Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

 

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012

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: 001-33961

 

 

HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   20-0953973

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

303 Lippincott Centre,

Marlton, NJ

  08053
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (856) 810-6200

 

 

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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by a check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large Accelerated Filer   ¨    Accelerated Filer   x
Non-Accelerated Filer   ¨      Smaller Reporting Company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

There were 38,643,379 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding at August 1, 2012.

 

 

 


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HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Index to Form 10-Q

 

PART I

     FINANCIAL INFORMATION   

Item 1

    

Financial Statements

     3   
    

Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011

     3   
    

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)

     4   
    

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Loss for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)

     5   
    

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)

     6   
    

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

     7   

Item 2

    

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

     22   

Item 3

    

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

     36   

Item 4

    

Controls and Procedures

     36   

Part II

    

OTHER INFORMATION

  

Item 1

    

Legal Proceedings

     37   

Item 1A

    

Risk Factors

     37   

Item 2

    

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

     37   

Item 3

    

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

     37   

Item 4

    

Mine Safety Disclosures

     37   

Item 5

    

Other Information

     37   

Item 6

    

Exhibits

     37   

Signatures

     38   


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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements.

HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

     June 30, 2012     December 31, 2011  
     (Unaudited)        
Assets     

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 19,592      $ 17,924   

Cash - restricted

     3,854        1,480   

Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $8,988 and $9,181

     202,081        197,906   

Accounts receivable - affiliate

     1,285        1,830   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     9,800        8,289   

Income taxes receivable

     2,987        1,688   

Deferred income tax assets

     1,767        2,716   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current assets

     241,366        231,833   

Property and equipment, net

     11,913        13,110   

Cash - restricted, net of current portion

     6,087        6,281   

Retainage receivable

     3,200        4,434   

Acquired intangibles, net

     28,565        30,937   

Goodwill

     81,531        82,941   

Investments

     8,773        12,620   

Deferred income tax assets

     19,424        18,186   

Other assets

     5,818        7,170   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 406,677      $ 407,512   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity     

Due to bank

   $ 4      $ 1,299   

Current maturities of notes payable

     90,623        6,025   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     81,904        76,747   

Income taxes payable

     717        4,071   

Deferred revenue

     20,743        15,503   

Deferred income taxes

     340        337   

Other current liabilities

     7,135        4,818   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total current liabilities

     201,466        108,800   

Notes payable, net of current maturities

     7,124        87,435   

Retainage payable

     3,813        5,512   

Deferred income taxes

     13,998        15,224   

Deferred revenue

     5,102        6,604   

Other liabilities

     10,734        11,543   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     242,237        235,118   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

    

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock, $.0001 par value; 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued

     —          —     

Common stock, $.0001 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized (75,000,000 at December 31, 2011), 45,077,030 shares and 44,937,054 shares issued at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     5        4   

Additional paid-in capital

     128,740        127,168   

Retained earnings

     66,566        73,626   

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (20,010     (18,896
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     175,301        181,902   

Less treasury stock of 6,433,651 shares at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, at cost

     (27,766     (27,766
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hill International, Inc. share of equity

     147,535        154,136   

Noncontrolling interests

     16,905        18,258   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     164,440        172,394   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

   $ 406,677      $ 407,512   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Consulting fee revenue

   $ 104,069      $ 102,951      $ 203,266      $ 197,223   

Reimbursable expenses

     15,359        23,984        31,975        52,722   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenue

     119,428        126,935        235,241        249,945   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cost of services

     59,801        59,446        118,263        114,787   

Reimbursable expenses

     15,359        23,984        31,975        52,722   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total direct expenses

     75,160        83,430        150,238        167,509   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     44,268        43,505        85,003        82,436   

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     41,071        42,838        84,543        87,065   

Equity in earnings of affiliates

     —          (157     —          (160
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating profit (loss)

     3,197        824        460        (4,469

Interest expense and related financing fees, net

     3,150        1,464        7,991        2,458   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) before income tax benefit

     47        (640     (7,531     (6,927

Income tax benefit

     (471     (444     (1,512     (1,354
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Consolidated net earnings (loss)

     518        (196     (6,019     (5,573

Less: net earnings - noncontrolling interests

     842        301        1,041        520   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to Hill International, Inc.

   $ (324   $ (497   $ (7,060   $ (6,093
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic loss per common share - Hill International, Inc.

   $ (0.01   $ (0.01   $ (0.18   $ (0.16
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

     38,590        38,379        38,558        38,328   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted loss per common share - Hill International, Inc.

   $ (0.01   $ (0.01   $ (0.18   $ (0.16
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

     38,590        38,379        38,558        38,328   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Consolidated net earnings (loss)

   $ 518      $ (196   $ (6,019   $ (5,573

Foreign currency translation adjustment, net of tax

     (4,335     2,934        (1,980     6,825   

Other, net

     (221     (539     (149     (340
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) earnings

     (4,038     2,199        (8,148     912   

Comprehensive (loss) earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest

     (677     2,378        25        3,325   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive loss attributable to Hill International, Inc.

   $ (3,361   $ (179   $ (8,173   $ (2,413
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

Cash flows from operating activities:

    

Consolidated net loss

   $ (6,019   $ (5,573

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     6,322        7,135   

Equity in earnings of affiliates

     —          (160

Provision for bad debts

     971        954   

Deferred tax provision (benefit)

     (1,363     427   

Share based compensation

     1,437        1,527   

Accounts receivable

     (9,114     7,864   

Accounts receivable - affiliate

     545        394   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (1,747     187   

Income taxes receivable

     (1,386     (543

Retainage receivable

     1,234        (712

Other assets

     1,506        2,003   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     6,770        3,808   

Income taxes payable

     (3,070     (3,673

Deferred revenue

     1,697        (3,022

Other current liabilities

     164        (796

Retainage payable

     (1,702     951   

Other liabilities

     (632     (2,804
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities

     (4,387     7,967   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows used in investing activities:

    

Purchase of businesses, net of cash acquired

     —          (13,881

Distributions from affiliate

     98        396   

Contribution to affiliate

     —          (1,668

Sale of investment

     3,149        —     

Payments for purchase of property and equipment

     (1,209     (4,029

Purchase of additional interest in subsidiary

     —          (1,609
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

     2,038        (20,791
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

    

Due to bank

     (1,295     (711

Proceeds from notes payable

     2,211        —     

Payments on notes payable

     (5,094     (3,683

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest

     (1,378     —     

Net borrowings on revolving loans

     7,670        13,157   

Proceeds from stock issued under employee stock purchase plan

     39        531   

Proceeds from exercise of stock options

     15        20   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     2,168        9,314   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     1,849        (5,603
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

     1,668        (9,113

Cash and cash equivalents - beginning of period

     17,924        39,406   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents - end of period

   $ 19,592      $ 30,293   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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HILL INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1 — The Company

Hill International, Inc. (“Hill” or the “Company”) is a professional services firm headquartered in Marlton, New Jersey that provides project management and construction claims services to clients worldwide. Hill’s clients include the U.S. federal government, U.S. state and local governments, foreign governments and the private sector. The Company is organized into two key operating divisions: the Project Management Group and the Construction Claims Group.

Over the last few years, global economic conditions, including disruption of financial markets, and periodic regional civil unrest has adversely affected the Company’s business and results of operations, primarily by limiting its access to credit and disrupting its clients’ businesses. The reduction in financial institutions’ willingness or ability to lend has increased the cost of capital and reduced the availability of credit. In addition, continuation or worsening of general market conditions in the United States or other national economies important to its businesses may adversely affect its clients’ level of spending, ability to obtain financing, and ability to make timely payments to the Company for its services, which could require the Company to increase its allowance for doubtful accounts, negatively impact days sales outstanding and further adversely affect the Company’s results of operations.

At June 30, 2012, the Company was in violation of certain financial and other covenants stipulated by its Credit Agreement (see Note 7 to the consolidated financial statements).

Note 2 — Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Hill and its wholly- and majority-owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal, recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of financial position, results of operations and cash flows in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial reporting. These financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 12, 2012.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.

Note 3 — Accounts Receivable

The components of accounts receivable are as follows (in thousands):

 

     June 30, 2012     December 31, 2011  

Billed

   $ 175,854      $ 181,505   

Retainage, current portion

     4,656        3,960   

Unbilled

     30,559        21,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     211,069        207,087   

Allowance for doubtful accounts

     (8,988     (9,181
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 202,081      $ 197,906   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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At June 30, 2012, the accounts receivable related to the work performed prior to March 2011 under contracts in Libya amounted to approximately $60,000,000. Due to the current political and economic uncertainty in Libya, the Company is unable to determine the effect this situation will have on our ability to collect this receivable. Management believes that the amount due will be collected, however, if future events preclude the Company’s ability to do so, there could be a significant adverse impact on its results of operations and liquidity.

Note 4 — Intangible Assets

The following table summarizes the Company’s acquired intangible assets (in thousands):

 

     June 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
     Gross
Carrying
Amount
     Accumulated
Amortization
 

Client relationships

   $ 35,524       $ 11,990       $ 34,040       $ 9,942   

Acquired contract rights

     8,114         5,352         13,096         8,244   

Trade names

     2,807         538         3,378         1,391   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 46,445       $ 17,880       $ 50,514       $ 19,577   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Intangible assets, net

   $ 28,565          $ 30,937      
  

 

 

       

 

 

    

Amortization expense related to intangible assets totaled $1,922,000 and $2,750,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $4,116,000 and $4,710,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. The following table presents the estimated amortization expense based on our present intangible assets for the next five years (in thousands):

 

Year ending December 31,

   Estimated
amortization
expense
 

2012 (remaining 6 months)

   $ 3,651   

2013

     5,213   

2014

     4,123   

2015

     3,809   

2016

     3,461   

 

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Note 5 — Goodwill

The Company performs its annual goodwill impairment testing, by reporting unit, in the third quarter, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill may be impaired. Application of the goodwill impairment test requires significant judgments including estimation of future cash flows, which is dependent on internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for the businesses, the useful life over which cash flows will occur, and determination of the Company’s weighted average cost of capital. Changes in these estimates and assumptions could materially affect the determination of fair value and/or conclusions on goodwill impairment for each reporting unit. The Company performed its annual impairment test effective July 1, 2011 and noted no impairment for either of its reporting units. In the future, the Company will continue to perform the annual test during its fiscal third quarter unless events or circumstances indicate an impairment may have occurred before that time.

