UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


(Mark One)

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

 

For the quarterly period ended July 27, 2008

 

OR

 

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

 

For the transition period from              to

 

Commission File Number 0-20538

 

ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS, INC.

 

Delaware

 

41-1659606

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification Number)

 

 

 

600 Emerson Road, Suite 300, Saint Louis, Missouri

 

63141

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (314) 813-9200

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes x     No o

 

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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer o

Accelerated filer x

Non-accelerated filer o

Smaller reporting company o

 

 

(Do not check if a 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 o    No x

 

As of September 4, 2008, the Company had a total of 30,883,641 shares of Common Stock outstanding (which excludes 4,342,443 shares held by us in treasury).

 

 

 



 

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.          FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

 

 

 

July 27,

 

April 27,

 

 

 

2008

 

2008

 

 

 

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

$

110,462

 

$

91,790

 

Marketable securities

 

19,857

 

18,533

 

Accounts receivable, net

 

10,762

 

12,195

 

Insurance receivable, net

 

3,791

 

7,689

 

Income tax receivable

 

28,952

 

28,663

 

Deferred income taxes

 

12,606

 

12,606

 

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

39,868

 

27,905

 

Total current assets

 

226,298

 

199,381

 

Property and equipment, net

 

1,304,028

 

1,328,986

 

Other assets:

 

 

 

 

 

Goodwill

 

307,649

 

307,649

 

Other intangible assets, net

 

88,966

 

89,252

 

Deferred financing costs, net

 

12,738

 

13,381

 

Restricted cash

 

2,774

 

4,802

 

Prepaid deposits and other

 

22,236

 

22,948

 

Deferred income taxes

 

6,040

 

7,767

 

Total assets

 

$

1,970,729

 

$

1,974,166

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Current maturities of long-term debt

 

$

9,706

 

$

9,698

 

Accounts payable

 

22,451

 

29,283

 

Accrued liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

Interest

 

17,758

 

8,580

 

Payroll and related

 

44,854

 

47,618

 

Property and other taxes

 

31,044

 

30,137

 

Other

 

63,742

 

58,121

 

Total current liabilities

 

189,555

 

183,437

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

1,490,273

 

1,497,591

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

43,890

 

52,821

 

Other long-term liabilities

 

56,919

 

52,305

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 2,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value; 45,000,000 shares authorized; shares issued: 35,229,670 at July 27, 2008 and 35,229,006 at April 27, 2008

 

353

 

353

 

Class B common stock, $.01 par value; 3,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

190,213

 

188,036

 

Retained earnings

 

54,627

 

58,253

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

 

(2,663

)

(5,601

)

 

 

242,530

 

241,041

 

Treasury stock, 4,342,443 shares at July 27, 2008 and 4,372,073 shares at April 27, 2008

 

(52,438

)

(53,029

)

Total stockholders’ equity

 

190,092

 

188,012

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,970,729

 

$

1,974,166

 

 

See notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(In thousands, except share and per share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

July 27,

 

July 29,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Casino

 

$

281,001

 

$

277,234

 

Rooms

 

13,706

 

13,841

 

Pari-mutuel commissions and fees

 

4,273

 

4,576

 

Food, beverage and other

 

33,040

 

34,068

 

Gross revenues

 

332,020

 

329,719

 

Less promotional allowances

 

49,715

 

51,186

 

Net revenues

 

282,305

 

278,533

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Casino

 

40,426

 

39,363

 

Gaming taxes

 

71,145

 

69,072

 

Rooms

 

3,389

 

3,181

 

Pari-mutuel

 

3,186

 

3,672

 

Food, beverage and other

 

11,318

 

11,629

 

Marine and facilities

 

16,905

 

16,490

 

Marketing and administrative

 

68,252

 

69,316

 

Corporate and development

 

10,306

 

11,074

 

Write-offs and other charges

 

6,000

 

 

Pre-opening

 

 

6,133

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

32,739

 

30,557

 

Total operating expenses

 

263,666

 

260,487

 

Operating income

 

18,639

 

18,046

 

Interest expense

 

(24,656

)

(25,814

)

Interest income

 

557

 

1,094

 

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

 

(2,192

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes and minority interest

 

(5,460

)

(8,866

)

Income tax benefit

 

1,834

 

3,678

 

Minority interest

 

 

(1,927

)

Net loss

 

$

(3,626

)

$

(7,115

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Loss per common share-basic and diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(0.12

)

$

(0.23

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average basic and diluted shares

 

30,866,687

 

30,417,036

 

 

See notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(In thousands, except share data)

(Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accum.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compre-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shares of

 

 

 

Additional

 

 

 

hensive

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

Common

 

Common

 

Paid-in

 

Retained

 

Income

 

Treasury

 

Stockholders’

 

 

 

Stock

 

Stock

 

Capital

 

Earnings

 

(Loss)

 

Stock

 

Equity

 

Balance, April 27, 2008

 

35,229,006

 

$

353

 

$

188,036

 

$

58,253

 

$

(5,601

)

$

(53,029

)

$

188,012

 

Net loss

 

 

 

 

(3,626

)

 

 

(3,626

)

Unrealized gain on interest rate swap contracts net of income tax provision of $1,728

 

 

 

 

 

2,912

 

 

2,912

 

Foreign currency translation adjustments

 

 

 

 

 

26

 

 

26

 

Comprehensive loss

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(688

)

Issuance of deferred bonus shares from treasury stock

 

 

 

(591

)

 

 

591

 

 

Deferred bonus expense and other

 

664

 

 

48

 

 

 

 

48

 

Stock compensation expense

 

 

 

2,720

 

 

 

 

2,720

 

Balance, July 27, 2008

 

35,229,670

 

$

353

 

$

190,213

 

$

54,627

 

$

(2,663

)

$

(52,438

)

$

190,092

 

 

See notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(In thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

July 27,

 

July 29,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(3,626

)

$

(7,115

)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

32,739

 

30,557

 

Amortization and deferred financing costs

 

640

 

655

 

Loss on derivative instruments

 

 

226

 

Write-offs and other charges

 

5,000

 

 

Stock compensation expense

 

2,720

 

875

 

Deferred compensation expense

 

48

 

66

 

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

 

2,192

 

(Gain) loss on disposal of assets

 

(66

)

38

 

Minority interest

 

 

1,927

 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities, net of dispositions:

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable securities

 

(1,324

)

(671

)

Accounts receivable

 

1,433

 

(1,628

)

Insurance receivable

 

3,898

 

(1,795

)

Income tax receivable

 

(289

)

(6,577

)

Prepaid expenses and other assets

 

(10,796

)

(15,985

)

Accounts payable and accrued liabilities

 

6,007

 

16,084

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

36,384

 

18,849

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of property and equipment

 

(8,201

)

(93,114

)

Payments towards gaming license

 

(4,000

)

(4,000

)

Net cash paid for acquisitions

 

 

(43,026

)

Decrease in restricted cash

 

1,704

 

1,998

 

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(10,497

)

(138,142

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from debt issuance

 

 

500,000

 

Principal payments on debt

 

(2,398

)

(294,091

)

Borrowings on line of credit

 

(4,917

)

(130,165

)

Payment of deferred financing costs

 

 

(8,378

)

Proceeds from exercise of stock options including tax benefit

 

 

645

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(7,315

)

68,011

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash

 

100

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

18,672

 

(51,258

)

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 

91,790

 

188,114

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period

 

$

110,462

 

$

136,856

 

 

See notes to the unaudited consolidated financial statements.

