his B.S., with
high honors, from Harvard University and his MBA from the Wharton School.
Compliance with Section 16(a) of The Securities Exchange Act
Based solely on our review of copies of forms filed pursuant to Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and written
representations from certain reporting persons, we believe that during 2002 all
reporting persons timely complied with all filing requirements applicable to
them.
Item 11. Executive Compensation
The following table sets forth a summary of the compensation paid or
accrued for the three fiscal years ended December 31, 2002 to or for the benefit
of our Chief Executive Officer and our other executive officers whose cash
compensation exceeded $100,000 (the "Named Executive Officers").
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Summary Compensation Table
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Long-Term
Annual Compensation Compensation Awards
------------------- -------------------
Restricted
Stock All Other
Name and Principal Position Salary Bonus Awards Number of Options Compensation(1)
--------------------------- ------ ----- ------ ----------------- ------------
Dennis L. Pelino, Chairman 2002 $360,000 - - 1,900,000 (2) -
and Chief Executive Officer 2001 $158,691 $180,000 - 1,800,000 (3) -
Stephen M. Cohen, Senior 2002 $200,000 $15,000 - 100,000 (4) $62,000
Vice President, General 2001 $227,884 $50,000 - 750,000 (5) -
Counsel and Secretary 2000 $103,927 - - 300,000 (6) -
Bohn H. Crain, Chief Financial 2002 $200,000 $37,500 - 350,000 (7) $44,000
Officer and Treasurer
Thomas L. Scully, Vice 2002 $105,000 $12,500 - 25,000 -
President - Controller and 2001 $12,519 - - 25,000 -
Principal Accounting Officer
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(1) During the periods reflected, certain of the officers named in this table
received perquisites and other personal benefits not reflected in the
amounts of their respective annual salaries or bonuses. The dollar amount
of these benefits did not, for any individual in any year, exceed the
lesser of $50,000 or 10% of the total annual salary and bonus reported for
that individual in any year, unless otherwise noted.
(2) These options were granted on July 3, 2002 and vest to the extent of
633,333 on each of the first two anniversaries of the award date and to
the extent of 633,334 on the third anniversary of the award date, with
100% acceleration of vesting in the event of a change of control
transaction. These options also vest fully upon death, disability, or
termination of employment without cause.
(3) These options were granted in conjunction with Mr. Pelino's employment by
the Company on June 21, 2001 and are fully vested.
(4) These options were granted on July 3, 2002. Twenty five percent of the
options vest on July 3, 2003 and the remainder vest pro rata over the
following 36 months, with 100% acceleration of vesting following a change
of control transaction.
(5) These options were granted in conjunction with an amendment to Mr. Cohen's
employment agreement during April 2001. They vest pro rata over the
thirty-six (36) month period of his employment through April 2004, with
100% acceleration of vesting following change of control, or upon a
termination of employment without cause. In the event of death or
disability, the options which would have become vested within the next 12
months become vested.
(6) These options were surrendered by Mr. Cohen during the fourth quarter of
2001.
(7) 150,000 of these options were granted on January 10, 2002, of which 50,000
vested on January 10, 2003, with the remainder vesting over the following
24 months and with 100% acceleration of vesting following a change of
control transaction or upon a termination of employment without cause.
200,000 of these options were granted on July 3, 2002, of which 50,000
vest on July 3, 2003, with the remainder vesting pro rata over the
following 36 months and with 100% acceleration of vesting following a
change of control transaction, or upon a termination of employment without
cause.
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Employment Agreements
Effective as of February 22, 2002, we entered into an amended employment
agreement with our Chief Executive Officer, Dennis L. Pelino. This agreement
amended and restated our prior agreement with Mr. Pelino dated June 21, 2001.
Pursuant to this agreement, we have agreed to employ Mr. Pelino as our Chief
Executive Officer through June 2006 at an annual base salary of $360,000. In
addition to his base salary, Mr. Pelino is entitled to bonus compensation based
upon the achievement of certain target objectives, as well as discretionary
merit bonuses that can be awarded at the discretion of our Board of Directors.
Mr. Pelino is also entitled to certain severance benefits upon his death,
disability or termination of employment. Pursuant to the employment agreement,
Mr. Pelino is also entitled to fringe benefits including participation in
pension, profit sharing and bonus plans, as applicable, and life insurance,
hospitalization, major medical, paid vacation and expense reimbursement.
As of April 19, 2001, we entered into a three-year employment agreement
with our General Counsel, Stephen M. Cohen. This was further modified effective
December 27, 2001. This had the effect of amending and restating our prior
employment agreement with Mr. Cohen entered into in April 2000. In addition to
an annual salary of $200,000, Mr. Cohen is entitled to bonus compensation based
upon the achievement of certain target objectives, as well as discretionary
merit bonuses that can be awarded at the discretion of our Board of Directors.
Mr. Cohen is also entitled to certain severance benefits upon his death,
disability or termination of employment. Pursuant to his employment agreement,
Mr. Cohen is entitled to fringe benefits including participation in pension,
profit sharing and bonus plans, as applicable, and life insurance,
hospitalization, major medical, paid vacation and expense reimbursement.
Effective as of February 1, 2003 we entered into an Amended Employment
Agreement with our Chief Financial Officer, Bohn H. Crain. This agreement
amended and restated our prior Agreement with Mr. Crain dated January 10, 2002.
Pursuant to this Agreement, we have agreed to employ Mr. Crain as our Chief
Financial Officer through February 1, 2006 at an annual base salary of $200,000.
In addition to his annual base salary, Mr. Crain's employment agreement provides
for bonus compensation based upon the achievement of certain target objectives,
as well as bonus compensation determined at the discretion of the Board of
Directors. Mr. Crain is also entitled to certain severance benefits upon his
death, disability or termination of employment. Pursuant to his employment
agreement, Mr. Crain is entitled to fringe benefits including participation in
pension, profit sharing and bonus plans, as applicable, and life insurance,
hospitalization, major medical, paid vacation and expense reimbursement.
Change in Control Arrangements
Our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel
are each employed under agreements that contain change in control arrangements.
If employment of any of these officers is terminated following a change in
control (other than for cause), then we must pay such terminated employee a
termination payment equal to 2.99 times his salary and bonus, based upon the
average annual bonus paid to him prior to termination of his employment. In
addition, all of their unvested stock options shall immediately vest as of the
termination date of their employment due to a change in control. In each of
their agreements, a change in control is generally defined as the occurrence of
any one of the following:
o any "Person" (as the term "Person" is used in Section 13(d) and Section
14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), except for the effected
employee, becoming the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of our
securities representing 50% or more of the combined voting power of our
then outstanding securities;
o a contested proxy solicitation of our stockholders that results in the
contesting party obtaining the ability to vote securities representing
50% or more of the combined voting power of our then-outstanding
securities;
o a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of 50% or more in value
of our assets to another Person or entity, except to an entity
controlled directly or indirectly by us;
o a merger, consolidation or other reorganization involving us in which
we are not the surviving entity and in which our stockholders prior to
the transaction continue to own less than 50% of the outstanding
securities of the acquiror immediately following the transaction, or a
plan involving our liquidation or dissolution other than pursuant to
bankruptcy or insolvency laws is adopted; or
o during any period of twelve consecutive months, individuals who at the
beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors cease for
any reason to constitute at least a majority of the Board of Directors
unless the election, or the nomination for election by our
stockholders, of each new director was approved by a vote of at least a
majority of the directors then still in office who were directors at
the beginning of the period.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, a "change of control" is not deemed to have
occurred (i) in the event of a sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of
substantially all of our assets to, or a merger, consolidation or other
reorganization involving, us and any entity in which the effected employee has,
directly or indirectly, at least a 25% equity or ownership interest; or (ii) in
a transaction otherwise commonly referred to as a "management leveraged
buy-out."
In addition, the existing stock options granted to these executive
officers fully vest upon a "change in control," as defined within our Stock
Incentive Plan.
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Directors Compensation
During 2002, Mr. Pelino received no compensation for serving on the Board
except for reimbursement of reasonable expenses incurred in attending meetings.
Non-employee directors are paid $1,250 per month, provided that each member
attends 75% of all meetings. In addition, an annual fee of $10,000 is paid to
the chairman of the audit and compensation committees. Upon joining our Board of
Directors, each of our non-employee directors received an option to purchase
50,000 shares of our common stock with an exercise price equal to the closing
price of our common stock on the trading day prior to the date of grant.
One-half of these options vested on the first anniversary of the director's
membership on the Board, and the balance vest on the second anniversary of Board
membership. In addition, on November 5, 2002 each member of our Audit Committee
received options to purchase 15,000 shares of our common stock at an exercise
price of $1.45 per share. One-half of these options vest on November 5, 2003,
and the balance vest on November 5, 2004, contingent upon continued Board
service.
Stock Options and Warrants
The following table sets forth information on option grants in fiscal 2002
to the Named Executive Officers.
Option Grants in Last Fiscal Year
---------------------------------
Potential Realizable Value at
% of Total Assumed Annual Rates of
Options Market Stock Price Appreciation for
Granted to Price on Option Term
Number of Employees in Exercise Date of Expiration ------------------------
Name Options Granted Fiscal Year Price Grant Date 5% 10%
---- --------------- ------------ ----- ----- ---- -- ---
Dennis L. Pelino (1) 1,900,000 52.73% $1.30 $1.09 July 2012 $903,000 $2,902,000
Stephen M. Cohen 100,000 2.78% $1.30 $1.09 July 2012 48,000 153,000
Bohn H. Crain (2) 150,000 4.16% $1.78 $1.78 January 2012 168,000 426,000
200,000 5.55% $1.30 $1.09 July 2012 95,000 305,000
Thomas L. Scully 25,000 0.69% $1.30 $1.13 September 2012 14,000 41,000
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(1) Does not include the grant to Mr. Pelino on March 10, 2003 of options
to purchase 300,000 and 400,000 shares of the Company's common stock at
exercise prices of $1.68 and $2.00 per share, respectively.
(2) Does not include the grant to Mr. Crain on February 24, 2003 of options
to purchase 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock at an exercise
price of $1.53 per share, or the grant to Mr. Crain on March 25, 2003
of options to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company's common stock at
an exercise price of $1.81 per share.
The following table sets forth information concerning year-end option
values for fiscal 2002 for the Named Executive Officers. The value of the
options was based on the closing price of our common stock on December 31, 2002
of $1.45.
Fiscal Year End Option Values
Number of Unexercised Value of Unexercised In-the-Money
Options at Fiscal Year End Options at Fiscal Year End
------------------------------ -----------------------------------
Shares
Acquired on Value
Exercise Realized Exercisable Unexercisable Exercisable Unexercisable
-------- -------- ----------- ------------- ----------- -------------
Dennis L. Pelino - - 1,800,000 1,900,000(1) $1,134,000 $285,000
Stephen M. Cohen - - 437,500 412,500 372,000 281,000
Bohn H. Crain - - - 350,000(1) - 30,000
Thomas L. Scully - - 8,948 41,052 - 4,000
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(1) Does not include options to purchase 300,000 and 400,000 shares of the
Company's common stock granted to Mr. Pelino on March 10, 2003 at
exercise prices of $1.68 and $2.00 per share, respectively, or options to
purchase 200,000 shares of the Company's common stock granted to Mr.
Crain on February 24, 2003 at an exercise price of $1.53 per share and
options to purchase 25,000 shares of the Company's common stock granted
to Mr. Crain on March 25, 2003 at an exercise price of $1.81 per share.
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Outstanding Stock Options
The Amended and Restated Stonepath Group, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan,
(the "Stock Incentive Plan") covers 10,000,000 shares of common stock. Under its
terms, employees, officers and directors of the Company and its subsidiaries are
currently eligible to receive non-qualified stock options, restricted stock
awards, and, incentive stock options within the meaning of Section 422 of the
Code. In addition, advisors and consultants who perform services for the Company
or its subsidiaries are eligible to receive non-qualified stock options under
the Stock Incentive Plan. The Stock Incentive Plan is administered by the Board
of Directors or a committee designated by the Board of Directors.
All stock options granted under the Stock Incentive Plan are exercisable
for a period of up to ten (10) years from the date of grant. The Company may not
grant incentive stock options pursuant to the Stock Incentive Plan at exercise
prices which are less than the fair market value of the common stock on the date
of grant. The term of an incentive stock option granted under the Stock
Incentive Plan to a stockholder owning more than 10% of the issued and
outstanding common stock may not exceed five years and the exercise price of an
incentive stock option granted to such stockholder may not be less than 110% of
the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant. The Stock
Incentive Plan contains certain limitations on the maximum number of shares of
the common stock that may be awarded in any calendar year to any one individual
for the purposes of Section 162(m) of the Code.