The following table summarizes the changes in the Company’s carrying value of goodwill during 2012 (in thousands):

 

     Project
Management
    Construction
Claims
     Total  

Balance, December 31, 2011

   $ 56,896      $ 26,045       $ 82,941   

Translation adjustments

     (1,607     197         (1,410
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, June 30, 2012

   $ 55,289      $ 26,242       $ 81,531   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 6 — Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses

Below are the components of accounts payable and accrued expenses (in thousands):

 

     June 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Accounts payable

   $ 22,232       $ 25,541   

Accrued payroll

     27,933         24,431   

Accrued subcontractor fees

     6,333         2,647   

Accrued agency fees

     15,886         15,336   

Accrued legal and professional fees

     2,750         2,887   

Accrued bank deferral, amendment and default fees

     1,383         —     

Accrued interest

     1,819         1,480   

Other accrued expenses

     3,568         4,425   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 81,904       $ 76,747   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Note 7 — Notes Payable

Outstanding debt obligations are as follows (in thousands):

 

     June 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  

Revolving credit loan payable. The weighted average interest rate of all borrowings was 7.03% and 6.75% at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. In addition, effective April 1, 2012, the Company became subject to the bank’s default rate of an additional 2.00% per annum on the entire $100,000,000 facility. (For more information, see below.)

   $ 82,500       $ 77,000   

Revolving credit facility with Barclays Bank PLC up to £500,000 (approximately $785,000 and $776,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively), with interest at 2.00% plus the Bank of England rate of 0.50% (or 2.50%) at both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, collateralized by cross guarantees of all United Kingdom companies. Aggregate of all debt owing to the bank will be, at all times, covered by three times the aggregate value of the UK accounts receivable less than 90 days old and excluding the amounts receivable from any associate or subsidiary company. The loan has an indeterminate term and is subject to annual review by the bank.

     604         —     

Unsecured credit facility with Caja Badajoz in Spain for €1,500,000 (approximately $1,900,000 and $1,944,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively) of which €1,484,000 was outstanding at June 30, 2012. The interest rate is the twelve-month EURIBOR rate plus 3.00% (or 4.22% and 4.94% at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively).

     1,880      

Revolving credit facilities with a consortium of banks in Spain providing for total borrowings of up to €5,028,000 (€4,870,000 at December 31, 2011) (approximately $6,369,000 and $6,311,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively). The stated interest rate is 6.50%. (For more information, see below.)

     5,022         4,301   

Credit facility with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi providing for total borrowings of up to AED 11,500,000 (approximately $3,131,000 at both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively), collateralized by certain overseas receivables. The interest rate is three-month Emirates InterBank Offer Rate plus 3.00% (or 4.53% and 4.51% at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively) but no less than 5.50%. This facility is being renewed on a month-to-month basis. (For more information, see below.)

     1,947         2,260   

Payments due for the Engineering S.A. acquisition.

     5,428         9,236   

Other notes payable

     366         663   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     97,747         93,460   

Less current maturities

     90,623         6,025   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Notes payable, net of current maturities

   $ 7,124       $ 87,435   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company maintains a credit facility pursuant to the terms of a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of June 30, 2009 among the Company and Bank of America, N.A., Capital One, N.A., The PrivateBank and Trust Company and PNC Bank N.A. (the “Lenders”) with Bank of America, N.A. acting as Agent.

 

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During 2011, the Company was in violation of certain of the financial covenants and subsequently entered into a series of waivers, forbearance agreements and amendments to the Credit Agreement, most recently on March 6, 2012. In connection with the amendment dated March 6, 2012, the Company incurred fees amounting to approximately $2,075,000 which were charged to interest expense and related financing fees, net in the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

The Credit Agreement, as amended, provides for borrowings of up to $100,000,000 with a letter of credit sub-facility of up to $35,000,000 (the “Aggregate Commitments”). Obligations under the Credit Agreement are collateralized by all of the Company’s assets, including, without limitation, accounts receivable, equipment, securities, financial assets and the proceeds of the foregoing, as well as by a pledge of 65% of the outstanding capital stock of its wholly-owned subsidiary Hill International N.V. Additionally, the Credit Agreement prohibits the Company from making new investments or acquisitions, limits the amount of cash the Company may accumulate, prohibits the payment of dividends and requires the Company to take certain actions, including providing additional monthly reporting to the Lenders. Borrowings outstanding under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the sum of (a) the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 0.50%, (ii) the Bank of America prime rate or (iii) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%, plus (b) an Applicable Rate which may vary between 0.75% and 4.75% depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio at the time of the borrowing. Also, no Lender may issue a Letter of Credit with an expiration date after March 31, 2014 without the approval by all Lenders, and the total amount available to be drawn under all Letters of Credit expiring after March 31, 2013 is limited to $27,500,000 without approval by all Lenders.

Among other things, the Company is required to comply with the following financial covenants:

(a) the consolidated leverage ratio for (i) each period ending June 30, 2012, September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2012 will not be greater than 7.00 to 1.00; (ii) the period ending March 31, 2013 will not be greater than 4.25 to 1.00; (iii) the period ending June 30, 2013 will not be greater than 4.00 to 1.00; (iv) the period ending September 30, 2013 will not be greater than 3.75 to 1.00; and (v) the periods ending on or after December 31, 2013 will not be greater than 3.50 to 1.00;

(b) the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio for (i) the two quarters ending March 31, 2012 and the three quarters ending June 30, 2012 will not be less than 1.00 to 1.00 and (ii) for the periods ending on or after September 30, 2012 will not be less than 1.25 to 1.00; and

(c) the consolidated funded indebtedness ratio will not be less than 0.65 to 1.00.

The Credit Agreement, as amended, requires that 100% of the first $25,000,000 of proceeds from the sale of any equity interests in the Company plus 50% of such proceeds in excess of $50,000,000 plus 50% of the Net Libya Receivable (as defined in the Second Amendment) plus 50% of any payments or distributions to the Company from HillStone shall be applied to reduce the Aggregate Commitments, but not below $60,000,000. By March 31, 2013, the Aggregate Commitments must be no greater than $75,000,000. In addition, the Company must pay a subsequent amendment fee equal to 1.0% of the Aggregate Commitments on April 15, 2013 and a deferred fee (the “Deferred Fee”) equal to 2.0% of the total amounts outstanding (borrowings plus letters of credit). The Deferred Fee will accrue from March 6, 2012 and is payable on the earlier to occur of (x) the date the Aggregate Commitments are reduced to $75,000,000, (y) the date of the occurrence of an event of default (other than the Designated Defaults) and (z) the maturity date.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company was in violation of the financial covenants mentioned above. In addition, during the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the Company was in violation of the covenant regarding restricted payments due to the payment of dividends by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries to their noncontrolling interest parties. The Company also received a Notice of Default and Reservation of Rights letter and a Notice of Matters Relating to Events of Default letter relating to credit extension, reporting requirements and deferral payments of Default Rate Interest and the Deferred Fee. Accordingly, the Company has classified all borrowings under the Credit Agreement as current in the consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2012. The Company is in discussions with the Lenders regarding an amendment to and restructuring of the Credit Agreement.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had $14,342,000 in outstanding letters of credit under the Credit Agreement. Due to conditions of the Credit Agreement, as amended, total remaining availability at June 30, 2012 was $3,158,000.

 

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The Company’s subsidiary, Gerens Hill International S.A. (“Gerens Hill”), maintains a revolving credit facility with 12 banks (the “Financing Entities”) in Spain providing for total borrowings with interest at 6.50% of up to €5,028,000 (€4,870,000 at December 31, 2011) (approximately $6,369,000 and $6,311,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively), of which €3,965,000 (approximately $5,022,000) and €3,319,000 (approximately $4,301,000) were utilized at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The total amount being financed (“Credit Contracts”) by each Financing Entity is between €159,000 (approximately $201,000) and €689,000 (approximately $873,000). The facility expires on December 17, 2016. The maximum available amount will be reduced to 75.0% at December 31, 2014 and 50.0% at December 31, 2015. To guarantee Gerens Hill’s obligations resulting from the Credit Contracts, Gerens Hill provided a guarantee in favor of each one of the Financing Entities, which, additionally, and solely in the case of unremedied failure to make payment, and at the request of each of the Financing Entities, shall grant a first ranking pledge over a given percentage of corporate shares of Hill International Brasil Participações Ltda. for the principal, interest, fees, expenses or any other amount owed by virtue of the Credit Contracts, coinciding with the percentage of credit of each Financing Entity with respect to the total outstanding borrowings under this facility.

The credit facility with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi also allows for up to AED150,000,000 (approximately $40,836,000 at both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011) in Letters of Guarantee of which AED 129,121,000 and AED132,133,000 (approximately $35,152,000 and $35,973,000, respectively) were utilized at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The Company also maintains a revolving credit facility with Egnatia Bank for up to €1,000,000 (approximately $1,267,000 and $1,296,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively), with interest rates at Egnatia’s prime rate of 5.00% plus 0.67% (or 5.67%) at June 30, 2012 and Egnatia’s prime rate of 5.00% plus 1.48% (or 6.48%) at December 31, 2011, collateralized by certain assets of the Company. There were no borrowings outstanding under this facility at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The facility also allows for letters of guarantee up to €4,500,000 (approximately $5,700,000 and $5,832,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively), of which €1,649,000 (approximately $2,089,000) and €1,270,000 (approximately $1,645,000) had been utilized at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. The facility has an expiration date of April 30, 2013.