 

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ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

(amounts in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

 

1.  Nature of Operations

 

Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc., a Delaware corporation, was incorporated in February 1990. Except where otherwise noted, the words “we,” “us,” “our” and similar terms, as well as “Company,” refer to Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. and all of its subsidiaries. We are a leading developer, owner and operator of branded gaming facilities and related lodging and entertainment facilities in markets throughout the United States and internationally. Our wholly owned subsidiaries own and operate thirteen casino gaming facilities in the United States located in Black Hawk, Colorado; Lake Charles, Louisiana; Lula, Biloxi and Natchez, Mississippi; Kansas City, Caruthersville and Boonville, Missouri; Bettendorf, Davenport, Waterloo and Marquette, Iowa; and Pompano Beach, Florida. Effective January 27, 2008, we own 100% of our operations in Black Hawk, Colorado following the acquisition of our minority partner’s 43% interest in those operations. Our international gaming interests include wholly owned casinos in Freeport, Grand Bahamas and Coventry, England and a two-thirds ownership interest in casinos in Dudley and Wolverhampton, England. We also wholly own and operate a pari-mutuel harness racing facility in Pompano Beach, Florida at the site of our Pompano Park casino facility.

 

2.  Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial reporting. Accordingly, certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States have been condensed or omitted. The accompanying interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared without audit.  In the opinion of management, all adjustments, including normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented, have been made. The results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for any other interim period or for the full year. These condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 27, 2008 as filed with the SEC and all of our other filings, including Current Reports on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC after such date and through the date of this report, which are available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or our website at www.islecorp.com.

 

Our fiscal year ends on the last Sunday in April. Periodically, this system necessitates a 53-week year.  Fiscal 2009 and 2008 are both 52-week years, which commenced on April 28, 2008 and April 30, 2007, respectively.

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements include our accounts and those of our subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.  Certain reclassifications have been made to prior period financial statements to conform to the current period presentation. We view each property as an operating segment and all such operating segments have been aggregated into one reporting segment.

 

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3.  Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt consists of the following:

 

 

 

July 27,

 

April 27,

 

 

 

2008

 

2008

 

Senior Secured Credit Facilities:

 

 

 

 

 

July 2007 Credit Facility:

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving line of credit, expires July 26, 2012, interest payable at least quarterly at either LIBOR and/or prime plus a margin

 

$

125,500

 

$

130,500

 

Variable rate term loans, mature November 25, 2013, principal and interest payments due quarterly at either LIBOR and/or prime plus a margin

 

867,125

 

869,313

 

Senior Subordinated Notes:

 

 

 

 

 

7% Senior Subordinated Notes, interest payable semi-annually March 1 and September 1

 

500,000

 

500,000

 

Blue Chip Credit Facility

 

1,349

 

1,262

 

Other

 

6,005

 

6,214

 

 

 

1,499,979

 

1,507,289

 

Less current maturities

 

9,706

 

9,698

 

Long-term debt

 

$

1,490,273

 

$

1,497,591

 

 

July 2007 Credit Facility - On July 26, 2007, we entered into a $1,350,000 senior secured credit facility (“July 2007 Credit Facility”), replacing our previous senior credit facility. The July 2007 Credit Facility is secured on a first priority basis by substantially all of our assets and by all of our significant domestic subsidiaries.  The July 2007 Credit Facility consists of a $475,000, five-year revolving line of credit and an $875,000 term loan facility.

 

Our net line of credit availability at July 27, 2008 is approximately $156,000, after consideration of $14,111 in outstanding letters of credit.  We have an annual commitment fee related to the unused credit facility of up to 0.5% which is included in interest expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.  The weighted average effective interest rate of the July 2007 Credit Facility for the three months ended July 27, 2008 was 5.61%.

 

The July 2007 Credit Facility includes a number of affirmative and negative covenants. Additionally, we must comply with certain financial covenants including maintenance of a leverage ratio and minimum interest coverage ratio.  The July 2007 Credit Facility also restricts our ability to make certain investments or distributions.  We are in compliance with the covenants as of July 27, 2008.

 

7% Senior Subordinated Notes - During 2004, we issued $500,000 of 7% Senior Subordinated Notes due 2014 (“7% Senior Subordinated Notes”). The 7% Senior Subordinated Notes are guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, by all of our significant domestic subsidiaries and certain other subsidiaries as described in Footnote 13.  All of the guarantor subsidiaries are wholly owned by us. The 7% Senior Subordinated Notes are general unsecured obligations and rank junior to all senior indebtedness.  The 7% Senior Subordinated Notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at our option at any time on or after March 1, 2009, with call premiums as defined in the indenture governing the 7% Senior Subordinated Notes.

 

The indenture, governing the 7% Senior Subordinated Notes limits, among other things, our ability and our restricted subsidiaries ability to borrow money, make restricted payments, use assets as security in other transactions, enter into transactions with affiliates or pay dividends on or repurchase stock. The indenture also limits our ability to issue and sell capital stock of subsidiaries, sell assets in excess of specified amounts or merge with or into other companies.

 

Blue Chip Credit Facility - Blue Chip Casinos Ltd. (“Blue Chip”) entered into an agreement effective November 28, 2003, as amended on May 24, 2004, with the Bank of Scotland to borrow up to £3,500 (the “Blue Chip Credit Facility”) to fund its casino development program. The Blue Chip Credit Facility is secured on a first priority basis by substantially all of Blue Chip’s assets. As of July 27, 2008, we had repaid all outstanding balances under the term loan facility and had £678 ($1,349) outstanding balance under the £800 revolving loan facility. The interest rate at Blue Chip’s option is (1) the Bank of Scotland’s base rate plus a current margin of 2.0% or

 

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(2) LIBOR plus a margin of 1.75%.  As of July 27, 2008, the effective interest rate was 8.00%.  The Blue Chip Credit Facility is non-recourse to the Company.

 

Blue Chip was in default of certain debt covenants during the three months ended July 27, 2008, which have been cured by Blue Chip or compliance waived by the bank. As of July 27, 2008, Blue Chip had no letters of credit outstanding under the Blue Chip Credit Facility, and net availability under the Blue Chip Credit Facility was £122 ($242).

 

Losses on Early Extinguishment of Debt - In conjunction with the replacement of our previous credit facility with the July 2007 Credit Facility, $2,192 of unamortized debt issuance costs were recorded as a loss on early extinguishment of debt for period ended July 29, 2007.

 

Interest Rate Swap Agreements - We have entered into various interest rate swap agreements pertaining to the July 2007 Credit Facility for an aggregate notional value of $500,000 with maturity dates ranging from fiscal year 2010 to 2014 in order to manage market risk on variable rate term loans outstanding, as well as comply with, in part, requirements under the July 2007 Credit Facility.

 

These swap agreements meet the criteria for hedge accounting for cash flow hedges and have been evaluated, as of July 27, 2008, as being fully effective.  As a result, there is no impact on our consolidated statement of operations from changes in fair value.  As of July 27, 2008, we recorded a liability of $9,098 in Other long-term liabilities representing the fair market value of the swap agreements and an accumulated unrealized loss of $5,666 net of a $3,432 deferred income tax benefit, in Accumulated other comprehensive loss on the consolidated balance sheet. As of July 27, 2008, the weighted average fixed LIBOR interest rate of our interest rate swap agreements was 4.58%.