As of March 17, 2003, options to purchase 8,145,600 shares of common stock
were outstanding under the Stock Incentive Plan. With the exception of 271,000
options granted at exercise prices above $2.00 per share, all of the options
granted under the Stock Incentive Plan are subject to exercise prices of between
$.50 and $2.00 per share.
Generally, most of the options under the Stock Incentive Plan are granted
subject to periodic vesting over a period of between three and four years,
contingent upon continued employment with the Company. In addition to the stock
options covered by the Stock Incentive Plan, the Company has outstanding options
to purchase 2,282,900 shares of common stock. The following schedule identifies
the vesting schedule associated with all of the Company's outstanding options:
Plan Non-Plan Total
----------- ----------- --------------
Vested as of 12/31/02 2,942,381 2,256,650 5,199,031
To vest in 2003 2,077,235 26,250 2,103,485
To vest in 2004 1,472,010 -- 1,472,010
To vest in 2005 1,229,474 -- 1,229,474
To vest in 2006 424,500 -- 424,500
--------- --------- ----------
8,145,600 2,282,900 10,428,500
========= ========= ==========
At March 17, 2003, these options were outstanding at the following
exercise prices:
Number of Options
--------------------------------------------- Range of
Plan Non-Plan Total Exercise Prices
-------------- ------------ ------------ ---------------------
3,315,000 1,792,500 5,107,500 $0.50 - $1.00
4,559,600 83,200 4,642,800 $1.21 - $2.00
271,000 144,000 415,000 $2.05 - $4.00
-- 73,600 73,600 $6.38 - $10.00
-- 189,600 189,600 $12.50 - $17.50
--------- --------- ----------
8,145,600 2,282,900 10,428,500
========= ========= ==========
Outstanding Warrants
As of March 17, 2003, warrants to purchase 2,792,093 shares of common
stock were outstanding. Most of these warrants were granted in connection with
investment related transactions. With the exception of warrants to purchase
8,157 shares at an exercise price of $6.00, warrants to purchase 150,000 shares
at $1.23 per share, and warrants to purchase 297,000 shares at $1.49 per share,
all of the remaining warrants are subject to an exercise price of $1.00 per
share and expire in July 2005.
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Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and
Related Stockholder Matters
The following tables set forth information with respect to the beneficial
ownership of common stock and Series D preferred stock owned, as of March 17,
2003, by:
o the holders of more than 5% of any class of the Company's voting
securities;
o each of the directors;
o each of the executive officers; and
o all directors and executives officers of the Company as a group.
As of March 17, 2003, an aggregate of 27,945,914 shares of common stock
and 360,745 shares of Series D Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. Each
share of Series D preferred stock is convertible into ten shares of our common
stock. For purposes of computing the percentages under the following tables, it
is assumed that all options and warrants to acquire common or preferred stock
which have been issued to the directors, executive officers and the holders of
more than 5% of common or preferred stock and are fully vested or will become
fully vested within 60 days from March 17, 2003 have been exercised by these
individuals and the appropriate number of shares of common stock and preferred
stock have been issued to these individuals.
COMMON STOCK
------------
Shares Owned
Beneficially
and Percentage of
Name of Beneficial Owner Position of Record (1) Class
------------------------ -------- ------------- -------------
Dennis L. Pelino(2) Officer, Director 2,506,222 8.34%
Stephen M. Cohen(3) Officer 556,851 1.95%
Bohn H. Crain(4) Officer 92,601 *
Thomas L. Scully(5) Officer 15,204 *
David R. Jones(6) Director 130,000 *
Aloysius T. Lawn, IV(7) Director 50,000 *
Robert McCord(8) Director 100,000 *
J. Douglass Coates(9) Director 25,000 *
Frank Palma(10) Director 25,000 *
Brown Simpson Partners I, Ltd. Beneficial Owner 2,011,840 6.71%
Carnegie Hall Tower
152 West 57th Street, 21st Fl.
New York, NY 10019(11)
Michael Karp Beneficial Owner 1,411,250 5.04%
University City Housing
1062 Lancaster Avenue
Suite 30B
Rosemont, PA 19010
All directors and executive officers 3,500,878 11.31%
as a group (9 people)
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(*) Less than one percent.
(1) Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Unless otherwise noted, the
Company believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and
investment power with respect to all shares of common stock beneficially
owned by them.
(2) Includes 406,222 shares and 2,100,000 shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of vested options. Does not include 2,300,000 shares of common
stock issuable pursuant to options not presently exercisable and not
exercisable within 60 days of March 17, 2003.
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(3) Includes 11,850 shares and 545,001 shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of vested options and options which vest within 60 days of March
17, 2003. Does not include 314,999 shares of common stock issuable
pursuant to options not presently exercisable and not exercisable within
60 days of March 17, 2003.
(4) Includes 17,600 shares and 75,001 shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of vested options and options which vest within 60 days of March
17, 2003. Does not include 499,999 shares of common stock issuable
pursuant to options not presently exercisable and not exercisable within
60 days of March 17, 2003.
(5) Includes 15,204 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of vested
options and options which vest within 60 days of March 17, 2003. Does not
include 43,096 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to options not
presently exercisable and not exercisable within 60 days of March 17,
2003.
(6) Includes 80,000 shares and 50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon
exercise of vested options and options which vest within 60 days of March
17, 2003. Does not include 15,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant
to options not presently exercisable and not exercisable within 60 days of
March 17, 2003.
(7) Includes 50,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
vested options and options which vest within 60 days of March 17, 2003.
Does not include 15,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to
options not presently exercisable and not exercisable within 60 days of
March 17, 2003.
(8) Includes 100,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
vested options and options which vest within 60 days of March 17, 2003.
(9) Includes 25,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
vested options and options which vest within 60 days of March 17, 2003.
Does not include 25,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to
options not presently exercisable and not exercisable within 60 days of
March 17, 2003.
(10) Includes 25,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
vested options and options which vest within 60 days of March 17, 2003.
Does not include 40,000 shares of common stock issuable pursuant to
options not presently exercisable and not exercisable within 60 days of
March 17, 2003.
(11) Represents shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of 201,184
shares of Series D preferred stock.
SERIES D PREFERRED STOCK
Shares of
Series D Preferred Stock
Owned Beneficially and
Name of Beneficial Owner of Record (1)(2) Percentage of Class
------------------------ ---------------- -------------------
Brown Simpson Partners I, Ltd. 201,184 55%
Carnegie Hall Tower
152 West 57th Street, 21st Fl.
New York, NY 10019
Halifax Fund, LP 40,197 11%
195 Maplewood Avenue
Maplewood, NJ 07040
Schottenfeld Associates, L.P. 25,451 7%
880 Third Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Bridgewater Partners, L.P. 20,119 6%
880 Third Avenue, 16th Floor
New York, NY 10022
CSL Associates LP 20,119 6%
399 Park Avenue, 37th Floor
New York, NY 10020
Norton Herrick Irrevocable Securities 40,201 11%
Trust
20 Community Place, 2nd Floor
Morristown, NY 07960
TOTAL 347,271
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(1) Beneficial ownership has been determined in accordance with Rule 13d-3
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Unless otherwise noted, the
Company believes that all persons named in the table have sole voting and
investment power with respect to all shares of Series D preferred stock
beneficially owned by them.
(2) Each of the shares of Series D preferred stock convert into ten shares of
the Company's common stock. Shares of the Series D preferred stock have
limited voting rights, on an as converted to common stock basis, in
connection with a consolidation, sale or merger of the Company that could
result in a change of control.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Participation of Chief Executive Officer in Recent Private Placement Transaction
At the request of one of the lead investors, Dennis L. Pelino, our Chief
Executive Officer, purchased 100,000 shares of our common stock at a price of
$1.54 per share in the recent private placement transaction that was completed
on March 7, 2003. Mr. Pelino's purchase price represented a 14.1% premium over
the purchase price of $1.35 paid by the non-affiliated investors in the
transaction.
Payments to Former Executive Officer
During 2002 and 2003, we made aggregate severance payments of $575,000 to
Andrew Panzo, a former executive officer, in connection with a December 14, 2001
Separation Agreement in which Mr. Panzo resigned his position as an officer of
the Company. In connection with the Separation Agreement we also agreed to cover
Mr. Panzo and his family on our medical plan during 2002 and to accelerate the
vesting of the balance of his options to purchase 1,270,000 shares of our common
stock. As of December 14, 2001, Mr. Panzo had already vested in 1,102,500 of
these options.
Private Exchange Transaction with the Former Holders of our Series C
Preferred Stock
During the quarter ended September 30, 2002, we completed a private
exchange transaction resulting in the restructuring of our outstanding shares of
Series C preferred stock. In the restructuring, effective as of July 19, 2002,
all of the Company's shares of Series C preferred stock, representing
approximately $44.6 million in liquidation preferences, were surrendered and
retired in exchange for a combination of securities consisting of (i) 1,911,071
shares of our common stock upon conversion of the Series C preferred stock; (ii)
warrants to purchase 1,543,413 shares of common stock at an exercise price of
$1.00 through July 18, 2005 (including an amendment to the 158,348 Series C
warrants that were originally granted in March 2000 for the purpose of reducing
the exercise price thereof from $26.58 to $1.00 per share and extending the
exercise period from March 2003 to July 18, 2005); and (iii) 360,745 shares of a
newly designated class of Series D convertible preferred stock which in the
future are convertible into 3,607,450 shares of the our common stock.
Each holder of our Series D convertible preferred stock has the right to
convert at any time all or a portion of his Series D convertible preferred stock
into ten (10) shares of common stock for each share of Series D convertible
preferred stock converted, subject to certain anti-dilution adjustments. Any
shares of Series D convertible preferred stock that are outstanding after
December 31, 2004 will automatically be converted into common stock. Automatic
conversion will also occur: (i) once the average closing price of our common
stock is over $7.50 for thirty (30) consecutive trading days; (ii) upon a merger
or sale transaction after December 31, 2003, unless the transaction otherwise
provides for the exchange of the outstanding shares of Series D convertible
preferred stock for a like-kind preferred stock of the acquiror/surviving
corporation; or (iii) upon the affirmative vote of holders of eighty (80%)
percent of the Series D convertible preferred stock.
Amendment and Restatement of Employment Arrangements with Executive Officers
Effective as of February 22, 2002, we entered into an amended employment
agreement with our Chief Executive Officer, Dennis L. Pelino. This agreement
amended and restated our prior agreement with Mr. Pelino dated June 21, 2001. On
October 18, 2001, we amended the terms of the options granted to Mr. Pelino
under his original employment agreement dated June 21, 2001. We further amended
the terms of Mr. Pelino's options on July 3, 2002, when we accelerated the
vesting of his original options to purchase 1,800,000 shares of our common stock
and granted him options to purchase an additional 1,900,000 shares of our common
stock.
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Effective as of February 1, 2003, we entered into an amended employment
agreement with our Chief Financial Officer, Bohn H. Crain. This agreement
amended and restated our prior agreement with Mr. Crain dated January 10, 2002.
Loan to Officer
Under the terms of our employment agreement with Mr. Cohen, we provided
him with a loan in the principal amount of $100,000. The loan accrues interest
at the rate of 8% per annum and is due on April 17, 2004, or such earlier date
that Mr. Cohen shall have received aggregate proceeds of $5,000,000 from the
sale of his options or the shares of common stock underlying his options.
However, Mr. Cohen is not required to repay the loans if by April 17, 2004, the
sum of the proceeds which he has received from the sale of his options or the
shares of common stock underlying his options and the remaining equity in the
options as of April 17, 2004 does not equal or exceed $5,000,000.
Item 14. Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Controls and Procedures
Within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report, our management
conducted an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of the
Company's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the
effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company's disclosure controls
and procedures pursuant to Rule 13a-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in
timely alerting them to material information required to be included in our
periodic SEC reports.
Changes in Internal Controls
In addition, since the date of our evaluation, there have been no
significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could
significantly affect those controls.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form 8-K
(a) Documents filed as part of this Report:
1. Consolidated Financial Statements:
Independent Auditors' Report............................................................ 45
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2002 and 2001................................ 46
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years Ended
December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000........................................................ 47
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
for the Years Ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000.................................... 48
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000........................................................ 50
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.................................................. 51
2. Consolidated Financial Statement Schedule:
Schedule II - Valuation and Qualifying Accounts ............................................ 71
(b) Reports on Form 8-K:
We filed one report on Form 8-K during the fiscal quarter ended December 31,
2002:
(i) Form 8-K dated October 16, 2002 providing information pursuant
to Regulation FD relative to a series of meetings the Company
intended to hold with private investors.