Engineering S.A. maintains three revolving credit facilities with two banks in Brazil for 1,700,000, 200,000 and 1,000,000 Brazilian Reais (approximately $846,000, $100,000 and $498,000, respectively, at June 30, 2012), with monthly interest rates of 2.87%, 5.30% and 2.75%, respectively. There were no borrowings outstanding on any of these facilities at June 30, 2012 which are renewed automatically every three months.

In connection with the acquisition of Engineering S.A., the Company incurred indebtedness to the sellers amounting to 17,200,000 Brazilian Reais (approximately $10,376,000 at the date of acquisition) and has discounted that amount using an interest rate of 4.72%, the Company’s weighted average interest rate at that time. The discounted amounts at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were $5,428,000 and $9,236,000, respectively. The Company paid the first installment, amounting to BR6,624,000 (approximately $3,508,000) on April 30, 2012.

Note 8 — Supplemental Cash Flow Information

The following table provides additional cash flow information (in thousands):

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012      2011  

Interest and related financing fees paid

   $ 6,206       $ 2,533   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Income taxes paid

   $ 2,888       $ 2,450   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Note 9 — Loss per Share

Basic loss per common share has been computed using the weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted loss per common share incorporates the incremental shares issuable upon the assumed exercise of stock options, if dilutive. Stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted loss per common share because their effect was antidilutive for both of the three-and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. The total number of such shares excluded from diluted loss per common share was 3,599,856 shares and 3,603,262 shares for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and 3,106,280 shares and 3,533,554 shares for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Note 10 — Share-Based Compensation

At June 30, 2012, the Company had 4,701,376 options outstanding with a weighted average exercise price of $5.24. During the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Company granted 880,200 options which vest over a four-year period, have a weighted average exercise price of $5.47 and a weighted-average contractual life of 5.00 years and 113,635 options which vested immediately, have a weighted average exercise price of $2.85 and a weighted-average contractual life of 5.00 years. The aggregate fair value of the options was $2,500,000 calculated using the Black-Scholes valuation model. The weighted average assumptions used to calculate fair value were: expected life — 3.66 years; volatility — 77.5% and risk-free interest rate — 0.80%. During the first six months of 2012, options for 7,000 shares with a weighted average exercise price of $2.45 were exercised, options for 41,000 shares with a weighted average exercise price of $5.25 were forfeited and options for 66,000 shares with a weighted average exercise price of $7.93 lapsed.

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Company issued 60,000 shares of restricted common stock to certain of its officers under the Company’s 2007 Restricted Stock Grant Plan.

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, the Company issued 52,630 shares of its common stock to its Non-Employee Directors. The Company recognized compensation expense amounting to approximately $150,000.

During the six-month period ended June 30, 2012, employees purchased 20,346 common shares, for an aggregate purchase price of $63,000, pursuant to the Company’s 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

The Company recognized share-based compensation expense in selling, general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations totaling $803,000 and $911,000 for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and $1,437,000 and $1,527,000 for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Note 11 — Stockholders’ Equity

Under the Board-approved Stock Repurchase Program, the Company is authorized to purchase up to $60,000,000 of its common stock through December 31, 2012. Through June 30, 2012, the Company has purchased 5,834,369 shares of its common stock under this program for an aggregate purchase price of $24,438,000, or an average price of $4.19 per share. Under the terms of its Credit Agreement (see Note 7), the Company is prohibited from making any further repurchases of its common stock without the written consent of the Lenders.

 

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The following table summarizes the changes in stockholders’ equity during the six months ended June 30, 2012 (in thousands):

 

     Total     Hill International,
Inc. stockholders
    Noncontrolling
interests
 

Stockholders’ equity, December 31, 2011

   $ 172,394      $ 154,136      $ 18,258   

Net (loss) earnings

     (6,019     (7,060     1,041   

Other comprehensive loss

     (2,129     (1,113     (1,016
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive (loss) earnings

     (8,148     (8,173     25   

Dividends paid to noncontrolling interest

     (1,378     —          (1,378

Additional paid in capital

     1,572        1,572        —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity, June 30, 2012

   $ 164,440      $ 147,535      $ 16,905   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Note 12 — Income Taxes

During the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012, there were no changes in the reserve for uncertain tax positions.

During the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2011, the Company recognized an income tax benefit of $995,000 due to the expiration of the statute of limitations related to the filing of certain income tax returns. Also, during those periods, the Company recognized an increase in the reserve amounting to $520,000 primarily related to foreign subsidiaries.

The following table indicates the changes to the Company’s reserve for uncertain tax positions for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, including interest and penalties:

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012      2011     2012      2011  

Balance, beginning of period

   $ 5,383       $ 6,289      $ 5,383       $ 6,289   

Increase from tax positions taken in the current year

     —           520        —           520   

Reductions due to expiration of statute of limitations

     —           (995     —           (995
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance, end of period

   $ 5,383       $ 5,814      $ 5,383       $ 5,814   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Company’s policy is to record income tax related interest and penalties in income tax expense. Potential interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions amounting to $100,000 was included in the balances above at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011. The reserve for uncertain tax positions is included in other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

The effective tax rates for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were (1002.1%) and 69.4%, respectively and 20.1% and 19.5% for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. For both periods, the tax rates are low because a substantial portion of the Company’s profit comes from foreign operations which are taxed at lower rates, if at all, because of the recognition of income tax benefits related to U.S. net operating losses and because of the financial reporting requirements related to noncontrolling interest in pass-through entities that requires the income tax expense on the pass-through entity’s pretax income attributable to the noncontrolling interest be excluded from consolidated income tax expense.

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion of all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities and projected future taxable income in making this assessment. Based upon the level of historical taxable income and projections for future taxable income over the periods in which the deferred tax assets are deductible, management believes it is more likely than not that the Company

 

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will realize the benefits of these deductible differences, with the exception of foreign net operating losses. It is anticipated that the U.S. net operating losses will be offset by future profits from the U.S. operations primarily related to the Company’s majority-owned interest in HillStone International, LLC, and/or through tax planning strategies. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be reduced in the near term if estimates of future taxable income during the carry forward period are reduced.

Note 13 — Business Segment Information

The Company’s business segments reflect how executive management makes resource decisions and assesses its performance. The Company bases these decisions on the type of services provided (Project Management and Construction Claims) and secondarily by their geography (U.S./Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia/Pacific).

The Project Management business segment provides extensive construction and project management services to construction owners worldwide. Such services include program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, troubled project turnaround, staff augmentation, estimating and cost management, project labor agreement consulting and management consulting services.

The Construction Claims business segment provides such services as claims preparation, analysis and review, litigation support, cost/damages assessment, delay/disruption analysis, contract review and adjudication, risk assessment, lender advisory and expert witness testimony services to clients worldwide.

The Company evaluates the performance of its segments primarily on operating profit before corporate overhead allocations and income taxes.

The following tables reflect information about each of the Company’s reportable segments (in thousands):

Consulting Fee Revenue (“CFR”)

 

     Three months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

Project Management

   $ 77,175         74.2   $ 74,239         72.1

Construction Claims

     26,894         25.8        28,712         27.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 104,069         100.0   $ 102,951         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue:

 

     Three months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

Project Management

   $ 91,880         76.9   $ 97,567         76.9

Construction Claims

     27,548         23.1        29,368         23.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 119,428         100.0   $ 126,935         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Profit:

 

     Three months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

Project Management before equity in earnings of affiliates

   $ 7,079      $ 3,865   

Equity in earnings of affiliates

     —          157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Project Management

     7,079        4,022   

Construction Claims

     2,524        3,669   

Corporate Expenses

     (6,406     (6,867
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,197      $ 824   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Depreciation and Amortization Expense:

 

     Three months ended June 30,  
     2012      2011  

Project Management

   $ 2,150       $ 3,082   

Construction Claims

     822         861   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal segments

     2,972         3,943   

Corporate

     45         90   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 3,017       $ 4,033   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Consulting Fee Revenue by Geographic Region:

 

     Three months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

U.S./Canada

   $ 30,529         29.3   $ 29,974         29.1

Latin America

     12,676         12.2        13,371         13.0   

Europe

     21,362         20.5        23,463         22.8   

Middle East

     32,357         31.1        28,195         27.4   

North Africa

     3,477         3.4        2,695         2.6   

Asia/Pacific

     3,668         3.5        5,253         5.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 104,069         100.0   $ 102,951         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S.

   $ 29,774         28.6   $ 29,352         28.5

Non-U.S.

     74,295         71.4        73,599         71.5   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 104,069         100.0   $ 102,951         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue by Geographic Region:

 

     Three months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

U.S./Canada

   $ 42,643         35.7   $ 51,589         40.7

Latin America

     12,716         10.6        13,381         10.5   

Europe

     23,052         19.3        24,665         19.4   

Middle East

     33,443         28.0        28,687         22.6   

North Africa

     3,888         3.3        3,283         2.6   

Asia/Pacific

     3,686         3.1        5,330         4.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 119,428         100.0   $ 126,935         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S.

   $ 41,851         35.0   $ 50,967         40.2

Non-U.S.