 

4.  Other Long-Term Obligations

 

Coventry Convention Center - We entered into an agreement during fiscal year 2004 to lease space for a new casino, which opened in July 2007, in Coventry, England in the sub-level of the Arena Coventry Convention Center. The convention center was developed, and is owned and operated by a non-affiliated entity and began operations in August 2005. Because certain structural elements were installed by us during the construction of the space being leased and certain prepaid lease payments were made, we are required to be treated, for accounting purposes only, as the “owner” of the Arena Coventry Convention Center, in accordance with Emerging Issues Task Force Issue No. 97-10 (“EITF 97-10”), “The Effect of Lessee Involvement in Asset Construction”. Accordingly, we have recorded a long-term obligation for £24,301 ($48,310) and £24,231 ($48,057) as of July 27, 2008 and April 27, 2008, respectively, even though we; (1) do not own this asset, (2) we are not the obligor on the corresponding long-term obligation and (3) do not participate in or control the operations of the convention center.  Upon completion of the convention center we were precluded from accounting for the transaction as a sale and leaseback under SFAS No. 98 “Accounting for Leases” due to our continuing involvement as a tenant, as a result of our lease prepayments during the construction period of the convention center.  Therefore, we are accounting for the transaction using the direct financing method in accordance with SFAS No. 66 “Accounting for the Sales of Real Estate”.

 

The other long-term obligation will be reflected in our consolidated balance sheets until completion of the lease term, when the related fixed assets will be removed from our financial statements. At such time, the net of the remaining obligation over the carrying value of the fixed asset will be recognized as a gain on sale of the facility.

 

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Bettendorf Events Center - We have entered into agreements with the City of Bettendorf, Iowa under which the City has agreed to construct an events center adjacent to our new hotel. We will lease, manage, and provide financial and operating support for the events center. The Company has determined the events center is a transaction under (EITF 97-10). As such, the Company is deemed, for accounting purposes only, to be the owner of the events center during the construction period and at July 27, 2008, has recorded construction in process of $10,166 and an other long-term obligation of $8,609. Total construction costs of the event center, when completed, are estimated to be approximately $20,000.

 

5.  Write –Offs and Other Charges

 

During the three months ended July 27, 2008, we reached an agreement terminating our agreement for the potential development of a casino project in Portland, Oregon.  As a part of this agreement, we agreed to terminate our rights under a land option and to pay a termination fee.  As a result of this termination, we recorded a $6,000 charge consisting of a non-cash write-off of $5,000 representing our rights under the land option and $1,000 termination fee.  Under the terms of the agreement, we retain certain rights but no continuing obligations with regard to this development project.

 

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6.  Earnings per Share of Common Stock

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted loss per share:

 

 

 

July 27,

 

July 29,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

Net loss

 

$

(3,626

)

$

(7,115

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for basic loss per share - weighted - average shares

 

30,866,687

 

30,417,036

 

Effect of dilutive securities Employee stock options and nonvested restricted stock

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted loss per share - adjusted weighted - average shares and assumed conversions

 

30,866,687

 

30,417,036

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted loss per share

 

$

(0.12

)

$

(0.23

)

 

Our basic loss per share is computed by dividing net loss by the weighted average number of shares outstanding for the period.  As we reported a loss for the three months ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007, we reported no dilutive effect upon the number of shares outstanding for the calculation of diluted earnings per share for these time periods. Due to the net loss, stock options representing 4,008,386 and 2,817,385 shares which are potentially anti-dilutive were excluded from the calculation of common shares for diluted loss per share for the three month periods ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007, respectively.

 

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7.  Fair Value Measurements

 

We adopted the required provisions of SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements,” on April 28, 2008.  SFAS No. 157 outlines a valuation framework and creates a fair value hierarchy in order to increase the consistency and comparability of fair value measurements and related disclosures.

 

FASB Staff Position 157-2, “Effective Date of FASB Statement No. 157,” defers the effective date of Statement 157 to fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008, and interim periods within those fiscal years for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in an entity’s financial statements on a recurring basis (at least annually).  At this time, we have chosen not to apply Statement 157 for nonrecurring measurements made for nonfinancial assets and nonfinancial liabilities.  There were no nonfinancial assets or nonfinancial liabilities recognized or disclosed at fair value during fiscal year 2009.

 

Under SFAS 159, “The Fair Value Option of Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities,” entities are permitted to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value.  We did not elect the fair value measurement option under SFAS No. 159 for any of our financial assets or financial liabilities.

 

In accordance with the fair value hierarchy described in SFAS No. 157, the following table shows the fair value of our financial assets and financial liabilities that are required to be measured at fair value as of July 27, 2008:

 

 

 

July 27, 2008

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Assets:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marketable securities

 

19,857

 

19,857

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Derivative instruments - interest rate swaps

 

9,098

 

 

 

9,098

 

 

The following section describes the valuation methodologies used to measure fair value, key inputs, and significant assumptions:

 

Marketable securities – The estimated fair value of our marketable securities are based upon quoted prices available in active markets.  Such fair values represent the amounts we would expect to receive if we sold these marketable securities.

 

Derivative instruments – The estimated fair value of our derivative instruments are based on market prices obtained from dealer quotes, which are based on interest yield curves.  Such quotes represent the estimated amounts we would receive or pay to terminate the contracts.

 

The following table presents the changes in Level 3 (assets) liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three months ended July 27, 2008:

 

 

 

Derivative

 

 

 

Instruments

 

Balance at April 27, 2008

 

$

13,738

 

Unrealized gains

 

(4,640

)

Balance at July 27, 2008

 

$

9,098

 

 

Unrealized gains associated with derivative instruments represent the change in fair value included in other comprehensive loss for derivative instruments qualifying for hedge accounting.

 

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8.  Income Taxes

 

Our effective income tax rates for the three months ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007 were 33.59% and 41.48%, respectively.  Our effective rate is based upon statutory rates applied to our income adjusted for permanent differences.  Our actual effective rate will fluctuate based upon the amount of our pretax book income, permanent differences and other items used in the calculation of our income tax benefit.

 

For the three months ended July 27, 2008, our income tax provision included a $797 benefit recognized from a reduction in our FIN 48 liabilities as a result of the settlement of federal income tax audits through 2004.

 

9.  Supplemental Disclosures

 

Cash Flow – For the three months ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007, we made net cash payments of interest for $14,834 and $11,827, respectively.  Additionally, we received an income tax refund of $388 during the three months ended July 27, 2008 and we paid income taxes, net of refunds, of $2,963 during the three months ended July 29, 2007.

 

In fiscal year 2006, we obtained a gaming license for our Waterloo, Iowa property and recorded an intangible asset of $18,547.  Annual payments for the license are recorded on a yearly basis and for the three months ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007, we made payments of $4,000 towards the gaming license.

 

For the three months ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007, construction costs funded through/(payments of) accounts payable were $235 and ($7,941), respectively.

 

Foreign Currency Translation – As of July 27, 2008, the cumulative gain from foreign currency translation included in other comprehensive loss is $3,003.  Gains and losses from foreign currency transactions are included in marketing and administrative expense.  A gain of $24 and $367 was recorded for the three months ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007, respectively.

 

10.  Stock-Based Compensation

 

We have a stock based compensation plan as defined in the amended and restated 2000 Long Term Incentive Plan. We have issued incentive stock options and nonqualified stock options which have a maximum term of 10 years and are, generally, exercisable in yearly installments of 20% commencing one year after the date of grant. We have 174,003 shares available for future issuance under our equity compensation plans as of July 27, 2008.