(c) Exhibit Listing:
Exhibit
Number Document
------ --------
2.1(1) Stock Purchase Agreement by and among Stonepath
Logistics, Inc., Stonepath Group, Inc. and M.G.R., Inc,
Distribution Services, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., the
Shareholders of M.G.R., Inc., Distribution Services,
Inc., Contract Air, Inc. and Gary A. Koch (as
Shareholders' Agent)
2.2(1) First Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement by and among
Stonepath Logistics, Inc., Stonepath Group, Inc. and
M.G.R., Inc, Distribution Services, Inc., Contract Air,
Inc., the Shareholders of M.G.R., Inc., Distribution
Services, Inc., Contract Air, Inc. and Gary A. Koch (as
Shareholders' Agent)
2.3(2) Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 5, 2002 by and among
Stonepath Group, Inc., Stonepath Logistics International
Services, Inc. and Global Transportation Services, Inc.
and the Shareholders of Global Transportation Services,
Inc. and Jason F. Totah (as shareholders' agent)
2.4(3) Stock Purchase Agreement dated April 9, 2002 by and among
Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc. and United
American Acquisitions and Management, Inc., d/b/a United
American Freight Services, Inc. and Douglas Burke
2.5(3) Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement dated May 30, 2002
by and among Stonepath Logistics Domestic Services, Inc.,
and United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc.,
d/b/a United Freight Services, Inc. and Douglas Burke
3.1(4) Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
3.2(5) Certificate of Amendment to the Certificate of
Incorporation
3.3(5) Amended and Restated Bylaws
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Exhibit
Number Document
------ --------
3.4(6) Certificate of Designation of Series D Convertible
Preferred Stock
4.1(4) Specimen Common Stock Certificate for Stonepath Group,
Inc.
4.2(7) Form of Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued in
connection with the Series C Convertible Preferred Stock
4.3(8) Form of Amendment to Common Stock Purchase Warrant issued
upon conversion of the Series C Convertible Preferred
Stock effective as of July 19, 2002
4.4(8) Form of Contingent Warrant issued upon conversion of the
Series C Convertible Preferred Stock effective as of July
19, 2002
4.5(6) Form of Exchange Agreement by and between the Company and
certain holders of the Company's Series C Convertible
Preferred Stock
4.6(9) Stonepath Group, Inc. Amended and Restated 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan (the "Plan")
4.7(9) Form of Stock Option Agreement under the Plan
4.8(9) Form of Non-Plan Option to Purchase Common Stock of the
Company
4.9(10) Amended and Restated Option Agreement between the Company
and Dennis L. Pelino effective as of February 22, 2002
("Pelino Options")
4.10(11) Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Option to
Purchase Common Stock of Stonepath Group, Inc.
granted to Dennis L. Pelino, Effective as of July 3,
2002
4.11(11) Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Dennis L.
Pelino dated July 3, 2002
4.12(9) Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Stephen M.
Cohen dated April 19, 2001
4.13(14) Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Stephen M.
Cohen dated July 3, 2002.
4.14(13) Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Bohn H.
Crain dated January 10, 2002
4.15(14) Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Bohn H.
Crain dated July 3, 2002
4.16(18) Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Bohn H.
Crain dated February 24, 2003
4.17(18) Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Dennis L.
Pelino (covering the grant of 300,000 Options) dated
March 10, 2003
4.18(18) Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Dennis L.
Pelino (covering the grant of 400,000 Options) dated
March 10, 2003
4.19(18) Form of Subscription Agreement by and between the
Company and certain purchasers of common shares
(including exhibit providing for registration
rights)
4.20(18) Placement Agency Agreement between the Company and
Stonegate Securities, Inc. dated October 16, 2002
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Exhibit
Number Document
------ --------
4.21(9) Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Andrew P.
Panzo dated April 19, 2001
4.22(9) Stock Option Agreement between Net Value, Inc. and Andrew
P. Panzo dated December 4, 1999
4.23(12) Option to Purchase Common Stock of the Company granted to
Andrew P. Panzo effective as of June 1, 1999
10.1(10) Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the
Company and Dennis L. Pelino dated February 22, 2002
10.2(12) Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the
Company and Stephen M. Cohen dated April 19, 2001
10.3(10) Letter Agreement between the Company and Stephen M.
Cohen dated December 27, 2001
10.4(18) Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the
Company and Bohn H. Crain dated February 24, 2002
10.5(15) Separation Agreement between the Company and Andrew P.
Panzo dated December 11, 2001
10.6(1) Executive Employment Agreement between M.G.R., Inc. and
Gary Koch dated as of October 5, 2001
10.7(18) Executive Employment Agreement between Global
Transportation Services, Inc. and Jason F. Totah dated
April 4, 2002
10.8(16) Stonepath Group, Inc. 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan.
10.9(17) Loan and Security Agreement dated as of May 15, 2002
between LaSalle Business Credit, Inc. and Stonepath
Group, Inc., Contract Air, Inc., Distribution
Services, Inc., Global Transportation Services,
Inc., Global Container Line, Inc., M.G.R., Inc.,
d/b/a Air Plus Limited, Net Value, Inc., Stonepath
Logistics Domestic Services, Inc., Stonepath
Logistics International Services, Inc. and Stonepath
Operations, Inc.
21.1(18) Subsidiaries of Stonepath Group, Inc.
23.1(18) Independent Auditors' Consent
99.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section
906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
----------------
(1) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated October 5, 2001 filed October 19, 2001
(2) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated April 4, 2002 filed April 19, 2002
(3) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated May 30, 2002 filed June 12, 2002
(4) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (Reg. No. 333-88629) filed October 8, 1999
(5) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2000, filed April 2, 2001
(6) Incorporated by reference to Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-3 filed July 31, 2002 (Registration No. 333-91240).
(7) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated March 3, 2000, filed March 17, 2000
(8) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the third quarter
ended September 30, 2002, filed November 14, 2002.
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(9) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-8 filed December 11, 2001
(10) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2001 filed March 29, 2002
(11) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated July 15, 2002, filed July 16, 2002
(12) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the second
quarter ended June 30, 2001, filed August 13, 2001
(13) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated January 15, 2002, filed January 25, 2002
(14) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Form 10-Q for the second
quarter ended June 30, 2002, filed August 14, 2002
(15) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated December 14, 2001, filed December 27, 2001
(16) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-8 filed on February 25, 2003 (Registration No. 10439).
(17) Incorporated by reference to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated May 15, 2002, filed May 20, 2002
(18) Filed herewith.
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Independent Auditors' Report
Board of Directors and Stockholders of
Stonepath Group, Inc.:
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Stonepath Group,
Inc. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2002 and 2001, and the
related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders' equity and
comprehensive income (loss) and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2002. In connection with our audits of the
consolidated financial statements, we also have audited the financial statement
schedule as of and for the three years ended December 31, 2002. These
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted
in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial
statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and
significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a
reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present
fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Stonepath Group,
Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2002 and 2001 and the results of their
operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period
ended December 31, 2002 in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States of America. Also in our opinion, the related
financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic
consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all
material respects, the information set forth therein.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 25, 2003, except
as to Note 17, which is
as of March 10, 2003
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets
December 31, 2002 and 2001
Assets
2002 2001
----------- -----------
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,266,108 $15,227,830
Accounts receivable, less allowances for doubtful accounts
of $320,000 and $167,000 at 2002 and 2001, respectively 21,799,983 7,303,426
Loans receivable from related parties 39,593 64,589
Prepaid expenses 963,102 618,873
Assets of discontinued operations 300,000 415,845
----------- -----------
Total current assets 25,368,786 23,630,563
Goodwill 25,041,150 14,437,816
Furniture and equipment, net 3,233,677 1,737,603
Acquired intangibles, net 1,760,611 970,000
Note receivable, related party 262,500 -
Other assets 946,847 289,574
----------- -----------
$56,613,571 $41,065,556
=========== ===========
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $12,873,703 $ 5,353,656
Earn-out payable 3,879,856 -
Accrued payroll and related expenses 1,195,275 1,427,315
Accrued expenses 1,786,100 1,590,272
----------- -----------
Total current liabilities 19,734,934 8,371,243
----------- -----------
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 9 and 10)
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, $.001 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized;
Series C, convertible, issued and outstanding: 3,750,479 shares at 2001 - 3,750
Series D, convertible, issued and outstanding: 360,745 shares at 2002
(liquidation preference: $21,644,700) 361 -
Common stock, $.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; issued and
outstanding: 23,453,414 shares and 20,903,110 shares at 2002 and 2001,
respectively 23,453 20,903
Additional paid-in capital 196,235,064 210,730,999
Accumulated deficit (159,263,835) (177,849,701)
Deferred compensation (116,406) (211,638)
----------- -----------
Total stockholders' equity 36,878,637 32,694,313
----------- -----------
$56,613,571 $41,065,556
=========== ===========
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
2002 2001 2000
---------------- ---------------- ----------------
Revenues $ 139,649,219 $ 15,597,889 $ -
Cost of transportation 101,339,024 9,740,774 -
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Net revenues 38,310,195 5,857,115 -
Personnel costs 19,089,069 5,997,245 4,262,646
Other selling, general and administrative costs 15,681,522 4,148,980 3,157,204
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Income (loss) from operations 3,539,604 (4,289,110) (7,419,850)
Other income (expense):
Interest income 90,680 1,285,657 2,080,140
Interest expense - (4,102) (15,713)
Other income 37,311 13,153 -
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes 3,667,595 (2,994,402) (5,355,423)
Income taxes 101,877 - -
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Income (loss) from continuing operations 3,565,718 (2,994,402) (5,355,423)
Discontinued operations:
Loss from discontinued operations - (14,729,193) (30,815,850)
Gain on disposal of discontinued operations - 866,480 -
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Net income (loss) 3,565,718 (16,857,115) (36,171,273)
Preferred stock dividends 15,020,148 (4,151,198) (45,750,830)
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders $ 18,585,866 $ (21,008,313) $ (81,922,103)
=============== =============== ===============
Basic earnings (loss) per common share -
Continuing operations $ 0.84 $ (0.34) $ (2.89)
Discontinued operations - (0.68) (1.75)
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Earnings (loss) per common share $ 0.84 $ (1.02) $ (4.64)
=============== =============== ===============
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share -
Continuing operations $ 0.12 $ (0.34) $ (2.89)
Discontinued operations - (0.68) (1.75)
--------------- --------------- ---------------
Earnings (loss) per common share $ 0.12 $ (1.02) $ (4.64)
=============== =============== ===============
Basic weighted average common shares outstanding 22,154,861 20,510,345 17,657,913
=============== =============== ===============
Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding 29,232,568 20,510,345 17,657,913
=============== =============== ===============
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
Preferred stock, Series C Preferred stock, Series D
------------------------- -------------------------
Shares Amount Shares Amount
---------- -------- ------- ------
Balances at December 31, 1999 -- $ -- -- $ --
Net loss -- -- -- --
Other comprehensive loss
Unrealized loss on
available-for-sale securities -- -- -- --
Comprehensive loss
Issuance of warrants -- -- -- --
Issuance of common stock,
net of cancellations -- -- -- --
Issuance of preferred stock,
Series C, net 4,166,667 4,167 -- --
Completion of in-process merger with
Net Value, Inc. -- -- -- --
Contributed capital -- --
Series B preferred stock conversion -- -- -- --
Series C preferred stock conversion (779,793) (779) -- --
Preferred stock dividends 270,196 269 --
Treasury stock -- -- -- --
Compensatory common stock, options
and warrants issued, net of
cancellations -- -- -- --
Amortization of deferred stock-
based compensation -- -- -- --
---------- ------ ------- -----
Balances at December 31, 2000 3,657,070 3,657 -- --
Net loss -- -- -- --
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gain on
available-for-sale securities -- -- -- --
Comprehensive loss
Issuance of contingent warrants -- -- -- --
Exercise of options and warrants -- -- -- --
Series C preferred stock conversion (205,660) (206) -- --
Preferred stock dividends 299,069 299 -- --
Compensatory common stock, options
and warrants issued, net of
cancellations -- -- -- --
Amortization of deferred stock-
based compensation -- -- -- --
---------- ------ ------- -----
Balances at December 31, 2001 3,750,479 3,750 -- --
Net income -- -- -- --