     77,577         65.0        75,968         59.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 119,428         100.0   $ 126,935         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Consulting Fee Revenue By Client Type:

 

     Three months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

U.S. federal government

   $ 3,222         3.1   $ 3,063         3.0

U.S. state, local and regional government

     14,990         14.4        15,741         15.3   

Foreign government

     22,481         21.6        20,054         19.5   

Private sector

     63,376         60.9        64,093         62.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 104,069         100.0   $ 102,951         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue By Client Type:

 

     Three months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

U.S. federal government

   $ 4,156         3.5   $ 3,644         2.9

U.S. state, local and regional government

     22,678         19.0        35,741         28.2   

Foreign government

     23,820         19.9        21,185         16.7   

Private sector

     68,774         57.6        66,365         52.2   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 119,428         100.0   $ 126,935         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Property, Plant and Equipment, Net by Geographic Location:

 

     June 30, 2012      December 31, 2011  

U.S./Canada

   $ 5,226       $ 6,070   

Latin America

     1,471         1,804   

Europe

     2,177         2,088   

Middle East

     2,353         2,371   

North Africa

     237         284   

Asia/Pacific

     449         493   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 11,913       $ 13,110   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S.

   $ 5,220       $ 6,061   

Non-U.S.

     6,693         7,049   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 11,913       $ 13,110   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Consulting Fee Revenue (“CFR”)

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

Project Management

   $ 150,316         74.0   $ 144,087         73.1

Construction Claims

     52,950         26.0        53,136         26.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 203,266         100.0   $ 197,223         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

Project Management

   $ 180,918         76.9   $ 195,491         78.2

Construction Claims

     54,323         23.1        54,454         21.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 235,241         100.0   $ 249,945         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Operating Profit (Loss):

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

Project Management before equity in earnings of affiliates

   $ 10,634      $ 6,619   

Equity in earnings of affiliates

     —          160   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Project Management

     10,634        6,779   

Construction Claims

     3,704        2,934   

Corporate Expenses

     (13,878     (14,182
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 460      $ (4,469
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expense:

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012      2011  

Project Management

   $ 4,609       $ 5,310   

Construction Claims

     1,623         1,690   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Subtotal segments

     6,232         7,000   

Corporate

     90         135   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 6,322       $ 7,135   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Consulting Fee Revenue by Geographic Region:

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

U.S./Canada

   $ 59,064         29.1   $ 57,826         29.2

Latin America

     26,208         12.9        17,461         8.9   

Europe

     42,960         21.1        45,275         23.0   

Middle East

     61,356         30.2        53,956         27.4   

North Africa

     6,072         3.0        13,158         6.7   

Asia/Pacific

     7,606         3.7        9,547         4.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 203,266         100.0   $ 197,223         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S.

   $ 57,437         28.3   $ 56,555         28.7

Non-U.S.

     145,829         71.7        140,668         71.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 203,266         100.0   $ 197,223         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue by Geographic Region:

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

U.S./Canada

   $ 84,808         36.1   $ 105,881         42.4

Latin America

     26,355         11.2        17,480         7.0   

Europe

     46,324         19.7        47,600         19.0   

Middle East

     63,277         26.9        54,911         22.0   

North Africa

     6,861         2.9        14,211         5.7   

Asia/Pacific

     7,616         3.2        9,862         3.9   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 235,241         100.0   $ 249,945         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

U.S.

   $ 83,131         35.3   $ 104,610         41.9

Non-U.S.

     152,110         64.7        145,335         58.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 235,241         100.0   $ 249,945         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Consulting Fee Revenue By Client Type:

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

U.S. federal government

   $ 6,180         3.0   $ 6,396         3.2

U.S. state, local and regional government

     29,942         14.7        31,185         15.8   

Foreign government

     43,676         21.5        45,172         23.0   

Private sector

     123,468         60.8        114,470         58.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 203,266         100.0   $ 197,223         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Revenue By Client Type:

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

U.S. federal government

   $ 7,716         3.3   $ 7,467         3.0

U.S. state, local and regional government

     42,659         18.1        76,490         30.6   

Foreign government

     46,751         19.9        47,813         19.1   

Private sector

     138,115         58.7        118,175         47.3   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 235,241         100.0   $ 249,945         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Note 14 — Concentrations

The Company had no clients that accounted for 10% or more of total revenue for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012 and one client that accounted for 14% of total revenue for the three-month period ended June 30, 2011. The Company had no clients that accounted for 10% or more of total revenue for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 and one client that accounted for 16% of total revenue for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011.

The Company had no clients that accounted for 10% or more of consulting fee revenue for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. The Company also had no clients that accounted for 10% or more of consulting fee revenue for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

One client, located in Libya, accounted for 28% of accounts receivable at both June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

The Company has numerous contracts with U.S. federal government agencies that collectively accounted for 3% of total revenue during each of the three-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, and 3% of total revenue during each of the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

Note 15 — Commitments and Contingencies

General Litigation

From time to time, the Company is a defendant or plaintiff in various legal actions which arise in the normal course of business. As such the Company is required to assess the likelihood of any adverse outcomes to these matters as well as potential ranges of probable losses. A determination of the amount of the provision required for these commitments and contingencies, if any, which would be charged to earnings, is made after careful analysis of each matter. The provision may change in the future due to new developments or changes in circumstances. Changes in the provision could increase or decrease the Company’s earnings in the period the changes are made. It is the opinion of management, after consultation with legal counsel, that the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

 

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Acquisitions

On February 15, 2008, the Company’s subsidiary Hill International N.V. (formerly Hill International S.A.) acquired 60% of the outstanding capital stock of Gerens Management Group, S.A., whose name was subsequently changed to Gerens Hill International S.A. (“Gerens Hill”). In connection with the acquisition, Gerens Hill’s shareholders entered into an agreement whereby the minority shareholders have a right to compel (“Gerens Put Option”) Hill International N.V. to purchase any or all of their shares during the period from March 31, 2010 to March 31, 2020. Hill International N.V. also has the right to compel the minority shareholders to sell any or all of their shares during the period from March 31, 2011 to March 31, 2021. The purchase price for such shares shall be the greater of (a) €18,000,000 ($22,800,000 as of June 30, 2012) increased by the General Price Index (capped at 3.5% per annum) or (b) ten times Gerens Hill’s earnings before interest and income taxes for the prior fiscal year, multiplied by a percentage which the shares to be purchased bear to the total number of shares outstanding at the time of purchase. Such amount may be adjusted for increases in equity subsequent to the acquisition date, and can be paid in cash or shares of our common stock at the option of the sellers.

In December 2011 and January 2012, the Company received three letters from the minority shareholders of Gerens Hill expressing the intention to exercise their Gerens Put Option. Upon consummation of the transaction, the Company will acquire an additional interest of 6.13% of Gerens Hill which will require the payment of approximately €1,758,000 (approximately $2,267,000 at June 30, 2012). Following the acquisition of such interests, the Company will indirectly own approximately 75.5% of Gerens Hill. The Company has increased intangible assets and recorded the liability in other current liabilities. The Company expects to make payment in the third quarter of 2012.

On February 28, 2011, the Company’s majority-owned subsidiary Gerens Hill acquired an indirect 60% interest in Engineering S.A. (“ESA”), a firm located in Brazil, for cash amounting to 22,200,000 Brazilian Reais (“BR”) (approximately $11,757,000). A minimum additional payment was made on April 30, 2012 in the amount of BR6,624,000 (approximately $3,508,000 on that date). A minimum additional payment is due on April 30, 2013 in the amount of BR7,400,000 (approximately $3,682,000 at June 30, 2012). Under certain circumstances, the Company may be required to pay BR5,000,000 (approximately $2,488,000 at June 30, 2012) in addition to the minimum payments. Also, ESA’s shareholders entered into an agreement whereby the minority shareholders have a right to compel (“ESA Put Option”) Gerens Hill to purchase any or all of their shares during the period from February 28, 2014 to February 28, 2021. Gerens Hill also has the right to compel (“ESA Call Option”) the minority shareholders to sell any or all of their shares during the same time period. The purchase price for such shares shall be seven times the earnings before interest and taxes for ESA’s most recently ended fiscal year, net of any financial debt plus excess cash multiplied by a percentage which the shares to be purchased bear to the total number of shares outstanding at the time of purchase, but in the event the ESA Call Option is exercised by Gerens Hill, the purchase price shall be increased by five percent. The ESA Put Option and the ESA Call Option must be made within three months after the audited financial statements of ESA have been completed.

 

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

We make forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We use forward-looking words such as “may,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “contemplate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “intend,” and “continue” or similar words. You should read statements that contain these words carefully because they discuss future expectations, contain projections of future results of operations or financial condition or state other “forward-looking” information. However, there may be events in the future that we are not able to predict accurately or over which we have no control. Examples of risks, uncertainties and events that may cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations described by us in such forward-looking statements include those described in Part I, Item 1A “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 12, 2012 (the “2011 Annual Report”). You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date hereof. All forward-looking statements included herein attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained or referred to in this section. Except to the extent required by applicable laws and regulations, we undertake no obligations to update these forward-looking statements.

References to “the Company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to Hill International, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

We provide project management and construction claims services to clients worldwide, but primarily in the U.S./Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Asia/Pacific. Our clients include the United States and other national governments and their agencies, state and local governments and their agencies, and the private sector. Hill is organized into two key operating segments: the Project Management Group and the Construction Claims Group.

We are one of the leading firms in the world in both the project management and construction claims consulting businesses. We are a global company with approximately 3,200 employees operating from 110 offices in more than 30 countries.

The Project Management business segment provides extensive construction and project management services to construction owners worldwide. Such services include program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, troubled project turnaround, staff augmentation, estimating and cost management, project labor agreement consulting and management consulting services.

The Construction Claims business segment provides such services as claims preparation, analysis and review, litigation support, cost/damages assessment, delay/disruption analysis, contract review and adjudication, risk assessment, lender advisory and expert witness testimony services to clients worldwide.

HillStone International, LLC (“HillStone”) is a strategic technologies distribution and construction project development company. As a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, HillStone intends to develop private and public ventures for the implementation of affordable, durable and environmentally sound housing technologies in regions of the world where housing solutions are a high priority of various governmental and private interests. HillStone has not been shown separately within our financial statements as it does not have any revenues to date. Its costs, which are not material, have been included within the Corporate segment. However, for purposes of this report, we have shown the backlog attributable to HillStone as a separate line item within the backlog table on page 36.