 

The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of the grant using the Black-Scholes-Merton option-pricing model with the range of assumptions disclosed in the following table:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

July 27,

 

July 29,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average expected volatility

 

42.29

%

50.57

%

Expected dividend yield

 

0.00

%

0.00

%

Weighted average risk-free interest rate

 

3.50

%

5.05

%

Weighted average fair value of options granted

 

$

2.73

 

$

15.38

 

 

Weighted average volatility is calculated using the historical volatility of our stock prices over a range of dates equal to the expected term of a grant’s options. The weighted average expected term is calculated using historical data that is representative of the option for which the fair value is to be determined. The expected term represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding. The weighted average risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of the grant for the approximate period of time equivalent to the grant’s expected term.  During the quarter ended July 27, 2008, our estimate of forfeitures for executives decreased from 27.2% to 20.8% since the prior quarter ended April 27, 2008, and for optionees

 

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beneath the executive level, it decreased from 45.7% to 43.8%.  The impact of these changes in estimated forfeitures increased expense by $639 and was recorded as a cumulative adjustment in the consolidated statements of operations for the three months ended July 27, 2008.

 

Total stock option expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations was $2,720 and $875 for the three months ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007, respectively.  As of July 27, 2008, there was $9,314 in unrecognized stock compensation costs, related to unvested options, which we expect to recognize over the remaining vesting period of 5 years with a weighted average period of 3.8 years.  The options granted during the three months ended July 27, 2008, vest 20% per year for 5 years on the anniversary of the grant date. We recognize compensation expense for these grants on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period for each separately vesting portion of the award.

 

A summary of option activity for the three months ended July 27, 2008 is presented below:

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

 

 

 

 

Exercise

 

 

 

Options

 

Price

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding options at April 28, 2008

 

3,832,346

 

$

18.15

 

Options granted

 

210,500

 

5.60

 

Options exercised

 

 

 

Options forfeited and expired

 

(34,460

)

21.95

 

Outstanding options at July 27, 2008

 

4,008,386

 

$

17.46

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Outstanding exercisable options at July 27, 2008

 

1,451,976

 

$

18.06

 

 

11.  Hurricanes and Related Charges

 

In the fall of 2005, our properties in Biloxi, Mississippi, Lake Charles, Louisiana and Pompano Beach, Florida were struck by hurricanes Katrina, Rita and Wilma, respectively.  We have insurance coverage related to the three hurricanes for property damage and destruction, and business interruption insurance for incremental costs incurred and for lost profits. As of July 27, 2008 we have a hurricane insurance receivable of $2,767.  We have received partial proceeds from our insurance carriers related to losses we have sustained.  Our belief is we will ultimately collect more than the amounts related to the property impairment as the insurance coverage is for replacement value and the insurance receivable recorded for the property impairment represents the net book value of the assets at the date of loss.  In addition, we have not yet received proof of losses on open claims under the business interruption loss of profits coverage related to the claim in Biloxi. We continue to negotiate with our insurers to settle our claims.  The timeline for final settlement of the claims is expected to occur within one year.

 

In connection with flooding in the Midwest during April 2008, our Natchez, Mississippi and Davenport, Iowa, properties closed for a combined total of 34 days during the three months ended July 27, 2008.  As a result, the Company has incurred additional expenditures of $1,024 above the insurance deductible which is included in the insurance receivable in the consolidated balance sheet.

 

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12.  Contingencies

 

Legal and Regulatory Proceedings - Lady Luck Gaming Corporation (now our wholly owned subsidiary) and several joint venture partners have been defendants in the Greek Civil Court and the Greek Administrative Court in similar lawsuits brought by the country of Greece through its Minister of Tourism (now Development) and Finance.  The actions allege that the defendants failed to make specified payments in connection with the gaming license bid process for Patras, Greece. Although it is difficult to determine the damages being sought from the lawsuits, the action may seek damages up to that aggregate amount plus interest from the date of the action. Through July 27, 2008, we have accrued an estimated liability including interest of $9,115. The Athens Civil Court of First Instance granted judgment in our favor and dismissed the civil lawsuit. Appeals to both the Athens Civil Appeals Court and the Greek Civil Supreme Court have been dismissed. The Greek Civil Supreme Court denied the appeal on the basis that the Administrative Court is the competent court to hear the matter. During October 2005, after the administrative lawsuit had been dismissed by both the Athens Administrative Court of First Instance and the Athens Administrative Court of Appeals on the basis that the Administrative Court did not have a jurisdiction, the Administrative Supreme Court remanded the matter back to the Athens Administrative Appeals Court for a hearing on the merits, which court in May 2008 rendered judgment in our favor on procedural grounds and not on the merits. We expect the Greek government to appeal this decision to the Administrative Supreme Court.  Therefore, the outcome of this matter is still in doubt and cannot be predicted with any degree of certainty. We intend to continue a vigorous and appropriate defense to the claims asserted in this matter.

 

We are subject to various contingencies and litigation and other matters and have a number of unresolved claims. Although the ultimate liability of these contingencies, this litigation and these claims cannot be determined at this time, we believe they will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

 

13.  Consolidating Condensed Financial Information

 

Certain of our wholly owned subsidiaries have fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several basis, the payment of all obligations under our 7% Senior Subordinated Notes.

 

The following wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company are guarantors, on a joint and several basis, under the 7% Senior Subordinated Notes: Riverboat Corporation of Mississippi; Riverboat Services, Inc.; CSNO, L.L.C.; St. Charles Gaming Company, Inc.; IOC Holdings, L.L.C.; Grand Palais Riverboat, Inc.; LRGP Holdings, L.L.C.; P.P.I, Inc.; Isle of Capri Casino Colorado, Inc.; IOC-Coahoma, Inc.; IOC-Natchez, Inc.; IOC-Lula, Inc.; IOC-Boonville, Inc.; IOC-Kansas City, Inc.; Isle of Capri Bettendorf, L.C.; Isle of Capri Bettendorf Marina Corp.; Isle of Capri Marquette, Inc.; IOC-Davenport, Inc.; IOC-St. Louis County, Inc.; IOC-Black Hawk County, Inc.; IOC-PA, L.L.C.; IOC-City of St. Louis, L.L.C.; IOC-Manufacturing, Inc.; Riverboat Corporation of Mississippi — Vicksburg Isle of Capri Black Hawk, L.L.C.; Isle of Capri Black Hawk Capital Corp.; IC Holdings Colorado, Inc.; CCSC/Blackhawk, Inc.; and IOC-Black Hawk Distribution Company, L.L.C.; Casino America of Colorado, Inc.; Black Hawk Holdings, L.L.C. and IOC-Caruthersville, L.L.C.  Each of the subsidiaries’ guarantees is joint and several with the guarantees of the other subsidiaries.

 

The following subsidiaries are not guarantors under the 7% Senior Subordinated Notes: Blue Chip Casinos, PLC; Isle of Capri of Jefferson County, Inc.; IOC-Mississippi, Inc.; Casino Parking, Inc.; Isle of Capri-Bahamas, Ltd.; IOC-Bahamas Holding, Inc.; ASMI Management, Inc.; IOC Development Company, L.L.C.; Casino America, Inc.; International Marco Polo Services, Inc.; Isle of Capri of Michigan L.L.C.; IOC Services, L.L.C.; Capri Air, Inc.; Lady Luck Gaming Corp.; Lady Luck Gulfport, Inc.; Lady Luck Vicksburg, Inc.; Lady Luck Biloxi, Inc.; Lady Luck Central City, Inc.; Pompano Park Holdings, L.L.C; JPLA Pelican, L.L.C.; IOC-Cameron, L.L.C.; The Isle of Capri Casinos Limited, IOC Pittsburgh, Inc. and Capri Insurance Corporation.