Exercise of options and warrants -- -- -- --
Series C preferred stock conversion (3,913,220) (3,913) 360,745 361
Preferred stock dividends 162,741 163 -- --
Compensatory warrants issued -- -- -- --
Amortization of deferred stock-
based compensation -- -- -- --
---------- ------ ------- -----
Balances at December 31, 2002 -- $ -- 360,745 $ 361
========== ====== ======= =====
[RESTUBBED TABLE]
Common stock
---------------------------------------------
Net Value, Inc. Stonepath Group, Inc. Additional
--------------------------------------------- paid-in
Shares Amount Shares Amount capital
---------- ------ ---------- ------- ------------
Balances at December 31, 1999 1,037,338 $1,038 15,522,807 $15,523 $103,946,136
Net loss -- -- -- -- --
Other comprehensive loss
Unrealized loss on
available-for-sale securities -- -- -- -- --
Comprehensive loss
Issuance of warrants -- -- -- -- 7,391,691
Issuance of common stock,
net of cancellations 60,250 60 1,494,822 1,495 10,478,493
Issuance of preferred stock,
Series C, net -- -- -- -- 40,878,920
Completion of in-process merger with
Net Value, Inc. (1,092,588) (1,093) 1,754,132 1,754 (661)
Contributed capital -- -- -- -- 853,319
Series B preferred stock conversion -- -- 1,180,180 1,180 4,304,734
Series C preferred stock conversion -- -- 779,793 779 --
Preferred stock dividends -- -- -- -- 45,642,097
Treasury stock (5,000) (5) (312,200) (312) (1,203,044)
Compensatory common stock, options
and warrants issued, net of
cancellations -- -- -- -- (1,368,356)
Amortization of deferred stock-
based compensation -- -- -- -- --
---------- ------ ---------- ------- ------------
Balances at December 31, 2000 -- -- 20,419,534 20,419 210,923,329
Net loss -- -- -- -- --
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gain on
available-for-sale securities -- -- -- -- --
Comprehensive loss
Issuance of contingent warrants -- -- -- -- 562,370
Exercise of options and warrants -- -- 200,000 200 199,800
Series C preferred stock conversion -- -- 205,660 206 --
Preferred stock dividends -- -- -- -- 3,588,529
Compensatory common stock, options
and warrants issued, net of
cancellations -- -- 77,916 78 (4,543,029)
Amortization of deferred stock-
based compensation -- -- -- -- --
---------- ------ ---------- ------- ------------
Balances at December 31, 2001 -- -- 20,903,110 20,903 210,730,999
Net income -- -- -- -- --
Exercise of options and warrants -- -- 440,808 441 424,740
Series C preferred stock conversion -- -- 2,109,496 2,109 (16,971,597)
Preferred stock dividends -- -- -- -- 1,952,729
Compensatory warrants issued -- -- -- -- 95,000
Amortization of deferred stock-
based compensation -- -- -- -- 3,193
---------- ------ ---------- ------- ------------
Balances at December 31, 2002 -- $ -- 23,453,414 $23,453 $196,235,064
========== ====== ========== ======= ============
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity and
Comprehensive Income (Loss) (continued)
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
Accumulated
other Deferred Total
Accumulated comprehensive stock-based comprehensive
deficit loss compensation Total income (loss)
------------- ------------- ------------ ------------ -------------
Balances at December 31, 1999 $ (74,919,285) $ -- $ (27,342,172) $ 1,701,240
Net loss (36,171,273) -- -- (36,171,273) $ (36,171,273)
Other comprehensive loss
Unrealized loss on
available-for-sale securities -- (8,688) -- (8,688) (8,688)
-------------
Comprehensive loss $ (36,179,961)
=============
Issuance of warrants -- -- -- 7,391,691
Issuance of common stock,
net of cancellations -- -- -- 10,480,048
Issuance of preferred stock,
Series C, net -- -- -- 40,883,087
Completion of in-process merger with
Net Value, Inc. -- -- -- --
Contributed capital -- -- -- 853,319
Series B preferred stock conversion -- -- -- 4,305,914
Series C preferred stock conversion -- -- -- --
Preferred stock dividends (45,750,830) -- -- (108,464)
Treasury stock -- -- -- (1,203,361)
Compensatory common stock, options
and warrants issued, net of
cancellations -- -- 1,368,356 --
Amortization of deferred stock-
based compensation -- -- 15,202,092 15,202,092
------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
Balances at December 31, 2000 (156,841,388) (8,688) (10,771,724) 43,325,605
Net loss (16,857,115) -- -- (16,857,115) $ (16,857,115)
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gain on
available-for-sale securities -- 8,688 -- 8,688 8,688
-------------
Comprehensive loss $ (16,848,427)
=============
Issuance of contingent warrants (562,370) -- -- --
Exercise of options and warrants -- -- -- 200,000
Series C preferred stock conversion -- -- -- --
Preferred stock dividends (3,588,828) -- -- --
Compensatory common stock, options
and warrants issued, net of
cancellations -- -- 4,845,297 302,346
Amortization of deferred stock-
based compensation -- -- 5,714,789 5,714,789
------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
Balances at December 31, 2001 (177,849,701) -- (211,638) 32,694,313
Net income 3,565,718 -- -- 3,565,718 $ 3,565,718
=============
Exercise of options and warrants -- -- -- 425,181
Series C preferred stock conversion 16,973,040 -- -- --
Preferred stock dividends (1,952,892) -- -- --
Compensatory warrants issued -- -- -- 95,000
Amortization of deferred stock-
based compensation -- -- 95,232 98,425
------------- ------------- ------------- ------------
Balances at December 31, 2002 $(159,263,835) $ -- $ (116,406) $ 36,878,637
============= ============= ============= ============
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
Years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and 2000
2002 2001 2000
---------- ------------ ------------
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income (loss) $3,565,718 $(16,857,115) $(36,171,273)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash used
in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 1,001,562 232,379 1,620,855
Stock-based compensation - continuing operations 98,425 2,394,106 3,395,755
Interest paid with common stock - - 216,511
Loss from disposal of furniture and equipment 4,560 101,126 -
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
Accounts receivable (5,731,830) 1,205,807 -
Other assets (160,903) (133,499) (96,347)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 639,201 (470,871) 87,696
Discontinued operations -- working capital changes and
non-cash items -- 13,025,075 25,166,329
---------- ------------ ------------
Net cash used in operating activities (583,267) (502,992) (5,780,474)
---------- ------------ ------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired (10,497,306) (18,011,262) -
Purchases of furniture and equipment (1,812,750) (280,670) (232,488)
Proceeds from sale of furniture and equipment - 32,926 -
Loans made (350,000) - (350,000)
Discontinued operations:
Advances to affiliate companies - (552,000) (2,004,841)
Collections on advances to affiliate companies - 1,000,000 105,000
Purchase of available for sale securities - (452,900) -
Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities - 57,910 -
Acquisition of ownership interests in affiliate companies - (200,000) (13,820,000)
Proceeds from sale of ownership interests in affiliate
companies 115,000 6,285,953 100,000
---------- ------------ ------------
Net cash used in investing activities (12,545,056) (12,120,043) (16,202,329)
---------- ------------ ------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
Issuance of common stock 425,181 200,000 1,099,602
Payment of equity financing fees (25,000) - -
Payment of debt financing fees (233,580) - -
Net repayments on short-term debt - (1,448,786) (28,281)
Payment of long-term debt - - (79,034)
Issuance of preferred stock and warrants - - 48,274,760
Purchase and retirement of treasury stock - - (1,203,361)
Payment of preferred stock dividend, Series B - - (108,464)
---------- ------------ ------------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing
activities 166,601 (1,248,786) 47,955,222
---------- ------------ ------------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents (12,961,722) (13,871,821) 25,972,419
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year 15,227,830 29,099,651 3,127,232
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Cash and cash equivalents, end of year $2,266,108 $ 15,227,830 $ 29,099,651
========== ============ ============
Cash paid for interest $ - $ 4,102 $ 29,153
========== ============ ============
Cash paid for income taxes $ 84,959 $ - $ 2,586
========== ============ ============
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Increase in goodwill related to accrued earn-out payments $3,879,856 $ - $ -
========== ============ ============
Issuance of warrants in connection with private placement $ 95,000 $ - $ -
========== ============ ============
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
(1) Nature of Operations
Stonepath Group, Inc. and subsidiaries (the "Company") is a non-asset
based third-party logistics services company providing supply chain
solutions on a global basis. A full range of time-definite
transportation and distribution solutions is offered through its
Domestic Services platform, where the Company manages and arranges the
movement of raw materials, supplies, components and finished goods for
its customers. These services are offered through the Company's
domestic air and ground freight forwarding business. A full range of
international logistics services including international air and ocean
transportation as well as customs house brokerage services is offered
through the Company's International Services platform. In addition to
these core service offerings, the Company also provides a broad range
of value added supply chain management services, including warehousing,
order fulfillment and inventory management. The Company services a
customer base of manufacturers, distributors and national retail chains
through a network of offices in 18 major metropolitan locations in
North America plus two international locations, and an extensive
network of over 200 independent carriers and over 150 service partners
strategically located around the world.
(2) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
a) Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the
accounts of Stonepath Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and its
wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions
have been eliminated in consolidation.
b) Use of Estimates
The presentation of financial statements in accordance with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure
of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial
statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during
the reporting period. Such estimates include the assessment of the
recoverability of long-lived assets, specifically goodwill and
acquired intangibles, the establishment of an allowance for doubtful
accounts and the valuation allowance for deferred income tax assets.
Actual results could differ from those estimates.
c) Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and investments in
money market funds and investment grade securities held with high
quality financial institutions. The Company considers all highly
liquid instruments with a remaining maturity of 90 days or less at
the time of purchase to be cash equivalents.
d) Concentrations of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to
concentrations of credit risk consist principally of cash investments
and accounts receivable.
The Company maintains its cash accounts with high quality financial
institutions. With respect to accounts receivable, such receivables
are primarily from manufacturers, distributors and major retailers
located in the United States. Credit is granted to customers on an
unsecured basis, and generally provides for 30-day payment terms. To
reduce credit risk, the Company performs ongoing credit evaluations
of its customers' financial conditions. Credit losses have not been
material.
For the years ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, our largest customer,
a national retail chain, accounted for approximately 29% and 53% of
our revenues, respectively, and approximately 27% and 48% of our
accounts receivable balance as of December 31, 2002 and 2001,
respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2002, our next five
largest customers accounted for approximately 21% of our revenue,
with no one of these customers accounting for greater than 10% of our
revenue.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
e) Furniture and Equipment
Furniture and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated
depreciation computed on a straight-line basis over the estimated
useful lives of the respective assets. Depreciation is computed using
three- to ten-year lives for furniture and office equipment, a
three-year life for computer software, the shorter of the lease term
or useful life for leasehold improvements and a three-year life for
vehicles. Upon retirement or other disposition of these assets, the
cost and related accumulated depreciation are removed from the
accounts and the resulting gain or loss, if any, is reflected in
results of operations. Expenditures for maintenance, repairs, and
renewals of minor items are charged to expense as incurred. Major
renewals and improvements are capitalized.
f) Goodwill
Goodwill consists of the excess of cost over the fair value of net
assets acquired in business combinations accounted for as purchases
(see Note 4).
The Company follows the provisions of Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards ("SFAS") No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible
Assets. SFAS No. 142 requires an annual impairment test for goodwill
and intangible assets with indefinite lines. Under the provisions of
SFAS No. 142, the first step of the impairment test requires that the
Company determine the fair value of each reporting unit, and compare
the fair value to the reporting unit's carrying amount. To the extent
a reporting unit's carrying amount exceeds its fair value, an
indication exists that the reporting unit's goodwill may be impaired
and the Company must perform a second more detailed impairment
assessment. The second impairment assessment involves allocating the
reporting unit's fair value to all of its recognized and unrecognized
assets and liabilities in order to determine the implied fair value
of the reporting unit's goodwill as of the assessment date. The
implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill is then compared
to the carrying amount of goodwill to quantify an impairment charge
as of the assessment date. The Company performed its annual
impairment test during the fourth quarter of 2002 and noted no
impairment for either of its reporting units. In the future, the
Company expects to perform the annual test during its fiscal fourth
quarter unless events or circumstances indicate an impairment may
have occurred before that time.
g) Long-Lived Assets
Acquired intangibles consist of customer bases and non-compete
agreements arising from the Company's acquisitions.
The Company adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 144, Accounting for
the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, on January 1, 2002.