We derive our revenues from fees for professional services. As a service company we are labor intensive rather than capital intensive. Our revenue is driven by our ability to attract and retain qualified and productive employees, identify business opportunities, secure new and renew existing client contracts, provide outstanding services to our clients and execute projects successfully. Our income from operations is derived from our ability to generate revenue and collect cash under our contracts in excess of direct labor and other direct costs of executing the projects, subcontractors and other reimbursable costs and selling, general and administrative costs.

In addition, we believe there are high barriers to entry for new competitors, especially in the project management market. We compete for business based on reputation and past experience, including client requirements for substantial similar project and claims work. We have developed significant long-standing relationships which bring us repeat business and would be very difficult to replicate. We have an excellent reputation for developing and rewarding employees, which allows us to attract and retain superior professionals.

 

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Over the last few years, global economic conditions, including disruption of financial markets, and periodic regional civil unrest and has adversely affected our business and results of operations, primarily by limiting our access to credit and disrupting our clients’ businesses. The reduction in financial institutions’ willingness or ability to lend has increased the cost of capital and reduced the availability of credit. In addition, continuation or worsening of general market conditions in the United States or other national economies important to our businesses may adversely affect our clients’ level of spending, ability to obtain financing, and ability to make timely payments to us for our services, which could require us to increase our allowance for doubtful accounts, negatively impact our days sales outstanding and adversely affect our results of operations.

Critical Accounting Policies

The Company’s interim financial statements were prepared in accordance with United States generally accepted accounting principles, which require management to make subjective decisions, assessments and estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. As the number of variables and assumptions affecting the judgment increases, such judgments become even more subjective. While management believes its assumptions are reasonable and appropriate, actual results may be materially different than estimated. The critical accounting estimates and assumptions have not materially changed from those identified in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report.

We operate through two segments: the Project Management Group and the Construction Claims Group. Reimbursable expenses are reflected in equal amounts in both total revenue and total direct expenses. Because these revenues/costs are subject to significant fluctuation from year to year, we measure the performance of many of our key operating metrics as a percentage of consulting fee revenue (“CFR”), as we believe that this is a better and more consistent measure of operating performance than total revenue.

 

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Three Months Ended June 30, 2012 Compared to

Three Months Ended June 30, 2011

Results of Operations

Consulting Fee Revenue (“CFR”)

 

     Three months ended June 30,              
(in thousands)    2012     2011     Change  

Project Management

   $ 77,175         74.2   $ 74,239         72.1   $ 2,936        4.0

Construction Claims

     26,894         25.8        28,712         27.9        (1,818     (6.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total

   $ 104,069         100.0   $ 102,951         100.0   $ 1,118        1.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

The increase in Hill’s CFR in the second quarter of 2012 over the second quarter of 2011 was entirely based on organic growth.

During the second quarter of 2012, Hill’s project management CFR increase of 4.0% included a $1,545,000 increase in foreign projects and an increase of $1,391,000 in domestic projects. The increase in foreign project management CFR was primarily due to an increase of $3,780,000 in Saudi Arabia, $1,146,000 in Afghanistan and $1,106,000 in Egypt. These increases were partially offset by decreases in Spain, Brazil, and Romania where work slowed down in the second quarter of 2012. The increase in domestic project management CFR was primarily due to increases in our Mid-Atlantic and Western regions.

During the second quarter of 2012, the decrease in Hill’s construction claims CFR was primarily due to decreases in Australia and the Middle East, partially offset by an increase in Europe.

Reimbursable Expenses

 

     Three months ended June 30,              
(in thousands)    2012     2011     Change  

Project Management

   $ 14,707         95.8   $ 23,327         97.3   $ (8,620     (37.0 )% 

Construction Claims

     652         4.2        657         2.7        (5     (0.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total

   $ 15,359         100.0   $ 23,984         100.0   $ (8,625     (36.0 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

Reimbursable expenses consist of amounts paid to subcontractors and other third parties and travel and other job-related expenses that are contractually reimbursable from clients. These items are reflected as separate line items in both our revenue and cost of services captions in our consolidated statements of operations. The decrease in project management reimbursable expenses was due primarily to decreased use of subcontractors of $9,375,000 in our Northeast region.

 

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Cost of Services

 

     Three months ended June 30,              
     2012     2011     Change  
                  % of
CFR
                 % of
CFR
             
(in thousands)                                                   

Project Management

   $ 47,824         80.0     62.0   $ 46,409         78.1     62.5   $ 1,415        3.0

Construction Claims

     11,977         20.0        44.5        13,037         21.9        45.4        (1,060     (8.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total

   $ 59,801         100.0     57.5   $ 59,446         100.0     57.7   $ 355        0.6
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

Cost of services consists of labor expenses for time charged directly to contracts and non-reimbursable job-related travel and out-of-pocket expenses. The increase in project management cost of services is primarily due to increases in Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and our Western U.S. region in support of the increased revenue in those areas, partially offset by decreases in Spain and Brazil where revenue declined.

The decrease in the cost of services for construction claims was due primarily to decreases in direct costs in Australia and the Middle East, partially offset by an increase in Europe. These changes correspond to the change in revenue in those areas.

Gross Profit

 

     Three months ended June 30,              
     2012     2011     Change  
                  % of
CFR
                 % of
CFR
             
(in thousands)                                                   

Project Management

   $ 29,351         66.3     38.0   $ 27,830         64.0     37.5   $ 1,521        5.5

Construction Claims

     14,917         33.7        55.5        15,675         36.0        54.6        (758     (4.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total

   $ 44,268         100.0     42.5   $ 43,505         100.0     42.3   $ 763        1.8
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

The increase in project management gross profit included an increase of $776,000 from foreign operations and an increase of $744,000 from domestic operations. The increase in foreign operations included increases in Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Egypt, partially offset by decreases in Spain and Romania. The increase in domestic operations was primarily from the Mid-Atlantic and Western regions.

The decrease in construction claims gross profit was driven by decreases in Australia, New Jersey and Washington D.C., partially offset by an increase in Europe.

Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”)

Expenses

 

     Three months ended June 30,              
     2012     2011     Change  
(in thousands)           % of
CFR
           % of
CFR
             

SG&A

              

Expenses

   $ 41,071         39.5   $ 42,838         41.6   $ (1,767     (4.1 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The significant components of the change in SG&A are as follows:

 

   

A decrease of $832,000 in amortization expense including $353,000 from Gerens, $264,000 from Euromost and $101,000 from TRS where some components of the intangible assets became fully amortized in 2011;

 

   

A decrease of $449,000 in legal fees, including $243,000 related to the 2011 acquisition of Engineering S.A.;

 

   

A decrease of $156,000 in rent expense primarily in Washington, D.C. and Florida; and

 

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A decrease of $154,000 in professional fees.

Operating Profit

 

     Three months ended June 30,              
     2012     2011     Change  
(in thousands)          % of
CFR
          % of
CFR
             

Project Management before equity in earnings of affiliates

   $ 7,079        9.2   $ 3,865        5.2   $ 3,214        83.2

Equity in earnings of affiliates

     —          —          157        0.2        (157     (100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Project Management

     7,079        9.2        4,022        5.4        3,057        76.0   

Construction Claims

     2,524        9.4        3,669        12.8        (1,145     (31.2

Corporate

     (6,406       (6,867       461        (6.7
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total

   $ 3,197        3.1   $ 824        0.8   $ 2,373        288.0
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

The increase in Project Management operating profit primarily included increases in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Afghanistan and the United States, partially offset by decreases in Spain and Romania. These changes are consistent with the change in the level of work in these areas.

The decrease in operating profit for the Construction Claims group was primarily due to decreases in Australia, the Middle East and New Jersey, partially offset by an increase in Europe.

Corporate costs decreased as we began to see the effects of our cost-cutting initiatives resulting in lower indirect labor, travel expenses and professional fees.

Interest Expense and related financing fees, net

This line item increased $1,686,000 to $3,150,000 in the three-month period ended June 30, 2012 as compared with $1,464,000 in three-month period ended June 30, 2011, primarily due to higher levels of debt outstanding and higher interest rates, including the forbearance agreement fees, amended Credit Agreement fees and related legal and advisory fees amounting to $800,000.

Income Taxes

For the three-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we recognized net tax benefits of $471,000 and $444,000, respectively, related to a net operating loss from U.S. operations in those quarters.

The effective income tax rates for the three-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were (1,002.1%) and 69.4%, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate continues to remain low since a substantial portion of its profit comes from foreign operations which are taxed at lower rates, if at all, because of the recognition of income tax benefits related to the U.S. net operating losses and because of the financial reporting requirements related to noncontrolling interest in pass-through entities that requires the income tax expense on the pass-through entity’s pretax income attributable to the noncontrolling interest holders be excluded from consolidated income tax expense.

Net Loss

Net loss attributable to Hill International, Inc. for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012 was ($324,000) or ($0.01) per diluted common share based on 38,590,000 diluted common shares outstanding, as compared to a net loss for the second quarter ended June 30, 2011 of ($497,000) or ($0.01) per diluted common share based upon 38,379,000 diluted common shares outstanding.

 

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Six Months Ended June 30, 2012 Compared to

Six Months Ended June 30, 2011

Results of Operations

Consulting Fee Revenue (“CFR”)

 

     Six months ended June 30,              
(in thousands)    2012     2011     Change  

Project Management

   $ 150,316         74.0   $ 144,087         73.1   $ 6,229        4.3

Construction Claims

     52,950         26.0        53,136         26.9        (186     (0.4
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total

   $ 203,266         100.0   $ 197,223         100.0   $ 6,043        3.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

The increase in Hill’s CFR was comprised of an increase of 3.9% from the acquisition of Engineering S.A. in Brazil, partially offset by an organic decrease of 0.8% primarily due to the suspension of work in Libya.