 

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Consolidating condensed balance sheets as of July 27, 2008 and April 27, 2008 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

As of July 27, 2008

 

 

 

Isle of Capri

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

Casinos, Inc.

 

 

 

Non-

 

and

 

Isle of Capri

 

 

 

(Parent

 

Guarantor

 

Guarantor

 

Eliminating

 

Casinos, Inc.

 

 

 

Obligor)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

$

84,753

 

$

101,911

 

$

46,697

 

$

(7,063

)

$

226,298

 

Intercompany receivables

 

1,422,349

 

(359,262

)

2,395

 

(1,065,482

)

 

Investments in subsidiaries

 

165,837

 

 

 

(165,837

)

 

Property and equipment, net

 

12,765

 

1,220,160

 

71,103

 

 

1,304,028

 

Other assets

 

65,965

 

367,506

 

6,932

 

 

440,403

 

Total assets

 

$

1,751,669

 

$

1,330,315

 

$

127,127

 

$

(1,238,382

)

$

1,970,729

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

$

53,128

 

$

99,590

 

$

43,900

 

$

(7,063

)

$

189,555

 

Intercompany payables

 

7,067

 

888,347

 

170,068

 

(1,065,482

)

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

1,483,875

 

4,828

 

1,570

 

 

1,490,273

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

17,507

 

25,283

 

58,019

 

 

100,809

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

190,092

 

312,267

 

(146,430

)

(165,837

)

190,092

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,751,669

 

$

1,330,315

 

$

127,127

 

$

(1,238,382

)

$

1,970,729

 

 

 

 

As of April 27, 2008

 

 

 

Isle of Capri

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

Casinos, Inc.

 

 

 

Non-

 

and

 

Isle of Capri

 

 

 

(Parent

 

Guarantor

 

Guarantor

 

Eliminating

 

Casinos, Inc.

 

 

 

Obligor)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Balance Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current assets

 

$

46,683

 

$

107,235

 

$

45,568

 

$

(105

)

$

199,381

 

Intercompany receivables

 

1,441,591

 

(382,547

)

20,394

 

(1,079,438

)

 

Investments in subsidiaries

 

162,496

 

 

 

(162,496

)

 

Property and equipment, net

 

18,714

 

1,238,222

 

72,050

 

 

1,328,986

 

Other assets

 

70,358

 

368,316

 

7,125

 

 

445,799

 

Total assets

 

$

1,739,842

 

$

1,331,226

 

$

145,137

 

$

(1,242,039

)

$

1,974,166

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current liabilities

 

$

38,368

 

$

107,672

 

$

37,502

 

$

(105

)

$

183,437

 

Intercompany payables

 

 

889,382

 

190,056

 

(1,079,438

)

 

Long-term debt, less current maturities

 

1,491,063

 

5,041

 

1,487

 

 

1,497,591

 

Other accrued liabilities

 

22,399

 

24,670

 

58,057

 

 

 

105,126

 

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity

 

188,012

 

304,461

 

(141,965

)

(162,496

)

188,012

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

 

$

1,739,842

 

$

1,331,226

 

$

145,137

 

$

(1,242,039

)

$

1,974,166

 

 

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Consolidating condensed statements of operations for the three months ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended July 27, 2008

 

 

 

Isle of Capri

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

Casinos, Inc.

 

 

 

Non-

 

and

 

Isle of Capri

 

 

 

(Parent

 

Guarantor

 

Guarantor

 

Eliminating

 

Casinos, Inc.

 

 

 

Obligor)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casino

 

$

 

$

273,339

 

$

7,662

 

$

 

$

281,001

 

Rooms, food, beverage and other

 

150

 

49,749

 

3,583

 

(2,463

)

51,019

 

Gross revenues

 

150

 

323,088

 

11,245

 

(2,463

)

332,020

 

Less promotional allowances

 

 

49,423

 

292

 

 

49,715

 

Net revenues

 

150

 

273,665

 

10,953

 

(2,463

)

282,305

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casino

 

 

37,778

 

2,648

 

 

40,426

 

Gaming taxes

 

 

70,399

 

746

 

 

71,145

 

Rooms, food, beverage and other

 

17,018

 

96,180

 

8,621

 

(2,463

)

119,356

 

Management fee expense (revenue)

 

(7,475

)

9,737

 

(2,262

)

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

1,229

 

30,217

 

1,293

 

 

32,739

 

Total operating expenses

 

10,772

 

244,311

 

11,046

 

(2,463

)

263,666

 

Operating income (loss)

 

(10,622

)

29,354

 

(93

)

 

18,639

 

Interest expense, net

 

(2,672

)

(17,687

)

(3,740

)

 

(24,099

)

Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries

 

2,768

 

 

 

(2,768

)

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(10,526

)

11,667

 

(3,833

)

(2,768

)

(5,460

)

Income tax (provision) benefit

 

6,900

 

(4,484

)

(582

)

 

1,834

 

Net income (loss)

 

$

(3,626

)

$

7,183

 

$

(4,415

)

$

(2,768

)

$

(3,626

)

 

 

 

For the Three Months Ended July 29, 2007

 

 

 

Isle of Capri

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

Casinos, Inc.

 

 

 

Non-

 

and

 

Isle of Capri

 

 

 

(Parent

 

Guarantor

 

Guarantor

 

Eliminating

 

Casinos, Inc.

 

 

 

Obligor)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Statement of Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casino

 

$

 

$

271,022

 

$

6,212

 

$

 

$

277,234

 

Rooms, food, beverage and other

 

27

 

51,645

 

4,042

 

(3,229

)

52,485

 

Gross revenues

 

27

 

322,667

 

10,254

 

(3,229

)

329,719

 

Less promotional allowances

 

 

50,883

 

303

 

 

51,186

 

Net revenues

 

27

 

271,784

 

9,951

 

(3,229

)

278,533

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casino

 

 

36,948

 

2,415

 

 

39,363

 

Gaming taxes

 

 

68,454

 

618

 

 

69,072

 

Rooms, food, beverage and other

 

11,094

 

102,685

 

10,945

 

(3,229

)

121,495

 

Management fee expense (revenue)

 

(8,417

)

10,194

 

(1,777

)

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

805

 

28,680

 

1,072

 

 

30,557

 

Total operating expenses

 

3,482

 

246,961

 

13,273

 

(3,229

)

260,487

 

Operating income (loss)

 

(3,455

)

24,823

 

(3,322

)

 

18,046

 

Interest expense, net

 

(8,182

)

(15,077

)

(1,461

)

 

(24,720

)

Loss on extinguishment of debt

 

(2,192

)

 

 

 

(2,192

)

Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries

 

1,919

 

 

 

(1,919

)

 

Income (loss) before income taxes

 

(11,910

)

9,746

 

(4,783

)

(1,919

)

(8,866

)

Income tax (provision) benefit

 

4,795

 

(861

)

(256

)

 

3,678

 

Minority interest

 

 

 

 

(1,927

)

(1,927

)

Net income (loss)

 

$

(7,115

)

$

8,885

 

$

(5,039

)

$

(3,846

)

$

(7,115

)

 

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Consolidating condensed statements of cash flows for the three months ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007 are as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

Three Months Ended July 27, 2008

 

 

 

Isle of Capri

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

Casinos, Inc.