SFAS No. 144 establishes accounting standards for the impairment of
long-lived assets such as property, plant and equipment and
intangible assets subject to amortization. The Company reviews
long-lived assets to be held-and-used for impairment whenever events
or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the
assets may not be recoverable. If the sum of the undiscounted
expected future cash flows over the remaining useful life of a
long-lived asset is less than its carrying amount, the asset is
considered to be impaired. Impairment losses are measured as the
amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair
value of the asset. When fair values are not available, the Company
estimates fair value using the expected future cash flows discounted
at a rate commensurate with the risks associated with the recovery of
the asset. Assets to be disposed of are reported at the lower of
carrying amount or fair value less costs to sell. The adoption of
SFAS No. 144 did not have a material impact on the Company's
consolidated financial statements.
h) Income Taxes
Taxes on income are provided in accordance with SFAS No. 109,
Accounting for Income Taxes. Deferred income tax assets and
liabilities are recognized for the expected future tax consequences
of events that have been reflected in the consolidated financial
statements. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based
on the differences between the book values and the tax bases of
particular assets and liabilities and the tax effects of net
operating loss and capital loss carryforwards. Deferred tax assets
and liabilities are measured using tax rates in effect for the years
in which the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation
allowance is provided to offset the net deferred tax assets if, based
upon the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or
all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
i) Revenue Recognition
Revenues related to freight forwarding services are recognized at the
time the freight is delivered. All other revenues, including storage,
are recognized upon performance.
j) Stock-Based Compensation
As permitted by SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based
Compensation, the Company has elected to account for stock-based
compensation using the intrinsic value method prescribed in
Accounting Principles Board Opinion ("APB") No. 25, Accounting for
Stock Issued to Employees, and related interpretations. Accordingly,
compensation cost for stock options granted to employees and members
of the board of directors is measured as the excess, if any, of the
quoted market price of the Company's common stock at the date of the
grant over the amount the grantee must pay to acquire the stock. The
Company accounts for stock-based compensation to non-employees
(including directors who provide services outside their capacity as
members of the board) in accordance with SFAS No. 123 and Emerging
Issues Task Force ("EITF") Issue No. 96-18, Accounting for Equity
Instruments That Are Issued to Other Than Employees for Acquiring, or
in Conjunction with Selling, Goods or Services. The Company has
implemented the disclosure provisions of SFAS No. 148, Accounting for
Stock-Based Compensation - Transition and Disclosure.
The table below illustrates the effect on net income (loss)
attributable to common stockholders and income (loss) per share as if
the fair value of options granted had been recognized as compensation
expense in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 123. See Notes
11 and 12 for additional information regarding options and warrants.
Year ended December 31: 2002 2001 2000
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Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders:
As reported $18,585,866 $(21,008,313) $(81,922,103)
Add: stock-based employee compensation expense included
in reported net income (loss), net of tax 92,566 5,713,168 7,584,654
Deduct: Total stock-based compensation expense
determined under fair value method for all awards,
net of tax (1,922,051) (10,040,316) (6,517,739)
----------- ------------ ------------
Pro forma $16,756,381 $(25,335,461) $(80,855,188)
=========== ============ ============
Basic earnings (loss) per common share:
As reported $0.84 $(1.02) $(4.64)
Pro forma 0.76 (1.24) (4.58)
Diluted earnings (loss) per common share:
As reported $0.12 $(1.02) $(4.64)
Pro forma 0.06 (1.24) (4.58)
k) Earnings (Loss) Per Share
Basic earnings (loss) per common share and diluted earnings (loss)
per common share are presented in accordance with SFAS No. 128,
Earnings per Share. Basic earnings (loss) per common share has been
computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock
outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per common
share incorporates the incremental shares issuable upon the assumed
exercise of stock options and warrants and upon the assumed
conversion of the Company's preferred stock, if dilutive. Certain
stock options, stock warrants, and convertible securities were
excluded because their effect was antidilutive. The total numbers of
such shares excluded from diluted earnings (loss) per common share
are 1,336,825, 9,755,934 and 12,197,618 at December 31, 2002, 2001
and 2000, respectively.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
During the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, the diluted loss
per common share calculation was the same as the basic loss per
common share calculation, as all potentially dilutive securities were
anti-dilutive. The following table indicates the calculation of
earnings per share for the year ended December 31, 2002:
Net Per Share
Income Shares Amount
----------- ---------- ---------
Net income $ 3,565,718
Less: Preferred stock dividend (1,952,892)
Plus: Redemption of Series C Preferred Stock in exchange transaction
(see Note 11) 16,973,040
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Basic Earnings per Common Share
Net income attributable to common stockholders 18,585,866 22,154,861 $ 0.84
=========
Effect of Dilutive Securities
Options and warrants 3,331,275
Convertible preferred stock (15,020,148) 3,746,432
----------- ----------
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share
Net income attributable to common stockholders plus assumed conversions $ 3,565,718 29,232,568 $ 0.12
=========== ========== =========
l) New Accounting Pronouncements
On January 1, 2002, the Company adopted SFAS No. 144, Accounting for
the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, which establishes
criteria and methodologies for the measurement, recognition and
classification of long-lived assets. The adoption of SFAS No. 144 did
not have a material impact on the Company's consolidated financial
statements.
In June 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB")
issued SFAS No. 146, Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or
Disposal Activities, requiring companies to recognize liabilities and
costs associated with exit or disposal activities initiated after
December 31, 2002 when they are incurred, rather than when management
commits to an exit or disposal plan. SFAS No. 146 also requires that
such liabilities be measured at fair value. SFAS No. 146 had no
impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements but may
affect the measurement and recognition of any future restructuring
activities.
In November 2002, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor's
Accounting and Disclosure of Requirements for Guarantees, Including
Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others, which elaborates on
the existing disclosure requirements for guarantees and provides
clarification on when a company must measure and recognize a
liability related to guarantees issued. The disclosure requirements
of Interpretation No. 45 are effective for the Company's consolidated
financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2002. The
measurement and recognition provisions are to be applied on a
prospective basis for guarantees issued or modified after December
31, 2002. The adoption of Interpretation No. 45 did not require
additional disclosures in 2002 and is not expected to impact the
Company's consolidated financial statements as the Company does not
typically issue guarantees related to third-party indebtedness or
performance.
In December 2002, the FASB issued SFAS No. 148, which (i) amends SFAS
No. 123, to provide alternative methods of transition for an entity
that voluntarily changes to the fair value based method of accounting
for stock-based employee compensation, (ii) amends the disclosure
provisions of SFAS No. 123 to require prominent disclosure about the
effects on reported net income of an entity's accounting policy
decisions with respect to stock-based employee compensation and (iii)
amends APB Opinion No. 28, Interim Financial Reporting, to require
disclosure about those effects in interim financial information.
Items (ii) and (iii) in the new requirements of SFAS No. 148 are
effective for financial statements for fiscal years ending after
December 15, 2002. The Company intends to continue to account for its
stock-based compensation in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
In January 2003, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 46, Consolidation
of Variable Interest Entities, which provides new guidance with
respect to the consolidation of all unconsolidated entities,
including special purpose entities. The adoption of Interpretation
No. 46 in 2003 is not expected to impact the Company's consolidated
financial statements as the Company does not have investments in any
unconsolidated special purpose or variable interest entities.
m) Reclassifications
Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the
current year presentation.
(3) Discontinued Operations
From inception through the first quarter of 2001, the Company's principal
business strategy focused on the development of early-stage technology
businesses with significant Internet features and applications. In October
1998, in the first stage of a two-step process the Company acquired a
controlling interest in a developer and distributor of online promotional
campaigns named Net Value, Inc. ("Net Value"). This acquisition was
accounted for as a recapitalization of Net Value. In November 2000, the
Company completed the merger with Net Value by issuing 1,754,140 shares of
its common stock for the remaining minority interest in Net Value.
On December 28, 2001, the Board of Directors approved a plan to dispose of
all of the assets related to the Company's former business of investing in
early-stage technology companies, since these investments were
incompatible with the Company's current strategy of building a global
integrated logistics services organization. Therefore, for financial
reporting purposes, the assets, liabilities, results of operations and
cash flows of the former business have been segregated from those of the
continuing operations and are presented in the Company's consolidated
financial statements as discontinued operations. The consolidated
financial statements of prior periods have been reclassified to reflect
this presentation.
The net assets of discontinued operations relate primarily to investments
in early-stage technology companies. The Company anticipates disposing of
its remaining investment during 2003.
(4) Acquisitions
On October 5, 2001, the Company acquired all of the outstanding shares of
Air Plus, a group of Minneapolis-based privately held companies. The
results of Air Plus' operations have been included in the consolidated
financial statements since that date. Air Plus provides a full range of
logistics and transportation services throughout North America. As a
result of the acquisition, the Company completed the first step in its
plan to become a leading provider of logistics and transportation
services.
The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase in accordance with SFAS
No. 141, Business Combinations. As consideration for the stock of Air
Plus, the Company paid $17,500,000. In addition, contingent consideration
in the amount of $17,000,000, which is payable in installments of
$3,000,000 in 2003, $5,000,000 in 2004, $5,000,000 in 2005 and $4,000,000
in 2006, will be paid if Air Plus achieves pre-tax income of $6,000,000 in
each of the years preceding the year of payment. Such payments, if made,
will be reflected as additional goodwill. In the event that there is a
shortfall in pre-tax income in any year, such shortfall may be carried
over to the succeeding year or carried back to the preceding year to the
extent that the pre-tax income in those years exceeds the $6,000,000
level. Any remaining shortfall will reduce the contingent consideration on
a dollar-for-dollar basis. The total purchase price, including acquisition
costs of $1,254,000 but excluding the contingent consideration described
above, was $18,754,000. The Company obtained an independent third-party
appraisal of the fair value of the acquired intangible assets. The
following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired
and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
As of
October 5, 2001
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(in thousands)
Current assets $ 9,651
Furniture and equipment 1,538
Other assets 448
Intangible assets 1,000
Goodwill 14,438
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Total assets acquired 27,075
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Current liabilities 8,321
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Total liabilities assumed 8,321
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Net assets acquired $18,754
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The acquired intangible assets have a weighted average useful life of
thirteen years. The intangible assets include the customer base of
$800,000 with a fifteen-year life and a covenant-not-to-compete of
$200,000 with a three-year life. The $14,438,000 of goodwill was assigned
to the Company's domestic business unit and is deductible for income tax
purposes.
On April 4, 2002, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding
common shares of Global Transportation Services, Inc. ("Global"), a
Seattle-based privately held company that provides a full range of
international air and ocean logistics services, for $5,000,000 in cash
paid at the closing and up to an additional $7,000,000 payable over a five
year earn-out period based upon the future financial performance of
Global. The Company agreed to pay the former Global shareholders a total
of $5,000,000 base earn-out payments in installments of $745,000 in 2003,
$1,000,000 in 2004 through 2007 and $255,000 in 2008, with each
installment payable in full if Global achieves pre-tax income of
$2,000,000 in each of the years preceding the year of payment (or the pro
rata portion thereof in 2002 and 2007). In the event there is a shortfall
in pre-tax income, the earn-our payment will be reduced on a pro-rata
basis. Shortfalls may be carried over or carried back to the extent that
pre-tax income in any other pay-out year exceeds the $2,000,000 level. The
Company has also provided former Global shareholders with additional
incentive to generate earnings in excess of the base $2,000,000 annual
earnings target ("tier-two earn-out"). Under Global's tier-two earn-out,
former Global shareholders are also entitled to receive 40% of the
cumulative pre-tax earnings in excess of $10,000,000 generated during the
five year earn-out period subject to a maximum additional earn-out
opportunity of $2,000,000. Global would need to generate cumulative
earnings of $15,000,000 over the five year earn-out period to receive the
full $7,000,000 in contingent earn-out payments. With the closing of the
transaction, the Company established its international platform for
services between the Far East, the United States and Europe.
The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase and accordingly, the
results of operations and cash flows of Global are included in the
accompanying consolidated financial statements prospectively from the date
of acquisition. The total purchase price, including acquisition costs of
$466,000 but excluding the contingent consideration described above, was
$5,466,000. The Company obtained an independent third-party appraisal of
the fair value of the acquired intangibles. The following table summarizes
the estimated fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the
date of the acquisition:
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
As of
April 4, 2002
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(in thousands)
Current assets $ 3,664
Furniture and equipment 169
Other assets 149
Intangible assets 550
Goodwill 4,253
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Total assets acquired 8,785
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Current liabilities 3,319
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Total liabilities assumed 3,319
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Net assets acquired $ 5,466
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The acquired intangible assets have a weighted average useful life of nine
years. The intangible assets include the customer base of $210,000 with a
fifteen-year life and a covenant-not-to-compete of $340,000 with a
five-year life. The $4,253,000 of goodwill was assigned to the Company's
international business unit and is deductible for income tax purposes.
On May 30, 2002, the Company acquired all of the issued and outstanding
common shares of United American Acquisitions and Management, Inc. d/b/a
United American Freight Services, Inc. ("United American"), a
Detroit-based privately held provider of expedited transportation
services. The United American transaction provided the Company with a new
time-definite service offering focused on the automotive industry. The
purchase price was $5,100,000 in cash at closing and up to an additional
$11,000,000 payable over a four-year earn-out period based upon the future
financial performance of United American. The Company agreed to pay the
former United American shareholder a total of $5,000,000 base earn-out
payments in installments of $1,250,000 in 2003 through 2006, with each
installment payable in full if United American achieves pre-tax income of
$2,200,000 in each of the years preceding the year of payment. In the
event there is a shortfall in pre-tax income, the earn-out payment will be
reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis to the extent of the shortfall.