During the first six months of 2012, Hill’s project management CFR increase included an increase of 5.3% due to the acquisition of Engineering S.A., partially offset by an organic decrease of 1.0% primarily in Libya and Spain. The increase in project management CFR consisted of a $4,471,000 increase in foreign projects and an increase of $1,758,000 in domestic projects. The increase in foreign project management CFR was primarily due to an increase of $7,333,000 in Brazil, where Engineering S.A. was acquired at the end of February 2011, and an increase of $7,733,000 due to new work in Saudi Arabia. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $8,133,000 in Libya where work was suspended in February 2011 due to political unrest. The increase in domestic project management CFR was due to increases in our Mid-Atlantic and Western regions, partially offset by a decrease in our Washington D.C. region.

The decrease in Hill’s construction claims CFR was all organic and primarily resulted from decreases in Australia and the Middle East, partially offset by an increase in the United Kingdom.

Reimbursable Expenses

 

     Six months ended June 30,              
(in thousands)    2012     2011     Change  

Project Management

   $ 30,603         95.7   $ 51,404         97.5   $ (20,801     (40.5 )% 

Construction Claims

     1,372         4.3        1,318         2.5        54        4.1   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total

   $ 31,975         100.0   $ 52,722         100.0   $ (20,747     (39.4 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

Reimbursable expenses consist of amounts paid to subcontractors and other third parties and travel and other job-related expenses that are contractually reimbursable from clients. These items are reflected as separate line items in both our revenue and cost of services captions in our consolidated statements of operations. The decrease in project management reimbursable expenses was due primarily to decreased use of subcontractors of $20,579,000 in our Northeast region.

 

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Cost of Services

 

     Six months ended June 30,              
     2012     2011     Change  
                  % of
CFR
                 % of
CFR
             
(in thousands)                                                   

Project Management

   $ 94,473         79.9     62.8   $ 90,018         78.4     62.5   $ 4,455        4.9

Construction Claims

     23,790         20.1        44.9        24,769         21.6        46.6        (979     (4.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total

   $ 118,263         100.0     58.2   $ 114,787         100.0     58.2   $ 3,476        3.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

   

Cost of services consists of labor expenses for time charged directly to contracts and non-reimbursable job-related travel and out-of-pocket expenses. The increase in project management cost of services is primarily due to increases in Brazil, Saudi Arabia and our Western region in support of the increased revenue in those areas, partially offset by a decrease in Libya.

The decrease in the cost of services for construction claims was due primarily to decreases in direct costs in the Middle East and Australia partially offset by increases in Europe and the United States.

Gross Profit

 

     Six months ended June 30,               
     2012     2011     Change  
                  % of
CFR
                 % of
CFR
              
(in thousands)                                                    

Project Management

   $ 55,843         65.7     37.2   $ 54,069         65.6     37.5   $ 1,774         3.3

Construction Claims

     29,160         34.3        55.1        28,367         34.4        53.4        793         2.8   
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

Total

   $ 85,003         100.0     41.8   $ 82,436         100.0     41.8   $ 2,567         3.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

The increase in project management gross profit included an increase of $1,027,000 from international operations including increases of $3,772,000 from Brazil, $2,926,000 from the Middle East, primarily Saudi Arabia, and $733,000 from Egypt, partially offset by decreases of $3,531,000 from Libya and $2,682,000 from Spain.

The increase in construction claims gross profit was driven by increases of $2,092,000 from the United Kingdom partially offset by a decrease of $1,460,000 from Australia where some large assignments were completed.

Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) Expenses

 

     Six months ended June 30,              
(in thousands)    2012     2011     Change  
            % of
CFR
           % of
CFR
             

SG&A

              

Expenses

   $ 84,543         41.6   $ 87,065         44.1   $ (2,522     (2.9 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The decrease in SG&A included net organic decreases of $4,601,000 offset by an increase of $2,079,000 from Engineering S.A. which was acquired in February 2011.

The significant components of the change in SG&A are as follows:

 

   

A decrease in unapplied and indirect labor expense of $86,000 including an organic decrease of $1,428,000 due to cost-cutting initiatives offset by an increase of $1,342,000 at Engineering S.A.;

 

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A decrease of $599,000 in amortization expense due to decreases of $1,125,000 for Euromost, Gerens, TRS and Boyken where components of the intangible assets became fully amortized in 2011. This was partially offset by an increase of $596,000 for Engineering S.A.;

 

   

A decrease of $502,000 in rent expense due to the early termination of a northern New Jersey office lease in early 2011 and a temporary overlapping of rental costs in the United Kingdom during an office relocation during the first quarter of 2011. In addition, office space expenses were lower in Washington, D.C. and Florida;

 

   

A decrease of $403,000 in legal fees including a reduction of $190,000 in Brazil and Spain due to 2011 costs associated with the acquisition of Engineering S.A. and a reduction of $101,000 in the United Kingdom including a recovery of $45,000 in legal fees from a client collection settlement; and

 

   

A decrease of $332,000 in administrative travel costs.

Operating Profit (Loss)

 

     Six months ended June 30,              
     2012     2011     Change  
           % of
CFR
          % of
CFR
             
(in thousands)                                     

Project Management before equity in earnings of affiliates

   $ 10,634        7.1   $ 6,619        4.6   $ 4,015        60.7

Equity in earnings of affiliates

     —          —          160        0.1        (160     (100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Project Management

     10,634        7.1        6,779        4.7        3,855        56.9   

Construction Claims

     3,704        7.0        2,934        5.5        770        26.2   

Corporate

     (13,878       (14,182       304        (2.1
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Total

   $ 460        0.2   $ (4,469     (2.3 )%    $ 4,929        NM
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

The increase in Project Management operating profit included $3,160,000 in the Middle East, primarily Saudi Arabia, $2,311,000 in the United States, $1,590,000 in Egypt and $792,000 in Brazil. These increases were partially offset by a decrease of $3,371,000 in Libya and $1,077,000 in Romania.

The increase in operating profit for the Construction Claims group was primarily due to an increase of $3,557,000 in the United Kingdom, partially offset by a decreases of $2,055,000 in Australia and $1,054,000 in the Middle East.

Corporate costs decreased due primarily to decreases in indirect labor and travel expenses as a result of our cost-cutting initiatives.

Interest Expense and related financing fees, net

This item increased $5,533,000 to $7,991,000 in the six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2011 primarily due to higher levels of debt outstanding and higher interest rates, including the forbearance agreement fees, amended Credit Agreement fees and related legal and advisory fees amounting to $2,875,000.

Net Loss

Net loss attributable to Hill International, Inc. for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 was ($7,060,000) or ($0.18) per diluted common share based upon 38,558,000 diluted common shares outstanding, as compared to a net loss for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011 of ($6,093,000) or ($0.16) per diluted common share based upon 38,328,000 diluted common shares outstanding.

 

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Income Taxes

For the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, we recognized net tax benefits of $1,512,000 and $1,354,000, respectively, related to a net operating loss from U.S. operations in those periods.

The effective income tax rates for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 were 20.1% and 19.5%, respectively. The Company’s effective income tax rate continues to remain low since a substantial portion of its profit comes from foreign operations which are taxed at lower rates, if at all, because of income tax benefits related to the U.S. net operating losses and because of the financial reporting requirements related to noncontrolling interest in pass-through entities that requires the income tax expense on the pass-through entity’s pretax income attributable to the noncontrolling interest holders be excluded from consolidated income tax expense.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have historically funded our business activities with cash flow from operations and borrowings under various credit facilities.

Credit Facilities

The Company maintains a credit facility pursuant to the terms of a credit agreement (the “Credit Agreement”) dated as of June 30, 2009 among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., Capital One, N.A., The PrivateBank and Trust Company and PNC Bank N.A. (the “Lenders”) with Bank of America, N.A. acting as Agent.

During 2011, the Company was in violation of certain financial covenants and subsequently entered into a series of waivers, forbearance agreements and amendments to the Credit Agreement, most recently on March 6, 2012. In connection with the amendment dated March 6, 2012, the Company incurred fees amounting to approximately $2,075,000 which were charged to expense in the quarter ended March 31, 2012.

The Credit Agreement, as amended, provides for borrowings of up to $100,000,000 and for a letter of credit sub-facility of up to $35,000,000 (the “Aggregate Commitments”). Obligations under the Credit Agreement are collateralized by all of our assets, including, without limitation, accounts receivable, equipment, securities, financial assets and the proceeds of the foregoing, as well as by a pledge of 65% of the outstanding capital stock of our wholly-owned subsidiary Hill International N.V. Additionally, the Credit Agreement prohibits the Company from making new investments or acquisitions, limits the amount of cash the Company may accumulate, prohibits the payment of dividends and requires the Company to take certain actions, including providing additional monthly reporting to the Lenders. Borrowings outstanding under the credit Agreement will bear interest at a fluctuating rate per annum equal to the sum of (a) the highest of (i) the Federal Funds Rate plus (as defined in the Credit Agreement) plus 0.50%, (ii) the Bank of America prime rate or (iii) the Eurodollar Rate plus 1.00%, plus (b) an Applicable Rate which may vary between 0.75% and 4.75% depending on the Company’s consolidated leverage ratio at the time of the borrowing. Also, no Lender may issue a Letter of Credit with an expiration date after March 31, 2014 without approval of all Lenders, and the total amount available to be drawn under all Letters of Credit expiring after March 31, 2013 is limited to $27,500,000 without approval by all Lenders. In addition, effective April 1, 2012, the Company became subject to a default rate of 2.00% per annum on the entire $100,000,000 facility.