 

 

 

Non-

 

and

 

Isle of Capri

 

 

 

(Parent

 

Guarantor

 

Guarantor

 

Eliminating

 

Casinos, Inc.

 

 

 

Obligor)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

(10,492

)

$

46,538

 

$

338

 

$

 

$

36,384

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

31,823

 

(11,862

)

(329

)

(30,129

)

(10,497

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(7,189

)

(28,218

)

(2,037

)

30,129

 

(7,315

)

Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

100

 

 

100

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

14,142

 

6,458

 

(1,928

)

 

18,672

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

 

5,359

 

67,544

 

18,887

 

 

91,790

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 

$

19,501

 

$

74,002

 

$

16,959

 

$

 

$

110,462

 

 

 

 

Three Months Ended July 29, 2007

 

 

 

Isle of Capri

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidating

 

 

 

 

 

Casinos, Inc.

 

 

 

Non-

 

and

 

Isle of Capri

 

 

 

(Parent

 

Guarantor

 

Guarantor

 

Eliminating

 

Casinos, Inc.

 

 

 

Obligor)

 

Subsidiaries

 

Subsidiaries

 

Entries

 

Consolidated

 

Statement of Cash Flows

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities

 

$

(3,163

)

$

23,119

 

$

(1,107

)

$

 

$

18,849

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

(121,319

)

(122,561

)

(13,179

)

118,917

 

(138,142

)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

69,342

 

101,490

 

16,096

 

(118,917

)

68,011

 

Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

 

 

 

24

 

 

24

 

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

(55,140

)

2,048

 

1,834

 

 

(51,258

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

 

82,895

 

70,638

 

34,581

 

 

188,114

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

 

$

27,755

 

$

72,686

 

$

36,415

 

$

 

$

136,856

 

 

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ITEM 2.         MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

This report contains statements that we believe are, or may be considered to be, “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact included in this report regarding the prospects of our industry or our prospects, plans, financial position or business strategy, may constitute forward-looking statements. In addition, forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as “may,” “will,” “expect,” “intend,” “estimate,” “foresee,” “project,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “plans,” “forecasts,” “continue” or “could” or the negatives of these terms or variations of them or similar terms. Furthermore, such forward-looking statements may be included in various filings that we make with the SEC or press releases or oral statements made by or with the approval of one of our authorized executive officers. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that these expectations will prove to be correct. These forward-looking statements are subject to certain known and unknown risks and uncertainties, as well as assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in these forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements contained herein, which reflect management’s opinions only as of the date hereof. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to any forward-looking statements. You are advised, however, to consult any additional disclosures we make in our reports to the SEC. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this report.

 

For a more complete description of the risks that may affect our business, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 27, 2008.

 

Executive Overview

 

We are a leading developer, owner and operator of branded gaming facilities and related lodging and entertainment facilities in regional markets in the United States and internationally. We have intentionally sought geographic diversity to limit the risks caused by weather, regional economic difficulties and local gaming authorities and regulations. We currently operate casinos in Mississippi, Louisiana, Missouri, Iowa, Colorado and Florida. Internationally we operate casinos in Coventry, Dudley and Wolverhampton, England and Freeport, Grand Bahamas. We also operate a harness racing track at our casino in Florida.

 

The comparability of our operating results has been affected by write-offs and other charges, flooding, acquisition or opening of new properties in fiscal 2008, acquisition of minority interest and losses from the early extinguishment of debt.  Additionally, we believe our operating results have been impacted by recent macroeconomic conditions such as rising fuel and other costs.

 

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 27, 2008 and give consideration to the following:

 

Write-offs and Other Charges – We recorded charges of $6.0 million during the three months ended July 27, 2008, consisting of a $5.0 million non-cash charge representing our cancellation of rights to acquire land and a $1.0 million termination fee, following our agreement to terminate the development of a potential casino project in Portland, Oregon.

 

Flooding – As a result of flooding conditions on the Mississippi River, our Davenport and Natchez properties were closed for 20 and 14 days, respectively, during the three months ended July 27, 2008.

 

Acquisition or Opening of New Properties - During the first quarter of fiscal 2008, we acquired our Caruthersville, Missouri casino in June 2007 and opened our Waterloo, Iowa and Coventry, England casinos in June 2007 and July 2007, respectively.  As a result of the acquisition or opening of our new properties, we incurred pre-opening costs of $6.1 million during the three months ended July 29, 2007.

 

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Acquisition of Minority Interest – On January 27, 2008, we acquired the minority interest in our Black Hawk, Colorado casino properties for $64.8 million.

 

Loss from Early Extinguishment of Debt – As a result of refinancing our senior credit facility, we recorded a loss on early extinguishment of debt totaling $2.2 million during the three months ended July 29, 2007.

 

Revenues

 

Revenues for the three months ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007 are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 27,

 

July 29,

 

 

 

Percentage

 

(in thousands)

 

2008

 

2007

 

Variance

 

Variance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casino

 

$

281,001

 

$

277,234

 

$

3,767

 

1.4

%

Rooms

 

13,706

 

13,841

 

(135

)

-1.0

%

Pari-mutuel commissions and fees

 

4,273

 

4,576

 

(303

)

-6.6

%

Food, beverage and other

 

33,040

 

34,068

 

(1,028

)

-3.0

%

Gross revenues

 

332,020

 

329,719

 

2,301

 

0.7

%

Less promotional allowances

 

49,715

 

51,186

 

(1,471

)

-2.9

%

Net revenues

 

$

282,305

 

$

278,533

 

3,772

 

1.4

%

 

Casino Revenues - Casino revenues increased $3.8 million, or 1.4%, for the three months ended July 27, 2008, compared to the three months ended July 29, 2007.  Our increased casino revenues were primarily a result of the full impact of the new casino properties in Caruthersville, Waterloo, and Coventry, and an increase in casino revenues at Bettendorf driven by the benefit of a smoking ban at neighboring casinos in Illinois.  Casino revenues at our new properties increased $16.9 million.  Existing property casino revenues decreased $13.1 million for the three month period ended July 27, 2008 as compared to the three months ended July 29, 2007, primarily as a result of a $7.3 million decrease at our Black Hawk properties due to the impact of a smoking ban put in to effect January 1, 2008 in the state of Colorado and decreases at the Davenport and Natchez properties of $3.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively, due to closure of the properties for a total of 34 days due to flooding.

 

Rooms Revenue - Rooms revenue decreased $0.1 million, or 1.0%, for the three months ended July 27, 2008, compared to the three months ended July 29, 2007.  Revenues decreased in total at our Biloxi, Black Hawk and Lula properties by $0.9 million related to increased competition, the smoking ban in Colorado and rooms taken out of service for renovation, respectively.  Increases in total rooms revenue from new hotels in Bettendorf and Waterloo were a combined $1.1 million.

 

Pari-mutuel Commissions and Fees - Pari-mutuel commissions earned at Pompano Park for the three months ended July 27, 2008 decreased $0.3 million, or 6.6%, due to decreased wagering on simulcast races.

 

Food, Beverage and Other Revenues - Food, beverage and other revenues decreased $1.0 million, or 3.0% for the three months ended July 27, 2008, compared to the three months ended July 29, 2007.  Our decreased food, beverage and other revenues were due to decreases at Lake Charles of $1.1 million, Biloxi of $0.5 million, and Lula of $0.4 million, due to general decreases in volume.  Food, beverage and other revenue also decreased at our Davenport property of $0.4 million as a result of the closure for flooding.  These decreases in food, beverage and other revenues were offset by an increase of $1.7 million due to the opening or acquisition of new casino properties in Caruthersville, Waterloo, and Coventry.