Shortfalls may be carried over or carried back to the extent that pre-tax
income in any other pay-out year exceeds the $2,200,000 level. The Company
has also provided the former United American shareholder with additional
incentive to generate earnings in excess of the base $2,200,000 annual
earnings target ("tier-two earn-out"). Under United American's tier-two
earn-out, the former United American shareholder is also entitled to
receive 50% of the cumulative pre-tax earnings generated from a certain
pre-acquisition customer in excess of $8,800,000 during the four
year earn-out period subject to a maximum additional earn-out opportunity
of $6,000,000. United American would need to generate cumulative earnings
of $20,800,000 over the four year earn-out period to receive the full
$11,000,000 in contingent earn-out payments.
The acquisition was accounted for as a purchase and accordingly, the
results of operations and cash flows of United American are included in
the accompanying consolidated financial statements prospectively from the
date of acquisition. The total purchase price, including acquisition costs
of $48,000 but excluding the contingent consideration described above, was
$5,148,000. The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of
assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of the acquisition:
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
As of
May 30, 2002
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(in thousands)
Current assets $ 5,150
Furniture and equipment 161
Other assets 88
Intangible assets 300
Goodwill 2,560
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Total assets acquired 8,259
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Current liabilities 3,111
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Total liabilities assumed 3,111
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Net assets acquired $ 5,148
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The acquired intangible assets have a weighted average useful life of
eleven years. The intangible assets include the customer base of $200,000
with a fifteen-year life and a covenant-not-to-compete of $100,000 with a
three-year life. The $2,560,000 of goodwill was assigned to the Company's
domestic business unit and is deductible for income tax purposes.
On October 1, 2002, the Company acquired Transport Specialists, Inc.
("TSI"), a Northern Virginia-based privately held provider of expedited
domestic and international transportation services. The TSI transaction is
intended to capitalize on TSI's existing base of government contract work
in the Washington metropolitan area and serve as a supplement to an
existing Company-operated facility in that area. The purchase price
consisted of cash of $526,000 paid at closing, and a three-year earn-out
arrangement based upon the future financial performance of TSI. The
Company agreed to pay the former TSI shareholder $200,000 for each year
in the three-year earn-out period ending December 31, 2005 that TSI
achieves its annual net revenue target of $1,620,000. The acquisition was
accounted for as a purchase and accordingly, the results of operations and
cash flows of TSI are included in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements prospectively from the date of acquisition. In connection with
this transaction, the Company recorded intangible assets and
tax-deductible goodwill amounting to $160,000 and $56,000, respectively.
The following unaudited pro forma information is presented as if the three
material acquisitions (Air Plus, Global and United American) had occurred
on January 1, 2001 (in thousands):
Years ended December 31,
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2002 2001
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Total revenues $ 165,853 $ 133,193
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Net revenues $ 45,154 $ 37,402
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Net income $ 6,247 $ 3,195
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Net income (loss) attributable
to common stockholders $ 21,267 $ (956)
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Basic earnings (loss) per common share $ 0.96 $ (0.05)
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Diluted earnings (loss) per common share $ 0.21 $ (0.05)
============= =============
For the year ended December 31, 2002, the former shareholders of Air Plus,
Global and United American achieved earn-out payments of $3,000,000,
$745,206 and $222,150, respectively. Excess earnings (shortfalls) carried
forward to 2003 amount to approximately $338,000, $2,324,000 and
$(1,028,000) for Air Plus, Global and United American, respectively.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
(5) Acquired Intangible Assets
Information with respect to acquired intangible assets is as follows:
December 31,
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2002 2001
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Gross Gross
Carrying Accumulated Carrying Accumulated
Amount Amortization Amount Amortization
--------------- -------------- -------------- -------------
Amortizable intangible assets:
Customer bases $ 1,250,000 $ 85,611 $ 800,000 $ 13,333
Covenants-not-to-compete 760,000 163,778 200,000 16,667
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Total $ 2,010,000 $ 249,389 $ 1,000,000 $ 30,000
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Aggregate amortization expense:
For the year ended December 31, 2002 $ 219,389
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Estimated aggregate amortization expense:
For the year ended December 31, 2003 $ 291,334
For the year ended December 31, 2004 274,666
For the year ended December 31, 2005 195,222
For the year ended December 31, 2006 151,333
For the year ended December 31, 2007 100,333
(6) Furniture and Equipment
Furniture and equipment consists of the following:
December 31,
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2002 2001
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Furniture and office equipment $ 2,761,837 $ 1,290,469
Computer software 986,942 512,593
Leasehold improvements 400,968 95,419
Vehicles 40,167 21,697
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4,189,914 1,920,178
Less: accumulated depreciation (956,237) (182,575)
--------------- ---------------
$ 3,233,677 $ 1,737,603
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(7) Revolving Credit Facility
To ensure adequate financial flexibility, the Company secured a
$15,000,000 revolving credit facility (the "Facility") in May 2002, which
is collateralized by the accounts receivable and the other assets of the
Company and its subsidiaries. The Facility requires the Company and its
subsidiaries to meet certain financial objectives and comply with certain
financial covenants and limits to four the number of acquisitions the
Company may make per year. The Company may use advances under the Facility
to finance future acquisitions, capital expenditures or other corporate
purposes. At the time of borrowing, the Company has the option to elect to
pay interest at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 2.25% or the prime rate. The
Company also pays a commitment fee of 0.5% per annum on the average unused
balance of the Facility. At December 31, 2002, based on available
collateral and an outstanding $160,000 letter of credit commitment, there
was $14,840,000 available for borrowing under the Facility.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
(8) Income Taxes
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are classified as current and
noncurrent based on the financial reporting classification of the related
assets and liabilities that give rise to the temporary difference. The tax
effects of temporary differences that give rise to the Company's deferred
tax accounts are as follows:
December 31,
---------------------------------
2002 2001
-------------- --------------
Deferred tax assets:
Accruals $ 52,000 $ 141,000
Equity in losses of affiliate companies 432,000 578,000
Amortization and depreciation - 13,000
Deferred compensation and warrants 11,066,000 11,540,000
Capital loss carryforward 2,475,000 2,314,000
Federal and state deferred tax benefits
arising from net operating loss carryforwards 8,922,000 9,448,000
-------------- --------------
Total 22,947,000 24,034,000
Less: valuation allowance (22,227,000) (24,034,000)
-------------- --------------
Net deferred tax assets 720,000 -
Deferred tax liabilities:
Amortization and depreciation (720,000) -
-------------- --------------
Net deferred taxes $ - $ -
============== ==============
Due to the uncertainty surrounding the realization of the Company's tax
attributes in future income tax returns, the Company has placed a
valuation allowance against its otherwise recognizable deferred tax
assets. Management continually reassesses the realizability of the
Company's deferred tax assets and, based on a number of factors, has
concluded that it is more likely than not that the benefit of the
Company's deferred tax assets would not be realized.
The net change in total valuation allowance for the years ended December
31, 2002 and 2001 was a decrease of $1,807,000 and an increase of
$4,982,000, respectively. As of December 31, 2002, the Company had net
operating loss carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes
amounting to approximately $21,687,000 and $16,233,000, respectively. For
the year ended December 31, 2002 the Company had net income from
continuing operations which resulted in the use of past net operating loss
carryforwards for federal and state income tax purposes amounting to
approximately $900,000 each. The federal net operating loss carryforwards
expire beginning 2018 through 2021, and the state net operating loss
carryforwards expire beginning in 2004. The use of certain net operating
losses may be subject to annual limitations based on changes in the
ownership of the Company's common stock, as defined by Section 382 of the
Internal Revenue Code.
Income tax expense is as follows: Years ended December 31,
----------------------------------
2002 2001
-------------- -------------
Current:
Federal $ -- $ --
State 101,877 --
-------------- -------------
$ 101,877 $ --
============== =============
The difference between the statutory federal income tax rate and the
Company's effective income tax rate is principally due to state income
taxes, the utilization of net operating loss carryforwards and changes in
the valuation allowance for all years presented.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
(9) Commitments
Employment Agreements
At December 31, 2002, the Company had employment agreements with three of
its officers for an aggregate annual base salary of $760,000 plus bonus
and increases in accordance with the terms of the agreements. The
contracts are for three-year terms.
Leases
The Company leases equipment, office and warehouse space under operating
leases expiring at various times through 2010. Total rent expense related
to continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001 and
2000 was $4,750,000, $969,000 and $72,000, respectively. Future minimum
lease payments are as follows:
Year ending
December 31, Third-party Related Party Total Subrentals Net
------------ ----------- ------------- ----- ---------- ---
2003 $ 3,778,000 $144,000 $ 3,922,000 $(140,000) $ 3,782,000
2004 3,055,000 144,000 3,199,000 (141,000) 3,058,000
2005 2,643,000 72,000 2,715,000 (47,000) 2,668,000
2006 1,390,000 - 1,390,000 - 1,390,000
2007 1,045,000 - 1,045,000 - 1,045,000
Thereafter 611,000 - 611,000 - 611,000
----------- -------- ----------- --------- -----------
Total $12,522,000 $360,000 $12,882,000 $(328,000) $12,554,000
=========== ======== =========== ========= ===========
Employee Benefit Plan
The Company sponsors voluntary defined contribution savings plans covering
all U.S. employees. Company contributions are discretionary. For the years
ended December 31, 2002 and 2001, total Company contributions amounted to
$260,000 and $37,500, respectively. No contributions were made in the year
ended December 31, 2000.
(10) Contingencies
Purchase Agreements
Assuming minimum pre-tax income levels are achieved by Air Plus, Global,
United American and TSI, the Company will be required to make future
contingent consideration payments by April 1 of the respective year as
follows (in thousands):
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Total
-------- --------- -------- -------- --------- ----------
Air Plus $5,000 $5,000 $4,000 $ - $ - $14,000
Global 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 255 4,255
United 1,250 1,250 1,250 - - 3,750
TSI 200 200 200 - - 600
------ ------ ------ ------ ---- -------
Total $7,450 $7,450 $6,450 $1,000 $255 $22,605
====== ====== ====== ====== ==== =======
In addition, during the 2003-2007 earn-out period, there is an additional
contingent obligation related to tier-two earn-outs that could be as much
as $8,000,000 if the applicable acquired companies generate an incremental
$17,000,000 in pre-tax earnings.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
Legal Proceedings
On October 12, 2000, Emergent Capital Investment Management, LLC
("Emergent") filed suit against the Company and two of its officers
contending that it was misled by statements made by the defendants in
connection with the offering of the Company's Series C Preferred Stock
which closed in March 2000. Specifically, Emergent alleges that it is
entitled to rescind the transaction because it was allegedly represented
that the size of the offering would be $20,000,000 and the Company
actually raised $50,000,000. Emergent seeks a return of its $2,000,000
purchase price of Series C shares. In June of 2001, the Company moved for
summary judgment in this case.
After the summary judgment motion was filed, Emergent filed a second
action against the Company and two of its officers alleging different
allegations of fraud in connection with the Series C offering. In the new
complaint, Emergent alleges that oral statements and written promotional
materials distributed by the Company at a meeting in connection with the
Series C offering were materially inaccurate with respect to the Company's
investment in Net Value, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company.
Emergent also contends that the defendants failed to disclose certain
allegedly material transactions in which an officer was involved prior to
his affiliation with the Company. The Company filed a motion to dismiss
this new action for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be
granted.
On October 2, 2001, the Court entered an order granting summary judgment
to the defendants in the first case filed by Emergent and dismissing
Emergent's second complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief
can be granted. The Court allowed Emergent 20 days to file a second
amended complaint as to the second action only. On October 21, 2001,
Emergent did file a second amended complaint in the second action. The
second amended complaint does not raise any new factual allegations
regarding Emergent's participation in the offering.
The Company filed a motion to dismiss Emergent's second amended complaint.
On April 15, 2002, the United States District Court for the Southern
District of New York entered an order granting the motion to dismiss
Emergent's second amended complaint against the Company and its former
officers. The Court refused to grant Emergent an additional opportunity to
re-plead its claims against the defendants and a final order dismissing
the matter has been entered. Emergent thereafter filed a notice of appeal
to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, which is
currently pending. The Company believes that it has meritorious defenses
to the plaintiff's claims and intends to vigorously defend this action.
On August 22, 2000, Austost Anstalt Schaan, Balmore Funds, S.A. and Amro
International, S.A., purchasers of the Company's convertible promissory
notes, filed suit against the Company in the United States District Court
for the District of Delaware. The plaintiffs allege that, contrary to the
Company's covenant in the subscription agreement they executed, which
required Stonepath to "use reasonable commercial efforts to register" the
shares of its common stock underlying the convertible promissory notes "at
some future date," the Company verbally agreed to register such shares in
the first registration statement it filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission subsequent to the transaction. The plaintiffs assert claims for
breach of contract and the duty of good faith and fair dealing, fraud,
violation of federal securities laws, estoppel, and reformation and seek
damages in excess of $20,000,000, plus attorneys' fees and costs. In
response to a motion to dismiss filed by the Company, the Court dismissed
the federal securities law and estoppel claims and denied the motion as to
all other claims. Discovery in this case has concluded, and the Company
recently filed a motion for summary judgment as to all counts of the
complaint. This motion has been briefed and is pending. The Company
believes it has meritorious defenses to the remaining claims and intends
to defend the matter vigorously.