Among other things, the Company is required to comply with the following financial covenants:

(a) the consolidated leverage ratio for (i) each period ending June 30, 2012, September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2012 will not be greater than 7.00 to 1.00; (ii) the period ending March 31, 2013 will not be greater than 4.25 to 1.00; (iii) the period ending June 30, 2013 will not be greater than 4.00 to 1.00; (iv) the period ending September 30, 2013 will not be greater than 3.75 to 1.00; and (v) the periods ending on or after December 31, 2013 will not be greater than 3.50 to 1.00;

(b) the consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio for (i) the two quarters ending March 31, 2012 and the three quarters ending June 30, 2012 will not be less than 1.00 to 1.00 and (ii) for the periods ending on or after September 30, 2012 will not be less than 1.25 to 1.00; and

(c) the consolidated funded indebtedness ratio will not be less than 0.65 to 1.00.

 

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The Credit Agreement, as amended, requires that 100% of the first $25,000,000 of proceeds from the sale of any equity interests plus 50% of such proceeds in excess of $50,000,000 plus 50% of the Net Libya Receivable (as defined in the Second Amendment) plus 50% of any payments or distributions to us from HillStone shall be applied to reduce the Aggregate Commitments, but not below $60,000,000. By March 31, 2013, the Aggregate Commitments must be no greater than $75,000,000. The Company paid an amendment fee equal to 0.15% of the Aggregate Commitments on March 6, 2012 and must pay a subsequent amendment fee equal to 1.0% of the Aggregate Commitments on April 15, 2013 and a deferred fee equal to 2.0% of the total amounts outstanding (borrowings plus letters of credit). The Company commenced accruing the deferred fee on March 6, 2012. The deferred fee is payable on the earlier to occur of (x) the date the Aggregate Commitments are reduced to $75,000,000, (y) the date of the occurrence of an event of default (other than the Designated Defaults) (which, as noted in the paragraph below, has already occurred) and (z) the maturity date.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company was in violation of the financial covenants mentioned above. In addition, during the quarter ended June 30, 2012, the Company was in violation of the covenant regarding restricted payments due to the payment of dividends by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries to their noncontrolling interest parties. The Company also received a Notice of Default and Reservation of Rights letter and a Notice of Matters Relating to Events of Default letter relating to credit extension, reporting requirements and deferral payments of Default Rate Interest and the Deferred Fee. Accordingly, the Company has classified all borrowings under the Credit Agreement as current in the consolidated balance sheet at June 30, 2012. These defaults could have a significant adverse effect on our ability to obtain additional borrowings under the Credit Agreement. The Company is in discussions with the Lenders regarding an amendment to and restructuring of the Credit Agreement.

At June 30, 2012, total borrowings under the Credit Agreement amounted to $82,500,000 with interest at 7.03%. As of June 30, 2012, we had $14,342,000 in outstanding letters of credit under the Credit Agreement. Due to conditions of the Forbearance Agreement, total remaining availability at June 30, 2012 was $3,158,000.

The Company currently has eight additional credit facilities with international financial institutions as follows:

 

   

A revolving credit facility with Barclays Bank PLC for up to £500,000 (approximately $785,000 at June 30, 2012) with interest at 2.00% plus the Bank of England rate of 0.50% (or 2.50%) at June 30, 2012 collateralized by cross guarantees of all United Kingdom companies. Aggregate of all debt owing to the bank will be, at all times, covered 3 times by the aggregate value of the UK accounts receivable less than 90 days old and excluding any receivables which are due from any associate or subsidiary company. Outstanding borrowings under this facility were £384,000 (approximately $604,000) at June 30, 2012. The loan has an indeterminate term and is subject to annual review by the bank.

 

   

An unsecured credit facility with Caja Badajos in Spain for up to €1,500,000 (approximately $1,900,000 and $1,944,000 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively) of which €1,484,000 (approximately $1,880,000) was outstanding at June 30, 2012. The interest rate at June 30, 2012 is the twelve-month EURIBOR rate of 1.22% plus 3.00% (or 4.22%). The interest rate at December 31, 2011 was the three-month EURIBOR rate of 1.94% plus 3.00% (or 4.94%).

 

   

A revolving credit facility with a consortium of banks (the “Financing Entities”) in Spain providing for total borrowings of up to €5,028,000 (approximately $6,369,000) with interest at 6.50% of which €3,965,000 (approximately $5,022,000) was utilized at June 30, 2012. The total amount being financed (“Credit Contracts”) by each Financing Entity is between €159,000 (approximately $201,000) and €689,000 (approximately $873,000). The facility expires on December 17, 2016. The maximum available amount will be reduced to 75.0% at December 31, 2014 and 50.0% at December 31, 2015. The facility expires on December 17, 2016. To guarantee the obligations of Gerens resulting from the Credit Contracts, Gerens took out a guarantee in favor of each one of the Financing Entities, which, additionally, and solely in the case of an unremedied failure to make payment, and at the request of each of the Financing Entities, shall grant a first ranking pledge over a given percentage of corporate shares of Hill International Brasil Participações Ltda. for the principal, interest, fees, expenses or any other amount owed by virtue of the Credit Contracts, coinciding with the percentage of credit of each Financing Entity with respect to the total outstanding borrowings under this facility.

 

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A credit facility with the National Bank of Abu Dhabi for up to AED11,500,000 (approximately $3,131,000 at June 30, 2012) collateralized by certain overseas receivables. The interest rate on that facility is the three-month Emirates InterBank Offer Rate (“EIBOR”), which at June 30, 2012 was 1.53%, plus 3.00%, (or 4.53%) but no less than 5.50%. At June 30, 2012, outstanding borrowings under this facility totaled AED7,152,000 (approximately $1,947,000). The facility also allows for up to AED150,000,000 (approximately $40,836,000 at June 30, 2012) in Letters of Guarantee of which AED129,121,000 (approximately $35,152,000) was utilized June 30, 2012. This facility is renewed on a month to month basis.

 

   

A revolving credit facility with Egnatia Bank for up to €1,000,000 (approximately $1,267,000 at June 30, 2012), with interest rates at Egnatia’s prime rate of 5.00% plus .067% (or 5.67%) at June 30, 2012, collateralized by certain of our assets. There were no borrowings under this facility at June 30, 2012. The facility also allows for letters of guarantee up to €4,500,000 (approximately $5,700,000) of which €1,649,000 (approximately $2,089,000) was utilized at June 30, 2012. The loan has an expiration date of April 30, 2013.

 

   

The Company also maintains three revolving credit facilities with two banks in Brazil for BR1,700,000, BR200,000 and BR1,000,000 (approximately $846,000, $100,000 and $498,000, respectively) with monthly interest rates of 2.87%, 5.30% and 2.75%, respectively. There were no borrowings outstanding on any of these facilities at June 30, 2012 which are renewed automatically every three months.

Uncertainties With Respect to Operations in Libya

We currently have open contracts in Libya. Due to the political unrest which commenced in February 2011, we suspended our operations in, and demobilized substantially all of our personnel from Libya. We are unable to predict when, or if, the work in Libya will resume. At June 30, 2012, the accounts receivable related to the work performed under contracts in Libya was approximately $60,000,000. We are unable to determine the effect this unrest will have on the collectability of the accounts receivable. We have been in a dialogue with current government officials and we believe that the amount due will be collected, however, if we are unable to do so, there could be a significant adverse impact on our results of operations and liquidity.

Additional Capital Requirements

Acquisitions

On February 15, 2008, our subsidiary Hill International N.V. (formerly Hill International S.A.) acquired 60% of the outstanding capital stock of Gerens Management Group, S.A., whose name was subsequently changed to Gerens Hill International S.A. (“Gerens Hill”). In connection with the acquisition, Gerens Hill’s shareholders entered into an agreement whereby the minority shareholders have a right to compel (“Gerens Put Option”) Hill International N.V. to purchase any or all of their shares during the period from March 31, 2010 to March 31, 2020. Hill International N.V. also has the right to compel the minority shareholders to sell any or all of their shares during the period from March 31, 2011 to March 31, 2021. The purchase price for such shares shall be the greater of (a) €18,000,000 ($22,800,000 as of June 30, 2012) increased by the General Price Index (capped at 3.5% per annum) or (b) ten times Gerens Hill’s earnings before interest and income taxes for the prior fiscal year, multiplied by a percentage which the shares to be purchased bear to the total number of shares outstanding at the time of purchase. Such amount may be adjusted for increases in equity subsequent to the acquisition date, and can be paid in cash or shares of our common stock at the option of the sellers.

In December 2011 and January 2012, we received three letters from minority shareholders expressing written intention to exercise their Gerens Put Options. Upon consummation of the transaction, we will acquire an additional interest of 6.13% of Gerens Hill which will require the payment of approximately €1,758,000 (approximately $2,227,000). Following the acquisition of such interests, we will indirectly own approximately 75.5% of Gerens Hill. We expect to make payment in the third quarter of 2012.

On February 28, 2011, our subsidiary, Gerens Hill acquired an indirect 60% interest in Engineering S.A. (“ESA”), a firm located in Brazil, for cash amounting to 22,200,000 Brazilian Reais (“BR”) (approximately $11,757,000). A minimum additional payment was made on April 30, 2012 in the amount of BR6,624,000 (approximately $3,508,000 on that date). A minimum additional payment is due on April 30, 2013 in the amount of BR7,400,000 (approximately $3,682,000 at

 

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June 30, 2012). Under certain circumstances, we may be required to pay BR5,000,000 (approximately $2,488,000 at June 30, 2012) in addition to the minimum payments. Also, ESA’s shareholders entered into an agreement whereby the minority shareholders have a right to compel Gerens Hill to purchase any or all of their shares during the period from February 28, 2014 to February 28, 2021. Gerens Hill also has the right to compel (“ESA Call Option”) the minority shareholders to sell any or all of their shares during the same time period. The purchase price for such shares shall be seven times the earnings before interest and taxes for ESA’s most recently ended fiscal year, net of any financial debt plus excess cash multiplied by a percentage which the shares to be purchased bear to the total number of shares outstanding at the time of purchase, but in the event the ESA Call Option is exercised by Gerens Hill, the purchase price shall be increased by five percent.