 

Promotional Allowances - Promotional allowances decreased $1.5 million, or 2.9%, for the three months ended July 27, 2008, compared to the three months ended July 29, 2007.  Promotional allowances for our new properties in Caruthersville, Waterloo and Coventry, increased $2.3 million.  This increase was offset by decreases in promotional allowances of $3.8 million at our existing properties. The decreased promotional

 

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allowances are a result of our decision to reduce certain marketing incentives to our less profitable customer segments, as well as a general decreases in volume at certain of our properties including Black Hawk, Biloxi and Lake Charles.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Operating expenses for the three months ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007 are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 27,

 

July 29,

 

 

 

Percentage

 

(in thousands)

 

2008

 

2007

 

Variance

 

Variance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Casino

 

$

40,426

 

$

39,363

 

$

1,063

 

2.7

%

Gaming taxes

 

71,145

 

69,072

 

2,073

 

3.0

%

Rooms

 

3,389

 

3,181

 

208

 

6.5

%

Pari-mutuel

 

3,186

 

3,672

 

(486

)

-13.2

%

Food, beverage and other

 

11,318

 

11,629

 

(311

)

-2.7

%

Marine and facilities

 

16,905

 

16,490

 

415

 

2.5

%

Marketing and administrative

 

68,252

 

69,316

 

(1,064

)

-1.5

%

Corporate and development

 

10,306

 

11,074

 

(768

)

-6.9

%

Write-offs and other charges

 

6,000

 

 

6,000

 

100.0

%

Pre-opening

 

 

6,133

 

(6,133

)

-100.0

%

Depreciation and amortization

 

32,739

 

30,557

 

2,182

 

7.1

%

Total operating expenses

 

$

263,666

 

$

260,487

 

3,179

 

1.2

%

 

Casino - Casino operating expenses increased $1.1 million, or 2.7%, in the three months ended July 27, 2008, compared to the same period in the prior year.  Considering the acquisition or opening of new properties in Caruthersville, Waterloo and Coventry, for which our casino expenses increased $2.5 million for the three months ended July 27, 2008 as compared to the three months ended July 29, 2007, existing property casino expenses decreased $1.4 million for the three month period compared to the same period in the prior year.

 

Gaming Taxes - State and local gaming taxes increased $2.1 million, or 3.0%, for three months ended July 27, 2008, as compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.  For our Waterloo, Caruthersville and Coventry properties, which were opened or acquired during the three months ended July 29, 2007, our gaming taxes increased year over year by $4.8 million, while all other properties, gaming taxes decreased by $2.7 million for the same period which correlated to a reduction in gaming revenues.  The effective rate for gaming taxes as a percentage of gaming revenue increased from 24.9% to 25.3% for the three months ended July 27, 2008, due to an increase in the mix of gaming revenues derived from states with higher gaming tax rates including Florida and England, partially offset by decreased gaming revenues in Mississippi.

 

Rooms - Rooms expense increased $0.2 million, or 6.5%, for the three months ended July 27, 2008, compared to the same period in the prior fiscal year.  Rooms expense for the three months ended July 27, 2008 reflects increased room capacity due to the opening of the Waterloo property hotel and the Bettendorf property hotel expansion.  These expenses directly relate to the cost of providing hotel rooms.  A reduction in complimentary hotel rooms provided to our customers also increases our rooms expense as the cost of rooms expense allocated to casino expense is reduced.

 

Pari-mutuel - Pari-mutuel operating costs of the Pompano Park property decreased $0.5 million for the three months ended July 27, 2008 compared to the three months ended July 29, 2007 and corresponds to a decrease in pari-mutuel revenues for the period. Such costs consist primarily of compensation, benefits, purses, simulcast fees and other direct costs of track operations.

 

Food, Beverage and Other - Food, beverage and other expenses decreased $0.3 million, or 2.7%, in the three months ended July 27, 2008, compared to the same period in prior year.  This decrease in property food, beverage

 

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and other expenses for the three months ended July 27, 2008, reflects reductions in our food, beverage and other revenues.

 

Marine and Facilities - These expenses include salaries, wages and benefits of the marine and facilities departments, operating expenses of the marine crews, insurance, maintenance of public areas, housekeeping and general maintenance of the riverboats and pavilions.  Marine and facilities expenses increased $0.4 million, or 2.5%, in the three months ended July 27, 2008.  Considering the acquisition or opening of new properties in Caruthersville, Waterloo and Coventry, for which our marine and facilities expenses increased $0.9 million for the three months ended July 27, 2008 as compared to the same period in the prior year, existing property marine and facilities expenses decreased $0.5 million for the three months ended July 27, 2008 as compared to the same period in the prior year.

 

Marketing and Administrative - These expenses include salaries, wages and benefits of the marketing and sales departments, as well as promotions, direct mail, advertising, special events and entertainment. Administrative expenses include administration and human resource department expenses, rent, professional fees and property taxes.  Marketing and administrative expenses decreased $1.1 million, or 1.5%, in the three months ended July 27, 2008, compared to the same period in prior year.  Considering the acquisition or opening of new properties in Caruthersville, Waterloo and Coventry, for which our marketing and administrative expenses increased $4.5 million year over year, existing property marketing and administrative expenses decreased $5.6 million for the three months ended July 27, 2008 as compared to the three months ended July 29, 2007. This decrease in existing property marketing and administrative expenses for the three months ended July 27, 2008 reflects our decision to reduce marketing costs to less profitable customer marketing segments and to reduce our administrative costs.

 

Corporate and Development - During the three months ended July 27, 2008, our corporate and development expenses were $10.3 million compared to $11.1 million for the three months ended July 29, 2007. Development expenses decreased year over year for the three months ended July 27, 2008 by $1.3 million, as our prior year included development costs primarily related to opportunities in Portland and Mississippi.  Our corporate expenses were $8.1 million for the three months ended July 27, 2008, compared to $8.8 million for the three months ended July 29, 2007.

 

Pre-opening - Pre-opening expenses for the three months ended July 29, 2007 included $3.0 million, $2.8 million and $0.3 million for Waterloo, Coventry and Pompano, respectively.

 

Depreciation and Amortization - Depreciation and amortization expense for the three months ended July 27, 2008 increased $2.2 million, or 7.1%, due primarily to the opening of our Waterloo property, the acquisition of Caruthersville, and our hotel expansion at our Bettendorf property.

 

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Other Income (Expense), Income Taxes, and Minority Interest

 

Interest expense, interest income, loss on early extinguishment of debt, income tax (provision) benefit, and minority interest, net of income taxes for the three months ended July 27, 2008 and July 29, 2007 are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

July 27,

 

July 29,

 

 

 

Percentage

 

(in thousands)

 

2008

 

2007

 

Variance

 

Variance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

$

(24,656

)

$

(25,814

)

$

1,158

 

-4.5

%

Interest income

 

557

 

1,094

 

(537

)

-49.1

%

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

 

(2,192

)

2,192

 

-100.0

%

Income tax (provision) benefit

 

1,834

 

3,678

 

(1,844

)

-50.1

%

Minority interest

 

 

(1,927

)

1,927

 

-100.0

%

 

Interest Expense - Interest expense decreased $1.2 million for the three months ended July 27, 2008 compared to the same period in the prior year.  This decrease is primarily attributable to lower interest rates under our Senior Credit Facilities.