The Company may become involved in various other claims and legal actions
arising in the ordinary course of business. In the opinion of management,
the ultimate disposition of these matters will not have a material adverse
effect on the Company's consolidated financial position, results of
operations or liquidity.
(11) Stockholders' Equity
The Company has two classes of authorized stock: common stock and
preferred stock.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
(a) Common Stock
The Company is authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock,
par value $.001 per share. The holders of common stock are entitled to
one vote per share and are entitled to dividends as declared. Dividends
are subject to the preferential rights of the holders of the Company's
preferred stock. The Company has never declared dividends on its common
stock.
(b) Preferred Stock
The Company's Board of Directors has the authority, without further action
by the stockholders, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock,
par value $.001 per share, that may be issued in one or more series and
with such terms as may be determined by the Board of Directors.
Series B Preferred Stock
In September 1999, the Company issued 4,824 shares of Series B Preferred
Stock for aggregate proceeds of $4,824,000. The Series B Preferred Stock
was subsequently converted into 1,180,180 shares of common stock in
February 2000 pursuant to the original terms of the issuance.
In connection with the issuance of the Series B Preferred Stock, the
Company issued warrants to purchase 295,040 shares of common stock (Series
B Warrants). These warrants were exercisable at prices ranging from 110%
to 140% of the conversion price of the Series B Shares. The Company
allocated $650,000 of the net proceeds received from this offering to the
cost of the Series B Warrants based on an independent valuation. During
2000, the warrant holders exercised 210,944 Series B Warrants, resulting
in cash proceeds to the Company of $1,077,792. The remaining 84,096 Series
B Warrants expired on August 1, 2000.
Series C Preferred Stock
In March 2000, the Company completed a private placement transaction in
which it issued 4,166,667 shares of Series C Preferred Stock and warrants
to purchase 416,667 additional shares of common stock for aggregate gross
proceeds of $50,000,000.
The terms of the Series C Preferred Stock initially required the Company
to use the proceeds from this offering solely for investments in early
stage Internet companies. In February 2001, the Company received consents
from the holders of more than two-thirds of its issued and outstanding
shares of Series C Preferred Stock to modify this restriction to permit it
to use the proceeds to make any investments in the ordinary course of
business, as from time-to-time determined by the Board of Directors, or
for any other business purpose approved by the Board of Directors.
In exchange for these consents, the Company agreed to a private exchange
transaction (the "Exchange Transaction") in which it would issue to the
holders of the Series C Preferred Stock as of July 18, 2002 (the
"conversion date"), additional warrants to purchase up to a maximum of
2,692,194 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.00 per share,
and reduce the per share exercise price from $26.58 to $1.00 for 307,806
existing warrants owned by the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock. As
a condition to receiving the additional warrants and having their existing
warrants re-priced, the holders of the Series C Preferred Stock agreed to
convert their shares of preferred stock into shares of common stock on the
conversion date.
At the request of the largest holder of Series C Preferred Stock (because
of legal limitations in its governing instruments which prevent it from
holding investments in common stock), the Company expanded the Exchange
Transaction to include an additional alternative. Holders of the Series C
Preferred Stock as of the conversion date were provided with the
alternative of exchanging the common stock issuable upon conversion of the
Series C Preferred Stock, the additional warrants and re-priced warrants,
for shares of a newly designated Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.
As a result of the exercise of these rights by the holders of the Series C
Preferred Stock, as of July 19, 2002, all of the Company's shares of
Series C Preferred Stock, representing approximately $44,600,000 in
liquidation preferences, together with warrants to purchase 149,457 shares
of the Company's common stock, were surrendered and retired in exchange
for a combination of securities consisting of:
o 1,911,071 shares of common stock;
o 1,543,413 warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of
$1.00; and
o 360,745 shares of Series D Convertible Preferred Stock.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
EITF Topic D-42, The Effect on the Calculation of Earnings per Share for
the Redemption or Induced Conversion of Preferred Stock, indicates that
the excess of the carrying amount of preferred stock over the fair value
of the consideration transferred to the holders of the preferred stock
should be added to net earnings. The Series C Preferred Stock which was
converted into Series D Convertible Preferred Stock had a carrying value
of approximately $21,645,000. The Company obtained an independent
appraisal which valued the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock at
approximately $4,672,000. The excess of the carrying value of the Series C
Preferred Stock over the fair value of the Series D Convertible Preferred
Stock was added to net income for purposes of computing net income
attributable to common stockholders for the year ended December 31, 2002.
The Exchange Transaction had no effect on the cash flows of the Company.
The holders of the Series C Preferred Stock earned 162,741, 299,069 and
270,196 additional shares of Series C Preferred Stock from payment of
preferred stock dividends during the years ended December 31, 2002, 2001
and 2000, respectively. No further preferred stock dividends are payable
on the Series C Preferred Stock after July 18, 2002. At December 31, 2002
no shares of Series C Preferred Stock were outstanding due to the
completion of the Exchange Transaction.
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock
The Series D Convertible Preferred Stock is convertible into 3,607,450
shares of common stock of the Company. In the event of any liquidation,
dissolution or winding-up of the Company prior to December 31, 2003 (which
also includes certain mergers, consolidations and asset sale
transactions), holders of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock are
entitled to a liquidation preference equal to $60.00 per share, paid prior
to and in preference to any payment made or set aside for holders of
common stock, but subordinate and subject in preference to the prior
payment in full of all amounts to which holders of other classes of
preferred stock may be entitled to receive as a result of such
liquidation, dissolution or winding-up. Subsequent to December 31, 2003,
the holders of the Series D Convertible Preferred Stock are entitled to
participate in all liquidation distributions made to the holders of the
Company's common stock on an as-if converted basis. The Series D
Convertible Preferred Stock carries no dividend, and, except under limited
circumstances, has no voting rights except as required by law.
Preferred Stock Dividends
The components of the preferred stock dividends are as follows:
2002 2001 2000
------------ ------------ -------------
Series B Preferred Stock cash dividend $ - $ - $ (108,464)
Series C Preferred Stock dividend payable in kind (1,952,892) (3,588,828) (3,034,039)
Non-cash credit: excess of carrying value of
Series C Preferred Stock over the fair value of
Series D Convertible Preferred Stock 16,973,040 - -
Non-cash charge: issuance of contingent warrants - (562,370) -
Non-cash charge: beneficial conversion feature on
Series C Preferred Stock - - (42,608,327)
------------ ------------ -------------
$ 15,020,148 $ (4,151,198) $ (45,750,830)
============ ============ =============
The Company paid the Series B Preferred Stock dividend in cash as the
holders converted their Series B Preferred Stock into shares of the
Company's common stock. The Series C Preferred Stock dividend was payable
in additional Series C Preferred Stock on a quarterly basis and therefore
did not represent a cash obligation of the Company.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
At the time of issuance of the Series C Preferred Stock, the quoted market
value of the Company's common stock was higher than the Series C Preferred
Stock sales price of $12.00 per share. As the Series C Preferred Stock was
immediately convertible into shares of the Company's common stock, the
differential in price constituted a beneficial conversion feature as
defined in EITF Issue No. 98-5, Accounting for Convertible Securities with
Beneficial Conversion Features or Contingently Adjustable Conversion
Ratios. Accordingly, the Company recorded $42,608,327 as additional paid
in capital for the deemed preferential dividend related to the beneficial
conversion feature. In accordance with EITF Issue No. 98-5, this discount
was limited to the proceeds allocated to the Series C Preferred Stock and
was recognized immediately as a preferred stock dividend since the Series
C Preferred Stock was immediately convertible.
(c) Deferred Stock-Based Compensation
The Company records deferred compensation when it makes restricted stock
awards or compensatory stock option grants to employees, consultants or
advisory board members. In the case of stock option grants to employees,
the amount of deferred compensation initially recorded is the difference,
if any, between the exercise price and quoted market value of the common
stock on the date of grant. Such deferred compensation is fixed and
remains unchanged for subsequent increases or decreases in the market
value of the Company's common stock. In the case of options granted to
consultants or advisory board members, the amount of deferred compensation
recorded is the fair value of the stock options on the grant date as
determined using a Black-Scholes valuation model. The Company records
deferred compensation as a reduction to stockholders' equity and an
offsetting increase to additional paid-in capital. The Company then
amortizes deferred compensation into stock-based compensation expense over
the performance period, which typically coincides with the vesting period
of the stock-based award of three to four years.
The components of deferred compensation are as follows:
Consultants
And Advisory
Employees Board Total
-------------- ----------- -----------
Balance at December 31, 1999 $ 7,162,000 $20,180,172 $27,342,172
Deferred compensation recorded 20,325,684 4,195,356 24,521,040
Cancellations and fair value adjustments (9,223,100) (16,666,296) (25,889,396)
Amortization to stock-based compensation (7,584,654) (7,617,438) (15,202,092)
----------- ----------- -----------
Balance at December 31, 2000 10,679,930 91,794 10,771,724
Deferred compensation recorded 1,207 19,450 20,657
Cancellations and fair value adjustments (4,756,331) (109,623) (4,865,954)
Amortization to stock-based compensation (5,713,168) (1,621) (5,714,789)
----------- ----------- -----------
Balance at December 31, 2001 211,638 - 211,638
Deferred compensation recorded - 3,193 3,193
Amortization to stock-based compensation (95,232) (3,193) (98,425)
----------- ----------- -----------
Balance at December 31, 2002 $ 116,406 $ - $ 116,406
=========== ========== ===========
For the year ended December 31, 2000, the Company also recorded
stock-based compensation of $709,375 relating to investment banking
services that were paid via the issuance of 25,000 shares of its common
stock, valued based on the closing stock market price of $28.38 on the
date of issuance.
Stock-based compensation is reflected in the accompanying consolidated
statements of operations as follows:
Years ended December 31,
------------------------
2002 2001 2000
---- ---- ----
Personnel costs $98,425 $2,394,106 $ 3,395,755
Loss from discontinued operations - 3,320,683 12,515,712
------- ---------- -----------
Total $98,425 $5,714,789 $15,911,467
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
(12) Stock Options and Warrants
(a) Stock Options
The Amended and Restated Stonepath Group, Inc. 2000 Stock Incentive Plan,
(the "Stock Incentive Plan") covers 10,000,000 shares of common stock.
Under its terms, employees, officers and directors of the Company and its
subsidiaries are currently eligible to receive non-qualified and incentive
stock options and restricted stock awards. Options granted generally vest
over three to four years and expire ten years following the date of grant.
The Board of Directors or a committee thereof determines the exercise
price of options granted.
As part of a merger with Net Value, the Company converted the outstanding
options under the existing Net Value stock option plan into options to
purchase the Company's common stock using a conversion ratio of 0.4
Company options for every one Net Value option. On an "as-converted"
basis, Net Value had 490,900 options converted at the effective merger
date in November 2000.