Operations

We experience lags between receipt of fees from our clients and payment of our costs. In order to continue our growth, and in light of the cash obligations described above, we have a Credit Agreement that allows for total amounts outstanding (that is, the sum of borrowings plus outstanding letters of credit) amounting to $100,000,000 with a consortium of banks led by Bank of America. However, at June 30, 2012, we were in violation of certain covenants of that agreement. At June 30, 2012, availability under the Credit Agreement was $ 3,158,000.

Sources of Additional Capital

At June 30, 2012, our cash and cash equivalents amounted to approximately $19,592,000 of which $1,804,000 is on deposit in the U.S. and $17,788,000 is on deposit in foreign locations.

On July 27, 2011, we filed a Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to register 20,000,000 shares of our common stock for sale at various times in the future. The proceeds, if any, will be used for working capital and general corporate purposes. We cannot predict the amount of proceeds from those future sales or whether there will be a market for our common stock at the time of offering to the public.

On July 27, 2011, we filed a Form S-4 with the SEC to register 8,000,000 shares of our common stock for use in future acquisitions. We cannot predict whether such shares will be accepted by the sellers. Under the terms of our Credit Agreement, as amended, we are precluded from making any acquisition without the written consent of the Lenders.

We are actively pursuing alternative sources of financing, but we cannot provide any assurance that any other sources of financing will be available, or if available, that the financing will be on terms acceptable to us.

 

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Cash Flow Activity During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2012

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, our cash and cash equivalents increased by $1,668,400 to $19,592,400. Cash used in operations was $4,387,000, cash provided by investing activities was $2,038,000 and cash provided by financing activities was $2,168,000. We also experienced an increase in cash of $1,849,000 from the effect of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations.

Operating Activities

Cash used in operations is attributable to consolidated net loss of $6,019,000 for the period adjusted by non-cash items included in net loss and working capital changes such as:

 

   

Non-Cash Items:

 

   

Depreciation and amortization of $6,322,000;

 

   

Bad debt expense of $971,000;

 

   

Deferred taxes of ($1,363,000); and,

 

   

Stock-based compensation expense of $1,437,000

 

   

Working capital changes which increased cash included the following:

 

   

A decrease in retainage receivable of $1,234,000 due to retainage payments received from various projects in Our Northeast Region;

 

   

A decrease in other assets amounting to $1,506,000; and

 

   

An increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses of $6,770,000 due to the timing of payments for various selling, general and administrative cost, subcontractors offset by a foreign currency translation adjustment of approximately $1,618,000;

 

   

An increase in deferred revenue of $1,697,000 due to a large advance payment from a project in Afghanistan; and

 

   

An increase in other current liabilities of $164,000.

 

   

Working capital changes which decreased cash included the following:

 

   

An increase in accounts receivable of $9,114,000 offset by unfavorable foreign currency translation adjustments of approximately $4,504,000;

 

   

An increase in prepaid expenses and other current assets of $1,747,000 due to the timing of payments;

 

   

An increase in income taxes receivable of $1,386,000;

 

   

A decrease in income taxes payable of $3,070,000; and

 

   

A decrease in retainage payable of $1,702,000.

Investing Activities

We received $3,149,000 from the sale, at book value, of an investment held by our subsidiary Gerens Hill. We spent $1,209,000 to purchase computers, office equipment and furniture and fixtures.

Financing Activities

We received $7,670,000 in net borrowings under our credit facilities and $2,211,000 from other notes payable. We made payments on notes payable amounting to $5,094,000. Due to bank decreased $1,295,000 due to the timing of certain payments made to the banks. Three of our subsidiaries paid dividends to their noncontrolling shareholders amounting to $1,378,000. We received proceeds amounting to $54,000 from the exercise of stock options and purchases under our 2006 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

 

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Quarterly Fluctuations

Our operating results vary from period to period as a result of the timing of projects and assignments. We do not believe that our business is seasonal.

Backlog

We believe a strong indicator of our future performance is our backlog of uncompleted projects under contract or awarded. Our backlog represents management’s estimate of the amount of contracts and awards in hand that we expect to result in future consulting fees. Project management backlog is evaluated by management, on a project-by-project basis and is reported for each period shown based upon the binding nature of the underlying contract, commitment or letter of intent, and other factors, including the economic, financial and regulatory viability of the project and the likelihood of the contract being extended, renewed or cancelled. Construction claims backlog is based largely on management’s estimates of future revenue based on known construction claims assignments and historical results for new work. Because a significant number of construction claims may be awarded and completed within the same period, our actual construction claims revenue has historically exceeded backlog by a significant amount.

Our backlog is important to us in anticipating and planning for our operational needs. Backlog is not a measure defined in generally accepted accounting principles, and our methodology for determining backlog may not be comparable to the methodology used by other companies in determining their backlog.

Our backlog was $2,360,000,000 at June 30, 2012 compared to $2,292,000,000 at March 31, 2012. At June 30, 2012, backlog attributable to work in Libya amounted to $44,000,000. We estimate that $344,000,000 or 14.6% of the backlog at June 30, 2012 will be recognized during the twelve months subsequent to June 30, 2012.

HillStone International, LLC (“HillStone”) is a strategic technologies distribution and construction project development company. As a majority-owned subsidiary of the Company, HillStone attempts to develop private and public ventures for the implementation of affordable, durable and environmentally sound housing technologies in regions of the world where housing solutions are a high priority of various governmental and private interests. HillStone has not been shown separately within the Corporate segment. However, for purposes of this report, we have shown the backlog attributable to HillStone as a separate line item within the backlog table below. Approximately $1,300,000,000 of our backlog is related to a contract entered into by HillStone to supply building structural systems to TRAC Development Group (“TRAC”) in connection with a major housing development in Iraq and $200,000,000 is related to a contract we entered into to provide project management and construction management services to TRAC in connection with the development. The contracts are expected to commence in late 2012 or early 2013 although no assurances can be given that this will be the case. In addition to the contract with TRAC, we are pursuing other opportunities in this field outside of HillStone.

The schedule below includes backlog under two categories: (1) contracts for which work authorizations have been or are expected to be received on a time and material basis, fixed-price basis and not-to-exceed projects that are well defined and (2) contracts awarded to the Company where some or all of the work has not yet been authorized. As of June 30, 2012, approximately $677,000,000, or 28.7%, of our backlog was in category 1 and approximately $1,683,000,000, or 71.3%, of our backlog was in category 2. We do not track whether the contracts and awards included in our backlog are fully funded, incrementally funded, or unfunded.

Included in category 2 of our backlog is the maximum amount of all indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (“ID/IQ”), or task order contracts, or a lesser amount if we do not reasonably expect task orders to be issued for the maximum amount of such contracts. Also included in category 2 of our backlog is the amount of anticipated revenues in option years beyond the base term of our contracts if we reasonably expect our clients to exercise such option years. Although backlog reflects business that we consider to be firm, cancellations or scope adjustments may occur. Further, substantially all of our contracts with our clients may be terminated at will, in which case the client would only be obligated to us for services provided through the termination date. Historically, the impact of terminations and modifications on our realization of

 

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revenue from our backlog has not been significant, however, there can be no assurance that such changes will not be significant in the future. Furthermore, reductions of our backlog as a result of contract terminations and modifications may be offset by additions to the backlog.

We adjust backlog to reflect project cancellations, deferrals and revisions in scope and cost (both upward and downward) known at the reporting date. Future contract modifications or cancellations, however, may increase or reduce backlog and future revenue.

 

     Total Backlog     12-Month Backlog  
(In thousands)    $      %     $      %  

As of June 30, 2012:

          

Project Management

   $ 1,021,000         43.3   $ 295,000         85.8

Construction Claims

     39,000         1.6     39,000         11.3

HillStone International

     1,300,000         55.1     10,000         2.9
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,360,000         100.0   $ 344,000         100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of March 31, 2012:

          

Project Management

   $ 953,000         41.6   $ 272,000         84.7

Construction Claims

     39,000         1.7     39,000         12.2

HillStone International

     1,300,000         56.7     10,000         3.1
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 2,292,000         100.0   $ 321,000         100.0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Refer to the Company’s 2011 Annual Report for a complete discussion of the Company’s market risk. There have been no material changes to the market risk information included in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

The management of the Company, under the supervision and with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of June 30, 2012. Based on this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of that date, the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in our reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. During the quarter ended June 30, 2012, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that materially affected, or were reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

A control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system will be met. Further, the design of a control system must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and the benefits of controls must be considered relative to their costs. Because of the inherent limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within the company have been detected. Because of the inherent limitations in a cost-effective control system, misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. However, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives.

 

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Part II — Other Information

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

None.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes pertaining to risk factors discussed in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report.

 

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

None.

 

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

 

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Other Information

None.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

31.1    Chief Executive Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2    Chief Financial Officer Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1    Certification of Irvin E. Richter, Chief Executive Officer of Hill International, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2    Certification of John Fanelli III, Chief Financial Officer of Hill International, Inc., pursuant to 18 U.S.C Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

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Signatures

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

 

   

Hill International, Inc.

Dated: August 9, 2012     By:  

/s/ Irvin E. Richter

      Irvin E. Richter
      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
      (Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: August 9, 2012     By:  

/s/ John Fanelli III

      John Fanelli III
      Senior Vice President and
      Chief Financial Officer
      (Principal Financial Officer)
Dated: August 9, 2012     By:  

/s/ Ronald F. Emma

      Ronald F. Emma
      Senior Vice President and
      Chief Accounting Officer
      (Principal Accounting Officer)

 

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