 

Interest Income - During the three months ended July 27, 2008, our interest income was $0.6 million, compared to $1.1 million for the three months ended July 29, 2007.  The change in interest income reflects changes in our invested cash balances and interest rates.

 

Income Tax (Provision) Benefit – Our income tax (provision) benefit is, and thus our effective income tax rate has been, impacted by interim changes in our estimate of annual taxable income for financial statement purposes as well as our percentage of permanent items in relation to such estimated income or loss.  Effective income tax rates were as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

July 27,

 

July 29,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Total

 

33.59

%

41.48

%

 

Minority Interest - During the three months ended July 29, 2007, our minority interest expense was $1.9 million. On January 27, 2008, we acquired the remaining 43% minority interest in our Black Hawk, Colorado casino properties for $64.8 million.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Cash Flows from Operating Activities - During the three months ended July 27, 2008, we generated $36.4 million in cash flows from operating activities compared to generating $18.8 million during the three months ended July 29, 2007, resulting from a reduction in our net loss, increases in our non-cash expenses for depreciation and amortization, write offs and other charges, and stock compensation expense as well as collection of accounts and insurance receivables.

 

Cash Flows used in Investing Activities - During the three months ended July 27, 2008, we used $10.5 million for investing activities compared to using $138.1 million during the three months ended July 29, 2007.  Significant investing activities for the three months ended July 27, 2008 included the purchases of property and equipment of $8.2 million and the purchase of intangibles of $4.0 million.

 

For the three months ended July 29, 2007, significant investing activities included the purchase of property and equipment for $93.1 million and the acquisition of our Caruthersville casino for $43.0 million.

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities - During the three months ended July 27, 2008, our net cash flows from financing activities were used to repay $7.3 million our debt.

 

During the three months ended July 29, 2007, our net cash flows from financing activities provided $68.0 million primarily from the replacement of our February 2005 Credit Facility with our July 2007 Credit Facility.  In connection with this transaction, we paid $8.4 million in deferred financing costs.

 

Capital Expenditures - Historically, we have made significant investments in property and equipment. Construction has begun in the hotel at our property in Lula, Mississippi, where we plan to renovate approximately 160 hotel rooms.  Furthermore, our $160 million renovation and expansion plan for our property in Biloxi, Mississippi is currently in the design phase.  We intend to continue to monitor market conditions and settle all outstanding insurance claims related to Hurricane Katrina before proceeding with construction on the Biloxi project.  Additionally, we are moving forward with the conversion of our property in Marquette, Iowa to a Lady Luck property. We expect maintenance capital expenditures for the remainder of fiscal year 2009 to be approximately $30 million to $35 million.

 

Development and Other Project - As part of our business development activities, from time to time we enter into agreements which could result in the acquisition or development of businesses or assets.  Our business development efforts and related agreements may require the expenditure of cash.  The amount and timing of our cash expenditures may vary based upon our evaluation of development opportunities.

 

Our development plans are subject to a variety of factors including but not limited to: obtaining permits, licenses and approvals from appropriate regulatory and other agencies, legislative changes and, in certain circumstances, negotiating acceptable leases.  In addition, many of the plans are preliminary, subject to continuing refinement or otherwise subject to change.

 

Availability of Cash and Debt - At July 27, 2008, we had cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities of $130.3 million.

 

As of July 27, 2008, we had outstanding $125.5 million of the $475 million revolving credit and $867.1 million in term loans under the $1.35 billion credit facility.  Our net line of credit availability at July 27, 2008 is approximately $156 million. Our July 2007 Credit Facility can be increased by $300.0 million, subject to syndication, through exercise of “greenshoe” provisions.

 

While, we believe that existing cash, cash flow from operations and available borrowings under our existing credit facilities will be sufficient to support our working capital needs, planned capital expenditures and debt service requirements for the foreseeable future, there is no assurance that these sources will in fact provide adequate funding for the expenditures described above or that planned capital investments will be sufficient to allow us to remain competitive in our existing markets. We are highly leveraged and may be unable to obtain additional debt or equity financing on acceptable terms. As a result, limitations on our capital resources could delay or cause us to abandon certain plans for capital improvements at our existing properties and/or development

 

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of new properties. We will continue to evaluate our planned capital expenditures at each of our existing locations in light of the operating performance of the facilities at such locations.

 

Critical Accounting Estimates

 

Our consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles that require our management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts and related disclosures. Management identifies critical accounting estimates as:

 

·      those that require the use of assumptions about matters that are inherently and highly uncertain at the time the estimates are made;

 

·      those estimates where, had we chosen different estimates or assumptions, the resulting differences would have had a material impact on our financial condition, changes in financial condition or results of operations; and

 

·      those estimates that, if they were to change from period to period, likely would result in a material impact on our financial condition, changes in financial condition or results of operations.

 

For a discussion of our significant accounting policies and estimates, please refer to Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements presented in our 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K.  There were no newly identified significant accounting estimates in first quarter 2009, nor were there any material changes to the critical accounting policies and estimates in our 2008 Annual Report.

 

ITEM 3.          QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

 

Market risk is the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices, including interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices and equity prices. Our primary exposure to market risk is interest rate risk associated with our Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. senior secured credit facility (“July 2007 Credit Facility”).

 

We have entered into seven interest rate swap arrangements with aggregate notional value of $500.0 million as of July 27, 2008.  The swap agreements effectively convert portions of the July 2007 Credit Facility variable debt to a fixed-rate basis until the respective swap agreements terminate, which occurs during fiscal years 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014.  These swap agreements meet the criteria for hedge accounting for cash flow hedges and have been evaluated, as of July 27, 2008, as being fully effective.

 

We are also exposed to market risks relating to fluctuations in currency exchange rates related to our ownership interests and development activities in the United Kingdom.  As we finance a portion of our United Kingdom investments in the local currency of the United Kingdom and due to the limited scope and nature of our United Kingdom operations, our market risks are immaterial.

 

ITEM 4.          CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

EVALUATION OF DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

 

We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Company, as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f).  Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on the framework in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”).  Based on the evaluation, management has concluded that the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures are effective as of July 27, 2008.

 

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Because of its inherent limitations, systems of internal control over financial reporting can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

 

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

 

There have been no changes in our internal controls over financial reporting during the fiscal quarter ended July 27, 2008, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

 

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1.          LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

 

A reference is made to the information contained in Footnote 12 of our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included herein, which is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 1A.       RISK FACTORS

 

There are no material changes to the disclosure regarding risk factors presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended April 27, 2008.

 

ITEM 2.          UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

 

We have purchased our common stock under stock repurchase programs. These programs allow for the repurchase of up to 6,000,000 shares.  To date, we have purchased 4,895,792 shares of our common stock under these programs.  These programs have no approved dollar amount, nor expiration dates.  No purchases were made during the three months ended July 27, 2008.

 

ITEM 3.          DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES

 

None.

 

ITEM 4.          SUBMISSION OF MATTERS SUBJECT TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 

None.

 

ITEM 5.          OTHER INFORMATION

 

None.

 

ITEM 6.          EXHIBITS

 

See the Index to Exhibits following the signature page hereto for a list of the exhibits filed pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

ISLE OF CAPRI CASINOS, INC.

 

 

Dated: September 4, 2008

/s/ DALE R. BLACK

 

Dale R. Black

 

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

(Principal Financial Officer and Authorized Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT
NUMBER

 

DESCRIPTION

31.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a—14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

 

31.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a—14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

 

 

 

32.1

 

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

 

 

32.2

 

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.

 

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