The following summarizes the Company's stock option activity and related
information:
Weighted
Range of exercise average
Shares prices exercise price
------ ------ --------------
Outstanding at December 31, 1999 4,277,248 $1.00 - 10.13 $1.28
Granted 3,223,000 0.50 - 19.69 7.08
Net Value, Inc. options assumed 490,900 1.00 - 17.50 8.84
Cancelled (3,440,318) 1.00 - 16.38 4.16
----------
Outstanding at December 31, 2000 4,550,830 0.50 - 19.69 4.03
Granted 3,725,000 0.50 - 1.60 0.76
Cancelled (1,992,947) 0.50 - 19.69 5.99
----------
Outstanding at December 31, 2001 6,282,883 0.50 - 17.50 1.47
Granted 3,648,000 1.30 - 2.30 1.37
Exercised (409,583) 0.50 - 1.00 0.96
Expired (74,000) 0.70 - 1.58 0.98
----------
Outstanding at December 31, 2002 9,447,300 $0.50 - 17.50 $1.46
==========
The following table summarizes information about options outstanding
and exercisable as of December 31, 2002:
Outstanding Options Exercisable Options
--------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------
Weighted Average
Range of Number Remaining Weighted Average Number Weighted Average
Exercise Prices Outstanding Contractual Life Exercise Price Exercisable Exercise Price
------------------------------------------------- ------------------ ------------- ---------------------
$0.50 - $1.00 5,107,500 6.8 years $ 0.82 4,588,187 $ 0.84
$1.21 - $2.00 3,661,200 9.3 years 1.34 157,394 1.64
$2.05 - $4.00 415,000 8.0 years 2.76 191,500 3.18
$6.38 - $10.00 74,000 1.2 years 9.51 72,750 9.56
$12.50 - $17.50 189,600 1.2 years 15.00 189,600 15.00
------------ ------------
Total 9,447,300 7.6 years $ 1.46 5,199,431 $ 1.59
============ ============
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
The weighted average fair value of employee options granted during 2002,
2001 and 2000 was $0.89, $0.53 and $6.58 per share, respectively. The fair
value of options granted were estimated on the date of grant using the
Black-Scholes option pricing model, with the following assumptions:
Assumption 2002 2001 2000
---------- ---- ---- ----
Dividend yield None None None
Expected volatility 93.8% 106.7% 134.6%
Average risk free interest rate 1.36% 3.99% 4.99%
Average expected lives 6.8 years 4.3 years 5.0 years
On October 5, 2001, February 28, 2002 and July 3, 2002, the Company
modified the existing option arrangements with its Chief Executive Officer
such that, effective as of July 3, 2002, vesting was fully accelerated on
options to purchase 1,800,000 shares of the Company's common stock. Based
on the excess of the trading price of the common stock on the dates of the
modifications over the exercise price, the Company could incur a non-cash
charge to its earnings of approximately $870,000 if the Chief Executive
Officer leaves the employment of the Company prior to the vesting dates
specified in the original option grant.
(b) Warrants
The Company had outstanding the following warrants to purchase its
securities as of December 31, 2002:
Number of Exercise price
Description of series warrants issued per share
--------------------- --------------- --------------
Common stock 2,947,406 $1.00 - $26.58
========= ==============
These warrants were issued primarily in connection with (a) former
borrowing arrangements, (b) the Series C Preferred Stock issuance, (c) the
receipt of consulting services and (d) services to be rendered in
connection with a private placement of the Company's common stock.
Additionally, as part of a merger with Net Value in 2000, the Company
assumed the existing Net Value warrants totaling 675,089 on an
"as-converted" basis. The Company recorded interest expense on warrants
issued in connection with borrowing arrangements equal to the warrants'
then fair value as determined by independent valuations. The Company
allocated a portion of the net proceeds received from the Series C
Preferred Stock issuance to the cost of the Series C Warrants as
determined using the Black-Scholes valuation model. In 2000, the Company
recorded stock-based compensation of $2,799,028 on warrants issued to
consultants equal to the warrants' then fair value as determined using the
Black-Scholes valuation model. In 2002, the Company recorded $95,000 of
deferred offering costs for warrants that were issued in connection with
an anticipated private placement of the Company's common stock.
(13) Fair Value of Financial Instruments
At December 31, 2002 and 2001, the carrying values of cash and cash
equivalents, accounts receivable, loans receivable and accounts payable
approximated their fair values as they are short term and are generally
receivable or payable on demand.
(14) Related Party Transactions
Included in operating leases is certain real estate leased from the former
principal shareholder of Air Plus. The Company leased one building in 2002
and two buildings in 2001. Rent under this arrangement was determined by a
survey of comparable building rents and totaled $187,000 for the year
ended December 31, 2002 and $110,000 for the period from October 5, 2001
to December 31, 2001.
During 2002, the Company purchased certain computer equipment and
peripherals for $28,000 from a company owned by the Company's Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer.
During 2002, the Company paid a total of $60,000 to two of its directors
as a placement fee related to the employment of the Company's Chief
Financial Officer.
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
At December 31, 2002 and 2001, an officer was indebted to the Company for
a loan with an aggregate unamortized balance of $39,593 and $64,589,
respectively. This loan is generally forgivable over a three-year term and
for accounting purposes is amortized evenly to expense over the term which
ends in April 2004.
At December 31, 2002, a former principal shareholder of Global was
indebted to the Company for a loan amounting to $262,500. The loan is
repayable in three equal installments by offset against his portion of the
contingent consideration payment.
In March 2000, an officer contributed shares of an affiliated company to
the Company. The Company recorded the shares as contributed capital equal
to their estimated fair value of $853,319.
(15) Segment Information
SFAS No. 131, Disclosures About Segments of an Enterprise and Related
Information, established standards for reporting information about
operating segments in financial statements. Operating segments are defined
as components of an enterprise engaging in business activities about which
separate financial information is available that is evaluated regularly by
the chief operating decision maker in deciding how to allocate resources
and in assessing performance. The Company determined that it had one
operating segment in 2001, Domestic Services, which provides a full range
of logistics and transportation services throughout North America. In
2002, with the acquisition of Global, the Company established its
International Services platform, which provides international air and
ocean logistics services. The Company identifies operating segments based
on the principal service provided by the business unit. Each segment has a
separate management structure. The accounting policies of the reportable
segments are the same as described in Note 2, Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies. Segment information, in which corporate expenses have
been fully allocated to the operating segments, is as follows (in
thousands):
Year ended December 31, 2002
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Domestic International
Services Services Corporate Total
-------- -------- --------- -----
Revenues from external customers $78,319 $61,330 $ -- $139,649
Intersegment revenues 76 15 -- 91
Revenues from significant customer 40,164 -- -- 40,164
Segment operating income 1,781 1,759 -- 3,540
Segment assets 43,322 13,856 (564) 56,614
Segment goodwill 20,043 4,998 -- 25,041
Depreciation and amortization 840 162 -- 1,002
Capital expenditures 788 349 676 1,813
Revenues, based on the location of the customer, are predominately
attributed to the United States in 2002 and 2001.
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
(16) Quarterly Information (Unaudited)
The following is a summary of certain unaudited quarterly financial
information for fiscal 2002 and 2001:
Quarter ended
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2002 (1) March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31
-------- -------- ------- ------------ -----------
Revenues $ 13,065,560 $ 32,689,603 $ 43,860,010 $ 50,034,046
Cost of transportation 8,645,969 23,903,884 31,863,934 36,925,237
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Net revenues $ 4,419,591 $ 8,785,719 $ 11,996,076 $ 13,108,809
=============== =============== =============== ===============
Net income (loss) $ (964,287) $ 558,320 $ 2,342,315 $ 1,629,370
Preferred stock dividends (887,772) (892,116) 16,800,036 -
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Net income (loss) attributable to common
stockholders $ (1,852,059) $ (333,796) $ 19,142,351 $ 1,629,370
=============== =============== =============== ===============
Earnings (loss) per common share (2):
Basic $ (0.09) $ (0.02) $ 0.83 $ 0.07
=============== =============== =============== ===============
Diluted $ (0.09) $ (0.02) $ 0.08 $ 0.05
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Quarter ended
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2001 (1) March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31
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Revenues $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 15,597,889
Cost of transportation -- -- -- 9,740,774
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Net revenues $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 5,857,115
=============== =============== =============== ===============
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (1,241,281) $ (2,036,713) $ (677,031) $ 960,623
Loss from discontinued operations (7,483,862) (245,513) (1,845,232) (5,154,586)
Gain on disposal of discontinued
operations -- -- -- 866,480
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Net loss (8,725,143) (2,282,226) (2,522,263) (3,327,483)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Preferred stock dividends (1,428,038) (891,804) (918,660) (912,696)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Net loss attributable to common
stockholders $ (10,153,181) $ (3,174,030) $ (3,440,923) $ (4,240,179)
=============== =============== =============== ===============
Loss per share - basic and diluted:
Continuing operations (2) $ (0.13) $ (0.14) $ (0.08) $ --
Discontinued operations (0.37) ( 0.01) (0.09) (0.21)
--------------- --------------- --------------- ---------------
Net loss to common shareholders $ (0.50) $ (0.15) $ (0.17) $ (0.21)
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(1) Certain reclassifications have been made to conform to the 2002 annual
presentation
(2) Includes effect of preferred stock dividends
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STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
December 31, 2002 and 2001
(17) Subsequent Events
On March 10, 2003, the Company issued to its Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer options to purchase: 1) 300,000 shares of common stock at an
exercise price of $1.68 per share and 2) 400,000 shares of common
stock at an exercise price of $2.00 per share. The options to purchase
300,000 shares vest immediately and the balance vests annually over a
three-year period.
On March 6, 2003, the Company completed a private placement of 4,470,000
shares of its common stock. The transaction consisted of the sale of
4,270,00 shares at $1.35 per share and 200,000 shares at $1.54 per share.
In connection with this transaction, the Company realized gross proceeds
of $6,072,500, paid a brokerage fee consisting of cash commissions of
$364,350 and issued placement agent warrants to purchase 297,000 shares of
common stock at an exercise price of $1.49 per share. In addition, the
Company had previously paid the placement agent $25,000 in cash and had
issued them warrants to purchase 150,000 shares of common stock at an
exercise price of $1.23 per share. Also, in connection with this private
placement, the Company issued to its Chief Financial Officer options to
purchase 200,000 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $1.53
per share. Options for 50,000 shares vest on July 3, 2003 and the balance
vests ratably thereafter over 36 months.
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SCHEDULE II -- VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS
STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
Column C - Additions
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(2)
Column B - (1) Charged
Balance at Charged to to other Column D Column E -
Column A - beginning of costs and accounts - Deductions- Balance at
Description period expenses describe describe end of period
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Allowance for doubtful accounts:
Year ended December 31, 2002 $167,000 $153,000 $ -- $ -- $320,000
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Year ended December 31, 2001 $ -- $167,000 $ -- $ -- $167,000
======== ======== ========== ========== ========
Year ended December 31, 2000 $ -- $ -- $ -- $ -- $ --
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report on Form 10-K to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City
of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on March 28, 2003.
STONEPATH GROUP, INC.
BY: /s/ Dennis L. Pelino
---------------------------------------------
Dennis L. Pelino, (Chairman of the Board of
Directors and Chief Executive Officer)
BY: /s/ Bohn H. Crain
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Bohn H. Crain (Chief Financial Officer)
BY: /s/ Thomas L. Scully
---------------------------------------------
Thomas L. Scully (Principal Accounting Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, this Annual Report on Form 10-K has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ Dennis L. Pelino Chairman of the Board of Directors and March 28,2003
-------------------------- Chief Executive Officer
Dennis L. Pelino
/s/ J. Douglass Coates Director March 28, 2003
--------------------------
Douglass Coates
/s/ Frank Palma Director March 28, 2003
--------------------------
Frank Palma
/s/ David R. Jones Director March 28, 2003
--------------------------
David R. Jones
/s/ Aloysius T. Lawn, IV Director March 28, 2003
--------------------------
Aloysius T. Lawn, IV
/s/ Robert McCord Director March 28, 2003
--------------------------
Robert McCord
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CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Dennis L. Pelino, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Stonepath Group,
Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is
being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"), and
c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of the registrant's board of directors;
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.
DATE: March 28, 2003
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BY: /s/ Dennis L. Pelino
--------------------
Dennis L. Pelino
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors
73
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Bohn H. Crain, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Stonepath Group,
Inc.;
2. Based on my knowledge, this annual report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by this annual report;
3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial
information included in this annual report, fairly present in all
material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in
this annual report;
4. The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and 15d-14) for the registrant and
we have:
a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its
consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is
being prepared;
b) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of
this annual report (the "Evaluation Date"), and
c) presented in this annual report our conclusions about the
effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures based on our
evaluation as of the Evaluation Date;
5. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the
audit committee of the registrant's board of directors;
a) all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to
record, process, summarize and report financial data and have
identified for the registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in
internal controls; and
b) any fraud, whether or not material that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and
6. The registrant's other certifying officer and I have indicated in this
annual report whether or not there were significant changes in internal
controls or in other factors that could significantly affect internal
controls subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation,
including any corrective actions with regard to significant
deficiencies and material weaknesses.
DATE: March 28, 2003
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BY: /s/ Bohn H. Crain
-----------------
Bohn H. Crain
Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number Document
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4.16 Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Bohn H. Crain
dated February 24, 2003
4.17 Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Dennis L. Pelino
(covering the grant of 300,000 Options) dated March 10, 2003
4.18 Stock Option Agreement between the Company and Dennis L. Pelino
(covering the grant of 400,000 Options) dated March 10, 2003
4.19 Form of Subscription Agreement by and between the Company and
certain purchasers of common shares (including exhibit
providing for registration rights)
4.20 Placement Agency Agreement between the Company and Stonegate
Securities, Inc. dated October 16, 2002
10.4 Amended and Restated Employment Agreement between the Company
and Bohn H. Crain dated February 24, 2002
10.7 Executive Employment Agreement between Global Transportation
Services, Inc. and Jason F. Totah dated April 4, 2002
21.1 Subsidiaries of Stonepath Group, Inc.
23.1 Independent Auditors' Consent